Happy (?) New Year! December 31, 2009

I know! I know! I’m like the world’s shittiest blogger. I’m not going to lie and say I’ll post more in the New Year. I wont. My schedule… jesus christ my schedule is ridiculous. My life is ridiculous. But that’s not really why I wasn’t blogging. I’ve been a little bitter. So bitter. But that’s changing. Ok, let’s start at the beginning. Ready? Go.

So let’s do a 2009 re-cap. Not really a re-cap. A “in summary.” So in summary, 2009 was a learning experience. I’ve learned a lot about myself and others. I’ve grown as a person. At the beginning of the year, I was single. Miserable. Go to my old blog if you want to experience that (takenforgrants.blogspot.com) I wanted HSweetie. He wanted me. Yet we were both too immature to put in the work. I had no goals. I was wandering. Then I went to spring break and realized what I didn’t want. I didn’t want to be one of those girls. I didn’t want to stay up all night and sleep til dinner. I didn’t want alcohol poisoning. I didn’t want to fall off the table at the bar and twist my ankle. I didn’t want to be immature. So in the spring HSweetie and I got back together. And it’s been an experience. Almost immediately we had our big huge fight. Hell, the first few months were just one huge I hate you, I hate you more fight. I hated him for the past. He hated me for not trusting him to go out with his friends. We attacked eachother. We hurt eachother. And somehow we worked through it. I gave him his guy nights. They still make me a little uneasy, but now it’s not because I think it’s cheating – more because I worry he’s going to get in a car accident or mugged or something. But I’m a worrier. Always will be. He’s learning that it’s not that I don’t trust him. It’s that I don’t trust the world. But I’m working on it. He’s doing his boys time. And I’m finding me time. I started horseback riding and I love it. It gets me through my weeks. I also bought a snowboard the other day and plan to spend every weekend on the mountain. And I’m taking a SCUBA class at school this semester. Frenemy and I have finally cut ties. I hadn’t talked to her in months. And finally this week she texted me to hang out. I told her I was free Saturday (but she worked) or Tuesday or Wednesday if she could come down to my house since she has no school or work and I do. She never replied. Apparently that 40 minute drive was too much to ask of her. But she can ask it of me no problem?? Relationships are give and take. She doesn’t get that. So I honestly have no friends. It kind of sucks. Ok, it majorly sucks. But I joined a couple clubs online and I’m hoping I can make som friends through those. Otherwise if you live in the DC/MD/ PA/ VA area and would like a new friend? Pick me!! I’m really not as crazy and whiny as I seem on this blog.

Lets see… what else have I done….we went on our cruise. My first time outside the country. And omg it was the most amazing thing I’ve ever done. I can’t even put into words how perfect it was. I am officially a traveler. I love it. I’m going to Dinsey in July and HSweetie and I are planning another trip at some point in time this year. Maybe Boston or Maine. I’d love to take him to TN (I have family there.) Or CA. Or Vegas. Yea, can you tell we have no clue??

So let’s see some resolutions/ goals/ aspirations for 2010.

1) Graduate with my BA in Economics. This should happen in May pending any disasters. But it will definitely happen this year no matter what.

2) Get down the mountain on a snowboard. I plan to go snowboarding every weekend this season. I will learn to do it.

3) Compete in a dressage show. This is a horseback riding competition. I’m about ready to do it skills wise, but I still need some expensive equipment that I can’t afford. I’m going to enter at least one this year though.

4) Get SCUBA certified. I’m taking a 6 week course this spring through school. I fell in love with snorkeling on the cruise and decided to take the next step. Plus I needed a Phys ed credit to graduate and this fit nicely into my schedule.

5) Get out of debt. I have a plan. I started another blog to document this journey (savebabysave.wordpress.com). Umm.. yea… I posted once. But I am working hardcore on getting out of debt.

6) Buy a place to live – a condo, a townhouse, a loft. I don’t care. As long as it’s mine. This will happen in either December 2010 or January 2011. So it may not be a this year resolution, but still. I’m counting it.

7)  Be social. I’m not putting restrictions on this. If it’s a blog meet-up I attend, great. A meet-up for one of the clubs I joined, fab. If I start meeting some people on the mountain and see them on a weekly basis or get coffee with a girl from class, cool. I don’t care. But I need friends. And they’re not going to come to me.

