Apples to...well apples

Boyfriend: I Got you some big delicious red apples. Me: What kind of red apples? Boyfriend: You know...the delicious red ones...the ones you like. Me: There are a lot of delicious apples that are red. Boyfriend: But these are the delicious red ones you like. Me: Ummmmmm...Do you mean Red Delicious apples? Boyfriend: Yeah thats what I said.

Change

I will find out on Friday if everything is going to change. My stomach is knots and I am not sleeping. I think it is some thing I want...need. I am excited and scared at the same time. I am not holding my breath but am keeping my fingers crossed. More vague rambling to come...

Loudest cricket EVER!!!

A very loud cricket has taken up residence up Boyfriend's bedroom window. This thing is seriously a sleep disrupting menace! The past two nights said cricket has started chirping just about the time we go to bed. It's not the low chirping you hear in the background on cool summer nights...It is more like CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP...and did I mention CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP!!! Male crickets chirp loudly to attract a mate. They also chirp loudly to repel other males. That being the case this cricket is that loud asshole you see in the bar flexing his muscles talking about how many chicks he is going to bang...oh and he is also a homophobe.

Ear Danglies

I am a part time girlie girl. For the most part you daily uniform is jeans, a t-shirt, and a pair of flip flops. Usually the only time I wear jewelry is to finish off an ensemble on the rare occasions that I do girl it up. I have started to wear earrings a bit more this year. Mostly because I have purchased 2 pairs that I love and wear as often as possible. This first pair I got in Ojo Caliente, NM while on a spa retreat with a couple of girlfriends. I was instantly drawn to them and probably picked them up and put them down about 5 times before I finally bought them. They are made of ancient Greek glass. Depending on the light they give of a green/gold/blueish hue. They were $45, which is more than I would usually spend on earrings because I am super cheap. But I thought they were unique and I am glad I splurged on them. This second pair I got down in Mexico. I saw them in a little shop near our hotel and would look at them longingly in the window every time we passed. They are sterling silver and are about the size of a silver dollar. I thought they we beautiful and I wanted them. So finally on the day before we left I went in to purchase them. They were priced at $120 USD. I of course could not bring myself to pay that for earrings...did I mention I am super cheap? Boyfriend knew that I really wanted them so he sweet talked the shop girl down to $70. Still too rich for my blood so Boyfriend spoke with the girl a bit more. I am sure he said something like this..."I have a cheap gringo girlfriend who is weird about me buying her things. Do you think you could come down a tiny bit more on the price so I do not have to listen to her complain all the way home about how she wanted these earrings." I don't speak Spanish but am sure it went something like that.

I am an 80 year old woman

I am addicted to Murder She Wrote. There...I said it and I don't care who knows. Judge me if you must. It is actually a rather entertaining program and I find myself looking forward to it. I have reach a whole new level of lame.

Not Moving

Recently Boyfriend had interviewed for a job up in Seattle. We had been waiting on pins and needles to find out if he would get it and how our lives might be turned upside down. We found out today that he did not get the job. I am sad for Boyfriend because I know how disappointed he is. In some ways it is a relief that we are not going to have to pack up and move half way across the country. In other ways I am really bummed because I was looking forward to the chance to start over someplace new. We had talked about the possibility of moving up there several times prior to him interviewing. This included what he would do with his house here and what would happen between us. He wanted me to come with him and of course I wanted to go...but under one condition. Now I am not an ultimatum type of girl...but I could not see following a guy across the country without some kind of commitment. I told Boyfriend as much and he said he understood. So when we got the news today I tried to cheer him up by telling him he was off the hook and no longer had to ask me to marry him. The more I had thought about it the more I realized that I did not want him to ask me anyway, or at least not because that was the only way I would move to Seattle with him. When and if he asks me I want it to be because that is what he truly wants. And he better do it in a romantic way. I got the worlds worst proposal the first time around and look how that turned out. So Boyfriend if you ever read this remember that you need to plan something that is over the top romantic...oh and I am partial to this ring...

During a conversation with Liza

Liza: So are you still dating Boyfriend? Me: Yes Liza: He's what again ... Latino ... ummmmm ... Hispan ... uhhhhhh ...Mexi ...? Me: He is Mexican. It's okay, you can say it, it's not a bad word.

Pink

Boyfriend has been asking me to dye my hair pink for over a year. Everytime I head off to get my hair done he will ask if I am going pink and I always answer maybe. If you know me you know that when I say maybe I mean no. So after being disapointed so many times Boyfriend half heartedly asked if i would go pink "down there". I thought that might be fun, and after a little poking around on the internet I found Betty Beauty Boyfriend liked the new dye job quite a bit, but was still not so secretly wishing for the curtains to match the carpet. This past weekend I wandered into a party store and found a pink wig made famous by a certain out of her mind pop star. All I can say is had known that having pink hair would garner the response I got from Boyfriend, I would have gone pink a long time ago!!! He calls her Frenchie...she is how you say...sexy...no?

Hot

In 1902 a record was set for 16 consecutive days of +90 degree weather. We broke that record 2 days ago. I know there are places that are hotter...but for here it is fucking hot. The freon in my truck ran out some time back in April. At the time it was not a big deal. I finally broke down and had it recharged. I ended up paying more than I wanted (I am so cheap I hate paying for anything that costs more than $5.00) but once I got in my truck and felt that icy cold air...awe yeah so worth it.