The New Do
I don’t have the hang of doing my new do at all. It looks better when it’s all wet and sweaty at the gym, than after a shower and meticulous sculpting with the styling mud. Why does styling mud have to smell like ear wax?
Mike says it’s great and short hair is my destiny. I think the man is nuts.
Anyway, I do like the back of the do:
It’s the front I’m not too keen on. Also, can you tell I’ve had some major sun exposure since the last time you saw a picture of my face! Yoiks! Too bad sunscreen on my face makes my eyes hurt so badly. I am going to be leathery when I’m old. I think I need to invest in a visor so I can look like a camp director. Hats make my head too hot.
Not much else going on today. I have a social dilemma but I’m pretty sure I have an answer to the question without taking a poll. Maybe I should take a poll anyway.
At the playgroup the other day my friend A asked if I was going to “the thing” on Friday. I had no clue what the thing was. Suddenly N was standing there and A was looking at her and N had to explain that “the thing” was her son’s very low key birthday party. A was dying of embarrassment and kept apologizing for mentioning it since she just assumed I was invited. N said it was no problem and that of course I could come, that anyone who wanted could come. Later that day she sent me an e-mail with the details.
Which is more awkward: not showing up and letting them know you know they really meant not to invite you or showing up knowing that you weren’t really invited?
I don’t think we’ll go. I really like the people in the group, but I am obviously not as well liked by them. Erik really doesn’t like the kids in the group. I have talked with his childcare workers at the gym and have observed him at the gym through the window and he LOVES the kids there. He plays and has a blast. The kids in the playgroup? He won’t go near them and cries when they get near him. I would really hate to lose this group of people because I do enjoy it when I go and there are a couple I would like to get to know better, but maybe it is time to find a different playgroup. I just don’t know.
And now I guess I better go help Mike get Erik down for the night. Mike has to go to work shortly, but will be home tomorrow. I want to do something fun, but have no idea what that might be. The weather is supposed to break tonight and the thunder is giving me some hope that it might be true. I really want to go to Lancaster County and look at quilts. Too bad Mike has ZERO interest in quilt looking so he’d just be bugging me to leave.
June 29th, 2007 at 8:57 am
I love your new ‘do! It’s very flattering and it also looks perfect for summer.
That party thing is so awkward…I don’t think I could go. Maybe you could just say that you have other plans. Though to give ‘N’ the benefit of the doubt, I’m kind of guilty at times of not inviting everyone I should to an event I’m hosting…but it’s usually not that I didn’t want to offer the invitation, it’s that I feel bad about people feeling obligated to come to ANOTHER baby event. I’m having Maddy christened in a couple weeks and I didn’t invite several of our friend thinking I was ‘letting off the hook’ though if they found out I would be really embarrassed. Maybe it was a situation like that?
June 29th, 2007 at 10:00 am
The gracious thing to do would be to have other plans and not be able to make it. The “salt in the wound” thing to do would be to have other plans, but supply a small gift anyway.
June 29th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Oh, I like the Salt in the Wound idea. And I would make it something the parents will hate – i.e., makes a lot of noise (xylephone) or forces the buying of add-on kits (Barbie, bratz, legos). Yeah, I have a big nasty spot around this issue – too much like high school.
June 29th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
I think you don’t go, but you RSVP graciously stating that you already had plans. And your hair looks really good!
ps – Why does sunscreen make your face hurt?
June 29th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
I guess just make more interesting plans?
You look great!