Happily Domesticated: Naïve Lil’ Stevie

We leave for Texas in 1.5 hours. We are all packed and as soon as I get off work tonight, we are hitting the road.

By this time tomorrow, we should be 5 hours, at most, from our destination.

Baxter is at my mom's house. I already miss him. I wish he could go with us but I know he would be crying the whole way there and drive us nuts. I think he would enjoy the Grand Canyon though, as long as Matt didn't try to throw him over.

We decided that on our way home, we would stop at Cadillac Ranch, Winslow Arizona, Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam. We might even drive through Las Vegas since we'll be right there. We just won't be able to get out because we will have Niquie with us. I think I am most excited about The Grand Canyon though.

This past week at work I was telling everyone about my road trip and all that I had planned. It's really funny because people here have never Matt. All they know is me, which worries them. I even had one lady take me to the side and tell me how worried she was and that she wanted me to make sure to get my oil changed!

Just yesterday that same lady was talking to another co-worker about my trip. She was still concerned. Then that other lady told her, "Don't worry about her. She'll be ok. Her husband is in the military, Im sure he is not as naive as Stevie" the lady felt better after that.

It's funny how I paint this picture at work that Im Naive. If you ask them, they would say that Im just innocent. I guess I could see how they think that since in our weekly meeting I talk about how I almost blew up our BBQ when I decided to try and start a fire with gas from the lawn mower… or how I used to dress up my rats in hats that I made out of pipe cleaners and feathers… or how I used to push my rabbits around in a baby stroller through the neighborhood…or about how I forgot to light the stove after turning the gas on and when I did remember15 min later, I was almost killed when the flames flew out and knocked me in one direction and my glasses in another. All the hair on my hand was singed along with some of the hair on my head. I was pretty scared and swore never to light the stove again. I'm over that now =)

These past few weeks there has been nothing but CHOCOLATE going around work. I am all Chocolated' out! Today, I even had a chocolate overdose. After indulging on about 5 lbs of candy and chocolate, my co-worker Blanca gave me, I started to feel really sick. I broke out into a sweat, felt nauseous and had to sit in front of my fan for some fresh air. While doing so, here comes Blanca with more candy. Luckily, I was able to turn it down. Good thing I didn't pack any candy for our road trip. My body cannot handle anymore! And neither can the scale.

Today at work was easy. I did about 15 min worth of work, and then watched some co-workers wrap another co-workers desk in saran wrap and then turn everything upside down. This is what keeps us productive.

When I return, it will be time to take the decorations off my beautiful cube. I cannot believe its already Christmas time…and its already almost over! Time, if you can hear me, you really need to slow down.