FYI... Tofurkey??...

... tastes like ass. Just saying.

Being someone whose sandwich selections are limited, I'm all about trying something new. Hmm, sliced tofurky... worth a shot right?

I can't even explain what it tastes like. I've never tasted anything like it - good or bad. It's a non-food; like cardboard or chair. I had even used it in a delicious stack of wheat bread, spinach, banana peppers & creamy horseradish sauce... bleck. It was how I'd imagine spongy, cold cork board would taste.

Yeah, I'm good with veggies.

School's out for summer...

Although I've been slacking on my blogging adventure, I have still been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting about life and my path. Something that has reared it's head often is going back to school... and every time the thought has come up, I've 'shushed' it and put it back on hold until it's a better time and place in my life to think about that. Well, what the hell am I waiting for?

So I allowed the thought process to begin about what exactly I would be interested in doing. The first thing that came to mind was, of course, business admin. It's what I know and have been doing most all of my working years... but I hate what I do. Day in day out, 8 - 5, the "behind a desk" monotony of it all. UG. Hmmm, time to... you guessed it, make a list. God how I love lists.

I wrote all of the things I enjoy doing and all of the things I've liked about past (and present) jobs I've held. And you know what I love? Interacting with people, story telling and being the center of attention. No no, not in a spoiled little brat way (well maybe sometimes), but I like talking to a group or crowd, voicing an opinion or making information known. Why didn't I make this list sooner???

I decided to take some time out of my extremely busy afternoon schedule (yawn) and check out the courses offered at a couple of the local colleges to see if anything tickled my fancy. And do you know what did? Journalism. Really?? Really. After looking through a bunch of course descriptions, I was surprised and thrilled to feel a weird little tingle in my belly when I started reading about the Journalism course. None of the others had done that for me... not even the culinary course (which is what I was originally thinking of). There are so many options with this study outside of just writing... media, broadcasting, publishing, advertising/marketing, communications/public relations... oh my! I had no idea, but then again I never thought to look :)
This is all definitely a process and there are no choices being made right now (just some food for thought), but I needed to jot this down so I could go back and read it later and see if it still makes sense to me. Kind of exciting to feel like I made a break-through! We'll see!!

Night night, termite...

I haven't made time to write and I've felt badly about it actually, figuring I'd put aside some time tomorrow... but this can't wait, lol.

I have this new problem (6 - 12 months now)... I can't fall asleep very easily, or when I do it's only for a few hours and then I'm up for a couple, back down for a couple... you get my drift. So today, I felt the urge to Google sleep remedies, insomnia, etc. and stumbled across a really great site/product called Pzizz (seriously, check it out). The produce is kinda pricey, but the website offers a trail of the daytime/stress reliever version and one of the nighttime sleep version. So right after lunch tie, I decide to give the daytime version a try... and you'll never guess what! I was in another world!! I was in this amazing on-the-edge-of-sleep coma... it felt great. My body was so heavy and comfortably relaxed! I was shocked to see that a whole 12 minutes had passed by when it felt like only 4 or 5.

So tonight, I decide I'm going to listen to the nighttime version and see how it works for me. With the honey lying beside me, reading work stuff on his business laptop, I rearrange my bod so I'm 'oh so comfy' and click 'Start'. OMG, it is so relaxing and comforting, with this soothing voice telling you how to let go and release the worries of the day... and as I'm slumping closer to relaxation... I hear snoring coming from beside me. LMAO, I guess this product isn't good for us when he's trying to get work done in bed!

K, back to trying for an early night's sleep. Just had to share that while it was fresh in my brain. He didn't stay asleep for long, but the it just made me giggle uncontrollably for a few minutes and thought I'd share :) Feel free to share sleep ideas with me... other than the norm of booze and sleeping pills, lol. Night-night!!

Meeting the folks... Weekend getaway #2

Our extended Memorial Day weekend turned out GREAT and we had so much fun! The weather couldn't have been nicer; the traveling was a breeze, and the honey met the fam & friends back home. Everyone loved him (of course!) and he loved all of them… really???? LOL, yup. He thought they were all a hoot and kept reminding me that everyone thinks their family is the worst, lol. Ahh, how true!! My mom is in love with him, my dad couldn’t seem to get enough of him, and my uncles all plan on running his name through ‘friends on the force’ to see if he’s clean, LMAO. Too funny.

Friday we went to breakfast at Owl Diner (YUM) and I had their famous quiche (kind of a feta/spinach pie in phillo dough, but with eggs and about 3 inches high… OMFG). Then we went with the folks into Boston to catch a Duck Tour. If you've never done this, do it!! It was great!! Late lunch in Little Italy (YUM) and desert at a café a few doors down (fresh cannoli & cappuccino!!). Oh my goodness, my belly was smiling! Fri night was awesome too! We met up with a few of my friends at Cobblestone's in downtown Lowell, and the conversation was flowing... and so were the drinks! I was feeling adventurous and decided to try numerous items off the drink menu, and low and behold… I got tanked. A last call for us was at The Worthern for a beer that I couldn’t even drink, lol. OMG... honey, take me to the drunk, I'm hotel.


Saturday morning was a challenge just to get out of bed. For some sick reason I felt the urge for us to go for a run by the river... hangover and all. After a combo walk-jog by the Merrimack, we went for breakfast at Vic's in Centralville, and I was harshly reminded that I was a vegetarian... oh pork pie, how I miss you!!! The rest of the day was spent at Hampton Beach with my folks, then an early dinner with my dad's side of the family. What FUN!! I haven't seen so many of us together in almost 10 years! You forget what characters you're related to after not seeing them for so long, lol. Dinner ended and we said our goodbye's around 7:00 and I already couldn't keep my eyes open!!... and we still had one more visit to make. OMG, let me just tell you, Bo and I met when I was 10, and when when you get her and I together after not seeing each other for about 2 years... look out! You couldn't have shut us up if you tried. But wait, what's this? Her husband seems to be as much of a story teller as she is, lol... oh my, they kept us entertained! So much for an hour or two visit... we got back to the hotel at midnight and I poured myself into bed.

Sunday... YES!! Sunday had arrived!!! We are one well-oiled traveling duo, I'll tell ya. Up, packed, breakfast with the folks, drive into Boston, early check-in & luggage drop off at the hotel, car drop off at Logan, then on the T (blue line to green line) to FENWAY to see my Boys!! WOO HOO!!! Let me just start with this... our hotel was fricking AMAZING. The honey snagged a phenomenal deal on Priceline for a room at the very funky/swanky Ames Hotel on Court St. All I can say is we are now ruined for any other hotel. The game was great! Sox won 8- 1 against the Royals... bitches. The remainder of the evening was a fun whirlwind of divine restaurants & local bars for our own mini-pub crawl through the Financial District. The night was finished at our hotel, sitting on the outdoor patio, sipping wine and sharing a tasty midnight snack. Yup, Sunday was a day of decadence. How the hell were we supposed to go back to work after all this???

Monday we slept in a bit, took showers in thee most amazing shower, then heading out to the T station to try to find our way to the airport. You'll never guess what... it was the easiest trip EVER! We T'd right into Logan, then took a shuttle to the terminal. That's it!! We were almost 3 hours early; a little on purpose so we'd have time for brunch, but we didn't think it would only take 20 minutes for the commute AND the luggage check-in. After a nice, uneventful flight to ATL, we hopped in the car and headed home!

What a fun weekend!! And to think... after meeting my insane, heavily Boston-accented group of family and friends, he's keeping me :) That's wicked awesome.