"KID! YOU'RE GONNA BE A STAR!"

thursday. february 19th, 2004. after a long, hard day at the office, i decide to run some errands. i jump on the access road, heading straight for walmart. i have got to get some food. grab some things here and there, stare at the cute produce guy, nothing new. back in car, and heading for home. jason mraz sings my song. unloading is always the worst part of grocery shopping, but luckily i managed to get it up in one load, with the help of becky. since we are on such a roll, we decide to head to the parentals for some dinner and so we could use their washer and dryer. two loads. that's not bad, considering there are another 5 sitting in the closet. i play on the computer, finishing up my fafsa. becky works on her math homework. this almost feels like we are back in high school. it's 10:00PM, and i am pooped and very ready to go home. me and becky decide to leave our laundry until tomorrow.

who would have known that that miniscule decision would haunt me for years to come??

beep beep beep beep. the worst sound in the world. this time i can't hit snooze. got bills to pay. open the closet door...all of the pants that i wear are at mom's. hmm. i opt for the $1.00 polyester skirt i bought in high school. becky lovingly refers to it as my tacky skirt. no big deal. i love this skirt, holes and all. since it is 8:23, and i am supposed to be to work at 8:30, i opt to not put on make-up, and to throw my hair up in a spikey ponytail. it's friday after all. february 20th. today is misty's birthday, and we decide to meet her at cilantro's for lunch to celebrate that she turned.......21. and then i see him. he was handing our forms and making everyone sign them. and then i see the letterhead. fox34. oh no. okay, okay. whatever it is will probably be on the five o'clock news...no one will see it anyways. he approaches. "we are doing a commercial....." and that's all i heard. it's worse than i thought. eternal embarrassement...and i in my tacky skirt

so, be on the lookout. if you happen to see a bright blue skirt with hawaiin style flowers in the middle of your favorite tv show...that's me. not the wallpaper.