Vaccines and Val

Busy day today....Oh wait, every Monday is freaking insane.......We had to go to the travel doc in the afternoon to get some more vaccines. We had to get the second dose of the Hepatitis A shot, and we started the first of a series of three of Hepatitis B. My arms are a little bit sore right now, but the shots did not hurt while receiving them, which is good. We were asking the nurse which extra shots we would need if we take an African trip, and she said at least a polio booster, and she would have to check into anything else. I have been talking with this really nice guy on Flickr who travels to a lot of great places and has similar interests in travel as me and Kurt. Him and his wife have been all over the world (now retired). He suggested this awesome safari outfitter that I have been looking into a lot. The flight there is SOOO long though, so I think that is what keeps me away, since the Galapagos are so much closer. Choices, choices.

Val came over tonight with her boyfriend, and we all went to Applebee's and hung out, then came home and watched Intervention. It was a fun night. :). Good night for hanging out, since I was not supposed to work out too hard because of the shots. So, I just took the night off.

Ordered my new lens online from a site called Beach Camera, a site I have not used yet, so hopefully, it's OK. Also, ordered Kurt's new binoculars from Amazon, as I had a gift card to use on the site. Ended up getting him a slightly better version of the ones he had before. Hope everything comes in before our trip.......................

Sports and Babies

Friday night, I went to the Tigers game with Rebecca. She came to the office so we could head down together to have dinner beforehand. Places are crazy busy before Tigers' games, so we ended up at this place called Small Plates. It was OK. My fish tacos were yummy, but the service was slow, Rebecca did not like her food, and the prices were kinda high. But, we did get free dessert because of this! :). Dr. John, Rebecca's client, gave her the tickets, so those were free too! And great seats. The weather was perfect, and I had a great time, even though the Tigs lost. The fireworks after the game were fab. As always. Got home and was super tired.....

Saturday, we worked and got a ton done. That was about it though. We did stop at Adray Camera afterwards to look at camera lenses and binoculars. Kurt broke his and needs new ones and I am looking for a lens with image stabilization, similar to what I have now (that won't break the bank). Anyway, I looked online, but it's hard online to really see how large the lens is, etc. Anyway, Kurt found binoculars he likes and I found a new lens I want. I wanted to pay cash for the stuff though, which we did not have with us, so I have to go back. In the meantime, I found the lens online cheaper and some binoculars online that are similar but nicer. Stopped at Lowe's after that to pick up some fill dirt and grass seed and came home for the night. I had to run to Target to buy gifts for a baby shower too.

Today, had that baby shower for Char in Wyandotte at Portofino's. Really nice shower. Char looked adorable and the party was very classy and nice. Good food too, I had a fish sandwich. After that, came home and got ready for Tim's retirement party at the Mud Hens game in Toledo. I got to go on the field with him, as he threw out the first pitch. Took pics of that, and his granddaughter said "play ball" so I got pics of that as well. Really fun time. While there, we ran into Steve and Marilyn, our friends from Kurt's IRS days. They were in another Suite, so we hung out in both places. Came home and am chillin now before bed. Busy day!

Anyway, hope everyone had a nice weekend......I took more pics at the games, but I am too tired to put them up now. Will post later.

Lies, Fires and Storage

I bid on a huge storage unit on eBay today. My Aunt sent me the link. It was an item you could only pick up, in a town near the office. Really nice, new unit, with a starting bid of 99 cents. I bid that. I ended up winning, and this unit was prob worth $150 plus (this was their buy it now price).

Once I won, I emailed the guy about pickup and payment and got the following response: "I am really sorry. The person who had this unit had a fire last night and lost EVERYTHING, including this unit."

Yea, I am buying THAT. As soon as you made a horrible deal on eBay, the items was destroyed in a FIRE. Lame. Wrote him back, calling BS, and also left him negative feedback on ebay. What a crock. I don't really care about it, I was not pining over this item or anything, but I do think it's lame when people like that are on eBay and take advantage of the system. I took his rating from 100% to 90% though, so that made me feel slightly better. :).

Went grocery shopping after work today, which we desperately needed. Was happy to get some stuff in my freezer and pantry and frig. Made Kurt a Mexican layer dip, and I had some leftover pasta which I have been eating all week since I made way too much on Monday.

I am going to the Tigers game with Rebecca on Friday! We have great seats, thanks to a client of hers, Dr. John. Thanks, doc! :). We are going to hang out downtown beforehand, doing something yet to be determined. Spontaneous girls on the town, WHOOT. Can't wait to take pics at the game.

Congrats to my friend, Shannon, for putting a bid in on her first house! Yay! I can't wait to see what she does to the place.

Congrats to Julia for getting a raise and possible promotion to another department!

Congrats to me for getting my ass in bed! :).

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Barack's How I Roll

So, I have ordered my presidential year t-shirt. I did this last election and wore the shirt quite a bit (it said *Let's Kerry Bush Back to Texas*) and still wear it so workout in. My wearing the t-shirt did not make Kerry win (boo-hoo), but even I can't make the Republicans stop cheating...... Of course, me being me, I cannot order something *normal*. So, click here to see what I will be wearing in the near future. I think it will be super cute under a suit jacket for work purposes (not court, obviously). And it will be cute for every day as well, of course.

McCain in Town

Yea, let me tell you, I was SOOOO excited. Not. LOL. Apparently, John McCain was in town today, right by my house. In fact, Britton texted me today and said my house was on TV! A helicopter was flying over following the McCain parade of cars, and my house and pond were very obvious on TV. Hilarious. I'm famous! hehe.

I so need to go grocery shopping. The lack of food in this house is becoming kinda obvious. I am running out of meals to make Kurt and running low for myself too. I am ALL out of Boca burgers. My life is not complete without Boca burgers.....

Went and exercised my right to vote today. I always vote. My thought is I am not allowed to complain if I don't vote. Although, I was not really voting on much today. I think there were three whole primaries that were contested on the Democrats' side. I was very against one sheriff because one of his interests in Ducks Limited. After our previous issues (twice) with hunters on our land attempting to shoot birds and the police acting like we were stupid for not wanting others to hunt on my land, I have NO interest in the sheriff being involved in hunting avidly

Working Sunday

We worked today. It was annoying, yet good because we got a LOT of stuff done. We really needed today. Got a text from Kory that he will be home tonight as well, which thrills me because he has a huge pile of work to do at the office and I was hoping it would not get put off more time. Plus, Mondays are horrendous at the office, and I will be super duper happy for him to answer most of the phone calls so I can work and do more paperwork. Yay.

