First let me say that I HATE bugs. Plain and simple. Let me set the background:
Since I'm going to the Essence Music Festival this weekend, Mr. Me wants to see me every night this week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I meet with my trainer at 5am and I try to get to sleep early the night before but he wanted to come over anyway last night. I don't think he went to sleep before midnight. I was up at 4:30 and out the door by 4:50. Mr. Me was sound asleep.
I got back home around 6:00, before getting in the shower I saw a bug crawling on the ceiling. I watched it during my shower, hoping he would crawl into the AC vent but no.... So I woke up Mr. Me - "Baby, there's a bug on the ceiling, I need you to come get it. Don't smash it though, I need to see what type of bug it is." See, when I see a bug in my house not only do I want it dead but I also want to know what kind of bug is it. Was this bug a roach? I didn't have my glasses on, so I couldn't tell. So I ran in the bedroom and woke him up - he had to hurry before the bug left. With eyes half closed he grabbed a paper towel and went to grab the bug while I asked if it was a roach. It dropped on him - I screamed. He swatted it to the floor - I screamed. At this point he says 'Baby don't scream...' Then it started running toward me - I screamed one last time. Finally, he got it - My Hero.....
I asked him if it was a roach - he couldn't tell. I live in a nice townhome community and I'm clean - but it's still a townhome and I don't know how my neighbor lives, so I'll be calling an exterminator.
After he got the bug, he started to throw it in the trash but I asked him to flush it down the toilet. It so happened that he also had to go so I yelled 'yeah, pee on it too!' Then we got back in the bed (I go back to sleep for an hour after my workouts if I don't have an early meeting).
Was I wrong for waking him? Naw.... I don't think so.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
So Much To Say...
Thursday:
All day I was excited about going to see Anthony Hamilton and Chrisette Michele in concert. Musiq was on the ticket too - but I'm not a big fan. Believe it or not, I've never been to a concert with a guy that I was REALLY into. I'd been on dates with guys that I 'liked' but not with someone that I was in the process of developing memories with, so I was excited. Then Michael Jackson passed away. That news hit me like a ton of bricks - I've never been a big fan of Michael's - well not since Off The Wall. Yes, I had the Thriller album but it didn't stick with me as much as with everyone else. I think what hit me so hard was the fact that someone that represented the majority of my youth was gone. So MJ's death put a damper on my evening. I was already emotional from my monthly visitor - then watching the news unfold about MJ, then Mr. Me was late getting to my house, THEN I wasn't too happy about his choice of clothing (I think that was just my emotions being on edge)...and to top it off, traffic was horrible getting to the concert.
Chrisette Michelle did NOT disappoint. I love her voice and I hate that she didn't have more time on stage. Because her latest CD is a break-up type CD, I couldn't really groove to her music. I SO wanted her to sing songs from her first CD - songs like Golden and Love Is You and Is This The Way Love Feels. *Can y'all tell I'm in love?...* Even with her singing her break-up songs, she was still H-O-T! She looked beautiful and her voice is just great. Oh she did end her set with If I Had My Way.
Musiq's set was a train wreck IMO. His all girl band was OK, but the background vocals didn't sound ANYTHING like the recorded versions. Musiq's voice was hoarse and the sound was too loud. I have his latest song So Beautiful as the ringtone for Mr. Me, but I didn't like the performance....I just wish they could have cut his set in half and given that time to Chrisette. But that's just my personal opinion.
Anthony Hamilton came out ON FIRE!!! I mean his first 3-4 songs almost had me in tears. When he sang The Point Of It All I think I fell in love some more. I've always liked his voice but I only own his latest CD. Guess who's getting the rest? Anthony came out with a cane and at first I thought it was part of his gimmick. Only to discover that he actually had a torn ACL. Even with one bad knee he tore it up!!! He sang Prayin' For You and then took us to church. I have a new favorite male singer...well I didn't have one before (ever since Luther passed) but I think Anthony Hamilton is it. Oh and I love the song Cool - the video is so cute and when their car breaks down it reminds me of when Mr. Me's car ran out of gas on Easter Sunday (did I tell you guys about that?). Anthony Hamilton has a new fan in me.
Friday:
A good friend and her daughter came to visit from NC. It was her daughter's birthday so we went to dinner - the daughter chose a restaurant that I don't care for, but it was her birthday... A friend from my youth joined us - I had not seen her since around 1985, but I found her on my high school's ning site. It was great hanging out with old friends. I remember when my friend's daughter turned 5 (I was living with her at the time while interning at her company) - well she turned 22 this past Friday. I'm getting old y'all.