Run a 5K. I really wanted to do this in 2009, but with school I just didn’t have the energy to go to the gym. So this summer, once I graduate, I will start to run. Because I enjoy it.

So those are my goals. For once I’m not adding to lose weight. Because honestly, I’m happy with my body. I’m not happy with my weight, but I love my shape. I (obviously) plan on exercising more since half of my resolutions are exercise related. And I am eating better. Kinda. I’ve been bringing my lunch to work. It is ramen, which isnt’ the healthiest food, but it’s food none the less. And not chipotle or Panera. I’ve been eating dinner earlier.  Ok, I have been pigging out on cookies and stuff since it’s the holidays, but that stuffs gone, so it’s back to normal. Point is, yes, I hope/plan to lose weight, but not through dieting.

So there you have it. I’m sorry I’m such a super shitty blogger. It’s not that I don’t love you all. It’s because I’m working and about to start taking 20.5 credits at school (just finished 18.) I got assigned a super special pain in the ass project at work 2 months ago that wont end. Ever. And another one for the month of january that will have me working 12 hour days my entire winter break. Yay….

But I do love you all. Really and truly. Your blogs are the first thing i do when I get to work in the morning. I eat lunch with you guys. Honestly, I don’t know what I’d do without you. So I’m here even though I’m not present on this blog.. you know… ever. I’m here. And you’re all always in my thoughts.

Happy New Year. I hope all your wishes come true!

Quelle honeymoon? September 15, 2009

I need to vent. And what better place to vent than my own personal bubble of the blogosphere? So enjoy…

 

Work… is ridiculous. I am by far the lowest paid full time employee(like $20,000 less than everyone else!) Yet, I am one of the few that they can count on to do my work. Apparently there are some full time “senior” specialists who have been there a long ass time who have done.. a little more than half of what I’ve done this year. Seriously? I want a raise. Immediately. And not one of the government mandated cost of living increases, I want a full grade raise. I deserve it. Now I just need to gather the balls to tell my supervisors this. It is also our busy season and it’s killing me. I finished all my grants a while ago, but now we’re being given the work that the other people never got to. Which frustrates me b/c why am I being punished for doing my work while they got to play around all year?

 

School… some classes are okay, some are absolutely miserable.

~Monetary Theory is the worst. The professor is on some kind of godawful powertrip. He literally screams at us for half of the class telling us were failures/unprofessional/useless/etc. Umm… seriously, I work full time. I probably get paid the same amount he does. He needs to hush. Oh, and if he could teach based on the class description instead of just discussing our current “economic crisis” that would be nice. If I cared about the economy, I could watch the news. I care about monetary theory (well, not really, but I need the class to graduate) so theorize about money please.

~Psyc of Aggression is okay. It’s an easy A class, which makes it hard to make myself go (like yesterday when I skipped.) It’s all about serial killers and child molesters. I know everything there is to know about there people (seriously, Frenemy and I used to research serial killers and gruesome murders in high school, it was our thing. I have an entire shelf on my bookcase dedicated to true crime.) I wish I could just take the final now b/c I promise I would at least get a B.

~ Women & Media is surprisingly interesting. It’s kind of a philosophy class, so I enjoy it. I should have majored in philosophy. However, our grade is based almost entirely on a huge project we have at the end of the semester which I’m dreading.

~ Intermediate Micro is pretty much the exact same class I took last semester. I’m not really learning anything, but I’ll memorize what I need for the exams and then never remember it again. Plus, she posts practice tests. Easy B at least.

~ Health Economics. I’m not sure about this class yet. It’s a mixed graduate/undergrad class. It seems like she is nice and lenient. But the tests may be really hard. It’s also a 3 hour lecture from 7pm-10pm on Tuesdays, which makes me want to kill myself.

 

My fitness routine.. ha! Sooo not working, which frustrates me. I somehow managed to gain 10 lbs last week, which I didn’t even know was possible. I’m at my heaviest weight by far. I have dropped off on eating healthy a little just because I’m falling into a bit of a depression and oreos are my comfort food, but I try to eat healthy other than that. I’m definitely eating a lot more fruit. I also ordered some supplements that are supposed to help me diet and give me some extra energy. Which is much needed.

