Time Flies. I worry. What's new?

So, let me just say that I cannot believe Halloween is here! I feel so unprepared! We (ie, Doug) haven't even carved a pumpkin yet. We are so behind! I haven't even planned the menu for the party! I just tried on my Halloween costume today! (It fits, by the way, totally rad!) I've only watched The Great Pumpkin 4 times! I must be slipping in my old age.

On top of that, I have two major assignments due this week. One of which is for my practicum. Then I have the lovely requirement of defending/presenting my practicum, which I must do successfully in order to graduate in December. Oh good grief! I am STRESSING! How can it already be time to do this? I am not confident in my abilities, friend. Please, Oh Lord, let this be over with soon! December 17th is rapidly approaching. I am so nervous. I feel like I am going to ralph just thinking about it.

Happy note: I love my Subaru. It is wonderful! Tell me why I have been driving a stick all these years? Automatics are so wonderfully easy to drive. My car just glides on the road like I'm driving the Carebears' Cloud Mobile.

Gross note: I performed surgery on Doug Bear's back. Yes, I had to stop several times in the midst because I thought I was going to pass out, but I did it! He had for-real surgery on his back about a month ago to remove a little lipoma. Well, one of his stitches didn't dissolve, and it was irritating the scar and refusing to heal. So, I called Boomer and she told me I had to yank it out with tweezers and then cut the suture (ie, knot). Oh man, it was so siiiiiiiiick!!! Doug was such a little girl about it, too. (Of course, the words "yank it out" probably did not sound good, especially with me as his surgeon.) Anyway, we survived and his back is healing nicely.

Halloween note: Went to USS Nightmare with some peeps this weekend. It was a fun time. I still think Dent was a little better, but at least we wised up this year and got the express ticket! No waiting in line for over an hour. The coolest part about USS Nightmare was the appearance of Vera (and if you don't get the reference, friend, you need to watch Peter Jackson's DEAD ALIVE now).

NOTE: I couldn't find a picture of Vera without her gross boobs, so I had to settle for the rat monkey.

Rraaaaar!

Check out my awesome winter hat Doogie bought me at Big Blue Madness.

Dorks

Doug with Codar Cornett of Pheonix Down. Holler.

Allison & Doug's Weekend Adventure

Well, boys and girls, I had a fantastic weekend (it actually started on Wednesday, but we'll still call it the weekend). Here is the re-cap:

Wednesday: The Gastrights of Philadelphia arrived in Covington. I was so excited to see Reese and Grayson, it had been almost a year since we last saw them! Both were cute as buttons and Reese was talking up a storm. She had everyone in Covington wrapped around her little finger. Quote from Uncle Doug on him doing as she commandeth, "I can't help it. Everything she says is just so adorable!" I wish the little goomers lived closer so we could see them more often.

Thursday: Woo-hoo! Thursday was my Friday. I had a pretty busy day at work, but it finally came to an end, and off to the house I went. Hung out with la familia, then headed to Kroger and Walmart to get some camping supplies (snacks, lantern, and ELECTRIC BLANKET).

Friday: Camping trip! The family went to Red River Gorge for a nice camping expedition. I was not thrilled. I'd much rather stay at home, under a roof, in a bed, with the ability to potty and shower when I want. But, alas, I really had no say-so and off to Red River we went. Stopped at Sam's for some bare necessities (ketchup, mustard, 18 Big Red Smokys) and also got my flu shot while I was there. Successful trip. Then onto camp we went. Got to the gorge and set-up the camp site (well, I actually just sat around and supervised, I'm much better in a management position as opposed to an actual laborer). Some Dwarf residents came down to visit and that was fun! I even learned that Codar was in a band, contact him on facebook if you want to book Phoenix Down for your next party.

Friday night: BIG BLUE MADNESS. Lexington was jam-packed and Rupp Arena was bouncing. It's basketball season, baby. Get ready for total Wildcat dominance. Oh yeah! And while we were at Rupp, Doug bought me the most awesome hat known to man. After BBM, came back to the camp ground and froze to death whilst trying to sleep.

