NKOTB...the aftermath!

Here it is...finally...the long-awaited post-NKOTB concert blog! I went through the many, many pictures that I took, and pulled out a handful of favorites to share. If you'd like to see more pictures and some videos, let me know, and I'll be happy to show you! Now hang on, and get ready for the NKOTB ride...

All "bluffed up" and ready to go!

Foofy in her newly acquired NKOTB shirt (yes, we're in a bathroom stall!)

The "Kids," doing their thing!

Wah-wah-wee-wah! Someone's been working out! (Jordan, showing off his assets!)

What NKOTB would look like in Heaven!

Joey is still my favorite!

The verdict...can you tell from our faces how we liked the show?!

The show was a lot of fun! I'm not sure how much longer these middle-age men can carry on the "boy band" thing, but they sure rocked the house in Broomfield, CO on November 14, 2008!

Davy Crockett

Okay, okay...I know I have some people who are antsy for a follow-up NKOTB post, and I promise that I will take care of that while I'm in Denver for Thanksgiving. But, in an effort to not let my blog stagnate for too long, here's a little quicky post.

I just got to Denver after a 5 day trip to San Antonio, Texas for the National Council of Teachers of English convention. I didn't get to see much of San Antonio, but I did make it out to The Alamo. It was interesting...I'm pretty sure I didn't know that Davy Crockett died at The Alamo...shows how much American History I learned in school! Anyway, the coolest thing I learned at The Alamo had to do with Mr. Crockett and his move to Texas. He was a U.S. Congressman, and around the time of his eventual defeat in his final run for Congress, he said "...you may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." I wish I would have had that quote in my pocket BEFORE I left for Texas...I'm sure I could have made good use of it! Thank you Davy...for a great quote, AND for introducing that fabulous coonskin cap into our lives!

Tomorrow I will:

1. Go to the gym...treadmill for an hour, abs/arms/buns/legs to follow.

2. Tidy, dust, clean the mirrors, and vacuum my room...my aunt Janet is coming for Thanksgiving, and will be borrowing my room!

3. Clean my bathroom to get it ready for company (see #2)...cleaning my bathroom is probably one of my least favorite jobs in the world, but until I win the lottery and can afford a maid, it's a necessary evil.

4. Bake a Texas Sheet Cake...my boss/friend Jen's b-day is on Wednesday, and the girl wants a sheet cake! I'm on it!

5. Do laundry...I must wash the clothes I dirtied on trip #1 in preparation for trips #2 and #3!

6. Start packing...who else thinks it's going to be interesting to pack for a 10 day trip, especially since I'll be going from the San Antonio climate to the Denver climate?

7. Work on making a budget for myself...sounds fun, doesn't it?!

8. Go to the church and work on stuff that needs to get done there...I'm leaving the single's ward soon, and I have some housekeeping to do to get things caught up for my replacement.

9. Go to bed at a decent time so I'm not tired on Wednesday!

Tonight...tonight...

Tonight is the big night...the night that has been anticipated since the summer when the tickets were purchased and the plans were made. Tonight my sister Lizzy and I are going to see New Kids on the Block (aka NKOTB)! I have seen them before, when they looked like this:

Oh, how I loved them...plastering my room with their posters, and making a scrapbook page of what my babies with Joe McIntyre would look like! *sigh*

Now we're all older, the New Kids on the Block not-so-much fitting their name anymore. These days they look like this:

A little older, some of them missing a little bit of hair...but from what I hear, these guys can still rock the house! Tomorrow Lizzy and I will be a little tired from staying up past our bedtime, and our ears might be ringing a little bit from loud music and loud fans, but we'll have some pictures to share, some stories to tell, and a new t-shirt to wear!

Until next time, keep Hangin' Tough!

Lori/Amy adventure # ??

Last Saturday I had my friend Lori Wong (yes, THE Lori Wong, the photographer) take pictures of me. We headed out to Lake Las Vegas for another one of our Lori/Amy adventures. Here are a couple of the pictures she took...to see more of ME, and to see her other photo work, visit her blog. Tell her I sent you! :)

Thanks to Lori for a fun photo shoot and a generally good times night! On to the next Lori/Amy adventure...who knows what that might be?!

16 Things That It Took Me 50 Years To Learn

Generally once or twice a week I have to close the library, which means that I work from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. My friend/co-worker Martin works until 10:00 pm, so on the nights that I close, we usually go to dinner together. Last night we went to Jimmy John's...I had never been there before, although Martin had. But this is all really beside the point of this post! Although, before I get to the TRUE point, let me say that I cannot recommend Jimmy John's with any kind of enthusiasm. My vegetarian sandwich was pretty lame...Jori and I used to make some ROCKIN' veggie sandwiches in college, and our version would have put Jimmy to shame! But I digress...now I'll get to the real point:

There was a poster on the wall next to our table that had this list from Dave Barry, titled something like, "16 Things That It Took Me 50 Years To Learn" (there are discrepencies in the title on the internet, and as some of you know, I have a TERRIBLE memory, so I couldn't tell you what the title on the poster was). Dave Barry is a funny guy, and this list is DEFINITELY worth sharing. Although, I have to say that I whole-heartedly disagree with #11...those of you who know me well won't be surprised!

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.”

3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”

4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.).

14. Your friends love you anyway.

15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

16. Thought for the day: Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it’s up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.

Danger, Will Robinson!

I love Twinkies! Their yummy, moist yellow cake and creamy filling is a tasty treat! I don't eat them that often...primarily just when I'm on road trips. But I just went to the little Sidewalk Cafe that is next-door to the building I work in on campus, and they are now selling Twinkies! This cannot be good for stressful/cranky/long/boring days when I need a little comfort food to get me through. Next thing you know, they're going to start selling Luv-It Frozen Custard (Lemon, of course!).