~Riding is going okay. My horse and I are not getting along. I fell off of him 2 weeks ago (which hurt!! I still have a big bruise on my back) and since then we haven’t gotten along. This week he refused to trot and he bit me twice. I have a big bruise on my wrist where he bit me.

~I started my aerobics class last night and I really like it. It’s an hour 2 nights a week. I’m sore today though. Then saturday I start step aerobics, which will be interesting I’m sure.

~HSweetie finally joined my gym, but we haven’t managed to find time to go yet.

 

Which leads me into my main rant. Why are relationships so freaking hard? Our schedules right now are impossible. I work days, he works nights. He’s off tuesday-thursday, I’m off weekends. This means on weekends when I want to go out, he wants to stay in and watch a movie. And on weekdays when he wants to go out, he tells me I can’t go b.c I need to sleep and goes out with his friends. It’s not fair. He does everything fun with his friends and does nothing with me. I tried explaining my feelings to him, but he just doesn’t get it. He says there’s nothing we can do about it until I graduate (in May!) I’m not going to be able to do this until May. So now I just have decided to forfiet. I’m not making plans with him. If he wants to see me, he can accomodate my schedule. If he wants to do something, he can make plans. I’m not just having him over for an hour so I can cook him dinner before he goes to bed. I made plans with Frenemy for this weekend. We’ll see if he appreciates me when I’m not always around. If not, well, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I want to be with him b/c he makes me happy for the most part, but there are some serious issues.

 

Ok, well, that’s my vent. I need to do some reading now.. fun..

I’ll be back August 10, 2009

I’m sorry I’ve been so shitty about posting lately. I’m having a personal issue that is likely not to go my way. I don’t really want to discuss it on the blog because it involves something I’ve never spoken about on here, but I should have the results later this week.  Once I know – well, it looks like I may be reliving my past. So I’m sorry I’ve been distracted. I appreciate all of your emails and comments and I promise once life settles back down again, I’ll post more regularly (of course, life may not settle down again for the next… 30 years or so.) Feel free to keep emailing me, I just got a blackberry from HSweetie and I love getting emails, so I’m more likely to respond. My email is jac3286@gmail.com if you wanna talk.

 

A few quick updates…

 

Work is getting ridiculously busy. Our fiscal year ends September 30th, which makes August and September crazy enough. Plus now we are dealing with Obama’s stimulus act, so we have even more work to do. I keep getting assigned “special projects’ which I love because it allows me to expand upon my skill set and get to do new things, but a lot of the time it means working with other supervisors. None of the supervisors do anything the same way, so I have a million different directions to do a simple task. It’s frustrating. Especially because I never got my next raise. I should have gone up 2 steps in June, but… nothing yet. I’m the lowest paid person in my office and one of the most productive. It’s not fair.

 

School starts in less than a month. I’m excited because it means I’ll be graduating in less than a year, but nervous because this next year is going to be awful. I’ve decided I want to go to grad school and ever better – I want to go to John’s Hopkins to get my MBA. HSweetie’s aunt is alum, so I’m sure she’ll write me a pretty good recommendation and I know my bosses will write something great. Now I just need to find a professor… that’s the hard part. I’m scheduled to take the GMATs in February. I’m not sure when I’m going to apply. Probably fall 2011. I think I want to take a year off of school just to tie up some loose ends in my personal life.

 

HSweetie and I are.. well, we’re chugging along. I’ve been awful to him lately because of my personal problem I discussed. I think he knows that I don’t mean to be a bitch, but I’m scared he’s going to leave me. I was a bitch constantly for the first 5 years we were together and I know he was miserable. I really am a lot better now that I’m on antidepressants and I’m happier, but right now – it’s just hard. I did do the first family dinner since we got back together this weekend. It was good. Everyone was nice. It wasn’t even awkward.

