Embellished Truth & Polite Fiction

So Teri and I were talking yesterday.. and I was all ‘woe is me’ on the phone with her.. being depressed and whiny, cause I’m like that. So she decided she wanted to try and help me out.. to cheer me up. I told her to piss off.. but she wouldn’t. So here is my assignment from her. She told me to list out twenty things that I could look forward to. They don’t have to be realistic or practical.. but that would be a plus. So here goes..

I could look forward to…

1. Taking a trip with my husband.. just us two with no kids. Somewhere romantic and expensive… and maybe even exotic.
2. Seeing old friends that I haven’t seen in years. Having a drink and a laugh together, catching up on all we’ve missed in each other’s lives.
3. Taking a trip to Europe.. seeing Ireland.
4. Going to Canada again.. and having tea in the Empress Hotel (I was bummed when we missed it when I was there in high school).
5. Meeting Steenky Bee and some of my other favorite bloggers in Colorado this summer.. But mostly meeting Steenky.. I heart you.
6. Taking a road trip with my whole family back to California.. seeing old friends along the way, visiting The City, going to the beach, and seeing J’s family again..
7. Hanging out with Amy and David, and their girls, when they come visit soon..
8. Eating an awesome piece of cheesecake without thinking about it making me fat.
9. Getting a new projector so we can hook up our Wii again.. I need to do me some Wii Fit.
10. Playing Mario Kart with Teri on Wii.
11. Tossing back a beer (or two..) with Teri and Kevin..
12. Visiting my brother and his family in Florida.
13. Swimming.. and then swimming some more..
14. Buying an oboe and playing again.. I loved playing oboe.. and maybe a trombone.
15. Getting a piano, playing again.. and teaching my kids to play.
16. Doing some acting, preferably theater..
17. Riding a unicorn into the sunset.
18. Getting a horse (Aidan would really like that too).
19. Owning a dog again.
20. Getting another tattoo.

Okay. There ya go Teri. Hope you liked it.

This week we’re mixing it up a bit..

This week’s theme for the Spin Cycle is Songs. So, I decided to play. I contemplated just picking one of my current favorites and posting a video, like usual.. but I figured if I’m going to really Spin it.. I ought to put more thought into it, right?

So here is something I put together a few years ago (gosh.. has it really been *years*??).. My friend Amy, and her family, lived with us for a short time.. due to some unfortunate circumstances that left them essentially homeless. Our time together was anything but peaceful.. How could it be? We were living in a 3 bedroom house in California with 4 adults, the 4 ChurchPunk kids, as well as their one child.. with another due to arrive any day.

We managed to make it work, we got along, and we now look back on our time together very fondly. Our parting was bittersweet. After the intense bonding that comes with living all together under one roof, Amy and her family moved back home to Missouri. It seemed way too far away.. it was way too far away. And now that I’m a neighbor to the north of Missouri? She’s in freakin’ Virginia. I can’t win..

Anyway, here’s the video I put together after they left to profess my undying love for this friend of mine.. The music is Audio Adrenaline “Goodbye” (they also sing “Churchpunks” in case you’re wondering..). Enjoy. (and please forgive the crummy audio.. not sure what’s up with that..)

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