Far Away From Home

Bat Girl!

2008-09-24T11:25:00.002-05:00

This is what I am going to be for Halloween!!!!!

Not so much....

2008-09-18T13:47:00.002-05:00

I just did not want to get out of bed this morning......
I actually feel like that a lot.....
I just want to sleep all the time.......
That's all really!!!!

Mondays!

2008-06-30T16:12:00.003-05:00

I hate Mondays, I really really do!!! If I could just be on auto pilot and not remember any part of it!!!!
Mondays are always the worse no matter how you look at it! So if I could just avoid them all together that would be great!
Please, Monday go away and never come back never!!!
This is really all I have to say today about this dreadful day that I wish would totally go away!
Boo Monday, boo!!!!
That is all!

Back home again!

2008-05-27T17:43:00.001-05:00

Back from the honeymoon......Italy, Greece, were both absolutely beautiful!
Could not have asked for a better trip or honeymoon. Tony and I had so much fun. I also have discovered a new found love for cruises!!!! Yes, they are great and a wonderful idea in the event you want to see so many places.
:-)
It was all great and we have many photos... I will work on getting them up soon as I can. They have not even been uploaded from the camera yet sooo....
Will work on it!
That is all for now.

What the ?!!?

2008-05-08T15:24:00.002-05:00

So why is it that people can't do their job? I am just curious????
Really it is not that hard to accomplish the little tasks that are assigned to you daily when at a job. Right?
We went to this bar with some friends on Monday for a birthday celebration and we were a big group and were there for probably about 3 to 4 hours.
At the end of the night we all paid our tabs separately and there were no problems service was great things were fine and so on.......
Well yesterday we notice that on our bank information there is a large amount charged from the bar we went to that was not what we spent at all!!!!!
Now naturally I understand people make mistakes and stuff but this was a huge tab and we already had paid for two different ones. How do you mix up someones credit card? So we call and talk to the bank and of course the only way they can fix things is to cancel our cards and give us new ones........ Yes, please we would just love to go through that again mind you because we have done it before.
So the bank tells us we should call the bar and talk to them about it. So we call them and there is no manager on duty at the time so they take a message..........
Several hours later with still no returned phone call we call again and they then sit us on hold for several minutes. They come back to tell us that they are really busy and can't help us at this time. Long story short we had to call back today and talk to a different manager, then she also had to call us back, and now finally they are going to credit our account. They figured it out after "investigating" it and the cards and tabs somehow got mixed up!!!!
I am sorry are you joking with me? I sure do feel safe and or confident about giving them my card again!!!! NOT!
What the hell is the problem seriously?
I just don't get it, you would think that they would be more careful.....
I guess you just can't find places that you can really trust anymore!
Sad. :-)

Ideas?

2008-05-06T11:17:00.001-05:00

So I am no longer a bride to be!!!!
I need to come up with a new name for this blog...............
I have no idea what to call it?
Anyone have any bright ideas or not so bright, I am open to suggestion at this point.

Some photos:

2008-04-25T13:40:00.002-05:00

Still Alive!

2008-04-11T13:17:00.002-05:00

It has been a really long time but I have been super busy!
We are now 8 days and counting until the wedding. Things are started to become a little more real for me.....(and yes I am still going to go through with it)
:-)
Anyways not much to tell, don't have much left to get done. Really am feeling relatively calm for the most part. This might and could change come next week for sure..................
Hopefully everything will run smoothly and nobody will have to be hurt! hehe

More.....

2008-03-18T15:32:00.002-05:00

Okay one more!

A little taste

2008-03-18T15:28:00.003-05:00

Alright, here is a little teaser of the decorations that will be at my wedding.
:-)

I know, I know

2008-03-12T15:57:00.002-05:00

So it has been like a million years since I have blogged.
I have just been so crazy busy, really, really busy!
So anyways we are almost a month from the wedding and things are actually starting to fall into place. I can't wait to see the finished product of this day that has consumed a good portion of my life for the last year. Crazy how it all comes together even when you think that it is not going to. I have my dress all cleaned and ready to go! I even have most of my head piece all ready to go.
We have to buy some candles for the ceremony but aside from that really not a lot left to buy.
Thanks to some special people who know who they are, I am still sane because otherwise I would not be at all......... Isn't it funny how just sometimes the little things can set you off the edge!? Ok maybe not so funny if it is you!?
All we are dealing with now is mostly details and working on not killing those who are not wanting to play by the rules. We have my shower next weekend which I am looking forward to.
That is really all I have for now.

Cookie for a stranger

2008-02-01T12:55:00.000-06:00

So I went to Starbucks to get my normal chai tea to help me start out the day. The lady taking my order was very happy and overly excited to be alive(think she had her share of coffee). She asked me if I wanted to purchase a cookie and I responded no. She then said well can I try and talk you into buying one for a good cause? So I was just like no thanks I really don't need a cookie......... Then once she gave me her little story she was like well if you don't want it you can just give it to the car behind you.
So finally I am just like fine I will get the darn cookie! So I pull up and am like well do you want the cookie? She said nope but I will give it to the car behind you and tell them you wanted to brighten their day......................................
Weird, right?
Can you imagine what the person who got that cookie was thinking? I don't know just thought it was an interesting thing to think about. :-)
Who knows ok well that is all I really have to say for now!

Voice back finally!

2008-01-29T10:20:00.000-06:00

So my voice is back finally and I am very thankful for this. However I still seem to have a bit of the cough left over from whatever this sickness was that took me over. Not sure when it will go away but it seems to act up mostly when it is time for me to sleep, brilliant right?
I start coughing and coughing like I will never stop and then finally it ceases and I go to bed an hour later.
That is getting old in case anyone was wondering.

Anyways now that life seems to be finding it's regular course again we are trying to wrap up the invitations for the wedding. They are due to go out next month can you believe it? I can't believe we have less then 90 days to go before this big shindig.
I am really excited once we do the invitations most of the other stuff it just little details to take care of before the big day is upon us.

Really looking forward to seeing everyone and having lots of fun with friends and family. From what it looks like there will be a lot of people traveling from all over to come to our wedding so that is nice. Some of these people I have not seen in a really long time. Some who have been gone and returning home ( you know how you are, yes you) and then some who just live a few hours away but will still be a drive for them.
:-)

Have to find myself some jewelry to wear with my dress have not quite made it that far yet. Have every one's stuff though for the most part.

Have to write a essay today not really thrilled about that much. Oh well what can you do? Not much except complain about it so that is what I will do for now.
:-)

Go figure!

2008-01-22T09:47:00.000-06:00

So great news here, I have no voice!!!! That is right none what so ever and it hurts for me to try and talk. Just so that everyone is up to speed here with me, my job is to answer and talk on the phone.....................
So one might see how this could be a problem.
Not to mention I am a talker anyways so taking away my voice is almost as bad as taking one of my arms away.
I keep trying to not talk because I know nothing is coming out and if something does it sounds awful but it is so hard.
So we shall see what the rest of this week brings me but so far it is not looking good at all.
Yes, I am still at work attempting to answer phones...........
What is wrong with me? I don't know really it is such a long list. :-)

Just Breathe

2008-01-10T13:58:00.000-06:00

So I just looked at our wedding to do's and saw the number 99!!!!!
99 days to go! Right, it is getting closer and closer and closer. I start to think about all the stuff we still have to do and freaking out just a little. Trying to focus on what I can to avoid reality of things needing to be done all as soon as possible. Why, you still have plenty of time one might think, right? No, not when you are me with this obsessive compulsive disorder that haunts me. What if you leave something until the last minute and then you can't have it or get it the way it needs to be............. Again just breathe...........................
I am okay, really, just wondering to myself how much stuff I can cram into the weekends. Mental picture of the wheels in my head turning right here! :-)
This weekend should knock out some things but still thinking I need to do more.......
Insert heading spinning here please.
I don't know how people do this at the last minute at all.
I would be a total wreck people would have to control me from be a total bridezilla.

It's a new year now!

