Gypsy Design :: The Stew

I'm laughing at myself as I type this...I sooooo need to redesign my portfolio and blog...It's so out of date. I'm currently using Movable type which is cool and I cut my CMS teeth on using it. I know I can do way better now that I know what I'm dealing with...but I did purchase Expression Engine which I also think is cool...but hello. need time here people. also need to get paid by people taking up all my portfolio me time too. My new bed ain't gonna pay for itself. At least I'm getting a good night sleep :)

I think cuteboy and me will be taking the girls to the weiner fest at the park this weekend...gives them a boost of self esteem being the tallest dogs there :) Behold. Gratuitous dog pics taken by Jeremy while they stayed with him while I was at the State Fair last weekend. They so don't look like they missed me...

 

 

 

 

 

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Yes people, There's yet more in the exhilarating saga that is my life...( I almost typed sag....freudian slip, no?) I have admitted the unhealthyness of my life and trying to aim to do better. I've put cuteboy on notice we need to be doing more active things together as we have fun, but really cnn and movies don't do much for my ass. at least freelance pays me to grow my ass bigger. It's also so pretty outside that i'm opening all the windows every weekend lately. This last week cuteboy and I decided to excape on Thursday and go see the State Fair of Texas...why? cuz I never been and it was an excuse to go somewhere. So Thursday walked all over fairgrounds, had funnelcake, won a stuffed dolphin and got a henna tattoo...which proved to be kinda embarrassing since i had to hold my shirt up to let it dry for 20 min. (This is where the gee honey I really need to be more active conversation came about)The funnest part I think was Friday though. we went to see King tut exhibit and then...you ready? we went to Celebration Station right next to the hotel....go karts, bumper boats, and mini-golf...and slot machines! I think cuteboy really liked the gokarts....they were fun..I'd never ridden them before. On the way home, we decided to go Geocaching and took cuteboy's best friend until he had to turn off to head toward Austin. The cache we went for had zebras in the area! yes! someone owns live zebras in Ennis TX.

In other news, I got glasses. After almost nearly failing the DMV drivers test to renew my license. Thought it was time to visit the eye doc. I'm not blind, but man can I see clearer. 

Anyhoo, after visitng a few other caches and the Russell Stover Factory we came home and had a relaxing evening after picking up the girls from a co-workers home. Mia has been acting weird since i brought her home...I think she was a bit nervous that I would give her away again. poor baby. Cuteboy in his never ending total awesomeness helped me around the house without provocation....mmmmcute men doing housework...oooo baby. I lurve you, babe!

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Yes...I know...haven't written in a while, but far too much is going on and i needed to recover from a never ending cough *hack* that still rears it's ugly head at inappropriate moments. So any way...onto my so called life...vegas....was fun. Cuteboy treated everyone to nice limo ride to the hotel (MGM Grand) and we had a lovely room with thecoolest tub I'd ever seen...corner tub with jets ...I lost money the entire time we were there with the exception of the first night where i won a little at slots. I learned I suck at blackjack. Gambling aside though, the shows were awesome we saw STOMP and  Cirque du Soleil's "O". got swim in the river pool and saw some beautiful over the top hotels to boot.

 

 

 People we went to Vegas with...Phil, Christen, Rebecca & Alex

 

 

Fuzzy picture of everyone on our way to "O"

 

Cuteboy and me in the Paris Hotel Shops (my camera hates me btw...so adds 15 pounds...)

 The coolest thing happened on the way home though as we waited in the airport in vegas to go home, we played slots and lo and behold on borrowed 10.00 from cuteboy i won about 350. vegas redeemed itself to me and i used the money to take cuteboy to Christopher's ...the poshest restaurant in town here...twas worth it too..sooooo good. but before christopher's yummy goddness, I came home sick, and even better my parents had taken over my house in refuge from Hurricane Ike eating the roof off of their house. I intended to use the rest of my vacation for catching up on freelance and being kind of stifled in my house with 4 dogs and 3 people it really was the only thing i could do to keep myself from going crazy. Luckily cuteboy rescued me a few times so i didn't hurt anyone and i got lots of work done at least.. My parents are now staying at a hotel near their house so they can watch over the repairs. 

oh yes the cow....about a week ago a cow made it's way across the fence from the pasture that is across my townhome..(that's very common in texas) aand decided to go for a walk in my complex....

 

 
 
anyhoo....been trying to get more freelance to payoff stuff faster and possibly acquire new frige and dishwasher. cuteboy did graciously meet parents under the circumstances of hurricane refuge...i totally adore him for stepping up, although I think it was more nervewracking for me as it just brought back some crappy baggage of sentiment and hurt for me. I tend to compartmentalize that part of my life and past mainly because i want to protect the rest of my life from it....it's a little weary mingling the 2 as i don't want the ickyness to overtake the awesomeness....

 

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