Big Blue Beautiful Lady

You know those old romance movies in black and white where they whisper or talk in a low voice...why hello there...That is the voice I hear in my head when I say hello to Lake Superior. Why Hello there you big blue beautiful lady. It was amazing this morning on the way to work!!! I love my morning commute in the summer! So big and so bright blue and so beautiful!! I did take some pretty amazing pictures, see below. When this is your back parking lot.....how can you complain! I just can't get enough of it! The only thing better would be living right next to it and waking up to it every morning. Sitting out on the porch or balcony watching the sun rise. But THAT, my friends, is expensive:-) Teal Lake in Negaunee was just as blue and beautiful this morning. The sun just glistens down on her - like a blue blanket covered in sparkling diamonds. I really just want to take my eyes off the road and stare but experience has proven that is not smart, the center line is there for a reason, eyes on the road.

So we are cleaning up our old house this week and still unpacking the new house. With the purchase of a new 'old' house like ours, there are surprises. #1 - well, the rain from the street runs down our driveway and into the garage. Old man was NOT happy, so there are trenches being dug and there will be a project in the works for getting a drainage system in there. Surprise #2 - Our basement leaks, as we have no gutters. Well, with no gutters, comes lots of water to the house and foundation, so we are dealing with that. We will be getting gutters. On the garage and on the house. Our lawn is growing like a wildfire. All 4 lawns. That's right, 4. Ok to be technical, 5 lawns. New house we have 2 backyards, separated by a fence and one front yard and then a front and back at the old house we still are taking care of. I would gladly pay to have some kid do it but our kid is gone for a month (damn now I can't use the teenagers to do the dirty work)....and of course the old man would say why pay when we can do it ourselves. Well, because he works very long hours and is tired when he gets home. And I am allergic. I would be a monster and sick as hell when I was done if it lasted that long. Usually the lungs say nope, ain't doing it. Maybe I can hire my son to come up and do handyman chores for me and pay him the mom rate. :-) Muahahahaha. Regardless, I am loving our new house. I am loving that we own it together. I am loving everything everyday and what is so nice is that NONE of it gets old. I don't get tired of looking at his handsome face every morning and every night. I don't get tired of figuring out how to set up our house because it is our house. I don't get tired of the every day hub bub here because I love it all.

I went to see my friend Giggles in Green Bay the other day and when I was leaving he was giving me a hug and said I love you and I love that you are a Yooper. I gave him some choice words and said, "I am NOT a Yooper yet!!" It was that last word that grabbed his attention. I had said YET. First time. It just slipped out. I will never be a full blooded born and bred here in da good ol U.P. yooper. I will always be a displaced cheesehead who loves her Packers. I may not be a Yooper but I have a little Yooper in my heart. So I am now hunting for a Cheesehead hat in the shape of the UP...and a heart locket or bracelet with the UP or YOOPER on it. :-) I will blog about it all day long....

Enjoy the pictures. They will never be as good as they are in person.

~Always a Cheesehead - with a little Yooper in my heart.
S

New foodie place

Afternoon folks! It started out a dreary Monday - I had to deal with Charter, ugh, the field rep was fine but the company messed a couple of things up, as per my experience, is usual. So now one extra phone call, lots of hold time, to fix it all. Oh well, onward. Allergies and sinuses are kicking my ass today. I thought I was rid of them when I moved up here, as last year they did not bother me so much. This year, they are wreaking havoc on my poor head and nose, eyes, ears, lungs. I think I will just stay indoors with my wine. That seems to work.

So I found a GREAT foodie place. It is called Outlanders and to my surprise is right up the street from me. They are not a big sit down restaurant but rather a pick up your food and go kind of place. They do lunches, which are amazing. I had chili and cheese covered rotini last week (yep in my diet plan). So they make big family size dinners to take home! Yay! So of course that very day I had lunch there from someone I had a meeting with, I called them up after reviewing their online menu and ordered a family size chicken and biscuits to go. I went and picked it up, it came with 4 slices of garlic toast and a large salad. SO no one touched the salad. The meal was good - not OMG amazing, but good. I expected it to be creamier. Anyhow, it was still good and I am looking forward to trying another dish! IT was about $30 - family size with the bread and salad and lasted us for 2 days - well dinner, lunch, lunch and dinner. so worth the price in my mind. Next, maybe chicken and broccoli casserole or just a whole damn pan of rotini!! :-)

We had a huge wind storm up here last week, I think in N. Wisconsin as well - winds were 45 mph+. So things in my house flew off shelves (cause why wouldn't we have all of the windows open when there is a tornado force storm outside) and broke. Oh well. Shit is replaceable. ANd well it was a deer skull, my heart didn't break. Just the deers head :-) :-) So my point was, that I never got out to the lake to see if there were huge waves until the next day and to my disappointment, there was none. I can't wait until November, when she is in full force and just screaming and throwing herself all over....she demands respect, she shows her angry side and yet comes down and kisses you gently on shore....love it.

Honey bought me a dishwasher!!! He really loves me!!! :-) LOL We havent hooked it up and tested her out yet but that is coming. We are focused on the old house and getting it cleaned right now. But you can bet your ass that baby will be put into overtime. I will cook something and make a bunch of dirty dishes just to go use my dishwasher!@ Thanks honey!

OK, well it is Monday and since Charter had me tied up this morning, I promised members I would stay here until 530. WTH was I thinking....then the gym, then walmart for a wireless adapter? Monday - scuse me - go to hell for now. :-)


- Trying to trudge through Monday......

~S

Hello Beautiful, There You Are

Did I blog about this already? Hello, Beautiful, There you are. I was talking to the lake. I have said that to her about 3 times in the last couple of weeks, all shiny and bright and boisterous. It has been GORGEOUS out the last couple of days. I went to the lake yesterday and noticed that I, like the Yoopers that live here, have become very ANTI TOURISTY! Although the UP thrives on the business of tourists, there are signs that say something like spend your money and go home. LOL. There were far too many kids and people out on the lake and in the park yesterday and I just wanted peace and quiet! I found a secluded spot at Black Rocks, hidden away from plain view and sat there with feet in the water for a while. Yes, if you are thinking it in your head, the water is damn freezing still. :-)

So Tony and I bought a house! Have I ever mentioned that in this blog? I am have brain lapses today. I am trying to find pictures..if they are here, I succeeded. :-) If not, well, duh.

OK I looked, I don't have pictures yet, still working on that! I have them on my Facebook page of the outside of the house, I will go look for those...please hold...(play Jeopardy music in your head)




It's Friday, my son is on his way up here, YES! We are doing Senior pictures tomorrow! I can't wait!

Ok I found some pictures! :-)

OH LOOK - its 4 pm on a Friday, I am outta here!! Enjoy the weekend friends!!

**Loving Da Yoop!!

~S