Is it really that hard?

Lately, I feel all I do is vent about the hubster.  Today is no different.

I have a morning routine I follow on weekdays. It looks like this:

• Wake up
• Pee, brush teeth, wash face
• Walk and feed the dogs
• Turn on coffee maker and make my lunch
• Go to office and putz around on the computer (check email, facebook, etc)
• Get ready for work, pack my lacrosse bag (in season only), make coffee, and put lunch and water into my bag
• Turn off lights and leave for work

I do this every morning, and for the past week when I walk into the office, there is always something on my desk that my lovely husband has left for me.  This week it has been a blanket on my chair, a banana peel on my desk, and several dirty plates on my desk.  WTF?   Is it really had to leave said items on your own damn chair or desk.

For some background information, we have the same desks.  We bought these desks, but without the pullout park at Ikea:

They are pretty good sized desks.  Mine looks like this.  His looks like a filing cabinet throw up on it.  So obviously, there is no room for a dirty plate on his desk.  Of course, while there is food on it and he needs to eat off of it, there's plenty of room on his desk for it.  It bothers the crap out of me that he puts this shit on my clean and neat desk.  I always move his crap back on to his desk so that he knows I know where it was.  Is it really that hard to walk all the way over to the kitchen to put your plate in the sink (which I will wash) or throw away a banana peel?  Apparently, it is and it's too much to ask to leave your junk on your own desk.

Did I suddenly move to Forks,WA?

Holy cow, will this rain ever stop?  I know April showers bring May flowers, but at this point, fuck the flowers.  I think rain has been in the forecast for the past two weeks and will go through this week.  It's MAY.  I want sun, I want warmth.  I'm so glad I'm going to Vegas in 17 days.

I got rained on last night.  It was pouring this morning and for the whole commute into work.  I just got a call that my game was cancelled.  That's $100 I could have used in Vegas or to use towards an iPad or spend on an nice dinner or put towards my mortgage!

I'm done with rain!

Still not an "Adult"

Part of my definition of being an adult is being up to date on the current events both locally, nationally, and internationally.  Of course, in varying degrees.  I've been getting a lot better about this especially since I switched from listening to morning radio or books on CD on my commute to NPR.  I felt so adult like to be able to say silly things like this, "I heard on NPR that you'll be able to see the Hubble space station in this XYZ window".

Anyway, I'm demoting myself a half step and this is why.  As everyone knows by now, Osama Bin Laden has been killed in a military raid in Pakistan.  How did I find out about this news?  Through Facebook!  Last night, I was watching the newest episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent on DVR.  After the episode, I turned off the TV, grabbed my netbook to check my email and surf the internet before going to bed.  Of course, I stopped in on Facebook and that's where I saw it.  I then proceeded to call the hubster who was in the very next room (I don't like to yell at night because it causes the dogs to get riled up) to tell him about it.  I'm sure I would have heard about it in the morning on NPR because it was literally all that was on the news, but I don't think I'll ever shake the fact that I heard about Bin Laden's death on Facebook, just like people say you'll never forget where you were or what you were doing when 9/11 happened.

I guess this really has no bearing on my status as an adult, but I find it very interesting how fast social media and networking carries news.  I've heard the reports on NPR, but never really experienced it first hand.

Dog picture of the day

I saw this adorable puppy on Saturday when I was out in Granville after a game with two friends. I could not stop looking at him. I think it looks a lot like Red when she was a puppy except Red has white paws. The hubster they looked alike, but not exactly alike. I must have looked like a stalker as I not so slyly tried to take a picture of this puppy. This was the best one I could get.

Mother's Day Shopping

Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday.  This is one of those holidays that sneaks up on me.  This year I remembered and got my shopping done this weekend.  The hubster was autocrossing at school on Sunday leaving me all alone at home.  He also tasked me to buy Mother's Day gifts for his mom, grandmom, and sister-turned-new-mom since we are going down to Cincinnati on Sunday.  I find shopping for his family very difficult and usually end up getting them something that I would want to get.  My first stop Sunday morning was to Kohl's.  I had $10 in Kohl's cash to spend that expired in a few days.  If I couldn't find anything suitable for the "moms", I would just buy the step son some new underwear.

To my surprise, I ended up buying everything at Kohl's and came in under budget.  I don't think anyone in his family reads my blog, but if you do, GO AWAY!

For the mom-in-law:

It's one of those recordable books, but instead of her recording her voice for a story, there are questions in there that you can ask your grandkids and record their answers.  The demos were cute and I think I bought in to it.  I wondered whether this was something that the stepson was "too old" in to participate.  If it is, then she can always save it for her new granddaughter.

For the sister-in-law:

Yes, picture frames are a pretty generic gift and a good fall back, but I really liked this one and since this was her first Mother's Day, I think it was appropriate.  Also, I personally think the hardest part of receiving a picture frame is finding the time to find a suitable picture, printing it out, picking it up, and framing it.  So I did it for her!

For grandmom:

Yes, another picture frame!  I put a family photo I had taken from Christmas in the frame.  I think it's special because it has the whole family in it with both great grandkids.

Last, but not least for my mom:

Sperry Top-Siders

I think my mom will like them.  If not, Nordstrom makes returns/exchanges so easily, she can find something that she likes better.  I actually bought a pair of the same shoes for myself while I was there this weekend.

On a different note, I sent a text to my little brother to ask what he was getting her for Mother's Day.  His response: a couch and a love seat.  WTF?!?!  I guess she wants some new furniture before my relatives come to visit in July.  I don't blame her.  The current sectional she has is probably 20 years old.  I'll leave that purchase up to my brother.  He's not married and doesn't have a mortgage or a car payment.