Dreaming

Not the "I have a dream..." kind of dreaming. The kind that happens while I sleep, specifically the kind that makes me think I'm absolutely losing my mind when I wake up and realize the story my brain just told. I don't normally write down my dreams, but this one was just too good to pass up. Last night in real life, I took a Chemistry test, which I suppose this stems from.

My class was separated into teams. Each team took their cumulative scores from past exams, totaled them, and whichever team had the highest score was the winner. When the winner was about to be announced, I got a nosebleed so my team was disqualified from the competition. I was so ashamed that this happened that I ran outside onto the cobblestone street, hopped on my bicycle and rode off as fast as I could. I sped down the street dodging kids with balloons and vendors on the sidewalks. I needed a place to hide so I ducked inside a burger joint and pretended to wait in line, still on my bike. When it was my turn to order, I told them I would be back in 6 minutes (I wanted them to think I was a customer because I had used the bathroom and it said 'customers only').

This is where it gets good...

I pedaled my way through a door in the wall connecting to the next shop which was a small sitting room with a lady sitting inside a balloon shaped like a smoothie cup but with only her head poking out where the straw would be. This wasn't odd to me, and I thought it was some sort of carnival attraction so I wanted to try. They handed me a balloon which felt tight as i stepped in and pulled it up to my neck. They inserted the smoothie pump and proceeded to fill the balloon until it reached the desired shape. It felt more like a slurpee, more icy than milky. I was disappointed because the first lady's cup was rainbow colors and mine was only pink. I was then told to pop my balloon I just had to kick so I did. I felt as though I wanted to tell the world what I had just experienced so I stepped out onto the sidewalk and grabbed Catie and another unidentifiable girl and pulled them inside. Catie thought I was crazy but agreed to do it to humor me. They only had one balloon left, so unidentifiable girl didn't get to try. Catie refused to put her feet in, so she folded herself in half so her head and feet stuck out the top. Because one must kick the balloon to pop it, and her feet were not inside, the shop owner had to pop it for her.

Fast forward to back on my bike, flying down a neighborhood sidewalk with Tommy on his bike behind me. I hit one of those raised cracks in the sidewalk that happen when a tree root grows too big. I flew off my bike and landed in a pile of groceries that a man was unloading from a van onto his driveway. He proceeded to invite Tommy and I inside for dinner so we helped him bring his groceries in. Tommy started cleaning the refrigerator and discovered everything this man had was expired by at least a few years. Tommy didn't feel comfortable throwing away things that didn't belong to him, so he started marinating the chicken for dinner instead. The man came in the kitchen and said, "Oh, teriyaki. That sounds good."

The end.

If you read this whole thing, good for you. All these images were cluttering my mind and maybe now that I wrote them I'll feel more organized. Or I'll go mental and start confusing dreams with reality. Either way, Happy Thursday!

Hot Hot Heat

Heyo on a Thursday. It is blazing hot and has been all week. I love the warm evenings. I do not love the instant sweat beads on my upper lip and forehead when I walk outside while the sun is still up. It is 98 degrees in Yorba Linda at the moment and 70 degrees in Ventura. Boy do I live in the wrong place!

I have an appointment this afternoon so I came into work a little early today. I was supposed to be here at 9am, but woke up at 8:55 with my alarm clock on the floor and no memory of it going off at 7:45. Fab.

What else.. what else... School! I do that. I have Bio/Organic Chem on Monday and Wednesday nights which so far is just review and pretty easy. I also have Research Methods online and my books have not arrived in the mail yet so I'm pretending it doesn't exist. Starting at APU in January.. nothing new with that yet.

Tommy's best friend Josh and girlfriend have a new baby girl. She was born Sunday and Tom & I visited them in the hospital on Monday. There is something so magical about baby hands and feet and the little button nose and teeny tiny lips. I could have held her forever.

Angels game coming up this weekend with the roomies. Also Rascal Flatts concert at San Manuel on the 17th and Blink 182 & My Chemical Romance on Oct 1 with Tom. I'm excited about all of these things but I'd really like to go to Ventura. I miss my family.

That is all. Hope you're having a good week!

Happy Humpday!

Holaaaa.
I took a break from the novels I like to read at my desk to update the bloggie. I was just about done with The Help and Catie and I went to see the movie last night. So good!! They did an excellent job bringing the book to screen. A lot of it was word for word. I haven't been in a theater packed so full in a long time. It was also $5 ticket Tuesday, so that may have something to do with it. Also, I like Emma Stone.

Tommy leaves today for a camping trip to Florence Lake (very close to Shaver for those inexperienced) and I am very jealous. I'd love to dip my toes, or really my whole self, in those mountain waters. He returns Sunday and meanwhile I will be going to Ventura to help my parents and Battens move. Shout out to Tom for letting me borrow the Jeep!

I've started watching Numbers (or Numb3rs, whatever) whilst at the gym. I love the StairMaster because it makes my butt sore. Another shout out to Tommy for motivating me. Does everyone know about MyFitnessPal? Catie introduced me to it. It's a website and also an app that tracks how much exercise and what you eat each day. You choose a goal and it'll tell you what to do to lose a pound a week, or 2, or a half, whatever you choose. I don't want to lose 20 pounds or anything, but it is helpful to be healthier when I see all these things written down in front of me.

