I guess I should start out by saying, for those of you who are wondering, my week went great!!! I am really enjoying my new job, picking out nice clothes each day, and learning really cool stuff from the classes I transcribe for. Yea!!! Working full time is also really good for my ego. I feel much better about myself this week than I have in months.
Anyway, onto my Saturday. The whole gang just came back from the Oregon Food and Wine Festival. We only spent about 1 1/2 hours there, there really wasn't much to see. Here were the highlights of our visit:
1. Off roading through a puddle the size of a lake. I loved Jay's comment on that "if this is all I do today, it is time well spent."
2. Conned the Catholics out of a lollipop for James- I think they could tell I just didn't have a lick of interest in their preschool (no pun intended) but how can you say no to a two year old? They were oddly reluctant to hand the lollipops out.
3. I think I insulted a nun. I am not sure if she was a nun, but she was running the Mount Angel Abbey concession. I just asked if the Abbey was still running, and she looked absolutely horrified that I would even ask. Hey, I am kinda new to the area. I wasn't going to add to the insult by asking if she was a nun, she probably would have put a Catholic curse on me.
4. But the absolute best part was when we drove off without paying for parking. There was no sign that parking was three dollars. No one stopped us when we came in, they just kind of stared. As we left we saw people paying, so Jay waited until they were distracted and pulled out. Freakkin' awesome. I have to say though paying three dollars to park in a gravel lot to see a rather bland festival is just a rip off.
Overall, we were very disappointed in what was available there. This whole region of Oregon has a tremendous amount of Mom and Pop operations for cheese, dairies, wineries, orchards, etc, but really there was not much to see. I was expecting a variety of jams, maybe some buffalo meat, and an assortment of very soft cheeses. All they really had were wine samplings and SHAM-WOW. Has anybody else heard of SHAM-WOW? You aren't missing much.
If I had actually paid for tickets I would have been extremely disappointed, but Jay got some from work for free, and hey since we didn't pay for parking, it was quality family time well-spent.
7 comments:
you stole from a nun? Dang you got guts!
Correction, I insulted a nun (possibly) and strong-armed the catholics into giving me a lollipop.
Those Sham-wow people are so annoying, I would have been thoroughly disgusted at seeing them there.
I think they must purposely pick the most annoying people they can find for their commercials. I was pretty disgusted at finding them there too, but hey it's a free country.
ok maybe im stupid but what the heck is a sham wow please inlighten me .
Sarah, I bet you are not the only one who doesn't know what shamwow is. Its an 'incredible kind of towel' that is supposed to soak up huge amounts of water. There are some really really obnoxious commercials on tv for it.
First, I didn't have the remotest idea as to what a sham-wow was - so thanks for the enlightenment on this score.
Second, your encounter with the nun made me chuckle and brought back childhood memories since I went to a Catholic school throughout. You have actually inspired me to write a post on those days when I can get down to it.
Lastly, it is wonderful to hear you sounding so cheerful. Going out into the world with a regular routine and incentive to dress up daily does wonders for one's sagging spirits. Keep up the good work!
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