Yet again, TGIF

Yet again, the sigh of relief that says, "MMM...Friday" has escaped me. This week seemed to take too long, and I am looking forward to the weekend's adventures. Though I must say, the last half of last night probably set the mood for an enjoyable weekend. Mike and I ate dinner at my house, [BBQ chicken and potatoes, mmm!] and then headed over to Nick's. Just hung out, played a game of SlapJack, which I lost miserably after a whole lot of talking shit to Nick, haha. Then we headed back to Mike's, where the evening winded down with him playing guitar for a while, and singing to me. Boy, was I basically putty in his hands. I am such a sucker for a boy with an acoustic guitar, singing a song. Woke up this morning, and just knew it was going to be a good day. He was rather silly this morning, and when that happens, it will undoubtedly be an amazing day.

Tonight Jill and Dana, the biff's, are coming to visit. I am extremely excited! I don't see them nearly enough. Kelly Hayyynes is also coming home from UMass-Amherst tonight, sometime around midnight. Hopefully we will see her, if not some point before the weekend ends. Tonight's plans are somewhat up in the air still. I just know that Jill and Dana are coming to hang out with Mike, Davey, and I. Then again, when we make solid plans, they rarely actually fully come through. Something always changes. Like I said, my life is rediculous, and I like it that way.

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On a more serious note. Let's take down part of the wall, and be vulnerable for a moment, shall we? Little did Mike know last night that something he said to me would still be on my mind today. In the midst of some lovely, relaxing us time, he took my glasses off my face and just looked at me for a moment. Then he says to me, "I know why you wear that eye makeup." I was quiet for a moment, unsure of if he was going to continue. He just kept looking at me, so I said, "Oh yeah? Why?" and he replied with, "You can hide behind it." On a separate occasion, he once said to me, "Why on earth do you hide such pretty eyes behind these glasses?"

He's right in a sense. Like any other girl, I have my insecurities about my looks. Most of my childhood, I was not the "pretty girl." I was the smart, quiet girl with "potential." I was friends with geeks, weirdos, and the popular kids. I got along with everyone- still do. While I consider my eyes to be my best feature, I still "hide" them. I am still not one to "flaunt what I've got." I have been told on many occasion that I look better with contacts- I still wear glasses though. I still have the child inside of me saying, "You're not as pretty as that one, why bother?"

Silly, I know. But true in a sense.

Don't get me wrong. I don't get scared that someone prettier will come along and "steal my man." I just get worried I guess to make it more noticeable to everyone.

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Well, with that, I say to you- Have a lovely weekend. It's supposed to be fairly nice, take advantage of it.

And I end with a photo of Jill, Dana, And I. TNT babies<3.

Record Breaking Pizza Stuffing

Tonight I will take part in watching Mike attempt to break a pizza eating contest in Norton, Ma. There's this place called Downtown that on Monday's and Tuesday's they have a pizza buffet for only $7. Basically, all you can eat pizza. Well, last week, Mike ate 13 slices, and found out that the record was 15 slices. SO, today, he will attempt to eat 16. That's two whole pizzas. OHHEY FATTY! haha.

So just a minute ago, I was given a small stuffed penguin to add to my small penguin collection. I do in fact collect little penguin things. Cereal box toys, Happy Meal toys, claw machine stuffed animals, etc. I got quite excited about it, actually. I love penguin stuff.

Speaking of toys, yesterday my cousin Kim and I decided to check out every toy store we came across. And boy, let me tell you, there are quite a few toys that I want for myself. There's this rather large T-Rex that you hit a button on his back, and his eyes glow red, and he starts moving his arms and neck and head, roaring about. LOVE IT! There's also a small baby-like toy of a polar bear that growls and roars when you move his head. SO CUTE! The last one is the Jumanji board game. I didn't know they actually made one of those, and now I want it.




Job interview today. Wish me luck!

*sigh*...TGIF

This week has been long. This might not be a super pleasant post, either. Hey, I warned you.

I have been jobless since the middle of August. So, roughly 6 weeks now. Sure, in the beginning, it was fun. WOO NO WORK! Now? I'm basically dying for a job. My money has run out, my bills are overdue, and I just can't seem to find work. [Looks like I should be kicking myself in the ass for saying no to the job offering at the Walpole Hess gas station, huh? But these things happen. Whatever. I just couldn't bring myself to accept a job somewhere where I knew I would hate my life and job within a week or two.]

Mike has been great about this problem of mine. He subtly encourages my job search, and has been incredibly understanding on my lack of money problem as well. But I personally have reached the point where now I feel like it's too much. He has been paying for most things, and I feel bad about it.

I just wish I could think of something to do for him to show him how much I appreciate what he's done for me lately. I thank him, but I just don't feel that is enough.


