If you can believe it (and I am still having trouble believing it myself), Chris and I were ready EARLY for the trip.  We got up, finished packing, cut the lawn, I finished up on some work, and we were off!  In celebration, we had lunch at La Madelaine and I had a Medditeranean sandwich, and iPad man had a Mediterranean salad.  :-)  Because we ( Read more... )

Yep, 2 more days!  I have today, and then Friday to get through.  We leave Saturday night, and I am telling people that I will not be answering the phone on Saturday ( Read more... )

Hahaha.  Its been a YEAR since I last posted.  And I was getting excited to go on a cruise!  Well, that totally fell through due to that stupid volcano, BUT now I am starting to get excited about it again!  We rescheduled for this year and we leave April 17th.  We were supposed to stop in Tunisia, but I guess that is out.  I'm sure it would have ( Read more... )

In one week I leave the Slope. In one week plus one day, I get to Houston. In one week plus 2 days, I leave for Italy, and in one week plus THREE days, I will be cruising! I'm starting to get excited!  It hasn't really seemed real, but as it gets closer, it seems more and more real!

The thing about a cruise is that there is no planning.  Its all set ( Read more... )

So, I have been up here for nearly 2 weeks and I haven't gone to the gym even ONCE! But, I have had some doughnuts and other crap (I just can't resist those rice krispy squares!). I NEED something to motivate me. In Anchorage, I had Jill, my Summer/Winter Championship Series friends, and a marathon to train for. I think I've told a few people ( Read more... )

So, I work with a guy named James who is from some where in the south. To quote JT: "James is as country as chicken-fried steak." I think he's as country as chicken-fried squirrel, no joke. So, James was shot in the leg as some point in his life. I think he was fairly young - maybe 17-21. The story is that he was sleeping with his friend's ( Read more... )

So, I may finally get an answer to the looming question "When are you moving to Houston?"  Things are starting to happen, people are starting to talk to me, ideas are being thrown around.  This is such a funny company.  Well, funny in the sense that it sometimes makes me cry ( Read more... )

When iPod guy came to Canada with me in April, I paid for the tickets and when he offered to pay me back for his, I said, "Don't worry about it, it's all our money anyhow."  And he told that seemed like kind of a big deal to him.  You know, like it was an Oh-wow-We-are-going-to-be-married moment. My moment came this weekend with his family.  I love ( Read more... )

Maureen Herrera.  How does that sound?  Sounds weird to me.  Looks weird.  It looks like my kindergarten teacher's name!!!  I always thought that I would keep my name.  I like being a "Torrie girl."  And, I like writing my last name in my signature.  I especially like the looping from the end of the "e" to dot the "i".  BUT, since making my address ( Read more... )

Ennis (who will know be known as Tasha, even though she thinks she should be Deanna) wanted to do a camping/rafting trip.  And I would rather be fishing.  I thought her idea sounded just horrible.  What happened to me?

Hmmm, I'm not sure if I said that I did ridiculously good in the Gold Nugget Triathlon.  189/1400, and I beat Tasha in 2 of the 3 ( Read more... )