I hope my greeting made you think of Wilbur, the pig from Charlotte's Web. If it didn't, the Lancaster library clearly had such a diverse collection of VHS tapes that you did not make it through all of them. It's a classic. Love it. Anyhoo...
It's been a productive day for most everyone, it seems! Sarah, the littlest of my sisters, has gone and gotten herself a driver's license! How absolutely terrifying is that?!? I am, however, super proud of her, though I do not envy the bumpers of my parent's cars...
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| Also, She's super pretty. What a betch. |
As for myself, I started my day running tons and tons of errands... Wal-mart for soaps, paper towels, and birthday cards, Shaws for delicious groceries, the mall for new earrings, 2013 calendar (Lord of the Rings themed) and a day planner, and the dry cleaners because I spilled gasoline on my pea coat. Yup, the dry cleaners. Who's a fucking adult, huh? This chick. What's up with this?!? So, by 11:00 I had already accomplished more than I usually manage in a whole day. I then made myself some chicken carbonara for lunch, complete with homemade pasta, because I have lately become obsessed with making my own noodles. It's reminiscent of last year's sourdough frenzy, without all the bubbly science experiments in my fridge.
Then I wanted to do some arts and crafts. My mother raised me right, so I made sure to place several layers of newspaper on my floor to ensure a clean workspace. Then I FINALLY put a layer of sealant on the painting you made me. I know. Slacker. I've had this stuff for weeks. Almost months. Whatever, it's done now, drying and waiting on a second coat, and I'm only a little high off the fumes because it's too chilly to leave the door open any longer. I have been collecting all of the colored caps off the medication vials that I use at work, with the intention of making something cool, but I haven't collected quite enough yet. Stay tuned for that installment of the Barney Bag. (Please tell me you watched that show, at least?!)
Since I didn't want to mop my floor but I wanted to continue the productive streak, I winterized my porch. Which doesn't take a lot, just sweeping up the pine needles, emptying the flower boxes and taking all the various gardening tools to my car, since next spring I will be living in a different place! (Yay!) As a result, I am now in possession of more parsley and rosemary than any one person could possibly use. Apparently those are the sorts of plants that will thrive even if you don't ever water them, leave them out in a hurricane, and let them get frost on them. Superhero plants.
I also went through and got myself familiarized with the classes that I'm required to take for college, which was super exciting and intimidating and full of various -ologies. Then, I got up to refill my coffee, turned around, and was met with this scene, undoubtedly foreshadowing what my existance will look like for the next few years...
Papers strewn everywhere, Pandora on the laptop, black coffee coming out my ears... Yup. This will be my couch/desk/bed/car for the foreseeable future. Hope you still love me even though everywhere you sit will have flash cards on it.
I know you're at work right now, probably hating your life because this week has been demanding, but I love you and I get to see you next week and we get to have a slumber party on our camping cots! I have Ibuprofen for when we remember that our backs are not as young as they used to be...
All of my love for always,
Amanda
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