Vacation Have To Get Away

Ah, the summer is starting to wind down and because of my lofty position at a major retail chain it is officially back to school time. I found out the precise date all of the notebooks and pens go on clearance, and I will be taking full advantage of the savings because only a doofus pays full price. But ssh I can't tell anybody because that's confidential store information! My ex in-laws just came by and picked up the kids for the weekend and I couldn't be happier. They were just gone all last week at church camp and it was so quiet. I began to miss them the day before they came home so it was good timing. And the week before that we went on VACATION!

I told the kids that when I was a kid my folks took us on some pretty good ones, but I don't really have a whole lot of money. So we drove to Branson where my boyfriend's parents live. It was fabluous. There's a theatre on every corner. The Oak Ridge Boys. Andy Williams. Yakov Smirnov. We didn't get to see any of those however, but I know if we did I would have loved it all. The cheesier the better. We went to the water park and a pizza place that puts any Chuckie Cheese to shame. My boyfriend's folks are such nice kind people. It was a great weekend.

Books I've Read This Week: I am still reading the Bill Clinton book. Still. I'm only half thru it. What a nightmare it must have been for his editor! It's really not too bad a book, but it is extremely plodding. I am trying to find a copy of the new Vanity Fair somewhere in this town, but am having no luck. Is an interview with Jennifer Aniston where she bad mouths her soon to be ex Brad Pitt such a mega-seller that even the yahoos in this town buy every copy? The cover story in Vanity Fair is the LEAST interesting feature of the magazine and it's usually the last thing I read if I do at all.

Movies I've Seen: The Wedding Crashers. Very funny. My favorite scene was when Vince Vaughn was tied up in bed and the Christopher Walken character comes in to talk to him. I also saw Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Also very funny and I really loved it's message. One of forgiveness and letting go. I sure do know a thing about that don't I?

Music I've Listened To: I can't remember an album I've listened to lately... However we did do it to the "Party Favorites" channel on our digital music service on TV the other night. Sam Cooke and I were twistin the night away indeed.

Top News Story: Oh I don't know... It's the weekend, I haven't watched the news much in the last 24 hours. Peter Jennings passed away from lung cancer this week. Yeah, it deserves a mention because I think he was one of the best. But you've got all these other TV reporters on talking about this all week long and they keep saying how marvelous he was. I want to see just one person get on there and talk about how they thought he was a talentless hack. Wouldn't that be a hoot?

And the diet? Well, I'm still holding steady at 155. My goal was 150. I haven't been trying too hard to diet in the last month. But at least I haven't been going overboard and gaining those ten pounds right back. Swimsuit season is almost over. So I have to come up with a new reason to lose the last five. Ooh, I know! I have all these jeans in the closet I can't wear, and if I got to 150 or even a few less, I could get back into a size ten! Except most of them are size eights... Sigh. Oh well, I'll think of something and of course continue to keep track of my progress here.