I loved the Bay City Rollers... lol
Today was a busy day. First we had Amber's baby shower. What fun! Although I did have to leave early with a case of the palps, but what the heck. There were a ton of people there and I think she got some cool stuff. I was there for the games and the food (although I skipped the cake and punch - even if I made the punch) and I focused on veggies and fruit - yay me, but had to leave right after the present opening began. Her wonderful uncle - my darling baby brother - got her an Eddie Bauer stroller, which she should be getting soon. Have things ever changed! I remember when I had Meg and Matt and my stroller was one of those stupid fold able umbrella looking things. Of course I would have had trouble negotiating the EB brand on the bush, which was my main form of transportation at the time, the umbrella hooked right over my wrist! I'm sure she got tons of clothes and lots of stuff to keep the little bambino happy!
It's a Very Good Day in Nebraskaland - the land of the Big Red, Husker Heaven... Coach Callahan is GONE! Yee haw! Of course he was a stinking lousy recruiter too, so it'll take a couple years for the team to be back up to #1, but I'm sure we'll make it. I always thought CC was an asshat, I'm glad someone at the University finally agreed with me! lol
I saw in the news that Hulk Hogan is getting divorced. Well, well, well. Another one bites the dust. I shouldn't be so sarcastic, I knew Terry when he wasn't Hulk Hogan and he was a nice guy. Probably becoming Hulk Hogan wasn't the best thing to happen to him in terms of staying married, but he has made it for 24 years. Sorry to hear things didn't work out. Really, I am. That's a long time to spend with someone, and he's 53. Probably been using steroids for years too, makes him a liability in the marriage department I'm thinking.
I didn't make it back to Best Buy to return my computer today. It was kind of a busy day. I'll definitely get down there tomorrow. I'm wondering now though if I even want another Gateway... I'll have to see.
I guess that's it for today... I have to work today. I wish someone could explain the hospital doublespeak to me. Thursday was a paid holiday, but we have to use our PTO - they build in enough hours to pay us for the holiday, yet I have to work today, which means I worked 5 days this week and had 1 paid holiday. Does that make any sense to anybody else? I think I griped about this already, but I'm still annoyed. Oh well, that much more money, I guess.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
This and that...
This has felt like Sunday all day to me. How depressing to know it's only Friday! Meg was here last night and I was telling her about my stupid computer and how the cursor would take off on it's own. She called Gateway and downloaded some updates, and so far so good, I haven't had any problems yet.
Well, that was a curse, as soon as I typed that sentence the cursor jumped up to the title line. Ugh. I have my receipt from Best Buy, but I bought the darn thing on November 2, and you only have 15 days to return electronics. Then, I looked a little closer at the receipt and if you bought something between Nov 1 and Dec 24, you have 30 days to take it back. Guess what's going back tomorrow? Even if I only get a credit and have to save more to get a more expensive computer I guess it'll be worth it. This drives me nuts!
I took some pictures of my Christmas cactus that Steve's aunt gave me last year. I counted today, it has over 30 buds! It's so funny that I have pretty good luck with plants - I don't even really like them! I had a friend in high school who really liked plants, and had several in her room, she couldn't believe that I didn't like to grow things. The thing is, I always had a black thumb, no matter how healthy or big a plant was when I got it, it died within days (or hours) of me getting it. I told Dodie that but I guess she didn't believe me because she bought me a terrarium for my birthday - remember those? They were everywhere in the mid-70s, all those tiny little plants in a glass jar or container that you never even had to water. Dodie was so proud of herself that she got me a plant I couldn't kill. Yeah. I had it about 3 days before I knocked it off my dresser. Plants, dirt, rocks and glass were everywhere! So much for that! Then several years ago one of my visiting teachers got me an African violet for my birthday. I thought the thing would be dead by morning, but here it is 3-1/2 years later and it's thriving! I even went out and bought 4 others, so now I have 5 that have different kinds of flowers, a purple, white, lavender, purple and white stripe and one other one that has really fuzzy leaves. I have to admit the fuzzy leaf one isn't doing quite as well as the others, but I'm trying. Then I got the Christmas cactus last year and it's thriving too! I can't believe it!
