Where the Wild Things Are

This is from one of the hottest days of summer 2010. I think I was partially dying of heat exhaustion. :) But, it was a fun weekend..... and my clothes are still on at this point.

 

Thank you Mr. President ....Rozanski...

So, President Rozanski hosted his annual Holiday party at Rider U. It was nice, as always. This year - no alcohol. I suppose that's a good thing. The last thing we need is an alcohol related accident after a holiday party at Rider. We've had some tragic losses due to the same thing, and to be an employee and drinking and driving would be the worst. I think he's made a very wise decision. It only takes one dumb ass to get out there and kill someone, or themselves....

It was nice though. I will be totally honest. I was in no mood at all to go. I felt like sitting at my desk and just getting some peace... BUT, I went. I socialized, and I had a nice time. I'm glad I went.

Now it's time to slip into something more comfortable and go to the store. And, this weekend I hope to get some Christmas shopping done.

Round two Hump Day photo!

I've been away from my blog and from posting my hump day pictures for so long that I've decided to do a double hump today!!! Beautiful!!! Enjoy.

Happy Happy HUMP Day

Wow.. it's cold and it's dark!

This is me leaving work today at 5:00! Super dark, and freezing cold!

What a day I tell ya!

CRAMPS CRAMPS CRAMPS... Please go away... I have been taking medicine like every 4 hours, and I am in the kind of pain that I can't even describe! UGH!!!!!! Why is it so bad right now? I should have never thrown away those pain meds the doctor prescribed. However, as my hubby pointed out, DEATH being one of the side effects was pretty much the deciding factor to that one!
All is well though otherwise. :)

Today is another freezing cold day! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Hello Miss Winter, you total bitch!

I had a really nice lunch today with Mom, Meg, and Cindy. It was the Holiday lunch and discount day at the Book Store. Nice. I think all of my lunches this week are on the house. I have 2 free lunches left at the Faculty Dining for finding that icky bug in my lunch last week.. today at the store, tomorrow at the President's party... Thursday another free bug lunch (lol), and Friday, our division luncheon out of the office. Well, I'm saving money there. I'm happy about that. I just wish I felt better!!!!!!

Rudy is sneezing a lot today. And he never covers his mouth. That is one of my worst pet peeves!!! RUDY.. COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU SNEEZE!!!!! And, Pam is spraying so much Lysol in the office that I'm choking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Monday Monday....

What a day!!!!!

First of all, it was freezing cold and windy. I couldn't bundle up well enough! Brrrrr.....

And, I had a difficult time getting over that movie we watched last night:
Soldier's Girl.
It was a true story, and according to the reviews and such, the movie was made almost exactly as the real life story. It was so disturbing, sad, and quite difficult to watch at times. But, the truth is, there's bad people out there that could probably relate to the movie on a whole different level than me. Sick. I'm disgusted just thinking about it.
I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about the movie..... and then had to talk about it a little today to try to get it out of my system.
I believe that people should be able to love who they love without other's messing with them and making them feel like nothing for it. It's not someone else's right to hurt anyone for the choices other's decide to make.
Anyway, it bothered me. I was mad over the movie. And to try to imagine it was created from real events, and people.... ugh. I hate them. I HATE them.


I'm going to sleep like a rock tonight. I can tell.....

Good-night.....

Peace.

Random Fact about Me.

I am 42 and have never been kissed under the mistletoe.

Sunday night Movie in Bed.

I am ready to watch my movie in bed tonight. I am feeling so bad I can't stand it. UGH!!!! I really need to climb into bed and feel better. I took medicine and I'm just waiting for it to kick in. My hip hurts so bad that I can hardly get comfortable at all. There's no happy comfy for me right now....
Okay, so this movie is supposed to be fantastic. According to the Netflix information. I'm all about controvercial, sexually charged movies. This one seriously looks good. I'll have to let you know once I'm done watching it!!

