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No, this entry is not x-rated. That will be my age in about 7 hours, if we lived in ancient Rome. 30. It's not so bad. It really is cliche, but as you approach milestone years, it doesn't feel as old as if it were someone else. 30 is nothing. Some people have college sweatshirts that are 30 years old. Anyway, I'm healthy, happy, and ambulatory, so that is good enough for me.

Off tomorrow to eat some Mexican food & drink some margaritas on a patio, with hopefully nice spring weather. Can't ask for anything more, right? Oh, and I'm taking off work on Monday just for kicks, so I can't drink a few extra for you!

Until then,
forever XXIX

Fire and Ice

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The morning after...

We had two of the four elements of the Greeks at the house this week. What are they again? Fire, water, wind, and earth? Ok, I guess I had 3. Well, there probably was some wind too. Maybe it was all four wrapped into one winter storm.

After leaving work a little early to avoid the icy roads, I decided to be brave and attempt another fire in the fireplace. After the smoky disaster of last time, I was hesitant to say the least. But I figured it would be the last really cold week before spring. I wanted to get rid of the firewood I had in the garage.

It worked! No smoke escaped into the house. It all went up the chimney as designed. It was very cozy, I must say. Except I was all alone. Due to the bad weather, my Lost watching party was cancelled. Ok, not much of a party, but usually 1 or 2 people come over to watch. Only because I have DVR so we can stop and discuss, and more importantly rewind, to answer all the wtf questions.

I saw my share of wintry conditions this week. On Monday night, we had snow flurries. On Tues/Wed. I was in Minneapolis. They had a very pretty snowfall as I was heading to the airport to fly back. Then I went to the Dallas Stars hockey game Wed. night (my first, it was fun! free tickets...even more fun!) I wasn't prepared for the coldness inside, but duh! They skate on ice. Then we had another snowfall on Thursday/Friday. There are still some patches of unmelted snow in the shadows. But should melt by tomorrow as it will be 60 degrees.

Oh, and I played tennis this morning at 9:00 am. When it was 26 degrees. Yes, I said 26. But we won, so I guess it was worth it. That's Texas for you. 70 degrees and I get a sunburn, then frostbite, and then the great thaw until next November.

Gray Hairs and Wool Blends

I'm resigned to the fact that I am aging. The signs are all coming. The white hair...on my chin. The extra bit of "me" that wasn't in the mirror the last time I looked at my behind. The lack of energy. The excitement of looking for a new business suit.

What was that last part?

Hello, my name is Jennifer. I like shopping for business suits.

On a Saturday night (party!), I found myself looking forward to going to the mall to find a new suit to wear on a business trip this week to the cold north. First I went to Steinmart because sometimes you can find some suits that are really cute and not all uptight. But I didn't find any thing. Well, I didn't find any clothes. But I did find, oh, about a billion decoration things for the house. But it was okay, because I had a 20% off coupon they sent for my birthday. They are so nice.

So I headed off to the mall. Dillards, struck out. Desperation was in the air. I was trying to avoid going to Ann Taylor because I know I would spend way too much. Not necessarily on the suit but on the other 15 items that were too cute to pass up. So then I headed to Macy's which I normally don't shop a lot. I didn't like the layout, but they had some great winter suits on sale. So good I bought 2! So maybe the next time I have a trip, I won't have to make a mad dash to the mall. Of course the next time I go probably won't be in the winter, so I may have to adjust that.

Well, other than the fact that I'm now leaning toward wearing my basic nice black suit instead of one of the new ones, I'm all set.

Aging isn't so bad. I just never thought I would be fighting acne and cellulite at the same time.