Not too Shabby

Allora...My apologies for ending on such a lame blog. I hope you all enjoy the spooky slideshow I finagled. Yes, I'm quite proud of it myself. (thanks abbie and whoever you stole the idea from!). Life has been crazy for us, hence the long absence. I was quite sick with "we're not really sure but it might be a blood clot/walking pneumonia/you're faking it." I finally wised up and refused a third go of the antibiotics and got straight to the point: "I need Lortab." I guess the doctors were sick of seeing me for the 5th time that month, so they gave it to me. softies! hah!! Needless to say, I'm feeling much better (thank you very much) and I think I'll live. (cue ginormous sigh of relief. perfect.)

I can't believe we're nearing mid-november. The weather has been so unbelievable here I keep worrying that Tillie will grow out of all the warm fall/winter clothes I got her before she even gets to wear them. By noon we're both sweating because I insist on dressing us both in warm sweaters and heavy pants because it should be cold, right? Not true. no es la verdad.

For Thanksgiving we're heading up to Portland to visit Seth's fam. We'll be on the coast for the weekend and I'm SO excited! I heart Cannon Beach and the Goonies! Everytime I see Haystack Rock I think of the goonies looking through the old coin and seeing the "puzzle" fit together. It's sure to be an adventure!

My nerves have been feeling a little raw and I fear I'm near the edge of a serious nervous breakdown. Tillie has managed to escape my not so watchful eye more than a handful of times (translate: I'm a terrible and neglectful parent) and it has made me SERIOUSLY consider cutting off her legs. er...i mean making her wear a leash. I don't care how heartless it looks, losing your baby in a huge store is the scariest thing EVER! And the even scarier thing is that Tillie could care less that it scares me half to death. I'm leaning toward that handy dog leash that lets you control how far you'll let your dog wander ahead of you. Is that too inhumane to attach it to a child? probably not. I'll do it until at least 10, no 20 people say something mean about it. When I lost Tillie in Target and she was finally found, the "hero" proceeded to tell his coworkers (in front of me, mind you) that he "used to work at Walmart when this kid got kidnapped and within like 5 minutes the guy had shaved her head, changed her clothes and was walking out the door with her!!" thank you. That really makes me feel better.

In more responsible news, I have a job. I work at Shabby Apple, an online dress company. A few of my friends from high school started it up and now I help them with the shipping and trunkshows. It's pretty much an awesome job. Easy and convenient and just, well, awesome. I thought that an undergrad in the social sciences and a graduate certificate in TESOL would render me lonely and despondent for lack of company. But no, I find myself very well alone in an office, punching in numbers and doing pretty much the same stuff everyday. Tills just comes along and we hang out for a few hours, do our thing and split. suits us just fine. So...if you need a cute dress, check it out. It would be my pleasure to process your order!

All in all, not a bad month. Sorry you're getting brought up to speed a little late. Next time I'll try not to be so neglectful. but...i seem to be doing that a lot lately, so I can't make any promises.