So, today was pretty amazing.
I got up, got ready, had lunch, and then took my mom to Sear for her shift. Then, I picked up Sylvia, and we headed over to Uptown Cheapskate and met Anita over there. Sylvia sold some of her clothes, and the three of us tried on some clothes and, Anita and Sylvia bought some stuff. And then, we drove over to the mall, and parked and started our shopping.
Basically, we went everywhere...Delia's, Abercrombie, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, Hollister, American Eagle, Wet Seal, Macy's, Dillard's, Belk, JC Penny, and even popped into Build-A-Bear for two seconds to look at the bears. Sylvia and Anita both got a ton of stuff...they brought a ton of money. I ended up returning one of my American Eagle shirts from last week's mall trip, and then purchasing a jacket (pics tomorrow) from Charlotte Russe. So, the returned shirt gave me $21, and then jacket was only $16, so I actually came out of the whole excursion with more money than I started with.
Oh, and we all got to tease each other about our 'guys'. Sylvia has her boyfriend, Anita has a guy from the band, and well, apparently, Sylvia and Anita count Brandon as my 'guy'. So, the whole day it was, "Ooh, you should wear that on your date with Brandon," and yes, I got teased the whole day about him being a college guy, and all that, but it was fun, because I could tease the two of them back.
Anyway, we went into Belk's to wait for Anita's mom, and I ended up seeing Sharon, who I work with at Catered Affairs, and we talked for a second, and then we left the mall. Anita's mom picked her up, and I drove Sylvia home, and ended up going through the bag of stuff Uptown Cheapskate didn't take, and finding a couple of really cute things, so Sylvia, awesome friend that she is, let me have them. I love her.
And then, I went back to the mall to pick up my mom from her shift, and then, we came home, loaded a couple of sleeping bags into the trunk, and dropped them off at my aunt's in preparation for Tuesday, when the family is coming in. And then, we came home, and had dinner (buffalo chicken chili...a new recipe, which was amazingly good), and watched The Black Cauldron, which we borrowed from my mom's co-worker. I always see it in their DVD cabinet when I go over to babysit, but Nathan never picks it, so I never get to watch it. So, we watched that, and it was pretty cool. Not as cool as I remember it, but still.
And then, I cleaned Ella's cage, and Mom called my aunt Sharon, who's coming down for Matt's graduation, and they talked for a while, and then we basically said goodnight. And that's it.
Tomorrow...nothing much going on. Gonna watch The Sing Off and just chill out. I'm going light on my schoolwork this week...just finishing up my chapter in math, which is three lessons and a chapter review in three days...totally do-able. Tuesday...dentist appointment. Wednesday...leaving for SC. Thursday...Family Day at Parris Island. Friday...graduation. Saturday...football game.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
BTBAM At The Fillmore...
Let's see...pretty cool week. Wednesday was normal. Yesterday though...
So, Mom came home, and we went out to the Little Theatre to see if they had anything for rent for Quinn's Halloween costume. We ended up finding him a green two-piece suit and a skinny black tie, and that was all he needed. He's going as Agent 6 from the animated tv show Generator Rex, by the way. And then, we came home, and Mom left to go to yoga, and I fixed dinner.
Dad came home, and we ate, and then we got ready to go. We headed out at just before 7:00, and got to the Fillmore at about 8:30. We met my uncle out front, got our tickets and bracelets, and then my uncle showed us the inside of the tour bus, which is tiny if you consider that they sometimes fit ten people in. But still very cool. And then, we went in through the back, and met up with my aunt in the backstage band sitting/waiting room. My uncle led us out to the main area, where one of the bands was performing, and Dad bought me a t-shirt from the merchandise table.
My cousin, Blake, came out and said hi, and we talked for a bit, and then, we watched a little of the next band who was performing. And then, we went backstage and chilled out for a little bit, until the last band finished. Then, we headed back out onto the main floor and watched the set-up for Between the Buried and Me. And soon, the lights dimmed and the performance started. We started off watching from right beside the stage, and then made our way toward the back to get the feel of the whole thing, and then went backstage, and actually got to stand right on stage, just off to the side of the band.
And then, Dad and I went back to the side of the stage, and then back to the back again, and then ended up going back up and watching the rest of the show from the on-stage perspective. Which was very cool, by the way. I couldn't see much of the guitarists and singer, because of the screens they had up so the audience couldn't see the speakers and gear boxes and stuff, but we had an awesome view of Blake pounding away on those drums, like ten feet away from us.
I ended up going the whole night without earplugs, and oh my gosh, it was really cool how you could feel it in your whole body, it was that loud. The whole sound was really different, depending on where you stood. Like, standing in the back, you could hear more of the lyrics and guitar, but standing right on the stage, you mostly heard the drums. And the audience...oh my gosh. They knew every word, and were singing, and pumping their fists, and head-banging, and everything. I swear I saw about a dozen crowd-surfers throughout the performance, and I wasn't even watching the whole time, so there were probably more.
So, they finished their set, and then came out for an encore song, and then we talked with Blake for a few minutes before saying goodbye to everything and walking out with my aunt and uncle. I think it was midnight when we finally started on our way home. We got home at about 1:30 in the morning, and I ended up staying up until 3:00 before finally going to bed. My first concert experience, and it was so awesome.
Today, I woke up late, and did my homework and just chilled. Mom came home, and I took the car so I could go to the bank to deposit my paycheck, and then, we watched The Big Bang Theory (which was hilarious) and just relaxed at home for a little bit before Mom left for work. I made dinner, and Dad came home, and we all ate and then watched the news and Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. And then, I let Ella out and just chilled for the rest of the evening.
