Day 1 – AKA I’m Not Hungover!

Are we surprised that this is my 2011 horoscope:

Get ready to rock it in 2011, Scorpio! You’ve got so much going for you in nearly every life arena you won’t know where to focus first. For starters, you’ll have more work opportunities than you’ll know what to do with. In fact, with so many alluring offers crossing your desk, the whole picking and choosing fiasco could easily lead to typical Scorpio overkill. Extreme by nature, the idea of having too much to handle sounds like a total joyride until the reality of having zero time for anything (like eating and sleeping) kicks into your stubborn consciousness.
You thrive under intensity, so that aspect of your ridiculously busy life won’t be a problem. It’s just that Saturn bearing down in your sector of sleep, dreams and retreat will feel like an ongoing thorn in your side should you neglect taking enough time out for yourself to re-balance and shut out the demands of the big bad world.
Balance is never easy for a Scorpio. You’re like a moth to a flame when it comes to amping up the drama in your life. By the time your half-birthday arrives in May, you’ll be under the extreme influence of six planets lining up in your work sector in the Cardinal sign of new beginnings: Aries. And yes, that could literally mean you’ll be working on at least six different projects simultaneously. Just watch that your health doesn’t suffer as a result. Double up on the supplements and be sure to get enough rest to see you through this exciting but demanding time.

If you know me at all, this is all situation normal! Ok, maybe we’ll make it not so normal for 2011! Big changes are coming for this year. Not eating strictly fruits and veggies every day kinda changes, but keeping on track kinda changes. I want to talk to my friends and family more that I don’t get to see, and I want to see my friends and family more that live near me! This is also the year of kicking ass in my new job, figuring out what I’m doing with school, blogging daily, smiling constantly (wrinkles be damned!) and getting my curves to where I love them as much as they love me!

So yeah, 2011 is shaping up to be busy, but busy in a love and fun filled way, and that, I can totally handle!

I leave you with this video from our fabulous NYE…getting our Michael on!

 

Rehab

Do you ever learn things when you spend a few hours in the bar? Typically, I learn things like how many drinks it takes before I can no longer feel my lips, or that the more I drink, the fewer darts actually hit the board. You know, important life lessons.
Well the other night my girlfriend and I tripped and fell into a bar. Honest, it was a total accident. I think we were supposed to study or something crazy along those lines. Somewhere between “Hey, come study with me” and us leaving the house, we decided having a quick drink was a better plan.
A quick drink. Yeah. Like that EVER happens with us!
So we’re sitting there, minding our own business bugging everyone within earshot in the bar, when this guy leans over and says slurs to me “You are absolutely flawless!” My initial response is “seriously??” But after a quick little FB poll, and of course, my Robyn, I decide that even though he’s drunk, it’s still a compliment, and a mighty nice one at that. So I smile, and he repeats it a few more times.
This is where things go a little downhill for me.
At this point, I’m over the compliment, and I want to know why this handsome guy is drinking alone at the bar on a Monday afternoon.
Did you catch that? I want to get to know someone. At a bar. I want to pick their brain. At a bar.
WHO DOES THAT??????
Does this mean I need to spend more time at the bar, to learn proper drunken etiquette, or is this just such an ingrained part of the fixer in me that I just need to own and love it?

Regardless of my inner dialogue, we had a great time, met some fun people, got some hilarious, much needed compliments, and learned that at least we’re not as obnoxious as the racist (against whites) white guy with the Trachea!

SHUT UP!!

I’m sitting here, playing on Facebook and Meetup, wondering why there’s a dog outside barking his head off at 12:22am. He’s been barking for about 5 minutes now. Are you kidding me people??? Do you seriously just leave your dog outside all night so he can run along the fence and bark? And do you not hear him?? Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m an animal lover, but I’m about to go stuff a sock in this dog’s mouth and de-bark his dumb ass owners! I’ve never, nor will I ever, tolerated random barking from my dogs. It’s annoying to me and everyone around, and it’s just not acceptable! I’ve also never tolerated tantrums in my children or behaving like cave people in public…um, yeah. Nevermind.

Dog is still barking.

I took the kids to the Capitol this morning. It’s one of those things you never do where you live, you always do other places, but I think it’s important for kids to learn about things like government and such. So, we loaded up in the car, complete with touristy camera, and spent about 2 hours walking the grounds, and then the inside. I have to say, the grounds are amazing and huge! Mowing the grass alone has got to be a full time job!!

12:27am. Dog is still barking.

But we had a lot of fun and took a lot of pictures, and we were definitely ready for lunch when we got done! Do you know how many stairs are in a building with 4 floors AND a basement, when all the ceilings are like 20ft tall??!! Yeah. We walked all of them. My ankle and foot love me tonight Nothing an hour long soak in the tub can’t fix!

12:29am. Dog stopped barking for about 30 seconds…and guess what…he’s barking again! If I was asleep like I’m supposed to be, I wouldn’t even hear him. Yeah, I could sleep through a hurricane

Speaking of dogs, our puppy was born last night, and we got to meet her and her siblings tonight. She’s a beagle, and mom and dad are both amazing, so I know she will be too! She’s so cute, and the 8 weeks we have to wait to get her are going to feel like FOREVER! We’ve been wanting another doggy for a while now (our Jose needs a friend!) and we tried rescuing 2 different dogs, but neither worked out. The first one bit my daughter and I everytime we came near her, and loved my husband and son, and the 2nd one did nothing but bark, even with the bark thing that’s supposed to emit a sound that makes them not bark. I feel like we’ve talked about how I feel about barking. Not only was she driving us crazy, Jose hated her more than the biter! So, it was perfect timing when a coworker told me her daughters doggy was having puppies, and a beagle will be a perfect addition to our family

12:33am. Does this dog do this every night, and do I seriously sleep through it????? OMG, I’m about to give him some doggy sleeping pills!!

We’re down to one box…and 3 bags of clothes that don’t fit, but “will again some day”. The one box is random stuff I’m not sure what to do with, and the bags of clothes are just depressing and I haven’t attacked putting them in the drawers yet. I should just donate them. We’ll see.

We went to a River Cats game last night. It was SO MUCH FUN! I think the whole family is hooked, so I need to check into getting us more tickets, and possibly add this into the budget Yeah, I’m that OCD with our budget! Next weekend is the funny car races. None of us have ever been, and we all love cars, so I think it’s going to be another winner! Our tickets also give us pit access, so there should be lots of pictures from that. I guess I’m going to have to get more regular with my Flickr account again, now that I’m blogging again. I mean, I’m not even sure if I have regular readers yet, but darn it, some day I’ll be famous!

Alright, 12:39am, and he’s still barking! I’m going to bed.

Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts ~ Jeff Foxworthy