Birthday Month!

It seems like I'm posting after an adventure and we are having more and more of them :P  Last post was the beginning of July and here I am at the end of August.  I turned 40 this month and Joe turned 41!  He had a TDY to Atlantic City so I flew up there and had a long weekend checking out another new place.  Bonus was that I didn't even have to pay for the plane ticket!  It was a free trip with my credit card rewards....Happy Birthday to me!  
Even though we are always out and about we also have fun here in PCB.  There are days where we just need to get out of our apartment and enjoy the local places and music.  One of our regulars is Buster's Beer and Bait, and yes Buster has both of those things!  He has great outside seating and regular live bands!  

What's not to like :)  On weekends we will go for bike rides, out to a breakfast spot and then wherever we end up riding!  I'm all about exercising that doesn't feel like exercise! 

We enjoyed Atlantic City but we were also sadden by how run down it was.  It still had it's charm but we could see how amazing it use to be.  Talking to a local barista he said it's due to casinos being everywhere nowadays and not just Vegas, Reno, and Atlantic City...and of course politics :(  I got there early afternoon and once we checked in we did a walk around and figured out a show to see.  Ended up seeing a very good burlesque show after some tapas.  The next day it was a pool day and we scored a cabana platform (which is normal $75) for free!  Nothing like laying around a rooftop pool on couches drinking mojitos!  We walked the boardwalk that night, stopping where ever for drinks, hookah, food.... and good people watching!  

Second time doing hookah!  First time was in Baltimore with my girl Natalie!  This time we sat on the boardwalk, had drinks, and watched the city go by!

Had to have a little fun!  

Happy birthday people!

Before flying out we did a quick visit of Philly, a city we want to go back and explore further!  

It's always hard to come back into adulthood and our jobs :( but again... we make the most of being here. This past weekend we finally got out and did some stand up paddle boarding!  It was fun and relaxing!  We'll be doing it again for sure! 

 In 20 days we'll be checking in for our Ireland/Scotland trip!  Work is just a means to fuel our adventures! Loving my life!

A pirate looks at 40

Well, I'm not a pirate and I'm not turning 40....but I'm just about there.  I will be turning 39 in a manner of weeks and whoa what a ride it's been thus far.  I've moved more times that I care to count and by the end of September I'll have another move tallied up!  I can't believe it, I'm already hunting for apartments and there is so much to do AGAIN! We want to downsize even more with this move so I need to start going through my stuff again.  I did keep some cold weather stuff/clothing which I can downsize :D  Yeah for Florida, no winter weather!  We have our must see NC items scheduled.  
I just returned from visiting a friend up near Boston and had a great time!  I thought when people talk of north easterners they embellish the "wicked" and other words.  They don't!  It is beautiful up there, all the towns but I would hate to live up there in the winter :(  We checked out Salem and some other historical areas.  My Mom lived up there as a little girl so it was nice to see some of the area.  We bought fresh lobster off the boat one day!  My first lobster eating experience!  I've avoided having lobster in restaurants, mainly because if I'm going out to eat I don't want to work that hard to get to my food!  So buying it off of the fisherman, then taking it back for some home cooking, and eating it outside with great people... it was worth the wait!  I was gone about 6 days and I was so happy to come back home!  
We have a somewhat chill weekend coming up then I'm heading to the Baltimore area to visit a friend there just for a long weekend.  I need to get all this visiting in now before I get a job! *fingers crossed* that the job happens soon after we get to FL.  I applied for a hospital social worker position this week and that would be great if I got that job!  
My life has never felt more surreal to me before!  Even living in different countries I've had moments of "wow, is this really happening to me" but it's not been constant. The compatibility that I have with Joe amazes me, the ease of our relationship is something I've always wanted but never lasted.  It's the little things.... Yesterday I texted Joe about dinner, asked about pork chops (I found a recipe) and he stated he wanted to grill them so I looked for some sides to go with.  He invited his friend John over (John's girl had other plans) and we were just going to hang out.  Joe gets home, seasons the chops, I get working on the homemade mac and cheese with Joe's assistance.  John shows up and he "monitors" Joe's grilling and I finish up with the mac and cheese, and broccoli.  We timed things wonderfully and it all finishes about the same time.  We sit down and the food was wonderful, conversation is easy...after dinner we did a quick clean up and move out to the porch.  The guys light up their cigars and I have a glass of wine.  Easy, comfortable, good times!  It starts to rain and we start to relocate to the garage, I tell Joe I'm going to go inside (I'm engaged in this book and I'm almost done) plus the guys were talking shop and well...I had enough of that.  No hard feeling and it was easy going. After John left Joe said they had some good conversations on relationships and other things, so I'm glad that I stepped away and they could have those conversations.  
A wonderful evening!  So comfortable, everyone was in a good mood, and the vibe was relaxed and comfortable!  
I am really blessed!

New Chapter

So, it's been a bit since my last post.  The Tux war continued. I researched and found out that when cats are not feeling well they will sometimes lash out to include not using their litter box.  Off to the vet we go.  They give him an antibiotic shot and give me some other things that I can do.  Male cats are prone to UTIs, WHO KNEW?!  It helped for a little bit, noticed bigger pee clumps in litter box and less attacks.  Then it started up again :(  All of it, so about 2 weeks after the initial antibiotic shot we are back at the vet.  This time we go home with 2 weeks of oral antibiotics.  I was a little nervous with giving meds to a cat but Tux is pretty good and it went well.  Tux is back to "normal", a lot of stuff in his litter box, sleeping in the bed with us, drinking water, and less attacks.
I am now done with work as a full time guard member.  Yesterday was my last day!  I don't have to put my uniform back on for over a month!  That's going to feel so weird!
Most of my last week at work was in a course, The Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation.  Sounds smart huh?  Most of it was over my head but I managed to pass the test!  Not the best score but I'll take it.  On Monday my coworkers took me to a nice lunch and we had cake and some going away gifts:

My birthday was on Wednesday and we were in that course but we had cupcakes and then on Thursday a good group of us went out for lunch once the class was let out!  I'm going to miss most of them, a good group of people!  Last weekend, Marcia took me to see Saturday's Voyeur with the Salt Lake Acting Co.  It was AWESOME and SO funny!  We went on Sunday and had a little table, you can bring in your own food or drink :D  We had cheese, crackers, meat and wine!  

I've gotten very nice cards, and little gifts that mean so much.  Shane got me some flowers and the plan was to get me tickets to see Pink but he underestimated the power of Pink (most guys do) so I get to pick.  I told him I wanted to go to Lagoon and get me roller coaster fix :D  We are going to go during the week so it's not so crazy.

This weekend we got a lot going on.  Tonight we are going to a piano bar, tomorrow a bee's game (possibly Oktoberfest) and Sunday I may be meeting up with a friend for lunch and some shopping!  So it will be nice birthday weekend :D

Next week it's get ready for school and then Friday I have my orientation!  Craziness!  I just ordered some of my books, ridiculous the cost of them!

Another new thing going on is that I've started a video blog.  It's a little weird but fun at the same time.  The focus is mainly the health and fitness stuff I'm trying, with the essential oils and all.  If anyone is interested in those ramblings here is my page on youTube.  Not sure how long that will last but we will see.