I have been home for so many days now that I am starting to lose my mind. I have been sick since August 16 and seemed to have contracted pneumonia last weekend. I just don't understand why I have been this sick for this long. I'm doing all the right things and getting plenty of rest so I guess I will keep it up. I plan to attempt work today. I say today because it is 1:45 in the morning right now...of course I can't sleep. Figures.
I have had a lot of time to think this week. Dangerous territory sometimes. I had a falling out with a friend. A whole myriad of emotions hit me with that one. Not sure if it can be fixed. I have truly valued her friendship. I'm frustrated and perplexed at this point.
Then there is a relative of mine. She perplexes me too. When we talk on the phone, it's always good. But if I don't call, we never talk. I have made comments to her on FB and I never get a response. I have texted her...nothing. I don't know what to do anymore. Friendships/relationships shouldn't be this hard, should they?
On another note, I would very much love to write a book. I pretty much live it and dream it. As I told my friend the other day I have all of these thoughts in my head but am always unable to put them to paper. I think once I make that hurdle, it will all fall into place. It was suggested that when I get these thoughts and ideas, I need to write them down and piece them together later. I think that is excellent advice. The book idea is pretty much all I think about anymore. I SO want to see my book on a shelf in a bookstore. Any bookstore! Well...not an adult bookstore. Not that desperate.
So here I sit - day after day, thinking and thinking and thinking. I just need the thinking to turn into something tangible and worthwhile.
Someday...♥
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Vegas Part 2
Sorry I haven't posted. I have been really sick. I haven't been this sick in a very long time. I have been on antibiotics, cough syrup with codeine, and a myriad of other things. No wonder I am sick. Probably the best thing that works is this awful homeopathic throat spray that burns like heck but it seems to work. At $18.00 a bottle it should do something.
Ok...poolside the day after the Goo Goo Dolls "incident". I love pools. I could spend literally hours in the water. And I like that there are people (I mean pool ambassadors) to wait on you. It's kind of like being on the lido deck of a cruise ship but not really. Almost better. Here we are at the pool...
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| Jeanette |
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| Me, Jeanette, and Aunt Michelle |
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| Jan and Rob |
On Saturday evening Jeanette and I picked up the cake for the party and then we found a party store that just by chance had a Mario Bros balloon!
PF Changs was yummy. We all had a good time. I worry way too much about parties and if people will have fun. This one started out very, very quiet and slow. No talking, laughing, or anything! We mentioned it to our server (the quiet) and she told us she could turn up the music. Perfect! The music went up and people started to talk and needed to talk louder than the music. Drinks were poured and pretty soon, there was a good vibe going! We had tons of food. I ordered what PF Changs calls "Limo Service". Weird. But anyway, they brought out a lot of different dishes and they kept coming. I get it now...the Limo thing. Never ending. That is how I feel whenever I am in a Limo - like I will never get to my seat crawling on the floor. (I hate limos by the way). Everyone enjoyed the food! Right when we were finishing up the food, Uncle Phil and Aunt Caroline FINALLY made it from New York. Took them about 48 hours to travel 3000 miles but thankfully, they were there! Guess they had to spend a night in the airport in Detroit. Ugliness. However, because it was such a cluster, they did get to fly first class from Detroit to Vegas so that helped. Here are the balloons, the cake, and some other pics.
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| Luigi Balloon |
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| Aunt Caroline, Uncle Phil, Luigi, Aunt Mickey & Uncle Mike |
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| 50 years old |
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| The Cake! |
Monday, August 29, 2011
What Happens In Vegas...
PART ONE
...yeah, whatever! Sorry, but I wasn't THAT bad! But it really was a fun time. I have never stayed in Vegas for 6 days straight before. That is a VERY long time. But every day was fun and different.
We arrived on Wednesday afternoon. We checked in to our room which I absolutely loved! It was huge and so comfortable. And it had a doorbell. I loved the doorbell. It's the little things in life that make me happy! The pool area was really nice. There were several pools although I only tried out 2 of them.
