Before I went to Montana, Angel and I went to the downtown Courthouse here in Vegas. This was to show our support for the animal cruelty case #JusticeForReba. Such a horrific case and I wish the perpetrators would be subjected to the same treatment as they inflicted on Reba! There has been a lot of news about this case in the media and it has led to a change in the law fighting animal cruelty!
From Google – “Reba’s Law” is Nevada Assembly Bill 381, a law passed in 2025 that significantly increases penalties for animal cruelty, including raising the maximum prison sentence to six years for acts causing an animal’s death or serious harm. The law also provides legal protection for good Samaritans who break into vehicles to rescue animals from hot cars. It was named in memory of Reba, a bulldog who died of heatstroke in July 2024 after being sealed in a plastic storage bin.
My joint pain doesn’t really allow me to do much other exercise than walking. I try some simple yoga moves though. I’m continuing to try to find out what causes this. I have an infection and Dr AI said it can affect the joints. On antibiotics now and crossing my fingers it will clear my joint pain too! Have an MRI booked too just in case!
This week Angel and I had a pool day and we went to see Rae for some beauty products. I wrote about Rae before. She is a scientist and makes her own all nature skin care products. Because she makes them fresh and doesn’t add all the crap in them, they only last for about 3-4 months. Most of the stuff in the store has a lot of chemicals in them to give them a longer shelf time. Love her products and knowledge. If interested, you can find her info on her IG @raeindigo. Oh, and she has 3 adorable Pomeranians too!
Some pictures from work 🙂 There was a lot of creative custom orders – I got to play a mom whose stepson forgot to buy milk so I seduce his friend, cat woman, and stepsister to mention a couple 🙂
Sometimes Hunter interrupts the workflow, and of course the king of the household gets his needs met before mine!
A couple of pics from when we had a get-together and managed to produce some work too a month ago. The best is when you get to work with friends and have the best time while at it!
Hunter is staring at me from the stairs now and he’s got this judgemental look on his face. I don’t know what he would be judging since he gets whatever he asks for; cuddles in the morning, milk in bed with my coffee, reading my notes – no secrets from him, and as much nap time as he requires…
I think my favorite store in the US is Costco! I love strolling around there, and it’s like IKEA, you always get more than you need! Just had to buy this 1 lb cookie package. My plan is to gift it to someone when visiting, but might just down them all on my own because they look goooood!
Been receiving birthday cards and gifts too. People sometimes say it’s better to give than receive. Really???
I think that covers it all. But let’s finish it with some selfies!
Oh, let me give you a couple of movie & series tips before I go! ’22 Bullets’ with Jean Reno. He is bad ass and so is this movie!
‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’ with Nicholas Cage. He is an amazing actor!
Loving the 2nd season of ‘Vice Principals’ too… Just so inappropriate and my type of humor!
Didn’t really know a lot about Whitefish, but the pics online of the place looked inviting, so thought a birthday trip there would be an excellent idea! And it was!
I think I mentioned before that have slight fear of bears! I have watched and read plenty of educational material on how to act if you encounter a bear. Unfortunately I think all my rationality would blow out of my brain and I’d either freeze or run LOL…
Didn’t help that the first thing I see at the Kalispell airport is bear spray for rent!
The airport is small and it’s the nicest airport I’ve been to. The rental car desk was downstairs and the lot with the car was a 3 min walk away. Very convenient not having to take some shuttle bus to a place to pick it up after flying…
Checked in to the Airbnb right in the city and went eating and checking the town out. It’s small, but pretty. Plenty of places to choose from when it comes to eating. Decided on this food truck park called Thirty Eight with live music. Crab bowl with no lame imitation crab and tacos. Couldn’t decide and was fomo-ing. Then ice-cream for dessert at Sweet Peaks, but it was more icy than creamy 🙁
Went to a store to pick up some stuff for the hike the following day. Had to pick some new flavors of Maeve chocolate I’d never tried. If you see this chocolate, buy and try it. It’s the best! They even had Swedish ginger bread cookies!!!
I had booked a group hike with Glacier Guides Montana Raft since I was too freaked out by the idea of hiking alone in bear woods! Meet up time was at 7am and since I need coffee first thing in the morning, I bought this strong ass instant coffee the night before at the store! 300mg of caffeine should do the trick, right? And apparently formulated for NASA in 2018, so I thought it would be good enough for me too LOL!
