I don't get her...

So I decided to go get my nails done last night in preparation for me to start my new job....get ticked that I have nails....and then rip them off painfully one by one. It is a strange cycle that I know I do, John knows that I do it and yet, we both let me get the nails.

I drive around looking for the place that speaks English but I end up going to the only salon that is open....N'Joy.....since I don't plan anything, it is 7pm by the time I go out...

I get Priscella. She speaks great English but is very not happy for whatever reason. She later on (after I half heartedly try talking to her)tells me that they lost someone close to her. She didn't elaborate and I didn't ask. She tells me about her kids and how they hate each other.....how she isn't married after 10 years...how she hates the heat.....loves the job since it is so close to her house....

Then....she says casually "My husband died a couple weeks ago". Seriously, even I was stunned and not sure how to follow that up. I tell her sorry and that time will heal and other Hallmark lines....then I say "was it sudden?" To which she looks up at me with this mean look and says "I don't want to talk about it"....uh....I didn't bring it up...so then she continues to say how hard it is (but remind you, she doesn't want to talk about it).

So she starts cleaning up and tells me to wait here while my nails dry....and then when I notice she hasn't come back, I see her getting a pedicure.

Yeah, I am not sure I N'Joy-ed that salon.

My weekend...

This past weekend the temperature reached 115 (I think....anything over a 100 is just hot so I don't fret over it) It is starting to get a little warm here. John knew it was going to when he uprooted us all to AZ....but I have to say....if he comes home one more time and complains that it is hot when he leaves his air conditioned building to go out to his car....and then leaves his air conditioned car to come into our air conditioned house....I am going to change the locks. And I am TOTALLY serious. I mean really, did he not think it was going to be hot? Suck it up little man!

I spent the morning at the gym....3 hours to be exact. It was so much fun I can't wait to so it the next two Saturdays. We do have only 18 days before we leave for CA... Hopefully I can lose the last 30 pounds before the reunion....hey, it could happen!

why oh why?

Everyday I come here hoping that some gnome will stop by and a blog post will miraculously appear but it doesn't. I think it is the same gnome who is supposed to make my bed in the morning, grocery shop or do my laundry. He is just never around when I want him to be.

So since the last post my "baby" has turned a double digit number. Madison is now 10. I am so sad to say that. Not because that means she is catching up with me rather that she is growing up. It just happened so fast.

I am finding out that a lot of people around me are having babies. I just want to tell them to make sure you treasure every moment with their child....good and bad ones....and to write it all down. There is never a time to start a journal than right now.

I really do think about what I am going to right on here all the time. Usually I am out and about (like at the pool or at the gym) and I think it would be fun to talk about the world around me (like the woman wearing the two piece that really shouldn't or who is wearing an 80's haircut that needs to update it).... but then I don't want you to get the right impression of me that I am a catty person who will talk about anyone (including the nun that I wanted to run over with my shopping cart the other day for taking so dang long to pick out ice cream...). Bad I know...

But instead I will just tell you that I am off to the pool today with a friend and her 10 yr old girl (ironically named Madison) and 7 year yr. old boy (not named Anthony) and I am going to have a nice relaxing day!

Toodles!