Weekend Shenanigans...

I’m not sure how Monday rolled around again so quickly, but I am not a fan.  However, my Scandal finale is this week, so alas…I will suck it up and hope the week flies by.  (Priorities people, priorities.)

I’d say it was a really busy weekend, but it also was a great weekend with some down time. Highly unusual for me to get a mix of both! The niece decided she wanted to spend the night on Friday, (which really translated into “I want to show Aunt Nicole I can drive to her house by myself now! Also, I want to drive her everywhere!”) so we went out to dinner and did a little shopping and then retreated back to the house for a night of nail painting, movies & gossiping. It was a great night with her, and it was fabulous to have her show up in the driveway and not have to go get her!  The licensed teenager might make me a nervous wreck, but this is going to come in handy, that’s for sure. (And now she has a job interview Tuesday, so not only a licensed driver, but maybe soon an employed one! My girl is growing up!)

Much of the rest of the weekend was filled with sessions – but I managed to fit some time in at the Stables! Oh how I love the Stables at Cedars of Lebanon – I just wish they were closer! I suppose this is a sign  I should look into Stables that are actually in Nashville to let me go riding a little more often.  It was sure a gorgeous day to go riding though. I did NOT want to leave. This time I rode Zeuss, who is just breathtaking!

Could I ask for a more beautiful view? On such a beautiful day. THIS view is why I didn't want to leave. Love!

The best part about riding at the park is the random areas you can actually ride...which lead to you inevitably coming across these signs:

Can't think of a better way to have spent Sunday! 

Case of the Mondays....

I work from home on Mondays, so they really should be relatively stress free.  Today I sat down to work....and everything that could go wrong...did. By 11, I was ready to tear my hair out.

I love technology - but man is it a mess when it doesn't work.

Patience is not one of my best traits. I get frustrated quite easily. One day last week I tripped, spilled my drink, left my laptop at home & had to turn around, lost my ID badge & got drenched all before walking into the building for work and I swear it set the entire tone of my day...the instant I walked through the door, I was irate. I am so glad I didn't have to go in today....I totally would have walked in with the crappy attitude!

I successfully did this today! Mission accomplished! 

But the work day is over.....and this is my mantra tomorrow:

Monday, Monday....

Happy Monday! I was woken up this morning way too early by my phone ringing -- and ringing -- and ringing. They hung up when I answered, and then I just hit ignore the other times, but it set the tone for my morning: I was not a happy person when I crawled out of bed. Considering I work from home Mondays, I probably shouldn't complain though :P

Since it's a Holiday, it appears there isn't much on TV today - what a bummer. I've got my Monday routine that revolves around Saved By the Bell, Boy Meets World, Designing Women & Who's the Boss. President's Day is throwing off my entire Monday.

Which means I wound up on Pinterest....naturally. Has everyone seen this "35 Things you will never see again, but will want to tell your kids about" pin? And clicked on it and felt ridiculously old?? You can see if here if you haven't checked it out yet...but here's my faves:

6. Anything with a sweeter, more delicious smell than these

Um, who didn't love Mr.Sketch markers?! Cherry and Grape, FTW.

11. A better cereal box prize

Totally had all of these. 

15. Anyone who thinks they're cool with one of these

Um, not only did I get the Raz'r, I got the PINK raz'r.

17. A greater selection of books than in these

I was totally the nerd in the family, and every time we'd have those "Read a Thon", I'd raise the most money in our class because as a nerd, what did I love to do? Read. The book fair coming to school was better than birthdays when we got cupcakes! 

24. A more effective way of collecting candy

Today's Halloween buckets are so lame compared to these. Weren't these from like McDonalds or something too? Or am I imagining that? I had the white & green ones.

I loved this whole list -- although they totally should have included the original Nintendo & Super Nintendo! I bought a Super Nintendo last year to show Kadin what Mario was like when Sam & I were kids....and he was so puzzled by our "huge controllers" that he said made it hard to play, hahaha.

Ahh, nostalgia....