Dave Matthews Band--Green Concert for Piedmont Park

Even though I've had a couple of busy weeks at work and I know that I have some long days ahead as I go through my first year of budget planning, I really can't complain because my position includes some really awesome perks. The best one so far has to be the VIP tickets that my manager gave me and Joel for the Dave Matthews Band concert in Piedmont Park. My company was a big sponsor and I helped with some of the administrative details for our sponsorship. It was really an awesome event and it raised over one million dollars for a 53-acre expansion of the park. The VIP experience was awesome....we had free food (including Ben and Jerry's ice cream, which I was very excited about) and drinks, nicer bathroom facilities with short lines and were able to actually sit down and enjoy the show from our area on the hill, as opposed to standing up for six hours with the other 50,000 fans. It was an awesome date for me and Joel and a night I won't soon forget.

I had the best date there :-)

Enjoying my Ben & Jerry's

That's a lot of people, and a lot of port-a-potties

and my newest fav picture :-)

Yahtzee Time

Joel was so jealous of the fun time Sharla, Josh and I had playing Yahtzee, that when I got back Sunday evening he went out and bought the game for us. This past week we've played 5 times and the running score is Amy:3 Joel:2. We played on Friday night and Sammy was being so loving that we snapped some pictures.

What a sweetie!

Gone to Carolina....

For our faithful readers, I know that these posts are way overdue...but I've had a couple of crazy weeks at work and just couldn't seem to muster enough energy to put together an interesting post...so here it goes--

On Labor Day weekend I went up to Gastonia to visit with my bestie, Sharla, my breakfast buddy Josh and Baby Teeny (who is doing some good growing). Sharla and I went to see the long awaited movie, The Nanny Diaries. We had both read the book back in college and loved it.



After that we had a less-than-exemplary dinner at Applebees with Josh that included a really long wait to be seated, some interesting people watching and a frustrating wait for our mediocre food. But being the easy going people that we are, we took it in stride. The evening was finished up my some dice throwing- Yahtzee style. I'm not sure if I had even played Yahtzee before, but it's my kind of game, since it includes a lot of luck. Everyone knows that I am not so good at the stratergery (which is why Sharla can whoop me at Skip Bo every time) but I do seem to have good luck when it comes to games of chance. I even beat the standing Collins' House High Score.




On Sunday we had a yummy Bojangles breakfast and I drove to Charlotte to have lunch with my middle/high school friend Katherine, her husband Seth and her sweet baby, Charles. I hadn't met Charles until then and he is a real cutie and a flirt :-) He let me hold him for a little bit and Katherine and I had a good chance to catch up. As always, it was a great trip to NC!

Dog Blog

It's been awhile since I've posted about my beloved Sammy dog, who is actually not so beloved today since he ate one of my shoes this afternoon, but nonetheless there's not much else going on....



Sammy has a new found love for this red blanket....MY red blanket. Even though it's extremely warm right now, I find him on most mornings completely wrapped in the blanket. So last night I substituted one of HIS blankets on the couch when we went to bed and put the red blanket on a barstool. Now where did I find Sammy this morning? UNDER the barstool wrapped in the red blanket that he somehow got down. I guess he showed me.

Wakeup sleepy head


See it's MY blanket...and Sammy makes a good pillow

Sammy also makes an ok barbell, since he's a little chunky. haha I think he had enough after one rep.

ONE MONTH UNTIL JAMAICA!!!!!!

Enough said---although we're praying for no more hurricanes!

5 Things I Love Right Now

My local morning radio show does a segment where each of the cast members tells five things that they are really into at the moment. So here's my go at it:


1. Mad Men on AMC-

It's a drama about a 1960's advertising agency, and the lives of the "Mad Men" as they were called. I don't really know how to describe it, but it's as close as we're getting to the well produced dramas of HBO & Showtime without getting premium channels (one of the producers and the writer/creator worked on The Sopranos). It's definitely worth watching.

2. McDonald's Vanilla Iced Coffee-

I am officially addicted to these! There's
nothing better on a hot, summer
afternoon than a cold iced coffee
(and the caffeine really helps me
get through the day).
The large is a little over $2
and is huge! Quite a deal compared
to Starbucks.

3. Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm w/ Pomegranate Oil

I'm not a big lipstick girl, but I do love this lip balm. The pomegranate oil gives it a hue similar to the cap color. I keep one in my top drawer at work and am constantly reaching for it. Not to mention that it's made in my home state of NC.

4. The Fashionista Diaries on SoapNet-

I'm a sucker for girly reality tv as it is--The Hills, Laguna Beach (or now Newport Harbour), Project Runway, etc.... so I just had to give this show a try. It follows 6 assistants in the NYC fashion industry who are vying for permanent positions at the companies they are working for--Flirt! makeup, Jane magazine and Seventh House PR. I really like Rachel and Tina...and Bridget is entertaining.

5. Oka B. Sandals-

These are a cute and girly alternative
to Crocs. They are made from that
rubbery-type material, have
massaging support and you can
change the bows. These are made in Buford, GA (the next town over from me.)
http://www.shoesthatloveyou.com

Thursday Thirteen-- Favorite Movies

Here are 13 of my favorite movies--in no particular order

1. Almost Famous-- My and Joel's favorite movie

2. Forrest Gump

3. Clueless

4. Chicago

5. A Beautiful Mind

6. When Harry Met Sally

7. Moulin Rouge

8. My Fair Lady

9. Love Actually

10. The Family Man

11. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

12. Legally Blonde

13. The Breakfast Club