Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Avon, Avenue Q, and Drugs
Last night, I saw Avenue Q at the Fisher with my Aunt (part of our season ticket package at the theatre). OMG, I had no idea what I was in for with this show. Freaking hilarious! Totally not for the conservative minded. The show was based around puppets, and was filled with hilarious racy songs, sex, swearing. Loved it. I think even Kurt would have liked it, and he is not a theatre person. We ate dinner at this little cafe at the Fisher before the show, and I had the BEST tuna salad I have ever eaten. I need the recipe. :).
Kurt and I had a dr.'s appt today to get prescriptions called in for our trip. We wanted these patches that were recommended to me by Rebecca for sea sickness, and Ambien for Kurt for the nights on the ship, in case he cannot sleep. We don't have a "family" dr, we just go to whomever at our local hospital that is near the office. Well, we got put with the dr who hates prescriptions. I thought at one point he was not going to call the prescriptions in. I mean, can I seriously become addicted to sea sickness patches? It's funny to me how friends of mine can simply place a call and get a script of 400 Vicodin, but I have to beg for sea sickness. And since the last time i went to the dr was two freaking years ago, I think he should see I am not an addict. I can't wait until Britton and Lisa are a doctor and PA, so I can not feel like a criminal when I need something simple like that. Lame. Picked up the scripts tonight, so all I need are the pills for altitude change that the travel doc is calling in for us.
Monday night we had a board workshop for the school board. It was very productive, but LONG. I was exhausted by the end of it and glad to get home.
Oh, the funniest thing ever. Misty, my secretary, decided that she is going to start selling Avon, basically to get the discount. IF she recruits others to sell, you can earn a lot of money for the referrals. Anyway, she talks KORY into being an Avon rep. Kory is convinced he is getting rich off of this. He is going to put himself through law school, date Avon models, and meet hot girls. Can we say "in denial"? Kurt is putting money on that Kory will never sell one item of Avon, but I guess we will see. It would amuse me greatly. Hopefully, I can get some stuff for cost though, haha. Kory is officially gay. LOL.
Kurt and I had a dr.'s appt today to get prescriptions called in for our trip. We wanted these patches that were recommended to me by Rebecca for sea sickness, and Ambien for Kurt for the nights on the ship, in case he cannot sleep. We don't have a "family" dr, we just go to whomever at our local hospital that is near the office. Well, we got put with the dr who hates prescriptions. I thought at one point he was not going to call the prescriptions in. I mean, can I seriously become addicted to sea sickness patches? It's funny to me how friends of mine can simply place a call and get a script of 400 Vicodin, but I have to beg for sea sickness. And since the last time i went to the dr was two freaking years ago, I think he should see I am not an addict. I can't wait until Britton and Lisa are a doctor and PA, so I can not feel like a criminal when I need something simple like that. Lame. Picked up the scripts tonight, so all I need are the pills for altitude change that the travel doc is calling in for us.
Monday night we had a board workshop for the school board. It was very productive, but LONG. I was exhausted by the end of it and glad to get home.
Oh, the funniest thing ever. Misty, my secretary, decided that she is going to start selling Avon, basically to get the discount. IF she recruits others to sell, you can earn a lot of money for the referrals. Anyway, she talks KORY into being an Avon rep. Kory is convinced he is getting rich off of this. He is going to put himself through law school, date Avon models, and meet hot girls. Can we say "in denial"? Kurt is putting money on that Kory will never sell one item of Avon, but I guess we will see. It would amuse me greatly. Hopefully, I can get some stuff for cost though, haha. Kory is officially gay. LOL.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Dinner with a Piston
This week just flew by. Busy at work, some family stuff that came up, and so on...
Bad news of the week: Kurt's Grama is in the ICU in Bay City. I guess Kurt's cousin went over to her house to see her, and saw her slumped over in a chair in her living room. He thought she was sleeping, but when he knocked on the door and then window, she did not wake, so he used his key and went in, and could not wake her, and called 911. Apparently, she has pneumonia and a MAJOR infection. I am not good with medical terms, but I guess when you have diabetes (which she does), and you get a sore or something, you are supposed to contact the dr right away. She got one, and did not tell anyone. It has not spread and is really deep and huge. They ended up having to do minor surgery to drain and clean the area. As the norm, the drs are not really saying what the prognosis is or anything, so I have no idea on anything. She is 85 years old. Anyway, Kurt and i went to visit her on Thursday after work. It was a nice visit. She was really talkative, in good spirits and seemed really well (except the obvious). Update: Kurt talked to his Mom today who said his Grama is doing a lot better, so that's great!
Had dinner with Kurt's Mom after that since she lives near Bay City. Did not get home until 1150 PM last night, so we were zonked at work the next day.