Still trying to finalize everything for the secret trip. It is so slow dealing with these lodges. They do not have stable internet connection, so they check their emails every once in a while. Ugh. hopefully, I can get things firmed up with reserving our lodge. Then all I have to do is reserve a hotel room for our first night, and I am set. Whoot.

I am bummed! I am going to a wedding shower on Sunday, for a friend of mine, Char. I met Char through a really close friend of mine, Heidi, from high school. I was really hoping to see Heidi and her baby, Lanessa, at the shower, and I just found out she can't make it....boo. That's OK though, it will be nice to see Char all pregnant, and I am thinking I will be able to find someone to talk to, even though I don't know anyone, LOL. It is at Portofino's in Wyandotte, and I love that place. it's really nice and on the water.

Anyway, since I worked all day, don't have much else to post! Hope everyone had a nice, non-working weekend! :).

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Leisure

Friday night, I was craving sushi, so Kurt and I went to Dolce Vita for dinner in Monroe. We each got miso soup, then split a king california roll, shrimp tempura roll, and another roll I can't recall, then we each had dessert--me, tiramisu and him, key lime pie. Everything was superbly yummy. It was a nice dinner out.

Today, I woke up feeling really, really weird and out of it. Super tired, lazy, etc. I think sometimes, I just need some rest. We were supposed to work today, but I really could not do it. So, we just kinda stayed around the house. Did run a couple errands, and I think it was good for me to be in the sun and just take a ride....Went and picked up bird seed and stopped at the pond store too. I ended up buying a lotus plant for the pond, which is gorgeous. Love it. We also bought some floral floater plants, 4 catfish, 5 frogs, and fish food. Love all the new additions to the pond, especially the little froggies. We had bought some previously, but have not seen them in forever, and I *think* that maybe the herons ate them. :(. Hopefully these survive. Tried to do some laundry and cleaning, but just did not feel like doing much. Did get some stuff done though......

Kurt was laughing hysterically at Oscar earlier today. He took them out to the pond, and Oscar notices anything new. Well, he noticed the lotus plant right away, and started barking and howling at it. He tried to *get* it, but we put it pretty far out, and he would have had to swim, and he was not doing that......He practically had to tear Oscar away from the pond. I think Oscar thinks new things in the pond are *alive* and he is trying to protect us from the intruders....LOL.

Anyway, hope everyone is having a nice weekend! :).

Update on Lame People

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Sleep Does a Body Good

Kurt and I have gotten up really early this week, until this morning. I had a solid 10 hours of sleep last night and I could have slept more. I really needed it. And today, I could tell that things at the office were not annoying me as much as normal. And I was more calm. And I think it's the sleep. When I get more sleep, I am simply in a better mood. It's fabulous. Goal: Get more sleep. :).

Kurt had a trial this afternoon and got back to the office around 415. He announced he wanted to leave early, WHOOT. So, we left and stopped at Border's to pick up a book I had on hold, and stopped at Lowe's for a couple things I needed. Got home and I watched some TV, then made Kurt dinner, worked out, yada yada. It was nice just to have that extra hour. Took a walk with the dogs to the pond at dusk. The pond is so pretty at night. All these dragonflies are everywhere, and the birds and flying near the island. I can't wait to have the gazebo and a rocking chair out there so I can sit out there and relax. Sigh.

Resort Possibly Selected

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Boring Me.

I worked on Sunday, but Rebecca saved me by stopping by. We left and went to Heritage Park to walk through the gardens and check out the new conservatory that they are building, and then went to Sonic, to try it. Rebecca has been dying for one of their drinks. Anyway, it was OK. Normal fast food kinda food, and I am not really into fast food. But, it was kewl because you drove up, kinda 50s style diner, and placed your order, and girls on roller skates delivered it. Pretty different. Went to Babies R Us on Sunday too and bought gifts for a baby shower I am going to in August. My Mom, sister and I are going in on gifts together, but I bought them for everyone.

This week at work has been pretty crazy. Kory is out of town, so I am doing the bulk of his duties on top of mine, which is pretty time consuming. Ugh. I hate answering the freaking phone, and will be happy to have Misty there tomorrow to help out.

Seriously, my life is so boring right now, I don't even know why I am posting this, but if I don't post for a while, I totally forget everything I have been doing..... I guess the post is worth it for the picture I posted, LOL.

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Secret Trip

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Todd Jones Sucks and other various weekend Fun

**Kurt and I, watching the White Sox take batting practice, pre-game (near our seats as well)

OK, I guess that may be harsh, but I was not very happy with the way he lost the Tigers game in the 9th for the Tigs on Friday night. Kurt and I went to the game, and it was my first game in a LONG time. First game this year, and I never went to a game last year. I love going to games, but like my weekends too, and don't like driving to Detroit and spending a lot of time there on the weekends, since I am there a lot of the week with work and court. Anyway. Bought seats on eBay right behind home plate, row 10. Awesome seats. We got there early because i wanted to watch batting practice, purchased our nachos, and just kinda sat and chilled. SOOO nice. Our section had iot's own waiters, so I ended up ordering a drink, just because it was convenient. Got buzzed on my one Mike's Hard Lemonate. Gotta love being a light weight! ;). Click here to see the rest of the Tigers pics.

**Leyland, pre-game (before he made the stupid decision to bring Jones in for the 9th and lose the game). Happier times.....Heh.

Had a fabulous time at the game, then headed home and to bed.

Today, got up and headed to breakfast with Rebecca. Newport Cafe is serving their famous blueberry pancakes, so I got those. To DIE for. Headed to Canton after that to go to the Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens with Auntie, then to Sams Club and Joe's for some groceries and such that we both needed. Also had lunch at Papa Vino's, which I have never been to before. Nice afternoon. Loved being outside, but it was HOT. I could not have taken being out much longer than we were. Wow. Muggy in MI right now. We had 14 huge trees delivered to the house today, which Kurt and Kory planted, and later, Britton helped plant as well. We put in three corkscrew willow near the pond, two sweet gum in the yard (which supposedly attract squirrels, so hopefully that works), and various others further back in the yard. I will have to take a walk in the morning to check everything out. Click here to see the rest of the garden pics.

