The last two days I had business meetings up near Baltimore, which meant I had to stay the night last night in MD... So, with the tough economy, I just book at simple hotels (I am a Choice Club member)... so I try to save money...$100 a night is very reasonable for the DC/Baltimore corridor, so I stayed  in Columbia, MD last night at a Comfort Suites.  For me, all I need it a place that has free Wi-Fi and a bed... anything else is a bonus.  So imagine my surprise when I got to my room yesterday afternoon to check in....

The main suite had a jacuzzi!!!  And I could watch TV from the jacuzzi!!! hehehe... of course you know what this meant... but that will come later...


It also had a nice large king size bed...mmmm comfort... also fridge, microwave and another small room with desk, sofa and anotherso I got my computer out... spent an hour or so doing some work, then I went and got some exercise...I know I know...


I went down to the pool and actually swam some laps... not a whole lot of laps, but I did spend about 20 minutes swimming...


That is not vodka/fresca in the water bottle... and after the swim... I hopped in the hot tub for a few minutes... then went back to the room to get ready for my dinner appointment...


Ready to go...


I met a client at Victoria Gastro Pub for dinner and drinks... though gastro in the name worried me, they had really good food and also hundreds of beers... the one we kept drinking looked like cranberry juice but tasted very much like beer... have no clue the name, but if you are in Columbia MD... hit this place...


After dinner debating on the jacuzzi....hmmmm...oh... and typical mirror pic you see from everyone on every social networking site...hehehe


ahhhhh relaxation after a long day....


and some vodka/fresca and a phone call before bed....ahhhh....

Today, I headed back home after meetings in Columbia and NOVA... overall, I did not have many traffic issues this go around... so, now just trying to chill out... back to office tomorrow and a lot to catch up on... such is life.... woo hoo...

        

I know... I know... you were thinking I manscaped...which I did, but I am talking about this...

These two trees on each side of the back porch were just getting way out of hand, so I had to tackle them before temps soared into the 100's today...


Need a trim?


After the trim... you can see the spotlights now... wooo hooo... now we can see we got more work to do on this porch...


I want to thank blog fan Anne Marie (she was here last week)  for her birthday gift card to Amazon.com... I got this sweet ass 2xist tank with it and also got...


... this new Bike jock strap...well it was a package of two... Thanks Anne Marie!!!

Yes I did a bit of a little photo shoot Friday afternoon when I got them... what can I say...

        

Our friends Stacy and Di invited Jeff and I to play in a golf tournament Friday evening.  Jeff has never really played a round of golf.  It was 9 hole tournament we thought would be a best ball format, but ended up being that you had play the full round for yourself and at the end, they drew names out of hats and paired you with someone else and then the team with best score won... needless to say I dont think the people Jeff and I got paired up with were too happy... both our teams tied for last, thanks to me and  Jeff... It was along hot evening... over 100 degrees when we started, heat index 108... we were all sweating like pigs... arrghhh...

May the force be with you... oh, wait... Jeff and I on our first hole... hmmm... how is this going to turn out...


Di and Stace all smiles... they were very patient with Jeff and I... neither of us were having too good of a day... it was  hot...


Pee break...


Me putting in some contest on one of the holes...

All in all it was a good time... would have been better if it was 20 degrees cooler and I had played a better round, oh well... such is lilfe...

Since it is sooooo fucking hot in Richmond today and I am staying in and not wanting to clean house.  I got the grass cut and landscaping weeded this morning before it broke 95... now time to chill and update things on this here blog... some links are dead and I may try a fresh new look... some fabulous for 40... hehehe... TTFN!

        

I have heard this song several times on local country stations, and it cracks me up... someone (girl) really pissed this guy off... but he is kinda cute...

        

How many of you as kids, would put their potatoe chips on their peanut butter sandwich?  I love it!!!!
(Kroger, Heineken Light and Jif... you are more than welcome to sponser the wedding reception in September for this nice little plug you just got... I will make sure all the guest see your logos somewhere in our home...hehehe)


MMMMMMM Good!

Happy Friday Yall!  We are off to play in a golf tournament this evening... wish us luck!

        

These gorgeous flowers Jeff got me Sunday for my birthday are really starting open up, especially the roses and they smell awesome... and look so pretty...awww... thanks babe!

        

Since we last met... I have had a few beers, a few vodka frescas and a now sipping on wine as I wind down my 40th day of birth.... or something like that... here are pictures from today...hehehe... wine please....

When I got up this morning I got roses and all... they smelled real good...hehehe...


Time for some sun


Jeff is too cool... or HOTTTTTT....


Suck it in...


Pino taking in some sun also...


Clouds rolled in and I was blah....


but the sun came back out and Steph came over....


and Steph brought her sassy niece Yasmine over.... sweet girl....


My man.....slurp!


