We finally meet Border!

The weekend of October 25th we decided to take off and go to Oakdale to meet our newest grand nephew Border Marion Rath.
I didn't really know how long it would take us to get to Oakdale until I looked it up on Mapquest (wow, 5 hrs, 57 mins.). Limo Man drove the first 3 hours and then I drove for the next two. I got a little lost at one point so we had to do a swing back down HWY 99 to correct the mistake I made. Limo Man was a little irritated with me because I woke him up and he wouldn't go back to sleep for fear that we would never make it.

We finally arrived and got to see Tyler and Marjean's new digs. Wow do they ever have a beautiful home in the middle of God's green acres. We had a great visit with Limo Man's brother and sister in law, Steve and Janet. We met the little guy Border and is he ever a cutie! He is Tyler and Marjean in every way! (I was really disappointed that I forgot my camera otherwise I would have had a lot of pictures to post).

The barbeque that we had was fabulous and we had some great wine and great conversation. Thanks so much guys!!!!!

It's a good thing that Saturday was a great day because Sunday didn't end up so well. I had a bit of a meltdown when Limo Man was backing into a gaspump and didn't see the little hispanic man behind us. I guess I yelled at him "Watch out, Watch out!!!!! and he didn't appreciate that.

Let's suffice it to say that I now know what my little phobia is called: Amaxophobia is a dreadful fear of riding in cars. So I guess from now on I either drive or I am banished to the campsite (aka the back seat of the Tahoe).
It is certainly a bitch getting old.....

Dean's 60th!!!!!!!

I guess this says it all...Happy 60th Birthday Dean!

Best Buds...

What a happy looking trio!

Here's Limo Man and Dean doing what they do best...Cribbage!!!

Thanks guys for the beautiful roses!!!

Limo Man in a pensive moment...

Yay! It's Dean's 60th!!!

Better have a shot to deal with this knee!

Our buds Janice and Dean flew down from Northern CA to celebrate Dean's 60th birthday.
We were so happy to see them but when Dean arrived in a wheelchair we were a little surprised! It seems he stepped off a curb and wrenched his knee.
Their first night was spent icing down his knee and the second day they were here he felt better. Good thing because that was his birthday! Limo man took us on a tour of Corona Del Mar and we got to see some fabulous homes in an area I didn't even know existed. We had a fabulous dinnner at Roy's Pacific Rim and to have J & D with us to celebrate was an extra added bonus! By the way, thanks so much for dinner Janice!!!!! After dinner we went back home and had a bottle of Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon with some chocolate for desert. Boy was it ever a great time!
I was sad to drop J & D off at the airport on Thursday morning but they had to get back to work.

October Ramblings

Here I sit at work and for the life of me I just don't want to do anything today. Sometimes I don't grasp the concept of getting here and having to work as well. It's just not fair.

In fact nothing in life seems that fair anymore.

After watching the 2 boobs debate for a second time last night it is clear to me that this country is going to hell in a handbasket. Why couldn't these guys just answer a question? Bottom line people, bottom line! Quit with the tap dancing around all the issues and quit with the mudslinging! Those guys just pissed me and Limo Man off and we ended up turning the slugbate off.

I think I'll just write in Limo Man for President.
Yeah, that's what I'll do.....

Fall Update

Labor Day weekend has passed and that can only mean one thing. (Okay maybe two things).

School has started and I'm back taking a class at Cal State Long Beach and Huntington Beach will finally get back to "normal" after a busy summer tourist season.

Limo Man and I are looking forward to a couple of things coming up in October: Our pals Janice and Dean are coming down to celebrate Dean's 60th birthday. They'll be here for a few days so it will be so much fun to see them and spend some time with them. Then we'll be going to Oakdale to meet the newest member of the family, our first grand nephew, Border Marion Rath. It will also be the first time we get to check out Tyler and Marjean's new digs! We can't wait!

Oops, maybe I shouldn't have let the cat out of the bag about our trip to Oakdale. If the "Big man" finds out we may have to wrestle him to hold the baby. The "Bigman" loves the babies! And why not? He's got a third grandie on the way! We're so excited for all of them!

Walkin' in HB

This little beauty takes up one entire corner lot.

This is a little convenience store that has a beach mural painted on it's side.

This stone beauty was recently completed.

An unusual style with a clock above and an indian statue below.

Here's your basic "beach house". The porch looks so cozy!

I have recently started walking around Huntington with my IPod blaring. I can't believe that it took me almost a year to take the silly thing out of the box and learn how to use it. Right now I am downloading the best of the Matchbox 20 "Exile in America" tour. Limo Man and I went to see Matchbox 20 at the Pacific Amphitheater at the end of July. We had great seats and with the package that we bought we also got the entire "best of" downloads of the tour. Needless to say it was a great concert and Rob Thomas is so awesome!

Anyways, one recent Saturday when Limo Man was out driving I decided to take a walk and take come pics of some interesting homes in the neighborhood. Some of the pictures may not be that great but hey, I don't claim to a photographer. It's interesting to see the different architectural styles in this city by the beach.

Turtles turtles turtles....

L.W. here and I love turtles.

Maybe it has to do with the fact that Limo Man calls me "little turtle". He says that I look like a turtle when I pout. Can you imagine?

Anyways I shot (not with a gun silly!) some turtles out on our patio to share with anyone that reads my blog.

Okay, so sometimes I get a little bored.

This time off is gettin' to me.

I'd better go do something useful like laundry or something.

Yeah that's what I'll do....

Life after Las Vegas

Limo Man and I had a fabulous trip to Las Vegas this last week.

We left on Sunday and got into Vegas about 3pm. We got an upgrade on our room so we actually had a suite that was bigger than our townhouse. The spa tub pictured above was huge and to give you an idea of how huge it is Limo Man is 6'4" and he could barely sit up in the thing.

We had a fabulous dinner on Sunday night at our favorite sushi place at the MGM, The Grand Wok. We love going there for dinner and the sushi makers love it when we give them a tip. We sat at the sushi bar and after we tipped the guys it started a trend with other diners at the bar.

Monday and Tuesday we hung at the pool. They have a new pool at the MGM Grand called Wet Republic. That's where all the beautiful, young people hang out. Since there are 6 pools now at the MGM we hung at the director's pool which is the adult pool. It was nice to see that the "adults" weren't the usual suspects that we have always seen flaunting their little hard bodies there before. Apparently they have all migrated to Wet Republic. THANK YOU WET REPUBLIC.... Now I have no qualms about hanging at the pool.

On Monday night we trammed down to Caesar's palace and had dinner at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill. Wow, was that ever a delight! We have decided that since the food was so good that we will go back sometime and make a meal out of the appetizers.

As you can see by the picture with all the building they are building a huge city center in Las Vegas. It's going to consist mostly of condos and timeshares. It will be interesting to see how it plays out in this economy.

We're back from Vegas and back to the usual.

L.W.