Nothing going on tomorrow. Shopping with Sylvia on Sunday, then chilling out on Halloween, dentist on Tuesday, going to SC on Wednesday, Family Day on Thursday, Matt's graduation on Friday, working the football game on Saturday...busy, busy, busy!
So, Mom came home, and we went out to the Little Theatre to see if they had anything for rent for Quinn's Halloween costume. We ended up finding him a green two-piece suit and a skinny black tie, and that was all he needed. He's going as Agent 6 from the animated tv show Generator Rex, by the way. And then, we came home, and Mom left to go to yoga, and I fixed dinner.
Dad came home, and we ate, and then we got ready to go. We headed out at just before 7:00, and got to the Fillmore at about 8:30. We met my uncle out front, got our tickets and bracelets, and then my uncle showed us the inside of the tour bus, which is tiny if you consider that they sometimes fit ten people in. But still very cool. And then, we went in through the back, and met up with my aunt in the backstage band sitting/waiting room. My uncle led us out to the main area, where one of the bands was performing, and Dad bought me a t-shirt from the merchandise table.
My cousin, Blake, came out and said hi, and we talked for a bit, and then, we watched a little of the next band who was performing. And then, we went backstage and chilled out for a little bit, until the last band finished. Then, we headed back out onto the main floor and watched the set-up for Between the Buried and Me. And soon, the lights dimmed and the performance started. We started off watching from right beside the stage, and then made our way toward the back to get the feel of the whole thing, and then went backstage, and actually got to stand right on stage, just off to the side of the band.
And then, Dad and I went back to the side of the stage, and then back to the back again, and then ended up going back up and watching the rest of the show from the on-stage perspective. Which was very cool, by the way. I couldn't see much of the guitarists and singer, because of the screens they had up so the audience couldn't see the speakers and gear boxes and stuff, but we had an awesome view of Blake pounding away on those drums, like ten feet away from us.
I ended up going the whole night without earplugs, and oh my gosh, it was really cool how you could feel it in your whole body, it was that loud. The whole sound was really different, depending on where you stood. Like, standing in the back, you could hear more of the lyrics and guitar, but standing right on the stage, you mostly heard the drums. And the audience...oh my gosh. They knew every word, and were singing, and pumping their fists, and head-banging, and everything. I swear I saw about a dozen crowd-surfers throughout the performance, and I wasn't even watching the whole time, so there were probably more.
So, they finished their set, and then came out for an encore song, and then we talked with Blake for a few minutes before saying goodbye to everything and walking out with my aunt and uncle. I think it was midnight when we finally started on our way home. We got home at about 1:30 in the morning, and I ended up staying up until 3:00 before finally going to bed. My first concert experience, and it was so awesome.
Today, I woke up late, and did my homework and just chilled. Mom came home, and I took the car so I could go to the bank to deposit my paycheck, and then, we watched The Big Bang Theory (which was hilarious) and just relaxed at home for a little bit before Mom left for work. I made dinner, and Dad came home, and we all ate and then watched the news and Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. And then, I let Ella out and just chilled for the rest of the evening.
Nothing going on tomorrow. Shopping with Sylvia on Sunday, then chilling out on Halloween, dentist on Tuesday, going to SC on Wednesday, Family Day on Thursday, Matt's graduation on Friday, working the football game on Saturday...busy, busy, busy!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Making Bulletin Boards Is Actually Kinda Fun...
Okay, recap time...
Saturday, I went to the mall while Mom worked at Sears. I went through quite a few of my usual stores - Forever 21, Delia's, Hollister, American Eagle, and really didn't find much. I guess I wasn't really in the right mood for shopping. But, I did find a couple of shirts at American Eagle, and saw Sylvia, too, which was totally awesome! And then, Mom showed me around Sears a little, and then I left and went home. Quinn was watching Blizzcon, and I ended up having to call customer service because he lost part of the live feed, and we got that fixed, and then I picked Mom up from work.
On Sunday, Mom and I went grocery shopping, and chilled for a bit, and then she left for work. Dad and I left for Groves Stadium at about 5:00, and got over there, and got seats in the end zone area by Bridger Field House. And we waited around for a bit, watching some of the little kids run around on the field, and then the movie started. I'd never seen The 5th Quarter before, and I really didn't know much about the story either, but it really was a very good movie. Very touching. And overall, it was really cool to see it while at the football stadium...totally cool. And then, we came home, and I cleaned Ella's cage, and Mom and Quinn brought home Subway, and we basically chilled for the evening.
Monday was pretty normal. We went to Enchanted Cottage that afternoon to get some paper, so we could start the new bulletin board we were making for my aunt up in NY (the teacher). So, while Mom was at Sears, I got started by cutting about 65 4-inch circles out of red, yellow, green, blue, and black posterboard, all while trying to watch The Sing Off...some very cool performances, by the way. Especially liked the Dartmouth Aires, Urban Method, and Vocal Point this week.
Today was...busy. I did my homework in the morning and early afternoon, then chilled on the computer for a while. Mom came home, and we immediately started into the bulletin board project. And we basically did that the whole night, with probably a 30 minute dinner break. But, it's finally finished. I'll add the picture of it tomorrow, because right now I'm way too tired and lazy. And that was really it for the night...didn't have time for anything else. Speaking of no time, I've yet to talk to Mom about Seminar...she's been so busy working and all.
It should be a normal day tomorrow. Thursday, Dad and I are going to the BTBAM concert, and then probably a normal weekend. Well, it'll probably be a lot of cleaning the house in preparation for company, and getting Quinn's Halloween costume ready, but whatever. And I almost forgot! I'm going shopping with Sylvia on Sunday!
