Living la vida Boca

My favorite flowers are Gerber daisies, roses, and daffodils.  I like my coffee a bit strong with one Splenda and a little cream.  I don’t like hailstorms.  I usually line baking sheets with foil before heating frozen goodies like chicken tenders or taquitos so I don’t have to wash the pan later.  My favorite material belonging is my laptop and the internet – and the ability to get information at my fingertips in a snap.  I cherish my family photos (especially the ones before digital cameras which have no copies).  I love my family, my friends, and chocolate (not always in that order).  I’d like to travel to Europe.  I don’t care to ever snow ski again.  I wish I could swim as well as an Olympic medalist.  I’d like to be less self-critical – but what’s the fun in that? I love pretty paper and fabric.  I don’t like watching reruns of “old football” games.  I enjoy a good salad.  I’d never do well on “Survivor” because I need to brush my teeth and practice good hygiene several times a day.  I like the sound of ocean waves and the smell of an outdoor fire in the fall. 

 THE REAL SCOOP

·         I’m Pop. I’ve been married for 17 years to Dear.   Pop is a nickname my husband bestowed on me after I told him that some high school friends used to call me “Popular” since I had lots of friends and was involved in a lot of school activities.  It was good for a laugh… but it stuck. 

·         Kids:  Cute boy (C.B. or “Cubs”) – age 12; Adorable girl (A.G. or “Aggie”) – age 8.  Cubs is my personal technical support consultant.  He’s already taught me how to download/upload photos to my blog and work with widgets (now I just have to figure out a few more things…).

·         Dog:  3-year-old LARGE black lab who sheds constantly.  He also has issues with anxiety and is currently obsessed with lizards which are truly plentiful here in Boca.  Update:  As of March 2008, we added a little pup to our family by the name of Lucy.  Check out the blog for more about her.

·         Our family moved to Boca Raton, Florida from north Texas in July 2007.  I’m a Texas girl through and through, although I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  I only lived there for 3 days so that doesn’t count.   

·         Why did we move?  Dear took a job he said he simply could not pass up.  So, being the supportive and understanding wife I try to be (well, sometimes…), I agreed to the whole arrangement despite my major concerns about hurricanes…and lizards / iguanas…and snakes…and all the other reptiles in Florida.

·         Who knew I would find myself initially unemployed in Florida?  It’s a long story but it has something to do with Florida not accepting my school psychology licensure from Texas. I worked for the last 8 years in Texas public schools as a “licensed specialist in school psychology.”  Apparently Florida has issues with Texas and I was caught in the middle. 

·         For fun, my husband and I have hosted several wine-tasting parties for our friends over the last few years.  We are not fans of stuffy wine parties, or for that matter, stuffy wine connoisseurs.  While I’m not working, I’ll probably be sampling a little more wine in preparation for the next party!

The photo used as my blog header is attributed to Ali Edwards (http://flickr.com/photos/96666162@N00/)