The first night we never left the resort. Ate dinner at the buffet and then looked around the casino and hotel. First night...in bed by 10! Yep, living it up in The Vegas!
Thursday the 18th was Luigi's actual birthday. No one from our group had arrived yet so we decided to just keep it low key and stay close to "home". We spent a few hours at an adult only pool called The Pond. Comfy beds to lie on and I loved the waterfall going into the pool. I guess I could have removed my top there? Uh...NO. For starters, this girl does not wear a 2 piece and it's kind of hard to remove a top when it's connected to the bottom. Let's just say I enjoyed the pool fully covered.
That evening we actually ventured into Las Vegas. We headed downtown and met Christina, our sister-in-law, for dinner at Ricardo's (on Flamingo and Decatur). It's a Mexican Restaurant for locals. Love their food! I always make it to Ricardo's no matter what. After that we hit Fremont Street. They had an 80s band out there and it was fun. The Fremont Street Experience show that we saw was KISS. Enjoyed it and with that...I am really dating myself! At about 11:00, it was time for bed. Headed back to the resort and I was out like a light. Slept until noon on Friday! On Friday, everyone started to arrive. I realized that I had forgotten my camera so a quick trip to 2 different Targets was in order. I bought a Nikon touchscreen Coolpix. I love it! Aunt Mickey/Uncle Mike and Aunt Caroline/Uncle Phil were supposed to arrive Friday night but according to the hotel's limo driver, their planes did not come in. As it turned out, they all got caught in a storm and got delayed. Big time. Mike and Mickey made it at 1:00am but Phil and Caroline didn't make it until Saturday night.
Friday night we had a delicious dinner at Hank's Steakhouse compliments of Rob and Jan. It was delicious. I loved the chandelier over our table..
Just like me to go to a restaurant and my favorite thing in there is a light hanging from the ceiling! Like I always say...the little things do it for me. However, this chandelier was was pretty darn big!
Oh, and I found out that after my Fast, a steak settled quite well with me! Very yummy Filet Mignon, esp after "borrowing" Jan's blue cheese sauce!
Jeanette, Esther, and Lucille had arrived so the 3 J's (Jan, Jeanette, Julie) decided it was time to have a girl's night! At this point...I go back to the "What Happens in Vegas"...and leave it at that. It was so much fun. And if you want to know how I got to hang out with the lead singer from the Goo Goo Dolls - just ask. Everything else - a tad embarrassing. Pictures have been erased. NO WORRIES, we did not do anything illegal, immoral, or of the criminal persuasion. J3 Girls are good girls! I know...we aren't THAT much fun. The next morning we were all poolside and enjoyed our day!
TO BE CONTINUED...
...yeah, whatever! Sorry, but I wasn't THAT bad! But it really was a fun time. I have never stayed in Vegas for 6 days straight before. That is a VERY long time. But every day was fun and different.
We arrived on Wednesday afternoon. We checked in to our room which I absolutely loved! It was huge and so comfortable. And it had a doorbell. I loved the doorbell. It's the little things in life that make me happy! The pool area was really nice. There were several pools although I only tried out 2 of them.
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| Green Valley Ranch Resort |
Thursday the 18th was Luigi's actual birthday. No one from our group had arrived yet so we decided to just keep it low key and stay close to "home". We spent a few hours at an adult only pool called The Pond. Comfy beds to lie on and I loved the waterfall going into the pool. I guess I could have removed my top there? Uh...NO. For starters, this girl does not wear a 2 piece and it's kind of hard to remove a top when it's connected to the bottom. Let's just say I enjoyed the pool fully covered.
