Cinco de Waito

I decided that I wanted to go to a mexican restaurant for Cinco de Mayo. I've never been & I keep hearing about how much fun it is. We decided to go to La Caretta. It's close to home & the food's good. So me & Dean went with our friends Dennis & Jackie & their daughter Allie. We got there at 5:45 & there were people everywhere. Dean had to park at Albertson's which is across the parking lot from the restaurant. We went to put our name on the list. They'd ran out of pagers so they were taking cell numbers. Good luck hearing your phone in that crowd! They said the wait was approximately 2 hours. Normally, we would NEVER wait that long especially for mexican food but there was a band outside & it never takes as long to get a table as they tell you it will. YEH RIGHT!!! I got a Rumrita & started to people watch. OMG! Seriously, what are people thinking??? There were more "store bought parts" there than I've ever seen in one place! Of course there was the usual people wearing stuff they had no business wearing, a few random sombrero's & even a guy with a fake mustache. Not sure what that had to do with anything but whatev. You know the part in Sweet Home Alabama where Reese says "You've got a baby...in a bar"? Well, I had that thought several times. I know technically, it was a restaurant but last night it was really more of a bar & there were people that had little kids & babies there. It just seemed strange to me. Here's me, Jackie & Allie. The iPhone camera & sun aren't the best mix. Obviously.

The band was interesting. Like I said, I've never been to Cinco de Mayo but I assumed it would involve Mexican music. Not that I'm a fan of that, I just thought that was part of it. Well, it's not at La Caretta. The band was a bunch of white guys. The singer wasn't good. Although, the later it got the better he sounded. I guess he just needed to warm up. He did sing a really good variety of stuff. There was Journey, Better Than Ezra & even Def Leopard. Thinking back, I guess that was kinda strange to have one guy singing all that stuff.

There were a couple of tables outside where we were & if you were lucky enough to snag one you didn't get up. Finally, around  8:30 we were able to get one of these tables. It was after 9:00 when we ordered & got our food. That would be twice in 4 days that I've eaten after 8:00. At least this time it wasn't because the waiter forgot about us but this is not a trend I want to continue. I tend to get grumpy if I have to eat that late. I was good last night because there was so much to see. It really reminded me of back in the day when we always went to a bar in Tigerland called The Stadium Club. At one point I thought we were at a reunion. There were all sorts of people there that we used to see. We ended up seeing a lot of other people that we know too so that made it fun & the time go by fast. At 9:40 when we left they still hadn't called to tell us we had a table!

Lucky or Stupid??

I vote stupid. Last night I was cleaning out some files & I came across an envelope from our mortgage company. I opened it to see if it was something I needed to keep. It was an escrow report from 2008  & there was a $318 check included!!! OMG!! How could I have not deposited it?? It was dated April 18, 2008. Thinking back I remembered that was when we were finishing our pool so there was a lot going on but there was also a lot of money being spent so I can't imagine that I just forgot about a $300 check. Nowhere on it did it say void after 90 days or anything so I took it to our credit union this morning. They told me that even though it doesn't say it on the check most companys have what is called a "stale date" of about 6 months. They told me to call the mortgage co. & check with them. Back to my office. I called & the lady laughed & congratulated me for finding money & said that they don't have a stale date & that it's fine for me to cash the check. Back to the credit union I go. Did I mention that I don't have on my most comfortable pair of shoes? Thank goodness the credit union is next to my office. They cash the check & YAY ME, I'm now $318 richer!!! I'm just really happy that I didn't throw it away, which I've been known to do. FYI - don't throw away a check that is sent to you from across the water. It's a real hassle to get a new one.

Yesterday, I said I was going to cook enchiladas. Well, that didn't happen. When I got home Dean had decided that since we're planning to go out to dinner with friends for Cinco De Mayo he'd rather not have mexican. Fine by me because I'd rather not cook! We had a Stouffers frozen Chicken Parmesan dinner. This was the first time we've had one & it was pretty good. A little bland for us but a lot better than having to cook & we have leftovers for tonight.

