It is indeed Charlottesville Virginia. The house is on the south side of the city, about 3 miles from downtown. It's perfect, exactly what I wanted (my sister to buy for us). At least I think it is; I haven't actually been there yet! We close mid-June.
The weekend should be longer. I want a three-day work week. It always takes me a day just to unwind and de-stress.
Erratic MiniMeara:
Thing 1: Daniel! Don't touch the hot things! Don't do it!
Thing 2: OMG, Matilda
killed
me. Seriously. I don't know when I've seen a funnier baby picture than Baby Rage. Bless. Bless bless bless. She's getting to be such a big girl now!
Thing 3: Cheesecake filling seems somehow Of The Wrong. But I dare say I'd change my mind about that if I had a brownie in front of me, a tin od cheesecake filling and maybe some nice sour cherries with a slosh of kirsch...
Thing 3: BabyBat!Jilli is cute as a button (and does indeed look like Goth!Jo), but she is not the One True Jilli.
Thing 4: PC, I'm sorry about the parental pressure wrt the marriage thing, but I think people already said the things I thought. She could be cool, and they can't MAKE you marry her - this way they can't slag you off for using the internet! Because you're doing what they asked, by chatting with an invisible internet person!
Thing 5: Hil's recipes always make me hungry. Always. And I just ate.
Thing 6: Yesterday I got my first ever tattoo. I spent 6 hours solid getting inked, with a 5 minute break in the middle. It's my own design, traced and then coloured in very painstakingly in
almost
exactly the way I wanted (I think I may later get the centre, the 'pupil' bit retouched to include more black and an almost pinky purple, but I like the work she did on the turquoise of the 'iris' bit). Here is a picture taken right after she'd finished.
Afterwards, I went home, got changed, and then went out to meet friends to go and see the hilariously fabulous Calypso Cabaret. Rarely do I feel I am wearing an insufficient amount of glitter, but last night was one such occasion.
Fay, that is STUNNING! Absolutely stunning!!!
Fay, that is a gorgeous tattoo!
Fay, that's beautiful! You'll need a whole new wardrobe to show it off properly, I think.
My parents have been visiting this weekend, and we've been walking all over. They brought us a housewarming present: a Roomba! This is one of those presents that will be very good for our marriage, as it's my DH's job to vacuum and we rarely agree on how often this job should be done.
Today were going to Trader Joes (Mom doesn't have one in Richmond) and then having lunch with a family friend.
Yay for turning Emmett loose with the camera!
Yay for Fay's gorgeous tat!
Yay for the Roomba!
Fay, that is a gorgeous tattoo!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Buffista Mommies!
Wow! Fay, that is stunning.
Happy Mother's Day!
My son made me coffee, now to try it.
Fay, that's a beautiful tattoo.
Happy Mother's Day to the mothers here.
Fay, holy zot, that's an awesome tattoo! Gorgeous! And, how brave you are!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Buffista mothers!