Oh yeah - Forgot.
I forgot to mention that I am officially a fully certified pilates instructor. My training is over and I officially hold 3 pilates certifications. 2 in mat and one for all equipment. I got the paperwork a couple of weeks ago.
I finished my 600 hours in September, took my test in October, passed and became officially certified.
That is some exciting news that I forgot to mention. I mentioned my work hours but didn't mention the places. I work mainly for the studio where I did all my training and I teach one class a week at the studio where I had to go for my certification training. I also still work at the small gym twice a week and am still teaching baby ballet for a recreation department.
That's all.
Um, Hi? I am still alive
Hi. Does this thing still work? Achoo. Wow. It still works but it is awfully dusty in here.
So. Um, how've I been? Eh. Hanging in, I suppose. Good, great, busy, whatever. Crazy busy. The owner of the pilates studio is kind of working me to death but then I am kind of letting her. Which means no computer time. I can say that it is the only thing I miss about having a desk job. I barely read my emails much less all the blogs on my list. After I do the bare minimum I don't have much time left to blog. And, well. Yeah. It is hard to get started again.
I have had some funny stories or some updates but now they don't seem so important or worth mentioning.
One funny thing from today. I broke my phone yesterday. Not quite sure how that happened but the back cover won't stay on. I taped it. Yeah. I am rolling around with a ghetto phone. A ghetto blackberry. Nice. I should have a new one in a couple of days.
That's about it.
J is good but the pool business sucks. He is off hunting this weekend again. It is kind of nice as I need a weekend to sit on my tush and do nothing. I can clear out some Tivo since it is all kinds of maxed out. I can't seem to find the time to keep up with the 5 shows I record a week.
Thanksgiving was nice but not very relaxing. How did that happen anyway? I missed two holidays and lost an entire month this year and Thanksgiving totally snuck up on me. And we all know how much I love me some turkey and dressing and potatoes and yams and pie. Mmmmm....pumpkin pie. Yeah, there wasn't really a count down this year. I ate entirely too much. I think I ate more in 2 days than I normally do all month. However, that was the plan and I accomplished it so no worries there. It was tough with my dad's side of the family because of my cousin but weird at the same time. I think it only affected me or at least that is how I felt. It was like everyone totally ignored it. At least there wasn't drama.
We are boycotting the commercialism that is Christmas. We are only buying for those under 6 years old. I did all my shopping online last Saturday at 1 store and only spent $100. I am completely done. Yay. Excited about that.
My dad moved out of his big house recently and got a real job so he doesn't travel anymore. That is exciting. He moved last weekend. I am about to head over to his new place since I haven't been there yet. I am kind of excited about the new place b/c it is only 20 minutes from me instead of 45. That is nice and I might get to see him more often.
Lucy is as cute as ever. My sis had her 2nd baby in October. He is a cutie but she really has no business raising two kids. Lucy turned 3 on Wednesday. I got her the cutest luggage set. 3 piece Disney Princess, with her name on it. Too cute. She is such a princess. She had a princess cake at her birthday party last weekend and after we cut the cake, she wore the crown for the rest of her party. Yeah. So the next time someone invites me to a party at Chuck E Cheese...I am washing my hair that day. It wasn't that much fun. Somehow I ended up on kid duty and had to keep up with 6 kids ages 4 and under. Yeah. That was stressful and I lost a few at one point but at least we were in a controlled environment.
What else? Oh we are going on vacation in January. I cannot wait. I so need a break. It is a semi-work trip for J but a complete and total vacay for me. Exciting. Sun, cocktails with umbrellas, Mexico. I will be in that pool chair right *there* smack dab in the middle between the pool and the bar daily from 9-2. After that you may find me under a palapa taking a nap or in my room napping. Or I could be shopping. Whatever. The plan is to not have a plan and just read, soak up the sun and do absolutely as little as possible except drink.
I will need to have another trip shortly after that as well but we will see. This whole year without going anywhere totally sucks. I haven't really stopped since about November of last year and I need a time out. In a serious way. I totally invited myself up to NYC with a co-worker/friend the next time she goes (her mom lives in the city) and she was fine with that. She is leaving Friday to go for a week. I am jealous. So jealous. I so wish I could make a trip up north happen soon but not sure the logistics on all that.
Oh we have had a role reversal around these parts. Kind of nice. Or I should brag on J a bit and say that he doesn't seem to mind so much now. He cooks dinner almost every night now and does the dishes on most nights as well. I pretty much just do the laundry. I broke down and hired a maid b/c I just don't have time and it was causing a lot of friction between J and me. Now, things are good. I am not stressed and on edge b/c the toilets haven't been scrubbed in a week or there are tufts of cat hair on the floor. It is a sacrifice I am willing to make at this point and will work extra to pay for the maid. It causes me less stress and I am happier so it is totally worth it. Tuesdays are my new favorite day of the week. I come home to a sparkling house. I may only work 4-5 hours at a time but I am so drained when I get home. I typically have a 2-4 hour break before I have to go back to work. That makes it hard. I was trying to come home during my breaks to clean but that got old real fast and I realized that I needed to save some of my energy for my evening classes.
Right now I pretty much work M & W 7:30am-2pm then 4-7:30pm. Tuesday I work 8am-7pm with a 2 hour break but I don't come home as there isn't time and I have to be at the same place all day. Thursday I either work 8-11am and 4-9pm or just 4-9pm, sometimes I work 1-9pm. Friday it is 7:30am-1:30pm. Most Saturdays I work 8am-1pm and I try to take at least one Saturday off a month b/c working 6 days a week totally sucks. I am trying not to complain right now because we need the extra money and who knows what is going to happen with this economy. J and I both work in the disposable income business so it could stop at any moment. For him, business is super slow. When things start turning around, I will regulate my schedule and quit working myself to death.
What else has been going on since April? I can't really think. Oh yeah. Another reason for working so much is that we are now the proud owners of our own lease. Or land or whatever. J bought land that came with 2 houses and a barn and it is his new deer lease or hunting lease, farm or whatever you want to call it. So, yeah 2 mortgages. Nice. Actually, the story on that is kind of funny as well. Well, not really. We signed the papers on Friday and the stock market crashed on Monday. Really. Whenever that was a couple of months ago. Yeah. That was one hell of a week. However, we got a fantastic deal out of it. We don't even have to insure the houses b/c the value of the land alone is more than the loan. The houses & barn are packed full o' treasures. They left everything there. There are still sheets on the beds and dishes in the cupboards. One house is livable but the other isn't. The one that isn't was used as storage and there is all kinds of crap, er, treasures in there. We, being several of my friends and the boys, are going up there next weekend to treasure hunt. I need moral support as I am too much of a chicken to go by myself with just J for the weekend. I suppose I think that having 3 girlfriends with me will protect me from the critters that are in the country. I made J bug bomb the houses and put sulfur and moth balls around to keep the rats & snakes away from the houses so I can go clean them out. I refused to go up there until all that was done and it was cold out. I wouldn't go through any of that stuff if it were still warm. I am so looking forward to that, let me tell ya. Can't you hear the excitement?
The plan is to try to sell some of the stuff that may be of value, including the 3 old cars that were left there as well. J brought home some of the stuff and a few items seem to be of value. There is no telling what else is there. Really. I am still shocked that they just sold the property as is and didn't try to take anything. Apparently, the old man inherited the house from his brother. The old man's kids just want cash. They obviously don't care about family heirlooms or property. They left pictures on the walls. Pictures of family members. There is one cool wooden oval frame of some baby who knows who that is. We also got the original abstract deed of title to the property from when it was created back in 1836! I think that is pretty cool. So, really, there is no telling what we will find.
