My daughter is helping me with this post today because she wants to be a blogger when she grows up! Everyone say hello to Mallory!
Today, Mallory and I are going to tell you about something we're pretty excited about! We love our iPhone and iPad because we love all of the apps that we find to play with and make our lives easier. Mallory says that her life would be ruined without apps. Mallory is very dramatic! But....she's also four.
Thanks to BlogHer, I found out about appSmitten. With over 1 million apps in the app store (and iKeith adding more every day) it's hard to keep up with all of the cool apps for me and the kids. I signed up for appSmitten and they are hand selecting the best apps for me and sending their recommendations directly to my inbox. Your inbox will not be flooded...you decide how often you get the newsletter.
The great thing is that appSmitten isn't just going to send every app in the world to my inbox, they are going to focus on the best one's that are worth downloading because they don't want me to waste my money on something that is not up to my standards. They want to make sure I'm organized, entertained and productive. They also pick apps for Android so you non-Mac people will not be left out!
You can go to their website and find the best apps by category. I'm loving the Education section because you can narrow it down by age. I must have at least 10 apps on my iPad that are too advanced for my kids. This will help me pick apps for them that they can use RIGHT NOW.
Not much going on here. Just counting down the days until I get to feed my father in law and watch him get drunk Christmas.
We didn't get to see Elvis at the apartment complex Christmas Party. iKeith was working late and then I had to go out with Robert to get the goodies for his Christmas/Open House/Housewarming party the next night. We had a great time shopping and I loved spending his money!
The party was a huge success and I think everyone went home tipsy happy! Do you think we had enough booze selections?
I had a blast planning the party, food and drinks. We had three different kinds of wine, seven kinds of beer, sushi, meatballs, little quiches, tortilla roll ups, pigs in a blanket and three different kinds of cheese with crackers. The dessert table had Christmas Cookies and Tiramisu made by Robert. I assisted Rob during the party by replenishing food, filling glasses and taking people's coats. It was exhausting! Here is Rob's couch that I helped pick out!
I'm not sure if this will be a career path for me because I decided my fee is $10,000 per party. Also, my kids missed me desperately during the time I was away. It broke my heart and convinced me I'm right where I'm supposed to be.
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My Children...have no desire to talk to Santa. They don't want to see him, write him a letter, text him, email him or tweet him. They could care less. In other news...they love baby Jesus and keep moving him all over the house. I think we'll celebrate Hanukkah next year. HOLY GOSH...I just spelled Hanukkah correctly.
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I went to the mall yesterday because I had to have a pair of dress pants to wear to iKeith's Christmas Party tonight. We will be partying like rock stars in a suite at the Pepsi Center during an Avalanche game! I'm super excited!
While at the mall, we ate Subway (EAT FRESH) at the food court and I noticed the kids were making funny faces. Mallory finally did this and said LOSER. I turned around to see some teenagers making faces at my kids.
I think she's been watching too much GLEE.
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Do you have an iPhone? Do you notice that Apple is messing with you and making words change to silly words that you're not trying to spell. Well, there's a whole website devoted to these mistakes now. Damn You Auto Correct. This one is my favorite:
Hmmm....looks like I had more to say than I thought I did. If you're totally bored and miss me posting every single day...check out the box at the top of the blog called REVERB. I've been pretty good about keeping up with the prompts. I got a little behind over the weekend when I took a three day computer break but I'm catching up now.
As soon as I found out about the party, and that iKeith wanted me to dress up...I started going through all my dresses and trying to figure out what to wear. I sent out tweets, emails and facebook messages asking what color shoes to wear and I didn't eat carbs for three days so that I'd look really good in my dress.
This would be a good time to tell you that iKeith didn't pick out his outfit until 10 minutes before we were supposed to leave the apartment and this made us 20 minutes late.
On Saturday afternoon, as I was getting ready for the party, I realized that I've kind of let myself go. I can clean up pretty well for an outing with the kids or to go to Target but this level of attention had not been attempted in a while. It took me a long time to shave my legs and I think I plugged the shower drain. It's possible that this kind of thing should be done more than every six months.
I also needed to paint my toe nails since I'd be wearing open toed shoes....but first I had to scrape off a 6 month old pink flower that had been painted on my toe nails the last time I got a pedicure.
My hair....I colored it myself and all the grey did not get covered up. I hoped for soft lighting and drunk party guests that wouldn't notice.
