Dear Bret: We’ll be your Rock of Love!!!

So I thought I'd post the few pics I got from the Poison concert on here, although I only have a couple b/c I didn't bring my camera out of fear of it being confiscated. It clearly stated on our tickets that cameras were not going to be allowed in the concert. So fearing that they'd take my camera and I wouldn't have a car to bring it out to I left it at home. Since when do I start following all the rules? Damn it. We get into the concert and people had cameras EVERYWHERE. I think we were the only ones who didn't! Unfortunately we were stuck using my camera phone and here is what we ended up with. (By the time Bret came on stage it was dark outside and my camera phone would only pick up the lights from the stage and it just looked like a big fireball, so none of him unfortunately). :(

Road (A)Head

Too funny not to share this pic. :)

This weekend was a very busy and good one. Kara made it up here Thursday night for the Bret Michael's concert on Friday. I ended up taking off Friday to help Wade a bit with the deck and spend w/ Kara . Helped Wade first by shoveling what appeared to be a small amount of rock, but what felt like a very large amount of rock. My back is KILLING me now. After sweating profusely, I showered up and did some damage shopping with Kara at Southdale. We finished up just in time to get home and get ready to head out to catch the bus to Jackpot Junction for the concert. Met Pam and Paula, mixed up our bus drinks up and hopped aboard. We got to Jackpot with plenty of time to get great seats in the Gen Admin area and we were set. Sebastian Bach opened for Bret and I must say he was really good. Brings me back to junior high mixers dancing with my first boyfriend. Too funny. When Bret came on stage the crowd went crazy. This concert sold out in a week and was the fastest sell out ever at Jackpot. And I don't care what anyone says but Bret is hot. Rockstars just have something extremely attractive about them, and he is no exception. I thought the same thing when I saw Kid Rock in concert. Wouldn't give him the time of day if he were just some random at the bar, but seeing him work his shit on stage, there is something very sexy about it. Can't help it, won't deny it, leave it be. :)

Saturday was a pretty uneventful day since we didn't get home until 3 am from the concert. Kara and I slept in while Wade got working on the deck some more. When we finally got out of bed we saw this:

The post holes were dug and concrete was in and set. Wade was ready to start framing. After a quick run to Home Depot for some more screws and to DQ to get Wade and Bob a cold treat (total time approx. 30 min) we came home to this:

I think Wade and Bob were trying for a record in the fastest deck building time ever. They sure weren't fuckin around! By the time the rain started and they called it a day they had gotten most of the framing up and we could visualize just how big the deck was going to be. I can't wait!
Bob working hard for the money (or DQ) :)
Bob and Wade discuss what to do next
The side of the house
Most of the outer frame is up!

After cleaning up we headed to Eagan to help Amanda and Tony celebrate their upcoming 30th birthdays. Had some drinks, played some games and enjoyed the company and the much calmer night with friends. A welcome night in comparison to the concert the night before. We headed home around 1am to play a little Mario Kart and then crashed.

Today Kara and I decided we'd go back to Southdale real quick to take a look in one store we didn't make it to on Friday. Did a little more damage this time and then headed to Figlio's for their happy hour. As I've said before, they have a GREAT happy hour. We treated ourselves to the gorgonzola cheese fries, a sausage pizza for me and a pepperoni pizza for Kara and a beer each. Our total bill = $13. How awesome is that!?! When we headed home from happy hour we saw this:

Wade never ceases to amaze me. We were gone for only about 3 hours and he's got all of the middle boards in! It's crazy how handy he is.

Kara got packed up and said goodbye and headed home and Wade put me to work helping him with the deck. We purchased the handiest little tool ever made for nailing. The palm nailer.
Totally worth the $75. It saved us an unimaginable amount of time with this deck. Wade handed me the palm nailer and set me to work. I nailed like I've never nailed before. I felt like She-ra, the Princess of Power. I was totally kicking this decks ass. And suddenly I was done. And we had the framing complete.
Ta-da!

