Hello everyone! The past couple days have been eventful ones, which is good. I think I left off at...Day 2, which was the day we picked up Aunt Diane and went it to Taco Taco. Okay! So we're onto Day 3.
Day 3: This was our first day working in the booth at the convention. Have I mentioned it? This convention was the 75th Anniversary of AA, so we're selling merchandise from mom's store. It was a pretty good day, REALLY tiring though. My feet hurt so bad after every day we worked, along with everyone else's. The neighbor booths around us were very nice and we all had a bunch of fun getting set up. Today was just a "get used to the surroundings and set up your store" day, so that's it.
Day 4: This day...I think I stayed home. I'm forgetting a lot of the dates here, but I believe mom let me stay home this day to relax and regain my foot arches once again. They had a good day at the store, however it rained a LOT while they were there. Actually the first day, we got the merchandise out, then it started to rain! So we had to scramble to grab everything and get it to a dry place, and our station still ended up flooded by the end of Day 4.
Day 5: Day 5 was yesterday, July 2nd, I believe. I went back to work today, and since it was Friday it was reallyy busy. We were constantly taking charges and cash and our money belts were so messed up by the end of the day. It rained some today, but not as much as the day before. A little of the merchandise, including some of our shoes, were ruined by the rain, but we didn't lose too much. OH! At the beginning of the day, I was harshly insulted by a customer! She had bought some merchandise, and gave me a large bill, so I made the change best I could(I've never been very good at it), and it was wrong. She counted it by herself, and replied "You're short changing me, do you know what country you're in?" Now I had no idea how to respond, and so I just gave her the change she was asking for, hoping she would just GO AWAY. Now every time I see a woman that looks like her pass by, I cringe inside, because she was really mean! When I bent down to get her a bag, I was almost teary eyed; I wasn't expecting to be insulted! By the end of this day, I was almost sure I wasn't coming in for Day 6....
Day 6: But I did. Day 6 is today, July 3rd. Today was VERY eventful. This morning we all got up and shuffled into the car, and went to work. Once we got there people flooded in. We had so many customers, it was like all of the previous days combined. Since we were one of the booths with the most diversity, and the only ones with the spinner rings and the sobriety year pins, we stayed pretty busy throughout the day. Once everything started winding down...around 11 PM, we started to get a little punchy... Also, there were crickets EVERYWHERE! They were attacking! It scared me so bad, I couldn't even bear to sit in my chair for fear of crickets jumping on my head again. They were creeepyyyy. Anyways, around 12:15 AM we headed out to the car..which is when things started to get weird. Mom was already overtired, but I don't understand the rest of the night. First, when we were all in the car, Aunt Diane realized that she hadn't taken her money belt off yet, so she was standing outside the car untying it. She had one leg inside the car, and mom started to pull away! It was insane! We all were freaking... Mom stopped, Aunt Diane finished untying her belt, and got into the car. We paid for parking that day, and headed out onto the streets. On the way home we had some laughs talking about the many things that happened that day. Then as we got closer to home, we were on a side street, at a red light. Mom started inching forward (the light STILL red) and she just slowly...creeps through the red light. Her justification: "I got tired of waiting! It seems like we were stuck in a vortex of time, and I HAD to get out!" I told her, when I run a red light, that's going to be my excuse. We all were laughing so hard, and Aunt Diane and Mom were 'squeaking' (a traditional family noise for this side of the family). So we got back to the house, still laughing and we all get out of the car, get our stuff and make our way inside. Well, I'm trying to get out of the door, and mom presses the automatic close door button! I had to narrowly escape being crushed by the door, even though it would've just bounced back. Anyways, we all got inside, and now I'm sitting in our room with Aunt Diane and we both have our laptops, typing away!
That's all I have for you now, stay tuned for further updates!
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
July 3, 2010
June 29, 2010
I don't know good song lyrics right now...so I'm making this one up! HEY!
Sorry about the title, I know I know...it's horrible.
Good news! My aunt arrived today from California and we get to share a room! I'm excited! :D
Actually, as I am writing, I find myself in her prescence as she unpacks her clothes. She almost started to be in panic mode and just chuck everything into the closet, but she calmed down....thankfully.
Okayy...well since I wrote a blog yesterday there's not much to tell you. I'll start with last night.