 

My diet isn’t going so well. I somehow gained weight, which is frustrating. I’m trying to exercise, but it’s hard because we’re in the middle of a heat wave and I get really sick when I’m hot. I am trying to eat healthier though. I’m eating a lot more fruit and paying attention to my carbs and protein. I have found my bribe though. I found the cutest Tommy Bahama bathing suit. I’m in love. It’s supposedly very supportive and it’s the only bikini I’ve ever found that comes in a DD cup. Yay! It’s about $150, so if I’m skinny before the cruise – it’s my present. HSweetie is joining my gym in the next 2 weeks though and we’re going to start going on gym dates. And I signed up for fitness classes 3 days a week starting mid- september. Plus riding is getting to be a good work out. We started cantering, which has me in 2 point pretty much the whole time. My thighs are burning today! It’s pretty awesome. So hopefully with these changes I’ll start seeing an improvement in my body. I do feel like my legs and arms are getting trimmer, but my middle is just getting flabbier and flabbier. This could have something to do with my health issue though…

 

Frenemy and NoNoGirl’s last day at work was Friday. This is a relief because they were about the worst coworkers ever. Seriously – never get your immature friends jobs. Not a good idea. However, it does mean that I can’t get away with just doing lunch with them anymore. Which means I have to start setting aside times to be social. It’s just so hard! My schedule is packed and they live an hour away. Plus, they only want to party and I’m just not into that now. If they would be happy with meeting for lunch on the weekends or doing dinner during the week, I’d love to hang out, but when I go up, they want me to get there at 10pm and go bar hopping. By 10pm, I’m beat. I wish they would understand… Instead they just accuse me of ditching them for HSweetie. Not true. I don’t see HSweetie that much and when I do see him, it’s usually just to hang out and watch a movie.

 

So that’s my life right now – see, you’re not missing too much.

TMI Thursday: Like a Virgin July 31, 2009

I’m back with a TMIT to share. So without further ado…

As Lilu says..***Alright, folks, you know the rules. Join us all in humiliating the crap out of yourself every Thursday by sharing some completely tasteless, wholly unclassy, “how many readers can I estrange THIS week??” TMI story about your life. Or hell, about someone else’s!***

Back when I was a slut for more than HSweetie, I went to a frat party with Frenemy. I had a couple mixed drinks before hand with Frenemy as usual. They started playing kings with beer, and I guess I was drunk enough to agree to it. Anyone who knows me, knows I do not drink beer. It makes me sick. But I wanted to play. So I did. Took one sip. And puked all over the kitchen. It was like projectile vomit. I was embarrassed and started crying, so Frenemy told me to go sit in the living room while she cleaned up (she’s such a good friend.) So I sat down on the couch. About 5 minutes later a random guy comes up to me and says “why are you all alone?” Somehow, I wound up on his lap. Making out. No, I had never met this guy. Even worse – I hadn’t brushed my teeth after the projectile vomit incident. And this guy was still all up on me. That should have been my first clue.

 

Well, as people tend to do at parties, they’d walk past and cheer. Eventually the brother whose house it was gave us the go ahead to use his room. Again – a clue something was wrong – you never let anyone else have sex in your room! So we go upstairs and are making out and getting undressed when Frenemy pulls me out (half dressed) and tells me that I’m not having sex with a random guy.. again… and to get dressed b/c we’re leaving. So I go in, get dressed, and go downstairs. The frat boys all look around and ask why I’m down there and I tell them Frenemy told me I couldn’t have sex with the boy – they called him Asia. Well, the guys told me that they’d keep Frenemy occupied so she wouldn’t notice that I was gone and to go have sex w/ Asia b/c he’s a “nice guy” and “good for me.”

 

So I head back updatirs (where Asia is still lying in the bed) and we make out again. We’re starting to get undressed – again – when he stops and says “I just want you to know that I really like you. I really want to be in a relationship with you. You’re going to be the perfect girlfriend. I can see us married one day.” – Do not ever say this to me. I’m a commitment phobe with anyone but HSweetie. This guy was meant to be a one night stand and now he wants to get married??! Wtf?! I ran from that room. Run to Frenemy and say “omg, we have to go now!” And she says “why, what happened?” And I tell her what Asia said and she tells some of the brothers and they say “Oh, he didn’t mean it. He’s a virgin. He thought that’s what you wanted to hear.” As this point, Asia comes down, wonderign why the hell I ran away. I look at him, say “You’re a virgin!!?” He says yes. I burst out laughing. The rest of the frat brothers try to convince me to sleep with him, while Asia sits in the corner, and I say “I can’t deflower him! He can’t lose his virginity in a drunken one night stand! He’s needs candles and flowers.” Eventually Frenemy  drags me out the front door and we leave.

