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Mardi Gras (mär d grä) : An occasion of great festivity and merrymaking (Sums up people getting crazy, the long days and even longer nights...)

This weekend was wonderful. The Burketts all came to St. Louis and we had a huge throw down that lasted all weekend. Thursday night John and I picked up Keenan and Monte from the airport and it was so great to have them here. We caught up and I even got a second wind at stayed out until after 1am...getting up for work was a little rough. I was spastic all day at work trying to get out early, but that didn't happen. I came back and we went out to Blueberry Hill for dinner and had a nice relaxing night before the Mardi Gras festivities the next day.

Mardi Gras a good time, but it would have been a little less stressful without the 700,000 people. We lost Steve for about 2 hours and he was only standing 50 feet from us, but we couldn’t find him. Cell phones don't work when 700,000 people are drunk dialing their exes, so we left voicemails and almost had to resort to smoke signals. We eventually found Steve and had another reason to celebrate.

We came back to the neighborhood and stocked up on some good food. I was convinced I was going to pass out at the table because I was in "comfy mode". All I sought was complete comfort and it took everything in me not to go home and crash. Maybe my veggie burger was a magic burger because guess what, the second wind hit.

We got locked out of the apartment, it is a long story, but that gave us only one option. We had to seek refuge and shelter at the bar. We were just going to hang out for a bit, but we should have known better. We arrived at the bar before 8pm and probably left 2 drinks too late. I couldn't believe we were all such troopers and made it through the day. Well, not everyone made it, the boys were the fastest to drop. Soon our necks hurt because were carrying around so many beads --that should be the universal sign to call it a night. I'm glad we got locked out because we had the best time at the bar. A great band played songs and we drank lots of wine. Even the bartender became our best friend, giving us Mardi Gras masks after he realized we were going to be the bar rats for the night. Even though I used the nastiest port-a-pottys (potties?) all day and had to wait an hour for each, was a nanometer from getting my shoes urinated on by some jack*** in the crazy crowd, and ran on minimal sleep the past few days, I still had the best weekend. I better relax now and try to get some quality sleep without beer, jager, and lots of wine in my stomach. This weekend was truly a great festivity full of merrymaking.

To truly display the fun we had, I think a before and after photo gallery is required:

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After

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Even More After

Cancer is so limited.
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot erode faith.
It cannot destroy peace.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot suppress memories.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot erode the spirit.
It cannot conquer the soul.

I'm trying to keep this in mind.

C'est moi.

I'm pretty bored. Can't you tell? I changed my blog template. I also came across this survey. Just because I was bored enough to fill it out, doesn't mean you have to be bored enough to read it.

1. Your full name? Whitney...I'm not telling all the cyberfreaks the rest.

2. Who were you named after? No one....just me : ) My middle name is my Dad's & Grandfather's middle name and my Great-Grandmother's maiden name.

3. Which finger is your favorite? My middle.

4. Have you ever sang into a hair brush? Probably....though i do prefer kitchen utensils

5. When did you last cry? Not sure, probably not too long ago. Maybe it was when John was calling me stupid during Scrabble? (after I felt stupid all week at work)

6. Do you like your handwriting? Umm have you seen that chicken scratch? Everday I wish I could go to handwriting classes. Does anyone know if they offer one?

7. Favorite lunch meat: NO MEAT

8. Any bad habits? I've been biting my nails lately and I am sad about it. Other bad habits? I'm kinda chatterbox and always have been. I can't concentrate for too long. I have trouble sitting still sometimes. I tend to be a little messy. I am obsessed with my cats and people don't really want to talk about them (besides my sisters).

9. What is your most embarrassing CD on the shelf? i embrace all my music :)

10. If you were another person, would you be friends with YOU? Yotally, then I will look for 4 more of me so we can become the six chicks (13 going on 30)

11. Are you a dare-devil? eh, nah...

12. Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell? Probably-only under extreme circumstances, but i am usually a really good secret keeper

13. Do looks matter? They shouldn't, but they do.

14. Have you ever said a word and it sounded absolutely stupid? Maybe I this question should be re-phrashed: Does a day go by that I don't say something stupid? Abosolutely not.