Last night: Glenn fixed us a wonderful stir fry after spending what seemed like HOURS in the Whole Foods here. Then JUST as we sat down to dinner with a wonderful ambiance of rolling thunder off the prairie and airplanes down the street, the power goes out. It was wonderful. We just all started laughing....well I laughed. Mom and Glenn just sat there in annoyed silence. I'm not even going to TALK about the UPS store earlier that day...it was a mess. Anyways, we sat in the dark for a while (luckily the sun hadn't gone down yet) and we played Uno until we couldn't tell the difference between blue and green. ("We" meaning my mother) Well...after we sat in the dark some more, we decided to make a trip up to the frozen yogurt place, but for some reason we didn't end up there. We ended up in Wal-Mart looking for flashlights and batteries. We figured if we bought some, the power would be back on when we got home. It wasn't. So we watched the last episode of Big Bang Theory and went to sleep. I went back into my room for a night of solitude and reading. Unknowingly, I settled into bed for a heart attack. Just as I was nicely settled, the lights decided to flash, along with the house alarm for a couple seconds. It scared the CRAP outta me. I yelled for my mother to come in and sit with me and we ended up taking my mattress into my mom's room.
Ya know what?! Lemonade from Simply Lemonade...is a PAIN IN MY SOLARPLEXUS. I went to go get a drink of it, after buying a huge bottle, only to discover pulp! I ended up having to strain each and every cup of that lemonade through a hotel cup with toothpick punctures in the bottom. 5 glasses and a bad attitude later, I know have a pulp free bottle of lemonade and it's pleasant again.
Today we went to Taco Taco, which apparently has the BEST TACO IN AMERICA, according to the Food Network. Believe me, it lived up to it's name. We went there for lunch after picking up Aunt Diane from the airport and got lunch. It was SO good.....
Well. My AutoSave is failing right now..so I better do something before I lose this post. It was written June 29th, but won't be posted until June 30th most likely. Just so ya'll know.
OH! I got me a cowboy hat! It's exciting!
That's all I have for ya right now,
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
Good news! My aunt arrived today from California and we get to share a room! I'm excited! :D
Actually, as I am writing, I find myself in her prescence as she unpacks her clothes. She almost started to be in panic mode and just chuck everything into the closet, but she calmed down....thankfully.
Okayy...well since I wrote a blog yesterday there's not much to tell you. I'll start with last night.
Last night: Glenn fixed us a wonderful stir fry after spending what seemed like HOURS in the Whole Foods here. Then JUST as we sat down to dinner with a wonderful ambiance of rolling thunder off the prairie and airplanes down the street, the power goes out. It was wonderful. We just all started laughing....well I laughed. Mom and Glenn just sat there in annoyed silence. I'm not even going to TALK about the UPS store earlier that day...it was a mess. Anyways, we sat in the dark for a while (luckily the sun hadn't gone down yet) and we played Uno until we couldn't tell the difference between blue and green. ("We" meaning my mother) Well...after we sat in the dark some more, we decided to make a trip up to the frozen yogurt place, but for some reason we didn't end up there. We ended up in Wal-Mart looking for flashlights and batteries. We figured if we bought some, the power would be back on when we got home. It wasn't. So we watched the last episode of Big Bang Theory and went to sleep. I went back into my room for a night of solitude and reading. Unknowingly, I settled into bed for a heart attack. Just as I was nicely settled, the lights decided to flash, along with the house alarm for a couple seconds. It scared the CRAP outta me. I yelled for my mother to come in and sit with me and we ended up taking my mattress into my mom's room.
Ya know what?! Lemonade from Simply Lemonade...is a PAIN IN MY SOLARPLEXUS. I went to go get a drink of it, after buying a huge bottle, only to discover pulp! I ended up having to strain each and every cup of that lemonade through a hotel cup with toothpick punctures in the bottom. 5 glasses and a bad attitude later, I know have a pulp free bottle of lemonade and it's pleasant again.
Today we went to Taco Taco, which apparently has the BEST TACO IN AMERICA, according to the Food Network. Believe me, it lived up to it's name. We went there for lunch after picking up Aunt Diane from the airport and got lunch. It was SO good.....
