Part Deux

After we waited in line to "meet" Joel, Bob and I left the Palace and wandered around a bit downtown. We stayed at the Seelbach Hilton, which boasts one of the "50 best bars in the world", but did not serve food after 11:00pm. We were both a bit hungry, we had eaten at the "Maker's Mark" restaurant earlier in the evening, but it left us less than satisfied. Very marginal food, and a very weak menu.
We headed onto 4th Street which becomes "4th! Street! Live!" in the evenings. I was very much reminded of my college days. Loads of young people roaming the streets beers in hand with loud music pumping in the background. As I held my husband's hand ( a rare treat, since one hand is usually holding a kid, the other a diaper bag, etc ) we walked to TGI Friday's in search of an open bar and some sustenance. The TGIF in Louisville offered some of the oddest waitstaff in the tri-state area. Our waiter looked and acted like he had just sprung out of the joint and thought "the man" was coming to take him back. There were two loud, obnoxious, rednecks seated at the booth behind us who thought they were HILARIOUS when they flirted with the hostess every time she walked by. Oh well, I had a big ass margarita and all was well.

We ventured back to our hotel (very nice, but old and historic... neither of us would have been surprised to turn a corner and see twin ghost-girls standing at the end of the hallway) and called it a night.
The next morning we headed downstairs for coffee at the Starbucks located in the lobby of the creepy hotel. Chris Hardwick, the opener for Joel was sitting there alone playing with his new i-phone. I told him we loved the show, we chatted for a few, and then he and Bob began talking in Swahili to one another. Some i-phone, Gb, stuff that does not make sense to me. I am tech-challenged.
I shelved my shame and asked Chris if I could get a pic with him. He was a super nice guy, and very funny!
Bob and I began our search for "make Manda happy and don't want to hear her bitch all day" also known as breakfast. We finally found a Big Boy and ate a quick breakfast that I think I am still digesting two weeks later.
Then we went to the Louisville slugger museum, which I have to say, was a lot more fun than I anticipated! All in all it was a good "mini-vacation" with my husband. Don't worry, there is another post to come regarding this trip. I am still getting over the post-traumatic stress of the gas station stop in Bowling Green, but will be posting about it as soon as the flashbacks stop...

Getting Lucky in Kentucky... part 1

"I was dreamin' when I wrote this, so sue me if I go to fast"..... 10 pts for Prince reference! Any-who, Bob and I made it back from our Louisville trip safe, happy, and in my case, hungover from the two drinks I consumed Friday night. That's right two... stop laughing. (they were tequila based, does that give me cred? no?)
As you can tell from the above pictures, Bob and I met (in my case, re-met) Joel McHale. He seems like a genuine guy, very patient with all of us freaks who wait for his autograph and a picture.
I have more to write about his trip...stay tuned.....

Workin' For The Weekend

I should start by saying I have a huge t.v. crush on Joel McHale, just in case this is your first visit to diva-land. He is funny as hell, which goes a long way with me. He is tall, which is also a physical trait I am into. And, he is cute. (I could be describing my husband here, btw. He is cute, which I noticed immediately when I met him, but his sense of humor is what got me. And, he is over 6 foot, which I LOVE)
Enough about my husband, back to my boyfriend. I have been watching "The Soup" on E! for years now, and the crush on Joel has grown stronger every Friday. I even bought the movie "Open Season 2" for my "kids" (read: myself) because Joel voices the main character in the animated flick. So, yeah, I guess listening to his voice is just as good for me.
As a kid and a teen I did not develop a lot of crushes. Mostly, I would find myself crushing on the "funny" guy. I was more partial to Will Ferrell on SNL than Brad Pitt.
I have recently developed a secondary crush to Joel. His name is Chris Hardwick. Like I mentioned, I have watched "The Soup" for years, and last week watched the spin off, "Web Soup" with host Chris Hardwick. Great show, very similar format to "The Soup".