2008-01-07T16:00:00.000-06:00

Well it has been a little while since my last post, wow!
Anyways been really busy as usual story of my life...................
Now that the holidays are over I can go back to normal craziness as opposed to holiday craziness. I have already taken down my tree in fact it was down the first of January because you know I am obsessive compulsive so it had to happen.
Have managed to actually get many things accomplished with the wedding stuff. We worked on the programs some more and I feel like we are getting close with that. We have managed to get almost everyone and their mom's address to start addressing invitations which have to be sent out next month. I almost have Tony's ring it should be here any moment now. My band should arrive at the beginning of February. Thanks to Trish we have the money bags I was trying to figure out.
We went to see about renting the swords for Tony's friends to hold when we first walk in. It was not too bad however the location I could have done without.
We are going next weekend to find the brides maids jewelry and my tiara. So that should be fun times!!!!
I can't believe we are getting so close to time seems like just the other day I had all this time to do everything.

Hope everyone's holidays were splendid!!!

Another one bites the dust!

2007-12-19T14:42:00.000-06:00

So we officially decided what we are doing about the alcohol situation for the wedding.
We have decided to do two hours open bar and then from there on out people have to pay for anything else that they want. We will be giving each table a bottle of champagne as well. This is just the best we could do on our fixed budget and still letting people drink without having to pay too much.
I hope that it doesn't kill the party but it is what is going to happen unless I win the lottery and considering I don't play doubtful really.
The other thing that we took care of was the attendants gifts and the parents gifts.
So those things are out of the way now and I can move on to others.
There is still a list that seems the size of China but we are getting there some how.
We have Christmas soon and then I am afraid time might fly like nothing else.
So here is hoping I can keep my sanity over the next four months.
:-)

It's raining it's pouring......

2007-12-11T15:18:00.000-06:00

Ok, so I think that if it freezes we are all totally you know what!!!!
Yeah, it wasn't too bad this morning there was some ice on the trees and other places that don't get much traffic but now I don't know. It has been raining hard all day long and this could cause many problems once it gets dark and or colder.
I will say this although I don't enjoy this weather at all mind you the trees with the ice hanging off of them look a little cool...... When I get home I will take a picture of the tree in our back yard it looks cool.
I have a crazy weekend ahead of me and it will probably fly by and make me feel like we didn't even have the weekend. Love it when that happens, right?
I have exams on Thursday and then have to take Tony to get his wisdom teeth removed. Ouch, glad it is not me for sure!!!!!
Friday night is friend's birthday celebration.
Work on Saturday part of the day then are having dinner guests later.
Sunday we have a graduation party to go to and if we get done with that at a decent time we have free tickets to a comedy show.......
And that is all folks.

Snow, really?

2007-12-06T13:54:00.000-06:00

It is snowing and I don't like it at all!!!!!

That is all I have to say about that really!!!!

Cats and Christmas Trees!!

2007-12-04T16:30:00.000-06:00

We put up our Christmas tree about a two weeks ago. It is nice and all pretty and ready to have some presents under it. So naturally it is our kittens first Christmas so she has not experienced the tree as of yet! Well of course she thinks that it was put there just for her to play with. Cause why else would you put something that has fun hanging things and lots of branches for her to pull on???
Right, I hate her right now just so that is clear! She has been messing with it every day and I can't get her to stay away from it.
I hate it because I beat her every time I catch her doing it but when I don't and I just come home to it, I feel bad for punishing her cause I didn't actually witness the act. It could also be our other cat but he is not as bad as she is so I just assume most of the time it is her...........
Am I a bad mom for wanting to kick her out onto the street? :-)
I just want her to play with her million toys we have for her, is that so much to ask? Must she destroy everything nice we have? Because she sure is trying the Christmas tree is just one of the many things.
I think that I have the devils cat. She doesn't listen either not like our other good kitty who is so precious.
I am starting to think I like dogs more then cats.....................
Ok, maybe not cause cats still pee in a box and I am a big fan of them going to the bathroom by themselves. For the love of Pete please stop messing with the Christmas tree!!!

More stuff here!

2007-11-27T15:53:00.000-06:00

Well we now have the guinea fowl feathers. I know some of you are probably thinking what the hell are those? Right, well in South Africa they are a very common bird so we are using part of that in our decorations.
Here is picture so you can have an idea of what I am talking about.

I know what you are thinking, that poor bird is not that much to look at and really he isn't. However his feathers are really cool and that is what we are using so there you have it.
Any questions? :-)

Anyways back to my point we have some dear friends who have volunteered to give us their feathers and we just got a couple bags today. It is very interesting to me the different stuff that will go into making this big day happen!
Once we get them all cleaned up I will take a photo of the actual feather's themselves and show everyone. I really like the look of them because they are like a black and white polka dot if you can envision that at all.

They are here!!!

2007-11-20T14:59:00.000-06:00

Yay! The invitations are here and they look great!
Thank goodness.
We have been working on the programs and although they are a lot of work they are coming along nicely I would say......
We probably are as far as we are going to get for now with it being the holiday weekend and all. :-)
Anyways I really am glad that the invitations made it in one piece and we didn't crazy mess something up.

Plans for the rest of the turkey week are a little crazy!!!
So I am thinking won't have much time to do anything but what we have on our books as it is right now.

I am however glad that we are not having it at our house this year. I just don't have the effort in me for that this year. I am making some things to go with us to other places so I will still be cooking just not as much.
:-)
Hope everyone has a great holiday!

Invitations ordered and on the way even!

2007-11-15T15:32:00.000-06:00

Well we did it! And by we I am talking about Sheila and I cause you know we are awesome! We ordered the invitations and it only took us like two hours to get completed. In our defense we had to pick a photo to put on it, so we had to look at like a million ones before we picked one. It is big stuff you know like two hundred people will be looking at these invitations so we had to make sure it was done right. It was interesting to say the least, I wouldn't say fun necessarily but we had fun hanging out at least!
Anyways according to an email I just got they are on their way to Sheila's house right now so we'll see how it turns out. I am sure they will be fine, we checked it enough times I feel like, right?? :-)

Our next task is the programs which if I might say I am not looking forward to it. Not that I don't want to do it, I just think that it is going to be a handful of things that I don't want to think about that we have to put into the programs. Oh well we have to do it and we are going to be all sitting down and talking about it this Saturday.

I also went for my dress fitting so that they could make it shorter so I don't trip and fall on my face. I think that we are having to take off like two inches but you know whatever!!!

Wedding Stuff......

2007-11-08T15:22:00.000-06:00

So I am looking for one of those bags that you use for like the dollar dance at your reception??? I don't want to pay an arm and leg for it really because well you only use it that one time. However at the same time I don't just want to use something else either. So looking at some of the options, I have encountered some really ugly ones in fact not only are they ugly but they are expensive. I just want something plain and simple that doesn't cost a lot of money!!! Is that too much to ask for really??
Most of them just have too much crap on them and by crap I mean frill, ya you know what I am talking about. I am not having a baby girl, I am getting married there is no need for excessive frill. Anyways I don't know what else to say about these bags really but you get the point.
So am still looking around, Sheila found my one that is simple and not very expensive but is not an actual bridal bag or whatever, which I don't care but just want to see if there is anything else out there......
So here we go again, I am off to surf the web.
Yippeeee!!!!

Hello

2007-11-06T11:40:00.000-06:00

Alright well it has been a really busy last week or so.
We had Tom & Sheila's benefit and that all turned out great. There were lots of people and plenty of live music and beer and food.
So I think that on a whole everyone had a really good time!!!!
Let's see there was also Halloween and all those parties that go with it, good times.
Anyways needless to say it has been a crazy week and there is only more craziness to come.
We have the holidays coming up and mixed in with a little planning of the wedding it shall be interesting.
We are having some thing shipped from South Africa for the decorations so I am really excited about that specific peace that will be involved. It is really important to me to have a bit of home in this.

I have a meeting with the event co-coordinator for my rehearsal venue on November 13th and then taking my dress to my lady who is going to make it shorter for me.
I have Tony's birthday coming up and looks like we are just getting a big group together and going to Dave & Buster's. I think that will be fun for everyone.

I think that it is all for now! :-)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

2007-10-31T15:36:00.000-05:00

Kill me now please.....

