Your Next Disaster

I’m not sure how much I’ve talked about our Orlando vacation here and I don’t really feel like going back to check so I’ll do a quick refresher just in case.

Joe and I have decided to go to Orlando, FL for our 5 year anniversary (of our first date) at the end of Oct. / beginning of Nov. We went through a travel agency so they could get everything together for and get us the best deal. We finally booked it a few weeks ago and I was feeling a bit uneasy about some thing and there were some miscommunications so we decided to stop in yesterday and see if we could get it all figured out.

The lady who helped us managed to get us into the original hotel we wanted and saved us $250 so I am feeling MUCH better about the trip now. She was patient and understanding and saw how we got confused and where things get wrong. I’m so thankful we didn’t have to go in search of nc attorneys to get it all figured out – it was pretty painless!

So here’s the itinerary:

Staying 5 nights at the Embassy Suites: Lake Buena Vista

-October 28th – drive to Orlando
October 29th – Epcot Center
October 30th – SeaWorld
October 31st – Universal
November 1st – TBD
November 2nd – drive home

I’m excited to have it all planned out and ALMOST completely paid for already! That’s the great thing about using a travel agency – payment plans and everything is paid for by the time you actually TAKE the trip and any money you have can be used for fun and food!

168 days and counting!

So, we got up early (for us :P) and went o lunch with my mom, sisters and the kids for Mother’s day. Since we usually sleep in on Sundays and have brunch, I wasn’t really feeling the seafood.. but that was the only option so I had to go with it. I got a house salad with boiled shrimp and a baked potato – it was OK… but for a salad to be good, it needs CHEESE! And lots of it! Mama seemed to enjoy hers though and Joe enjoyed his shrimp and clam strips so I consider it a successful endeavor!

Mama liked her presents as well – she had already bought HERSELF a new iphone case after telling me she wanted one! That women, I swear :P She decided she liked mine better though so.. I win! Also showed her how to google some egyptian magic cream reviews so she can decide if she wants that for her birthday – she’s so hard to shop for! Me and Katrina complain about that every year.

Now we are chillin’ at home watching TV while it storms outside… I have to say, I think rainy Sundays with Joe by my side are my favorite things in the world <3 It doesn’t get much better than that!

Joe is officially an old man now – he threw out his back trying to impress his coworkers at the company picnic. You know those thing were you try to hit it as hard and you can with a sledge hammer and try to reach the top to ring the bell? Well he did that like 10+ times and royally screwed up his back and chest muscles… silly man.

So, he’s been TRYING to lay low all weekend… but unfortunately, we have things we HAVE to get done so it hasn’t been easy :/ I feel bad for him but it’s mother’s Day weekend and I had to go shopping and stuff ::guilty:: Guess it would be too much to ask for him to get out there and crank up the manual push mower? Probably not :P Hopefully, he’ll start feeling better soon… that’ll teach him to try to impress people with his strength though (hopefully)!

We are doing lunch with Mama tomorrow after Katrina gets done with church. We’re going to a local seafood place that Mama picked. Lucky for us, I got a $10 for $25 gift card for the place – so WIN!

I got her a photo book of the kids, me and Katrina and some pictures of herself that she likes. Also got her a new iphone case, some candy and of course some beautiful roses with my 1800 flowers coupons – she’ll be proud I got such a deal on all her gifts ;) I probably paid $20 for all of it total – good deal!

Her birthday is NEXT Saturday and Katrina’s is the day after so I’m not quite done buying gifts yet! May is an expensive month for me, that’s for sure!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Mother’s day tomorrow and remember to tell your mom how much you love and how you important she is in your life – they love to hear that! <3

So… I was a bit let down by the Fringe finale :( Unfortunately, I think they hyped it WAY too much and it didn’t quite deliver for me.

First of all they promised only one world would survive… and yet, they’re both still there (as far as we know). 2ndly, they said Olivia had to die.. but then she came right back to life so that was a bit of a cop out. Third, their big “shocker” was something we already learned in the 19th episode (the future) – so Olivia being pregnant isn’t quite the cliffhanger I wanted.

