I missed P-Dub!!

Since Feb. of this year I've been following The Pioneer Woman on her website. She's done a cookbook that was just released this week. OKC was the second stop on her book signing tour and I missed it!!! I'm trying my best not to be so disappointed I can't function, but it's taking all my might.

Here's what happened.

Last Sunday I went to early worship service in Edmond because I needed to be to work by 10am. After I left the church building I had a few minutes left over so I went to Target. I picked up a few things for lunch. Apparantly the kettle cooked potato chips I purchased were laced with something I am allergic to. By Sunday night I had a little itchy rash on my hands. Now, my hands are very dry and cracked so it's kinda hard to tell if something's really wrong with them. By Monday when I had another round of these tasty chips I started getting the same itchy rash on my chin and jawline. It hasn't left yet. At this point I haven't figured out yet that the chips are the problem. I'm taking all the Benadryl I can during the day and still be functional and it's barely helping. I don't know why, but on Tuesday I didn't have any of these chips. Well, Wednesday rolls around and about 3pm I'm feeling like a snack. I whip out the bag of chips and have a few. In about 30 minutes my chin and hands are itching like crazy!! That's the moment when it all came to me. I don't know if it's the oil used or the potato used, but these things aren't ever gonna get a place on my snack list again!! As a matter of fact, I might not have a chip for a while at all.

So, now to the sad part. By the time I got off work yesterday I wasn't feeling too bad, but was afraid that if I went to the book signing I might all of a sudden break out in a itchfest right there in front of my hero! Sure enough, about 6:30 it hit and I was standing in front of the fan trying to cool off my face. It would've been so embarrassing!!!!

Oh well, maybe someday I'll win a trip to The Pioneer Woman's lodge for a cooking demo or something. If that happens, I'll only eat food I'm positive isn't gonna turn me into a horror flick chick!!!