Erin, SUPER NINJA GIRL!

It has been a really hectic week!!! I am so glad that I'm sitting here in my bed right now, not having to get up and rush around to get to work!! As much as I love my job, I sometimes begin to feel totally overwhelmed, and burnt out. I know... I just had a vacation in February. But, right now, February feels like a year ago. The next vacation that I am focusing on is in August. 5 months away..... ugh!!!! I won't be able to go that long. LOL. Going to have to take some long weekends or something.
Well, we are going to visit Jimm, Monica, Cat, and maybe a few others pretty soon. That should be a good time!!!! It's been years since we've seen Cat!
I've been blogging on and off for a few years now. Sometimes I feel like I dig deep, and sometimes I just jot stuff down that I end up looking back at and thinking, "Oh yeah"...
I'm going to try really hard to get back on track with this. I think it's really important to keep track. Not of everything. But, life. You know? It passes so quickly... One day you end up sitting there and thinking about something, and you realize many years have already passed. It's so strange to me.
I don't want to miss moments. I have to pull my camera out like I used to, and keep it with me at all times. I was so good about that. Now I suck at it. Change.... change is coming on. I can feel it. And, quite frankly, it feels really good. Being such a creature of habit, and feeling "safe" is what I'm most comfortable with. I don't need, or even want to feel comfortable right now. I am ready to take on change. :)
A lot to do today. I better close with a smile, and move on to what ever it is I'm supposed to be doing. :)

Happy Saturday. :)

First Day of Spring!

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It's Wet... It's Windy.. BUT, It's NOT snowing!!!!!!

What a rainy day!!! Winds, rain, cold air! But I don't mind a bit. I am just so grateful that it's not snow! I think we all have had much more than our share of snow this winter season. We beat all the records. Good Riddance snow... good riddance.
So this morning is perfect for sitting in bed and watching movies! :) AND, we move our clocks tonight. Tomorrow begins 1 more hour of sunshine! I can't wait!!!!

Reflecting back on my week. It was busy. But here's some of the things that made it unique.
Monday was my Birthday. Mom, Dad, Fred, Brandon, Brooke and I had a really nice dinner together. It was a nice evening.

Tuesday. A sunny, beautiful day! Ilyndove and I searched for a restaurant with outdoor seating at lunch time. The only two we found would not allow us to sit outside. Told us it wasn't open yet. SO, we went back to campus, opened the back of my car, and tailgated in the sun for awhile. Lot's of girl talk, then back to work. I love that girl. She is one of my very best friends :)

Wednesday. I went out to lunch with Mary and Steve. It was a great lunch, and we had some good laughs. It was a lot of fun :)

Thursday. I went to lunch with Rudy. He's a nice guy, and I think with a some really good training, he will be a great success in his new position. It was nice getting to know him a little more. He's very young, and has a lot to learn, but he's positive, and enthusiastic, and that goes a long way in our division.

Friday. Great visit with Mary and Meg. I adore these girls. Did I mention how much I love my job, and love the women I work with??? I am so blessed to have these women in my life. I have really grown close to some amazing people over the past two years.

Friday night. After work I met the guys at Freddies for Happy Hour. It was brisk and rainy outside, but once I got there, it was fine. And, the entertainment consisted of two acoustic guitarist singing. They were really good. I enjoyed listening to them a lot. :)

And that about sums up my week. It was rather eventful.

I blog not to live my life out loud for those who come across this page, but rather to be accountable for my life, and to come back to visit what quickly becomes part of my past, and who I am. I'm not here to entertain, however, if I do, I feel flattered that you have visited, and cared enough to read about me, and my life.

And today, Saturday... Let the memories begin. :)

Time to RELAX and enjoy the weekend!

TGIF TGIF!!!!!!!!!!

And I am SO happy!!!!!!

I was driving to work this morning, listening to some fantastic music. And I was thinking. I think best in the morning. Usually on my way to work. For what ever reason, I have a clear mind, and I think.. and think... and think. And all of the sudden it hit me. I had this most amazing idea for a movie. I saw it as clear the day was the other day. LOL
I was so excited about it that I had to txt Fred at the red light. He was very excited too, just feeling the enthusiasm in my txt tone. :) I haven't shared details with him yet, but I hope to get my thoughts together enough to share with him later!
Of course I arrived at the office in the best of moods. I almost couldn't contain myself. Funny. I work in a quiet but awesome office full of great people with a lot of positive energy. Meg, who is a lot like me told me this morning that she was so excited too, for her own reasons. So we found ourselves emailing each other to sort of get it out of our systems. LOL!!!! Then at lunch, Mary, Meg and I got together and just went on and on and on like 3 motor mouths! :)

Life is full of interesting twists and turns. I used to compare my life to a rollercoaster ride.. Now I think it's just a long road with some cuves, hills and sometimes straight shots. It's not way UP and then way DOWN anymore, and I am grateful for that. I look forward to each day like it's a new adventure. And now I have yet ONE more project in my head that I have to get started on. Fun stuff. Let's see where it goes!

