Monday, October 10, 2011
our reunion!
Such an amazing time Saturday night with friends! We had a great turnout...even had to be asked to leave the bar since we over-stayed our 4 hour limit. It was a success for sure.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
reason #103,823 i love my town
If Brad Paisley is my husband, then Blake Shelton is my boyfriend on the side.
Last night I went to eat at Tavern for my friend Jodi's birthday. I was driving down Division (talking on my phone, of course), when out of the corner of my eye I see a tall, rugged, plaid-shirt-clad vision standing on the corner. By himself. Looking somewhat lost, but approachable.
Right away, I knew it was him. Blake Shelton!
The first thing out of my mouth (while my friend was on the phone) was screaming out my window, "I hope you don't think I'm crazy, but I love you!". He smiled and said, "Well I love you too!" Heart. Melted.
I immediately hung up the phone, not even saying bye to the person on the other end.
Without thinking, without putting on a blinker, attempting to park, or using my hazard lights, I stop my car in the middle of the street. How I managed to not get rear ended is beyond me. I run around, stick out my hand and said, "Hi I'm Angie and I think you are so awesome." I go on to tell him how I love his music, his show, his wife...again, I said, I know you think I'm crazy and he said, "well I think you're crazy because your car is just sitting in the middle of the road!"
Inside his head I am sure he is thinking...omg, what a psycho. Oh well.
I asked for a picture and he obliged...not once, but twice. I didn't like the first one so I said, let's take another. He could not have been nicer.
PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2 - you can see him better!
They are both blurry because my hands were shaking so bad.
It was literally one of the biggest and best highlights of my year.
Last night I went to eat at Tavern for my friend Jodi's birthday. I was driving down Division (talking on my phone, of course), when out of the corner of my eye I see a tall, rugged, plaid-shirt-clad vision standing on the corner. By himself. Looking somewhat lost, but approachable.
Right away, I knew it was him. Blake Shelton!
The first thing out of my mouth (while my friend was on the phone) was screaming out my window, "I hope you don't think I'm crazy, but I love you!". He smiled and said, "Well I love you too!" Heart. Melted.
I immediately hung up the phone, not even saying bye to the person on the other end.
Without thinking, without putting on a blinker, attempting to park, or using my hazard lights, I stop my car in the middle of the street. How I managed to not get rear ended is beyond me. I run around, stick out my hand and said, "Hi I'm Angie and I think you are so awesome." I go on to tell him how I love his music, his show, his wife...again, I said, I know you think I'm crazy and he said, "well I think you're crazy because your car is just sitting in the middle of the road!"
Inside his head I am sure he is thinking...omg, what a psycho. Oh well.
I asked for a picture and he obliged...not once, but twice. I didn't like the first one so I said, let's take another. He could not have been nicer.
PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2 - you can see him better!
They are both blurry because my hands were shaking so bad.
It was literally one of the biggest and best highlights of my year.
Monday, October 3, 2011
high school reunions
Our ten year high school reunion is this weekend. I loved high school and loved all the people that I graduated with. I'm really excited to see everyone, especially those that live out of town or that I don't see on a regular basis. I went to the same school for 13 years, so it was hard to leave but I am proud to say that my best friends then are my best friends now.
My dear sweet Ann Claire (college and post-college roommate) had her ten year reunion this weekend. She went to another high school in Nashville so all of her events were here, and they had a good turn out of both in and out of town people. As expected, she came back with three classic stories that I have to share. Now I wasn't there for any of it, but knowing her like I do, these stories are nothing short of hilarious. She makes me happy.
* Ann Claire asked a girl she went to school with when she was due. The girl replied with, "I had my baby in March." Personally, I couldn't think of anything worse. But the girl laughed it off and there were no hard feelings. I think if you know Ann Claire, it's easy to laugh let something like that go. This is probably the best thing I've ever heard in a very long time.
