Speed Kills

Yes, I know this sign is not funny; however, if you ever played basketball for Coach Pendley, you'd think it was funny. We were never quite the fastest team on the court. His favorite slogan was "Speed Kills - And We're Not Hurting Anybody" so when I saw this sign driving back across the Tennessee River, I just had to have a pic of it. Good memories! :0)

Girl's Nite!!

It's Monday and you know what that means... Girls Night!! Big Surprise - Rice Box!!! It was fabulous. Yes, I made a total pig of myself. It was delightful. Quite possibly the scariest customer service ever, but the company was great. Here we have Leah and Katie.

ON another note, I have also decided that I LOVE old people. Today, Dr. Cox called me "Champ". Haven't heard that since the black and white tv shows from the '50s. Then we saw a GOSH AWFUL outfit on an old woman... Imagine red and yellow poinsetta print pants with a white t-shirt with a big circle of the pattern on the front, banana clipped. Bless her heart. It was dreadful, but she was so happy. Then, as Sister and I took our 2 mile walk, we saw 2 old men on tri-cycles. TOO CUTE! :0)

Redecorating!!

Tomorrow begins yet another week and a half of alone time. Chef is flying off for a fabulous vaca in Rome and Pompeii. He is missing yet another of his birthdays at the Shoals. SO, in the spirit of him being gone, we have decided once more to do a little redecorating. Last year when he went to Malaysia, Miranda and I decided to take over the office and pimp it out with 2 HUGE collages of Veggie Art and 24 different pics of food and beverage associates. This year, we will surround him with his homeland. I received in the mail this weekend, one Icelandic flag and one BEAUTIFUL Icelandic picture book. The plan: Cut out and frame all of the gorgeous pics of Iceland and put them somewhere in our office. Not quite sure where yet... I just promised him I wouldn't be teetering on top of our desks, banging nails in the wall with the heel of my shoe. The engineers are going to love me this week... :0)

Josh and Debbie's Wedding!

Congrats to Josh and Debbie! Today, my friend Debbie (and outreach leader of our Small Group) got married to her favorite fella. It was a gorgeous wedding with a great soundtrack. Really. It was a mix of lots of my favorite songs. Anna Lane and Robin sounded great. Debbie's dress was absolutely beautiful. Bro Matt did the ceremony. It was the perfect day for a wedding. Fun times. :0)

Chicken Salad and Spencer

Two Pics today...
Bowz is proudly holding his chicken salad. Lost a bet. Made chicken salad. He gave it 9 stars out of 10. I thought that was pretty good considering he is a LOVER of chicken salad. Chef said all it needed was a little more mayo and salt, but it was DELISH. I was rather proud of that statement.
The other pic is where my dear boss (Bowz) silly stringed Nancy Byrd's son, Spencer. Enough said... :0)

Here we go a cookin'...

And I lost a bet to my boss. Yeah, I should know not to bet Bowz because I will lose; however, I thought this one was pretty surefire... but it wasn't, I lost and now I have to COOK. Yeah, scary. I was content to go buy some chicken salad, but he said he wanted me to actually have to work and COOK the stuff... and touch dead chicken in the process. The other pic of the day is dear Lover decked out in a Chef's coat. He came to visit me today and put on the chef's coat on my desk. How cute is he?! I told him he looked like a doctor in his white coat. Nancy Byrd is pictured beside him. She was chasing people down collecting pool towels. Now it's back to the chicken salad... :0)

A Little Sad ~ A Lot of Fun!

Tonight was a tough one. We had yet another going away party for truly one of my best Marriott friends. Jason was the first friend I made at the Hotel and next to Bowz, he's taught me just about everything that I know about the hospitality biz. I never had to worry about a guest issue or anything because this loveable goofball that could've been my brother was always there to take care of it. I refuse to get emotional becuase then I'll have to admit how much I will miss him, but tonight it was all about the fun. We had a great night with some of the best of the "Larriott" crew. In the pic with Jason is our own Nancy Byrd. The other pic is one of my newest favorites. Here, we have my Bowser, me and the fabulous Steve Miller, GM of the GORGEOUS Ross Bridge in Hoover. That's where Jason will be headed. We had such a fun time tonight with Bowz entertaining us with all his best stories. My boss is the best story teller in the world. Seriously. He could tell a story about just about anything and make you cry from laughing.

There is a lot more that I could say... just saying goodbye was a story all of its own, but I'll keep that one to myself for now. I'll miss ya, Buddy! Love You!!!