I almost died (again)!

I was sound asleep at 3:00 am last night when I was JOLTED awake by a big crash bang boom! Then I see it...a shelf that was hanging on my wall when I fell asleep was now lying about 3 inches from my head on my pillow.

Apparently, one of the shelves on my wall above my bed decided it was tired of being there and just leaped off the wall. On it, was a large porcelain figurine of Christ, a glass vase with a fake flower in it, and a candle holder with a brass base. They all came spontaneously crashing down, shattering and almost nailing me in the head.

It took a while for me to get back to sleep. I got up and cleaned it up, but was quite shaken. When I did sleep, I just dreamed that everything on my wall was attacking me. But hey, whatcha gonna do?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was wonderful! My family all left town and went to Utah. I had the house to myself all weekend and so much peace and quiet. Thanksgiving day was great because I had no obligations and several invitations. I spent the morning watching a movie with MM followed by a nice long walk with CJ. Then I went to my Grandma's house for about an hour and then to my friend Kari's for dinner #2. It was a lovely afternoon. Later, Kari, Kari's mom, MM and I went to see Walk the Line (which was good). It was a good day!

Another shower story

What is it with showers? My 19 year old cousin is getting married and her bridal shower was on Tuesday. We have a tradition at bridal showers to videotape the groom in an interview and then ask the bride how she thinks he responded to the questions. So one question to the groom was..."What are the 3 top things that would make Brooke a good wife?" Then she gets a chance to guess his answer. DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID???? 1- cooking 2- cleaning 3- I can't think of a third, maybe having babies. Do I really need to comment? RIDICULOUS! How can someone go into marriage with such low expectations? Thankfully his answer was quite a bit better. 1- kindness 2- loving 3- (ok, so I don't remember #3, but it was along the same lines). I just don't understand.

PS- Who came up with the idea of bridal showers anyway? Who made it socially acceptable for women to gather and offer congratulations in the form of underwear while all the other women watch?

New CJ Pics

Okay so really...isn't he the cutest thing you've ever seen? Actually, my mom told me that he's not really cute. Is it true? Does CJ have the face that only a mother could love. I can't bear the thought! What if i have ugly kids and I don't even know it? Regardless, I'm still in love with him!

We've started going on walks. The first walk we ever took was so funny. We passed a house with dogs in the back yard. They started barking up a storm and I swear, CJ jumped straight into my arms. I've never seen him leap that high. Such a little sissy!

Bed & Baggage

I'm a moron #1:
About a week and a half ago, I was lying in bed on a Sunday morning. CJ (puppy) was underneath my bed chewing on something. I could hear him, but I had no idea what he was chewing on. So I leaned over while still lying in bed to investigate the chewing. I was leaning, leaning, leaning. All of the sudden....BOOM! The rest of my body lost balance and my legs came flailing off the bed. My left leg slammed into a chair, sending both the chair and my laptop that was on the chair flying. I was fully sprawled out on the floor by this point. My leg was throbbing, my dignity had been destroyed. Who falls off their bed while they are awake??? So I sat on the floor whining for a little while. When I realized there was no one there to feel sorry for me, I got up and got back in bed. I'm not sure I ever did figure out what CJ was chewing on.

I'm a moron #2:
For Christmas last year, my parents gave me luggage. I loved the luggage because it didn't look like any other luggage I'd seen. It was this fish scale looking texture of brown and tan. I went to Utah with my mom last weekend with my luggage. When we landed in Salt Lake, I went straight to baggage claim to retrieve my fish scale luggage. It was one of the first ones out...lucky me. My mom and I were out the door in no time. It was about 10 pm that we flew in and about 11:30 that I was ready to go to bed. I opened my suitcase and saw some candy on top...my mom must have stashed it. But did my mom also stash a purple bikini and size 4 jeans. I really doubt it! The embarrassing part is that it took me a good 30 seconds of confusion to realize I had taken someone elses bag. So I call the airline and it seems she took my bag too. GREAT! She could be in Idaho or China for that matter by now. I call the number on her tag and get a voicemail. The airline was less than helpful. I finally give up and with some borrowed pajamas and a new toothbrush from my grandma, I settle in on the couch for the night. About 12:30, Marissa (it fits that a size 4 jean would belong to someone named Marissa) called me. Apparently she didn't get my voicemail because her cell phone is in her bag that I have. Well it turned out okay. We just met the next morning and exchanged bags. But seriously people! JUST CHECK THE TAG BEFORE YOU TAKE THE BAG!