Okay, I must admit that I am not thrilled that the Comets lost the last home game against the LA Sparks, but I can tell you that I got Candace Parker's autograph at the Chalk Talk. It was amazing to be that close to a rookie that has so much talent. Pat Summit should be quite proud of all the players she has added to the WNBA. In the game Saturday, there was Shannon Bobbitt, Sidney Spence, Candace Parker , and Michelle Snow. I already have Michelle's autograph, so I was trying hard to get Shannon and Sidney, but they were not really in the mood to sign autographs on Saturday, and I respect that.
I can tell you that despite the loss, I had a wonderful day Saturday. But Friday was just as much fun! I hung out with part of my posse from the apartments. We had pizza and beer for dinner and then we went to a local bar. I even danced, on a pole, with Alex (a girl). It was a hoot! The dance was because I lost a bet. The dance was the ante. I must admit that dancing with a pole and a hot chic was not the worst loss of a bet, even though I am certainly old enough to be her mother. No worries, I have NO desire to be Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate) and I do not like blonds either (except for Jodie Foster).
Saturday was WONDERFUL. I will not elaborate any further, because I do not know if she who cannot be named still has spies or not. You can email me if you are curious and I will "discuss" it offline. Suffice it to say that I am meeting a lot of very influential women in the community and I may be of future service to some of their business needs.
A personal note, I have been utilizing the recipes from Spark People and I weighed in at 171 Saturday with the personal trainer! I am six pounds shy of my goal (set by my OB/GYN). I am SO excited. I am even comfortable enough at this point to try on that two-piece bathing suit from the Tuesday Temptations with renewed confidence. I feel HOT! Simply Amazing!
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. I have a post about today's knitting at a local LYS that I will get posted ASAP, but I need sleep so that I can function at work tomorrow, plus I am going to the season opener on Monday Night Football w/Adam to watch his home team of Greenbay tomorrow. Say special prayers, because I have football Monday, Comets on Tuesday and Wednesday, knitting group on Thursday, and Comets again on Friday. I know that I am too old for this schedule, but it is invigorating just the same and I am feeling more alive daily!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Friday Fill-In
Friday Fill-In
1. If I was to walk into your life, would I welcome you or tell you to fuck off?
2. Catch a bright star and place it in a pendant to wear on my neck.
3. And you can send me yarn! Lots of yarn!
4. I’m very happy with my life and how it’s going but I’m hoping that the waltz moves to a new dance step soon.
5. I’m the innocent bystander/Somehow I got stuck by not remembering that I am just as important as my partner.
6. What’s keeping us apart isn’t selfishness, it’s time to discover ourselves and trust each other.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to hanging out with my friends in the apartments, tomorrow my plans include errands with a friend, a Comets Chalk Talk, and a Comets Game, and Sunday, I want to knit at a LYS and fix a lamb dinner for Adam and myself. And for the record, Adam is the best guy friend I have ever had and he is like my brother. Any girls that are interested in a 30 year old architect, let me know, because I have high expectations for anyone interested!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wow, is all I can say!
Okay, I realize that blogger will probably show this as a Friday post; however, it is still Thursday in my time zone. I should be in bed, but I can't sleep just yet, so I am getting this on the blog.
Tonight I went to a Season Ticket Appreciation party for the Comets. It was SO much fun. I got autographs from Matee Ajavon, Latasha Byears, Tamecka Dixon, Sequoia Holmes, Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson, Sancho Lyttle, Mwadi Mabika, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Michelle Snow, Coach Karleen Thompson, and Assistant Coach Laurie Byrd.
The players were warm and friendly and they spent a great deal of time visiting with all the fans. Many of them stayed and posed for pictures long after their scheduled appearance time. Sancho was wonderful. I had a good time with Michelle Snow (Go Lady Vols!). Latasha was a surprise. She is soft spoken for such a big gal. She is a warm and funny person. Tamecka has one of the warmest and most genuine smiles for all her fans. Karleen and Laurie were very accessible to the fans and were really hams when cameras came out. I even posed for a picture with Karleen and Laurie with a large group of the people that I have met at the games since I started sitting on my side of the arena.