Today, Tyler came over to hang out with Brooke, and Brandon went to Mom and Dad's to do his raking. I think he's happy to be finished! Fred went to Jimmy's to help him with the door, and I stayed home feeling ill. I did have good company. I enjoyed talking with Brooke and Tyler. And, I convinced them to decorate the tree while I went grocery shopping.It worked. :) And, the tree is beautiful.

I'm going to call it a night. Time to get out of these jeans! I'm miserable and need some soft, comfy wear.

Fingers crossed for a good movie!

Sunday Morning

I should be sleeping. I should be wrapped up tight in my bed, sleeping like a baby. But, I'm not. Instead, I've had my coffee, and I'm here with the computer.... looking at my Sunday morning Postsecret, and blogging.... Cozy and warm.

What a great night we had. I really enjoy the company of Shea and Q. We have so much in common it's amazing. Okay, so maybe it's not "amazing", but it's nice to actually have some things in common with another couple. And I adore Shea. She reminds me a lot of myself, except she's blond! Q is a sweetie. It was just really fun! And, wow.... I'm such a cheap date! I can't believe drinking 3 beers could hit me so hard, so fast. I think it was also the fact that I hadn't eaten since noon. Yeah, I'm gonna go with that.
And fun winning money! Not a ton...but to leave the casino with cash in my pocket is a great feeling. Especially after spending over 6 hours there!

I look forward to getting together with them this week. Should be nice.

I have so much to do today. Decorating the tree is one of the things on my list. I'm hoping the kids will want to do it like they've wanted to every year since I can remember. Sadly, they are growing up...and things like that don't thrill them the way it used to. The magic is gone. And, it's hard for me to feel the enthusiasm. I want the magic back. However, it's impossible. I suppose the best I can do now is hope that we just enjoy the moments we do spend together over the holidays. Together.

I guess I should get moving. I'm so lazy this morning. Being out until 3:00 isn't easy for this 42 year old girl. I'm not 20 anymore..... lol

Sept 2009 - On the Set of the Martha Stewart Show

 

Me and my best friend Monica

 

Brrrrr ... Baby it's cold out

I can take the cold, but I'll say this..... It's getting harder and harder as the years go by.
The photo above was taken this past February when we were returning to Baltimore from our week long cruise with Jimm and Monica. We had just visited Florida and the Bahamas, and it wasn't a whole lot better than it was up North! Okay, so it was sunny and warm in the Bahamas.... But, it sure wasn't warm enough to go swimming or anything.

Okay, so I'm getting off track. Not unusual for me!

It's Saturday, and it's December. I hope this is a better weekend.

Watching a late night movie with my girl.

Life.

I realize more and more each day that I'm not getting any younger. I can accept that, but I will also admit that I'm definitely not ready to grow old. I'm scared of that....

I'm also realizing that I lived a rather sheltered life as a kid. I'm not sure how I did that, since many of my memories of growing up included my parents being pretty well absent. Not in the way that they didn't care about me, but they worked hard, and they were often caught up in the things that were consuming their life that I was unaware of at the time. I did not live in a perfect home with a white picket fence like I thought I did. And, that's okay. And, somehow I survived...

However, I am now finding myself in a position as a Mom where I now have to make sure my kids do well, and make the best choices they can. I have been noticing that I'm the one now that works hard and gets caught up in the things that are consuming my life. I don't want to be that for them. I am different than my Mom in a many ways... I try to make sure I keep the lines of communication open with my kids. I share my life's experience with them and talk about how I understand what they are going through in their lives, at this point, and the age they're at. I know they think I'm crazy at times, and I know sometimes they think I don't understand. I do. I really really do. I want to be the best I can be for them. I want them to grow up to be strong and happy. I'm going to work harder to be a better parent. I need to do that... for them, for me.

RAMBLE. Yes... random thought, not at all.

Brooke is 14 and Brandon is 16. Soon, in the blink of an eye, they will be all grown up and I won't get a second chance to do this. I love them with all of my heart. There's no doubt about that.

