The Horn

When I was in St.Louis earlier this month I had a scary experience that turned out to be hilarious. My friend Paula and I had flown early in the AM from NYC to be at our next meeting in St.Louis. After early morning hassle at the airport and then a hassle with the rental car, we were finally on our way to our meeting. Hertz messed up and did not have a GPS for us to use. I told Paula I was pretty good with directions, so we were on our way. As we were driving, we could see our destination. The tricky thing in alot of places except Utah, is that there are these frontage roads that are one way. We were on the correct side of the street, but could not find the entrance to the building we were going to. We decided to try to get there by going around the building to another entrance. As we were driving, we heard this loud horn ..BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! I looked around and Paula looked around and did not see an emergency vehicle. Then I looked up and my stomach dropped.....it was a tornado horn, right in front of us. I told Paula that it was a disaster horn. We started yelling what should we do, crap, just our luck...agggh... We did not know what to do. Piled on our morning of stress, a tornado was coming now! When we were in NYC, the week prior, there had been a terrible storm in Kansas. I remember David telling me that it was an erie feeling. I pulled the car over and we did not know what to do. Then the horn stopped. I guess it was not a test. When we finally made it to the office, we asked our host and he said that the horns are tested every first Monday of the month at 11:00 AM....well, that is what it was, a test, not a tornado.

7 Random Things About Me

OK, so I NEVER do these things...so here goes.....

1. I love to read Craigslist.com to see what people are giving away in the 'free' section.

2. I always get complements on how great my hair looks when I have not washed it for a day or so.

3. I can't seem to get motivated to get up and get to work early, but I can wake up if I have skiing or running plans.

4. I love to read and study maps.

5. I hate it when there is an empty parking lot and someone chooses to park right next to me before I exit the car. (pet peeve)

6. I am a reality tv junkie.

7. I wish I were a ballet dancer.

Big Cheeses with Big Cheese

This past weekend Dave, Matt and I ran in the Ogden 1/2 Marathon. Matt ran a great time, Dave beat his last year time by 18 seconds...and I did not do so hot....I did not really train, but I finished! The night before we went to the store to get some pre-race food and we found this big cheese in the store. We had to take a pic. Have you ever seen a block of cheese this big.

After the race we went into Huntsville and had these famous STAR burgers at the Shooting Star Saloon. Later that night, Mandy, Dave, Matt and I played a game of Phase 10.....a new tradition.

We missed Sally and her family for the race, but I know they had a busy day with dance competitions and performances.

What Color is your Work???

When I traveled to NYC for work earlier this year, Mason asked me a few questions.
''Why are you in New York Mimi?'' ''Did you fly on a 'hairplane'?''
''What color is your work?'' I told him, "I am working in New York Mason....I did fly on an airplane....and my work is um...Brown. " This past trip, I called and he asked, ''Are you at your Brown Work?" I told him yes, then I said, ''Guess what I can see out my window?" I told him the Statue of Liberty... do you remember how she is?'' Mason replied, ''Yeah, she is that lady holding a book and an ice cream cone.'' I laughed so hard!
You never know what questions he will ask next.

New York Work Trip

I traveled for work with my friend Paula for a week to NYC and another few days to St. Louis. We worked hard all week and then played on the weekend before going to St. Louis. On one night we went to a Broadway show, Avenue Q. It was a great show. This show has muppet like characters, but it is NOT for kids. We went shopping on Saturday to a huge outlet mall, then on Sunday we took a bus to Atlantic City. I was not impressed at all with Atlantic City. It was small, windy, dirty and rundown. Save your money and your time and just go to Wendover! Paula and I could not find a table to play on for less than $10. I guess we are cheap?

The pictures here are a few I took from the 49th floor of the office in NYC. Can you believe the view?

Easter in Arizona

Over Easter weekend, Sally and I made plans to go to Arizona. Both of us were burnt out from work and needed a break in the sun. Since Hawaii was not a logical destination for sun and fun over a weekend, Arizona was the next best option. We searched the Internet for a resort to go and stay where we could just 'sit'. We found the Point South Mountain Resort. This place was a waterpark and golf resort. When we vacation, Sally and I love to 'sit' and do nothing but read magazines, watch the kids and chat on our vacations. We invited Mom and Mel to come too. They were excited to golf. I think they golfed 18 holes three days straight. This trip was Mom's first trip golfing after her surgery. Sally, Chris and family and I flew on Wednesday and stayed the weekend. We met up with Mom and Mel for dinner one night. Sally and I went to the mall one afternoon for some shopping. Chris had to leave on Saturday morning to get back to SLC for work. The Easter bunny visited our hotel suite and brought the kids a basket with some candy and toys. We all had a great time at the resort and got some much needed rest and relaxation. There was a concert on Saturday and the kids had fun singing along. They even got a t-shirt! Mason was fascinated by the magician. After the show, he was doing 'magic tricks' of his own.

We returned from our trip ready to join the rat race once again.....Can't wait for the next vacation!

Day off from work tomorrow...Field Trip

Last week Meg and Maddie asked if I would come and go on their school field trip. Well, I checked my schedule and said 'sure'. So, tomorrow, I am going with the 2nd grade to the Planetarium and the International Peace Gardens. It should be fun. Sally ordered me a school lunch and everything. I will update tomorrow with pics and any fun stories.

Back to the Blog

It has been forever, almost two months since I have updated my blog. Sally has been on me to get to updating....I hate to admit it, but I forgot how to. So now I got back in and am ready to update. Since the last blog, I have been really busy with traveling to Arizona for Easter and to NYC and St Louis for work. I have some pics, so I will use them to guide my update.