Saturday, I went to the mall while Mom worked at Sears. I went through quite a few of my usual stores - Forever 21, Delia's, Hollister, American Eagle, and really didn't find much. I guess I wasn't really in the right mood for shopping. But, I did find a couple of shirts at American Eagle, and saw Sylvia, too, which was totally awesome! And then, Mom showed me around Sears a little, and then I left and went home. Quinn was watching Blizzcon, and I ended up having to call customer service because he lost part of the live feed, and we got that fixed, and then I picked Mom up from work.
On Sunday, Mom and I went grocery shopping, and chilled for a bit, and then she left for work. Dad and I left for Groves Stadium at about 5:00, and got over there, and got seats in the end zone area by Bridger Field House. And we waited around for a bit, watching some of the little kids run around on the field, and then the movie started. I'd never seen The 5th Quarter before, and I really didn't know much about the story either, but it really was a very good movie. Very touching. And overall, it was really cool to see it while at the football stadium...totally cool. And then, we came home, and I cleaned Ella's cage, and Mom and Quinn brought home Subway, and we basically chilled for the evening.
Monday was pretty normal. We went to Enchanted Cottage that afternoon to get some paper, so we could start the new bulletin board we were making for my aunt up in NY (the teacher). So, while Mom was at Sears, I got started by cutting about 65 4-inch circles out of red, yellow, green, blue, and black posterboard, all while trying to watch The Sing Off...some very cool performances, by the way. Especially liked the Dartmouth Aires, Urban Method, and Vocal Point this week.
Today was...busy. I did my homework in the morning and early afternoon, then chilled on the computer for a while. Mom came home, and we immediately started into the bulletin board project. And we basically did that the whole night, with probably a 30 minute dinner break. But, it's finally finished. I'll add the picture of it tomorrow, because right now I'm way too tired and lazy. And that was really it for the night...didn't have time for anything else. Speaking of no time, I've yet to talk to Mom about Seminar...she's been so busy working and all.
It should be a normal day tomorrow. Thursday, Dad and I are going to the BTBAM concert, and then probably a normal weekend. Well, it'll probably be a lot of cleaning the house in preparation for company, and getting Quinn's Halloween costume ready, but whatever. And I almost forgot! I'm going shopping with Sylvia on Sunday!
Friday, October 21, 2011
This Horoscope Is Really Freaking Me Out...
So, I'm back again...with this really weird tidbit that came up a couple of days ago. My Seventeen magazine horoscope for November...
Here's what it says: You and an adorable guy from class have been chatting online, and his cute IMs always make you smile! Why is it that you two never seem to hang out face-to-face? On the 3rd, the stars will be perfectly aligned for a real-live date--though you may have to do the asking. He'll say yes!
Okay, so weird, right? Although it doesn't really fit exactly...like the whole 'guy from class' thing. But, whatever. I found it kinda interesting.
So, the past few days have been a bit boring. Just doing schoolwork and then waiting for Mom to get home. Yesterday, though, she got home early, so we mailed something at the post office and then went out to Casanova's for coffee beans (pumpkin spice blend, this time). We ended up going through Enchanted Cottage and getting a few things, and then we went over to the coffee shop, bought the beans, and ordered ourselves Pumpkin Au Laits, and had devil's food cake pops and chocolate chip pumpkin bread with it, and sat and talked for a while.
And then, we went over to Cato's, so my mom could look around, and she ended up buying a shirt, and I ended up buying a dress. Okay, so I have a ton of dresses already, but I really needed something holiday-ish, and it actually fit pretty well. It's a red sweater dress with a cowl-neck collar, and I'd been wanting a knit/sweater dress for a while, so yeah. We paid, and then headed home, collected my brother, and went out to Gamestop so he could see about a game, which they didn't have in stock, but we did pre-order some 3DS game for him and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 for both of us. And then, we came home, and made dinner, and then watched tv, and that was basically it.
Today was interesting. My dad was home from work after having a colonoscopy this morning, and so, we basically chilled around the house for the day. Quinn has been glued to the computer since about 1:00 this afternoon, because he bought a Bliz-con (kinda like ComicCon, but for online gaming) virtual ticket, so he's been watching all the events online.
Mom came home, and the two of us ended up watching our Netflix dvd, Perfume, which was pretty good. The ending was really weird, but still...it sorta had the same feel as The Red Violin, but dealt with a man born with a very acute sense of smell, who wanted to replicate the smell/essence of woman, but ends up having to resort to some very...how shall I put it?...disturbing/evil ways of creating such a perfume. Very...ummm...weird, but still pretty neat.
And then, Mom left for her shift at Sears, and so the three of us had dinner and watched some tv, and then Dad went to the grocery store because he wanted something sweet. And he came home with ice cream, bananas, strawberries, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, and whipped cream. So, we made ice cream sundaes, which were yummy. And then, I let Ella out until Mom came home, and then we watched CSI: NY together before saying goodnight.
Um, in other news, well, there's not really much other news. I might go to the mall tomorrow afternoon, because Mom has a Sears shift at noon, so I might drop her off and go shopping, because I currently have a pair of brown boots that go with absolutely nothing in my wardrobe, with the exception of my rust-orange dress. And then, obviously, pick her up after her shift is over at closing time.
And then, of course, Dad and I will be going to the Wake football stadium on Sunday to see The Fifth Quarter. I will definitely be bundling up, as it is only forecasted to be a high of 68 degrees, and the event starts at 5:30 in the evening and lasts until about 8:30. So, I'm sure I'll be freezing. And then, we have the BTBAM (Between the Buried and Me) concert on Thursday night, which should be fun. Actually, it'll be my first real live concert experience, so yeah.
