Elevator

A couple of weeks ago I got stuck in an elevator in downtown Chicago.  We all handled, what could have been panic with laughter and jokes. It was pretty funny, a deserted building but we had plenty of left over wine and cheese from the catering gig. I think we would have survived. We were rescued by the Chicago Fire department.

opening the door so someone could climb out

hilarious

proof

Running to Remember 5k {Summer Spectacular}

Like I said I am really behind.....

Although I have run before and even cheat and ran a race route the day before just to not pay this time it is official.  My company was apart of this years Running to Remember race.  I ran the 5k on a very hot morning.

 our group

 after

my first official number

HOF Ladies Night

Every year the Football Hall of Fame Hostes a ladies night, Football 101.  I have never attended but I thought it would be fun to actaully see the hall of fame inside, since I would never actually pay to go.  I would not appreciate it like other would.  So thanks to my work Graphic Enterprises, I went for free.

There were was food from Quaker Steak & Lube, and there were 3 stations.  The first station was a basic knowledge of the lingo.  What words or frazes ment that are used very often.  The second station was led by Joe DeLamielleure, who played for the browns and Joe Palmisano, who actually started Malone's football program and he is also on WHBC as a broadcaster. They led 2 teams on the artificial turf field, one defence and one offence.  There they showed us plays and explain info on defense like the deffrence between running a 3-4 or a 4-3.  The 3rd station DeLamielleure’s wife, Gerri, and WHBC’s Pam Cook told their personal stories and answered questions about life as a football players wife.  Interesting facts:

• Joe DeLamielleure was selected by the Buffalo in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft, his signing bonus was $30K, they almost fell of there chairs because back then that was amazing.
• In 2010, The St Louis Rams signed Sam Bradford in the first round to a 6 year $78 million deal that includes $50 million guaranteed. NICE!
• Joe DeLamielleure was also a team mate to O.J. Simpson. 

There were all types of women there.  Die hard Browns fans that just came to meet and get a picture with Joe DeLamielleure and then there were some people that did not even know, well anything.  It was a lot of fun and I was able to participate quite a bit, I even made the local paper, The Canton Repository, just in the pictures.

ladies from work, we were the offense

Joe Palmisano coaching the defense

Joe DeLamielleure & myself

I was freezing and he on the other hand had on shorts & a t-shirt

Back to Work

The Question: How is work and daycare going?

Well, honestly I was a little scared before I went back. I really wanted all of it to go well and it was hard leaving her with someone else that was not her mom. Troy and I went together the first day and dropped her off, it went much better then I imagined. She did not even notice I left the room, which was great, but honestly I wanted her to kick and scream and say mommy don't leave. That was not the case at all. I did well leaving the building and it was not as hard since I knew I would see her at lunch. I go to the daycare a couple days a week and feed her lunch. It is just nice to be able to go over and see her and have some time with her. It has also been a nice time to get to know the ladies that work there. That has helped a lot being able to get to know the people that are with Gracie everyday. Gracie has now been there for 2 weeks. When we walk into the room and those ladies start talking to her she just lights up and smiles. She really likes it. I look at the positives of the daycare, she gets lots of attention, they read, sing, play peek-a-boo, practice rolling over, tummy time and no distractions of needing to clean the house or running errands. It is a Christian based daycare so they read bible stories and sing a lot of Sunday school songs. I really love that they do all the things that I wish I could do in a day with her. Plus the ladies think she is so good and love all the cute outfits she wears. As, for work it is not bad. I do not mind going back to work in general but going back to Graphic has been a little interesting and trying. That really has been the hardest part is not enjoying where I am going back too.

Just a little side note.
I was talking to a friend, who has not yet had kids, about how freaked out she is to start trying. I guess I just want to say that I was very scarred to say, let’s change our whole lives right now. It freaked me out to the point it made my stomach roll over. She asked, if I knew then, what I know now would I have had them earlier. Not that I would ever give up that time I had with just Troy and I because I loved it and it was fun it just being the two of us, I would defiantly not have been scarred and I would had kids more when Troy was ready then waiting. Really, my life has changed because I care for another person but I love it and it is not as scary as people make it out to be. I just thought for those of you that the thought just makes you want to turn and run, don’t, it is wonderful. I do encourage you to first enjoy the married life before kids. And, that is a whole other thing that I could write on and now is not the time.