Jennifer's Blog

ACL 2008

2008-10-04T14:20:00.001-07:00

Never Blog Any More

2008-09-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

I never blog any more so here is a pictyre of us at TechKnight (the football kickoff party - always fun!)

Happy 15th Anniversary!!!!

2008-09-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

Here's to 50 more good years together!!!

Averi

2008-08-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

My dear, sweet Averi lost her dad today.....we are thinking about you & Hays and your family! Love you!

Bill Davies was a great guy!

Hitler Cats

2008-08-15T14:14:00.000-07:00

My favorite new site!!

http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl

Happy Birthday Amy!

2008-08-10T17:44:00.000-07:00

No wonder you and Eric share a birthday. Both super fun and great friends! Have a great day!

Happy Birthday Eric!

2008-08-10T17:41:00.000-07:00

I forgot

2008-08-10T17:38:00.000-07:00

forgot to post my two favorite pictures from the trip....

This super clever marketing gimmick! (Maybe we should try this for the Christmas party?)

Friday night Pre-birthday celebration with the Smiths!

2008-08-10T17:27:00.000-07:00

We had a lot of fun. For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to get luau themed decorations for the evening....

Our cool shades!

Teneesha!

Cure couple...Amy's new haircut is adorable!

This is the girl from Channel 11 news. She was actually so nice!!!

Our new friends....

Vacation

2008-08-10T16:50:00.001-07:00

Day 1 - outside of Las Vegas, NM......rainy, but very nice (and cool!)

Having drinks at the Sagebrush Inn. We met some nice new friends (those who heard the story will appreciate that comment!)

German beer for our friend Matthias (that is all the Stakeout had....this one brand but the different variations - it was not bad!)

Sunset at the Stakeout....

Hiking in Carson National Forest!

Waterfall near our camp site in Colorado!

Logan loving it!

Snow covered peaks and sunset coming!

The creek was 10 feet away from out tent site

End of Colorado part of trip - we passed Dennis and MeMe on the way and stopped to talk to them!

10,000 Waves....

Band playing at the Santa Fe Plaza

Roberto Planto (they covered a Led Zep tune!)

Last night in Santa Fe sunset from the Steaksmith!

Ceiling Girls

2008-08-10T16:48:00.000-07:00

This picture is from Jacob and Amber's engagement party. Britta & I were portraying the ceiling cats!

Ahhhhh.....

2008-07-28T06:46:00.001-07:00

So relaxing...it is gorgeous this year because they ahve had so much rain!

Taos this morning (about 65 degrees this morning after night rain)

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Britta

2008-07-24T07:43:00.001-07:00

Sending you lots of love. I know you will miss your grandmother! She will be watching down on you! And I know she would want you to try and enjoy your birthday! You are not the same Britta without a smile on your face!

We love you!

Stakeout

2008-07-20T15:35:00.000-07:00

We have reservations at my favorite restaurant. The Stakeout in Taos.
http://www.stakeoutrestaurant.com/index.html

Next Saturday!! Can't wait!

Some of my favorites

2008-07-20T09:07:00.000-07:00

Some of my favorites that Kristen took prior to wedding....

Movie

2008-07-20T09:04:00.000-07:00

OK...the movie was FANTASTIC! Heath Ledger was amazing and so creepy!. And we went to the new drive-in for the first time (eric had never even been to the drive-in...ever!)

And the food was awesome and we listened to Kenny Maines perform an acoustic set prior to the show. You definitely need to show up early (we went about an hour and a half early!) And the food, candy and all are soooo cheap compared to the other movie theaters.

Robin, we should really take Jennings here when you come. It is sooo west Texas but kind of in a good way. The sunset and orange moon added to it all!

Going to the Drive In!!!

2008-07-19T07:42:00.000-07:00

We'll see how Lubbocks Drive In is......

Happy Birthday!!!

2008-07-13T05:41:00.000-07:00

Kim....the morning after the storm!

Jake...I decided I am calling you Jake the scrape!

Kerry M! Cant wait to see you again!

Some wedding photos!

2008-07-10T18:25:00.001-07:00

Do you have any postcards???