Alright, I believe that is enough for now and I must run. I need to get over to my dad and grandma's house and get me some Lucy love.
An update of sorts.
Hi. I realized as I logged in just now that it has been 23 days since my last post. Really? 23 days? My last post was on the 1st. Sigh. Where did the last month go?
Yesterday was exactly 4 weeks since my cousin died. Things have been pretty rough around here. I held it together up until the funeral. I think that was my last post. The 2 days after I cried quite a bit. Then the tears dried up I suppose. I was sad for a few days after that but doing ok. Then. Well, then, I had what I have been calling an anxiety attack. I have been having them since. After they started it was like a constant attack for the next 2 days.
I couldn't breathe and had this huge knot of nerves in my stomach. I was also pretty freaked out to be alone. So much so that I called Deborah at midnight on a Saturday night and went and spent the night at her house and stayed with her until Jason came home. Since then - we are going on the 2nd week, I think - I am scared to be alone. Especially at night. Weird.
It has also caused a little strain with Jason and I. I have been reserved and on edge. Overwhelmed. Confused and angry mixed with a bit of sadness here and there. I keep saying that I am ok or hanging in when really? Really I feel as if I am falling to pieces. J, bless his heart, just doesn't understand. I know he is trying but unless you are in the midst of it then I don't think that you can really understand. Hell, I don't even understand. I tried to explain that to him night before last. I think he got it. I don't think he realized that I was still struggling so much internally and b/c I don't understand really it is hard for me to explain it and make someone else understand.
Sigh. Grief is really strange. I never imagined it would affect me this way. I guess that is why everyone always says that grief affects everyone differently. Well. I suppose so and am realizing that firsthand.
So. Yeah. That has kind of consumed me for the month of April. Learning how to cope and deal. Not so much fun. Wednesdays are hard as that is the day that everything happened.
There is still a little drama going on admist the family. Well, with his wife really. She is being hateful and not so nice to my aunt. Which, frankly pisses me off. She isn't giving my aunt any of his ashes to bury as she had previously agreed. She is running around saying things that my aunt doesn't need to hear. Creepy things. Everytime I think about the things she is saying another attack comes on. Like right now. Knot in my stomach.
Enough of all that right now.
There is a toilet in my bathtub in the guest bathroom. Seriously. There is. I'm not lying.
Why? I am sure you are asking why. Well, as an early anniversary present to each other we are replacing half the floors in our house. We are oh so romantic. Don't you wish you could get such a special anniversary present for your 5 year wedding anniversary? I'll bet you are so jealous. Oh the romance.
We have been talking about it for about a year. We finally decided to quit talking and take action. The carpet in the TV area is just awful. My poor kitty is a puker and constantly pukes on the carpet. The carpet is getting to where it has to be cleaned almost twice a month b/c the stains are out of control. I clean up the puke and the spot will go away but after about 2 weeks there is a grey/brown spot where I cleaned. Sigh. Not to mention the carpet is about 7 years old now. I am sure it should last longer than that but most of that carpet is high traffic areas so...it only makes sense to replace all that carpet. We also had the entry wood ripped out b/c it has some minor water damage by the front door. The contractor said that it would flow better if we did the formal living as well. So. We agreed b/c we didn't want this big T-molding right when you walk in the door. We are also ripping out the carpet in the bath by the kitchen b/c that carpet is nasty and shouldn't have been put in there to begin with.
Oh. You want to know what we are replacing all this carpet with? Hardwoods. So now 1/2 our house will be hardwoods. Kitchen, dining, entry, formal living, den, and one bath. Oh and the hallways. I am super excited. It will be really pretty. We were able to find a wood that matches really well with the existing hardwoods. We were also able to get the wood from Kim. She works at the corporate office of a large (national) floor/tile company. So. The wood was SUPER cheap with her employee discount. I had a company come out and quote the job and we are paying about $7000 less than what they quoted. Score. But still a pricey little project.
They are here today. Currently, I am banished to my bedroom as the concrete dust is overpowering and it is noisy out there. Dirty and dusty and noisy. My house is destroyed. It is all totally worth it though.
I think I am going to see if J wants to go out to eat tonight b/c they won't be finished until tomorrow and trying to cook around a TV and a partial entertainment center isn't going to be very fun. Not to mention that the kitchen table is full of electronics so that will prove to be a little difficult to try to sit at the table. Not to mention that we really can't get to the table b/c of the entertainment center. And we will have to spend the evening in the bedroom b/c there is not anywhere to sit in the rest of the house. Well, we could sit on the loveseat in the garage. Or he could sit in his chair and stare at the wall in the guest room.
So. Fun.
Um...what else? Weekend 4 of my 4 training weekends for Pilates is next weekend. I took my 100 hour exam and passed. Yay. I am currently at about 150 of 600 hours. Only 450 more hours to go. I get to start taking paying clients now. That is exciting. I won't be working solely for free anymore. I have my first client tomorrow. I am glad that J can be home b/c I didn't want to say no. This is a new member and if they continue with Pilates at the studio then I can keep them as a client. YAY!
I am also about to start working for the studio in which I have been doing my training. More business. Yay. I will finally be able to start making money. That excites me to no end.
I have been trying to keep myself super busy with working as much as I can b/c it does help.
I think that is all I've got for now. I am sure that is enough. This is quite lengthy.
Checking In.
I have so much to blog but now isn't the time. Oh the drama. Drama, drama, drama. Gossip, bickering and nothin' but drama. Wow.
Today I am sad. Today was the funeral. I think it finally hit me today as today is the only day that I have really broken down and been able to cry. My aunt is crushed as is my grandma and that breaks my heart. My dad is pretty torn up over all this as well.
Sad. I haven't really been able to stop crying since the funeral. I am ok though. My aunt hugged me after the funeral and I just broke down in her arms as she has done in mine over the past 5 days. She told me I had been her rock. I guess I was subconsciously being strong for my family. J has been great all evening. I know it confuses him because I am not a cryer and I think he has seen me cry more today than I have in the past 5 years. It has been the ugly cry too. Deborah went to the funeral with us and she said that she started crying when I did b/c she has never seen me cry and we have been friends for over 10 years.
It is just so sad. My heart is sad for my family. I will miss him. We were the first 2 and only 2 for 10 years. It will never be the same.
More later when I am not typing through tears. 'Cause let me tell ya - there has been some drama goin' on in these parts. Gotta love my family 'cause boy they love their spoons. Heh. Anything to stir the pot. Sigh.
Tragic night.
I feel like I am amidst a horrid nightmare. I am waiting to wake up at any moment. I got a call from dad last night at 10:30pm. My cousin committed suicide. I am numb. In shock. I don't understand. Part of me thinks that this isn't happening and part of me is so angry that he would do this.
I didn't know it was so bad. I just freaking don't understand. At. All. I don't understand suicide. Not on single bit. I don't. I can't fathom being in such a dark place that you think that is the only solution. I just. I just. I don't know what.
WHY? He has a wife and 2 year old child. How could you do that to them? How could you do that to your baby? How? Why? I just don't get it. I also don't understand how you could do that IN front of your wife. How? I think he made a bad choice. One of those impulse decisions that now he can't take back. I don't think he really intended to do that. I don't. At least that is what I want to believe.