Saturday:
My friend and I arose bright and early for my 5k. As promised, I walked it - didn't run it. But I think I would have run some of it if I weren't pushing my godson in the stroller. TaeBo and ToolTime had been training for the 5k in the mornings so I volunteered for stroller duty. Even with pushing a 40lb toddler in a stroller with a front wheel that didn't turn, I finished the 5K in 48:01 - that was great IMO. I only ran a few yards of the 5k and that was up the only hill of the path. It just so happened that the only hill was the same part of the path where the sun beat us down! I started walking but then I told my godson that 'we' had to run it. After the race this one guy came up to me and said 'Did they have an award for the best time with a stroller because you were humpin it up that hill!'
After the 5k we went to breakfast at my favorite place and I had to go home to take a quick nap before starting the wash/set process for this hair on my head. That evening we went to my favorite Mexican restaurant because Be.yonce was back in town for the weekend. As usual we had a great time and Babs came and hung out with us. Shortly after I got home, my sweetheart came to see me. He'd gone to take his son to college orientation and he was missing me (and I was missing him too).
Sunday:
Early service for church. Can I just say that I don't know WHY I continue to schedule my weekends when I'm getting up before 7am. Now church is a given (up at 5:30) but I need to slow down on my Saturdays - for real!!! Yeah, I was BEAT by the time the alarm clock went off. And my thighs and buttocks were hurting a little from the 5k. But I pressed my way. After church Mr. Me and I went BACK to my fave breakfast spot - I didn't tell him I'd gone Saturday and he was craving their shrimp and grits - so I got something new that time. After breakfast was the after-church nap. The best naps ever! Now I've got Mr. Me into taking after-church naps. He used to say he couldn't sleep when the sun is out - not anymore! After napping I had to boot up the work laptop for a little work and then a birthday dinner for the wisest of Divas. By the time I got home I was beat! I watched about 20 minutes of the BET awards and went to sleep. I taped it, I'll watch the good parts some time this week.
So that was my weekend. I'm headed to the Essence Music Festival this weekend, to Houston for a wedding next weekend and having a friend visit the following weekend....no rest for the weary I tell ya!!!
All day I was excited about going to see Anthony Hamilton and Chrisette Michele in concert. Musiq was on the ticket too - but I'm not a big fan. Believe it or not, I've never been to a concert with a guy that I was REALLY into. I'd been on dates with guys that I 'liked' but not with someone that I was in the process of developing memories with, so I was excited. Then Michael Jackson passed away. That news hit me like a ton of bricks - I've never been a big fan of Michael's - well not since Off The Wall. Yes, I had the Thriller album but it didn't stick with me as much as with everyone else. I think what hit me so hard was the fact that someone that represented the majority of my youth was gone. So MJ's death put a damper on my evening. I was already emotional from my monthly visitor - then watching the news unfold about MJ, then Mr. Me was late getting to my house, THEN I wasn't too happy about his choice of clothing (I think that was just my emotions being on edge)...and to top it off, traffic was horrible getting to the concert.
Chrisette Michelle did NOT disappoint. I love her voice and I hate that she didn't have more time on stage. Because her latest CD is a break-up type CD, I couldn't really groove to her music. I SO wanted her to sing songs from her first CD - songs like Golden and Love Is You and Is This The Way Love Feels. *Can y'all tell I'm in love?...* Even with her singing her break-up songs, she was still H-O-T! She looked beautiful and her voice is just great. Oh she did end her set with If I Had My Way.
Musiq's set was a train wreck IMO. His all girl band was OK, but the background vocals didn't sound ANYTHING like the recorded versions. Musiq's voice was hoarse and the sound was too loud. I have his latest song So Beautiful as the ringtone for Mr. Me, but I didn't like the performance....I just wish they could have cut his set in half and given that time to Chrisette. But that's just my personal opinion.
Anthony Hamilton came out ON FIRE!!! I mean his first 3-4 songs almost had me in tears. When he sang The Point Of It All I think I fell in love some more. I've always liked his voice but I only own his latest CD. Guess who's getting the rest? Anthony came out with a cane and at first I thought it was part of his gimmick. Only to discover that he actually had a torn ACL. Even with one bad knee he tore it up!!! He sang Prayin' For You and then took us to church. I have a new favorite male singer...well I didn't have one before (ever since Luther passed) but I think Anthony Hamilton is it. Oh and I love the song Cool - the video is so cute and when their car breaks down it reminds me of when Mr. Me's car ran out of gas on Easter Sunday (did I tell you guys about that?). Anthony Hamilton has a new fan in me.
