Welcome Chloe Emerson Durham

Chloe Durham was born yesterday, March 16th. She was born at 8:25 PM (PST). She also has a full head of hair (I guess that is no surprise since she 'cooked' long enough!!!). Absolutely beautiful baby. Congrats to Katie and Kenneth!!!!! Best of luck with the new addition to the family.

Chloe was born during the outstanding game between Texas A&M and Syracuse. That is some kind of sign........ A&M played well and pulled off an upset. Way to go guys!!!! They play LSU on Saturday. I am looking forward to another good game. I am actually 12 out of 16 in the pool. I thought that was pretty good considering I know nothing about the teams. We'll see how I do today. And, you can bet I rubbed in that A&M win to all my co-workers who picked Syracuse. Football season gave me no bragging rights. This at least gives me some joy :-).

Well, back to work. I actually have stuff to do........... o darn......

Later!

Thursday.... Oh Thursday

Oh, it was hard to get out of bed this morning. I was so tired. Still am actually. My latte hasn't kicked in yet. I wish there were fascinating things to report, but it has been an actually calm morning. We have our big presentation this morning (well, actually, my boss and a few others do) and it probably the calmest I have ever seen it. Very odd. We did our brackets today for March Madness. I have no idea about basketball so I was looking up teams last night after my workout. Texas A&M plays today (had no idea we actually made it to the tourney...... How bad am I!!!). Of course I am rooting for them :-). The gal sitting next to me is rooting for Syracuse (the opponent tonight), so it should be interesting. They play tonight so I might actually have to watch a game!

Well, guess it is time to actually work on all the stuff that was neglected during the week working on the presentation for the meeting. Truthfully, I just want to go home and go to bed, but that is another story!

Have a great Thursday. And, no, there was no baby during the night. So, until I say something, just assume the kid hasn't come yet :-). Really, really stubborn child already!!!!

No baby as of yet

I did receive a message from my mom that Katie was in labor, but that they were still at home so it would probably be awhile. Hopefully by this time tomorrow I will have some great news about the arrival of our new family member! It seems like there is a baby boom going on these days. I have heard of several couples either announcing they are pregnant or about ready to pop. That old cliche -- there is something in the water :-).

Nothing much to report. Work was fine until today and I remembered why I hated my job. The evil client reared her ugly head and decided to complain again. Really haven't even worked with this woman in the last few weeks and she still complains. I have no idea why she decided to be a witch today, but she was. It might be the full moon. She gets crazy about this time every month. But, her issues are her issues and I will just let my work speak for itself. We worked on a presentation all week which turned out pretty good. That was something I was proud of. But enough about work.

It is time for sleep. I did my cardio for the night and now I am coming down from the high. I will sleep well tonight! Later!

Nothing to Report

There is no baby yet. Today is my predicted day and we have a few hours before I am proved wrong :-). Mom booked the trip to CA (I think....) last night. At least she called to say she and Dad were working on it.

I will keep all posted. I have to get back to work!

No baby yet

Still no baby girl Durham. Katie might be in labor right now but I haven't heard anything just yet. So, in my world there is no progress. Not that I win anything if I am right about a Tuesday birthday but it would be nice to prove my intuition right. :-)

My water through the wall ordeal was pretty minor. Not very much come through. He cut the padding out from under the carpet, but there wasn't even too much to vacuum up. My neighbor's apartment is a mess. It was kind of like the day my water heater broke and I had just crap everywhere!!! Felt bad for her.

Well, nothing too much else to report. I met Michelle for dinner at Trinity Hall and it was a very nice night for the patio. Several older (and odder) men kept trying to pick us up. While flattering, it was kind of annoying. These aren't older men like the age I should be dating (as opposed to the younger guys I seem to attract). These are the older men that makes it kind of creepy. Mom and dad hiding me in the house kind of creepy. I am sure they are pleasant people, but I think I would be locked away.

Sunday night. Now it is time to wind down and relax. I plan to have a nice week, workouts, yoga, happy smiles, good work. Life will be good.

Later!
Kim

Man, Water Sucks!

My neighbor's washing machine broke and now I have water coming into my dining room. I never would have known either because I was happily asleep on the couch. This nice maintenance guy came banging on my door and made the discovery. There is a carpet crew on the way so I don't have to do anything and it really isn't as bad as Jen's super water experience (I won't get a cool new apartment out of it), but still kind of inconvenient. I was looking forward to a sleepy Saturday and now I will have loud machines sucking up water. Oh well. At least it wasn't MY washing machine. And it was the downstairs neighbor, not the upstairs neighbor. Silver lining :-)

My workout was very good today. We are starting to work the muscles I haven't been using. So I will be sore tomorrow. One of those where I won't be able to wash my hair! It was good though. I thought we were doing measurements today, but I guess I will have to wait until another day to report on those. His appointment after me cancelled so he actually went a little over with me. The joys of being an established client.

Happy Saturday. I am going to go back to watching movies, but I don't think I will get to go back to sleep until tonight. I expect loud machines soon.

PS - no baby girl Durham yet. 3 days over and counting. She is going to be just as stubborn as the rest of the family, I can tell :-).

The Countdown

Baby Girl Durham is still snoozing away and not wanting to join the real world. By my calculations, Katie now 2 days overdue. Not cheering misery on, but while we are waiting, we might as well have fun with it. You know what, I realize that the 21st is WAY too long for her to go -- they will have induced by then. I meant March 14th. I don't know why I thought it was a week later. I don't want her to go that long!!! That is just mean!

Okay, so nothing to spectacular again today. I plan to hit the gym and then I really don't know what I am going to do tonight. I really don't feel like going out, so I might just clean and go to bed early. Oh, the excitement is overwhelming, huh!!!

Later!

I will get $.03 of Karma

I was downstairs getting some food from the cafeteria when this lady next to needed 3 cents. None of her co-workers were bothering to even look. Now, I am not the richest right now, but I kind of figured that I could reasonably spare 3 pennies so she could buy her soda. On the way back upstairs, we joked about my good deed and the 3 cents of karma I will be receiving :-). (Okay, it was funnier at time)

Today is a better day. Not sure what the difference was -- maybe the sunny weather, the talks with family and friends or the valium taken before coming to the office. Okay, just kidding, really, no valium............

It hasn't been the most exciting day in the world. But that is okay. I am starting to feel the weightloss competition. But I joined 24 hour first! A gal at work just joined (and got herself a trainer). Jen just joined 24 and getting back into her workout routine. Guess I should stop getting complacent and step it up a notch. I do plan to do yoga tonight which will be good since my muscles are still sore from Ryan's butt-kicking Tuesday. I feel kind of done with the day, but I have at least 45 min. left, so I'd better get working. Just kind of tired now.

Katie was due yesterday with baby girl Durham. From what I can gather, she hasn't had her yet. Mom would have called. So, I think it is time to make bets on when baby girl will make her arrival into the world. I am going with March 21. That is next Tuesday. Sorry, I know you will be miserable Katie, but seems like a good day to me. :-). When I get pregnant, you can bet on my misery!!!

Later!

Hump Day

With the mood I was in today, I decided to say something good that happened and not dwell on the crappy day. One, I got the final confirmation letter for the Master's Degree. And I don't have to wait until May to say I actually finished. I just have to wait till May for my diploma. So, I now OFFICIALLY have the Master's. No surprises, no waiting, I can say it and put it on my resume. That ROCKS!!!!

2nd, I was driving home and not in that happy singing way. I looked over and this cute guy in a blue car was looking at me and waived/smiled before he turned. It was kind a nice ego boost. Small, but fun. It is funny to think that this guy will never know that he cheered me up a heck of a lot. It at least made me smile.

Well, other than that, nothing much else. I am going to play with the kitties before I meet mom at the Tempest Tea Room (very cool place -- a Starbucks for tea, so to speak). I am having dinner at my neighbor's place -- she asked me over yesterday, but I had my hot date with Ryan at 8, so I couldn't do it. And we all know that "hot date with Ryan" is code for the buttkicking workout (which it was, btw. But it felt good!)

Later!

Just another Tuesday

It was a pretty okay day. Nothing just too exciting. Invoicing crap made me remember why I wasn't happy in this job. But I have coping mechanisms in place to just deal. And I also got calls from headhunters with other jobs that kind of make a light at the end of the tunnel. The coolest thing happened yesterday. A gal that I worked with 5 years ago found my resume and actually has a job she wants to submit me for (she owns her own recruiting agency). It was just kind of nice for her to call me up, out of the blue and remember what I did that long ago. And she was like, I think you would be perfect for this job! Kind of cool. Okay, people will laugh. It is for Recruiting Manager. Yes, I know, I said I didn't want to do recruiting again.... but for what they want to pay, I can recruit again!!! So, we'll see. I figure the universe is starting to throw me some opportunities andI should explore them. I also think it is a testament to the fact that you never know what the future holds and so you shouldn't burn bridges in the present. That is why I am going to behave myself even in a job that isn't exactly what I want it to be.

Later!

Oh, the Joys of Monday

I decided to work from home today. I have some invoicing stuff to do so I figured the best thing to do was to do it in the quiet of the apartment. Yes, of course, I haven't been able to start, but I will get to it now. Hiding at home doesn't make people leave you alone......

The weekend was good. I stayed in Friday and watched movies. Saturday, I met up with a friend and got to enjoy PF Changs, a movie and some cuddling :-). It was pretty fun since I haven't actually gotten to see him in awhile (vacation for him). He was headed to Shreveport later that evening, but I decided to stay behind. I had lunch with mom and dad on Sunday and then I had some work to do. Plus, I have no money to gamble with. Dad's birthday was Friday so while I said happy birthday in real life, I am belated on the blog! I met with Michelle to help with her resume and ended up missing Jen's Oscar party. I missed my man (Jon Stewart), but I heard he did a great job. We ended up hanging out pretty late and Orlando came out with the group (oh, the friend has a name :-)).

Okay, so I have been tagged by Jen. My 7 favorite songs right now are:

1. Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson
2. My Humps - Black Eyed Peas (great workout song!)
3. Pump It -- Black Eyed Peas (again, great workout song)
4. Since You've been gone - Kelly Clarkson (this one is really good when you start to miss that ex!)
5. Dirty Little Secret - The All American Rejects
6 Dont Cha - PussyCat Dolls
7. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

Wow that was actually kind of hard. I like a lot. It will change tomorrow probably :-)

Later!

