A little bit of everything

Okay so it has definately been a while since I blogged. There have been some major changes going on in my life and I have also been really busy. Actually I say that but to be perfectly honest, I cannot remember what I've been doing for the last week but by the looks of my room and car, I have not been cleaning or doing much homework.

So on Wednesday last week, at about midnight, I found my bunny Gabby laying on her side in her cage just an hour away from death. She died that night and to be perfectly honest, I've been a bit of a wreck since. I know it sounds ridiculous but I loved that little rabbit. I have been procrastinating the task of cleaning her cage for the last time and packing up all her food and treats to take to the Humane Society because it will be so real that she is gone. On a good note though, this will in fact be the last time I have to don the rubber gloves and gag my way through cleaning up the nasty kitty litter out of the bottom of the cage.

On Thursday last week I went to see my best friend Kelley for her 21st birthday!!!! We had a great time, we went to a karaoke bar with EmHop, and had a blast. The last time I had a night like that was in London, so it was much needed. While I was there, I got to see all the wonderful people that I love in Birmingham. Oh those girls and guys are the greatest and I always seem to forget just how much I miss them. So after a long, fun-filled weekend I headed back to Lex and got home about 3 am. Now before you get to feeling too sorry for me for my late night driving, I will admit that it was mostly my fault that I got home so late because I kept putting off leaving for other fun things. I did not leave Birmingham until about 7 and then was caught in the Sunday rush hour, caused by a forest fire. All in all it was a hellava trip!

I also got the new iPhone 4 last week and I am happy to report that it is everything that I was hoping it would be. My other one dropped nearly every call I made or received last week so I finally got fed up and decided that since pay day was only two days away, it was definitely time for a new one! I cannot get over how fast this one works and how pretty it is. The reception is clearer, the signal is stronger, and the battery life is longer than the average life-spans of many 3rd world countries (maybe an exaggeration). This is my new toy and for almost a week I have been unable to put it down.

Though I am absolutely loving the weather that we are having today, I am completely fed up with my allergies. Every change of season brings a runny nose, watery eyes and the inevitably of a sinus infection. This morning I woke up with a pounding ear and scratchy throat and fever. I went to the doctor already knowing what they were going to say and sure enough, my familiar enemy, the sinus infection had set up camp and he was gracious enough to bring his sister, ear infection. So hopefully in two, three days I will be feeling better and less tempted to slam my head in the door until I finally pass out.

So anyways that is what is going on in my life these days. Yeah its a pretty exciting life. So I promise that I will be a little better about blogging a little more consistently. Welp, okay, we are headed to Walmart to buy wrapping paper so we can wrap our cabinets up as Christmas gifts. I'll post pictures if it goes well!

Oh Fall...

Okay so today, it finally felt like fall. I know that today was warmer than it had been in a couple of days and the leaves started changing two weeks ago but for some reason today, I could no longer ignore all the signs of fall. Today I went outside to play with my kids at after school. Even though the sun was warm and I was hot in my pants and tshirt, I could not help but notice that the heat was no longer that sticky, sweaty, summer heat that comes with a summer in Kentucky. Instead there was a crispness in the air and the sun was just a little too dim for 4:30 in the afternoon.

The thing I hate most about the fall is that the days are getting shorter. I can get used to the fact that I have to go back to school and can no longer lay around the pool all day. What I cannot get used to is waking up at 7:30 am and it still being dark outside. I cannot get used to going to dinner and coming out at an early 7:30 and it being night. The short days that shows that winter is just around the corner, drive me crazy. No I mean literally crazy. Winter is an impossible time for me, when all I can think about is laying in my warm cozy bed and never getting out. Fall is the season that walks in the room looking sunny and pretty, wearing beautiful leaves and offering pumpkins. But what we fail to see is that when we let fall come to the party, he also brought winter with his black coat, he brings sleepiness and a cold wind that chills you to the bone.

Don't get me wrong, I love fall. As a matter of fact, when I thought about writing this entry, I thought I'd make a list of all that I love about fall. Sorry I got a little side-tracked with my detest of winter (sneaky season). So as not to disappoint, I will go ahead with that list.

1. The beautiful warm, not hot/not cold, weather
2. Halloween candy, or really any candy
3. Reese's shaped like pumpkins because the peanut butter is creamier
4. Day light savings lets us fall back, which means an hour more of sleep
5. Dressing up as something awesome
6. Painting pumpkins. I did this tonight, mine has paisleys on it and Gabby's has a carrot.
7. Thanksgiving Break, a time for family and getting a break from school
8. Kelley and Sarah and Dad's birthday
9. Ghost gel stickies to put on my window
10. Blacklights for just a dollar at Walmart (because apparently they are Halloween-y)

Okay so that's about it. I'm going to keep on enjoying fall even though I don't want winter to come. And I hope that it stays beautiful like this well into February. Well I can always hope.

Wet bunnies look weird.

Three weeks ago, I adopted a bunny rabbit. Her name is Gabby and she is small and white. She is the best bunny in the world, though I may be a little biased, she is quiet and calm. She loves to sit in my lap and when I come into the room she pushes her little twitching nose through the bars of her little pink cage, so that I can rub her nose. From the moment I picked her up at the pet shop and she nuzzled my neck, it was clear that we were destined for love. Everyday I go into my bathroom, her bedroom, and pick up that little cotton ball and kiss her on the nose. She has been the ideal pet, except the time that she crawled into the whole beside our stove and I had to attempt to drag her out with the vacuum (and actually, if I'm being honest, cleaning out her cage is pretty nasty and has really tested my weak stomach). But like every relationship, we have hit a few bumps and we have managed to roll on over them.

Yesterday I went to get Gabby out of her cage. When I picked her up, I noticed she had dirt (or something else) on her face. Because she is completely white, she shows a lot of dirt. I decided it was probably time to give her a bath. So I ran her a warm bath in the sink, and placed her in there and began to lather her up. Let me tell you, SHE WAS NOT HAPPY. She quickly tried to make an escape, hopping out of the bath, splashing water everywhere and knocking my hairdryer into the water (in retrospect I probably should have moved that before I began). Because she was unhappy I was tempted to give up, except the problem was that she was completely covered in soap. So I did what every good rabbit owner does and grabbed her tight around the belly and quickly ran her under the sink faucet.

Now I had a clean bunny and I wrapped her in a blanket and tried to give her a kiss on the nose. Except something had changed. The sweet, loving Gabby I have come to expect was gone. Now Gabby was angry. She wouldn't look me in the eye or let me pet her. When I put her on the ground she didn't hop she just sat there with an expression that was a mix of hatred and sorrow. She was not looking too good, either. The usually cotton soft fur was feathery and mangled.

I will admit, I really expected Gabby to get over her anger within a few minutes. I left her to hop around my apartment, while I went to rent a movie, because she loves to explore and hop freely. But when I got back it was clear that she was waging war on me. There was poop everywhere and the soaked bunny was hiding in a clean clothes basket. I picked her up, put her back into her cage and decided that I would just let her cool off and dry off. I tried not to let it bother me that everytime I went into the bathroom for the rest of the night she would be balled up in the corner, mean-muggin'.

When I came into the bathroom this morning, her cotton fur had returned and she promptly stuck her nose through the cage for me to pet her. I guess she got over the trauma I put her through yesterday (or just doesn't have a good memory) and decided that maybe I'm not a bad mother after all.