Mom and I had a wonderful meal yesterday at Joe’s for her birthday. It was good to see her; I appreciate the growth in our relationship very much. It’s nice to have a momma again. Bummer news from yesterday though is that Jim’s dad has fallen ill and is in the hospital so they may be going to CA to visit him, which means we’d end up watching Abbey & Hannah and that’s totally cool with me. Abbey is like the coolest dog ever and Hannah is like the goofiest dog ever so between them both you get some silliness. Plus it’ll be a good dry run for when we are ready to get dogs.
Max has the day off today as the upper classmen are doing the ACT tests, so I put his butt to work on the yard while I am at work. He’s pretty put out at the idea that I would actually expect him to do yard work at all, let alone on his day off instead of out tooling around with his friends on their bikes. That’s ok, he can be put off. I am chalking it up to teen angst and letting him get over it….while he’s raking and gets the garbage from the back bagged and ready for disposal.
This weekend is looking busy in all kinds of fun ways, dinners, guitar browsing and yard work. All things I could get on board with. I’m anxious to get a guitar in my hands and start learning how to read sheet music, it seems like a skill I would need regardless. I’ve found someone I think might be good for giving me lessons through F and he only charges $25 for half an hour if I come to him, so maybe I think I can afford that once a week.
My hair also desperately need a trim but am still having a hard time finding someone I trust to actually touch my hair again. I’ve decided to grow it out, I like having long hair….makes me feel pretty and I’m on a mission to do things that make me feel pretty. I purchased some new bath items and make up that are very spring-ish and a few new peasant shirts as they always remind of spring. There is also the issue of shoes now with my leg, I can’t really wear heels or anything to chunky, so that does limit my selection a little. Famous Footwear has some adorable gladiator sandals I want and they are super sassy, so those are my spring shopping agenda as well. I wish I was closer to P or Crys because they are girly girls and then I would have someone to get mani/pedi’s with, go to Starbucks with and maybe browse the new spring collection at Kohl’s (which I like very much btw) and get their opinions on what looks good on me and what doesn’t. But alas, they are far away for the moment so I’ll do this stuff on my own. Which is a good thing, learning how to do things on your own with out the armor of a friend by your side at all times? So anyway, I am going to check out this new salon on 44th and see what they are all about, I have a coupon so we’ll see what they can do for me.
In other news, Dining Out For Life is coming up next week and though I am not volunteering this year my office is going to a burrito place in Thornton for the event. The timing was a little off for me this year. Luckily, Project Angel Heart will be participating at the People’s Fair and PrideFest in June and I am working with the volunteer coordinator to participate in those events. Max is giving me little hints that he’s interested in participating as well, so we’ll see if he actually signs up when the time comes. We are also trying to get folks involved with FurryScurry sponsored by the Denver Dumb Friends league, so we’ll see how that pans out. I have two people with doggeh’s who are interested in participating and I told them that I need a doggie of my own to walk that day, but have yet to find a fur baby I can borrow and there’s NO way I’m putting Gaia on a leash and parading her big butt all over Washington Park. She’d be absolutely mortified
So life feels pretty good and rewarding. I have days where I really miss my friends and family who are so far away and I’m still chubby and that’s bothering me and probably always will, but for the most part, I am not finding it to hard to feel gratitude at the moment and that is a blessed thing.
Happy Earth Day my friends!
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