Yesterday while we were at the SIL's house for dinner, Steve was talking to her husband, Smitty about his birthday. Smitty's birthday is next week - he loves to tease Steve about being an old man since Steve is 6 months older... Anyway, they were talking about his upcoming birthday and Smitty mentioned he'd have to get his driver's license renewed this year. Uh oh... Steve got out his billfold and checked his license. Um hm... It expired in June! This is the same guy that got a ticket last summer because he forgot to get his new plates the year before. He'd been driving his truck with expired plates for almost a year! How come when I forget my plates I get stopped within a week? lol! The DMV was closed today, but guess what Steve's going to be doing over his lunch hour next Monday? Heh!
We've been watching the Garth Brooks concert from KC on GAC tonight. Wow! Did I ever mention how much I love Garth's music? I'm so glad he's decided to record again. I have to say that guy hasn't lost anything with all his years in music - he's still one of my favorite entertainers! I love his new song, "More Than a Memory". Sigh. I wish I could have gone to one of the KC concerts. He's the best!
Well, that was a curse, as soon as I typed that sentence the cursor jumped up to the title line. Ugh. I have my receipt from Best Buy, but I bought the darn thing on November 2, and you only have 15 days to return electronics. Then, I looked a little closer at the receipt and if you bought something between Nov 1 and Dec 24, you have 30 days to take it back. Guess what's going back tomorrow? Even if I only get a credit and have to save more to get a more expensive computer I guess it'll be worth it. This drives me nuts!
I took some pictures of my Christmas cactus that Steve's aunt gave me last year. I counted today, it has over 30 buds! It's so funny that I have pretty good luck with plants - I don't even really like them! I had a friend in high school who really liked plants, and had several in her room, she couldn't believe that I didn't like to grow things. The thing is, I always had a black thumb, no matter how healthy or big a plant was when I got it, it died within days (or hours) of me getting it. I told Dodie that but I guess she didn't believe me because she bought me a terrarium for my birthday - remember those? They were everywhere in the mid-70s, all those tiny little plants in a glass jar or container that you never even had to water. Dodie was so proud of herself that she got me a plant I couldn't kill. Yeah. I had it about 3 days before I knocked it off my dresser. Plants, dirt, rocks and glass were everywhere! So much for that! Then several years ago one of my visiting teachers got me an African violet for my birthday. I thought the thing would be dead by morning, but here it is 3-1/2 years later and it's thriving! I even went out and bought 4 others, so now I have 5 that have different kinds of flowers, a purple, white, lavender, purple and white stripe and one other one that has really fuzzy leaves. I have to admit the fuzzy leaf one isn't doing quite as well as the others, but I'm trying. Then I got the Christmas cactus last year and it's thriving too! I can't believe it!
Yesterday while we were at the SIL's house for dinner, Steve was talking to her husband, Smitty about his birthday. Smitty's birthday is next week - he loves to tease Steve about being an old man since Steve is 6 months older... Anyway, they were talking about his upcoming birthday and Smitty mentioned he'd have to get his driver's license renewed this year. Uh oh... Steve got out his billfold and checked his license. Um hm... It expired in June! This is the same guy that got a ticket last summer because he forgot to get his new plates the year before. He'd been driving his truck with expired plates for almost a year! How come when I forget my plates I get stopped within a week? lol! The DMV was closed today, but guess what Steve's going to be doing over his lunch hour next Monday? Heh!
We've been watching the Garth Brooks concert from KC on GAC tonight. Wow! Did I ever mention how much I love Garth's music? I'm so glad he's decided to record again. I have to say that guy hasn't lost anything with all his years in music - he's still one of my favorite entertainers! I love his new song, "More Than a Memory". Sigh. I wish I could have gone to one of the KC concerts. He's the best!
