Still playing catch up

Brody has been using my camera again. This was me last night, working away. I've been trying to get my company's website updated, and my goal is to have it up by the end of the month. So I've been working on it at home on my macbook.

I have also been catching up on SLEEP, emails, phone calls, and HOUSEWORK. and Brody time.

Then last night Adam came over. I have actually been avoiding him, and Jon both. But have been talking more to Jon than Adam. Trying to figure out my head I guess. In the end, Adam still has my heart, and I don't think I can give Jon a fair shot. Whether that is a good or bad thing, I don't know. I just want the one that makes me happy!

What happens in Vegas.

Vegas is a good time.
I don't know how you could possibly go there and NOT have a good time! We did soooo much stuff, and yet, the list of things we didn't do is longer than the one we did! A lot of walking, a lot of eating, a lot of drinking, a little gambling, (I ended up about $70 on top! Woohoo!)
and a lot of FUN!

Here are a bunch of pictures, in no particular order:



Here is inside some shops. I think the ones between the Venitian and Palazzo? I can't remember. I loved it though. Like an indoor city!




The Venitian. I LOVED this hotel. Next time I go, I am staying here. (If I go with a man. :) If I go with the girls again, I think we'll stay at the Palms.)

This group shot was at the Piano Bar at Harrahs. Good time had by all. I don't think we got back to the room until a quarter to 6 that night.


I was told I'd make an excellent politician.



Chinese New Year decorations inside the Bellagio.



I LOVE Dale Chihuly. I met him once in college on an art trip and have wanted a Chihuly piece ever since. They are gorgeous. (and expensive.)


This was the funnest night ever!! We got some VIP passes to all the clubs in the Palms, somehow that got us in for free, with no wait time and a free drink. Above is at Rain, which is a hot club! That night DJ Jazzy Jeff was the DJ and we spent hours on the dance floor showing everyone how midwesterners sweat!


Here is Sarah and I outside in the Ghostbar. This was a cool club too, although we were not allowed to sit down because we didn't pay $400 for a table.


Sightseeing, New York, New York.


Top of the Stratosphere, look at the rain coming in!


This was such a cool welded table and chairs inside the Forum Shops. My friends were sitting in it until I looked at the price tag and saw that it was $10,000 and I made them stand up! If anyone wants to weld me one of these, let me know! It would look GREAT in my backyard!


Inside the Forum Shops. Caesar's Palace is GORGEOUS!!


The flamingos, in our hotel. We were lucky enough to have a view looking down on these guys.


The Eiffel Tower. (We never did make it here, just walked by a few times.)


The Rockhouse. It was our last stop serveral nights, since it's easy to get to and right next to our hotel!


The Mirage fire show.


One of many margaritas that I drank this weekend.


The pirate show at Treasure Island. SO cheesy. I expected a lot more. It was mainly girl pirates who blew up the guy pirate ship so they could be together on one ship. YO, YO, YO!!!

But I will def. make it back to Vegas. A lot of friends I have around here go once a year, and that would be cool. We also made it to the Hoover Dam and down to Fremont Street. I still have not fully caught up on sleep and have had a slight headache since we got back, but hey, what can you expect from averaging 2-4 hours a sleep a day in 4 days, plus heavy alchohol consumption??
You only live once, right!

I'm back!

and I'm exhausted.  

This is a picture of all of us at the Minus 5 Ice Lounge.  It's literally a walk in freezer, -5 degrees.  (We were teasing the bartender that we were from Nebraska and didn't need the parkas and gloves because we were USED to the temp!)  It's really cool, everything is made of ice, the chairs, walls, tables, even the glasses!  I highly recommend going there!

I need to get Brody some dinner, and unpack, so maybe tomorrow I will get some more pics and posts up!  

P.S. ~ Vegas is worth EVERY PENNY.

The time has come!!

Woo! Time to go home and pack (I haven't even STARTED yet!!!) We fly out in the morning, and believe me, I NEED to get away from here for a few days!!!!

See you all next week, hopefully with some good stories!!!

Smart Cookie

Yesterday, when we got home around 5, Brody was driving me CRAZY because he wanted to take a bath.  With all his toys.  NOW.  I told him to wait at least until after dinner, it was too early.  He started throwing a fit of course, but I ignored him and he finally gave up (I thought) and walked away.  About 15 minutes later, here he comes.  

