drifting away...

I drove up to see my dad's new house lastnight. On the way there I realized how close he lives to some old friends of mine. I wanted so badly to turn the other way and go visit them. The problem is, I haven't talked to them in years. When my ex-husband and I split up, he went and stayed with them for a few months until he could get his feet on the ground. Because of that, I kinda cut off any ties with them that I had. I didn't have any hard feelings towards them, it just felt kinda strange to be around them after that. A couple months ago I got to really missing them and decided I would like to get back in contact with them. I managed to get their e-mail address and after thinking about it for a long time, I finally sent them an e-mail. They responded back with an invitation to come hang out and catch up. That was several weeks ago and I still haven't done anything about it. So, when we passed by the turn to their house lastnight, I kinda mentioned it to hubby that I would like to go see them. He wasn't exactly thrilled about the idea. He is afraid that it would be too weird for him. Now I'm not sure what to do. I could go visit them without him, but I really would like him to get to know them as well. I'm just not sure what to do. I don't want to push him if he really feels uncomfortable. I'm thinking maybe I should just go by myself sometime and catch up with them. Maybe eventually he will come around.

I am totally falling asleep at my desk. I'm trying really, really hard to get some work done and it just isn't happening. I've been up since 5:00 this morning....WAY too early. I want to go home and sleep....just a few hours is all I need. Just a little time to relax in my bed, curl up with my blanket and animals and sleep. Is that really too much to ask? Damn, and I still have 2 more hours to go.....

Finally, the long-awaited post of our vacation...I know everyone was sitting there holding their breath! I'm gonna go day by day in hopes that I don't forget anything.

[b]Saturday[/b]
We arrived in Portland on Saturday and started it off by having lunch at a local brewery. That evening we went down to the riverside to watch Halcyon play a show. Brian and I were both rather surprised to find that the show was actually being held as part of the local Gay Pride Festival. It was definitely a new experience, but I really enjoyed Halcyon nevertheless. After that, we walked around and checked out a couple of local bars. We headed back to Amy's and spent the rest of the night singing Karaoke and making fools of ourselves.

[b]Sunday[/b]
Sunday morning we got up and headed to Cannon Beach near Portland. It was a beautiful sunny day. We spent several hours walking on the beach, snapping pictures of everything in site. Being from the midwest, it is pretty amazing to look out at the ocean and see only water. I've seen it before, but it always impresses me! We stopped by a restaurant on the beach for some food, then we took a drive down the coast. We stopped and walked through some of the tourist shops for a while, then headed back to Amy's. We were all pretty tired, so we decided to rent some movies and just hang out for the rest of the evening.

[b]Monday[/b]
Monday morning, Brian and I rented a car and headed up to Seattle. As we headed out of Portland, we took a wrong turn and ended up right beside Multnomah Falls. Since we were there, we decided to take a walk over by the falls. It was absolutely beautiful! We weren't up for the mile hike up to the top, so we went partway up and took some pictures, then headed back to the car to get on our way. We had a nice drive up to Seattle, checked into our hotel room and started exploring the city.Our first stop was at the Experience Music Project. We had a great time looking at all of the memorabilia throughout the history of rock music. The best part was the room where they had different instruments set up where you could play. Since we were without our guitars all week, we used the opportunity to our advantage and got a little practice session in. After that, we headed over to the Space Needle to get a bird's eye view of the city.Once again I took LOTS of pictures. While driving along, we ran across a great guitar store. I can't recall the name of it, but it was a great little shop. The next stop was Magnusson Park, home of the Sound Garden. After searching for a while, we finally found it. I didn't get any good pictures, but it was still interesting to see. Then, it was back to the hotel to take showers and clean up a bit. We walked downtown to a local brewery for dinner, then ended up at a little bar called the Noc Noc. They had 50 cent beers and one dollar well drinks, so we hung out there for a while, had some drinks, and danced until the bar closed. We headed back to our hotel and crashed!

