its raining. again. to the point that half of town is flooded and the interstate is one giant pileup. people in this town just cannot drive. i didnt have to make up stories for the other people in traffic, you could see it on their faces.

to try to get out of this very grinchy mood i'm trying to finish wrapping christmas presents while the Stranger is at class. he is a worse damn snoop than i am.

side note, they played Christmas in Hollis on the radio this morning and i was very happy.

side side note, one of the shithead teenagers in our complex purposefully broke some of our outdoor christmas decorations. i know i wasnt that bad when i was that age. even though they were only a few dollars, it still really upsets me to see things like that destroyed.

thanksgiving was overall good. like everyone else i ate too much and visited with family and friends. some of the highlights include watching the stranger and his cousin drink four loko (seriously, do not drink it. i see why they are pulling it off the market. i was woken up every few minutes that night bc the stranger thought he was having a heart attack.), getting another lap blanket for the nursing home completed, and going to the new restaurant at home that my friend's father opened. its the type of place that sutton needed years ago, so people can go hang out, have a nice meal (i am biased, my cousin is the chef. he came home from Sun Valley just to cook there!), and listen to local music.

other than that i feel like i've lived in a car. the first thing i did when i got home was lay down in the floor and sleep on the heating pad. i'm such a baby.

i'm counting down the days til christmas, not so much bc i'm excited for christmas (i'm trying, honestly) but i'm ready for a week off work. i dont care that we arent going anywhere. i feel like i just need to stay in bed and hide under the covers for awhile.

meh

Do you ever make up stories of the lives of the people stuck in traffic around you? The car in front of me is clearly an overworked father trying not to fly off thr handle at his deadbeat son, explaining to him why an after school job is necessary for character building and the like. The son obviously is too cool to acknowledge his father, as he slips on his sunglasses and tolerates the next fifteen minutes home.


Yeh. I'm a little weird.


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My mother just asked if I wanted a star wars piniata at my wedding reception.

I think she's finally starting to get withthe program.

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Had a mini identity crisis as I walked into the hair salon and saw myself in the mirror. Argyle sweater with coordinating slacks (and they are ironed!! With CREASES!!), my set of pearls, a frigging adorable bow in my hair, and a hugeass holiday starbucks drink.

Sellout.

It's time to seriously reevaluate my life. I'm putting tiedye on immediately.


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My workday just got a thousand times better as the boss bought our office a flat screen tv and a wii. Goodbye productivity!


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Ps

I know. Posting too much. BUT. Don't forget to go outside tonight thru the 20th and watch thr Leonids meteor shower.

Yes. I am a nerd.


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this is one example of how screwed up i am.

Starting in 1987, this was pretty much the only christmas cd (tape? whatever) played in my home. therefore, i thought the way these songs were sung was how they always were. I believed that 'baby please come home' must have bono's screeching need. or that silent night had to be sung very very low, a la stevie nicks after all that drug use. AND I THOUGHT CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS WAS A REAL HOLIDAY SONG.

all i'm sayin is i wouldnt mind getting this for christmas this year, if you know what i mean.

I'm not sure which disgusts me more, the fact that it costs me more money per month for those pills that keep me sane and not pregnant than it does to buy a pair of ugg boots, or that I bought a pair of ugg boots.

Either way. The man is behind this.

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things happen. what the hell.

i was told i dont write on here enough anymore, and i didnt realize my boring life was that entertaining. granted, the writing does get better when i'm depressed, but do we really really want to go back down that road?

at any rate. i have finished wrapping all my christmas presents. well, not all i suppose. there are still a couple floating about in the universe, but. i put in a very very good start, right?

so because of some silly rule we are not allowed to get a second puppy from the shelter. the rule is that you cant have a dog over 25 lbs. calypso and the min pin we wanted combined do not make that much. but, too bad for us. it really makes me mad bc there are several people around who have two, if not more, pets. but i'm not going to tell on them bc i know how i'd feel if calypso was taken away. so, another puppy will just have to wait for a little while longer.

so i'm 2.5ish weeks into working out. and i have to say, i actually am enjoying myself. it takes a few tries to convince myself not to turn the other direction toward home after work, but once i'm there, i usually spend an hour and a half. i'm sore. i'm out of shape. i sweat like a disgusting pig. but. i'm starting to feel better, and that was the goal. i'm never going to be a size zero, but i can get myself in a healthier state. so, i'm hoping it continues to go as well from here on out.

