TGIF

I know ... I shouldn't be so excited it's Friday since I don't have a job. It's not like the weekends are any different than the weekdays for me. This weekend is special though because we actually get to watch Aggie Football on TV! WHOOP! Yeah, yeah, if you're not an Aggie, bite me. It may not be the 'national championship' but I'm still excited.

So we ran into some neighbors last night on our walk. These are people we avoid at all costs and we just happened to extend our walk last night and DOH! We've only run into them TWICE before and we already know NOT to walk on their route anymore. So for AN HOUR we stood there and talked (at least the weather is nice and since it doesn't rain in North Texas we don't have any mosquitos - yet). These people crack me up. They're complaining about construction ... houses, parks, and roads. They're going to city meetings, complaining on message boards, and spreading their opinions to everyone who will listen. It's not like you can escape once they've captured you either. So my questions to them are ...Why buy a house in a new development if the construction noise is going to bother you and keep you from sleeping in? And better yet, why buy a home so far north of Dallas that you're closer to the Oklahoma Indian Casinos than Downtown Dallas? You knew the roads didn't make it all the way up here. You knew they were going to have to expand the existing roads so we can all make it to the new WalMart. Why complain about the road noise ... was there not a road there when you built your house? Don't build along the roadway Einstein! Were there not plans to build thousands and thousands of homes when you built your house, hence more people, hence more traffic? Did they expect to just stop letting people into Frisco so they wouldn't be disturbed by, dare I say, progress? And God forbid construction sites produce trash. I know it's unsightly but workers will be workers and the wind tends to blow a little up here in 'southern Oklahoma' so pick it up, throw it away, and get over yourself!

Not to mention the first words out of this woman's mouth were "so did you find a job?". Now, I can only assume she thought I had, indeed, started working because I no longer walk past her house during legal yard watering hours when she would be outside. Not true. She's just not on the morning route anymore (for reasons stated above). The problem is I have NOT found a job and that's become a little more difficult than I thought. You apply for jobs you think you would be good at then you just never hear from anyone. I realize the number of applicants is so great that you can't respond to everyone but I hate thinking I still have some sort of chance then all of a sudden, the job is no longer posted. I have gotten a few hits on my resume on Monster so I'll keep y'all updated on my progress back to the land of the cubicles! It's not like I really WANT to find a job but the old man tan Maxima isn't going to last forever and I suppose I should be pulling my weight around here if I'm going to get that little Beamer I want!

Since the dog spent more of her walk last night napping while the neighbors yapped on and on I felt the need to take her for a nice LONG walk this morning. Again, the weather was nice so I didn't really mind. Well, we made the mistake of walking down to the park right when it was time for the kiddos to go to school so we had to hop off the sidewalk a few times to let bikes with training wheels pass us (yes, the parents were there too). The silly dog got really good and muddy. Mud was flying off her paws and her tail as we were walking down the street back home. So it's the annoying neighbors' fault I had to give the dog a bath today. Which then meant I had to dry her off and follow her around with a towel and wipe up the tile and wood floors. It was kinda cute and I took pics on my phone but I don't think I can put them on the computer so you'll just have to go a day without seeing a picture of the best dog in the world.

I suppose I should wrap up my venting session. James might get home early (highly unlikely) and catch me blogging away instead of cleaning/cooking/grocery shopping ... all things I should be doing since we're having a party tomorrow night. So far, I've cleaned the master bathroom shower and I've done some laundry. Ya know ... I really don't expect too many guests to be in my closet or showering in my bathroom so I'm not quite sure why I started there but whatever. I suppose I should take out the recyclables, get the mail, and empty the dishwasher so it will look like I've gotten a little more accomplished than just applying for 5 jobs I'll never hear back from! :-)

Have a great weekend and Gig Em Aggies!