Waiting for the Storm

Well I am stuck inside today. We are supposed to be having an ice storm on it’s way. SO far it’s just a little sleet but it’s supposed to get worse and continue throughout the night. There aren’t many things that I hate worse then driving in ice and snow it scares the crap out of me. One other thing that I am not a fan of is sitting in the house doing nothing so I am a little frustrated today because it’s my day off and I don’t have a whole lot that I can do besides clean. So looks like that’s what my day will consist of.

Other then that there hasn’t been a whole lot going on here. Eric is trying to quit smoking so he has been very grumpy I have found it best just to stay out of his way especially in the morning when he would have been having his morning smoke. Remy is still just as spoiled rotten as ever never thought that it was possible to love a dog so much. Donovan is doing great just keeps getting award after award at school for good grades and other random achievements. Tre well he is still in trouble, he just pretty much seems to stay that way. We are really hoping that it is just a stage that 15 year old boys go through because nothing is seeming to get through to him these days even taking the phone away if you can believe that one.

That’s all I have for now so maybe I will try to post some pictures or something a bit later if I stay bored.

Snazzy Light

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Not a whole lot going on this week. The sun has been out the past few days which has been really nice other then that it has kinda been a blah week till today. A few days ago I had someone complain about me at work which really kinda messed with me. In all the years I have worked for the company I have never had someone complain about me but apparently I didn’t feel this lady out like I thought I had. I remember her so well and remember apologizing to her that she had such a bad experience and thinking that I had her leaving perfectly happy well.. apparently not she wrote in a comment card to the corporate office about how horrible her experience was. WOW!!! That’s all I can say still I am in such shock that someone would act like that when she was so nice to my face. But then again lately I am constantly being reminded of how two faced people are. Oh well it just kinda tripped me out but I will get over it.

On a brighter note this is the most awesome light fixture that Jake and Dre got me, I absolutely love it so much! And today is Thursday which is my new favorite day of the week it is one of my days off now and Eric has Thursdays off also which really makes it nice for me and him to be able to spend the day together. Well hopefully I have a better week next week.

Lego Car

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Well I said I would blog more so here it is. This is a picture of Donovan and Eric after they put together the remote control lego car that Jake bought for Donovan. His first model and him and Eric were pretty cute putting it together.

It’s cold outside. It has been in the teens all week and I am ready for some warm weather! It’s pretty hard to be motivated to do much but go to work and back in this cold weather so that’s about all that I have been doing the past week. SO for now I just got off work and put my pj’s on and going to watch some football playoffs.

A New Start

Well I said I was going to make a real effort to try to blog a little more and pick up my camera a little more then I did last year so here it goes. Before Christmas I started a project of taking down all the horrible wallpaper in the kitchen. I had no clue exactly how hard of a project this actually was but eventually I got it done. Ofcourse there is a ton more that I have left to do in the kitchen but at least it is a start so I figured I would go ahead and post some of the pictures that I have so far.

There will be much more to come since Jake and Dre got me some awesome light fixtures from IKEA that just got put up so I will have some more pics of those very soon. So as you can tell my life is pretty busy with home projects these days with alot more to come.

New Year

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It’s 2010, another year has flown by with all kinds of unexpected changes and turns. I can’t say it was my most favorite of years but alot better then some also. But that is all in the past and it’s a New year a new start. I won’t be making any “resolutions” once again this year last year I didn’t make any and it seemed to work out just fine for me, no disappointments when I don’t keep them that way.

I have a feeling this is going to be quite and interesting year. Tre will be 15 this week so one year from now we will be celebrating his 16th Birthday. I love the boy but goodness the thought of him driving a car absolutely scares me to death, but we have another year or 6 months before Drivers Ed time so maybe the maturity jean will kick in a higher gear before then. Then there is my job which I actually really love which is kinda crazy I didn’t think it would work out this well, but ofcourse having a job with that you love with not the money that you love kinda sucks but as I learned from my last job peace of mind and less money is sometimes a much better deal.

