Unbelievable I am running ahead of schedule. I woke up at a insanely early hour of 3:11am. Couldnt go back to sleep. Tired.
I am so sore from my work out yesterday. She kicked our butt. Literally it feels like that today. Good workout.
Today is getting my hair done day. I am so ready to get rid of the grey and be beautified. Our schedule supposely only has 10 cases on it so most of us will go home early. Maybe Dido and I can go for a hike this afternoon. The weather is going to be beautiful. high of 68 degrees. Maybe if we're lucky there wont be any wind, not, this is Flagstaff.
JJ thinks he will get at a descent time. Hopefully when I get done w/ my hair, we can go grab some dinner and a beer. We shall see what the day shall bring.
Well off to work. I hope all have a wonderful Friday!!!!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Congrats!
Congrats to me. 1st week, 5lb weight loss. It really works. I know the 1st week is more about fluid then fat lost but you know what, thats okay. Its encouraging to do good again this week. The meeting was good. Learned about how to handle vacation. Gave a new recipe for fruit/vegi/herb seasoning salad. Its sounds yummy. I will have to make it. We talked about where we want to be in Sept. She gave us a story board on a paper on how we want to get there. My goal for Sept is to be able to tuck my shirt in my jeans and look good. So there we go. I am putting that on my mirror in my bathroom so when I get up each morning and look at it, it gives me motivation.
Last nite went well. We had such a nice time together. I got my walk in of 2 miles w/ this girl from work, her name is c. She went thru a messy divorce also and has a restrainting order against him. I just love her. She has blossomed into such a strong beautiful woman since I have known her for several years. We were both getting off at the same time and had found out that each of us were going for a walk at Buffalo Park so it went well. Did it in 45 mins.
Then I got home and got done what I needed to, grapped his gift and came back to town. Got his ice cream cake and a candle that when you light it, plays the tune of Happy Birthday. I got to his place before him and had it ready to go. As I was lighting the candle he said you dont have to sing happy birthday and just as he finished the last word the tune started playing. We laughed. He was so appreciative. Then I gave him his birthday card and he just loved it. I had him close his eyes because I didnt have enough time to wrap his gift and so while he was sitting in his chair I brought the gift in and put it in lap. He opened it up and his eyes and his smile got so big and he was so happy and thankful. But then we discovered it wont work w/ his satelite radio. So I am returning and going on line to fine the one that does, because his model is discontinued. I was so disappointed needless to say but he said its the thought that matters and he gave me a big kiss and hug. We then went out to Oregano's for dinner.
We each ordered and then ordered their cheesy garlic bread. The waitress was new and so we got our meals and asked about the bread and she appologized. The manager came over and appologized and offered to box one up so we could take it w/ us. We told him no we were in no hurry and he could bring it to us when ever. He said he would remove the charge, we told him no. We asked him about the sauce on JJ's meal because my man is not a fan of tomatoes. He loves tomatoe sauce but hates biting into them. Well anyway we continue our meal and cont to have beer and wine, enjoying ourselves and we get the bill and to go boxes and they took his meal and the garlic bread off the bill. That was over $35.00. We were in shock. The waitress must have appologized 10 times and we told her not to worry about it. So we tipped well and loved the good customer care and we will keep going back. They are about pleasing the public.
So needless to say it turned out to be such a great time. We headed back to the house and split a small piece of ice cream cake. A couple of bites each.
Jr came home and I had a couple of minutes alone w/ him. Got to have a conversation w/ him by asking him how his job is going. What his plan was for school and asked about the damn tattoe on his neck. He said okay on the 1st, looking into a high school here in town that kids in trouble go and he could work on getting 5 more credits toward his diploma and graduate w/ a diploma. I said you know you could get your ged and go back to cooking school. But he said it would look better if I had a diploma. He said they dont mess around. If you are sleeping in class the probation officer will lock them up for the day. I said you need to really think about this decision and if you could do this. He agreed. He said the needle was sterile, but wouldnt tell the meaning behind it. But he did say he regretted ever doing it. I told him later he could always pay to have it removed. I pretty much told him, you know I will always be up front w/ him. He said he knew that. So all in all it was a good conversation and my 1st since he has been back. I really hope he can turn his life around. It would be the biggiest waste ever if he didnt. So time will tell.
But anyway we went on to bed and sometime after we fell asleep he woke me up and we had birthday sex. What I can remember, because I had taken an ambien to try to sleep the whole night, was good.
We got to see each other today for a little while and he is out w/ the guys at our favorite place watching the game. We are going to try to get together tomorrow if he gets back in town early. He is going to go to phoenix for the night so Sunday he will pick me up so we can go out w/ the girls for breakfast. We will then drive back up together.
I am getting excited about the weekend. The concert is going to be so awesome. I cant wait to see Keith Urban up close. That will make the weekend. He is so damn cute and such a hot aussie!
Hope all are doing well!
Last nite went well. We had such a nice time together. I got my walk in of 2 miles w/ this girl from work, her name is c. She went thru a messy divorce also and has a restrainting order against him. I just love her. She has blossomed into such a strong beautiful woman since I have known her for several years. We were both getting off at the same time and had found out that each of us were going for a walk at Buffalo Park so it went well. Did it in 45 mins.
Then I got home and got done what I needed to, grapped his gift and came back to town. Got his ice cream cake and a candle that when you light it, plays the tune of Happy Birthday. I got to his place before him and had it ready to go. As I was lighting the candle he said you dont have to sing happy birthday and just as he finished the last word the tune started playing. We laughed. He was so appreciative. Then I gave him his birthday card and he just loved it. I had him close his eyes because I didnt have enough time to wrap his gift and so while he was sitting in his chair I brought the gift in and put it in lap. He opened it up and his eyes and his smile got so big and he was so happy and thankful. But then we discovered it wont work w/ his satelite radio. So I am returning and going on line to fine the one that does, because his model is discontinued. I was so disappointed needless to say but he said its the thought that matters and he gave me a big kiss and hug. We then went out to Oregano's for dinner.
We each ordered and then ordered their cheesy garlic bread. The waitress was new and so we got our meals and asked about the bread and she appologized. The manager came over and appologized and offered to box one up so we could take it w/ us. We told him no we were in no hurry and he could bring it to us when ever. He said he would remove the charge, we told him no. We asked him about the sauce on JJ's meal because my man is not a fan of tomatoes. He loves tomatoe sauce but hates biting into them. Well anyway we continue our meal and cont to have beer and wine, enjoying ourselves and we get the bill and to go boxes and they took his meal and the garlic bread off the bill. That was over $35.00. We were in shock. The waitress must have appologized 10 times and we told her not to worry about it. So we tipped well and loved the good customer care and we will keep going back. They are about pleasing the public.
So needless to say it turned out to be such a great time. We headed back to the house and split a small piece of ice cream cake. A couple of bites each.
Jr came home and I had a couple of minutes alone w/ him. Got to have a conversation w/ him by asking him how his job is going. What his plan was for school and asked about the damn tattoe on his neck. He said okay on the 1st, looking into a high school here in town that kids in trouble go and he could work on getting 5 more credits toward his diploma and graduate w/ a diploma. I said you know you could get your ged and go back to cooking school. But he said it would look better if I had a diploma. He said they dont mess around. If you are sleeping in class the probation officer will lock them up for the day. I said you need to really think about this decision and if you could do this. He agreed. He said the needle was sterile, but wouldnt tell the meaning behind it. But he did say he regretted ever doing it. I told him later he could always pay to have it removed. I pretty much told him, you know I will always be up front w/ him. He said he knew that. So all in all it was a good conversation and my 1st since he has been back. I really hope he can turn his life around. It would be the biggiest waste ever if he didnt. So time will tell.
But anyway we went on to bed and sometime after we fell asleep he woke me up and we had birthday sex. What I can remember, because I had taken an ambien to try to sleep the whole night, was good.
We got to see each other today for a little while and he is out w/ the guys at our favorite place watching the game. We are going to try to get together tomorrow if he gets back in town early. He is going to go to phoenix for the night so Sunday he will pick me up so we can go out w/ the girls for breakfast. We will then drive back up together.
I am getting excited about the weekend. The concert is going to be so awesome. I cant wait to see Keith Urban up close. That will make the weekend. He is so damn cute and such a hot aussie!
Hope all are doing well!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Happy Birthday JJ
Got to wish him happy birthday already. I am excited about taking him out tonight and giving him his cake and his gift. He will be so excited.
I am working preop today. I am glad. Dont feel like dealing w/ crying kiddo's in recovery today. Some days it gets to be way to much.
Hope everyone has a nice day!
I am working preop today. I am glad. Dont feel like dealing w/ crying kiddo's in recovery today. Some days it gets to be way to much.
Hope everyone has a nice day!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Good day!
Today turned out to be a good day. Our schedule was huge and we stayed busy the entire time but I wasnt exhausted like normal. Cases took longer to come out so we didnt get our butts busted.
I got off work and went by ellie's townhouse and got to see what they have been doing. She started painting and painted this really pretty blue color, dark but goes great w/ her stuff and we looked at colors and I helped her pick out colors and how she would do them. It will look awesome when she gets that done. Their place is cute but they have defiately outgrown it w/ having their son. It had been so long since I had been over there. Couldnt believe it.
I was hoping to see JJ but by the time he was getting done I wanted to be home, getting my kitchen cleaned up, go thru mail and papers piled up, and vacumn. I accomplished it all. I also was able to cook my smoked sausage on the grill. Tried to yesterday and it was too windy, couldnt keep the grill lit. Oh my god, I just sausage cooked on the grill. This is just something about anything being cooked that way. Yummmmy.
Talk to Jeni today and its already starting w/ her and b. I sure hope he doesnt do like he did before. We will see.
I was driving down rt 66 and who do I see but Terry on his bike in his leathers and colors. I just shook my head and went adios. It is wierd seeing him because this is the 2nd time in the last year both times on rt 66. It reminds of why I am so happy w/ my current situation.
Life is good.
Doing good on WW(weight watchers). weigh in on Thursday. Taking JJ out for dinner tomorrow nite and so I will have to think about what I am going to eat and drink tomorrow nite. He picked Oregano's. Yummy italian. They have some yummy salads too. I think more like Chicago type not an east coast kind like I grew up w/ in Jersey. I told him I wanted to help him celebrate his birthday. So at lease after tomorrow he will be only 12 years younger then 13. I am so excited for him to see his gift. He will just be so excited. I am also going to get him an ice cream cake, just a small one, but he loves ice cream. Stay the night w/ him and supposely Jr is working so we will have some alone time. Woohoo. Catch up on intimate time. Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going for a walk at Buffalo Park, near by the hospital, tomorrow. To go around the entire thing, its 2 miles. That will be my exercise for the day. Trying to increase that for sure. Its good for a quick thing, the views are gorgeous. With all the moisture everything is greening up and its gorgeous. Its suppose to be in the
70's. Perfect. It will feel good.
I pulled out a old journal that I had in my bedside, I have a few actually. It was from 2 years ago to be exact at this time of the year even. It was about getting the house refinance and the process of all the stuff that Terry and I did to plan for the divorce. Alot has sure happened since then and life is truely so much better.
Thank you Lord!
I got off work and went by ellie's townhouse and got to see what they have been doing. She started painting and painted this really pretty blue color, dark but goes great w/ her stuff and we looked at colors and I helped her pick out colors and how she would do them. It will look awesome when she gets that done. Their place is cute but they have defiately outgrown it w/ having their son. It had been so long since I had been over there. Couldnt believe it.
I was hoping to see JJ but by the time he was getting done I wanted to be home, getting my kitchen cleaned up, go thru mail and papers piled up, and vacumn. I accomplished it all. I also was able to cook my smoked sausage on the grill. Tried to yesterday and it was too windy, couldnt keep the grill lit. Oh my god, I just sausage cooked on the grill. This is just something about anything being cooked that way. Yummmmy.
Talk to Jeni today and its already starting w/ her and b. I sure hope he doesnt do like he did before. We will see.
I was driving down rt 66 and who do I see but Terry on his bike in his leathers and colors. I just shook my head and went adios. It is wierd seeing him because this is the 2nd time in the last year both times on rt 66. It reminds of why I am so happy w/ my current situation.
Life is good.
