Laundry Strike - Day 2 & 3

Saturday was jeans day at work (yay!) and Sunday was a day off.

Adios purple super thin shirt that kind-of makes me look pregnant.

Adios favorite t-shirt ever (that I made! Well, I ironed on the hummingbird and flower. Does that count as 'made'?).

Laundry Strike - Day 1

So I've officially begun. I guess I won't see this orange shirt for a while ...

New Challenge - Laundry strike!

Inspired by the 'new dress a day' blog below, and an overstuffed closet, I have a new goal:

I'm going to see how long I can go with out doing

any laundry.

No, this is not a laziness thing, it's just to see how long I can go with wearing what's in my closet only once. No duplicate outfits. Although, am I the only person who wears pants twice before I wash them? Am I totally gross, or totally normal?

Let's face it, we all have "a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear". Well, I'm going to force myself to start wearing stuff.

Now, I anticipate washing:

socks

underwear

softball gear

tank tops (I own 2 white and 2 black ones - I figured I'll need to wear them under shirts)

That's it!

How long can I go with wearing only the stuff I own? I'm kind-of excited to find out.

Before you think that I'm a shop-a-holic, I want to prove you wrong. I haven't grown a bit since high school. Don't get jealous, I was not a skinny toothpick in high school.

Also, all my clothes are from the clearance rack at Old Navy, Target and hand me downs. People love to give me hand me downs, and I love to accept them!

So, is anybody with me?

New Dress A Day

I just found the greatest blog!

http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/

This girl is taking ugly, outdated dresses (most of them mumus) and trimming and hemming them into super cute things!

An open letter to the AT&T store

Dear AT&T store,

I have a soft spot in my heart for you, since my dad worked for AT&T his entire career. However, I'm kind-of annoyed.

You see, my husband just had a birthday, and his gift to himself was an iphone. This means, to stay on a cheap family plan, I also needed a new AT&T phone. Adios 3 year old Verizon flip phone. Maybe you only made phone calls, but you worked just fine.

Salesman: Are you getting an iphone too?

Me: Noooooooo.

Salesman: What kind of phone do you want?

Me: The free-est phone you have

Salesman: Well, we have this phone here. It's $50, but you get a $50 refund in the mail.

Me: That sounds free enough for me!

Fastforward 2 hours later. Yes, I said TWO hours later. We were at the AT&T store all freaking night!

The salesman rings up my $50 phone. Then he said, "oh, this 2G something-or-other comes with it. It's $20."

Me: I don't want that. I'm not paying $20 for that.

Salesman: It comes with it.

Me: I DON'T WANT THAT. Why would I pay $20 for something I don't want?

Salesman: *looking at me with a lost puppy dog face* This comes with the phone.

Me: What part of "I don't want to purchase this item" don't you understand. What kind of business forces me to purchase an item?

In order to get the heck out of the store in under three hours, we ring up the lame 2G thingy.

We have to go back to the AT&T store to get our Disney discount anyways, so plan to duke this out with the manager.

Sure, it's only $20, but it's the principal of the thing. Why are you forcing me to buy something I don't want?!? That makes the customer happy!

Sincerely,

Amber

How I almost slept at the airport

So, last Sunday Jonathan and I were scheduled to fly home from Memphis.

Our flight left at 4pm, getting in to Atlanta at 6:50pm. That's plenty of time to catch the 8:50pm connecting flight to Orlando.

Well, when we checked in at Memphis, it said our flight was delayed until 4:50pm. Again, no real problem there (except now I have to wait longer - blah!).

4:50pm comes and goes.

5:30pm arrives. No updates what so ever. I ask a supervisor, "do I have time to wander around the airport and find some dinner? Or could we possibly pick up and leave at any minute?" He says, "you have plenty of time!"

Greeeeeeeat

6:30pm comes and goes, and the finally make an announcement. We will leave at 7pm. So everybody with a connecting flight line up and we'll see what the plan is.

Well, we're not going to make our connecting flight now. We're booked on the 11:15pm flight to Orlando, which arrives at 12:40pm.

Our car is parked at some mom & pop car place.

The mom & pop car place closes at midnight.

We're going to be trapped at the Orlando airport from 12:40pm to 5am (when the place opens again).

So when we land in Atlanta, we find a 10:30pm flight to Orlando (why weren't' we just booked on that one?!?) and sprint to that boarding area. They put us on standby, but 10 minutes later, we're allowed to board!

We're not sitting together, but who cares! We'll get to Orlando by 11:50am and we can get our car!

10:30pm comes and goes

10:40pm comes and goes

10:45pm comes and goes

We need to leave NOW or we're going to miss our car!!!

We finally leave at 10:50pm and land at 11:55pm.

The minute we can use cell phones, Jonathan calls. They will leave right now to pick us up and bring us to our car. Sweet.

We sprint off the plane and sprint down to where public transportation is (we have no checked bags, thank goodness).