And we're currently trying to work out the basics for our New York/NYC trip in December. Quinn decided to come (not what I was wanting, because all he wants to do is go to the Nintendo Store, and I'm sure he'll complain the whole rest of the trip, but oh well), so Mom's thinking we'll rent a car and drive, probably halfway, then get a hotel, then the other half the next day, get into my aunt's that afternoon, spend the night, take the train into the city Thursday morning, spend the night in the city, and then come back on Friday for New Year's celebrations on Saturday.
So, that means I have to look at three-ticket blocks of seats, instead of two-ticket blocks for my shows. We've decided that Mary Poppins is a definite, considering that Quinn has sorta been pushing for it (well, not really, but that's really the only show he's looked at). Plus, I found a code online that will give us normally $144 seats for $104, so we'll be saving a bit of money there.
My other show has yet to be decided...well, I've pretty much decided, but I have to convince Mom. Because the more I look at it, the more I really want to see Seminar, instead of seeing Anything Goes. I started thinking, and with us seeing Mary Poppins, we're seeing a musical, with a large cast, in a very large theatre, and as much as Anything Goes is a completely different story from Mary Poppins, I'm kinda curious to see the other extreme - a play, with a small cast, in a small theatre. Of course, Mom's been dropping hints that perhaps we shouldn't see Seminar, mainly because she's concerned about Quinn being bored because, of course, it's a play, and she's worried that there won't be enough stuff going on to keep him engaged and otherwise interested for ninety minutes.
And while she's saying all this, I'm internally going, "But it's my New York City trip, too! And that's the show I really want to see!" Mom's probably going to freak, though, when she finds out the whole storyline. I was watching the live chat on Facebook that Jerry O'Connell was doing with some of the fans tonight, and it sounds like a pretty edgy play...the main writing seminar storyline, but with alcohol and some hook-ups and that sort of thing along the way. Of course, I'm cool with it...like, I'm pretty mature about all that. But, I highly doubt Mom will be okay with Quinn seeing it. And that's why I'm kinda mad that he's going...because I would have been able to see the shows I wanted to see (Seminar and Anything Goes), and I wouldn't have this whole dilemma...and yes, I know that's mean to say I wish he wasn't going.
So, I'll probably approach her about it tomorrow after her shift at Sears, and we'll see how it goes. Maybe because I've done my research, and (hopefully), if I present it well, she'll see my point. And I know my aunt and some of my cousins are going into the city, probably on Friday, so maybe we could meet up with her and leave Quinn with her for two hours while we go see the show.
Here's what it says: You and an adorable guy from class have been chatting online, and his cute IMs always make you smile! Why is it that you two never seem to hang out face-to-face? On the 3rd, the stars will be perfectly aligned for a real-live date--though you may have to do the asking. He'll say yes!
Okay, so weird, right? Although it doesn't really fit exactly...like the whole 'guy from class' thing. But, whatever. I found it kinda interesting.
So, the past few days have been a bit boring. Just doing schoolwork and then waiting for Mom to get home. Yesterday, though, she got home early, so we mailed something at the post office and then went out to Casanova's for coffee beans (pumpkin spice blend, this time). We ended up going through Enchanted Cottage and getting a few things, and then we went over to the coffee shop, bought the beans, and ordered ourselves Pumpkin Au Laits, and had devil's food cake pops and chocolate chip pumpkin bread with it, and sat and talked for a while.
And then, we went over to Cato's, so my mom could look around, and she ended up buying a shirt, and I ended up buying a dress. Okay, so I have a ton of dresses already, but I really needed something holiday-ish, and it actually fit pretty well. It's a red sweater dress with a cowl-neck collar, and I'd been wanting a knit/sweater dress for a while, so yeah. We paid, and then headed home, collected my brother, and went out to Gamestop so he could see about a game, which they didn't have in stock, but we did pre-order some 3DS game for him and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 for both of us. And then, we came home, and made dinner, and then watched tv, and that was basically it.
Today was interesting. My dad was home from work after having a colonoscopy this morning, and so, we basically chilled around the house for the day. Quinn has been glued to the computer since about 1:00 this afternoon, because he bought a Bliz-con (kinda like ComicCon, but for online gaming) virtual ticket, so he's been watching all the events online.
Mom came home, and the two of us ended up watching our Netflix dvd, Perfume, which was pretty good. The ending was really weird, but still...it sorta had the same feel as The Red Violin, but dealt with a man born with a very acute sense of smell, who wanted to replicate the smell/essence of woman, but ends up having to resort to some very...how shall I put it?...disturbing/evil ways of creating such a perfume. Very...ummm...weird, but still pretty neat.
And then, Mom left for her shift at Sears, and so the three of us had dinner and watched some tv, and then Dad went to the grocery store because he wanted something sweet. And he came home with ice cream, bananas, strawberries, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, and whipped cream. So, we made ice cream sundaes, which were yummy. And then, I let Ella out until Mom came home, and then we watched CSI: NY together before saying goodnight.
Um, in other news, well, there's not really much other news. I might go to the mall tomorrow afternoon, because Mom has a Sears shift at noon, so I might drop her off and go shopping, because I currently have a pair of brown boots that go with absolutely nothing in my wardrobe, with the exception of my rust-orange dress. And then, obviously, pick her up after her shift is over at closing time.
