Gearing up for vacation

My Kid Brother and A Girl Named Leney will start making their long journey here in just over 4 hours. My Sassy is driving them from Richmond to D.C. at 1 PM EST.  They will then catch a flight to us here in SoCal. The Best Man and I will play tour guide for a WEEK!

This week will be spent walking on sandy beaches, toasting in wine country, beading for the girls and surfing for the boys, gazing at the animals at the San Diego Zoo, strolling down numerous piers, perhaps riding a feris wheel, enjoying sunsets, touring LA, hopefully spotting a celeb or two- just to name a few things.

So excited!

 Oh, and The Best Man and I may or may not be running the LA Marathon on St. Patty's Day.

Screech

The screeching and scratching of the drills at the dentist office make me cringe. The dentist often asks if I'm okay, thinking I'm in pain. The noise is like nails over a chalk board to me. EEEEK!

This morning, while under the drill, I realized some of the sounds reminded me of R2D2. So envisioned him getting fussed at by C3P0.  Thinking about C3PO's perpetually flexed elbows further entertained me.

So, then I get home with my face still numb.  This includes my nose and my eye. I've had my eye go to sleep before while at the dentist (which freaked me out because I thought I had nerve damage!), but never my nose. It's a weird feeling. Anyway, I digress.  I got home to see this post by A Girl Named Leney.

Do you remember this post about A Girl Named Leney's Hair Cuttery Giveaway last week?  Well...I WON!  I am so excited!  My hair is in desperate need of some love and attention.  The Best Man, who had always loved my long hair, mentioned he had been looking at old pictures and said I need to get my hair cut again because the short cut did look good.  Now, I'm in that in between stage. I miss having loads to do with my long hair. Mainly find a different way to braid it on Pinterest every day. But, the short cut is so much easier to take care of and has a lot more sass.

Pretty bad, huh? So, my baby blues couldn't handle the sunlight, even though it was coming from behind. And my face is still numb from the dentist. I decided a funny face would work best to disguise these two flaws.  Did it work? No? I didn't think so either, but it was worth a try? 

The funny thing is. I've had two patients in the past week or so compliment me on my hair. When it was up in a pony tail. Both dead serious. "You hair looks lovely! Do you go to the beauty shop?" and "Your hair is pretty. I can say these things because I am old" said an 80 something year old after already having complemented my baby blues. 

Will post pictures after I get my new 'do! Until then, I'm going to enjoy my oreo milkshake in prep for A Girl Named Leney's arrival and because my face is still numb and I'm hungry! 

The best parts of my day

I got off work early. By early I mean EARLY. I only worked a half day. The sun was hiding, so I made a beeline for the bed and turned myself into a burrito with the sheets and covers.

I had a lovely nap, half asleep listening to the waves break.  Then My Kid Brother called and I got to chat and giggle and plan with him.  My Kid Brother and A Girl Named Leney will be visiting. In. Ten. Days. Let the planning continue!

I am coming to the startling realization that I may like back scratches better than massages. The Best Man devotes a handful of seconds a day to this. If I were a dog he'd be bruised by my enthusiastic tail wagging. The great thing about getting a good back scratch is that though I want more, I am more satisfied than with a "massage" of the same duration.

In other news. Just. Now. Realized. Our first full marathon is TWO weeks from today. Crap.

Addendum: The Best Man just gave me such a good back scratch that I face planted on my key board and closed all my windows. True Story. 

A Girl Named Leney

I have been meaning to draw your attention to A Girl Named Leney for a while now. She's having a give away for a $50 Hair Cuttery gift card on her blog today, so why not check it out!

A Girl Named Leney is a very talented and creative young woman. Both her sense of fashion and her drive to create inspire me. Leney has been knitting for well over a decade, probably closer to a decade and a half. I bet she started shortly after walking.

I have a couple of lovely pieces Miss Leney has made me. A cowl and a headwarmer.  I saw a headwarmer in a shop in Colorado that I really liked, but didn't want to pay the money for something I had a hunch Leney could make better.  I sent Leney a picture and this is what she came up with.  I absolutely love it!  Not only is it warm and cute, but it's also trimmed in my favorite color. I will keep looking for pictures of me wearing these pieces, but in the mean time here are some pics sans me.

In the meantime, check out her etsy shop! She offers most of her items in a variety of colors.  If hand knit pieces aren't your thing (though I don't know why they wouldn't be) she also has a variety of jewelry and art as well.