I needed the break I got from Jackie this weekend. After all the fighting we�ve done lately, I just needed to have some time away from her. The arguing was quickly becoming an everyday issue. I�m exhausted. If this is what I�m going to go through when she�s 8, I really dread her being a teenager in the future.
Mom came Friday afternoon to get Jackie. We went out to eat at Tucker�s. The food was great. I had shrimp, mom had steak, and Jackie had fried mushrooms and a loaded baked potato.
My only complaint with Tucker�s is that they still don�t have a kid�s menu. I don�t know if they do this because they consider themselves a steak house, which is mainly frequented by adults, which to them probably negates the need for a kid�s menu. That kind of stinks.
It was expensive. For the 3 of us to eat it was $50.00 plus the tip.
Oh well. It was nice to treat my mom. She�s treated many times in the past year so it was time to pay her back. My mom always comes down between paydays it seems.
After Mom and Jackie left, I quickly went over to Fashion Bug. They had good sale going, so I got some items I needed plus a cute top to wear Saturday night. It is the black and white top in the photos you see from Saturday.
When I got home, I got ready to go with Lisa and cousin Jacq to see
�Monster-in-Law�. We had decided on the 9:00 p.m. show.
Even though I have issues with Jane Fonda and previously have referred to her as a �commie loving cow�, I think she has apologized profusely for her offense against Vietnam Veterans. Everyone makes stupid mistakes.
Mainly, I was going to see Jennifer Lopez and Michael Vartan. He is such a babe. Though in the movie, I felt that he had little personality and was completely oblivious to what was going on between his fianc� and his mother. I could see that Jennifer Lopez relished some of the scenes..he he. It is fun to plan revenge.
After the movie got out, we were not tired or ready to go home. Woody�s has strippers come in on Friday�s and Saturday�s now, so we went to go see that. We weren�t really dressed to go out, but we went anyway.
The usual crowd was at Woody�s.
Will came over between dancing with Lisa. He did some magic for me and my cousin.
I got a snapshot I thought was interesting:
I don�t know what my obsession is with people�s hands.
The night was pretty subdued for us. I had a few drinks and stopped, because I knew we were going to go out Saturday night. I think we left about 12:30 or so. However, when I got home, I was a little revved up so I ended up staying up watching �Original Sin� with Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. I�ve seen snippets over that movie and to this day never seen the whole thing. It gets my attention for a while but then I get bored. I ended up going to sleep Friday night before it was over.
Saturday, I was determined to sleep in. But at 9:00 a.m. there was a knock at the door. It turned out to be my Uncle Larry. I wish he would�ve called at least but I forgot I changed my number and I�m pretty certain I forgot to give it to him. Grandma died the week I changed my phone number, and I�m pretty sure a lot of people didn�t get it.
We visited for a while and then Uncle Larry left. I had some things I wanted to do while Jackie was gone, but what it comes down to is that I didn�t feel like doing anything because I was tired. I think I might�ve washed some dishes.
I bummed around all day. I went to Dollar General and bought Jackie some snacks. Then I headed over to Value City�s plant nursery and bought a flowering hanging plant. I think it�s some kind of pink geranium. Usually I like something more exotic and I�d probably go to a few different places, but it was too hot for all that business. I plunked down my $11.23 and left.
I went home and did a little tidying up. Then, I cleared off the kitchen table. I decided that�s going to be the packing center for Jackie�s trip to Oregon. I got everything situated that I planned to that day.
Later, I called Lisa to see if she wanted to go over to Marshall�s with me. I needed to find a large cosmetic bag for all of Jackie�s toiletries. I remembered seeing some for around $5.00 at Marshall�s.
She was all game. She and Jake drove over to get me.
I did find Jackie a cosmetic bag. It was on sale for $5.99. I saw the original tag on it and the bag regularly retails for $28.00! I also found a large hatbox for Jackie�s artwork on clearance for $5.00. Lisa found some capri�s and also some shorts and a shirt for Jackie, $5.00 each.
Lisa�s ex, Hoe, asked Lisa to drop Jake off around 5:00 p.m. That was a circus.
After that, we hung out at Lisa�s. We made Jackie�s CD for when she misses me in Oregon. I thought it turned out good, until later I listened to it. I had mistaken some club songs Jackie likes for the clean versions, and they were so not clean. I knew I�d have to make another CD. I can just see Jackie singing the raunchy version of �In Da Club� with her Mormon grandparents in the car.
That would be bad.
