Tonight-Jared and Shelly's wedding.
Tomorrow-finish packing, Seismic BBQ, down to John's parents to pick up the truck
Sunday-up early to meet the rest of the crew
Then it's off to the Outer Banks, NC for the week. Hooray for the beach!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Influential Secerts
Elaine did this because of something she saw on Post Secret. So I thought I'd give it a try. It was a bit hard to come up with 20 people though. Apparently it takes a lot for me to be influenced.
Go ahead, guess who they are!
The PostSecret Challange:
Tell 20 influential others what they mean to you. Don't use names or identifiers, be honest, and write what comes to your heart.
1. You taught me the the best conversations happen while walking around town late at night. I miss all the stupid things we used to talk about. And the deep things too. I sometimes wonder how we went from that to nothing. I just hope you're happy.
2. Most days I think of how easy it was to be your friend, to find things we had in common. I'll always remember those few months when we were best friends, because we both needed one another. But sometimes, seeing the real you makes me wonder how much of it was true.
3. I don't think I will ever forgive you but I don't dwell on your mistakes anymore.
4. We should have just had sex.
5. This has to be short or I'll go on forever, because it's you. I don't think I could live without you. You understand everything about me, which is freaky, and awesome. You're the reason I believe in forever. I always know if things don't work out the way I plan, you'll be there to help me start a commune.
6. I can't begin to explain how much I love you. I don't even have to question if it's forever.
7. There have been things that have made it impossible to ever really trust you. But I think you see a lot of truth in me that I don't always understand.
8. You've made me angry enough to wish death upon another. I hate you for that most of all.
9. You're the strongest woman I know. Even if I don't always agree with you, I'll always love and support you.
10. You are a fantastic young woman. You think I taught you a lot, but you helped me learn as well. And I can't even begin to tell you how much I wish we could still see each other every day.
11. We've grown up together and that's given you all kinds of insights into my soul. And that's never scared me, even though it might with others. You're so talented and beautiful. I know we'll grow old together.
12. You go from being so easy to talk to then to impossible more than anyone else I know.
13. You should have told me earlier I was meant to be a writer. I know you knew it all along.
14. I know you'll beat up any guy that breaks my heart.
15. You were always the father figure we needed growing up. I always feel protected around you.
16. I want everyone else to understand what a great person you are.
17. I will never understand your political views and you'll probably always drive me a little bit crazy. I sometimes think it'd be easier to just cut you out of my life. But we both know that will never happen. I know you will always be there to take care of me, even if I try to fuck it up.
18. I don't think I've done enough to protect you, or that I can ever show you how much I love you.
19. I could almost cry when I think about not inviting you to my wedding, but I know I could not handle the family drama that would cause.
20. I'll never understand why you didn't fight harder.
Go ahead, guess who they are!
The PostSecret Challange:
Tell 20 influential others what they mean to you. Don't use names or identifiers, be honest, and write what comes to your heart.
1. You taught me the the best conversations happen while walking around town late at night. I miss all the stupid things we used to talk about. And the deep things too. I sometimes wonder how we went from that to nothing. I just hope you're happy.
2. Most days I think of how easy it was to be your friend, to find things we had in common. I'll always remember those few months when we were best friends, because we both needed one another. But sometimes, seeing the real you makes me wonder how much of it was true.
3. I don't think I will ever forgive you but I don't dwell on your mistakes anymore.
4. We should have just had sex.
5. This has to be short or I'll go on forever, because it's you. I don't think I could live without you. You understand everything about me, which is freaky, and awesome. You're the reason I believe in forever. I always know if things don't work out the way I plan, you'll be there to help me start a commune.
6. I can't begin to explain how much I love you. I don't even have to question if it's forever.
7. There have been things that have made it impossible to ever really trust you. But I think you see a lot of truth in me that I don't always understand.
8. You've made me angry enough to wish death upon another. I hate you for that most of all.
9. You're the strongest woman I know. Even if I don't always agree with you, I'll always love and support you.
10. You are a fantastic young woman. You think I taught you a lot, but you helped me learn as well. And I can't even begin to tell you how much I wish we could still see each other every day.
11. We've grown up together and that's given you all kinds of insights into my soul. And that's never scared me, even though it might with others. You're so talented and beautiful. I know we'll grow old together.