today started the childrens hospital telethon on the radio, which means i cannot wear mascara for the next few days, bc by the time i get out of the car at work/gym/home/wherever, i'm usually a sobbing mess. i came into the office early this morning, and every single person that came in after me said something along the lines of 'is andrea here yet? dont let her listen to the radio.' they all know how i am. i've already gotten them involved in the salvation army christmas stockings and the united way reading program. but i decided to go ahead and make my donation so i dont feel like an asshole and get it over with. but the stories are very sad and i'm glad i can help. i know too many wonderful little kids to ever not want to help other children and/or potentially those kids themselves. i'm a bleeding heart. i just want everyone to be given a chance i guess.

so i'm very excited to have found The Hogfather on netflix. it's based on a terry pratchett book (which i love love love), has christopher lee as the voice of death, AND is a christmas special. what's not to love? i'd recommend watching it, but it doesnt make as much sense unless you've read the book i think. i dont know, the Stranger liked it having not read.

i saw seagulls this evening in the parking lot of the gym. this confused me greatly.

our trip to SC over christmas may not be happening, which makes me very sad. but our reservations were "misplaced" and we may not be able to get an alternate. oh well. i suppose i should save up those vacation days for next year. i might still take a day or two off and just sit around here in my pajamas watching Golden Girls reruns.

at any rate. we are putting up the christmas tree this weekend. which means even less room around here. we need to move. it just needs to happen. meh

at any rate. i hope everyone is having a good week.

lovelove

Is it strange that my earliest memory is from when I nearly drowned in our pool. I jumped in full well knowing I wasn't allowed to bc I couldn't swim yet. And I remember being underwater thinking that while it was pretty and all that I was pretty sure I done goofed. And then getting pulled out by my hair.

Is it weird I remember that??


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do you ever have dreams that are so unsettling that you wonder if that's what you are really thinking that you want or that maybe it really just is some sort of nightmare? i woke up with a real pain in my chest in a panic because of the things i was trying to say (but couldn't get out) in my dream. instead, i kept taking pictures of the past.

more than anything in my life, i'm afraid of letting people down.

meh.

Two car family again

So I know I'm bad at impulse spending but I think the stranger just took the cake. I sent him to pick up dinner and he calls home to say he's going to be late bc he's buying a car. At least it's a Subaru. Does that make us super lame to have the same kind of car? Oh well. Going for a test drive. Maybe I can convince him to impulse buy me some shoes....


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getting old

so i figured the only way to top going to the elk lodge last weekend was to go to the fire dept for an event. luckily they were having vera bradley bingo on sunday. 25 dollars later i hadn't won anything. but i did come home with a bingo dauber for the next time. and oh, there will be a next time my friends.

also, it snowed this weekend. i'm not ready for this. sure it's beautiful, but everyone i've talked to said i moved to the worst possible place when it comes to the winter weather. at least i sorta have my car back. and its all shiny and new looking on the back half. which just makes all the dings and scratches on the front look all the worse. one day, i'm going to get the subi fixed and not be business in the back, clusterfuck in the front. also, the week with the rental car made me realize i don't really like driving bigass suv's. sure its nice to tower over everyone, but they are a pain in the ass to park.

the cesspool that is my office has the plague. i'm taking vitamins and sanitizing my world like a crazy person. luckily i got to work from home today bc the Stranger had my car. i am so glad, once again, that i dont have to work from home anymore. its horribly boring and the dog sleeps all day. i've off again on thursday (thank you lovely gov't paid holiday) but the stranger also has the day off, so i think we're going to go adventuring.

so when do you think is too early to put up the christmas tree? the stranger tried to get me to put it up this weekend and i dont want to put it up til thanksgiving. maybe its bc i worked retail and know that they start decorating in august, but i cant handle overlapping holidays like that.

at the arts and crafts fair this past weekend (yes, i know, old lady hobbies. i'm going to get back to my knitting when i get off of here) and found the most awesome earrings made of antique russian porcelain. that covers three of my favorite loves. i also got wv produced honey which was delicious and i may or may not have eaten it all. the stranger got third place in the univ's photo contest at the fair, so we are most proud.

also, we are actually really going to the gym. and guess what, i actually.... enjoy myself. i know. its shocking. i have a whole circuit routine to do, and on the off days do cardio. i'm sore as hell but already i'm feeling better. if nothing else, i'm so exhausted in the evenings that i'm going to bed at a real hour. i'm hoping by christmas to see some real progress.

anywho. this was a boring post, but me and my old lady hobbies are just not that entertaining as of late. much lovelove to everyone out there!

