so, the other day, my mom and i were headed to racetrac to get our free icee refills, of course, and she asks me if i want a snickers ice cream bar. the answer to that is yes. as she is digging change out of her car she mentions that she thinks they cost 1.79. i turn to look at her.
"and why do you know that?" i ask
"shut up" is the reply.
so the next day, my mom calls me on her way home from work and she says:
"i'm going to hell."
wait, what?
so this is the story i get:
"you know i have a thing for snickers ice cream bars. well today i was really looking forward to rewarding myself with one and as i bit into it a song came on the radio that was all about how Jesus is our reward and what we look forward to, and i was relating it to my snickers ice cream bar...
i'm going to hell."
remind me to turn down her future offers of ice cream
Showing posts with label karen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label karen. Show all posts
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Monday, May 24, 2010
milestones
this was a weekend of memories and milestones.
My baby sister, caitlin, graduated from high school! i just can't believe it. she was always that little girl tagging along behind all of us. now she is practically a grownup.
she is one of my most favorite people in the whole world and i am so glad that we got to celebrate her this weekend. Friday we had a party for all of her friends to come over, saturday was graduation and we had a luncheon with our family, then some party hopping. sunday we drove to Alabama to celebrate caitlin and our cousin ellen who is also graduating. it was so fun to spend time with our crazy extended family. we always have so much fun goofing off together. i tease my uncles that their maturity level drops 10 points when they get together.
i was pretty proud of my sun skills because we were out by the pool all day and i only got burned in a couple little places, AND for the first time in forever, i didn't feel totally self-conscientious in my bathing suit.
now it is back to work. i worked today, and i then i work wednesday through saturday. i won't know if i work on sunday until wednesday. but basically, i am working a lot.
Here is my favorite karenism from this weekend:
when she found out that my brother's friend was applying to MCG (Medical College of Georgia) she asked if that is what they put into chinese food. (that would be MSG)
My baby sister, caitlin, graduated from high school! i just can't believe it. she was always that little girl tagging along behind all of us. now she is practically a grownup.
she is one of my most favorite people in the whole world and i am so glad that we got to celebrate her this weekend. Friday we had a party for all of her friends to come over, saturday was graduation and we had a luncheon with our family, then some party hopping. sunday we drove to Alabama to celebrate caitlin and our cousin ellen who is also graduating. it was so fun to spend time with our crazy extended family. we always have so much fun goofing off together. i tease my uncles that their maturity level drops 10 points when they get together.
i was pretty proud of my sun skills because we were out by the pool all day and i only got burned in a couple little places, AND for the first time in forever, i didn't feel totally self-conscientious in my bathing suit.
now it is back to work. i worked today, and i then i work wednesday through saturday. i won't know if i work on sunday until wednesday. but basically, i am working a lot.
Here is my favorite karenism from this weekend:
when she found out that my brother's friend was applying to MCG (Medical College of Georgia) she asked if that is what they put into chinese food. (that would be MSG)
Sunday, May 9, 2010
my mom
First, let me say that i just saw a commercial for a device that cracks eggs for you. seriously? if you can't crack an egg, maybe you shouldn't be cooking.
Second, i just wanted to take a little time this mother's day to write a short tribute to my favorite mom.
my mom is known throughout all of Northside Hospital (where she is an RN) and among west cobb for her incredible baking skills.
anything you ask my mom for that is within her power, she will do for you.
she is passionate about her kids and her pets.
and she has taught me so much about how to love and give and serve.
but she is also stinkin hilarious.
just a few examples:
on friday we went to go visit my brother and she noticed that his dog was really skinny. She exclaimed "your dog is emancipated!"
i was riding with my parents somewhere and my dad saw a sign for kickboxing classes and he suggested that my mom enroll. Her response was "who would want to take a class where you sit around and kick boxes?"
you can't make this kind of stuff up folks. these are genuine karen quotes.
one of my favorite karenisms happened when she tried to use my phone which was set to predictive text to send a text message to my sister. She was attempting to type "sucks for you" but could not figure out how to use the T9. The result was unintelligible, but she sent it to my sister anyway. The resulting text was "sprsstaba" so, now, whenever something bad happens to someone, our response is "sprsstaba!"
one of my mom's favorite activities is to say outrageous things to see what kind of a reaction she can get out of people. Once she was pulling into a parking space next to the designated handicapped spot. And she says "i don't like to park next to handicapped spots because i don't want them to get out and scratch my car with their wheel chair" then she turns and looks at me with this grin, like she is waiting to see how i will respond to what she just said.
i try not to encourage this behavior.
i have tons more gems like that, but i don't want to overwhelm you.
basically, i am a lucky girl with an amazing mom.
Second, i just wanted to take a little time this mother's day to write a short tribute to my favorite mom.
my mom is known throughout all of Northside Hospital (where she is an RN) and among west cobb for her incredible baking skills.
anything you ask my mom for that is within her power, she will do for you.
she is passionate about her kids and her pets.
and she has taught me so much about how to love and give and serve.
but she is also stinkin hilarious.
just a few examples:
on friday we went to go visit my brother and she noticed that his dog was really skinny. She exclaimed "your dog is emancipated!"
i was riding with my parents somewhere and my dad saw a sign for kickboxing classes and he suggested that my mom enroll. Her response was "who would want to take a class where you sit around and kick boxes?"
you can't make this kind of stuff up folks. these are genuine karen quotes.
one of my favorite karenisms happened when she tried to use my phone which was set to predictive text to send a text message to my sister. She was attempting to type "sucks for you" but could not figure out how to use the T9. The result was unintelligible, but she sent it to my sister anyway. The resulting text was "sprsstaba" so, now, whenever something bad happens to someone, our response is "sprsstaba!"
one of my mom's favorite activities is to say outrageous things to see what kind of a reaction she can get out of people. Once she was pulling into a parking space next to the designated handicapped spot. And she says "i don't like to park next to handicapped spots because i don't want them to get out and scratch my car with their wheel chair" then she turns and looks at me with this grin, like she is waiting to see how i will respond to what she just said.
i try not to encourage this behavior.
i have tons more gems like that, but i don't want to overwhelm you.
basically, i am a lucky girl with an amazing mom.
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