so again i am a slacker...
letting my blogging fall by the wayside.
dear friend how i missed you.
so i thought i would give a little bit of an update to my life...
not that there is anything tremendously interesting going on but...
i have done something i never thought i could ever accomplish.
i ran and completed my first half marathon.
it was great.
it was my mothers day gift to myself.
to finish.
to see if i could do it.
and low and behold i did.
and now i am hooked.
i cannot wait to run another one.
thats kinda it for today...
i wish i could write more but i cannot sit comfortable as i took a nasty spill at my soccer game last night as i thought i might try a balancing act (not really) i was just exhausted and i totally bit it and fell severly on my tailbone and cannot sit.
ok goodnight and happy reading!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
rules of driving...another new addition
As promised this was to be continued as I established more rules that should be followed while driving...
19. If you cannot read the signs do not drive. Failure in the ability to read the signs warrants tickets and causes accidents...so if you can't read - don't drive.
20. Save photography for a time when you are not operating a motor vehicle. I believe that the hands free laws probably include the use of cameras. Especially while hanging out of the drivers side window while driving. If you are in the passenger seat or backseat - feel free to take pictures, but while driving is a BIG NO. I think that is rather self-explanatory as to why.
to be continued...
Happy Reading!!
19. If you cannot read the signs do not drive. Failure in the ability to read the signs warrants tickets and causes accidents...so if you can't read - don't drive.
20. Save photography for a time when you are not operating a motor vehicle. I believe that the hands free laws probably include the use of cameras. Especially while hanging out of the drivers side window while driving. If you are in the passenger seat or backseat - feel free to take pictures, but while driving is a BIG NO. I think that is rather self-explanatory as to why.
to be continued...
Happy Reading!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
new year...new everything...I guess.
Well i started my beginning of the new year with a different blog...well not a different blog but a different post.
but a few things have happened since i last started working on processing these thoughts of mine.
so here goes.
A few things have happened of a rather large magnitude have happened since we last spoke...
or you, whoever you are read, my my thoughts as if you were camping out in my soul.
thats a slightly creepy image.
amusing but creepy.
it makes me wonder what the decor of my soul looks like...
have you ever considered what the decor of your soul or the soul of another might look like if you were hang out in there...
well no is your chance, i have opened the door and placed the opportunity in front of you. Take a peak around, tell me what you see.
okay well enough playing visual hostess, i suppose the time has come to change hats and wear that of the verbal hostess. not that my words are all that beautiful but one can try.
so...
back to the beginning of the new year and the way that it has shaped up thus far.
well...
it has been interesting to say the least.
my year ended with someone trying to steal my car..not just my belongs but my entire car.
which is baffling to me.
who has the right to decide that something should no longer belong to its rightful owner and that it should become someone elses...
i just don't get it.
and the fact that the people who commit these crimes there is nothing but a slap on the wrist if they are caught in the act...
the police do nothing to find them...
however i frequently see them hanging out at the local starbucks.
i am so glad that my tax dollars go to such good use.
rather than them being used for what they are supposed to be used for,
we are all purchasing vente lattes or some other caffeinated coffee drinks...
especially for those of us who don't even drink coffee.
on a second note...
my beloved sister and my babies...well her babies technically. The boy and his kid sister...my little loves are gone. They have moved more than just a new city...
they have moved all the way around the world.
to china.
for the next three years.
i am beside myself...
these children are a huge part of who i am...as is my sister.
but she is off doing incredible things.
she for those of you who know her...know that she is AMAZING.
i am in awe.
but her aside...
i am saddended by the fact that i have been such huge part of their childhood thus far...
and now just as tonight will fade into tomorrow.
they are gone.
they will come back.
and i will go to china...woohoo.
but none the less they are not here for me to indulge in my nuggetness.
oh nuggets.
wonderful nuggets.
but from all the way over here
i wish them love and kisses.
a huge thing that happened...
well this one was one that i dont know that i will ever get over.
my baby.
my real baby.
my angel.
hit a milestone birthday.
its crazy.
she has become the most lovely young lady and i am beyond proud of who she has and is becoming.
she blows my mind everyday.
i am proud to be her mother.
and now for the most recent and heartbreaking...
