Soooooooooooo....I just wanted to say hi!
I miss all of youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Another brief update
I met with my doctor on Wednesday. All of the ligaments in my shoulder are torn and stretched. I'm waiting to find out when my corrective surgery will be :(
Thursday, May 22, 2008
A Brief Update
I got offered a job with Alfac.
I turned it down.
Selling insurance is just not for me.
So, I still need a job,
but I have a new lease on my apartment,
and an appointment with a temp agency tomorrow.
Stay tuned!
I turned it down.
Selling insurance is just not for me.
So, I still need a job,
but I have a new lease on my apartment,
and an appointment with a temp agency tomorrow.
Stay tuned!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
4 Inch Needles
To begin, Britty, I'm SO EXCITED for you!! Congratulations on the big girl job!!
Have you decided if you're going to live there or commute? I know you mentioned moving there but I wasn't sure. We'll all have to congregate in Wilmington at LaLa's from now on, I guess ;) Hurry up and post about it and then call me with more details!
I just got back from my MRI arthrogram, but won't know anything until I go to the doctor tomorrow morning. Please pray that the solution to my shoulder isn't anything too drastic. It sounds like a pepper grinder when I twist it, so I'm assuming that wasn't a good thing. Kate, you didn't warn me about the damn needles! I got there and had to wear 2 gowns, one that opened in the back and one in the front. The nurse rigged it so only my shoulder and collarbone were out and then laid me on this crazy x-ray table. The doctor came in and proceeded to stick a 4 inch needle into the joint (which he had to keep adjusting (the worst part)) and then inserted 3 tubes of fluid. After that, they walked me (bare backed, although I was wearing jeans) through 4 halls and to the MRI, where I spent 45 minutes listening to 96ROCK and crazy noises. It was definitely an ordeal and I'm glad it's over... at least I'll be asleep if I need surgery.
The move went well this weekend. I adore my new apartment! It's a lot smaller and doesn't have quite as much personality as the old place, but I can't even begin to describe the freshair of having the windows open or the massive amounts of sunlight that filter in. It's gorgeous!! :) I took a couple of pictures of the old place, which I'll show you as soon as I can.
Well, I'm going to go take some tylenol and watch the storm roll in. I'll talk to you guys very soon, I miss you so much! LaLa, how goes the job hunt??
LOVE YOU ALL!!
Have you decided if you're going to live there or commute? I know you mentioned moving there but I wasn't sure. We'll all have to congregate in Wilmington at LaLa's from now on, I guess ;) Hurry up and post about it and then call me with more details!
I just got back from my MRI arthrogram, but won't know anything until I go to the doctor tomorrow morning. Please pray that the solution to my shoulder isn't anything too drastic. It sounds like a pepper grinder when I twist it, so I'm assuming that wasn't a good thing. Kate, you didn't warn me about the damn needles! I got there and had to wear 2 gowns, one that opened in the back and one in the front. The nurse rigged it so only my shoulder and collarbone were out and then laid me on this crazy x-ray table. The doctor came in and proceeded to stick a 4 inch needle into the joint (which he had to keep adjusting (the worst part)) and then inserted 3 tubes of fluid. After that, they walked me (bare backed, although I was wearing jeans) through 4 halls and to the MRI, where I spent 45 minutes listening to 96ROCK and crazy noises. It was definitely an ordeal and I'm glad it's over... at least I'll be asleep if I need surgery.
The move went well this weekend. I adore my new apartment! It's a lot smaller and doesn't have quite as much personality as the old place, but I can't even begin to describe the freshair of having the windows open or the massive amounts of sunlight that filter in. It's gorgeous!! :) I took a couple of pictures of the old place, which I'll show you as soon as I can.
Well, I'm going to go take some tylenol and watch the storm roll in. I'll talk to you guys very soon, I miss you so much! LaLa, how goes the job hunt??
LOVE YOU ALL!!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Just playing the waiting game..
Well, Monday went well. The first interview just felt super awkward from the very start. Probably because I was nervous and then they asked me all these questions about how I would keep their members. Just tough ass questions that I just felt like I babbled on. Oh well, after that interview I had time to eat lunch and then the rest of the day was one interview after the other! They all seemed to go pretty well after that. They felt more like conversations about what I had experience in, and normal interview questions!!! I got an e-mail from the coordinator on Tuesday asking everyone to rank who they liked the best and then the organizations are going to rank who they liked the best. My rankings went
1. Haw River Assembly
2. New River Foundation
3. Neuse River Foundation
4. Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
Hopefully, I'm going to be picked for one of them. It would be pretty embarrassing if I didn't. But I can chalk it up to experience I suppose.
