Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Et Cetera, Et Cetera
...We have been super busy lately. Traveling, working, running, hosting, etc, etc...
...Traveling...
Will was out of town most of March, first in Vegas for 9 days for a work convention, and I was lucky enough to join him for a long weekend before heading back to Nashville. He left the following week for Vail for a week of skiing with his old college buddies, while I made the drive back to Decatur to shower my soon-to-be baby niece and her parents. Will is leaving town AGAIN this Sunday to head up to Chicago and attend some classes at Hamburger University. He'll be gone a week and we will be rendezvousing in Tampa for a fun weekend of sun and fun with Mr. Jimmy Buffett, Cari, and Curtis. I'm especially looking forward to seeing my old college roommate (who lives in the Tampa area) and meeting her new little baby girl Hilary.
...Working...
I had a LONG weekend full of work activities. The annual Friends & Fashion show to benefit the Children's Hospital took place yesterday, and I helped work the pre-party Friday night as well as the fashion show yesterday. The highlight of yesterday's fashion show? Having to retreat to the grand ballroom as tornados touched down about a mile from where the event was held. Fortunately we were safe and no damage was done around us.
I also helped cover a shift during the telethon on Sunday night that benefitted the Kennedy Center. The campers did such a GREAT job- if you didn't get a chance to watch the performance, check out the video I posted. You will smile, I guarantee it. Special shout out to Uncle Faye who called in and donated! Sorry I didn't get to talk to you on the phone. My talents went to tallying and collecting the call sheets. :)
...Running...
The 1/2 marathon is less than 4 weeks away. Gulp. I hope I'll be ready. That's really all I have to say about that.
...Hosting...
My pals Kasey, Ed, and their little boy Ryland stayed with me Saturday night. We spent a gorgeous Saturday afternoon house hunting (they are hoping to move to Nashville in the next year or so), catching up over a late lunch at SouthStreet, a local tasty restaurant, and grabbing coffee and taking a stroll through the Hillsboro Village area and Vanderbilt's campus. With the baby in town with them, we spent a low-key evening at home, drinking a few beers and chit-chatting. Before we knew it, it was after 3 in the morning! My, how time really does fly when you're having fun. I can't wait until we're "neighbors" and can get together a lot more often.
...Traveling...
Will was out of town most of March, first in Vegas for 9 days for a work convention, and I was lucky enough to join him for a long weekend before heading back to Nashville. He left the following week for Vail for a week of skiing with his old college buddies, while I made the drive back to Decatur to shower my soon-to-be baby niece and her parents. Will is leaving town AGAIN this Sunday to head up to Chicago and attend some classes at Hamburger University. He'll be gone a week and we will be rendezvousing in Tampa for a fun weekend of sun and fun with Mr. Jimmy Buffett, Cari, and Curtis. I'm especially looking forward to seeing my old college roommate (who lives in the Tampa area) and meeting her new little baby girl Hilary.
...Working...
I had a LONG weekend full of work activities. The annual Friends & Fashion show to benefit the Children's Hospital took place yesterday, and I helped work the pre-party Friday night as well as the fashion show yesterday. The highlight of yesterday's fashion show? Having to retreat to the grand ballroom as tornados touched down about a mile from where the event was held. Fortunately we were safe and no damage was done around us.
I also helped cover a shift during the telethon on Sunday night that benefitted the Kennedy Center. The campers did such a GREAT job- if you didn't get a chance to watch the performance, check out the video I posted. You will smile, I guarantee it. Special shout out to Uncle Faye who called in and donated! Sorry I didn't get to talk to you on the phone. My talents went to tallying and collecting the call sheets. :)
...Running...
The 1/2 marathon is less than 4 weeks away. Gulp. I hope I'll be ready. That's really all I have to say about that.
...Hosting...
My pals Kasey, Ed, and their little boy Ryland stayed with me Saturday night. We spent a gorgeous Saturday afternoon house hunting (they are hoping to move to Nashville in the next year or so), catching up over a late lunch at SouthStreet, a local tasty restaurant, and grabbing coffee and taking a stroll through the Hillsboro Village area and Vanderbilt's campus. With the baby in town with them, we spent a low-key evening at home, drinking a few beers and chit-chatting. Before we knew it, it was after 3 in the morning! My, how time really does fly when you're having fun. I can't wait until we're "neighbors" and can get together a lot more often.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
4...
