Pictures on the blog - good for you but....

Hello all.

So, while it's fun to share photos on the blog to show you where I've been and what I've been up to, it's a pain b/c of the tiresome process:

First, you have to download the photos from the camera. And if you forgot your power cord for the digital camera, it really drains the battery. Those digital camera batteries are not cheap.

Once you have figured out where to place the photos on your PC, then you have to view each photo and name it! That can take forever, especially if you only download your photos every few months. Good grief!

Then you have to upload the photos to the blog and THEN put in the captions. TIME CONSUMING! I'm exhausted already.

So, please know that I do this just for you, my friends and family! This way, y'all don't call and/or email me with nasty messages to update the blog. It's getting there!

Owl on the Hotel Roosevelt in Seattle

So as I mentioned, there was this weird owl on the roof of the Roosevelt Building outside my hotel room. I was finally able to zoo in on the bird and could then see it was fake. But imagine looking at this outside my window and trying to figure this out. It was weird.

Just catching you up on things.

Grand Hyatt Seattle - I had a fabu view!

Hello folks. I was in Seattle this past September for a client program and was given the most absolutely beautiful room with the most AMAZING view ever! So here are some photos from dawn to dusk. Seattle is beautiful - everyone should go at least once. I went 4 times last year so I'm pretty good on my Seattle visits for now!



You can almost see the fake owl sitting on top of the Roosevelt Hotel (in the front corner of the roof on the ledge). That owl freaked me out and I had to look at it at least five times to ascertain that it was fake and not real. I believe that it acts as a scarecrow for other birds not to perch on the roof and dirty it up!



Isn't it pretty?

And now, at dusk (ro this might be dawn - I can't remember). But still pretty!

My poor little neglected blog...

Hi everyone who reads this blog. All 5 of you! :-)

Happy New Year! Yes, it's just been a busy time but hey, I'm still here.

So, what's been up since Dec 5th. Work, lots of that. Family - great to see them. Boyfriend - he's a sweetie. And more work - what else is new. A quick run down - which pictures to share later....

Christmas was good. Bryan and I went to Houston on Dec 26th to attend the Bears vs Texans football game. The Bears suck! They should have won that game.

New Year's Eve was spent quietly - we were both tired from vacation in Houston. But it was a blast.

I went to New Orleans at the beginning of January for a work event - that was fun. And where were you watching Inauguration Day? Boyfriend and I went to a house party and we had a good time. What a day that was.

I just returned from a full 8 days in Boston working a client event. Too fun but really exhausting - I came home last night and just collapsed! But my client was happy so that's a good thing.

THEN I had to get up this morning to get to Northwestern to go to my annual mammogram. Let's hope we get a good reading. Can you belive that Northwestern hospital is backed up with a six to ten month wait to make a mammogram appointment? Is that crazy or what?

so that is a synopsis of what's been up with me for the past 2.5 months. There are some pictures to follow soon. Hope everyone is well!

More Texas Tailgate highlights

So here is me and my girl K having a great time during our Texas Tailgate.



Texas Tailgates are like big parties - and what's a party without a DJ? When was the last time you were jammin in the parking lot?



A tricked out school bus - all ready for the party!




And if you need emergency services, you'll find the EMT's right next to the beer coolers in the tricked out EMT vehicle. Nothing like having a full service tailgate party.

Yes, there is a contest and the various tailgate parties are judged. This group won for the 2004 football season. Who knew?

Now you're back in the television viewing section of our own tailgate. I'm sure the lady on the right woul have appreciated my taking her photo at that angle. Oops!

Another fabulous tailgate scene. Fun, Fun Fun!

OK so you know I'm an AV girl - I could not help but appreciate the complete LCD package with the tripod screen to show the game on TV. That's the neat part about the tailgates here in Houston - the tailgate parties are more fun than actually going to the game. We had more fun, better food and more comfortable seats at the tailgate than in the stadium.

I had so much fun that me and my sweetie B are heading back to Houston at the end of Dec for the Bears vs Texans game. It seemed only right that my sweetie enjoy the festivities, too. Later, all.

Texas Tailgatin' - a whole new concept

Hi everyone.
In October, three of my girlfriends and I went to Houston for a Texans game. WOW - what a blast! Those folks in Texas really know how to tailgate!

So here is the tailgate that my best friend K and her husband J participate in and we were honored guests!

So then we stopped by the budweiser sponsored tailgate and got to try some beverages. Here is K having a BLAST!

So here is another shot of the tailgate area that we were in. Believe me, we had A BALL!!!

Now talk about taking it to a whole other level - how about having a live band at your next tailgate party? Party is an accurate way to describe the parking lot outside Reliant Stadium.

Crawfish anyone?

It just smelled heavenly. Anyway, there are more photos to share but it's easier to do so in a new post.

I'm so glad the election is OVER!

Hi everyone.

Yes, I'm behind on blogging. Don't yell, don't fuss, know that I'm working on getting back into the swing of things. And, blogging is one of them.

While I am happy about the outcome of the presidential election, LORD KNOWS that I'm so happy it is over. The campaign just seemed to seep into my unconciousness as well as into my daily conciousness! It was all we heard about every day! Quite frankly, it's almost (stressing ALMOST) like a huge void in the news now that we're not on candidate watch. Some really boring news stories have now surfaced since they have to fill at least 7 minutes that was dedicated to candidate watch.

The cool part is that I found some really neat blogs to read that are pretty interesting. www.averagebro.blogspot.com is a fun one. There are a few others, as well. Maybe I'll share them later on.

So, travel is still a constant in life. Went to Orlando in early Nov. Went on my 4th (yes, fourth) trip to Seattle in late October for a site with another client. I head to DC about three times in the next two weeks (ho hum) but it's all good. At the end of the year, Boyfriend and I are headed to Houston for the Bears vs Texans game. That should be FUN!!! Speaking of I still have to put up my tailgate pics from my Oct trip to Houston. Too much fun!!!

Anyway, life is busy but good. It could be worse. Boyfriend is looking for a new gig so if any of you know of some good stuff in Chicago for a mechanic-type dude who can also manage properties, let a sista know.