Creative Juices

I Wanna Have Some Fun

Two things had to happen before I would allow for the purchase of a Gamecube...
1. It had to drop down in price
2. They had to release MarioKart for the Gamecube

Now that these two conditions have been met, the Gamecube has entered my home. Welcome little silver cube. Life will never be the same again.

Shape it Up

A couple of weeks ago, we took Belle in for her rabies shot, and the vet told us that she was overweight. We needed to get her to exercise more and eat less. Well, she's already of a very good low calorie food, and we dont over feed them... so getting her to exercise more seemed key.
This weekend, I bought a laser pen. This pen is the greatest investment I have ever made. I can stand in one spot, and Belle gets the greatest cardio work out. I have never seen her chase something so avidly. I even made her pant a little (which isnt good, so we had to stop).
Hopefully, a daily run with the red dot will help her shed some pounds.
Now, if only the laser pen worked for me...

I Just Called to Say...

Please Don't Go, Girl

While doing absolutely nothing this morning, I noticed something that made me quite sad.
A beauty mark of mine is beginning to fade. And it was one of my favorites. A cute little freckle on the pinkie of my right hand. This mark always made me happy, to think I'm even pretty on my pinkie.
Now what? Is my pinkie's beauty fading? Is this just the beginning? Will it not be long before I am just one blob of pale skin?
I'm obviously crazy, but I believe that's already been established.

Parent's Just Don't Understand

The inlaws flew in from Florida this weekend. I have a pretty good relationship with them, I mean, how many people can say their inlaws changed their diapers when they were babies? But I can. So, I wasnt too nervous about them visiting, but I did want the house to be presentable. So, I played hookie for a few days last week, and Steve was off work as well. We got a lot done. Some pictures hung, lots of cleaning...
Thursday night was great. We had reservations at Maggiano's (an amazing Italian restuarant) and we walked around the mall a bit before and after. Steve's mom manages a Sunglass Hut, so she's always up for checking out a mall.
And that is why we traveled to another mall on Friday and spent part of the day there. (I certainly cant argue with that). We also ate at The Cheesecake Factory. Mmm. I LOVE White Chocolate Rasberry Truffle Cheesecake. LOVE it. After dinner we went to our Small Group meeting. Had a really great time there, his parents got to meet all our friends from church and they are definitely a fun group.
But then. The dark clouds fell over us and things took a serious turn for the absolute worst. On the drive home, Steve and his mom began discussing laser eye surgery. Steve's mom had it done about three years ago and is now lense free. Steve would love to have it done, but would prefer to have Lasik Plus do it, and they are not covered by his insurance plan. That statement moved the discussion on to the Flex Plan. A plan some health insurance plans offer that allows you to take a certain amount of money out of your paycheck pretaxed. We do have this, and use to for paying for perscriptions and such.
Steve and his dad began to disagree on the details of the Flex Plan. His dad kept telling him that he was wrong, and Steve didnt think he was, so he found this very insulting. They continued to argue, while Steve was driving, voices getting louder, and tones getting ruder. I began to feel sick. They wouldnt stop arguing. Steve's mom barely said a word, and I was completely silent.
At some point, they stopped talking. Steve continued to drive, but by the way he was shifting, you could tell he was angry. Eventually, his mom asked if he was upset.
Steve said yes, and tried to explain himself. But he didnt do a very good job. Instead, he completely insulted his parents. It was quite possibly the rudest thing I had ever heard him say. I wanted to take the words and shove them right back in his mouth.
But he said it. And his father reacted. Told him to fuck off and kiss his ass and all other appropriate phrases. Insisted on being taken directly to the airport.
We finished the drive in silence. When we got home, Steve gave me a quick kiss and told me he was taking a walk to cool down.
So, I went inside with his parents.
At this point, I was shaking. My heart was beating so fast, my adrenaline pumping, my stomach churning. This level of anger was something I'm totally not used to. My family is passive agressive. We avoid, ignore, hold long happy grudges. Now, I really appreciate them for this. It prevents ulcers.
In the house, Steve's dad began to pack up his bags. His mom just sort of stood there. I wasnt sure if they would actually leave, or if he might just calm down. But once he was upstairs packing, I talked a little with his mom and she said that his mind was made up and they would certainly be leaving. I was kinda disappointed that she wasnt even trying to convince him otherwise.
When he came back downstairs, he told Donna to call a cab. I said I'd take them wherever they wanted to go. He then told Donna to call the airport and see if they could get a flight out tonight. She changed their flight to a 6:30am one and they decided I would take them directly to the airport, since it was close to midnight and getting a hotel room wouldnt make much sense.
We drove in silence.
I hugged them goodbye and his mom apologized a couple more times.
His dad told me that I could tell Steve that he didnt want anything to do with him ever again and that we could disown them if we wanted and it wouldnt bother him one bit. His mom stood behind him, shaking her head. Yeah, like I would really pass along such anger to my already angry husband.
When I got home, Steve didnt want to talk about it. And neither did I, really.
But it took me nearly three hours to get calmed down enough to go to sleep.

Needlesstosay, not at all how I expected a weekend with the inlaws to go.