Bahama Cruise and the Atlantis Resort

growing up my family was able to go on many vacations, this is one of those trips...


the time we got a free cruise to the Bahamas and left our mark on the Atlantis hotel.

we hit up a few spots in Florida before hoping on the smallest cruise ship ever built. before the cruise we were required to sit through a time-share meeting.. and if we did then the cruise was free, or cheap, or whatever. I think free though. 

anyways, so the time-share meeting, it was supposed to last 90min. going into the meeting we all knew we were not going to buy a time-share. but we wanted the cruise. each group was paired up with a consultant worker person, our guys name was Cosmo. (and he totally looked like a Cosmo.. blonde curly hair, chubby, shorter than average.)

the meeting is just getting started when Cosmo announces that during the meeting the parents//him will leave in our van to tour around the area. my dad was not happy about that, and no one ever mentioned anything about having to drive around with the consultant. strike one.

shortly after, Cosmo says, "oh, and I've never finished one of these within the 90min time slot" that's when my dad starting getting angry, and to which he set 90min on his watch and declared that we were only staying for the 90min that we were told and then we'd be on our way. this upset Cos, his response? "sir, every time you look at your watch I'm going to start over." strike two.

my dad really started getting angry then. they went back and fourth a bit just getting more and more upset. my dad then went and found a small asain man who was in charge. (when I say small asian man, I mean like my height and probably skinnier than me, I'm 5'2) so anyways, my dad expressed his opinions loudly and they decided it'd just be best if we left. still getting the free cruise. they just wanted us out of there. we were at the meeting for about 20min or so. not very long, and definitely not the full 90min.

okay, now on to part two. when we visited the Atlantis hotel.

how pretty is that place?
anyways, so we decided to walk down the beach to the Atlantis hotel. it didn't look very far away, but it was actually probably a mile or so. which isn't that bad, but when you have 8 kids between 15ish and 5ish, a mile on a hot day in sand seems more like 10 miles.

we finally make it to Atlantis, hot and tired. we immediately go inside to get out of the sun and happened upon the casino area. my dad gave me a quarter and told me to play it on a slot machine (I'm like 13ish). that's when security came over and told us I can't gamble and asked us to leave the casino area.

but that didn't stop us.

instead of leaving we made our way to the pool area. in order to have access to the pool you had to be a guest at the hotel, and wear a wristband they provide for you. we were not guests so we didn't have wristbands. our parents said "just keep your hands under water and they won't be able to tell." so that's what we did. we went swimming in a pool we weren't supposed to be in, after gambling illegally.

the Malone's and my family still reminisce on the Cosmo story, because it was just too damn funny. such a great vacation!

if you've read about my families trip to Nashville and Kings Island you know that we basically do whatever we want whenever we want. so this shouldn't surprise you.

I'm still alive!

I'm here to update whats been going on in my life... sorry for lack of posts, I've just been a tad busy.

there was the Keith Urban concert. it was a good time overall, but kinda a bust as well. Keith wasn't even there, he got stranded in NY and couldn't make it. then it downpoured, we all got soaked. but, that's the worst of it. there was funny things too. like the fact that the guys we parked next to knew my little brother. I made friends with like five people in our surrounding tailgate area. and Gina got super drunk.

then there was Chicken Nugget Day. yes, my family celebrates chicken nugget day. it was the first day Randy had a chicken nugget and a family friend started the tradition. this year we couldn't celebrate on the actual day (September 12) cause Randy was busy and I was at the Keith concert. we did celebrate a few days later. our family friend always supplies the nuggets, this year he bought 120. but we've had 200+ before. and we always joke around that we're "nugget touchers" or "touching nugs"

I've also dog sat Lois twice. she is such a little ball of fun, she cracks me up. and such a smart dog too.

and I watched the Tribe make the wildcard spot (now we just gotta hold onto it). I went to the game with Erin and this guy, we'll call him J for now, and we met up with Tyler and a few of his buddies. it was easily one of the best Indians games I've attended, even if it ended during the 7th inning thanks to a wonderful downpour.. but we still won!

