Sorry, I've Been Busy...

Since my last blog earlier this month I've...

• Flown to Atlanta, Montego Bay, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City and back to Nashville again.
• Worn a green bikini and a flower in my hair.
  
• Sipped champagne in a cabana on a beach.
• Saw the grave of Dimebag Darrell.
• Saw Eddie George in person.
  
• Smoked several Cuban cigars.
• Had a strange, drunk, married man throw his wedding ring at me.
• Ridden on a glass bottom boat.
• Played bar room shuffleboard.
• Lost my pants in Texas.
• Read two books.
• Eaten a waffle shaped like Texas.
• Visited the site where JFK was shot.
• Ordered drinks at a swim up bar.
• Purchased wine and ice cream at a convenience store and consumed them together in a hotel lobby.
• Watched a conspiracy theory video about UFOs.
• Written in the sand with my toes.
• Stayed up all night.
• Accidentally acquired some stolen silverware.
  
• Fallen asleep outdoors watching the sun set.
• Driven past a sign that read, "Goat for Sale".
• Consumed beer, vodka, whiskey, wine and rum (but not all together).
  
• Eaten Filet Mignon on a dock by the ocean.
• Eaten ribs and brisket in a tavern in rural Texas.

No wonder I'm tired.

Six Month Anniversary

Today is the official six month anniversary of my injury.

Sunday, February 10th, I was being pulled down a mountain on a stretcher in excruciating pain.

Sunday, August 10th (today), I am boarding a flight for Jamaica.

In the last six months, I've had my knee surgery and groaned through 14 weeks of physical therapy. But now, almost as if 6 months is some sort of strange benchmark date, in the last week or so I've noticed two things:

1 - I don't limp anymore when I first get out of bed (I wasn't sure if I would ever get over that).

2 - My left knee finally matches my right knee. I can see the kneecap and it looks almost the same as the other knee (if you overlook the small scars from my surgery, which are fading nicely, by the way).

It's been a rough six months (actually this whole year has been a bit bumpy) and I am ready for a little retreat.

If you need me, I'll be on one of those chairs pictured above, reading a book and sipping a Mai Tai. See you soon...

Funny Random Fact

• Brad Paisley's latest video, "Waitin' on a Woman" was filmed partially at the building where I work (the scenes where he is holding and walking with his guitar).
  
  
• I have to wonder if he has any idea that he was filming his video in a building where there is a poisonous spider infestation. I bet not.
  

It's All In Your Jeans

I was watching Good Morning America last week, and they did a segment on jeans. They compared several different brands of jeans, all at different prices, and put them on skinny women, average women and larger women. They were judging the jeans to see which brand would actually look good on all three body types.

It turned out that the winner of all the brands was a style of jeans called "The Flirt" from Old Navy (pictured above).

I wasn't sure that I believed the hype, but I agreed that they did look good on all three of the different body types, so I decided to see if they looked good on my body type. After all, today was part of a tax free weekend in Tennessee and since I need to wear long pants or jeans to work until the spider infestation calms down (Lord, help me), I could use some new jeans.

I arrived at Old Navy and hunted down "The Flirt". I grabbed about 3 different sizes because, as most women know, you tend to wear a different size no matter where you shop.

When I got in the dressing room, I was truly impressed. They weren't high waisted jeans, but they weren't low rise either--they were a nice middle ground. They definitely aren't "mom jeans", but they also aren't the kind that will end up giving a free show of the color of your underwear to the person behind you if you have to bend over to pick something up. The dark color was slimming and the long, slightly flared legs also provided a flattering optical illusion.

I ended up in a size smaller than I expected which could be partially Old Navy's sizing and/or partially my working out and watching what I eat in preparation for my vacation. Either way, I was pleased. I ended up buying 3 pairs.

If you are in the market for a new pair of jeans, you might want to slip on pair of "The Flirt" jeans at an Old Navy near you and see if you agree with my denim analysis. Happy shopping!