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I think that the Meredith Brooks' song, "Bitch," summarizes me rather nicely. Or, if you prefer, X. dell says I'm a life-smart literary scholar with a low BS tolerance...that also works!

Monday, January 09, 2006

Duck, Duck, Duck....Goose!

So, let's recap the misery of the vacation...

First, we lost electricity.

THEN, Ariana came down with pneumonia.

And to top things off...my car was broken into in Columbia and all of my CDs were taken out of it. Please keep in mind that I can't afford to replace them. But the worst part? THEY STOLE MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON'S THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE CD!!!! BASTARDS!!! I can't find a replacement. I haven't told him yet because he'll cry, and I can't stand to see him cry. I'm considering prostituting myself for the cd: "Will Whore for Thomas CD". Sigh. I've looked everywhere (Ebay, amazon, local stores), and I can't find it. I don't care that they took like 25 of my cds. Big whoop. Bite me, felons. But taking a small child's cd just for resale? I hope a thousand fleas bite your testicles or breasts, whichever you've got, Mr/Ms Thief, and that one of those fleas has the bubonic plague. GRRRRR.

The only good thing to happen over break was a pretty damn good one, actually.

Alex asked me to marry him on Saturday in a wholly romantic, thoughtful way. Since I'm not an idiot, I said yes!

Now to return to the bad news, I have to eventually inform my ex. That will NOT be pleasant. I'm not taking off this beautiful ring. Therefore, if he notices it before I tell him, so be it. And I know that Ariana has been waiting for this day for a while now, so the second I tell her, BOOM! It'll be smeared all in the ex's face. She tends to like to mention Alex, how much she loves Alex, and how Alex should marry me and give her a sibling in front of her dad waaaayyyy too much as it is. Brrr. Won't be fun.

But hey! Who cares? I have proof on my left hand that the world's finest man, specially tailored for me, romantic, sweet, funny, smart, and handsome, is all mine. Woohoo! That HAS to make up for all the rest of it, right? Well, except for the Thomas CD. Damnit!

21 Comments:

Blogger OldHorsetailSnake said...

Very sorry about your CD, and equally sorry you're getting married. I thot I had a chance....

(Aw, you know me, Kira: I am delighted for you and wish to congratulate Frenchie on being so astute as to pick you. And just tell the Ex: So it goes.)

4:39 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Of course I already knew about the good news (and congrats again!), but I can't believe they took the Thomas CD. I'll see if Terri's kids happen to have it; we could make you a copy if they do.

5:51 PM  
Blogger Prom said...

Is this it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Thomas-the-Tank-Engine-2-CD-roms_W0QQitemZ6027882990QQcategoryZ113518QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Anyway, try ebay, everything shows up there sooner or later.

Congrats!

6:21 PM  
Blogger Edgy Mama said...

Congrats, Kira!

Wow! Bling and everything.

Yes, whoever stole the Thomas CD should be tortured sloooowwwwly.

7:05 PM  
Blogger WordWhiz said...

I knew this...but I kept it secret. Didn't I do good??

You already know how happy I am for you and Alex. You are both so incredibly lucky it's unbelievable!

Can't wait to see you in Vegas!!

7:32 PM  
Blogger Amanda said...

LOL, I think I feel like Mandy. I didn't tell anyone either...but it was so hard not to tell!! You know I don't contain my happiness so well. When shall we celebrate? (Remember, I have new wine glasses that need to be christened!)

8:03 PM  
Blogger Kira said...

Hof--thanks! I'm betting you and A* will be getting married before us, though. We've decided to wait until Alex is finished up with the last of his dual MBA program, which puts us at summer of 2007. Also, that gives us time to figure out the details (mainly financial!). I wish I could just say "screw it" as far as my ex goes, but since we have to exchange children, I have to be careful how I handle anything. It's a long story, but last night--and I didn't even mention to him the engagement as that would have made him crack--he already was handling a lot of issues poorly related to Alex and I around his daughter, who called him out on it...after crying at him...and yeah, he apologized, bur still! Sigh. It's mostly Ariana that makes me have to worry about how things are handled. Jared? No problem. He tells people that I'm all that matters in his life, and well, he sure acts like he believes it...haha!

