it walked on my pillow

This is how the day went:


I came back from the conference on Friday, so Saturday I spent with Anthony. We went to Fudruckers for lunch, because we constantly pass it on our way from here to there. It turns out that Fudruckers is awesome!! The condiments were all fresh and you get to pick exactly what you want! I hate tomatoes, but I was able to get pico de gallo!! AWESOME. Oh yeah, and I can get sweet potato fries there! 





Last weekend, we were hanging out at the different pet stores around town, and we debated getting some birds. We decided to wait a week and rethink that topic, since I tend to be pretty rash sometimes. Anthony and I decided to find the perfect bird cage from an antique store, and if we found the perfect one... then that would be our deciding factor.


WELL, in the parking lot of one of the antique stores, I found a smooshed bird right where I was going to step to get out of the car. It was a sign! I had to save the birds! 





Anyway, so yesterday, we decided to go to Ozark to go antiquing. We literally looked through ten antique stores last weekend, and the cages were either too small, too expensive, too ugly, or they weren't even functional. I had pretty much given up on finding a spacious, pretty cage. 


(We go sidetracked, as we often do. Look at this gorgeous book room!!!!)





I made one last suggestion to try out The Feathered Nest, even though everything in that store is incredibly pricey. We made our way to the basement which smelled super(super) funky, and I found this epic cage:





That was the last sign. We headed back to the pet store from last week and picked out our birds, Atticus and Imre (pronounced, Immree).  Atticus is the white one, and Imre is the green one. :) :) :)





"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." 
- Atticus Finch, by Harper Lee

"This is why there are so few musicians. A lot of folks can sing or saw out a tune on a fiddle. A music box can play a song flawlessly, again and again. But knowing the notes isn’t enough. You have to know how to play them.”

‎”A poet is a musician who can’t sing.Words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart, and some men’s minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.”

- Patrick Rothfuss

(The setting is in the town of Imre.)

We are hoping to get the parakeets comfortable enough to play with us. They've already hopped on to Anthony's finger! I've been playing Mozart for them, mostly. :)


I have got to get my reflexes under control, because any time I'm trying to touch them and they decide to move AT ALL, I freak out. I have a bruise on my nose and scratches on my arm from flailing inside the cage and bashing my nose. The birds didn't do it-- no, I did it to myself. I'm so cool.





In other news, I jokingly told Ant that I would play WoW with him... and then I ended up following through. I LOVE IT!!!! Ohmylanta I am in big trouble. Hello, time waster... 

Also, I dyed my hair redish again... Whoop!

 I hope that you all have had a great weekend! Happy FALL!!

Fake bowling hurts my arms.

Oh, I know. You are so curious as to what I have been up to, these last few days.

(lots and lots)

Have you ever played Farkle? It's awesome. Come hang out with me and I'll teach you how to play. 

I taught the oldies how to play this Friday. It was awesome. Farkle, farkle, farkle. You're such a farkle.

I went to Amy's after work, and I killed my arms/shoulders playing Kinect for Xbox. 

Intense bowling!!!!

Here is Tiffany and her boy, Austin. They look SO SERIOUS!

And here's this cutie, Bren. Oh my gracious, he is awesome. 

Saturday, I went to Remington's for the annual garage sale. Oh my-- I could have bought half of that place.

What I did buy:

(This orange pecan stuff is AMAAAAZZZIIINGGGG!!!! I need to find where they sell it normally, or I need to find a recipe. Pronto.)

What I did not buy:

(Poison!!)

Heather bought an incredible set of dishes, a thimble and 8 Coke glasses. It was definitely a successful trip.

After work and Remington's, I hit up Orange Leaf with Amy, her kids, Tiffany, and her daughter. I love that place... probably a bit too much for my waistline. 

I hung out with Amy (amyschmamey) and Danielle (fancy biscuit) and watched Nacho Libre.

"I am the gatekeeper of my own destiny. I will have my glory days in the sun."

Hahahahaha I love that movie.

And now, Sunday is almost over. I went and had lunch with Anthony... McAlister's is not nearly as good as it used to be. This is sad.

I went to Arty Crafty after that (my favorite store!) and I almost came home with some amazing paintings, but I couldn't justify spending the money. 

[I REALLY wanted to buy this set, but it was like.. $250.]

I went home and started cleaning, but then Heather had a craving for Panera Bread, so I walked over there to have a bagel while she stuffed her face.

We started talking about being CRAFTY and suddenly we were on a quest. We went to Hobby Lobby first, but alas, it is Sunday and they are closed on Sundays. We went to Michael's and bought a huge mason jar. But then we decided we needed supplies to make these spool-y things, so we went to Walmart. That was a bust. So we're hitting up Hobby Lobby before I have to go into work tomorrow. 

I bought this candle and rocks to put in my huge mason jar, but the mason jar opening was too small. So, I put it in this HUGE container that used to hold my mints. Hahaaaaaaa

Heather and I are super similar. It's kinda weird. I didn't realize it until yesterday/today when we both realized how much we like "old lady" things and poetry and the elderly and miniature things. It's kind of awesome. We have decided to have a "crafty night" on Thursdays. It's going to be LOVELY.

After hanging with Heather, Anthony met us at Walmart and picked me up from there to head to Amy and Dave's again. (I feel like I live there...)

Amy made chicken tenders and Anthony made this tortellini thing. It was delicious. We played the Kinect again, and I totally beat Dave at ping pong (or whatever) and we had a draw at soccer. I'm sure every part of my body will be in pain tomorrow. This is pathetic.

Did you ever read Amelia Bedelia?? It was one of my FAVORITE books as a kid. I read this one to Bren and Lindsey tonight. Lindsey liked it, I think. I felt so awesome reading to them. (haha) I miss being around kids.

Alright, that's it! I have had an awesome weekend. 

Cheers.