Zoop

New Sofa!

Suzi trying out the comforter

Circus Bear...

Grrrr

Raaar

Face Off

Sleepy Piggies

Tiger!

Some Camels

Our Giraffe Friend

Again...

Just a little baby. :)

Suzi and Lisa Keep on Boppin

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

So...we've been a little busy apartment hunting. But it paid off, I have an apartment! YAY! Everything I wanted...washer and dryer in the apartment, heated underground parking, fitness center, pools, I could go on, but well...you get the idear. I love it. It's in Eden Prairie in a really cute area, very safe feel.

But enough about that...on with what you are really interested in...our goofy adventures. Purchased a sleeper sofa from Ikea and had it delivered today. It's red and fabulous, and I bought a nice comforter so I can sleep on that until I can afford a bed. :) I tell you this, because after it was delivered, we had to try it out. Patio door open to let in fresh air, I bounced onto the mattress, covered myself with the blanket, and yelled to Suzi "get in here it's wonderful!" Just as she was climbing into the bed with me (you can imagine how this looks, right?) the boys working on the pool passed by. Hearing our giggles, they ogled us through the window and I'm sure had many thoughts which they kept to themselves. This only caused us to explode into further fits of laughter. We then decided to head out to the store and so we closed the blinds to keep it cooler. You know what they were thinking, eh?

Off to the Minnesota Zoo! We scored some free passes from the rental office and decided to check it out. It was a really great zoo! We also went late enough in the day, so that all the animals were active. The highlight was the Brown Bears. I don't know how this will come across in written form, but picture this if you will...ahem-

The bears were in a large enclosure, trees, grass, and a large pool area. We were looking at them from behind glass so we could see under the water, which came up to about shoulder level as we were standing. There were three of them and two were fighting-mauling each other toward the back of the pool. Just as we were focusing on them, in comes big brother, apparently straight out of a Barnum and Bailey act. Stick in mouth, he swam the side stroke from one side of the pool to the other. Of course, I immediately began singing circus tunes. You know the ones I mean, doo doo doodoodoodoo doo doo doo... He knew he had us. We could almost hear him saying "Never mind those fools, I'm the one you came to see"... doo doo doodoodoodoo doo doo doo.......Then of course our focus again turned to the "fighting" bears as we quickly realized they might not exactly be fighting after all....yep. For further explanation, please see Suzi upon return for a re-enactment.

That's about the highlight dear readers. Tomorrow is Phantom of the Opera, so stay tuned for pics of us in fabulous evening wear. (Hint: Suzi bought a new dress and I bought new shoes) Doesn't get better than that my friends. Oh, and we are both catching ourselves in the vowel shift I was so desperately hoping to avoid...darn.

Oh, and before we go..some random movie quotes we have picked up: ( in order of frequency)

"Come the fuck on Bridget!" (When one of us is in a hurry and the other is dawdling)

"You sir, are an asshole"...(said in Ferris Bueller type manner, when...well...someone is being an asshole) Suzi tried this out early one morning on the maintenance crew making a lot of noise.

Immediately followed by: "I'd like to have a few words with you by God..." Have we seen this movie too many times?

"Where the fugawee?" Spoken at least 12 times daily

"What the French Toast?!" followed by "What the Fudge Ripple?!" As Suzi does not know the words...

Hmm these may be funny only to us, but we crack up at each of them...enjoy.

Minnie Pics

And the band played...


A well used lamp post


The Loring Pasta Bar

Some painted ladies...gasp

The Loring potty

Downtown...

Suzi in the car...

Me on our hotel patio.

Suzi and Lisa Take on the Town

Days Theme Song: Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan/Green Day Cover :)

Today we lazed around all morning, then met Suzi's friend OE (Orren) and his girlfriend Brooke for lunch and they drove us around the towns of Minnesoooota where there are some really cute little towns, but I don't think my people live there. I don't really know where my people are at this point, but we will find them.

