Random Thoughts

Miscellaneous thoughts for Tuesday…

- I got gum in my hair today. Gum. (Bonus best friend points to you if you read that using the voice/inflection Sandra Bullock used in Speed when she faked gum on her seat to get away from the chatty tourist on the bus. Man, that is a seriously underrated movie...) I had to give myself an impromptu hair cut to get it out. When did I become five years old again? Obviously, I can’t be trusted to act like an adult. In other equally shocking news, water is wet…

- The forecast this week calls for 75-80 degree weather with sun through Saturday. Weeks like this make it incredibly hard to be in the office, and I kind of wish I was at home on the back porch with the baby today.

- What would I be doing on the back porch with the baby, if I was at home today? Probably playing peek-a-boo, actually. It’s Brigid’s newest trick, and it’s pretty funny to watch. She’ll hold the burp cloth over her head, then slam it down into her lap, giggling, while I say ‘peek-a-boo!’ (Honestly, where would you be without me to explain the rules of the game to you? I am nothing if not helpful.). It’s a little violent, really, the speed at which she plays, but she seems to find herself hilarious, so we’ll go with it for now. Along with a self-developed game where she holds her hands above her head while we ask her ‘How big is Brigid? Soooo big!’, Brigid is learning to keep us all entertained. I’m actually a little surprised at how quickly babies start to pick up on things, truth be told. I think I expected her to remain a lump of baby for a little longer, but I guess that’s not the way it works. Damn.

-Steve is leaving tomorrow for another business trip, this time to Chicago. Apparently, this trip calls for some store visits in the Wrigleyville area. Tomorrow afternoon. Around 2:20pm. About the same time the Cubs are playing a day game. Interesting timing, if you ask me…coughBULLSHITcough.

-I may or may not be going to the Georgia Renaissance fair this weekend. I am way too excited about this possibility. I also may have already decided we’re buying pretty headbands with ribbons to wear around while we’re there. My child is going to be ridiculously embarrassed by me when she’s older, isn’t she?

Hey, at least I know enough to draw the line at renting costumes…