February 9, 2010

I've been asking Trader Joe's for a very long time to add taco shells and taco mix to the line up in the store (I play sports so yes... I used the word "line up"). Nonetheless, today on my way home I stopped in and to my surprise, right before my eyes, there was a huge display filled with taco mix and taco shells. Way to go Trader Joe's. I can now rest easy at night! That is all.

February 8, 2010

I heard this song the other day on my way home and I almost passed out with excitement. I'm sure the people sitting next to me on the BC bus thought I was some type of crazy fool who had lost her mind because I couldn't help but dance! Anyway, this song will forever remind me of my brother and the "running man" (that's a dance for those of you who don't remember)!

P.S. The song starts at about 50 seconds! I dedicate this to you big bro! That is all.

February 7, 2010

So this is my Dad's first car and I must say that I absolutly love it! He restored it about 9 years ago and I hope one day he passes it on to his favorite daughter (even though I'm the only girl). For now, I get so excited just from the joy he gets from driving it! That is all.

February 1, 2010

Mer+ge is proud to announce the sponsorship of Ariel Aparicio. To learn more about Ariel you can visit his website here. For now, check out some photos of Ariel at his Virginia Pride performance. Ariel is rocking the"Dress for you Pants for Me" graphic tee! Ariel is the second band/artist that Mer+ge sponsors along with Mrs Danvers.

Jan 27, 2010

I hope that everyone had the chance to watch Obama's State of the Union Address. If not, I urge you to check it out online. I believe whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent it is always important to hear opinions, facts, and have a better understanding of what is going on in our country and in our world.

Jan 17, 2010

The winner of this years Excel Academy t-shirt design contest is not one, but two young ladies that worked together to create the design you see below. The ideas and concepts for this design are great! See what we turn this idea into this week. Once completed this design will be added to Mer+ge's collection! Congratulations ladies.

Jan 14, 2010

Due to the tough decision between two designs the winner of the 2nd Annual Excel AcademytT-shirt design contest will be announced Monday! Sorry we know you're excited... so are we, but this is a close one folks! Below is a picture of last year's winning shirt! You'll love this years.

Jan 10, 2010

It's my birthday... and a long time ago today ... my mother was in a lot of pain, my brother was plotting a plan against my existence (just kidding he was actually pretty excited), my dad was the happiest man on the planet... and well it was my first day on the blue planet!

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Jan 2, 2010

My Grandma is the most amazing cook on the planet! When I was home for break I probably gained about 20 lbs... well not really but I'm not gonna lie I was in heaven!

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My best buddy and I went Christmas shopping and had to stop at the bank... we thought it would be fun to have a photo shoot. CHEESE!!!! I think we took about 30 photos in the time it took the teller to deposit the $$$. Lets just say the she didn't find it as funny as we did. She is now referred to as The Grinch! Some people just have no Christmas spirit.

I HATE FLYING. The smell of old coffee and recycled air gets me every time. Even worse I hate flying across the country. I swear it's a completely different planet in Texas. Anyway, I got off the plane and had to take off my 20 layers from my flight from Boston. I went from 10 inches of snow to short-sleeve t-shirts and riding with my windows down. I'm not saying it's a bad thing... it's just really hard to pack. All in all, it's good to be home with family and friends. It has been over a year since I've been home.

This picture doesn't have much to do with flying (probably because I was curled up in a little ball on the flight because of my plane sickness) but there were some cool pieces of art. There were these huge guitars in the airport. They picked 150 Austin artists to paint on the guitars and they put all over downtown. My DAD actually did one and it was chosen as TOP 5 and was in a magazine. SWEET!

Wednesday December 9th, I had the chance to talk to Excel's 7th grade class of about 60 kids. I also launched our 2nd Annual T-shirt Design contest with The Academy. I'm really excited to see what the kids come up with. One of them will come up with a new design for Mer+ge. Last year the winner was Yolfred Soriano (Peace: Under Construction).

The band Mer+ge sponsors Mrs Danvers is opening for The Cliks tomorrow night (12/12/09) at The Middle East. Doors open at 8PM. I'm not gonna lie I'm pretty pumped about the show.

I felt so grown up today... I came home from work and I hung my clothes up as soon as I got out of them. That's quite the task fo me... I amaze myself. Maybe next time I'll even iron them the night before!