Delightful Outfit

5 things

Ok, first let's get the important items of business out of the way.

I covet this dress:

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With these shoes:

(I just googled Chloe Sevigny buckle shoes...)

I want to be as dope as the girl on the left:

(I don't remember where I got this photo - If someone out there knows please share!)

Or a fraction this radness:

(Same photo dilemma here.)

Now that we've covered that important ground, let's move on.

1. We spent all day Saturday weeding the overgrown wilderness that was our flowerbeds. I'm pretty sure we decimated at least three entire ecosystems and endangered twelve new opossum species that had yet to be cataloged and assigned their own binomial nomenclatures. I'm being too fancy here. Let me break it down. I'm pretty sure several forms of wildlife called our overgrown vegetation home. And we cut down their homes. And now they will die. But... YARD LOOKS PRETTY! Also, we have - SURPRISE - grapes! And - MYSTERY - some sort of squash plant!

2. The Tracy Anderson workouts are going well. There have only been two so far, one last Tuesday and one last Thursday, and we've had steady attendance of... four people. Not including the men I work with who thought it would be fun to watch us and heckle things like, "I'll show you a real workout." Seriously. And I work with married Mormons. And, they're all fat so... I must say that I distrust their offers of a "real" workout...

3. Anyone out there know what I should be doing with my life? Please pass it on!

4. My girl crush on Mindy Kaling is getting worse by the second. I'm pretty sure I love her more than el Diablo del Cody... She's just as witty without the gross sexcapade overshares.

5. The End

Determination

I am DETERMINED to post, even though I'm a terribly boring human with zero going on in my life.

Oh, so actually the plumbing problem went from almost costing us $20,000 to being remedied by five hours of dedicated plumbers doing everything they could and a total out-of-pocket fee of a measly $360. The plumbers we called were so determined, and they absolutely refused to leave our house until we were up and running.

And by determined I mean five hours of pipe snaking, retrieving plans from the city to discern precisely where our water line ran, and ultimately calling in a “jetter” to remove the blockage. Oh, and snaking? It’s BACKBREAKING work. And our plumbing plans? They’re hand written. In pencil. From 1918.

I am not exaggerating.

And after the pipe was cleared? They returned the next day to video scope it again just to make sure our problem was 100% resolved.

Moral of the story?

1. Never waster time, money, your sanity on a home warranty.
2. If you have any plumbing concerns and live in the Salt Lake area, these are the only two numbers you WILL EVER NEED:

Plumbing Plus
801.484.7705

Remarkable Rooter
801.467.8511

Also, since we all of a sudden aren’t going to be out $20,000 we’re going on a vacation. Probably in July, almost certainly to frolic in the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas.

I’ll keep you posted.

Lastly, TRACY ANDERSON. Do you guys know about this woman? She’s the personal trainer responsible for the stunning physiques of Gwynnie Paltrow and Madonna and I’m moderately to severely obsessed with her. I purchased both of her DVDs, have been doing them 4 to 6 times a week just like my new best friend Tracy suggests, and am hosting a Tracy Anderson workout hour at my place of employment. Today’s the first sesh so… we’ll see if my peeps are as in love with Ms. Anderson as I am.

I’m sorry this post wasn’t funny.