The Adventures Continue!

 Earlier in the month, Ellen and I went out with our teaching credential cohort friends.  We went to Chevy's for Margaritas and Mexican food! Ellen enjoyed the Margaritas more than the food! Here she is with our good friend Kristy!

 

 Shelby and Ellen and a giant Margarita!

 

Here is most of the wonderful future teachers of California...and Ellen! Needless to say, we're all amazing!

 

 

 

Ellen and I went back at it a few weeks ago! We went to our favorite bar to see the Joshua Paige Band who was in town.  Of course we met up with the other gals and met new and old fans of ours.

 

 

 Ellen was sneaking up on me and James' hug.  It got very awkward for a minute.

 

 Ellen loves getting close to the stage. 

Yee-haw!!

 

Every time we go to TK, we run into so many people who want my dreams to come true! It's nice to know that there are a lot of wonderful people in the world!

As we were cooling off outside, we ran into a wonderful woman who told me she had written into Ellen that very same day to tell her about her story.  The woman had gone through a rough spot in her life, but everyday she would sit down and watch Ellen with her daughters and it made everything better for that hour of their lives.  I was truly touched by the woman's story because that is my intention with Ellen! I want to bring happiness to people's lives through carrying around my Ellen head! Hopefully one day soon Ellen will see me with Ellen and I will be able to brighten her day. 

 

WARNING!! This part of the blog is for adult eyes only!!

So..Funny story! The teacher I work with in my Kindergarten classroom this semester for the credential program is a HUGE Ellen fan just like me and she has actually been to the show multiple times.  She sent me these pictures of a student's work from last year when they were painting turkeys.  She knows I am a huge fan, so she gave me permission to send the pictures to Ellen in hopes that she will show them on the show.  So... here are the pictures that led up to the final turkey painting! I hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

Good news...I have requested tickets to the Ellen show for January!! Hopefully I will get the tickets, and I will be able to take my 3 main ladies to see the real life Ellen! Please keep your fingers crossed for me and repost the blog to spread the love!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

"Be kind to one another" - Ellen DeGeneres

 #janiseandellen

September Adventures

Ellen has made her comeback in the Sacramento Area! One of her first nights back from Oki, we went to our favorite place in Folsom...The Toby Keith Bar!! It was our good friend Chris' birthday and our friend Lauren was celebrating her birthday too! We met some fans and Ellen got kisses!

 

 Our next adventure was at Sac State during one of the first weeks at school.  We have a new PRIDE Center on campus, so we went in to say hi! We met some wonderful people who work there!

 

 Finally, a few weeks ago, we went to a concert called Aftershock that had lots of rock bands and hardcore fans! There were a few highlights... First, we got a shout-out from the 80's Parody Rock Band, Steel Panther.  The lead singer pointed us out of the crowd and announced her appearance which was awesome because there were thousands of people there. Second, one of my favorite bands, Skillet, was playing and as we were "rockin" out, the guitar player broke character and started giggling after seeing Ellen flying high in the air above the crowd.  It was great to make people laugh and smile. 

Hooters girls like Ellen!

Fans all around

Julena and Ellen

Steel Panther

Papa Roach!!

 

Please continue sharing my blog or pictures with your friends, so that I can meet Ellen soon! I have been doing the blog for a little less than a year, so it would be great if I could get a little more talk about the blog!

 

"Be kind to one another" - Ellen DeGeneres

 

Thank you!

Janise

#janiseandellen

Oh the places we went....

Hey everyone! I sincerely apologize for the delay in blog postings, but I have finally set aside a chunk of time to get this blog complete so Ellen and I can go on with our wonderfully exciting lives.  This blog includes every picture I took of Ellen except for the time we went to the One Republic Concert and the Japanese Shuri Castle because those pictures are in another blog.  Unfortunately, I couldn't take Ellen everywhere because she and water didn't agree and I went to a lot of places that were near the water because..well...I was on an island! But ok enough about me talking...Here are all the adventures that Ellen and I went on!!

Waiting for our first flight to LAX from SF

Lots of people wonder how I get Ellen on the plane and if I buy her a ticket. Fortunately, I always seem to get a window seat, so she sits by the window next to me.  Because she is a vegan she is very thin and fits comfortably next to me! 

Us and our new friends on the moving sidewalk! 

Our first sight of Japanese flowers

The herd...and Ellen

Ellen loved going to the Commissary to get groceries

Me and Ellen lounging in our room

Our first outing to an authentic Japanese Restaurant

How dare Jaclyn eat meat in front of a vegetarian and a vegan!!

Our friends Kensey, Sara and Melissa

Grilling up some veggie burgers

Camp Adventure Okinawa 2013

The military boys love Ellen! 

Ellen on her first day of Camp!

On the bus to our first weekend trip to Okuma

Okuma breakfast 

Getting our tan on

Ellen got buried in the sand...but look at those abs! 

Off to the 3rd largest Aquarium in the world with Brittany and Rose

We found Dory!!

Nemo is in there too! 

dun dun dun dun dun

It's Bruce!!

Did you know that Ellen can speak Whale!?

Dinner at American Village

Ellen's date! 

Konichiwa

Big fans at the bar on base! 

Ellen is watching Ellen!!! 

Rose

Fourth of July in a fancy car! 

Some Marine friends!

Ellen hangin out with the boys!

Ellen and I went to a Japanese Culture Exchange with Japanese Middle School Students! 

The first time we went to the "Vending Machine Restaurant"  I was nervous to bring Ellen, so instead, I wore one of my favorite Ellen tank tops! 

A server at Okinawa Sushi World! 

Our favorite store, Lawson

In the middle of our hill which is the only way onto our base....

Riding on local public transportation was always fun! 

Arin Krin aka The Garlic Restaurant!! 

Downtown Naha for the 10,000 Drums Festival 

A beautiful friend!

Bang bang bang on the drum

Where Ellen hangs out while I got to the bathroom! 

Erin, Amanda and Ellen

Alicia....yep I remembered her name after about 5 or 6 weeks haha 

Ellen made it to the Vending Machine Restaurant and had a Pepsi while she was there! 

Playing around at Blue Seal!!

Dylan Sprouse from "Big Daddy" and "Suite Life of Zack and Cody"

Mike! A wonderful man who opened up so many opportunities for me in the future of Okinawa and Japan

They're triplets!! Dylan and Cole and Ellen

Japanese Friends

She was so playful on our last night in Japan

But she was sad to say goodbye to all the new friends she had made!

Shin Koyamada 

Overall, me and Ellen had an incredible time in Okinawa, Japan and we were so blessed to go all around the Island and make people laugh, point or just question why Ellen was in Japan.  I hope one day the real Ellen can see that she went to Japan and made people laugh, so please re-post the blog to show your friends and make them laugh! I am continuing my journey with Ellen and I will be bringing her into the classroom this semester because the teacher I am working with is also a huge Ellen fan! Maybe this will be my lucky year and Ellen will finally see where in the world she has gone! By the way, her 11th season starts on Monday, September 9!! 

"Be kind to one another" - Ellen DeGeneres