April 2012
19 posts
Toronto Wrap-up
One more sleep and I am going home, peoples!
What a week it has been. Cherry pie, Raspberry Fizz Martinis and last night I got introduced to a Wildberry Martini and guess what, it had pop rocks on the rim of the glass. I mean how cool is that?
Maybe I should be more excited about being introduced to Paul Strauss, whom I met at lunchtime today. He’s something like the CEO of Home Hardware,...
Toronto Day 5 and 6
Day 6 is just starting and I have a feeling there won’t be much to talk about. Fred and I are getting ready to start a three-day torture seminar and I’m sure it’s gonna be shoot-me-in-the-head-boring very interesting and informative.
Day 5 was also rather uneventful, we are kind of settling into a routine of Home Hardware and booze. No more cherry pie, though, which is just too...
Made it through day 4 - yay!
First of all - Marius is doing better, he had a really good day on Monday and I’m glad. Hope that was the last headache for him in a while. Thanks for the well-wishing tweets and comments, you guys are the best.
Day 4 of the trip was very similar to day 3, just with more alcohol. We were at the market all day, getting information on new products, ordering stuff and meeting people.
At night...
Day 3
Today was the first day of the Home Hardware Spring Market and my jet lag is definitely getting better. It is amazing how much energy one - me - has, when one - me - only has to look after themselves.
We looked at the model Home Hardware store.
We went through the whole warehouse, with hundreds of vendor booths.
We walked up and down the aisles of the whole damn thing. It was hard work! (Fred...
Toronto 101
So apparently we are not in Toronto, but in KW, which stands for Kitchener/Waterloo and it’s all the same to me.
Fucking houses everywhere you look - and yes, I have been drinking. I have also been posting weird status updates on my Twitter page all day, but I wasn’t drinking then.
It’s not that I’m drunk or anything, I only had three beers. Alexander Keith, really, is...
Buttcracks
Made it to Toronto last night and I have to say that my boss owes me one.
He took my seat on the plane and I ended up with his - not only did I have a guy next to me who kept farting in 10 min. increments, there was also a toddler on someone’s lap behind me; the kid just thought it was the best thing to alternately put the traytable up and down and kick the seat. Furthermore (yes, there is...
2012
Getting all freaked out about being cut off from the world for one week during my trip - then I remembered it’s 2012 and I have a BlackBerry
— Kerstin Auer (@kerstinauer) April 18, 2012
Seriously - the last time I went on a trip by myself without kids or husband I did not even have a cell phone!
Going, going, ... almost gone
Two more sleeps and I’m off to Toronto for a week.
One week of only having to look after myself. Seven sleeps there, only adults, building supplies spring buying market (sexier than you think), round tables, conferences, seminars… I can barely believe it.
I feel bad. [[MORE]]
Not because I’m leaving my husband with the kids and not because I know damn well that my son will get...
Going on a trip
My Twitter friend Jennifer understands my need to take along travel size items on my trip to Toronto.
I love this woman. We could be good friends. Unfortunately I can never visit her down in Portland because I watch Grimm and I know what they do there.[[MORE]]
Memories Captured... in April
Every day Sometimes I miss the days when I was single and didn’t have any kids. Sure, married life has been good to me for almost 12 years now and my kids are awesome people.
Yet, I long for solitude, quiet, just being.[[MORE]]
Like the summer of 1992, when I took a trip to the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. What a truly grand place!
The atomic wedgie
I’m pretty sure I’m going to hell.
Not only did I just recently compare the pope to a Sith lord (even though I can’t really take credit for that, I saw the picture on Facebook and the joke was really about my husband), I am also about to share some of my husband’s struggles with the English language - again.
Many have read one of my favourite posts on this blog,...
Jerk of hearts
My daughter was doing her best this morning to entertain me with some card tricks, and my son decided to be a real jerk about it…[[MORE]]
Sure, it is probably better if my daughter doesn’t give up her day-job (she actually does have a job, working as a dish washer in a family restaurant) to pursue a career in magic, but she did try really hard. Sound effects and all (probably aimed...
The Road to Auer Life
I haven been down many roads in my life. Some shortcuts, some dead ends, some scenic routes and some roads with many potholes. Sometimes I feel like I’ve been on the road forever.
Am I ever going to get there? Probably not - but I am declaring the journey the reward and I am trying to live my life to the fullest while I’m on it.
Here are a few roads I’ve been on so...
First World Problems
In an attempt to move my blog posts from my old blog to this one right here, I found another one that reminded me of just how good we have it…
Yup, we really have it good. Too good, it seems sometimes… Do we really appreciate everything we have? Do we successfully pass values and decency on to our children? I would like to think so - nevertheless, before this turns into a serious blog...
Global vs. Local
Some of you may have read my recent post about my son, who is somewhat high-maintenance. He’s basically attached at the hip and always seems to be like some growth coming out of the side of my body (which does not need any more weight added, thank you very much). He already announced that he will never move out and be with me forever.
Then there is my daughter. She’s all laid back and...
Arguments - a classification
Tomorrow is a full moon and I don’t know about your kids, but mine sure turn into some mixture of werewolf-troll-bigfoot with an extra side of aggression.
Anyway, I have written a post about this before, on my old blog - and since there are a few posts that I really liked, I decided to start moving them to this blog.
During breakfast this morning my kids thought it would be fun to start my...
I heard an orgasm
So apparently my husband and I will have to go into the basement if we ever want to have sex again.
My kids were sitting in the kitchen, having breakfast this morning, when I happened to walk into the room and heard: “I’m telling you, I heard them last night, they were totally rocking the bed”. Oh. My. God. [[MORE]]
My son turned to me and said: “Is this true what I just...