Hump Day

Yay, it is Wednesday. Keep having to remind myself of that! Feels like it should be Friday, but we have hit the back end of the week. We had a happy hour tonight with our former co-worker (the one with the shoes missing on the last day). It was pretty fun. I had a Boca burger and freaked them out because they thought I was actually eating meat. Silly people! It was a great happy hour and it was nice to see Michael. I made it to the gym as well, so it was a productive evening.

I got my final grades today. I end my Amberton career with a 3.5. I didn't do that well at A&M! I have officially completed everything. I have written proof. No more fearing something mysteriously will pop up that will make it not be true!

Good night!

Never tell your trainer you had ice cream....

Seriously. I cheat ONCE in the last few weeks and it was only a small thing of ice cream. However, no matter how much he tells me it wasn't punishment, I still feel the pain. At least I was honest...... :-0. Okay, so it could have been worse. He could have made me do 4 sets instead of 3. It was a great workout though. After the day I had, it really felt good.

I am finally feeling normal again. Yesterday I had a migraine so today wasn't the best. While I hate migraine days, the days after aren't fun either. So, there really isn't much to report. Saturday night's concert was great. Saints and Sinners is a great band. Can't wait for the next concert!

It is very odd, but I kind of feel a little lost now that school is over. I need to find a dance class or something. While the gym is a great place, Ryan still only allows me 20 min. cardio 3x a week. Something to do with the calorie intact and activity level. Some weird formula. He is the expert, so I will listen. He works me pretty hard when I see him, so the cardio schedule is okay with me. Anyway, I need a hobby. :-). Maybe I will take up knitting...... He, he!

Well, gonna run. Law and Order: SVU is on. I missed it while the Olympics were on!

Wow, It's Over!

I just turned in my last assignment for school. Ever. Wow! I am done!!!!!! I am done!!!! I am done!!!!!! Since there is still paperwork and based on the timing of things, I won't get the actual diploma until May, but my God, I have a Masters degree now. (Okay, yes, official grades have to come out, but unless I bombed this paper, I didn't fail!). Happy Dance!!!! It is hard to believe it all started a little over 2 years ago. And yes, I almost quit a few times -- especially towards the end. Thanks to Mom and Dad for their support (both emotionally and financially a few sessions) and my friends for putting up with this for the last few years. It is a nice accomplishment. Now I need a new goal :-) I look forward to celebrating with girls night on Friday and then at the Saints and Sinners concert on Saturday night.

Later!

Argh! The Sniffles!

I have been sneezing and coughing all day. It is horrible! One moment I am fine, the next I go into coughing fits. I feel fine enough to go to workout tonight - hopefully Ryan won't mind if I sneeze on him........ And Sierra has the sniffles too. Not that they are related :-). She may have to go to the vet. Do they have cold medicine for kitties? She is still active, so I am not too concerned. It is a toss up of who woke up who last night. I was coughing and she was sneezing. Simon slept on the couch :-).

I am going to work on my last assignment tonight. I have to include thoughts, feelings and experiences, so it should be easy. I don't have to reference myself :-). (I hate doing references. Not going to miss that!! Oh Jen, if you need a style guide reference book, I have one!!! Just thought of that. Sorry for the side note.) The quicker i get that assignment in the quicker I can start dancing around in pure joy........

Later!

The Weekend

Thai food rocks! I saved up all my calories so I could indulge and not feel guilty. My favorite dish is swimming in coconut milk and there is no way I am giving that up. I really do plan to hit the gym tonight. I will do a little more writing and head up there. Since it is Sunday night and very cold, I expect finding an elliptical will be no problem. I think my weight loss has stalled (don't bring up the Thai food......) and I really need to focus on hitting the cardio when Ryan suggests. I am getting stronger at the resistance training though. Very proud of myself. And I don't threaten to hit him as much as I used to. I am sure he appreciates that. He did get very quiet during my workout Saturday. It is kind of funny, I thought there was something wrong. Apparently, my form was just in good shape and he had nothing to yell out. Usually, it is hips tilted, abs in, you know.... that kind of stuff.

Okay, back to work. One more week.... or actually, less than a week and this is all over. Then what will I do??????? Have to get a new goal :-).

Later!

Happy Friday!!!

I know everybody is waiting for the great things I did on my day off. Well, I did nothing. It was the greatest thing ever. Oh wait, I did actually have to drive to get my nails done and then to meet Michelle at Cafe Express. We ate, did some shopping and then I decided I needed a beer. It was my birthday and doggone it, if I wanted a beer at 2:00 PM, I was going to have one. So, she and I went to Trinity Hall, a great Irish pub in Mockingbird Station (for any Dallasites who want to know where it is) and we sat on the patio. And sat, and sat. Oh, and sat some more. :-). It was the best day ever!! We moved inside, watched the Olympics, chatted with the waiter, Taylor came up to say Happy Birthday before disappearing again. We left there at 8:00 and I went home to change because I was going out again. My friend didn't get off until later so I didn't get to see him until after 9ish. So, Michelle and I went out again to Humperdinks with him and had a little more fun. I think at this point, I was just eating all the fried food and not worrying about beer. She left, he and I then left and it was the end to a perfect day!!!

Now I am laughing as my soon to be ex coworker looks for his boots. WHy the boots were off in the first place, I REALLY don't want to know. Today is his last day and so they are harassing him. One of the boots was actually hidden in my filing cabinet. He found that one already. Need to head back over there so I can witness more of the fun. Seriously, how much more work can I really do on a Friday afternoon.

This evening will more than likely be low key. I am going to hit the gym and then watch movies. Sleep maybe. that just sounds perfect. Next week and weekend will be high strung, so I need something low key. Oh, and I have to get together with the parents to celebrate the birthday. Thai food, here I come!!! BTW, "Rent" comes out on DVD Tuesday. I am just saying........ Since my friend is out of town this weekend, I won't have to worry about seeing him. (I know everybody knows what 'friend' means, but I am in no way ready to talk about it. Sorry mom :-)).

Have a happy Friday!!!!

Happy Birthday to me????

Wow, the day has finally arrived. One year older. Guess it is good that I don't feel too much older than yesterday, but this week has caused a lot of reflection. I won't go into the gory details here, but really 34 is a hard number to say. That is why I am going back to the 7th anniversary of my 27th birthday. Much better! And I think it is now time to go get my nails done this morning. I am having lunch with Michelle so that should be fun. And hopefully dinner tonight at Blue Fish. Maybe, possibly, if we time it right!

I want to also wish Mia a happy birthday!!!!! I told Katie that since her baby is actually considered full-term she could have her earlier than the due date and give me a cool birthday present. She actually didn't go for that idea!!! Oh well. There is a whole day for that baby to come. :-)

Well, off I go. Have a great Wednesday!

The Somewhat Interesting Weekend

Nothing major happened, but it was a rather nice weekend (so far). I was supposed to meet a friend on Friday night, but he was unable to so we rescheduled for Saturday night. I then thought I was going to get a nice evening in with the sweats and movies. Well, then my upstairs neighbor comes over and asks I want to join her and her friend for dinner. I had already eaten, but it sounded like fun so I decided to join them. We went to a great place called La Duni. Very good food, great atmosphere and desserts to die for. I only had 2 bites of the cake, but oh my, it was heaven. Next time I think I will go just for dessert and coffee.

Yesterday was just a Saturday. My chair dancing class that I wanted to take was cancelled. I was kind of looking forward to it, but no biggy. I just hit the elliptical. The friend I had to postpone with on Friday called and said we could see each other, he just had to bring his daughter since his mother/babysitter wasn't going to be around. Well, I wanted to see Curious George and that just seemed perfect. Sorry mom, saw it without you. It was so cute! I really did more laughing than the 3 year old. It was a nice evening and the kid liked me. So that is good! Apparently all you have to do is wear dangling earrings and buy her popcorn. I also remembered that I have used the panting of the toe nails to settle little ones down, so maybe I need to carry a bottle in my purse.

okay, its just going to be a Sunday. Nothing too exciting. Errands, writing, cleaning, watching movies. Oh, yeah, I do have to go to the gym. Popcorn and skittles are not diet food, believe it or not :-)

Have a nice Sunday!

I just got back from the gym because I had to cancel Tuesday's meeting with Ryan. I normally don't go on Thursdays, but had to get my torture in this week. He is going out of town this weekend so I don't get to see him until next week. We did measurements tonight. Not sure what is going on, but it wasn't as dramatic as last time. There were a few inches lost but not as much as in the beginning. He upped the cardio because it seems the weight loss isn't what is should be. He also upped my calories by 100. Um.... We've fought about my calorie level previously!!! Luckily he likes to fight back. And he wins since he is the expert. My weight seems to flucuate during the day because I weighed 7 lbs less this morning. But he has to put the weight that I give during our session. Boo!!!!

There was a funny thing that happened at the gym today. Ryan was showing me something on the exercise ball when the man asked whether he was done with it. Well, considering we are obviously in a training session and he is obviously showing me something, NO we aren't done with the green exercise ball!!!! Then he whines that he can't find another. Sorry, not our fault you can't find one, but stop complaining. Really, I deal with complainers all day. Don't need it at the gym (unless it is me and he is hurting me....)

Since he is going to be out of town on Saturday, I plan to take one of my AOED classes. They sent out an email -- $20 off a class. There is Chair Dancing on Saturday. I haven't done a class in a long time, so I thought this was perfect. I need that womanly boost these classes give. I can also hit the Pilates class at the gym since he won't conflict with that time. And I thought of what I might do on my birthday. My favorite spa sent a coupon for my birthday and I think I might just get a facial. That seems like a nice pamper thing to do.

Well, happy Thursday.

Hump Day

Thank God it is Wednesday. Meaning tomorrow is Thursday and my week is almost over. Another week from Hades. Almost had a good streak going of somewhat good weeks, but seriously emailed mom and asked her whether she and dad could float me if I quit and looked for another job. It really almost got to that point. Seriously this place is NOT healthy!!! ( Nobody at work knows I have a blog, nor know where to even look, so I don't feel too bad about venting here. )

I did get a text message from a girlfriend of mine who just started a new job and seems to really like it. I joked that I would like to work there and she said they are looking for an HR Manager. Hum..... :-). And I had a meeting with my favorite Professor yesterday, Dr. Watson. She is going to help me get back on track and figure out what I am going to do after I finally get my Master's degree. I feel a little more empowered now. But, I am not at the place I want to be and you should really be surprised if I stay past the summer. I know I am where I need to be at this time.... Learning lessons,blah, blah blah. But think I can learn them much quicker in a place that doesn't make me want to slit my wrists.

