Wednesday, December 21, 2005

It's about time...

So I figured it was about time to finally start my own blog! It seems like all the cool people are doing it. (Now that I've learned what it means to be cool from reading Todd's blog.) :) It's been so much fun reading about everybody's life lately. I totally agree with Justin Bufkin...the more pictures, the better! But since I have no children or pets, I'm not quite sure what pictures I'll post. I'll start with a picture of Dave Dellucci. He's #22 for the Rangers. I became a HUGE Rangers fan this year and so that's where my blog name came from. But anyway, I just wanted to be able to post comments on everyone's blogs and be a part of this whole blogging world so here I am. Now, my postings will never be as deep as some of yours, but that shouldn't surprise you. So let the blogging begin... :)

50 comments:

Deborah said...

Hey Mandy! I'm so excited that you are blogging. Have a great day!

Jessica said...

yea! i knew you would come around and join us! thanks for the tip about hobby lobby. just in case you look again, i removed that post. i think i was on a late-night soapbox, and i didn't like the way it came across!

see you soon!
jessica

Anonymous said...

Hey! Take heart....you are not the last person to have a blog....I am! :) As a matter of fact, I still don't. I did however, know what a blog was, so that's a good sign that I'm not soooo old.

Look forward to seeing you soon while you're in Ruston.

sandra

Unknown said...

Woohoo- you've joined the world of the nerds and started a blog! (You must have stayed up late last night to do this!)

Shandra said...

Why am I towards the bottom of the list?...and don't say it's alphabetized!!! :( I am so excited you have a blog!! HOW FUN!!! Blog on sista!

Megan said...

So glad you started a blog! I've been wondering what you've been up to. Are you in Ruston yet? We are going up there tomorrow (just a day trip) to see Grandma & Grandpa Strain. We'll say hi to your old college house while we are there :)

Mandy said...

I feel the love! I told Todd I'm going to start posing with some of my friends' kids and pets so I'll have more pics to put on here. :) Until then, Dave Dellucci it is! And Shandra, I'm a teacher...that's why the blogs are in ABC order. :) It ain't my fault your mama named you Shandra! :)

Shandra said...

:( ...that's why I named my son Andrew...so he will be first!! :)

Shandra said...

you really need to update your blog. you haven't done anything for like 4 hrs!

Mandy said...

Dude, this blogging is really addicting! I'll go pack and you go take care of your child, Miller! :)

Michael, Meg & Naomi said...

Hey Mandy, welcome to the blogging world. I guess Meg hasn't seen your sight yet b/c she's yet to have said anything a/b it.

Mandy said...

Hi Michael,
I just started my blog last night. I can see where it can really fill up your time, if you let it. Since I'm not working this week, it's been fun reading everybody's. See you next week! :)

Shandra said...

Yes Mandy...you should really get a life...like me! :) JK! I will quit filling up your comments! You said you wanted us to comment so I am just trying to make you feel loved.

Jessica said...

dude, schmiller needs a job or something. we need to put her in blogging rehab. although, i do understand the addiction.

ashley said...

Shan is just jealous that I'm chocolate-covered AND first on the list...

Glad to see you're blogging too, Mandy. I just started, as well, so we'll see how good we are at it!

Shandra said...

it is an addiction...i just can't stop!!! i need help!!! i want to be FIRST!!!!!!!!!! pick me!! you are going to find more bloggin friends and i will get pushed further and further down the list. :(

Stacy said...

great to have you in the blogging world and props for already posting 2 pics. i'm all for some baseball player eye candy. ooh, hope jess doesn't read this comment..she's already reprimanded me for my non-elisabeth elliot approved posts on my own blog...

Anonymous said...

By the way--I agree Shandra needs a job. I mean, she calls me yelling that I don't call her anymore...HELLO!!!!!!!!!!! Once I get home, I have to cook, clean, give some lovin' to my husband...I don't play and do all those things during the day...I teach...not BLOG all day SHANDRA!!! Only kidding Shandra...you know I love you and am SO glad you get to stay home...even if I'm bitter I can't call you every morning now and complain about going to work! HA!! Love you!
Carrie Owen :)

Shandra said...

so is this a message to mandy or me? i mean you could of posted on my blog...OH WAIT YOU DO!!...you just can't put YOUR NAME!!! CARRIE WHITE OWEN!!!!!!!!!!!

