March Madness

I lu-u-u-u-u-v this time of year! It is March Madness in every sense of the word.....

1. The NCAA men's basketball tournament
2. It is the month before taxes or extensions are due, don't say I didn't warn you!
3. I'm not 100% sure but I think spring has sprung. I'm hesitant to verify that fact because I don't want to come down with the fever, spring fever that is, until after April 15, 2008.
4. American Idol, LOST, The Biggest Loser, the only thing that would make tv better right now would be The Office (I miss you Jim!).

For those of you who haven't filled out a bracket yet for the men's college basketball tournament, I highly encourage you to do so. We're talking 64 teams playing 63 games in a time span of three weeks and it's some of the most intense basketball you've ever seen! It's a single elimination tournament so once you lose, you're out, and that motivates the players to play their whole hearts and souls out! I'm sure there will be quite a few upsets this year! Visit this site for up to date info on the scores and to see if you're teams are winning. We fill out brackets at my work and then I also fill one out for a little competition that I have with my roommates. Of course, no gambling is involved (cough, cough) because it's all for the sport of it. Also, I really have no idea who the best teams are but it's just a great time to see how well you picked the winning teams. Hopefully Kansas will go all the way and win it because that's who I have as my #1 pick. Now that I think about it, I think I choose them every year......

Anyway, let me know how your teams turn out!

A Legacy

I've been pondering lately about legacies (or is it legacys? My spelling has gone down the drain ever since I learned Spanish so I'm sorry, you'll have to live with it for this post because I'm just not sure and my computer is too slow to open another window to look it up). As I was saying, I have been randomly pondering today about legacies. "What about legacies?" you ask. Well, I guess my own legacy. You see, I just realized that my little sister will be celebrating her 5th wedding anniversary this weekend. FIVE YEARS????? Where has the time gone and what the heck have I been doing with my life? Okay, so I've done some things but I was still blown away by the fact that she's been married for five years. She's got these two great little munchkins named Taylor and Hudson that are seriously the cutest little redheads ever! We went to lunch the other day and I realized that if anything were to happen to my sister, her legacy would live on through them. Then I got to thinking......how would my legacy live on if I were to one day kill over? I currently am without child and I guess you could argue that my legacy could somehow be linked to one of my nieces or nephews, but really they are the direct result of my siblings so I'm not going to buy into that theory. I guess I just want to know that "my story" will live on through someone.....not just through journals or pictures or letters that I've left behind. So, I've been thinking about how to make this happen because who doesn't want to be reassured that they will be remembered after they bite the dust? I have come up with a fabulous idea that anyone can take to heart, and I'm hoping, will help me in my quest. In fact, I hope someone does because without your help my project can't happen. Yes, I'm talking to you. Well, I'm talking to you if you are currently, if you are planning on, or if there is ever the slightest chance that you will ever become pregnant. I firmly believe that if someone will name their child after me I will be comforted in the fact that my legacy will live on beyond the grave. You may be wondering how my legacy would live on through someone who isn't my direct offspring? Well, it's all in the name. Whenever people would ask this amazing little person where their name came from they could say, "My mom had this fabulous (insert your relation here, beit sister, friend, cousin, mission comp, daughter (just in case Mom), neighbor, niece, aunt, etc) and really wanted me to grow up with that kind of example and influence in my life." Then they could relate the list of accomplishments and talents and desirable attributes that I was blessed with in my life, and finish it all up with "......sigh, I just hope that someday I'll be able to be half the person that she was." And that my friends is how my story will live through the ages.....or at least for another century or so. Now, I haven't completely given up on the thought that I'll one day have my own kids who will be able to carry on my legacy, but if anyone knows me they know that I like to have a plan. This is my backup plan. You know in the movies how a guy and a girl decide to be each others' backups? Like, if they are 35 and not married, they will marry each other? Well, this is my backup plan for kids I guess. You may be thinking that I am asking a lot, subjecting a poor innocent babe to a lifetime of a name that let's face it, may not be your first choice. That is why I, in turn, promise to spoil the living daylights out of my little namesake. AND....I will even consider the possibility of making them the beneficiary of my meager 401k (that is, unless I need the money for something else......like retirement or something. You just don't know how the Social Security system is going to hold up, but I'll save that post for another day). Anyway, this is my plea. If anyone can find it in their heart to help me in this manner I will be reassured that my legacy will live on. If you aren't too keen on the name Kandis (or if you have a boy and need a more male worthy name) I have listed some acceptable variations on my name and spelling that would qualify one to be the recipient of my spoilings. Thank you.

Kandis
Kalinda
Meldis
Mandis
Bryant
Kryant
Bryndis
Brykamel

These are all variations of my full name that will be withheld for my privacy (you never know what kind of freaks are stalking you in your blog, ya know? It's better to be safe than sorry).

P.S. The proper spelling is "legacies", at least that is what the handy spell checker on this blog is telling me.

Is anyone else as excited as I am??????

From left to right: Emmett, Rosalie, Esme, Edward, Carlisle, Alice, and Jasper

Photos produced by Summit Entertainment

Photos produced by Summit Entertainment

Photos produced by Summit Entertainment

Okay, so maybe they aren't exactly how I imagined them to be but the Cullen family will be hitting the screens this fall and I CAN'T WAIT!! I know that I'm not the only obsessed person with the "Twilight" book series by Stephenie Meyer. I was perusing through her website the other day and saw these pics of the actors who have been cast for the movie that is currently in production and will be coming to a theatre near you this fall. To be honest, these specific actors would not have been my first choice to play their respective roles but I guess I'll take what I can get! Let's get serious here, I doubt there is any actor who could live up to the perfect picture we have painted in our own imaginations. So, I hope their acting is really good so that the movie isn't a complete letdown! It'll be a tough audience....every female that I know has really been "sucked" into these books so I'm betting that the film will become a major controversy among women. That, and whether Bella will finally become a vampire in Breaking Dawn, to be released on August 2, 2008. If you haven't read the books, I recommend that you do because there will be a lot of posts published this year relating to this very subject! You gotta keep up on current events.......