I stole this from Shelly who got it from Kaitlin

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & first car) - Salty Dog Tempo

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Rocky Road Chocolate Chip

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
D All

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) - Purple Orangutan

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)-Renee Houston

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) -
Allda

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put “The” in front) The Green Vodka Red Bull

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)- Wayne Floyd

9. STRIPPER NAME : ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne, favorite candy) Moonlight Path Sweettart

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Lynn Robert

I actually have things to write about!

Ok, first Adairs last weekend was fun. I saw lots of things in one place that a person should never have to witness even once. Grandparents mugging it down at the bar, then behind us. Break dancing karate kid. China representation. Woman and barstool falling to floor. Same woman having to be carried out of bar because she's so drunk. Matt Powell writing lyrics down on an Adairs notepad, claiming "I do this all the time." Drew Kennedy with a wedding veil on. Joel kicking us out at 2 am out the back door. Good times. Here's some pics:

Second, I've got a psycho woman story for you. Last week my mother petsat for this couple that was going on vacation to Mexico. When she came in to drop off the key she was telling my Mom and another girl we work with about how horrible her husband was and how they were gonna get a divorce and she didn't know if one of them would be coming back alive. yada yada yada. Fast forward to this past Sunday afternoon. Said woman calls our house we let the machine get it. She starts off telling mom thanks for taking care of the dog but that she wasn't going to pay her because Mom was supposedly in on some conspiracy to have her commited 4 years ago when the family went to Hawaii. And how dare my Mom turn against her, etc, etc. Then said if you want to be paid you'll need to talk to my husband but good luck at getting any money from him. So my Mom calls her back and gets her machine. She leaves a message stating she has no clue what this woman is accusing her of but that she would be paid one way or the other. Lady calls mom back. Yells all the above mentioned at my Mom and says she's not paying her then hangs up. Mom calls this woman's son and leaves a message that his Mom is calling her accusing her of stuff and refusing to pay her and wants the son to call back with husband's number. 45 minutes later the woman calls back. We let the machine get it. She calmly apologizes for what she did to Mom and says it all had to do with some computer cables that were missing and she thought Mom took them but it turned out to be her husband and he was a horrible man and that she would come to pay her on Monday. Ok, now it's Monday. News report: Allen Woman murders husband on Sunday evening by stabbing him multiple times, beating his head in with a rock, then slashes his wrists! You've probably all seen it on the local news if not read it in the newspaper if you live in Dallas. Now we're just waiting for the police to call us since I'm sure Mom's number is on her caller id several times.

Third, 2 of my dogs had to spend the night in jail because on Saturday when we left for lunch for 2 hours the fence blew over and they got out. Probably ran amuck through the neighborhood for an hour then got picked up by animal control. After some miscommunication on their part, we finally got a call on Sunday afternoon that our dogs were at the pound so we went to pick them up. Our dogs are microchipped. I highly recommend microchips because that's how they were identfied!

Friday nights....

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I ate tons of food all in one sitting that day at my grandparents. I had this dessert plate in front of me that I had prepared only to ask for some plastic wrap because I just couldn't eat it! But, no worries I managed to eat it on Saturday! Last Friday night I went out with Heather and Jamie. Thank you Heather for taking us to Monica's before the festivities..it was jst as yummy as I had remembered! After we ate, we went to watch the Stars lose, then we headed to Gilley's for Brandon Rhyder. Ladies get in free and $2.75 you call its was a very nice surprise whe we got there! Brandon was great. I hadn't seen hi in forever. Finally got my picture taken with him! Go me! Ran into some girls I used to teach dance to. Now they can get into bars. I'm getting OLD. After Gilley's we went to Adairs where I got to see little Joel. That was a nice surprise. I hadn't seen him in forever. Plus, we got to introduce Jamie to Adairs finally! I had a really great time!
Last night (friday) I met up with Deidre & Michelle at The Loon. Interesting place. It was so loud in there. Before I knew it we were surrounded by like 6 lawyers/attorneys, some drunker than 80 aliens. The atmosphere was different, so it was nice for a change. But, boo on them for not have red bull. Afterwards we went to Adairs. I had one drink and ran into Nicole there. Deidre & Michelle left for the dragonfly, but I stayed and hung out with Nicole for about an hour then headed home for some sleep before I had to work this morning.
Today our 57 inch HDTV is being delievered. Can't wait for that!
I know I entertained V with my Braun banter last night, but she started it by texting me!

I haven't written in a while, perhaps its because I really have nothing to write about. I'm sitting here going through my brain trying to find something, anything to write about it....wow I'm an extremely boring person. Let's see, what have I done since my birthday roadtrip.....

• Micky and the Motorcars--some of my favorite people were there, the girls next to me were line dancing and kick lining to "Twilight", everyone around them was annoyed, including me. Nothing more rude than drunk girls that know all the words to the songs
• I woke up the next morning sicker than a dog. And I'm still trying to get over the cough and the blowing of my nose
• Last friday I saw "Twilight" with all the Dallas girls. I can appreciate it for what it was. I'm hoping the next movie is done better.
• I just finished book 2 of the series. I cried within the first 100 pages. I was like, he's leaving her?!?!?! I was gonna hunt him down myself until I flipped to the last 100 pages of the book and cheated before I read on. I do that alot with books. I have to know the ending before I read how they got there. I've been that way all my life.
• I ran into Chanda at Kohls in Plano. It was really random. But, Emma is so amazing adorable I wanted to just eat her up!
• I can't wait for Thanksgiving dinner. I always name the 23 things I'm going to eat. And you can guarantee I will eat it all before the day is over. If there's one thing I can do, it's eat. Obviously.

Finally, to those of you who read this, I'm so thankful to have each and every one of you in my life! I'm even more thankful to call you my friends, actually my family. I love you all!

Are you putting that hat on to keep your head from swelling to the size of your ego?

So this weekend I went to Oklahoma to see the EYB with Jamie for my birthday. It was quite interesting. Let me just say that I previously twittered that I hate Oklahoma. Well I determined it's not Oklahoma I hate, it's the EYB superfans at both venues. I can find these same superfans in Texas too, so it's not entirely Oklahoma's fault. I will say though that these are the rudest people I have ever met and I don't plan on returning any time in the near future. I hope I don't offend anyone and please know that the quotes I added are paraphrased as I can't remember word for word what was exactly said.

With that said, here's some highlights from the weekend...bulleted of course:

• Eating at Chili's in Norman with Jamie wearing a Texas A&M shirt
• Detour exit and then going the wrong way on a one way street
• walking through the "tunnel" while 89086587087 cars honk
• followed by some boys yelling stupid things to each other
• finding our way to the bar and double fisting it
• finding our way to somewhere near the stage which ends up being on a step in front of the merch table
• Mike talking to me from the stage telling me happy birthday and then dedicating "Mystery In The Making" to me
• "whether you play the piano or flute" the flute? really?
• needing to go to the bar again but decide not to because who knows if we'd ever make it there and back
• talking to Mike outside after the show and watching his face when someone makes mention that the people in her office call them her boy toys. I'm serious.
• I love hugging Mike because he hugs like he means it, which is how I hug people too
• buying a gospel album from some guy promoting himself on the street. "I may not be Garth Brooks, but I'm from Oklahoma"
• buying a hotdog from a vendor on a street corner
• A visit to the OKC bombing site for a history lesson
• Lunch at Cracker Barrell where we decided to buy a whole pecan chocolate chip pie for $8 as opposed to 2 slices for $3 each
• the indian trading post signs that build up 20 miles to it's exit like it's some big store and it's really just some tiny shop on a hill
• making it to Weatherford an hour before we can check in so we go to the venue to buy tickets and it's closed so we look up online the other places you can buy them and they are both gas stations
• dr. pepper slurpies
• a nap though the A&M/OU game
• the manager at the restaurant calling someone sir and it really being a lady. In her defense the lady was rough looking
• arriving at the venue and seeing F250s hauling horse trailers parked in the lot
• seeing Phil and him asking where we are staying as he hoped it wasn't the hotel across the street where the bus driver was staying!
• not enough redbull/vodka/grenadines to make it through the night
• hearing George Strait, Rascal flatts, "Jose Curevo You Are A Friend Of Mine," No Justice then 10 rap songs before the EYB finally start
• a girl with a black and white dress on, black and white cowboy boots, and black and white hair (not kidding) an advertisement for dressboothairmatch.com
• seeing same restaurant manager at JC Cowboys doing the cupid shuffle on the dance floor
• a tap on my shoulder and some girl telling me she NEEDS to get to the front of the stage. Me: no you don't
• jagerbombs with the band
• being pushed on stage during the last song. why do people push?
• finding the boys hiding out on the bus after the show
• watching CMT with the boys on the bus
• the "bob that head" tour discussion
• I learned that one CMT personality is a lesbian
• "I didn't have any lighting on the stage" "no one did" "except for that giant spotlight shining on you, I felt like I was at the Mike Eli show" "well, when you're good, you're good"
• "Are you putting that hat on to keep your head from growing to the size of your ego?" (this was quite possibly the funniest thing I heard all night)
• James: "Julianne Hough can dance with my stars anyday" hahahaha
• pecan chocolate chip pie at 2 am

It was quite an adventure. And it was fun. Sorry for the entertainment on twitter. It was easier to vent on there than at the actual person.

Congratulations to Kristin and Scott on the birth of their son Carter Michael. He was 2 hours from being born on the same birthday as me. Welcome to the world fellow scorpio!

It's beginning to look alot like....

