Oh.
Hi.
I bet you clicked over here expecting to see a Fashion Friday post. It would appear that I have, once again, fallen off the Fashion Friday wagon.
Truly, I had every intention of answering a few questions. I even went so far as to begin some research on the internet.
But, you know what they say, the road to Fashion Friday is filled with good intentions.
The trouble began when Caroline decided she wanted to spend the night with Mimi and Bops. Mimi arrived to pick her up at 1:30 and I didn’t even wait for her suitcase to get loaded in the car before I jumped in my car and headed to my new favorite boutique.
Plus, P left on an overnight fishing trip.
I was in my house. All by myself. In charge of the remote control.
Here’s how my evening went:
5:00 p.m. Arrived home from shopping. Was actually empty handed in spite of the fact that the lady at my new favorite boutique offered to give me 25% off a beautiful shirt. What was I thinking when I walked out?
Clearly, I was delirious from all the freedom.
5:30 p.m. Checked email and Twitter. Looked at Fashion File Inbox to see what questions I should answer for Fashion Friday.
6:00 p.m. Stomach starts to growl. Called in an order for a crispy beef taco plate from one of my favorite Mexican food places. Okay, I also ordered a big tostada covered in chile con queso.
Giddy with the freedom.
Must celebrate by eating a lot of cheese.
6:37 p.m. Ate delicious plate of Mexican food. Whoever said “Food isn’t love” has never eaten a really good crispy taco plate.
6:48 p.m. Started the DVR to watch the latest “Project Runway”. I’m pretty sure the winning dress was the same one I wore to Homecoming in 1986.
7:52 p.m. Picked up computer to get down to the business of perusing the internet for fashion solutions. Decided to flip through the channels just one time. Lo and behold, “Sweet Home Alabama” was on. I can’t turn off anything starring Reese Witherspoon.
Or Patrick Dempsey, for that matter.
Other movies I can’t turn off if they are on T.V. include “Gone With the Wind”, “Steel Magnolias”, “The Philadelphia Story” (the one with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant), “Coalminer’s Daughter”, “Lucas”, “Breakfast Club”, “Pretty in Pink”, and “Giant”.
I’m sure there are others but I can’t think of them right now.
9:06 p.m. “Sweet Home Alabama” ends and I wipe away a few tears. It gets me every time because I am a big sap.
9:08 p.m. Open computer to check email and get down to the serious business of writing Fashion Friday.
9:14 p.m. Check the T.V. again and discover “Smokey and the Bandit” is on.
Well, how can I turn off the Bandit?
People, I am only human.
10:00 p.m. Back to the computer. Must write. Must heed the fashion emergency call.
Decide to read a few other blogs first just to get in the writing frame of mind. And while I’m searching the internet, I might as well take the time to respond to some email.
10:30 p.m. Turn T.V. back on just for the background noise.
“The Holiday” is on and that part at the end where Jude Law is crying because Cameron Diaz just left for America? I must watch it.
I have no willpower.
Thus, I have no Fashion Friday post.
But, hey! Now I’m wondering, what are the movies that you can’t turn off if they are on T.V.?
And don’t be embarrassed if it’s a Lifetime made-for-television movie. I have been known to indulge in more than a few movies starring Tori Spelling or Tiffani-Amber Thiessen back before she became a serious actress and dropped the hyphen and the Amber.
I’m not proud.
I just feel like I need to be honest.
Y’all have a great Friday!