Can You Hear The Bagpipes?

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:59:13 -0500

I've been hiding a bit of excitement from my vox neighborhood. Truthfully, I was afraid that I would jinx it if I talked about it but now that the plane tickets and passports have been purchased and the travel plans are being settled. I can finally say it out loud... We're going to visit Scotland this spring!!!

It has been a dream for both of us to go to Scotland. Not only to see the beauty of the countryside but to experience a part of our family history. It always felt like a pipe dream but thanks to the generosity of my father and mother in-law we will now have the opportunity to travel along with them, through England and Scotland for 9 days abroad!

I'm so excited I can hardly think about anything else!

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Bowerbirds

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:01:43 -0500

I had the wonderful opportunity to catch the Bowerbirds in concert last night and I'm just as much in love with them in person as I am by ear. We showed up a bit early for some of Al's Bar's famous sweet potato fries and waited in anticipation for a few hours until they took the stage. This venue is one of my favorites, not for the sound, stage, or lights but because it's so intimate. There is a tiny little stage, a few booths and tables, little to no lighting and truth be told its a complete dive bar, but we love it anyway! I stood front row center to sway, sing and tap to the beat of their music, which was just as beautifully preformed as I had expected. The band members we so down to earth and I almost felt bad for them because the turnout was like nothing I had expected. I thought there would be lines, I though there would be crowds but my guess is there were only about 20 people there to actually watch the band. I knew they weren't popular, but I had no idea how unknown they really are. So enjoy and spread the word!

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Weekend Gorge Getaway

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:13:21 -0400

AIAS Group

Squeeeeeze!

Last weekend we took 12 of Jon's AIAS group members (most of them our good friends) on a hike in the Red River Gorge and then rented a cabin in the mountains for the evening.

Everyone had an absolute blast, he hiked all around Natural Bridge as the autumn colors were really starting to show their glory. Then at the cabin there was organic mountain pizza from Miguels (hilarious commercial), campfires, smores, beer, taboo, cards, singing, dancing and unlimited jokes about bears (because our cabin had 34 bear statues hidden throughout). We laughed non-stop and had a great weekend. I'm so lucky to be part of this great group of people, although I'm not an AIAS member they still include me, the perks of being the presidents wife :)

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I Want to Hoop!

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:03:41 -0400

Hooping

I remember standing on stage as Cindi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" played over the speakers and hooping my way to a winning place in the elementary school hula hooping contest. I was good at it then. Why wouldn't I be good at it now?

Laugh as much as you'd like but I want to learn to hoop again! A local belly dancing studio is having a hooping workshop next week and it gave me the idea. I'm tight on money so I can't afford the class but I may just have to take it up on my own time, maybe even make a hoop myself with a trip to the hardware store. How much fun would it be to spin in my yard like a kid again, put on my headphones and hoop until I'm out of breath and giddy. And after watching videos like this, the grown up part of me thinks it will be a great ab workout too. It makes me smile just thinking about it.

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QotD: Run Away

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:23:40 -0400

Did you ever run away from home?

Bags Packed

I was always running away as a child. I had a "Going To Grandma's" kids suitcase packed with travel essentials like kandy kakes, apple juice boxes, a flashlight, a bag of quarters (to call home), a babysitters club book, one of my Breyer horses, and a picture of my mom. It was all cleverly hidden under the bottom bunk bed and whenever I came home to a visibly drunk stepfather, I'd grab my bag and got walking. I can't even count the number of times I've left, mostly I'd get scared a few streets away from the house and I'd be home before anyone ever noticed. After a while I became the girl who cried "run away", my parents just ignored the fact that I left until I ran away when we were staying the summer in Virginia. I had no idea where I was and I got truly lost. Mom found me less than a mile from the house and she was a frantic mess, I felt so horrible for what I had done to her. I was nine years old and that was the last time I ran away.

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QotD: Touch-Screen Pros & Cons

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:13:09 -0400

How could touch–screen technology enhance the way you currently use your PC? How could it make things worse? Sponsored by WePC.com. Help us make your Dream PC a reality.

This isn't a question, it's a free way to get survey data! Le sigh.

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For the Love of Fazoli's

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:22:41 -0400

Fazoli's

I had never been or heard of the restarurant until I moved out of Florida but apparently it's a fast food itailian chain that begain in our fair city and then spread to national status and 30 states. Their food is amazingly good for "fast food" and tastes like sit down restaruant quality in a drive through convience, plus its priced really well. Lexingtonians love their Fazoli's!

Their service is always fantastic:

A few months ago I was in the drive through and they asked me to pull forward because my food was taking a little too long to prepare, I waited maybe 3 minutes in the parking lot when my food came and they gave me a free slice of cheesecake as a thank you for waiting!

Last night Jon made a quick stop at Fazoli's on his way home and ordered two slices of pizza and two bread sticks, the total came to $4. When he got to the drive-in window and paid for his pizza the staff asked him if he wanted free food. The man in the car ahead of him ordered a bunch of dinner items but said it was too expensive and he left. The staff said they didn't want to just throw it away. So Jon came home with 2 chicken fettuccine dinners, 1 chicken penne pasta dinner, 2 strawberry fruit smoothies, an extra large soda, 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza and 2 breadsitcks... all for $4!

So if your ever in the mood for a quick Italian meal... it comes highly recommended :)

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Error: Crappers

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:21:29 -0400

Another comical website error page from Ravelry. Apparently I'm starting a collection of creative error messages, done plum, woops, bear mauling, octopus...

Crappers

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Gifts for Adysen

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:24:00 -0400

I may have been an only child but while growing up I was surrounded by my large extended family. My mothers 7 siblings produced twenty some odd cousins and we all lived within a ten mile radius of each other. Becky was the oldest (3 years my senior), although she was adopted and has no real blood relation to my family, she is and has always been 100% family. She was the mother in the group, she would read me bedtime stories as a child and she practically raised her two brothers by herself. In her mid 20's she had her son Devyn and in a few very short weeks she will be giving birth to a daughter named Adysen. Becky is at her best when she is caring for others and I'm absolutly thrilled to see her having a second child.

The Bonnet

Matching Pair

We live more than 2,000 miles apart but thanks to the magic of facebook we manage to stay in touch regularly. A few weeks ago she saw one of my knitting projects online and asked if I would make something for the baby. I was so flattered by her request! I picked out my favorite organic cotton yarn and knitted a decorative flower pacifier clip and a matching baby bonnet. The pair couldn't have turned out better and I can't wait to see them in the hands of our newest family member, baby Adysen.

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QotD: Can't Resist...

nobody@vox.com(Terri) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:13:57 -0400

What's one thing you can't say no to?

Hugs

I can't say no to HUGS! I'm quick to admit that I am a hugger. I come from a family of huggers and spent my childhood surrounded by open armed friends and family. As an adult I realized that not everyone is as fond of hugs as I am, what had seemed so normal to me was taboo for others. I've learned to refrain from hugging when I meet non-hugger types but nothing beats connecting with a new friend and a big happy hug! I'll never say no to a hug!

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