Vanity
I get points for just being dressed today (in non-elastic-waist pants, no less!): the new guy was a terror last night, eating and crying, crying and eating. I doubt that I got more than 2 hours of sleep last night/this morning.
After his 9:15 a.m. meal (which continued for about an hour), I ditched him at home with NSAH and took off on a walk to the closest Starbucks. I now have a skim latte and a pumpkin scone in my tummy. Both were divine. (Seriously--the foam on the latte was so creamy it looked like meringue. I actually went back to the barista after adding my sugar and told him it was the best-looking foam I'd ever seen on a latte. I honestly considered asking the dude what his hours were, so I could be sure to come back only when he was working.)
Love walking around in my neighborhood, and it's a shame that I wasn't able to do more of it during the summer when we had more daylight. But work was crazy, and toward the end of my pregnancy (by which I mean months 6 through 9), I didn't feel up to much in the way of physical activity.
On my walk, I got to see a lot of personalized license plates. In Virginia, "vanity plates" are very cheap, I think $10, so lots of people get them. I passed DOGSRGR8, UNC PHD and HARYPTR. I had a vanity plate back when I was in college. I initally wanted a reference to the sport I played, but--being the superstitious (i.e., Red Sox fan) person that I am--I figured that the second I did that, I'd get a career-ending injury like a torn ACL or a massive, Steve-Young-type concussion. No thanks.
So I decided to put my school and the year of my expected graduation on my plate. I don't know why I didn't think THAT would jinx anything. Well, sure enough, I didn't graduate that year (on the plus side, I graduated a semester early, so I graduated before the date on my license plate--I'm a total geek, I know). Still, that was stupid of me.
I'm thinking about getting a new vanity plate, but given that college experience, I'm naturally cautious about what I put on it. I won't put any reference to my husband or kids on it, 'cause that's just asking for trouble. I could try to put a college reference or sports team reference on there. I doubt my having a plate with "GO SOX" or some other variant would cause the demise of an entire franchise. I am wary of putting something law-related on there. The day I get a law-related vanity plate is the day I get fired from my job, probably.
Virginia's got a cool site to play around with plates, though. I must give serious props to our DMV for this.
After his 9:15 a.m. meal (which continued for about an hour), I ditched him at home with NSAH and took off on a walk to the closest Starbucks. I now have a skim latte and a pumpkin scone in my tummy. Both were divine. (Seriously--the foam on the latte was so creamy it looked like meringue. I actually went back to the barista after adding my sugar and told him it was the best-looking foam I'd ever seen on a latte. I honestly considered asking the dude what his hours were, so I could be sure to come back only when he was working.)
Love walking around in my neighborhood, and it's a shame that I wasn't able to do more of it during the summer when we had more daylight. But work was crazy, and toward the end of my pregnancy (by which I mean months 6 through 9), I didn't feel up to much in the way of physical activity.
On my walk, I got to see a lot of personalized license plates. In Virginia, "vanity plates" are very cheap, I think $10, so lots of people get them. I passed DOGSRGR8, UNC PHD and HARYPTR. I had a vanity plate back when I was in college. I initally wanted a reference to the sport I played, but--being the superstitious (i.e., Red Sox fan) person that I am--I figured that the second I did that, I'd get a career-ending injury like a torn ACL or a massive, Steve-Young-type concussion. No thanks.
So I decided to put my school and the year of my expected graduation on my plate. I don't know why I didn't think THAT would jinx anything. Well, sure enough, I didn't graduate that year (on the plus side, I graduated a semester early, so I graduated before the date on my license plate--I'm a total geek, I know). Still, that was stupid of me.
I'm thinking about getting a new vanity plate, but given that college experience, I'm naturally cautious about what I put on it. I won't put any reference to my husband or kids on it, 'cause that's just asking for trouble. I could try to put a college reference or sports team reference on there. I doubt my having a plate with "GO SOX" or some other variant would cause the demise of an entire franchise. I am wary of putting something law-related on there. The day I get a law-related vanity plate is the day I get fired from my job, probably.
Virginia's got a cool site to play around with plates, though. I must give serious props to our DMV for this.
posted by Angry Pregnant Lawyer at 11:08 AM
6 Comments:
Yum! I wish I lived closer, I'd totally come have a pumpkin scone and latte with you!
I think the choice of a zillion possible plate designs is hysterical. Not just the obvious ones like "kids first" or "remember 9/11" Homeschooling? check. USS Cole? check.
You sound a lot perkier after your tough night than I feel after mine, but maybe a trip to Starbucks, instead of the vet, would have helped!
You are CLEARLY delusional after your long night. I can just see you, in your non-elastic pants, saying "Hey, Starbucks guy. This is the best -- froth -- EVER!" Does NSAH know how you feel about froth-man? This sounds serious.
ha ha.
Sorry to hear the kid was such a monster last night. It makes me tired just thinking about it. Glad you're hanging tough.
Can I tell you how hard it is to type in that word verification word? It makes me dizzy.
FYI Skim milk is way easier to foam up when steamed than regular milk. Making a skim cappuccino is much easier b/c a capp is espresso and a cup of foam [a total waste if you ask me]. Can you tell I was a barista shortly? :)
For a vanity plate, OF COURSE you should get "APL"! :)
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