I have reconnected with a friend of mine from high school that found me a couple of years ago on MySpace. He emailed me this HUGE email and talked about what he's been up to, told me about his wife and kids, and recounted some memories of our high school days. I was so enthralled in the email that I just stopped working the rest of the day and emailed him back. Since then, we have kept in touch via texting, email, and one phone call. Then we friended each other on FaceBook and had a lot of laughs.
Recently I thought it may be appropriate to make an effort to get to know his wife. I mean, it just seems weird to me that I am all chatty with my friend but don't really know his wife. I knew of her back in high school (she went to a different one than us) but that is it. Guess I'm old fashioned, but I believe that boundaries change for opposite sex friends once one of you gets married. Nothing ever happened between my friend and me, nor was there ever a hint of it. He was like my big brother and was very protective of me.
She and I kind of talked on FB by making fun of her husband, but never really had our own conversation. I asked my friend if I could get her cell number and if it was okay for me to text her. He was pretty psyched about it so I texted her immediately. It has only been a few days, but she and I already have established a really good friendship so far. The day after we first texted, she sent me the sweetest email saying how she enjoyed our chat and was looking forward to getting to know me.
We live in neighboring states, about 8 hours of a drive away, so we won't get to hang out in person. They won't be moving because he has a fabulous job with a Big Company and my husband hates that state because they don't have whitewater for kayaking. Guess our visits will be limited to when they come to visit family or if we win the lotto and can go visit them.
All in all, I am excited about my new friend.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Jiff's Jibber Jabber.
Joe and I have been enjoying our time off from school. Classes begin Monday the 11th and I'm registered for 5 classes, all but one are online. Joe is taking 4 classes and then he'll graduate this May. YAY!! We just have to find him a job in his field now. That will be a challenge.
BMD (Baby Mamma Drama) has been happening, although we're waiting for the real poostorm to hit. Just a matter of time. I think the court system is a joke and don't expect any help there. Fathers are given a bum deal and egg donors aren't necessarily mothers and don't deserve automatic custody with no rights for the father. Just sayin'. Some egg donors just want their monthly paycheck and blow it on their unemployed "husband."
Does anyone have an explanation for why Bayley seems to think that she's Miss ToughGirl and has been in her Terrible Twos since around 12-13 months old? Ugh. She wears me out. She says, "NO, Mommy! Mean Mommy! Nooooo!" when I suction her very snotty nose. She hits and pushes like nobody's business. She doesn't even turn 2 until the end of March, and I hear it's worse when she's 3... I'm just gonna die now.
I'm taking Joe to see Avatar at the IMAX theatre in 3D on Saturday as our Date Day. My mom is going to watch the kiddos and we're going to an early lunch and then to see the movie. $25.50 for TWO tickets for a matinee. This movie better rock my socks off.
I started menu planning. Last night I gave Joe several recipes and told him to pick 4. He did, so I made a grocery list right then of what we needed and then we went to the grocery store and bought only those ingredients and then sandwich meat, bread, and fruit. Tonight will be my first night of cooking from the menu. I think it made Joe feel good to choose his dinners and go grocery shopping with me.
We're starting out easy on the menu plan:
Chicken fajitas
Beef pepper steak
Chicken enchiladas
Baked ziti
Sunday we'll do the process over again, but with 7 meals. We'll have enough to take leftovers for lunch the next day and anything left after that will go to the neighbors. I've removed all the candy from our house and our "snacks" are fruit. We still have less than healthy stuff in our house, but we're just slowly making changes.
BMD (Baby Mamma Drama) has been happening, although we're waiting for the real poostorm to hit. Just a matter of time. I think the court system is a joke and don't expect any help there. Fathers are given a bum deal and egg donors aren't necessarily mothers and don't deserve automatic custody with no rights for the father. Just sayin'. Some egg donors just want their monthly paycheck and blow it on their unemployed "husband."
Does anyone have an explanation for why Bayley seems to think that she's Miss ToughGirl and has been in her Terrible Twos since around 12-13 months old? Ugh. She wears me out. She says, "NO, Mommy! Mean Mommy! Nooooo!" when I suction her very snotty nose. She hits and pushes like nobody's business. She doesn't even turn 2 until the end of March, and I hear it's worse when she's 3... I'm just gonna die now.
I'm taking Joe to see Avatar at the IMAX theatre in 3D on Saturday as our Date Day. My mom is going to watch the kiddos and we're going to an early lunch and then to see the movie. $25.50 for TWO tickets for a matinee. This movie better rock my socks off.
I started menu planning. Last night I gave Joe several recipes and told him to pick 4. He did, so I made a grocery list right then of what we needed and then we went to the grocery store and bought only those ingredients and then sandwich meat, bread, and fruit. Tonight will be my first night of cooking from the menu. I think it made Joe feel good to choose his dinners and go grocery shopping with me.
We're starting out easy on the menu plan:
Chicken fajitas
Beef pepper steak
Chicken enchiladas
Baked ziti
Sunday we'll do the process over again, but with 7 meals. We'll have enough to take leftovers for lunch the next day and anything left after that will go to the neighbors. I've removed all the candy from our house and our "snacks" are fruit. We still have less than healthy stuff in our house, but we're just slowly making changes.
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