Quiet holidays
Today was a very quiet Thanksgiving. Since Mike and Amy and their little family moved to Memphis this summer, there weren't any kids at dinner today and 5 less people. Matt had dinner with his dad's family today too, so it was really quiet! He came over last night though and had crab legs with Meg and Steve. I'm not a big fan of seafood, so I had leftover soup. My house still smells fishy, ick. I missed having him with us today. I guess there were 6 less people than normal, I forgot to count him the first time around!
Anyway, another holiday down this year, I can't believe how fast the year has gone! I guess it's true, the older you are the faster times goes by, because this one has just whizzed past!
We had a good dinner. Smitty made the turkey and dressing. I tried a new recipe for a cranberry salad and it was really good! Of all places I found it in a church cookbook from about 1975 or so, it was very yummy. It was made with cranberries, strawberry Jell-O, apples, nuts, and marshmallows. It called for chopped celery too, but Steve hates celery, so I left that out. Meg really liked it, but said it would have been better without the cranberries! lol! Dinner was at 3 and we were home by6. I kind of wanted to go see the gingerbread display at the visitor's center, but nobody else seemed too eager to go, so that was nixed. Maybe this weekend...
Tomorrow is the day we traditionally buy our tree, but Steve hasn't said anything, so I don't know if we're going to or not. The place we used to get our tree was closed last year so I guess we're going to go to the other place in Ft. Calhoun to cut our own. I don't like their place as much, but it's only a tree, right? The other folks were so friendly and always had hot chocolate and hot apple cider, they'd visit with you after you chose your tree. I don't know, they just made it seem like so much more fun. The other place we went to last year just felt a lot more impersonal. I guess it's not that big of a deal, but it just wasn't as much fun last year. I need to figure out how to get all 6 dogs to sit together for a Christmas picture too. Last year I thought it was difficult with 4 - what did I know?! This should be fun...
This laptop is really ticking me off. In the middle of typing something the stupid cursor just takes off on its own and lands somewhere else in the document. At first I thought it was just me or the program I'm using, but it happens all the time. I don't think it's just me any more. I just lost this whole post and had to redo it. Grrrrr...
We had our first fire in the wood stove this weekend. I love it. The basement is so nice and warm, but it makes the rest of the house colder than heck. The bedroom is just like an icebox! Brrrrrr. Maybe we should move our bedroom downstairs for the winter. I was thinking of getting a double bed and putting it in the bedroom downstairs for a guest bedroom anyway. Then we could just use it for winter. I might have to think about that more seriously. Even the dogs are cold - all of them want to get in bed with us at night! If it was just me I'd let them, but 2 adults and 5 dogs in a queen size bed just is a bit much! Of course if we let one in bed, they all want to get up. Thank goodness Toby sleeps in the other room, or he'd want to be up here with us too! Benny is actually starting to burrow under the dog blankets on the floor, which he hasn't done up until now, so I can tell he must be cold. Poor baby.
I guess I'm allergic to the sticky stuff from the pads on the Holter monitor. I took the pads off today and took a shower, but now I have big itchy red welts where the pads were. I know I'm sensitive to tape and I can't use some patches, like the hormone patches I used after my hysterectomy, because I'm sensitive to the adhesive. I can't find my prednisone cream either, so I've spent most of the evening trying not to obviously scratch my chest while it itches like crazy. Add that to my list of allergies, I guess.
Well, I'm going to try to get some shut eye. I have to work tomorrow and Saturday. Now I only have a month until Christmas, so I need to get busy and get some stuff done around here. I already have a ton of presents to wrap, decorations to get out, cleaning to do... Makes me tired just thinking about it! Later!
Anyway, another holiday down this year, I can't believe how fast the year has gone! I guess it's true, the older you are the faster times goes by, because this one has just whizzed past!