Reeling. Shocked. Numb. The tears haven't come yet. I feel like I have a hang over. My dad is in Louisiana. He is on his way home. He is beside himself with guilt b/c it was my Pawpaw's gun that dad gave to him. It wasn't my dads fault. He couldn't have known. I knew that my cousin has battled depression on and off but I didn't realize it was this bad. I feel so bad for my grandma and aunt. My aunt kept saying last night, "I have to bury my baby. I have to bury my baby." Over and over again. That is all she could say.
I cannot believe this is happening. I don't understand at all. I feel like a horrid person b/c I cannot cry. I feel apathetic. Detached. The first stage of grief - denial, perhaps? Mixed with the 2nd - anger. I don't understand how someone could do this to their family. I just don't freaking understand. To me, it is THE most selfish thing a person can do. Obviously, if you are that sick, you aren't thinking rationally and you aren't thinking of how this will affect others around you.
This is destroying my grandma. It is. I know it. B/c Kevin & I were the only grandchildren for almost 10 years. We were the only ones that really knew our Pawpaw. We were the first two. He was/is the first. He is 10 months older than me. There was a time that we were inseparable. We were like brother and sister b/c we were each only child's. However, as the years progressed and we became adults, we grew apart. I was angry with him for several years b/c I let him sublet my apartment and he never paid rent and lied to me numerous times and stole from me. I have gotten over it and we made up but our relationship wasn't the same.
How can you do that to your baby? I just can't imagine how someone could do that with their child in the house and while your wife is in the same room. I don't get it. I don't really know the whole story but I heard they were having an argument and he was angry. Then he shot himself. Wow. It just blows my mind.
Please pray for my family. My aunt, grandma and dad are really going to struggle with this. The next few days are going to be rough on everyone. My family really needs all the prayers and thoughts they can get right now.
HWBC #? kind of but not really.
Two posts in two days! How lucky are you? Wow. Really. Might I suggest purchasing a lottery ticket as well? Hmmm...
So. I've been thinking (see...started with I) that I am just too busy to participate in the blog challenges. However, that is really an excuse. The real reason is I am too lazy. Or unmotivated. Or just don't want to have to think too deep about anything right now b/c I am bogged down with this whole certification process and have limited computer time. When I do get on the computer I want mindless entertainment and don't want to have to think.
Anyway, this is the blog challenge where you have to write for a certain amount of time and everything starts with an I. Can't remember and am too lazy to go look it up. 10 minutes of sentences that begin with I. Ok. Go.
I figured out what I need. I am in serious need of a wife. I most certainly do. I need a wife. I need someone to cook me dinner. I need someone to do my laundry. I need someone to clean my house. I need someone to balance my checkbook (since it hasn't been balanced - truly balanced since OCTOBER - Seriously. I have NOT for real for real balanced my checkbook since OCTOBER. I have checked the balance and made sure that I wasn't bouncing checks or debits but I have receipts from October that have not been logged into a registry. I sigh.) for me b/c it is looking like I will never get around to doing it again. I need someone to run all my errands, especially grocery shop.
I don't need a wife to pleasure my husband though b/c I think I can still maintain that duty myself. I giggle. I am finding it hard to write every sentence with I. I am having to make up funny sentences.
I want to know if I could really find a wife. I think a more appropriate term might be housekeeper or personal assistant. I, however, prefer to think that I need a wife. I need this wife to take my car to service and have it washed as it is in desperate need of a spruce up. I also need my wife to handle all the miniscule details of my life. I would be forever in debted to this wife.
I have a busy rest of the week with Pilates. I have to be at the studio (training center - whatever you want to call it) at 7am for the next 5 mornings. I am so thrilled about this, joy of joys. I am, yep. I, uh, yeah not so much. I know it will be valuable information at least on Saturday and Sunday. I am a glutton for punishment b/c everyday involves a mat class. I know these mat classes will kick my ass but will be fantastic. I will leave feeling my abs for the next 2 hours. I will leave with all my muscles feeling exhausted. I love that feeling. I can see how that feeling can become addictive. I can, yep, I can.
I am rather boring. I am sure that all of you don't care much to listen to me ramble on and on about Pilates and working out. I guess this is another reason for the blogging hiatus. I know that I have written for more than 10 minutes now and I know that I am just a rambling. I am kind of getting into this starting every sentence with "I". I find it ironic that at the beginning I was having issues, now I am really into it. I am not sure how to end this now. I, uh, hrrrmmmm...yeah.
I need a wife. I'm just sayin'.
I guess this isn't going to be my year to keep up with blogging. I have thought about it but haven't made it a priority. My bloglines are so out of control it isn't even funny. I finally started catching up on a few. I spent all evening catching up on Mindy's blog last night. I hadn't read it since December! Yikes. Sorry - but I am almost all caught up. Wonder how long it will take me to weed through 3+ months of the other 27 blogs I read? Heh.
Busy. So freaking busy. When I am home, the last thing I want to do is clean or get on the computer or do anything for that matter. As my husband says, "I am pilating my ass off." Yep. That is a fact.
I am in month 2 of my comprehensive certification process. Almost finished with month 2. Our next training weekend is next weekend. Intense. After that, I will have one more training weekend and then the next 5 months will consist of apprenticeship hours. I do have 98 of the 600 hours under my belt thus far. I would take my 100 hour exam this week except there is a big conference going on Wed-Sun and that makes it impossible. So. Next Thursday it is. Anyone want some free Pilates equipment sessions? 'Cause I need bodies.
On the Pilates subject. I am still so freaking frustrated with my group. Have I mentioned this? Or have I not blogged about it b/c I don't want to be all negative? Anyway, essentially, they all freaking suck. I am so annoyed. I have been trying to talk myself into changing my attitude about it. I should be thinking of myself as their mentor instead of wanting to snap at them about their blaise attitude. It is like they don't take it seriously. They NEVER come up there to observe or practice. We are supposed to be practicing on each other right now. One girl, I have seen only at the weekends. That would be twice in 2 months. Another shows up to take a class here or there and observe for like 10 minutes. She was up there last week to have a M.A.T. session (muscle activation therapy) but didn't come up to the Pilates studio. Today, when I was leaving (I got there at 9am and she showed up at 11:45 - right before the director's mat class (which btw..is so freaking awesome! I love her mat class. She kicks my rear every Monday. It is somewhat the highlight of my week. If her class kicks my ass, then I am sure to get my ass kicked at the 4 mat classes this week. Sat. mat is a super advanced with one of the big wigs of this Pilates organization.) anyway...can I have more () in a sentence? Where was I? Oh - she showed up 15 minutes before the mat was to start and after the mat I was leaving b/c I had errands to run & wanted to have some down time before my afternoon/evening classes) Are you following along? B/c I think I might have lost myself. Anyway...she asks me if I could practice with her. Heh. Nope. Sorry. Why then, did I feel guilty for telling her no? She makes no other effort.
See? I can't even make a comprehensible paragraph about it b/c I am so frustrated. Sigh. Whatever. Mentor. Must. Be. The. Mentor. Mentor. Anyway...no one else in my group is anywhere near being close to being ready to take the 100 hr. exam. I am so far ahead of everyone. In the end, I know this will make me a better trainer. I know this but now? It kind of sucks b/c they don't know the exercises we are learning to teach! How can you teach something if it isn't in your body? To me, you can't. You can't remember it if you personally can't execute how to do it properly.
In other news, heh. I don't have any other news. My house is a mess. My house, car and paperwork is so disorganized right now it is driving me crazy. My Libra balance is totally off and I am about to explode if I don't get some semblance of balance back into my world soon. I cannot believe that April is um, like, next week? Seriously?
It is going to be a long week. I have to be up at the crack of dawn Wed-Sun. Joy.