I really needed a brow shaping but I ran out of time.
All in all, my transformation from Stay at Home Mom to Trophy Wife took 2.5 hours and 2 glasses of wine.
I really shouldn't have worried because no one noticed my grey hair, eyebrows or the fact that I'd shaved my legs because the only thing people looked at was my giant boobs!
There was one guy....I'm not sure how much he'd had to drink...but he thought I was from California and was obviously smitten with me. Or my (*)(*).
All of this made me realize that I should be spending a little more time on my general high maintenance, because I really do believe that iKeith deserves the Trophy Wife that he married.
I guess some of you are wondering what happened to me.
I've been working on my little project: Operation Move That House. Or something like that. Yesterday I decided to tackle my craft supplies. I discovered that I have more fabric and felt than any one person should have and that I thought at one time that I was going to open a stamping store.
I had lots of hard decisions to make regarding my crafting future and purged lots of stuff. I know I love to quilt and make pillows so I kept most of the sewing stuff. And the stamping supplies because you never know....
I also got my new iPhone 4 yesterday and I had to spend some time getting to know my new friend. I love it...by the way. And it will probably be my last new toy since soon...my standard of living will be lowered.
While decluttering yesterday, I came across a photo album from 1994-1995. It only had a handful of pictures but the one's I saw made memories flood back.
I thought I had destroyed gotten rid of all of the pictures of my ex-husband but this one was hiding out in the album. This was taken right after I met him and it appears we were at a red neck UFO convention sponsored by Coors Light.
I don't talk about my marriage to Billy very much because it was a really dark, hard time in my life. There were times that I didn't think I could live through it and I wanted to end it all. I thought I was stuck....until the stars aligned and everything fell in place for me to leave and start a new life.
That was 10 years ago.....
Seeing these pictures prompted me to google his name and I was shocked at everything that came up! Since I saw him at the Las Vegas Airport in the last year he has:
Applied for a marriage license (but not married).
Been arrested for Assault in the 3rd degree, menacing and child abuse.
Re-arrested for violating his restraining order.
Fathered a baby boy named Charlie.
Graduated from a community college with a certificate in welding.
And 10 days ago...his baby mama was arrested for contempt. I had that in spades for him...thank god no one ever caught me!!
I'm counting my lucky stars that I got away from him when I did. And I'm so sad for little Charlie...2 1/2 months old and his Mom was in jail.
Today...I'm hitting the town with Shannon, Sara to have some drinks (milk for Shannon...she's 8 months pregnant) and see a movie. I'm completely disgusted that Sex and The City 2 is not long playing in many theaters! Whatever...
Now that I'm home and have had a chance to look through my picture I thought I share a little more about our trip. More pictures HERE.
The first thing we did after dropping our luggage off at Hotel Abri was to find something yummy to eat and drink. We walked around in a daze for about an hour and then we found it. Johnny Foley's Irish House. We ordered Crispy Prawns in Lager Batter served with Cilantro Aioli, Lamb Sliders with Eggplant, Goat Cheese and Mint Aioli and Garlic Fries! It ended up being one of our favorite meals.
iKeith is very excited because he got to order two beers at one time.
Monday Night we ate at Hana Zen Sushi. iKeith was pretty tired from the day and this place was right around the corner from our hotel...it was perfect. We ordered our favorite sushi rolls and a couple other's that we like with quail egg. It was the freshest we've ever had and we loved all of it (except the Spicy Tuna Roll...too spicy for me). We tried a flight of saki and enjoyed a bottle of our favorite.
On Tuesday I did some more shopping walking at Union Square but I was bored and lonely without my favorite shopping partner in crime so I got some lunch and went to my room to read. Once iKeith came back from another day of drinking from the firehose, we decided to eat at the Westfield Mall Food Court so that we could be back in time to see the GLEE season finale. For our dessert, we got pastries from a Cocola Bakery. I also purchased and fell in love with my first French Macaroon...coffee flavored!
What a fabulous day Wednesday was! Exploring the Ferry Building with Cynthia and a delicious lunch at Sinbad's was one of the highlight's of my trip. Such a historic building and the views of the bay are amazing. One of the most fascinating things I saw was a mushroom farm...so that you can grow and enjoy your own mushrooms instead of harvesting them from the yard. I wanted one really badly...but I already have a hard time with TSA agents (they hate me) and I didn't think I could get it through security.