Doing good on WW(weight watchers). weigh in on Thursday. Taking JJ out for dinner tomorrow nite and so I will have to think about what I am going to eat and drink tomorrow nite. He picked Oregano's. Yummy italian. They have some yummy salads too. I think more like Chicago type not an east coast kind like I grew up w/ in Jersey. I told him I wanted to help him celebrate his birthday. So at lease after tomorrow he will be only 12 years younger then 13. I am so excited for him to see his gift. He will just be so excited. I am also going to get him an ice cream cake, just a small one, but he loves ice cream. Stay the night w/ him and supposely Jr is working so we will have some alone time. Woohoo. Catch up on intimate time. Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going for a walk at Buffalo Park, near by the hospital, tomorrow. To go around the entire thing, its 2 miles. That will be my exercise for the day. Trying to increase that for sure. Its good for a quick thing, the views are gorgeous. With all the moisture everything is greening up and its gorgeous. Its suppose to be in the
70's. Perfect. It will feel good.
I pulled out a old journal that I had in my bedside, I have a few actually. It was from 2 years ago to be exact at this time of the year even. It was about getting the house refinance and the process of all the stuff that Terry and I did to plan for the divorce. Alot has sure happened since then and life is truely so much better.
Thank you Lord!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Memorial day to all who served, and is now serving, and who died to serve and protect our country.
I got out of work at 1:30am and went to JJ's to sleep so I didnt have to drive so far. Not good sleep as usual overthere. He got up at 3 to 3:30 to go to work and of course jr isnt home and lied earlier when he said he was on way home at 1:45am. Anyway I felt bad for JJ because he is so done. This kid has no respect or appreciation for any thing. JJ and I both served our country and are very proud we did it. He was in the army and I in the navy. Of course due to age differences at different times. We both have this respect and appreciation, I dont know what it is, but when you serve your country you have that feeling that no one else has that didnt serve.
I am in a wierd place today just thinking about the whole thing. I just feel sad for all the families and men and woman who are serving that they are so far apart.
Thanks so much to all who have and are serving. You people rock!!!!
I got out of work at 1:30am and went to JJ's to sleep so I didnt have to drive so far. Not good sleep as usual overthere. He got up at 3 to 3:30 to go to work and of course jr isnt home and lied earlier when he said he was on way home at 1:45am. Anyway I felt bad for JJ because he is so done. This kid has no respect or appreciation for any thing. JJ and I both served our country and are very proud we did it. He was in the army and I in the navy. Of course due to age differences at different times. We both have this respect and appreciation, I dont know what it is, but when you serve your country you have that feeling that no one else has that didnt serve.
I am in a wierd place today just thinking about the whole thing. I just feel sad for all the families and men and woman who are serving that they are so far apart.
Thanks so much to all who have and are serving. You people rock!!!!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Here I sit
Here I sit on call. Came in at 6:30 and its not 2345. Waiting on a patient that got added on as we were finishing our last 2 pts. Damn. That about figures. I am hoping that it wont be long so maybe we can get out of here by 1:30am or so. Getting tired.
Going straight over to JJ's to spend whats left of the night. This way I am close if I get called in, other wise sleep in and go work out at 9am. My plan. We will see if it will go accordinly. I am making double time as I sit so I cant explain. I am off tomorrow. So I can handle it.
I got on line and looked at this place we are staying. I am thinking that might be where the wedding and reception are being held. OMG the place is absolutely gorgeous. I am going to see if I can get a massage in. You know me, love my massages. Especially if JJ has got to be busy being the best man, it will give me some alone time and I think I should defiately do that and use the jacuzzi, go back to the room, take a nap and get ready for the wedding. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Its an idea?! We will see. I am leaving my time open to do what ever I am suppose to help JJ. But then again we will see.
Well off to make a bed for my next patient. This way she doesnt have to move over once we take her to her room. Woohoo! Getting tired. Use to sleeping at this time.
Going straight over to JJ's to spend whats left of the night. This way I am close if I get called in, other wise sleep in and go work out at 9am. My plan. We will see if it will go accordinly. I am making double time as I sit so I cant explain. I am off tomorrow. So I can handle it.
I got on line and looked at this place we are staying. I am thinking that might be where the wedding and reception are being held. OMG the place is absolutely gorgeous. I am going to see if I can get a massage in. You know me, love my massages. Especially if JJ has got to be busy being the best man, it will give me some alone time and I think I should defiately do that and use the jacuzzi, go back to the room, take a nap and get ready for the wedding. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Its an idea?! We will see. I am leaving my time open to do what ever I am suppose to help JJ. But then again we will see.
Well off to make a bed for my next patient. This way she doesnt have to move over once we take her to her room. Woohoo! Getting tired. Use to sleeping at this time.
So far So good!
Weekend so far so good! Finally made the blanket for JJ yesterday morning and gave that to him as one of his birthday gifts. He loved it. It has San Francisco 49ers helmets in gold and burgandy against black background and the other side of the blanket is just black. He was so excited to get his gift and he loved his other gift of the movie nite package. We went out to Buffallo Wild Wings. Had a nice time. We were home in bed by 8pm or so and crashed. No intimate times, just hard sleep until sometime in the middle of the night. Got up this morning and caught up.
We found our flights we were looking for on expedia. Leave Wed nite @ 11pm and get to Lexington at 8am or so, via charlotte,nc. Got a rental car for $93.00, economy size, perfect and our returning flight will be on that Sunday at 2pm or so and get back to Phoenix at 6pm via Chicago. Layovers are not long but long enough to get where we need to. We are excited. Looked up the hotel we are staying at thanks to his friend getting married is the Marriot Griffin Gate;Lexington. OMG, it is so nice. Its a resort and spa place. Woohoo. Nice pool and jacuzzi. I am getting so excited about this. Lexington looks beautiful from pics I am looking at. We are going to see his friends and JJ is taking me site seeing. I will defiately have to take pics and put it on my face book to view.
This will be our 1st real trip together and I just think it will be so awesome.
I am home and havent gotten a thing done. Checked in w/ work and its slow right now. So most likely I will be going at 7pm tonight. Thats find, good money. After 11pm I go from time and a half to double time. I will probably take a nap this afternoon so I can be somewhat rested in case I am up all night recovering. Time will tell.
Hope everyone is having a great memorial day weekend!
We found our flights we were looking for on expedia. Leave Wed nite @ 11pm and get to Lexington at 8am or so, via charlotte,nc. Got a rental car for $93.00, economy size, perfect and our returning flight will be on that Sunday at 2pm or so and get back to Phoenix at 6pm via Chicago. Layovers are not long but long enough to get where we need to. We are excited. Looked up the hotel we are staying at thanks to his friend getting married is the Marriot Griffin Gate;Lexington. OMG, it is so nice. Its a resort and spa place. Woohoo. Nice pool and jacuzzi. I am getting so excited about this. Lexington looks beautiful from pics I am looking at. We are going to see his friends and JJ is taking me site seeing. I will defiately have to take pics and put it on my face book to view.
This will be our 1st real trip together and I just think it will be so awesome.
I am home and havent gotten a thing done. Checked in w/ work and its slow right now. So most likely I will be going at 7pm tonight. Thats find, good money. After 11pm I go from time and a half to double time. I will probably take a nap this afternoon so I can be somewhat rested in case I am up all night recovering. Time will tell.
Hope everyone is having a great memorial day weekend!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Slept in
kinda sorta. I fell asleep on the couch watching tv and woke up in the middle of the night. It was cold and I didnt want to get out from under the cover, thats why I fell asleep under the covers. Went to bed and woke up at 6. I guess thats sleeping in for me. Yuck. I want to sleep in til later but my body wont let me do it.
I gave the dogs some loving and made me some fresh ground coffee and some irish cream. Yum.
I am waiting on JJ to call to decide the plan of action for the day and night. I am not going anywhere right now. In my pajamas and am enjoying the calmness of the day. I have my ipod playing on my little travel speaker system. I love hearing music.
It is sunny and cloudy out. The mountain is white white white. No whiteness in town. The roads were kinda of empty compared to what a holiday weekend is normally. Nice.
Bad for the store and resturant owners but good for local people and less surgeries.
This is one of the busiest weekends of the year for surgeries. At lease here where I live, due to the tourism. I live in a tourist town and I do love that part of it. Living here, you can always find something to go be a tourist at. For a few years or so after I moved here I played tour guide and just loved it because I could be a tourist to. Fun Fun Fun.
I still feel beat from the week. Got to set up an appt for a massage. One of my most favorite thing to do. Get a massage!!!!!!!!!! There's a new place, well not real new, but anyway its a nice massage/spa place that is cheap. $39.99 for 50 minutes. Good massage. Defiately on my list of things to do next week besides getting my hair done next friday. Love being pampered.
I will then be ready for the concert at the cardinals stadium. Woohoo. 2nd or 4th floor seats on the floor. I cant wait to see Keith Urban up close. The pirates tour. Cant wait. Will be such a blast!
Off to decide what I am doing.
I gave the dogs some loving and made me some fresh ground coffee and some irish cream. Yum.
I am waiting on JJ to call to decide the plan of action for the day and night. I am not going anywhere right now. In my pajamas and am enjoying the calmness of the day. I have my ipod playing on my little travel speaker system. I love hearing music.
It is sunny and cloudy out. The mountain is white white white. No whiteness in town. The roads were kinda of empty compared to what a holiday weekend is normally. Nice.
Bad for the store and resturant owners but good for local people and less surgeries.
This is one of the busiest weekends of the year for surgeries. At lease here where I live, due to the tourism. I live in a tourist town and I do love that part of it. Living here, you can always find something to go be a tourist at. For a few years or so after I moved here I played tour guide and just loved it because I could be a tourist to. Fun Fun Fun.
I still feel beat from the week. Got to set up an appt for a massage. One of my most favorite thing to do. Get a massage!!!!!!!!!! There's a new place, well not real new, but anyway its a nice massage/spa place that is cheap. $39.99 for 50 minutes. Good massage. Defiately on my list of things to do next week besides getting my hair done next friday. Love being pampered.
I will then be ready for the concert at the cardinals stadium. Woohoo. 2nd or 4th floor seats on the floor. I cant wait to see Keith Urban up close. The pirates tour. Cant wait. Will be such a blast!
Off to decide what I am doing.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Good Friday!
It snowed like crazy but didnt last and the steam from the road this afternoon was almost a white out at times. Crazy Crazy Crazy! Got to go take a nap after work and go workout at Jazz. Good work out and great work out for my core. Between the squats, lunges, and the weight workout I am sore.
I got to go have a glass of wine w/ dido. Good visit. Then I went off and went by walgreens and radio shack. I found the cutest gift for JJ. Its a package deal of coke glasses, containers that hold popcorn and a bag of microwave popcorn, Cool card, and a bag and wrapping paper.
I then made it to Radio Shack and bought the boom box for sirius satelite radio. It was only $99.00. Not to shabby. He will love it.
Met up w/ him at the corner near my house where he could pull the truck in and turn around. It was a turn on seeing him drive that big truck. It was only for a few minutes because it was so damn cold and he wanted to get finished up. But still the same the few minutes were worth it totally.
Tomorrow I am treating him out to dinner and partying or what ever he wants to do. Taxi cabs all the way. No driving for either one of us. I am excited about celebrating his birthday. I told him if he wanted to invite his friends we can just throw him a party like I did for mine. Go where ever he wants. I need to get him a cake w/ candles. I am hoping if he can home at a descent time on his birthday Tuesday then defiately take him to dinner, just the 2 of us. I am teasing him about his gift telling him I bought his gift and he is going to be so excited. He keeps asking what is it, not telling you, want you to be excited and surprized by that time. I personally love celebrating birthdays. That is your day. The day you were born and if you werent here we'd all lose out.
My plans for my weekend is to catch up on tivo and go to bed. Get a good nite sleep and hope I can sleep in til at lease 6, 7, you know. Better then damn 4:30am. Get up and have my lovely irish cream and get on the couch under the blanket and watch a movie and watch the weather. Nice way to start the day! Oh yea, thats what I am talking about.
I am on back up on Sunday and I am thinking I might change it to 1st call because any time after 2300 will be double time. Oh yeah good damn money. I would still have Monday to recouperate! We shall see what I decide to do tomorrow.
Need to decide after I see whats up w/ my man.
Have a wonderful Memorial day! Remmember someone special! And drink a beer if you have it.
I got to go have a glass of wine w/ dido. Good visit. Then I went off and went by walgreens and radio shack. I found the cutest gift for JJ. Its a package deal of coke glasses, containers that hold popcorn and a bag of microwave popcorn, Cool card, and a bag and wrapping paper.