Well I have been working very hard on “relaxing” because apparently I am not very good at that. I am always on the go or starting a project or something, so for now I am going to TRY to go watch tv or do absolutely nothing we will see how well that works out.

As I have said many times before I am going to work on updating more often and for sure work on posting more pictures.

Painting

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OK so last time I posted I had full intentions of posting sooner of my remodel project in the kitchen but got busy and then with Christmas coming up and shopping I got to busy. I have pictures to post soon before and after. It wasn’t a complete remodel but considering how horrible the wallpaper was that was in there it was pretty close to a remodel.

It took two weeks, to get the wallpaper off and repainted and that was thanks to a wonderful friend of mine that I don’t know how I could ever repay that did all my prep work for me. Eric got sick of looking at the mess and decided to join in the fun of painting. He was a huge help even though every once in a while I would turn around and he was doing more playing then work but that’s ok I appreciated all the help I could get.

That’s about it besides Christmas shopping that has been going on but I am looking forward to spending a wonderful Christmas morning with the kids and brunch with the family then the rest of the day just me and Eric chillin and watching Tennessee play and hopefully win. Maybe in that time I will find some time to post a few more pics of the new kitchen and some Christmas pics.

New Project

SO I promised to post new pictures and blog since my schedule had calmed down a bit. Well I just thought it had. Anyone that knows me knows I don’t just sit around very easily so I had a night off the other night and started a huge project so I have been extremely busy working on it. The good thing is I will be taking many pictures of it so I am very excited to “unveil” my project that I have been working on but it will take probably another week or so but don’t worry posts and pictures are coming I promise this time! And no more projects before Christmas so I may have some time on my hands well see.

New Schedule

Well I finally got out of training at work and am set in my new schedule so I think things are starting to calm down a bit so I can get back in my routine of things, ofcourse just in time for Christmas booo. I just may be a scrooge this year haven’t quite decided which way to go with it but I should know within a day or two. I have a few days off this week thank goodness so I will be updating with more that’s going on and pictures within the next few days so that’s all I have for now.

Moving On

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Thank goodness I got past my much dreaded Birthday and ofcourse the day after without too much depression, ok well maybe that’s a lie but that’s all in the past and I am better now so no need to bring up the past right.

I am still in my training at work, feels like I will never get done with it but I only have a few more weeks and I should be finished. The fact that I took a week vacation in the middle of the training didn’t help speed up the process much that’s for sure. Still not sure what to think of the whole new world of Restaurant Management it’s definitely something much different then I have spent the past ten years of my life in an office. Not better or worse just different. I think I will know alot more once I actually get out of the training part of it. So far the part that I really just can’t stand are the hours but that is also one of my favorite parts of it too so who knows only more time will tell I guess. Not a whole lot going on besides work right now just waiting to get on a set schedule so I can get back in a routine of working out.

Other then work there is Remy who pretty much is my life these days since I don’t see much of Eric since our schedules are so crazy right now. So Remy is GREAT as always he still brings so much joy to my life I know I know this whole new “dog person” I have become is still tripping me out a bit too but oh well.

Well next is few more crazy fun filled months of Donovan’s Birthday (7), Christmas, then Tre’s Birthday (15) Much shopping to be done now how to find some money to do it with. Hopefully some new pictures to come soon, I have been working on Eric to get family pictures for about two months now so we will see how much longer it takes, I guess if it’s much longer it will be me and the boys and we will just take Remy to take his place hee hee. Good thing my husband never reads my blogs he probably wouldn’t think that was to funny

Titans Game

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Ok so I am just completely pooped from our trip, but I know that I said I would try to start posting a little bit more. Every since we got back I have been trying to get caught up it seems work has been crazy busy and trying to get laundry done and everything done around my house has just worn me out. Luckily I have Saturday and Sunday off so I will hopefully get some time to recoop, blog some more and post some better pictures from our trip.

