How did Hubz respond to my Twilight pics?

In all honesty, the poses were his idea.

Have you seen my photos with the men of Twilight??? Or caught up on what it was like when I met Kellan Lutz (AKA Emmett Cullen)?

I had a couple months to think about it. What was I going to say? How was I going to pose? I didn't want my pics to look like everyone else's... but how was I going to pull that off?

I thought of a fun, crazy pose and when I mentioned it to Hubz, he was all, "Well, that's alright. But...."

"But what?" I asked.

[Pause.]

"But it LOOKS like a pose... You should do something that looks more... natural." he explained.

Oh.

"You mean, like a boyfriend/girlfriend snapshot?"

"Yeah - something like that. You'd like that better."

***

Of course, when the pics came in... I guess we weren't expecting them to look so... intimate? Is that the word I'm looking for?

I'd sent the pics to him via MMS on our cell phones, so he had a day to... process. Get over that initial shock of jealousy.

Mind you, I'm a WAHM for our Regional Office and have been for over 8 years, 13 years total in the hotel industry. I don't get out very much. And I sure as hell don't get to hook up with people looking as fine as these guys are.

But after he got over the shock, we were able to talk about it. I told him everything. Every moment I shared with the celebrities, all the new friends I made, who I had drinks with, what time I went to bed.

I showed him exactly what happened when I met each of the celebrities, replaying for him what I said, what they said, what I did, what they did. The whispers, the looks...

The intense eye contact between Jackson and me as we held hands after our photo op.

And when I squeezed Kellan just above the hips. *swoon*

I think that's my favorite part of the human body - lol.

But as fun as it was over in La-La Land, coming back home and regaling all of my events to Hubz reminds me...

How much he must love me... and how much I love him. Not many men would be able to deal with those pics, and remember...

That HE'S the one I want to grow old with. Like I said on FB, I think I'm falling in love with my Hubz all over again....

=)

Such a bitch

Hubz and I are kickin' it on the couch, watching the end of "True Beauty." It's 11pm, the house is nice and quiet, and I get an idea.

"Babe - go fix us some drinks."

"Oh no," he protests. "It's late."

Wha-?

I pause for a half second. Turning to him, I stated, "It's my birthday. You can't say no to me."

:D

Toldja. ;)

Freaking Out

Okay. Maybe just a little bit. But going in, I already knew a contest would be a lot of work.

Crikey. I just didn't realize how much. And those of you who have been with me since before the contest, already know that I'm not a gal who posts every day. It's kinda freakin' me out.

Especially when I'm not able to get my regular posts in.... though, that last minute Super Bowl trip, the Cheeky Bandit's birthday and the upcoming Twilight trip are, um... a bit distracting.

Dangit. I sure have some timing, don't I? ;) I'll get back on the horse. Soon... My parents just left yesterday - Papa drove 5 hours here to pick up Mama Friday night, and they left yesterday afternoon to drive the 5 hours back home.

I sure am a lucky lady.

Now if I could just... find my darn camera. Need to download some pics!! I swear... there's a reason why the 4 year old is called "Bandit." He likes to take things and stash them away for his own! Better check out his secret hiding places... lol!

Just 5 more minutes. Please?

I felt the cool air breeze up against me and let the rays of this rare sunshine spray my face.

I'm normally indoors all the time. ALL the time. I can hardly get myself to walk around the block to pick up my mail.

But today... I had the peace of quiet on my side. The boys were in school. All of them - and now that I'd gotten over the first day of pre-school for my youngest lil' monster, I was thinking I might actually enjoy this new found freedom of mine.

I needed a minute to myself... more, actually. The week has been kinda rough on me, and Hubz and I still haven't patched out our last... conflict, from a few days ago.

I hate it when we have tension between us.

Sitting down at the patio table, I tried to escape into a book for a little while... but I could hear my office phone ringing, and the knowledge that I'd be on a conference call in 15 minutes kept me from reading more than the second chapter of Guilty Pleasures.

I took a breath and stood up, grounding out my cigarette on the rocks (surely no one would notice that) before going to the garage to fetch the ashtray. I need to get it together... wasn't it 10 years ago when I quit smoking?

My five minutes wasn't nearly enough, but life calls. Maybe I can sneak in another break for myself before the first round of playing taxi driver...

I'm so excited...

My mom's coming over for a visit!

Wanting to make the most of the holidays, she's coming over for a couple of weeks (or more - if I can talk my parents into it!) to hang out with us -

And help me get my act together. ;) I can't believe Christmas is FIFTEEN days away and I'm still not ready. Yikes!

So tomorrow, I'm going to take a half day off from work and me and the 3 y/o will meet my parents halfway (in Los Angeles). My dad's dropping her off and I'm picking her up.

Isn't my dad a sweetheart? :)

I can't wait!!!

I Hope He Answers Soon

Hubz is away for a couple of days. Remember when we were looking at that job opportunity in Denver?

Well, it looks like the hotel's Owners wanted to meet with Hubz in person, so they flew him out to their office in New Mexico. Next on the agenda would be to visit the property in Denver, but Hubz still isn't convinced this would be the right move for us.

I'm confused myself.

Turns out, the new company? Way more advanced than the one he's working for now. They're smart, organized - they've got their shit together. Plus, there's room to grow here - so career growth is looking good.

The company Hubz is with now? Smaller, lots smaller, and we're at the biggest hotel they have in their portfolio. Except it's a problem hotel. Ugh. I can't even begin to describe the issues going on here. You realize, that hotels never close, right?

Twenty-four-friggin'-seven.

And this company does not always make the most sound business decisions...

But the family is doing well here, and the kids love it. With so little to do and no traffic to fight, we've actually grown a lot closer to each other as well. The pay is decent, and they check in with Hubz to make sure that he's alright, is the family alright...

The property in Denver is not fab. Not exciting at all. Hubz would have to start all over again, proving himself to this new company, and have to work his way up to the flagship hotel. The plus, though, is that he could actually learn some new things with this company - instead of constantly putting out fires in operational and union nightmares.

Imagine? He could actually BE a General Manager. Run a hotel instead of having to save it from crashing all the time.

I have to tell you - Hubz kicks ASS in hotel management. He has a great reputation and comes with strong references. But he keeps taking on these challenges - problem hotels or hotels going thru a renovation or even opening a hotel from the ground up.

He's developed a knack for being Mr. Fix-it - and when you think there's no hope left, in walks the Hubz and he'll get it turned around. It might take a year or two, but he'll get there thru blood, sweat and tears.

It'd be nice to see him in a job where he could simply run it.. and maximize the guest experience and revenue dollars. Wow. He might even be less grumpy. ;)

But...

You knew there'd be a "but."

But, he doesn't want to move to Denver, even if it only snows a little bit. Neither of us care for the hotel very much, and we'd be much further away from my family in San Diego. Plus, our eldest just started as a freshman in high school.

We'd hoped to keep him from the hassle of having to move during these temperamental years.

Ugh. What to do?!

We'll keep praying on it. In fact, I've been praying that the Lord will just let us know what it is He wants us to do and we'll follow.

He wants us to stay? Okay, we'll stay.

He wants us to move? Okay, we'll move.

I mean, that's exactly how we ended up here. All of His messages pointed us here. I know in my heart and soul that this is exactly where we're supposed to be, right here, right now.

But that was 2 years ago. I just don't know if this is where we're supposed to stay.

And the answer isn't clear yet, so I think I better just keep on prayin' - lol.




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