Shirley

We just discovered that one of Rod's cousins is friends with someone that Rod and I worked before we got married. We've always wondered about some of the people at that warehouse and have been curious to know where they are now. There's one girl in particular that we've always had in the back of our minds because we both feel that she was a sort of catalyst in making things happen between the two of us. Rod was the supervisor at the time, and I was on what we called the "carousel." This girl, Shirley, worked on a line right next to me. Rod came over to see what we were doing one night, and Shirley came over and told Rod to put his arm around me, which he did. She said, "You guys look so cute together!" and I shoved Rod away, pretending like I was totally disgusted. The thing is, at the time I had a weird feeling about him - I didn't like him but I didn't hate him either. I couldn't stand him but there was something about him that I just couldn't put my finger on. After Rod walked away, I remember going up to Shirley and quietly asking her, "You really think so?"

I really, really wish I remembered Shirley's last name. I'd love to show her that we're still married. :)

Binging and purging

Did you know that if you go through the stacks and stacks of magazines you've collected through the years and take out the pages for which you bought the magazine in the first place and organize them into one simple, organized binder, you can save a crapload of space?!?!

Why didn't I think of that sooner?

Now those Martha Stewart magazines I've bought over the past 7 years will actually get used and I won't have to pretend that what's inside the magazine will magically appear in my house!!