crazy

I have not written on my blog in TOO long - so much for my new year's resoultion in trying to blog more often....TYPICAL of me and my supposed 'resolutions'. So what has happened lately? 1. Wendnesday night class --> I for some reason ((well I do have a reason, to use the professional development money I have through work and to get 3 graduate credits for FREE and I suppose to learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorders)) decided to take a class this semester. It is a 3 credit class through the University of Vermont and I wish I could say I have been a model student. As you can see I am writing this blog as I am sitting in class paying perfect attention ;0 This class is in Burlington ((the only real CITY in Vermont)) so I take it at a distance learning lab in Brattleboro ((a semi town in Vermont)) with 2 other people. The teacher is on the screen - in other words - the teacher is NOT present. SO, after a long day of work and running around, what do I do? I sit in the extremely comfortable office chair that reclines and relax. I do absorb some information ((I make it a goal to learn 3 new things every class and try to apply at least 1 thing I have learned at school with kids each week, so I am not a totally hopeless student)) but I tend to let my fingers click on facebook.com. This is my time to catch up on the latest drama/news/information from my facebook friends and people that I am friends with who I haven't actually spoken to or seen for 5+ years.....very important! Also, I am able to chat with my friends who work and are not on facebook during my 10:00 am 'snack breaks' in which I quickly check my fb during the day ((very legitimate as I never have more than 10 -15 minutes on a good day- to have my "duty free lunch")). So it is multi-tasking central. I also take this time to check on my bank account online ((make sure I am not in the negative)), T-Mobile ((make sure I am not over my minutes or texts which I usually am and to see how much I will owe on my phone bill next month)) and various other 'clicking around' opportunities....All in all I am having a very productive use of my 3 hour block of class. As long as I do my assignments and talk/answer one question per class I am good to go!! 2. Bridesmaid.com --> This summer is going to be wedding central! I am going to be in my first ever wedding as a bridesmaid on July 2nd and going to a wedding the night before on the 1st and am the 'personal attendent' ((I can't wait to learn what that means)). Then I will hopefully going to another wedding in August ((you know who you are, and I BETTER get invited!!)) Lastly, I get to be a maid of honor for a friend getting married in September. PHEW. So the bridesmaid saga begins: bridesmaid dress #1. I get to wear a very pretty dress in July that is made by a nice designer ((Coren Moore)) however there is one slight problem.......it does NOT fit. Let me go back a little bit. In Decemeber I went to Bella Bridesmaid - the store where we were buying the dress through - to get measured and try on a sample ((aka a dress of the same style but not color or fabric that is 3 sizes too small for you to give you a 'sample' of what you might look like)). So, I try on the sample and with my bra hanging out on the side and the hemline SUPER short I am horrified to step out from behind the curtain but I do. I get the dress clipped to my bra so nothing pops out and to give the illusion that the dress is the correct size. The dress actually does not look bad, it looks good and is a cute style with one strap ((minus how short it is!)). The worker girl tells me that the dress I get will most likely be longer because....who knows, I don't remember. Now the fun part. I get re-dressed and the measuring tape comes out. I get measured and then the worker girl writes down my measurements and matches them up to a magic chart that is supposed to tell me what size dress I should spend my $275 on. So this 'magic' chart tells me between a size 16 and 18 ----- OH MY GOD, an 18???? I had been prepping myself for a bigger size because I know that bridesmaid dresses run smaller, but an 18?? The worker girl told me that I was between a 16 and 18 ((like I should feel better about that)) but that they always recommend going with the bigger size because it is easier to take a dress in then let it out ((okay, I can agree with that)). I finally write down my dress size choice ((yes, they make you write it down and initial that you agree that YOU made the choice and that YOU are responsible if it is not the right size)) of a size 18 even though I am SO pissed off. I had lost 10 pounds since summer by Christmas and was not expecting that. I usually wear a size 12 or 14 dress but not an 18. Okay so I slowly got over it ((the 18)) until the day the box arrived. The box arrived on my doorstep on a Friday. I get home from work and excitedly open it ((I love getting mail and love packages even more)). I carefully take the dress out and get the plastic off of it and put it on. OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD. IT DOES NOT FIT. I knew this was going to happen. Oh and don't worry it's not too small but too big. Not just too big