Paul Newman

It was so sad yesterday morning when I pulled up the news on my commute to work. Paul Newman passed away on Friday. I never got into the movies he made, but I love his food. His Newman's Own label was awesome and the best part about it was that all the profits went to charity. He was a celebrity who lived his life to fullest. I hope his food line continues on with his legacy.

Misc

Tonight I had dinner with my wonderful friend Mo. Mo and I have been friends for a few years. She is wonderful. She is a great listener and always gives me great advice. We went to Reza's and enjoyed some delicious food.

Tomorrow is inventory. I am going to go to the store around 11am and hopefully I will be home by midnight. It will be a long day of counting stuff.

Notre Dame beat Purdue today. WOOHOO!!!!!! My stupid retail schedule prevented me from attending. It sucks when all your friends get to go and you have to work.

Adam is going to a bachelor party tomorrow night. Boys are so silly!

Tina Fey is supposed to be on Saturday Night Live again tonight. I can't wait. When she did her portrayal of Sarah Palin two weeks ago, I thought the funniest thing she said was "I can see Russia from my house". SO FUNNY!!!!!!

Picture Removed

I had to remove a picture from my previous post because someone, who will remain nameless, didn't like it.

Pictures of Adam and I

Summer Vacation

Adam and I took a hike one morning. This is a beautiful view of Carbondale, CO.

Here I am standing on a rock. It was a little scary getting out there.

Aaron, Stephen, Karen and I right before Adam and I got on the road for our 18 hour drive back to Indiana.

Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow is the 2 hour season premiere of Grey's Anatomy. I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!! I have been hooked on this show since day 1. Adam gives me so much grief for watching it, but I love it. The previews have left me thinking about where the story is going. I guess I will just have to wait until tomorrow night to find out.

Sleepy Time

It is 9:34 and I am ready for bed. I worked 12 hours today getting ready for inventory. Don't have much to say.

Quick shout out to Mr and Mrs Shaw.........Welcome back from Hawaii. I can't wait to hear all about it. Adam and I still have your wedding present so we must get together soon!!!!!!

Inventory Time

It is that time again. I love inventory. It is all about organization and preparation. Sunday around 11am my assistant and I will begin counting everything thing in the backroom. When we close we will count the sales floor with the help of 6 Bear Builders. This is my first year doing inventory at The Pier so it will be interesting to see how it turns out. Hopefully we will be done by 11 or 11:30pm. Adam will be at a bachelor party that night so this will be a good distraction. :-)

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs clinched their division yesterday at Wrigley Field and I got to be a part of it. It was so awesome. The weather was almost perfect. It was nice and warm and would have been a little better if there was a slight breeze blowing through the ballpark.

When my brother got these tickets back in March he said this could be a good game since it was towards the end of the season. He was right.

Magic Number

Baseball can be so confusing. This whole magic number thing is weird. I am not good at explaining it, so google Cubs Magic Number to get more info.

The Cubs need to win one more game to clinch the division. Adam and I are VERY lucky ticket holders for today's game. Back in March my brother bought a group of ten games and this game was included in the package. He gave Adam and I each a ticket for the game today. CJ, his girlfriend Jen, our friend Jeff and Jeff's dad will all be at the game. We are sitting in the bleachers which means we have to get there really early if we want good seats.

I must go now. Adam wants coffee and it insisting that I make it.

GO CUBS!!!!!!!

I am such a bad blogger

I need to update this thing more often.

I am comititted to posting 1 blog each day for the next 30 days. Who knows what I will come up with.

I am not even sure who reads this. :-)

That's all for today.

GO CUBS!!!!!!!

Time for a Wedding

Don't get excited.....it is not my wedding. :-) Our good friends Al and Kylee are getting married tomorrow night. The wedding is being held at the Botanical Gardens just north of Chicago. Adam has taken me to the gardens twice and I always thought it would be a beautiful place to get married. It should be a fun evening. Adam and Al have been friends since childhood.

9/11

Today is somewhat of a somber day for me. I watched TV this morning while MSNBC was replaying the events of 7 years ago in real time. Some many people lost their lives in such a tragic way. The memorial they built at the Pentagon is amazing. I will always have a vivid memory of where I was when I heard about the first tower being hit.

CJ

My brother called last Sunday to inform me he would be in town on Thursday for a Cubs game and might need to crash at my place. Of course my response was "no problem". He called back last Wednesday to let me know he had an extra ticket for the Cubs game and wanted to know if I wanted to go. Of course my answer was YES. I had the pleasure of spending an evening with my brother and some of his buddies from work at Wrigley Field. It doesn't get much better than this.

When my brother and I were growing up, we fought like crazy. I never thought we would ever get along. Boy was I wrong. My brother has grown up to be such an awesome guy. He has a good heart and is just a great person.

It was so much fun spending the evening with him and just hanging out.

September

This is a busy month for Adam and I. We have lots of fun things to look forward to.

Here is what we have going on:

• Today we are finally going to hang pictures in our apartment
• Tomorrow is a day of fun. I think we might need to visit the zoo!!!!
• September 10th-Work at my old store in Mishawaka and have dinner with my parents
• September 11th-Rehearsal dinner
• September 12th-Al and Kylee's wedding
• September 16th-Cubs Game
• September 20th-Another Cubs Game
• September 28th-Inventory at Build-A-Bear

This will be a fun month. It is always nice to have something to look forward to. All this fun things means more time with Adam. WOOHOO!!!!!

Work

I can't believe it is already September. Where did the summer go......I spent all summer working. I am so happy that our hours at the store are not insane anymore. From Memorial Day to Labor Day we were open from 10am-10pm Sunday through Thursday and 10am-Midnight Friday and Saturday. Since I was short two managers most of the summer I spent at least 1 night each weekend working until 1am. Those days are over....until next summer. Last night I left the store at 8:15 and was home by 9:30. It was awesome. We are now open 10am-8pm Sunday through Thursday and 10am-10pm Friday and Saturday.