Clearwater Weekend

K, I'm writing this in Blogger instead of Word...Lets see what Tom does to this when I copy/paste this over to Myspace....He seems to relishb butchering blogs done in Word...If he don't cooperate I will just have to bypass his ass and put my link here (Blogger) in my bulletin there(Myspace). Like Pamela does. LOL

Rog finally worked himself into another one of his annual states of "I gotta get out of here or I'll go crazy" states of mind.... I never know when it's coming... Usually this means I have 15 days to plan a 'vacation' that should have been planned 6 months earlier....Did ya know we have a TimeShare?? Yup....NEVER used it....12 fricken years....NEVER USED IT !!! So, as usual, cuz we waited til the last minute, we packed up the car with kids, suits, pails, shovels and this time.....CATS. Cat litter, cat food, cat toys, cat blankets...SHIT, there was more cat crap than kid crap !!!

Off we went to Clearwater, FL. My choice. I found a motel online that took pets. Hell no, it wasn't FREE !! But for an extra $10 a day we got some peace and quiet from the kids whining all weekend cuz their poor baby kitties are home all alone and have no one to play with. Boo Hoo....(k, fine! I felt bad leaving them home too....) (And NO, I didn't tell Rog it was extra for the cats until it was too late !! LOL)

Checked in, released the pussies....and didn't see them for a good 8 hours !! LOL They managed to noogie themselves behind the immovable queen sized beds where even the kids were unable to get back behind and under to pull them out !! LOL



Roger and Logan went fishing.....

Rog bought brand new rods, reels, tackle box, lures, hooks, line, sinkers....just for this trip....THEN had to buy BAIT when he got to the pier.........(keep this tally of expense in mind for later......you'll understand my frustration later on).....

They didn't catch anything big enough to keep and eat. But, hey, this damn Pelican was MORE than happy to eat the little shit !! LOL



But they had a good time and that's all that mattered, right? Logan loves fishing!!

Me and Alexx? We spent the day on the beach. We built a really boring sandcastle:



Aint' nothing special..we would have added nice ornaments but the dern beach was so clean we couldn't find anything but shells to decorate it. Bummer, huh? But we had fun doing it, just mommy and Alexx...and that's all that matters, right?


(Just an adult note here...........it was Spring Break Weekend at the beach...I have never seen so many YOUNG, Very pretty GIRLS...very ENDOWED girls.....and so many young whippersnappers of guys !! It really is obvious that girls DO mature faster than boys !! What ARE they feeding those girls these days that I didn't get??? LOL)

Miss Alexx thoroughly enjoyed the sun, sand and surf....





She collected lots of shells (I have no idea what she plans to do with them......or for how long I will dust around them before she doesn't notice they are missing anymore...cuz mommies tend to do that with 'stuff'...tee hee)



Logan thought it would be really cool to be buried in sand....Now, I like the beach...and I tend to tolerate the sand part....cuz GIRLS, we all know there are places God just didn't intend sand to GO ! But Logan, he didn't seem to mind....maybe his 'places' weren't all that (for lack of a better word?) "sensitive" to sand yet???




We went for a walk on Pier 60. Every night they have Sunset Entertainment, runs from 5:30 to Sunset......vendors selling the usual jewelrey and cool beach/Florida knickknack stuffs...there's the Caricature people, Fireeaters, SprayPainters, Sculptors and even this guy..his name was Nick. He was a junior in highschool and is part of some Theatre Groupe...or so he claimed...maybe he's just out to make condmn and beer money who knows. Who really cares. lol



He did a few cool 'warm-up' tricks then had 2 guys from the crowd buckle him into a straight jacket and wind him up in 150 feet of rope. And then he proceeded to escape....It WAS pretty cool....

But I was too busy watching some white guy hit on two black chicks -- then one of them threw her RedBull in the guys' face...LOLOL People watching is WAY more fun than the entertainment itself !


Never did find out what he did to piss that chick off..but..even I know...ya don't mess with dat black chicks !! They mess yer shit UP !!!

Alexx really, Really, REALLY wanted to get a Henna Tattoo thingy. We walked by the stand three times and finally I got Rog to stop and at least ask how much it was....$5 and up. cool. (I didn't have any cash on me or this wouldn't have been an issue in the first place...Alexx wants henna...Alexx gets henna)

But THIS is where Vicki gets unFRICKENravelled !!!! That motherFHusband was willing to spend money to buy BRAND SPANKIN' NEW fricken rods, reels, tackle, bait, lures and whatever else for HIMSELF AND LOGAN but won't cough up a God Damn $15 for Alexx to get a Henna tattoo ??? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??????????????????