All in all, I guess it was a good episode… just shouldn’t have hyped it to be a lot of things that it wasn’t. I think if they hadn’t pushed it so hard that I would have been able to like it for what it was – a reasonably good episode. It did have the classic Walter humor that is necessary for a good Fringe episode – him trying to drink pee because he thinks it’s jello and rambling about anything from red vines to park model trailers – love Walter <3 and especially the Walter / Astro relationship, hehe.

Still, I can’t wait for season 5 to see how it ALL ends..

So the new job is going OK for the most part… I’ve gotten more calls today than I have for the entire week. I feel like I’m working with not enough information here… I have to make appointments for things I don’t understand, in locations I don’t know for companies I’ve never heard of and I’m supposed to know when and how to schedule them… it’s been OK but it is a little frustrating KNOWING I can’t do everything right with such limited information to work with.

Example: I Had a call this morning to schedule an appointment in Martinez, GA for 7:30AM – which was fine, I live in that city and I know how far it is from the city in the next appointment (Newberry< SC) but then the guy calls back and says he needs to add more work (hours) and change the time and says he'll call back... and he never does. I can't call HIM back because it's a 1800 and they want a special code to reach someone - which i do not have... I know it's not technically my fault, but I feel stupid for it anyways... It's like you need to become a CPA Raleigh NC style to understand all these codes and tech talk! But it’s a job and I’m going to figure out how to make it work!

Ok, So apparently that was NOT the season finale of “Greys Anatomy”, that’ll be on next week so we’ll address that then.

But it WAS the season finale of “Vampire Diaries” and it did not disappoint! It was pretty amazing and I can honestly say I did NOT see that ending coming! Aside from Elena and Damon not hooking up – this episode was perfect! I was sad, I was shocked, I was heart broken and then shocked again! Here’s what we learned: (SPOILERS below!!)

1. Damon DID meet Elena first – OMG, WHAT!? This changes everything – and won’t Elena remember now because…

2. SHES A VAMPIRE! What!? I did not see that coming at all! Although i should have because that’s exactly how “Breaking Dawn Pt. 1″ ended but still… wowsers.

3. Alaric is dead :( for realsies this time! We can finally pull out that Funeral planning worksheet and let the poor man rest in peace <3 I’m glad he came to Jeremy in the end and showed that the nice Alaric was the real him and not the evil Vampire Hunter.

4. Tyler is Klaus?! Awesome. But, is Tyler dead?

5. Poor Elena having to watch her parents die.. how horrific.

Anyways, I am certainly excited for next season now! Too bad that whole season of summer is in the way :(

Ugh… my air conditioner is leaking again. It happened last summer as well – the insulation in the attic gets caught in the drain tubes that are supposed to take the excess cooling water OUT of the house. But since they are clogged the water is gathering in a pan and overflowing into the ceiling… I can hear it leaking as we speak. Joe’s got a hurt back (more on that later) so it’s going to be difficult for him to get up there and fix it but something HAS to be done before it gets too bad…

We’ve got to go to Papa’s after work to pick up a Shop-Vac which can suck the insulation out of the drain tubes and let the water flow out… I just hope it will be OK til then. I’ve turned the air off so hopefully that will help. Air conditioners are a constant problem in the south it seems… do you northerners have as much trouble with your heaters?! Or do you just sit by your cozy fire with your cabin decor and hot coffee? :P Sometimes, I think you guys have it easier! But then I remember how cold winter can be and that you have to shovel snow and I change my mind ;)

I am … pretty sad it’s season finale time already. It seems it came on super fast this year! I don’t feel like I got a full season from any show.. but I know that’s not true – almost all of them had more than 20 episodes. I guess time just goes by faster as you age ::depression::

None of the season finales so far have been very good… “New Girl” was a let down, “The Office” was awful, “Big Bang Theory” was just OK … I’ve still got “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Vampire Diaries” to watch today and they are notorious for amazing season finales ::fingers crossed:: Other than that I’m not too psyched about anything… Alcatraz got cancelled and we’re bummed about that. We really enjoyed that show and it’s mysteries – I don’t know why no one else did.

I also heard “Community” and “Parks and Rec” have been cancelled… For “Parks and Rec” – I think the way it ended was perfect <3 I hate to see it go but if it has to – this was a great ending. I’m hearing conflicting reports about half seasons for both of them but I don’t know what’s true – guess we’ll see!

