So in my last hodgepodge post I left you with adventures at Schweitzer, and threw in some V-Day tights cause I knew Miss Summer would approve! Well I have lots more to share, so let's just rewind almost two months to Joe's Birthday Weekend in... you guessed it... Land of the Tater.
He's an Idaho boy through and through, that's for sure. Anywhoodles.. we like to celebrate birthdays (duh, who doesn't?) so we planned a weekend trip that involved festivities at the Coeur d'Alene resort, gallivanting in Sandpoint, and fabulous skiing in Schweitzer.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Joe's folks had a suite at the Coeur d'Alene resort Friday night, so we kinda sorta crashed their party. They loved it though :-)
~a few of us girlies~
~joe's folks and us~
~yup... give me some champagne and i'll give you a handstand~
~channeling my 14 year old gymnast~
~all together now... with the security officer mwahaha~
~take 2: he musta really wanted this pic b/c he asked to be our friend on facebook!~
~the silliness continues. birthday boy channeling his inner ninja, i think~
~obligatory bull statue photo op~
~admittedly aggressive~
~birthday boy in the loo. LOVE this pic! hehe~
SATURDAY
Joe rallied the troops at the butt crack of dawn to head up to Schweitzer for a day of skiing. I am NOT a morning person, especially when I've had too much to drinky (who is?) ... but I am proud to say I kept the bitching to a minimum, since Saturday was Joe's birthday and all. Schweitzer is about a 45 min drive from CDA, and after a ridiculous stop at Burger King with the most inept employees I have ever encountered, we were on our way.
~bondi and i were in the same boat. yawns all around!!!~
~joe's bud is a 'lifty' at schweitzer.. they like to keep things entertaining~
Somehow I didn't take any more pics on the mountain Saturday, but it was an amazing day of skiing. However, some of our friends made me look like Lindsey Vonn had a hard time keeping up.. and I am not Miss Patience. However, I wouldn't have felt right about inviting them on a "ski trip" and then ditching them, so yeah. That sucked ass was mildly annoying. Anywayy....
SATURDAY NIGHT
We got a little hotel in Sandpoint and enjoyed the pool and hot-tub. Joe's folks came up and met us for dinner, and then we went out on the town. There are approximately two bars in 4 square blocks so we weren't exactly overwhelmed with options. It was a great time though... as we found a lil hole in the wall with SHUFFLEBOARD and Joe and I dominated. Yeah, I'm a big fan of winning.
~view from our $75/night hotel!~
~joe's folks and the birthday boy at dinner~
~shuffleboard!!!~
~more silliness~
~LAST pic of the night... can you tell?~
SUNDAY
On Sunday I insisted that Joe and I rent snowboards so that we wouldn't want to stab ourselves in the face all day waiting for the slowpokes could improve our snowboarding skillz... ya, well that backfired!! I have snowboarded just a handful of times and am okay, mainly cause I can wakeboard, but definitely not great by any standard. Everything was great at first, since we could all stay together without anyone feeling rushed or bored. But there's this whole edge thing on the snowboard that really didn't work out so well after I got a little cocky and started going fast... and yeah, I'm glad I was wearing a helmet because I got a *bad-ass* concussion. As in, I FELL like a slingshot onto my head and that was the last run of the day for me. Good times.
~beautiful day!~
~me and mine, on our boards~
~beer break~
Alright, that's all I got! Happy Tuesday, and check out Miss Kelsey's Wishful Wednesday this week... I may have contributed :-)
OK. Here is a review of my last three weeks (yes - I know this is ridiculous) that I haven't yet blogged about.. but (mostly) in pictures. Minus the crazy airplane lady story... which I WILL DO SOON. Really, I will.
Anyway, without further ado.... in chronological order, dating back to before Thanksgiving!!!
Weekly Wednesday Trivia... we have yet to win, but damn... we have a good time!
Thanksgiving at my folks house. Joe and my orphaned friend Zach came, and my mom cooked for 21 people!!!!
Pre-Thanksgiving chaos (aka when the rest of the fam showed up)
Joe and I enjoying some red wine...
My aunt Terry (left) and my mom (right) shared the chef duties...
You know they say about too many cooks in the kitchen!!!
My amazing grandparents Leo and Marge.
I know it's weird, but that's what we've always called them.
