September 2010 Weddings
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TGIF
Thank goodness it's finally FRIDAY!!!
I did not want to come into work today, but I got my lazy butt in gear and I'm at work.
Nothing planned for the weekend either...boring!
Re: TGIF
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It's Friday and I should be super duper happy - two whole days of no work! Plus K and I have dinner reservations tonight at our favorite restaurant.
But I'm bummed - K was invited to join a bunch of guys from our bowling league at the state tournament and I have no problem with him going - except that the tournament is Father's Day weekend. He didn't realize it when he agreed to go, but when I told him, I thought he'd automatically say "oh, I'll just let them know I can't go then." But, he didn't. I know it's hormones and I'm overreacting, but I really just want to bawl that he'd rather go to a bowling tournament than spend his first Father's Day with our new little family.
good morning, ladies. i am sooo cold and tired. it was -15 last night, and -10 when i got up this am. it was hard to get out of bed, my body was so cold!
really big and exciting friday night planned for me: WW weigh in and meeting, then to the hospital to do blood work to find out if i have a certain type of stomach ulcer. GLORIOUS. then out to dinner with ger and home to bed.
jealous much?
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Yay it's Friday and that means this hellish work week is OVVVAAA!! I'm actually dreading the weekend like nothing else. I was talking to my mom last night and she asked if we were going to stop by on the way back (my hometown is in the middle of where we live and where's Jeremy's family lives) and I said uh we're stopping tomorrow night so I can get some sanity before a weekend of insanity. I really need a better outlook for his family but it just drives me crazy how little they care! I love his grandparents but his mom is a POS and his dad is okay but usually only cares about himself. /rant
On a brighter note, Keith Urban tix go on sale today and one of his songs was our wedding song so I'm thinking about surprising Jeremy with some tickets for the concert in August!
I have 5 therapy groups this morning and then have to test 3 siblings today. Yippee. Is it 4:30 yet? Ha
TGIF! DH and I fell asleep on the couch last night and when I woke up to go to our bed, I must have slept in a weird position because my entire neck was in pain. It feels like I seriously pulled a muscle. I've been taking Motrin and slept with a heating pad around my neck last night so this morning it does feel a little better but OUCH. Combine that with the fact I'm supposed to get my period today and I really wish I didn't have to come in to work. But I sucked it up and I'm here!
Planning to go to the movies this weekend and may be having my sister over for dinner on Sunday! My parents are on vacation in St. John right now so I feel like I need to check in with her at school while they're gone.
I also feel bad for one of DH's coworkers. I mentioned before that she has been taking a lot of time off work lately to take care of her sister who has cancer. Apparently she doesn't have much family and she's the only one close enough to help her sister out. DH has been picking up alot of her slack while she's been gone. Well, Ivan told me yesterday she had a meeting with their Manager and HR who finally told her she can't take any more time off work or they may have to let her go. I was wondering how she was getting so much time off and they've been very understanding but I guess they've reached their limit. It's an awful situation and I just wish there was something I could do to help her. Please send knottie vibes to her and her sister!
CityG-that is an awful situation. I wish the entire system was overhauled so she could take time off for her sister. Another big F U to cancer.
TGIF. This week kicked my behind. My legs are wobbly as hell from the gym yesterday, and walking up and down all the steps in the train and station was absolute torture this morning. No gym today. I did four days this week, today off, Saturday latin dance on DVD and then Sunday a walk with the girls.
I'm going to put in a solid work day and get the hell out of here. I'm not leaving my house until Sunday.
Last night the commute was straight from hell. I left work at 5 and got home after 6:30. HATE! No idea why. Trains were just not coming and not moving once they did come, with no explanation from SEPTA. Aholes. By the time I got home I was in a hot rage.
I finished the dinner MFD started, packing lunch in the process. My brother stopped by so he ate with us and then when he left we sacked out on the couch watching shows.
I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow and do whatever I want and not go anywhere.
One thing that is definitely on the agenda: a bath for the dogs. No one in the house is looking forward to that.
Good morning! TGIF, indeed. This week drrraaaagggggged by for some reason. I've busted my asss here all week, so I really just feel like goofing off until it's time to leave.
We're having dinner and going bowling with a couple of friends tonight. I'm excited for that - can't remember the last time we went bowling. And tomorrow we finally get our new dishwasher! I know I'm getting old when I'm so excited about getting a stupid appliance, but dammit I'm tired of washing all my dishes by hand. :-P
I'm avoiding dinner out like the plague until well after VDay BUT now I'd love a bloomin' onion from Outback.
We are making egg rolls (from Sam's), bagel bites and other apps and catching up on shows tonight.