The venue was good as well. The buffet was very surprising! It was actually healthy if you made good choices and didn't take everything. Yes, there were some fried foods and of course chips and cheese dip. But I had a wonderful salad and fresh fruit. I also had some chicken and a wonderful mini pizza with spinach and mushrooms in it. There was a cash bar also and I understand that draft beer was $3.89 for a 16 oz. glass. I had my share of water, thank you very much. I actually did allow someone to buy me one Cosmo, but I know her and she is not only never going to be my type, she has a wonderful partner. They are trying to get a group of investors together to purchase the Comets.
Okay gang, I am officially hitting the hay so that I will be able to go to work tomorrow.
Tonight I went to a Season Ticket Appreciation party for the Comets. It was SO much fun. I got autographs from Matee Ajavon, Latasha Byears, Tamecka Dixon, Sequoia Holmes, Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson, Sancho Lyttle, Mwadi Mabika, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Michelle Snow, Coach Karleen Thompson, and Assistant Coach Laurie Byrd.
The players were warm and friendly and they spent a great deal of time visiting with all the fans. Many of them stayed and posed for pictures long after their scheduled appearance time. Sancho was wonderful. I had a good time with Michelle Snow (Go Lady Vols!). Latasha was a surprise. She is soft spoken for such a big gal. She is a warm and funny person. Tamecka has one of the warmest and most genuine smiles for all her fans. Karleen and Laurie were very accessible to the fans and were really hams when cameras came out. I even posed for a picture with Karleen and Laurie with a large group of the people that I have met at the games since I started sitting on my side of the arena.
The venue was good as well. The buffet was very surprising! It was actually healthy if you made good choices and didn't take everything. Yes, there were some fried foods and of course chips and cheese dip. But I had a wonderful salad and fresh fruit. I also had some chicken and a wonderful mini pizza with spinach and mushrooms in it. There was a cash bar also and I understand that draft beer was $3.89 for a 16 oz. glass. I had my share of water, thank you very much. I actually did allow someone to buy me one Cosmo, but I know her and she is not only never going to be my type, she has a wonderful partner. They are trying to get a group of investors together to purchase the Comets.
Okay gang, I am officially hitting the hay so that I will be able to go to work tomorrow.
Thoughts from Thursday
Okay, I started this over my first cup of coffee this morning and have been working on it on paper all day.
I have signed up for a Cooking Around The World class with a group of friends. We got an incredibly cheap fee (Less than $10.00 each) because we got 20 people to sign up. I wish I could post details, but she that cannot be named has spies and I don't need any surprises. I will post the recipes that we learn. I am SO excited. We will be learning Moroccan, India, Thai, Turkish, and one more that I can't recall.
I have also met a personal trainer here in the apartment complex. She has agreed to help me work on getting this frame in kick ass shape in exchange for knitting her an afghan and perhaps a few pair of BMG Footies. I am so excited but a bit nervous at the same time. We are going to tackle those normal problem areas for women my age. I might even be ready for a 5K race by Spring. I would love to be ready for the next Susan Komen event. I am not looking to run a marathon yet, but some day.......just maybe.
A group of us have been discussing going to a Blues Bar or a Piano Bar to celebrate the birthdays from July through September all at one time. I have been trolling the Internet and asking the gang in the apartment for suggestions as well. The list of potential places is growing. I think that the piano bar will win out because there will be more music that will suit a larger group overall.
Finally, an old co-worker has challenged me to a Big Girl Beer Drinking contest with him. Given his heritage, I could be in a lot of trouble! First person to break the seal has to buy the next round. Let's hope my bladder and kidneys cooperate. And, he is willing to go ride on the bike trails near his house with me. There are now over 125 miles of trails in the park we want to go to. I'll keep you posted on both of these events, as I will most certainly have more fun than could be acceptable or legal.
