OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok Ok I know, two posts in one day is a little ambitious, BUT I just found out SUPER exciting news!!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite band of all time...Journey...Is...Going...To...Be...At...The...IOWA STATE FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! August 23. I am there. Special guest is Heart. It is going to be amazing. If anyone wants to join me, I will drive. And my family lives in Des Moines, so we would have a place to stay. And the Iowa State Fair is one of my favorite things in the world. The tickets go on sale April 11. I am there. Front Row. Wow. I am so excited. The concert is on a Sunday night, so darn, I will have to take Monday off from work. But it will totally be worth it. Again, anyone want to go with me?? Let me know... So long for now...

WHOA

I just realized how long it has been since I updated my blog...too long basically... I am trying to think of all of the things that have happened since then. Well a few weekends ago, my Grandparent's (Mom's side) came down for the weekend. It was a nice weekend. Friday night we went to Bloomington to see the Gaither's. The average age was about 60, but I really enjoyed it. It is a Southern Gospel type show. It was enjoyable, but long. The show started at 7, and I don't think we left until after 11!!! We really got our money's worth though. The next day, Mom, Grandma, and I went to LaTeaDa for lunch. It is a cute teas room in Clinton. After lunch, we went shopping to a few different crafty stores in the area. It was beautiful weather, and a really enjoyable day. That night was another exciting night of Extreme Football. Doug and Mindy were there again, so that proved to be entertaining. I told Doug that I wanted to see him on the Dance Cam...he never was on there. Wait until the wedding, and there should be a little dance-off... But only if there is a trophy involved!!! Needless to say the Extreme lost at the very last minute. To give them credit though, Sioux Falls (the team they were playing) was the team that they played for the championship last season, and reported to be the toughest in the league. Anyways, it was a sad loss. Let's see...what else has happened since the? Well last weekend we celebrated Mindy's birthday!!!! That was a fun night. We went to Guadalajara for dinner, then went to The Wharf, which is a little dive place in Decatur for the night. It was a lot of fun. There were only a few mishaps at dinner with Alyssa's children, but hey, they did pretty darn good! Also, my Aunt is famous now apparently. Her dog Augie ate $400 from her dresser, and now she is on all kinds of shows and in papers, worldwide!!! It is pretty surreal to follow all of the places she has been on. I even read an article that was published in INDIA!!!! Anyways, Augie ate the money, then it 'processed' and a few days later, she was mining for money! She got most of it back, and is planning on sending it to the Treasury department for a refund! There are even political cartoons inspired by it. Bryce was home for Spring Break, so it was nice to see him! Even though it was brief. Also last weekend was Bryce's birthday too!!! The big 2-0. Mom had a little moment when she realized that he kids are not teenagers anymore! all of my other time has been consumed by doing homework. My 3rd class started for the semester last week. It is a Psych class, so it should be interesting. Well, I think that is all for now. I can't think of anything exciting that happened. I will try and keep up with this more regularly from now on... Try being the key word. So long for now...

