Observed at the Booze Barn

Really, that's the small size?

Observed this weekend

Sorry I haven't been posting lately, not to much has been going on.

But I did run across this the other night. Apparently liquor companies are now making candy:

And a new gym opened down the street:

Does what happens at the Indian casino, stay at the Indian casino?

I has some really funny captions for each picture, but with Blogger's wonky formatting I can't add them. Oh well! But this was my Friday night.

Observed at the Booze Barn

Is it really necessary to have a 2' wide strip of raised concrete dots outside the Booze Barn? I cringe every time I roll a cart full of wine, 12-packs, and other glass-encased alcohol goodness over this monstrosity.

Observed in my Office

From my handbag a day calendar..... "Tubular suede evening bag with Rhinestone cap. France, 1930's."

Every time I looked at it I wanted a mocha.

Table for Two

Sometimes staying in is better than going out.

Obviously, the help didn't bother to iron the tablecloth today.

Fred brought me out an ice bucket so I don't even have to go inside for a refill. :-)

Tonight's Menu:

T-Bone

Crab Legs

Baked Potato

Cupcake

We're keeping it simple.

Permanent Vacation

Let's face it, if you're unemployed, single, and have no children or pets, you really have no reason to get out of bed in the morning. No one will miss you at the office, no one will want you cleaning the house all day, and there will be no big brown eyes at the foot of the bed begging for a walk.
I could conceivably stay in bed for 2 days at a time. I have already developed a penchant for late night shows & sleeping until whenever I feel like getting up. I have no routine, I'm not exercising, and I have little ambition.
In an effort to act like a productive member of society I have decided I need to get out of the house everyday.
Today me & Cosmopolitan have taken up residence in a club chair at Steve's Espresso. I feel better already since I'm not the one here wearing orange jeans and cat-eye sunglasses nervously bouncing my leg.
The guy to my right I think is homeless. He rode up & parked his bike in front of the window, then ordered a coffee, sat down with a newspaper & fell asleep. Every time my phone beeps with a text message he opens his eyes & glares. Hey man, we're not at the library. Now that I look at him he has gold rings on each hand & an ipod. Is that the face of homelessness in America now?

Drink: Iced triple mocha; Eat: Mini cinnamon roll, made in house, from scratch

Observations at BevMo

If you are too lazy to make your own simple syrup, I probably don't want to be your friend.
On a side note- gainful employment is bad for both my attitude & my blogging.

the sweetest thing

So on Saturday morning Fred went to Lowe's and came back with the best thing ever...A fruit harvester!!!Fred demonstrates.

So on Saturday I picked all the lemons off the tree, and as many of the oranges as I could reach.
I juiced about 100 oranges to make mimosas with on Sunday.... Still have hundreds more to go.

Observations at Fry's

Don't run into the big pole in the middle of the wine aisle.

Vacation

Tomorrow we head off. 2 nights on Isla Mujeres & then 7 days at the Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort. That should be just a little relaxing. I have been packed since Tuesday. Fred looked at me and said, "You can't wait to get out of here", and it's true. And he has begun to mope... what will he do without me for 10 days? Most likely the same thing he was doing for the 45 years before I moved in....
Sorry I'm a bad blogger & haven't posted in nearly a month. But I promise you Facebook is not killing the blog. :-)
I plan on running my office March Madness pool via the internet while I'm gone. Can't wait for beach, booze, and basketball at 9am.

Image from Flickr user Domini Nair.

spoiled rotten

more victims of bad storage. :-(

found

When you move you find all kinds of things you forgot you had. I found bottles of wine languishing in the back corner of my bar. Some I had put away for a special occasion, others, well, I'm not really sure where they came from. Unfortunately for me, storing wine upright in a condo with the A/C set on 80 is not optimal storage conditions. I threw 2 bottles out tonight before I just decided to drink this Chardonnay that tastes like rat piss. Besides, Fred might be alarmed if he comes home to more than 2 empty bottles.

And since when is Riunite 'magic'?

Politically Incorrect

One of the IT guys just logged on to my computer to do some upgrades for me.... This is what he saw:

I am a mess.

Giving the Gift of Good Times

I love it when they come pre-boxed.

What I'm Drinking

1. Pumpkin Porter, 2. Sunset Amber, 3. Wild Blue, 4. Pumpkin Spice Latte

Live from Tempe, it's Saturday night!!

Tailgating

The highlight of the night.

Goodbye Summer!

It's official. This summer is over.
We headed up to the Roaring Fork a couple weeks ago to catch their summer happy hour one more time. $2 rum & cokes for me, and a $7 Big Ass Burger for him. Not too hot to sit on the patio (but only in the shade).



I finally turned the A/C off yesterday. It feels good now with the windows open.