I'm gonna need a vacation after this vacation!

What a day today! Due to time complications I didn't make the Craig Ferguson show (I'm still pouting) but Chelsea was great and today was her birthday! I did get my California Hair Cut!! This is a bad pic (taken after hours of rushing, wind, etc) but you can get an idea. I'll fix it up before my date with Adam (ok, he doesn't know it's a date, just my imagination) and take more pics. Gotta go forage for food (on hour 11 without any) and sleep off some of the time zone difference/early flight. More soon.

Jen: My eyelashes rock like the Rolling Stones!!!



For a comparison on the before and after hair...here's a pic from when I had just landed in L.A. I asked some random kid to take my pic...he didn't quite know what to do with my accent!

Leavin' On A Jet Plane

All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go...hmmm, sounds like a great song lyric (for those of you reading this that are too young to know...it really is a song lyric...thanks, John Denver).

That's right, the bags are packed and ready to hit the road at the end of the school day tomorrow. I'll spend the night with Will then head to the airport at the crack of dawn! I'll be in L.A. before most of you eat lunch!! Just like being a time traveler! lol

I'm so excited Will is probably make me stay in the car all night so that I don't keep him awake bouncing of the walls!

In case you need details...my toenails are painted (because it's warm enough there for flip flops! That's right, read it and weep!), my dress and boots for the concert are safely tucked in my carry-on, and Nash the Wonderdog has his bag packed to head to Grandmother's house (although he is pouting because he's being left behind).

Now it's time to head to bed (so that tomorrow comes more quickly)...I promise pics with my next post.

Note: A couple of you have asked what a Mabelline Vacation means - It's just a phrase I stole from a Twitter comment. Adam asked, via Twitter, what were some of his fan's favorite lyrics from his new album. One gal wrote in "the line about taking a Maybelline Vacation". Well, the real lyric is "take a make-believe vacation" (insert small giggle here). The tweet became a fun reference from then on. :)

From L.A. to L.A.

Welcome to my Mabelline Vacation! Don't worry, I'm not heading to LA without make-up...California doesn't deserve that scare. In fact, I'm heading out with some rather pricey make-up. lol

You've probably dropped in because I sent you a link to the blog, but in case you have no idea what's going on...I'm heading out on a pilgrimage! Next week I'm flying to LA to see my fav rock wild child, Adam Lambert, in concert. I'm flailing at the keyboard with excitement! I'm gonna be a total fangirl! Of course, while in the big city I'm going to see the sights and take advantage of some of the things the California LA has to offer that the South's LA doesn't...like the Chelsea Lately Show (I love her irreverence), the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (who doesn't swoon at a Scottish accent), tap my tootsies on Rodeo Drive, and take time for a hair cut (wonder if I'll recognize myself!). Oh, and did I mention Adam Lambert?!!!

I've loved the reactions I've gotten when I've told folks I'm flying all the way across the country to go to see Adam Lambert..."really?", "are you crazy?", "oh, he's so controversial", "I'm jealous", and my personal favorite: "by yourself?!!?" That one totally cracks me up! Where were those people when I would cry so hard I'd leave a trail of mascara in my wake under the weight of trying to be strong enough to be a mom and a dad to my son for 20 years? They obviously missed the memo about the difficulties of being a single parent vs. a fun trip across the country! But when I hear "OMG, you're really going alone?"... I just smile (because I'm laughing inside) and say "yep, ain't it great!". And it is!!

So stay tuned for my pics and posts as I leave Lower Alabama and head to Los Angeles!

(In case you missed it...I'm get to see Adam Lambert?! lol )