Catching up from the weekend

Nov 19, 2008


catching up from the weekend

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What a great weekend.

Friday was Furry Friday at the Sterling Community Center with the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. There brought 5 cats and 2 dogs. The dogs were really cute – Mitzi and Zoey. Mitzi is a year old terrier mix and has been returned to the shelter 3 times. She just went home to the wrong people. Zoey was at the shelter when she was a pup (now 10 months) and was returned for chasing the cat. Zoey is a german shepherd/Shar Pei mix. What a different looking dog! She has the larger body of a german shepherd, but has the Shar Pei fur (really short) and face – just not as many wrinkles. She thinks she's a lap dog. I was on the floor and she would come right up and sit on my lap.

Saturday was hanging out at home until time to go to Baltimore. Our neighbor, Dan, went with us. When we got up to Baltimore, Evick was already on. I was really surprised – there was about 50 people and that was it – it is a small club (Sonar). ZO2 put on a great show. Got to meet the guys afterwards. Dan took pictures with his phone – they came out really weird. It looks like I'm disappearing in the picture – like in Final Destination 3. It's actually the reflection on my shirt. It's weird though. I never saw something like that.

Anyway, I asked about more episodes and the answer is YES!

We had a little bit of excitement when we were driving home – we almost ran out of gas (or at least the gas light came on). We stopped and got gas and Dan (S) kept saying I'm hungry, so we were also trying to find a place to eat. Anyway we head back to Ashburn and when we were on Waxpool – sobriety checkpoint! Man, were we ever going to get home (or at least to a place to eat?). No biggie going through the checkpoint since I didn't drink. I wasn't expecting to be asked to see my driver's license – which I had just thrown in the bottom of my purse when we were at the club. Luckily, I found it fast. The policeman just asked have you been drinking, where we were and to see my license.

So back in Ashburn, 2 in the morning, the only thing that is opened is McDonald's (drive-thru). I have not had Mickey D's in FOREVER – probably 5 years if not longer. Anyway – it tasted so good! Maybe because at that time in the morning, everything is made to order.

Sunday, it was up with Esa at 6:30, while Dan slept in to about 10 a.m. Then it was my turn to go back to sleep. I finally got up about 1 or so. Then Dan said Dan S. had texted him to see if we wanted to have dinner with them. We did a little running around – Petsmart and then DQ (for "lunch"). I didn't want to eat too much since we were going to Stephanie & Dan's for dinner, PLUS we had "lunch" at 2:30 in the morning – a blizzard to hold us over would be ok. He bought it. LOL.

Petsmart was with Esa. When we got there, Lost Dog (where we got Esa) was there. Dan walked Esa around while I browsed. Then next thing I see him talking to someone. He mentioned to me later that he noticed that the girl kept staring at him and Esa and following him around, then finally came up to him to ask him about Esa (what type and where we got her). Come to find out, she fostered Esa's mom! We got to find out that Esa's mom "talks" just like Esa and brings toys to you to tell you she wants to play (like Esa). I gave her my e-mail address and Monday, I had pictures of "Bambi" (pictures in Esa's family photo album). Man, I was surprised that Esa doesn't look a thing like her mom! I remember someone mentioning that her mom was a black shepherd, but I didn't expect no tan coloring at all!

Dinner was great – Lasagna, pasta, breadsticks, apple pie, brownies, cookies! YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY! Then the football game came on – Neither Stephanie or I were interested in watching it – so I hung out with Stephanie while she made holiday gifts for co-workers and then headed home around 9 p.m.

This (work) week has been on the so-so side – I haven't felt that great the last two days. Today it's my neck – which will be fixed when I go to the chiropractor's after work! Dan's off today, so it'll be good to spend some time with him tonight.

Down and out for the last couple of days.

Nov 10, 2008


down and out for the last couple of days.

Oh man, what a week.

What I didn't write in the last blog was on the 31st, I woke up in the middle of the night and thought I was going to get sick. So the rest of the weekend, I didn't have too much of an appetite. Well, Monday, I started getting the sore throat (the first symptom of a sinus infection) and by Wednesday, I was bad. Thursday, I went to the doctor and started the antibiotics. Then it really kicked in. I was lucky to make it around the block with Esa and Thursday night, I did NOT sleep. I was WIDE awake – I was sitting on the couch (because I couldn't lay down without getting stuffed up) and watching TV – which usually puts me to sleep. NOPE. I think I finally fell asleep for maybe an hour around 4 a.m., woke up and fell back to sleep until Esa woke me up around 5:45 a.m. – she had a good night's sleep in the bed by herself!

Friday, I was still wide awake all day – not even a nap. Just really weird for me. Ended up starting to get up and around (like doing laundry and walking Esa around the block twice) – but mostly just watching TV. I FINALLY got a pretty good night's sleep (in bed at that!). I woke up once during the night, but that was it. Saturday was just hanging around the house, still not feeling that great, but went on longer walks with Esa and Dan.

Yesterday was back in the groove. Lunch at Chipotle and then grocery shopping. Today, back at work – coughing, but feeling good.

Unfortunately, I think Esa got a little something – her tummy hasn't been feeling well the last 2 days. It hasn't been fun (for Dan) (trying) to pick up after her.

I wonder if dogs mirror their owners when the owners don't feel good. I know she senses that I didn't feel well. She was so good. She didn't beg to walk longer or play a lot when we were home alone.

The long weekend......

Nov 3, 2008


the long weekend......

Oh, I was so ready for a long weekend.

Thursday night, we went to Tesla. We figured that they would come on stage about 10:30 or 11 - if even that early. Well, we were wrong! As we were at the ticket counter at 9:45 p.m. - Tesla was already on the stage! I think it was their first song (from the sound of the crowd).

They put on an awesome show. Obviously, no over produced CDs for them. They sound just like they do on the CD. They played a couple of new songs and they were good. Suzanne had said that she liked the CD.

Friday, was just hanging out carving pumpkins. We had fun handing out candy. Esa stayed out with us almost the whole time. Towards the end, she was getting tired.

Yesterday, we headed out for lunch and then hit Party City for Halloween sales. We finally tried Blue Ridge Grill in Leesburg. It was really good. We hit it big at Party City and should be set for a haunted house next year. We spent like $100!

Then last night we headed out to WiseAcres to see Jon Miller - we hadn't seen him since before we got married. I didn't even know he was a comedian until I found him on Myspace. He was really funny. Dan and Stephanie went with us. Dan called Dan to see what we were doing last night, so we went out to dinner at Silver Dinner and then headed over to WiseAcres.

Today, the four of us went out for brunch at Cheesecake Factory and then went to the corn maize at Temple Hall in Leesburg. I hate the time change. Here it is, only 5:30 and it's getting dark out! I hate this.