and that's been my experiences lately. this weekend I have the Luke Bryan concert, which I've been excited for since I bought the megaticket. it should be one awesome time!

life lately

I haven't posted much lately. I've been busy. dog sitting, school, work, having a social life, etc.

here's what I've been up to...


first up, I went to the Indians game last Wednesday with Erin. we had a blast. we grabbed a few happy hour margs at my favorite mexican restaurant Zocalo before hand. during the game we made lots of friends with the people around us, it was fun and funny. Erin and I both got towels that they were throwing out, which is a good thing cause Erin ended up spilling some of her drink all over my leg and a little on the guy in front of us. oh, and my boys won!

secondly, Friday night I went to Panini's with Erin, Janel, and Diana where we had a few dranks before meeting up with Tyler and two of his buddies in Downtown Willoughby. it was a good time, but we stayed out pretty late and I had to open Beans the next morning.

which brings me to this past weekend. I opened Beans running on not even 4 hours of sleep. after work I went to a clambake my neighbors had, then Erin came over to make a few cds, then it was over to Randy and Melissa's for some drinking games. Team Lane dominated at the drinking game hockey. and Melis and I figured out I was up for 40 hours. (my record is 41 hours.) overall it was a pretty good weekend, time well spent.

Sunday was spent watching my Browns lose their first game, and checking my fantasy points. here's to another week of school and work- but there is the added bonus of Chicken Nugget Day and the Keith Urban concert. plus, I get to watch little Lo-baby Saturday night.. she's the best.

have a great week, folks!

The Great Geauga County Fair

this past weekend was my county's fair. it's the oldest fair in Ohio, so that's kinda cool. I guess.

anyways...

I spent most of my time with a little furball named, Adidas. she's twelve years old, and still quite active.

but I did venture to the fair for some food and country music Friday night with Erin, Janel, and Tyler. it was a good time. I got a funnel cake with peanut butter and chocolate drizzled over top. it was so phenom. and then I got some kettle corn which I shared with everyone. that was good too. I love me some fair food. after walking around and stuffing our faces, we watched Chris Higbee perform. he's a country guy trying to make it in the business. he was really good though. I already purchased a few of his songs. thanks iTunes.

after the fair, we stopped at a local bar called Cabanas for a few dranks. Tyler and I played a few more games of corn hole, which I lost. the boards were kinda damp and what not so I don't think the games should count. but I still owe him two beers, unfortunately.

Sunday I watched way too many movies. like, no one should ever watch that many movies in one day ever. so to get me outta the house I went over to Erins for a bit, we made popcorn and talked, and maybe watched a movie. maybe. okay, we did. but I can't resist The Proposal.

Erin making stove top popcorn

so nothing too eventful going on over here. how's y'all lives going??

Jason Aldean//Thomas Rhett//Jake Owen

okay, can I just start by saying the JAldean concert, tailgate and ride home was one of the funniest//funnest experiences of my life. I have the best friends ever and so many great people in my life.

with that said, we had a pretty decent sized group for the JAldean pre-party tailgate. Erin, Janel, and Tyler came with me and then we met up with my bros and the other guys.

Tyler and I have this cornhole thing, he beat me at the last concert so I owed him beer. this concert we played again, it was a long, nerve-wracking game, but I came out on top! now we're tied 1-1 and he owes me an Indians game.

the stories I could tell are priceless...

like when I was waiting outside the guys bathroom for Randy and two of his buddies, this guy comes up in front of me and flexes. he then proceeds to ask me to flex my 'traps' for him. I was like "umm, I don't have traps" he then said "what do you mean you don't have traps, how would you not" and I said "cause I don't really work out" he then made me pinky promise that I don't really work out often cause he thought I was lying. then he bowed down to me and whispered "you're going to make some guy very happy one day." I can't even make this stuff up, it was hilarious and weird. but he was cute so it was okay.

or when some random girl asked Randy's friend Brian if he could "bring me to Cassie" so Brian was like "yea I can do that" but she meant some other Cassie and not me. I had no idea who she was.

or when Jason Aldean sang She's Country I got serenaded by Randy, and his buddies Brian and Ryan.

and after the concert Tyler was so hammered he asked me 10+ times if we were going to McDonalds and if he could have a McChicken and a milkshake. it was quite amusing.

the concert itself was great too. everyone performed well.