Jessica said...

let's don't discuss husband-lovin' on a single girl's blog. it just ain't right. and, ash, you are quickly forfeiting chocolate-covered status. rapido!

Mandy said...

I agree with Buf...no more husband talk on my blog. :) Ok, I'm about to begin my journey to the big town of Ruston now. Talk to you later.

Anonymous said...

Miss Mandy--CHANGE YOUR BLOG!! I am sick of seeing this pic! HA!!! Can't wait to see YOU in a few days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH--Tech is playin A&M in football on Sept. 23rd--you outta come on over for the game. We'll talk about it in Ruston--remind me! :)
Carrie

Mandy said...

How the heck could anyone get tired of looking at my Dave? Call me tomorrow. I'm already bored in Ruston. It's going to be a long week. Can't wait to go eat at Johnny's with you. :)

Shandra said...

OH my gosh...when you leave comments you leave it about the blog...not let's go eat I'm bored!! Really I'm just jealous I can't hang out w/ y'all!

Jessica said...

i'm with shmiller and white-owen.

1. if you're going to have a blog, you've got to KEEP a blog. if you've got the ability to comment and the time to comment, you should be blogging, friend!

2. no talking about meeting up with people in the comments section of the blog. it's hard for people like shmiller to see that you have a life outside of blogging. shame on you, mandy! ;) love you, shan! (i seem to be saying that a lot lately, don't i?!)

signed: the blog nazi

Jessica said...

oh, and how come mandy has two small posts, and she has 25+ comments? unfair!

Shandra said...

i, for once, agree with bufkin...i need a life.
she only has the most comments b/c she emailed me and was like...PLEASE post lots of comments b/c i have no friends.. blah, blah, blah..you know how mandy is! so here i am commenting again. and has she commented on mine lately? no. you find out who your real friends are when you get a blog.

Shandra said...

i just really want mandy's comments to hit the 30 mark. that way she will really feel loved!

Stacy said...

i will contribute to your cause by commenting since i'm all for mandy feeling loved...i don't think jessica needs to be calling out others for commenting but not posting. i believe the nazi has found the time to comment many times since that chuck e cheese post without adding to her own blog. just an observation...

Shandra said...

i agree stacy. i think jessica's just jealous b/c her comments haven't hit the 30 mark like mandy's has!! go mandy...where are you mandy? ...hanging out w/ carrie? you should be blogging about your Christmas b/c we all are waiting to hear!!

Anonymous said...

Mandy--tell Miller why you haven't been bloggin'--she will LOVE to hear how you have been lovin' on your man instead! HA!!!! Oh the stories you could tell and Miller would never know. Since she only reads this and puts her poor child in front of a 30 minute video or lets him wet his diaper while napping, she will never know the truth! :) And since this is Mandy's blog, she can say anything she wants!!!!!!!! :) Hey Mandy--how about a pizza tonight? Just kidding--I am off to bed...while my husband and brother play PS2-football. What's wrong with this picture??? Love you ALL and wish we could all hang out sometime--how about one weekend we all meet in Houston?? I am SO serious...Bufkin, Mandy, me, Miller will be there, Talley ????, could be LOTS of fun!!!

Shandra said...

those who make fun of me and my child are not welcome here! :P

Anonymous said...

Miss Mandy--I didn't take 100 pics in front of Johnny's for nothing! Post the pics and a new entry!!!! It was SO good to see you today! Jason had a blast...HA!!!!

Shandra said...

carrie...jason had more fun w/ me! you don't have to lie to mandy!

mandy...UPDATE YOUR BLOG! i'm getting bored here!!! are you dancing w/ ugly men and just don't have time?

Mandy said...

