The not so greedy

Lately Adam and I have both been lamenting over the doom and gloom that is constantly discussed, alluded to, or commercialized (who hasn't seen a commercial mentioning the "economic crisis?"). 

Now, please do not take offense. I have definitely seen many lives around us affected by the downturn in our economy. But I think sometimes the media just makes the problem worse by focusing on it. Are some companies laying people off in fear of what they hear might be happening? Or taking the opportunity to cut a little without anyone questioning? And because people are constantly hearing about the bad economy, do they unnecessarily change some behaviors? Are they more depressed and stressed than necessary?

So among all the depressing headlines, I found this article. Read it and smile. I know I did.

Can I have one? Can I? Can I?

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Griffey may be coming home!

Since becoming a Gomez, I have been trying really hard to embrace the sport of baseball. But seriously...it's sooooooo long and just not very exciting. (Sorry Adrian, but now that your back at UW I promise to come watch. Plus now that you'll be playing I'm sure I'll find some love for the game). 

However as a born and raised Washingtonian I am very excited to see that Ken Griffey Jr. may soon be returning to Seattle. My excitement for Griffey's return is more of nostalgia then thinking what it could mean for the Mariner's stats. As a little girl I remember going to Mariner's games in the Kingdom. Johnson would be pitching, and Griffey playing in the outfield. I think my favorite part was eating peanuts faster than my Dad could crack them! But I also remember how you could just feel the excited everyone was. We were the Seattle Mariner's and we had one of the best pitchers and outfielder/hitters in the league. So here's to the good old days and the good days to come.

My First Tag!

I've become somewhat of a blog stalker. I read the blogs of friends and family, but I completely neglect to post on my own. I guess everybody else's lives are much more interesting than my own. But I couldn't ignore my first ever tag.

My 8 Favorite TV Shows
I watch way too much televison and have several guilty pleasures that I can't believe I'm admitting to but oh well!
1. Chuck
2. Life
3. Food Network - I know it's a channel, not a show. But it's the background soundtrack in the Gomez house. I totally have a little crush on Bobby Flay. Sorry Adam! But Throwdown, Iron Chef, The Secret Life…are all great shows.
4. 90210/Gossip Girl/Privileged/Greek - who am I kidding these shows are all the same!
5. Gilmore Girls...poor Adam they run daily reruns of this on ABC family. Sadly, he can quote the show too now.
6. Ugly Betty
7. Smallville/House - these are for Adam. I mean the guy tolerates #1-6. I gotta give him something :D
8. Kyle XY

8 Things that Happened Yesterday
1. Went to work, traffic was actually not too bad.
2. Ate my new morning usual, orange juice box & a bag of Little Bites blueberry muffins. They make a great stash at work for when I come in tired and hungry.
3. Went to Mutual, it was Excellence Night for our YW. Every Wednesday I complain all the way home about having to go (not much has changed since I was 16) but then when I get there I’m so glad I went. I know everyone says it, but I think we have the best group of girls ever…lots of great potential baby-sitters :)
4. Gave into my craving for Pizzicato. Adam didn’t want any, so I got a yummy veggie pizza, Tri Colore, complete with Feta (he refuses to eat what he calls “funky cheese” and “fungus”…aka anything other than cheddar or string cheese and mushrooms and olives). The pizza and hummus platter did not disappoint!
5. I discovered unlike her Dad, Mushu does not discriminate against cheese. She loved the goat cheese and feta from Pizzicato.
6. Watched Life. I’m so glad there are at least two crime type shows where the plots don’t give me nightmares (Numbers being the other).
7. Crap I’m out of things…hmm I got paid to play in our many family google docs. I just love spreadsheets
8. Got paid to play in Omniture…some more spreadsheets. I even got to work on writing excel formulas. I just love numbers!

8 Favorite Places to Eat
Only 8? We eat out too much to choose just 8. We’re taking advantage of the opportunity before the little Gomez’s arrive.
1. Yoko’s – yummy sushi.
2. Rumbi’s – I miss you!
3. Claim Jumpers – the zucchini spears and corn bread make a meal.
4. Tanner Bldg. @ BYU. – Nobody makes a Panini like them.
5. Punjabi – the BEST Indian food. If only they opened one in the US. I lived off their food in Shanghai. Yes, that’s right, I ate Indian food 4 nights a week when I lived in China. You would too, if you knew how good it was.
6. Bread Talk – another Shanghai favorite. Dang, I miss the spicy pork roll
7. Ottavio’s – and only because they made their May special for me in June for my birthday. Dang that was some yummy pasta!
8. Pizzicato

8 Things I'm Looking Forward to
1. Thanksgiving with my parents – relaxing, quiet and comfortable
2. Christmas
3. 3, 3 day work weeks in the span of 6 weeks.
4. Traveling the world with Adam.
5. Being a Mom (when the time is right)
6. Going holiday shopping with my Mom
7. Seeing Adrian get sealed for time and all eternity to Corinne. We love you guys!
8. Snuggling with my puppy by the fire.

8 Things on my Wish List
1. Have children and be a good mom
2. Buy a house
3. Travel the world – visit every continent, and every country.
4. Live abroad
5. Be on Broadway, yep still that one. More of a dream than a wish
6. Be a good piano teacher, and not irreversibly screw up my first ever piano student.
7. Decide my style, and decorate my house so it’s more like a home.
8. Be debt free and savings full!

