Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Sniffing Glue

I know my posts have been few and far between. It has been hard to find time to write anything lately, but I have some time now!

This weekend is Jessina’s wedding. Over the years, I have been to my share of wedding. With Brian in a fraternity, there are a lot of frat brothers weddings that we have been to. The one thing I enjoy the best is seeing people who love each other and getting to share their special day. I don’t like to brag, but I have found my soulmate. The one thing I did right in my life was marry Brian. Life is hard, but finding someone to share your life somehow makes the burden lighter.

Scott is a great guy and I am so happy for both of them. This wedding is going to be great! I will take lots of photos, although, I have been out of practice. I am sure it will come back to me, though.

For Jessina, I crocheted a purse. I will post photos of that too.

In other news, I stopped taking the medicine that was given to me after my colonscopy. It was helping with the pain, but the side effects were too numerous. The biggest problem is I was too tired every day. I would be exhausted before the day would even begin. And the worse part was when I was at work. I felt so fuzzy and tired that I couldn’t focus on anything or learn anything new. I haven’t taken this medicine in about a week now, and my head already feels so clear. The pain has come through a day or two this week, but I have been taking my celebrex which does help somewhat. I don’t see my doc until late December and there was no way that I could continue taking that medicine for another month. I know that the longer you take a medicine, the more used to the side effects you become, but in this case the side effects outweighed the good effects.

In other news, Christmas is just around the corner! Those of you who know me, know how Scrooge-like I become around this time of the year. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching miss Mia get excited about Santa. I just hate the commercialization of it all. And no offense to my family, but I hate spending money. So many people go into debt around this time of year just so they can get their kids presents. I can definitely see me turning into one of those aunts that sew/crochet gifts. Mia will be gracious and nice, but then “Do I have to wear this?” Half-joking.

I don’t mind spending money on miss Mia, but I think there is a certain age you reach where you don’t need to have all these gifts. Sure, I have been guilty of asking for items that I really want but can’t really justify spending money on it. Video games, for example. And I appreciate what I get, but I certainly am not deserving.

The biggest thing I hate about Christmas? The music. Funny, being that I love music. I used to play Christmas music on the piano whenever family was over. But I could certainly do without the caroling, the usual movies on TV, the radio station and sounds in the shops that get taken over by Xmas music…sigh. I definitely will aim to be less Scroogey this year. I know that most people enjoy Christmas and they certainly don’t deserve to put up with my baggage. One secret? I do enjoy putting up the tree.

Now that I am done with Jessina’s purse, I can finish a project I was in the middle of. Bunny slippers! I am still having a hard time crocheting things to a specific size. I seem to be great at making purses, but these slippers could end up being too small. Oh well, I am sure I can find someone willing to wear them.

Speaking of my awesome ability at making purses, I could definitely see me starting a small business of making purses. One thing I want to try is making veils. You can buy a roll of tulle for really cheap. And with my embroidery and glue skills, I could make some awesome veils. Keep an eye out for that!

Oh and for those of you who are completely clueless, the title of my post is from the movie Airplane. I do not nor have I ever sniffed glue.