The Blake Take

Not Even Sure Where To Start

2009-03-29T12:29:00.000-07:00

I know I said I would be better about more frequent blogs, but I just can't do it...LOL. Well, it's been since November since my last post and there has been a lot happen. So much, that I'm not even sure that I should attempt to re-cap. I think that most of y'all are a friend of mine on Facebook, so you probably know all that has happened and seen the pics. LOL

I'm sitting here at my house right now, playing on my brand new computer...Thanks Daddy! It is so awesome and lightning fast, compared to my old one at least. Here's my new computer:

It's finally sunny outside. It has rained here almost non-stop for the last four days. I felt like I was back in Seattle, like I was a year ago this weekend. But the sun has finally come out and I'm going to get out of the house.

I'm going to head up to Motown now to visit with Dirt and Kash-man. In two weeks, my niece turns one! I can't believe how fast time is flying and how big all my little kiddos are getting. Come October, I'm adding two more babies to the brood. Congratulations to Jacquelyn and Ashley on their upcoming additions!

Can't promise you another post soon, but I'll try.

Best Birthday Ever

2008-11-12T08:40:00.000-08:00

Viva Las Vegas!

This is going to be the best birthday ever! My birthday is next Saturday, Nov. 22. I wanted to do a cruise initially, but a lot of friends couldn't take off a whole week of work to go. So, another couple of girls, suggested doing a girls trip to Las Vegas for a weekend. The weekend, just happened to be my birthday weekend. So, needless to say, I'M ALL IN!!! (Pun intended)

So, next Thursday, Nov. 20, 11 girls (Me, Jacquelyn, Ashley, Jody, Jessica, Gabi, Jayme, Autumn, Holly, Denise and Stacie) will board a plane from CLT, an additional 2 (Jackie and Jodie) from Detroit and 13 girls will meet up for what will be the best girls trip EVER! 13 girls in "Sin City" already spells TROUBLE, for sure!

This will be my eighth trip to Las Vegas, but my first time going with friends and not for work or a race. We're staying at a new hotel for me, New York, New York. I do love the casino and the piano bar they have there. Hopefully, we can get all of our rooms together so we can have our own party. I'm so excited though. I couldn't ask for a better group of friends to go with, well maybe if my two best friends had been able to go, but it's going to be full of wild and crazy times!

It's going to be a weekend full of drinking, gambling, shopping, eating, relaxing, sight-seeing, and more drinking! Ha ha...

I can't wait!!! I can guarantee lots of pics and stories from this trip! I just don't know how many will be shared. Because as we know....

"What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas!"

Here's a group shot of some of the girls going from a dinner a few weeks ago.

(L to R: Holly, Denise, Me, Jac, Lauren (not going), Jayme, Autumn, Ashley, Jody) (not pictured: Gabi, Jessica, Stacie, Jodie & Jackie)

Catch Ya Up to Date

2008-11-11T13:16:00.000-08:00

So, this blogging thing hasn't taken off for me...LOL. I said the last time I was going to try and do better, but obviously I haven't kept my word...ha ha! Oh well. You get what you get.

Done quite a bit since the last update...but nothing overly exciting. That's coming up next weekend! More details in a bit...

Working at Kohl's is keeping me busy and with the holidays almost upon us, that will just get more busy!

I'm so lucky to have a great group of friends and I have been able to go out quite often and have lots of fun. A lot of dinner dates with my girls at Red Rocks, my favorite restaurant here in Huntersvillle, Joel's grill in Mooresville for sushi, as well as Carrie and I's fave place, OTB.

I've also been to a few Panthers games, woo hoo...we're 7-2 right now, pretty darn awesome even if our quarterback sucks. That's why it's called a team...way to go defense to overcome our offense!

I've been to a few races. I went to Martinsville with Sheri George in October for the truck race. I hadn't been to one since Charlotte in May and boy, did it make me realize how much I missed being there at the track each week.

On Nov. 2, I went to Rockingham for the season finale for the Hooters Pro Cup race. Gabi had tagged along with me and we had a good time. My driver, Drew Herring, had the lead with six laps remaining until a stupid lapped car got in his way and the 2nd place guy went cruising by. It was such the heartbreaker for Drew who really wanted to win a race this season, but had to settle for second. On the flip side, he clinched the 2008 Rookie of the Year title so he had nothing to complain about (other than the stupid lapped car ;))

Following Drew's race, Gabi and I headed home. Gabi took off and I headed to the LMS Dirt Track to meet up with the Showalters and Jody to see my gangsta buddy Kraig race. I also was excited to see Kraig & Dirt's son, Kash, who I hadn't seen in a while. Kraig did a great job and finished 2nd.

That Tuesday night before, Ashley and her boyfriend Josh, had a Halloween party at their place. It was themed, "Pirates of the Bahia Bay," which is their subdivision. Everyone was dressed as a pirate. I am usually not one for dressing up but it sure helped to know what I already had to dress up as so the decision was an easy one. We had a great time playing flip cup and chatting. On Halloween night, Jody had invited me to go to a friend of hers for a Halloween party. So, I dressed up once again in my pirate garb. It was fairly low-key, but Jody and I might have left too early too. I had to be up early to head to Rockingham so we got out of there around midnight.

This past weekend, I headed down to Georgia to see my friend Brelan. She had invited me to her baby shower held on Sunday. I probably wouldn't have driven down there all that way, but it was held at a winery and vineyard and that was too tempting to resist. My friend, Jason Hogan, is how I met Brelan when he and JR raced against each other in the NASCAR Southeast Series. Jason raced Saturday night so Brelan and I met at the track to watch. He didn't fare well, but still finished 8th since there were only 12 cars in the race...ha ha! Afterwards, we went to the Waffle House for a post-race meal. Sunday was Brelan's baby shower and it was a good time. The scenery where she lives is simply breathtaking, especially this time of year with the fall colors. She had probably 20-25 people there and everyone enjoyed the wine, food, and festivities. I got talked into staying afterwards to join some of the girls in the hot tub, then I drove home.

Today is Grace Hamlin's first birthday! I can't believe she is one year old already! Time has flown by. That girl is so cute. Her birthday party is this Sunday so I'll be sure to post some pics of the birthday girl.

More news to follow...

Before I Get Written Off...

2008-09-17T15:13:00.000-07:00

So, I figured I would add another entry before everyone writes me off of this blogging thing.

My schedule fluctuates from week to week. I wish I could have a consistent schedule to keep myself on a routine, but since that's not currently possible, I just continue to stay on a crazy track.