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Trip in the Car for the Cat

Bugsy had an appointment after work to get his vaccines.....Took him in the car and he did not like that. He has not been in a car for like a year, and I don't think he remembered. He meowed quite a bit the entire way, in his cute little carrier. When we got there, we had a slight wait, so I took him out and held him, then Kurt carried him around the waiting area so he could check things out and look out windows. The tech there was amazed and said most cats would not allow you to hold and carry them around their waiting room, LOL. Bugsy is not normal, I will give her that. He likes to be cuddled and held though, and had no interest in staying in his carrier, that's for sure.....Anyway, his exam went well and he got three shots, including a rabies, which I have not gotten him in the past since he is an indoor cat. The vet said that rabies has increased by 4 times in MI in the past year, and I am worried if something were to get into the house and bite my kitty, he would not be protected. So, shot it is.......He was better on the ride home. ;). Such a good cat. perfectly bahaved for the vet and the techs. he is kinda annoyed with us now, and I can't say that I blame him.....

I got this new skin care regime I ordered in the mail today. It is called Skin ID and is made by Neutrogena. It seems kinda like Proactiv, but more geared to each individual. They ask you a lot of questions about lifestyle, eating habits, your skin, etc. and gear a line towards you personally. So, we will see how it works for me. 100% money back guarantee, so if I dont like it, nothing lost. My number set is 12-32-38. I like how I have a number set, heh. I am going to start using it tonight.

Came home, worked out, made dinner, did some laundry and am heading to bed soon. there are seriously not enough hours in the day. Work was seriously INSANE today. I was glad to leave right at 5 to take Bugs to the vet.

Loss of Power, Tigers Games and Massage

**This pictures reflects how I temporarily felt when I got my massage tonight.....Yay.

Bought tickets to the Friday night Tigers game tonight, and we have awesome seats, behind home plate, row 10. My fav pitcher is on the mound, Nate Robertson. Love him, and his glasses.....heh. And we are playing our enemy, the White Sox, in a sold out game. This is my first game in like 2 years, so I am pretty excited to head down there.

Work was insane today. We had no power for like almost 3 hours in the morning. Nice. So, I felt totally helpless with no technology...could not copy, check voice mails, check emails, nothing. AARGH. So, I returned some calls on my cell, filed, reviewed documents, met with a couple clients, sent Kory out to run errands. Of course, the rest of the day was filled with excessive phone calls from people who could not reach us in the morning as well as everyone else.

Newest Love

I am in love, I fell in love again tonight with something new. Ulta. It's like Sephora, but has both high end AND low end products AND a salon. Yay. The grand opening of the Allen Park store was tonight and my friend, Nancy (another product whore) and I decided to attend, and have dinner afterwards. Love it. Love how they carry both high and low end. Love how it's only like 15 minutes or less from my office, depending on traffic. Love how they have a point system wherein I can get free gifts. Love how they have deals in store, i.e. spend this amount, get this wonderful little free gift (which Sephora pretty much never has). Have not decided if it is BETTER than Sephora, but it is comparable. Sephora carries a few brands I like that Ulta does not, i.e. Nars, Benefit, Fresh, but Ulta is fabulous just the same. Also, because it was the grand opening night, they gave us coupons for 20% off everything. Yes, you heard me right. I could not let that opportunity pass me, so here is what I got.

Estee Lauder Emerald Dream Spray (like I freaking need another perfume, I have like, not kidding, 40. But, I loved this to pieces, and remember, the coupon, heh, also it is an Ulta exclusive and not available elsewhere)

Rubber Bands (am running low)

Alagio Manderine Isle Color Therapy Shampoo (on sale at the store, whoot, smells amazing)

Burts Bees Pomegranate Soy Shampoo (smells amazing as well, and I have been wanting to try this)

Red Earth Twin Line Duo Effect Eyeliner Pencil (for some reason, SCORE, I was only charged ONE CENT for this product, I am sure a mistake by the store, but hey, I will take it)

Ulta Pro Slanted Eyeshader and Liner Brush (on sale in store more than on the website, whoot)

Jelly Belly Blueberry Muffin Cologne (Oh. My. God. This smells insanely amazing, thanks to Nancy for turning me on to this brand, Demeter. They have a ton of really fun scents for cheap prices.)

Armani Attitude (for Kurt, obviously. He needed some new stuff, he is running low)

100% Pure Blueberry Body Lotion (incredible. I love blueberry, and have never seen a Lotion, link not on website, but similar to the link I provided)

100% Pure Blueberry Body Wash (again, not on website, but link is a different scent)

Quilted Bag (got this for free for making a fragrance purchase, WHOOT, it was a $30 bag that I paid nada for)

Went to dinner with Nancy afterwards at this Mexican place called On the Border that I had never been to before. It was yummy. I had a Lori classic, fish tacos. Yum. Came home and am watching the Tigers game with Kurt (after making him dinner). Work was crazy busy today, and I was happy to have a relaxing night out. Had a headache this morning, which my chiropractor fixed for me. Yay. Thanks, Dr. Thomas! I was really out of wack, ugh. Also had an ortho appointment today for a new wire, which is KILLING me. Hopefully that subsides by tomorrow. Night all!

Gardens with my Bestest

Rebecca and I went to the Toledo Botanical Gardens today. Of course, per the norm, it started raining, then pouring, as we started driving there. But, Ohio is MUCH better than MI, because as soon as we crossed the border, it was sunshine and a beautiful sky. Of course, that beautiful sky also equated to really hot temps, and neither one of us wanted to do the entire gardens (there are a lot of good hiking trails, but it was HOTTTT). We did get some nice shots of pics, and it is just nice being around her and gossiping. We were followed the entire way home by THREE cars of guys. And Rebecca was actually WAVING at them and kinda flirting! And she says she is not outgoing! Maybe she is more outgoing when there is no chance of ever meeting the people?? I almost got her to flash them, but she held back. She is a crazy one, I tell ya.

We drove around Ohio too looking for a Friendly's, which I have never been to, but Rebecca tells me that they are really friendly there. Heh. Instead, we went to Steak and Shake since she has never been there. Good, but the shake made me feel kinda sick because of my lactose intolerance thing. Ugh. I feel better now though.

Came back to the house and hung out for a bit, and I wasa exhausted from the sun. I think my fair skin and eyes makes me a horrible candidate for being in the sun a lot, because it just simply exhausts me. Ugh. After Rebecca left, I fell asleep on then couch and woke up with a headache. Fun. I needed her here to massage me! hehe. I feel much better now, but I think I have learned not to combine sun with dairy products. I have issues. ;).