It was dark and lonely on the streets when I left at 6.20AM…
I met at their office with the group. Got our lunchpacks and jumped in their van for a 2h drive to the Glacier Park. The start was from a hotel, which I don’t remember the name of, but they had beautiful mountain and lake views. We had a short talk about bears with both guides carrying bear spray. Basically they said a bears thoughts were not “look, a human, let me eat it”… And they had never needed to use their bear sprays. OK, felt pretty relaxed after hearing that!
The hike was about 15km in total there and back from the glacier. The nature was impressive!
We finally reached the glacier with super clear water. Surprisingly you were allowed to swim in it. Pretty hot after the hike I took a quick dip. Needed to show the rest of the group what we Finn’s are made of! Cold, but so refreshing! After lunch in the sun and drying up.
This was an awesome hike! My joints were hurting pretty bad after, but so worth it! Outdoors gives you an appetite and dinner was at this cute little restaurant called Piggyback Barbecue. Probably some of the best ribs I’ve ever had!
Since it was my birthday weekend, I couldn’t drive by Clydesdale Creamery without having this sugar bomb! WOW, it was almost too much. But only almost! They also have a Clydesdale (giant horse breed) farm that you can visit and stay at. If I had more time I would’ve gone there too…
Soaked in the hot tub which was under a giant tree in the back yard of my Airbnb after, and it was a perfect ending to the day!
Saturday was my birthday! Happy birthday to me 🙂 Started by getting coffee at Folklore and enjoying it in front of the fireplace…
Dressed to impress!
More coffee in town and some shopping. I’m good at treating myself 🙂 Spotted these cute doggos on the town too…
Then went to the City beach. I’m like a kid when it comes to water. Had to get in and do another quick dip 🙂
Dinner was at the Whitefish Lake Golf Club at their restaurant. The smoked trout for starter went down faster than I could take a picture of it. The steak was great even though the presentation could’ve used some creativity 🙂 They gave me an ice-cream dessert with a sparkler 🙂
Since it was still light out I checked out the neighboring downtown of Columbia Falls. Not much there and definitely happy I chose to stay in Whitefish instead. Beautiful sunset by the river and thankfully no bears 🙂
Finished in the hottub again and it was definitely the highlight of my Airbnb with the fireplace and heated floors 🙂
My flight wasn’t until the afternoon on Sunday so started with caffeine at Folklore. Great coffee spot!
Then a short hike at Swift Creek Loop Trail. But first – Rent bear Spray! Convenient station where you could rent bear spray per day.
I think I can admit it was probably not the most enjoyable hike in my life. I was just on a constant lookout for bears hahahaa… Luckily there were people on the trail, so I hoped the bears would go for quantity! Needles to say, no bears. But so many other animals. Big woodpecker, what I think was a chipmunk, some hairy larva and only had time to catch a pic of the snakes tail. Snakes don’t bother me at all!
Stopped for a coffee on the way back to town at Crema which was excellent and just next to the parking lot this deer was grazing 🙂
Hungry again and went back to Thirty Eight because they had a BBQ truck from Texas there on Sundays. Baked potato with brisket and some huge rib, both smoked to perfection!
Could’ve easily spent a couple more days here. Can really recommend Whitefish if you enjoy nature, hikes, skiing in the winter and perfect little cute town with everything you need! And bears….
Still good to come back and hug Hunter. Angel’s friend looked after him and from the pictures she sent me, he lived like a king while I was gone 🙂 Only the best for Hunter!
What I planned to look like for my birthday… But that didn’t happen! Maybe next year when I turn 50 🙂
Lots of other stuff to tell you about, but it will have to wait until Sunday 🙂
The Sunday before yesterday I visited the Sphere for the first time. It was very cool! The movie ‘Wizard Of Oz’ was great in this setting. Projected all around you and onto the roof. There were leaves blowing inside when there was a storm and apples dropping from who knows where. Can’t wait to go and see a concert there!
On Labor Day I did nada! I think I was mostly reading… Did you do something fun?
A lot of my joints are hurting now and I wake up feeling like I would imagine a 98 year old feels like. Stiff and achy. Been using Gemini AI and decided it was time to go and get blood samples to see if I have an infection in my body. Got suggestions on what infections I should test for and made an appointment for Tuesday at 11am. Worth to note here is that you have to fast before which also means no coffee! I was pretty cranky and even crankier when they told me I actually need a doctors referal to get my blood drawn! I was pretty miserable when I walked out and my first priority was obviously to get caffeine! Been wanting to try a new place, The Coffee Class, and luckily it was just around the corner. I can say the place fixed my mood pretty instantly after the first sips of coffee and freshly baked goods – sugar that is!
