On Weekends and Wrap-ups

In bullet point format…because that's where my head's at right now:

• My hair is growing on me (what does it say about me that the pun-iness of that statement absolutely cracks me up?).
• I went to my cousin's baby shower this weekend and had a very wonderful time. It was so nice to see her and to get to spend some time with her and her husband the next day. I used the phrase "We're going to make like a baby and head out…" in perfect context, for once…and people actually truly found it funny. Which is just the most wonderful thing ever, to me, because I always find that phrase hysterical. What is it with me and the puns lately?
• I am a complete oxy-moron when it comes to thinking about ever becoming pregnant. I see my cousin pregnant and think she looks amazing and think it will be so incredible to become a mother…but then I think about the actual pregnancy, and you know, the HUMAN growing INSIDE of you…and the whole picture just looks a little too much like an excerpt from Alien. And I frantically grab for my birth control and breathe a sigh of relief when I have it in my hands. Clearly, this one's not ready to be a mommy.
• My car is fixed in a very miraculous-God provides, sort of way. Remember how much I said it would cost to fix the bushings? Somewhere in the ballpark of $750? Well, the guy that ended up fixing it is a friend of my dad. He ended up finding out that what needed to be fixed/replaced was twice as bad as what Todd Wenzel found…which would bump the price up with all the replacement parts…and he did it all for $150. $150!!! Tell me that's not amazing. You can't!
• I got my car stuck in a snow bank. In the dark. In a snow storm. On Friday night. Swear words were uttered. Tears were shed. Voices were raised. Steering wheels were struck. We could sum that half hour up with the phrase "Not Kristen's most admirable moments…" I did learn how to rock a car out of a snow bank though…so that when Dorian's not there to save me, I'll be capable of doing something other than turning into a frustrated, bumbling pile of tears.
• Some things are sticking in my head from this weekend that hurt my feelings and confuse me in an exasperating kind of way because there is no resolution. None. And it just makes me want to scream and cry and be extremely, painfully blunt. But I know I can't because even though it might feel good in the moment to finally say some things that I have the grounds to say, I can't say them because the shock waves would ripple out in a cacophony of uncontrollable ways. And in the end, it would just be a dramatically selfish picture of me licking my own wounds.
• I'm excited for small group tonight! We're starting a new Bible study book and I'm really looking forward to this study. And then of course, I'm just looking forward to seeing everyone.
• Question: When is DeAnna coming back on The Bachelor? Is she? Inquiring minds need to know.

(This list is completely susceptible to change without notice.)