My car is no more.

Yesterday I went to the gym. That is really the root of the problem. Since working later in the morning, I have planned to try to go to a Step, Pilates, Weights or whatever class and never actually have. Five months of saying I will go to a class and yesterday I did. I got my ass kicked. And then on the way home I really got my ass kicked. The man in the ambulance told me I would be sore tomorrow (which is now today). I told him I had done lunges and weights, so yes I would be in extra pain.
The story: I was blindly following the car in front of me. I have no recollection of looking at the color of the light. Turns out car in front of me ran the light, so I super ran the light. Then oncoming traffic runs into me. I spin around and wind up on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street. I was a complete hysterical mess. It took me about 2 hours to calm down. JMO came immediately, the photos above are his fine work, and he also wrote down all the important info. He is one fab boy. Then he bought me a sandwich. Then I spent the rest of the day on the phone.
Today: Rental car was picked up in the pouring rain, this was terrifying. My car was signed away to USAA, it is officially their “total loss” now. It turns out everyone has an opinion on cars, loans, leases, safety, gas mileage, and running red lights.

Now I shall wait and see how long the hassle of wrecking a car remains a complete hassle.

Yard ART> cool right?

Yard art needs to be cool and I need a yard. Everyone needs a giant metal lion/elephant/giraffe/cow/rhino in their front yard. I bet people with yard art are very happy people. They choose to convey their fun demeanor through yard decorations. No longer will I mock a home with festive front yard statues, it has come to my attention that these people have the right idea. YARD ART IS WHERE IT IS AT.

P.S. Christine and I went to the Art festival in Memorial Park. There were interesting people and interesting things. And lines.

Creeeeepy eyes.


Guess which one is me and which one is JMO.

JMO has wide, round eyes that children always seem drawn too. I always swear that kids are smiling at me, but once you follow their gaze, you can tell JMO is the one that interests them. I need more pictures of eyes to make more eye comparisons. If you are my friend, please let me photgraph your eye next time you see me.

My Shame.

This is the daily array of my desk. Throughout the day the number of coffee cups, water cups, cups from home, and various snacks cluster together. I don’t ever clean any of it until I’m about to walk out the door (which is a habit I’ve considered changing, but haven’t gotten around to yet). Not only am I messy at home, but I’m also messy at work, this should not be a surprise to any of the five people who read my blog.
I feel the need to acknowledge the soda on my desk. I wanted something to drink and didn’t have the time to make tea, and didn’t want to make an effort to get a cup and walk over to the water cooler. Soda is the easiest choice, you just reach in the fridge and grab. Although I would like to get credit for getting the caffeine free version, I still had a soda. I fell off the wagon. I’ll get back on- promise.

Holiday gem.


Whitney posted this gem on facebook. My first thought was “OH MY.” Second was, good thing I wasn’t tagged. Now? Now, I think this is hilarious. The quizzical look on JMO’s face is priceless. I tried to put make up all over Christine’s face, and she got her revenge and I look ridiculous, and I may be growling- not sure.

Fun fact: gem spelled backward is meg.