Liar, liar, boy, were my pants on fire!

In the last three weeks I have told so many lies to cover my tracks, it's downright WRONG. My roomie/bestfriend/bride.to.be wanted the shower to be a surprise. Well, she got it. She was TOTALLY surprised...to the point where she ended up wearing OVERALLS. It was hilarious. Here's a shot of the day...Bride & her maid and matrons
Anyway, with all the details, lies, and quilt that needed finishing, there just wasn't time to blog! I've got a few stories to share now, though, so I'll be back bloggin' in no time...
It's been good visiting your sites, sad to see OD go ( :( ), and boy, I need to get some things off my chest so, yeah, I'll be back soon.
Have a great day and if you're out here in New England - don't let the rain get you down! :)

Happy Friday...

Thanks for all the computer advice - I'm close to making a decision...what does anyone think of Dell's Inspiron 700M? That's what I have in my virtual 'cart' right now but am waiting for the shower to 'happen' next week before I lay out that much cash :)
Sorry this is so short but I'm off for another funfilled, wedding/shower errand filled weekend! Oh, for those interested, here's the dress I'll be picking up tomorrow for next month's wedding! THE DRESS It's truly 'fabu' isn't it! ;0
Last night we went for the 'taste testing' at the county club where the reception's going to be - very fun, very yummy, and very free. I love that! :) White zin anyone? Oh, yeah, I had mine!
Tonight I'm off to a charity auction and then tomorrow I have graduation parties and drive-in movies! (oh, AFTER all the errands.) I'm looking forward to a peaceful Sunday morning at church!
Seeing as it's looking like all the squares are going to be in by TOMORROW (!!!) on Sunday after church, I'm working on getting the quilt put together - CAN'T wait!
I'll let you know how it looks next week!
I'm off ladies and gents - wish me well as I try to finish up all the shower details this weekend! Take care!!

Oh, you computer gurus!

Here's a question for you...
I'm in SERIOUS need of a new personal computer. I'm thinking laptop because of my need for portability but could do the desktop thing too.
Any suggestions? I know you'll ask, 'Well, what do you need it for?' and it's primarily for the Pampered Chef program (not a huge deal) that I need to run and for basic word processing...I really don't need to much in way of design/graphic capabilities.
(no snide comments about my lameo blog and how, actually, I do!)
Thanks....I'm trying to get some opinions before I cough up the nice chunk of change I'll need for this purchase.
BTW-yeah, never bought my own computer before. Yes, I realize this is 2005 but I've never NEEDED to - had one given to me, used others, etc...I got by. No longer - I need a new one that's my very own :) thanks for any tips.

Opps...BP is after me!

I've received a 'wristslap' from the BlogPatrol and I deserve it. Kinda. Blogger was wiggin' on me the last time I tried to post and I honestly didn't have the time to wait so...I apologize - will y'all ever forgive me?
I've also got this allergies/sinuses/cough/alloverfeellikepoo deal going on...the surprise shower is next SATURDAY and I.don't.have.time.for.this. AT ALL. On top of the partyplans, I've also spearheaded a memory quilt for my chum. She's going to FREAK out when she sees it. She so thinks I've got too much going on to do THAT too but, knowing how much she so sincerely wants one - how can I not? (Deal with boundry issues later)
The quilt is coming along nicely....I'm waiting for four more squares of this 20 square masterpiece. Two are in the mail, one is getting re-ironed on (FABU pic from the cruise nine of us took together getting ironed on to one square.) and one is MIA BUT I already have a backup sqaure if I need it. Knowing how much P is going to WEEP tears of joy and appreciation makes all the covert ops I've been juggling these last weeks worth it. :)
If you are reading this and thinking 'what the hay is she talking about' - think of a quilt and how it is usually made up of various (or very similar) blocks or squares. A memory quilt is when individuals design, create, sewn, put together in a VARIETY of ways one simple square (ours are each 12.5" big). The square you design should exemplify something of your personal connect to the person the quilt is for. Then some poor shmuk puts the badboy all together. In this case it's me and my quilting buddy, K. She is FABU and made staying up till midnight last Saturday SO worth it.
See? Everyone should get a memory quilt...they are seriously incredible...for me it goes back to the whole idea of each person taking TIME to think of what they'll do, then taking TIME to actually create the square. It truly is a gift of themselves presented to this person :) Bliss.
So my life is pretty much wrapped up in guests lists, menu options, centerpieces, favors...I love it. I'll share more once I can attribute the TIME I should to you wonderful bloggers out there...I hate to just give you scraps. ;)

Another tidbit before I go...Thursday night P and her fiance' invited me and 1 Guy to the 'taste-testing meal' at the country club where they're having the reception...it's a little thank you from the club. I'll let you know if 1 Guy and I chat about anything important. He told me the night of Cinco De Mayo that the woman that he was 'friends with'told me she wanted more and he doesn't. (I had told him WAY earlier that I knew that was her agenda but does he listen? No.) He asked me about my ex and if we're keeping in touch (no, not really) and that was that. Things are ok right now so we'll see how Thursday night goes :) Seeing as this club has 'membership rules' we have to get all guzzied up for it...no jeans! Heeheehee...
take care!

