I'd Like to Kiss You

way back in the sticks!

What an awesome "weekend" I've had! It was filled to the brim with good times and I hardly slept 10 hours out of the last 72! I got my niece and nephew all to myself yesterday-- spoiled them rotten and had a blast with them. Took them geocaching and they really enjoyed it. Of course, in the beginning I took them to spots that I knew about so I could give "hints" that were more reliable than my GPS and random hunches. Then, my friend came along with kids in tow and we found a few new ones! After becoming filthy and stinky, I then took the kiddos to lunch and a movie. Mr. Popper's Penguins was alright... fairly cute, but not extremely memorable. What was memorable was my adorable niece falling asleep on my lap... guess the caching had wore her out!! My nephew, on the other hand, was enchanted with his "icedy" drink and the movie. Our day of adventure was a definite win. Last night, I drove a friend of mine about an hour away to meet up with his date and his date's roommate. Of course, on our way to meet up with the guys, my pants ripped and I really needed to grab a new pair! So, we all went shopping at the mall and then went back to their place and hung out. My friend let me know around 1:00am that he wanted to stay there... so we did. Of course, by then I was having a good time with the roomie, who I'd already bonded with before, so add another 2 hours of good times to my looooong day! The guys had to work this morning so it was up and at 'em after a measly 4.5 hours of sleep. Then, to Bob Evans, which... actually has more than sausage! After breakfast, we hit up a Coop which I was highly disappointed with. (I hate to say it... but I don't think I like Coop. They're overpriced, underwhelming, and a bit tacky, if you ask me.) I couldn't locate the other record store I was hoping to find, so we headed back. But, oh wait! I'm lame and drove in the opposite direction for about 20 miles of construction-cluttered interstate! It's all good though... I eventually got home and was able to rest.

Not! Instead of resting, I took  shower and went geocaching with some friends! FOR 11 HOURS! I had my first geocaching injury today. Best part is I have no clue how it happened! It appears as though when I was climbing under a local bridge I must have scrapped the entire top of my hand against some concrete... but I didn't notice until I looked down and saw my hand freckled with little dots of blood all over. Shrug. Then I tripped over a stick on flat ground later. That's pretty much how things go for me... I can climb a bridge and hike the woods... but flat land does me in. Anyways, we found more than ten today and had a blast. However, I had another first today hat I'm even less proud to share. I found a tick on me! First time ever! It totally freaked me out! One of the guys also had three ticks on him! Let's just say, I became more intimate with myself tonight than I've ever been before! I'm still patting myself down every now and then.. just to be sure! Anyways... song time. (There was a time when I actually swooned cause a guy sang me this song to try to get a date with me! Now... slightly less sexy. Still kinda does it for me... but kinda frightens me too.)