VH & PMB

Went to HOB (House of Blues) last night and saw Pat McGee Band and Vertical Horizon.

Awesome show!!!

(And FREE tickets... which made it even better!!!)

I love Pat McGee!! I wish he would come to Cleveland more often! Last time he was in Cleveland, Bob and I went to see him at the Odeon in March 2004. Very small crowd, but great show! And then, of course, I caught 4 of his 6 hours on The Rock Boat last fall. I wish I could've stayed up longer that night... (VERY VERY disappointed he will not be on the boat this year!)

Bob really enjoyed PMB! He's a fan too!! He LOVED their Pink Floyd cover. (I can't remember the song now...)

Vertical Horizon was great too! I've seen them about 4-5 times and they keep getting better and better each time!

Last night made me realize I need to get back on the "concert circuit"! LOL!!

We're going to see Hootie and the Blowfish with Ingram Hill next Tuesday! (FREE tickets again!!! At least I get something enjoyable from work. Haha!!) Ingram Hill is GREAT!!! Disappointed they won't be on the boat again either this year. But, at least I'll get to see them!

I wonder what other concerts are on the horizon for me....... :-)

The Rock Boat in 63 days.........................................................

Great weekend... despite having to work and no boyfriend!

Spent most of my weekend with Bob's parents! And, I had a great time! :-)

His mom, Pat, is absolutely sweet. She called me at work Friday morning and asked what I had planned for my weekend alone. (For those who don't remember... me being a department of one now had to work on Saturday and missed the trip to Put-in-Bay with Bob's friend, Dave, and his wife, Heidi) Pat invited me to come over to their place Friday night for a gathering with some of their friends. She didn't want me to have to sit home alone. (That was quite nice of her and Ed to think of me!) It was much fun! We ate finger foods and talked for hours and then capped off the night with a dip in the pool.

Before I left the Mueller residence, Pat asked if I wanted to go shopping Saturday morning before I went to work. So, we spent 2.5 hours walking through Crocker Park in Westlake. We only shopped in half of the stores so we're planning another trip in August to finish the rest of the stores. It was a great morning of shopping and getting to know each other better! :-)

The rest of Saturday was spent working from 1pm until 6pm and then I came home, treated myself to Chinese food and watched Notting Hill on TV, followed by Serendipity while I snuggled in bed with the kitties. (I LOVE that movie!!)

My parents came to visit on Sunday and mom and I weeded until the thunderstorm forced us inside and then we cleaned out the spare bedroom which Zelie has promptly taken over. Then, it was off to the brand new Target (with Starbucks inside) and Giant Eagle. All nine of us (S&S, Aunt Carol, Uncle George, mom, dad, Bob and I) went to Applebee's for dinner.

Bob and I came home and watched Lost from last week. WE LOVE THAT SHOW!!! We started watching the reruns this summer and we're absolutely HOOKED!!! If you haven't seen it, you should definitely check it out! I saw on the website that they're taking pre-orders for season 1 on DVD.

Good "rainy" morning!

Life's so busy... I haven't had a chance to write in awhile.

We had a horrible thunderstorm last night!!! Lots of rain and wind and thunder and lightening. It's gray and dreary this morning. BUT... still VERY VERY HUMID!! I got up to go to Curves at 7:20am and it was HOT! ICK!

Bob's good friend, Dave, and his new wife, Heidi, came in last night from Norfolk, VA for the weekend. Unfortunately, I have to work; therefore, I won't be able to take part in all the fun. Dave's a really nice guy and he found a really great girl! I'm disappointed that I won't get to spend more time with them. But, I guess that gives us all the more reason to go to Virginia soon to visit them! :-)

Work's been SUPER SUPER busy this week! But, I'm managing. "To-Do" Lists are THE BEST!!

Going to get my hair cut and colored tonight. I CANNOT wait!! I'm tempted to chop it off... but, I haven't decided yet. This always happens... once I get long hair, I want short hair. And once it's gone, I want the long hair back. Doh!!

Nothing else exciting going on. Nothing else exciting to talk about.

The Rock Boat is in 70 days!!! :-)

Quickie!

Haven't written in a few days.

It's been a busy few days.

Worked LATE Friday night, and then headed out into the ballpark to enjoy a celebratory beer with JC! :-) Hung out with him and his girlfriend, Yolanda, and her friends until the end of the game and then headed home.

