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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
Rusty agrees with the mexican restaurant down the road for dinner
tomorrow night if we haven't eaten too much bbq. We've had several invitations from a couple of teams for all of us to come by and eat bbq and ribs after the judging is over so we may not have room for mexican. .....nahhhhhh. Rusty has the remains of a nasty cold and he wasn't feeling well when we were coming back from Charlotte but I didn't think anything about it. After we got back from dinner he went to the room to take our stuff upstairs and he sat on the bed then fell asleep. He was treating a sore throat when I got up here. That explains whey he was't down in the lobby telling cat stories with us. See you at breakfast - sleep well. Tell Jim and Manda to turn off the puters and get some sleep. Lack of sleep causes a girl to grow pink monster toes Julie To keep this on topic - watch for we have finally, after all these years, all these dramas, joy and tears.....Julie and Rusty, Pam and Rob, Manda and Jim have found themselves in the same state, the same city....even the same hotel!!!!! Pictures will be posted if we ever stop talking long enough |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
Awww! Looking forward to hearing all about this historic meeting!
Christine "GaDragonfly" wrote in message ... Rusty agrees with the mexican restaurant down the road for dinner tomorrow night if we haven't eaten too much bbq. We've had several invitations from a couple of teams for all of us to come by and eat bbq and ribs after the judging is over so we may not have room for mexican. .....nahhhhhh. Rusty has the remains of a nasty cold and he wasn't feeling well when we were coming back from Charlotte but I didn't think anything about it. After we got back from dinner he went to the room to take our stuff upstairs and he sat on the bed then fell asleep. He was treating a sore throat when I got up here. That explains whey he was't down in the lobby telling cat stories with us. See you at breakfast - sleep well. Tell Jim and Manda to turn off the puters and get some sleep. Lack of sleep causes a girl to grow pink monster toes Julie To keep this on topic - watch for we have finally, after all these years, all these dramas, joy and tears.....Julie and Rusty, Pam and Rob, Manda and Jim have found themselves in the same state, the same city....even the same hotel!!!!! Pictures will be posted if we ever stop talking long enough |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
"GaDragonfly" wrote in message ... Rusty agrees with the mexican restaurant down the road for dinner tomorrow night if we haven't eaten too much bbq. We've had several invitations from a couple of teams for all of us to come by and eat bbq and ribs after the judging is over so we may not have room for mexican. .....nahhhhhh. Rusty has the remains of a nasty cold and he wasn't feeling well when we were coming back from Charlotte but I didn't think anything about it. After we got back from dinner he went to the room to take our stuff upstairs and he sat on the bed then fell asleep. He was treating a sore throat when I got up here. That explains whey he was't down in the lobby telling cat stories with us. See you at breakfast - sleep well. Tell Jim and Manda to turn off the puters and get some sleep. Lack of sleep causes a girl to grow pink monster toes Julie To keep this on topic - watch for we have finally, after all these years, all these dramas, joy and tears.....Julie and Rusty, Pam and Rob, Manda and Jim have found themselves in the same state, the same city....even the same hotel!!!!! Pictures will be posted if we ever stop talking long enough The Mexican restaurant was great, although the waiter kept trying to get Julie tanked on sangria. Mandy changed her pink monster toes for her cookie monster slippers, and they ordered pizza so that we grown ups, (you can stop giggling now) could yak. I need to get a new battery for my camera so that I can post the pictures in my photo bucket account. We talked for hours. We reminded each other of various highlights of our group's existence, compared notes on various insanities in our owners, agreed that the barbeque competition was really fun, and gave each other bbq prezzies. Julie and Rusty gave us an apron that says "You can smell our butts for miles," and we gave them a North Carolina bbq association cook book and apron. It seemed like everyone there had dogs with their bbq teams. There were two fat little pugs that looked like they missed the cooker by the skin of their teeth, they were that fluffy, a beautiful husky mix with light brown and white fur and blue eyes, labs some pups that looked like miniature spaniels, and so on. No cats ;-( We have found our dream business. LOL. One of the venues there was a mobile book store. I took pictures of it and copied down the web site. You can see it's WebPages at www.bookin-it.com. They started out in a tent trailer and then the owner's husband and partner modified a fifth wheel for her and their son to use. David, their son, is a charmer in his own right and easily talked me into a wash off tattoo. It was wash offable that I had to scrub it three times with soap and still had to scrape it off. Julie and Rusty were wonderful and can hold their own in a conversation. Meaning that Rusty, Rob, and Jim all had evil senses of humor and should all change their names to Dave. We were laughing almost the whole time we were together. The only real blot on the weekend was that Rob get sick with a combination of heat and lack of carbohydrates. We got him to the van (thanks to Jim and Rusty) pumped orange aide into him and then fed him pizza at the hotel. Apparently the little bbq we had wasn't enough to keep him going. He's fine now and says that he wouldn't have missed the weekend for the world. I'll post the URL when I get the pictures I've got on the camera down loaded to photo bucket. Pam S. still jazzed about meeting Julie and Rusty |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
