prayer link

I want y'all to notice the link I have to the right for prayers for Rebekah. It's a link I stumbled on, and have been keep up with everyday for the last week or so. She's a beautiful little girl...She's 3...and has lots of health problems (cancer related). Check out her site, and pray for her and her family.

sooo....buuuusssssssyyyy....

Ok...I'm ready for...lemme think....Wednesday of next week! I think that's when life will finally slow down! I called about getting utilities turned on in our name. What a pain...I've got to GO TO the water company to get it turned on...I have nothing better to do with my lunch than drive to Bryant! I called about gas, and they can't turn it on till Tuesday...I'm thinking we won't need the gas fireplace, heat, or stove top till later anyway, so no big deal...only problem is if the hot water heater is gas. Here's hoping it's not! I'll check tomorrow when Sears delivers our new fridge! How silly am I - I'm excited about our new fridge. Anyway...back to utilities...called the electric company and with what's going on in South Louisiana, they can guarantee it'll be on the 29th that's THREE WEEKS AWAY...we didn't send that many people down there. The lady told me that was excessive, to keep people from complaining if it takes longer than usual, but that if there were no LA problem it'd be on by Friday. She put in a note that we were moving this weekend, and needed it on Friday, so hopefully that'll be on. But never fear...the GARBAGE WILL be picked up on Monday morning! LOL...I found that to be extremely funny! No guarantee on utilities except trash. Actually the water people said they would have it on the next day after I come in, so if I go in today, it'll be on tomorrow.

Packing is coming along nicely...granted I think our stuff is multiplying like bunnies! I didn't think we had that much stuff, but sheesh, when ya try to box it all up, ya realize how much you really do have! I worked on the kitchen last night...and 4 boxes later, and I still have all my pots & pans, and most of my pyrex to box up....sheesh! I also got my bathroom done last night. The games have been packed...and my sweet wonderful husband is almost finished boxing up the books. We have agreed though that if we can get all the furniture moved this weekend (with help), and the stuff we've finished boxing, we'll be happy, we can finish the little things later (we have paid for the apartment till the end of the month!). We rented a 26 ft truck to put all our stuff in since it was the same price as the 22 ft. Should make it where we can do it all in one trip, considering the 22 ft was for 4-6 rooms!

Work has been kinda busy, but that's expected it's been "close"...the first four business days of the month! Today makes day five, and while it's still technically "close," it doesn't affect our group much, and doesn't affect me at all! :-) Granted I'm still catching up from being out a week for Vegas, and here and there for the house stuff.

This past weekend was fun...I almost forgot to talk about that! We went to Louisiana for the day on Saturday...to visit my college pastor and his family, and to visit my favorite red head and her family. First stop was lots of fun...the 2 girls were VERY excited to see us...he was cooking, and she was baking a cake...He fixed fried kabobs...they were very yummy! and the cake was still warm when we got to that part...YUMM! (yellow cake with chocolate icing). Got to do lots of talking and catching up...and lots of talking of politics...and lots of talking of what's going on in south Louisiana...basically...lots of talking! One of the churches in the small community he lives in has taken in some evacuees, and all the churches are chipping in to provide meals, so the one church that's housing them doesn't wear out. His church fixed breakfast for them Saturday, and was frying fish for dinner Saturday. When he left, we headed to our 2nd stop...and I got to love on a precious newborn baby girl (well 2 1/2 week old at that point). She's beautiful! And during her naps I got to visit with her parents, and love on her older brother, who was in a VERY good mood! We ordered Ray's Peegee....YUM! I haven't had that in forever...I don't think my sweet wonderful husband likes it too much, but he has his flaws too! LOL! We'll get to see them again in just a few weeks, since they'll be coming to Little Rock for a doctor's appointment for the 3 yr old boy.

Ok - someone's needing something for me, so I suppose I should actually do what they need, and get back to work...

Ta-ta for now!

So much to do....so little time!

Ok - so I have lots of things at work that I should be doing instead of writing this, but you see which I'm doing! I have lots to do for school...and lots to do for moving in less than 2 weeks, but you see I'm doing none of those, and writing here. Time management what?!? LOL!

I feel so cut off from the world...since my brother moved this weekend, the "friends" e-mail has been down...I feel like a Dilbert cartoon I had...Dilbert was walking up to pointy haired lady with his arms open saying "e-mail is down....hold me..."

Hopefully today we'll get to close on the house...we were supposed to close yesterday, but the mortgage company was dragging their feet, so we should get to close today...but not till "late"...which according to them is 3:30 up to as late as 4:15...eeek...we close in Benton, but my class tonight starts at 5:30 in Little Rock...I'm praying we'll get the 3:30 time, and that everything will go smoothly, so I can make it to class, and on time! We'll see! I'm rather irritated at the mortgage company, but fortunately there's no big "problem" with closing a day later than originally planned - it's more the principle of the matter! I wonder if they realize how much business they have lost for me talking about my problems with them while up here at work... Oh well - their loss!

School is going pretty well...I think I'm gonna like all my classes...I've been to all of them but one twice... Monday is my computer law class, the Professor is the Dean's son, and he's rather socially awkward, but the subject matter seems like it's going to be interesting...and there's no test in that class...just a paper to write... Tuesday and Thursday are Federal Income Tax Law, and Business Associations Law (different types of businesses), and those I think I'm really going to like...partly because it fits so well with my undergrad stuff, that it's familiar, and we're just adding the "law" side of it. Friday night is the class I've only been to once...it's Lawyering Skills...just the name makes it seem like it's an important class...but we've only been to the "intro" class, so I'm not 100% sure how much "work" is going to be involved, but rumor mill says quite a bit...

Ok - well the boss lady is wanting something from me, so I better get after it...*sigh* can't she see I'm busy here? LOL!
Ta-ta for now...

ok...back to the grind...

*sigh*...I didn't want to get up and come to work this morning! I've gone just over a week without an alarm clock, and to have to get up to one today...well...it stunk! And I have to go to class tonight as well... I was up late last night reading my assignment for tonight...that professor didn't post the assignment on the web (something I find funny since it's Computer Law!) I finished the reading, but it was painfully boring for the most part...it was "this is e-mail"..."this is the internet"..."this is how the internet got started"....blah! I knew most of it, but just as soon as I would have skipped a part, there'd have been something I didn't know! Oh well...it's done! Class tonight starts at 7...which is good, cause that means I'll have time to read some for tomorrow's class...I've got 2 classes on Tuesday and Thursday, so I've got quite a bit more reading to do than last night. I brought the longer reading assignment to read tonight, which is also the first class tomorrow night...it's Federal Income Tax...woo hoo! Then I have to read about 25 pages of Business Associations (I think this one is just intro stuff too).

Ok - enough about school...I was complaining last night about not wanting to go back to school today...and he was being supportive saying "you're almost done"...I smarted off that I've got as much left to do as I've already done! It was funny cause it took him off guard. Don't get me wrong...I love school, and I want to finish, and I like "most" of the subject matter...I'm just not ready for summer to be over...I enjoy getting to come home right after work to my sweet wonderful husband, and us getting to do whatever we want! :-) Ok - and I'm doing well at getting off the school subject aren't I! LOL!

