I have had a great couple of days. I decided that I am not responsible for Patrick or anyone but myself. And I am not going to sit around and mope or be bored - it is a shitty way to live the rest of my life. So...
Monday, I spent a great day with my sisters. I bought these amazing rose-colored sunglasses that look great on me. I also bought some perfume. This is a huge step because I had never been able to find the exact perfume that I thought suited me. This one does. It is sassy, sweet, spicy and classy all rolled into one...if you can believe that. We went to Chili's for dinner and my sister, Kate, goes up to the hostess and tells her that we want a table in a section with a very hot server. Liz and I about dropped to the floor we laughed so hard. So the hostess tells us about the server in the bar, whom she thinks is just gorgeous. Kate looks at us and says, "We're sitting here". We sit down and a few minutes later the server comes over. Admittedly, he was pretty good looking. Kate looks at him and says, "Look, I know we aren't the most attractive group of women in here. But we have had a shitty day. (Pointing to Lizza) She just signed divorce papers this afternoon. (Pointing to me) Her boyfriend is being a shit-head. And I lied to my husband so I could hang out with them. So, if you could flirt with us, make us laugh that would go a long way towards you getting a really good tip". I thought Liz was going to fall out of her chair. I couldn't stop laughing and Kate just grinned as the server tried to figure out what the hell to do with us. It was great!
Tuesday Emma and I went to Albuquerque. She needed to see her chiropractor and I was hoping to find some red heels for Gemma's wedding. We had a lot of fun. I bought an orange purse, which is feminine and pretty. We bought hats to wear on our hike the next day and I started looking at paint and fixtures for the bedroom and bathroom. I didn't find my heels, but with me and shoes, it is always a long process to find just what I am looking for. I have been searching the internet, but I am always wary about how they may fit. The other thing I have come to realize is that apparently you have to be a hooker or an old lady to buy red heels. The shoes I have found aren't really classy looking or pretty. They look like you might want to wear them to the beach (canvass) or on a striper's pole (cork and patent leather). Ick.
Yesterday, Emma, a travel nurse - Audrey, and I went hiking in Tent Rock. It was absolutely incredible! The views and the formations were just amazing. The only down side was the flies that seemed to adore me. I need to remember to bring bug spray the next time I go. When we were coming back down from the mesa, we ran into two gentlemen (definitely from the south, but living in Albuquerque). These men looked like they were ready for the first of many MIs. Beet red, sweating profusely, out of breath, overweight and worst of all they had left their water with their wives! It was a recipe for disaster. Fortunately, Emma had packed extra water (thinking that for some reason I wouldn't pack any?!?!), but I had Patrick's CamelBak so we were able to give them the extra water and Audrey gave them some chocolate she had with her. I've never heard someone refer to me as an angel so many times in such a short period of time. Onward we went, and shortly after meeting the gentlemen, we met the first of two wives. The first was trying to get back down the path with a bottle of water in one hand and a Van Gogh umbrella in another (using it as a walking stick, of all things!). We helped her get back to her sister-in-law and by that point we were at the end of our hike. The bugs decided to stay in tent rock and we headed for home.
When we got back to Santa Fe, I went to Aveda to have them fix the debacle another place made of my hair by chopping it all off. The man who fixed it was a genius! He shaped and defined it so that as it grows out, it will grow into the cut I originally wanted. I look sassy, sexy, and fun and received more compliments than I thought possible. I went to work and received an ATO so I came home and went to dinner with some friends where we laughed so hard. It was a grand day.
Today I am having coffee with friends and then after going to the pool, will go to work this afternoon. But who knows what could happen between now and then?
