Thursday! Snow... cold.. but SUNSHINE!

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It's pretty darn cold out there. I mean, it's absolutely freezing!!!

I am fortunate to be working inside.
Not everybody has that luxury.
I know my hubby spends at least 80% of his time outside... :(
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
I will warm him up later. :)

So I had an EXCELLENT meeting yesterday with the Asst VP of Advancement.
He is one of my favorite bosses in the division. I think he's probably one of the best people I have met, here at Rider.

Anyway.. He's moving me. :) (woohooo)
He wants me to move closer to him, and the VP of Advancement.
He thinks that I have a lot of Potential. AND, he has plans for me to advance in the future. I am so proud, and so excited about this!
I am also going to go with him to a Luncheon that will be set up between he, "John C" and myself. Seems that my contribution over at the Princeton Campus is of value to the Division and to "John C". I look forward to the new adventures ahead!
my Ultimate goal is to become the Asst to the VP. I know that it won't happen anytime soon, but I am setting that as my goal for working in this Department. Heck, if I could eventually become the Asst to the Asst VP, I'd be equally grateful. At least I have goals :)

What else? Well, not a whole lot. I have a nice lunch date with my sweetie Mary today. We will probably leave the suite and go somewhere with our lunches. I'm thinking that there might be some pretty good sales over there at the Quaker Bridge Mall. I wonder if I can twist her arm.... and get her to go there :)

A lot going on. Quite honestly, there's always so much going on that I sometimes don't know what to blog about first!

Maybe more tonight when I'm all settled in.

I am happy to be blogging again! I love it.

Happy Thursday!

Back to work I go!

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

The Little Moments..

They all count.

This is one tiny little shot of me enjoying my life.

We were in Baltimore at a Piano Bar.

I just came across this picture while getting rid of some old messages in my "inbox".

Chris, Me & Hubby.

In Princeton Today

Tuesdays!
Every Tuesday you will find me at the Princeton Campus.
I honestly think I'm in solitary confinement. I run this office suite with 4 offices. EMPTY offices! :) I am a one woman show here in Princeton.

Where is everyone?
lol.

One thing I can say for sure...
I get a lot accomplished.
I bring my big projects with me to this office.
Nobody distracts me here.
Well, nobody but John C (I will not reveal his name for his own protection).
He's this multi millionaire that calls me EVERY SINGLE TUESDAY.
He's somewhat mentally challenged.
Ok, He's really mentally challenged...
But he's loaded. SOOOO I have to entertain his phone calls.
Don't get me wrong. My heart goes out to him. He lost his parents, and was left with millions, and could care less... and so on.. but he talks in circles and makes very little to no sense at all. AND I have to listen to him go round and round. Average call time - 1 hour. Ouy Vey.

Other than that.. the phone here rarely rings. And I've managed to make the most of my time. I've finished a lot of my work, way ahead of schedule.

Something else I did today. I played a little catch up with an old friend of mine. Oh my, what a wild woman she is! I had a lot of fun chatting with her. She and I are getting together next month. I think it's been since I was 20 years old since I saw her last. She's having a huge 40th Birthday Bash and Fred and I are invited. It should be a lot of fun. It's been fun being back in touch. Seems like I've been getting back in touch with a lot of old friends lately. It's a lot of fun.

I have a story to write. I just haven't had the time to get it together lately. I have notes.. I just need to put them into my story. I had my 3rd annual trip to Alabama this past December. I took notes. We fit SO much into such a small amount of time that I had to take notes.... Keep an eye out for my 2008 Alabama trip story. Stay tuned!

It looks like snow out there. very grey. It feels like snow... I wanna be home in my comfys!

Tomorrow is Wednesday. I think I can handle that. :) Hump day always makes me smile.

Oh... today is Chris Redshaw's Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS! I LOVE YOU SWEETIE PIE! :) I hope she reads this. If not today...soon!

Things are good. Smooth and easy right now. Not much to report. No news is good news.

:)

Monday!

(me, 1968)

And so here I am!
As promised to myself.....
Back to the Blog!

So, it's Monday.
Ugh.
And my day at work is almost over.
Thank goodness!!!!!! :)
I love my job, but I'm feeling slightly under the weather today. So, I've been dragging quiet a bit!