2008-06-30T18:40:00.000-07:00

Austin Weather Next Week

2008-06-29T04:47:00.000-07:00

Friday
Mostly Sunny
High 101°FLow 75°FPrecip. 10 %
Saturday
Partly Cloudy
High 101°FLow 74°FPrecip. 10 %
Sunday
Scattered T-Storms
High 98°FLow 75°FPrecip. 60 %

Happy Fathers Day!

2008-06-15T16:03:00.001-07:00

Happy Fathers Day! This year is extra special since my dad will be walking me down the aisle. Thanks dad!!

Happy Birthday Marcus!

2008-06-10T06:08:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Logan!! (June 8th)

2008-06-06T06:16:00.000-07:00

Tagged by Britta!

2008-06-04T16:53:00.000-07:00

What is your favorite word? Plethora
What is your least favorite word? No
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Effort...as long as you put effort in!
What turns you off? Lying
What is your favorite curse word? I like a good old fashioned f-bomb!
What sound or noise do you love? my friends laughing (knowing we are having a good time)
What sound or noise do you hate? rubbing a balloon!
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? OPI nail polish namer
What profession would you not like to do? president (I could not put up with all of the political BS)
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gate? Not so fast!!! No, I hope he says we have been waiting for you....

Happy Birthday Robin!!!!

2008-06-04T05:57:00.000-07:00

And Sunday Pictures!!! (And Britta running into the door!)

2008-05-31T10:09:00.000-07:00

Shower and After Party!!!

2008-05-31T10:01:00.000-07:00

Friday Night Pictures!!

2008-05-31T09:56:00.000-07:00

Kims!

2008-05-22T06:34:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by our cyber sister Kim, so here we go...

*Maybe I should...get to work....I have SO MUCH work to do and yet I am goofing off this morning....

*People would say that I...too forgiving? Is that correct?

*I don't understand why...there are so many idiots in the world (this may be a pessimistic post)....

*When I wake up in the morning...i rub the puppies for a while...Got to make sure I am the favorite parent...

*I lost my will power to...keep putting effort into some relationships...just cant do it any longer!

*Life is wonderful with...my age....I really do think life gets better as we age...

*My past made me...smarter...I hope...I hope I came out of those expereinces learning something!

*I get annoyed when...I have to keep repeating myself...this is mainly a work thing, where people are not paying attention!

*Parties are not...meant to all be keggers...jsut kidding!!!

*Dogs are....some of my best friends...I would truly die if I lost one of my babies.

*Cats are...too much itchy noses for me...but I love them....

*Tomorrow I am going to...go to Outback I hope! And continue wedding planning!

*I have a low tolerance for...dishonest people.....abd these days smoking...it kills my allergies.

*I'm totally terrified of...heights....even if I watch a movie where someone is walking on the legde, I start sweating. I am starting to now just thinking about it.

*I wonder why I thought my life would be...married with kids. I think I thought I would do this while I was young, but I dont regret it at all. I will be much wiser when the time comes.

*Never in my life... I would get married at 37....old maid!

*High school was something that....I loved...I really did!

*When I'm nervous...not as nervous these days...but I guess I get sweaty palms.

*Take my advice...love your girl friends. They will be there for you...

*Making my bed is...heck, I jsut pull the cover up so it looks neater, but there is no making the bed!

*I'm almost always...planning (ditto Kim)! I have already planned into November...ready to talk about Christmas party anyone?

*I'm addicted to...internet! And Taco Villa!

*I want someone...finish planning this wedding for me!

Lucifer Cat

2008-05-17T05:45:00.000-07:00

more cat pictures

Prayers

2008-05-12T16:47:00.000-07:00

Everyone please pray for Bill Davies! He is extremely sick and in this hospital! Also pray for Hays and Averi and their families right now. They need your love and support!!

Wedding Pictures! (my favorites!)

2008-05-11T16:28:00.001-07:00

Hey Jude!

2008-05-08T06:34:00.001-07:00

Jude is here!!

She can about midnight last night. They decided to finally do a C Section. She is 8 pounds 2 ounces. She is twenty inches long. I talked to Traci this morning and she said the baby is beautiful with the most perfect color of skin and lots of hair!

Traci is in labor!!!! Come on Jude!!!

2008-05-02T06:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Wedding Weekend!!

2008-05-02T06:19:00.000-07:00

Little taste of last weekend...more to come!

