A Shout-Out to the Rednecks of the World!

I love rednecks! I grew up with rednecks as an "Okie" (aka a person who lives in Oklahoma). This post is for laughs and to say that I love it when people let go of their concerns of what other people think and just be themselves! We all need to find the redneck inside of us every once in a while. Enjoy!

Redneck Horseshoes

Home-made yacht

He must have really liked the shirt to wear it in his engagement picture. It says, "If I throw a stick, will you leave?"

Yes! Beer in hand, dog in tow, a baby on the way, and a wedding day!
Love this.

Music Makes Me Happy.

Don't you love it when you hear a song and it immediately lifts your spirit and makes you smile? Well, this song titled "New Soul" by Yael Naim does that for me. The first time I heard it, I loved it. I hope you enjoy the video. If any of you have any music suggestions for me, then please let me know!

Does anyone else feel like this is the way all places of employment are going?

SICK DAYS:We will no longer accept a doctor statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

SURGERY:Operations are now banned. As long as you are an employee here, you need all your organs. You should not consider removing anything. We hired you intact. To have something removed constitutes a breach of employment.

PERSONAL DAYS:Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday and Sunday.

VACATION DAYS:All employees will take their vacation at the same time every year. The vacation days are as follows: Jan. 1, July 4 & Dec. 25

OUT FROM YOUR OWN DEATH:This will be accepted as an excuse. However, we require at least two weeks notice, as it is your duty to train your own replacement.

RESTROOM USE:Entirely too much time is being spent in the restroom. In the future, we will follow the practice of going in alphabetical order. For instance, all employees whose names begin with 'A' will go from 8:00 to 8:20, employees whose names begin with 'B' will go from 8:20 to 8:40 and so on. If you're unable to go at your allotted time, it will be necessary to wait until the next day when your turn comes again. In extreme emergencies employees may swap their time with a coworker. Both employees' supervisors in writing must approve this exchange. In addition, there is now a strict 3-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, and the stall door will open.

LUNCH BREAK:Skinny people get an hour for lunch as they need to eat more so that they can look healthy, normal size people get 30 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain the average figure. Fat people get 5 minutes for lunch because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim Fast and take a diet pill. Sondra gets none.

DRESS CODE:It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary, if we see you wearing $350 Prada sneakers and carrying a $600 Gucci bag we assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise. Thank you for your loyalty to our company.

We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternations or input should be directed elsewhere. Have a nice week. -- Management

Oh to be 24, but still live life like this...

Life has been crazy lately! Berkeley and I have been going non-stop since we got back from Hawaii and sometimes it feels like there isn't time to just take a deep breath. Berkeley is now working at Zimmer. It is much like his previous job at DePuy, but there is still quite a bit of learning involved. He also is doing school full-time and with finals approaching, we are both scrambling to stay on top of things. I am working also and doing my 3 weeks of student teaching at Park Elementary. It is fun but a lot of work. All in all, life is good, just busy and sometimes exhausting. This made me start to think about what life was like when we were little. My biggest worry was making it to 3 pm so I could come home from school and play the rest of the day away. Then, summertime...no work, no school, no worries. If only all adults could have some sort of summertime.

More from Hawaii!

Here are a few videos for your viewing pleasure. The first one is my favorite! We were driving to Pearl Harbor and I begged Berkeley to let me listen to the Little Mermaid soundtrack. He finally consented and not 5 minutes later he was totally singing along, so I took out our camera and took a secret video. I love how serious he looks when he is singing. And yes, he does not look at the road pretty much the whole time he is looking at the map...a bit scary.



In this video, the boys are "racing" the sea turtle. Had berkeley not gotten distracted and ran into the ocean, then he totally would have won.



This video is the LOST set. I am a huge LOST fan, so this was one of my favorite things to see! The last hut you see it Sawyer's. I love him.



The last two days we were in Hawaii, we got to hang out with Jeff and Lexi because our trips overlapped. It was awesome. Here is a quick video of them.



This last video is depressing. This is the weather we had to drive home in. If this is Mother Nature's idea of a joke, then I'm not laughing...

Aloha! I LOVE Hawaii!

Berkeley and I just got home from our vacation to Oahu. It was the best trip I have ever been on. There is nothing better than waking up to the sound of the ocean outside your window and the consistently warm weather. We had very few set plans, so every day was very relaxed. We played on as many beaches as possible on all sides the island. We kayaked, snorkeled, hiked, body boarded, surfed, and I did my fair share of sun-bathing. It was a perfect trip. Here are a few pictures to give you a sample of what the vacation was like. I have videos too. I will upload those in my next post.

At the beautiful arboretum(thanks for the spelling clarification Cam!)...which is a natural tree park.

Caged in the bamboo jungle like animals!

There were sea turtles everywhere at this beach!

This is Ron. He speared this fish!

Berkeley being taught how to kite surf.

Walk to the Hawaii Temple.

Kayaking at Hukilau Beach

No ladies...He is taken...

Lexi and I at the beach loving it all!

For all you LOST fans out there, here I am standing in front of James Sawyer's hut!

The Ward cousins pretending to be sea turtles.

LOST Fans: This is the church Mr. Echo began building last season..or was it two seasons ago?

Another cool one at Look-out point.

Berkeley snorkeling.

The Arizona Memorial.

Visible part of the sunken U.S.S. Arizona.

Ahhh...the ultimate form of relaxation!

Berk and I on Lexi and Jeff's hotel patio. Waikiki is behind us. Too bad you can't see it.

Goodbye DePuy, Hello ZImmer!

Berkeley decided to definately take the job with Zimmer. Depuy did offer to match the pay Zimmer offered and compensate us for our monthly insurance premium, but Berkeley just felt like Zimmer would be the best way to go. He also felt like the only reason Depuy was willing to give him a raise and benefits was because they had to in order to try and keep him. Otherwise, who knows how long he would have had to work there before getting the pay he will make at Zimmer just starting out. Don't get me wrong, Depuy is a great company and has been so good to Berkeley for the last 3 years, but a change will be good.