Friday:
A good friend and her daughter came to visit from NC. It was her daughter's birthday so we went to dinner - the daughter chose a restaurant that I don't care for, but it was her birthday... A friend from my youth joined us - I had not seen her since around 1985, but I found her on my high school's ning site. It was great hanging out with old friends. I remember when my friend's daughter turned 5 (I was living with her at the time while interning at her company) - well she turned 22 this past Friday. I'm getting old y'all.
Saturday:
My friend and I arose bright and early for my 5k. As promised, I walked it - didn't run it. But I think I would have run some of it if I weren't pushing my godson in the stroller. TaeBo and ToolTime had been training for the 5k in the mornings so I volunteered for stroller duty. Even with pushing a 40lb toddler in a stroller with a front wheel that didn't turn, I finished the 5K in 48:01 - that was great IMO. I only ran a few yards of the 5k and that was up the only hill of the path. It just so happened that the only hill was the same part of the path where the sun beat us down! I started walking but then I told my godson that 'we' had to run it. After the race this one guy came up to me and said 'Did they have an award for the best time with a stroller because you were humpin it up that hill!'
After the 5k we went to breakfast at my favorite place and I had to go home to take a quick nap before starting the wash/set process for this hair on my head. That evening we went to my favorite Mexican restaurant because Be.yonce was back in town for the weekend. As usual we had a great time and Babs came and hung out with us. Shortly after I got home, my sweetheart came to see me. He'd gone to take his son to college orientation and he was missing me (and I was missing him too).
Sunday:
Early service for church. Can I just say that I don't know WHY I continue to schedule my weekends when I'm getting up before 7am. Now church is a given (up at 5:30) but I need to slow down on my Saturdays - for real!!! Yeah, I was BEAT by the time the alarm clock went off. And my thighs and buttocks were hurting a little from the 5k. But I pressed my way. After church Mr. Me and I went BACK to my fave breakfast spot - I didn't tell him I'd gone Saturday and he was craving their shrimp and grits - so I got something new that time. After breakfast was the after-church nap. The best naps ever! Now I've got Mr. Me into taking after-church naps. He used to say he couldn't sleep when the sun is out - not anymore! After napping I had to boot up the work laptop for a little work and then a birthday dinner for the wisest of Divas. By the time I got home I was beat! I watched about 20 minutes of the BET awards and went to sleep. I taped it, I'll watch the good parts some time this week.
So that was my weekend. I'm headed to the Essence Music Festival this weekend, to Houston for a wedding next weekend and having a friend visit the following weekend....no rest for the weary I tell ya!!!
Monday, June 22, 2009
My Weekend
First of all, let me state that I am not engaged. After my friends talked me off the ledge I decided to have a talk with Mr. Me and express my concerns. See, when we first started seeing one another he was ready to be exclusive long before I was. As soon as I said I was ready - the 'I love you' comments came. I was like 'whoa, slow down' - THEN as soon as I was ready to utter those words, he was ready to talk marriage. So I wanted to make sure that if I said 'yes, I'll marry you' - he wasn't going to jump right into planning a wedding. For the record, I was ready to be exclusive and say 'I love you' before I did - so he's not REALLY rushing me into anything. It's just that I'm trying to be sure...but as my one friend told me 'don't let the devil mess with my mind' when I was expressing my issue with him buying a ring, I realized that I need to stop fighting. BTW, that was funny because she is NOT one to say something like that - that's something I would say to her. It really hits home when friends throw my own words back in my face. Anyway, on to my weekend...
Friday was supposed to be real chill. Mr. Me was planning to have a rare night with the boys and I was planning to hit the gym and head home to chill. Chill meaning wash a few loads and finish putting up the loads I washed last weekend. Well, that plan was screwed by me working until about 7:45 - no time to hit the gym so I ran by Best Buy to get Mr. Me's Fathers Day gift and headed home. Unfortunately, when I got home I still had some work to do so I logged in from home. I messed around with work off and on until around 1:30am. Bed by 2.
Saturday I was up by 7am so I could meet with my trainer. He was sick Tuesday so this was our make up session. The rest of the day should have been Mr. Me's but I realized I had $107 in Macy's bucks that I needed to spend by the 21st so ToolTime and I took a detour to the store for a couple of hours. So the REST of the day was supposed to be Mr. Me's but after I got back from shopping I found out I needed to go into the office. I was HEATED. I was only halfway through with my hair (washed and conditioned before going to the mall). So instead of rinsing out the conditioner, setting it and sitting under the dryer - I rinsed it and pulled it back into a ponytail for the air dry. Headed to work. Mr. Me was SO understanding - he just chilled at my house until I came back. Oh and this work diversion prevented me from getting my toes done and eyebrows waxed. Mr. Me wanted us to go to a pool party that evening. I couldn't say no after I'd already messed up our day - but my hair was in a ponytail and my eyebrows were bushy! He kept telling me that I was beautiful so I gave in and we went. He and I ended up playing spades as partners for the first time. We make a good team.
