Odds and Ends

1. I must say that I am addicted to the power and what it does for me. I got home last night around 5:45 to find that I didn't have any power. I thought that surely it would be on soon. After all, I live in town, and, for the 3 years that I've lived here, my power hasn't stayed off long, even in a hurricane. Well, I was wrong. I cleaned some while there was still light, but after that I was bored. So...I tried to go to bed early because I was exhausted...no such luck. It was hot! I went to visit Daphne for a while, then came home to go to bed because the recording at Alabama Power said it would be back on by 11 pm....well I slept terrible because I was hot and I could hear everything that was going on outside! (Usually my fan drowns out all noise!) Finally at 8:15 this morning, my power returned...what a relief! Now I can cool down, eat and have something to do! How sad is that!!!

2. I went to see Carrie perform at the BJCC this past Tuesday. I took Stephanie, Mandy, and Sondra...3 past coworkers who are my friends. None of them had seen her since she became a performer....though I think they were excited to see how I acted! We had a blast! They all raved about how great it was and said they would go back. (If you've never seen her perform...you should go...I guarantee that you'll have fun!!)

Here we are


I also got to see a "Carrie friend." She and I met at my first Carrie concert in Huntsville. I saw her again when I went to North Carolina, but we text a lot about getting tickets and such. She also went to Auburn, so we have a lot to say during football season!

Here is my friend Kasey


I tried 10 different contacts, seriously, to try to get back stage passes...no such luck this time. WZZK tried...they just couldn't come through for me this time...nonetheless, I still think they are great. I guess I can't meet her every concert I go to! was talking to my friends before the show saying that I needed to do something memorable to get Carrie to know who I am. Well....if you've seen her perform recently, you know that she comes up out of the floor as an entrance. I was on the second row, and I wanted to know what it looked like in the "hole"....so I stood in my chair and looked down. I saw her run off to the back out of sight. As she came up, she looked at me straight in the eye and said "You saw me!" So here's to hoping she will remember me the next time I meet her....even if it's in December at the next concert I'm able to go to. Here's also to hoping I'm not in trouble with her!!

Carrie's entrance


I had great seats so I got some great pictures! I won't rave and gush in this blog...I'll just show a couple of pictures.












3. Last, but not least, I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD! Daphne wanted to go on a trip to get away from the hustle and bustle for a few days. She easily convinced me to go with her. We looked into going to NYC to see a Broadway play or to Boston, but plane tickets cost too much. So, we talked my sister into going with us, and we will be spending the 4th with Mickey Mouse!