Confused, I turned to see a middle aged, scruff-faced man in a long dingy coat. He was pointing at my knee-high brown boots. I smiled politely. I didn’t really want to encourage this, because I already knew where the conversation was headed…

“You look like you’re about to hop on a horse and go for a ride!” I turned back to the barista, gave a half-smile and finished my order. The man in the coat interrupted, “Hey Ray, can I have one of those samples you got back there? What are those called?”

The barista told him they were Pumpkin Spice.  “Ooooh,” he said, “well I’ll take one of those… and one of her. She looks like a spicy pumpkin, don’t she?”

GAG.

The following three minutes consisted of me trying my best to avoid this guy, but failing miserably. He talked about how his dad always taught him to compliment the ladies because they like to know they look pretty, how he prefers when people put sour cream in potato salad (I know, it was random), and how Grey Poupon tastes “magical”.

When I finally had my coffee in hand and was practically running out the door, he yells after me, “I like you! You should be my roommate.”

And that’s how I was hit on by a homeless guy.

My buddy Curtis (Bert) and I (Mary) at the Murder Mystery dinner

The murder mystery dinner was an absolute blast. Everyone’s costumes were so flipping awesome and hilarious, I died! Justin, as some of you guessed, was Robin Hood, but unfortunately we weren’t able to find him green tights. You better believed I tried though… what I would have given to have a lovely set of blackmail photos!

Lord knows, everyone on Facebook has plenty of my ridiculous costume they can use against me…

Justin ended up being a tasteful Robin, wearing khakis instead of tights & a felt hat I made for him.

Madeline’s costume was pretty simple… we pretty much had everything for it already. Though it pained me to put her in velcro tennis shoes (I cringe) and she wasn’t wearing a thong leotard, the Jazzercise costume did turn out pretty well.

Maddie as a jazzerciser

Do you know what the best part of Halloween was this year? Eating all Maddie’s hard-earned candy… in one sitting.

Oh, yes we did.

]]> http://mrspriss.com/2009/11/02/mary-poppins-robin-hood-the-jazzerciser/feed/ 22 http://mrspriss.com/2009/10/27/october-2008/ http://mrspriss.com/2009/10/27/october-2008/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:51:33 +0000 Mrs. Priss http://mrspriss.com/?p=1885 I was 35 weeks pregnant, and my biggest concern was knowing where the nearest Baskin Robbins was AT ALL TIMES.

See the proof? Badonk.

A lot has changed since I took that photo.

I am now constantly aware of the nearest Starbucks, and know exactly what time I need to wake up in the morning to get myself and baby ready, pick myself up a latte, and be at work on time (6:34am). Do I ever actually get to work on time? Psh.

Thankfully, my butt has returned to a much more normal size and no longer frightens small children and the elderly.

I have sadly lost old friends and gained amazing new ones. (Lost as in, don’t talk to. They didn’t die, so don’t you dare feel sorry for them, thankyouverymuch.)

I’ve learned of the awesomeness that is Dexter. And Edward. And Eric.

I have come to accept the humbling, unglamorous moments of being a mother, and have found soaking your shirt in soapy water before washing really helps in getting the baby poop stains out.

Physical changes: I’ve gone from short mousy brown hair to blonde, to blonde with bangs, to longer dark brown with bangs. Gained a total of 50 pounds as of October 2008… lost a total of 60 pounds as of October 2009. Bra size has gone up (WAY FREAKING UP) and back down again, sadly. I rather enjoyed those while they lasted.

I fell in love with a sweet, LOUD, giggly, green-eyed baby girl. I fell further in love with her daddy.

2009 wins.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. :)

We’ve come up with little tricks to save money and I’m actually really proud of how well we’re doing.  It’s pretty insane when you have to be thrifty… you realize how much money you were just throwing away without realizing it!

With that said, I’d like to give you all this opportunity to send me money for some new shoes.

Kiddiiiiiing.

Though I do strongly feel someone should give me a few gold stars and a cookie for all my hard work, the one thing I haven’t quite nailed down in the money saving department is grocery shopping. It is the bane of my existence, and quite honestly makes me want to stab myself in the eye. Nay, EYES. I seriously hate it.

No matter how much planning, list-making, and leftover-eating I do, I still feel like we waste so much of what we buy.

The one big lesson I’ve learned is this: Do NOT shop while you’re hungry. I’ve made this mistake so many times and it’s left me with the most random array of items in my fridge. (Pickled okra? TWO jars? SERIOUSLY?!)

So how do you all handle the hellish task of grocery shopping? How often do you go? How much do you spend a month, if you wish to share? Any other tips/tricks you’d care to share??

No, I’m not secretly a man.  I’m going to actually DRESS UP for Halloween this year. Get it? Dress up… Drag? Too far? Okay.

Anyway, our young adult classes at church are getting together for a mystery dinner next weekend, which I’ve never actually participated in, but I’ve heard they’re such a blast. We were all assigned costumes that are to remain a secret until that night, where we’ll all show up in character. It sounds downright silly, but I think that’s the point of it all.

I was slightly horrified when I received my costume assignment on a slip of paper in the mail. I have just a few days to scour thrift stores and possibly my great-grandma’s closet so I can transform into this classy, yet terrifying lady:

My question for all of you is this…

Should I go for the traditional, umbrella-flying Mary?

Or the gussied-up, horse race Mary?

And if you think THAT’S bad, wait until you see who Justin has to be. I’ll give you a hint: it involves a hat and tights.

How to Play:

1. Open your first photo folder
2. Scroll to the 10th photo
3. Post the photo on your blog and tell the story behind it

Okay, I’m scared. Let’s see what’s in that folder…

Bahahaha. Okay. First of all, I can’t BELIEVE I haven’t written a post about this!

Once upon a time in July, a big group of bloggers decided to meet up in LA. Steph, Jimaie, Alyssa, Sarah & I drove down there and had a nice little breakfast in a freaking LOUD, yet hipster/cool restaurant with Andrea, Michelle, Nicole, Ashley & her husband Mike, Ev’Yan and her husband Jonathan, and later had some coffee with miss Kerri. Actually… did any of us actually have any coffee, or did we just sit outside the shop and tranny-watch the entire time? I don’t remember now.

Anyway, this photo was us being silly. And it’s pretty much my favorite picture from the trip.

Tranny story:  As we were sitting outside the coffee shop, we couldn’t help but notice something interesting going on across the street in one of the upstairs apartments. There was a person having a very heated discussion over the phone while hanging out near their open window… in their underwear.

At first we didn’t realize it was a dude. I mean, he had a set of boobs that could rival… well, someone with really huge boobs… but as soon as we caught a glimpse of that lovely face, it was over.

Proof, courtesy of Jimaie:

Some of us still believe it was Uncle Joey from Full House.

Cute girls wearing cute clothes right? Sure! But take a little closer look at the one on the left…

Tell me she doesn’t look a little like Ryan Gosling.

I know, it kind of sounds gold-diggerish, but I know you girls have checked out an older guy and given your seal of approval as well. Don’t deny it!

A recent conversation with a 20-something friend of mine spurred a little debate. What’s more attractive on an older man… salt and pepper or a bald/shaved head?

Team A – The Greys

Team B – The Bald/Shaved Heads

I conducted a little survey on Twitter, asking what the ladies prefer. Here’s what they said:

The results of my little Twitter survey were very interesting… pretty much all who answered were in favor of the gents with salt and pepper hair.

(Personally, Jason Statham & Bruce Willis get my vote. Just saying.)

What do you prefer? Cast your vote in the comments. :)