Chris... gimme the camera...hehhehe


I was attacked by the doggies...Okay I was licked a bunch...


Bella and Amanda.... how cute are they???


Just me turning 40


mmmm hmmmm


awwww.... Jeff and Chris....

Today was a great day.... I have one more day for my drunken 40th weekend and then back to the grind. I am about to fall over now soo TTFN

        

Yes, my children I have crossed over into another decade in life.  I now have to go through my profiles on Adam4Adam, Manhunt, Bear411, Dudesnude, and Gay.com and change my age to 40 (oh and Daddyhunt).... I am sure this will knock me out the running for any attempt for some fun as many other profiles I read say they only like men under 40... oh well... I think I have aged well and it is their loss, not mine...hehehe

My mom sent me a card yesterday and in it were pics of me as a baby... this is me with my Mom around age 1... ahhh the 70's....


I even had chins when I was 5 months old... I guess I am stuck with them for life now...


Me in my grandma's glasses... of 50-some grandchildren and great grand children... I am second oldest...


My mom called the other day and mentioned she saw my Facebook pic with me in my undies... and then she sends me this pic of me as a baby.... now I wonder why I am always showing so much skin... she started it...hehehehe!


So last night Stacy came over and we headed down to Mulligan's to have some drinks and shoot some pool and also see Tray who has been serving me shots and beers for years!!


You may think the jist of this pic is Jeff spreading his shit on the table, but actually it Stacy in the background talking to a cute boy... she went over to the bar and asked him to come over and play pool... he came over and they chatted for a while... he never played pool, but kudos to her for chatting him up...


What do you think of my stick...hehehe


Van Gogh shots... hmmmm


I had a great time last night... thanks to Stacy for the new golf hat and to Tray for dealing with our drunk asses... Today (actually the day of my birth) will be spent lounging in the blow up pool and drinking and True Blood... and I am off tomorrow!!!!!  So I am sure there will be more pictures to be uploaded....

        

Today is the last day of my 30's...sad, but grand occasion. With some of the shit I have pulled in the last 40 years, I am surprised that I am here typing and not being eaten by worms 6 feet under... So I was up and out early this morning as we had to go back downtown to get my car...

My car was parked right in front of that firetruck... when we got there to pick it up I thought we were going to be in trouble... but I guess I got it in time as other fire trucks were pulling in for some kind of training I guess...


Me at stoplight on the way back home from picking up car... not too shabby for marathon drinking, passing out... getting back up and drinking until 4 in the morning... who says getting old is a bad thing??


We got our first wedding present today... John we thank you!!  We will do real thank you cards after the reception and all, but this was sooo sweet of you and thank you for continuing to read this lame ass blog... we are now debating to whether to use them now or wait until after the wedding...hmmmm....


So when we went to pick up lunch for us and the Smurfs (Joe and Laird)... this hot tattooed hunk of meat was sitting outside...you can't see it, but his leg had a cool tattoo also... I wanted a better pic, but did not want to be obvious...

So we made the rounds this morning to see folks and now we are back home... sun is not out, so not in pool yet... having a vodka fresca and just going through blogs and now being reminded I will have to go through all my "social" profiles and change my 30-something to 40-something... oh well... thinking about shaving beard and trimming hair...hmmm TTFN!

        

The first Cosmo of the weekend in which we celebrate the 40th anniversary of my birth... hmmmm


Blog fan, Anne Marie from Philly came down to Richmond for the afternoon to throw back a few cocktails... this woman is a hoot! When I got off work at noon, I went down to the train station, met her and then we went to River City Diner and ate and drank and drank (through two shift changes)...


Stacy was able to come down for a beer before her golf outing... She is looking soo good these days... and it was nice to have her there for a couple drinks...


Getting a little lickin' from my man... he bolted work an hour early to join us for some drinks (and eventually drive my drunk ass home)


Finally...I met Jack ,hot local celebrity bartender... Local funny ass blogger and also writes for Style Weekly . You can catch him pouring drinks in Richmond at Cha Cha's and Havanah 59...


Me and my soon to be husband... and he was so sweet to not drink a lot so I could get tanked


Anne Marie and I finishing off drinks... she loves a buttery nipple... and cosmo for me... it was so great to meet her finally after a couple of years of her leaving such sweet comments on my blog... Thanks for coming down and helping me start the birthday weekend off with a bang!!


Screw the martini glass...just give me a cosmo super shot!


Jack ... oh Jack... the tats and ability to make fucking awesome drinks... why do you have to be straight...LOL... great meeting you and we will be coming back to visit you often... you are too cool!


The ride home... mmm hmmm... I might be a bit drunk... and this is just the start...

Thanks to Anne Marie for coming down and thanks to Jack for being Jack and making kick ass drinks... it was a great start to a huge weekend!!