Announcement #2

Some of you have asked about my dream job and what's up with it. I so wish I could answer you...right now it's all still in limbo due to the fact that the trustee board really has no idea what they want the person in this position to do. This has made it incredibly hard on my friend who would be my wouldbe boss - he has to juggle two jobs. In all this waiting I've been doing, instead of utter frustration, I really believe this is God. I truly think He's allowing this to happen because a better, more 'God choice' is on the horizon. I don't want to settle for just a 'good choice'.
Thanks to all who have been asking, via email, IM, etc...I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate it. :)

Happy Cinco De Mayo to all! It's the 143rd anniversary of the Mexican's freedom from the French! Tonight will be the first time I go and celebrate it! I even have one of my friends (actually 2 Guy) coming to pick me up which means I'll let myself have a drink! Here's to a Cuervo for everyone! Anyone out there NOT like Mexican food? I purposely didn't have lunch today so I'll have an appetite for yummies tonight!

ps - 1 Guy is coming with us tonight...alcohol has gotten me into trouble before, please pray I don't let it interfere tonight! Thanks.

People, I have an announcement to make...

SAMIRA'S BACK! This wonderful bloggess is responsible for inspiring me to start my own personal blog and after a month's hiatus, SHE'S BACK...I'm so happy. Honestly, she is one of those writer's who is so real, so sincere - at least she definitely comes across that way. So, go give her a 'welcome back' shoutout if you haven't already!

I've been tagged....TWICE!

Alrighty then...here I go...
I’ve been tagged by Beth & Sque'd, who was tagged by…who knows? I'm supposed to pick 5 of these to finish the sentence, add more ideas if I want to and then tag 3 more people, who do the same thing. Got it? The kicker for me is I got tagged twice so I'm doing the TEN and picking the SIX - prepare yourselves!

If I could be a scientist...
If I could be a farmer...
If I could be a gardener...
If I could be an architect...
If I could be a mother...I would love my children with everything that's in me, even on those 'they just threw up on me, just yelled nasty things at me, came home with piercings' days :)
If I could be a psychologist...
If I could be a hot air balloon owner...would offer guys a free ride if they showed me the ring they were going to use to propose to their girlfriend in my hot air balloon...up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon :)
If I could be an athlete...
If I could be a lawyer...
If I could be a movie star...I'd focus on charity work coming out my wazooli.
If I could be a professor...
If I could be a writer...
If I could be a radio DJ...I'd play the coolest tunes around.
If I could be a bonnie pirate...
If I could be a service member...
If I could be a photographer...I would travel the world taking shots of people in all kinds of outta the way places. I would seriously love this.
If I could be a philanthropist...
If I could be a rap artist...
If I could be a child actor...
If I could be a secret agent...
If I could be a comedian/comedienne...
If I could be a priest...
If I could be a radio announcer...
If I could be a phlebotomist...
If I could be a pet store owner...
If I could be a computer programmer...
If I could be a police officer...
If I could be a politician...
If I could be an underwater basket weaver - I'd teach classes for free then donate the baskets I made to charity!
If I could be a nurse...
If I could be a forensic pathologist...
If I could be a TV show writer...I would write for the show '24'. Just the idea of being around that table of writers creating that show - fabu!
If I could be a dictator of a small country...
If I could be a news reporter...
If I could be a teacher...
If I could be an innkeeper...
If I could be a backup dancer...you wouldn't notice the 'main act' I was backing up.
If I could be a midget stripper...
If I could be a TV-Chat Show host...
If I could be an actor...
If I could be a judge...
If I could be a Jedi...I would use my Jedi mindtricks for good only. And also to corner George Clooney for a weekend - all good, trust me.
If I could be a mob boss...
If I could be a movie reviewer...I would SO be honest about how good/crappy a flick REALLY was.
If I could be a monkeys uncle...
If I could be a computer nerd...
If I could be Willy Wanka...

So here's who I'm ataggin' - Mel, Pink, Amanda, Eddo, Tash, and DD. Anyone else wantin' to be tagged? Let me know - I'll tag away! :)

Last note - who got 'sucked in' and watched the Primetime Live deal last night? I so did and want to hear what peeps think...please comment :) Take care!

Want a laugh?

Oh please, do yourself a favor and go read this post...
Booty flies!
The post carries its own disclaimer so read that before the rest but I was in tears by the end...I haven't had such a great laugh in a while!
ok...I was tagged so I gotta work on that today! :) Anyone looking to be tagged?