And then, of course, Dad and I will be going to the Wake football stadium on Sunday to see The Fifth Quarter. I will definitely be bundling up, as it is only forecasted to be a high of 68 degrees, and the event starts at 5:30 in the evening and lasts until about 8:30. So, I'm sure I'll be freezing. And then, we have the BTBAM (Between the Buried and Me) concert on Thursday night, which should be fun. Actually, it'll be my first real live concert experience, so yeah.
And we're currently trying to work out the basics for our New York/NYC trip in December. Quinn decided to come (not what I was wanting, because all he wants to do is go to the Nintendo Store, and I'm sure he'll complain the whole rest of the trip, but oh well), so Mom's thinking we'll rent a car and drive, probably halfway, then get a hotel, then the other half the next day, get into my aunt's that afternoon, spend the night, take the train into the city Thursday morning, spend the night in the city, and then come back on Friday for New Year's celebrations on Saturday.
So, that means I have to look at three-ticket blocks of seats, instead of two-ticket blocks for my shows. We've decided that Mary Poppins is a definite, considering that Quinn has sorta been pushing for it (well, not really, but that's really the only show he's looked at). Plus, I found a code online that will give us normally $144 seats for $104, so we'll be saving a bit of money there.
My other show has yet to be decided...well, I've pretty much decided, but I have to convince Mom. Because the more I look at it, the more I really want to see Seminar, instead of seeing Anything Goes. I started thinking, and with us seeing Mary Poppins, we're seeing a musical, with a large cast, in a very large theatre, and as much as Anything Goes is a completely different story from Mary Poppins, I'm kinda curious to see the other extreme - a play, with a small cast, in a small theatre. Of course, Mom's been dropping hints that perhaps we shouldn't see Seminar, mainly because she's concerned about Quinn being bored because, of course, it's a play, and she's worried that there won't be enough stuff going on to keep him engaged and otherwise interested for ninety minutes.
And while she's saying all this, I'm internally going, "But it's my New York City trip, too! And that's the show I really want to see!" Mom's probably going to freak, though, when she finds out the whole storyline. I was watching the live chat on Facebook that Jerry O'Connell was doing with some of the fans tonight, and it sounds like a pretty edgy play...the main writing seminar storyline, but with alcohol and some hook-ups and that sort of thing along the way. Of course, I'm cool with it...like, I'm pretty mature about all that. But, I highly doubt Mom will be okay with Quinn seeing it. And that's why I'm kinda mad that he's going...because I would have been able to see the shows I wanted to see (Seminar and Anything Goes), and I wouldn't have this whole dilemma...and yes, I know that's mean to say I wish he wasn't going.
So, I'll probably approach her about it tomorrow after her shift at Sears, and we'll see how it goes. Maybe because I've done my research, and (hopefully), if I present it well, she'll see my point. And I know my aunt and some of my cousins are going into the city, probably on Friday, so maybe we could meet up with her and leave Quinn with her for two hours while we go see the show.
Monday, October 17, 2011
I Must Be Going Insane...
Oh my gosh...I am so tired. And I have no idea why. Still not posting as much as I want to, but whatever.
Um, I really don't feel like doing much of a recap. Basically, I've been doing my schoolwork and just chilling out. Mom and I watched Source Code, which was really good.
Saturday was good. We were down one person, since Tyler had to be at his sister's wedding. So, Dad, Sharon, and I did everything, and it worked out fine. It was a fairly easy menu, and it all went pretty smoothly. And because Wake lost, we got more time in, because Mr. Wellman likes to sit in his suite for a little while after a loss, so we got to sit in the President's suite and looked at the field and watched people pushing carts from Bridger Field House up the ramp to the tower, and then, we finally got to clean out the suites. And we took a ton of food home...shrimp, fried chicken, pasta, brownies, and like, half a huge bag of popcorn.
So, today was pretty amazing. I got up, got ready, did my homework, and then chilled for a little while in my room. Mom came home, and brought the mail up as usual. And there was a ton of it, so I started perusing through it. And oh my gosh, it was an awesome mail day. I normally don't get any mail, but today I got a Delia's catalog, an American Girl catalog, a flier from American Eagle, and a letter from Aaron! So, I am now awesomely happy...
Anyway, then Mom left for her shift at Sears, and Quinn did his homework, and I chilled out. And then, I made dinner, and Quinn and I ate, and my dad went for a run, and then, we all watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, and then, I went downstairs to let Ella out and watch The Sing Off, which was just okay. Some of the songs were really great, specifically Afro-Blue's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", Pentatonix's "Video Killed The Radio Star", Vocal Point's "Footloose", and Yellowjacket's "Wannabe".
And while I'm watching The Sing Off, my cousin's friend, Brandon, whom I've met only once when we were in Buffalo for my uncle's funeral, starts messaging me. Okay, so really, he friended me, and I accepted his request, and then, he and I started this sarcastic comment war on one of my posts. So, anyway, he starts messaging me to let me know that he's coming down with my cousin and grandparents and aunt and other cousin to see my cousin graduate from the Marines in two weeks.
So, it started with that (at about 8:15), and kept going, and at this moment (12:15am), we're still talking. Which, now that I think about it, is kinda weird. We've got a list of things we're doing when they come down, which includes going to the park, playing mini-golf, eating at Sonic (apparently, they see commercials for it all the time, but don't have one in their area), and I think that's it, but still.
And then, we started into how I should get contacts, because apparently, he likes the one profile picture where I don't have my glasses on (aka, the one of me modeling Sylvia's clothes with sunglasses perched on my head...he admits to browsing my profile page and pictures), and then we started into him missing the high school atmosphere (he's in college, by the way...he's 18), and then it was onto him asking why I don't get out more, and then giving me advice on what guys like abut girls, and then how I love using smiley faces during a chat conversation.
