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Running painfully late this morning, trying to tie up some loose ends before work (things that I could have been doing while watching GA last night...but really, McDreamy deserves my full attention). Anyway...
SO excited that I got an email from Candi @ BH&G Scrapbooks Etc requesting a layout for their April issue! Woo hoo! It's a layout that I really dig, so I'm looking forward to seeing it in print.
Not much else in the way of news. Gotta get going...
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I woke up this morning thinking "Grey's is on tonight!" This makes me happy. Then Austin told me that there's an Odyssey of the Mind meeting tonight. HUH? Who schedules something on a Grey's night? (Apparently, Becky...who scheduled a girl's night out and is now in a panic b/c she doesn't have a DVR. Uh, Beck...what were you thinking??) Anyway, I trust that the Odyssey meeting won't last until 9:00, but I'll have my DVR set anyway.
About that Odyssey meeting. I think it's great that Austin wants to get involved in this. Totally his idea. And I laughed as I said "you'll probably have to leave football early"....because it just seems like two conflicting stereotypes...the jock and the smart kid. But he's both. And that's cool.
What else? Ohio was good. Got a ton of work done. Had dinner at Brio Tuscan Grille . Stopped by Archivers. I am happy to be home for a few weeks, though. I've been on a plane every week for the past 4. Blech.
I'm seriously behind on blogs & emails....so if you think I'm ignoring you, I'm not. I promise. And in case anyone is wondering, yes....I do still scrapbook. I realize that I haven't posted anything scrappish in the past couple of weeks. Just trying to get back in the groove. Reminding myself that when it comes to inspiration, sometimes you just have to wait for it. (kind of like my blog...LOL)
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The weekend was crazy busy, hence the lack of blogging. Some recap-ish stuff....
Well, there's more...I'm sure there's more...but I'll leave it short this morning. Because back pain sucks.
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My Fresno-scrappin' friend, Rachelle tagged me, which is PERFECT b/c after a tiring day of travelling, I can't come up with anything to say on my own. So thanks Rachelle!
The rules are : List 5 weird things about yourself or your pets. Tag 5 friends and list them. Then, those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, and state the rules, and tag 5 more people. Dont forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!
First I will Tag: Gloria, Katrina, Chris, Nicole, and Rita...get to it ladies!
5 Weird things about me:
1. I don't eat most condiments - no mayo, mustard, salad dressing, etc. Which means that I eat salads completely dry. No oil & vinegar, no dressing on the side. Dry. (sandwhiches, too)
2. I have a freakishly good memory - I can remember songs after hearing them once, I can color match from memory (in my job, that's a good thing), and I can remember things from all the way back to kindergarten.
3. I can't buy the first magazine off of a rack - has to be the 2nd or 3rd one - if there's only one left, I won't buy it
4. I did soil judging in 4H in the 4th grade - made it to the state tournament - and to this day, I have no idea what i was doing - i was guessing the whole time (does that qualify as weird? I mean, soil judging is definitely weird...but isn't it weird that I could fake it, too?)
5. I can pick things up with my feet. Learned this from my Mom. I have strong toes.
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How many times do you think people actually stop what they're doing to read the safety information card? I mean, I wonder if the flight attendants understand that they're dumbing us down by showing us how to fasten our seatbelts as if it's rocket science. Listen, if I don't know how to fasten the belt, then how in the world am I going to understand the safety information card? Seriously. And yes, I know where the exits are. I'm fairly sure that if I ever need to USE those exits, I'll figure out how to open them in a damn hurry.
Off to NYC. Your lips will thank me. (for any newish readers: that's not meant to be dirty...it's job related...really)
One more day until Grey's. If you haven't already, read the Grey's Blog. Because the writers are genius.
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I bought decaf coffee last night. DECAF. That's how tired i am...didn't even notice that I'd picked up completely useless decaf frikkin' coffee. What is the point of decaf? Ugh. Fortunately, I bought Autumn Harvest, too...so I won't be going postal today. It's all good.
I'm tired b/c I have a cold. I don't get sick very often. I was sick all the time when I was a kid, and I think I must have gotten it all out of my system then...bc I just don't get sick as an adult. Anyway. I'm pumping the Airborne all day today...b/c flying is miserable with a cold, and I have to fly tomorrow.
This is a very cheery entry so far, isn't it?
