Monday, April 30, 2012

day 223 stepped it up!

I finally asked the owner of the company about my bonus! I don't feel good about the results, I went in there fully prepared with reports and a prepared speech, he seemed a little taken back and a little sideswiped.  He said he needed a day to think about it..we shall see...fingers crossed!
I just had to break up with Mr. Deep and Broody, a huge tatted photograph takin biker dude. He wanted to take me on a bike ride and show me how to shoot guns, sweet, the two things that scare the crap out of me. But I found him intriguing until he didn't get my sarcasm and wanted to talk about nothing but himself. I called him out on thinking a lot of himself and that was it, he didn’t like that one bit. He didn't get my jokes and I didn't get the fact he now wants to be a dental hygienist, it was doomed from the start.
POF sucks! 

I finally talked to Sarah for the first time in years, this girl just got a new job and so far has spent the past 7 weeks in Brazil, China, Japan, Hawaii, Arizona and is leaving for New York tomorrow! How does she keep up with the time zones?! I wouldn’t know whether to scratch my watch or wind my butt, much less which currency I am supposed to use to buy a Big Mac with….talk about needing constant supervision! I needed Brandy to walk me through the city of McMinnville, TN not too long ago. Go girl, get it get! Bring me back a fortune cookie next time, I could use it!


Sunday, April 29, 2012

Day 222 day of rest

I am whooped! I had the opportunity to do volunteer work and it was so fun! Getting up at 4am wasn't all that bad, I got downtown in record time cause they turn off all the red lights at time of the night, it’s just blinking yellow lights, awesomeness.
We set up tables at mile marker 3, mixed up thousands of gallons of Gatorade, poured thousands of cups of Gatorade and waited. The first 2 guys came running up ahead of the pack, one white boy and one Kenyan, who were neck in neck. Then the masses came, literally, thousands of people running towards us (35,000 to be exact). And they were thirsty! We held out cups for the very serious runners to snatch out of our hands, after they passed, the nicer runners who were very appreciate came running through. So many people thanked us for volunteering, it was nice to hear. We had a band up on the hill cranking out some good music and everyone was in a great mood on a nice day! I am not gonna lie, I was a little envious of the people who do not have knee problems and who were running just fine, I miss it bad!!! If a guy with 2 prosthetic legs can run, or if a blind guy who requires a stick and a leader can run, then I need to figure out how to make this happen. I guess I will go to the doctor. After we yelled out Gatorade for 2 hours, the madness stopped and it was time to clean up thousands and thousands of cupps smashed off the ground. My boss gave me mad props for bringing four very helpful people, who seemingly had a great time too. After our mission was complete,  we walked to Noshville Delicatessen for some vittles. Across the street we kept seeing foam flying all through the air; someone apparently put some industrial strength liquid soap in the water fountain of the salon. Ha, suds everywhere! I wonder if the people who owed it did that on purpose to attract attention to the salon, cause it worked!

 After breakfast we went and sat on a patio and soaked up some good weather, but then we realized a nap was in order if we were gonna make it to the concert. We all went our separate ways and reconvened at Kelly’s for some grilling out and then off to the concert. It was a good show; everyone had a good time including the folks who hate country music. All in all a good day.

 Now I am relaxing after going to 7 different stores to try and find the latest book everyone is talking about. Don’t tell my parents but I want to read "50 shades of Grey" its supposed to be racy and sexy, a must read for woman and I can’t find it! Am I gonna have to break down and get a Kindle? Are they going to stop selling books soon? Whatever!

Ok movie time!


Friday, April 27, 2012

day 221 marathon plus one 5k

So I ran into the rodeo clown today...it was him knocking on the door. He was dropping of a CD he made for me. Why do I have rodeo clowns and midgets making music for me?

My boss took me out for lunch today...another victory on the workout challenge, I totally crushed him. I could get used to this.

Going to bed, I have to get up at 350am to get ready for a day and night at the Country Music Marathon....see u on Sunday.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

day 220 hiccup

DONE. 2 ½ hours later, 7 loads of laundry washed, folded and put away.  I went from no clean clothes to all clean clothes...no more commando, yay! Although, had I known that I had $11 in the pocket of some dirty jeans, I would have opted to not buy my dinner from the dollar store....do you know how much damage I could have done with $11?! Geeeeeeez! Tomorrow payday, I made it, hallelujah.

