My First Bike Ride in Ten Years

sunburned forearms
churning stomach (too much heat, not enough calories and water)
very patient husband
burning calves
alternating between grinning ear to ear and whining like a baby
cruising through pretty neighborhoods
almost getting whacked by car mirrors
literally dripping with sweat
very patient husband
not falling one single time
a very sore tail bone
very patient husband

Happy

basset hound puppies

ooey gooey brownies

"Pretty Little Liars"

library books

lunch dates with my hubby

frappuccinos

funny texts

cute babies

pretty dishes

being done with the laundrey

nap time

More Icky Things

1. snapping at my friends when I'm grumpy. :(

2. burned, bitter coffee.

3. spilling chemicals on my hands at work because other people didn't close them up properly.

4. falling asleep during the last 20 minutes of the latest "Real Housewives of New Jersey" episode...

5. only to wake up 2 hours later for work.

6. Bristol Palins autobiography.

7. noisy upstairs neighbors.

Things that are Icky

1. texting and driving
2. zits that appear on my face for no apparent reason
3. people who sing racist, sexist "music" very loudly at work. at 4 in the morning.
4. seeing a pregnant woman chain smoke for ten minutes.
5. couples who constantly post public photos of themselves kissing... yucky.

Quiz

What do these things have in common?

cats
knitting circles
baked goods
cats
culinarians
vampires
Southern Belles
cats
scrapbookers
cats

...

they are all themes for cheesy paperback mystery novels.
they all make me laugh when I have to shelve them at the library.
sorry if I have offended you.
but a mystery novel about key lime pie? really?