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::: Friday
- worked feverishly on the MC site because i wasn't about to set foot up in that concert with out a status (should I be asked).
- picked up my boos tux ~ he chose white. interesting. lol
- found out it was my nieces prom and so the festivities had already begun in northern Cali! She looks absolutely beautiful!
::: Saturday
- Pick up corsage and bootineer. Wonder why my sons date ordered 'apricot' ribbon when their color is gold/yellow. *sigh*
- Work on website more.
- My son finally get's dressed and so - the photo's begin! (I'm the one everyone hates for constantly snap snap snappin' pix when they aren't ready LOL)
- We head over to the pick up place, but have to go rounds w/the Mr. as he is trying to figure out exactly how much Chris needs for prom, after prom, etc. *sigh*.
- We get to house one. Yep I said house one. I didn't realize we'd be traveling all around the world for this. so now I'm a lil anxious cause I got stuff to do (I know - selfish!)
- we take pix here and go to the other house, where the limo is *really* picking everyone up. all the kids were beautiful. I cant remember if we looked this grown in our day, but they sure do now. and the boys, who usually have on saggin britches and too big shirts looked great!
- hee hee - my boo. It was my other nieces prom as well (with Chris) but we don't have their pix yet. Slow pokes!
- So finally the limo takes off. I drop off papa and son and floor it. I need to pick up my sister and head roughly 80 miles to make the concert. by now it's 6:30 and the concert starts a 7. LOL
- Made excellent time (they don't call me lead foot for nothing) and get great parking.
- Get my 1+ access and 5 VIP bracelets and am told (hear record scratch here) we don't have a table. WHA? So we go in. and hit up the ladies room before proceeding to VIP (which I don't care for because if I want to watch the band on a screen, I can watch a video at home!). I notice they have names on the table and plan to make sure one doesn't have mine on it.
- Viola!
- Note to self: Don't forget to complain to the Vault 350 about their uninformed, unconcerned personnell!
- Concert was good. Not great. In fact, I can't even remember much about it except that they came out to the title track of their forthcoming CD 'eLife". I felt they were *off* the whole night. Stokley mentioned there were technical difficulties. I dunno if they were so technical. O'dell was masterful as always. The band was good as always. But my boo seemed a lil off (Stokley). And the songs all seemed kind of abbreviated. Ah well. You can't win them all I guess. And since I didn't pay, I'm not complaining! LOL
- As I had mentioned last week. I've been perturbed with them on a professional level so had no intention of trying to go back stage. Then I realized it would be rude to not at least say thank you. So we made our way back.
- As always, they made a sista blush and forget all my angst LOL. Rick, who's usually , how can I put this, preoccupied , was still preoccupied, but was at least pleasant. he asked me if I had a bottle opener. What do I look like a lush? Later for him. Jeff, who might I add, has been working out cause when he raised his arms while on stage performing, his biceps almost hit me up on the balcony - that's how huge they are LOL I think he knew they were eye candy as he kept doin' this flex move. Go head on JA!
- After generic chitter chatter, I couldn't restrain myself from asking what the heck happened to us getting together. I wish I could have recorded his response. It was akin to when Barack told the media 'look' before proceeding with his commentary, as if to say 'back off' ~ but more jovial. He aired some frustrations and said we'd discuss the following week.
- I don't know why I never noticed that Larry looks dead on like my uncle. Before he got to me, someone asked him something about the web video and he pointed me out. I tried to hide, cause quite honestly, I did not want to answer anything about the website at that moment. But it was all good.
- so i'm starving, but my girl joann had never met the band and is love w/stokley so we kinda had to stay. just when i'd had enough though, here comes his fineness. don't think there is more to be said about SW!
- We finally headed out to get our grub on. Let me just wrap this up by saying that it was 5am when I got in the house. And mad I add that it was still 82 degrees outside?! I'm too old for all this
:::Sunday
- BUT, I'm not about to miss church! So at 7am, i drag my booty out of the bed i pretty much had just entered. and get ret to go.
- we had a guest speaker who was phenomenal! he had everyone convicted and in tears.
- usually i get in a nap 'tween am and pm service. of course since i am extremely tired, that can't be the case this Sunday, now can it? so materials need to be created for the evening service by yours truly. *sigh*. AND i had to return the tux. *smh*
- take the materials to the church, just to find out that they are needed at a different event going on at the same time about 20 minutes away. not happy. extremely tired. getting grouch.
- we get there, but too late to do what needed to be done. sigh.
- we're not done... i still needed to grocery shop! i had planned on being in the bed at 9pm. try 11. :-(
So as I am sitting here - typing all this out and getting pissed cause my computer is extremely slow right now AND I should be doing work, not blogging. I'm getting grouchy. Need lunch. and definitely need sleep. can't do anything about the latter. So. I guess it's back to work!
Forgive the typos... you know why! LOLÂ There are more photos and videos on my flickr.
Funny - even after all that - this is still very much abbreviated!
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