Starbucks and Sugar Cookies

So, what a week it has been! I have been wanting to blog oh so very much. But, unfortunately for me, the weather patterns haven’t permitted it. You remember my super weather barometer power? Oh yes. They struck again this week. More like struck me down. We’re on Day 3 now of mental impairment status and I hope it will get better before I even begin to consider a Day 4…..or 5. Or heaven forbid 6. It’s actually quite entertaining – more so to be around me, I think, because I can’t remember anything. For example, yesterday in the Arby’s drive through, I paid with my debit card. I put the card back down. A minute later, I asked my brother – “Did I pay already?” He looked at me a little funny…that’s kind of where I’m at mentally. I don’t even have a one-track mind! I’m on a quarter of a track. Or a broken track. A snowed in track? I’m all befuddled, I tell you. And to think I made fun of my mom when she would ask me if she had taken IBProfen or just thought about it. Silly me.

So this last week was most eventful. First, let’s start with the most recent. Happy Belated Valentine’s Day to all! I hope you all had smashingly great V-days. Mine was quite entertaining. I made sugar cookies with frosting for the engineers I work with – I think I was the only one who remembered it was V-day. I just hope they remembered for their wives’ sakes! Maybe my cookies were the gentle nudge they needed. Anyway, work was work. Can’t get around that 8-5 gig. And then I went to pick up my brother from work and we went in search of good food. We both wanted sandwiches or some sort, so we went to the Toaster Oven. Um, no. They didn’t even have fries. Not cool. So we went to Arby’s, where I had my forgettable forgetfulness moment. We jetted back home, where we set up camp to watch “What I Like About You” and eat our deliciously good curly fries and sandwiches. Then I get a phone call from HRH to set up our tea time at this adorable newish store near our homes. It’s seriously a little girl’s play heaven, complete with a bakery and tea! So of course, with no boyfriend to take up my time, what would be a better use than drinking afternoon tea with an amazing friend in a pink, poofy heaven? Perfect! Almost! They close at 6:00! And darn it, HRH was still in Provo at 5:40. Well, our pink, poofy heaven will have to wait. We readjusted plans and went to Starbucks where I had this YUMMY Caramel Apple Spice drink. Oh. My. Divine. Seriously, it was like drinking apple crumb cake and I was in taste-bud bliss. I definitely recommend it. I mean, I had visions of myself frequenting Starbucks now. Me. Becoming a Starbuckian. All for Caramel Apple Spice. Okay, moving on because no one should swoon over their beverage this much. Anyway, we chatted about our days and decided that we absolutely had to watch an edited “Love Actually.” My cousin has it, but she lives about a half-hour away and we would have to steal her ClearPlay, too. So we settled for Move Option B: whatever else I had at my house. HRH went to get herself some real food (well, I don’t know if you can count Panda Express as real food) and I went home, quickly frosted cookies, and became the Cookie Cupid, delivering cookies to my aunt and uncle, and a friend my mom usually takes flowers to, but because my mom is in CALIFORNIA (SO. JEALOUS.) right now, I took cookies in her place. Then I raced back to the house, where HRH had let herself in and eaten her food (I love that we can do that here), and we settled in to decide the movie. This is an important decision. I mean, it’s V-day. What should we watch? Our memories will hinge on this movie? We narrowed it down to four options: Dear Frankie (Gerard!!!), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Step Up, and She’s the Man. Um, yes, the latter two have something in common – and that would be Channing Tatum. His acting is a little sketchy, but…um….nobody cares. For good reason! We hemmed and hawed, weighed our options, analyzed the guy factors, and decided on She’s the Man. Excellent choice. I love that movie and every time I watch it, I love it more. Or maybe that should be, I love HIM more. *Sigh* He is what V-Day dreams are made of. Haha. Anyway, it was a most enjoyable evening (thank you HRH!) and I ended the day in my bed, my room illuminated with twinkle lights, and watching an episode of Gilmore Girls. Can a day be any better than that? Nah, I don’t think so. At least not for me. So, Happy V-day to you all – I hope your days were as good as mine! And let me say, it was not hard to beat last year’s V-day. I was in Argentina and spent the rainy day stuck in a house with 16 other girls. Yeah. This one definitely wins.

Okay, my brain is swiftly shutting down. Let me make a list of other things to blog about to remind myself later tonight or tomorrow when I recommence with this blogging:

1) The CURSED Saturday
2) Winter White Outs
3) The Sad Sunday
4) Alone, Doing Laundry, and Lovin’ It – A Rory Friday Night

Be good, be happy, and be ready for my next blogs! They're coming! (wow - that was not meant to sound ominous...)

xoxo - LADYBUG. (Yup - LB beat out Half-Pint).