Last night, we had dinner at Crave Lounge in Dearborn with my friend, Cassie, and her boyfriend, Ken. We have such a blast with them. They are both attys, so we enjoy exchanging "war" stories. They have a practice together as well. Anyway, guess who was sitting about 10 feet from me? Rip Hamilton! A star on the Detroit Pistons! How crazy is that? He has amazing taste in restaurants, haha. Anyway, the food was amazing, and we had an awesome time. It was nice to get out for the night. Kurt had three rum and cokes and he needed that as well.
Spent the day on Saturday doing laundry, dishes, cleaning, and watching The Gilmore Girls. I just finished up Season 3. Rory graduated from high school, and dudring her speech, I literally had tears pouring down my face. I was bawling. I can't believe I never watched this show before, I was totally missing out. Have to wait to watch more now until Wednesday when two more discs are delilvered. Sigh.
We worked all day today, which was not fun....ugh, but we got some stuff done that needed to be done. On the way home, it started SNOWING! AARGH! I cannot believe it was over 70 degrees less than one week ago, and today, SNOW. Anyway, none of it seems to be sticking, so that's good. But, it was almost blizzard like on the drive home. Crazy. I hate snow and cold weather, and all of the people out there who talk about wanting a white christmas, and loving the look of the winter season are NUTS. Which is prob why I enjoy leaving the country every December as my Xmas present to myself! :).
Speaking of which, only a little over a month until we leave for Galapagos, and I can't wait. We are doing a three hour tour of quito the day before our yacht leaves, which should give me some good pics as well! The city is really historic and beautiful (supposedly). I just called our dr to call in the patches for sea sickness, and there is not really much else to do in preparation for the trip. Yay!
Bad news of the week: Kurt's Grama is in the ICU in Bay City. I guess Kurt's cousin went over to her house to see her, and saw her slumped over in a chair in her living room. He thought she was sleeping, but when he knocked on the door and then window, she did not wake, so he used his key and went in, and could not wake her, and called 911. Apparently, she has pneumonia and a MAJOR infection. I am not good with medical terms, but I guess when you have diabetes (which she does), and you get a sore or something, you are supposed to contact the dr right away. She got one, and did not tell anyone. It has not spread and is really deep and huge. They ended up having to do minor surgery to drain and clean the area. As the norm, the drs are not really saying what the prognosis is or anything, so I have no idea on anything. She is 85 years old. Anyway, Kurt and i went to visit her on Thursday after work. It was a nice visit. She was really talkative, in good spirits and seemed really well (except the obvious). Update: Kurt talked to his Mom today who said his Grama is doing a lot better, so that's great!
Had dinner with Kurt's Mom after that since she lives near Bay City. Did not get home until 1150 PM last night, so we were zonked at work the next day.
Last night, we had dinner at Crave Lounge in Dearborn with my friend, Cassie, and her boyfriend, Ken. We have such a blast with them. They are both attys, so we enjoy exchanging "war" stories. They have a practice together as well. Anyway, guess who was sitting about 10 feet from me? Rip Hamilton! A star on the Detroit Pistons! How crazy is that? He has amazing taste in restaurants, haha. Anyway, the food was amazing, and we had an awesome time. It was nice to get out for the night. Kurt had three rum and cokes and he needed that as well.
Spent the day on Saturday doing laundry, dishes, cleaning, and watching The Gilmore Girls. I just finished up Season 3. Rory graduated from high school, and dudring her speech, I literally had tears pouring down my face. I was bawling. I can't believe I never watched this show before, I was totally missing out. Have to wait to watch more now until Wednesday when two more discs are delilvered. Sigh.
We worked all day today, which was not fun....ugh, but we got some stuff done that needed to be done. On the way home, it started SNOWING! AARGH! I cannot believe it was over 70 degrees less than one week ago, and today, SNOW. Anyway, none of it seems to be sticking, so that's good. But, it was almost blizzard like on the drive home. Crazy. I hate snow and cold weather, and all of the people out there who talk about wanting a white christmas, and loving the look of the winter season are NUTS. Which is prob why I enjoy leaving the country every December as my Xmas present to myself! :).
Speaking of which, only a little over a month until we leave for Galapagos, and I can't wait. We are doing a three hour tour of quito the day before our yacht leaves, which should give me some good pics as well! The city is really historic and beautiful (supposedly). I just called our dr to call in the patches for sea sickness, and there is not really much else to do in preparation for the trip. Yay!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Welcome to The White House, Barack
Words cannot express how I feel tonight. Happiness, relief, faith in our country and it's people....
I am not going to say much more, as I am exhausted. But, I am really looking forward to the new journey the country is going to be headed on. One filled with change, and one where we have a chance to get out of debt and attempt to give equal rights to everyone.