Ok - for real now...off school...I had fun in Vegas last week...I'm glad to be home though...I did miss my sweet wonderful husband! (& I think even daddy can attest to the fact that he missed me too! LOL!) I did TONS of walking...my tootsies were tiiiiired! But it was neat to see it all. It was kinda depressing to see how much things really cost to the person who sells it retail to us...if only I needed 192 of the exact same watch, bracelet, purse, chair, etc! LOL! While we were doing the tourist-ey stuff we found another trade show, so that was cool...if I wouldn't have gone, then daddy probably wouldn't have found out about it cause it was in one of the hotels, that he wouldn't have gone back to if he were alone. Heck...after we saw the sign, we were both sitting down, and he was going to just look it up online later. I pushed for us to go see...it wasn't that much further to walk...so we did, and found the supplier for one of the items we(daddy) bought to try (a new product). I think that was the thing that made me feel like I contributed to the trip!

It was also fun to visit with daddy...we had lots of time to scheme against mom! LOL - just kidding - (wanting to see how closely ya read mom!). In a weeks time with you and just one other person there's lots of time to talk...(when my husband wasn't calling cause he missed me). :-) I netted about $40 winnings...roughly. I played the penny slots with $1 and won $5....another day played the nickel slots with $1 and won $11...another day played the nickel slots with $1 and won roughly $7ish...but that one spit out coins not a ticket to cash, so daddy & I played off of that for about an hour or so (till it was gone)...then My sweet wonderful husband insisted I play the dollar slots...so I stuck $5 in that, and won $60...Wednesday night we went to play bingo, and I paid for the first round (roughly $20), and daddy won $38...enough for dinner, and the 2nd round of bingo...it was fun...but we didn't win our millions! Granted we did get to keep (cause we paid for them) our dab-o-ink bingo daubers!! LOL!

Ok - been out for a week - I better get back to work - have tons to do, and a little over a week to get it all done in!
Ta-ta for now!

VEGAS BABY!!!!

Ok, so I'm gonna be gone for a whole week...and I don't know when/if I'll have time to get online while I'm in Vegas, so I figured I'd better give my fans something to read while I'm gone! LOL! I have such a mixed feeling about going...I'm SO excited to get to go to Vegas, and the price is unbeatable! ;-) But I'm having to leave my sweet wonderful husband here...This is the first time I've gone on a trip and left my husband behind. Oh and while I'm gone my favorite red head is having her precious little baby girl. YAY! (That's Wednesday!). I'm not going to get to meet her till she's about 2 or 3 weeks old. I hate that I'm going to have to wait that long, but I've got so much on my plate, and the mama said she understood! I think we'll go meet the baby the weekend after close, assuming we have most/all of our packing done. Speaking of packing...it's 10 PM the night before I'm leaving for Vegas, and I haven't packed the first thing...no I'm not a procrastinator...LOL! I've got till 11ish tomorrow to finish (factoring being at the airport 2 hours before flight time and travel to the airport). My flight leaves at 2:15, and I'll be in Vegas at like 6 their time...daddy will be there around 7ish, and we'll go to the hotel. I leave Vegas at 7AM Friday morning, and will be back in Little Rock at 1:15. I am looking forward to getting to see Vegas for the first time...I know...I'm rambling, but it's "my little spot" so I can do that! hehe...

Ok...well I'm tired of talking to y'all...I'm gonna go spend some more time with my sweet wonderful husband, and then pack, and try to get some sleep....granted it's like Christmas Eve, so I don't know how much sleep I'm gonna get.

Talk to ya later...miss me!
(p.s. sorry for any misspellings, Firefox won't let the spell check window pop up, and I'm not in the mood to make it behave...)

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Ok...I don't wanna be at work...I don't have anywhere else I'd rather be...just don't wanna be here! There are 4 people in my department here today. Several of my group are in classes today, and several are just on vacation. It makes me not want to be here though! Oh well - I'll deal! I've had a headache all day today...that's getting old...I keep taking medicine for it, and it does dull the pain, but it won't go away! argh!

We've had a VERRRRY busy summer, but it's been a very FUN summer. Well I think so anyway. My sweet wonderful husband is ready for life to slow back down. I remind him that in about 2 weeks its going to come to a screeching halt! This coming week will be slow for him, as I'll be in Las Vegas! YAY! I'm really excited about going...granted at the same time, I hate that the last week off from school I won't get to spend with my sweet wonderful husband! Oh well - the price we pay to play! ;-)

I went today to order new glasses...with going to Vegas, I don't wanna have contact problems and have no alternative. The place said I should have them in by Friday...I hope so!!! I had glasses that I was just wearing as I needed them with the old prescription, but they finally bit the dust this weekend. I just got a cheap pair of no-name brand glasses, since I wear my contacts most of the time! After work I'm planning to go by Alltel and get my plan changed if it's possible. Supposedly now we can change plans as many times as we want without having to extend the contract. I figure with me being out in Vegas and my sweet wonderful husband being here in Arkansas, that we'll need more than the 100 roaming minutes we have already! I think the catch on that is going to be it's for a complete billing cycle, so I need to find out when my billing cycle is, so I can know if it's possible to do it! Hopefully it will, cause if not roaming charges are expensive!!!

I went yesterday to get my books for school...one more depressing step towards school starting again...I was only able to get books for 2 of my classes...I got 5 books for 2 classes, and spent over $300. Good grief! I'll go Thursday to see if I can get the rest of them! I really want my book for my Monday class before I leave for Vegas, so I can be sure to read before the first night of class...it'd be bad for the first night not to be prepared - BAD way to start the semester! The other one I'm missing is for my Friday class, so I have more flexibility in getting that one, but I'm hoping to get the rest of them in one trip!

I soo can't wait to get to move into our new house!!!! eek! Granted that means school has to start first...I have a week of classes, then closing, then a little over a week till we move. I'm excited! Granted in that week we'll have to get a fridge cause we won't have one in the new house! Oh well!

Ok well...I think I've procrastinated enough for now...I'll ttyl!

ok...so I'm a klutz

I am trying to eat some carrots, with salad dressing...and I keep dropping them...*sigh*...at least it's a healthy snack! I was looking at the pictures of my beautiful new house, and realized it's been a week since I posted...so to keep the whinners quiet *snicker*...here ya go...something new to read! Granted the 2 that mention to me that I haven't updated, don't have a blog...so they need to get one too! (you both know who you are!!) No excuses...and it' easy to set up! Get to it...that's your assignment for today! (click the grey B at the top and sign up for one...then come back here, comment, and leave me the link to you page!)... Ya know - it's weird...I apparently have some adoring fans, but none of them ever leave comments...you should be ashamed!! Post your comments...

Ok - that rant is over...just a weird tangent I was on for a few minutes...

