Amazon is happiness!

OMG I JUST FOUND PETE AND PETE ON AMAZON OMG OMG I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Sorry, I'm giddy at the prospect of watching Pete and Pete. And Artie, the strongest man - in the world!

I am further excited by the purchases of string quartet tributes to Foo Fighters and Queen! I wanted the string version of "Everlong" but was even more excited to be able to walk down the aisle to Queen's "Best Friend" in strings! Not only is it completely awesome, appropriate, and not that common, but that is a couple checks off the old to-do list as well!

Wheee!!!

WTF

I should not have discovered this site so early on a Friday morning: www.regretsy.com. Holy cow this is some addictive shit. There goes my productivity...

Eurotrash

me: I told the cake lady that our theme was "Eurotrash". You know, lots of white cubes.
TH: You actually said "Eurotrash" to her?
me: Yes.
TH: This is why I am marrying you.

Finished!

The condo party for Betsy and Dan to finish off the liquor before they move to Chicago was a bad idea. It sounded good in theory: there is one shot of vodka in the bottom, or 2 shots of peach schnapps, etc so we just made drinks to finish them. Except for that I forgot how bad it is for me when liquors mix...most people were deathly ill by the time the party ended. And I imagine were ill the rest of the next day, like I was. I had my cake tasting and could barely keep it down! Such a bad idea. Such a bad one. I should have known better...

Philosophy

I just signed my name on 30 HR action forms, some of which are for rehires in the fall. I did it all in a row until my hand hurt, and then it (once again) made me think about how weird it will be to have a different name and signature.

First of all, the mechanics of it. Right now, S L Armentrout flows very nicely in a signature. I can connect the 2 t's with a single line. It's a pretty sexy signature, now that I think about it. And when I ititial something, it is SA that I make look like a star. I enjoy the way it looks. S A Hickey doesn't flow. It's shorter, which is a good thing, but I have always hated the way k's look in my handwriting. H's too. They are not sexy letters. It will take forever coming up with a new signature that looks as good as my old one.

Second of all, the philosophy of a new name. Does that mean a new identity? Will I no longer be entitled to all that was Sabra Armentrout? Am I forsaking what I am to jump into what I will be? Who is Sabra Hickey? Is she cool? Can she make her marriage last, or will Sabra Hickey be pushed aside for an encore of Sabra Armentrout?

I've done a lot of reflection on what I am embarking on in 2 months. I want to be successful in marriage. I want to push through any problems that come up and come out stronger on the other side. I want to embrace my newest family members and have my existing family embrace my new husband. I want to grow as a person with Tom. And I can only hope that I am armed with the love, compassion, strength, and humility it will take. But I realize that means not looking back. So Sabra Armentrout, I will not mourn your loss. I will celebrate the phoenix that is Sabra Hickey instead. However difficult that may be to write.