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October 10, 2009 In Uncategorized

Life Calls

Yeah- yeah- excuses excuses right?

Nope, no excuses- I’ve moving, working like a nut, coaching and playing and on and on and all while trying to fight the swine flu. (Kidding- but my god have I been one sick cookie! Ugh. Not fun.) The Blue Lollipop has gone ditched:( I am here though. I’m kicking it live and uncut” as my VT boys say. Dare I admit that I have hit a time in my life where I just cannot do it all?
Sigh.
This is true.
But! I have plenty of material and posting dates saved and you will see them very soon when I get through some of this other busy goodness that’s going on. Promise on that because guess what!?…
BLUE LOLLIPOP ROAD TURNS 1 ON THE 16TH! My year anniversary is coming fast and furious. 
Happy weekend wherever you are. Where I am it’s 88 and HOT (kind of crazy for October- but I like it) and on the flip side my pumpkin picking friends in Wisconsin just said it was SNOWING.
Huh?
Little early for that I think, but have fun B & J!
More soon…
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October 5, 2009 In Uncategorized

Thanks Mom

My mother has been sending me random articles, books to read, etc. lately. Here’s one I thought I’d share. Thanks Mom. I agree. Thanks.


I had to read an article for school and it talked about what will guide your success in life. The NO.1 predictive trait is perseverance, along with the ability to influence and motivate others in a sophisticated way. 

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October 4, 2009 In Uncategorized

Open Mouth

So if you’ve never heard the band Railroad Earth, live- you are totally missing out. I mean totally. They were incredible tonight at the Greenfield Lake Park Amphitheatre in Wilmington, NC.

I love music and have been to 5,789,756,987 concerts/shows and all, but have never been a big “music geek”. I ashamed to admit I have not been any bit versed in who sings what/who’s who, etc. in the music world yet in my lifetime.
That is now going to change.
Let’s just say 5 minutes listening to these guys live tonight in an amphitheatre on a lake on a gorgeous night made me officially want to become that music geek and follow them around for the next, well- 5 years. Wow. The night couldn’t have been more perfect. One hiccup; me putting my foot in my mouth. As I was running around coordinating and planning and helping, trying to make everyone happy and everything just so (my company hired them to play) a young guy walked toward me. I smiled and exclaimed; “Hey! Are you one of my volunteers?!” To which he replied; “Nope, I’m in the band!”
GULP.
I apologized, we both laughed and chatted for a few. By the end of the night Johnny (the “volunteer”) the rest of the band and our crew were BFF’s. These gents were just straight up cool, fun, friendly, chill guys. They all could not have been nicer. We completely worked our butts off for this show and by the end of the night I felt like I had been beaten I was so tired, but what a fun job I have! So worth it the weeks of prep.
Thanks Railroad Earth. You guys were AWESOME! 
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October 2, 2009 In Uncategorized

She’s A Pisser

Today is a day that I’d like to take a minute and say thanks to the people in my life who have stuck by, loved and always supported me. There have been certain times in my life (sometimes these are torturously lengthy times) where I have probably been…well…lets say a bit difficult. I sometimes have to stop, shake my head at myself and say; Boy am I pain and the ass. I’m lucky I have one friend let alone many. Thank god (insert friends and family members here) has never given up on me. Don’t get me wrong, I think I am actually pretty stupendous. I also realize I am so far from perfect a thousand compasses wouldn’t be able to lead me home. That and there is quite possibly a long list of people who love me dearly, but would often feel they’d like to choke me:) 

So! Thank you to those who have taken me for every bitty last ounce, good, bad and horribly ugly. I know that you see even though I make lots of mistakes I try so so hard at all that I do. I’m glad you’ve been there for the laughs, fun and easy times and when I have been a giant jack-ass and flailing idiot too. You have taken it all in stride and stuck by me never running away. I hope you know that I do notice and will always notice. I also hope you know I never have and never will give up on you either.
Here’s to perfecting the art of falling flat on my face, feeling like screw up is sometimes my middle name, but also having the biggest heart in the world and having the ability to stay excited about all the possibility. To you who see these things in me, watch the rat race and never give up me- I love you guys. Thanks for understanding, knowing I only ever have the best intentions and hopping on the crazy-train to ride with me…
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October 1, 2009 In Uncategorized

Triple Threat

I thought I loved Bev’s Homemade before last weekend as much as I possibly could. 

