The Allison Show

~~~~~ Previous Post ~~~~~ You'd think leaving Vegas at 6am would be a quiet time at the airport but it wasn't.  I went to a kiosk to print my boarding pass but it told me I had an invalid number.  WTF??  So then I stood in 2 lines and finally got checked in.  Ran to my gate, waited about 20 minutes and then got to board.  Then sat on the plane for 35 minutes because there was too many bags in the back hold and some needed to be moved to the middle hold.  Hello Colorado!!  Snow on the ground. I was supposed to have a 62 min layover but since we left Vegas late, I missed my plane to Chicago.  But the awesome stewardess booked me a new flight from CO to Charlotte and then from Charlotte to Tri-Cities.  But now I have a 2 1/2 hour layover and a 3 hour layover in Charlotte.  Instead of getting home at 430pm, I got home at 845pm.  Lame but at least I made it!!!!!!!!!  Vacation was awesome but I was ready to be back.   Ne...

~~~~~ Previous Post ~~~~~ After resting for a while, we decided to head to Freemont Street which is a little older and more ghetto part of Vegas. This was pre-drinking I swear!!!!!!!!!!!! All of the casinos on Freemont Street were handing out Mardi Gras beads and I got a bunch thanks to my Birthday crown. After we spent some time hanging out, we went back to our hotel and started making our own drinks!! My special cup. And with our special "concoctions"  LOL  It was Malibu rum {with real coconut flakes in it}, champagne, Watermelon pucker, and grenadine.   I kept forgetting about the coconut flakes and thought there was floaties in my drink.  LOL ~~~~~  Last Post ~~~~~

Have you ever been: 1.  Scuba diving?           No 2.  Bungee jumping?     No 3.  In a helicopter?        No 4.  Sky diving?               NOPE 5.  Cliff jumping?           No Way!! I would like to go scuba diving and I would love to learn how to fly a helicopter but the rest are not for me!!! LOL

~~~~~  Previous Post ~~~~~ After getting in at 4am, I was planning on sleeping in late but NO.  The rooms are very well soundproofed except by the room door.  So when anyone stands in the hallway it sounds like they are in your room.  And if anyone slams their door, it sounds like a gunshot.  So guess what the crazy drunk guys next door did?  They got up at 8, slammed their door and stood in the hallway talking.  So of course I was awake for the day.  Letting the girls sleep, I went down stairs and got Starbucks and McDonald's {breakfast of champions.  LOL}  After we ate we decided to check out some of the really pretty Chinese New Year decorations. SD BFF and I. Then we got these!!!!!!!!!! Matching tattoos!!!  They have 3 stars, one in teal, pink, and purple. Then our initials SAS.  I kept trying to convince them to get our initials as ASS but no one was down.  LOL  They got theirs on their feet and...

~~~~~  Previous Post ~~~~~ We slept late and then when we were getting ready, I got another surprise!!!  We had spa appointments at 12!!!!!!!!  So excited.  We were all getting a 50 minute massage. This is seriously the best birthday ever!!! My massage was amazing.  Afterward we went and had some lunch {pizza from a place in our hotel}and went souvenir shopping!! For $40 SD BFF bought a present for each of her kids {she has 2},a light up cup for herself,  I got a present for each of my 5 kids, Hubby got a shirt, and we bought a keychain for CO BFF.   Then we headed back upstairs for a little nap and rest.  Why did we need to rest?? Cause we are seeing Phantom of the Opera!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I love theater and this will be my second time seeing Phantom! We got all dolled up and hit the theater!! The chandelier is hanging down into the audience!!  Phantom was awesome! After the show we got a late dinner and walked around the strip...

~~~~~ Previous Post ~~~~~ We made it!!!!!  We are staying at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino.  We dumped our stuff and went to walk around and check out the new Venetian hotel called the Palazzo.  Then we headed to dinner. I love Benihana's!!!!   Then to make dinner even better we shared a gallon of booze!!  Here is SD BFF.  And CO BFF with the monster.  LOL  And finally me.  I didn't like it much cause it had oj in it Oh well.  Plenty more drinks to come!!. I got my second birthday ice cream for dessert!! By now everyone was ready to hit the gorgeous bed and catch some shut eye!! ~~~~~ Next Post ~~~~~

~~~~~ 1st Post ~~~~~ Well after dinner last night we headed to SD BFF's house and spent the night.  We stayed up til 2 talking and drinking.  Then we were supposed to have a reservation for breakfast {or so I thought} at 9am but SD BFF let us sleep til 930.  Then CO BFF and SD BFF told me the next surprise: We were headed to VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We are staying there til my flight leaves 6am Saturday morning from the Vegas airport.  Awesome!!  Road trip!!  To make it even better SD BFF spent {literally} hours making a playlist {and burning them to CD's} of all the hits from 1982 to now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Love it!!! First stop on any road trip to Vegas from San Diego is the World's Largest Thermometer. Then we had to check out the Alien Jerky store!!! CO BFF and I posing with the aliens and their spaceship. Don't tell Hubby but I may be in love...Or not. Only 72 more miles!!!!  We are almost there. So I don't know what ...

