Marvelous Monday Update 5/11/09

PROBABLY TMI
However, I'm going to share anyway! LOL Last week when I bought mouthwash (Listerine) it came with a small bottle of pre-brush teeth whitening rinse. I thought, "What the heck, I'll try it."

My gawd! For at least five minutes, I gagged, heaved, and almost wretched my stomach up through my throat. I've never had that kind of reaction to anything! And it definitely doesn't have the "fresh mint" taste as proclaimed on the bottle. I rinsed with water and mouthwash -and- still couldn't get that taste out of my mouth! Throughtout the day, I felt nauseated and occassionally could still taste it. First AND last time, I use that stuff!

So, me being me, I go online to read up on it and found all THESE negative comments! Some of them aren't very pretty. Yuck.


STITCHY STUFF
I worked on putting Quaker Cube together over the weekend. I had a mishap where *somehow* I spilled spaghetti sauce on the corner of one of the cube sides. I didn't find out until this morning. Sooooo... I frantically spent my morning trying to get the stain out. Talk about disheartening!


GARDENING
The weather is finally nice enough so I could go buy flowers for my planters and hanging baskets. Here's what I came home with:


I wanted to plant Mums around the base of the lamp post in the front yard. At the last minute, I decided I wanted to create a flower bed around it THEN plant the Mums. I'm still not sure I like it, but it'll do for this year.



Last year, on my way to work I saw a sign at the curb: "Forsynthia - Free" I turned my car around and went back and got what was the equivalent of a 1/2 palm of roots. I thought "What the heck" and planted them in 2-gallon pots I had. They started to grow last summer and I wintered them in my garage. Here's what they look like now:

Soon, I'll have to figure out where I want to plant these shrubs!

This is just one mound of Periwinkle, I got from a Freecycler last year:




DATING
Friday was a strange day for Ghosts of BF's Past! First, I get a text from XBF from 5 years ago telling how much he missed me. I responded by saying I was seeing someone. Flood gates opened, and berages of texts came from him about how great I am, deserve the best, how we could talk on the phone and be friends like before, how much he cares for me, yadda, yadda, yadda. I ignored them all.

Then... I received a text from S (BF from almost 2 years ago) asking if I wanted to go garage saling with him. What?! I responded back "No, I have plans". Then he texted me: "So do I" LOL, sure he did... That's why he was asking me to hang out with him.

Geesh... What is the problem with these guys that they don't get the hint?! 2-5 years is P-L-E-N-T-Y of time to go away. It's not like I encourage them! As a matter of fact, I've told XBF5 not to text me. Obviously, he doesn't listen.

On to better things.....

I'm sure there are a few of you chomping at the bit, waiting for the next installment re: the "new guy". He's still as thoughtful and considerate as ever! He's told his Mom about me and showed her photos I sent him via cell phone. I showed my BFF his photo and her response was: "He's HOT!" LOL -- Yeah, he's a good looking guy, all right. And he's good on the inside, too. So what did we do this week?

Wed: We had plans to grill dinner at my house after I got done with tutoring. Mother Nature didn't cooperate and rained on our parade. "New guy" suggested he take me out, instead. Who's gonna argue with that? Not me!

Fri: He invited me to his house (my first time) and cooked dinner for me. Grilled butterfly pork chops... Yumm. He even "suffered" through two episodes of "Wife Swap". It was very enlightening seeing his reactions to how different couples ran their households.

Sat: I invited him to see a play at the community theater with me, which was pretty good. Not as comical as the last one I saw, but still had it's funny parts. Oh, he took me out to dinner before the play. We ate way too much!

He still opens doors for me and allows me to enter first. He is very observant and tries to make sure I'm comfortable. Lots of good conversations about life issues. He calls and texts daily. The comfort level is such like we've known each other a long time. He's even made plans for us to go to a comedy show at the end of JULY!




For Mother's Day (no, I'm not a mother.. LOL) -- He bought me a planter of Hens and Chicks. I had been looking at them when I bought my flowers, but didn't get any.