As we spring to parking spot A13 (where they said they would be parked) the van is pulling away!!! We wave and yell, "hey, we're here!"

Thankfully the cranky pants guy stops, lets us on ... and everything is saved.

I must admit, I was kind-of looking forward to camping out at MCO just to say "I spend the night at the airport!", but sleeping in my own bed was great too.

I love this so much ...

I can't get over this commercial. It cracks me up every time I see it.

I was actually was mad when I went to the movies last weekend (Despicable Me) and they didn't play this commercial during the previews.

Say cheese!

So, before our baseball game at Wrigley Field, we had about 1/2 hour to wander around the stadium.

I knew there was a Harry Carey caricature right above the press box. I walked down (pretty close to the field and snapped a photo).

<-- see the cartoon Harry Carey?

Then, a nice, old lady usher asked if I wanted my photo taken. I figured, what the heck, and handed her my camera. I assumed it was obvious what I was taking a photo of, I mean, Harry Carey is pretty famous. My back was turned away from the field.

She takes my camera in her shakey hands and I think, "well, this will be a blur-fest." Then she keeps slowly lowering and lowering my camera.

"What is she possibly taking a photo of?!?"

After she snaps my photo, she hands me my camera and says, "is that ok?" I look at the photo and say, "yeah, it's great - thanks!"

Here is the photo I got. Pretty sweet huh? *ha ha ha*

Go Cubs go!

Our last baseball game was a noon-er in Chicago. We had to leave Detroit at the crack of dawn in order to be in Chicago by 11am. We all wanted plenty of time to walk around Wrigley and take it all in.

I had been to Wrigley Field over 10 times, but I hadn't been there since 1998. Jonathan had never been there. The stadium is over 95 years old, so it's a pretty special place full of history.

We had rockin' seats in section 216. We were under the overhang, so we were in the full shade. I could see everything except 2nd base, thanks to those famous Wrigley Field poles.

The Cubs pitcher had a no hitter going into the 7th inning ... but no hitters are boring. Bring on the runs!

The Cubs beat the Reds 3-1. Queue the music: "Go Cubs go ... go Cubs go ... hey Chicago, what'd you say? The Cubs are gonna win today."

I am officially exhausted and pretty darn dizzy from the bus ride. I haven't gotten sick all trip, so I'm pretty proud of myself. So I'm sitting here in a Milwaukee hotel, trying to recover.

What am I doing in the hotel ... watching baseball of course!!! The Brewers are crushing the Cardinals.

Adios Lame-Ville

Ok ... I'm being a little hard on Detroit. I mean, I guess it's not there fault that all the jobs disappeared. But how many people can harass me while I'm walking around the baseball stadium.

No, I don't have any extra tickets.

No, I don't need to buy tickets.

No, I don't want your American flag pin.

No, I don't have any spare change.

Comerica Park (Tiger's stadium) was super cool. There were giant tigers everywhere, and lots of fun history stuff to look at. They also had a small ferris wheel made of baseballs!

The fans however ... pretty lame. It took us forever to finally get the wave going. And they were just so quiet. "Do, do, do do, do doooo ... *silence*". Where's the 'CHARGE'?!?

Well, we're off to bed. We're leaving the hotel at 7am to haul buns to Wrigley Field by noon tomorrow.

Free Stuff!

The stadium and team I was least looking forward to was the Pirates. Nothing against the Pirates, but I just have no feelings towards them ... good or bad, just no feelings.

It was free t-shirt day, and they actually had size S t-shirts. Normally freebie t-shirts are always 'one size fits all', so I was quite excited to get a shirt I can actually wear.

Then, they had a roulette type wheel, and I won a super cool stars and stripes Pirates hat! So I was decked out in head to toe Pirates gear. Enter 1 ice cream in a helmet later, and I'm a happy camper.

Also, enter 1 ice cream helmet I found on the ground after the game, and I'm an even bigger happy camper.

Tomorrow morning we don't have to leave until 10am, which is a big change from leaving at 8:30am ... so I get to sleep in a tad! Yee-haw!

Tomorrow, Detroit!

Broken Promises

Well, it's day 3, and I didn't have a hot dog today. I broke the 1 vow I made for this trip.

For the Indians vs. Blue Jays game we had "party deck" seats. So we had a huge FREE spread of food from 6-8pm. I had a pulled pork sandwich and mac 'n cheese ... and 3 cookies. The cookies were garnished with blueberries, and I also ate 2 lbs of blueberries.

The Indians Stadium (Progressive Field) was my least favorite so far.

A - it was just kind-of boring

B - there was nothing featuring the movie Major League

C - they didn't sell ice cream in a helmet

It was Jonathan's favorite stop so far, because:

A - he bought a t-shirt for $6

B - he got a free Shin-Soo Choo bobblehead

C - he got to see a Shin-Soo Choo homerun

D - free food!