I did, however, manage to make it to the Mall to check out the Sale at Bath and Body Works. I am so excited about all the wonderful items on sale this time of year! I can't believe they are selling things for up to 90% off.... Seriously. I couldn't resist. I just couldn't.

Other than that...
The weekend was strange! I mean that. It felt really short, yet there was a lot fit it (as always).
Friday we met our friends in AC. It was fun. Hubby and I had this adorable room at Bally's. The more we looked at it, the more we loved it. We stayed up really late, but slept in pretty well. Saturday was a super nice day. hubby took me on a shopping spree at Victoria's Secret. It was a lot of fun. We also went to lunch at a great place that overlooked the water. It was over the water... on the Pier. Nice eye candy at the Restaurant, too.... The waitresses wore very very short booty shorts.... distracting, but nice to look at!!! :)

After shopping and eating and so on, we hit the road and headed for home. It was a very quiet and peaceful night at home on Saturday. We stopped at the Grocery store and bought a loaf of crusty french bread and some wings.... and went home and ate spinach dip, bread, and he had some wings. It was fun. I was itching to play some Wii.... but I was too tired to get something started.. lol. Instead, I saved what energy I had for a little sexy time in the bedroom! :)

Sunday was blah! I woke up feeling a little icky.... and the rest of the day I spent playing catch up on the house work. I did do my regular Postsecret Sunday morning routine... and the rest of the day was just work work work... lol. BUT, it had to get done!

And here I am now... posting on my blog again like I promised. My intention is to blog at least once a day again. I miss it!

Happy Monday.
Happy freezing cold Monday!

:)

Sunday Morning..

Me and Chris (she's my friend who lives in Raleigh NC. Went to visit her on my trip back from Alabama)


So, it's Sunday morning. This is my very first posting of 2009. wow.

I will begin with this...
2008 was a hell of a year.
If you know me
truly know me
You will know why it was so hectic.

With the new job, etc... I was in a tailspin much of the year.
This explains my lack of blogging.

Now, I am completely ready to blog again.
I refuse to lose track of my life and myself...
I am not a prisoner of my professional life!

I am ready to start 2009 with both feet planted firmly on the ground.
well, the best I can!
I'm back on blogging, photo taking..
sharing
enjoying and savoring the moments and memories I am living.

Welcome to my world (lol)
It's a silly thing I say sometimes as a joke...
But here, this is my place... my world.

I'm ready.
:)

And, I have LOTS to share!

Happy 2009.

Thursday December 4th.

I think I'm a little behind on the blogging scene!

I have so much going on these days. I can't even list the things that have been happening .. Well, maybe I could - but it would take a lot of time and thought to document it all.

Let's see...

I've taken on a new responsibility at work. I'm now working one day a week over at our Princeton Campus. Westminster Choir College is our Music school. It's located in the heart of Princeton. It's absolutely beautiful. The school is small, and it's very old. My office is located in a building where they hold classes in the main entrance of the building. I hear singing all day long. I'm talking Opera... big big singing. The Choir is amazing. They've been practicing for the Readings and Carols... SO, I listen to live Holiday music. It's amazing. Beautiful....

I'm also preparing for Christmas. I have gotten much of my shopping done, and I've made some plans for our trip. It's a juggling act. I have to make sure our Christmas is all figured out here, and I have to think and plan for our trip to Alabama. The kids will not be joining us this year. They didn't go last year either. I think it's just too much for all of us. Emotionally it's tough on Fred, and the ride isn't the kind of thing the kids would enjoy. We plan on making it a positive trip. Last year it was tough. We traveled in a ton of rain, and we stayed in a pretty lousy Hotel. There was a lot of stress, tension and stuff... which of course is totally understandable. This year we know the visit won't be much better, but we're lucky in that his Dad has lived this additional year. Hospice was telling us last December that he had 6 months at best. He's made it to this Holiday season, so we're headed back down to see him.
Alabama. We're staying in Dothan this year. I booked a great room at the Marriott. I think I might be spending some time there on my own while Fred makes a few visits to some old friends. I may take advantage of the time and use the pool or the hot tub. I hope to relax a little. Heck, I might even bring a book and read for awhile! Or blog about our trip. Last year I waited until I got home to blog about the trip.. It was just yesterday that I realized how much I missed writing about. Like our Christmas dinner at the rest stop. I think it was a Bob Evans or something. I think we had breakfast for Dinner. This year I'll do better with my tracking. :)

Other than that, things are much the same. Work is great, and the family is wonderful. We're all pretty busy with work and school. Our free time is often spent with our awesome friends and their kids... and that's about all that there is to report.

