Snowing in Utah... :(

It is the end of March and we are getting snowstorm after snowstorm. Spring is supposed to be in the air but we don't feel it here in Utah. This is a view of our work parking lot this morning. It is rather depressing to look out the window and see this sight. I am ready for spring already. Geez!

To keep our spirits up, we are headed to Wendover again this weekend. Chris is getting comped free rooms lately so we take advantage of those. He also is getting free admission to play in a blackjack tournament and 3 card poker tournament which could win us a lot of money if he wins. Those are the key words... if he wins. But since it doesn't cost us anything to play, we are in! Hooray for gambling! Does anyone want to join us again??
My poor flowers that bloom early every year and also die within a week or two. I need to have a talk with mother nature. No one can enjoy their beauty with this continual cycle.

Chris & Mr. Jengles

Chris and I ventured West to Wendover to gamble for 2 days. We had 3 sets of friends come out and meet up with us. It was a blast! We saw 3 of our friends win big money- Carrie won $800, Teresa won another $800 and Carrie's Dad won $500. We were the big losers. :( With all that winning going on, you would think we would get on one good heater over the 2 days we were there. Oh well. We sure had fun. Here are some photos of us smuggling our dog in and out of the hotel to take potty breaks.

Thank goodness Bojangles doesn't bark a lot because we would have been thrown out of the hotel for sure.

Getting Bojangles's jacket on before going downstairs.
In full cognito... like you can't tell a dog isn't under there!! But it worked!
Bojangles sleeping spot... under the covers.
Or with his head on the pillow and his body under the covers. He cracks me up- what a funny dog!!

Everyone should have 2 birthdays celebrations...

Why??? Well because in the off chance you bomb one of the celebrations. Our puppy is now a teenager (14 yrs in dog years). He turned 2 years old yesterday and to celebrate, on Sunday we bought him a bone from the butcher shop. We thought he would be so excited and would have the time of his life with it. Well how very wrong we were. As it turned out, he shunned his new bone and ended up just burying it outside in the backyard! Chris and I turned our backs on him and he ran out the doggie door only to come back inside with dirt all over his nose. Busted!! So I felt bad and last night we gave him the bone to our steak after we were done eating. Finally, he was a happy little mutt and he had a great bday after all.
Bone from the butcher shop.... He gets excited at first.
But immediately he wants no part of this bone...
He stays clear of the bone altogether!!
Birthday night #2- steak bone = JOYGoing to town with his new bone...

We love our dog, can you tell!!

Chris's only walk-in from his open house...

Bojangles..... Chris tried to get him to sign on the dotted line but no luck. :( Where are those buyers??!! It is still true.... open houses don't work to sell homes but sometimes you gotta do it! Thanks Chris for taking one for the team.

My new coin collection...

I know this seems unusual but I have started to collect coins. I bought a safe about 6 months ago and it came with some $2 bills along with gold plated half dollar coins and uncirculated dollar coins. I have had fun putting items of value in my new safe. I have all my nice jewelry and some money tucked aside. But now, I have begun to also add to my coin collection. So I am headed up to Layton today to go pick up my birth year of coins for $12. I think it would be neat to have.




I am also thinking of buying 10 pennies for $9. Sounds a little crazy huh but these 10 pennies are from 1943 (WWII) and they are made of steel. Apparently the 1943 steel penny is the only U.S. Mint coin ever produced that does not include any trace of copper. Sounds pretty cool. I doubt any of these will really go up a ton in value but it is worth a shot.

I've lost my boyfriend to his 1950 Chevy truck...

Here it is Valentines Day weekend... it is raining outside.... and Chris is still working on his truck!! For the last week since it's arrival from California, he has been out there non-stop. You would think the rain would slow him down since we don't have a tarp or anything for him to work under but no..... At least I have a lot of housework and the Olympics to keep me busy. I keep teasing him that my date for Valentine's Day is Bojangles.
Bojangles' perch to keep his eye on the neighborhood and to watch Chris...

My first trip to Florida to visit my birthmom and her family!

Arriving from the airport....
We did a road trip to Key Largo! So beautiful!

From a movie a long time ago...We are all short!!! Except Chris.
Jeannie, Jenny, Scuba Dale, Peggy, Chris and me
A great night!
Looking at all the boats and pondering what my future boat name will be...yeah right!
By the marina...
We saw a ton of alligators! They can run 30 miles an hour so I was being yelled at for taking this picture despite the river between us! lol! But I know how to zig zag and the alligator doesn't.
My gambling addiction was satisfied. I even bought a Florida lotto ticket.
Capt Jack Sparrow
Peggy, Dale, me and Chris along Ft Myers beach
Burgers for lunch
Greek food for dinner
Peggy and Dale's house- Whiskey Creek
Flea market- my favorite glass shop ever!!
We bought 25 $1 items.... had a hay day! No explanation necessary!