Procrastination....

Putting off until tomorrow what should have been done day before yesterday.

Welcome to my world.

There are pictures of my Christmas tree on my last post. Awesome.

You know what else I noticed as I hopped on the internet this morning? The last search in my Google toolbar is "how to remove waterproof mascara from carpet." I think that gives you pretty good insight to how our weekend went. We have Stella to thank for that one. And to add insult to injury, after a good two hours of scrubbing, blotting, soaking, and vacuuming I soon realized my search should have been "will waterproof mascara make my dog sick?" because the answer is "yes." Black mascara dog vomit...also not fun or easy to clean up.

But I forgive her because she does this...

If Brad and I are on separate floors, she will drag her bed to the middle...blanket and shredded stuffed animal in tow

Watching kiddos walk home from school

Nappin' on Daddy's Jeans

Presh.

She likes to fold the corner of her bed like a pillow.

But not ten minutes after taking a picture like this I will come downstairs to this...

A shredded loofah...typical. Look at that face. Rotten.

Now I'm sure you're all thinking "if she takes this many photos of her dog, she's going to be out of control when she has a child." Valid point. However, Stella is my child. And that's all I need, want and can handle at this point. She's built in birth control. Or as my German doctors called it - anti-baby medicine.

Anyway, so what else has happened lately? Well Super Bowl XLV pretty much took over my life (as well as the DFW Metroplex) for quite awhile there. I "moved in" to the Sheraton Dallas Hotel the Monday prior to the game and had one of the craziest, most exhausting yet exhilarating weeks of my life. Weird, I know but I actually loved being onsite. I rarely left our office on the 37th floor but from what I hear, the lobby of our hotel was THE place to see and be seen. Everyone from Cameron Diaz to The Situation.

We had our up's and down's throughout the week but overall the program went extremely well. The weather tried it's hardest to ruin everything with layer upon layer of ice but we fought through it. I think my favorite part of the entire week was our Super Bowling Party that was held at 300 Dallas. Coach Sean Payton along with about 15 other athletes were brought in to bowl with the group. It went off without a hitch, despite the weather, and I was beyond pleased with how our decor turned out...

Another great event was the Pre-Game Chalk Talk that was held the morning of the Super Bowl. Our guests had the opportunity to hear the one and only Drew Brees discuss his experience in the Super Bowl. However about halfway through his talk, he spotted me from across the room....

And he's all "how you doin?"

And I'm like "Drew, how many times do I have to tell you? I'm a happily married woman."

And he's all "I don't understand why we can't be together."

Then Babe Laufenberg interjects and is all "can we finish with the interview?"

And Drew is all "Jennifer, please don't go. Will you at least take a picture with me."

And who can turn down a face like that?

You're welcome, Drew.

So a few hours after that as we're putting our guests on the bus to head to the game, the whole Genesco crew is surprised with tickets of our own! That's right, I had an actual seat at the actual Super Bowl. Granted it was in a section that SHOULD have been deemed unsafe as the hand rails on the way up literally fell off, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.

Just after halftime I found myself dozing off. Cut me some slack. I was going off very little sleep and I could hardly even see the game...so I did what any girl would do in that situation - I pretended like I knew what I was doing and where I was going and marched my happy little booty to a suite where my friend was sitting. Worked like a charm.

So that was my Super Bowl experience. And even after all the craziness and drama (that will go unmentioned for legal reasons) and lack of sleep...I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

But that wasn't my only exciting "adventure" over the past month - our dear pal, Jim, came for a visit from Germany. While Jim has spent nearly the last decade abroad, he claims Wisconsin as home. But he "payked his bayg" (in my best Northern accent) for his first real adventure in Texas...which will soon be his new home. What better way to get a taste of Texas than the Professional Bull Riders Rodeo at Cowboys Stadium AND a Toby Keith concert?

Fits right in, wouldn't ya say?

Micah, Jen and Amy...any excuse to wear our boots

He put on a surprisingly good show!

So did this guy

This mullet was rather entertaining, as well. Although Jim pointing at it was probably not a good idea....that was a big man!

The week flew by but we all had a blast. We ventured down to Austin for a few days, we visited my grandparents in Bridgeport, dinner with my mom and Riley, showed Jim what real Mexican food is supposed to taste like, and did a little shopping. Overall, it was a successful trip and Texas is ready to have him back...for good.

And there you have it. We're all caught up, for the most part. I have one mini-adventure to OKC to fill you in on....but I'm tired so it'll have to wait.

Until next time...