Sunday Morning Thoughts.........

I skipped church today. As the alarm clock went off and I realized that I not only didn't have any kids with me today, but Rock Star was also not around this weekend (he has his kids). I then smiled a bit of a devilish smiled and went soundly back to sleep in my VERY quite apartment. I was awoken a couple of hours later with a text message that read "miss u next to me this morning". Awww.....

Okay so I am up, I am having coffee and I am looking at the pile of paperwork in front of me. Oh....and the huge pile of Ebay I yet need to post. Guess I know what I am doing today. So before I start my day with that I decided to blog walk a while and found some great new blogs I can not wait to keep reading. I also decided to write a post of just a few random things on my mind.

1. Laine's first football game of the season she cheered at was this past Friday. Now for those of you who do not know I am a HUGE football fan. I could not wait to walk past the field to the bleachers, hear the sound of those boys crunching each other. But I also could not wait to see Laine cheer as this is one of her passions. Now it had been raining on and off all day so I came prepared with my umbrella and although it lightly rained on and off the 1st quarter and then a little heavier the 2nd quarter toward the end of the 2nd quarter it lightened up a bit. The boys were sliding everywhere, mud was flying.....it was a football players dream.....lol Then right after half time ended the wind picked up. Us parents looked at each other and rolled our eyes and we all said "At least it is warm - at least this is not October and it is freezing rain". Just about then the clouds opened up. Downpour was not the word - winds were blowing, umbrellas were upside down. Evan finally decided that playing in the rain was no longer fun. This was more monsoon like. And of course the game goes on as long as there is no lightening. So at 10:15pm we were finally walking back to our cars - completely soaked. As I had texted Rock Star he noted that his daughters cheer team does not cheer if it is like that outside. I texted back that they were wimps. So here is to my daughters cheer team!!!!


2. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the smell of the crisp leaves in the air, Halloween is by far my 2nd favorite holiday! Pumpkins, dried arrangements of corn stalks, mums.....ah I get a smile just thinking of those things. However, along with late summer and fall come my allergies. Yes seasonal hay fever! Ugh - the ragweed dries out and begins to float through the air, corn dust, soybean dust, you name it. The sneezing begins!

3. Speaking of allergies....last night Laine decides to drop by for a visit even though it is her weekend with her Dad. She calls me and tells me she will stop by in a while. Well a "while" comes and goes and no Laine. I figure by now she decided to do something with her friends. Then suddenly the door opens. There stands Laine with a tiny petite kitten. Oh NO! "Mommy look at her...isn't she precious?" "Yes Laine she IS adorable". (Laine calls me Mommy when she is wanting something) "Laine I am not keeping her here you will need to keep her at your Dad's" "Ok (sneeze) Mom, but (sneeze) isn't she cute" "Um yes Laine she is cute, but what are you going to do with her while you are at school?" "Oh...hmmm (sneeze) I didn't think about that" "Well you will have to keep her inside becuase the dogs at your Dad's will eat her in one chomp" "Okay (sneeze) Mom" by now I am laughing quite hard at her sneezing. It seems in her moment of weakness and not thinking of the future she seemed to forget that cats make her sneeze. She has this problem when we go to my Mother's house for any even. I was a good Mom though I took her to a late night run to Walmart to buy bowls and kitten food (I made her pay) and then promptly sent her off to her Dad's to show him the surprise.....hahahaha. I must admit this kitten (named Nina) was a charmer. She was not only a snuggler, but with the smallest bit of petting she started purring.

3. I am finally in my apartment. I just didn't see the need to pay for a house when I spend so little time there. The apartment Laine and Evan love and it is in a nice neighborhood. My long term goals are with Rock Star so I just didn't see a need to spend extra money on a house I do not intend to keep. Instead I'm saving the extra money in rent with the apartment toward the house Rock Star and I want to buy in a couple of years.

4. Go BEARS!!! Enough Said!

5. This week I decided to make this blog more of what I always dreamed of. I may not be the best writer in the world but writing clears my head. It seems to help me deal with whatever is going on at the moment. In the future weeks I will be researching how to join several blogging communities that I see elsewhere. I am also looking at hosting my own site. I just must commit to make time!

