Dear Diary Friday...

Happy October 1st!!!

I came into work this morning with the smell of Autumn in the air and my desk decorated to high heaven with Halloween stuff! I have floating pumpkins and ghosts over my head, spiderwebs everywhere, candy, tombstones, and the most adorable votive holders and GUMMY STICKERS ON MY COMPUTER! You know I am not going to be able to be unhappy OR grumpy with all of this good stuff!

Well, I went at lunch and got a new hair color after calling my hair stylist....who proceeded to laugh wickedly at me and told me what to get. I got home, went to the gym, made it home again and re-colored my hair and Dylan went to get us dinner. It is not a BEAUTIFUL shade of golden highlights. It is lighter than normal, but I no longer have a blue-grey cast about my locks....thank the Goddess. Dylan's mom then came over and learned how to take care of our animals, as she will be "in charge" while he and are in Vegas. I usually have my folks take care of the animals, but both of my parents are very nervous with our big dog.

Speaking of my folks, my mom is back smoking. She was having so many "nervous" problems that she has decided to start smoking again, get her nerves under control, and then stop again. She has already proven she can quit by herself, so I am not too concerned at this point. And if I make a huge issue out of her smoking, she will NEVER quit again.

Weekend is shaping up really nicely. I am definitely hanging out with the Poors on Friday. Saturday, Dylan has to work ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT so I am going to clean, clean, clean and also decorate for Halloween! Sunday is still up in the air, so I might just make it a "Lorene Day" and do my nails and give myself a pedicure and do some other really girlie things that I love. However, I might also just go window shopping or maybe even stand on my head in a corner for 8 hours....really don't know right now.

I hope you are all planning on having a wonderful, wonderful weekend and take good care of yourselves.

Connie, I hope you and the brood are feeling better!!!!