Tuesday, March 16, 2010

we're not dead

but my phone might as well be.

things of note-
1. i can't find my download cord for pictures(anybody remember seeing it anywhere? it was wrapped around the newel post in my upstairs hallway. isn't that where you keep electronics?). and i have some GREAT pictures. some beauties. visualize my pointer finger stuck in the lid of a jumbo package of clorox wipes. just. you. wait.

2. same goes for my phone charger. i can only charge in the car. and that's why you haven't heard anything from me.

3. i drove ALL. THE. WAY. from kansas city to birmingham. and i didn't fall asleep once. and roadhouse(the BEST patrick swayze movie EVAH!) was playing at the hotel to make me feel at home.

4. my new house(that we are only renting THANKFULLY) has paint that is worse than i thought possible. it's like the olive garden hooked it up with sherwin williams and their baby exploded. other than that, the house is perjfect. very well maintained crazy.

5. the things at wal*mart that drove me nuts in KC still bug me just as much in birmingham.

6. we went without cable and internet for over 2 weeks. it was really nice. really nice. i forgot what day it was several times. and now i have over 500 posts to get updated on in my blog reader.

7. i spent so much time unpacking and getting things ready around the house that i found myself belching and doing other unseemly things in public. i forgot what it was like to be around other people. and when i was finally around other adults, i was like a homeschooled kid at her first day of public school. I COULDN'T STOP TALKING TO SAVE MY LIFE.

8. alabamians love talk radio.

9. i owe my life to members of my old ward. especially melinda and steph. we could not have done this move without their help. i thought i had things under control. i was wrong. i am utterly humbled and i feel like i have misunderstood my entire life what true service is. thank you.

8 comments:

Steph said...

Don't remember seeing any cords around posts - but I hope someone does, 'cause I wanna see what it looks like when Olive Garden & Shewin Williams get together and their baby explodes! Seriously. you are too funny! Glad you've landed safely - and can't wait to hear more of your adventures! =)

Carie said...

miss you miss you miss you.

glad you are alive.

Elizabeth said...

Hey what ward are you in??? I am currently in the Hoover Ward...

Jessica said...

You are ALIVE! We miss you!!!!! Can't wait to see the pics.

Will and Natalie Giddens said...

This explains why I haven't heard about your wild Vegas weekend yet. Find that phone charger! And then call me!

Meredith said...

I'm so glad you're still alive AND that we finally got to hear from you! I think about you every time I drive past your old neighborhood....I even got in a car accident at that intersection, thankyouverymuch. (Actually that was minutes after I texted you last....)

We miss you sooooo much! I can't wait to hear about everything and see pics and such. :)

Caroline said...

So glad I got to see the clorox wipes pictures for myself! We had tht best time hanging out yesterday. Would it be too much to ask to get together atleast once a month?

Jessica said...

i can't wait to hear more of your adventures...