Anyway, my sister is going to be in town this week from Tuesday - Monday. She'll be working until Thursday and then she's going to come sleep at my apartment. So, it'll be nice to have her around for my birthday. Even though I have to work. The only day off that I have is Saturday and the Tuesday she comes in! :( Oh well!!! Sorry I'm not as depressed as I'm sounding. You just know that I'm really good at complaining so that's what I'm going to do. There isn't much to report otherwise. We had some really upsetting news about one of the adopt dogs that boarded with us at Meadowsweet. Meadowsweet works with a local dog/cat adoption agency called Adopt An Angel and they board some of their pets with us when they don't have a foster family. We had this one dog, his name was Josh, for probably about 6 months. He was hilarious! He was a hound mix and his main source of happiness was to eat, and jump constantly. Anyways, he got adopted last weekend to a nice family. Apparently, they put him out in their yard while they were setting things up for him in the house and he jumped over the fence, ran onto Market St (which is CRAZY busy) and was hit by a car. :*( We were all so sad because that just isn't fair. On happier news we also foster this dog named Charlie who was shot. Yes, someone shot a dog..FUCKERS. He just had major spinal surgery to remove a bullet from his spine, and he's doing very good! We will get him back at the kennel probably within the next week or two. He's such a sweet dog, and it's nice to know that he will get a chance at life!
I guess I'm going to go for now. I'm waiting for my Dad to get home so that we can do some serious cleaning before my sister comes. I miss you girls!!
Kate I will call tonight probably!!
Lauren I will see you tomorrow maybe..or sometime next week!!
Crotch I will call you either tomorrow or mext week to ask how moving went. Don't want to call you when you are in the middle of moving stuff!!
1. Haw River Assembly
2. New River Foundation
3. Neuse River Foundation
4. Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
Hopefully, I'm going to be picked for one of them. It would be pretty embarrassing if I didn't. But I can chalk it up to experience I suppose.
Anyway, my sister is going to be in town this week from Tuesday - Monday. She'll be working until Thursday and then she's going to come sleep at my apartment. So, it'll be nice to have her around for my birthday. Even though I have to work. The only day off that I have is Saturday and the Tuesday she comes in! :( Oh well!!! Sorry I'm not as depressed as I'm sounding. You just know that I'm really good at complaining so that's what I'm going to do. There isn't much to report otherwise. We had some really upsetting news about one of the adopt dogs that boarded with us at Meadowsweet. Meadowsweet works with a local dog/cat adoption agency called Adopt An Angel and they board some of their pets with us when they don't have a foster family. We had this one dog, his name was Josh, for probably about 6 months. He was hilarious! He was a hound mix and his main source of happiness was to eat, and jump constantly. Anyways, he got adopted last weekend to a nice family. Apparently, they put him out in their yard while they were setting things up for him in the house and he jumped over the fence, ran onto Market St (which is CRAZY busy) and was hit by a car. :*( We were all so sad because that just isn't fair. On happier news we also foster this dog named Charlie who was shot. Yes, someone shot a dog..FUCKERS. He just had major spinal surgery to remove a bullet from his spine, and he's doing very good! We will get him back at the kennel probably within the next week or two. He's such a sweet dog, and it's nice to know that he will get a chance at life!
I guess I'm going to go for now. I'm waiting for my Dad to get home so that we can do some serious cleaning before my sister comes. I miss you girls!!
Kate I will call tonight probably!!
Lauren I will see you tomorrow maybe..or sometime next week!!
Crotch I will call you either tomorrow or mext week to ask how moving went. Don't want to call you when you are in the middle of moving stuff!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Kdega's May 12th
aw crot...i understand...mondays do suck. and it sucks for the day b/c it always gets a bad rap. hahaha you're too much girl, love you. i hope britty's being able to visit was good and cheered you up!! i'd be pissed if i'd had that procedure too, i wanted to kill the pakistani bitch who did my first Obgyn exam so much that i haven't been back to one since!! i've got to make an appointment though...the army has strict regs on everything and basically i can't graduate if i dont have my full med exams on record, which of course for me is the woman's exam. the last thing i wanna do is an army doc look at me. we'll see. i looooove you crot!! cheer up lovey
ok so i thought i'd share with you what may 12th has come to mean to me and will always be for me. today was my gma's bday. i think she would have been 87. i woke up and sang happy birthday for her this morning before i went to PT. and i texted my dad the same b/c i know that today and the day she died (june 11th), is very hard for him and my mom. the weirdest part of this though is that the night before (sat-sun) i had what began as a bad dream about chris and i having trouble making this long distance work--and i was sitting in a chair in the lobby of a hotel crying uncontrollably and nona appeared out of nowhere and was just sitting across from me. she asked me what was wrong and then it somehow turned into my missing her, and she got up from her chair and came and knelt next to me. we were there, face to face, and with her hand on my shoulder she said that she was always with me and there was no need to worry, everything works out how it should in the end and no matter what, i will be happy. i woke up at that point, convinced it was real and had actually happened. it'd been a while since i've had a dream with her in it, but i have before. reassured me what i believe that she is always with me, watching over. you know how superstitious my family is, having that dream the day before her birthday was just crazy to me!
