Another day another coughing fit

So...for those who don't know I was S*I*C*K last week. I missed 3 days of work. Actually, I was feeling better so I called work on wed and said that I didn't get much sleep and I was moving a little slow, but I was on my way in. 1/2 way to work one of the like 7 managers called and told me they didn't want me to come in in case i was still contagious....SOOOO I turned around and went home. My heart wasn't broken.
Anyway...So that was like the flu. Fever, sore throat, aches and pains. Sucked...
Then I felt good good for a couple days...UNTIL...I started this TERRIBLE SARA SPECIAL COUGH!
Its SO nasty and kind embarrassing...Plus I get the dry heaves and kinda want to throw up...HOT, I know!!
I went to a Southern Living / Happy Hour at my friend Elizabeth's last night and I was coughing all loud and all I could think to say was...Sexy; I know.

I am complaining...that's all.

Hope everyone is enjoying this super spring weather!!

amen

So, this weekend, for the 1st time in a while was a good, busy, happy weekend.

Fri after work, I spent some time with an old friend, and did some shopping for my best pal Mary's baby shower which was Sunday.

I had a little bit of anxiety trying to find the perfect gifts for Mary and her husband Reed. I love them dearly and I love me some babies, so I wanted to get the perfect gift!! The problem with that is that I am a procrastinator...boo on me.
Mary is due w/ her 1st in the 1st week of June and she is having a boy..Connor Reed. It all worked out gift wise...I got some toy, a 1st yr album/book, and many cute outfits from Carters.

Then on Sat my mother had a little get together. It was nice. The weather was fantabulas and we sat outside and had some white sangria...whys is gotta be white??

She made her world famous chicken and dumplings and it was super.... It was good to see my peeps. We def. don't do it enough!!

Then Sunday was the baby shower, Mary's friend hosted and did a good job. It was a great turn out and Mary cleaned up...AND she has 2 more showers to go!!

After the shower my friend Raquel (who was at the shower) and I went to a Mexicans restaurant and again, sat outside and enjoyed some cocktails. It was great...I hadn't seen her in ages!! After that we went back to her house where me, her, and her husband chatted and listened to some tunes.

It was a great mix of events and I had a good time....now lets keep this up...shall we??

PICS ANYONE??

Here is a pic of Jeff, Jake, and my Mama on Sat...perfect weather!

Mary and me...I FINALLY gave Mary her wedding gift...almost 2 yrs LATE...a scrapbook of her wedding. I suck!!

Here is the hot mama; Mary...profile....represent!!

This is the rock star Raquel....she is too much fun!!

hey hey hey, goodbye

Thank goodness. America woke up and stopped voting for Sunjaya. What a happy results show tonight was.

Cant say I will miss him...
I mean really, look at this re-re!!

A weird time of year

So, spring has sprung, then it does back flips and it sleets and its like winter.

Too weird.

Here are a couple of pics of flowers in my mothers yard.

Oh so pretty.

Food... Good!!

When you don't have kids, you don't have exotic vacations, you don't have a life, what is left to post about??
That's right; FOOD!!
The 1st pic is of a volcano cake from Americas test kitchen. Amy, I think you may like it. Its kinda crispish on the outside and all gooey on the inside. Mom made it and it was good. Not super sweet but very chocolaty.



The we have one of my ALL time favorite snacks, and even meals sometimes...NACHOS. I know the presentation isn't pretty. I made them on a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil, so I just transferred the foil to my plate. Anyway...uber good!! Love them, especially with my home made salsa.

Gay post I know...gay :(

Cleavland does not rock after all

Cleavland was COLD...lets just start there. I was getting used to the spring weather here in lovely MD. Cleavland was around 24 degrees, windy, gray, and snowy.

I had to wake up at 4:15, rushed to get ready and left at 5:10. I ended up getting to the airport later than we all agreed to meet. I got there about 6:20 after parking and getting to the gate. Then we were off.... We got to training 1/2 late and the training began.

It was HARD to concentrate in the morning. Then there was lunch. That was fine. I got some caffeine and food so the 2nd 1/2 of the day was much better.

Then around 5ish we left the hotel and headed back to the airport for dinner and some cocktails.

We found a little place in the airport to waste some time. We each had a couple drinks and ate dinner and it was a good time.

After dinner we headed to our gate to get in line to wait to head on home.

It was a fine time over all...We had more than 1 person tell us that we were a fun group...What can I say...we are fun people.

Then the plane ride home. Since I had a couple cocktails I didn't want to take the xanax for the flight home. That's not a good mix...So we were ALL so tired that we were kinda out of it..UNTIL... We were on the plane waiting to take off when the pilot comes on and said that we were headed over to get DE ICED!! That was bad, but then once we were de iced the pilot came back on to tell us that since the plane was de iced we may smell something bad and it would just be the chemicals getting into the engine...WHAT THE HELL?? That was really hard for me to hear and stay calm...but I did. I think the only reason was because i was so bloody tired. I was actually able to sleep all the flight home. Landed around 11 and got home around midnight. I caught up on some e mails and went to bed.

Glad its over, glad I went. Here are a couple of pics.

Me and Donna...she is one of the branch partners. We were the only 2 willing to sit on the floor to wait in line to get on the plane to come home.

These are the other 3 people that went. Dierdra is to the left. She is a Loan officer. The there is Mark who is VP of corporate affairs and then there is Willy, the other branch partner.

Me; waiting to leave...zoned out.

On the plane...while the plane is being de iced.

You can see the chemicals being sprayed to de ice.

Cleavland Rocks, Apparently

Tomorrow I have to fly to Cleavland Ohio for training. We are there for only the day. I am going with 4 co-workers.
I gotta say that I am NOT looking forward to it.

The reasons follow:
1) I do not like to fly. The medication I take to fly comfortably kinda relaxes me too much to take and then be able to be 100% for computer training shortly after arrival.
2) I have to LEAVE my house at 5am...I have to wake up at 4am.
3) The earliest I will get home is around 11pm.
4) The weather is supposed to be in the high 20s. blustery and a 50% chance of about an inch of snow in Ohio.
5) Its supposed to be windy as can be here, so I am concerned the flight out and in will be wobbly. See reason #1.
6) Missing a day at the office is gonna make my Friday SUCKY!

Oh well...what are ya gonna do??

OHHHHHHHH, By the F'in way...GINA?? Are you kidding me?? there are 2 other people that were way worse...Sunjaya and Haley. The voters are being ridicules!! Who's with me here??

Thank you Ms. Emma...Love ya!!

So Nannie (my Mama) went to Fl to visit my brother and his family and when she came back she brought me a present from my 6 yr old niece Emma.
It was an art project of a Leprechaun and I was instructed to take him to work to display him.
Then, I was further instructed by my sister in law to take pics of my office to show them where I spend my days. I call my office I share with Carlie "The hole"
Because I am pretty obedient I am doing as instructed.

The desk where ALL the magic happens.

This is what I see from my desk to my left.

Another shot of my desk....I'm so important and busy I have to work off of 2 computers. Sike.

The shot of me at my desk with Mr. Leprechaun.

I thought I would throw in a pic of my office mate and friend Carlie.