And then, it was onto Duke and Wake Forest sports, and then we finally said goodnight at 12:45. So, I'm trying to figure all of this out...like, what the heck am I doing chatting online with a guy I barely know late into the night? Oh my gosh, I must be going insane. Somebody help me...lol.
Um, nothing much on the agenda right now. Not much until next week...going to see The Fifth Quarter with Dad on the Wake video board at the football stadium on Sunday, and then the BTBAM concert on Thursday, I think. And then, it'll only be less than a week until the NY group comes down. So, I'll be busy, but hopefully not too busy to post. October's halfway over already, and I haven't even posted all that much. [Posting this as Monday, even though I'm writing it into Tuesday.]
Um, I really don't feel like doing much of a recap. Basically, I've been doing my schoolwork and just chilling out. Mom and I watched Source Code, which was really good.
Saturday was good. We were down one person, since Tyler had to be at his sister's wedding. So, Dad, Sharon, and I did everything, and it worked out fine. It was a fairly easy menu, and it all went pretty smoothly. And because Wake lost, we got more time in, because Mr. Wellman likes to sit in his suite for a little while after a loss, so we got to sit in the President's suite and looked at the field and watched people pushing carts from Bridger Field House up the ramp to the tower, and then, we finally got to clean out the suites. And we took a ton of food home...shrimp, fried chicken, pasta, brownies, and like, half a huge bag of popcorn.
So, today was pretty amazing. I got up, got ready, did my homework, and then chilled for a little while in my room. Mom came home, and brought the mail up as usual. And there was a ton of it, so I started perusing through it. And oh my gosh, it was an awesome mail day. I normally don't get any mail, but today I got a Delia's catalog, an American Girl catalog, a flier from American Eagle, and a letter from Aaron! So, I am now awesomely happy...
Anyway, then Mom left for her shift at Sears, and Quinn did his homework, and I chilled out. And then, I made dinner, and Quinn and I ate, and my dad went for a run, and then, we all watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, and then, I went downstairs to let Ella out and watch The Sing Off, which was just okay. Some of the songs were really great, specifically Afro-Blue's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", Pentatonix's "Video Killed The Radio Star", Vocal Point's "Footloose", and Yellowjacket's "Wannabe".
And while I'm watching The Sing Off, my cousin's friend, Brandon, whom I've met only once when we were in Buffalo for my uncle's funeral, starts messaging me. Okay, so really, he friended me, and I accepted his request, and then, he and I started this sarcastic comment war on one of my posts. So, anyway, he starts messaging me to let me know that he's coming down with my cousin and grandparents and aunt and other cousin to see my cousin graduate from the Marines in two weeks.
So, it started with that (at about 8:15), and kept going, and at this moment (12:15am), we're still talking. Which, now that I think about it, is kinda weird. We've got a list of things we're doing when they come down, which includes going to the park, playing mini-golf, eating at Sonic (apparently, they see commercials for it all the time, but don't have one in their area), and I think that's it, but still.
And then, we started into how I should get contacts, because apparently, he likes the one profile picture where I don't have my glasses on (aka, the one of me modeling Sylvia's clothes with sunglasses perched on my head...he admits to browsing my profile page and pictures), and then we started into him missing the high school atmosphere (he's in college, by the way...he's 18), and then it was onto him asking why I don't get out more, and then giving me advice on what guys like abut girls, and then how I love using smiley faces during a chat conversation.
And then, it was onto Duke and Wake Forest sports, and then we finally said goodnight at 12:45. So, I'm trying to figure all of this out...like, what the heck am I doing chatting online with a guy I barely know late into the night? Oh my gosh, I must be going insane. Somebody help me...lol.
Um, nothing much on the agenda right now. Not much until next week...going to see The Fifth Quarter with Dad on the Wake video board at the football stadium on Sunday, and then the BTBAM concert on Thursday, I think. And then, it'll only be less than a week until the NY group comes down. So, I'll be busy, but hopefully not too busy to post. October's halfway over already, and I haven't even posted all that much. [Posting this as Monday, even though I'm writing it into Tuesday.]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
School Is Really Messing Up My Blogging...
Okay, so I have officially concluded that my schoolwork is the reason for my lack of posting these past few weeks...four, to be exact, which is when we started our homeschool stuff for the year. Which basically means that I spend my morning doing work, then have lunch, wash the dishes, and then head back to my room to finish up my work (usually math). And then all I want to do afterward is work on the computer until my mom comes home. So, yeah, no time for blogging. No energy either, but that's another story.
Anyway, photo sculptures went well...it took us, like, ten minutes total, and I think we were waiting for the previous appointment to finish longer than we were in there getting our pictures taken ourselves. Mom's working tonight, so we won't be able to go and view/order them like we normally do, so Tori is just going to send them to us in the mail.
Got my hair trimmed on Wednesday...I hate getting it trimmed, because it always seems so short that first week or two, but whatever. The ends really needed it...they were starting to split pretty bad. So, now it's all better.
Saturday was crazy. I got up at 6:00am, got ready, Dad and I left. We got to Deacon Tower, went in, clocked in, went up to the 6th floor, and started working. And then everything went pretty fast. We served a breakfast buffet to the first media group, then lunch to the second, prepped the suites, got the hot food to the suites, cleaned the media buffet, put cookies out at halftime, and then Dad and I milled around, checking in on the suites and cleaning off tables and then we ended up standing in the President's suite and watching some of the game from there, which was pretty awesome, considering that Wake was winning and hadn't been expected to win.