Where to start...

about my weekend....let's see. Friday night was spent with a girlfriend of mine who is - well, she's just SUCH a terrific person. I helped get her and her hubby of NINE years together back when we were all in college. We just go way back together and I love her to pieces. It's this friend's mom who I wrote about here - Bets. This Mother's Day is going to be a tough one. :(
So, after just venting and sharing and getting it all out there over a yummy dinner and a brief cruise about town, we ended up at a 24 hour Dunkin Donuts (little shout out to the DDs of New England - anyone outside of this area, you don't know what you're missing ;) ) We talked even more and I finally got home around 1:30am.

Did.not.want.to.get.up.on.Saturday. So I lounged around a bit and read more of 'True Believer', the latest Nicholas Sparks book. I will not apologize for loving this man's writing like I do. Love him - I'll have to blog more on the why.
Finally I'm up and out on a rainy crappy day but I'm meeting M2 for, um, more coffee (issues here?) to talk about where we're both at vocationally, spiritually, etc. I think I'm going to put an ad on 'The Knot' website and M2 is gonna help me. Then I go to the salon.
I love my hairdresser. She's so stinkin' real and SOOOO tells me like it is. I know I can ask her something and she'll be flat out honest. The last time we dished it was right before I broke up with the ex. She helped me see the situation for what it was. This time, I was getting some advice on how to wear 'the do' for the 'big day' next month (yikes, the wedding is NEXT month??) and then she worked her magic. I've started parting my hair on the OTHER side and I'm kinda liking it...

Saturday night - off to celebrate M's birthday...fun. We hung out at the local 'Outback' and had a delicious dinner then over to M2's house to hang some more, watch a movie, talk. We more or less just talked. IT just feels like life gets so busy and we don't find the time to just connect and hear how each other is doing...so we did. Around midnight and after watching a couple of skits of Hillary Swank on SNL, my roomie and I headed home.

I didn't feel 'great' on Sunday morning so I actually considered not going to church...unless I have a temperature of 125 and am turning a shade of fuchsia, I go to church. So, I get ready and make it there. Boy, am I glad I did. R (our teaching elder) had a message I needed to hear (we're studing the book of Acts right now) and then one of the young men going on one of our summer missions trips gave a testimony that again, I needed to hear and act on. Sunday afternoon I turned domestic to get ready for M, M2, and P to come on over and put P's wedding invites together! We got it all done in about 2 hours! Enough time to talk SOME more and watch Desperate Housewives...ok,ok,ok - it's not the best show in the world but I honestly want to know the deal with Mary Alice/Angela/friend to those other wacko ladies...

Now my Monday workday is almost over...thank goodness. I'm heading to the gym and I think my roomie and I are squeezing in '24' later! Wooohooo - peace out.

Update #1

I so appreciate comments from you guys out there. I think most of all because it helps me think through issues from a variety of perspectives and other angles than I necessarily have access to. So thanks. Here's an 'update of sorts' to my last post:

What's going on between me and 1 Guy? First off, 1 Guy is not gay - honestly. I've had big time crushes on some who were on or who moved on over to the other side. Did he blush? Kinda...I mean, whenever I go down that road, it makes him slightly uncomfortable. Robin - oh, please don't think I'm a tease or that I'm purposely leading him on. We've had RDTs before and they really didn't solve anything. I think that's because we've had them when one of us was seeing, dating, or obviously interested in someone else. Timing really is everything, isn't it? So I might take your suggestion sooner than later - to clear the air. :)

Early on I told him I didn't think anything could happen because he reminded me of an ex from quite awhile ago. I've known him for almost ten years - it'll be ten this September. We both joke about how we know each other too well. Could that be or do you think it's just an excuse (either his or mine)?

Which leads me to my next 'how many times have I heard this'question for you fabulous bloggers out there...do you think one man and one woman can be platonic friends? 1 Guy and I are very good friends...we're honest with each other, hold each other accountable, care for each other. I think Eddo asked if I was into him...I know at times I've seriously considered it...when I was VERY serious with my last beau, 1 Guy was pretty bummed that I may be heading to jolly ol' England to be closer to my-now-ex. One of the 'cons' on my pro-con list was that I wouldn't see 1 Guy anymore. :( (OK, getting this lame 'feels like the storyline of the TV show "JAG" although 1 Guy hasn't lost his father during his military service.)

By now, if you've reached this point of this post, let me try to convince you that I'm not loopy. My bottomline gut feeling is that we are two people of opposite gender that have become like brother and sister. I do love 1 Guy dearly but don't think we're marriage material. Neither one of us is wanting a 'make out' friend - wait. 1 Guy might actually want that but I know I don't. I'm looking for something lasting...something God-honoring.

So with that - I leave those two questions for you fabulous bloggers out there - comment, people, comment! :) Thanks.