Despite being sick, I met with Diss committee chair and gave her what I believe to be the second to last draft of my proposal before we send it to the rest of the committee. Here's hoping!

Also, I forgot to mention that the article is happening! It'll be out this winter, and I'll have my first publication that doesn't involve creative writing! Although, I'm a pretty awesome poet I must say. I have my shiznit together in that area. I better, with two degrees in it!

Real Simple: New Uses for Old Things

I thought I spilled water on my ankle, until I realized I wasn't drinking water. And when I shook my leg, this cold band around my ankle slid out, and stared while I screamed bloody murder.










He climbed back through the hole he came in through (I hope).
My husband searched for a way to plug the hole.
When he came back from the kitchen he said,
"See, who knew a Snowman could save your life?"


I need a new wine stopper.

CAD

I've decided that I need to vent out a little, in order to let go of issues. Besides, CAD provides us with amusement. you see, Crazy Aunt D likes to tell me I'm fat.

It's never in a straight manner, and its always a few minutes until I say to myself, 'No she just didn't!'

It started when CAD, who is obese and from family reports has been obese since high school (40 something now), told me that I needed to lose weight before I have a baby. This was months before the wedding, and she was using the advice as a vehicle to share that she was a size 4 when she got pregnant with her now-21-yr-old son. needless to say, my MIL dropped what she was holding in the neighboring room and J had to help her keep from saying anything.

I let it go, because really, how do you handle a relative stranger who calls you fat?

Then, at the wedding, she came into my dressing room minutes before the ceremony to say, with tears in her eyes
"no matter what anyone says, you are beautiful and the dress fits you perfectly."

I said, I know I'm gorgeous, and now i need to put on my lipstick. yeay me. I didn't realize till later that she was saying i was fat.


There have been other snide remarks I never notice till its too late, but this weekend takes the cake. We took the family to lunch, and in the middle of it, CAD asks me my size. I ignore her and chat with J. But she stares expectantly and asks again. So I say, I wear 1x. Then I turn away and ignore her. She doesn't give up. She says, she's been losing weight (because she can see it in her shoulders?!?!) and she has all these clothes........

I said, I'm fine thank you, no I don't want more things in my house. I'm trying to simplify. (i was trying to be nice)

She pushes the issue, and says, what is a 1x, because you look.....

I interrupt and say 1x is 16-18 and I don't want any more clothes.

She pushes and pushes and says, well this is one of the shirts, its a 24....

I interrupt and say, that would never fit me, and then I get up and say its time to go.

I was trying to avoid saying I don't want her dowdy old too large clothes. SHE wanted to point out that she thought she was skinnier than me!

NOT MEDICALLY POSSIBLE!

We went back to the house for a birthday cake (for grandma) and CAD proceeds to say, with a huge forkful of cheesecake in her mouth, that her doctor told her to apply for medicare for her diabetes medicine.

I can't say anymore right now. Its starting to sound to outrageous!

I just discovered my laptop screen is cracked.

I'm horrified.

I'm Back

Hello!

So now I'm married, trying to adjust, and dealing with the new school year. I'm hoping I get my pictures back before the month has been 2 months away, but my friend took the pics for free, so I'm waiting patiently :).

I have so many stories to tell, and now I can also move on to talking about LIFE! not WEDDING! YEAY!