I work at Kohl's (Where You Can Expect Great Things, BTW) whenever they schedule me, which for the last two weeks was closing every freaking night. It's like they didn't want me to have a life. Thankfully, that changed for this week and I have a pretty decent schedule.

Through an arrangement with Speed51, I also write the press releases for two drivers, Drew Herring, who races in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, and Craig Goess, Jr., who races in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. They are both in their rookie seasons in their respective series and have adjusted well. Drew is running for the overall rookie title in the Hooters Series and heading into this weekend's race at Iowa Speedway, only trails the leader of the RoY by three points and sits in 10th position in the overall points race too! Craig has had his share of ups and downs this year, with only a couple top-10 finishes, but is adjusting well to the heavier stock cars after coming from the Legends cars. Their seasons are coming to close with Drew having three remaining and Craig only two. Drew has Iowa this weekend then Southern National on Oct. 18, his home track, and Rockingham on Nov. 1. Craig races at Dover this Friday then Stafford, CT next weekend to end his season.

As I say racing seasons are winding down, I can't believe where the time has gone and now summer is almost over! I love summer! It is definitely my favorite season. Hot weather means trips to the beach and boating adventures on LKN. I have been lucky enough to venture to the beach five times this Summer. That's unbelievable, but my tan definitely proves it! ;) OIB is definitely my home away from home. I've continuously made mention that if my home wasn't here, it'd definitely be there! I just hope it made it safely through Hurricane Hanna.

Carrie and I took a week-long vacation at the end of July for her birthday. We went to Savannah, Ga. for four days then the beach the rest of the week. We had never taken a week-long vacation together and we had a blast! It was definitely worth doing again every year and we've already had discussions where our next one will be! While in Savannah, we did the normal touristy stuff by taking the trolley tour and seeing the historical sights. When you think Savannah, you also think Paula Deen, so of course we had lunch at The Lady & Sons. OMG, it was soooooooooo good! Highly recommended!!!

Although I'm sad to see Summer go, the fall time excites me because that means it's time for PANTHERS FOOTBALL!!! Currently, we're 2-0 and that's been without our star player, Steve Smith. We've got some good momentum going and bring back Steve this week, and we're going to be red hot! I was lucky enough to go to the first home game this past Sunday at BofA Stadium vs. the Chicago Bears. I swear there were more Bears fans there than Panthers fans, but we definitely shut them up by coming back in the fourth quarter! I was pretty excited and I hope I'm able to go to a few more this season!

Well, there's a few updates...I'm off to meet Jody at Vinnie's now so I'll catch up later!

I'm a RESOL.

2008-06-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

My sister and I, back in the day, came up with some of our own words just by spelling them backwards. Ok, so maybe there's only two of them, but they are still put into action all the time when we chat. RESOL and KROD. Try to figure them out.

So, I must say I'm a RESOL. This blogging stuff is hard work...LOL. I do lots of things that are worthy of reading, I suppose?! But to sit down and put into words is much harder. Especially when I know that only like 5 people read this...LOL.

I made all this hype about Cinco de Mayo and in 2008, it turned out to be quite a dud. Not as much fun as in year's past, but still a good time. Had a couple newbies join the crowd at OTB, then of course, we proceeded to Midtown Sundries to hear Sunny Ledfurd perform, as has been the tradition the last three years. Wish Amy or Carrie had been here, but being in Texas and work duties overruled their attendance.

Amy was able to come visit that weekend though. We had such a good time doing NOTHING, for the most part. She flew in on Friday morning and we went to Cracker Barrell for breakfast. And, what do you know, she's a genius too, just like Jay. Then we went shopping and got our normal pedis. Friday night, we met up with Carrie, Tonia & Ed at OTB (of course) for dinner and drinks. Then Amy and I headed uptown to Buckhead and Whisky River. We had fun dancing, but the best part of the evening was heading to The Westin to sleep in their Heavenly beds. Ahhhh....We slept until 10 a.m., at least I did, I think Amy slept til 11 or so cause we walked out of the room around noon, which was check out. We then headed to Southpark Mall and ate at the Cheesecake Factory and walked around the mall. I was on a mission to find some black sandals and finally found them at the last store, Aldo. Pretty expensive, but of all the stores in the mall, I had found none that even resembled closely to what I was looking for until then so no matter the cost, I had to get them. For the rest of the weekend, we did nothing. Rented some movies at Blockbuster and laid on the couch for two days, other than getting meals...LOL. It was actually quite nice. Monday night, we met up with some friends at Fox & Hound. Amy from Ga. was in town, Brandis and Cesar were there. Nice visit with everyone.

Tuesday morning, Amy left for Dallas. I wish she lived here or I had the means to go visit her more often. She's moving back to Oklahoma in August to go to school. I think she's decided to become a FT student. But she enjoys it and is pursuing what she wants.

Not sure what else is/has gone on. My mom and I went to the beach for Memorial Day weekend. It was soooooooooo nice. We were there for five days and I could've stayed there for another five. Take that back, I could just live there and am seriously thinking about it...LOL. We're going back again tomorrow for a few more days. I have to take every opportunity I can. I just never know when I can and it's so beautiful there that I want to seize every chance.

I interviewed for a PR Position at Ganassi a few weeks ago. I haven't heard back from them, other than they were still interviewing candidates. Soooo..I thought it went well, but you never know what they're looking for or what that one "ahhh" thing is that says, "this is our girl!" So, I just continue to wait and see...but it would be a great opportunity, should it come my way.

Rowdy has won a few more races since the last post, but the Rowdy Busch Fan Club has been slacking on my treats. Wonder what's up with that?! ha ha...Rowdy is going for the triple this weekend...Trucks in Texas tonight, Nationwide in Nashville tomorrow night and Sprint Cup in Pocono on Sunday. This boy loves to Race...He raced at Eldora on Wed. night too. He's a threat to win all three of course and it would definitely be amazing if he could! Oh, I went to his birthday party a couple weeks ago. That was fun. A lot of people, open bar, dancing, good tunes and Kyle...how could it not have been!?

Baby updates: Mandi's birthday was May 16 so they had a cookout at their house the following day. I got to see Grace for about 10 minutes before Mandi put her to bed. She was sick and getting fussy, but she has gotten so big and is sooo cute. Mandi gave me some pictures and I immediately stopped at Kohl's to buy a frame and it's proudly displayed on my mantle.

I visited with Dirt and Kash this past Friday. Kash has gotten so big at only four months. He's a doll baby too and I just loved being able to carry him around for a few hours. I'm hoping Dirt and I can plan to take him on a beach trip soon.