2008-04-29T18:44:00.000-07:00

Stamps Party

2008-04-16T18:18:00.001-07:00

Traci's Baby Shower (Austin)

2008-04-16T18:11:00.001-07:00

My First Wedding Shower

2008-04-16T18:06:00.001-07:00

Various pictures from Kurts visits!

2008-04-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

Orlando Trip Pictures (February)

2008-04-16T17:52:00.000-07:00

We had a great trip. Stayed right by Epcot Center. Such a neat place. We will definitely make a trip back to visit longer.

New Blog!

2008-04-02T18:04:00.000-07:00

I had to blog something...ahve not in a long time! I will get new pictures up some day...I ahve pictures all the way back to Christmas I need to post. Just WAY too busy!

This week is sandwiched between two different trips to Austin. Yea, it is fun, but I am looking forward to being home for a little while.

Hope everyone is having a good week...Britta I will work on my soundtrack. Just want to put some thought into it.

Does anyone have a new topic? We are not doing so good on this?

Happy Birthday Kendra

2008-03-14T12:37:00.000-07:00

Have a great birthday!

Happy Birthday Stacy (6th!)

2008-03-07T06:23:00.000-08:00

Hope you had a great (snowy) birthday!!!

15 day challenge

2008-03-05T05:40:00.000-08:00

15-Day Fitness Challenge ChecklistDay 3 (for me)
Active Challenge:
Work out for 60 minutes
Nutritional Challenge:Salad day!!! For both meals.
Mind Challenge:get caught up at work
Body Challenge:Take a vitamins
Hydration Challenge: 4-5 glasses of water
Personal Challenge: get oprganized with work, home and wedding planning (have until this weekend to accomplish this)

Kim, I started taking vitamins and feel so much better!!! Thanks for the encouragement!

Happy Birthday Phil Badling!!!

2008-03-01T05:12:00.000-08:00

Quick shot from Orlando...more to come!

2008-02-19T10:39:00.000-08:00

Things I love...

2008-02-16T05:56:00.000-08:00

1. I love my fiancee. Ha...I dont think I have called him that yet...so there it is....

2. I love my family, friends and my puppies.

3. I love the girls trip each summer....even though we dont get a real one this summer (just a kick butt batchelorette party!)

4. I love the internet. If it were not for the internet, I would not have been able to plan this wedding in Austin. It has been so easy.

5. I love to travel.....New York last month, Orlando tomorrow, Austin in March....plus several more. I just love to travel. Who wouldn't living in Lubbock...you can only take some much of this place.

Happy 6th Birthday Storm!

2008-02-06T09:33:00.000-08:00

Mommy will make you a good steak dinner tomorrow night!!

More New York City

2008-01-31T18:39:00.000-08:00

LOVE THE SUBWAY!! The first shot is waiting for the sub....the others are various places....we are already planning our next trip!! He He!

Sick....

2008-01-29T13:39:00.000-08:00

I am working at home (sick today) and saw these pictures from the Turkey Trot. Kim, Matthias, Eric & I ran this race on Thanksgiving Day. I dont think you can see me in any of these, but Matthias is # 618 Kim is 617 (with the black ski mask and giving the guns up!) and Eric is 340.

New York

2008-01-17T05:59:00.000-08:00

I will eventually get the NYC pictures up, but this is one of my favs. It is at Tocqueville restaurant (http://www.tocquevillerestaurant.com/) Alton recommended it and it was AWESOME! He got us a corner booth there. Got to ride the Subway down to the Village to eat there. How great is New York???

New Years Resolutions

2008-01-02T11:10:00.000-08:00

New Years Resolutions.....

Well, I have a SUPER busy year....so there are tons of things I need to do. But my true goals are:

1) Drink 5 glasses of water each day (I know I should try to drink more, but I know I can accomplish at least 5).

2) Eat at home at least twice a week, for lunch, during each 5 day work week (for shorter weeks this is off....it just wont happen).

3) Stay on top of all of this wedding planning stuff; while not letting it control my life.

4) Since I had lost 7 pounds last year (even though I wanted to lose 10), I want to lose 8 more this year, at least. The water will help. I will stay on track with having salads every day for lunch. Watching the drinking and weekend eating.

Hope you all have a happy and successful 2008!