Kurt saw more deer tracks at the pond today AND he claims that my lily pads have actual lillies now! Hooray! I must go take pics. I heart lily pads flowering. Prob the most gorgeous flower to me ever

Edited to add: Rest of the pics from the gardens can be seen by clicking here.

Windchimes at Grama's

Got up today and decided to head to Canton to visit my Grama at her new place and hang with my Aunt. We were going to go to an art fair or maybe out taking pics, and of course, on my drive over, it started to pour. So, we started out by picking up some stuff at my Grama's house and taking it to her at her new place. Which turned into a 2 hour event. My Grama had a list of things for Aunt Karen to get for her, and she had to explain each and every one in great details. Sigh. I like to go see her, but I am not a slow moving person and stuff like that just KILLS me. While she was talking to Aunt Karen, I kinda zoned out and surfed the net on my phone. Saw my dad too, who pulled up as we were leaving.

The rain had let up, kinda, by then, so we stopped and had lunch at Qdoba (where I had never been before) and then headed to the Farmington Art Fair. Qdoba was just OK. I have friends who rave about it, but I would rate it simply OK. My food was good, but Moe's simply blows it out of the water. I think it may have something to do with the fact that I am vegetarian, and they did not have much in that regard on the menu, and I am always sad when Mexican places do not have shrimp or fish options. Moe's fish tacos are to DIE for, more Mexican places should take their lead. The art fair was nice to walk around, did not see anything much I wanted, until I saw this really unique, kewl wind chime. It is made out of old anethesia bottles from the hospital, copper and cobalt blue crystals and beads. Hung it on my backporch and love it. One of the most unique windchimes I have ever seen. I will take a pic when I get a second.....Of course, it started to rain again, so we stopped into TJ Maxx and then headed home. We had seen about everything at that point anyway.

Headed home after that to work out and make dinner. Watched the Tigers lose on a horrible call by the ump. Bah.

I am praying for no rain tomorrow, as I would really like to get out with my camera. Rebecca is coming over and we are supposed to head out to botanical gardens and I am really looking forward to it a lot.

Oh, exciting news! Kurt saw deer tracks at the pond today! We have seen deer a few times in the yard over our years living here, but it is way kewl that they have discovered the pond. I am hoping this means now that they know water is here, they will come back more often. He also saw my squirrel friend who only makes very short appearances. Yay.

Change of Power

Secret Blog posted.

Loss of power

Last night, while watching the ONE show I actually watch on regular TV, The Baby Borrowers, the power went out. We rarely lose power at our house, so I was confused......Went outside and looked around and it appeared that nobody else had power either. I called into DTE Energy to tell them, just to get a message thanking me for calling in and telling me my power would be on within 9 hours. How's that for an automated system....So, Kurt and I, being helpless without power, ended up playing chess on my computer, hoping it would not die......He beat me, but it was fun anyway. I was half asleep, and still swear that I would have won if I was awake more. Chess is kinda like pool though, you gotta have patience, and I just don't really have that when being competitive.

Been busy at the office. Kory is up north for cherry season so we are one less at the office, which is annoying for me because I have to answer the phone more then. Thankfully, he will be back on monday.......

SOOOO hot here today. When I stepped outside to go home after the work day, I kinda had a flash of Vegas in my head. Besides the fact that it is super muggy here and not there, the temp and heat felt like Vegas to me when we have been there in the summer. I did not even go with Kurt and the pugs on their walk because I knew the hear would get to me. Instead I fed the birds, changed some garbages, watered my flowers, and did some laundry. I swear, it's never ending at this house with stuff to do.

Rave

OK, one of the new products I got from Sephora, I just had to rave about. Have not tried everything yet, but loved this one.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Usually, when I put eye shadow on in the morning, by the time I go to bed, it has either totally faded or almost completely faded. Right now, it's 1045 p.m. I have been to court and walked around in really hot weather between three courts. I worked all day, drove around with the top down in the convertible, took a long walk in the yard, AND worked out. And guess what? My eye shadow looks like it did this morning. LOVE LOVE LOVE this new product. Also used the new eye shadow set I bought, and I love the colors on that as well. Used one of the Philosophy shower gels, Rootbeer, and it smells super yummy.

Will fill y'all in on other products as I use them.

Mail Order on the Weekend

Aargh. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.....Got my Sephora order and my White House Black Market order tonight. Did not like anything in the clothing order. The skirt fit well, but the material is horrible for me, it is kinda shiny black and I can tell it needs to be ironed like every 5 minutes. The top is kinda ugly on for some reason, I am just not digging it. And the flip flops are not comfortable at all, which is a prob for flip flops. White House shoes run kinda narrow though, that may be why I dont like them too. Of course, love everything from Sephora though, without even trying it, LOL.

Weekend was fun. Friday night, we met up with our friends Tammy and Tom at Bob's Boathouse in Wyandotte, which was a blast. The place is new, and is a huge old boat warehouse. The inside is a restaurant, the outside a tiki bar, and it is right on the water. Dinner wasa good, and we sat outside with drinks the rest of the night. Tom is ready to quit his job to invest his entire 401k in Kurt's stock method. Yea, talked him out of that. I think. :). Saturday, I had lunch with my friend, Hollie, at Red Lobster in Southgate. After that, headed to Westland to help move my Grama into the senior apartments she is residing at, at least temporarily. She is not happy about it, but she needs to be someplace before her house can at least be made handicapped accessible. I basically did not do too much moving, but instead sat and talked to my Grama and helped unpack some boxes. Also ran to Target to pick her up a wreath for her door (all the other residents have them), a toaster oven (hers is so shot) and a garbage can for her kitchen. I had not bought her bday presents yet, so this was it......That night, had dinner with Kurt at Quatro's.....Sunday morning, had breakfast with Judy and Ruth from the Board, then Kurt and I worked the rest of the day. Got a lot of paperwork done.

Tonight, had a Board meeting. I am going to post a Secret Blog about that, but will do so another time because I am off to bed.......

Transvestite in Pink

Secret Blog Posted....

