Pows and Wows...

The idea for the post came from my friends (Fuller and Stone) while I was on my random road trip. I love it so much and can't get enough of it so I thought I would make it a regular topic, once a month or so. Its a great way to remind yourself whats good in life and really that the bad is not so bad after all. And its fun! So without further ado here are my first ever Pows(bad) and Wows(good) of the month of March:

WOWS:
Wow-Dawn got Married! It was a BEA-U-TIFUL day in Seattle
Wow-I got to spend some quality time with some of the best gals I know, in Seattle.
Wow-March=March Madness
Wow-I got selected as a participant on a cross country radio contest to watch the Zags play in Buffalo
Wow-I got a free trip across the country
Wow-I got to watch 5 b-ball games in person for free
Wow-I competed for cash prizes along the way
Wow-I knocked 3 more states off of my list of states visited, one unintentionally (Michigan) and the two others on purpose (Ohio and Pennsylvania)

Wow-Seeing Niagara Falls in person!
Wow-I learned I was not nervous at all and actually I LOVE being on the radio :)
Wow-I travelled with AWESOME people!
Wow-I have the most amazing husband for supporting this trip and boss for letting me take the time off

Wow-Buck the Bear=BEST.MASCOT.EVER!

Wow-I had so much support from friends, family, and complete strangers on the trip

Wow- I WON :) hahaha-actually Jordan and I are both winners, but I just like to say that.

Wow-Katie Fuller coming into town this weekend, and Mrs. Myers being back from her honeymoon safely.
Wow-Eating at the first establishment to serve Buffalo wings (Anchor Bar) and eating at the place with the best buffalo wings (Duffs)

Wow-Mini Bowling=greatest bar game. EVER!

Wow-Expanding my musical horizons thanks to Jordan, Slim and Anthony.

Wow-Getting my new Droid

Wow-Getting to say I'm a pretty big deal now and having something to actually back it up with-haha :)

POWS:

Pow-Slim ditching us on the road trip back

Pow-complete and utter sleep deprivation

Pow-getting a cold from travel and lack of sleep

Pow-Driving non-stop from Buffalo-Spokane

Pow-Not getting to see my fave gals all together in one place for a long time!

Pow-Not getting my droid till after my road trip

Pow-no vacation days this summer because of random road trip (totally worth it though!)

Pow-Buck the person!

That's pretty much all I got up to this point. As you can see my Wows far outnumber my Pows and it will be my life goal to keep it that way from now on. If you missed any of my adventure you can check out the official blog at http://www.slimsbigadventure.wordpress.com/ for pictures and videos. Hope you all are having WOW days!

A big THANK YOU...

Hey Guys, well we are getting down to the nitty gritty of this drive and I’m not sure how much longer I will be able to stay awake so I wanted to make sure I got this post out before I passed out. I really just wanted to thank EVERYONE who has been a part of this crazy/awesome adventure. Jay, Kevin, and Slim for picking my application and KXLY broadcasting group for allowing us to do something like this. It really was a once in a lifetime experience and one that I hope to never forget. I also want to thank my boss, Bob, for letting me miss this much work and basically saying I know how rare an opportunity this is so we will figure it out and allowing me to go! I am so grateful to work where I do and with the people I do for covering me while I have been gone. See you guys soon! Of course, I want to thank my hubby, Jim, for being just as excited about this chance as I was and for being supportive while I was gone. I love you!

Most importantly I want to thank all the members of the Zagoneer. Slim and Anthony for driving us all over this country. Jordan for keeping Slim distracted and entertained and for throwing the sweet beats all the way to and from Buffalo. Kat for being a great roommate and a great sport about how everything went down. The way you handled everything shows your true character (ps-dont let the haters get you down)! You ALL made this trip what it was and with other people it could have been an entirely different experience. So thank you for being such fun, outgoing, adventurous people. I will never forget this or you-and hopefully we can reunite somewhere down the road again.

And finally to all the followers of this blog-Wow!!! Thanks for all the support,comments,texts and phone calls. If we were able to keep you half as entertained as we were throughout the past 7 days I would call it a success. It’s amazing to think that so many people were listening to us and reading what we had to say so hopefully we did not disappoint! It really was a once in a lifetime experience and hard to put into words how much fun I have had; i tried my best to convey the experience here and I hope you all can tell how appreciative to everyone I really am.

Until we meet again,

T-out

Lowlights and Highlights of Day 3....