* A guy and his wife were at the football game with their new baby. They were all talking when Ann Claire leans over to peer in the stroller. "Your baby is so cute!" The guy said, "Ann Claire, my baby is over here." and points to his wife who is holding the child. I asked her what she thought was in the stroller, and she said it was just a bunch of blankets and thought the baby was underneath them.
* One of the girls that graduated in their class changed her name. She went from Faye to Kimberly because where she worked (Wal-Mart), there were too many ladies named Faye. I love it.
Here's hoping my reunion can provide me with this many laughs!
My dear sweet Ann Claire (college and post-college roommate) had her ten year reunion this weekend. She went to another high school in Nashville so all of her events were here, and they had a good turn out of both in and out of town people. As expected, she came back with three classic stories that I have to share. Now I wasn't there for any of it, but knowing her like I do, these stories are nothing short of hilarious. She makes me happy.
* Ann Claire asked a girl she went to school with when she was due. The girl replied with, "I had my baby in March." Personally, I couldn't think of anything worse. But the girl laughed it off and there were no hard feelings. I think if you know Ann Claire, it's easy to laugh let something like that go. This is probably the best thing I've ever heard in a very long time.
* A guy and his wife were at the football game with their new baby. They were all talking when Ann Claire leans over to peer in the stroller. "Your baby is so cute!" The guy said, "Ann Claire, my baby is over here." and points to his wife who is holding the child. I asked her what she thought was in the stroller, and she said it was just a bunch of blankets and thought the baby was underneath them.
* One of the girls that graduated in their class changed her name. She went from Faye to Kimberly because where she worked (Wal-Mart), there were too many ladies named Faye. I love it.
Here's hoping my reunion can provide me with this many laughs!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
mouth guard
As I have said before, I love going to my dentist. He is awesome, I love the staff, and he just so happens to also be my next door neighbor. I recommend him to anyone... I even scored a gift card to Sperry's and 2 movie tickets because of how many patients I have sent his way!
I had my twice-yearly checkup a few weeks ago and he noticed that there was some chipping going on with my teeth from grinding them in my sleep. Next thing you know, I am making an apt. to get fitted for a mouth guard to wear at night. How very cool of me.
This resulted in me asking 20 questions of my dental hygienist. I'm the type that likes to know exactly what to expect and how things are going to go - when it comes to my health or anything along those lines, I want zero surprises.
First I am fitted with the trays. I told her I have a really small mouth, but I guess she didn't believe me...next thing I know, she starts to shove and prod and poke this gigantic plastic contraption in to my mouth. My eyes start to water, I get really hot and I feel like I am about to pass out because I am gasping for air through my mouth and choking all at the same time. It was a situation. And I hadn't even got to the actual molding yet.
I think she finally realized I really do have a small mouth, and I am fitted with a better fitting, more comfortable tray made for children. That's right.
Miss Hygienist proceeds to mix this plastic-y, purple, silly putty goo that would form to my teeth to make a mold for my mouth guard. She shoves the tray/goo in my mouth, forces me to put my head down, and starts coaching me on breathing exercises so I do not throw up all over her while during the procedure. I guess I scared her right off the bat. "Breath in and out your nose. In and out your nose. Don't let me down. In and out your nose." Her exact words, I promise. What took only 30 seconds seemed like 15 minutes.
Now I know this might all seem quit dramatic, but I've never been one to be "strong" when it comes to any out-of-the-ordinary procedures - whether it be at the real doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc. I'm kind of a baby. I was telling my mom this story, and she reminded me that it took 2 nurses to get my throat swabbed when I was little, and even more for shots.
The lady made me feel better at the end when she said I did very well, and that she actually had someone throw up on her earlier this week who went through the same thing. Granted, he was 12, but still.
The best part of this whole story is that the receptionist (who I am friends with) told me that my "ex" had been in literally the day before. Now what a great story that would have been. It's one thing to run in to them at Target or the grocery. You take things to a new level when you run in to them at the dentist getting fitted for a mouth guard at age 29.
I had my twice-yearly checkup a few weeks ago and he noticed that there was some chipping going on with my teeth from grinding them in my sleep. Next thing you know, I am making an apt. to get fitted for a mouth guard to wear at night. How very cool of me.