It's been really cold up here so far this winter.. Luckily though, no snow yet! We're keeping our fingers crossed for a snow free winter (although the kids may not agree). It would be nice to take a break from the battle of driving in the snow.. or the whole snow removal issues.... I am hoping it doesn't happen at all this year.

Hope it's a happy day for anyone who reads my blog :)

Peace!

Now that is really going back in time....

Mom sent me this picture of my best childhood friend and me.

Alison and I have just reconnected after 30 years... it's been really fun, and so interesting. I have had a great time sharing stories with her.

I have been absent from blogging. I'm here, just really busy with life..

I am doing really well with my program to lose weight. I'm going to beat those winter blues weight gain that so many of us pick up over the long cold winter. And I'm not giving in to all the goodies over the holidays. I'm going to enjoy a few, here and there.. but that's all I need. :)

Work is steady. I am still grateful to get in my car each day and have such an incredible job to go to each day.

Speaking of.. I am soon going to begin working at Westminster Choir College in Princeton on Tuesdays. It will be a fun and new experience. I look forward it a lot. What a great opportunity my boss is giving me. I look forward to it :)

It's cold like the most frigid winter weather ever.. and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Time is passing so quickly... I can't believe it's almost 2009.

Happy Sunday.

Peace.

Friday Nov 7 (day 5)

Whew! It's FRIDAY!!!! YIPPIE!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

There was no question in my mind what day of the week it was this morning when I woke up! I couldn't wait to turn on the news to confirm that I wasn't just dreamin' that it's Friday! It sure is! Happy Happy Friday!

What a week! Whew! I KNOW for sure that I'm going to be incorportating Limoncello into my flex points this weekend. I'm allowed 35 floating points. I think there's a chance that they all may be coming from Limoncello! lol! Even though the week wasn't as stressful as I had expected, it was still different kind of stressful. I know, sometimes it's very hard to understand me. Imagine how I feel? lol!

What's on the agenda for the weekend. Hmmmmmmmmm well, first of all - my sweetie pie son is sick :(
I don't think it's anything serious. He's got a sore throat and cough. So, this morning I gave him some medicine and told him to go back to bed. I hope he's feeling better today. Maybe the rest in his comfy bed will help.

Brooke is off to a friends tonight. She's thinking about spending the night. I have mixed feelings. I don't know this family. And, although she's in 7th grade, and old enough to feel things out to see if she's comfortable in her environment, I worry about her. I decided that I would stop over at the friends house with some spending money for her. I have to at least feel things out. I don't want to shelter her as much as I sometimes do, but I worry so much......

Today is a light work day at the office. I am working on a HUGE project that's changing direction, so I'm at a dead end for now. I'm doing this mile long spread sheet, and now we've decided to put the whole thing into our program, Raiser's Edge. What I can't merge I'l have to manually do. SO, to make it easier, I'm not going to continue with the job until I know EXACTLY what "they" want (big bosses). UGH!!!!!! I have been working on this thing for over a month!

Any ideas for the weekend??? :)

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!

Oh... I have been 100% faithful to my plan this week. I'm aiming for another perfect day with my points. So far, so good!!!!!!!

The exercise has been good too.

Thursday Nov 6th (day 4)

I am doing this!

Day 4.

SO yeah.. this blog may get a little boring to those who have no idea how tough it is to take off a few pounds... But, to those who know the deal...you might find my posts a bit fun or amusing to read :)

I am on a roll baby! Nope... not a Cinnamon roll...or buttered roll! I'm on a roll with following the program!

I'm staying within my guidelines of the program, and I'm exercising.

You may think...well, it's the first week. Isn't the first week a breeze? NO. It's not. When your mind isn't set on doing it, it's never easy. Sometimes you even have to wait until something clicks to be able to take on the challenge.

