Eww

I'm not a huge coffee drinker. When I do make a cup, it's 1/3 cofee, 1/3 milk, 1/3 water (and let's not talk about how much Splenda). I always swore I'd never acquire a taste for it (but then again, I swore I'd never develop a taste for beer, and unfortunately for my thighs that's no longer the case).

Actually, my taste for beer parallels my taste in coffee pretty well. I don't know beer. I like swilly beer. Cheap beer. Pale yellow beer. "Lite" beer. Nothing complex or cultured. I am unapologetic in my love of unsophisticated beer. The same goes for coffee. Folgers, Maxwell House, Barnie's, Fourbucks Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts....it's all the same. I don't know 7-11 from Blue Mountain. I can't tell if it's burned or old or decaf. That said....

WHY DID NO ONE EVER TELL ME HOW BAD INSTANT IS??!!

Hubby doesn't drink coffee at all. So much for saving money by not buying a coffeemaker for that 1/3 cup I want in the morning. We're going to Target this weekend. Oh well, I tried.

Is it 5 o'clock yet?

This week, I have walked into two of my co-worker's offices and found them trimming their toenails. And right now, I hear the sound of nail clippers. It is happening again. So much for eating my lunch.

I am so sorry to have to share that information with y'all. Blog World is supposed to be a happy place, and you deserve better. But if I didn't cry to someone, I knew I wouldn't make it the rest of the day.

EWWWW.

Yes, tonight definitely calls for happy hour.

someecards

Back before Facebook changed up their layout, my friends and I (along with the rest of North America) loved that "bumper sticker" application. I especially loved the ones with the old-timey drawings and the modern-day captions that were formal sounding. Everyone knows them, I'm sure. They're often irreverent, sarcastic, matter of fact, and very "me".

My sister, bless her similarly-twisted heart, recently sent me a link to the motherload of these beauties. I'm sure she regrets it. My poor friends and family...they get blasted with a new 'love-note' from me far too often.


Considering my 10 year reunion is approaching (holy $#&@!, where'd the time go?), I thought this one was especially fitting.


It's funny because it's true.

These things capture my sense of humor perfectly. I laugh at these things like a little boy (same as I do for LOL-cats, but I can't divulge my dippy sense of humor all at once now, can I?). If you catch yourself laughing while browsing these pictures, then we could totally go out for margaritas. We would get along just fine.

someecards....when you care enough to hit send.

Another Day, Another Rant...

Dear Black Monte Carlo Driver:

Hello. I see you daily on my way to work. I know it's you that I see every day, because your car is very distinctive. I hope I'm not imposing, but I thought I might offer you some friendly advice.

Since you drive this route daily as I do, you should know the route to your destination pretty well. So maybe instead of cutting people off and nearly causing an accident every morning, you could remember a mile or so back that you need to get into the left lane every day to get on the interstate? Or if you do insist on repeating that last-second lane change, maybe at least use your turn signal? I don't mean to be presumptive, but I feel like I speak for our fellow commuters when I say I do not want to start my day with a wreck.

And, not to pry, but does your mother know how often you use your middle finger and horn? If I knew where she lived, I'd write her a letter. She would not be pleased. I'm sure she thinks she raised a gentleman.

Also, how about keeping an ash tray in your car? I completely agree, smoking is a disgusting habit and I wouldn't want that mess in my car (or lungs, but that's another rant for another day...), but tossing your butt out into the road is not cool. Not cool at all.

One more thing: I mentioned your car is distinctive, and that is because you have a huuuuge Bible verse plastered on your back window, and a second on your bumper. Not to judge, but what does the Lord think about your inconsiderate driving and littering? That is not the way to treat your fellow man or the earth. I see you want us all to believe you're a good Christian (you're going to great lengths to broadcast it) but I'm not seeing the evidence to back it up. Just some food for thought.

Thanks for listening! Have a smooth drive home!

xoxo,
Kate

Bag Lady

The only thing worse than a Monday is a Monday after a long weekend. Ugh. All 3-day-weekends should be Sat-Sun-Mon, so you can "recover" from your mini vacay with a shortened workweek. But nobody asked me. And I guess since the holiday was "Good Friday", not "Good Monday", it's probably a little bit beyond my power anyhow.

