Waterproof
OK, so as usual, I got some catching up to do. But I promise, I am going to make a conscious effort to learn how to spell the word conscious...and then...I am going to make a conscious effort to update my blog on a more regular basis. I am sure this will pan out about as well as my new year resolutions.
It was late in August when I had a trip out to the Southwest, which included Phoenix and Las Vegas. I stayed at the Hooter's Casino Hotel in Vegas, for no other reason than I got a deal. If you know me then you know I am a bargain shopper, and I got a room for $62 a night. When I got there I was shocked and dismayed at the skimpy little orange and white outfits be-boppin all over the place. Here, I thought I was staying at a theme hotel in Sin City that depicted wildlife and owl-watching. Despicable! Well, three good things came out of the trip. The first two were the aforementioned Hooters, and the last was a surprise run-in with none other than Ashlee Simpson herself. As I sat playing video poker, I glanced over and saw Ashlee standing not 5 feet from me. I called her over. She smiled and shyly asked if I wanted to go swimming with her and her two friends. I hesitantly agreed. The next thing I knew I snapped out of it and realized that I was still sitting at the poker machine, staring jaw dropped open with her five feet from me. As she walked away, I began to bang my head on the machine, realizing I had my camera in my pocket and froze like an idiot. It paid off, though, as my head-banging drew me a Royal Flush and paid out $100. Woohoo!!! Your loss, Ashlee!
Lexy left for her dad's at the end of June as we celebrated Tracy's B-Day before her departure. Mom and Dad came in for a quick visit to join us for dinner at the Altland House, where it was reported that Billy Joel and his luck of the draw wife at the time, Christie Brinkley once stayed.
While Lexy was away, Tracy and I tried to enjoy our relaxing time together. We didn't do too much exciting, as we both still had a lot of travel to do for work. Tracy picked up a new job with Bank of America and went to Louisville, Knoxville and two or three other "villes"....er...sorry, "vulls" as they say dahn sath n'at. My travels took me to Boston, where I got to visit Fenway for the first time and became and instant fan of the Red Sox.
What a fan base this team has and what support the town gives them!!! I got to see the best and the worst of these die hard fans. It was a Monday night, 95 degrees and high humidity. They were playing the worst team in the league (the Royals) and were LOSING to them 4-0 through 6 innings. As I was dripping in sweat from head to toe, packed wall to wall with thousands of drunken idiots, I enjoyed watching the beloved Sox come back and win 5-4 in the 8th inning, including a homer over the Big Green Monster. I must say that loved every second of it! Of course I had to follow it up with a trip to Cheers...
At the end of July I headed for the beach with a packed SUV to go on the family vacation....by myself :( Yeah, Lexy was still in Atlanta, and Tracy was working the week in Louisville, so I left for North Carolina by myself. Just me and my cigars. Met my brother and his family (minus Carinne, working her little but off at home for the summer) in Raleigh. Had a few drinks and then shot over to the airport in Raleigh to pick up the wife coming in from Louisville. The next Morning we headed to Ocean Isle Beach, NC (the far south end of NC), where we further met up with the Reynolds (Ron's neighbors). We all brought our livers and left them at the door. Although my beach towel dried out, my liver is still hanging on the deck railing. On Monday we drove to Myrtle Beach and picked up Lexy flying in from GA. Everyone was glad to see her...she just wanted to get to the beach and play with the kids. She didn't care who was picking her up. What a week, though! 105 Heat index all week, and stale breeze most of the time limited our time actually ON the beach. Thank God for the Isle's Restaurant Tiki Bar!!!!
Three of these days we sent on the deck of the Tiki Bar overlooking our kids swimming in the pool, while Tarbender Kimberly, and Waitresses Elizabeth and Kenri broughgt us numerous cooling libations and conveniently forgot to ring many of the drinks up. We felt guilty, so we frequently left plenty of extra money in the tip to pay the extra part of the bill that was overlooked :)
Upon returning it was a short lived hiatus, as we had to prepare for Lexy's birthday party the very next day! We had a dozen or so kids at the house swimming in the pool and jumping on the trampoline, as the princess turned 9 years old. As part of her birthday surprise, we wrapped up 4 tickets to HersheyPark in a big Hershey Bar (ala Willy Wonka). She had her friend Kelsey stay the night and we were off, yet again, the very next morning to spend the day in Hershey! A blast was had by all. 
The heat and the walking was a little torturous, until we discovered the Tidal Force flume ride. The girls stood in line for an hour, while Tracy and I just stood at the end of the ride and got soaked by the surging boats crashing into the pool of water at the end of the run. We played the games smart, as well. That day they had a deal where you pay $20, get a wristband, and you can play all the games in the park all day and win all the prizes!....Well...we THOUGHT this was a smart move, until you know who had to carry around all of the stuffed animals all day. I may have "accidentally" dropped some on the way out of the park, that evening.
In closing, I would like you to ponder the concept of the Waterproof Sunblock. We tend to buy every bottle, in SPF 8, 15, 30, 40, even 50 (which Ron slapped on at the beach). We have it in cream, in spray, in white, purple and blue. Here's my question. If we get waterproof sunblock, why would there ever be a need to reapply it. I apparently still have some on me from my Lake Erie vacations when I was five. It would appear no amount of showering will ever eliminate this stuff. Sleep well, and change the sheets in the morning.
