okay, so its not that i'm feeling like i have more to say...i'm just behind on relating my happenings. and since i use this blog as a sort of "dear god, its me margaret" diary....i like to keep up. not to mention, we are heading down to spring training tomorrow afternoon.
yes, i'm on spring break. i decided to have some dental work done to begin the spring break. i mean, what is better than 3 valiums in a 24 hour period? well, perhaps the valium without the dental work...but that's not really appropriate at my age anymore.
yes, i'm doing fine. my dental work went well. and surprisingly, dental work + devil town...you'd think i would have run from the charlotte city limits...but i actually had a really great time.
i spent alot of time with my family. my brothers were both home for break too, so it was an impromptu family reunion. i spent most of my post-op time with my mom. it was fantastic. i'm so happy for her and her unemployment (yes, it was by choice). she is not also addicted to LOST, so we sat around drinking beer and speculating on theories and such.
that evening, i had dinner with my dad, sister, brother in law, and my brothers. my sister is 2 weeks away from her due date...so it was extremely exciting to imagine that in a couple of weeks, i'll be auntie kathy. reminds me of in the movie About a Boy when he refers to himself as cool uncle will, king of the kids.
anyways, later that evening...i spent more time with my family. i drank some beer and it was fantastic. i felt like a young girl of 22 again. it was just what i needed to fully realize my vacation. i think i spent the rest of the evening trying to express my discontent about bam margera to my brothers, but that's a different story.
the next morning, i had brunch plans with eric and stephanie. we were meeting at city tavern, but apparently it didn't open until 11:30...and i had set our brunch time for 11. so we made a trip down to starbucks. i think all three of us were a bit hungover...so this made for a very interesting experience. the greatest thing to me was thinking of the three of us walking down a street in dilworth with our starbucks on our way to brunch. three walking contradictions. the farm will have no starbucks!
after a couple of mimosas at brunch, i decided to head back to the beach. i had a lovely mid-afternoon drive home. i was honestly happy to have had such a positive charlotte experience this time. it felt nice.
so...other than that..tim and i have been eating at irish restaurants for a story he is writing. the one on saturday night was packed. there was apparently a going away party for a fella who was going to iraq within the week. there was something about that....that freaked me out. apparently it freaked him out too....he was almost passed out in the parking lot.
on sunday night, we went to another irish restaurant in little river. they were having karaoke. most of the clients were well in their 50's. it made for an interesting dinner. we heard some johnny cash (performed by a man dressed all in black), as well as springsteen. at first i was irritated by the loud dinner experience, but instead i decided to just enjoy it. and before i knew it...i was having a fantastic time. these old couples danced during the slow songs. everyone cheered. i decided if i was to EVER perform karaoke, it'd be here. and i'd probably do bonnie tyler's total eclipse of the heart....though tim and i did joke about doing paradise by the dashboard light (is that the full title?).
other than that, i've been preparing for spring training.
today, i thought i'd enjoy beach living. i took a notebook and the book i'm most recently reading, the latest kundera the curtain. oh yeah, i took my ipod too. i sat out in the sun for a few hours and just enjoyed the fact i live here. it was wonderful.
the beach was packed...as it is spring break. there were alot of people playing football, volleyball, baseball, throwing the frisbee, etc. now, some of you already know this...but i swear, in school i was always the kid that seemed to get hit in the face with the basketball, volleyball, frisbee...so being on the beach today was sort of like overcoming a fear of being hit in the face with balls (ha....don't you dare!)i was successful...and i even caught a fly away frisbee for a couple of drunk college kids.
so...its happening. tim and i are heading out for our annual spring training trip. this will be our 3rd year. on the agenda this year: astros, yankees, dodgers, nationals, braves, and cardinals. there will be plenty to update upon our return.
but while you are sitting at home wondering when i'm going to update you on my happenings...there is so much good music out right now (or on its way out)...so you should be listening...the new shins album (which has been out for a while) is fantastic...there is a bright eyes ep, the arcade fire is blowing my mind, the modest mouse is growing on me everyday.
i also found out about this band called okkervil river several months ago. i found a song online about the president...i'll forgo actually writing the song title for fear my blog will be on a "list" somewhere...but i looked them up again the other day and apparently they re-released an album with additional songs. its really good. i've been listening to it most of the day. so check it out.
"i don't know what notes you want to hear played, i can't think what lines you'd like me to sing or say, and i'm not sure what subjects you want mentioned. so pause and add your own intentions. just pause and add your own, let's pause and add our own. just pause and add our own intentions. right here." -okkervil river
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