Hugs to everyone!
P.S. McCain's speech was very gracious and humble and I was very, surprisingly, impressed. I think if he would have acted like that during the duration of his campaign, instead of attacking all the time, this race might have been more close......
I am not going to say much more, as I am exhausted. But, I am really looking forward to the new journey the country is going to be headed on. One filled with change, and one where we have a chance to get out of debt and attempt to give equal rights to everyone.
Hugs to everyone!
P.S. McCain's speech was very gracious and humble and I was very, surprisingly, impressed. I think if he would have acted like that during the duration of his campaign, instead of attacking all the time, this race might have been more close......
The Vote
So, we ended up leaving work around 1245 and heading to vote. No long lines, there were prob like 8 people in front of us. Got my ballot, marked off straight Democratic ticket, voted on the nonpartisan stuff and proposals (yes and yes). And, got my sticker, cuz hey, it's all about the sticker! ;).
Left there and headed home to change, then to lunch. I wanted a drink. I had a hard morning at the office. First of all, we were not even supposed to be there. Second, it was freaking insanity. All three lines were going ALL morning, people kept randomnly stopping in who did not have appointments, etc. Kurt kicked one guy out of the office who had the audacity to come in and try to yell at Kurt for something that the client himself did! He wrote a check to our office and wrote the wrong amount in the written out portion, and was mad at me because our bank could not immediately fix it, when in reality, HIS bank had to fix it. Unbelievable what we are blamed for.
Went to lunch at a local Mexican place, and ordered a JUMBO daiquiri. YUM. They really loaded it with alcohol, and since I am such a nondrinker, I was feeling it right away. Made work seem SO far away, LOL. Enjoyed lunch with Kurt, bitching about the office antics this morning, and the fact that anyone would vote for "Bush 2", and had a fabulous time. Took a drive afterwards with the top down in the Saab, then headed home. BTW, it is NOVEMBER FOURTH, and I had the top down in my car. This never happens. The weather was amazingly gorgeous today. Came home, sat on my chaise and proceeded to sleep the rest of the afternoon. Bliss.
We are now sitting here watching the results. I need to head downstairs to work out soon, and will turn the resultst stuff on down there.
Go Obama!
Left there and headed home to change, then to lunch. I wanted a drink. I had a hard morning at the office. First of all, we were not even supposed to be there. Second, it was freaking insanity. All three lines were going ALL morning, people kept randomnly stopping in who did not have appointments, etc. Kurt kicked one guy out of the office who had the audacity to come in and try to yell at Kurt for something that the client himself did! He wrote a check to our office and wrote the wrong amount in the written out portion, and was mad at me because our bank could not immediately fix it, when in reality, HIS bank had to fix it. Unbelievable what we are blamed for.
Went to lunch at a local Mexican place, and ordered a JUMBO daiquiri. YUM. They really loaded it with alcohol, and since I am such a nondrinker, I was feeling it right away. Made work seem SO far away, LOL. Enjoyed lunch with Kurt, bitching about the office antics this morning, and the fact that anyone would vote for "Bush 2", and had a fabulous time. Took a drive afterwards with the top down in the Saab, then headed home. BTW, it is NOVEMBER FOURTH, and I had the top down in my car. This never happens. The weather was amazingly gorgeous today. Came home, sat on my chaise and proceeded to sleep the rest of the afternoon. Bliss.
We are now sitting here watching the results. I need to head downstairs to work out soon, and will turn the resultst stuff on down there.
Go Obama!
Time to Vote
So, we were going to take the entire day off today to vote. But, we are at the office working half day, leaving at noon. Whoot! This is very rare that I leave the office before 5, so yay for us! I wish we voted for President more often (OK, I take that back, I am actually SO SICK of politics right now, but I would like more days off, haha).
Anyway.
We have two proposals to vote for in MI time time around. I would love to hear about what proposals everyone else has in their state and what they think about them, stuff like that almost interests me more than the major stuff, like President. Anyway, in MI, it's medicinal marijuana and stem cell research. I am voting yes on both of them, for various reasons.
And can't wait to vote for Obama/Biden either. And, to everyone out there who thinks this is the immoral way to vote, SCREW YOU (I say this only because I know none of my readers think this, LOL). Last night, I kept hearing MORE on TV about "Republican: the way to be moral". GAG GAG GAG. In my apparently screwed up way of thinking, I think voting MY way is more moral. My party supports equal rights for everyone, giving women the right to choose, and not judging others for the way they choose to be. I also like how the Bible states that "Only God shall Judge", yet, the Republican party wants gays to have to rights and women to be forced into pregnancies they don't want. Interesting......................