We had a good dinner. Smitty made the turkey and dressing. I tried a new recipe for a cranberry salad and it was really good! Of all places I found it in a church cookbook from about 1975 or so, it was very yummy. It was made with cranberries, strawberry Jell-O, apples, nuts, and marshmallows. It called for chopped celery too, but Steve hates celery, so I left that out. Meg really liked it, but said it would have been better without the cranberries! lol! Dinner was at 3 and we were home by6. I kind of wanted to go see the gingerbread display at the visitor's center, but nobody else seemed too eager to go, so that was nixed. Maybe this weekend...
Tomorrow is the day we traditionally buy our tree, but Steve hasn't said anything, so I don't know if we're going to or not. The place we used to get our tree was closed last year so I guess we're going to go to the other place in Ft. Calhoun to cut our own. I don't like their place as much, but it's only a tree, right? The other folks were so friendly and always had hot chocolate and hot apple cider, they'd visit with you after you chose your tree. I don't know, they just made it seem like so much more fun. The other place we went to last year just felt a lot more impersonal. I guess it's not that big of a deal, but it just wasn't as much fun last year. I need to figure out how to get all 6 dogs to sit together for a Christmas picture too. Last year I thought it was difficult with 4 - what did I know?! This should be fun...
This laptop is really ticking me off. In the middle of typing something the stupid cursor just takes off on its own and lands somewhere else in the document. At first I thought it was just me or the program I'm using, but it happens all the time. I don't think it's just me any more. I just lost this whole post and had to redo it. Grrrrr...
We had our first fire in the wood stove this weekend. I love it. The basement is so nice and warm, but it makes the rest of the house colder than heck. The bedroom is just like an icebox! Brrrrrr. Maybe we should move our bedroom downstairs for the winter. I was thinking of getting a double bed and putting it in the bedroom downstairs for a guest bedroom anyway. Then we could just use it for winter. I might have to think about that more seriously. Even the dogs are cold - all of them want to get in bed with us at night! If it was just me I'd let them, but 2 adults and 5 dogs in a queen size bed just is a bit much! Of course if we let one in bed, they all want to get up. Thank goodness Toby sleeps in the other room, or he'd want to be up here with us too! Benny is actually starting to burrow under the dog blankets on the floor, which he hasn't done up until now, so I can tell he must be cold. Poor baby.
I guess I'm allergic to the sticky stuff from the pads on the Holter monitor. I took the pads off today and took a shower, but now I have big itchy red welts where the pads were. I know I'm sensitive to tape and I can't use some patches, like the hormone patches I used after my hysterectomy, because I'm sensitive to the adhesive. I can't find my prednisone cream either, so I've spent most of the evening trying not to obviously scratch my chest while it itches like crazy. Add that to my list of allergies, I guess.
Well, I'm going to try to get some shut eye. I have to work tomorrow and Saturday. Now I only have a month until Christmas, so I need to get busy and get some stuff done around here. I already have a ton of presents to wrap, decorations to get out, cleaning to do... Makes me tired just thinking about it! Later!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Snow, snow, snow
We're having our first snow of the season! We were only supposed to get flurries, but it's been flurrying now for quite a while. Not a lot of accumulation, since the ground is so warm (it was 75 on Monday!), but enough that everyone has forgotten how to drive. Just going to the doctor today, about 3 miles away, I saw 2 accidents and heard about a 10-car pile up on Dodge Street, which is highway 6, and runs through the middle of town. People drive like idiots around here and they forget from one year to the next that you can't stop on a dime on a snow covered overpass that's slicker than snot on a doorknob. Oh well. I'm home and having a good time watching it come down.
I have to have a Holter monitor to check my heart for 24 hours. Whoopee. Of course tomorrow is Thanksgiving, the doctor's office is closed on Friday and then for the weekend, I take it back on Monday, and then it takes them 24 hours to get the results. So, in 6 days I'll figure out of this is anxiety or my heart. (It's anxiety.) In the meantime, I'm supposed to go to the ER if it happens again. Brother. Well, at least she didn't just look at me and tell me I'm nuts and send me home!