On the brighter side of the world, my birthday is next week. He, he. I am taking that Wednesday off, because I need a day off (don't you dare ask why!!!). I have assignments due the next day, so truthfully I might spend the day working on that then go out that night. I really need to figure out what I am going to do for my actual birthday though. Mia shares the same birthday. I think I am only like 2 hours older than her. For those of you who really want to know we are celebrating the 7th anniversary of our 27th birthday. And we don't look a day over 25 :-). Sorry, Mia, outed you on the age. Hope you didn't want to keep it too much of a secret!

Okay, I have to go. I went to the gym right after work so I need to get cleaned up and started on the Manipulation paper.

Later!

Weekend Ramblings

Ah, the joy of the weekend! It has been pretty good so far. I got to have Mexican food last night -- super margaritas. I was also pretty productive. I actually held an Iso Ab at the gym yesterday for the full time. Trust me, it is a good thing. That means my core is getting stronger. I can't describe what an iso ab is (just think torture.....), but since I hit my tail bone, I hadn't been able to hold one. And, I held it after a full workout so that is even better. Those things aren't easy. Jen, I hope you know what I am talking about so you can confirm the torture factor :-). I did have a little too much last night (chips, cheese enchiladas, etc. ) so I need to be a good girl today. Which means I should substitute the diet Dr. Pepper for water.....

I am going to meet Jen and her David (like there are any other Davids in our world!) at a place by her to watch the Super Bowl. I am not a huge football fan.... Okay, unless it is A&M, I am not a football fan. But there is something about the SuperBowl that makes me want to watch. Basically I ignore the game and watch the commercials. And, I get to hang out with friends. That is pretty much the reason I go anywhere to watch it. Left up to me at my place, the TV would be on something else.

Okay, well enough of the ramblings. I want to get some school work done. What does it say about me that the section on manipulation is the one I am really focused on right now........? :-) And I have a research paper to start preparing for. 3 weeks and it is all over!!!!

Later-

I really think Ryan is trying to Kill me!

I just got back from my Tuesday session with Ryan and he pushed me harder today than I have been pushed in awhile. Well, maybe I was pushing myself some, but we can blame him. I feel good but I am STARVING now. I am also pumped up so I expect to get a lot of work done today.

Other than that, there is nothing too fascinating at this time. It is crunch week so I am pretty much in for the next couple of days. This weekend I will cut loose and have fun! Not sure what is planned, but I will have to do something.

Later!

the weekend

The weekend has been good so far. A few exciting moments thrown into reading, cleaning and watching movies. I finally decided to go to fish and had SUSHI on Friday night. Yes, true, fish sushi. Oh my, how I missed Unagi!!! I had been thinking about it for awhile -- adding fish back into my diet -- so this was just a good time. No there will be no red meat or chicken thrown in there, so don't ask! Fish won't be all the time because really, if you haven't eaten it in a while there is a serious fishy taste.

I was reading school work yesterday and came across a HUGE error -- have to write a letter to the editors on that one. They were talking about nonverbal communication and what certain things mean to different people. The discussion of the thumbs up came and the quote from the book is "although the same gesture means 'hook 'em' to students at TEXAS A&M". NO,NO,NO,NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Even if you don't know anything about Texas schools, an editor of a college text book should get that fact RIGHT!!!!!!! (To those who don't know, it means "Gig 'Em" to the Aggies. Hook em is a totally different gesture) Argh. So, if they get that wrong, what else are they getting wrong! I can guarantee my professor won't care, so I am just going to get the address of the publishing house.

So, off to work I go. Have a Happy Sunday. :-)

Funny of the day

My boss sent an email to me this morning saying she wanted to meet with me tomorrow morning at 7:30. We are reviewing invoicing 'crap' as I like to call it. The funny being "Meet me at 7:30". I asked her if she was okay with me being in my Happy Bunny Pajamas...... I am not a morning person. .....

It has been one of those days. Lots to do. I feel productive, but there is so much more I can do. I did get to lock myself in Mary's office today so I didn't get as many distractions as I normally would. There were still distractions though!!!

Gonna run!

Later

Okay, I am never allowed on a scale again. Ryan has dictated. I had one of those days where nothing was going right and I truly didn't feel like I had the progress I should have. He was very sweet, listened to me and then told me the scale was banned. He also said I had to eat more. I didn't meet my calorie quotient today and he actually said I had to eat the remainder before I went to bed. yeah, right. I just wasn't' hungry today. Which is a shift from the ravenous days when I can't stop eating. Anyway, I am on track, I was just having on of those PMS days.

Went to see Hoodwinked on Sunday with Mom. It was a very cute movie. I actually love kids movies because the adult jokes are pretty freakin hilarious. They even wove in classic SNL into the script. I recommend it to those just looking for fun mind candy. And the kids in the theater were pretty well behaved. And, believe it or not, it actually had a good message to it. Make sure you don't jump to conclusions and get all sides of the story.

Ouchie

I fell on my tail bone last night and it really hurts right now! Seriously, 3 inch heals and a puddle of water don't mix. I had one or two beers but not enough to allow gravity to pull me to the earth. It was a nice slip and down I went. I still went to see Ryan this afternoon even though it still hurt but he was able to modify the workout and we even did some stretching of the area. It was funny when he asked exactly where it hurt -- I told him I would wait until we got to the back of the gym to point at the spot on my booty. He wasn't feeling particularly 100% today but he still pretty much kicked my butt. All while avoiding the part that hurt from injury. Dude is good :-).

Now it is homework, cleaning house and a possible to trip to Super Target. If you don't hear from me in a few days, you might need to come look for me. Actually, I guess if I don't show up for the movie with mom tomorrow she will know where to come get me. We are going to see Hoodwinked. I will give my review tomorrow. I really want to see "Transamerica" with Felicity Huffman. She is such an awesome actress and I have heard it is a good movie. It might not be a Mom movie, but it might be a Jen and Mia movie (possibly, maybe???). Or, I will just go see it myself!

Have a great weekend!

Randon Wednesday thoughts

Where did the time go??? I have my three assignments due tomorrow and while they are in draft form, I get so anal about papers, I will be up forever!!! Did I really say I would get them turned in all early??? Again, they are mostly written, but I have to make sure they are perfect so I end up not sending them in until the wee last minute. At least I have enough energy to last me into the night.

In other news, I had to endure the loss of my badge for work. I have NO idea where that thing went -- probably a victim of the cats running off with it. For all the security in that place, it was very easy to replace. I was surprised. I looked everywhere for that darn thing, but it was no where to be found. Now that I have a new one, you know it will appear out of nowhere!!!

Well, I had better get to work. I met a girlfriend of mine at Mi Cocina (oh the great margaritas!!!) so I am ready to get going the rest of the evening!

Oh, and Katie sent a mass email regarding the baby's name -- they are thinking Olivia . Love that name!!! Is it too late to claim that one along with Emma :-). Probably so. Anyway, they are getting close to the birth! I know she is ready for the baby but I am pretty sure Aunt Gail is jumping at the bit for that grandbaby :-).

And I hit that 10 lb mark in weight loss. The holidays slowed me down, but I am back to business. Ryan seriously kicks my butt. It is a good thing :-)

Monday, Monday

Okay, I have the day off today for MLK, Jr. , but it is most likely going to be spent typing papers. Oh the joy. It is a good thing to have the entire day though. That way I am not up doing all nighters and can at least get some sleep.

There really is nothing just fascinating going on. I did go out with Michelle Friday and last night. Wow, what a rebel I am :-). Today has to be a "responsible" day since I have deadlines looming. Not a bad thing really. It just focuses me back to where I need to be.

Well, that is really all I have today. Have a wonderful Monday!

Later

In case you are wondering......

The Sierra Club opposes Alito's confirmation too. Got that email today. :-) My SPCA email didn't say anything about Alito, but you never know how the cats and dogs will go. He, he!

Okay, so I am down 4% body fat. 4 inches in the waist and 4 inches in the chest. Few inches in the thighs as well. He, he! Ryan re-took my measurements today since apparently Tim didn't key in my last measurements...... oops. I think Ryan has been charged with making me happy since my experience with losing the first trainer and nobody telling me. I have his cell number (never had Tim's) and he goes the little extra to make sure I feel comfortable.

That is it for today. Nothing too fascinating happened. Work was good but this allergy attack is just making me miserable. At least I am getting over it! Supernatural is on -- since the Office and My Name is Earl moved to Thursdays, I get to watch it in a first run basis. If you haven't seen it, it is very good. Freaky scary, but good. (However, starting next week, I have the 8:00 slot with Ryan, so I will have to record it anyway.).

Alito Hearings Begin today

As I sit here and read CNN, Alternet.org, and all the emails from my pro-choice groups, I am reminded that today is the day the Alito hearings began. Everyone knows he is the Supreme Court nominee chosen by Bush to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. Most of my readers know my main issue with anyone chosen to sit on that court. A woman's right to privacy (actually anybody's right to privacy) is a huge deal with me and I need to get my head out of the sand and watch this thing that is going on. Sometimes my own little world prevents me from seeing the big picture (only ever so often though!) Alito might be the best we have -- who knows. And you know with the class on persuasion, I will be testing all my theories on you guys :-). (Needed to add some levity. Hehe).

Later!

The last stretch begins

I pulled all the information for my class yesterday afternoon. There are some pretty interesting assignments. I am taking Persuasion and Leadership/Development. Both are going to be very interesting. There will be tons of writing, but I am ready now. I am particularly liking the assignments for Persuasion. One is analyzing the presidential campaign of Bill Clinton (thank God it wasn't Bush. I would not have enjoyed that one. I guess his was so controversial, she didn't want to go there!). I have to do a persuasive argument on one of three topics. My favorite is whether it is possible to stop the Bird Flu. I think I will say no. It might be kind of fun to argue the opposite opinion of what I actually have. There is also a paper on Social Movements and in that I have to research the movement of the selection of John Roberts. That will be fun. Don't worry, I will be respectful. I want to make an A :-). The Leadership class will be great too. It is being facilitated by my favorite professor, Dr. Watson. I am really looking forward to it!!!

