feel good, inc.

man, this is exactly how i feel right now. do you ever just get so excited that you don't think everything going on inside of you will fit in your body all day? yeah, i'm there. i'm SO there. : ) and i have a feeling that even if it was monday morning and i had a ton of work to do and dirty hair and a bunch of pimples that i would still feel this way. i will be glad to wear laugh lines on my face for the rest of my days if it means i can keep this smile permanently. if you're close, come give me a hug and you can share the goodness with me. have a GREAT weekend, and know that your friend melissa loves you. *sigh* HOORAY FOR THIS FEELING! xoxo

holiday hangover

it's always bittersweet this time of year, yes? yes, indeed. thanksgiving doesn't last long enough, and christmas has started already, even though it's a month away. why so soon? don't we get even a week of non-holiday normalness? no? okay, then. in that case, every year from now on, i will begin to celebrate thanksgiving on the day after halloween. look for me to put on a good ten to twenty lbs next fall.
on the homefront, my darling roommate / future boss (when he's elected president he's promised me the position of press secretary. SCORE!) turned 24. welcome to the club, good sir. he'll be getting a letter from aarp soon, yeah? we're sad here for two reasons: a) i was in mtn. home on his birthday this weekend. baby hates to miss a birthday, especially one belonging to someone as dope-ass as slade, and b) we switched glasses. neither of us can see a damn thing.
i have nothing exciting to report. nothing at all. i'll keep you posted. maybe i'll stub my toe or something and then i'll have something to bitch about. holla holla. : )

UNbelievable!

thanksgiving, king of holidays

every time my life is busy, i wish everything would calm down. and then when the happenings are coming at a glacial pace, i wish for some excitement. i am currently dealing with the latter and hoping for something anti-boring to come along soon. sidenote: i realize that thoughts like this often bring a negative return. i'm knocking on wood, so don't get it twisted. dear gods of thanksgiving, please grant me the wisdom to appreciate the tempo of my life, regardless of the speed. i hope everyone has a great thanksgiving, and i'll leave you with my favorite recipe in response to elizabeth and kat:
melissa's thanksgiving dinner (from beginning to end)
1) sit on couch
2) yell at dad in the kitchen to see if he needs any help
3) secretly hope he does not need any help
4) go to the table when you're called
5) ooh and ahh over all the delicious food (you don't even have to pretend because OF COURSE it will be delicious)
6) offer to help clean up
7) secretly hope dad tells you to relax while he cleans up
8) slip into trytophan coma
9) love your dad, love him all the way to the moon and back
THE END. happy thanksgiving. love love.

hey, remember me?

i guess i've kind of been a d-bag about blogging lately, huh? but most everything that's been going on with me in the last little bit has been of a personal nature, and i would feel uncomfortable releasing it to the internet. but no worries; it's mostly been good stuff (really good!) so there's that. : ) i will say this much: look out turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and various other thanksgiving food items. mama's comin' home to DESTROY YOU. and by "destroy you" i mean eat until my skin is too tight for my body. it's a short work-week and i'll see my daddy and my sweet sister in just a few days. hooray! thanksgiving is the best holiday, above all others (except for my birthday, naturally). le sigh. i'm pretty excited. : ) hope everyone has been doing well. sorry for my hermit-ness. i will try to do better. xox
p.s. now that the wedding and all it's festivities are over, when will i see the tulsans (and my one okc-er) again? hmmm... let's make a plan.

sleepy girl

life lesson #6822: don't eat potato soup and two rolls with butter AND honey for lunch if you want to stay awake through the rest of your work day. this video is hilarious. i will have to view it a minimum of 61 more times in order to avoid cubicle-napping. happy tuesday. : )

p.s. thanks for the finger-crossing. i think it's helping...

highest highs, lowest lows

ups and downs, that's what it's all about right? i had a fantastic friday night with someone new whose company i enjoy more and more. and i had a fantastic saturday with my roommates plus a few new faces, just relaxing at the house and laughing until it hurts which is the cure for any ailment. and i was having a fantastic sunday, until i got terrible, terrible news that's affecting someone i love. i won't go into it because i know that would only make matters worse. but may i make a request? after you read this, can you close your eyes tightly or cross your fingers or say a prayer for some unknown heartbreak? it would mean the world to me, if only me. a happier post tomorrow, i hope.