I'm sorry for screaming.

You might want to turn down your volume on this one. I'm a screamer apparently. 

After we test drove almost every BMW made in Spartanburg, SC we were taken for a drive by a professional BMW School of Driving instructor, Allison Bormann, who you can follow @allison_bormann. On twitter Allison describes herself as, "Professional Driver, Driving Instructor. In a former life I was Allison Duncan, up & coming race car driver. Now I'm loving living stress-free life." Allison is incredibly humble and one of the finest drivers I have ever been privileged to be in a car with. If you can't tell from the video we are going really fast/reckless and Allison is as cool as a cucumber.

After our adventures on the race track, Guillermo Rojas, Madison Kennedy, Mark Gangloff, Nick Brunelli and I had a fantastic lunch at the BMW performance center followed by a tour of the factory where US BMW's are made. They had an entire factory (really huge - wish I could remember the square footage) dedicated to producing X5's. Each one is custom made to order and meticulously inspected by the "associates" in the factory. After the tour Madi and I made the hour drive to the Charlotte airport and boarded our respective planes.

I have been SO tired since both of my trips. First it was Fort Lauderdale, then home for a day, then Charlotte. I can barely get out of bed in the morning. I am taking a "comp" day tomorrow to catch up on sleep, get my apartment in order, and make my way to Denver.

Should be a eventful weekend. I am seeing U2 on Saturday!!! A friend from work offered me a ticket which I couldn't refuse. I've heard they are amazing in concert! Saturday morning I am planning to check out a brunch place a friend told me about - if I could only remember the name of it. Damn you memory.

Ummmmmm, have you seen Bridesmaids?! Soooooo good! It made me laugh out loud, want to get engaged, sing along to songs with my friend, not get engaged, plan a wedding, have a boyfriend, etc.

Ahhhhhhh, my mom just called me and the first thing she said is, "I miss your smile, your smell, your hair." It's so nice to hear her voice and she gave me some very encouraging words, "Stay true to who you are and be Emily. Do the best you can and be yourself and be happy you have a wonderful job. You're surrounded by successful healthy people." She's such a rock star. I love her so much and truly look up to her. She has always been such an optimistic person, even with the struggles she had in her life. I am blown away by the woman she is today, and aspire to look at life through her eyes.

One of our family friends John Pettit (one of my parents best friends) was recently diagnosed with colon cancer, stage 4. It has been extremely hard for my parents. I remember getting an email from my dad the morning he found out what stage it was in, I called him and could hear the emotion in his voice. I can't imagine what his daughters are going through right now, and his wife Barb. It's a situation that can't really be explained or reasoned with. This past weekend they (my parents, Barb and John, and two other families) went to Tumble Creek where the Pettit's have a cabin to spend some quality time together and go for long bike rides. From what my mom told me they had a great time riding, eating, enjoying each others company. I know that my dad likes to cook, he's really good at it and enjoys it a lot, but I've never really heard my mom say how much she likes it until tonight: "Bob Silver, if he can't do anything else he can cook". Melt my heart :)

Have a great weekend! I am seeing U2 on Saturday!

- Em