And then, we started cleaning up the President's suite, and the visiting athletic director's suite, and then the IMG Sports suite, and then we basically hung around in IMG, and watched some football on the tv until Mr. and Mrs. Wellman were done in their suite. And then, we cleaned theirs, and took everything down to be washed, and then clocked out and left. And I clocked a total of 9 hours and 50 minutes for the day.
Um, other than that, there hasn't been much going on. Just chilling around the house, running a few errands, etc. Mom and I watched The Conspirator on Sunday, which was really good, and had Frank's for dinner and stuff like that.
Currently, Mom and I are working on the plans for going down to Parris Island for my cousin's graduation from the Marines in November. We worked out the hotel stuff with my grandmother, and apparently they're renting a van so that my aunt Sharon, cousin Phillip, grandmother, grandfather, cousin AJ, and possibly their friend Brandon can come down together. I think they're planning on getting here late Tuesday night (Nov. 1), and getting down to Parris Island on Wednesday. Thursday is Family Day, and then Friday is the graduation, and I think the plan is to head back to Winston on Friday, spend Saturday chilling (well, Dad and I will have to work a football game...I'm hoping for a 12:30 game so I can still have the evening to visit), and then they're heading back to NY on Sunday.
Mom and I are also trying to come up with a game plan for our NYC trip, but we're currently waiting on Quinn to decide whether he's going or not. Because if he doesn't, then Mom and I might fly instead of drive. So, he has until tomorrow to decide for sure what he's going to do, and then Mom can work on the transportation, and I can work on the Broadway shows and all the sightseeing stuff.
Nothing much going on this week...working Catered Affairs/football game on Saturday. I might be working this Friday, too, in place of Dad, who normally works the dinner for the football players the night before the game, but he has a meeting. That is, if Rebecca calls me. But, other than that, nothing much on the agenda.
Anyway, photo sculptures went well...it took us, like, ten minutes total, and I think we were waiting for the previous appointment to finish longer than we were in there getting our pictures taken ourselves. Mom's working tonight, so we won't be able to go and view/order them like we normally do, so Tori is just going to send them to us in the mail.
Got my hair trimmed on Wednesday...I hate getting it trimmed, because it always seems so short that first week or two, but whatever. The ends really needed it...they were starting to split pretty bad. So, now it's all better.
Saturday was crazy. I got up at 6:00am, got ready, Dad and I left. We got to Deacon Tower, went in, clocked in, went up to the 6th floor, and started working. And then everything went pretty fast. We served a breakfast buffet to the first media group, then lunch to the second, prepped the suites, got the hot food to the suites, cleaned the media buffet, put cookies out at halftime, and then Dad and I milled around, checking in on the suites and cleaning off tables and then we ended up standing in the President's suite and watching some of the game from there, which was pretty awesome, considering that Wake was winning and hadn't been expected to win.
And then, we started cleaning up the President's suite, and the visiting athletic director's suite, and then the IMG Sports suite, and then we basically hung around in IMG, and watched some football on the tv until Mr. and Mrs. Wellman were done in their suite. And then, we cleaned theirs, and took everything down to be washed, and then clocked out and left. And I clocked a total of 9 hours and 50 minutes for the day.
Um, other than that, there hasn't been much going on. Just chilling around the house, running a few errands, etc. Mom and I watched The Conspirator on Sunday, which was really good, and had Frank's for dinner and stuff like that.
Currently, Mom and I are working on the plans for going down to Parris Island for my cousin's graduation from the Marines in November. We worked out the hotel stuff with my grandmother, and apparently they're renting a van so that my aunt Sharon, cousin Phillip, grandmother, grandfather, cousin AJ, and possibly their friend Brandon can come down together. I think they're planning on getting here late Tuesday night (Nov. 1), and getting down to Parris Island on Wednesday. Thursday is Family Day, and then Friday is the graduation, and I think the plan is to head back to Winston on Friday, spend Saturday chilling (well, Dad and I will have to work a football game...I'm hoping for a 12:30 game so I can still have the evening to visit), and then they're heading back to NY on Sunday.
Mom and I are also trying to come up with a game plan for our NYC trip, but we're currently waiting on Quinn to decide whether he's going or not. Because if he doesn't, then Mom and I might fly instead of drive. So, he has until tomorrow to decide for sure what he's going to do, and then Mom can work on the transportation, and I can work on the Broadway shows and all the sightseeing stuff.
Nothing much going on this week...working Catered Affairs/football game on Saturday. I might be working this Friday, too, in place of Dad, who normally works the dinner for the football players the night before the game, but he has a meeting. That is, if Rebecca calls me. But, other than that, nothing much on the agenda.
Monday, October 3, 2011
It's October Already...
Okay, so I really should have been on here sooner, but I kept getting lazy, and then didn't have the time, and then back to lazy, and then back to busy, etc. No long post this time, because I really can't remember much of what I did last week...
This weekend was pretty nice. Chilly, but nice. Did a bit of shopping, because Mom called Kingswood (my old preschool) and asked what day they were doing photo sculptures, and it turns out it's this Tuesday. So, instead of Quinn getting to choose the color and outfit and everything, we had to scramble. Which means I get to wear my pretty orange dress & denim jacket, and we had to find a matching shirt and a pair of jeans for Quinn. And I got a pair of brown boots to complete the look, which are really cute, except they pinch in certain places around my ankles, and I'm hoping that with some breaking in, they'll loosen up.
