i have the best grandma ever

so what did your grandmother get you for Christmas this year?  a sweater? a coffee maker?  some other random junk you don't need?  now's my turn to brag: my grandma got me & my brother falcons playoff tickets.  it was a complete surprise!

here we are looking stoked with falcons fanatic lee sims (mom's brother)

and another falcons-related gift i received, courtesy of my dad:

all i wanted for Christmas was matt ryan, but i 

just got this poster.  oh well, it'll have to do.  

i got loads of other thoughtful gifts and things that were on my list.  the thing i have used the most is the shower radio from andy's parents.  man, i love that thing.  my brother got me some new converse all-star shoes that i desperately needed. there's a hole in the bottom of one of the green shoes but i just can't find it in myself to throw them out.   check it out, i wrote "BEAST" on the sole.  i recall doing that in mrs. andersen's 9th grade english class, which would have been... 1996 or 97.  wowzers.

i don't see myself letting go of these easily. 

someone may have to take these from me by force.

oh and i know i mentioned in the previous post that i'd blog about the awesome snow, but i don't really feel like typing anymore, so i'll just leave you with this photo of andy pulling me in the sled.  there really weren't any good hills within walking distance so i just sat down and ordered him to pull me around.  it wasn't really that much fun.

Christmas Day snow...and ice!

great snow day on Christmas.  around 5pm andy & i were packing up to head back to atlanta. i was scrambling around for all my bags and realized my cooler was out on the porch.  and guess what was right next to it? guilty parties include mary ellen gurley, john gurley, and matt hughes.

iced on Christmas Day.  is this even legal? 

check back again soon - the snow day deserves its own post.

bad advertisement

here's an ad i found in an east cobb coupon/ad booklet.  it totally sucks.  i bet you a lot of money that the chick who created it thinks it's pretty fly.  and while it's true that i have little appreciation for photos of random people's kids, the main problem i have with this ad is that nowhere does it explicitly state what goods or services the company provides.

this is all well & good...but what do they sell?

after a few seconds of glancing at the ad i came to the conclusion that this store sells toys and possibly other items for children. but that's only an educated guess. since they don't tell me what their products or services are, here are other viable possibilities:

1. talent agency for kids
2. daycare/babysitting service
3. pest control
4. construction and heavy equipment rental (maybe)
5. coffee shop

maybe you are thinking, "who gives a rats ass, it's a stupid boutique store that you'll never visit," but let me tell you: this blog exists so that i have a public forum to make fun of dumb people and stupid stuff.

i like food, but i hate stuff like this:

product: green beans with almonds. on the pack of almonds: contains almonds.

product: cocoa roast almonds. note that the first ingredient is almonds, and it still says contains almonds. by the way, you should try these.  almonds are a tasty and nutritious snack. sometimes they are buy one get one free at publix.

and this one, a little different:

i wanted ice cream. badly.  in my haste, i grabbed a frozen dairy dessert rather than the real deal.  

i was looking forward to eating peppermint ice cream.  i got this kind because mayfield was too expensive...ah, champagne taste on a beer budget, story of my life.  anyway, this stuff had good peppermint flavor but the texture was weird. then i noticed that nowhere on the carton does it say ice cream, it just says frozen dairy dessert.  did a bit of research and found this: http://www.dairygoodness.ca/ice-cream/ice-cream-facts-fallacies. i didn't look at the nutrition label last night, mainly b/c i don't like to see that i'm consuming an extra 500 calories at 9pm, but i'll check out the ingredients when i get home today.  after going to the gym.

3rd annual gurley trot - recap

gurley trot 2010 went down on the morning of thanksgiving.  it was action-packed!

pre-race photo

brand new banner!!

we kicked off the event with group stretching, followed by some gurley trot trivia. correct answers earned one scratch off ticket from the georgia lottery.  questions included:

Q: how did the gurlely trot come to be?
A: anne & john intended to run the turkey trot in chattanooga, but anne's registration was never  processed and john didn't send his in. they decided to abandon the plan and just run around the neighborhood. (winner - joel hughes)

Q: who were the participants of the first gurley trot?
A: anne & john gurley (winner - hilliard jolly)

Q: who won last year's race?
A: nobody!  john gurley and the fast runners waited for a few stragglers (like myself) and we all went     through together. (winner - sam rauschenberg)


in addition to the vinyl banner and gurley trot trivia, there was another new event:

don't worry, this happened post-race, after the guests went home.  orchestrated by yours truly. actual icing performed by robin hasselberg. t-chron chugged like a pro.

so if you're wondering who won the race, that would be john gurley.  mary kathryn dykes finished second.  eli hasselberg brought his a-game, and if he wasn't seven years old and had longer legs he would have taken me to school.  anyway, i've come to the conclusion that i just don't like running.  i used to be ok with it, because it was free fitness, and free is awesome, but i just can't motivate myself to do it.  plus, my joints yell at me after a while.  i enjoy the occasional jog when the weather is mild, but i'm a hockey player, dammit.  this "race" wasn't so fun when i got to mile 2.  i'd like to thank marissa pizzini for coaching me through the end of the race.