Well I'm back in Benton County for now. Lola and I have logged over 700 miles since Tuesday, and I'm pooped. I got sick in Kansas City on Thursday night, so when I got up yesterday morning, I had to go to the doctor for a shot to cure my sinus infection.
Yesterday afternoon Estella, Joe and I rented a pontoon boat on Lake Norfork. It was hotter than blue blazes, but we had fun. Now I'm sunburned and coughing and sniffling. Hopefully I'll get to feeling better soon.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Thursday update
Those of you who were worried about me (Dad, Kelly) will be glad to know that I ate real food today. I had fruit for breakfast, but salmon and bread for lunch (yum) and an Arby's roast beef sandwich for dinner. But still no Diet Coke. Hooray! And the detox resulted in an 8-pound weight loss overall. Not too shabby.
I left my house at 7:30 a.m. and drove to Little Rock for lunch and three job interviews, then I drove back home. And now I'm tired. The bone-weary kind of tired. Poor Lola got a $53 fill-up and 420 miles on her today.
Tomorrow's another vacay day, although I do have to do a lunch interview and have a meeting with my boss. But other than that, no work. Really. Well, probably. And then Kelly and I are off to T-town to meet Sorne and Amanda. I am so excited! I'm really craving Cheesecake Factory, so that's my dinner vote. And then it's the premiere of SATC at 10:30. I hope I'm still awake by then. I'll probably have to take a disco nap tomorrow afternoon.
I left my house at 7:30 a.m. and drove to Little Rock for lunch and three job interviews, then I drove back home. And now I'm tired. The bone-weary kind of tired. Poor Lola got a $53 fill-up and 420 miles on her today.
Tomorrow's another vacay day, although I do have to do a lunch interview and have a meeting with my boss. But other than that, no work. Really. Well, probably. And then Kelly and I are off to T-town to meet Sorne and Amanda. I am so excited! I'm really craving Cheesecake Factory, so that's my dinner vote. And then it's the premiere of SATC at 10:30. I hope I'm still awake by then. I'll probably have to take a disco nap tomorrow afternoon.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Please grant me rest
So yesterday, I had my weekly meeting with my boss and my colleague on the undergraduate side, and both of them told me that they hadn't slept the night before because they couldn't stop thinking about work. I slept like a baby Monday night. I did feel bad for them, so I spent extra time in prayer last night, asking God to give both of them a restful night of peace and uninterrupted sleep.
Guess I wasn't specific enough. Because last night I woke up at 3 a.m. thinking about work (the first time that's happened in over a year) and couldn't go back to sleep. The good news was that I had to get up at 5 a.m. anyway, because I had to drop off Lola at the dealership for her 5,000 mile service (that's right... I said 5,000 miles in six weeks) and hitch a ride to the office for an 8 a.m. HR conference.
Keep in mind that I slept about five hours last night. Then I got to spend the day listening to lawyers talk about legal issues for supervisors. For nine hours. In 75 minute increments. Thank goodness for my Blackberry!
Tomorrow I have a pretty normal day with only three meetings (knock on wood), then I have to pack for my weekend trip to Central Arkansas.
Friday morning I must arise early enough to finish packing and be in Springdale for a meeting at 6:45, then I have a conference call in Rogers, and a meeting in NLR at 3 p.m. (after I stop in the Fort to pick up my grandmother). Jen has her hooding ceremony on Friday night, then she officially becomes an M.D. on Saturday. Can you believe it? It's funny to think back to when she and Lon first started dating... she was a high school cheerleader, he was a high school football coach. Oh, not at the same school, but it was pretty scandalous nonetheless. And now she's a doctor! Wowzers.
I need to get up the energy to color my hair. Can't have gray showing lest I see any eligible doctors or pharmacists this weekend.
Guess I wasn't specific enough. Because last night I woke up at 3 a.m. thinking about work (the first time that's happened in over a year) and couldn't go back to sleep. The good news was that I had to get up at 5 a.m. anyway, because I had to drop off Lola at the dealership for her 5,000 mile service (that's right... I said 5,000 miles in six weeks) and hitch a ride to the office for an 8 a.m. HR conference.
Keep in mind that I slept about five hours last night. Then I got to spend the day listening to lawyers talk about legal issues for supervisors. For nine hours. In 75 minute increments. Thank goodness for my Blackberry!
Tomorrow I have a pretty normal day with only three meetings (knock on wood), then I have to pack for my weekend trip to Central Arkansas.