secondly, today a year ago i was commissioned as a US Army officer. i stood across from my father with my right hand raised as he gave me the oath of office and i repeated it back to him. and then we stepped down from the alter at my school chapel and my mom came up and helped my dad pin on my 2LT gold bars onto my uniform. all of my family and friends from school were there. funny it ties into the above story b/c we were all emotional b/c the day was so momentous, but in the back of our minds we knew it was nona's bday and they knew how proud she wouldve been of me. and that night we went to dinner and as we waited to order, my family began to give me my gifts of cards and money. but then my uncle timmy and aunt mary (the one's you met at my gma's memorial service britt...my dad's bro) handed me this small box and a card. so i read the card and it made me teary eyed, but i continued and i opened the box and removed the tissue paper and laying in it was my gma's Tiffany's Atlas watch with an italian gold band my gpa had brought over for her to put on it. and seeing it, knowing it was one of her most prized possessions that she had given to my aunt when we made her move up to CT to live with them...i burst into tears, just straight sobbing. and my aunt and uncle do too, followed by my dad, then my cousins and my mom's bro and my other aunt. we're all crying, overcome with memories and emotions of the day and the meaning of that gift...but my gparents, my bro and karen, and my mom are at the other end of the table and have no idea what's going on b/c its a huge table and so my mom cheerfully says 'oooh what did tim and mary give you.' and so i hand the closed box to my mom and she's smiling while she opens it and then BAM its like a wall hit her the second she realized what it was and she goes from smile to uncontrollable sobs. and my gpas see what it is along with my bro and they all start crying too! (of course pat had to explain in mid cry to karen what the gift was and what it meant to us) so by now the entire table is crying, all 15 of us, and the waitress walks up and takes one look at us and is like 'i'll comeback laaaaater.' and runs away. hahaha that was probably the best memory i have from that weekend of commissioning and graduation. it still amazes me how my big weekend celebrations and her memory pulled us all together and pushed us into this flood of emotions. it was a huge family bonding moment and something i'll always remember. and it was a year ago today.
for these reasons i'm certain britt that your interviews were excellent experiences and that something will come of them. may 12th is a good day...rid with emotions...but still good.
to add to this, saturday i got my package from you lala. my goodie box with amazing enviro mags and your gift from venice to me britty (THANKSSSS SO CUTE!!!) and of course, THE BOOK! i spent my free time the rest of the weekend reading what you all had written. i haven't finished reading and catching up, but i love it. i just died with excitement to have it in my hands. AHHHHHHHHH SO EXCITING!!!! i just dont know what to write in here and what to write in there. i think i'll print this out and paste it in there too! hahaha
love you girls, i must go now, i have to get to bed. i dont sleep well here. all my love to you all, and best wishes. you guys are my other nuclear family and i miss you deeply!
ok so i thought i'd share with you what may 12th has come to mean to me and will always be for me. today was my gma's bday. i think she would have been 87. i woke up and sang happy birthday for her this morning before i went to PT. and i texted my dad the same b/c i know that today and the day she died (june 11th), is very hard for him and my mom. the weirdest part of this though is that the night before (sat-sun) i had what began as a bad dream about chris and i having trouble making this long distance work--and i was sitting in a chair in the lobby of a hotel crying uncontrollably and nona appeared out of nowhere and was just sitting across from me. she asked me what was wrong and then it somehow turned into my missing her, and she got up from her chair and came and knelt next to me. we were there, face to face, and with her hand on my shoulder she said that she was always with me and there was no need to worry, everything works out how it should in the end and no matter what, i will be happy. i woke up at that point, convinced it was real and had actually happened. it'd been a while since i've had a dream with her in it, but i have before. reassured me what i believe that she is always with me, watching over. you know how superstitious my family is, having that dream the day before her birthday was just crazy to me!
