Tonight I found myself "cyber-stalking" a friend of a friend on Facebook...yep, it's creepy, but you all do it.
I don't know this person and more than likely never will, but I couldn't help but admire her. Perfectly dressed with a dazzling smile and a "fun" job, her hair was flawless in every picture.
She had a bevy of Lilly Pulitzer dresses, and she even managed to have her husband dressed to match her more often than not. You may think that's strange, but I would just kill over in delight if The Mr. wore a pastel bow tie to match my Easter dress.
The perfection was over the top...her cat and dog even smiled in their Christmas card photo. Both of them...the cat and the dog.
I spent a few minutes perusing her pictures and becoming increasingly jealous of the perfection. Here I was, sitting in my less than glamourous pajamas, flanked by my two little dogs. Let me be perfectly clear...my two Maltese ( always white ) who for some reason appear more tan today and smell horrible. Since the Mr. is out of town, I ate a hot dog for dinner and while I have a pile of laundry facing me, I'm instead watching the Bachelor, a show I despise. Why? I can't find the remote. Did I mention that my Christmas tree is still up, my car is in desperate need of a wash, and I have dry cleaning that I haven't picked up in a month?
I wondered what people like that do...you know, the perfect ones...on Monday nights at 8:00. In my mind, they have just finished a three course meal made of only local, organic produce, and are settling in with a fantastic glass of wine. Their clothes are ready and ironed for tomorrow, the laundry is done, the bed is made, the white dogs are white, and they are just sitting around being perfect. One can become jaded with their own life pretty quickly with thoughts like these...let me tell you.
But as I looked around at the chaos, the formerly white dogs, and the kitchen towel I just added to the laundry pile, I realized that nothing is perfect. Try as I may, I'm not and my life is not, but I'm pretty darn lucky. Seeing the perfection has a lot to do with being thankful, and that, I am.
And I bet, if I looked really hard, that perfect girl probably has a giant zit in half those pictures.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
It's a new year, so I figured I would take advantage of the snow day today by doing a little blogging. I'm not promising a new year full of daily blogs, but I really am going to try better in 2011...no, really, I am.
So where to begin?
Since I have been an absentee blogger for so many months, I thought a run-down of 2010 would be fun. Just to catch everyone up to date, I'll hit the high points.
You may recall a blog post in January about us going to Pasadena for the National Championship game. It was such a fun way to start the new year, and to think that tonight a new National Champion will be named blows my mind...my, oh my, how quickly 2010 came and went. I'll leave my commentary about tonight's game to myself.
The late winter and early spring months passed without much excitement. We spent a lot of time working on our house, which was fun. On a day like today, it makes me happy to think that the azaleas will bloom again soon, and that there is actually green grass underneath the layers of ice.
In June, we went to Memphis for a family wedding, but I couldn't let my extended visit pass without a trip to Graceland. Yes, Graceland. It was amazing and I am still intrigued and slightly jealous that I wasn't a personal friend of Elvis'.
One of my best friends had a baby this year and in August we celebrated with a baby shower at my house, and before long, baby James Bradford was here in September.
The Mr. and I are pretty fond of him already.
August also took us to Savannah and Hilton Head for a much needed vacation and a special treat ...dining at Paula Deen's! The food was good, but I could've left the Yankees at home. Listening to people ask questions about okra made my stomach turn.
There seemed to be one wedding after another this past year, and I'm pretty sure those are coming to a quick end, as babies seem to be stealing the spotlight. One of my friends from college, Lisa, and her sweet husband Chris, were married in September. What a beautiful bride and wedding!
October brought a trip to Mobile and my ten year class reunion. While the turnout was a little disappointing, it was a lot of fun to see old friends and to visit my alma mater. Since the Mr. and I graduated together, it was a really fun thing to share. In fact, this picture of us was taken at the very place we first met...as high school juniors. But that's another story for another day.
Of course the fall meant football, and since the tailgating train came to a brief stop in 2010, we spent lots of time at home watching the Tide. Let me correct...The Mr. spent lots of time watching the Tide...I spent my time doing other things around the house.
All of this brought us to December and one of the most joyous holiday seasons we have ever had. It started with my office party at our house the first weekend of the month and continued into the new year. We had just about EVERYONE we love in our home and well, I'll just let that be another post, because that's just too much fun for one day! Happy New Year!
So where to begin?
Since I have been an absentee blogger for so many months, I thought a run-down of 2010 would be fun. Just to catch everyone up to date, I'll hit the high points.
You may recall a blog post in January about us going to Pasadena for the National Championship game. It was such a fun way to start the new year, and to think that tonight a new National Champion will be named blows my mind...my, oh my, how quickly 2010 came and went. I'll leave my commentary about tonight's game to myself.
The late winter and early spring months passed without much excitement. We spent a lot of time working on our house, which was fun. On a day like today, it makes me happy to think that the azaleas will bloom again soon, and that there is actually green grass underneath the layers of ice.
In June, we went to Memphis for a family wedding, but I couldn't let my extended visit pass without a trip to Graceland. Yes, Graceland. It was amazing and I am still intrigued and slightly jealous that I wasn't a personal friend of Elvis'.
One of my best friends had a baby this year and in August we celebrated with a baby shower at my house, and before long, baby James Bradford was here in September.
The Mr. and I are pretty fond of him already.
August also took us to Savannah and Hilton Head for a much needed vacation and a special treat ...dining at Paula Deen's! The food was good, but I could've left the Yankees at home. Listening to people ask questions about okra made my stomach turn.
There seemed to be one wedding after another this past year, and I'm pretty sure those are coming to a quick end, as babies seem to be stealing the spotlight. One of my friends from college, Lisa, and her sweet husband Chris, were married in September. What a beautiful bride and wedding!
October brought a trip to Mobile and my ten year class reunion. While the turnout was a little disappointing, it was a lot of fun to see old friends and to visit my alma mater. Since the Mr. and I graduated together, it was a really fun thing to share. In fact, this picture of us was taken at the very place we first met...as high school juniors. But that's another story for another day.
Of course the fall meant football, and since the tailgating train came to a brief stop in 2010, we spent lots of time at home watching the Tide. Let me correct...The Mr. spent lots of time watching the Tide...I spent my time doing other things around the house.
All of this brought us to December and one of the most joyous holiday seasons we have ever had. It started with my office party at our house the first weekend of the month and continued into the new year. We had just about EVERYONE we love in our home and well, I'll just let that be another post, because that's just too much fun for one day! Happy New Year!
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