2007-10-25T11:31:00.000-05:00

So I am taking a programming class online. I know right what was I thinking? Well I just didn't want to take Spanish online and I thought this would be a little easier. One, this is what I get for thinking that I guess. And two it is not at all!!! So now I am stuck trying to figure out this whole java scripting thing. Let's just hope I make it out alive of this one. :-(

I had to download a crap load of stuff just to be able to do my practice work so who knows what is next. One thing is for sure it will never be a dull moment, I guess that is a positive thing? (I am trying here real hard)

Anyways to anyone who does programming for a living, here is to you cause you must be really smart and able to pay attention to detail.....
Cause I sure as heck couldn't do it all the way, I am just praying to pass this class and you know another one because I have to do two of them, yes that is right.
So like I said kill me please.......

GULP! A FUNNY FEELING IN MY TUMMY!

2007-10-23T11:56:00.000-05:00

If you look at the bottom of my page for my blog you can see exactly how many days we have until our wedding. Now this tool was fun at first but now it is almost starting to haunt me.......
I am freaking out a little bit that we have less then 6 months to get everything all together. So I start to think to myself don't freak out to much what do we have figured out that if nothing else goes right we will have this stuff.
Well we have the good figured out so no one will go hungry, well unless of course my parents don't pay for it when it comes time, ew scary moving on.
I have my dress and I have paid for that so for sure that is going to be fine. :-)
We have our venues so there will be place for people to go to!
We have our photographer so there will be pictures taken of whatever is happening.
We have someone to marry us so right away we are doing good there.
Okay so we have the basics right so I shouldn't be freaking out but I am! I know I need to calm it down and come down a couple notches.
So I just need to take one thing and a time and remember to relax, right? Right!
Now if I can actually let myself do that I will let you know. :-)

SOUTH AFRICA WON!!!!!

2007-10-22T16:10:00.001-05:00

YAY!!!!! The weekend was all good because we beat England!!!
South Africa won the world cup and all was good with the rest of the weekend.
There really isn't much more to report about that.
Went out with Ms Trish on Saturday night, had a good time danced a little drank a little, you know all that fun stuff.......

Am working on ordering invitations soon because it needs to be done.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

It's raining outside..... a lot!!!!

2007-10-17T12:06:00.000-05:00

Have I mentioned I am not a big fan of the raining?
I don't mind it when I sleep because then it doesn't mess with my day. However when it is raining during the day and I am having to be productive, I do not like it one bit. All I want to do when it is yucky and cold and raining is curl up in bed or on my couch watch TV and sleep!!! So that is why when I have to come to work or do anything I don't enjoy this weather. :-)
I found a Halloween costume super pumped about that, it is a Greek goddess. Tony has a matching boy one, yes very exciting! :-)
So I am enjoying my small amount of time off of school, nothing too thrilling just trying to relax. Next week it starts all over again though so no need to get to comfortable.
I'm taking a java script computer class next semester so we will see how that goes am a little scared but just hoping that it is not too bad. :-(
I can't wait to go watch the rugby game with my dad this weekend. It is the world cup South Africa against England so we will see. We know who I am routing for obviously! :-)

At the office......but not mine!

2007-10-14T21:25:00.000-05:00

I am at the office tonight but it's not my office. Tony had to do some overtime work at the office and since we had not got to spend a lot of time together he asked if I would go with him so I did and here I am.
This weekend has been a little crazy with everything going on. We had the tea party get together with the the girls to check out how everything fit. That went really well I felt, however there were some who will not be named who had a little too much champagne and got a little out of hand. No, I am not talking about me just so that is clear. My Aunt Judy had the cutest little set up for us all with the tea and crumpets and little sandwiches. It was just a wonderful presentation and everything looked and tasted great!
After that was all done we went out for some drinks and landed up staying out pretty much all night. Needless to say I crawled into bed VERY tired. Poor Tony helped someone move during day and was probably even more spent then I was.
Today we slept in a little later then anticipated and then we went to my work party for a couple of hours.
Then we had to do the dreaded Wal-Mart visit on a Sunday which is when just about everyone and their mom is there! Yes, don't you just love it when the store is so packed you have to wait in line to get to the section of the stuff you want in that aisle? Tony can't stand it but there is no other store with their prices that you can just get everything you need there so we don't have much of a choice. It was a mad house to say the least, yelling kids running all over the place people pushing their carts the wrong way causing traffic jams all over the store. Total chaos everywhere and we couldn't avoid one bit of it. It was great let me tell you what.
Then after escaping the hell with in a one stop shop we shot over to the party store to check out Halloween costumes but there was nothing really that struck our fancy so off we went.
Tony's mother then came and brought us a new couch (new to us that is) for the other living room that we have hardly anything in.
We went to dinner with her and her boyfriend after that and now I am here at Tony's office. Well that is about all I have to say about that. :-)

Time to play!!!!

2007-10-12T17:09:00.000-05:00

I am done with my exams and this semester!!!
Now I can play and do whatever I want for a whole week. Yes, what will I do with my time, well, you know besides going to work everyday and planning my wedding! Oh wait there went most of my time............................
Well fine then, I guess that is just the way life goes. So I think that I am doing good with planning and all that jazz but occasionally I think about all the stuff I have left to do for the wedding and freak out a little bit. Actually the other night while I was trying to go to bed I started thinking about all the things that I have left to do and how I am going to get them done and totally starting having a panic attack. Then on top of that I have to please a million people while going through the process, ok maybe not a million but it sure seems like it when everyone has their own request.
So here is what I have decided for this weekend to try and balance myself so that I don't get all over worked on the weekend that is supposed to be more relaxing because I dont have school.
Friday night-go over to Sheila's make her clean and paint her house :-)
Saturday-Go meet with florist and decorator in the morning
Have tea party around 1pm
Then I have no idea but this isn't a bad thing
Sunday-Sleep in (no really this is what I am doing its been a while)
Go to work party
Possibly go to watch Rugby at dads or go with Tony to work (no I wont be
doing anything just keeping him company)
RELAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that is it folks!!!
Thanks and have a great weekend!

I think that I have a new addiction

2007-10-09T16:23:00.000-05:00

So as of right now I have at least two different types of gum in my purse. Then I have one roll of certs breathe mints. I also have that bubble yum stuff that is all full of flavor and made for blowing bubbles!
Yeah, I don't know why but every time I am at the store or gas station I feel the need to pick up something like gum or mints????
I think that it might be out of control!
I don't know why but I really want to have at least two different kinds of chewing gum with me at all times? Do I really need them? Probably not but I like to have one to freshen breathe and the other to actually chew?
Anyways when my purse hardly has anymore room cause of the selection of gum and mints I have in there I think I have gone over the edge.
Will it stop me? I got to be honest probably not. :-)
Ok, so I am a freak end of conversation.

Saturday Night

2007-10-08T15:52:00.000-05:00

Well we had a great time on Saturday night. I almost forgot that I had to work that day! :-) We went to a no name restaurant and were a little scared about it but the food was actually really good. We were pleasantly surprised by how good it was and not expensive at all. Anyways after that we went out dancing and it was great!!!
A good time had by all I feel like on a whole.
Other then feeling a little hung over the next morning everything was great!
:-)
And now we are back to the beginning of the week but it is the last week of school so I won't complain too much. Just got to make it through the week and will be good until another semester comes along. :-)
But first will enjoy my whole week off from school.

Don't you just love it when.....................

2007-10-06T12:46:00.000-05:00

I had to work today and for those of you who don't know I hate to work Saturdays!!!
But really who likes working Saturdays?
So I get up this morning all grumpy and not really happy about being out of bed and fumble my way around getting ready.
Then I get to work and have maybe been here for an hour when I hear a knock at the door...... (We keep the door locked because on Saturdays there is only one of us in the office) No one should be coming here really????
I open the door to my sweet fiancé who has brought me roses to work!!!
Don't you just love it when someone does something sweet for you to cheer up your day!!!! He is so great to me, what a guy, right? ;-)
Anyways now while I sit at work I have these beautiful roses to look at!!!
Girls night tonight, I can't wait!!!! To spite the fact that I had to work today this weekend might actually turn out good for the most part.

DONE!!!!!