So what's gone on in my life in the past week...? uhh... Last weekend I had company - it was tons of fun...their almost 3 year old is pretty funny! Oh yeah, and the parents are ok too! LOL! Just kidding! I love all 3 and 1/2 of them!) Too bad BOTH sets of camera batteries were dead...I don't have ANY pictures from the weekend! Oh well! We went to eat at Shotgun Dan's (pizza place - yummy!)...then went to Gander Mountain (Think Bass pro shop, but just hunting and fishing)...I think that's about all for Friday evening...Saturday we went to show them where the house is, and then went to eat at my FAVORITE steak house (in LR), which is pretty close to the new house - YAY!. Then we went to the mall to Build-A-Bear to get the stuffed friends some new clothes...Odie got some new Spider Man PJ's! He was very happy about that when we got home! ;-) . We met up with another couple friend who live up here, and had TCBY...then home and watched several episodes of Dukes of Hazard...then to Tia's for dinner...then went to play Putt Putt (which was fun...but HOT!). Sunday we got up for church, then went to Johnny Carino's for Italian for lunch...went home for the baby to get a nap (my husband was the only one to sleep LOL!). Then went back to Johnny Carino's for dessert! (yeah - it was a low fat weekend - LOL!) Then back to the apartment to watch "The Pacifier" - VERY good movie!

This week so far...Monday was very stressful...my sis-in-law that lives here had to have some "minor" surgery...but with how bad her health is, it wasn't that minor. In doing the Pre-Op they discovered she had some heart damage, signs of a heart-attack. Not to mention she weighs about 80 pounds.... Fortunately everything went ok, and she's home now... Monday night I had a Mary Kay Facial at an apartment across from ours...it was fun...and nice to meet someone who lives there (now that we're moving out - LOL!). Let's see Tuesday we had dinner with a friend from school and her son...that was fun...then went home and watched "Man of the House"...Good movie! Wednesday was church...then vegged on the couch for a bit. Tonight we get to clean up for the parents coming in this weekend (it's not that bad since we had company this past weekend!), and start packing to move! We're going to start early, and hopefully have it all done before school starts, so when moving day comes all we have is the minor things we use daily, and everything else is in boxes.

Ok - back to work for now...You're caught up...I look forward to reading YOUR posts! ;-)

OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!

The front view of the house (duh!)















The view as you walk in the front door.















Standing in the living room looking at the dining room and kitchen.















The dining room, and yes it's purple (but it's not that bad...I like it!)















The kitchen...yes - still purple...















master bed room - yes it's a pale pink...















back to the living room (the door is the master bed room)...















master bath (it's maroon and dark green)















the rest of the master bath...

the weekend....

Woohoo...3 posts in 7 days...aren't you proud? ;-)

I wanted to tell what I did this weekend...

Friday night we went out to eat, and then went to my in-laws to get stuff to go fishing...then Saturday morning we went fishing! YAY! It was fun! We rented a boat (one to paddle - all the ones with motors had been rented out). My sweet wonderful husband did most of the paddling! Woo hoo! Granted on the way back we were trying to beat a storm, so we took turns paddling!

When we got back to town, we cleaned up and went to buy me a present!


ya like?

I do!

It's a Ruger 357 Revolver

My sweet wonderful husband was surprised at how well I could shoot! I've told him before that I was in ROTC and had shot before, not to mention shooting friends guns in the past. He was basing it on how I shot my brothers gun, which dropped at a distance.

I haven't shot the 357's yet, but it also shoots 38's and I like those! We were on an indoor range and the boom for the 357's hurt my ears, and I didn't like it (when he shot them)! I promised I'd shoot it with 357's when we went out to the outdoor range where there was less echo!

Then Saturday night We watched a couple of borrowed movies. We watched "Terminal" and "The Highlander," both good movies. We've had several to watch, but haven't had time to watch them with all the house hunting. Oh the one that we were going to make an offer on had a contract already, so that was out. I'm ok with that though! There were 2 new listings today when I looked, so we'll go look at those, and see if one of them suits us better! I have faith that God has closed the doors on these last 2 we liked because he has something great in store for us, that either hasn't come on the market, or we haven't seen it or something!

Ok - well better wrap up as it's time to go home, and if it's not raining we're going fishing again tonight! YAY!

don't wanna...

I don't wanna work...so I'm taking a break...I've worked really hard almost ALL week...very little "playing" at work this week, but today I need a break! :-)

I've been listening to Beauty & The Beast Broadway Soundtrack! YAY! I've been wanting it since I got back from NYC the first time, and had seen it on Broadway! The music is fabulous! It's making me miss the good 'ole band nerd days! *sigh*

This week has been a week of blasts from the past! It's been kinda weird. I have a college friend who got married I think it was last summer (after me) and moved to Oklahoma where her husband took a job as youth pastor there...I forwarded her something, and she e-mailed back a nice long e-mail about what's going on in her life. Also my best friend from my high school days (a guy) is apparently back in Alex, and got in touch with my parents...I haven't had a chance to call him yet, but I intend to. At first my sweet wonderful husband wasn't too cool with the idea of me calling another guy, but I told him I'd talk to him in front of him (nothing to hide), and even invite him up, so they can meet! It's weird that they haven't met yet, but I lost track of the Alex guy, so I couldn't do anything. I tried to invite him to our wedding, but after 3 calls to his parents house to try to get an address, all while going to school...it just didn't happen!

We went looking at houses again last night...I think we're going to make an offer on one of the 2 we looked at last night. It was the 2nd time we went to look at it, and we both really like it...the biggest noticeable problem (with a close look) is that the carpet in the living room and dining room needs to be replaced and we're leaning towards the wood lamanent with a big area rug. I don't like carpet everywhere because it's so bad for allergies, but my husband doesn't want just hard floors, so an area rug is a compromise.

Oh to make a certain friend jealous - I'm having "Tommy-toes" for a snack! YUM!! and I have more at home...got 2 FULL ziplock bags from my father-in-law, and I'm still working on them.

This weekend my sweet wonderful husband and I are going to go fishing...YAY! I'm excited, and I KNOW he is too...as soon as I suggested it, he started planning for it (he's such a planner and I'm so not!), but it was non-stop chatter about it. To avoid the problems with the "family" boat, we're just going to rent one when we get where we're going. He said it'd only cost like $25 and that's worth it not to have the issues!

Well - I think I might have run outta things for now...better get back to work...
Bye for now - have a wonderful weekend!

once a week...?

Ok so it's looking like I"m gonna post about once a week...who knows...I'll post when I have time, or don't feel like working. This is one of the "don't feel like working" times, so this might not be all that long...we'll see!