i lost my grandmother.
on monday, my family lost its glue.
its matriarch.
i cannot begin to find the words to express how this has affected me.
lets begin with a little story about me...
for those of you who know me.
know i lost my father when i was 11 years old.
the woman that has gone now from my life...
was his mother.
she embodies so many of my childhood memories...
ones that after my father passed away i think i buried deep down inside my soul.
in ways i feel as though i have lost my father all over again.
my heart hurts.
i loved my grandmother.
i still love my grandmother.
i will always love my grandmother.
she was a terrific woman.
full of life is the best way that i can describe her.
my grandmother would have turned 90 this march had she lived that long...
but just like my father she passed away 2 months befor a monumental birthday...
his being 50.
hers being 90.
i am saddended by her loss.
there are so many things in my life that i had wanted to share with her.
i would have loved to have had her be there on the day that i get married...
nor will my father.
although i am not in any hurry to do so...but none the less when the time comes they will not be there.
and this crushes me.
she will not get to know my daughter...
or my sisters children.
however i suppose it is now time that i make sure that i do not lose contact with my fathers sisters and their children as i did when my father died, although it was not my responsibilty, as a child to maintain those relationships...
i regret that they had fallen by the wayside and that it has taken this loss to bring us back together.
but this time i am an adult and i will be the one to take the reigns and make sure that it doesn't go away again.
after all what is family without eachother?
there are so many things that i would like to say in regards to my grandmother and this loss but there is really only so much that i can say for the day prior to the emotions become too much to hand
my grandmother will also not be here to see these things in the flesh i know that so much of her is entwined in who i am.
we are both spritely in size
and firey in spirit.
i love you grandma.
but a few things have happened since i last started working on processing these thoughts of mine.
so here goes.
A few things have happened of a rather large magnitude have happened since we last spoke...
or you, whoever you are read, my my thoughts as if you were camping out in my soul.
thats a slightly creepy image.
amusing but creepy.
it makes me wonder what the decor of my soul looks like...
have you ever considered what the decor of your soul or the soul of another might look like if you were hang out in there...
well no is your chance, i have opened the door and placed the opportunity in front of you. Take a peak around, tell me what you see.
okay well enough playing visual hostess, i suppose the time has come to change hats and wear that of the verbal hostess. not that my words are all that beautiful but one can try.
so...
back to the beginning of the new year and the way that it has shaped up thus far.
well...
it has been interesting to say the least.
my year ended with someone trying to steal my car..not just my belongs but my entire car.
which is baffling to me.
who has the right to decide that something should no longer belong to its rightful owner and that it should become someone elses...
i just don't get it.
and the fact that the people who commit these crimes there is nothing but a slap on the wrist if they are caught in the act...
the police do nothing to find them...
however i frequently see them hanging out at the local starbucks.
i am so glad that my tax dollars go to such good use.
rather than them being used for what they are supposed to be used for,
we are all purchasing vente lattes or some other caffeinated coffee drinks...
especially for those of us who don't even drink coffee.
on a second note...
my beloved sister and my babies...well her babies technically. The boy and his kid sister...my little loves are gone. They have moved more than just a new city...
they have moved all the way around the world.
to china.
for the next three years.
i am beside myself...
these children are a huge part of who i am...as is my sister.
but she is off doing incredible things.
she for those of you who know her...know that she is AMAZING.
i am in awe.
but her aside...
i am saddended by the fact that i have been such huge part of their childhood thus far...
and now just as tonight will fade into tomorrow.
they are gone.
they will come back.
and i will go to china...woohoo.
but none the less they are not here for me to indulge in my nuggetness.
oh nuggets.
wonderful nuggets.
but from all the way over here
i wish them love and kisses.
a huge thing that happened...
well this one was one that i dont know that i will ever get over.
my baby.
my real baby.
my angel.
hit a milestone birthday.
its crazy.
she has become the most lovely young lady and i am beyond proud of who she has and is becoming.
she blows my mind everyday.
i am proud to be her mother.
and now for the most recent and heartbreaking...
i lost my grandmother.
on monday, my family lost its glue.
its matriarch.
i cannot begin to find the words to express how this has affected me.
lets begin with a little story about me...
