some good news

the 18th of December is my LAST day at Ambar! Thank goodness. I decided this weekend that I wanted the Christmas holiday to be full of family time and no work. I talked to my boss this morning and he was completely cool about it. He even thanked me for sticking around as long as I did (due to the crazy up here!)

other good news-I am almost done with my Christmas shopping. I have never had my own money to just pick up stuff when I want to and this year I was able to do that. I am now patiently waiting on some deliveries from UPS. lol. Online shopping is an amazing thing! I have not bought my parents anything-I usually do really small things for them, but since Dec. 25 is my dad's 50th birthday I think we are doing something special for him. Other than my parents and maybe a birthday gift for someone else, I'm done!

I started putting up stuff that I am not taking with me when I move. I have sooo much junk in my room. I am so excited about living on my own. Should be fun. My mom bought me dishes and kitchen stuff for Christmas. No Christmas surprises for me but I am not complaining. I didn't even think about buying all that stuff until the other day when she was picking up all these things in front of me. Had no idea they were mine until I asked my nosey questions.

I am happy. I haven't been excited about anything in a while. (besides concerts and specific events) I am actually excited about life right now! It is a great feeling.

happy late thanksgiving!

almost there :) 25-29 days

no wedding in December. Thank goodness. I am still trying to lose weight but I am not obsessing over it. I will continue to eat my veggies and work out as much as possible but I won't cry if I don't lose weight every week. I have to learn to be happy however I am. People are constantly changing and I NEED to love myself every day. I know I sound like a freak but I'm okay with that. :)

I am moving to Tyler. I know that I have made MANY plans in the past two months but this one is sticking for a while. I've got everything figured out and settled-and I'm excited. Of course I have not physically moved there, but everything is working out to be a-okay. I am a little worried about a few loose ends, but I will get them settled within the next couple of weeks. My church calling in the Stake is going to be the most difficult to let go. If you know me, you've probably heard me complain about my calling numerous times but it has been a really great experience. I haven't even told them that I am moving but it is one of those things I plan on taking care of soon.

Work is still crazy. I have 29 more work days but I am thinking about not coming back after Christmas. Which will mean 25 more days. Praise all things good and holy! I wonder how my boss will like that idea? haha. Honestly, I don't even care what he thinks. This place has been awful. And maybe all jobs are and I'll realize it one day-but right now I have no bills and no reason to torture myself...so I'll leave with a smile. (that is-unless it gets worse before then)

I can't really think of anything else to write about for now. I am getting a small headache and I'm ready for 5 to get here so I can leave. Tonight I am meeting with a few of the ysa girls to do a visiting teaching circle. I'm so grateful for opportunities like tonight that help me socialize with good people :) speaking of-Abbey time this weekend! YAY!

work=bleh

So my friend is getting married in December. I have no idea when but I know she has asked me to be a bridesmaid. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I will look horrible in aNYThING she picks. I can't stand in front of people looking like I do. This is it...how much weight can I lose before then...or inches..or whatever. Some of me has to go. One of my other friends dropped some weight this past month...a lot. SO I knew it was drugs...it had to be. She claims that she just quit drinking sodas. No diet soda either. So guess what?! I am NOT drinking another soda unless it is forced down my throat. I don't want to be a fat bridesmaid...argh :( I know I can't make a lot of changes before December, but I will die trying! I know I am just babbling away and complaining as usual-but I need to vent. Someone better text me everyday holding me accountable for not drinking soda. I really want to get with a personal trainer. Why must I work??? I better shut up before I complain so much my head explodes. I WILL measure tonight and keep record of my progress. I need to start eating more veggies hard core! Why did someone have to open a soda can just now?...just sayin ;)

Halloween is this weekend! woohoo. I like the weather this time of year and I like candy. Although I will NOT be eating tons of it. I won't allow myself to. I really hope that I can go to Six Flags this weekend. That would be superb...but I just don't know if anyone will be available to go. And I don't really even know what I am doing.

My sister's house was broken into on Monday. It is quite annoying that people think that is acceptable. I really hope that whoever did it gets caught and punished. I would really love it if my sister got back some of her things that she cares about...baby ring, cross necklace, etc... It is so scary to think that someone was in her house. I'm just glad that she wasn't home and that my nephew wasn't there. That would have been bad if they would have hurt my family! I would have gone a little nuts on them for sure.

I get to register for classes next week! I am so excited. It is crazy that I was so against going to school about 3 months ago and now I am more excited than ever to go back. :) I am kind of dreading going back to TJC. I didn't think I really fit in while I was there, but I will def endure it and smile because I won't be there long.

What else to say? oh..I'm going to Houston on Friday to see Push Play in concert. I am pretty excited about it. Lacy is driving and letting me stay in her dorm after the concert. I think it is about a three and a half hour drive...so I will be pretty exhausted. I just hope we can stay awake after the concert for our drive. My feet are not looking forward to all that standing, but I think we will survive.

I only have about twenty minutes left here at work. I need to see if I need to fax some papers before I leave. I guess I'll be posting some measurements tomorrow. What fun?!

I did get sick...

I had a cold all weekend. I'm still tired. My head hurts. I just love to complain... I really really want some cheesecake...and thank goodness I was browsing different blogs and found a low-fat pumpkin one. ;) So..tonight after I teach aerobics, I will be running to Brookshires to get the stuff to make this cake! I am craving it and WILL eat it soon.

My older sister is going back to school! I'm so happy for her. We might actually take a class together...awkward! lol. Just kidding. I think it will be great. I am very proud of her for doing what she wants (and not wanting to do something insane!!! haha)

My nose is all peeley(whoa..im far too lazy to look up the spelling of this word. I want to say that the skin around my nose is falling off and it looks like I have boogers. GROSS) and gross. I'm so stopped up and I sound awful. I answer phones at work and I'm sure people think I am annoying.

