Paul Bunyan's WHAT!!!??? - November 2008

The Hub and I were watching a little Saturday afternoon football and happened upon this!!! Made us both giggle a little so I thought I'd share. Can you say that on TV???

Post a comment and tell me... what do YOU think he said?

Till next time,
Bon Voyage!

My Sabbe Chic Original - November 2008

Note to Reader: Okay I have been trying to post this for a week, but due to computer problems, I have been hindered to say the least!

So, about a week ago I went to meet a friend for free Starbucks coffee and was surprised with my very own Sabbe Chic Original bag!!! Totally made my day… Week… Month!!! But I must say, when you aquire a Sabbe Chic Original hand bag, really your trouble has just begun. The decision of what to put in this Sabbe Chic Original bag is HUGE. You are so proud of it that you want people to see it, but you also don’t want to look like you are bragging… (when you actually are! =)…) So here’s my story!

First of all, upon receiving the OH SO BEAUTIFUL bag. I promptly returned to my office and SPEED DIALED my Hub. The conversation went a little something like this…

Wandering Lili: “HUB GUESS WHAT!!! GUESS WHAT!!!”
Hub: - (phone three feet from his ear) “What?”
Wandering Lili: “I just met Mrs. Sabbe Chic for coffee at Starbucks and…”
Hub: “Did you pay $8 for a cup of Carmel Apple Cider!?”
Wandering Lili: “No it was Iced Tea and it was free because I voted… Anyway… I just met Mrs. Sabbe Chic for coffee at Starbucks and I am now the PROUD owner of a Sabbe Chic Original!!!”
***Pause for effect***
Hub: “What is that?”
Wandering Lili: “It’s a bag… A VERY pretty bag, with striped fabric in the inside and rick rack!”
Hub: “What’s that?”
Wandering Lili: “hmmm… “Well it’s kind of hard to describe it’s like… fabric on top of the regular fabric that looks like a lot of M’s all strung together.”
Hub: “Like zig zags?”
Wandering Lili: “Yes like Zig zags… sort of…” (I say while examining the BEAUTIFUL rick rack on the sides of the bag… tracing each zig and zag.) Oops… did I type that out loud…
Hub: “Well that’s good. What are we having for dinner?”

That afternoon, I showed ALL my co-workers who promptly asked where they could purchase a Sabbe Chic bag. And me replying … “Well I’m not sure, I’m personal friends with the designer…” (I have ALWAYS wanted to say that!!!)

Then at the end of the day I collected my things and went home to try to decide what to put inside my new bag!!!

As I said, this was NOT an easy decision, but as always, with most big decisions, I had help! Let me introduce you to my assistants.

Mal - Expert on all things pertaining to bags.

and
Kitty Sticks - Pretty much the boss of everything (especially the Bag expert).

Together, while the Hub cooked dinner (Curry Rice with veggies and shrimp) the three of us got busy figuring this one out.

I thought first about using the bag for my bible study things: books journals, pens, and McDonald's happy meal toys., but upon picking up my current bible study bag I quickly realized that the stuff inside would be too heavy for the Sabbe Chic bag.

The Second thought was as a every day purse, but this idea was quickly nixed because my Sabbe Chic bag is a pretty big bag and would afford WAY too much room to haul things around. As far as purses are concerned, if I carry one at all, I really like to keep it simple wallet keys chap stick and cell phone... you get the picture.

Sitting on the side of my bed completely perplexed about what to do, in jumped my assistants... LITERALLY.

Mal: "WoW Mom this is Awesome! A Sabbe Chic Original Cat Carrier. It has a pocket and it comes with... Ooooh... Magical
Powers!!!" (Check out those eyes!!!)

Well not to be out done, Kitty Sticks had to try.

Kitty Sticks: "Mommy, if he gets a Sabbe Chic carrier, I want one too! This pocket would be perfect for treats and theirs a ton of room in here for toys!"

Hmmm... good thought, but the practicality of this idea really isn't there.

Think, think , think...

And then it occurred to me... I knew exactly what I would put in this rockin' bag!!!

I dashed from the room, to return about 30 seconds later with two XXX Mart bags (I know... shame on me, but they make for great pooper scooper bags, so I've always got a few around) containing my newest hobby, crocheting!!!

I layed all of my materials out on the bed, looked them over once, then twice to be sure, and started packing the bag.

Kitty Sticks: "Look mom, your hook things would go great in the treat pocket!"

Mal: "And all this yarn fits perfect in here!"

So there it hangs, My Sabbe Chic Original bag, on the closet door, containing all of my Crocheting needs, ready for use at a moments notice. And really it's totally fitting that my crafty stuff goes in a bag made by such a crafty person! Thanks Mrs. Sabbe Chic!

Till next time,
Bon Voyage!

I'm Gonna Get To See the Bean!!! - November 2008

Over the last eight months I've been a lot of places, but there's one place... (thanks to one of my good friends Mrs. Sabbe Chic) I have become totally enamored with... The city of Chicago... The Places: Wicker Park, The Bean, the Face, the Corn Cobb, Wrigley Field

The Movies - Ferris Bueller's Day Off, High Fidelity, My Best Friend's Wedding, Never Been Kissed, Pretty in Pink, Save the last Dance, The Untouchables, and one of my favorites - Stranger Than Fiction...