Good cow! I had no idea all this fun was going on without me. I've been gone shopping with my nieces. And now I see why my mom picks out their clothes for them and doesn't let them go! I am pooped! I had fun dining at Johnny's today with the Owens and the future Sanks and Stacy Colvin. Carrie, get Jason to email me those pics and I will post a new blog for my loyal fans. :) I just can't wait for Carrie and Stacy to make a blog now. It's tempting, isn't it? I know, girl, I know! Buf, 4 more days till I get to see you. Shan, when is a good weekend to come see you? I was thinking MLK weekend but that's not good for Carrie. Stacy, how many people did you save at the hospital today? :)

Anonymous said...

Mandy--are you saying I can't email those pics? Are you trying to steal some lovin' from my hubby? HA! He was cracking me up today! He wants you to have a special someone SO badly!! He loves his Miss Mandy! :) I agree with Shandra--I am getting bored!!! By the time you post it, I will be at my in-laws and won't be on the computer! MLK Day might work now--I don't know if we are going to come into Ruston now...it's a long trip!

Anonymous said...

Ok Mandy--I emailed you pics from lunch--let me know if you don't get them. When I get back online, once I get home, I expect a new entry!!! :)

Stacy said...

mandy, you could have posted details of the shopping trip as well as the johnny's outing without having pics. people get their panties in a wad when you post several in a row without pics but you can sneak in a couple without causing a riot. didn't darken the doors of the hospital today. just drove back from arkansas this afternoon. back to work and on call tomorrow...

Shandra said...

stacy..thanks for trying to give mandy advice on her blog. she needs it! i think she just wants everyone to keep making comments so she will have like 80. then she will really think she's cool. i think i am going to have to take you off my blogs i read list mandy! i'm gonna start a list that says...blogs that are updated on a month! i'll email y'all about that weekend!

Mandy said...

Thanks for leaving so many comments! I feel the LOVE. I like having the most popular blog of all. :) jk! My irving account isn't working, Carrie, so send the pics to hotmail. I'll try to get a new blog posted sometime today. My schedule includes a 2:30 hair appointment and let's see...that's about it. You know how exciting Ruston is. :)

Anonymous said...

hey--just emailed you--my grandpa died, so we are in tyler now...driving to MS tomorrow...we are drained, but such is life. we had to buy all news clothes because we had NOTHING. it was cheaper than driving to get clothes and driving back. or flying. anyway, we just left this morning with the clothes we had on and a set for tomorrow. we will be back in CS LATE friday night or saturday. i will email the pics later. pray for my fam..last grandparent...my mom's dad so it's a little more sad. glad jason, chris and yours truly went to see him on monday. he was great, looked great, etc...weird. but he said he really missed "his girls" (my mom and grandmama--died a few months ago) so he was ready to go home. anyway--this will be it for a while as far as communication for a few days. be good!!!
hugs!

Anonymous said...

drive-by...errrbody hit the flo! hope to see you at the new year's eve bash.

-jon bufkin

Jessica said...

okay, everyone, we have to teach mandy by example. if we discontinue our comments, then she will learn that she has to write new posts in order to get comments. we are all just enabling her right now. she's listening to the lies of my brother who says that all good blogs include pics.

please excuse my ghetto-fabulous other brother. somehow, in the middle of tennessee, he gets more "compton" and less "nashville." i don't know...

Mandy said...

Honestly, Buf, I can't remember how to add a new post. :) Let me work on that today. See you and your ghetto brotha tomorrow. Can't wait!

Shandra said...

Mandy! It's NOT THAT HARD!! Go to the DASHBOARD and hit POST! What grade do you teach? Wish I was partying w/ y'all tonight!! Oh...and thanks for responding to me about MLK weekend!

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Unknown said...

OH MY GOSH I am tired of looking at that picture- post something new, would ya???

Anonymous said...

AMEN TALLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shandra said...

mandy...what comment did u delete and why? was it from blogspot telling you you needed to update?

Mandy said...

No, it was my stalker. He was trying to get my phone number again. I gave him yours instead. :)