Oh, I forgot a finale I AM SUPER PSYCHED ABOUT! FRINGE! Tonight at 9 – I cannot wait! This has quickly become my favorite show <3 It’s certainly been an interesting season.. but I am happy to see the old random Walter coming back with his innate chatter about pie, red vines, yoyos, more pie – you know, whatever comes to his mind at any given time ;) I hope they don’t erase everything again… that’s very disconcerting to the viewer and CONFUSING!

I’ve finally gotten Joe watching it too – we are marathoning it and are now on season 2 – needless to say, he loves it ;) Of course he does, he’s a nerd!

So, this week at labs I weighed in EXACTLY the same as I did less than two weeks ago. Not what a wanted, but not a gain so I will take it. I’ve been a little slack on my exercising the past 2 weeks so there ya go. I will be stepping it up for the next appointment and there WILL be a loss on that scale – guaranteed!

I am still on track for my goal of 50lbs by October 28th (Disney Trip) – Joe is taking a little more prodding ;) He’s gotten it in his head that he can do whatever he wants and he’ll lose weight – it was true for him for a while there but it’s definitely starting to wear off. He’ll come around! It’s definitely a process that you constantly have to work at.. but we can do it!

Has anyone tried hcg shots for weight loss? Joe mentioned it to me but I don’t know too much about it? I’d love to learn more – I guess I’ll be doing some research today and checking with my Dr! Hope all of you are doing well :)

So, I found out there was going to be a comedy show coming to Augusta ON my birthday and decided I wanted to go (even though i didn’t know the comedian, lol)! Well, his name is Brian Regan and the tickets are $39… and I was like woah… don’t know if I can make that happen – that’s like $100 for one show for me and Joe for someone I don’t even know.

But I STILL wanted to try and make it happen so then I saw a contest on Bob FM to say your best one liner for a chance to win – well I sent in “What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho Cheese!” and I won! (I’m always winning things ;) That’s just how I do – see all the trophies for reference – LOL – Just kidding!) I’m Super excited though! Now I’ve got to watch videos on youtube and figure out who he is ;) Regardless, it’ll be a fun night and something I have always wanted to do ON my birthday – A SHOW!

Do you guys know him? Which clips should I try to find and watch?

So, I’m doing a special project for my Boss this month. She was supposed to be doing it herself for a friend but it got to overwhelming so she passed it on to me – which is always appreciated!

I’m answering calls for a networking company and setting up appointments for installs / trouble tickets… I’m a little nervous because I haven’t done too much phone work in the past and I’m not the best multi-tasker because I want everything to be perfect and quick. But, we’ll see how it goes… It’s only supposed to be a few calls a day – I’ve been “working” since 8AM and haven’t gotten any calls yet which is nice but I’m really just ready to get that FIRST one over with ’cause I know it’s going to be the worst!

I know it’s not as hard as, say, installing a Airtex mechanical fuel pump but I want to do a good job and hopefully get my foot in the door for more work in the future! So, I’m a bit on edge waiting for that initial call but then hopefully after that it’ll be smooth sailing… Hopefully!

I haven’t been writing much about television lately… I guess since LOST has been gone there hasn’t really been anything to discuss (that “Fringe” post being an exception). So here are a few shows I am enjoying lately:

New Girl – LOVE LOVE LOVE this show <3 It’s hilarious and awesome and probably my favorite comedy on television right now. I think Zoey Deschanel could make bauerfeind braces funny if she wanted to – it’s THAT funny. I initially shipped Jess / Schmidt but I have decided to ship Jess / Nick instead and have reserved Schmidt for CeCe, of course ;)

Awake: Great concept, super interesting show. Joe and I are really into and are constantly changing our minds on which world is real. I find myself looking forward to each week and getting more and more interested int he mystery of it.

Vampire Diaries: Love the show, love the mysteries, Love Damon Salvatore, love the twists I don’t see coming. What else can I say? Classic CW television.

Of course I am enjoying the old faithfuls as well: Big Bang Theory, Raising Hope, Bones, Grey’s Anatomy, Community, Parks & Rec and Modern Family (when it’s on, which I feel like is hardly ever).

What have you guys been watching?