Now I get to go there! I'M REALLY GOING!!! The first week of December I'll be there!!! Maybe we can find a way for My Hub to go too (It will be his birthday week)!!!

Till next time,
Bon Voyage!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!! - November 2008

WOW!!! I honestly thought this day would never come. The day we get to pick our poison. We get to make our bed so we can then lay down in them. This is the day we get to strike a match and then watch it burn. This is the day that we get to stand in line with perfect strangers and make small talk so that we can avoid talking about the exact thing that we have gone there to do. VOTE!!! I mean really theirs no excuse. If you don't like who's on the ballot, just write in who you think would do the best job!

You know I'm not sure why it has become the standard to not talk about who we have voted for. We talk about so many other inappropriate things.....? I'm not shy or embarrassed about the people I voted for! So why is it proper to keep it to myself?

THE MISSION
I found out about three months ago that some of my friends were voting for “the other guys” and from that point forward my mission in this whole monkey debacle was clear. I must bring to the table… or booth as the case may be in some counties… four brand new voters that way their votes would cancel out those four people. Let’s just say…

***MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!***

And a BIG YAHOO to those four brand new voters and really to whomever actually got out there and exercised their civic duty. I so wish that they gave out stickers or buttons at the voting centers. Like my friend Rebecca here, I would wear mine with PRIDE!!! My philosophy is that if you don’t vote at all, you don’t get to complain when things start sucking, and really isn’t that the best part…!

P.S. THEIRS STILL TIME... GET YOUR FANNY TO THE POLES!!!

Till next time,
Bon Voyage!

What happened to Wendy...??? - Terrell, TX - October 2008

Does anyone notice anything different about Wendy?

Till next time,
Bon Voyage!

No kids allowed!!! - Atlanta, GA - October 2008

Note to Reader: I have achieved total success in this “keeping your ear to the ground” for good blog material stuff. My hubby called me while he waited in the Atlanta Airport with this little nugget of FUN!!!



So there he was, chillin’ at his gate waiting on his flight home, when from across the way, the gate attendant from the adjacent terminal (which was bound for good old ORLANDO, FL!!!!) came over the loud speaker with an announcement that rocked their world…

…”Ladies and gentlemen, I want to welcome you to flight # 1234 with nonstop service to Orlando, FL. I wanted to make a quick announcement so that you can prepare accordingly.” …short pause for suspense… “Due to the nature of Orlando being a family oriented destination, we have elected to not board children on this flight.”

Well, according to my hub, it only took a moment for a look of shock to roll over the faces of all the little ones that had visions of gigantic characters, Space Mountain, and plastic ears that for one week’s time will be permanently attached to the tops of their precious little heads. Then just a moment before the children began to revolt, he said that you could see the parents faces as they first almost jumped for joy at the thought of having to send their small ones to grandma’s house while they went off and relived to their childhood, and then second, watched the terror of the situation at hand set in.

The buzz in the gate area grew from a mumble to a thunder. Then two angry soccer moms (or hockey moms) stormed the counter with their lawyer looking husbands in toe. In less than a minute, a frightened looking woman, voice shaking through her forced laughter, came back over the loud speaker and issued the following correction…

“Ladies and gentlemen, my sincere apologies for the previous announcement. What I meant to say was, we have elected to not PRE board children on this flight.” A massive cheer and a throng of laughter broke through the tension in the air and the woman behind the counter breathed a deep sigh of relief.

The Hub and I don’t think she could possibly have realized how close she was to a scene out of Lord of the Flies. According to the Hub the grown ups were totally out numbered and those little monsters could have totally taken over and with their video gaming experience could have flown the plane down there to meet “The Mouse” all on their own.

Till next time,
Bon Voyage!

Something You Should Never Do In Public… EVER!!! - Terrell, TX – October 2008

Note to reader: Okay… Today is LITERALLY my first day back on the road after about a 2 and a half month break and tonight at dinner, material just fell into my lap. It was like the gates of blogger heaven opened up and gave me the most excellent “Season Premier”!!! Better than Gray’s or The Office, or even the Closer or Bones.

So there we were enjoying our dinner, I guess there were about eight of us, filling our tummies with chips and salsa… (When close to Mexico, do as the close to Mexicans do… Best Guacamole I’ve had since at my sister’s last pool party). Anyhow, throughout dinner, we’ve observed a couple, particularly the young lady of the couple, at the table across from is who has consumed more than a hand full of margaritas. She is growing ever more friendly with the gentleman she’s with. Then, without warning, “The Dare” carries over the restaurant (or at least our general area and without much notice) this girl and her guy leap from the table and the following takes place.

Additional note to reader: I have covered the faces to protect all parties involved.

Yes that’s a high chair and yes she is at least 21 years of age… A GROWN WOMAN for goodness sake!!!

Yes that is the grown woman, with the aide of her man, attempting to climb into the high chair.

And yes, after much drama and trauma, and the removal and replacing of a four inch high healed boot, that is the same GROWN WOMAN lodged into said high chair!!!

I mean seriously, I don’t make this stuff up... It finds me!!!

Till next time,
BonVoyage!