Snake infestation at the Lodge

That's right snakes, rattle snakes to be exact!! Now I know what you're thinking, "Janelle you work out in the middle of the country, of course there is bound to be wild animals including snakes." And I would have to agree, I knew the possibility of snake encounters when I signed on to work here but I didn't think there would be an infestation. Let me tell you what I'm talking about, it all started about a month ago.................
At first we would only see the snakes outside the building at night, they would come and lay on the cement to stay warm. Also there was only one of them and it only happened maybe once a week. Well within the last 2 weeks we have had a snake near the Lodge or in it every single day! The Lodge has this huge patio, facing a canyon, off of our main bar, so we have had several snakes in the bar or on that patio. It has gotten so bad that we now have "What to do" signs around the Lodge. And I have to say they are quite hilarious. Here is a little taste of what you should do if you step on a snake according to our signs, and I quote. "If you accidentally step on or next to a snake, they tend to give larger animals a few seconds to get out of the way. A calm process resembling "OK snake, we'll be going now" would be a safer departure than a panicked reaction where the sudden movements may appear aggressive to the snake and provoke a strike."
Ha you've got to be kidding me! If I see that I'm about to step on or near a snake I have this amazing ability to jump, even in mid step. And if I ever did step on a snake I think my heart would fail me, I would die poisonous snake or not, lol. You may also ask why are the snakes bothering you now, why not all year? Well some brilliant person built the Lodge near the canyon, which makes for beautiful views. But the canyon is the rattle snake's home for the cold months, and it appears that the Lodge looks like a better home than the canyons. Maybe we should put signs up for them, speaking of stupid ideas. One of the housekeeping staff put moth balls out to keep the snakes away. Needless to say the "moth" balls didn't keep the "snakes" away, and now the Lodge reeks of moth balls.
Never a dull moment here at the Lodge.

Janelle wants to take a trip

That's right I'm ready for a vacation!! Who wants to come with me?? Haha I have no idea why, I just really love to travel. So where should I go? And what should I do?

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I wouldn't say that my life has slowed down, it's like lots of little things and no more big things, which is good. Justin and I are ready to relax and have a slower paced life for a while and then also to just see each other. 1 more month until the Prairie Club closes for the season and I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited. I've worked so hard this summer that I'm ready for a break, but probably around January get bored again and get another full time job. Mostly I'm excited to work on our house! We've moved in almost 2 months ago and at first I was gung hoe about it but then a week later (haha) I was tired of it. But now I'm tired of it not being unpacked. My "to-do" list is getting huge!
In other news.....
In an earlier post I talked about getting poked and stuff well I thought I was done with that nonsense but I guess not. I had a suspicious mole removed and then the area got infected. That's why I was in so much pain, haha. So now I'm on medicine...and it makes me crazy. "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!!" Apparently I've said some crazy stuff, you'll have to ask Justin for details because I don't remember saying these things let alone thinking them. And no I don't have a concussion, been there done that. Is it bad if a suspicious mole area becomes infected? Gosh I sure hope not.
Also yesterday I found out that my good friend from grade school's dad died. He was riding his bike and ran over a stick or something and he was hospitalized but didn't make it. It's really sad, he was maybe 54, just goes to show you how much we take for granite.

Tired of getting poked

It seems like over the last couple weeks I've been to the doctors more times than I have my whole life. I don't really like doctors it seems like every time I go to them they never know what's wrong with me. So long story short over the years I've just stopped going to doctors. Why pay for someone to tell me they don't know? Hopefully Tuesday was the last time I will have to go for a long time, a year maybe. So Tuesday I went for my annual check up, that I haven't had in about 2 years.... so much for "annual". And overall heath is better but the doctor found a couple things that could cause me problems later on. So back to the hospital for more blood work, yay. I really hate needles and now I have to wait up to 10 days for results to come back. Also I had a mole removed and tested, don't know the results of that test yet either. But the doctor said she might have to remove more of them and I am so sore from just the one. I know this is going to sound crazy but I feel like I've been beat up, haha. From a little mole!! It was on my side and now I can't turn or raise my arms or it pulls the skin and feels like it's ripping apart. I'm kinda scared to get the others removed, the ones in question are on my back and on the back of my neck. Well if I survive this I'll know I'll be able to handle getting a tattoo! (always finding positives) Also I do like this doctor a lot better, I was worried that I would have to drive to Lincoln to go to the doctors. Thank goodness that's not the case with the way the last couple of weeks have been going....

Not a whole lot

Not interesting in this neck of the woods for the last couple days, well at least not for me. Justin on the other hand got new toys. Justin really likes video games and one of his favorite series just came out with it's latest installment. So he drove down to Lincoln to pick it up reason being is because we pre-ordered it back when we were still living in Lincoln. Along with the new game he got a new Halo XBox, I know spoiled right. But the XBox is part of his Christmas present. While he was down in Lincoln he also worked the Husker game and it paid for his new game pretty cool right. What a life? Getting paid to go to a football game that you wanted to go to anyway and making $20 an hour to pay for your new Halo game. Blessed and Highly Favored that's what we are. I even got some presents from Lincoln!! He got me this really cute dress and some XBox points so I can dress my avatar up cute too.
Oh I just remembered I did find out what was wrong with me a couple weeks ago and thankfully it's nothing serious. I had some kind of intestinal virus, which sounds bad but we were thinking it was much worse. And I am all better now, yay!

Realization

On my drive to work tonight I realized something, how happy I am right now. I know I'm always happy or smiling but I never realized how fulfilled I am. Every girl dreams of their perfect man and marriage and I'm here to say dreams do come true. Ever since I was little I wanted a man who was just like my daddy and who had a family that would treat me like family. Tonight after spending another family event (husband's family event I should say) without my husband and feeling completely normal I realized that I had everything I wanted. Which I don't know why it took me so long to come to this because I have been around them for a while now. But yeah, and the other cool thing about this is that right now my Justin is with my Mom and Dad. I love it!! Life is good

Football

Tonight Justin and I went to James's football game here in Valentine. It was a beautiful night for football, a little breezy but that's Nebraska. James did really good and he played quite a bit. He played both offensive and defensive so naturally he would get good playing time. I saw him get a couple tackles and a catch! I was so excited!! I even got some pictures of him, we'll wait and see how they turn out. I didn't have a chance to look at them because I had to work tonight. I even had to leave the game early so I don't even know who won. But Valentine was losing at the half :(
I'm so excited to watch James play this year, I never got to watch any of my family play sports, except for when my brother was little. And when he was little so was I and when your little the game was boring and the playground was the place to be.
After the game Justin left for Lincoln, he is working the Husker game tomorrow. It's really nice he gets to go to the games (which he loves) plus he gets paid. Also while he is down in Lincoln he is getting his Christmas present, Halo Reach and new XBOX system. He is so spoiled!! I told him that I needed a present too! Lol I'm excited to see what I get, I told him my shoe and dress size as well as what jewelry I needed. haha maybe we are both a little spoiled.