23 posts from February 2008

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All Made Up

Recently I got new make-up and some clothes. Today I got to get dressed up, including make-up, before going shopping. Normally, this is done in sweats.

1. You will never understand how nice California winters are until you live in the midwest and it gets -40 with windchill. 40 isn't so bad.

2. The friends who come to you in your time of need are the ones you keep. Even if they're flaky most of the time...if you need them and they are there...that's what's important.

3. Crystal balls are not my way of clairvoyance channeling.

4. Everyone comes with baggage. Even those we think have it together, have had something they carry around with them that affect their future relationships.

5. Even if you know it's coming, you're never prepared for the death of a loved one.

6. My dad is finally happy with a career choice I'm making and we finally have something to talk about.

7. It's not what you say that can make a difference to someone who's hurting, it's how you're listening.

8. It doesn't take long before I start missing Mike and Nathan when I'm away from them. Hours maybe!

9. My stomach hurts...I have no clue why.

10. I've never been so sure of the direction of my life as I am right now.

It’s a rare occasion when I’m too busy or bummed out to blog. It does happen from time to time and it seems to me I’m going through it right now.

Mike has been working so much overtime that I feel like I never get to see him. It’s just in passing or right before bed that we talk, and just for a minute about the small things before we pass out. If he is home, I’m not. If I’m home, he’s not. Sometimes that’s just the way it works and that’s how it’s going to work for much of the late winter and spring time.

I’m going to certification in two weeks! I’m so excited and so apprehensive about the whole thing. It’s a life changing experience because I’ll be certified in something that’s very important to my career. I’ll have a lot of options once I’m certified and the really cool thing is I like where I’m at. I don’t really need options right now, but, if anything ever goes wrong, I’ll have them.

I booked my flight and hotel and I’ll be by myself for 5 days and 4 nights in a new and exciting place. I’ve always hoped I would find myself in a position like this and it’s awesome to be here. I’m going to miss Nathan and Mike but it’s not like that will keep me from going. If it gets rough I’ll just have to remember this is for them too. The more I know about my job the more in demand I become.

Before certification I’m leaving for California. My best friend’s mom passed away. We might be far apart but my heart is already with her. My flight leaves tonight actually. I’m excited to be seeing my parents and my best friend but the circumstances are difficult. I’ve never had a parent pass away. Other than being so incredibly sorry for the situation…there’s just no words to say. I can only hope being there helps.

So, since I’m not going to be in the office much I’m working like crazy and getting things done before I leave and trouble shooting things that might come up. Once things calm down I’ll be blogging more often.  

Who or what do you really love?

I love my friends

I love my family

I love my iTouch

I love God

I love LIFE!

Well, Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. This is officially my least favorite holiday of the year. I have had some great ones. I was engaged on this day. But the way it makes women feel about men…either googly or furious…is just too much stress for one day. It never fails that the woman who gets the flowers is usually the one that says “Oh, he always does this!” or “I wish he wouldn’t do this at my work”. Can it sister, there are plenty of women who would adore getting flowers on just one day of the year. Let alone the day we’re told we’re supposed to get them.

Tonight I will be celebrating with my husband and child at home. We’re ordering takeout. Not sure what but probably Pizza Hut to mark the occasion of our engagement. See, all the restaurants were so busy that night we ended up at Pizza Hut to eat. As I said before, something always goes just a little wrong.

This year I bought Mike something I thought he would want but he guessed what it was and the surprise was ruined. He’s getting a card. I didn’t do anything else for him mostly because I was upset he ruined it in the first place. I’m ready for the moment where I give him a card and he looks at me with those “Oh shit” eyes. He’s not a card giver. I grew up in a family where the cards were the most meaningful part of the present. He doesn’t understand. He just knows it used to make me mad when I didn’t get a card from him. I’ve had to just “let it go” though he does usually get them for birthdays now. I guess it’s just how you were brought up as to what is special and meaningful for you.

My dad always went all out on Valentine’s Day for my mom. I now know he had good reason to do so. At least I’m not worried about the way Mike treats me daily. I’d rather have a husband who I can trust unconditionally than one I worry about all the time but makes me feel special on Valentine’s Day.

Welp, Nathan had only one accident today. He's doing pretty darn good at this potty thing if you ask me. Not only that but he went to bed quietly and without a fight! I might just do a little jig on that note!

