if you had one wish...

what would it be?
and no asking for more wishes. you get ONE.

sometimes i wish that i didn't have the opportunity to go back to work part-time, but that they had required that i come back full time from the get-go. i think it may have been easier to just dive right in than to juggle work and kiddo and home and etc. etc. etc. i'm feeling a bit pulled in too many directions. like if i could just get thru back-to-school and set some sort of routine. ya know?

sad but true #1:
i think i'm ready for fall, already

sad but true #2:
laundry and home cooked meals have become my biggest challenges

sad but true #3:
it's not even 11pm and i'm exhausted...

good night.

Thursday Thing...

You Are Most Like Gisele Bundchen

Slightly exotic and perfectly gorgeous

Which Victoria's Secret Angel Are You?

umm hmmm, that's right.

LOL

over 1,000,000 served...

is what i think of when i look at the miles i've logged on my Nike+ with iTunes. in case you're not familiar, and you actually care, you can read about it here. anyway, today when i finished my little walk i sync'd my nano and noticed that i've racked up over 180 miles [i know, far cry from 1,000,000] since i started using the whole system. nice.
and...that number is about to start moving drastically.
because i have "gone and done it" so to speak.
i have made the commitment to run a 1/2 Marathon!
[and right now, i'm not sure if the '!' at the end of that last sentence is excitement or insanity...]
i guess we'll see.
this is huge!
for me anyway.
the longest run i've ever participated in is a 5K.
so, you can imagine.
this is huge!

so, starting July 27th [that's just 2 days from now] i will begin a 12 week training program, at the end of which i will run 13.1 miles.
all at once. really.

really.

this is huge!
excitement, its excitement.

started reading...

but i just can't seem to keep my eyes open very long once i start.
i think i've lost my excitement over the whole series.
for instance, the movie that's now playing...still haven't seen it.
we may go this week.

anyway, i'm trying to avoid all media sources that may spoil the ending for me. no TV news, no podcasts, no web sites...other than blogs of course.
it looks like it may take me a while to get through it, though.

ps. if you've already read it and think it might be funny to post a spoiler as a comment. i will hunt you down, no lie.

something i'm sure my hubby is glad to hear...

Guys Think You're Easy to Be With... But Not Easy

You're definitely a flirt - and a good one. But you also know that you shouldn't make a move on any cute guy who passes by. You save your seductive moves for someone who already knows the real you. That way, your sex appeal is just part of the whole package.

Are You An Easy Girl?

hmmm...
i am so glad i'm not single and dating.
for those of you who are, i do not envy you.

any bad date stories?
or first date stories?

this week's end

was really a nice one.
i got to see all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, grandparents on my mom's side, and Granny.
i think that she and i look alike...
and we got to play a little.
you should have seen these sparklers...they were almost as long as she is tall.
this one was my favorite.
it was fun.
i'll share more later.
there are so many things that i wish i had pictures of...
i wasn't behind the camera much. just enjoyed the days.

deep breath...

and exhale.
repeat.
today is my friday as far as the office is concerned
and after spending this week bouncing from 'Dr. office' to 'office office', i've had enough office.
no appts.
no meetings.
i'm done.

until monday.
today, we'll get on the road to Missouri.
great because i'll get a chance to listen to my iPod.
i've been enjoying books by David Sedaris read by David himself.
there is something about the way he depicts the situations with his voice...
it makes me giggle.

and i thought i'd share a pic or few...
this is my new table that i told you i'd get a few shots of...
i like it.

this is a store we always stop at on the way back from houston. they have the best stuff. jerky and home canned pickles, relishes...they actually taste like my granny's recipe. yum.
and this is the truck that makes people look twice.
and laugh.
i did at least giggle. the funniest part about it being that i took this picture in the parking lot of 'Woody's'. now do you see how that's funny?

and this is the girl stretching her legs while on a 'gas stop' mid road trip.
hanging from a pole by her fingers...
silly monkey.

