Well, I didn’t give myself anything for my birthday OR Christmas last year, mostly because I was saving up for my [im]pending co-op purchase.  Yeah, that’s a huge gift to oneself, right?  But anyway, I’ve been feeling the burn of not buying myself much besides necessities for a while so today, I bought something that was completely frivolous, unnecessary in any way, and to date, the largest non-technology and non-travel [airfare, hotel, etc.] related purchase I’ve ever made. 

Season tickets to the Mets

SQUEE!!!  I’m so excited!!!  It was a hard decision to make also because no one wanted to go in with me and buy their own seat.  I wound up buying a seat alone, but it’s above home plate, so hi, how can I resist?  Honestly?  It’s such a great deal and this is the last season at Shea Stadium.  And on nice days, I can walk to the stadium from my apartment.  Yea, I can.  Exercise… then drink beer and have hot dogs and cheese fries… then exercise and walk home again, haha. 

This appears to be shaping up to be the year of ALONE for me.  I’m doing a lot of things alone and I can’t say I don’t like it…

My life is awesome!  ENVY ME, I’m FOOD’S MVP… nahhh, I’m just straight up MVP!  Whee!

1- ran out during lunch to get another pair of stockings, all gravy, and picked up a different kind as well.  Thought it was on sale for $2; the woman rang me up and it was 89c!  For a pair of stockings that were originally $11!  HOW COOL IS THAT.  I love hidden/snuck in bargains.

2- The kid I’ve been reading to on Mondays told me yesterday that reading with me is no fun and that he’s quitting.  Boo on him.

3- My mother, bless her heart, is a big part of why I am the way I am today.  A recent conversation went like this: *me mention a girl she’s met before and knows somewhat well
Her: that girl doesn’t like you.
Me: why would you say that?
Her: I can tell she doesn’t like you.  And you know WHY she doesn’t like you?!
Me: No.  Why?
Her: Because you’re prettier than her.  She’s jealous.

She said the last part so matter-of-factly, it was impossible not to believe her.

4- I just got the call.  My couch is coming, my couch is coming!  (And my armchair)  YAY!  April 2nd cannot come soon enough, especially since April 1 is the launch of this online store I’ve been dying a slow and painful death while waiting!  WOOHOO!  April starts off as a great month right away! 

5- because I don’t want to have 4 mid-day updates.  I look damn good today.  No wonder my mom thinks I’m just about hands down better looking than everyone else around.  It doesn’t hurt that I look an awful lot like she did at my age.  Except she’d already had at least one kid.  Maybe two. 

Have a great TUESDAY.

This is our phone conversation:

“Hi Dylan!  It’s yeeyee!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  You’re 2 now!”
“Mommy?”
“No, it’s not Mommy, it’s yeeyee.”
[my mom in the background] “Say hi to yeeyee!  It’s yeeyee, not Mommy!”
“MOMMY!”
“No, it’s not mommy, it’s yeeyee, I wanted to call to say happy birthday!”
“MOMMY… MOMMY…”
[my mom again in the background] “No, silly, it’s yeeyee!  Give yeeyee a kiss!”
“*smooch* BYE BYE”

Haha… awww…. I guess we kind of sound alike (not really, but similar speech patterns). 

Apparently this morning my sister called and all he would say to her was, “Mommy, HOME.  Mommy, HOME.”  Man, that would break my heart…

Never forgotten; one more link to the past gone forever.