so, i married a rock star?

...guess that's better than an ax murderer* ... ;)
this, my friends, is one sweet guitar playing "rock star".
and he's all mine...so, don't get any ideas.

lately, we've been considering getting this...
because, once upon a time i played percussion.
and for some reason E seems to think that i would enjoy playing the drums in this game.
i think there's a greater possibility that it would only frustrate me.
besides, i'd really rather learn the bass guitar...very sexy.

*this in reference to an awesome Mike Myers film, pre-austin powers.

it IS a word...

my husband and i have an ongoing argument.
it concerns certain words, and whether they are actual words.
i'm pretty good with words, most times.
i've always been a pretty good speller.
i have, on occasion, used a word that he SWEARS is not a word.
if you know him, i'm sure you can just hear him,
"its not a word, but you can still use it, and i'll still love you...."

tonight, as we drove home in separate cars leaving gymnastics;
him going to get gas and me to get dinner,
he noticed the license plate of the car in front of him,
and he took a picture just for me, ...
see! it IS a word.
i swear!
his response: if you use that logic, then XJ5-E14 is also a word.
whatever, i win!

ps. you're only allowed to comment if you agree that it IS a word.

i am SO done...

with WINTER!!!

i've grown tired of the cold,
cloudy gray days,
early darkness in the evening,
breathtaking winter winds,
heavy coats and scarves,
i'm completely done with all of it.

you hear me old man winter?
i'm kicking you to the curb!
be gone already!

i need sunshine
warmth
to run outside
longer days
painted toes and flip flops
tank tops
and vacation.

i'm SO ready.

mmmmm, Tita

this afternoon i am sitting at my desk,
waiting for netMeeting to work its way out
and craving chocolate.
i keep a 'stash' at my desk of things that are healthy choices just in case i get hungry after lunch or need to work late and miss dinner...anyway, mixed in with that i have also a few 'guilty pleasures', specifically Dove dark Chocolates :) but also, a dwindling supply of these yummy little cookies called Tita's. They're not exactly, but similar to this...
My beautiful friends/coworkers from Buenos Aires were in the states last year and brought with them some goodies that they enjoy and wanted to share...let me tell you, i'm sad to know that i have only one remaining before my 'supply' is all gone. :(
guess i'll have to try to get to Buenos Aires this year, no?

friday night...

birthday party at Chuck's; never again.

like a good/bad working mommy...

today i had a sort of important meeting.......my first ever 'go/no go' for implementation of this "tool" i've been working on since starting back to work earlier this year.
the meeting started at 4:00........which on Thursdays happens to be when i need to leave to make it to A's dance class on time, not early enough to make it home and get her ready and take her to class, that's for good daddy to do, just early enough to meet them there and watch/not watch.
so, today that wasn't happening, and i ended up just driving straight home after work and arriving at the same time they did after dance was over. so, like a good/bad working mommy i missed her dance class for the first time ever. and with errands to run and a 'fast dinner' already a part of the plan for the evening, i just got in the car with them and we went to eat at McDonald's, feeding her a good healthy meal like a good/bad working mommy.
while at Mickey D's i went to the counter to get some pickles, since they forgot hers and a burger just isn't complete without it. while there, the manager says to me, "You look like someone, like a movie star...but i can't quite figure out who." i just shook my head to imply that i had no idea who she might be thinking, and she continued with "Have you ever seen Lethal Weapon 2?" "No, can't say that i have."
so, of course when i got home and settled i had to look to see the cast of Lethal Weapon 2...and for the first time ever IMDB has let me down. there were no pictures of the female cast (actually just one, but there are no similarities)...and i know she didn't think of me as looking like Mel Gibson, so...and i could take a picture to see who you think i look like, but really its been a long day and i'm afraid to look at a picture of my tired face tonight...
anyway, apparently i remind the McDonald's manager of a "movie star"! only, i can't find out which one and so i'm not sure if that's good/bad working mommy...(doesn't really work here...)
it could be Patsy Kensit, or Darlene Love, or Traci Wolfe, or the girl cast as 'Computer Operator #2: Catherine Guel...i'll probably never know, because that would require me actually googling them individually...not gonna happen, not tonight anyway.

i've given the girl a bath, put her to bed and now i think its my turn to take some time for me and go to bed early...like a good/bad working mommy.

strawberry shortcake

smells like what?
strawberries.
last week A was coloring/reading from a book that her grandma got her, a strawberry shortcake one, and i mentioned to her that i used to have strawberry shortcake dolls when i was little. and one of them was a baby doll that blew scented kisses, but that i had gotten rid of it. she wondered why, so i told her that it was because it had gotten wet while in storage and even though i could clean it up i couldn't know that the inside didn't have mold and i didn't want her getting it and blowing moldy air in her face.

this a.m. while having coffee, A was at the table having cereal, cherrios with a sprinkle of sugar like when i was young...anyway, on the table was a happy meal toy, also strawberry shortcake, from earlier in the week, still in its package. she picked it up and looked at it so i asked if she wanted me to open it. she slid it across the table to me and said, 'I wonder what it does?' as i opened it i told her that it doesn't do anything, it just smells. when i got it opened and put it to my nose, she asked 'what does it smell like?' i told her, 'it smells just like it did when i was a little girl.' and she responded with, 'mold?'

ouch...

i'm a bit achy this a.m.
i added 5lbs to my weight 'routine' last night and i'll be feeling that all day long, i'm sure.

starting a 'challenge' with the hubby; goal: get totally fit before the pool opens in may.
we'll see, i'll keep you posted.

one more day...

and the week is over.
for a couple of days rest...
i swear, if this phase of my project doesn't end soon, i'm going to start drinking too much, and quite honestly...i'm almost done caring.

and this is over.
yes, they'll be coming to fix the accident that happened on Thanksgiving day!!!
i am so excited. we've had the cars out in the weather for the last couple of months...through the ice and frosty weather...which translates to 'i hate cleaning the ice and frost from my windshield on 24degree mornings, and it took this happening for me to realized that'. and as of friday, it will all be finished!


t.g.i.f is a catch phrase for a reason...

have you ever had a conversation...

that went further than you ever expected it to?

that makes you think about things in a whole different way?

that brings up thoughts that hide in the back of your mind?

that makes you feel both completely secure in who you are and at the same time question the one simple thing that could change the you that is?

that blows organized thinking completely away and leaves you jumping around in your own mind trying to make sense of what's been put before you, but you simply cannot keep up?

that doesn't even require a response, but prompts so many opinions and many questions, but the time for asking has come and gone?

that doesn't feel like it should be any of your business, but you can't help but want to make a change for someone?

that comes out of nowhere, but is so obviously needed?

that makes you wonder if honesty is anything more just because it was given without questioning whether it was deserved?

that makes you wonder why you ever hesitate to say the things you're thinking, especially when you know they won't be misconstrued?

that is raw and revealing yet guarded, and in the end completely protected?

that leaves you, like the season finale, wanting more but having a certain satisfaction in the close of that episode?

and funny how it makes you appreciate the existence of unconditional.

feels like monday...

and it actually feels good.

i am eager to jump in...
i was awake at 5
up at 5:20
had my session with the treadmill [dreaded but then much enjoyed]
showered dressed and at work by 7:30
i've had my protein bar...mostly
i've started on my coffee
and now i just wait as others pour in around me and the day gets started.

i am so ready for the 'routine' to return.