Well. My AutoSave is failing right now..so I better do something before I lose this post. It was written June 29th, but won't be posted until June 30th most likely. Just so ya'll know.
OH! I got me a cowboy hat! It's exciting!
That's all I have for ya right now,
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
June 28, 2010
I've Got Spurs that Jingle Jangle Jingle!
Hey Mickey! Look! I'm a cowboy!
Yes Yes, you read right. I'm in Texas. Mom, Glenn and I drove all the way from Maryland to Texas! I'll give ya the play by play.
Why we're here: Well, it's the 75th Anniversary of AA(Alcoholics Anonymous) and my mother owns Celebrate Recovery, which is a recovery, sort of gift store. It's really cool. It's in Severna Park. Anyways, it's the anniversary and there's a HUGE conference in San Antonio, which we're here to sell things at...if that phrase makes any sense.
How long did it take?!- It took about 26 hours, not including stops and hotel overnights(more on those later)
Is it hot?- YES. Oh Ma God. It's like 111 degrees here, literally. We just got home and we're staying in a house about 7.2 miles from the conference center. I'm sitting comfortably in my room, under a fan, on a squishy bed. It's very nice.
Okay, so the hotels. The first day we drove more than we thought we would. We drove about 10 hours I think, and then stopped in a little podunk town called Mt. Juliet (which according to the touchy hotel manager, is becoming "popular"). In the morning we stopped for breakfast at Cracker Barrel, and then various McDonalds, Steak'n'Shakes, and gas stations along the way. I read most of my book, and ended up finishing it in the car there. I'm actually almost finished with the one I started Day 2 of driving. Anyways, we drove a lot, and then we stopped in Tennesee. We had a nice dinner...of Steak'n'Shake I believe and then went to find a hotel. After trying MANY hotels, only to find that most had weddings and birthday parties, we finally found a Sleep Inn closer to Nashville. We spent the night there.
Day 2: On day 2, we woke up around...7:30 I guess. After fighting for the shower, we finally all got clean. Then we went downstairs to the lobby and the teeny tiny "customer lounge" for breakfast. We ended up eating in the lobby. I had a nice bagel and cream cheese. We got back on the road, and I continued reading. Again, we got about 10 hours down and settled into a Comfort Inn that night. We ate at the Black-Eyed Pea, and I reallyy hope we get to eat there again. Our waiter, Colin, was SUPER nice and really cool. He was younger so I guess that's to be expected. I had a really nice chicken tenderloin plate with green beans and mac'n'cheese. It was delish! I really wish they had a BlackEyed Pea down here in San Antonio, but alas, all we have is Taco Taco and WhatABurger, which we MUST try! After settling into the hotel and trying to combat the OVEN that was our room, we got some sleep.
Day 3/Today: We woke up today around...8:30,well, I did. Mom and Glenn were up MUCH earlier than I was, but I'm 16, and this is MY summer vacation! Anyways, they went to breakfast while I got dressed and then after I ate the muffin they brought back(which was dry and hard to eat) we got back on the road. I got to drive today and I discovered the joys of cruise control, and the pains of Texas drivers. It was pretty fun. After about an hour of driving, we stopped at Cracker Barrel, yet again(they're EVERYWHERE here) and got lunch. Our waitress today was very odd and she talked REALLY loud. It was a bit offputting. After lunch we hit the restrooms and decided to shop for a little bit. That's where we met our new member of the family, a RAINBOW stuffed Armadillo WebKinz whom we named Colin(after our waiter at the BlackEyed Pea.) We couldn't decide on a name so his full name is Colin Bucksnort. Bucksnort was a town that we passed on our way...I know it's odd. Well, I drove about 4 hours today and after a very scary traffic jam in downtown San Antonio, we arrived at the house.
The House: The house is super nice. It's about 5 minutes from downtown, and 7 minutes from the local plaza. It's got a garage, which opens up into the laundry, which goes into the kitchen. The front door opens into a living room ,which also extends into the kitchen. From there, the dining room is straight ahead, and then there are two wings of the house. On one side, there's Aunt Diane and I's room which has two twin beds, and some drawers, and a closet. Across from us is Allen's room, with a queen bed. There is a bathroom for all of us to use right next to Allen's room. In the other wing, is Mom and Glenn's room, which has a king bed and an adjoining bathroom. Mom keeps walking into my room thinking it's hers, it's really funny. She'll walk back, say "this is NOT my room!" and then stomp away. It's a little humorous. Anyways, that's my adventures in Texas so far.
