i know you've all been dying for an update on the status of my eye.
it actually got better during the day, but i went to the doctor anyways. she said it was not pinkeye, but an allergic reaction. good. an allergic reaction to what, i wonder? i have to rummage around and figure out what i've been sticking in my eye. maybe my eye is allergic to the twitch that i have developed. maybe it is allergic to the pirate patch i've been wearing.

i moved most of our living room furniture down to our guest room last night. and then i moved all the wood in our family room up off the floor so we can tear up the carpet. matt was mad, but i just had a samson moment and couldn't resist using my brute strength!

michael, i like your new song.
justin, i like your scumstache.

don't you hate when someone says, "this is going to make you laugh," and then what they say is not funny? there are all those expectations and then if you don't deliver, that person could be embarrassed, which makes me sort of sad, so i usually give a half-hearted laugh. and then i'm annoyed with myself for being fake. but at least i've been polite, i suppose. i say this because the pilates instructor i had tonight said that. luckily, she was addressing a whole room full of people, so i didn't have to pretend, but i still felt rude. oh well, i'm over it! and i'm sure she is, too.

today i have a happy hour after work at a restaurant i haven't been to yet. it is supposedly german, so i don't have high expectations for the food, but maybe i'll get a nice glass of white reisling. then matt and i are going to fillippi's, our favorite italian place (mom good, that's where the sauce was "so good"!:).

welp, have a great weekend everybody!

okay, as if the twitching hasn't been enough (yes, that is still going on), i woke up with pinkeye today. sick! well, that's the price of working with kids. i guess i'm surprised i haven't had it before now. technically, i'm not supposed to go to school today because i'm contagious, but i'm not taking a sick day when i feel fine and i have so much to do!

matt is really busy at work so it makes it easier for me to stay late and get my stuff done. we have a ton of stuff going on this weekend. we're renting a truck and hauling away our jaccuzi (turns out it wasn't as "portable" as it claimed to be, three guys couldn't lift it but they sure had fun destroying it into pieces-ha!) and all the wood from our deck. then we need to move our furniture from upstairs to downstairs because we're getting our new wood floors put in next week! we have to then rip up the carpet and haul it away in that same rented truck. well actually, matt and our friend eddie are going to do most of that actual work, but i will be directing and bossing around! ha!

my ceramics class is over--i start a new one (and last one) in april. that should give me the final number of credits i need to go up in the pay scale. i only made 3 bowls and a vase this time. working on that wheel is challenging. also, i missed a few classes, so that didn't help my productivity, either!

matt ordered girl scout cookies from a friend at work and i can't wait to eat some tonight for dessert!!!!! i love this time of year! i have my thin mints in the freezer as we speak!

well, i do have to get to work, so i must be going.
mom edwards, the gorilla family is so cute! and i love their living environment.
have a great thursday, everyone!