These Are A Few Of My Not So Favorite Things

I despise inflatables. I think they are the tackiest decoration invented and they only seem to be getting bigger. When I was younger, I plotted to rid our neighborhood of these hideous creatures by poking tiny holes in each one during the night. I never did it, of course. Give me a break. I'm too much of a goody-goody. But I still hate them.

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My office is freezing...and I cannot stand being cold. My fingers go numb from being outside my gloves when I type on the computer. I literally warm them next to our 700 degree ovens after lunch because it is impossible for me to warm up after drinking 32 oz of cold water.

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I get irritated when my co-workers do not take me seriously or when people who are not my boss tell me what to do. Unclear if this is due to the fact that I am young, the only female in my department, or have been here the least amount of time...but boy does it irk me. I find this hole one of which I cannot dig myself out.

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Y'all know how I feel about birds. They scare me more than anything. I almost didn't include them in this post because looking up pictures of them made my heart pound! But...if I'm talking about things I don't like...these nasty guys top the list.


But you know what I do love??


Mini Vacations!!


Matt and I are going on a mini trip this weekend...not really for pleasure...for work...but it should be a good time. I can't wait to share more details with you guys when we can! The weekend cannot come soon enough!

The Birds

I'm back! Matt and I got home yesterday around 3:30. We were able to stop at Sonic on the way...which I am always in favor of since we don't have one close to us. It's sad that it took me so long to even go to a Sonic and realize it's fabulousness...and now that I have...it's no where in sight! Boo.

As soon as we got back...we rushed over to see Tammie and her new baby boy! I ended up going with the bib and burp cloth idea. Here's how they turned out:




I love them! And William is simply beautiful!

I went for my longest run ever today! I have no idea how far I went (ha!) but I ran for 27 out of 35 minutes!! I'm pretty excited about it! I had a rough week being in Indianapolis with my diet...but I did keep up my running and I'm glad that my endurance has not suffered. It sure was hot outside though...but I am not complaining one bit! I'm loving this weather :)

So after my run, I was enjoying my book outside on the patio when I discovered something atrocious! As you may or may not know, I am deathly afraid of birds. I'm completely unaware of what this fear stems from, but for at least the last 5 years I have had dreams (should I say nightmares!) of being pecked to death by these awful creatures! And...no birds are safe from my hatred...little baby birds...ducks...geese...nothing. I am, however, the most fearful of seagulls. They seem to swarm around me in flocks...just waiting to pounce. I'm seriously getting a little anxious just typing this!

So to my horror, I found a nest directly the the right of our sliding door neatly positioned above our patio light. I begged Matt to take it down...but he's concerned about the possibility of baby birds. Fine...I have SOME sympathy for the baby birds. But I'm extremely nervous knowing that thing is so close to me right this very second. Birds have been coming extremely close to the door...and now I know why! I hope they leave soon...

Want to know the craziest thing though?? The birds used some extra scraps from our Christmas tree that had been laying on our patio all winter for the nest! There is even tinsel up there :) It would almost be cute...if it weren't built by freakishly scary flying awfulness.