Vera took me to Logan’s for a steak lunch, it was such a treat! I swear I will never take anything for granted.

My friend Anna is coming into town for a wedding and she is bringing her boyfriend. We were gonna try and meet for a bit this weekend but she is the Maid of Honor and may not have time for her ol pal. But get this; her man has had the hiccups for the past two days straight!!! They were supposed to be here already but may have to stay and go to the doctor tomorrow. She asked if I knew of any doctor friends that could help sooner than tomorrow. I told her to call my super smart nurse homie, Casey, to see if she could help. Not sure what the status is now but one thing if for sure, that sucks! If I had the hiccups for more than one hour, I probably would wanna jump off something tall and onto something sharp, but two days! How does that happen and what is the cure? I would be hanging upside down from a tree while drinking water out of a glass backwards while reciting the alphabet in Spanish while pouring sugar in my mouth if I were him.

Ok time to unwind from my laundry marathon...I hear some clean sheets calling my name!


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

day 219 Momma mia momma mia!

Some things I will never have an answer for, like coming home, changing out of my work attire and finding a piece of scotch tape on my bare bottom. How did that happen? I don't even own any scotch tape. People in the park baffle me too, I don't know if I have every mentioned this, but I go to the park every day for lunch. I sit in my car, eat my salad and then read my book. I usually don't get out and there are hundreds of people that do the same thing. There is always a row of people in every parking lot, sitting alone, just wanting to get out of the office and be surrounded by a gorgeous park. I actually got out today for once, I was in a funk all morning, moping around the office, so I got a blanket out of my trunk and lay down. I took off my shoes, got all comfy with my book and what do ya know, its starts to rain, perfect. I got back in the car for some people watching. There are two guys who I enjoy seeing, the guy who walks his dog on a skate board, it cracks me up to watch this dog haul ass while his dad is sailing behind him on a skate board. The other is this guy who juggles whiles he is running, not sure what that is all about, but it’s quite entertaining and impressive.
I make my way back to my desk and the boss gathers us office girls up and presents us with a dozen cupcakes from Gigi's for Admin Appreciation Day. Nice touch, I ate the most delicious 5 lbs cupcake and all of a sudden my troubles disappear. I no longer care that I am snacking on bacon bits and watching the gas in my gas tank slowly disappear knowing I have two days left until payday. Everything is all good, the cupcake lifted my spirits, I got straight to work, ended up having a great, productive day and celebrated with another cupcake.

Vera is taking me out to lunch tomorrow cause she saw I feeling blue, so that solves the whole out of salad mix problem. I love my co-workers, most of them.

All my troubles are temporary and I have to keep that in mind. The real thing I want to concentrate on is my Mommy and I request a small prayer from each of you. She is making the journey to Emory tomorrow to get a little bone marrow snipped from her bones to get a reading on what's been going on with the cancer. The doc told her to stop the chemo for that past 3 weeks to see how her body reacts and she has felt like a whole new and improved person. The result comes back May 7th so until then, happy thoughts must be sent her way, and that's an order. :) No whammy’s no whammy’s!

Ok back to the top 6 on American Idol, they are singing Queen songs. The first song was Bohemian Rhapsody and now I can’t get Marybeth Thompson’s beautiful voice out of my head.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

day 218 spellcheck is a virtue

Omg I just noticed the spelling of my title on the last post, pactience, WTF is pactience..geez! Just when you think you are doing better at the whole spelling/grammar thing. My mom was an English teacher once upon a time, she is now taking experts out of past blogs and emailing them to me with all the mistakes highlighted and numbered with a legend at the bottom of the page referencing each number. It’s actually quite helpful, but that was from the very beginning when I just wrote and didn't proof read, now I at least glance at it (at the request of a few folks).

I have the pleasure of running into creepy rodeo clown this evening. I made the mistake of saying hi and that led to what he was doing for work and what he aspires to do for work and a few history lessons on some country music singers. Thank goodness I had my phone in my hand so I could text Kelly to call me, she did, it worked, and I escaped. BUT as I was cooking dinner there was a knock on my door, I crept over to peep hole, its dark and I can't see anything. I just never opened the door (hopefully it was not him). Not sure who else if could be though.

