runDisney Princess Weekend 2016: Thursday

Teh MD-AR arrived in Charleston on Wednesday night and super early on Thursday morning, we were up and out the door headed to hang out with Mickey Mouse.

Phil and Meri supervised as we got ready.

I almost forgot my ears.  As in, had to run back in the house and grab them at the last second.
Whew!

6 hours of driving later, our lives were infused with some extra magic...

Our first stop was the Expo since we had heard tales of it being an absolute nightmare and we wanted to power through that.  Also, we couldn't check into our hotel until 3.  We had planned to right a little after lunch time and we were right on time.  This worked out nicely because all the crowds that had been there for the opening had dissipated and we had zero issues at packet pick up.

There was a row of stands for each race that was occurring that weekend.
All the volunteers were super helpful and friendly!

OMFG WE ARE HERE faces

PRRRIINNNCEEESSSSSSEEESSSS!!!

After picking up our bibs, we noticed that Jasmine was hanging out in the corner and there was barely a line so we definitely got some photos with her AND she even autographed our bibs!

Maureen was very awesome and took our photo with Jasmine.. AFTER taking an accidental selfie.

Jasmine!!!

After packet pickup, we headed toward the building the Expo was taking place at.  On the way we passed through a hall with character quotes.  I'm not one to miss a photo opportunity at Disney.

Some people are worth melting for.
-Olaf, Frozen

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.
-The Emperor, Mulan

I can go the distance.  I don't know how far.  Somehow I'll be strong.  I know every mile will be worth my while.
-Hercules, Hercules

My first Pocahontas sighting

Outside the Expo, the Footmen autographed our bibs and we got to walk down the red carpet.

Princess treatment!

And then we decended into the madness that was the Expo.  Truthfully, it wasn't really that bad.  About halfway through our shopping, Teh MD-AR realized she had lost her ID.  We agreed to get through the Expo then check lost and found to see if anyone had turned it in.

We met Miss Chiquita Banana

The strangest thing of the entire weekend was the long lines of people standing in line waiting to take a photo with various signs.  Whatever, it's Disney, I don't judge people.. but only because if they are in line for a sign, they aren't in my line for a character.

We still got a photo with a sign.

Right before we left the ESPN center, we checked lost and found and someone had turned in Teh MD-AR's ID, much to both of our relief.  From there we headed to Disney All-Star Movie Resort to check in.  There was a bit of confusion at first because the guy said our rate had went up $26 when we tried to check in and it was due before he could assign our room and we were quite confused until he realized he was wrong, I'd made a purchase at the Expo with my magicband which was the charge.  Satisfied with that answer, I paid and we checked in.  Before heading up to our room, we had to check out the store where I found my twin for Saturday.

MONSTER STITCH!

Race Turvis, bibs, and pins for all the races.

Teh MD-AR and Teh Soccer Mom were geniuses and planned for us to decorate our window.  I have to say, of the few windows we saw that were decorated, ours was definitely the best.

After we had a few minutes to settle in and arrange our stuff, we headed to Universal Studios since we'd decided on having dinner at City Walk since Teh MD-AR hadn't been there before.  I had narrowed our choices down to the NBC Grill or Cowfish (which I went to last October when I came down for the Fright Nights thing with Teh German).

We settled on Cowfish (because sushi AND burgers = options AND they have a peanut butter and jelly milkshake).  We agreed to split everything, which meant that we were able to try all the best things.

There were heaters outside, so we chose to sit on the balcony outside.

The Prime Time Filet and Lobster Roll

I forgot to take a photo until this far into my half of the burger.
The Rise and Swine Burger

Not photographed: Peanut butter and jelly milkshake.

After dinner, we were stuffed and we decided to walk it off by going through the shops at City Walk.

Definitely had to send this to Teh Sister.

Yes, I miss my blue hair.

Bird brains..

Left Shark and Right Shark

This... thing.. was $398.  No, I am not kidding.  None of the shirts from this line were less than $200, to include the shirts that were on the clearance rack.  This just makes me question WHO THE FUCK BUYS THIS SHIT?!

Then we went into this weird Japanese themed store where we found some more weird shit.. including:

cow-rabbit with a mustache?

Everything unicorn you could possibly want.

