Unwanted Blast From The Past

If you had a flirtation/fling/relationship (length of time doesn't really matter here) and you carelessly dumped/no longer communicate with that person REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR CONTACTS LIST IN YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY.

I damn near choked on my diet coke when I opened my email to see a name I haven't thought about in four years (holy shit, four years?!). I had successfully gotten that name out of my brain and there it is sitting in my damn inbox, dredging up memories, anger and embarrassment.

No, I won't be making a donation to his heart walk efforts, thank you very much.

Be kind to others. Delete.

Been A Little Busy

Ah, summer. I'm barely home anymore (unless it is rainy/stormy like it is tonight). Here's what I've been up to:









Also, I'm in the middle of a battle with my property management company to try to break my lease so I can take the plunge and buy a house. I KNOW!! Crazy. Financing is in place, found a hot realtor to work with, found a handful of listings I want to go see ... just gotta get out of this damn lease. Sometimes I am quite thankful that I work with attorneys. See, it pays to have a great working relationship with the people in your office. That said, I will absolutely lose my ever loving mind if I can't get out of my lease and I have to wait until next spring to move out.

Let's see, other news? Hmm. Hawaii isn't happening and I'm ok with that. Now I'm taking lots of long weekends and am fitting in a short trip to Colorado to see my brother. So, I am ballooning any time I'm in town and the weather is flyable. Otherwise, I "blog" in single sentences on Facebook and run errands that aren't getting done nearly often enough.

Until next time, kiddies...

Et Tu, Diet Coke?!

I have managed to go 27 years without having any cavities. Nearly three decades. Today? Two cavities that require further attention and one or two that are getting started. WTF?! I have upped my pop intake to keep me awake at work. Aaannndd, maybe I often have a cookie or some sort of dessert with lunch. Did I mention that I only floss like once a month but brush twice daily religiously? Yeah, it's probably amazing that I've made it this long. But to go from zero to nearly four cavities is a shock to say the least.

How am I supposed to stay awake at work now without a steady stream of deliciously flavored caffeine?!

What did you do today?

Here's what I did (or had done to me)....



And I didn't even flinch or wince during the whole procedure!! I'm more worried about the effects of the diaper rash goop (required for first few days) on my work clothes.

Neighborhood Survives, Plant Doesn't

Well, the neighborhood survived my inaugural grilling session (yes, I had adult supervision). I also got wild and crazy while my friend from Chicago was here visiting and bought plants for my patio (yes, I've never had a plant - read into that what you will). I THOUGHT I bought a little hibiscus but actually bought a hydrangea. Whatev, it'll probably be pretty. If it wasn't suicidal. My first plant saw who its new owner was and decided that an early death was its best option. I had the hydrangea sitting on my patio table while I got its new pot ready. The hydrangea jumped off the table, nearly splitting in half. It done broke. It done broke hard. So, it's really more of a hydrangea stick than a hydrangea bush. I named it Emo. The rubber plant loves life and has not yet attempted suicide. It's a fighter.

Let's see what else - my poor Chicago friend survived South Dakota even though I had shown her everything remotely interesting by the end of the second day, leaving a day and a half with me saying "Um, yeah, not much to do here, but it's relaxing, right? Right?!" She's a damn good friend for enduring South Dakota with a smile just to visit me. Thanks, Melissa.

There Goes The Neighborhood

In preparation for summer and to celebrate the fact that I have a patio large enough to actually be usable space, I'm getting a grill. I have to wait to get it for a few days because I'm making the store assemble it. I've seen that grills come in roughly 5 frillion small pieces if you attempt to assemble it yourself. No effing thanks.

Seeing as how I've never owned or used a grill, here's a little preview of my Memorial Day weekend.

Exhausted But Happy

5:00 a.m. - wake up
6:00 a.m. - arrive at hot air balloon launch site
10:00 a.m. - get home from ballooning
1:00 p.m. - arrive at work
4:00 p.m. - leave work
5:30 p.m. - hot air balloon party
7:00 p.m. - attempt another balloon flight - going to be a passenger!!!
7:50 p.m. - resign to the fact that the winds aren't going to slow down enough to get to fly
9:30 p.m. - get home

I'm skipping tomorrow morning's flight. My friends are coming to town and we are taking the boys to the science center to run around and the pilots flying in the morning have enough crew (and I need to sleep!!). I'm planning to crew again tomorrow night at the end of the boys' visit.

Whew. Laundry will get done another day. I need to start cooking stuff for my friends' visit tomorrow before I fall asleep on my feet. Bye!