November. The leaves are turning. My old neighborhood is looking homey. I love that feeling! And with November comes the anniversary of my birth :) yay! I read something that you are the only one who cares about your birthday after the age of like 11. Birthdays are a big deal to me. And I like to think I make a big deal out of my friend's birthdays too. So, just humor me.

The past few weeks have seem to fly by. If I'm not working, I'm teaching dance. If I'm not teaching dance, I'm working. It's an endless cycle. Somewhere in there I find time to sleep, on occasion. Maybe I need some of Kristin's ambien.

New Kids on the Block was probably the highlight of my life. Seems silly, but next to them the only person I'd ever kill to see is Elvis Presley (few know my obsession, now the internet is aware) and well, we know that will never happen. OK, so there's probably other people I would love to see, but I'm content right now.

It's become decision time at dance on what songs I will use for recital. I'm bored with the same old songs for the preschool classes. So I decided to branch out of the lyrics book and find a new song. I decided on the theme song to Fraggle Rock. After buying that dvd for Sara's baby, I thought, "I wonder if there's any songs from there that I could use?" And now I've decided a jazz routine to the theme will be the cutest thing ever...and something different.

I'm not sure what the sudden attraction is to Facebook, but I'm pretty sure that most of my HS classmates are now members and I'm constantly getting friend requests. It's like they all just discovered the internet. In my browsing, I discovered that I teach dance to one of my classmates twin girls. How weird is that? I guess I just never made the connection with the last name...of course I do well just learning their first names....last names are a whole other issue!

This weekend I'm going to Oklahoma with Jamie to see EYB for my birthday. This will be the first year Deidre doesn't make the trip with me because of work. Makes me sad, but we will celebrate another weekend. :) I haven't roadtripped in quite a while, so it should be fun just to get away!

It finally happened

I know you may all think I'm crazy....and I know V does....but something finally happened on Sunday night. I was telling V (and I know I've told others about this too) on Friday about how the actors in "Rent" the movie version (and also the original cast on Broadway) are in different tv shows. Well Tracie Thoms is on "Cold Case," which just happens to be one of my favorite shows, and on Sunday night...after many occasions just wishing one of the actors would belt out a song in their tv show....she sang! It was amazing. Now if I can just get Taye Diggs to sing on "Private Practice"......

My weekend started off great! I headed down with Tracey and Deidre to the AAC pre-party concert. We met up with Heather, Michelle, Jeromy, and V. V and I came to the conclusion that we hadn't seen each other since last Novemeber at a Reckless show...and this was my first Reckless show since then too. Where has the time gone? I was definitely missing these Braun boys in my life. I even text V and said...."I would have his babies, doesn't Willy know this?" And no, I wasn't drinking. haha After most of the EYB show we headed over to Adairs. All I really remember about Adairs is sharing way too much information about myself to V and claiming that I would have both Willy or Gary's red-headed children. Yes, it's still ok if you think I'm crazy. I'm almost 33 and well, I'm not seeing a husband anywhere in my near future, so a girl can dream every once in a while. I remember we left after 2 and I somehow didn't get home until 4 am. I only had 2 drinks and one jagerbomb....and a fabulous cheeseburger. I woke up Saturday sometime around 12:30 pm. I was hungry and Mom offered to go get Sonic. She got back with the food I took about 3 bites and then proceeded to run to the bathroom and start "praying to the porcelin god." I don't know why I just all the sudden felt really nauseated. About 2:30 I went back to bed and didn't get up until almost 7. I ate some soup and a grilled cheese sandwich then tried to watch "Dirty Dancing" on satellite and promptly went back to sleep until 11:30 the next morning! Can you believe that? I must have been tired...or had some 24 hour bug. I lounged around most of the day. And then it was Monday.

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people!

Jamie...I hope you're feeling better on this 22nd anniversary of the day you were born.

Also, congratulations to "other" Sara on her marriage to Clint. Can't wait to see more pictures, but from what I have seen, you looked absolutely beautiful my friend!

It's been a few weeks since I've written. Nothing has really been going on in my tiny little world worth mentioning. Weekend before last at the EYB show in Lewisville I almost got in a fight with a girl who wouldn't get on the bus because she was trying to let 4563563362 other people get on ahead of her...on purpose. After calling her a not very nice name (rhymes with bucking witch), she told her friend that if I had said one more thing to her she was going to punch me. OBVIOUSLY she didn't know who she was talking about. haha

Last weekend I didn't do much. Just a little shopping and petsitting and lounging. I actually enjoy doing that every once in a while.

This coming Friday I think I'll be making an appearance in Dallas....the AAC concert deal with McClure, Willy Braun, and EYB. What a fabulous lineup. And afterwards Adairs. I mean a girl can't make a trip to Dallas without hitting up Adairs, right?

Everyone have a great week!!

EYB cd release party

As we exit 35 I look to my right and loudly say, "Oh My GOD." Deidre said, "What? Don't say that!" What I saw was a line that extended from the front door of Rockin' Rodeo to the end of the shopping center right in front of the Dollar General. I just couldn't believe it! So we find a parking spot and walk up and get in line. A line that apparently isn't moving really fast. As we move up in line we start smelling this horrible stinch of what I believed was a sewer leak. Looking back I sorta wish it had been the sewer because we go around this pole and there on the ground is a dead pigeon. WOW. So ok, well we just won't look at it as we're standing right by it. I get a text from a number I don't recognize asking if we're there yet. I replying asking who it is. I'll reveal that in a moment. First let me comment on what we saw standing in line: daisy duke shorts with boots, skirts with boots, lots of skin, lots of barely 18 year olds, and my favorite..the beer girl with a barely there shirt with her boobs flying everywhere as she ran across the parking lot to the building to go to work. That gets another WOW.


Ok so we finally get inside. Of course everyone is already standing up by the stage so we go stand at stage right by the door where the band comes in from wherever it is they are. So we're standing there and in walks the EYB around 9 pm to do an autograph session. Now they are escorted in with all kinds of "security" people and paraded through the room to the back to autograph and take pictures. Excuse me if I'm rolling my eyes as I write this. I guess they're there for about an hour. We never left our spot. I mean how many pics and autographs do you need anyway? They are then paraded around the rest of the place across the roped part in front of the stage where they're waving to the people as they pass. Chris stops next to me and says hi to the people then proceeds on. Mike's the last one and he just walks by us and I look at Deidre and I'm like, "ok well hi" sorta laughingly. Mike turns around and comes over and hugs me then sees the mystery texter behind me and hugs her too. To which she says, "he doesn't even remember me." I promise you he remembers you! Ok so they go back out the side door. We then have to wait until the entire Cowboys game is over before they will even take the stage. As we're waiting we're hearing all kinds of music AND watching Denton police show up to guard the stage and door. I mean, really? How crazy are these people in denton that the boys think they need that kid of security. It made me laugh. They finally hit stage I guess around 11. They seemed in really good spirits. Mike sounded better than I've heard him sound in a really long time. I guess that happens when you aren't consuming stupid juice on stage. The crowd is cheering, yada, yada. The gf gets heated about how the crowd doesn't know the songs and how we should push our way to the middle so they can see us. Deidre and I are thinking, "no thanks." haha And she walks away and we leave. haha Yes, we left before it was over. But we saw lots of old EYB fans in the audience. It was a nice reunion. It's a little sad to know that it won't ever be how it used to, but I suppose that's why we were all supporting them so it would be this way eventually. The cd, while on the mellow side, is so completely awesome. The songwriting is definitely better. You can tell they've all grown...musically and emotionally. I'm really proud of them and what they've accomplished. I can't say I don't miss them because I do, but that's just the way it is.


Ok, so it's been at least what seems like 2 years since I've seen her, but here I am with the mystery texter (yes she's still alive!) and our most recent nursing school graduate:

It was good to see you Allene (yes that's what I call her!) and Nikki! I hope it's not so long between times before I see you the next time.

If you haven't already, get the new EYB cd. You won't regret it. I have a tie between 2 favorite songs on there: "Guinevere" and "Throw and Go"

At least my week has gotten better since Tuesday! I'm certainly thankful for that! Everyone have a great weekend! I'm off to the Ft. Worth Zoo on Saturday. I'm looking forward to it! And Tracey if you bring home Joey Joe. Call me.

My day from hell

So yesterday I got up feeling pretty good considering I was out kinda late the night before in a REALLY smoky bar seeing my favorite band at their cd release party. (that post to come this week, I just have to upload 1 picture, because believe me there was plenty to write about!) Anyway, I got ready and even had time to run by McDonalds and I was still at work early. So I decide to check the standards....e-mail, myspace, facebook.....then I check galley and it went all downhill from there....

I open my PM box to find this as a title of a message someone had sent me: bitch
Followed by this message:
thanks for being a major help fat ass.. was a simple question if anybody had the lyrics but you can be a dick and not put them on there.. you're a real winner!!!!!

At first I was like, wtf? because honestly I had no idea why this was being written to me. So immediately I forward it to Jamie and was like is this guy serious? I think about it now and it's actually funny to me. Not funny to me that he calls me names that are completely inappropriate and totally unwarranted but because he feels so heated about having to wait 2 whole days until I submit the lyrics to the new EYB album. After I picked my jaw up off the floor and gathered my thoughts I replied with this:
Wow, I can certainly tell by your nasty PM that you're a real classy individual. If you think name-calling is going to get you somewhere in life, you have a lot to learn.
I certainly am not going to make considerations just for you by posting the lyrics early. You can wait just like everyone else to get the full lyrics to the album by either purchasing it or waiting 2 days until I've typed them all up and submitted them. We've all waited 3 1/2 years to get the lyrics you can wait a little longer.
There's a thing called courtesy around here and you obviously missed the day your momma taught you that. Get over yourself and move on with your life. Song lyrics aren't worth being a jerk about.
Do not write me again.

