Super Sunday

As I'm sure all of you know, the most watched single-day sporting event, the Superbowl is today. And since my obvious choice, the Cowboys, aren't exactly an option this year, I've spent the better half of the morning trying to decide which team should be lucky enough to get my favor.

The Colts versus The Saints.
Indianapolis versus New Orleans.
14-2 versus 13-3.
Blue and White versus Black and Gold.
Talent versus Heart.
Top Dog versus Cellar Dweller.
Peyton Manning versus Drew Brees.
Kendra Wilkenson versus Kim Kardashian.

Hmmm...quite a toss up.

Sure is hard to pick against the greatness that is Peyton Manning...
But for obvious reasons....










I'm gonna have to go with the Saints for this one! ;)
(I'm sure you all can understand!?!)







Quote of the day: “Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers” ~Merle Kessler

Senseless Sunday

Some days when I have way too much time on my hands (like today for instance) I think about the weirdest things. I'm not even sure how I actually start thinking about said things but I guess just one random thought leads to another, which leads to another and then before you know it my thoughts are way off the deep end.

Not sure what the heck I'm talking about? Alright well...


Ever wonder how many people's pictures you are in the background of?

Ever wonder if people who have ugly kids know that their kids are ugly?

Ever wonder if other people think about you as much as you think about them?

Ever wonder what language pets/animals think in?

Ever wonder if people think you have an accent when you talk?

Ever wonder what life would be like if you were born into a different family?

Ever wonder what people say about you when they talk behind your back?

Ever wonder who secretly stalks you on twitter/facebook/blog?

Ever wonder if pressing harder on a remote control when the batteries are weak really makes a difference?

Ever wonder why in the winter we turn the heat up to 80 degrees but in the summer if it is 80 in the house it is way too hot and we we have to turn on the air conditioning?

Ever wonder what sex feels like for the opposite sex?

Ever wonder why McDonald's doesn't sell hot dogs?

Ever wonder why vanilla extract is brown when everything else vanilla is white?

Ever wonder if animals ever commit suicide?

Ever wonder why you never actually see a traffic light or sign or billboard being put up?

Ever wonder why there are holes in Ritz crackers?

Ever wonder why they say the team that wins the super bowl are the world champs when they never really play anybody outside of the U.S.?


Alright now you get the idea. Anyone else ever have weird thoughts like that too? Or am I the only crazy one?



Quote of the day: "One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."

Hello SUN-day!

Dear Sun,

Welcome back! I am so so glad you are here. I was beginning to think cold had a permanent strong hold on you, but I guess I should have known better than to doubt whether you were coming back. These past few days I have spent reconnecting with you have been oh so glorious. My pale skin has been slightly smooched by your lips and I am loving it. I can't wait for all the fun times you and I are going to have this summer. I think its fair to say I love you sun!

With all my heart,
Robyn

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Happy SUNday everyone! Really hope you all are enjoying the weather this weekend as much as I am. The thought of sitting inside on my computer when the sun is shining outside just about eats me alive so I'm going to speed things up and resort to a little bullet point action today.

Friday night I went to the Waterfront with some of my girlfriends. I have never been there before and quickly realized I have totally been missing out. Georgetown, water, boats, outdoor bars and restaurants, young people everywhere...love it. Definitely going back.

Saturday my bestie, her daughter and I went to College Park to stroll around Maryland Day. Its basically like a big carnival on campus where they set up fun stuff to do, see, and eat and anyone and everyone comes through to check it out. Such a perfect day for it too. For lunch we sat on our picnic blanket under a tree, relaxed and people watched. Doesn't get much better than that.

For the rest of the afternoon we went shopping. Spent too much money, but got some great new stuff for summer that made me smile (and that's all that matters). Couple pair of sunglasses, some adorable pink loafers, a Zack Morris posse t-shirt, and a fabulous sheer paisley print tank. Enough said!

Yesterday was the NFL draft and my boy Darius Heyward-Bey was taken by the Raiders as the 7th overall pick. I'm so excited for him...Terps represent!!

And today I'm just planning on going to church, then maybe cruising around downtown with some of my work friends, maybe catch a movie later. There is one called Obsession with Beyonce in it that I'm trying to see. Should be fun!

Quote of the day: "Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the SUN will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move toward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” ~ Og Mandino

Making a Difference

It's Sunday. Waahooo! Super Bowl Sunday actually. Who wouldn't be excited about that? I know I sure am. If the commercials and food aren't enough of a draw for me, the fact that the Steelers made it in this year definitely is. Let's Go Pittsburgh!

Anyways, not sure what everyone else normally does with their Sundays, but for me, straight out of the womb, mine have always been about church. Since I'm pretty new at this whole blog thing, and don't really have any patterns or traditions going yet, I decided I would start one. From now on I'm going to make my Sunday blogs a little bit different than all the rest. No, don't get worried, I'm not going to preach, but I am going to talk about things with a little bit more substance. I know what you're thinking...more substance than Jergen's lotion and itchy sweaters? Yeah, hard to imagine, but here it goes...

Today, for my first attempt at this, I got to thinking a little bit about relationships. Not necessarily just love relationships, like girlfriend and boyfriend/husband and wife (although they certainly do fall in that category), but also about the relationships we have with our friends, with our parents, or even with random people we meet on the street.

Unfortunately today we live in a very selfish society. If you look around, you will see this world is all about me, me, me. People are worried about themselves, and only themselves and really don't care who they have to step on along the way, as long as they are getting where they want to go. And since that's what this world around us is teaching us, it's very easy to get sucked into that way of thinking.

But the truth is, that mentality will never bring a person true happiness. From what I've seen, selfishness and misery go hand in hand. I believe that if you want your life to increase and if you want your life to get better, then you need to help improve somebody elses life. The people that come into our lives, don't come into it by chance. God puts them there on purpose. It is our job to encourage them, build them up, and challenge them to reach for new heights.

As most of you know, for the past few months I have been dealing with a break up from a significant relationship. I keep telling myself I'm not going talk about it anymore on here, but it's clearly not working out so well....Oh well... anyways, for the longest time I just kept asking why? why? why? Why did I have to waste 3 1/2 years of my life on something that didn't work out? Why? Why? Why?

But the more I've got to thinking about it, the more it all makes sense. It wasn't time wasted at all. It was a lesson learned...another piece in the puzzle. In this case it wasn't so much about me (although I did learn a lot too), but more about how I was to be used to have an impact on him. I encouraged him. I challenged him. I helped turn his life around. By Christian example I showed him how to treat people with love and respect and selflessness...things he'd never been shown or taught before. And hopefully I inspired him to want become a better person.

That is why.

So whether it's our friends, our boyfriends, or the cashier at the grocery store, its important for us to remember that the way we treat people can have a big impact on their lives, whether we know it or not. Not only will it help them, but in a weird way it will help you as well...Trust me...There is no greater investment in life than being a people builder.



Quote of the day: "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." ~ Nelson Henderson

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. ~ Matthew 7:12