I even took Angel there this week and it’s a new fav spot!
I’ve been going for walks to at least try to be a little bit active. Got these awesome barefoot shoes from a very sweet fan, and they are sooo comfy! It’s like walking with soft slippers on! Thank you very much 🙂
Had to put some more Botox in my face too. I loved waiting for my turn in one of their massage chairs. Could’ve easily napped there!
Did my fair share of sleazing too…
Not sure why the sound cuts off in the middle, but hopefully you can enjoy this video anyways 🙂 You prefer the “Morning Puma” or the “Done Up Puma”?
I finally got the referral for the blood tests too and the doctor added a few tests to it. I guess hobby doctor-ing and AI didn’t make me a fully qualified doctor LOL…
I have missed being creative with some art and crafts, so popped by Michael’s and shopped around a bit 🙂
Yesterday Angel & I went to the Infinity Museum. Very impressive and fun! The videos haven’t uploaded yet so I’ll put them here next week 🙂
The experience made us hungry so off to Settebello Pizza we went! The Nutella pizza was all Angel’s idea, but I still ate half hahhaaaa…
After I got home, I went straight into a food coma and passed out with Hunter!
I’ll leave you with some shameless selfies, Hunter attempting some play time and some silent lightning…
This is my birthday week wohoooo!!! My actual birthday is on Saturday and on Thursday I’m taking off to Montana! First time visiting there! Got any tips? Plan to hike and avoid being eaten by a bear!
Feels great to be back in Vegas! I miss my friends and family in Sweden the instant I leave, but I’ll go back or they’ll come visit soon I hope 🙂
My somewhat healthy eating habits went out the window while in Sweden. My favorite cafe in Sweden is called ‘Lisas Grabb’. Nicklas the owner, bakes everything fresh every morning and all the bakery stuff is so good! The service is also a bit different there. You pick you own plate and drink. No fancy coffee machines here, just good old brewed coffee and you fill your own cup. Or grab a soft drink from the refrigerator. When you are finished, you tell Nicklas what you ate and drank, and he rings you up.
Always the best to see and catch up with friends. Have been friends forever and I love them!
Also had a night with relatives and their significant others. Was just supposed to be a dinner, but ended up at some bar with too much of everything liquid hahhaaa… During the night plans were formed that they all are coming to visit in Vegas. They all agreed that the temperatures here need to cool down or they’d melt LOL…
Sweden provided some sunny days (or hours at least). Took my nephew’s son out to some outdoor pools. I made my sister swim with him because the water was pretty damn freezing. I prefer hot Vegas pools thank you very much 🙂 I took a cat nap in the meanwhile 🙂
Then there is the continuing issue with my shoulders. First off, thank you everyone that emailed me with suggestions on how to rehab them! A friend suggested acupuncture and I went twice. As you might know, I’m not a fan of needles, but it was OK. I believe acupuncture can help a lot of issues, but can’t say I got much relief. Worth a try though… Happy he didn’t puncture my ‘floaties’ while at it hahahaa…
I also saw a chiropractor the day before flying back. Seen him before and he is amazing. He thinks my issues are related to my posture. A bit heavy on the front, and that has caused my shoulders to pull forward. I now have a posture correction harness I try to strap on as often as I can. Very frustrating as I can’t sleep if I don’t take a painkiller before bed. During the day they feel pretty OK, but at night I get a throbbing pain in arms. I think my next step is to go for an MRI, to rule out any tears or whatever else they might find.
A couple of selfies and pics of Stockholm while gift shopping before returning to Vegas…
Guess who was very happy with me returning? Hunter 🙂 He stayed glued to me the first 2 days. He jet lagged with me on the couch too. You can question his choice of space hahhaaa….
Went to see Angel right away to drop off the chocolates I brought her. Ended up sharing them with her. We also went to a Tiki bar with some friends one night. Healthy living can start tomorrow!
Found this chocolate bar in my carry-on bag that I’ve forgotten about. I was going to snack on blueberries, but ended up wolfing down the chocolate bar. I reason that it’s better to not have any sugar in the house when trying to make healthy choices next week. So it was better I ate it, right?