Today I managed to talk 4 people into getting up at 430am on Saturday to volunteer with me at the Country Music Marathon! Me, Kelly, Gary and the Philly couple, Mae and Arnold (no they are not 85-years-old). If we are there at 5am to man the water station that my work is hosting, we get a free T-shirt and free concert tickets to see Rodney Atkins and Gloriana. They are playing at the arena that night! Plus, live bands are all over the route the runners are running on, so it should be a fun day of music. We'll see if they all show.

Thank you Meredith Mathers for the suggestion of clear nail polish on the chigger bites, but I have been there done that, clear nor any other color works!  And Homeboy never called and that’s cool...next!

 Ok off to bed.


Monday, April 23, 2012

day 217 pactience is a virtue

hhhhhhhmmmmmm writers block! I got nothing. Should I talk about the fact that I am a special needs person when it comes to boys (more on that later) right now I am too embarrassed. I think that’s it silly that I have to consult my advisors before every move I make but I guess that’s what’s it gonna take to get me outta the gate. This guy on POF is super-hot, 6’6” from Athens, GA and seemingly pretty cool. We have been texting. His #1 thing is "no needy chicks.”
Yesterday when our text conversation stopped abruptly, it was weird cause we were just lightly chatting and he responds very quickly. I let it go for the rest of the day and this morning I text "Are you testing my "needy" level?” He wrote back immediately, “no”, he said that I stopped texting which wasn't true, we argued that the other one put the brakes on, we ended up blaming it on our phones and moved on.

Today the same thing happened. After not hearing back after 2 hours I resent my last text thinking that it didn't go through first time. I got crickets. (Everyone go ahead and slap your forehead with the palm of your hand, cause it gets worse). Now I am thinking that it just so happens that the one person on earth who has trouble getting my texts is him. I say screw it and text him again tonight like around 8 (our last text was at lunch) and asked “are we having technical difficulty again?" I got nothing. So I turn my phone off, take out the battery and nothing.

Now I am left wondering, did I just fall into the needy category or are we really having technical difficulty? The only reason I am baffled is because I was throwing out some pretty good material and he said he wanted to meet me sometime this week. So here I sit, I need to remember to the let the guy hunt! I like to hunt and so do they, but there is also the teeny tiny chance that he thinks I am ignoring him because he is not getting my texts. Or he was jacking with my this morning and I look like a chump, either was I am staring at my phone and wondering about a guy I never met. wow. I guess I wasn't that embarrassed as I just spilled my guts, actually I just made a really short story long. The short of the long of it, that’s what happens when I have nothing else to talk about.

Changing the subject to the fact that I chickened out today, other people haven’t gotten their bonuses yet either and since I am low man on the totem pole, I need to be patient. So there you go, I think the key word of the day is patience and the word sad. J


Sunday, April 22, 2012

day 216 I got an itch!

I really don't have a lot to go over, I did a whole lotta nothin this weekend and I did it well! Me and my couch became one. I am not looking forward to tomorrow, I am gonna get the nerve to ask about my bonus that I am supposed to get at the end of each quarter. I only worked this other AR gig for like a month, but there has got to be something to said about the fact that in this month I am responsible for collecting 52K for Servpro. I would think that a prorated something or other is in order but no one has brought it up, so I am gonna bring it up, no whammy’s no whammy’s! Lord knows the 26 cents in my bank account could use a little company.

So far POF is still a bunch of the same d'bags that were on it the last time I was on this site. Oh and they are not afraid to instantly message me, as if I am gonna change my mind and think that stage 5 clingers are endearing.

My chigger bites are still in effect, it’s crazy! I have tried everything, it’s been 3 weeks and they still itch! So annoying. Ok well that’s about all I have for today folks, until next time...

Saturday, April 21, 2012

day 215 I have a date with my couch

My date with my couch today is everything I imagined it would be. I am having much needed down time. I just watch a horrible movie "The Upside of Anger" turns out there is no upside to anger....2 thumbs down. Next I am gonna watch “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" since I just finished the book this morning. It only took me 3 months, pretty good for 600 pages I think.