This resulted in me asking 20 questions of my dental hygienist. I'm the type that likes to know exactly what to expect and how things are going to go - when it comes to my health or anything along those lines, I want zero surprises.
First I am fitted with the trays. I told her I have a really small mouth, but I guess she didn't believe me...next thing I know, she starts to shove and prod and poke this gigantic plastic contraption in to my mouth. My eyes start to water, I get really hot and I feel like I am about to pass out because I am gasping for air through my mouth and choking all at the same time. It was a situation. And I hadn't even got to the actual molding yet.
I think she finally realized I really do have a small mouth, and I am fitted with a better fitting, more comfortable tray made for children. That's right.
Miss Hygienist proceeds to mix this plastic-y, purple, silly putty goo that would form to my teeth to make a mold for my mouth guard. She shoves the tray/goo in my mouth, forces me to put my head down, and starts coaching me on breathing exercises so I do not throw up all over her while during the procedure. I guess I scared her right off the bat. "Breath in and out your nose. In and out your nose. Don't let me down. In and out your nose." Her exact words, I promise. What took only 30 seconds seemed like 15 minutes.
Now I know this might all seem quit dramatic, but I've never been one to be "strong" when it comes to any out-of-the-ordinary procedures - whether it be at the real doctor, dentist, optometrist, etc. I'm kind of a baby. I was telling my mom this story, and she reminded me that it took 2 nurses to get my throat swabbed when I was little, and even more for shots.
The lady made me feel better at the end when she said I did very well, and that she actually had someone throw up on her earlier this week who went through the same thing. Granted, he was 12, but still.
The best part of this whole story is that the receptionist (who I am friends with) told me that my "ex" had been in literally the day before. Now what a great story that would have been. It's one thing to run in to them at Target or the grocery. You take things to a new level when you run in to them at the dentist getting fitted for a mouth guard at age 29.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Labor Day was awesome - I saw friends, family, and spent the actual Holiday doing practically nothing. So nice. I had been out of town on Memorial Day and July 4th this year and made it a point to stay home for once. With a few weddings, a class reunion and a family over-night trip in my future, I needed to power off for once.
Because I was a lazy Lucy on Monday, I was wide awake Tuesday evening and was channel surfing. I saw that Friends (my favorite) was on Nick @ Nite. That show can't be that old? But it made me feel old, because I remember watching Bewitched on Nick @ Nite. Anyway...it reminded me that I made this trusty list of things that I now have less than a year to do - so here is my update. Which isn't as much of an update, as I see I have a long way to go to complete my goals. And again, this is more for my sake than yours... :)
20 things i want to do before i turn 30
1. Play paintball. NOT YET.
2. Make a layer cake, that hopefully doesn't look like this. (Love you ACCB) NOT YET ON THIS EITHER, ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS AGREED TO HELP ME WITH IT!
3. Go to a drive-in movie. THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AS I DROVE PAST ONE ON MY WAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S SUNDAY.
4. Get a physical. Easier said than done considering my total and utter fear of needles. CALLED ABOUT ONE, BUT THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED. HAVE YET TO CALL BACK. AT LEAST AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE?!
5. Go on a date with someone that isn't a friend first. DONE. IT WAS A BLIND DATE. I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR DOING IT, BECAUSE IT WAS AN EXTREMLY INTEMIDATING SITUATION AND ONE THAT I MIGHT HAVE NORMALLY THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT. SUPER NICE GUY, BUT AFTER THE SECOND DATE I THINK WE BOTH MUTUALLY AGREED THAT IT JUST WASN'T GOING TO GO MUCH FURTHER.
6. Travel to the Pacific Northwest. O.k., that's cheating since I'm going in July. But it's my list and I can cheat if I want to. AND IT WAS A BLAST :)
7. See Brad Paisley at the Grand Ole Opry. I GLANCE AT THEIR SCHEDULE EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT IT HASN'T WORKED OUT THAT HE'S BEEN THERE WHEN I CAN GO. I WILL ALSO GO AHEAD AND ADD BLAKE SHELTON TO THIS AS WELL - HE'S UP THERE ON MY LIST AS WELL.