Lowlights

40 minute detour which included indiana to michigan to indiana (with time zone changes) and driving in a complete square.
60 mph speed limit
just missing Lebron in Cleavland
Highlights:

Waking up to a BEAUTIFUL Chicago skyline
Better odds in on-air competitions
FINALLY leaving Chicago!
Taking away Jordan's whitecastle virginity
Jordan figuring out "who has the hat!"
Figuring out the back seats recline after 3 days in the car
Taking a 40 minute detour thru Indiana and Michigan and Indiana
Aforementioned detour leading to Harry Buffalo Bone (where the bartenders get drunk)
A private jewelry showing for Slim at said Harry Buffalo's
Having AM1000 take us from Chicago all the way to Ohio (also John Thompson's commentary)
$19 in change with Sacacajewa gold coins from the toll booth
Paying 9 of the said coins back to the toll troll within a half hour
DJ ;azy J laying down the fresh tracks i.e Anya Marina (Google It, peeps)
Tara the gas attendant and her devil spawn children
T money drunk dialing Katie Fuller and Slim talking to her about her "friends"
Meeting a "world-renowned" sports journalist who hates the zags but somehow loves cornhole?
Sending picture texts and getting to finally talk to Theresa's husband, Jim.
Less potty breaks, more potty humor (T-bone is SO crass)
Drunk dialing T's friends and telling them they are "live on the air with Jay and Kevin"
Reading everyone's hilarious comments!
And its only midnight...more highlights, less lowlights to come!
LIFE IS GOOD TODAY

Day 3 on the Big Adventure...

Lots of Drama today as we left Kat behind in Chicago. She went out with her boyfriend last night and never showed back up at the hotel. SOOO out she goes! Oops. Check it all out on the official blog www.slimsbigadventure.wordpress.com and leave me a comment when you do!

Big Adventure...

I know I said my next post would be from Dawn's wedding BUT something exciting/crazy happened and I have to share it with you. I was picked to go on Slim's Big Adventure to the Zag's game in Buffalo, NY! Basically its going to be me, 2 or 3 other listeners and 2 employees of KXLY. We are going to be driving in a car across the country (none of which is planned) and along the way compete for cash prizes. I never in a million years thought I would have been picked but I was and my most amazing boss said I could go. Everyone keeps asking what I had to do to be selected so I thought I would share my entry with you all, and you can be the judge to see if they should have picked me. I will def take pictures and a journal along the way and hopefully will be able to update here when I can. So here is my winning entry:


Tell us about yourself:
I have been married for almost 4 yrs now. Before you ask, no we don't have any kids and no we don't know when we are going to start having kids. I was born and raised in Spokane and graduated from Mead High School.
I am the youngest of 4 kids so I am used to getting into and out of trouble with great ease.
I have a few interesting claim to fames: Evel Kinevel's daughter babysat me one time and took me and my sister to the Butte Montana rodeo.
And my most embarrassing story and claim to fame: As a kid John Stockton actually knew my name because I would ask for his autograph so much (yes he always signed). I decided since he had always been so nice to me I should do something for him so I gave him my kindergarten school picture and autographed it for him to have.

Why should we pick you for the trip:
I would be a great addition to the trip for many reasons:
*I am an avid sports fan- not to toot my own horn but if you were to put me up against any other girl (and a lot of guys) I could probably hold my own.
*I live for random adventures like this- In college my friends called them T and Me adventures because I would show up tell them to take cash, ID, and a credit card and we would just go.
*I am competitive by nature so any game we play I will want to win. My husband and I have almost gotten divorced over Catchphrase and Apples to Apples.
*I get along better with guys than girls. I don't like drama and I just like to go with the flow.
*I'm easy going and fun loving and really up for anything at least once.
*I'm a female who is not against playing the "girl card" to help the group get into or out of situations, when needed.
*I'm Female which i think can only help and enhance this road trip
**And Finally not sure if its important or not but I can def hold my own in alcohol (again put me up against any girl and some guys and I would do ok

Baby Stuff...

First let me start off by saying, NO I AM NOT PREGNANT, but tons of my friends and family are,or just had a baby or are just starting to think about having them. Because of this I thought I would share this A-MAZING website I found. It is the most adorable baby boutique, with unique clothes, gifts, bedding, art, decor and pretty much anything you could think of for little ones. I mean seriously this stuff is to die for; I'm ready to buy stuff for the child I'm not even ready to have yet! Do yourself a favor and go check it out for yourself or for someone you know, you wont regret it.

In another totally unrelated note, I just got back from Seattle for Dawn's wedding and I promise to have pics up soon! Happy Wednesday!