Thursday I went to the doctor, my once a year girly thing and it was a trip. The doctor’s office was in a mall, I walk up and sign in on a touch screen kiosk like I was about to get on flight, then I stood in line while waiting on one of the 8 eight registers to open up like I was checking out at Marshalls and then they gave me a buzzer thing like I am waiting on a table at TGI Fridays. My buzzer thing vibrates and the door automatically opens and I enter. There isn't any one on the other side, it was weird. What happen to signing in on a sheet of paper and the nurse calls you in? My doctor was super cool though, he was asking what medicines I take, I was like nothing but vitamins. I start spittin out my list of supplements, I told him I take something for my memory, he asked what the name was and I told him that I couldn’t remember. He started dying laughing, he was like its ain’t workin hunny.

That night I went to The Sounds game with LOL Red Flag Same Shirt (that is his Indian name) I had to add to it since he wears that same shirt every time we go out, I am not sure that is all about, but homie needs a new shirt We had a fine time, it was cool to be in a setting that was not Broadway for a change. The stadium was awesome in a low key kinda way, the score board was one huge guitar and I can see me going to a lot of games since it was so so cheap.

We did hit up Broadway on the way home though, he is like addicted to this street, I myself need to venture out. That said, I put my profile back up on POF, I am back on the online scene. I need to shake things up a bit.


Friday, April 20, 2012

day 214 preview recap

OMG! The last two days have been insane. I have done a lot of stupid stuff, I stepped on my own foot, I called my boss by the wrong name, I tried to unlock a white Camry that wasn't mine, got another girls phone number, went to the gynecologist and had him cracking up as he checked out my chigger bites...all in all, I have a lot to go over..but it will have to wait until tomorrow, cause I am bushed! I got nothing on the agenda tomorrow, so get ready for a long long long post.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

day 213 snafus

My friend Lindsay and I compiled a list of "Dating Don'ts" way back in the day and I must find it. It was absolutely hilarious, the most atrocious and moronic things that boys did on dates with us is on this list and I can't find it.

So in the meantime, I will compile a list of “Work Place Don'ts.”  Here is what I have off the top of my head:

1. If there is a chance that your boss may ask you what your password is to your computer, make sure you haven’t recently changed it to "crackrock." It makes for a very uncomfortable moment.

2. If you are gonna flip off a co-worker (in fun) make sure your boss isn't walking around the corner and coming up behind that person. Again, a red faced uncomfortable moment.

3. Always always spell check before sending a response to an email to your boss. Cause sometimes, if you mean to say “I will take a shot." (on stepping up to the plate and accepting a challenge) you may accidentally say "I will take a shit."


There you have it, all great lessons thus far, I can honestly say I have grown and prospered from these little snafus.

On that note, I have one more lesson to learn on boiling eggs. Next time, make sure I have enough water when boiling a dozen eggs. I boiled eggs after cooking fish tonight, my place now smells like rotten fish eggs AKA dung and almost all of the water evaporated.  They are all sad and cracked chillin in a very hot dry pot with pieces of egg splattered all over the place. Ok got it, lesson learned.



Well I must get back to my sad attempt at a pedicure, I have a date with a boy who continues to laugh out loud and it starts right after work tomorrow. We are attending a double header of the AAA Nashville Sounds.  I am a long long way from Turner Field so this is my only option for a hometown ballgame. I am excited; maybe I will jump on the minor league bandwagon and become huge fan. So tomorrow's blog may not be an option, but I will try…..nite nite.


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

day 212

ok so lordy lordy she's not freakin 40, sorry for adding a year to your life girl, at least I was the first one to say happy 40th for next year.

I am still sick, going to bed now, I have got to get over this!! I have a date on Thursday with LOL Red Flag and it would be nice if I didn't have to pop dayquil before dinner. ok nite nite.

