You got fight..For your right..to Paaarty!

This year's birthday was sponsored by the Penguin- bath mats and windchimes(Liza) and ice cream scoops, oh my! Please no more ice cream scoops! I now have 3, two of which are penguin ice cream scoops -I think I'm good for a few years.I also got the Ny Firefighter's 2007 calendar from Jen. A couple of them should not be models. Sorry, I know it's for charity and all, but seriously! The party was fun. Claire ,naturally, was only present when there was food and for the openning of the presents, which I thought was kinda rude. I realize that we aren't riveting to her, but it's not about her- it was MY birthday celebration so it's about ME. And we topped the night off by insulting Steph & Tom's parenting skills! Yes, it was just non-stop joy!

Just Me & My Mom

I had a really nice, relaxing day with my mom today. First she came over and admired my apartment, which is always nice- both the admiring and having someone visit me for a change. Then we wondered around the shops of Bethlehem township and had a nice leisurely lunch and discussed the extended family- always a lively topic! It's days like this that make me miss those nights when we'd all plop in to Mom&Dad's bed and chat.

Smarty Pants

I have to give myself a pat on the back. Yesterday I decided to ask for vacation days for black Friday and five days around Christmas and New Year's. Because Christmas and new year's are on a monday and are both paid holidays, my five vacation days will last almost a week and a half! AND I have requested these days before anyone else, so I am pretty much ( I don't take anything as a given with my supervisors) guaranteed to get them! And then today, I ordered my books for the class I am taking on Amazon instead of the textbook supplier the school uses and saved myself a little over 50.00.

In honor of my birthday, I will make this post lavendar( which is my favorite color, not purple)Since I keep getting so many requests for a birthday list, here is what I truely want:

1) A new job with coworkers that are not catty and benefits and better pay.
2) A winning lottery ticket
3) A Masters degree
4) Mr. Right
5) A house of my own to decorate and plant things

See, I don't ask for much! My birthday was a pretty blah day- all I did was work and go to the gym. I supose that this is a good start to a new year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my 28th year will be better than my 27th year. According to...I forget but it's someone I'm related to...you have a new body every seven years, so if that's true I have a brand new body. ooh la la!

thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!

"The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them to ride bicycles. A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization that this is what the child will always need can hit hard. " ~Sloan Wilson
I was recently accepted to grad school, but unfortunely, the school doesn't have federal aid so in order to go there, I need a private educational loan which apparently I cannot get without a cosigner. I know that Mom occasionally reads my posts and dad has been here at least once, so just in case you need to see it in black and white: THANK YOU so much for helping me out!!

The News

Forgive me people, for it has been four weeks since my last confession...er....I mean post. I have spent most of those four weeks being either too busy or too tired to post or if I was in the mood to write, the phone line has been unavailable. So just to update:
1) The job search continues, but I have a feeling that I'm going to be at VCG for a bit yet. I did get a call for an interview, but the job was an hour away and would be a pay cut. My co workers are catty as usual. I do get an occational reprive from the bitchyness courtosy(sp? sound it out!) of Andrew, the previously mentioned new casemanager, but I believe he fluctuates between the dark side and the good side(my side).

2) Liza had a mature moment and decided to call an apartment meeting to talk about how she does most of the cleaning. Which, in all fairness to her, she does do the majority of it and Jen and I really do need to do more. It was, of course, the end of the world. I was really tempted to breakout in to a chorus of Cinderella, but that would be wrong. We came up with a cleaning schedule, so hopefully, this will solve some problems and Liza will stop acting like we would all live in filth if it was not for her. hopefully.

3) I was accepted to Grad school and as long as my financial aid is in place soon enough, will start the program next month. Everybody say a prayer for me!

Hey Steph, UNADULTERATED HELL now how many points do I get?!

Words to Live by

Ok, so work today wasn't the unadulterated hell I imagined it would be. Aside from scratching the side of my car this morning (which I was sure was an omen), my day was actually not so bad. We have a new casemanager that is young, male , and FRIENDLY! Now don't take that last sentence the wrong way- Mom stop picking out names for grandchildren, I am just glad that there is someone in the office that is not part of the Snotty-my-crap-does-not-stink-Mommy club. And seriously, Friendliness in that office is so rare!! And THE home health aide is taking the next few weeks off to care for her ailing mother- sorry that her mother is sick, but glad that she will not be here to be obnoxious. Never the less, I'm going to post a couple quotes because I'm hoping if I type these words, I will internalize them and maybe feel a bit better about my work Situation:
"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you"
~Mary Tyler Moore

" The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain"
~Dolly Parton
I am continuing my search for a new job, so please keep your fingers crossed that I will find one. And somebody, anybody, please comment so that I know that this is being read!!!

