You have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them

So it was Saturday morning and I did NOT want to spend the day in the house.  My daughter went back to school Friday.  The house was quiet once again.  I cleaned like a fiend on Friday and did not have one thing to do.  I kept asking my husband what he wanted to do and he can never give me an answer it is always "I don't care" or  "We can do whatever you want, you are the fussy one".  He loves lists so I made him a list with a box to check off what he wanted to do.  I wanted him to be the decision maker. 

I really wanted to go the flower show. It was in South Boston. It was Saint Patrick's day. For those of you who know Boston, Southie is not the place to be on Saint Patrick's day.  For those of you who don't, it is known for its Irish population.  It would be wild there.  Not a good place for this geriatric pair.

It was still cloudy at noon so we couldn't really do anything outdoors. So what do old people do when they have nothing to do? That's right, they go to the casino. We ended up taking the two hour drive to Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. I want to add that I brought candy for the drive.  I really AM an old lady.

We had a nice leisurely drive with nice conversation.  The traffic was very light. My husband was driving nicely, I didn't have to make him stop so I could use the restroom from his driving. When we got to the casino, the parking lot was really full.  We knew it would be crowded.  I have been to Foxwoods many times with my mom.  My husband had never been.  He was not impressed.  I was just there in August for my daughters 21st birthday (I will post about that whole adventure soon, what a trip that was).  It didn't look as run down in August as it did yesterday. 

We didn't feel quite so old when we got there.  We were pretty young considering the crowd.  I have never seen so many people riding "larks".  I am also intrigued by all of the people with oxygen tanks in the smoking section that can hold their tank and play the slot machine one handed.  I also learned a lesson.  When I get varicose veins I will NOT be wearing crop pants with white socks.  It is not a good look.

I wish I could tell you we hit the jackpot but we didn't.  I don't even think we stayed a full three hours.  We had had enough and just wanted to go back home.  We didn't lose that much either, at least not at the casino.  My husband ran errands before we went. He got pulled over and got a $250.00 ticket for "excessive tinting" on his car. Seriously? we looked it up and that is the maximum fine. Sometimes I really hate this state. They must have had some quota to fill.  Couldn't they find a drunken Saint Patricks day bar patron to pull over?  I asked him why he didn't cry to get out of the ticket.  I would have.

The offending vehicle.

Anyway, it was a fun day all in all but it will be a long time before I go back there.  It just seemed so seedy there.   I never felt like that before when I have gone in the past. Now I really don't know what I am going to do when my hair turns white.  Can someone please teach me to knit?

Sunday consisted of yard work, 70 degree weather, barbecuing and happy hour.  Such a beautiful day.  As much as I don't want to admit it, I guess I am just a homebody.  Maybe some day I will become more adventurous. Maybe not.

The husband working hard while I am taking pictures. The queen gets more breaks than the king.  In this house, The queen trumps the king.

Sights and Sounds from a spring time Sunday in suburbia

Happy Saint Patrick"s Day

I am going to say that I will not be eating corned beef and cabbage today. My husband despises it.  I am going to find something fun to do today that is not anywhere near a bar.  I know that is unusual for me but It is like New Years Eve, too crowded.  Enjoy your Saint Patrick's Day no matter what you do!

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Its ok Thursday 3/15

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"its ok"

-To keep talking about the fact that Jeff Probst replied and re tweeted me yesterday. I love Twitter.

-To stop and have happy hour in the middle of your shopping trip.

-To buy something your daughter loves but your not sure about for yourself. Make sure you save the receipts when you are drinking/shopping.

-To know for sure you are taking the item back when you get to the register and your daughter says "Mom those look like stripper shoes, they are so cool" and the boy at the register says "Yeah, I was just thinking that"  I want to be cool, I just don't want to be asked "How much?"

-To be done at the mall  and then not want to stay in when you get home so you go do some more shopping and of course end with a drink.

-To have the bar bill taken care of for us at both places we went leaving us with more money to shop with.

-To feel bad that my daughter regrets not doing anything for her last spring break. I am trying to make it up to her even though she spent four months studying in Greece and just left me here without feeling bad for me.

-That you know a creeper when you see one.  Always trust your intuition.

-To let your house go a little bit while you are busy having fun. The dirt will still be there tomorrow or even next week.

-To want to take up golfing only if I can find cute golfing outfits. Is that possible?

-That when I go grocery shopping with my daughter today, she will end up with more groceries than me to take back to school tomorrow :(

-That with the warmer weather we barbecued for three consecutive days and each of us probably ate a pound of steak each night. In my defense, we do not really eat red meat in the winter so we made up for it this week and then some

-That I was crabby at the beginning of the week but have since snapped out of it.

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Enjoy your Thursday!