Buying Lingerie

It was a strange experience, mainly b/c I'm not at all in the habit of shopping for or buying lingerie. I wish I was! It was kinda fun! I do have a couple of pieces bought years ago but mainly I sleep in my birthday suit so there's not a lot of need for much in the way of bedtime or boudior wear. Anyway, I have to attend a "Lingerie Shower"/Bachelorette Party this weekend so that's why I was shopping for the stuff. However, I don't think I'd like my friends giving me a "Lingerie Shower." Too personal, too much risk of certain parts not fitting right! I just got her a simple short nightie/robe set (on sale).

Besides having a lingerie shower, J.Fi, in preparation for her upcoming wedding, also had a "Bar Shower", an "Around The Clock Shower", and several others that I don't remember b/c I couldn't attend all of them. Later this month I'll be attending a "Bridesmaids' Luncheon" and a rehearsal dinner, all on the same day! Should be a happening wedding. And it seems that this bachelorette party will be somewhat of a classy affair, as we're just going to a nice restaurant/lounge for dinner and drinks--no penis hats, limos, or asinine games, thank GOD! Although come to think of it, maybe we're just too old for that stuff now that we're in our mid-30's. Regardless, I'm grateful.

Got a call from Jimmy today who recruited me for 3 gigs coming up soon. I am definitely appreciating the $ even though it won't be all that much, but with S's car troubles anything extra is good these days. [I even considered for about 5 minutes of going to sell more plasma but then remembered what a horrible, awful, sickening experience that was. S says we'll only sell plasma if we can't make our house payment or something that dire.]

We had a 119-degree heat index today. I felt it, with all the running around I had to do today. Poor S had to build a display outside in his work's parking lot. I hate that he has to work so hard, but I guess that's what happens when you don't have a college degree. We have decided that it is not going to work out if he does the Sheriff's Academy and work as a jailer b/c then he won't have any health insurance. We still haven't decided if he can do the academy in addition to his full-time job, which would be cool b/c then he'll have the state peace officer license like me. I did the academy and worked full-time, but then again I didn't have a family and had a lot less responsibility and stress than S and I have right now. A certain friend of ours says that S needs to make some short-term sacrifices for long-term gain, but frankly we're a little sick of listening to this certain friend these days! He eats out for every meal, buys whatever cool gadget he wants, owns 2 cars, has 2 pets and a huge 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home, yet has credit card debt--and he has the nerve to give us advice? It's like Dave Ramsey says, it's like going to see a personal trainer and you walk in and the trainer weighs 400 pounds. We love said friend, but seriously, he CANNOT relate to us.