Jamie, Deidre, and Lori tell me I should report him and have him banned. Deidre wanted to know who it was so she could bash his face in. I love it when my friends have my back! If the idiot writes me again I will just send a message to some admin and get them to hopefully take care of it because I refuse to continue to be harrassed by someone who's probably been a fan for like 1 minute. Or, it's someone that I know. I have my suspicions. But, if I ever do find out who it is, they will have a reason to call me a bitch by the time I'm done with them. So Jimnasth, whoever you are, watch your back because Deidre will bash your face in!

So I thought after that it can't get much worse, right? At 2 pm I go to the allergist who walks into the room and says, "So you're here for your 6 month sinus infection, huh?" To which I go, "You're kidding, right?" Nope. So 14 days worth of antibiotics and 6 days of steroids. I actually feel better today. I don't have a sinus headache. My nose isn't stuffy. So yay! At 4 pm I start teaching dance. My first class is basic baton and for the last 2 weeks there has been a new student. Well a girl who's been in class from the start goes very rudely, "Is there gonna be a new student next week too because this is getting boring." I look at her, again after I pick my jaw up off the floor, and say, "Regardless if there is or not, your comment was not very nice and I just hope that you remember 5 weeks ago you were a new student and have had 5 weeks to know this stuff and she has to learn it all in the 30 minutes we have for class today." She got over it real quick. Then my assistant in my 4-5 year old class right in the middle of class is standing behind all of the kids doing her tap routine full out. I looked at her and I go, "Could you please stop that? It's hard enough to get them to stay on their number in criss cross applesauce but when they see you doing that they think it's ok to act up." She just glared at me and then for the rest of the time (she assists my next class too) she ignored me and did almost nothing. So in my tap class apparently some Mom went into the office and said I never say anything to the students the whole 45 minutes we're in there and that I never corrected them. So the office manager came to watch with her. She told me she watched me instruct the kids in whatever step we were doing and corrected them if they needed it and I was counting and doing whatever a dance teacher needed to do. She told the lady what she was observing as she was standing there with her and the lady was just like she doesn't talk to them. So now I have no idea what to do. Am I suppose to be their best friend? When they come into class I always ask all of them how their week was and how school is going, etc. This isn't social hour. It's 45 minutes of learning stuff so you can go on to the next level next year. I've never been criticized on my teaching. She told me not to worry about it. Apparently it was a full moon and the crazies were all out. But after my entire day I took it personally. Which, I probably would have taken it personally any other day as well. So, I just picked up my purse and keys and said I'm leaving (my day was over anyway) because the sooner I get out of here the sooner I can go to bed and this day will be over.
Thank goodness there will never be a September 16, 2008 again!

I stole this from Sara....then from Heather....

I AM … blessed.
I WANT… more money so I can travel more!
I HAVE… a cute new purse.
I KEEP… birthday cards.
I WISH I COULD… discover a cure for cancer.
I HATE… waiting.
I FEAR… dying alone.
I HEAR… the wind blowing outside.
I DON’T THINK… I'll ever be thin. (why start now?!?!)
I REGRET… not using my degree more.
I LOVE… NEW YORK CITY!
I AM NOT… perfect.
I DANCE… all the time. It annoys some people.
I SING… songs from musicals.
I NEVER… read the newspaper.
I RARELY… slow down.
I CRY WHEN I WATCH… hallmark commercials.
I AM NOT ALWAYS… right.
I HATE THAT… I'm stubborn. (haha)
I’M CONFUSED ABOUT… life at times.
I NEED… a new job.
I SHOULD… get out more.

I'd like to introduce.....

Well, I am officially a dog owner. My parents have always had dogs, but I can officially say she's mine. Her name is Patzie Mae and she's a rat terrier. I adopted her from the animal shelter after she had been brought into the clinic I work at after she had puppies, all which died. She was so sweet I just couldn't let her live in a shelter. So I waited the amount of time I was supposed to for the original owners to show up and when they didn't she became mine. I'm assuming her previous name must have started with a "P" because she would only respond to a "P" name. She's about 1 1/2 - 2 years old. She has heartworms....which I have since begun the treatment and in 4 months I can get her spayed as long as the heartworms are gone.

I figure I don't see a child in my future any time soon, I might as well own a dog :) And a sweet dog at that!

Life is....a song and dance.

The past couple of weekends I've gone to the movies. It's been too darn hot outside to do anything else. This past weekend I saw "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2." I know what you're thinking, but it was a really good movie. Cheesy perhaps, but I liked it. The weekend before I saw, "Mamma Mia." Some people don't understand how you can make a musical from ABBA songs, but let me just tell you I loved it. The other thing I should tell you is that Pierce Brosnan was NOT hired because of his singing, which was NOT good! haha I love musicals. I love musicals made into movies. For instance, "Moulin Rouge," "Across The Universe," "Oklahoma" ok I could go on and on. And, by the way, I own these all on video. ha! But, it got me to thinking.....

I think it would be so cool if our lives were like a musical. You know, a little dialogue, break out into a fabulous song, maybe dance around, then back to dialogue, repeat. I know it may seem strange, but how entertaining life would be if it was like a song and a dance.



Anyway, my friend, Christina, had her baby this morning at 6:30. Audrey Rae was 2 weeks early....she weighed an even 6 pounds and was 17 inches long. I went to visit her and she's so freakin' tiny! Her big sister Chesnee was ushering everyone in the room saying, "Come see MY baby!" It was so cute. I'm glad she was excited about her new little sister!
So, one baby down five more to go..... :)

As I celebrate....

As I celebrate the upcoming arrivals of my friend's babies and continue to hear news of yet another friend who will be welcoming a new bundle of joy, I have to take a minute to ask you all to say a prayer for my cousin and his wife who last weekend lost their baby during the almost 4 1/2 month mark of their pregnancy. His wife had a terrible first couple of months with extreme "morning sickness" (which actually turned into all day sickness!) and had become extremely ill last weekend then ended up losing the baby. It would have been their first. As they take this time to grieve, I ask that you all think of them. I know it's not easy.
So, as I attend my first baby shower in a string of baby shower invites this coming Saturday, I will celebrate the life of the one who is growing inside the belly's of my friends, and know that GOD has a plan for all of us and one day Jon and Sarah will welcome their first child into this world when HE is ready.

You had me at "You're welcome, sweetheart"

I met this boy last night at a movie premiere of his latest movie, "Brideshead Revisited." You all may know him from "Chasing Liberty" or "Matchpoint." He's even in the upcoming movie "Watchmen." His name is Matthew Goode. AND he's very British. AND he's very, very cute. I had my pic taken with him and as soon as my friend e-mails it to me I will add it to this post. He was super nice. And, did I mention he was cute? Don't worry I even told him so. AND I hadn't even been drinking.

So, here's the pic....just know there was a weird thing happening with the flash, so he's making a weird face because we weren't sure if the pic was taken or what....but it's still cute!!!



Speaking of drinking, I went out with Deidre, Tracey, Lori, Cori, and Shelly to see the Motorcars on Saturday night. It was quite entertaining. Aside from a few yelling matches and one drunkass calling Micky....Willy....it was a great show. If anyone wants to see my pics from the show you can go here.

There's some kind of light at the end of this tunnel

This weekend will end my trend of staying home and doing nothing on the weekends. Yippee!! Not that not going out is the end of the world, but man was I getting boring, eerr, bored. My one saving grace was last Thursday night when I went out with Deidre and Michelle. Although the night ended with a loser of a waiter yelling obscenities at Michelle, it was fun to see and catch up with them.

BUT, this Saturday will be fun. I'm going with Deidre, Tracey, V, and Lori to the Motorcars show at Gilleys. This will fun, fun, fun. Good friends, music, and drinking. Woo-Hoo!! I seriously can't wait! I love the new MMC song!

Congrats to Sara on her engagement to Clint! This is only an assumption that I'm invited, but I can't wait for the wedding. She's certain to be a beautiful bride! Speaking of weddings, or not, I am now up to 4 friends having babies by the end of the year. 3 girls and one Baby Boy Durbin. Yesterday I was shopping for some baby gifts and I just so happen to pick out the same outfit for 2 different people and the guy goes, "Wow is someone having twins?" I told him, "no but all my friends are pregnant this year and I'm going to go broke on baby gifts instead of wedding gifts." haha I can't help it. I LOVE babies! And I especially love baby clothes. How is something that small? So freakin' cute.

For V....

What was I doing 10 years ago?
Let's see....I was 22 and it was 1998....I was still in college going to UT Dallas and I had finally settled on my 4th and final major: Literary Studies. It had been a year since the falling out between myself and 2 of my best friends from high school and I was trying to move on with my life and having a terrible time doing that. When you're young you think everything is the end of the world. I had hit a pretty low point in my life at that time. Lucky for me I work with some pretty amazing people and they showed me what friendship is supposed to mean. And I'm thankful for that.

Five snacks I enjoy in a perfect, non-weight gaining world:
1. Cheeze-its
2. Brownies
3. Chocolate chip cookies
4. Chocolate covered strawberry's from Godiva
5. Snickers/Mr. Goodbar

Five snacks I enjoy in the real world:
1. Hidden valley Ranch dip with carrots
2. Fuji Apples
3. Cherry Tomatoes
4. Pineapple
5. Clementines

Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Travel
2. Do charity work
3. Buy a new house and car for my Mom
4. Take care of my grandparents
5. Buy a new house and car for myself!