and here is proof that:
a) my hair is NOT gray, even though it looks like it in my last posted pic...me, on my birthday. just wanted to clear that up.
b) it is time for a haircut.
and 3) i really should put some lipstick on when i take self-portraits.
i should have pics from our July 4th bash...soon. i need to look through them and see what turned out, then i'll share.

and now, i'm off.
see you at the other end of the weekend.
enjoy.

ps. just so we're clear. i do not have gray hair at 32.
pss. Mary's was just 'enh'.

happy birthday to me...

happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me,
happy birthday dear, smart, pretty, awesome, creative, loving, sometimes funny, liveleeeeeee!
happy birthday to me!!
and many more,
better than before.

Normal

"you're normal.
a perfectly healthy normal little girl."

that's what the pediatric neurologist said yesterday.
her test results were normal.
his diagnosis was syncope with seizure.
so, he believes that she had a sudden drop in blood pressure which caused her to be 'partially conscious' which triggered the seizure.
ok.
so, she had her follow-up test for UTI today, results were unchanged from before. i'll know more friday when the culture comes back AND now her pediatrician is requesting an EKG to double check the rhythm of her heart because of the diagnosis yesterday. so...tomorrow afternoon for that.
...

rain. rain. and more rain.
will it ever end?
i'm just about ready for August and the sunshine it always brings.
...
E got a new toy...yes, its a Mac Book Pro.
too bad i just got a new laptop last year, i might be motivated to get one myself.
it is the sh*t, i won't even play like i don't know that.
...

tonight is my dinner club, we'll be having Italian.
yummy.
...

tomorrow is my birthday.
32.
i'll be 32.
...

thursday we leave for the family reunion (out of state) at my Granny's. i can't wait to see her. my sis and her family are already there with my dad, spending time i wish i could spend too.
...

i'm hoping to share some pics soon...hopefully the end of next week things will slow down a bit and i'll have time. i'll make it a priority.

see ya~

When it rains...

it pours.

a quick update of the last week in my life...

last week i worked mon./tues./wed.1/2day, so i was able to leave the office at 11:00am on wed., drive home, and we were on the road by 11:50, destination Houston. we arrive in Houston at 9:30, so we made pretty good time. the plan for the next day was to hang out, do some be-boppin' around, just get ready because friday morning we would go and pick up the U-haul and move most of E's parents things here to their new home...well, things didn't exactly go as planned.
expected timeline:
wed.-arrive that evening
thurs.-down day
fri.-get truck, load boxes and furniture
sat.-drive back home, unload
sun.-down day
mon.-back to work
tues.- work 1/2day and prepare for cookout
wed.-cookout at our place
thurs.-A's EEG (as a result of recent seizure)
fri.-work

actual timeline:
wed.-arrive that evening
thurs.-down day
fri.-get truck, what?!? no truck - not reserved. A's Dr. calls and prescribes additional meds for UTI
sat.-check back for truck - (FIL backs into my car, crunching in the door) no truck
sun.-TRUCK!!! load
mon.-drive home (in the rain with a leaky door, stuffing towels in the top to keep the rain from dripping on my seat and shoulder. i get almost home when my sister calls my cell. "you need to call Dad." call dad...find out my granny has been diagnosed with cancer...behind heart, on lungs and throat...concentrate on just getting home), call around try to find out what i can about grandma's cancer, unload, begin preparing for other demands of the week, handle work emails/messages
tues.-work. let E deal with taking the car for repair/body work and later i will unpack/clean house/prepare for cookout/grocery shop...etc.
wed.-cookout, keep the girl up until midnight
thurs.-wake the girl at 5:00am in preparation for her EEG, afternoon work
fri.-work...then TGIF; feeling a bit overwhelmed, i think i may get drunk.

honestly, there were some high points to the week.
i may share pictures later...maybe friday.
look for it.