I hope everyone had a great Easter! Mine was wonderful. Maybe it was because I was super busy all day long, but it was the first holiday since losing Mom that I didn't spend in a total funk. Church and brunch with Hubby's family was very nice, as was dinner with my father and sister. I'm lucky to have such fantastic people in my life (even if Hubby's grandmother seemed disapproving that I put relish in my deviled eggs).

I'm super excited for the UPS man to come today. He's going to bring me my new Lands' End tote! I "needed" one with my married monogram on it. I got it in medium, which I think will be perfect for work (and in pink, naturally).



I also ordered a large tote from L.L. Bean last week. My madras addiction is rivaling my polka dot obsession (almost). I need to step away.



It's light enough to be girly, but dark enough to be practical (I am a dirt magnet). I know I could have ordered basically the same monogramed tote from LL Bean and gotten everything in 1 order, but Lands' End has better monogram choices (I wanted "script initials"). And I had free shipping with them, so I only paid shipping on 1 order. See, it makes sense now, haha.

Speaking of making sense, I found this beauty from The Monogram Shop that defies personal logic (scroll down and check out that Utility Tote). Now, I know I am the Queen of Cheap and I know it's not polite to imply how people should spend their own money, but wowza. Maybe I need to see it in person to understand, but that $215 tote looks nearly identical to the $25 one I have coming from Lands' End!

If I buy another tote, slap me!

Pre-Easter

Ahh, 3 day weekends. I keep thinking today is Sunday, then I remember and smile.

The game was amazing. Even though we lost, it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I got to meet Bo Outlaw and Nick Anderson, 2 of my Top 4 All-Time Favorite Magic Players. I also got to meet the team owner, Rich DeVos (our seats were better than even his!), as well as current UF players Chandler Parsons and Nick Calethes. (The complementary food and beer were great too, I can't lie). We won't be catching Boston for the 2nd seed, but even so I am incredibly proud and happy for my team!

The view from our seats.


Time Out



Retreating to the locker room after our loss



A very tiny, distant Kate on the court after the game


Today is just a lazy day, the best kind. I made deviled eggs (maybe they need a different name for this weekend; combining 'devil' and 'easter' is a bit awkward...) and yellow buttercake cupcakes for tomorrow's dinner with my family. Tomorrow we'll go to early mass and brunch with Hubby's family. I am not much of a church-goer, but I figure if it'll make the in-laws happy, fine. Plus, the promise of an omelette or waffles afterward sustains me, haha.

A very happy Easter to everyone! Appreciate the time with your families!

It must be Magic!

For a brief moment earlier today, this mouthy broad was speechless.

My father called me up and told me he had some tickets to Friday Night's Orlando Magic/NY Knicks game for us. I thought, "aww, that's sweet". He regularly ends up with tickets from his buddies and passes them along to us, so I figured this was like any other time.

No. Oh, no. Not even.

I wish I'd had a camera watching me when I took them out of the envelope earlier. We are seriously going to be right by the home bench. Not even behind it, next to it. Apparently these are the only seats in the entire Amway Arena that are better than the team owner's seats. Hooray for dad's awesome friend! (Said buddy is at Augusta this week--poor guy--so that's why the seats are available).

As a sports nut and fan of the Magic since they were "born" (they played their first game on my 9th birthday. I got a basketball franchise for my b-day, what'd you get? Eh?) I am giddy! It's a nationally televised game on ESPN, should you have nothing better to do than watch. We're going to DVR the game and watch to see if we catch ourselves later on (we're dorks, what can I say?) I pray I don't pick my nose or do something else equally klassy.

I'm in a tizzy over what to wear. Hubby and I are going to get there when the doors open and watch the warm ups. I need to charge my camera battery, because that puppy is going to get a work-out tomorrow night!





P.S.--I love how I made "we got awesome tickets!" go on for about 8 paragraphs...