Well we're off! Back to MI! Donnie shot us over to La Guardia with no problem and we had plenty of time to relax. Ironically this was the first time in a bunch of flights that we quickly got through security, and the gate was literally 100 yards away! No elevators,escalators,trams or moving sidewalks! They did have little tables with electricity so i plugged in my laptop and finally beat the level of Bubbletown that had been eluding me for weeks!
We arrived home in plenty of time to get ready for the play, Molly and I both ushered and saw the show. Danny keeps looking better and better, and I was able to spot waldo, oops, i mean Charlotte, from my perch in the balcony! When they sing ByeBye birdie song after the curtain call, Charlotte's face looks like a firecracker bursting! She did so well and we are so proud!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Friday May 6th aaahh! Jersey!
What a treat to wake up in NJ! Molly and I go for run around Lenard way and push out around 3.2 miles. We treat Molly to a tasty coffee at our favourite DD and then off to quiz kids! It is hilarious! Chrissy's team does ok, we are most entertained by the fact that no one gets the answer to "name 3 of the 4 Beatles!" I guess we are getting old!
We sneak in a bit of shopping(shoes!!) and then spend the beautiful summery afternoon sitting on the deck eating panini sandwiches with Birge, Donnie and Catherine, arguing about Polish national catholic church and other important facts of life! Then off to Jamie's BBall game at PHS, followed by a movie with Liza (like water for elephants!) and Susan!
A great day!
We sneak in a bit of shopping(shoes!!) and then spend the beautiful summery afternoon sitting on the deck eating panini sandwiches with Birge, Donnie and Catherine, arguing about Polish national catholic church and other important facts of life! Then off to Jamie's BBall game at PHS, followed by a movie with Liza (like water for elephants!) and Susan!
A great day!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
most stressful day in recent memory!
As of 8:30 this morning I thought our trip to New York was cancelled. And looking back on it from the end of this LONG day, I wish it had been. Got back from taking Danny and there was still no email. I tell Molly the trip is off, and she becomes hysterical. She had gotten up at 6:30, showered and gotten all ready. I tried to calm her down, but I was so mad at that agency. At 9;15 I get an email,followed by a phone call, she thought we'd be on the 10 am flight! I read her back her email from yesterday at 1pm saying the itinerary and details would follow "later today". I will leave now, I say, and run like a nut for 5 minutes putting everything in the van, leaving the traverse for jer. Drive like a crazy girl, circle to level 10 in the parking deck, stop the car, and realize////my wallet is in the traverse from driving D to school. I start screaming F___! over and over, this has never happened to me. Now what?! I call my friend Kim and ask her to go to the house, get my wallet out of the car and drive it to the airport...and God love her, she agrees! Molly and I check in, then I start pacing. She makes it, and I grab the wallet and get on the security line...it's long...ans the flight is at 12 ..it's 11:35...we get through, take the elevator down, run across the promenade, take the escalator up to the tram and wait...tick,tick,tick.Hop on the tram, head down the escalator(did I mention that I have all the luggage cause molly can't do escalators?!) I literally count 3,2,1, GO as we hit the bottom, and tell molly to run pellmell to gate 77 (and yes, it was the very last one) and they let us on. Sweet relief!
The flight attendant gives us water even though we aren't in first class, that's how bad we look!
Molly gets to her seat, but I am stowing luggage, and when a man trys to sit down next to her, she bursts into hysterical tears! needless to say the man MOVED AWAY quickly, but the poor thing! She was a wreck ,picking up on all my anxiety. This is not the way I roll.
Flight is good, and since of course I told them who "the talent" was and showed them the ad, they have the pilot make an announcement that there is a celebrity on board and we should all applaud! I made her do a princess wave!
So car is there and in spite of the rain, I jolly her into excitement. When we arrive at the hotel they tell me they only have me booked for one night..which would have been fine if the agency had let me know, instead it is a surprise, now what do I do til Saturday? But I decide to go upstairs and see the room and drop our luggage, then decide what to do. No sooner do I walk in the room than I get a call from Tracey at SO North America saying that we are bumped from the Today show because of President Obama;s trip to Ground Zero--Seriously?! I hang up from her and I get a call from school that Danny didn't get picked up to go to play rehearsal. Well I'm in NY and Jer is in Ohio-now what?! The secretary offers to drive him to the high school and I say sure! At this point I can't even think what to do!