2007-10-04T17:38:00.000-05:00

I have ordered the shoes for all the bridesmaids!!! Yes, done with that.
My paper for my class that is almost over is finished and turned in, lets cross our fingers I get a good grade!!!
I have the rest of this week and then next week and I get a break for a little bit! (approximately one week)
I can't wait to have one less thing to think about for a whole week. Whatever will I do with myself? Probably nothing and I think that is the point, right? Sure it is! I am very excited about this Saturday night ladies you know who you are!!!
I might actually make it through this week, month, year, whatever! :-)
I have to say love it when I can say I am done with that! Doesn't even really have to be something big, it just makes me feel better that I have one less thing to do.
I would like to send a special SHOUT out to Sheila! (yes i just said that)
You are sometimes the reason I can go on in my daily life lady, super thanks for all your help (perhaps even the reason I still have hair in my head and have not pulled it out yet)!!!!!! HUGS AND KISSES.

One more thing!

2007-10-03T15:38:00.000-05:00

Oh, that's right two posts in one day watch out. Ok, so I have made a website via the knot for our wedding. I am not sure if it has everything that I want yet or if it needs something but I figure what the heck I'll let some people check it out and give me their opinion. So here if you want to take a look and give me your feedback feel free.

http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/ElizabethEmms&TonyDiMartino

PS be gentle this is my first time :-)

Ordering Shoes for Bridesmaids

2007-10-03T14:40:00.000-05:00

So I want to go ahead and order the shoes for the girls so that we can have everyone put them on with their dresses. You know so I can make sure they look like I want them to before we get to close to the wedding. However I don't know whether I should have the shoes shipped to my house or my Aunt's house because that is where all the other wedding stuff is? I also don't like the fact that when I have things shipped to my house they just leave it on the front porch if we aren't there. This bothers me a little because although we don't live in a scary neighborhood or anything it is all about the people walking by and see a huge package and just decide to pick it up. You know they might not have been looking to steal but when they saw it they became opportunists. Anyways I wanted to order them now while I am at work but it looks like I might wait because I don't remember the zip code for my Aunt's address. Cause I think that it would be better to just have them shipped there.
Darn it, I wanted to do that now, oh well.

Monday again really?

2007-10-01T16:15:00.000-05:00

Is it really Monday again?
Could it be Saturday or Sunday again? PLEASE!!!!!!
I hate Mondays, really really hate them.............................
How can I make it the weekend again without having to sit through the rest of this week???? I wonder if I just attempt to sleep through it all if it will go away?
Wishful thinking I know but it was worth a shot.
I have to work on Saturday also which makes this week even worse, come on!!!!
I hate working Saturdays too...............................................
Could I be anymore of a complainer? Probably yes but I will save everyone for now.
Boooo I want it to be the weekend again but not so that I have to work.

Time to shine.

2007-09-28T15:22:00.001-05:00

Okay well another week is gone. (thank goodness)
I am about two weeks away from being done with school for this semester or term or whatever you want to call it.
Sheila might have helped keep me alive this week. (thats right I love you)
I helped Sheila enjoy painting again. (wink, wink,you know it) :-)
We have my dad's birthday lunch thing on Sunday.
I need to start studying for my exams. (like now)
I don't feel like studying anything!!!!
I wish I had a million dollars.
Well I think that is it all for now.
Everyone have a good weekend!!!!!

Ketchup anyone?

2007-09-27T15:56:00.000-05:00

Does anyone save their ketchup or sauce packets when they go through a drive through and get it with fast food? Anyone, anyone?
Okay well I was cleaning off my desk today and work and we get a lot of food ordered in or we go grab something and then come back and eat it. So one can imagine the amount of sauce that I might get in a short amount of time. Today I got some (four) chicken tenders and they gave me 8 packets of ketchup. I mean really is that necessary??? That is a lot of freaking sauce for those lonely little tenders. Anyways my point is that for some reason I feel the need to save these things instead of throwing them away? Why? I don't know because I don't use them ever. I think that I might be able to feed an army with the amount that I have at my desk right now. :-)
I have soy sauce, mayo, mustard, ketchup, and Arby's sauce, oh and a salad dressing. Should I throw all these packets away? I don't know it seems like a waste but I am never going to use them probably, I don't know maybe one day?
This is my dilemma for the day.

Bored to tears!!!!!

2007-09-25T15:23:00.000-05:00

Okay so I know that I am being paid to sit here but I am so bored I really could cry! I know right stop my whining but really I would so rather be sitting at home doing homework or cleaning my house! Something anything but this and it is overcast outside so I really want to go to sleep as well! That doesn't help any to say the least. Is it too much to ask for a little sun out there? I know we need the rain but I am about to fall asleep here on my keyboard.
Why is it that while I could be doing something productive instead I have to be here at work earning money! I mean really come on who needs money anyways, right? The house and the car can pay for themselves can't they? Please someone lie to me and tell me they can. No but really I want to go home cause this sucks!!!!!!!! I am tired of surfing the web and need something else to occupy my time now. If only we had a tv here that might amuse me for a short period of time. Perhaps I should bring in one? I wonder how my boss would feel about that? I think that he would like it a lot!
Well I think that is all I have to say about that. Okay, one more time I don't want to be here anymore!

Near death for snowflake?

2007-09-24T15:23:00.000-05:00

My car's name is snowflake for those of you who don't know. I was heading back to work from lunch. I was coming up to some railway tracks and I guess the way the sun was shining I didn't see the lights start to flash on the gate things! Well so as I am going over the tracks I notice that the things are coming down and I am almost half way there so I floor it as I watch the gates come down. Phew, she made it through but it was close! Then I look back and see the train passing through. Poor little snowflake was almost harmed! Anyways the moral or today's story is to be more careful when crossing over railroad tracks!
Yes, perhaps there for a moment I say my life flashing before my eyes but also I had to be back to work. No down time just keep moving story of my life.
Everyone have a nice day and watch out for those trains!

Another Friday!

2007-09-21T13:42:00.000-05:00

Let's party! Ok, well not really I mean if you want to go ahead but I probably wont. Anyways I remember when I used to love Fridays because it meant the start of the weekend but not anymore really! Why? Well because now all it means for me is that I have only a certain amount of time to do a certain amount of things and then it's the week again! Big sigh! Large sweat drops down my face.
So yeah it really doesn't mean anymore fun these days, sad but true. Can I just take a moment to talk about people in your life that really make you angry. I love it when you think that you are finally really getting along just fine and then baam here is a wrench in the whole thing! Why would someone do this? I really don't know but am a firm believer that sometimes people just don't get it like they should. It makes me sad frankly and I know that no matter how I try and explain it won't matter because they see it their way and no other way. Yes, I know everyone loves those people it's my way or the highway! Ya, you know it baby! I wish I could change it but I don't think that there is a way. So oh well guess it will just have to be but man thats sucks!
Okay enough being all boo hoo, I will try and enjoy me weekend best I can. We are meeting with our photographer on Saturday so we'll see how that goes.

Getting there slowly!

2007-09-18T13:48:00.000-05:00

Cake. Check
Shoes for bridesmaids. Check (well still need to order but found them)
Groom's cake. Check
Appointment with flower and decoration lady. Check

Well I got the cake thing all taken care of and have no idea how it will turn out but here's hoping for the best! I just decided on three layers of square cake, one chocolate, one marble, and one white. It will have ribbon on the bottom part of each layer and then some flowers somewhere but not too many. The groom's cake was much easier because I knew exactly what I wanted and got it ordered. However I would like to just discuss the cost of the chocolate covered strawberries because they are $3.00 a piece!!!!! Yes that is right you read it $3.00 freaking a strawberry! Granted they are very cute little painted with chocolate tuxedo strawberries but really!!!!!!!
Oh well it is the one thing that I splurged on and I am okay with it because I did so well with the cost of the other things. At least this is what I am telling myself. :-) It's my story and I am sticking to it.
Anyways the weekend was crazy but we had a good time and now it's back to business!
I feel like I am moving right along at the right pace for everything..... ( I hope anyways)
Don't you worry Trish we are going to get you your butt cake!!!! :-)

Cake?!!!

2007-09-14T15:25:00.000-05:00

It is time for the cake! I am going on Monday to talk to the cake decorator about how I want my cake to look. I am very excited and not so much at the same time. My fear is that I am not going to know what it actually looks like until it comes out because I want a little of something from like three different designs. So we will see how it goes???? Hopefully the lady will know enough about all that stuff to help me through all the doubts. :-)
I know for the most part what I am looking for so let's hope that we can figure it out together.

