Creepy little kid

I was at the library yesterday. I was on one of the computers typing away on Word since I don't have it on my laptop. This little boy, about four or five years old, comes in with his mom and sits on a chair by her while she does her thing on Facebook, etc. He was wearing a red Spiderman stocking cap and gloves. All bundled up.
My first mistake was smiling at him. My second mistake was winking at him. We played the winking game back and forth for a while. Next I look over at him and he gives me the thumbs up. Then another time he throughs up the "I love you" sign with the thumb, pointer and pinky thing. Okay, so we're winking and smiling and giving each other the thumbs up and I love you's. Suddenly he blows me a sly, flirty, eyes a little come-hithery kiss.
Woah! This is getting awkward. He keeps whispering from his seat, "heeey" until I look. Oh! Another kiss! This goes on for about 10 minutes and I'm trying to get back to the thumbs up stage of our relationship. Finally his mom is done on the computer and we give each other a little wave good-bye.
It was for the best.

Shopping on an empty stomach with PMS

I went grocery shopping last night at about 9:30. Not the best time but it's not busy and I can whip through the isles with ease.

The problem is that I had an empty stomach and had all kinds of random cravings.

So I started in the produce section. Avacados. Ohhhh wouldn't guacamole be good? Bought a tomato then needed corn chips.

Ohhh what about a ham, cheese and egg bagle? Bought ham, eggs and bagles. Had cheese. Ohhh what about grilled cheese with bacon? Bought bacon.

Cocoa Pebbles sound good and what about Pop Tarts? Oh, wait how about this idea I saw while staying up late one night watching an infomercial for the Magic Bullet. Whipping cream + chocolate sauce = chocolate mousse.

Two bags of garbage later I got home and all I had to eat was some cinnamon and sugar toast.

Going on a jet plane

I'm so excited to have booked my trip to go to Daytona Beach in March. I've got plans to see Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center and a trip to St. Augustine. I'm flying down with my 11 year old nephew who has never flown. I hope he gets a window seat!
I have been to Florida twice. Once in 4th grade and once in 11th. I still have so many memories of the things we did and saw and ate.
I can distinctly remember the way the air smelled and felt on my skin. I remember the warmth from the sun, the warm breeze. I remember the salt from the ocean water drying on my skin making it tight. I remember the scent of aloe from the lotion I wore after spending the day in the sun. I remember being so relaxed and completely in the moment enjoying my surroundings, enjoying my vacation.
I remember the sand and crushed shells in Clearwater Beach. I remember it rained when we were in Disney the first time. I remember the smell of coffee in the hotel restaurant. I remember swimming in the ocean. There were jellyfish I avoided.
I'm excited to go, to experience new things and make new memories.

Slack-a-lacker

I have been busy with my new duties as president on my association board. We're getting ready for an election in March and things are changing... for the good. There has been some bad blood between many, many homeowner's and the previous president. Since she's stepped down and will not be running for a new term people are rejoicing. They are contacting me with ideas and concerns and want to help. This is what I thought would happen all along. It's exciting and scary at the same time. Suddenly I have a ton of responsibility. This is good experience for me though and I'm hoping I can live up to the hype.

February 1st I had the honor of becoming my niece's godmother.

Meow.

Happy 9th birthday Rosco P. Coltrane!

Doin' a whole lot of nothin'

Today I have done nothing. Absolutely nothing. Well, nothing in a way of important things. I slept super late... like 10:45. That had to do with a bout of insomnia last night. I was wide awake until 2 am.
Then I got busy watching the last two episodes of Oz Season 2. I'm getting hooked on it. Just another show to add to my desensitized sense to violence. Seriously, one episode showed a group of inmates crucifying another inmate to the floor. Nails in hands, nail in feet. I hardly flinched.
I went tanning today. For many years (ten) I was able to tan for free at the salon I worked at. Then I started getting some very fine lines around my eyes and I blamed tanning rather than age. From there I banned myself from the act and got on the "tanning is bad for you" bandwagon. Then I noticed that the lines came anyway. Sure, there's the whole cancer thing to consider too. Anyway, for the past couple of years I go for 10 sessions right before I go on vacation whether there's sun where I'm going or not. It just makes me feel not so pasty white in the pictures.
So, there's my busy day. I've been running all week and so today I don't care if I really get anything done. Except laundry. It's always good to have clean unders for the week.

First one sent off into cyber space

I just sent in my first cover letter and resume. I sent it to the company my step mom works for (she's VP). I sent it directly to the President and CEO of the company as she suggested. I'm thinking it would be ideal as far as tasks, location and advancement opportunities. The pay should be comparable to what I just left... if not a tad better. We shall see.
The applying part is fun and exciting. The interviewing part is what freaks me out. I'm confident enough but I have a hard time "bragging" about myself. Although I am most excellent generally speaking.

On a completely off topic note, I've officially lost 15 lbs. Although it's not enough for me to tell, a few people have noticed something and that is motivation enough (and I bought a new scale).