Restaurant

So I have this part time job at a little mom & pop restaurant here in Salt Lake. I got the job to help pay for my trip to Kenya. That was AFTER Sally and I decided on the spur of the moment to go to Venice for a week...and we all know that Sally and I are required to pay a fee to get OFF the island of Burano...But what are you going to do when you have a condo in Venice for the week and all you have to buy is your plane ticket-and pay the fee to get off Burano. So to replace the money I started working 3 nights a week at this restaurant. I quit about 2 days before we left to go to Kenya.

Well, when I got back from Kenya I didn't really want to be on the schedule regularly, but I keep filing in for people. (I like to say and think it's because I'm nice, but really I can't walk away from the money. I mean really...$20 an hour on average, I choose when I work, I don't work if I don't want too and it's only a few hours at a time. I mean really, you can't beat that with a stick!)

Last night I thought I would die laughing. This little old man who comes to eat about 3 times a week (and always has the same thing) came in. He got a table with a new waitress (she's been there a couple of months). But she doesn't usually work on nights when he comes in. So when she asked him what he wanted to eat, he couldn't remember what he orders. He said it's been so long since he actually ordered he couldn't remember. Then he told her "Well, d--- it somebody back there has to know what I like!" Then the waitress found me to ask me what he wanted, I told her and then walked into the dining room. When the old man saw me he said, "Oh, good...you know what I like." It was sooo funny!!!

Elephants

My nephew was learning about elephants in school this week. He is 10 years old. For one of his assignments, he had to answer the question..."Where do elephants live?" His answer was Asia, Africa and Kenya. He insisted on listing Kenya because he has seen them on my safari. Then he proceeded to tell his teacher that she was wrong, Kenya is NOT part of Africa, because his Aunt had been there and had showed him the pictures of the elephants. So cute!!

World Record Holders

Emily Mickelson and I officially hold the world record for the most smoothies. Last night we had 7 smoothie makers lined up in the kitchen at the church and we made smoothies for 120+ people. I think that's pretty impressive.

P.S. I believe that I am also part of the team that holds the record for the most people on an inner tube, floating in a swimming pool...how many was that??? I keep thinking somewhere in the low 20's and then I think...Is that even possible? But as a true McKnight, I think we will call it 22 people. Erin - Didn't you document with pictures? I only want to see them if it proves me right that we had 22 people. ;0)

My Pet Giraffe

Tonight I was sitting here talking to my 10 year old neice Brandy. She asked me what kind of pet I liked. I told her that I don't really like any pets. She then asked what kind of animals I liked. I told her I like giraffes and elephants. She told me that maybe I could get a pet giraffe. To which statement I asked where would I put a pet giraffe...her reply was truly unique. She thought for a moment and said, "well, if you had a really tall chimney...". I thought my sister Sally and I were going to die lauging! Talk about funny.

Top Ten Reasons I Might Be Getting Old

The top ten reasons I think I might be getting old. In no particular order. I mean seriously, if you don't have kids why do you have to get old?

1. It's Friday night. I'm surfing online at 9:30 and waiting until it gets to be "late enough to go to bed." Which at this point is 10:00 p.m. or maybe 9:45 if I finish this blog by then.

2. I turned down an offer to go watch movies with friends tonight because they weren't starting until 8:30 p.m.

3. I thought the friends lived too "far" away. West Jordan. But upon further reflection I hope this is a continuation of being a "Sugarhouse Snob" NOT because I am old.

4. I've had 6 Dr. visits since January and two more in the next two weeks. (I'm hoping that since I had surgery in mid-February, this counts as "post op" and not old age.)

5. I bought TWO season tickets to the opera this year and am contemplating getting them for the symphony.

6. I'm spring cleaning my house. Which includes washing walls and the consideration of a carpet cleaner.

7. I carry a bag to church and I don't have any Sunday callings or "children or tids or titty tats". For those of you non-conversant in "baby daniel" that is "children, kids or kitty cats".

8. I have more great-neices and great-nephews that most of my friends have neices and nephews. (A total of 8 if Corinne would get a move on.)

9. I watch the news (for the weather report) more than any other tv program.

10. I have "doillies" (or some other form of linen stuff) on 2 of the 3 pieces of furniture in my living room. Not to mention the linen table cloth on the wall in the living room, the framed baby bib my grandma crocheted in my living room, the large red doillie on the in the dining room or the framed lace my grandma made in my office at work.

I've Been Tagged

Charlotte tagged me (and it made me laugh out loud). You were right Char, it IS right up my alley. In fact I read about it first on Heidi's blog and thought to my self, "Self, I hope Charlotte tags you because this could be fun." So here it goes...

This is what you do.

1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages).
2. Turn to page 123.
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog.
5. Tag 5 people.

I've been planning a trip to London this fall, so the nearest book is "Frommer's London 2008" (with fold out map).

The fifth sentence on page 123 of this book reads:

"Live out your fantasy: Choose an ancient Egyptian funeral barge or a 16th-century Venetian boudoir."

While it has nothing to do with Charlotte's non-existent cat's intestine or Heidi's mating flies, I do think it may be very appropriate for me. Plus, I really think I would enjoy staying in someone's 16th century Venetian boudoir...not so much for the funeral barge...I did have all those nightmares after we went to see "The Mummy."

For those of you with the curiosity of a cat (like me), the sentence above is describing the Blake's Hotel in South Kensington. Categorized as "VERY EXPENSIVE" by Frommers. But they do provide robes in the bathroom. I mean who wouldn't pay extra for that.

Since I think there are only 4 people who read my blog (Charlotte being one of them), I'm tagging Corinne & Erin. (Heidi, since you liked the tag so much you can consider yourself tagged and you can do it again if you want!)

P.S. Heidi if you are reading...do anything but spend a week in Gulf Shores, AL. All I have to say is it might make the infamous road trip to the Grand Canyon look like a really good time. My friend from Texas calls it the "Redneck Riviera." After visiting, I have to admit, I agree.

Technology Junkie

I don't know about any of you, but I am definitely a technology junkie. I LOVE new toys. For several months I've been wanting to upgrade my cell phone. My nephew called on Friday and wanted to know if I had an extra phone because his was broken and he wasn't eligible for an upgrade for several months. I decided that was as good of an excuse as any, so I went to the Verizon store on Saturday and got a Blackberry. Which is super cool. And red. And really pretty.

So Saturday night (keep in mind it was brand new), the phone keeps beeping ALL NIGHT LONG. Seriously about every hour or so it is beeping at me. I can't figure out why and I can't figure out how to turn it off. Eventually I realized that it beeps everytime I get a new email. Which is fine expect for the junk mail that comes apparently all of it between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. I seriously have got to figure out how to turn that alert off. Hopefully soon.