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I am wearing Dr. Marten sandals that I got in like 6th or 7th grade. They are giving me a major calf workout..
And ya - Im bringin 1997 back.
I had like 4 pairs of Doc sandals. I donated them last year...Hahaha.
OH and welcome to Silver- you just hit it!
I should add that I DID have these in the donation pile and pulled them out at the last minute... I couldnt do it! Ha!
And woohoo! I didnt notice! Thx!
I have a couple....
I went to court for a speeding ticket this week. A ticket I received back in March. A ticket I didn't tell DH about. I went to court and was able to do the defered sentence. It will not go on my record! Now, I still won't have to tell DH.
BUT, I want to tell him about court, but can't since he doesn't know I was there....We were just talking last week, there is a possibility we could have the same last name as a new governor of our state in 2012...the current attorney general....I stand up in court and the first thing the judge asks is if I'm related. It's started already.
I was very judgey mcjug-erson at court. It was all guys with their shorts hanging down to their calves and women pleading they were on food stamps and couldn't pay their rent, they had 2 kids, no job, etc. Not to mention, they all had extensive tickets in the past. (the judge was very preachy about this to them all) The demographics of the people in there was eye opening. but I felt bad I was judging people.
Speaking of judging people. There is a little girl in A's preschool class we run into with her mom and brothers out and about. She is a tomboy, as is the mom. Very granola looking, the mom doesn't do her hair or make-up and wears sweats most of the time. The little girl is kinda grungy looking with ratty tshirts etc. I swear, I thought they were receiving govt assistance. I see an add in our local paper, and it's the kids. Yeah.....BOTH their parents are dentists/oral surgeons and they live in a 1.5m house on the lake.
I feel REALLY bad I jumped to conclusions about them.
Totally not a flame - but here's a great little story I always remember to NOT judging a book by it cover.This was a good friend of my Dad's. Guy shows up at a car dealership. He was dirty, a bit smelly and wanted to speak to a salesman. The Lead Sales guy said he'd find someone, and sent over the new guy. The prospective buyer was a Fisherman off a very long Alaskan trip, and had shown up with about $150K in cash to purchase cars for a handful of the crew who would be docking the following week. That new sales guy made $$$ commission for very little effort. The Lead guy not so much.
I'm mad at DH because although he's working his butt off to keep his business alive, he's not drawing an income at all. But that's not why I'm mad. I'm upset because although he doesn't bring any income into the house, he's the biggest spender!! Starbucks, lunches out every single day - he sold a parts car this week for $600 so I was excited to have some money to put in the bank - there's not a cent left. he's spent it all. some went to gas in the truck and legitimate stuff but most of it went to food. GRRR.
I'm equally mad that I can't put on my big girl panties and say "Quit spending money" because he would actually listen.
that is a great story. I honestly feel so bad for judging A's little friend. Lesson learned. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
So hard not to, but I am always working to judge by actions, not appearances.
Actions like..the teenage couple walking the infant daughter in a stroller by Evergreen Hospital yesterday - sharing drags on a cigarette - girl hocking up loogies occasionally - boy bends down to photograph a flower (!) and leaves stroller unattended and without brake on BUSY street corner with a sidewalk dip in it - and girl continues to smoke without so much even a hand on the stroller. My heart stopped.
I know how you feel! I had a garage sale a couple weekends ago and feel much better! I sold stuff for cheap just to get it out of my house! It paid for my trip last weekend + some! Let me know if you want to, I can come help (w/ drinks of course)
I am super nervous to tell my parents about this pregnancy. We are telling my mom & s-dad on Sunday, and my Dad and sister on Wednesday while he is in town. I have been keeping myself up at night playing and replaying how to do it, and different scenerios, it's driving me crazy!
I went grocery shopping this morning. Before I left I asked MIL if she wanted me to snag a few things for her. She had done about a months of shopping for us right when we moved in, as the gas expenses of driving ate at our savings more than we thought it would. I totally do not mind getting things for her, now that we have the means to do so!
The texts came back with milk, eggs, capri suns, and a case of water. I told her no problem, and started shopping. As I was going around the store, more texts kept coming in.. doritos..soda..ben&jerrys.. gushers fruit snacks.
I grabbed the milk, eggs, capri suns, and water for her. But when it came down to grabbing the other items, all junk food, I "forgot" my phone in the car. I know it would all be consumed by my seven year old BIL, and that kid does NOT need junk food. He is not encouraged to be active, and he is quite a chubby kid.
I don't feel bad at all for being concerned with his health.