Around a Necklace

Went to the Wyandotte Art Fair with my Aunt last night and bought a really kewl cut glass necklace pendant. I get the kewlest stuff at art fairs, and always get a ton of compliments, and the stuff is generally super cheap. Got a cute black chain with it. I can never have enough chains to put this stuff on. Afterwards, we went to dinner at a place I like down there called Austin's H.P. Grille, where I always get the same meal--blackened tuna served oscar style with asparagus and rice. So freaking good every time.

Yea, after the Sephora purchase, made another online purchase yesterday. Whoops. White House Black Market sent me a coupon and they are having a sale, so I bought a cute skirt for work, cute jacket for work and some turquise flip flops (not for work, or at least not for court, LOL).

This morning, I felt like a total girl. I designed an entire outfit around my new necklace. So, I am wearing a cute shirt from White House Black Market, grey dress pants, cute heeled sandals by Steve Madden, and the necklace. I don't think I have ever designed an outfit around jewelry. I am a dork.

Oh, a secret blog has been posted. Click here.

Locked Up Abroad

Kurt and I watched this really good show on Monday night, called Locked Up Abroad. We saw the ones based in Venezuela, Uganda, and Columbia. Wow, freaky show. Loved it though. It is making me second guess my desire to go to Africa though.....Uganda is right next to Tanzania, which is where I want to go. I am sure after some time passes, I will change my mind, but WOW. The people in Uganda were staying at luxury safari resorts, and were taken hostage right out of their rooms. Ugh. The reenactment of the kidnapping were so real, and it scares me just thinking about it. Granted, nothing has happened in Africa like that since 2001, but still.....

Anyway, my point was, if you are into stuff like this, these shows are good. It appears there are more coming and some that have already shown, so I will have to watch those too!

I am an Addict

OK. I went just a tiny bit crazy last night. I went on the Sephora website just to surf around. I need some new mascara, and had read about this product in a magazine (eye shadow primer). While on there, I placed an order. A kinda large order, but I am justifying it by saying that I have not bought anything beauty related in forever. I am starting to get low on a lot of stuff and have forced myself to stop purchasing anything until I use what I have. I kinda let that fly out the door last night, but hey, I WILL use the stuff, I swear! :).

Anyway, here is what I ended up with, I will let everyone know how I like the stuff that is a new item for me.

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Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Dior Diorshow Mascara - Black 090 (I have used this product before and it is by far the best mascara I have ever used; highly recommend)

Pop Beauty Eye Class - Green Eyes (I have been wanting this product forever, and for some reason, held off on purchasing......)

Bare Escentuals Get Started Kit - Fairly Light/Light (have been wanting to try this for a while too, and since Sarah is addicted, it must be good)

Philosophy The Soda Fountain (anything by Philosophy is automatically good, its the law)

My three free samples are as follows (you get three with every order on their site)

Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Eau de Toilette

Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Pour Homme Eau de Toilette

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Toilette Spray

My deluxe sample is as follows (since I am an addict and get this on top of my other samples)

Blinc Kiss Me Mascara in Black

And, with a promo code I had, I also get this for free:

Sephora Brand The Ultimate Eye Sampler

Also, sadly, I saw this really unique and kewl colored shoe in my Shape magazine made by a company called Unisa. Went to the website, and cannot find the shoe anywhere. I now want it even more. Called the site this morning and left a message with someone about my issue, and am hoping for a return call soon. I am sad.

I have also started the search for two new ceiling fans for the living room. I have never liked the ones in there, and I want something really unique and kewl for it there. I really like some of the Fanimation fans, but am looking on a ton of sites for the perfect item. I will know it when I see it...Any suggestions, let me know.

The viewing is today for my stepDad's Mom, and the funeral tomorrow. It is going to be a really hard two days for my family, and I can't be there for them since it is 5 hours away, so I would appreciate everyone keeping them in your thoughts and prayers.

4th of July Girls' Trip

So. Hope everyone had a nice 4th. Mine was awesome, relaxing, and I could not have asked to have spent it with a better friend....:). Pic above is of me and Rebecca, drinking, at a BBQ in Kaleva. Rebecca rarely sees me drink ANY alcohol, so this was a memorable night. We bought stuff before thee BBQ, me choosing Smirnoff Wild Grape, and her a really yummy berry beer. I drank three, which is almost record breaking for me. LOL. My mom was the DD, so I felt safe drinking. Thanks Mom!

So, Rebecca and I left for Manistee at around 1015 or so on Thursday. The trip is around 4 hours from her house, after my drive to her house which is like 50 minutes with the construction going on in Detroit. The drive was super fun, we talked, gossiped and listened to XM Radio (mostly the 80s and 90s stations). Got there, and stopped into House of Flavors, which is where my Mom works. We decided to have lunch, and ate with my Mom's friends, Fred and Bill. I had a super good tuna roll up, and rebecca had a turkey sandwich. After that, drove her around to see the beaches while we waited for my Mom to get off of work. Picked her and her friend Jane up after work to have a drink at TJs in downtown Manistee, then headed home. That night was the fireworks, so we played some Rock Band then headed to the fireworks at the beer tent. The sunset was gorgeous that night, so we got some shots of that and then watched the show. Fred invited us all to his house for a BBQ the next night, and we played Rock Band until like 230 in the morning.

Day two was the 4th. We went to the art fair at the beach, then randomly shopped in downtown Manistee, which was fun. I bought this adorable little bird figurine for my sun room, and a pair of Croc flip flops. I hate regular Crocs, but the flip flops? To die for. So comfy and cute on top of that. Highly recommend. Went to the grocery store after that to pick up BBQ supplies, then headed to Fred's for the party. There was a ton of food, all really good. The corn may have been the best I ever had. So good. I had BBQed salmon, some macaroni salad, corn, veggies, YUM. Then we had smores, which rocked. Got eaten ALIVE by mosquitos, but a good time anyway, hehe. Oh, this was the day Rebecca fell in love as well. We were driving by this abandoned hospital and saw the cops there, which was weird. JUST as we pulled up, we saw one of the cops pulling a gun out, which is RARE for Manistee. don't know what happened, but when I took a pic, and Rebecca looked at it, she was like "that cop is HOT!" From then on, we saw this guy everywhere. Like 3 times a day. She will marry him someday, I know. Oh, Rebecca also rode a motorcycle for the first time at Fred's. She liked it! ;).