It's clicked for me. I'm excited about it. I want this. For me. Not for anyone else.
I'm not setting a deadline, or an end date as to when I should reach my goal... too much pressure.

So, today is a rainy, dreary day. I could have stayed in bed all day! It would have been a perfect day to watch movies. Old movies even! I love black and white movies. Something that I have actually just grown to love over the past few years. They are so much more interesting sometimes than your every day modern movie! Such fun seeing what's in the background. Or the clothing they wear, cars they drive... just everything about them .. fun!!!!

Tomorrow is Friday! I am so happy! This week went by fast, but slow at the same time (make up your mind Erin).

I am so much looking forward to a nice, relaxing weekend!!!!

Ok...so that's about it for now. I have some stuff to catch up with today here at the office!

Blog more soon!

Wednesday - November 5th (day 3)

It's Hump Day! I know.. I have been a total slacker on my sexy and fun hump day pictures! Well, please understand this.. I work in an office now where it would be a total mess if my blog ever came to the surface with pictures on there like that! Believe me, I can't take the chance right now, or I'd be posting Hump Day pics like a wild woman!

So, here I am - Day 3. It's fine. Somtimes It's easy, sometimes it's hard. Just like anything in life that takes effort. Yesterday I was hungry. I learned really fast that Egg salad was not a good choice for the amount that would be on my sandwich. I was so hungry. Now, once I ate it... I felt Ok. BUT, I know for next time that tuna would sure go a lot further. And so, I know this for the future. :)

I felt less bloated when I woke up this morning. I hopped right out of bed! I feel SO much better when I'm eating right. If I could just always remember how it feels to have this much energy! I'd be in perfect shape!

What else?? Not a whole lot. My boss has been sick for 2 weeks now. SO, I have had about 50-75% less on my desk. I'm hoping she gets better soon. I really worry about her health. I have to say, she is the best boss I have ever had in all of my working years. She supports me and my ideas, and she really mentors me. I am so blessed to have her as my supervisor. :)

Speaking of work.. I think I'll get back to it.

1/2 way through the day.
So far, so good.....

Tuesday. Day 2!

I have successfully completed 2 days on the program!

Not only did I stick to the plan (I'm doing flex - not core)

I exercised! Yep! Mary and I went on a very huge walk! I have to say, it was a very good break for me. I think we're on to something here. I think I'm going to walk every day for at least 30 minutes during my work day. I felt so much better when I got back to my desk.

I know. This weight loss stuff is sorta boring to those who don't need to worry (or just don't care) about having to lose weight... BUT, it's all part of my Journey. It's part of my life, and who I am. I have always struggled with my weight. It's just been that way for me.

If you find my blog boring because it's about things like pretty fall leaves, or trying to lose weight, or a boring story about finding kittens.... (lol) Feel free to go. But, here's the deal. This is my life. And, I have real life, regular stuff going on - Just like you. I happen to want to document it. I enjoy sharing. Good, bad, happy, sad.... It's my life.

:)

P.S - I Rocked my Vote today!
Obama.

Good Morning, and Happy Tuesday!!!!!

Happy Election Day!

I have to say this, and it has nothing to do with today. :)
Yesterday when I was leaving work at 5:00 p.m. it was DARK out! I can't get over what a difference it makes when we change the clocks! I thought maybe it was about to rain (and all 5 of my umbrella's were in my car) and then I realized that it was just dark out because of the time change! Wow....

What else? Well, not too much.
I can talk about the past weekend, since I'm trying to catch up with my life.

Halloween. Hubby and I snuck away for the night. It was nice. It was a lot of fun! We enjoy getting away when we can. It's good for us. The weather was beautiful, and there's something about being away near the beach that always makes me feel really good. I love it.

Saturday. We went out for a nice Breakfast. After we checked out of our Hotel, we worked our way to Chrissy and Tom's house. They had invited us for Dinner and Bowling. What a fun time we all had! I love bowling, although I'm not great at it. It was silly fun. I am sometimes the QUEEN of silly, so it worked well for me! I took some pictures, visited with good friends, and enjoyed the game! Oh, and Tom made us his famous ribs for Dinner. They were delicious! YUM!!!!! I can't wait to have them again ( hint hint ).

