My weekend consisted of watching the OSU game (GO BUCKS!!!), being lazy on my couch all day sunday and viewing the entire first and second season of scrubs. And oh, and battling an allergic reaction. See how I just tossed that in there? How I was all calm, cool and collected about it, like, “pshaw, it was nothing my face swelled up and I resembled a tomato with lots of bumps and OHMYGOD the ITCHING! The ITCHING! and I scared little kids when I went to CVS and Walgreens to find something, SOMETHING dear God calm it down and HALP me jaysus!”
I may or may not be doped up on Benadryl right now.
As you can see, obviously totally cool and collected about being so freaking scary looking I can’t even look in the mirror! But where was I. Oh yes, weekend.
Yeah. That was fun. As I said, something didn’t agree with me (I’m guessing my new sheets/borrowed detergent). I looked ridic. Red splotches and bumps all over my face and neck. Earlobe too. Have you ever seend the movie Hitch? Yeah. That was me. Almost. In fact, I even asked M if I should market a “Leprosy Barbie” for sick kids. He told me that it might not go over so well. I so disagree. He’s just jealous of my great idea. Totally.
In other news, one of my blog crushes Kristy, emailed me and get this?!!! She totally made me illustrations for my keys story. Which I will obviously share with you. Because helllllo, they are too good not to. And let me tell y’all, it is hard to draw those things. I tried to draw an illustration of Leprosy Barbie and what she did on Sunday and well…let’s just say…my stick figures were a little..well…yeah. It’s hard to do. I spent like, three hours playing and drawing because I really wanted to illustrate my Sunday keys story (yes, another one, BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY LISTEN TO MY OWN ADVICE OH SO VERY WELL) when I happened to misplace my keys on the Walgreens checkout counter. I BLAME the BENADRYL. I was drugged! Overdosed! I cannot be held accountable for my actions! Anyway.
Enjoy the “tres artistique” illustrations by the lovely Kristy, and happy Monday folks. And a lesson for the day: Benadryl is not something that should be taken liberally. No matter how much you want your scary, scary inflamed and itchy and bumpiness to go away.
Blogging Barbie: A Self Portrait.
(She totally captured the essence that is me. If you knew me in real life? Yeah. Self portrait bitches.)
Blogging Barbie: realizing “oh. f*ck. where the hell are my keys.”
(Please take note of the HOT yellow jcrew skirt and my Ralph Lauren boots that I want, because “hey if can’t have them in real life, might as well own them in virtual life,” said Kristy, illustrator extraordinaire.)
Blogging Barbie: acting out upon her GENIUS idea to retrieve said keys:
Yes, this pretty much encapsulates the experience and sums it up in one, beauteous picture.
The End.
****P.S. ***
So, I sold my soul to Nordstroms bought some shoes this weekend. And while I loved the first ones like many of you did, I went for a different pair, because oh, I may have wondered into the designer shoe salon, and perhaps fallen in lurve with a pair of flats that I began to DROOL OVER when I saw, and yes, the pricetag is COMPLETELY out of my range, but I went ahead and bought them anyway because they are classic! And I have been fawning over them forever! And well, every woman needs to buy herself one pair of realllly good shoes. That are a classic! and last forever! So that one day, her daughter may wear them. (OK, go with it folks. This is what I had to tell myself.) And without further ado, my way too expensive pair of shoes that I splurged on but I lovelovelove them and couldn’t live with out. (And mi madre will not know that I, oh, bought a pair of Tory Burch flats. Because then she will promptly skin me alive, rip off my arm and beat me over the head with he bloody end of it. And I will never be able to blog again and that will be very, very sad because you all will miss me so much. So, shhhh!!!! Don’t telllll mi madre!) Plus, hellllllllo, I’m going to be meeting M’s parents. I MUST LOOK LIKE A FIRST CLASS DAUGHTER IN LAW. Ahem.
(Only mine are Chocolate brown leather.)
Drool.




September 24, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Those shoes are perfect. But not as perfect as those illustrations. The outfit is priceless.
September 24, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Ooh, I love the shoes! And I loved the outfit, and I’m sorry for the MIA and thank you for the email and I’ll write back soon and how could I not love you when you watched two seasons of Scrubs in one weekend?! I’m so glad you’re on board, but we’re totally sharing him, right?
XOX
September 24, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Kristy’s drawings are freakin’ hilarious. I heart her.
I also heart those shoes. If we ever meet and you happen to notice you’re shoes are gone…I’ll blame Molly.
September 24, 2007 at 1:07 pm
OK number one those are the FUNNIEST drawings ever – seriously! And number two, my friend and I just went shoe shopping and she bought the EXACT same pair of shoes as you! Tori Burch (sp??)… She was SO EXCITED and immediately regretted the money but couldn’t wait to wear them!
September 24, 2007 at 1:24 pm
LOVE those drawings! And the outfit being so true to life! Hilarious!
Sorry about your rash issue. Just thank HIGH HEAVENS that it didn’t happen before your meet-the-parents weekend – the outfit simply would not have the same effect when paired with splotchy, bumpy red skin.
September 24, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Hitch – god I love that movie! But it sucks that for a moment you had to look like Will Smith did!! I hope it wasn’t that bad!
And I’ve never visited Kristy’s blog, but now I must to find out who created those hilarious illustrations. Using Corel Draw I take it?? lol
Too funny.
P.S. I’m totally drooling over those shoes by the way.
September 24, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I love those illustrations!!! Cute, cute, cute! Have her do more please!
September 24, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Two seasons of Scrubs and the delectable Zach Braff? My kind of weekend.
Loving the shoes!
September 24, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Those shoes are definitely drool-worthy. And those illustrations rock!
September 24, 2007 at 2:48 pm
First, thank you ever-so-much for posting those pictures. Very kind. I am expecting JCrew to recruit me for some catalog work ANY MINUTE NOW.
Also, I am happy to know that you and I have skin allergies in common. Why does this happen to grown-ups? One day, out of nowhere, I learned that I was allergic TO MY SHAMPOO. I was just sitting at work and like, my whole head started itching and my face (where my hair was touching it) turned red and splotchy. Awesomeness.
Yay for DIL shoes!
September 24, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Those are the FUNNIEST. DRAWINGS. EVER. Your story was hilarious enough as it was, but with the illustrations? Perfection.
September 24, 2007 at 6:13 pm
omg drawing on the computer is a TALENT man! it is sooo hard. Kristy is a champ! Also, as much as I loved the first pair, those shoes are daaaaamn cute girl. You’re gonna knock his parents off their feet
September 24, 2007 at 8:09 pm
that is too funny!
September 24, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Hilarious!!!! Love the shoes…so worth it. Who needs a down payment for a silly house when there are shoes calling your name! Love the illustrations. Thanks for sharin’!
September 25, 2007 at 10:25 am
Umm…Nordstrom’s shoes are the best! I love love love their shoe department (especially since evil Macy’s took over and destroyed the beauty that was the State Street Marshall Field’s shoe department).
September 25, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Psst… your missing your shirt in one of those pictures.
The allergic reaction bit reminds me of when a spider bit me beside my eye. I was all set to go to a great Cinco de Mayo party… but the whole looking like Quasimodo thing ruined my plans.
September 25, 2007 at 8:31 pm
OMG!
I mean “you’re”!
I totally burned my punctuation snob status.
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