'Shindig'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Whoa, that is one smiley baby!
Yeah, I don't know how he figured it, but whenever the camera comes out now, he smiles and poses. And if the pre-flash blinks, he squints against the flash. Then, after one photo, he sprints for the camera.
We will never have any candid shots of him.
Off to bike and do push-ups.
Juliana is safely in the air, after getting bumped to a slightly later but direct flight. Because of the bad storm in the area, it's delayed, but not too much.
Direct flight is better. Do you know what time she's due in, Perkins?
12:30, give or take a few minutes.
Oooh, yes, sj would look smashing in it!
I'll take the blouse, if you haven't promised it to anyone else, JZ. It sounds lovely.
SJ!! Woman! Check your email. And thank you! And I forgot to ask...How am I supposed to eat all of these sweets myself? You and Dave should get your butts out here and help me eat them.
Sorry, I never came home after work yesterday. I wish we could...
It was a long battle, well fought, but I'm pleased to announce that the evil guest room duvet cover has been defeated, with only minimal injuries sustained.
I repeat, the duvet cover has been defeated.
Perkins - what a storm last night, eh? Woke me up at 4am with the pounding. At the moment it seems better, so I'll keep hoping for enough of a break for juliana to land easily.
We are FINALLY cleaning house, though DH is sick, so he is only committing to cleaning off his desk while the rest of us work on the rest of the house.
C wants to go to a party with people I don't know and then spend the night at a house with a girl I only kinda know. I hate being a grinch, but I think I'd rather she stay home. I had told her she could invite someone over, but "all her friends are going to this party".
Perkins - what a storm last night, eh? Woke me up at 4am with the pounding. At the moment it seems better, so I'll keep hoping for enough of a break for juliana to land easily.
Yes. I lost power for a little while this morning. That better not happen again today or tomorrow.
I repeat, the duvet cover has been defeated.
Whoot!
C wants to go to a party with people I don't know and then spend the night at a house with a girl I only kinda know. I hate being a grinch, but I think I'd rather she stay home. I had told her she could invite someone over, but "all her friends are going to this party".
Ben got bit by the stomach bug hard, on its way out the door. Our New Year's Eve angst involves easing his hurt feelings over our decision that, "No, you probably shouldn't eat any Chinese food, tonight, just in case." I think I prefer our angst. I can keep my kids 5, 7, and 9 forever, right? Right?!?
Seriously, go with your gut, Suzi. Your reasoning seems sound to me. Plus, it's amateur night.
I had told her she could invite someone over, but "all her friends are going to this party".
Not the best reason to go, but understandable at her age. The big thing is if the party is being chaperoned. If it is, she should be okay. If not, be a Grinch. Better safe than sorry.
Whoohoo, Perkins! Lucky you, getting to bogart the Juliana, soon! It sucks I've got to wait til May to see you all again. BTW, I'ma loving that TJ coffee you gave me. Sometimes, I open the can just to get a good "sniff." Yum.
The never-ending break-up is still going on, although I think I am not unhappy with yesterday. Came over and we talked, laughed, cried, hugged, etc. Felt less I'm not sure what and more like resignation and perhaps closure. Today is far less calm, as I still wish I knew what the future will hold. We love each other so, but I want marriage now and he doesn't. So break-up we must, if only to get our lives back in order without the other clouding up the issue. I will attempt personal discovery, and will try to do that whole love yourself thing as I beat myself up so. He has things to work on as well. I am TRYING not to put too much stock in maybe working things out in the long run. Some couples manage it, and some don't. It's too soon to know what will be for us. It would be so much easier if we were angry or upset or had a different reason for ending.
Meanwhile, I am taking my sweet, sweet time in packing up my stuff (mostly kitchen stuff as he has an oven that works and I have a kitchenette with a toaster oven, but also Christmas gifts), baking his birthday cake, and just trying to make it through the day. Then he'll come home and I'll give him back his key and try to figure out what I really and truly want.
I'm such a coward that I'm not sure I'd do it all over again if I had to, because it hurts so damn much. But there are so many wonderful things I would have missed. And personal growth I might never have acheived. This growing up stuff is so frelling hard. I know I have an opportunity now for personal transformation that I might never take if I stay with him. Doesn't make me feel any more excited about that prospect.
Man, am I wordy. Sorry.