Poo in the pool!

Yes, you read that right. There was poo in the pool at the hotel. And here's how it went down.

Jessica, Jill and I haven't seen each other all together in about two years so we all had some time off and decided to go to the Ramada Inn in Grand Rapids because they were adertising their new Castaway Bay, which was remodeled with a water park.

I left home about 2:45, and stopped in Birch Run to go through the Starbucks drivethrough because I needed coffee. Got myself a tall mocha and then had to go through and fix the lid on it, because they put the sip spot on the lid right on the seam of the cup, and that's something that through a few bad experiences that I've learned to check for. And then I really got on the road. I hate driving to Grand Rapids because there's no convienent way to get there. You have to go across 3 different expressways to get there, and it's a pretty boring drive.

So I got to Grand Rapids and when I pulled into the parking lot, Jill and Jessica were walking out of the hotel and waiting for me. And it's a good thing that Jessica had gotten there early, because there was a problem with our reservation and instead of getting two double beds, we ended up with a king sized bed and a sleeper sofa. So we hung out in the room for a while and talked and looked at the pictures that Jess took on her cruise to the Islands over Christmas.



We decided to go to the Olive Garden to eat and after that, we went back up to our room. We chilled up in our room until we digested our food and it was about 7:30 at this time and we headed down to the pool to soak in the hot tub. That's when we found out the joyous news of the night.

Someone pooped in the pool!



They were in the process of cleaning it up and we only needed to wait about 10 more minutes, but still...

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

We waited until people were back in the pool and we'd seen the hotel manager come back from testing the pool chemicals before we went and got in the hot tub. We soaked in there for a while and then went down the water slide a few times. Then I saw the pregnant chick. She had to be about 6 months pregnant and was going down the water slide. Then I saw her in the hot tub. And she was complaining that her doctor was no longer going to see her. Gee, I wonder why?

Aftere we were pooled out, we headed back up to the room and decided to head out for ice cream.



After we all showered and got changed, we headed out to Coldstone Creamery! It was my first time going there, and I have to say, it was heavenly.



Mud pie mojo was awesome. Coffee ice cream, peanut butter, oreo cookies, chocolate, and almonds. I thought that Ashby's ice cream is awesome, but this is better.

After we got our ice cream fix, we went back to the hotel and just talked, surfed the web looking for people that we worked with and went to school with. That was fun, but sad in a way too when we saw how some peoples lives have changed, and not always for the better.

It was superfun, all of us being together, but it was not long enough. Time goes by too shortly at these things. But we're planning another trip again, next time to Great Wolf Lodge. Hopefully there, no one will poo in the pool.

Girl's Weekend!

After I get out of work in the morning, I get a rarity in the hospital world. I get a three day weekend, which means that I don't have to go back to work until Monday night! Those so rarely happen. So I'm taking full advantage and catching up with friends that I haven't seen in a long time. Tomorrow night I'm heading to Grand Rapids for the night to see Jessica and Jill. I haven't seen Jess in over a year and I haven't seen Jill since graduation. I can't wait. And Sunday is the annual spring trip with Karen and Kelly to go to Great Lakes Crossing and meet Adrienne there. I'll be taking Adrienne a housewarming gift because she just bought a 3 bedroom house. I can't wait.

Cancer

The biopsy results are in. My grandma has cancer. The bone biopsy on Friday was positive. On Thursday she goes to the oncologist. That's when we find out if it's a secondary lung cancer site or if it's a new primary cancer. Hopefully it'll be a secondary site. And hopefully grandma is strong enough to undergo treatment.

Attention Please

To whomever is leaving hurtful and vindictive comments:

I don't care what you think. But you know, mama always told me that if you can't say something nice, don't say it at all.

In other words, grow up.

Sincerely,
Amanda

Tested

I'm feeling really tested right now with everything that's going on. What else can go wrong?

The results are in

Well, my grandma went to the doctor tonight and got the results from the bone scan and MRI's.

It was what I was expecting, but it doesn't make it any easier to hear.

The scans indicate cancer.

It's not for sure. We won't know until after a couple of biopsies have been done, but it most likely is.

Damn.

Inciting a riot

On Saturday my mom and I were at Target and we saw out of town hockey jerseys on people. I thought about what weekend it was and realized that the Puck of the Irish tournament was happening at the ice arena. That always brought back some interesting memories.

One of the first Puck of the Irish tournaments, there was a cotton candy sale to support the hockey association and since my dad was an officer on the board, my mom and I and my brother's best friend's mom were making cotton candy. They were short a scorekeeper for a game and since I'd scorekept games before, I volunteered.

Big mistake.

It was the worst game ever. It was penalty fest. By the third period there were constantly 2-3 people in each penalty box and it was hard to keep track of when the penaties started and expired because only two penalties can be running at once because a team can't have less than 3 men on the ice at one time.

This game was out of control. I'll always remember that finally the ref tossed someone in the box and told me "2 minutes for inciting a riot." I didn't know any better. That's what he told me the penalty was. So I wrote it on the scoresheet. By this time the column to write the penalties on was full, so I was scribbling penalties wherever I could find a spare inch on the scoresheet. I was never so glad to have a game end in my life.

The next time that I saw that ref at one of my brother's games told me that I shouldn't have written inciting a riot on the scoresheet.

Excuse me, but if you didn't want me to write it, don't tell me 2 minutes for inciting a riot.

I'll never forget that game.

Darn!

I got all excited when I heard that Poison was going to be playing one of the concerts for the River Roar in June. I was thinking that I was going to go, but darn it all!, the concert is the same night as the rehersal dinner. Dangnabbit

On being a shoe junkie

Kelly and I went to Saginaw today on a mission. Well, I was on a mission for a new shoe rack for my closet because the shelf that I was using didn't like me standing on it too well with the mountain of other junk in my closet. And as I happened to see Kelly online this morning as I was having a cup of coffee, I hit her up for a shopping trip for a new shoe rack.

Target: Bed, Bath & Beyond
Mission: Shoe Rack

They had the 25 hole shoe cubby, made out of the same cheap pressboard that the current shelf that I was using was made of for $50. I think not. Then, with a little more looking around I found it. A nice 10 shelf rack that holds 30 pairs of shoes. Ok, maybe it's not enough space for me and maybe I should have gotten two of them to hold the 60+ pairs of shoes and sandals that I have, but I figure that I can always double up on the sandals.

Our next stop was the mall. I wanted to go to Payless to see if you could order dyeable shoes yet because Liz wants us to have dyeables for the wedding to match our dresses. And they did have the new spring shoes in, and I picked out a pair that I like, just have to wait for Liz to see if that's the one that she wants us to have, but I will use my future-sister-in-law-powers-of-persuasion to get my way. It's worked so far.

But, since we were at Payless, I just had to look around and what jumped out at me, but these cool wedge sandals that you see displayed. Did I really need them? Not really, but you gotta have new summer shoes every year. Besides, I got a $2 off coupon for my next purchase, so I'll be getting my wedding shoes cheap.