Why I am not married...

The older I get, the more the question gets asked, "Why are you not married?" Honestly, I don't have an answer, or atleast I didn't think I had an answer...UNTIL NOW. At a friends' wedding reception over the weekend my eyes were opened. Not only do boys have an unrealistic idea of what their wife should be (meaning they don't ask out girls who are not perfect looking), but they also look like this:
How in the world am I ever going to get married when this is my only choice?? Come on boy, a semi-fro PLUS a pornstache?! Honestly. I am at a loss for words...


On a brighter note, I did have a fantastic weekend. I didn't do anything extravagant, just enjoyed every minute of it. Perhaps one of the highlights from my weekend was the purchase of this luscious delight:

The proper name of this plant/tree escapes me, but it is very tropical and looks like 4 little palm trees (almost like a pygmy date palm). Anywho, I have a dream that one day my backyard will look like a tropical paradise. At this moment in time, my backyard looks like a dead leaf pile with a few rocks and some almost-dead, overgrown plants. I do not love my backyard and a lot of my dislike has to do with the fact that I am not in love with the plants the previous owner chose. So, money permitting, I would eventually like to have some artificial grass, concrete pavers, a palm tree or two and some hibiscus plants and/or trees. Then that will be the day I actually go out in my backyard and spend more than 1 minute out there. A girl can dream right?

Speaking of a dream, I nearly fell over when I walked down the cereal aisle and stumbled upon this beauty:

I think that Honey Bunches of Oats is the greatest cereal/food that was ever created! I could eat this cereal for every meal, everyday of my life and NEVER get sick of it! I may look like a bloated marshmallow, but I would be happy! The regular sized cereal box didn't last long, so I was excited to see the Family Size box. Eventually that runs out too, so seeing the Giant Size box just made my heart sing. I am pretty sure this is the longest I have had a box of cereal in my house (unless, of course, it is some healthy, gross tasting cereal). Pure bliss!

And finally, since this blog post is dedicated to love, here is a little something I fell in love with all over again this weekend:

This movie is so great! I think it is so cute and so funny, just an all-around, feel good kind of flick. And secretly, I am in love with Megamind. If he were real, I would pursue him. And then I would be married. Just sayin'...

why i don't blog anymore

1. I have been too busy playing with my new sewing machine. Ok, so maybe I don't play that much, but I have been having fun designing my first quilt. I worked on it this last week and am happy with my progress thus far. I finally finished my 40 quilting squares and now the real fun begins...putting it together. Here are the first two rows:
I am no professional and have NO IDEA what I am doing, but I think it's going well so far and think it will be super cute when it is done. Picture 8 rows like the one pictured above, with a 6 inch (or so) brown border around the edges, and that is what the quilt will look like. I will post more when I get a desire to sew again and have something more exciting to show.

2. I have been very busy being a housekeeper. Well, perhaps this is a lie too. I need to do more around the house, but have had fun working with/watching my dad make some repairs around the house. I had a leak in my roof quite a while ago that caused water damage in my kitchen wall. My adorable father got rid of the nasty wall damage and now you would never know I even had a problem. But perhaps my favorite thing he did was remove the horrible backsplash the previous owner had put up behind the stove. I am pretty sure the previous owner thought he was an interior decorator, but his work was atrocious. I had this hideous rock wall complete with rust colored grout behind my stove, but now I have a nice, clean, plain wall behind the stove. It makes me a very happy woman. Thanks dad!!!

So...here's where my housekeeping comes in. I got home the other day and stumbled upon this scene:

What the heck right? I was quite upset and/or holding back the gag reflex. It looked like my sink was full of vomit. I still don't know what the heck was in the sink, but with some coaching from my father I was able to unclog this lovely mess. No more comments about this one...

3. Work. It's not been my favorite. I have been pretty busy at work and just want to crawl into a hole and sleep when I get home. But things are getting better and the craziness is calming down. I did get a happy little surprise at work the other day. My once barren office got some decorations...an entire garden of flowers (or a cemetery according to one co-worker). Thanks Mona for making my office more exciting:

4. My life. I don't have one anymore. I don't see my friends anymore, or atleast not as often as I used to. And when I do hang out with people, I don't feel the need to take pictures. It has just been the last week or two that I have actually had plans with people. The month of January sucked a little, but February is good so far. I did actually take one picture when some friends got together for dinner. There was a child seated near us that had a major mullet. I had my friend pretend to pose for a picture but I really took a picture of this poor child:Of course the kid looked right at me when I took the picture. Oh well. It wasn't until we were finished eating dinner that we realized the child was probably a girl with a terrible haircut and not a boy with an awesome mullet. A bit of a let down, but it still made my night. Thanks poor/cute-ish kid!

5. I am lazy. Enough said.