I almost beat that man to a pulp in public !!! So we're standing there, at the Henna Stand...and he hands me a $5. I look at him..........UM HELLO????? Another FIVE please?????? The Henna lady watching the whole process proceed...As I whispered/mouthed to him "how much did you spend on that rod and reel for Logan?" He handed me another $5.

Alexx picked her picture....it was $15. The lady smiled at Alexx and said "Being you are smaller I will do that one for $10".....I looked at her and she read my face like a book. THANK YOU. For understanding...and for Alexx.....

There were too many cops around to actually get away with "Spousicide" (Urban Dictionary).

Alexx got her Henna:







On Saturday we went to Sand Key instead of Clearwater Beach...Wasn't planned, we just ended up there.

Which turned into a really cool day !!! This place had lots of people, but LOTS more seashells for Alexx....Logan begged and pleaded with Rog to go fishing again so they left me and Alexx alone again....(I kinda like this....she's actually kinda funny, haha takes after me!!)

(The following is Alexx's commentary as if I were writing....)

Anyway, while me and Alexx were here, Alexx went to look for shells while I was keeping my face out of the sun but not the rest of my gorgeous body. (*hahah I like this girl*)

I went to cool off in the water and I kept stepping on sharp unidentified objects. I hate that. I didn't dare pick them up because I didn't know if I was going to be simply bitten or grossed out.. Alexx went to go look for shells and found some really cool pieces of Sand Dollars. I went back and got my flipflops to walk in...cuz I hate the yucky stuff on the bottom...I found this really HUGE shell...went to pick it up and it was fricken heavy. Turns out it was a clam. It was shut tight. After I went and layed back down, she went back to look for more shells. She found another one! This one wasn't nearly as big as the one I found earlier, but still cool. We put them in a bucket of water and watched them open and close. The really big one didn't do anything, but the smaller one would open and close with the coolest tiny blue dots on the edge. I picked it up and waited for it to open again.. It did. Then it spit on me !!! I have no idea WHAT it was or WHY but I did NOT hold it again. !!!

Of COURSE we brought them home! I babysat that ice cream bucket of water and clams all the way home. And she's taking them to school in the morning. Too funny !! I kept telling Rog that my Retirement Pearl was in that damn Clam !! Ha Ha



This is the humongous clam that I found! It's pretty cool...After awhile it stuck out this nasty black thing and was like scoping out the water...She found 3...and all of them are alive and moving...sticking gross things out from inside...blech.

ANYWAY, MEANWHILE...while all THAT was going on, there were these 3 old farts chilling out behind us. The had their chairs planted in the sand and one had his binoculars out and I ain't even gonna guess as to what he was scoping out....

Rog and Logan hung out for a bit then went fishing. Alexx was scoping out shells and I was left alone. I was moving my blanket around the umbrella to keep my lobster face out of the sun and yet still be able to bronze the rest of my fat ass.

These guys were your typical old farts...and I knew damn well they weren't always watching the boats going by, nor the dolphins breaking surface out yonder.

They were packing up to leave and the one with the binoculars (go figure !!) comes running over to me.

I honestly had no idea what to expect. I had taken extra care not to bend over facing them or AWAY from them...in case either end fell out of the confines of my fricken-ass OLD suit I was wearing....

(I checked out buying a New suit at the surf shops....sorry. I can't justify $25 for a top and bottom --SEPERATE!!! $50 for a suit?? Um, not so much)

ANYWAY, he walks over to me, real quick like. I'm all alone at this point...He was probly in the late-50 early 60 range. Really tan. Obvious native. Hardly something to be afraid of. LOL

He rushes up and says to me "I'm sorry if I'm not politically correct or I offend you, but you are the hottest lady on the beach !" And he turned and rushed away before I could even react or respond.

OFFEND ME????? Had he not rushed off back to his buddies do damn fast I would have given him the benefit of my doubt !! LOL k, just kidding there.

But you can DAMN BET YOUR ASS I STOOD UP STRAIGHT after that !! Damn SKIPPY !!!

Then.


I.


Saw.


My.


Competition.





Ugh. LOLOLOLOL


All in all, it was a good weekend. I really enjoyed myself..It was good to get out of Orlando finally....the room sucked, but it sufficed...the kids had fun..I think they enjoyed the pool more than the beach...I fed my sand and sun addiction..