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Randoms/Annoying Stuff/Happy Thoughts
It's Friday! Finally. Been a long week!
So a quick AW for my happy thought of the day - I'll be buying another pair of jeans this weekend, another size smaller. Two down already, two to go!
I bottomed out my car last night and took a chunk out of the bumper. I was pisssssed. I live on a main road that's under construction. We were assured that as residents, we'd have access to our driveway and house. Well, so far, the last four days have meant the access points (and I say that with sarcasm, since their idea of access points is a half-car's width between cones and giant gaping holes in the road) have moved, one day I can take turn A, the next I can't, etc. Yesterday, after driving over two miles out of my way since down every side street there were giant machines blocking the roads, I came out and the way I'd taken the day before was now closed. So I have to cross into oncoming traffic and hop the median to get into my driveway. Yeah. Nice. So much for "easy access" to my freaking house. My H was already home and saw it and said "don't worry, the 'real' access point isn't any better." He bottomed out his car trying to weave through the cones they set up at the edges of the gaping holes with not-quite-enough room to get through without slamming one of the tires into the holes. Earlier this week, the supposed access point had been freshly covered in cement, so when I drove through it, wet cement splashed up all over my car.
The road needed to be done, but seriously, I'm getting pretty angry about the pisspoor planning and zero heads-up we're getting on how to get into our driveway without mangling our cars. It's like they're forgetting to make an opening somewhere for us to get into the closed road. Oh, and for the next six weeks, I have to drive a mile away to get my mail.
Rant over. It's Friday, and I'm happy about that. And my birthday is in four days and my H planned some fun activity for the night so I'm excited to find out the surprise.
Re: Randoms/Annoying Stuff/Happy Thoughts
Happy Birthday!
Mine is in 3 days. But I won't be doing anything fun.
I'm annoyed because we're finally moving the horses to a new barn and it's seriously just about the worst weekend to do it for me and my sister because of stuff going on with work and, ya know, I like to go out for my brithday. Instead, we have to wait until this weekend because it's the one my mom decided worked best for her. There was no reason why we couldn't do it last weekend except that she'd decided it wasn't advanced enough notice for her. So apparently a solid month isn't enough time to get your act together. She doesn't work and her kids are full grown, what is she doing all day that she can't meet us to throw some crap in a horse trailer?
FWP.
My boobs started to tingle last week and I realized if I squeeze them milk comes out. I could have sworn my milk dried up months ago. Maybe I'm pregnant?
I love thunderstorms.
Whoa. POAS time.
I also enjoy a good storm (none that cause damage or tornadoes). We've had a lot the last week.
FI and I are going out with a few friends to a comedy club on Saturday night. I'm excited!
We had a bomb threat today at work. Almost 2 hrs of standing outside in the barely 50 degree, damp weather in high heeled sandals and no jacket.
Because I stood outside in damp weather for so long, my perfectly flat-ironed hair is now doubled in size and wavy.
Thank God it's not! I don't think I could handle it if it was only Wednesday.
My random - Just polished off a pack of stale Peeps - mmmm - the best!
Annoying stuff - went to a neighbor's this morning to help her with food prep for her mom's surprise bday party. In just about every topic of conversation we had there was some sort of "thank goodness the Lord provided" comment. Hey, I'm all for having faith and I most certainly am thankful for the blessings in my life, no doubt. But (and I'm sure this will get flamed) to think that God is controlling every aspect of one's life seems a little naive. I'd say she brought it up about 5 times in the 2.5 hours I was there. Its just weird to me to think anything good that happens is because of some being in the sky, certainly not because of good timing, working hard to make things happen, etc.
Happy thoughts - I'm glad today is Friday. DH and I are going to work on putting the Geekling's "big boy bed" together tonight and the staples for the staple gun came today, so I'm hoping to have the time to re-upholster the chairs from our new dining room set.
I'm annoyed that H went away on a trip with two of this guy friends to Jazz Fest. It had been planned for a while, and I gave him my blessing, but I'm still being pissy about it. The only thing keeping me from being bitchy to him about it is knowing that he misses me already, and that he won't have as much fun as if I were there too.
That, and that he'll be treating me to a Sephora trip this weekend. He just doesn't know it yet.
We are getting new grass put on. I didn't know it would be so loud! Granted there are tree stumps, dead bushes & rocks to be destroyed prior to putting the sod on. I feel like THAT douchey neighbor with a yard crew buzzing, sawing & mowing at 6am. I am sure my neighbors love me.
I am watching My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding & it's so warped.
I got more stoned than I have ever been in my whole life on Tuesday night and it was a complete first for me. Like, the room was spinning and the walls looked funny and I just needed to lay in the dark for a bit to digest it. I also had some really crazy dreams and for once didn't have either a nightmare or a repetitive dream.
It probably should have freaked me out but I kind of want to try to get there again so I can enjoy it a little more. Also it was cool to totally skip over the munchies aspect of getting baked.
This is awesome.
I haven't smoked in almost two years.
Pass that sucka over here.
I was going to see my first opera tonight (held on campus), but am pushing it back until Sunday so I can do more exciting things tonight... like laundry. Yes, staying in and doing laundry on a Friday evening sounds better to me than going to an opera. wtmf.
Also, I did end up getting my period this last week, again...it was super light and right where it was supposed to be, schedule-wise. YIPPEE!
Yeah, K has apparently been that high before but it was still new to him too. I guess the first time he ever had it happen he was alone which I can't even imagine. Hilariously, we had a really long conversation where we both were saying some stuff out loud, some stuff just in our heads, and imagining the other person was saying some stuff out loud when they hadn't, and yet it still somehow made sense to both of us (we figured this out the next day). I'm sure if there had been a recording it'd be the funniest thing to witness, ever.