Hoss--I can't take your suggestion with the ex either. Well, I think I need to wait and see what happens when he starts up practicing law again with his newly re-acquired law license in two weeks. THAT might give him something to focus on that might enable me to take a "so it goes" attitude, but he's been unemployed for more than two years with nothing to focus on. And Hoss dear, if I hadn't met Alex first, you'd have been it ;)

Angie--thanks! I have not been able to locate anybody with the cd at this point, so if you know somebody with it that would be willing to lend it for copying purposes, I'd be grateful.

Prom--no, that's not it, but I appreciate you looking! that's a cd rom, and the CD he has is a music CD only. He likes to listen to it in the car when we drive places...hence why it was there to be stolen. Sigh. I really am ok with shrugging off my stuff being stolen, but I can't shrug off how important to my son this damned cd is, so I'll keep hunting. Amazon has it but it is "currently unavailable." I keep hoping that means they are just out of stock because of Christmas and I can get another one in a couple of weeks.

EM--thanks :) And the ring is just my style, too. It's a platinum band with a marquis cut diamond, two sapphires on either end of the diamond. I love it, and I'm not even IN to rings at all. It sparkles! Oooh pretty shiny! haha! I think all mothers of small boys understand why the bastard who stole the Thomas CD needs retribution for his or her actions. Grrrr.

Mandy--yes, we ARE incredibly lucky. Not only are we a perfect match, but we managed to meet somehow even though we lived in separate countries at the time. Now that's amazing! Can't wait to see you in vegas too! I think we'll do Friday to Monday. I can't go to Tuesday. Too much hotel to cover.

Amanda--we definitely need to celebrate. I have to figure out what weekend might work since I'm gone most weekends to see Alex in Columbia. He has to go on business trips occasionally, so maybe when he's at one of those. I'll have to ask him if he's got any coming up.

3:48 AM  
Blogger Kira said...

Thanks, SC! I just checked out that site and can't find it there either.

THIS is what I'm looking for:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005AVDO/qid=1136893959/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3644581-6073546?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

...but as you can see, it's out at amazon.

3:54 AM  
Blogger A* said...

Darling my warmest and most sincere congratulations!! I am so FREAKIN HAPPY FOR YOU!!!

And no, we most likely won't be getting married before you seeing as how we may be looking at fall 2007. :)

Of course, if my mom makes me any crazier then we will elope. And I am ALL ABOUT France. WOOT!

Love ya girl!

7:33 AM  
Blogger Canoes under my shoes said...

Heee heee! I'm sitting at work smiling! CONGRATULATIONS/FELICITATIONS! That's wonderful news!!!!!!!!

You need to post a pictures so we can all oooooh and aaaaaaah!!!

(Try the library for the Thomas CD and then burn a copy...oh...and screw the ex, he'll have to learn sooner or later!)

8:12 AM  
Blogger Foilwoman said...

Congratulations. Alex is a lucky man. And I'll check my best used source for books and CDs (McKays, in Centreville) to see if they have the Thomas CD. Do we get to see a picture of the hand? Hurry things up now Kira. Ariana wants a sister.

8:46 AM  
Blogger Grant said...

Nice to hear you had such a good time. :p Sick kid, soon to be upset kid, rotten ex - I'm glad I'm all alone. I think I'll just live vicariously through you. Now go get drunk and have a lot of sex.

Congratulations on your engagement.

10:40 AM  
Blogger Jezzy said...

You're engaged?! Now *that's* a true yayness moment. Congratulations, my friend. xxx

4:15 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Hehehehe,
I am a very lucky man and I know it :D
I had been nervous for weeks really. Since I started my whole proposal back in November, it had slowly been making me nervous but it all paid of now because I am Kira's Fiancé!!!