Friday morning I must arise early enough to finish packing and be in Springdale for a meeting at 6:45, then I have a conference call in Rogers, and a meeting in NLR at 3 p.m. (after I stop in the Fort to pick up my grandmother). Jen has her hooding ceremony on Friday night, then she officially becomes an M.D. on Saturday. Can you believe it? It's funny to think back to when she and Lon first started dating... she was a high school cheerleader, he was a high school football coach. Oh, not at the same school, but it was pretty scandalous nonetheless. And now she's a doctor! Wowzers.
I need to get up the energy to color my hair. Can't have gray showing lest I see any eligible doctors or pharmacists this weekend.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Barstools and golf balls
If I were one of the seven dwarfs right now (and let's face it, I've never been a dwarf), I would be sneezy. I drove over to Fayetteville tonight to run a couple of errands, and I bet I sneezed 200 times on the way home. My nose feels like someone shoved pepper up there. Ugh.
Lola and I had our first fight tonight. I decided to use part of my economic stimulus money to buy some barstools for my kitchen since mine are too short. I found two at Target tonight that I liked, and they were on sale. So I bought them and took them to my car. This was the first time that I missed the TrailBlazer. I tried five different ways to shove both of those stools in there, but they just wouldn't fit. Some dude walked by, on his way to his gas-guzzling Escalade, chuckling under his breath (but not offering to help me), which of course made me angry. Then he opened up the back of his vehicle to show off all of his cargo space and about a gross of golf balls fell out. And rolled all over the parking lot. Cars were swerving, people were cursing him, and I, petty that I am, laughed out loud. Karma, friends.
So I finally had to take one of the barstools back into Target and get a refund since I couldn't fit it in my car. Oh, and I discovered some scratches on it. They could have happened when I was trying to shove it into the trunk, but I don't know for sure.
Guess it's a good thing I live alone. I only have one barstool. But at least my golf balls aren't all over the parking lot. Hee hee.
Lola and I had our first fight tonight. I decided to use part of my economic stimulus money to buy some barstools for my kitchen since mine are too short. I found two at Target tonight that I liked, and they were on sale. So I bought them and took them to my car. This was the first time that I missed the TrailBlazer. I tried five different ways to shove both of those stools in there, but they just wouldn't fit. Some dude walked by, on his way to his gas-guzzling Escalade, chuckling under his breath (but not offering to help me), which of course made me angry. Then he opened up the back of his vehicle to show off all of his cargo space and about a gross of golf balls fell out. And rolled all over the parking lot. Cars were swerving, people were cursing him, and I, petty that I am, laughed out loud. Karma, friends.
So I finally had to take one of the barstools back into Target and get a refund since I couldn't fit it in my car. Oh, and I discovered some scratches on it. They could have happened when I was trying to shove it into the trunk, but I don't know for sure.
Guess it's a good thing I live alone. I only have one barstool. But at least my golf balls aren't all over the parking lot. Hee hee.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
8 degrees from Jon Bon Jovi
Ok, those of you who think I'm a spoiled brat, read no further. This post will do nothing to change your mind. Let's just say that my trip to Kansas City was one of the best 36 hours ever... good food, good conversation, and brushes with hotness.
I met Estella in Fayetteville at 10 a.m. on Thursday after my trip to the DMV (seriously, do they ever get in a hurry?). We got to KC around 2:30 and checked into the hotel, then we had a fantastic steak salad with a cilantro lime dressing at the hotel restaurant. After changing clothes, we took a cab down to the Power and Light district to have some dinner and relax before the concert.
We ended up at a great Italian restaurant where we had tapas (small plates) and cocktails, then we walked across the street to the Sprint Center.
I was so worried that I'd forget my tickets that I was a bit obsessive about it. I checked my wallet repeatedly to make sure they were there and then decided to transfer them to my back pocket. About 30 seconds later, we heard some guy yelling "Ma'am... MA'AM." We ignored him at first, then finally turned around to have him say, "You dropped your tickets." Oh. my. goodness. How mad would I have been if I had lost the tickets? Especially when you read what happened next...
We finally got into the arena after being wanded like criminals and got to our seats. On row 23. Seriously, I've never been that close to a stage at a rock concert in my life.
Here's 'Stella and me just before the concert.
Daughtry took the stage about five minutes before eight. They were just as loud as they were on Tuesday, but I enjoyed it. They did a lot of stuff off of their album, including "Over You," "Feels Like Tonight" (the Idol Gives Back acoustic version), "It's Not Over" and, of course, "Home," but they didn't do one of my favorites, "Used To."
After a 20 minute break, Bon Jovi hit the stage just before 9 p.m.
I'm not quite sure why Richie likes to look like a pimp, but he really likes purple.
After two concerts of being miles away from the stage, it was a little concerning to be 22 people away from Jon Bon Jovi. At this point, I still can't believe how close we are.
