barcelona day 4
a view from my room
my desk
my taxi
3 comments March 9th, 2010
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barcelona day 2
This morning I learned you should not plug your $200 hair iron in while you are still half asleep. Fried. My hair will look scary all week. It’ll have to do!
This afternoon I learned they don’t have american sized 3 hole punch paper here and that I should have shipped 2 cases. Oops. The PA is manually punching ream after ream of A4. It’ll have to do :\
This evening I learned not to stay out an extra hour after working a 15hr day. Tired. Only getting 4 hrs sleep tonight. It’ll have to do?
Add comment March 7th, 2010
barcelona so far
Its nice and cool here but not too cold and there are palm trees.
The coffee is good.
Everything smells like the ocean.
I missed posting yesterday which is too bad but know what else I missed? Sleeping. I have been up for 25 hours. Booooooooo!
Add comment March 6th, 2010
today tomorrow
Today in Las Vegas:
Coffee with fruit and croissant
Meetings with producer of my next show
Client call
Another meeting
Coffee
Change from jeans into work clothes
Show prep
Update paperwork
Lunch
Emails
Phone calls
Closing General Session
Pack production office
Goodbyes
Dinner
Check out
Taxi
Airport
Delayed
Tomorrow in Brooklyn:
Airport
Taxi
Home
Smiles
Breakfast
Bye Matthew
Baby food swap
See friends
Lunch
Walk
Play
Snuggle
Bottle
Crib
Dinner
Relax
Pass out.
1 comment February 12th, 2010
away we go
Every single time we fly we have to change the tickets because Matthew’s work schedule changes. I really wish I was kidding but it has happened more times than not. We usually end up booking really late to try and avoid the drams but this time we planned ahead. Go us! Since Matthew often works a New Years Eve show we decided to go early and come home early for Christmas this year just in case, because it has bitten us in the ass before. We were all set with tickets for weeks and now he’s booked work that overlaps with our trip. Its a great gig but COME ON! Beyond being completely irritating it can cost between $200-$500 depending on what we are doing. Not to mention my constant stream of worry since the day he found out he might be doing this job. Did he find out if the dates are confirmed? Can we even switch the tickets? Will they have any Christmas dates available? Did he find out if the dates are confirmed? Will we get bulkhead seats again? Did he find out if the dates are confirmed? Will we be able to sit together?? Will we have to fly through Seattle? Did he find out if the dates are confirmed? Can we even GO?
Just in case you need proof that worrying does pay off, we were able to change the tickets today, no problem!
Well, tiny problem….
Matthew: Hi, I’d like to change my tickets
British Airways Lady: Ok I have that date available, do you want to change the return
Matthew: Sure
BA Lady: I have that day too
Matthew: Great, lets do it
BA Lady: Ok thats $70 per person for you, the Mrs. and the infant. It comes to $210.
Matthew: Ok great! Let me get my credit card.
Me, eavesdropping: WAAAAAAAAIT! Why are they charging us for Asher? He doesn’t even have a ticket? What’s up with that?
BA Lady: Let me find out.
On hold for 15 minutes, no joke.
My Brain: What the hell? How can they do that? Why would we have to pay to change someone that doesn’t even have a ticket? What should we do? Who should I email? Should I take the phone from Matthew and tell that lady what’s what?
Me: If they tell us we have to pay for him just say no thanks. We can always call back later and add him. I mean really!
BA Lady: No problem, there is no fee and you are all set.
My Brain: PHEWF!
Me: SEE! all that worrying came through for us again.
Mr. It’ll-be-fine: I knew all along that it was going to be fine.
See you at Christmas, Vancouver!
Add comment November 8th, 2009
on the road: the first vacation
So where have I been? Oh you know…around.
We spent the week before last in Florida visiting my parents, soaking in the sunshine, and introducing Asher to lots of friends and family.
The plane ride was great. I wasn’t really worried about it until we walked onto the plane and I realized that I have the potential to be “that mom” but thankfully Asher wasn’t “that baby” so we all had a very peaceful and uneventful journey. He spent the majority of the flight in The Lifesaver.
As in ITWILLTOTALLYSAVEYOURLIFE. This thing, this tiny piece of stretchy fabric comes eveywhere with me and it really is a life saver. He just chills out the second I put this sucker on.
While the trip on a whole was a little less vacation and a little more of a learning experience we had a great time and can’t wait to go back.
One of the highlights of the trip was hanging out with my grandparents, or as I like to refer to them:
The tannest people in America.
Seriously, look at my grandfather’s hand.
Another highlight was randomly planning this trip at the same time that Matthew’s aunt and uncle (who live outside Vancouver) would be in town. We found out the day we left and were able to meet up with them for lunch
Other than that what’d we do? Not a lot. Went to the outlet mall one day. Got our butts to dairy queen on another day.
They were in the middle of a heat wave which in Florida is H-O-T so our outside activities were limited. We took Asher into the pool one evening at 5 o’clock because that’s the only time it was below 90.
1 comment October 26th, 2009
On The Road: DC 09
2 weeks ago we headed to DC (ok a suburb in Virginia) for Michelle’s baby shower – she is due 6 weeks before me and wow, that was a wake-up call! We were in town for less than 24 hours, rolling in late Friday night and heading to the shower at 11am Saturday morning. Well I did. Matthew headed to a pancake breakfast for 1 and then to starbucks to catch up on some work.
It was really fun to see the Florida peeps who made it up for the trip.
Hailey, Danielle & Judi
Judi and my mom have been best friends for 30 years so it’s pretty much like being around family. No, its exactly like that. In fact Michelle and Danielle’s grandma tapped me during the shower and told me that I’m “much nicer now then when I was little” Thanks for keepin it real Grandma!