My niece is almost 2 months old already. She was dedicated at church this past Sunday and was so good. She just laid in Jessica's arms and was awake and alert and looked around while the minister said what he had to say. She loves her Aunt Jenn and slept on my shoulder for 30 minutes before her mean Aunt Lindsay took her and she started crying...LOL.

Alright, is that enough for an update? Ha ha...see ya again in another month, probably. LOL.

Rowdy Busch Wins Again

2008-05-01T15:28:00.000-07:00

I just love when Rowdy Busch wins a race. I get presents in the mail from the Rowdy Busch HQ, which just happen to be in Monroe, Washington. That's such a coincidence since that's where my friend Becky lives.

Rowdy won Talladega on Sunday and today I receive a package of M & M's and a cute little M & M card.

Those peeps at the Rowdy Busch Headquarters are the sweetest (pun intended!).

Cinco de Mayo

2008-04-27T22:06:00.000-07:00

It's one week until one of my favorite holidays!

For some reason, I love Cinco de Mayo. I think it's just because it gives me a good reason to gather with friends and eat Mexican food and drink margaritas! Good enough excuse, right!?

Last year was a blast, especially since it was on a Saturday. I'm sure this year's turnout will be a little less, but hopefully, everyone will come to OTB for a little bit.

If you're around and care to share a cerveza with us, c'mon on down to OTB (On the Border for those that don't know my lingo) at Concord Mills around 6ish until ???

I Got a New Phone!

2008-04-27T21:54:00.000-07:00

Woo hoo...Finally!

I've been wanting to get a new phone for a while, but haven't had the $ to do so.
Well, I dropped my phone on the kitchen floor last Sunday and the screen display went kaput. Finally, a good reason to research and get a new phone immediately!

So, after work, I decided on the MotoKrzr. According to Sprint.com, it was free after I send in for the rebate so what the heck?

It has so many new features, all which I never really had before with my Nextel. It has Sprint TV, Radio, GPS, Camera, Internet, etc., etc. I ended up switching my plan to the new Simply Everything Plan too. For just $99/mo. I get unlimited calls and texts, as well as being able to surf and do all that other fun stuff included.

So, what are you waiting for? LOL...Call me or text me! :)

I'm An Aunt!

2008-04-17T21:19:00.001-07:00

My sister, Jessica, and husband, Michael, welcomed Elizabeth Grace Harcar into this world on Saturday, April 12 at 3:16 p.m. She weighed in at 7 lbs., 8.5 ozs. and was 20 3/4 inches long. She's absolutely beautiful and already has a full head of hair. Both sets of grandparents, as well as Lindsay and I were present at the hospital awaiting the birth. Saturday was a very long day, but in the end, so worth it!

She's definitely going to be spoiled by her Aunt Jenn!

My Trip to Seattle...A Very Lengthy Detailed Account

2008-04-17T21:17:00.000-07:00

So, as usual, it's been a while since the last post and I need to update you on my fabulous trip to Seattle.

First off, I must vent about Kyleingram33...This is the guy I purchased my camera from on ebay. I had it shipped to Becky in Monroe so it would be there by the time I arrived...WRONG! I emailed him when I got there and he said he had been out of town and would ship it that day. Wouldn't you know, it arrived the day after I LEFT! URGH! But anyway, thankfully, Becky has a fabulous camera and allowed me to use it.

So, I left here on Wednesday, March 26 around 7 p.m., an hour later than I was supposed to...go figure! I was able to fly first class and non-stop. That was the bomb.com as Becky would say. Shortly after take-off, we were offered cocktails, so of course I indulged in a couple glasses of chardonnay. Then we were served a delicious meal on real plates with real silverware and even mini salt & pepper shakers...LOL. Then we had apple pie for dessert...That was cool. First class is the only way to go, but who knows how often I'll get to enjoy that! LOL. I then went to nap and we arrived in Seattle around 10ish. We were held in the air for about 20 minutes because of the SNOW that was falling around the area, causing a back up at the airport. Becky said it hadn't snowed there in three months and wouldn't you know the night I fly in, it would be snowing! Go figure!! I made it to baggage claim, where Becky is standing with a sign that says "Hillbilly Deluxe" on it. That clown...Jay, Brett and Becky all thought that was real funny. It took about another 45 minutes to get my luggage then we headed to dinner.

My one request while out there was not to go to any chain restaurants or places we have here, but at 11 p.m. on a Wednesday night, there wasn't much choice. So we went and had some dinner and cocktails at a nearby Applebee's. It was nice to meet Brett, who I had spoken on the phone with once or twice. It was so nice that Jay and Brett came to pick me up at the airport. I can't believe it had been three months since I had seen Jay and Becky, you know when the Panthers beat those Seahawks...LOL.

After dinner, we took Brett and Jay back to their car then headed up to Monroe to Becky's house. I met Melinda, who Becky lives with, and we stayed up chatting for a bit before we crashed for the night. It was probably 5 or 6 a.m. NC time by the time we went to bed so I was pretty tired, to say the least.

We took our time getting up and getting ready on Thursday. My first thing on the agenda was getting a pedicure. I wanted to get one before I left but Becky said she needed one too so I decided to wait then we could go together. So after pedicures and a brow wax, we went to eat Mexican food for lunch. We had gotten a call from Jay after we left each other on Wed. night, asking if we could pick up his best friend Ryon at the University of Washington because he had gotten a ride but still needed a ride to Puyallup (where they all live). So, as Becky usually does, she agreed and we made our way to Seattle. Thursday was a beautiful day so I snapped some pictures since you never know how the weather will be from one day to the next. We picked up Ryon then drove to Puyallup and Jay's house. Jay and his dad were home watching the Washington State vs. Carolina game on TV. I, of course, had to rub it in their face when Carolina whipped WSU, even though Jay doesn't like WSU, but Ryon goes there, so that was pretty funny. Brett came over and we waited on Jay's mom, Susi, to get home from work. We all went to dinner at Sakura, a Japanese restaurant, in Tacoma. Then we all went to Chopstix, a dueling piano bar, in Tacoma to celebrate Brett's birthday. I love piano bars. We had told them it was Brett's birthday so they got him up on the piano. That was quite comical. He got really drunk and decided to act like a monkey once we left. He climbed up this tree and broke the freakin' branch. It was so funny. Jay and I were laughing our asses off, while trying to check on Brett to see if he was okay. There was more drama afterwards, but it turned out to be more comedy than drama...LOL.