Anyway, vent over. I am just truly sick of the whole "Republicans are moral and Democrats are sinners" bullshit. OMG, I just said bullshit. Send me straight to hell......
Wow, reading back on this, I can tell I am not feeling well this morning, LOL.
Most importantly, I want everyone to get out there and VOTE (especially if you are voting a straight Dem ticket, haha). So many people don't vote, and I just don't get that. I think it is our duty to do so. I would literally orgasm if Obama wins and the Senate gets those 60 seats needed (highly unlikely, but a girl can dream). If this does occur, I think we can start digging ourselves out of the HOLE that Bush has created, so lovingly, for us over the past 8 years. Those who think McCain will change that when he voted with Bush 90% of the time, are just a tiny bit delusional, me thinks..........
Click here to see the reasons people I know vote and why they are lame.
Anyway.
We have two proposals to vote for in MI time time around. I would love to hear about what proposals everyone else has in their state and what they think about them, stuff like that almost interests me more than the major stuff, like President. Anyway, in MI, it's medicinal marijuana and stem cell research. I am voting yes on both of them, for various reasons.
And can't wait to vote for Obama/Biden either. And, to everyone out there who thinks this is the immoral way to vote, SCREW YOU (I say this only because I know none of my readers think this, LOL). Last night, I kept hearing MORE on TV about "Republican: the way to be moral". GAG GAG GAG. In my apparently screwed up way of thinking, I think voting MY way is more moral. My party supports equal rights for everyone, giving women the right to choose, and not judging others for the way they choose to be. I also like how the Bible states that "Only God shall Judge", yet, the Republican party wants gays to have to rights and women to be forced into pregnancies they don't want. Interesting......................
Anyway, vent over. I am just truly sick of the whole "Republicans are moral and Democrats are sinners" bullshit. OMG, I just said bullshit. Send me straight to hell......
Wow, reading back on this, I can tell I am not feeling well this morning, LOL.
Most importantly, I want everyone to get out there and VOTE (especially if you are voting a straight Dem ticket, haha). So many people don't vote, and I just don't get that. I think it is our duty to do so. I would literally orgasm if Obama wins and the Senate gets those 60 seats needed (highly unlikely, but a girl can dream). If this does occur, I think we can start digging ourselves out of the HOLE that Bush has created, so lovingly, for us over the past 8 years. Those who think McCain will change that when he voted with Bush 90% of the time, are just a tiny bit delusional, me thinks..........
Click here to see the reasons people I know vote and why they are lame.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Invisalign and Election Day
I looked at the calendar at the office next Tuesday, and noticed that Kurt marked off the second half of the day and wrote "Lori and Kurt out of the office". I was like, Hun? Does he have some surprise trip planned or something? So, I called him, and he reminded me that it was election day next Tuesday, and we would be voting and watching election coverage, and acting all desperate and stuff for Obama to win...........
I can't believe that we are taking part of a day off for this, LOL. But, I will take whatever time off I can get, no matter what the reason.
Went to the ortho this morning to pick up my Invisalign, as they are in! :). They are weird. I was only previously wearing a bottom retainer, and to have one on the top too is just plain weird. I am talking somewhat oddly, and Kurt is having a blast making fun of words I temporarily cannot say. Love him. ;). Glad to have them though, and I have one set I wear for two weeks, and the next for two more weeks, then I go back in to get more and for them to look at my progress.
I was exhausted last night. I fell asleep on the couch at 9, and we were in bed by 930.
Don't remember if I posted about this or not, but the deep fryer is AWESOME. Great purchase! Last night, I made Kurt garlic fries from Trader Joe's (I tried one and YUM), and grilled halibut, and last night, he was not very hungry, but requested "some fries would be nice" so I made him some seasoned curly fries (of which I also tasted one, and YUM). Rebecca, they seriously rivaled Pete's. The brand, ironically, is called McCain. Anyway. I questioned whether I should buy them or not when I noticed the brand, but decided to put politics aside and buy the fries, especially since there was no fry brand called Obama.
I can't believe that we are taking part of a day off for this, LOL. But, I will take whatever time off I can get, no matter what the reason.
Went to the ortho this morning to pick up my Invisalign, as they are in! :). They are weird. I was only previously wearing a bottom retainer, and to have one on the top too is just plain weird. I am talking somewhat oddly, and Kurt is having a blast making fun of words I temporarily cannot say. Love him. ;). Glad to have them though, and I have one set I wear for two weeks, and the next for two more weeks, then I go back in to get more and for them to look at my progress.
I was exhausted last night. I fell asleep on the couch at 9, and we were in bed by 930.
