September 2009 Weddings
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Monday Confessions, anyone?
I'll go first.
Anytime we run into any sort of financial problem, no matter how miniscule, it makes me furious to the point of tears. We got a $320 electric bill for January and it made me lash out at my husband. It wasn't his fault, obviously. But I just get to freaked out that we're going to go broke and not be able to provide for our child that any sort of setback makes me freak out.
I went to former BFF's house last night in an effort to be civil. She wanted to see Ellie and she wanted me to see her kitchen (they painted). As much as I didn't want to go and only went out of obligation, I had a pretty good time. I think maybe it's time to stop being bitter and let her back in to my life, although I know things will never be as they were because I have since learned that she and I are very, very different people.
I want a 3 Musketeers bar really, really badly.
Anytime we run into any sort of financial problem, no matter how miniscule, it makes me furious to the point of tears. We got a $320 electric bill for January and it made me lash out at my husband. It wasn't his fault, obviously. But I just get to freaked out that we're going to go broke and not be able to provide for our child that any sort of setback makes me freak out.
I went to former BFF's house last night in an effort to be civil. She wanted to see Ellie and she wanted me to see her kitchen (they painted). As much as I didn't want to go and only went out of obligation, I had a pretty good time. I think maybe it's time to stop being bitter and let her back in to my life, although I know things will never be as they were because I have since learned that she and I are very, very different people.
I want a 3 Musketeers bar really, really badly.
Re: Monday Confessions, anyone?
I'll play!
1. the sh!t hit the fan at work today, apparently. Kinda makes me glad I've got the stomach flu. I feel bad that my coworker had to deal with it alone, but I'm still glad I'm not there.
2. Last week when we closed due to uber cold temps, I was supposed to do an intake with a really difficult client. I have a bad gut feeling about her and was kind of relieved not to do the intake. It's rescheduled for tomorrow, and now we might be getting another 10 inches around rush hour. If her intake gets cancelled again, I'm taking it as an omen and not rescheduling!
3. When I made Scott's Boston Creme pie cupcakes this weekend, I could have eaten the cake batter with a spoon. Ok, maybe I did. Just a little. Same with the vanilla creme. It was divine.
I'm going to throat punch my husband. I'm so angry I'm not quite ready to talk about it yet. But seriously.
I ate so much yesterday I feel like death today. I am seriously reconsidering my desperate need to own a deep fryer. Maybe I just overdid it?
Stand up for something you believe in.
something not so great is happening to people in my life and i am secretly semi-happy about it.
im arguing with my husband for no good reason because he is being judgemental and its pisssing me off.
after this weekend, i dont think ill ever visit my grandfather in the home again and ive made peace with this. id rather have the memories with him that i have instead of clouding them with new, bad memories.
How cold was it?
Confession - I was really happy that the Packers won. I liked seeing it make Anwar really happy. I don't really follow football enough to be loyal to one team or the other, but I was really happy for him.
Zuma Zoom
people just arent as nice and considerate to others as you are. plain and simple. sorry friend.
My HS class is planning a 10 year reunion. I have NO interest in going at all. The girl organizing it sent me a FB message asking me what dates would work for me. I basically made up excuses for the entire spring/summer so she would back off and stop asking me to come:/
Also, I threw a friend under the bus by outing her "secret" FB profile so the class reunion organizer could get in touch with her too! Bahaha. I don't feel bad though. This "friend" has been horrible to me....so, meh.
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I may or may not have bought two pints of Jeni's ice cream. And I am tempted to eat both pints of it today so there's none left for DH when he gets home from work tomorrow.
I would like it to fast forward to Friday/Saturday so I can find out if we were successful this cycle. And I am really hoping the 7 new zits I have developed in the last 48 hours are there for a good reason because if they're just there for giggles, I will be really angry.
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!
I'm so excited for not having to work here anymore that I can't seem to focus on finding myself another job. I need to get at least one more interview, but I'm so lazy. I feel like I have senioritis.