That's how many hours I lost creating a new email account, changing passwords and updating my online profiles on Friday night. This is the 2nd time in less than a year that I have had to change my email thanks to hackers. I mean, honestly. Why do they target me?? What have I ever done to them? You never realize how many things are linked to you email address until you have to change them all. What a waste of an otherwise perfectly delightful Friday night. Thanks a lot, hackers.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
What could be better than:
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas?
Perhaps-
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, and flying out on St. Patty's Day...
Or maybe-
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, flying out on St. Patty's Day, and being there for the first weekend of March Madness...
How about this-
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, flying out on St. Patty's Day, being there for the first weekend of March Madness, and discovering that 2 of your best Chicago buddies will also randomly be in Vegas at the same time...
Actually, I'm pretty sure this is the best scenario:
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, flying out on St. Patty's Day, being there for the first weekend of March Madness, discovering that 2 of your best Chicago buddies will also randomly be in Vegas at the same time, and finding out, even more randomly, that one of said-friends be staying at the SAME hotel as you!
I just might pass out I'm so excited right now. Is it next Thursday yet?? :)
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas?
Perhaps-
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, and flying out on St. Patty's Day...
Or maybe-
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, flying out on St. Patty's Day, and being there for the first weekend of March Madness...
How about this-
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, flying out on St. Patty's Day, being there for the first weekend of March Madness, and discovering that 2 of your best Chicago buddies will also randomly be in Vegas at the same time...
Actually, I'm pretty sure this is the best scenario:
Meeting your boyfriend for a weekend getaway to Vegas, flying out on St. Patty's Day, being there for the first weekend of March Madness, discovering that 2 of your best Chicago buddies will also randomly be in Vegas at the same time, and finding out, even more randomly, that one of said-friends be staying at the SAME hotel as you!
I just might pass out I'm so excited right now. Is it next Thursday yet?? :)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Happy Friday! All Things Baby Edition.
The following things are making me happy this fine Friday afternoon. Coincidentally, most things making me happy today have to do with wee little bebays.
Happy Friday, everyone!
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| 1. This is my teeny little niece or nephew, due to arrive at the end of May. S/he is currently residing in my sister's belly. Molly is going for the element of surprise this round, but Ella swears it's her baby brother. I hope she's right because... |
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| 2. This is my 2nd little bebay niece!! She is camped out in my sister-in-law Sandy's belly, cooking away until her late June debut. I am so excited to meet her. It will be fun to have another niece to spoil. And to see Andy as a parent. God help this child. |
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| 3. Can you look at this picture and not crack a smile? Seriously, I dare you to try. This is Ben, our friends Jess and Ryan's adorable little boy. I always look forward to blog posts from Jess, because they usually include pictures of this little nugget and my day is made that much happier because of it. |
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| 4. And here she is, the original love of my life. My sweet little Ella-bella, who had to remind my sister that "she had a very sick child here!" when Molly asked her to do something the other night (Ella is battling a bout of bronchitis right now). She also let Molly know that when she and her boyfriend Ross get married, they are going to live together forever. And have lots of babies. Here's hoping they do that in the right order. :) |
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Space songs
Anyone who knows me knows I love a good mixed CD. I love creating the perfect mix of songs for whatever it is that I am up to- whether I am out for a run, spending a hot summer day on the boat, driving with Will on an epic road trip, or even just as background music at the home or the office. I just love music. You can always find a great song to set the mood.
It was on an epic road trip last month where I got it in my head that I wanted to create a CD that had a "space" theme. Will and I were driving to Michigan for a quick weekend when I first thought about it. Not sure why I got this idea stuck in my head- maybe because we were driving at night and talking about the stars or life on another planet or something. But the thought is there and I have mentally started creating my "playlist". Isn't it funny how once you start thinking about something in particular, it's everywhere you look? The past few weeks, "space" songs have been randomly jumping into my head.
