Category: Pay attention to me…me me me…

I have bronchitis. Again.

Seriously? Wham-o, it came on suddenly since Friday. Must be why I wasn’t feeling stellar. I didn’t stay for Scrapbook night, instead I left a box of cream puffs and my eternal gratitude to my friends for holding the craft fort down while I went home and went to bed. Today I woke up with lots of chest pain and wheezing, so I went to see the doctor. I should just be able to write myself a prescription and save myself the 15 dollar co-pay. I was right. This is what happens when you mix webmd and experience with bronchitis at least 20 times in my lifetime. Oy.

On a random note, I can type 65 words a minute with less than 8 mistakes (the test said 1 mistake a min. is the gold standard, I say, “whatever”) and I can 10 key 6500 ksph. So what does that really mean and why should you care? Well that just means I can’t get a job unless I can type 65 wpm with no mistakes and have 10,000 ksph in 10-key. I mean I could get a job with my current skills, it just wouldn’t be a good one. LOL No really…I don’t think that is half bad and I think I would do just as well at another job. Reading all those job descriptions is a little daunting, but if I am going to look for another job someday, at least I have a goal in mind: become a robot.

I think I’ll go have an anti-biotic cocktail with an ice cream chaser….

We went to Sam’s Club again. I question my sanity when I have to put all the groceries away. Will we really eat all those bagels? Will we go through 5 gallons of mayonnaise? No, I really didn’t buy the 5 gallons of mayonnaise, but I thought about it. So, far we have used everything we bought last month, so we needed to replenish, but we are running out of places to hide our goods. It seems like a lot of money to spend at first, but it has worked out to be more cost efficient then us going to Wal-Mart every week and spending 100 bucks or more and the snacks disappear at the end of the week.

So? How’s it going? Pretty good? Awesome.

Well…I better get going. I have 4 tons of laundry to do, vacuuming, and putting away all the food we are going to eat. Then I have to figure out something for dinner and how come it always feels like you are supposed to be going someplace when you don’t have anything planned?
Somewhere amongst the business that is my life, my Dad is having surgery and I am distracted with thoughts of anticipation, hoping it goes well and they don’t find anything unusual. I am being a good girl and not calling my Sister 5 times and asking for an update. I will let her call me. It’s so hard to do that, but I am trying.  Love you Daddy! It will be ok. I just know it.

Here I am, waiting at Gate 2. My flight for St. Louis will board in about 30 min.
I broke down and paid for wifi access because I didn’t sync up my Zen MP3 player before I left home, and I can’t take a flight without listening to my tunes. It just wouldn’t be right.
Lauren is off to have a MEGA WARRIORS Sleepover at Megean’s house tonight with Alex and Lindsay. She was VERY excited. Who knows what Jon and the kids are going to do tonight. I rented a bunch of movies on Monday, but we have watched them all. We saw, Mr. Magorium’s Wondersomething, Enchanted, and No Reservations. They were all good. Mr. M’s Wondersomthing or other was sort of strange well at least of what I caught of it. I had to go shower so I could go run errands yesterday, so I didn’t get to see it all. Dustin Hoffman is good in anything he does.

Speaking of wild and wacky. I found some cuuuute shoes at Ross the other night. They are plaid flat mary janes from Rampage and I got them for 10 bucks! They are super cute and I love them alot! I looked for a picture, but couldn’t find one on the internet. I have to wrap it up, the plane just landed, so we will be boarding soon I guess…who knows! See you when I get there! Muuuuwhahhh!!

Jon: how far are you?
Angie: Jim Carey just left the stage.. lol
Angie: whew, Archuleta is safe..
Jon: final 3?
Angie: brookie is safe..
Angie: I think its david hernandez..
Jon: why?
Angie: he sucked..
Angie: i knew it!
Jon: lol… not bcause he was a strippr!
Angie: prolly not..
Angie: hmm…who will go home? I think it will be …..Kristy Lee Cook..she is the weakest of the 3 consistently..
Angie: Simon, “American got it absolutely spot on” I know!
Jon: did you pick the bottom 3?
Angie: wow..david hernandez leaves..
Angie: I wasnt expecting that, just in the bottom 3..
Jon: you said he sucked.
Angie: I did not like Kristy at ALL
Angie: I thought he was good in hollywood…
Jon: yeah, I thought she was the worst of the three… which means she’ll do great in C&W .
Angie: “You’ll see me at the top” the top of what? a stripper pole? LOL
Jon: bah hahaha
Angie: if bucky went on to record a C&W album, then she could..LOL
Angie: Im totally blogging this IM convo!
Jon: cool.
Angie: well not the “cool” part.
Angie: (insert blank stare here)
Angie: (insert wink here)
Jon: when did I say cool?
Angie: just then..
Angie: LOL
Jon: oh
Jon: lol
Jon: now you have you blog it.
Angie: I know…(insert d’oh emoticon here)

