We were on vacation a month ago? Holy hell. Time flies. I’ve been meaning to blog about it but wanted to download the photos first. If you know me on Facebook, these aren’t new to you but I was tired of downloading after I’d put them there. But tonight I found a place that pushed my Facebook photos to Flickr! Voila! A blog post was born.
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I got to meet some fantastic women in the flesh for the first time. That is Amy and Kari. And they are fucking awesome. We drank. We laughed. I puked.
I was allowed to give in the urge to chew on a baby’s foot. It was as wonderful as I’d thought it would be. And no matter what Sweety says, I know that I’m not a baby-snatching freak. I don’t want to steal babies. Just lick them.
Who’s he to call me weird anyway? Here he is terrorizing me with a sock puppet made from a sock that was brutally torn from my foot. (Or maybe I took it off. I don’t remember. The tequila. Oh, the tequila.)
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I got to meet another fantastic woman! Naomi. We ate the tastiest lemon cake on the planet at her house. I have had dreams about this cake.
I was totally tickled because Sweety had a wonderful time. Sweety can be a talker and I enjoyed listening to him and Naomi talk. I’d “heard” her tell some things on her blog and it was neat to speak to her in person! He loved snooping around Naomi’s house to look at the art on her walls (he’s still talking about the artwork!) and he actually gasped when he saw the beautiful view from her living room. He was also giddy (Yes, giddy. Shit you not.) about the driving tour that she went with us on. To see a lot of the places that he’d seen on television as a kid and whatnot. This made me glad because it’s usually Sweety taking me places that make me happy so it was nice that I led him somewhere for a change.
Sweety confessed to me after the day was over that he’d dreaded it because he thought we would be meeting a crazy old lady that talked in circles and lived out of a shopping cart with her cat. See, I tell him about my “internet” friends and he decides in his head how they will be.
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We wore matching shirts damn near everywhere. It was chilly and we hadn’t packed for that. These were on sale at the store we went to.
We did get all dressed up one night.
It was a large time all around.
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You can snoop through the whole set here, if you are so inclined.
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I think Ian really loved having his toes chewed on. For the last month he has been going out of his way to shove his foot into people’s faces. “Hello, my name is Ian, here is my foot, Suck it” Yeah, kid you not! I’m thinking that in 30 years when he is sitting on his therapist’s couch this will be his “ah ha” moment for why he has such a foot fetish!
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Chickie said:
April 26th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I am proud that I have sparked something in a child.
Even if it is something that might lead him to a therapist’s couch in 30 years. Heh.
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April 25th, 2010 10:23 pm
Oh that Ian… even Mike fell in love with the kid. The most infectious smile I’ve ever seen!
Man, are there any pics of us not looking totally trashed? heh.
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Chickie said:
April 26th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
That child is a complete doll!
And, no. Next time we’ll have to take a photo at the beginning of the night and then one at the end. To compare.
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April 25th, 2010 10:39 pm
Yay for pictures! It looks like you had a great time. I want a vacation!!
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Chickie said:
April 26th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
It was fanfreakingtastic! The best part was not having to be anywhere for a week!
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April 25th, 2010 10:59 pm
It’s great to see the pictures from your trip, my dear….And of course, I am a crazy old lady…lol….I so enjoyed our visit!
And I loved looking at all the pictures over on Flicker….! Those are swell pictures of the citt and the Garden….And I like that picture of us, too!
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Chickie said:
April 26th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Maybe you are crazy but you are very good with words! I had such a good time that day.
I’m glad I got to see the garden in person. It is really magnificent! Much different than I’d imagined!
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April 26th, 2010 10:25 pm
It is great to see you beautiful women having such a good time! Thanks so much for sharing all of these pictures.
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Chickie said:
April 29th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
You are most welcome! It was a great time & neat to finally meet people that I already knew!
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April 27th, 2010 1:50 pm
Wow, has it really been a month since? I remember commenting on your photos on facebook and it only feels like about half that time.
Looks like you had a cool time meeting new people Naomi looks like a real character. Actually, LOL, they all do! :)
The thing with the baby toe chewing is …erm…
weirdinteresting…What was the sock puppet doing/saying? I must know!
The second picture of you and Sweety as a couple looks really sweet :)
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Chickie said:
April 29th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
It doesn’t feel like a month to me. This year is just whizzing by. Yeah, they are all characters. I like characters! (by the way, I adore you! heh.)
I don’t remember what sock puppet was saying. I know he had a weird voice and I was disturbed.
Thanks! That’s one of my favorite photos of us.
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Scott English said:
May 4th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Can you believe that we almost have the middle of the year within our clutches? Yeah, it really does seem to be going fast this time round.
Maybe that’s what starts happening when you get older.
Oh no, I used the “O” word. Eeek!
I can be somewhat charming when I focus and squeeze really hard. *laughs*
Seriously though… thank you for the compliment. Made me smile.
You’re not too shabby yourself. I doubt I would have hung around this long otherwise.
Carry on.
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Chickie said:
May 5th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Carrying.
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April 28th, 2010 1:16 am
Wow, it sounds as though you all had the time of your life. Must’ve been tough leaving!!!
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Chickie said:
April 29th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
It was so hard to come home.
But we’re going back in June! Wheee!
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April 29th, 2010 12:04 pm
How old is the baby? Was he big enough yet to chew on his own toes? He looks like a cutie.
P.S. You and Sweety look really nice in the last photograph.
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Chickie said:
May 5th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
The baby just turned a year old on tax day! I dunno if he was already a toe chewer, but I think he’s a fan now.
Thank you. :) It’s one of my favorite photos of us.
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April 30th, 2010 4:53 am
So jealous you all got to meet! I’m glad you had a blast! Great photos!
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Chickie said:
May 5th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Thank you – it was one hell of a time!
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May 1st, 2010 10:57 am
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