Monday, April 16, 2012

day 211 lordy lordy she is freakin 40!

ok I just got a lesson in body image and self-esteem. If Christina Aguilera can get up on stage in front for her peers and fans on The Voice wearing nothing but a leotard, knowing she got some serious bedonkadonk in the trunk, then I shouldn't worry about a little arm fat oozing out over my tank top. She doesn't give a flying crap; she put on some weight, has embraced her curves and worked it. Not sure who her stylist is and she should never wear that outfit again, but go girl.
I am still under the weather; I put my virus on hold for the weekend's festivities. But today, the hold button was flashing, I accidentally pressed redial and I am back to sipping tea on the couch not feeling like a million bucks.

I called Jason to break up with him today. I have been dreading this call, I really don't want to end our relationship, but it came down to putting gas in my car or taking dance lessons. I have to be responsible, I need to be logical and smart….so dance lessons it is! He talked me into just going to the free group dances and parties until I catch up on some bills. I don't know what I am gonna do, so I complied for now.

I would like extend a humongous HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my good friend Patti!!!! It was great to hang with her again! BUT I feel like a jerkface and I sort of dropped the birthday ball. I didn’t even mention it at all that her birthday was today while she was here! She is in “birthday party central” and I didn't make a big deal out of it, didn’t mention it to anyone, didn’t even propose a toast.. nothing!!! I suck!!!! I am so sorry girl, but self-promoting is not necessarily a bad thing either. If you could have just dropped a small hint that I was maybe forgetting something, I wouldn't be feeling like a bad friend right now, so thanks a lot :) I mean I make sure that CNN has my birthday penciled into their calendar every year, so it’s really no one fault but your own. HA Just kidding girl, love ya! Happy 40th!


Sunday, April 15, 2012

day 210 cheesehead

And that’s a wrap! I made it through the weekend of Operation Entertain ATLiens.
Friday night, I took them to Mid-town for some patio action and then off to Winners, not Losers but Winners for some Karaoke (shocking I know). Christine and I sang my signature song, Shoop, and they we decided to take it to the next level and do a little Ice Cube. They never called us up. I am pretty sure we got axed from the lineup. I am not mad; I am ok with them not allowing me to make a complete jackass of myself. I keep forgetting that I am a white girl, who should stick to her wheel house of Reba Macintyre and stay away from hard core gangster rap. Gary (Kelly's roomie) made a guest appearance, Josh was ok with adding another guy to the mix, the girl talk was nonstop. I ran into my boss down there, thanks goodness I was in between appearances.

Saturday, while Josh and Christine went visiting folks and then to a wedding, Patty and I went on a search for a cowboy hat. It was a gorgeous day, Broadway was bumpin and I gave her a little taste of my world of street performers and really good BBQ. We met some really cool folks from Philly outside of a Blues bar who talked us into coming back for the show, they insisted that we come back and hear this amazing lady sing. Ok cool that is the plan, round up the rest of the clan, plus a couple of old school friends of Josh and listen to some blues.

While Patti and I are waiting on everyone to join, we hit up Tootsies, it’s packed as usual but there are two seats at a table in the back. These two stools were the beginning of a fun adventure with two Yankees from Milwaukee. We found ourselves at the VIP table with these super cute, hilarious guys and ended up staying there for the next few hours as our blues bar plans begin to disappear. We sat right down and started chatting it up like we’ve know them for years. The Brewers and the Braves just happened to be on TV, so that was an ironic bonus that gave me ample opportunity to bust his chops as we pulled out a W.

This Australian couple and two token military drunks have now joined our table.  Our impromptu “double date” has turned into a Motley Crew of sorts. Thank goodness I remembered to bring my air guitar cause we are having some boot stompin fun jammin out to a lot of Johnny Cash!

So now everyone is looking for Patti and I and we don’t want to leave! We are having way too much fun with our new get-a-long gang. I am mocking this ladies accent; she gives me the business right back, me and this guy from the north are acting out a story line the entire time. I was playing his dutiful military wife and I am pretty sure everything that came out of our mouths was a tall tale. Including the part where I told everyone he was in the Air force and recently went AWOL.

Our friends are now blowing our phones up, so I get the Aussy’s number and recruit the boys to come with us. We gave up the table and our new friends to walk across the street where there was no music and a bunch of married couples! Dangit! But I had to remember I was supposed to be social, well that lasted about 5 seconds, and we plan an escape route to head back to Tootsies. Now we can't get back in, the line is too long, so we head to Printers Alley to listen to some blues. It’s a $10 cover, no one had cash so we bailed and continued to wander around downtown having a grand ol time.

