In Search of Myself

Spring Planting

Bike Ride

What we did yesterday

For once I'm totally on top of things and I have the page finished within 24 hours of the merriment.  :)

Happy Mother's Day to me!

and to all you other mothers, too!

(no, my yard isn't this awesome.  This yard belongs to Beverly, who is Lou's uncle's wife's mom.  She's the one who has an awesome Christmas open house every year.  She also has a fun Mother's Day get-together every year.  Good stuff.)

Melinda!

Melinda was just on campus!  Woo hoo!  They were here taping her homecoming segment for the show.  How funny is this -- we up and named the circle drive that runs through central campus "Doolittle Way."  hee.  Here are some pictures.   It was totally crazy.

seriously, that was insanity.  But good PR for the university, so it's all good.  hee.  (And YES, it was awesome to see her again . . . even from a distance.)

Nana's Porch

like this design?  It's a template; I found it here.

Big catch-up

First, I never did write about our anniversary last week.

Lou and I went to Spiderman 3 after work on Friday -- the movie was pretty good.  Lots of fighting, too many plot lines to tie up at the end, in Lou's mind.  But a good movie.  Would have been better were we not surrounded by kids and teenagers coming to the 4:15 matinee after school.  On opening night.  (Is it sad that groups of kids annoy me?  You know, being a mother and all.)

Then we went to the Cheesecake Factory, which was a lot of fun -- except for all the teenagers everywhere as we were waiting for a table.  I had never been to CF, so it was good to finally see what everyone was talking about.  I got Oreo cheese-cake.  Good stuff.  Oh, and we got stuck in seriously a torrential downpour on the way home.  Crazy Tennessee weather.

I still need to post a pictures of the earrings Lou got me, they're SO pretty.  (Umm, note to self: also need to WEAR the earrings.  I've been so used to wearing no jewelry at all since Jake was born, I keep forgetting that it's an option!)

Lou and Jake planted some flowers in the flowerbed by the front porch this week, and Jake's so excited about them.  He loves to go out there and water flowers, so now there's lots more.  The bushes Lou put in started blooming last week and they're a really pretty purple bloom.

Priscilla abandoned me to go to Maryland again.  Apparently seeing family and old friends and spending quality time with your hubby while he's on a business trip is more important than staying in the same state as your best friend on the off chance that she'll have the energy to get off her butt and go somewhere with you.  WHATEVER, PRISCILLA!  (hee hee.)

Wednesday nights have turned into pizza night -- I bribe my mom to bring Jake to me and meet me at my house as I'm getting home from piano lessons, since Lou is working a lot and not able to get him anymore on Wednesdays.  So mom and I sit there and watch Bones and American Idol.  I finally really see why my mom has liked Jordin so much from day 1, and I do think that she IS this year's American Idol, but Melinda still has my loyalty simply because I know her and I've never met Jordin.  (hee!)

Raise your hand if you're excited about The Office and Grey's tonight!  Only 2 episodes left of each this season!  THEN what in the world am I going to obsess about on Thursdays?!  Netflicks is looking more and more like a good deal.

And lastly, I finally made a scrapbook page of that picture from last month that I love so much.

Heh

I crack me up

This might be my best journaling, ever.  Here, I'll put it here to make it easier to read:

So guess what -- I can tell you exactly what Aries was thinking during our visit, as she sat perched at the top of the cat tree house for most of it.  “You people have got to be  insane if you think I’m staying down there on the floor.  I mean, Jake’s a nice kid and all, but what’s with him trying to carry me around ALL the freaking time?  And it’s just not fair that you removed my claws. I can’t even defend myself!  And with those two crazy dogs, fighting and running around constantly?  How much crack are you smoking?  There’s no way I’d be down there on the floor, and frankly I’m a little disappointed in YOU for staying down there.”  Yeah, she’s got some attitude, but she’s a good cat.  :)

Goofy