NCAA and Colbert

It's been a while with out any posts, so in honor of my office loosing all productivity for the next three weeks I would like to say that I only care about winning my bracket (not so much in the games themselves). And in a nod to all you Texans, I've put Texas to win in one of my brackets. Sorry about Texas A&M though, I have them going pretty far but losing in the elite 8. And is Austin Peay in Austin? Never heard of it. And, although the school I work for got a number 3 seed, I still did not put them to win the tourny.

Any other big picks out there? It's a bummer that Mizzou didn't make it and although a really long shot, that SLU didn't make it either (or really didn't ever have a chance this year).

Also,
I saw that Stephen Colbert is shooting his show from Philly during their primary next month. Ruthie and I were talking and we are jealous that we can't be town to possibly see the show.

TAXES!

I must admit.... when it comes to doing things with numbers, I am probably one of the most clueless people on the planet. I manage to screw up numerical things all the time and I don't like it. The other thing that I don't like is spending money on things that are dumb... and paying a lot to get your taxes done is VERY dumb... which is why, for the first time ever, I decided to use TurboTax (with initial trepidation) for my '07 taxes. Not only was it easier than I was expecting, but now I'm getting a SWEET federal refund! TurboTax is a genius. It is cheap. It is my new boyfriend. Don't tell Kevin.

Is EVERYONE Sick??

Is it just us on the East Coast, or are you all coming down with strange illnesses, too? I mean, seriously, Kevin and I feel like our bodies have been poisoned by an unknown strand of death today, and have felt some oncoming symptoms (sore throat, headache, achiness, fever) for quite some time. Just about everyone in my office at work has gone through this weird sickness, where you just feel like a general piece of crap for about 3-4 days at the height of it, then things start to improve. We can hardly move and if we didn't need to feed ourselves and pee, there probably wouldn't be much of any kind of getting up.

If it hasn't hit you yet, look out... it's on the move and it's sweeping the nation.

Super Tuesday

I don't know how many of you are following the Presidential primaries and caucuses, but today is the date of Missouri's Primary (unfortunately TX, PA and KY have to wait until March 4th, April 22nd and May 20th respectively).

For those of you living in MO, please go vote. In many ways the primary/caucus system can be unfair, but this year more people actually have an opportunity to make their voices heard (thanks to tight races).

Happy voting!

Hola. I thought for sure Kevin would hop online to spread the good news of his latest professional accomplishment, but I guess not... so I'll do it on his behalf.

Today he starts his first day as assistant manager of a new Enterprise branch in the heart of downtown Philly. This is a promotion and a location change for him, so he has quite a few things to adjust to. From what I understand, he's now in charge of running the business aspect of this branch, which hopefully won't stress him out or make him too crazy. I asked him if he can fire people at will, to which he replied "sadly, no," so I believe he still needs more power.... kidding! But in all seriousness, it sounds like a stressful gig and he's really going to put his business skills to the test.

Anyway, wish him good luck on his first day... and for continued success. I know he'll like working at this branch much better than his old one (which was about a 30 minute commute, not tooooo terrible, but not awesome) and now he's just 4 miles or so from home. Plus, he's in the center of Philly's cultural hub - how bad can that be?

Okay, I think I'm done bragging. Off to work... (and I hope you're all well, too).

Face Book vs. MySpace

Ok, so Sara and I have yet to get caught up in all the facebook/myspace hype, but I may be breaking down and finally joining the crowd. I've heard it's a great way to re-connect with people and meet new people (I can always use more people to solicit insurance and investments to!).

What I need from all of you:
Which one is better???

I know some of you are on both, so your opinion counts a little more. For those of you on only one of the two...Why did you pick the one you picked?

Thank you all in advance for your help.

If you're coming to the wedding . . .

Hey! Happy New Year everyone! I'm going to mail out hotel information for our wedding in May, and I thought since Bryan set this up I might as well post it on here for y'all. I don't know if you all will be able to make it or not, but just in case . . .

We put 15 rooms on hold at the Courtyard Marriot.
Room options are as follows:
- 1 King w/ sleeper couch
- 2 Queen beds

The hotel room holds are under Jansen-Sanford Wedding.
You will need the code: JSWS
Phone #: (979) 695-8111
Cost: $89.00 per night
Cut-off date: April 25
. . . and you will have to give them your credit card number at this time.
Rooms are available from Thursday through Sunday.

Anyway, we hope to see you all in May otherwise I hope to see you all soon!