Five jobs I have had:
1. English as a Second Language Tutor/Composition and Rhetoric Tutor
2. Babysitter
3. Vet. tech
4. Dance teacher
5. Pet sitter

Five habits:
1. Apologizing for things that weren't really my fault
2. twirling my hair with my fingers
3. Listening to the Jim Brickman playlist on my Ipod to go to sleep
4. checking my e-mail/myspace every morning at work
5. rolling my eyes (its a habit I've had since I was a teenager! haha)

Five places I have lived:
1. Houston--for 5 days after I was born, then we moved.
2. Littlefield
3. Mesquite
4. Garland
5. Allen

Five people I’d like to get to know better:
(Blogger/Wordpress/Xanga/Myspace blogs...whatever)
1. Deidre
2. Kristin
3. Michelle
4. Jamie
5. Heather

Internet Stalking

First, last Saturday I attended a wedding of someone that I have petsat for at least 6 years. About 2 years ago she went to work for Miller Brewing Company. I'm not quite sure what she does exactly, but its pretty important because she travels alot and makes really good money. About a year ago she met this guy and they started dating and before I knew it he moved in and from what I could tell by the many pictures that began popping up all over her house that she had found "the one"....at 45 years old. He proposed to her on Valentine's Day. One day later I got a phone call telling me about it and asking me if I could housesit for her when she went on her Honeymoon. The ceremony was beautiful. It was in this old church in McKinney right off the square and the reception was in this old wood house directly behind it. I knew not a person there. I was sitting by myself at this table and eventually I would be sitting with her parents and sister and niece. You know how when you see two people together and they just fit? Well this is how it is between her and her new husband. And now I'm staying at their new big fancy house in McKinney. The best man made a toast at the wedding that made me laugh....he said, "Dave married the woman of every man's dream....someone who can provide free beer all the time!" haha...trust me I know...she leaves me a case of Miller Chills every time I stay at her house! Anyway, the point of me telling this story is that I am 13 years from being 45 years old, GOD help me, and there's hope for me yet to find my "one," right?

Ok, My name is Dawn and I have become an internet stalker. In the playbill from Altar Boyz my favorite from the show put his website in there. So, of course I go and look at it, etc. Well then I decide I'm sure he's on myspace. So I look him up. Yep, there he is. So, I decide, well he has no clue who I am so I will ask him to be my friend. So, I did. And now, a week later...my newest "friend" on myspace. thankyouverymuch! I need to get out of the house more. Good grief!

If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere....

Enough cannot be said about how fabulous my vacation to NYC was. I took way too many pics, especially at the top of the Empire State Building and of the Statue of Liberty (it's not like she was posing for me!), but the excitement overwhelms me when I'm there, so I couldn't help it. I'm going to try to break down the events for you.....

Saturday, June 21st:

We left about 6:30 in the morning and arrived in NYC before noon because we have a connecting flight in Memphis. We get to our hotel which is actually an one bedroom apartment in Washington Heights. This is in WAY upper Manhattan. It doesn't say that in the description. When we arrive in front of the apartment there's a roadblock with crime scene tape all around it. I'm thinking, great, where are we!?!?! I do a little investigation and found out that Washington Heights was once where the Irish commuity settled (interesting, huh?) and over the years has been sorta taken over by the Cubans. And not at all scary. The worst was the crime scene tape, but for the entire week we were there, police patrolled all the time, so it was super safe. And no one ever bothered us...and if you know my Mom and I, neither of us look cuban or african american or a cross between the two. People were very friendly, so that was great. The 1 train was 2 blocks from the apartment, so a quick 20 minute ride and we were in the middle of Times Square. I love the subway. Dallas needs something like it and I don't mean the Dart rail. So after we get settled in Mom and I head for Times Square to look around and find something to eat. We ate at Bubba Gumps. I had eaten there before in San Francisco. Let me just tell you not to waste your time in NYC eating there because it tastes NOTHING like San Francisco. Afterwards we walk down Broadway and come across about 4 blocks worth of a Street Fair. The most amazing fruit smoothies and slushes and fresh watermelon and pineapple. Oh it was Heaven. And lots of vendors. I got an I LOVE NY sweatshirt in purple. yay! So we spent the afternoon there and then headed back to the apartment because we were both tired. But before we headed back we stopped off at Roxy Deli (Deidre this is where you and I ate a few times when we were there) and got some pound cake, brownies, and some pecan thing my Mom wanted. They were yummy.

Sunday, June 22nd:

We left about 10 because we had to catch 2 different subways and the only connection I could figure out was to ride the 1 train to 59th & Columbus Circle and then walk over to 59th & Lexington to catch the 4 train to Yankee Stadium. The walk was way longer than I had anticipated, but we got there in plenty of time. The new Yankee Stadium looks gorgeous on the outside. So we go inside "old" Yankee Stadium and grab some hotdogs, a pretzel, and a coke before we head to our seats. The seats were great and I was just high enough to get some great pictures. We stayed until the end of the 5th inning when it decided to pour down rain. They kept announcing to stay until the rain stopped, but I looked at Mom and said, "I've seen enough baseball, lets head back." So we did. And we walked up Lexington Avenue to Bloomingdales and went in to "browse." I ended up buying some shoes. haha After that we headed towards Radio City Music Hall, then over to Rockefeller Center then back up to Times Square. We ate dinner (I can't recall where) and then headed back to the apartment.

Monday, June 23rd:

We got up early as I had spent the night before making an agenda for the day using my most fabulous map of NYC ever. We started with a stop at 125th street for a visit to Grant's Tomb and breakfast at McDonalds. Then we rode the train up to Central Park. It start raining of course. So we spent the whole time walking around Central Park in the rain. It was actually quite fun, since we had umbrellas. We were going to do the art museums too, but they are closed Mondays. Figures, huh? So we walked the 79th Street Transverse through Central Park and headed towards the Dakota (where John Lennon was shot and killed) then to Strawberry Fields to see the "Imagine" stoneway. It was very peaceful. Then we continued up 79th Street and ate at this bar-b-que restaurant. It was ok. Not my most favorite, but I was hungry! Then we headed back to the apartment to shower and change for our first musical, Altar Boyz. It was the most hilarious musical I have ever seen. I don't know if any of you watch "So You Think You Can Dance," but one of the boys from last season, Neil Haskell, was in it. That was quite a nice surprise. I did, however, pick out a favorite Altar Boy. I refer to him as my favorite gay musical boyfriend, Ryan J Ratliff. I don't know that he's gay, but his character was. But who cares, he's cute and has amazing blue eyes. My seat was front row and the seat right next to the front of the stage. I felt like I was in the musical. I highly recommend this musical to anyone! It apparently has a touring cast, so I'm thinking I'm gonna watch for it to come to Dallas and go. haha We ate at this salad place by the theater. It was so yummy! Then, by this time it was after midnight so we headed back to the apartment.

Tuesday, June 24th:

I met up with a friend from high school for lunch in SoHo. I hadn't seen her in 15 years, and it was as if we see each other all the time. We instantly started talking and didn't stop until we said our goodbye. It was great to see her and we made plans to see each other again when she comes home for Christmas. yay! After lunch Mom and I headed to Chinatown because I wanted a fake purse. So we are walking along and this lady comes up and goes, "coach purse?" I said yes and she motioned for me to follow her. So I did....up a block, around the corner, up 4 more blocks to where I was handed off to guy, who I followed another block, who then handed me off to another guy, who I followed to this big white deliver truck. He opened the door and then slid open this door inside and made me crawl in and then slid the door shut. All of a sudden I'm in this truck filled with 4 other poeple with 12394823419 purses in it from Coach, Dooney and Bourke, and Louis Vuitton, etc, etc. My head was spinning. I was so nervous about the stupid truck pulling off while I was in it that I quickly started looking through the purses and other stuff and picked out 3 things from Coach and paid a grand total of $55. Then the door slid open and I crawled out and was on my way. I crawl out and my Mom goes, "So what did you get me?" I said, "nothing." I mean if she wanted something she could have crawled in there with me, right? But she chose to stay outside so she got nothing. I offered to crawl back in there, but she told me no she was only kidding. So, I got the purse I had actaully wanted at the Coach store plus 2 other over the shoulder wallet/purse type thing. One for me and one for Deidre as she had asked me to get her something. After that we caught the train to Little Italy. It's so pretty there and quaint. I was looking at my map trying to figure out where the other train was we needed to catch when this guy walks by and asks if he can help me. I tell him no because I had figured it out but thanks. So he says to me, "well I was born and raised here and I know everything about it but if you don't want my help fine, just be careful." Really? I didn't ask for him to say that to me. I just sorta roled my eyes and walked back up the street to SoHo and caught the train I needed. It was just really unnerving, you know? So we go back and change clothes and catch the train to the Amsterdam Theater for "Mary Poppins." We had front row seats for this too, right behind the conductor (who was super cute!). Words cannot express how absolutely AMAZING this musical was. It was almost 3 hours long, but who the heck cares, the way it was done you would never have even felt you were sitting there that long! The singing was amazing. The tap number to "Step in Time" was amazing. They do "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" different from the movie....it was spectacular! I told Deidre when this comes to the Dallas Summer Musicals we were going because she has to see it! Afterwards, we ate at the Hard Rock cafe where I had the most wonderful chicken dinner ever. Then it was really late so we headed back to the apartment for bed.