Today I’m going to the Sphere for the first time! Going to see Wizard of Oz there. Super excited about it! Plans for next week is to get a mani/pedi, get back to work properly and try to figure out what to do about my shoulders. Oh, and healthy eating 🙂
After a week in Sweden it was time to pack up for my annual hike with my sister. This is the 6th consecutive year we’ve went. This time we set out for the 160 km long Padjelanta Trail in the northern part of Sweden.
You feel every extra kilo in the backpack on your back! The weather forecast looked rainy so we both bought rain pants. Most of the huts sell food and snacks, but since you don’t know what or how much they’ll have, we brought food for every day.
We flew up to Gällivare early in the morning on a smaller propeller plane.
From there it was a 3h bus ride to Ritsem where you can start the trail from. Saw reindeer on the road and we had a pee break at a cool hotel on way. Had to take a pic of the stuffed bear since I have a slight bear phobia…
We spent the night at Ritsem since we arrived late. Most rooms have bunk beads and since I thought I might roll out of bed we made a barrier out of our slippers 🙂
There are 2 departures with a boat in the morning to shuttle you over to where the trail starts from. In very good spirits and ready to tackle the first 18km of the trail!
There was a small settlement where we started where the Sirkas Sámi have their summer stays. I loved this church ‘kåta’. ‘Kåta’, traditional Sámi housing back in the day.
After about an hour it started raining lightly. Then the wind picked up and it started raining even more. Luckily half-way to our first stop, there was a small shelter. We went inside to make some food, hot chocolate and put on long johns.
A Sámi guy also entered to have some shelter from the rain. He worked on the trails in the area during summer and otherwise hunts reindeer. He also happened to mention that there are bears in the area. I had a slight panic attack until he said that the bear will see us, but we’ll never see them. Puh!
Warm & full, we took on the last part of the trail. The weather switched between rain and no rain. Beautiful surroundings with a lot of waterfalls. Worth mentioning is that the water is so clean here, that you can always fill your water bottle up and have ice cold and fresh water. Yes, my rain poncho on top of my backpack makes me look something from the ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ character!
Our first night we spent at the Kutjaure Mountain cabin. All the cabins have one or two wardens that supervise the cabins. Everyone is asked to help bring in water in buckets, empty waste water buckets after doing dishes, chop up and bring in logs for the fireplace and clean up. The cabins have no running water or electricity. They have gas though so you can heat up water/food and pots, pans, plates, glasses and utensils to eat and cook your food from. Here is dinner with the fireplace going and us having our coffee the next morning before heading out.
2nd day was 19km. A bit of rain and most of the day was cloudy. We met a German lady who had taken a break and offered us some coffee. Most of the people you meet on the trail and in the huts are super friendly! Saw some reindeer too 🙂
2nd night was spent at Låddejåkka cabin. Dinner was a super tasty Bison Chili and a Blueberry Peach Crisp for dessert 🙂
The 3rd day was one of our longer days and it was 25k. We skipped one of the huts and it made the hike longer. The trail was pretty even and easy even though it started with a 4k long uphill climb. A lot of heavy fog when we reached the top, but so quiet and peaceful!
Since there was no rain we had some porridge with dried raspberries, coconut flakes and goji berries for lunch. Some chocolate chip cookies too for some sugar to help with the remaining kilometers 🙂
The 3rd night was spent at Staloluokta cabin. This was the only place along the trail that had a sauna. Us being Finns obviously we got very excited! I can’t describe how good and rewarding it felt after the long day! And to wash off properly too! 2 thumbs up for Staloluokta and their sauna!
Since we both prefer to eat outdoors, we always start our mornings with just black coffee. Then hike and find a good spot for breakfast. It’s a good thing we are so alike – wake up early, fine with starting the day with just coffee and pretty much keep the same speed on the trails.
The 4th day was an 18 km day. Very beautiful scenery and so green everywhere.
Found a nice spot by a waterfall to eat and rest. Right after we packed up we spotted a small group of reindeer. They say that if you spot a white reindeer, it brings you luck!