Sunday.... (lol) Well, I have to say..once we picked the kids up from their cousin's house, we went back to Chrissy and Tom's for Dinner again! LOL Next step is moving in... :) Chrissy made Taco's. We had a nice time :) And the food (again) was yummy! What's next on the menu?!?!?! We didn't get the chance to visit too much though. Fred was busy installing a garbage disposal, and they had other company to entertain! But, it was fun! And, I look forward to the next visit! I think we owe them a home cooked meal or two!!!! :)

Today is good. I'm not as busy as usual because my Boss is out sick, and I have a whole lot less work coming at me. I hope she's feeling better soon. I actually haven't seen her in a week. BUT, there's still enough for me to do. I have a huge, neat pile on my desk that I've been chipping away at. I'll get to the bottom of it eventually!!!! :)

Well, that's about it for now. I should get back to what I'm supposed to be doing.

Oh, I have to mention this. I am having so much fun with Facebook. I have discovered more old friends on there than I would have ever imagined. It's so amazing how easy it is to find people on there. I even got back in touch with someone who I haven't seen since I was 7 years old. We're emailing every day, sharing little stories about our life. It's so awesome. I would encourage anyone who doesn't use FB to use it! It's a great way to be in touch!

:)

Happy Day!

Day One

I stuck to the plan 100%

Started back with healthy eating 101.

:)

Day one, complete.

ugh. Wednesdays will be weight loss results.

I must survive the Holidays.

First weigh in, next Wednesday!

Wish me luck, and strength!

It's November! Can you believe it?

I'm at work. It's November... and I can hardly imagine where the time has gone.

I feel like I just stared this job.
I feel like I'm still the "New" girl in this office suite..
Yet, I'm not.
Since I arrived in May, we've welcomed 2 new people to our department. I'm not the new girl at all...
I've been here for almost 6 months. Why does it seem like time passes so much faster as we grow older? It's scary if you think about it.

And so much is happening in my life right now.
I used to have little to nothing to report...
Now I find that there's so much going on, it would be way to time consuming for me to even imagine taking the time out of my busy schedule to document it all.

But, I want to. I don't want to lose track of what I'm doing. And where my life is heading... and how I got where I am..and how I'm feeling. Isn't that why I created this whole blog site to begin with? Of course it is.

So, I can share the story about the kittens. It's 2 weeks old now, but it's still something to share. It's part of my life.....

2 weeks ago yesterday I was going out to my car with Fred. It was a Sunday night.
We just arrived home from a weekend on Long Island with family. It was a family reunion. My brother was here visiting....
Anyway. There we were, heading to the car when all of the sudden I heard some screaming animal. I was so worried about it. Anyone who knows me knows that I worry to much. I worry about things all the time! Anyway.. I went towards the screaming. I was a little scared. I will admit, I was worried as to what I would find. Really I should have been more worried about what was about to find me. 2 tiny little kittens. Sitting on the curb, about to go into the street. They were precious. The absloute smallest kittens I have ever scooped up into my hands, ever.... So, what am I supposed to do? I took them inside. Of course.
Fred and I went to the store, bought baby bottles (special one's for kittens) and formula for kittens... and we bottle fed them for the next week and a half...until we weened them from the bottle. Yep. Dr and Mrs Doolitte to the rescue. Now, 2 weeks later and we're proud parents of 2 more animals. I am not kidding. What are we supposed to do? We can't seperate them. We can't give them up. They honestly think we're their parents. They adore us. It's sweet. It's actually pretty special.
Names? Who knows. I named one Tootsie. lol. It just came out one morning. Tootsie is a sweetie. Very loving, quiet, and so affectionate. It's nice. The other one. I have no idea. I'm hoping a name comes to mind for this one. She is a fluff ball. She's going to have very long hair. lol. Just what we needed..... lol

Okay... there's an "Erin Story"

I'm such a sap. I know it. I'm beginning to feel that it's "okay" to be exactly who I am. I'm getting more and more comfortable in my own skin as the days, months, years pass... :)

It's all good.

More tomorrow. :) I'm getting back on track.