So, 7 weeks, 11 assignments, work and the gym. Friends..... What are friends :-).

Oh, speaking of the gym, I did get in my second session with Ryan. I feel a little more comfortable with him now. I was having a serious allergy attack yesterday, which really throws off the balance. Lunges and squats aren't easy to begin, but when you have stuffed ears, it makes life a little difficult. I made it through so that is good. He has sworn up and down he is going nowhere so I am stuck with him. Unless of course he dies or is thrown in jail (his words, not mine!)

Have a great Sunday. Gonna start school work!!!

Even I am Impressed

I won't go around yelling hook em horns. That would be sacrilege -- being an Aggie and all!!! However, I do find it very cool that the Longhorns pulled the upset and are now National Champions. From what I saw, it was a very good game. One of my co-workers (the massive Texas fan) gave everyone in the group burnt orange roses today in celebration. He is going to be insufferable for the next year though. :-)

I don't have much else to report though. I need to get working!

Later

Change Stinks!

NY was wonderful. I had an awesome time and really loved seeing Glenn. I haven't seen him in what seems like forever and it was nice just to spend time with him. It snowed on New Year's Eve and the ground was just beautiful. It was hard to come back, and very hard to go back to work. I have this feeling things are going to get interesting. Or at least crazy. I start school on Saturday, so that will just add to the craziness. My friends might not see me until Feb. But it is my LAST session and I am ready to get it over with. At the end of February I will have my Masters Degree!!! (I am already planning the party.......)

Okay, now for the change stinks part of the blog. I go in for my training session on Tuesday and I find out trainer Tim QUIT!!!!! On Sunday. I was, needless to say, a tad ticked off. He didn't call (or, more importantly, the trainer manager didn't call to inform me I would be changing trainers, but that is another story.). I thought I had a good rapport with him and so it kind of hurt that he didn't at least call and say he was no longer there. I did call him when I got home last night and we had a chat. I understand the reasoning behind it, but not the way he did it. But he is young, so I guess I was expecting a little too much. I had my first workout with my new trainer today. His name is Ryan. Trainer Ryan doesn't have the same ring..... Anyway, he is pretty good and he did kick my butt. But I kind of lost a little of that momentum -- but, the silver lining is that the work out is varied. New perspective on the workout. It wasn't personal but still irritated me.

Well, off I go! Later.

New Year's Eve!

I am in NY and have a few minutes to post. Otherwise, next week's will be very long. I arrived in NY with little problem. The planes were on time (had a lay over in Atlanta), they weren't bumpy and nobody ran into them with the luggage truck (like Alaska Airlines). Always a plus. I had chatty man on the way to Atlanta. Nice guy so I didn't mind chatting. Seemed like he was trying to impress me because he kept talking about his 30 acre ranch he just bought. Sounds like a cool thing, but he really was driving this thing home. We chatted so that made the trip a little shorter.

On the ride from Atlanta to NY, I had the loud child behind me. She wasn't crying, so I should be grateful. And actually, her song about leaving Georgia was very endearing. However, towards the end of the flight, when I really wanted to be off the plane, she was grating on the nerves. As we were flying into NY she started in on the "I see a boat", "I see a bridge". Low blood sugar and noisy children don't mix........ The pilot also did some scary move that made us veer to the left very quickly and then we flew over water to the runway. There is a reason I like landing at LaGuardia at night. You can't see the water you are flying over. That was the only point of the flight I kind of felt sick. It is a very strange sign when even the flight attendant claps for a safe landing. Anyway, we landed safe, the pilot knew what he was doing and all is well. LaGuardia's flight control tower looks like a martini shaker to me, and during the holidays it is always lit up. Kind of missed seeing that but it was good to actually get to NY in daylight hours. However, I need to not look when we start to land.

The driver taking me to Glenn's house was kind of funny. Had that strong NY accent, dark hair. Nice guy and he got me to my destination safely (can you tell that is important to me :-)). I was tired most of the way, so I didn't really talk. But he asked several questions about TX. My favorite was "Do you live on a farm". Um............... Okay..............

I finally get to Glenn's, have the key and ready to come in out of the cold. I complained about TX cold before. NOTHING compared to NY cold. And it got colder and colder. Put the key in the door and the darn thing DOES NOT TURN!!!! I struggle with it before wondering if there was some special spell or chant needed to enter the house, whether in the few hours on the plane they had actually changed the concept of locks or if the blond dye actually seeped into my brain and destroyed the ability to do the simplest task. It is embarrassing to have to call and say, can't operate a freakin lock!!! He was still at work and I was really getting cold! So, I finally kicked, screamed and struggled enough, the door finally opened and I was warm again. So, all was good. I was afraid I wouldn't get in, cleaned up and looking like an actual human being before he got home. Red noses just aren't attractive if you aren't a reindeer.

Time to run. Have a wonderful New Year's Eve!!!

Ah, the joys of vacation

I officially started my vacation last night at 9:30 -- just had to get those little things done for work. I know I missed something else, but it really can wait until Jan. 3. I am taking 3 days just for me. Today is cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. I am so far behind on laundry it is very sad. The only place I have to be is at the gym at 1:00 for my training session. So nice! Tomorrow is girly day. Hair cut, mani/pedi and all the other fun stuff you do before seeing a boy. Ex-boyfriend or not, I still have to look hot. :-0> Friday I will be flying all day, so I also need to pick up some good magazines. I need to read up on all my entertainment news. Admit it, you do it too :-).

Christmas was great this year. I actually got a hippopotamus for Christmas. Mom adopted one for me from the Ft. Worth Zoo. I even got tickets to go visit him. That was the fun Christmas gift. Mom and Dad were generous and covered tuition for the last session of school (seriously, I couldn't think of anything to ask for after learning about that awesome gift!). I will post a picture of my hippo once I visit him and get the family photos :-).

Well, gonna run now! Vacuuming is calling my name. The fun stuff will come later -- I just have to get some things out of the way!!!

Christmas Eve

Jon and I are just hanging around the apartment right now. We just got back from the mall -- it wasn't as busy as I thought a Christmas Eve trip to the mall would be. And of course, even though I thought I had all my shopping done, I had to pick up one or two more things. Didn't know I needed them!

Last night we had dinner and drinks with Michelle and her friend Megan. I am not sure where the migraine came from, but all of a sudden it hit. Maybe Jen's call stating she had one triggered something in me. But I kept getting sicker and sicker as the night went on. I feel a little better right now, but I can tell it is wanting to come back. Let's just hope it goes away for good so I can enjoy Christmas tomorrow!!!

Now it is time to straighten up the apartment and rest from the day of walking the mall :-).

Later!!!

My Christmas Spirit

I have been in such a good mood these days. The Spirit of Christmas has hit me. I have nothing to big to report. Since everybody has been gone at work, it has actually been pretty easy. It is amazing though the amount of HR issues that have popped up in the last week. That is my job, but they just all came at one time. Oh well. At least I know my skills haven't gone away :-).

Time for Christmas movies and wrapping presents!

Yippee!!!

Okay, I might be just way too excited about this, but we did measurements today at my session (it is the beginning of my 4th week). I have lost 2 inches on my waist and 2% body fat. Teehee!!! We did the happy dance (or I did. Tim thought me crazy :-)) But it was nice to see the progress in actual numbers. I have seen the difference in my clothing, but today was a "fat day". Nothing better to knock you out of that than seeing results from hard work. None really off the hips, but I am getting there. So, that is all I have to report today. Little brother arrives tomorrow so all is good.

Later!!!

This is what I found when I got home from work today. I should have hid their gifts better........ :-)

Happy Monday!

TGIF

Yes, stolen from Jen. No, I really have no guilt about it :-). It has been an interesting week, to say the least. Yesterday was a not so good day, but I saw Trainer Tim and he kicked my butt into shape. I told him I needed some stress relief for the day and man, he gave it to me. Now I know what Jen is truly talking about when she says leg night. We worked just on the legs last night (before we mixed it up for strength training). I literally fell on my a** at the end. He had me doing a jumping exercise. My legs couldn't hold me and I fell. On my booty. And I think I will have a bruise. He did try to catch me but it was a little too fast. I was told that is what we really want to happen. Only he can make falling down seem like a good thing :-). I feel good today. Oh, and I am at a total of 9 lbs lost. Woohoo!!!!

In other news, I am going to New York over the New Year's Weekend. I have an old friend, ex-boyfriend, sorta person there. Yes, most of my readers know how I am talking about. I haven't seen him in forever so it will be fun. I doubt we will go to Times Square to see the ball drop due to the sheer craziness. Plus, if there is indeed a transit strike, we might not make it into the city at all. I have to do one afternoon there though. I love NYC and its energy!!! Just not on New years eve in Times Square...........

Okay, I think that is it for now. I have a Christmas Party tonight, another party tomorrow (get to see my friend Chris), and at some point shopping this weekend. I guess that makes up for the last few slow weekends, huh. And little brother comes to the States on the 21st!!! Woohoo!!!!

Later!!!

Ah, the good life!!!

I just returned from our holiday party at the Mansion on Turtle Creek. It was amazing! The food was great, decorations were beautiful and the wine was awesome! I don't even want to know how much the whole thing cost, but man, it was worth it. It was a nice end to a very interesting year. And, in a nice surprise, we even got a Christmas bonus. That really did surprise me, but it was a pleasant surprise (duh!!!). It will definitely help in buying the gifts I want to for the people who really helped me throughout the year.

Now onto the White Elephant gift exchange. Um, I ended up with a Clapper. Yes, clap on, clap off, the Clapper. If anybody needs a gag gift, I really have no problems with letting this go. I ended up giving Christmas CDs. I should have stolen them back -- one of them had "The Chipmunk Song" and "Grandma got run over by a reindeer". I was singing "I'm Gettin' Nothin' for Christmas" all through Target. The check out lady was highly amused. Can you imagine if I had found a CD with the Hippo song!!!! I did at one point have a massager and a cool candle set, but those were stolen from me. Mean, mean co-workers!!!!

Off I run!

Later!!!