This weekend is going to be crazy with all my sister's birthday stuff and the normal crap that I always have to do. Here's hoping for not too much insanity and a good time!!!
Thank goodness the little sister is finally going to be 21!!! :-)

Traffic anyone?

2007-09-13T10:56:00.000-05:00

Well I personally had my full dose of traffic this morning. Don't you just love when a 5 to 7 minute drive turns into a 20 minute drive? Well I do!!!!! Today there was a pile up on the highway and so I guess people thought it would be a good idea to get off on the road right by my house that I have to take to work!!! Well isn't this lovely not only slow traffic on my road but three times the amount of cars on it as well! Yes, that is great I would like to be late for work even though I left 15 minutes early which should have been plenty of time to make it there on time! Then there are people who of course have to drive like idiots! Please pull out in front of me when it is not your turn and I almost hit you because that would be fun for all of us on a Thursday morning trying to get to work!!!! I mean honestly what is wrong with people today? They are rude and grumpy and ungrateful just in general!!! I let this one person in when I could have totally just let them wait for the next ten cars to go by before he would have got in but no I was nice! Did I get a thank you or a wave or head nod? No, no I didn't, rude, so rude when you let someone in or are let in at least wave to acknowledge that you are appreciative of that!!!
So what did we learn today? Be nice to people when they help you out in traffic it is just polite and well you never know when you are going to take twice the amount of time driving to work.

Picking Invitations!

2007-09-11T11:04:00.000-05:00

We are in the process of picking our invitations and there is just too much to look at. I almost wish that there were not that many choices!!! Anyways I just sit and look online for hours at different invitations. I feel like I have got no where when I get done because I either don't like any or like too many to pick from! I think that I should just put choices in a hat and have someone draw one and that will be our deciding factor! What do you think? Yes, maybe or not at all.
I don't know what the solution is really? But I guess I should get back to looking at invitations so that I get closer to picking one out.

Another thing done!

2007-08-28T14:43:00.000-05:00

One more thing accomplished. We decided on the caterer for our wedding this weekend. Very excited considering that was a major priority!
We are having a pasta bar served along with chicken and salad and bread sticks. Yes, that is right Italian food of course. I love pasta and Tony is Italian so it works out really well, oh and of course he loves pasta too!!!!
So there it is that is taken care of and now our guests will get to eat except you Sheila, ok fine just kidding, you know my parents wouldn't let me do that to you!!:-)
So next on my list what do I want to have my cake look like?
I have an idea but not really sure and the cake lady said that I need to give her some sort of picture so guess I am off to search the web.
Any suggestions please do share! Thanks!

FOR SHEILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-27T16:02:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok so the picture isn't as cool as the one you did for me but I tried.
:-)

Public Bathrooms Anyone?

2007-08-20T14:04:00.000-05:00

This weekend I was out almost all the time and I have to say I don't think that one of the public bathrooms that I was in was clean. Not only was it not clean but there were many without toilet paper and that were just disgusting! I didn't even want to be in the stall next to some of what I saw in these bathrooms. Some of them had nothing to dry your hands with because they were out of paper towels and their hand dryer was broken! It was absolutely ridiculous how unclean these bathrooms were. These places are supposed to be cleaned several times daily and I don't think that some of them had been touched at least that day. There is nothing worse then walking into a bathroom and the first thing you see is trash all over the floor and then the smell of pure nastiness hits you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me? So your thinking do I brave it because if I don't there might be bigger issues to deal with or do you turn around and say forget it?
We even went to this VERY nice movie theatre that you would think that their bathrooms would be spotless but your were wrong. This one was one of the worse, dirty, no toilet paper in any of the stalls but one. Just unacceptable in this day and age to have public bathrooms be so gross!
If I were one of those writers that made those Bud Light commercials I would so write a song about this issue! :-)
Here's to you Mr. or Ms. public bathroom cleaner, get off your butt and do something!

My eye won't stop twitching?

2007-08-16T16:06:00.000-05:00

It is really bothering me. Twitch, twitch, twitch, it just keeps going like the energizer bunny!!!!!!
I want it to go away right now please!
But it won't stop, oh why won't it stop? It has been happening for two days now and that is just not ok.
I am sure it is just stress but I can't turn it off. Please, please can it stop now?

One more thing accomplished!

2007-08-15T10:19:00.000-05:00

Well we got our honeymoon booked last night! We are going on a Mediterranean cruise in May. We will fly into Venice and then get on the boat from there and go to several different places mostly in Greece. We will be on the ship for 7 days and 7 nights and then possibly in Venice for a couple days before or after.
It sounds like a lot of fun and I am really excited about getting out of the States for a while. :-)
Well that's it for now. We still have to pick the caterer but I am pretty sure I know who we are using, am just waiting to take Tony and Aunty Judy to try the food and cake and go from there.

Sheila made me!

2007-08-11T00:15:00.001-05:00

I'm doing this just to make Sheila happy.

5 People who will be annoyed that you tagged them:

1. you
2. yo mama
3. Dave Matthews
4. Trent Green
5. the whole of South Africa

4 things that should go into room 101 and be removed from the face of the earth.

1.Flying Bugs
2.Taxes
3.Any disease that kills innocent people
4.Food that has too many calories for me to eat.

3 things people do that make you want to shake them violently.

1.DRINKING AND DRIVING FOR SURE
2.BEING RUDE WHEN WORKING AS A CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE
3.DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL RIGHT BEFORE GRADUATION

2 things you find yourself moaning about.

1.Not enough time to do everything I want to do all the time.
2.People who can't drive.

1 thing the above answers tell you about yourself.

1.I love people! :-)

RULES

Link to the original meme at freelancecynic.com so people know what it’s all about!
Be as honest as possible, This is about letting people get to know the real you!
Try not to insult anyone - unless they really deserve it or are very, very ugly!
Post these rules at the end of every meme!

Why Not?

2007-08-10T14:29:00.000-05:00

Over at Ashwin’s blog, you will find one crazy blog owner!! You can win $2500!! To enter just copy this text and paste it in your blog!! But hurry, this competition will not last long! So get posting!

Hot much?

2007-08-07T14:24:00.000-05:00

Is it hot enough yet. Well we have started out everyday this week with temps in the 80s at 8am. Yeah, that is a little warm with the humidity and all is just gross. I love getting into the black leather seats that are in my car and not being able to get out of them because I feel like my skin has melted to it.
Yes and this is what living in the Midwest is all about. But wait don't like the weather it will be snowing in a month! :-)
This brings me to my next point I want to move away to somewhere not crazy cold in the winter with snow and ice and somewhere that has less humidity. Yes, I like the heat just not when it means that I can't breathe. So we will see how much longer we last here but we will see!!!
Well I think that is all the complaining I can do for now!
Thank you and have a nice day!

Its time

2007-07-26T13:59:00.000-05:00

Well I have my exams later today! Let's hope that I don't bomb them because I would have to die just so that is clear. Anyways I am kinda ready for this day to be over with so I can move on to the part where I don't have school for three weeks. Hopefully it won't just fly by like it never even happened. But I am sure that it will with the list of to dos that I have for myself in that time. The main thing that I have to do now is focus on getting a caterer or else we might have some starving people on our hands at the wedding. I don't think that would turn out good really. We have an appointment with one on August 2nd, so we will see how that goes. According to my little planner book this should be getting done soon if not already done. Oops!
Well hopefully it will all work its self out, right?
Ok maybe not all of it but most of it?
No, still nothing ok then I need to get to work. :-)

Almost there

2007-07-25T13:33:00.001-05:00

Update on the trial run:
Well the make-up lady didn't make me look like a clown or anything undesirable. So we are going to go with her she was very nice and professional and most importantly affordable. She had a really natural look to her and her work which I enjoy so I think that I am sold. So I guess that is one more thing that I can check off my list. Although I will say this I feel like the list is not getting any shorter??? What is up with that?

Finals tomorrow:
Instead of blogging I should be studying my little head off. But that is not happening so I will continue talking about it. (haha)
Anyways I am taking my finals tomorrow and then I have a three week break!!! YES!
I can't wait to have time to do other things again just for a little while but I will take what I can get really.