The shower was really lovely and fun. There were some games but they were low key. eeeeeeeverybody knows I hate games. In fact I heard it was starting so I headed into the kitchen. I was loading up my plate of food when they started the first game and Judi said “ooh Bar, its your favorite part!” My reputation obviously preceeds me. Imagine that.
The second game was actually kind of cute, they put pix on the screen of celebs when they were kids and we had to guess who it was. Now, I did NOT start off playing this game but was sitting next to Michelle helping her when she wandered off around face #4. So I started filling them in. I only got 14 out of 20, not bad but not great right… WRONG.
I won.
Seriously. This was my face accepting my prize. How is this possible that I am the reluctant winner of yet another shower game that I was guilted into playing. There is history there. At Danielle’s shower I won some weird game where you take a clothespin from someone when they cross their legs, then at my friend Christine’s shower I won the diaper raffle. Take me to a shower with you – I’m a sure thing.
Honestly, I swear Michelle smiles. We just cannot get a good pic.
See!
On the way back from the shower we decided to stop in Philly and have a cheesesteak at one of the super famous places.
Looks pretty good right??
It wasn’t so good. It was kind of dry and gross. Very disappointing. I gave it a D. Good fries though.
Add comment May 16th, 2009
On the road: Florida 09
Yay! Its finally spring! I am beyond excited for the weather to start warming up. We spent the last week in Florida just relaxing and hanging out. It was a great vacation not for all the things we did, but because we did absolutely nothing. I mean nothing. We never went to the beach, or even my mom’s pool.
Part of the reason is because it was the 3rd time I was in Florida since mid january. The first was for Adam and Carin’s wedding. Unfortunately I totally forgot my camera the day of the wedding (seriously, the preggo brain is not a joke)
I did take some at the rehearsal dinner though, here is me and (his sister) michelle in the 1 crappy pic we took.
Luckily, peeps are on facebook and since the back of our heads are in this photo I didn’t feel too bad about ripping it off.
That’s Matthew in the middle looking all adorable in his yammy.
The second was a week in Miami for work, then I rented a convertible and drove up to my parents for the weekend. The view from my room at the fountainbleau was spectacular! Too bad I never really made use of my lovely terrace.
The only real firm plan we had all week was to go to the Mets v. Marlins exhibition game. The cool thing about these games is that the stadiums are small and intimate, the not so cool thing is that they give everyone a chance so they never usually play the well known players.
On top of that it was the same week as some big baseball tournament and most of the really good players were out playing for the US team. My aunt Jane hooked us up with really great seats and we had an awesome time.
Nothing says spring like the first game of the season! (Ok even if its the off-season and the game means nothing. He may have had a good time but don’t engage my dad on the stupidity of these games. He thinks they are retardles)
The other higlight of our trip was the day we drove around and explored with my dad. We started of on the search for good (ok decent) pizza and found Downtown Pizza: the best pizza we’ve had outside of ny! Best part, they had a lunch special $4.50 for a slice, salad and soda. Can’t beat it!
In all fairness to our lazy asses the weather turned really bad on Wednesday and pretty much rained the whole rest of our trip. According to my dad it rained about .25 inch for 2 months, then wednesday it rained 5 inches. Seriously. We spent Wednesday at the mall (baby clothes say what!) and then Thursday drove all around South Fla checking out places we have never been.
Friday we relaxed in the morning then went to see Danielle (Michelle and Adam’s sister) and her family. She has 2 adorable kids and it is so great to hang out with them. We got to chatting and she realized they no longer need their pack and play or high chair taking up precious space in their garage so they gave them to us for use at my mom’s house! I was sooooo excited since it did not even cross my mind to ask her about it. On top of that she still had a bunch of old boy clothes and let me pick a few things to take home. People are so generous I can’t even stand it! With me not working and not having a shower plus moving, every item we can borrow is really the most exciting thing. I know I keep saying it over and over but seriously, I can’t believe we don’t have to buy a pack and play for my mom’s house!
Saturday we went out with my parents and Jane for my early birthday dinner. We got to sit right by the water and have a true Florida dining experience.
Oh my poor mom and her photo taking issues. See former evidence here.
The week was really fun but I’m happy to be home. On the list this week is some work, finding a new apartment, packing, baby registry and who knows what else. Can’t wait to get started on it so we can finally relax a bit before the baby gets here!
Add comment March 26th, 2009
San Francisco 2009
Right after we got back from Ireland I went to San Francisco for 8 days on a show. The show went great and I just love being back in one of my favorite cities in the world. The weather was unseasonably warm at 75 while the weather in NYC was unseasonably cold at, oh 5 degrees so that alone was thrilling.
I have a bunch of friends to visit with in SF, a few that were on the show with me so it really was a great trip. Add on that we were done by 6 or 7 every night and were able to leave the hotel every night which is such a huge treat.
Unfortunately I forgot my camera (shock, I know!) and was really angry about it the entire time. The last night there we took the cable car to fisherman’s wharf to go to the only In-n-Out burger in San Francisco because we are all crazy In-n-out freaks and couldn’t not go. Someone snapped this mediochre photo of me on the cable car but LOOK! I was in San Francisco!
Right after this I got to go straight to the airport for my redeye home. I rarely take redeyes but since I had to fly to Florida Saturday morning I didn’t want to waste all of Friday on a plane. I took Virgin America which I loved, definitely recommend it.
Where I Stayed: Westin St. Francis Hotel
Where I Ate (In order of yumminess):
Out The Door - Vietnamese (2x)
Salt House
Tropisueno - Mexican (2x)
Boudin – Great for lunch (2x)
In-n-Out Burger
Farmer Browns – meh
Add comment January 25th, 2009