Hmmm...what else? My classes are going well. I am still enjoying this whole new career path. Gotta run. Gotta go teach a class.
The weather.
When you don't feel like talking about anything else, you can always talk about the weather, right? Well. Let me just tell you about our weather.
Sunday - 80 degrees and sunny. Beautiful day!
Monday - started around 50ish or so and got colder from there. Then! It snowed. 2-3inches. Yes. It did. Looked like a blizzard at one point. But very pretty.
Tuesday - Some snow on the ground and rooftops but a high of 60 degrees. Pleasant and sunny day.
Wednesday - Another pleasant day. 70 degrees for the high. Sunny and pretty for most of the day.
Thursday - Rain. Cold. Started around 40 degrees. Now? Snowing. A balmy 34 degrees and snowing.
Snowing in March in Texas. WTF? Not only that but twice in a week! AND! We are going to get an estimated 6 inches of snow today! Are you kidding me? 6" of snow? Really? I can't remember the last time it snowed that much here. Ever. It was probably back in the 1800's or something. Supposed to snow until noon tomorrow. Wow. Traffic is going to be a nightmare tomorrow.
The grocery store was a nightmare earlier today.
Freaking crazy weather. Typically by this time of year, we are pulling out the swim suits and wanting to heat the pool to go swimming. This is craziness.
Nothing like arriving fashionably late in 08!
Heh. That rhymed. Just a month and 1/2 late into the new year. No big deal really. Aaachooo. Sorry. It is a little dusty around these parts. I've found in the 2 months that I haven't had a desk or office job that I don't have time to blog. Or rather I don't make time to sit down and blog. Or check my email or get online anymore really.
Busy, busy, busy. Non-stop all the time. It also doesn't help that I have a husband in the evenings either. Or that I am not home until after 7pm two evenings a week. I have to cook dinner more. That's fun. Let me tell ya.
Alright, let's do this in true Kelsie fashion.
Holidays were ok I suppose. I can't quite remember. They just flew past and were over before I had a chance to enjoy them. New Year's J and I went to dinner, neither of us were feeling well. We were in bed to watch the ball drop in eastern time. Fell asleep before midnight here, I think.
New Year's resolutions, blogging, cleaning, email and the computer in general are all overrated. Well, that has been my excuse for the last 2 months anyway.
January was extremely busy. I started my new schedule and added a quite a few more classes per week. I will be adding a few more in March as well.
My baby ballet class made in January with 9 girls. This month there are 11. Holy hell! They are a handful and a half. The first few classes were not so fabulous but I think I have found my groove now and am starting to enjoy teaching to children.
I have a new crush. AND! (GASP) It is on my body! I heard a statement on TV a couple of weeks ago and I totally knew exactly what the person meant when they said it. The statement was, "I want to be Pilates skinny." Um, yeah. My aunt told me yesterday that she wanted to start doing pilates b/c of the changes in my body. I saw her last at Christmas and she said that my body has changed so much in 2 months. True. I started noticing it in mid January and started crushing on it then. Amazed. Totally amazed! I never thought I would be happy with my body but yeah, kind of liking the new smokin' bod.
I started my next certification process last weekend. I was really nervous but excited. No need to be nervous. At. All. It turns out that the requirements don't much matter. Good to know NOW. I have been working my tail off trying to get my 25 private/semi-private sessions in on the equipment. Not to mention the $$ that has been spent for all of this. Two of the people in my group were beginner mat certified 3 weeks ago, one has only had 3 sessions on the equipment. Another 10 and the others not nearly as much as I have. I am also the only person that teaches pilates classes on a regular basis. I am the only one that this is my job. THIS is my career. Wow. However, I think I will well in this b/c I am so comfortable on the equipment and will truly be able to focus on perfecting my craft vs. trying to learn the exercises while trying to learn to teach them at the same time.
Also on the pilates front, my trainer told me that the next 9 months will be very trying but I will be in the best shape of my life. I can see why. I had 3 work-outs on the equipment on Friday. Not to mention the hours put in on the certification weekends. I still have 3 more weekends and have to have 600 apprenticeship hours before I am officially certified. Hence the 9 months. The exciting part is that most of this will been happening in the summer and that rocks my world!
We went to Vail with J's boss a couple of weeks ago. Fun. Actually, I had never skiied before and the 1st day, I had a meltdown in the middle of the bunny slope. I started crying then I proceeded to take my skiis off and walk back up the mountain and headed straight to the bar. The next day I went to ski school and felt better. The last day, I hung out by myself where the kid school classes were going on and skiied by myself. I actually enjoyed myself. I went up and came back down. Up and down up and down all day long. Started on the itty bitty bunny slope, then went to the little steeper one, then I finally got on the small chair lift and went down the little slope and finally went down the steepest one in the area. I did well. Wish that we had another day but still had fun overall. It was a great trip. Can't wait to go back.
My sister is pregnant. She turns 21 on Saturday. Nice. She can't freaking take care of the child she has. What is it with these people? Do they not know what birth control is?
I guess she is my step-sister - the one that has the 5 year old that went into CPS custody and my mom & husband & her husband's ex-wife have custody of? Her? Yeah. She got married yesterday. I wouldn't have known if I hadn't called mother yesterday. They all think she is pregnant as well. Sigh. Apparently she planned the wedding in like 3 weeks and got married at church and everything. Wow. Still kind of speechless over this one.
We are going to FL in a week. A business trip for J and a vacay for me. Not sure why it was so important for me to go but his boss wanted me to join them. Ok sure, especially since you are paying. While you are at your boring seminars and meetings, I will be at the pool with a book. Also, I found out this morning that we are staying at the Ritz. Um. Ok. I have only wished to stay at one of those. Business so all paid. Nice. Such the jet setters lately.
My maid has finally crossed the picket lines and is no longer on strike. It truly is amazing. Quite shocking actually.
Cashmere Mafia is my new favorite show.
J is doing well. He has been sick all week but is starting to feel a little better. Business is picking up for him except for the fact that most of the lendors they have been doing business with have quit giving 3rd mortgages or something like that. They are selling the pools but just can't get them financed. Sigh. That totally sucks.
I think that is it for now. I am sure I am leaving something out but that is enough for you to at least know that I am still alive. Just busy. Nothing truly blogworthy to write about really. No entertaining stories or no time to really post an entertaining story.
Merry Merry.
Um. Yeah. Not really. The Christmas spirit cupid forgot to shoot his cute little arrow in my butt. Sigh. Today is Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve, people. Wow. How'd that freaking happen? Tomorrow is Christmas. Just existing and going through the motions this year. Joy.
I am worn out. Trying to get sick. Been fighting it for 3 days now and it is just going into my chest. I don't feel bad but my chest is tight and I don't really want to do all the freaking running around that we have to do for the next few days.
The partay was a success. I had entirely too many martini's toward the end of the night. Everyone had a great time. Yay. No drama. Yay. Success. Over. Done.
We had our Christmas with my dad yesterday. What a complete cluster. All day I kept thinking, "It is CHRISTMAS people. What the hell is wrong with you?" No one stepped up. Everyone has this freaking blaise attiude like it was no big freaking deal. This is our Christmas. Um. HELLO! WTF? Sigh. I got home at 11pm last night. J came home earlier.
We did go visit my aunt and my cousin from CA was in town. I haven't seen her in almost 3 years and I haven't talked to her in almost 2. We have been kind of busy. Well, she has been a little preoccupied. Holy hell. Since we have last spoke, she has gotten a divorce, remarried and is pregnant. Due in May. Um. YEAH! She has had a little drama going on. Her preacher husband was cheating on her. HOLY HELL! Drama, drama, drama. WOW!
