Karma Strikes Again

As I am sure I have mentioned before, Scott and I are leaving for New Orleans tomorrow. Once again, I am ready for the vacation. Our tickets to the Sugar Bowl arrived by FedEx this past Saturday. Apparently they had been attempting to deliver them for a couple of days, and since no one ever uses the front door at Scott’s, he had not noticed the stickers on the door notifying him of the attempts. Saturday morning, Scott had to work and I was at his house alone sleeping in. About 10:00am the dogs start going crazy and there is a knock at the door. I scramble out of bed and quickly throw on something that is respectable enough to go to the door in. I go to the back door first, since that’s where most people come and realize that no, the person is at the front door. I run out just as the FedEx guy is about to drive off. Luckily, he sees me and stops. As he steps out of the truck, his foot lands directly in a deep hole hurdling him head over feet through the front yard. I manage to stifle my laughter and ask if he is okay. Though embarrassed, he is not hurt. I sign for the tickets and get back into the house quickly before I explode with laughter. Then, I proceed to call several people and relate the story so they can laugh too. Over the next couple of days, I continue to tell the story to more people and enjoy a good laugh at the expense of the poor FedEx guy.

Bad idea.

Christmas Eve. Scott and I are getting ready in a hurry so we can make it to both of our families Christmas festivities. He’s upstairs at my house finishing getting ready and I go ahead and start down the stairs. Hearing my heels on the wooden stairs… ‘clunk, clunk, clunk,’ as I go down, Scott calls “Be careful” from upstairs. No more had the words gotten out of his mouth when “KABOOM!” Luckily I was only two or three steps from the bottom so I didn’t have far to fall. I turned my ankle a little and bruised my butt and palm which took most of the weight when I fell. Karma. It really is a bitch.

Then, yesterday I called in sick to work. I had been to Valley for Christmas with Scott’s cousin Chris who had just gotten in town. When I woke up, the rumbling and sloshing sounds in my stomach were a clear indicator that it would NOT be a pleasant hour drive to work. So, I stayed at Scott’s not feeling well and sleeping in. When I got up after lunch time, I was pretty hungry and decided it should be safe to eat by now.

For those of you who have never been to Scott’s allow me to explain first. Next to the stove, the cabinets are high like the ones that would go over a refrigerator (although the refrigerator is on the other side of the room). So, I’m stirring pasta and cooking at the stove, and stop to go to the bathroom which is directly around the corner. WHAM! I catch the very corner of the end cabinet right above my temple. And I did not catch it softly. I saw stars and was dizzy. I thought for a moment that I might have given myself a concussion.

Today, I am fine but my head is extremely sore in that whole general area. Every time I glance in the mirror I expect that whole side of my head to be black and blue. But not yet. So I am expecting the bruises to appear just in time to look great in all of our New Orleans pictures.

So, all I have to say is I am sorry that I laughed at the FedEx man. When will I ever learn about this karma business?

Why I Need This Vacation

Here are just a few reasons why I desperately need this vacation...

1. I bought the exact same Christmas gift for my mother twice in the same week.
   
   
2. I mailed out 60+ Christmas cards out with the WRONG return address on them. (My house number is actually '2041' for anyone that got one.)
   
   
3. I split my favorite pants last night getting in Scott's Jeep.
   
   
4. I bit into a bone in my cheeseburger at lunch on Wednesday and thought I had broken my tooth. Fortunately, I did not.
   
   
5. I busted my tail on a project at work, only to find out there was already a template they wanted to use… and was told there was no sense in me "recreating the wheel."
   
   
6. I discovered that I had made a major miscalculation in my checkbook and have far less spending money for the trip to Gatlinburg than I previously thought.
   
   
7. I spilled, yet another, full glass of tea in my car… this time in the driver's seat as I was getting out.
   
   
8. I have apparently completely lost a gift that I bought Scott for Christmas. It was only a gag gift so it is not that big of a deal, but just the point!
   
   
9. The "Service Engine Soon" light is coming on in my car nearly every day, and I am just waiting for the excitement of finding out what breaks next!
   
   
10. I got my eyebrows and lip waxed so I would "feel purdy" on the trip. My skin had a bad reaction to the wax or the lotion and I have broken out a rash across my forehead and lip. So much for feeling "purdy."

Baby Photo

We are playing the "Guess Who is Who?" with baby pictures at our company Christmas party this year. I finally remembered to bring mine in and I thought I would post it here too just for fun. I think they will probably guess that its me by the eyes if nothing else. What do you think?

Time Passes

It's funny how the time passes. This week has seemed to go by so slowly. I have so much to look forward to in the upcoming weeks, so I just want this one to be over! Next Friday, Scott and I are leaving for Gatlinburg and staying in a cabin with Jennifer and Justin. Scott and I will have been dating for 5 months (feels like much longer) next week and I think that's a good excuse to do some celebrating while we are there! Also, I haven't been to Gatlinburg in years and I have never been at Christmas time when all the lights are up. I am hoping that there is at least one snow flurry while we are there. Not enough snow to keep us from going out, but enough to enjoy. I thought when I moved to Alabama after living in Ohio and Maine that I would never want to see snow again… but I do miss it.

Then, the next week is Christmas. I have been buying presents since Halloween and it has been killing me to keep them hidden and not give them early (except a couple which I did give early). I'm really looking forward to this Christmas. The holidays last year were so hard on me. I was single and living alone for the first time. Don't get me wrong, I always love to spend time with my family during the holidays but it still felt pretty lonely not to have a significant other to share it with. This year… not so much. I have really enjoyed putting up the tree and taking pictures and sending cards with Scott. (If you've given me your address, expect your card in the next few days.) He's not a scrooge like most of the guys I've dated and he's happy to help me put up lights and watch silly Christmas movies. He's so great. Its so much fun to sneak around buying, wrapping and hiding Christmas gifts. I can't wait to give him all the things I've gotten.

Then the next week, we will be going to New Orleans for several days. The main reason for the trip, of course, is to go to the Sugar Bowl to see Georgia play Hawaii. But we plan to do some sight seeing while we are there as well. And I have no idea what we'll be doing when we ring in the new year, but I'm excited to be spending it there. The only time I have ever been to NOLA, it rained the entire day and the Essence Festival was going on so it was a madhouse. I'm looking forward to having the time to shop around and do all the things I want to do. If anyone has any suggestions for places we should go or things we should see while we are there, feel free to let us know!I hope everyone else is doing well and feeling as great as I am right now! It's almost Christmas!!