It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The last couple of days have been horrible and yet amazing all at the same time. Let's talk about some seasonal first's though...

I threw my first snowball of the season
I saw a house already decorated for Christmas with the lights turned on
Starbucks red cups are back and the store is all decked out for the holiday's

Thursday thru Saturday I spent most of it avoiding home. Thursday night I went to dinner with the girls from work. We went to this place called Church Street because Tricia's brother-in-law is the executive chef there. The main menu was pretty much seafood and things like duck confeit and fois gras. We didn't order from the main menu though - we had a tasting. I felt like I was a judge on Iron Chef. My dishes were different from the other girls because I don't eat seafood and I think I suffered because of it. Their dishes looked amazing but 5 out of the 6 dishes for me were sweet and not savory. Lots of fig and butternut squash in each. One more sweet dish and I was going to gag. And the dish that wasn't sweet was lamb and I hate lamb. Good thing the company was good. Afterwards I met up with Sarah and we went to the Colorado Cafe for some really bad karaoke. Love it!

Friday was an interesting evening. Tommy and I went out for a bit and it was definitely awkward but that's just where we are at right now. We did have a good time at the local puppy store though... look at how cute this little guy is. I wanted to take him home!!!



















Later on Sarah and I went out to our local hot spot and talked. I was pretty upset that night about some things so it was good to vent.

Saturday morning Sarah & I trekked to Sparta to get her hair done at my friends salon. Her hair is ROCKIN'. It looks amazing!!! She's got chocolate brown low lights and blonde highlights. HOT! The rest of the day was spent stopping by my grandmothers and running errands. She was such a good sport meeting my grandmother because Rosalba is a handful. I have to tell you about one of the errands though. We had to return something at NY & Co. so we're waiting on line and this weird woman is in front of us. She's yapping about Sarah's hair and then talks to me about my hair and then it's her turn at the counter. This is what we hear her say, "Hi, i'd like to do an exchange. Here are the pants I want (she places the pants on the counter)" So, the employee goes, "Ok, where are the pants you'd like to exchange?" The woman goes, "Oh, i'm wearing them. I thought i'd just change in the dressing room." The employee's face and our faces were priceless! We could not believe what we were witnessing. She was wearing the pants she wanted to exchange... who does that?!?!

Later that night we went to what i'm sure will become our new hangout. It was like being in a really bad version of the Wedding Singer. It's this bar/80's club and we were definitely the youngest one's there. But it was probably the best time EVER. Sight crimes everywhere!!! After the 80's club music and the live band they played modern hip-hop and R&B and we absolutely got our groove on. Serious good times.

Sunday for the most part was pretty draining. Tommy & I had our first counseling session and it went really well. It's the beginning of a long and emotional road to recovery. When I got home Sarah & I spent the entire night on the couch vegging to the TV. It was definitely theraputic and needed. Then, Tommy got home around 11:30 and Sarah headed out around 12. I had to move my car from the front of our apartment building to the back so I told her I would drive her to her car since she was parked in a lot that was a good distance away. I walked around to the drivers side of the car and found my front tire completely FLAT. Poor Tommy had to change my tire in the cold at midnight last night. What a way to round out a weekend.

My heart breaks for friends of mine who are going through some serious health problems right now. I love them dearly and I pray that God would pour out his love, strength, and healing.

Is it Friday yet?