[b]Tuesday[/b]
Tuesday morning we headed up to Vancouver, BC. We had originally planned to stay there overnight, but changed our minds at the last minute and decided just to drive up for the day and return to Seattle that night. We weren't really sure what we wanted to do there, so we stopped and bought a Vancouver map. We decided to go to Stanley Park and walk around for a bit. In the park, there was a totem pole display.I wasn't aware that totem poles originated in that area. I might need to brush up on a little history! We walked around the park for a while longer, then decided to make our way downtown for some dinner. We went to the Steamworks brewery and had probably the best meal of the entire trip. We also had a wonderful waiter there that was very informative. He told us a lot about Vancouver. After dinner, we walked around and explored some of the shops. We bought some souvenirs to take back with us. Brian and I were both pretty intrigued with the Indian art we saw there, and came back with some great tattoo ideas! We drove back to Seattle that night and fell into bed. We were both pretty exhausted.

[b]Wednesday[/b]
Wednesday morning we slept in, then got up and checked out of the hotel. We went down to Pike's Public Market in Seattle and walked around for a while before heading back to Portland. On the way back, we took a little detour to Mount Saint Helen's. Unfortunately, it was too foggy to really see anything. I attempted a couple pictures, but you couldn't see much so I gave up. But, at least we can say we were there!We got back to Portland just in time for dinner, so we headed out for some Mexican food and margarita's. We spent the rest of the evening just hanging out and visiting.




[b]Thursday & Friday[/b]
Thursday morning we packed up the car and headed to Northern California for a couple days of camping with Amy and her dog, Rusty. We spent most of the day driving and by the time we finally got to our destination it was dark out. We tried to find a camping spot but were unsuccessful. We decided instead to just grab a hotel room for the night and set out the next morning to find a camping spot. We ended up near Mount Shasta. We found a great little spot and set up camp. We went for a quick swim and had lunch, then we all ended up taking a nap in the tent. After that we went for a short hike and explored the area. We spent the rest of the evening visiting and eating. It was great to be out in nature, away from the city lights.
[b]
Saturday[/b]
We all woke up a little after 10:00 Saturday morning. We cooked some ham and egg sandwiches over the campfire, then started packing up. It was a long trip back to Portland, but it gave me lots of time to reflect on the week. When we got back to Amy's it was time to start packing up and getting ready to go home. Amy and I sat up pretty late talking. I was kinda bummed knowing that I wouldn't be seeing her again for a while.
[b]
Sunday[/b]
Sunday morning we got up bright and early and headed for the airport. Even though we had a great time, it felt pretty good to get back home. The kids (a.k.a. the dog and cats) were very excited to see us when we returned and it felt wonderful to sleep in our own bed again!

Now, if we could just have another week to rest and recover before having to go back to work, we would be in great shape! It seemed like we were so rushed to fit everything in, but it was definitely one of the best vacations I have had in a while. It was really fun to hang out with Amy again. It seems like every time we have a chance to see each other we are so rushed and don't really get to visit much. It was also really great to see the Northwestern part of the country. It is really beautiful up there and we couldn't have asked for better weather. I can't wait to go back again (Dec '06 Amy???)!

After having a wonderful vacation, I managed to fall down at my sister's house yesterday and totally screwed up my knee. I didn't think it was so bad at first, just a bruise and a bump. But, by the time I got back to my house I could barely walk on it and couldn't straighten it out all the way. By the time I went to bed lastnight, I couldn't put any weight on it at all. I propped it up and iced it all night and it is feeling better today, but still hurts pretty bad if I try to straighten it or put all of my weight on it. It is really slowing me down today!

Whew! We're finally back in town. We had a wonderful week traveling the Northwest. I can't believe we crammed so much into one week...but more about that later. For now, it is time to sleep before I have to get back to the daily grind tomorrow.

Well, we finally made it into Portland yesterday. I'm so glad to finally be here. There was a beautiful view a mountain from the airplane so I tried to take some pics through the window. When we got into town, we went and ate at a local brewery and hubby had fun sampling all the different kinds of beer. We came back and chilled at Amy's house for a while, took a nap, and showered. Then it was off to see one of Amy's favorite bands, Halcyon. What we didn't know was that they were playing at the local gay pride rally. That was a first for hubby and I. It wasn't that big of a deal for me, but hubby was a little uncomfortable. The show was great though. I really enjoyed the band. They kinda have an Indigo Girls sound, which I really enjoyed. After that we went walking around downtown Portland for a while and checked out a couple of bars. Then we came back to Amy's house and had a few more drinks and talked and sang along with the karaoke machine until we were all so tired we could barely keep our eyes open. It is great to see Amy again. It really sucks that she lives so far away now! Today I think we're off to the beach. I'm sure I'll have many more pictures to share later, but I'll go ahead and share the few I have now.