What else? My mom is stressing me out about Christmas. I told her what to do and she still makes it an issue. Sigh. What can you do?
I was the only person at dad's yesterday that had wrapped gifts to give to everyone much less purchased them as well. It is Christmas people. What the hell?
We are going to J's family tonight. He is buying my gifts right now. I know what I am getting. I told him not to worry about this gift but he wants to get me something. How freaking pathetic is it that I give him ideas and tell him, "Hey, that would be a good thing to get me for Christmas. You might want to write that down so you can remember." Then, last week he asks me the name of the store in which I want a g/c. And no less than 3 times in the past 4 days, he has asked the name of the perfume we smelled in a sample that we liked (for me.) I told him a month ago when we smelled it that it would be a good gift. Heh. Sigh.
Hopefully going to a Christmas Eve church service this evening will put me into some kind of Chirstmas spirit. Hopefully.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. I hope this holiday finds you all doing well and you get more than you ever hoped for.
A quickie.
I have about 4 minutes. Ok. Go.
Crazy. Busy. Insane. That is my week/life right now. This will probably not make much sense.
My TV went out in the bedroom. It is less than a year old. Still under warranty. Don't have time to deal with this but need something set up soon. It is driving me crazy. I can't watch the news whilst getting dressed in the morning. Or my soaps either for that matter. Blech. Have to pick the TV up from a shop today and take to another. Joy. No time for that BS but need to find the time to make it.
My dad canceled our Holiday party at his house on Sunday. This excites me to no end. I have tomorrow at home. Desperately needed. Desperately. I don't have to go over there on Sunday. Yay. I can go next week. Double yay. I will have time next week. The party will be the next Sunday. Yay. That is a huge stress relief. I get to spend my afternoon tomorrow getting my stuff done. Bliss. An extra 4 hours that is much needed.
I have to teach a class today and I don't want to. I am not in the mood. I am too stressed with this freaking frackin partay. Sigh.
Time to go. That was my four minutes. Can't think of anything else important right now. Tomorrow is my last day here. Triple YAY!!!
Congrats to Court. Sorry...don't have time to respond via email right now. I currently have 329 emails. Yikes. Must. Get. Those. Cleaned. Out. Will be thinking about you this afternoon. Can't wait to hear!
Lots of countdowns this week.
Because we haven't done this here in awhile. We need to get back to our old ways and go bullet style.
- I am on my last week of work at the college. As of right now, 4.5 days left. Even though they are trying hard to get me to stay. Really hard. I am learning there are a few master manipulators around these parts. Have I mentioned that they have found a way for me to get around having to take a class? They have and are even willing to give me a scholarship to pay for the class. Sigh. I keep saying their guilt trips aren't really working on me, when really? They are. Kind of. I am trying to be strong. It is hard. Sigh. Then I think, "Geez, people. Seriously. I gave you more than a 2 month notice. It isn't my fault that you panicked and hired someone that you now regret and it is going to make my leaving even harder. That is so not my fault. Let me leave."
- 5 days until the party. The cleaning frenzy has officially begun.
- 6 days until my dad's side of the family Holiday celebration.
- 14 days until Christmas. Christmas Eve really.
- Essentially that means that I have 13 shopping days left. I still need to buy for half of my list. Sigh.
- Gotta run. NG needs to use my desk.
Deep Breath, INHALE. Deep Breath, EXHALE.
Breathe. Just. Breathe. OMG! It just hit me that I am performing tonight. I shouldn't be nervous. I am only in one piece. But still. I am. I am not anonymous this year to the faculty and staff that come support the show. They know me. They will see me perform.
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1 Inhale 2-3-4-5. Exhale 2-3-4-5.
Nervous. Where did this come from? Why did I just get attacked by this now? I don't perform for another 4 hours at least. Seriously. I don't. Couldn't this at least started around 8? Sheesh.
I opened my primary email - you all have it. I use it for everything. I haven't had much time to check it lately. I opened it this morning, er afternoon, and I had 299 unread emails. Now, I have 287. I think I need to tell my aunt and others to quit sending me jokes for awhile. My aunt has sent me 9 forwards today alone. Seriously? I don't even forward them on. Stop with the spam! Sigh.
OMG! I can't breathe. I have this hard knot in my chest and massive butterflies in my tummy. This is ridiculous.
Sad. Sad news here today. There is a lady, C, that I work with that is in the process of adopting a baby. They threw her a shower up here last week. The birth mom is about to deliver any day. The birth mom backed out today. Sad. So Sad. I feel horrible for C. It is so freaking sad. I have talked to her extensively about babies, infertility and other stuff that couples go through. They have been essentially not preventing for close to 13 years. OMG! Could you imagine? 13 years? Really? I about lost my mind in less than a year and I didn't have any procedures done. No IUI's or IVF's or look into surrogates or adoptions. Not even close to what she has gone through. Wow. I have been so excited for her. The baby is a girl and I gave her one of the buckets of baby clothes that ended up in my spare closet (don't ask - long story.) Anyway, she told me that after she took the clothes that she wanted, unpacked them and put them all away, it made it seem more real. It put her at ease. She thought she was ready now that she had all that stuff I gave her. Sheesh. Sigh. Sad. So. Sad.
Alright, I need to go find something to do to ease my mind and forget about all this crap.
Wheee....
There are two master manipulators here at the college. They are using all their skillz to try to get me to stay. They have worked out how I will take a class but not. Basically I would be signed up in one of the company (audition only) courses and my grade would be from working the box office for the dance shows. Which, it is 4 nights and there are other projects that the chair would find for me to do. It wouldn't as unethical as their first suggestion. The dean (my boss) thinks this is a genius idea. Sigh. The pay. The pay is the problem. I don't know now, I am trying to be strong and just leave but they are making it hard. I keep telling them that guilt trips and tears don't work on me. When really? They do. I shouldn't let them but I can't help it. Just the type of person that I am. Sigh.
Oh. Mindy asked what I was serving for my partay. Well. I was going to do a formal sit down dinner with either an italian theme or a ham. I was going to make a lasagna or something like that that would serve 10 people. I was going to have everyone bring something to go with that. Or I was also thinking about a ham and having some nice rolls for a mini sandwich or something with side dishes. But now? Now that there are currently 14 people rsvp for yes and another 10 that have yet to respond. Yeah. The intimate party of 10 is now probably going to be 25. Joy of joys. ANYWAY. Now, I am serving hor d'oeuvres. Hot and cold. Artichoke dip, crab dip, crackers veggies, a new tortelloni & pesto something or another. It is no longer a holiday & December birthday celebration. I changed the invite today. No one is required to bring anything now. Except beer if that is what they want to drink. I will have wine and festive cocktails. 'Member those tubs of martini's and such that I bought last year? Yeah. Target has them again this year but different. I still have an Apple Cinnamon & Pomegranate and I bought a white cranberry cosmo for this year. Wine will also be served. Deborah is making a couple of apps as well. Oh mini quiche from Sam's. Ever tried those? Yum. What else? Oh. I am still getting an ice cream cake for the birthdays but I am not requiring anyone to bring a gift. So. The ones that know about the gifts - core 5 couple that were the original invites - will be the only ones that have gifts.
So. Yeah. There ya have it. Sigh.
I am sighing a lot today. I need to end this now.
The intimate gathering that is turning into a Partay.
I had something. I think I had something. Now? Can't really think of what is was that I wanted to share.