Most of the days so far had been cloudy and rainy. This afternoon we finally got some sunshine! Had to sit down and just enjoy the warmth. Probably our legs needed a break too 😉 See, the reindeer brought some luck right away 🙂
When we almost were finished, we come to this wide river. No way around, but through. Soaking wet feet, socks and shoes ! And 10 minutes later there was another river crossing just as wide, so we arrived with clean feet at Tuottar cabins 🙂
Here they had about 6 smaller cabins with 3 bunk beds in each. We shared our cabin with a solo hiker from Catalan. The water was down at the river where we just came from and kind of far. The guy was a gentleman and told us to chill and he’d walk down and fill the water buckets so we didn’t have to 🙂 Instead we went to see what the store had to offer. My sister got very happy to find that they had beer. Even though it cost like 3 times more than in the store 🙂 Oh, and there was a rainbow so more luck to us hopefully!
5th day was a 26km day again since we skipped a cabin and walked to the next one. Started with decent weather. A little pit stop by a river…
Right after we had to cross that river. Soaked again… I think from this point on, our shoes and socks never completely dried up for the rest of the trip!
Since my hiking shoes are made of leather they don’t let out the water. After each river crossing I had to stop and empty the water out of them and wring out my socks.
We were pretty exhausted by the end of this day. It rained on and off and the final stretch was downhill and the trail was wet, muddy and slippery. We had made reservations before for all of the cabins. They say you have to arrive before 6pm to be guaranteed to get your room. Otherwise it might be given to someone else without a reservation, since you might not show up. We got a bit stressed at the end of the hike since we didn’t arrive until 6.45pm. Our longest day so far. But we were lucky and got our own room at Såmmarlappa Mountain cabin 🙂
Our 6th day was a 19km stretch. It got more woodsy as we were on lower elevation. That also meant that the trail was even more wet, big pools of water and a lot of mud you tried to step around. Also the weather cooled down. Around 5°C in the morning and you could see some fresh snow on the mountain tops.
We could feel the kilometers in our legs by now and felt good when we finally arrived at the Njunjes Mountain cabin. All the cabins have a fire place, or a heater, in the common room, and in your room so you can dry stuff up. All my crusty socks went up 🙂
Last day was an easy 13km stretch which felt good. You mostly hiked in the woods. We both prefer the higher grounds with open landscape and where you get the views for miles.
Then you have to get on a boat to get a ride to the last mountain station which is Kvikkjokk.
Since there is only one bus which leaves 05.25am daily from Kvikkjokk, we had to spend the night there. Treated ourselves to a delicious 3 course dinner at their restaurant. My starter was smoked elk, fermented reindeer and first time trying reindeer tongue. I wasn’t going to eat that, but the waiter said it’s the best, so gave it a try and it tasted pretty damn good! Dinner was reindeer steak and for dessert we had vanilla ice cream with cloudberries. Cloudberries only grow up here in the north and are called ‘the gold of the forest’. If you ever get a chance to try them, do it! Soooo good!!!
Next morning we took the early bus for about 5h to reach Luleå where we caught a flight back to Stockholm.
What a hike! We both agreed that this was our hardest and most strenuous hike we’ve been on so far. The rainy weather played a huge part since we made fewer stops along the trail. We learned that we need to study the map before-hand if there are a lot of climbs and downhill parts before we decide to just skip a hut. This hike was recommended to be done in 9-10 days and we did it in 7. Even though it was hard at times, it was beautiful and me and my sister always have the best time together. It feels great that we pulled it off and tested our limits. Can’t wait to see what we plan for next year! Thanks for this year’s adventure sis!
More of my time in Sweden coming hopefully on Sunday. Giving jetlag and my sugar cravings a fight now hahahaa…
I consider myself a veteran traveller, and I still, I leave stuff to be handled to the last day or 2. First I had an appointment at DMV to get a Real ID, renew my drivers license and register my car in Vegas. I show up and get a big “NOPE” at the window! This because I didn’t bring all the paperwork needed. Yes, there probably information in the appointment email, but I obviously didn’t bother reading it. Only thing I could do was getting my VIN number checked which was behind the DMV office… Puma vs DMV = 0-1
At least I got my hair fixed! I liked that the dryer looked like I had a halo. Meet your holiness Puma 🙂
Last custom orders got shot too!
And at midnight before my flight I was packed and ready. I was aiming for only one packed bag, but ended up with 2.
Flying to Sweden went smoothly and landed at 8am the next day in Stockholm! I prefer arriving at my destination in the morning so no time is wasted!
My friend Linda picked me up at the airport and we spent the whole day together. Met up with my sister later and we went for meatballs, since that’s one meal I miss when not home. This place make them fresh every day. Served with the brown sauce, lingonberries and pickled cucumbers. YUMMY!