Now we have to wait to get it inspected before we can put the boards on. I can't believe how fast this deck is coming together. Wade is the best deck builder ever. And tons of thanks also to Bob, Keith and Mitch. They have lent a helping hand a time or two. :)

Now it is time for me to jump in the shower. I feel like I'm covered in dried boob sweat. Nasty.

Smell ya later.

Say wha???

People magazine has released it's Most Eligible Bachelors list and guess who is on it!?!? That is right, Bret Michaels. Guess it has to do w/ his rocker hair! :) We'll be seeing him in person in exactly 1 month at Jackpot Junction. Can't wait. Kara is hoping to get backstage and I'm going to do all that I can to make sure she gets there. Hopefully the weather then is as perfect as it is here now in MN. Awesome. So glad it is almost the weekend!

On another note, I went to see Sex and the City last week w/ some of my girlfriends and I will verify for you all... It is a very good movie. Although it is long (2 1/2 hours). But it is very entertaining. You have sex, poop, big closets w/ awesome clothing and SHOES, girlfriends, depression, elation, and a nice side view of a dick all crammed in. Good stuff guaranteed. :)

Talk Dirty to Me...

So the time has come for an update. I haven’t posted in almost 3 weeks now (if you can really count my last post since I was just ranting). Unfortunately not a lot has happened in these 3 weeks either. Wade traveled to Auburn, Austin and all over California each week. And I was home alone enjoying the weather, taking Kobe on walks, starting my bike training and catching up on my TV shows I had on DVR. I know, VERY exciting!

We ended up purchasing a Wii finally. After Wade had kept saying how much he wanted one I finally said if he could find one (since they always sell out) he could get it. And lo and behold, Target had 4 available. He rushed down there and bought one. I’ve got to admit it is a lot of fun. I was skeptical. We only have the game it came with right now. It has 5 different sports games on it; boxing, bowling, baseball, tennis and golf. You can build your own “Mii” person so it can actually look like you on the screen. And the best thing yet… Mario Cart is coming out for it very soon (maybe already has!) We are buying that! I LOVE Mario Cart! And we are going to get Guitar Hero too. That game is so damn addicting.

Other than that we’ve gotten some yard work in, Wade has worked on his race bike and we’ve gone out to friends b-day parties. Seems all our friends are turning 30. I’ve still got a year to go on that milestone, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like helping them celebrate! We got to help Tiff celebrate last Saturday at the Muddy Pig and then onto Sweeney’s. I had a few too many White Russian’s, but still kicked ass at darts w/ Tera. Nice work T-Dawg! Not sure how I still managed to hit the board, oh wait, I didn’t about ½ the time. Ha!

Some exciting news coming up in July, we just got Poison tickets for their show at Jackpot Junction! It’s going to be a girls night out (obviously b/c Wade wouldn’t be caught dead at a Poison concert). We are actually taking a Poison Concert Bus up there and it takes us back too, all for FREE! The concert tickets weren’t free of course, but not very expensive either. For any of you that are fans of “Rock of Love” you can now be jealous. That show was GREAT! There was so much drama and so many white trash chicks fighting over the tight jeaned, headbanded Bret Michaels. Nice. Although I’ve got to admit, he doesn’t look half bad. And he does still have hair! I was questioning that b/c we never got to see him w/o his headband, but they finally showed it and the hair is still there! So really, if it weren’t for Wade (and the fact that Bret is probably 100% disease infected) I’d tap that. He’s a hot rocker, don’t deny you wouldn’t too! Ha ha!

Coming up this weekend… The greatest cover band of all time: Zed Leppelin! If any of you are fans of Led Zeppelin then they are a must see. They sound exactly like them. Kara and my mom are even coming up for it. So good times will definitely be had by all. (And bonus: A GNR cover band is their opening act!) Awesome. Here are some pics from one of the last times we got to see them at Primetime.

Catch ya on the flipside!