Friday, we were slow going again. It was snowing, which I have to admit, is a nice sight to see since we really don't see it that often here. Becky took me to Dick's, which is a hamburger joint there. There's only four locations, so they were pretty busy. You walk up to the window and order what you'd like, but no special orders. Burgers come as listed, I quickly found out. I had a cheeseburger and some french fries. The fries reminded me of In-N-Out's, which are bomb.com, very fresh and yummy!

We then headed into Seattle to drive around the city. We drove by Quest and Safeco fields, where the Seahawks and Mariners play. We parked and walked around, going into a couple of cute gift shops and a toy store. One thing I noticed while doing this trip was all the people walking around with light or no coats on. I was freezing wearing my wool coat and these people are wearing nothing. I guess they're so used to the cool weather that their bodies have adjusted to it and that's considered "normal." We had decided that we were going to stay at the Westin in downtown Seattle for the night since we were going to go to the clubs there so Becky and I went and checked in. Heavenly beds, need I say more? Becky and I departed again, this time by foot, to go shopping and scope out a place for dinner. We had decided on the Taproom Grill, which features more than 160 beers on tap...unbelievable!

We went back to the hotel to change and await the boy's arrival...Seemed Jay had other plans though and they didn't meet us up at Taproom until 11:30 p.m.!!! By this time, Becky and I were beyond pissed, so we decided to go ahead and start taking some shots! The five of us eventually made it to "The Last Supper Club" for the night. In the short amount of time we were there, we all managed to get a bit wasted! I lost count of how many shots we all did...enough, to say the least! Back to the hotel and Ryon and Jay pass right out. Becky kinda does until she gets up to go the bathroom and passes out in there...That was hilarious! Brett decided he needed to order room service and orders a sandwich at 3:15 in the morning! Cost of this BLT....$35 in all! Unbelievable! Westin definitely makes some $$$, seeing as they charged us $32 for parking, not to mention the lovely rate for the room too!

As has been the case, Saturday was slow going for everyone but me! I was up and ready to go by 10:30, yet the clowns wouldn't get up out of bed. I think we finally left at 11:50, seeing as check out was noon! I had read about this restaurant in Pike Place that had been voted the best breakfast, so I wanted to go there, but by the time we all met up and got there, it was now lunch time. It was still pretty good food with a nice view of the water. Afterwards, we all walked around Pike Place Market, checking out the beautiful flowers, fruits and veggies, and of course the infamous fish market. That was so cool. We also went by the first Starbucks which had singers outside performing. On this one street corner we saw Mini-Me himself, Verne Troyer, on his little Rascal. I couldn't get the boys out of the way quick enough for me to snap a shot, but I got the back of his head and you can still tell it's him...LOL. We toured the waterfront then the boys left and headed to Puyallup and Becky and I headed up to Monroe.

Saturday was supposed to be race day, one of the main reasons I was going. Jay was supposed to have raced but his motor wasn't ready. It wouldn't have mattered anyway. The race initially got rained out, but by the time the night was over...it was SNOWING!! Once Becky got the call that the race was cancelled, we jetted over to the track so she could see some friends before they loaded up and headed home. The Sauls had come up and once it was cancelled, they made their way to the Red Robin, yes, a chain, but oh well...so Becky, Budah and I headed over there to meet up with them. Afterwards, we tried to decide what we were doing. Well, needless to say, Becky and I made the trip to Puyallup once again (about an hour) to go out with Brett and Jay at the Swiss in Tacoma. The band was awesome, but we were all so exhausted from the night before and it was a bit crowded, that we decided to leave a couple hours later. Dropped Jay and Brett back home then we drove back to Monroe again...LOL. I actually passed out on this trip. When we got home, lo and behold, there was about three inches of snow on the ground! Puyallup had not even gotten a flake!

Sunday, we got ready and drove to the airport area with Campbell, Melinda's granddaughter. We were supposed to meet up with Jay and his parents for lunch since he was flying to San Diego that afternoon. Well, Jay was delayed in his packing so all they were able to do was swing by for us to say bye and take some farewell pics. We drove back to Monroe to take Campbell home then Becky and I headed to Bellevue to shop. I had watched Oprah one day and saw this store called "The Container Store" on there. Well, we don't have any nearby but there was one in Bellevue, so I was dying to go there. It was so freakin' awesome. It's probably good that we don't have one close or I'd probably be there everyday needing a container of some sort to put something in...it was just too cool! I did buy some jewelry cases but knew I couldn't buy a lot. I wrote down what I thought I would like so I could look it up online and purchase. We then went to this store called the "Paper Source." Probably another good thing we don't have one of these. Paper, pens, cards, creative, cutesy things. I know Becky has since gone two or three more times to make purchases.

Budah met us down there then Becky drove us to Puyallup to meet up with our friend Shelby for dinner at "The Rock." It was a cool pizza, pasta joint. I had some grilled chicken with ravioli. I was still so full from lunch that I hardly ate any of it and ended up bringing it home. We then decided we needed ice cream to complete our evening...LOL. I somehow managed to find room to eat that...go figure! We said our good-byes, drove back up to Bellevue, dropped Budah off then headed back to Monroe...I think I went straight to bed. I was exhausted and my stomach hurt from eating way too damn much!!!

Monday was my last day in Washington. I packed up all my belongings and got ready. We went to the big town of Snohomish, hometown of Kevin Hamlin...woot! LOL. We had lunch at the Snohomish Pie Company. It was a good soup and sandwich. I obviously didn't partake in their specialty, pie, because I don't eat it, but I did have a chocolate chip cookie that was good. We then walked around downtown Sno-Ho...a very cute town with some very cute gift shops. Campbell had come with us again and we now headed to Seattle to find this cupcake place. I've gotten into cupcakes here lately and Becky loves them too. Trophy Cupcakes was too cute. They were actually featured on Martha Stewart's show the following Thursday. We all had a cupcake and was in awe of the place.

Then we went to the Space Needle, the famous landmark of Seattle. The weather wasn't the best, mix of snow, rain and sleet, but it was very cool to ride up to the top and get the views of Seattle. Simply amazing! Did the gift shop thing then headed to Anthony's at Pier 66 to meet up with Budah and his dad for dinner. A very fine dining experience where I had the best of the Northwest's seafood...a samon filet and a piece of halibut. Both were extremely good and the view we had from our table was beautiful.

After dinner, Becky dropped me off at the airport and I made my way back to the Queen City. It was so good to visit with everyone and meet some new friends. I'd definitely like to go back when it's a touch warmer and be able to see more of the outdoors sights. There are talks of all of us meeting at some point but who knows when we'll all get together again....soon I hope! I love my peeps in the WA.