Molly is laying on the bed crying about the today show so Hey, lets go to the fitness place I cry, hoping to get her going again.
We have a nice workout, and a great call from Sooz (who has talked to Donnie) and we will head for NJ tomrw after the interviews and hang out and Donnie will take us to the airport on Sat, Sooz encourages me to take Molly down to time square, and the rain has let up, so off we go! We hit the American Girl store, Disney, M&M's, etc. But you know what? this isn't Molly's thing I realize. To much pushing noise, uncertainty, she is a wreck We hold chilly hands on the way back to the hotel.
Plan is PJ's, room service, and the Yankees/Tigers game. But guess whet? No Yankee channel in the room, only in the bar. Why aren't I surprised? So down we go, molly in pj pants, and we rearrange a little corner, have the bartender turn up the volume, order pizza and sald and relax. RELAX!
I am so glad this day is over! We start at 6:30 tomrw!
The flight attendant gives us water even though we aren't in first class, that's how bad we look!
Molly gets to her seat, but I am stowing luggage, and when a man trys to sit down next to her, she bursts into hysterical tears! needless to say the man MOVED AWAY quickly, but the poor thing! She was a wreck ,picking up on all my anxiety. This is not the way I roll.
Flight is good, and since of course I told them who "the talent" was and showed them the ad, they have the pilot make an announcement that there is a celebrity on board and we should all applaud! I made her do a princess wave!
So car is there and in spite of the rain, I jolly her into excitement. When we arrive at the hotel they tell me they only have me booked for one night..which would have been fine if the agency had let me know, instead it is a surprise, now what do I do til Saturday? But I decide to go upstairs and see the room and drop our luggage, then decide what to do. No sooner do I walk in the room than I get a call from Tracey at SO North America saying that we are bumped from the Today show because of President Obama;s trip to Ground Zero--Seriously?! I hang up from her and I get a call from school that Danny didn't get picked up to go to play rehearsal. Well I'm in NY and Jer is in Ohio-now what?! The secretary offers to drive him to the high school and I say sure! At this point I can't even think what to do!
Molly is laying on the bed crying about the today show so Hey, lets go to the fitness place I cry, hoping to get her going again.
We have a nice workout, and a great call from Sooz (who has talked to Donnie) and we will head for NJ tomrw after the interviews and hang out and Donnie will take us to the airport on Sat, Sooz encourages me to take Molly down to time square, and the rain has let up, so off we go! We hit the American Girl store, Disney, M&M's, etc. But you know what? this isn't Molly's thing I realize. To much pushing noise, uncertainty, she is a wreck We hold chilly hands on the way back to the hotel.
Plan is PJ's, room service, and the Yankees/Tigers game. But guess whet? No Yankee channel in the room, only in the bar. Why aren't I surprised? So down we go, molly in pj pants, and we rearrange a little corner, have the bartender turn up the volume, order pizza and sald and relax. RELAX!
I am so glad this day is over! We start at 6:30 tomrw!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday May 2 Indiana here I come!
Off to Indiana to drop off Mom with the Bickelhaupts! I have to drive about 200 miles in each direction, but that's okay! I'm glad that she will get a chance to spend time with Mary and Chuck. We arrive at the drop off spot, McDonalds, right on time.....no Bics. Wait 10 minutes then call their cell..."oh sorry, we forgot about the time change! We're an hour away." Seriously?? Okay, so after a short fight with Mom, we settle down to wait. One hour and 20 minutes later, Mrs.B calls and directs me to drive further west down the highway to meet them, they are getting gas. Okay! Finally drop her off, all the while pretending that it is no big deal, because I don't want to her to be upset. But what a pain! I was hauling dupa to try to get back in time to pick up D-man. Phone rings and it is Tracey from SOI asking if Molly and I are free to fly to NYC on WEDNESDAY to be on the Today show on Thursday. Hmmm, am I free? DUH!