tanadashoes wrote:
Pam S. still jazzed about meeting Julie and Rusty Sounds like the rpca meeting of a lifetime! Wish I could have been a fly on the wall. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
There is no question that this was one of the most wonderful visits
I've had in a long time. It was crazy. I sent an email to Pam to ask how far King's Mountain was from Fayetteville because we had been accepted to judge a bbq at King's Mountain. By the next morning Pam returned my email saying she had her rooms and couldn't wait to meet us, lol! I was able to get a room at the same hotel and we just had to hold our breath that everything went right. We daren't say a word because of so much that could have gone wrong and kept us from a chance to visit. We didn't get away from Atlanta early enough for us to visit on Thursday but at 1 am I got a call from Pam on my cell phone. She was so excited she couldn't sleep and she just wanted to know we were in the same building. We made plans to have breakfast at the hotel and meet around 8:30. We went downstairs and immediately I knew who they were - although I wasn't sure about the huge pink monster feet on Amanda's feet (lol!). We spent several hours visiting - while everyone ate breakfast, while cleanup was taking place and until they turned all the lights out of the breakfast area. Rob looked like he needed a nap and Pam hadn't slept well so she needed a nap and Rusty and I had planned to visit the NCUS Whitewater Center in Charlotte so we headed to Charlotte with plans to meet afterwards for lunch. We visited the whitewater center and then checked out the location of the BBQ contest and determined that we wouldn't be needed until the next day and called Pam to tell her we were ready for lunch. We went back to the hotel, changed and met Pam and family downstairs for a trip to a really fun American food - basically a meat and 3 veggie type place. The food was very good. We returned to the hotel and because Rusty wasn't feeling well he went to the room to rest. I'm thinking I rested awhile and then we all went to the BBQ location to walk around. This was when we first found the "Mobile bookstore". I'm still impressed with that concept! What a great business venture for someone unable to participate in a more conventional type lifestyle. I'm really voting for Pam and her crew to take up the idea. After quite a few books were purchased we went back to the hotel and Rusty again went upstairs to get some rest - he was really beginning to feel sick. Pam, Rob, Jim and Amanda and I stayed downstairs and chatted awhile and when Amanda and Jim went upstairs then Pam and Rob and I chatted. Rusty and I had to be at the BBQ at 9:30 on Saturday so we called it an early night at around 10 p.m. and while we all had breakfast together Saturday morning Rusty and I went on to the BBQ leaving Pam, et al to take it easy and relax until they planned to come out and check things out. Rusty and I had fun judging some good BBQ and at one point I looked out the window in time to see Jim and Amanda walk past our window so I knew they were here. When we finished judging we went out and found Pam, Rob, Jim and Amanda and we all walked around a minute. We wanted to buy Pam an apron she had admired the day before (It says "You can smell my butt a mile away"). It was at that time we realized Rob had had too much sun and too little food. Unfortunately he tripped and fell. We decided that was enough. It was hot and he had eaten very little and drunk very little fluids. We needed to get him out of there so he could cool off. We were tired and hot as well so it made sense to head back to the hotel. We all went to our rooms and took naps waking up around 6 pm to go out for a Mexican dinner with Pam and Rob, Rusty and myself. The kids decided not to eat with us this time. We had a good meal (thanks again, Pam, you shouldn't have picked up the check!). Rusty went to bed when we got home. A combination of not feeling well and knowing he wanted to wake up at 2 am to watch the F1 race sent him to bed early. Pam, Rob and I talked for about an hour but Rob decided to go to bed as well and that left just me and Pam. We caught up with our individual masters, we discussed people we haven't seen in forever and wish would come back, we discussed people we'd met and those we wanted to add to our "Bucket List" and we made some preliminary plans for this year's Mouser voyage. It was hard to ignore since I was wearing my tall masted, USS Constitution t-shirt. We talked until midnight when we decided we needed to go to bed. We left early on Sunday, I had some family obligations that I really needed to attend to - my stepmother died today, I was able to get back just prior to her death. Any spare purrs for Alice Kay would be appreciated. If there is a solid black kitty at RB that could keep her company while they are each waiting for their other halves to arrive