For dinner that night....we tried New Delhi Restaurant. I had a different place on my list of places to try but poor iKeith was really tired every night when he got back from the conference so we took advantage of New Delhi being down the street from Hotel Abri. This meal was one of our favorites and it's because we took a risk and didn't just order our favorites. We did order Chicken Korma and Sag Paneer but we expanded our horizons and ordered Kofta Shah Jahani from the Historical Menu. This recipe dates back to the 17th century and consisted of a meatball stuffed with an egg and cooked mughlai style. It was amazing! Unfortunately...I left my iPhone in the hotel and didn't take any pictures.
Since I successfully walked from the Ferry Building to my hotel on Wednesday, I decided to venture out to Japan Town to do some shopping. I decided to walk rather than take a cab to save my money for a yummy lunch. It was supposed to be 1.2 miles but I ended up on the wrong side of a six lane street and walked past the mall. And I forgot to eat before I left so I was starving when I got there. I shopped at the Japanese Mall for Bento boxes for the kids and finally found a spot to have a cup of coffee and a muffin.
I also found myself the coolest tote bag that fits my personality and my iPad perfectly!
See the little apple?
Do you know about these Angry Little Girls? I am totally a cross between Angry Kim and Disenchanted Debra!
As I was preparing to walk back to Union Square with my heavy shopping bags...iKeith called and wanted to meet me for lunch. Carrie Bradshaw style...I hailed a cab and met him at Annabelle's Bar and Bistro where I had the most delicious Mahi Mahi sandwich!
Then I spent the rest of the afternoon reading in my hotel room. iKeith came home with more energy than previous nights so we walked to China Town and had dinner at Hunan Home's. It was recommended by Jonathan at our hotel and it was great! All in all, I walked 4 miles on Thursday!
Friday....I did some last minute shopping. Our hotel had L'occitane products in the bathroom and after 4 days of using the shampoo and conditioner, I was having the best hair day of my life. I had to have it to take home!! I sat outside of the Starbucks next door to the conference center and watched the Geek Parade while waiting for iKeith to get done. I admit it...I'm a Geek Lover!
We checked out of Hotel Abri (Tyler...I'm going to miss you) and decided to high tail it to the airport before the Friday Afternoon rush. Our trip on the BART was not scary this time....it would appear that all of the ganstas were either at work or at home watching Oprah.
We ended our trip by having real liquor filled (with extra shots) Margarita's at Chili's in the Oakland Airport. We had a wonderful time and I can't wait to get my hands on the new iPhone4!!
iKeith told me not to give street people money....but as I was walking back to my hotel one day there was a guy playing a song on a trumpet that struck me so hard that I gave him $5. It's our song now.....
Eat, Pay Love Playlist
Going to California.................................by Led Zeppelin
California Dreamin'.............by The Mamas & The Papas
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay.................by Otis Redding
San Francisco.....................................by Scott McKenzie
I Left My Heart in San Francisco...........by Tony Bennett
The Sweet Escape...................................by Gwen Stefani
Let's Get Lost.............................................by Chet Baker
I love movies. I love the stories and the feeling of being somewhere else for 98 minutes. I love that some movies make me cry, laugh and not be able to sleep at night.
I love watching The Oscarsto see who wins for best actress, actor and picture for the year. I really love when a movie that I've seen and loved wins. And Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin should be fun to watch don't you think?
I'm really excited because my friends Sara and Mike invited us to an Oscar Party!! As soon as I RSVP'd Yes....I went to check out the nominees for Best Picture and I was disappointed that I've only seen one of them. And the one I have seen...I've seen 50 times. That movie would be UP!
*Movies I've Seen
Best Picture
Avatar
District 9
An Education
The Blind Side
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up In The Air
UP
A Serious Man
Best Lead Actor
Jeff Bridges.....Crazy Heart
George Clooney....Up in the Air
Colin Firth....A Single Man
Morgan Freeman....Invictus
Jeremy Renner....The Hurt Locker
Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon....Invictus
Woody Harrelson....The Messenger
Christopher Plummer...The Last Station
Stanley Tucci...the Lovely Bones
Christopher Waltz....Inglourious Basterds
Best Lead Actress
Sandra Bullock....The Blind Side
Helen Mirren.....The Last Station
Carey Mulligan...An Educaiton
Meryl Streep....Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz....Nine
Vera Farmiga....Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal....Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick....Up in the Air
Mo'Nique....Precious
So....the plan for the next 10 days is to see as many of these movies as we can. A few of them are available on DVD and some are still in theaters! I'm really disappointed that I won't be able to see Up in the Air. There are theaters that are showing all 10 films over two weekends....so I could go see it, but you have to buy a ticket for all of the movies and I don't have that kind of time.
