it's the little things...

Last Sunday, The Brother and my future sister-in-law ( FSIL ...could there be a worse acronym?) met The Boy. Since The Brother is like a sibling (duh) but also two parents rolled into one, this made me slightly nervous. And, you know, I'm thinking the FSIL will be around for awhile so that's kind of important, too. For the most part, I think everything went well. I guess now I just feel relieved. Mark that "first" off the list. That just leaves all the friends... On Friday, I'm meeting his parents. This makes me simultaneously excited and nauseous. Do I think I'm the kind of girl someone would feel comfortable taking home? Yes. Still, it feels like a big deal. I can't see how they could be anything short of amazing given the kind of son they've raised. Hopefully the microscope I'll be under will be very forgiving. I know I haven't talked very much about any of the recent developments in this area. It just seems too private to share in such a p...

10 Things I've Been Putting Off Weeding. It's a jungle out there even though I've gotten a little bit done the last two weekends. Buying stamps. I may try to do this while on the road. They're small; they pack easily. Ordering airline tickets for our December trip. Why would I possibly put this off? I have no idea. Introducing The Boy to my friends. I haven't been ready to share just yet. My regular ol' annual check-up. I did make it to the dentist, though. Re-staining my dresser. Painting my bedroom. Tiling the sunroom. Basically anything that has to do with the house it seems. Transfering the remainder of my CDs to my iPod. Apparently the big things like marriage and children.

I am. I'm smitten. I like The Boy. So of the million and one things swirling around in my head, one of them is this: I think at some point a girl goes from being attracted to someone who would be a good fling to wanting someone who would be good for a real relationship. The bad boy vs. good guy thing. If you think celebrities (or perhaps pseudo-celebrities), one of my Fling picks is Ty Pennington. Sexy, a little crazy, high energy, and knows he's all those things... Conversely, (also from Trading Spaces carpenter world) my Keeper guy would be Carter Oosterhouse. Still super attractive but seems very Midwest, humble, the super hot guy next door (that no one ever has in real life). Who are your celebrity Flings and Keepers? Photo of Ty courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/recklessbeauty/11267790/ Photo of Carter courtesy of: http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9G_Rq_gTvFGucIAT0WjzbkF/SIG=123euqsql/EXP=1190305888/**http://www.classictvhits.com/cast.php?id=4857

After a brief hiatus, I'm back. 10 Things I Do When I Have Nothing Else to Do Read (fiction or trashy celebrity magazines) Shop or browse Veg out in front of the television Hang out with friends Blog Get around to those tasks that are way down at the bottom of the list Nap Play frisbee golf (although we're in desperate need for some time for this) Plan various house projects Daydream But I don't want to mislead you. I also do these things when I have about a million and one other things I should be doing. Sometimes a girl needs a break.

Today there is time to breathe... My oldest friend and I went on vacation over Labor Day. We hit 4 states in 6 days. Here are the highlights. 1. Day 1: Travel. This is what happens when you fly anywhere using Southwest. I heart Southwest, I really do, but if you're traveling across the country you can be hard-pressed to get a direct flight. And then? When you land? You're often not at the major airport. In my everyday life, this is a huge positive. On vacation in a new place full of strangers (Yankees, no less) and where one is using one's own money, this poses a bit of a challenge. Our flights were smooth but slightly delayed. We had decided to take the Amtrak from Providence to Boston. The problem was we needed to get from the airport to the train station. There was a cheap, on-the-hour bus service that we hoped to take. We arrived at approximately 5 minutes after the hour. We took a cab. The cabbie (surprise, surprise) was a crazy driver. We did get to take the scenic ro...

I'm just plugging away over here. Nothing new, which is good considering the new things as of late haven't made me want to get up a do a jig. The good news is that I'm going home tomorrow. The not-so-good news is that there's a tropical storm coming in over there. Wanna take bets on whether or not my flight is delayed tomorrow?

I have no idea where the last 3 or so weeks have gone. Things have been nuts. I know things in my life are often nuts but this has reached a whole new level. Since vacation was coming up, there were lots of things to plan and lots of last-minute things to figure out. I thought that once last Thursday came I'd be able to just enjoy it and feel relieved that the planning part was over. I did, thank goodness...for a bit anyway. Vacation was good and I'll have to wait until maybe Friday to post pictures (currently on the road and traveling with two laptops is ridiculous even for me). The thing is, while I was on vacation, my friend's daughter went into the hospital, then ICU, then was gone. I don't even know what to say. She was only 26 and is leaving a 4-year-old son behind. It's so terrible and so sudden. I felt so bad for not being in town and couldn't wait to get back. It's just all so surreal. I'm having a hard time grasping it. So the services are goin...

And I can't even begin to write a real post. My vacation itself was great. Now that I'm back there's a lot to deal with so there's no time for blogging. Hopefully after my exam on Saturday I'll be able to fill y'all in...and show you some pictures, too.