The Quest

I think I have Aunt Cindyitis. My aunt Cindy has a beautiful, warm home, but when you compliment her on it, she says something to the effect of "eh, it's livable". I am continuing my never ending quest to organize my bedroom so that it is the warmest, most comfy, organized room you ever did see. This quest doesn't extend to the rest of the apartment because that is ruled by my roommates, who seem to be a little teritorial about the living/dinning room. oh well! I think what I really need is a place of my own to decorate.

What Happens in Vegas....Doesn't ALWAYS stay in Vegas

My trip was a nice break from reality. Vegas is so different from anything else I've ever experienced. It really is a city unlike any other, at least in this county. And I know that that sounds like a really generic explaination, but it's true. I would definately recommend going. But like all good things, it had to come to an end. And once I knew my vacation was comming to an end, I started to think about all the things that I was comming back to, but mostly work. And then I cried. I've known for quite a while that I am not happy at work, but I didn't realize exactly how unhappy I was until the thought of going back literally made me cry. I love the job itself- I love that I get to get up every morning and help people so I definately picked the right profession, however, I work with some nasty, catty people. And I work some crazy hours, which I have never enjoyed. I think Vegas has a philosopical effect on me- every year I seem to come back analyzing my life. Everybody say a prayer for me to find a new job!

A Kink in the Plans

Last night we found out that one of our friends is sick and there is a good chance that she and her husband will not come, which really sucks because they were supposed to come last year but decided they couldn't afford it- after they had already paid the non-refundable deposit. This year (we estimate) they spent about 1200 non-refundable dollars (no, that is not how much I spent- there are 2 of them) with the trip fee and show tickets that we ordered in advance. If it was me, I'd go anyway and be sick in a hotel room- 1200.00 it just to much to throw down the drain. The silver lining on all of this is that if they don't go, I will probably be able to take the hotel room that would have been theirs, which would be nice because I'm alittle concerned about how sharing a room with both Jen and Liza is going to go. well...actually I'm just concerned about how sharing a room with Liza will go- Jen and I shared a room last year and were fine. But I would much rather have Brandy and Eric go!

Countdown to Vegas!

I have spent the past couple days switching between franically trying to get ready to go on vacation and sitting in stunned silence amazed that it's already time for me to get ready for my vacation. We have been planning this vacation almost since we came back from last year's trip to Vegas and so it feels weird to have it be almost time to go. It is a much needed vacation- I think it will do me good to get away from my drama filled job and be able to play for long hours instead of working long hours! I'm slightly worried about flying. I flew last year and it was fine, but I think it still scares me just a little what with all the stories lately about terrorist plots being found. Although, I'm thankful that they have gotten better at catching the terrorists before they carry out their plans. Everybody just say a little prayer for me to arrive safely and come back safely!

Holiday

Today was kind of a weird holiday. We did the typical cookout, which is always nice. But Mom and Dad were both cranky, no one but my immediate family came- which is kinda weird, kinda nice, Claire would only grace us with her presence long enough to eat, which has become typical of her as of late. I really wish she would stick around longer. Justin seems to have inherited the clumsy gene times two!! Falls all day long. And the people down the street apparently have on shame about sitting on and hitting a car that doesn't belong to them. I am frequently amazed at what people let their children get away with. So often I see child doing things that surely would have earned me a spanking or quality time in one of our corners as a child or at least a lecture! And what really gets me is that I see so many of these people in my professional life- the people who let their children do as they please- and none of them have a clue as to why their child is so unruly, rude and disobedient. DUH!!!!!! (I'm saying that here because I can't say it there)

Sometimes Roommates suck

I love how even though I wash and put away dishes that don't belong to me all the friggin' time, my lovely roomates cannot seem to be bothered to return the favor!!! They will not put my tupperware away even though they know where I keep it. Oh and apparently I am the only one of us that can locate garbage bags, dish soap and paper towels in a grocery store because I am the only one who buys them. And if we happen to run out of trash bags, they throw trash in the garbage without a bag! EWWW!!!! Yesterday I went food shopping and while I was putting my food away, I cleaned out some of my outdated food. Mixed in with my stuff was this tupperware container with- I'm guessing here- six month old rice in it, which was NOT mine. So I figured that whoever the rice belonged to probably wasn't going to eat it now, so I took it out of the fridge and set it in the sink. When I came home this morning ( No I didn't stay out all night-during the gap in my schedule) I found it placed on the counter that I keep all my fruit and such. I do not leave food in the fridge for longer then a couple weeks!! And even if, by some chance, I had, I would have washed myself and right away! And in case you are wondering, the aforementioned roommates don't know about this blog.

Peer Pressure

After numerous suggestions from both my sister and my mother, I have decided to start my own blog. Hopefully, I will never have to hear the impassioned " you never tell me what's going on in your life!!! I know that I'm far too busy talking about sprouts or raw food to give you a second to tell me, but I still don't understand why you never tell me what's going on in your life!" ok, so that last part was not something that anyone's said, per se..... So I will give it a go.