for those of you who know me.
know i lost my father when i was 11 years old.
the woman that has gone now from my life...
was his mother.
she embodies so many of my childhood memories...
ones that after my father passed away i think i buried deep down inside my soul.
in ways i feel as though i have lost my father all over again.
my heart hurts.
i loved my grandmother.
i still love my grandmother.
i will always love my grandmother.
she was a terrific woman.
full of life is the best way that i can describe her.
my grandmother would have turned 90 this march had she lived that long...
but just like my father she passed away 2 months befor a monumental birthday...
his being 50.
hers being 90.
i am saddended by her loss.
there are so many things in my life that i had wanted to share with her.
i would have loved to have had her be there on the day that i get married...
nor will my father.
although i am not in any hurry to do so...but none the less when the time comes they will not be there.
and this crushes me.
she will not get to know my daughter...
or my sisters children.
however i suppose it is now time that i make sure that i do not lose contact with my fathers sisters and their children as i did when my father died, although it was not my responsibilty, as a child to maintain those relationships...
i regret that they had fallen by the wayside and that it has taken this loss to bring us back together.
but this time i am an adult and i will be the one to take the reigns and make sure that it doesn't go away again.
after all what is family without eachother?
there are so many things that i would like to say in regards to my grandmother and this loss but there is really only so much that i can say for the day prior to the emotions become too much to hand
my grandmother will also not be here to see these things in the flesh i know that so much of her is entwined in who i am.
we are both spritely in size
and firey in spirit.
i love you grandma.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Free to be You and Me...part deux.
as a way to wrap up what I had to say earlier...
i heard this song this evening that i thought it might be important to for us to take a good look at the words and soak them in.
they are not my words nor would i ever claim them to be they are words that should resonate in all of us everyday.
its important to remember that we are only people all made from the same thing and when we knock someone down based on the color of their skin, their sex, their religion, their beliefs, their disabilities, their socioeconmonic status, their sexual preferences we are knocking down a brother or sister in humanity. we know nothing of their story of their hardships and troubles or loves and hobbies. we are more alike than we realize - we are human and made from the same things.
so please take with you these words...
imagine there's no heaven
it's easy if you try
no hell below us
above us only sky
imagine all the people
living for today...
imagine there's no countries
it isn't hard to do
nothing to kill or die for
and no religion too
imagine all the people
living life in peace...
you may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
i hope someday you'll join us
and the world will be as one
imagine no possessions
i wonder if you can
no need for greed or hunger
a brotherhood of man
imagine all the people
sharing all the world...
you may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
i hope someday you'll join us
and the world will live as one
-john lennon
with these words in my heart i will never stop fighting for equality.
happy reading.
i heard this song this evening that i thought it might be important to for us to take a good look at the words and soak them in.
they are not my words nor would i ever claim them to be they are words that should resonate in all of us everyday.
its important to remember that we are only people all made from the same thing and when we knock someone down based on the color of their skin, their sex, their religion, their beliefs, their disabilities, their socioeconmonic status, their sexual preferences we are knocking down a brother or sister in humanity. we know nothing of their story of their hardships and troubles or loves and hobbies. we are more alike than we realize - we are human and made from the same things.
so please take with you these words...
imagine there's no heaven
it's easy if you try
no hell below us
above us only sky
imagine all the people
living for today...
imagine there's no countries
it isn't hard to do
nothing to kill or die for
and no religion too
imagine all the people
living life in peace...
you may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
i hope someday you'll join us
and the world will be as one
imagine no possessions
i wonder if you can
no need for greed or hunger
a brotherhood of man
imagine all the people
sharing all the world...
you may say I'm a dreamer
but I'm not the only one
i hope someday you'll join us
and the world will live as one
-john lennon
with these words in my heart i will never stop fighting for equality.
happy reading.
free to be you and me
so recently i have had an experience that has rocked me to my core...
and i am thankful for the strength in which i possess in myself and my beliefs.
in light of recent events that have happened in our communities...
the one that surrounds us directly and then the human community in which we live.
it is the issue of human rights...
i feel the need to stand up for humans of all shapes, colors, sex, and sexual preference.
it hurts my soul that we as people feel the right to take away certain civil liberties from others because we simply don't agree.