Don't remember if I posted about this or not, but the deep fryer is AWESOME. Great purchase! Last night, I made Kurt garlic fries from Trader Joe's (I tried one and YUM), and grilled halibut, and last night, he was not very hungry, but requested "some fries would be nice" so I made him some seasoned curly fries (of which I also tasted one, and YUM). Rebecca, they seriously rivaled Pete's. The brand, ironically, is called McCain. Anyway. I questioned whether I should buy them or not when I noticed the brand, but decided to put politics aside and buy the fries, especially since there was no fry brand called Obama.
Gretel is in the office today, and dressed up like a bat! Super cute.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thanks, Rach!
McCanine marks his territory. (from CollegeHumor)
I wish I could take credit and say this was one of my puggies, but alas, it was not. What a little pug genius though! I think all pugs are against Palin especially, since she seems to hate animals.....:).
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
I am Katharine
Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...
You Are a Katharine!
You are a Katharine -- "I am happy and open to new things"
Katharines are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world.
How to Get Along with Me
- * Give me companionship, affection, and freedom.
- * Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter.
- * Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories.
- * Don't try to change my style. Accept me the way I am.
- * Be responsible for youself. I dislike clingy or needy people.
- * Don't tell me what to do.
What I Like About Being a Katharine
- * being optimistic and not letting life's troubles get me down
- * being spontaneous and free-spirited
- * being outspoken and outrageous. It's part of the fun.
- * being generous and trying to make the world a better place
- * having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures
- * having such varied interests and abilities
What's Hard About Being a Katharine
- * not having enough time to do all the things I want
- * not completing things I start
- * not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career
- * having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies
- * feeling confined when I'm in a one-to-one relationship
Katharines as Children Often
- * are action oriented and adventuresome
- * drum up excitement
- * prefer being with other children to being alone
- * finesse their way around adults
- * dream of the freedom they'll have when they grow up
Katharines as Parents
- * are often enthusiastic and generous
- * want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life
- * may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive
Take Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz at HelloQuizzy
8 days
Only 8 days until the election, and either me crying tears of joy or despair. Ugh.
I am getting concerned though, as McCain is out almost "guaranteeing" a win, which makes me nervous. Bush did the EXACT same thing back when they cheated the past two times, and it makes me wonder about the possibility of another rigged election. Ugh again.
Wore my new red sweater today and already got a compliment on it. :).
I am getting concerned though, as McCain is out almost "guaranteeing" a win, which makes me nervous. Bush did the EXACT same thing back when they cheated the past two times, and it makes me wonder about the possibility of another rigged election. Ugh again.
Wore my new red sweater today and already got a compliment on it. :).
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Addict
I am an addict. I admit it.
What am I addicted to?
The Gilmore Girls.
My Mom and Grama love the show. My Grama owns the entire series on DVD. My Mom has seen them all, several times. I figured that it was about time I started watching it, because I knew I would love it if they both did. Plus, Rebecca told me it was really good as well. Anyway, started getting the series, from the start, on Netflix DVDs. I am now on Season 3. I now discovered that you can find the episodes online as well. So, since I can't wait for Netflix videos to get here, I am now watching them online late at night too. Oh yes. Addicted. Such a freaking great show though. I love how all the characters are so well developed, and the story lines just draw me in. I love it all. Right now, Rory is a senior in high school. So, i have a ways to go......Anybody have any good sites you use online to watch shows? The one I am using is driving me nuts.....Slow.....
So, today I went out to run some errands. Had to pick up my prescription, and while there, got a flu shot at the pharmacy. So easy! No appointment needed, since they were not very busy. It's funny how small my town is, the pharmacist knows us from our prescriptions. He asked what our "big trip" planned this year would be....So, we talked some about Galapagos, and he talked about some places he wants to go. Nice guy. I should set him up with Rebecca! :). He loves to travel! I am guessing he is married though.
After that, headed into town as I am on a mission to find winter work clothes. For some reason, I am lacking on sweaters and such for work. So, I went to Kohl's and Elder Beerman, and to TJMaxx. Found nothing at TJMaxx. Found lots at Kohl's and Elder though. At Kohls, I ended up with two kewl silver necklaces (long ones that will look with turtleneck and cowlneck sweaters), 4 sweaters and two sweater coat things. At Elder Beerman, I bought two sweaters, a suit (grey) and one pair of black pants. I could not find pics online of everything, but here are links to some of the stuff below. I am so happy to have some warm stuff to wear that is professional, yet I can wear it outside of work too. I saved 15% at Kohl's by using a coupon too! Yay!
dark grey sweater
red sweater
blue sweater
Black Sweater
grey sweater
sweater
Grey Suit
Anyway, off to watch the rest of the World Series game and The Gilmore Girls! Night.
What am I addicted to?