So… my old faithful 5th generation Ipod from 2005 has stopped producing sound :(

::moment of silence, please::

It has been fine for SEVEN years.. never had any problems. It’s frozen a few times but has always been really easy to fix but this seems to be permanent. I googled the problem and apparently it’s something that happens A TON with this line of iPods … and of course, Apple stopped acknowledging and fixing the problem last year. In the past they have offered to replace the Ipod for free – since it is a factory flaw apparently … but they won’t do that anymore. They won’t offer me any repair options or a similar Ipod. I’m pretty heart broken…

The Ipod classic would be nice… but it’s SO expensive. I only need 30GB or space and no touch screen but that doesn’t seem to be an option. I feel kind of lost without my baby playing my my emo tunes when I’m sad… I’ve always thought very highly of Apple and I realize my Ipod lasted a VERY long time but the way they are handling this issue is really not up to the usual standards. Did the courtesy go out the window after Steve Jobs died? Apparently.

RIP Ipey – 2005 – 2012

We had SO many trips together… you’ve been there every time I’ve needed a good cry. You entertained me as I showered and kept me company when dialysis was being a bitch and just random times when I was playing on Facebook or googling “phytodren“.

I’ll miss you :(

It’s finally becoming spring outside – the weather has been crazy messed up this year.

We pretty much had spring all through winter and then when it was time for spring.. it got cold. I know this stuff is predicted in Revelations and what not … so that’s not … really comforting at all :P It’s been good for our power bill though – so that’s a plus! Usually by this time of year our bill is around $150-$175 – but we haven’t gone above around $100 since October – I’m all for that trend! If we could possibly do the spring weather in the summer – that’d be AMAZING and Georgia would become a lot more bearable!

If not, I suppose I’ll be taking my cheap morgan dollars and heading to California – where the weather never changes and “bad weather” is a rain once or twice a year ;) Doesn’t that sound delightful?!

So, Joe and I got to do something really cool last week that I had never done before: a free movie screening! We got to see “The Lucky One” starring Zac Efron 2 days before it actually came out – which is pretty neat. I had wanted to see it anyways, of course, as I LOVE anything Nicholas Sparks (typical girl). So, seeing it for free was an even bigger bonus! Perfect date night ;)

Joe was not quite as thrilled as I was for some reason :P but he manned up and accompanied me anyways. We had to wait in this HUGE line to get in so I was a little worried we might not make the cut.. but we did and we got perfect seats – Win!

Before the movie started the host made the very few men in attendance go up to the front and tell their most romantic moment for a chance to win a wrestling price pack – something neither of us really care about ;) Joe’s answer was “When I proposed to my wife” <3 but the winning answer was “Every moment with me is romantic” ;)

The movie itself was OK… it was a bit slow and pretty cliche – something brings them together, something tears them apart, drama ensues, paternity test, death, conflict – oh my! I think, at this point, everything is going to be compared to the Notebook and everything is going to fall short… unless they get Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams back on the screen together. Although the movie was mediocre, it was still a pretty neat experience to be there and see it before the rest of the world – and for FREE!

Been watching a ton of movies lately since I was WAY behind and Joe has been doing his school work on weekends. Instead of doing something practical and productive like maybe building fire hose fittings I’ve decided to rot my brain with movies ;) So far, in the last few months I have seen:

-In Time (excellent!)
-Contagion (meh)
-Harold & Kumar Christmas (Ok)
-The Descendants (Good)
-The Sitter (meh)
-Girl w/ the Dragon Tattoo (good)
-HOP (surprisingly good)
-Captain America (Ok)
-Thor (Good)
-Young Adult (terrible..)
-What’s Your Number? (cute)

I think that’s it… hard to keep track. The only one that really stuck with me was “In Time” – such a GREAT movie with a really interesting plot… it certainly didn’t get enough respect and critical acclaim. I know for the trailer, I really didn’t understand what it was about… but it’s really a well thought out plot that makes so much sense. It leaves you saying “Wow… what a fantastic metaphor”.

Lot’s of family drama this week… my aunt is in the ICU due to alcohol issues and her son (6) is now staying with the Grandparents again. They were too old to take care of him last year when this happened and they are STILL too old to deal with it this year.. but my grandfather just refuses to listen and continues to believe my aunt can change… even though she’s proven over and over again that she has no interest in doing that. There’s just not much the Grandparents can do to help him other than placate him with toys, T-Ball, a yakima bike rack and other THINGS but what he really needs is someone to take care of him and be there for him all the time, not just when he’s convenient.

