*Sigh* Part Deux
Now that I've had time to digest things, I can finish the update about Adam's trip out here.
Let's see, I'll pick up with Saturday evening.
Saturday Evening: Came home from Red Rock, ate some tots and nuggets, and chilled for a bit. Adam wanted to swim, and I did not feel up to it. I sat pool side while he swam. Niki called, got to talk to Niki, and tried to avoid all of the splashing Adam was doing to try and get me wet. Not cool Kool Aid. After Adam was done swimming, we just sat poolside and talked. It was nice. We got to catch up on things, and watch lightning off in the distance in the mountains. Came back to the apartment, watched the first season of The Office, made Raspberry Lemonade Vodka slushes, and then later indulged in peanut better Oreos with milk.
Sunday: Went to the Bellagio for the Ansel Adams exhibit. I've been waiting to go see this for a couple of months, Ansel Adams is my all time favorite artist (photographer). After the Bellagio, we hit up Fashion Show Mall (I didn't embarrass Adam by walking down the catwalk like a model from Project Runway...wanted to, but didn't), and then the World's Largest Buffet at the Rio. We waited in line for a good 40 minutes in front of a huge family with small children. Coming from a teacher's mouth...I wanted to beat the hell out of these two unruly kids. The parents had no control over the kids. Then to top it all off, the little kid in the stroller behind us decided to start kicking the back of my legs. Punk kid. As we were heading home, the fireworks at the Stratosphere started going off. It was awesome, there were fireworks coming out of the observation deck! AWESOME! I had to remind myself that I had to drive, and not concentrate on the fireworks.
Monday: Went to school, left Adam with the key to the pool...punk got to go to the pool while I dealt with my kids. Came home, made a quick picnic dinner, packed the cooler, hit up WalMart for pics and ice, and headed up to Mount Charleston. I hadn't been up there yet, and all I've heard have been good things. It isn't too far from my apartment, and once we got out of the desert landscape, I felt as if I was in Northern Wisconsin...if I ignored the mountains surrounding me, and the one I was currently driving up. We found a park to eat (dang $6 entrance fee!), and the ranger made sure to tell us that we had until 8 to get out. He was closing the gate at 8pm. I looked at my clock to see if it really was that late. It was only 6:30. After dinner, Adam and I decided to start hiking. I had gotten shin splints for the first time since playing softball in high school while Adam was out here. It was uncomfortable, but it was fun. We both had walking sticks, and were having fun. I felt as if I was going to die when I realized that I would be walking down a mountain back to the car...with not so sturdy footing. Oh well. It was still fun, even if Adam did take a video clip of me walking down...Got back to the apartment and went swimming. Came back, shared a BBQ Chicken Pizza (quite good actually), and watched some TV.
Tuesday: Woke up, I read the paper and graded math workbook pages while Adam went outside and worked on some stuff. It started to actually rain, and Adam called me outside to see it. We showered, and decided to head out shopping. Went to the World's Largest Gift Shop, Goodwill, and Barnes and Noble. Adam picked up souvenirs for his siblings, and I picked up some stuff to send to my grandma. Went to Goodwill to find a chair to finally start my "Rejection" Chair, but couldn't find anything worthy. As we were driving away, there was a special weather bulletin. There was a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Clark County! Yeah, that's not me, but still...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING! I wish I had been near a TV so I could see if they have the same little things on to let you know there's a warning. Came home after BN, made some dinner, cleaned up, and went to go watch fireworks. Fireworks were awesome! I went up a road near my apartment maybe a mile or so, and we were able to see all of the fireworks anywhere in the Vegas Valley. It was awesome! No matter where you turned, there were fireworks going off. Even at the houses that we were near had awesome fireworks...well, one of them I swear was a Roman Candle factory seeing as how they were lighting those off every few minutes. Came back to the apartment, went swimming, came back, and I stayed up late with Adam. Well, until midnight.
Wednesday: Went to work, started crying when I realized it was his last day here, went on with my day...after realizing I forgot to leave the key to get into the pool area, I'm such an idiot! Came home from school, mailed out grandma's package, saw the goats, and made dinner. Watched About Schmidt, ate pizza, and didn't talk about him leaving. As I was getting up from the futon to do something, it hit me that I was going to be taking him to the airport about an hour from then. Then when it was about 20 minutes from him leaving is when I had to excuse myself to the bathroom so I could start the crying. Stopped, and then had to go to the kitchen to compose myself, and then took him to the airport....And the rest is history.
The rest of the week was alright. Thursday was rough. I had little sleep, and many choruses of "I wish Mr. Rudar was here" I looked one kid in the eye and said, "Yeah, I do too. Join the club."
Today I went shopping for things...Dawson's Creek season 6, windshield wipers (I know, I live in the desert, but I have never replaced them--the car's 2 years old), the list goes on...Stopped to look at picture frames, but decided that I would wait until the new place since I wouldn't have to fill in a hole here and not have to pack something else. I did find a really cool black leather scrapbook on sale for 50% off. Once Sue brings out my pics from SNC, I can FINALLY start my college scrapbook.
Tonight I watched 40 Year-Old Virgin, the first episode of Dawson's 6th season (which I shouldn't watch), and then took a nice long bubble bath. The bubble bath was nice and relaxing. There's nothing better than a good book (Devil Wears Prada--started reading it last winter, but forgot about it until I found it in a box I packed for out here), a mudslide in a martini glass with heart shaped ice, and "Singers and Standards" (Frank Sinatra type music) playing in the background.
Countdowns:
Sue comes to visit: 4 days
Amanda moves out: about 27 days
School days til school is over: 25
Thanksgiving with our sisters: 5 months
Months til I can go home and see everyone: 6
PS: CONGRATS ON THE NEW JOB ADRIENNE!!!!!