They also bake their cinnamon rolls fresh…
Jetlag has been put on hold. Met up with my cousin the next day and we went for a walk. Stockholm is a beautiful city surrounded by water.
Had to make a pitstop to avoid dehydration 🙂 My cousin is not as photogenic as I am, so he has to deal with a smiley over his face!
Walked a bit more and then went for food. I love beef tartar!
I haven’t really been eating any, or at least very little, sugar since I got home from Prague since there was an overkill of it there! I can’t resist to buy ‘lösgodis’ here though. The salty licorice candy is the best!
Had a bunch of girlfriends over for dinner this weekend. So much fun to catch up, so I forgot to take one single picture 🙁
On today’s schedule is to go and buy the last things for our hiking trip. Been looking at the weather forecast and it looks like it’s going to be pretty cold and some rain. Will try to keep my packing in my backpack to a maximum of 10kg. We have to bring more food this time, so I’m guessing I will end up at 11-12kg. Can’t wait to hit the trail!
Got an appointment booked with a Chinese Dr before our hike too. A friend recommended him, and I hope he can relieve some of the pain in my shoulders with acupuncture. Fingers crossed.
I hope everything with you is peachy! I’ll catch you after my hike in about 2 weeks from now unless I get lost up there 😉
I feel that all I did last week was running to different doctors appointments. Unfortunately my shoulders are hurting pretty bad again. Wake up several times at night from pain, but get some relief from getting my cold sleeves from the refrigerator usually at around 4am, sliding them on and I can then get a couple more hours of sleep. Been Googling, ChatGPT’ing and getting advice from people who had rotator cuffs issues on what to do.
First off I was going to a rheumatologist. Never even heard about that. I was specific when booking it that I wanted cortisone shots in the front of my shoulders if they didn’t find any other issues with me. Long story short, I was seen by a student who after a few questions just said, yeah, probably a tear in your rotator cuffs. Asked if I wanted to do bloodwork for auto immune diseases. I said I emailed them my bloodwork from a month ago and maybe she can check if there were answers in there. “Naaah, there probably won’t be” she said and asked again if I wanted to bloodwork. I asked where the Dr is since I wanted to see if I can get cortisone shots. Turns out the Dr was not even there. At this point I just said thanks and left. I wrote them later about my experience, they apologized and I received a full refund.
Managed to find another orthopedic Doctor. The first place I went to before didn’t have any appointments until end of August. After examining me he didn’t want to give me Cortisone since the first shots should’ve taken care of the area where I have pain now. But I got stronger painkillers and muscle relaxers. Which he forgot to send to the pharmacy so I’m still waiting for them. Going to book an MRI for when I’m back from Sweden.
You woud think 2 appointments would be enough. Nope, got a UTI too so popped by an urgent care and popping antibiotics now. Does it sound like I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself? Yup, you’re correct! But came across this great quote – ‘pain is inevitable, suffering is optional’, so I try to keep that in mind and remind myself that it will get better! Makes me also think of people who have way worse conditions, pain, etc, so I’m going to cut my bitching right here!
Can’t just deal with pain. Had to be a bit vain too and get some Botox. Was recommended this great place from a friend and wrinkles are smoothing out as I write here 🙂
When not being at the doctors or being vain, work had to be taken care of 🙂
I’ve gone for walks which always makes the pain better and have done exercises at home. The other day when I got on the walking path around 2pm, I see a man standing in the grass watching his dog run around. Because it’s so hot at that time not many people walk the trail. I pretty soon realized that he is naked. I’m pretty close when he sees me and hastily bends down to pull on his shorts. I walk past and he greets me. I say hello back and continue walking hahahaaa… Not totally kosher I guess, but I didn’t get too nervous since he had a dog and just seemed to be a nudist!
Yesterday Hunter was lying on the sidewalk right outside the house. I hear yelling and I run outside. He is all puffed up and in staring contest with a woman and her dog on a leash. All of a sudden he bluff charges them. I yell at him and he luckily comes to me and lets out a little growl while not breaking eye contact with the intruders on our street. I asked the woman if they were OK? Luckily she was chill and nothing happened. I apologized for my ‘sons’ behavior and I think he was guarding our house as their car was parked right by my drive way. When we were inside I gave him a treat and said he was a good boy protecting our street and house LOL… He was not too upset though and lied down outside on my broken umbrella that fell over. Yeah, it will be trashed later than sooner…
Also went by REI yesterday to look at some hiking gear for my trip to Sweden. My shoulders will somehow have to survive the hiking trip, because I’m too excited about it! I’m thinking of getting this backpack since the one I have is for men, and not a perfect fit.