15. Do you think there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Yeah, i just have to catch that little troll first?? a troll? an elf?? what guards a freakin pot 'o gold?? I've realized I have a problem retriving the word leprechaun. For real, I tried to remember it last week and couldn't.
16. Do fish have feelings? Yes, RIP Mermaid, Stan, 'n Gansta

17. How do you release anger? cry, yell, talk to friends

18. Where are your second homes? Tiff's house, Nat's house, sister's apartment in Atlanta

19. Do you trust others easily? I either don't trust them all or trust them completely...depends on who it is

20. What was your favorite toy as a child? Lucky, my bear

21. What class in school do you think is totally useless? Freshman PE and some career class I took in high school

22. Do you have a journal? Yes, I need to get back to writing in it

23. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Never. (haha)

24. Have you ever been to a dance? Everyday is a dance! I love dances. I will dance to any music.

25. What do you look for in a boyfriend? loving, understanding, patient, accepting, funny, honest, a cute little badonkadonk

26. What are your nickname(s)? whitdogg, whitdawg, wwwwHITney (err tasha), sistuuuuur, whitnesa, whitaly, whitterz, whizard (not really, but it could work?), Whitney Heidl-bug, Whittlesnacks

27. Would you ever bungee jump? I dont like the rope slapping back, I would maybe skydive

28. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? nahhhhh

29. Do you think you're strong? I used to

30. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate that has some goodies in it

31. Favorite color(s)? pink, green, blue

32. Your least favorite thing(s)? papercuts, old sponges, stinky towels, shoe shopping, rude people, directions, wet socks, cold nose, sleeping in recliners, cold showers/bad water pressure, being late

33.How many wisdom teeth do you have? Not a one...but the operation caused me to throw up in my cats' litter box

34. How many people have a crush on you right now? Does johnny count? :)

35. Who do you miss most right now? high school friends, IU friends, Bella May, Diego, my parents, my sisters

36. Do you want everyone to know who has a crush on you right now? umm ok?

37. What are you wearing right now? Purple sweater, pearl necklace John gave me, khaki's, tan and white striped socks, and brown shoes.

38. do you want who ever sent this to you, to send it back? Umm...no, but anyone else can use it for their blizzog.

39. What was the last thing you ate? Mexican food...ugh-too full.

40. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? A nice bright pink

41. How is the weather right now? Freakin cold. Slipped on ice on my way into the apartment.

42. Last person you talked to on the phone? My sister, Courtney

43. First thing you notice about the opposite sex? face, smile, eyes, frame, body (badonkadonk)

44. Do you like the person who sent you this? Nat sent me this survey forever ago...and yes I like her!

45. How are you today? Eh, good enough I guess.

46. Favorite drink? water--haha it is! I freakin love water. I'm not a freak, I just love water...with a lemon. Nothing is better.

47. Favorite alcoholic drink? i bE drInKG vinoooooooo

48. Favorite sport? bBaseball, swimming, basketball...and any winner in the olympics, I seriously cry when the Americans win. I can't take it when they stand on the podium.

49. Eye color? Don't know my eye color, actually no one does, not even my eye doc....you decide

50. Do you wear contacts? I want some....but i either go blind or sport the glasses (has anyone seen my glasses? for real, I seemed to misplace them)

51. Siblings and their ages: courtne, 29 and kyleigh, 25 (26 in 9 days!)

52. Favorite month? March/May

53. Last movie you watched? The 40 Year Old Virgin...with my parents

54. Favorite day of the year? Christmas, Bday, 4th of July, Vacation, I have lots of them!

55. Are you too shy to ask someone out? Don't need to, but yeah probably--I would totally wimp out

56. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings, you all know about my scary movie fears. I am a total wimp.

