monkey nonsense

last night, i actually had backaches. i rarely get backaches. i think it was because i’m still walking somewhat awkwardly because of my ankle (it feels better now, but still doesn’t bend as flexibly as it used to). so, after walking around the mall with my parents, i was feeling some weird pain from my back right above my left leg (it’s the left ankle that’s messed up). i felt rather old because my back was aching while i was heating my ankle to try to get it move better. ann even laughed at me because i was attempting to alternate heating both my aches.

but then… this morning!!! so everyone’s always say that in this day and age, people are getting married later and later and putting off children later and later. really now? are they? are they really??? another one of my friends just told me the great news that they are expecting their first child in late december (i think i’m safe to blog about this since no one really reads my blog so by the time someone does see this post, the couple will have already told everyone).

i was already feeling kind of old because a couple of months back… rather than having 2 weddings on the same weekend, i actually had 2 BABY SHOWERS for the same weekend. but now, another baby’s on its way! it’s great news and so exciting for them! but on the same hand, makes me feel rather old. and i’m not even having the kid!

at least hanging out with my parents makes me feel young. so the reason why we were walking around the mall all yesterday was because we were shopping for a little “mei”. my mom’s had this lamb for awhile now. i’ll admit, it’s rather cute. she affectionately named it “jie” after my sister, who’s born in the year of the lamb. she has actually called me before to tell me what the lamb’s been up to…. she’ll be like “jie was studying really hard…” (makes sense… sister’s in med school) “and then she fell asleep…” (still perfectly believable because my sister is more narcoleptic than me!) “and fell off the couch” (ok… wait a minute…)

so, i complained. what the heck? where’s a little “mei”??? so my mom found some of my old stuffed animals and grabbed one of the dogs to be me. first, the dog is like a third of the size of the lamb! way too small! second, the dog is PINK. with blue ears! c’mon!!! third, it’s the principle of the matter! she went OUT and BOUGHT a jie… but just rummaged through some old toys for a mei?? so i complained again. apparently, my mom started to go into toy stores with her friends to find a little “mei”…. she came back reporting that they really didn’t make cute dogs like they did cute lamb. haha, i was just amused that she would go toy shopping with her friends.

so we went in search and really, i have to agree with my mom. the dogs are actually either not cute or realistic looking (which while cute, isn’t very playful). we finally decided on “whiffer”, one of the beanie pluffies. she’s rather cute and during dinner, my mom was playing with her and petting her:)

on a side note: there was also a rather cute lamb beanie pluffie. i told my mom to put it down!!!