Lame-O

You may be wondering why I haven't been updating this thing. Or not, whatever. The truth is, it's been a pretty uneventful few weeks. Well that's not true either. Hrm... how do I explain this? Nothing mildly entertaining has happened. There. Except this one time about a week ago when I went out with some nursing school friends to get a drink after one of the most harrowing days and met some weirdo sociology major named Chuck, who, after finding out I was from Texas proclaimed that he would sell Texas to Mexico and settle the national debt.

Me: Are you aware of how much commerce comes out of Texas? We're talking Japan, too, not just NAFTA. Also, I'm pretty sure Mexico can't afford it.
Chuck: Texas suuuuuucks.
Me: What about the music? A lot of great artists have come out of Austin.
Chuck: I hate conservatives.
Me: Have you even been to Texas? I feel like you are stereotyping.
Chuck: Um... nope. I hate Texas.
Me: Hey guy, F&*$ YOU!

I keep it classy like that. In my defense, his goal was to rile people up because he's a sociology major and therefore thinks he's smarter and more awesome than everyone. You could smell his smug a mile away.


In other news, Ben left for Haiti the other day while my mom was here. She acknowledged she came at a bad time and I probably wanted to spend some alone time with my husband, but then she realized that if she didn't come, then SHE wouldn't get to spend any time with him and she REALLY wanted to see him. I guess I should mention that if it ever came down to me or him, she'd pick him every time. He could smack me around and she'd high five him as she gave me a roundhouse kick to the face. So loved.

We also bought a house and are about 5 weeks away from closing (timed it to coincide with our lease). It's an adorable 97 year old colonial in the neighborhood we wanted, and though it has a few additions, they don't take away from the rest of the house. We saw some strange things during our house hunt, some mildly disturbing, some just gosh awful, but our house is mostly untouched save for some much-needed extra closet space and a 2nd bathroom. All that's left for us to do is the easy stuff - paint, granite counter tops, and stainless appliances. I think we can handle that. :) I have been frequenting Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Lowes, and Home Depot trying to get ideas and it's been a lot of fun.

Housewarming party this summer!