Our last stop was the Fossil store.  I knew better, I really did.  One of the first things I did the very first time I was at Universal as a teenager was go into Fossil and buy a shirt because I knew that Fossil was a "good" brand.  This time, I didn't care that they were a "good" brand.. This time I cared about the fact that the Fossil wallet I bought in college lasted for over 4 years and the only reason I swapped it out with the 31 wallet was because the 31 wallet had a pocket to hold stuff since I'd stopped carrying a purse.  I'd been carrying my 31 wallet for several years and I have been in the market for a new wallet for a while to be honest.

I wasn't sold on the wallet until they told me they'd honor a coupon I'd found online.  Then I felt like it was meant to be.  As I was checking out, I smelled their perfumes and ended up buying myself the full size version of their women's perfume and Teh German the travel size.  1.  I've also been looking for a new perfume.  I'm over Vera Wang Princess and I'll always wear Clinique Happy, but I like having an alternative.  2.  Penney and I were pretty sure that if a reasonably attractive dude walked by wearing the men's cologne, we might start humping him it smelled so good.  3.  I had a coupon.

I ended up getting this wallet:

YOU GUYS.. IT'S REVERSIBLE, I SHIT YOU NOT.  So I can have a white OR black wallet.  Ok, it's really more like a clutch, but whatevs.  Technicality.  It fits my phone and my key fob and my cards and I even have pockets for stuff I don't even have yet.  I lurvs it.

After I spent way too much money at Fossil, we were out of shops to walk through, so we decided to head back to the hotel.  I had requested the 101 Dalmatians section of the hotel (other secions: Toy Story, Love Bug, Mighty Ducks, and Fantasia 2000).  It brought me great joy seeing Pongo and Perdita and Lucky and the Kanine Krunchies bones on the sidewalk each time we went to our room.

Before bed, I got to chat with Teh German a few minutes on Skype and then it was bedtime since we had to be up at 0345 Friday morning to catch the bus for the 5k.

Disney Princess Weekend 2016!!!

Thursday - Arrival, Expo, City Walk
Friday - 5k, shopping, Pasta in the Park @ Epcot
Saturday - 10k, Disney Springs, Disney All-Star Movie Resort
Sunday - Half Marathon, 52 Seasons
RunDisney Princess Weekend Summary - opinions, cost

Confessions {3/2}

-Today is Teh Ginger's birfday.  While we only talk a few times a year, I still remember his birthday because it's mine reversed.  I'm not even sure if he reads/still reads Teh Blog.  #itsyerbirfday #Iremembered

-I went to the kitchen at work to retrieve an ice cream the other day and ended up washing the entire sink full of dishes, peeing, THEN finally getting my ice cream.  #whatthefuckjusthappened

-There was a never a day before February 2016 that I thought I'd actually sing happy birthday in German to someone right after waking up.  Well, it happened last Friday.  #bestgirlfriendever #Germglish

-I haven't blogged in 2ish weeks, as that one post about my book challenges was already drafted and actually was late to publish because #meganfail, and it's hard to want to make time to blog.  I don't have time at work anymore (yay/boo) and when I go home, the last thing I want to do is sit at a computer.  I always think that I'll do it while Teh German is out and I always come up with other fun things to do like sleep in, or run, or take the beasts on a walk, or do laundry, or puzzles and audiobook.  I want to do posts about the Disney runs and they are drafted, but not composed (as in, most of the photos are there, but there are no words).  #unmotivated #bloggerwoes

-Teh MD-AR decided she wants to do the Dumbo Dare at Disney Land in September (which I tried to talk her into before we registered for the Princess runs and she SWORE she was NOT running at Disney Land this year).  This is problematic for me (now) because House monies means the budget is limited and Teh German isn't really in support of my good idea of he and I joining Teh MD-AR in CA to run the races to get the extra challenge medal(s) (Plural because if you run a Disney World and Disney Land race in the same calendar year, you get the Coast-to-Coast medal + the Dumbo Dare (which is the same as the Glass Slipper challenge)).  #runnerproblems #disneyaddict #Idoitforthemedals #lookingfordonations #helpmeImpoor

These were from 2013, but MEDALS!  And the Coast to Coast is the same.
(source)

-I haven't shown you anything about House in a hot minute, but know that it's coming along nicely!

