Blog News & Foodbuzz Blogger Festival!

Storm Stories on the Weather Channel is pretty darn good. It’s crazy to see people in Florida and other southern states try to live a life in such a beautiful state(s) when there’s hurricanes and other storms. Having lived in a number of different states, I’ve really just gotten used to either sun or snow. I was born in Mississippi, my father was stationed in Washington state, so we moved to Redmond (home of Microsoft), then moved to San Francisco (he was stationed on Treasure Island), and lastly Boston. He was out to sea often when he got sent to Boston, so once we finally found a house, it was in New Hampshire, Nashua to be specific. The first time it snowed I was sooooooooooo excited. I hadn’t seen it since Redmond.

With that said, there’s a storm coming to the New England area up the coast. Hurricane Bill. My dad and I were talking about how stubborn people are sometimes. They don’t want to leave their house, etc. He said, “I’d take my valuables and head west.” Sounds like a plan to me. California! :) Have any of you ever been in a situation where you had to vacate due to a storm? I’d like to hear those stories!

I threw Maia in the car, grabbed my premade GM, and we hit the road. I packed my phone, Zune, laptop, magazines, books, pajamas, and insurance forms for work which I’ve been meaning to fill out :) Sometimes you just need to pack it all up and go home. I have the chance to relax and get some things done, including the new blog theme I’ve been wanting for some time. The one that I have now is temporary. I am keeping the same header though. It took WAYY too long to create. It’ll take a lot of time to get it the way that I want it so I’m not applying it until I have all my new blog details worked out. I get bored easily (as you can tell), so I hope I enjoy it once I complete the task.

So I have some news… my mom… Mama Hill, will be doing weekly posts called “Mama in the Kitchen”. I don’t care if she doesn’t like it, because it’s my blog and I get to make up the names around here :D She always has some of the best recipes and makes things up all over the place. I told her even if she wants to make Hamburger Helper, I don’t care. It’ll be good to have change around here and when I don’t have the energy to post, it’s better than leaving the thing blank. Plus she writes books (none are published yet) and since her laptop isn’t doing so well lately she can use the one here in their house and just post weekly. She kills me. Every time I went to ask her she jumped in and ruined my question. She just can’t be quiet. But that’s why I love my  mom, right?! Right!

I’ve also asked both of my parents to join me in San Francisco for the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival. Since we used to live there when I was younger and my parents NEVER go anywhere, I figured this is the perfect opportunity for them to get away and plus it’s on a weekend. While I’m at the festival they can reconnect with their SF roots! :)

I’ve got another post coming up. My mom and I went through all of my old stuff from the basement. Ooh boy. I’ve really been quite the writer. Old journals and projects. I’ve been journaling since I was in kindergarten!! Haha.

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