Fun with friends! xoxoxxo

Where's Erin Been?? Still here. I really am... Just busy lately.

Monday Monday....

What a weekend..
The weather was incredible..
The sun was shining as though we were living in the midst of spring..
But the mood was a little blue...

But, here's an update on what's happening...

My brother and his family came in on Saturday from Switzerland. They're here to visit for two weeks.

Sadly, My brother woke up Sunday (his first morning here) with a bad rash, and a fever. Today he went to the Doctor. Seems he has Scarlet fever. So, he's resting and on medication, and working on getting better.

Tomorrow I am taking the day off from work to go on my annual shopping trip with my sister in law. We head up to the King of Prussia Mall and shop til we drop. It's so much fun to spend the time with her. We usually have a nice lunch out somewhere too. It's a great time! I look forward to it, and I know she does too.

Sorry, not doing the best time blogging right now. I have a lot of distractions. 2 extra kiddos here right now. :)

And this weekend. We (the whole family) are headed to Long Island. It should be a great weekend. I haven't seen a lot of mu family in a long time. And, I'm going to Stony Brook, the town I grew up in. I can't wait to walk on the beach. It brings back so many memories from when I was a little girl. I do look forward to it.

I can't think much about what else to write...
so for now, goodnight...

Happy Tuesday!

Here I am! I have all sorts of people pointing out that I haven't blogged in awhile, but at no time have any of those people stopped to leave a nice comment on my blog! Comments are free, folks! Encourage me to blog by leaving me a message once in awhile!!! :P

So, I've been working...
Been out of town...
And, I've been very busy doing regular life stuff.

What I really need to do what I always suggest everyone else to do..
Stop, and smell the roses. Or, for right now.. Stop, and smell the crisp fall air. Look around at the beautiful leaves on the trees. Everything looks so gorgeous.
Hurry and take a look, before you know it - the colors will be gone.
Today was the first day of 2008 that it really felt like Fall to me. I walked outside this morning and I could feel this cool air through my hair, and on my face. It felt amazing. I enjoy this kind of weather. If it stayed like this all the time, I'd be quite content. I don't mind feeling a little cool. :) It's all good....

Did you ever feel like your wheels were spinning but you weren't really getting anywhere? Well, lately I've been feeling a little bit like that. I had this 7 million dollar project thrown into my lap at work and I've been plugging away at it for the last 3 weeks. It was only today that I felt like I was finally getting somewhere.. It's been crazy. I've had co-workers asking me if I was tired, depressed, etc.. because I have been so engrossed in my work. I see the end. And now I am VERY excited! The best part about this job is that I always see positive results. I cannot say the same for my last job.

Tom & Chrissy came over for pizza with the kids. We had a really nice visit. When we saw them it honestly felt like it had been about a month. It was really only a week. :) lol

My brother and his family are coming to visit us this Saturday for 2 weeks. I haven't seen my neice's and nephew in a year. I can't wait to see them. I also really look forward to visiting with my sister in law. She and I have a great time together. We already have a shopping date set for King Of Prussia Mall. It's a lot of fun when we shop together. She get's so excited over everything. In Switzerland the shopping is nothing like it is here in the states. I love to see how happy it makes her. I can't wait!

And that's about it for me tonight. I am all cozy in my spot on the couch with my sweats on. I feel good. I'm pretty happy that tomorrow is Wednesday! I am really looking forward to Friday.

I'm looking forward to the whole weekend. It should be nice..

Peace.

Has it been more than a week??

I miss blogging :(

Happy Sunday
Happy Fall
Happy Rainy Day
Happy being in my comfy's by 6pm!
What a happy weekend it's been......

I haven't blogged in a week.
Why?
I don't know really. A lot going on I suppose...

Let me think if I can go back in my memory and recall where I've been and what I've been doing for the past week....

Last Friday. Hubby and I went to see Alanis Morissette in concert. We went with Chrissy and Tom. It was fun. The concert was not exactly what I was expecting, but we were in good company, and it was a nice experience. We had never been to the Tower theater. It was tough getting to, but it was very old, and very nice. I liked it! After the concert, we all went down past Philly to the Chester waterfront. Harrah's Casino. Chrissy and Tom had never been there, so it was fun going along with them! I don't know who we think we are staying out until 4am! We're not 20 years old anymore!