Eventually we met back up with Christine and Josh and then lost them again. I had so much fun with Milwaukee dude, it sucks that he doesn't live here. At the end of the night, after I stepped in a pile of puke, I gave him my number just for fun and I have been pathetically starring at the phone all day waiting for a witty text to pop up. So far, I got crickets. Oh well, it’s probably for the best, I don't know if I would like to live in Wisconsin, I would go back to my old ways of living off cheese, I can't fall off the wagon, I am an addict and I can only eat cheese in moderation.


Thursday, April 12, 2012

day 209 cold peas

I called in sick yesterday to work and to my blog, work was more forgiving :) I am sorry for worrying people; it’s nice to be on the radar though.
Why do I love cold peas out of a can? It’s normal to eat them from the can while you’re waiting for the salmon to cook I think.

Well I my body has seen better days. Since last weekend's outward bound, I have been nursing a virus, bites, cuts on my wrists and bruises all over the places. Ick the Tick came back to visit and Tigger the Chigger had a field day on my legs. I look like I should be on suicide watch at a battered women’s shelter. I went to the doctor yesterday to see what was up, I have a virus and sexy chigger bites, plenty of fluids, rest and calamine is what she prescribed.

Per the doctor’s request, I spent all day sleeping on the couch yesterday, I woke up and homeboy talked me into coming over and laying on his couch while he made me dinner. I thought that sounded better than me fending for myself. I went there, he fed me, we watched a movie, he fed me Nyquil, and I fell asleep, good times! Since I was drugged up, I had to spend the night, I slept in his bed while he slept on the couch like a gentlemen. I am still up in the air with this guy, but he gets points for being nice (nice guys finish last so we’ll see). Amber and Clare think I should stop waiving the red flag and hold the white one up for a minute and Brandy thinks I should just keep him at arm’s length until I see what’s up with the divorce crazy fog.

It was nice being taken care of while being sick, although it woulda been nice if he would have woke me up before he went to work!  Thank goodness I have an internal alarm clock, but I barely made it to work. He said he didn't want to wake me, well that’s all lovely if I didn't have to freaking go to work.

No more Demolition Derby Marketing Dude material, that segment was short lived, he got the ax. The inappropriate admin got her walking papers too, I am so sad that I won’t get to hear any more stories about belly button puss and listen to clanking cereal bowls every morning.  I have never seen so many people get fired in my life, better not sneeze the wrong way; I would like to stay clear of that chopping block if I could.

Now I gotta get ready for my next wave of excitement, 3 peeps from my main crew in Atlanta are coming to stay with me this weekend! WOOHOOO! Christine, Patti and Josh are coming up and I am pumped!!!

I knew if I held out long enough they would cave and make the drive over the mountain. Josh is my homie from way way back, like 10 years back. He married Christine, who has turned into one of my very best friends and Patty, what can I say, is very near and dear to my heart. She was one of my stops on my nomadic trails of tears. She was after KT and before Marybeth; she got to keep me for 3-4 months, which was the typical stint. So it is my job to show them a good time, I think I am up for the task.

Ok I just got excited!


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

day 208 sicky suprise

There is a first time for everything!
So I am not feeling well today, throat hurts and body aches. I had plans with Chris tonight but called in sick. He said he understood and that maybe I will feel better tomorrow. I get home from work and there is a bag hanging on my door knob, with chicken noodle soup in it! He left me soup at my door!


*Pause for reaction*


Clinger sminger, I thought it was oh so sweet! I actually surprised myself by thinking it was so sweet. I think it’s because I was talking to Paul at work today and I was filling him in on things and telling him about my new dating partner. I told him that I think he might be getting a little clingy. I told him how he calls me just to talk, how he wants to take me on dates, how he is super complimentary, that he thinks I’m a hoot and I can be myself around him. Paul was like, "um that sounds just awful Stephanie, oh and BTW that is what they call dating." HA!

