My 4 Day Weekend (Day 2 & 3)

So to continue the story...

On Saturday we headed over to the Dean warehouse and we got a tour of the factory along with free pizza mmmm pizza! It was really neat to see that this giant warehouse had not only all the machinery in the back to make the guitars but to actually see some of the guys that work there sand the guitars by hand.

 

The one guitar the gentleman is working on was actually given out in a raffle, we didn't win. That was okay though it was still neat just to watch. They send the guitars out to be painted and then they ship everything back the guys there said it can take around 3 months if not more just to get your order in, but by the looks of some of those guitars it is well worth the wait. 

We also saw some of the guys working on repairing guitars, under someones workbench I found what I call the guitar graveyard:

Michael Angelo Batio later did a Q & A and his overall statement as far as playing fast on the guitars goes is to Practice Practice practice. He was actually a lot of fun to listen to. He seems like an overall very down to earth guy and a performer whether playing his guitar or not. 

The last bit of the day around 3pm one of the guys that goes to DOA Steve does a huge fundraiser for the Metropolitain Ministries. I thought this was sooo sweet and it really does hit him right at the heart. Curtis and I both donated and a lot of people did as well, and even if you didn't donate you were given a ticket for a chance to win some neat stuff. What I found interesting was that he asked ME, of all people there, to be the one who pulls the raffle tickets! I have talked in front of an audience before as an announcer but this was the first time I did it with a group that big and that didn't involve school. Needless to say I had a blast doing it and I am kind of hoping he will ask me again next year. One of the guitars a gentleman won was gorgeous, I don't actually know a lot about guitars but just take a look:

Again, Curtis and I didn't win anything but it was all for a good cause so I can't complain. 

Around 4pm we unfortunately had to leave because both Curtis and I had to go to work. Curtis was working at Gamestop as usual and the old Sushi place he used to work at asked if I could wash dishes, and of course I am not about to say no. I made a whopping $30 bucks for 4 hours of work, but again, its extra income so I can't complain. What I can complain about though is that one of the waiters just had such a poor attitude that night, that and I managed to not once but twice get water down my shirt.

I came home wet, smelling gross, around 11pm with a super achy back but I had money in my pocket and its going towards the wedding so I am a happy camper. They also asked me to go back next Friday at the same time so I guess I couldn't have done too bad of a job. Maybe this can turn in to a regular thing. 

Sunday:

Sunday was overall uneventful. I hung out around the house I didn't do much y back hurt Curtis went to work and I didn't even touch eBay because I needed a break from it. We did some grocery shopping and poof our day was over.

Where to begin? My 4 Day Weekend (Day 1)

Lots happened over the course of my 4 day weekend. I haven't yet decided if I am going to cut this into shorter multiple posts or just make one giant post with pictures.

Day 1 (Friday)

Well this day was sort of like any other in the sense that Curtis and I woke up at the butt of the morning and then we headed to get my teeth x-rayed and cleaned. I didn't have nitrous like I did last time so I was awake for the cleaning and I am NOT going to be doing that again. It worked the last nerve I had. There is just something about the dentist that makes me very uneasy.Come to find out I only need one filling and possibly two more if I don't start taking better care of my teeth. They scheduled me for Monday at 2:30pm which means I don't get to go to school with Curtis.

After the cleaning we grabbed lunch somewhere at Checkers (SUPER unhealthy) and then we headed to go look at puppies and kittens. None of the kittens really caught Curtis' eye so we didn't get one. We keep looking but he hasn't fallen in love yet with that special cat. I already have a cat Yuki:

and while Curtis loves her to death she really is my cat in the long run. There has been one cat we keep seeing at the Humane Society in Clearwater called Zach that he likes but adoption fees right now are at $55 which is a bit out of our reach. I have been thinking about going back there and just picking him up as a surprise for Curtis but when we move (which won't be till October 1st) we will have to pay double the cost of the pet fee and some of the pet fees are nuts!

After that we went home I relaxed a bit while Curtis practiced for the show that night. Friday was the first day of DOA, and my first time at DOA (Dean Owner's of America {if you own a Dean guitar you are in the club}).

When we entered the Kapok Pavilion I was AMAZED! I SUPER want to have my wedding there! I mean just look at some of these photos:

Curtis ended up getting a call right before we left asking to do two more songs. He did the first without a hitch though I have to say the singer was not very good at all and he did the second one okay too but the singer did horribly on that song! And come to find out the other two songs Curtis was supposed to do the drummer was missing for one song and Curtis spent like three months practising the wrong song for the last one. Oh well, we still had a great time.

We also saw a pretty good band there, thought the make-up was a bit much for me, Cadillac Freaks They were probably one of the best performances next to Michael Angelo Batio. We got some good pictures too but I am not going to post all those on here. We didn't get home till a little past midnight but we were both exhausted and had to be up the next morning to tour the Dean Guitar Factory.

All in all a great day and an amazing time. It was the first time I got to see Curtis perform and I am by far his biggest fan!