Other than that, I observed and helped Greg when he was shooting Angel this week. He is so good and creative and he lets me experiment too under his watchful eye 🙂 Got a hair appointment tomorrow, seeing Angel, and then DMV on Tuesday. Got to pack too and as European weather is very moody, better bring something for every possible season! This is how I feel when I think about packing… I ‘d rather nap!
Hope you are in good health and if you got leftovers of it, send it my way 😉 Will write to you from Sweden next week!
One of the best things this week was having my wifey Sandy visit. Even though it was way too short of a visit, it’s still better than not seeing her!
We had a full day shooting, laughing, and catching up with Angel and Kayla.
A little video clip… I can only keep it together for so long 🙂
Had a little break, so I used Freya’s booty as a pillow.
I can’t help it to be a bit of a creep. Tyler was napping and if you fall asleep around me, you just have to suit yourself…
After a day of hard work, you deserve Settebello Pizza! Freya and Jersey waiting for their share…
Had so much to talk about, but since the next day required us to make more smut, and we’re not 20 anymore, off to bed we went!
I have an awesome fan who sends me great outfits to shoot in and wear, I put some of them to good use…
There was a soft opening of a new place in downtown Vegas this week called Electric Mushroom. We went to check it out and it was a pretty cool spot! I think my self-made mushroom shirt was a spot on outfit for the place!
Then we had a ‘group activity’ with Kayla, Angel, Tyler, Kyla and Sofie Marie. A very funny shoot and I love when you’re being productive and at the same time, having the best time amongst like minded friends! Kayla managed to get us sponsored with food from Dave’s Hot Chicken that we devoured after our activities. So good!
I was pretty exhausted after all the action, but made sure I handled my gym business, shoulder work with Ron and a relaxing walk…
Hunter is out and about or sleeping in the guest bedroom that looks something out of Fifty Shades of Grey 🙂 Kayla was also over and he basked in the extra attention…
Sometimes we manage to time our toilet breaks at the same time hahahaa…
This upcoming week I have appointments with Ron, Botox injections, and a hair appointment. Got to pimp myself up for Sweden 🙂 Need to shoot and pop by REI to look at some hiking gear too. Now I’m going to do Ron’s homework exercises and make some food.
Been a great week. Started by taking my car in for a check-up. The previous place said I needed to do something with the oil pan and said it’s $2500. Decided it’s good to get a second opinion. This place said there was nothing wrong with the oil pan and just changed my brake pads which was a lot cheaper! I’m pretty sure you always get screwed over when you take your car in, but was happy not having to spend $2500 for fixing something that didn’t need fixing. Drooled a bit over these Porsches they had in the shop 🙂
2 visits to Ron this week to work on my rotary cuffs. Actually noticed more strength in them finally. Of course Ron then gives me more exercises and heavier weights. He said I’m about 60% of where I need to be with strength and mobility so I guess I’ll be seeing Ron a few more times!
Handled the gym business too! Unfortunately no pickleball yet which sucks!!!
Twice when I’ve been to the gym I’ve seen a humming bird pausing by the window. Not sure if it’s the same one. A really good psychic once told me that if I see humming birds, it’s my dad popping by. Not sure if that’s true, but whenever I see them I say hi to dad and I like thinking that it’s true 🙂
There was a birthday celebration and we tried Echo & Rig which is a steak place. Very good food, but they could’ve worked a bit on the decor and ambience. Felt a bit like a school cafeteria at night time. Great seeing Tanya Tate who I haven’t seen in years, and then there were the usual suspects, Kayla & Angel 🙂
Face paint, lights, camera, action, repeat…
Had a very interesting Zoom meeting with a Swedish company this week. Giving it some thought, and there is some work to be done if this is going to be happening 🙂 Since Angel’s house is my second home, I did the meeting there and made use of her pool after 🙂
Tyler Faith is visiting too and staying at Angels place so we cooked up some BBQ. Note to Tyler: sausages go in your stomach, not your mouth like a _________ LOL
Saw the show Mad Apple at New York New York last night. There was some great and impressive acts, and a super funny comedian and magician.
