Brian is Richly Rewarded
Posted on December 5, 2010 by Ching under Health.
Brian’s reward for being a good sport and going with me to Midnight Magic at Legends in Kansas City was a 90-minute massage. He earned it!
I’m so glad April told me about the Serenity special on Wise Buys a couple of months ago. I had two $50 gift certificates laying around that we used toward the couples massage. I guess we’d just been so busy that we hadn’t had a chance to use them. They came in handy last Sunday, though. We just had to pay for the difference and gratuity. I love, love, love good deals!
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Continuation of Jenni’s Birthday
Posted on December 4, 2010 by Ching under Life.
As you know, the family celebrated Jenni’s birthday early a couple of weeks ago. Jenni also planned another celebration, though. Brian and I came out to Liquid last weekend to continue Jenni’s birthday celebration.
It fell on the same night as Becca’s birthday, but it worked out because people don’t really go to the night clubs until late in the evening. So we went to Becca’s birthday party first, and then Jenni’s thing at Liquid after.
Jenni got these gloves for her birthday from one of her regular customers.
We got to meet Jenni’s friend Dustin and his sister Sami. She is pretty wild and loves, loves, loves to dance. Though, I think that might even be an understatement.
When we were talking about how we were all DHS grads (except for Jenni, who technically dropped out), Sami made me (and probably Brian, too) feel old by announcing that she’s class of 2007. As if I didn’t feel ancient enough, not knowing any of the songs that were playing. Naturally, Sami knew all of the words because she is young and hip. (Fortunately for me, I don’t have to know the song to dance to it.)
Her enthusiasm and energy were actually quite refreshing. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who enjoys dancing as much as she does. I’d finally met my match. LOL.
I had so much fun dancing with Sami last weekend. Even though I didn’t recognize the songs or had never heard of them before. I usually just mimic what the other people on the dance floor are doing and have fun regardless.
Speaking of dancing, I think that the sales associate at Zales today thought I was a “dancer” when I told her that I needed my ring sized down because I kept having to keep it from coming off when I’m dancing. Brian felt the need to clarify and explain that what I meant by dancing is Salsa dancing. At Suede. On Friday nights. Not the exotic variety, which we were afraid is what she might have been thinking.
Although, she didn’t say, “You’re a dancer?” like “Really? I think you might be a little overweight for that.” She said it in a more excited/animated way almost like we had something in common. I took it as a compliment. Hey, maybe all of the Zumba workouts are finally paying off? LOL. Either that, or the exotic dancers in Wichita are generally on the chunky side. Brian, who isn’t a fan of gentleman’s clubs, always maintains that the dancers are usually unattractive. In which case, did that woman just insult me?
Then again, what does Brian know about these things? He’s only been to a strip club once before, and that was when he was 18. I’m pretty sure that he has no clue what he is talking about. But I’m far more clueless about these things than he is because I’ve never even been to one. At least he’s been once, even though it’s been almost a couple of decades. Surely, things have changed a lot since then. Maybe the dancers are prettier these days.
Incidentally, I hear that exotic dancing
Anyway, Brian keeps dying at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Until next time,
Ching
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Becca’s Birthday
Posted on December 4, 2010 by Ching under Life.
These are the pictures that we took at Becca’s “38 is Great!” birthday party.
NOTE: If you can’t see the slide show, then you’re probably reading this from Facebook. Click on the links that follow to see the pictures.
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Are you ready for Christmas?
Posted on December 4, 2010 by Ching under Life.
We are! (P.S. Jay and Becca were pretty impressed with my gift wrapping skills. Or so they said, anyway.)
Here are some before and after photos.
BEFORE
AFTER
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Three Malls and a Day
Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ching under Shopping.
Midnight Magic at Legends (Village West) is probably the craziest idea I’ve ever had. Brian was reluctant at first, but he came around. He even made this map thing for us.
Brian took a nap after Thanksgiving at the Brubakers because he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to stay awake. I didn’t end up napping. Brian was really worried that I wouldn’t be able to make it the entire morning. I proved him wrong, though. =P
After hitting my favorite outlet stores (I picked up some new work clothes from Ann Taylor LOFT; Brian got several new outfits and a pair of fingerless gloves at Banana Republic; he also got a new reversible belt from Wilsons Leather and some new games from GameStop; some stuff from Levis, etc. etc.), we decided to re-group at IHOP rather than wait in the massive line that had formed outside Target. See, several stores opened at 10 PM on Thursday night. Other stores opened at midnight. However, Target didn’t open until 4 AM. I think everyone else had the same idea because IHOP was pretty busy that morning.
