Pilates + smoking = death

I had so many weird dreams last night that I need to write them down before I forget. I think, actually, that they were all sort of tied together into this really long, twisted one but here are the basics: I went somewhere and left my phone behind, and when I did, I had like 17 missed calls and 16 voicemails. Weird. The only people who ever call me are the people I spend ever day with, which is exactly how I reacted in my dream. So problem number one: I must've been dating Seif, or we were really close, and his best friend died... but in a very freakish sort of accident. While driving over a bridge, it gave out, and his car slammed into the water. Most of the voicemails were from people wanting to let me know before I found out the wrong way, or from Seif himself being upset about it. Okay. Problem number two: one voicemail was from a health "official" at school letting me know that the round of tests they'd recently run on me had not come back well and that we needed to sit down and talk about some options. She never actually tells me what's wrong, but does make it clear that time is of the essence and I need to get my ass there ASAP. Awesome. And problem number three: while I'm trying to deal with Seif and my mystery illness, I get to the last seven or eight voicemails and they're all from Ben telling me he made a mistaken. That he wants me back, he can't sleep, he's coming to find me, blah blah blah. Right. Okay. So. I'm going to try and decipher what I think all of these things mean together, and what my subconcious is trying to tell me through insane dreams. I'll run it by all of you later.

Now that that's done and out of the way, I can post about my day. I don't work until 1, which is lovely, except, as we all knew would happen, I was up bright and early at 8:06. On the one day this week where I can really sleep in. God plays funny, funny games. BUT. As I'm waking up from these dreams, I can hear Dad out in the kitchen talking to someone who sounds very much like my Aunt Kathy (I posted about her a week or so ago, she lives in Saratoga with my Uncle Jose) which would be very weird. Turns out, it WAS my Aunt Kathy!! They had taken a trip down to the city to see their son, Matthew, earlier this weekend, and decided to just take a "quick" day trip here today. They only stayed for about fifteen minutes, but I love them both so much, I feel like I've got my fix until our reunion in July. That paired with this delicious new coffee creamer I've discovered has already made my day a little brighter.

In other news, while I was out Mother's Day shopping this weekend, I noticed this amazing, beautiful, perfect-for-Danielle watch at Belden's. The only real problem was the price tag: $475. Truthfully, that problem would've only kept me away from it for probably a few weeks. But I was cruising the net last night to keep boredom at bay, and I found it on Amazon... for half price! Which I'm going to take as a sign from God that it's supposed to be mine. I haven't yet decided what my other "summer" purchases are, I just know that, like M, and everyone else, I have certain downfalls. Jewelry is one of them. Sephora is another.

We went to our Pilates class on Saturday morning which I can only describe to you as 45 minutes of pure hell. We were definitely the youngest three girls there, though not the most out of shape, and we had a hard time. My body still hurts this morning, but yesterday was the worst. At least I know it's working when I can't even cough for the pain of it all. Christ. 23 and past my prime is not really what I was going for. Amazingly, I didn't smoke at all yesterday (ran out of cigarettes, smoked a million the night before, and too cheap to buy more) in the car or otherwise, so I think I'm going to try and make it through today. Even talking about one now makes me want one. Bah. I'll have to buy a pound of gum before I head to work. I can do it, I can do it. Repeat.

So now I'm going to drink as many cups of coffee as I can before I get the jitters, shop a bit for last minute gifts, and continue to read my book. It's sunny outside and I'm happy. I can't ask for much more than that. Have a great day, everyone.