Dan and Denise Date Night

Yesterday was our "valentines" date. I am not so big on the holiday now that I have been married for a few years. It's really just one more day in a string of days. However I do like an excuse to give a gift. I know, I shouldn't have to come up with an excuse, but it's the justification in me.

Since I don't care for crowds, and long wait times, I have opted to not do dinner and date on the actual day. Dan and I agreed, we'd have steaks at home, and do something. Maybe play a game or watch a movie. Who knows????

So... with that in mind, I talked Dan into going to Color Me Mine yesterday. (They had a 2 for Tuesday special.)  We each picked out a ceramic and paint and sat to enjoy. I have to say I LOVED IT!  It would have been just a bit better if it hadn't been so crowded, (all the tables were full at one time), but it was nice. Dan chose a Snake, and it  was so funny because he had the girl who worked there google a Coral Snake and print a color picture of it. She then helped him pick out the colors they thought best matched the picture. It's a trinket box and really neat.  He worked so hard on it, and I had to explain that it would be faster and easier if he would paint all the stuff, and then go back to do the second coat.  They need 3 coats to get the dark shiny color.

I chose a dragon. it was a simple dragon not something complicated. I decided it would be a blue dragon, and I'm pretty sure it will turn out really cute.  We did not get them finished before closing time. Plus we were so hungry by 8 we were ready to call it a night from painting. Dan paid and the girls there got us some bubble wrap so we could take the ceramics home. We will go back another night, maybe Friday, and try to finish painting them. The biggest problem was that I have never been to Dan's work, so I got lost, and then I needed to get to a bank before they closed, and yeah..... we got to CMM later than planned.

After that we saw a Applebee's across the parking lot, and that's where we went.
Dan spoiled me, as I was SO HUNGRY, he let me get an appetizer.  (I had lunch at 10 am and by now it's 8 pm.  can you say STARVING?).  I also got spoiled as it was a "special" day and he let me get a dessert. I got a blondie with ice cream and maple cream topping. I was so Darn good. I did eat the whole thing and felt a lot of guilt after, so I promised myself to be really good the rest of the week.  I even took my insulin before we ate, so I was on track.

After dinner, two very stuffed and satisfied people drove home to flop in bed and sleep. It was so much fun that I think Date Night will continue at least once a month. Plus as the CMM girl said: ceramics are addicting.

Denise and Lorie Day

Yesterday was a Denise and Lorie day. We haven't hung out for a very long time. It was WAY overdue. I went to Lorie's house to pick her up, and we had to first take Lance to the dollar store. He had $5.00 burning a hole in his pocket.  Afterwards we dropped him back home and went to eat. I don't get to eat at El Matador very often, so I didn't even give Lorie a choice.

We enjoyed lunch and I told Lorie I was thinking we should go to the movies. She said she would rather go home and watch a movie. I told her no, because the whole point was for us to get out and do stuff. Not sit at home with the boys and just stare at the TV.

She told me that she wanted to shave her head. I mean buzz it down to nothing. Her hair has been so dyed that it's completely fried. I mean it was actually a tinge of green.   I told her I would take her to get her hair cut, but that I would not let her shave it. We went to Great Clips in Centerville, and shocked the poor hair dresser lady.

The conversation went like this:
HD: How do you want it cut?
L: Just shave it. Shave it all.
HD: What?
L: Just shave it.
D: no. don't shave it. We want it cut short. Really short. but not shaved.
L: Just shave it.
HD: What?

The Hair Dresser was in shock.  I swear she thought Lorie was gonna go all Brittney Spears on her butt.  I told the HD to just cut it really short. Like down to maybe an inch. So she did. She shaved the back to about a half inch, left the top a bit longer and left Lorie's bangs. (she's got a huge forehead, LOL)

It looks pretty good, and Lorie seems very happy with it. 

After that I decided I was taking Lorie to do something. We were not going back to her place! So we drove into Salt Lake and I took us to Color Me Mine.  It's this little ceramics shop where you can paint and they will fire the ceramics for you.

We needed drinks when we got there, so before going in to the shop, we went to Starbucks.  I hate coffee, but luckily they had bottled water.  Lorie ended up getting a coffee too.  As we were leaving Lorie said: Well Denise, we've done. We are now the ultimate Lesbian couple. I'm the butch.
I had to giggle, because over the years people have wondered if we were a couple. I guess that's what comes from being such close friends for so long.

I said that we just couldn't tell my husband or her boyfriend. It would freak them out.
We went into the store and started to look around. I was a bit disappointed in their selection. It was pretty small. So Lorie and I decided on doing plates. I have a plate holder in my living room that came with 3 Christmas plates. I liked it so much I never took it down. But everyone made fun of me for leaving Christmas up all year. Last year I found some cute fall/autumn type plates and put them up instead. But then I got to feeling sick, and never switched them out for the X-mas ones. So I have now had Fall up all year long.

Lorie working hard on her plate

Since it's heading into Fall, I will leave them up until December, but I wanted some plates I can put up for everyday.  I have some valentines ones I could throw up in February, but nothing for the Spring and Summer months.  I totally love butterfly's, so I have been thinking of finding some butterfly plates. I picked out a couple of butterfly stencils and stamps and went to town on my plate.

Lorie putting our names and the date on the back

Lorie was going to display her plate for this picture. At the last second she stuck her hand on the back where we put our names and the date. LOL

Her plate finally. It took forever to get it done. The letter shadowing was a happy mistake.

Lorie is a Denver Broncos fan. So we asked the girls at the shop if they had any Broncos stuff. She printed out a small picture of the Broncos horse logo.  Lorie then found a letters stencil and put her plate together. She claims to not be crafty, but she's got some talent.  We had so much fun. Laughing at each other and just relaxing. This place is a little on the expensive side. It is $10.00 for the studio fee. (The use of all their stuff like paint, brushes, etc.)  and the plates were $10.00.  So I pretty much paid $20.00 for my plate. On one hand I was like "Holy Shoot" that's a expensive plate. But then I think: But I got it done my way, and I did it myself, and I spent a couple of hours with my friend. It was worth it.

My plate in mid-painting

My plate finished painting. The rim was a little rugged.

Me and my finished product. I can't wait to see it glazed. The colors will be brighter then.

Our plates look really good, and I have the pictures to prove it. LOL. Lorie will have to pick them up next week because I will down for my surgery.  I cannot wait to see how cool they look fired.

We decided that this would be an awesome Girls Night activity as we can gossip and such while painting. I just have to get the girls excited.  Color Me Mine used to allow you to bring in other ceramics. They don't recommend it, but I'm hoping they still do, as I have a couple of ceramics I need to paint. I like the glossy glazed finish so much better than using acrylic and just spay finishing them.

After that I took Lorie home and we watched TV for a little while and then I came home and went to bed.
It was a Great Day!