I have never been so ready for happy hour in all my life.
And I have to drive almost an hour to get there (it's the price I pay to have a drink with one of my bestest girl friends in town).
Today has rocked me big time. Clients coming at me left, right and center. Co-workers needing this, that and the other.
I just want to go home and relax while Todd rubs my back.
Good times.
Indeed.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
"There is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."
I tried to read during lunch. I can tell that I'm exhausted because my eyes are crossing every time I try to look at a page in the book. It's an incredibly bizarre feeling.
Neither of us have been sleeping very well for the last few days. I blame it almost entirely on the utter lack of feng shui in the house. I swear by that stuff. I swear by a lot of eastern medicine and that sort of thing. I feng shui'd my house a number of years ago and it worked wonders for my sleeping habits and my general well-being. So I'm going to re-visit my books and do the same to our bedroom. Ideally, I'd feng shui the entire house, but I'm not sure that's going to be possible. I feel like the whole place is probably just laid out all wrong.
So for now, we attack the bedroom.
There might be a slight re-arrangement involved...I have the sneaking suspicion that much of our issues is that there are just way too many doors in our bedroom (grand total of 3) and the office only has 2. Plus it's not on a shared wall, which is probably another issue with our current bedroom. We'll see what happens with all of this.
We're allegedly getting a fan installed in the bathroom this weekend. That'll be nice. Right now, we have to keep the door open when we shower lest we get nasty yellow condensation drops on the ceiling and have to mop the thing whenever those drops start to get really out of control. Who decides NOT to put a fan in a bathroom anyway? I dunno.
Our landlord alluded to the fact that, once our lease is up, he's considering selling the damn place. He's tired of having to deal with all the BS and with another gorgeous new duplex going up next door, it's going to drive the selling price of our house way up. It's a good and bad situation for us, if this happens. Good, because we can get out of that house during the summer. Bad, because we've put a LOT of work into that house and I. HATE. MOVING. It's all just total madness. I'd love to be able to move into a lower rent house just so that we can save some money, but whatever. We'll cross that bridge when the time comes.
I start school again next week.
Oh dear God.
Neither of us have been sleeping very well for the last few days. I blame it almost entirely on the utter lack of feng shui in the house. I swear by that stuff. I swear by a lot of eastern medicine and that sort of thing. I feng shui'd my house a number of years ago and it worked wonders for my sleeping habits and my general well-being. So I'm going to re-visit my books and do the same to our bedroom. Ideally, I'd feng shui the entire house, but I'm not sure that's going to be possible. I feel like the whole place is probably just laid out all wrong.
So for now, we attack the bedroom.
There might be a slight re-arrangement involved...I have the sneaking suspicion that much of our issues is that there are just way too many doors in our bedroom (grand total of 3) and the office only has 2. Plus it's not on a shared wall, which is probably another issue with our current bedroom. We'll see what happens with all of this.
We're allegedly getting a fan installed in the bathroom this weekend. That'll be nice. Right now, we have to keep the door open when we shower lest we get nasty yellow condensation drops on the ceiling and have to mop the thing whenever those drops start to get really out of control. Who decides NOT to put a fan in a bathroom anyway? I dunno.
Our landlord alluded to the fact that, once our lease is up, he's considering selling the damn place. He's tired of having to deal with all the BS and with another gorgeous new duplex going up next door, it's going to drive the selling price of our house way up. It's a good and bad situation for us, if this happens. Good, because we can get out of that house during the summer. Bad, because we've put a LOT of work into that house and I. HATE. MOVING. It's all just total madness. I'd love to be able to move into a lower rent house just so that we can save some money, but whatever. We'll cross that bridge when the time comes.
I start school again next week.
Oh dear God.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Week #2
This week, I'm eternally grateful for coffee
It has been a God-send this week. Todd and I are on a mission to wake up in enough time to have relaxing mornings before work (and I get to eat breakfast at home instead of in the car. Awesome). But I tell you what...it's CRAZY hard to get up at 6:20am after having spent 3 hours at Big Hoss and Patrick Carroll's with some of my favorite peeps and subsequently closing those places down. Totally worth it, don't get me wrong. Just makes it hard to wake up the next morning! (dot com)
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
"Whoa! It's like package-palooza tonight!"
Many things going on in my brain over the last few days.
We may have found the church that's just the fit for us. Granted, we've only been there a few times, but another few and we may have a decision made. It's hard making this change. I've been at my current church since I was 15 and up until the last couple years, it's been a productive and worth-while experience. Lately though, things just aren't synching with me...or with Todd.