Saturday: Got up at the crack of dawn. Hung out at the campground for awhile, then peaced out when it was time for hiking. Have I mentioned that I don't like camping? While the rest of the crew headed to climb a mountain, I drove to D-town to visit Beetle. We had a great time hanging out and though I wanted to stay, I had to head back down to the Gorge to freeze my butt off once again. However, Beetle armed me with an additional quilt, so Saturday night wasn't as miserable as Friday.

Sunday: Time to leave this cursed campground! Headed out early because we had a very important errand to run: PICK UP MY BRAND NEW CAR!!! Hooray! My Subaru finally arrived! Oh, Roxanne (my Subaru's name) is so beautiful. I love her. She has such a smooth ride. She is also much bigger than Betty Blue (whom I miss dearly, but is still out in the garage, at least until Saturday). I have to get used to driving with one foot, though. It is so weird not to have a clutch!!

Look what I found!

Isn't he just the cutest little feller you ever did see? It's Doogie circa 1986! I found this in one of Joe's books tonight while I was doing some research on the Levassors.

Sickness

Look at this sickness Doug found in the basement. I am never going down there again!

Remember Bambi?

Well, it is 8:30 on a Sunday night and the Monday morning blues have set in! I reckon I've had a pretty good weekend, all in all, minus that big 12-hour chunk for the Kentucky Historical Society trip. It would have been less terrible if the joint would've had some information I could use! Oh well! I guess it was still neat to go check it out and browse through its endless stacks of papers. Anyhow, because there wasn't jack shiz on the good ole Levassors (my research topic for class), I decided to look up another infamous bunch: the Cornetts. Didn't find a thing on them, either. Well, that's not true, I found stuff (which blew my mind), it just so happened to be the stuff I already have. I also had time to peruse the county file on Perry County. They had 3 stinking files on Perry County! I almost fell over. How is it that Kenton had 2 files and Perry had 3? Hilarious. Guess what I found in the Perry file? That's right, pictures from when The Duke Boys, Daisy, Rosco, and Boss Hogg were in town for the Black Gold Festival. Check it out on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwh9ChXhQ18

But Saturday wasn't a complete bust. That morning, Doogie, the best husband in the world, ordered us tickets to BIG BLUE MADNESS! Oh yeah! It is going to be so awesome!! I cannot wait. Only one month until basketball season! Woo-hoo! Get excited!!

Oh, but I must tell you about Friday! So, we went to a new eatery with the Higgy's and Day-Day: Fatty Patty's. Pretty good spot. The service was a little slow, but the food was mighty tasty. Plus, I didn't even mind the wait, because the company was so good. After our bellies were full, we came home for a movie night, which ended up being half movies and half looking for Dacian's new ride and listening to Doug say, "BOOM" a hundred times when describing his dream car, the Geo Metro (Day-Day ended up getting a Chevy Prism). On Friday night, I also revealed my lovely pie-cutting skills (terrible) and I discovered that I do not like pumpkin pie (but I like pumpkin-flavored other stuffs). Well, about 2 hours later, we finally got to our movies. Here was the line up: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; an episode of Modern Family; Monster Squad; and Halloween (Rob Zombie version). Please tell me why I always insist on watching Halloween? Michael Myers scares the candy corn out of me, people! Yet, I continue to torture myself. I will be having nightmares about him for a freakin month!

OMG, I almost forgot, I wanted to ask you, do you remember Zack Morris's alter ego, Bambi? Hahaha! On the bus ride to Frankfort Saturday, this topic came up. Why, you ask. Well, someone said something about a woman named Bambi. I said, "The name Bambi makes me think of Zack Morris's alter ego. Remember? And Screech was in love with Bambi. Oh, Saved by the Bell. How awesome!" See, it's times like that when I need someone in my head to say, "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! DON'T SAY THAT OUT LOUD!"