Trial Run today

2007-07-18T11:35:00.000-05:00

Today I have a lady coming to do my make-up to see if I want to use her for the big day. We will see how it goes. I am a little nervous, not many people are really good at putting make-up on other people and not making them look like a hooker so we will see????
I was thinking that if they are really good that would be awesome because they travel to you so you don't have to go to them. It makes things a lot easier the way I see it because any time that I am saved the day of the less possibility of me having a heart attack. They are also one of the less expensive ones I have found that will do a trial run to let you see if you really want to use them so that is also a plus.
Wish me luck! Ok, if I look like a clown I will totally take a picture and post it just so everyone can have a good laugh. :-)

Happiness???

2007-07-12T15:18:00.000-05:00

Can you buy it?
Can you put it in a box?
What is happiness to you?
How often do you think that you are happy enough?
Can you wrap it in a bag?
How would you define it?
What is the one word you would use to describe it if you could only use one word?

Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

2007-07-10T15:52:00.000-05:00

Well I just don't know about that. I am ending another semester at school and yet I feel like I am no closer to being done. Yes, ok, technically I am but I really feel like I am going to be a 80 year old college student. Ok not really that bad but I am tired and so ready for a break. I have two papers due in the next week or so and I have not even started either one of them. Yes, I love to feel the pressure!
If life could just go on hold while I finish school that would be great. Thanks!
I know what you are thinking, why am I not working on those papers now?, right? Well I am at work and let's face it I would rather do this then write my papers, sad yes, but so true.
I am a little burnt out really!!!!!
I have two weeks left and then I get a little break so I will just look forward to that for now. I don't know that it will ease my complaining but what can you do?

So tired

2007-07-09T16:35:00.001-05:00

I am so tired I could fall asleep right now.
My sweet little cats last night decided that it was play time when I wanted to go to sleep.
They kept making so much noise that I just couldn't even attempt to get to sleep.
It was GREAT!
Then once they actually calmed down I think that I had been trying to get to sleep for about two hours.
NOT COOL!
Well needless to say I woke up so happy to a Monday morning!!!!
I just love being at work when I am so tired I could fall asleep looking at the computer screen.
I read things over and over again and then when I am on the phone people say things and I don't hear anything they are saying. It is wonderful.
So ya I need a nap.

Why can't holidays last longer?

2007-07-05T14:09:00.001-05:00

I really wish that we had more then one day off from work for the 4th of July. It just wasn't enough time especially if you have more then one family that you want to share the time with on the holidays. So what I was thinking was that the new rule for holidays should be a mandatory two days off and sometimes three. I know you are thinking, well how is this going to work for people like the banks and stuff who have to be open a certain amount of time? Well this is what I think we should do in those situations, one you give everyone the option to work a mini shift so they can still have most of the day off. Two-you let people pick the holidays they want to work and don't want to work. Because there are some holidays that are more important to me that I would want off and others that are not so much. Anyways this would be my plan of course I am not a business owner and I doubt that my boss would even agree with anything that I am saying but I just thought that I would give it a shot. I really just could have used another day to recover from the holiday if you will. Anyways at least it is Thursday which means the weekend is almost here. Which would also be great if I didn't have to work on Saturday but what do you do? Oh well, last Saturday for the rest of the month so that is nice.

HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY!

2007-07-03T11:36:00.000-05:00

I hope that everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July. I am probably not going to do much of anything because I have so much school work but whatever. I will be at least checking out some other people's fireworks. :-)
Anyways it is a day off work so I can be thankful for that at least.
Well have a good one and don't burn anything down. :-)
Ok, well at least no one's house ok!

In Addition to

2007-06-30T11:32:00.000-05:00

In adding to just previous post. You know that song "Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down"? Well that is how I feel too.
I hate Mondays and well you can see from previous posts how I feel about rainy days.
I think this could be one of my theme songs. :-)
Ok, really that is all for now.
No really!

Seriously

2007-06-30T11:19:00.000-05:00

Ok, yes I understand the rain has helped cool things down and it is needed. However this is just out of control, I have not seen the sun in like over a week and I don't live in England for a reason. I want some sun shine in my life and I don't feel like it is too much to ask for really. So please can I have a nice warm sunny day already? I have plans today that involve outside but doesn't look like that is going to work out really well for me, now is it? No, I don't think so and that just sucks. They keep telling us that the next day is going to be the end of the rain yet every morning that I wake up I still don't see any sun at all. Nope not at all and I have to say that I hope that the weather people get paid really well cause they are so good at their job. Ah huh, YEAH!!!! Please, please can I have a nice day? I want to have a picnic.

Rainy days

2007-06-28T15:10:00.000-05:00

I really don't care for the rain unless I don't have to go out in it. If I can stay at home and watch tv and sleep then I am fine with it. However when I am at work or out and about it makes me want to sleep. I can't seem to not zone out with it being all yucky and wet. So if we could go ahead and get the sunshine back that would be great!!!
k thanks!

Another one.

2007-06-27T13:19:00.000-05:00

Here is another little guy we took some photos of while at the wilds.
:-)

Hello there!

2007-06-26T22:07:00.000-05:00

Yes she is coming at us like a spider monkey, OK maybe not a spider monkey but she was getting really close. :-)
It was a lot of fun.

Check it out!

2007-06-26T22:04:00.000-05:00

Can anyone say "bad hair day?"
This is a photo from our little safari trip in Ohio.

A little bit of home

2007-06-22T14:39:00.000-05:00

Yesterday we went to this place called "The Wilds", it is a reservation where they keep animals but not in cages like at the zoo. These animals can roam free over a large amount of land just like back home where we had huge game reserves for animals. Which I am a big fan of because I don't like those little spaces they try and keep big animals in but that is a whole other conversation. Anyways it was very nice not exactly like home but it was good enough for now. I have never seen a place like this in America, I thought there were only zoos but I was wrong. This place in Ohio said that they are one of the largest game reserves in North America so that was interesting. Just in case you want to see for yourselves I did take pictures and will show you later.
Anyways it was a nice little trip about 45 minutes away from where we are staying.
The weather here has been beautiful not a cloud in the sky and get this no humidity at all. That is right you heard me none what so ever. So the temperatures have been in the 80s but it really feels more like 72 which is not bad at all.

Just for Trish

2007-06-20T10:48:00.000-05:00

So I am on out of town in Ohio in some small little town where getting Internet access is not a priority to them. Yesterday the Internet just wasn't working and then today it is like there is a satellite on top of my hotel's roof. So am having a nice time not having to work and just relaxing. I do miss home a little due to the small town we are in because there is not as much stuff here as I had hoped. However tomorrow we are going to Cleavland or Cincinnati, not sure which one yet but that should be fun. While I'm gone I hope that Sheila starts feeling better cause you can't kill over on me darn it, you still have to be a brides maid. (OK you know I am joking am just concerned about your health) Tom needs to learn how to comment on every one's blog and Trish here is your post and you take care of that little one.
For the most part the weather has been nice and sunny out here and in the morning and afternoon it is perfect 75 with no humidity. It rained yesterday but only for like a few hours and then the sun came back out.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!!!!!

SUPER BORED

2007-06-12T11:11:00.000-05:00

Well I really don't have anything fun to say. I am just super bored and really tired. I can't seem to get enough sleep lately even when I try and go to bed early it seems to take a while for me to actually fall asleep. I am sitting at work and really not doing much of anything because we are slow. I have searched the Internet so many times it is not even funny. Now I am rambling on about how I am bored and tired! I wish that I could just leave and go do something but still get paid for it!
That would be nice but so unrealistic so I digress. I would read but that would put me to sleep so I am not going to do that. I get to go on vacation at the end of the week through the next week perhaps that will keep me going the rest of this week!

Wedding dress blues

2007-06-08T11:53:00.000-05:00

I keep having this dream that something awful happens to my dress. Last night I had a dream that the house that it is in caught on fire and it was the week before our wedding. Another dream I had was that when I went to put it on that it was all ripped up and we couldn't repair it at all. I am not sure what my problem is but every time I wake up an emotional wreck. It is just crazy. What are these dreams all about?
Who knows maybe I am just totally crazy!!!

