Nobody Said It Was Easy

After a snow-cancelled flight, two hours waiting to be de-iced, and a missed connection in Paris, what should have been a short non-stop flight to Madrid was anything but. However, we're here and safe and I think our bodies are happier with us because we'll get adjusted to timezones faster with the delays. When we finally arrived in Madrid, at the top of the stairs of our final Metro stop we heard this guy. Funny.

We grabbed a quick shower and made our way to Plaza de Puerta Del Sol (with a few quick stops to look at shops) where we got some tapas, paella, and wine.  

Tomorrow will be packed to make up for our lost day and then we leave Madrid for Alicante on Wednesday. 

Prelude to Waffle House

This weekend, I was guilted into going to Barrister's Ball, which is essentially law school prom. I thought I was off the hook when the deadline to buy tickets had passed, but one of my friends arranged to buy a ticket, another leant me a dress and next thing I knew, I was curling my hair. Overall, I'm glad I went but it seemed like a really elaborate excuse to end up at Waffle House. 

Mardi Gras is tomorrow, but probably the only way I'll celebrate  is by eating pancakes for dinner. For anyone who feels like going out to partake in the tradition, IHOP is giving away free pancakes tomorrow.  Then later this week, I'm going back to Atlanta for a few days to celebrate my birthday. I've heard rumors of a Haydel's kingcake but I'll just be glad to be home. 

Random things

1. I am addicted to Quicken Online. Mesmerized by pie charts of my spending, which makes me critical of every cent I spend. For now, it's still fun. 

2. Spain trip coming up--Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona. Let me know if there is something you're dying to have from Spain (I only have room in my suitcase for one sword from Toledo and it's taken). 

3. I am, according to school records, still enrolled in law school. Doesn't feel like it but I do manage to show up when I have class. 

4. I'm slowly moving my crap out of Nashville and back to Atlanta.  I'm sure my mother is thrilled to have it in her house again. 

5. I've discovered Publix Premium Ice Cream: Chocolate Trinity. On sale this week. Mmm. 

I know I'm way behind the curve on this but I finally checked out someecards and I am ashamed to say I spent a good chunk of class time checking out ecards in the various categories. They're perfectly awkward. 

All Over Again

Spent the weekend in Atlanta celebrating Mommy/G's birthday along with the St Pete branch of the family. Stephen and William were non-stop entertainment and I spent much of my time with them trying to get them to say my name or something close to it. They're much better at saying "Aunt Sarah" and "Aunt Ginger."

On the birthday front, Mommy got some cool presents (including a tiny computer for the kitchen, a portable ice maker, a nice gold necklace and pendant, a cute computer/work bag, and so on), a coconut cake, and an amusing video message from the Austin crowd, complete with Elizabeth's birthday balloons in the background. Very cute.

Marian, a friend from Tulane who still lives in New Orleans joined the party and spent a couple days in Atlanta that seemed very familiar. Almost three years ago to the day, I sat on the same couch watching very much the same CNN broadcasts. Part of you wants to distract yourself but most of you wants to watch it all unfold, needs to know all there is to know (even if it is completely speculative). We caravaned back to Nashville this afternoon and will continue to refresh NHC for the next 12 hours, I'm sure.

((On a related side note, I find it odd that CNN is weaving twitter tweets and facebook status updates into their broadcast. I mean, the video iReport of an abandoned St. Charles was interesting/minimally newsworthy but random tweets from evacuees seem out of place. ))

Luxury?

Apparently, any more than the standard 2.5 kids is now considered a luxury. When I proposed this idea to my own parents, they remarked that must make me the ultimate luxury child. Which makes a lot of sense when I consider the thousands of dollars spent on my orthodontics, college living expenses, and countless other things. Not to mention the time and effort exerted to make sure that the five of us made it to through to adulthood without spending any time behind bars. So, that's the origin of this blog's name.
Now, anyone who follows any of my online endeavors knows that they often fizzle out or never really get off the ground. I get too distracted, or I forget, or I feel like I have nothing to contribute. So who knows how often this will be updated, or who will even be told of its existence. But, hey, I have a blog name that I don't hate and I only have one year until I have to be a "real adult." So, hopefully I'll find something to put here. Or not.