I’m not sure how bad things are with my aunt.. but they seem pretty bad. I had no idea too much alcohol or conversely not enough after drinking a TON could cause so many problems. I’ve never had more than a sip of anything in my life so I cant really fathom how you could drink yourself to death.. it just boggles my mind. But she was having seizures along with many other problems… and her son (the 6 year old) had to call 911.. as if he’s not traumatized enough.

I think it’s really hard for us to have any emotions over this issue… it’s so hard to watch someone throw away their life and after a certain point, you just detach and realize they’re going to do what they’re going to do and there’s nothing anyone can say to change it. I just wish her son had a steady and stable home to live instead of dealing with this shit day in and day out… it’s pathetic and selfish. So, I have more anger in this situation than anything.. sympathy is hard to come by.

Super psyched that “Fringe” got renewed for a 5th and final season! I really LOVE this show… it’s probably the show I look forward to the most each week (besides when Dexter is on). The mysteries are great, getting ANSWERS to the mysteries feels great (ahem, LOST), the cast is great and funny when necessary. I just really enjoy all the little hints and clues they include in the episodes and I find myself more and more excited each Friday night.

It’s been on the bubble every year since 2008… in fact, it’s ratings are pretty abysmal but it’s such a great show that is really intelligent beyond what’s on TV now and I think that’s why FOX has given it so many chances. I was really scared it was going to get cancelled this year and we’d never get a proper conclusion.. but thankfully, we’ll get one more season with 13 episodes to wrap everything up. I’m sad to see it go but happy it gets to go out properly.

I know things got really confusing when the worlds merged… and this season has been a really trying one but I feel like it’s really starting to come together now. I REALLY loved the future episode last week.. I would love to see that as a spin-off… and for Henry Ian Cusick to live. I still don’t care for faux-livia and her cheap perfume and snotty attitude… and alter-Lincoln is no longer with us :( but I still love it and can’t wait to watch last nights episode!

Things are going really well :) I had my Dr’s appointment this past Thursday and had lost 5lbs since my last visit 2 weeks ago – 20 pounds total! Super exciting to finally reach that goal :) Me and Mama went out shopping for some summer clothes afterwards and I totally went down a size :) That felt awesome – i foresee more of that in my future, I am pumped and no longer discouraged!

Joe is taking this seriously as well – I caught him googling “are diet pills safe?” the other day! That’s a huge step for him :) and he’s been drinking slim fast shakes and eating good, non fried foods – so proud of him! We are going to look awesome when we go to Disney World ;)

Ugh, my exit site is angry… been doing vinegar soaks all weekend trying to get it better. I think it’s starting to improve, but these things always really scare me when they come up… it happens maybe once or twice a year and it really freaks me out and i come very overly cautious and worrisome. It usually turns out OK.. hopefully this time won’t be any different :/ Usually happens in summer due to sweating or swimming but I haven’t done any of that yet… and it’s like 50 outside today – so straighten up, exit site!

I’ve got clinic on Thursday with Dr. Paulson so hopefully it’ll be better by then… if not I have to deal with him wanting to poke at it and that drives me insane. I always shoo his hand away with knowing i’m doing it – cant help it! I am very protective of it and I don’t like anyone else touching it :P Maybe if I lead the Dr. to some cigar auction sites he’ll give me a break? Nope, probably not :( Oh well, will just have to cross that bridge when we get there… I’ll focus on getting it better before then ::fingers crossed::

Now that Joe and I have reached our initial weight loss goal – we’ve set a new one! The goal is to lose 50 more pounds each by November when we go to Orlando for our 5 years anniversary! I’m super excited about the trip – I don’t think I’ve ever been on vacation for a whole week and I haven’t been to Orlando in over 10 years… We always went in summer and I don’t handle heat well so it wasn’t very fun for me. So, I’m very excited to A: be going in November, B: to be 50lbs lighter (hopefully) and C: Go with Joe!

We are going to do Seaworld, Epcot Center and Universal Studios! We’re found a package through a travel agency that is completely in our budget and that we can pay on each month so we’re excited! I’ve been to Seaworld and Universal but never to Epcot, I’ve always wanted to though!