That is all for today. Have a good Wednesday, friends!

Happy 27th to Sissy!

First and foremost, Happy Birthday Sissypants!! The big 2-7 woowoo! I'm very much looking forward to going to Ventura this weekend to celebrate the occasion. I love my sister and I love celebrations, therefore it will be epic.

I think that is about all that is worthy of note. I did some laundry this morning before work. That's new. I also need a carwash probably worse than I've ever needed one. My white car looks dark gray in some parts. I also need to tan and get an eyebrow wax. I've really let myself go. I have been going to the gym though. Tommy worked me out for like 4 minutes on Monday and I'm still very sore.

Has anyone watched the show In Plain Sight? I love to watch it on my phone while ellipticising (that means exercising on the elliptical). I highly recommend the show. I'm almost done with the episodes that are available on Netflix. Does anyone have suggestions for a new show I can obsess over?

Can you tell my life is not so exciting? I wish I had a baby to take pictures of, or the discipline to go on a diet and video blog about it. Oh well! Hope everyone is happy and healthy!

Bueno

Hello friendies. The photo above is Tom and me at the Angels v. Rangers last night. Did anyone catch that game?? It was a good one.

I registered yesterday for one of my two remaining nursing school pre-reqs. It's something about basics of organic and biochemistry but I prefer to call it organibiochem. I also need a psych research class that I plan to take online at Coastline. My registration time isnt til the 25th and I'm nervous it'll be full.

The weather is berry hot but I think I'm getting used to it. As long as I keep my window open and fan blasting my bedroom doesn't get too stuffy. It gets super hot in the office at work and bossman doesn't turn on the air hardly ever, but if the fan is blasting directly on my face and i stay hydrated, it's not so bad. Also, thank you Jesus for a car with very good AC.

Soo what is new, what is new? I'm excited for Steph's bday celebration and I'm starting to brainstorm my sparkly party dress and stilettos. For the good of the group I'll try to keep my crazy dance moves to myself this time.

I think that does it for today. Hope everyone is having a good week! <3

A Quick Update

Work is very slow. I'm eating one of those long packages of saltine crackers. It reminds me of high school when Hillary would bring a package of saltines and a water bottle for lunch. I have no memory of what I ate for lunch in high school. Huh.

Tommy and I went to San Diego for the 4th of July. We stayed downtown in the Keating Hotel. It was very very modern and the stairwell smelled like watermelons. We both got ill from a sandwich we ate the first night we were there. We didn't do much since we both felt icky, but we were able to see fireworks from the harbor from our hotel window. That was a nice surprise.

Happy Birthday Catie! The big 2-5 today. Woowoo!

I'm sad we're not taking a family vacation this summer. My heart longs for the lake. It is very hot in Orange County. It is 95 in Yorba Linda right now. I'd love to go for a dip in the cool mountain waters of the Edison Lakes. The apartment pool will have to suffice. I don't enjoy swimming with children I don't know but I will grin and bear it.

I'm reading the 7th Harry Potter book. I was so depressed at the end of the 6th that it's hard to keep going, but I'm just so involved. I'm only allowing myself to read Potter if I have done my Bible reading for the day. Consequently, my Bible reading is going very well.

Happy July to you and yours. Xo!

Ten on Tuesday

1. I have 7 big heavy boxes of files I need to move from the office back to the warehouse, instead I am blogging.

2. Tommy and I went to the DMV this morning. It really is not so painful if you have an appointment and have a cute boy to stare at while you wait.

3. I had a great time being home for the weekend. Even if it was barely a 24 hour trip. Tommy and I went to my parents' house, the Batten house, Colie's tball game, Snapper Jack's and Piercing Pagoda. That's a successful Ventura trip in my book.

4. I look forward to going home next weekend again for Aunt K's graduation party. And again the following weekend for Father's Day/Mom's birthday. The 90ish mile drive isn't so bad when I have a cute boy to stare at in my peripheral.

5. After the DMV this morning, Tommy and I stopped for a quick bite at Red Robin. Our poor haggard waiter looked like he was half asleep and hungover and service took 3 times longer than it should have. If I wasn't in a hurry I would have felt bad for the guy. Instead I just judged him in anger. Well now I feel bad. Dang.

6. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this in the blog before, so pardon me if I have. The professional building next door to work has a business called Club Meds and they sell medical marijuana. Whenever our door and/or window is open and there is a breeze, the smells wafts across and I feel like I'm rolling in a freakin pot field. Sometimes they come in to drop off a copy job and I think I get high just looking at those bloodshot eyeballs.

7. I have baby fever. I wanna hold one and smell one and not give it back.

8. The weather is warming up. I can't wait until the evenings are warm. That's my favorite.

9. I love to watch Stargate SG1 on my iPod while working out. It makes the time fly. I also love to do crunches. I don't love working out my arms though. It's hard and it makes me mad.

10. No more interesting factoids to share... Happy Tuesday!