The Ketchup to my Chicken Finger!

Friendship isn't a big thing.  It's a million little things...

I spent the evening with my BFF-est Carrie.  We met in college, became roommates, then best friends and eventually learned (and loved) everything about each other.  We're not great at getting together, even though we ended up living in the same area, but we're getting better.  And every time we do she entertains me with her stories and hopefully I do the same for her.  One of our 'quirks' is that we 'pretend' to get jealous (but we're really not pretending) of the other person's friends.  So tonight I told Carrie she's the ketchup to my chicken finger to make her feel better... and if you know me at all, you know that is a HUGE compliment.  Likewise, I am the marshmallow to her hot chocolate. =)  Hehe, we're so cute!

If you're oh so lucky enough to be one of my BFFs (and you know who you are), you've really arrived!  Ok well in my mind it really means something. =P  But I do have an incredible bunch of friends who have helped make me the person I am today (for better or worse - it's all your fault!!).  

So a big thank you to all of my friends for just being you.  You each bring your own unique awesomeness to the table and I sincerely appreciate it!  I'd probably be a lot more boring if it weren't for you!

FALLs for it Every Time

Today was another day where I was instructed to 'hurry up and wait.'  That's the craziest thing I ever heard.  I don't like being forced to wait on anything, and this is certainly no exception.  But that's another blog post.

So on a brighter note, it's officially FALL (has been for a few weeks now I think... lol).  I LOVE this cold weather.  I like that I can breathe and see it, I don't mind that it makes my lips chapped and it also means that the holiday season is right around the corner.  To celebrate, I participated in Fall Photo Shoot 2010 over the weekend.  Basically my mom wanted family pictures with my sister and I, so we obliged, and had a little fun doing it.  Here's one of me enjoying the leaves... if you look closely I'm pretty sure you can see a spider on my right arm... big thanks to Megan Mason Photography for taking the pictures and letting me jump in the leaves like a little kid. =)

In other news, I'm still in search of the perfect hobby.  Steph wants me to try scrapbooking, which I don't mind trying... but I feel like I need something that's going to take up more of my time.  In theory it'd be great if I'd get motivated to start working out or do something that requires a routine... but again, that also requires motivation, which I don't have a whole lot of.  I think my hobby should be trying to relax... I did buy that book and CD on meditation a few months back, maybe I should use it?  Some inner reflection might do me some good...

A couple of other unrelated notes...

• I apparently make flossing my teeth in the car look sexy...
• I get lost even more when I try to use my GPS
• My cat just stuck his head near my laptop, which is the only thing lit up in a dark room, so all I could see was his glowing eyes.  Even though I figured out what it was in moments, I still started screaming... you see why people enjoy going to haunted houses with me?  I tend to over-react. =)

It's a Dog Eat Dog World...

So I got a new puppy over the weekend.  I didn't plan it... also didn't plan to go on the Spoon River Drive with Jeff and Krystal... but I did that too.  Sometimes the best experiences are the ones you don't plan for... right?  Well for now I'm on constant dog-watch to make sure she doesn't pee on the carpet or chew up my furniture.  If it weren't for my sister living with me the number of animals would now outnumber the people.  But Sydney the Australian Red Heeler is adorable... and hard to stay mad at.  She snaps her teeth together to make a little teeth chomping noise at my other dog when she plays and nuzzles your neck when she's sleepy... ah, puppies.

I am looking forward to the showdown when my cat finally surfaces...

In other news, I'm learning how to assemble stuff at work.  I can tell you what a torque gun does and the proper pattern to tighten bolts in and more about o-rings and lip seals and a whole bunch more than I ever wanted to know.  On a TMI note, one of the guys that I'm working with is way too old to not have pants that fit.  If I wanted to see your tighty-whities from Banana Republic... I'd ask.