SO EXCITED!!!  I am headed out of TN and to CA for my birthday week vacation.  We are opening the shop from 8-12 pm and my flight leaves at 2:15pm.  I fly from Tri-Cities airport to Charlotte, NC.  Then I have a 3 hour layover and then fly to CALI!!!!  My view as we get ready to leave TN!! Made it to Charlotte.  You see my flight to San Diego? San Diego lights by plane {got yelled at for taking this photo LOL} Well I made it!!  SD BFF picked up both of us!!  Then she surprised me with dinner at Spaghetti Factory.  My parents, my sisters and their husbands were there too!!  We had so much fun. CO BFF is on the left, me in the middle and SD BFF is on the right!! My first Birthday ice cream!! ~~~~~ Next Post ~~~~~

This week’s theme is: MOVIES 1.  What was the last movie you saw in the theater?     The Hangover 2 2.  What was the last movie you watched at home?     50/50 3.  Who is your favorite movie star?              Gerard Butler 4.  What movie can you watch over and over and never get sick of it?   The Hangover 5.  What movie will you never watch again?       Apollo 18

Food.  It’s always a good theme, right? 1.  How do you like your chocolate?   Any way... 2.  What dessert or treat can you never say “no” to?    Chocolate Mousse 3.  What is your favorite meal?          Italian Food- Chicken Marsala or Eggplant Parm 4.  Which food do you dislike the most?       Cucumbers 5.  What do you think the healthiest thing is in your pantry right now?    Whole Wheat Pasta

As a kid, I was the "loner" {I prefer "person busy reading"}.  In fact when friends would call my house and invite me over, I would pretend to ask and then tell them my parents said no.  But there was always that 1 kid, who upon calling the house would ask my Dad {who answered the phone} if I could come over.  He would say yes and then bring me the phone.  My friend would ask if I could come over and I would say "let me ask" then I would visualize walking downstairs, asking my Dad, who would say no, walking back upstairs, and then respond.  Well sneaky friend would then say "But I just asked your Dad and he said yes."  Thanks Dad!!  Now I look like a nerd. Well I just found out that CO BFF is that SNEAKY girl and I love her for it. Since my birthday is in 19 days and she knows how much I really wanted to go to Las Vegas, she decided to plan me a birthday surprise.  She called me Tuesday and said that she was going to tell me what s...

We all remember when we were 12 and would write notes or sign each other's yearbooks proclaiming that we were BFF's ~ you know Best Friends FOREVER.  Did anybody actually remain that way? I didn't.  My BFF from 3rd- to 8th grade is now a Facebook friend.  In fact a pretty good one.  We chat and talk about each other's kids {or kid in her case} but I don't have her address, or cell number.  But I have remained friends with 2 BFF's: Colorado BFF, I have known since Freshman year of high school {15 years} and San Diego BFF I have known since Sophomore year of high school {so 14 years}.  I guess if they are SD BFF and CO BFF, that would make me TN BFF. Or not...How about Awesome BFF? Or even Cupcake BFF.  {Make a note girls when referencing me online and you want to protect my anonymity use Cupcake BFF.}   You may think that since we have been friends for so long it has always been smooth sailing.  Not so much.  As tri-BFFs (you say pair...

Every Monday on our local radio station they have their "Monday Mailbag."  Crazy people who don't have a clue write in with mind-numbingly inane questions like "When my Husband and I go anywhere with his mother, I have to let her ride shot gun and climb my fat ass in the back.  My husband doesn't seem to notice that this upsets me and I have never told him straight out.  What should I do?? Divorce him?"  And while I have paraphrased this letter, it was an actual one. Well this week's letter was a doozy and made me think WTF is wrong with people????? Seriously!!! I call it "Reasons to never buy your spouse a pet or you will end up divorced and bitter" A woman wrote in complaining that her husband was jealous of her relationship with their dog.  Her husband bought her the dog as a gift and now wants her to get rid of the dog.  Apparently the dog won't let the husband anywhere near his wife. And then when they (attempt) to have sex the do...

1.  How long have you lived at your current residence?   We lived here from July 2005 until Dec 2005. Then we moved back in July 2009 and have been here ever since. 2.  What is the exact shade of your favorite color?      TEAL!! 3.  How much sleep do you get each night?      I need 8-9 but usually get 6 . 4.  Have you ever been able to do the splits?       Nope.  I am not flexable at all. 5.  What is your favorite breakfast?            I love French toast, or biscuits and gravy.  But my everyday breakfast is yogurt.  

Here  is the link to my 2011 resolution post.  I didn't make most of the resolutions but I have an excuse!!  LOL ~ I wanted to complete a 365 photo project.   While I didn't do it, I was very good about taking pictures!!  This year, 2012,  I am participating in MCP 's 12 month project.  Each month, they will post a theme and you can submit up to 4 photos per theme.  January's theme is resolution so instead of listing my resolutions for you, I am doing it in pictures.  I will do a resolution post each week in January. ~ My shop is a HUGE success!! I didn't save $11,000 to buy a range hood but we didn't need it!!  And we are deciding how we want to expand.  We are thinking a mobile cupcake truck that delivers to the local university and Christian College.  We also started making our own bread and soups from scratch and selling soup and sandwiches for lunch!!  We are also thinking of opening our own restaurant {separ...