Day 31 - subway breakfast and gay club plus shot

This morning I (Taylor) struggled with being completely hungry at 7am because I had to go in to work earlier than normal. I brainstormed for something relatively healthy and filling. I opted to give subway's breakfast a try. I'll be honest, it was delicious! 

Lynn here. I did not get my first started until late. I was joined by sister Marian and friend Juli and at nine pm, we headed out to The Edge. My first time in a gay bar. Then I had my first shot. I know...it is crazy that I am almost 55 and just had my first shot. Be sure and check out Day 32 because day 31 continued with another first.

Day 30 New Office and donating to a sister

Today I began moving into my new office. Nothing new about that except this office has a window. I have not had an office with a window since 1988. It would be exciting but this particular office has the reputation of being colder than an iceberg. Since the previous occupant moved out, the door has been shut otherwise the rest of the office gets about fifteen degrees colder. Really looking forward to working in an igloo. We have ordered me a new heater and it will be nice to see outside.

View from my office window.

Today I (Taylor) chose to donate to a sorority sister who was taken too early in life. She was diagnosed with cancer earlier this week and passed away only a couple of days later. Although I had never met her, she seemed to have had a huge impact on the chapter I was a part of. 

Day 29 - YouTube dancing and unpublished book

With the bitter cold and snow, it has been challenging to come up with a first. Tonight I got Marian to agree to help me. We pulled up YouTube on the TV and learned to do some dance moves. We learned the hustle, the electric slide, the Cupid shuffle and finished it up with the cha cha shuffle. The dog joined in. A fun time was had by all and we learned we are not good at it but we can have fun looking like idiots. Now we are laughing at all the past Super Bowl commercials. My favorite will be the 2011 Volkswagen one with little Darth Vador starting the car with his mind. They just showed this years Volkswagen and I was crying it was so funny.

One of my favorite things about mom's post is when she said the cha cha shuffle. Isn't she adorable? (FYI mom it's the cha cha slide) 

Today I chose to read a book my therapist has written about marriages. It's not even published yet. It's pretty cool to say you've read a book that isn't even published!! 

Day 28 - Reviews on Amazon and molten lava cake

It is hard to come up with a first when you are stuck inside on a snowy January day. The south shuts down when it snows and today was no different. I buy a number of things on Amazon and I never review them. Today I reviewed some of the books I had purchased. Only the ones I like though. :)

I (Taylor) can attest to the south shutting down when it snows. It's a bit ridiculous. Today has been a lot better than the past few days for me. I haven't seen my best friend in a really long time. So she and I treated ourselves to a best friend date night. We heade to get manis and pedis and then went to dinner. My first comes from dinner. I first purposefully only ate half of my meal so I didn't indulge too many points (for weight watchers) but then we sat so long we decided to eat some dessert. If you've never tried their new Reese's molten lava cake.... You must! It's delicious!! We've never had it before and decided to split it. So I blew my diet on that alone but it was worth it for sure!

Day 27 - FaceTime

Taylor and I face timed today. I know it was my first time. We tried Skyping but it did not work. Marian and I tried it later and it worked but I think it did not work with Taylor because I had not put in my phone number. It would ring and we could hear each other but no video. Oh well who knows. FaceTime works just as well and it was a blast actually seeing her when we talked. We are going to have to do it more. I need to try it with Jonas. 

It was a challenging day. Jonas and Keri got some horrible news. I found out I have to move into a new office. That office is freezing. Not going to make for a fun work day. And I cannot find parts to fix my shower.  Enough bitching for now. 

It was my first timeFaceTime-ing as well. It definitely was a nice change to be able to see mom and even better to not have to keep saying huh because of the phone reception. 

It's definitely been a whirlwind of emotions the last few days to say the least. 

Day 26 - pineapple casserole and Siri

Taylor here. With 2 days of new restaurants failing, I accomplished my 1st for today by 8am. 

We had my grandmothers family reunion this morning in crossville. I decided to make pineapple casserole for the occasion since we all have to take food. 

Backstory- when I first started at CFA almost a year ago (cray) I was invited to

My boss's house for dinner. His wonderful wife made this delicious pineapple casserole and I've been craving it like crazy recently for some reason. I think it turned out amazingly in my opinion and I'm excited for leftovers. 

Here is the recipe if you're interested:

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/n10qs4nn/pineapple-casserole.html

Lynn here. I am surprised Taylor did not write about my first today since she had such a good laugh over mine. I got a new IPhone this time with Siri. While driving to Crossville for the reunion, I played with Siri. I had her call Taylor and then send her a text. I find I enjoy talking to my phone and having it do all the work. (Taylor sidenote: I had tons of laughs at how much fun she was having with Siri. My mother is a nut!)

And about the casserole, I dislike pineapple so I did not care for it, but everyone else raved about it. I would recommend it highly.

Day 25 - Strip Poker and new bad movies

Today my guild had a get together and we played strip poker. No, not that kind. We all brought two and a half inch strips of fabric to bet with. We went around the table rolling a die and either put a strip in the center, passed to the left or right, missed a turn or won all the strips in the center of the table. We had so much fun! After a random amount of time, one person at each table would move to a new table. We had so much fun. BTW - this is Lynn

Well, another evening of expecting to try a new restaurant and it not happening. This afternoon after getting my (Taylor) hair trimmed (getting it prepared to donate sometime this year), I headed back home and decided to partake in 2 lifetime movies I've never seen before. Couldn't tell you the names without having to look them up. One was about a girl who is a legacy to a sorority and her going through rush. The other had Jessie from Saved by the Bell and was about a teacher (played by Jessie) that was assaulted by a student but was framed for being the one that came on to the student. Am I the only one who gets completely sucked into Lifetime movies and can't stop watching no matter what??