Sorry this was so long but there was lots we did...LOL. Hope you didn't fall asleep reading.

Slacker, but Lots to Report!

2008-03-25T08:42:00.000-07:00

I'm a slacker on this blogging thing. It's just a little difficult for me to sit down and write. I think another thing is, that without a camera, I'm unable to display these moments I'm talking about for all to see. But, that is all about to change. I should have a camera, come tomorrow! I bought my same camera, which I lost in January at Buckhead Saloon on a drunken night, go figure, off Ebay the other day. I'm having it shipped to Monroe.....Washington!

I HAD to have a camera to document my trip to Seattle, which takes place tomorrow night through Monday night. I'm pretty excited to see Becky, excuse me...Rebecca, and Jay, and all the peeps I hear about all the time. Jay and Becky have been to visit me in North Carolina twice now, so I figured it was time to pay a visit to Washington, my first ever. I probably didn't pick the best time to visit, as the weather doesn't look very promising, but I don't think you can ever plan on it not raining any time during the year. So, why not? It was the first race of the year for the ASA Northwest Tour and Jay was supposed to race, but now he has no motor so he will be unable to, which really stinks, since that was another reason I was coming, but at least he will be there. That was almost not the case.

I decided a couple weeks ago that I would redeem my frequent flyer miles to fly out there, so after discussions with Becky, I went ahead and booked it. What do you know, that night Jay calls Becky to tell her that his new job will be sending him to San Diego for training and he wouldn't be home. It definitely upset me but went and read the details of my ticket and found out that I wouldn't lose my miles if I just rescheduled it for another time. I felt horrible that Jay wasn't going to be able to race, most of all though. He's been looking forward to this race all winter and working on the car and such. Then a couple days later, his work called him back again saying he would be home after all....YEA! Trip back on! But, Jay now had the dilemma of no motor since he took his to be refreshened then his motor builder had a heart attack and had already disassembled it, but would be unable to repair with his illness. ARGH! So, anyways....Jay's home but no racing, but he says we'll have a hella good time watching the race and drinking beer in the stands...LOL!

I'm not sure what all we have planned for this trip. Even Jay and Becky don't know what there is to do in Seattle. I know I want to see the Space Needle, obviously, and Pike Place Market, but other than that, we're pretty open. We'll have fun no matter what, but I would like to get in as many sights as I can while I'm there. Have any ideas?

I'm sure we'll have to go to the big town of Snohomish, hometown of KMFH! Ha...He told me to go see his alma mater...we'll see about that! I went and saw them a couple weeks ago. I couldn't believe it had been since Jay and Becky were here in December that I had last seen them and Grace! I feel so terrible, but it was good to see them, catch up, play with Grace and see how big she's gotten and have fun. I do have a picture to post from this day since Mandi took it for me. She's so cute and very stylin' in her sunglasses "Aunt" Becky got her.

There's been a couple holidays already. I can't believe St. Patrick's Day and Easter have already passed. Most of you all probably read my bulletin or received my e-mail about this being the earliest Easter we will ever see during our lifetime. Thank goodness, I don't think I liked having it so close to St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day just got forgotten at the stores to make room for Easter goodies. It didn't help that SPD was on a Monday either. My girlfriend Lisa and I went to Midtown Sundries. I didn't even feel like doing anything big and for sure, didn't feel like dealing with the crowds at the normal Irish places. They had an Irish band there and green beer, so that was cool. JR and his new roommate Shane came and met us then we went to Smokin' Guns...woo hoo! You know that place was hopping, NOT! But we stayed there til about 12:30 then came home.

This past Friday night, Carrie, Lisa and I went to see Sunny Ledfurd at Buckwild. As usual, it was a good time. Up until the time I left and got on 485. I got a flat tire...Freakin' A. Seeing as it was 3 a.m., I didn't want to call and wake my parents so Carrie suggested I call Frank since we had just left him and he lives at the Speedway anyway. So, I called him and he came and got me and we worried about it on Saturday morning. Sure enough, the whole freakin' tire was shredded on the inside. Apparently, I had run over a large piece of hard plastic, my dad found. My luck...just how it goes!

Sunday was spent at the Kinser house, as has been tradition for the last three years. I made some cute Easter cupcakes decorated as Easter bunnies, baskets and some with Peeps on them. They turned out super cute.

Oh yes, I'm working again....Kohl's, AGAIN! Hey, it's something, it's money, I'm outta the house, a lot of the same people work there that did when I worked there two years ago and there wasn't much training. It should be good. Just have to remember to try to save some money and not spend it all!!!

I'll post after the trip...should be fun times!!!! And I will have LOTS of pics the next time! :)

A ROWDY Weekend!

2008-03-09T16:14:00.000-07:00

No, I didn't get rowdy, but my boy,

Kyle Busch, sure did!

Simply unbeatable this weekend!

Went out there and won the truck race in Atlanta on Friday night, led almost the entire Nationwide race until something mechanical happened (I believe) on Saturday then just capped off the weekend by taking Toyota's first win in Cup competition in dominating fashion!

Kyle Busch, you are the man! Kenny Wallace said it this morning on Raceday...Kyle Busch is a Showstopper! Indeed, he is!

Wow, I haven't blogged in a week. It's just hard for me to sit down and type up stuff about my life. It truly isn't that exciting...ha ha!

Really haven't done a whole lot this past week. Wednesday was probably my first day out of the house. I went shopping at Kohl's for some baby gifts. I gotta spoil my babies, Kash and Grace. I met up with Shannen, Rachelle, Dirt and Kash man for lunch at Saladworks. I had never been there before and it was really good. I got to hold Kash for a majority of the time and enjoyed every minute of it. He's such a good baby. Dirt had to take him to a specialist on Monday because he had failed his hearing test. We know his ears have developed properly and he senses vibrations but unsure of actual hearing. It's just a wait and see kind of deal, which stresses Mom out. I can only imagine not knowing the outcome until later. It's kinda like you wish you didn't know until the time came where you would know the full result. We sat there for three hours just chit chatting about everything and it was good for us to get together. It was fun and I look forward to it again. Dirt's latest picture of K-Money, as he has been dubbed...lol. His nursery's theme is Monsters...so cute!

