Well my weekend at the NASCAR race was fun (and very tiring)! I'll start at the beginning...
I had to get up at 3:30 west coast time. I got into Dallas at around 1:45. My friend Leslie picked me up and we went to Whataburger (one of my very favorite burger places). From there we went to about 40 different Wal-Marts looking for a cooler on wheels. We never found one at Wal-Mart, but eventually did find one at Academy Sports. This is actually one of the only sporting events that will let you bring in your own drinks and food. I figure since you're spending 100.00+ dollars on tickets (per person), they'll give you a break on that. But if you don't bring you're own, you pay $5 for a 20 oz. Coke and $5 on a corn dog.
Anyway, after that we went to the race track where we met up with her family who had the trailer we were staying in. We ate some BBQ and then went walking around. This place was just crazy with all the partiers! There was an area that I called the Mardi Gras area where people where throwing beads and shouting "Show me your tits!"...no worries...I came home with no beads! So after watching those fools being idiots we went on to an area that actually had a live band. These people who brought their own travel trailer (which was painted in the Dale Earnhardt Jr motif-#8) brought all their band equipment and set it up like a concert outside and even sold their own T-Shirts. They were pretty good and had a large crowd, but I tell you I would've hated to be their neighbors. Not only the loud music, but all the drunks out there shouting and carrying on, would've probably ticked me off. Anyway, we stuck around listening to the music and watching all the silly people and finally went to bed at around 3:30 am.
I got up at around 8:30...Talking about tired!!!! We showered and got dressed, which ended up being an event all it's own. The bathroom in that travel trailer is as small as a standard refridgerator. Then we walked up to the track to do a little shopping. I got Rebecca and Joe and myself T-Shirts. After that we headed up to our seats...which were excellent! The pre-race ceremony's started and then the race. I had really high hopes that my guy, Jeff Gordon-#24, would do good, but as usual when he races at Texas he just has no luck. The good thing is that at least he didn't wreck. He started 2nd and ended up finishing 14th. But the race was still good. I like to see more wrecks, I think they're exciting, but there weren't any. There were a few spin outs but that's it. Carl Edwards-#99 ended up winning. So after the race we walked back to the trailer, pack up our things and headed to a hotel near the airport since I had to get up early once again to catch my 6 am flight.
I got home at 10:00 am and when I pulled in Joe and Rebecca were outside waiting for me. She was so excited she came running to me, fell off the sidewalk, landed on her face and busted her top and bottom lips open. Thank god she didn't lose any teeth or break any bones. So after we got her cleaned up and calmed down Joe headed off to work. THEN...it never stops...Later on she ended up locking herself in her room (I didn't know she had a lock on her door). So I had to tear the door knob off the door and when I got it opened, the wrench I had in my hand fell out and landed on her face. The poor thing is all beat up! She's such a trooper!
Anyway, that was my weekend. I really missed Joe and Rebecca. I always go to the races with Joe and although I had fun, it just wasn't the same with out him. I don't think I'll go again with out him.
OH yeah...I forgot the camera! So no pictures until I can get some emailed to me from the others!
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Here is Rebecca and our adopted neighborhood cat "Mr. White Kitty". This cat had been hanging around our apartment when we moved in but would never let us pet him. He was pretty wild. But over the course of a few weeks to a month or so I finally gained his trust and he started coming in and eating. Then one day he let me pet him and he's been around ever since. I believe he belonged to my neighbors that live next to me up stairs, but they've since moved and left him here. I have to say much to my delight. I really like this cat. He's very appreciative. Example: His friend Mr. Black Kitty comes over to eat also (he definitely has owners) and when Black Kitty comes over he heads straight to the food bowl, no hi, hello or anything. BUT Mr. White Kitty comes in and he wants love first before he eats and then he sticks around for more love afterwards. Where Mr. Black Kitty either leaves or goes to sleep. We're going to take Mr. White Kitty with us to our new home when we leave. 
