Musings

• Do you remember the excitement of field trips? Today I was heading downtown to handle some business and I came across a group of school busses as I walked past the capital building, which is a block away from where I work. It was a little after 11 and must have been lunch time, because the coolers were being rolled out. Remember how good lunches tasted on field trips? Even a simple bologna sandwhich (one of my favorites- even though it is mystery meat lol) tasted super special when pulled out of a brown paper sack while on a field trip. Man I loved field trips...perhaps I should plan one for the upcoming spring break- my first spring break EVER as a full time employee...


• I was sick on Tuesday and stayed at home, but I left my house briefly to pick up some chicken noodle soup and crackers. When I entered the store (Pu.blix!!) my body automatically veered to my favorite section- the bakery! They have slices of cake for sale and I usually procure one for the delight of my tastebuds. That day I discovered somthing that has made me want to take another sick day- or at least one each week-- the fun slices of cake are put out during the day. By "fun" I mean the ones that were made to sell for a special occasion but that never sold-- and what's so special about these slices is that they include colored frosting. Let me tell you something- I love plain vanilla buttercream, but there is nothing like a colored hunk of buttercream (i.e., a flower, balloon, or fun border) on a piece of cake. Tuesday I got a piece with a huge hunk of purple on it- most likely a balloon. That cake really made my sick day much better. I really spend too much time thinking about this sort of thing.


• My heart still hearts. I heard a song that really said what I was feeling- it's Rober.ta Flack "Where is the Love". Now, don't get me wrong, I was never in love- but I liked him and really put myself out there. A line in the song sums it all up: If you had had a sudden change of heart/ I wish that you would tell me so/ Don't leave me hangin on the promises/ You've got to let me know. I gave him so many chances to let me know that he had a change of heart but he would never say so- ever. I tried to break off the exclusivity- he had no problem remaining exclusive so I went along with it. That's what hurts- exactly what I didn't want to happen happened- all of a sudden I'm feeling like an idiot and he's like, "we're just friends..." UGH