MANIAC. MONDAY

This was probably one of the most taxing Mondays I've had in a while. Yes, today I had a Case of the Mondays.

My job requires me to sometimes act not only as what I'm titled, but also as a babysitter to people who neglect to show up to work. I will never for the life of me understand the dynamic behind being in desperate need of work, as so many claim to be, yet refusing to fulfill a commitment to work when it's offered. Either way, it proved to be a cardiac kick-start to a Monday that would quickly turn into a whirlwind.

Granted, I kind of like the whirlwind of activity. It's indicative of the ramp-up we've long been awaiting, and after this brutal winter, I think we're all ready for the change of pace. I'm not complaining.

I was a little bummed that Sydni didn't have gymnastics tonight, due to it being Spring Break week, but that just meant she got to come home and help make spaghetti for all of us and cuddle up with the brand new blanket that was shipped to her & me from nomorerack, compliments of Mr. Rob (:

nomorerack = j o y in this house! ♥

^ Nope, no real reasons to complain. I'm exhausted from trying to keep up with the day, but the influx of business [albeit rather sudden, all in one day, haha.. ] is a much-needed break in the lull of wintery inactivity.

I think this will be a good week!

xo | cmd

C'Mon, Is It Friday Yet??!

Note to self:

Saint Louis, MO hates you.

//The end.

Just kidding. I don't think it does, obviously, but man alive did I have a time trying to accomplish one simple trip to my bank. I probably should've gathered from the fact that I bank with Fifth Third that this would be an expedition; the nearest branch is located in Missouri, so of course my smart self thought to tackle the trip during rush hour.


thank you.. staff @ the drury... lol

 Good move, slick.
+ car breaking down.
+ construction/rush-hour traffic jam.
+ stop off at the grocery store.
= Me being thankful beyond my ability to convey... to the 2 staff members of the drury in downtown for helping me out (:
= Rob & Marianne beating me to my own house. Haha. Oh well.

Cursed road trip aside, it was on to bigger, better, carb-loaded things. (:


pasta.. anyone?

 It was pasta nighit at the Dren Lodge II; Rob & I were joined by Marianne, Ali & DeShawn. Jay & Cindy were invited but didn't make it; that was probably in all of our best interest since the five of us did a good job on our own of dominating an entire pot of spaghetti. Yeah, team.

Oh, and Marianne chowed through nearly an entire stick of butter in the process, coining the night's phrase, "CURSE YOU, PAULA DEEN!" I nearly lost it once I read Marianne's corresponding blog entry regarding the whole fiasco of butter sticks, coupled with the events and discussion from our trip to Nashvegas. All I'm envisioning now is a sick horror story in which Paula Deen is kidnapping all of us and forcing us into hiding somewhere deep in the woods, to be tormented by rabid opossums and fed nothing but sticks of greasy butter.

Curse you, Paula Deen......



this is terrifying.

Holy smokes. Haha.

I love my boyfriend.. and I love my friends. We've had a good night.

PLUS, tomorrow's Friday! [*squeaaal*]

See ya then...

xo | cmd 

I Love Parmesan Cheese.

True story.

But first things first: It's August, which is a pretty packed birthday month for me. That being said,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIM!!

xoxo. Have a stellar, stellar day, friend!!

****

We did spaghetti tonight, and I was suprisingly re-focused on those de-lish little beige crumbles of awesome.

fresh parm. love love love.

Today was, for brevity's sake, my average Tuesday: work, payroll, interviews, commuting, & laundry.

My husband surprised me with some very special, very scrumptious spaghetti [a favorite here in the Dills household]. He added some parmesan, and I decided I loved him all the more for it. Yum.

Tomorrow's Wednesday, which means work, more payroll, Wednesday night church, and starting on the seemingly daunting task of crafting our wedding programs. We'll see how that goes.

xo | cmd

Officially Members!

Today was a big day for us in our church; we made the step to move our membership from New Harmony back home to Towerview here in Illinois. We still consider New Harmony very much a church family to us, but I heard a good quote from our new pastor the evening we met with his wife and him for dinner at Eckert's:

While your church family at home will always be just that, if you're going to be somewhere else, then be there, fully.

I really liked that, and I'm taking to it. We are here, believe it or not, so we might as well really be a part of this. We're going to make the most of this experience, not the other way around. So here we are: members of Towerview Baptist Church in Belleville.

Amen!

To celebrate, we did spaghetti for lunch. Why? Because we can. :) Oh, and because Sydni loves her "skitsi," as she calls it.

"my skitsi!"

This is a good way to start the week, right? ♥

xo | cmd