We came back to the hotel and Suzi hucked her gum out and made a ricochet shot off of the mirror into the trashcan...it was pretty impressive. Later in the evening, we ventured out on the town. Yes, we got lost once on the way to the piano bar. I don't think the day would be complete without at least one wrong turn. Oh well, we made it and they were doing some scary karaoke (scaraoke?). We met up with Jason and friends, then decided to go downtown. We made it to the boy bar, and danced up a storm, as we tend to do...but were soon the object of affection for what we have decided was a swingin couple...who knows but they sure had a thing for us. :)

Leaving there, we ventured to the Gorilla Bar, only to find some painted naked ladies. We felt a little out of our element, as two gals from Idaho, a little alarmed...but feel confident that we played it off quite well. Now we are back and preparing for tomorrow. No big plans yet, but I am sure we will find something to entertain. :)

Almost Homeless?

Well friends, today we did our first bout of apartment searching. We planned to check out about five places, then headed out with our handy gps device (which we have named Gertie). At first we thought good ole Gert had led us astray, as we pulled up to a medical office building and circled several times as she yelled at us that we had arrived at our destination. We finally wandered in and found that we had actually found the rental office, not the apartment itself. Also, as it turns out, it was the rental office for the ghetto...we thanked the nice woman at the counter before we ran screaming from the building and promptly drove away.

The next place was the only one we actually got to look in, and it was very cute and safe, but also more expensive as it was right downtown. Pretty sure I could become a fab Minneapolis downtowner though and love every minute of it. But, we moved on and drove past a few more before giving up for the day. Next week should be better and we already have one appt. for a viewing.

We ate lunch at the cutest little espresso shop. Oh, I am pausing here as Suzi has interjected to remind me that I flashed some hotel worker boys last night. Let me explain before you think me whore-ish please. I seem to have developed a mysterious bruise on my thigh. On the way to the pool last night...I apparently thought that the elevator was a fine time to get Suzi's opinion on the matter. So...I lifted up my little coverup...swimsuit fully in tact underneath, just in time for the doors to open and the boys to get a good view. Suzi doubled over in fits of laughter, only to find that we had gotten out on the wrong floor after all of that.

Ok...back to what I was saying...which is not nearly as exciting, but I think you all should know. After we ate, we drove over to see Jason's apartment and walked around looking at some nearby rentals. Then of course, we had to go explore the mall of America. You have to do it once I guess...even if you never go back due the overwhelming-ness of it all.

Suzi purchased a fabulous dress! Don't worry, you will get to see it when we are all dolled up for Phantom next week. It's fabulous, truly. That was the most exciting thing that happened there....until our dear Suzi ventured out on her own in search of the bathroom. I may not let her wander off anymore, as left to her own devices she finds random pools of vomit on the bathroom floor and slips on them. By now most of you have probably read about this on facebook. Honestly, I think she should have at least demanded a new pair of shoes from the MOA management....or gone further and rolled around in it, maybe even beat herself up a bit and sued! Then we could really have a good vacation. I should have been there to take pictures...but alas, she had wandered off on her own.

We ended the day at the Loring Pasta Bar in Dinkytown. I don't really know what this is...but I guess it's a cute little area by the U of M. It was a fabulous place that reminded me a little of Harry Potter, crooked looking bricks up the walls, and wonderful things to look at all around. There was a live band for entertainment purposes as well.

No pics today, we were a little distracted. We will be better travelers tomorrow, we promise.

Off to bed now. Hasta Manana

Don't tell Lisa v.3

I was wondering how this move would affect Lisa...would she get a funky new hair doo? Would she pick up the northern vowel shift (thanks Eric)? She now swears like a trucker and her very favorite word starts with an F. Very alarming, I know. On the look out for more behavior issues - I may have to CALL SOMEONE.

Also, when she gets very excited about..say, a goat in the road, she will plow over whatever is in her path to be the first in line to get a picture. This includes small children and large groups of Japanese tourists. I am pretty sure she made the local news in Yellowstone but they did not publish her name. whew.

More Pics!

Roadies...

Suzi and some old bag...

Us with a frisky old man.

I'm a pioneer

Bang Bang

Giddyup?

Raaaarrrr

Does anyone else see a pattern developing here?

We Made It!!!