8 People to Tag: Adam, Brynn, Mariah, Emily, Christina, and whoever else wants to. It’s kind of fun!

Ready for a change

Sometimes the politics loving girl in me surfaces. And today she took action. Now I'm just curious if anyone else thinks like I do.

Here is a copy of an email I sent to the Obama campaign through his website. They say they read them and a response may be delayed. But I'm not holding my breath.

To whom it may concern:

You can attribute this email to a slow Friday at work or my reaching the end of my fuse. But I just felt I had to send this email, knowing it may never get read.

I am a 24 year old female who used to call herself a Republican during her early college days as an International Relations major. But I eventually lost my desire to enter the political world, becoming too discouraged with politics today. To many I am still a conservative; religious, traditonalist and the daughter of an Admiral and Corporate American man. But like so many Americans today I consider myself of the independent type. Not just because of changing views, but in large part to my displeasure with both parties. Although I do not agree with everything Senator Obama believes in, I have come to find that he is the best candidate running (don't get too excited sometimes in voting I just pick the one I hate the least...but lately Obama has really grown on me, my vote just may be due to a like rather than a dislike of the other, so good work there).

So why am I telling you all this? Well my mind may change with his Vice-Presidential choice. In my analysis of both past elections and the current election I truly feel that Democrats have lost in part to their inability to capture the growing "independent" vote (by Independent I mean the many disillusioned Americans that do not have exceptionally strong ties to one particalur party, they may even loosely associate with one of the two major parties but is willing to cross party lines in voting for the better candidate). We've had 8 years of Clinton and 8 years of Bush. I think many Americans (especially those who voted in their parties primaries due to closed state elections but could easily cross over in the general election and those locked out of closed primaries) are ready for a fresh start. Our society, the sanctity of family, education, prosperity have been attacked over the years. Someone new needs to be in charge. I truly believe adding Senator Hillary Clinton to the ticket would be a bad decision. Senator Obama, you say you are a change we can believe in? How is extending the Clinton era change? Have you stopped to think that many who voted for you may have done in part to their hatred of Senator Clinton? You may gain a portion of her votes but how many of the ones you already count will you lose? How many potential cross-overs and "independents" will you lose?

I of course am not privy to the workings of your campaign. So this email may be a moot point. But I implore you, be the CHANGE that I can believe in.

Sincerely,
Sara Sinsay-Gomez
Just another voter

Workin' 9 to 5

Well Dolly, I'm not working 9 to 5. But 8 to 5 is close enough.

I have started a new job. Well...contract. And of course it came about in the most random of ways. I had been thinking about looking for something new, going back to school (for what I still don't know) or just keeping on in my current situation as I wait for the doctor to give me the green light to join the baby-craze.

Well the answer found me. That and I was too lazy to truly look for other options. One May Monday I was sitting at the computer, emailing a client about something or another when my sweet Adam called. The converstaion went something like this:

Adam - "Hey. Send me your resume."
Me - "What?"
Adam - "David from work wants your resume for a job."
Me - "What are you talking about. That job you mentioned this weekend? I'm not qualified for that. Plus my resume hasn't been updated in years. Your crazy and I'll see you later."
Adam - "Just get it updated and send it to me."

3 days later and some help from some friends and family I send a rushed, not so great resume over. By the end of the week I found myself even more shocked and confused, and sitting in a Starbucks for an interview. Most of my shock came from a belief the phone interview had not gone well and the little favor Adam's co-worker was doing by amusing a bored wife was finished.

But the surpises didn't stop. The next Tuesday, Adam and I were having a lazy day chilling in bed since he had the day off (surpise #1). THEN...I get a call. Would you like the job? The contract goes through September but we're hoping to keep you past that (surprise #2). I must have mumbeld a shocked yes before hanging up because the next thing I know I'm filling out paper work and peeing in a cup. Luckily my only drug is sugar, and I don't think that's grounds for dismissal.

Now here I sit, officially badged and on the job for the summer. I haven't decided how I feel about it all quite yet. But I have stopped crying everytime I drop off and pick up Mushu from her dog-sitter, much to Adam's relief. Plus I'm not against being grossly overpaid for sitting at a computer all day.

So here's hoping when the first paycheck comes in I will realize that juggling 2 jobs, losing quality Mushu time, and all freedoms will be worth it. That or the next 17 weeks will go by quickly and I can find a way to tell everyone I QUIT :D

So apparently there are a few people who read my little attempt at a blog. And they often remind me how lame it is... few posts and even fewer pictures.

The truth is I HATE pictures. Well at least pictures of me. Gain 20lbs. and you will too! My hatred of posing for pictures (or letting the camera near me) does tend to spill over to my actual picture taking. The memory card on my camera is pathetically empty. Mainly because I finally uploaded the last 2 years on to the computer this month and because I'm lame. The pictures I did upload were mostly of family gatherings and of course Mushu... sweet little photogenic Mushu.

So Mom and Jana ... I'll work on adding more pics. But let's be honest, they will still be few and far between. At least until a little Gomez comes along. And if the well documented life of Mushu is a sign of what is to come there will be plenty of pics of baby-Gomez. And isn't that what everyone wants to see anyways?

Instead I will write. I sure do love a good rambling on life. So let us begin...