Thursday night, I went and met up with Carrie in Monroe (Fun-roe!) for a fashion show at the local mall. First, I met her, Brooke and her boss, LuAnn at Chili's for a drink or two and some appys. Then we headed to the Monroe Mall. The fashion show was for the Red Cross but featured local cops, firefighters, highway patrolmen, and teachers as models. It was cute to see them strut their stuff on the catwalk. Afterwards, Carrie, Brooke, Matt (Brooke's hubby) and I went to Logan's to eat some more. Then we headed to Grayson's, a local bar, for a beer. By this time, our buzzes had subsided and we weren't quite feeling it anymore. However, our night was not quite over! Eric, Carrie's friend from Cali, was in town for business. He guilted us into meeting him uptown so we did. The catch for Carrie to go was if I rode with her though, meaning my car stayed in Monroe, then I would have to drive home from Monroe following our evening, even though Uptown is only 15 mins. from home...but what we'll do for our friends! ;) We met Eric at Fox and Hound then went to Cans, after a trip to Buckhead which was empty/closed!! I had never seen Buckhead like that, but we managed to still find some fun at Cans. After driving us back to Monroe, and myself back to Huntersville, it was 3:30 a.m. Exhausting night...thank goodness, no 6:30 a.m. alarm for work...ha ha!

Friday night, I stayed at home and watched the truck race. Saturday, it wasn't until 10 p.m. when I decided what to do for the evening. I slept through an invite to the hockey game with the Showalters and Kinsers, so I deliberated. There was Ashley and Jacquelyn's "Redneck" Party, but I just wasn't quite feeling it for some reason. Amber texted me and I decided Joker's would be fun, so I got ready to head that way. I called Dirt on the way up there to tell her I was heading there and she said they were too...how ironic! So, I got there around 11ish and met up with Dirt, Ardy, G'off, Amber, Hubby, Jamie and Nikki, Amber, Matt and others...I had a good time. It was Dirt's first outing since Kash's birth, so well-deserved. I think she enjoyed it too! ;) It was also Ardy's birthday so let's say he had a good time celebrating too!

Now, I'm here at Mom and Dad's for the day...watched Rowdy kick ass again. We just got done eating dinner and I'll probably head home in a bit. I have my second (more like my first) jewelry party on Thursday at Renee Pagoota's house. I hope it turns out well. I really need it too.

Oh yeah, I'm going to Seattle at the end of the month!!! I'm so excited for this trip. I booked my flight on Monday, using my frequent flyer miles. I'm flying non-stop and first class...Hellz yeah! I've never flown first class before and to be able to do it on a 6 hour flight across the country will be well worth it!!! I can't wait to see all the sights, even if Becky and Jay don't know what these are since they've never been tourists in their own city...LOL. I told them I wanted to go to all the area race shops since that's all we did on their first trip to Charlotte. I am kidding!!! I don't even know what there really is to do out there, other than the Space Needle, seeing the first Starbuck's and does Seattle-Grace Hospital really exist??? LOL. I know it will be fun and I think I even get to watch Jay race! How exciting! This trip almost didn't happen come Monday night. Jay called Becky to tell her that his new job was taking him to San Diego early and he wouldn't be here. I was so upset, of all days, the day I had just booked the ticket. But now they said he would only be going for a couple days and he'll be able to come back home and be here for that time and can race too. I think he flies back to SD the day afterwards, but I'm just glad he'll be there. I mean, we all know Becky is great and all, but the trip just wouldn't be the same without Jay too. ;) I told him he better win this race cause I don't hang out with losers! But, come to think of it...he's dead to me right now anyway. It's an inside joke, but just know I'm kidding about all that! ;) Love my Crackhawks!

Been Sick

2008-03-01T09:31:00.000-08:00

So, I've been sick since last Friday night. Started with just a sore throat then progressed to coughing, sneezing, runny nose, chills, vomiting, everything imaginable. I think I went through a whole box of Kleenex on Tuesday. Just a little bit of a nasty cough left and I think it's moved out. Thank God! I'm not a good sick person but I managed to survive on my own.

Even though I wasn't feeling well and I was tired, I went out last Friday night to meet Brandis and her mom and grandmother at Joker's. It was a good time. Her grandmother is a hoot...getting up on the stage and dancing to Rocky Top, followed by Low. She also won the dance-off for clogging. It was so cute and funny!

Saturday morning, I got up really early and met Angie, my Silpada sponsor, to drive up to Reidsville for a Silpada Team Meeting. This was my first time to meet other reps and get all psyched up on my new venture and hear all the exciting things the other reps do and how they enjoy their Silpada business. Got to my mom and dad's after that and just in time for the California truck race. What can I say about Kyle Busch?! I love this kid! Way to go Rowdy...win #1 for 2008. Only the start of many more!

I then took a nap because I wasn't feeling well and got woken up by Carrie saying she was going to be at Concord Mills in 20 minutes. Yikes. I hustled to get ready then we went shopping a little bit. Well, Carrie did, not me. Then of course we went to OTB for dinner. That was a good visit, even if I wasn't feeling well. It had been a couple weeks since Carrie and I saw each other so we had a bit to catch up on.

The rest of the weekend and this week has been just laying on the couch and trying to recover from being sick. Yuck Yuck Yuck! Oh yeah, I did have my first jewelry party on Monday night, if you can call it that. Sheri only had one neighbor lady come over so not much of a party. Oh well. I felt bad for Angie since she came with me but I'm hoping to recoup from that and get more on the ball for my next ones. I have to to make this successful.

I finally felt well enough to get out of the house last night and met Shannen for some sushi (Yum Yum!) then we went to Concord Mills to watch "Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins." My chest hurt so bad from laughing then coughing so bad, but that is a funny movie!
Not sure what my plans are for the rest of the weekend. Carrie and I discussed maybe going to see Sunny Ledfurd in New London, but not sure if we finalized that. Guess I'll call her in a bit and find out. Have a good weekend all....

A Couple Days of Busy, A Couple Days of Lazy

2008-02-21T10:54:00.000-08:00

Well, this year's Valentine's Day will certainly be one to remember. Not because I was showered in love tokens, although I hope someday this may be the case, but a close family friend passed away on Thursday morning. His wife had called me on Tuesday night wanting to get in touch with my parents because she felt it wouldn't be long before he passed. So, my mom and dad went to go see him on Wednesday. I didn't go because I knew I probably wouldn't want to see him in his deteroiating condition. I didn't realize it had gone on so long, when he was first diagnosed with a brain tumor 15 years ago. He was just 54 when he died. I admire his courage and determination to fight for so long. Apparently, just before Christmas, he had surgery to remove another tumor that was growing on the outside of his head. The medication they gave him then caused him to have a stroke. He had gone blind and almost deaf. Mike was a strong gentleman, and I know our family will deeply miss him. I tear up just writing this. Our families had known each other since I was probably six or seven years old, so quite a while! We were a perfect fit, they had a son just one year younger than me. The families shared numerous interests. We knew them through racing. Mike was an accomplished engine builder and of course would call on Dad for carburetors to complete the package. We were always at each other's house every Sunday, we took family vacations, went to races together, spent holidays with each other. We drifted apart over the last several years, mainly, I suppose, because of Mike's health. He was visiting doctors every week, traveling to Duke, where he eventually donated his body, and even trips outside the state. I was fortunate enough to last see Mike on my Mom & Dad's 40th Anniversary Party this past July. He was in a great mood and I will remember him this way. RIP Mike Jackson, I will miss you! Here's a pic of my parents with Mike and his wife Veda at their Anniversary Party.

