Welcome to Fall!! Yesterday, a lesson well learned, I forgot my coat as we ran out the door to a meeting with our wedding photographer before Youth group. I thought briefly about running back, but we were already late and it wasn't too bad right then. The rest of the evening my arms assumed the straight jacket position. I did get a coat from Zach later and all was good, but I had the worst time trying to get warm the rest of the night.
All this to say that the weather is changing and it smells wonderful and the sunsets and sunrises are most beautimous! Ya just have to wear warm clothes. This means that I get to pull out my winter tub of clothes. This consists of going through and trying on each to see what fits and then washing them all the the great switch. I have fun finding old favorites and then a few sad moments when I say goodbye to the summer favorites. Great fun, I tell ya!!!
Ahcck! Just a moment ago, my dear fiance called and informed me that he is waiting in the emergency room. He almost took off both of his thumbs about 45 min. ago. Gouged to the bone. He was alone, fainted, woke up and finished the job for about 30 more minutes and then drove himself to the emergency room. Seriously!! So he might need a ride home, or more like it, I will go get him.
This also makes me envision the next couple of days. I will drive more than usual, cook most of his meals (spoon feed him?), carry his stuff, and who knows what. Poor baby! I wonder if I could take sick hours off for him. And man, oh man!! Ouch!!
You know though I have never seen him on pain meds. That might be somewhat entertaining!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Party of Heros
Every Monday is one of the best shows on TV and it really is pretty much the only TV that I even watch since even the commercials are full of blechh nowadays! Heros had its fourth new episode yesterday. Now there is actually a faithful collection of Hero groupees that gather every Monday night at the Hutchins. I have been invited many times, but can never go since if anything is scheduled it is usually a Monday. I try to remember to tape it or at least ask about what I missed since my poor compy is too slow to FOX 13 shows.
I tried to get Zach to watch it a couple of times, but gave up a long time ago. Well, I tried again, but no go. Well things worked out a little different this time and I was told that I could go if I wanted. I was excited!! I got all my house chores done, went walking, and ate dinner, then at 7:30 I took off to Bondurant. I have never been to house in the dark, so I was watching the clock and also hoping that I wasn't going to get lost in the country and end up driving to IL or something. Thankfully, I remembered and got there just a few minutes before it began.
I stepped into the living room. There were all sorts of peoples there. I was handed a bowl of icecream and cookies, introduced to the sorts of people new to me, and seated. Lots of chatter and then ...silence. Rules are that you do not talk during the show.
Overall it was a good episode and funny too. They always leave you hanging of course. The evening there was topped off by the fact that I was able to hold a few week old baby girl during the last 20 minutes. (I am a sucker for the little ones like that.)
I took off toward home wondering if Zach had gone to bed thinking that I wasn't going to be home till late. I took a much simpler and quicker way. I called both of his cell phones (another whole story worthy of bloggin) and no answer. I was getting a little wimpy now, but I wasn't gonna give and be totally pathetic. I figured that if he was asleep then I would see him tomorrow and if he wanted to say hi to me then he would. I went and soothed myself by playing my piano. About 30 min later...I heard the greatly anticipated "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" play. So I did get to see him for a little bit. It ended up being a really good Monday!
I tried to get Zach to watch it a couple of times, but gave up a long time ago. Well, I tried again, but no go. Well things worked out a little different this time and I was told that I could go if I wanted. I was excited!! I got all my house chores done, went walking, and ate dinner, then at 7:30 I took off to Bondurant. I have never been to house in the dark, so I was watching the clock and also hoping that I wasn't going to get lost in the country and end up driving to IL or something. Thankfully, I remembered and got there just a few minutes before it began.
I stepped into the living room. There were all sorts of peoples there. I was handed a bowl of icecream and cookies, introduced to the sorts of people new to me, and seated. Lots of chatter and then ...silence. Rules are that you do not talk during the show.
Overall it was a good episode and funny too. They always leave you hanging of course. The evening there was topped off by the fact that I was able to hold a few week old baby girl during the last 20 minutes. (I am a sucker for the little ones like that.)
