Political Rally and getting to the weekend!

Ken and I had our Date Night, but we had a twist - we attended a political fundraiser.  Definitely not my style, but I like the guy.  Tim Donnelly has been a good Assemblyman for our high desert, and this was a birthday bash.  Tons of our Gun Club friends were going to be there, so why not?


When Ken and I arrived, we saw a ton of people we knew, and we were able to have a free dinner (which I never say no to), and spend the evening chatting and hanging out with friends. I was introduced accidentally to Donnelly and he was kind.  However, I kept watching and waiting for him to make the rounds to all of the non-paying people.  There were a TON of people there who were large supporters, and he schmoozed with them, but I kept waiting for the Little People to get noticed.


In the meantime, we had a great time visiting with friends.  Rose Henrichson was busy taking pictures, and apparently, I wasn't standing near Ken most of the night.

I was busy laughing with Matt and Tim, and Rose came up and snapped a picture - with my eyes closed and everything.  Haha!


By 8 pm, there weren't many people around.  Most of the large financial supporters had gone home; the band had left, but we were having a good time hanging out with our friends who were still there.  And yet, Donnelly never came over and talked with us.  Well, that is still bothering me.  What kind of a politician - who wants and needs my vote - would totally ignore the average people that were invited to this party??  


Honestly, I had every intention of voting for him, but now I'm wondering if I will.  I may not have been able to write a check to his re-election campaign, but I was still a voting constituent.  Why didn't we matter??


Ken and I had an early evening since he had to get up the next day and take Addie to the Snake Break Clinic.  She didn't care for the shock collar that was used to scare her away from the rattlesnakes apparently, but Ken was really pleased with the guys' clinic, and now we can worry a bit less about hiking with her in the desert.


Friday night, I spent a good chunk of the night stitching.  I hadn't been able to get to my flip-flops like I wanted to all week with the stupid Exit Exam, but I had managed a little during the week.

By the end of the night, I had almost a whole new flip-flop.  Whoo-hoo!

Saturday morning was the girls' hair appointment.  They each love taking their turn in the chair having Melodie's total attention and chatting like the ladies.  Mandy and Jordan love to get their hair curled, and it's totally 80s.  Ken and I totally giggle about it, but they adore it.

We stopped at Target so the girls could get new flip-flops, and then headed home.  I managed to talk myself into painting my nails. Not sure why, but on an impulse, I purchased some nail varnish.  I started with the red, and next time I'll try the Gunmetal.

This seriously is going to take time to get used to - I'm not girlie, but it was still fun to give it a try.  I think I'll have Mandy paint them next time, and I'll end up with a better job.  


Jordan was DYING to get into the pool, and even got herself ready for it.  With the pigtails that she put in her hair combined  with her bathing suit, she looked like the Coppertone girl.

Ken picked up Christina as his date and went to Brian's piano recital.  I just did not have it in me to attend and deal with Sheryl today.  My Bullshit Threshold is very, very low lately, and I couldn't be responsible for whatever I may say or do, so it was best if I did not attend. So, when Ken asked if Christina was available to be his date, I sent her a text to find out, and she was all over it.  In fact, she totally played along, and it worked out GREAT!


During the recital, Ken sends me a text that Sheryl will NOT stop looking over at him and Christina. She was apparently really trying to figure out who the young girl was.  When Ken went to take a picture with Brian, Sheryl's friend, Dodi, asked Christina, "So, how are you related to the family." Christina, being a former student of mine, answers, "Oh, I'm not related.  I'm just really close to Ken."  Boo-yah!  That is absolutely AWESOME!!!  Hahahahaha.  


Ken made plans to take Brian for coffee, and initially, Sheryl was just going to drop him off.  Apparently, the curiosity about Christina prompted her and Dodi to hang out as well.  Ken said it was perfect, because he and Christina were already sitting in the corner and he had his arm around her when they walked in.  I'm laughing at all of this as is Ken and Christina.  Brian even made the comment, "Oh, so she's a Kasey substitute?" and Christina answered, "Yeah, that would be a good description."  BRILLIANT!


While I would love to say that I do not contribute to the delinquency of young people, I have to say that I love this girl! She's a smart-ass and she knows how to use it!  Ken is still on cloud 9 about it all, and he's even more stoaked because Christina doesn't think that he's "old".  Haha.


Christina stayed over a while so she and I could catch up on the last year of her life, and so the girls could hang out with her.  It's been tough since there hasn't been much time for her to get out and just be 19, but she had a great time talking and playing cards with us.  I did make sure to get some pictures before she left, and I sure hope that she can go with us to the beach!

Ken and his #1 - Christina.

The Raspberry Cobbler recipe came out really well especially when I added a spoonful of Vanilla Bean ice cream on top of it.  Definitely a recipe to make a card with!