Thursday, June 29, 2006

Caramel Latte Deluxe or Diet Coke?

What qualifications would one need to work at a coffee place? Not much… You would think that if one works at a coffee place that they would know how to make a coffee drink.

I went to Rome’s today (as I do everyday at the same time) and bought a caramel latte deluxe. I see the exact same people working and usually chit-chat with them. It’s fair enough to say that they know me and they know my order. This one employee almost always screws up my order. It has happened 2-3 times (only because she usually doesn’t make the coffee, but just works at the cash). Now it’s not that hard to make a caramel latte deluxe…

To make a caramel latte deluxe:

  1. Get milk out of fridge.
  2. Get caramel flavoring from top shelf.
  3. Squirt caramel flavoring into paper cup (2 or 3 squirts).
  4. Pour milk into paper cup (about half way).
  5. Pour milk and caramel flavoring into silver heating cup thing.
  6. Put under steamer and turn on.
  7. Pour milk and flavoring until silver heating cup hot.
  8. Empty espresso press into garbage.
  9. Add 1 dose of espresso in to press and put on espresso machine.
  10. Put paper cup under spout and turn on espresso machine.
  11. When espresso done, pour warm milk/flavoring mix into paper cup with espresso.
  12. Take whip cream out of fridge.
  13. Spray whip cream around full paper cup.
  14. Put plastic lid on paper cup.

This employee tends to forget the whole coffee part, so I get back to work and take a drink of my “caramel latte deluxe” and realize that it’s just warm milk and caramel flavoring. Gross!!! I bought it so I think that I should choke it down and drink it. But then I think that within 15 – 20 minutes I’ll be falling asleep at my desk. So I decide to forgo coffee thing today and drink Diet Coke. Yes, it’s 10:30 AM and I’m drinking Diet Coke.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

15.6 LBS and Climbing

Odin had his second immunization shot yesterday. Everything went well; he seems to like the blond Assistant that works there. He kept looking at her. There were other people in the waiting room, but Odin really didn't take notice to them. I think he has a crush! :) She weighed him and he's 15.6 lbs. He has doubled his weight since his last appointment a month ago. The vet said that he'll probably double his weight again by the time he's ready for his third shot (in a month). He'll probably be about 85 lbs - 100 lbs when he's fully grown.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

First Time For Everything

Anna (Jeremy's Mom) bought Odin some cookies while out west. They are not regular cookies, but they have been dipped into white chocolate (especially made for dogs). We decided to give one to him on Sunday. He really enjoyed the white chocolate part of the cookie, but I think that the cookie part was a little bit too big for him so it took him awhile to get through it.

Jeremy and I took Odin for his very first walk last night. We walked around the block. He got really distracted while on the walk. He would run to the end of the leash, then sit and look around, we would catch up and walk past him. He then just would sit there and look around; we had to keep calling him to come. When we got to our driveway, he sat down and refused to move. I'm hoping that it was just because he didn't know what was going on.

While I was unpacking my computer yesterday, I found the toothpaste and toothbrush for Odin. (I have no idea how it got there.) So, I put some toothpaste on the toothbrush and brushed his teeth. At first, he didn't know what was going on, but then realized that the toothpaste tasted good and wanted more when I was done.

Today is Odin's second immunization shot. We'll have to wait for one more month before he can get his third immunization shot. At that point, we can take him to the park and anywhere else where dogs are. Here is a picture of Odin that I took last week. He has grown a lot since his last immunization shot. It will be interesting to see how much he weighs now.

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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Happy Father's Day Dad!

Hope you catch lots of fish while drinking Drambuie inside your fleese sleeping bag!

Love Sandra
xoxo

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Saturday, June 17, 2006

Happy Birthday to Us!

Today, Jeremy and I hosted a house-warming/birthday party for Heather, Chrissy and I. It was a lot of fun. The weather was great, the pool was lagoon blue, the food was tasty and the drinks were cold. Everyone had a fun time.