...I miss my biff's. Jill and I talked yesterday, had a good cry together. Discussed how neither one of us sees Dana anymore, which bums us out. So much for the TNT Gang.. And the sad part is, we know why. Aadam, her boyfriend, has become more important than anything else. She doesn't even know what's going on in my life, and I don't know what's going on in hers anymore. It's rough, considering last summer we were inseparable, never spending more than a day or two apart. Then we lived together at college. And then after I dropped out after first semester, she finished out the year, and transferred to Worcester State so she could live at home, because we were too far apart. That's how close we were. Now.. nothing. Mike and I have been seeing each other since July, and we have been "official" since the end of August. Did Dana know about any of this until recently? No. Did I know she was going to the doctor's to see if she had tonsillitis? No. Do I even know anything of importance about her anymore? I don't think so. And that is SO HARD for me to handle. Jill, yes I miss her often. And we don't see each other as often as we would like. But we at least talk all the time still. Tony is in Iraq, dealing with bombs and being shot at on a daily basis, and he is there for me more than Dana is. I talk to him quite frequently, actually. Which is great, cause I miss him a lot. It's hard not having him around.



Alright, enough sad stuff!

Patch keeps growing. His neck is getting bigger than his head, and if it keeps up that way, he will have to have a harness instead of a collar. Which would be better anyways for him. We played in a field yesterday while Mike and Kevin skated in Mansfield. He is such a clumsy pup. He is going on 16 weeks old, and is just a bumbling clown in everything he does. He makes quick friends with anyone that walks by, until he chews their hand. I can't wait for him to be done teething!


I'm glad it's the weekend though. Saturday night Jill is coming down to hang out, I'm excited. And Sunday Mike and I are going to his niece's christening.

Which reminds me, I still am not sure what to wear! I have a nice looking black dress, but I'm not sure of the "rule" about wearing black to a christening. I also have a purple/burgandy dress which I suppose could be an option, but I feel it's better suited for a wedding or something. Eek I need to figure this out soon!

With that, I bid you farewell. Enjoy your weekend.

The smell of sadness in an unusual place

Another enjoyable weekend has come and gone. None of the original plans happened, which is not that out of the ordinary. Sure, I was bummed about not going into Boston to see most of my Franktown Ladies. [AKA, Molly, Earica, and Kelly] But it was an overall good weekend.

Friday night, Mike arrived at my house to pick me up. He gave me my own Bonsai Tree plant!! : ] I was very excited when he gave it to me. After I secured a place for the plant on my dresser, we headed towards Bellingham. After a few errands, we had our first real date thing. We went out to eat at TGI Friday's. I thoroughly enjoyed our date : ]

Saturday. Our original plans were to go to Six Flags with his brother and others. We decided that neither one of us could really afford to do that, so we stayed in town. We lounged around all day. We had planned on going into Boston for the afternoon, but the weather wasn't so great, so we stayed in bed and lounged about. That night, we ventured over to Nick&Chris' place. A rather enjoyable evening.

So yesterday, Sunday, was another lazy day. We hung around the house all day. Late last night though, there was quite a bit of excitement. It was around 2:30 in the morning, we were laying in bed watching part of Season Three of The Office. We heard tires squeal, and a large crash. We looked out his bedroom window and down the street at what we thought was a car in the road, just sitting there. Little did we know, the accident was legit right in front of his house, and we were looking at someone's porch light. [Trees obstructing our view made it look like headlights] Suddenly, his doorbell was rung about a dozen times. Then his mom called up to tell him there was a car on fire in front of the jeep. So, we went across the hall and looked out that window, towards the driveway. Sure enough, there was a convertible sideways in front of his jeep, on fire. What happened was, the driver of the convertible came around the corner, spun out of control, went THROUGH a telephone pole, and slowly skidded to a stop right in front of Mike's jeep. There isn't much damage to the jeep, just a little dented in the front. And luckily, the two people in the convertible were able to walk away...which I was quite surprised about, actually. This morning when we went outside, you could still smell the fire from earlier. Such an odd smell. And as odd as it sounds.. it smelled well, sad.

I have photos from previous nights at Nick&Chris', to give you a taste of what normally happens there:

Davey Robot became Chris' boyfriend after he decided he wanted to be a girl.

I carried our team most of the game, while Mike made faces.

The usuals; L to R- Ryan, Nick, Chris, Cormac, and DaveyRobot!

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Why Hello Blogger

I've decided to try out Blogger instead of LiveJournal for now. Providing I like this better, I'll stay. LiveJournal has gotten old for me. So let's give this a shot, shall we?

I suppose a proper introduction is due, me being new and all. Sara's the name, often known by Saran, H-Bomb, or Bartlett. The occasional SaranWrap, or SaranWrapAttack comes out, but usually only from Ms. Kelly Hayyyyynes. Just call me Sara for now though, thanks. Hm, what else shall I reveal? 19 years young. Monophobic. [If you don't know what that means- Fear of being alone. In my case, I cannot be alone more than half a day before panic sets in, and anxiety levels rise.] I hate sleeping alone, so if someone is not by my side, aka Mike, you will find me curled up with a stuffed white tiger. Hm, what else, what else? I suppose by reading my posts, you will learn about me. You may even live vicariously through me if that is your desire.. Though that might be a little weird.

I'm hoping to include at least one photo per entry, but that may not always happen. Today's photo will just be of me and the boy. Now you can put a face to the author.

H-Bomb & M.