Instead, I will ramble and vent about this little holiday celebration that is not so little anymore. I came up with the idea of having a Holiday & December Birthday celebration instead of exchanging Christmas gifts with our core group of friends. The core is 5 couples, including us. Somehow we started exchanging Christmas gifts with them all and their kids. All have kids except us and 2 couples have 2 children each. So. Um. Yeah. Holy expensive. Not to mention that 3 of the adults from these couples have December birthdays as well as 2 of the kids. Yikes! More holy expensive!
So. I was talking to one of the females and told her that I was making the executive decision this year and that we were going to start doing birthday only. Since 3 people have December birthdays and December is so jam packed with all sorts of other stuff, we decided that we would combine all 3 and just have an evening of dinner, drinks and a small birthday party.
Now? Now, it is not going to be 10 people. We have invited 6 other couples as well. One of the above mentioned core 5 will be out of town and cannot make it. That is no biggie. However, 4 of the new couples invited? Yeah. My husband's bosses and their grown children. (Makes no sense right? Let me explain, H&M own the company & still kind of work there. Their daughter C pretty much runs the company & her husband, V, owns the tile company that they use. There is another son T and another D - they work for the company as well. So. If we invited H&M & C&V, then we had to invite T and D and their spouses. So confusing. Have I mentioned that this is a family owned company that has outgrown the way a family business should be operated? 'Cause that is totally the way it is.)
Ok. Where was I? Oh yes, well. C&V have responded that they are indeed going to attend. AND! Yesterday, my wonderful and loving husband told M that "My wife said that she wasn't going to have the party if you weren't going to attend." Her response, "We are going to be in Vail that weekend, why aren't you going to be in Vail with us? I guess we will just have to come back that weekend for the party." Um. Ok. I could kill him. Seriously. I know he was just kissing butt & politicking and trying to make it apparent that we would *love* for them to come if they can and blah, blah, blah. But really? Methinks I still want to kill him.
See? Rambling. Rambling.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! That is me screaming b/c holy hell. I have SO much to do in the next 3 weeks. AND when oh when am I going to get this done? Thankfully J volunteered to do some extra helping around the house. Even if he wouldn't have volunteered, he would be helping.
Um. Can't remember what else I wanted to write about. I also don't much feel like rereading and editing this either. If I don't post now, it makes me a liar as well. I didn't have time to write another post. I don't want to be a liar. But. I have to be ready to bail in about 4 minutes so not much time on my hands right now.
Um. Yeah. It isn't 3 weeks. It is 2. Deborah was kind enough to let me know that I had an extra week thrown in there. So. Yeah. All of these people ARE for sure flying in for our party. At. My. House. A party at my quaint-definitely-not-a-rich-person's-home. I don't think I am going to worry. I will do what I can and assign my husband chores. I will spend way more money than I was going originally planning but that will be okay. Hopefully, my husband will be rewarded for it in the near future. As in a year end bonus even though he is considered still in training.
I now have to buy wine. Red wine. I don't drink wine. I can't buy the cheap stuff. I have to buy at least a semi decent bottle of wine. I will not be purchasing a $100 bottle or anything but it can't be a $5 either. Somewhere in between. Any suggestions?
So that is what has had me not blogging lately. I cleaned house and started Christmas decorating last night. I have 10 tubs of Christmas decor. A little excessive don't cha think? However, I have every type of serving dish for my partay!
Because I got yelled at.
Here is a post for Heather. I don't like being yelled at. Really, I don't. I had great intentions of blogging more. I have. I promise. It just hasn't quite worked out for me. I have started a couple of posts but haven't had a chance to finish them.
Busy. So. Busy.
Monday, I start my week & day by waking at 5am. Blech. (Oh hush Heather, not everyone is an early bird and enjoys getting up at 4:30am. Some of us prefer to sleep when it is still dark outside.) Anyway. I get up, dress & drive 30 minutes to the Pilates studio for my equipment training. I am on my 4th week. It kicks my ass every time. It is not so easy. I don't feel as strong as I used to think I was. I have equipment training from 6:30-7:30 am. I promptly leave there and drive straight to work. I work from 8-9am. Then I have class until 10:15. Then I work until 3pm ish, except this week and I will work until 5pm every day. YUCK! Then I go home & am supposed to chill for a bit but usually end up doing chores or something productive. Start dinner, whatever. Then I have a class from 6-7pm. I go home, finish dinner and eat and then I typically start dozing off on the couch about 8:30.
Tuesday isn't as bad but still quite busy. Wednesday is the same as Monday. Thursday is easy as I only work for 2-3 hours in the morning and then teach a class and I am done by 1pm. Good thing for now b/c I am completely exhausted by Thursday. Friday is an easy day as well.
So. Yeah. When I do get home, I don't want to get on the computer. And b/c NG is here most of the time, I can't play on the computer when she is here and I am here. I have to pretend that we work here and not just surf the net.
I have 2 weeks left here. I will be so glad to be gone. Really. I will. I am so over all these people. Especially NG. She is an idiot. And a liar! Yep! I have caught her in 2 lies thus far and she has only been employed for 3 weeks. Both times are about missing work. She called in last Tuesday sick but showed up for her classes that afternoon. Heh. Then today, she told the chair of Dance that she couldn't come help lay the Marley floor at 8am b/c she had to work. Well, she didn't show up for work. She told me that she wasn't here at 9am b/c she had to help lay the marley. I was told by the dance department assistant (who just so happens to HATE NG. Heh) that she didn't show up until 8:45 and told them that she had to work but told me she was laying the marley floor on stage. Confused? We perform this weekend and tech all week for the show. We have to put our own floor down in which to dance upon. The stage floor is quite hard and not too friendly to ones body.
Heh. Anyway. So. Yeah. LIAR!
I am also getting another job. With another city's recreation department. But I need to be insured and write a bio on myself. Hmmm. I have my people working on the insurance part but I don't seem to have any people working on the bio part. Blech. I hate that type of stuff. Any takers? Want to be considered one of "my" people?
J is wearing me out about getting me incorporated or becoming a "business" for this whole pilates thing. Right now? I am busy. I can't deal with that right now. Let me get through this week and perform and all that jazz. Then next week is my last week at the college and I will be majorly stressing about this little partay we are having. Then, on the 17th I will available all you need me to be. Promise! Or I will try.
The partay will have a post of its own that is half typed. It will be posted later. Then there is the maid that is on eternal strike. Obviously, she thinks she is on the same level as the writers & stage hands. Not. So. Much. More on her later as well.
What else? My sister is pissing me off. What's new there? Today is Lucy's birthday and I still haven't heard for sure when & where Lucy's party will be or if there if for going to be one. I am so frustrated with that. I have called my sister for about 3 weeks now and she won't call me back. I called her 5 days in a row & left messages and she never called me back. Ugh.
Pissy. See? This is why I haven't blogged or made it a priority. I have been so busy that I don't dwell on all this crap and I just let it go. Now that I am writing it all out? Pissy. Foul mood approaching. Ugh. I want to beat some sense into my sister.
I am surrounded by idiots and it is wearing me out. Wearing. Me. Out. Seriously. Where did the trait of common sense disappear? What ever happened to tact? Or couth? Or {gasp} PROFESSIONALISM? WTF? What is wrong with all of these people? I mean, really? Surely it isn't me. Surely, my standards aren't too high to expect some common courtesy out of the people in which I interact on a daily basis. Right? Or are they?
This post is long enough. More to come shortly. NG is getting ready to leave for today. Then, I need to sneak a cookie. Trying to be good but I seriously need a cookie to help get me through the rest of the afternoon and the other 2 (or more) posts.
Um, Happy Thanksgiving?
