Wishing you all a very HAPPY HALLOWEEN! May you eat candy until you feel sick:)
I am looking forward to Jess's mom's spin on the holiday with all kinds of fun things to nibble on-and her Halloween attire can't be beat! You rock Mama Cat!!!

XOXOXOXO

The Queen

Today's Horoscope for all of you Virgos..........

Right now, you need to separate your unrealistic goals from the goals you can reach.

Overview

You are the master at spotting the one detail that throws off everything else and have saved friends and family from countless minor disasters. Today, though, you may need to let them make their mistakes.

So for me the unrealistic goals may be my outlook on money..........I need to start small and move from there.....no doubt I am totally stoked about moving into the newly revamped jess/det, but can't help thinking about my own place too........

Happy Hump Day!
XOXOXO

The Queen

Bad Childhood......Good Life........

This is the title of the new book I am currently reading.......of course by Dr. Laura and all her wisdom regarding the subject. So far I have learned that there are several habits I have formed from this "bad childhood...." which are:
1. Victim identity
2. Reward
3. Familiar Routines
4. Revenge
5. Dependency
6. Excuses
7. Avoiding Challenges (now if this were conflict it would not relate to me:))
8. Being the "Center of the Universe" (what child isn't when they are young)
9. Fear of Change (OK so this one relates to me somewhat)

I am telling you this is a pretty feel good read.......of course I am totally being sarcastic...........So some of this I understand-some of it I get; but I am here to tell you that not all of my childhood was bad-there were allot of good parts and memories thrown in there as well...........sure there are things I need to work through, sure some of those are because of experiences in the past or lack of certain relationships.........but while I don't have all 9 "emotional crutches" listed above, there are some I can relate too.........I guess what I am trying to say is that don't we all have things that have happened-don't we all have things we would like to change or have different outcomes from stuff that happened in our past, childhood or not....?

I just pose the question because this book really got me feeling like I am or may be (and I quote) "stuck in my childhood ugliness for decades, sometimes forever, angry, bitter, self destructive, depressed, anxious, or just generally out of control and way off any positive track." Now I will be the first to admit that I have been there and done that-well most of it-and have learned (still learning at times); but can anyone else see themselves in some of this description.......come on people help me out here I feel like I may be the only raging, damaged, adult child out there.......:)

You know all of this is a bunch of crap right? I mean not me and some of the feelings-but this book?! Seriously......people can grow, learn and break cycles-it happens every day.........it may just take some of us longer than others.......

Pretty heavy for Tuesday huh-I think it may be PMS.......
XOXOXOOX
The Queen (or "Queenie" for you Amanda:))

PS . Does this look like a raging, damaged adult child? No-Just one cramming her face full of Mickey D's and finding some relief:)

Urban....Potato? Maybe.....

Ya know like URBAN COWBOY:) So here it is what ya'll have been waiting for......OU/KS Tailgate!!!! As some of you have categorized as the "Shackin" evening (which there was none of BTW)........

This was such a fun day! I mean how do you go wrong in an atmosphere where everyone is there for the same reason.....drinking, football, more beer, food throw in some more beer and you pretty much get the picture.......my cousin's sorority did a float in the homecoming parade (see pictures) and I even ran into the fam (see more pictures)-I even met the Senator, Jim Inhoff, for Christ's sake....which by the way was a story in itself......pretty random:)






Too wrap up this great day-the queen ended up in Tecumseh, OK-yes people- Tecumseh-at a bar called Cow Town and rode a mechanical bull......you really can't say I don't live life or make the most of every experience:)



Enjoy-
XOXOXO
The Queen

Sac-Religious (sp?)

OK quick post here......Jess and I were watching TV last night (not out of the norm-BTW we missed Real Housewives of Atlanta-no one say what happened; we're holding out for the repeat).....anyways......and this commercial came on about mashed potatoes. But instead of it being the real deal they have supposedly come up with a substitute.......a very "homemade" substitute! They pictured this women laboring over peeling potatoes (seriously its not that hard) and suggested it was just too much work to make the real thing!

Ore-Ida ain't got nothing on the real thing!!!! And I am here to tell you, the day that plugging a bag into the microwave to make mashed potatoes becomes the "norm"-that's the day I role over in my grave and right back to the real thing!!!!!

XOXOXOXO
The Queen

PS OU/KS post and pics coming soon........pretty good stuff!

PSS I decided Jess's babies will call me "Queenie"; this will be my awesome auntie name:)