Hunter and I run a tight schedule, but we make sure to catch up on cuddles in the between 🙂
I believe that was pretty much all for this week. Tomorrow my wifey Sandy comes to Vegas! So excited to see her and tomorrow we are working with Angel. Can’t really call it work when you get to have play time with your best friends! Got another shoot planned for Wednesday and somewhere I have to squeeze in sessions with Ron.
OK, got to go and fry up some eggs and bacon now! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and may your Monday supply you with strong coffee and smooth sailing for the rest of the week!
Was down when the week started because of my shoulders hurting! Looked up an orthopedic clinic and got an appointment for the next day. They did normal x-rays and then an orthopedic doctor (at least I think that is what he was) examined me.
I thought I had frozen shoulders, but he was pretty sure it is inflammation in my rotator cuffs. He had 3 solutions and the quickest relief offered was cortisone shots in the area. Since I’m pretty freaked out by needles I had to call Angel and get some advice and pep talk. Also they pulled in a poor nurse who’s hand I had to hold while I was crying like a baby. Turns out that it actually wasn’t that bad. Just me being a cry baby!
Had to inspect my ‘stab’ wounds when I got home…
The great news is that it was instant relief! Next thing was to get a trainer who knows how to strengthen the area and found a great guy, who has pretty much massacred my shoulders 3 times since then. Oh, I also have to do exercises at home 2-3 times a day. “The more rehab work you do, the faster they will get better” are his words , so I’m staying on top of it! And he also said that I probably don’t even have inflammation, just my fibers or whatever he called them have gotten unaligned or something like that.
Being pain free has also given me new energy and focus at the gym. No pickleball or heavy lifting yet, but have done more cardio, mobility, and legs and feel great!
My Swedish friend Cathrine moved to Florida 🙁 She spent a night with me and Hunter before I dropped her off at the airport. Took her out on the trail here and Hunter took full advantage to receive extra cuddles…
The good thing about hitting the gym is that it is also easier to eat healthy. I try to eat a lot of protein and greens. Hardest is not to eat chips, ice cream or chocolate by night. Instead I go for fruit, cheese, blueberries or beef jerky and it has been going pretty good 🙂
Until Angel texts asking if I want ice cream at Salt & Straw. Obviously it’s a yes! Made her snap a pic of me and this cat. When no real ones are around, I even settle for a drawn one 🙂
Done my weekly share of work too 🙂
And if you crave more ‘personal’ time with me, they just relaunched my Fleshlight wohooo! This is the number 1 selling toy for males and I heard through rumors, that it’s amazing heheheee… To get your own one – fleshlight.sjv.io/LKYD1L
Last night I was invited to an old friend’s house for tacos, sangria and pool 🙂 Her name is Anastasia Pierce and she is a sweetheart! We worked together ages ago in LA and so happy I found her in Vegas now. As always when I get excited, I forget to take pics. I only managed to snap a pic of this amazing pool floatie constellation hahahaaa…
I just finished watching the series ‘Sugar’ with Colin Farrell. A caption from online that I think describes it very accurately – ‘Sugar is visually exquisite and an irresistible treat for lovers of classic film noir’. I really enjoyed it and can recommend it if this is your vibe 🙂
Also finished both seasons of ‘Hand of God’ with Ron Perlman. Really liked this series too! I’ll let you do your own search on it, but can say I enjoyed it a lot!
Finished the first book of ‘The Poppy War’ by R.F. Kuang. Liked it well enough that I just started the second book in the series too. Not a page turner, but pretty exciting…
This morning I also booked my yearly hike with my sister in August. I think this will be our 5th or 6th year hiking. Haven’t dared to book it earlier because of the shoulders, but now we’re going!!! I’m so excited about this! Our longest hike so far, 160km long Padjelanta Trail up north in Sweden. Supposedly one of the most beautiful trails in Sweden.
Next weeks forecast is taking my car in to get a quote about some oil pan change. More shoulder rehab, a birthday celebration and hopefully check out an animal sanctuary I found out about at the pool party last night. Would love to volunteer and spend time around animals 🙂
Leave you with a pic of Hunter in his (for the moment) favorite toy, a long box that I made holes in that he attacks from 🙂
Hope your summer is progressing smoothly. What’s the temperature where you are at? Here in Vegas it’s hot as in my butt crack after cardio!
