Roller Coaster

Today has been a little insane.

First of all, I didn't link up to virtual coffee today

because I was busy having a real-life coffee date with my sweet

"pick up where we left off last time" girlfriend

who just became a Mommy.

(and also incidentally, actually thinks I keep my house clean)

(She is also reading this right now and knows I'm talking about her)

(Hello, sorry I talked about you in the third person)

It was wonderful!

Then I went to work, which was fine...

until I went to leave and realized I had locked

my key in the car for first time ever!

But then, my amazing Husband rescued me

but we had to gallup his Noble Steed home as quickly as possible because....

I was late for the piano lesson I teach!

I felt bad for making my 7-year-old student

and her parents wait on me (as they were...in the driveway)

And then you know what happened?

They brought a fancy cupcake!

With the most impossibly high pile of pink frosting

I have ever seen!

And sprinkles!

And, as much I would love to show it to you,

this description and your imagination will have to do...

Because I....

might have eaten most of it already.

Which will also explain how scattered this post seems.

I am currently on a very serious sugar high.

The best kind.

Crazy, crazy crazy.

But I think girlfriends with babies,

bold rescues by Husbands,

and cupcakes

trump locking keys in your car.

Don't you agree?

For Love of a Book: Part One

I have always (okay, maybe not always) loved reading, and my

old love has made a recent resurgence.

I had a couple bumps along the reading road lately

(to be described in detail at a later time)

and then I stumbled upon this classic sitting

unassumingly on my bookcase and it has been like a safe haven in the

windy sea of literature. I know.

Dramatic.

But I am in looooove.

And, okay, I haven't even finished it yet, though I will soon,

but I've seen enough BBC renditions of this baby

to know I will be like how it ends.

I almost can't wait to get to work so I can read a few more chapters

before my little charge wakes up.

It's Monday. But never fear,

there's only a few more days until next Saturday.

Happy weeks to all!

Have you made any booky friends lately?

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A Few Tidbits

I feel like I've been pretty MIA lately.

I missed "Life Made Lovely Mondays" and "Virtual Coffee" on Tuesday.

And when I say "missed" I really mean missed.

I guess ever since I've been back to the bloggy world, I've been trying to make sure I don't end up in the hole that made me take a break in the first place -

putting my blog over things that (while usually less fun) are more important.

Read: cleaning the bathroom before work.

So, unfortunately, a heightened sense of priority has kept me away, but I'll be back in full force tomorrow. Prepare yourself for an announcement concerning my "10 To Do in 2011," how I really feel about "Moby Dick," and possibly some pictures. In the meantime, here are a few things...

1. Can I just take a moment to tell you how much I looooooove Fresh Market. Now, they didn't pay me to say that.....but I wish someone would. Then I could actually shop there...

I mean more than I currently do,

which is a few minutes every month or so to grab some specific item,

when I don't have enough time to peruse aisles and spend my entire paycheck.

2. This is one reason I didn't have time to blog yesterday....

It's my closet - organized and arranged according to color!

Yes, it did take me all morning, but it's basically changed my life. In the last 48 hours, if I have felt even the slightest unhappiness, all I have to do it walk in and take a quick glance, and every little trouble floats away. Yeah, I'm talking about a closet.....

3. Bama Man and I just finished "The Social Network." I really enjoyed it, but I have to admit...it might be the last straw that causes me to give up Facebook for real, instead of just saying I might when I get tired of it. I'm not sure I want to be a cog in the Mark Zuckerburg machine. I'm just saying.

Hope you all had a wonderful Wednesday, see you tomorrow!

An Unconventional St. Patrick's Day

"When Irish eyes are smiling, they're up to something"

So here's the deal, I'm usually pretty over-the-top about St. Patrick's Day. I love it! And, hey, the only reason I'm alive is because my Great-Great-Grandfather came over on the boat from "Erin" and planted himself here in the States, so I have a wee bit of right. So, in my usual way I planned this day out to perfection to be filled with mint thin making and Riverdance watching (Yes, I own it). Instead, I ended up scrubbing the mess (punny, no?) out of my kitchen and baking banana bread. I know....it's a little sad. OR it would be if this banana bread was not scrumptious! See?

When I have more time, I'll have to share! For now, I hope you're all having a wonderful time, and a wee bit '0' Irish fun.......