Third day, we got up, had breakfast, then headed to the beach for the flea market, went shopping at some other stores in town, chilled at the house, and then headed to dinner at Big Al's, which I had to take Rebecca too. Big Al's is literally, the best pizza and breadsticks ever. Yum. Rebecca, my Mom and I split a small Chicago style pizza and breadsticks. So good. Went to the beer tent after that, where there were bands playing and lots of people and alcohol. Sat and listened to music and hung out, saw some people I knew in high school, but it is SO crowded there, and I did not feel like walking around and finding a ton of people. Left there and went straight to bed....

Next morning, we had breakfast with my Mom, and stopped at House of Flavors on the way out of town so Rebecca could try their ice cream. OK, still the best ice cream ever. I had one scoop split into two--one peanut butter cup and other half cookie dodugh. So good. We drove home after that, listening to this XM Radio rock legends countdown that was awesome.

Overall, the trip was incredibly relaxing. I loved it. I rarely have four days like that when I have no plans, nothing I *have* to do, I can just aimlessly wander and shop.......Can't wait for my next girls' only trip! :).


Rest of the pics from the trip can be seen by clicking here! Enjoy! :).

Death Brings Out the Stupid

Secret Blog posted.

Food for the Husband

It is storming really badly here. I love lightning and thunder though, for some reason, it calms me.......I hate not being able to go outside though and walk the dogs, fill the bird feeders, etc.

Instead, I have been making dinner, doing laundry, and making these amazing blueberry muffins for Kurt to eat while I am gone. I know he will only eat Taco Bell, pizza and McDonalds while I am gone, so I wanted him to have SOMETHING. I actually thought about making him some sandwiches, but cmon, he can make himself that. LOL.

I finally unpacked ALL vacation bags--LA and Nicaragua and all backpacks and suitcases are closed and put away. Whoot. I was kinda forced to do this as I wanted some stuff to take to Manistee and most of my casual summery clothes were in those bags. There were some pieces of clothing in the Nicaragua bags that I forgot I even owned. Heh.

So, tomorrow morning, Rebecca and I are leaving for Manistee! It's our first girls only trip and I can't wait. Road tripping with Rebecca will be super fun, I am sure. Mapquest says it is 4 hours from her house, which really means less since nobody drives the speed limit in michigan........

Stylists and Porn Stars

Secret Blog posted, yo.

Friends, Shocking Events, and Unpacking

Had a really nice night. :). First, had an appointment with Roman to get my hair highlighted and cut. This was long overdue. I was supposed to go like a month ago, but had to reschedule because I had a work conflict. I only go every three months, and today was four. Ugh. With the summer months though, my highlights last longer because my hair bleaches out from the sun. Anyway. Got to chat with Roman, cut an inch of hair off, get my layers back, and get fabulous new highlights. Yay. I love it. Afterwards, met up with Rebecca and Lesley (who I have not seen in forever) for dinner at Little Tree. YUM. Love Little Tree. Had soup and susgi and some crab wontons. So tasty. And got to catch up with Lesley and harass Rebecca. What more could a girl ask for? hehe.

I called my Mom on the way to Royal Oak and asked what she was up to...She told me that my stepDad's Mom died! I had no idea she was sick. I feel really badly for my stepDad and his Dad. She was only 64 years old. I guess she had something wrong with her pancreas, and they did an operation, where they took care of it, found cancer and removed that as well. The surgery supposedly went well, then when she was recovering the next day, she took a turn for the worse. And then died. It just shows you that life is SO short, and to appreciate the time you have with people. Everyone was relieved the surgery went well and BOOM the next day, she was gone. It's horrible. My mom said everyone is doing OK, considering. They are doing an autopsy, so the funeral will not be this weekend while I am up there. Kinda glad about that because funerals really depress me........

Finally started unpacking the backpacks from the Nicaragua trip. Yea, we are slightly behind. LOL. Threw half the stuff in the washing machine, so I am getting there. Needed some of the stuff to pack for my manistee trip. :).

Work Annoyances

Secret Blog Posted, y'all.

Just gotta say, the Secret Blog does wonders for me. I need a place to vent, and it is seriously therapeutic, not kidding. :).

Interesting Article from Kurt

I have no idea if I want kids or not. Some days I want one, some days more than one, and some days, I don't want to have kids at all. Really, the decision is not even open for discussion at the moment. My life is insanity, and I plan on not even adding the kid factor into my life (or even thinking seriously about it), until my life slow down a LOT. As in, I am like, retired. Yea, I know I am now over 30, but age has nothing to do with it for me. If I want a child and I am *too old*, I will adopt. Anyway, I digress.

Kurt was on Newsweek today and came across this article, which I found interesting, and a lot of it true. There are obviously pros and cons to having kids. The article talks about the *whispers* about the only couple on the street who does not have kids. I am glad that not having kids is not as *crazy* as it once was, but I think people still kinda look at those who are not interested with disdain, like they are selfish and not willing to make the sacrifice to have kids. That's not how I look at it at all. I think a lot of couples who have kids are selfish in HAVING the child. They don't have enough money, enough time, enough WHATEVER to dedicate to that child, but choose to have one anyway because it's in their plan for their life, and because it's just what people do. My fav friends to talk to about motherhood are the ones that talk about the good and bad, and dont solely emphasize the good. People should just tell it like it is. Being a parent is not all fun and games........

Too many people have kids because they want a cute baby to play with and look at, and dont think about how hard it is to be a parent, how time consuming, how it completely changes your life. I know for most, it changes it in both good and bad ways. But, this is part of my reason for being nonchalant about it all. I love my life. I love my relationship with my husband. I love how we can take off, almost whenever we want, and galavant around the world. Can do crazy jungle hikes, eat at nice restaurants, and sleep in, without any added responsibilty......I love how when I do have spare time, I can do what I want, and not have to worry about the needs of others. I don't consider that selfish, I just consider it a choice.

Don't know why this is all coming out of me tonight, i guess the article just sparked a blog topic. ;). To my friends with kids, this post is not meant to offend AT ALL. I love all my friends' kids, adore them and love getting emails with kid pictures, spending time with them, etc. I just dont want that 24 hour a day job yet!

PS It's hard to look at the pic above of nick and NOT want a baby, but I was happy to be able to hand him back and drive home at the end of the night. ;).

