Berkeley and New Ink

Had a great day yesterday.  Spent most of it in Berkeley with a very dear friend.  First we went to Half Price books and wandered for a while.  I think I could lose a year of my life in there.  Found a couple of good books (at least I hope they will be good ones...).  After the bookstore we jetted across town to Tattoo 13 where I got some stars added to the flower tattoo on my back.  I now have 7 stars representing my 7 years of marriage.  I plan to add a star for every anniversary till I have a large constellation trailing somewhere on my body.  (I'll put up a picture once it's healed.  Oh, and by the way, the rash on the wrist tattoo is mostly cleared up, so pics are coming soon.)  

I surprised "K" by telling her it was her turn when I was done and convinced her to get some ink too.  Not her first tattoo, but certainly her most painful.  :(  As soon as he started, I regretted talking her into it.  It was really hard to watch her in pain.  But then she loved it so much that I felt a little better.  :)  Looks fabulous now!  Very cute turtle with some flowers on the top of her foot.  

After tattoos we went and got some yummy Indian food.  By then the adrenaline had worn off and we were starving.  Good spicy food.  And the bizzare thing was that we were given a free wallet with our purchase!  Very strange.  I'm wondering if they have a side business going and are trying to get rid of surplus stuff.  They also had a sign on some very ugly chandeliers that one could call a number in order to purchase them.  I think I'll pass.  I already have a random tacky wallet to try and figure out what to do with.  

We wandered the streets for a while after that, looking for some frozen yogurt to cool our tongues a little.  Then back home for some Rock Band!  

Today, on the other hand, just seemed like a waste of time.  Not sure why.  Perhaps I'm getting nervous about Tuesday's upcoming interview.  I also have a lot on my mind as I think about the possibility of actually going back to work.  I'm probably counting my chickens before they are hatched, but I'm not looking forward to it.  I just wish there was some way to make money from home that wasn't some sort of scam.  I want to be home with the kids and doing what I do best, being a mom.  I'm not ready to leave them home with Dad and be gone for part of the week.  I think it would put a strain on our marriage that I'm not looking forward to trying to weather.  Perhaps I should just try and set it aside and focus on getting through this interview and then see where things are at.  

Sigh.  

On the plus side, I was able to do the first couch potato to 5K run today.  5 min warm-up, then alternating 60 sec of running with 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.  A challenge, but doable.  I really enjoyed doing it, actually.