It was fun..... we left with lint in our pockets, but we had a nice time. Me, Fred and Tom went to breakfast in the middle of the night. Chrissy couldn't pull herself away from the machines. LOL. It was fun. Needless to say... We got very little sleep, and were feeling it the next day.

Which brings me to Saturday (last Sat!)

We went to a party. Punt and Pass intro Party to the Football season. It was an overnight party. Well, for us it was! We booked a room at the hotel it was held in. We didn't want to worry about driving home late that night, plus we always enjoy staying over...
It was strange. It seemed like it was 2 or 3 am before we knew it. We saw some nice friends, had a few drinks, some fun conversation, etc... it was nice getting out and seeing everyone. Oh, and Tom and Chrissy were on this adventure with us :)

Sunday....

The four of us got up from a very late night (again) and went out to Breakfast. I'm afraid I might not even be able to talk about our breakfast experience. LMAO! It was by far, one of the most disgusting, yet hysterical, gross, awful, terrible breakfast experiences ever... LMAO! Sitting here thinking about it now is making me laugh, yet feel sick at the same exact time.
Our Waiter:

The look on Tom's face had me laughing so hard I thought I was going to pee myself. And Fred had his menu up in front of his face so he didn't see the sweat pouring down the waiters face.... or, as he mentioned, he was was trying to protect his coffee from the drips of sweat falling from the waiters head... Meanwhile, Chrissy is sitting there looking at me, Tom, and Fred...saying something like, "You don't even have to tell me" (why I was laughing, and the reason for the hysterical look on Tom's face).... Chrissy could hardly look either. It was terrible. Just horrible. I am vowing right this second to never ever go back there again! Need I say more?

Monday - Thursday.....
Work Work Work....
AND, more work.......

Friday:
We had some friends over. Just a few. But, it was nice, and it was very peaceful. I made a couple of my favorite drinks, and enjoyed visiting with some good friends. Everyone left before Midnight (I think) and I went straight to bed. I think the drinks went right to my head. :)
I'd say I was a bit "tipsy". :) It was fun.

Saturday. We took the girls over to Tom and Chrissy's house. It was nice and relaxing. Tom wasn't feeling well, so I felt bad for him :(
But, it was still nice to see them, and just hang out together.

Today was really nice.
Family day!
Shopping at the mall
Bowling
Out to lunch
home in Pj's with nothing to do!
Rain...
Cozy fun day...
Subs for dinner..

AND, our favorite shows are back on tonight for a new season! :)

I had a great weekend. :)
It's been crazy. Sorry I haven't been keeping up.

Sometimes my wheel spin and spin and I feel like I'm going 1,000 mph. Sometimes I don't take a moment to stop and smell the roses.....
Today I took it all in.
And, I enjoyed it.

Happy Sunday.

ALANIS TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has been a HELL of a week.......

I can't wait til Friday. I'm hanging in there, but feel like I can hardly make it!

Tomorrow should be nice. Going to The New Hope / Lahaska area for an all day retreat with my division at work. We're having a nice breakfast, lunch, a guest speaker, and we're doing some shopping. There's going to be about 50 of us. It should be a lot of fun. I'll have to post about it after I go.

The rest of the week has been pretty uneventful. Kinda even sucky. Not worth blogging about.

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND!

I admit... the video is not the best.. and the words are so corny... But, they are perfect for the way that I feel. And, about the postsecret thing... I would have walked every mile to get to you. There's a reason this all played out the way it did all those years ago....

I cried a tear
You wiped it dry
I was confused
You cleared my mind
I sold my soul
You bought it back for me
And held me up and gave me dignity
Somehow you needed me.

You gave me strength

To stand alone again
To face the world
Out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me
You needed me

And I can't believe it's you I can't believe it's true
I needed you and you were there
And I'll never leave, why should I leave
I'd be a fool
'Cause I've finally found someone who really cares

You held my hand
When it was cold
When I was lost
You took me home
You gave me hope
When I was at the end
And turned my lies
Back into truth again
You even called me friend

Repeat Chorus

You needed me
You needed me

YOu absolutely were.............

And, I'll never forget where we came from.