giving it another go

the air travel, that is. One of my friends sent me an email today that said, "don't miss your flight!" Egads! I would have to sit right down on the floor and cry. I asked if she was trying to jinx me. She laughed at me.

I'm off to NYC this afternoon. Yay! Look up whirlwind trip in the dictionary, and this would be it. I'll be home at 11 Wed. nite!! Holy cow. Better not miss that flight either, as I have a class Thurs. morning.

So now we're here at the airport. Hopefully we9e suffered our only snafus of the day. CJ (that's my cousin who now goes by Cole, but he'll always be CJ to me) ot a little off track on hs way to our house, but that was no biggie. I got him turned back around. Once at the airport, we both got tripped up at security. Oops. I didn't realize my water bottle I always bring with me still had water in it. I was totally apologetic, and the guy was super nice! He just dumped the water out and gave me back the bottle. Yay! Then CJ forot to take off his belt and got the requisite ensuing pat- down. Now we're just waiting for our delayed flight. We connect through Dallas. Thank goodness we had an hour & a half layover to begin with.

I have way to much money to put up with this

Those words were said to lowly, peon me today. Let's just say I was taken aback. Literally. Apparently, the guy, who was part of this event, wanted to be sure I knew how important he was after talking to me for a bit. Guess I didn't bow down at his greatness enought. Or maybe I just didn't get IT. How would I know him? Duh. I bleed pigskin. Hello! Yes, his name is indeed on that list - above the cut line even - but, I thought maybe it would be beneath me to actually say who it was....and no, you've never heard of him. Or at least I hadn't. Before the fatal phrases were uttered (yes, there was actually more to it than that), I was super sympathetic. In that moment, though, I was done. D.O.N.E! Not rude, mind you, but done. His problem was solved, but not by me. My question is, who do these people think they are? In our own lives, we are all busy and need to get things done ASAP at times. So some money and a career put him ahead of everyone else? Hmmmmm.....Funny thing is, I was trying to really do that....till he busted out with that phrase. And then, as I may have mentioned, I was done. What are people thinking? And again, who do they think they are. I'm just sayin's all.

why yes, Mr. Williams...I am 100% ready

for some footbal!!!! Chris and I have been waiting for football season since the superbowl ended. We pine for it. Those lazy Sundays at home (honestly, there aren't that many) would be that much better with some football in the background. Monday nights feel empty. Thursday nights could use a little boost. Seriously. And while we're on the topic of Thursday night football, didn't there used to always be a Thursday night game? Now, they wait until after Thanksgiving or some fool thing to have Thursday night games. Makes no darn sense to me.

The NFL Channel says they're airing 52 games in 29 days during preseason. I almost fell off my chair with giddiness when I heard that. Yes, I know that preseason games are different than regular season games, but no matter. It's football. Makes me happy.

This week, Chris and I have been discussing the possiblity of going to an NFL game this season (preferably the Chargers - at home, of course). It's been a dream of mine for a loooooooong time. I know he would get a kick out of it to. Hopefully it'll work out. I might just pee my pants in excitement when I walk in the stadium.

it's a love-hate relationship

as of right now, that would be me and Southwest. I just booked a flight with them. I couldn't find my rewards card, so I called in, and the guy seriously annoyed the c.r.a.p. out of me. I try to be patient with folks on the phone. I know they have to deal with all kinds of stuff, but this guy started off on me from the get-go and it quickly spiraled downhill. Let's just say that it ended with me saying to him four times, "It's a yes or no question. Just tell me is that possible, yes or no." He was slightly less than helpful. I think Herb may have rolled over in his grave (oops...just noticed on Wikipedia that he's alive and kicking. I thought he died last year! So, maybe he would have croaked!...and yes, I was a little less gracious than normal. But still....I'm just sayin's all). Oh, and thanks to Bob for the Southwest Gift Card. That was the BEST EVAH!

