So, I suck at blogging.

Hey yall,

So it occurs to me that its been entirely too long since I’ve posted anything here on my blog. My humblest apologies to any of you who actually read this thing.

Anyway- here’s a bit of an update on things in the world-o-Jessica:

This summer was decidedly unproductive and relatively uneventful. Earlier on in the summer I went through a bit of a “funk” as I call it, which lasted most of the summer- I dunno, I go through those every once in a while, where I don’t really feel like doing much of anything at all and I’m pretty crappy at keeping up communication with anyone. Hence, the lack of blogs. I’ve pretty much recovered from whatever it was that was making me blue, and I’m back to my normal, cheerful, vivacious goofy self again.

Way earlier in the summer- some time in May, I think- I became the proud mommy of a brand new kitten named Oscar, who is the most spoiled rotten little thing in the whole world. He’s a little orange fuzzball of insanity whose favorite hobbies include fishing important papers and receipts out of my purse, shredding the mail, and eating paper towels. He also enjoys using my leg as a scratching post, climbing up the screen door in the kitchen, and making any other general mischief he can find. I love him to death, but I feel like I spend so much time chasing him around and keeping him from destroying things, its like having a two year old with four legs.

Also early this summer, my best friend Alexis got engaged to her fantastic boyfriend of about a year and a half. Alexis and I have been friends for about 13 years,  and I’m incredibly happy for her and thrilled she has met someone to share her life with. I’m also honored that she asked me to be the maid of honor at her wedding, and I hope I’m able to fulfill those duties properly.  Despite my happiness for her, and all the jumping up and down and squealing and screaming which could only come forth from female vocal chords when she called me to tell me the news- I can’t help but find all this wedding planning crap to be just slightly annoying and way out in left field. Not that her specific plans are out in left field- just the whole business of wedding planning in general.  All the insane decisions that have to be made like colors and decorations and  who sits where and what cute little finger food will be served, and will the colors on the cake match the bridesmaid dresses and all that mumbo jumbo.  Its all nuts, and makes me think that if I ever happen to find someone willing to put up with me I think we’re gonna run off to Vegas and pay a little visit to the drive-thru wedding chapel. I’m not sure I could deal with all the pastel colors, the yards of white lace and the potential Bridezilla-ness that comes from planning a wedding.  Ugh, it makes me want to drink just thinking about it. So, thats enough about weddings.

Who remembers my tomato plants I so lovingly tended earlier in the summer? Yes THOSE- the ones I was so excited to enjoy and taste and possibly can or give away… Yeah, um… about those… So I went away on a cruise with my mom and sister in July and left my cats and plants in the care of dear old Dad while we were gone- and he didn’t bother watering any of my green things during one of the hottest and driest spells we had all season. So, I came home to wilted and sick hanging plants, and tomatoes that didn’t look much better. As a result, I really haven’t had much in the way of tomatoes this year, which is slightly disappointing, but I have high hopes for next year, when I should actually have some proper flower beds and things made up. I did have a boatload of San Marzano tomatoes which made a FANTASTIC marinara sauce. I had never made tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes before- so, I just experimented with it and it turned out quite nicely. I used lots of garlic, and plenty of basil and oregeno fresh from my garden as well.

Lets see- so I mentioned my now over funk, the new kitten, best friends impending nuptials, lack of tomatoes… I think that just about covers my summer.

This fall should be infinitely more productive than this summer, I’m expecting. I have big plans for my house, and there are a number of autumnal festivals I plan on attending with friends. Also, now that I’ve gotten my butt back here to blog, I should be much better about keeping this up. Never fear, dear readers, I shant forget you again!