Lisa was getting ready when Doug came home. We chatted for a while.
Lisa looked so cute. She�s wearing that cute strapless black top in the pictures. I love that top!
We went back to my place around 8:30 or so. I ran around trying to get ready. Jackie (my cousin) called and told me that she and her date, John, were on their way. I was excited about meeting this new guy.
Lisa and I took some photos while I was getting ready:
Jacq and her new guy got to my house around 9:30. From the moment I met him, I felt like he was a perfect guy for her. I didn�t get a single solitary bad vibe from him.
We had decided on The Dam beforehand, but it didn�t bode well when we got over there and there wasn�t a single solitary car in the parking lot. It was dead! So, driving all over town wasn�t an option with the cops and all the drunks out: we decided on our old stand-by, Woody�s.
It was still pretty early, so we got a good parking space. I was quite surprised to see a guy in a thong in the parking lot! Oh, the stripper, now we remember.
We even got a table! The DJ was spinning some fierce jams and it was a disco mix. I love Disco, so I was happy. John was a sweetheart. I could totally see why my cousin likes him. He was such a gentleman and very kind and generous. I�m not kidding when I say that neither my cousin, nor me, nor Lisa, paid for a thing all night long! I�m not used to that. I�m used to the kind of guys who want to go halfsies on a meal at McDonald�s.
I was drinking Vanilla White Russians. These are actually made with Vanilla Vodka.
Boy, are they yummy!
My cousin was making eyes at John. You can see in the photographs that she totally digs him! It was cute.
Chris was there with his friend David. David is the cute black guy. I was actually so intoxicated that I grabbed his butt. We all snickered over that!
DJ was there. I guess some people have issues with the fact that he is a cop. I think he�s a sweetheart!
My favorite picture of the evening is this hot sailor that came in. You know what I was thinking!
I talked to him after I took his picture, or Lisa took his picture, I don�t remember. We talked briefly about being in the Navy. I told him I was a radioman. He told me he is an AW2. I don�t remember what an AW is, and I was embarrassed when he asked me because I forgot.
Also note that he is wearing a Presidential Medal and that he is a recruiter.
His name is Aaron.
I don�t know what his friend�s names were. Check out the guy in the back of the picture. What is up with that expression on his face?
Here is Big Daddy and I. I don�t actually know his real name, but he�s always a gentleman and keeps the creeps away from Jackie and me. I�ve never been able to get his picture before, so this is doubly special!
We had a blast!
Will was there too. He did a little magic, but also a lot of talking. He was acting a little strange too and giving off these weird vibes. I don�t know what his issue was, but at the end of the night, at closing time, he got into a fight with some guy.
Instinctively, me, Lisa, Jackie and John hauled butt out of there. Will started calling Lisa but she didn�t answer. She was really freaked out by the way he was acting that evening.
By this time, I was feeling no pain. We headed off to go eat at Steak N�Stank. I was drunk and delirious, which probably entertained everyone to no end.
I�m just glad we ate. No telling what I would�ve felt like on Sunday otherwise.
When I got home, I couldn�t sleep. So I sat up for an hour watching an old Jackie Chan movie originally filmed in another language. It was funny. Their mouths were moving but you could tell that that wasn�t really what they were saying.
Sunday, I got up at noon. Bad idea. I should�ve gotten up earlier.
It took me 3 hours to get the laundry ready, however, the Laundromat was basically empty. I had six friggin loads of laundry to do. I don�t know what the hell Jackie is doing with all the towels in the house to use 7 in a week.
After I did laundry, I headed over to Lisa�s to burn a cd for Jackie without the trashy versions of �In Da Club� and �Do ya think I�m sexy�. I also made a booty music CD for me.
The rest of the evening was pretty boring.
Monday, I got up and got dressed. I headed out to Florissant to go get Jackie. God bless Mom for giving me a 3-day weekend without my daughter. I love my kid but she�s an emotionally demanding child and sometimes I just get tired of dealing with it. I know when you have kids you sign up for drama, but this is ridiculous. I�d like to have a day where little Jackie and I can have a conversation without some angst and whining!
Mom had barbecued. I spent some time chatting with my sister Maggie and her boyfriend. I don�t think I�ll ever get along with that guy. He just seems like the type to think he knows all the answers. That drives me nuts!
I headed home early, around 3. On the way home, Jackie and me listened to the CD I made her. I think she really likes it! We stopped at QT to get some milk and bread.
And that�s it. I�m spent.
11:18 am - May 31, 2005
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