The Office

Being snowed in this weekend, I was only able to get one productive thing done, and was able to do it in a record 2 days.

Mike and I watched the entire second season of "The Office" on DVD (yes we are a little late on this bandwagon) and watched all of the season 3 episodes that have aired to catch up. After all that I only have one thing to say:

JIM & PAM!! JIM & PAM!! I want Jim and Pam!! Screw Karen. Bring back JIM & PAM!!

Stuck but having fun

What do you get when it's someone's birthday, there are 10 inches of ice and snow on the ground, and it's a family tradition to go out to eat to the birthday person's choice restaurant ON their birthday? You get five and a half hours of family FUN.

We had to be crazy to even attempt to drive 30 miles from Sand Springs to Texas Roadhouse in honor of my sister's big celebration of turning 2-8, but we are one dedicated family. So we all (6 of us) piled in my parents' car and slowly but surely sled our way into the parking lot and had a wonderful meal.

After dinner, it was of course dark outside, which means the 10 inches of snow and ice were refreezing on the roads, and they became "slick as glass." I know this because my dad repeated that phrase 572 times on our drive home. And if it weren't for the idiots that thought they were invincible driving 50 mph on the ice-covered roads, our evening might have been a little more uneventful. We watched at least 4 cars spin in circles on the highway right before our eyes and countless cars on the side of the road stuck. However, it wasn't until we were 500 feet from our exit off of I-44 to Sand Springs that the evening went from long to longer. We came to a dead stand still. About 3/4 of mile ahead of us, a semi and two cars had collided (which we later found out from the trucker who had a CB in front of us). After 15 minutes we realized we were going to be sitting there a while, so Dad put the car in Park.

It's not everyday that you can get out and stand in the middle of the highway, but we did. And we documented it. Oh yes-what better way to make an hour and half wait on the highway more fun than to take pictures of it?

Happy Birthday Sista! I know this was one of the more memorable ones!! :)

Having some fun while we wait...and wait...and wait...

Mike running to Braum's to make a pitstop.

Cheri' hanging outside.

Shopping

You should be very proud of me. Not only do we have ALL of our Christmas shopping finished for all of the immediate/extended family, the presents are already wrapped and sitting under our Christmas tree.

Think of me as you are out fighting the crowds in the next few weeks...but please don't start throwing things at me. :)

Brit

While sitting at the Carrie Underwood concert waiting for it to begin, Canaan and I made a pact that if Britney Spears makes a comeback and goes on tour again, that we would go if she came through Oklahoma.

Better yet, I heard a rumor that she may sign a 3 year deal to do a show in Vegas. Our Annual Meeting is in Vegas in 2008. :)

I'll admit, I'm obsessed, but I can't help it. I just love her.

More travel drama

So I flew to San Antonio yesterday, and learned something new in the process. Since I was only staying one night, I didn't bother checking any luggage-I just fit everything I needed into one bag(!!!). I was careful to buy trial size items of everything I needed so that going through security would be a breeze. I was careful to seperate my liquids into a seperate ziplock bag and have everything ready for a smooth transition through security.

When I set my crap on the conveyor belt, the woman on the other side said "Your ziplock bag is too big. Go back to the first check point and see if she has one smaller." Sigh. So I did. And I threw my oversized bag in the trash, then proceeded back through the line. Of course, it wasn't over...it never is for me. They pulled my bag off the conveyor belt and told me they needed to search through it. The conversation went as follows:

Her: Do you have a tub of something in here?
Me: Well...I have some Noxzema in there.
Her: Where?
Me (digging through my bag): Right here. I didn't seperate it with my liquids because it is not a liquid. It's solid.
Her: Liquids, gels, or pastes.
Me thinking: It's not a liquid, gel, or paste, it's a SOLID!
Her: Do you have a ziplock bag to put this in?
Me thinking: Did you not just see me throw my only bag away because it was too big??
Me: No, you just told me to throw it away...
Her: Secondary check!!

A man walks over and says, "Ma'am, this is 14 oz. You are only allowed 3 oz. You can put it in your checked luggage."
Me: I didn't check any. I'm only staying one night.
Him: Well, what do you want me to do?
Me thinking: Let me have my friggin Noxzema and go on my merry way.
Me: ...
Him: If you don't want to check your bag, I'll have to toss it.
Me thinking: I just bought it!!
Me: Pitch it, it's not worth it.
Then I cried as he threw my brand new $8 tub of Noxzema in the trash.

What did I learn yesterday: Noxzema is a liquid, not a solid. Next time I fly I just need to pack every item in my bag into a ziplock bag and put them all in seperate tubs for inspection.

I friggin' HATE terrorists. They owe me an $8 tub of Noxzema.

Concerts

This is the week of concerts for me. I am very excited. This Saturday, Mike and I are going to see Switchfoot at Cain's. Switchfoot is our favorite band. We saw them live under the St Louis arch (awesome!) on the 4th of July last year, and when they came to Tulsa in March this year. They are putting out a new album in a few weeks, so I am anxious to hear their new stuff this weekend. Woot!

Then Sunday I am going with some friends to see Carrie Underwood at the Pavillion. I am super excited about this one because I love Carrie. Not just because we went to NSU at the same time (Go Riverhawks-lol, don't me started on our new name...), but because her vocal talent is flawless. She is amazing! Woot! Woot!