So there you have it that’s all I have for today we made it had a great time, Titans won THANK GOD!! and I will post more soon. I am running late on my count down to my Birthday nornally I have started the countdown a week or so ago but as most people know every since dad died the day after my B Day the day just doesn’t seen as special to me and then ofcourse the fact that I am getting OLD OLD OLD doesn’t help either but I will post more on that within the next few days and ofcourse updates on about this whole job situation will be coming too i PROMISEEE my mind is going a million miles an hour but my body keeps telling me I better get my ass to bed so for now the body wins

My New Journey

Well I started my new job today. If you can call it that. I started my training for management at the Delta Cafe which I have actually worked for 10 years but now have decided to try out management and see what it’s like. My first day wasn’t quite as hard as I thought it would be just watching what goes on in the kitchen. I guess I have three more weeks ahead of me of working in the kitchen, not real super excited about that part but we will see how I do I guess.

I don’t know if it’s just the fact that I actually am working a full time job again or what but all of a sudden I am in a better mood and feel much more positive about things to come (even though I have been super sick).

My last post about my “best friend” I realized maybe wasn’t quite so nice but decided to go ahead and leave it since it was what I was feeling at the time and maybe still. The crazy thing is since then I have had another friend really show me what it is like to have a good friend that I had pretty much forgotten what it was like to have someone other then family act like they are truly interested in your life. Well I am sure I will have a few ups and downs through my whole training process so probably will be posting a little more about my progress or non progress.

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After much thinking I have finally taken a job. I am not sure if this is the path that I am really wanting to go with my life but for right now it seems like the smartest decision. In two weeks I start training to be a manager at the Delta Cafe. I have worked there for the past 10 years as a server until last fall I quit because I needed a break from two jobs. I had never wanted to really go that direction because I didn’t want to stay in the restaurant business for ever, but after much thinking it seems that is what I actually enjoy doing. SO only time will tell management is much different then just being a server so I guess in a month or so I will know way more what I have gotten myself into. For now it at least feels nice knowing that I have a full time job and hopefully that will help get me out of my blues.

I must say it will be nice not spending all my extra time reading classifieds. So now that I made my decision on a job I have been trying to relax a little. I went to the Tulsa State Fair last night with my friend and took some pictures and had a great time. Hopefully now that my life is getting back to normal I will be able to try to work on taking some more pictures and blogging a little more. I know that has been said many a times before but this is a new chapter in my life so who knows maybe it will work this time.

Remy

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Well I can’t say life has got that much better, BUT Remy is GREAT! He is just what I needed in my life, every time I get home from work he puts the biggest smile on my face, which is saying alot since things don’t seem to be going very well for me these days. I am not going to go into it that much cause there’s not really much to say. I’m still working part time at the Country Club and as nice as it is to have some time off that is just not me. I never have been the time to be able to enjoy alot of time off. I will admit that working weekends is killing me though I absolutely hate not being able to spend any time with the kids when we have them. But things will change eventually I am sure and for now I just have Remy to keep me happy cause he is just one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me. I know that sounds a little crazy but it’s the truth.

Life

Well life has been one crazy mess the past month. I have not really found a full time job yet but am working quite a bit at the country club for now to try to make up some of the money that we are missing out on. I finally got the puppy I have been wanting for years, I named him Bentley and he was just the cutest thing ever. Well after one week he started going into seizure’s and got horribly ill. I took him to the emergency vet and he didn’t even make it over night. I was extremely distraught over it and still am every time I think of him. I contacted the breeder that I had bought him from and thank goodness he gave me his brother. I got him on Saturday and ofcourse am a freaking nervous wreck now that he won’t make it either. I named him Remy and he is pretty freaking cute he’s about twice the size that Bentley was and just a big fur ball. He seems to be eating fairly well so far and has plenty of energy so hopefully I won’t have any problems. Today will be the first day that I have to leave him alone while I am at work so well see how it goes maybe I will take some pics later tonight if he does well while I am at work.

What’s to come..