The good news? It's one day closer to Thursday. Grey's Anatomy. Can't wait. I watched a few episodes of Season 2 last night. And I listened to the Fray all day yesterday. And Gina told me that she has a 6 pack of Smirnoff, so I'm inviting myself to her house for the premiere. :)
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One would think that with a quiet house, I could have slept in this morning. Nope. And actually, I didn't sleep well last night. Could have been the ungodly amount of pepper on the pasta dish that Karen & I had, or could have just been the eerily empty house.
Used my camera just a bit yesterday. Basically just turning it on & shooting in Auto. Just to get used to it and get over my silly fear of it.
In the midst of all the teenage girl drama, and the mountain of dirty clothes that covers her floor, and the busted ipod, and the washed cell phone.....I can't help but love her with all my heart....
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Why is it that men can only hear & remember football scores, who the opening pitcher has been for every Yankee game since the beginning of time, and the entire fall TV season line up by day, time, & channel? I feel like I repeat every conversation that I have at least a dozen times. Case in point, last night:
me: will you bring home some stuff tomorrow in case I go to Gina's house?
him: sure - do you want breads or sweets or what?
me: uh...this is Macaroni (Gina's nickname)...sweets
him: okay
then, today:
him: hi, I'm leaving work....what did you want me to get?
me: are you kidding me?
him: no, did you want breads or sweets?
me: sweets. we had this conversation last night. good to know you were listening.
ARRRRGGGHHHHHHH!
Okay, I feel better now. I'm off to the post office, then picking Hope up @ the high school. The freshman soccer team needed a couple of players for their game today, so Hope volunteered to play. I was impressed - she was out until 1:30 babysitting, and got up on her own at 7:00 this morning.
I got through disc one of Grey's last night. Love this show. Seriously, seriously love this show.
Oh, and happy news - I got a call on my Subaru. Yippee! Cross your fingers that this guy buys it. Because three car payments is standing in the way of me hiring someone to clean my house. And my house really needs to be cleaned. :)
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there are certain things that I'm accustomed to seeing on my commute: wild turkeys, cows, chickens, horses...the occassional deer. I've never seen a moose on my drive, but I'm on the lookout during moose season. Today, as I traveled down the country road behind a co-worker in her VW Golf, we were both stunned to see a black bear lumber across the road. A freakin' bear!!
So, it's going to be a rare weekend at my house - Rob & Austin are headed to a Yankees game, and Hope is going to her Dad's. I'll be all by my lonesome. Anyone wanna come over for a sleepover? I've got Grey's Anatomy Season 2 on DVD! Bring your own wine.
And I'm working at Scrapbook Central on Sunday - so if you're local, come by & say hi!
Have a good weekend!
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I'm headed out tomorrow, wicked early, for NYC. Trade show fun...and not of the scrapbooking kind. Bummer. One would think that a cosmetics/beauty trade show would be glamorous. Uh, not so much.
So, until then...here's an unaired episode of sorts. It's a blog entry that I wrote on the plane last Thursday...the day after I got the Masters call.
9.7.06
It's maddening to be writing this blog entry on a plane. Not knowing - wondering - if the announcement will be made today. One of the rare days that I'll have NO internet access.
I was walking on air all day yesterday. Higher than high. Talking a mile a minute. Constantly refreshing the boards to see if anyone knew. Any hints. Anything. Today - flights to Cleveland and Columbus to collect my thoughts.
And in doing so, I have tears welling up in my eyes. Yep, sitting here in 14A, about to bawl like a baby.
I'm a freakin' Master.
This was my first major contest. I didn't enter to win. I entered for the rush. I was on the sidelines for HOF last year, cheering Karen on...and on call day, I envied the rush of anticipation. I craved that buzz. So, when the Masters contest was posted, I had to go for it. And I went for it with all I had. I sketched layouts in meetings @ work. Bribed my kids (and husband) to let me take their pictures. Soaked up the inspiration of current & past Masters and saw how their individuality shown through. And I enlisted the support of a few trusted scrapbooking friends to give me feedback along the way.
I said to Kelly that I was an underdog for this contest - heck, I was UNDER the underdog. I'm a working, divorced & remarried Mom of two older kids who don't always do cute things. I scrapbook late at night, fueled by coffee & dark chocolate m&ms. I take pictures with a point & shoot digital and a film SLR. On auto. I had Rob take a picture of my tattoo for this contest. My tattoo for crying out loud. I'm nowhere near as cute & witty as most of the girls out there. They were likely having a moment of insanity when they chose me.
But damn, i'm glad that they did.
I am out of adjectives to describe the feelings associated with this. And I think that this buzz will last for quite some time.
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