And other than that, we haven't been doing much. I've been researching NYC stuff non-stop, because if you can't tell already, I'm really super excited about it. But, I have to get through Halloween, and my cousin's graduation from the Marines in November, and Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and five more Wake football games, and all kinds of other stuff. My Broadway show list is getting narrowed down, and I was able to convince Mom to let me see two shows during our two-day excursion, if I put up my own money for the second pair of tickets. Which makes my decision a little easier than having to pick just one.
Today, I decided to print out maps and start marking places where I'd like to go. They sort of look like little clusters...Tiffany's & FAO Schwarz (I just realized today that it was 'Schwarz' not 'Schwartz') are within a block of each other, the same goes for Macy's (Herald Square) and the Empire State Building. Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza aren't too terribly far away from each other, etc. And Mom said we could try to go to Serendipity 3 for Frozen Hot Chocolate sometime during the whole thing...which would be really cool.
Um, that's really it. Mom and Quinn went to the fair today. I opted out (see above paragraph for what I did while they were gone). They left at 12:15, and weren't back until 9:45, mainly because they met my aunt at the Grandstand to see Colt Ford (don't know if I spelled that right), a...get this...country rapper. No kidding. Apparently, they didn't start the show, which was supposed to be at 7:30 until close to 9:00 because of the rain (speaking of the rain, I had no idea it was supposed to rain...WXII, why was there not a single word about this all day?). But, anyway, Quinn came home with prizes and a candy apple, and Mom brought me home some funnel cake...yum.
So, while they were at the fair, I did all that researching (well, after I did my homework, of course), and then Dad came home, and we went out to Walmart and Lenscrafters to look at new frames for his glasses, and then, we came home, and I watched The Sing Off. I think Vocal Point might be my favorite now...and not just because I have an awesome Mormon, BYU-loving friend of my own, but because I actually liked their version of "Never Say Never" and I hate Justin Bieber! And then, they sang Sinatra, and I was, like, "Oh my gosh, I'm gonna swoon," because I frickin' love that song, and oh if a boy ever sang that to me, I'd be so happy.
Anyway, and that was pretty much it for the night. Busy week...getting the pictures taken for our photo sculptures on Tuesday, I get my hair trimmed on Wednesday, and then I have two days of rest before the Wake football game on Saturday, which starts at 12:30pm. Which means I have to get up around 6:00am, because Rebecca wants us in at 8:30am because we have an extra set of media people to feed. But, that's more hours, and therefore, more money, because we'll be coming in four hours before the game even starts. So, add in game time, plus clean-up, and I think it'll be another 8 or 9 hour day.
This weekend was pretty nice. Chilly, but nice. Did a bit of shopping, because Mom called Kingswood (my old preschool) and asked what day they were doing photo sculptures, and it turns out it's this Tuesday. So, instead of Quinn getting to choose the color and outfit and everything, we had to scramble. Which means I get to wear my pretty orange dress & denim jacket, and we had to find a matching shirt and a pair of jeans for Quinn. And I got a pair of brown boots to complete the look, which are really cute, except they pinch in certain places around my ankles, and I'm hoping that with some breaking in, they'll loosen up.
And other than that, we haven't been doing much. I've been researching NYC stuff non-stop, because if you can't tell already, I'm really super excited about it. But, I have to get through Halloween, and my cousin's graduation from the Marines in November, and Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and five more Wake football games, and all kinds of other stuff. My Broadway show list is getting narrowed down, and I was able to convince Mom to let me see two shows during our two-day excursion, if I put up my own money for the second pair of tickets. Which makes my decision a little easier than having to pick just one.
Today, I decided to print out maps and start marking places where I'd like to go. They sort of look like little clusters...Tiffany's & FAO Schwarz (I just realized today that it was 'Schwarz' not 'Schwartz') are within a block of each other, the same goes for Macy's (Herald Square) and the Empire State Building. Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza aren't too terribly far away from each other, etc. And Mom said we could try to go to Serendipity 3 for Frozen Hot Chocolate sometime during the whole thing...which would be really cool.
Um, that's really it. Mom and Quinn went to the fair today. I opted out (see above paragraph for what I did while they were gone). They left at 12:15, and weren't back until 9:45, mainly because they met my aunt at the Grandstand to see Colt Ford (don't know if I spelled that right), a...get this...country rapper. No kidding. Apparently, they didn't start the show, which was supposed to be at 7:30 until close to 9:00 because of the rain (speaking of the rain, I had no idea it was supposed to rain...WXII, why was there not a single word about this all day?). But, anyway, Quinn came home with prizes and a candy apple, and Mom brought me home some funnel cake...yum.
So, while they were at the fair, I did all that researching (well, after I did my homework, of course), and then Dad came home, and we went out to Walmart and Lenscrafters to look at new frames for his glasses, and then, we came home, and I watched The Sing Off. I think Vocal Point might be my favorite now...and not just because I have an awesome Mormon, BYU-loving friend of my own, but because I actually liked their version of "Never Say Never" and I hate Justin Bieber! And then, they sang Sinatra, and I was, like, "Oh my gosh, I'm gonna swoon," because I frickin' love that song, and oh if a boy ever sang that to me, I'd be so happy.
Anyway, and that was pretty much it for the night. Busy week...getting the pictures taken for our photo sculptures on Tuesday, I get my hair trimmed on Wednesday, and then I have two days of rest before the Wake football game on Saturday, which starts at 12:30pm. Which means I have to get up around 6:00am, because Rebecca wants us in at 8:30am because we have an extra set of media people to feed. But, that's more hours, and therefore, more money, because we'll be coming in four hours before the game even starts. So, add in game time, plus clean-up, and I think it'll be another 8 or 9 hour day.
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