Filtering Life

Yes indeedy folks….the blessed event has finally arrived. Can you smell the sarcasm and awkwardness of The Office season premiere. Oh man oh man, it is almost sad how excited I am. Is this a litmus test of my life? You know you feel the same way. Oh Dwight, how I love thee. Tomorrow…I want to hear your thoughts. Jim and Pam????? They better not drag this out for a 4th year, we can just taste a romance and it is so good on the tongue. DON’T CALL ME, DON’T DIE ON ME, DON’T GET NEEDY ON ME from 9:00-10:00pm. Don’t think you are funny calling either because my phone will be on silence. Take me out of your will, I don’t
care (well maybe I do…I mean I got a kid on the way, have mercy!)

Okay so I get a package in the mail yesterday. I LOVE packages, I absolutely suck at sending them, but I am a very very grateful receiver of them. Ms. Sassy Molassy, Jessica, from O Mama Mia decided to send me a belated b-day gift ( I love September birthdays!!!). This was the most amazing package full of wonderful, fun, girly gifts. Jess…seriously, what genre did you not hit? I am in love. A cheetah dish, how FUN! Coffee, tea, candle, bath scents, girly dish washing gloves, earrings, pen, a giant lollipop, which makes me think of Zoolander when he is tripping out and Will Ferrel is dressed up as a little kid “I want to work”. My favorites…the CD’s. I got the new worship CD by Matt Redman and Jess’s daughter Starlet sent Chloe the Dan Zanes children’s CD. We have already spun both disks and we give them two enthusiastic thumbs up. I owe you a call Jess to thank you “in person” but I had to brag on you for a moment. Thank you SO very much for your thoughtfulness, generosity, and encouragement. I feel so blessed. Check out my booty. Not the one attached to me silly kids.

Lastly, I got one sick little tootie on my hands. It started Sunday with some “irritability” which I will be honest, even on Chloe’s worst day she is a gem. Bottom line she has run a fever of 102-103.3 for several days, it finally broke yesterday but she is still very irritable and having trouble staying asleep. The doctor says it is viral and may even be roseola. Let’s hope not. So far, so good on not getting a rash since the fever broke. I hate when she is sick.

Okay, last random thing. I have consulted the hair guru, Whoorl, about my pending cut and color visit in 2 weeks. She does “Hair Thursdays” but is booked so she is doing some online consulting with me. I am seriously, seriously contemplating a radical do. I have always wanted to go much more funky than my current style which I have basically had for 10 years, just varying lengths and colors. I don’ t know if it is the hormones talking or if it is time to shed tradition. I got the idea for my hair when I was in NY this summer and I saw my cousin who is a dead ringer for me. I am not kidding, it is so eerie how much we look alike, she even has a nose ring like me and she was cursed with the same crescent moon profile I have a.k.a.- No freaking chin! I am very self conscious about my profile, I know, even at 31 I still have my hangups.

Anyway, I fell in love with her hair and Ryan really likes it. I realized maybe I could pull off something shorter and funkier. The problem is: A-she is a size 2 B-she is 18 C-she dresses like Avril Lavign so her look is pretty consistent head to toe. I vacillate between dressing funky and dressing normal. I just don’ t know if short hair will balance my “pear shape” or not and even though I don’t have the wardrobe of Sienna Miller, am I funky enough? So have a gander, tell me what you think. I am not doing the hair color craziness she did, just the cut.

Should I, shouldn’t I???????

Can you believe how much we look alike….holy crap, I never saw it until this summer.

It was really windy, she doesn’t really have a hair split like this.

I do love my long hair, it is feminine and versatile….but I don’t know….I just don’t know what to do. It would take forever to grow back out if it looks awful….but if it looks great, I will be so psyched! HELP!!!!!!