Well we didn't get the house we had made an offer on...there's something strange with the whole thing, so we're ok with being done with it, and moving on. We've got a few others we want to look at...one we've looked at before, but we're gonna go back and look at again (as the price has gone down)

We went to the mortgage company for pre-approval Friday...that was rather uneventful, except the guy we had talked to about pre-qualification (that we thought was extremely strange), was there...it was a little awkward, but either he didn't wanna talk to us, or he didn't remember, so it wasn't a big deal... Then we headed out to Funroe right after. We got there around 9ish, and I went to help get everything ready for the baby shower. It turned out really good (in my personal opinion - which is of course the main one that counts) granted the mommy-to-be said she enjoyed it too, so I think it's safe to say it was a good shower! Then we had the men come in and eat some of the left over food. Then the men went shopping, and the women stayed "home" and chatted, and ended up watching "Tarzan." I had never seen the Disney version of that, so I really enjoyed it. Granted it was put on for one of the almost 3 year olds to watch. When the men got home we teased them about shopping like a bunch of old women...LOL...they started out planning to go to the sporting goods stores, and ended up at Lifeway. We went to eat Vietnamese food for dinner before we left town...it was ok...not my favorite...but not the worst thing I've ever eaten either. Then headed outta town. We got home late! We intended to get up in time for church Sunday, but the long weekend got to us, and we didn't get up till noon! So we took our time getting ready, grabbed some lunch, and headed out to house hunt. Ended up missing evening service too (I know we're a bunch of heathens), and had dinner with A&M at the Bistro.

Yesterday was my now 9 year old nephew's birthday party. It was at Chuck E Cheese across the highway from us. We couldn't come up with what to get him, so we got him a gift card to Wally so he could go pick something out himself! He was happy with that! We played the games and such - it was fun! The last time we were there was for the same nephew's 7th b'day party! It's fun to pretend to be a kid again! I hated that his mother couldn't be at the party...apparently she was sick again...this is the 2nd of his birthday party's she's missed (she missed last years too).

My sweet wonderful husband is on overtime again...*sigh*...We both like the extra money he gets, but him getting up so early...and he of course can't just get up...he's gotta "snuggle" (read pester if I'm still asleep) with me before he gets up. I don't get irritated because I know he's just trying to be sweet, but I'm tired because of it. Oh well - hopefully it won't be too much longer now. The guy he works with that he can't seem to get along with told them yesterday that he's quitting...Yay! Actually it's a good thing both for him and for the company they work for. It seems this guy has the worst production scores, and just flat out doesn't do things that he should! And he's gotten a job as a fire-fighter, which is what he wants to be when he grows up. The main reason I think he's still had a job at the company they work for, is because he's the owner's nephew! So it appears that my sweet wonderful husband might actually like his job again! We'll see though!

Ok well I've wasted enough time, and I'm about outta things to say (for now), so I'd better get back to work...
later!.....

edit: apparently I can't type today either... ;-)

the past week

ok...so I haven't posted in the past week...guess I could catch up on what's been going on...

Last Tuesday we got to go see the house I mentioned in my last post, and 2 people had made an offer on the house, and another was wanting to, so that ruled that out rather quick...granted we did go see the house, and it was rather nice! My sweet wonderful husband was rather bummed. Then Aunt M told us of another house...that as of our first outing was pending a sale, but by Tuesday had fallen through. That house was nice, and was asking less for it. Woo hoo! So we made an offer that night! They had till Thursday to accept or reject....they counter offered...so we counter offered that... Come to find out the house is being foreclosed on, and we're dealing with a bank. They didn't like the offer Friday, so we had to wait through the weekend before we could offer again today. We should know by tomorrow afternoon if we're gonna get it or not. I'm ok with it either way... Granted lots of things have gone in such a way, that I think this is what God has for us, but if it's not, then it means He has something even better, so that'll be great too!

We had friends up this weekend...YAY! We had a blast! Went to Blanchard Springs Caverns and toured the cave, and then went to swim in the stream. The 6 year old was verry impressed with being UNDERGROUND!!! Then Sunday we went swimming at a friends parent's pool. Monday did a little shopping and the guests went home. It's always sad to me when they leave, but the good thing is I'll see them this coming weekend!!

This weekend, I'll get to go to Funroe! Yay! I'm co-giving a baby shower for a friend! If we get the house, it'll probably be just me going down Friday morning, and leaving Saturday after the shower... cause if we get the house, we'll have less than 15 days to close! (and we have to pack and stuff!) If we don't, then we'll both come down, and enjoy a weekend away! It's all up in the air still!

Well - it's getting close to quitting time, so I better get off here, so I can go home! Hopefully my husband will be home when I get there (he had the day off, and has been out at his parents house working in the back field). (I'd have spent the day being a bum or playing - he's so 'sponsible...wait not really...working in the field is like play for him!). Anyway - still getting off here for now...

Don't miss me too much!
Ta-ta

the weekend

Well...the weekend was spent looking for a house! It was actually fun! We found 2 we really like...we've seen the inside once on each of them. Aunt M...the real estate agent aunt of my sweet wonderful husband, had been helping a lot! She's been a lot of fun to work with too! We've got one more for sure that we want to look at before we try to make a serious decision. It's not vacant till Tuesday, and since the people were working on moving out, they didn't want to show it until they were actually out (understandable...)... Aunt M said to never make a decision based on the first walk through, so if we can go see the other one on Tuesday, we'll see if we can see the 2 we know we like again, and maybe by the weeks end offer on a house?? Wow...to be a grown-up is kinda fun! hehehe...

The first house we saw that we liked...was 3 br 2 bath...1440ish sq ft...2 car garage...vaulted ceilings in the living room and master bedroom (which makes them feel bigger!). The downsides to that one...main one is the washer and dryer connections are in the garage...when we went to see it, it was obvious that she had just finished drying clothes, and was HOT in the garage! The kitchen countertops are mauve...it's not TOO bad of "pink" but it's still pink, so it'd be something we'd want to change...the grass in the back yard is mostly dead (good thing in my opinion...less to mow, but my sweet wonderful husband doesn't like that)...he thinks we would need to get rid of some of the trees in the back yard...there's 3 or 4 big trees back there...

The second house...we referred to it as "the house next to the dirty house"....because the house next door was for sale also, and we went in it first, and it was nasty....really that's the biggest drawback on the house next to the dirty house...is it's got a nasty neighbor...granted it appears she's moving (since the house is for sale), but what would be willing to move in to that house in the shape it's in...and where is the street going to go in terms of value considering the house next door...I also didn't really like the location of the master bedroom in this one...it's right inside the front door. That back yard was on the same playing field as the 1st one with my sweet wonderful husband...the other problem is there's a major road behind the house...there's a privacy fence, and a big ditch between, but you can still hear the cars, and such...oh it's a 3 br 2 bath 1380 sq ft. The house was painted really cute, granted some of that cute we'd want to change...for instance the main bathroom has electric blue walls, and an electric blue and neon green shower curtain...the daughters room is HOT PINK totally....well more a barbie pink I guess...really cute if we had a girl...but since it's just us, and neither of us are that fond of pink....

We are leaning more towards the 1st of the 2 mentioned here...but we want to see the other one before we settle on it, and try to decide on what to actually offer on the house...