Birthdays, Babies and Days Home

Friday was Rebecca's 30th bday! We headed to Royal Oak for dinner at Mongolian BBQ. The drive there was horrendous. There was a huge ordeal in Detroit, which we found out about later. When we got into downtown Detroit, traffic was pretty much unpassable. Roads were closed off, and power was out everywhere. we thought it was the storm, but it ended up that lightning struck the courthouse, and a fire had started and blown out like 4 generators. Good part of this is....Kurt and I will not have court next week, at least at that court! Woo hoo! Hopefully, we can get some paperwork done. Finally got to dinner like 30 minutes late, and I hate being late. Then, Royal Oak being what it is, could not find parking right away. Finally found it. Dinner was good, but our server pretty much sucked.....Gave Rebecca her card with a picture of what I bought her, LOL. I bought her a Wii game she wanted (Guitar Hero Aerosmith), and a book she wanted as well. Hopefully they get to her house soon, but the game does not come out until the 30th. Went to Rebecca's house afterwards to celebrate some more. Kurt got trashed, ha. This is rare for him, but drinking makes him stay awake longer, so we stayed until like 130 a.m. at her house. Kory started a bonfire in the backyard, we all played the Wii, and basically just chilled and had some drinks (except me, since I was the designated driver for kurt). The drive home was horrible again, it wasa POURING rain, and I could barely see at some points. Was happy to get home and to bed.

Saturday we worked part of the day, then I ran some errands and headed to macomb to my Aunt's house to meet Nick for the first time. OMG. So cute. He is adorable and totally precious. I took a bunch of pics of him, and dinner was really good. It was nice to see the family as well. Gave my Dad his Father's Day gift, and bought two new bras on sale......

We were going to work today, but ended up staying in. Of course, it rained (since it does that like daily this summer), so I could not go hiking anywhere. But, we did take a long walk in the yard with the pugs after it stopped raining. So muggy and hot out. Gretel cracks me up in the water now. She loves the pond, and runs and plays in the water. Vito is starting to copy her, and he is kinda going in as well. Oscar stays on the sidelines, he is having nothing to do with getting his little paws wet! :).

New Ones

Secret Blogs Posted.....

Saying Goodbye Sucks

So tonight, I had to say goodbye to working with two board members who I love, Nora and Jeff. It was their last meeting. Nora did not run in the last election and Jeff was defeated. I did well with my little speeches to both of them though, and did not get too emotional or cry. I usually get upset saying goodbye to people I am close with, but I sucked it up and did OK, LOL. Both of them have taught me a lot since I got on the board, and I am really sad to see them both go. Ugh.

Last night, I was so irritable after work. I was glad my massage therapist fit me in. My neck was still feeling out of place after the roller coasters at Disney and I could tell while she was working on me. She asked what I had done to myself because she was having a harder time getting into my neck muscles, it was almost like they were swollen and tighter. I told her and she told me no more roller coasters for a while, haha. Sad that I get so screwed up on rides at Disneyland. :). Can you imagine me after Cedar Point? Yea, me either. She did a lot of work on my neck, and I made an appointment to go back in 2 weeks. She said she could have worked on me another hour I was so out of wack. Gladly, I feel so much better today. No headache, not as tense. Stopped at the grocery store afterwards and forgot the one thing Kurt asked me to pick up. I am such a ditz sometimes. I was kinda out of it from my massage, so I blame my forgetfulness on that. Sorry Kurty. ;).

More later.......really tired and my pets and husband are already in bed!

Pedicures, Non-Compliments, and New Places

So, my life is insane this week. On top of my Grama being in the nursing home and family stress, I have a totally booked social calendar. I am trying to move stuff around because I am exhausted.

Monday night, we had dinner with our friends, Cliff and Lisa, at Moro's in Allen Park. Lisa was running really late, so we ended up not getting home until almost bedrome. Dinner was nice though and the marinara sauce they made up for Lisa and I was awesome. We wanted spicy, and it was sooo spicy. Yum. The food there is great. Lisa is in school to be a physicians assistant, so we dont get to see a lot of her or Cliff because she studies around the clock. She is now in the clinical portion of her studies though, so she is in different doctor's offices and out of the house a bit more.

Tuesday night, met Nancy after work for pedicures and dinner. Love Nancy. Being around her just relaxes me. We got our pedis at Pure NV Salon in Taylor. Their pedi room there is really nice. Chatted and gossiped through that. After that, had dinner at Pete's Place in Taylor, which I had never been to and loved. Cute little diner with awesome food. I had a tuna melt that was fabulous and onion soup. Filled Nancy in on all the stuff going on with me. She is almost done with school, which is great! Can't wait for her to graduate.

Got the best compliment yesterday, which was actually not meant to be a compliment, Ha. There is this female attorney who I am friends with. She kinda has a love--hate relationship with Kurt though. She likes him as a person, but she HATES the way he argues cases. Each of them has a totally different way of arguing cases. Betty is more laid back and nonconfrontational, and Kurt is, umm, kinda an ass. But, an effective ass. Sometimes, you just gotta be mean to the other side to get your point across. Betty does not like Kurt's use of words such as "liar", "druggie", "strung out crack head", and so on. Anyway. I digress. I was arguing a case yesterday, and Kurt was waiting in the hallway for me because his cases were done. He and Betty were talking, and she had to come into the court for something. Kurt asked her to see if I was arguing my case or waiting. She came back out and said "she is on the record. AND. She argues her cases just like you.." Then, she rolled her eyes. But seriously. Kurt is amazing in court. If someone is comparing me to him, I must be doing something right! :). I like how her noncompliment totally made me day! Heh.

Back to work.

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First entry with substance posted.

Remember, if you want access, let me know and i will add ya (link in the post below).

Hugs.

P.S. For those of you who don't know me really well in real life, please don't be shocked at my language and bitchiness on the private blog. I swear, I am not like that all the time, just when I vent......

Secret Thoughts Blog

So. I decided to follow up with what I was discussing the other day, and add a page onto my normal blog site for things I want to talk about that are not for the general public to view.....

Anytime I post, I will advise you guys on here, so you can click over to it. If you would like an invite to the blog, please let me know via email (loridz@comcast.net) and I will add ya.

Sometimes, I just need to vent, talk about work (and don't want clients, judges, other attys to see), etc.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.

Here is the link to the new blog, once I have sent you the invite.

Sums Me Up--Photo Quote

Basically, I love photography - and travel. You could say I travel to take photographs and take photographs to travel.

- Rick Sammon - Vision - Lowepro 2004/2005, page 37

It should rain while I am Working

OK, seriously. I had plans to work the first part of the day, hang with rebecca the second. So, of course, it is gorgeous out while I am working, and starts to pour shortly before Rebecca gets to the office to pick me up. Totally not fair, ;).