The Gilmore Girls.
My Mom and Grama love the show. My Grama owns the entire series on DVD. My Mom has seen them all, several times. I figured that it was about time I started watching it, because I knew I would love it if they both did. Plus, Rebecca told me it was really good as well. Anyway, started getting the series, from the start, on Netflix DVDs. I am now on Season 3. I now discovered that you can find the episodes online as well. So, since I can't wait for Netflix videos to get here, I am now watching them online late at night too. Oh yes. Addicted. Such a freaking great show though. I love how all the characters are so well developed, and the story lines just draw me in. I love it all. Right now, Rory is a senior in high school. So, i have a ways to go......Anybody have any good sites you use online to watch shows? The one I am using is driving me nuts.....Slow.....
So, today I went out to run some errands. Had to pick up my prescription, and while there, got a flu shot at the pharmacy. So easy! No appointment needed, since they were not very busy. It's funny how small my town is, the pharmacist knows us from our prescriptions. He asked what our "big trip" planned this year would be....So, we talked some about Galapagos, and he talked about some places he wants to go. Nice guy. I should set him up with Rebecca! :). He loves to travel! I am guessing he is married though.
After that, headed into town as I am on a mission to find winter work clothes. For some reason, I am lacking on sweaters and such for work. So, I went to Kohl's and Elder Beerman, and to TJMaxx. Found nothing at TJMaxx. Found lots at Kohl's and Elder though. At Kohls, I ended up with two kewl silver necklaces (long ones that will look with turtleneck and cowlneck sweaters), 4 sweaters and two sweater coat things. At Elder Beerman, I bought two sweaters, a suit (grey) and one pair of black pants. I could not find pics online of everything, but here are links to some of the stuff below. I am so happy to have some warm stuff to wear that is professional, yet I can wear it outside of work too. I saved 15% at Kohl's by using a coupon too! Yay!
dark grey sweater
red sweater
blue sweater
Black Sweater
grey sweater
sweater
Grey Suit
Anyway, off to watch the rest of the World Series game and The Gilmore Girls! Night.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Sleeping In
So, I have not posted in forever and suppose I should before I start forgetting everything in my life that has happened. The issue? Not much is going on, LOL.
Work has been keeping me pretty busy, and exhausting me. Example. Last night, we got home and were chilling on the chaises, watching some TV, per usual. I fell asleep at 745 p.m. and did not wake up until 1:00 a.m. when Kurt woke me up to go to bed. Slept until 9:15 a.m. I am thinking I must have needed some sleep? I guess so!
Got up and emailed my Aunt to see if she would be around today. I needed to run to Sam's Club, and there is one near her house, and since she does not have a membership, she likes to go with me. So, I showered and headed to Canton. Picked her up and we headed to Sam's Club, then lunch at Macaroni Grill. Then stopped at Trader Joe's, and Bed Bath and Beyond. Also, stopped at my Grama's to drop off some things and say hi. On the way home, coupon in hand from my aunt, I stopped at Bed Bath and Beyond to buy the deep fryer I finally decided on. I researched them, in depth, and finally picked one that I thought had a good mix of quality, will be easy to care for, and has this special rotating basket which allows you to fry, but not soak the product in oil as much as other fryers. The store did not have the fryer in stock, so they ordered it and are having it sent to my house. I will be psyched to use it, instead of a fry pan and oil, to make Kurt french fries and the like. Yay for kitchen stuff! I am so sad how much effort I put into finding the perfect product, LOL. Stopped at Petsmart after that and picked up some cat food and a toy for the puggies.
Had our first board meeting this week with the new superintendent. It went really well, and was a quick meeting, which rocks. The transition seems to be going really smoothly and I am really pleased with our pick for the job thus far.
Weirdly, nothing else to post about. Sorry about the boring post, but it's all I got for now! :).
Work has been keeping me pretty busy, and exhausting me. Example. Last night, we got home and were chilling on the chaises, watching some TV, per usual. I fell asleep at 745 p.m. and did not wake up until 1:00 a.m. when Kurt woke me up to go to bed. Slept until 9:15 a.m. I am thinking I must have needed some sleep? I guess so!
Got up and emailed my Aunt to see if she would be around today. I needed to run to Sam's Club, and there is one near her house, and since she does not have a membership, she likes to go with me. So, I showered and headed to Canton. Picked her up and we headed to Sam's Club, then lunch at Macaroni Grill. Then stopped at Trader Joe's, and Bed Bath and Beyond. Also, stopped at my Grama's to drop off some things and say hi. On the way home, coupon in hand from my aunt, I stopped at Bed Bath and Beyond to buy the deep fryer I finally decided on. I researched them, in depth, and finally picked one that I thought had a good mix of quality, will be easy to care for, and has this special rotating basket which allows you to fry, but not soak the product in oil as much as other fryers. The store did not have the fryer in stock, so they ordered it and are having it sent to my house. I will be psyched to use it, instead of a fry pan and oil, to make Kurt french fries and the like. Yay for kitchen stuff! I am so sad how much effort I put into finding the perfect product, LOL. Stopped at Petsmart after that and picked up some cat food and a toy for the puggies.