Also in the news...some of my peoples are coming up this week!!! YAY!!! 4 days till I get to see 3 of them...then the next weekend we'll be in Funroe (for a baby shower I'm co-hosting)...then the next weekend 3 more of my peoples will be up here...It'll be fun to have 3 weeks in a row of friends...granted that's going to put a little more of a constraint on "closing" and moving...not that we'd close on a weekend, but it means more than likely the next weekend we'll be moving possibly...

And not long after that the summer's over...how sad... Oh well...I'm enjoying each moment, and not worrying about how quickly it's ending!

Well better get to work...well...the "fun day activity" starts in 7 minutes, so I'm gonna go to that!
Ta-ta for now!

an e-mail I got....good perspective

Best Day of My Life Ever!

Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever!

There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did!

And because I did I'm going to celebrate! Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.

I will go through this day with my head held high, and a happy heart. I will marvel at God's seemingly simple gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice.

Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know.

Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for him and how much he means to me.

Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me.

I'll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in God and his Divine Plan ensures everything will be just fine.

And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside and raise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the stars and the moon, and I will praise God for these magnificent treasures.

As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Almighty for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!

Ty Pennington

How did the 2 of us that won end up on the outside?!? Oh well!!

ok ok...so it's been 2 weeks...

*sigh* life just flies by if you aren't carefully watching! My mom told me the other day that it'd been a while since I blogged, and K mentioned this AM that I didn't blog about meeting Ty Pennington. ok ok ...I get the hint...you all miss me terribly! *snicker*

Life's been good...busy, but good! Went to Funroe the weekend of the 10th. That was fun, but it always is! Got to see a baby friend get married (a friends baby brother). It was really sweet! I loved the song he wrote for her that was sung(well played) right after the vows. It was all emotional, and my favorite 6 year old looked at me and "whispered" "Angella...is this song ever going to end...?" Made me smile, and I was able to get through the whole wedding without crying. Also went to a 1 year olds b'day party. It was funny. The almost 3 year old was very excited about all the presents, and the one year old while somewhat interested...wasn't nearly as focused on them.

Last week...I got to meet Ty Pennington. That was cool. Had a group picture taken with him. Me and another of my co-workers won "VIP passes" and we each took a fellow co-worker, so the group pic is of the 4 of us. I got an autographed phone, and autographed picture, and a $50 gift card to Sears (which I spent this past weekend!). It was a fun day! Kinda neat how it all worked out...I wasn't even going to answer the trivia question, and my "mom at work" made me do it. She was in class with me Thursday when I got the call...she said it wasn't fair, but that as long as I took her as one of my 3 guests it'd be ok... Not 5 minutes later she got the call that she too had won! It was great...made the boring "business writing class" not so bad! :-D So I brought a co-worker, one of my sister-in-laws, and my sweet wonderful husband (I think he just wanted to make sure I didn't come home with Ty's phone number! LOL!)

This weekend we had church directory photo's taken...and had a Jones family picture taken (since we were all there)...they turned out really good! I spent my Ty Sears gift card on new clothes, so I could be remarkably cute in picture! hehe

Ok - well - I've rambled enough for now...need to get back to work...I have a meeting at 3 that I need to get stuff together for, and I haven't done that yet! I'll try not to wait as long for the next post!

Actually I'll post the Ty picture when I get a few minutes.

Later!

caffeine free....

Well...my sweet wonderful husband and I decided to give up caffeine...(for lent?!?)...lol...my co-worker across the aisle said he and his wife just decided to start running...I asked if it was New Years of something with all these changes everyone's making...I'm on day 2 with no caffeine, and while I have a headache, it's not that bad...and everyone around me is still alive, so I think I'm doing pretty good! :-)

I don't wanna be at work though...I have plenty to do to keep me busy for a long time, but I don't wanna do it...the part I'm supposed to be working on right now is VERRRRRY tedious! and verrrrry boring! You see what I'm doing instead!

I get to go to Monroe this weekend - YAY! :-) I miss my peoples it's been since my mamaw died since I've been there - so like almost 3 months...I'm having withdrawals! Granted there's a lot going on this weekend...a friend's youngest child's first birthday party is this weekend, and another friend is getting married...it'll be a busy weekend, but should be a fun one regardless! Granted it's always fun when we all get together!

ok - I guess I better get back to work for now...

Anniversary!

Wow - it's been a whole year....and at the same time...it's ONLY been a year... It's funny how time does that. It seems like I've been married to my sweet wonderful husband forever...we know each other so well already, and love each other so much that it seems like it should have been many years ago that we got married. But at the same time the memories of our beautiful wedding seem like they were just yesterday....ok not just yesterday, but not a year ago either!

I was told before I ever met my sweet wonderful husband, that when you are married to someone you fall more in love with them everyday. When I married my husband, I didn't think that was possible...I just loved him so much...I didn't think it was possible to love another human being as much as I loved him...but it's true...I do love him more today than I did yesterday, and way more than I did when I married him a year ago! The LORD has truly blessed me with a WONDERFUL husband! I pray that when we celebrate our 10th...20th...50th wedding anniversary that we continue to grow closer and more in love with each new day. I've seen so many couples grow apart...if you're married...hug your spouse extra tight tonight, and love them more tomorrow morning than you did tonight...and I'll do the same!

My sweet wonderful husband and I went away this weekend...it was great! It started out a little rocky as he was tired from all the going last week, but when we got there, and saw the cabin, and got settled in, he was happy we went as well! It was BEAUTIFUL! And peaceful....it was just great...I won't promise pictures anytime soon, as you see how well I've posted pics from out west, but if you're part of the group of people I'll see this weekend, I'll show ya pics then! I think it's a great romantic spot as well as being roomy enough to do a "group" function...there was a master bedroom with a queen/full sized bed, a futon in the "living area" that was a queen/full, the loft had a futon just like the living room, as well as another bed (can't remember the size, but I think it was a queen/full) - we didn't hang out in the loft, so it didn't stand out. It had a fully stocked (with appliances, not food) kitchen...a gas grill out back... a critter feeder out back (we saw like 5 or 6 deer the first night)....it was close enough that we drove to Mystic Caverns on Saturday, and went to Eureka Springs as well... We forgot to bring the 1 year old cake with us, so we went by my mother-in-law's after church tonight, and got it...it was freezer burnt...ick...we cut into it and ate a bite or 2 from the middle, and that wasn't too bad...it was kinda sad because the icing was the best part of the cake! Oh well, we know I didn't ruin the diet with the top of the cake! LOL!

Ok....getting off here for now...just wanted my anniversary post to be ON my anniversary...time to go spend the last hour of our anniversary with my husband *wink* *wink*....

Greetings from out west

Well I'm finally where I have an internet connection! Woo hoo! I've been having a lot of fun...basically not working, not going to school, and overall not worrying about anything! It's beautiful out this way.

