oooh lala

I feel like I know Channing Tatum a little bit better, I got a look at the inside track of his “platform” into showbiz. Magic Mike was loosely based on his life and it was a nice refreshing look into his background and I was delightfully educated on one if his many talents. Nice work C.T, I enjoyed it and can't wait until it comes out on DVD so I can take advantage of the rewind and pause buttons. The movie theater was hilarious. Brandy and I (Kelly bailed) ventured out to McMinnville TN, not McMinnville Oregon. Poor Brandy was trying to be proactive in getting the tickets, she purchased them online, and along with her purchase she learned a little bit of trivia, McMinnville also exists in Oregon. So not only do I need to fight rush hour traffic on a Friday to make this movie, I also have to drive the quick 40 hours to Oregon to retrieve these tickets. Sorry girl, I hate rolling down my window and through three 10s on the highway. Anyway this theater was from the olden days, we got to sit in a room and listen to the projector click away as we ate our luke warm mushy hot dogs. We were so pumped the tickets only cost $6 but we quickly found out what the $12 tickets buys us…cups holders! We moved to the front of the theater to escape the obnoxious projector and girls behind us. After we settled in the world around us just faded away with our cokes in our laps.

Spent the day at the pool in Brandy’s glorious newly fenced in back yard, my summer country home is turning out to be quite the treat. We had so much fun just hanging out.

I am watching Kilo for the week while she is out of town. I took him to the closest park; well some might call it a cemetery. This place is right next door and its massive, it’s a wonderland of monuments and grave stones, perfect place for Kilo to play. Although I may have been tempting my karma by letting Kilo pose on top of a grave stones. Sorry Mr. or Mrs. Dake, I didn't mean any disrespect, but you had a nice flat surface to pose on with a lovely view behind you, please don't join the people on my ceiling.

Big news for Sarah! She finally rented out her townhome and is moving back to Pittsburgh! So proud of you girl, I know that this is what you’ve wanted to do for a while! Sarah just told me that she is going to start reading my blog to her Mum on a daily basis, ah geez make sure you pause where the commas are supposed to be girl. Margo is not ready (hey girl) I apologize ahead of time, sometimes my subject/verb agreement don’t agree and are usually in a fight. But I am happy to bring families closer together, one post at a time.

merry the marry maids

I got nothin....Brandy told me to stop being bummed about not being able to run and embrace my inner couch potato. That is exactly what did every day this week. Get up, blog, go to work come home lay on the couch, got to bed. Lying on the couch is exhausting because I am still tired and my ankle is still swollen. So I am gonna embrace my inner Miss Hawaiian Tropic and head down to Manchester for some pool time. First things first, go see Magic Mike tonight with my half cirdle!

I must find a way to let down the “Marrying Guy” this weekend. I have chosen to not ignore the fact that he is very specific in his intentions for me. He has literally told me that he wants me to quit working and consider a career in "domestic arts." He told me he wants me to be a Lil Suzy Homemaker and has even been telling me about his awesome vacuum that I will get to use. What????? Dude we have gone out twice! He has no idea who he is talking to! I have never watched a home cooking show, nothing on HDTV, don't own a strainer or a potato peeler and my idea of cleaning is straightening up the pile of clothes on the floor. He actually asked me if all this stuff he is asking of me sounds like Oppression. Since when do use that word in a text? I had to Google it: Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. Yes I think that is an accurate description if that is your immediate intentions. I don't think he needs to be online dating he should Google Merry Maids, I am sure they would be glad to help him out. I must consult my girls this weekend to get out of my Sunday date of explaining my deal breakers to my master. Once again POF, you proved to be very consistent with he crazies, at least my expectations are so low that I am never disappointed.

day 284

Well I call it a good Tuesday when your family wins $22,000 on Family Feud! Nice work kids! I will let everyone know when it airs in September. I need to look into this game show stuff, its time I put my free time to good use and win some money!

I don't have a lot to say this morning. I had a little giggle at what I said over the phone to a customer yesterday. This lady calls up late at night and she and her husband are about to go to bed when the ceiling just falls in. It comes crashing down and it’s all over their bed. So I call her up to schedule a time for us to take a look at the repairs and I say "So, I hear ya had a little mishap in the bedroom huh?" The look on my boss’s face (who just happened to be walking by) was priceless.

My work is busy; I am busy calling famous folks and asking then to pay their bill and to discuss repairs. I spoke with George Strait’s manager, Leann Womack’s Manager, and Lady Antebellum’s manager in the past two weeks. It’s all so normal to cross paths day to day in Nashville with celebrities and their staff, so fun.

Ok that's all I got, I have to go figure out how to inject coffee into my arm.

Que?

First things first, I gotta send some good vibrations out to Christine this morning! She and her siblings (6 total) are competing on Family Feud today!  After extensive try-outs, they are taping it this week to air in the Fall. They have been taping it since Saturday and have won 2 shows so far.  If they win 5 shows, they win a car and if they win the bonus round today they will $20,000! This is crazy! So for those of us who are not going on a game show today, lets cross our fingers and wish them to win at least a car that they have to split 6 ways....I wonder which part I would choose? Most likely the trunk since that is where most of belongings reside. Why in the heck would a game show offer up one car for a game that requires 6 people? Nevertheless, go girl! They will be airing this show in September; I will keep everyone in the loop!

So last night, I opted to stay in and watch Bachelor Pad instead of going to the concert. Sad? Maybe, but I don't care, sometimes Tuesday nights are for staying in. Plus, I had a lot to think about since Andy is already talking about my time frame on when I wanna have kids and how I feel about being a stay-at-home-mom and requesting a list of my deal breakers. Well let’s see, we did meet in person twice, so naturally it’s time to talk about where we are gonna register for split cloths. He asked if I was looking to get married and have kids on the first date. Well he is 38, so I understand there is a bit of hurry, but I thought it was the girls job to act like she couldn't concentrate over the obnoxious ticking of the massive clock hanging in the background. I am telling you I am cursed with dating the Mr. Extremes of the world.