The lazier a man is, the more he plans to do tomorrow. ~ Norwegian Proverb July 28, 2009

I’ve been bad. I know. I’m a bad, bad blogger. I wish I could say things have been busy, but really that’s a lie and I’m just using it as an excuse to not do anything. Nothing like lying to yourself. So I guess I owe everyone some updates….

 

AC was awesome. I lost about $150 playing slots and table games, but I had fun doing it. I found an amazingly cheap merlot that was delicious (Jeanne Marie I think.) And then had wine and brandy for dessert b/c me and HSweetie are totally alchys. We also ate lots of food, had lots of sex, and we’re just all around gluttons. We also got lost a million times because NJ doesn’t believe in turns, they only use circles and the iPhone’s GPS is not very clear about this. However, I have fallen in love with HSweetie’s iPhone and google phone (yes, he has 2 phones b/c he cells for one company and has a contract with another – actually he has a contract with 2 others, but he doesn’t use the other phone.) They are so convenient! I steal one from him every time we go out. He’s getting me a crackberry in November and I am beyond excited!

 

This weekend was lazy. HSweetie and I got pizza and watched Finding Forrester on Friday.I was supposed to go to the Jason Mraz concert with my mom on Saturday, but it started pouring the minute we sat down. We got soaked in a matter of seconds. If it was just rain we may have stuck it out, but it was thundering and lightning, so we left. Sunday I spent the day baking. I made chocolate chip cookies and a marble loaf cake. The cookies were great ( once I realized I had to turn the oven down) and I didn’t try the cake. HSweetie says it was kinda dry, but the frosting was good. I also bought the rest of my riding equipment since I’ve decided I like it. It cost about $200, but I should be set for a year or 2. If anyone has some used riding equipment they want to sell though – let me know!

 

I also found out who I’m living with next year. HSweetie and I realized that we’re in this for the long term after our “weekend” away. (even though we’re in a fight right now that makes me sad – I was mean) But next summer I’m going to buy a house and he’s going to move in with me. Problem is – he promised Caveman that he’d roomate with him next year. So when he told Caveman, Canveman said “oh, that’s fine, I don’t mind living with Jackie.” So it looks like Caveman will be moving in with me as well. I don’t mind – I get along well with Caveman. He’s really chill and doesn’t do much besides sleep and watch hockey and play video games. His apartment is really messy, but I think it’s just because he lives alone and doesn’t have anyone that he needs to clean up for, so I’ll just make sure that he keeps relatively clean. He was always willing to help me clean when I was at his apartment when he lived with HSweetie.

 

I also realized I’m fat. I’ve felt disgusting lately. I’m not sure if it’s because I was (tmi) constipated last week and couldn’t go for a few days or if its because I skipped my period last week b/c I was going on vaycay, but I feel bloated and yucky. So I’m trying to eat healthier. I bought a bunch of fruit this weekend and I’m making myself eat it. At least I’ve got myself going potty regularly again. I really want to lose some weight before the cruise. I’m about 50-60 lbs over what I’d like to be at. The cruise is 17 weeks away, so I know I can’t lose all the weight before then, but I’d like to lose the 50- 60 in the next year and about 30 before the cruise. I know I can do it because I lost about 20 in 2 months last year (then gained it all back) but this time I hope I can stick to it. I already have riding on Sundays (which is a work out, trust me. I know it doesn’t look like one.) But I really want to start running. I just need to get motivated to get out of bed and do it. So any advice, motivation, or nagging emails are appreciated. I think I may take my measurements and post them tomorrow then keep updating them once a week. Maybe online humiliation can be my motivator? I also want to sign up for a 5K this fall. I know there’s one in DC for gynecological cancer in November, so I may do that. I’m going to start counting calories again as well. I hate it b/c it means I can’t eat as much crap anymore, but I need to do something. I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been and it’s really starting to show (I’m lucky that I carry weight well, but I’m almost at a number I never ever wanted to see.) I was hoping HSweetie would do some sort of biggest loser challenge like a lot of blog couples I know have been doing. But he’s not interested. I guess I’ll have to hold myself accountable.