Sunday started with internet church. The plan was for us to get up, go to church, then pick up his daughters for breakfast. Well I was BEAT. I had planned to get in a nap Saturday (with my 5 hours of sleep) and that didn't happen. We didn't get to bed until about midnight Saturday night so when the alarm went off at 5:30 am for church I just could NOT get up. So internet church was followed by a trip to get the girls. Mr. Me's family had a family dinner Sunday and he signed up to bring baked chicken. So while he was baking the chicken, the girls and I went to the salon. I got a mani/pedi and my brows waxed, the girls got nails. I didn't get a chance to engage in a lot of conversation with the girls, but I think our outing went fine. I think they feel comfortable around me and me, them - that's all that matters. After the salon outing we all went to the family dinner. Mr. Me has a HUGE family. Most of his family here was there but his favorite aunt was not. So as we were leaving he says 'I know you have to get up early for work tomorrow but do you mind if we stop by to visit my aunt?' No problem! It's after 7pm by now and all the while I'm thinking - the longer we stay out the less alone time he and I will have, but that's cool. After visiting the aunt (who is simply precious!) and dropping off the girls - we didn't get back to my house until around 10pm. I guess I was knocked out by 11:30...I'm tired!
In the end, Mr. Me had a great Fathers Day and that's what matters. I'm a little disappointed because we really didn't get a chance to have any quality time this weekend. Yes, we slept in the same bed but that was about it. I don't even think I got a tongue kiss this weekend...are we turning into the old married couple?!?! This is not how I expected weekends with my man to go, but it's part of life. The problem is, this weekend he's taking his oldest to college orientation so I won't see him Friday or Saturday - plus a friend is coming to visit me so even if he was here, our alone time would be limited. I might be able to see him briefly Sunday but I have a birthday dinner Sunday night. Then I'm going to the EMF the following weekend. I'm going to Houston for a wedding on the 10th - at first I was going by myself but now I think he's going to come with me.
Oh and my 5k is Saturday. I'm walking it - I'll train to run one in the fall.
Friday was supposed to be real chill. Mr. Me was planning to have a rare night with the boys and I was planning to hit the gym and head home to chill. Chill meaning wash a few loads and finish putting up the loads I washed last weekend. Well, that plan was screwed by me working until about 7:45 - no time to hit the gym so I ran by Best Buy to get Mr. Me's Fathers Day gift and headed home. Unfortunately, when I got home I still had some work to do so I logged in from home. I messed around with work off and on until around 1:30am. Bed by 2.
Saturday I was up by 7am so I could meet with my trainer. He was sick Tuesday so this was our make up session. The rest of the day should have been Mr. Me's but I realized I had $107 in Macy's bucks that I needed to spend by the 21st so ToolTime and I took a detour to the store for a couple of hours. So the REST of the day was supposed to be Mr. Me's but after I got back from shopping I found out I needed to go into the office. I was HEATED. I was only halfway through with my hair (washed and conditioned before going to the mall). So instead of rinsing out the conditioner, setting it and sitting under the dryer - I rinsed it and pulled it back into a ponytail for the air dry. Headed to work. Mr. Me was SO understanding - he just chilled at my house until I came back. Oh and this work diversion prevented me from getting my toes done and eyebrows waxed. Mr. Me wanted us to go to a pool party that evening. I couldn't say no after I'd already messed up our day - but my hair was in a ponytail and my eyebrows were bushy! He kept telling me that I was beautiful so I gave in and we went. He and I ended up playing spades as partners for the first time. We make a good team.
Sunday started with internet church. The plan was for us to get up, go to church, then pick up his daughters for breakfast. Well I was BEAT. I had planned to get in a nap Saturday (with my 5 hours of sleep) and that didn't happen. We didn't get to bed until about midnight Saturday night so when the alarm went off at 5:30 am for church I just could NOT get up. So internet church was followed by a trip to get the girls. Mr. Me's family had a family dinner Sunday and he signed up to bring baked chicken. So while he was baking the chicken, the girls and I went to the salon. I got a mani/pedi and my brows waxed, the girls got nails. I didn't get a chance to engage in a lot of conversation with the girls, but I think our outing went fine. I think they feel comfortable around me and me, them - that's all that matters. After the salon outing we all went to the family dinner. Mr. Me has a HUGE family. Most of his family here was there but his favorite aunt was not. So as we were leaving he says 'I know you have to get up early for work tomorrow but do you mind if we stop by to visit my aunt?' No problem! It's after 7pm by now and all the while I'm thinking - the longer we stay out the less alone time he and I will have, but that's cool. After visiting the aunt (who is simply precious!) and dropping off the girls - we didn't get back to my house until around 10pm. I guess I was knocked out by 11:30...I'm tired!
