ElRakeman's favorites

Since Laura posted her favorites, I'm hijacking the blog to post mine! Of course, Laura will put up a bunch of pictures later today illustrating her Mother's Day adventures. Until then, here you go:

Indulgence: Americone Dream ice cream by Ben and Jerry
Sci Fi show: Dr. Who...on BBC America
Song: Cowboys from Hell, Pantera
Running Song: Bullet with a name on it, Nonpoint
Sitcom: Does Top Gear count?
Restaurant: Waffle House
Gift Shop: The Eclectic House...helpful for last minute gifts
Drink: Wild Cherry Pepsi
TV Drama: Justified
Snack: Bananas
Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger from 5 guys
Time of Day: Morning
Radio Station: 102.3
Baking Food: Whatever Laura makes...brownies....ummmmm

My New Favorites

My new favorites:

Indulgence: Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles from Uptown on Main Street
SyFy Show: Being Human ......not the BBC version
Song: E.T. by Katy Perry
Running Song: Whip My Hair by Willow Smith
Sitcom: The Middle
Restaurant: Jason's Deli in The Vista
Gift Shop: Uptown on Main Street
Drink: Strawberry Lemonade from Chili's
TV Drama: Grey's Anatomy
Snack: Sea Salt Almonds and Special K Protein Shakes
Lunch: Feisty Chicken Wrap and fresh fruit from Cafe on Gervais
Time of Day: After dinner, taking walks with the family in the evenings
Radio Station: 89.7 WMHK Christian Radio
Baking Food: Coconut Macaroons by Tastefully Simple

Gozer the Destructor turns 1

We started off our day by going to the zoo (again) with our nephew and niece from Charleston.
The goodies that Hippity Hop brought to the girls.
He sure does have good taste.
We had some fun whacking the baby chick.
Whose idea was this? I could not stop laughing!
Ethan was SO excited. He is a big kid trapped inside a man's body.

Crazy hat man!


Uncle Drew giving Em love.


Gozer turned 1 on Friday, so we have lots of pictures:



"As long as I have my puffs, you can take all the pictures you want."
2/3 smiles aren't bad...

Again, notice the almost empty container of puffs. Now she's moved to plastic hangers.

We even had a cake, provided by Sugar Blossom Bakery. For all your party/cake needs...

She got all the frosting, but left most of the cake.

It's That Time!

Peaches and her BFF dying Easter Eggs.
After they dyed them they painted them. They turned out really cute! Good job girls.
Em playing with her own Easter Eggs. Who needs to mess with that dye stuff when I can have fun with the non-messy plastic ones I can chew on.
SC State Museum with some friends.
I caught you!!!
Look at that mischievous smile.
Play time with dad and his girls. Look at the shine coming off of that head. Almost blinding. Does he grease it up in the mornings?
Helping mommy put the dishes away. Oh wait......helping mommy by making lots of noise by hitting spoons together.

Confessional

Ok-so lately I haven't been feeling like myself. I am crabby, irritable, I get frustrated easily and can't seem to focus. I can't find any reason for my behavior and really have no excuses. I realize that I need to just snap out of it, get over it, shake it off......but only if I knew what it was I was shaking off. So, how does one get out of a "funk"? I am exercising more (and eating more because of it) and I thought that might help me get motivated to lose weight and get some of my daily stresses out of my system. Yeah-not working! I've been feeling this way now for about 4 weeks and I think I burst out into tears just about once a day. Ok, so maybe not actually boo hoo, wail cry...... but I do tear up, my ears and face turn red, sweat mounds under my armpits and I have to make myself calm down and try and bring myself back to the fact that my life is wonderful and doesn't suck. So, what's the problem?? Anyone recommend a good therapist?