Wednesday, June 25th:

We got up thinking we would do the whole 5th avenue walk then head over to the Radio City Music Hall tour, but the only tour we could get on started too late, so we nixed the idea of that. I took Mom to see Carnegie Hall and Carnegie Deli. We found this cute little Christmas ornament shop and bought some stuff. Then we went to eat at this really nice deli and had the most delectable sandwich and cheese cake. YUMMY! We had tickets to the 2 pm matinee of "Young Frankenstein." This musical would have been way better to me if we hadn't seen "Mary Poppins" first. It didn't live up to what I thought it was going to be. And there were a lot of young people at this show and a lot of foul language coming from the stage. It was a little uncomfortable. It was, however, good. And the dancing number to "Putting On The Ritz" was exceptional. Megan Mullally was great (just imagine Karen from Will & Grace with singing), but it was Andrea Martin who stole the show. (she was one of the aunts in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding) Afterwards we went to The Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, and the Empire State Building. Then we ate at this Italian Restraurant I spotted and it was really good. I had ravioli. Scrumptious. We headed back to the apartment because we had to be up by 4 am the next morning for......

Thursday, June 26th:

4 am came really early, but we headed to the Times Square studio of "Good Morning America." We got VIP status so we got to go inside ahead of everyone and be placed right in front of where the cameras were going to be and stood there for and hour. We got a tour of the studios...we got to be side stage during the 1st hour of GMA and we got to go into the control booth. Then in the 2nd hour Mom and I were celebrities on GMA as we were standing right behind the hosts when they came back on air! Then at the end of the show we were on there just a few seconds more. It was so exciting! My Nana called us and said, "I just saw you on tv! Ya'll looked great!" Then Deidre texted me that night and said she saw us too. haha After GMA we went and did the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ferry and tour. That took most of the afternoon. Then we came back and took a nap then went in to Times Square and walked around and bought some souvenirs and then ate at this Cuban Restuarant. I had this Cuban Chicken meal. It had a ton of garlic on it, but it was so freakin' good. There was a Cuban band playing too. It was quite magical in there. I had a lot of fun. By this time it was late so we headed back and packed our suitcases and then flew home the next day.

If you would like to look at my pics, they can be found by clicking here.

NYC was fun, and I will go again in a year or 2 for more shows. I definitely want to see "Gypsy" when I go. One thing I don't like about NYC is that you have to pay for every drink, there is no such thing as refills up there. I mean I like coke, but $2 for every glass is ridiculous.

Good news!

I got my tongue biopsy today and it's a granuloma...which basically means I had some kind of trauma in the area and instead of just healing it created scar tissue and just kept granulating in, thus creating a bump. The dentist said it should never appear again. woo-hoo

A side note....he asked me if I was pregnant to which I answered, "haha, NO, but everyone I know is." He told me this type of bump usually occurs in pregnant women. Good grief.


**I'm working on the NYC post, when I'm done, I'll post it :)**

GMA

So next Thursday, June 26th, my Mom and I will be VIP guests at Good Morning America thanks to someone my Mom petsits for. Apparently this person works with an account for ABC and rubs elbows with "the" people who can get you hard to find tickets for tv shows. But I ask you, who the heck wants to get up at the crack of dawn to go to some tv show on their vacation? Only I will do this for my mother. I'm sure it will be fun and it's definitely something I've never done before.

Happy Birthday Deidre!

I hope you have the most beautiful day my friend! I love you!


Oh, and I have survived Recitals. And my tongue is just about healed up (yay!). I will find out on July 1st what exactly it was. My poison Ivy is drying up (thank GOD!), but there are still times I itch like crazy....oddly enough Absorbine Jr. makes it stop itching instantaneously. Who knew!?!?!?! Aveeno bath soaks have worked tremendously too! Whew! We officially have our tickets for New Kids On The Block. I know it seems crazy, but I absolutely can't wait for the concert! I've been jamming to my NKOTB greatest hits cd in the car. haha

T-minus 10 days until I leave on vacation to NYC! It can't get here quick enough!

Words you never want to hear at the dentist

So I went to the dentist last Wednesday so he could have a look at the tongue "bump." So I stick out my tongue and he goes, "Oh gosh I have no idea what that is. What is that? (rhetorically of course)" So he refers me to an oral surgeon to have it looked at. I went to that appoinment yesterday and after he pulled my tongue almost completely out of my mouth says, "well the botttom line is we need to get that off there and sent to a lab." So today at 10:45 am I got my tongue "bump" removed. My tongue felt 4 times the size when it was done from the numbing medication. It was weird. But, the lump isn't there, just fresh tongue tissue and cauterized bleeders. SO, here's to hoping it doesn't grow back!



This past weekend I helped build a new fence for my backyard. As a result I have poison ivy covering my entire body, bruises, and a cut phone wire. The phone/internet should be fixed by 7 pm tonight. I also have quite a tan starting on my shoulders. So, I don't look so pale, which is nice except I itch too much to really enjoy my new darkness. On Saturday morning at the house I was housesitting at I got up super early to let the dogs out and as I was walking through the kitchen I slipped on dog slobber and fell knee first to the floorwhile banging my arm along the island. I looked like I have been beat up. I'm glad last weekend is over!



This week is the last week for dance until August! Woo-Hoo! I'm ready for a break! All my costumes have finally come in. Now all I have to do is spray paint and glitterize some magic wands for my 4-5 year old class and everything will be done! Recital is on Saturday and though it will be a long exhausting day, it will just mean that Sunday officially starts summer for me! YAY!

Luck will visit you on the next new moon

So, it's been a while since I've written, so I think I should just bullet my life:

• There's been a few times where I was gonna do this and I was gonna do that, but in the end I just stayed home and did nothing and it was actually quite fullfilling.
• It's one month until I go on my vacation to NYC. We now have tickets to 3 musicals while we are there. One is "Young Frankenstein." You better know that my favorite part will be the tap routine to "Puttin' on the Ritz." I know this without even seeing it.
• Our Scott and Kristin are finally married and I couldn't have pictured a better wedding ceremony for them! And the reception at the wine place was absolutely perfect. And the Reisling wine was AWESOME!!!! How cool it was that you guys picked these 3 wines and then had your pictures and info put on them?!?!? And I love the mixed cd. It's on rotation in my cd player :)
• I was suffering from insomnia for the past week and have now finally rested the past 2 nights. I don't understand how a person's body can function on 1-2 hours of sleep per night, but somehow mine was. It wasn't pretty, but somehow I was pressing on.
• Mike McClure at Hank's was fabulous. The girl I was sitting next to thought it appropriate to tell me, "I don't mean to be a bitch, but I'm like really good friends with Mike. We go to his shows all over." I wonder, how is that being a bitch? And how far from the truth could she have been? I'm pretty sure Mike couldn't give a rats ass as to who you are. Of course, she may have been pretending to be his sister at the hotel that night. Who knows.
• We finally got Lori to a Johnny Cooper show on Thursday night. And I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it as she said to me, "I know you've been trying to get me to a show, but man I didn't know it was going to be like this." or something to that effect. He pretty much kicked ass that night. And it didn't hurt matters that Matt Powell was playing guitar with Adam Hood and that Miranda Lambert got up on stage to sing "22 days." I'm pretty sure though that that wasn't coke in her glass....i'm just sayin....it was a far cry from that little 17 year old I once saw at Bills.
• I saw "Made of Honor." It was really good. Makes me want to visit Scotland.
• After a few months of not having a light in my bathroom (and yes I changed the lightbulbs first and it still didn't work), I finally went to Home Depot and bought a new fixture. I even installed it myself...without shocking myself and everything! And now I can see to get ready in the morning instead of trying to get ready by a night light. I am woman hear me roar!
• This weekend I have spent cleaning. I hate cleaning, but you can eat your lunch off my bathroom floor now it's so clean. Today I drank a cider beer with Deidre at BJs and we went area rug shopping for her new residence. We heard some interesting conversation coming from some boys at the bar. I decided the reason the guy probably wasn't married was because his ideals weren't all that idealistic. I think when you are pushing 40 like he was, it might be time to change your game plan buddy.
• On Wednesday I go to the doctor to have my tongue looked at. I have what I affectionately call my tongue tumor. I'm hoping there's some magic medicine that can cure it. It's been there a little over 2 months now and it's presence is starting to annoy me. After I googled tongue tumors I think it most resembles mucolitis which is basically an ulcer on your tongue that takes some kind of special medicine to get rid of it. Deidre is the only one I've shown it to besides my Mom. So if you could all keep your fingers crossed. I mean what would someone do if they had to have part of their tongue removed? Would you be the freak friend who's missing part of her tongue? Ok I'm not going to think about that.

Everyone have a great week! And if my fortune cookie was right tonight, some luck may be coming my way!

Update

so we figured the cost out at work from a page I googled online.

that 4 pounds of pot was worth: $36,300.

WOWZA!

I have the wrong job.

Just when you think you've seen everything....

Today some undercover police officers came into our office holding a trash bag and asked to use our scale because apparently theirs is broken at the station. So we follow them around and the officer pulled out a 4 pound block of marijuana! I have never in my life seen that much pot in my entire life! And good LORD did it smell!

I'm still shaking my head. Somewhere in a jail cell there's some really pissed off drug dealer. I don't know how much pot goes for, but I'm guessing that 4 pounds ain't chump change folks.

Wasted Away Again In Margaritaville....