1. Shiny Toy Guns: Major Tom
2. David Bowie: Space Oddity
3. Elton John: Rocket Man
4. REM: Man on the Moon
5. Dave Matthews Band: Sattelite
6. Guster: Sattelite
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising
8. Steve Miller Band: Space Cowboy
9. The Beatles: Across the Universe
10. The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun
11. The Beastie Boys: Intergalactic
12. Train: Drops of Jupiter
...naturally, now that I am sitting down to compile the list I am drawing a blank. I'm sure I've thought of more than 12 songs over the last few weeks!
Can anyone think of any "space" songs that I've looked over??? What have I forgotten?
It was on an epic road trip last month where I got it in my head that I wanted to create a CD that had a "space" theme. Will and I were driving to Michigan for a quick weekend when I first thought about it. Not sure why I got this idea stuck in my head- maybe because we were driving at night and talking about the stars or life on another planet or something. But the thought is there and I have mentally started creating my "playlist". Isn't it funny how once you start thinking about something in particular, it's everywhere you look? The past few weeks, "space" songs have been randomly jumping into my head.
1. Shiny Toy Guns: Major Tom
2. David Bowie: Space Oddity
3. Elton John: Rocket Man
4. REM: Man on the Moon
5. Dave Matthews Band: Sattelite
6. Guster: Sattelite
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising
8. Steve Miller Band: Space Cowboy
9. The Beatles: Across the Universe
10. The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun
11. The Beastie Boys: Intergalactic
12. Train: Drops of Jupiter
...naturally, now that I am sitting down to compile the list I am drawing a blank. I'm sure I've thought of more than 12 songs over the last few weeks!
Can anyone think of any "space" songs that I've looked over??? What have I forgotten?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Yodelay Hee Hoo!
Well, after reading Erin's post from today I feel like I should take a few minutes to update my 3.5 readers on the exciting details of what's happening in my life.
So....Let's see...hmmmm. The thing is, I feel like I do the same thing day in and day out (and trust me, nothing that happens in my day-to-day life is all that thrilling to talk about, much less write about). So instead of being dull and telling y'all that we ate fish for dinner (we did, FYI), here are some random thoughts for a cold Wednesday evening.
-Our Bears/Packers party was a great success, even if the outcome of the game was less than stellar. Portillo's was quite tasty- we were even able to freeze some to enjoy later this winter! Score!
-My friend Shelley booked her flight to Nashville for the 1/2 marathon in April, which we will be running together. And by together, I mean we will start and finish at the same location, but probably an hour apart. I still suck at running.
-I babysat for a coworker the other night. She has 2 boys, ages 6 and 3. Is it just me, or are kids these days WAY smarter than they used to be? I spent the evening discussing iPod Touches, email, Skype, apps, and Netflix. I also made the mistake of giving the 6 year old my phone number. He has called me from his Skype account several times since.
-I had an hour and a half long phone conversation today at work. With a complete and total stranger. She was someone I had never heard of before 9:30 this morning and will probably never meet in person. My phone conversations at work generally last less than 3 minutes, so a 90 minute chat was certainly out of the ordinary.
-Another thing I've been up to at work: writing and signing lots of letters. The letters are all exactly the same. Do you ever notice how weird words start to look when you say or write them over and over and over again? Even my own name is starting to look and sound funny to me.
-I have enjoyed seeing pictures and reading all the updates my friends are posting on facebook about the Blizzard. What really cracks me up is the amount of booze that seems to be being consumed in the Midwest over the past 48 hours.
-We are officially going to Oktoberfest in this fall! After a month or so of hunting, we finally found tickets and dates that we could use airline miles to pay for and worked for our
schedule. Like our Norway trip, the flights are not ideal, but when given free frequent flier miles, we will not complain. We'll be flying into Frankfurt, hopping around Germany and Switzerland for 9 days, and then leave from Zurich. This will be my 3rd visit to Germany and 1st to Switzerland. I'm looking forward to researching and planning this trip! I have a couple college friends who are living in Zurich right now, and they've already been really helpful with advice. I'm sure I will be picking their brains more over the next 9 months or so...Beer and pretzels and spaetzel and Alps and cow bells and Toblerone...I'm already super pumped for this trip.