Set list:
LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
BAD NAME
Then Jon shed his leather jacket... wowza
RAISE YOUR HANDS
OLDER (*didn't play in OKC)
SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD w/ Gimme Some Lovin' & Land Of 1000 Dances
BLOOD MONEY*
BLAZE OF GLORY w/ Daughtry (After the first verse, Chris joined Bon Jovi on stage.)
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN'
TILL WE AIN'T STRANGERS ANYMORE*
IN THESE ARMS*
SATURDAY NIGHT*
WE GOT IT GOIN' ON
IT'S MY LIFE
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - RICHIE VOX
Ok, I knew from Tuesday night that when Richie does "I'll Be There for You," (which I coupled skated to in the fifth grade at Skate Reation), Jon was changing and heading out into the crowd to sing a couple of songs. I looked at the seating chart before we left to figure out if it would be on our side, so I knew he probably wouldn't be far from us. When I looked over during "Bad Medicine" and saw they'd constructed the platform on our row I almost had a heart attack. OMG! I'm freaking out at this point. I tell the chick to my right that he's going to be right there and she looks at me disbelieving. Yeah, who's crazy now?
(YOU WANT TO) MAKE A MEMORY
Confession time... I love the song "Bed of Roses." I have dreams about Jon singing it to me. It has that great line, "Tonight, I won't be alone, but you know that don't mean I'm not lonely." Bad grammar aside, that's a pretty impressive lyric. So he's singing it right there, looking into the eyes of those of us near enough to see him, and during the bridge part, he leans down and we brush fingers. *Sigh.* I touched him! During "Bed of Roses!" And he looked at ET and me and smiled. I can die happy now. Look how close he was!
BED OF ROSES
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
HAVE A NICE DAY
KEEP THE FAITH
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER
Man, watching them do "Prayer" with 19,000 people standing and screaming the lyrics is quite an experience.
At this point they'd been singing for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Non-stop. And Jon never stopped moving and dancing and hopping around. No wonder his abs are amazing.
For the encore, Jon and Richie changed clothes again. Richie into something else purple, and Jon into what I can only think is a woman's shirt. Oh, well. If anyone can pull it off, it's him.
ENCORE:
I LOVE THIS TOWN
One of the coolest things about a Bon Jovi concert is the entire arena screaming, "I've seen a million face, and I've ROCKED 'EM ALL!" during "Wanted."
WANTED
After the concert, we were standing in front of the "Kansas City Star" building trying to catch a cab, and people kept stealing our taxi, when two ladies arrived at one about the same time we did. One of them said, "I don't suppose you're going to the Embassy Suites are you?" We were. And then, even weirder, they were from Bentonville. The mom's going to call me so that her son can finish his degree. Isn't it a small world?
Yesterday morning we woke up about 9 a.m., ate breakfast at the hotel, then headed to the Country Club Plaza to shop. We went to Williams Sonoma for some kitchen stuff and MAC for makeup, then had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. We had an unbelievable tuna carpaccio followed by pasta. I was so full that I had to bring my cheesecake home and eat it along the way.
We got back to Fayetteville about 8 last night, so since we were still kinda full from lunch and cheesecake, stopped at Shogun for sushi. After a trip to Barnes and Noble (can you tell we didn't want the trip to end?), I dropped off 'Stella and headed back to Siloam.
My back is killing me after standing up for three-and-a-half hours and dancing on Thursday night. There's some ibuprofen and a nap in my future.
I can't believe how much fun we had. I can't believe our seats were so close. I mostly can't believe that Jon actually sang "Bed of Roses" to me. Granted, we only connected for about three seconds, but still...
Oh, and Lola got 33 mpg. Not too shabby.
I met Estella in Fayetteville at 10 a.m. on Thursday after my trip to the DMV (seriously, do they ever get in a hurry?). We got to KC around 2:30 and checked into the hotel, then we had a fantastic steak salad with a cilantro lime dressing at the hotel restaurant. After changing clothes, we took a cab down to the Power and Light district to have some dinner and relax before the concert.
We ended up at a great Italian restaurant where we had tapas (small plates) and cocktails, then we walked across the street to the Sprint Center.
I was so worried that I'd forget my tickets that I was a bit obsessive about it. I checked my wallet repeatedly to make sure they were there and then decided to transfer them to my back pocket. About 30 seconds later, we heard some guy yelling "Ma'am... MA'AM." We ignored him at first, then finally turned around to have him say, "You dropped your tickets." Oh. my. goodness. How mad would I have been if I had lost the tickets? Especially when you read what happened next...