I think setting this as our motivation is a good idea… hopefully we’ll exceed our own expectations, that’d be nice ;) We’re doing great with the eating better, just need to do better at exercising. Want to be ready to shop for those inevitable bridesmaid dresses in my future and not have to feel yucky – new me, new day! We can do this!

The weight loss has been slow but steady, the pounds aren’t coming off quite as fast as the inches but at least I am starting to SEE a difference and that helps me keep motivated.

I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even want the bad foods anymore… and if I TRY to have them, i don’t like them. That feels both good and confusing… it’s a little disconcerting when you no longer enjoy foods you have ALWAYS loved. But, I keep hearing thats a part of growing up.. tastes change, people change – I guess I just never believed it.

Joe’s weight loss is going great as well – you can REALLY see the difference in him and I am SO PROUD of his progress :) No more shopping in the enlarge maxx section at the store – he’s slimming down faster than me.. but I’ll try not to hate ;) The important thing is that we are eating healthier and GETTING healthier every day and I know we can reach the goals we want to reach as long as we support each other <3

So, ONE WEEK after getting back from Savannah with Cayte, I had to head to Charleston with Joe :P Luckily, I had mostly recovered but Cayte wearing me out! Joe had been invited to Charleston, all expenses paid, to take part in a twin study they’ve been doing on he and James for years so we took advantage – how could we not!?

We decided to stay at a B&B (King George IV) for the first time and it was an overall positive experience! The room was BEAUTIFUL and I loved the claw foot tub… ah, heaven. We sat out on the balcony at night and drank lemonade and snacked on the free cookies. The breakfast was not up to par for me.. I expected more / better but other than that, it was a good first visit and I’d recommend it to others.

While in Charleston we visited Fort Sumter (of course) – it actually wasn’t TOO bad or boring and I really enjoyed the boat ride over :) We also got to see many of the locations from “The Notebook”! When we got there I had no idea that the Notebook was filmed there, Joe just happened to see it in a google search – what a crazy random Happenstance ;) I got to see The theatre where Noah and Allie had their first date, the street where they danced / laid, the place where she tried on her wedding dress and after a LONG search, the House Noah built for Allie!

Joe also did his study and I ventured out into a HUGE hospital by myself and managed to find the cafeteria! I was super proud of myself for that ;) As a blind person it is always an accomplishment to find your way around a new place by yourself!

That was pretty much our trip – we did a lot of driving and looking at old buildings and churches with modern church playground equipment around and eating too, of course. We had this AMAZING sandwich at Amen Street – it was hot shrimp and crab… it doesn’t sound good, but oh my gosh, it was DELICIOUS! All in all it was a good little trip and it was nice to get away!

So, Cayte came down March 20-23rd. Before she got here I had the house professionally cleaned – that was pretty awesome! It was a bit expensive… but it was nice to have the house REALLY clean and it still is relatively clean now, almost a month later ;)

Anyways, when she got here we took her to try Baldinos (of course) – she liked it (of course) and then we came home and watched some TV (of course) and then prepared to head to Savannah the next morning! The trip down was pretty uneventful, just us and boybands on the Ipod ;) When we got there we headed to Tybee to have lunch at the Crab Shack and to go on a Dolphin Cruise – that was fun! The weather was PERFECT the entire time we were there – always a plus! We went down to the beach for a little while with our folding Adirondack chairs and we walked in the middle of a wedding on the pier, lol, fun stuff!

The hotel was pretty nice as well – we had the pool / jacuzzi all to ourselves every time we went out so that was nice :) We had dinner at the Pirate House – one of the oldest buildings in Savannah.. but to me, they were WAY overpriced and I wasn’t very impressed. The next day we went on a trolley tour around the city which i really enjoyed :) We went down to River Street and had lunch and then headed back home.

It was a quick / exhausting trip but it was fun! It was great to see Cayters after 2 years and to have an adventure again with her after so long :) It was the first time I’d been anywhere without Joe since 2008 – crazy! I’m almost ready to do it again ;)

Yikes! I’ve been gone for a little while… the site was down / un-usable for a bit due to WordPress update issues but all is well now!

Lot’s to update in the coming entires, I suppose!

