Pretty Disturbing

Watching thousands of people walk by me at the show this last weekend, it made me pretty disturbed to see how many people in Tennessee are overweight. I would venture to guess that about 85-90% of the people that walked by were overweight and of that 85-90% I would guess that at least 60% of those people were severely obese. I was so disgusted at how fat America really has gotten! I was interested to see the actual statistics and TN is one of the top 5 in the country with 28% of adults that are obese. Coming from CO, which is one of the lowest rates of obesity, I guess I can see why I was pretty shocked at the difference here in TN. Made me just want to get on the treadmill. I don't ever want to be like that.

So where have I been?

Sorry for the absence- I was working most of the week on the Southern Women's Show- I had a booth there for the business. I think I will get a lot of clients from it- but it is hard to tell at this point. I handed out a lot of information and spoke to a lot of people who were interested in what I do, but the hard part now is just waiting to see how many of them will actually call me! It is pretty difficult to do a 12 hour a day show for 4 days in a row by yourself. I am exhausted, but I hope it is all worth it in the end. I met a lot of nice people and had fun messing around with the lady in the booth next to me. Now all that is left is to create my email database with all 300+ names that I collected.... anyone need a job as my assistant? :)

Chefology week returns!

Chefology week returns to Food Network! Tonight they premiered the story of Julia Child, the mother of all cooking shows. It was so interesting! She used to be a spy you know.... They will be replaying it I'm sure, so catch it if you get a chance.

Out for a ride

Sassy and I went on a bike ride today down the trail by the Cumberland River. It was a beautiful day and there were lots of people out and about. We even ran into a guy who was catching snakes! He was holding this huge snake and he was bleeding where the snake had bit him! I was all freaked out, but he didn't care- he said it happens all the time. I guess there is a big group of people who catch snakes to take them across the road so they won't get hit by cars when they try to cross. Hmm... interesting hobby- Hey wait! Why did the snake cross the road? hehe

Here we go!

I finally up some picture updates! Please see the following....

My favorite girl

Sadie and Sarah came to visit last week. I had such a wonderful time with them- as always. Sadie played plenty of Guitar Hero, because she wanted "To Rock!" Amazingly enough- she was AMAZING at the game (despite her guitar not even being hooked up). She has turned into more of a little girl and not so much my baby anymore. It is amazing how fast time goes when you have children as a measuring stick. I sound old when I say that- but I don't care. I am finally getting why Aunts and old ladies always say that to you! Seeing Sadie not being a baby anymore makes me really excited for little baby Connor (coming in June) and of course Baby Nephew! (coming in May).

Sadie and I "Rocking!" on Guitar Hero.




Self Portrait by Sadie and Nancy

(Not so) Little Ali

Many of you probably remember little Ali (also known as baby Jesus from the Christmas cards)from some past posts- She is the daughter of Gary and Kayla who are friends of ours from the Army. Kayla and Ali came to visit us a few weeks ago and I didn't remember I had these pictures until I downloaded from the camera. She is such a sweet baby and I had a wonderful time with her and Kayla.

What's your life expectancy?

Go to WWW.BLUEZONES.COM to take the vitality survey. See what your life expectancy is! NO CHEATING!

My real body age is 23.7- not bad considering I am 27
Life expectancy is 93.5
Healthy life expectancy is 79.8

I can add 4.4 years to my healthy life if I reduce my stress and alcohol intake. I could do without the stress that's for sure!

Sorry no posts for awhile

Sorry everyone for not posting in awhile. I have some cute pictures to put up too of my visit with Sarah and Sadie. I will get around to it very soon I promise. Don't give up on me!

Well where do I sleep?

Sassy decided that my pillows were a great place to lay and went from lying on one little corner to taking up the whole thing while I was in the bathroom. She didn't seem to mind that that left nowhere for me to sleep!

New pictures from Iraq

As the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war comes and goes, TV and radio talk shows are all a buzz with "experts" giving their opinions of the war and if we should stay or go, and every candidate claims their "way of change" is the best for us all. As for those of us actually living through it? He's still there, and I'm still here- nothing changes that- the rest is just static.

What?! No comments?!

Come on people! It is a dog in a PINK SOMBRERO!!! More people don't have something to say about that?! Have I gone so crazy with the dog clothes that it is just expected now that Sassy will be in some sort of cute outfit? No comment required? Really? Have I gone so far over the line with puppy ensembles that even my little Sassy dressed in ethnic attire has become everyday? Should I begin to be concerned about my own mental health? You've got me worried people!

Sassy Sombrero

Sassy and I are in El Paso this weekend visiting Patrick's mom and family. Sassy really wanted me to buy her this Sombero as a souviner. I finally broke down and bought it for her. We are on vacation afterall....

Family Ties

Many people, including myself, have commented that Patrick doesn't really look like either of his parents. I struggled to find the family resemblance on both the Baird or Martinez families for awhile- that is, until I saw this picture. This is a side by side picture that I framed for Patrick's Grandpa Pat for his birthday. Grandpa Pat was born on March 17th, and named Patrick (or Patricio in Spanish) after Saint Patrick. My Patrick, was named after him. They both served in the Army and have similar temperaments. One thing you can't see is the widow's peak- Grandpa Pat has the same one as Patrick hidden under that hat! Hopefully he will like his gift- I liked putting it together for him.

Sassy Flowers!

Grandpa sent me these pictures in an email- someone turned Sassy into a flower arrangement! Feel free to send me a flowers like this anytime!

Time for change

As the time changes, so does the blog. It was time for an update for spring. Hope the new colors don't throw you off. No worries- I'm still the same (perhaps just a little sleep deprived, that springing back killed me!) hehe (not really- I just slept until 12 instead of 11) hehe (and yes, I'm serious)

At the Car Wash

Sassy and I took went through the car wash today. We don't have to clean the car much here in Tennessee because it rains so much, so this was her first time through the washer. I expected her to bark and bark, but she was more scared than anything. Poor baby! At least after it was all finished, she got to ride home with her face out the window of a clean car!

Winner of Project Runway

Another season of Project Runway has come to a close. I normally have a favorite, but this season I didn't really. I liked the collections of all of the last three designers- but I did have a feeling that Christian would win. He is a very talented individual, and I'm sure we'll be seeing more of him in the future. I am a little sad that it is all over, because now I don't know what I am going to watch!

Gotta have her Starbucks!

It was a nice day today, so Sassy wanted to go see her friends at Starbucks. We had a nice time sitting outside and talking to the people who went by. She's always a big hit!

SavvyStyle goes to the show

I had a lady call me out of the blue yesterday offering me a free booth space at a baby and mom show today (she had a cancellation and was looking to fill the space.) Well, $700 worth of free advertising wasn't something I could pass up, so I said yes without thinking about the fact that I would only have about 4 hours to put together a booth from scratch. This is what I came up with- not too bad for 4 hours!