Happy Friday.

This weekend: TURN THE CLOCKS FORWARD!!!! Yeah!!! More sunshine to add to our daily lives!

March 11, 2010

I am SO happy that spring is in the air! I am SO excited!
This winter has been the longest winter ever! Well, it’s felt like the longest winter.
I really do have spring fever!!!!! I can’t wait!

This time last year was so hectic. With buying the house, renovations, the illness and death of Fred’s Dad… last spring came and went with no time to enjoy it. And then summer. We had one party, worked and worked, used the pool maybe 3 times, dealt with loss, change, financial stuff… and before we knew it, summer had passed us by!

This year started great. A cruise, with four of our friends. How cool is that? Well, it was really nice, and totally different than our family cruises, but coming home to 3 feet of snow really brought us back to reality. LOL

Spring. I feel you. I can taste it in the air. I smell it. It’s coming, and, it’s a fantastic feeling. I will not take this season for granted. I am going to get out there and make the most of it, especially since I missed it last year. I am really looking forward to doing yard work, planting flowers and plants, and making our house look and feel great.


This weekend we change the clocks. It’s the beginning of the official start of Spring.

I can’t wait.

Today my 15 year old son decided to take the plunge and get his hair cut!

BEFORE


I LOVE IT!!!!!


AFTER!!!!!!!!!!

ME! Saturday, March 6, 2010 Flea Market in NJ

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Mary and Paul Workman. <3

I love these two! They just got married last Saturday, and they were so sweet and precious at their wedding! I wish them the very best! Today, tomorrow and always....

Mary is one of my very best friends. She and I have such a good time together both in and out of the office!!!!
A couple of days before she was married, I took her into NYC. It was so much fun! The highlight of the day was being treated as VIP's at the Martha Stewart Show. What an incredible time we had, thanks to a childhood friend of our family who is Martha's Assistant. It was a very good, fun, and cool experience!!!!!

These posts are not long, but I'm doing it to get moving again on my blogging!~

:)

Me and my Girl!

TGIF TGIF!!!!!

My girlfriend Ilyn has handed over her Condo keys to me for the weekend! So, Fred and I are off to the beach for a weekend of fun and sexy times together! We're so excited to get away to somewhere we love... the beach! We'll be walking on the boardwalk, going to a nice dinner at a great Italian Restaurant around the corner, and maybe hitting a cute bar called "Dog Tooth". And, of course we'll do a quick and fun trip down the shoreline to Atlantic City! We can't forget about that!!!

Thanks to my girlfriend for being so sweet to me. I love having such great friends.... It's all about give and take. :) It's all good. No more one way, one sided friendships for me! :)

Anyway, last day of the week! Boy do I love Fridays!

And, we're about 1/2 way through the work day! YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'When you give someone a piece of your mind, you've given up your peace of mind.' If you try to influence them, you give them control over you.

Where are you my sweet friend? :(

I miss you and am so worried about you. Please come home. :(

 

 

Roxy 8/16/09

 

 

This was a Barrel place. 10 bucks a barrel. I thought it would make a nice picture.

 

Beautiful

 

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Our weekend in Duncannon on the Susquehana River

 

I am counting the minutes until I walk out this door and begin my weekend.
I can't wait to ride up the Turnpike with my sweetface and have an incredible, easy, fun, sweet & sexy weekend.

Please let this be a fabulous weekend :)

Going home to pack, do a quick load of laundry, and get my weekend face on!

Can't wait!

I'll share with blogging when I return!

Happy Friday!

This is gonna be fun!

We used to go all the time!!!! Seriously. It was such an incredible "getaway" for us. The Susquehanna River is beautiful. We stay in a tiny little town along the river. The Motel is mostly frequented by fishermen. It's no 4 star hotel....
BUT, this place holds a special place in our hearts. Room 29. :) And I just booked it for tomorrow and Saturday night!
We need to go. We love the ride. We love the old Antique shops. We love the River, the town, the feeling of being a million miles away, even if we're not. The old Diners with the old stuff.... and the fresh air. :) And, we love room 29. Can't wait!

Today is rainy. It's weird at work too... The crazy bitch that works close by has brought her teenager to work with her today. I'm all for family, and I'm all about loving your kids... BUT, this is a professional office. You can't just bring your teenager in to work so she can "Hang out" and listen to her ipod and stuff while other people are working... I know. I'm sitting here blogging. BUT, I am taking a moment to sit and express myself during my busy, hard at work day. This nutjob is so far out in left field that I am floored every time she pushes the envelope one inch further. It's crazy I tell ya. I can't post details, because I never know who may stumble across my blog.. but I can say.... NUTJOB!
lol @ Self.

