Song lyrics of the day

I won't say anything at all

-"Slide", the Goo Goo Dolls

Monday update

Obsessing Over:  Getting back in the gym.  I miss working out!

Working On:   Dashboards.  Again.

Thinking About:   My girls beach weekend.  See "obsessing over".

Anticipating:  Finally being able to leave the house and going to get a sandwich.

Listening To:   A crazy bird chirping outside my office window.

Drinking:   Nothing.  I should fix that...

Wishing:  I could have a "normal" life, just for a day.

Philosoraptor strikes again

Song lyrics of the day

Your friends they stand around they watch your crumble
As you falter to the ground
And then someday
Your friends they stand beside as you were flying
Oh you were flying oh so high

But them someday people look at you for what they call their own
They watch you suffer
Yeah they hear you calling home
But then some day we could take our time
To brush the leaves aside so you can reach us
But you left me far behind

-"Far Behind", Candlebox

* a friend of mine just lost a very dear friend to an accidental overdose.  Addiction is a very sad and lonely thing.  I pray for his family and friends to find peace during this difficult time.  RIP Chris

Thought for the day

Truth

The worst part of owning black furniture is that the dust shows up again WAY too fast.  I swear I just dusted a few days ago.

Song lyrics of the day

As I watch you move, across the moonlit room
There's so much tenderness in your loving
Tomorrow I must leave, the dawn knows no reprieve
God give me strength when I am leaving...

So raise your hands to heaven and pray
That we'll be back together someday

Tonight, I need your sweet caress
Hold me in the darkness
Tonight, you calm my restlessness
You relieve my sadness

-"Hands to Heaven", Breathe


**side note: I love love love this song.  I heard it today for the first time in forever.  Thank you Pandora late 80s!

GPOY(not really Wednesday)F

I had to work at a client vendor fair this week in Charlotte and these adorable guys were my partners in crime for the event.  The event was held at the NASCAR museum in downtown Charlotte and it was a lot of fun!  It was cold and windy the whole night, but we had a blast.  I am so lucky - I really do work with some of the smartest, most amazing people I've ever met.  Good things are happening!  Stay tuned!

 

Five Fact Friday

1.  I am currently in Chicago, and surprise surprise, it's cold as shit here.  They had 70s and 80s for the entire month of March, and as soon as I come to town, it turns into a rainy, cold winter again.  Lucky me.

2.  I don't sleep well when I'm traveling.  I sleep REALLY well!  Who would have thought that hotel mattresses would be better than the one we have at home.  Man, I need to buy a new mattress.  And some good feather pillows.  It probably also helped that I had the entire bed to myself...

3.  I spent a few days this week talking with friends and family who were grieving over a loss.  I don't ever mind doing that - I think it's important to talk to people who care and who really understand because they've been there, but every time this happens it reminds me of the missing piece in my life.  I wish there was a way to help without going back down that road and remembering my own sadness and loss.  Sigh.

4.  I'm going to be hanging out in the Chicago airport for three hours today.  Can someone say fun??  If you are online, send me a note and keep me company.  :)

5.  I'm listening to the Thong Song on my iPod.  Remember Sisqo?  She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck, thighs like what, what what...  Sheer poetry.

Song lyrics of the day

And suddenly I become part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and it's effortless...

-"Over my head", The Fray

Photo of the Day

They both TOTALLY could have fit.

True story

Joke of the day

Song lyrics of the day

Everybody needs a little time away
I heard her say
From each other
Even lovers need a holiday
Far away from each other

Hold me now it's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to stay

After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you
I promise too
And after all that's been said and done
You're just a part of me I can't let go

-"Hard to say I'm sorry", Chicago



I have this one on blast today.  Man, I love Chicago...

Quote of the day

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

- To Kill a Mockingbird

Conversations with my 6 year old

Brier: Mom, I ate the last Ritz cracker

Me: I guess that means we are crackalacking!

Brier: (blank stare)

Parental FAIL

I just had the most awkward conversation on earth with my 6 year old about WHY he has to wear a cup when playing baseball.  I tried the diplomatic approach:  Because your coach said so.  I tried deflecting: Go ask your Dad.  I tried being politically correct:  It's to protect your privates from an injury.

