Kisses & Disses: Potatoes & Nosebleeds

I thought today I would do something a little different... idea stolen from the inexhaustible and amazing archives of jasminestarblog.com.

I spent Saturday running productive errands. The only thing I didn't accomplish was Home Depot for replacement weather stripping for the front door. I just LOVE all the leaves blowing in under the door. Saturday evening was "little" cousin Brieana's 21st birthday party. Tommy and I attended, caught up on the latest family happenings, then hit the road for a visit to his parents' house in Beaumont. We stayed overnight, and true to form in the dry desert, Tommy's and my nose were cracked and dry and spared no bloodflow. I was awake for at least an hour fearing I would get a bloody nose on the white sheets and once I managed to sleep, woke up on my back choking on my own blood. Lovely We spent Sunday shopping at the outlets in Cabazon and came back to a magical Thanksgiving meal his mom had cooked. Since we'll be in the DomDom for the real Thanksgiving, we had a pre-celebration. Turkey, potatoes, etc. has always been my favorite meal ever, but there was something about those potatoes last night. Homemade mashed potatoes with not a lump to be found, perfectly seasoned, with just the right amount of turkey gravy. I can't stop thinking about it. There were fresh-baked cookies for dessert, but I didn't enjoy them like I wanted to because the magical potatoes had taken over my world. Here I am on Monday afternoon, almost 24 hours past since potato consumption and at least an hour drive to any possible leftovers. And that leads me to....

Today's Kisses:
- Potatoes mashed with love and gravy
- Productive days (mainly crossing things off the to-do list)
- Dominican Republic countdown: 6 days (!!!!!!!!!!)
- Time spent with extended family/boyfriend/boyfriend's family
- My nicely progressing tan-line blending thanks to Sun Club Tanning of Anaheim Hills
- Bomb gas mileage in my new car
- 50th wedding anniversary of Chris & Lalo Maraboto (2 of my coworkers)... 50 years!!!

Today's Disses:
- Nosebleeds!! Grrrrrr
- Knowing there are delicious potatoes out there somewhere that I am being denied access to
- Blackhawks victory over the Ducks yesterday, in overtime, with 30 seconds left... I mean come on
- Dogs who chew weather stripping off of front doors (and miniblind strings, but that's another issue altogether)
- Street construction making me 20 minutes late for work instead of my usual 10 minutes late

Despite the large volume of daily disses, I must remind myself that there are oodles more kisses to be thankful for. Happy Monday!