Pity Party...Table for 1

The problem with being home alone for five days is that you have a better chance of having a pity party for yourself. Amongst your plans of Lifetime movie watching and bon bon eating, you find yourself watching sad 90's music videos on your computer and balling your eyes out. The plus side is at least you can turn on the waterworks in the privacy of your own living room, in your PJ's, with only your dog as a witness. Then you can snap out of it by getting a pedicure, doing a little shoe shopping and eating some cookies with your sister. This is all hypothetical, of course, because it didn't happen to me yesterday or anything...

(Hypothetical) shoe shopping was a little frustrating, but I think I might've found a pair that I'll be happy with. In the midst of searching I was able to buy a black sun dress and a pair of puddle jumper pants so winning all around! The shoes I brought home are in the vein of the gladiator sandals that are all the rage these days but I really didn't have much of a choice. I needed something casual but that I could wear with a sun dress. Maybe it'll be warm enough today to break them in at Sister's Memorial Day BBQ. Oh the possibilities!

Our kitchen is getting put back together piece by piece. I spent a couple of hours on Saturday cleaning up a bit and I put a huge trash bag together...of trash, that is, and it's still sitting in my kitchen...two days later. I'll get to throwing it out eventually. Our stove, dishwasher and over-the-range microwave are being delivered on Thursday so maybe we'll be able to have an oven cooked pizza Thursday night. Or maybe I'll break the microwave in by popping a bag of popcorn and not have to worry about shaking the unit to make sure it continues to spin. I like burnt popcorn on occasion, but I'm starting to forget what popcorn actually tastes like.

I found a plank of wood in our laundry room that I doubled into a makeshift countertop. It's not much but it'll do for the time being. The counters will start to be made on Tuesday and we'll probably get them in a week or two. Luckily we're getting a discount on the counters. It's not much but at least it's something. And once we return the remainder of the flooring we'll get some money back on that, too. I like savings because savings mean I can use that money for something else. I think our next project will be new carpeting and/or new handrails. Or new flooring in the living room. Hmmm....we need a lot of "new".

I hope everybody has a great Memorial Day! I would like to thank all of our troops who have and are continuing to fight for our country. And my thoughts are with the families who have lost somebody in this fight. You are always appreciated. Thank you so much!