Angels of Excellence

So, remember a long time ago, and I was super stressed out because I can't say no and I was doing so much stuff for work?
Well, it's okay because my company (heart) loves me!
Every year, Victoria's Secret runs a recognition program for store managers, co-managers etc. Based on store performance throughout the year in all possible categories, the top 102 store managers, something like 10 District Mangers 2 or 3 Regional Managers get to go on a kind of retreat with the EVP's and attend seminars and classes that are oh-so-motivational and also get pampered. Be excited because this year, when I totally had 4 weeks and 75 spots to gain I ended #101. That's right ladies and gentlemen! This year from April 20-24th I will be enjoying a fantastic getaway courtesy of the company that loves me and my store. But I am also VERY excited for the goody bag. Coach, Kate Spade, Tiffany, Dooney and Bourke are all awesome contributors to goody bags from years passed. Maybe since it's a lean year for many companies the goody bag won't be as awesome, but you won't find me complaining. I am happy to be with a company that appreciates and recognizes effort-on all levels.


Where AOE was last year: The Hotel Coronado




And the year before: Bacara Resort and Spa





Yes, thank you, I WILL stay a week at a spa/resort like one of these and enjoy the sunshine, special treatment and hobnobbing with all the VIP's. Thanks very much!

Don't be Concerned, I'm all grown up now...

THE TURKEY NAMED MOLLY
*Note, no spelling corrections have been made.

Once upon a time there was a turkey named Molly. Molly was a new turkey. She was almost one. There was another turkey her age. Her name was Mollery. Mollery and Molly's names almost sounded alike. So every turkey thought they were twins. But they were not. They were only best friends. But one day Mollery got turkeynapped! Molly had no more friends. But on her birthday she got turkeynapped. And then the people who turkeynapped her killed her. The same people that turkeynapped Molly were the same ones that turkenapped Mollery. And they killed her too. Two months later Molly's and Mollery's mother's had new baby turkeys and they soon forgot all about Molly and Mollery. Molly's sisters name was Mallery. Mollery's sisters name was Mandee. And they were happy. Then Mollery's father was Thanksgiving dinner. Mollery's mother got married to another turkey. The other turkey family ten kids. The first, Megan, the second, Mekcenna, the third Max, the fourth, Richard, the fifth Ashly, the sixth, Amy, the seventh, Randy, the eigtth, Kevin, the ninth Wesley, the tenth Syidney.
The End

As you can see I had some concerns as a child.
1. I was terrified of getting kidnpped as a child. I used to think about it CONSTANTLY.
2. I was pretty sure that if I ever got kidnapped, my family would forget about me pretty quickly and not concern themselves with me at all.
3. I was a little obsessed with killing things.
4. I loved to separate my sentences, and also to use excessive commas.

This is not the only story I wrote about animal-nappings. Not even close. Nor is it the only one about Thanksgiving being the cause of torn apart families...hmm.

But as my mom and I were cleaning out the "office" in the basement and sorting through old papers we found this. We were nearly dying of laughter, and I really did laugh so hard I cried. It was hilarious. Maybe if you're well behaved, I will someday share my story about potatoville. But only if you're lucky.

I'm Sorry...It's just because I'm bored. You don't have to read this, or even look at it...But I want to do it.

BOLD IT IF YOU'VE DONE IT.

1. Started your own blog. Before most people, but only recently ever posted.
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (not like how this is meant I think, so no.
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea-how COOL would that be? That's a new goal.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch-working on it, not doing well.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France and been disappointed.
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice -it's WAY too expensive.
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied-well, since I don't have a house or car payment, yeah, it's good.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted No. eww.
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater So, so sad that they're disappearing.
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone. Only one, but in about 20 places. And a STUPID bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox MORE THAN ONCE.
89. Saved someone’s life. Not that I know of, but it's a nice thought.
90. Sat on a jury. Want to SO bad!
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake Gross, I know.
97. Been involved in a law suit. No Comment.
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

It's time you get to know me...

I was talking with a friend the other day about all the things you can post on facebook, and how people are putting up "25 random things",and she was saying that's what her blog is for. Well, I agree, this is such a good place to do that! So, if anyone is reading my blog, here are some things you should know about me, or may just find ineresting. Or then again, you may not.

1. I love school. So much that I wish I was still in school, but have no idea what to keep studying.
2. I want to go to graduate school, but I feel like it would be wasteful to go if I'm not 100% committed to something, and I just don't know what to do!
3. I love peonies, so if you ever want to send me flowers, those are my #1 choice.
4. I am trying to be a better person.
5. I wish all my family lived somewhere else so I could move. I want to live anywhere else, but want to be near my family.
6. Obviously, I love my family.
7. I love my friends too, they are like more family.
8. I love headbands (see below)
9. I cannot wink, or whistle, and I have only recently learned how to somewhat snap.
10. I love hearts. Perhaps this is because my birthday us Valentine's Day, or maybe I am just fortunate.
11. I am so lucky that Jeff and Heather make cute and fun kids, because I enjoy playing with them.
12. I am very fortunate I think that all my siblings are fun to be around.
13. I love to shop. There, I said it. Even just for groceries!
14. I wish I could really paint.
15. I still want to be an archaeologist or art restorer when I grow up.
16. I love my job alot. But sometimes think I don't want to be there forever, or even in the same field forever.
17. I have been skydiving, but not bungee jumping and want to go very bad.
18. I don't think of myself as a picky eater, but it was recently brought to my attention that I am NOT a "like everything girl." I don't like olives, or mushrooms, or fish or any ocean dwelling animal, or strange parts of animals like tongue, or anything. So yeah, I'm somewhat picky. But if it's necessary to be polite, I will eat them.
19. I can sleep anytime, anywhere. Really. It's a blessing and a curse.
20. I also cry at the stupidest things. Like commercials, or the "sad" parts in comedies, like House Bunny or Baby Mama.
21. I like star trek the next generation. But I could not tell you if something was in clingon or what species some alien is, or what the # of the ship is. I just like to watch it okay?
22. I LOVE to write in my journal, like it's a therapist and I am pretty specific about the journals I write in. I like to carry them with me everywhere I go so that when the mood strikes, I can write.
23. I'm pretty convinced that someday, someone will discover my hidden skill and make me rich and famous for it. It will happen one day, when I least expect it, and I still don't know what they'll discover. But it will be awesome.


That's all for now. I just thought you should know.
Because I feel like my life is mostly an open book, but just in case you didn't know these things, now you do.
Just some things you should know.