sadly enough this experience came from facebook...oh how silly this may sound to some but it was something that truly stunned my core.
on national coming out day, i chose to lend my status as a platform for support by offering up my suuport and love in the freedom for those who have felt afraid to do so until now...to come out. in a safe place. the way the world should be.
and maybe i am jaded in believing that i should be able to offer support without others opening their mouths or in this case unleashing their fingers and assulting a simple message of love and support.
personally i see people saw things on facebook or other public forums, and these are people that i care about, i might have a difference in beliefs or values, but none the less, i make the choice to keep my mouth shut and not be a contributor to the problem. this is one thing that i pride myself one, i do not and never will choose my friends or leave my friends because our beliefs differ. i love them all dearly and i respect their opinions, that is part of what makes them human, however even if i disagree with them i don't find it necessary to engage in a belief war... this however was what happened to my "status."
a friend of mine, who i love dearly and i will not name names because that is only fair. please do not misunderstand me readers...i have nothing but love and respect for the person involved in this "war" shall you.
this friend of mine took a message meant from a place of love and support and took their opinions and broke it. in words that were beyond hurtful, especially under the circumstances. it was not a place that opinions were to be uttered. this friend of mine thought that we had the same beliefs and values of non-hatred and equality, which after all that happened was very apparently not true.
this friends words were so offensive, that other friends of mine stood up to say that the person in questions was out of line and beyond inappropriate...
i cannot express the hurt that was caused by these words.
as i write this though i must remember all though i was hurt by the words that were uttered by this friend of mine...
i must forgive.
and move on.
all i can ask is that before we open our mouths and tempt to play with fire...remember you will get burned.
there is also a time and place for everything and although we might not agree with they way that others feel and believe...we need not say everything we think.
bite your tongue.
and count your blessings.
happy reading.
and i am thankful for the strength in which i possess in myself and my beliefs.
in light of recent events that have happened in our communities...
the one that surrounds us directly and then the human community in which we live.
it is the issue of human rights...
i feel the need to stand up for humans of all shapes, colors, sex, and sexual preference.
it hurts my soul that we as people feel the right to take away certain civil liberties from others because we simply don't agree.
sadly enough this experience came from facebook...oh how silly this may sound to some but it was something that truly stunned my core.
on national coming out day, i chose to lend my status as a platform for support by offering up my suuport and love in the freedom for those who have felt afraid to do so until now...to come out. in a safe place. the way the world should be.
and maybe i am jaded in believing that i should be able to offer support without others opening their mouths or in this case unleashing their fingers and assulting a simple message of love and support.
personally i see people saw things on facebook or other public forums, and these are people that i care about, i might have a difference in beliefs or values, but none the less, i make the choice to keep my mouth shut and not be a contributor to the problem. this is one thing that i pride myself one, i do not and never will choose my friends or leave my friends because our beliefs differ. i love them all dearly and i respect their opinions, that is part of what makes them human, however even if i disagree with them i don't find it necessary to engage in a belief war... this however was what happened to my "status."
a friend of mine, who i love dearly and i will not name names because that is only fair. please do not misunderstand me readers...i have nothing but love and respect for the person involved in this "war" shall you.
this friend of mine took a message meant from a place of love and support and took their opinions and broke it. in words that were beyond hurtful, especially under the circumstances. it was not a place that opinions were to be uttered. this friend of mine thought that we had the same beliefs and values of non-hatred and equality, which after all that happened was very apparently not true.
this friends words were so offensive, that other friends of mine stood up to say that the person in questions was out of line and beyond inappropriate...
i cannot express the hurt that was caused by these words.
as i write this though i must remember all though i was hurt by the words that were uttered by this friend of mine...
i must forgive.
and move on.
all i can ask is that before we open our mouths and tempt to play with fire...remember you will get burned.
there is also a time and place for everything and although we might not agree with they way that others feel and believe...we need not say everything we think.
bite your tongue.
and count your blessings.
happy reading.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
trimmed fat leads to lean pickings
so recently i decided that i would trim the friendship fat...
i have begun the process of letting go of a few friends who have repeatedly hurt me by their behavior.
i am learning that this is easier said than done.