-This post is titled "Yodelay Hee Hoo" because of the news I just shared. Before I started
writing this I did a quick google search of the word "Yodel" (so I wouldn't incorrectly spell "Yodelay Hee Hoo". You know, because I would hate to incorrectly spell a yodeling phrase on my blog. This blog, if nothing else, will correctly spell yodeling phrases.) But I digress...on to the interesting bit of this story...
There, on the results page, under the "Videos for Yodeling" section, staring up at me from my iPad, was my cousin TJ. Wearing safety goggles and holding a tape measure up to a cat. Well, how do you like that? It's not everyday you see your cousin on the results page of a random google search. Apparently when searching for Yodel-esque things on google, people are interested in watching videos about Advanced Cat Yodeling.
I'm not sure this revelation can be topped, so I'll just stop right there.
So....Let's see...hmmmm. The thing is, I feel like I do the same thing day in and day out (and trust me, nothing that happens in my day-to-day life is all that thrilling to talk about, much less write about). So instead of being dull and telling y'all that we ate fish for dinner (we did, FYI), here are some random thoughts for a cold Wednesday evening.
-Our Bears/Packers party was a great success, even if the outcome of the game was less than stellar. Portillo's was quite tasty- we were even able to freeze some to enjoy later this winter! Score!
-My friend Shelley booked her flight to Nashville for the 1/2 marathon in April, which we will be running together. And by together, I mean we will start and finish at the same location, but probably an hour apart. I still suck at running.
-I babysat for a coworker the other night. She has 2 boys, ages 6 and 3. Is it just me, or are kids these days WAY smarter than they used to be? I spent the evening discussing iPod Touches, email, Skype, apps, and Netflix. I also made the mistake of giving the 6 year old my phone number. He has called me from his Skype account several times since.
-I had an hour and a half long phone conversation today at work. With a complete and total stranger. She was someone I had never heard of before 9:30 this morning and will probably never meet in person. My phone conversations at work generally last less than 3 minutes, so a 90 minute chat was certainly out of the ordinary.
-Another thing I've been up to at work: writing and signing lots of letters. The letters are all exactly the same. Do you ever notice how weird words start to look when you say or write them over and over and over again? Even my own name is starting to look and sound funny to me.
-I have enjoyed seeing pictures and reading all the updates my friends are posting on facebook about the Blizzard. What really cracks me up is the amount of booze that seems to be being consumed in the Midwest over the past 48 hours.
-We are officially going to Oktoberfest in this fall! After a month or so of hunting, we finally found tickets and dates that we could use airline miles to pay for and worked for our
schedule. Like our Norway trip, the flights are not ideal, but when given free frequent flier miles, we will not complain. We'll be flying into Frankfurt, hopping around Germany and Switzerland for 9 days, and then leave from Zurich. This will be my 3rd visit to Germany and 1st to Switzerland. I'm looking forward to researching and planning this trip! I have a couple college friends who are living in Zurich right now, and they've already been really helpful with advice. I'm sure I will be picking their brains more over the next 9 months or so...Beer and pretzels and spaetzel and Alps and cow bells and Toblerone...I'm already super pumped for this trip.
-This post is titled "Yodelay Hee Hoo" because of the news I just shared. Before I started
writing this I did a quick google search of the word "Yodel" (so I wouldn't incorrectly spell "Yodelay Hee Hoo". You know, because I would hate to incorrectly spell a yodeling phrase on my blog. This blog, if nothing else, will correctly spell yodeling phrases.) But I digress...on to the interesting bit of this story...
There, on the results page, under the "Videos for Yodeling" section, staring up at me from my iPad, was my cousin TJ. Wearing safety goggles and holding a tape measure up to a cat. Well, how do you like that? It's not everyday you see your cousin on the results page of a random google search. Apparently when searching for Yodel-esque things on google, people are interested in watching videos about Advanced Cat Yodeling.
I'm not sure this revelation can be topped, so I'll just stop right there.
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