Finally Friday - And I'm looking forward to it!

Both of the attorneys are out of the office for the rest of the week. It's strange, this never happens that they're both gone on the same days. I'm not complaining, not one bit!

Tonight I'm taking part of the first ever "Girl's Night Out" in our circle of friends. There's only 4 of us going, and we're all totally different from each other, I just hope it works. The one who is the ringleader, so to speak, is a former Miller Lite girl turned CPA that's a major gambler. I mean major. She's the only girl in the Texas Hold 'Em group the husband's put together. She often takes trips to the Riverboat too. That is so not my style - I can't afford to lose the money that seems to be required in order to win. Another one is a constant complainer that thinks her shit don't stink. She doesn't realize how badly any of the rest of us would kill to have her life for a day. She doesn't work, doesn't need to (quit a $70k/yr job) because her husband does very well and gives her a hefty allowance. Here's an idea of how well they're doing - they paid CASH for their home...$310,000.00. The final one (besides me) has 85% of our community convinced she's a dyke. She's very competitive, enjoys playing sports and one-upping the guys, and she's built like a brick shit house. She also is pretty serious about her drinking. When she goes out, she goes O U T. And she's from the south, which makes it genuinely funny to hear her talk when she's sloshed. And then there's me - I don't gamble, I drink - enough, I'm not a princess, can't afford to pay attention often times, and I'm not sporty. Should be interesting to say the least.

I've had a fly hell bent on attacking me today for some reason. I'm in this huge building and the bastard can't fly outside of my area it seems. This thing is relentless, I guess I'm going to have to use my fly whispering skills and begin my counterattack. I've killed many flies in my house this spring/summer with my bare hands and a baby wipe. Very McGyver-ish. Too bad I don't have any baby wipes at my desk - I'll have to improvise. This sucker needs to die pretty quick though, his antic's are getting really old.

I'll let you know on Monday how the Girl's Night Out went.

Big Whoo Ha Ha

I managed to maintain sobriety over the weekend at all the festivities. That doesn't mean I didn't drink, cuz I did, I just kept things in check.

The weather was pretty awesome this year - a little humid - but workable.

Baby Girl and I went to the kiddy fun fair one of the local banks has each year and she got all sugared up. Why do they have to hand out candy? What happened to the good old McDonald's coupons for free fries or cheeseburgers?!?

The parade was typical, except for the extremely high amount of politicians. Happens when it's an election year - I guess you just learn to live with it.

Later on in the evening we met up with a group of friends to eat and drink. The beer garden ended up being a flop due to the constant rain that started right about the same time. Oh well, kept me inside and warm rather than cold and wet.

Sunday morning Baby Girl entered the kiddy tractor pull (pedal pull) and got 1st place in her age category! Hip Hip Horray!

The weather this week has stayed pretty cool for this time of year. It sure has made me remember exactly how much I hate fall/winter/spring. I really need to move to a location that has summer 24/7/365.

Some day...............

Strangely .....

... I miss the obvious come-on lines from my former stalker.

We still talk, almost every day this week. Twice already today.

But it's all business, which I know is what I get paid for and what I'm supposed to be doing here 8 hours a day. But realistically, how many people really work 8 hours a day? Can't say I know many that do. I should on some days, but still find a way to get my online fix even thought there are thousands of other things I should be doing.

So, my second conversation with Mr. McHotty today was pretty bad. I'm so tired today I really don't care about anything. And with the festival goings on in town this weekend I know what's ahead of me this weekend and it isn't much R&R. It's pretty bad when the client can tell by the sound of your voice that you aren't really into work today. He thought I either had bad news to tell him, or was so incredibly sick of talking to him that I'd rather die. He said so. Not the case, I told him, said as a matter of fact we've now talked enough that his cell phone number is permanately emblazoned on my brain. Good, he said.

Then he said he'd see me this weekend. Not sure what that's about, but if while we're out and about this weekend with festivities I see him I will certainly say hello - just like I do to other clients when I see them.

Checking In

What a messed up week this has been so far.