Thomas Rhett :)

Jake Owen

 

Miranda Lambert // Dierks Bentley

what a busy weekend I had. Thursday night was the Browns game, Friday went out with friends, Saturday was the Miranda concert, and Sunday I practiced for my family's beer olympics which is this coming Saturday.

the night out was spent with Erin and Ashley, we met up with my friend Scott and a few of his buddies. it was a pretty fun night. and watching Jake fall into a cooler was one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed (especially cause he was being cocky right before.. sucks to suck.)

tailgating is always a good time.

Dierks Bentley was amazing, I love him.

and Miranda is a badass.

did I mention I happened to run into my "buckeye" friends inside the concert.. yepp. they're so fun.

now I have a long week of working ahead of me, before another weekend of my liver hating life. hope ya'll had a good weekend, too!

Toby Keith // Kip Moore

before I get to my vacation, I'll give ya a recap of the Toby concert.

we went down at about 130 and tailgated until 7. it was one awesome time, with some great people.. we had a huge group.

Carrie totally wiped out in the pool.

Tyler took a selfie with my phone.

Carrie, Diana, Janel, me, Erin

remember the story about the guy at the bar who told me "go buckeyes" and he remembered me at a concert earlier this year? yea, that's him in the black shirt.. his girlfriend is on the other side of me. we just kept yelling "go buckeyes" to each other.

Marky, me, Brian, Carrie, AVar

the concert itself was awesome. Toby always puts on a great show and I love Kip Moore. I tried to take a picture but it was super blurry.. don't think it had anything to do with the alcohol.

Weekend Update - Rascal Flatts

Friday::
the Rascal Flatts concert. it was my first time seeing them in concert, and I have to say they did better than I expected. really good show, and another great time. we left at about 230 and tailgated until 7, like usual. I didn't take many pictures this time though, but here they are...

Diana, me, Erin, Janel.. the group.

making friends.

Saturday::
recovery day. watched some FoodNetwork, cleaned out my car, saw Monsters University with momma (it was SO GOOD. baby Mike Wazowski is my favorite). a quick bite at Steak N Shake, then home to watch Up and end off the night with Identity Thief, which was also good and funny.. I love Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy.

Sunday::
watched The Lake House and The Proposal. two fantastic movies. The Proposal is one of my favorites. watched a few more episodes of The League and Psych. I'm practically done with season two of Psych, and getting close to finishing season two of The League. making serious progress with this Netflix Instant Streaming.  

tonight I'm attending a Captains baseball game, as long as it doesn't rain out again.

 

Kenny Chesney '13

a week ago I went to the KChes concert, and it was awesome. Kenny did a fantastic job. he basically always puts on a great show, this was my third time seeing him.

I'll just get to the pictures...

the only pic of Kenny I have.. and it's not even good. oops.

story time... okay, see that guy in the American tank two pictures up? well, apparently one night at the bars one of my friends (probs Erin) went up to him randomly and said go tell that girl (meaning me) that you like the Buckeyes. so he came over to me and was like "yea Buckeyes" and so naturally I yelled "Go Buckeyes" and gave him a high five. I don't remember that, but he does. small world, huh?

driving to the concert we were stuck in stop-n-go traffic for like an hour or so. it sucked. we arrived to the venue an hour past what we expected.

all in all it was a fantastic time.
tomorrow is the Rascal Flatts concert.. here we go again!!

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