We're also keeping a list of things that we saw in Texas that we never see in Maryland, which I will post when complete. That's all I have for you, and remember ladies and gentlemen, the best time to wear a striped sweater IS all the time.
Hugs and Cake,
Cowgirl Emily
Yes Yes, you read right. I'm in Texas. Mom, Glenn and I drove all the way from Maryland to Texas! I'll give ya the play by play.
Why we're here: Well, it's the 75th Anniversary of AA(Alcoholics Anonymous) and my mother owns Celebrate Recovery, which is a recovery, sort of gift store. It's really cool. It's in Severna Park. Anyways, it's the anniversary and there's a HUGE conference in San Antonio, which we're here to sell things at...if that phrase makes any sense.
How long did it take?!- It took about 26 hours, not including stops and hotel overnights(more on those later)
Is it hot?- YES. Oh Ma God. It's like 111 degrees here, literally. We just got home and we're staying in a house about 7.2 miles from the conference center. I'm sitting comfortably in my room, under a fan, on a squishy bed. It's very nice.
Okay, so the hotels. The first day we drove more than we thought we would. We drove about 10 hours I think, and then stopped in a little podunk town called Mt. Juliet (which according to the touchy hotel manager, is becoming "popular"). In the morning we stopped for breakfast at Cracker Barrel, and then various McDonalds, Steak'n'Shakes, and gas stations along the way. I read most of my book, and ended up finishing it in the car there. I'm actually almost finished with the one I started Day 2 of driving. Anyways, we drove a lot, and then we stopped in Tennesee. We had a nice dinner...of Steak'n'Shake I believe and then went to find a hotel. After trying MANY hotels, only to find that most had weddings and birthday parties, we finally found a Sleep Inn closer to Nashville. We spent the night there.
Day 2: On day 2, we woke up around...7:30 I guess. After fighting for the shower, we finally all got clean. Then we went downstairs to the lobby and the teeny tiny "customer lounge" for breakfast. We ended up eating in the lobby. I had a nice bagel and cream cheese. We got back on the road, and I continued reading. Again, we got about 10 hours down and settled into a Comfort Inn that night. We ate at the Black-Eyed Pea, and I reallyy hope we get to eat there again. Our waiter, Colin, was SUPER nice and really cool. He was younger so I guess that's to be expected. I had a really nice chicken tenderloin plate with green beans and mac'n'cheese. It was delish! I really wish they had a BlackEyed Pea down here in San Antonio, but alas, all we have is Taco Taco and WhatABurger, which we MUST try! After settling into the hotel and trying to combat the OVEN that was our room, we got some sleep.
Day 3/Today: We woke up today around...8:30,well, I did. Mom and Glenn were up MUCH earlier than I was, but I'm 16, and this is MY summer vacation! Anyways, they went to breakfast while I got dressed and then after I ate the muffin they brought back(which was dry and hard to eat) we got back on the road. I got to drive today and I discovered the joys of cruise control, and the pains of Texas drivers. It was pretty fun. After about an hour of driving, we stopped at Cracker Barrel, yet again(they're EVERYWHERE here) and got lunch. Our waitress today was very odd and she talked REALLY loud. It was a bit offputting. After lunch we hit the restrooms and decided to shop for a little bit. That's where we met our new member of the family, a RAINBOW stuffed Armadillo WebKinz whom we named Colin(after our waiter at the BlackEyed Pea.) We couldn't decide on a name so his full name is Colin Bucksnort. Bucksnort was a town that we passed on our way...I know it's odd. Well, I drove about 4 hours today and after a very scary traffic jam in downtown San Antonio, we arrived at the house.
The House: The house is super nice. It's about 5 minutes from downtown, and 7 minutes from the local plaza. It's got a garage, which opens up into the laundry, which goes into the kitchen. The front door opens into a living room ,which also extends into the kitchen. From there, the dining room is straight ahead, and then there are two wings of the house. On one side, there's Aunt Diane and I's room which has two twin beds, and some drawers, and a closet. Across from us is Allen's room, with a queen bed. There is a bathroom for all of us to use right next to Allen's room. In the other wing, is Mom and Glenn's room, which has a king bed and an adjoining bathroom. Mom keeps walking into my room thinking it's hers, it's really funny. She'll walk back, say "this is NOT my room!" and then stomp away. It's a little humorous. Anyways, that's my adventures in Texas so far.