I've said before how much I like reality TV. Well, last night was very exciting. It was the season premiere of Real Housewives of New Jersey! I think I'm so obsessed with these shows because I just can't believe people really live like this. I'm also convinced they're the mob or have mob ties. I mean who goes to a furniture store & spends $20,000 & pays cash??? Not to mention one of the housewives husband has never been shown on camera. If that doesn't tell you something I don't know what will. I only watched the first half of the show last night because Bravo hasn't realized that 8:00 is a better time for me than 9:00. Lucky for me I washed my hair yesterday so I could skip today. That gave me time to finish watching the show before work this morning. I tried to get Dean to watch it with me but he just rolled over & went to sleep.

Toodles!

Waiting On Friday!

It's Monday. Oh Joy. Thankfully, it's almost over, at least the work part of it. It hasn't been an awful day but of course it's not as good as being home or doing something fun. Yesterday, we went to mama & daddy's & ate lunch. We got there early & were able to play with Logan a lot. Lydia & Scott ate with us too. We had a nice visit.

Our neighbors have just finished putting in their pool so we walked down with our other neighbors to see it & visit. We ended up deciding to go eat. We went to a fairly new restaurant that's close to our house called Bear's. We got there about 7:15 & there were 9 of us. Our waitress came & took our drink orders & when Amelia-Ann asked for root beer the waitress gave her a really funny look said "WHAT?". A-A repeated herself & the waitress said "Oh I thought you ordered a beer". Umm, yeh. I guess that should've been a clue of  things to come. We all ordered & it wasn't much after 7:30. Well, at 8:10 we were thinking that wow this was taking a long time. Nobody had ordered anything difficult. The majority had wraps & burgers. Our waitress was nowhere to be seen. Finally, she came out to get us refills & said our food would be right out. Well, to me "right out" means like 5 mins. or less. About 15 mins. later we see her & stop her & she said that it's coming, the manager is in the kitchen now. OK Whatever that means. Keep in mind I was STARVING. I'd been hungry since like 6:00 & I get grumpy if I haven't eaten by 8:00. I'm like a Gremlin that you feed after midnight. Finally, she brings our food out but we have no utensils. It was a mess.  The food was hot so we know it hadn't just been sitting back there. We think she forgot to put the order in. The waitress looked like she was trying to hold back tears. I felt bad for her but we had been very patient. One of my friends asked if the manager was going to come to the table. She said yes. We were almost finished eating when he showed up. He apologized & said they got behind because of having to boil 800 lbs. of crawfish & he'd give us 30% off the bill. We know the bit about the crawfish wasn't true because we saw several people that came in after us get food well before us. The manager must have heard us discussing how he was lying because when the checks were being passed out he came back & said he was giving us 50% off. I was happy about that & the food really was good. I think we'll probably give them a second chance. I can't really afford to write off anymore establishments!!! If I keep it up we won't be able to go anywhere.

Speaking of food, tonight I'm going to make enchiladas. I've done this once before & they were good. I'll let you know tomorrow how they turn out.

Toodles!

Saturday with the Kiddos

I had every intention of going out to dinner tonight BUT it's not happening. Dean got home from the golf tournament earlier than he expected but neither one of us feel like changing clothes to go anywhere. Yeh, I know, that's lazy.

LSU just lost for the second time today. They ended up getting rained out last night & they had to finish the game today. That's 6 losses in a row. That hasn't happened at LSU since 1982. Talk radio is going to be lively this week!

This morning I got up & went to Allison's. I played with Cael for a little bit & then Allison & I went to visit Emily. She's so cute & tiny. She's 2 weeks old now.

We had a nice visit with Wendy. We were able to break down Real Housewives of NY. We're all in agreement that we aren't Team Jill & we're VERY excited about New Jersey starting Monday night.  Here's another pic of Emily. She's so sweet!

 
After hanging out with Wendy & Emily I dropped Allison off & went home. My mom & Logan came over. Lydia & Scott brought some friends to their camp this weekend so Logan is staying with all his grandparents. We played for a long time. We had a little incident as well. Logan took off to the kitchen & I was putting my flip flops on. Before I could get in the kitchen I heard a crash. Me & mama both took off. I couldn't imagine what it could be. Well, he'd opened one of my cabinets & pulled out my "tea for one" set. He was also very interested in the fireplace tools. I had to put them in our bedroom & close the door. The flip flops had to go there too because he was chewing on them! HAHAHA!! We went outside for awhile, which he loves, but it's really muggy today so we came in & had a snack.