Up early Saturday morning to go to Curves and then a quick stop at Eistein Brother's for an Egg Fratatta on a spinach florentine bagel! (YUMMY!!!) I'm sure that's exactly what I needed after working out... but, at least I went and worked out. Right??? Then home to shower and head off to work. In-Park Auction went well and I was done around 4pm. I headed up to the boat just in time for the huge thunder and lightening storm. Bob and I had a late dinner at the Pizza Hut Italian Bistro and then went to see his friend Tommy's new 33-Open Tiara. It was really nice, especially for a 1988 boat! :-) Spent the night chatting until 3AM!!! (YIKES!! I'm getting too old to be up that late.) So, we slept in until 11am this morning and headed to Mon Ami for a YUMMY (yet expensive) brunch! :-) The rest of the day was spent driving around Nugent's Canal. We headed for home around 4:30pm and I did some odds and ends around the condo. Then it was off to dinner with his parents at Nuevo Acapulco at 8pm. And, now... it's time to head to bed. Busy, busy weekend! I'm sure this is going to be a busy week at work too... especially since it'll be the first week that Melissa's gone.

Golf outing is in 28 days... yikes!!

I'm heading to my old condo tomorrow night. I have to deliver Lisa's jewelry that she ordered from my party and she also wants to try out some Mary Kay products. I'm not sure how to feel about going back there. She's pretty much redone the whole condo, so it should be interesting...

Geauge Lake 2005

Here are some photos from Geauga Lake!





Mom & Dad on the Scrambler
(Mom will NEVER forgive us!)














Stephen & Sarah on the Pirate Ship















Bob & I at Geauga Lake

2 days...

until she's gone.

It's going to be weird. It's always been "just the two of us"... and now it's "just me".

I'm definitely looking forward to the challenge. I know I can handle the rest of the events this year. My only uncertainty is what's going to happen to the department. Are they going to hire someone? Could I possibly get a promotion? If they do hire someone, what will the person be like? Will we get along? Will I be happy?

Questions, questions......... tomorrow I'm going to attempt to get some answers.

Another week and I go for Weight & Measurement Number TWO at Curves! I definitely think I've lost weight and inches since last month. I fit into two pairs of capri pants that haven't fit me since last year. HOORAY!

What's yours is yours and what's mine is yours too?!?!?!

The weekend didn't exactly go as planned.

Bob and I arrived at the boat late Friday night after stopping at Pizza Hut Italian Bistro in Port Clinton for dinner (It's a new, "fancy" Pizza Hut that serves sandwiches and pasta, along with pizza... it was better than expected).

Getting to the boat around dusk, we had the "pleasure" of being there around the time the ugly, nasty "May flies" swarm all over the boat and dock and cars and anything else they can land on. So, Bob decided that he wanted to hose down the boat.

However, he noticed that the garden hose that he usually stores on the dock was missing. Thinking that was quite odd that someone would steal a garden hose, we continued to open up the boat for the weekend.

Unfortunately, we learned the hose wasn't the only thing missing! :-(

Sometime between Monday, July 4 around noon and Friday, July 8 around 8pm, someone had boarded the boat and decided that what was ours was going to be theirs now. There were quite a few things missing --- some very valuable and some very trivial.

It was an awful feeling to know that someone had been on the boat while we were gone -- someone that did not belong on the boat. And that person (or persons) had gone through the drawers and the closets looking at (and taking) things that didn't belong to him/her.

How could anyone do that!?!?!??!

You feel so violated and vulnerable. I've never been the victim of theft before and despite the fact that most everything stolen belonged to Bob, I still had (and still do) a total feeling of disgust.

Surprisingly... Bob handled the whole thing very well. (Much better than I would have if I were in his shoes.) I'm very proud of him! As he said, "It's only stuff and it's all replaceable." Nothing had sentimental value (well... except for my Carnival Cruise coozie and my very special coozie that Bob bought me that said "Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much"--- my FAVORITE saying!! That coozie was very special to me because he gave it to me last summer and told me that I now had my very own coozie to use while we were on the boat. For those wondering what the heck a coozie is... it's a soft foam holder for pop and/or beer cans!)

Anyway... despite the awful start to the weekend, we managed to turn it around and make it a nice weekend. On Sunday, we went to Geauga Lake with my parents and Stephen & Sarah. We somehow talked mom into riding the Scrambler. (I don't think she'll ever forgive us!)

And we ended the day with us all riding the merry-go-round. It was a really fun day! Bob and I definitely needed something fun to end the weekend.

I haven't downloaded the Geauga Lake photos from my camera yet, but when I do... I'll post a couple.

Well, it's bedtime now. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. I get to wear my new Silpada jewelry!! (The tough part will be deciding which piece(s) to wear since I got a few.) And, it's TNR so we're going to Winking Lizard in Pennisula for dinner. YUMMY!!! (I LOVE the Buffalo Chicken Salad with mild instead of hot sauce and ranch instead of blue cheese.) I cannot wait!!! (TNR = Tuesday Night Ritual... Bob and a couple of his friends get together almost every Tuesday for dinner and I'm lucky enough to get invited to join them.)

