One down, One to go

One pair of our visitors have come and gone.  We had an absolute blast with Ron and Abbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I will post pictures soon.  As of now we are trying to rest up for Mark and Lydia's upcoming trip. 

While Mark and Lydia are here we plan on going to Mall of America on Friday and to eat at Psycho Suzies.  We have never eaten there but have seen it on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  Saturday morning we are going to the farmers market and then to the lake to do some fishing and relaxing and then dinner at a German restaurant.  This will also be a first for us to this particular German restaurant.  On Sunday we are going to have brunch at one of our favorite places and then hopefully to the horse races.  Minnesota's government is having major budget issues right now and  a possible shut down is in the talks.  If this does happen, it will happen on Friday and will shut down the horse races.  So hopefully they will get things worked out.  Then Sunday for dinner we are going to a place called Crave for their all you can eat prime rib and crab legs.  We went there last summer for this special and husband ate way too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Husband and I are going to be bored the  next weekend when we don't have any visitors and anything too do. 

We do have more visitors lined up-------
Husbands parents are coming in August
My wonderful friend Leah is coming in September
I am going to TX in late September 
My parents are coming in November

So close I can taste it!!!!

Our visitors being here and us having a little stay-cation are so close. Our first pair of visitors arrive at lunch on Thursday and we are ready. It rained all day Saturday so this helped us stay in and clean the house. Its not like were not clean people but sometimes you just don't clean certain areas when you know its just the two of you. Well its official the whole house clean and yard mowed. I need to do one more load of laundry. Thursday before we pick them up were gonna run the vacuum and one errand to get us some goodies!!! Thursday will be spent shopping at MOA and eating Juicy Lucy's!! Friday we will be at the outlet mall and eating German food. Saturday were going to the Farmers market and then maybe the horse races and ending our wonderful trip with Italian food. Unfortunately they leave early Sunday morning.

Ron and Abbye we cannot wait to see you guys and know that leaving your lil cupcake is hard. Thank you so much for wanting to spend your vacation with us. It will be a trip you will never forget and hopefully a tradition of summer vacations together for years to come! We Love you guys!!!

Visitors #2 coming the next week. Stay tuned for their post.....

White stuff

There is always white stuff in the skies here in Minnesota. In the winter it is snow and in the spring it is cotton. It sucks either way! I am sitting in my car waiting on a client to do who knows what and the crap just keeps flying in my window bothering my allergies. Saturday my allergies were so bad I had to take something for them which I haven't done in months. Husband made me a bet that if I would quit sneezing he would quit buying military junk off the internet. I hate to admit it but I think he will win this one cause I don't see my sneezing slowing down anytime soon. Good thing I gave him some extra space in "his" room this weekend by getting rid of some extra frames. Oh the things you do for Love!! I have even offered for him to expand his collection into the spare room soon, well see if I take back this offer before it actually happens!

Well our official un-family visitors come in 10 short days! We are beyond excited. I have made most of the dinner reservations and have most of the plans made. With both sets of visitors we have a day that nothing is really planned so it will be fun to see what we do then. Maybe horse races,casino,shopping,lake or just relaxing. Either way we can't wait. Husband still needs to mow one more time and go to the liquor store and I need to pick up a little and wash off the house. For the most part we are Ready!!!

Then in 6 weeks it is a girls trip for my mom and I. A much needed one at that!! We are going to meet in Houston for my baby cousins wedding. I will get to see my much older beautiful cousin and spend time with my uncle and aunt. I am so glad I get to make the trip!!!! Husband will be going to TX this same weekend to spend time with his papa. Glad I won't have to worry about him "supposedly" starving to death while home alone. I know he won't have as much fun as me!!!!

Eye Opening

Last Thursday I took a client to HCMC (the county hospital for Minneapoilis- Hennepin County).  Which is one of the most disgusting places I have ever been, a whole other post.   No big deal I have taken her there before and sure I will again.  Anyways she was there for a routine psych appt.  We leave the appt., me assuming things are fine.  We drive back to another county and have lunch.  While eating she mentions that maybe she should have stayed at the hopsital, that things just aren't right.  So I say fine we will go back no big deal.  She tries to put up a fight but I remind her she shouldn't have brought it up to me if she didn't want to go.  I don't work that way.  So back to nastyville we go.  On the way there on a pretty busy highway(= to loop 289 in Lbk) we see a car acting a fool.  He swirves in front of me, I honk and we proceed.  Well he continued to piss other cars off.  Him and another car start playing games, crazy driver proceeds to pull over and get out of his car and walk in front of traffic.  Mind you everyone is just watching him act crazy.  I should have known things could only get worse.  We make it to the hospital.  I send her in and I make a call outside.  While on the phone I see 2 ladies get out of the car.  One would presume they are friends since they are riding together.  They proceed in the hospital to minutes later the  ladies be escorted out and yelling at each other.  WOW!!!!!!!!!!  I then go inside to sit and wait with my client.  There is another women her 2 boys and her boyfriend.  Well they are screaming at each other  screaming cuss words telling each other to kill themselves.  It was super awkward!!!!!!!!!!!  Well they were victims of the tornado that hit here a few weeks ago and I feel real sorry for them.  Although that women was acting so stupid in front of her kids but apparently the kids were use to it cause it did not phase them at all.  I finally got out of there.

Fast forward to today.....................................  my client is in the psych ward in nastyville and needs me to bring her some things.  Being the nice person I am, I do it.  I have been to a psych hospital in Big Spring, not really that bad.  Well this was a whole other story.  Not sure if it has to do with the hospital or what but it was awful.  I felt so bad for my client.  The crazy thing is is that everyone there was young, probably in the 20's.  There was no organization, they let me in without checking ID or anything.  Real safe!!!!!!!!!  Granted now I realize I didn't know I was walking into more danger than I had been in.  My client is severely depressed but I am not sure she is in the right place.  I hate going to that hospital but the psych ward is awful.  I am going to go bathe in bleach now due to it being so nasty!!!

Blah Blah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing has been going on here in Minnesota.  The weather has been awful, I have been feeling pretty sick and we have not done anything real exciting.  I don't have any new exciting pictures. 

Of course we have been doing the same old work and chores around the house.  I will admit I have really slacked on house chores and cooking.  I just have really not felt like it.  One day husband actually had to make us lunch.  I was nervous but at the time if I wanted to eat it was my only choice.  Bless his heart he has had to do more the last month than in our whole relationship.  He We will survive.

We did not do anything special for Memorial day.  We did go to an Amazing Farmer's Market on Saturday.  And due to me not feeling well I could have sat there all day and people watched.  Of course husband is NOT as crazy about people watching as I am so my time was cut short.  I did cook him a delicious steak dinner so he was happy about that.  I am starting to feel better so life around here is getting better and the sun has shined for a few days straight so that Really helps.  I did just send husband a text asking if we could go to the lake this weekend and he responded with we have too many chores to do.  Truth is we do, but they can wait til another weekend.  Well see who wins!!!!!!!  I do need to get in the basement and pick up before our visitors come.  And they are coming sooooooooooooon!!!!!  When I am done picking up down there I will take pictures and post them since I have never posted pics of our basement!!!!