All that aside, we're excited when we go to this other church and the lead pastor is really charismatic and knowledgable, which we both love. The music is...different that what I'm used to. Shockingly, I'm not put-off by this. I'm used to your standard "Christian rock" style and this church has more of a jazzy-jam-band feel, which is....relaxing. It makes it easy to sink into the music comfortably and reflectively.
Both the message and the music are essential for Todd and me. Music is where I get the most out of church (being the right-brained person that I am) and Todd gets the most out of spoken word (being the analytical person that he is).
Also interesting is the age range at this church. I walk in and the vast majority of the people that I see are our age (late-20s/early-30s) with some smatterings of kids and older parents (50s and up). I like that.
More on all that later...probably.
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How would you describe a deep person? Question posed this weekend. I have a friend that is probably one of the deepest, most passionate, most elusive people I've ever met. She fascinates me. Ask her a question about any topic and she'll have an answer that is surprisingly far from what you though it would be, but right on the money. She doesn't change the topic...just takes it in a different direction. She makes me think. And when I sit down to have a real conversation with her, I often find myself wondering how it is she became who she is and how can I get more of what she has. Don't read that wrong. I don't want to BE her...I want to be deep LIKE her. She pushes the limits of conversation and thought, in all the right ways.
How would you describe a deep person? The answer posed this weekend was "Someone with faith, hope, and love"...
I'm coming to think that's a pretty accurate description, regardless of creed.
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I'm reading a book right now called Eats, Shoots and Leaves. It's hilarious. And I can think of exactly ZERO people that would enjoy it as much as me. It's a book all about the necessity of proper punctuation. That's right. I'm reading a book about commas, semi-colons, and parantheses. Last year, I read a book called Woe Is I which is equally as dorky and is all about the proper use to pronouns...probably one of my bigger pet peeves is incorrect pronoun usage. Unless, of course, the person at fault is 3 years old, in which case it's hilarious, but should be corrected so they don't keep saying it wrong (just think of how a toddler can screw up possessive pronouns. It's a riot!).
Wow. I am one big ol' dork. I kind of love it!
We may have found the church that's just the fit for us. Granted, we've only been there a few times, but another few and we may have a decision made. It's hard making this change. I've been at my current church since I was 15 and up until the last couple years, it's been a productive and worth-while experience. Lately though, things just aren't synching with me...or with Todd.
All that aside, we're excited when we go to this other church and the lead pastor is really charismatic and knowledgable, which we both love. The music is...different that what I'm used to. Shockingly, I'm not put-off by this. I'm used to your standard "Christian rock" style and this church has more of a jazzy-jam-band feel, which is....relaxing. It makes it easy to sink into the music comfortably and reflectively.
Both the message and the music are essential for Todd and me. Music is where I get the most out of church (being the right-brained person that I am) and Todd gets the most out of spoken word (being the analytical person that he is).
Also interesting is the age range at this church. I walk in and the vast majority of the people that I see are our age (late-20s/early-30s) with some smatterings of kids and older parents (50s and up). I like that.
More on all that later...probably.
____________________________________________________________________
How would you describe a deep person? Question posed this weekend. I have a friend that is probably one of the deepest, most passionate, most elusive people I've ever met. She fascinates me. Ask her a question about any topic and she'll have an answer that is surprisingly far from what you though it would be, but right on the money. She doesn't change the topic...just takes it in a different direction. She makes me think. And when I sit down to have a real conversation with her, I often find myself wondering how it is she became who she is and how can I get more of what she has. Don't read that wrong. I don't want to BE her...I want to be deep LIKE her. She pushes the limits of conversation and thought, in all the right ways.
How would you describe a deep person? The answer posed this weekend was "Someone with faith, hope, and love"...
I'm coming to think that's a pretty accurate description, regardless of creed.
_____________________________________________________________________
I'm reading a book right now called Eats, Shoots and Leaves. It's hilarious. And I can think of exactly ZERO people that would enjoy it as much as me. It's a book all about the necessity of proper punctuation. That's right. I'm reading a book about commas, semi-colons, and parantheses. Last year, I read a book called Woe Is I which is equally as dorky and is all about the proper use to pronouns...probably one of my bigger pet peeves is incorrect pronoun usage. Unless, of course, the person at fault is 3 years old, in which case it's hilarious, but should be corrected so they don't keep saying it wrong (just think of how a toddler can screw up possessive pronouns. It's a riot!).
Wow. I am one big ol' dork. I kind of love it!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Week #1
So my sister-in-law recently posted a blog about naming something each week that you're grateful for. I seriously doubt I'll remember to do this every week, but I'll make an effort.