When I got in his car for the play, I didn't see a box on the seat and sat on it. So I moved it to the console, and he gave it back to me. LOL (Apparently, it was for me) It was the other part of my Mother's Day gift:

Isn't it beautiful?

Why, Why, Why?

If you think I'm comical, you don't know my sister! We don't see each other very often, but we do have email exchanges on a regular basis. Last week, I sent her this list of questions that someone forwarded to me as a joke.

After reading it, we had this exchange:

Sis: "I could probably give you an answer to every single one of these questions. Would you like me to???"

Me: "Haha.... yes, please."


Her answers follow the questions...




WHY , WHY, WHY?

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are almost dead?

Because we are trying to force that last little bit of juice out of those 1/2 dead batteries


Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they already know there is not enough money?

To force you into bankruptcy so they can get more money from the government


Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars; but have to check when you say the paint is still wet?

Because we can't reach the stars to touch them (that tactical response we all do)


Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

He hasn't reached puberty yet, that's also why he wears such a small loin cloth! woo hoo


Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Because he knows that a thrown gun will not kill him so really he deserves 'two for flinchin'


Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Just in case they bump their head while entering the cockpit of the plane


Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?

Schools so they can earn more $$ from the government for special ed and NCLB act


If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Because ALL men haven't evolved yet....God's workin on that one


Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Because water is not actually clear......it conforms itself to the actual color of the bubble bath to make it appear white


Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

NO! (She should know, she works for a company that sells mattresses, LOL)


Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

It's really not to check to see if anything new has materialized to eat, its still about the age old question....."does the light go out when I close the door?"


Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Because sometimes the string is like wrapped around the fibers in the carpet or too close to the wall and we figure if we move it to the middle of the vacuum, maybe it will get sucked up!


Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

Well ya know, since big brother is always watching......they laugh their ass off everytime they watch 'you' trying to get that damn trash bag open before flipping it over and trying to open the other end, and then realizing the first end you tried was the right side to open up!!!


How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

They are like rats, if they can fit their head in the hole, they squeeeze their entire body in their to begin their final journey to the bug underground.


When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?'

Well we could say that however, it might be someone like our mother that would probably start crying if we yelled at them so we just say "that's ok"


Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

Because we try to grab the side of the table to keep ourself from falling off the chair and looking stupid so we just let something else fall on the floor.


In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

Because we are never happy with anything in life including what the temperature is inside or out.


How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

Because you are liable to get your ass kicked if you tell a father in law joke!


And my FAVORITE.......The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

In my world, 4 out of 4 people are insane so what's that tell ya?

Courting

I can't remember if I mentioned the "new guy" told me he wants to court me, and is enjoying doing so. The cards, candy, doors, etc... all part of his courting ritual (plus I think he knows I like it!).



One time he said to me, "You know what happens at the end of courting, don't you?" Me, not really sure... I said no. He then told me he was giving me a little homework... to find out the answer to it.

Off and on, I've been researching the net and reading about courtship. Today I texted him: "Courtship... Process of building a relationship with a potential life partner... end usually resulting in marriage. How'd I do on my homework research?"

He immediately texted me back: "I'm impressed! U described just what I am attempting to do. :-)"

Holy cow... I don't know whether to be flattered or to freak out. LOL It's been at least 8 years since someone has *really* taken time to get to know me. Usually, they just want to get to know me to gauge whether or not they can get my clothes off by the 3rd date, LOL. But I digress. "New guy" asks a lot of insightful questions at which I'm always surprised! He has picked up on things that I'd not think a guy would.

The "New" Guy

Can't pull anything over on you guys, can I? I debated about whether or not to blog about the "new" guy. I've had at least 4 people ask about him since my last MM update!