i have 2 friends in particular that i am "trimming" from my life at this present moment and i am finding it to be very hard.
although one of them doesn't ever answer her phone (who knows if she even has the same phone # as she did when we were friends) i still miss her...she was one of those friends that before she met the bf of hers was a wonderful friend for the most part...the kind of friend a friend would like to have at times... well maybe she wasn't that awesome to begin with. however she was one of those people when you were having a hard day she was a kind ear and a tender heart to pour yours upon...but she met this fellow and that all changed. i can't help but wonder if the demise of our friendship is due to the fellow in mention...maybe he doesn't like me (well that's all fine and good and that bothers not but she shouldn't discount her friends because one says so...) however she literally fell off the map when he came along. i of course get the hanging out with your friends less because you have met someone and want to further your relationship however deciding never to call them or be short and rude every time they call well that's another story all together.
i of course cannot tell anyone how to live their life or treat their friends but i'm pretty sure that treating them like they are garbage that was great to have around while they were single but now they are no longer so it is time for them to be discarded is not the way to go...
man i feel as though that i could go on about this forever...
it hurt me deeply.
i miss my friend.
i miss her coming over in the evenings to hang out with me and the little lady...
with whom she also is supposed to have a very special relationship but has neglected since the "man" came around...
he has his own children and now she is playing "mommy" or whatever it is that she is doing...
i am saddened by this loss greatly.
i feel like i almost have a phantom limb friend...
i want to call her and invite her over however every time i have invited her - even if its been in advance...she always has better things to do.
which is ok.
i wish her love, happiness, and success in her life.
i will be sad that she is not there to share mine with me.
ok....
now on to the next...
the 2nd friendship that i am cutting out is another hard one...
i am not sure where to begin...
this friend and i have been friends for many years...
and i have given as much love and support as i can possibly give to said friend.
and throughout the years i have not been treated particularly well by this friend..
but at this point that's really neither here nor there...
what kills me is the present time.
she calls me her best friend yet she makes no effort to spend time with me...
i try to hang out but its always to no avail...
she has a friend with whom she maintains a terribly unhealthy friendship with and she recognizes it and yet they remain what appears as the best of friends.
and it hurts.
although fb should not the basis for my hurt it is the catalyst.
she (my friend) has told me numerous times her tales of woe with said girl....
however they continue to have plans and maintain what appears to be a very active relationship...
when i who is told that i am the "best friend" doesn't even get phone calls returned...
oh well.
i guess in some ways i am jealous but mostly i feel fed up...
fed up with being there to wipe away the tears and help clean up the messes yet someone else (whom many of the previously stated items are courtesy of) seems to have the friendship or at least the activites of friendship that i have so desired with this friend of mine for years...
it makes me sad.
but i am sick of putting forth the effort and only ever being a back up friend....and oh my plans fell through we should hang out friend.
do people not see the hurt they cause in others...
however i still stupidly keep trying to make efforts with both people however it always ends up being in vain and to no avail.
needless to say i am hurt deeply by 2 people who i love dearly...
i am not sure what to do.
i am not sure whether i am to give up and walk away and save myself the hurt that these 2 "friendships" bring upon my life and move on...
but why does it hurt so bad
thats what i want to know...
why is so hard to give up on people that give you nothing but hurt in return.
when does the actuality of the fact that people are going to be who they are going to be regardless of what we do set in...
that as much as we might try to be there for others there comes a time when we must be there for ourselves first and foremost...
however why is it that once we trim the fat...that is all we crave...
i wish that i could leave you with my usual wishes of happy reading but i am afraid that i cannot in good conscience do so...
as i am hurting so much so by all this...
so with that i simply bid your farewell.
i have begun the process of letting go of a few friends who have repeatedly hurt me by their behavior.
i am learning that this is easier said than done.
i have 2 friends in particular that i am "trimming" from my life at this present moment and i am finding it to be very hard.
