Why is everyone blaming Hank?

Did anyone else watch the Stampeder's game last night against Hamilton? And then perhaps listen to the Fan 960 and hear all of the people phoning in complaining about quarter back Henry Burris's bad game and how he is over-rated? OK let me just day this. If any of the people phoning into these shows or watching the game knew anything about football whatsoever, the blame would not have fallen on Hank at all. The defense played amazing, I will agree with that, but let's take a look at the statistics of the receivers in this game. Joffrey Reynolds (#21) decided he wanted to give up the ball early in the game so that the Ty Cats could come back and get a touch down the next play to tie the game. Then we have Jermaine Copeland (#80) who misses 4, yes 4!, beautiful passes from Hank, 2 of them which physically 'hitting' his body and he still managed to miss the ball. Lastly, we have #85, Kenyon Rambo, who on a punt return made it 4 yards and was squashed to smithereens twice in a row. Can he not see that where he was running was a high traffic area and that would be the result? Personally, I think we need to bring back #86 - Wayne McGarity who knew how to run with the ball, keeps his hands on it and return a punt for a touch down once in a while. Anyone else feel this way? The ONLY receiver who played anywhere near decent was, as always, #82 Nick Lewis. This guy has proven time and time again that he knows how to catch a ball and hang onto it. Now let's take a look at the kicker and punter for this team, both of them having fabulous games. Sandro D'Angeles (#12) kicked 2 field goals to keep us in the game and then made a fabulous 47-yard field goal with 2 seconds left on the clock to win the game for the Stamps. Then we have the young guy, Brooke Dales (#16) who can punt the ball an AVERAGE of 51 yards! Pretty decent players if you ask me. So I just sit here and wander, with all these great assets that the Calgary Stampeders have on their team, why can we not have the fans and Calgary media on our support team? You know why? Because (as Jenna said on the show last night on the Fan 960) it is easy to blame Henry for everything. Or blame the ownership group for over-rating Henry by paying him the big bucks and extending his contract. In my opinion, if the ownership group has that confidence in Henry Burris to pay him the $$$ and extend his contract, shouldn't we as fans and the media? I mean really, do you think we know more than the people who recruit the players for these teams?! I certainly don't think so. Now back to everyone bantering on about my buddy Burris. Did anyone else see that his record for the game was 20/33 and that if Copeland could have made his 4 completions he had the opportunity to Hank's stat would have then been 24 /33. Maybe before dumping everything on the shoulders of the quarter backs in this league, people should sit back and look at everything else that goes on with the ENTIRE team and not just one player. How can one player win or lose the game for an entire team of 50 players? That's expecting a little too much in my opinion! So in closing, I have one lost remark, STOP BLAMING HANK!!!!!

Tatoos!!!

Anyone reading this seen my first official tattoo yet? I know a few of you have. For those of you who haven't, I got lettering on the top of my right foot: "LOVE IS ETERNAL". This was a dedication tattoo to the 3 grandparents I have lost over the past few years. When the most recent passing occurred I decided that it was time I did something to remind myself of these fabulous people and the impact they had on so many people's lives. This saying reminds me everyday that they are looking over me and that even they are no longer with us here on Earth, they are still with us in spirit and at heart. Now for my 2nd tattoo! I am getting a Hibiscus flower (pink of course) tattooed onto my lower back. This is the tattoo that I have been saying and trying to work up the nerve to get since I was about 18. Now at almost 22 years of age I have booked the appointment and given them a deposit so there is no turning back. Check out the picture of what I am having done. Anyone else got any interesting tattoos I may not know about yet????

Parking

OK so what is it in today's environment that causes the largest frustration to most people?!?! PARKING! What a joke. I don't normally drive in to work as there is no parking stalls available (as is the case in every building in the city right now). BUT, today I had to drive in as there are some errands that need to be taken care of after work and there is no point me getting home to turn around and come all the way back down here. So I left an hour and 15 minutes before I had to be at work ad set on my way to find parking. When I get here the few residential spots available are taken, even though it is only 7:15. (I swear these people get up at 5 and drive down to work early just so they can have a spot) I then drove up and down a few more streets to see what was available and sure enough the only residential parking left is the spots that require a permit. So as I am getting more and more frustrated, I decide to just pull up at one of the meters beside our building. The problem with these meters, they are 2 hours max. So as I am already frustrated and flustered I put my $2 in and get 2 hours for it! At this point I think to myself 'well that's not too bad, $2 for 2 hours' Little do I realize that you don't have to pay for meter parking until 9 am! So I just filled the meter for no reason whatsoever. So now in about an hour I must go down and refill the meter and hope there are not parking authorities watching for people that just put money in every 2 hours instead of moving their vehicles like they are supposed to. The first thing I did this morning (once parked of course) was start looking on parking websites for the City of Calgary trying to find into somewhere I could get a monthly or yearly pass. I found 3 lots within walking distance to the office here and of course they are all full and have no spots available. However, they do have daily spots that are $4 max that I could park in if, at 7:15, there are spots still available. I will have to check that out tomorrow morning. Whew.....What a start to the day, I feel exhausted and it's only 8:30!