I have a lot to do before we hit the road tomorrow. I just can't stop thinking about bonding more with my sweetie pie. 10 1/2 years together. I love this man more now than ever. I am blessed.
Once he told me, "We have no memories together".. this was of course years ago. Now, we have so many that we forget some things. Strange how time works. Strange how fast it flies by.

I'm losing track of my thoughts. I better get back to work for now.

A visit back to the little days.

We are little... sweet, innocent, and pure. And then we grow up.

I get these pictures posted of me on facebook. I love it. But I always end up looking at them later on and I try to grasp the idea that they are really pictures of me. Sometimes they bring memories back to the surface for me. One's that I am sure I'd never have if the picture wasn't there. This one brought a flood of memories to mind. The one posted above. It's me and my brother. I remember Mom's curlers. I remember begging her to put them in my hair. When she did, I was nearly in tears because they were hot (very hot), heavy, and it hurt so bad when she would slide the clip in. Sometimes the clip would dig into my head. BUT, I was okay with that. Somehow I knew that the end result would be worth it (Was it?) But I don't remember that part. I only remember the pain of wearing the curlers. Isn't that funny? I remember Mom telling me that when the dot in the center of the curlers turned black I must not touch them or I would burn myself. Yet, it was just at that moment that she would put them in my hair. Sometimes it would instantly burn my scalp. Sometimes, since my hair was so fine (as it is today) my hair would get in a tangled mess before she was even able to finish wrapping my hair up. And yet, I loved it. I loved wearing those painful, hard things with the spikes in them. I felt like such a little lady. Such a girly girl.
I don't remember the outcome. After all the pain and agony.. lol... I have no idea what my hair ended up looking like. Did I care? I think maybe I didn't.
Was this some sort of prep course for me? Who knew that I would grow up to be just the same.. loving my hair being done, getting girly, pampering myself with pretty stuff....
I like that picture.
I even like my dirty little feet. My little Fred Flinstones.

And, I miss my brother.

The couch? I don't remember that couch at all. It was ugly. But, I'm guessing it was all my parents could afford. And, I bet it was comfortable. I look happy in that picture.

Pure, and innocent.

Monday. Back to work after a long weekend of fun!

I do enjoy fun and partying. I really do.... but what I enjoy the most, is spending the time with my sweetheart. We had a really nice, long weekend.
We fit so much in! Sooo much in such a short amount of time.
We had a great time at the shore in Atlantic City. It was awesome! Such good bonding time. We needed to get away from it all. I am so glad we did.
We also had a nice, short, and sad good-bye visit with Lisa. The Harkins family has left the area. On to a new life in Kentucky. We'll see them again in December. I think this will be a strange adjustment. I know Brooke will miss Lindsey. I'll miss Lisa... I look forward to seeing them again.
The kids were in Ocean City. They had a nice week with their cousins. They're home now, probably sleeping til 2 p.m. and making dirty dishes.... kids I tell ya.
Summer will be over before you know it. I'm a little sad about that. It sort of feels like it's just begun.
Yesterday was an "off" day. I think with everything going on, it was like crashing from a great "high". I wished it was a better day.... but it was really blah....
Today I had a meeting with the Asst V.P of Advancement. He suggested that I apply for a job that is way more than I think I could ever handle. I told him the thought of it scared me. He told me if I chose not to go for it, there would be other opportunities coming my way. I'm not sure I'm ready for something more right now. This job I'm in now was a huge step. That would be enormous..... and quite honestly, it scares me to pieces.... But, I'm thinking about it. Wow. And I thought I moved as far up as I could. I should never think that way. I guess I have potential I just don't see.... cool.
I'm almost ready to go home. I have a lot to do this week. I am only focusing on day to day stuff right now. It's too much to think about all that needs to be done.
Sad.. this is the last week of Flex time. This Friday is my last 1/2 day Friday until May. Ugh. I love summer hours. Where did they all go?
Thinking about planning another party. A smaller one.
Thinking about taking a weekend with hubby upstate Pa. We love it up there.....
Thinking about how much fun I had with hubby this weekend, swimming in our pool. I never thought I'd have an in ground pool. How much fun is that? I loved every minute of it. Sorry that my sweetie got a sunburn though. I love him so much.

Babbling. I needed to blog.. had to get some of this stuff on record. LOL

I admit, I was searching cruises today.
I'm a cruise addict. I need help.
:) Send me on a ship. Please.

Today is my Thursday, even though it's Tuesday.

