Something to Smile About

How handsome does he look?! I just love this picture that we took last week in Florida, and wanted to post it. Poppy is the best. :)

And just in case you are wondering, that is a Mardi Gras tree behind us, NOT a Christmas tree. The woman they rented the condo from was born in New Orleans, and was obsessed with Mardi Gras. The whole place was decked out for it (and that's where she was).

LIPS

I still thinks it's hilarious that we did this...



Anyway, I was down in Ft. Lauderdale for a few days last week to visit with my grandfather and Heidi. We didn't do too much during the week, because it's just easier for Poppy to hang out at home and enjoy the condo they were renting. But we did want to go out to dinner one night. So I went to http://www.restaurant.com/ to see where we could go with a discount. And I found this place called LIPS.



Let me tell ya- there were some interesting lips there! With sparkles. We knew what we were in for before we went, but we didn't know how much fun we would wind up having!



There was a 7:30 dinner seating, and our server's name was Choc O Latte. S/He was dating Twat, who was also there serving. They had on the best shoes! Dinner was actually really good, and the place was almost full. All walks of life were there, from teens to elderly. Men, women, straight, gay... it was great. Then after dinner, they put on a show with lip-synching, audience participation, jokes. Poppy was cracking up, and Heidi and I were totally into it. Then they had "Bitchin' Bingo" where you could win free drinks, food, etc.



So, if you're ever in Ft. Lauderdale, go check out the lovely ladies at the best drag restaurant in town!

February Update

I will admit, I have been a bad blogger. So... a bit about what has been going on in my life.

When we were in Michigan a week and a half ago, the high points of my week were going to see Avatar in 3D (loved it) and my friend Molly's Bob Evan's birthday breakfast. It was absolutely freezing cold, and our hotel had kitchens, so there was no need to go out. I had my car there, I drove to and from work, and that was about it.

Fast forward to Monday the first, and the beginning of a two week layoff from the tour. I had been contemplating looking at super cheap condos in Cleveland for about a month. It's been so rough living out of storage and bins- I'm just over it. I want a place to stay that is mine again. I'm happy I rented out my house because it was a good financial decision, but it's been hard to not have a place to go back to. Kevin (the "friend" from a previous blog who may have moved up a bit) drove back to Cleveland with me for the week, and I went to go look at places. I was actually shocked that there were condos as cheap as they were in Shaker Heights, which is a pretty nice suburb. The biggest issue turned out to be the association fees. You can buy a condo for 60K, but then you owe a grand a month in fees. No go.

I finally found a small place that I think will work. It's right on the rapid line, and has garage parking. Two big things in my world, with being at the airport sometimes a few times a week. I have to re-do the entire thing, but it should work out just fine. At least my clothes will be back on hangers rather than folded in giant Rubbermaid containers. I close at the end of the month, and will start to remodel from the road, the best I can. The best part about this place is for sure the toilet seat. Oddly enough, it was the only thing she put in the closing contract that she wanted to take with her. ???

The rest of last week, Kevin and I just hung out at my grandfather's house (he's in Florida, where I am writing this from), visited with friends, and lived life.

I am visiting Poppy and Heidi in Lauderdale for a few days before I head to Chicago on Valentine's Day, for two weeks. I have so many friends and family in Chicago that I am looking forward to seeing. It's been a pretty mellow month. Maybe I'm getting old, or maybe I'm just over it. But I've enjoyed it.

Down On The Farm

Today was my friend Molly's 30th birthday. In East Lansing, MI. Not a whole lot to choose from for your big day.


This is why I love Molly- instead of getting big group of people together to go to a mid-west chain restaurant bar (because that's all there is here), she decided to get some of us together to celebrate the big 3-0 with a fabulous breakfast at Bob Evans. And she was all about it.


Molly, like me, is from Ohio. I had no idea that Bob Evans was just a mid-west thing. There was a few of us from Ohio and Michigan that were totally at home at Bob Evans, and then a few that might have gone crazy over things like apple cinnamon pancakes with whipped cream and caramel. And apple pie sticks. They looked like mozzarella sticks, which kind of messed with your mind when you ate them and they were fruity.


Happy Birthday to Molly!