throwing a party

a pity party.
i should be celebrating.
i can't even enjoy how special today is.
this week has been crappy.
i have tried to be all "glass half full" about it.
but i just. can't. do. it.
i flooded the kitchen.
like...2-3 inches of water on the kitchen.
yeah. i was just running a little water in the sink and i forgot.
just forgot.
walked by it several times.
i was working on getting over that when...
my "friend" was (and is still) late and i took 3 pee tests.
all negative. of course.
i decided that i wanted to stay home on my long weekend.
but will is away and i realized that it would be best to get out.
so saturday i get up read and relax.
then i go to the store and buy everything i need to make a fabulous banana pudding and a tasty cheesy bacon and ranch potato dish.
i was certain that these two dishes would be a hit a bbq that i planned to attend.
potatoes are washed peeled and chopped (with out incident)and in a pot of boiling water.
i make my pudding and set it to chill in the fridge.
i cook some bacon and crumble it.
time to mash up potatoes and build the casserol and get it in the oven.
its 4:40 and the bbq is at 6 so i jump in the shower and get 85% ready.
peek at the potatoes and construct the banana pudding.
it was perfect.
i finish getting ready and take my beautiful pudding out of the fridge.
then i drop it.
yep. it's on me, the walls, the cabinets, the floor, and my nicely cured hair.
i cried. then i cleaned.
then i smelled the burning.
i opened the oven and smoke billowed out.
it looked like i was being visited by the smoke monster. no lie.
then my smoke alarm went off. it was tragic.
i got in my bed and cried.
i finally finished cleaning up myself and the kitchen.
funny part of this...when i got in bed last night, i realized that i had gotten pudding all over the sheets when i crawled in to pout.
i laughed. hard. and then slept on the couch.

If you are still reading I'm kinda sorry. I hope that you all have a lovely weekend celebrating your Independence. We are free. We are Americans. I am and always will be proud. Happy Fourth of July!