A long day in Seattle...

So, Jeny and I woke up fairly early (7:10) and decided that now was the time to go swimming. I discovered that Jeny is one of the nausiating early morning people and I discovered that I am not. So while Jeny was bouncing off the friggin' walls, I was just trying to keep up.

After swimming, Jeny made a hair appointment at Gene Juarez and then we went and got some breakfast. The restaurant at the hotel isn't bad but the waitress was kinda' off putting. But we were having fun, so all is well. Jeny also discovered that grilled jalepeno peppers aren't as spicy as she would have liked. Poor thing!

When we left breakfast, we ran to Macy's to see if we could find me some better convention shoes. Discovered they were doing one of their one day sales, so it was good for me. I got some of those Fit Shoes (show you when I get home) and some other tennis shoes that were on clearance. Yea, me! Jeny also decided I was cold so I picked up a scarf and some cashmere knit gloves.

On our way out of Macy's to Jeny's hair appointment, I saw this awesome bag, but we couldn't stop or Jeny would be late. So off we went up a 3-4 blocks to get to the salon. It was great. They whisked Jeny away to the back and I got to continue loving my new Kindle in this lovely waiting area. It was relaxing and blissful. Jeny got her hair very nicely styled for her date and looked like a million bucks. I changed into my new shoes and off we went again. (Jeny wouldn't let me take my shoes back to the hotel, so I made her lug them...)
It was then back to Macy's... we lovingly termed it the "mothership". As we walked in the door, a lady was looking for people to give facial waxes to. Considering that I'd been meaning to do that for like ever, I said sure! After all, it would fulfill our plans for a "spa day" and I would get those unsightly chin hairs removed. So we did that... and my lip... and my eyebrows. It was really reasonably priced and I liked my lady. Then there was complementary make-up freshinging... which was how they get more people to buy their products... AND IT WORKED!!! Jeny got a pore minimizer that she loved and a purple mascara that was really cool. I got a lip stain that really rocks out my lips. Yes... I'm a sucker! At least they didn't make me feel bad about myself to make me buy stuff like they did to Jaenene Garofolo on "The Truth About Cats and Dogs"...

I found the bag again and discovered that I really did like as much as I did at first glance. So we had to find it (back in the back in a weird little corner... everywhere else had $200 bags from people like Michael Koors for crying out loud!) and I snagged it. Then they were having their winter clearance so we looked through the store. We had to split up because the plus sized section was on the 3rd floor. I was pleasantly surprised. The downtown Seattle Macy's has a plus sized section that takes up half of the third floor. It was awesome! I found a couple of great shirts! The register lady did a pretty good job but didn't listen to our suggestion to put my new purchases in with my shoes. No. I got the biggest bag in their arsenal. So then while I was waiting for Jeny to find some new socks, I put the smaller bag inside the bigger bag... and had a lot of room to spare. Of course it was raining by the time we were about to leave and, because we didn't want Jeny's hair to go flat, we picked up some mini-umbrellas. Mine's lime green!

We ran back to the hotel to drop off our bags and rest for a moment. By this time, I'm starting to get tired and more than a little hungry. THANK GOODNESS that Mom insisted I take snacks. Her Doritos were a LIFESAVER!!! But then Jeny wanted to go to H&M. It was really crowded... and she didn't find anything she liked. I found two headbands. Then we went to Ross (which sucked) and Walgreens (which we walked right out of because the line was HUGE! Then to Ann Taylor's Loft and back to the hotel.

I also need to say at this point that I hadn't eaten anything since probably 10am except half a dozen Doritos and it was now after 4pm. Holy moly! But Jeny has a date that likely included dinner, so I said I was fine and would grab something later. I didn't want to make her later for her date or too full either. I want to be a good friend... We came back to the room and sat down, exhausted. Of course, that's where her date texts her saying he's in the lounge... 45 minutes early for their date. 45 minutes?!? Really??? They both offered to let me come with, but my dogs were really barking and come on... ballroom dancing with a third wheel? Yeah, sounds like great fun for me... So I declined and decided to write in my blog. Now I just need to decide what I want to eat... I'm sure I'll figure it out soon. :)

Day 1 of My Mini break with Jeny - ComiCon style!

Well, we're here safe and sound in Seattle. Used the valet to park our car (get a discount because we're part of the ComicCon crowd) and checked in slick as snot. Then we went to the Cheesecake Factory because Jeny was jonsing for some eggplant sandwich. I mentally flirted with the guys in the booth behind Jeny. (Jeny said they had to be checking my out, but let's be serious...) When we got back, everything was fine. We got dressed to work out (only because Jeny insisted) and left the room with our iPods and my room key.


That's when the weirdage started... Couldn't get into the fitness room. When Jeny called the front desk, they said my card had been demagnetized. how??? Is it allergic to my iPod? We went in and worked out for a bit... I'm severely out of shape and Jeny discovered better equipment does make a difference. Then we came back to the room... I tried to do the rub on the shirt thing because that's what they say to do at stores and nothing.

Jeny went downstairs to get a new key but they wouldn't give it to her because we didn't have picture ID. So the security guy comes up and, although they'd told Jeny he'd come with a new key, he just let us in, looked at my license and said I could get a new key the next time I was downstairs. Really? And what the heck is up with the key not working in the 2 minutes it took us to go from the 8th floor to the 35th??? (Yes, Jeny made it safely even though her claustrophobia was a bit of an issue for a moment.)

Then I go to plug in my computer and pull out the desk chair and it's disgusting. I don't want to think about what these stains could possibly be. Pictures will be coming.