I have to have a Holter monitor to check my heart for 24 hours. Whoopee. Of course tomorrow is Thanksgiving, the doctor's office is closed on Friday and then for the weekend, I take it back on Monday, and then it takes them 24 hours to get the results. So, in 6 days I'll figure out of this is anxiety or my heart. (It's anxiety.) In the meantime, I'm supposed to go to the ER if it happens again. Brother. Well, at least she didn't just look at me and tell me I'm nuts and send me home!
A Little Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving seemed like it was creeping up and all of a sudden, BAM! (Sorry Emeril) Here it is! I do have so much to be thankful for and I don't think I take the time to be thankful because I'm such an owly growly most of the time. So, it's time to list the things I'm thankful for and give them their due!
1. My family. It's been wonderful to start rebuilding a relationship with my brother this year. He's changed so much, I hope I've changed as much. He's really funny, and very caring (which I have to say I never would have said before this year). I'm really thankful for the opportunity we've had to work on our issues and get to know each other better. My relationship with my sisters is going well, and that makes me happy too! And then there's dad. I'm blessed to still have my dad be around and be part of my life. I'm very thankful for that. I know a lot of people my age don't have their parents around any more, so that indeed is a blessing. I'm very blessed to have the best in-laws ever! I don't know what I would do without mom and Bob. They're always here to lend a hand, take care of the furkids, or just to listen when I need to vent. Plus, they play a wicked game of dominoes! LOL! I'm truly blessed by having them in my life. My kids are a blessing too - although sometimes I'm not so vocal about the blessings they bring to my life! Meg will graduate next year and I'm really proud of her for sticking with the program. And she's good! I'm sure she won't have a hard time passing her tests and becoming certified. Yay Meghan! And Matt decided to go back to school this year and is getting A's in the 2 classes he started. Woo hoo! His sense of humor never fails to make me laugh when I don't much feel like it! They're the best part of my life! I'm so thankful for the new great-nephew I have, and the spouses of my nieces and nephews. They chose wonderful people and I'm glad to add them to our family tree. I'm looking forward to the arrival of Baby Peleska in January too! Bring on the babies!
2. My Husband. Okay, stop laughing. We certainly have our share of ups and downs, but he's here for me, which is more than I can say for my last husband! LOL! Plus, we don't have to sell tickets to the neighbors for the Friday Night Fights this time around. He puts up with a lot from me, and although I'm sure there are days he'd rather I just shut up - he does try to listen to what I have to say. I have to give him credit for that. I mean - would I have tried to keep this going for 21 years if there wasn't something there? I love you!
3. My furbabies. All I can say about them is... Unconditional love. And it works both ways. I've been blessed by having them in my life and I'm so glad that I've been able to work with a rescue to save more dogs who were abused and unloved.
4. My Country. I can't believe how lucky I am that I was born in this country. To have all the blessings and freedoms that go with living here. To have the ability to vote and the ability to say what I want to say and have my own opinion without fear of reprisal. Food to eat, water to drink, the ability to practice my religion. This is a choice country we live in. It's too bad more people don't realize it.
5. My religion. I'm so, so blessed to have found this religion. To know that there is a prophet on this earth today to guide us and help keep us close to the Lord. Truly a blessing. No other religion ever felt or sounded right to me until I found the LDS church, where all my questions were answered. I'm thankful that Heavenly Father was watching over me during my search and led me in the right direction.
6. My home. There are so many people in the world who have no home, or live in tar paper shacks with corrugated metal roofs. Even here in our own country there are so many homeless people. I'm very blessed to have a nice warm home, with a husband and dogs to keep me company.
Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg, but I have a doctor's appointment I have to get to. Wish me luck!
