It has been a long and varied couple of days.
Sadly, I found out my aunt Regina finally passed away last night.
The news came toward the end a really busy and fun couple of days. I met with three awesome Bloggity Friends in Salt Lake and had a GREAT time that included finally going to IKEA. (Mmmm. Meatballs. MMM…) and ending up on the news. (Don’t worry it was good. You’re not going to find out I am really a man or anything.)
I will write about it all a little later, because JAMES HAS SUPER GLUED CHRISTOPHER’S FREAKING ARMPITS TOGETHER! Apparently, I now have to figure out how to unstick them without ripping off his entire epidermal layer. Yay.
SuckasuckaSUCK
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Update to the Update
The acetone worked. Christopher (And his armpits) are recovering with IKEA Sweet Oat cookie crisps and Cartoon Network. I’m still pretty much numb about my aunt. I know I’ll deal with it later, but for now I’m just going to move on and talk about happier things.
Mandi (Center), Jen (Left) and I met in Salt Lake and had a ‘Girly Slumber Party’ at a hotel. I kept calling Mandi, “Erika” all night because way back in the day when I first started reading her I got her and another fabulous blogger mixed up. It is rather embarassing. Sigh.
We ate food at restaurant called, “The Dodo”. It was a decent place to eat despite having a huge mural of Dodo’s wearing huge diamond rings covering one wall.
After dinner and searching for an hour for our lost, parked car in the gateway parking complex, we headed back to the hotel to have hours of laughing, pedicures, “Midnight Margaritas”. They were virgin of course. They’re active LDS and I think alcohol tastes like ass.
As for the news and our “Three Seconds of Fame”:
After acquiring about 3 refreshing hours of sleep, Jen (Who I only got 2 photos of on my camera. We mainly shot with Mandi’s. EEK!)went to work and Mandi and I headed up to foothill village to watch my fabulous celebrity chef friend, Bryan do a cooking segment on the news. It was awesome. The cameraman, Kevin, was hilarious and let us feel special by wearing his press credentials and suggesting “Action Shot” poses. 
He’s a camera man. He knows the value of a great pose!
Bryan being Bryan he managed to work a shot of us into the broadcast. Apparently, Mandi and I are the sort of people that infiltrate newscasts because we smell good pot roast on the street. Bryan is such a loveable dork sometimes. I heart him. You can see our 3 seconds of fame here .We’re around the two minute mark. Don’t blink. You’ll miss it.
After chatting at Starbucks with everyone, Jen met us and we went to IKEA. 
It was a really overwhelming experience. Fabulous and amazing but it is so huge and there are so many great things at such great prices that it sort of fried my brain with over stimulation. By the end of it we were totally worn out.
BUT.
Not worn out enough for Mandi and I to go clothes shopping after saying farewell to Jen. Here are some of the spoils.
Teals and blues seem to be the color of the season for both of us.
I bought both of us these fantabulous matching earrings as a gift to Mandi and she bought me a stuffed DODO bird from IKEA in homage of the restaurant we ate at. We noticed the mural with the dodo’s wearing bling in the first place when she turned to me and said, “I am not saying that you remind me of a turkey or anything, but you and the turkey on the wall are wearing the same ring”
I know I’ll see these two again. Mandi may come up to Logan before she leaves and as for Jen I FINALLY HAVE SOMEONE WHO WILL GO SEE NEIL DIAMOND WITH ME!!!! Woot.
I had a total blast.
Mwah!
Angela says:
Oh my goodness. I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt.
Good luck with Christopher. If all else fails google a solution. They know how to do everything!
I’m glad you had a good time hanging out with the fellow bloggers and I look forward to hearing about the news story.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:19 am
MaryEllen says:
I am so sorry to hear about Regina. It is a blessing for her, but hard on those left behind.
To un-glue Christophee use pure acetone. If you do not have any, then go to my house and get mine under my vanity counter in the bathroom. Do not ask why I know or how I know it works, trust me that I have it on good authority that it does.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:32 am
applesonastick says:
I told ya you’d love the meatballs! Glad you had a good time.
So sorry about your Aunt, I know this will be a big blow to your whole family.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Pink says:
you’re a star! it’ll be all too soon when we’ll be seeing you on the big screen. remember us when you’ve reached the big time!
July 19th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
little miss says:
i’m sorry you had to get the phone call while surrounded by my munchkins–but I have impecable (sp?)timing when it comes to inappropriate comments–so on that note…
(about the rest of your post)
OH HOW WONDERFUL AND ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!! now all i have to do is recap on my blog and everyone can read all about it– you even found our TWO SECONDS of FAME!! I love you!!
i had sooo much fun w/ you and Jenny!! Our night out seriously flew by like an amazing weekend away from lifesuck (your term, is it not?!)
xxoo
July 19th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Michelle says:
Wow, where to start? I’m so sorry about your aunt . . .
TOTALLY LAUGHING at super-glued armpits. Somehow I’m picturing the “she doesn’t move her arms when she walks” episode of Seinfeld.
And completely jealous of your brief fame and fun with blogging buddies. When oh when am I going to get to hold my own version of Blogher here and convince people that this is the cooler place to be rather than Chicago?
July 19th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Just Me says:
I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt. I know that having two deaths in the family so close together must be hard. I hope that your mom is handling it okay.
I had so much fun the past two days. It sucked that I had to sneak out of the hotel room so early, but work stuff… blah! I’m glad you girls had so much fun and your three seconds of fame rocked! I’m so jealous.
And LMAO that you found the ringtone, you truly are the internet guru.
July 19th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Bridge says:
Man… I really can’t say anything but… hug.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Angela says:
Glad to see you had a fantastic time. I also loved the pictures as always.
July 20th, 2007 at 8:01 am
coolbeans says:
Rosemary is the secret to roasting meat. Seriously. I love how he worked you in.
I am sorry about your aunt.
July 21st, 2007 at 7:06 pm