8. Pick blueberries (again) in the summer and apples in the fall. I HAVE ANOTHER SUMMER TO DO THIS, AND HOPE TO FIND TIME THIS FALL TO GO APPLE PICKING!
9. Attend my 10 year high school reunion. COMING UP IN A MATTER OF WEEKS!
10. Take a cooking class. TOTALLY FORGOT I EVEN PUT THIS ON HERE.
11. Tour the Country Music Hall of Fame - haven't been since a 4th grade field trip when it was on Demonbreun and about 1/4th the size it is now. NOPE - BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD WINTER ACTIVITY. I LIKE TO SPEND EVERY SECOND I CAN OUTSIDE DURING THE SUMMER.
12. Dedicate lots of time to helping out my friends that will become Mom's this year. I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE A SO-SO JOB AT THIS WITH SARAH'S TWIN'S AND LAUREN'S SWEET LITTLE EVE! STOPPING BY WHENEVER I CAN JUST TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM, FEED, CHANGE, BURP, ETC.
13. Spend a weekend in Chattanooga - the one city in Tennessee I've never really gotten to know. NOT YET.
14. Buy my own place - a condo or a townhouse. This is a stretch, but I'm going to try. CLOSER THAN I WAS WHEN I WROTE THIS LIST 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT NOT THAT CLOSE!
15. Maintain my blog. I really enjoy journaling my life, regardless if people are really reading or not! I COULD DO BETTER, BUT THE NEW JOB HAS KINDA CONSUMED ME OVER THE PAST 8 WEEKS.
16. Buy a laptop. Between my work computer and cell phone, I don't really need one right now, but one day I will. This might take a back seat to number 14 though. IT HAS, IN FACT, TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO NUMBER 14.......
17. Take more pictures. I'm terrible at never taking my camera anywhere. I HAVE DONE WELL AT THIS! I TOOK A LOT ON MY TRIP, TOOK SOME THE NIGHT WHEN LAING AND I CELEBRATED OUR BIRTHDAY, AND PLAN TO TAKE LOTS AT OUR REUNION.
18. Learn to curl my hair with a curling iron. For some reason, I still can not master this skill, and my hair always turns out looking bent in half. Sexy. YES! YES YES YES! THANKS TO MY SWEET FRIEND KAYLA, I LEARNED HOW TO CURL MY HAIR! I JUST WISH THE CURLS WOULD STAY LONGER THAN THEY DO.
19. Finally get around to watching The Shawshank Redemption. I'm told it's a must-see. NO. AND IT WAS AT THE FRANKLIN THEATER A FEW WEEKS AGO, I JUST COUDLN'T GO.
20. Go here - I still have never been. ANOTHER THING I WANT TO DO THIS FALL!
Because I was a lazy Lucy on Monday, I was wide awake Tuesday evening and was channel surfing. I saw that Friends (my favorite) was on Nick @ Nite. That show can't be that old? But it made me feel old, because I remember watching Bewitched on Nick @ Nite. Anyway...it reminded me that I made this trusty list of things that I now have less than a year to do - so here is my update. Which isn't as much of an update, as I see I have a long way to go to complete my goals. And again, this is more for my sake than yours... :)
20 things i want to do before i turn 30
1. Play paintball. NOT YET.
2. Make a layer cake, that hopefully doesn't look like this. (Love you ACCB) NOT YET ON THIS EITHER, ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS AGREED TO HELP ME WITH IT!
3. Go to a drive-in movie. THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AS I DROVE PAST ONE ON MY WAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S SUNDAY.
4. Get a physical. Easier said than done considering my total and utter fear of needles. CALLED ABOUT ONE, BUT THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED. HAVE YET TO CALL BACK. AT LEAST AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE?!