I then made it to Radio Shack and bought the boom box for sirius satelite radio. It was only $99.00. Not to shabby. He will love it.
Met up w/ him at the corner near my house where he could pull the truck in and turn around. It was a turn on seeing him drive that big truck. It was only for a few minutes because it was so damn cold and he wanted to get finished up. But still the same the few minutes were worth it totally.
Tomorrow I am treating him out to dinner and partying or what ever he wants to do. Taxi cabs all the way. No driving for either one of us. I am excited about celebrating his birthday. I told him if he wanted to invite his friends we can just throw him a party like I did for mine. Go where ever he wants. I need to get him a cake w/ candles. I am hoping if he can home at a descent time on his birthday Tuesday then defiately take him to dinner, just the 2 of us. I am teasing him about his gift telling him I bought his gift and he is going to be so excited. He keeps asking what is it, not telling you, want you to be excited and surprized by that time. I personally love celebrating birthdays. That is your day. The day you were born and if you werent here we'd all lose out.
My plans for my weekend is to catch up on tivo and go to bed. Get a good nite sleep and hope I can sleep in til at lease 6, 7, you know. Better then damn 4:30am. Get up and have my lovely irish cream and get on the couch under the blanket and watch a movie and watch the weather. Nice way to start the day! Oh yea, thats what I am talking about.
I am on back up on Sunday and I am thinking I might change it to 1st call because any time after 2300 will be double time. Oh yeah good damn money. I would still have Monday to recouperate! We shall see what I decide to do tomorrow.
Need to decide after I see whats up w/ my man.
Have a wonderful Memorial day! Remmember someone special! And drink a beer if you have it.
Woohoo its Friday
I am so excited its friday. Its snowing and its suppose to be cold and snowing til Sunday. Crazy Crazy. Welcome to Flagstaff. I am sleeping in tomorrow and not going anywhere, great weather to stay home and watch the weather and enjoy the day.
I am having weekend creamer which is irish cream and taking my time to relax.
Hopefully my honey will be coming over and we will be looking at plane tickets to Kentucky. I am going to cook him dinner, which will be roasted chicken w/ potatoes and carrots, his favorite veggie, only veggie he likes.
I am very tired and my horoscope talks about me being tired and said to take it easy.
I do need to go buy JJ's birthday gift which will be a boom box for his sirius satelite radio and take him out to dinner.
Well back to work. Smaller schedule thank god.
I am having weekend creamer which is irish cream and taking my time to relax.
Hopefully my honey will be coming over and we will be looking at plane tickets to Kentucky. I am going to cook him dinner, which will be roasted chicken w/ potatoes and carrots, his favorite veggie, only veggie he likes.
I am very tired and my horoscope talks about me being tired and said to take it easy.
I do need to go buy JJ's birthday gift which will be a boom box for his sirius satelite radio and take him out to dinner.
Well back to work. Smaller schedule thank god.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Weight Watchers
Well I did it, I went and joined WW and stayed for the meeting. I just made the decision I am tired of being over weight and I have to do something about it. My health is great and I want to keep it that way. I need to be held accountable and by going and weighing in and staying for the meeting it makes me accountable. And it is 5 minutes from the house. Which makes it so nice. If I am home I dont feel like I am using so much gas by running into town. So its a win win situation.
What also made me do it was:
1) I cant do it on my own
2) You can eat and even have what you like w/ in reason
3) I dont like my belly fat being seen when I have jeans on
4) I want to lose a little so when I go to buy a dress for the wedding, I can feel good about it and look good on JJ's arms when he introduces me to his friends. I want him to be proud of me. I know he doesnt care but I do.
Work has been so fricken busy. Crazy. Everyone is just leaving exhausted. I came home and took a nap. Thank god tomorrow is Friday. I did pick up a back up call on Sunday. I thought it was 1st call and I took it but at lease I am helping out.
A girl at work is pregnant and severly sick. In fact she is probably going to be on short leave disability for her 1st trimester because of it. So we are picking up her call shifts.
I just spoke w/ JJ and told him I joined. He said I could have given you the books and showed you how to use it and I told him what I just said and he understood and he told me I was silly about wanting to look good. He always tells me I look good.
so anyway.
Off to relax for a few and then off to bed. My last day of the week to get up at 4:30am. Sucks getting up that damn early.
What also made me do it was:
1) I cant do it on my own
2) You can eat and even have what you like w/ in reason
3) I dont like my belly fat being seen when I have jeans on
4) I want to lose a little so when I go to buy a dress for the wedding, I can feel good about it and look good on JJ's arms when he introduces me to his friends. I want him to be proud of me. I know he doesnt care but I do.
Work has been so fricken busy. Crazy. Everyone is just leaving exhausted. I came home and took a nap. Thank god tomorrow is Friday. I did pick up a back up call on Sunday. I thought it was 1st call and I took it but at lease I am helping out.
A girl at work is pregnant and severly sick. In fact she is probably going to be on short leave disability for her 1st trimester because of it. So we are picking up her call shifts.
I just spoke w/ JJ and told him I joined. He said I could have given you the books and showed you how to use it and I told him what I just said and he understood and he told me I was silly about wanting to look good. He always tells me I look good.
so anyway.
Off to relax for a few and then off to bed. My last day of the week to get up at 4:30am. Sucks getting up that damn early.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Accomplishments
I am so proud of myself. Got some things accomplished. Burried 2 out of 7 holes today. Cleaned the crap out of the back yard and filled up the trash can which is going out in the am. I need to make a run to the dump to get rid of lumber, fences, old dishwasher and a tv. One step closer to getting my yard done. It makes me excited when I get stuff done.
Got Tipper to the vet and she looks beautiful. Got my grocery shopping done. Enjoyed a bottle of riesling wine and a thin crusted spinach, mushroom, and garlic pizza. Yum. Got clothes washed and hung up to dry.
All in all it was a good day. I can sleep good tonight knowing I was productive on my day off.
I decided tomorrow after work I am going to do something for me and do a yoga class. It starts at 4pm so that would give me time to run to the block lite place and look at pavers there. They carry the octagone shaped ones I want. This way I see what they have and price them.
I am still deciding on bushes. I am thinking do I go w/ evergreen bushes or do I do some really cool ornamental ones, as I would call them. But next on my list is take the fence down and that will go to the dump also. Open up the space. I watched a show on hgtv and saw how they got metal posts out of the ground and they used their pickup and a strap around the pole and pull. Thats what my friends that live close to here said to. So I am defiately looking at that. Easier then digging. Digging can kiced your butt big time. Great arm work out along w/ cardio. But screw that. I am for the easiest way right now. Save time.
So there you go. My day and it truely was a good day. Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday!
Got Tipper to the vet and she looks beautiful. Got my grocery shopping done. Enjoyed a bottle of riesling wine and a thin crusted spinach, mushroom, and garlic pizza. Yum. Got clothes washed and hung up to dry.
All in all it was a good day. I can sleep good tonight knowing I was productive on my day off.
I decided tomorrow after work I am going to do something for me and do a yoga class. It starts at 4pm so that would give me time to run to the block lite place and look at pavers there. They carry the octagone shaped ones I want. This way I see what they have and price them.
I am still deciding on bushes. I am thinking do I go w/ evergreen bushes or do I do some really cool ornamental ones, as I would call them. But next on my list is take the fence down and that will go to the dump also. Open up the space. I watched a show on hgtv and saw how they got metal posts out of the ground and they used their pickup and a strap around the pole and pull. Thats what my friends that live close to here said to. So I am defiately looking at that. Easier then digging. Digging can kiced your butt big time. Great arm work out along w/ cardio. But screw that. I am for the easiest way right now. Save time.
So there you go. My day and it truely was a good day. Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday!
Woohoo off from work
I didnt get called in last nite and I am off today, but I am so tired. Sleeping at JJ's is just not condusive to sleep. His phone went off w/ crazy rings for what ever reason. He has a siren noise for email. That would wake me up, a message from his friend phi, a call in the middle of the night from this guy, the one who lives in Kentucky. Then JJ got up at 4am to go to work, so I at lease slept for 2 hours w/o being disturbed. Crazy. I love my guy but sleeping at his place just sucks.
Anyway, got several things planned. I dont have to get it all done today. I am off this weekend til Tuesday. So depending on how corporative the weather is will depend on what I can get done in the yard.
I have to get dressed here shortly to take Tipper to the groomers. I am so excited to see her all cleaned up. She will look so pretty. She will walk better w/ her nails clipped and she wont scoot on her butt due to her rectal glands needing to be cleaned out. That is just so gross to me. I learned about it at work from people I work w/ plus my friend in Alaska who works w/ dogs.
I need to go to the grocery store for several things and then head home again. My plan is to burry the holes again. Then go in the back yard and pick up old stuff, gardening stuff and throw away. Trash comes tomorrow. Start working on the fence to take out more of the screws and bolts to work toward getting the fence down. So I can walk thru.
I got to JJ's and he was grilling burgers for us. I love burgers off the grill. Yummy. The buns I brought from my house from just a week ago were molding but luckily he had good old bread. Worked fine. A little ketchup and we were in business.
Well the guys lost in softball bad. JJ's team has never done this bad. They didnt have all their normal players and so they didnt even score. The game didnt last but 35 mins instead of an hour. I was their cheerleader. It was an early game. Crazy.
We went on line looking at tickets for Kentucky. The wedding is in Lexington. But the airport is not the big one and so it doesnt have near the flights coming in and its more expensive. So we are trying to weigh the pros and cons of what would be better. Tickets are so expensive. We are going to sit down this weekend, write it down and then go back and make a decision. The prices went up as we were looking at the sites. Come to find out though that his friend is putting us up on Friday and Sat nite at some really nice hotel. So we only have to pay for a room on Thursday nite. Stay somewhere cheap to save money. Rent an economy car. I guess the rehearsal dinner is a dressy event and a nice dinner. JJ has to wear a tie. So that means 2 nice dresses. Darn. JJ will look so nice in a tux on Sat. So our other delema is on Sunday when we fly out depending on where we fly from, dont want it to early due to partying so late. And then the other option is when we get in, because we have to drive back up the hill for almost 2 hours. JJ said the latest he wants to get back in 8pm because he has to go to work. I am off on Monday. So it doesnt matter to me. I can sleep in and recoup. I am so excited about going and seeing that part of the country. I would have never in a million years known or wanted to go to Kentucky. That would not have been on my list of places to go. So it will kool to check out. This will be our 1st big trip together. And it will be hugh due to flying also.
The time I took off to come back to Lubbock I gave back so I can pick up hours and hopefully work an incentive to make $20.00/hour extra. So we shall see.
I really do wish I was going just so I can see my parents and my friends. I do miss them and its always good to see them. I only have a couple of friends there now but thats okay because they are good friends. Well off to get dressed and start my day. I will be so excited to accomplish something today. Wish me luck.
Anyway, got several things planned. I dont have to get it all done today. I am off this weekend til Tuesday. So depending on how corporative the weather is will depend on what I can get done in the yard.
I have to get dressed here shortly to take Tipper to the groomers. I am so excited to see her all cleaned up. She will look so pretty. She will walk better w/ her nails clipped and she wont scoot on her butt due to her rectal glands needing to be cleaned out. That is just so gross to me. I learned about it at work from people I work w/ plus my friend in Alaska who works w/ dogs.
I need to go to the grocery store for several things and then head home again. My plan is to burry the holes again. Then go in the back yard and pick up old stuff, gardening stuff and throw away. Trash comes tomorrow. Start working on the fence to take out more of the screws and bolts to work toward getting the fence down. So I can walk thru.
I got to JJ's and he was grilling burgers for us. I love burgers off the grill. Yummy. The buns I brought from my house from just a week ago were molding but luckily he had good old bread. Worked fine. A little ketchup and we were in business.
Well the guys lost in softball bad. JJ's team has never done this bad. They didnt have all their normal players and so they didnt even score. The game didnt last but 35 mins instead of an hour. I was their cheerleader. It was an early game. Crazy.
We went on line looking at tickets for Kentucky. The wedding is in Lexington. But the airport is not the big one and so it doesnt have near the flights coming in and its more expensive. So we are trying to weigh the pros and cons of what would be better. Tickets are so expensive. We are going to sit down this weekend, write it down and then go back and make a decision. The prices went up as we were looking at the sites. Come to find out though that his friend is putting us up on Friday and Sat nite at some really nice hotel. So we only have to pay for a room on Thursday nite. Stay somewhere cheap to save money. Rent an economy car. I guess the rehearsal dinner is a dressy event and a nice dinner. JJ has to wear a tie. So that means 2 nice dresses. Darn. JJ will look so nice in a tux on Sat. So our other delema is on Sunday when we fly out depending on where we fly from, dont want it to early due to partying so late. And then the other option is when we get in, because we have to drive back up the hill for almost 2 hours. JJ said the latest he wants to get back in 8pm because he has to go to work. I am off on Monday. So it doesnt matter to me. I can sleep in and recoup. I am so excited about going and seeing that part of the country. I would have never in a million years known or wanted to go to Kentucky. That would not have been on my list of places to go. So it will kool to check out. This will be our 1st big trip together. And it will be hugh due to flying also.
The time I took off to come back to Lubbock I gave back so I can pick up hours and hopefully work an incentive to make $20.00/hour extra. So we shall see.
I really do wish I was going just so I can see my parents and my friends. I do miss them and its always good to see them. I only have a couple of friends there now but thats okay because they are good friends. Well off to get dressed and start my day. I will be so excited to accomplish something today. Wish me luck.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Mixed feelings
I cant believe the weekend is over. I am going to bed in the next hour or so. Very tired. I had such mixed feelings this weekend but I have dealt w/ them and moving on. I got my feelings hurt when I found out that that JJ's coworkers met and one of them was a girl from work that is treated like the guys. I got my feelings hurt that I wasnt invited but he didnt know. I dont know I felt like I should have been able to go but looking back and talking to my good friend in NM, she said you know it was a work thing and only people from work were there. I know and it wasnt like he was going out looking for anything. It those damn insecurities that come out. I was going to talk to him about it but decided against it because it wasnt about him, it was about me. He noticed there was something wrong when I stayed really quiet. He asked me but we were the girls and I didnt want to go into anything and then over the course of the weekend I really thought about it and came to the conclusion that I am still dealing w/ these damn feelings from prior to him and its defiately my problem to deal w/. Crazy.
We had fun w/ the girls. Took them out to eat, to the movies to see the new Narnia movie. Long but very good. Enjoyed it. JJ was so tired from the week that he fell asleep. Not his kind of movie. Then back to the hotel. The jacuzzi still is not warm on the weekends. This has happened the last several times. So we decided the next time will be at a different hotel. This is our get away w/ the girls and the reason we stayed there was so that we could have room off of the pool and jacuzzi area. Enjoy but its just not the same. We got to play Guitar Hero. The girls brought the ps 2 and the game along w/ the guitar. I suck. JJ was very good and Shekei was so good. Lots of practice. Sammy was good to. My friend Sher came by w/ her daughter and grand baby and so it was nice seeing them. Oh tried the pizza hut pasta, Yum! red sauce. Very deliscious. Today we got up or should I say, I got up early and let them sleep and I just sat in the chair and listen to my ipod. It was very peaceful and good time to think about my life and where its going. JJ woke up and looked at me and told me why didnt I wake him up, he would have gotten up w/ me. I said no, you guys were tired and I just wanted to let you all sleep. We went bowling. that was fun. Got the girls some food and took them home. JJ and I went out to lunch by ourselves. It was nice. Headed back up the road and came home. Jr was at work so we had a little more time together and then I headed home. I am just plain exhausted. I want to get a good nites sleep since I am on call tomorrow nite. He got a call from the guy he is going to be the best man at his wedding in Kentucky. His friend asked what his wedding dates name is. So its official I am going to the wedding in July in Kentucky. I feel bad about not going to Brandibells in June. I know its fine but I still wish I could do all of the above. I know that will be a beautiful wedding and she will be surrounded by so many people who love her and her fiance. The wedding in Kentucky will be a major event also. Next year I am hoping since JJ gets real vacation time that we can come back to Lubbock to visit. That is one of the plans in the future.
I have to get up at 4:30am and go to work. I am going to come home, do some stuff around here and head back into town to meet up w/ JJ. He has a softball game and I am off on Tuesday. So I am staying w/ him at his place tomorrow nite. Hopefully I wont get called in. But if I do, money made.
I am looking forward to Tuesday so I can work on my back yard more. I saw my neighbor and asked if I could borrow the tiller this next weekend so I can get things started. I am going to start buying bushes to put back there along the fence. I actually found a few that might work. They have to be planted 5 to 6 ft apart so I wont have to buy alot of them. Just several. That will help in the price of landscaping. What a difference it will make in the back yard, just doing that. One step at a time.
Anyway off to watch a little tv and go to bed.
We had fun w/ the girls. Took them out to eat, to the movies to see the new Narnia movie. Long but very good. Enjoyed it. JJ was so tired from the week that he fell asleep. Not his kind of movie. Then back to the hotel. The jacuzzi still is not warm on the weekends. This has happened the last several times. So we decided the next time will be at a different hotel. This is our get away w/ the girls and the reason we stayed there was so that we could have room off of the pool and jacuzzi area. Enjoy but its just not the same. We got to play Guitar Hero. The girls brought the ps 2 and the game along w/ the guitar. I suck. JJ was very good and Shekei was so good. Lots of practice. Sammy was good to. My friend Sher came by w/ her daughter and grand baby and so it was nice seeing them. Oh tried the pizza hut pasta, Yum! red sauce. Very deliscious. Today we got up or should I say, I got up early and let them sleep and I just sat in the chair and listen to my ipod. It was very peaceful and good time to think about my life and where its going. JJ woke up and looked at me and told me why didnt I wake him up, he would have gotten up w/ me. I said no, you guys were tired and I just wanted to let you all sleep. We went bowling. that was fun. Got the girls some food and took them home. JJ and I went out to lunch by ourselves. It was nice. Headed back up the road and came home. Jr was at work so we had a little more time together and then I headed home. I am just plain exhausted. I want to get a good nites sleep since I am on call tomorrow nite. He got a call from the guy he is going to be the best man at his wedding in Kentucky. His friend asked what his wedding dates name is. So its official I am going to the wedding in July in Kentucky. I feel bad about not going to Brandibells in June. I know its fine but I still wish I could do all of the above. I know that will be a beautiful wedding and she will be surrounded by so many people who love her and her fiance. The wedding in Kentucky will be a major event also. Next year I am hoping since JJ gets real vacation time that we can come back to Lubbock to visit. That is one of the plans in the future.
I have to get up at 4:30am and go to work. I am going to come home, do some stuff around here and head back into town to meet up w/ JJ. He has a softball game and I am off on Tuesday. So I am staying w/ him at his place tomorrow nite. Hopefully I wont get called in. But if I do, money made.
I am looking forward to Tuesday so I can work on my back yard more. I saw my neighbor and asked if I could borrow the tiller this next weekend so I can get things started. I am going to start buying bushes to put back there along the fence. I actually found a few that might work. They have to be planted 5 to 6 ft apart so I wont have to buy alot of them. Just several. That will help in the price of landscaping. What a difference it will make in the back yard, just doing that. One step at a time.
Anyway off to watch a little tv and go to bed.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Woohoo its Friday!
What a great day. Worked 1/2 day. Schedule little compared to this past week. Met up w/ Ellie at savers and bought the girls some books. JJ thought that was kool. they both love to read.
Then headed over to home depot to check on pavers and found several bushes that would look good in the back yard. Didnt find any pavers I like. On to the landscape company and looked at rock for the back yard. I think I am going w/ pea size river rock. It will be easy for me to spread around myself. So my plan is next weekend, till the part of the yard against the fence all the way around and buy several bushes to place. I want ones that will require to be spaced out several feet like, maybe 5 to 6 feet. They will get big. Low maintanence and drought resistant. Then buy the black plastic to put down so that I can put the pavers and then the rock down. Huge project but I know I can do this and what a difference this will make in my back yard. I will defiately have to give up weekends out of town for awhile.
So now I am home, going to clean up my kitchen and throw out trash. Then head back into town to meet up w/ the girls for martini time. Hoping to see JJ after for a few. We are talking about taking the girls to the movies, out to lunch, and then to the hotel. It will 100 degrees down there tomorrow. Warm here to.
Got an appointment made to take tipper in to get groomed on Tuesday. She will look so much better and feel better to I am sure. Her nails have to be cut big time.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Then headed over to home depot to check on pavers and found several bushes that would look good in the back yard. Didnt find any pavers I like. On to the landscape company and looked at rock for the back yard. I think I am going w/ pea size river rock. It will be easy for me to spread around myself. So my plan is next weekend, till the part of the yard against the fence all the way around and buy several bushes to place. I want ones that will require to be spaced out several feet like, maybe 5 to 6 feet. They will get big. Low maintanence and drought resistant. Then buy the black plastic to put down so that I can put the pavers and then the rock down. Huge project but I know I can do this and what a difference this will make in my back yard. I will defiately have to give up weekends out of town for awhile.
So now I am home, going to clean up my kitchen and throw out trash. Then head back into town to meet up w/ the girls for martini time. Hoping to see JJ after for a few. We are talking about taking the girls to the movies, out to lunch, and then to the hotel. It will 100 degrees down there tomorrow. Warm here to.
Got an appointment made to take tipper in to get groomed on Tuesday. She will look so much better and feel better to I am sure. Her nails have to be cut big time.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Whew what a day
I know its the same title as the other day but omg it was so busy and exhausting. We have been slammed big time this week. Tomorrow is suppose to be slower. thank god.
I had a nice time w/ Jenny. We got to visit and go to her house. It was nice. She seems like she is doing well and she seems happy except her ex is being terrible. That sucks.
Hopefully I will find out tomorrow if this girl at work will trade call weekends so I can go to the concert w/ Jenny. Its call a pirate tour and it will have Kenny Chesney, Keith urban, Sammy Haggar, and Leanne Rhimes. Its at the Carnals Stadium in Pheonix. It starts at 3 in the afternoon. OMG I would love to see Keith Urban. He is so hot. So I will keep my fingers crossed. It would be alot of fun.
Well I got bad news when I talk to my mom and dad tonight. Their dog Wooley died. He was doing good and he just came in and w/ in a little while went down and his back legs went out and so my mom and dad gave him some pain pills and a couple of sleeping pills. They didnt want him to suffer. He was a corky. He was so cute and it will be so sad to go to their house and he wont be there. He always got up on the couch w/ me and would talk to me and have me pet him. He was a sweet dog. My heart breaks for them. Its so hard to lose an animal.
JJ got off early and we met for dinner. He told me to get us a table and have a beer and he would be there shortly. We met at La Fonda's Mexican food. I had the chicken tacos. It was delisc. We got done, he went home and then I headed home. It was nice to have a little time together.
He asked me if I would make the reservations for the hotel this weekend. He was so tired.
I am home at a decent time. I need to clean my kitchen and throw away the trash.
Whew what a day! sad and happy all in one.
I had a nice time w/ Jenny. We got to visit and go to her house. It was nice. She seems like she is doing well and she seems happy except her ex is being terrible. That sucks.
Hopefully I will find out tomorrow if this girl at work will trade call weekends so I can go to the concert w/ Jenny. Its call a pirate tour and it will have Kenny Chesney, Keith urban, Sammy Haggar, and Leanne Rhimes. Its at the Carnals Stadium in Pheonix. It starts at 3 in the afternoon. OMG I would love to see Keith Urban. He is so hot. So I will keep my fingers crossed. It would be alot of fun.
Well I got bad news when I talk to my mom and dad tonight. Their dog Wooley died. He was doing good and he just came in and w/ in a little while went down and his back legs went out and so my mom and dad gave him some pain pills and a couple of sleeping pills. They didnt want him to suffer. He was a corky. He was so cute and it will be so sad to go to their house and he wont be there. He always got up on the couch w/ me and would talk to me and have me pet him. He was a sweet dog. My heart breaks for them. Its so hard to lose an animal.
JJ got off early and we met for dinner. He told me to get us a table and have a beer and he would be there shortly. We met at La Fonda's Mexican food. I had the chicken tacos. It was delisc. We got done, he went home and then I headed home. It was nice to have a little time together.
He asked me if I would make the reservations for the hotel this weekend. He was so tired.
I am home at a decent time. I need to clean my kitchen and throw away the trash.
Whew what a day! sad and happy all in one.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Early
I toss and turned alot last nite. I think its due to doing this presentation and I was cold when I went to bed, once I got in bed I didnt want to get up and turn up the heat. I woke up early also.
I will be glad when the presentation is over. I know there wont be as many people there because we are starting to have 2 staff meetings a day. We should. I always feel bad for the evening people who dont get off work til late, like 11pm to midnight and then were getting up to be back for the meeting at 7:30. Crazy. So I am glad they changed that.
Need to google one more thing and to the shower I go. Going to celebrate Jenny's birthday today. It will be good to do that w/ her. I just have to watch my p's and q's over her boyfriend. She wants me to go w/ her the last weekend of this month to a major country music concert down in Phoenix, I just dont think I can do it. We will see.
I will be glad when the presentation is over. I know there wont be as many people there because we are starting to have 2 staff meetings a day. We should. I always feel bad for the evening people who dont get off work til late, like 11pm to midnight and then were getting up to be back for the meeting at 7:30. Crazy. So I am glad they changed that.
Need to google one more thing and to the shower I go. Going to celebrate Jenny's birthday today. It will be good to do that w/ her. I just have to watch my p's and q's over her boyfriend. She wants me to go w/ her the last weekend of this month to a major country music concert down in Phoenix, I just dont think I can do it. We will see.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Whew what a day.
It was so busy today and it was short cases and lots of kiddos. OMG, back to back, w/ no time in between. I walked out of work exhausted. Came home and ate dinner early and laid down and dozed for a few.
Went back to town to sit w/ Dido to prepare our presentation for tomorrow. So I will be going to bed w/ my highlighter tonight to do pearls of wisdom. We had a lot of classes between each of us to cover in just an hour. so its pearls of wisdom and mind you a couple of classes there is just not much to say.
I got home today and all the snow was gone in town but out where I live there was still snow everywhere. The mountains and the cinder hills were just covered. When I came home tonight there are huge puddles everywhere. Moisture. Woohoo. dont have to water and will save money. That is a good feeling. Everything is finally greening up around here. Green is a great color on the brain.
Poor JJ had such a bad day at work today. I told him that if when his lease is up in August, if he feels like he needs to move to Phoenix to get a different job driving then I understand. I also mentioned I know you did this to stay here w/ me but I dont want you to become resentful and wish you had gotten a different job. I cant be selfish. I said we would work around it. He reassured me that it was him who took this job and he does want to stay here and he would never be resentful to me. I would be sad but it would be okay. So anyway we will see what will happen in August. Time will tell. He is such an awesome guy. I just love him so much. He is home spending time w/ Jr tonight.
Tomorrow I am meeting w/ Jenny to celebrate her birthday. We are going to Buffalo Wild Wings so that her son can play the games. I have a $25.00 gift card to Pier one and I will use it to buy her gift. Maybe some candles and a holder, stuff like that.
Well off to finish up and go to bed w/ my book and highlighter.
Went back to town to sit w/ Dido to prepare our presentation for tomorrow. So I will be going to bed w/ my highlighter tonight to do pearls of wisdom. We had a lot of classes between each of us to cover in just an hour. so its pearls of wisdom and mind you a couple of classes there is just not much to say.
I got home today and all the snow was gone in town but out where I live there was still snow everywhere. The mountains and the cinder hills were just covered. When I came home tonight there are huge puddles everywhere. Moisture. Woohoo. dont have to water and will save money. That is a good feeling. Everything is finally greening up around here. Green is a great color on the brain.
Poor JJ had such a bad day at work today. I told him that if when his lease is up in August, if he feels like he needs to move to Phoenix to get a different job driving then I understand. I also mentioned I know you did this to stay here w/ me but I dont want you to become resentful and wish you had gotten a different job. I cant be selfish. I said we would work around it. He reassured me that it was him who took this job and he does want to stay here and he would never be resentful to me. I would be sad but it would be okay. So anyway we will see what will happen in August. Time will tell. He is such an awesome guy. I just love him so much. He is home spending time w/ Jr tonight.
Tomorrow I am meeting w/ Jenny to celebrate her birthday. We are going to Buffalo Wild Wings so that her son can play the games. I have a $25.00 gift card to Pier one and I will use it to buy her gift. Maybe some candles and a holder, stuff like that.
Well off to finish up and go to bed w/ my book and highlighter.
Snow
It is snowing and coming down. It is the middle of May. There are already several inches on the ground. Crazy Crazy. It will be gone by this afternoon. I guess my weed killer will soak into the ground or back fire and not work. We shall see.
It blows my mind the weather.
Off to work. Have a great day!
It blows my mind the weather.
Off to work. Have a great day!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Working
I got up at 6 and got dressed and went and sprayed weed killer in back and front yard. The wind is now picked up. JJ just called and said that we are suppose to get rain and possible snow showers. What its the middle of May. This is crazy.
I finally got to talk w/ my old friend Tony. He finally found my number and called while I was gone. It was good to talk to him again. Him and Ash and his little girl, Haley are doing well. I am so happy for them.
My plans today is to go back out side and do alittle more in the yard. I am going into town later for one to see my honey and then to work out at 4:15 w/ the girls.
Not much else going on. No news on Jr yet. I still cant believe all of this. I guess I can but you know still.
Well off to the yard and work some more.
I finally got to talk w/ my old friend Tony. He finally found my number and called while I was gone. It was good to talk to him again. Him and Ash and his little girl, Haley are doing well. I am so happy for them.
My plans today is to go back out side and do alittle more in the yard. I am going into town later for one to see my honey and then to work out at 4:15 w/ the girls.
Not much else going on. No news on Jr yet. I still cant believe all of this. I guess I can but you know still.
Well off to the yard and work some more.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
goals
Well I did accomplish some of my goals I sent out to do on list. Took 3 hours but was proud of myself.
1) I pulled the weeds in the rock.
2) Fertilized and watered my flowers, bushes, and trees around the property.
3) Raked up part of the back yard and threw away a bag of stuff that gathered on the fence from the wind blowing. Dead stuff plus stuff Sam took outside.
That took 3 hours. Amazing. I have such a long way to go on my yard. I think back to when I had to keep this house and now thinking what was I thinking because it is just so much work for one person. Mind you I will get done what I need to over the next year but wow it tells me what I want on my next house. Low maintanence yard. A little grass area for the dogs but other wise low low low maintanence. JJ is not a yard guy and I love to plant flowers and water but as far as doing big projects, its just too hard.
In the morning I am getting up early and spray more weed killer in the back yard and pick up what I raked up. If all I do before I leave for Jazz is spray the weed killer then thats fine w/ me. I need to go get my sunday paper and look at sales on some stuff like fertilizer and small clipers. I have big clippers but not small ones. I still need to finish fertilizing.
Its suppose to be windy again tomorrow so if its warm then I can handle alittle wind and working outside. Mind you the inside of the house has to wait. I also see myself making some dump runs to clear stuff out of the garage and yard. It costs $15.00 each time I go so I would like to make it worth my time of going and dumping as much as possible. Thank god for my xterra and having some room.
Another funny thing about today is I called my friend Sher in Phoenix to wish her a happy mother's day and she tells me guess who I ran into and knowing her it could be anyone but of course it was Terry and his new wife Vanessa. Great. She is not the same chick from last August at Too broke for Sturgis. She is not pretty and wrinkled big time. She is nice. Has a deep voice. So from all the questions that Sher asked he was doing her at the same time as Melanie. He will never change. I told Sher, good luck to her. They invited her to the grand canyon to stay for the weekend and barbeque. She wants to go because she is curious. When she was telling me this I didnt even have a reaction. It doesnt phase me at all. I am so much better off the way my life is now. Thank you Thank you Thank you. I have truely forgiven and moved on.
1) I pulled the weeds in the rock.
2) Fertilized and watered my flowers, bushes, and trees around the property.
3) Raked up part of the back yard and threw away a bag of stuff that gathered on the fence from the wind blowing. Dead stuff plus stuff Sam took outside.
That took 3 hours. Amazing. I have such a long way to go on my yard. I think back to when I had to keep this house and now thinking what was I thinking because it is just so much work for one person. Mind you I will get done what I need to over the next year but wow it tells me what I want on my next house. Low maintanence yard. A little grass area for the dogs but other wise low low low maintanence. JJ is not a yard guy and I love to plant flowers and water but as far as doing big projects, its just too hard.
In the morning I am getting up early and spray more weed killer in the back yard and pick up what I raked up. If all I do before I leave for Jazz is spray the weed killer then thats fine w/ me. I need to go get my sunday paper and look at sales on some stuff like fertilizer and small clipers. I have big clippers but not small ones. I still need to finish fertilizing.
Its suppose to be windy again tomorrow so if its warm then I can handle alittle wind and working outside. Mind you the inside of the house has to wait. I also see myself making some dump runs to clear stuff out of the garage and yard. It costs $15.00 each time I go so I would like to make it worth my time of going and dumping as much as possible. Thank god for my xterra and having some room.
Another funny thing about today is I called my friend Sher in Phoenix to wish her a happy mother's day and she tells me guess who I ran into and knowing her it could be anyone but of course it was Terry and his new wife Vanessa. Great. She is not the same chick from last August at Too broke for Sturgis. She is not pretty and wrinkled big time. She is nice. Has a deep voice. So from all the questions that Sher asked he was doing her at the same time as Melanie. He will never change. I told Sher, good luck to her. They invited her to the grand canyon to stay for the weekend and barbeque. She wants to go because she is curious. When she was telling me this I didnt even have a reaction. It doesnt phase me at all. I am so much better off the way my life is now. Thank you Thank you Thank you. I have truely forgiven and moved on.
Sunday Morning!
Was just reading someone's blog and they had the video from utube for Maroon 5 playing sunday morning. Love it.
Yesterday turned out to be so nice. JJ and I just had a nice relaxing day. cooked out on grill, took nap, enjoyed a few yager shots/bombers, talked and went to sleep. Pretty nice and low key. Until the phone call at 12:30 am from the police calling for JJ to come pick up jr. Okay lets see he has been here 3 weeks, yeah thats about right. So what would have been a nice Sunday morning waking up w/ my man and enjoying each other to enjoying a nice breakfast is now gone. It makes me sad and I am just crying right now because it all sucks. But this to shall pass and I will just move on to working on my yard.
I also found out Friday that my neighbor is in the running for a job in the white mountains, which for those of you who dont know Az., its in the north eastern part of the state. So this could mean that he gets the job and they put this house on the market this summer and move. Wow, that hit me thinking I have no one to watch over me out here anymore. Part of my security blanket will be taken away. I figure what ever is meant to be will be. I will truely miss them if they move. They are just such a good people and kind hearted.
Next year I will defiately be looking forward to putting this house on the market and move on. Whether it be in town or to Phoenix, out of here. I am defiately doing it. I have a year of work left to do and I know I can do it. And regardless of how much money I make I will just put it away and start saving. Cant save living here.
My next thing is Biker I am not coming home for the wedding. After going on this trip to Dallas for the Natl conference I just cant afford it. It would cost so much money to come Friday thru Sunday. Between gas, parking, airline ticket which is increasing as we speak. There was a sign at the airport that there will be a fuel charge added to the ticket now each way. Crazy. So I am declining w/ regrets. I told my mom as much as I would like to come home and see them to, she was the one who said you cant spend all that money for just a couple days. So I will plan to come home at a future time. Unless JJ can pay for my ticket to Kentucky in July I wont be able to go to that either.
Well I need to turn my attitude around to a positive one. It is going to be a beautiful day and I can go outside and work in my yard.
My goals for tje next 2 days is
1)to pull some grass/weeds in the rock in the front yard.
2)Rake up dog doo
3)Finish taking the bolts down from the fence and take the fence down.
4)spray weed killer and filtilizer
5)Last but not lease work on the prairie dog holes and cut wire to place in the holes.
6)Make sugar water up for the hummingbirds.
All of these goals are small except for #5. That will defiately take alot of time.
Good, all I have is time on my hands.
Well just got the call from JJ this am.
Jr is screwed. He was suppose to go home after work like he said he would but what did he do, he met up w/ this girl and her boyfriend. boyfriend is 18 and drives. Girl and boyfriend took girl's mom's car for joy riding w/o permission from mom. Nice. Got stopped by police and the kid driving was sent on his way. The girls mom came to get her and the car and JJ got to the scene and was asked by police to allow them to search jr because he has a bag of weed hidden. JJ said go ahead. Sure enough in his underwear he had a bag of weed. So that was taken. Charges are being pressed and his parole officer will know about this either today or tomorrow. JJ told him you are going to jail and not just a day or 2 but for probablby 6 months. He broke curfew on top of it. This just sucks due to the fact we were just talking about this whole situation w/ jr and how JJ really thought jr knew he would go to jail if he fucked up and how JJ thought he was staying out of trouble. How this was going to be better for him to get his ged and work. HMMMMMMMMMM.
