I Suppose I Would Have Prefeeeerrrrrred Matt Lauer

As I plopped into my seat at my gate at the Atlanta airport yesterday morning (on my way to Providence, RI) I was relieved to not have to schlep my briefcase anymore. Then, I looked in the seat beside me and had that "Hmmmm. Don't I know you?" feeling toward the distinguished man sitting to my left.

Then. It hit me! HEY! That's Harry Smith from CBS! Cool! I was on the phone with David and he said, "Introduce yourself."

No way. I'm waaaaay too cool for THAT! ;-] I continued to remain calm.

He was actually MUCH more handsome and distinguished than he appears on the CBS Early Show. Luckily, he spent most of his time on his Blackberry, so I had plenty of time to stare and confirm that he WAS Harry Smith. He even went all old school and broke out a tiny, yellow legal pad and wrote down notes. I was very tempted to sneak a peek.

He got up and walked to get something to eat and asked us all if we would watch his briefcase and backpack. (I guess we all looked honest and trustworthy???)

He made very pleasant small talk with all of us. "Is it ALWAYS this cold in Atlanta? This is CRAZY!"

THEN. The announcement was made that his flight to Meridian, MS had been cancelled. He handled it in stride but had to stop eating his lunch. He said, "Ah man. You've GOT to be kidding me! This messes me up. BIG time. How close is Jackson to Meridian?" We all told him that it would be about an hour away.

I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why a national news anchor would be heading to charming little Meridian.

I made SURE to watch The Early Show this morning (even though I'm more of a Today Show kinda gal) and THERE he was...calmly strolling and chatting with John McCain. Wow. He didn't looked frazzled at all.

He's able to unceremoniously eat a stale, airport kiosk, ham and cheese sandwich AND re-book his own flight...oh, aaaaaaand casually interview a presidential candidate.

I guess that's why they pay him the big bucks.

I Could Eat Her With a Spoon!!!

To make you smile on a Monday morning...

I'd Be Happy to Babysit for The King's Grandkids Though

When I'm in the checkout line at the grocery store and the cashier says, "HEY! You know who you look like?!" I can usually predict a list of about five people that it will be.

One of them is Lisa Marie Presley. (Sometimes, it's Priscilla Presley but I PRAY they mean before her overly ambitious plastic surgeries. Know WHEN to say WHEN, baby!)



Anyway. Lisa Marie Presley and I are almost the EXACT same age. Her birthday is the first day of February and mine is the last day of February. Therefore, we both just turned 40.

It was announced today that she's having a baby!

For the record, I am NOT having a baby for my 40th birthday.

Just in case any of you were wondering. ;-]

How Does ONE Building Hold THAT Much Sugar?!

If you ever find yourself in Sacramento, CA (and face it, who won't?!) RUUUUUN (don't walk) to Rick's Dessert Diner.

You WON'T regret it!

It's a great, hole-in-the-wall, old style 50s dinner that literally ONLY serves desserts. They have been open since 1986 and seem to do QUITE a business.

I don't think it would be totally fair to just call it a bakery. It seems to be so much MORE than that.

David and I went last Friday night after hitting a movie. As we stood in a long line, it was overwhelming to realize that we'd eventually have to narrow down our choices. There was plenty of time to drool over the myriad of sweetness in the glass cases.

David chose a piece of chocolate peanut butter cake that was bigger than his head! (*Ahem* I love my husband dearly but we ALL know that THAT'S sayin' a lot!) I settled on a piece of apple streusel pie.

A la mode, of course!