-I purposely talk with a southern drawl/accent under 2 circumstances: I'm talking to my Granny or with other Southerners who have a heavy Southern accent.  There are multiple reasons for this.  1. Southerners don't trust people who "talk funny" aka, don't speak like them.  People aren't generally nice to people they are suspicious of.  Generally, this means that people are nicer to me when I do this.  2. It's easier for them to understand me WITH an accent than WITHOUT.  #yesItalkfunny

-For those of you who were concerned (like 0 of you, I know), I finally started girl week 3 days after being home for Disney.  I'm not sure I've ever been more excited to have a period.  #Ilikemyeggsunfertalized

-The aftermath of said period is that the PMS was strong with this one and when Teh German insisted I was being grouchy, I said I wasn't, he said I was, I said I wasn't, he said I was, I said I gave up and started crying.  In, yet another, #bestboyfriendever move, instead of just getting frustrated with me and walking away, he came over to me and held me and we chatted about stuff that was stressing us out.  I'm still not sure how I got this lucky.  #PMSandpeopledontmix #keepinghimforever

-We still haven't gotten a dehumidifer from the landlord or house owner for the mold situation at Shitty House.  I'm so, so, soooo over this Shitty House.  #worstlandlordever #howmuchlonger

-I enjoyed how tired Meri and Phil were after their run on Sunday.  Does that make me a horrible Dog Mom? #dontcurr

-The Chiro was surprised at how out of alignment my neck was on Friday when I went to visit.  It popped WAY louder than normal.  #oldandcreaky

-I gave Teh German Fall Out Boy tickets for his birthday and the concert was last night.  I'm too old to be up that late.  We wore earplugs so we could hear today.  #notsorry #oldfogies #WHATDIDYOUSAY #HUHICANTHEARYOU

-I'm still infuriated that Runkeeper fucked up my Disney runs on Saturday and Sunday and didn't actually record the actual distance we ran.  I don't know how to leave feedback that will actually get a response, so I'm frustrated at being frustrated.  I'm probably going to end up switching running apps (again, ugh), but I'm so over Runkeeper.  #its2016 #technologyshouldjustwork

-I can't comprehend why when I go to Progressive and do a new insurance quote (vehicle or motorcycle), it's always cheaper than my renewal rate.  WTF, Flo?  #nomegusta

-I'm 45% fluent in (written) German.  Now if I could just remember what words mean, I'd be set.  #Germglish

-Monday when I did my first (of amabillionty) FB check, the "trending" feed showed me: 1- that Mad Max won best picture. 2- Some female celebrity wore a Brand Name dress.  3- Other female celebrity wore a Color Brand Name dress.  I'm not even sure why FB's algorithms would even think that I'd give 2 fucks about what celebrities wore to an awards show.  Will I ever be able to afford any of those dresses?  Nope.  Will they ever look that good on me?  Nurpeee.  #donotcurr #stalkmebetterFacebook

-I was aware of Til It Happens to You by Lady Gaga prior to the Oscars.  I think I first saw it right before the Super Bowl (because I was excited to see Lady Gaga performing the National Anthem).  I fucking love that song.  The video had me crying at my desk the first time I watched it.  Anyone who is one of the "1 in 4 women" or knows a "1 of 4 woman" will understand what she's singing about.  I watched a video of her performance for the Oscars and I almost cried at my desk, again.  I was super thrilled to see that there weren't just women on the stage at the end of the Oscar performance.

Coworker had seen the Joe Biden clip prior to the performance (which I didn't see) and it skewed his opinion of the song.  He felt that it was about drunk girls saying yes then saying no after the fact and calling it rape.  Then I dropped my bomb.  He said he didn't know.  I told him I was aware he didn't know.  I wasn't upset with him, but hopefully I did help him see that it's not all black and white and the song is about more than drunk college girls getting raped at parties and/or Ke$ha. 

I never thought I'd be a 1 in 4.  I'm a badass bitch and most people are intimidated by me.
I'm a 1 in 4 and when I tell people they are shocked.  "YOU?" they'll exclaim.  Yep, me.  #neverdonetalkingaboutit #sexualassault #1in4

-Related to the above point, Teh German and I have been listening to After You on audiobook and one of the most difficult things for me in Me Before You was Louisa's story about the maze.  There are some references to the assault in the 2nd book and I wonder if there will ever be a day when gearing about sexual assault doesn't affect me in such a strong way.  #oneday

-I do not find it odd, ironic, or coincidental when people say they were thinking about me right before I show up or contacted them. Teh German and I often message each other at the same time, with no prompting, at various times.  The Chiro told me on Friday he was thinking about me on his way to work that day and I then showed up at the office the same day.  I emailed the landlord and he told me he had just been thinking about me that day.  #notapsychic #ESPisrealthough

Linking up with:
Life with Lolo
Humpday Confessions with Nadine and Kathy

Book Challenge #2 Update

So we're halfway into/through Erin's challenge so let me update you on how I'm doing with my reading...