Yes you heard it right. I don’t have any clue what to expect in the next few weeks, month or years for that matter. I know who really does right. Well I did probably the most crazy thing I have ever done in my life last week. I quit my job, ok yes I have quit a few jobs but NEVER without having another one to go to. And in all actuality I do have another one to go to it’s my current part time job that I already have, so needless to say the money is not going to compare to what I am making at my current full time position at the airport. There are a lot of stupid petty details that go with the whole leading up to why I would make such a rash decision especially with the economy the way it is. I am not going to go into the details because in all honesty they don’t matter, what matters to me most in my life these days is my sanity and my respect for myself and my family and by quitting I feel that I already have more of that then I have atleast in the past year. So with all that said now is time for me to get on the ball and start trying to decide what I really want to do. I think that I have always been so focused on other people and making them happy I really have never stopped to think what I want to do. So now is my time to totally focus on myself and decide where to go from here. Unfortunately I don’t have a whole lot of time to decide which way I am going to go from here but that is where I am at right now. I would write more because lord knows I could but I have to get up in about a 4 hours for my last Monday at “that place”.

B Day Card

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Eric turned 40 yesterday. He told me and told me that he didn’t want a party or anything he wanted it to be just like any other day. This was very hard for me cause I throw a party every year for him but this year we had the kids and and I just decided to go ahead and respect his wishes, well kinda. I went and got some projects for the kids to do for him. They both made him this huge Birthday card and Donovan painted him a picture frame and Tre made him a coffee mug. Ofcourse I did the usual tickets to a Titans game which he was quite surprised about since he knew that I probably was not going to be able to get him any this year. Other then that I tried to make a helmet cake and we cooked out some burgers and spent some time with his cousin Daren that was in town. I guess overall he had a pretty decent low key 40th.

The Forrester’s

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We had some friends come visit last weekend and had the greatest time ever. There has been so much going on in my life lately but nothing really worth talking about so I have been more quiet then normal. The fun times we got to spend with Wayne and his new family was just what I needed to get me out of my funk. As it turns out it wasn’t anything new I needed I just needed some good friends and good times to get my spirits back up. I just met Nicole (Waynes fiance’) but we hit it off like we had known each other forever, we hit it off so much that I am already missing all of them and going to focus a part of my time trying to convince them to move here.

My job life is pretty dismal these days for the first time ever in my life I am going to quit a job with no other job to go to. But it is much needed there is a time in your life that being treated like crap is just not worth it. The time has come so that;s a whole nother day of blogging so I will for sure be posting more soon.

Oh and Happy Early B Day to my wonderful husband he will be 40 Saturday so I will have to post more soon for sure. But for now time to hit the sack interview in the morning

IKEA

Were going to Ikea I am so excited. Tomorrow me and Eric are going to get up super early and make a trip to Texas to the store IKEA. I have never been there but every since Jake and Dre went there a month or two ago and told us about all the deals they had found Eric and I have become frequent visitors of their website to check out what they have. I don’t know what all we will actually buy on this trip but hopefully we will get a few more decorative items for the house. I don’t know if I am more looking forward to actually going to the store or just getting away for a day with Eric. Since we have Tre for the summer and Donovan Part time summer and I have started my second job Eric and I haven’t spent any time alone in forever it seems. So even though it’s going to be a hundred degree day and we will be in the car for four hours it will still be worth it just to get away for a day.

In Need of Something New

I am so in the need for something new I am about to go crazy. Not something material necessarily just something. I don’t have really much else to say for now except for things are just going not going bad not going good just going for now. I am just waking up going to work doing my normal routine with no excitement and I am in a desperately craving something different. A vacation I am sure would take all my blah’s away but it just doesn’t ever seem to be in the budget so for now I will just be my blah self that I have been stuck in for the past few months. SO for now I am looking for that something new that I need hopefully a new job is in the future since I think that is part of my blah’s. But who knows I guess we will see what the next few months have in store for me, hopefully more then the past.