How'd that happen anyway? It is over. Hrmph. I really didn't get a chance to get excited over it.
I'm at my mom's, procrastinating getting my stuff together to drive home. It is raining. Slightly more of a drizzle, I suppose. But still. Does not make for a fun drive to look forward to either.
J is hunting. I get to spend my evening home alone with the cat. That excites me to no end. If motivation strikes, I might do some cleaning. Lord knows I need to b/c I am having a Christmas party, which was supposed to be for our closest friends but has turned into inviting other people. The two couples I am most freaked out about? J's bosses. The owners of the company and the daughter that runs it. Nice, huh? At least I have 2 weeks to get my house in more than presentable shape. I need to do some deep cleaning that will take about 2 weeks to accomplish.
Sigh. I was ok with having a small party but now? Yikes. Freaks me out a bit. Oh the pressure.
This is so rambling. I was going to write about Thanksgiving being over and I almost forgot all about it being Thanksgiving. I spent it with my mom. It was pretty good. Relaxing. Nothing too stressful. That's a change.
Alright. I need to get moving. Happy Weekend. Oh. I didn't participate in Black Friday with the unwashed masses yesterday. Glad I didn't but that just means that I have zero Christmas presents purchased. Joy.
Oh! I remembered something to share!
Heee. Nothing like forgetting something new.
So. On O prah a couple of weeks ago, ok so maybe more like a month or longer now. Anyway. J essica S einfeld was on promoting her new cookbook, D eceptively D elicious. Well. I went out and bought me a copy. I tried the recipes this week.
THEY are yummy! I made the mashed potatoes (with cauliflower) and the meatloaf (with carrots) on Monday. Then on Wednesday, I made the chicken nuggets (with broccoli) and mac & cheese (with cauliflower). They are really good. And! Good for you to boot.
Jason even liked both meals. I thought I would start with the meals that I KNEW he would eat before throwing some of the others onto him. We had the leftover on Tues. & Thurs. nights. He did make some comment about eating these meals is going to shock his system and cause him to die. Heh. Not likely. But it should make him feel better and he should have more energy. That would be nice. I even made him eat steamed zucchini. Um. Which really? It was gross. Obviously we aren't steamed zucchini people.
I think I might make the brownies this weekend. Spaghetti might be on the menu for next week. I know there are other meals I want to try as well. Tacos, quesadillas and the lasagna. I think I am also going to make some of the desserts or breads/muffins for Thanksgiving.
I know on her website there are a few recipes that link to O prah's website. If you are interested. I also brought the leftovers here to work yesterday and everyone loved them and couldn't believe there were veggies in them!
So. Yeah. I am a fan. I hope that I can stick with this type of cooking for most of our weekly meals. I also hope that after a couple of weeks of eating so many veggies that I start to notice the difference.
Please! I beg of you. Make it stop.
Or make her go away. NG is driving me absol-freaking-lutely CRAZY!!!
God! Why? Why do you allow these idiots to be born? And why? WHY? Do I have to deal with this for another MONTH??????
Sigh.
Thank goodness it is Friday. 2 whole days without having to answer umpteen stupid questions. If you paid ANY attention AT ALL this week, then YOU would know the answer. Actually, if you were LOOKING & reading the phone list in front of you, you might find the answer on your own.
{shakes head} What can one do? Not much really but smile and try not to show annoyance.
She doesn't follow directions. AT. ALL. How does she survive on a daily basis being that dumb? Really? Is common sense becoming an extinct trait? Is it now considered uncool to have common sense? Really? 'Cause wow. Just WOW!
Back again. I am home alone this weekend. Maybe I will have time to update more.
Wow. I don't know what to say really.
Really. I don't. New Girl? NG for short from this period on, mmmkay? Kay.
Yesterday, this is a question that she asked. What is an invoice?
Damn. She is back, more later.
It is November.
I am a little behind in posting. Busy. Not much computer time lately.
The girl replacing me at the college started yesterday. She was supposed to be here at 8:30 this morning. It is 9 and no sign of her. Heh. Guess that is what you get when you have a real college student working somewhere. Not sure how that is really going to work out. Not sure that I really care. Yeah. I do. B/c that is the type of person that I am.
Enough of that. I just realized that I haven't updated since the beginning of November. I haven't done my normal updating of Thanksgiving this year. Mmmmm. Turkey and dressing. Mmmm. Mashed taters. Mmmm...pumpkin pie. To be quite honest, I keep forgetting that Thanksgiving is next week. Or that is was this month, then 3 weeks, 2 weeks, and now NEXT week! WOW! Can you believe that I am forgetting that Thanksgiving is a mere 9 days away? No double digit countdowns here.
Guess that is what happens when you are a little preoccupied and busy. So. Busy. Tired. My city recreation dept. pilates class ends this week. We get a whole week off. I am so excited. I won't have to go anywhere next week in the evening. That will be nice. Except that I will only really have 2 days of normal activity b/c we will be going to my mom's (I think) on Wednesday for Thanksgiving.
Can't think of anything else important right now. Too many to do lists are running through my head. Work, errands, etc... I just want to sleep. More later when I have more blogworthy material.
2nd Certification. Check.
I am now Intermediate Mat certified. I can teach an upper level Pilates class. However, today? Today I am so sick of my Pilates mat class order, I shudder everytime I catch myself counting and going through the exercises in my head.
I dreamt about it last night. 2 more sets. Inhale, exhale. Last one. Resist. Up and over. Blech, blech, blech. Get out of my brain. It is already mush enough.
In other news, my husband is loving his new job. He gets to go to Vegas in 3 weeks. Not sure if I get to go yet or not. I asked him that whether or not if they pay for my ticket if I could still go. He said that he didn't care. Anyone wanna go with me? If I do go, Mindy- I wanna meet for coffee or cocktails. Justine - any chance of you & Mike planning a short Vegas trip in the next few weeks?
After that, we are going to Vail the 2nd weekend in December. I think that is when he said we were going to go. Wow. This is SO different from his last job. He had Saturday & Sunday off. He didn't know what to do with himself. LOL. He went into the office on Saturday for a bit. Heh. He didn't do anything and there wasn't a reason for him to but he was bored and I wasn't home. All this free time and the man still goes to work on a weekend. After a few months, I am sure this will change. He will figure out ways to fill his off days.
Hey. We might even get a hobby together or something. Maybe. Have to find something that isn't too girly or too nature-y. Any ideas?
Alright. I need to get to work. I have a ton of stuff that needs to be done.
This, that and some others.
Hi!
Thanks for the birthday wishes and cards and e-cards and emails. Ya'll are so sweet! Love you all bunches.
Busy. Busy. Busy.
Lion King - phenomenal! Absolutely amazing. Worth EVERY penny and more! Incredible. The best show I have ever seen in my entire life!!! If you have the opportunity, go see it! I wish I had seen it earlier when it was here b/c I want to go back. Yes. It was that good! At least I thought so. Might have to put that on the itinerary for the next NYC trip. Which, I wish I could book soon but alas, methinks it will be awhile. Boo.
Had a couple of margaritas too many on Saturday. We didn't make it to the fair on Sunday.
J sent me flowers. They are gorgeous.
Birthday was good. Except my mom didn't call me until 9:30 LAST night. Blech. Whatever. Yes. It was a day late. Excuses, excuses, excuses. I talked to my dad 5 times and received 2 text messages before I responded to his text, "Dude. Seriously. The least you could do is say Happy Birthday, considering I have talked to you no less than 5 times already today." My phone rang immediately. He has since called me 4 more times and every time has said Happy Birthday. Ha. I thought it was funny. After that he sent a text to the entire freaking family and my phone blew up with everyone calling to wish me a happy birthday. Funny.
