Archive for June, 2008

Creative!

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Happiness is finding some very cool scrapbook stuff!
I have all of my cruise pics printed, and even bought a new album for all of them. I went to my local scrapbook store, which surprisingly didn’t have everything I thought they should have.
I found an eBay store in Washington state that was absolutely fantastic.
If you’re ever looking for stickers or scrapbook pages with a specific theme- this is the place! And… I ordered from her on Friday, and received my package via priority mail on Monday!
I’ve only put together five pages so far… but I keep looking at all the cool stuff I bought, and I get so excited about getting creative with more pages. SB won’t look at any of my work until it’s finished, but says he enjoys seeing me happy to work on my books - probably because I’m quiet for hours.
Small things amuse small minds, I suppose.

routine

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

For the past 6 days or so, SB and I have carpooled to work.
We only work about 3 miles from each other, but he usually leaves for work 45 minutes earlier than I do. I just don’t want to be at work that early, so usually we drive separate.
Well, SB takes our dog, Vincent, to work with him every day. Lucky dog, he doesn’t have to be alone at home all day - and there are two other dogs that come to work, too!

Every morning, the dog has been very frazzled because we are leaving so late. I’ve told him that it’s not time to go to work yet… but still he paces around the house, following me up and down the stairs as I am getting ready.
It amazes me that he knows something is not right. At first he would sit in the backseat of my car and bite his paws (he does this when he’s nervous). He’s better now, and seems to be fairly content with the idea of riding in my car - he sleeps on his blanket, and on the way home in the afternoons… he’s very excited when I turn into our neighborhood. (I always open the window for him so the wind can blow in on him). Again, I am amazed that he knows our street from any other street that I turn on during the drive.
I wonder what’s going to happen when SB starts taking him to work early again every day!

good intentions

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Yesterday, I finally updated my written journal after almost two weeks… so that’s out of the way for a few days…
I’ve truly had good intentions about posting something here… and well… yah. I have no excuses. Sorry.

Last week, I read this wonderful post here - kentucky girl.
It reminded me of all the lovely days years I spent working in retail. I’m so glad there is someone else out there who feels like me, and is not afraid to write about it.
Sometime around the time I read that post… it was my turn to get breakfast for me and Kim at work. I went through a local fast food joint’s drive thru… the person took my order, and said “second window.” I’m thinking… um, no total? Whatever. I pulled around, paid, was given my food, and left. No other words were ever exchanged in the drive thru. Alrighty then - what about a “Here you go!” or a “Have a nice day!
I guess that’s not proper anymore. Go figure.

Later, I was in a local sandwich shop. A sign was taped the counter saying that with the rising prices of lettuce and tomatoes, they would be limited the amount that they would be putting on the sandwiches. If a customer would like extra, a $1.00 charge would be added. With the recent “tomato ban,” I haven’t wanted to eat tomatoes anyway… I don’t care if Georgia tomatoes are safe. And- in most cases, I end up with more than enough lettuce on my sandwiches anyway.

SB and I started our “healthy living” program again yesterday. We were doing so well before the cruise… but since the cruise, we’ve been kind of lazy - missing the gym, not eating completely healthy, etc…
We’re going to be back in the gym, and not visiting Winston’s so much - I’ll surely miss having fun with friends most nights… but I know how much better we’ll feel by continuing our “healthy living.” And we’ll look better, too! :)

June Wishes

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

During my lack of posting, I just realized that I forgot to put up my June Wishes, Part I. Oops! Sorry.
I’m going to go ahead and do it now… but put up the entire month of June… since June Wishes, Part II should be due to go up Saturday anyway.
Happy Belated Birthday to all of you who had birthdays during the first part of June!

June 2: Happy Birthday Vanessa (A) R. - 29
June 11: Happy Birthday (hubby) Steven - 35
June 12: Happy Birthday Joey (F) N. - 31
June 16: Happy Birthday Stephanie (B) P. - 32
June 21: Happy Birthday Adam K. - 36
June 21: Happy Birthday Sandie C. - THIRTY
June 23: Happy Birthday (co-worker) Kim S.

Hope you all have a great birthday!
If I’ve forgotten you, please let me know so that I can add you to my list! :)