-+Savannah with Cayte
-Joe and I’d trip to Charleston
-Weight loss journey

Everything’s been going well overall! I can’tcomplain at all.. I am truly blessed :) I have become a bit addicted to the lottery though :X Joe and I were on a bit of a scratch off streak – every time we’d buy a ticket, we’d win money and/or more tickets and we continued on that for a while without ever having to buy anything but now we’re on the losing side of things but we still can’t stop! Oh well – I guess we can afford it and we get a big thrill out of it so it’s fun :) Hopefully one day we’ll win enough to buy ourselves a few more BIG screen TV’s and flat screen tv stands or you know, get out of debt ;) Either one is fine, I suppose!

Keep a look out for more entries coming today, Happy Sunday!

Excited to be planning my trip to Savannah with Cayte! Just checked the weather for when we’ll be there and it’s going to be GORGEOUS! 76 and sunny – can’t ask for better weather than that :) We didn’t know if it was going to be warm or cold so we weren’t sure if we wanted to go out on a dolphin tour or not but now that looks like’s going to be nice – i think we will! I loved it when me and Joe went last year so I’m sure Cayte would love it too. We also went to Fort Polaski (I think that’s the right name) – I pretty much stayed in the visitor center and watched movies and looked at luminox navy seal watches in glass clases while Joe walked around and looked at a wall… Hopefully Cayte has no interest in that :P

We got a bunch of chores done yesterday – a big one was getting the spare room cleaned and organized. We put up all the clothes that were on the bed (don’t judge) and put all the junk into a bin and hid it in the corner. It looks much better and less cluttered in there – we’ll see how long that last ;) Have a new delivery of dialysis supplies on Wednesday so I’m sure they’ll fill it up again, endless cycle.

Just finished “United States of Tara” – overall, it was a really great / interesting show. I hope Toni Collette got an Emmy because she certainly deserves it. I viewed every one of her alters as a different person and it was hard to remember that they were all the same actress. It was certainly an interesting look into Dissociative Identity Disorder.. still not sure if I believe in it but it’s good to have a better understanding.

Their dysfunctional family got me thinking about mine, of course. I have to remind myself sometimes how HAPPY and BLESSED I am to have gotten out of all that constant drama. Joe and I have our issues, sure, but for the most part we live in a calm and joyful home. My mom is finally getting out of there soon, it’s about time! She’s been there since 2005.. and she feels guilty for leaving but it’s time for her to have a life too. She proposed this plan to help my grandparents out after she moves in with Terry – it was for each of the kids to give a little money so they won’t lose too much in the adjustment. Of course, no one wants to do that – all the responsibility has to fall on my mom. These are people that have more money than all of us combined… it’s just amazing how little people want to do but expect her to give everything up. I told her she’s just got to do her share and move on – can’t control what everyone else does…

Then of course there’s Ricky (Step dad) – who I haven’t seen since my wedding day in 2010… how times have changed. From being inseparable, going to shows, selling pentair pool pumps to an e-mail once a month, MAYBE. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’ve pretty much given up… it doesn’t even phase me anymore, sadly… I’ve chosen to be happy with the family I have that cares to be around <3

Check out this awesome flier I made for my new job – I’m REALLY proud of it… It looks super professional ;) I just played around in Word and used the colors our company’s logo uses and it turned out really well! Much better than my last flier (which was my first) – check it:

What do you think? I’m learning more and more about marketing, social networking, product bundling and keywords that really get the customer excited – it’s been really fun! I am enjoying gaining all this new knowledge and putting it to use – bringing in money is always a good feeling and I hope it keeps on coming!

We had a VERY busy / productive day – lot’s to do but we finished almost all of it :) We sold my mom’s Iphone on Craigslist for her, got the car washed (it was SO dirty – pollen / dirty rain), picked up some shelves for the kitchen at Lowes, Went to lunch at the Village Deli, took out the trash, started some laundry, cleaned the house and … headed to our new favorite store – Dollar General ;) Seriously, Don’t laugh – we get some good deals in there! Especially on kitchen stuff and hand soaps – can’t beat a dollar! The problem is they have SO much, you never know what you’re going to end up with in your cart… cheese grater? Sure! utility knife? Absolutely, I need that! 6 pack of air fresheners? Definitely!

Now, we are chillin’ at home – Joe’s playing Skyrim / Star Wars: The Old Republic and I’m marathoning my newest show: “United States of Tara”. All in all, very good and adventurous day! What did you guys do?