New Years Eve

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Gerlichs in Town

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Christmas - MeMe's House

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Family Christmas Pictures - Dads House

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Christmas Party 2007 (Finally)

2007-12-15T05:26:00.001-08:00

More old christmas party pictures! (See Kendas blog!)

2007-12-07T11:17:00.000-08:00

November 30th

2007-12-02T11:43:00.001-08:00

Miss Leah was in town so she joined us for "date night" at Outback.

Thanksgiving 2007

2007-12-02T11:36:00.000-08:00

Crabtree is all american!

2007-11-29T14:34:00.001-08:00

Go Crabtree!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/11/29/crabtree.afca.ap/index.html

One more from the game.....

2007-11-15T06:04:00.000-08:00

Texas

2007-11-13T05:23:00.001-08:00

Various pictures from Halloween!

2007-11-04T10:18:00.000-08:00

All I can say is "Jesus!"

Traci & Jason's Wedding

2007-10-29T11:08:00.000-07:00

What a great wedding! We had the best weekend we have had in a long time! Miss the gang!

Stamps Engagement

2007-10-29T11:06:00.000-07:00

Finally posted a picture from the Stamps party!

Jennings

2007-10-25T05:41:00.000-07:00

We got the flower girl dress yesterday! She will be so cute!! (Green sash!)

This is my cute girl!!

Traci's Wedding

2007-10-20T07:14:00.000-07:00

Yeah...less than a week until Traci's wedding.....

Fun on the Riverwalk in San

Antonio!

Roosters!!

2007-10-10T05:28:00.000-07:00

I will hopefully be attending Rooster Bowl festivities this weekend! Let's kick some butt Tech!

http://www.roosterbowl.com/

Dream Job

2007-10-09T11:14:00.000-07:00

I would love to be a trainer for obese people. I think it would be awesome to take someone and comepletly change their life. I watch the Biggest Loser and I am so amazed that these people can lose that weight. It is not easy to do after years of bad habits. It is also awesome to see people completely become motivated after making a lifestyle change.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/

Update on Erics Grandmother

2007-10-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

Mom called a little bit ago, and come to find out she did have a heart attack. They gave her an angioplasty this morning, adding two more stents where there was almost 100% blockage. She still wasn’t in her room as of 2:00.

More drama

2007-10-02T08:08:00.000-07:00

I was trying to shake this cold or allergies or whatever this is yesterday...so, I took some NyQuil and went to bed early. Eric wakes me up at 10:30 and says he is going to the hospital. I was so out of it.....but it was his grandmother. I was really worried all night and didn't sleep much. He got home at 3 am. She will be OK. They thought it might have been another heart attack. They kept her last night...and think she will be OK. Poor Patricia had already been at the hospital all day with a friend whose husband had a heart attack and died....they she got home and had to turn around and go back to the hospital.

TTU Football game!

2007-09-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

ACL 2007

2007-09-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

Finally got around to posting pictures from the Austin City Limits Festival a few weeks ago...

Eric & Jason on the bus to the festival

A happily engaged and pregnant Traci!

Outside Chuys!!

Four Courtney!

The Pollocks at the festival!

We saw Robert Earl Keen twice that weekend!

Traci and the cute dress she bought (it was Hot at the festival...as you can imagine!)

Sweating it out!

Seinfeld

2007-09-28T08:19:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite Seinfeld Clip.....

Have a GREAT weekend!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uAb3TcSWu7Q

Dusty

2007-09-25T07:27:00.001-07:00

Dusty's surgery went well this morning and he is in recovery....

Cyber SIsters

2007-09-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

I got to meet two of my Cyber Sisters in person for the first time on Friday. I met Kristin and Stephanie You can visit their links from mine. They are both in the photography business and do GREAT work. Also, if you have not been to Home Cafe (that is where I ran into them) you MUST go. It is great! www.our1home.com

Kim

2007-09-20T18:29:00.001-07:00

Sorry Kim to copy your header. But I figure I will stick to this more if it is out there! Geez aging sucks!! I could ahve dropped this in a week back when I was 20.

2007-09-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

This week we are supposed to blog about someone who inspires us. Dusty, my brother would definitely be that person. Dusty was born with Spina Bifida and was taken away from my mother the second he was born for an emergency surgery. He has had so many surgery and broken bones it is hard to remember how many. He has never complained about his condition and has always made an effort to make the most of his situation. He has continued to pursue a college degree even though he has had to drop out many times because of his health.

