A Night at the Oscars 2011

Jodi held her annual Oscar party again this year.  Elbert did all the food.  I brought the ballots.  At the end of the night, The King's Speech was the big winner.  Unfortunatly, I was off my game and had to pas the staute to Stephanie.  The ironic part of it is she doesn't watch very many movies!

The prize!!

Enthralled audience

The passing of the statue.

Blythe's 5th!

Jodi's daughter, Blythe, had her 5th birthday party yesterday!  I cannot believe she is 5.  I remember the day she was born, I called Jodi at the hospital to see what the status was and she answered the phone while she was in labor!  I couldn't believe it!  I got to go see Blythe and hold her when she wasn't even 24 hours old yet.  I am so lucky that I have gotten to see her grow up.  She's the best kid I know.  I love when I get to go to Jodi's and play with her. 

Jodi went all out, like usual.  She says this is the last one for a while, but I don't believe her.  The party was a Carpenter, my old work.  This year's theme was Olivia the Pig.  I have no idea who that is, but I am not as hip as Blythe.  Jodi hired a magician, who even entertained the adults. Good food, good kidos, good times!

Blythe is a ham!

 

Coffy's brother, Cash, with the Olivia pinata.

Me and the birthday girl.

Cake and cupcakes.

Fondant Olivia.  Jodi wouldn't let me bite the head off.  The nerve of that girl!

CARP Reunion!

I missed all my Carpenter peeps, so we decided to have a reunion.  Many of us have scattered since I left Carpenter in March.  Dorian and Steve went to Oak Point and Tommie moved to Liberty.  We all met at the new Chuy's in West Plano.  At first they said it was an hour and a half wait!  But just as we were going to leave, they called our group.  It was really nice to have the gang back together.

Coffy, Jodi, & Sandy

Me and my girls!

Dorian with the meat plate, Stephanie won't stop eating for anyone, and Steve.

Tommie

Deuces!

Me and my boo, Bryan.

Group Pic with Sorority squat!

Good times!

We're so cute!

Farewell Carpenter!

After 8 years, it is time to move on from Carpenter. I transferred to the aquatics department of the Tom Muehlenbeck Center on 3/29/10. My fav coworkers threw me a party at the Texas Roadhouse in The Colony. The service of the Texas Roadhouse sucked and they ended up giving us all coupons for free meals. But that doesn’t matter to me. I had a great time hanging out with my work fam one more time. John Finley made me a “1st Aid Kit” full of stuff to remind me of Carpenter: English Muffins, crosswords, peanut butter, and toothpaste. And a nugget of poop for something to look forward to at the pool. Just kidding, it was Baby Ruth. Yummy!

I am very sad to leave. I always said that just seeing Jodi and Sandy was the best part of my day. John’s little songs, like “We’re having a heat wave” and “…Walked into Carpenter and lost my mind” still play in my head. I will miss Patrick spending a whole day throwing a racquetball through the hole in the wall. Thursdays won’t be the same without Super, Steve, and Bryan. And, more than I care to admit, Cindy taught me everything I know about Plano (well, almost). I feel like my friends there have been through so much with me. They helped me up when I have been beaten down, laughed with me, and celebrated milestones with me. Even if we lose touch somehow, I will never forget you all.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. ~Dr. Seuss

Steve and Bryan make my Thursdays pervy.

Table Uno!

Table 2.

Cindy & Jon.

John's 1st Aid Kit.

Crosswords!

Peanut Butter for my sandwhich.

Toothbrush and tootpaste, in case I forget.

Poop!

Yummy!

The Crew.

Gotta love them!

Sandy says, "Deuces!"

I made a crossword as a farewell gift.  This is the easy one.

This one is harder.  It included everyone I have worked with at Carpenter except for one person.  Who is it?

Oscar Night Fiesta!

Jodi's Oscar Party this year had a Mexican flare.  Elbert made fajitas and margaritas.  They were delicious, as usual.  We all pondered over our ballots.  I decided to go with The Hurt Locker all the way.  Mostly, because I didn't see Avatar.  To everyone's shock and Jodi's horror, I brought home the Oscar again this year.  My score was 35.  I got all the major categories and a bunch of random little categories.  Who really knows who will win best Sound Editing?  It's always a guess.  Jodi can redeem herself next year.

Blythe with the paua shell I brought her.

Little mischevious Blythe.

Artsy Fartsy Stephanie took this one.  I just liked it.

I would like to thank the Academy.

Jodi presenting me the Oscar.

My Favorite Holiday

I love Halloween! It's a holiday based around candy and scary movies. What more could you ask for? At work we had a little pizza party for lunch. Janet won our costume contest. She went as our supervisor, Cindy. Halloween night, I went over to Sandy's sister, Becky's, house. The neighborhood was alive with children. I haven't seen anything like it since I was their age. Kids were in costumes running all over the place. People were sitting outside handing out candy. Everyone had their houses decorated. Eight of us escorted Blythe around the neighborhood. David was a pirate and I was a baby. A lost dog ran out in front of a car and David saved her. He called the number on the collar and held her until the owners came. He was the hero of night! And one of the best parts was we got to sleep in an extra hour the next day due to daylight savings time.

Me and Pocahontas, Blythe.

Me and Captain David Morgan.

The Burley Family.

Count Gordon and Alien Sandy.

Our pumpkin.

Super Scary Dave.

Joey is el fuego!

The afternoon crew.

Wearing PJs at work. That's how I roll!

Ghoulish John.

Me-ow!

Prize winner, Janet Owen!

The morning crew.