Figures
I'm coming down with a cold. Woke up with a sore throat yesterday. It's worse this morning. 2 days before the rehearsal dinner, 3 days before appetizers & cocktails at Von's, 4 days before her wedding, 5 days before taking off for Hawaii. It never fails! I've been burning the candle at both ends, between work and home and this wedding stuff -- and I'm limping toward the finish line. Oh, man -- just get me to the beach!
In other news, after all the calamities with the vehicles over the past year, we got our auto insurance renewal yesterday. I actually felt a little sick opening the envelope -- only to find out our rate went DOWN! Not by much, but something like $60 or $90 for the year. Down! I don't know what the hell happened, but I'm sure not going to question it. Thank God. That's what I have to say to that.
Our puppy is still the cutest ever, and I took a few snaps last night. I'll download them when I get home from work tonight.
On Friday after work we headed up to Tahoe for the bachelor/bachelorette thing. We had a booth at Club VEX in Harrah's. Dude. Once you've had a booth w/a cocktail waitress, you'll just never wanna go back to ordinary clubbin'. Nope. Well worth the expense, IMO.
The club definitely had its base down to a science. That place was bumpin'. They also had something clubs around here don't -- go-go dancers. Guess it kept things interesting. There was even a token male. Then about every half hour or hour or so another group of girls came out for little 5-minute topless acts. Funny how everyone seemed to stop what they were doing every time the topless chicks came prancing across the catwalks. Oh, also a couple of times throughout the night they dropped these long swaths of fabric from the ceilings and two other chicks came out and climbed up them and did shows of their own consisting only of wrapping this fabric around their ankles, waists, or whatever, and hanging from them artfully. I didn't see anything between them and a big drop to the ground besides the fabric they were hanging from. Pretty impressive.
The music selections were rather eclectic. I haven't been in a club in ages, but with some of the music it might as well have been any year I have ever routinely gone to a club! Lots of blasts from the past. I guess that whole scene never really changes. So we partied on and the husband gave up around 2. I only hung in until 3, and I was done. I'd been up probably 22 hours by that point! I heard Von & Joey packed it in around 6 -- not because they closed the club down, but because when they left they hit the Fatburger outside VEX and got some grub to go and by the time they were done eating, it was officially morning.
I was a little hatin' it when I woke up the final time around 9. I got myself up and showered (and made the mistake of relying on the hotel's shampoo & conditioner -- lovely straw head) and waited for the husband to play in a Texas Hold 'Em tournament that started at 10:30. He didn't make it very far. We were on the road before noon. Got home around 2:30. For the first 25 miles or so of that drive, I was certain we were gonna go careening off a mountain road like Toonces the Cat. And I was driving. I would have given almost anything to pull over to the side of the road and climb into the back of the Pathfinder and take a nap!
Anyway, we got home and our puppy missed us so much! Jason's brother said the dog was moping. Poor puppy! He's really gonna be hating it when we're in Hawaii next week! Jason's brother is gonna house/puppy/cat/fish sit for us while we're gone, and our neighbor is gonna check in on the puppy every now & again too, so hopefully he won't be too sad.
We started using the leash with him this weekend -- just a little around the house. Needless to say, he's not a fan. Luckily, we bought a harness along w/the leash so he's a little easier to control. Just a little. When we get to tiled services, he just plunks down and lets himself get dragged across. Stubborn puppy! We have lots of work to do on the training front.
Speaking of training, we are of course still working on potty training. On Sunday Mushu took a big dump in the living room. I caught him in the act and did not react well. I think it was something like, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" That got his attention and he hit the ground. He nearly crapped on his little pink bunny -- right by his head! It was so upsetting because he was doing so well. Then later in the day he redeemed himself: he was jumping up and down on the sliding glass door and I dropped what I was holding and ran to open it for him. He ran out and did his business -- #1 & #2! Such a good boy. Oh yes, we were all so very excited about that. He's also started holding it all night -- his puppy pads and the tile floor are all clean & dry, and he goes when we take him outside. Good boy!
Anyway, I think that's the best I can do for an update now. It's almost 7 and I need to take a shower and try a little mind over matter w/this sore throat. My boss recommended Airborne to me yesterday -- says he's not a fan of pills & such, like me, but that either it works or his body believes it does. I was desperate, so I got some. Mmmmmm fizzy orange sludge. I guess it's not as bad as I imagined, but it's pretty bad. But I took it. Not sure if it helped at all between last night and this morning, but I'll take some more today.