Remember this picture I posted last year in this blog? Well it's the last one I took of her with her 'Binky' and as of yesterday morning...the last one you'll see with her and that dreaded 'Binky'. We took it away and it's been successful! Last night she wanted it and cried for about 15-20 minutes begging me to go get it. I told her that the kitty took it outside and buried it in the dirt (yes, I wanted her mad at the innocent cat and not me. What can I say?). She wanted me to go out and get the Black Kitty to find it. See we have a white kitty that I've pretty much adopted and his friend that hangs out here all the time with White Kitty is Black Kitty. That's what we've named them: Black Kitty and White Kitty...anyway...I told her it was too late and that the binkys were gone for good and she'd be ok since she was such a big girl and didn't need them anymore. Well that really didn't help and she threw a fit and finally ended up crying herself to sleep. Every morning she gets up and comes to my room and wakes me up. This morning she came in and said "Binky all Gone!" and was ok with it. I had told her last night that if she went to bed with out it like a big girl that we'd go to Chuck E Cheese as her reward. Then nap time rolled around and she was pretty cranky and getting her to nap with out it was a struggle. But she did take a nap and by the time she woke up I wasn't up for going out to lunch. I feel badly for not taking her, but I will this week. BUT...tonight when she went down for bed it was as if she had been with out it forever!!! I'm so proud!! 8:45 rolled around and I told her it was bedtime and she said "OK" went and kissed her daddy goodnight, crawled into bed and fell right asleep...no problems at all. 
Some pictures of Rebecca being her cute self and one of our Christamas tree that we just put up today-not the best looking tree, but a Christmas tree none the less. I wonder if this will put me in the spirit?....Enjoy! 
This is what Rebecca was suppose to be...a fairy princess. And even though she is as cute as a button in this outfit (which she got as a birthday present), it just wasn't my idea of a Halloween costume. Plus it was too big. I had to tie the shoulders in knots just so she could play in it.
Rebecca with her friends Makenzie (7) and Josh (2) after Trick-or-Treating! See how excited they were once they saw how much candy they got! As you can see Rebecca was a pumpkin, Makenzie a cheerleader and Josh was Mike from Monsters Inc. His candy catcher got so full of candy that the plastic eye that 'was' part of his costume wouldn't stay in. They all were way too cute!
Can you believe I made this costume??? I can't. I had A LOT of help from my friend Rachel! I knew I wanted Rebecca to be a pumpkin and I really couldn't find any patterns of what I had in my head. So, Rachel came up with this one off the top of hers. In fact the whole thing is her idea...a fabulous one at that! I have a little bit more to do like add ribbon under her arms to keep it together or put snaps/velcro there. But for the most part it's done and she looks cute in it. I need to go and get her a black turtle neck shirt and she'll wear black pants and black shoes under it. She's ready to go trick-or-treating! I've been trying to teach her to hold her pumpkin and say it, but all she wants is the candy that will go in it. After a couple of times ringing doors and saying it, she should get the hang of it...hopefully! We're planning on going over to Rachel's house and go trick-or-treating in her neighborhood. She lives in a new developement, so it'll be neat to see all the ghosts and gobblins over there! Her 7 year old daughter is going as a cheerleader and her 2 year old boy is going as one of the monsters from Monsters Inc. They're all going to be so cute together. I'm sure I'll get tons of pictures and post them for you all to see. Enjoy!
Need I say more? UGHHHHH!!!!!! What's up with this terrible 2 syndrome? I have completely lost control of my sweet little girl, and to be honest...I'm not sure how to get it back. When I tell her "You better stop!", she now just smiles and repeats it back to me. When ever we tell her not to do something, she does it even more. The last thing I want to do is not to say anything to her and make her think what she's doing is ok. Up until just the last couple of weeks, I would be able to correct her and she would listen so well. Not now. And what's even worse is she will not share her toys or anybody else's. We went to see a friend of ours the other day, she has an 8 month old, Rebecca was taking toys, books, etc. from the 8 month old and saying "Mine!". I really need some help from anyone who will read this...PLEASE POST A COMMENT! Anything will help! I do realize that the move is probably effecting her, but we've been here a month and she's just started this. 