although one of them doesn't ever answer her phone (who knows if she even has the same phone # as she did when we were friends) i still miss her...she was one of those friends that before she met the bf of hers was a wonderful friend for the most part...the kind of friend a friend would like to have at times... well maybe she wasn't that awesome to begin with. however she was one of those people when you were having a hard day she was a kind ear and a tender heart to pour yours upon...but she met this fellow and that all changed. i can't help but wonder if the demise of our friendship is due to the fellow in mention...maybe he doesn't like me (well that's all fine and good and that bothers not but she shouldn't discount her friends because one says so...) however she literally fell off the map when he came along. i of course get the hanging out with your friends less because you have met someone and want to further your relationship however deciding never to call them or be short and rude every time they call well that's another story all together.
i of course cannot tell anyone how to live their life or treat their friends but i'm pretty sure that treating them like they are garbage that was great to have around while they were single but now they are no longer so it is time for them to be discarded is not the way to go...
man i feel as though that i could go on about this forever...
it hurt me deeply.
i miss my friend.
i miss her coming over in the evenings to hang out with me and the little lady...
with whom she also is supposed to have a very special relationship but has neglected since the "man" came around...
he has his own children and now she is playing "mommy" or whatever it is that she is doing...
i am saddened by this loss greatly.
i feel like i almost have a phantom limb friend...
i want to call her and invite her over however every time i have invited her - even if its been in advance...she always has better things to do.
which is ok.
i wish her love, happiness, and success in her life.
i will be sad that she is not there to share mine with me.
ok....
now on to the next...
the 2nd friendship that i am cutting out is another hard one...
i am not sure where to begin...
this friend and i have been friends for many years...
and i have given as much love and support as i can possibly give to said friend.
and throughout the years i have not been treated particularly well by this friend..
but at this point that's really neither here nor there...
what kills me is the present time.
she calls me her best friend yet she makes no effort to spend time with me...
i try to hang out but its always to no avail...
she has a friend with whom she maintains a terribly unhealthy friendship with and she recognizes it and yet they remain what appears as the best of friends.
and it hurts.
although fb should not the basis for my hurt it is the catalyst.
she (my friend) has told me numerous times her tales of woe with said girl....
however they continue to have plans and maintain what appears to be a very active relationship...
when i who is told that i am the "best friend" doesn't even get phone calls returned...
oh well.
i guess in some ways i am jealous but mostly i feel fed up...
fed up with being there to wipe away the tears and help clean up the messes yet someone else (whom many of the previously stated items are courtesy of) seems to have the friendship or at least the activites of friendship that i have so desired with this friend of mine for years...
it makes me sad.
but i am sick of putting forth the effort and only ever being a back up friend....and oh my plans fell through we should hang out friend.
do people not see the hurt they cause in others...
however i still stupidly keep trying to make efforts with both people however it always ends up being in vain and to no avail.
needless to say i am hurt deeply by 2 people who i love dearly...
i am not sure what to do.
i am not sure whether i am to give up and walk away and save myself the hurt that these 2 "friendships" bring upon my life and move on...
but why does it hurt so bad
thats what i want to know...
why is so hard to give up on people that give you nothing but hurt in return.
when does the actuality of the fact that people are going to be who they are going to be regardless of what we do set in...
that as much as we might try to be there for others there comes a time when we must be there for ourselves first and foremost...
however why is it that once we trim the fat...that is all we crave...
i wish that i could leave you with my usual wishes of happy reading but i am afraid that i cannot in good conscience do so...
as i am hurting so much so by all this...
so with that i simply bid your farewell.
Monday, August 16, 2010
summa summa summatime...
time to sit back and unwind...
so i finally have a break from that which i do daily...and i have this break for a month
however i am at an absolute loss of what to do with myself.
i know i should just be enjoying the time off but its technically the first day of my break and i already feel like i am going stir crazy.
but at least i have a plethora of good music to keep me entertained.
so i must tell you a little story of some good luck - or good happiness that was thrown my way.
this last saturday my mostly companion's kid sister (she's not really a kid but she younger so we will call her kid sister for the sake of birth order) and i were going to get some free pizza - courtesy of my dear friend steppy nubble - nicknamed for anonymity's sake...she had a groupon that she and her husband were going to be unable to use so she asked me if i wanted it i of course said yes who would pass up free pizza - unless of course if you didnt like pizza then you might but then you would be a shocking rare creature that one like myself would not know how to handle....
so back to the story at hand...
