The Big 2-7, and still a scaredy cat

It has been a few days since I wrote anything in my blog. I had my birthday last week on Thursday, and it was a good day. Friday night there was a small surprise party for Burke (whose birthday was Oct. 15th) and for me, which was really nice. I was totally not expecting anything like that, so it was fun. We went to a haunted corn maze that night and I did NOT enjoy that. In fact, I was feeling a little sick, so Zak and I took the emergency exit and waited in a nearby building for the others to emerge. Yikes. I didn't like being chased by guys in masks who had chainsaws. Call me crazy...
Anyway, the weekend was nice. It was calm and quiet. This week at work has been busy and it's now beginning to slow down a little. I don't have too much else to report. No more falls or anything like that, which is good.
Hope you are all doing well and that you are happy.

The Weekend

Friday night Zak and I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and enjoyed it. There were some noisy kids in the row in front of us and I shushed them, as I am wont to do when someone is annoying in a public place such as a movie theater. Only after I shushed them did I realize that I closed a loan with the parents a couple of weeks ago while the kids ran around my desk screaming and shoved crayons down the vent by my desk. Weird. I guess you just never know, do you?
Saturday morning (well, okay, it was actually afternoon by the time we got up and got ready, but it's Saturday, right?) we went to the temple, which was nice. The afternoon was laundry time, which went surprisingly fast this time for some reason, and Zak played Halo with his brothers until about 10:30pm. I read my book until it was time to go. I was rather impressed at the time--usually when Halo is involved, it's the wee hours before I get to go home. They have a projector in the basement and use one of the basement walls for the screen. It covers the whole wall! Crazy. But fun for them.
Sunday I had a little adventure I like to call "falling down." I was trying to shave my legs (eww, gross, I know) and was bracing one leg against the wall. My other leg slipped in the tub and in trying to catch myself, I fell backwards out of the tub, bringing down the shower curtain and spraying shaving cream everywhere. It was a pretty loud thump, but Zak was asleep and so didn't think anything of it...I managed to get myself up off the floor and finish shaving and so on. It was actually kind of funny, now that there's a little time that's passed. I only have one small bruise on my shoulder and am otherwise unharmed. I was in a lot of pain on Sunday, though. Youch!
Yesterday was Columbus Day (celebrated on Wednesday the 12th) and so I had the day off. Hooray!! I slept in a little, got a few errands done, went to a movie by myself, and went shopping. The movie was great! I saw Just Like Heaven with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. It was a DPS, which in girl-language means it was super-fabulous.
I did a little birthday shopping with some bonus money from work and got a few things for work. My first pant-suit! You know, I had a little mini-epiphany the other day as I drove home from work: I am getting old. I listen to Q92.9 soft rock and I like it. And now I have a pant-suit. Woe is me.
My shopping finds also included one pair of sandals...I know they aren't for work, but they were on clearance for $14.99 (down from $44.99, as if that makes any difference - I sure wouldn't have purchased them at that price!). I have been looking for more dressy brown sandals (they are HARD to find, too--everything is black!) and so I was excited when I found these. It was lovely. Zak and I spent the evening hanging out. I also re-organized the closet and cleaned out some DI items. That's always somewhat liberating, I find.
So that's basically the weekend. I am at work today and feeling good. Not really busy, but that's okay. Tonight is Gilmore Girls and probably early to bed. I am feeling pretty contented with life at the moment. Hopefully you are all feeling the same.

Life

It's Thursday again! Work is quiet, as ever. Tonight is Alias night, which is always an exciting time. I watched the season premiere last week and couldn't believe that Vaughn died! There has to be a way for him to "come back." All the men in Sidney's life always die. How sad. Well...good thing it's not real life, huh? I'll have to invoke rule #4 on myself (which for those who don't know is this: The people on tv shows are not real, so stop talking about them like they are).
I got up this morning and made peach cobbler with some peaches from Larry and Barb's backyard. I didn't have a chance to sample it yet (no vanilla ice cream) but I will when I get home tonight. I also did a LOT of dishes. It's amazing how quickly they pile up and I am also amazed at how often I find myself saying, "I'll do the dishes tomorrow." Then tomorrow never comes (to borrow from Les Miserables). I kept meaning to make the cobbler, too, and it never got done when I got home from work this week or last--the peaches were just barely hanging on, they were SO ripe. I have decided that each day of sitting around doing nothing (or very little) saps all my strenth and motivation. What a sad story.
Anyway, had a little break there to take care of some things, and now I'm back. I don't actually have much more to say. My birthday is one week from today. That's fun! And Monday is a holiday, so I have the day off work. I am going to go see a movie, I think. It's been a while since I went and enjoyed a movie all by myself. If there are any suggestions, please add a comment and let me know!
Hopefully all is well with all of you. Love to hear from all of you....

Brrrrr....

It's cold here! I saw my breath as I walked to the car this morning to go to work. The thermometer in my mirror kept flashing "ICE" on the display this morning. I am not ready for the cold weather. It makes me sad. Why can't we have spring or fall weather the whole year round? That would be perfect!
That's all I have to say today.