My Lovely Thanksgiving

Well, to tell you the truth, my Thanksgiving started out horrible.  Wednesday night I couldn't sleep because I had the biggest headache ever.  And I kept trying to sleep, knowing that if I'm asleep, I can't feel the headache.  Nothing was working.  I knew I had to be up early, as I was doing living statue at 10am.

I couldn't call in sick.  First of all, Thanksgiving is a big money day for statues, plus, if you call in sick on a holiday, you need a doctor's note, so I'd be out the money I would have made, plus the money for the doctor's visit.

At 6:30, the headache finally lifted and the angels sang.  I was exhausted but pain free. I couldn't go back to bed at that point because it would have made it worse when I did get up. So I drank about a pot of coffee and got ready to go.

Now being tired for a normal day of work is difficult, but being tired while you have to stand absolutely still is a monster. Somehow, I managed to get through the shift. Luckily statue shifts are four hours and I was done by 2.

When I crawled through the door, the boyfriend had Thanksgiving cooked and on the table.  I'm so grateful it was his turn this year to cook. He prefers ham over turkey, and if he's making it, he can make whatever his heart desires as far as I'm concerned.  He had ham, corn, rolls and a wonderful bison-green bean casserole topped with cheese and tater tots. Of course there was apple pie for dessert.

I'm am currently waiting to hear from the Guinness judges on whether I have taken the world record in most weight gained in a 12 hour period.  I'll keep you posted. lol.

Boyfriend completes his Iron Butt

For those of you that don't know, Iron Butt is a motorcycle club that spans the country.  To join, you must ride 1,000 miles in less than 24 hours.  You then submit your witness signature for both leaving and returning, and your gas receipts to prove you've been where you say you were.

The first time he tried a series of mishaps, including running out of gas, losing phone, and battery dying, made it a failure.  This weekend, he tried it out again, and he completed it.

Now he can compete in their rallies and go on rides with them! And while he's gone, though the dogs and I will miss him, I will have complete control of the TV remote.

Yay!

New afghan

Gibbs the doggie really likes the afghan I made for his daddy!

Fun Birthday

Though there was no big party, my birthday was very fun and relaxing.

I gave myself a manicure, then I gave myself a pedicure, then I watched the Olympics while crocheting my boyfriend's new afghan. I did a bunch of cleaning the day before, because I don't believe in cleaning on my birthday.

When the boyfriend got home from work, he had balloons and cake! 

He'd already given me my presents in March, when, for some reason, he thought my birthday was earlier than it was. March... August... hmmm... I guess it's easy to get those confused. Anyway, better early than late.

Then we went to Bahama breeze where I stuffed myself with coconut shrimp and shrimp pasta.  I hardly ever get to eat shrimp since I can't make it because the boyfriend is allergic. Then back home for more olympics and to pack in some german chocolate cake and triple chocolate ice cream.

Needless to say, I didn't do my run on Sunday... I rolled.

While the Boyfriend's Away...

No, the mice will not play.

I still have this stupid cold, and so after doing only the errands that were absolutely necessary, I sat in HIS chair and dozed the rest of the day and into the evening.

I made today's to do list, but I think it still might be too ambitious, as now I have a headache from all of yesterday's nose blowing.  I'm going to follow the list from most important to least important, so that way, when I give up, at least things like bills have gotten paid.

I really need to take pictures of Bess in the new crochet dog sweater I designed.  I really want to put it up on etsy, but it will be difficult without the boyfriend to distract the other dog.  Gibbs doesn't want to do what you tell him to, and only wants to do what Bess is doing.

I wrote out the pattern for the sweater too, but I want to get my friend to try out the tricky section to see if I wrote it out right before I list it.  It makes sense to me, but that doesn't mean it will make sense to anyone else.

So for a week the boyfriend is at his mechanics training thing, and while I could be out with friends or watching the trashy tv shows that he hates, so far none of that has happened.

Birthday? Not yet...

So, Wednesday night, the boyfriend and I are sitting and watching TV, and he's browsing on his computer, when all of a sudden he yells, "I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!"


At first he wouldn't tell me why he said that, but after some prodding said, "You're birthday is August 4th, right?"


I said, "Yes..."