1. My family. It's been wonderful to start rebuilding a relationship with my brother this year. He's changed so much, I hope I've changed as much. He's really funny, and very caring (which I have to say I never would have said before this year). I'm really thankful for the opportunity we've had to work on our issues and get to know each other better. My relationship with my sisters is going well, and that makes me happy too! And then there's dad. I'm blessed to still have my dad be around and be part of my life. I'm very thankful for that. I know a lot of people my age don't have their parents around any more, so that indeed is a blessing. I'm very blessed to have the best in-laws ever! I don't know what I would do without mom and Bob. They're always here to lend a hand, take care of the furkids, or just to listen when I need to vent. Plus, they play a wicked game of dominoes! LOL! I'm truly blessed by having them in my life. My kids are a blessing too - although sometimes I'm not so vocal about the blessings they bring to my life! Meg will graduate next year and I'm really proud of her for sticking with the program. And she's good! I'm sure she won't have a hard time passing her tests and becoming certified. Yay Meghan! And Matt decided to go back to school this year and is getting A's in the 2 classes he started. Woo hoo! His sense of humor never fails to make me laugh when I don't much feel like it! They're the best part of my life! I'm so thankful for the new great-nephew I have, and the spouses of my nieces and nephews. They chose wonderful people and I'm glad to add them to our family tree. I'm looking forward to the arrival of Baby Peleska in January too! Bring on the babies!
2. My Husband. Okay, stop laughing. We certainly have our share of ups and downs, but he's here for me, which is more than I can say for my last husband! LOL! Plus, we don't have to sell tickets to the neighbors for the Friday Night Fights this time around. He puts up with a lot from me, and although I'm sure there are days he'd rather I just shut up - he does try to listen to what I have to say. I have to give him credit for that. I mean - would I have tried to keep this going for 21 years if there wasn't something there? I love you!
3. My furbabies. All I can say about them is... Unconditional love. And it works both ways. I've been blessed by having them in my life and I'm so glad that I've been able to work with a rescue to save more dogs who were abused and unloved.
4. My Country. I can't believe how lucky I am that I was born in this country. To have all the blessings and freedoms that go with living here. To have the ability to vote and the ability to say what I want to say and have my own opinion without fear of reprisal. Food to eat, water to drink, the ability to practice my religion. This is a choice country we live in. It's too bad more people don't realize it.
5. My religion. I'm so, so blessed to have found this religion. To know that there is a prophet on this earth today to guide us and help keep us close to the Lord. Truly a blessing. No other religion ever felt or sounded right to me until I found the LDS church, where all my questions were answered. I'm thankful that Heavenly Father was watching over me during my search and led me in the right direction.
6. My home. There are so many people in the world who have no home, or live in tar paper shacks with corrugated metal roofs. Even here in our own country there are so many homeless people. I'm very blessed to have a nice warm home, with a husband and dogs to keep me company.
Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg, but I have a doctor's appointment I have to get to. Wish me luck!
Monday, November 19, 2007
My dismal attempt at a vacation
I had a wonderful host and hostess, but my weekend vacation was a dismal failure - all because of me and my wretched anxiety issues. I guess I'm really finally going to have to take some serious steps to address the issue, but I'm not sure where to begin.
Anyway, about the vacation. I had decided to finally go and visit my best friend, Dorothy, who has lived in Ohio for the past 25 years! She's come here practically every year for the past 5 or 6 years - ever since her kids got older, but I was never brave enough to take the plunge and go see her. I finally decided this would be the year I went. I got a great deal for airline tickets though some online company - Hotwire, I think. Only $133 for round trip airfare from Omaha to Cleveland, how could I resist? I left on Friday morning and came back today.
Before I go any further, let me just say that the doctor and nurses at Akron General Hospital in whatever little burb I was in closest to Cuyahoga Falls, were great! Seriously, you ladies were the best. And the Ativan was just the icing on the cake - ha ha ha...
Friday when I got to Cleveland, Dorothy picked me up at the airport. I have to admit that I was chomping at the bit then because I had had a layover in Milwaukee for 3 hours. Yeah. That's a little bit of hell on earth, let me tell you! Boooooooring! I had 2 carry on bags, and didn't want to have to deal with security again, so I never went to the main terminal where the shops are. I read, listened to my 'pod, watched TV, did crossword puzzles... It was one of those mornings that seemed like it was about 2 weeks long. Anyway, finally got to Cleveland and on the road to Dorothy's house and it was okay.