Well, this may be my last blog entry for a while. I've got just a few things to finish up at work and I'll be off. I'm taking the laptop with me, but I'm not sure how much time I'll actually have to use it while I'm off galavanting around the Northwestern states. I know its only a week, but I'm gonna miss being on tblog everyday. I suppose I will survive without it though.

Hope everyone has a great week, I know I will!!!

Yesterday, as I was leaving work, I saw some people on the side of the road holding signs. The first one said, "God hates America". The next one had a comment about "fags" and the next one said "It's all about the Bible". Then there was one that said, "Thank God for 9/11". There were a few more, but I wasn't quick enough to read them all. What was even more disturbing than the signs was that most of the people holding the signs were kids. There were a couple of them that couldn't have been more than 12 years old. I really wish I could have talked to them and asked them why they thought it was necessary to stand on the side of the road holding up signs which I think were probably very offensive to most people. I'm sure they were wanting to get a reaction from the people driving by. I'm all for free speech, but I think this was just ridiculous. The sign that actually bothered me the most was the one that said "It's all about the Bible." I can't figure out what any of the other signs had to do with the Bible. I've had the Bible preached to me since I was a baby and I never remember anything in it that says God hates anybody. The Bible teaches love and acceptance and not to judge others. I wish I could share MY Bible with those people, because they must be reading a different one.

Only one more day to get through before I can finally get the hell out of here! I'm feeling much better today (so far). As long as work doesn't totally piss me off, I think today will be a good day. My car is running much better, and hubby didn't get too mad when I told him what it cost. I got almost everything packed lastnight. I dropped the cats off at my mom's this morning. I'm getting off work early today to take my kitten to the vet for her shots. Then, when I get home, we're gonna load the car up and head up to my sister's house. We're gonna spend the night hanging out with them, then one of them will take up to the airport in the morning. I'm so ready to leave.

I also found out that Evanescense is going to be playing a show here in August. I've been waiting for a chance to see them and it seems like I'll finally get to. I think we're also gonna go see Brooks n' Dunn which should be a great show too.

I really can't believe how much better I feel today than yesterday. I hate being stressed!

Why is it that when I get the slightest bit stressed these days I end up having a full-blown panic attack? I used to be able to keep things under control and deal with my stress. I'm so freaked out about this car thing and worrying about getting ready for my vacation I can't even think straight right now. I have a whole list of things I need to be doing at work and I can't even focus on it. My head is pounding, I'm suddenly hot and sweaty and my whole body is just freaking out. I just want to go crawl in my bed and have a good cry and a nap and I would feel so much better. If someone could just send up some prayers to help me get through the next two days I would really appreciate it!!

So I just got off the phone with the guy working on my car. Apparently I need the spark plugs and spark plug wires replaced. By the time he does that, and adds on labor charges, the cost of an oil change and the diagnostics test, I'm out $326. My husband is gonna be so pissed off when I tell him. Normally the money wouldn't be that big of a deal, but we just spent a bunch of money on the new exercise equipment and are pretty much wiping out the savings account to pay for our vacation. Plus, I also need to buy tires for my car which I was planning on doing right after we get back. We just took out a big loan to pay off our credit cards and if we're not really careful, we're gonna be right back where we were before. Right now would be a really great time for my boss to decide to give me a big bonus check! I have no idea how I'm gonna pay for this, but I have until 5:00 to figure it out! If anyone wants to make a donation let me know!! :wink:

I have so many things that I need to get done and only two more days left to get it all done before I leave on vacation. I can't wait to leave, but I hate having to rush around so much before I go. Plus, besides all the normal stuff that I have to do (packing, paying bills, etc.) I had to take my car in to the shop this morning. It's been acting really funny lately and lastnight I started having warning lights flashing so I decided it was time to get it in. I do too much driving to let it break down on me. All of this stuff is really stressing me out! By the time I actually leave on vacation I'm going to be completely exhausted. Sometimes I really wish I could just stop time and take a break!

