BB 12 Week 3 Predictions

Since Big Brother hasn't been as interesting as usual this year, I decided to blog my weekly predictions each Sunday and Thursday prior to the 7pm shows because well, why the heck not?! Beware-I’ve also decided to not hold my tongue, even when it comes to personality opinions, and will most likely contradict myself from week to week since Big Brother always seems to suck me in to the point where my mind changes constantly! Accordingly, if I seem rude, mean, shallow, bitchy….No apologies! 
SO, Thursday night, they left us in the beginning stages of the 3rd HOH competition, "Hang Ten" (Of course I got the name from the website). Concept seems simple enough; be the last standing on your surfboard. Since Rachel is the reigning HOH, she was not able to participate, which actually brings about a good/bad complex. Good because she cannot again win HOH giving us a week off from seeing her in the diary room 98% of each episode, as we did this past week. And Bad, due to the fact we have to listen to her constantly route for Brendon during this competition. I'm hoping the opening sequence tonight will be of Brendon yelling, "Shut up you crazy fo red head!". The “Brigade” seemed to have things under control, while Britney and Kathy already looked to be having difficulties, especially after Big Brother added the strong ‘wind’ to Hang Ten.
I believe Britney’s game is going to drastically change this week due to her gossiping buddy, Monet, being evicted 7-2. Big Brother hasn’t shown Britney in a comfortable position with anyone else in the house, so we’ll see who she decides to cling to! Probably Kathy, who I’m still not convinced, is Britney’s mother....maybe. Oh and Britney, please save us from hearing of your PMS woes! So, I do not see her lasting very long during Hang Ten. Possibly another fake injury to her knee??
Kathy will be one of the first to drop off her surfboard tonight! I’m not sure she has a solid game plan, or at least not one that we’ve seen.
Ragan is floating along each, but I definitely wouldn’t count him out on at least making it to the final 4! He really seems to try during each competition, so tonight he won’t win, but will be one of the last standing.
Hayden and Kristen are definitely one of the cutest couples I’ve seen on Big Brother! I wish they would edit the episodes to show Kristen actually speak a full sentence….I have faith she’s a smart girl. I don’t, however, feel that she’s even on the show to win. Seems as though someone within her entourage pulled some strings guaranteeing her a spot on the show in order to up her modeling career. So, if she’s of that mind, along with believing Hayden will fight to keep her around (which he is), she doesn’t have to put forth much of an effort. Hayden wants to win this game, and seems to be willing to do whatever is needed to make that happen. His plan seems to be focused more on his physical ability than mental.
Brendon and Rachel are grossing me out! Rachel, please stop straddling Brendon on national television, and calling him your “Man” in your goodbye messages….It really makes you look dumb and a bit desperate (for lack of a better term). BUT, Rachel does have some pretty good sense when it comes to reading people! I was shocked when she actually understood what Matt was up to when he offered himself up to be a pawn. If she keeps her head in the game, she can make it. Brendon seems like a nice enough guy, and may be textbook intelligent, but doesn't have the mindset of a good Big Brother player. He's a bit too trusting, and is, as we witnessed last week, willing to share details concerning his gameplan when he probably shouldn't. He'll stay in as long as Rachel fights for him.
Andrew, you're awesome!! I would love to be friends! Isn't it refreshing to have a cast member who is that devoted to their faith? He's awkward and not too sure of himselef within the game, which is exactly why I love him! He's going to be that cast member that sticks around and everyone can't understand why.....like Lydia from last season.
Matt is an idiot! Did he not watch the rise and fall of Ronnie last season?? Although I don't agree with the house freaking out because of someone actually playing the game the way you're supposed to (ie playing both sides of the house), BUT because of what happend last season he should have known better. I think that fingers will be pointing towards him this week.
Lane and Enzo seem to feel safety within the 'Brigade', which could a false sense of hope. They'll have 3 more weeks before they'll have to really try within the game.
Tonight, I think we'll see someone from the Brigade win HOH....possibly Enzo. I can see Rachel and Matt(as a pawn)on the block. We shall see....

My Eli is 1 Year Old Tomorrow!

The little puppy, first named "Dobie", is turning 1 year old tomorrow, July the 23rd! To say he has been a total ray of sunshine in my life is a serious understatement! I credit him for helping me keep my sanity from this past October to present. He's definitely my 'happy dog' because he constantly has a SMILE on his face, which is so refreshing to see after any type of day I may have. Although we're continuing to have some potty issues (as of late he's found it more important to eat goose poo outside, and bark at the wind blowing through the trees instead of doing his business, but we're hoping after the 1st year mark, he'll fully catch on), Eli continues to make us laugh and will actually sit still in our laps when we need it! Couldn't ask for a better fetch buddy!

The McAuley's & Brownings Take On Chattanooga!

Aunt Sherry and Ashley invited us to go on a weekend girls trip to Chattanooga, TN. Not only was it a wonderful surpise, it was also an AWESOME time with great memories made! Ruby Falls, Rock City, Mystery Dinner Theatre, Fireworks over the river, and Zipline course...Just awesome!!
For the 4th we headed back home and had a great cookout with the family, followed by setting off lots and lots of of our own fireworks! It was Ashley's first time doing this, so it made that night even more special!
I felt so fortunate to spend time with you two!! Can't wait for Thanksgiving in Dallas! Oh, and we have to see Harry Potter at the Movie Cafe!! :)

When the Sun Shines, it BEAMS!

After 8 years, 11 breakdowns, 4 tows, 211,000 miles, and forking out $$$$$, my 1994 Jeep was laid to rest yesterday evening around 8:15pm at Town and Country Ford in Bessemer, AL. And, I was on some level, devastated. I literally had to touch the steering wheel one last time and got that rush of emotions, as if I were giving a long time friend our last goodbye. Good ole Jeep has been with me through it ALL-and in my opinion, breaking down to save me the trouble of going through it myself! If I hadn't of looked like a horrifyingly loony individual, I would have high-fived one of the side mirrors as a 'see ya & take care!!’. Although, it was still great way to say farewell to the past and hello to the future!
Along with leaving the Jeep, I purchased my first car. A 2010 Ford Escape! Unlike the car hunting within the past, this was amazingly easy and quick, quick, quick! Wednesday morning I had no idea that I was even remotely close to the realm of buying….I hadn’t even settled on what I truly needed as opposed to wanted! Around lunch time, Monte called me to let me know he just spoke with one of the owner’s of the dealership (who funny enough attended church with my family at Meadow Brook), and was on his way to, ‘talk numbers and options with a salesman’. I hung up the phone in a funk, simply because this has been an everyday thing for the past month-Literally. So, no hopes were high.
By 4:30, I received a call asking to come up to the dealership, so Monte could show me something. Got there, saw the car, fell in love instantly, gave it a test-drive….aaaaand was then told I would need a co-signer. BUMMER! We’d tried that a few times already with no success, but I agreed to give it one last shot……apparently buying a 2010 came with a few “perks” making it more affordable than a used car.
So, our names were run, it was perfect. So the next hour and a half was spent running around trying to find the title to the Jeep and getting back to the dealership for the mounds of paperwork before closing time! I was driving off of the lot before 8:30!
Another wonderful God Thing!