Rebecca and I had plans to go to Heritage Park and take pics, then do dinner. Plans changed since neither of us wanted to ruin our cameras in the torrential downpour lower michigan was experiencing. So, instead, we shopped! Not a smart alternative since Rebecca is trying to save money, but what else can one do in rain? We went to the outlet mall in Monroe, as well as to Kohl's and TJ Maxx. Outlet mall, I got a couple new things at the Gap outlet. If I recall, I got one pair of darkm tannish colored bermuda shorts, a pair of black capri pants, and three short sleeve sweater type shirts. Next, we stopped in Van Heusen and I bought Kurt a greenish colored dress shirt. A color he does not have, which is rare, LOL. Rebecca also got stuff at Gap and at the kitchen store outlet. Next, we browed Kohl's and I ended up with a really cute pair of red heels. I have been wanting a pair of red heels.....I have been trying to branch out from basic black. I think that is all I purchased today. I was happy about the Gap stuff, as when it's warm out and I don't have court, I like having casual, but can be dressed up options for the office. After that, we went to dinner with Kurt at Pete's, and Rebecca worked on my shoulders, back and neck a little bit. I am really out of wack, yet again. I think still from the rides at Disney, this time. After she left, threw a load of laundry in and have been watching the Tigers with Kurt.


Kurt saw a white heron near the pond today. He also discovered an eastern fox snake, which is a threatened species in our area. He had me go out and take pics of it, so we could verify online what it was, even though we already kinda knew from seeing one before in a picture. It was a pretty big snake, but your typical yard snake. Non-venomous, so I am OK with it living there. They are threatened from idiot humans trying to keep them as pets or destroying them, so if my land can help them out, I am more than willing to share my space with the snakes.

Night!

Hour Early and New Food

We left the office about an hour early, which is unheard of...............It was nice though, as we got home, and took the pugs on a walk, all before 5 p.m. Craziness. Took my camera and took some pics of the pugs (new ones are photo 10 and on) and the yard, which you can see by clicking the links herein. It was nice to be outside with my camera and relax. Came in, worked out, made dinner, did some dishes and just relaxed. Am tired now, but still up because Kurt is watching the Tigers game. Oh, the pic below is a partial pic of the pond in the yard (you can kinda see part of my house too in the background). It is so relaxing to be out there.....

Kroger had this new item by Morningstar, and I love it! I love a lot of their products, and this is another great one to add to my grocery list. I microwave the burgers, throw them on bread with cheese, and in the toaster oven. Super yummy, super easy and good for me too! I am so happy with our Kroger's expansion and addition of organic stuff I like. I just hope they keep it, because our area, being rural and all, is not really an organic kinda environment, LOL. People don't like change here, or pricier food or anything they consider elite or snobby. We will see. Maybe if I keep buying stuff, it will keep it on the shelves??

So, update on Grama. They did a barrage of tests and basically found nothing. She was transferred today to a nursing home in Shelby Township, for rehab. They are going to do rehab for like 6 weeks to see if she can walk again. If so, she can go home. If not, she will most likely stay someplace. I hope the rehab helps. After all that testing, you would think they would find something. No wonder Kurt hates going to the doctor.........Auntie also had a heart test today, and thankfully, they found nothing. I was really worried about that one. My sister is coming down the last weekend in June, so I will most likely be meeting Nick then. I have to look at my calendar, and I know I have rebecca's party on Friday, but I think I am free the rest of the weekend. Hope so anyway.


Pic at the top off this post is of Oscar. I think it looks like he is talking to me, but in essence, he was yawning....hehe. The pugs were such good little models today. They are so used to the camera, seriously, I think they are posing sometimes.............

I am thinking I may start a private blog on top of this one. There are a few things I would love to talk about, but I am unsure of who reads this. If I do, I will post the info here, and if you want the link, you can request the password and I will give it to you. Sometimes, I just need to vent, and it's hard to in public. On the other hand, I think, maybe I should just say what I want and not worry about what others think. Who are we kidding though, we all know I act like I don't care what others think, but I do. :). Some things never change.

Pics Finally Done!

Finally got done with the pics from the LA Trip, as well as Julia and Tony's wedding festivities........

Wedding: Click here

LA Trip: Click here

Enjoy! :).

Grama

My Grama (my Dad's Mom), is in the hospital. I went to visit her last night. They are doing a battery of tests on her, but they are thinking she has some kind of nerve damage in her back and/or spine, from what I gathered. I swear though, they are so evasive at hospitals. Anyway, they are most likely going to send her to a rehab facility like place, and if she does not get better there, she will have to go into an assisted living type place or nursing home. My Grama does NOT want this. But, even before this, she could barely get around. And oddly, she seems to be doing BETTER in the hospital than at home! She is more alert, way more talkative...My Aunt thinks it's because she gets attention nonstop, is conversing constantly with others, etc. Anyway. Hope they figure out something soon, because I hate seeing her in the hospital. I do not like hospitals.

I was driving home last night, and I kinda had this *epiphany* when driving home. Seeing my Grama in the hospital, and realizing that life is so short made me think that sometimes, we, as Americans, (and myself), just focus on the negative a little bit too much. There is nothing wrong with feeling down or sad sometimes, but we really need to focus more on the positive and think less about the rest. I was thinking this, because I was kinda bummed about this friend of mine (whom I have posted about before), that has just kinda unilaterally cut me out of her life, and me wondering how she could be so shallow and obnoxious, when she has always been a good friend. (I think a lot when I drive alone, bad thing, lol). I realized that it is stupid to even give her another thought. I have given her adequate chances to tell me if something is bothering her, have contacted her numerous times, and the like. If she does not respond, HER LOSS. I need to focus on and remember the awesome friends I do have, who are ALWAYS there for me, and do not go through mid-life crises and forget who their friends are. Which is exactly what I am going to do. I have so many friends who want to spend time with me and try to get me to fit them in between the insanity of work. Why would I even want to spend one second with someone like her? I don't know, it was odd. I guess seeing my Grama and realizing I might not be seeing her forever made me realize that sometimes my priorities are slightly misguided. Someetimes, I just want to *get* people or **get* people's actions, and sometimes, there is no explanation that makes sense or will make me happy. I sometimes expect more from people than I should, and I need to just stop doing that, and just BE.

Thanks, Grama, for making me see the light......