Mary Jane's Last Dance

Today we went to the fair. It was kind of neat, I guess. :) I have pictures, which I shall upload next entry! It has everything from old Florida buildings to a dude wrestling with a alligator. There wasn't a cloud in the sky today so the pictures came out great for the most part.

We're also looking to get a house. We've been approved in the $160,000 range by a mortgage broker but the trouble is, $160,000 isn't going to get us much here but a condo or a house in the ghetto somewhere. I mean goddamn we're not THAT poor. :(

My hours are cut next week. I'm kinda miffed about that.

All this wedding crap stresses me out. Boy am I absolutely thrilled I have to spend a Saturday at some "retreat" a hour out of our way for ten hours as part of getting married in the Catholic church. I am absolutely ecstatic! Can't you see the pure elation on my face?

I feel like I don't get out and do enough. I've got winter flab. I'm bored.

Ahhhh, welcome to Seasonal Affective Disorder, where, even in Florida, it can strike.


What I do look forward to (so as to make this post not completely angsty):

Warmer weather. I look forward to swimming and sitting out in the sun for hours at a time with my feet in the pool, ipod on, and the sun radiating down on me. (I wear sunscreen, don't worry.)

for the wedding to be over and done with so we can focus on our lives rather than who is going to sit where, what color is such-and-such and all of that awful jazz.

The State Fair in a couple of days, so I can get my yearly intake of fair food and to laugh at all of the rednecks in their high fashion (redneck high fashion is outdated trends from two to four years ago, plus lots of camo and Confederate flags and Big Dog). Plus, going to the State Fair is like watching Discovery Health's shows on obesity cause goddamn there are a ton of GIGANTIC people there. Oh, Redneck Fashion Week.

Finally discovering a good Indian restaurant here. (A girl can dream you know.)

Tags: lifestyle, work

Attention, Winter:

Go away. Start being nice n' warm/hot again so I can go swimming. I'm putting on winter pudge, dammit.

I went to Busch Gardens for my 21st birthday, and I had a blast. It was all about the animals and the beer that day. We went to the Bird Gardens first, then we went to the Hospitality House to have beer. We looked around at animals for a bit again, stopping by Edge of Africa (we didn't get to the lions and stuff, but we saw the hippo and its baby) and Myombe Reserve (where the apes are). Then we got around to the highlight of the day -- the Sunset Safari tour.

There is this big open part of the park where some of the animals are free-roaming, such as giraffes and rhinos. It's really cool. We got into the back of a truck that kinda looked like a Jeep, and we got to feed the giraffes and drink beer. It was pretty awesome.

Anywho, Chris and I took a lot of awesome pictures while we were there. And when I say, a lot, I mean it, A LOT. You've been warned. :)

[A/N Note to self 2/2/08: Repost these pictures on imageshack because GJ's picture hosting died.]

haaaaaaaay guys, it's my 21st birthday!

You what that entails, right? Right! Plus, we're going to see all of the cool animals at Busch Gardens. :D