3 FUNNY DOGS

It's A Go !

So what happened next?  Of course, I had to make the call to my friends and share what to me, was the devastating news that the Trip of a Lifetime would not be going to see Oprah.  Lucky for me, my friends, all of them it seems, don't get as disappointed about things not working out the way I had imagined and planned. They seem to get over it so easy, so quickly!  I like that about them. Except for when I want them to be passionate about my ideas. Then, it would be nice, when I'm disappointed about something if at least one of them could throw themselves on the floor and scream like a 3 year old, because, they too, are disappointed! But no, it's never happened, not even once, have any of my friends given me the gift of a tantrum over something that I am SOOOO disappointed about.

Instead, they act all mature and say things like. "Oh well, we'll find something else to do. We'll make it just as fun."  That's it? How, How, HOW, can we possibly find something else to do that would even compare to a trip to hang out with Oprah?

A trip to the Wine Country came up as an option.

                       
Although, I was not going to get over it that easy, it did sound kinda fun.  At least it would be beautiful!  So I agreed and starting making plans.

Oh, have I mentioned, that at this point I had been spending hours online for almost a year   looking at  Tibetan Terrier puppies?  It had become my favorite hobby and some days it's all I wanted to do!  Everything I read about them, everyone I saw, made me love them more and more. And, I mean LOVE them!  But, I had never seen one in person! 

Tibetan Terriers are special and it takes a big commitment to become a parent to one because they are. . .  just like children. They like to spend every waking moment with their person, they are active, they are really smart, and they like to be treated just like a person, because they actually think they are people. That is why they are often referred to "kids in Dog suits" :)  So, I knew if I ever got one it would be a big commitment!  If you are thinking they are just too cute and want one, really think it out, and make sure they will fit into your life style. They are not the kind of dog you feed and leave for the day.  That would just be too sad for them!  Companionship is at the top of their priorities.

Back to the Wine Country trip.  I was kinda excited to go there because I had found someone in all my hours of searching,  who had Tibetan Terriers, and was located in the Wine Country. Hmmmn, a new plan! :)

I set it all up with the Tibetan Terrier breeder to see if we could come by while we were on our trip to the Wine Country.  JUST get a look, and a feel for what these most wonderful dogs, I had read so much about were really like.

Then I told my friends the Wine Country was a GO!

Perhaps, I hadn't mentioned that there were also Tibetan Terriers in the Wine Country. :)

Oprah's Coming !!

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In May of 2001, I had heard that Oprah was going to be traveling around to different parts of the country to speak on Live Your Best Life.  I got so excited because I thought that would be SO MUCH FUN to go see and hear Oprah.  I found out when the tickets would go on sale, and I called my 3 close friends and told them "We are going to go see Oprah!! I'm going to get the tickets and it's a go, mark your calendars! We are going on our trip of a lifetime!" Everyone was excited! I had convinced my friends that we were going to see and hear Oprah!  I'm the one with all the great ideas and they usually do turn out quite well. My friends knew they were in good hands and this was going to be fun!

 Because I have problems sleeping at night, I am not a morning person.  I  usually wake up  at  4 AM and have trouble going back to sleep. Therefore 6 AM is not the time I desire to be awake.  
But, it was ticket purchasing day and I was willing to do whatever it took to get tickets to see Oprah. I knew the tickets went on sale at 6 AM my time and I got myself up and ready to dial that phone at 6AM!

 I think I really did believe that I would be one of the first people to connect and buy our tickets to the San Francisco Event, after all, my dialing finger hit the keys exactly at 6AM.  Okay, first try, the line was busy. It's okay, it's okay.  Second try, busy again!  Still okay.  I'm going for my third try, it's now 6:07 someone answers. Here we go!  Wait, it sounds like a recording.  It was a recording!  It said, "I'm sorry but the tickets for this event have sold out."

" WHAT? WHAT? It's 6:07 HOW CAN THE TICKETS BE SOLD OUT?"  This just couldn't be true! Please God, please don't let this be true!  How can the tickets sell out in 7 min?  I was appalled! I was devastated! I was sad, then angry, then disappointed. Then I just couldn't believe it.  I HAD WANTED TO SEE OPRAH! I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SEE OPRAH!  I had convinced my friends we would all see and learn from Oprah. It was going to be our trip of a lifetime and now I had to call and tell them I had failed. No Oprah!  No trip of a lifetime!  Nothing!

But then. . .  :)  Oh I'll tell you in the next post.