Ok, so my first ever Jimmy Buffett concert was weekend before last. It was quite an experience. And ALOT of people watching. First off, everyone gets there 193474584 hours before it starts and tailgates. When we got there the people we parked next to were pouring bottles of tequila into coolers filled with ice and margarita mix. It made me wonder why I had never done that. In fact, I was thinking it'd be really cool to have a refrigerator that, instead of having a water fountain in it, that it had a margarita fountain. That's my kind of refrigerator! Anyway, as I was marveling over the amount of liquor they were getting out of the back of their car, I was texting Michelle to find out where she was so I could say hi before she left to go home. I managed to find her and we talked before she left....she made me sign up to win an autographed guitar signed by Eli Young Band. I thought it'd be funny if I actually won it. Apparently I didn't. Michelle asked me if I saw a certain lady walking around and from the description she gave me I told her I had not. Don't worry, 10 minutes later I did. Get ready for this: she was wearing flip flops, a thong bikini bottoms, and 2 heart pasties over her nipples. That was it. And her boobs, though fake, were huge. I know I starred at her with my mouth gaping open. I just couldn't believe that's all she was wearing. And to be satisfied enough with yourself to actually do it is amazing! After that, nothing else really surprised me. I saw alot of homemade hats and shirts. I saw TONS of sharks, and cheeseburgers, fins, and parrot hats. Good grief. I decided if I was gonna go I'd get into the spirit of things and be just as cool as everyone else there. So I sang, and danced, even did fins to the left and fins to the right. It was a lot of fun and alot of drunk people in one place.
The guy who sat in front of us (his name was Mike and I thought, doesn't that just figure, and Deidre it made me think, you can't sling a dead cat around here without hitting a Mike) and he was with this lady old enough to be his mother. And I know they were on a date because he just kept telling her to have fun that they were on a date. Well, she wasn't having fun. And if she had told him one more time that he was embarrasing her because he was standing up and singing and dancing and having a good time, I was gonna slap her. She even one time told him she was gonna leave and he'd have to ask one of us to take him home. So he turns around to me and goes, "where do you live." I said, "allen." He says, "is that near Arlington?" I said, "No." He says, "Well if she leaves me here will you take me home?" I said, "To Arlington?" He said, "Yeah, I have my own place it's not like I live with my parents or anything." You know, because that really mattered to me. I said, "Well that's like an hour away from where I live, so I'd have to take you home tomorrow." hahahahahaha He was like, "ok, cool." Thank goodness she took him home. I will say this though, he was REALLY cute and ex military and my age and he kissed me on the cheek and hugged me before he left.....

"Standing underneath this broken street light, Can somebody take me home?" That's what kept playing over and over in my head.

I have a few issues

1. If you can't walk down the street without having to use one hand to hold up your pants, they are probably too big.
2. If you have a belt on and you are walking down the street still holding your pants up, again, they are too big.
3. Why is it that when the city is cutting back trees from the lines, they always make the trees look stupid? Seriously, some of the trees on greenville avenue here in Allen are atrocious. I feel sorry for them.
4. I'm not a smoker, but if you buy a car and you have the window rolled all the way down and your hand up over the top of your car so the smell of the smoke won't be in your car, then why bother smoking in it? You are polluting my air, and it doesn't need any more help from you to be bad for me.
5. I had to call the credit card company today because I have misplaced my card somewhere in my house. You see when I went to Ireland I took out all the stuff from my wallet I didn't want to use and now I can't remember where I put them. So I called to get a replacement card. The guy asked me if I wanted a replacement card or to shut down the old one and open a new one. I plainly said I wanted a replacement card only for him to ask me the same question again. I asked him what was so hard to understand that I wanted a replacement card that I wasn't worried the card was stolen I just lost it somewhere in my house. I promise my cats aren't going to be committing fraud against me! I was only calling because I want to set up online billing and I need the 3 digit code on the back.

Confessions of your favorite red head

I recently confiscated an '80s-'90s Hip Hop Album from someone and here's some confessions about it:

• "Funky Cold Medina"---"It's the 80s and I'm down with the ladies" is the funniest line I've reheard in a long time.


• "U Can't Touch This"---This came on in the car and Deidre and I simultaneously did the typewriter. Stop. Hammer Time.


• "Ice Ice Baby"---Yo VIP let's kick it. I still know every word to this song. I remember meeting Vanilla Ice. I even have my picture made with him. I had really bad hair, but his was worse. Word to your mother.


• "1,2,3,4"---"Get your woman on the floor" what ever happened to Coolio? I guess he got up and then got down.


• "Whoop, there it is"--the theme song for the class of '93. We "rapped" this out into the seats to attend the ceremony. And I still wonder, why?

And I secretly love Britney Spears' "Piece of Me." I mean anyone who uses the word derriere in a song has my attention people! haha Speaking of derriere, it's also in "Whoop, there it is." Who knew!?!?!

On Sunday I watched CMT for most of the afternoon because I was trying to catch the new show "Can You Duet?" The reason I was trying to catch it is because on Saturday night I met one of the contestants. He came to hang out with Michelle, and well Deidre and I were hanging out with her first, so he just kinda was included in our hanging out. haha Super cute guy, kinda reminds me of a cuter Jonas Brother (as in the way he was dressed). Not that I like the Jonas Brothers, but I've seen them and the dancers love them (think NKOTB for our age). Anyway, Jeremiah is actually pretty good and Sara he has a song called "Sara" on his myspace page. You should check it out! Actually you should ALL check him out, on Fridays on CMT. Apparently he'll be on all the rest of the episodes...even up to the finale show. However, he can't tell us who won. BUT, he's only back here for a month before he's moving to Nashville. ;) Anyway, after we left the Barley House we all went to eat at Cafe Brazil. Probably the BEST chocolate chip and banana pancakes I have ever had! And the people watching is even better! But, Dawn didn't get home until almost 4 am. I'm too old for that, right?

Ok, so back to watching CMT on Sunday....I watched the CMT video awards. Good Lord what a beat down. If Taylor Swift disappeared from the earth I'm here to say that I would not freakin' miss her. This girl is a terrible live performer. She has to be totally in studio produced, because from what I've seen, she sucks live. Sorry, I said it. There you go. The one thing I loved was Leann Rimes. I was entertained. And that girl can sing. And if I was given an opportunity to roll around in bed with Jon Bon Jovi while making a video, don't think I wouldn't do it ladies! Sign me up for that. Other than that, I was completely bored with it. And, even worse "Can You Duet" came on at 8:30 right smack in the middle of one of my other shows, so I never got to see him in it because of all my flipping back and forth. But I did see some of the other "hopefuls." I guess people can't hear themselves when they sing. Or their friends and loved ones have lied to them. Oh well, I guess I'll just start with this coming Friday's episode.

Temporarily Insane

I actually agreed to babysit 5 kids one weekend while the parents are out of town. Yes, you read that right...5 KIDS! These people that I used to babysit for when I was in college...at the time they only had 1 child and before they moved there was another one born...so Iused to babysit 2 of them. Well, they've moved back...the oldest is now 15! Where did the time go? She was like 4 when I last saw her! Good grief! Anyway, the Mom told me that the 2 oldest are used to babysitting the other 3, but not overnight, plus the oldest isn't old enough to drive so she would never think of leaving them by themselves over a weekend. Enter me, the old trustworthy babysitter from back in the day. My thought is that it will be really good money and I only have to try it once to know if I'd ever be willing to do it again. haha I haven't babysat in YEARS, so it should be interesting!

Blast from the past

Yesterday morning I was listening to the news while I was getting ready and heard this story about a math teacher in Frisco who apparently took a 17 year old to get a tattoo at someone's house. This teacher is on administrative leave while the case is being investigated. I tell you all this because when I heard the name of the teacher my eyes popped out of my head and my mouth fell to the floor as she was one of my really good friends in junior high. Knowing her like I did then, I mean this is the girl I saw "The Little Mermaid" with in the theater, I was shocked that she could possibly do something like this. Maybe it's denial, but I keep hoping that they find her innocent....perhaps it's because I still want to cling to the time when we were innocent teenagers just trying to fit in at a school with too many cliques. The funny part I read in the online article is the parents made the boy sell his car to pay for the surgery to have it removed. So here's where I ask....do they not think that within the next year when this boy turns 18 that he won't go out and get another one? I don't condone what my one time friend is being accused of, but I don't see this boy not getting a tattoo when he turns 18. Call it a hunch if you will.

Anyway, the end of last week/weekend was a lot of fun. I got to see people that I haven't seen in a really long time. Of course there were the usual suspects too, but I had a lot of fun with everyone and I just wanted them to know. But my favorite Sara....it can't be 6 months until I see you next. I was sad when you said that! Thank you for wanting to get together on Thursday, it was fun! Friday was interesting. The EYB HOB show was packed with lots of youngins...but don't think that we didn't have our own fun! haha, I had a blast with everyone that was there. It was truly a memorable night.....I'll get to the 4:15 am phone call in a minute. Saturday I went to Tracey's birthday party. I've never been to the Glass Cactus, but man is it HUGE! And the jumbo screen on the outside was over the top! I thought the atmosphere inside was fun maybe because it wasn't our usual scene, but it was interesting none-the-less. I was home by midnight as I was so tired. It was good to see Heather, Megan, and Amber. I don't get to see them very often, so it was a nice treat! And Sunday I just vegged at home all day.

