Happy Friday!

I've been MIA from the blogging world for a while. Nothing exciting to report. After school was over, I worked 7 days straight. In between all that work I managed to have some fun. The highlights were hanging out with friends and attending our company holiday party. You think I'm a party girl?! Ha! My co-workers could drink me under the table. They ran the poor bartenders into the ground! I seriously thought one of them was going to have a heart attack. He was sweating profusely, running back and forth and mumbling nonsense - poor guy. Remarkably, I didn't manage to take a single picture. Ah, well. Let's see, Monday night I could have been on an episode of Emergency Vets. Trek ingested an entire bottle of doggy painkillers b/c a certain BITCH left them on my desk chair instead of out of his reach. I was half asleep when I heard the sound of crunching plastic. The child safety seal was destroyed and all five chicken-flavored tablets were gone. I was pissed. I have never gotten so close to slapping the shit out of someone in my life! Seriously. Everyone who knows my dog - knows he's EXTREMELY food motivated. Why the fuck someone would be inconsiderate enough to leave a chicken-smelling bottle of pills on my desk chair is beyond me. Fortunately, Trek is a big enough dog that the pills he ate were just in range of the maximum therapeutic dose (psychopharmacology wasn't useless after all). The only side effect at that dose is gastrointestinal upset, something an over the counter medicine would take care of. Before hanging up the phone, the vet said, "That dog is trouble!" I responded, "Nah, he's not any trouble. He's just an innocent bystander of my enormous storm cloud." She laughed. I cried. (not really, just sounds more dramatic) So at 1am I was driving around every convenience store and gas station looking for PepcidAC. Good times. Yesterday was my only day off. Finally, a day to relax and get some things done around the house. Riiiiight. Of course it wasn't at all the productive day I had planned. My baby Mazda had to go in the shop after 107,000 miles of faithful service: the water pump went up. I'd just like to take a moment to thank the Mazda engineers for recessing this part (unlike in most cars) costing me serious labor. Oh happy day! After getting an estimate in good ol' Bel Air, I was told I would have to wait until after New Years to fix a problem that could leave me stranded any day now. Did I ever mention how much I hate Bel Air? So, I called my ex's friend in Columbia (where the mechanics graduate from H.S.) and he'll have it done by tomorrow. Bonus: he is going to replace other parts such as the timing belt, PVC valve, and other things I don't remember the names of - I just have to pay for the parts. All that and $100 cheaper even with replacing all the extra parts. Suck on that Bel Air! Well, while waiting for my dad to pick me up from the auto repair shop, I decided to walk over to Target. I love Target. But this time of year, the store is invaded by cart driving maniacs. Seriously, women will just plow you over trying to get a new power tool for their husband. Oh, and do not even dare try to look at the holiday decorations. People are crazy. And what ever happened to excuse me or pardon me? Geeeeeeez. Alright, I feel like I should get out of my pajamas and do something productive now. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend! I will be stuffing my face on Christmas day. However, with Thanksgiving still fresh in my mind, I'll try not to overdo it. No promises though - my Momma is cooking! Smiley for the Day: