Bubbles, Shrubs, and Sporks

Oh lordy lordy lordy lordy lordy lordy lordy lordy lordy

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:11:49 GMT

I'M PREGNANT!!!!!!!

Look! I'm actually posting again!

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:01:44 GMT

OW! I FEEL GOOD (nanananananana) I KNEW THAT I WOULD NOW!!!!! <--- random lyric stuck in my head, thanks to my work. That and WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE...A YELLOW SUBMARINE...A YELLOW SUBMARINE. On the plus side, I now know the words to a lot of great songs (Snoopy VS the Red Baron, anyone??).
I find these advertisements on the side of the screen very entertaining. Now there's a woman looking over her shoulder at me in what I guess is supposed to be a provocative manner. I think she kinda looks possessed.
Anyhoo, Rob and I are going out to dinner with Debbie and Jon tonight! Woohoo! Haven't spent time with them in ages. I think the last time it was just the four of us was when we went to the Byrd to see the Narnia movie. Wow. That was a long time ago. We're going to Aladdin's. Rob and I have never been there, but apparently there are hookas involved. Amusing.
So I'm still trying to figure out these various parties I'm supposed to be doing for Rachel. The bachelorette is posing quite the problem, because I've only ever been to two bachelorettes...April's and mine. I need help! So far, I'm thinking we'll go out to eat, maybe hit a club/bar, then back to my apartment for some chill time. Does that sound lame??????? I'm trying to make sure that it's fun for the drinkers AND the non-drinkers. Rachel has requested a little bit of naughtiness, so I've got a few penis related entertainments planned. No strippers though. I don't think any of us want dingles shaking in our faces. Oh yeah. That was another thing I found while planning this thing. There's this strawberry flavored stuff that you put on the guy's thingamajig, and the product description says "put some tingle in his dingle." I thought I was going to fall off the couch I was laughing so hard. Rob has been entertained by my online shopping.
As far as the bridal shower is concerned, I think we're on the right track. We've ordered the invitations for it (I've got the ones for the bachelorette too), and we've come up with some of the things we're going to have for snacks (pistachios, jelly bellies, chips and dip, shrimp cocktail....wow, that sounds like a weird combination when you write it all out like that).
On a completely different note, things at work are going semi-well. They're good because I'm working on getting a promotion and my bosses seem open to it. They're not so good because one of my favorite bosses is leaving and in his place we're getting the jerk from hell. I may end up saying to heck with the promotion and just quit. We'll see.
OK, this is long. Adios!

Rambling on and on and on

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:24:25 GMT

There's an advertisement on the screen with a well-endowed chick who's got on a T-shirt that pictures a grizzly and says BEARS in large letters. I am curious, but not enough to click her industrial sized boobies.
Anyway...I haven't been on here in a while. I'm so bad at these things!
I couldn't sleep last night...I finally got up at 4:30 AM, just so I could stop tormenting myself by thinking, "if I fall asleep NOW, I could get 2 hours of sleep." I have to go with Rachel to find a wedding dress. That should be entertaining.
I'm working on planning this bachelorette, which I am much more excited about planning than the bridal shower. I think we'll have a good time. I wish I'd known to throw Debbie one...there are so many hilarious things I would have done for her! hee hee.
My feet are cold...I might have to change out of my pretty shoes and into some more sensible ones. Boo on sensible shoes. >:(
This is turning into a ramble. Oh well.
I have too many clocks...and none of them say the same time. Very annoying. I need someone to synchronize me.
*Yawn* There's nothing to eat for breakfast....except a jar of peanut butter. I think I'll pass.

Brendan Foster

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:43:40 GMT

There are days when I realize that, as much as I try to be a good person, I still have a lot to learn. I read this story and found a new drive to help people. I'm going out this week to hand out sandwiches, and I hope that Brendan Foster's name lives forever in our hearts.

The video is on youtube...just search for Brendan Foster. If you don't want to watch the video, the link to the article is below.

http://www.katu.com/news/34917279.html

ups and downs

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:28:28 GMT

Ok...a lot has happened since my last post. I'll try to summarize without being too long winded.
I flushed all of my pain pills because I didn't want to get hooked on them...then went to the doctor and was promptly put BACK on pain pills. LOL. The gyno didn't know what my problem was really...she suggested that one of my ovarian cysts ruptured and I was just still inflamed, so she prescribed an anti-inflammatory. That actually seems to help more than the pain pills, so I think we're on the way to figuring out what's going on. I'm still in pain, but it's down to a managable level and I'm lucid. :)
I'm on anti-anxiety pills now too. I feel more like my old self than I have in years. I feel more capable of handling stressful situations, and I feel like I'm making better decisions. I'm going to start going to a shrink too, because the psychologist (psychiatrist?) said it might help me. Since his wonder-drug is helping me so much, I figure I should give the shrink a try.
On a downward note, there's been a lot of negative stuff happening to my family the past few weeks. Debbie's grandmother died, and although her family seems to have made peace with it, there's always sadness that comes along with losing a loved one. My uncle Steve's wife is being mean to my mother, and it's making Mom really upset. Mom's friend Linda is in the hospital with pnuemonia and was there a week before Mom even knew about it because no one called her. Linda doesn't want Mom to come visit because she is on all sorts of tubes (she can't even talk), and they have her tied to the bed (she pulls the tubes out if she's untied). Mom could just really use our prayers right now, as could Debbie and Carolyn's family.
This is starting to get long, so I'll write more another time.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:50:47 GMT

I had percocet...I feel funny.

Argh!

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:35:02 GMT

I am so frustrated! I have been in pain for so long and NO ONE is taking the time to figure out what is going on. No one has even done an ultrasound, which you'd think would be the first step. In fact, last night I went to the ER and my doctor left in the middle of my case. A new doctor who didn't know what the hell was going on told me I must just have IBS. I already HAVE IBS, I know what it feels like. This is totally different, and is under my left ribcage for pete's sake. There's also pain behind my bellybutton that stabs into my back and chest. It's probably the worst pain I've felt in my life. But my bloodwork and CT scans keep coming back normal. And to be fair, they were really busy in the ER last night. Apparently there were some really sick babies. I didn't want to bother them while they were working on the little ones, but the pain meds they gave me only dulled the pain at first, then wore off very quickly. I wasn't hitting the call button, but when Rob noticed I was crying, he hit it over my protestations. No one ever came. My alarms went off twice before the babies ever got there, once for a wild heart rate, and once for high blood pressure, and no one ever came. Then came the random doctor who told me I was being discharged.
I honestly don't know what to do. I am tired of being in constant pain, tired of complaining about it, and tired of doctors blowing me off. I have an appointment with my gyno Wednesday and I'm going to tell her what's going on. She's the only one of my doctors who actually takes me seriously. I am just not sure if she will be able to do anything about this particular problem. But I'll never know if I don't ask, right?
Well, I just needed to blow off some steam. I will shut up now.

nothing

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:48:33 GMT

cross your fingers, doctor visit tomorrow.

No Babies!

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:17:59 GMT

So this is weird: Rob and I had a pregnancy scare, and I'm more disappointed that I'm not pregnant than relieved. I was freaking out about all the reasons having a baby right now would be a bad thing, but now...I guess even though it would have been hard, it would have still been OUR baby. I did not see this coming. LOL.
I think it's funny that for a long time I didn't want to get married, let alone have children, and now I definitely want that whole stay-at-home mom lifestyle. I could totally do the homemaker thing. :)
Rob and I joined the gym. I went by myself last week. It was fun! This week we're hoping to go together three or four times.
I'm going to go print out some pictures for various family members.

Procrastination!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:05:04 GMT

I'm procrastinating going to bed, which isn't good, since I have to get up in the early AM. I'm going early morning grocery shopping to try to avoid the idiocy that is Kroger. I hate grocery shopping. But we can't live off our parents' pantries forever. I want us to be more self-sufficient! :)
I'm just having a hard time going to sleep tonight. I think I'm too wound up. We joined the gym today, and I'm going for my first workout tomorrow. I must say, having all these people around who are exercising and losing weight is certainly inspirational. Debbie looks fantastic! I go green with envy every time I see her. LOL. But walking around the neighborhood is banned, so water aerobics and low impact exercise equipment it is! That's cool with me, since I much prefer the air conditioned gym to the humid outdoors. I'm such a girl. Bleh. I amuse myself.
We're fighting with the new landlord to be able to have our dog Jack come live with us. He says that they've been telling new tenants that dogs aren't allowed, but there are at least 3 dogs in our building. One of our brand new neighbors has a dog and she says that she just had to pay extra and sign something. Our old lease said that we could have dogs, and that's why he's even considering it. I'm trying to handle the whole situation nicely and get our way without alienating our landlord. So I'm keeping the fact that I know about the other dogs as my ace in the hole, and trying to sweet talk the guy first. After that, it's going to be WWIII baby. He can either let us have Jack, or he can break our lease, give us back our deposit, and we'll find somewhere else to live. It wouldn't bother me!
Robert got a the delivery driver job. YAY! He's been making decent money at it, although some people give him exact change, which I think it rude. I can't imagine not giving a delivery driver a tip...I tipped our last delivery guy even though he was rude to me!!! They kept him pretty late tonight...he didn't get off until around 11.
I started making a baby blanket tonight. I hope it comes out like I want it to. I want to get to where I make a baby blanket for every new baby I know. This one will be for Kristina, then there's a baby at church that I want to make one for if I can. I may even try to make a couple for Mom to sell at the craft show. It's just something I like doing. It's very relaxing!
OK, I guess that's enough procrastinating if I'm going to get up in the AM. Happy Tuesday everyone!

Whole lotta nothin'

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:06:25 GMT

So far, today has been a good day! We went to church this morning, which we haven't done since we got married. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy it.
I'm heading out to pick up my uncle's puppy in a little while. I'm taking her to get fixed in the morning, so she's staying with us tonight. Exciting! I need to get to work filling out her papers.
My apartment is such a mess....with all the running around we've been doing, it's been hard to keep it clean. I think I'll put in some quality time with my cleaning supplies today. :)
I don't really have anything to write, so I guess I'll run along...happy Sunday!

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:48:48 GMT

I've been looking for a full time job with benefits for a while now. I'm not terribly picky, but it would be nice if it was at least marginally interesting. I've been looking since just after the honeymoon.
Robert also has been looking for a job. He wants a part-time job, and he's been applying to fewer places than I have. (I've been putting in applications and sending copies of my resume to at least ten different employers every day)
Robert got a call back for a job as a food delivery guy. It's the perfect job for him. He's not really into dealing with people long term, and he's an excellent driver. There's a little kink as far as getting insurance for the time he's delivering, but other than that, it's a great job. The base pay is like $13 per hour, plus tips. I'm so excited for him!
But, if I'm being completely truthful, I'm slightly jealous. I've really been pushing it to get a good job, and this was literally the first place he applied to!
Really, it's OK though. It's a little extra money if he gets through the final interview, which I'm sure he will. For someone who's very introverted, he gives off a darn good impression.
Still no pictures from the photographer!
I went and got some stuff for Kristina's baby today, then went back out with mom to get some stuff from her to send as well. Only 8 weeks left!! Khol's was having a great sale...most of the clothes we got were like $2 per outfit.
I think we're going shopping again tomorrow...I have no idea what my plans are for the weekend. I have this feeling like I made plans, but I can't remember what they are and I didn't write them down. Oh well, I guess if I forget something, someone will call me to yell at me! LOL.

Babies, Drama, and Dogs

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:39:02 GMT

I am so ready for the weekend! I'm going shopping with Mom because my friend Kristina is going to have her baby soon! Only 8 weeks to go! We want to send her a baby gift.
I've also got to go get my uncle Richard's dog, Sadie, to come spend Sunday night with me, because I'm taking her to get fixed on Monday morning. Exciting.
This past weekend was good. Much fun, a bit of drama...so it wasn't a perfect weekend, but it was good.
Robbie has been really good to me the last few days. He's always very sweet, but he's been extra special nice lately. Right now he's watching the US Open...he wants Roddick to win this match. The other guy looks sad and puny. I think he knows he's going to lose.
I'm really irritated because the photographer STILL hasn't given us the pictures from the wedding. Grr.
I've got to start talking to the landlord about letting us have Jack at the apartment. That's going to be quite a switch...a lot more responsibility for me and Rob. Taking him out to go potty is not going to be fun...but we've missed him a lot, so it'll be better to have him with us. And he'll keep me company on "boys' weekends." LOL.

Babbling Randomness

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:33:19 GMT

So three very painful trips to the physical therapist and one bout of pleurisy later, I am convinced that my body is on strike. Well too bad....I'm not increasing its salary.
Things are going pretty well...we got Jack in to the vet today. He didn't attack or maim anyone! Yay! The only thing he did was try to play with a cat that was NOT happy with that plan. The cat emitted that rrrrrrrrrrrrooooowl sound that they do when they are really pissed, and Jack jumped back, sat down, and cocked his head quizzically at the cat carrier. He's used to being able to go right up to Baby, so an antagonistic cat was new for him. Luckily the cat's owner thought it was funny, and praised Jack for his good sense in not pressing the point.
Dr. Escobar gave Jack some new meds to try to calm down his itchiness, so hopefully that will work.
Rob and I watched Dirty Dancing. I had forgotten how much I love that movie. I want to be able to dance like that!!!
Well, I guess I should go...I'm dropping Rob off at his friend Brian's birthday party, then possibly doing some window shopping. Grr....I wish I had a job!!!

Would Erin's Spine Please Stand Up?

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:07:21 GMT

If there's anything I hate in this world, then it's feeling like I'm constantly falling apart. I hate feeling different, having to be careful, and feeling like people think I'm making more of something than what it really is. I hate feeling left out when I can't keep up with the world.
My most recent thing is having "instability in the spine." I am no longer allowed to do anything more strenuous than sitting or walking, and even then, I'm not supposed to walk more than just a few yards at a time, and I'm supposed to get up every now and then when I'm sitting. If I don't follow these rules, I could end up doing severe damage to my spine. I have to give up a lot of stuff, and it's not easy.

I'm not one of these people who wants attention for being sick or in pain. I don't to rest as much as I should, which in turn makes Rob mad at me. I just don't want to draw attention to something that makes me different. Of course, I don't want Rob mad at me either. I know that some people don't believe that I'm hurting or that I honestly can't keep up, and think badly of me when I can't do stuff.

I can't help what's wrong with me, and for myself, I've pretty much made peace with it. Right now, I'm a bit slower, but I'll get up to speed again.
There's a lot to be thankful for too. This is sort of forcing me to slow down...kind of a little vacation. I have more time to find a job, more reason to just sit and cuddle with Rob. As for this posting...I just came from physical therapy (which makes me VERY cranky) and needed a minute to rant. :)

To anyone who thinks I'm faking or making too big of a deal out of this: kiss my grits.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:24 GMT

Again I find that I haven't posted in a while. Life sort of took itself off and left me careening along in its wake. LOL.
I'm trying to do better about keeping up with friends, being organized, etc, but so far I feel like I haven't done so hot! Someone is always left out, there's always a junk drawer, and I have NO JOB!!! Surprisingly though, I am very upbeat. Must be the valium...
Anyway, I don't really have that much to post, but I like this thing that Debbie put up and so I'm going to steal it! Mwah hah hah! Unfortunately, I don't know how to make a link so that it only appears when you click it. :( Oh well!

1. Bold every book that you've read.
2. Place brackets around those books you were required to read in school.
3. Underline every book that you've read and loved.
4. Italicize every book that you intend to read.
5. Strike every book that you started but never finished.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

~~2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien~~

3 {Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte}

4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling

5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

6 ~~The Bible~~

7 ~~{Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte}~~

8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell

9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott

12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

14 [Complete Works of Shakespeare]

15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks

18 [Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger]

19 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

20 Middlemarch - George Eliot

21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

22 [The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald]

23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens

24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

25 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh

27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

30 ~~The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame~~

31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

33 ~~Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis~~

34 Emma - Jane Austen

35 Persuasion - Jane Austen

36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis

37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres

39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne

41 Animal Farm - George Orwell

42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

44 A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving

45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

46 ~~Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery~~

47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy

48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

49 [Lord of the Flies - William Golding]

50 Atonement - Ian McEwan

51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel

52 Dune - Frank Herbert

53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons

54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth

56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

59 ~~The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon~~

60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt

64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac

67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy

68 ~~Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding~~

69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie

70 ~~{Moby Dick - Herman Melville}~~

71 ~~Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens~~

72 Dracula - Bram Stoker

73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill

75 Ulysses - James Joyce

76 ~~The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath~~

77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome

78 Germinal - Emile Zola

79 ~~Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray~~

80 Possession - AS Byatt

81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell

83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker

84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert

86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry

87 Charlotte's Web - EB White

88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton

91 ~~Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad~~

92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

94 Watership Down - Richard Adams

95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute

97 ~~The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas~~

98 [Hamlet - William Shakespeare]

99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Ok, so I'm done for now....maybe I'll post again soon....

Mon, 05 May 2008 02:17:30 GMT

I need a job. BLEH.

68 days until the wedding. I can't wait! (I am NOT counting...)

School is almost over. Officially done Thursday at 11pm.

Got gushing feedback on the tattoo project. Thanks to my inked friends!

I'm tired...must sleep... :)

Finals and Wedding Plans

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:20:29 GMT

OH. MY. GOSH. Are you kidding me with finals? I've got to complete my movie/photo essay, write an 8 page paper, study for my religions final, and still make time for errands, family, church, and friends. Well phooey.
Right now I'm procrastinating, because I'm tired as all get out and I don't feel like working. Bad Erin. On the plus side, we've gotten so much done on all the wedding stuff. The gifts for the bridesmaids, his mom, and my parents are done, as well as my gift for Robbie. Now we just need the gift for his dad and the groomsmen. We ordered the wax for the wax seals that will be going on the invitations, the cake topper, and the cake serving set.
I had my first fitting on the dress, which was an interesting event. Come to find out, the dress fits better without the crazy hot spandex bra thingie that I was wearing. I look skinnier without the durned thing! Talk about a waste of money! I'm still happy though, because now I can actually move in the dress! :)

Robbie is almost done with his classes. He's putting up a huge installation made of sheets of plastic on campus soon. That should be interesting.
OK, he wants attention, must run! :)

Bleepity Bleep

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:19:05 GMT

All of my rants seem to be school related...
I have a religion paper due on Thursday. No biggie, I got an A- on the last one. This particular rant is more because I don't really feel like I understand the religion I'm supposed to be writing on yet. We've been studying Buddhism, and I'm fairly comfortable with it in general, but I don't think I know enough for a paper yet. Plus I object to being given a question and forced to write pretty much the same thing that I know everyone else will be writing. The topic this week?
"What is 'affluenza'? How would the Buddha diagnose contemporary America? Use specific Buddhist terminology. Are we better striving for more material wealth? Does your lifestyle negatively impact the natural world and future generations? 900 words."
900 words? I could sum all of that up in about a paragraph. That was the problem I had last time too. The last one was asking how Gandhi would feel about our military strike in response to 9/11. Duh....

Speaking of, I need to borrow a book from Jon...

On to a happier, much less stressful subject. Those of you tired of hearing/reading my wedding ramblings should tune out here, btw. We found the flower girl dresses. I'm just worried about the price. Has anyone looked at the prices of those things lately?????? What a SCAM! Seriously, if you make an item have anything to do with a wedding, the price goes up exponentially. So I was looking at these tiny little dresses, getting sticker shock ($200?!?!?!? Are you freaking kidding???), and wondering how I could ask my mom to make four flower girl dresses on top of the one she's making for Sarah (she offered, but that's a lot of work!), when inspiration struck. Overstock.com!!! I found the dress for the smaller girls right away for about $40, and then moved on to another discount store where I found the other one for about $50. That still seems like A LOT of money for a dress they will probably only wear once, but it was the best I could do. I even tried department stores and places like Gymboree, but I think Debbie got all the luck with that one. :(
We're tasting cakes on Saturday, as well as doing a trial of wedding hair. :) I'm excited! I haven't had a haircut in so long, plus I think I'll get highlights. Just have to make sure it's in our budget. If it's not, then the cut and trial run is plenty! From there, we're going to try on the wedding dress with the hair, veil, and jewelry to see if we like it. Busy busy!
For those interested, here's the links to the dresses.
http://www.overstock.com/Clothing/Rare-Editions-Boutique-Little-Girls-Ivory-Dress/2921366/product.html

http://www.flowergirldressforless.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Flower-Girl&Product_Code=5189I&Category_Code=

For those not interested, here's a link to something totally unrelated, yet totally awesome! (You have to watch the whole thing!)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JzqumbhfxRo

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:10:38 GMT

I am SO tired of being in school! I'm so frustrated with the whole thing. Do you know that I've been in college for about 7 years now and only have a two year degree? I was sick and needed time off...blah blah blah. It's getting really hard to care about classes, which is ironic because I'm so close to graduating now. Although, every time I turn around it appears that something else has conspired to slow me down.
This could turn into a very large rant, and I don't feel like putting the effort into it.
Anyway, other things in life are going well. Rob and I took our first dance lesson. It was a lot of fun. The little twerp has the nerve to be a better dancer than me. Luckily, I'll have on a long dress, so no one will see my faulty footwork! :)
Robbie is having to work really hard on another art project tonight. He's got to make a bunch of little abstract pictures using cut out pieces of paper. Fun fun.
He wants me to go with him to move the car. I guess I'll write more another time. :)

Ramble Ramble Ramble

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:39:52 GMT

So...I sort of fell off of the posting planet for a while. Not my fault! As busy as I was during finals, I'm frankly amazed that someone didn't get a number two pencil in the eye. Luckily, I have the best fella on the planet and he helped me through numerous nervous breakdowns. Where would I be without my Robbie?
Christmas vacation was good. We went skiing and I didn't die. In fact, I got pretty decent at staying on my feet. Rachel was surprisingly good too, even though it was her first time. Christmas itself was busy and slightly uncomfortable, since I had to sleep scrunched up on a loveseat for a few days. Happily, I enjoy Robbie's family enough to pay the price! They are so sweet to me. Rob's parents gave us the Lord's prayer in Gaelic. It now resides in a place of honor over the printer. Somewhere along the way, I also got some rose bubble bath which I have been THOROUGHLY enjoying.
I've been planning for the wedding like mad. I decided on cornflower blue dresses for the girls and Rob decided on "sand" colored tuxes for the men. I must say, with an attractive group like ours, I'm anxious to see everyone together and all dressed up. Rachel and Debbie look very foxy, but the best part is that they look elegant too. My ladies are going to be so purty!
We sent the invitation to Kristina so that she can go to the Embassy and try for her visa. If she makes it, we will no longer be symmetrical as far as his side vs. mine, but I really don't care. This is one of my best friends we're talking about here. I really hope she can come. Cross your fingers!
So the menu for the wedding is going to be chicken skewers or beef skewers, a mashed potato bar, ham biscuits, and crab cakes. There's also going to be a large appetizer display with vegetables, cheese, fresh caprese, and some other stuff I can't remember. There will be cake and a chocolate fountain that the venue is throwing in. We're also working on a coffee bar (rock candy swizel sticks anyone???) just because it's a pretty cheap add-on, but we'll see how it goes. There won't be any alcohol offered at our reception, but the bar for the restaurant is close by and we figure people can get stuff there.
I'll try to update a little more often. I was shocked at how uninformed I was when I checked everyone's entries!

Shoot Me. Shoot Me Now.

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:58:25 GMT

AAAAAAAAAARGH!
So here was my day yesterday: Go get Mom in the morning. Get hair done at 10:45 AM, wookie eyebrows waxed at 12:30. Go to Mom's and wait for her to be done working. Go to the undergarment store to find something to wear under my wedding dress. Come back to the apartment, clean, and feed Robbie's parents dinner when they arrive. Go to bed.

Today: Get up, search for interesting recipes from emails sent by family. Make said recipes. Get ready to go try on wedding dress. Got to the store for bananas and sushi. Pick up Rob's mom/drop off Rob. Drive to Bella Rosa. Actually try on wedding dress. Drive Rob's mom home. Look for power cord for camcorder/pick up Rob. Drive to Richard and Wanda's with camcorder and Rob. Do yard work for Richard. Get Richard, Wanda, and kids to eat strange food and then video it. Come home. Have mental break down because my final video project is due on the 13th and I've had no direction from my professor!!!!! Am I doing a write-up? How long should it be? How long should the video be? How formal should the video be? Ack.

I have two exams on the 13th, and one on the 17th. I accidentally missed my night class on Thursday (I actually forgot it...can you believe that???), so now I'm at my professor's mercy as far as info about the exam is concerned.

Wait, aren't I a heart patient? I wonder...if I had a heart attack, would get me out of finals?????

A Hyperactive Mind

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:03:36 GMT

Ok, much updating is needed!
The doctor got all of those tests back. They were all normal! So I was sent to physical therapy to see if maybe we can strengthen my shoulders and back. The therapist finally figured out what was wrong with me!!! She thinks it goes back to the accident I had last Jan. When the other car slammed into my door, she thinks it knocked my hips out of wack. They're all twisted out of position. As for the shoulders, well, that's apparently my own fault. Drat you, bad posture! So now I'm working on sitting up straight and getting attacked by the therapist twice a week. :) She says I'll be feeling better in a few weeks!!!! There is an end in sight!!!
Christmas is coming and I am getting myself all excited. Rob and I have our own little tree ($20 at Walgreens!!!!) and he made us a star out of tinfoil. I know, it sounds pathetic, but it's actually very cute! We still need to get his ornaments from his parents' house, but it's got mine on there for now. No naked trees allowed! We even have gifts under our tree! I'm pulling out all of our decorations and just having a blast. I'm having to take it a little at a time because of my stupid back, but it has been SO much fun!!!!!
I'm going to be on the Dean's List this semester! Well, assuming I don't totally bomb my finals. But they shouldn't be hard.
My wonderful brother called me on my birthday to tell me he was thinking of me and that he loved me. It totally made me smile for the entire day. Maybe Debbie had a hand in that, but he still did it! I love my family!!!
Speaking of birthdays, I've had a great one so far! I got some cash, some jewelry, and some pants for snowboarding! Very exciting!
We leave for our ski trip soon. I'm going to miss having Jon and Debbie there, but I'm sure it will be fun. I have to take stuff to make cookies!!!!
Ok, I'm done for now...must clean!

Blah

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:34:17 GMT

I am a little...iffy today. I got re-immunized a day or so ago. Definitely not going to anymore doctors who lose my charts! ;)
At the same time I was re-immunized, I got 5 vials of blood drawn and also x-rays of my back done. That was NOT a fun day. But hopefully we'll figure out what's going on with me and I can get on with my life!
I think I'm actually too tired to post, so I'll post for real later.

Drama won't get us down!!!!!

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:37:47 GMT

OOOO....life is good! Want proof? Read the following!
* Grandma is STILL doing awesome and has moved in with an aunt and uncle and all of them are moving to Richmond in Jan.
* Found some spectacular Christmas presents for people (without breaking the bank)
* The baker is NOT booked on our date and has invited us for a tasting
* Rob said he would go to the tasting even though he's not the biggest fan of cake
* Rob also seems to have picked a "first dance" song. :)
* Debbie is an awesome sister-in-law!
* My $8 plant is still alive despite lack of care!!!
* It's finally getting chilly outside!

All that said, there is some drama going on. Won't write about it here just because it's not something that's really mine to share. Enough to say that people are getting fussy. I predict that things will come to a head here shortly, which is good and bad at the same time. Still, worrying about it won't change anything, so I maintain that life is good!