We finally got into the arena after being wanded like criminals and got to our seats. On row 23. Seriously, I've never been that close to a stage at a rock concert in my life.
Here's 'Stella and me just before the concert.
Daughtry took the stage about five minutes before eight. They were just as loud as they were on Tuesday, but I enjoyed it. They did a lot of stuff off of their album, including "Over You," "Feels Like Tonight" (the Idol Gives Back acoustic version), "It's Not Over" and, of course, "Home," but they didn't do one of my favorites, "Used To."
After a 20 minute break, Bon Jovi hit the stage just before 9 p.m.
I'm not quite sure why Richie likes to look like a pimp, but he really likes purple.
After two concerts of being miles away from the stage, it was a little concerning to be 22 people away from Jon Bon Jovi. At this point, I still can't believe how close we are.
Set list:
LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
BAD NAME
Then Jon shed his leather jacket... wowza
RAISE YOUR HANDS
OLDER (*didn't play in OKC)
SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD w/ Gimme Some Lovin' & Land Of 1000 Dances
BLOOD MONEY*
BLAZE OF GLORY w/ Daughtry (After the first verse, Chris joined Bon Jovi on stage.)
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN'
TILL WE AIN'T STRANGERS ANYMORE*
IN THESE ARMS*
SATURDAY NIGHT*
WE GOT IT GOIN' ON
IT'S MY LIFE
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - RICHIE VOX
Ok, I knew from Tuesday night that when Richie does "I'll Be There for You," (which I coupled skated to in the fifth grade at Skate Reation), Jon was changing and heading out into the crowd to sing a couple of songs. I looked at the seating chart before we left to figure out if it would be on our side, so I knew he probably wouldn't be far from us. When I looked over during "Bad Medicine" and saw they'd constructed the platform on our row I almost had a heart attack. OMG! I'm freaking out at this point. I tell the chick to my right that he's going to be right there and she looks at me disbelieving. Yeah, who's crazy now?
(YOU WANT TO) MAKE A MEMORY
Confession time... I love the song "Bed of Roses." I have dreams about Jon singing it to me. It has that great line, "Tonight, I won't be alone, but you know that don't mean I'm not lonely." Bad grammar aside, that's a pretty impressive lyric. So he's singing it right there, looking into the eyes of those of us near enough to see him, and during the bridge part, he leans down and we brush fingers. *Sigh.* I touched him! During "Bed of Roses!" And he looked at ET and me and smiled. I can die happy now. Look how close he was!
BED OF ROSES
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
HAVE A NICE DAY
KEEP THE FAITH
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER
Man, watching them do "Prayer" with 19,000 people standing and screaming the lyrics is quite an experience.
At this point they'd been singing for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Non-stop. And Jon never stopped moving and dancing and hopping around. No wonder his abs are amazing.
For the encore, Jon and Richie changed clothes again. Richie into something else purple, and Jon into what I can only think is a woman's shirt. Oh, well. If anyone can pull it off, it's him.
ENCORE:
I LOVE THIS TOWN
One of the coolest things about a Bon Jovi concert is the entire arena screaming, "I've seen a million face, and I've ROCKED 'EM ALL!" during "Wanted."
WANTED
After the concert, we were standing in front of the "Kansas City Star" building trying to catch a cab, and people kept stealing our taxi, when two ladies arrived at one about the same time we did. One of them said, "I don't suppose you're going to the Embassy Suites are you?" We were. And then, even weirder, they were from Bentonville. The mom's going to call me so that her son can finish his degree. Isn't it a small world?
Yesterday morning we woke up about 9 a.m., ate breakfast at the hotel, then headed to the Country Club Plaza to shop. We went to Williams Sonoma for some kitchen stuff and MAC for makeup, then had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. We had an unbelievable tuna carpaccio followed by pasta. I was so full that I had to bring my cheesecake home and eat it along the way.
We got back to Fayetteville about 8 last night, so since we were still kinda full from lunch and cheesecake, stopped at Shogun for sushi. After a trip to Barnes and Noble (can you tell we didn't want the trip to end?), I dropped off 'Stella and headed back to Siloam.
My back is killing me after standing up for three-and-a-half hours and dancing on Thursday night. There's some ibuprofen and a nap in my future.
I can't believe how much fun we had. I can't believe our seats were so close. I mostly can't believe that Jon actually sang "Bed of Roses" to me. Granted, we only connected for about three seconds, but still...
Oh, and Lola got 33 mpg. Not too shabby.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Fill 'er up
So, Lola got her first fill-up today, and I'm happy to report that she got a pretty impressive 28 MPG, with most of the driving town miles.
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