secondly, today a year ago i was commissioned as a US Army officer. i stood across from my father with my right hand raised as he gave me the oath of office and i repeated it back to him. and then we stepped down from the alter at my school chapel and my mom came up and helped my dad pin on my 2LT gold bars onto my uniform. all of my family and friends from school were there. funny it ties into the above story b/c we were all emotional b/c the day was so momentous, but in the back of our minds we knew it was nona's bday and they knew how proud she wouldve been of me. and that night we went to dinner and as we waited to order, my family began to give me my gifts of cards and money. but then my uncle timmy and aunt mary (the one's you met at my gma's memorial service britt...my dad's bro) handed me this small box and a card. so i read the card and it made me teary eyed, but i continued and i opened the box and removed the tissue paper and laying in it was my gma's Tiffany's Atlas watch with an italian gold band my gpa had brought over for her to put on it. and seeing it, knowing it was one of her most prized possessions that she had given to my aunt when we made her move up to CT to live with them...i burst into tears, just straight sobbing. and my aunt and uncle do too, followed by my dad, then my cousins and my mom's bro and my other aunt. we're all crying, overcome with memories and emotions of the day and the meaning of that gift...but my gparents, my bro and karen, and my mom are at the other end of the table and have no idea what's going on b/c its a huge table and so my mom cheerfully says 'oooh what did tim and mary give you.' and so i hand the closed box to my mom and she's smiling while she opens it and then BAM its like a wall hit her the second she realized what it was and she goes from smile to uncontrollable sobs. and my gpas see what it is along with my bro and they all start crying too! (of course pat had to explain in mid cry to karen what the gift was and what it meant to us) so by now the entire table is crying, all 15 of us, and the waitress walks up and takes one look at us and is like 'i'll comeback laaaaater.' and runs away. hahaha that was probably the best memory i have from that weekend of commissioning and graduation. it still amazes me how my big weekend celebrations and her memory pulled us all together and pushed us into this flood of emotions. it was a huge family bonding moment and something i'll always remember. and it was a year ago today.
for these reasons i'm certain britt that your interviews were excellent experiences and that something will come of them. may 12th is a good day...rid with emotions...but still good.
to add to this, saturday i got my package from you lala. my goodie box with amazing enviro mags and your gift from venice to me britty (THANKSSSS SO CUTE!!!) and of course, THE BOOK! i spent my free time the rest of the weekend reading what you all had written. i haven't finished reading and catching up, but i love it. i just died with excitement to have it in my hands. AHHHHHHHHH SO EXCITING!!!! i just dont know what to write in here and what to write in there. i think i'll print this out and paste it in there too! hahaha
love you girls, i must go now, i have to get to bed. i dont sleep well here. all my love to you all, and best wishes. you guys are my other nuclear family and i miss you deeply!
This Monday almost sucks
Who hates Mondays? I sometimes feel bad for these days of the week because there really is a bad connotation that comes with each first day of the week. I didn't do much to help this Monday, though. I had an OB-GYN appointment first thing this morning because I had a random abnormal pap test (yay, fun!) So, she proceeds to do her little examination (medically termed: colposcopy) and then decides a biopsy is the best bet. I'm STILL hurting from that damn thing :( I don't even want to move because I think something will get messed up (although I know it won't), but it just feels uncomfortable. I've just been really... bummed/down/disheartened/pissy since and needed to talk to someone I love!
On a happier note, Britty is in Raleigh interviewing today and we're going to eat dinner together :D I'm REALLY excited to see her and wish you guys were going to be here too :( Sometime soon, I know.
I love you, girls!
On a happier note, Britty is in Raleigh interviewing today and we're going to eat dinner together :D I'm REALLY excited to see her and wish you guys were going to be here too :( Sometime soon, I know.
I love you, girls!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Live, Learn, Life, Love, Die, Dust, Gone...
Hi girls!
Sorry that it took me (like always) forever to respond. Work, my Mom coming in to town, Mario Kart, and being lazy has prevented me from blogging...until now! Really nothing goes on in my life if I'm being honest. I literally get up, go to work, come home for lunch, go back to work, and then do nothing unless I make plans. When did I become such a loser? :) I bought a really nice bike recently and I've been riding to work a lot more. I love it because it's such great exercise, and it saves me a fucking shitload on gas. I filled up for the first time in 2 and a half weeks or so. That's AWESOME!!! Considering it was usually $52 a tank! Ridic! Thanks BUSH!
Let's see..what can I ramble about? Well, I guess the good news is that I have an interview with the Catawba RiverKeeper Foundation and the Haw River Assembly on May 12th. Here's the website of the job I'm going for..
http://www.ncconservationnetwork.org/more/rainmakers . Keep your fingers crossed! I'd really like to get the fuck away from MeadowHell. :) Seriously, some days are ok, some are great, but most of them I come home wanting to bitch for fucking days about Liz (EVIL BOSS), or Amanda, or something!! It's been pretty tough there. This job is beyond the stress level I can handle and I'd like to be gone immediately. I hadn't planned on being there this fucking long!! I hate complaining, but I'm so good at it. :)
Hmmm... OOH!! Laurence and I were able to go and see Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama speak this past week. It was absolutely the coolest thing we have done. They are so awesome. I still don't know how Bush was voted in for a second term, but I know that Clinton or Obama (whoever wins the nomination) is going to have the hardest fucking clean up job EVER. Ok, I'm going to shut up. But seriously on a side note I just found it incredibly awesome that I was able to see them speak. I was very impressed with both. I voted on Saturday with my Dad. I voted for Hillary. My Dad voted for McCain. HAHA! :) It's cool though! I love voting! YAY!!