"Mom, guess what??"  he sings.  "I cleaned my room for you!!"  I immediately drop what I am doing to go see.  Here is what I see:

Wow!  I can't believe he did this all by himself!  Then I glance over at the closet -

Before I could say anything, he says, "Aren't you proud of me?  I did it all by myself.  NOW can I take a bath??"

He won.  And his closet still looks like that too.

Favorite Things Swap!

I've heard a lot about this one, and I have personally had good luck with swaps, so I decided to join in on this one! Head on over to Mamarazzi and check it out!

I attract drama (long post about boys)

Okay, here's an update on the boy situation.

I don't think Adam knows about Jon, but I don't really know. He has had his 14 year old brother staying with him all this week while his parents were at a cattle conference in Arizona.  So we haven't talked too much, mostly texts here and there.  I always go to lunch on Wednesdays with a few other girls, and we were in Subway, and he was in there too.  

I don't know if it was awkward because I was uncomfortable or because he was.  But it wasn't normal.  If his friend hadn't come over to our table first, I'm really not sure he would of come over at all, and he stood a good distance from me, and didn't say much, or give me eye contact.  Which made me think he knew.  

So I texted him that night saying I needed to see him, but he responded he can't because of his brother.  Thursday we texted pretty much all night. (I have a love/hate relationship with texting.  I used to refuse to do it, but now I can't live without it, even if it keeps me up all night.)

FRIDAY.  He texts at around 6, wants to know what I am doing.  I have no plans, and  honestly just want to stay home and go to sleep early.  I haven't really slept much this week.  So he calls 10 minutes later, and says he is taking his brother to a movie but wants to stop by on his way back home.  I am good with this, even though I know it will be a quick stop with his brother here, and I'll have to stay up.  So I am thinking it'll be around 11:30 when they get here.  I watched a movie, and  it got over around 12.  No Adam.  No phone call.  So now I am mad.

I text him quick, saying thanks for stopping by, and go to bed.  10 minutes later, I get a text.  I don't even check who it is from, just assume it's Adam.  It says What are you doing?  I write back, sleeping.  (I almost wrote, waiting for you).  Then  I get to thinking, it's weird that he sent a text that says that, and also that it used punctuation, because he never does.  So I check who it's from.  It's not Adams number.  But it's a local number, so it must be Jon.  I have given him mine, but I don't have his.  Great.  He writes back, want company?  So now I am thinking he thinks I'm a booty call, and tell him again I am sleeping.  10 minutes go by and he writes back, is that a hint?

So he thinks I'm giving him the cold shoulder.  I figure he's probably right up the street, at the bar, which means he could be at my house in like, 2 minutes.  I still don't know what happened with Adam and for all I know, he could be here in 2 minutes too.  Panic Mode.  

I try to do some damage control with Jon, and write back that no, I am just tired, and if he wants to talk to call me earlier, but I need to sleep.  He responded, so I hope I fixed that and he doesn't think I'm blowing him off.  But now there is no way I can sleep.  I think I finally fell asleep around 4:30.  

Adam texts the next day, sorry, we ended up going to cabin with his other brother.  Fine, but let me know next time, you know?  He doesn't seem to understand how inconsiderate he is sometimes.  

I half expected the whole thing to play out again last night, but I didn't even get ONE text, phone call, nothing!  Go figure.  

I think Adam is finally coming here tonight, so I can finally have a conversation with him.  (That is unless he has drank too much during the Super Bowl.)  The thing is, even as much as I hate him sometimes, I love him more.  I am not the type of girl who has ever gotten overly attached or emotional about boys, hard breakups, anything.  I have always cut it dry, and moved on.  With him, when we first broke up, I was sad, but something told me we needed to have a break and we weren't done yet.  Then when he all the sudden had a live in pregnant girlfriend, THAT is when I hurt the most.  Because I knew I messed up and should have fought to keep him instead of just letting him go.  

So now that we are here, whatever we are, I just can't cut it dry.  Something keeps me drawn to him.  I am not saying that I am not going to give Jon a chance, I don't know yet.  But I need Adam to know that this might happen, before it does.  And maybe Jon will learn to call me at a decent hour so I can get to know him better, and figure out what I really want.