I met Amanda and Colin at the National Zoo on Saturday. Getting to see all the Pandas was so exciting! There's a possiblility that Mei Xiang that might be pregnant and we'll find out in the next few days. I really hope it's not a false pregnancy. It would be so disappointing.

I always find the zoo to be so much fun. I could've spent my whole day watching the gorillas and tamarins. So entertaining!

Truly Amazing. Things like this don't happen by coincidence

A sign from above.
A natural tribute to a wonderful, amazing man.
A force of nature.
returned back to God a little early that we would've liked.
Sail on Tim.

Melli is single again.

I'm ok with it.

I had been suspicious for a while and my instincts were confirmed. Unfortunately for him, this is a small town, and people know each other. Last week I discovered that I know Jason's daughter's teacher through my coworker. My coworker ran into this teacher over the weekend and she told her that Jason had gone out on a date with someone she knew only a few weeks ago.

I had asked him a few weeks ago if he was dating other people, and if so, that's fine, just let me know about it. He denied it.

I told him that I can't trust him and I don't know if things are going to work out.

He doesn't think he did anything wrong. He told me he went out to dinner with a 'friend', who's STILL married. Seriously - still married was his wording. Then he proceeded to say that he hasn't talked to this friend, since the dinner. Honestly, if this person was really just a friend, why would you say that?

Busted.

• In other news - I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Sunday  night and they were AMAZING!!!
• My job is going very well. More responsibilities and I've been juggling those well enough for my boss to send me a nice email telling me how well I was doing. That made me feel great!
• I went to Hundred High School graduation last Friday night to see my cousin Zach graduate. I'm so proud of him: All State Choir, graduated with honors. I wish him well at college in Illinois! On a side note - it's weird seeing people from my past that I haven't seen since I graduated 12 years ago!
  
• It was great spending time on Saturday with my sister and Marc. Maggie (my dog) and I went swimming in Cheat Lake and then we took the boat for a spin. The perfect thing to do on a scorching hot summer day!
• I can't help be giddy over my  new phone- a new LG Env2! It's awesome. It's the first time I've ever had a cool phone. I guess it pays to drop my old phone in Diet Pepsi!
• I turned 30 last weekend. I don't feel 30. I celebrated by going to the Vintage Virginia wine festival. Fun times.
• I'm loving summer! Can't wait to see Dave Matthews Band, All Good Festival, go to the beach, camping, and all other kinds of fun stuff! Yay!
  
• it's no so bad being single during the summer.

So I  just moved into a new house.  I've been there since April 6. 

The house is also for sale while I'm renting. There is an option to rent to buy, and I have have the first option to buy the place since I'm already renting and moved in.

I almost want to say I'll do it. Just so things like what just happened don't happen again.

I just got a call from some realtor, AT WORK, asking me if he could show my house at 10:30 a.m. THIS morning. He called around 9:40 a.m.--that's less than an hours notice to show my house this morning....while I'm not there.

I need to set some rules. I need to have a days notice, if possilbe, and I'd prefer the courtesy of being there when strangers are going through my house with my dog there.

My dog is a friendly dog, but she's still a liability. Am I responsible if my dog bites somebody when I'm not there?

I definitely need to call the landlord and talk to her about my concerns. 

Should I 'rent to buy' so I snuff out these people coming into my house or rely on my faith that nobody will buy it right now. I need to make sure I sign a contract and that those issues are addressed in there - the option to buy, etc.

I don't want to get screwed in this deal, so anyway.

My mood has dramatically changed I'm highly uncomforatable with the sitation. Being here, while people are looking at the house. 

Im sure Maggie will be fine, but being in a new place, under some stress of a move, it's no guarantee.

Anyway, if you have any advice, I'd appreciate it!

Today is a sad day for Pittsburgh .

It's lost a sports legend.

No, not the likes of Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jerome Bettis, Mario Lemiuex or Ben Roethlisberger, but someone who was equally, if not more influential, in the Pittsburgh sports scene.

He wasn't a big man, but he had a big voice, that was so screechy and nasaly, that it was slightly annoying. My grandma hated listening to Myron Cope, but she was in the minority. Pittsburgh Steelers fans LOVED him. He was like no other voice on the radio and I doubt his talent and character will ever be matched.

We listened to countless Pittsburgh Steelers games on the radio, and you can never forget the colorfulness and the character of one of the most inspiring radio announcers in history. The man repsonsible for the terrible towel! The TERRIBLE TOWEL! Not to mention the many commericials and appearances while watching Pittsburgh 's tv stations throughout the years.