He says, "So what is March 24th?"


I said, "Um... Saturday?"


Well, last night, I got a whole lot of presents, for no apparent reason whatsoever... All of it in Happy Birthday wrapping paper.  


I guess he didn't want to wait a few more months.  I told him, that it's much better to be early than late, and now he's insisting that they're not birthday presents at all, just presents for nothing in particular.


...ha! I'll take them either way.

I'm Back

I came back yesterday afternoon, and now I'm home in Vegas.  The boyfriend forgot that he told me he couldn't pick me up from the airport and his plans changed.  So, the poor guy was waiting for me there, while I was at home snuggling with the dogs.


Since tomorrow is Friday, and I didn't do the favorites last Friday, I'm going to use those submissions to make the Friday's Favorites.


If you didn't get a chance to submit and want to, click on the link below:


http://www.allthingstangled.blogspot.com/2012/02/submissions-hats-and-headbands.html

See you guys tomorrow!

A day of Fun

The boyfriend and I had a wonderful time yesterday.  It got off to a rocky start though.  We thought that we would go garage sale-ing before heading out to the lake.


We went to two that were way across town from each other, and neither had much of anything.  What is the point of having a yard sale with 10 items?  The whole fun is digging through a mountain of stuff!


I did, however, find a set of cast iron skillets for $7.  They're big and heavy and can be used for cooking, camping or self defense. Not a bad deal.


Then a visit to the boat and Linner (lunch and dinner together) at the wine bar.  Mmmmm.

Day Off with the Boyfriend

Now that I finally have most of my Saturdays off, I can actually spend some time with the boyfriend.  I think last year we had less than 5 days off together.  It made it really hard, but now it's time for some fun.


We're going out to the boat today.  Unfortunately it's going to be too windy for a sail, but we have a few things that are in need of repairing, and it's nice give a little TLC to her.


Afterward, we're going to my favorite restaurant.  It's a wine bar out in Boulder City that has great wines and wonderful cheese platters and sandwiches.  My mouth is watering already.  There are also some really cool antique shops around that we can walk to afterward... if it's not too late.


Hope your Saturdays are going well too!

Christmas was Wonderful

I know the photo doesn't go with the story, but it was just too cute.

Christmas was wonderful!  We had the boyfriend's family over and I cooked my first full Christmas dinner!  The turkey turned out great...and I was worried since I'd only made one turkey before, and everything was ready almost at the same time!  Yay for planning ahead.


We opened presents, drank mulled cider, and just enjoyed everyone's company.  I couldn't have asked for a better one.


The boyfriend gave me lots of cool gifts, but my favorite one was the portrait of our fur monsters together.  He couldn't actually get them to pose together, so he had to do each one individually and digitally put them together.  It is so cute and sweet.


I hope you all had just as much fun on your day.

Jet Skis: A Free Gift?!?

The boyfriend's friend gave him 2 jet skis and a trailer for free! He's been wanting a pair for some time now, but couldn't afford it.  The friend was getting rid of hers, and said he could have them he was ecstatic!

$50 each for new batteries.
$40 each for gas
$20 each for tags to get them on the lake
$30 each for new oil
...riding something you got for "free" on the lake? ...priceless

We are going to take them out on the lake for a spin today.  I'm packing a picnic lunch and we're gonna find a beach and feast.  Poor boyfriend has already gotten a sunburn from testing them out yesterday.  I'm gonna slather myself in sunblock.

Lake Wisconsin

You might have noticed that things have been silent for the past week on the AllThingsTangled Blog, well, the boyfriend, the fur monsters and I took a road trip to Wisconsin.  Bess (the chihuahua) has been a few times and is an old hat at the long drives, while this was Gibb's (the puggle, chug, or whatever he is) first time.  He did surprisingly well and didn't freak out at all.

Gibbs went swimming for the first time in his new life jacket and seemed to enjoy himself.  Bess doesn't really like the water, but will tolerate it since she knows it makes us happy.  We also had a boat ride which they both enjoyed. Bess loves having the wind in her face and letting her giant ears blow back.

We all got in last night and are all exhausted.  The boyfriend had to go into work today, but the monsters and I have the day off to catch up on everything we missed this week.