Categories:

Strikeout = Read
Italics = In progress
Normal = TBR

5 points: Read a book, any book that is at least 200 pages long: 

• Any of the backups listed here that I didn't read for another category.
• All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr  
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman  

10 points: Read a book that begins with the letter “D”:

• Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) - Christian Rudder
• Did You Ever Have a Family - Bill Clegg
• Double Edged Secrets: U.S. Naval Intelligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II – W.J. Holmes

10 points: Read a book with a four word title:

• The Sea of Tranquility - Katja Millay 
• All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven  

15 points: Read a book with one of the following words in the title: “mother(s)”, “father(s)”, “son(s)”, “daughter(s)”, or “child(ren)”:

• The Children of Húrin – J.R.R. Tolkin, Christopher Tolkin
• The Piper’s Son – Melina Marchetta

20 points: Amazon ranks their “most popular authors”, and they update this list hourly. Based on when you make your book list, look at the top 100 authors, and pick a book to read from one of those authors, but here’s the catch – it needs to be an author new to you…one of the most popular authors, yet you’ve never read them before. http://www.amazon.com/author-rank:

• The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan 
• Terms of Use – Scott Allan Morrison
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

20 points: Read a book set in any country in Asia. (In previous challenges, we’ve been to Europe, Latin America, and a country you’ve never visited. Stick around, we’ll tour the world!):

• The Bonesetter’s Daughter – Amy Tan
• Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini (reread)
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie, Ina Rilke*

25 points: Read a book with a “Season” in the title. (I start the challenge in Summer and end in Autumn; many of you start in Winter and end in Spring…so the title of your book should have Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter, or Spring in the title.): 

• Summerlong – Dean Bakopoulos 

30 points: Read a book that will make you laugh from this list. (submitted by Bernadette):

• This Is Where I Leave You – Jonathan Tropper  
• Bossypants – Tina Fey 
• Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal – Christopher Moore 
• Essays of E.B. White – E.B. White 
• The Princess Bride – William Goldman
• A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson 

30 points: Read a book that is a friend or family member’s favorite book (or the favorite book of another participant from this challenge). (submitted by Peggy):

• The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
• Double Edged Secrets: U.S. Naval Intelligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II – WJ Holmes 

35 points: Read a book published the year you were born (1986). (submitted by Meredith):

• James Herriot’s Dog Stories – James Herriot 
• All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten – Robert Fulghum 

5 down

3 in progress 

2 to go!

*I realized after I started Balzac that the book is only 186 pages!  Ugh.  I'm totally willing to take a point deduction on this since I actually enjoyed the story.  I am going to try to also read The Bonesetter's Daughter.  We'll see how it works out.

Confessions {2/17}

-Last week I wore a yellow dress.  Around 3pm I had the realization that I was wearing dark purple underwear that could DEFINITELY be seen under my dress if you were looking hard enough.  #meganfail

-I may have confessed this already, but it's worthy of confessing again..  When people put spaces before/after "/" I get a little ragey.  It should not be this / that.  << That is incorrect.  It SHOULD be this/that.  Those extra spaces are unnecessary.  #stopwiththeunnecessaryspaces #Iput2spacesafteraperiod #itsmusclememory

-The shitty house owner's email address is name@abunchofidiots.com.  I judged him.  #wtf #professionalism

-I had to google how to spell sizzurp last week.  #notacoolkid

-Spending almost $300 on a meal made me feel like a baller.. Then I just felt poor, then fat, then classy AF.  #dolladollabillyall

-In my brain, brown and black do not match.  If I am wearing black, I cannot wear brown shoes.  Brown is for creams and khaki.  #fashionpolice

-For the last 2 weeks I've been wearing all my white/light underwear in hopes of luring my period to start.  If I start my period while I'm at Disney I will be PISSED.  #beingagirlsucks

-I received an email this week from the rep of a project I used to work on, but definitely haven't worked on since November (not upset about that in the least).  It didn't make sense to me so I replied back to the sender, "I think I was not the intended recipient of this email."  Within 5 minutes I received a reply, "Correct.  I couldn't remember [Coworker]'s name.  Sorry about that."  Coworker has been lead on the project since September and he couldn't remember her name...  #somepeopleskids