The Hair Cut

So usually when you see a title like this, it is about a horrible hair cut that someone has had. NOT THIS ONE! I have been whining and complaining about my hair and how long it is for a while now. I can never style it right, it is frizzy and unhealthy and I just didn't want long hair anymore. Keep in mind as well that I have not had hair shorter than about my shoulder blades for 6 years so this is quite the big deal for me. So when I was telling all my friends and family that I was chopping it, of course all their responses were "Ya Right!" Well I did it. I went from hair that was down the middle of my back to a chin length bob cut and I absolutely love it =) I will post a picture once I have one so that those of you overseas can take a peak before I show up in July and surprise the heck out of all of you! So far I have been told that I look older and more mature by about 90% of the people that have seen my durastic change. I did however have one girl that I work with tell me I looked younger, which is not what I was going for! But what can you do right, you can't please everyone!

Stampede Is A Comin'.....And So Is Kenny!!!

So is anyone out there a country fan anymore? Well, I still am! This is why in less than a month I turn into this crazed girl looking for a whole lot of fun. Where you ask....at the Stampede of course. I can't wait. It's less than a month now before I can go rampant on the grounds and have as much cotton candy, salty pretzels and ice cold Root Beer as my little heart can handle. You don't understand that Stampede is about as exciting to me as Christmas (actually probably more now that I'm older). Then there's the perks that I get every year or so where I get the opportunity to see one of my shining country stars in concert. Last year I went and saw Tim McGraw (yes, the Tim McGraw!) and this year I get an even better treat when I get to see this man here, Kenny Chesney (look at his pictures). Isn't he adorable looking. I mean look at him. His flip flops, t-shirts and shorts or baggy pants. I LOVE IT. This laid back babe is coming July 11th and I don't think I have the patience in me to wait much longer, it's a good job it's less than a month away!

What's wrong with me?

So the latest issue: I CAN'T SLEEP!!!!!!! I cannot seem to get more than 3 hours of sleep a night for some reason. I go to bed, after my 3 hours of sleep the previous night, at 9 pm and have no luck falling asleep until well after 2 am. Does this make any sense, what the hell is wrong with me? It's like I lie there staring at the back of my eyelids for amusement. Why can't my mind settle and just let me rest and get a good night's sleep? You know Insomnia is just what I need on top of the full and part time job I have as well as my Mary Kay business on the side. It would just top everything off. I am so sick of trying vitamins and sleeping remedies that don't work, so does anyone else have any other ideas..............................................

Imperfection is my greatest gift

Let me start out by saying, noone is perfect. Not if you're the Queen of England, not if you're the President of the United States, but especially not if you're me. You know, I love the challenge and drive I feel when I start something new; whether it be a job, a big project or one of my scrapbooks. My only problem is the people you do those things for. I started a new job and was having a great time learning the new routines, getting to know the clients, and just overall beginning to fit in. That was until "The Phone Call". Now I'm not a person who boasts a lot about myself and my abilities but I do know when I am good at something and that confidence is what keeps me thriving for more. Did I ever say I was perfect though?! I certainly did not, by any stretch of the imagination because this is just an impossibility. Like I said before, noone is perfect. "The Phone Call" was from a lady training me here at the new job. I was told first off how much I was appreciated and that my work had been fabulous so far (7 days!). BUT then the next thing out of her mouth was a list of 'don't dos' that I had apparently done and was not to do in the future. They are little, querky things, but if I wasn't to do them, shouldn't I have been told this in the first place when I was being trained.............. Maybe the expectations of me were too high from their perspective and I was supposed to come in here and pick everything up perfectly. These expectations came of me, of course after only 4 days training (not by any choice of mine) and being told just to pick up where the previous girl had left off. I'm not mad, I'm not bitter, I'm just confused as to how I am supposed to be taking "The Phone Call". My own boss (there's only the 2 of us here by the way) could not come out and tell me these things when I was doing them incorrectly, it came from my trainer, who technically, doesn't even work for this company. So again I'm stuck at the part where I sit here and ask myself "How do I take this instruction?" With criticism? With joy? With regret for doing wrong? I don't know. All I do know is this.......I am not perfect, so please do not think this, assume this and then act upon it when I'm not.