November 18, 2012: Carrie Underwood Concert

I bought Mom and I tickets to see the Carrie Underwood concert at the VanAndel Arena in Grand Rapids.    She performed a very nice show. I liked how they brought the stage up into the air and forward to the other side of the arena so the people in the back could see her more up close.  

November 16, 2012: Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II

Tiffany Peterson and I had been excited about the opening of the final installment of the movie "Twilight". I am in love with the character, Jacob, played by Taylor Lautner. Taylor is originally from Hudsonville, Michigan. He and his family moved to California when he was around 10 years old. The other two main
characters, Bella and Edward were played by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison.

We got tickets to ladies night for this movie. They gave us pizza and other appetizers. Plus, they gave us popcorn and pop. We had bought our tickets for the event in Muskegon, but the event was cancelled, so the event manager gave us our money back and free tickets to the same event at Celebration theater in Grand Rapids. There were over 400 people in theater #1.

On our way home, it was very foggy outside. I could not see in front of me. It made me a little nervous. Tiffany invited me to go to Mo'z which is the gay bar in Muskegon. I had always wanted to see a drag queen show there so thought I would go. It was comical seeing the pitchers of alcohol with two colored straws in them. I guess that would be for your partner.
Tonight, the theme was 60s. The emcee was quite funny. He liked to pick on our table. He/she gave me the nickname, bob, because of my bob haircut. Tiffany was called TJ. One of her friends was called Tiny Tim. Her friend is from Germany. Tiffany has two male gay friends who were at our table.

We got jello shots later and I could not suck that jello out of the container. I was cracking up.

Later on, the emcee said I looked like I came from a Seventh Day Adventist Church. Do I really look like a church lady?

There are many straight people who go there, including me. I have to say that I was impressed that no one hit on me and the people were just there to have fun and dance. I heard that you don't see bar brawls at these places like you do in a regular bar.

I drove home in the fog and was glad to get home safely.

November 12: Gordon Food Service Corporate Office

In observance of veteran's day, I didn't have to work. Mom and I went to Spring Lake to see Joan Morse's new apartment style condo. Then, we had a nice lunch at Two Tonys restaurant which was across the street.

Later on, I got dressed up in my business suit and headed to Grand Rapids to tour the new corporate office for Gordon Food Service which is located at 1300 Gezon Parkway in Wyoming.

There was an article in our local newspaper on Sunday about the new office. The building is gorgeous. They used mostly West Michigan companies to build the facility, as well as the inside furnishings. Each employee was able to pick out the type of desk and chair they wanted. I like the new adjustable desks.

Our tour guide, Erin, showed us around the building. There were some Art Prize pieces on the walls. The skillet display of North America was a copy of the original, as the original did not include Canada, which is the newest territory they are marketing. They also had the rain display which also was made special by the Art Prize artist.

This tour and professional development opportunity was hosted by a volunteer group called Blend. They do three events per year at different locations.

I asked our tour guide if it was hard to get a job there. He said for every 200 job postings, they get around 6,000 applicants. The typical work week is about 50-60 hours.

They served us some appetizers at the event.

Then, we listed to a speaker, Cliff, who has worked at GFS for 19 years. He said the CEO has an open door policy which is unlike any other company he has worked for. He can go to the boss's office anytime.

He spoke about being a victim or victor when it comes to life's obstacles. He was very inspirational.

After the event, I drove to Rivertown Mall in Grandville and met up with my bus driver friend, Tim Shelton and his lady friend, Katy Newberg. It started to snow last night. I don't care for that wet stuff, especially driving in it. Luckily, it melted right away.