 

So to get myself organized (I can’t believe how quickly this summer is coming to an end, I only have a month left and I have a lot to do) here is my to-do list for the week.

1) Get passport picture taken (if anyone knows a place in Rockville that I can get this done, please tell me)

2) Get my oil changed (my car is yelling at me now)

3) Take and post measurements

4) Run/ walk/ jog at least 1 mile 3 times this week.

5) Use my exercise ball at least once (I got it for xmas and blew it up and never used it)

6) Update my membership on the calorie counting website

 

Also, if there is anyone in MD (preferably hoco or moco) that would like to start running, swimming, or w/e together, please contact me. I need an exercise buddy!

“Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer.” July 20, 2009

Ok, so not much time to chat, but I wanted to check in before I leave for the next few days.

 

Court went okay. I got probation before judgement. I had to pay half my ticket ($80) plus court costs ($25) and if I get another ticket in the next 3 years, I’m screwed. Cruise control is officially on.

 

Thursday after court, HSweetie and I went to Olive Garden for a soup, salad, and breadstick lunch which I enjoyed. Then I went to daddy’s restaurant for dinner to celebrate LilBro’s Bday.

 

Friday, I worked, went home and napped, woke up at 9, picked up pizza, then watched Wizards of Waverly Place and hannah montana with HSweetie til we went to bed.

 

Saturday I went to DC. I got super sunburned driving in the mustang and have a lovely seatbelt tan line. We explored the museums and I was beyond bored. Then went to dinner where I ate sooo much good food. Delish. Then we got lost driving home and wound up in a scary neighborhood. I thought I was going to die. HSweetie and I were supposed to hang out, but instead I told him to have guys night and I’d sleep. He hung out with Caveman and ran into my crush from middle school who told him that he had a crush on me in middle school b/c I was hott and had the biggest boobs at my school. And he still remembers this 8 years later….

 

Sunday I went riding where I practed trotting, cropping, and the beginnings of jumping. Then I fell asleep. I meant to start packing, but I didn’t.

 

Today I have a million things to do to get ready for AC and my 3 days off, but I’m stuck at work for the next 4 hours, so tonight will be a bunch of running around.

 

Oh, I was invited on HSweetie’s family cruise in November, so I need to get a passport. But I’m excited to go.

 

So have a good three days. Enjoy would you rather wednesday and tmi thursday. I’ll miss you all!

Longest week ever!! July 16, 2009

This week is going by soooo slow. I guess because I’m so excited for AC next week. Monday I stayed in and hung out with LilBro playing on his new laptop. And yesterday I hung out with HSweetie and Caveman. We went to Unos for happy hour, then walked around the mall, then wandered up to old ellicott city and toured a couple bars with some other friends. It was fun, but I’m exhausted today. Tonight HSweetie and I are just going to stay in and watch a movie and get Chipotle b/c I’ve been craving it. Tomorrow I won’t be around because I have to go to court for my speeding ticket I’m really scared, so cross your fingers for me. I have a feeling I’m going to burst into terrified tears when they call my name. Not good! At this point, I’ll just be glad when it’s over, whether I win or lose. But if anyone has ever been to MD court, please let me know if its better to plead guilty or not. HSweetie swears by guilty, but idk. So I’ll be back Friday with the verdict. Then I’ll be just 1 weekend and 1 work day away from AC baby!!

A lil bit of everything July 14, 2009

First – a few words of wisdom. A lot of people compare food and sex. And for the longest time I agreed. I love food. I love sex. If you overindulge, you have to pay the price. It’s more fun with another person, but sometimes you have to do it alone. Etc. But I think in the most important way, sex is the complete opposite of food. See, I sit there all day and think about food. Fantasize about food. Salivate over chipotle, drool over panera, it’s what gets to to lunch time. But I always end up disappointed. Its never as good as I’ve made it out to be in my head. I always feel fat and yucky afterwards. It’s just no fun. I do the opposite with sex. I always tease HSweetie about it (he’s rather quick in bed) and say that I hate sex, I’d rather do it alone, it’s a waste of time, etc. But as soon as I get in bed with him and we’re going at it, I’m always like “omg, why don’t I do this 24/7?” Sex is good. And it’s exercising. And it feels good. I like sex. I don’t like food.