I took off toward home wondering if Zach had gone to bed thinking that I wasn't going to be home till late. I took a much simpler and quicker way. I called both of his cell phones (another whole story worthy of bloggin) and no answer. I was getting a little wimpy now, but I wasn't gonna give and be totally pathetic. I figured that if he was asleep then I would see him tomorrow and if he wanted to say hi to me then he would. I went and soothed myself by playing my piano. About 30 min later...I heard the greatly anticipated "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" play. So I did get to see him for a little bit. It ended up being a really good Monday!
Monday, October 8, 2007
Pepe Le Peeuuww
So we have a family consisting of at least one skunk in the very near vacinity of my apartment. Zach and I were coming home from Wal-Mart, from which we were getting icecream and a game for our date that night. As we pulled in, I saw the headlights flash on a waddling little black thing with a white stripe down the back. I yelled out "Skunk! Stop that was a skunk!" Zach didn't believe me and I was slightly wounded, but I decided right there and then that I had to prove that I was right. That is something that I have to work on, but I reasoned that since it was skunk and had no lasting effect on our coming marriage, it was okay. He lighted up the spot that I was pointing at with the car lights and I jumped out and starting scouting for the stinker. Zach stayed in the car telling me that I would really stink if I got sprayed and that he would be laughing at me without guilt.
I couldn't see it and got back in the card. Next I decided that I needed a flashlight. As soon as we parked, I ran over Zach's truck to grab my flashlight. Unfortunately for Zach, one of our neighbors were coming home from church and questioned my dashing around. Zach had to explain the antics of his "mature" fiance running around chasing a skunk.
I obtained the afore mentioned torch and walked cautiously toward the back of the dumpster, leaving quite a few feet between me and the possible stink. I couldn't remember how far they could spray.
Then as I swept the light over the grass, there I saw the little black and white critter running toward the Faith Drive culvert tail up in all its pathetic glory!! I hopped up and down "I was right! See right there it is!!" Zach had walked up some feet behind me, whether out of pity for me or out of curiousity (I am sure that it was the latter) and saw the object of question. He told me that I was right. Honestly, even though a lot of it was to prove that I was right, I really also just wanted to see the skunk as I have only see one or two in real life. He asked me if I wanted him to follow it and shoot it, but I let him off this time. Also I think that Ankeny has some weird rules of how to dispose of varmits of such and I wouldn't want to get him in trouble.
Satisfied, we went back to apartment and had a good date eating Strawberry Cheesecake icecream and playing Scene-It. I'm sure we were both glad that I wasn't having to be washed down with tomato sauce and anti-stinking agents instead.
I couldn't see it and got back in the card. Next I decided that I needed a flashlight. As soon as we parked, I ran over Zach's truck to grab my flashlight. Unfortunately for Zach, one of our neighbors were coming home from church and questioned my dashing around. Zach had to explain the antics of his "mature" fiance running around chasing a skunk.
I obtained the afore mentioned torch and walked cautiously toward the back of the dumpster, leaving quite a few feet between me and the possible stink. I couldn't remember how far they could spray.
Then as I swept the light over the grass, there I saw the little black and white critter running toward the Faith Drive culvert tail up in all its pathetic glory!! I hopped up and down "I was right! See right there it is!!" Zach had walked up some feet behind me, whether out of pity for me or out of curiousity (I am sure that it was the latter) and saw the object of question. He told me that I was right. Honestly, even though a lot of it was to prove that I was right, I really also just wanted to see the skunk as I have only see one or two in real life. He asked me if I wanted him to follow it and shoot it, but I let him off this time. Also I think that Ankeny has some weird rules of how to dispose of varmits of such and I wouldn't want to get him in trouble.
Satisfied, we went back to apartment and had a good date eating Strawberry Cheesecake icecream and playing Scene-It. I'm sure we were both glad that I wasn't having to be washed down with tomato sauce and anti-stinking agents instead.
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