Finding love on 85

“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.”
-Ivan Panin

Last night I was driving home on the interstate from Bible Study, enjoying my Monday night phone call with my mom, when I thought I recognized the truck that I was passing. The license plate numbers seemed right, and squinting in the dark, the brown exterior color seemed to match. And sure enough, it was Rob, driving back from the gym.

I honked my horn a couple times, and then pulled up next to him. He looked over and smiled, and then he realized that it was me.

He told me when we got home, “I looked over and saw this hot girl. Then I looked again and realized it was my wife.”

Whether or not that's true, that’s why I love him.

Denim Dreams

“Denim has always been an everyday symbol for style.”
-Ritu Kumar

Last week I saw a girl dressed in a really cute, almost knee-length jean skirt, and I thought, “Man, if I had a skirt like that, I would wear it all summer long. It would be so much cooler than jeans in the stifling Atlanta heat.” Unfortunately, the blue jean skirt hanging in my closet is almost six years old and actually sized for a child—so, needless to say, it is time to give it to the Salvation Army and time to find a new one.

Rob and I spent a rainy Saturday afternoon at the mall, searching in vain for a blue jean skirt for me. We went into every clothing store where I had a chance of affording something. I was prepared to pay full price, and everything. We scoured the racks, and found a total of 3 denim skirts in the whole dadgum mall—and none of them were cute. Rob was having great fun, making fun of my "lack of" fashion sense.

At Macy’s I even asked the saleslady to help—the conversation went something like this:
J: Excuse me, ma’am, do you have any jean skirt that will cover my ass?
Saleslady: Unfortunately not, we have these. [pointing to a tiny mini skirt that’s smaller than the skirt headed for the Salvation Army]
J: No, I was really looking for something a little bit longer than that. Something I could wear to work.
Saleslady: Well, you can wear it with leggings. That’s the style.
J: Ok, thank you. I don’t think my office will go for leggings.
R: You should have just asked her to direct you to the teacher denim!

So all of my 3 illustrious readers… what should I do? Obviously jean skirts are NOT in style this season. So should I continue and order one online? Like...
Or...
Or if that’s just totally last season, would you care to advise me on what I can wear to work that’s actually in style this summer?

Down in Margaritaville

“If life gives you limes, make margaritas."
-Jimmy Buffett

Lately Rob and I have been in the habit of eating at Chili's on Friday night. I rarely have to be asked twice if I want a $3.50 margarita.

But tonight, I need a margarita. Not want, need!! After a week like mine, it's a wonder I've waited until 3:00 on Friday to start dreaming of alcoholic beverages.

Cheers!

Turnaround, bright eyes

“I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.”
-Lana Turner

Every morning I do the whole makeup routine. Not necessarily a lot of it, but I do go through the motions: moisturizer, concealer, foundation, blush, eye shadow... I’m just not that interested and definitely not very knowledgeable about makeup. Perhaps I should take lessons from my step-grandmother who is a retired makeup consultant. (On second thought after remembering the lipstick that she applied for me last summer, maybe I should pass on that one.)

Lately I’ve been in the habit of wearing mascara, too. While in school, I regularly left this out of my routine, for the simple fact that I hate taking it off at night. However, now that I have a more consistent schedule, and I’ve actually found a makeup remover that works, I’m sporting it more often. And today... Today I wore eyeliner. Just because. Crazy I know. I’m not sure I have the right color for my skin, etc. but at least I didn’t smear it all over my face. It seems I may be making progress. We’ll see if Rob notices a difference when he gets home.

Wish I was there

“Buy a house, a business, a boat!"
-Peter Gilmour

Rob has gone to Spartanburg for an all-day roofing class tomorrow. I was looking forward to getting a much-needed burrito, popping in a chick flick, and finishing up Callie’s wedding invitations.

However, it seems that plan will have to be put away for another day. Work stuff has popped up and it’s at 5 o’clock, over an hour away. Yuck!

I’m so ready to get out of this job, get out of this town. Here’s where I wish I were right now…

Only $89,900 in Spartanburg$107,500 in Boiling Springs

$115,000 in Boiling Springs

$115,900 in Boiling Springs

And these are just a few to dream about...