On top of it....he has a great sense of humor (yes, Stacy, he can be very quiet sometimes...dont know where that comes from)....but as Courtney says, he is the funniest person she knows. I wish we could all take a lesson from him and have such a good outlook on life.....

Stess!!!

2007-09-12T06:05:00.000-07:00

My gym sent me an email with these tips for reducing stress!

On Overload?Do you feel the day flies by without devoting the necessary attention to each chore or job because other tasks keep landing on your lap or because you can't get it all organized? You probably know that effective time management will help you get more done each day. It has important health benefits too. By managing your time more wisely, you can minimize stress and improve your quality of life. But how do you get back on track when organizational skills don't come naturally? To get started, choose one of these tips. Try it for two to four weeks and see if it helps. If it does, consider adding another one. If not, try a different one. • Plan each day. • Prioritize your tasks. • Say no to nonessential tasks. • Delegate. • Take the time you need to do a quality job. • Break large, time-consuming tasks into smaller tasks. • Practice the 10-minute rule. Work on a dreaded task for 10 minutes each day. • Evaluate how you're spending your time. Look for time that can be used more wisely. • Take a break when needed. • Get plenty of sleep and exercise!

September 11th!

2007-09-11T05:59:00.000-07:00

Make sure you do a good deed today in honor of September 11th!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070910/ts_csm/adogood

Happy Anniversary!!

2007-09-07T09:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary Eric! Thank you for 14 great years and thank you for always being there for me! I love you!

Western All Stars

2007-09-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the Lubbock Little league team!! What a great group of boys!!!

More pictures from the Lewis night out!

2007-09-02T11:03:00.000-07:00

Dead Hammock!

2007-09-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

Our hammock died when someone fell asleep out there a few weeks ago....poor Hammock!

Little man Thatcher!

2007-09-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

I am trying to catch up on blogging. Dont ahve time to do this at work anymore...

This was a few weeks ago when we all went to lunch when Jake was in town. Thatcher was very entertaining!

Just a night out

2007-09-02T10:59:00.000-07:00

Dinner and drinsk with Ashley & courney!!!

Brrr....its cold in Caprock!!

2007-09-02T10:55:00.000-07:00

we had a great time with the Lewis' this weekend...

Congrats!!

2007-09-01T04:25:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Traci & Jason on their upcoming wedding and baby!!

Averi

2007-08-16T17:16:00.000-07:00

Averi....I hope you are feeling better so we can meet up on Saturday! Sorry you are sick!

Happy Birthday Eric (the 11th)!

2007-08-10T06:18:00.000-07:00

Hope you have a great birthday (think we already did in Vegas!)

Happy Birthday Amy (the 11th!)

2007-08-10T06:15:00.000-07:00

I know you have had a tough week! Hope you have a great weekend!

Courtney Loves Cavemen!

2007-08-09T16:02:00.000-07:00

More Vegas pictures.....

2007-08-09T15:39:00.000-07:00

All you need is Love......

Looking down the strip from our room

First afternoon....California Pizza Kitchen

After we saw Love

At the Revolution Club in Mirage

The bar at the pool....

the Stamps at the pool cabana

Kim kicking it at the pool

the fountain at the Wynn

Our table at Kokomos was right next to the atrium...perfect for our last night there.

In the Love showroom.

Eric kicking it....

At the Fountains at Bellagio

The fountain show....

Vegas August 2007

2007-08-08T18:22:00.000-07:00

What a super great trip!!! Even with the massive lack of sleep! I have posted my favorite pictures.....but I got tons of cute ones...I will get those up this weekend! The pool, playing craps, the Beatles Love, La Salsa, Jet, going dowtown the last night.....it was all good!

I am going to VEGAS!!!!

2007-08-03T08:29:00.000-07:00

I LOVE Vegas......and I am going and we are going to have F-U-N. Cabana, the Beatles Love, Gambling, some drinks, and Courtney ahs never been before so that is extra fun!

Robin...Amanda...check out this one...

With Sugar Shane...

Relaxing at Bellagio....

Dallas Trip

2007-07-26T05:39:00.000-07:00

Just a few pictures of my trip to Dallas!!