I Heart Boxed Wine

So, I was headed to the grocery store at 7 ish AM yesterday morning. I opened my car door and what did I see? A box of wine in the driver's seat.

Wondering from whence this might have been sent, I thought of my dear friend TDB, but as he lives two hours away, I couldn't imagine that he would have driven so far and not knocked on the freakin' door to hang with us a while.

I thought of my friend Drew. Perhaps her husband had dropped it off on his way to play at the club (he is quite the country music star in this area.)

I texted them. I soon heard back from Drew. My text? "Wine?" Her response? "Sure. When? I could use some wine to go with my whine". No wonder I love her.

TDB responded to tell me that I had apparently been visited by St. Rufus. Now, TDB can talk some smack. That's one of the reasons I enjoy him so much, as I never know what kind of shit he's going to try to pass off as the truth. Who the hell is St. Rufus? He said he was the patron saint of boxed wine and fuzzy dice. And, yes, TDB did indeed drive 2 hours, put a box of wine in my car, then drive 2 hours to go back home again.

I asked him why he didn't come to the door and he said "because it was 10PM and there were no signs of life. It was so dark and quiet and scary at Nestlewood that I ran back to my Jeep so nothing could get me!" I'm not going to call him the "P" word. I swear I'm not.

So, I am going to enjoy this box of wine, which turns out to cost about $100 when one considers the gas utilized to deliver it. I love my friends.

Clever Quote

I was talking, okay, well, bitching, on the phone to a dear friend of mine yesterday about how I'm not sure I'm living my dream and he said,

"Yeah, there's a support group for that. It's called Everybody."

A Boo Radley Party

My dear friend TDB had a birthday party this weekend. His gorgeous house was built in the 1930s so he themed his party as the end of prohibition. The birthday boy himself dressed as none other than Boo Radley, from one of my favorite books "To Kill a Mockingbird".

In fact, I like his house so much that it is one of my happy places when I am having trouble sleeping. Of course, in my happy place, it's mine and not his, and there is a harp in the place where his foosball table is, but, hey, it's my imagination and I can do whatever I want.

There were about 30 people at the party. They ranged from hippies to airline pilots to construction workers to mothers of his friends. There were women dry humping their men and pretending to spank them (and you know who you are) and Real Live CSIs (who said it's nothing at all like the TV show) and folks who knew every word to every song that was played (myself included) and even a lady who could see dead people. None of them could believe that Chris and I have been married 14 years and have a 10 year old and an 8 year old, which was really flattering.

It was really great, and Chris and I got home at 2:30 AM and were asleep by 2:31 AM which I suppose shows our age after all...

Blog friends, ad finitum

so anyway... I love all of her pictures. I love that she is a smart ass. I love that her husband is a physician, yet is mad for Star Wars. And she has been on a couple of national TV spots because she is suing on behalf of freedom of speech because Prince got pissy over one of his songs playing in the background of one her YouTube videos while her little boy danced around.

Space Pebble Mountain, and The Nash Chronicles: Both these blogs are done by another of my posse. I have known this hippie, tree hugging, photographer, running chick since we worked together at a day care center in the early 90s. We have wedding pictures because of her. Funny thing is, though she lives only about 25 miles away, we have only seen each other once since 1994.

Turtleheart: She is a gentle pagan. She's happily married and is shortie, like I am. I enjoy the pictures of her altars and her crafts. And her nose piercing is a fun little oddity, just proving that there is more to her than meets the eye.

Witch of the Wildwood: She is a pagan struggling to make it as a single mom. She wants very much to be a self sufficient, live by the earth unschooler, but is unable to do so, and is struggling to find the balance. We have much of the same music tastes, and her daughter and my daughter are pen pals.

Fun Coach: Tenore is a new friend that I met at my friend Drew's house. It turns out that we are quite compatible. He is just pushy enough to make me think about what I am doing with my life, and to make me question if it is truly what I want to be doing with it. And, he sings like an angel.

I love fellow bloggers, part 4

Rilana Knits: She is deeply in love with her husband, struggles with money and teenage daughters, (well, one of them not quite teenaged) and I love it that she is a stay at home mom who also works from home, and listens to Nine Inch Nails. I really enjoy the peace of her daily life (even if the teenage daughters are full of attitude and the cats are doing figure 8s all over the place).

