Don't Blink...

or you'll miss the news break that I'm going to see Kenny Chesney in August. I bought these tickets for Princess for Easter. She doesn't know about them and she doesn't read my blog, so I have no fear at this point that she'll find out through here. I'm not even sure she knows that Kenny Chesney has announced his tour dates. If she does, she hasn't mentioned to me which I highly believe she would if she knew.

I'm so excited and can hardly wait to give her the tickets so we can start planning our day together. Hopefully we can spend some time with Tasha too.

I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what's the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said "All I can say is."

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
"Best start putting first things first."
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can't flip it over and start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth

Don't Blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

So I've been tryin' ta slow it down
I've been tryin' ta take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster then you think
So Don't blink

Naw, don't blink
Life Goes Faster Than You Think

I Scored!

Saturday night after the concert, Cute Boy's daughter and I spent the night in Ottawa at his niece's house. I love this woman. My first impression of her was that she was/is an incredible woman. I was right!

She is beautiful, driven in her career and very successful. She is an Area Associate for Montana's restaurant. I've never met a woman (or man for that matter) that works harder. This girl is non stop work, but not to the point that she doesn't have a life. She is just responsible in her actions and is accountable to her career. It is an experience to see her work.

What I'm getting at here is, she is very professional casual in her dress. Her industry demands fashionably stylish and she nails it. The thing is she's a clothes horse and recycles a lot of her outfits. This would be where I scored! She has been telling me that she would have a collection of her "I don't wear anymore" outfits to give away soon. Well, soon was Saturday. Todd's youngest and I went through the pile while at Tasha's place. Todd's little one didn't take much (too bad for her), but I came home with the mother load!

I took the 4 things out of the bag that I want and that I know Princess wouldn't. Being a vegetarian she'd not wear leather coats and the jeans don't fit her. Princess will pick through what is left over and then what she doesn't want will give back to me and I will take. All Tasha asked, whatever you don't take, please send to the Goodwill.

As you can see in my pic above, I took 4 things that I really wanted. 3, yes, 3 leather jackets, and one is red!! Can you believe that? RED!!! Yaaaa me! ;) Those jeans on there, I'm not sure how many of your are jean connoisseurs, but they are Parasuco jeans - $200 a pair and I own them... (2 pair of them) More mind boggling is, she gave them away. Tasha just recently got 2 pair of 7 For All Mankind for Christmas, so she was able to let this pair go. How good for me!!

I've been in a body funk as most that read this blog can tell. I think the timing of this gift from Tasha is perfect timing if I ever. I'm not finding the inspiration in myself, which is super sad, so I'm hoping I'll find the artificial inspiration in materialistic goods!

I'm so excited and happy when I look at this 4 little things. Tasha, you rock! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Wicked Weekend

I don't even know where to begin with my weekend.

I worked 6p-2am the previous week, so Friday night I was stuck at work. I had the misfortune of having to deal with an unbalanced paranoid doctor. This man is the one that was on call as Admin. It is decision and responsibility to determine if and when something is deemed urgent for further investigation and call in of support staff in whatever area is dealing with a situation. After dealing with this man for over an hour, covering everything from him calling on the emergency (life or death code phone), to wondering if the person wanting to speak to him is a real person or not (WTF?), to the situation being frivolous.... how do I know. I do what I'm told and contact people, I don't question their requests, especially not if the person requesting is second in command to this man???? Imagine that?! Anyway, what I'm getting at here is I'm probably going to be written up on Tuesday. Great way to begin a long weekend. Truth be told, I don't care if he writes me up. He was in the wrong and I'll fight it!

Saturday sees me up and at 'em about 9:30a. I'm heading to Ottawa to see Crystal Shawanda, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley in concert with Cute Boy's youngest daughter. All I can say is OMG!!!!!

Crystal Shawanda - Can that girl sing! She has the most incredibly strong voice. She sang Let Go and was crying. Her voice broke down at a very emotional point in the song. It was heartbreaking... I was crying knowing that she was emotionally struggling to sing. She thanked the audience for helping her along when she cried. Very cute little thing she is!

Deirks Bentley - I know he's cute and all and had heard he was an awesome entertainer. Cute doesn't come anywhere near. That guy is soooooo cute he's dreamy! His set was so fun and upbeat. There was only one song we didn't know and that was because it's off his new album and not yet released. It will be a huge hit once it is though. So, country music fan readers, listen for Sideways. You'll be glad you did. It's a fun one!

Brad Paisley - WOW!!! The show he put on was out of this world great. I was impressed with the quality of the stage show. The integration between the live show and the 'guests' he had on the screen. My meltdown moment came when he was doing 'Start A Band', he goes to the backdrop screen and there is Keith Urban! Be still my beating heart! I lost it. Alison Krauss was there. I'm not a huge fan of hers, but she is unbelievably beautiful and a voice of an angel.

The encore was done with BB King, in a live feed from L.A. That was uber cool. That boy certainly knows how to put on a show.

The end of the show had Cute Boy's daughter and I GPS'ing our way to Tasha's for a very late night, or extremely early morning filled with wine and laughter. Tasha and I in the wine, not the minor! Little one stayed up until about 2:30a or so, while Tasha and I hit the sack at 6am. It was a short sleep and a killer long drive home. It is not fun driving home 1.5hrs, hung over and tired, but I wasn't thinking of that the night before while tipping the ol' wine glass, now was I?

I'm glad to report I'm finally starting to feel better and am recuperating from my very busy weekend. Is it Friday yet?