I've been to Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and back in Colorado tonight! Still to go through New Mexico and Texas, and to be home Sunday some time! I've been to some of these places before, but some of them I haven't. We spent the last 2 days in Yellowstone! That was fun...got to see lots of animals up close an personal! I'll post pictures when I get home cause I don't feel like messing with it, and my mother-in-law wants to use the internet too! In Yellowstone we were cut off from everything technical...except the laptop we brought! No cell phone connection, no TV, nothing...it was nice. I did get the text messages though, responded to my brother, and K I'll have to get back to you on yours have to check the calendar when I get home. If you left a voicemail, I haven't gotten it yet, but sometimes you don't get those when you are roaming, so I might have one when I get home, I don't know...

It's been so fun, and my sweet wonderful husband is ready to leave "pleasant-ville", and move out west! YAY! hehehehe....not for at least 2 years though, still have to finish school!

Ok - better get off here for now, but I'll probably get back on later, after my mother-in-law finishes...

Miss everyone, but will see you soon (if I know you HA!)

Contacts and other stuff....

Well I've had contacts for about a week now...I think I really like them! I was a goof this weekend though! I was working on one of my take home exams, and noticed I was having trouble seeing...my right eye has been the one that's given me the most trouble, so I assumed that was the problem...kept working with it....finally decided to give up and take out the contacts, cause I had to get the exam done, and back in by Sunday evening. Went to take both out, and realized I didn't have the left one in....I had put it in, but it wasn't there now....ack! I hadn't messed with that one at all, but distinctly remember putting it in. Went to check the bathroom to see if it was in there...no luck...gave up, called the dr's office since they have Saturday hours, to see if I could just get another one....message that they close at 3 on Saturday...you guessed it, it was 3:30....irg....went back to my exam figured I'd just worry about it Monday. At some point looked down at my feet (by the couch), and there was my contact....it was all dried out, and hard, and folded in half....great! I decided to put it in solution to see if it would soften back up, and maybe unfold....checked about 10 minutes later and it had softened up, but was stuck folded, so I tried playing with it a bit, to unfold it (can't use it folded at all), and proceeded to tear it (CRAP!)....put it back in the solution and went back to my test....several hours later thought of them again, and went to see....yep...easily unfolded, and could have been worn (after cleaning)....except in my impatience...I'd torn them....*sigh*...live an learn! Called this morning, and went at lunch and got a new set...good grief! They don't bother me today at all...well the left one I can feel a little, but the right one I can't really (and yes it's still in my eye - I checked!).

Tomorrow morning the fun begins with about an hour of work followed by another trip to the dentist....it seems if you skip a couple year going to the dentist, they like to make up the lost business! I have to go tomorrow AND Thursday for fillings....fortunatly it's just fillings, and nothing worse, but still...good grief! I'm not too worried about tomorrow's visit, since I'm getting the goofy gas to calm me down...just not looking forward to returning to work, and not really being able to eat my lunch as half my mouth will be numb, and I'd look really cute with food, and water and such dribbled down my clothes! Thursday will be the same fun, but won't work first, I get to go straight to the dentist...woo hoo....

Amongst all this fun, I have to finish my last take home exam (I'm hoping to finish tonight). I started last night, but only got about 25% of it done. It's not due till Wednesday night, so I'm not too worried about getting it done, I just have to take the time to do it! My sweet wonderful husband agreed to have a "no TV" night tonight, so I'd get it done. He said he'd rather have me home with the TV off, than for me to go up to the school to do it. He's such a sweetie!

Thank goodness this week ends with VACATION!!!!!!!!! I'm so ready! And Friday evening we'll get to see some friends that moved to Oklahoma, that I haven't seen since I went to Florida to visit my college pastor (they were both in Florida at the same time).

It's weird to try and think of descriptions of people so the readers who know me personally will know who I'm talking about, but where I don't use names (trying to protect the not so innocent...after all if you're associated with me...)

Well so far as work goes I've got to have all months stuff done before I leave (3 more working days), so I better get back to it!

Later!

notice anything different?

Just curious to see if anyone can tell what's different?

Got a final tonight, so my slacking should be spent on studying (but then is it slacking?)....oh well...need to do that while I work instead of this....but I'm curious to know if anyone can tell what's changed???...

Is it Friday yet???

Oh my goodness...this is the longest week!!!! and we're only on Tuesday!?! I'm sooooo tired this morning...I actually slept really well, it was nice and cold in the apt, and I was all snuggled up under the blankets, and when going to bed last night was getting a bad headache, so took a flextra and an Advil, and conked out! Didn't want to get up this morning....and really wanna go back to bed still! Oh well, I can hold out till lunch.

I scheduled an eye appointment for this afternoon...we just got a good vision plan this year, and I can tell my eyes are getting worse. So it's looking like I'm getting more bang for my buck in law school after all...not only will I have my JD, but I'm also earning really bad eye sight! It's really not that bad compared to some of my blind friends, but it is getting worse.

I also scheduled a dentist appointment for Thursday around lunch time. I figure I've been paying for this dental coverage for 2 1/2 years, I might as well use it! Also with vacation coming up, I don't wanna be somewhere out west and have tooth problems...and with my luck...that's how it'd happen!

So I'm bein all 'sponsible and stuff...

And Wednesday night I have a final, and Friday night I have a final (the way I wanna spend my Friday lemme tell ya!). I have 2 take home finals...one I was planning to do this past weekend (based on my wording I"m sure you already know), but I didn't get it done. The other take home I have 48 hrs from when I pick it up to finish it, so I think I'm gonna get it Friday night after that final, and do it Saturday, and turn it in Sunday.

This is shaping up to be a very fun filled week....can you tell...I know you're jealous!!!

LOL!

I got a funny e-mail I'm going to see if I can post in a little bit, so stay tuned for that....ok - I can't do it - anyone know how to add a video type thing to a blog? the picture program won't do it, so I can't attach the funny....*sigh*....fitting for this week!

better get back to work for now...

memories...

Ya know how we have those moments in our life that we can remember so vividly even years after they've happened....it's like it happened just yesterday? On my way to work one of those moments were brought to mind, and made me wanna cry....cause it made me miss "my peoples"... The Christian radio station here had Michael W. Smith on the show this morning, and they were playing lots of his songs... They played one of his songs that I'm not 100% sure of the title but it starts like this...."Here's where the road divides...here's where we realize, that the path he chose for me, is not the path he chose for you..." It goes on talking about how much we care about each other, but we have to go separate ways. It brought to my mind the night I left purple cow all alone.....my friends that had helped me move in were headed back to their hometown.....my brother and sis-in-law were settling in to married life a bajillion miles away...and we were all coping with the fact that we wouldn't be able to be together all the time like in the past. I cried on the way back to my apartment, as I was all alone in a new city where I knew no one (granted a friend would be moving their the next day, but that night I was alone). The apartment was very quiet when I walked in...only boxes waiting to be unpacked waited for me. That's the group of images that came to mind, and it made me want to cry all over again (yes I'm hormonal right now, so that's part of it - I'm not usually so weepy). I thought about where this path has lead me...and how blessed I really am! The song continued "pray that we will keep the common ground".... which of course made me think of how much we have kept in contact...and how great it is when we get to spend time together (almost) like old times. It also made me want to see everyone again...but must wait until finals are over!

