Natalie went to the firehouse near her school with her class while I was in Anaheim the later part of this week.
And while it’s great to know her class is learning fire safety… “stop drop and roll mama”… as soon as I told my friends of her class trip, those who know me quickly read my mind, and then asked… so why didn’t you volunteer to chaperone? (Her teacher emailed the parents saying chaperones weren’t needed, by the way. Something tells me quite a few moms would have been free to chaperone that day. C’mon you so would have.)
Little did I know, Friday night after being on one of the most interesting flights from LAX to JFK (starting with airport cameos from Timothy Busfield, Senator Chuck Schumer and Constantine Maroulis), I’d meet a fireman (he drove me home – thank you, Disney!) and I would ask him all the (STUPID) questions people think to themselves.. or maybe women think right after they watch that Sex and the City episode (which I even brought up.)
I’m embarrassed to admit sentences like So can all firemen cook?or is it a myth – er, I mean an urban legend and Are you allowed to do those calendars? actually came out of my mouth. (Although anyone who talked with me after Harrison’s surgery probably is still trying to get over the David Hasselhoff story. I certainly am!) I just can’t believe he answered all of my questions.
Catching up with a friend this morning, she reminded me I left out one more important question to ask this fireman… besides Have you ever saved a kitten from a tree?
His name!!!!!!
So we’ve nicknamed him Fireman Sam (and then later we remembered there’s a cartoon with that name but we are all too lazy to come up with a new nickname). Why? Because at 11:30 at night, I can ask everything but normal questions like his name!!
Now before you say moms can’t have crushes… I’d like to remind you that just last week, The Today Show did a segment on secret crushes being a good thing. So there. It’s more common than you think.
And it’s not like he’s going to read my blog anyway. Thankfully everyone reading this already knows, I don’t mind sharing my silliness with all of you.
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You know how some people are clearly in a better mood after they eat or after they well.. do stuff… I am clearly in a better mood after I hang out and act so silly with friends.
So you know how I decided to fly out to LA to go my friend Jess’ Suave Soiree (gotta show support right?!) well, after the party today I had some time to act like a real idiot with some other cool chicks that I only really see when they come out to New York.
And now for the part of the story where they knew would end up here.
We (my accomplices were Laine, Tracey and our new partner in crime Beth) stopped off at the world’s most famous WIG store located in Los Angeles. Home to the extensions Paris Hilton pays thousands for and shuts down the store in order to shop in peace (or by piece… hee hee) and home to the tresses Angelina Jolie is clearly wearing in her new flick about Daniel Pearl (so sad that whole story).
So I sit and watch as the other ladies get gorgeous new ‘dos which honestly I couldn’t tell where fake. And then the owner turns to me and asks what I would like to try. Yeah, because two television stations telling me my hair is too long as it is and their encouragement for me to get the newslady hairdo should definitely be ignored. I even recently cut my hair in order to make it less of an issue but somehow adding a few inches didn’t seem like a smart idea so I just watched and laughed at the new ladies who looked stunning and were all going home to spice up things with their hubbies with their new hair and our new pink lace thongs…. But that’s a whole other story my dears….
You too can get your wig on…
Wigs Today
402 S San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 358-0625
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Several years ago, my friend’s Acura (yes, I said Acura… do they even make them anymore?!) had GPS factory installed in it and I thought it was pretty cool when we had to take a trip to the mall or the diner for chocolate chip pancakes. Although it was annoying when we missed a turn and it would keep talking and talking.
But since I now prefer driving to flying anyday (no matter how many hours the trip will be)…and yes I know that’s hilarious considering I fly every week… I have become pretty good friends with my portable GPS system when I travel to places I am too lazy to print out MapQuest directions for. Now I even ask for the shortest route to my grandmother’s house. It’s so funny because I pretty much know all the routes to get to her house so I’m bored enough to start testing the GPS… Ahhh, yes, not enough going on in my life.
I really do love my Magellan RoadMate though. After having one I don’t know why anyone would not buy one to use during the summer. Especially with all the family road trips being planned …
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