... Not grandpa, grandma, or anything like that...
Just sister Kenzie drinkin some white wine in the sink.
Totally normal at our house :-)
After the extended family leaves...
Thanksgiving turns into Karaoke Jam Fest 2000.
Here's Joe and Zach looking for songs/singing along.
Thanksgiving Weekend... it's Off to Idaho!!!Joe's folks live in Couer d'Alene, Idaho so we drive out there often for some pretty wonderful weekends.
Joe's folks and us at a local bar for a "night cap" as it's called.
Bondi and me in the cabin of Joe's folks' fishing boat.
My Birthday Party at the Tulalip Casino!!! ...or as Joe calls it, "Vegas's home-schooled half-sister that's living with creepy uncle in the woods of North Seattle." We rented out two totally posh (shocking- I know!) rooms at the Tulalip Resort, stocked them with adult beverages, invited some close friends, and had a grand ol' time!!!! BTW they have an amazing pool that we definitely took advantage of... and although there are no pics to prove it (no cameras at the tables- duh!) we definitely gambled our little booties off!!! I won't say how much I did or did not win...
Jen and I... a little pre-game action in the hotel room.
Stay classy!! Oh yes, we will :-)
...and thanks to Joe for being so resourceful with this...
Apples to Apples. 'nuff said.
We had a pool party, oh yes we did!
We also had a hot-tub party.
Lil' awkward thanks to all the irresponsible parents lil' kids
overhearing and witnessing inappropriate stuff...
...and probably peeing too!!! Anywayyy...
Sister Kenzie tells Joe she loves him (for me) over poolside Apples to Apples :-)
Late (like 4PM!!!) Checkout = AWESOME!
This meant Mimosas, CatchPhrase & the Hawks game...
...plus more time to Gamble!!
Yes.. I am wearing BOXERS with cards and dice on them.
It feels like it's been forever since I've really blogged, so without further ado... I'll just jump right in with... with a DISCLAIMER that this is a pretty lengthy post.
Friday!!
Started the weekend off right with a 5:30pm Cross Fit workout. It was a benchmark "Nancy" which consists of:
5 rounds x [400m run & 15 Overhead Squats @ 65lbs]
It wasn't pretty... but around 6:15pm I was drenched in sweat and feeling like I earned a DriNkY:-) I hurried crawled in traffic home to meet Joe for dinner and then we were off to the Noc Noc for pre-show drinks with friends. YuPPers... it was a SHOW NIGHT!!!
We snagged tickets to see Built to Spill at the Show Box at Pike Place - a real treat :-) BTS is an Idaho favorite that I first heard on the (only *cough*cough*) CD mix Joe made me, some 18 months ago now. I am a fan, and we all had an Amaaaazing time...
The show wrapped up around 12:45am and I was sleeeeepy girlfriend. But I really wanted to be accommodating girlfriend, so I agreed to going up to Capitol Hill to meet up with two of Joe's college buddies.
So off.we.went in a cab, to some bar - I have no idea because I could barely keep my eyes open - where I struggled to stay awake. Joe apparently didn't notice sleeeeepy girlfriend though, because after we (and by we I mean they... I was no longer drinking because of aforementioned narcolepsy riskfactor)closed down the bar, Joe wanted to go to his buddy's place to continue the party into the wee hours of the night.
Remember the whole "Late Night" thing we used to do IN COLLEGE???? Yeah, that's what Joe had in mind. Apparently accommodating girlfriend agreed, though I still cannot say with certainty that happened. It was really neither here nor there, though, because as soon as we arrived to our late night destination, sleeeeepy girlfriend was promptly down.for.the.count. I guess Joe had a good time though playing some game that involved pennies. I don't know. I was told we made it back to our bed by 4:30am!!! I was also told that sleeeeepy girlfriend is very hard to maneuver out of a cab and up 4 stories to where we should have been several hours prior.
I think there's a take home lesson here for accommodating girlfriend here... Just Sayin...
Saturday!!!
Saturday morning afternoon I wake up and can't find my Blackberry anywhere. I'm pretty annoyed about this, because I had been very careful about keeping everything in my purse (which I never usually bring out). Joe also is "mad at himself" for making us stay out so late, and for not being able to account for my BB. He insists he made sure it was with me when we left, so he calls the cab company to check, thinking it may have fallen out of my purse. Apparently they already have 3 requests for BBs and none found. LAME.