Ok - on to something different....

14 days till vacation!!! I can't wait! I'm ready to get away from work for a bit, just for a break, and I'm more than ready for school to be over! And of course I'm looking forward to going out west...the only "concern" is that we are going in my mother-in-law's Hyundai Elantra...The 4 of us and our luggage for a week of varying weather conditions. We'll manage I'm sure, and it'll be fun...but I drive an Elantra, and I'm trying to put the puzzle together...and it's big pieces, and a small car to put them in!

I'm tiiiired today! I was up till midnight at a friend's house working on an outline for our exam that's next Wednesday! And we only finished about 1/3rd of it...we'll start back tonight right after work...speaking of work...I probably ought to get back to it since it is day 4 of close.

Bye bye for now....

Nothing important to say

I haven't posted in a few days because I haven't had anything I've wanted to say...and have been really busy both at work and with school. I really don't have much to say today, but I'll write anyway, it's my world, I can do that right! :-)

I'm SOOO ready for finals to be over. If I can make it through the next 24 days, I'll be headed out west on vacation!!!! I can't wait! I'm not TOOOOOOOOOOO stressed over finals...nothing more than usual anyway, but the subject matter isn't going to be "too bad" from what I can tell so far. Granted I've got to study a ton still!

I'm going to Juvenile Court today. I'm kinda looking forward to that. I missed the tour of the juvenile detention center, and to make that up, my professor said I could just go sit and listen in court for an hour or so. Since tomorrow's the last class for me to talk to her about the experience, I kinda have to get over there, and fortunately they said I can come today. The only caveat is that since juvenile proceedings are confidential that if either attorney doesn't want me in the court room then I have to leave. Since I'm not from here, I'm doubting that there will be too much problem, as it's very unlikely that I'll know any of the "kids" there. Each proceeding will be different attorney's so if one won't let me in, hopefully the next would. I'll letcha know tomorrow how it went.

I've got several things to finish before I go though, so I'm gonna get off here for now...I might add more later (depending on when I get done at the court house).

Later....

ho hum...

I'm in class right now...juvenile law...I don't really like the class...it's not bad...it's just I've realized I couldn't practice in this field, so it's caused me to lose some interest...and the format of the class...she doesn't call on people, so there is less incentive to prepare for class...and the final is a take home, so I'm thinking it won't be too bad! So here I sit in class writing my thoughts instead of taking close notes...still taking some though.

Got a little irritated at work today...no real reason for it...not a big deal...in the month of March the lock boxes (the big accounts that I'm responsible for booking the money for and for reconciling each month)...I book the cash from a Z file, that I don't create...I just make it post to the GL...March 9th activity (to be dated the 10th) didn't get posted...simple mistake, human error, no big deal...problem arises in that the VP is looking at the CACO account, and the other half of my entry that I post is to the CACO account. So there was a $2.5 million variance that they couldn't explain, and come to find out it's my file that was missing that caused it. Not a big deal, and the way I'm doing it now, it's less likely that I'll miss a file...well my manager sent me an e-mail saying that I have to keep a check list from now on, and my supervisor came over and talked to me about it...I felt a little better after talking to my supervisor, but when I got the initial e-mail, it irked me. It's ok now, and I'm not in trouble or anything, but it was irritating at the time. I guess no harm no foul. And the check list isn't a bad idea...it just rubbed me wrong - I think it was simply a case of you can't tell tone in e-mail...ok...enough of that...

I have to schedule a time to go to watch Juvenile Court...I really want to go, but I've got to find time. I found out tonight that if I don't go, then it'll just count as an absence...that takes a little pressure off, but I do want to go watch...I think that'll be really interesting. The only problem comes in that I've got to get it done by next Wednesday.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL SUMMER!!!!! I've got 2 weeks of class, reading week, and then finals...and then I'm heading out west!!! yay! I can't wait till I can have a break from the fast paced high stress of school. 2 of my exams are take home, and 2 are in class exams...I'm only semi-worried about one of them...well...2 of them...1 of the take home exams I'm pretty sure I'll be able to do "ok" on...but the material hasn't been presented very well...and the main one I'm worried about is my Property class...I've learned most of the material...and I'm pretty sure I'll do "ok"...but knowing that the prof is probably going to lower my grade by one level (like from a B+ to a B, so not toooooo bad)...but that means if I only do boarder-line that it'll be lower than it should be....I'll just have to study my butt off...

Ok - I can't think of anything else to write right now, and I think I've rambled on long enough for now...better tune back into class....

Later...

Funny for today...

arg........

I'm irritated, so here's where I can vent...and it's my fault...*sigh*...I wasn't prepared for my property law class tonight, I knew it going into it, that's where it's my fault...I've been called on before, and wasn't prepared...tonight had an excuse (sorta), because we had something due tonight in Civil Procedure. I've never missed this class without a reasonable excuse...and decided tonight not to skip because I could get more out of it being here and being unprepared, as opposed to just skipping. The professors policy is if you miss 5 classes you fail (remember have only missed 2 classes - once for headache, once for Mamaw passing away), and her other policy if you are unprepared multiple times she can lower your grade. Basically if I'd have skipped I'd have been fine, but since I came, she can lower my grade...and basically she told me she was...I asked if there were any way to avoid getting my grade lowered, she said basically no...I did ask her about the skipping class as opposed being unprepared, and she said I'd have been better to have skipped or have been prepared...I don't blame her at all...it's her policy, and I had the option to be prepared (would have had to give up sleep though), so it is my fault, but it's frustrating...

Ok - ranted enough - better pay attention to second class (was gonna skip just outta frustration, but classmate talked me into staying).

Later...

field-trip

Aren't you excited - 2 days in a row I've posted! Today we're going on a field-trip...we have a "fun day" each month, and we didn't get to do anything for January, so we're going to the races! I'm excited - I've never been to horse races! Maybe I'll do good on beginners luck?? Who knows! I'm just going to have fun, and not worry about winning...granted if I do - I'll spend it!! I tried to convince my sweet wonderful husband to let me take the state refund ($132) and try to double it, but he wouldn't go for that...shucks! LOL! With my luck...I'd lose it all...and quickly! He's the lucky one in the family. Well we're supposed to leave here at 10...and they've kicked us out of TRECS (one of the systems for work), so I can't do a whole lot of actual work...now you know how you are getting a second post!

I'm thinking I'm going to take off tomorrow morning...I've got an assignment due tomorrow night...it shouldn't take too long to do, but I haven't had the time to do it (and I forgot about it this past weekend!)...and that'll give me some time to clean too (assuming the assignment doesn't take that long - it looks rather easy)...and have even considered taking off Friday to finish cleaning the house...it's not as bad as I make it sound, but it's rather cluttered...and when we are both in school we tend to let some things slide...but with company we really need to clean. And hey - it's an excuse to take a 3 day weekend! hehehe Not 100% sure on the Friday though - that'll depend on how tomorrow morning goes.