 ::jigs::

Work was exciting today. I have a huge four week training coming up. I get to travel to North Carolina for it and stay in a hotel for a week! Today I went hotel shopping to decide where I wanted to stay. Obviously, I want to stay at the expensive one with room service. My boss probably has other ideas. We shall see ;) It's only across the street from the training center so I might just be able to justify it as I won't be needing a rental car to get back and forth. Brilliant! I'm still sure he's going to make me go with the cheaper option.

On another note I was thinkin' I was pregnant but I'm not. I was late. Not by much but I was also having very weird symptoms. My period has been completely out of wack lately ::see last 6 months:: and I'm starting that might just be my new normal. Mike and I were talking about the more children thing again and he's right. We just don't have the money right now. I'm not sure we ever will...or at least not until Nathan is in school. Then they would be so far apart. Ugh. Too much to worry about right now.

My doctor's appointment just made me mad. I have fibromyalgia. I still might have Lupes but nothing is conclusive. They did more tests and I haven't heard anything so I'm thinking they were fine. They also did xrays on my hands because they have been hurting so bad. They're thinking it might be degenerative arthritis. I asked about a certain medication and she didn't want to prescribe it. She wants me to get it from my family practitioner. WTF?? She's supposed to be the specialist!

Again, they don't know. They never seem to know. I hate that.

I'm exhausted. I'm going to watch the new LA Ink and get to bed. I'm hoping Mike will get home before I hit the sack...just so I can see him today... but he is trying to catch up at work. I really detest the people he works with sometimes. They don't do their job so he gets screwed. Gah.

Alright! On that note...bedtime. 

What do you do when you find yourself with nothing to do?
Submitted by Cassie.

I don't think I've had a moment like that in a long time. Normally I take time to write on here because I have too much to do and I'm ignoring it. Same with my crocheting. I'll do that even though I have a ton of other things to do but I'm just too stressed out to really give it any attention. Like tonight, I need to clean the kitchen and I will, but I'll probably only do what I have to instead of giving it a really good cleaning because I'll be spending more time on here and doing crafts.

You have to play a little bit or you'll go insane. Especially when Mike's going to be working late again tonight. I'll be lucky to get the dishes done.

I never thought I'd be one of those moms who go googly eyed when their kid reaches a cornerstone or just does something cool. However, here I sit blogging, day after day, about the cool things my kid does. I guess it's just part of that motherly pride that you really don't understand until you have kids.

Today, Nathan completely deserves my googlyness. He went all day at daycare in big boy underwear without having one accident. Pretty impressive for his first day! He did come home and have one here. He was so upset that he peed in his big boy underwear but I told him it was just fine and he had done a good job. He still kept crying. Daddy assured him he was still a big boy. Poor thing.

He's just getting so big. We're already talking about preschool and I well up with tears. I think we're going to wait until he's 4 1/2 but he's at that weird  age where he's either going to be old for his class or very young. It's pretty overwhelming to think about.

Well, I'm showered and ready to cuddle on the couch with a blanket and a crochet hook. I had quite the day with a crappy doctor's appointment (details tomorrow) and then a crazy day of work. I'm ready for some time to zone out before I go to bed.

What is your favorite scent or smell and why? 
Submitted by Nebraska Plates.

 

Frangipani flowers

 I have a few favorite smells. I would guess that my first would be coffee followed closely by my husbands cologne. Not too far behind is the smell of plumeria (if I were ever going to tattoo a flower on my body it would be this one...as a side note). I actually think about this question a lot. I would hate to lose my ability to smell. That would be quite a bummer indeed.

I have lacked anyting to blog about in the last three days. I think I'm only writing this time to spare myself from boredom.

I've been tracking what I eat everyday but today has been the hardest day so far. I just want to gorge. Go into the kitchen and eat everything in sight. I've done alright so far but that doesn't mean I don't want to just explode and eat everything. That's just what happens when I'm bored I guess. Hope I can keep up the will power. This will not be easy once I get to Mike's parents this afternoon. They never have a healthy thing to eat in the place.

We're trying to potty train Nathan. Monday we start going with the big boy undies and see how that all works out. I'm sure it will double my laundry load at first. He's a smart kid though, hopefully it wont be long. Diapers went up ANOTHER 3 dollars. Insane.

I spent most of my morning on You Tube. I have never really looked around but some of the stuff is funny. It made for an easy hour.  This one was my favorite of the day.

I don't do well without coffee either.