Kate..oh my god..you are in love. This is weird. Who am I going to be have a commitment-phobia with? ;) All kidding aside I'm really happy for you. It actually made me tear up what you said. I just still want you to be careful and make him earn your heart. Make that dude work for you. Because you are one incredible woman and he better work to win you over!! :-D Am I making sense?? Anyway..just be careful. He sounds nice, but I still have to meet him before I can give my full approval. :)
Court..YOU ROCK. Big girl Court. I can't wait to see you on May 12th. I have no idea how to get around Raleigh. So, I'm not sure where we could meet or whatev. We'll talk soon about it. You and your shoulder. Make sure you rest it, and don't push yourself to far. If you need anything let me know. Will I get to see your gimp arm when we get dinner? AHH! I can't wait to see you!!
LALA, I shall see you tonight and we shall drink ourselves somewhat silly for Cinco de Mayo, and probably play some Mario Kart. I can only hope we will see Lil' Mon, Cat Girl, Mr. Burns, and those other sluts tonight. We will own them on Shy Guy Beach. WE WILL!! HAHAHA!!
P.S. You guys should know Lauren is kicking fucking ass on our womens soccer league. She owns the field. However, all I own are a pair of either bruised/fractured (? doubt it..but they fucking hurt) ribs!! HAHA! Anyway..I'm done!
Sorry if there are any typos..I don't feel like re reading this haha!!!
OH!!! I get to see HANSON tomorrow (May 6th)!!!
LOVE YOU GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Britty
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Zona news.
This is fun. i love having a blog with you girls. of course britty, fucking get with the program yo! hahaha
so lala, i think everyone's gay and retarded. and i know that's completely NOT politically correct, but you know what i mean, every form of stupid there is. the job market sucks and you're either over qualified or your underqualified b/c you haven't had a real job yet, but how are you supposed to have a real job if no one will give you your first?! just keep trying babe. that's all you can do. take some hits, absorb them and turn them into experiences in interviewing and job searching. you'll get something and one day you'll have that job you've been searching for since the beginning. its just the steps of life i think. and its hard.
so its 1015. i should be going to bed seeing as i'm always tired and have to wake up at 5am. but oh well. i chose to blog yall and rock out to some carrie underwood. i love her. but you guys know that! hahaha shit i'm also supposed to be folding my clothes and hanging up my uniforms, but oh well. no point in starting productivity this late in the weekend. let's see what i can add. i made a 94 on that test that was supposed to kick our asses. i got a GO (as opposed to a No Go, which is a fail and do it all over again) on my brief with my retard rocket group members. i got sidetracked by my anger that they sucked so much, that i wasn't nervous and i just briefed the info that they screwed up so that none of us failed it. the only thing that didn't go the way i wanted it to...was my 12 mile ruck this past friday night. i've been sick and i have really old boots...so my feet were torn to shit after mile 6.5 and i started to have shallower and shallower breathing by mile 7.5, my sergeant stopped the follow truck and made me drop my 35lb ruck and weapon and helmet in the back of it and made me get in the truck. moral of the story, i didn't finish. i only made 8 miles, which is still a lot, but didn't do the job and didn't complete the grad requirement. they told me not to do it in the first place b/c i'm on a profile to not do fitness training for 7 days b/c of my sickness, but i told them i had to try. and i did. so that's that. i'll just have to do it again in a month or so. i'm pissed and disappointed, but shit happens. i guess its good i made it 8 miles and proved a point to my classmates and head officers. i did pass phase 2 of 4 here at school, we're moving in phase 3 and i only have 2 months left here! i'm pretty stoked about that!
other news i think i forgot to mention. when chris visited last weekend...well i guess its 2 weekends ago now...we took a big step and said "i love you" to each other. surprisingly enough it wasn't too fast for me. it might seem that way, but i dont know, i just felt it. and i'm a great believer, as you know, that if i feel something i might as well say it b/c sometimes the moment is fleeting and you regret you didn't say something at that right time when it was there. he's a wonderful guy and i'm extremely lucky to have met him. and i found myself almost saying it to him several times before on the phone, but i wanted to make sure it was right and i didn't want our first "i love you" to be over the phone. so when he came to visit, that first night after we got back from the airport, we were just sitting there on my bed, talking, and he asked me out of the blue if i loved him and i said, actually-yeah i do. haha and he was said good, b/c i love you too and i've wanted to tell you for a while now. and i said, i'd wanted to say the same thing, but i wanted to say it in person. he said that's why he'd waited too. i've never been in love before, nor never felt this way about a boy before...idk. man i really want to wait for the book to come before i write anymore. hahaha, this whole thing is so huge for me...it should be in writing forever. haha ok i'll just leave it there. i'll write everything else i'm thinking and feeling in the book. hahaha
i should really get to bed. i dont want to though. i want to tell you everything i've been thinking and feeling and missing about you guys and life RIGHT NOW!!! but i guess i should wait for sometimes when its not this late at night ; ) haha
i love you all very much. dont you all ever forget that! crot make sure you send me your new addy when you get it. you take care of yourself and your arm! lala, you keep your head up and your eyes open...the right job's coming along soon. prom promise! britty. please get on here and write. i know you're job searching always and wanting to be back in england and saving animals lives daily :) share it with us!!