12. You go from being so easy to talk to then to impossible more than anyone else I know.
13. You should have told me earlier I was meant to be a writer. I know you knew it all along.
14. I know you'll beat up any guy that breaks my heart.
15. You were always the father figure we needed growing up. I always feel protected around you.
16. I want everyone else to understand what a great person you are.
17. I will never understand your political views and you'll probably always drive me a little bit crazy. I sometimes think it'd be easier to just cut you out of my life. But we both know that will never happen. I know you will always be there to take care of me, even if I try to fuck it up.
18. I don't think I've done enough to protect you, or that I can ever show you how much I love you.
19. I could almost cry when I think about not inviting you to my wedding, but I know I could not handle the family drama that would cause.
20. I'll never understand why you didn't fight harder.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Julie's Visit
Julie's gone and it's a sad day in Pasadena. But we had a great time exploring Maryland together. Here's a photo summary:
Thursday-pick up and dinner at DuClaws. Julie's introduction to Misfit Red, the best beer in Maryland.
Friday-A lot of driving around Baltimore, seeing people in costumes going to/from the Anime convention. Lunch by UB so she could see the place. Then a trip to Poe's grave where we learned about all the Irish merchants who helped make the city great.
Saturday: A trip to the wineries of Maryland. We chose to go to the Frederick Wine Trail as it was fairly close (only an hour away). We actually only went to two of the six wines on the trail, but I'm sure I'll go back to the others another day. We started with Elk Run where I bought a bottle of their Riesling. Then it was down the road to Loew Vineyards where I got the Country Classic and a bottle of the Blueberry for Julie and I to share. I had to stop myself from getting the raspberry as well. It would indeed be fantastic with chocolate. I think Loew was the better of the two. A more friendly tasting, and more wines I liked.
That night we went to see Mama Mia and then enjoyed our Blueberry wine.
Sunday: We went down to Annapolis. Walked around and saw boats. Ate ice cream. Forced Julie to eat crab dip and crab cakes. She's not a seafood fan, but she tried them both. Yay! As we were walking to the car there was a downpour complete with hail. And we made the mistake of taking 50 home, even though we knew better, and got stuck in the traffic from the Bay Bridge accident. But we only had 1.2 miles to go, so it wasn't too terrible.
Julie liked this sign in Annapolis. And it's fitting as we had to say goodbye last night. Sad :(
Thursday-pick up and dinner at DuClaws. Julie's introduction to Misfit Red, the best beer in Maryland.
Friday-A lot of driving around Baltimore, seeing people in costumes going to/from the Anime convention. Lunch by UB so she could see the place. Then a trip to Poe's grave where we learned about all the Irish merchants who helped make the city great.
Saturday: A trip to the wineries of Maryland. We chose to go to the Frederick Wine Trail as it was fairly close (only an hour away). We actually only went to two of the six wines on the trail, but I'm sure I'll go back to the others another day. We started with Elk Run where I bought a bottle of their Riesling. Then it was down the road to Loew Vineyards where I got the Country Classic and a bottle of the Blueberry for Julie and I to share. I had to stop myself from getting the raspberry as well. It would indeed be fantastic with chocolate. I think Loew was the better of the two. A more friendly tasting, and more wines I liked.
That night we went to see Mama Mia and then enjoyed our Blueberry wine.
Sunday: We went down to Annapolis. Walked around and saw boats. Ate ice cream. Forced Julie to eat crab dip and crab cakes. She's not a seafood fan, but she tried them both. Yay! As we were walking to the car there was a downpour complete with hail. And we made the mistake of taking 50 home, even though we knew better, and got stuck in the traffic from the Bay Bridge accident. But we only had 1.2 miles to go, so it wasn't too terrible.
Julie liked this sign in Annapolis. And it's fitting as we had to say goodbye last night. Sad :(
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Julie's Here!
Well, in Maryland. She'll be here, as in my house, in a few hours.
For those that don't know, Julie's my best friend. We've known each other since kindergarten. And in the two years I've lived here, she has never visited.
We have no plans yet. I need to figure out the very best of Maryland to show her.
Yippie for Julie!
For those that don't know, Julie's my best friend. We've known each other since kindergarten. And in the two years I've lived here, she has never visited.
We have no plans yet. I need to figure out the very best of Maryland to show her.
Yippie for Julie!
Monday, August 4, 2008
I must confess
I get an odd pleasure out of seeing ugly babies. You may say, "oh Melissa there are no ugly babies," but there are. There really are. They're still cute. I will say that. But they're ugly too. Or funny looking. And I love it.
It must be like John's love of ugly dogs. He loves the big dumb looking ones. Dogs you just can't help but love. They're so ugly they're cute. You can't blame them. Just like you can't blame a baby for being ugly.
