Notes

I found a chunk of oyster shell in my sock as I was putting it on this morning. Not many people have a job where that's not entirely unexpected.

I've been at a conference yesterday and today for work. Schmoozing is not really my thing. My boss is supposed to be here too, but I've seen him for about 30 minutes so far. Right now I'm pretending to be busy while waiting for the next session to start. Then I get lunch. So, not bad. Plus I get out of the office for 2 days. The only drawback is that it's freaking freezing in this building. You win some, you lose some.

There's a rumor floating around here that a certain Orlando theme park is doing a soft opening for their big new attraction next weekend. I'm tempted to go check it out before the official grand opening in the middle of June, but I'm trying to get some more info first, in case the rumor is not true. If you don't know what I'm talking about, ask google. I don't want to write it here in case someone else is asking google and google thinks I know what I'm talking about.

Guess I'd better head over to my next thing. They're giving out tickets at each session and are doing a drawing for free airline tickets tomorrow. Don't want to miss out on that.

Quote of the day

Alfred (to me): You have so many boyfriends, it's hard to keep track.

my poor car

As I was attempting to leave for work this morning, I made the oh so pleasant discovery that I had not one, but two flat tires. Tires which were brand new, by the way. Hurray! Luckily I was able to take Alfred's car so I could get to work. He investigated after I left and found slash marks in both of them. So apparently someone came by our house last night and slashed both of my driver's side tires. Alfred had a suspicion of who it was, but he talked to the guy and , so I guess it's just a random occurrence. I'm not sure if that makes me feel better or worse.

Luckily I have a wonderful husband who took care of everything for me and got me some new(er) tires, and (most of) the people I work with are pretty awesome and cheered me up. (The situation put me in a pretty bad mood this morning, as you might imagine.) So first my car gets broken into by that dude who tried to break into our house last fall, and now this. It's been through a lot. Poor thing.

reaping what we've sown

We've used stuff from our garden in 2 meals this week! It's been pretty awesome. This Sunday I used a bunch of basil, oregano, and parsley in this turkey and vegetable casserole thing I made, and then yesterday we made this pasta, tomato, shrimp, and basil mix. Both meals were quite delicious. It's been fun being able to use stuff already. Not much is ready to pick and use, mainly just herbs and some tomatoes, but it's still cool. I can't wait for more stuff to be ripe enough to eat. Oh, and blueberries! We've picked and eaten like a couple dozen blueberries. It's awesome.

Speaking of the garden, it's growing out of control. Like seriously, the eggplant leaves are bigger than my head. The zucchini have overpowered the strawberries, though the strawberries seem to love it. I guess they like being in the shade, it keeps them cooler. It's pretty exciting that I have yet to kill anything.

In other news, it's starting to slow down a bit at work. Finally. After next week we're done with school groups; then we just have to figure out how to get some more tourists in to keep us busy. Otherwise I'll go crazy with boredom after a couple of weeks. People keep asking me if we're going to take another trip this summer. They say they need something to read.

There's probably more going on, but honestly, I've been working on this post for about an hour and can't come up with anything else. Luckily I have this entire weekend off from work, so hopefully we'll go have some adventures and I'll have something to write about.

Road rage

So I'm on my way to work right now, sitting in traffic because of an accident. The SUV in front of me just changed lanes and almost sideswiped a car in the next lane. The man driving the car honked and swerved around her. He then rolled down his window, held his arm out and made a motion with his hand to indicate that she was talking, then shook his fist at her out the window. Next he held a sign (ore-printed and in a plastic cover, so he apparently uses it often) that said "hey blondie," (incidentally, she was blond) "shut the hell up and drive." I have to admit, I laughed. Next he made some more angry gestures at her with his hand out the window. Then he threw something at her car. I couldn't tell what it was, something small, it kind of looked like a battery. That's when I stopped laughing in case he looked over and got mad at me, too. Finally he gave her the finger. At that point my lane started moving faster, and I couldn't see them anymore. The lesson I've learned this morning: people are frigging crazy.

Our first harvest!

It's our first little tomato from our garden! We got this plant for our anniversary (I think) from Alfred's parents, so it's already a couple months old and bearing fruit. The verdict: yummy. There's another bigger tomato that will be ready to eat in the next day or 2. I'm so excited!

Happy cinco de Mayo!

It's been a great day, mainly because I had the day off of work! Huzzah! The other big news of the day is that I discovered a way to clean the well water marks off of my bathtub - borax! Works like a charm.

So anyway, I cleaned the bathroom, went to the gym (and was jealous of all the super toned people there, so I worked pretty hard), slept in until 8am, all sorts of good stuff. We went and hung out with Lucy and Ellie for awhile. Got to see the new house they're buying, which is pretty nice. Ellie and Alfred played with a bottle of tequila in the backseat. She was a fan.

Right now we're celebrating with Alfred's family. We've got funny hats, margaritas, and (presumably) lots of food. I smell something delicious, at least. Definitely a good day off. Cheers!

The graduate

Congrats Emily!

We're at Emily's college graduation this morning. She's graduating with honors! Way to go, Emily. We haven't actually talked to her yet, but we found her in the crowd. Also, someone just busted out some hot dogs in the audience. I might go jump them and steal one.