We're also keeping a list of things that we saw in Texas that we never see in Maryland, which I will post when complete. That's all I have for you, and remember ladies and gentlemen, the best time to wear a striped sweater IS all the time.
Hugs and Cake,
Cowgirl Emily
June 16, 2010
There Ain't No Rest for the Wicked.
"For example, when I try to decieve, I have more nervous ticks than a Lyme disease research facility!" -Big Bang Theory.
I'm really starting to LOVE that show...oh, who am I kidding?! I loved it the second we started watching it! It's just so dang clever! It gets to the point where I'll start to act like Sheldon. For example, look at this conversation I just had with my friend Jordan.
Me: It's weird. I JUST went to the bathroom and now I have to go again! I'm choosing to ignore it.
Jordan: That's unhealthy.
Me: Not necessarily. If I don't go, holding it in is unhealthy, but on the other hand, if I do go that would be twice in 5 minutes which might lead me to the conclusion that there is something wrong!
Jordan: Oh.
Me: Yes.
*Conversation Terminated*
See?! It's so incredibly weird. Sometimes though I hope that I could be as clever and witty as that show. I can never think of good comebacks, or when I do, the certain person is already gone; in which case I text them and look like an idiot, so it's kind of counterproductive if you know what I mean.
ANYWHO. Today was my first day of freedom, and how did I choose to spend it you ask?? Oh, working at my mother's store. It wasn't necessarily bad if you discount the slaving hours, small amounts of food, horrible temperatures, and horendous company!
Just kidding....well...for the most part. I got to count 2105 rings today, and take stickers off every one of the little package that they were in. What happens if you break the package you ask?? You have to replace it! Again, and again and again. Oh! And then there was SOME excitement, I had to wait all day for my iPod to die! and I got hooked on some new music. But hey, at least it's not crack? I'd rather it'd be music and word searches than say...crack and prostitutes. Hm...is that safe to say?! Eh, what the hell.
I forgot to write about this in my last blog, but we went to the Stoney River Steak House on...hm..Sunday? Yeah I think it was Sunday. Anyways, there's all these tables around and then right in the center of the restaurant there's two couches. I'm not kidding you, 2 large couches with a table in between each. We always tried to sit there but I guess it was like VIP but we GOT TO SIT THERE! It was so exciting! It took a while to get used to because you would sink so that your chin was basically on the table, but we all sat on pillows and it got better. Dinner was delicious.
Then, last night I went to Chili's with my Dad. It was like a strange occurance of many weird events in a row. Well, when we got there, a storm was rolling in, so there was always the impending doom of a giant thunderstorm looming over the restaurant. Anyways, so we walk inside and go up to the person in front( What are they called?!) and I said ya know like "Two please?" She confirmed and reached for menus, but there were none left, so we had to scour the restaurant for another menu. We finally get seated, and our waiter comes up. He's a little too peppy for my taste, and I can tell that it's going to annoy me. He asks for the drinks and first offers me, little ole me, a margarita. Now I won't quarrel that I look older than my age, but I do NOT look 21, let alone like a person who would drink margaritas. I think if I was drinking, it'd be a nice big mug of beer but that's besides the point. So we order and he like grabs my menu out of my hands and is all " I LOVE this appetizer. Wanna try it?!" and my dad and I were like, "No. :/ can we just have a couple minutes?" and he was all "Sure, I'll go get your beverages :D" He was so deliciously awkward the whole dinner. Then, when I asked for a desert menu, he brought one and was like " I LOVE the Paradise Pie! You should get that one" and then mumbled something else but I don't remember. Anyways, I got cheesecake, just despite him (and I love the strawberry sauce, and there was walnuts in the Paradise Pie...and I. Hate. Walnuts. Never buy me walnuts, or I will slap you.) So we left Chili's and my dad and I went around Annapolis (I'm driving of course) BLASTING Tik Tok by ke$ha and dancing in the car. It was great :D
I'm pretty sure that's all I have to talk about....I'm going back to work at Mom's tomorrow, and I'll be sure to write about that interesting little experience tomorrow! I'm going to TRY and make this an every day thing, but I can't gauruntee(sp?!) that for when I'm in Texas or just when I'm REALLY tired. Hehe.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
P.S.- I just finished all the levels in one of the free games on my iPod. Huzzah for me! :)
I'm really starting to LOVE that show...oh, who am I kidding?! I loved it the second we started watching it! It's just so dang clever! It gets to the point where I'll start to act like Sheldon. For example, look at this conversation I just had with my friend Jordan.