Jeremy bought me a new bike. I haven't had one since mine was stolen in 8th grade. I haven't been able to use it yet, but I'm hoping that I can ride it to work this weekend or be able to take Odin for a run while I ride.


Chrissy bought me a necklace and Heather bought me a swim float for the pool as well as a Home Depot gift certificate. My parents gave me money in which I used to enhance my DVD collection. I bought "The O.C. Season 1" as well as "Grey's Anatomy Season 1". I do have to mention that Heather finally received her Boomer Blanket from Bryan. Bryan and I have been lying and scheming since Christmas about this blanket...as well as she is also going to be going to see Keith Urban with us on July 14th.

Jeannette made me (and Heather and Chrissy) a cake. Anthony and Jeannette cut the cake in half and put jam in the middle of it. It also had white frosting with sprinkles. It was very moist and lasted through the night...we can't say the same for the cake that I bought, which melted in a matter of minutes of being out of the freezer (I'm not even kidding).

I just realized that I didn't take any pictures that day. Bryan did so I'll have to get them from him before I post any pictures. Sorry.

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Friday, June 09, 2006

Ode to Cedar Point

Written By Jeannette Dugas



Our trip will begin with a run to the Force,
The shortest way there will be the right course.







Off to the Big Red, a good one at that,
A photo of all 6 for us to laugh at.







Sunday, Sunday, Sunday & the riders scream,
If TTD is open, will it all be a dream?








Holy Fuck, Holy Fuck, Holy Fuck, as Jer would say,
Green Power Tower, Tony and Heather... "NO WAY!!"







The Wildcat took someone for quite a slide,
Which made for us a stinky ride.





Who will win now...red or blue,
Will J-Dogg's arms stay up? Will she follow through?








A Wicked Twist up to the sun,
Is sure to bring us a pile of fun.








Six inversion aboard the green beast,
Will the mighty gumwall be a great feast?







Five out of the six aboard the Falls,
The word is "wet", as Jeannet doesn't recall.







In the line at maXair a cool calm breeze,
The fried bus smell however, made us weak in the knees.





On board the Blue Streak will the rolling hills,
Our pain at the end will need some pills.









The wooden Mean Streak is sure to squeak,
The girls chests may be sore fore a week.





Then onto the Hawk, and into the sky,
Hoping its worth it, we can only try.







We'll eat at Dave's to finish our day,
When we're finished we'll waddle away.







Then home to the Breakers for some much needed rest,
With friends like this, this trip was the best!!!

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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Did You Know???

In a typical season, Cedar Point guests will eat more than 190,000 pounds of hamburger patties, 91 miles of hot dogs (if laid end-to-end) and 595 tons of french fried potatoes.
  • I just wonder if this hot dog total includes the ever so popular corn dogs? What about the amount of cheese sauce that employees can put on the 595 tons of fries?

Guests will drink more than 802,000 gallons of Pepsi products and will consume more than 29,000 gallons of hand-scooped ice cream.

  • That's a lot of liquid, I wonder how many bathrooms there are in the park?

In 1890, a water toboggan was built so guests could slide down a ramp into the lake.

The first roller coaster opened at Cedar Point in 1892. Named the Switchback Railway, this scream machine thrilled riders with its 25-foot-tall first hill and it reached the dizzying speed of ten miles an hour.

The most popular ride in 2005 was Cedar Point’s 205-foot-tall favorite, the Magnum XL-200 roller coaster. 1,888,539 riders challenged Magnum’s 5,106 feet of track.

  • Jeannette, Anthony, Heather, Bryan, Jeremy and I helped this total by riding this ride approximately 15 times each in 2 days last October!!!

About 99% of Cedar Point's employees have no idea was 12E stands for on the Disaster Transport Ride.

  • The theming of Disaster Transport was done by a design firm, not the ride manufacturer. The name of the man from the design firm who designed Disaster Transport’s theming is Eric. That’s where the “E” comes from. As it turns out, Disaster Transport was the 12th ride he designed. If you put them together...12E. The mystery is finally solved.