 

Speaking of exercise, I need major help. I bought the most amazing, perfect dress for AC. It’s from cache and it was super on sale (like $60 from originally $200 something.) But they only had it in a medium. I can squeeze into it, but it would look a lot better if I could slim up a bit. I have a week. Any ideas? It’s a great dress… white, one shoulder with gold, yellow, and orange squiggles throughout it. It’s fab!

 

I had a great weekend this week. Friday HSweetie came over and we went to OTB (On the Border) where we proceeded to eat massive amounts of guacamole and drink margaritas. I had 2 big (strong- it helps to graduate HS with your server) margaritas with blue curacao in them. Super yummy! Then we went home early to sleep since we had plans on Saturday.

 

Saturday I spent the whole day shopping for a dress. It should have been fun but I went with my mom and the whole time she called me fat. Nice… So I was in a pretty cranky mood by the end. I went home, got ready, then went to our bar to wait for everyone. I was supposed to meet up with Hills to save a couple bar tables for our group because there were 8 of us going to watch UFC once everyone got off work. But Hills bailed, so I got stuck waiting by myself for an hour and a half until everyone showed up. I got there at 8:30, by 10:15 we still didn’t have a table and no one else was leaving b/c the fight had started. So we had to stand. HSweetie and I were talking and I joked that I was tempted to go up to a table and tell them I’d flash them if I could sit with them. 2 guys overheard me and offered me a seat they had at their table and the guys at the table next to them offered their spare chairs as well. We ended up getting chairs for everyone and joining these 2 tables of guys and having a great night. I got soooo trashed. I even got cut off. That had never happened before. I wasn’t sloppy, which is nice, but I was taking my rum and cokes 3 at a time, so I got hammered pretty quick. The boys enjoyed me though.

 

Sunday I was too sick to go riding, so I stayed in bed and lounged around all day. My brother got a laptop for his bday, so I helped him set it up and played on it all day. We watched Royal Pains online and played lots of Mahjong. I’m in love with his computer. Next time Dell is having a sale – I am soooo buying one.

 

And now I’m at work. Super bored. And my arthritis in my fingers hurts really bad today. Just one more hour til I can go home and then just 1 more week until AC. Yay!!

 

Oh, and also I’ve decided to get a tattoo. I want it on the back of my neck, but I’m not sure what I want… A word. maybe in gaelic?

Etsy July 10, 2009

My store is up and running (finally!)

 

Come visit! It’s not much right now, but it’s up and that’s impressive to me!

Let’s have some fun! July 10, 2009

I know, look at me, I’m back on the posting band wagon. Don’t worry, I’ll stop soon, lol. Anyways, the first part of the post is fun for me and will make you all jealous. The second part is fun for us all. So enjoy!

 

Part 1: Atlantic City

So HSweetie and I finally got our scedules all worked out. Finally. We’re heading down (up?) to AC on 7/21. We’re staying at the Borgata. Apparently it’s amazing. That day we’re spending at the Bogata going to the casinos and going to dinner at Bobby Flay’s (if I can get reservations *fingers crossed*). Wednesday we’re going to Brunch at Bread and Butter, then shopping at the Borgata, dinner at Il Mulino Trattorio in the Trump Taj Mahal, then a show called Cirque Dreams Pandemonium. I love the cirque shows. HSweetie loves all shows. So we’re going to this. I got us seats in the front section, so I’m excited. Then we’re going to the Taj Mahal Casinos. Thursday we’re going to brunch at The Metropolitan then coming home. I am beyond excited! This is just what I needed to perk up my spirits.

 

Part 2: Fun for all videos

 

So I’ve decided to youtube it up today. I don’t usually do youtube but Frenemy loves it, so I watch videos she recommends. The first one is one I’m sure you’ll see every where today. The new Evian baby skating commercial. I saw it on the news last night and it was adorable. But in case you somehow haven’t found it yet, here it is. The second one is old but I woke up with it stuck in my head this morning. Apparently its contagious b/c I got it stuck in NoNo Girl’s head too. So I’ll spead the head sticking. Enjoy!