I guess he is right, this is how people who want to get to know each other better treat each other, it never occurred to me. I guess I am used to the hunt and this is pretty effortless. I mean I am always talking about how guys are so dumb and all they have to do is the littlest, simplest things to get my attention. I was always yelling at Gary about how it’s the little things that count and it’s the little things that make me smile. So guess what, 2 ready-to-eat bowls of Campbell’s Extra Chucky Chicken Noodle Soup hanging on my door in a Kroger bag....counts as a little thing! 2 points for Red Flag!


Monday, April 9, 2012

day 207 la-la-la-la---no!

Ok so the weekend in a nutshell:

Friday: Broadway, fun fun fun! I am digging the 2nd Fiddle! Chris decided we needed one last night on Broadway before we took a hiatus. Kelly, her roomie and the new couple from Philly made an appearance; we all had a blast.

Saturday: went hiking, awesome weather and good conversation while taking in some waterfalls. Then off to burn some trees at Brandy’s, we smoked two enormous Bradford Pears and I have the cuts and scrapes to show for it.

Sunday, laid on the couch all day, I was tired, no Easter celebration, just relaxation. I ate some M&Ms today to make up for no Easter baskets.

While we were hanging by the fire, the neighbors came over and pawned a dog on us. We saw this dog earlier in the night; he looked a lot like my Jake. Black half Lab/half Pit, but a large puppy, sooooo cute, so awesome and trained! The neighbors tell us we all have to take this dog in as a team, otherwise he was gonna get hit by a car. Um Um Um OK.  BUT he had a tag on with a name and number. We call the number and no one answered, so we texted the person and no answer. They finally text us back and said um it was too far for them to drive to come get him. WHAT?? Are you kidding me? My dog was once lost for 8 days and I would have doggie paddled across the Pacific to get him. So we all made a decision to adopt this dog. 1/3 of the time at my apartment, 1/3 at Brandy’s, 1/3 at the neighbors and then Chris stepped up as the uncle. The dog spent the night in Brandy’s room; he was such a good boy. The plan was for me to take him on Wednesday until Brandy put her fence in for the pool. In the meantime, she went and bought him treats, an electric collar, food etc. (she didn’t even want him, she is just that nice). I called her after spending all day Sunday  mentally preparing to take him, I told her to call the owners one last time just to see and they finally answered.L. They came and got him… oh and they live 4 houses down!! WTF! I am still confused. His name was Buford, so I was calling him Buford Highway and I really really wanted him, dangit! Oh well, not meant to be.

So now I am fighting off the fact that Chris is a potential stage 3 clinger. He is all about hanging out with me, I like him, but I need moderation! I am not instant-rebound-step-mom-material...he wanted to see me again tonight after WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY. I declined his offer tonight ,but accepted tomorrow, I don't know, whatever, if I hear him sing one note in my honor…. it’s over!






Sunday, April 8, 2012

day 206 Happy Easter!

great weekend! Too tired to talk about it, tomorrow I will fill in the deets of the non-stop weekend and also talk about the 1/3 of a dog I almost adopted named Buford Highway. Good night!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

day 205 been workin so hard, I'm punchin my card....

Another fun date with Red Flag, actually his name is Chris, but he is still in my phone as LOL, cause he is the ultimate LOL repeat offender. The boy loves to throw out lols in almost every text! I would call him out on it, but I already give him a hard time on everything else, so for now I am letting it slide. He loved my soft tacos, we had a nice dinner sitting on pillows and eating at the coffee table.
 
Then, you'll never guess where we went…. we got crazy and went to Broadway...again! Apparently we can't get enough country music, one day we are gonna have to venture out to other parts of Nashville, but for now we are claiming our stompin grounds, I mean street.  I found myself in the exact scene from Footloose last night, it was awesome. We are at the 2nd Fiddle and the band starts playing the theme from Footloose. We were in the scene where they drove 2 hours away to dance at a country bar and I was Sarah Jessica Parker who is with her man, who doesn’t like to dance. The band started playing and everyone gets up and starts dancing, I was sitting there slappin my knees, chompin at the bit, wanting to go dance with some strangers. Chris looks me, I jumped up outta my chair, kissed him on the cheek (just like in the movie) ran up to the dance floor and busted out the moves from the movie and acted like I was dancing next to Kevin Bacon. If I had worn a bandana around my neck it woulda been perfect! Gotta love an impromptu opportunity to reenact a classic!