5. Go on a date with someone that isn't a friend first. DONE. IT WAS A BLIND DATE. I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR DOING IT, BECAUSE IT WAS AN EXTREMLY INTEMIDATING SITUATION AND ONE THAT I MIGHT HAVE NORMALLY THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT. SUPER NICE GUY, BUT AFTER THE SECOND DATE I THINK WE BOTH MUTUALLY AGREED THAT IT JUST WASN'T GOING TO GO MUCH FURTHER.
6. Travel to the Pacific Northwest. O.k., that's cheating since I'm going in July. But it's my list and I can cheat if I want to. AND IT WAS A BLAST :)
7. See Brad Paisley at the Grand Ole Opry. I GLANCE AT THEIR SCHEDULE EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT IT HASN'T WORKED OUT THAT HE'S BEEN THERE WHEN I CAN GO. I WILL ALSO GO AHEAD AND ADD BLAKE SHELTON TO THIS AS WELL - HE'S UP THERE ON MY LIST AS WELL.
8. Pick blueberries (again) in the summer and apples in the fall. I HAVE ANOTHER SUMMER TO DO THIS, AND HOPE TO FIND TIME THIS FALL TO GO APPLE PICKING!
9. Attend my 10 year high school reunion. COMING UP IN A MATTER OF WEEKS!
10. Take a cooking class. TOTALLY FORGOT I EVEN PUT THIS ON HERE.
11. Tour the Country Music Hall of Fame - haven't been since a 4th grade field trip when it was on Demonbreun and about 1/4th the size it is now. NOPE - BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD WINTER ACTIVITY. I LIKE TO SPEND EVERY SECOND I CAN OUTSIDE DURING THE SUMMER.
12. Dedicate lots of time to helping out my friends that will become Mom's this year. I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE A SO-SO JOB AT THIS WITH SARAH'S TWIN'S AND LAUREN'S SWEET LITTLE EVE! STOPPING BY WHENEVER I CAN JUST TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM, FEED, CHANGE, BURP, ETC.
13. Spend a weekend in Chattanooga - the one city in Tennessee I've never really gotten to know. NOT YET.
14. Buy my own place - a condo or a townhouse. This is a stretch, but I'm going to try. CLOSER THAN I WAS WHEN I WROTE THIS LIST 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT NOT THAT CLOSE!
15. Maintain my blog. I really enjoy journaling my life, regardless if people are really reading or not! I COULD DO BETTER, BUT THE NEW JOB HAS KINDA CONSUMED ME OVER THE PAST 8 WEEKS.
16. Buy a laptop. Between my work computer and cell phone, I don't really need one right now, but one day I will. This might take a back seat to number 14 though. IT HAS, IN FACT, TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO NUMBER 14.......
17. Take more pictures. I'm terrible at never taking my camera anywhere. I HAVE DONE WELL AT THIS! I TOOK A LOT ON MY TRIP, TOOK SOME THE NIGHT WHEN LAING AND I CELEBRATED OUR BIRTHDAY, AND PLAN TO TAKE LOTS AT OUR REUNION.
18. Learn to curl my hair with a curling iron. For some reason, I still can not master this skill, and my hair always turns out looking bent in half. Sexy. YES! YES YES YES! THANKS TO MY SWEET FRIEND KAYLA, I LEARNED HOW TO CURL MY HAIR! I JUST WISH THE CURLS WOULD STAY LONGER THAN THEY DO.
19. Finally get around to watching The Shawshank Redemption. I'm told it's a must-see. NO. AND IT WAS AT THE FRANKLIN THEATER A FEW WEEKS AGO, I JUST COUDLN'T GO.
20. Go here - I still have never been. ANOTHER THING I WANT TO DO THIS FALL!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
the case of the broken plate
Our office is cleaned weekly on Saturday. On Monday morning, a co-worker came to me and asked if anything in my office appeared to be broken. We looked around, up and down and found nothing. She told me when she was working over the weekend, she heard a crash, followed by a stream of four-letter words. She swore it came from my office, but after a lot of inspecting everything seemed in tact.