Slacker

Wow, I am really slacking on this whole blogging thing. I know that I am sooooo interesting, but sometimes I just have a hard time pumping myself up to sit and write about my days events. I figured now would be as good of a time as any. So flash back to the last post, since then quite a bit has happened in my life I guess. Friday night was Wine Night at the Decatur Club. The 501 Club was hosting a Wine Pairing dinner for their members, and it just so happens that Alyssa, Mindy, Lauren, and I are all members of the 501 Club. I will try to remember the menu the best that I can. The first course was a salad with a Pecan encrusted Shrimp with a Peanut dressing that was great! That was paired with a Riesling. The second course was a grilled chicken breast with with rice that had a cinnamon/nutmeg sauce over the chicken. Deliciously paired with a Chardonnay. Third course was pork with a sweet potato mash. Then started the red wines, and forgot the names... Oops... Fourth Course was collectively our favorite I think. It was Beef tenderloin with mashed potatoes and asparagus. There was a wine/mushroom/amazing sauce poured over that. Mindy said that she wanted that meal for her wedding... I know what I would order if that was on the menu!! The fifth and final course was a HUGE slice of chocolate cake paired with a Port. We were soooo stuffed by the end of the meal is was ridiculous! I wish I would not have ate all of the 1st and 2nd course, so I could have enjoyed the later courses more! After dinner was over, we headed to Katz for an after dinner drink. After my drink was gone, Alyssa and I headed home, and the other 2 left shortly after us. Come Saturday morning I had a heck of a headache/migraine. Whether it was from the wine or not, I popped a migraine pill and woke up hours later, pretty much free of a headache. Saturday was the first EXTREME game of the season! Well actually it was an exhibition game, but still I was pumped! The team looked great! There are many new players from the NFL and AFL which has really improved that quality of the play, which was not terrible last year, but there is a noticeable difference. The final score was 43-9. We kicked some butt. My entertainment for the evening, besides watching the game, was watching the Jumbo tron to watch for Mindy and Doug appearances. They were celebrities by the end of the night, because the kept showing them. Much to my dismay, they were not featured on the Kiss Cam, which I think would have been comical. Mindy was also entertaining me my texting me the vulgar things the avid fan behind her was screaming. Some of the highlights were "I'm going to slit your throat" and some expletives about him not getting a Free Big Mac. The Extreme have a promotion going that if the team scores 44 points or more in the game, your ticket to the game will get you a free Big Mac at local participating McDonald's the next day. As I mentioned, the Extreme ended up with 43 points. So it was close, but no cigar. Sunday was a fun filled day of helping Bryce do laundry at the Colosseum. We were there for about 5 hours, sitting in a smelly hockey locker room, waiting for the loads to get done. I did get some homework done, and it was nice to just sit and talk with Bryce. That brings us back to the work week. Monday, Doctor's appointment to look at my throat. Every time I swallow it feels like something is stuck in my throat. This has been going on for over a month. It does not hurt, but just annoying. Apparently there is nothing wrong. We had to make an emergency trip to Argenta-Oreana Elementary School to take our test, because our Internet was not working when we wanted to start our online test. Mom was not a happy camper. Everything worked out. Mom thinks she has it figured out because she says that we need 'more Megas or Gigas' She is very technical! After we got home, we watched Jon and Kate, and Dancing with the Stars. I have not been an avid watcher of DWTS but this season there are a few people that I want to watch like Shawn Johnson (the pride of Des Moines!), Holly from The Girl's Next Door, and of course Melissa, the jilted girl from the Bachelor. I thought the guy from Apple was hilarious. My mom and I were laughing so hard when he was dancing. Good for him though, because he is out there having fun! Tuesday brought a dentist appointment, and class. I made the Dentist look down my throat to see if HE could see anything. He couldn't. I am still not going to accept this for an answer. I am convinced that there is something strange going on. Class was ok. We picked our groups for our final projects that are due in May. All I can say is, I am glad that I have one of the girls in my group, as for the other girl, not so much... Everything should work out though. So here we are to Wednesday again. Nothing exciting has happened to me so far today, but then again it IS only 8:16am. I am going to get my haircut/highlights tonight. Of course I am going to the BEST salon in all of Decatur...Fringe...there is a little free PR for you Alyssa!!! And I do believe, that not only do I go to the best salon, but I have the best stylist! I even voted for her in the HR Best of Decatur thingy. I love getting my hair shampooed. There is something so relaxing about it! It feels way better when someone else does it! OK, now I am running out of things to say. So I will end this. Maybe, just maybe, I will upload some pictures from the weekend. I have another exciting weekend coming up this weekend, so I am sure there will be another riveting installment of my life soon! So long for now...

Hump Day!!!!

Finally!!! Wednesday!!! It seems like this week has been long, and it is only Wednesday. I have a lot of things to look forward to this weekend! First and fore most is WINE NIGHT Friday with the girls! We are going to a 5 course wine tasting/dinner at the Decatur Club. The 501 Club is hosting it, which is a group that is for young professionals, and helps them to meet/network/have fun with others around their age in the area. That should be a lot of fun! Bryce also comes home Friday for his Spring Break. It is always nice to have Bryce around! I am trying to convince him that he would want to live with his sister in Bloomington if I transfer to Illinois State to finish my Bachelor's. He says he doesn't know how 'his lady friends' would handle that! Oh Bryce, you are too funny!! I said, what about my man friends?! I will keep you posted on the progress of that. Saturday is the exhibition game for the Extreme. I am pumped! The Extreme games are so much fun. They were really good last year, even made it to the final game! This year they should be even better, since the AFL is not playing this year, the Extreme has recruited several players from 'the big league'. This will also be Bryce's debut as the Head Equipment Manager. I am so exciting and proud! Maybe I should get a shirt made with his face on it or something?? Something to think about! What do you think Brycie???? I plan on getting a good chunk of homework done this weekend too. I will try and get some pictures on here from the weekend/Wine Night/the Extreme game. Hope everyone has a great Hump Day!! Mindy, the week is half over, so that means ISATs are half over!!! You will really need a glass of wine by Friday! So long for now...

Hey guys

Sorry I have started to slack off a little on the blogging. Today is just going to be a short one, and a question at that. I have been feeling a little down for some reason lately. What do you guys do to perk yourself up, or cheer yourself up? So long for now...

Mardi Gras update...

Well Lauren and I survived Mardi Gras, and it was a blast! It was so cold, but we survived that, and had so much fun. I am just no catching up on my sleep from while we were there, even though we were old ladies and did not go out as much as we could have. I guess we are just getting too old for this! We needed naps and went to bed 'early' and we still didn't make it out at night! This week, I am looking forward to Girl's Night on Saturday. We are going to have Mexican night at Lauren's apartment. I am going to be bringing a dip, and a dessert. I will be bringing an alternative drink for myself, because I do not do Margarita's!! I will have to keep this short today, but I will update later this week. I hope everyone has a good Hump Day! So long for now...

Wish us luck...

Lauren and I are heading down to St Louis after work today! Wish us luck that we do not get trampled on, and that we do not get frostbite on our extremities. The high is still set at 32 degrees but now there are supposed to be 20-30 mph winds. Of course today is a high of 46, but Mardi Gras is not today. Go figure. I am sure there will be lots of stories to tell once we return! Have a good weekend everyone! So long for now...