1. Just because I have family in the airline industry and can fly for free does not mean you should expect me to give you a buddy pass, especially after not having talked to me for months.
2. I don't know why, when asked how I lost so much weight, and I respond with running/toning/weights like every day, they seem pissed that it wasn't an easy method and continue to make snide/joking remarks.
3. I spent way too much on more jeans to add to my collection, makeup, clothes, etc. online. Some of this would be fixed if sites like Rue La La, Haute Look, Beyond the Rack, etc didn't exist but I love waking up to those emails.
4. I just thought today of the comment on here probably months ago from the girl who said she just moved to Seattle and obviously would not fit in anywhere because she wore makeup. Pretty much everyone I know and definitely all of my friends are makeup addicts. We rarely leave the house without putting makeup on. I still wonder how on earth she came to judge the whole area based on whatever one experience she had.
5. Oh, and I will never make fun of rain again. In the last 160 days this city has had less than .5 inches TOTAL. I joke about seeing a chance of rain in the forecast here just like I joked about seeing sun in Seattle. And when it's 100 degrees and full humidity, I have no desire to go outside.
Well, knowing how good you are at finding bargains and buying awesome stuff, I might just come over and make some offers.
I am "judging" this thread :-)
When I first lost my weight people did the same thing "HOW did you do it, you look so fantastic" and I told them 70% what I put in my mouth and 30% exercise...and they would look at me all disappointed. It's like they expected me to say "This ___ Diet pill". It's annoying! So I totally feel you!
I'm addicted to those sites too, so I have sent all the emails to spam and removed the book marks. All of my jeans sag in the butt (as my DH has informed me), but I can't afford to get new "nice" jeans!
And the make up thing, I am with you as well. I was just talking about this with my mom and how we both wear light makeup even when we go out in the boat. Call me vain if you want, I'm not I just LOVE makeup!!
I really want to take either a girls weekend trip or just a weekend trip in general. I have even gone as far as pricing air and hotel. I know we are in no position to afford such a thing but boy do I really want to go somewhere and get out of the rut I feel stuck in.
I want to yell at one of DH's family members but I am trying to just not be around them very much to limit my irritation. I shouldn't judge them but I do. Every visit it is just something that I don't get.
Oct 2011 3 1/2 years old.
Robert Williams Birth date 5/16/2008
I just set out chairs along the parade route for a parade that doesnt start till tomorrow night at 7pm.
Yep! And, I need to start sending them to spam, too. Oh, and you're not vain
You just like to look good!
I don't find my job as "important" as it used to be. Being a mom is way more "important" to me. I'm not guilty about this at all.
We have had sessy time once since A was born and now it is all I can think about! I feel like a hormonal teenage boy!
I was that mom the other day except I made my toddler walk screaming thru the mall all the way to our car, cuz I had to carry dd. Took me almost an hour. I got tons of looks too.
After reading this story, all I can think of is the Cosby Show episode when Dr. Huxtable went car shopping and dressed all bummy so they wouldn't know he was a doctor and try to jack up the price or sell him something other than a station wagon.
You may want to look at the label on a Capri Sun, it's basically a bag of sugar water.
Love that episode!!!
I am that mom almost every day!
mmm.sugar water, but it tastes sooooo good!
I have to say that I am addicted to them as well. I only get them when I go over to her house. I would CHUG them down like there is no tomorrow if they were in my own fridge. As far as BIL goes, he like them, but does not LOVE them. They tend to sit in the fridge.
I guess I really bought them for me.
ETA quote fail.
And they have the "Raging Waters" ones that arent AS bad now too.
I went bday shopping for Luke today and stopped at a soccer supply store. I decided that I would pick up a new soccer ball for him. I picked one up that looked cool and went to buy it. The sales guy said "You know, that ball is $150." I practically threw the ball at him like it was a hot potato and grabbed a $30 one. $150 for a ball is all kinds of crazy.
Yep grow some and post as yourself.
ETA: This post makes me want Capri Sun
Come over! I am more stuff than Target
Thank you for pointing out the AE.. I literally scoured the board because I thought I had totally missed someone/something. I agree though... it is way more "fun" when people just say their honest opinion. The AE thing is crazy.
This post is making me want a Capri Sun. My mom rarely bought them for us growing up, so I used to buy them all the time in college. Mountain Berry FTW.
Mine: I have a few friends on FB that drive.me.nuts. I am pretty sure they don't have a forum in which to share stories about their kids, etc., like we do here, so they update their statuses every 15 seconds with every little thing their kids do and 500 photos a day, and they fill up my news feed. I am all for cute kid stories, but everything in moderation!