Ok so, Saturday at 4:15 am my phone started ringing and it woke me up from a dead sleep. Half asleep I answered it, eventhough it was a number I didn't know. The conversation went something like this: (names have been changed to protect the guilty)
me: hello (in a whisper)
girl: Dawn?
me: yes
girl: this is "Kathryn," you don't know me, but I'm a friend of "Lisa's" and we brought "Stephanie" to the HOB tonight
me: yeah
girl: well we're really worried about "Stephanie," there's something wrong with her (now at this point I'm not listening anymore because , well I don't really care, and I'm half asleep so it continues to sound like) blah, blah, blah blah, blah, etc.
me: ok
girl: so I was wondering if you had Mike's phone number and if I could get it from you because he's the only one who can do anything about it.
me: Mike Eli?
girl: yes
(now here's where I make a judgement to lie, lie, lie)
me: I'm sorry but I don't have Mike's number. He's really choosey as to who he gives his new number to, and well i just don't have it.
her: oh. well. ok. bye.

I'm sorry, don't freakin' call me at 4 am with some lame story that I can't even follow all to just get Mike Eli's phone number. The reason we have the number is because he trusts us not to give it out! Well, Jamie found out why the girl was calling. Apparently "Stephanie" got herself into the Mike Eli birthday party after the show and left her friends who had to drive around downtown Dallas for 2 hours waiting for her. When "Stephanie" calls them and they pick her up after she's been thrown out of the party, she claims that she was given a drug and she's going to call the cops, etc etc. So they apparently wanted Mike's number so he could clear up any misunderstanding. I'm telling you right now there's no way that he was going to answer that phone when they called. So word on the street is "Stephanie" has been banned from all EYB shows. Where do these crazy people come from? I feel sorry for the 2 girls who had to put up with her. Sometimes we get ourselves into situations that leave us wondering, why does this crap always happen to me? The only question that remains is: how did these girls even get MYnumber? haha

It's taken me 2 days to write this.....

So this weekend I went to visit Jamie in CS. We went to Huntsville for the Crawfish Festival to see Wade Bowen and EYB. I had a great time...but not without a few mishaps of course. I will say that my red bull and vodka was only $3 and even cheaper the 2nd time...and Jamie's drink was only $1.25. Unheard of here in Dallas. I'm just saying. Anyway, between sets this girl from a radio station I believe came out onstage and was throwing t-shirts out into the crowd. Freakin' ugly t-shirts that said "Live at the Jolly Fox." I think Gage is trying to get rid of them or something. Anyway, one is thrown over my head, but somehow lands right by my feet. So I bend over to pick it up when this stupid 18 year old girl shoves me down and grabs the shirt and shrieks with excitement at getting it. So after I pick myself up off the ground and feel this throbbing pain in my knee because its rammed into a metal rod on the gorund that's holding up the stage, I turn around and go, it's just a Fu*king t-shirt there was no need to shove me. To which she replies, "Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to." She didn't mean to? If you raised your arms in the intent to contact my body with them, then you meant to. I was mad, but I was nice. Small town people don't get out much. Though any other time I would have punched her. haha
Anyway, fast forward to the end of the EYB set where Wade comes out on stage to sing "Come Together" with them. Mike decides he's gonna take my camera and take pictures from the stage. Well, instead Wade takes it from him and takes some really great pics! So after the show, we wait around for a little while and Phil finally gets us backstage where we run into Wade Bowen. Ok, so I've never met him and I'm here to say that he is the nicest guy I've ever met. He is my new favorite! I don't know why it's taken me so long to know that. After our goodbyes to Mike we head back to College Station. It was a fun night....BUT my knee has a bruise on it. Stupid free t-shirts and 18 year olds.

So Mom and I have been discussing a vacation this summer and I finally got her convinced that New York City is THE place we should go. haha Today I booked the flights and the hotel for June 21-27. I'm so excited. I even got center orchestra, 2nd row, 1st 2 seats for the musical "Mary Poppins." AND not to mention that Sunday, June 22nd we'll be at Yankee Stadium watching the Yanks take on Cincinnati! Woo-freakin-hoo! I'm looking so forward to this trip. This will be the longest I've ever been in NYC! My friend, Maritza, that I've known since Junior High just moved there last July and she's excited about us coming. She's going to the game with us :)

Ok, well that's all I got. The rest of the week/weekend will be a marathon of things to do....Seeing Sara on Thursday, EYB at HOB Friday, Tracey's b-day party on Saturday, and somewhere in there I've got to finish a clog routine and a baton routine for next week. Sunday's looking good for that!

Everyone have a great rest of the week!

Obituaries

This may seem strange, but we had a client that died over the weekend and the husband wrote us a really nice letter explaining how she loved us and loved coming to the vet hospital and how caring we are, etc, etc....He also sent the link to her obituary. I would think that writing an obituary for someone would be quite difficult. I'm also weird because I like to read the obituary section from time to time to see what people write about their loved ones. I also know that some newspapers and some funeral homes write the obituary for the families. So I read this particular lady's obituary and it seemed rather vague to me and was mostly about who she was survived by and proceeded by in death. It made me sad that nothing was written about her.

With that said, I got to thinking about what I'd want my obituary to say. I don't care for it to say that I was survived by my 4 cats, I mean, yes I have cats, but no one needs to think I was the crazy cat lady or anything. I think I'd like for it to say something about how I liked to dance and teach dance and how it had been a part of my life since I was 5 years old. How I had a passion for music...even some music my mother never understood why I liked and perhaps only blared through my stereo because I secretly knew she couldn't stand it. How I graduated from college with a degree in literary studies because I had a passion for reading and poetry and, yes, writing (comma splices and all thankyouverymuch). How there is nothing more important to me than my family and the select group of people that I choose to call my friends. And this may sound strange, but I want it to say how I died, even if it was the most horrible death anyone could imagine, I at least think people should know. I mean if you're going to write an obituary, tell people what hapenned! That's all I'm saying.

HAHA, so that seems like a really depressing post. Life is quite boring right now...especially if this is all I have to write about! WOWZA.

It was a slow weekend

So Friday night Mom and I head to Kohls because well I got this 30% off coupon for there and it just so happens that we needed a new vacuum cleaner. While I'm in Kohls, which never is a quick trip, I decide to look around at everything and ended up with this REALLY cute new purse which I'm excited about because not only is it fashionable, but I can fit my camera in it and still be cute! Woo-hoo! So we pick out a vacuum that is regularly $209 and by the time you take the sales price minus the 30% it was like $100. Pretty cool, right? Well, I'm carrying it out of the store and I may be the only person I know who can ram the stupid thing into the door and hit herself in the cheek and get a bruise. Hello, my name is Dawn and I'm clumsy. I didn't curse, though I wanted to, but it was a family friendly environment and you never know if your dance students are lurking around! haha Good news is the vacuum cleaner freakin' rocks! It's some magnificent animal hair picker uper (which was the final selling point). And you never know how bad your vacuum cleaner was before the new one until you use it and it makes you sick at all the crap it sucks out of your carpet. WOW!

On Saturday Mom and I went to see "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day." It's a good movie. And the entire movie takes place in one full day. Well, I liked it. I'd say save it for a rental. The rest of the day I spent lounging on the couch. Which was nice. Laziness is always nice in my opinion perhaps because I don't get to do it that often! So I didn't make it to see No Justice at Hat Tricks, but I did get a few calls from RRB, so that was enough.

Yesterday, I did more of the lounging and then took on the task of shaving my dog's coat for summer. Plus the mats had gotten out of hand and I was tired of brushing it! haha So, now he's super cute and so proud of his new look. He's been prancing around the backyard. Cracks me up.

For those interested, Deidre text me this morning and told me the boy from London is great. He got here last night. I will meet him tomorrow and let you all know how that goes.

Have a great week!

Doublewides

I had a very interesting weekend. Let's begin with Saturday night....
I went with Deidre and Cori to one of Deidre's ex-coworker's husbands party. She was very nice and made me laugh when she told Deidre that when she looked at her pictures from Ireland that she thought I was some local they had met...because I had the red hair and all. I wish I was a local...but anyways...I found a cider beer that I love...Woodchuck Raspberry. YUMMY! I downed 2 before we left for our next adventure....which leads me to backstreets and downtown Dallas and wrong turns and Malcolm X boulevard and finally the good ol' Doublewide with the tornado on top. This place is so funny with it's velvet paintings (yes there was an Elvis one) and random other stuff. We hang out in the bar area until the stage area opened. DJ tells us Ashley is coming and, well, you all know how that went over with us. We were nice to her, but I can definitely tell you that I don't miss her one bit. At the end of the night she was kissing on some band boy to which I yell at her something about her fiance' probably not liking her doind that and the band boy going, "whoa a fiance' I can deal with a boyfriend, but not a fiance'." Really? ::rolls eyes:: Afterwards Deidre and I head to Waffle House. I should have known when we pulled up and had to park between 2 cop cars that it was going to be interesting. Good grief. The Papa Johns delivery girl was enough entertainment. I'm still laughing at her bantering with the poor blue eyed boy at the booth behind us. "I'm just trying to order some food and you're all up in my ear." "Honey I'm not yet, but I could be." Wowza. We quickly pay and head home. I get home by 5:15 AM!
Now it's Sunday and I've made plans to meet Jamie for lunch at Chilis in Hurst. I roll myself out of bed and get ready and head to Hurst....but not before I see the most bizarre wreck on 75. This tahoe was doing that cross 3 lanes of traffic (some 25 cars surrounding her) to get off at an exit and when she makes it to almost the 3rd lane (I'm guessing there was a car in her way as I was some 200 yards behind her) and then jerks back over and I think overcorrects and all of a sudden she does a 360 in the middle of the road goes head on in to the HOV lane concrete wall then does a 180 and rams into it backwards and ends up facing the wrong way in the HOV lane. I swear it looked like something out of nascar. Lots of good samaritans stop and once I went by her very slowly and saw her moving around inside I decide to just keep driving! So I make it to Hurst and after Jamie and I order our food the power goes out in Chilis and never comes back on even after we wait for 30 minutes. So we head about 5 miles up the road to another Chilis where they had power! I had fun visiting with Jamie and catching up. I head home. And decide that I'm just ready for Sunday to be over! But, right before I go to bed I decide to open my new bottle of Aleve that I picked up at Walmart on Saturday only to find that someone had resealed the box only after putting a half opened bottle of benedryl in there before returning it. I'm thinking, is today really happening or is this a joke? haha

Thankfully it's been a good week thus far. I'm excited that next week is spring break for dance. I could use a few afternoons to relax...and one of those I get to go see Blue October! woo-hoo!