New appliances and furniture are more exciting to me now than new shoes. Wah.
like stephanie, i too would get more excited about good furniture and appliances than shoes (unless they are killer shoes, like the knee high black frye riding boots i want...)
and also, gerren and i were talking about going bowling sometime and how fun it would be! im jealous!
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We've got room for two more. Come on down! :-)
I'm even more excited b/c I got a good deal on Groupon for the bowling. I'm on a total money-saving kick lately and K's started calling me the Crazy Coupon Lady. Hah.
YAY for Friday! H has friends in town. Sunday is the Fair, our v-day tradition for the past couple years.
I am so glad the work week is over. I am sooo over my job.
So so glad it's Friday. I got suckered in to 'hosting' a recruit, meaning I have to walk her to all of her interviews and can't get anything done because they're only 30 minutes long and will involve a good bit of walking to and fro. Boo - I hate being reliable. Jeff and I have had a rough week work-wise so we already have plans to kill a bottle of wine tonight.
We booked a second vacation last night though, using my mom's timeshare week (FINALLY) and now we are good for the year. I just need to somehow get through the time between now and July.
where did you decide to go???
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Nice! So you're going to St. Lucia and Cancun this year? I'm jealous!
Laura- I'm so jealous! I was looking at vacation all yesterday. Me and H are trying to book a vacation for our anniversary but we can't find any vacation where we want that are under our 1500 dollars budget. I really was thinking about Mexico but with all the crime I'm scared. haha
This weekend I am totally excited because my brother and SIL are coming in town today!! I haven't seen my brother in like a month, eventhough we talk on the phone two to three times a day. So were having dinner at my dads tonight and then they have some outdoor project my dad and him are doing in the backyard (some fire pit thing they are stone-ing) tomorrow. So I will be over there all day tomorrow. And Sunday me and Allen are doing our V-Day dinner because he works until 11 on monday night.
Citygirl- That is so not cool! Isn't there a law in your state about taking time off to care for a family?
I am so freaking swamped at work today so I will just say a quick hello and TTYL, and Happy Friday!
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She's allowed to take a leave of absence and hold her job but it would be unpaid and she needs the income. She's not married and supporting herself. It's just really awful I want to think of something nice to do for her.
At my dad's work, when he had a heart attack and was out of work for a little bit, they all pooled money together (it actually ended up being quit a bit) to help with the cost of travel, eating and hospital bills. Maybe you could get together with some co-workers and see if they'd be willing to do something similar?
Ugh, I am so glad it's Friday! Work is nuts, so I'll have to WFH sometime this weekend. Which just became harder, because my laptop (only 11 mo old!) took a dive last night. I was restarting because the shift keys weren't working, and it installed Windows updates, and then just wouldn't turn on at all, and won't acknowledge being plugged in. Sigh. H said he'd call Costco and Lenovo to see what to do now.
i agree. you'd be surprised at how generous people can be in these types of situations. when my dad was sick the last time his company always pulled togther money at the end of the year to give to a family in need, but that year they gave it to us. made my dad feel awful, but it went a long way.
even if no one is really willing to help out - ask your coworker what you could do to help her out. even if it's just taking some meals over there so she doesn't have to worry about food. or if she has animals offer to watch them when she has to travel out of town.
starting monday - we'll no longer have cable
i cancelled it on my lunch hour.
we'll just have internet, hulu, and netflix.
we'll save $100 a month - woohoo!!!
I'll definately to look into this! She's Ivan's co-worker, not mine, so he would need to get involved with the people in his own office / company. I'll talk to him about it this weekend. It would be such a nice gesture!
Yay, go Jen! I was just going to say you should figure out a way to reward yourself when you reach X goal, and it reminded me of a local Knottie friend of mine. She posted on her FB a while ago about this episode of 'Til Debt do we Part,' where the wife bought her H a present to celebrate them committing to getting out of debt.
Anyway, that's a great step!
hola girlies!
Boo to cancer, yay for holidays in the sun.
Tonight my friends and I will be eating two suckling pigs. It was featured on "Best things I ever ate tonight". I skipped lunch in a vain attempt to prep for tonight's gluttony.
I'm trying not to think about the "suckling pig" part. I'm focusing on the "whole thing tastes like bacon" portion.
Also...last night I somehow came into possession of a used Louis Vuitton bag (long story). It's super cute. I love the shape, but for someone who has never purchased a bag in her life, I'm a little bewildered by the whole thing.
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BFP #1 - May 2011 - m/c @ 8weeks
IUI #1 - July 26 2012 - Femara = BFN
Suprise BFP Jan 15 2013. Hope this one sticks!
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