Friday night, I met Sheri and Brandon for dinner at the Lone Star then back to their house to watch the first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race of the year. It killed me not being in Daytona, but hopefully soon, I can get back to the track. It was a wild race. Sheri's husband, Doug, is crew chief for the No. 15 of Marc Mitchell and teammate to Kyle "Rowdy" Busch. I used to work for this team and will continue to pull for them, since I have many friends there and as long as Kyle is driving. That boy is a wheelman! Great job Rowdy on finishing second! Saturday, my parents and I rode over to Cherryville to visit with Veda for a while. She was doing well and having lots of visitors and food brought over. Mike and Veda's son, Camden, lives just up the road so we rode up there and checked out his house that he is remodeling and all the horses and cows he has. His dog was also in labor so we looked in on her. She looked so sad and helpless. I had made arrangements to go to the movies with my girlfriend Jamie, so we left Cherryville about 4:00 to head back home.

I met Jamie at Birkdale to go see Definitely, Maybe with Ryan Reynolds. It was pretty good and a heartwarming movie. Afterwards, Jamie and I headed over to Smokin' Guns to see Sunny Ledfurd. JR and Jay were there and Amanda and John showed up later too. Usual good crowd but as always, crowded. JR left before SL even started. We stayed there til about 1 a.m. then met back up with JR at NV. They play good music there but I just wish it wasn't so "dark." Still, JR goes because he can dance although he really wasn't on Sat. night.

Sunday, I had to get up early to prepare for my sister's baby shower. I was in charge of getting the balloons. Ok, so I over estimated or rather, underestimated the size of my car. I had 18 regular balloons and three huge mylar balloons in the shape of a monkey, elephant and lion all JAM packed into my car. It took me 10 minutes to try to get them all in there. I couldn't see a thing except what was in front or to the left of me. I was hoping I wouldn't pass a cop or run someone off the road because I couldn't see. Thankfully, I only had to get over into the right lane once. Baby shower went very well. It was mainly family and close friends, but a good size crowd. Jessica and Michael will have a very well-dressed daughter. I can't wait until Elizabeth Grace "graces" us with her presence. That should be around the first of April.

Monday, I got up and went shopping for a dress to wear to Mike's memorial service. Kohl's was having hella good deals. OMG, all their clearance was already marked down plus an additional 40% off of that, then by using my Kohl's card, I received another 20% off. I got a lot of stuff for $18! I also had a $35 gift card...what a great deal! Love that place...I'm thinking of going back there to work. I worked there for 3 and 1/2 years and since I need a job, I thought I might go back there.

After shopping, I came home, cleaned up and waited for mom and dad to come pick me up to go back to Cherryville for Mike's service. Mike was well-loved and admired by a lot of people. There were over 200 people there to pay their respects and honor Mike. After the service, there was food. Mike's wish was for it to be more of a party than a funeral so we celebrated. After most people left, the close friends went back to their house and hung out. Mom and I went with Veda to see the puppies that were born on Sunday. They were so cute and tiny. She had 12 puppies, quite the litter! They were born to a golden lab and fathered by a chocolate lab. There were eight goldens and four blacks, no chocolates! Too funny. We stayed there til about 9:45, quite a long day.

Since then, I've just been hanging out at the house being lazy. Oh, take that back. Tuesday, I went bowling with Kristen, Rocketman, J-Money and Lori. That was fun. Afterwards, the girls went to the Rusty Rudder. I hadn't been there in so long. I had a few people say they had missed seeing me out. I've just been lazy and trying to money-saving too. It was good to see them.

I have my first Silpada Group meeting on Saturday morning. That should be exciting and also get to view the new pieces that just came out on Sunday. Saturday night, I'm supposed to go to Chris Trausch's surprise party at Kabuto. Then who knows after that...we shall see. I haven't seen Carrie in a while and she went to New Orleans last weekend with her cousin and friends. Becky's in Phoenix right now. What is up with these people taking trips!? I want to go somewhere!!!

Happy Valentine's Day...Or Is It?

2008-02-14T18:30:00.000-08:00

That's right...I hate Valentine's Day, but read the fine print! I'm sure the only reason is because I'm single and have no special person in my life to celebrate Valentine's Day, the holiday of love. Maybe someday that special person will come into my life and I'll be more welcoming of this special holiday. Until then, I hate it...lol!

I am, however, for the special people in my life that do love me...my friends and family. I'm extremely grateful for them and the messages I received wishing me a "Happy Valentine's Day."

I thought Carrie and I had plans to be each other's Valentine and go to dinner tonight, but guess we never made those firm and she was unable to go. I called my parents thinking they may want to take me to dinner, but by the time they called they were already on their way to celebrate on their own at McCabe's in Kannapolis. Then I called Sheri hoping she could join me since I knew she was spouse-less with Doug being in Daytona, but she said she would have to be home by 7 so she could watch NCTS qualifying on tv. That gave us about 45 minutes and we live 20 mins. from each other...no good, but we made plans to have dinner and watch the race together tomorrow night. I decided to treat myself to junk food for Valentine's Day then...so I called into Chili's and ordered the Triple Play and the Bloomin' Onion...yum yum! Ha ha...I didn't eat it all, don't worry!

I just got done watching Truck qualifying on SPEED. It's hard to believe the racing season has already started. And it's seriously killing me not being in Daytona, the first time in the last 7 years. I miss it already...I know I keep thinking if racing is what I want to do for a career, but I have to honestly say, if I'm not involved it hurts. Racing is all I know and I'd like to continue to stay involved...just a matter of finding something. Someone please help!