Logan also likes magazines. I had a stack on the coffee table that he enjoyed playing with. Of course they weren't on the coffee table for long.

Dean came home in time to see Logan too.

How sweet is this??

Toodles!!

Clifford the Big Red Dog

There hasn't been anything going on this week. I mean not a thing. Boring, boring, boring! Dean has gone to Belle Chasse for the Deep South Tigers golf tournament. He doesn't play but he cooks on one of the holes. Since I'm home alone (shhh don't tell anyone - I don't want anyone to come get me!), I decided to go to the mall after work. I had a few gifts to buy & I managed to get them all bought within an hour & a half. I can't tell what I bought because the recipients are faithful readers. That means they're family. What's really shocking is that I managed to leave the mall without buying myself a thing. That rarely happens. Dean will be proud.  

When I was on my way home I saw something that I can honestly say I've never ever seen before. A big red dog standing on the corner. When I say big red dog, I mean he looked just like Clifford. Right there on the corner of Lee & Highland. Of course every other time I'm at this intersection I have to sit through the red light multiple times. Not this time. Oh no, I don't even have time to take his picture but I am able to read part of his sign. It said "Spare Change?" Now SURELY this isn't a homeless person. I mean really, why would a homeless person rent a dog costume to stand on the corner & beg for money??? I was thinking maybe it had something to do with Rush but being that school is almost out I don't think that has anything to do with it. I promise I'll be going by there tomorrow & if he's there again I WILL get a picture!!!

Toodles!

So Long, Farewell....

It just figures. This kind of thing happens to me all the time. What am I talking about?? I'll tell you. I needed to get my nails refilled. The new girl, Kim, that I started going to was going to be out for a few days due to her daughters surgery. I called yesterday to make sure she would be there today. The lady that answered the phone said that she would so I said I wanted to make an appointment. She said "OK Bye". UH NO WAIT - I tell her my name & that I'll be there at 5:00. Her response? "OK Bye". Hmmm. I'm not expecting much. Fast forward to today. When I got there they weren't busy so the appt. thing didn't matter. Kim gets started & breaks the news to me. SHE'S MOVING!!! Oh, that's ok, what salon?? Not moving to a different nail salon. Nooo, she's moving to Pennsylvania!!!! WTH??? This is soooo not good. Not completely surprising because whenever I like something or someone, it gets discontinued or they leave. So typical. I asked when her last day was. That would be next week. Lovely. Just freakin' lovely.

I'm not sure about my nail color. I chose OPI's Holy Pink Pagoda. It looked really pretty in the bottle. On my nails it's a little bright. I think it would look great on toes though. Those aren't chips, just the light.

When I got home Dean had already left for the game. I was skipping this one. The mid week games are hard for me because I'm such a mawmaw & need to go to bed early. Anyway, y'all know I'm not much on cooking & when I say not much on, I mean I can't cook much more than taco's & sloppy joes. I thought I was eating leftovers tonight but Dean cooked beef stew & it was FABULOUS!!! Sooo good.  I have the best husband!!!

Toodles!

Tweens are my Faves!!

Yesterday was a beautiful day!! We spent the entire day outside. Cassie & her mom brought the kids over to swim & my mom came & visited too. Emma was ready to go!!

Cody loves the pool. He jumped off the side screaming "CANNONBALL" more times than I could count! He LOVED when Dean would throw him in.

Amelia-Ann & Claire came over too. They had a good time with Emma. I got in for awhile too but the water is still a little cold.

Emma wore herself out.

Today has been a day of nothing but eating. Lydia & I went to lunch at Camille's & then we went with a bunch of our neighbors to Izzo's tonight. All the girls wanted Bosco's, the new frozen yogurt place, so we went by there too. I love 11 yr. old girls! They're soooo much fun!! I laughed pretty much the entire time we were with them. It's tiring but hilarious! They all talk at the same time & are telling different stories. I am a little disturbed though. Amelia-Ann was hanging on me asking me to bring them to Bosco's (she likes my car better than theirs). Her mom told her that "Mr. Dean drove" & she said "That's even better" & proceeded to hang on him & beg him to go! WTH???? I'm the one that does whatever she wants!!!! Looks like I've got more work to do.