 

Absolutely Beautiful.

Snug- A - Fied!

I don't care what anyone says... I love me a comfy, pink snuggie! I am totally serious. They look shabby, and feel like they aren't the slightest bit warm, but they are fabulous! LOL!!!! This is my second winter/cold season with my snuggie and I wouldn't change a thing about it! :) I only have one complaint. Since I'm a shorty, standing at only 5' 3", this cozy warmness is much to long for me when I stand up. So, walking with a snuggie can be a challenge. I have to wrap it around by body, and try not to trip over it. Okay, so the arms are a little long too. But, that's only a problem when I'm trying to type. So, if there are a bunch of typo's on my message tonight, it's the snuggie's fault.

Who'd of thought I could actually find enough to say about a snuggie? Leave it to me, miss talk a lot.

Other than that, today was just kind of regular. A few rather interesting moments, a couple fun laughs.. but that's about it. The day started out really crappy, but I'll admit, it did improve as the day progressed.

The Christmas tree is going up this weekend. I'm hoping the magic comes back for me, and I can begin to enjoy the Christmas season.

Tis the season....
I don't want to feel bad...
Bah Hum bug.

Wednesday Night

So, after the chaos in the house last night, I watched this movie with Fred. It was okay, and there were parts that actually made me laugh really good. Going in to this, I had no idea what the movie was going to be about or anything. And, the parts that I expected to be funny were not so much, yet I'd be surprised with a really good laugh when I least expected it. I love those moments in movies. Hell, I love those moments in life.

Speaking of life. I want some more laughing moments, and less stressful, sad, hurting, miserable moments. I am exhausted. I am hoping for a good weekend. Fingers crossed. Everything has been so crazy bad lately. I don't want that. I'd love some crazy good though. :)

Funny... lack of sleep will leave me stumped for words. Yep, me. Stumped! I so often can't shut the hell up, yet right now I feel like I'm scrambling for things to say. Sometimes it's best to say nothing at all.. especially after a sleepless night....

Maybe I'll find some hidden energy after lunch. I need a pick me up.

Never a dull moment.

Second time around!

I know, I've posted this before! But hey, I love it and it makes me smile. Plus, I am off today from work and trying not to be so serious minded! :)

It's miserable out there! UGH!!!! WET WET WET!!! At least it's not freezing out. I am SO grateful for that! I am happy for the time off. I think I have like 100 hours of sick time and maybe 140 hours of vacation time I haven't used. It's good to take a day every now and then. :)

Ooops... gotta run. Be back for more later. I have tons to catch up on here at my blog!

Oh Rainy Day...

It's a perfect day to lay in bed and watch a good movie... or something :)

Tuesday, November 30th.

Ran out for a little bit tonight. Although I'm not feeling well, it was a nice escape from reality for a little bit.
Some major stuff happening right now that both scary and upsetting. I am praying that things will be okay. :(
Busy day at work, but I successfully got my projects done, and will be taking a deep breath and take a day off, away from the office tomorrow. I have so much I need to do, but we'll see what I can accomplish.

Christmas. I'm just not feeling it this year. I hope I perk up a bit. I want to be in the spirit, and be excited about the holidays, but I'm just not. I hate that. I know it's still special to the kids, so I'm really trying not to be a total downer!

I don't have a lot more to say tonight. I just hope that things come together, and everything will be okay.

Goodnight.

Missing Bermuda a lot

The Unfinished Church - Bermuda

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past.
A healed memory is not a deleted memory.
Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember.
We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

Funny...

Woman at the Bakery: What do you want your cake to say?

Erin: Happy Birthday Brandon

Woman at the Bakery: How do you spell that?

Erin: B R A N D O N

Woman at the Bakery: What colors do you want?

Erin: I don't know, he's a 16 year old boy...
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Pick up the cake the next day.....

Look at what it says -


LMAO...... Classic.

Monday's Thought Provoking Question

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON!

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