Well just found out we can get back in TRECS, so better get something done before we leave in 40ish minutes.

Later...

Tuesday

It's bad when I'm running out of things to "title" my writings...granted usually that means I don't have anything specific on my mind, and I'm just rambling...but that's ok, right? I thought so! :-) My supervisor is out today - her son is having tubes put in his ears, which means I have a little more flexibility in writing something on here. Granted that doesn't mean I have less to do...got plenty actually!

Mom and dad are coming this weekend...we've got to get the apartment clean...yikes! It's not that it's "dirty"...it's just cluttered! Oh well - we'll get it done - we always do! It'll be their first time to see the new apartment...I just realized it'll be the first time they've come to visit since I got married...weird...oh well! My sweet wonderful husband and I were trying to decide where all to go out to eat while they are here...we know Tia's is on the agenda, as they got a gift card from there for Christmas...wonder where they got that from - LOL!

I just realized - I forgot to call the munchkin who got to go to NYC last week...was gonna call her last night, to hear her take on the trip...ooops, will have to do that still...should have done it as I was going to bed last night at 1AM...? She'd have still been up right? LOL! I was trying to get my reading done for class tonight (got 2 of 3 cases done for one class, and blew off the other one), and helped my sweet wonderful husband edit his paper that's due tonight, and helped him with his take-home test for math (taught him how to do it, so he could do some of them). I could tell he was tired last night, as he was VERY irritable...I can't wait till they get done with overtime...or till school is done...or both...so he'll get more sleep...he's always more pleasant when he's had plenty of sleep! Tonight hopefully he'll go to bed not long after I get home, as he was up till 1 last night too, so he only got 4 hours of sleep, while I got a whopping 6 hrs...but that's because I slept a little late...

I'm SO ready for vacation!!!! We leave 5 weeks from Friday. I'm looking forward to it for so many reasons! #1 School will be out #2 it's a week off of work #3 We're going out west #4 it'll be my sweet wonderful husbands first time to go to Colorado, and my first time to go in the Summer...that's all I can think of right now - but I'm sure there are more reasons that I'm excited - I'll get back to ya on that! :-)

Well - better get back to work now...didn't have much to say, but have said a lot...guess it was a lot of nothing?!? LOL!

Later....

just thoughts...

Today the thought keeps running through my head..."when does it stop hurting"...it's not a physical hurt...it's an emotional one...I miss her...it's weird because I wouldn't usually see her on a day like today...but for the last 3 days I want to...I'd love to be able to talk to her...I know part of it's because I'm "emotional" this week, but part of it is other things...I have her picture on my desk...I like it there...it's from her days before she got sick...and the smile goes from her chin to her cheeks, and sparkles in her eyes!

I think of her kids...my dad and aunt and uncle...the 3 she gave birth to...she had 8 that she raised...and all of them were hers and don't dare say otherwise...but I think of the 3 that have her genes...and it makes me sad...I'm the favorite niece and favorite daughter of all...partially because I'm the only daughter of one of them, the only niece of one of them, and I've just decided that I'm the favorite of the other - it sounds better that way (in my opinion - and that's what counts on here! hehe). The 3 barely speak - daddy and the aunt don't talk at all, and I know that it goes both ways...neither of them are willing to sit down and work it out...(I think because they both have her stubborn genes - but I don't know that for sure)...I honestly believe if they would sit down (no spouses...no kids...no significant others of any sort), maybe a neutral 3rd party to keep the conversation going?...and talked...honestly and openly about EVERYTHING...including the "personal attacks" mentioned to other siblings, but never to each other...that maybe they could begin building a relationship again?...It kills my soul to think if my brother and I had a relationship like theirs...I hope he and I always work things out...As for my dad and my uncle...well...I think the biggest part of them lately is stubbornness in general...one says one thing the other says they are wrong...they leave mad...one figures out he was wrong and calls the other...and again things are "ok"...until it happens again...The 2 of them talk some, but I think communication is the biggest "problem" overall with the 3 of them...that's my personal opinion...I know she would want them to have a close relationship... All of her kids - 7 of the 8 had a good "relationship" the last week she was alive...I think that made it easier for her to let go and be with Jesus...cause her kids were together again...it kills my soul to see how it's fallen apart since then...

I think that's what I would want to talk to her about...how do I fix this?...can I fix this?...is it possible to make it better?...I think deep down it bothers all 3 of them...not that any of the 3 of them would talk about it...

How is it the snot nosed kid they all three used to all spank and fuss at (on the rare occasion I needed it), is the one that can see there is a problem...they are supposed to be the grown ups, and me the kid...so far as our relationships go...right?...I know...I'm an adult now...but it just seems things are all mixed up right now!

Maybe all it needs is time...? I don't know...in my 27 years I've never seen time alone fix problems...but maybe time will lead to the needed communication...?

could i BE more jealous?!?

One family of my close friends are in New York visiting my brother and sister-in-law...could I BE more jealous (in Chandler voice)...? I'm not really jealous as I'm just wishing I could be there too! Granted when another family of close friends go the end of June, I'd wanna go then too, and would wanna go with just me and my sweet wonderful husband! I don't begrudge them the time with my family on in the big city - after all - I've been THREE times...and this is their first trip...
I hope they have a BLAST! I wish I could see their daughter's face and how she reacts to the big city! I'm sure there'll be LOTS of pictures!

Oh my goodness - belly so full! It's day 3 of close at work, and as usual they brought in lunch...they brought in the Villa, which is a very yummy place. (I've eaten there once and it was ok, but what they bring in to work is great - the salad is shredded lettuce with cheese that looks like white cheetoes). I've been doing Weightwatchers for the past 4 weeks or so, and doing really well on it! I haven't used hardly any of my "extra" points they allot per week, but I think I burned through them like crazy for lunch! Good thing a new week starts soon, but bad thing for getting on the scale on Thursday! I've lost 7lbs so far and I think more inches than pounds, based on how my clothes fit!

Work has been CRAZY busy for the last couple of weeks, but fortunately last week school was out. This week, I get to juggle both work and school. And to make things worse, this week my sweet wonderful husband's work is forcing a split shift. Not too bad except he has to be at work at 6AM, so he has to go to bed at 10ish to get enough sleep - taken into consideration that I don't get home till after 9:15ish, so we don't get to see each other much this week - blah! I so can't wait till finals are over! May 20th my sweet wonderful husband and I head out west with his parents, and they have said they are paying for gas and hotels - that's the biggest expense (granted we'll pitch in - can't let them pay for it all), but with them not expecting much from us, it'll make for a fun trip without the worries of money! It's not that they think we don't have the money - it's just that they hate the thought of us spending our money! They get mad when we've tried to buy dinner a couple of times - not mean mad - just adamantly not wanting us to spend our money.

Well - I better get back to work - it IS close after all!

Later!