Beginning of Garden Days
I always like this time of year with the hint of the promise of new life. We did the Grapevine Botanical Garden yesterday for a nice walk. It's just a small garden, but it was enough.
We saw two plays this weekend. At Theatre Three was saw I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change which was a lot of fun. Then today we saw The Trestle Over Pope Creek at the Kitchen Dog which was interesting but completely and utterly strange. I am not really sure I get the point, but it was certainly thought provoking.
What we didn't do, however, was see any friends. This made me a little depressesd, and I am not sure why we're having such a difficult time meeting people. We've been here for almost two years now, and we have a lot of acquaintances but not real friends. It makes me a little lonely.
I'm also coping with the fact that I am a broken woman. I must say I'm not doing that very well.
Wow, this started off as such a happy post.

See Saw
No sooner did I recover from the Death Flu than Eric got it. We've been a generally unpleasant lot lately. At least we had a small window for a wonderful Valentine's Day. So we have that going for us. . . which is nice.
Between Eric spending most of yesterday in bed and being at work all day today it's been a rahter lonely weekend. You'd think I'd be super productive, but you'd be wrong.
I did, however, get caught up on some reading. I finished Jane Austen's Persuasion which I think is my favorite Austen work, and I also read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See which was an interesting look at 19th century China. I found the footbinding scenes particularly hard to deal with although it's a fascinating custom. The other thing the book talks about the this secret language that women invented to communicate amongst themselves. It is not a great book, but it makes a pretty fascinating read. I'm not a huge historical fiction person, but every once in awhile I like to learn about a new culture as I get my fiction fix.
I'm chilling with my obsession America's Next Top Model. They're shooting at the Great Wall of China, and it furthers my wanderlust. Once again I find myself drifting over to the travel sites on a daily basis. I need to get away. We're thinking of New Orleans for Spring Break. It's no Great Wall, but it will do.

Across the Internets
I'm about to commit the worst blogger sing. I am going to use the internet to broadcast my own misery.
I was sent home from work with the flu (despite the damn flu shot).
Every part of my body hurts.
I am not amused.

Save the Drama For Yo Mama
Ordinarily I would spew out the craziness that has plagued me for the past week regarding the evil parent, but I have given up drama for Lent.
I realized I was spending far too much time rehashing, planning, thinking, talking, and feeling bad about all sorts of crap. It was distracting me from all of the truly important things in my life: my husband, my friends, my family and my job. I couldn't do any of the good stuff right because I was constantly swept up in garbage. No more!
It's hard, though, because no place is more dramatic or bitchy than a school. I have no idea why this is true, but it is.
Tonight E and I are going to see Ella at the Dallas Theater Center. I have loved Ella Fitzgerald for years, so I'm so excited about the show. The reviews are great. I've been on a real theater kick lately--plus it's an excuse to get dressed up feel fancy. There is far too little glamour in my life (says the woman who picked up spit balls this afternoon). Especially this close to Valentine's Day every woman needs a little fabulous.

Wild World
The Happy Face Spider is apparently found only in Hawaii. Of course if I lived there, I might have a permanently happy face as well. I just thought I'd share.

No one accused me of being a heretic today, so I have that going for me.

Sadly the teacher's lost the basketball game--but by only 1 point. The game was really hard because there were only 8 teachers playing which meant we stayed in most of the game while the 8th graders only played 5 minutes each. Some of the more out of shape teachers were a mess by the end of the game!
We're headed to the Palace Theatre tonight to see Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It is just what I need after this week. That and chocolate!