Well, around 2 PM we hear from Joe's college buddies and ***THEY.HAVE.MY.PHONE*** Hoorayyyy!!! So off.we.go. to Capitol Hill agaaaiiin to retrieve my BB. We meet college buddies for Bloody Marys (is the plural of Mary Maries? ha) and they seem oddly excited for me to get my phone back. When I turn it on I see why - they have left a lovely present for me as my new wall paper.
No, it is not appropriate to post on my PG-13 site. Yes, I did vomit a little bit in my mouth and promptly delete my mobile browsing history. Use your imagination :-)
Before we know it, it's TIME. We're off to meet Zach and Ashley at the Seattle Center to see Warren Miller's new Dynasty ski movie.
It.was.amazing. I can't wait to go skiing now!!!!!!! Here's the trailer:
After Dynasty, we go to Jabu's Pub in Queen Anne for dinner. The food is delicious, but I think only because we are all starving. haha.
Then Joe, Bondi and I head out to my folks' place for a low-key night. I take a photo shoot of my mom and our family's dog Sophie with my newly rescued BB. One of many:
Aaaand... obligatory shot: Bondi and me watching South Park:
Sunday!!!!
Lucky me!!!!!!!! My dear friend Ashley invited me to join her for the MLS Cup (that's major league soccer for those of you who don't know) at Qwest Field. The MLS Cup is like the World Series of baseball... the NBA finals of basketball.. and the Super Bowl of football.
IN THE CUP FINAL:Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (yup, that's David Beckham's team!!)
Before the game a group of us met up at Pyramid Brewery my favorite pre-funk spot in SODO no doubt because we know the bartenders :-)
L to R: Brian, Joe, Ty, me, Lucien, Ash
It was quite chilly out, so I decided to sport my very warm "Idaho" Hat I recently bought at Value Village (don't worry - it was new). I have become quite attached to this hat... I would go so far as to say, it was the best $4.95 I ever spent. (I only mention this now because it is important soon.. very soon...)
Ash and me. And my "Idaho Hat"
Joe and me. And my "Idaho Hat"
Maybe you can see why I *heart* my Idaho Hat. Less than $5 people!!!!
Anywayyy... Ashley's tickets to the game were A-MAZING. We're talking about 5 rows up from the 50-yard line!!! They had lots of Bells and Whistles for the opening ceremony. Here are some pics:
Opening ceremony: Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy
Opening ceremony MLS Cup
Fireworks at Qwest Field!!
Obligatory David Beckham shot. Whatever :-)
L to R: Brian, me, Lucien and Ashley. Awesome seats, eh??
So umm... I love soccer and all. But after regulation time was finished, I was hungry.. and I'm not going to lie.. I wanted a cigarette. (No smoking ANYWHERE at Qwest Field). I refused to pay for Qwest field overpriced crap so I left with intentions of grabbing a quick Veggie Dog (and smoke) outside and hurrying back in. As I was leaving the wanna-be Police Officer security guards told me there was no entry. At that point I had already decided. It.was.time.
So I marched off on my veggie dog mission, but arrived at my destination hot-dog vendor of choice, I discovered I had no cash. MAJOR FAIL!!!
It was time for PLAN B.
Hot-Dog Vendor told me how much he liked my Idaho Hat.
I told Hot-Dog Vendor his hat (a Seahawks beanie) was okay... but not as cool as my Idaho Hat. Then I told Hot-Dog Vendor I thought his veggie dogs were pretty awesome, though.
Hot-Dog Vendor offered to trade me his Seahawks beanie and a veggie dog for my Idaho Hat.
My head said NO. My heart said NO. But my stomach said YES.
MY STOMACH WON:
Hot-Dog Vendor (aka Bill) sporting my "Idaho Hat"
At least I got a scrumptious veggie dog out of it :-(
For real, peeps... I feel I made a very.bad.decision!!! If only there were trade-backs...
In all seriousness, I'm heading to Value Village ASAP.
I'm a twenty-something girl living in Seattle with my amazing dog Bondi (and my other boy). A little more about me - I'm a total animal lover. I talk in my sleep, sometimes alot. I love funnies, and Tom Yum soup puts me in a good mood. I have too many scars to count, and that's fine by me.
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