I like to keep a list of interesting ways that people have landed on The Young and The Relentless. And if possible I like to answer the burning questions that cause people to google these things. It's a bit of a public service that I like to provide to the world.
Jen Lancaster on Oprah
I get at least 2 folks a day coming here to ask this question. As you know, I love Jen Lancaster and I would love to see her on Oprah but I don't think she's going to be on for a while....but maybe when her new book comes out in May! Here's an idea...let's all write to Oprah and ask her to have Jen on....it would be super easy for Jen to run over there since she lives in Chicago. Click HERE and fill out the form.
Lance Robertson Orange Jumpsuit
I didn't understand this one until I figured out that they were talking about DJ LANCE. I'm not sure why he wears this...a more important question is...what's with the hat???
Relentless Crying 1 Year Old
All crying is relentless as far as I'm concerned. My favorite trick is distraction....especially if it's a cookie. Most kids will stop crying for a cookie.
Did Byrson off Young and Restless play on family matters?
Yes. And he was also friends with Michael Jackson.
Husband Tracker
I've used the iPhone app called Loopt to track my husband but he was always at the same place (work) and I got bored and stopped tracking him. But from previous past life experience...if your man goes to bars, make friends with the bartenders and tip them generously...they will tell you everything you need to know.
Loving an Engineer
Where do I begin? They don't get your jokes, they'd rather play World of Warcraft then make whoopee and the simplest things are difficult for them. Buy lot's of pocket protectors and get yourself a WOW account. Plus, if you can't sleep at night...ask them how work is going.
Reasons Why I Can't Sleep
Hubby snoring, hubby wheezing, kids crying, too dark in the kids room, kid is scared, hubby makes too much noise peeing, I drank too much water before bed, text from some BIL at 1am, dog barking, brain working overtime, Mormon's lighting fireworks.
Yo Gabba Gabba Doll makes my kid cry
That's too bad. That scary Mark makes my kid cry and what exactly is DJ Lance hiding behind that giant Boom Box?
Focus on the Family I like Jello
You must be from Utah and I think you need to take a breath there and focus on one thing at a time...like the family. I like Red Jello.
My second grade girls are being mean to the other girls
Ohhh....mean girls. I don't like mean girls. In my experience, mean girls are like this because they are insecure. Plus, if they are popular...they love that other people will blindly follow them. Can you find a common ground for all of the girls? I can't tolerate mean girls and I stay as far away from them as I can. I've even been known to unfollow them on twitter. If that doesn't work...give them cookies.
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In other news, I reached another milestone on my diet....I'm no longer OBESE!! YAY! Also, Bobbi (my sisterwife) started the diet last weekend and then quit this morning because she only lost 2 pounds all week. I'm bummed because it was nice to have someone doing this with me.
Are you planning to participate in Simple Mom's Bookclub? I'm so excited to read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families and I'm ordering my book today along with another book I just found out about....but I'll tell you about it after I get it.
What's for dinner this week....my menu is up at my food blog and I'm doing great with my budget challenge! Join us if your budget needs help.
Did you see the preview for The Bachelor on TV last night? Tenley told Jake that she's PREGNANT!! That will be the most dramatic season ever! There's a pregnant gal on the show!
You all know that I'm obsessed crazy about Martha Stewart right? And I love to read her tweets on Twitter. When I see her adorable face pop up on TweetDeck I get all excited because she is obviously tweeting right TO ME! Unfortunately, she is so popular that she can't @ everyone that talks to her. If you look at her twitter stream you will see it is all her tweeting without responding. Just imagine @connieaw before all of her messages. K?
I little bit ago....she tweeted this:
I was shocked by this bit of information. Martha uses a crackberry and not an iPhone? How could this be? I just assumed that she was as cool and hip as me. I suddenly felt like I had one up on Martha and went strutting around my house carrying my iPhone like a Peacock fanning her tail feathers! So...I tweeted this:
Leave it to Martha to put me in my place. Now I feel like a simpleton and have a uncontrollable urge to run to Best Buy with my husband's credit card and make this right.
