I didn't come up with this idea. I just love it. So I'm stealing it running with it. Not literally of course. I don't run. Not in Elmo shirts or otherwise. You should know that by now.
I walk briskly. Sometimes skip if the mood strikes. But never run. Not EVEN if my life depends on it.
The only exception to this rule looks a little something like this. I'm sure you understand, right?
Now, down to the A/A business.
AWESOME:
* When your day kicks off with a text from a friend saying that a teen running in an Elmo t-shirt reminded him of you
AWKWARD:
* When the friend doesn't get that you're joking when you say you always go for a run in the morning followed by several hours of Nick Junior watching (apparently I have not reiterated enough that I don't have CABLE!)
AWESOME:
* When your boss says "Wanna go to lunch?"
AWKWARD:
* When the lunch invite comes at 11 a.m. just as you're finishing your first cup of coffee
* And when the invite is to head to an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet... at 11:00 a.m.!!!
AWESOME:
* Listening to Mat Kearney and friends all day, and writing my favorite lyrics on my hands
AWKWARD:
* Explaining why your right hand says "breathe out" to coworkers
AWESOME:
* Being granted a mid-day break to run to the bank
* Using bank run to eat a McDouble at 3:35 p.m. (Hey, it was a light pizza buffet brunch, okay?)
* Learning the difference between a McDouble ($1) and a Double Cheeseburger ($More) is exactly ONE piece of "cheese"
AWKWARD:
* Discovering the bank closes at 3 p.m.*
* Returning to work smelling like "beef" and pickles (at least I clocked out)
AWESOME:
* Turning my rent in, tucked inside a pretty blue stationary envelope 'cause I don't have the boring white ones
AWKWARD:
* Having to use the "grace period" to pay rent because I haven't owned personal checks since 2004
* And 'cause my bank apparently closes at 3 p.m.* and it's hard to find places that do money orders in a debit card age
AWESOME:
* Stopping to pick up some bubbly (the grape juice kind) for dinner
AWKWARD:
* Getting carded at the grocery store while buying grape juice
AWESOME:
* Actually this was pretty hilarious to me, and just a little humiliating for the poor cashier whose cheeks flushed
* He said simply, "It's been a day!" to which I wanted to reply, "Hey I know. I ate barbecue chicken pizza for breakfast."
And finally...
AWKWARD:
* Spending at least five minutes running jogging laps around the meat section of Wal-Mart trying to figure out if breakfast pork is the right sausage for meatballs (I know the guy selecting frozen chicken noticed!)
AWESOME:
* Having a friend instruct me towards the Italian sausage, a very good call
* Coming back to my apartment and watching "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" with a culinarily gifted friend who prepared spaghetti and of course meatballs for the occasion
Below: Red or white, Mountain Dew that is. It's good to have likeminded friends.
Above: Hitting the bottle after the guests have gone home.
All in all, a pretty good day, and a splendid evening I'd say.
And I sure hope you can say the same!
Happy almost weekend everyone.
One day I hope I can be as awesome as you and get carded for (sparkling) grape juice. Not even joking. It would be so cool.
Posted by: allison | 03/07/2011 at 09:27 AM