A Cut Above the Rest

Saturday turned out to be a pretty busy day . . . which I guess was okay, since we did have a lot to do. We spent the majority of the morning at Discount Tire getting new tires for the Porsche . . . oh wait, I drive a Toyota, but a guy can dream, right? That trip, in and of itself would have been pretty boring had I not run into my Mission President, President Nield, at Discount. It was actually pretty sweet - we spent about a half-hour catching up while we both waited to have our cars taken care of (by-the-way, I noticed that he was still driving the white Toyota Avalon that he drove as Mission President too). He's still working for the church as a Director at the Bishop's Storehouse, and Sister Nield is spending her days as grandma . . . Ole Pres assured me that she still has the ability to embarrass just about anyone and everyone she talks too, which didn't surprise me, since an ability like that typically gets worse (or better? can't decide which word is more fitting) with age.

After catching up with the Pres and trading business cards (he's the first non-family member to get one of my recently made business cards, so that was kind of exciting . . . yeah, I know, that's pretty pathetic, right?), Richelle and I headed to her parents to drop off some stuff for her brother, who we're paying to work on our Jeep (that's it on the left) since it's got a few things it needs fixed up before the Easter Jeep Safari rolls around the end of March. We'd do it ourselves, but we're pretty much too lazy - that and her brother could use the money. Mostly it needs the bushings replaced and a new thermostat put in, though it's really the bushing that are the bigger issue. It'll be nice to have it done though.

Probably the most exciting news is that Richelle went and had her hair cut today . . . she got it cut to shoulder length which, she tells me, is the shortest she's ever had it. I really, REALLY like it, and haven't been able to stop telling her that every 5 minutes or so since she had it done. It really does look awesome, and I think she's pretty happy about the change too. I'll have to throw a picture up as soon as I can get one. Did I mention that I love it!

I decided I needed a hair cut Saturday too. I've been cutting my own hair for about as long as I can remember (that's me on the right, and yes, that haircut was my doing . . . though I must not have been dressing myself back then. A white sweater vest? Are you kidding me?!) and Saturday was no exception. I probably should breakdown, listen to my wife, and actually go somewhere to have it done, but I'm too stubborn to pay someone to do something that I can do myself . . . well, maybe not, since I'm paying my brother-in-law to work on my Jeep. On second thought, I'll blame my aversion to salons on the awful smells that come with them! Regardless, I did cut my hair, and as usual, it turned out just fine - no giant bald spots, or crazy lopsided bangs to report. I didn't even make too big a mess, or drop the clippers on my foot this time. So all in all, another stunning success!

A larger chunk of my Saturday was spent working on our aquariums, which are my pretty much awesome. I've kind of turned into and aquarium nut over the past several months, and I know Richelle would agree with that assessment. I had one as a kid, and even dreamt of becoming a marine biologist one day, which obviously I didn't become since I'm working a cubicle job for a fortune 500 company . . . at least the odds of dying a violent and excruciating death are less in my current profession (or are they? I'll have to think about that one for a bit). Anyhow, last summer my parents packed up my old 10 gallon aquarium and brought it down to us. After sitting around for awhile, Richelle got it ready for use, and before long I was full-on obsessed again. Within a few weeks we bought a 46 gallon bowfront aquarium out of the classified ads, and now we're looking for a third tank. So far I've stuck to freshwater, but I'm toying with the idea of setting up a marine tank, since they are so much cooler than the freshwater stuff - though I will say that a well-kept, planted freshwater tank is still pretty sweet. Saturday I bought some new anacharis plants for my 46 gallon tank, and some additional glowlight tetras for the 10 gallon tank. When I get a chance, I'll have to throw some pictures up, not that they'll be very exciting to most people, but I don't care, because I love my tanks.

Anyhow, I'm out of time . . . that and dinner is ready! Mmmmmmmm.