Allison

Thursday, September 23, 2010

a job well done....




A few weeks ago, the girls that I work with and I were out on an adventure to try out something quite unique, HOT DOUGS (see earlier post)... on our way back, we were driving in a neighborhood that we typically don't venture when we saw something that was almost better than an ice cream sundae.
Sitting in the back seat, I looked over and saw this woman carrying a Junior Achievement of Chicago bag (for those of you that don't know...that is where I work!). We give these away at the bowl-a-thons and I was extra excited to see this bag because I designed what is printed on the bag (hard to see on the pics- but it is a bunch of words that describe Junior Achievement).
The best part was, our cat-like reflexes allowed us to grab our camera and catch her using her bag and also busting it to catch the bus! As you can see above...we got some good action shots! I would also like to mention that earlier this year I saw this bag being used by a Streetwise (www.streetwise.org) seller to hold his magazines outside of a CVS. I could not be more proud to see this creation used in so many different ways in our local community.
Get after it JA bags, get out there and make me proud!


Monday, September 13, 2010

a Monday in the Cheese department......


Well it is Monday, today is not just any Monday...it is September 13th, my little bro's 24th bday!! Shout out to ALEX! Love ya! I was so pumped to get a little bro!!
Ok- so getting on with it.....today I busted over to the grocery store to grab some lunch items.
While admiring the cheese special (3 cheese blocks/$5) I got a compliment from a very friendly girl on my shoes (see pic to the left, yeah I love these shoes!). I politely said, thank you and went on choosing the best three cheeses I could uncover. To my surprise she kept on finding something to chit chat about. In the matter of a few moments we covered everything from how cold it is in the grocery store to how great it is to pull out some end of summer outfits...before I knew it I had a new best friend on my hands...and I hadn't even picked out my final cheese selection. I was kinda like geez....if making friends on the first day of kindergarten would have been this easy...
At this moment my friend Liz discovered me and quietly looked for an item of choice in the background. And then it happened...the red flag went up and I realized...........OH, NO...........I am getting picked up by a MARY KAY LADY!!!!!!!!!!!! CRAP.........
Don't you worry. I got out alive....and didn't give her any of my info......but I will say, it was a close call!
I guess that is what ya get for wearing cute shoes on a Monday in the cheese department......seriously!