but ginormous. Like I look like an elephant with it on. The one strap goes on and then the other side goes below my boob. Like oh hello, welcome to the wedding, would you like to look at my chest? Here it is, right in front of you. I don't even get upset or panic, I just get furiously ANGRY. SOOOO PISSED. Like I am going to need a new dress pissed. I immediately call my besties to try to vent to them but no one answers. SO I take a picture of me in it and text it to my besties. I slowly tried to release the anger and it slowly got better but then it amped up again when 2 of my work friends came over ((I know, hard to believe that I have friends)) and I got to raving and ranting again and put the dress on over my clothes and it was still SO big. The next day, I was a little less angry and tried it on again. I tried to clip it in ((with a chip clip of course)) and see if there was any hope for it. There was hope. THANK GOD! So I called my parents and ranted to them and they told me I needed to call the bride. A. I didn't want to call the bride when I was super angry because I did not want her to think I was pissed at her. B. I didn't want the bride to think I was mad at her. She was extremely supportive and immediately sprung to action saying she was going to call Bella Bridesmaid ready for a fight. RESOLUTION: 6/8 bridesmaids dresses are too big. So looks like Bella Bridesmaid insisting on all of us going with the bigger size was not necessary ((the 2 whose dresses fit, went back and argued to go down to a smaller size with the order)). But I can get it taken in by having the seam taken out on the side the zipper is not in and having the dress re-sewn to fit me. PHEW. 3. CREEPERs in Brattleboro --> So I went out for a few drinks one Thursday night ((it happened to be St. Patrick's Day)) with a friend from work. My friend ran into a guy she knew who had fixed her car once. He kept coming over to where we were sitting the whole time ((we were not there more than 2 hours)) to ask my friend if she wanted to go outside to smoke with him. A. She does not smoke. B. She was not going to leave me alone in the bar. C. He is a creeper. So, we are getting ready to go and I walk outside thinking my friend is behind me but I turn and she is still inside talking to creeper. I walk back in ((this is where I went wrong)) to get my friend and the creeper goes; "The real reason why I kept coming up to you *my friend* was to talk to her about you" ((this is his pick-up line)) and then he says ((after I say nothing)) "so, do you have kids?" ((what? that is your opening question?)) I say NO and that I am too young to have kids ((this is where I go wrong, again as I have to tell him my age)) he shares he is 31 and that he doesn't have kids either ((oh great, we have something in common)). The conversation turns to what do we do ((he is a mechanic, I'm a teacher blah blah blah)) and then turns to where I work ((this is another where I go wrong)). He at somepoint tells me I better be careful driving if I have been drinking because the Brattleboro cops will pull over anyone ((obviously, they have nothing else to do)). Being my smart self I say oh that isn't a problem because I just walk home, I live real close. So not only does he know my age, what I do and where I work but where I live, just great! The conversation somehow turns to him wanting my phone number, so he can call me if I am out again tomorrow. I say well I will take yours ((thinking I can just pretend to enter it or delete it)) but he talks me into just calling his phone so he has my number too ((it is awkward/rude to say no)). He then gets up the nerve to ask me what time I get off work tomorrow ((um, hello, I am SO not interested and not telling you when I get off work)). Obviously creeper though he had me because he called Friday after work and left a message, called again and texted ((I chose to go with the cold shoulder and give no response, as I did not want to initiate anything with him)). Then I got a call and text the next day and lastly another call the next weekend ((hello?! COLD SHOULDER!!)) 4. CREEPERs in Burlington --> This past weekend I went with my friend from work ((same one that introduced me inadvertently to creeper)) to Burlington to go out for one of her friend's birthdays ((so random and I was out with 40 year old couples but that is for another blog)) and she was dancing with this major CREEPER. He was wearing a black turtleneck underarmor shirt and a brown leather jacket over it. He was dancing and was getting low and was all over my friend. At one point, I tried to get her to come outside with me to get away from him and he followed us....he then tried to invite us to stop at his horse farm/ranch the next day on our way home. HELLO?! Inviting us to his horse ranch? You can't get any more creepy than that!! I talked to my brother that night ((venting about the creeper and the randomness of my night)) and he said that the creeper was really trying to get us to come to his horse farm so he could give us some horse tranquilizers and do God knows what to us --- CREEPER.COM!! Okay I think that is enough and my class is over now :) so I am going to go home!! Goodnight!!