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AlPacina

@beachyone15 - My friend and her husband actually divided up the rooms in their house for decorating, because they are kind of the opposite and both have strong opinions on decor. At first I thought that could work for us, but then I realized he would just never do anything with his rooms, haha. But maybe that's an option? And you get the bedroom, haha.

I actually really really love key lime pie, so I will make that pie+beach combo happen!

@labro - Have you been to Key West? We have five full days there, so we're going to try and plan some activities, even though I'm sure a lot of the time will just be bumming on the beach or hanging out at his uncle's place. I saw that there is a Dry Tortugas Park that looks cool, so I might try and make that happen.

labro

@beachyone15 I love @AlPacina's idea! Let him do whatever he wants in say...the garage...and you get full control everywhere else!

@AlPacina I have actually never been...@southernpeach89 vacationed there a couple of times though so I've heard all about it! She may even have some recommendations on things to do!

Personally, I'm all about a beachbum style vacation. I'm happy as long as I can be a bum all day and eat some seafood at night.

Peaseblossom55

@PamBeesly524 luckily I was able to stay up to catch what I wanted to see.  

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@AlPacina I've been to Key West twice and we had a lot of fun each time. The first time we went we did a lot of site seeing. We visited some light houses, walked around some of the pretty homes there, and went to the "farthest point South" and they have a ton of fun bars there! You will HAVE to get a coconut drink. They give you these huge coconuts that have been hollowed out and filled with good stuff. They also have a lot of fun shopping stores with cute stuff. I found that walking around and enjoying the atmosphere is the best part.

AlPacina

@southernpeach89 - That is FABULOUS advice. Bars and coconut drinks are a couple of the main things I'm looking forward to! Did you ever go to that national park I mentioned?

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@AlPacina I don't believe we ever went over there. We toured the Naval Air station a bit while we were there but that was it. You will have to go and tell us how it was.

beachyone15

@AlPacina and @labro - I like that idea. He can have the garage. And just because I'm such a good wife - he can have the yard, too.

beachyone15

@TwoDimes, unfortunately we don't have a basement...but we do have an attic!!!


Also, thank you all for making me not-so-angry anymore!!!

labro

@TwoDimes OMG I AM SO SORRY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@beachyone14 I think giving him the garage AND the yard AND the attic is getting a little generous here? Don't you?

MissKittyDanger

@TwoDimes  oh gawd I would be so embarrassed!

beachyone15

@TwoDimes -


I'm so sorry. Yikes!

beachyone15

@labro - Well, now that you put it that way....

AlPacina

Well the closing date was already over a month ago, but I finally just found out that I got an interview for that job I applied on! Same company, different department, higher pay and more visibility. And a lot less micro-managing. I'm nervous already!

Peaseblossom55

@twodimes thanks! Ughhhh how awkward with FIL.

PamBeesly524

Sorry guys today has been a total shitshow at work.

@TwoDimes I am totally cringing for you. I walked in on some dude at Trader Joe's taking a dump last time I was there and it was awful enough and he was a total stranger... to have FIL involved is just... no. 

@AlPacina CONGRATULATIONS!! that's so exciting!

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@TwoDimes Nooooooo!!!! That's so awkward. I'm so sorry that happened lol.

labro

@AlPacina EEK!! Good interview vibes!! When is it scheduled?

AlPacina

@TwoDimes - That sounds like the absolute worst! I'm just, I'm so sorry.

@PamBeesly524 - Omg, dude. TJ's bathroom?!? Who doesn't double/triple check the locks in a place like that?....... He deserved to be walked in on. But you definitely didn't deserve to see that, haha.

@labro - Wednesday! (Although I guess it's technically not scheduled yet. The manager just said that should work for both of us.)

audrewuh

@labro and @southernpeach89 - get well vibes to you both! Stomach bug and a cold/breathing crap just isn't fair. And @southernpeach89 those vibes extend to Callie and her poor little teeth!

@PamBeesly524 Your french toast sounds amazing. I love Nutella on breakfast foods! It's the absolute best. 

@Peaseblossom55 Vibes for a positive appointment with the new doctor! At least you're getting a lot of reading done. Anything interesting lately?

@beachyone15 Dude. Decorating with men is a pain in the ass. H pulls some of the same shit. It makes me wish I had lived on my own for longer! You're so considerate to give him his own space to decorate! Especially the attic in the summer. Maybe once he's sweat his face off, he'll realize a compromise with you on the bedroom decor is a better option. 

@AlPacina Your Saturday sounds wonderful! Who wrote Trust No One? I hate when I figure out the plot twist early. That's how I felt reading Sharp Objects. And yay Key West, even though it isn't Kenya. Vacations are always great!

@KeptInStitches I read CC last week and wasn't impressed. With Rowling saying that it's cannon, the story really bothers me. There are an insane amount of plot holes and that isn't the Rowling Way. 

@TwoDimes Oh my god!!! How mortifying!!! How did your H react?

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My weekend was spent working, again. We had a lock in with our leadership team Friday night and into Saturday and then I had three parent meetings on Sunday after church. I went home and moved my sewing stuff into the living room so I could watch the Olympics and get a baby quilt finished. 

I only have one and a half more work days until vacation!! I'm at that point where I'm all 




If the work doesn't get done today or tomorrow, the world isn't going to collapse. I've worked three weeks straight without a day off. My brain is fried. 

Also, with the flooding and subsequent mold and dust stir up in the offices and rest of the church, I've been having bad allergic reactions and killer headaches. Friday night when we slept at the church, the headache was so bad it hurt when my eyes were open and closed. I wanted to cry. Today's headache is beginning and I've only been in the office for three hours.

This weekend we're going to Fort Worth for a mini vacay to celebrate H's birthday. He surprised me and brought home MY birthday gift last night, a full two weeks early! I got a shiny new iron and I couldn't be happier about it!

I'm glad TK fixed my log in issues, but WTF, at the expense of @swazzle?? This is not okay, TK. 

labro

@audrewuh I'm so glad your log-in issues are fixed! Now we just need @Swazzle back too! I hope you have a nice getaway to Fort Worth! You deserve a nice long break from work!

audrewuh

@labro I'm definitely not a beach bum like  you or @southernpeach89, but I have been looking forward to spending hours by the pool being a major bum with a book and booze!! 

AlPacina

@audrewuh - Your shiny new iron is gorgeous!

Trust No One is by Paul Cleave. HUGE Sharp Objects spoiler in the box:

Oh man, I figured out the killer in Sharp Objects about halfway through, but then the mom got arrested and I was like "Oh shit! She tricked me!" At that point I completely gave up on the sister. That's why I love that book. It's one of the only ones that has ever really tricked me.

audrewuh

@alpacina Thanks! It's so shiny!! It even has buttons!

Whoa, there's a spoiler button thingy??? How cool!! Instead of feeling like "oh shit she tricked me" at that point, I was more like, oh, well, what is going to happen next to get to the proper conclusion?

I LOVED Dark Places. So gritty and the twist was great at the end. 

Peaseblossom55

@audrewuh Thanks.  I've been reading Harry Potter & the Cursed Child, but it's been slow going.   Have fun on vacation!