My Happy Tuesday

Wow, it is amazing what a week will do. Last week I wanted to burn down the building and today I am pretty happy and optimistic. Work is better -- there are a few changes taking place that make my work life a tad more positive. I will still get stressed, but it will be easier to handle and I won't feel the weight of the world on my shoulders. Plus, even after 2 1/2 weeks of working out with the trainer, the stress just rolls off of me. He wants to up it to 3 x a week starting next week to up the intensity and get me to my goal faster. I am all for it.

Wonderful news: Most of you may remember me talking about my friend Chris who went to Iraq with the National Guard. Well, all the thoughts and prayers were heard and he is back in the States safe and sound. He arrived Saturday which I confirmed with Michelle (who had to confirm with others :-)). I haven't seen him yet (which, really isn't too odd), but I am sure I will soon. He is a wonderful man and I appreciate all he did over in Iraq. I am sure his wife and daughter are very happy to have him home for good!!!!

My company Christmas party is tomorrow at the Mansion on Turtle Creek. Yes, all fancy :-). It should be fun. And while I haven't gotten my White Elephant gift, I know what I am doing and will be picking it up tomorrow on the way to the party. I have to do yet ANOTHER sexual harassment training class. This time to satisfy a CA law. Why do I have to take it since I am in TX, you might ask. I have employees IN CA and so I have to do it again. I am considered a supervisor with the ability to fire and discipline, so there you go. Working my way up the corporate ladder. They won't accept the fact that I taught the class for 3 years at Canon............ I will probably pick up new information and be able to sexually harass all my co-workers. :-)

Later!!!

There is progress

Don't tell Tim the trainer, but I did step on a scale. Although my scale is rather off, I can tell I have lost 5 lbs in the last 2 weeks. I am going to the doctor on Monday morning for a blood test (don't worry mom, it is the cholesterol test :-)) and I am going to see if they can weigh me then. Doctors are always happy to weigh you and I can then not be responsible for having to step on the scale :-).

Nothing else to really report. I had thought the signs in our apartment complex warning us of freezing temperatures was silly until I read poor Jen's blog and the busted pipes (from the evil neighbors upstairs). She is okay, she is just being moved to a new apartment. But it sucks beyond sucking!!!! At least the complex is taking care of her.

This weekend might just be calm. I do have to do some work for a presentation I have to do on Tuesday. Our Christmas party is on Wednesday (at the Mansion. I will have some good stories then!!!). So, Tuesday, we are all going to meet and have an intensive meeting. I will have to be running in and out due to payroll, but it will be interesting for all the pieces to be together (there are 2 off-site recruiters. ) I will also take some me time and hit Target. I have to buy a White Elephant gift. I am never good at that!!! Any suggestions would be good. Maybe some random book or CD.

Have a wonderful Saturday!!!

Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........

It is cold. I am not being dramatic. Weather bug says it is 17 degrees outside. Due to the ice and crazy drivers, I will be working from home today. I actually think I will be able to get a lot done. My guess is it will be quiet and I can pop out that administrative stuff easily. I probably will not get out today until my 7:00 training session. The gym is only 4 minutes away and I don't have to go on any overpasses, so I don't see it as any big deal. :-)

Nothing much else to report. I did find out how old the cutie trainer was on Tuesday. It was his birthday and well, he is 21. I was feeling a little old Tuesday!!! But, I guess since I don't look 33, I should be happy :-). I still get carded and that is all that matters!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

I am running out of titles......

How many more "Happy Day" titles can I use :-)? This week is going MUCH better than last week. I am kind of between the home office and EDS. I go in the morning, get the face time with the client and then come home because I need access to my files and things on the network. It is working out pretty well. And if the weather gets as bad as they say it will, I will be going home early anyway. I won't mind. Doing conference calls in my sweats is a nice way to end the day.

I am now in the biggest loser contest with Jen. We had to weighin as the base line (honor system, so nobody gets to actually see it but Tim at the gym). I am just going off the weight last week when I started with him. He did inform me that if I got on a scale and let it slip to him, I will have to do 100 pushups. So, he will never know. But that does mean I have to get on the scale, which is by the trainer office, when he is not there or buy a new one. Mine is so off that I really don't trust it anymore! And I don't want to do 100 push ups. At least not at this point in the game. I do feel much better even though it has been only a week. I actually did 4 days at the gym last week :-). So happy!

PS -- I have a special prayer request for my aunts. There are details I am not able to divulge, but I know thoughts and prayers would be appreciated. There is a lot of pain right now that needs to be healed. Luckily God knows the details.

The Day Begins

Okay, it actually began earlier, but I just got back from the gym. Today was cardio day, so I did the elliptical. No horror there. I am a little sore, but nothing that won't go away. It isn't like Tuesdays and Thursdays with Tim. I have a lot to do today around the house so I thought I would get my blood pumping to start the day. My closets are calling to me to clean them out and organize. I might ignore them until the end of the day, but eventually, they will get done. Other than that, this weekend has been very low key. I have gotten a lot of rest done and so now I need to make my apartment spotless. All the normal Sunday stuff!

Have a Happy Sunday!

The Week is Over!

well, I went in to the office today although I still have no DSL access. It is important for client contact, but kind of difficult to work on the computer. I had my laptop, but no network access. I worked it out, but it will be fun. I don't understand how hard it is to actually turn on the DSL line. If I can do it by myself then they can flip the darn switch and get it set up. We have a wireless system that might work -- it will be fun! The joys of being on-site at the client. I did meet a lot with my manager so it was worth it. We have a meeting coming up that I have to prepare for with the group, so we've been talking about that.

I have nothing too exciting planned for the weekend. I might head up to the gym tomorrow for a Pilates class. They have yoga tomorrow too, but it is at 8:00 AM. Yeah, um, I think I will just do Pilates. Work on the core. My trainer will be so proud.

I am waiting to find out what the plan is tonight. Might be going out, might not. Who knows. This weekend is wide open. I think I will actually spend a lot of it reading. Haven't done that in awhile.

Have a great weekend!

The Pain Continues

Work out session number two with the trainer occurred today. He was taking it easy on me Tuesday. I swear. I am dying. It is a good pain, but pain none the less. I told him about the challenge with Jen and Denise. Better watch it girls. He said he had some tricks that will rock my world. :-) It really is a fun workout session and the time goes by pretty quickly. I feel awesome! And it really does not hurt that he is a cutie.

Work is still work. Enough said. I had a nice heart to heart with my manager again yesterday. We can get through it and back on track, but it will take a few more weeks. I can probably make it, but not before burning something down........ The works out have helped though. I really do feel good and confident. I will just continue working hard and get through it.

Man, okay, nothing more interesting than that. I guess that is a good thing..... Not sure what the plans are for the weekend. I know I am going to hit the gym tomorrow after work. I have to go into the office for another meeting so on the way home I am going to hit the cardio. Jen and I have tentative plans on Sunday, but things ebb and flow.

I have officially lost it

I am still laughing at this.

I had sent a follow up email with this long email chain. Pretty much to a woman who thinks I am not responsive enough. Big hooey, this woman is just never happy. So I am going to be so responsive that she will have to complain to get rid of me. Once I am back in the office I will sit in her cube until she throws me out. Anyway, not the point of this funny story. My email automatically fills in the address, so I type in St........ and end up sending it to Jen (being that she pulls up on the email by her last name)..........

Now, Jen is good, but she can't actually help with this particular problem. I do appreciate her forwarding it back and giving me a good laugh!!! Now, the real question is why both she and I are checking the work email at night, but that should be for a different blog.

Later!!!

The Challenge has been accepted

Jen, you got it girl! 10 lbs by new year. :-) I am glad that my trainer is okay with the occasional chocolate. Although, since I have started, I really haven't been craving it. Or beer. That is the odd one -- I usually jump at the chance to go grab a beer. Not so much this week. And in reference to the comment of Gail and Katie going to the gym at 4:30 AM --- they really are crazy. I don't think my trainer even gets there until 7:30! But, if you are a morning person, more power to you. I am NOT a morning person and therefore it would be an unattainable goal to say I will go to the gym before work!

Okay, I actually have to go to the office today. That means I have to get out of my "girlie girl" pajamas and tigger slippers and wear real clothes. I forgot I had to actually allow time to fix my hair! A wild pony tail on the top of my head really doesn't say "take me seriously" in the middle of my meeting! I still don't have DSL at work, so I will only be up there for the meeting. But that is okay.

I guess I should go ahead and get working on the report needed for this afternoon. Not too much to do, I just need to make sure I know what I am talking about.

Later!

My First Official Training Session

I met my trainer today for my first official workout with him. I feel great. I am sore in places I really didn't know existed. We are working on the basics right now. It is amazing to think that anyplace I am weak right now, will be strong in a few weeks. I have more energy even after Sunday's little amount of work. Of course, getting to sleep will be a hard since my body is has no idea what is going on! I assume it will settle down and get on a normal schedule. Jen, please let me know if that is true!!!! Last night I was up until 3. But I woke up and was fine. Had energy. Wow, I just realized I did not have caffeine at all today. That is a nice feeling. So, I guess Jen, now that I am getting into it, we need to start a challenge. I am feeling rather competitive right now :-).

Okay, enough of this. I have been on the computer all day. Not really sure why I got back on after the gym!

Later!

Simon is a chatter box tonight

I don't know, I just find it cute when he just starts meowing, like I am supposed to know what he is saying. Well, in a way I do, but he is just like a human. I think this meow is "feed me". Yes, it is coming from the kitchen -- it is "feed me".

I might finally get to go to the office on Wednesday. I have mixed emotions about that - I like the freedom, but not the isolation. Yes, you can still talk to the co-workers via email and the phone. It isn't the same -- you can't talk smack the same way. But, hey, I do get to talk to grocery store clerks so I do get some human contact :-). I do love going to Tom Thumb. No matter how busy they get, they are always happy to see you.

Okay, enough of the ramblings of today. I am going to make my great dinner -- Sloppy Joe's. Yes, Sloppy Joes!!! Meatless crumbles work pretty much with anything you would put meat in. I told someone that I think I am just a little more creative in my meal planning because I have to make sure I get all my essential foods (ie: protein, calcium, etc). Anyway, have a great night!