Really, this pleasure only comes when people I don't really like have ugly babies. I think if someone I like had an ugly baby I would just feel sad. But that's never happened, so I haven't had to face that. Nope, all the ugly babies in my life are people I was never too fond of. And I guess it just makes me feel good that some self-centered people got stuck with ugly babies.
I know, it's a horrible thing to admit!
If it makes it any better, I do always hope that the babies will grow out of their awkward baby stage and just be really cute kids. I don't wish life-long ugliness on anyone.
Now, karma tends to bite me in the ass a lot. So, knowing that we do have some weird genes in our family, I will probably end up giving all the bad ones to my children. Then I'll be the one with all these ugly babies. And all the people who don't like me will laugh.
It must be like John's love of ugly dogs. He loves the big dumb looking ones. Dogs you just can't help but love. They're so ugly they're cute. You can't blame them. Just like you can't blame a baby for being ugly.
Really, this pleasure only comes when people I don't really like have ugly babies. I think if someone I like had an ugly baby I would just feel sad. But that's never happened, so I haven't had to face that. Nope, all the ugly babies in my life are people I was never too fond of. And I guess it just makes me feel good that some self-centered people got stuck with ugly babies.
I know, it's a horrible thing to admit!
If it makes it any better, I do always hope that the babies will grow out of their awkward baby stage and just be really cute kids. I don't wish life-long ugliness on anyone.
Now, karma tends to bite me in the ass a lot. So, knowing that we do have some weird genes in our family, I will probably end up giving all the bad ones to my children. Then I'll be the one with all these ugly babies. And all the people who don't like me will laugh.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Random Lines
Tonight I am writing random lines in my head that don't seem to be formulating themselves into poems. Probably because my head is just foggy today. To many jello shots last night, I think. So I figured I'd better at least get some of them down, in the hopes that they might become poems later.
Can you not pluck an orange
blossom from the tree
branch and turn it
into nectar?
the brush
of lavender against warm
skin
the cool slip
of a newborn
kitten’s tongue
grapefruit juice on an open wound
Will you forget the breeze,
sulfur and pine across skin
Do you not realize that your kiss
gentle,
moist,
on my hipbone
makes me feel the way milk must
as it drops
and swirls into a mug of earl gray
Can you not pluck an orange
blossom from the tree
branch and turn it
into nectar?
the brush
of lavender against warm
skin
the cool slip
of a newborn
kitten’s tongue
grapefruit juice on an open wound
Will you forget the breeze,
sulfur and pine across skin
Do you not realize that your kiss
gentle,
moist,
on my hipbone
makes me feel the way milk must
as it drops
and swirls into a mug of earl gray
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
St. Louis Excitement
So yes, I ended up going to St. Louis to see my mother, who just got out of the hospital. It was glorious. I really just needed to be with my family.
A few great/not so great things about flying:
canceled flights
6am flights that equal 3:45 awake time
people on flights that ring the flight attendant button as we are about to take off, just to ask for a coke
the flight attendant who laughed in said coke drinker's face
having to check my bag because the overhead bins were full
getting hit on my a Mexican while waiting for my bag to show up
broken planes that can't be used
no crew to push a plane away from a gate
redirecting an entire airport to take off from the north instead of the south because the winds changed
flying in a thunder storm (seriously worst flight ever)
not getting beverage service because the turbulence made it unsafe for the flight attendants to move
getting home an hour+ late and not getting any sleep
some great (and just a few not so great) things about being home
watching Elizabeth and Elizabeth the Golden Age
yelling at a selfish old lady who is getting a Christian hand out but not acting Christian at all
swimming with my brothers
wearing a bikini around a bunch of curious 11-14 year olds (creepy!) and old men (double creepy)
Steak 'N Shake!
Rocky, the cutest and most beautiful golden retriever ever
Rocky waking me up at 4am, pretending he wanted to go outside but really he just wanted to play
camp out in the living room
dinner and a movie (Mama Mia, so awesome!) with Mom
really awesome wine from a newly opened local winery
not being able to ship wine to Maryland=sad
breakfast in bed, complete with flowers on the tray
A few great/not so great things about flying:
canceled flights
6am flights that equal 3:45 awake time
people on flights that ring the flight attendant button as we are about to take off, just to ask for a coke
the flight attendant who laughed in said coke drinker's face
having to check my bag because the overhead bins were full
getting hit on my a Mexican while waiting for my bag to show up
broken planes that can't be used
no crew to push a plane away from a gate
redirecting an entire airport to take off from the north instead of the south because the winds changed
flying in a thunder storm (seriously worst flight ever)
not getting beverage service because the turbulence made it unsafe for the flight attendants to move
getting home an hour+ late and not getting any sleep
some great (and just a few not so great) things about being home
watching Elizabeth and Elizabeth the Golden Age
yelling at a selfish old lady who is getting a Christian hand out but not acting Christian at all
swimming with my brothers
wearing a bikini around a bunch of curious 11-14 year olds (creepy!) and old men (double creepy)
Steak 'N Shake!