I had so much fun lastnight! I didn't accomplish a single thing that I wanted to get done, but I had a good time. My mom came over cause she was supposed to pick up some stuff that I had brought over from my dad's house. We decided to go out for dinner at my favorite Mexican place. It is my favorite cause they have awesome Margaritas! So, we sit down for dinner and order a couple of Margaritas. I finished mine and was feeling a pretty good buzz, but my mom couldn't finish hers so she passed it over to me. By the time I finished hers, we were done with dinner so we paid and left. On the way to the car, we decided to stop by Sam's Club and pick up a movie. So, here we are walking around Sam's Club slightly intoxicated. My buzz had increased to full on drunkness and my mom was feeling pretty good as well. So, we're walking around (my poor husband just standing back laughing at us) and my mom keeps saying, "I want to buy something." After walking around the whole store, I ended up with 2 DVD's, a Gameboy game, toilet paper, and a bottle of Margarita's. My mom ended up buying a cd and a new dvd player....that she didn't need. Anyway, so we went back to my house, made up some more margarita's and watched a movie. We both completely forgot that we were supposed to go through the boxes that she was supposed to be coming over to pick up. She ended up crashing at my house cause she couldn't drive home. It may sound boring when I write it all out here, but it was one of the best times I have had with my mom in a long time.

So, I finally tried the new C2....and I'm not very happy about it. I was really hoping it would be good.

After reading what Grrlpink wrote about the movie Monster, I had to go rent it. I watched it this weekend with some friends and I couldn't believe how intense it was. It is based on the true story of a woman who was abused as a child and grows up to become a prostitute and eventually a serial killer. What struck me the most about this movie was the references to the abuse she suffered as a child. I just tears me up when I hear about children being physically or sexually abused. When I was in college I did my internship with the Division of Family Services. During that internship I was exposed to abuse in ways that I never could have imagined. I knew all about child abuse from my classes and books, but to see it in person was a whole new experience. That sparked an interest in Social Work for me. A few years ago I started graduate school to work toward getting my Masters in Social Work because I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to help all of the children in the world who are living in abusive homes. I wanted to rescue them and help to make their lives better. Unfortunately, life caught up to me and I ended up having to quit school. It was becoming too expensive and I just didn't have the time or the focus to devote to it. I lost my drive I guess. When I watched Monster, I felt that pain in my heart again. I felt the drive to do something about it. I felt that need to change the world and rescue kids from the pain and danger of an abusive home. Maybe that little part of me that was lost is starting to come back. My heart just aches for all of the children in the world....and I want to make a difference.

Sometimes I wonder just who out there is reading my blog. When I look at my stats page there are lots of listings for "outside user" and I am wondering who these people are that are so interested in my blog. I wonder if they are tblog users that are not logged in or just random people that happen to click on my blog. I get a few random people from google searches, and I have a couple friends that I know read it, but where are all these other people coming from? Usually if they come from a blog ring or a blog search engine it shows the link to the previous page, but these are just linked to tblog.com. Interesting....but I guess I'm glad that someone out there is reading.

This weekend was fun and rather strange for me. Friday night we FINALLY finished putting together the new exercise equipment. It was a nice feeling of accomplishment when it was done...now I just can't wait to find the time to use it!

Saturday, I spent the morning cleaning up my house, and then got to hang out with my 4-year-old nephew for a while. Since we moved into our house, I haven't gotten to spend nearly as much time with my nephew as I used to and I kinda miss the little guy. We took my nephew back over to my mom's apartment and went for a swim in the pool, then went over for dinner and movies at a friend's house.

Sunday we spent all day with my dad. For anyone who doesn't know, my dad is a Methodist minister. He is getting ready to move this week to a new church. Since this was his last week there, we went to his church Sunday morning. I was really surprised at the emotions I felt as the service was ending. When I was a kid we moved around a lot. It seemed that every time we finally got settled in somewhere it was time to leave again. It was always very emotional for me. I always hated to move and leave all of my new friends behind. The last Sunday at church I would always break down and cry because I knew I would never see most of those people again. Since I have grown up and moved out on my own, I haven't had to worry about these things. The last time my dad moved, it didn't really affect me at all. This time, however, I felt a huge amount of sadness. I think it was a combination of remembering the emotions of all the times I had to move and also sadness for my dad. He has been really happy since he came to this church. He has made many friends and met his new wife there. Since he has been there I think my dad has been the happiest that I ever remember him being. I don't want him to lose that sense of happiness that he has found. It has been nice to see him so happy over the last couple of years.

Only 5 more days till I leave on vacation.....which means this week is going to drag by so slow.....

