I just saw my favorite commercial ever.
The closing line said:
"Whatever you do on a mattress,
Sealy supports it."
OH.MY.GOSH.
1 year ago
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Back-to-School
We started school again on Thursday last week. It has been fun and different in a lot of really good ways and I'm super excited for the school year. The one thing I wanted to say here about school starting is this:
I only know a few people who are expected to work, dress, etc., at a business-professional standard who also have to work IN 86 DEGREE HEAT INDOORS. We got it down to 82 with the lights off and fans full-blast, but this heat is killing me and my 32 warm bodies!!!
I only know a few people who are expected to work, dress, etc., at a business-professional standard who also have to work IN 86 DEGREE HEAT INDOORS. We got it down to 82 with the lights off and fans full-blast, but this heat is killing me and my 32 warm bodies!!!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Music in the Mountains
Every year, Randy gets tickets through the bank to a Jon Schmidt piano concert at Wolf Mountain Resort near Pine View Reservoir. This has become one of our favorite summer traditions, Matt and I look forward to this concert every year. This is the third or fourth time we have been. This year, Matt and I drove up with Randy and Brad to the concert. Jenny had sick Claire and Harrison at home and couldn't come. We definitely will drag her with us next time. Brad was a crazy man throughout the concert. He wanted to run around the mountain and play and dance the whole time. I kept waiting for him to lose some energy but it never happened. It was hilarious when Jon Schmidt played a song that Brad recognized, he would start singing way loud or humming the tune as loud as he could.
As always, the concert was great, I love listening to piano music, especially Jon Schmidt. He plays some of the same songs every year, and it is a pretty entertaining show. Brad loves watching him play the piano upside-down and with his toes. Mostly it is amazing being in the mountains in the summertime. This year a moose walked right across the street from the amphitheater!
Wicked!
I've been waiting for almost a year to go see Wicked at Capitol Theatre and finally the time came! My mom and I met up with Jenny and her mom, and Kamie and Tim at the show. Wow! I wish I could afford to see Broadway shows more often, because it was AMAZING! I was glad that I read the book beforehand because I didn't have a very good idea about the story, although I was surprised that I recognized a few of the songs. Even though I got home really late, it was so worth it!
Our Weekend in Vegas
Matt happened to have a couple days off last week so we headed out to Las Vegas with my dad and stepmom for some fun. We drove down on Friday morning and in the afternoon played 18 holes of golf at Laurie's parents' neighborhood golf course. We were the only people crazy enough to be out in Vegas at 2:00 in the afternoon so we played really fast. Surprisingly, we didn't melt, and we actually played pretty well. We didn't take any pictures because we were so disgusting. Friday night we ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in the Forum at Caesars. I am definitely not fancy enough for shopping. Proof in point: I spilled pasta sauce down my shirt at dinner. Definitely not fancy enough.
Saturday we slept in late, watched the Olympics in bed at the hotel, and slowly made our way down to the strip for lunch, where we ate at Margaritaville. I have eaten at Margaritaville in Cozumel and Key West and wasn't super impressed with the crazy Vegas version. We then walked the strip to the Coca Cola shop and tried a bunch of Coke products from around the world. We met up with Chelsie and headed over to a magic show. Chelsie had met the magician and he gave us all tickets to his show. After his show, later that night we went to see Chelsie's Dancing with the Stars show at the Tropicana. I was worried Matt would die sitting in the VIP section at a ballroom dance performance, but he did pretty well. After the show, the stars were taking pictures with the VIPs and when Chelsie introduced us to the cast, Matt was bragging that he had taught Chelsie how to dance. She took it in stride... We had a way late dinner at the Tropicana's Beach Cafe and went to bed exhausted!
Dad and Laurie and us at Dancing with the Stars
On Sunday we again slept in and headed out for breakfast on the strip. Every place we drove by had a huge line so it was after noon before we actually got to eat. We saw Serendipity on the strip and decided it sounded good. When we got there, there was a 45 minute wait to get in. Outside the restaurant was a window where you could order food, so we figured we'd get some food there and eat dessert when our reservation opened up. Well, as luck would have it, we waited in the other line for 40 minutes, and just as we paid for our food, our reservation was called. So we went and sat down while my dad waited for our food. By the time our food was done, we had already ordered dessert at the restaurant and were waiting. So frustrating! However, our desserts were divine. I ordered the famous Serendipity frozen hot chocolate which was delicious, Matt ordered a smoothie and dad and Laurie both ordered ice cream sundaes. Needless to say, we all were SICK before we even walked to the car. We actually had to stop inside the hotel and take a break so Matt didn't pass out and Laurie didn't throw up. I guess waiting forever to eat combined with eating mostly sugar (and lots of it), and it being really hot didn't do well with us. We went back to Laurie's parents' house and took naps and hung out for the rest of the night. So much for being crazy in Las Vegas!
My yummy frozen hot chocolate (with which I have a love-hate relationship)
On Monday we headed home. We had a great weekend and although Matt still hasn't taught me how to gamble, I think I can say I've had enough of Las Vegas for a while!
Saturday we slept in late, watched the Olympics in bed at the hotel, and slowly made our way down to the strip for lunch, where we ate at Margaritaville. I have eaten at Margaritaville in Cozumel and Key West and wasn't super impressed with the crazy Vegas version. We then walked the strip to the Coca Cola shop and tried a bunch of Coke products from around the world. We met up with Chelsie and headed over to a magic show. Chelsie had met the magician and he gave us all tickets to his show. After his show, later that night we went to see Chelsie's Dancing with the Stars show at the Tropicana. I was worried Matt would die sitting in the VIP section at a ballroom dance performance, but he did pretty well. After the show, the stars were taking pictures with the VIPs and when Chelsie introduced us to the cast, Matt was bragging that he had taught Chelsie how to dance. She took it in stride... We had a way late dinner at the Tropicana's Beach Cafe and went to bed exhausted!
Dad and Laurie and us at Dancing with the Stars
On Sunday we again slept in and headed out for breakfast on the strip. Every place we drove by had a huge line so it was after noon before we actually got to eat. We saw Serendipity on the strip and decided it sounded good. When we got there, there was a 45 minute wait to get in. Outside the restaurant was a window where you could order food, so we figured we'd get some food there and eat dessert when our reservation opened up. Well, as luck would have it, we waited in the other line for 40 minutes, and just as we paid for our food, our reservation was called. So we went and sat down while my dad waited for our food. By the time our food was done, we had already ordered dessert at the restaurant and were waiting. So frustrating! However, our desserts were divine. I ordered the famous Serendipity frozen hot chocolate which was delicious, Matt ordered a smoothie and dad and Laurie both ordered ice cream sundaes. Needless to say, we all were SICK before we even walked to the car. We actually had to stop inside the hotel and take a break so Matt didn't pass out and Laurie didn't throw up. I guess waiting forever to eat combined with eating mostly sugar (and lots of it), and it being really hot didn't do well with us. We went back to Laurie's parents' house and took naps and hung out for the rest of the night. So much for being crazy in Las Vegas!
My yummy frozen hot chocolate (with which I have a love-hate relationship)
On Monday we headed home. We had a great weekend and although Matt still hasn't taught me how to gamble, I think I can say I've had enough of Las Vegas for a while!
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