Needless to say this woke me up enough to finish the trip!
Girlies go running, danny has LAX and I am off to swim practice. We had a great practice and I took my camera and got some shots of the team. I wish we had a meet before state games, but maybe next year.
Needless to say this woke me up enough to finish the trip!
Girlies go running, danny has LAX and I am off to swim practice. We had a great practice and I took my camera and got some shots of the team. I wish we had a meet before state games, but maybe next year.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Danny on the altar and the stage!
We had the extreme pleasure of watching Danny serve the altar for the first time today! He had to handle the incense burner, which is a challenging assignment! Mom seemed very pleased to be able to witness this. Coffee and donuts were served downstairs, so we got to go and visit with our friends a bit. There were quite a few comments about Molly and I being in the paper, which was embarrassing but neat!
I had a nice luncheon and we went to the 4:30 show of the play. IT WAS FANTASTIC! What an unbelievable show! We all enjoyed Apple pie and ice cream back at the house afterwards, then Danny headed home with the Arbors so that he could get to school on time while I drive Mom to meet the Bics.
Jer is heading down to Dublin for Ashland Peer review til Thursday, but that is fine, I am craving a bit of peace!
I had a nice luncheon and we went to the 4:30 show of the play. IT WAS FANTASTIC! What an unbelievable show! We all enjoyed Apple pie and ice cream back at the house afterwards, then Danny headed home with the Arbors so that he could get to school on time while I drive Mom to meet the Bics.
Jer is heading down to Dublin for Ashland Peer review til Thursday, but that is fine, I am craving a bit of peace!
Saturday April 30th Back to MI
The essence of COOL?? Rollin up to track practice in a Lincoln Towne Car! The way the flight time worked, I had our driver drop us off at the high school so we wouldn't miss practice...we were quite a scene! PJ made a nice announcement about the TV ad, the brandsaver, etc. and Mol was so proud.
The funny thing is, she is just as excited to go to the play tonight as she was to throw out the first pitch!
I enjoyed re-entry, hung out with Mom, took a walk, visited, etc. I know Jer was happy to have me back!
The funny thing is, she is just as excited to go to the play tonight as she was to throw out the first pitch!
I enjoyed re-entry, hung out with Mom, took a walk, visited, etc. I know Jer was happy to have me back!
Friday in Cincinnati 4/29/11
Met Jesse at 1pm at Skyline Chili, a Cinci institution! Molly had the 3 way, which is spaghetti topped with chili,topped with cheese! We had mad games of UNO and Molly won 5 to our 1! hilarious! Jesse took a photo of the score to email the rest of the LA gang back in Portland. Then he took us to the Reds shop at the stadium and outfitted us for the game as a gift! Molly got a shirt, real game jersey and socks and a hat and I got a jersey and a sweatshirt. WOW! Molly is ten shades of excited!
Chill at the hotel, apply the REDS nail polish, get suited up, and head to The Great American Ballpark at 5:30 with Jim. What a site! The place is visually gorgeous, red seats, a steam boat in the outfield, the mighty Ohio river flowing beyond that. Up we go in the private elevator to the Suite floor and down to the Procter and Gamble Suite! WWOOWW! It is right behind home plate, decorated with P&G photos and has indoor and outdoor space. The food they served was a Taste of Cincinnati, with chili, ribs,pizza,etc. Molly was in heaven!
We were escorted on to the filed and met all the mascots and team VIP's. as we were hanging out, Jay Bruce goes jogging onto the filed for warm-ups and says, Oh Hi Molly! in this excited voice! Then he came over afterward for pictures and hugs for Molly. So Cool!
The pitch itself went a bit wide, I did my best to catch it, but no luck. We told her it was better with dirt on the ball anyway. Back to the suite for the game, Reds lost 7=6 but it was a blast. I got to meet and talk to so many nice people. We were the only SO folks there.
Back to the hotel after 11, and we have a 5am wake-up call.....
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