That evening we actually ventured into Las Vegas. We headed downtown and met Christina, our sister-in-law, for dinner at Ricardo's (on Flamingo and Decatur). It's a Mexican Restaurant for locals. Love their food! I always make it to Ricardo's no matter what. After that we hit Fremont Street. They had an 80s band out there and it was fun. The Fremont Street Experience show that we saw was KISS. Enjoyed it and with that...I am really dating myself! At about 11:00, it was time for bed. Headed back to the resort and I was out like a light. Slept until noon on Friday! On Friday, everyone started to arrive. I realized that I had forgotten my camera so a quick trip to 2 different Targets was in order. I bought a Nikon touchscreen Coolpix. I love it! Aunt Mickey/Uncle Mike and Aunt Caroline/Uncle Phil were supposed to arrive Friday night but according to the hotel's limo driver, their planes did not come in. As it turned out, they all got caught in a storm and got delayed. Big time. Mike and Mickey made it at 1:00am but Phil and Caroline didn't make it until Saturday night.
Friday night we had a delicious dinner at Hank's Steakhouse compliments of Rob and Jan. It was delicious. I loved the chandelier over our table..
Just like me to go to a restaurant and my favorite thing in there is a light hanging from the ceiling! Like I always say...the little things do it for me. However, this chandelier was was pretty darn big!
Oh, and I found out that after my Fast, a steak settled quite well with me! Very yummy Filet Mignon, esp after "borrowing" Jan's blue cheese sauce!
Jeanette, Esther, and Lucille had arrived so the 3 J's (Jan, Jeanette, Julie) decided it was time to have a girl's night! At this point...I go back to the "What Happens in Vegas"...and leave it at that. It was so much fun. And if you want to know how I got to hang out with the lead singer from the Goo Goo Dolls - just ask. Everything else - a tad embarrassing. Pictures have been erased. NO WORRIES, we did not do anything illegal, immoral, or of the criminal persuasion. J3 Girls are good girls! I know...we aren't THAT much fun. The next morning we were all poolside and enjoyed our day!
TO BE CONTINUED...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Missing my babies
I just finished watching an extreme couponing program. What in the world do people do with all that crap that they buy? Sure, it's great to use coupons and save a bunch of money but I really think that the women who do the extreme thing are a tad disturbed. Maybe it's just me but I had to mention that.
Leaving for Las Vegas the day after tomorrow. I am already missing my Roxie and my Zoe. I just hate to be away from them even for a day. Now that I think about it...that makes ME a bit disturbed. I think that's called extreme pet mom. I miss them so much. They bring me such joy. I remember when I adopted Roxie, I was really fighting some serious depression. I feel that dog saved my life. In turn, I saved hers. We are completely bonded - I can't describe it. And then Zoe. What can I say about Zoe? She is the smartest cat I have ever had. Scary smart. She just the most crazy and bizarre things. She loves to hang out with me. We have a good time together.
Going to the Padres/Mets game tonight. We bought the tickets to benefit Big Brothers/Sisters. $25.00 a piece but we will get a meal pre-game catered by Phil's BBQ. Taking mom and dad. My only gripe about going to Petco park is the parking. It's expensive and inconvenient. Besides that, I love a trip to the ballpark.
Have a good week! ♥
Leaving for Las Vegas the day after tomorrow. I am already missing my Roxie and my Zoe. I just hate to be away from them even for a day. Now that I think about it...that makes ME a bit disturbed. I think that's called extreme pet mom. I miss them so much. They bring me such joy. I remember when I adopted Roxie, I was really fighting some serious depression. I feel that dog saved my life. In turn, I saved hers. We are completely bonded - I can't describe it. And then Zoe. What can I say about Zoe? She is the smartest cat I have ever had. Scary smart. She just the most crazy and bizarre things. She loves to hang out with me. We have a good time together.
Going to the Padres/Mets game tonight. We bought the tickets to benefit Big Brothers/Sisters. $25.00 a piece but we will get a meal pre-game catered by Phil's BBQ. Taking mom and dad. My only gripe about going to Petco park is the parking. It's expensive and inconvenient. Besides that, I love a trip to the ballpark.
Have a good week! ♥
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