The Wildcat has been moved 3 times, it was first located by the Cedar Point Aquatic Stadium, then moved to the Disaster Transport location and finally moved to the present location. It wasn't disassembled, it was picked up by 3000+ employees and walked to it's locations.

The Mantis was originally called the Banshee. The name was changed because of the meaning. In the dictionary, a Banshee is a female Irish spirit who's wailing signifies a forthcoming death in the family.

On Thunder Canyon, all but 2 seats usually get soaked.

Interesting Information

The Cedars Employee Hotel (behind the Wildcat ride) will most likely be torn down to make room for a new ride!

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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Super Mario Bros.

I saw this video on the youtube.com website and it brought back memories. I think I’m going to go home after work and dig out Jeremy’s Nintendo.

Enjoy!

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Monday, June 05, 2006

Wedding Showers Bring May Flowers

Or something like that.

Yesterday was Heather’s wedding shower. About 30 people showed up and crammed into my Mom’s living and dining room. Betty Stewart attended. She was another grandmother to Heather while she grew up. It was a hot but beautiful day. The food was plentiful and amazing. There was a Taco Dip, a Broccoli & Cheese dip, 6-layer Jell-o, a pasta salad, colourful sandwiches, cheese, meat and pickle trays, and a chocolate fountain with many different types of fruit.

Heather Coutu & Betty Stewart

A “Bryan” trivia game was played. Everyone had to guess how many questions Heather would answer correctly. Out of 26 questions, Heather got 10 correct. I guessed that she would get 19 correct and of course I was wrong. It would have been higher except Bryan was wrong on a couple of things, or Heather thought he was wrong. But it also would have been higher if she was able to consult me. I knew a couple of answers that Heather didn’t know…like his favorite meal is Kraft Dinner and his favorite breakfast food is French Toast.

Heather opened her gifts that she received…but won’t be allowed to use them until after the wedding. She is to keep the gifts at my parents’ house so that she doesn’t use them until after the wedding. I bought her (but I haven’t received it yet) a guest book, a guest book signing pen, and a cake serving set (knife and server)…but the knife is kind of pointless because they have cupcakes for their “wedding cake”. Chrissy bought her a gift certificate to Ocean Waves for a pedicure and manicure for the wedding day. We of course put the bows, and ribbons on her pink Sunday School hat that she had when she was little.

The only bridesmaid (besides Chrissy and I) that was able to make it to the shower was Kristin. Megan and Shauna both wanted to be there, but couldn’t make into town.

The only thing left is the BACHORLETTE PARTY! Chrissy and I will have to start to plan that. I wonder if the Back Door will have the “Italian Stallion” to dance for Heather like he did for Megan. I’ll have to look into that. I’ll keep you posted.

My mom (pink shirt), Bryan's Mom (brown shirt) and Kathy (white shirt) put the shower together.

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"The Break-Up"

A bunch of us went to Galaxy Cinemas on Saturday to see “The Break-Up”. The movie was alright. I would suggest renting the movie instead of spending the $10 admission to see it at the theatre. I thought that most of the funnier parts were shown on the previews.

Characters:
Gary (Vince Vaughn) is a selfish, overbearing loudmouth who works with his two brothers. He likes to spend his off hours hanging out with his buddies, watching sports and playing video games.

Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) is a more sensitive young woman who works as a dealer in an art gallery. She loves ballet and likes to have elegant dinners and spend time with her friends and family.

Plot:
After Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary (Vince Vaughn) because she realizes that Gary has a lack of appreciation for her. However, they share a condo and both refuse to give it up. Taking the advice of their repsective friends and confidants (and a few total strangers), they both engage in mental warfare designed to force the other person to leave.

Notes: A complete surprise was to see Peter Billingsley (“Ralphie” from A Christmas Story) as Joey Lauren Adams’ husband. He also took part in producing the picture alongside Vince Vaughn.

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