Next date is already on the books, we are going hiking Saturday (this time I actually know the guy and won’t worry about being kidnapped, never to be heard from again like the great idea I once had to go on a blind date in the mountains).

After hiking we are heading to Brandy’s to burns a couple of trees, last bon fire before the pool. I told Brandy that he could do the heavy lifting and they could discuss the joys of adultery (which is what ended both of their marriages). So me, him and her are gonna hang in the country while I get the tell all, be all opinion of the top dog in my advisory panel on Red Flag LOL Chris.


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

day 204 ding ding dong

I have been stressing out about the fact that I mailed my car payment in and it hasn't come out of my checking account. I have called the past two days and they are like, nope haven’t gotten it. So the plan was to put a stop payment on the check tomorrow (yes I still write checks). Then I go to write my rent check and what do ya know… that stupid check is all filled and out still in my check book! I mailed them an empty envelope! Geez! Apparently an empty envelope doesn't cut it,  I need constant supervision.
I am going to bed now; I have been cleaning and doing laundry all night getting ready for my dinner date. I told Red Flag that I would dazzle him with my culinary skills, so he is coming over for dinner tomorrow night….. I hope he likes soft tacos! Then we are going downtown to listen to some music.

Oh and having the fear of another boy finding out I have a blog has me worried. So I Googled myself today and dangit it, my blog came up! It shows the post when I said the word Google in it, I guess that triggered it. So I guess this post will be on Google too. I can't have another boy that I am talking to read about himself no mo! No whammys no whammys (hopefully not everyone does research on prospects).


Monday, April 2, 2012

day 203 hanging up socks

I keep forgetting to bust my Mom's chops a little. Her sweet little self, folded a huge pile of clean clothes while I was at work when she was here. I crack up every time I go into my closet, my old T-shirts are hung up, my comfy pants are on a hanger, my workout clothes are carefully hung like a 3-piece suit. Every time I can't find something, I know it’s hanging in the closet, but why stop there…let’s get some socks on a hanger! (Thanks Mommy :)
I have turned up the sarcasm via text...I think I need to reel it in a bit, just a tad, otherwise my name might be Red Flag in his phone. He has agreed to come help me investigate the people on the ceiling, they are getting worse, it sounds like a couple of Clydesdales getting restless in their stalls. If we can find an access panel he is gonna go up there with his night vision goggles and if not, I told him that I have a drill if he has a periscope. We are going to get to the bottom of this one way or another. It will be a team building exercise.

Well I am crashing out, watching the Voice, drinking Hyssop and Valerian tea; it’s relaxing, all I need now is an afghan and some slippers.


Sunday, April 1, 2012

day 202 blackened banana

Man oh man! I just made this gorgeous salmon salad; started pouring on the dressing and it comes out like lava at top speed! My poor salad was drowning in Lite Vidalia Onion Dressing with no fault of my own.  I did some cussin and managed to spoon some of it out, but it was still a little juicer than I like.
Productive Sunday! I slept like Rip Van Winkle yesterday, so my energy level was a little more than expected on a Sunday. Church, groceries, cleaning, gym, found the missing banana, solved the mystery of the fruit flies in my linen closet. How in the heck does a banana wind up on a shelf and under folded clothes? I have no idea, but the banana smell was very confusing for about a week.

Red Flag and I have been texting all weekend, he says that he has met his match because my "sarcasm is relentless" well that’s the charm in me, take it or leave it :) He tried to tell me that Easter Sunday was moved up to today when I told him I was going to church. He made me do a quick double-think as I Googled this alleged news bulletin...hahaha...don't make me think I am crazy on April Fool’s Day!

Got a strange call from an alarm company today telling me that Sarah’s house alarm is going off! And she has me down as her emergency contact. She is out of town and well so am I, the burglars have the green light! Turns out it was just her realtor, her house is on the market and she set off the alarm (maybe someone else should take my spot girl; it’s a lot of pressure to save the day from another state).

That is all; I gotta decompress and watch Blake "ooohh lala" Shelton host the AMC's.