Don't Mess With Duane

We had the bass boat parked out front on and off or 3 days. Duane took it work to clean it, then it slept out front. We went fishing, then it slept out front. Well one of the neighbors called the cops and complained. We got a "warning" and were told to move it...so look what lives out front now. We don't live in a HOA (the street is like a toy parking lot though, everyone has a boat, rv, dirt bikes....) so the only "rules" are the no more than 48 hours in one spot...looks like we'll be switching between the motor home and bass what. What would you rather have in your neighborhood? HAHAHA

Goldfish Crackers

I love goldfish crackers. We had a bunch of crumbs left over in a bag so we decided to see if Gracie liked them too. She does!

Fishing Prossor

Yesterday we went fishing. It was absolutely beautiful! Gracie loves when someone catches a fish (she'll evn jump in the water from the shore and swim to the boat to see it), she watches them bring it in, then she jumps up and down and patiently waits for her chance to lick it!

June 15

Gracie is not happy at the white stuff out there

Earthquake!

When Duane was backing the house down the side of the house he HIT the house. Both houses suffered some damage. I think he fixed the leak in the second house. His solution to the problem...he's gonna chop part of the real house off.

Street Fair

There was a street fair/ farmers market/ Twainese festival going on in Stockton...I didn't get out and walk around because I didn't want to get shot, (hey, it is the 2nd most dangerous city in the country) but from my car window I was able to snap this picture of the event....the couple selling Tupperware.

Duane Is Officially a Dork

When did these sun glass over the ear straps become cool? I must have missed the memo...Duane obviously got it!

Kinda Like The Venitian...

We are in Stockton, CA for the FLW fishing tournament. We went to the Hilton for registration and saw this...The The Canal Shop...it's kinda like the Grand Canal Shops at The Venetian in Las Vegas...only totally different.

Southwest

So I travel A LOT, I very rarely check a bag, but when flying from Vegas to Sacramento two days ago I needed to check my bag. I had a buttload of hooks (for Duane's fishing) and was worried about getting stopped in security, you know all that post 911 stuff, bombs and sharp objects, blah, blah, blah. So I checked my bag...all Duane's baits, all my new clothes and guess what? Southwest lost my bag. But hey they did give me this "cool" toiletry kit. Which did not even come close to helping since I have been in 108 degree weather in Leas Vegas for 12 hours before getting on the plane. They found my bag it was in Reno, I eventually got it 14 hours after I landed.

Ford Focus

I landed in Vegas, went to Dollar rent a car and guess what? The sea foam green Ford Focus was available (yes it was the same one, there were dents, scratches and stains in all the same places. But guess what they made two of them. As I was driving down Las Vegas Blvd I snapped a picture of the same car! AMAZING, 2 sea foam green Ford Focus cars, unbelievable! 2 each of gold and sea foam green, Ford really has an array of colors out there.

Duane and Dupree's New Neighborhood

It's called the Flying J...no it's not a trailer park or campground....it's a gas station. The Flying J!!! When I got to Stockton last night this is where I went...They have a ton of neighbors and their next door neighbors even take their fridge with them everywhere! Dupree is working on his image, he will now be wearing his suit jacket to weigh ins, to prove he is here to do business! HAHAHA!

Canyon Plastics' New Swim Bait Hook

Duane made a video for a swim bait hook that he designed for one of his sponsors, Canyon Plastics!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnqZUKIX6Sg

Grass Fed Beef

I have been doing a lot of reading lately about the benefits of eating organic and of eating grass fed meat instead of grain fed. If you are interested in this read Omnivores Dilemma, it is an amazing book full of information. I began doing some research and found out the UNR has an agricultural school that raises, slaughters and sells meat, Wolf Pack Meats. Most of their meat is grass fed. I bought some the other night and we had it for dinner. It was delicious. It was so good it is all I am going to buy from now on. It's better for you, raised locally and cheaper than the grocery store! YUM!!

Possible Campaign Slogans

Duane is running for Mayor. Mayor of what you may say...RENO! He's going straight to the top, no school board or union rep, no ward council person or president of any sort of club...he's going straight for mayor. Well one of our friend (MG) came up with some possible campaign slogans...let me know what you think. I LOVE them all! Thanks Mike!

* Duane He Kicks Bass
* Vote For Duane or Swim With the Fishes
* Duane: Not Just Another Master Baiter
* Duane: It's Not Just His Fishing That's Fly
* Vote For Duane and Your Fishes Will Come True
* Cast Your Vote For Duane He's a Reel Man

Tournament Fishing

I love fishing! I love going out there and catching fishing and then eating them! I enjoy the sun and being on the water. I love the competition of it all, hey and I'm good at it. Unfortunately I have made the decision not to fish anymore tournaments. (This year for sure and then we'll see.) There are some circuits and fisher-people that are just too shady and unethical, making it impossible for fair, equal and ethical competition. With the few things that I am privy to I can only imagine what else is going on. Duane is still competing so I will still be posting about tournaments and all the going-ons surrounding them and giving you all (most of you) a laugh about what happens on the road. The weather is warming up here in Reno so hopefully we'll be able to go up to Stampeed this week and catch some small mouth for dinner!