Long weekends are GREAT, don't get me wrong, but it sure makes for a hell of a mess at work. You can't seem to figure out what day it is and the pile on the desk keeps growing and growing.

We didn't end up going to the wedding over the weekend. You know, sometimes I just want to slap some sense into my husband - he can be so stupid! It was Saturday morning and he decides that he doesn't have anything to wear to the wedding. A ploy, I know, because he had already told me he didn't want to go because it was so far away (40 minutes) and that he wouldn't know anyone there (then how did we get invited?!?) Bottom line, he stalled so much that it made it realistically impossible for us to go. I was pissed. Here I'd spent my time (and his money) on picking out the perfect wedding gift, wrapping it and having everything ready to go weeks in advance and on the day of the wedding he pulls this crap. AGH!

Pretty much the whole holiday weekend was shot due to the constant off and on rain we had. I'm not talking sprinkles either, we're talking a 15 minute down pour followed by an hour of clear blue sunny sky and then more torrential down pours. Yuck. Needless to say, our annual cook-out at the pond was a muddy mess.

The dog decided to see how I taste on Monday morning. Baby girl was up early with daddy and they let me sleep (it was 6am after all and I had no reason to be awake) while they watched cartoons. He decided it was time to go meet the guys for coffee and left the dog out of her kennel, with a 5 year old in charge. Nice. So, the dog ended up with Baby Girl's stuffed elephant in it's mouth and Baby Girl was pissed. I got up and was working on getting it back, she had it only by a tiny little piece, when Baby Girl kicked the dog and I got bit. Mother F%#@! That hurt. Still having some problems with it, she got me on my thumb right in the bend - it keeps getting bigger and bigger if I don't wear a band-aid but doesn't get dried up enough to heal if I do. Sheesh.

That's about it. Big festival here in town this weekend. It's always a zoo. All the classes come back and have their reunions during this time, big parade, beer gardens, craft fair, car show. You name it, we got it - and pork too.

Random Ramblings

I. September 1st already...where does the time go. What a bummer, it feels like summer just started and we're already closing in on fall. I hate the seasons. The older I get (and I'm not that old!) the more I wish I could pack my bags and move somewhere with sunshine 365 days a year, no snow, no seasons, hell - I don't even care if there's no grass. The other day I was listening to some old CD's I have around and threw in Jimmy Buffet's Fruitcakes. Ahhh, "Boat Drinks" says it all.

II. 25 more days until my 8th wedding anniversary. There are days that it seems like we just got married yesterday, and there are days when it seems we've been married for an eternity! It's strange, I remember what my life was like without my husband, but each time I have memories of doing something I can't picture it without him being there. Like most other young couples, we've had our ups and downs. The old timers have said that marriage is a full time job, I believe it - sometimes you really have to work at it to make it stick.

III. Last night we had a parents only open house to attend at Baby Girls school. It was a meet and greet mostly, chance for the teacher to talk about what she expects out of our kids this year. It was great, her teacher is so full of energy and easy to relate to. She's an empty nester so these kids are her life. She's been teaching for 16 years all together, 2 years in Pre-School and the rest right here where she's at with Kindergarten.

IV. Labor Day weekend...HURRAY! We have a wedding to attend tomorrow (Saturday) that now my husband is trying to get out of. It's about an hour away from our city and any of the people he knew where invited aren't able to attend. He was also crying about not being able to drink much/any since we'll have to drive that distance back home. Whatever. Since when has that stopped him and since when have we not gone to something because we wouldn't know anybody there? Hello - we know the bride and groom and their families!

V. I'm nearing the end of my two week no exercise restriction from my doc. I can't wait to get back into my routine. My knee still hurts but its at least bearable. I'm going to just keep going on it until I can't go anymore. It's driving me nuts not being able to hit the rec center. I doubt I'll start running hard again right away, but you can bet I will be running the day I go back. In the last 2 weeks I've felt miserable the entire time, and I've gained not quite 5 pounds. I've been watching what I eat but it doesn't matter since I don't have the movement to burn the calories. YUCK!