Some people just suck.

2007-06-06T11:43:00.001-05:00

OK, yes I know it sounds harsh but just listen to my story. So we receive a call from an automated system saying that we need to call this 1800 number because they need to talk to us about our visa card but it doesn't have that they are our bank or anything. So we think well that sounds like a scam because it had no specifics and didn't even say what bank we were with or anything like that. Well Tony went to buy some things at Price Chopper last night and our card wouldn't work. Yeah so of course Tony is like what the heck is going on here. So we call our 1800 number on the back of our card come to find out that the message was not a scam and they cancelled out card. They cancelled out card because someone in Canada tried to rack up over $700 in purchases but our bank thought that is was fishy so didn't let the charge go through (big sigh of relief) so now we have to get new cards. Which means that we have to wait like a week or so to get the new cards. Which also means that we can't get money any other way then going to our bank because our cards don't work in the ATM either. Yes, so like I said sometimes people really just suck. How did they get our number? who knows? All I know is that it just sucks, it really does.

Back to school

2007-06-04T14:18:00.000-05:00

Well it is Monday and I am back at work and back to school this week. Double YUCK!
I am also coughing and sneezing like nothing else and that is not at all what I need right now. We have an appointment tonight with some caters to see what they have to offer. So I will be testing food and checking prices while there. We will see how that goes, Tony actually gets to participate in this function so he is pretty pumped.

So I might be getting just a little bit closer to something else big getting accomplished. YES!
Anyways am super busy at work so got to fly well not really I wish but will post more tomorrow.
Hope all had a awesome weekend mine rocked while it lasted.
:-)

I am going to relax!

2007-05-31T15:04:00.000-05:00

My girlfriends and I are going to stay in Branson this weekend for a girls get away. I am looking forward to the peace and quiet of doing nothing!
Yes my plan is to totally not worry about anything other then making sure I get plenty of sleep and drinks!!!! It has been such a crazy month that this is just what the doctor ordered. I have been running around like a chicken with my head off with all the house stuff, wedding planning and you know normal life stuff in there too. So I am looking forward to just soaking in the hot tub and having a cocktail and just hanging out with the girls.

Trish-you need to take Sunday to relax just FYI, cause you have a crazy Saturday.

Another one down!

2007-05-30T11:44:00.000-05:00

Well I now have my dress. Yes it was a crazy thing because when I went in to try on dresses I didn't think I was going home with one. I also didn't get anything close to what I thought that I was going to get. But I do love it and it was on SUPER SALE, which makes it so much better. So one more thing down only a million left to do. :-)
I feel great now that I have that taken care of but of course I will need it to be altered because I am too short and would trip and fall on my face if I didn't.
So that is another thing I have to do but at least I have the dress!!!!!!!

HERE IT COMES!!!!

2007-05-25T16:39:00.000-05:00

Well the weekend is almost upon us. I am so freaking excited I could jump up and down but I have to stay in my seat here at work so I won't! :-)
However I plan on doing it when I leave here just so that is clear.
I would just like to say that I think that we should have more three day weekend holidays like for instance I think that my birthday should be one. Yes, I do like that idea. I would also like to take more vacations and have them not cost as much money and have them be paid time off!!!!
Ok well enough with my unrealistic fantasy world and back to reality.

Sooooo

2007-05-24T15:48:00.000-05:00

I am soooo tired again today go figure!
I just can't seem to get myself to sleep at a decent time, oh well what do you do really?
So I have now less then 11 months to plan this wedding which is plenty of time yet for some strange reason my little voice in my head is slowly but surely starting to freak out. Am a total freak, well ya probably but I just want to have all this crap done so that I am not running around last minute going bridezilla!!!!!!!!
Yes I went there!
So I think that I might just need to calm down and take one little thing at a time but start getting it done soon. Yes, I think that this will be my plan.
We will see how the plan works out.

Half way there!

2007-05-23T16:45:00.000-05:00

Well it is almost the weekend and I can't wait. I am super tired today because stayed up way too late last night and have nearly survived the whole day of work. I want to just lay down my head on my desk and take a nap. Yes I really do and I don't care if it is not very comfortable I am that tired. Again did I mention how excited I am that we get a three day weekend? I can't wait for it, I have full intentions of sleeping in everyday. Well I think that is really all I have for now I am just really really tired and want to go to sleep.

NEW KITTEN

2007-05-22T15:55:00.001-05:00

We have a new kitten!!!!!
Yes her name is Storm and she is the cutest thing ever. I will have photos of her later so I can show her off.
She is a little gray and white kitty so cute however our other kitty Oliver is not so sure about her so we will see how that goes. When we brought her home Oliver really was not interested in having anything to do with her.
Let's hope that they don't fight!!!!

We are done!

2007-05-21T15:24:00.001-05:00

Well almost done anyways!
We got everything moved over to the new house and all in one piece.
We have got a lot unpacked but still going through boxes all over the place!
The important stuff is out but I think we will take the rest of this week to find places for all the odds and ends.
I am very happy to be in the house and attempting to settle. Our poor kitty is not so sure about what is going on though he only really follows us around the house and stays on our bed most of the time. Hopefully he just needs time to adjust to his surroundings.
Well it is Monday again and I am ready for memorial weekend already!
Yay three day weekend bring it on.

Almost Done

2007-05-17T15:37:00.000-05:00

Well we are almost there!
Sheila and I got a lot of packing done yesterday! Yay! (thanks Sheila)
We are going to take a lot of stuff to the house tonight and Friday night and then Saturday is the big day. We will move all the larger stuff on Saturday and hopefully not have much left behind in the apartment.
We have a graduation to go tomorrow so we will be out of town all day. But we don't have to work so that is nice!
I can't wait to be done with all this moving stuff!
I really can't wait till we have our house warming party too! YEAH PARTY!

OH HAPPY DAY!

2007-05-16T14:03:00.000-05:00

You know how sometimes you just have those days where everything just goes wrong or right for you all day long. Well thankfully I am having one of those days where it has just been a GOOD day. I had a call from the reception venue people and we are on track for keeping the original date!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
Which makes me so HAPPY I can't even express how happy!

All day long though has been really good! I have achieved a lot today even though I work today. I did my grocery shopping this morning before work and that was very pleasant the store was almost empty. I also got to go to the bank before work. Then tonight I will do some packing and hopefully won't have much left for the rest of the week!

Working Hard

2007-05-16T12:14:00.000-05:00

Here Tony & I are working so very hard on our house. :-)

The back of my house

2007-05-15T17:20:00.000-05:00

Our House

2007-05-15T17:17:00.000-05:00

Big Shocker

2007-05-15T11:38:00.000-05:00

Well still no word from the guy for the reception venue. Yes, he was supposed to have an answer for me by yesterday, yes I have left him a message saying just that and still nothing. I am not very happy right now and plan on calling him and leaving him a nasty message on my lunch!
Oh yes he is going to be super sorry he didn't call me back like he said he was going to. I am sorry but super RUDE when you say you are going to do something, you should follow through!
I don't understand how some people run their business. ????????
So let's just hope that he was really sick yesterday and he didn't come into work and that is why I have not heard anything. Here is wishing, right?
Well I just don't know but am going to try not to get to upset about it.

I forgot

2007-05-14T11:59:00.000-05:00

Today we will also find out whether or not we have the reception venue or not for that date. This could determine many things so here is hoping!
I am holding my fingers that all will be ok!!!! Please, please, please, let it all work out, my nerves are depending on it.

Ok I think that is really it for today!
Thank you thank you!
:-)

YAY!

2007-05-14T11:18:00.000-05:00

Yet another decision almost made. We have one more brides maid to try on the dress that I think we have decided on but for the most part after tonight we will have a agreement on brides maids dresses. Yes, it was a fun little outing we all had trying on all the different dresses pretty sure that the girls were so done with changing by the end of the event but it was fun. Really I knew when they put the one on but just wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything else better that I was missing. You have to check out all your options before you feel secure with your decision or at least that is what I have to do.
Once we decide tonight if all goes well that will be one more thing to mark off the list.
Yes I really enjoy marking things off the list it gives me the total feeling of accomplishment!!!!

