10:20pm
Well, I was on my way to bed but maybe I'll write a little something instead.
I'll be having my first day off tomorrow. First in four weeks. :-) Which is actually less than I worked last year [five weeks] so I almost feel like I should keep going to match the record. hah. I must be a masochist or something. Like even knowing I should take full advantage of the day off I still want to go into work tomorrow and get things done. I know there are a bunch of files pending and I should not put them off. It just feels so nice when all the boxes are empty and we're all caught up. I'm guessing that won't happen until late February or early March though.
Instead I'll probably sleep in a bit, snuggle in my blankets until a decent hour, grab breakfast, and go outside to work on chores. There's a long list of items that have been building since our last day off so I should attempt to accomplish all of them. Mostly it's just stuff like, "mow the lawn" and "sweep the floors." You know, household cleaning type projects.
Some of the flowers are starting to bloom outside. Poor things. They don't even realize we're still in the middle of winter. Man, I thought for sure this winter would be a good one. Lots of rain and all that. But nope. I think it's punishment for all the people who always complain about the rain. Had they been more like me, enjoying the cloudy rainy days, we'd probably be much better off right now. ;-)
So I'll try to do some gardening while I'm out there. I tried to convince my uncle last night [we all went out for a Valentine's dinner after he brought us flowers at work. Sweet guy! He usually brings a rose or two that were left over from Barbara, but this time he went all out with fancy vases/bears and a rose.] to start a garden. He doesn't have anything to do. He just sits around all day and watches TV. To his credit he does hit the gym every other day or so and considering he's in his 70s that's pretty amazing. I can't even get my lazy bottom to go for a jog outside [mostly I'm afraid of the backlash from hitting the pavement with my bad knees...] I think it would be good for him to have a garden. He said he used to enjoy it. Plus, obviously, I would enjoy it too when he brings over some of the finished product. hehe.
Two things that were weird about yesterday: 1) When I checked my e-mail in the morning I had a notification from FB telling me that Cole had updated his status, or something or other. Why?? It doesn't even make sense that that would pop up. It had nothing to do with me. But for some reason FB thought it important enough to notify me. Weird.
2) The neighbor sent me a text. He didn't mention Valentine's Day until after I brought it up, but just asked me how it was going. Kinda funny how it happened to come that day though. Sometimes I wonder what he thinks of me. Like does he think I could suddenly become this "girl next door" type? Because I can't. I won't. We've spent our entire lives together and the only thing I think about is how he must be lonely. Maybe he thinks it's sad that I sit at home all day and have a very tiny social life? He's taken it upon himself to fix that, but it's never really been a problem for me. I just hope that he doesn't have any thoughts about me that aren't completely platonic. I mean just because we're in similar situations does not mean we are a match of any kind.
I don't know why I'm mentioning all that. It must have been a huge coincidence. I'm not sure what I would ever do if he ever even hinted at something more than neighborly friendship. Seems blurting it out on here is much better than in person.
He said he was going to get in touch tomorrow and see if I wanted to go to lunch. The gossipy FB just told me a few minutes ago that he's out snowboarding with a bunch of other guys I know [including the pretty eyes from work..]
Anyway, Valentine's Day was nice. I got to pass out cards at work. You should have seen those faces. Some of them were a little embarrassed, but mostly surprise and awe. I love being able to spread a little cheer on a day like that. I couldn't help myself at all. A couple cards were sent out to my brother and Marie/her family. I ran out of time to hit anyone else's house. Shucks. Next year though I'm going to plan ahead of time! [remind me that I said these words. haha]
After work we went to dinner with my uncle, as previously mentioned, it wasn't the greatest thing ever but there aren't many choices in town. We're gonna have to hit the steakhouse again soon!
Did I already mention how a client offered to give me that 65 wildcat? I feel like it's in here somewhere but I haven't been posting these anywhere so I don't know. I've still gotta get out there and take a look in person to see if it's worth it. Mom had a really great idea about fixing it up, but I'll refrain from mentioning it for fear of the dreaded jinx.
Give it a couple days and I'm sure I'll bring it up again... =]
Now that's enough for tonight. Time for bed.
rose.
10:41pm
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