Friday night we ate at a great restaurant called Luigi's. Marvelous French cuisine... Ha ha! Seriously, it was fantastic pizza and salad, although I only had 1 piece of pizza and a small helping of salad, it was more like mozzarella cheese with a little lettuce, but it was quite good! I'd eat there again. That is, if I were ever planning on going back. Which I'm not.
Saturday we went to see the house in Cleveland where the movie "The Christmas Story" was filmed. You know, the kid who wants the Red Ryder BB gun with the compass in the stock? It was so cool. I really had a good time there. Mom is a huge fan of that movie, so I got some souvenirs to bring back home. I found out later that my sister is also a huge fan, who woulda thunk it? I got an autographed picture for mom from the guy who was the delivery man of the "Major Award". Too bad she wasn't there, he was telling stories from the making of the movie and his experiences, it was fun and we had a good time. I took quite a few pictures too, which I'll probably forget to post later... I'll try to remember. Just in case you're a fan.
Next, we went to a store called B.A. Sweetie. It's a wholesale candy store that's open to the public. Over 12,000 square feet of every kind of candy you can imagine! I brought home a lot, but I didn't eat anything but a couple giant Pixie Stix and some chewy SweeTarts. No chocolate for me! They have all kinds of retro candy too, like those little wax bottles full of colored fruity tasting water, candy dots, candy cigarettes, wax lips, all kinds of old stuff like that, along with new kinds of candy and a lot of bulk stuff. It would be a great place if you were doing a gingerbread house for Christmas... Which I'm not, but I'm just sayin'. I got candy for Christmas stockings this year.
After we left there, we went to an old retro kind of toy store. I think it was called Big Fun. I could get lost in that place. They had all kinds of old refurbished toys, along with some cool new stuff. I got Steve an old slinky dog. (Yes, we're weird, so?) They had old stuff like Atari video systems and the games, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, and they were all the real stuff, not the 2000 versions. They had all kinds of other odd little toys in there too, that was great fun.
By the time we left there, it was getting pretty late and we hadn't eaten lunch yet, so we went to The Winking Lizard sports bar. Yummy! The only problem was it was a sports bar and the Ohio State game was on... Loud. Very, very loud. But the food was good, and the game ended shortly after we got there.
Saturday night John's parents came over and we played dominoes, so it was great fun. They're the nicest people... They'd fit right in here in Omaha. I'd have to get my bigger set of dominoes out though! lol!
Then came Sunday... Yeah. Anxiety is my name. Let it suffice to say that I ended up in the hospital with EKG electrodes stuck on my chest. Anxiety was the official diagnosis. Sunday was a total waste. I'm so glad that Dorothy is such a good friend and totally understands me, and loves me in spite of my, um, well idiosyncrasies... That's why I love my best friend. I really miss having her live here, even after 25 years I miss her. I never really got to know her husband, but I got to know him this weekend. He's almost as funny as me. Almost... LOL!I've almost forgiven him for marrying her and taking her so far away, but not quite.
So, that was my weekend in a nutshell. Thankfully I got home today with no more "anxiety" issues, but at this point, I'm thinking I'm never going to go anywhere again. I'll just stay in my little house in my little town and live happily ever after....
G'night.
Anyway, about the vacation. I had decided to finally go and visit my best friend, Dorothy, who has lived in Ohio for the past 25 years! She's come here practically every year for the past 5 or 6 years - ever since her kids got older, but I was never brave enough to take the plunge and go see her. I finally decided this would be the year I went. I got a great deal for airline tickets though some online company - Hotwire, I think. Only $133 for round trip airfare from Omaha to Cleveland, how could I resist? I left on Friday morning and came back today.
