i thought i saw a ghost
…the other morning.
um.
well.
see, what had happened was….
i looked in the mirror.
i was looking dead in the eyes of this pasty pale version of the long-faded mandy that once spent a healthy dose of hours on the beach – the mandy who wore t-shirts (rather than coats) for most of the year – the mandy who loved being outside SO much that she even did her morning bible study outside.
but this mandy. THIS mandy was pale, with dark circles under her eyes. VERY scary.
haunting!
i wanted to scream.
run.
call Ghostbusters.
i had to get rid of her, because i’m going to Florida with my in-laws in a few weeks and i DON’T want her to go with me.
i just couldn’t do that to them. i love them too much.
and, let’s just be honest, i have too much self-respect!
luckily, i remembered that i have a bottle of ghost-be-gone under the sink:
Hee hee this is funny!
On the serious note… get back to work, study, something!
jk, precious. this is seminary life?
YES! this is seminary life for me… stuck indoors for 8 months outta the year. without a whole lotta ministry to throw my creativity into.
so
THIS is what you get.
That face scared me to death! I just left Florida and was not ready to see that – yet!
)
I even checked the calendar – I thought maybe it was October 31st!
Have a great trip!!
how exactly does build-a-tan work??? and why don’t you just wait and real-bake when you’re in florida?!?!
funny…that’s a good idea. i have (need to use) some of that too!
Papa: can’t say i didn’t warn you!
Al: if i don’t do something about this WHITENESS, they won’t be able to see me on the beach. i will be blending in with the white sand. its like natural camouflage or something. and i have NO idea how it works. i think it just dyes the skin or something.
“it just dyes the skin or something”… mmmm. sounds healthy and nutritious.
(you are so cute, by the way!)
Al: no, YOU are so cute – with your natural african tan and all!!!!
Don’t they have spray -on tans back east as they have here in San Diego, Ca?
ha ha! it’s my olive italian skin…
did you ever see that friends episode???
you’re mean
You know, Mandy…One of these days, I’m going to have to teach you the secret of keeping a tan in the winter up here…WITHOUT any bottle-a-tan stuff or anything going to a tanning saloon or anything like that.
Meantime, it’s fun to see those panicky faces.
TheNor: make that day TODAY!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!
Alece: YES YES YES! LOL!!!!!
Tam: your MOM’s mean!
Hilarious!!
oh now you’re bringin’ my mama into it?
you REALLY wanta go there?
huh??????
My gracious!! This is the most random blog I’ve ever seen!!
I thought Tam was the girl having way too much fun – no wonder y’all are rivals.
I read through all of WW and learned so much about people, I’m too slow and too old and too serious to join in often, but y’all are HILARIOUS…
Oh, and don’t make fun of white skin…I am covered in freckles, but without them, I could rival any ghost…and I live in Texas, plenty of sun here. Just sayin’…
Mandy: Was your pool time successful yesterday? Any real tan?
Red: (michelle – that’d be you) you’re welcome to wander over here as often as you’d like! comment or don’t comment or just hang out and laugh at us!!! it might look random, but we can GUARANTEE that we’re gonna laugh around here.
Tracie: so dang-near successful that i’m probably trying again today!
SO, quit looking at the bottle and put it on already…Sheesh!
inWorship: I’M WORKING ON IT – its a process!!!!!!
what’s so wrong with with pale…ghostly like? you know I run white all year round. this was so funny!
what happens if you put that stuff on, then go outside? do you get ultra tan?
charity: you DO run white all year! LOL
Holly: i think i’d get a sunburn but nobody would be able to see it!!! HOW SAD!?!
HEY READ THIS:
so. my friends have a pool. i spent the afternoon out there yesterday. and, this morning, my boss has told me TWICE to cut out early this afternoon and enjoy the sunshine. its temporary – it’ll be in the 50s next week.
so, i’m about 30 minutes away from being back out at the pool.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mandy:
Perfecting the winter tan UP HERE takes time and practice and patience and persistence…which you may not have in large quantities right now since 1) winter is over and B) your vacation to Florida is coming up.
But here are a few pointers for next year…
1) Take your vitamins. I don’t mean Centrum or One-A-Day or anything with ingredients you can’t pronounce. I mean go to “purityproducts.com” and get yourself THE PERFECT MULTI. (Real name, by the way. And, Yes, I take ‘em. At my age, I need all the help I can get!
) But the vitamins will give you a healthy, natural complexion without all that bottled fake stuff. And they do a body good, too!
2) Go skiing. No kidding. The sun is very low in the sky during winter in TheNorthEast, but when you go skiing–or do any activity where you have so much fun outside you ACTUALLY SERIOUSLY LITERALLY FORGET about the cold–the sunlight gets relfected off the snow and you can end up with a good, rich winter facial tan.
3) Get some rest. Don’t stress. “Don’t project/Don’t connect/Protect/Don’t expect/Suggest!” (Sorry. That was my impression of The Edge. I feel numb!
) But seriously, stress takes a tremendous toll on the body and we end up using more energy to fight the stress. And that takes a toll on us after a while so we get all pale-y faced.
4) Eat right. And by that, I don’t mean the American way of eating right where nutrition is measured in the unhealthy trinity of fat, calories, and cholesterol…I mean, EAT RIGHT. Don’t just go organic, go macro. You’d be surprised at the difference.
5) Forget I said anything and put on that fake stuff.
TheNor: gasp. that’s like a complete lifestyle makeover. on this seminary budget, vitamins are about the only thing on that list that we can afford! i think i’m gonna have to stick with #5.
“my boss has told me TWICE to cut out early this afternoon and enjoy the sunshine.”
hmmm…was he squinting?
SMACK DOWN!!!!!!!
Have I told you today that you some serious fun!! SERIOUS.
Thanks Debra!!!!!