Lots of work to do at work and only 3 days left to get it done. Wish me luck!
In other news, after all the calamities with the vehicles over the past year, we got our auto insurance renewal yesterday. I actually felt a little sick opening the envelope -- only to find out our rate went DOWN! Not by much, but something like $60 or $90 for the year. Down! I don't know what the hell happened, but I'm sure not going to question it. Thank God. That's what I have to say to that.
Our puppy is still the cutest ever, and I took a few snaps last night. I'll download them when I get home from work tonight.
On Friday after work we headed up to Tahoe for the bachelor/bachelorette thing. We had a booth at Club VEX in Harrah's. Dude. Once you've had a booth w/a cocktail waitress, you'll just never wanna go back to ordinary clubbin'. Nope. Well worth the expense, IMO.
The club definitely had its base down to a science. That place was bumpin'. They also had something clubs around here don't -- go-go dancers. Guess it kept things interesting. There was even a token male. Then about every half hour or hour or so another group of girls came out for little 5-minute topless acts. Funny how everyone seemed to stop what they were doing every time the topless chicks came prancing across the catwalks. Oh, also a couple of times throughout the night they dropped these long swaths of fabric from the ceilings and two other chicks came out and climbed up them and did shows of their own consisting only of wrapping this fabric around their ankles, waists, or whatever, and hanging from them artfully. I didn't see anything between them and a big drop to the ground besides the fabric they were hanging from. Pretty impressive.
The music selections were rather eclectic. I haven't been in a club in ages, but with some of the music it might as well have been any year I have ever routinely gone to a club! Lots of blasts from the past. I guess that whole scene never really changes. So we partied on and the husband gave up around 2. I only hung in until 3, and I was done. I'd been up probably 22 hours by that point! I heard Von & Joey packed it in around 6 -- not because they closed the club down, but because when they left they hit the Fatburger outside VEX and got some grub to go and by the time they were done eating, it was officially morning.
I was a little hatin' it when I woke up the final time around 9. I got myself up and showered (and made the mistake of relying on the hotel's shampoo & conditioner -- lovely straw head) and waited for the husband to play in a Texas Hold 'Em tournament that started at 10:30. He didn't make it very far. We were on the road before noon. Got home around 2:30. For the first 25 miles or so of that drive, I was certain we were gonna go careening off a mountain road like Toonces the Cat. And I was driving. I would have given almost anything to pull over to the side of the road and climb into the back of the Pathfinder and take a nap!
Anyway, we got home and our puppy missed us so much! Jason's brother said the dog was moping. Poor puppy! He's really gonna be hating it when we're in Hawaii next week! Jason's brother is gonna house/puppy/cat/fish sit for us while we're gone, and our neighbor is gonna check in on the puppy every now & again too, so hopefully he won't be too sad.
We started using the leash with him this weekend -- just a little around the house. Needless to say, he's not a fan. Luckily, we bought a harness along w/the leash so he's a little easier to control. Just a little. When we get to tiled services, he just plunks down and lets himself get dragged across. Stubborn puppy! We have lots of work to do on the training front.
Speaking of training, we are of course still working on potty training. On Sunday Mushu took a big dump in the living room. I caught him in the act and did not react well. I think it was something like, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" That got his attention and he hit the ground. He nearly crapped on his little pink bunny -- right by his head! It was so upsetting because he was doing so well. Then later in the day he redeemed himself: he was jumping up and down on the sliding glass door and I dropped what I was holding and ran to open it for him. He ran out and did his business -- #1 & #2! Such a good boy. Oh yes, we were all so very excited about that. He's also started holding it all night -- his puppy pads and the tile floor are all clean & dry, and he goes when we take him outside. Good boy!
Anyway, I think that's the best I can do for an update now. It's almost 7 and I need to take a shower and try a little mind over matter w/this sore throat. My boss recommended Airborne to me yesterday -- says he's not a fan of pills & such, like me, but that either it works or his body believes it does. I was desperate, so I got some. Mmmmmm fizzy orange sludge. I guess it's not as bad as I imagined, but it's pretty bad. But I took it. Not sure if it helped at all between last night and this morning, but I'll take some more today.
Lots of work to do at work and only 3 days left to get it done. Wish me luck!
posted by PlatinumGirl at 7:01 AM
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Feel better soon, and make sure you upload puppy pics!!!
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