In the end, Mr. Me had a great Fathers Day and that's what matters. I'm a little disappointed because we really didn't get a chance to have any quality time this weekend. Yes, we slept in the same bed but that was about it. I don't even think I got a tongue kiss this weekend...are we turning into the old married couple?!?! This is not how I expected weekends with my man to go, but it's part of life. The problem is, this weekend he's taking his oldest to college orientation so I won't see him Friday or Saturday - plus a friend is coming to visit me so even if he was here, our alone time would be limited. I might be able to see him briefly Sunday but I have a birthday dinner Sunday night. Then I'm going to the EMF the following weekend. I'm going to Houston for a wedding on the 10th - at first I was going by myself but now I think he's going to come with me.
Oh and my 5k is Saturday. I'm walking it - I'll train to run one in the fall.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Not Ready
I posted this on twitter but thought I'd share it here.
Mr. Me sold his motorcycle this past weekend. He'd been talking about selling it before his accident but the accident sealed it. Well, today he called with a dilemma: should he get his work truck fixed or buy a new one. Of course I took him through my normal Q&A. He doesn't have a car payment, but if he were to get a new truck he would have one. So after going through a few questions based on what he's told me I asked him 'Which would annoy you more, having a car payment or putting this money into the truck and then having something go wrong with it in the near future?' He replied having a car payment - which I understand completely. Especially since he's very handy with cars. So we concluded that it was a no-brainer. I then asked him what was his plan for the money from the motorcycle sale anyway. He response: to purchase my ring.
First there were crickets...then I jokingly told him that he didn't need to get the truck fixed OR buy a new one. I tend to joke my way out of uncomfortable situations...
Y'all - I'm not ready!
Mr. Me sold his motorcycle this past weekend. He'd been talking about selling it before his accident but the accident sealed it. Well, today he called with a dilemma: should he get his work truck fixed or buy a new one. Of course I took him through my normal Q&A. He doesn't have a car payment, but if he were to get a new truck he would have one. So after going through a few questions based on what he's told me I asked him 'Which would annoy you more, having a car payment or putting this money into the truck and then having something go wrong with it in the near future?' He replied having a car payment - which I understand completely. Especially since he's very handy with cars. So we concluded that it was a no-brainer. I then asked him what was his plan for the money from the motorcycle sale anyway. He response: to purchase my ring.
First there were crickets...then I jokingly told him that he didn't need to get the truck fixed OR buy a new one. I tend to joke my way out of uncomfortable situations...
Y'all - I'm not ready!
Friday, June 12, 2009
IT'S FRIDAY!!!
It's been a long week! I truly Thank God It's Friday!!! Tonight I'm going on a date with Mr. Me (as of right now, I'm a little tired) but the rest of my weekend will be chill.
On Saturday I'm planning to finish my workout room and do the rest of the things at the house originally planned for my birthday weekend. ToolTime bought me a weight bench for my workout room, I'm hoping I can pick it up after work so I can finish the room. I'm not sure if Mr. Me is healthy enough to put up my ceiling fan, he still has some back pains but if he is, I'm getting that fan up this weekend. Honestly, I'm sick and tired of my workout room not being finished and it's going to be even busier at work next week so this is it.
Sunday will be church and that is all I have planned. Hopefully I can keep to my 'plan' I'm famous for starting with a free weekend and ending up running the entire time. I know I'll have to go to the grocery store, workout and wash and set my hair but other than that, not much. I'll report back on Monday.
Have a great weekend folks!!!
On Saturday I'm planning to finish my workout room and do the rest of the things at the house originally planned for my birthday weekend. ToolTime bought me a weight bench for my workout room, I'm hoping I can pick it up after work so I can finish the room. I'm not sure if Mr. Me is healthy enough to put up my ceiling fan, he still has some back pains but if he is, I'm getting that fan up this weekend. Honestly, I'm sick and tired of my workout room not being finished and it's going to be even busier at work next week so this is it.
Sunday will be church and that is all I have planned. Hopefully I can keep to my 'plan' I'm famous for starting with a free weekend and ending up running the entire time. I know I'll have to go to the grocery store, workout and wash and set my hair but other than that, not much. I'll report back on Monday.
Have a great weekend folks!!!
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