would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, in summation, Pam is as friendly and as fun as you would think she would be. She is down to earth, unpretentious and has a great sense of humor. She remembers all that we write about and can tell you what happened to al of our masters. She can talk forever if she gets with someone who can carry their side of the story. Amanda is as charming as we have all suspected. She enjoys the cats, has a funny sense of humor and is unafraid of parading around the breakfast area at the Holiday Inn Express in her pajamas, monster feet and cat ears. Jim is more reserved, perhaps thinking if he is quiet enough noone will realize he's in love with a woman with huge pink monster feet An yes, Pam, I can see Jim in a kilt strutting his stuff and exposing his tush at a Highlands game. He has a very viking type body shape. Give him a sword and the appropriate trappings and I think he would do very well. Now who does that leave to describe? Let me think, I know I am forgetting someone Rob is just pure fun to be around. No one in the Shirk family is afraid to discuss the elephant in the room which is Rob's cancer. Therefore there aren't any awkward moments in the time spent in his company. I spent a lot of time talking with Rob and I can see the man and the personality he must have been prior to the diagnosis of brain cancer. He has a very quick mind and is very smart. He is a lot smartass and jokester. I'm sure that Rob's reflexes are slower than they were BC (before cancer) but I kind of prefer the slower, more laid-back Rob. He was never so slow as to be annoying. He adores and is proud of Pam - you can hear that in the stories he tells and the way he talks about Pam. They are both lucky to have each other. I can't wait until we get to meet with them again. We'll be judging BBQ in North Carolina again and hopefully we'll be able to see more of these old friends of mine. I do have a picture to post to Catslaves (thank you Jim for agreeing to taking the picture). I will post it soon. I need to get some sleep right now and get ready for the business of burying a loved one. sigh Have a good week everyone, Julie |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
Another observation - Pam and Rusty are very much Type A personalities
and Rob and I are very much Type B personalities. This is probably why we all got along so very well. |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
GaDragonfly wrote:
Another observation - Pam and Rusty are very much Type A personalities and Rob and I are very much Type B personalities. This is probably why we all got along so very well. I envy you all, so far I've not met anyone from rpca, hopefully one day I will. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
"GaDragonfly" wrote in message ... We talked until midnight when we decided we needed to go to bed. We left early on Sunday, I had some family obligations that I really needed to attend to - my stepmother died today, I was able to get back just prior to her death. Any spare purrs for Alice Kay would be appreciated. If there is a solid black kitty at RB that could keep her company while they are each waiting for their other halves to arrive would be greatly appreciated. I'm sorry about your Stepmom, Julie. I know you cared about her very much. I'm sure there are a lot of kitties of all sorts of colors that would love to keep her company. I bet Berfert is already giving her head butts and playing practical jokes on her. What Julie didn't say is that Rob isn't the only male at that gathering with a puckish sense of humor. Rusty had me laughing even though he wasn't feeling tip top. Jim is also funny and I still say that the three of them should change their names to Dave. If you get a chance to meet Julie and Rusty, grab it. They have not only made my list of favorite cat friends, but also my list of someone to be dumped on an island with, along with cats, books, music, and plenty of munchies. Pam S. |
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Yo Pam and Rob....PingPingPingPing
On Apr 22, 9:08*am, "tanadashoes" wrote:
"GaDragonfly" wrote in message ... We talked until midnight when we decided we needed to go to bed. *We left early on Sunday, I had some family obligations that I really needed to attend to - my stepmother died today, I was able to get back just prior to her death. Any spare purrs for Alice Kay would be appreciated. *If there is a solid black kitty at RB that could keep her company while they are each waiting for their other halves to arrive would be greatly appreciated. I'm sorry about your Stepmom, Julie. *I know you cared about her very much. I'm sure there are a lot of kitties of all sorts of colors that would love to keep her company. *I bet Berfert is already giving her head butts and playing practical jokes on her. What Julie didn't say is that Rob isn't the only male at that gathering with a puckish sense of humor. *Rusty had me laughing even though he wasn't feeling tip top. *Jim is also funny and I still say that the three of them should change their names to Dave. *If you get a chance to meet Julie and Rusty, grab it. *They have not only made my list of favorite cat friends, but also my list of someone to be dumped on an island with, along with cats, books, music, and plenty of munchies. Pam S. I agree Pam. I treasure the memory of our all-too-brief lunch with Julie and Rusty when they visited Sydney. Fabulous, warm, funny people! Tish |
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