A recap

HI FRIENDS!! As you no doubt know AkeeweeGirl has been under the weather - but glory of glories, I am better.  In fact, the betterness train started on Friday afternoon, just in time for an awesome weekend. 

I think it all started when I wanted to make my tootsies a little cozier and donned the only pair of socks I currently own -

Depending on your level of awesomeness you may or may not recognize these stylin socks as SANTA Socks (PS - only 298 sleeps till Christmas).  Even Miss Lucy wouldn't come anywhere near me with these on.  But mission accomplished.  My tootsies were warm.  But this was the beginning of everything good - next stop was the discovery of yankee style snifters.  Snifters are up there with Jaffas as a New Zealand Iconic candy, sadly no longer produced...anyhoo, if you want to taste a snifter run, don't walk, to Trader Joes and buy yourself some of these sweet treats.

Also on Friday we heard the INCREDIBLE news that Adele (whose sold out in 30 minutes for Showbox) actually moved the show to the Paramont Theatre which meant KABOOM more tickets.  Rather than waiting in the warmth of Castle Allen we decided to drive 45 minutes to the Paramont Theatre and wait in tropical weather (27 degrees with windchill) for an hour with 100 of our closest friends. 

Imagine our surprise after an hour of waiting in line for the box office to open when an employee popped out to advise "Folks..see the sign, the box office isn't open on Saturdays" queue collective groan.  He recommended scooting around the corner to the "kiosk" aka automated ticket booth - which we all did, just in time for the tickets to go officially onsale.  We had Tadpole on the phone at the same time trying to get tickets online and wouldn't you know it.  After an additional 27 minutes in line, and 27 minutes after the official sale opened, she was sold out. SOLD OUT.  There was nothing else for it - down the hill to the House of Hong we went.

Here is Mr Big with some of our favorite dumplings, shrimp balls, hum bow, and shu mai with hot chili sauce.  Hot Dog I love me some dim sum.

Plus, what a positive message!  Thank you cookie fairy!

After lunch it was time to go pick up our new car.  In the snow.  Good times

Ain't she perty?

We were no sooner home than it was time to head north to friends Tadpole and Ronnie, once they were scooped up it was off to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner - I was quite excited about this because I'd never been to one before.  If you have never been to Teppenyaki before you should think about going, the food is delicious and the show is very fun.  This is an action shot of Paul doing his "grand finale" with the salt and peppershaker.  His right hand actually doesn't look like a hand in this photo, more like a hoof...

Click on this link for a little movie of what we saw...http://kyotobellingham.com/

Paul says you can ask for him, Gary and I were a little sad we didn't have a Japanese Chef, but Ronnie and Tadpole were glad we had Paul because he was quite a little sugarlump.

This is where you might think our adventure would stop.  No.  Still more to come.  Next stop was Mt Baker Theater http://www.mountbakertheatre.com/venues/main-stage to see "I love you, you're perfect, now change".  The hubs and I had low expectations set for this but we were blown away - hilarious comedy, wonderful singing and the venue was phenom.

The lobby, first - wow.  Its filled with all manner of antiques which Mr Ronnie was quite reverent about

and look how regal my lil beauty looks

There were pictures of the hubs and I too -  - I don't know why but I must have forgotten to hit save.  Let me tell you if they were here you would be just aghast with how beautiful I looked and how much of a sexy studmuffin I am married too.

Moving on.

Time for.

THE CASINO.

Honestly, after 4 days of lock down and mucusville I was ready for a smoke filled room (not).  I didn't think I would last long...and I was right.  Only long enough to win $300!!  Tadpole did good too!

Wow - a great night had by all!