Missouri Hangover Pt. 2

So where I left off? Oh yeah, walkin' round the Capitol w/the JW's and little brother. It was a hot ass day which I loved, and we took some pic's of the Lewis and Clarke memorial and then found a fountain in which to play. We took pic's in front of the Missouri River. The city was setting up for the weekend's 4th of July celebrations. We walked the streets of downtown which was lousy with townfolk and their chirren and I ducked into a hair/beauty place and found some cool clip-in colored hair extensions, which I'd been needing since Stefano allowed me to lose mine in Palacios TX! We went to the Beer Garden which cost $1 to get into, to my outrage! I still couldn't drink, and I only wanted a Diet Coke but all the Beer Garden had was beer, water, and cheer beer, so I went out and got myself an iced tea. We then headed to a local bar to cool off/use the potty and I was able to have a tiny sip of J2's Bloody Mary.

Sometime after that we decided to head to a new bar (crikey! all these bars and not a drop to drink for me!!!), Paddy's. J2's li'l bro decided that I could be designated driver--something I've never been in my entire life--and I agreed. I got to drive his big ass truck which was fun. Brandilicious met us at Paddy's and I got my Diet Coke. Unfortunately I started to get the "rumble gut" thanks to my moderate-lactose intolerance protesting the fact that I'd eaten an ENTIRE pint of ice cream, something I NEVER do. I got some tater skins at Paddy's and that helped a little. After that it was time to head to another venue, Prison Brews. Man, oh man! They had delicious beer-soaked everything and all kinds of yummy beers on the menu! I had my Diet Coke again, sob! Also, I couldn't eat anything due to the rumble gut and the tater skins. I had a couple bites off everyone else's plates. A trio was playing in the corner so it was nice to get a little live music in our experience.

After that we decided it was Karoake time! By now it was around 9pm, so we headed to a little bar that offered Karoake. There was like, no one in the place so we immediately got our song on. Brandone did "9 to 5." I did "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys. J2's li'l bro did a Rolling Stones song in honor of his sister and J2 also did a Stones song. I spent some time outside talking to Stefano on the phone, who I missed terribly! Brandone spent some time on the video game machine. They all got their drink on and I enjoyed my Diet Coke, sniffle! By around 10:30 the place started to really get packed, and we left soon after that.

Sunday was the big 4th of July day and it was the day I'd agreed to go on a run w/J2 and her bro. After sleeping late they came over and we ran in B's neighborhood, including up a hill which burned my ass off but which I knew was nothing but good for me. It was gray and sprinkling on and off, which I love to run in. We did almost 2 miles, I'd say and it was good to have li'l bro along as he stopped with me when I needed to stop and walk periodically. It'd been 2 weeks since I ran and I suck at running to begin with! I was just glad and relieved my knee seemed to be holding out. We made out way back to B's and he was getting the burgers ready to grill. He had a KILLER burger recipe obtained in Hawaii: special sauce w/cinnamon, Caribbean jerk sauce, etc., bacon, pineapple rings, and peppercorn jack cheese. J2 cooked the bacon and I was proud to be in charge of buttering the buns! At this time I was also ready to begin drinking and I had a coco rum. I was mad at J2 for putting mustard and ketchup on her burger, as it needed NOTHING additional and was SCRUMPTIOUS as is!

Then it was time for the JW's and li'l bro to head to a scheduled family event w/their Mominator, et al. I'd thought maybe me and Brandone could take in a movie; alas nothing good was showing so we headed to the Redbox to get something off my "To Watch" list which turned out to be The Informant. B also drove me a little bit around the city to show me his favorite hiking/exercise spots. After getting back, showering, refilling my coco rum and relaxing on the couch w/my book for a bit, we turned on the movie and I paid attention to 80% of it. But the 80% I saw was very good!

Alrighty, gonna hafta finish this post later as well. Right now I am looking forward to a weekend of mostly R&R. Rehearsal went well on Weds. night, though we found out yesterday our gig this Sat. was cancelled which frankly, is fine w/me. I had to take yesterday off from Job#1 as I'd gone to the Target after rehearsal to get anti-itch creme (my scratching of the bedbug bites was making them worse) and I also popped a Benadryl before bed so I knew I wouldn't be able to wake up on Thurs. I ended up sleeping 'til noon yesterday and it was MUCH needed. I spend the afternoon doing things around the house, spending some time (not enough) on the couch reading and catching up on some DVR'd shows, then heading to Job#2. I went for my bayou run last night which was also much needed and did some grocery shopping.

Tonight Mr. Wonderful Stefano is taking me to have seafood at this place he gigs at, which gave him 2 gift cards so I is gwine to get my shrimp on! Now that my gig is cancelled tomorrow I'm gonna do some of my sheriff personnel background work and then Stefano's gonna make falafel, which means a trip to the Greek market for us and my 1st time ever there! Also tomorrow night is the Continental Club's 10th anniversary so we'll probably go check that out too. Sunday I have been asked to hang out w/DA and I'm kinda sorry I agreed to do that, just b/c I would appreciate a day that is completely and fully free for once in my life. Oh well, I guess it's nice to feel wanted...