I have decided I am crazy

I went to a meeting with a personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness this afternoon. After reviewing goals and allowing him to take measurements, I thought it was a good idea to sign up. Actually, it is one of the best things I could have done for myself. We did a little bit of the core stretches and exercises today and I am already sore. I can't imagine what I will feel like after a full workout with this guy.But I feel great and ready to take on the world! I will be getting more out of the gym membership too. We start Tuesday, so I will probably go in tomorrow and scope things out alone. I have this feeling he is going to kill me, but if I can survive 2 1/2 years of mental stress with school, I can survive this. And I will reduce stress and be a hotty :-).

I saw Rent yesterday. I was not disappointed. I thought they did a great job of adapting the stage musical to a movie musical. There were parts were I was wondering where they were going with the way they did it, but it all panned out in the end. Idina Menzel is my new favorite actress/singer. She is STUNNING and has the most beautiful voice. Plus, she is married to Taye Diggs. How did the girl get so lucky? :-). The songs were still powerful and I felt the movie still sent the message that the stage version portrayed. Okay, so it isn't going to be as powerful as the stage version (especially since I got to see it on the 3rd row -- yes, bragging :-)). But it was fantastic and I could feel the cast reaching to me through the screen. I was surprised when 3 people walked out of the show. I kept thinking, didn't you know what this was about to begin with!!! They made no secrets of the content of the movie. Anyway, I do recommend the movie, especially if you are a fan of the stage version. And I had no idea Jesse L. Martin ("Law and Order") had such a powerful voice. Man, he almost had me in tears at one point!!!

Okay, it is Sunday night and I am going to do some winding down. Get myself prepared for the coming week. I am in a new mindset, have new goals and a new trainer, so I feel it will be great. I do have one report I need to work on for my boss. She doesn't need it for a few more days, but I will pop it out tonight while watching TV. I have all this energy now too :-). We can all thank Tim (the new personal trainer) for that one.

Later

Bonjour!

I woke up feeling good today. A&M actually showed up yesterday to play against Texas. While we didn't pull off the win, I am very happy with the performance. Where was this team all season!!! I know my 2 Texas co-workers were just freaking out when A&M pulled ahead those two times :-). I don't know if the game was enough to save Coach Fran's hide. There are so many people calling for his job these days. I predict by Monday we will hear some kind of announcement! (Okay, enough football talk!)

The Tofurkey was actually pretty good. It was the first time I cooked it, so it was a little dry, but it had a good flavor. The Tofurkey meal came with some potato dumplings that my mom just loved. They were very good. I ended up leaving them with her. I liked them but had other left overs to take home so I just left them.

I joined 24 hour Fitness this weekend. I figure it will help with that last 15 lbs I want to loose, but also will help manage stress. I have started to stress eat again and not so happy about that. I don't think work will get better before the end of the year and starting in Jan. I have school, so this is the best thing I can do for myself!!! I will probably sign up for a few personal training sessions to get me started. Otherwise I will just hang out on the treadmill. They also have yoga and Pilates classes, so I can take those on the weekend. I love that idea!

Time to make my Christmas list and get my holidays in order.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Happy Wednesday

It is the day before Thanksgiving and I am thankful for that :-). Every one at work has pretty much calmed down so today I am getting to work on projects. I am also trying to figure out how to add links to my blog. I will work on it this weekend when I am not supposed to actually be working. I did make plans for a long lunch today. My shoulder and neck have been hurting so I made a massage appointment for lunch. She is booked on Friday and I need some knot therapy. Then it is to the grocery store to pick up the rest of the stuff for my part of the Thanksgiving meal. I found a new pumpkin pie recipe, so I am hoping it will turn out! It should -- it sounds very good.

If I am not able to come online tomorrow, everyone have a great Thanksgiving. I promise I will come on with a culinary review of Tofurkey. :-) Oh and Rent starts TODAY!!! I probably won't see it until tomorrow, but really, I could sneak in a movie after my massage. It has been a very quiet morning. Hum, what an idea.......

PS -- Sierra did that to herself. How tempting warm laundry is to a kitty :-)

Later!

My Office is moved

We finally got everything moved at the office, however I am STILL without DSL. I can't work up there. Not that it is all bad sitting in my sweats dealing with issues. I went up to the office briefly, to unpack and say hi. Then I turned around and came back home. All gusied up and only stayed a few hours. Nice.

I do have to take Sierra back to the vet today. On her last visit, they did blood work and found some elevated enzymes in her liver. They want to recheck her. It was a very low elevation so I am sure it is just a fluke. But, as freaky cat mom, I am a little worried. I like the fact that vets will explain everything to you and not make you seem like a freak when you call up going "What does this mean!!!" So, good thoughts should be sent out into the world.

Guess I need to get back to work. The last few weeks have been a whipping. However, I realized last night that I was reacting to it,making it worse. If I change my mindset, I will be able to change how the week goes. I intend to have a good week and I intend to get everything back to normal. That is my mindset and that is how it is going to go.

Have a wonderful Monday!!!

Update: They did the test pretty quickly. Sierra has normal enzyme levels. It was just a fluke!! I am a very relieved cat mom.

The Weekend

This weekend was pretty nice. Today it is overcast and I just feel like hibernating. Doesn't help that I have a little headache. My boss called this morning and it actually made me worried that I slept straight to Monday! She was just asking about Friday night's event, but it was funny.

Friday night was a lot of fun. There were no major fashion faux pas like with the white scrunchy at the last one. I ended up sitting at the table with some of the VPs in the Contract Labor group (the one we have to keep happy). I had a vodka tonic at the reception but that was nicely nursed and I stayed with water the rest of the evening. I had a headache too, so it really wasn't that much of a sacrifice!

I got home at a pretty early hour and decided to watch a movie -- "Finding Neverland". It is SO good. If you haven't seen it yet, it really is worth it. It was probably the mood I was in, but I cried most of the ending. It was very good and Johnny Depp once again proves he is awesome! And Kate Winslet is just so beautiful. Rent it!

Saturday morning my mom and I went to Jen's for a Pampered Chef party. Now, I haven't cooked in forever but this got me in such a mood. I am going to make a pumpkin pie and cranberry salsa for Thanksgiving. And I get to use some of my old Pampered Chef stuff :-). The new stuff won't come in until after Thanksgiving. Maybe I should plan a dinner party at my place. A Christmas thing. Just finding the time when everyone can join might be the hard part!!!! Maybe a party when Jon comes to the country???? A lot of my friends have not met him yet.

My review of Harry Potter: Very good!!!! Go see it. The effects are wonderful and the acting is great. The kids are definitely growing up! They better hurry up and finish up the movies. I really did like it. I will need to see it again to make sure I didn't miss anything. There was a lot going on! And we ALL know the next movie I will be seeing. Mom, be prepared for Thursday -- either before or after the food. We will see it this week.......

Well, today will be spent hanging around the house, doing chores and relaxing. There looks like a Friends marathon on TV, so that is making me happy. Tonight Brian's band it playing in Deep Ellum. Perfect location for me since I live near there! I also get to meet Jen's new man. I will give a full report in the morning :-). He must be a good guy though. Jen is perfectly glowing. While this is a woman who normally has a glow about her, this was especially glowy. It is great to see her like that!

Have a happy Sunday!

Friday, Friday, Friday :-)

Harry Potter opens today. Woohoo!!! I need to see that this weekend. I am still more excited about Rent though!!! They are talking about Harry on CNN right now, that is why it is on my mind. I am not just randomly thinking about Harry Potter :-). I am working from home again today since our DSL line in the office is still down. I have to say I am over the hump of the week and I am actually being productive.

Tonight I get to go to another black tie event. It was a last minute invite. Not sure what that says about me that I can accept a last minute invite like that, but I can :-). Friday night plans don't get formed until that afternoon, so really, I don't feel like too big of a loser. Plus, really, this is a whole lot more fun than Happy Hours, I think.

Well, have a happy Friday! I think it is time for breakfast :-).

Later!

Apparently I am Superwoman

School is over. THANK God!!!!! I thought International Business was tough. Oh my goodness. I never thought it would be over. And the subject matter was fun and great. It is just this job is taking everything out of me. Remember that whole thing where I won't delegate? Seriously, I need to learn to do it better. I am fine, just every once in a while I have to yell and say, back off!!!! Okay, I don't yell at my co-workers :-). Mom and Dad, why did you have to raise such a responsible person.... sigh :-)........ Oh, and I got a B in the class. It does make it all better than I am working at home, in my sweats and my TIGGER slippers :-). Oh so professional.

I am trying Tofurky for the first time next week. They have these little Thanksgiving dinners. I have tried the sliced turkey, and it is pretty good. I can eat everything else and plan to do so. I need to find my pumpkin pie recipe. I make a darn good pumpkin pie. I will hold nothing back on that :-). I will let you know about the Tofurky though.

Happy Wednesday!!

Oh, What A Monday

I start driving to work and get a call from my boss. The DSL line is out at work and we have to work from home. Oh darn. Luckily I was just turning away from my apartment and didn't have to go far. I took most of my stuff home this weekend so I didn't have to go to the office to get anything.So, I turned around, stopped at Starbucks and then came on home. IT has been non-stop since then!!!

Other than that, there is nothing too interesting happening. I am so excited that "Rent" comes out next week. I saw the musical in NY and I LOVED it. I am so pumped for the movie. I think I am even more excited about Rent than I am the new Harry Potter movie and I love Harry Potter!!!

Well, back to work. Like I said, it has been non-stop. Can't wait until 5:00!

Later!

Just what I feared

A&M is playing OU right now. Well, I should say, OU is playing and A&M is on the field. Already 7 to 0 -- the game JUST started. I think I am going to stop watching now............. Wake me up next season.

I'm Sick :-(

This isn't the blahs. This isn't slightly coughy. This is full out, "you look awful, go home and get away from us, I want my mommy" sick!!!! I was sick yesterday, but since I worked from home it didn't really matter. Today I went in for the morning because I needed to talk to the Resource Managers. My goal was to cough on them if they didn't get me my POs to pay people. Since they were the ones who GOT ME SICK I couldn't use that tactic. I go over there and they are all just as sick as I am. I told Mary I was going home at noon to work and get over this crap. I really did plan to work at home and I did a little. But on the way home I stopped at CVS and picked up Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe. I remember taking that in China last year and it rocked (it was America's formula in China..... never mind....). It still rocks!!! It put me to sleep, but that is perfectly okay. There were no emergencies at work and my boss knew I was a sick, sick girl. I cuddled in my bed, Simon cuddled next to me and I slept it all off. He seems to think he has special powers because he did try to sleep on my chest at one point :-). Anyway, I feel MUCH better. I still have the cough but it is just trying to get everything out. I should be annoyingly perky tomorrow.