Rocky, the cutest and most beautiful golden retriever ever
Rocky waking me up at 4am, pretending he wanted to go outside but really he just wanted to play
camp out in the living room
dinner and a movie (Mama Mia, so awesome!) with Mom
really awesome wine from a newly opened local winery
not being able to ship wine to Maryland=sad
breakfast in bed, complete with flowers on the tray
Thursday, July 24, 2008
I should be flying
Right now I should be on an airplane. But I'm not. My flight was freaking canceled! Of course, only my flight from Baltimore to Philly was canceled. My flight from Philly to St. Louis was still a go. And I could have probably driven from here to my brother's and had him or his wife drive me to the Philly airport. Except I didn't think I would have enough time driving in rush hour traffic to make it in time. If only they had given me a little more notice!
Of course, there were no other flights out of here tonight. I think there was one that went through North Carolina, but either the woman was a moron (which I suspected at first, which is why I called back and got someone else) or it was full (which the someone else said).
So, I have a flight first thing in the morning. And by first thing, I mean 6am. Which means, once again, I will be up before the sun. I was going to be up late tonight so I'll probably get about as much sleep. But, I can stay up much easier than I can get up early. Tomorrow will be a long morning.
But at least I'll be home then.
Of course, there were no other flights out of here tonight. I think there was one that went through North Carolina, but either the woman was a moron (which I suspected at first, which is why I called back and got someone else) or it was full (which the someone else said).
So, I have a flight first thing in the morning. And by first thing, I mean 6am. Which means, once again, I will be up before the sun. I was going to be up late tonight so I'll probably get about as much sleep. But, I can stay up much easier than I can get up early. Tomorrow will be a long morning.
But at least I'll be home then.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
My Baby is 10!
Today is my baby brother's birthday. Harrison is 10! It's quite hard to believe. Next thing I know they're all going to be in high school. So scary.
He tried to convince me that he was 11. I don't know why. But it's not true. Thank goodness.
As suspected he requested cherries in the snow. He also wants to get a fly fishing rod/lessons. The boy loves to fish.
This is the "not so little anymore" guy, giving me the play-by-play of the Cardinals game since I never get to go to Busch anymore!
He tried to convince me that he was 11. I don't know why. But it's not true. Thank goodness.
As suspected he requested cherries in the snow. He also wants to get a fly fishing rod/lessons. The boy loves to fish.
This is the "not so little anymore" guy, giving me the play-by-play of the Cardinals game since I never get to go to Busch anymore!
Walking
John and I have recently begun a walking routine in order to combat some of our winter fat. You would think we would have started this in the Spring. But we remained lazy. After being so active in Colorado, though, we realized we should be like that all the time. We're not hiking mountains every day, but it's something.
One thing I love about where I live is that I can take a walk every night and not worry about getting attacked. Well, we do run the risk of a dog or cat getting us, but I'm willing to take that chance. I am more likely going to be able to get the cat then a large scary man in the city. I was freaked out to discover, though, how many cats do wander around freely in the area. They should really go away.
Anyway, I've been wondering if our daily walks are the cause of my back soreness. In which case, once I work up enough muscle it should feel better. I still may end up going to the doctor though. Just to check things out. And we all know how much I hate doctors.
It's pouring right now, which means we are not walking. I would be happy if it kept on raining for awhile. It tends to rain for 20 minutes, at most, during sumer storms. A long continuing of this would be great.
One thing I love about where I live is that I can take a walk every night and not worry about getting attacked. Well, we do run the risk of a dog or cat getting us, but I'm willing to take that chance. I am more likely going to be able to get the cat then a large scary man in the city. I was freaked out to discover, though, how many cats do wander around freely in the area. They should really go away.
Anyway, I've been wondering if our daily walks are the cause of my back soreness. In which case, once I work up enough muscle it should feel better. I still may end up going to the doctor though. Just to check things out. And we all know how much I hate doctors.
It's pouring right now, which means we are not walking. I would be happy if it kept on raining for awhile. It tends to rain for 20 minutes, at most, during sumer storms. A long continuing of this would be great.
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