Monica Kochelee

On my way home from work I had a flat tire.  I was glad it was on the way home from work, and not on the way TO work, as it would have made me late for work and the office has a pretty tough “tardy” policy.  (Note to self - look for a new job, these people are not very nice!)

I was very glad that I have AAA insurance for just this kind of thing, I used my cell phone to call them and they sent a truck out with a guy to change my tire.  I’m really glad my spare was good!  So tomorrow I have to take my old tire to the tire shop and see if it can be repaired, or if I will need a new one.  The guy who changed my tire seemed to think I was going to need a new one, and I suspect he’s right.  If it isn’t one thing, it’s another!  Money doesn’t seem to sit in my bank account very long!

I have a hard time finding shoes that fit me. I especially have a hard time finding cute women’s shoes that fit me. Sometimes, in order to find shoes that fit me, I have to buy men’s shoes! But those are usually sneakers and it is hard to tell the difference between women’s shoes and men’s shoes when you are buying sneakers!

There is a new brand of shoes called Blowfish Shoes that I’ve been hearing about. I was checking them out on the Internet, and they have some really cute Blowfish Women’s Shoes that I’d like to try on. According to their store locator, there is a store about a thirty minute drive from where I live that sells Blowfish shoes, so I think maybe this weekend I’ll try to go to the store and find some to try on.

I hope I don’t end up having to buy Blowfish Men’s shoes just to get some shoes to fit me!

Well, we did it!  We drove 64 miles one way to buy a pair of those crazy Z-Coil shoes!  I thought my hubby was planning to buy a pair, too, but when we got to the store and he saw how ugly they were he would not even try a pair on to see how the felt!  I really thought it was too bad, if he had at least tried on a pair and someone someday talks about those shoes he could say “oh yeah, I tried on a pair of those once!”  But he had this look of disgust on his face that would not come off. 

Well, the shoes ARE ugly, but they are comfortable.  So I bought a pair of them for myself.  I NEED a comfortable pair of shoes, I am going to be working in a job where I stand up all day long, and I’m not used to doing that.  So I want the most comfortable pair of shoes I can find!  They cost me over $200, so I sure hope they are worth it and make my feet “happy” when I’m working in them!  If they do, then they will be worth their weight in gold!

My brother sent me an email, telling me how excited he is that his office is holding a party at the Wrigley Field Rooftop Club.  They have bought each employee a Cubs rooftop ticket for the employee and one guest each.  I had never heard of the Rooftop Club, and thought it might be some thing along the line of some tall building near the sports stadium selling tickets to people that can’t actually get tickets to the sold out games or something like that.  Boy was I wrong! 

The Wrigley Field Rooftop Club is located inside the stadium, down the right field line, only 454 feet from home plate.  The Rooftop Club is a new building that just opened this past spring.  The Rooftop Club facility has three levels with over 9,000 square feet of space, sectioned off into suites, so companies can rent out different areas for private parties that they want to hold.  

It is set up with a lot of amenities including comfortable tables and chairs, wide screen televisions, and restrooms.  Food and beverages are included in the price of the ticket, and the guests get to eat and drink to their hearts content (up to the middle of the seventh inning, then the alcohol is cut off.)  Sounds like a great place to hold a corporate party!

My youngest son is staying in Philadelphia this summer, doing a college internship job.  My oldest son has never been to Philadelphia and expressed an interest in living there someday.  So last weekend I sent him off to spend the weekend with my youngest.  He took the train to Philly, which worked out wonderfully well.  If I ever send him up there again I will definitely send him by train!  He went up Friday afternoon and came home Monday afternoon.  They saw some sights, ate some good food and watched a few movies.  They both said they had a good time, and I was glad to have them spend some time alone together.