I just took some more medicine, so I think I am about to have to go back to sleep. Talk to you tomorrow!

Can't Sleep

It has been a rough day. For the first time at this new job I actually thought about just chunking it all and quitting. There was a lot of frustration on the part of every body today and once I got out the venting at lunch, I actually felt better. I also had a heart to heart with my boss and felt much better. It is amazing what actually communicating will do! No worries, I am still good as gold. She still has all the faith in the world in me which is why she seems to put so much on me. But she has lectured me about feeling like I have to take on the world. Her favorite term is DELEGATE!!!! I just seem to have a problem with that :-). I think tomorrow (or today, really) when I work from home, things will be much better. I will have a new outlook on things and will go in on Thursday with a new perspective. This is such a difficult client that sometimes I just want to rip my hair out. Seriously, I had better have a darn good bonus at the end of this quarter (and I think I am going to renegotiate it up a little more at review time!!!). And I know how to document everything they are looking for now, so you know I will be prepared next time.

The hives were back this week. They are gone now though. I think it is a mixture of stress, hormones and not really sleeping well. Yeah, I know, being on the computer at 12:30 AM doesn't help the sleep bit, huh!!! I thought of something I had to follow-up on so instead of fretting about it, I just did it. I think I am going to right a little bit about communication now since that is on my mind. (For class, I will spar you anymore musings about corporate communication).

Well, off I go. I am going to play with the cats and then fall asleep. Since I don't have to worry about showering and getting dressed in the morning, I can easily sleep until 8:00 and be ready to begin my day. (For those of you that are worried, I do take a break and shower in the morning. LOL)

Oh, by the way, Chicken Little is a very cute movie. I do recommend it!!! The new Jennifer Aniston movie comes out this weekend (Mom?????). I am looking forward to that! Oh, and saw new pics of pregnant Katie today. She looks so cute :-).

Later!

Very Little Football Talk

I am still sulking. A&M lost to Tech. Not that I am really surprised, it just would have been nice if the game had been closer. I think we were on the road during the first half. Even though we were behind, I actually had some hope we'd win............... Enter the 2nd half. I think body snatchers grabbed the A&M players and replaced them with people who couldn't throw worth a crap. Okay, so looking at the season, we are 5-4 overall and 3-3 in conference. But our next 2 games are going to be HARD!! I no longer think the OU game will be a breeze and then there is Texas. I am not saying we can't do it, we can. We just have to show up and actually play the game!!!!! I would love to have the Aggies upset Texas and there is a good chance if they get mad enough and pull out all the stops against them. I guess we will see the day after Thanksgiving.

Okay, enough football. My co-workers are rubbing off on my. You are lucky I wasn't mentioning people by names and their stats. It is mostly because I don't know those yet :-).

Well, gonna run. Today is movie day with Mom. We are going to see "Chicken Little". Then I have a lot to do at the apartment.

Later!

I was right :-)

Bean is a girl. Woohoo! I was at Champs last night having dinner with an old friend and mom called on one phone while everyone else was on the other phone. Who knows how the logistics of that all worked!!! They can't use Emma though - I have dibs on that name. Okay, I may never get to use it, but it is still mine :-).

Okay, time to go pay rent, work on my last assignment and try to figure out what Sierra is yelling about. She is just chattering away. She just needs attention!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Friday!!!

Finally!!! Finally!!! It has been a long week. I seem to be saying that a lot lately. This place seems to make time stand still. It is pay day, so that always makes me happy. To celebrate, I am going to treat myself to a facial tomorrow. The weird weather temperatures make for dull skin. I want to be bright and shining :-). Mom and I talked about seeing a movie this weekend and I REALLY want to see Chicken Little. I also want to see Saw II, but I don't think I could drag her to that one. (I know, random array of movies :-)).

We are also getting to find out the sex of Katie and Kenneth's baby tonight. They have the appointment today to find out and are having a big reveal party tonight. I have to wait until 7!!! Mom will probably have to call with the results since I think i will be having dinner with an old friend tonight. Bean will have to cooperate though and show off the goods. I am predicting right now that Bean will be a girl. (For those of you who don't know, Bean will be the name of the baby until s/he is born. Then they will name the baby).

Well, I need to get working. I need to get some things together for my boss when she arrives. Since my recruiters are in a meeting, it is VERY quiet. I need to take advantage!!!

Have a great weekend.

Nothing much

No interesting stories like Jen has on her blog (seriously, ouch!!!). Work has been going fine. We are getting more processes in place which means I have to be the most detailed oriented person in the world. That also means I will be falling apart at home :-).

I just wanted to check in and say hi. I get to work from home tomorrow, and although I will miss my co-workers, I will see them at a Happy Hour tomorrow night. Well at least one or two. But there are only 10 of us anyway, so two of us is a good number :-).

So have a nice evening. I will watch the Daily Show and laugh. I am also expecting a phone call, so I will run!

I finally feel alive

This weekend has been rough. Seriously felt sick until now. All the sleep has helped :-). Now I think I can get some school work done. One more assignment to do and I am done until January! The assignment is due Nov. 14th but the plan is to turn it in to early. That is the plan.

Since I slept all weekend, I really have nothing too interesting to say. My Aggies let me down yesterday. I will still stay behind them, but really thinking I am going to pull the request for the wager from my OU co-worker. Just to be safe.

Have a great Sunday!

Were we really surprised???

I was so excited this morning about Bubba coming to visit, I didn't blog about what was on my mind. I heard the "Breaking News" before I left for the office this morning -- Harriet Miers withdrew her name from nomination to the Supreme Court. They kept saying it was a "bombshell". Um, really, not so much! I could have predicted she wouldn't have made it to the Court. I am not too sure she is qualified for that role. Even Ann Coulter said 30 minutes before the announcement that Miers would never make the court. I don't really ever agree with that woman, but this time I did.

Anyway, those are my thoughts on that. It would have been interesting to see the confirmation hearings. Both sides weren't too impressed with her, so there might have been some fire works.

Woohoo

I found out this morning that Jon is coming home for Christmas!!!! Yippee :-). Mom emailed me and was trying to make me do that guess who's coming thing. Man, too early in the morning to play the guessing game! So, cool news very early in the morning.

My blacktie event last night was great. I love dressing up and playing all fancy :-). And I was meeting all sorts of Vice Presidents, CEOs and owners of companies. It was just an interesting energy. I did see one huge fashion faux paux on an award winner (for something in a minority business). A HUGE white scrunchy in this woman's hair. At a formal........ with a nice dress. I kept remembering the SATC episode where Carrie went on about the scrunchy!!! There was another lady who seriously looked like a peacock. I don't know what she was thinking. Who lies to these people saying they look good.........?

Anyway, I have a busy day ahead. I need to go run down one of my Resource Managers to get something done. Wish me luck :-).

Happy Birthday Bubba!

Bubba being the much hated (by him) nickname of my younger brother. I can't call him my baby brother since he is turning 28. Hard to believe really! I left for college when he was 12 so he has been stuck there in my mind since then. Of course, that also has a lot to do with the fact that I really don't want to grow up either :-). Yeah, weird to think I was dating guys the same age or younger than he is right now. Anyway, happy birthday!!!!

The big boss (the president of the company) is in town for a diversity conference and will be having lunch with the EDS team today. I don't know if he has a set agenda or is going to let us just talk. So we'll see!

Nothing else to report. Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Let's try this again

I tried to blog Saturday, but it never published. Since everything in it was a very wrong prediction, I plan to never let the draft see the light of day. A&M won, but I turn my back for 30 minutes and the other team comes from behind and almost takes them! Argh!!!! Texas is #1 in the BCS poll........ oh you heard the hollering over here. I feel very outnumbered. :-(

Nothing fascinating to report. Really. It was a boring weekend. I watched "Boogeyman" on Saturday. It did not scare me. I was very disappointed. Actually, it kind of bored me. Oh well. Did school work..... the usual.

Have a Happy Monday!

My Karma must be good this week

Today at lunch I got a free meal. No it wasn't any special occasion. Well it was a birthday lunch, but not mine :-). I ordered veggie enchiladas for lunch. I bit into a chicken enchilada. I quickly realized this was not a vegetable! The waiter quickly whisked it away after I had this major shock and brought me a new one. The manager came over and apologized profusely for the mistake. I hadn't even touched the chicken with my mouth so I really think "no harm, no foul". But they offered a free meal for the mistake and so of course I am not going to turn that down! My co-workers wondered what would happen if I actually ate meat -- I might just burst into flames. I am really not sure :-). So, good day in all.

Tomorrow is Friday. Thank God!!!!

Tuesday :-)

I really have nothing too huge to report. I did realize this morning I have lost 11 lbs in the last 3 months. Really! I didn't realize it was so much, but I will take it :-).

Other than that, work was rocky this morning, but I got through it and moved on. Payroll didn't take up too much time since I figured out an even easier way to get through it. I will finish my reading for school tonight, watch Law and Order and be happy! We did plan work happy hour for Thursday. I owe a co-worker a few beers since she bought me lunch a few times. So, we are dragging out the other co-workers and doing a little informal team building :-). Always love that.

Later!

Small things

Last night cousin Katie felt her baby kick :-). She and hubby Kenneth are just thrilled. Little things like that just mean the world :-).

I learned today that I get 2 weeks free in Nov. for re-signing my lease. That is a significant savings so that works for me. Especially since this pay period I have stretched myself VERY thin!!!

And, Mary asked today if I wanted to go to a black tie event next week for a diversity conference. Love black tie events and dressing up! She asked if I had something to wear -- silly woman! Of course she didn't know I went to formals in a "former" life with the ex. :-) Yes, I still have those dresses...........

Wow, really not that bad of a day!