Tomorrow we have a short 3 hour drive to Pittsburgh for the Pirates vs. Phillies. Go Pirates!

Home run!

Woah - we just saw an awesome game in Cincinnati!

The Reds were down by 3. 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. 2 men on. Votto, the Reds best hitter is up to bat. I'm complaining that nobody has hit a home run yet because I want to see the smoke stacks shoot off fireworks ...

Boom!

3 run home run to straight away center! Reds tie the game!

Phillies score 3 runs in the top of the 10th to win ... but who cares! It was a great game.

Plus, the Red's mascot, Mr. Redlegs, is such a cutie with his handlebar mustache.

It's 11:09pm, and we have to wake up at 7am tomorrow morning to move on to Cleveland.

Zzzzzzz ...

Go Brew Crew!

One baseball game down, 5 more to go!

Jonathan and I are in full vacation mode. We're doing a Jay Buckley baseball trip. We flew into Milwaukee yesterday morning, went to a Brewers game last night, and now we're headed off to Cincinnati.

Eventually we'll also make stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Chicago (Cubs).

Contrary to what you're probably assuming ... I picked this vacation! My dad used to get a Jay Buckley brochure every year in the mail, but we never went on a trip. So I'm finally going!

My goal is to eat a hot dog in every stadium (although, last night they gave us free brats at a tail gate party, so that kind-of counts) AND ice cream in a helmet!

Let me tell you, the ice cream at Miller Park (Brewers) was enormous! The mini helmet was filled to the brim. The first thing I did was spill chocolate sauce on my tennis shoe. So now it looks like somebody pooped on them.

Well, it's 7:15am, and we have to board the bus to Cincinnati. I've got some pretzels, Back to the Future 1 & 2 and my Snuggle. Let's roll!

Stephen Colbert declares war on the Marshall Islands

I record the Colbert Report ever night, because, let's face it, I can't stay up that late to watch it.

Last Tuesday (or maybe it was Wednesday), Stephen talked about something that nobody ever mentions ... the Marshall Islands!

Unfortunately, the giant rig that's spilling all the oil is registered to the Marshall Islands.

June 16 at 3:52PM
Stephen Colbert Declares War on The Marshall Islands (Which Apparently Is a Place Supposedly)
POSTED BY: Dennis DiClaudio
Fun fact: The Republic of the Marshall Islands is not where the Matthew McConaughey movie We Are Marshall takes place, but it is the place with the highest rate of leprosy in the entire world. Lots of people don't get those things confused.

Click here for hilarious video.

More hugs ...

I had some time to kill at Studios over the weekend, so I figured I'd go meet Lotso again. He's just so darn cute and huggable!

More failblog!

Do you ever see funny photos on the internet and you think, "where are these silly places?"

Well, I stumbled upon this photo on failblog today, and I know EXACTLY where it is. We actually giggled about it during our trip to visit Jonathan's aunt in Memphis, TN.

Morning Wood ... classic!

Dying To Be A Ghost by James Horner

Rules:
1. Put your music library on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song title as the title of your post and then the answer to the question, no matter how silly it sounds! Most of the time they seem to work though, strangely enough.
4. Ok, go!
5. When you're done, tag 20 people in this note, and make sure to tag the person who sent you this.

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OK?" YOU SAY?
Ocean Avenue by Yellow Card

2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Right Round by Flo Rida

3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Tuesday's Gone by Lynard Skynrd

4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Homecoming by Kanye West

5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Never Knew I Needed by Ne-Yo

6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Staying Alive by Wyclef Jean (finally - an answer that makes sense!!)

7) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
You're So Vain by Carly Simon (oooooo - that's just mean!)

8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Meet Me Halfway by Black Eyed Peas

9) WHAT IS 2+2?
Two Step by Dave Matthews Band (freaky - the one song on my ipod with a number in the title!)

10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Every You Every Me by Placebo

11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Love Drunk by Boys Like Girls

12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Read Between The Lines by KSM (Hee hee!)

13) WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
4 Minutes by Madonna (too bad this wasn't the 2+2 answer)

14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
San Francisco by Scott McKenzie

15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Kissing You by Nellee Hooper

16) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Tin Man by Animal Kingdom

17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
I Can't Hold Back by Survivor

18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Baracuda by Heart

19) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos

20) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Sexual by Amber (ewwwww ...)

21) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Rock Lobster by B-52's

Ok, most of my answers are lame. Darn you ipod.

Epic Fail

I shouldn't laugh at this ... but it made me giggle.

Remember when there was just one giant lap bar? So if you are small-ish and you sat by somebody who was large-ish you had to hold on for dear life! That's what made Tower of Terror extra scary.

Failblog is one of my favorite websites. Check it out!

I like hugs

Jonathan and I met Lotso today at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Holy moly - he's so fuzzy and soft! I'm not one for stuffed animals, but I kind-of want one.

He signed my autograph book *heart*Lotso*heart*

I love you too buddy.