hilarious

Why do funny things happen to me when no one else is looking? Friday night. Food court at the mall. Both of my friends went to the restroom, and I was sitting there people watching. Then a massive wave of long blond hair brushed up against my face and landed on my shoulder. EEEWWW!!! The lady sitting at the table behind me was fixing her hair, unaware of the grossed-out girl behind her. I made my "disgusted-in-a-funny-way" face (I make this face all too often) and looked around to see if anyone witnessed this display. Nobody. I laughed at myself, and then scooted my chair closer to the table. HILARIOUS!!! My friends came back--I retold the story as we headed toward the stores, and they were cracking up. I swear, the funniest things happen to me only when God is watching.

Halloween. All the weirdos are out. I was going to buy a ninja outfit. The ones where you can only see my eyes, but I don't have the money--I really should be saving. Because I have to eat...Oh, gosh, talk about saving, I spent a wad of cash Friday night. I bought a really cute olive green eyelet skirt and a warm vest. I'm very attached to this vest, and I'm not even a vest person. It's brown, made of cotton, lightly padded--not like those puffy nylon ones like Michael J. Fox's in "Back to the Future"--and it has a removable hood with faux fur lining around it. It was fate. E. (our friend that works at the pool hall) and I were looking at all the outerwear vests, and I was saying that I'd like one that didn't look like any of them and that had a fur-lined hood. Then, we were just standing around--L. was in the fitting room--and a salesperson puts back this cute, brown, lightly padded, hooded vest on the rack facing us. E. and I both looked at each other, and I knew that at that moment we were both thinking, "Wow." I was all, "This is the vest." E. said, "That is so you--try it on!" And it fit! I felt like Cinderella but without the prince. The prince can come in later...I got a really cool vest! I looked around for another one of its kind, but there weren't any. How unique.

It was a bit pricey...but I rationalized it:
a. I rarely go "clothes shopping"--I usually just like looking around and if I find something that fits, is unique, and compliments my wardrobe then I usually go for it. The vest fits all of my criteria.
b. I can wear it for Thanksgiving (the skirt too).
c. There is no other vest of its kind.
d. From now on, my money will only be for groceries and this year's Christmas gifts (I got your b-day/Christmas gift, Chaunce! Keep an eye on your post next month!).
e. I want it! I want it! I want it!

Happy Halloween everyone! I love fall.

What I love about fall:
1. the leaves changing colors
2. warm clothing
3. apple cider...all things apple in general
4. enjoying a good book with some apple cider
5. Thanksgiving
6. the approach of Christmas

And as for Halloween...things that gross me out:
1. maggots
2. slutty girls
3. really thin, unnatural looking eyebrows
4. being touched by strangers
5. zombies