It was late in August when I had a trip out to the Southwest, which included Phoenix and Las Vegas. I stayed at the Hooter's Casino Hotel in Vegas, for no other reason than I got a deal. If you know me then you know I am a bargain shopper, and I got a room for $62 a night. When I got there I was shocked and dismayed at the skimpy little orange and white outfits be-boppin all over the place. Here, I thought I was staying at a theme hotel in Sin City that depicted wildlife and owl-watching. Despicable! Well, three good things came out of the trip. The first two were the aforementioned Hooters, and the last was a surprise run-in with none other than Ashlee Simpson herself. As I sat playing video poker, I glanced over and saw Ashlee standing not 5 feet from me. I called her over. She smiled and shyly asked if I wanted to go swimming with her and her two friends. I hesitantly agreed. The next thing I knew I snapped out of it and realized that I was still sitting at the poker machine, staring jaw dropped open with her five feet from me. As she walked away, I began to bang my head on the machine, realizing I had my camera in my pocket and froze like an idiot. It paid off, though, as my head-banging drew me a Royal Flush and paid out $100. Woohoo!!! Your loss, Ashlee!
Lexy left for her dad's at the end of June as we celebrated Tracy's B-Day before her departure. Mom and Dad came in for a quick visit to join us for dinner at the Altland House, where it was reported that Billy Joel and his luck of the draw wife at the time, Christie Brinkley once stayed.
While Lexy was away, Tracy and I tried to enjoy our relaxing time together. We didn't do too much exciting, as we both still had a lot of travel to do for work. Tracy picked up a new job with Bank of America and went to Louisville, Knoxville and two or three other "villes"....er...sorry, "vulls" as they say dahn sath n'at. My travels took me to Boston, where I got to visit Fenway for the first time and became and instant fan of the Red Sox.
What a fan base this team has and what support the town gives them!!! I got to see the best and the worst of these die hard fans. It was a Monday night, 95 degrees and high humidity. They were playing the worst team in the league (the Royals) and were LOSING to them 4-0 through 6 innings. As I was dripping in sweat from head to toe, packed wall to wall with thousands of drunken idiots, I enjoyed watching the beloved Sox come back and win 5-4 in the 8th inning, including a homer over the Big Green Monster. I must say that loved every second of it! Of course I had to follow it up with a trip to Cheers...At the end of July I headed for the beach with a packed SUV to go on the family vacation....by myself :( Yeah, Lexy was still in Atlanta, and Tracy was working the week in Louisville, so I left for North Carolina by myself. Just me and my cigars. Met my brother and his family (minus Carinne, working her little but off at home for the summer) in Raleigh. Had a few drinks and then shot over to the airport in Raleigh to pick up the wife coming in from Louisville. The next Morning we headed to Ocean Isle Beach, NC (the far south end of NC), where we further met up with the Reynolds (Ron's neighbors). We all brought our livers and left them at the door. Although my beach towel dried out, my liver is still hanging on the deck railing. On Monday we drove to Myrtle Beach and picked up Lexy flying in from GA. Everyone was glad to see her...she just wanted to get to the beach and play with the kids. She didn't care who was picking her up. What a week, though! 105 Heat index all week, and stale breeze most of the time limited our time actually ON the beach. Thank God for the Isle's Restaurant Tiki Bar!!!!
Three of these days we sent on the deck of the Tiki Bar overlooking our kids swimming in the pool, while Tarbender Kimberly, and Waitresses Elizabeth and Kenri broughgt us numerous cooling libations and conveniently forgot to ring many of the drinks up. We felt guilty, so we frequently left plenty of extra money in the tip to pay the extra part of the bill that was overlooked :)
Upon returning it was a short lived hiatus, as we had to prepare for Lexy's birthday party the very next day! We had a dozen or so kids at the house swimming in the pool and jumping on the trampoline, as the princess turned 9 years old. As part of her birthday surprise, we wrapped up 4 tickets to HersheyPark in a big Hershey Bar (ala Willy Wonka). She had her friend Kelsey stay the night and we were off, yet again, the very next morning to spend the day in Hershey! A blast was had by all. 
The heat and the walking was a little torturous, until we discovered the Tidal Force flume ride. The girls stood in line for an hour, while Tracy and I just stood at the end of the ride and got soaked by the surging boats crashing into the pool of water at the end of the run. We played the games smart, as well. That day they had a deal where you pay $20, get a wristband, and you can play all the games in the park all day and win all the prizes!....Well...we THOUGHT this was a smart move, until you know who had to carry around all of the stuffed animals all day. I may have "accidentally" dropped some on the way out of the park, that evening.In closing, I would like you to ponder the concept of the Waterproof Sunblock. We tend to buy every bottle, in SPF 8, 15, 30, 40, even 50 (which Ron slapped on at the beach). We have it in cream, in spray, in white, purple and blue. Here's my question. If we get waterproof sunblock, why would there ever be a need to reapply it. I apparently still have some on me from my Lake Erie vacations when I was five. It would appear no amount of showering will ever eliminate this stuff. Sleep well, and change the sheets in the morning.
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