And before I forget, I have a slew of knitting project pictures that I will try very hard to get posted this weekend and get my Ravelry page updated as well. Sunday I will be going to a LYS for Football Knitting. I am so excited. Legal counsel will be in tow, as several people from the office are knitters as well. No shop talk or case talk will be allowed! They have some baby patterns that they want to share and I am excited. I have two projects that need to be finished, so they are going with me since we will be there from Noon to 4PM.
And, before I forget, Happy Birthday to My Ex-Mother-In-Law.
I have signed up for a Cooking Around The World class with a group of friends. We got an incredibly cheap fee (Less than $10.00 each) because we got 20 people to sign up. I wish I could post details, but she that cannot be named has spies and I don't need any surprises. I will post the recipes that we learn. I am SO excited. We will be learning Moroccan, India, Thai, Turkish, and one more that I can't recall.
I have also met a personal trainer here in the apartment complex. She has agreed to help me work on getting this frame in kick ass shape in exchange for knitting her an afghan and perhaps a few pair of BMG Footies. I am so excited but a bit nervous at the same time. We are going to tackle those normal problem areas for women my age. I might even be ready for a 5K race by Spring. I would love to be ready for the next Susan Komen event. I am not looking to run a marathon yet, but some day.......just maybe.
A group of us have been discussing going to a Blues Bar or a Piano Bar to celebrate the birthdays from July through September all at one time. I have been trolling the Internet and asking the gang in the apartment for suggestions as well. The list of potential places is growing. I think that the piano bar will win out because there will be more music that will suit a larger group overall.
Finally, an old co-worker has challenged me to a Big Girl Beer Drinking contest with him. Given his heritage, I could be in a lot of trouble! First person to break the seal has to buy the next round. Let's hope my bladder and kidneys cooperate. And, he is willing to go ride on the bike trails near his house with me. There are now over 125 miles of trails in the park we want to go to. I'll keep you posted on both of these events, as I will most certainly have more fun than could be acceptable or legal.
And before I forget, I have a slew of knitting project pictures that I will try very hard to get posted this weekend and get my Ravelry page updated as well. Sunday I will be going to a LYS for Football Knitting. I am so excited. Legal counsel will be in tow, as several people from the office are knitters as well. No shop talk or case talk will be allowed! They have some baby patterns that they want to share and I am excited. I have two projects that need to be finished, so they are going with me since we will be there from Noon to 4PM.
And, before I forget, Happy Birthday to My Ex-Mother-In-Law.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tuesday Temptations
Okay, yes it is Wednesday, but these short weeks can screw with all your plans. On that token, I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend.
I can tell you all that Saturday was spent with a friend running errands, hitting one of my favorite places for an appetizer and a beer, and the remainder of the day window shopping for many of the things you are about to see, and then the evening watching as many college football games as we could at a sports bar. I had an absolutely wonderful day. Sunday, I swam and then I was a vegetable. I knitted and watched more sports on TV. Monday, I was just insane. I took my bike to a local public park. This is a map of the park. I road the entire park. It took me about three hours but it felt great. When I got home, I took a cool shower and a nap. I spent the rest of the day hydrating and then had one of the daughters over for dinner.
Okay, now on to the Temptations.
I have no use for this at the present moment, but it was breathtaking in a print that was only available at the store. The solids are all beautiful in their own right, but my favorite is P85 - Sugar Violet. I also liked this, but I'm not sure that it would look the same on me because of my hips. I also thought that this would be a cute outfit to lounge around in since it is so humid here. And I saw this on sale and if I had been alone I might have tried it on too see how it looked.
