moving... oy!

well we're 95% moved into our new apartment!

i'm still going to be in dallas, just moving down the street a bit to a new place with frank and jake. it's a cute townhouse with hardwood floors downstairs, a living room to die for and we can paint any of the walls and not have to worry about painting them back! i know it sounds silly, but in the world of the perpetual renter... that's a fun amenity. it's very HOUSE feeling inside and we've already met half out neighbors--they're super friendly. one guy is throwing a brunch in the courtyard right outside our front door sunday morning before the dallas pride parade.

i'll have pics up at some point. now i just have to finish getting the last random things moved that the movers didn't take... like my computer... we don't have the internet set up yet at the new place, so i'm stuck to checking email and whatnot from my cell phone for awhile, which is tricky.

i'm officially on "vacation" until next tuesday, so i've got time to get all this junk finished. AND i've got time to enjoy pride weekend. the 2008 alan ross texas freedom parade is sunday at 2pm on cedar springs. i'll be there with some of my favorite peeps.

just wanted to give everybody an update. have a great weekend!

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don't understand

i don't understand people.

people in restaurants.

people in stores.

they're rude. they're selfish. they seem to forget that the person interracting with them is, in fact, another human being.

that human being might be having a bad day. they could have just gotten really bad news. they could be sick. they could be stressed about a loved one. and they're just trying to get through the day.... and then these rude, selfish people show up.

and these rude, selfish people ignore the person in front of them. they speak down to them. they yell, they swear, they argue. and for what?

to get that appetizer comped because they waiter didn't fill the water glass fast enough...

to save the $1.03 on a tee shirt because they didn't read the sign correctly...

what happened to treating people with just a bit of decency?

i don't understand.

i guess it could be worse.

it could be someone you know treating you badly.

a friend, a family member... taking you for granted, using you, hurting you emotionally or even physically, and really just being rude and selfish.

i REALLY don't understand that.

i guess we have to hope that what goes around really does come back around... so they'll get what they deserve in the end...

but in the meantime i still don't understand.

more random pics...

my VERSACE glasses from sassy... i love them!

paparazzi shot! (i hate when they interrupt a good margarita!)
this one was from my birthday. the one on the bar is james. he's my hot little friend.

this is from 70's/disco night at the club. i especially like sassy, mike d and frank's outfits.

thanks and have a great night!!

women of my family

they are beautiful.

they are brilliant.

they are strong.

they cry.

the whisper.

they shout.

they defend.

they teach.

they learn.

they laugh... loudly.

they love.

how did i get so lucky to have a family of such amazing women?

It started with a mother and her four daughters...(starting at the upper left, going clockwise)

Lisa, Nanci, Sue, Dolly & Karen

...and the four sisters had some daughters, who try to make their mothers proud...

Kim, Melissa, Kathy & Donna
Brittney

And the NEXT generation has already shown that she's one of us too...

Jessica

i miss you all everyday and wish we were together much more often than we are.

can't take credit for the idea...but it sounds fun.

Here's how you play

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember.2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory of you. it's actually pretty funny to read the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

yay! have a great start to your weekend! ;)

today

so it's been quite a week... between being in charge at work while the boss lady is out of town... mom having yet another MAJOR surgery... it's been, well... QUITE a week. suffice it to say that i was looking forward to today for a lot of reasons.

1. NO WORK. my first real day off since...the 15th? what is that? 11 days ago? what the hell? but my day didn't include driving down 183 to irving today. so that's a good day.

2. VISITING MOM in the hospital. surgery went well, and she is doing alright. i was excited to see her doing okay for myself... and not just hearing about it thru the daily telephone report.

3. THE BEST LITTLE ITALIAN PLACE we discovered for dinner. frank and i have been craving good italian food for awhile... so we tried a new spot, bellini's. from the outside, it looks questionable. but then you walk in... and... wow. the food was fantastic, the interior design classic, and i'm not going to complain about the totally cute dish washer i got a glimpse of in the back. oh yes, dinner AND a show.

4. SEEING FREAKING KATHY GRIFFIN with my friends paige! we had seats in the 8th row, center section. it was hi-larious. she's mildly outrageous, isn't afraid to say anything out loud... i LOVE her. it was a great show. she was onstage for almost 2 hours. if only i could forget spilling a drink on the cute bartender in the VIP club before the show... engh, well, it wasn't on purpose, and i wasn't drunk.... so... in the end, the night was really fun fun fun.