Had our first board meeting this week with the new superintendent. It went really well, and was a quick meeting, which rocks. The transition seems to be going really smoothly and I am really pleased with our pick for the job thus far.
Weirdly, nothing else to post about. Sorry about the boring post, but it's all I got for now! :).
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Family Fun
**All of us, playing cards.
Had a fun night tonight seeing family! :). My Mom and Ronnie were down, as well as my Maga and Bumpa (grama and grampa for those of you not in the know, hehe), as my Mom and Ronnie are driving Maga and Bumpa to Florida for the winter.
**me and maga
Headed over there around 3, and left around 9. While there, we hung out, played Euchre, had dinner.......I lost all three games of Euchre. Ashley and I were totally stomped by Maga and my Mom.
The pic below is of us (winners and losers). :).
BTW, below is my new hair! At least the cut. You can see the color in the above pics. I took it from the side so you could see the bangs better. I am really liking it. I think it gives my hair more depth and even more volume. It's kinda hard getting used to, because I am not used to the extra hair in the front like that, but I am loving the way it looks.
Anyway, it was great to see everyone. Besides those pictured, my two Uncles were there (Tim and Tom), my cousin, Thomas, my Aunt Luann and my Aunt Lisa.Friday night, Rebecca came over, and we all went to Pete's to fulfill Rebecca's craving for fish and chips. I think we were successful. Yay! Had a great time at dinner. Came home and chilled. Kory and Rebecca decided to see a movie, Quarantine, but Kurt is still getting over a cold, so we stayed in and went to bed early. While here, Rebecca took this pic of me and Kurt by the pond.
This morning, got up early and got a massage, then picked up our contacts at Sears, and dog/cat food at Petsmart. Came home and did some laundry, did some other houselike chores..........I so needed that massage. I can feel my muscles are sore from it, ugh.BTW, kittens are still there. Still want nothing to do with me, LOL, but are still there eating the food we put out. Tonight, all 4 of them were playing on the porch, chasing eachother and being adorable, while I spyed on them through the front door. :).
Another Reason I Can't Stand Sarah Palin
This article made me want to vomit. Beluga whales are gorgeous, docile creatures. I love them. And who does not care about their well-being? Yep, you guessed it. Sarah Palin. And of course, we know she favors over the whales and why she did not want to protect them. Drill, baby, drill. That's right.
Sarah Palin is a heartless bitch. I cannot believe that anyone would want her to possibly be the leader of this country, or even second in command. BLEH.
Read the article here.
Sarah Palin is a heartless bitch. I cannot believe that anyone would want her to possibly be the leader of this country, or even second in command. BLEH.
Read the article here.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Can't we Just All Get Along?
Headed to Clawson yesterday to Rebecca's house, as we had a date for dinner at PF Changg's. Yum. We split crab wontons as an appetizer, while I had honey shrimp and rebecca had lobster sauce and shrimp. Anyway, we both loved our meals. Love. That. Place. It was super busy, so I was glad Rebecca had made a reservation. Thanks, Rebecca! We then went to a couple stores in the mall, as Rebecca needed an egg timer and I needed eye make-up remover. Stopped at Crate and Barrel, Sephora (sigh, Sephora), and Bath and Body Works. Rebecca picked up some kitcheny stuff at Crate and Barrel, as well as free lotion ar B&BW. I got my eye make-up remover at Sephora, and a free tote bag! Rebecca got one too, which was hilarious, because you are not supposed to get one unless you have 100 points on your shoppers card there, and she had all of--drumroll, please--four. The salesguy gave it to her anyway, we think because her point level was so pathetic he felt sorry for her. AND, she really wanted that free tote because, free stuff rocks! :). Drove home after that and watched the end of the third presidential debate, which was actually the most interesting of the ones I watched.
Work was crazy busy today. Kurt and I both had court this morning. I did not know I had court until we got to the office. So, I was running around like a maniac trying to get files and stuff ready AND was not wearing a suit. AARGH. Did not have one there either. But, I was dressed nicely and bankruptcy court is more laid back than circuit, so I hoped I would be OK. I was. Phew.
