Yes. Completely Random.

A few observations from the past week:

1. Having someone wash your hair is the best treat ever.  I think it is my favorite part of going to a salon and if I were super rich, I would hire someone to wash my hair everyday.

2. Sometimes sharing with your friends makes you feel more powerful when facing stressful situations.

3. I continue to be baffled by people who eat snack foods with powder flavor while on public transportation. It is stinky, the incessant crinkle of the bag makes me crazy (keep in mind this is during rush hour so the train is packed with people standing on top of you), and then when finished, the powder flavor is all over your hands!!! yuck.

4. I will always walk hard - heavy heel strikes - and don't think I can every change this. But I am all for some nice slippers to reduce impact......size 7 or maybe 8....just sayin'.

5. The kiddos (born, say circa 1984 - 1990) continue to baffle me. How can a generation so near to mine have such a completely different work ethic? Probably history repeating itself, but the latchkey generation is light-years away from the helicopter-parent generation.

6. The guy who wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde also wrote Treasure Island. I had no idea. It is also poetic that I read Jeykll and Hyde right after busy season. Gives you pause about what anger and hatred can do to your soul.

7. Almost two months in the new place and I still haven't figured out commuter footwear. Train is slightly too far away to comfortably walk in heels and the walk is long enough to cause premature wear to my lovely kicks. Problem - wear heels in the office so pant length is for heels. Flats to the train with said pants equals pants dragging on the ground.  Not cool. This is the ONLY reason why I am looking forward to winter. I can tuck those pants into my winter boots. And yes, it is a fly look. :)

Froedtert

I made it through busy season alright - just the same ole paper cuts, CYA stacks of paper, signing my name to probably too many returns, and eating more sugar than a person should be allowed (given how tired and hopped up on sugar  I was, I would tell myself "only three pieces of Halloween candy today" like I was a child...however like an adult I ate about a fourth of a pound of candy a day.)

There are times in your life that give you pause: phone calls from home, realizing that in a 7 day period you've eaten more McDonald's than you have in the last 14 years, not knowing what day it is because they blend together, and buying your first serious piece of furniture. Yep. Serious. Furniture. As in, we will likely have this until the end unless RJB wins and we upgrade in size. We bought a bed frame. This is very exciting for me because I have wanted a sleigh bed since I was a little girl AND RJB liked it without my suggesting to him that it might be a great design. Between a bonus and store sale, we will be proud owners of this in 1 - 2 weeks:

Uncle Grant wasn't generous enough to also allow us to get new dressers so we will still be mis-matched but I really don't care. And RJB is secretly happy that the rubbermaid bins I currently have under the bed will need to be moved (why it bothers him to have a few of those under the bed is beyond me). 

RJB and I were planning on going out of town next month to officially disconnect from work but decided to save on $$$ and stay in town instead. So we will do dinner, shop, catch up on movies....(by the way, RJB just asked in a suspicious tone "what are you writing about me?" ha ha!). I am actually excited because I haven't been in the new crib very much since we moved it. Perhaps I can actually get settled!

Speaking of the new crib, we finally ordered bookcases - we got two so we are officially at 3 in the house and need more (quote "we cannot possibly sustain this growth"). I guess we are all set if we get snowed in for a few weeks. 

Boxes of my beloved books!

 

Of course about a week after these guys were delivered, we got a "welcome to the neighborhood" coupon from Pottery Barn. Thanks.   Next on the list, kitchen table (we discovered the one we love is way too big for our space), a bed for the second bedroom, then new dressers to match the new bed! We got a ways to go, that's for sure. 

Going through the Big D and I do mean Dallas

Somehow I never posted pictures from my brief trip to Dallas in July! It was great times and I cannot wait to see the girls again in November (yay Austin and seeing little Luna!)

Ok, so this wasn't in Dallas but at Karen's wedding. But man alive is it funny!!