lisa ling

A lot has been happening in my life lately.
Visits to Arizona and then Boston all in two short weeks.
Finding out we are getting kicked out of our apartment.
Deciding that we want to buy a house.
And a dog.
Well, not really but maybe someday.

But with all that said - there is still something that has topped all the excitement of these last few weeks...and the story is about to unfold.

Paige and I had just heard Lisa Ling speak about her experiences, passions, and journalism. She told stories of heartache and injustice of women and children all over the world, to a room full of people that could have listened to her stories for weeks. She was amazing. I was inspired and moved by her honesty and compassion.

It was great. Then came the private reception with Lisa Ling. I was nervous and excited and there was a lot of build up to this moment (running to get some nuns and thinking I had lost Paige). But all worked out and a circle had formed around Lisa Ling.

When it came time for me to introduce myself to Lisa Ling (who by the way works for Oprah - with Oprah - has sat next to Oprah on her couch) and ask her a really smart, intelligent, thoughtful question - I just reached out my hand and said, "hi, i'm anne" and nervously looked away.

Oh No What Have I Done?

Then it came to Paige and she reached out her hand and Lisa Ling shook it and Paige said, "So, what's Oprah like?" It was perrrfect and I relaxed instantly. Paige was quoting Chris Rock on David Letterman.

Minutes later, Lisa Ling's car arrived and she had to go...but not before two people stalled with an awkward - the guy doesn't know how to use a fancy camera - photo for the school newspaper. Paige turns to me and says, "We can't have LISA LING leave without getting a photo for our blogs!!!!" I grab my camera out of my purse and just as the awkward photo is done I say, "Lisa, two seconds, photo, like best friends." I stretch out my left arm and tilt my head to the right as Lisa Ling practically rests her cheek on Paige, I take the photo.

WAIT? DID I JUST SAY BEST FRIENDS?!

It was perfect. And isn't this photo just perfect? Hello!!!

Here it is again, just because it is awesome.

2 years

Oh my gosh. I missed my blogs 2 year birthday! It was last Friday!!!

arizona or bust

little jaded

It's true. We have to leave our apartment and we don't want to. So last night I hung up all the pictures/frames/art that I had been wanting to. I don't care if I nailed ten new holes in our walls because they won't be our walls in 30 days. You could say I am feeling a little jaded.

Nontheless, Jake and I are both trying to be positive.

We might buy a house...all this drama has realy made us think that we might be done paying rent and having someone else decide where and how long we are going to live somewhere.

The questions is - can we get a loan, buy a house, and close the deal in 30 days?

That I will have to keep you posted on...wish us luck!

surreal

I am surrounded my palm trees, white hair round belly men, pink trim manufactured houses and 95 degree heat. It is a little surreal....

Unfortunately, I just heard the worst news.

My apartment building has been sold and the four new 20 something owners are kicking us out. Our lease is done April 30th and that is it. Done. Out. Kicked out.

I am pissed, so pissed. I am screaming on the inside and want to run away!!!!

But I am stuck behind the gates of this beautiful surreal retirement community.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

jim and kris

Flying to Arizona tomorrow night.

Jim and Kris (my paretns) are retired and they have spent the last six weeks in Arizona hiking, biking, and golfing.

I don't know if I am prepared for 90 degree heat.

Well, I guess I will be after I go shopping for some new shorts.

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Sidenote: I am comment 51 on dooce today! She is my idol.
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unbutton

You know when your pants are too tight and you just want to come home and unbutton them?

I have felt like this for awhile now and I can't seem to get out of it.

Today I tried to go out and buy some new pants and of course, nothing seemed to fit right.
I bought a sweater instead.

How I feel is not just about my pants fitting, however I have made that my mission -- my recovery mission.
If I can just find a pair of pants that feel good...then I will feel good.

I am going to find those pants.

Or just come home and unbutton.

yeah yeah

After 48 hours missing and a crazy turn of events my pink razr was eventually returned to my hands! Yeah yeah!!

pink razr

Even though I had a snow day today and didn't know it and went to work to find the door locked that was just the beginning of my snow day that would end with me loosing my beautiful pink razr.

I came home crying so Jake and I went back out to the intersection that I think it feel out of my coat pocket but the frustrating part is we don't even really know forsure if it even fell into this puddle. We brought bright yellow gloves, you know the ones you wear when you clean or wash dishes, we were both out there when the crosswalk flashed walk cause we knew we had a safe 20 seconds of bent over hands in freezing slush next to the four foot snow pile that just keeps getting bigger becasue it hasn't stopped snowing in two days.

We couldn't find it, we tired and tried but today will end as the snow day that I lost my pink razr.

our apartment