Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Intermission with Cori and Jason
Check out our Row 8 Seats at the American Idol Concert! So much fun!!!
American Idol Tour: Glendale, AZ
Are you ready to hear about the biggest surprise I've ever had in my life? Here goes!
Back in May, I went on this date with a guy named Jason. I met him at speed-dating back in September 2007. He finally asked me out for our first date May 10, 2008. Anyway, on this date, I told him a little about my interests. One of them, at the time, was American Idol. We went to the Pita Jungle and enjoyed some yummy gelato. Then he took me back to my place after lunch. I had him listen to some of my favorite David Cook (a contestant on AI) songs. Jason wanted him to win AI, and I wanted him to win too, but I wasn't quite certain if he would. Anyway, that date was great. I really didn't want it to end. I had so much fun with him. Then he asked me to go with him to the Cure concert (by the way, I will post the pics sometime soon). As time passed by, America voted and we all found out that David Cook won the AI competition! A great surprise...but not the surprise that I was still yet to have!
My co-workers and I always talk about American Idol. We all discussed that we should go see the tour this year together, since they were going to stop in Phoenix. It would be so fun! It just so happened that I had a friend who was going to purchase tickets, so I told her to get some for us. Yeah, we were going to the American Idol Tour!
Sad news. My friend didn't get the tickets. I was so sad. I told my co-workers, and they said we should still check them out to see if there were any good tickets left. We looked, and everything was so far away from the stage or too expensive. We talked ourselves out of going.
A month or so goes by, and then Jason invites me to go with him to a work party the evening of July 1, 2008...which just so happened to be the night AI would be in town. I agreed to go with him, since I wasn't going to go to the concert anyway. He told me I would get to meet his co-worker who looks like Homer Simpson. I was excited to take a picture with him and show my co-workers.
A few more weeks go by, and my friend who originally was going to buy tickets to the concert told me she could get tickets to it, but it would only be available in pairs of seats. I told her I would be really interested in going, but I made prior commitments, so I'd have to think about it. I talked to Jason about it, and he told me to do whatever I'd like to do. I could tell he didn't really want me to go with her, so I told him I would continue to go to his work party. I told my friend I couldn't go.
As the days got closer to the work party, I started to ask more questions about it. Jason told me it would be a BBQ for the holiday. They chose to have it that day because a lot of them would be out of town or have other plans, so that's why it was on a Tuesday night. I also found out that it was going to be at some park in Phoenix, near his work. I was kind of nervous as the time was drawing closer because the weather was getting hotter, and I didn't know how much I would enjoy this party. I was worried I was going to be a sweaty pulp. Anyway...July 1st came.
I was pretty tired after work, but I got off early and hurried home to get ready. I had to look cute, right? I even did my toenails. Jason came to pick me up, and was totally prepared to get me relaxed so I would sleep on the drive to the party. He asked me to get my pillow, and his truck was playing relaxing music. But, I chose not to bring my pillow, and I stayed awake the whole drive. As we were getting closer to Phoenix, and then passing Phoenix, I was beginning to wonder where this park was that he was taking me. I was so hungry, and my stomach was excited to eat soon. Then Jason told me we were going to a park near his "Corporate Building." In my head, I was questioning it because he never told me about this "Corporate Building." But, I didn't question him out loud. Then we were starting to drive into the Glendale city limits. I told him I was right, we were going to Glendale. Then he started driving near the Jobing.com arena and, man, there was something going on there...tons of people! We passed this one spot where I saw a limo, and I said that there must be a prom going on because there are lots of kids and limos. Jason just agreed with me. I told him that there were all kinds of shops around this area. Jason acted like he didn't know about the stores, so he decided to take a detour and check them out. I was wondering why he was doing that because we were already late for the work party by like 30 minutes, and I was getting really hungry. Then I noticed that he passed by the stores and parked in a parking spot. What was he doing? I was so confused. Jason said something like, "You're going to have to wait to meet my co-workers because we're not going to the work party." What? What are you talking about? I'm so confused. Then he told me it was true, for real...we weren't going to the picnic BBQ. Then he asked, "What's going on tonight?" He had to ask me twice before I started to say, "American Idol Concert."
He said, "You're right, we're going to the Amercian Idol Concert!!"
Now that's the biggest surprise of my life!!!
My response: What!!!???? No!!! What??!! I don't believe it! Are you being for real? I don't believe it!!
I think I was pretty much in shock for the whole night. But that wasn't all...
Jason had ear plugs ready for me, and warned me that our seats wouldn't be as good as they were at the Cure concert. I was totally fine with that. Just being at the concert was unreal to me.