4 more days... until it's just me in the department

Waiting to leave...

I'm sitting here waiting for the laundry to be done so that we can head up to the boat for the weekend. So, I decided to jump online and check out my Blog to see if anyone left a comment. I don't get too many of those.

Unfortunately, no comments today. :-(

Only 82 days until The Rock Boat!!

I can't wait!! Michell and I are going to have so much fun. Matt Nathanson will be on The Boat! LOOK OUT! LOL! :-) (Too bad Bob won't be going. That would make it even better!!)

Not sure if Bob and I will be able to take a boat trip again this year. With Melissa leaving at work, I'll have to work all the events, unfortunately. I'm going to try really hard to get the last week of August off so that we can at least take a short trip somewhere. But, at least we'll have our Florida trip at Christmas! :-) We're heading back to Bonita Beach for a repeat of last year. We already have our plane tickets!! Yeah!! I can't wait!


Here's a photo of Bob and I with "Santa" on Sannibel Island at Christmas in 2004. We had lunch at a wonderful restaurant "Island Cow" on the island. After lunch, we stopped and had our photo taken with a "stuffed Santa" in front of the restaurant. :-) If you're ever on Sannibel Island, we highly recommend this restaurant!!



Well... I think it's time to leave for the boat. Have a great weekend!

I have a following!!

Apparently there are people out there who read this Blog every day... who look forward to a new post from me each and every morning! And, apparently I have let him down this morning! (Sorry sweetie!!)

Nothing very exciting to report today. Spent the morning putting away laundry, making the bed, playing with the cats, packing for the weekend at the boat... pretty normal stuff!

Bob and I are leaving after work tonight for the boat. Hopefully the weather will be nice tomorrow and maybe we'll take the boat out for a ride... or maybe go to Kelley's Island again! :-)

The Breakfast Club is playing at Mr. Ed's in Port Clinton tonight. Maybe we'll go there?? If you've never heard them, you MUST check them out! They're an 80's cover band. The lead singer looks like Billy Idol. It's kind of scary!! They're from Cleveland, but they play in the Islands area a lot!

Sunday we're off to Geauga Lake with my parents and S&S. Hopefully the weather isn't too hot. Bob and I aren't roller coaster people... but we'll have fun. I'm anxious to see how they've changed the old Sea World park. I used to LOVE going to Sea World!! It's so sad that they closed...

Well, it's time to get my butt in gear and finish getting ready for work! Lots going on there... something new every day. Hopefully it leads to good things for me! :-)

5 more days....................

Firecrackers & Fish!

Another 4th of July is over...

Bob and I spent a great weekend at the boat. We headed up to the lake Friday after work and had a late dinner at Dock's Beach House on the water. The wind was unbelievable! We watched as the waves tossed around the small boats in the water. Saturday we didn't do much of anything. We cooked steaks with Shawn and Jennie and then went to Toft's for ice cream. YUMMY!!! (Bugaboo Fudge and Pablo Pistachio!!)

Sunday, we anchored out on the north side of Kelley's Island from 11am until 6pm. I actually swam in Lake Erie with the fishes!! Can you believe it!?!?!? It was my first time swimming in the lake. I was worried the fish would try to bite me. But, I didn't feel any nibbles! :-) The water was fairly clear. It was 74 degrees... which doesn't sound very warm, but it was nice once you took the plunge!

I got to throw the anchor too. Wahoo! :-) I think I did a good job. I wore my "seasickness wristbands"... and have ugly tan marks to show for it. BUT, at least I didn't get sick! :-) The "Anchor Out" in Sandusky Bay in September with the Berea Power Squadron is going to be "interesting". We'll be "swinging on the hook" all weekend. I hope the wristbands work well that weekend too!

Sunday was definitely a fun day. We spent the afternoon hanging out with Shawn and Jennie. It was much, much fun. Then we went to Mel's Crows Nest for dinner. Yummy!!! Betty Salad! (with bacon bits, bean sprouts and special sweet-n-sour dressing). Looking forward to the next time we anchor out! Hopefully it's sooner, rather than later.

Yesterday was Bob's parents' annual 4th of July party. We left the boat early and spent the day there. Stephen & Sarah joined us too. Much fun!!

Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from the 4th of July weekend! :-( Otherwise, I would have posted some here. :-( It's been a year since Bob and I took our weeklong boat trip to Lexington, MI and Bayfield, Ontario. Wow! Time flies! (Steph & Bob's 2004 Boat Trip!)

Off to bed now. Very tired.

8 more days.................