What if....? It's a question we all ask of ourselves, some more than others. A friend of mine wrote in his blog this morning, "The dreaded what if question......is tackled many times a day by me, I think that it helps, keeps the mind active, and if any thing else, keeps the imagination sharp as well." I think there is a lot of truth to that. It does keep the mind active. I know it does for me. I find myself imagining frequently where my life would be if I had made different choices. I think it is part of human nature to wonder about these things. Sometimes I wish I could stop myself, but other times I love to just sit back and fantasize about all those "what if" scenarios. Then, when I step back into reality, I realize that no matter how much I want it to happen, all of those what ifs will never become what [b]IS[/b]. You can't change the past, you can only learn from it and use your increased knowledge to change the future. Now, if only I could invent a time machine and travel into my past....

I was reminded again this morning of how intimate a blog can be. I think for many people a blog is a "safe" way to express your innermost feelings. I know I have often times said things here that I would never tell someone face to face. Sometimes I wonder why that is. Is it the security of knowing that person won't see me break down? Is it just that I am too chicken or ashamed to tell them to their face? Whatever the reason, I still do it. It seems that the only time that I am truly driven to write is when I am having strong emotions about something. As I said yesterday, when everything is going ok in my life, my blog posts seem rather boring. I want to write about the drama. Not only do I want to share my feelings, but I want a record of that thing happening in my life. I want to be able to go back and look at it and see how things have improved. I want to share my experiences with others. I want them to feel the intimacy of reading my thoughts and feelings. I want them to feel close to me and I want to feel close to them. I want to know that other people have the same experiences I have had. I want to know that others have felt what I am feeling. Sometimes I wonder if I am just lonely and reaching out for friends because I don't have enough "real" friends in my life. Sometimes I think I am pathetic for needing my blog and my online friends. I think I am searching for a life that doesn't exist. I think I am looking for something that I have lost. Sometimes I think I am trying to connect to a world that doesn't want or need me. Sometimes I think I am looking for something that I will never find. Sometimes it makes me feel fulfilled, and other times it makes me feel empty. I wonder why I keep my blog a secret from my husband. I wonder why I can't share this part of me with the person I love the most. Sometimes this thought tears me apart.

When I got home lastnight, hubby told me that the guy delivering our new exercise equipment was on his way. I was excited about that cause I'm ready to get it up so we can start using it. They charged $65 to deliver and then for another $100 they would put it together for you. So, we decided we would put it together ourselves and save the $100. Can't be that hard right? So, I went downstairs to finish cleaning it up before we brought the new stuff in. I had to re-arrange the furniture a bit so everything would fit, then I wanted to sweep and mop the floor so it would actually be clean before we put the stuff on top of it. That was no small chore. Once I finally had that done, it was time to start assembling the stuff. We pulled all the boxes in from the garage and started unpacking the first box. The first box was the bench and we put that together with no problems. So, we moved on to the next box and started putting together the frame. Then we needed a part from another box and went searching for it. We quickly discovered that the next box was the exact same as the box we had just unpacked. There were two "box 1 of 4" boxes and no "box 4 of 4 box". Needless to say we were both pretty pissed off. It took them 5 days to deliver it and then they didn't even bring the right thing. So, hubby decided he would try to take it back this morning, which meant that we had to go totally re-arrange his stuff in his work truck to try to fit the box in there. Then he has to go to the store and bitch and try to get the right box. Glad I don't have to deal with it. After cleaning the truck out and maneuvering the box around to get it to fit in the truck, we finally called it quits for the night. By this time it was midnight so we went to bed. I spent all night tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable. I was exhausted but my back was bothering me and I just couldn't find the right spot in the bed. So now I'm super sleepy this morning and all I want to do is go crawl back into my nice, comfy bed, but instead I have to be at work. If I can just make it through the day without falling asleep, I'll be doing good.

It's funny how when things are going good in my life I have less to blog about, yet that's when I want to blog. Things must be going good cause I've had some pretty boring blogs lately, less readers, and I've dropped completely off of Hot Blogs.

The sun is finally trying to peek out from behind the clouds and I'm pretty sure that the rain has stopped....although since I don't have a window I can't tell for sure!

I was looking at my list of favorites today and noticed how many tbloggers have stopped posting. I have considered moving my blog from tblog, but I haven't found another place to blog that has the sense of community that you find on tblog. I wonder if these people have left for good or if they are just taking a break from blogland. I think sometimes a break is necessary. Speaking of which, I was glad to see this morning that ceeceesun has returned. I've really missed reading her insightful posts lately. I'm thinking though....maybe its good that some people stop posting because I could never keep up with all the reading if everyone posted daily!