I asked Jason what we were going to do about dinner, since I was really hungry. He said we'd just grab something inside. I ended up getting the best tasting turkey sandwich...it was so good! Jason had a hot dog. I guess it wasn't so good. Then we headed to our seats. I was prepared to sit in some pretty bad seats, and I was okay with it. We walked toward a far away section in the arena, and I assumed we were going to sit somewhere around there. But, then before I knew it, he was going down the steps and down some more...WHAT!!! What was he doing? Where was he going? No...what!? He kept going down the steps....to the floor!!! What!!! What!!! What is going on?!! Then he kept walking closer and closer to the stage. I couldn't believe it!!! What is he doing?!! Then he finally paused when we got to the 8th row!!!! All I could think and say was, "I don't believe it....I don't believe it." You're right! He surprised me with not only tickets to the concert, but tickets I couldn't even imagine getting!!! We were totally sitting in the 8th row on the floor of the 2008 American Idol Concert!!!!!
I was in total shock and disbelief. I couldn't believe he totally surprised me like this, and I never even caught on at all this whole time!!! He completely surprised me! I'd have to say this was the greatest surprise I've ever had my entire life. I couldn't believe it! Pretty much the whole night I was in disbelief...but believe me...I enjoyed every moment of it! I didn't want it to end. It was definitely a night to remember...always! I'm so grateful I had my camera on me, and I'm even more grateful Jason is now forcing me to write this on my blog.
By the way, Jason had been plotting this big surprise forever. He totally created many white lies to cover up this great surprise. For example, there was not a work party, there was not a "Corporate Building," there was not a picnic, no park in Phoenix, and plus he agreed with me when I mentioned there must have been a prom or something that night. I found out too, that he wanted me to sleep on the way so he wouldn't have to explain where we were going. Can you believe all that? I don't know about him!
Back in May, I went on this date with a guy named Jason. I met him at speed-dating back in September 2007. He finally asked me out for our first date May 10, 2008. Anyway, on this date, I told him a little about my interests. One of them, at the time, was American Idol. We went to the Pita Jungle and enjoyed some yummy gelato. Then he took me back to my place after lunch. I had him listen to some of my favorite David Cook (a contestant on AI) songs. Jason wanted him to win AI, and I wanted him to win too, but I wasn't quite certain if he would. Anyway, that date was great. I really didn't want it to end. I had so much fun with him. Then he asked me to go with him to the Cure concert (by the way, I will post the pics sometime soon). As time passed by, America voted and we all found out that David Cook won the AI competition! A great surprise...but not the surprise that I was still yet to have!
My co-workers and I always talk about American Idol. We all discussed that we should go see the tour this year together, since they were going to stop in Phoenix. It would be so fun! It just so happened that I had a friend who was going to purchase tickets, so I told her to get some for us. Yeah, we were going to the American Idol Tour!
Sad news. My friend didn't get the tickets. I was so sad. I told my co-workers, and they said we should still check them out to see if there were any good tickets left. We looked, and everything was so far away from the stage or too expensive. We talked ourselves out of going.
A month or so goes by, and then Jason invites me to go with him to a work party the evening of July 1, 2008...which just so happened to be the night AI would be in town. I agreed to go with him, since I wasn't going to go to the concert anyway. He told me I would get to meet his co-worker who looks like Homer Simpson. I was excited to take a picture with him and show my co-workers.
A few more weeks go by, and my friend who originally was going to buy tickets to the concert told me she could get tickets to it, but it would only be available in pairs of seats. I told her I would be really interested in going, but I made prior commitments, so I'd have to think about it. I talked to Jason about it, and he told me to do whatever I'd like to do. I could tell he didn't really want me to go with her, so I told him I would continue to go to his work party. I told my friend I couldn't go.
As the days got closer to the work party, I started to ask more questions about it. Jason told me it would be a BBQ for the holiday. They chose to have it that day because a lot of them would be out of town or have other plans, so that's why it was on a Tuesday night. I also found out that it was going to be at some park in Phoenix, near his work. I was kind of nervous as the time was drawing closer because the weather was getting hotter, and I didn't know how much I would enjoy this party. I was worried I was going to be a sweaty pulp. Anyway...July 1st came.