I accidentally did some shopping at Sephora online today. Whoops. I have no idea how the site popped up on my screen. Anyway. I need some stuff, as I am almost out of my sample Bare Escentials stuff. Here is what I got:
Bare Escentuals Primer
Rare Minerals Blemish Therapy
Get Started Eyes
Brush Cleaner
Foundation (which I have almost run out of)
Mineral Veil (which I have almost run out of as well)
Got free samples of:
Bliss Blood Orange+White Pepper Body Butter
MD Skincare Sunscreen Pads With Vitamin C SPF 30
Bvlgari Rose Essentielle Eau de Toilette
I heart free samples. And since I am part of their shoppers club, I get even more! Because of that, I got:
Make Up For Ever HD Microperfecting Primer
Bare Escentuals RareMinerals™ Blemish Therapy
Whoot!
I can't wait until this weekend. It feels like this week is taking forever, for some reason. Prob a combo of Kurt being sick, a long night tonight, and REALLY needing a massage. I have one scheduled for Saturday afternoon, but my one shoulder and neck are killing me. I also really need to run some other errands. I am hoping to talk Rebecca into an exchange tomorrow night--I buy food, she works on my neck....It usually works, hehe.
The kittens seem to be doing well. I still have not been able to get anywhere near them and I so want to play with them. I keepp filling their milk andd food bowls though, and they keep eating the stuff. At night, we can carefully look out the front door and watch them playing on the front porch. We have now seen 4 of them and they are totally freaking adorable. Love.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Life as a Blonde
I am such a ditz.
At work today, I got an email from what I thought was a client, asking if we could reschedule our 630 appointment for Thursday. I looked on the schedule for Thurs, and saw a client was coming in then. I wrote back asking when she wanted to reschedule for. She said "Thursday at 630?" I was all confused then. Wrote back and asked her when her initial appointment was for.
Fast forward to after work. Head to my massage appointment, in Monroe, which is at 630. Get there, and it suddenly dawns on me, that it was my massage therapist writing me to reschedule. Leave there, after finding nobody there, and decide to be productive and head to the grocery store. Picked up a few things we needed, and headed home for the night.
Wow, I am way too blonde sometimes.
The kitties drank all the milk I left today while we were working, but did not eat all the food. I bought some kitten food at Petsmart for them, and some milk at Kroger's. Again, Lori is a sap. Ha.
So, a friend of mine had a Silpada jewelry party the other night, and she just raves about their stuff. It started at 5, during the work week, so of course, I could not make it. I can't even leave the office most of the time until after 5. Anyway, I placed an order from the online catalog. I bought two rings and a necklace. The good thing about this stuff is that if I don't like it, I can send it back since I did not get the chance to see it at the party. She is having another party in January, which I invited Rebecca too, but she does not know if we will be friends then and can't commit to going with me, even though it's only 1.9 miles from her house. Just kidding, Rebecca! :). Anyway, here are pics of what I got.
I found out today a friend of mine is possibly going to be getting divorced, and I feel really sad for her. I really thought she had a great marriage and had a friendship and a marriage, which is so kewl, but I guess things are not working out, for whatever reason. Anyway, I am sending good vibes this person's way, she knows who she is......
At work today, I got an email from what I thought was a client, asking if we could reschedule our 630 appointment for Thursday. I looked on the schedule for Thurs, and saw a client was coming in then. I wrote back asking when she wanted to reschedule for. She said "Thursday at 630?" I was all confused then. Wrote back and asked her when her initial appointment was for.
Fast forward to after work. Head to my massage appointment, in Monroe, which is at 630. Get there, and it suddenly dawns on me, that it was my massage therapist writing me to reschedule. Leave there, after finding nobody there, and decide to be productive and head to the grocery store. Picked up a few things we needed, and headed home for the night.
Wow, I am way too blonde sometimes.
The kitties drank all the milk I left today while we were working, but did not eat all the food. I bought some kitten food at Petsmart for them, and some milk at Kroger's. Again, Lori is a sap. Ha.
So, a friend of mine had a Silpada jewelry party the other night, and she just raves about their stuff. It started at 5, during the work week, so of course, I could not make it. I can't even leave the office most of the time until after 5. Anyway, I placed an order from the online catalog. I bought two rings and a necklace. The good thing about this stuff is that if I don't like it, I can send it back since I did not get the chance to see it at the party. She is having another party in January, which I invited Rebecca too, but she does not know if we will be friends then and can't commit to going with me, even though it's only 1.9 miles from her house. Just kidding, Rebecca! :). Anyway, here are pics of what I got.
I found out today a friend of mine is possibly going to be getting divorced, and I feel really sad for her. I really thought she had a great marriage and had a friendship and a marriage, which is so kewl, but I guess things are not working out, for whatever reason. Anyway, I am sending good vibes this person's way, she knows who she is......
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