So, tomorrow will be a very fun day. I don't have to come into the office, and I get to leave to go to the beach after I leave my bosses house.
So, it's hot and humid outside. However, I am sitting at my desk with my heater on my feet. It's so difficult to predict the weather inside .... We watch the news to determine how we need to dress for the outside, but who do we turn to when we need to know what to wear to work? All I can say about that is, dress in layers. And so, I do. I wear light weight clothing and I always try to be sure I have a matching sweater with me. BUT, it never solves the issue of my feet. :)In the office, my feet are almost always cold. I can't help it. I wear sandals. I do not wear closed shoes in the summer. Never. I can't warm them up with socks. I'd look pretty silly with socks on and sandals. I can't even do like some tacky people do by slipping on a pair of slippers. (lol) I never ever know when one of the big bosses might need me right that second... and I can't be messing with my feet and changing my slippers... LOL.. so, I put the heater on and am in business. :) Well, until I step away from my heater... and then that's a whole new story. :) :) :)

Friends. Last night I was visiting with my hubby and his friend Bob. We were discussing friends. Good ones, bad ones, happy ones, sad ones. Most of all... how they can and will impact our lives. I enjoyed the conversation. I have some really amazing friends that have made such a positive impact on my life, my day to day happiness, and so forth. I am blessed to work with a few of them. It's great, I need a friend during the day, one is right there, around the corner. I love it. I am there for them too.
And then there are those who we call friends, yet often they leave us feeling conflicted, or we feel like they just might not have our best interest at heart. Seems we all have them in our lives. Why do we tolerate it? What makes them special enough to want to keep them around as a "friend". That was what we were talking about... is it really worth it? Sometimes the answer is yes, but usually the true answer is no. Something to think about. And I have been. But, I have also made a promise to myself to NOT invest a lot of time trying to figure out "why", because in the end, there's usually not an answer...
Speaking of friends... Lisa.. I have to call her. She is moving to Kentucky on Saturday. I have been in total denial. I am really going to miss her. I am going to miss the entire family. I will see her this Friday at her shore house.. but then that will be it until Christmas. How sad. Another change, another chapter turning.... And what a good hearted, true friend she is. She will be missed...
Now I better get back to work. I have a lot to accomplish before the end of the day. I won't be back in the office until next Monday, so I better quit "blogging" and get working. Well, in all fairness, I have to say. I did sit here and eat my lunch at my desk so I could take a break and blog. This is my lunch break today.

Time to go.
Being back on the blogging track feels so good. I am happy to be here...

Monday Monday.... so good to me :)

I am having a productive and busy Monday! I am happy to be at work, but sad that my wonderful weekend had to come to an end!
Fred and I had a great weekend together. We did A LOT of bonding (no not bondage) ... although the thought did cross my mind :)
We had so much fun! We played Wii together, went to a few good places to eat, Met some friends on Saturday morning at a community yard sale.. went to the Flea Market.. to a party Saturday night. And then yesterday we went to the movies, out to eat, did some shopping at the Mall... etc
Moving has been the best thing in the world for us. I mean that with all my heart. I feel closer to my husband now than I have for a long time. That's not to say that I haven't felt close to him. BUT, when we lived on the property that he worked, the stress level was so much higher, we had less space in our home, there was tension.. it was all added to our regular, everyday life. Now, we seem to be much more in tune with one another. It's so beautiful to me. I am sooo loving it. I know he is too!
Ok, now that I got that off my chest :)
Enjoying our kid free time this week. It's nice to miss the kids and be just hanging out as grown ups. It's natural to crave that sometimes. When I begin to feel guilty, like I'm a bad mom for wanting some grown up alone time, I remind myself that it's a very healthy way to live. So, that being said, I am going to enjoy every bit of this week!!!!! :) :) :) Guilt free!
So I have to work today and tomorrow. And then on Wednesday, we have a staff retreat at my bosses house. He has this incredible barn in his back yard that we're all going to meet in. It's not your typical barn. It's gorgeous! I really look forward to Wednesday. He is one of the best bosses I have ever known. And he looks out for me. I appreciate that. It should be nice.
THEN..... after we have the retreat, I am off to swipe my overnight bag off the table, and hit the road to go to the beach. I am so much looking forward to that. I am hoping that Thursday we have NO RAIN! I want to go lay out on the beach for a few hours. I want to close my eyes, listen to the waves crash onto the sand, and feel the mist of the salt water across my face. I want to get right there on the edge of the water and feel the waves crash down on me, burying my feet deeper and deeper in the sand. I want that. I miss that. I used to spend almost every day at the beach as a kid. It was normal to me. I walked to the beach every morning, and I stayed there until it was time to go home for dinner. Sometimes I would even forget that I needed to go home, and my brother would have to come get me. :) I loved the beach. I want to retire near the water. I mean that.
Speaking of the water.... my kids are at Ocean City, NJ this week with their cousins. I hope they are having a nice time. :) I'm sure I'll hear all their stories when they come home over the weekend. I look forward to it.

I am leaving this post today with a few pictures. I have been so bad about taking them, saving them, posting them. I am going to try to catch up. It's been so crazy.....

Nice to be blogging again.

:)