I was pretty tired after work, but I got off early and hurried home to get ready. I had to look cute, right? I even did my toenails. Jason came to pick me up, and was totally prepared to get me relaxed so I would sleep on the drive to the party. He asked me to get my pillow, and his truck was playing relaxing music. But, I chose not to bring my pillow, and I stayed awake the whole drive. As we were getting closer to Phoenix, and then passing Phoenix, I was beginning to wonder where this park was that he was taking me. I was so hungry, and my stomach was excited to eat soon. Then Jason told me we were going to a park near his "Corporate Building." In my head, I was questioning it because he never told me about this "Corporate Building." But, I didn't question him out loud. Then we were starting to drive into the Glendale city limits. I told him I was right, we were going to Glendale. Then he started driving near the Jobing.com arena and, man, there was something going on there...tons of people! We passed this one spot where I saw a limo, and I said that there must be a prom going on because there are lots of kids and limos. Jason just agreed with me. I told him that there were all kinds of shops around this area. Jason acted like he didn't know about the stores, so he decided to take a detour and check them out. I was wondering why he was doing that because we were already late for the work party by like 30 minutes, and I was getting really hungry. Then I noticed that he passed by the stores and parked in a parking spot. What was he doing? I was so confused. Jason said something like, "You're going to have to wait to meet my co-workers because we're not going to the work party." What? What are you talking about? I'm so confused. Then he told me it was true, for real...we weren't going to the picnic BBQ. Then he asked, "What's going on tonight?" He had to ask me twice before I started to say, "American Idol Concert."
He said, "You're right, we're going to the Amercian Idol Concert!!"
Now that's the biggest surprise of my life!!!
My response: What!!!???? No!!! What??!! I don't believe it! Are you being for real? I don't believe it!!
I think I was pretty much in shock for the whole night. But that wasn't all...
Jason had ear plugs ready for me, and warned me that our seats wouldn't be as good as they were at the Cure concert. I was totally fine with that. Just being at the concert was unreal to me.
I asked Jason what we were going to do about dinner, since I was really hungry. He said we'd just grab something inside. I ended up getting the best tasting turkey sandwich...it was so good! Jason had a hot dog. I guess it wasn't so good. Then we headed to our seats. I was prepared to sit in some pretty bad seats, and I was okay with it. We walked toward a far away section in the arena, and I assumed we were going to sit somewhere around there. But, then before I knew it, he was going down the steps and down some more...WHAT!!! What was he doing? Where was he going? No...what!? He kept going down the steps....to the floor!!! What!!! What!!! What is going on?!! Then he kept walking closer and closer to the stage. I couldn't believe it!!! What is he doing?!! Then he finally paused when we got to the 8th row!!!! All I could think and say was, "I don't believe it....I don't believe it." You're right! He surprised me with not only tickets to the concert, but tickets I couldn't even imagine getting!!! We were totally sitting in the 8th row on the floor of the 2008 American Idol Concert!!!!!
I was in total shock and disbelief. I couldn't believe he totally surprised me like this, and I never even caught on at all this whole time!!! He completely surprised me! I'd have to say this was the greatest surprise I've ever had my entire life. I couldn't believe it! Pretty much the whole night I was in disbelief...but believe me...I enjoyed every moment of it! I didn't want it to end. It was definitely a night to remember...always! I'm so grateful I had my camera on me, and I'm even more grateful Jason is now forcing me to write this on my blog.
By the way, Jason had been plotting this big surprise forever. He totally created many white lies to cover up this great surprise. For example, there was not a work party, there was not a "Corporate Building," there was not a picnic, no park in Phoenix, and plus he agreed with me when I mentioned there must have been a prom or something that night. I found out too, that he wanted me to sleep on the way so he wouldn't have to explain where we were going. Can you believe all that? I don't know about him!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
"Hard Core Henry" at U.S. Air Guitar Championships
Dianne and I were at work trying to figure out what would be fun to do for the weekend. I checked out the website azcentral.com, and the air guitar championships was one of the highlighted options. I couldn't believe it, so I clicked on the icon to check it out...and it really was real. I felt prompted to tell Jason about it, and before you know it...we were there! It was out of this world crazy fun! I've never seen anything like it! It was at a small venue. There weren't too many people there, but there were a handful of contestants and 3 judges. I felt like we were at American Idol because the judges were giving helpful and interesting advice. The contestants were mainly judged by their "airness" and "technicality." I still am not sure what "airness" means, but that is something quite important in this field. The video above is of our AZ representative (he won the contest here). He was awesome! He seriously made me want to do air guitar right with him! So fun! (Some advice for those of you who want to attend these competitions in the future, I wouldn't recommend bringing children or anyone who gets offended easily...the language wasn't very clean.)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Paul's Wedding Dinner
On Wednesday, May 28, 2008, Paul and Lindsey had a dinner for all their close friends and family the day before their wedding. It was at the Blue Iguana. This is where the two of them had their first date. Paul and I got our last picture taken together as single people.
This second photo is of all of Paul's "Best Men."
