The gym

This afternoon, I went to the gym for a workout.  Afterwards, I decided to try something I haven't ever done there before,  - sit in the sauna.  As I was laying down on the bench a young guy came in.  We were sitting there for about 5 minutes when he said, "Can I ask you a question?"  I said "Sure". Keep in mind that I am laying down on the bench so he can't see my 36 year old, tired mama face.  So, he says, "What part of a guy do you think is the most attractive".  Speaking off of the top of my head (aka open mouth insert foot)I said, "His brain - being committed."  He stuttered after I answered and said,"Well I was kind of talking about like, his physical body, but yeah, that's a great answer." I am such a DORK!!!!  Now I have a GEEK GIRL sign flashing above my head.  I tried to back track and say, "Oh yeah, I mean, I really like it when a guy has great arms."  My dork factor had already been more than apparent and the guy mumbled something that sounded  like "Sure, whatever".  I asked him how old he was, and he said,"24", and then he asked for the same information... I said,"Oh I have a few years on you, as well as a several kids and a hubby." Then I tried to give that as an excuse for my real, although "nerdy to a 24 year old" answer.  Need I say that I ran out of the sauna rather quickly??????   

On another note, I was on the treadmill and a 20-something guy got on the treadmill next to me with enough"Drakkar Noir" sprayed on his young body to take me back to 1988.  It is SO incredible what a certain scent can do to your brain .  I was immediately transported back to my teen years when certain boys basically bathed in this oh-so-common-yet-delicious cologne.  It made me smile... The dude on the treadmill probably thinks I was thinking that he has a nice brain... or arms. Whatever!! :) He sure smelled nice!!! 

Holidays

Last night, when I tucked Meredith into bed, she asked me... "Is it Halloween or Valentines Day tomorrow?" I said... "Well, tomorrow isn't a holiday." And she said... "But I LIKE holidays!"

I think that she takes after her Grandma Oman who celebrates EVERY holiday to the HILT. I suppose there are worse things!!! Leave it to Meredith to want to have every day be a holiday.

Sacrifice

So, last night I went to Target at about 9:00 because I hadn't made it there all day long. Because it is just across the street now (can someone give a CHEER for THAT???) I sort of feel like it is just too easy to put off my shopping until later. Well, last night, we were out of major important things. 1.) Coffee 2.) Toilet paper and 3.)Diet Pepsi. As I enter my favorite store, I am determined to shop like my darling husband and stick to my list... only my list... I bought the coffee, happy that my morning will be better than the 2 previous ones without it. (Can you believe that I went 2 days without getting to the store for such an important item??) Then, I found the TP aisle and bought the softest, largest rolls... that actually were on "sale". Still something like $.80 a roll, but when you like soft, you like soft. The final item on the list was my Diet Pepsi. I love it so. And here's where the sacrifice came in. I bought Diet Dr. Pepper instead. I don't like it that much. I will drink it, but it doesn't have the emotionally soothing power of Diet Pepsi. BUT... it was $2.30 for a 12 pack as opposed to the $4.99 that the Diet Pepsi was!!!!! That's even cheaper than a happy bottom!!! So... now I can say that I have sacrificed because of the recession and that I have paid attention to my spending and that I have sincerely made frugal purchases. Now, we'll see how long it takes me to drink my 12 pack...