This picture makes me cry!

This picture makes me cry!
Thought it was time to change my picture

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Drunken Barbie???

Hi all! Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers regarding my sister in law. In these last few weeks I have seen our faith stretched more than I thought possible - it is amazing what one can do when pushed to the limits!

So 4th of July was great - well let me start by saying that it didn't start out so well. Things were rolling along just fine - I was doing my usual cooking (I LOVE to cook) when I looked down and realized that, UH OH - here comes the swelling. I had been on my feet too long evidently and suddently I resembled a watermelon - great - nothing like "sloshing" around instead of walking!! Of course we are headed out to some friends for a bbq and I am having a freaking breakdown - now these are my bestest buds in the world - really we have been through "THICK & THIN" together but still - who the hell wants to wear a girdle to a 4th of July picnic - ummmmm - not my idea of a good time. So I soak in a tub, lay down, exercise, push, pull and finally just have a meltdown - of course my dear hubby walks in during all of this and he was clueless - his expression was one of pure shock and absolute horror........what the hell is wrong with you and WHY are clothes thrown all over the bedroom - my response resembled that of a dying piglet - crying, wailing and shrieking.........it was bad!! So after much persuasion we get in the car and I decide that my only goal for the evening is to drink.............now girls - I am a cheap date! 1 - let me say it again - 1 drink and I am toast........not to mention that the only thing that I had eaten all day was some yogurt for breakfast........yeah - obviously at this point, I was acting more and more like a Barbie (as in brainless). So without another thought I make up my mind to get drunk.......all the while knowing that I had to work, knowing that I hadn't eaten, knowing that should I puke, I will get vomit in my hair!!!

Let me just say that 2 rum and diet cokes later and I was barely walking.........could I be any more of a baby - the only consolation to being such a lightweight is that I don't have to waste a lot of calories on alcohol. I AM glad that I remember most of everything - I clearly remember spilling corn casserole all over the floor and in the oven!! YUCK! I also remember that it was so nice not to think about how I looked..........although being intoxicated is probably not the best way to forget your beauty blue's it was nice to just let my Barbie hair down for a bit!! I hung out with people that loved me and I felt totally comfortable around.......drunk or not! We watched great fireworks - I didn't do bad foodwise and I had a great time!! So.......for 2 shots of rum, $100 in fireworks and $50 in groceries I got a great night - a sucky day but great night!

Now if all of that would have gotten me the day off today - it would have been AWESOME!!!

3 comments:

Colette said...

haha...sounds like you did have a wonderful 4th despite the swelling!! And after the 2 drinks who gave a shit right...LMAO. Hope your better today....

WeightBGone said...

Sounds like you had a wonderful time and thanks for sharing the experience with us. You always bring a smile to my face and hope to my heart with your blogs. Hope your day is wonderful and if I could give you the day off from work you bet I would!!

Candace MacPherson said...

Glad you had a good time. It's only a few more hours to the weekend.