wal*mart inspired post

Hello blogging world! So, today I went on my bi-weekly grocery shopping trip. We chose Wal*Mart this time since I needed to pick up a few random things like black printer ink. There were a few things about this trip that made me want to blog. Here goes.

When did being a decent person go out the window? We were walking around gathering the things we need (I just made us sound like Indians gathering corn or something, haha) and this poor old man is trying to reach something on the top shelf and having a very (obvious) difficult time doing so. There are at least 2 Wal*Mart employees in this aisle, and countless shoppers. Most people were walking past, pushing into him, and making faces and rude remarks as they passed him by. So I stop and help him reach the item. He was very kind and said thank you. I felt the need to apologize for everyone else's rude behavior. 

Shopping carts.. is it REALLY that hard to put the cart in the cart return!? There is a reason that there are at least 2 in the aisle you are parked in. I bet America could take a small step in becoming less obese if we just returned the carts! I always feel an obligation to gather loose carts around my car and return them. Today, there were 4 in this one spot. What if someone needed that spot? Chances are, the parking lot would rarely, if ever, be at full capacity, but still! Rude.

Pedestrian right of way. Hello, you learned this in high school. This doesn't mean 'speed up and pray I don't hit someone'. It means that if there is someone about to cross, hit that brake and wait for them to. It's not that hard, and it won't take up that much of your time. Doubtful that you are in that much of a hurry to get somewhere. 

Dear cashier, I realize that your job is highly repetitive and most of your customers probably suck, but would it kill you to smile? I come up, all happy and such, and you totally kill the happy buzz by rudely asking me if I found everything okay. Of course I did, otherwise I would have asked someone. In that case, I also would have found everything okay, because someone helped me. Now I just want to pay for my stuff and be on my way. But if I am nice to you, be nice to me. Nothing says 'I hate my job' like a scowl on your face and a rude tone. Oh, and wearing glitter is totally a middle school dance thing. Doesn't look cute on a 40+ lady. Just sayin'. :)

Alright, that is all for this blog. Keep it classy, people. Don't be a jerk.

Love, Me.

planning conner's 2nd birthday

This year I am not going all out for Conner's birthday like I did last year. Of all the people who came to his party, I only still talk to two of them. That's the military life for you. People PCS and move on, or you just don't get along anymore. As much as it was a bummer to realize that, it's also a blessing to see all of the new friends we've made since then.

This year, his birthday theme is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. It's one of his favorite shows to watch. Since his big day isn't too far away, I've started looking around for decorations. I found a party set that I really loved, but then a friend (that's you Kimmee!) said how she had done this theme for her son a few years back and made her decorations. I started searching for DIY decorations and such and I'm in love with the idea of doing it myself! 

I've made a list of people to invite so I know how much food to prepare and how many goody bags to make. We've decided I am going to make a cupcake cake in the shape of Mickey (but with chocolate frosting because black frosting is a disaster waiting to happen). I'm going to make Mickey (and Minnie) ears for the kiddos to take home. I already have an idea of what I want to put in the goody bags. I'm really excited to see what all my brain cooks up! If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear theme!

Love, Me.

road trip update!

Hello blogging world! We left El Paso around 0545 (mountain time) Saturday morning and made it to my mom's around 0530 (central time). We made our 26 hour drive in 23 hours! Woooo! It was a very good drive. Aside from the usual boredom and tunnel vision, we got to experience some good rain storms in Oklahoma and Missouri and some killer fog in Illinois. Of course I had a mini panic attack when we had to go over the big bridges and another one when I thought we'd gone over all of them and then realized we still had one more to cross. Haha. Only took about $125 to fill up along the way and overall $175 since we filled up again once we got to my mom's. Not bad at all. Definitely much cheaper than buying plane tickets. We made Conner a little movie fort in the back seat. He loved it.

Once we got here, we napped for a few hours and then hung out with my mom and her husband. Went to the store for some food and then slept really good last night. Today we went and got an oil change and Conner is swimming right now. It's so nice out. Bubba (mom's dog) sure did miss us! He has gotten so much bigger in the 3 weeks I've been back in El Paso.

Well, need to go do some school work. Exciting rest of the week!

Love, Me.