EDIT: Damn, scratch that whole sun thing.....its dark and pouring again!!! :cry:

I know I have complained over and over again about my job, but today I am actually thankful that I have the job that I have. The best thing about my job is where my desk is located. Our office is shaped in an "L" shape. When you walk in the door, you enter the long part of the "L". Along one side of the wall are offices. The other half is an open space with cubicles. As you turn to the short side of the "L" the cubes and office walls form a short hallway, then it opens up to a fairly large room, which is now my "office". I am not confined to a cube. There is only one office back in my corner and the guy who works there is hardly ever here. I don't have an office door, but no one ever comes back here unless they really need to. I pretty much have the whole space to myself. It can be very peaceful sometimes. I don't hear much of the regular office noise. Most of the time it is just me, my music, and my work. I kinda have my own little world back here. Every time I think of finding a new job, I know that I would be giving that up and it discourages me. I love having my own space where no one else intrudes.

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate rainy days? It's been raining off and on all week and I'm tired of it! I want the sun to come back out. Rainy days always put me in a grumpy mood. I wish the clouds would just go away and quit dripping on me! Rain, rain, go away......

On a lighter note, I read this morning that Nomar Garciaparra is finally getting back into action with the Red Sox. He has been on the disabled list since March and I'm thrilled that he will be playing again. I just wish he would have been back last week while they were playing here! Hopefully having Nomar back will help them out a little, and when Trot Nixon gets back they should be set for the rest of the season!

damn, no time to blog today at work. I was actually busy, but not doing my own work because I'm finally caught up! I decided to be nice and help out some others instead of sitting there doing nothing all day or playing on the internet. I'm actually kinda proud of myself for that. I've been working pretty hard this week, which explains why my blog has been kinda sucking the last few days....

Guess that's it for now. I gotta go clean up my basement before our new home gym gets delivered....what fun!

Today is our 2 year wedding anniversary. I wanted to write something for my hubby to tell him how I feel about him and all the happiness he has brought into my life. But today of all days, I have total writer's block. That's just how things happen for me. Any other day I could do it. I'm rather disappointed in myself. Maybe I will search the internet for a poem or something that expresses how I feel or at least something to get me started. Maybe if I quit thinking about it something will come to me.

I've been playing catch-up all day today. I'm trying to get caught up and hopefully get a little ahead of things at work this week so I can leave for vacation without having to stress about work. I hate the feeling of coming back to work and knowing how far behind I am in everything! Only 11 more days to go (9 workdays)! I am so ready to get out of here!

In between trying to catch up with work, I'm also trying to catch up on everyone's blogs. There are so many out there that I enjoy reading, I have a really hard time keeping up with everybody anymore. I'm still trying to make it around but a lot of those blogs that I used to read daily are now becoming weekly instead. Then I'm in such a rush that I don't have time to comment. I need one of those watches that puts me into hypertime so I can read more blogs! Yes, I know that's not gonna happen, but a girl can dream can't she? And, yes, I watched the movie Clockstoppers again this weekend.

Well, back to catching up.....

Well, I'm sure everyone is just waiting anxiously to hear about my weekend....so here goes. It was a wonderful weekend, but as usual, I'm more tired now than when it began. I thought weekends were supposed to be about relaxation, but it just hasn't been working out that way lately.

Friday night we went to the Red Sox/Royals game. It was fun, but the Sox ended up losing so I was kinda bummed about that. After the game we went home and crashed.

Saturday, I actually got to sleep in, which was very nice. We decided to go do some shopping, then grabbed some food and a couple beers before heading out to the ballpark again. The Red Sox won on Saturday. It was a really great game with lots of home runs. One baseball game and a few margaritas later I was ready to go out and party! Unfortunatly, hubby was not so big on that idea, so we headed home and I put on some tunes and had my own little party in my living room. I had a blast...hope the neighbors didn't mind too much!