Me: It's weird. I JUST went to the bathroom and now I have to go again! I'm choosing to ignore it.
Jordan: That's unhealthy.
Me: Not necessarily. If I don't go, holding it in is unhealthy, but on the other hand, if I do go that would be twice in 5 minutes which might lead me to the conclusion that there is something wrong!
Jordan: Oh.
Me: Yes.
*Conversation Terminated*
See?! It's so incredibly weird. Sometimes though I hope that I could be as clever and witty as that show. I can never think of good comebacks, or when I do, the certain person is already gone; in which case I text them and look like an idiot, so it's kind of counterproductive if you know what I mean.
ANYWHO. Today was my first day of freedom, and how did I choose to spend it you ask?? Oh, working at my mother's store. It wasn't necessarily bad if you discount the slaving hours, small amounts of food, horrible temperatures, and horendous company!
Just kidding....well...for the most part. I got to count 2105 rings today, and take stickers off every one of the little package that they were in. What happens if you break the package you ask?? You have to replace it! Again, and again and again. Oh! And then there was SOME excitement, I had to wait all day for my iPod to die! and I got hooked on some new music. But hey, at least it's not crack? I'd rather it'd be music and word searches than say...crack and prostitutes. Hm...is that safe to say?! Eh, what the hell.
I forgot to write about this in my last blog, but we went to the Stoney River Steak House on...hm..Sunday? Yeah I think it was Sunday. Anyways, there's all these tables around and then right in the center of the restaurant there's two couches. I'm not kidding you, 2 large couches with a table in between each. We always tried to sit there but I guess it was like VIP but we GOT TO SIT THERE! It was so exciting! It took a while to get used to because you would sink so that your chin was basically on the table, but we all sat on pillows and it got better. Dinner was delicious.
Then, last night I went to Chili's with my Dad. It was like a strange occurance of many weird events in a row. Well, when we got there, a storm was rolling in, so there was always the impending doom of a giant thunderstorm looming over the restaurant. Anyways, so we walk inside and go up to the person in front( What are they called?!) and I said ya know like "Two please?" She confirmed and reached for menus, but there were none left, so we had to scour the restaurant for another menu. We finally get seated, and our waiter comes up. He's a little too peppy for my taste, and I can tell that it's going to annoy me. He asks for the drinks and first offers me, little ole me, a margarita. Now I won't quarrel that I look older than my age, but I do NOT look 21, let alone like a person who would drink margaritas. I think if I was drinking, it'd be a nice big mug of beer but that's besides the point. So we order and he like grabs my menu out of my hands and is all " I LOVE this appetizer. Wanna try it?!" and my dad and I were like, "No. :/ can we just have a couple minutes?" and he was all "Sure, I'll go get your beverages :D" He was so deliciously awkward the whole dinner. Then, when I asked for a desert menu, he brought one and was like " I LOVE the Paradise Pie! You should get that one" and then mumbled something else but I don't remember. Anyways, I got cheesecake, just despite him (and I love the strawberry sauce, and there was walnuts in the Paradise Pie...and I. Hate. Walnuts. Never buy me walnuts, or I will slap you.) So we left Chili's and my dad and I went around Annapolis (I'm driving of course) BLASTING Tik Tok by ke$ha and dancing in the car. It was great :D
I'm pretty sure that's all I have to talk about....I'm going back to work at Mom's tomorrow, and I'll be sure to write about that interesting little experience tomorrow! I'm going to TRY and make this an every day thing, but I can't gauruntee(sp?!) that for when I'm in Texas or just when I'm REALLY tired. Hehe.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
P.S.- I just finished all the levels in one of the free games on my iPod. Huzzah for me! :)
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