Until I walked in and saw on the specials board; Nutella Gelato.
Um. Yes please.
Of course I saw the specials board after ordering what I had driven 4 hours for and was on my list to eat during the weekend; An espresso Oreo sugar cone with chocolate sprinkles. Fortunately though, as I slurped down my cone down like a 4 year old, the friendly gal behind the counter gave me a sample of the Nutella gelato too- just put me over the edge of sugary bliss
Bev herself came out from the back and started chatting with my friend and I. She’s probably 65 years old and I have seen her in her little ice cream shop working 90% of the time I go. I think that is pretty cool. Who says treats don’t keep you young? I guess ice cream makes everyone smile and that must make people want to keep working. Between the friendly chatter, the funky colors on the walls and overall vibe in this de-lish spot, I say the whole experience is 100% edible. If you haven’t been- do yourself a favor and go get your slurp on!
Espresso, Oreo’s and Nutella. Can you say heaven? The world could be falling apart around me and I’d be standing in the middle of it all just licking my lips. YUM. 
Dear Bev’s,
Won’t you start an ice cream of the month club? I’ll be your 1st subscriber.
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September 30, 2009 In Uncategorized

Paxton Is Cool

My friend Matt was on TV Monday night for the second time this month. A show called Hoarders on A&E. His company Clutter Cleaner does a lot of cleaning up and organizational stuff I could babble on about, but to black and white it, he and his crew do serious dirty work that helps people live better and healthier lives. It’s amazing. They do the sh*t (literally lots of times)- that no one else would ever want to do. Lets talk about gettin’ down and dirty….sheesh. Matt has busted his butt more than anyone else I have ever known. He’s grown his company, blood, sweat and tears like a true entrepreneur. He has an audacity and drive that I admire immensely. I can’t say I have never been this proud of a friend or family member for their great accomplishments before, because I have, but for whatever reason, seeing Matt on TV this month thrilled me like I can’t explain. Perhaps it’s the exact understanding of trucking on with what you want out of life and doing things you believe in that he practices and we share. Maybe it’s because of all the support and advice he has given or the fact that he has the heart of the kind of person everyone should be lucky enough to know. Probably all three. I wanted to give a far more than well-deserved shout out here.

So absolutely happy for you Paxton. I’m proud and stoked and thrilled and jazzed and elated for you and all that is coming your way. You totally deserve it.
“Don’t ever forget how much of a badass you are.”
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September 29, 2009 In Uncategorized

In Serendipitous Timing…

….to my post yesterday, I just clicked over and read this post by chance on my friend Erin’s blog. Just reading her post and going away this past weekend alone to take space and just think has convinced me I’ve made the right decision to change some things in my life having to do with balance. Space from technology, work overload, constant connection, etc. Thanks for reminding me of the good stuff Erin. 

I’m off to be fat and happy and have lunch on a patio and work the afternoon there in the sun…
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September 29, 2009 In Uncategorized

Fat And Happy

You know those lemonade and iced tea commercials where the cute older gents are sitting on a porch just a rockin’ in their chairs talking to a pal or two or their grandkids? Or in real life do you ever walk or drive by those houses where some peaceful looking elderly lady is just sitting on her porch and just watching? I have thought a lot about these folks this year and have had some great conversation with a few too. These people have “been some places-done some things.” They’ve been through things like wars. They’ve seen the world change before their eyes 10 times over. They’ve experienced love and loss, joy and pain, birth and death- all of it. Stuff that most of us could not imagine and they are wise.

Wisdom:
Something you just can’t get/don’t have (no matter how hard you try) until you just live lots of time and experiences. 
In thinking about all the good and bad insanity and chaos of life and how to become wise, I’ve thought about how many times we say things to ourselves like; “This is the worst thing I can possibly imagine. How the hell am I going to do/get through this?” or “This is the most incredible thing ever! I can’t imagine anything ever being better!”-then the bad somehow always works out just fine and the good somehow gets even better. If we can manage to find ways to practice grace and patience in all of the years of madness, choose to have a positive mindset during all the hard growth, take everything as a lesson and never stop dusting off and trying again, thats what makes us wise and leads to perfection.
Perfection:  
Perfection to me is being fat and happy. “Fat and happy” is the place where when you’re up in years sitting on a porch with a belly, a cigar, a lemonade, some scotch-whatever your flavor, rocking in your chair watching the world go by or relaxing on a couch for hours with someone you love sharing time and just not giving a damn about anything else but that time. No thoughts about things called Blackberry’s, laptops, meetings or Facebook. The place where you’re too busy enjoying the moment just being in the moment to worry or think about anything else at all. You say things to us worriers and wonderers who ask you how you can just sit and relax like that without a worry; “Oh nothing could phase me at this point honey, I’ve been some places and done some things and all that matters is right here right now.”
Then you wise and perfect ones sit there, take another sip, look at us worriers and wonderers and smile- to which we smile back with a sudden sense of content, thinking; I am so looking forward to being fat and happy someday.
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