Friday, July 25, 2008

Talula Does The Hula




I saw this story on the internet today. I can't believe someone stole the name Chris & I were going to use for our first born (which by the way is not happening anytime soon)...

The Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.
Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.
In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.

New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.
What were these parents thinking??

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Lip Fur

Ok most of you know that I am an avid Yankees fan. The term avid is probably not the right word...let me put it into perspective. Sunday night we were watching the Yankees vs. Red Sox on ESPN. The game was tied in the bottom of the 9th and the Red Sox put in Manny Ramirez to pinch hit in hopes that he would knock one out of the park. I had knots in my stomach watching Manny walk up to the plate, but the knots soon turned into mad hysteria when he stood there and took 3 strikes right down the middle of the plate without even swinging the bat. At which point, I stood up and yelled "SUCK THAT MANNY!!!" Chris and Allie looked at me with horror in their eyes to see what I had become.

Anyway, on with my story...Jason Giambi, who despite his obvious steroid use, has been one of my favorite Yankees for a while. He recently decided to grow a Magnum PI style mustache. I am not a fan, but it has brought him out of his slump and now the Yankees are only 4 games behind the Red Sox for 2nd place in the AL East. This morning as I was getting my dose of Sports Center before heading off to work, I became intrigued by the Yankees latest rally to "Support the Stache" in an effort to get Giambi added to the All-Star line-up. Last night they even gave away fake mustaches to the first 20,000 fans at Yankee Stadium!! This morning, the American Moustache Institute had the following to say in support of Giambi, "Giambi's significant first-half production as well as his powerful lip fur -- indicating great intellect and good looks -- make two very compelling reasons for his place on the American League All-Star roster." LIP FUR?!?! I think this might have gone too far.


Don't worry I still love the Yankees and anyone in a Yankee's jersey!!

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Take me out to the ball game...

Last night, Crystal and Jacob took us to watch the Amarillo Dillas play. The San Diego Chicken was there for entertainment which proved to be a good idea because the Dillas got pounded. We had such a great time with our friends and are so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing people. Here are some pics of the fun.

Valenzuela doing the Chicken Dance.


Me & Chris

Valenzuela & Noah


Miquel & Sophie

Jacob & Crystal

The Ingram's (Ashley, Brad and Noah)

The Girls

Crystal & Valenzuela


Chris feeding Brad Cotton Candy


The San Diego Chicken

The Boys

Ashley & Noah

Monday, July 07, 2008

2008 Firm Golf Outing

Last Thursday was our annual firm golf outing. Seeing as how Chris and I are not avid golfers, we usually commit most of our afternoon to the pool and then drive around on the golf cart the rest of the afternoon. This year my co-hort in office crime, Jan, and her family played so Chris tagged along and worked on his putting skills. We had so much fun spending the afternoon with Jan and her husband, Kyle, and their son, Brad. Brad is also a member of our church’s youth group and is an amazing young man. Here is a pic of Chris and I and then more pics of people that none of you know.


Winning team: Allen, Paul, Brad, Warlick and Lewis.

Sam

Tyler, Jerry, Terri, Joanna

Chris putting

Brad throwing up the dueces!!

Joann, Todd, Kenzi & Adrian

Brad, Shelby, Kyle & Jan

Bob & April