I just looked to see what a g10 is...it's a Canon camera. She can keep her g10 because I have a Canon Rebel that I like very much. I just need a Kindle.
As part of my contract with Oprah and the Best Life Series she has going on....I have been given some homework. I have never been a fan of homework. As I recall I didn't do much of it as a kid but now I'm an adult and like to think I do things by the book. My homework has caused me to think about my life and how I live it. And because I am married to an Engineer...I have to explain things in ways that he will understand.
I have been thinking alot about foundations and engines. Now, I know what you are thinking....what the heck do these two things have to do with losing weight? Well...for one thing, you can't build a house without a foundation. So, I am thinking of my eating plan and weight lifting routine as my foundation. If I eat right, I have more energy and can build strong muscles. The stronger my muscles, the better my body will burn calories and therefore burn off all of this fat that is padding my body.
Do you know what happens to an engine when you put sugar in the gas tank? The gas becomes syrupy and thick and things get clogged. I'm now imagining this same thing happening in my body. I'm a sugar addict, It's my drug and Wal-Mart is my dealer! My body can't run efficiently if I fill my tank with sugar.
I've had my AH HA moment! Oprah would be so proud of me.....
As part of my new exercise plan...I ordered one of those core balls. GNC online had them on sale and it arrived this morning. The doorbell rang and I ran to the door. The UPS man was lingering in front of my house a little longer than normal....checkin out my boot-tay. I gave it a swing and then I saw the box. ADVERTISING my purchase....he was just verifying that I need this thing.
I opened it up and read the directions...it is too small. It is for people that are 5'0"-5'5" and I am a bit taller than that. The good news is that I got the anti-burst ball and it is good to 250 lbs. I think I would poo my pants if that sucker popped while I was using it. I tried to pump it up and it was too hard for me. The up and down pumping action reminded me of something else and I immediately got a headache. My husband claims that I just need more practice and he has volunteered to help me with my endurance.
If you own an iPhone...my new favorite application is Lose It. And it's FREE!
In the meantime...here is my favorite weight lifting song!
Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life. -Norton Juster
It seems to slip away from me. I try so hard to get as much packed into a day as I can. Not wanting to waste a minute and yet, I become upset with myself because the whole day went by and I didn't read a book to the kids, or sit on the floor and play.
There are days that I do these things. But most days....the computer or the laundry or the dirty kitchen are calling to me and I let Yo Gabba Gabba spend more time with the kids than I do.
This is all about to change.
I had the fabulous idea to create a play/craft room in our basement in an area that was going unused. It was full of boxes and was wasted space. Here is what it looked like a month ago.
And here it is now....
A desk for me to work on my stamp projects and cut quilting material on. Two shelve units...one for the kids craft stuff and toys and the other for my craft goodies. I am planning to get one of those super cool tables and chairs from IKEA for the kids but for now...the little plastic one will do fine.
This morning was our first morning of 'Pre-School' and we had a great time. We learned about the color GREEN, counted green M&M's and we drew pictures. We made music and pretended to cook, and we read books and they took turns playing with my iPhone. Erick played Preschool Adventure and Meghan looked for new and exciting iPhone apps (she tried to purchase Crash Bandicoot but she doesn't know my password) and she sent some random person a tweet. Sorry @ericjodom!
It was 2 hours of precious time. We were embracing the moment....we played and enjoyed each other's company. No television or computer. It was wonderful!
I'm so sad for all of the time I have wasted that could have been spent in the moment with my kids. The laundry will be there tomorrow.....
Hold fast the time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute! Unregarded it slips away, like a lizard, smooth, slippery, faithless, a pixy wife. Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment. -Thomas Mann
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives!
Many years ago, when I was married to a loser who spent all our money on booze and cheated on me....I often thought that a tracking device would have really come in handy. It would have saved me many trips all over town looking for my good for nothing mate.
I am now married to the most wonderful man in the world! I always know where he is but sometimes...I would like to know just how close he is to arriving home so I can touch up my make-up and have his martini ready. Sometimes I just like to know what he is doing, besides thinking about me, during the day.
All of this can be yours with The Husband Tracker....aka Loopt! Loopt is an iPhone and Blackberry Application that lets you connect with your hubby/friends/family and see what they are doing. You can even send them pictures of what you are doing. You can find them on a map and you can send them comments. It is awesome! What I like is that I can Ping him and demand, I mean, request his location!