Sunday morning came a little too fast and I managed to sleep through the alarm that was supposed to wake me up for church. Once I finally rolled myself out of bed, we decided to go price some exercise equipment. We're almost done with our gym membership and we are finally gonna invest in our own equipment for the house. Our lives have gotten so busy, it has really been hard to find time to get to the gym lately. So, I am rather excited to get it. It will be so much easier to walk down the stairs to exercise that to have to drive 20 minutes to the gym! I really want to get back in shape and this will make it a whole lot easier! After shopping most of the afternoon, we finally found what we wanted and hubby is going to go buy it today. I'm hoping we can get it delivered by next weekend. As we were leaving the last store, we found a wallet & checkbook on the ground in the parking lot. The address on the checkbook and driver's license was close by, so we decided to go deliver it back to the owner. They were very greatful, and it felt really good knowing that we did something nice for a total stranger. After that, we went and picked up a friend's kid and took him to see the new Harry Potter movie. It was a pretty good show, although I'm not sure if it was as good as the first two. After the movie, we dropped the kid off and visited for a few minutes then went home. I started fixing us some dinner and realized it was already 10:00. I can't believe how fast the day went by! I finished up dinner, checked the Red Sox score (yep, they won again!) and fell into bed.

Now, here I am on Monday morning....already wishing for Friday again....

My hubby and I are having our 2 year anniversary next week and I am totally stumped as to what to get him. He is one of the hardest people to buy gifts for. Unless he picks it out himself, he never likes anything! The only idea I have had is that he wants an Authentic Royals replica jersey (Don't ask me why cause the Royals suck royally). That just doesn't seem like a good anniversary gift to me. But I suppose that's what it will have to be unless I can come up with a better idea!

Does anyone have any suggestions?????

The Red Sox are in town this weekend and I'm getting pumped up! They are playing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'm thinking I'll go to at least two games, maybe all 3 if I can manage it. The hubby and I were debating whether to stay in town and go to the games or to go to the lake again this weekend, but I think we have decided to stay here. That suits me just fine, cause I didn't want to miss my one chance this year to see them! I can't wait to see them kick the Royals' asses! Woohoo!!!!!!

Thank you to the few people that responded to my last post. I have taken jobs before that I felt I was underqualified for. However, I was able to quickly learn what was necessary to do the job without any problems. I have no problem with someone doing that as long as they are willing to put in a little effort to learn.
We have a lady in our office who has a part-time secretarial position that is extremely underqualified for the position. She has been here for at least 9 months now and still can't figure out how to do a very simple spreadsheet in Excel. We give her very simple tasks to do and have to follow behind her and make sure she did it right. It gets very frustrating at times, to the point where we don't want to give her even the simplest task to do because we are afraid she will screw it up and we will have to do it over anyway! The really sad part is that she really doesn't have a tough job. We could probably hire someone straight out of high school to do it!

OK, I think I'm done now. Just needed to get that out!

Question of the day.....

Would you accept a job knowing that you would be required to do tasks that were over and above your ability or knowledge? If so, would you be angry when you were fired knowing that you cannot perform the required tasks?

So I promised some more info about my weekend...it was absolutely wonderful. We really had a great time. We got down to the lake house around 5:00 on Friday and pretty much just hung out and visited that night. Saturday we spent almost all day out on the water, either swimming or out on the boat tubing. I got some great videos of the tubing adventures. My hubby had a really great wipe out! After showering and having some dinner, the neighbors came over to visit. We spent the rest of the evening drinking and bullshitting with them. Sunday we got up early and took the kids out tubing. We decided to make a run into town to pick up some supplies and on the way back heard that there was a tornado warning in the area. We rushed back just in time for the rain to start. It rained off and on for about an hour and the wind was blowing like crazy. Once the tornado warnings had passed we were out on the water again. After cleaning up a bit we had some dinner, then helped the kids set off some fireworks. We hung out at the neighbor's that night, drinking and bullshitting once again. We all had a really great time. Many jokes and laughs were passed around the table. I caught some of it on tape with the video camera, but the battery died before the really good stuff happened! I may have to put a couple clips up if my friends will allow it. Monday morning we woke up to a beautiful sunny day, so we decided to take advantage of it and get out on the water again. After a good spin in the boat, we came back to pack up and headed home. It was such a great weekend and a much needed break from the "real world". Even though we had 12 people (7 adults, 5 kids) crammed in the little 2 bedroom lake house it was very relaxing. I came back home looking like a lobster (I burn very easily) but it was worth every minute! I can't wait to go back!

Just a quick hello. I had a wonderful weekend at the lake, but I don't have the energy to write about it now. More about that later. I'm still trying to wake up. I'm so glad its Tuesday instead of Monday, but I wish it was Friday again!