When all of that failed, I resorted to bathroom humor.

It's to keep you from getting hit in the NUTS by a baseball!

Song lyrics of the day

Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Come back and bring back my smile
Come and take these tears away
I need your arms to hold me now
The nights are so unkind
Bring back those nights when I held you beside me

Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart
My heart

-"Unbreak my Heart", Toni Braxton

I'll never let go Jack!

We're going to see Titanic in 3D this sunday with our friends Courtney and Derek.  I think I'm almost as excited to see this movie as I was 15 years ago when it first came out.  Wait, let me repeat that... 15 YEARS AGO.  When did I get so old?

Oh well...  "to making it count!"

On Leah's blog today

Somebody loves you if they call you out on your bullshit. They’re not passive, they don’t just let you get away with murder. They know you well enough and care about you enough to ask you to chill out, to bust your balls, to tell you to stop. They aren’t passive observers in your life, they are in the trenches. They have an opinion about your decisions and the things you say and do. They want to be a part of it; they want to be a part of you.


Truth.

TRUTH

Thought for the day

Yeah.

I wish I believed this

Photo of the day

True story

I drank wine last night for the first time in a VERY long time.  And damn it was delicious.

GPOYW

Me and the redhead, at a wedding this weekend.  I love my little baby, but he is SO not a baby anymore...

Slow down time!

Quote of the day

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”

― Marilyn Monroe

Song lyrics of the day

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, NO you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

-"I can't make you love me", Bonnie Raitt

True story

This is my favorite word in the english language.  I use it frequently to refer to the people who are important to me.  If I have called you this, it's because I love you in some form or fashion.  I love terms of endearment, but I love this one the most.

Song lyrics of the day

This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I'll never tread
These are the dreams I'll dream instead
This is the joy that's seldom spread
These are the tears...
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we have spent
And this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel ?
'cause i don't think you know how I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
You don't know what I feel

-"Why", Annie Lennox

Amazing how a song can take you right back to another time.

For RD today.

This song was written for you.

You're Hot then you're Cold

Well it's official...

... I've finally turned into the crazy neighbor that yells at people to slow down!  I actually STOPPED the UPS driver today and told him that if he didn't slow down in my neighborhood and observe the fact that it's 25 mph on our streets and not a drag strip that I was going to contact his corporate office directly and file a complaint.  I hope that got the point across!

And hey neighbors that live in the cul de sac at the end of the road, SLOW THE FUCK DOWN TOO!  I have no shame in walking right up to your house and knocking on your door and telling you this to your face.  You think I haven't made note of what car you drive?

haha!

GPOYW

The boys got these fake mustaches in their easter basket.  Needless to say I thought they were hilarious.  I think we took 100 pictures with these!

Song lyrics of the day

Thought for the day

BSB 4-ever

Just because.

TRUE STORY

  

Dear World,

Enough already!

Thanks,
Carrie

Photo of the day

Poor T. Rex.

Actual conversation

This is me explaining how I drink Mt Dew...

"I don't like it from the gas station or grocery store etc.  I can't drink it out of a plastic bottle.  It has to be out of the fountain, just recently carbonated.  And little ice."


Good lord, I'm weird...

No eating in restaurants

So it's day four of not eating in restaurants/fast food and I have to tell you, it's totally killing me.  Not only am I having to actually cook every day for a month, I am having to put thought into what we are going to eat instead of giving in and taking the kids to Chilis! 

I wanted to share something though...  this is what has been happening on the scale over the last few days.  I haven't made any other changes, just not going through the drive thru or taking the family out to eat.  It's astounding.

Day 1: Sunday (after a solid week of eating every meal out of the house because Jayson was traveling and I wasn't about to cook just for me).  Hello fat ass.  For the record, this is the most I have weighed in over a year.  Yikes.

Day 2: Monday

 

Day 3: Tuesday (and dying for a Mt Dew)

Day 4: Wednesday

That's 4 pounds in 4 days.  Still think your drive thru habit is only hurting your pocketbook?

Dreams

I have had nothing but bizarre dreams for the last week or two and last night I was finally granted a reprieve.  My dream was not only happy, it was funny and I woke up smiling.  I wish all days were like that.