Oh well he did it to himself. I told JJ I was really trying to be positive for them since thats what JJ was doing. I also told him how sorry I was for him because I know how much he loves jr and how it has to hurt his heart for this to happen.
I also told him I had a great time being w/ him yesterday. He said the same and he was sorry it came to such a stop. We will do it again soon.
Well off to clean kitchen and start the water for the hummingbirds and make myself breakfast.
Yesterday turned out to be so nice. JJ and I just had a nice relaxing day. cooked out on grill, took nap, enjoyed a few yager shots/bombers, talked and went to sleep. Pretty nice and low key. Until the phone call at 12:30 am from the police calling for JJ to come pick up jr. Okay lets see he has been here 3 weeks, yeah thats about right. So what would have been a nice Sunday morning waking up w/ my man and enjoying each other to enjoying a nice breakfast is now gone. It makes me sad and I am just crying right now because it all sucks. But this to shall pass and I will just move on to working on my yard.
I also found out Friday that my neighbor is in the running for a job in the white mountains, which for those of you who dont know Az., its in the north eastern part of the state. So this could mean that he gets the job and they put this house on the market this summer and move. Wow, that hit me thinking I have no one to watch over me out here anymore. Part of my security blanket will be taken away. I figure what ever is meant to be will be. I will truely miss them if they move. They are just such a good people and kind hearted.
Next year I will defiately be looking forward to putting this house on the market and move on. Whether it be in town or to Phoenix, out of here. I am defiately doing it. I have a year of work left to do and I know I can do it. And regardless of how much money I make I will just put it away and start saving. Cant save living here.
My next thing is Biker I am not coming home for the wedding. After going on this trip to Dallas for the Natl conference I just cant afford it. It would cost so much money to come Friday thru Sunday. Between gas, parking, airline ticket which is increasing as we speak. There was a sign at the airport that there will be a fuel charge added to the ticket now each way. Crazy. So I am declining w/ regrets. I told my mom as much as I would like to come home and see them to, she was the one who said you cant spend all that money for just a couple days. So I will plan to come home at a future time. Unless JJ can pay for my ticket to Kentucky in July I wont be able to go to that either.
Well I need to turn my attitude around to a positive one. It is going to be a beautiful day and I can go outside and work in my yard.
My goals for tje next 2 days is
1)to pull some grass/weeds in the rock in the front yard.
2)Rake up dog doo
3)Finish taking the bolts down from the fence and take the fence down.
4)spray weed killer and filtilizer
5)Last but not lease work on the prairie dog holes and cut wire to place in the holes.
6)Make sugar water up for the hummingbirds.
All of these goals are small except for #5. That will defiately take alot of time.
Good, all I have is time on my hands.
Well just got the call from JJ this am.
Jr is screwed. He was suppose to go home after work like he said he would but what did he do, he met up w/ this girl and her boyfriend. boyfriend is 18 and drives. Girl and boyfriend took girl's mom's car for joy riding w/o permission from mom. Nice. Got stopped by police and the kid driving was sent on his way. The girls mom came to get her and the car and JJ got to the scene and was asked by police to allow them to search jr because he has a bag of weed hidden. JJ said go ahead. Sure enough in his underwear he had a bag of weed. So that was taken. Charges are being pressed and his parole officer will know about this either today or tomorrow. JJ told him you are going to jail and not just a day or 2 but for probablby 6 months. He broke curfew on top of it. This just sucks due to the fact we were just talking about this whole situation w/ jr and how JJ really thought jr knew he would go to jail if he fucked up and how JJ thought he was staying out of trouble. How this was going to be better for him to get his ged and work. HMMMMMMMMMM.
Oh well he did it to himself. I told JJ I was really trying to be positive for them since thats what JJ was doing. I also told him how sorry I was for him because I know how much he loves jr and how it has to hurt his heart for this to happen.
I also told him I had a great time being w/ him yesterday. He said the same and he was sorry it came to such a stop. We will do it again soon.
Well off to clean kitchen and start the water for the hummingbirds and make myself breakfast.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Weekend
The weekend has started. I had a momentary breakdown last nite. JJ didnt get off work til 7:30, which put him at a 15 hour day. He didnt have any food at the house so he was going to get take out and go home and he ran into someone from work and they wanted him to have a beer w/ them. Which I understand but at the same time I wanted to see him and wasnt feeling sorry for myself. I was being pouty. I guess thats how you spell it. I was so tired last nite that of course things seem worse then they are. So now I am excited about getting to see him today and us having time together.
Got a good nights sleep but still feel tired. I am going into town to work out, then I will finally see my honey and we will make our plans for today. It will be low key which is fine w/ me. I just want our time. So my thinking is cooking out, drink beer, and watch movies and catch up w/ each other. He will stay over til Sunday which then he needs to get home. I will then have 2 days to work on my house and yard.
tried to post pics and it will not work. I dont know what I am doing wrong but its pissing me off.
Got a good nights sleep but still feel tired. I am going into town to work out, then I will finally see my honey and we will make our plans for today. It will be low key which is fine w/ me. I just want our time. So my thinking is cooking out, drink beer, and watch movies and catch up w/ each other. He will stay over til Sunday which then he needs to get home. I will then have 2 days to work on my house and yard.
tried to post pics and it will not work. I dont know what I am doing wrong but its pissing me off.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Home Sweet Home!
It feels so good to be home. The rest of my trip was wonderful. Went to the hotel that morning and listen to very uplifting speaker. She was awesome. She is a recovery room nurse somewhere and she does speaking engagements to get you excited about nurning. This was about Going from Burnout to Being lifted up and love what you do. Get up in the morning and jump on your bed and be excited about getting up for work. We will see about that one.
She had a lot happen to her that was all very sad for a short time. But she said she would give nothing for those 7 years because she is the person she is now because of it. I just listened and got tears in my eyes because I wouldnt give any thing for what I went thru in my life because of it I am the person I am and I am awesome. I have some great awesome experiences and some awesome friends. And now I am going after what I want.
We got done at 11 and was able to check in right after and got this really nice room on the 8th floor overlooking the lake. The hotel was the Gaylord Texan. I guess they are a chain in several states. Very comfortable room. After we got in the room and claimed beds I got up on top and jumped on the bed and did a belly flop on to the mattress, it was great. Val got there and we got our luggage and took off and went thru the drive thru at What a Burger and off to the Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, Suppose to be America's team but I always surrounded by people who think the team you love to hate so there you go. But we get there and the tour is going to start in just a few minutes. $12.50 for the tour. We go in and go to the club house and a nice box and get our pics taken. We go on to the locker room and the showers. It was absolutely awesome. We go on down the tunnel they run out of and go out on the field. Oh my god, I cant begin to tell you the feeling I got inside that I was there on the field. It was my moment I will remember for the rest of my life. We walk out to the middle and get pics taken by the guide and then we can have recess and I lay down on the star on my side posing for a great pic. So now when I see the game I will say I was there and laid on that star. I think that will be on my christmas card this year or postcard. Again it was such a moment. If I could figure out why I cant post any pics and then be able to post some I will place some on here. Again we got done w/ the tour and I went back to the pro shop and got our pics on cd and a 8x10 of Troy Aikman. I was in heaven for the rest of the day.
We then went on the spa and got hour massages and pedicures. Got my toes painted dark blue w/ sparkles and flowers on the big toes. Felt so good leaving there and went to downtown Grapevine and went to Noswicks, something like that. It was an old gas station/car repair garage and now its biker bar. Great place, drinks and food very good. Spend a little while there and did some shots of tequilla. Was at therapeutic level. We head back to the hotel and get changed into bathing suits and go down to the pool and jacuzzi. OMG the jacuzzi was hot. It felt so good after having had a massage. It helped take out the soreness. That was another thing the speaker spoke of, taking care of yourself, getting a massage for example. My friend Dido and I were going oh yeah we are all over that. We know how to take care of ourselves. Its so important to do that. Then headed back up stairs and got relaxed and went to bed and fell asleep watching tv. Crashed so hard.
Got up this am, got ready and headed to the airport. It was only 10 mins away from the hotel. Got to the car rental, turned it in, walked out and there was our bus taking us to the gate. No line outside and checked in and walked in to get thru security. From there, went to TGIF and had breakfast and a bloody mary. We decided we would walk further down, used the bathroom, and we still have time. We went to the dallas cowboy bar and had a really good amber beer and watched people. walking by. It was great. Flight left on time, got our luggage, and walked to the shuttle area and our shuttle drives right up and off to our car. The guy put our luggage in the car for us. We both tipped well and off we went. Found a Wendy's, filled up w/ gas, on on our merry way back to Flagstaff. I will mention as a side note, peole in Dallas drive so aggressively and constantly drive fast and then put on the brakes. It drove me nuts how people drive there. Phoenix on the other hand just has a flow to it. Mind you there are those asses but there is just not as much aggression. I will drive in phoenix any day compared to Dallas area.
2 hours later we got there and headed downtown and met up one of our girlfriends and had pomagrante mojitos. Yummy. And finally I am home. My pups were so happy. My neighbor loved her gift that I got her for her garden. My mom loved her mothers day gift I bought and sent while I was in Dallas. So all in all life is good.
This whole week couldnt have gone any better. It was so smooth from beginning to end.
I am going to sleep so well. My poor boyfriend is still working at 7:21pm. Since 4am this morning. We wanted to see each other but he is so tired and I needed to get home so tonight we will get some rest and then tomorrow is our time together. I have missed him so much. I cant wait to hold him and just be held. It will be great getting caught up on things.
Getting up in the am and going to work out. Back on track. This trip included so much eating out. Way to much. Probably gained 5 lbs. Crazy. So back on track. Working out in the morning will be a good way to get started.
She had a lot happen to her that was all very sad for a short time. But she said she would give nothing for those 7 years because she is the person she is now because of it. I just listened and got tears in my eyes because I wouldnt give any thing for what I went thru in my life because of it I am the person I am and I am awesome. I have some great awesome experiences and some awesome friends. And now I am going after what I want.
We got done at 11 and was able to check in right after and got this really nice room on the 8th floor overlooking the lake. The hotel was the Gaylord Texan. I guess they are a chain in several states. Very comfortable room. After we got in the room and claimed beds I got up on top and jumped on the bed and did a belly flop on to the mattress, it was great. Val got there and we got our luggage and took off and went thru the drive thru at What a Burger and off to the Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, Suppose to be America's team but I always surrounded by people who think the team you love to hate so there you go. But we get there and the tour is going to start in just a few minutes. $12.50 for the tour. We go in and go to the club house and a nice box and get our pics taken. We go on to the locker room and the showers. It was absolutely awesome. We go on down the tunnel they run out of and go out on the field. Oh my god, I cant begin to tell you the feeling I got inside that I was there on the field. It was my moment I will remember for the rest of my life. We walk out to the middle and get pics taken by the guide and then we can have recess and I lay down on the star on my side posing for a great pic. So now when I see the game I will say I was there and laid on that star. I think that will be on my christmas card this year or postcard. Again it was such a moment. If I could figure out why I cant post any pics and then be able to post some I will place some on here. Again we got done w/ the tour and I went back to the pro shop and got our pics on cd and a 8x10 of Troy Aikman. I was in heaven for the rest of the day.
We then went on the spa and got hour massages and pedicures. Got my toes painted dark blue w/ sparkles and flowers on the big toes. Felt so good leaving there and went to downtown Grapevine and went to Noswicks, something like that. It was an old gas station/car repair garage and now its biker bar. Great place, drinks and food very good. Spend a little while there and did some shots of tequilla. Was at therapeutic level. We head back to the hotel and get changed into bathing suits and go down to the pool and jacuzzi. OMG the jacuzzi was hot. It felt so good after having had a massage. It helped take out the soreness. That was another thing the speaker spoke of, taking care of yourself, getting a massage for example. My friend Dido and I were going oh yeah we are all over that. We know how to take care of ourselves. Its so important to do that. Then headed back up stairs and got relaxed and went to bed and fell asleep watching tv. Crashed so hard.