And this week, I'm grateful for NEW SNOW.
Our neighborhood is currently covered in this nasty has-been snowfall that's starting to melt and turn even more disgusting. I'm quite looking forward to today and tomorrow, when the temps will be nearly 60F to melt off the rest of the nasty...then Sunday bring a fresh new coating of pristine snow for me to enjoy from the warmth of my own home. Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh...
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Minimize
min·i·mize [min-uh-mahyz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –verb (used with object), -mized, -miz·ing.
I think this is my OFFICIAL new year's resolution. I have w-a-y too much STUFF. Too many clothes, too many books (why buy books when the library is there and FREE?), too many DVDs (why even bother to use Netflix if I'm just going to keep buying DVDs?), too many miscellaneous files, too many boxes in the basement, too much crap from college and high school.....I simply have too much STUFF.
I can think about a handful of DVDs that I want/need to keep and they're all collections. Everything else? Meh, I could totally sell them, make a couple bucks and de-clutter the bookshelf.
I'm going to be selling a ton of clothes to Plato's Closet and whatever they won't take, I'll donate to Goodwill or the ARC or whatever.
Books, well, that'll be a bit more of a challenge because I'm really attached to all of them. It's just that I don't need them, ya know?
The boxes in the basement have been a daunting task. We've been working on that issue for a couple weeks...breaking down the ones we want to keep and trying to get rid of the ones we don't.
And all my crap from high school? Oh dear Lord. There is just so MUCH of it. I still have crap at my parents house, for crying out loud! I really need to trash most of it. I have a ton of The Little Mermaid stuff from my days of collecting literally anything and everything that had Ariel on it. Frankly, I can think of (again) a handful of things that I really want to keep...my music box, some Christmas ornaments and the misc. dolls that I have. Beyond that, I just have no need for it anymore. Sigh. And really, what from high school do I really need other than my letter jacket, diploma and the couple of photo albums that I have?
Oh and don't forget about all the wedding stuff that needs to get sorted through and stored.
My life is getting more and more complicated and cluttered and I want to stop it before it gets so out-of-control that I wind up on Oprah talking about how I haven't cleaned my house or done the dishes in six years because "it's just too much at this point".....
əˌmaɪz| 1. | to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. |
I think this is my OFFICIAL new year's resolution. I have w-a-y too much STUFF. Too many clothes, too many books (why buy books when the library is there and FREE?), too many DVDs (why even bother to use Netflix if I'm just going to keep buying DVDs?), too many miscellaneous files, too many boxes in the basement, too much crap from college and high school.....I simply have too much STUFF.
I can think about a handful of DVDs that I want/need to keep and they're all collections. Everything else? Meh, I could totally sell them, make a couple bucks and de-clutter the bookshelf.
I'm going to be selling a ton of clothes to Plato's Closet and whatever they won't take, I'll donate to Goodwill or the ARC or whatever.
Books, well, that'll be a bit more of a challenge because I'm really attached to all of them. It's just that I don't need them, ya know?
The boxes in the basement have been a daunting task. We've been working on that issue for a couple weeks...breaking down the ones we want to keep and trying to get rid of the ones we don't.
And all my crap from high school? Oh dear Lord. There is just so MUCH of it. I still have crap at my parents house, for crying out loud! I really need to trash most of it. I have a ton of The Little Mermaid stuff from my days of collecting literally anything and everything that had Ariel on it. Frankly, I can think of (again) a handful of things that I really want to keep...my music box, some Christmas ornaments and the misc. dolls that I have. Beyond that, I just have no need for it anymore. Sigh. And really, what from high school do I really need other than my letter jacket, diploma and the couple of photo albums that I have?
Oh and don't forget about all the wedding stuff that needs to get sorted through and stored.
My life is getting more and more complicated and cluttered and I want to stop it before it gets so out-of-control that I wind up on Oprah talking about how I haven't cleaned my house or done the dishes in six years because "it's just too much at this point".....
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Social de-evolution appears complete
it would appear that mine and todd's unofficial new year's resolution is going to be wicked amounts of traveling.
All of this is going to be accomplished whenever I'm not in school, making it a bit more interesting as far as the scheduling goes.
March is going to be an off-the-beaten-path trip to Santa Fe via Buena Vista (two of my favorite local-ish places that Todd has never been to) during my spring break. We're going to stay one night in Buena Vista at a funky little cabin haven that, before being transformed to a motel-esque place, was where my parents called home after they got married and moved to Colorado before re-locating to Denver. So I'm kind of stoked about that. I've stayed there once in my life and it was hilarious. It's smack in the middle of town so everything is within walking distance, including the infamous DAIRY KING (yes, KING) which is just a good good time. And there's a sweet park close to the King. So that's awesome. Santa Fe holds more memories for me than I could include here, but some of what I'm going to expose Todd too included the Jackalope, this crazy Indian restaurant complete with belly dancer, downtown Santa Fe, Governor's Palace, and if it's still there and I can find it, the wicked-insane flea market. WEWT!