I'm going to see Push Play next Friday in Houston. I'm going with Lacy and I'm pretty excited. She actually won a contest one time to go hang out with them for a private concert thing. There were supposed to be about 20 people there but only 3 showed up (one of them was Lacy and one of them was a friend that went with her) She drove about 7 hours then so this 4hour trip is looking great to her! She really likes them...I've only listened to a few things, but I'm still excited!!! Tickets weren't too expensive.

I'm trying to make a decision about something else. I made plans to do something...but they were up in the air and no details had been sorted out. The people involved were not 100% sure if they could go and now something else has popped up. I REALLY want to do plan 1...but the family is super involved with the 2nd plan. Its not super important that I do plan 2, but it is something new. Plan 1 is something I was really looking forward to. I was a little worried that it wouldn't work out so I didn't get too excited. And now I'm the one not making it work. I feel a little guilty and sad. I want to go and I want everyone to be happy. ...someone make my decisions please! That would make my life so much easier.

I'm thinking about weighing tonight. I kind of feel like I need to start over because I didn't write anything down and I still can't find those old measurements. I need to get organized but this full time job is a LIFE-SUCKER! I feel like I'm falling apart. I never wanted this to be full time, yet I stayed because the money part sounded so good. Should have thought it through....bleh!

once again...someone take over my life for me. Like in the episode of Friends when Rachel tells Monica that she is in charge of making all of Rachel's love life decisions...although, I guess she ended up doing what she wanted....I probably would too.

I need to figure out how to put pictures on here....I have some really good ones of Tony seeing 'papas pairpwane' a few weeks ago, framing hanley, and a couple of Erica's games.

I guess that is it for today. hasta luego (did I spell that right? hope so...)

stop sneezing, self!

Bad/Good week. Very undecided about how I feel right now. Probably because I am bored out of my mind at work. One boss didn't come in at all and the other boss left at 11:30. I hate that they get to do that...while I sit here bored. Sure, I could come up with some stuff to do, but geeze, I just want to leave.

bad-I gained a pound.
Looks like I'm not leaving Ambar again...
I've sneexed a hundred times today and my throat is getting sore...I really don't want to get sick right now. That would be awful.

good-It is Friday. That means I made it through the week.
I'm sore which means I got a decent work out.
It is yamboree time. Good food/socializing/environment/parades..yay!
I got paid yesterday!

I was hoping this would take up a lot more of my time. I still have 50 minutes here at work. I've been playing free cell all day so I guess I'll play a game and try and think of something else to say.

Nope, didn't help. Although I could tell you a story about more work drama-but seriously I'm sick of all of that stuff too so I think I will just leave it for the birds.

Happy weekend to you!

almost free

I just talked to my boss about leaving. He said that he already has someone he is thinking about hiring....so it should be fairly quick. I am so happy that I am ending this chapter in my book. I am exhausted from all that I am trying to tackle right now. I am ready to slow down and get back into a good school mode!

I plan on teaching aerobics still and really working hard on Mary Kay. So many people in my unit make good money every month and I am jealous! I just need more time and now I will be able to focus on it a little more. I am also thinking about getting back into some personal training. Actually, I know I will. I'm just waiting to see what happens to my schedule. I am so excited.

I don't have much else to say right now. I feel so free...well, almost.

new shoes HURT!

I've got 20 minutes to waste before I head home for the day.

I forgot to weigh myself on Thursday night at the gym. SO I weighed myself at home and BAM..i weighed about 12 more pounds than the week before. I'm guessing the scales are very different and I pray that the scale at home is broke :(

I will weigh tomorrow though. Still didn't find my old measurements but I will go ahead and measure away tonight and post some of that fun stuff.

Work is bleh. I'm so ready to leave. I think I will tell my boss it is time to find my replacement ASAP. I should have never come back after the little incident a couple of weeks ago...I just felt so bad for leaving my boss hanging. He has been really great to me and I appreciate him a lot. So, I will be as professional as possible and stay for a little while longer.

I got to see Framing Hanley and Transmit Now again on Saturday. I love music. I am so glad that I have been able to see so many different artists the past few months. I will keep going to concerts as long as I am able to...I love it.

This week is the Yamboree lol. I'm going to be honest and tell you that I will cheat on my diet. I will probably eat a corndog. And I will probably eat a funnel cake. I have to. It is just part of the Yamboree. I will do an extra ab workout to cancel it out I guess. I am looking forward to the atmosphere Gilmer has this time of year. I like small town life....as long as I have my bestie in Austin to escape to ;) love you Abbey!

This rain needs to go away for just a little bit. I wish the sun would shine a little for the Yamboree. I also want to go to six flags before Fright Fest ends and this rain is killing my plans! I also love the rain at the same time so I should stop complaining...

only ten more minutes....hmm What to say? What to say?....

I have a digital camera now. I love it. I don't use it constantly but I like having one just in case a "kodak" moment presents itself. My computer was damaged in the last big storm though so I haven't been able to upload anything lately. I have an extended warranty on the computer but I've almost convinced myself to go buy a charger just to see if that is the problem. I hear getting a computer fixed (even with a warranty) is a pain in the butt. I don't feel like causing any pain to any part of my body right now....but hopefully I will post some pictures soon. Mainly of my nephew :) he is so sweet and cute!

Definite plans for January-one last full semester at TJC. Working part time for dad (teaching aerobics) and possibly another part time job. (Retail or something like that) I will either be living at home or in my aunt's house in Tyler. Summer of next year is one big mystery for now.

And I only have about 5 minutes now so I will blog later.