Randumb Ramblings 11.18.05

*Until this week…I have never spent time in a closet because of a Tornado. It was pretty scary…especially since I was home alone. As soon as I got home I turned on the TV (upstairs of course…because it would be too convenient to have one downstairs where you are supposed to take shelter!) and the weathergirl immediately said…rotation spotted in Thompsons Station…if you are in Thompsons Station…TAKE COVER! How about that! I did what any NORMAL person would do…I turned off the TV…grabbed a pillow…ran downstairs…grabbed my wedding photo album…lit some candles…kept the lighter in hand and sat at the bottom of the coat closet…under the coats. I am SO SO SO grateful for the Glamorous Jo…who called me and stayed on the phone with me during this ordeal. She is a LIFE SAVER!!! I might still be sitting in the closet if it weren’t for her!

*Snack of the week – Gen Soy Soy Crisps in the Deep Sea Salted Flavor. They are kind of like mini-rice cakes and you can eat 17 crisps for less than 2 points. Or probably around 20 for 2 points.

*I have this weird addiction (I guess that's what you could call it). I have to use Sharpie Ultra Fine Point pens in Rainbow colors. Whether it’s at work (especially at work), home or in my purse…that is my pen of choice. Whenever I don’t use one of those pens…I ALWAYS think about how I wish I had one at that moment. The only time it is okay to not use one is when I am writing checks because it won’t go thru to the duplicate copy.

*Steve and I have always talked about going to New York City between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That way we could see Rockafeller Center and do some Christmas shopping in the city when it's winter. Steve has to go to New York for work in a couple of weeks. We kind of threw around the idea of going up the weekend before and hanging out. Is it crazy that I can get a roundtrip airplane ticket for WAY less than 1 night’s hotel?!?!?!? The cheapest I found for a hotel was $391!!! And that was on hotwire where you don’t even know what hotel it is until you buy it. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! I guess we won’t be going up for the weekend this year.

*I love my black velvet purse that I got at H&M last time I was in Boston. It is big…fits lots of stuff…and is glam. The only problem is…everything gets lost in it. Especially my cell phone. The worst is when you are in a restaurant and your phone rings…and I start digging…RING…and I can’t find it…RING…I still can’t find it…RING…where the heck is it…RING…and I finally find it…just in time for EVERYONE around me to be glaring in my direction. Maybe I just need to put my phone on vibrate!!

*My parents are coming on Monday night for Thanksgiving!!! YAY!!! Not that I didn’t get excited about seeing my family at holidays…but ever since we found out that my dad has cancer…every visit with them is so PRECIOUS!!!! Hopefully my dad will still live many more years…and hopefully I will always REALLY look forward to each moment I spend with them.

*The holiday traffic is here in Cool Springs. Usually it starts the week before Thanksgiving and goes through the first week of January. It really drives me crazy…and you have to plan accordingly at lunchtime…if you don’t want to be late. Normally…it’s just a tad irritating…but today…I was mad! Not at the traffic. But thinking of holiday traffic once this big Nissan Corporation is going to move into town. It takes 20 minutes to go down about 2 miles of Mallory Lane…how much worse will that be when you throw another 2,000 – 3,000 people in the mix. Oh well…I guess I don’t have to worry about it this year.

*I get so sad when I think about the nature of our society. I like to hold the door open for people whether it’s entering or exiting the mall…a restaurant…or wherever. But it makes me really sad…when I go out of my way to open a door…and smile at whomever is walking thru…and they don’t acknowledge me or say thank you. What happened?!?!? And I live in the south! Not New York City!!! Oh well…all I can do is to continue opening that door and smiling…and maybe it will make a difference to some of the people.

*What is your favorite Thanksgiving food??? Mine is stuffing. I especially like the stuffing that is cooked inside the turkey. Now…I don’t know if I would really be able to tell the difference if you put the two stuffings (in turkey or not in turkey) in front of me…but man…stuffing sure seems to taste better on Thanksgiving when it’s cooked inside the turkey.

*Some of my radio stations have already flipped to all Christmas music. YES…the week before Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong…I’m ALL ABOUT the Christmas music. But isn’t before Thanksgiving a little soon?!?!? I don’t want to be tired of Christmas music…before Christmas. And I’m not really in the Christmas mood…before Thanksgiving is over. But bring it on the day after Thanksgiving!