Days Theme Song: On The Road Again - Willie Nelson



Well, we mobbed it straight across South Dakota. We sure thought it would be painful, but it really wasn't bad at all. We started out in Rapid City and cruised over to Wall to check out Wall Drug, which we had been highly anticipating as it was not only our only planned excitement for the day but we had seen 800 signs for it, starting when we were leaving Wyoming. Tom, you were right. :)



Now, if you don't know about Wall Drug, let me just tell you (Oh am pausing for a moment here to remember I bought fudge which is now downstairs melting in the car, damn) that it is really an unexpected dose of road trip fun. We were there about 45 minutes, and our activities included mounting a giant rabbit (you heard me), sitting in a covered wagon, getting breathed on by a ferocious T-Rex, and dancing to the tunes as played by a giant gorilla. Why would you do all of this in the middle of nowhere? Well, cause it's just plain silly fun, that's why.



Moving on, we ate at a cute little diner in Murdo where the time finally changed over to Central. As we were eating, we looked out the window to notice the swarm of flies that had surrounded the bloody bug corpses attached to every surface of the car. We thought that was gross until a little bird swooped in to eat them as a midday snack as well. Yum.



Finally arriving in Sioux Falls for the night, we headed out to dinner at a place recommended by the front desk. We wandered around looking for it, then stopped into a gas station to ask for directions. With a smirk, the attendant told us it was right next door. Did I mention we had never left the hotel parking lot?



Back in the hotel we went for a swim and sat around in the laundry room doing some much needed laundry. To address all of the concerned blog watchers out there, this is why we did not make a post yesterday, so sorry for any inconvenience this has caused to your entertainment. :)



This brings us to today's stretch! We arrived in Minneapolis, well Bloomington really, at about 2:30 after a fairly uneventful drive. We did get slightly lost once, which is bound to happen at least 100 more times. You know how I can't find my way out of a paper bag after all. Of course, I'm sure you are asking yourselves what super fun activity we chose first. Well...we napped. :) Driving takes a toll I spose. Now we are going to hang out in the hotel lobby, get some drinks, then maybe go explore a little. I spose at some point in the coming days it will be helpful for me to find a place to live, which I am sure will be an experience full of tales for you all. Thanks for reading!

Honorable Mentions (we just forgot)

Day One: I slept in my clothes...the room spun and I took it like champ. In Jackson, Suzi yelped from the bathroom as the shower head exploded and fell into her hand.

Day Two: In Yellowstone we saw a motor home, which some dumb ass tried to back over a cliff, hitting a large tree. This tree was then the only thing saving him from tumbling down the mountain.

Day Three: In Cooke City, I bought Pepto and the man at the store couldn't figure out how much they were so he charged me for toothbrushes instead. Suzi wanted to marry him...if only he had asked I would be completing this trip alone.

In Wyoming, our GPS knew the roads were red!

South Dakota has the best rest stops EVER, complete with cute little old ladies that give out information.

Part 4 Pics

Devil's Tower!

Welcome to South Dakota!

Yeah...this is a sleeping dog...

How cute is Deadwood?

Far away view of Crazy Horse

What it is supposed to look like when done...in 100 years...

Suzi is bored again...foot fetish?

Mount Rushmore!

More prezes

Wahoo!

More Mobbin (part 4)

Day's Theme Song: Desperado - The Eagles

An action packed day ahead of us, we woke up at a reasonable hour for a change this morning and hopped right in the car - destination: Devil's Tower. This was expected to be the creme de la creme for Suzi and we drove along wondering if we would be disappointed by the tower, since all we could see were average looking hills and we were supposedly almost on top of it. But of course, just as we uttered this concern, Suzi shouted OMG! There it was, popped out of nowhere, and completely fabulous! So...ummm...we saw that...and turned around to head for Deadwood.

Well, Deadwood is just the cutest little historic town. We bopped right in and had lunch at the Gold Rush Casino Buffet...followed by Suzi gambling and me staring at her gambling (you know this is what I do...) Coming out ahead, we set out to find Dead Man's Hand. Now, one would think that the locals would know just where to direct us, but we soon learned that all there is to do in Deadwood is "drink, do drugs, and gamble". Good thing we were only there for two hours or we could have been in trouble. Not easily discouraged, we asked another knowledgeable looking soul, who gave us a barely audible answer, but seemed to know the general location of the thing. We wandered into Saloon #10, where we saw Wild Bill himself strutting around the stage describing his untimely demise. After dinking around a few shops, we decided we had stayed exactly as long as we needed to and forged on.