all my love, loves. you're in my mind and heart, always.
so lala, i think everyone's gay and retarded. and i know that's completely NOT politically correct, but you know what i mean, every form of stupid there is. the job market sucks and you're either over qualified or your underqualified b/c you haven't had a real job yet, but how are you supposed to have a real job if no one will give you your first?! just keep trying babe. that's all you can do. take some hits, absorb them and turn them into experiences in interviewing and job searching. you'll get something and one day you'll have that job you've been searching for since the beginning. its just the steps of life i think. and its hard.
so its 1015. i should be going to bed seeing as i'm always tired and have to wake up at 5am. but oh well. i chose to blog yall and rock out to some carrie underwood. i love her. but you guys know that! hahaha shit i'm also supposed to be folding my clothes and hanging up my uniforms, but oh well. no point in starting productivity this late in the weekend. let's see what i can add. i made a 94 on that test that was supposed to kick our asses. i got a GO (as opposed to a No Go, which is a fail and do it all over again) on my brief with my retard rocket group members. i got sidetracked by my anger that they sucked so much, that i wasn't nervous and i just briefed the info that they screwed up so that none of us failed it. the only thing that didn't go the way i wanted it to...was my 12 mile ruck this past friday night. i've been sick and i have really old boots...so my feet were torn to shit after mile 6.5 and i started to have shallower and shallower breathing by mile 7.5, my sergeant stopped the follow truck and made me drop my 35lb ruck and weapon and helmet in the back of it and made me get in the truck. moral of the story, i didn't finish. i only made 8 miles, which is still a lot, but didn't do the job and didn't complete the grad requirement. they told me not to do it in the first place b/c i'm on a profile to not do fitness training for 7 days b/c of my sickness, but i told them i had to try. and i did. so that's that. i'll just have to do it again in a month or so. i'm pissed and disappointed, but shit happens. i guess its good i made it 8 miles and proved a point to my classmates and head officers. i did pass phase 2 of 4 here at school, we're moving in phase 3 and i only have 2 months left here! i'm pretty stoked about that!
other news i think i forgot to mention. when chris visited last weekend...well i guess its 2 weekends ago now...we took a big step and said "i love you" to each other. surprisingly enough it wasn't too fast for me. it might seem that way, but i dont know, i just felt it. and i'm a great believer, as you know, that if i feel something i might as well say it b/c sometimes the moment is fleeting and you regret you didn't say something at that right time when it was there. he's a wonderful guy and i'm extremely lucky to have met him. and i found myself almost saying it to him several times before on the phone, but i wanted to make sure it was right and i didn't want our first "i love you" to be over the phone. so when he came to visit, that first night after we got back from the airport, we were just sitting there on my bed, talking, and he asked me out of the blue if i loved him and i said, actually-yeah i do. haha and he was said good, b/c i love you too and i've wanted to tell you for a while now. and i said, i'd wanted to say the same thing, but i wanted to say it in person. he said that's why he'd waited too. i've never been in love before, nor never felt this way about a boy before...idk. man i really want to wait for the book to come before i write anymore. hahaha, this whole thing is so huge for me...it should be in writing forever. haha ok i'll just leave it there. i'll write everything else i'm thinking and feeling in the book. hahaha
i should really get to bed. i dont want to though. i want to tell you everything i've been thinking and feeling and missing about you guys and life RIGHT NOW!!! but i guess i should wait for sometimes when its not this late at night ; ) haha
i love you all very much. dont you all ever forget that! crot make sure you send me your new addy when you get it. you take care of yourself and your arm! lala, you keep your head up and your eyes open...the right job's coming along soon. prom promise! britty. please get on here and write. i know you're job searching always and wanting to be back in england and saving animals lives daily :) share it with us!!
all my love, loves. you're in my mind and heart, always.
