Good times, good people...

I'm having a great time here in the US!

I got carded four (4) times in Alaska!  Who knew I looked so young!?

And now I'm visiting my best friend and we're shopping, eating, and drinking!  I guess the diet will have to wait.

And my hubby and I are making the plan to move home!

I can't wait!!!

Ciao for now!

It happened again!!!!

I must really be looking young!

I was carded AGAIN last night at the Wheelhouse here in Valdez!

Apparently I really don't look my age here in Alaska.  Which is weird because in previous years I wasn't carded.

But, hey I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth.  If people think I look like I'm young enough to question whether or not I'm legal who am I to argue?!

I'm just going to bask.

I'm basking!

Oh my Gosh! I'm 20 again!

The most amazing thing happened to me on Saturday, my husband, my brother and I were in Anchorage, getting ready to start our drive to Valdez.

We went to Gwennies to have breakfast (we always go there to have breakfast when we're in town), my husband parked the car, and I ran in to put our name on the list.

While I was waiting for him and my brother to come in I had a seat at the bar.

It was 10 o'clock in the morning (yes we got a late start) and I decided to have a soda - I'd get my coffee with breakfast.

The bartender walked behind the bar and I ask her if I can have a drink...I wasn't sure if the bar was open in the morning.

Apparently it is - and not just for soda.

She took a look at me and said, yes but I need your ID before I can serve you.

I was taken aback.  I'm 40.  I haven't been carded in 10 years and who drinks alcohol at 10am?

Well apparently vacationers do...

So I looked at her and said, really?

She said yes, with a serious look on her face.

I then said, oh, I just wanted a diet coke - but you really want to card me? You don't think I look older than 21?  Oh my God!  I think I love you!

I know I could kiss you!

She smiled and gave me my diet coke.

This woman looked like she was in her mid 50's and was the type of women who didn't take any crap.

She made my day.

Now my husband is trying to sniff the youth out of me because he says I apparently have youth to spare.  I'm chasing him off because really, I'm not giving any of this up!

Who knows how long this mini sprint back in time will last!

OPEN HOUSE!

I love going to open houses, seeing how other people live, how they decorate, and dreaming of when I can buy a house for myself.

I went to some open houses yesterday with a friend and had a great time.  We saw houses that were way over priced for what you could get (in my opinion anyway) and we saw houses that I thought were a good deal.

While I was looking I decided a few things:

1.  I do NOT want a 3 story house.  I would never set foot on one of the floors because it's too much of a pain to go up and down the stairs.  We live in a two story right now and we only go upstairs to go to bed.  What a waste of space.

2.  I need a yard.  I love the thought of having outdoor parties.

3.  I do not want my neighbors to be 2 feet from my house.  I need space and I don't want to see my neighbors every time I look outside.

4.  I want to be in a proper neighborhood so I can get to know my neighbors.  I don't want to live somewhere and not know who lives next door to me.

5.  I love, love, love the Heights!  But I want to look at the TC Jester neighborhood too...who knows maybe I'll like it and it's less expensive.

Today I'm going to do something else I love...I'm going to shop at TARGET!

Jet lag is not my friend

I'm sitting here in my friend's house, updating my blog.

At TWO O'CLOCK in the MORNING!

Do you want to know why?!

Cause even though I stayed up until 9pm yesterday and slept until 6am this morning, I feel asleep at 4pm today.

And kept on sleeping until midnight.  At which point I woke up.

All the way up.

Wide awake up.

So now I'm on facebook, my blog, and I'm watching really bad Sci Fi.

The velociraptors are trying to kill the paramilitary group.  On a deserted, volcanic island.

So far the velociraptors are winning.

I had my left over pad thai for dinner / breakfast?  Not sure what you would call it at this point.

I also had a little debbie oatmeal snack cake.

I'd been dreaming about those for a while.

yum.

I have to say - there are really bad commercials on at this time of night.

I guess I'll read for awhile...

Ciao Ciao

Naked Gay Sex in the Streets

When I blogged about The Demons I forgot to tell you about the fact that crazy chest beating, spear throwing, freak said all Americans have, and I quote, "Naked gay sex in the streets".  And he said he knew it was true because he saw it on TV.

Hmmm I think he was watching porn...

So upon my return to the promise land I was looking forward to seeing this Naked Gay Sex in the Street.

I'm so disappointed.

I've been home for one whole day.  I went to Starbucks, Kroger, Fiesta, Einstein bagels, Christy's Doughnuts, and to Spectacles to have my eye exam.  And guess what?!

NO NAKED GAY SEX IN THE STREETS.

Was it me?  Did no one want to have Naked Gay Sex with me or around me?!

I was walking in the street.  I walked past people.  They were there, I was there.

No Sex.

None.

Nada.

Maybe I have the stink of the foreigners on me and the Americans can't tell I'm one of them?

Maybe the Naked Gay Sex in the Streets will happen in a week or so, after the foreign smell is wiped off?

I'm just saying, I'm finding this a little disheartening.

After all I'm sure the knuckle dragger knew what he was talking about, since he's never been to America.  After all he "saw it on TV".

Oh! Oh! Oh!

It's 5:40pm and 135F outside, or 57C.

I'm bummed because it's no longer the hottest time of the day and I missed the high!

Guess what?!  It's 8:40am in Houston and only 83F (28C).  It's a lot cooler there than it is here.

Think I'll need a sweater?!