It's HERE!!!

My scrapbooking stuff ARRIVED!!!!!! and it was kind of a surprise because I've been checking and checking and checking the tracking info (cause I'm a little bit really excited) and it didn't even look like it had shipped as of last night so when it got here today...

well...

YAY!!!

Initial Instagramming

I've embarked into the world of instagramming. It's fun... and maybe a tad bit narcissistic (see first picture). I can take pictures of the sun outside my window on Sunday morning (second picture), or lag behind on a walk to catch the glowing hills (third picture), or take pictures of scrumptious desserts that my coworkers bring to work (fourth picture). I am enjoying myself immensely.

Week Four, Day Two: Brain Dead

I am officially, officially brain dead. Let me illustrate:

I have two daily rounds through the offices. One in the morning, where I drop off morning mail to various people and dump some stuff in the outgoing mail pile. The other is in the afternoon, after I've processed my morning mail and I drop off a few more things to various people and dump my mail in the shredder.

Today, I did my morning run twice. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon. My shredding ended up in the outgoing mail bin, where it was confusedly picked up by the shipping guy, brought to my supervisor, who brought it to me with a questioning eyebrow.

Ohhhhhhhh dear.

For the longest time, I couldn't figure out what happened. I don't actually remember taking my afternoon rounds. But the above explanation is the only logical one.

So it's official. Not even halfway through week four and I'm brain dead. That's nice.

To Be(lieve) or Not to Be(lieve)

Irv, your friendly neighborhood girl scout cookie man, was back today. This time, I got fair warning that he was coming from Andrea.

me: Did you bring me cookies?
Irv: No, no cookies today.

pause as he signs out his badge

Irv: You have the most beautiful eyes.
me (turning bright red on cue): Thank you.
Irv: How often do people tell you that?
me: I've never heard it before.
Irv: They're all blind.

And off he went, leaving me cautiously happy. On one hand, he paid me a lovely compliment. On the other hand, given his record, I'm not sure if he meant it sincerely or just wanted to watch me turn funny colors.

Happy Monday!

Apple, Solver of Problems

I am now the (super duper) proud owner of an iPhone 4S. Go me! My favorite features include the fact that I can set it to chirp like a bird when I get a text message (such a happy, pleasant sound) and the camera. It's a lovely camera. It takes purdy pictures. It even allows you to be an absolute narcissist and take pictures of yourself.

I'm used to doing the awkward hold-the-camera-so-it's-facing-you-and-hope-for-the-best-with-your-aim thing. I assumed that I had to do the same thing with my new camera. A higher resolution picture, maybe, but not very well... framed.

But Apple has fixed my problem. There's a little button that you push that causes the camera to turn around and point at you! Ohmygoodness this makes the narcissistic pictures of myself not only higher resolution, but actually centered. Or somewhat flattering since I can arrange my face accordingly.

What makes me laugh about this whole scenario, though, is that my Italian Mama knew about this feature and I didn't.  TAC really did an effective job of killing any tech savvy I might have otherwise possessed.

Freaking Out

Wake up.
Bumble around until fueled (Deo Gratias for coffee!).
Zumba.
Order tons of stuff from 2 Peas in a Bucket.
Eat lunch.
Head to the Verizon store where I purchase an iPhone.
Work on quilt.

Be very, very excited. All day.

Best day ever.

Picture Perfect, Not a Perfect Picture

Income + Me = New Dress. I couldn't help it. It's beeeautiful. I have always wanted a dress like this one. Creamy, lacy perfection.

These pictures don't really do it justice, but I can't really photograph myself. So the dress hangs on a hanger, in the only place to hang a hanger: a curtain rod. The backlit effect hides the color and also makes the dress look scandalously see-through. Which it isn't. Really.

I love my new dress. *happy sigh* An awesome start to the weekend.

And this weekend will only get better: tomorrow I'm going to get serious and place an order for scrapbooking stuff with 2 Peas in a Bucket. So stoked. I'll take a picture of my loot when it gets here with my new iPhone. (yeah, I'm getting that this weekend too!)




(Haha, rereading this post, I realize that I sound like an extreme materialist. I really don't buy things this often. Really. Really, really)