Got up this am, got ready and headed to the airport. It was only 10 mins away from the hotel. Got to the car rental, turned it in, walked out and there was our bus taking us to the gate. No line outside and checked in and walked in to get thru security. From there, went to TGIF and had breakfast and a bloody mary. We decided we would walk further down, used the bathroom, and we still have time. We went to the dallas cowboy bar and had a really good amber beer and watched people. walking by. It was great. Flight left on time, got our luggage, and walked to the shuttle area and our shuttle drives right up and off to our car. The guy put our luggage in the car for us. We both tipped well and off we went. Found a Wendy's, filled up w/ gas, on on our merry way back to Flagstaff. I will mention as a side note, peole in Dallas drive so aggressively and constantly drive fast and then put on the brakes. It drove me nuts how people drive there. Phoenix on the other hand just has a flow to it. Mind you there are those asses but there is just not as much aggression. I will drive in phoenix any day compared to Dallas area.
2 hours later we got there and headed downtown and met up one of our girlfriends and had pomagrante mojitos. Yummy. And finally I am home. My pups were so happy. My neighbor loved her gift that I got her for her garden. My mom loved her mothers day gift I bought and sent while I was in Dallas. So all in all life is good.
This whole week couldnt have gone any better. It was so smooth from beginning to end.
I am going to sleep so well. My poor boyfriend is still working at 7:21pm. Since 4am this morning. We wanted to see each other but he is so tired and I needed to get home so tonight we will get some rest and then tomorrow is our time together. I have missed him so much. I cant wait to hold him and just be held. It will be great getting caught up on things.
Getting up in the am and going to work out. Back on track. This trip included so much eating out. Way to much. Probably gained 5 lbs. Crazy. So back on track. Working out in the morning will be a good way to get started.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Exciting day!
Today. It is going to be an exciting day, I am going to the Dallas Cowboys Stadium for a tour today. It was only $12.00. The tours are every hour on the hour. Our morning wraps up at 11 and then we are going to check in. Val will pick us up right after she gets off at noon. Then heading over there. I have been to the stadium a couple of times for games but this time heading down to the field, go thru the tunnel they come out of, and the locker room. I am a big Dallas Cowboy fan so this is awesome due to the fact, they are building a new stadium and this is the last year for the stadium. So it will be so kool.
From there we are going to have massages and pedicures. That will be wonderful. Then on to some bikerbar for dinner in Grapevine. Back to the hotel for the pool and jacuzzi. Perfect way to end the week. This was a nice week.
My classes were all good for the most part. I learn something in each class. It will feel good to go home tomorrow. I miss my honey and my pups.
From there we are going to have massages and pedicures. That will be wonderful. Then on to some bikerbar for dinner in Grapevine. Back to the hotel for the pool and jacuzzi. Perfect way to end the week. This was a nice week.
My classes were all good for the most part. I learn something in each class. It will feel good to go home tomorrow. I miss my honey and my pups.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Another day
Well, up and about to jump in the shower to get ready for our day. Yesterday was good. Learn some good stuff and luckily could get their emails to get their talk. It was a long day. Got out of there and met up w/ Val and we ate in Grapevine. What a nice town. The shops were cute. By the time we got back to Denton and got done w/ what we had to do it was almost 9pm. Amazing how long our days have been.
Got my mom's gift mailed out. She will love them.
We will see what today will bring. I will try to post pics later when I get back.
Have a good day!
Got my mom's gift mailed out. She will love them.
We will see what today will bring. I will try to post pics later when I get back.
Have a good day!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Early
We had to get up early today. Its 4am our time. Thats even earlier then what I normally get up. I went to bed at 8pm my time. So today I am so tired. My head feels crappy. I will use my nettie pot so I can rinse my sinuses to feel better.
On my 1st cup of coffee. JJ went to the docs yesterday and they put him on antibiotics. He said he feels a little better today. He went and played softball last nite and their team won. Nice.
We went out last nite after we got back to Denton, went out for mexican food. Had a couple of margarittas. The food was deliscious. So we did our little celebrating of cinco de mayo. Went by world market to get our weekend creamer. Its so wierd being back in Texas where you cant buy regular alcohol at the store. At lease here compared to Lubbock you can buy beer and wine at the grocery store. Came back and watched 21/2 men. That show is hilarious.
Today is our 1st full day of classes. 4 total w/ a 2 hour break for lunch. So we are going to the exhibits that being showned. Also able to buy subway for $5.00 to $10.00 for lunch by the pool. We were talking to girls yesterday that they dont have a rental car, etc. It was so different when I went to chicago, we were in the middle of the city, get out and walk. But not here. Its hard to go anywhere. It would suck.
Oh well, thank god we dont have to do that.
The speaker yesterday was a internal med doc from Texas Tech, Dr Phy, he was very entertaining. He would make comments about Lubbock and Tech and I remembered so well.
Dido and I have the 1st class together and then separate until lunch. Thats cool.
Hope all have a good day!
On my 1st cup of coffee. JJ went to the docs yesterday and they put him on antibiotics. He said he feels a little better today. He went and played softball last nite and their team won. Nice.
We went out last nite after we got back to Denton, went out for mexican food. Had a couple of margarittas. The food was deliscious. So we did our little celebrating of cinco de mayo. Went by world market to get our weekend creamer. Its so wierd being back in Texas where you cant buy regular alcohol at the store. At lease here compared to Lubbock you can buy beer and wine at the grocery store. Came back and watched 21/2 men. That show is hilarious.
Today is our 1st full day of classes. 4 total w/ a 2 hour break for lunch. So we are going to the exhibits that being showned. Also able to buy subway for $5.00 to $10.00 for lunch by the pool. We were talking to girls yesterday that they dont have a rental car, etc. It was so different when I went to chicago, we were in the middle of the city, get out and walk. But not here. Its hard to go anywhere. It would suck.
Oh well, thank god we dont have to do that.
The speaker yesterday was a internal med doc from Texas Tech, Dr Phy, he was very entertaining. He would make comments about Lubbock and Tech and I remembered so well.
Dido and I have the 1st class together and then separate until lunch. Thats cool.
Hope all have a good day!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Cloudy
Woke up this am and its cloudy and perfect temp. wind is picking up. hopefully that means rain coming.
Went to the component night as they called it. Okay the Gaylord Texas is nice. Huge, and nice. Not fancy by any means but really nice. We checked in to get our paper and nobody could tell us what certain things are. That was the start. We had 30 mins before this thing started. So we head to the bar for a drink. $19.00 for 2 mojitos. Okay they were good but not for that much money. So we head over to the party. We walk in and its packed. We get some appetizers of vegies. Then decide to go some of the the booths. Too hard to get to. So okay lets get a drink, even just water. Get on line and we have to pay $4.50 for a 8 oz bottle of water. Asked for a glass to get water and they said no. We got some dinner which was walk thru to make a couple of fajitas. Then we decide we dont feel the love, we are out of there. We head back in the daylight. We did good driving by ourselves. Came back and made a mojito and sat outside w/ everybody. It was nice.
Slept in til 6am. Just got a call from Florida and Sarah is born w/ bright red hair and almost 8lbs. They are so happy. Congrats to them.
So on to enjoy coffee and yummy coffee!
Went to the component night as they called it. Okay the Gaylord Texas is nice. Huge, and nice. Not fancy by any means but really nice. We checked in to get our paper and nobody could tell us what certain things are. That was the start. We had 30 mins before this thing started. So we head to the bar for a drink. $19.00 for 2 mojitos. Okay they were good but not for that much money. So we head over to the party. We walk in and its packed. We get some appetizers of vegies. Then decide to go some of the the booths. Too hard to get to. So okay lets get a drink, even just water. Get on line and we have to pay $4.50 for a 8 oz bottle of water. Asked for a glass to get water and they said no. We got some dinner which was walk thru to make a couple of fajitas. Then we decide we dont feel the love, we are out of there. We head back in the daylight. We did good driving by ourselves. Came back and made a mojito and sat outside w/ everybody. It was nice.
Slept in til 6am. Just got a call from Florida and Sarah is born w/ bright red hair and almost 8lbs. They are so happy. Congrats to them.
So on to enjoy coffee and yummy coffee!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Sunday Morning!
It has been the best trip so far and Sunday morning has been perfect. Leaving on Friday worked out so perfect and no problems what so ever. Very smooth. The trip to phoenix was great, shopping, lunch w/ Sher in Phoenix. Our flight went very smooth and Getting the rental car was so easy, there was a kiosh to get directions that they print up.
It has been so good to see Val and her hubby. Their house is so comfortable. We went shopping yesterday and out to lunch at the cheesecake factory. Yummmmy. Came home, took a nap. Got dressed up and went to the Melting Pot for dinner. It was a dinning experience. It was the 4 of us. Dido and I treated them to dinner as a thank you for putting us up.
Slept in this morning, had weekend creamer of irish cream, mamasas, and home cooked breakfast w/ biscuits and gravy. So now we are to showers and getting dress to take a trial run to the hotel and go the square.
Hope all are have a great weekend.
It has been so good to see Val and her hubby. Their house is so comfortable. We went shopping yesterday and out to lunch at the cheesecake factory. Yummmmy. Came home, took a nap. Got dressed up and went to the Melting Pot for dinner. It was a dinning experience. It was the 4 of us. Dido and I treated them to dinner as a thank you for putting us up.
Slept in this morning, had weekend creamer of irish cream, mamasas, and home cooked breakfast w/ biscuits and gravy. So now we are to showers and getting dress to take a trial run to the hotel and go the square.
Hope all are have a great weekend.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Woohoo today is the day!
Tis the day to leave for Dallas. I am so excited but at the same time relaxed. I had a great time hanging out w/ JJ. He is not feeling well and so we stayed in and cooked dinner at his place. We made pasta w/ Ceasar Salad dressing. It gives it such a good taste. Yummy.
But luckily jr wasnt there so we got caught up on some intimate business. Then we got to just enjoy being together drinking some beers, cooking dinner, and listening to music. We watched a dvd of Bad Religion. They are a band who have been around oh 20 to 30 years. The reason for the name is that when they were coming up w/ a name for their band they wanted bad in the name but couldnt think of what else and at the time there was all this stuff out on the televangelists and so they came up w/ the name. Now when I watched this dvd, I was amazed, normal looking guys, in fact the lead singer is a college professor. The words are very deep. I came away w/ the feeling I wanted to download some of their music on to itunes for my ipod.
But anyway we hung out w/ the boys for a few before they headed down to one of the neighbors apartment to hang out.
We went to bed. Its always so hard to sleep a whole 6 to 8 hours. I feel rested but still I went back to sleep when JJ left for work at 3:30am. We just hugged each other and told each other we loved each other and be safe. I will miss him dearly.
Got home and my babies, Sam and Tipper, were so excited to see me. Fed them and made my coffee. Started getting paper work together in a pile and a few things to go in my bag that I am taking on the plane.
I am trying to stay relaxed so the dogs stay calm. As soon as I pull out the luggage they will know whats up and be sad. It makes me sad momentarily but on to funner stuff.
I have also caught up reading other blogs which I so look forward to each day. Its so fun seeing what pics and what they will write about, especially these 3 I have recently started reading because they always have a cool pic and their writing is so damn good. I would love to write like them. And then on to my other favorite which is yours biker.Only because in my favs it goes in alphabetical order so I just go down the line by the name of the blog. Its so fun to keep up with others in the world. I also have been looking at one out of the antartic. This guy who is a cook there at some station and his pics and videos are amazing. Not alot of writing but like I said the pics and videos are just incredible.
The morning sunrise was beautiful but the sun was defiately bright bright bright.
I didnt do much on tackling the clothes so oh well on that. But I pulled out my clothes that I have for the conference and I bought some nice outfits. I am washing and going to wear this cute workout outfit I wear. The top is hooded and a v neck so I wear a short sleeve top under it. Its a pretty bluish purple, more blue then anything but very cute and comfy. I am picking up Dido at around 10ish and we are going thru the car wash and then next door is the coffee place and then heading out of town. Off to the metro center to do just alittle bit of shopping. I decided I need either black shoes or sandles w/ a heel to go w/ my outfits. And a couple short sleeve solid color tops to go w/ a couple of skirts.
I am going to try to blog when I am gone to let you know how my trip is. Val has a lap top she leaves on the dining room table for anyone to use. So maybe in the evening I will sit and write.