-I hate that the entertainment world can't seem to generate new content because I've always dreamed of seeing a sequel to Kindergarten Cop... #saidnooneever

-I love the fact that Teh German and I are spontaneous (in an unplanned spontaneous way).  Yesterday we decided to go to the Stingrays game around lunchtime (since it was ladies night (which means free entry for the ladies) and men's tickets were B1G1).  Since I put a pork tenderloin in the crockpot before work, I agreed that the friends that we asked to go to the hockey game with us could come over for dinner... only 3 hours before everyone was actually set to come over.  #wingingit #hockeyrules #ifyoufeedthemtheywillcome

-I worked from home on Monday and I stayed in my pajamas the entire day.  I didn't even shower.  #notsorry

-Several people I know are huge advocates of Rodan + Fields and I just struggle paying so much money for face wash that I can't be certain is going to work.  I know there's that 30 day guarantee, but Mary Kay had the same one and I never returned it despite my face being WORSE while I was using it.  I'm just over all these blackheads on my nose/chin/cheeks and random zits on my chin/neck around period time.  #skinisstupid

-I've been using Neutrogena Pore Refining face wash and it says, "pores look visibly smaller week after week".  If that was actually the case, I wouldn't have pores anymore.  #falseadvertising

Linking up with:
Life with Lolo
Alanna & Company
Humpday Confessions with Nadine and Kathy

Weekend Review {2/15}

This is going to be a long one, Gentle Readers, and photo heavy.  For a weekend with ZERO plans, we sure know how to fill a weekend.  #YOLO, lol

FRIDAY

After struggling all week with what day of the week it was (I kept thinking Weds was Thurs, etc), it was finally Friday and I was so relieved.  We headed to work to get that out of the way so we could get on to weekending.  I started on a new project this weekend and it means that technically I work with Teh MD-AR!!  Sadly, the project will be ending soon, but principle!  Earlier in the week it had been decided that we'd do an office outing on Friday evening at The Alley downtown (bowling).  Really, what this meant was an excuse to drink on Company/the boss.  #WIN  Also, since Teh German and I had reservations downtown for dinner at 6, I hitched a ride with Coworker so I wouldn't have to worry about parking (which is the absolute worst part of going downtown Charleston, always and forever). 

I ordered a amaretto sour from the bar when I arrived and the bartender gave me a midori sour, but instead of telling him, I just took it and drank it.  When we got our lane, the bartender came up to me with an amaretto sour and said, "You didn't tell me!"  I said I didn't want to complain and it was no big deal.  What that really meant was 2 drinks for me and 1 for free.  After that I moved to gin and ginger-ales (2) and had to stop drinking because I still had to get to dinner and I was trying to save my appetite for dinner so I only had 2 tater tots and 1 of the gator bites (pictured).  We actually ended the bowling 30 minutes late, which was kinda perfect for me since that meant as soon as I walked to Charleston Grill, I'd be seated.

Another Coworker told me I should ask someone for a walk, but I needed to walk after 4 beverages on a mostly empty stomach.  I arrived to Charleston Grill with a few minutes to spare and I realized it was SUPER fancy when they addressed me as Ms. R---.  The hostess also asked me whose birthday it was since I had noted in the reservation that it was a birthday dinner.  I told her ours (Teh German's is at the end of Feb and mine, obviously, at the beginning).  She told me happy birthday and she led me to the table, which had a card sitting on it that said happy birthday from Charleston Grill.  Teh German was about 15 minutes late because he had to find parking (see what I mean about the parking disaster downtown?), but it was fine because I was just people watching and enjoying being in such a fancy place.  I tried to keep my cell phone out of my hands, cause ya know, fancy.  The server brought me water and a tea (with simple syrup) while I waited.

Teh German arrived and we got started with dinner.  I was impressed that the beer he ordered was cheaper at the fancy place than at Mellow Mushroom.  We perused the menu and I was interested in several items.  The server had said the special of the night was antelope (nope, not kidding), so I was also interested in that as well.  Then Teh German noticed there was a sampler option for $95 and there was a note the entire table should pick this option.  I asked the server if he could check and see if we could personalize the sampler to get the items that I was interested in and when he came back with a yes, our choice was easy.  I'm pretty sure we actually got more courses than the sampler actually included, which was extra awesome.