Thursday, we had an impromptu "get together"... not really a date, but more of a "hanging out" as he puts it. His friend/neighbor was quitting her job at a local bar and they were having a party for her. So he asked if I would go with. When we met up, he had his hands behind his back and said "pick a hand" (lol). In one hand he had chocolate and the other hand was a darling card that said he missed me. Aww... isn't that sweet? We made an appearance and spent most of the next 3 hours talking to each other. Again, he opened the car door for me -and- the doors to the bar, letting me enter first.

Saturday was our "official" second date. When he arrived at my house (Yes, I allowed him to pick me up), I was in the backyard up on a step ladder filling a birdfeeder. He asked if he could put the ladder away for me and then picked up my laundry basket of clothes and carried it into the house (wow!). For our dinner, I suggested we go to a sushi cafe that my bro and SIL told me about several months ago. He wasn't sure he'd like sushi, but said he'd try it. The restaurant was VERY small and really noisy. We started off with fried rice, which was absolutely AWESOME! The sushi came (I *love* sushi) and after about 3 pieces, he was done. I felt sooooo bad, and told him how bad I felt. He was so gracious about it, telling me that even though he didn't like it... I did and he was happy to take me there. He even said next time, he'd get the pork chops the waitress had recommended. So there might be a next time!

After we ate (really... I did feel awful he didn't get much to eat), we went to see "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" -- his suggestion! He thinks Matthew McConnohey is a good actor. Personally, I think Matthew is HOT! He played a jackass in the movie, though.

We were about 40 minutes early for the movie, so we sat in the lobby and talked some more. All good things! He seems to really want to know about ME, and he's very complimentary as well as thoughtful and considerate. As with all the other times, he opened doors for me and made sure I either got into my house or car safely before he departed.

After the movie, we had plans to stop at his parents' house to pick up his other vehicle and drive both to his house before he took me home. He has a *really* nice (and FAST) car that he said he's only let one other person drive. He let me drive THAT car back to his house, and then to my house. He observed that I was very gentle and careful with his car. Well, yeah!

He knew I would be working on my test on Sunday, so he said he wouldn't bother me. The plan was for me to text him when I was done, which I did. I had plans to go out to the bike path... and invited him along but since he didn't answer back right away, I went by myself. He didn't get the message right away because he was busy working on a motor or something. By the time he messaged me back, I was finishing up cooking ribs on the grill. He hadn't eaten, so I invited him over. He arrived with another "I miss you" card. After dinner, he offered to wash the dishes! I declined, so he rinsed and stacked them on the counter while I put the food away. After a few more hours of talking, the next thing we know it was 11pm! Time for him to go... we both get up early for work.

So far he seems really "into" me, and I haven't seen red flags or anything that I don't like. We have a 3rd date set for Saturday night. :)

Meari's Marvelous Monday Update 5/4/09

GIVEAWAYS
Simone is celebrating her 4-year anniversary! Stop by her blog to see the grab bag she's giving away.

Mel has a great Mirabilia Giveaway on her blog. Wander on over to see which one it is.


SCHOOL
Two more weeks left in this semester. I didn't do so well on my second test, and I was VERY disappointed in myself. So, I studied quite a bit harder on the subsequent two chapers for the 3rd test.

I took advantage of the *really* nice weather on Sunday and sat outside in my backyard to work on the answers for Test 3. I sat there thinking, Why does MY leg hurt?! I looked down and my thigh was sunburned! Just my thigh. LOL On my other leg, the inside of my knee was burned. I then proceeded to observe other body parts and found my left forearm was burned, too. One word: Sunscreen! Last night and today, my thigh and forearm are ON FIRE!

The good news? I ended up with a "B" on my test. I can live with it!


GET FIT CHALLENGE
For anyone who's been reading my blog for a while, you probably know about the Get Fit Challenge I (and my coworkers) participate in each year. The final screening for weight, cholesterol, BMI, and BF was on Saturday. I walked away very disappointed and upset... My weight only went down less than a pound, cholesterol went down about 6 points, BMI stayed the same, -BUT- my body fat percentage went up 10 points. Now tell me HOW that can happen? The nurse who did the screening couldn't tell me why. It just doesn't make sense.