Have my 2nd Pilates certification this weekend. Nervous. Need to find time to study.
Hope all my Cali friends are well and aren't in danger. Thinking about all of you.
Sigh.
J started his new job on Monday. He likes, he thinks. His "training" period isn't what one would consider a normal training period. Basically, they told him to make the sales staff sell more pools. Heh. He was on his way to one office on Monday but was talking to the receptionist at his office and she told him not to go b/c the salesman wasn't in that office. He told her that he wanted to meet the receptionist and was told that the receptionist wasn't in the office b/c her son was sick. He asked who was in the office, they told him no one and that they weren't opening that office on Monday. Heh. He can't figure that out. It makes no sense to him.
Also, on Monday, he left at 3:30 to get his work cell phone from the cell phone store. He went back to the office at 4:15 and the doors were locked. He called Todd and asked him what time the office closed, T said 5pm. J told him that the office was locked. T said that it looked liked he got the rest of the afternoon off. J called me and told me. He thinks that is totally insane. He got a key to the office yesterday. Monday & yesterday he had to sit in his truck and wait for someone to get to the office b/c he was the first one there.
Yeah. Big adjustment for him. He doesn't get the whole 9-5 ish working hour thing and optional Saturdays.
As for me, the adjustment this week hasn't been too bad but it is only Wednesday. We shall see how it progresses.
Must run.
Frivolous? Dumb? Or Justified?
Here's the deal. I have been screaming, ok more like stating but very loudly and often, that I WANT to go see the Lion King when it comes to town. It just so happens that it is in town right NOW! I have been saying since about mid August that I want to go. Will ANYONE please go with me?
I have been telling my husband for 2 months that I want to go and that the final weekend is this weekend. The final day is the 21st. Now, any smart individual would realize, "Hey this would be a great birthday present for my wife," no? Ok. So maybe I am the only one that would think this makes complete and total sense.
Well. Now that we are 3 days away and I have FINALLY found someone to go with me, I don't have tickets. I am going to have to pay more than normal for said tickets if I want to go. I do. It is THAT important to me. Last night, J and I were discussing this and he thinks I am completely stupid for wanting to pay what I am willing to pay for these tickets. The problem now? I will be paying for both tickets b/c the friend going with me can't afford what I am willing to pay.
J thinks it is absurd to pay this amount for a ticket to anything. This is also coming from the man that has spent only God knows how much money this week for BS projects around the house. He bought a ceiling fan for the patio. Holy hell, who knew those were so expensive? He also bought a TomTom navigation thingy b/c he couldn't wait until Christmas or until someone could get it as a gift for him. The man doesn't have a job yet (ok so he starts on Monday but technically, today he is unemployed) and won't be going on appointments by himself for at least 3 months. He had to have that right then and there. That would have been a PERFECT Christmas gift for him.
Yesterday, he bought 1/2 a palette of sod. I know it isn't cheap but I didn't ask and don't want to know how much that was. Then, this morning he is looking up Rolex watches. Um, why the hell does he need one of those? He doesn't. He wants to bitch b/c I want to spend this much on 2 tickets and he wants a fucking Rolex? Is he kidding me? He told me just a minute ago that it is completely ridiculous that I spend that on tickets.
Dude. Seriously. Get. A. Job. NOW! We are going to be broke by Saturday at this rate.
Sigh.
However, I think it is justified now. So. I am going to purchase these tickets. But I do have one question. If you had the opportunity to be in Row F for $18 more per ticket would you choose it over Row S? It is mere pennies at this point, right? Thoughts?
The blogging resumeth.
For a quickie anyway. I think I told Mindy, I would update. May have mentioned it to Nancy as well. If I didn't, then I thought about it and said I would do it, in my head anyway. Kind of like how I imitate Heather and respond to emails in my head. Yeah.
Anyway. There is only one way to get this done. In true Kelsie fashion. Bullets. In no particular order:
- My husband quit his job yesterday. Yep. He did! He has been there for 11 years. He resigned & gave 2 weeks but they told him to go home. He is currently unemployed. No worries, though. He has another job. He said he was going to take a week off. I think he will start the new job next Wed. b/c he will be going stir crazy by Tuesday. He got up at 6:45 this morning for no reason at all, just b/c he woke up. That's not very bright. I would have been forcing myself to sleep in. I am sure I will find him napping this afternoon when I get home.
- I am excited that my husband quit his job. I get my husband back. For that I am relieved. However, scared as well. Why? B/c he is going to have a normal 8-5 M-F job! No more late nights or mandatory weekends. I am so going to go into shock! It will mess me up more than him. I have my TV nights & nights that I don't cook. Sigh. Adjustments are good. Especially when it means more free time and more money.
- I am getting my wisdom teeth taken out tomorrow since we lose all dental benefits forever at the end of the month. Yeah. Sigh. I don't want to but I have a cavity in my lower 1/2 impacted one. Do it now while I have insurance.
- I am so freaking busy it isn't even funny.
- There are grammatical mistakes in this entry. Don't care. Short on time.
- I am currently teaching approximately 16 Pilates/Yoga/Cardio Jazz classes per week. Well, the Cardio Jazz will start next week but I have been putting it together this week, I am counting that as classes for this week.
- I have 3 jobs. I have not one but 2! Yes 2, people! 2 6am classes. 2 8am classes. 2 Noon classes. 4 6:00pm classes. The rest are random times. 11am, 5pm, 4:30pm, 10am & 11:30 am on Saturday. Oh, so maybe that is 15. I don't know. What's 1 more class at that point? I am also still working 20 hours a week at the college. I have a calendar that I tote with me every where I go b/c I am scared that I am going to forget a class! LOL
- What else?
- Going to see the Lion King musical next weekend, as well as, going to the fair.
- I get my 2nd Pilates certification in 2 weeks. Excited. I can't believe that I have only been doing this for 2 months. It totally feels like FOREVER!!!! I am loving every minute of it though.
- Totally random - I got a piece of mail yesterday addressed to someone other than J and I. The street address was correct but the city & state & zip were NOT! The piece of mail was supposed to end up in Mt. Hope Kansas. I am in Texas. The return address? Wichita, Kansas! We are so not in Kansas anymore, Todo! Heh. I put it back in the mailbox with a sticky note, "So not Kansas. Try again!" Heeee. The zip code didn't even match my zip code. Some postal work needs to lay off the crack!
- J and I have pretty much decided that we are not going to have kids. We want to focus our attention on other things at the moment.
- I think that is about it. Mostly, I have been working my arse off and putting up with a grumpy and stressed out husband.
Toodles and have a great day. I gotta get ready to teach a class!
A scheduled hiatus.
Methinks I need a break. So. I am taking one. Not sure when I will be back to the blogosphere. It could be as soon as tomorrow or Thanksgiving. (mmm...Thanksgiving. Turkey & Dressing! Pie! Taters! Beans! Pie! Did I mention PIE? OMG! Is it too early for me to start thinking about Thanksgiving?) Anyway. Not quite sure how long this here hiatus will last. That's my point. Oh my! Pie!
I will still be reading but won't be posting much myself for awhile.
I think my interview yesterday evening went really well. I ended up meeting with one of the owner's instead of the person I had been talking with to set up the interview and such. I *think* she liked me. She seemed very positive. I should know in a day or so on that.
Let's hope that I get that job and maybe one or two more. I desperately need to be working and making as much $$ as I can right now.
Take care and I will see you on the other side, whenever that may be.
