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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tuesday's Gone

Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with a Lynyrd Skynyrd song.

Have you ever wondered where on earth the time goes?

This morning, my alarm starts screaming at me at 5:03 and now here I am almost 17 hours later wondering what in the world I accomplished today.  There were no monumental tasks accomplished, no startling revelations made or even a really good joke told (wow, it was a lousy day!) yet this feeling of tiredness won't leave me alone. 

Wait, forget everything I just said: I failed to remember my hour of Pilates - that explains it all!


Moving on, I've compiled a list (because lists are fun) and have figured out the things I have completed in recent history that I am semi-proud of.

- My alternator went out on my truck, but have no fear because I double as a master mechanic every third Wednesday.  Ok, really I'm no mechanic at all.  Just a few sockets, a long handled flat head screwdriver, two wrenches and one fan belt later and voila... I took off my own alternator, took it to get repaired and stuck it back on Bubba Truck.  And if you're wondering, he's running like a champ.

- Speaking of Bubba Truck, he finally got a bath since Mayberry has had beautiful weather.  He stayed clean four and a half days! A RECORD!

- A few new recipes panned out quite nicely, including a variation of chocolate cupcakes, a cool twist on strawberry butter cream frosting (which was almost a catastrophe), and a cookie-like dessert that I haven't named yet.  Can you tell that I bake my feelings?  By the way, I have a lot of feelings.  That's both a blessing & a curse. 

- Did I mention I did Pilates?  Yes, I'm quite proud of that.  Now my abs hurt.  Rather, the abs under my belly flab hurt. 

- The carpet in my living room has been ripped up and discarded, thanks to the awesome strength and determination I (and my kid sister) have.  Now it's on to getting all those staples out of the floor from the carpet padding.

Yes, it's a short list, but one I'm proud of.  Maybe in the next few weeks I'll learn something really cool, like rewiring a house or designing computer software.

Oh, who am I kidding?!   I'll just mow the grass. 

Friday, March 23, 2012

A few weeks in pictures

Dadgummit!

It's been over a month since you've heard from me... why haven't I been shot yet?

Well, to say life has been busy is an understatement, so I'll fill you in on a few of the happenings of the last few weeks.

In no particular order:


My best friend got engaged (yay!) and I'm honored with holding her bouquet as she says "I do" to the boy who gives her pitter patterage.  Couldn't be happier for her!


In honor of her engagement, we were able to get together, along with her mom, both grandmothers, his mom, and his sister as we tried on wedding dresses for her nuptials coming up in July.  Due to keeping her dress a secret from her Beloved, I'll spare the details - but this dress is PERFECT!!


While in the process of finding the perfect dresses for the mothers and grandmothers, my friend and fellow bridesmaid, Haven, found humor in me trying on hats.  Apparently I have a head for them.  Or face.  Or something, I forget exactly.


Then while I was in town I stopped by to see a couple (or 24) other friends at one of the best Mexican restaurants in town.  Thanks to one of my friends, I made the waiter blush each time he looked at me the remainder of the evening.  Note to self:  Never ask the waiter what certain words mean in his native language.



Then we had a pretty big storm wipe through the area.  Tornadoes ran wild across several states, killing dozens of people and leaving entire towns in ruins after their destruction passed.  I snapped this picture on the way to get my alternator rebuilt, but that's another story.  Everybody else was ducking for cover and in all of my wisdom, I decided to travel across state lines for the sake of getting my truck up and running for weekend excursions. 

Hey, I only claimed to be entertaining, not a genius.

 
And finally, one of the reasons I love friends - they can just tell when you're having a bad day.... then they do something about it. 

Everybody needs friends like that.