Happy hump day everyone!

Finders Keepers

When I got back to work on Monday I found a $20 bill on the ground outside the side door to the building. I make a decision to put the money in my drawer at work and wait the week to see if anyone mentions that they lost $20 (because believe me the people I work with would mention it!) or if a client calls and asks if it's been found. No one has talked about it and no one has called about it. So, come tomorrow this money becomes mine (or at least in my opinion it should). Finders Keepers, right?

And, who the heck ordered this freakish weather? Snow twice in one week? Good grief. Freakin' ground hog and being scared of his supid shadow. The weather is NOT like this in Ireland.

She showed them....

So, my new favorite song: "Low" by Flo Rida.

Is it bad when I go to look up the lyrics and I should be embarassed by what they are?
Apparently white country girls shouldn't be listening to this kind of stuff.

Perhaps it's time to look for a new favorite song........

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose....

Let me just say this: I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I bought these tickets for my Mom because to be honest, aside from her music, I knew nothing about Janis Joplin, but this musical freakin' ROCKED! You learn about her insecurities, her struggles, her addictions, her feelings, her loves, her life, and in 2 words it was: simply amazing. It was set up where one actress played the talking Janis and one actress/singer played the singing Janis. Sometimes they interacted together. It was beautifully done and the girl who played the singing Janis sounded JUST LIKE HER. It was awesome. So if you ever get the chance to see it, take the chance, you won't be disappointed. When we left the Majestic, I came home and looked some stuff up on youtube. I think I was there for like an hour watching all the interviews and stuff. I'm intrigued by her. She was a troubled soul. I feel sorry for her. She died way too soon. When she dies in the musical, I cried. I was that touched and saddened. When a freakin' musical can make you cry, then you know its good. haha Now if I could just get "take it, take another little piece of my heart now baby" out of my head, all will be ok.

I told my Mom I was done with 60s artist for a little while....Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin in the same week almost sent me into overload! haha

I didn't do anything else really the rest of the weekend except on Sunday when I went to my grandparents and spent the day with them and took my Papaw out for his birthday dinner.

It was a great weekend.

Is your name Patsy?

I have never seen so many people from different walks of life in one room before last night. And, believe it or not I actually had fun. I can't say I understood 95% of the things he "sang," but it was fun none-the-less! I saw some interesting dancing techniques. And alot of drunk old people. Crocodile Dundee was there or at least his protege' was. And these 2 tall guys come out of no where and stand right in front of me and Deidre and I said loudly, "Uh-Huh I don't think so" and they moved back over. Hello dummies we're short! Good grief. Deidre and I started making a game out of "guess the lyrics" during the later part of the show. During one song he started saying something about Alicia Keys and I was like, why the heck is he talking about Alicia Keys and Deidre says I'm not really sure he's saying that, it's probably just what we think we're hearing....but guess what!!!

I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying
When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line
I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be
I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee

We actually think it's a bit weird that he was singing about her. I mean he's old enough to be her grandfather right?

Anyways, during above song we decided to head to the back near the doors so we could be one of the first in line to get the car from valet when this guy walks up to me and goes, "Is your name Patsy?" Of course I said no. I was thinking do I look like a Patsy and you're old enough to be MY grandfather, so I doubt I'm the girl you're looking for! haha I did buy an eco bag with a Dylan logo on it. The merch guy told me I was saving the dolphins.

So this weekend I'm going to see the musical, "Love, Janis" about Janis Joplin's life through her own words and lyrics. I'm excited about it. And I will probably make it out to Gilleys to see Johnny Cooper.

Today is my Papaw's birthday. So happy birthday to him!

Everyone have a safe weekend!

Pixie dust and other things

Deidre wanted me to tell the story of Johnny Cooper's Mom at the Hat Tricks show I went to a weekend ago. I was there enjoying the show and Johnny's Mom was walking around in her same eccentric glasses and crazy curly hair with her pixie dust shaker out (really it was glitter)....shaking it all over everyone. "Here I have some pixie dust for you." I think I don't really get the reason for pixie dust, but his Mom is crazy and fun, so I just sorta laughed it off. And you know how hard it is to get glitter off of you and your hair.......ugh.

So this weekend I went to an engagement party for Scott and Kristin. It was a wine tasting party beforehand. I have never been a fan of wine, but it was fun getting to taste different things and I even found one that I liked! And I also found out that I'm not really a red wine fan. But that's ok. I think I had about the reddest cheeks ever after the wine tasting. Those of you who have been around me when I drink know how my cheeks get, so just imagine how unbelieveably red they were. Goodness! I, unfortunately, don't really know Kristin that well, but what I read from her on her blogs, etc. makes me really like her. And I chose a long time ago to forget about the first night we met, so I hope she has too because I don't want to be labeled as the girl who thought......she knows what I'm talking about ;) Scott seems really happy and I'm happy that he's found someone that makes him that happy.
Anyway, wine makes me have red cheeks. haha After the wine tasting and a few minutes of mingling Deidre and I headed to Gilley's to meet up with Tracey to see No Justice. I freakin' love No Justice. And I heart Steve Rice. And we have a new favorite...Armando. He thinks Tracey is a cool kid. I'm a cool kid too. I don't know if it's by association or not, but hey, that's ok! We 3 had a good time.
The boys we always see at EYB shows were there, so we decided to have fun with them. But, if they had said one more time, "Hey Steve drink your beer" I may have used Deidre's gun to shoot them. (jk she didn't have it with her!) There was also this random boy that kept staring at me then finally leaned over and said, "Hey were you here for Reckless Kelly?" My first thought was, oh good grief did I make a fool of myself that night? THEN I remembered that was the night we didn't drink because of our night with Mike McClure the previous evening, so I was certain that I was not as crazy as Chanda. So I said, "yes, why?" He goes, "oh I was here and I was standing by you." Lord, I don't remember him even beeing there. I do remember Amazon standing at the front of the stage in front of all of us. So I just stared at him. Later, I remembered something and I said to him, "I know you were at McClure at Hank's a month back because I stood right next to you." (note: I did make a fool of myself that night, but its ok) So all of a sudden I guess he's our new best friend because he keeps trying to talk to us and takes pics of us with Deidre's camera, etc. So at the end of the night, Deidre goes, "are you single?" He says, "Yes." She says, "Let me give you a little advice, if you ever want to have a date, go home and burn that shirt. I don't ever want to see you wear that shirt again." I have never laughed so hard in my entire life. This boy had his hair slicked back like Stephen Baldwin. (that's what we kept calling him) He's in serious need of a make over. I think Deidre's just the person to take on the job.....

Thursday I'm off to see Bob Dylan with Deidre and Lori. Should be interesting. I'll let you girls know how it goes.....

For those interested in the dress I wore to the wedding....

Here's your chance to see me...yes, you read that right....in a D-R-E-S-S!

Well, if Deidre can be excited....

I get to go see "Love, Janis" the musical next Saturday! And I've been excited about that since I bought the tickets for my Mom for Christmas :)

Joel says Hi!

So, this weekend I didn't do a whole lot until Saturday evening. On Saturday I went and saw my friend, Emily, and her fiance', Bobby, in their play, Neil Simon's "Proposals" at the Lewisville Community Theater. While I was on my way I get a text from Nicole (Ryan Turner's friend) asking if I was going to see Johnny Cooper at Hat Tricks. Mom and I had already discussed it (as she went to the play with me) and had decided since we would only be 5 minutes from there that we'd pack a change of clothes and go. So after the play we headed to Hat Tricks and met up with Nicole. It was packed. Not as bad as Hanks, but it was packed. Mom was excited to see him live and she had a great time, as did I. I swear that kid gets better and better everytime I see him. Even my Mom was like, "I can't believe he's only 20!" Our favorite Joel was working that night and he wanted me to tell everyone hi. So, everyone Joel says "hi!"

Yesterday I didn't do much but I did manage to finally get "Knocked Up" watched. It was ok. I was glad I didn't spend the money to see it in the theater! Last night I was flipping during Extreme Makeover Home edition commercial breaks to catch some of the Grammys. I'm sorry to all of those Amy Whinehouse fans, but ugh. She's a trainwreck. And I didn't really think she was all that everyone seems to think she is. Now, Beyonce, who I've never really been head over heels about, she freakin' rocked....and Tina Turner...does that woman age at all? I thought Fergie's song with John Legend was good. She was way better than that last awards show I heard her on. And though I don't agree with most of the crap that comes from Kanye's mouth when he's not singing, I thought his performance was very good as well. It was touching to see him sing the song, "Mama." Was it extreme to shave that into his head, maybe, but it's his hair, so who cares. That's about all I saw last night....except I did see where "Once" was up for best soundtrack and, eventhough it didn't win, I was happy to see it nominated :)

Ok, that's about it. Peace out.