Realizations
Since Paul has once again dictated what my family will be doing, he, Mom and Dad have all gotten into the truck and ridden to Spring Hope to look at houses. I, being the rebellious, "hard to get along with," younger sibling have decided this will be a perfect time to 1) put a 4th coat of laquer on my tiny table (that I stained, but still looks kind of off), 2) make some copies of a 4 week half-marathon training schedule (so I can prepare for the OBX Half in November following shoulder surgery) and 3) blog to my very favorite people :)
My life has remained on it's very typical, although never boring routine. My alarm goes off every morning at 6:30, I eventually roll out of bed at 7:20 and am on the road by 8. I work for the 5:30 hour when the office closes, then manage to get busy moments before and end up staying at the office until quarter til or 6. I think that part is funny, but I love my job and look forward to going every day, so it doesn't bother me that much. Remind me to tell you about Joe before I close this entry...
But there are little events littered throughout this typical full-time schedule. I finally get my shoulder looked at after 4 years of popping and one very painful 5K, only to learn that I've managed to get one of the few shoulder injuries that can't be remedied by physical therapy. If my Dr. is correct, I have a labral tear (or a cartilage tear) that won't heal on its own (hence 4 years of delightful poppage). Once my shitty insurance approves the MRI arthrogram, we'll know for sure what's wrong. Dr. Speer said surgery is my only option if it's his initial diagnosis... if not, therapy may do the trick instead. Keep your fingers crossed its the latter! I'm not looking forward to this special MRI, though. Apparently they inject fluid into my shoulder to see all the non-bone, soft tissue. Paul said he'd drive me since my right arm/shoulder will be numb following-which isn't very conducive to driving a manual in Raleigh traffic.
The other little event is my upcoming move to Apex. I've yet to start packing, but I figure 2 weeks is enough time to get all my shit together. I'm trying to downsize too... yeah, we'll see how that goes! I'm really excited, though, because not only will this cut down on my commute time, but I'll also be a half of a mile away from the cheapest gas that side of Cary/Raleigh, but I'll also be saving close to $200 a month! My rent is currently $695, with an average of $215 for utilities. At my new place, I got a great deal on a 783 sq. ft. apartment and will only pay $624 per month (which includes cable!) Plus, it's heated by central air, not gas, which will save me an additional $100 per month. I really can't wait! I hope you girls get a chance to come see it soon :) I'm going to take pictures of my currently apartment, before it all gets packed up, so you can see it.
Other than that, life is as it should be. There are no guys, but I'm actually very happy about that. I'm living vicariously through Kate's fantastic boyfriend experience :) That's enough for me.
Well, Mom just called and it's time to get back home to hear what else Paul wants to do today ;) Lauren, I had a thought... you may have trouble finding jobs because you're over-qualified. It's a shitty excuse for them to use, but I bet that's a big one. Just random... have you tried talking to Inspire to see if they have any openings? I know their production side just took off... maybe you should check it out.
Britty, where are you, love??
My life has remained on it's very typical, although never boring routine. My alarm goes off every morning at 6:30, I eventually roll out of bed at 7:20 and am on the road by 8. I work for the 5:30 hour when the office closes, then manage to get busy moments before and end up staying at the office until quarter til or 6. I think that part is funny, but I love my job and look forward to going every day, so it doesn't bother me that much. Remind me to tell you about Joe before I close this entry...
But there are little events littered throughout this typical full-time schedule. I finally get my shoulder looked at after 4 years of popping and one very painful 5K, only to learn that I've managed to get one of the few shoulder injuries that can't be remedied by physical therapy. If my Dr. is correct, I have a labral tear (or a cartilage tear) that won't heal on its own (hence 4 years of delightful poppage). Once my shitty insurance approves the MRI arthrogram, we'll know for sure what's wrong. Dr. Speer said surgery is my only option if it's his initial diagnosis... if not, therapy may do the trick instead. Keep your fingers crossed its the latter! I'm not looking forward to this special MRI, though. Apparently they inject fluid into my shoulder to see all the non-bone, soft tissue. Paul said he'd drive me since my right arm/shoulder will be numb following-which isn't very conducive to driving a manual in Raleigh traffic.
The other little event is my upcoming move to Apex. I've yet to start packing, but I figure 2 weeks is enough time to get all my shit together. I'm trying to downsize too... yeah, we'll see how that goes! I'm really excited, though, because not only will this cut down on my commute time, but I'll also be a half of a mile away from the cheapest gas that side of Cary/Raleigh, but I'll also be saving close to $200 a month! My rent is currently $695, with an average of $215 for utilities. At my new place, I got a great deal on a 783 sq. ft. apartment and will only pay $624 per month (which includes cable!) Plus, it's heated by central air, not gas, which will save me an additional $100 per month. I really can't wait! I hope you girls get a chance to come see it soon :) I'm going to take pictures of my currently apartment, before it all gets packed up, so you can see it.