Off to get ready and pack. I am just going to put my ipod on and listen to music while I get ready. I get to use my new luggage I got when I was back in Lubbock last. And the best thing is no one else will have that luggage or the Dallas Cowboy tags. OMG we are going to have such fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But luckily jr wasnt there so we got caught up on some intimate business. Then we got to just enjoy being together drinking some beers, cooking dinner, and listening to music. We watched a dvd of Bad Religion. They are a band who have been around oh 20 to 30 years. The reason for the name is that when they were coming up w/ a name for their band they wanted bad in the name but couldnt think of what else and at the time there was all this stuff out on the televangelists and so they came up w/ the name. Now when I watched this dvd, I was amazed, normal looking guys, in fact the lead singer is a college professor. The words are very deep. I came away w/ the feeling I wanted to download some of their music on to itunes for my ipod.
But anyway we hung out w/ the boys for a few before they headed down to one of the neighbors apartment to hang out.
We went to bed. Its always so hard to sleep a whole 6 to 8 hours. I feel rested but still I went back to sleep when JJ left for work at 3:30am. We just hugged each other and told each other we loved each other and be safe. I will miss him dearly.
Got home and my babies, Sam and Tipper, were so excited to see me. Fed them and made my coffee. Started getting paper work together in a pile and a few things to go in my bag that I am taking on the plane.
I am trying to stay relaxed so the dogs stay calm. As soon as I pull out the luggage they will know whats up and be sad. It makes me sad momentarily but on to funner stuff.
I have also caught up reading other blogs which I so look forward to each day. Its so fun seeing what pics and what they will write about, especially these 3 I have recently started reading because they always have a cool pic and their writing is so damn good. I would love to write like them. And then on to my other favorite which is yours biker.Only because in my favs it goes in alphabetical order so I just go down the line by the name of the blog. Its so fun to keep up with others in the world. I also have been looking at one out of the antartic. This guy who is a cook there at some station and his pics and videos are amazing. Not alot of writing but like I said the pics and videos are just incredible.
The morning sunrise was beautiful but the sun was defiately bright bright bright.
I didnt do much on tackling the clothes so oh well on that. But I pulled out my clothes that I have for the conference and I bought some nice outfits. I am washing and going to wear this cute workout outfit I wear. The top is hooded and a v neck so I wear a short sleeve top under it. Its a pretty bluish purple, more blue then anything but very cute and comfy. I am picking up Dido at around 10ish and we are going thru the car wash and then next door is the coffee place and then heading out of town. Off to the metro center to do just alittle bit of shopping. I decided I need either black shoes or sandles w/ a heel to go w/ my outfits. And a couple short sleeve solid color tops to go w/ a couple of skirts.
I am going to try to blog when I am gone to let you know how my trip is. Val has a lap top she leaves on the dining room table for anyone to use. So maybe in the evening I will sit and write.
Off to get ready and pack. I am just going to put my ipod on and listen to music while I get ready. I get to use my new luggage I got when I was back in Lubbock last. And the best thing is no one else will have that luggage or the Dallas Cowboy tags. OMG we are going to have such fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
blog break
I am getting thru my list. Got the car cleaned out, will vacumn on my way to JJ's this afternoon and go thru the car wash tomorrow am. cross that off my list.
Vacumned. Cross that off my list. Next is the clothes, have 3 loads to go thru. I am telling you that is truely my downfall, putting away clothes. I absolutely hate it. I will go thru them before I put them a way, but I will do this.
Jenny called me at the house. She is in her new place. She paid the fire department to move her. They had the truck. $565.00 for 3 hours of work. I am not sure if that is worth it. I think on one hand it is but she said alot of stuff she is putting in storage because she isnt sure what her next move is and she doesnt have alot of room. She is selling this huge entertainment center, that she had from her marriage. Out w/ the old.
I had a moment of sadness when I hung up w/ her. I had a moment of dont ask me why I felt like a failure. I dont have a reason to feel that way but I did. Thinking was I stupid to keep this house and all the responsibilities that goes along w/ it. Part of me is so ready to get rid of this house and move on w/ my life and the other 1/2 feels a security here w/ my pups. A home to come home to. I do know that I have a little over a year to this home getting put up to be sold. I will truely be ready to leave this area and either A) move to town and rent a place there or B) Move to Phoenix to start anew. I think of how much money I will be saving in the future when I dont have this house over my head and I am completely debt free. My rent payment will be less and wont owe anyone anything. That will be a nice feeling. Have breathing room. I can put money away towards something better. Have a good size down payment. Its hard taking care of house by yourself. So many things you have pay someone to do. Oh well on all this. Time to move on.
Okay enough of my break, on to attacking the clothes pile!
Vacumned. Cross that off my list. Next is the clothes, have 3 loads to go thru. I am telling you that is truely my downfall, putting away clothes. I absolutely hate it. I will go thru them before I put them a way, but I will do this.
Jenny called me at the house. She is in her new place. She paid the fire department to move her. They had the truck. $565.00 for 3 hours of work. I am not sure if that is worth it. I think on one hand it is but she said alot of stuff she is putting in storage because she isnt sure what her next move is and she doesnt have alot of room. She is selling this huge entertainment center, that she had from her marriage. Out w/ the old.
I had a moment of sadness when I hung up w/ her. I had a moment of dont ask me why I felt like a failure. I dont have a reason to feel that way but I did. Thinking was I stupid to keep this house and all the responsibilities that goes along w/ it. Part of me is so ready to get rid of this house and move on w/ my life and the other 1/2 feels a security here w/ my pups. A home to come home to. I do know that I have a little over a year to this home getting put up to be sold. I will truely be ready to leave this area and either A) move to town and rent a place there or B) Move to Phoenix to start anew. I think of how much money I will be saving in the future when I dont have this house over my head and I am completely debt free. My rent payment will be less and wont owe anyone anything. That will be a nice feeling. Have breathing room. I can put money away towards something better. Have a good size down payment. Its hard taking care of house by yourself. So many things you have pay someone to do. Oh well on all this. Time to move on.
Okay enough of my break, on to attacking the clothes pile!
Woohoo, its my Friday!
Well I did proceed to take my ambien and crashed hard. I guess I never even moved because the phone rang this morning before my alarm and it was my honey telling me good morning since he might not have time to talk to me later. Its funny today its a perfectly still day. Like the wind never happened.
To update you on my face, its slightly swollen and a bruise is starting to come out on my cheek bone and eye. My face on both sides still hurt. Crazy.
I got to work this am and one of the girls who wanted to go home early but not this afternoon asked if I wanted to leave instead, and I said sure I wll leave early to finish getting ready.
So I went to the grocery store, got envelopes and stamps, addressed my envelopes and put the stamps on them and went thru the drive thru at the post office.
Thought I would catch up on my blogs and mail and then on to, here's my list:
1) Get my car cleaned out, go thru car wash tomorrow on the way out of town.
2) Vacumn. Not going to worry about the dusting.
3) Go thru clothes and decide what I am taking and what I still need like I am thinking when we go to the mall in Phoenix, go by a shoe store and find me a pair of sandals or shoes, black w/ a heal to go w/ a couple of things I have. One thing is these really nice grey color pants, and my black capris, both dressy. Plus a couple of skirts.
4) take care of the dogs so they are okay for the night and head into town to meet up w/ Dido to finalize our plans. From there head to JJ's to meet up w/ him. He might get back early enough so we can go out for dinner and have some time together. He and I are so excited to see each other.
Tomorrow will be a hard day for him, its the 3 year anniversary of his wife's death. Her mom and stepdad are coming in on Sunday. So on Sat he is going to get his place cleaned up since he is inviting them over. I think it will interesting to see what they think of all the photos of her and then our photos. I am sure it be reassuring to them that he loved her daughter so much. And hopefully to see he is trying to move on. So all in all a good thing.
Jenny moves into her place today. She said some interesting things about B. He went to the apartment to move his bed out and made comments about the kids staying there when Jr left and how he told them not to go in his room. Now I am not defending B but personally I dont trust these kids. After a year of all the crap and what him and his friends did at my house, dont blame him for feeling that way. Anyway I was talking to JJ and told him what Jenny said and he got upset because 1) B gave him no notice he's moving out and still owes him part of this last months rent 2) JJ saids I know the kid staying w/ us well but what JJ didnt know is that Jr is leaving a couple of kids at the house, skin head as b put it. JJ didnt know that. And I said I know you dont care and like I said not to be defending B in any way, but I dont blame him for feeling this way after what happened at my house. I told JJ dont worry about B, he will be gone and isnt like you have to hang w/ him anymore or deal w/ him anymore. He said I dont care about that, just want my money. But I guess JJ is telling jr that this kid has to go tomorrow. No more. He wants the kid out of there before the weekend. I dont blame him. JJ reminds me of Val in that they make their home open to kids. Val did that alot. I am not that trusting but I am not a mom. I did open my house to kids and I got screwed so it wont happen again unless its the girls. Big difference in friends of the girls and friends of jr. Jr's friends are all about gansta and the rap that they listen to about hoes, sex, and guns, etc. They dress the part also.
I was watching a show one time on how people perceive these kids and people are afraid of them. People think their appearance says it all. You never know if they have a gun or if you are going to get robbed.
But anyway on to a happier note. I am going to Dallas to play and learn for a week. Going out to eat and shop and hang out w/ girlfriends. Perfect.
So off to get stuff done! Hope everyone has a great week.
To update you on my face, its slightly swollen and a bruise is starting to come out on my cheek bone and eye. My face on both sides still hurt. Crazy.
I got to work this am and one of the girls who wanted to go home early but not this afternoon asked if I wanted to leave instead, and I said sure I wll leave early to finish getting ready.
So I went to the grocery store, got envelopes and stamps, addressed my envelopes and put the stamps on them and went thru the drive thru at the post office.
Thought I would catch up on my blogs and mail and then on to, here's my list:
1) Get my car cleaned out, go thru car wash tomorrow on the way out of town.
2) Vacumn. Not going to worry about the dusting.
3) Go thru clothes and decide what I am taking and what I still need like I am thinking when we go to the mall in Phoenix, go by a shoe store and find me a pair of sandals or shoes, black w/ a heal to go w/ a couple of things I have. One thing is these really nice grey color pants, and my black capris, both dressy. Plus a couple of skirts.
4) take care of the dogs so they are okay for the night and head into town to meet up w/ Dido to finalize our plans. From there head to JJ's to meet up w/ him. He might get back early enough so we can go out for dinner and have some time together. He and I are so excited to see each other.
Tomorrow will be a hard day for him, its the 3 year anniversary of his wife's death. Her mom and stepdad are coming in on Sunday. So on Sat he is going to get his place cleaned up since he is inviting them over. I think it will interesting to see what they think of all the photos of her and then our photos. I am sure it be reassuring to them that he loved her daughter so much. And hopefully to see he is trying to move on. So all in all a good thing.
Jenny moves into her place today. She said some interesting things about B. He went to the apartment to move his bed out and made comments about the kids staying there when Jr left and how he told them not to go in his room. Now I am not defending B but personally I dont trust these kids. After a year of all the crap and what him and his friends did at my house, dont blame him for feeling that way. Anyway I was talking to JJ and told him what Jenny said and he got upset because 1) B gave him no notice he's moving out and still owes him part of this last months rent 2) JJ saids I know the kid staying w/ us well but what JJ didnt know is that Jr is leaving a couple of kids at the house, skin head as b put it. JJ didnt know that. And I said I know you dont care and like I said not to be defending B in any way, but I dont blame him for feeling this way after what happened at my house. I told JJ dont worry about B, he will be gone and isnt like you have to hang w/ him anymore or deal w/ him anymore. He said I dont care about that, just want my money. But I guess JJ is telling jr that this kid has to go tomorrow. No more. He wants the kid out of there before the weekend. I dont blame him. JJ reminds me of Val in that they make their home open to kids. Val did that alot. I am not that trusting but I am not a mom. I did open my house to kids and I got screwed so it wont happen again unless its the girls. Big difference in friends of the girls and friends of jr. Jr's friends are all about gansta and the rap that they listen to about hoes, sex, and guns, etc. They dress the part also.
I was watching a show one time on how people perceive these kids and people are afraid of them. People think their appearance says it all. You never know if they have a gun or if you are going to get robbed.
But anyway on to a happier note. I am going to Dallas to play and learn for a week. Going out to eat and shop and hang out w/ girlfriends. Perfect.
So off to get stuff done! Hope everyone has a great week.
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