Before I go any further, let me just say that the doctor and nurses at Akron General Hospital in whatever little burb I was in closest to Cuyahoga Falls, were great! Seriously, you ladies were the best. And the Ativan was just the icing on the cake - ha ha ha...
Friday when I got to Cleveland, Dorothy picked me up at the airport. I have to admit that I was chomping at the bit then because I had had a layover in Milwaukee for 3 hours. Yeah. That's a little bit of hell on earth, let me tell you! Boooooooring! I had 2 carry on bags, and didn't want to have to deal with security again, so I never went to the main terminal where the shops are. I read, listened to my 'pod, watched TV, did crossword puzzles... It was one of those mornings that seemed like it was about 2 weeks long. Anyway, finally got to Cleveland and on the road to Dorothy's house and it was okay.
Friday night we ate at a great restaurant called Luigi's. Marvelous French cuisine... Ha ha! Seriously, it was fantastic pizza and salad, although I only had 1 piece of pizza and a small helping of salad, it was more like mozzarella cheese with a little lettuce, but it was quite good! I'd eat there again. That is, if I were ever planning on going back. Which I'm not.
Saturday we went to see the house in Cleveland where the movie "The Christmas Story" was filmed. You know, the kid who wants the Red Ryder BB gun with the compass in the stock? It was so cool. I really had a good time there. Mom is a huge fan of that movie, so I got some souvenirs to bring back home. I found out later that my sister is also a huge fan, who woulda thunk it? I got an autographed picture for mom from the guy who was the delivery man of the "Major Award". Too bad she wasn't there, he was telling stories from the making of the movie and his experiences, it was fun and we had a good time. I took quite a few pictures too, which I'll probably forget to post later... I'll try to remember. Just in case you're a fan.
Next, we went to a store called B.A. Sweetie. It's a wholesale candy store that's open to the public. Over 12,000 square feet of every kind of candy you can imagine! I brought home a lot, but I didn't eat anything but a couple giant Pixie Stix and some chewy SweeTarts. No chocolate for me! They have all kinds of retro candy too, like those little wax bottles full of colored fruity tasting water, candy dots, candy cigarettes, wax lips, all kinds of old stuff like that, along with new kinds of candy and a lot of bulk stuff. It would be a great place if you were doing a gingerbread house for Christmas... Which I'm not, but I'm just sayin'. I got candy for Christmas stockings this year.
After we left there, we went to an old retro kind of toy store. I think it was called Big Fun. I could get lost in that place. They had all kinds of old refurbished toys, along with some cool new stuff. I got Steve an old slinky dog. (Yes, we're weird, so?) They had old stuff like Atari video systems and the games, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, and they were all the real stuff, not the 2000 versions. They had all kinds of other odd little toys in there too, that was great fun.
By the time we left there, it was getting pretty late and we hadn't eaten lunch yet, so we went to The Winking Lizard sports bar. Yummy! The only problem was it was a sports bar and the Ohio State game was on... Loud. Very, very loud. But the food was good, and the game ended shortly after we got there.
Saturday night John's parents came over and we played dominoes, so it was great fun. They're the nicest people... They'd fit right in here in Omaha. I'd have to get my bigger set of dominoes out though! lol!
Then came Sunday... Yeah. Anxiety is my name. Let it suffice to say that I ended up in the hospital with EKG electrodes stuck on my chest. Anxiety was the official diagnosis. Sunday was a total waste. I'm so glad that Dorothy is such a good friend and totally understands me, and loves me in spite of my, um, well idiosyncrasies... That's why I love my best friend. I really miss having her live here, even after 25 years I miss her. I never really got to know her husband, but I got to know him this weekend. He's almost as funny as me. Almost... LOL!I've almost forgiven him for marrying her and taking her so far away, but not quite.
So, that was my weekend in a nutshell. Thankfully I got home today with no more "anxiety" issues, but at this point, I'm thinking I'm never going to go anywhere again. I'll just stay in my little house in my little town and live happily ever after....
G'night.
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