Wohoo :D

Also, I may have just found one Thomas audio cd on amazon.co.uk although it wasn't the stolen one.

5:21 PM  
Blogger April said...

I am jumping up and down on one leg, clapping with both hands, and smiling the biggest half-faced smile I can because I'm so happy for you!! I'd give you a full faced smile, but the whole Bell's Palsy thing is kinda slowing me down.

Congrats to both of you!! *hugs and cheek kisses*

7:04 PM  
Blogger Buff Huntley said...

Does Alex realize his timing has just given him a huge problem for Valentine's Day? How is he going to top a proposal and ring?!

By the way, do we get to see a photo of said ring sometime?

Congratulations, Kira, I'm very happy for you!

5:56 AM  
Blogger cookie monster said...

congratulations kira, if anyone deserves happiness its you. just keep me some cake from the wedding eh?

and as far as the ex goes? well he screwed things up and lost you to better man (even if alex is french!) so at the end of the day, sod him! its your feelings that matter.

6:08 AM  
Blogger Canoes under my shoes said...

Innana, now I see why everyone likes you!!! That's a very good question! What IS Alex going to do for Valentine's day?

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Congratulations again, de nouveau, you know what I mean!

6:10 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I already have a plan for V-day :)

4:29 PM  
Blogger Joseph H. Vilas said...

Kira, congratulations. I'm glad I got to meet Alex on this trip.

Alex, treat her well; I'm sure you'll get it back in spades. Mess up with her, and we'll be beating you on the head with aforementioned spades. :)

10:35 PM  
Blogger Kira said...

A*--hmmm I could do fall in FRANCE!!! Let me know if the mom does ya in! haha!

AS--thanks! The ex has been acting really wierd lately, but that's because I think he DOES know this is coming. There is a 0% chance he will take it well. I'm just going to hope for "not a disaster."

Laura--yes, it's the best news, isn't it? As you saw, the ring is posted. Oh, and after wonderful people tried to find the cd like Grant, Prom, and SC, we discovered that it's no longer made and so impossible to find. There's a cassette on ebay, but no cd. I don't own a cassette player, and I can't take it in the car with us then. Alex found ONE LEFT in the UK, and so we're having amazon.uk ship it to me...for $40 I don't have. Oh well. Jared took the news of the missing cd well since he knew another one was on the way, and that's what I wanted, so it's worth it.

FW--thanks for being willing to look, but hopefully the UK amazon will pull through for us. They sent a confirmation notice that it was placed in the international mail, so now we wait. You're right. Ariana was frustrated that we aren't going to get married for another year and a half because she wants us to get crackin'...haha!

Grant--can't get drunk until the kids are back at the ex's house. NEXT weekend, you can live vicariously as I get drunk and screw like mad when the ex has the kids, 'k?

Jezzy dear--yes!!! indeed, it was the epitome of a yayness moment!

Alex my love--you're lucky? Shit, and here I was thinking it was ME who was damned lucky :)

April--thank you! For me, it's proof that one CAN find a great man who treats his lady well, and they can live happily ever after...*nudge, nudge...cough* ;)

Innana--ring pic is up, and we'll see about Vday, but...all I can say is that Alex is the single most inherently romantic male I have ever met, so I bet he'll do something incredible. And then I'll blog about it!

Tony--oi, we'll probably get married in FRANCE, so if you're willing to go to Frogland, you can have some cake in person. That can't be bad financially to hop over from London to France!

Laura--let me know if you want to hear the details of HOW he proposed to me so you can get an idea of the creativity in the romance department of this man...my bets are on Alex that he'll come up with something good!

Joe--awww he wuvs me! He'll spay Alex if he misbehaves. Wait, that's wrong, it should be spade...oh, never mind, that'll work too :)

6:03 PM  

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