It was almost 5 AM by the time we got around to Target. No more line outside the building at this point. The only evidence of the mob previously there was the enormous amount of trash (empty coffee cups and such) that they left behind. Why can’t people pick up after themselves? Ugh. I would hate to be on clean up duty on Friday morning. Although, I think Target might have alleviated the situation by planning ahead and strategically placing some trash bins where the Black Friday shopping mob would gather. Brian said that it wouldn’t have made a difference. He is of the belief that people are slobs and inherently bad. He thinks that the shopping mob would have left their trash all over the place anyway, whether or not trash bins had been provided for them. Maybe Brian is right and people will litter anyway, but I thought my idea was a good one and worth looking into. (Are you reading this, Target?) I think even if it only cut the trash left along the curb/path in half, it would have been worthwhile.
People were already leaving with their loot as we were entering Target. I think we arrived too late because many of the “door busters” were already gone or almost gone. We picked up a few items and stood in this unbelievably long line that went all around the perimeter of the store. We stood in line for almost an hour amidst the sea of chaos. Even with all of the cash registers open, they could not keep up with the mob of shoppers. In the midst of the confusion, there somehow ended up being two checkout lines even though there was only supposed to be one very, very long one. It was complete and utter mayhem. (The almost 30 minutes that we stood in line at GameStop and the scary-looking line at Forever 21 that we ended up giving up on was nothing compared to seemingly infinite line at Target.)
Brian was totally disappointed that he didn’t get to witness any fist fights. He felt sure that he would witness a couple of people fighting over the last of something that both absolutely have to have. Despite all the craziness, our time in the line that circled the entire store (and then some) was pretty boring and uneventful. After finally reaching the end of the line and checking out, Brian actually verbalized his disappointment as we were walking to our car. No idea why anyone would want to see Black Friday fight break out, but Brian is twisted that way.
The parking lot was still pretty packed when we got outside. There was actually a car with their turn signal on that was patiently waiting for our spot. They’d been waiting at the end of the aisle even before we got in our car. As we pulled out of the parking stall, another car that had just turned into the aisle swooped in and stole the parking spot from the car that had already been waiting. We heard a couple of loud honks behind us as we drove off. “There you go,” I told Brian. “That’s the fight that you’d been waiting for all morning.” LOL.
We didn’t stay to witness the aftermath. Though, I think that might have been quite a sight. It was past 6 AM at this point and we needed to be at Country Club Plaza by 7 AM for Victoria’s Secret and Express. We didn’t stay very long at either place. For one, we were already quite broke at this point. I mostly just wanted to get that tote bag full of goodies at Victoria’s Secret, but ended up spending $100. Usually that’s only a couple of bras, but they were doing the “buy one bra and get another for 50% off” that day. So I got a couple of bras and some matching undies. (Thank you, baby.)
By 8 AM we were pretty pooped. That was almost 10 hours of nonstop shopping, which is probably a record for Brian. LOL. We decided to drive to our hotel and take a chance that they will let us check in early, even though check in technically isn’t until 3 PM. As luck would have it, they let us check in. (Thank you, Marriott. Your beds may not be “heavenly” but your customer service is A++!)
We were very relieved because we really needed to crash. Brian and I got in our room, dropped our overnight bag on the couch, closed the balcony curtains, and by 9 AM were both conked out. We didn’t wake up until 2 PM. Even then, I don’t think we were completely recovered. =P
We had a late lunch at Chick-Fil-A. (We don’t have one in Wichita — well, there’s one at WSU but it doesn’t count because it’s not a REAL one.) Actually, one of the reasons that we chose this particular hotel is its proximity to the fast food joint. LOL. Don’t know what it is about Chick-Fil-A, but Brian and I both like it a lot. We walked off our lunch at Oak Park Mall. Neither of us had ever been there before, so it was a nice adventure for us. I’ll write about Oak Park Mall next time. I’m afraid this blog post is long enough already.
So anyway, there you have it. This is the story of how Brian and I shopped three malls in less than 24 hours. And now we are completely broke. Blech. Remind me not to do that ever again. LOL.
Until next time,
Ching
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