6. My new book purchase by one of my favorite authors Joyce Meyer is "Approval Addiction: Overcoming the Need to Please". Hello......yup that is me 100%. I can't wait to start reading!

Mondays To Remember

There are a couple of things on my mind to write about tonight. I had a hard time deciding on which to write about, so I tossed a coin. Below is what won.

Without going into too many details I work in the beauty industry. I am a sales rep for a very well known distributor in my state. The owners are quite well known all over the US as great business people who help our clients succeed. We distribute seven product lines, one being very VERY well known. You see their ads in fashion magazines and I would say 98% of women know who this is and several men do as well. The owner of this particular product line in quite famous as well. You see his face in the ads and he is often seen with famous actors such as Brad Pitt and other A list famous people.

For weeks I have been told how he is very down to earth, very giving, etc.

Last night I had the opportunity to meet this man. Now this was my first what I would call "A" list celebrity that I had ever had the opportunity to meet. On one had I was a bit excited to be a part of this event taking place and yet on the other it meant another night I had to find someone to watch Evan. The Mom in me was torn by the career woman and this is not a pretty place to be.

The event was in the city. As I parked my car and stepped out I stood tall, I took in the wonderful summer air. I straightened my little black dress and pulled the strap up on my high heel. I began to walk the four block walk to the venue. The venue is situated in the middle of brownstone homes with iron fences, cobblestone walkways and streets with old street lighting. Shops have been redone in the latest brick & stucco patterns. I walk past two beautiful fountains. I passed little martini bars and coffee shops filled with people relaxing after work. I walked along the cobblestone walkway smiling and saying hello to the patrons sitting in the outdoor tables. As I walked I ran into others on their way to the event. Each of us in our black dresses, men in their black pants and hip oxford shirts. WE all looked quite fab! I finally stopped in my heels and looked around and took in the moment. This small town girl from a town that is no larger of 500 people is here. HERE! In the middle of this moment. It felt a bit story book.

I am not really one to hang on a famous name or person. My heroes in life are not famous people, but at this moment I must admit it felt pretty good. I.....ME....yeah ME. I was in the middle of these beautiful people and I knew at the end of the evening I would be the one sitting at the table with the man himself not the majority of people walking next to me. Yeah this was a fun evening and gave me even more to want and achieve for. I must admit a little taste of that life can leave you wanting more of it.

So okay I am glad I went, although this will not be the last time I get to spend time and see this man as working with this company means many more events to come. Oh and Yes! What everyone said was true, he gave a wonderful speech and was very gracious. I watched him give up his seat for a woman he did not know with a baby and I watched him take time for each person to say thank you for selling my product. He wants you to believe in him and the product.

Wonder if you all can guess who this is................

Just Another Friday Night

Finally a free evening that I had some time to post. Life has been hectic as usual. Work is going well and I have landed two new accounts, but the traveling is....well.....exhausting!

The kids went back to school today - OMG Bright is a senior! How can this be I'm only 35...okay so yeah I know how it happened, but maybe more where did the time go. It truly seems like a few years ago he was a little boy. As I watched him mowing the yard the other day with his shirt off it hit me that he was a man. How did I miss how much his muscles have grown from him working out. The six pack, that perfect slim "v" shape. Yup - he is no longer my little boy. Now of course I knew this already since his girlfriend seems to "slurp" on him at every chance, but I am just going to sail down the "river of de-nial" with that one. He has grown from a good boy who helped out around the house to Mom's protector after the divorce. He picks me up and swings me each time he hugs me and swears he'll kill "rock star" if he hurts me.

The kids are with their Dad this weekend, Rock Star and although I am really ready for a quiet lounge weekend we are not that lucky. Tomorrow will be filled with the standard chores of mowing, gardening, laundry, cleaning, etc. Tomorrow night is a band gig. Which I am glad for honestly. I finally have some of my girlfriends meeting up with me so I'll be able to really let loose and dance while he sings.

Oh look at the time......I think this thirtysomething girl is going to head to bed.