Gather 'round, friends - it's time for Friday Frags! And a rousing roundup of all the great things that have been going on here. I was out of town for a long weekend last time and was really bad about visiting my other fraggers. So sorry :(! Time gets away, especially when you have something out of the ordinary going on. I'll be around now though. Y'all can't get rid of me that easily.
So here's the latest on my end:
- Blogarita weekend was awesome as always. One of us couldn't make it, and her presence was sorely missed. It's just not the same without all of us there. But we did have a great time. I love those girls and I wish our crazy lives and challenging geography allowed us to get together more often. BTW, can I tell you how GOOOOOD 99 Bananas liqueur is? Oh my word ...
- While I was away, the Hub bought Incrediboy and Incrediboy-sized 4-wheeler. It's super cute and super cool and Incrediboy is super fearless on it. I expect to be fully white-haired by the end of summer.
- I'm back on my
diethealthy eating plan as of Monday. I haven't gotten on the scale since Monday morning's starting point, but I'm feeling better just striking the processed crap and the majority of chemicals from my intake. Heck, I know I'll never be a skinny-minny again. But it's ridiculous to feel like crap all the time. The Hub has now lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks on his extreme cleanse diet. I'm happy for him. See me smiling? *gritting teeth* ;) - Speaking of chemicals, I got a shipping confirmation on my case of Stok - it should be here next week. WOOHOO!
- I'm more than a little miffed about American Idol's BLATANT favoritism this week. Okay, yes - Casey has not progressed the way he could and should have in the recent weeks. I love him but Lee and Crystal (who I also love) deserve the top 2 slots. That doesn't mean he shouldn't get a fair shake, though. As a guy who clearly excels with the Jonny Lang, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton sort of stuff, I fully expected a southern blues rock type selection for the judges' pick. What did he get? John Mayer's 'Daughters'. Are you kidding me? Can we set him up any more for absolute forgetability? And don't get me started on the dramatic light show and accompanying gospel choir for Lee - the shows' painfully obvious favorite. What a rudely stark contrast of production. It was really sickening to compare them. Sure, Casey was going home when he's up against Lee and Crystal. But treat the contestants fairly in what they're given for their performances. Casey totally got the shaft in that department.
On a related note (because he performed on AI this week), I heard that Justin Bieber -->, who may be the whitest white boy in pop music today, is up for a BET award. ... Wait, what?
- Since the trip to Colorado has been cancelled (boo!), we need to figure out where and when we are going to go on vacation this year. We are leaning toward Myrtle Beach again, which would make me happy just on the fact that I can get a Mocha Rockuccino from the KISS Coffehouse again (yummmm-MEH!) but there's also the option of going to a more quiet, secluded beach since Incrediboy (as well as Mom and Dad) were perfectly happy to hang with the sand and surf all day. We'll see ...
- If you've been here in the last few days you know about my returned letter. I'm still wondering about all that, and wondering if it's selfish of me to kind of wish he'd have let me know if he did indeed go home. *shrug*
- I need to take like a million books back to the library tonight that are about 3 weeks overdue. I'm REALLY lucky my little country library doesn't charge late fees.
- Not one, but TWO birthday parties this weekend, on top of everything else! I'm utterly enthralled. >:/
Happy weekend, mates!
13 Friends Shared Wisdom:
Beiber and BET? Wha??
Good luck with the 4 wheeler. White hair seems inevitable.
No late fees? I'm jealous.
It's so not fair how men can lose weight. *sigh*
i like this kind of post. my mind works in fragments i think so it keeps me interested, the little bits of stuff. i think i am old! and need more fish oil. but then i also don't care. that's the best part of old, the "who cares" attitude you get... well, that and getting up whatevah the hell time you want! yeah, that!
smiles, bee
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
I'm confused about ANYTHING that involves Justin Beiber!
A BET award?? If if he wasn't so white he glows in the dark, he's just....annoying.
Tell me more about this 99 Bananas stuff. What do you mix it with? I am going away next weekend and could use some new ideas on "refreshments" to take along.
Boo! I mean congrats to your hubby losing the weight. Why is it always so much easier for men?
I highly recommend going to Chincoteague/Assateague Islands if you decide to go the quieter beach route. The Virginia end of Assateague has a nice, not terribly crowded beach. The Maryland side is busier because the wild ponies come right down on the beach and just might take a peek into your picnic basket. Incrediboy would love it!
However, if you do go to Chincoteague/Assategue be aware of all the gnats. May not be bad yet...but they do get bad.
A better, less gnatty option, is anywhere on the Outer Banks of NC. Laid back, chill, lovely breezes. I highly recommend that over Myrtle Beach any day. Small towns with beaches. It's lovely and dolphin sightings are plenty.
There are also areas there, like Corolla, that have wild ponies!
Isn't that just the most frustrating thing of all? That you can bust your butt to eat right and exercise and the inches take FOREVER to melt away, but the men in your life can just *think* about beer a little less and the scale goes down.
Justin Boober - I mean, Beiber - is up for a BET award? That's hilarious! I mean...REALLY? Hey, I'm all for crossing the color lines - after all, I'm bi-racial, hubby is mono-racial ;-) - but...REALLY?
I admit that I've only kept a distant eye on AI. I watched some of the earlier shows, and haven't really kept up with it.
Late books are a normal routine around here. My wife can't return a book on time to save her life.
I vote for secluded beach; that sounds like an ideal vacation. that kid makes me totally want to vomit up everything I ate today; I can't stand the idea of him getting ANY kind of award, much less a BET one. Puh-lease.
Oh goodness, it's amazing how good I feel when I cut out the little bit of processed foods I do eat. I am on a quest to lose weight I already lost years ago, but it found me again.
Cracking up about Justin Bieber and the BET award. I love to hate him, mostly b/c it makes my 13yo Bieber-lover mad!
Wish my library didn't charge late fees. I'm currently hiding out from the librarian.
If I were choosing, I'd pick the secluded beach vacay. Want to take me with you?
Someone explained the Justin Boober thing to me over the weekend....seems Usher signed him. Ahhhh.
Give Hope an email and have her contact her MP Sgt to find out about him.
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