Serenity, the Witch in the City, is quite the innovator. Not only is she an African American pagan (for a couple of decades) but she has podcasts talking about paganism today.

Seriously Flippant: Well, honestly, what can't I say about this one? He is my brother and is the best thing since sliced bread and box wine! He is practically perfect in every way, just like Mary Poppins.

Shedding the Inner Dialogue: I have known this chick since she was 14 and she is exponentially more interesting than I could have imagined. She is a college professor, an archivist, head of the local "female version of the masons" and is married to man 25 years her senior, and they are perfect for each other.

Slang's Place: Slang is just fun. He is a runner and a cat lover and is in love with his honey, Bill. The day in and day out of his blog comforts me. I love everything from his sewing pictures to his "feasts".

More ruminations on fellow bloggers

Little House: Here is a blog by a local celebrity who just happens to be one of my posse. Raybob is Chris' best friend. He sings like an angel, is a shaman, and has opened my eyes to gay erotica, per his blog. Admittedly, I was a little freaked out at first ( ache in my sphincter! I can honestly say that I have never experienced that :-) Love you, honey bear.

Maritzia's Thoughts: She's political and strong willed. I have only recently discovered her, but I really like this about her. Often, I find blogs here and there and quickly lose interest. She has kept my attention, as I love a strong willed woman.

Michael and Jaspanelle: I first discovered her because of our mutual interest in candlemaking. Then I discovered she was a pagan. Then I discerned that she is quite the hippie. Now I am praying for her and her darling long haired husband to have a healthy baby.

Morgan's Musings: She inspires me to get off my ass and DO something already. It drives her insane that wolves are being slaughtered because we don't recognize that they are our brothers and sisters.

Patchouli and the Porch: Though we have never met, she gave me her phone number when I was blue one day and we have had a couple of phone conversations and exchanged some handmade stuff. She is a happy mom and wife and is quite my kindred spirit.

Fellow bloggers, part 2

These are the next 5 in my series of "what I love about my fellow bloggers".

Come Spy Into my Looking Glass: I love how Debbi is so, well, odd. She is a medium (she sees dead people), and she is very gay friendly, and she loves Hanson. What a combination!

Flash of Insight: I know marthaberry personally, and she is great. She is a woman who sings tenor! She has a goddess key chain, so even though she is quite the Episcopalian, she has this pagan aspect. And she loves skeletons and Alan Rickman, which makes for lots of fun bloggage.

Ganesha's Girl: I love that she is such a spiritual searcher. When I first started reading her blog, she was a pagan. Now she is on the Buddhist path. She is an American married to a German living in Germany with her husband and two bald cats.

HRM Queen of the Universe: She is lots of fun. A single mom, adopter and adoptee and quite the smart ass. She keeps me abreast of random news articles.

Inner Piece: She is another blogger that I know personally. In fact, she is one of Thumbelina's very own godmothers. She is a spiritual searcher, a mom of 3 teenies and a romance novelist. Love. Her.

What I love about my fellow bloggers

Everyone who blogs also have blogs that they like to read. I thought it would be interesting to do a little ditty on what I like about the blogs that I read. This will take several posts, and they will be done in alphabetical order, so bear with me.

Now, even though it should go without mentioning, I am going to mention it anyway. I feel like I have a peek into all of your lives and that you are all my friends. Thank you for that!

Today I'm going to mention the first 5 in my linkie list in the sidebar.

2 Witches: I enjoy this blog because of the pagan pride and the myriad of linkies and information. I can piddle around there for quite a while and find all sorts of cool stuff.

Ashram at Pooh Corner: If there is anything random to be found on celebrities and YouTube, I can find it here. And there are faabulous stories about his husband's insane family.

Bad Ass Bard: I have no idea how I found this guy, but I would LOVE to hang with him. He's just cool.

Basket Casey: I love seeing the daily life of two women in love. Home improvements, taking care of in-laws etc.

Celtic Lady: Julie Marie is a classier version of me. She's a deep thinker and comfortable with herself.