Rude Patrons

I went to a musical last night and was shocked and amazed at how rude people still are at the theater.

If you have someone going to the theater with you who does not want to be there, don't make them go. They will kick the seat in front of them (my seat) through the whole show because they won't sit still. It doesn't matter how old they are (this kid was about 17 or 18). And if your kid or someone in your group is kicking someone's chair, MAKE THEM STOP, before someone else makes them stop (and it won't be pleasant).

If you are sitting in the front row at a theater in the round, don't make fun of the show. Don't cover your face with your program when the actors are near you. It's rude to the actors and the other audience memebers that you're pulling focus and mocking them. This is to the three ladies at "Curtains" last night on the front row, north east section (yes I will name names - if I knew their names). Two of them were wearing red jackets and one was in a gray jacket. I was getting embarressed for them at how they were acting.

I know that a lot of people think it's more important to get people in the seats and sell tickets then the politeness of the audience, but why can't we have both. I do hope that if the ushers notice this behavior that they say something to the patrons. Or if the actors notice a rude patron, that they inform the stage manager or someone and they talk to the patron or remove them from the theater. No one deserves to be treated badly, especially when they have worked really hard for your enjoyment.

Stepping off of soap box now.

Average is Great!!

"I've learned that when you make average great, your dreams can become a reality."
~Suze Orman

How many times have we thought, "my life would be better if I was rich", "I would be happier if I had this job", "Things would be happier if I had/did this..." How many of you have reached that? If we look too long for these grand things to happen, we miss life and the many opportunities that we could have had. I love this quote from Suze Orman. If you appreciate and are happy for the average day to day, your life will be happy and you are more likely to make your dreams come true. Make every little mundane thing you do something that is very exciting and appreciate that you have the ability to do that thing and you will love and appreciate your life more.

Costume Contest

Since my company is merging and our policies and rules are changing, we didn't have a Halloween costume contest like we usually do. I was sad that we couldn't dress up. But I was able to help Hutch get ready for his costume contest at work. Hutch dressed up as...

Uncle Fester!!!!

Isn't he so cute!!! He shaved his head last night and I helped him with his makeup this morning. He rented the cloak from Hale Theater. Now we just wait to see if he won the contest or not.

P.S. HE WON 1st PLACE!!

Grapefruits & Arizona

In the basement of my office building there is a cafe. I occasionally stop there for breakfast, snack or lunch. Today I went down to get some ice water (of course free) and saw they had grapefuits cut in half. I haven't had a grapefruit in a long time but I do enjoy them, so I got one. I brought it to my desk, cut around each piece and put a little bit of sugar on it. I took my first bite and took a trip back in time. I always forget (until I eat one) how eating grapefruits remind me of Arizona, which is great on snowy days like today. My grandparents (dad's parents) lived in Arizona before my grandfather passed away. We would go down and visit every once in a while, usually in the winter time. My grandparents had a lot of different citrus fruit trees. I remember getting up early and watching my grandpa check his blood (he was diabetic) and we'd go outside and pick fruit while grandma made breakfast. Just simple moments that meant a lot, and I'm always reminded of it when I eat a grapefruit.

Boutique

Today I went to a boutique at my good friend Stephanie's house. She has some of the most adorable things!! I bought almost one of everything! I bought a really cute fairy costume for my niece and some hair things for two of my friends and their new babies. I also bought one of each kind of cookies that she was selling. Sooooo yummmmy!!! If you missed the boutique, I'm pretty sure Steph can hook you up. Thanks Steph for having it and inviting me. It was great to see you and Tiff!!

Monday, Monday

Hutch and I started the day off great this morning. My sweetheart accidentally locked my car keys in my car this morning. I put my purse and lunch in the passenger side of my car, and locked the door and closed it. I was walking over to the driver side of my car when Hutch asked for my house key. I threw him my car key to open the passenger side to get it out of my purse. When he got the house key, he put the car key in the ignition, locked the passenger door because I had it locked before, and closed the door. I asked for my car key back and he said it's in the ignition. I told him that he just locked my key in the car. He had thought I had already unlocked the driver side of the car. I laughed a bit because locking keys in a car is something I would do, not him. We called a locksmith to come and help us out. I think Hutch got more frustrated with the fact that it cost us $75 and took less than one minute to get the car opened, then actually locking the key inside. Today I will be going and getting a copy of my car key to keep in the house. My extra key is at my parents house. Becoming a member of AAA is sounding more and more inticing.

Pull Down!!

When you see a fire alarm box, are you tempted to pull it? You know you never will because you could get into a lot of trouble, but is there a part of you that really wants to? I have always wanted to and today I got to! I got to pull the fire alarm!!! No there wasn't an emergency, just a fire drill. I help manage many office towers downtown and today we had a fire drill in one of them. Usually I stand outside and time how long it takes for the whole building to evacuate. I asked my boss if I could pull the alarm this time and he said yes. I was very excited!! I stood in front of the alarm and wanted for them to tell me to pull it. Once they gave me the go, I pushed the button and pulled the latch down and the alarm went off in the entire building. I feel like I've fullfilled a childhood dream. :)