Ok, so I'm wondering, "Why is it so hard for me to say no to a salesman?" For example, today I was planning on running some errands and taking the kids to the park, since Tyler is working on the cabin in Heber. Around 11am this morning, my doorbell rang and it was a cute little girl asking if I wanted a free carpet cleaning. She started talking to me about my kids and where I'm from and about my neighbors who were all getting their carpets cleaned. Turns out she's from California too, San Dimas, the city of my birth. So that was a great relationship builder and for some reason, I felt that I couldn't hurt this girl's feelings and tell her no, after we had so much in common! So, next thing I know, she's coming in my house, wandering through, looking at my carpet, and finally finds a spot to clean. She said that I wouldn't have to listen to a demonstration because they had so many people on their list to get their carpets cleaned, that they wouldn't have time for that. "Great", I thought! I have been through the "Kirby" vacuum demonstration before, and it took hours, so I guess I could just sit for a few minutes through a carpet cleaning. So, do you think it really turned out like that? No, of course not! The cute little girl came back, about 20 minutes later, with another guy, and left him to give me the demo and carpet cleaning. That definitely wasn't smart of me to let some guy in my house when Tyler wasn't even home, but I thought that the girl was staying with him, since she came in with him. Wrong! Thank goodness nothing happened! Anyways, I got the whole spiel and he demonstrated every single thing that the Kirby does and asked me tons of pointless questions. It was really boring. So, 2 hours and 15 minutes later, he finally left my house with my living room carpet cleaned and me purchasing absolutely nothing. By the time he got out the door, it was really windy so I couldn't take my kids to the park, and Zoey needed her nap...so errands had to wait. What a waste! Hopefully I've learned my lesson for next time and I can "Just say no!"
Hi everyone! Well, I guess it's time for the updates...I'm sure you're all dying to hear about my NY trip!:) Well...it was SO fun! I can't believe all of the stuff that we did in such a short amount of time! When we got home, it was definitely the "we need a vacation from the vacation" scenario, but it was worth it! The day after we got there, we went to "The Late Show with David Letterman". We stood in line, waiting to get our tickets. One of the show employees asked us a couple of questions and gave us our tickets. He told us what line to go in and a girl came up to us, and about 6 other people that got put in the same line, and told us because of our "sparkling personalities and great smiles", that we got to be seated in the front row and be an "example" to all of the rest of the audience! We were SO excited! Yeah for upgraded seating! We got to sit right in front of the band and had a great view! It was awesome! Oh, after the show, we went next door to the "Hello Deli" and took a pictures with Rupert! On Friday, I got a taxi and went to the expensive stores...to windowshop of course! I was told to go to "Tiffany's" and... wow! Amazing! I was tempted to get a cute NYC charm bracelet, but when I found out it was $500, I decided otherwise! Friday evening, we walked through a small piece of central park. I can't believe how quiet and peaceful it is there, being surrounded by the city. Then we went and did a session at the Manhattan Temple. It was so neat! It really blended in with all of the other buildings around it. It's a lot smaller than other temples but it was so pretty! We were lucky to have the opportunity to go there! On Saturday, Tyler and I went to "Ground Zero." That was really intense. We looked through a hole in the fence at where the old "Twin Towers" used to be. Then we went to the Ground Zero visitors center, and saw artifacts, like the metal outer casing of an airplane window, a fireman's mangled hat and jacket, a laptop case, keys, silverware from a cafeteria, and a tattered and torn U.S. flag that was found in the rubble. It was emotional, especially after seeing the pictures of those who lost their lives, and the "missing" posters that were put up. I am so glad we got to go there and see how real it was. After Ground Zero, we got to go on a "walking tour" of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was really neat and the best part was hearing all of the history of the city and of that bridge. I can't believe how many people actually lost their lives building that bridge. On Sunday, we got to go see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was so neat to see it up close and in person. When we went to Ellis Island, I got to look up the names of some of my relatives who came in on boats. That was really a neat experience and made me want to get going on my geneology. By the way, you can look up your ancestors online at www.ellisisland.org. You can even see the manuscript and the ships that the people came in on! After Ellis Island, we went and saw a Yankees baseball game. It was fun...now I can say I've been to Yankees Stadium! On Monday, I went out and did lots of shopping! I found some great discount stores and got lots of clothes...mainly for the kids! But again, I had lots of fun...even though I was by myself since Tyler was working. It was probably better that he wasn't with me on my big shopping day, or he would have wanted to leave about 10 minutes after we got to a store!;) So we were both happy! Later that night, we went to the Bronx, to "Little Italy", and ate at a "real Italian" restaurant with some of the people that Tyler works with. Now when I say "real Italian", I'm talking about owned by the mafia, no menus, no prices, etc. They tell you what they are making that night, and they come and tell you what your total is after you are done eating. The food was really good and a cool experience. After dinner, we went and got dessert at an Italian cafe next door, and the kid that worked there looked just like "John Gotti Jr." ...his hair especially. Of course, I had to take a picture with him so you'd all believe it! (That was Tyler's suggestion by the way!;) Anyways, we ate lots of good food (not to mention cheesecake at Juniors almost every night!) and did lots of walking (so I didn't feel too guilty!) We had lots of fun and I'm so glad I got to go with Tyler! And now for the thank you's...Thank you again to our family who watched the kids! You guys are the best! And thank you to everyone who responded to my last blog entry about the places that I needed to go see! That was such a help! Enjoy the slideshow!