SOON TO COME

2007-05-11T16:15:00.000-05:00

Sheila is going to show me how to put the pictures of my house on my blog soon so I can show everyone. YAY Sheila!!!!
Yes I am very excited that today is Friday cause I am ready for the weekend!
I am sure that will go by quicker then I want because once again I have a million things to do but whatever at least it is here (the weekend that is) so for a short period of time I am happy about Friday!
We are getting new carpets for some of the rooms in the house tomorrow so that will be fun.
Well I think that is all I really have to say.

Everyone enjoy their weekend!

LIFE!

2007-05-09T11:15:00.000-05:00

You know what sucks about having birthdays you get older and when you are younger it doesn't seem to matter as much but when you are older it really does!
We went out last night for a friends birthday and naturally we didn't get home until way past our normal bedtime. Needless to say getting out of bed this am to go to work was like getting gum out of your hair, you can do it, it is just a SLOW process! I am now sitting here wondering if this day could seriously drag out any longer and counting the minutes to my lunch break.
My point is that I think that as you get older it is just not a good idea to go out on a week night at least not if you work the next morning. I keep telling myself never again and seem to still do it. What is wrong with me? I should know better by now, I have done this enough to know better. I also can't seem to get myself to leave early cause I start out the night saying ok, not going to stay out past 11pm and then some drinks later we are closing down the bar!!!!!
I just miss the good old days when I used to stay up till 5am drinking and then go into work at 9am and I was fine. Now I can't even deal if I have less then 6 hours of sleep never mind three!!!! (of course 7-8 hours preferred to have me function normal)
I want to be younger but am not and that sucks and now I think I am done! :-)
So that is all I have to say about that!

This weekend

2007-05-07T11:29:00.000-05:00

Well we actually managed to get all the painting done. It was a little more work then we thought to get the wall paper off that I think had been there since the house was built but we finally did get it all off. Most of us were there from like 9am to 11pm at night and Tony was there until 2am. So needless to say there are a lot of us that are very tired and in a lot of pain from this weekend. I don't think that there is a part of my body that has not hurt at some point however my main pain area is right under my arm which must be the muscle I used while painting cause it hurts anytime I move it. We were very lucky to have such great friends helping us all day because there was a lot to do and we got it all mostly done. We did have a little blood shed through out the day of hard work. One of our friends got a nail through the knee while up in the attic securing the new light fixture for the main bedroom. (SORRY ABOUT THAT BUDDY :-( I think that he will be okay) Tony tried to slice his wrist on a vent cover or something like that, it was ugly but he will also live with some TLC and a band aid. I think we had someone hiper- extend their finger and my dad had to pop it back into place. I think that was all for our injuries that I can remember.
Other then that it was really a pretty decent eventful weekend.

I love Fridays

2007-05-04T15:12:00.000-05:00

I get to watch my nephew tonight. Yeah he is so cute I just hope I still think so at the end of the night tonight, you know what I am saying!
We are taking him to Home Depot, I know every little child's dream! :-)
But what can I say we need to get some things that we won't have time to get tomorrow so it is what it is.
This will be the first time that my sister has actually left my nephew with me at our apartment normally I always had to come to her or go to our parents house. I am excited!
We are starting to pack which I always have hated but it is good cause it helps the house be toddler proof!!
Well hope all have a great weekend I will be working on the house!

All went well

2007-05-03T14:57:00.000-05:00

Well all went well with the signing away of our lives!
We didn't have any problems or issues with the house closing and now we are proud owners of a house!!!!!! I can't believe the time has finally come seems like just yesterday we were looking a million houses daily. Anyways am super excited to get all moved in and stuff.
We are starting the process this weekend by painting and putting in some new things that are a little dated in the house. Then if we don't finish this weekend we will the next and we are moving on the following weekend. So by the end of this month no more crappy apartment for us nope cool house with lots of space, YEAH!

Bring it on!

2007-05-01T14:58:00.002-05:00

Well we sign papers tomorrow for the house! Yippeee!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to say that I do feel as though we have actually accomplished something here and although y wedding plans are not going as well at least we have got this all taken care of, YEAH!
I can't wait especially since our air conditioning at the apartment just went out and was out for 3 days before they came to fix it. I am so done with that place they make me want to strangle them but anyways it will all be over the end of this month. So will be signing our lives away tomorrow but you know that is what it is all about, right? Ya I think so!
We are also really thinking about getting our cat a little friend when we get settled into the house. So if anyone knows of some kittens that need a home please do let me know! (no Sheila I don't want either one of yours but thanks!) :-)
I LOVE KITTY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Fridays

2007-04-27T16:33:00.000-05:00

I love Fridays well if I don't work on the weekend that it! I love the feeling of not having to come back to work for a whole two days, yay!
I love the weekend but it never lasts long enough, right?
Well here is to a good weekend! They are saying that the weather will be nice to so that is good!

Storms scare me

2007-04-25T15:14:00.000-05:00

I really hate bad weather it just scares the crap out of me. I hate it when the tv has the little warning stuff in the corner telling you that you might have severe storms or a tornado, which I am personally a big fan of (just kidding) or flash floods. It just scares me because first of all I live in a apartment so if there is a tornado I am screwed!!!!! Secondly there is not a darn thing you can do about it if there is or is not bad weather, no control what so ever and that drives me nuts, what me a control freak never!!!!!!! :-)
Here in the last two days we have had the sketchy weather where it could really go either way with good or bad and I just can't handle it, my nerves are on edge.
Anyways enough about stuff that makes me crazy, some good news we are closing on the house in about a week. Yeah on May 2nd, it is coming up soon. I am very happy about that because we have a lot of things we can start doing! Which reminds me we need to start packing which I don't love doing but for some strange reason I do like unpacking because it is kinda like Christmas with your own stuff. :-) Ok maybe not Christmas but you get the point, it is fun and I like it.

Hello Again

2007-04-24T16:22:00.000-05:00

Well still no word on if we have a venue for out reception. Just playing the waiting game for now I guess, man I hate this game. Really I think that everything should happen right away whenever I want it no matter what!
Ok so that is not going to happen but man it was good to think about, right? I wish that it were Friday already am tired of work this week and it is only Tuesday, are you kidding me?
Well I guess I need to just wait that out too, this sucks!
At least the weather is nice again no more crappy cold weather that makes me happy!
Ok so those of you that also hate the beginning of the week here's to you! I wish that everyday were the weekend but then I guess the weekend wouldn't be the weekend and then it would not be as much fun so on second thought scrap that! Oh alright I am done babbling now.

Far Away From Home

Bat Girl!

Not so much....

Mondays!

Back home again!

What the ?!*!?*

Ideas?

Some photos:

Still Alive!

More.....

A little taste

I know, I know

Cookie for a stranger

Voice back finally!

Go figure!

Just Breathe

It's a new year now!

Another one bites the dust!

It's raining it's pouring......

Snow, really?

Cats and Christmas Trees!!

More stuff here!

They are here!!!

Invitations ordered and on the way even!

Wedding Stuff......

Hello

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Kill me now please.....

GULP! A FUNNY FEELING IN MY TUMMY!

SOUTH AFRICA WON!!!!!

It's raining outside..... a lot!!!!

At the office......but not mine!

Time to play!!!!

I think that I have a new addiction

Saturday Night

Don't you just love it when.....................

DONE!!!!!

One more thing!

Ordering Shoes for Bridesmaids

Monday again really?

Time to shine.

Ketchup anyone?

Bored to tears!!!!!

Near death for snowflake?

Another Friday!

Getting there slowly!

Cake?!!!

Traffic anyone?

Picking Invitations!

Another thing done!

FOR SHEILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Public Bathrooms Anyone?

My eye won't stop twitching?

One more thing accomplished!

Sheila made me!

Why Not?

Hot much?

Its time

Almost there

Trial Run today

Happiness???

Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

So tired

Why can't holidays last longer?

HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY!

In Addition to

Seriously

Rainy days

Another one.

Hello there!

Check it out!

A little bit of home

Just for Trish

SUPER BORED

Wedding dress blues

Some people just suck.

Back to school

I am going to relax!

Another one down!

HERE IT COMES!!!!

What the ?!!?