During the second date I humor him because it was humorous on my child bearing timeline. Before this conversation came about I told him how I moved to Nashville and the fact that I set a date to move, per Stuart, and how I executed the plan on time. That was his cue to ask about my optimal time to start a family. I told him that I would prefer to be knocked up by October. That way I could eat as much as I wanted during the holidays, would still be 35, and would pop the kid out in July so I could enjoy the rest of the summer at the pool. He said that we should get started then. I was kidding, but I don't think he was and now we are scheduled to discuss our plans when we meet on Sunday.

Run? Stop? Sit? Stay? Haul ass?

bidet full of ice

Many of you have asked me why Hank and I aren’t dating. Well he declared us just friends and I am just rollin with it. It takes the pressure off and we can just hang out and have fun. He may be talking me into going to see Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks tonight (another concert on the free tour). I went out last night so I don't know if I’m up for it and my ankle still hurts.

I bought my ticket to Vegas! One month from today, I am getting on a plane for the first time in years and heading out for a much needed getaway. So pumped!

Ok I don't want to hear one word, but I went back on POF the weekend before last when I was depressed on the couch with my injury. I can't decide if I am bound and determined to prove everyone wrong and find the love of my life on this ridiculous site or I was just that bored. Pretty sure it’s option B. This guy Andy has surfaced and I invited him to the pool on Saturday. Yes, I opted to have a blind date in a bathing suit with Kelly there. Kelly and I already had plans to get some sun so I just added this guy with game show host hair to the mix. His hair is short, perfectly parted on the side and never moves, not even in the pool. He made me laugh out loud a few times and that’s always a good sign. Kelly, on the other hand, wasn't all that amused and she ended up calling him a jackass to his face. Aw crap, here we go.

Well he did say a couple of ignorant sounding comments; they were the equivalent to your grandpa calling black people colored and not knowing any better. He referred to black people as "2pac listening m'ther f''ers" and he walked the racial tight rope as he discussed black people versus white people and rather loudly. Meanwhile, he needed to look around and realize his audience. This pool is not exactly segregated. Kelly was just getting embarrassed that someone could be over hearing us and get the wrong idea. Well I think he was just nervous about walking into the lion’s den and didn't feel all that comfortable meeting a girl for the first time and her loud mouth, opinionated wingman. That said, I agree to another date cause it turns out that his best friend is black and all my racial doubts left the building.

I spent all day Monday dropping hints to reschedule this date cause I was so tired. Well all the hints were ignored and the next thing I knew he was minutes from my apartment. Crap! I am already in my comfys, so I replaced the pink boxers with wrinkled white pants and kept the pink V-neck T-shirt on, threw all my clothes on the floor into my closet just in time to greet him at the front door.  I decided that we would just sit on the deck and get to know each other, so I didn’t bother dressing up. Well the first thing out of his mouth when he walked in the door was “are you high?” WHAT??!!! Um no, I don’t do drugs but thanks for the compliment. He said I looked stoned, I said I was exhausted remember, I tried telling you this but you didn't listen! Geez way to make a girl wanna go stick her face in a bidet full of ice.

I didn’t know that when he got to my place that we would be heading back to his work to get his wallet that he left in his work truck. See it’s more common than you think leaving wallets behind. Ok so now we are on a field trip and on the way back we stopped for dinner at a nice Cantina in the Gulch. The Gulch is a new part of Nashville that I’ve never been to so that was cool. This restaurant that was pretty nice and my “sitting on the deck” outfit quickly because unacceptable. Oh well. He talks a whole heck of a lot, like nonstop. But having been around the alternative, I prefer a motor mouth over a tree. He’s got a good job driving a Fed-Ex Freight truck and is not afraid to talk about money. It’s annoying but it’s too common with boys around these parts to rule it a deal breaker. We had a nice time; he came in instead of just dropping me off. We sat on the couch and I yawned 400 hundred times and he finally got the hint that I was done. He left and texted me that he thought I was great and wants to see me again……ok fine, a girls gotta eat and I’m still on the fence.

action packed...sorta

Vegas, happy hour, pool, date, church, pool again and Bachelorette (not going to spoil it just yet). Now it Monday morning I have to pretend to be excited about it. I over slept so all these details will have to be filled in after work. Have a good day!

Day 280 Happy Friday

O happy day happy happy day! I got my bonus! I worked my butt of for this bad boy and today I will enjoy the fruits of my labor! I have a lot of bills to catch up on so I can't wait to buy a plane ticket to Vegas.

Brandy is going to Vegas for work and is staying at her cousin's house. This guy has a phat house complete with pool, boat, outdoor kitchen and he is completely dialed into the city. I have an opportunity to pretty much go on a free weekend getaway with my Bestie if I can just swing a plane ticket. As soon as I get to work and double check my vacation days, I am gonna make it happen! I need to get on a plane and go somewhere pronto!

I just remembered what happened in the middle of the night last night. I have been really good about not freaking out about storms as long as I am not standing in the middle of a field or a parking lot. This week we have had some pretty crazy storms and last night was the grand finale. I haven’t sat in the closet in a couple of years so I consider that to be huge progress. I may have had a small setback last night during my sleep. This explosion of thunder and lightning came straight through the window above my head while I was in a deep sleep. I literally dove onto the floor (I must have decided that being on a metal bed frame was the equivalent of standing on the roof holding a metal rod) and curled up on the blanket that I had laid out to do pushups earlier. I totally spent a good chuck of the night sleeping on the floor like a dog.