My other best friend Amy, that lives in Dallas, is celebrating her 30th birthday next month. Carrie and I had discussed going to Dallas for her birthday and possibly surprise her, as she did with my 30th, but Amy e-mailed me this week saying she would be traveling to New Orleans for an interview at a school. I thought that would be perfect to head there, seeing as I've never been to New Orleans and it would be fun. So, Carrie is going there this weekend, ironically, so hopefully she'll be able to get the lay of the land and we can do some research on it. I mentioned it to Sheri the other night and I think she may join us too. It would be so much fun...We can get wild and crazy with this group. I have to find a way for this trip (air & hotel) to be as cheap as possible, seeing as I have no job still and there would probably be a lot of $ spent on alcohol...lol. The jewelry biz will hopefully kick in within a couple weeks! Any other suggestions?

Well, that let me get my mind off having a lonely Valentine's Day for a little bit. Happy Valentine's Day to all you others! Hope you were all surrounded by the love of family and friends today!

Weekend Update

2008-02-11T09:02:00.000-08:00

Well, the weekend had its share of ups and downs. I went to Carrie's (Carebear as Becky refers to her as) Friday night. Nothing like starting the weekend with some OTB (On The Border). Stopped there first to pick up our dinner and TWO Bowls of Queso! It was so funny upon arrival in Funroe, I walked in the door and she had the coffee table set with napkins, silverware and our beverages waiting. She was READY to dig in! We watched TV then a couple movies.

We watched "The Last Kiss" with Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson and Casey Affleck. It was a little weird and slightly confusing. It just kind of left you at "Huh?" Ha ha...

Afterwards, we watched "We Are Marshall." An excellent movie! OMG, it's so tragic but heartwarming to see how this school found the courage to move on and honor their fallen teammates. Definitely a tear jerker.

Then I headed home and had to wake up early to drive up to Elkin on Saturday morning. It's only about an hour drive up there. My "sister's" grandmother had passed away and they were having the services. Granny,84, was well-loved in the community and church and had a lot of family. The visitation service was non-stop from 10:30-1:00. The funeral was at 2 at the little country church they went to. There were probably only 20 pews in the whole church. There were several people standing on the sides and even outside. We cried, laughed, rejoiced and celebrated the life of Granny. We know she's in a much better place and is also rejoicing. After services, we ate and then headed back to Papa and Granny's house. Papa had been in the hospital for the last week after falling down and breaking his hip. He's kinda been out of it and they haven't told him about Granny yet. They want to give him reason to live and not give up. We went to see him afterwards and just hung out for a while.

I headed home because I had to get back to throwdown with Chase for his 21st birthday. I figured since I had planned it, I should be there. I felt a little awkward at first since I didn't know any of his friends, family, teammates, etc., but as soon as I got introduced to them, they welcomed me into the group and we had a fun time. We left Smokin' Guns around 12:30 and headed back to Chase's house. Stayed there until 3:30 after drinking, playing games and dancing...funny!
Sunday was quite the lazy day. I woke up way too early but fell back asleep on the couch until 2:15...ha ha! Thought I was going to stay home all night but ended up going to the Kinser house to see Dirt's brother who was leaving this morning so it was my last opportunity. I haven't seen him since he moved back to Cali...love that Hank! He's so fun. Also, it had been a week since I had seen Kash. Love that boy. Amazing how quickly a child can grow in just a week. We also watched Kraig's race on the computer. He finished 12th, fairly good since the last two nights he hadn't done so well.

Nothing really on the agenda for this week except for probably Valentine's Day dinner with my forever, it seems, Valentine's date...Carebear! Someday, maybe we'll have our own Valentines, but until then...we're each others!

My New Venture

2008-02-08T09:31:00.000-08:00

Who thought one could get so excited over jewelry?! But when it's beautiful sterling silver jewelry that will also bring one money too, how can you not?! So, I am now officially a Silpada Designs Representative. I'm excited to start this new venture, but a little apprehensive too. I tried the Pampered Chef thing a few years back, but it never really took off. I think mainly because I'm not big on the whole presentation portion of a party. With Silpada though, there is no presentation or spiel to pitch, I simply lay out the jewelry and let the guests look, try on and admire...then hopefully, purchase!!

I had never heard of this jewelry or type of party before until my best friend Carrie had one a couple months ago. The consultant, Angie, who is now my sponsor, is so funny and I know we're going to have a good time doing this together. She's very helpful and has taken me under her wing and will be very supportive.

After Carrie's party, I decided to have my own. I had mine last Wednesday and thanks to some very good friends and my mom, I was able to acquire $515 of FREE jewelry based on the purchases of others. What an awesome feeling! Then came the point where I got the itch to maybe start selling this stuff, knowing for not having to do a whole lot for the party, Angie made $415 in cash for my party. I mean, who wouldn't want that kind of money for a couple hours a night?! So, encouraged by Carrie and Angie, I decided what the heck!? I don't have another job right now and maybe if I can rope a few friends into having parties then build off that, this could be a real moneymaker!

I just received my Starter Kit this morning and I basically greeted the UPS man at the door...LOL. I was so excited to get my jewelry that I had ordered, as well as check out all the materials and information that I would need to know to make my new business successful.

I'm looking forward to this new venture and I hope you all are too and will help me make it successful! Check out my personal Silpada website to contact me or browse the online catalog.

www.mysilpada.com/jennifer.blake1

First Post

2008-02-07T20:09:00.000-08:00

So, here I am posting my first blog on blogspot. Soley because Becky made me do it. That is what she had said. She'll get that. I used to post a blog on Myspace but was so slack in posting them, I quit and deleted them all sooooooooooo I told Becky she would be the only one reading this, but we shall see. I might send it out should it be a good blog posting...ha ha!

I don't even know what you're supposed to blog about....Here was my day. I woke up to the sound of damn barking dogs two houses down from me. I swear I wanted to strangle them. It was my first day to sleep in this week and they woke me up around 8ish. I want to take some muzzles over and leave them on the front porch. They bark all the damn time....stupid dogs!

Ate a piece of leftover beer bread from Rachelle's "Surprise Party." Played on the computer all day, talked to Becky online, talked to Carrie on the phone, received my Silpada jewelry which made me soooooooooooooo happy, ate lunch (shrimp, yummy!), took a nippity nap, got up, talked to Becky more online, talked to Carrie more on the phone, took a shower, talked to B-Team on the phone, went to dinner, came home, talked to Carrie on the phone and now Becky, while watching tv, ate some Chocolate ice cream and thinking of bed soon! This blogging stuff is exhausting....

Tomorrow, I know I NEED to go to the gym. I'll get my other Silpada order and my starter kit in, then dinner with Carebear...that's about all.

Ok, Becky....you FOOL, get off my back about blogging! :)

Love you, mean it!