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The Sunday Salon: Staycation

The Sunday Salon

We plan a vacation every year, but this year, the family business is just steps away from closing, so we are staying in town and taking some day trips. I’m sort of blue about the whole thing. The good news, is that the Otter Pup has been left alone (twice now), outside of her crate and she seems to be okay with it.
This means that we can take slightly longer day trips. She just sits in the sun and waits for us to get back.

What trips do we have planned? Well, some museums (hopefully), a couple of beach trips and maybe we’ll spend some time in Santa Barbara, Ventura or Ojai. I love Ojai. I know The Hub has plans to take The Girl and Boy to Six Flags. I may or may not go on that trip.  I am not a fan of our Six Flags since they stopped doing business with The Hub’s company and decided to go overseas. Don’t even get me going on that.

As for today, I just got back from taking The Girl shopping for back-to-school stuff. She is a spender! She has very rich tastes for my modest budget.We shopped with coupons and got 40% off where we could but a t-shirt does not cost $36!!! Please! I won’t mention the store but I HATE when stores mark-up prices and then take them down to make it look like you are getting a good bargain.

I guess I am a bit touchy today. I apologize.  I am going to mix-up an Arnold Palmer and take a chill-pill while reading Before I Fall (which is absolutely riveting!) Just what I need to brighten this blue mood of mine.

BTW, Carmageddon was no big deal. In fact, the freeway opened a day before it was supposed to. People said it was kind of nice because it forced them to stay at home and relax. Isn’t that sad? That we need a major freeway to close to keep us at home?

Anyway, happy Sunday to you!

It’s Friday: Random Stuff

It’s Friday and I am feeling a bit chatty so I thought, why not chat with you all on this fine, Friday morn?

It’s commencement time here at the university. The bleachers are up. The jasmine is in bloom and preparations are being made for the big event next week. I love this time of year. I graduated from this university, but it was the year of the big Northridge quake so I didn’t get to walk that year. The ceremony took place, but the school was in a shambles and I had lost my apartment, so my mind was on other things. At the time I thought that skipping it was the best choice. Seeing all the grads in their caps and gowns makes me nostalgic for what I missed, but I can’t help but be happy for them.

So what do I do? I get a job here so I can experience commencement every year. No one knows it, but when the College of Arts, Media and Communications is up on that stage, I walk the 50 feet from my office, to the commencement platform and PRETEND that it’s me. What can I say? It works.

On another note, my 17th wedding anniversary is this Saturday. Hope the RAPTURE does not interfere with my plans for an elegant, chinese dinner…out.

On my walk yesterday I tripped on the caution tape surrounding the commencement platform and dropped my Blackberry. I was out of commission for the day, but when I hit the Verizon store the guy put it back together for me with spare pieces since my contract wasn’t up until June 10th. Thank you Verizon guy. While there, The Boy got a Droid X which he paid for with his own money. I have to say, the Droid X is pretty nifty. Oh, and did you know that Verizon is ditching their $29.99 a month unlimited data plan? Yep, with the iPhone 5, they are going to a tiered plan. Ick. BTW, The Girl said that I “do not love her” because I would not buy her an iPhone last night but when I offered to buy her a Strawberry Cream Frapp with extra whip.. I became Mommy of the Year again. Frapp, iPhone… it’s the little things.

I’ve been reading all the BEA prep posts and although I am not attending, my mind is swimming from all that info. The only way to really be a good attendee is to go every year and become a pro at it. Seriously. I am a person who likes to plan WHEN she plans, so planning a trip like this one would probably send me into early retirement. I’d be too rigid and OCD about it. That I know. It’s probably a good thing I am not going because I’d be a basket case upon my return. I do hope those of you who are going have  a great time though!

Okay, off to do some work now.