Hello weekend!  This nice weather certainly has perked things up around here, and I know I’m feeling a lot better for it.  My improved mood may also be related to the intense amount of shopping I’ve done over the last two days.  RETAIL THERAPY!  The best kind of therapy. 

Yesterday I went to the Domain with my mom.  To some, that might sound like torture, but we had a blast.  She and my dad are going on a cruise soon and she needed help picking out some things to take.  Of course I’m always happy to help, and as an added bonus she usually rewards me with a little something.  A few somethings, as it turns out, like an awesome new summery outfit (which I’m wearing right now, as a matter of fact) and some fabulous Chanel lipstick.  Ever wonder where I get my expensive taste from?  Wonder no more.  And as a sort of trade-off, I took her to Torchy’s for lunch, which was quite a hit. 

And after all that, I went back today and picked up a pair of shoes that I shouldn’t have passed up yesterday. 

So I’ll say that my troubles of not feeling womanly were pretty well cured with a trip to Neiman Marcus and my newfound ability to wear shorts.  And, surprisingly, no one was blinded by the paleness of my legs!  Hooray! 

To share in the good feelings of the day, we’ve invited a friend over for dinner and I’ll be cooking a real meal for the first time in what feels like ages.  To be fair, it was kind of a bribe to get Mick and a friend to put together our new patio set, but it’s dinner nonetheless!  And we can eat it on our new patio set!  Mick, for the record, has been gone most of the afternoon visiting with our web guru Naj and discussing the future of our beloved CyberMonkeyDeathSquad.  Lately it’s been not-so-beloved and more of a back-burner project due to script stuff and this new venture we have here in YGFAD.  But with SXSW going on now, I think we’re both getting a little nostalgic for the scene (not to mention the press badges), and we’re ready for a rebirth.  There’ll be a new look, a ton of new stuff on the back-end that will make our lives much easier, commenting abilities, who knows what else.  I know I’m ready to get back into it.

But now I must go prepare foods!  Enjoy the sunshine, kiddos!