Flash forward to the end of the day. Someone was in my office, sitting next to a coffee table I have in the corner. They asked if I had broken my plate. The plate was a square, ceramic plate my sister had painted for me as a gift when I graduated from Samford. It has sat on a stand in my office ever since I started my job.
Upon inspection, I find that the plate was what fell to its demise on Saturday. Never fear, however - cleaning co. to the rescue! They very, very meticulously glued my plate back to where it looked good as new. However, where the plate had chipped (it is painted yellow), they took a yellow highlighter to cover their boo-boo on the front, and even in the tiny cracks on the back. That's right, they used a marker to try to hide the accient from me. Hopefully, the following pictures will explain better.
A note saying "Sorry, my bad." would have worked just fine. Accidents happen. Their little sneaky cover up worked, though - and would have worked longer had someone else not pointed it out!
I have since received a voicemail from our cleaning company. I called them back, but have yet to actually speak to a live person. Could a formal apology be in order? Do they know that I know?
Flash forward to the end of the day. Someone was in my office, sitting next to a coffee table I have in the corner. They asked if I had broken my plate. The plate was a square, ceramic plate my sister had painted for me as a gift when I graduated from Samford. It has sat on a stand in my office ever since I started my job.
Upon inspection, I find that the plate was what fell to its demise on Saturday. Never fear, however - cleaning co. to the rescue! They very, very meticulously glued my plate back to where it looked good as new. However, where the plate had chipped (it is painted yellow), they took a yellow highlighter to cover their boo-boo on the front, and even in the tiny cracks on the back. That's right, they used a marker to try to hide the accient from me. Hopefully, the following pictures will explain better.
A note saying "Sorry, my bad." would have worked just fine. Accidents happen. Their little sneaky cover up worked, though - and would have worked longer had someone else not pointed it out!
I have since received a voicemail from our cleaning company. I called them back, but have yet to actually speak to a live person. Could a formal apology be in order? Do they know that I know?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
a book, a sandwich, a nun, etc.
At the urging of my aunt, co-workers and friends, I finally got a copy of The Help. If all books could be like this, I would have done a lot better in my high school and college lit classes. I'm halfway through and I am totally enthralled with this story. Kathryn Stockett does a wonderful job of weaving together three different perspectives and depicting life in the South back in the 60's. I definitely recommend this book, and I can't wait to see the movie.
Last week I had the best sandwich of my life. I couldn't help but tell everyone I know about it. It was turkey (like the pulled, leftover Thanksgiving turkey, not deli meat), brie (favorite!), green apple and honey mustard on pumpernickel. It was fantastic. If you live in Nashville, you can get your very own at A Matter of Taste on 8th Ave.
I have had a fairly stressful week at work. It started Monday and just kind of went downhill from there. Anyway, today I was needing a pick-me-up. Ask and you shall receive! I look over and pulling up next to me was a nun, in a Smart Car. Those cars make me laugh - add a nun, and you've just made me laugh out loud by myself.
I've said it before & I'll say it again. I AM SO READY FOR FALL. I am pretty much done with summer after July 4th. Give me cooler weather, football, scarves and chili any day.
O.k., that's all for my random thoughts of the day.
Last week I had the best sandwich of my life. I couldn't help but tell everyone I know about it. It was turkey (like the pulled, leftover Thanksgiving turkey, not deli meat), brie (favorite!), green apple and honey mustard on pumpernickel. It was fantastic. If you live in Nashville, you can get your very own at A Matter of Taste on 8th Ave.
I have had a fairly stressful week at work. It started Monday and just kind of went downhill from there. Anyway, today I was needing a pick-me-up. Ask and you shall receive! I look over and pulling up next to me was a nun, in a Smart Car. Those cars make me laugh - add a nun, and you've just made me laugh out loud by myself.
I've said it before & I'll say it again. I AM SO READY FOR FALL. I am pretty much done with summer after July 4th. Give me cooler weather, football, scarves and chili any day.
O.k., that's all for my random thoughts of the day.
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