A Garage Door & Starbucks Morning

Ok...let me paint the picture for you... I'm completely ready for work this morning... head out to the garage to leave and the garage door decides to not work.  Well, I should say not work all the way.  It managed to go up about half way... not enough for me to get my car out.  So I push the button again and again.  It just continues to get stuck in the same spot.  So I get a step ladder out, and climb up like I'm going to fix it... HELLO, I don't know anything about garage door openers!  Plus I'm wearing over the knee boots, leggings, a really cute sweater dress and my leopard print coat.  The only thing that could have made this scene any better would have been if my huge orange Prada purse had been hanging from my arm!  So, up the ladder I go… I look at the spot where it seems to be catching and decided that there is nothing wrong and the door is just being stubborn.  Down the ladder, push the button… NOTHING!  Back up the ladder I decided to pull the string so I can open the door manually (see, I do know something about garage doors). I pull the cord and the door slams shut!  I jump off the ladder trying to catch the door before it closes all the way because there is no handle on the inside… NOPE, miss it.  I manage to get the door open and lift it up as far as I can, just enough to get my car out.  I get in my car and realize the door is slowly shutting by itself.  Out of the car, push the door up as far as I can and stand back to watch it fall closed.  This time I lift and jump at the same time thinking I can get enough momentum to keep the door up on the rails and not close… NOPE.  Ok, try again; I’ll just jump higher this time.  By now I’m sure that my neighbors are all watching and laughing, the scene has to be hysterical!  I try the jumping and pushing about 4 more times before I give up.  So, twenty minutes has gone by and I still cannot get out of my garage.  Luckily I remembered that my teenage daughter was asleep inside… so I drag her out of bed and make her hold the door open so I can get out! I then headed straight to Starbucks, after all, the coffee I made is now cold and there is NOTHING that Starbucks cannot make better!

A snowy ditch is no place to meet a man!

As I was sliding off of the road headed straight for the telephone pole on Christmas Eve I had to laugh. Just another day in the life of me... 3 payments left on the car and I was going to total it! I'd like to say it was skilful driving that enabled me to avoid the pole & the fence...but I'm pretty sure it was pure luck! Sitting on this slick back country road I was sure my knight in shining armor was going to appear and rescue me...however... I had to call for help. So, todays lesson... Don't wear hooker boots on snowy nights driving to Christmas Eve dinner because knights in shining armor do not exsist and it is impossible to dig yourself out of the snow wearing them!!!

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A little background

I guess I should give you a bit of background information...

On my next birthday I will be 39, I have a high school student and a middle school student and have been divorced from their father for 6 years.  Since the divorce I have been in 2 relationships... the 1st one we'll just refer to as an 18 month one-night-stand and the 2nd, well...I thought it was forever.  Forever lasted about 3 years...and that is that.

So here I am raising 2 great kids and trying to figure out WHO I want to be when I grow up... and let me just say to all you younger ladies out there... you should probably have that already figured out at this point in your life.  I feel like over the last 6 years I have been living in a snow globe... and every so often someone picks it up and shakes it really really hard.  It usually takes me a minute or two to get my feet back under me... but then I do and we're off and running again...

My life is an adventure on a daily basis... so stay tuned for the latest and greatest... it will be fun!

Thoughts on Dating

As I sat across from the guy I will refer to as NERVOUS NELLY having coffe I came to a realization.  I HATE DATING.  I mean really... if this is what I'm gonna get, some guy who is so nervous he forgot to comb his hair and can't stop shaking long enough to get his coffee to his mouth, then I don't want any part of it.  I am almost 40 years old for crying out loud, dating at any age is awkard, but at this age it just SUCKS. 
With that in mind tonight I'm heading out for dinner with my group of GAY MEN.  Let me tell you ladies...this is where it's at.  They tell you you're beautiful, kiss you, buy your drinks... it's dating at it's best... they have already accepted me for who I am.  If I'm having a bad hair day they will quickly rush me into the nearest bathroom and fix it... while they are adjusting my panty line... I LOVE IT!!!

Day 1

This is for you Jenny!  I hope you find it therepeutic and relaxing.  
I wish you the best of luck in your new online journaling endeavor.


Your friend,
Annie Tercel