Just as I start griping to Chris, I go to actually pay for my flight (my third one I've purchased in the last 2 weeks...all on different carriers, of course) and notice that you can pay with PayPal. I love that. Love, love, love companies that offer PayPal as an option. There are a couple of scrapping sites I won't use b/c they don't accept PayPal. We don't use credit cards, and it makes me feel a lot safer.

Speaking of the credit card usage, tonight we attended the orientation for Dave Ramsey's program, Financial Peace University. (wow! his website is REALLY busy. He obviously hasn't been through my web design theory class) It's something I've wanted to do for a while, but haven't wanted to actually be adult enough to do it. It's about spending wisely and saving and budgeting, and honestly it's just been easier to not tackle everything I know we should. So, here we go on a 14 week journey (with a couple of bye weeks thrown in) toward financial freedom. Before we start, though, I'm buying an iPhone, an Apple bluetooth earpiece, a laptop, and I really want one of these Coach bags. And, if we're honest about it, I really want this one too (in another color, that one's fairly hideous)....but I'm gonna be good. We won't even mention my impending trip to NYC (next week) or Chris' purchase of a new computer today. Yikes! I think we need Dave worse than we thought!

And lest anyone wonder about the title of my last post, yes, I did end up with a whole pile of sand in my pants..and so did my mom! We went boogie boarding my last day in SD and had the absolute best time. Boogie boarding does have some inherent flaws such as the aforementioned sand in the pants and great big mouthfuls of super salty Pacific Ocean water. I can't imagine what the water in the Dead Sea or Salt Lake is like. Yikes! No matter, we had the most fun! And, we got fab pictures of each other. I'm still working on those. I'll share soon.

Did I mention that we went to not one, but two Padres games? It was outstandingly fabulous (or as my 100% awesome Apple co-worker would say, "it was Flawless." I mean just perfect. The first night, we sat up high behind home plate. Perfect view of everything. The second night, we sat on the third base line just a few rows off the field. So stinking close to the action! We took cabs to the park and rode the city bus fun. Seriously felt like locals. I REALLY want to be a local again. REALLY. If we were, we would 100% have season tickets to both the Padres and the Chargers. Seriously.

sunshine, cracker jacks & just a little sand in my pants

So I've returned from the Golden State. I totally missed Chris, but I 100 per cent (no symbol on my phone's keypad...just another reason I need an iPhone) didn't want to come home. I never feel like I have enough time there. I'm not really sure I ever could...short of living there. It feels like home. I feel like I belong there. Like my mindset fits there - and yes, my politics do fit in parts of San Diego...but it's so much more than that. It's a whole attitude. And honestly, I feel like I lose - or forget - that part of myself here in the land of Okies. Something to work on, I suppose. But it's sooooo much easier to be an outdoorsy type there. Whenever I'm there, I feel like the real me. The person I'm supposed to be. Again...somehting to explore more. But it's so easy to fall into those old habits.

Wow! Deep...especially for me.

it could be worse

i'm sitting on the beach in San Diego. It's perfect! I'm trying to post some pics I took with my phone, but apparently that's impossible. Grrrrrrr.

I had a bit of a rough time getting here. For the first time in my life, I missed a flight and it was my fault! So instead of getting here at 8:40 am, I got here at 5:40 pm. Very frustrating . I was exceptionally mad at myself. On a good note though, I got to spend the whole day with the absolutely fabulous Rachel. Having a whole day to just hang out with her is as relaxing and recharging as sitting on the beach. Girl talk is a good thing.

As soon as I got here (finally) we went to Horton Plaza. Our old stomping ground and home of Nordstrom & See's. This time we also hit the Clark's store where I got not one but two pairs of Privos (a belated b-day gift).

I don't work for Steve, I work for Bill

My husband fancies himself a comedian. he thinks teasing me about Apple is great fun. Really, he's not so much funny. Seriously. does it count as funny if he's the only one laughing?

Tomorrow I'm going to San Diego. Yay! It came about rather suddenly...sort of.