Hello from Winchester, VA. For those that do not know we are close to the southern border of Maryland. Tomorrow we leave here and will spend tomorrow night in Hoboken, NJ, home of Carlo’s Bakery. If my calculations are correct, we should make it to Hoboken, which is only 15 miles from Manhattan, in about 5 hours. Then bright and early Thursday morning we’ll go into NYC so I can get to my seminar on time. While I’m doing that, Evelyn will check us into The Staybridge Suites for our 6 night stay.
Last week I was informed that I was one of only10 bloggers to win a media training session with a big NYC public relations firm. Hopefully I’ll learn a lot and be prepared for the crush of interviews when I become a media darling because Bodacious Boomer has become a ginormous hit.! LOL. I’m told the value of the session is $500. I just hope I can remember some of what I’m told during the four hour session.
Tomorrow night is our first party for BlogHer. I am going to The People’s Party. The Bloggess and some of her friends are hosting it. I’ve never been to one of these before and frankly, I’m a little apprehensive. But what the Hell, how badly can I screw it up? I’m just gonna be me; and I’ve said before, I’m not an acquired taste. People either really like me or really not, pretty much from the get-go. Wish me luck!
So here’s what happened on the road today:
I wore a cotton sundress today. It’s loose everywhere but in the bust. Let’s just say my cup runneth over. When I wear it out and about to go shopping I have a white tank top I wear underneath it. However, just to ride in the car I didn’t really think about it.. After all, who’s going to see me anyway but family?
We drove over 500 miles today. I’m usually good to go in the morning-awake and alert. But after a hundred miles or so, I always get sleepy. SoI lay the seat back a little and doze. Well, I noticed while dozing today that a lot of trucks were honking at Doug. I said “You’d better be more careful.” He just smiled and said nothing. Once when he stopped to get gas he put a couple of $$’s in the top of my dress. ” Partial payment for later.” It had never crossed my mind to remove it.
A few hundred miles down the road, we stopped to get gas again. I was hopping out to go to the loo. Doug said “You’d better tie your straps up first.” Then Doug explained what all the honking had been about. He actually used a visual aid to explain. He had taken this photo when I was tilted back sleeping while he’d been getting gas earlier in the day. (I’d slept through that stop.)
Actually the driver in an 18 wheeler would’ve gotten a much better view. Fabulous.
Miles traveled- 1368
Michele,
Congratulations on winning the media training session! When you become that ginormous media darling we can all say “we knew her when…” I love the picture! You have to be careful where you sleep, girl! You will be fine at the party, like you said, be yourself!
Magnolia
Thanks for your congratulations Miss Magnolia! To really become a ginormous media darling,it will take a concerted effort by a lot of people. When we get together we can discus it!
By the way, I love the new digs!
And, OMFG! I would have killed my husband for letting that happen… as soon as I could stop the hysterical laughter over the whole ordeal. Funny shit.
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Thanks for the compliment. No one else has said a thing. I like it much better. It just a lot more like me. The other was just so sweet. Not that I’m not sweet… Oh yeah, the trucker thing was just a riot. I’m sure I fueled a few dreams that night. Of course my boobs were all they saw!