Other than that, life is as it should be. There are no guys, but I'm actually very happy about that. I'm living vicariously through Kate's fantastic boyfriend experience :) That's enough for me.
Well, Mom just called and it's time to get back home to hear what else Paul wants to do today ;) Lauren, I had a thought... you may have trouble finding jobs because you're over-qualified. It's a shitty excuse for them to use, but I bet that's a big one. Just random... have you tried talking to Inspire to see if they have any openings? I know their production side just took off... maybe you should check it out.
Britty, where are you, love??
Friday, May 2, 2008
Job Update
Ok, so my best chance for a job just denied me. Sun Trust Bank said I was their second choice and that I had interviewed excellently. However, they ultimately had to decide to give the job to someone that has had banking experience. Lame! Such is life!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
SOKKER Love!
This is a wonderful idea Court! I will do my best to post on a regular basis. As to what's going on in my life at the moment. Not a whole lot. The Sharper Image is tentatively set to close its doors on May 24th. I'm hoping I will not be left unemployed. I am currently waiting to hear from Sun Trust about a bank teller position I interviewed for about a week ago. Keep your fingers crossed for me! The real world is not a fun place for me right now.
Fortunately, for me, there's always Mario's world! Yes, that's right! Court, you may have Second Life (have you seen The Office episode when Dwight and Jim play Second Life?), but I have Mario Kart!! It's totally addictive and such a fun game. Whenever we are all together you shoul have a tournament or something!
And speaking of getting together, I say Aug. 8th is the date we should aim for! Why, Aug. 8th you ask? Well, the sequel of The Sisterhood comes out! Sound like a plan?!
Fortunately, for me, there's always Mario's world! Yes, that's right! Court, you may have Second Life (have you seen The Office episode when Dwight and Jim play Second Life?), but I have Mario Kart!! It's totally addictive and such a fun game. Whenever we are all together you shoul have a tournament or something!
And speaking of getting together, I say Aug. 8th is the date we should aim for! Why, Aug. 8th you ask? Well, the sequel of The Sisterhood comes out! Sound like a plan?!
Blame American Idol
One of my professors always used to threaten me with the fact that I'd never stop learning. Even after college, he'd say, I would continue to strive for knowledge. I always laughed, but I knew he was right.
For me, this thirst for information comes not from wanting to know more, but to progress alongside the rest of the world and experience new and extreme situations. Because of this, I've often found myself in a plethora of random situations, from amateur drag shows, mixed martial arts fights and car shows to the Baptist State Convention, craft classes and Second Life (don't ask!).
I digress, let's get to the point of this... today I was fortunate enough to attend a Social Media Lunch & Learn, where we heard all about the multiple uses of blogs, wiki's, networks, communities and many other electronic outlets. I was LEARNING! :) Then it came to me like runners to a water stop: WE could blog!!
The purpose of this blog isn't the same as the notebook, though. The notebook is where we write our most important thoughts and feelings, where are lives are now and where they're going, where we want to go, etc. This blog is more frequent, more shallow (if that's a good word to use), more day to day. This is a place for you to come in after a hard day of rucking and tell us how bad it was; it's a place to tell you the results of a MRI arthrogram. It's a day to day or week to week update on our lives in real time... because I miss you all and I want us to keep in touch.
I know that LaLa blogs with her friends from school and may not be on here as much and Kate and Britty are also very busy, but some is better than none.
Well, being that I am at work, I'm going to get back to working. But let's give this a try... if it doesn't work, we'll delete it. Can't hurt to try, right?
I love you!
For me, this thirst for information comes not from wanting to know more, but to progress alongside the rest of the world and experience new and extreme situations. Because of this, I've often found myself in a plethora of random situations, from amateur drag shows, mixed martial arts fights and car shows to the Baptist State Convention, craft classes and Second Life (don't ask!).
I digress, let's get to the point of this... today I was fortunate enough to attend a Social Media Lunch & Learn, where we heard all about the multiple uses of blogs, wiki's, networks, communities and many other electronic outlets. I was LEARNING! :) Then it came to me like runners to a water stop: WE could blog!!
The purpose of this blog isn't the same as the notebook, though. The notebook is where we write our most important thoughts and feelings, where are lives are now and where they're going, where we want to go, etc. This blog is more frequent, more shallow (if that's a good word to use), more day to day. This is a place for you to come in after a hard day of rucking and tell us how bad it was; it's a place to tell you the results of a MRI arthrogram. It's a day to day or week to week update on our lives in real time... because I miss you all and I want us to keep in touch.
I know that LaLa blogs with her friends from school and may not be on here as much and Kate and Britty are also very busy, but some is better than none.
Well, being that I am at work, I'm going to get back to working. But let's give this a try... if it doesn't work, we'll delete it. Can't hurt to try, right?
I love you!
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