Off to Crazy Horse! We wound our way around the Black Hills, taking in the beautiful scenery. Suzi saw what we believe to be a mountain goat, but due to my superb driving focus, I missed it. We found Crazy Horse to be quite impressive, and learned that a 10 story building will fit in his arm pit. Mount Rushmore will also fit on his head in case anyone is concerned. Despite all this, however...neither of us really believes that they will actually finish it in this lifetime. They have made progress, but there is a LONG way to go!

Moving on to the most anticipated leg of the journey for me, we set out for Mount Rushmore! Suzi drove and I tried not to pee my pants as we climbed higher and higher toward the mountain. As we pulled into the parking area, I screamed "THERE IT IS", but managed to maintain bladder control. We then encountered a heinous beeeatch at the parking area who informed us that our National Park pass was no good here and we could either pay to park or leave. Immediately making her our enemy, we set out to see the sights (and find someone to whine to). We hiked around the presidential trail, where I looked right up Lincoln's nose. Mount Rushmore did not disappoint, and we got some great pics.

Winding down, we headed for Rapid City for the night. We ate a fabulous dinner at Ruby Tuesday's where Suzi ate a steak! I know! The world is not as we knew it. But, yummmmm. So...we are now in for the night, anticipating a long day of driving tomorrow. Sioux Falls, here we come! Our waitress at dinner told us it smells there, but we just need to see for ourselves. We will be stopping at Wall Drug, but other than that we will need to make some good adventures happen in order to stay sane.

See you tomorrow!

Don't tell Lisa v.2

So she was driving as we entered Yellowstone and we came across a sign that said BEWARE WILD ANIMALS ON THE ROAD... instead of slowing down... she locked the doors. Yes, this is my travel companion...

and ummm BUFFALO BILL??? Who wouldn't be excited about a town named after him??

Also thought you should know that blogging is Lisa's heroin

stay tuned for more secrets about Lisa...ssshhhhhh

Part 3 Pics

Big Horn Sheep

He is looking at us...

Fab Sheep

Buffalo's ASS!

Fab Hat from Cody!

Red Rock in WY

All the red earth...so cool...

This is where we are...

Road boredom setting in for Suz...

The Mazda is Mobbin, (part 3)

Day's Theme Song: Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi


Well friends, we sure hope you are having as much fun reading as we are writing because, well...we have fits of hysteria reliving the days events.

Today started at the pre-butt crack of dawn, otherwise known as 5am. I'm not sure what is wrong with us...that may be a later discussion. After enjoying the continental breakfast under the low hanging giant deer heads and bear carcases we took a little nap and started our travels at a more reasonable hour.


We re-entered Yellowstone to make our way toward the NE entrance back into the great state of Wyoming. Big Horn Sheep, more big ass buffalo, and distant wolves were among today's wildlife spottings. Just as we thought we were wrapping up, Suzi uttered a mighty gasp accompanied by profanity. Looking to my right I realized I was in butt poking distance of the largest buffalo in the world! Too afraid to roll down the window (do they like to chew on shiny blonde hair?) we took a quick photo before Suzi began mobbin down the road at warp speed.


Leaving the park, we headed for Cody. I have to admit Suzi was quite excited to see this place and I still can't understand why. We ate lunch and set out on a mission to get Suzi a new cowboy hat. We met a nice little old lady who tried to force a child size hat on Suzi's noggin, then finally found a fabulous adornment at a nearby Western store. Hat in hand (or on head) we jumped in the car and headed out onto the open road once again. Turns out there is not so much to see in Wyoming, except that so much of the earth is really red. Very cool.


Thanks again dear readers, we are now in Gillette, not too far from our goal of Devils Tower and hope to have more excitement for you as we forge on to South Dakota. We have big plans to make it there and Mount Rushmore tomorrow...possible stop at Custer's Last Stand as well. Pretty sure if there is a way to cause a scene at any of those places...we are just the gals to do it!

Don't tell lisa

I accidentally used her toothbrush this morning...have been dying to tell someone.

Part Two Pics

In the early mornin rain...

Some Tetons...

Continental Divide, "Wha, Wha"

Old Faithful

Some Buffalo Poo...

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

Big Ass Buffalo

Colored Muck

Giantess

A little wet...

A lot wet...