Let's see, I'll pick up with Saturday evening.
Saturday Evening: Came home from Red Rock, ate some tots and nuggets, and chilled for a bit. Adam wanted to swim, and I did not feel up to it. I sat pool side while he swam. Niki called, got to talk to Niki, and tried to avoid all of the splashing Adam was doing to try and get me wet. Not cool Kool Aid. After Adam was done swimming, we just sat poolside and talked. It was nice. We got to catch up on things, and watch lightning off in the distance in the mountains. Came back to the apartment, watched the first season of The Office, made Raspberry Lemonade Vodka slushes, and then later indulged in peanut better Oreos with milk.
Sunday: Went to the Bellagio for the Ansel Adams exhibit. I've been waiting to go see this for a couple of months, Ansel Adams is my all time favorite artist (photographer). After the Bellagio, we hit up Fashion Show Mall (I didn't embarrass Adam by walking down the catwalk like a model from Project Runway...wanted to, but didn't), and then the World's Largest Buffet at the Rio. We waited in line for a good 40 minutes in front of a huge family with small children. Coming from a teacher's mouth...I wanted to beat the hell out of these two unruly kids. The parents had no control over the kids. Then to top it all off, the little kid in the stroller behind us decided to start kicking the back of my legs. Punk kid. As we were heading home, the fireworks at the Stratosphere started going off. It was awesome, there were fireworks coming out of the observation deck! AWESOME! I had to remind myself that I had to drive, and not concentrate on the fireworks.
Monday: Went to school, left Adam with the key to the pool...punk got to go to the pool while I dealt with my kids. Came home, made a quick picnic dinner, packed the cooler, hit up WalMart for pics and ice, and headed up to Mount Charleston. I hadn't been up there yet, and all I've heard have been good things. It isn't too far from my apartment, and once we got out of the desert landscape, I felt as if I was in Northern Wisconsin...if I ignored the mountains surrounding me, and the one I was currently driving up. We found a park to eat (dang $6 entrance fee!), and the ranger made sure to tell us that we had until 8 to get out. He was closing the gate at 8pm. I looked at my clock to see if it really was that late. It was only 6:30. After dinner, Adam and I decided to start hiking. I had gotten shin splints for the first time since playing softball in high school while Adam was out here. It was uncomfortable, but it was fun. We both had walking sticks, and were having fun. I felt as if I was going to die when I realized that I would be walking down a mountain back to the car...with not so sturdy footing. Oh well. It was still fun, even if Adam did take a video clip of me walking down...Got back to the apartment and went swimming. Came back, shared a BBQ Chicken Pizza (quite good actually), and watched some TV.
Tuesday: Woke up, I read the paper and graded math workbook pages while Adam went outside and worked on some stuff. It started to actually rain, and Adam called me outside to see it. We showered, and decided to head out shopping. Went to the World's Largest Gift Shop, Goodwill, and Barnes and Noble. Adam picked up souvenirs for his siblings, and I picked up some stuff to send to my grandma. Went to Goodwill to find a chair to finally start my "Rejection" Chair, but couldn't find anything worthy. As we were driving away, there was a special weather bulletin. There was a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Clark County! Yeah, that's not me, but still...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING! I wish I had been near a TV so I could see if they have the same little things on to let you know there's a warning. Came home after BN, made some dinner, cleaned up, and went to go watch fireworks. Fireworks were awesome! I went up a road near my apartment maybe a mile or so, and we were able to see all of the fireworks anywhere in the Vegas Valley. It was awesome! No matter where you turned, there were fireworks going off. Even at the houses that we were near had awesome fireworks...well, one of them I swear was a Roman Candle factory seeing as how they were lighting those off every few minutes. Came back to the apartment, went swimming, came back, and I stayed up late with Adam. Well, until midnight.
Wednesday: Went to work, started crying when I realized it was his last day here, went on with my day...after realizing I forgot to leave the key to get into the pool area, I'm such an idiot! Came home from school, mailed out grandma's package, saw the goats, and made dinner. Watched About Schmidt, ate pizza, and didn't talk about him leaving. As I was getting up from the futon to do something, it hit me that I was going to be taking him to the airport about an hour from then. Then when it was about 20 minutes from him leaving is when I had to excuse myself to the bathroom so I could start the crying. Stopped, and then had to go to the kitchen to compose myself, and then took him to the airport....And the rest is history.
The rest of the week was alright. Thursday was rough. I had little sleep, and many choruses of "I wish Mr. Rudar was here" I looked one kid in the eye and said, "Yeah, I do too. Join the club."
Today I went shopping for things...Dawson's Creek season 6, windshield wipers (I know, I live in the desert, but I have never replaced them--the car's 2 years old), the list goes on...Stopped to look at picture frames, but decided that I would wait until the new place since I wouldn't have to fill in a hole here and not have to pack something else. I did find a really cool black leather scrapbook on sale for 50% off. Once Sue brings out my pics from SNC, I can FINALLY start my college scrapbook.
Tonight I watched 40 Year-Old Virgin, the first episode of Dawson's 6th season (which I shouldn't watch), and then took a nice long bubble bath. The bubble bath was nice and relaxing. There's nothing better than a good book (Devil Wears Prada--started reading it last winter, but forgot about it until I found it in a box I packed for out here), a mudslide in a martini glass with heart shaped ice, and "Singers and Standards" (Frank Sinatra type music) playing in the background.
Countdowns:
Sue comes to visit: 4 days
Amanda moves out: about 27 days
School days til school is over: 25
Thanksgiving with our sisters: 5 months
Months til I can go home and see everyone: 6
PS: CONGRATS ON THE NEW JOB ADRIENNE!!!!!
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