The last time I heard him on the radio, he was late for a game - which was so uncharacteristic of him. I knew at that point that his health was failing. He retired in 2005.

Today Pittsburgh has lost a sports legend.

And like the thousands of Steelers fans out there, I'm deeply saddened to hear the news.

Here's to a Triple Yoi in heaven!

Sail on Myron. You're voice and your life will always be remembered.

  Myron Cope (Jan 23, 1929 - Feb 27, 2008)

quadruple Yoi!

I'm going home today. 

Back to Morgantown for homecoming, which I've been super excited about for the past few weeks. All of my old friends will be in town, even the ones who aren't band geeks and doing the WVU Alumni Band. Cleveland, Shana, Anne, Amanda, Ethan, Josh, Adam, Scott-the old gang, back together for the first time in a few years.  I can't tell you how excited I am to see them all. I miss my friends terribly.  We dont' get to see each other as often these days, but I still love them all.

I miss home. I'm applying for a job in Morgantown. I most likely won't get it because I'm not sure if I'm completely qualified, but I'm giving it a try anyway. It's not like I'm actively seeking another job. I have no big complaints about this one and it's good experience. The area is nice and I've made several friends here that are pretty cool.

However, when you can't really find a stable place to live that you can afford it makes it hard to settle in and get comfortable.  My  new roommate is pretty irresponsible with racking up debt and the 3rd roommate moved out a month ago, so now she's hurting and toying with the idea of selling her house already (she's only owned it for 5 months!). 

If she decides to sell the house and I have to move to the third place in a matter of months, I'm going to scream. Or just say F*** it and move back to Morgantown. 

I started crying over it last night, but I've decided it's something to not worry about right now. I'll keep doing what I'm doing, keep my eyes open for opportunities if they come up and jump off the bridge when I get to it. 

I've got more exciting things to think about - like going home to Morgantown, seeing my friends, going to the game, doing alumni band and tailgating! it's going to be a kick ass weekend!!

Let's Goooooo Mountaineers!!!! Beat Mississippi State!!

Six years ago today, on a beautiful blue-sky day , hundreds lost their lives in horrific terrorist attacks on our beloved American soil.

I just wanted to take a moment to remember those victims of that tragic day.  9/11 Will never be forgotten.

God Bless our Troops and God Bless America!

I pray that we will be kept safe from terrorist attacks in the future. God Bless.

I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did. It's hard not to laugh at the poor little goats. You'll see what i mean!

I can barely type from shaking with tears.

I have very bad news to share. My poor Calypso.

He was hit by a car yesterday and is dead.

I feel so sad right now and can't even describe it.

I had to give him away when I moved & I know they took great care of him in the past few months, but now I feel just...awful. Like it's my fault and I let him down. :(

My poor poor Calypso. :( :( :( :( Sail on cute little dog. Sail on.

It's been a while since I've posted an update, but let me assure you, much has been going on! In the past month, I've gone to the All Good Festival, Virginia Beach, moved to a new place, gone to the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, and this weekend, saw Dave Matthews Band at Nissan Pavilion.

I've realized that even though the summer is fading away quickly, I've managed to have a very good one. It's my first summer in Virginia and somehow, I've been very fortunate to make some very wonderful friends here.







Ok, I'm sorry if you actually read through this entire blog. It was rather long, but you've missed me, right??? ;)

This video is awesome!!! Just freaking awesome!

At some point, I'll try to write an actual blog and not post a video. This whole automatic posting from youtube is addicting.

Classic! I couldn't stop dancing to the Beastie Boys, for sure. Wasn't a huge fan of them before, but I have to admit, the show was VERY entertaining. Those guys can MOVE for 40-somethings. How old are these guys now? I have no clue.

It's safe to say I'm an official Matisyahu fan! The music was spiritual and inspirational and the atmosphere was nice. I'm totally digging Matisyahu!

One of my goals in life was to see the Smashing Pumpkins before I died. On Sunday, this dream was fulfilled! I was so pumped for this show! The video is a little shaky in places because a million people were crowd surfing. This is the best of all the video I took. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Apologies in advance-I'm posting several of my youtube videos from the weekend!

The sound quality isn't as good as I'd like, but this was my favorite show at All Good. Michael Franti rocks!

I survived All Good! Soooo much fun! The bands were excellent and it's safe to say I'm a new fan of Michael Franti & Spearhead. Love it!

More details to come!