Alfred, the cat, was unable to join us on the vacation.  Since he is still so young, we were afraid to leave him in the house alone, so we took him to a friend's place to stay.  He adapted quite well, and really enjoyed chasing her Russian wolfhound around the house.

Even though the vet said that Alfred should be full grown around 7 or 8 months, when I picked him up last night, I swear he had doubled in size.  He's bigger than Bess now and is quickly catching up on Gibbs.

The picture above shows Bess, Gibbs, and the boyfriend on the boat.  It's my favorite picture that I took this trip.

Fourth of July Fun!

Well, first off, the boyfriend and I never have a day off together. Usually his one day off is Saturday, and I always work then, however, he got the fourth off, and I'm always off on Mondays, so we got to spend it together!

We ran a few of my errands (I know, fun, fun, fun), and then we went out to the lake to pay his boat rent.

It was so hot, and the lake looked so inviting, I said we should take the boat to Hoover Dam and back. In a motor boat that would take only 10 minutes each way, but in our sailboat it's about 45 minutes each direction. We bought some water and headed out.

The motor took quite a bit to get started (yeah, even sailboats have motors, but they don't go as fast as an actual motor boat). The poor boyfriend was soaking wet with sweat pulling and pulling on the cord, but finally we got it started.

Of course once we pulled the boat out, there was not a breath of wind, so we simply motored there and back. Still a relaxing journey, and once you get into the canyon, it's about 10 degrees cooler which is such a relief. I even sat on the bow and dangled my toes in the water.

I wanted to anchor and go for a swim, but neither of us had anything resembling swim suits, and the lake was so busy (it being the fourth) that we would have really needed them if we swam.

A fun day! And then a special dinner of KFC (I hadn't eaten there in years), which tasted so good even though I swear their mashed potatoes and gravy have crack in them as I am still craving more this morning.

Cell Phone Hunt

Well, I told you guys in a previous post that my boyfriend had lost his cell phone on his road trip. I had been following him on Latitude, so I knew the last place that it had sent a signal. We figured that it was on the side of the road somewhere, as it had probably fallen out of his saddlebag on his motorcycle. So, we decided to go on a treasure hunt.

It was quite aways away, but I was promised dinner at Cracker Barrel for a reward, so.... ROAD TRIP.

On our way there, we saw a deer crossing sign, and just then a deer jumped out and ... BAM... it was hit by a car coming in the opposite direction. It was quite a hard hit, and the deer really flew. I started crying as I had never seen an animal killed like that.

We turned around to see if the people needed help.

As no one had cell phone service, we drove closer to the main highway to call for help for them.

Then we drove back to tell them help was on the way, and stayed with them until highway patrol came.

By the time we got to the area where the phone might be, it was dark. So we used flash lights to search the area. Now you have to understand that the boyfriend's cell phone case looks like a black tire...and what kind of crap do you find on the side of the road? Little pieces of black tire.

So it was like, "Oooh! There it is!" ... "Nevermind"

Finally I got back in the car to follow him while he looked....for the next 5 miles.

On the way we found another car with its hazard lights on. We asked if she was alright, and she told us the tow truck was on the way, but she had hit a deer. We told her to holler if she needed us, and continued to look.

A few miles later, we found another dead deer in the road...

In the end, we couldn't find the cell phone and finally gave up.

It was definitely not a good day to be a deer that night.

Friday's Patriotic Favorites

With our nation's birthday fast approaching, show your love with the colors of the US flag. Whether you choose just one, or go for all three, you are sure to look stunning.



Here is the actual link for those that want to blog, facebook or tweet about it: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjI1NjY2NHw0MDAxMTIwNzc/all-we-need-is-fireworks?index=0


In other news:

My boyfriend bought me an early birthday present. I finally have a mac! So far so good, and not too big of an adjustment from a PC, but much faster than my old computer.

Boyfriend Returns

I apologise for not having the Sunday Funday Video this week. Yesterday I was quite worried as the boyfriend had not come back from his iron butt ride. He was due in at around 10:30am but there was no sign of him.

I figured something had happened to his phone, as my phone had stopped tracking him somewhere in the middle of Utah, but I didn't really start getting worried until the next day.