As always, I have a point, I just have to ramble before I get to it. Friday night my DH and I are traveling up to Louisville sans Divas for an overnight stay. We have tickets to see Joel McHale's show at 8:00. I went to see him in February and it was a blast. Yesterday I started Internet stalking my new boyfriend, Chris Hardwick, and found out he is going to be opening for Joel Mchale on Friday! Who-hoo. If only Robert Pattinson could come along, this could be my perfect weekend. No kids, hubby in tow, laughing our asses off at two hilarious (hot) guys! I am sure if DH was writing this he would think it was his perfect weekend if Megan Fox was coming along (slut), but she's not, so, suck it, Bob....

I am hoping to get another picture with Joel, preferably one where I don't look like I just got off a three day bender. Maybe wear a little makeup this time, etc. True, that picture was taken after driving 5 plus hours to St. Louis, shopping all day, and waiting until midnight for Joel. Still, more effort should have been made. I did replace my wedding picture with this one, after all.

I should go back and count how many times I mentioned "The Soup" or Joel and look into some compensation. I tell you, I would ROCK as his publicist!

Once, Twice, Four Times a Diva

Four generations of Divas! My grandmother, my mother, myself, and my little Diva's!

8 things!

Vikki at "2 Little Irish Boys" tagged me in her blog, so I thought I would play along!


8 Things I am Looking Forward to:

1. Going on my weekend getaway with Bob later this month.
   


2. Finishing my never-ending redecorating project by getting all the rooms painted.
   


3. Rebecca beginning pre-school in August; I know she will love it!
   


4. Traveling to Michigan for my high school reunion.
   


5. Planning our anniversary vacation.
   


6. Sarah's 2nd birthday (bittersweet!)
   


7. Taking my diva's to Kentucky for a visit.
   


8. Barb-be-que, mar-ga-ritas, and hanging out with good friends!
   

8 Things I did Yesterday:

1. Went to Target.
   


2. Laundry.


3. Watched "The Little Mermaid" with Rebecca.
   


4. Bought Rebecca her first watch.
   


5. Showered.


6. Went to Kara's for some Sangria under the stars!
   


7. Read a whole book.

8. went to bed too late.

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:

1. sew


2. read all the time


3. speak Italian
   


4. make my neighbor's move
   


5. take a girl's week and go to Hawaii
   


6. Get the sight of the 70 year old woman in the booty hugging shorts that I saw at Olive Garden today out of my head...shudder...
   


7. keep my house cleaner
   


8. convince my doctor that Vicodin works better than Xanax...
   

8 Shows I Watch:

1. How I Met Your Mother
   


2. Jon & Kate


3. The Soup
   


4. Rules of Engagement
   


5. Entourage


6. 30 Rock
   


7. Family Guy
   


8. The Office

8 Favorite Fruits

1. strawberry's


2. any kind blended in a margarita
   


3. grapes


4. watermelon


5. pineapple


6. bananas


7. kiwi


8. any kind molded into a Jolly Rancher
   

8 Places I'd Like to Travel:

1. Rome
   


2. Jerusalem (to the Holy Lands)
   


3. Paris


4. Ireland


5. Monroe, Michigan (hehe)
   


6. England
   


7. Alaska


8. Australia

8 Places I have Lived:

1. Spring Hill, Tennessee
   


2. Brentwood, Tennessee
   


3. Wyandotte, Michigan
   


4. Danville, Kentucky
   


5. Franklin, TN
   


6. Lebanon, KY
   


7. Taylor-tucky, Michigan
   


8. Windsor, Canada (very briefly)
   

I Won! I Won!

I entered a contest on "Baby on Bored's" Blog yesterday and... I won! I normally don't enter contests, because I think it is bullshit when I lose, and I don't take it very well. Could be why my husband does not want to golf or play games with me.
The contest was "guilty pleasures". I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about some of my guilty pleasures. One that I have mentioned in the past is shampooing my carpet. I love the loud hum of the carpet cleaner... I can hear nothing but the cleaner...

Dale picked Divamommy who likes to shampoo her carpet to drown out the noise of the kids.

"I love that Divamommy finds 'guilty pleasure' in cleaning. Thunderously loud, escapist cleaning. It's a sort of overachieving guilty pleasure, as opposed to just, say, just swallowing ice cream."