After we ordered we were given the option of bread (cornbread muffins, italian rolls, or whole wheat slices) and a kitchen special was delivered in a spoon (spicy tuna salad with some stuff on top).  After that, I remembered I was a blogger and started taking photos (no flash, because #classy).

Octopus appetizer
A little chewy, not my favorite, but still good.

Crab cake appetizer
This crab cake was probably one of the best I've ever eaten. With hints of lemon and shrimp on the side.. PERFECT.

Scallop with sausage and something else, with sugar snap peas and mushy minty peas (which were very tasty)
The scallop was perfectly cooked and buttery and melt in your mouth.  I ended up giving my sausage to Teh German because it was too spicy for me.  The sugar snap peas were perfectly done and the peas were different and delightful.  I'm considering looking for a recipe for the mushy peas.

Antelope with asparagus
O.M.F.G.....  Teh German's reaction summed it up perfectly: I feel like a lion. 
The antelope was tender and had a slight gamey taste, but it wasn't over whelming to me (I don't like venison or duck because of that gamey taste).  The caramelized onions on top were the perfect sweetness to go with it.

Lamb with polenta? and asparagus
It was at this point that I started to get full, but I powered on.  The lamb was tender and delicious and the lamb flavor wasn't too overwhelming to me.  The antelope was definitely hard to come back from to just lamb, but we were still pleased.

dessert drink with a raspberry
This was just a little shot, but it was perfect and light and refreshing and I could have drank a gallon of it.
It was kinda like a juice tea, if that makes any sense.  Sweet like juice, but light like fruit tea.  Amazing.

Complementary wine since it was our birthday
I don't like wine, but I enjoyed this.  I'm sad I didn't get the name.

German chocolate cake with coconut ice cream on toffee
We giggled a little bit that it was "German" but this was the perfect ending to a delightful dinner.  Sweet, but not overly sweet.  The coconut wasn't overpowering and the toffee was great.  Teh German's favorite part was the sweet roasted nuts.

cloth hand towels in the bathroom

Lilies!

Birthday dessert platter with 2 happy birthday pieces
When I got back to the table, this had appeared and I actually said, "Oh geez, more food?  Ugh."
Nonetheless, I sampled each item on the plate, the best being the white chocolate (which I'm not usually a fan of) and the peanut butter chocolate fudge paired with the fruit flavored gummy thing (so like a PB&J).

I wish I could do this meal justice.  For each and every course there were groans and mmmmmm's of approval.  There were no words for food that delicious.  I told Teh German that he may actually have to roll me to the car I was so full.  We were a little overwhelmed when the check came and it said $235, because we hadn't realized that the sampler was $95 per person vs $95 for the table.  Oops.  Nonetheless, Teh German said it was worth it.  I told him that I was thinking no more than $150 and I kept apologizing, but he said that it was worth it and a really good experience and he would do it again.  He had misunderstood the menu, just like me, so we laughed a bit at that.  We were so full by the end we were actually uncomfortable.  When we got home, it was stretchy pants and snuggles on the couch with the dogs for a little bit until it was bedtime.

SATURDAY

Teh German didn't work this weekend, so it meant snuggles and sleeping in and I was glad since I'll be at Disney next weekend and I don't think Teh MD-AR wants to pretend to be Teh German, lol.  Twin Dad (a coworker) had suggested earlier in the week a date with his wife (Twin Mom) to get our nails done so she could get out of the house and we could hang out.  I was down, but there were some complications because babies don't care about adult schedules.  I asked German Girl (coworker of Teh German) if she wanted to go get her nails done with Twin Mom said she wasn't going to be able to go and she said yes.  Then, Twin Mom said she was able to go.  Teh German and I suggested brunch at Ms. Rose because we had both received a $5 gift certificate at the Yelp event last week.  So German Girl and Twin Mom met us there.  The ladies got the crepe special and Teh German got an omelet and he made the better choice since we were all still hungry after finishing our crepes (there were only 3 small crepes on the plate with strawberries, filled with nutella whipped cream).  I was too hungry to take photos.

After brunch, Teh German left us to go get his hair cut and run some errands he wanted to get taken care of while the ladies went to Luxia Nails Spa because it had the best reviews on Yelp.  They were able to get us in quickly, but I wasn't overly impressed.  My yelp review isn't going to be as great as everyone elses for sure.  On the other.. foot.. since we got only pedicures, they did at least paint my entire nail, so they get extra points for that.