I have had many special nights since marrying Jon because every night with him is special, yeah yeah, blah blah. But last night, was a special AND exciting night for me. Well I guess every night could be exciting with Jon, but that would be too much information and this is read by my parents and kids. Hi!
We went to see my favorite band They Might Be Giants at the House of Blues. They were as always ( the only other time I saw them live) AWESOME and I screamed my head off and pretty much messed up what little voice I had left from whatever it is I am fighting. Two guys from Ireland opened for them, Oppenheimer. They were pretty good, loud but cool. TMBG didn’t play as many old songs as I would have liked, but they were plugging their new albums, 1 kids album and their new release,
The Else.

None of this means anything unless you are a junkie fan like myself. And by junkie I mean, I LOVE their 1990 album, Flood and pretty much listened to nothing else for about 8 years. Then we rediscovered the actual cassette tape during a garage sale, among others like Nena Cherry,  The Beastie Boys and White Snake (Jon’s not mine!). So we popped it in the player and were brought back to yesteryear when we went out on our first date. While we were waiting to see JFK at the movies ( I got lost, and was late getting there, so we had to wait 3 hours for the next showing) I asked Jon to come to the car so I could smoke ( I know! So passe) and while we were there, I asked him if he wanted to hear the coolest song ever?! It was Istanbul by They Might Be Giants and I was listening to it on the way to our date, so I played it for him. He was hooked. On me. He actually said he preferred Hard Rock to my alternative stuff, but it was cool. That was man code for I want to get in yer pants, so what ever you like baby, I like.  So after we rediscovered the dusty tape, (sorry John and John and Dan and Dan and Frank!) we plugged it in and downloaded stuff for our Zens and fell in love all over again. So cut to 2004 and Jon’s friend from work said they were playing in town and asked if we would like to go. You betcha! So we went for our anniversary and I had the best BEST  time. Ever. Period. Not Wham!  (ok, that was pretty darn great when I was 13) and George Michael (ok, well that doesn’t count, because I was so in love with him and screamed so hard when I saw him I peed my pants. I was 16)  could compare. OK, scratch that. I was freaking great. I loved it. I wanted more. FOUR YEARS LATER!!  They finally come back to Dallas touring with their new album. My thirst has been quenched. For a little while.

Anyhoo…Jon has since come around to my way of thinking because he knows whats good for him and we both enjoy them very much. Dan has even gotten into the mix and listens to them on his MP3 player all the time. It’s cool to see 2 generations enjoy their music for their eclectic style and ability to keep their fans interested for many years. It also helps that my kids hear their music on Disney and they don’t even know it, but I do and it’s RAD!! (That’s radical for all you old people who can’t remember what that slang word is..hehe)
I lost my voice, and still hear the bass in my ears, but it was good, I am happy, and need rest. I don’t know how they do it. I’m too old for rock concerts every night. Altho it would be cool to be their ad manager for a month. Tour around on the bus, rock out to my favs and hear them make up new stuff. Ubercoolness Dood.

No American Idol for me. Too much to do, too little time. I’m going to bed early so I can get up and do it all over again tomorrow. Hasta manana me amigos.

What do 13,000 women, giggling, sore muscles, getting lost, and the Alamodome all have in common? Why Women of Faith Weekend of course!! We have returned and boy do my sides hurt from all the laughing and carrying on. On the way back home, we took a detour twice. Once at the San Marcos Outlet mall and the second on accident when we missed our exit to Hwy 35East! We got sort of lost on the way to Ft. Worth when we were supposed to go to Dallas. All ended well, but boy for a minute there, I was thinking I was going to have to sleep in the van and eat a three musketeers for breakfast!

Except for 10+ miles of walking, too little sleep, and the seats that squeezed my butt off, I had a fabulous time!! I really enjoyed all the speakers, singers, actors, and Women of Faith porch pals. I even had my picture taken with Patsy Clairmont and I asked her to sign my purse and she did! It was soo cool.

She is such a sweet cute petite soul and I enjoy her so much. She makes me laugh and I feel a connection to her. I believe we have taken a picture together before, I’ll have to check my scrapbook.

It was a great weekend spent will all my favorite people and I was glad I stayed the extra day and drove back with Cheryl. We always have such a good time.

I think I my cup is full with WOF until our next trip in November to Oklahoma City….:D

Have a Spa Day, read a book, take a nap, enjoy the quiet, be with You for You.