Sometimes when things are really crappy and it's been raining forever, it's a really nice feeling to wake up to roses on the bathroom sink.





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preventative measures

i guess i havent written a real post in a few. i dont know why i just havent felt like writing lately. probably bc we've been so busy at work and the last thing i want to do is come home and get on the computer. but, the Stranger is out for the evening, and i figured i'd get caught up on some stuff. including my laying-on-the-couch-in-my-pjs time.

so. i cant even begin to explain what a ridiculous experience goin to the Elk Lodge was. we went to a 'cash bash' where you pay to get in and get all your dinner/drinks for free and have a chance to win a hundred bucks every fifteen minutes. none of us won, but we definitely made our moneys worth in drink if nothing else. and mashed potatoes. which were delicious. they had a band there which i think would best be described as comparing them to the band at the end of Animal House, only about 10-15 years older. the lead singer was amazing and the most adorable old man. he came and talked to us during one of his breaks. i heart old people. i think one of the things i enjoyed the most was watching all the old people dance (btw, i should point out that we were probably the youngest there by a good 15 yrs). these people are of a generation where dancing was an art. not just humping someone's leg. so it really made getting out there and dancing with them a more enjoyable experience. plus they are so damn cute. i can only hope i can have something like that when i'm old and decrepit.

the highlight however, was marlene. marlene was 77 and looks like your typical put together old lady, perhaps a one time Avon Lady, in her smart little suit dress and pearls. little did we know what was under that perfectly coiffed hair. marlene informed us (after several drinks, of course) that she was the first pin-up girl of the Eisenhower administration and that she was one of the few ppl to shave her hoo-hah during that time, before it became customary. I AM NOT JOKING. she talked about how perky her t-wordies were and that she was so proud of them. at this point, i really shouldnt be surprised by anything. it was wonderful.

laura came up to visit after she told the man to stick it and quit her job. it was really good to hang out with her and catch up on things. she's looking into getting more into graphic design type stuff, which i will surely push on here once its all up and running. her work is spectacular and i'd recommend it to anyone.

i've been thinking about this for awhile, but today i finally got up the nuts to go look at this newish gym in town. its one of those for-women only places, but its not weird like Curves. I dont have an excuse not to join a gym since work pays for our membership. so i ran up this evening after work and really liked what i saw, namely that its not super busy and there aren't a bunch of bimbos standing around looking at their makeup and designer exercisewear in the mirror.

while i have felt so much better these last few months having started eating real meals at real intervals the way normal people eat, all the bad i'd done to my metabolism up to this point has caught up with me. plus, i know if i get in a routine now, it will really help with my winter blues. i've already started to feel them, so i want to head them off before i end up in my gray pajamas for days on end, eating oreos and pepperoni sticks. i'm actually really excited about this and meet with a trainer on Thursday. i'm telling myself i cant weener out since work is paying for me to go. even a couple days a week getting on the treadmill will be better than the nothing that i'm doing now. :) i've just been really inspired by my friend ranae (i really should start posting links to fellow bloggers, but i keep forgetting to find them ahead of time) and how she's really got hardcore into working out and being healthy. she's kicking ass and taking names as she gets certified in zumba, does a 5k, and all around inspires me to be healthy. thank you ranae for being awesome. :) now all of you have to help me keep up with this and be accountable for sticking to it. i know in the long run i always feel so much better. its the getting there thats the hard part!

in other news, because i am a loser, i've already started my christmas shopping. I KNOW. but i just want to get everything done and taken care of. i hate that i dont enjoy it as much as i used to, but it's just so much more convenient to get online and sign my paycheck away to amazon.

the dog is snoring. i think i will join her.

lovelove