This weekend we polished off 5 bottles of wine. There were 4 of us drinking, but it still seems like a lot. And I knit through it all... drunk-knitting is a bad idea, I'm glad these mistake-ridden socks are for myself!
I am ready to punch the hubs as well... right there with you Mary. My reasoning is kind of selfish but kind of family related. We are having a baby in 12 weeks give or take. We are currently living in a very nice one bedroom apartment but it is NO place to have a newborn. I am petrifed that I am going to have to bring this baby home to the place I have referred to as hell for the last few months mostly because I want to get somewhere to call home so I can nest. Its making me nuts that I cant plan a nursery because I dont even know what the place will look like. I am also ready to kill my friends for asking about it all the time. I basically snapped and told them that if I find something they will know.
I also am so wanting to quit work and be a sahm, even though I love my career my boss is going to make me crazy if I have to listen to her lecture me any more about my home life. I am traveling Wednesday and returning late Saturday night for work and Mark leaves for london again Sunday at 12. I will get to see him no more than 18 hours before he leaves and her comment basically was- "so I am giving you a free vacation away from your husband... I would love that" - I am sorry lady, you might not get along with your husband but I happen to love mine.
the high last tuesday was -2. The lows were around -20 with wind chills in the -30s. If was effing COLD. The schools were sclosed so kids didn't have to wait for the bus. We close anytime our school districts close.
Yikes! I hate cold weather, but love this state. We had people running outside our apartment on the lake in -20?. My car got stuck that morning, and he was out there at like 6 AM running, and helped me get unstuck. His eyelashes were frosted.
Last night, I kept trying to yawn on the way to the car, and I just couldn't. The air was too cold to take in so much.
Zuma Zoom
I confess that I have BOTB so bad these days, but i know that the best thing to do is wait until next May. I feel like that is forever away but I know it's just enough time for me to feel like we are completely ready and not rushing into things. I want to do whats best for my child and be the best baby boat I can be, and I think that's a dmn good motivator.
My father disgusts me to the point of wanting to never speak to him again. The things he does are so ridiculous, I am afraid to tell anyone besides my mother and my husband lest others judge me based on his actions.
I think Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiago coming to FB is pretty much the most exciting news I've had lately.
I've been on Facebook all day and i took a two hour lunch. Now, it's almost time to go. I'm a slacker today.
GASP. Seriously?
This was the best game ever. Even a little better than Oregon Trail. I will never get off FB if they do this.
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!
True story. http://www.facebook.com/#!/carmensandiego
I heard it was going to be starting this Wednesday. I agree, a little better than Oregon Trail... I love that you don't have to post billions of "please send me this" requests (so far) . I feel old when younger friends say... what's Oregon Trail?
Oh, one more confession I forgot about. In order for DH to be promoted, he has to go through a whole process, the first step of which is taking an exam. The exam is offered every other year at the beginning of October, and the material is based on a bunch of books. The book list is released sometime in June.
Last time the test was offered was 2009 when we were, you know, trying to get married. He got the book list and actually got to borrow a bunch of the books from his friend (which was a big deal because most people had to borrow them from the fire dept) so he could study at home. He read some at work but hardly ever studied at home. He kept insisting he would be fine. Then we got married, went on our honeymoon for a week, and a week after we got back, he took the test. And failed.
This time it's super important for him to pass and get on the list to be promoted because there should be several openings come available in the next two years. This would be a significant pay raise for him. He keeps saying how hard he'll work this time, etc., etc.
But now he's decided to go on a week-long Motorcycle trip in September. He says it won't impact his studying. He says "well it's not like last time when we got married and went out of town for a week. I mean, we were both REALLY BUSY with all the planning."
I call bull$hit. *I* was busy. HE was not busy up until the day before the wedding, and that was only because I got totally overwhelmed and asked him to help me.
If he goes on this motorcycle trip, and doesn't study for this test, and he fails the test, I swear that heads will roll.
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!