May is a long weekend trip to Vegas after classes are done for the Spring. We inadvertently won a trip to Vegas (it's a long story that doesn't bear repeating) so we're hoping that it's not all a farce and that we can actually go. Maybe we'll meet up with Crazy Cousin Jackie, as that happens to be her apparent-favorite place on earth (seems like she's there every other weekend...doesn't hurt that she's friends with about a billion different bands). Todd and I went to Vegas a couple years ago in February. It was pretty chilly, to say the least. And we went with my parents and weren't yet married (obviously) so we were staying in different hotels and it was just kind of total madness. This time will be a little easier, both on our feet and our wallets.
Sometime in the summer, we'll be heading to Boston. That was one of our honeymoon options, but decided against it since we wanted to relax on our honeymoon and wanted to see everything that Boston had to offer. Boston + Honeymoon did NOT = relaxing. So we'll be hitting a bunch of the sites and taking in a Red Sox game at Fenway (sorry Rockies, but when in Rome....) and probably watching another game at a pub just so that we can get raucous and crazy like the rest of Boston during a Sox game.
In between all of that, we'll be going to SLC to hang with Todd's parents, sister (+ family) and maybe his brother (if he's in town...we're trying to co-ordinate that). I might try to take a jaunt to Seattle to hang with my sister for a bit (maybe in the summer this time...it was cold and rainy when I was there for her bday last year) and take in more of Queen Anne's, amazing coffee shops, and maybe try to actually hike it to the coast without wearing high heels and carrying a java (again, long story, but pretty funny).
Man, I love to travel.
Maybe next year, we'll be in London for the summer...who knows?!?!
All of this is going to be accomplished whenever I'm not in school, making it a bit more interesting as far as the scheduling goes.
March is going to be an off-the-beaten-path trip to Santa Fe via Buena Vista (two of my favorite local-ish places that Todd has never been to) during my spring break. We're going to stay one night in Buena Vista at a funky little cabin haven that, before being transformed to a motel-esque place, was where my parents called home after they got married and moved to Colorado before re-locating to Denver. So I'm kind of stoked about that. I've stayed there once in my life and it was hilarious. It's smack in the middle of town so everything is within walking distance, including the infamous DAIRY KING (yes, KING) which is just a good good time. And there's a sweet park close to the King. So that's awesome. Santa Fe holds more memories for me than I could include here, but some of what I'm going to expose Todd too included the Jackalope, this crazy Indian restaurant complete with belly dancer, downtown Santa Fe, Governor's Palace, and if it's still there and I can find it, the wicked-insane flea market. WEWT!
May is a long weekend trip to Vegas after classes are done for the Spring. We inadvertently won a trip to Vegas (it's a long story that doesn't bear repeating) so we're hoping that it's not all a farce and that we can actually go. Maybe we'll meet up with Crazy Cousin Jackie, as that happens to be her apparent-favorite place on earth (seems like she's there every other weekend...doesn't hurt that she's friends with about a billion different bands). Todd and I went to Vegas a couple years ago in February. It was pretty chilly, to say the least. And we went with my parents and weren't yet married (obviously) so we were staying in different hotels and it was just kind of total madness. This time will be a little easier, both on our feet and our wallets.
Sometime in the summer, we'll be heading to Boston. That was one of our honeymoon options, but decided against it since we wanted to relax on our honeymoon and wanted to see everything that Boston had to offer. Boston + Honeymoon did NOT = relaxing. So we'll be hitting a bunch of the sites and taking in a Red Sox game at Fenway (sorry Rockies, but when in Rome....) and probably watching another game at a pub just so that we can get raucous and crazy like the rest of Boston during a Sox game.
In between all of that, we'll be going to SLC to hang with Todd's parents, sister (+ family) and maybe his brother (if he's in town...we're trying to co-ordinate that). I might try to take a jaunt to Seattle to hang with my sister for a bit (maybe in the summer this time...it was cold and rainy when I was there for her bday last year) and take in more of Queen Anne's, amazing coffee shops, and maybe try to actually hike it to the coast without wearing high heels and carrying a java (again, long story, but pretty funny).
Man, I love to travel.
Maybe next year, we'll be in London for the summer...who knows?!?!
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