New Blog

Ok...so I started a new blog. It's called Oh! The places I have been. The address is www.icouldonlydreamthis.blogspot.com It is about all my experiences, and the stories about everything I have done, so far. They are all l-o-n-g posts, more like stories. So if you're bored check it out and let me know what you think! Have a great day!!!

Can You Believe It?

Jenny McCarthy LOVES EYEDEWS!!!! Try them, they are amazing!!

REALLY???

I kinda thought this was a passing phase...I guess I was wrong. I will soon be the first mistress of Reno!

Klutz!

I was working a VERY high end event in Laguna Beach last week and look at what happened. I was walking some important guests down the "club" stairs to their waiting transportation (after a private concert by Gavin Rossdale, Gwen's husband) and I slipped and fell, in front of all of them, the security people and the drivers. Good Job!!! (The best part was when I got home and Duane told me I was wrinkly (see attached post from facebook) and I told everyone he did that to me hahahah!!!)

***FACEBOOK POST (I couldn't get all the comments to show up!!!) the funniest thing that happened on my birthday....Duane was off work and we decided to go out to breakfast, i pulled leggings and a shirt out of my bag from vegas and put it on....i looked down at my shirt and said "why am i so wrinkly?" before i even finished the sentence duane shouted from the other room "because your 31!!!"

My Birthday Present

If I could live on gummy bears, popcorn and that plastic nacho cheese sauce I would! This was the best birthday present ever! All I need now is a nacho cheese warmer to put right next to it!

High Light of my Weekend

I went to Laguna to work an event this past weekend. I slept a total of 8 hours in 3 days! It was a fantastic event that couldn't have gone better. This was one of my favorite parts of the weekend! The BATH!!!!

Rental Car #2

I hope you all can tell that this is sea foam green! It had scratches, dings, dents, and missing paint all over it! The inside was just a new with holes in the carpet and stains on the seats!!! At least they can't charge me for doing any damage!

It's May!

Reno in May sucks...BOOO on snow!

SHOPPING!!!

Today I went shopping and look at all the stuff I got!!
1 Pumas
1 Steve Madden Sandles
1 BCBG Sandles
1 Super, High Platform High Heel
1 BCBG Shorts
1 Seater
2 Skirts
Total = $49.70 I am a bargain shopper!!! I had coupons!

Lake Mead Tournament - Day 3

I didn't take any pictures at weigh ins today - I was way too busy checking anglers in to take a break today! Come on it's two hours, you would think I would at least get a 15. HAHAHA, Just Kidding (for all you grumps out there). Duane ended up in 15th place cashing a check for over $5,000 - good for him! (Due to him making + $5,000 and me making $75 he took me to dinner at Rubios, wasn't that nice!) After dinner we went to my house to fix a tree, that blew over in the wind, there was NO fixing the tree, Duane cut it down, with a kitchen knife. Then we headed over to Bass Pro Shops to meet with the Chico State team! They are ready to go. GOOD LUCK CHICO STATE!!!!

My New Lead Song

Pray For You!!! This song is soooo funny!

Lake Mead Tournament - Day 2

Today was Mike's Birthday! I went to town and got him some balloons and stuff (chips and salsa - his fav!) and Andy's mom made his a delicious cake! YUM! Duane had a little bit of a rougher day fishing today, he slipped from 10th place to 18th place, BOOO! After the weigh ins we all went down to Mike and Chris's houseboat and has cake. Gracie was in heaven, she got cake and a nice belly rub from Mike!

They Made Two?

I was driving through the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas looking for a parking spot when I saw this! Another GOLD Ford Focus! I can't believe they actually made two of these. Another funny thing, when I was driving back to Lake Mead I saw a GOLD Ford Mustang Convertible, you know that was a rental too!

Lake Mead Tournament - Day 1

So yesterday at partner pairings the cool FLW lady (Barbara actually - VERY nice) asked me if I could help out at the tournament this week and check the anglers in at weigh ins. Of course I said yes and then went on about my business. - - - Fast forward a few hours - - - RING RING (that's Barbara calling Duane's phone for me) Poor Barbara, (I honestly felt bad for her) she was given the responsibility of calling me and telling me about the "dress code", it seems that certain FLW employees were concerned about my clothing choices. She told me I needed to wear pants (NO shorts - I even asked twice just to make sure) and a shirt the covered everything completely! REALLY???? It's in the 90's here. Oh well, I was hot for a few hours, but it was fine! Two more days! The funny part of it is a couple of the older FLW gentlemen reminded me that they were paying me $25 a day for "help". HAHAHA

**OH YA - Duane is in 10th place!! WOOHOO!!!

Rental Car

They first offered me the standard "red mustang convertible" the classic cool rental car, when I said NO they offered me a SUV, when I said NO they offered by a full size car, when I said NO they pointed me to the way back row, across traffic lanes compact car line. So I obviously made a very wise decision and picked the GOLD Ford Focus!