Ladies...this is not advertised as a Husband Tracker because, honestly your husband wouldn't buy it if he knew it was tracking his every move. So...this is our little secret. The only trick...and this shouldn't be too hard if your hubby is like mine and is in love with his iPhone, is getting him to update his activities. DO NOT COMPARE THIS TO TWITTER. Husbands' don't understand Twitter and they will run screaming from the room. Send him pictures of your b(.)(.)bs through out the day and he will be more than willing to update on his end.
WARNING: If you are going to send your beloved pictures of your...goodies. Don't invite your family & friends to be your 'friends'. They will also receive the picture. Just sayin..... Here is a commercial that explains The Husband Tracker in more detail.
This priceless (seriously...it's free) application is FREE!
On Thursday afternoon, I fell down the basement stairs while carrying my Dyson. Don't worry the Dyson is fine. My poor rear end, however, is not. It is broken and has a crack in it.
I have bruised my tailbone and I can't sit for very long. It has made blogging nearly impossible. Thank goodness I have my iPhone so that I can keep in touch with the outside world while not sitting directly on my bum.
The reason I was carrying my Dyson down the stairs was because I had company coming. Imagine how upset I was that I couldn't finish getting my house ready because I couldn't bend over and walking was rather painful.
Note to my in-laws: If my house was not as clean or organized as usual, it is not my fault.
Thursday night, Calvin took over. He went to the store, cooked dinner, cleaned up dinner, got the kids out of the water outside (dang puddle) and then got them ready for bed. At 8pm, he collapsed on the couch and asked....How do women that work outside the home do that?
Mom's are awesome! What can I say?
So....our visit with the family went great. We ate well and had a nice time.
You know those iPhone commercials. The ones where the people talk about how their iPhone came in handy and they would have been lost without it. That guy who was about to meet his girlfriend's boss and his fiance. And they couldn't remember her name so they looked it up on the iPhone on the couple's wedding website. And then there is the guy that no longer has to carry his man purse because now every thing he needs is in one handy little gadget.
I needed an iPhone today. You see....I'm late. If you are a chick, you know what this means and you will totally understand the rest of this story. If you are a man, your palms are now sweaty and you are not sure you want to read the rest of this.
I have a group of Mommies that I belong to a message board with that are my best friends. I share everything with them. The good, the bad and the hey guys, I'm two days late what do you think I should do. We are all avid POAS* pushers. We love to examine the lines and some of us have even found ourselves purchasing tests (16) from the internet, then buying 4 more at the store and peeing on them as early as 10 days before said time of the month is due to arrive. I don't know who this person is...but I heard about it once.
You should know that I am NOT trying to get pregnant. There was a time, a very short time ago, that I wanted another baby but I think I'm over it now. I still have bouts of baby fever but I usually just drink myself silly until the feeling goes away. If you watch The Young & The Restless, then you know that condoms are only 98% effective. Just ask Lily Winters. She'll tell ya.
Anyway....my girlfriends were pushing me to POAS* and I was going out shopping today anyway so I decided to pick up some tests. First I went to Starbucks. Then I went to Target and while there...I suddenly had to pee. So...I consulted with my head girlfriend and she instructed me to purchase a test as quickly as possible and run to the bathroom and pee on it.
I got some in my cart but then got distracted by the pretty shoes and Amber started texting me...instructing me to hurry the hell up.
I got to the stall and got into position. Then the restroom started to fill with people. I sat there for the longest 4 minutes of my life while Amber texted me over and over with updates of how much time was left. I was trying to take pictures of the test with my phone to send to Amber so that the group could analyze it but my phone has had one too many trips into the toilet (thanks Erick) and the camera doesn't work! I wonder what the person in the next stall thought was going on with all of the texting and picture taking going on. And it wasn't just a text sound...for some reason my text alert tone is CRAZY by Patsy Cline. Maybe my phone is trying to tell me something.
All of this would have been so much easier with the iPhone. I could have had instant access to my message board and been live blogging while POAS*. And then I could have taken a high quality photo of the test, emailed it to Amber who could have uploaded to the message board. It would have been great!!!
Finally, the four minutes were over and the test was negative. I bought my monthly visitor some wine, maxi pads and some really good chocolate hoping she will show up. I just really hope that she isn't waiting to go on Vacation with me. Because she is NOT invited!!!
Do you think Apple would make a commercial out of my story? I'm going to pitch it to them. I think it will sell a TON of iPhones to women.