57. Summer or winter? Summer- flip flopin', sun bathin', tank top wearin' ME

58. Hugs or kisses? Both....mhmmm :)

59. Ford or Chevy? Gotta stay true to the black and blue...Ford Tempo and Ford Focus

60. Relationships or one-night stands? Relationships

61. Do you want your friends to write back? I'd like to see some fellow bloggers fill this out

62. Who is most likely to respond? Probably no one

64. Living arrangements? Living with da boys

65. What books are you reading? Well, since I am in a book club I really need to get my act together. I've started Their Eyes Were Watching God. (And I started Memoirs of a Geisha, but got sidetracked...that will be next)

66. Favorite games? Beyong Balderdash, Scrabble, Spit, Jump or dive, True colors, pictionary, Guess who, family fued & bounce out(online editions), Catchphrase...I'm a big gamer.

67. What did you watch on TV last night? Wow. It was a big night for me. Wheel of Fortune, American Idol, Veronica Mars, and the Grammy's.

68. What do you want most out of life? love, health, laughs, growth, travel, passion, happiness, warm weather....and the beach : )

Woof. Let the best dog win.

Most of you were probably watching the Super Bowl last night…but I spent more time watching the Puppy Bowl. Yes, the ingenious show on Animal Planet. I’m thinking about writing a personal letter to the network asking for Puppy Bowl to create more episodes or at least go into syndication. I must mention that this is also coming out on DVD, which I think is a little strange. I might have to draw the line there. I hope one of you out there watched this. If not, you can check it out here. The deal is a bunch of dogs are released on a mini football field with tons of toys and other dogs. It’s basically the biggest puppy party on the planet. Big band music is played in the background and there is a mock audience in the background. Flashes of light make it appear that people in the stands are going crazy and taking lots of pictures…almost like the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics. There are cameras under the puppies’ water bowls, so when they take drinks we can see their cute faces up close. Sometimes the dogs go to the bathroom on the field and some guy walks out in a ref uniform and picks up the poop. I told you this show was amazing.

Halftime is called the kitty halftime show. Now you know I went crazy at this point. They released tons of kittens on the field and had this huge kitty toy apparatus that consisted of feathers, springs, tunnels, and flashy toys. The television looked like it was going in fast forward as the cats attacked one another and played 10 times faster than the speed of light.

My Favorite:
Barry

John's Favorite:
Badger

Puppy Bowl returned and every few minutes a new doggy was thrown in the mix, John and I chose our favorites and basically acted like they were seriously our dogs in real life. From what I hear, this might have been more exciting than the first half of the game. I think I could have had a perfect night watching Randal El running around the puppies. This show made my night, except when the dogs pooped on the field.

Uneventful Events

I haven't been feeling very well lately. I spent the last few days feeling miserable. I don't have much of any importance to write about, but I feel like writing. I'm just going to share some random thoughts and events that have happened in the past few days.

• I walked around all day with what I thought was a "scrunched sock" but when I came home and kicked off my shoes I actually had a little bag of who-knows-what, but it said something like Silicagel, throw away, do not eat...
• I crossed the street tonight with a fellow pedestrian and some really angry man wanted to run over me. Instead he decided to lay on his obnoxious horn that rattled my already hurting head. The fellow pedestrian snarled at him.
• I designed something at work that will actually be mailed out to over 10,000 doctors.
• I still cannot find anything to wear every single morning.
• It has been impossible to get out of bed lately. I wait until the very very very last second to roll out of bed.
• The lack of shower pressure the past week has really put a damper on my mornings.
• I better start seeing some good singers on American Idol.
• I started biting my nails again :(
• I think about getting a professional massage about 5 times a day.
• Nothing makes me happy like coming home and getting in my comfy cozies!
• Booters hasn't made it on http://stuffonmycat.com yet, but I still laugh at every cat.
  

I'm going to head back to the couch and try to nurse this never-ending headache.