Part IA, Part UP

Somehow I managed to unknowingly reset the time on my alarm clock while fiddling with it before bed, so my alarm went off at 2:30am instead of 6:30am.  I didn't even realize what time it actually was until about two seconds before I stepped in the shower!

Of course, that meant I got to go back to sleep for another four hours!

Yesterday, on my lunch break, I was walking down the street and I could have sworn I saw my next door neighbor from back in Pittsburgh. Sweet old guy that I've known my whole life... I used to see him around town so much that it felt completely natural for him to be there, and I did a double take. And then realized that was highly unlikely and spent the rest of my lunch break depressed and homesick

But my Roommate from college (who became one of my best friends) is coming to visit TODAY! No double take necessary. She lands in a few hours. I've seen someone from home here before, but this is the first person coming just with the intention of seeing ME! How exciting! Should help with homesickness.

But my Roommate from college (who became one of my best friends) is coming to visit TODAY! No double take necessary. She lands in a few hours. I've seen someone from home here before, but this is the first person coming just with the intention of seeing ME! How exciting! Should help with homesickness.

Wow... your first visitor already! You're a star! Hope you have a great time!

My stepson woke up at 6:30, an hour before our alarm was set to get up.
But then I had enough time to put some soup in the slow cooker for our tea tonight, so I am glad I got up early. 

The monitor on my laptop died. But ... last night I ordered a shiny new one!

Just joined the 'Dive Into America' website. 

Spent the morning being a lazy sod in my bathrobe wasting time online and starting to feel depressed.  So I forced myself to get up and out the door, down the street to the shops - had a lovely chat with the green grocer's son, who was running the shop today, about aubergines, baba ghanoush, traveling, etc (they have some kind of Middle Eastern origins - possibly Iraqi), went to the butcher's for my chicken, and to Ainsleys to pick up a sandwich.  Amazing how just getting out & walking around lifts your mood so much!  

Going to walk down and pick up my new glasses this afternoon!    I might then stop in and model them for Andee at the shop where she works.

The "perfume" (and I use the term loosely) that my MIL sprays on herself when she goes out makes me positively gag. But at least it means she's going out!

IA/UP: DH is applying for a job in DUBLIN. 

IA/UP: DH is applying for a job in DUBLIN. 

WOT?!??!?!?!?!!

WOT?!??!?!?!?!!

HEY!!  That's my line!   

Don't worry, he's applying for a million jobs.  But can you imagine??  I've just finally got used to living back in the US and now we have to move to Ireland?!?! Oh HELLS no! 

HEY!!  That's my line!   

I know! But I like it so I stole it!  

IA/UP: DH is applying for a job in DUBLIN. 

AWW YEAH!!! 

AWW YEAH!!! 

And that's the only reason I'd possibly say yes!! 

And that's the only reason I'd possibly say yes!! 

 

You could come to boot camp classes with me next summer! I'm planning it already!!!