"Imagine My Surprise" Is This Week's Theme

Aaaannnddd... we're back to slow and boring weeks. So sorry. A couple of fun items of interest though!

I had a meeting in our athletics facility recently. It was cold and windy upon my arrival and I was terribly windblown. Since I was a few minutes early I took advantage and quickly nipped into the ladies room. Imagine my surprise upon finding this pasted to the back of the bathroom stall door:

but you'll be delighted to learn that i was fully hydrated

Friend and colleague Kristi Nelson Bumpus and I were charged with finding a venue for an upcoming event, so we checked out the Crowne Plaza Hotel one afternoon during lunch. Imagine our surprise to discover this in the parking garage:

how is this enforceable?

You may recall that I recently came into an ill-gotten brand new hat which is super comfy and warm, BTW. Imagine my surprised when ONCE AGAIN I was running at Ijams and discovered an adorable scarf that had been dropped and hung some time later in a tree for the owner when he/she discovered the loss of said scarf. ONCE AGAIN, on my 8th lap I nicked this:

it is sooooo soft and warm! but when i told mr. smith to feel how soft and warm it was he said no thanks, no bum sperm for him. don't worry, i washed it and he concurs with my soft and warm analysis. now all i need to find is a leftover pair of gloves and a coat and i'll be toasty warm for the rest of the winter season.

On my way home from the running excursion, please imagine my surprise to find that pirates have evidently infiltrated my neighborhood and are conducting tag sales of some description:

buy plenty and with abandon, me heartie.... we be needin' to pay the kub bill.

It's Valentine's Day! On Saturday, I got a hankering to have crab legs! Instead of going out to a fancy seafood supper (and having received the bill for last week's fancy supper AHEM) I decided to try my hand at making crab legs at home.

i was a little scared of handling these things - they remind me of all things spidery and i hate spiders! but love me some crab legs so i was very brave and persevered.

Imagine my surprise when 8 minutes later:

i am a crab leg cooker extrodinaire

I would be remiss if I didn't include my yummy sides I served:

and how...

And to end the evening: my very special, genuine, original, homemade Heartbreak Cookies:

it's like a country western song for your mouth

All righty folks, I'm off to go enjoy Valentine's Night with my sweetie! SMOOCHES!!