In the back row are Paul, Lindsey, and Ben Matz.
From left to right in front are Lauren (Logan's wife), Logan Clark, me, and Marcello Surjopolos.
Do you recognize all of Paul's family? You can find his dad, Amy, Rachel, Katie, and Mattias (sp?) around one table and Heather and her husband, Chris, and few others...along with Corey and his wife.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day Weekend
For Memorial Day weekend, I decided to visit Meema and Grandpa in St. George, Utah.I flew to Las Vegas and took the shuttle to St. George. I couldn't have made it if it wasn't for Nica and her brother. (I was totally lost at the airport trying to find the shuttle.) The shuttle was almost completely full, and I was entertained the whole way just by the passengers within the van. I sat snuggly next to some cute ladies who had kids my age, and chatted with the man in the front passenger seat. This man was a stylist from Austin who visits St. George a few weeks out of the year to make his income, and then he performs in Austin with his guitar. He also had kids my age, and really believed he looked like he was in his twenties. (He clearly wasn't, but his personality was youthful I suppose!) Meema and Grandpa picked me up at a hotel late Saturday night.
The next day I got to spend the whole day with them listening to stories about their past. It was fun to get to know them better and find out more information than even what my mom or aunt knew about them. Next time I'll record it all!
While I was visiting, Aunt Carol happened to be vacationing with mom. They chose to come down the same weekend, so I was able to see practically the whole family! I met Fritzy for the first time. She has the most perfect hair and is the most perfect poodle. She's gorgeous! She was hesitant at first to get to know me, but then she finally warmed up to me. It was so fun to be around a little dog again!
On Monday, Mom chose to take me down to Las Vegas to catch the airplane back to Phoenix. We actually all went together as a big happy family...even Fritzy came! The only embarrassing thing that happened during the roadtrip was what Meema did to me. She forced me to eat a ton of broccoli before leaving St. George. I couldn't stop burping the whole trip. I felt so bad because it wasn't a good smell. Grandpa said he didn't mind, though, because he likes broccoli! It was so funny because mom seriously thought it was Fritzy.
After mom dropped me off at the airport hours before my plane was to leave, the rest of the family went gambling all night. I swear by the time I got home, they barely got home. They were distracted by all the shiny lights and inticing sounds of the casinos. Actually, they really didn't lose much, but sure did have some crazy fun together!
I had an interesting time at the airport. An extremely drunk girl sat next to me and told me I was boring because I was doing crossword puzzles while waiting for my flight. Then she wanted to talk for awhile and get me to go the bar with her. She had missed her earlier flight because she was out drinking. I told her I'm staying put, and she left and found some other friends to talk with. One thing's for sure, a flight out of LV is not quite like one out of SLC!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday Lunch
It's our new tradition...thanks to Patrick! Fridays we go OUT to lunch. We've decided to start trying new places to eat, other than the hospital cafeteria. It's been lots of fun! On this occasion, we went to a Mexican restaurant. I can't remember the name right now, but it's in Phoenix attached to a market. It has the coolest setting! Perfect picture moment! It was pouring rain, though, when we actually decided to take a picture! 
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
PCH Clinical Research Coordinators
On April 30, 2008, the research team took Stacey out for a farewell lunch. We went to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. (Unfortunately, I was still sick...so I just ate mashed potatoes. They were really good, though.) She was leaving PCH and moving on to Good Sam's. We took this picture and framed it to give Stacey as a gift.
From left to right: Wendy (Research Nurse), Patrick (Hemophilia CRC), Terri (CRC Supervisor),
Stacey (Former ED CRC), Nica (Phase I CRC), Dianne (Oncology CRC), and me (Oncology CRC).
From left to right: Wendy (Research Nurse), Patrick (Hemophilia CRC), Terri (CRC Supervisor),
Stacey (Former ED CRC), Nica (Phase I CRC), Dianne (Oncology CRC), and me (Oncology CRC).
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Fiesta 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008, was the Stake's Fiesta Night. It was a guy ask girl date, so I invited Brady to come with me! Actually, Brady was planning to come up to Phoenix that day, so I just made him stay later and be my date. We had a Mexican meal (This was actually my first real meal after being sick for a couple of weeks. I went though an awful time of having a sinus infection, ear infection, and gut infection. I was unable to keep anything inside me. Gatorade and crackers were my only diet.) that I actually was able to eat and keep in me throughout the evening! There was also a mariachi band for our entertainment.
Brady and I seriously had a great time together. He's so fun to be around. We were laughing all night! We shared our great evening with my friends: Cassie, Dan, Jeanette, and Brian.
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