I unintentionally went with mermaid colors!
The Princess Runs are all Little Mermaid themed and it's going to be in the 70s in Orlando, so I'll be wearing flippy floppies and this will be perfect!

After nails were done, Twin Mom had to go home, so German Girl and I decided to do some shopping.  I had some Kohl's coupons, so that was our first stop.  I ended up going full on prisoner.  #notsorry.

New work shirts, a dress, and a pair of slacks (with pockets, of course).
I had to send a photo of my prisoner attire to Teh Sister and Teh MD-AR who are well aware of my stripe addiction.

After Kohl's, we stopped by Goodwill to drop some stuff off, then we went to Target because German Girl hadn't been there before.  After Target, I asked her if there was anywhere else she'd like to go, or if she'd like to go home, and she said she'd like to go home, which was fine by me.  After dropping her off at her apartment, I headed home.

Teh German finally got his headlights fixed how he wanted them to be so that was the first thing he had to show me when I got home.  It had taken him an hour and a half and the problem was the bulbs, not anything he had done (the wiring, soldering, etc).  I was glad they were working because they have bothered him for a while now.

We settled in for a lazy evening of puzzles after dinner.  I downloaded After You on audiobook because I wanted to listen to something while puzzling.  Teh German is enjoying it so far, even though he doesn't know anything about Me Before You.

SUNDAY

Sunday was another lazy morning.  The only thing we had on the agenda was watching Deadpool with Twin Dad, visiting House, and a trip to the grocery store.  Eventually, we got up and I made breakfast.  Definitely making the bacon "extra" crunchy for Teh German (aka I pretty much burnt that shit).  He surprised me with a very sweet card, even though we had agreed we weren't doing anything for valentines day.  That's fine.  I got him a bday present and he doesn't know.  BOOM bitch. 

We met Twin Dad at the movie theater and Twin Mom dropped him off.  They had just picked up the twins from the hospital so we got to see them!  They were so little and cute!  Deadpool was hilarious.  See it, but definitely not with a parent.  That would have been super awkward.  We brought Twin Dad home and hung out for a bit chatting with Mom and Dad and Kid 1 while the Kid 2 and Twins slept.  Eventually, we headed to House to check progress.

#nofilter lol
When we came out of the theater, it was overcast, breezy, and downright cold.

2 levels of sticks!!!

Again, there were simultaneous gasps when we drove around the corner and saw we had 2 levels.  We checked to make sure that the doorway that was missing last week was there (it was) and we just walked around trying to figure out what each room was upstairs.  We finally left the lot and headed to Publix to pick up groceries.  We were both hungry, so it was nearly impossible for me to make decisions about things I wanted to fix for the week and several impulse buys (for the freezer). 

When Teh German said he was super hungry I asked if he wanted to go out for dinner and told him that when we'd driven by Willie Jewell's earlier I had been tempted, but was trying to save monies.  He said he was really hungry and I explained that if we went straight home and I cooked it would be around 7 when we ate.  He said we should just go out and oked Willie Jewell's.

When we got there, they announced there was at least a 20 minute wait on all orders.  I asked Teh German if he wanted to stay and he said yes.  Fortunately, it didn't actually take 20 minutes, maybe 10, so we were happy.  Also, I'm still the Dutchess of Willie Jewell's on Yelp, #win.  For everyone that doesn't know what that means (aka everyone but me and Teh German), it means I have the most check-ins at that place.  #notsorry

After we finished eating, we headed home to feed the beasts and put away the groceries and be lazy for the evening.  About 30 minutes after we'd gotten home, the power went out in the neighborhood.  Fortunately, I have candles in every room, so I just used the "flashlight" on my phone to find the lighter and lit all the candles.  So we had an impromptu "romantic" evening with candles and puzzles and listening to After You and snuggling with the dogs.  The power came back on after we'd gotten in bed.

He just stood there staring at me through the crack in the door for a solid minute before Meri came bounding in and "opened" the door for him.  Creeper.

For a lazy weekend, it was super busy and productive and fun!  Next week/end is the Princess runs, so the schedule around here might get a little wonky while I'm away.  Teh MD-AR arrives on Weds and it's still not soon enough but it's only 2.5 days!





Linking up with these ladies:
Meg @ Life of Meg
Biana @ BLovedBoston