July 27, 2002
It takes me about 10 minutes to put my hair up into a pony tail. Ten minutes. And we aren't even talking about a perfect ponytail. We are talking about a so-so ponytail that is just good enough to wear out in public. I don't know what my problem is. I know that one of the problems is that I have cowlics. I have one in the front that makes it so I cannot wear bangs. I had them growing up and my hair would spring up in out in the middle. As I became older and started to care, I grew them out and haven't gone back since. I have one on the back left side of my head. This is the one that I fight with when attempting to make a ponytail. It sticks out and just drives me crazy. I put my hair up and pull it out several times before I decide it looks decent and go on my way. It's a ponytail. It should be easy. It bums me out. My hair is about shoulder length right now. About the length that I decide I hate it and cut it short again. I don't really hate it right now, but I really want to get highlights. I have been talking about getting them for a year. I am thinking that I will try to get my mom to take me to get them when I am home to visit...I think she misses me enough to take me. She is putty in my hands.
Things you should try if you haven't before:
Vanilla Coke. It's pretty good. Kind of a mix between regular coke and cream soda.
Trader Joe's spicy hummus dip. It's very tasty with tortilla chips and only $1.69 a shot. I imagine you could put it on all kinds of stuff, but we aren't very creative or adventurous.
My first sweet pea flower is blooming. It's about time. Shane has been keeping alook out for about a month or so and asking me every day if I was sure they were sweet peas, since they weren't doing much. It looks like it's dark pink. We also have a dwarf green pepper growing. No tomatoes yet.
I have been searching for a cross stitch that I can make for Shane's brother Clay and his soon to be wife for a wedding present. I finally bought one today and started on it. They are getting married in November. I made one for Shane and I when we were getting married.
I have to inform you that Shane designed the "B" in Bonham. He's very proud of that B.
Comments
mama:
Very nice! They’ll love it, but remember to put “Avilez” instead of Bonham as Clay has decided to keep his last name as is. Have Shane design an “A” since is “B” is extremely creative.
July 28, 2002 2:06 PM
mama:
Unless of course, their’s doesn’t have any name on it. In that case…never mind.
July 28, 2002 2:07 PM
erika:
The one I am making for them only has their first names on it, which is good, because I always had a hard time with making names like Avilez plural. Is it The Avilez’ or Avilezes or ….
July 28, 2002 2:10 PM
mama:
I forget too, I learned that once in my Business English class. But it seemed wierd to me then…too many rules…and is it singular, as in one Avilez or possessive as in belonging to him? Maybe it’s plural possessive. Okay, I found the rule for plural nouns…I had to look in an old textbook…if it ends with “Z” add “es”…Avilezes, okay, and for a possessive plural noun that ends with “S” add only the apostrophe. So it’s Avilezes’. Oh dear, who would have thought? What if it’s singular possessive? Avilez’s. How about just calling us the Avilez Family!
July 28, 2002 2:51 PM
erika:
It is a wedding present, so don’t say anything about it, okay?
July 28, 2002 4:07 PM