I fell in love with this for jeans in the fall and can add a sweater to make it roll into our milder part of winter. This was really cute too, but I'm not sure if I was comfortable in the print. This was stunning when I tried it on, but I refuse to pay that much for it yet. I also tried this on, and if was just a tad longer, I would have owned it. It was a perfect fit. I also tried on these and these just because I love the name of the style. Still can't decide on which color but I may just need both. I also tried these on and as soon as I can locate my size in town, I will need them for casual Friday's so I can go dancing after work without going home if I want to.
Looking at all the jeans made me think about boots. While I have a two pair of cute ankle boots, I need some serious ones to ride on the chopper and to wear in the winter. I started looking online and I ran across these, these, these, these, these, these, these for the heck of it, and maybe these.
One of my favorite stops was Bath & Body Works. I was treated to this and I am in love with the way it smells. I am very upset that they are discontinuing this however, and I could not find any in town this weekend. I also got this, this, this, and this. Because their buy three get two free sale is always a plus. I also found this one interesting but did not get it yet.
The last place we ventured to shop/browse was Origins. I am absolutely smitten by this entire line of products. And anything with lavender and vanilla cannot be bad, right?! The name of this one had us giggling like school girls. The store had some amazing herbal teas and some wonderful tea sets as well.
Okay gang! After an eventful Comets game, we'll leave the drama of that for another post, and a long day today, I am ending this with an old quote from a very dear friend. I am certain that many of you know exactly how the sentiment feels, even if it has only been once in your lives.
I can tell you all that Saturday was spent with a friend running errands, hitting one of my favorite places for an appetizer and a beer, and the remainder of the day window shopping for many of the things you are about to see, and then the evening watching as many college football games as we could at a sports bar. I had an absolutely wonderful day. Sunday, I swam and then I was a vegetable. I knitted and watched more sports on TV. Monday, I was just insane. I took my bike to a local public park. This is a map of the park. I road the entire park. It took me about three hours but it felt great. When I got home, I took a cool shower and a nap. I spent the rest of the day hydrating and then had one of the daughters over for dinner.
Okay, now on to the Temptations.
I have no use for this at the present moment, but it was breathtaking in a print that was only available at the store. The solids are all beautiful in their own right, but my favorite is P85 - Sugar Violet. I also liked this, but I'm not sure that it would look the same on me because of my hips. I also thought that this would be a cute outfit to lounge around in since it is so humid here. And I saw this on sale and if I had been alone I might have tried it on too see how it looked.
I fell in love with this for jeans in the fall and can add a sweater to make it roll into our milder part of winter. This was really cute too, but I'm not sure if I was comfortable in the print. This was stunning when I tried it on, but I refuse to pay that much for it yet. I also tried this on, and if was just a tad longer, I would have owned it. It was a perfect fit. I also tried on these and these just because I love the name of the style. Still can't decide on which color but I may just need both. I also tried these on and as soon as I can locate my size in town, I will need them for casual Friday's so I can go dancing after work without going home if I want to.
Looking at all the jeans made me think about boots. While I have a two pair of cute ankle boots, I need some serious ones to ride on the chopper and to wear in the winter. I started looking online and I ran across these, these, these, these, these, these, these for the heck of it, and maybe these.
One of my favorite stops was Bath & Body Works. I was treated to this and I am in love with the way it smells. I am very upset that they are discontinuing this however, and I could not find any in town this weekend. I also got this, this, this, and this. Because their buy three get two free sale is always a plus. I also found this one interesting but did not get it yet.
The last place we ventured to shop/browse was Origins. I am absolutely smitten by this entire line of products. And anything with lavender and vanilla cannot be bad, right?! The name of this one had us giggling like school girls. The store had some amazing herbal teas and some wonderful tea sets as well.
Okay gang! After an eventful Comets game, we'll leave the drama of that for another post, and a long day today, I am ending this with an old quote from a very dear friend. I am certain that many of you know exactly how the sentiment feels, even if it has only been once in your lives.
"I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Lord Alfred Tennyson
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