It’s Thanksgiving Week. Everyone’s writing all over Social about everything that they’re grateful / thankful for.
Yeah, yeah I’m grateful for my family, my friends, my business, my health, my dogs, but you know what? I wanna write about all the things that annoy me. How bout that?
People that drive slow annoy me. I drive fast. Carrie reminds me constantly because I have a vanity plate on my car that people will know that it’s a Vixen that’s flying around them and cutting them off. I flew around a car that I thought was driving too slow to get to a Starbucks and cut her off. She was super mad and yelled at me and did obscene hand gestures. I bought her coffee. I bet she felt bad after that.
My neighbors that leave their trash cans out too long annoy me. You’re supposed to put your trash cans out on Tuesday night and bring them in before dusk on Wednesday. Those are the rules people!!!! True they may be unwritten rules but they are rules nonetheless. I started putting their trash cans back for them. I think that annoyed some of them. Perhaps I didn’t put the right trash can in front of the right garage, but hey whose fault is that?
My friend Ashley wrote a blog the other day about being annoyed when people announce their engagement on Facebook. I concur. And food porn on Facebook (ok ok we know you eat out every night on expense accounts while we’re eating baloney sandwiches) and thousands of vacay photos on Facebook (ok ok we get that you are on a cruise and we’re not) and umpteen baby photos on Facebook (ok ok we get . . . . oh wait . . . that doesn’t annoy me – have you seen my absolutely adorable grandbabies?????)
People who want to share their diet and workout regime with the world annoy me. Nike had the right idea. Just do it. Believe me, I’m guilty – when I first started Crossfit I wanted to tell the world that I ran 400m, did 20 kb swings and 10 jumping pullups and didn’t die. But then you keep going back and realize you’re not gonna die and you really don’t need to tell everyone that you got up at 6am to be tortured. They’ll eventually figure it out. You don’t have to scream it.
Talking in movie theaters annoys me. But it REALLY annoys my Second and Last Husband. We went to see Prisoners and I was completely into it. He on the other hand kept glancing to his left and every now and then a “Shhhhhh!!!!!” escaped his lips. As the credits were rolling, he leaned over to the two women sitting next to us and said in a scathing voice, “I would’ve enjoyed this movie but for your incessant whispering!” He then turned on his heel and walked out. I looked back to see them asking each other what the word incessant meant.
Speaking of the Second and Last, another thing that REALLY annoys the crap out of him is when I leave the water running or the fridge door open. I mean, I don’t do it on purpose, and not all the time. But he claims he loves the earth more than I do. Know what annoys me? People who are holier than thou about recycling and stuff like that! I kid, I kid. I love the earth too . . . .geez! Oh, have I told y’all how much I love him?!?!?! Hang on while I turn the water off and close the fridge door!
–LeeAnn, Racecar driver, Crossfitter, Lover of the earth, Grateful . . . .
P.S. Ok, ok, so because it is Thanksgiving Week, and I really am Thankful and Grateful like the rest of you, you can thank me for this: #vixenvodkacocktail #applepiemartini
Apple Cinnamon Vixen
2oz Vixen Vodka
1oz Apple Cinnamon Moonshine
1oz Apple Juice
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and rim with crushed graham crackers!
*photo credit Sara Hanna Photography