we are en route to pizza when i receive a text message about a band that we are both longing to see...The Temper Trap...and the text is about a free show that is playing at the Buffalo Gap...at 4pm and there is room for 120 people - i turn to look to her and report the news....
needless to say we turn around and change our course for the afternoon....sadly though my mostly companion is golfing in the hundred degree weather missing all the goodness that is about to occur.
so we arrive at the buffalo gap - we are the 3rd group of people that arrive for the show - we grab a beer each and get in line...my goodness we are so excited.
to make this story even better - we had been having lunch the previous day talking about how badly we had wanted to go to the concert t (that was saturday night) she was very jealous her boyfriend was going and i had been trying to win tickets all week to no avail...but my how the tables would turn.
so the mini concert starts and they are AMAZING!! Beyond what we had both imagined....
and the tale gets better...
sooooo....
there is a girl from the radio station walking around talking to us special invitees - members of the "mobile nation" inquiring as to how we like the show.
we told her our tale of musical woe...
she continued her route around the room as we went on conversing with one another...
low and behold she comes back and sits down at our table and begins telling us that we must celebrate quietly...
as she slides 2 tickets for that nights show...
what are you kidding me?
we have just been given two free tickets compliments of the radio station to which we are both loyal listeners...
so we are in shock and very excited...
we follow the instructions though and celebrate quietly.
so once finished we decide it is time to head off to free dinner...after free intimate concert..before we head to free full blown concert...
wow oh wow what a day it turned out to be.
I must say though that i feel bad as we were supposed to both attend a bbq (myself and my mostly companion) he went for the both of us as i was slightly...um well lost in joy!!
so my apologies to our friends!!
much love!!
And happy reading!!
so i finally have a break from that which i do daily...and i have this break for a month
however i am at an absolute loss of what to do with myself.
i know i should just be enjoying the time off but its technically the first day of my break and i already feel like i am going stir crazy.
but at least i have a plethora of good music to keep me entertained.
so i must tell you a little story of some good luck - or good happiness that was thrown my way.
this last saturday my mostly companion's kid sister (she's not really a kid but she younger so we will call her kid sister for the sake of birth order) and i were going to get some free pizza - courtesy of my dear friend steppy nubble - nicknamed for anonymity's sake...she had a groupon that she and her husband were going to be unable to use so she asked me if i wanted it i of course said yes who would pass up free pizza - unless of course if you didnt like pizza then you might but then you would be a shocking rare creature that one like myself would not know how to handle....
so back to the story at hand...
we are en route to pizza when i receive a text message about a band that we are both longing to see...The Temper Trap...and the text is about a free show that is playing at the Buffalo Gap...at 4pm and there is room for 120 people - i turn to look to her and report the news....
needless to say we turn around and change our course for the afternoon....sadly though my mostly companion is golfing in the hundred degree weather missing all the goodness that is about to occur.
so we arrive at the buffalo gap - we are the 3rd group of people that arrive for the show - we grab a beer each and get in line...my goodness we are so excited.
to make this story even better - we had been having lunch the previous day talking about how badly we had wanted to go to the concert t (that was saturday night) she was very jealous her boyfriend was going and i had been trying to win tickets all week to no avail...but my how the tables would turn.
so the mini concert starts and they are AMAZING!! Beyond what we had both imagined....
and the tale gets better...
sooooo....
there is a girl from the radio station walking around talking to us special invitees - members of the "mobile nation" inquiring as to how we like the show.
we told her our tale of musical woe...
she continued her route around the room as we went on conversing with one another...
low and behold she comes back and sits down at our table and begins telling us that we must celebrate quietly...
as she slides 2 tickets for that nights show...
what are you kidding me?
we have just been given two free tickets compliments of the radio station to which we are both loyal listeners...
so we are in shock and very excited...
we follow the instructions though and celebrate quietly.
so once finished we decide it is time to head off to free dinner...after free intimate concert..before we head to free full blown concert...
wow oh wow what a day it turned out to be.
I must say though that i feel bad as we were supposed to both attend a bbq (myself and my mostly companion) he went for the both of us as i was slightly...um well lost in joy!!
so my apologies to our friends!!
much love!!
And happy reading!!
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