Brian’s Attire
Posted on December 12, 2010 by Ching under Life.
This is what Brian wore to the holiday party, in lieu of an “ugly holiday sweater” (which he adamantly refused to wear). What do you guys think of his attire?
I thought he looked pretty sexy. 😉
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Work Holiday Party in Council Grove
Posted on December 12, 2010 by Ching under Life.
Here are some of the better photos from our work holiday party the other night. That’s Travis and Isaac on the left. Isaac had this great idea for everyone to show up to the holiday party wearing “ugly holiday sweaters” and so we did. That’s Carmen in the photo with me on the right. She borrowed a really festive sweater from her mom. I found mine at the DAV earlier this week.
Joni and Nick wore matching sweater vests. Not intentionally. They just happened to pick up the exact same ones at Walmart.
Jan and Angie
It’s funny because the $2 Christmas tree earrings that Angie gave me actually cost more than my sweater. LOL.
Crystal and Isaac
Isaac’s wife Crystal was actually game for the whole “ugly holiday sweater” thing, but didn’t end up wearing hers because it was too big on her. She said it made her look pregnant. LOL. Brian, on the other hand, didn’t wear a holiday sweater because he’s a party pooper. We stuck him with the reindeer headband, though.
Joni and Brian
Brian, Coleen, Isaac (making a goofy face), Ginger and Crystal
Travis, Joni, Carmen, Isaac and Nick
Carmen, Ching and Joni
Here’s a photo of our festive group (those who donned their “ugly holiday sweaters” anyhow). Darcy couldn’t make it because her house closing (which had gotten rescheduled multiple times already) got moved to Friday afternoon. She wouldn’t have worn an ugly sweater even if she could have made, though. I think it’s against her religion to wear anything tacky. I rather enjoyed wearing my tacky sweater and showing my fun side. I have a feeling that most people find me uptight and straight-laced at work. I think I’m going to make it a tradition to wear an “ugly holiday sweater” to at least one Christmas party every year from now on.
Everyone who attended seemed to have a jolly good time. However, I was a bit disappointed that no Dundies were awarded that night. Kidding aside, much gratitude goes out to our big boss Terry (not big in size, but big in leadership and importance and heart) for throwing us a holiday party and to Coleen for organizing it. 🙂
NOTE: If you are looking for food photos, check our other blog.
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15 Song Shuffle
Posted on December 11, 2010 by Ching under Memes.
Another day, another Facebook meme…
(1) Turn on your MP3 player or music player on your computer. (I just use Pandora because I don’t have any music on this laptop.)
(2) Go to SHUFFLE songs mode.
(3) Write down the first 15 songs that come up: song title and artist. No editing/cheating, please.
(4) Tag 25 friends.
1. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) – Journey
2. The Sailor Song – Crack
3. Haole Redux – Seam
4. Closer Everyday – Universal Honey
5. Song for Whoever – The Beautiful South
6. I Don’t Care – Fall Out Boy
7. The More You Live, The More You Love – A Flock of Seagulls
8. Hey Joe (LIVE) – The Gabe Dixon Band
9. Hands on Me – Vanessa Carlton
10. All Night Superstar – Victory at Sea
11. Today Was a Fairy Tale – Taylor Swift
12. Flood – Hurts to Purr
13. So in Love – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
14. Photograph – Def Leppard
15. You Got It – Roy Orbison
Your turn!
P.S. If you’ve been tagged, it means that I think your musical selection will likely be entertaining or amusing. Tag me back so I can see your list!
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So Far, So Good
Posted on December 11, 2010 by Ching under Health, Things to Do, Videos.
I’ve been able to sustain a five-day workout week the last couple of weeks. Zumba on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and then Advanced Step on Saturdays. I really want to workout on Sundays also, but something usually comes up that prevents me from doing it. (Becca does Zumba at North Y at 4:00 PM on Sundays and I’ve yet to try it.) I leave Fridays open for Salsa night at Suede, but that’s a workout in itself.
Step was particularly awesome today. There were only five of us. Six if you count the instructor. The small class size actually made it better because we were all regulars. We only had to break down a couple of sections and were able to get through the entire routine. Something that we’re not able to do usually when there are a lot of new people in the class because then we have to break down every segment. There is one part that we learned for the first time last week that kept tripping me up, but otherwise it was a fantastic workout. I finally got it on our last time through. I absolutely love Jenni’s Step class. It is the best Step class ever!
Zumba was good on Thursday too. Amanda likes throwing in seasonal music so we had two Christmas songs. We’ve done Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” and also Ricky Martin’s “Ay Ay Ay It’s Christmas” for a couple of weeks now. I think it’s awesome that she does that.
Although, I realized that stopping by Panda Express on the way to the gym the other day was a very bad idea less than fifteen minutes into my workout. LOL. I didn’t have a choice, though. My 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM training earlier that day ran long. It actually ran so late that we had to move the 1:00 PM training class to 1:30 PM, which meant I didn’t get to take a lunch. Lucky for me, they had bagels in the room from the training class in the morning so I just snacked on a bagel while in training.
By the time Brian picked me up at 5:00 PM, I was starving. Misty opted out of Zumba so we didn’t have to swing by her house and pick her up. That meant I had a little bit of time to eat before class. I would have had more time to eat, but we got trapped in East Kellogg traffic because of four-car pile up. I pretty much just scarfed up my food as quickly as I could. Not something that you want to do anyway, let alone do right before aerobic activity. I was so hungry, though.
I managed to make it all the way through Zumba without puking. I even had enough energy left over for another epic racquetball match with Jay. At one point Brian asked the score and we told him 7-4 (in my favor). He was like, “All that running around and you’re only at 7-4?” It was so intense, we wouldn’t let each other score. I think we were at 0-0 for at least five minutes. LOL. That’s pretty much how my racquetball matches with Jay go, though.
I always blog about my wins so I think it’s only fair to blog about my losses as well. I lost to Jay 15-11. Last week we went into overtime. Jay won that one too, 17-15. I was in the lead for a long time during that match and the tides turned when we hit 12-12. I seem to have a real problem with closing the game. Something that I’ll need to work on. Anyway, I think Jay is probably my most favorite racquetball opponent. Even though he did hit me with a fast one square in the center of my back the other day.
BTW, did you know that the Guinness Book of World Records is going to be in town on New Year’s Day to witness a record-breaking Zumba class at the Farha Sport Center? I think they’re going for 1,111 participants. Too bad we’re going to be in Las Vegas. Otherwise, I would totally do this! You all should definitely do it, though. I’ll be with you in spirit. 🙂
Here’s my current favorite Zumba song to get you in the mood… Enjoy!
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Operation Free BJ
Posted on December 10, 2010 by Ching under Life.
My favorite Zumba instructor, Gina Ann, gave one of these FREE BJ wrist bands a couple of weeks ago. I think some people might have gotten the wrong idea. They are not like those drink wrist bands where the bearer is entitled to unlimited booze. They’re actually wristbands in support of her brother BJ who is leaving for Afghanistan in a few days. Be safe out there, BJ!
P.S. Thanks for the wrist band, Gina Ann. You are the best!
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