Just busy as normal at work. Had to leave early because I really didn't feel good. I worked through lunch so it wasn't like I missed too much of work. I am watching "Daily Show: Indecision 2004". After it is done I will do some reading. I know, so interesting :-)

More Happiness

It is the simple things that make life fun. Today was my hair appointment. I found a great hair dresser at the Ulta near my house. She did highlights today -- I feel so much happier now. I guess that is another thing I am going to need to budget in every few months because the box color from the stores isn't working for me anymore and I am getting very bad roots. That is one maintenance cost I think I will be able to do though. As long as Colleen stays there, I will be happy! Then it was off to see Ms. Magic Fingers. As always, she did a wonderful job and I feel great!

I was going to stay in tonight, but Mia told me that Brian's band was playing tonight. I haven't seen Mia in a long time, so I am going to make the drive to Denton to see them. Should be fun. Plus i get to show off my new hair color :-). I have a few hours before I have to get ready so I think I will get some school work done.

Speaking of school, I received my papers back today from my professor. I am getting my pep back for school. Blew them away. Or at least the first one -- got an A on that. The second one was a B. But I will take it. I don't have to register again until Dec and then they don't start up until Jan. 8. I just have 2 more assignments and then I can completely recoup from classes and get ready for the final push to finish this degree. The reading for this section is very interesting so that is good.

Happy Saturday! A&M won so that makes it even better. Later!

Happy Happy Friday!!!

I love having a Starbucks downstairs in the cafeteria of this place. I come in all grumpy and tired, the lady makes my Grande Non-fat latte and I become a happier person. Today it took over an hour to get to work (where it normally takes only 25 minutes). There was an accident on the Tollway -- pretty bad too. It didn't look like anybody was hurt, so that is good. Just major car damage. But my tank hit empty right at that moment. Lovely. I made it to work okay. I just need to get some stuff done today and then I can enjoy my weekend :-). Tomorrow is major girly day. Getting a cut and highlights and then going to my magic finger massage therapist. I also want to check out the "Spirit Halloween" store. Time to start getting my Halloween costume together. I am usually change my mind several times before the actual party but I am sure I am going to be a Flapper this year. None of my friends have a black bobbed wig, but Michelle does have a blond one. Anybody have any objects to blond flapper hair????? :-)

Have a great day!!

Nothing too new

There really is nothing that is going to match the excitement of yesterday. At least not today. I am very tired. I had an assignment due today, so that means I stayed up until 2:30. Let's just say Starbucks is my friend today (except I am wearing some coffee on my shirt right now..... very attractive). I sent it off in time and all is good.

My cousin sent pics of her pregnant belly. I won't post because she will fly to Texas and kill me. But she looks very cute. She is at the 18th week, so you will have to hear about the preggers cousin for a little longer :-). My Aunt Gail is still working on her granny title. I'll keep everyone up to date!

My brother got a full-time job in China teaching ESL in an upscale Chinese school. Pretty cool! Once I get details, I will let everybody know (or Mom can just post in a comment :-)). He sent pictures of the neighborhood -- pretty nice!

Well, I need to move around, get a diet coke, something. I am crashing hard. I don't want to go too much into public due to the coffee stain on my chest. Maybe I can work from home the rest of the day (I did miss my first work from home day due to the fair. Not complaining, just think it is funny.)

later!!!

My Day at the Fair

Oh, we had SO much fun!!! We got to the State Fair about 10:30 (after donuts, etc). Mary (the boss) bought the tickets and then went inside about bought our coupons. After buying her funnel cake, she had to head back to the office so she left. There were 6 left -- 3 guys and 3 gals. We actually all stayed together and agreed on what to do. That was odd :-). We headed to the car show (the rides actually weren't open yet because they had to do the safety inspections. Those are always appreciated!). The car show was very fun. I always like those anyway. Very odd since I don't know much about cars other than my Jetta. Really, can't figure out why anyone would want a Hummer, but okay!!!

After the car show, we headed back to the Midway to enjoy the rides. The first was a cheesy little ride but those are ALWAYS fun. You scream for no reason -- just to be silly. Then to the hardcore rides. The ones you think are going to kill you. Love those too! I hadn't ridden the roller coaster at the Fair, but we did this time. That thing is AWESOME!!!! Even the guys were screaming. Fun :-). I think we road 4 rides total. All jerky, fast, throw you upside down (okay, all but that first one!)

After being thrown around, we decided to go to the food. While everybody else enjoyed the turkey legs and corny dogs, I had my giant pretzel. Always a treat :-). I did only have one beer, but that was a definite treat. Not because of the beer, but because of the beer guy. Hottie vendor :-). Yes, ladies, I got a picture......... But it was too hot to have more than one beer! And I am still munching on my cotton candy.

We did see the Flying Canine show (the Frisbee dogs). They are the best!!! Very talented dogs. Loved it. After taking in some livestock (big pigs!!) and roaming some more, we went to the botanical gardens in the Fair. I had no idea that was even there! It was wonderful. One of the guys in my office proposed to his wife there. I can see why. It had beautiful flowers and lots and lots of butterflies. I could have stayed there for a while longer. It would be a great place for a wedding. Won't be happening anytime soon, but it is in the log of places I can pull when I finally get to that place. I wonder if mom and dad are excited I want to get married outside :-).

Since it was the end of the day, we left the guys at the Midway and headed out. But not before my fellow gals got a funnel cake slathered in caramel. Looked yummy but I was so freakin full I couldn't accept offers of sharing!!! We left soon after. I hope the guys didn't get into too much trouble without us there. I actually laugh at typing that -- I think they were fine :-).

I was exhausted when I got back so I ended up falling asleep. I have an assignment due tomorrow afternoon, so I need to now stay up and pop it out. I got my rest so I should be fine!

It was a great day. A little hot, but it was wonderful! I love going to the Fair, at least once a year. And it was a great reward for work!

Later!

I can't say this is not a fun group to work with

Well, at least my group is fun. :-) Tomorrow, as a reward for a good month, we are going to the State Fair. I can't wait! I have said before that we really are a bunch of 5 year olds in disguise. I think we will have a lot of fun. We are meeting at Krispy Kreme and caravanning. I thought about having them meet at my place, but really, that just means I have to clean. While the apartment is not filthy, it is not the state I want co-workers to see it in!!!! There is enough cat hair on the chairs to make a smaller cat.......... it is sad really :-)>

Other than that, nothing really too interesting is happening today. Work will be long today, but that is a known factor. I will have to do a lot of typing on my papers tonight though since I thought I was going to get a little time yesterday. I went to the doctor today for another blood test. I still don't know how I had a cholesterol level of 357. As a Vegetarian!!!! I am sure it went down, but it was still annoying......... but enough about my health problems :-). (BTW, just because we are meeting at Krispy Kreme does not mean I will be eating the Krispy Kreme.....!)

Happy Tuesday!!!

Happy Monday Morning

It is a cold and wet Monday morning and I didn't sleep well last night. Doesn't it sound like I am about to complain!!!!! However, I am in a great mood, even before my coffee. The guys are talking football and I am laughing intently at them. Yes, the Texas fans are very happy this morning. Told my Sooner co-worker that I feel his pain. A&M pretty much rolled over Saturday. But, I still love 'em.

This won't be too long since I really didn't do anything too fascinating yesterday. I worked on school assignments but that was about it. It is very interesting stuff though. I think I have learned a few things that can be used in this new job. It is nice to be excited about school again!!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Movie Day

I went to see "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" yesterday with Mom. It was so funny! I highly recommend it. I wasn't a big fan of Wallace and Gromit before, but I might be inclined to rent those now. The little bunnies were so cute. And it was hysterical. I loved the fact that there were jokes that the kids really couldn't have gotten, but had the adults in stitches. It is a fun time and I recommend it to everyone!

Today I am creating a Communication questionnaire for class. It is pretty easy and I get to make graphs and pie charts. It is only for 6-10 people, but graphs are always fun to play with. I am happy that I am finally in my stride with school. It was a rocky start, but I plan to knock it out of the park from now on. I know how the teacher grades now and I know what she is looking for. I hate to admit it, but she hasn't seen my best work. She will now!!!!!

Ooo, I found an Ikea catalog hiding on my desk. I think I need to take a break and make a wish list....... I do need new sheets. :-)

Lovely Weather!

I don't know why, but I am so happy that it is cloudy and cold. I am usually a sun kind of girl, but the thought of getting to wear my winter clothing, esp. sweaters, is just making me so happy. Of course, working in the dungeon I don't get to enjoy it as much. But this weekend will be a nice, relaxing time.

I don't have plans tonight, which is probably good. I might stay in and watch "Team America". I watched it once, but the Netflix DVD was all screwed up. I was able to see most of the movie, but it skipped a few scenes. And I must watch it again. If you like "South Park" and anything they do, you will love this movie. It is hysterical. I haven't laughed that hard at a movie in a very long time. The film makers pick on everybody, so it is an equal opportunity offender. I love South Park so I wasn't surprised I laughed hard at this movie.

Well, I have to work on something for my boss. Guess I had better actually work :-)!

I know, I know!!!

It has been forever since I have felt the urge to write anything. Nothing too interesting has happened and I have been in a very odd funk. I haven't been depressed, just kind of introspective. But I am now back to the point where I want to open up and share again. We all go through those phases, but I am back baby :-).

Work is much better. Never was bad, just crazy busy. I have a new fun work schedule -- Tuesdays I am going to be working 10-8. This is due to the fact that the process I have to make sure all my consultants get paid tends to go long into the night. Well to 7:30. It is a necessary evil of the job and actually makes me look like a hero. All the hard work gets the company money and the higher ups love me :-). So, Tuesday will be 10-5 in the office and the rest at home. If I am going to be doing tedious work, might as well be comfortable with my kitties :-). And Wednesday I get to work at home. It is a great break in the week and I will actually get to have weekly lunch "dates" with Michelle since I have more flexibility. I am looking forward to it! It is amazing what you get when you actually ask :-).

School is going. Not wonderful, but I am working through it. I hit a wall for some reason. Instead of beating my head against that brick wall though, I moved and found a window. It will all be better now.

I bought Cinderella today :-). I am so happy!! I love that movie. It is one of the best Disney movies. On the other hand, I am not a big fan of Snow White. Mom took me to see it when I was really little and I apparently had a problem with her running through the woods and not messing her hair or dress up. And I had a big problem with the monkey that banged the cymbals (Not related, just two thoughts that happened to be by each other!).

The Daily Show is on and I need to focus my attention to it. We all know I love it :-)

Later!!!