By 6pm I was truly freaking out, and that is when he finally hobbled through the door.

He'd run out of gas somewhere near the salt flats and had to push his motorcycle 7 miles to get to a gas station. When his arms finally gave out from pushing, he left the bike and walked the rest of the way to get a gas can.

When he'd returned, he realized that he'd left his hazard lights on and now his battery was dead. It took another few hours before he was able to hail a police car who gave him a jump start.

The phone had gotten lost way back at another fill up. He hadn't secured his saddle bags and it must have flown out.

He's back, a little worse for wear, and quite sore. I'm just happy he's alive and he's home.

Motorcycle Boyfriend

Today, the boyfriend is going on a loooooong motorcycle ride in order to qualify for a group called the Iron Butts. You have to ride 1000 miles in 24 hours to be accepted in the group. He said it was too windy to go sailing and he didn't want to waste his day off.

He's plotted out his course, and I have to sign a thing as a witness when he leaves and when he comes back. He also has to collect his gas receipts to proove that he's gone the required distance. I know my butt couldn't take it...after two hours I'm really hurting.

Of course the first thing he has to do is wake up. I told him I could only be his witness if he leaves before ten as I have to go to work. He's got about a half an hour from now until I bring him some coffee and shake him awake... We'll see if he makes it out of the starting gate.

In treasury news:

So far, this week's Treasury: Chocolate and Toffee Dreams, has 100 views, 44 clicks, 27 comments and 10 favorites... Keep up the good work!

Gigs and Hoover Dam

It's been a hectic past couple of days...

Last night I performed at a birthday party. Even though I'm a magician, I rarely do birthday parties, but the price was right so I went for it.

I was warned that one of the children had Asberger's Syndrome and might prove to be a problem. He was great! All the warnings they gave me I thought it would be really severe, but it was so mild that if I hadn't known, I would have just thought him to be a little quirky.



In other news

The boyfriend and I actually had a day off together...that is really a rarity. We thought it was going to be a too windy to take out the boat, so we just watched movies together all day. (I did work on a custom sock order while we were watching)...

Then later when it wasn't too hot anymore, we took the motorcycle out to my favorite wine bar and ate cheese platters. The boyfriend had already had one glass at home, so he couldn't partake since he was driving, but I sure did!

Then, since we were so close, we took the bike up to the Hoover Dam. I hadn't been there at night since they built the bypass, so the road was completely deserted which was so cool. You're not allowed to stop on the dam when it's closed, but we stopped in a parking area just above it and enjoyed the view.

Home Again

I got home to Vegas yesterday afternoon. It was so great to see the boyfriend and all of the fur monsters. The weather, on the other hand, not so much.

The weather in Oregon was a beautiful 70 degrees; perfect for a light sweater. When I exited the baggage claim, the force of the desert hit me like a hair dryer. It's not even full blown summer yet...it was probably only ninety. I am living in dread now for when it hits 120 in a couple months.

Today, I'm off to work at the Venetian. I would have liked to stay at home and clean up since the boyfriend was on his own here for a week, but I can't afford it. Hopefully tomorrow if rehearsal isn't to tiring, I'll get started on it.

In Treasury News:

This week's It Is Easy Being Green treasury so far has 132 visits, 169 clicks and 16 comments. Let's keep it going and get this one up to the front page!

Leaving on a Jet Plane

First of all, I would like to say that this week's Stay Cool with Hot Stuff for Summer treasury so far has 96 views, 34 comments, 28 clicks and ONE SALE! Congratulations ReneeBrownsDesigns!!!


In Travel News:

The boyfriend left yesterday afternoon for Wisconson to visit his family. They own a lake house on Lake Wisconson and every year he goes up to help them put in the pier for Summer.

I really wish I could have gone! I love his family and always have so much fun up there. Unfortunately, even if I could have gotten out of work for the weekend, I couldn't afford it.

Memorial Day weekend is always one of the busiest weekends of the year, and there was no way I could get the producer to close the show during that time.

Oh well, he'll have a wonderful time, and he promised to send me lots of pictures. Maybe I'll make a ton of money this summer and we can both go over for Labor Day to take out the pier and still have some fun.