what a gloomy day.

it sure is hard to be happy and positive when you have days like this, over and over. yesterday was so beautiful, WHY do we only get one day of that?


is anyone hiring? i'm sooooooo ready for a new job. i don't get any respect at this place. they take advantage of their employees and no one helps anyone here. you're on your own. I don't even have to say it, but i'm very frustrated with things right now.

I suppose on a more positive note: I got to carve pumpkins with my Beau the other night. Josh came over Monday and we put our creativity to good use. I had dinner waiting for him when he got to my house. we ate and then he helped me clean up the kitchen. After that (and after he devoured two or three of the cookies i had made) we washed off our great pumpkins in the bath tub (i climbed in with my rolled up jeans and did the cleaning, he dried them off--teamwork!) and we set to it. We saved the seeds so that Josh could bake them. He loooooves to cook and so he seasoned them right up and put them in the oven. after we carved our pumpkins we lit them on the front steps and got a few pictures. I took this one with my phone...it's all i have right now. His is the goofy one on the left, and mine is the mean bugger on the right. We had a blast carving the pumpkins and spending time together. I'm glad he was able to come over and do that with me. Was a lot of fun. Anyway...here they are. Happy Halloween!

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Thanks Pook for taking care of my blog. Best Big brother!

I'm bored.

I'm sitting here at my desk, staring at the "cliff" bar i bought for myself to eat before i work out...wishing it was time for me to eat it. i'd like to eat it now, but then i have to let it sit for an hour and i'll be hungry again by the time i get to the gym. so waiting is my best option. i guess.

I can think of one million other things that i would rather do tonight than go to the gym. In fact, i have to go to the store for groceries, stop by CVS, Pick up my room/dust/vacuum. I think i might actually do all of that instead. if i don't do it tonight, then i don't know when i will actually do it. And we have someone coming over to look at Tricia's room (trish is moving out this weekend and Becca is moving in on the 1st) this week...so it needs to be done. ugh. groceries...i really need those. i wish i could run to the grocery store. i would kill 2 birds with 1 stone...oh well. gotta do what i gotta do.

well i'm sure i thrilled you all with this blog...i'll post some pictures for you. that'll be fun, right?
ok...

I did a pic and drive. wasn't it pretty that day?

My sweet little cousin Audrey. She was a tired girl at the rehearsal dinner!

Hi Abby!!

HAPPY WEDDING DAY BRICE AND JENNY!

Today is my 26th Birthday and I get to celebrate it by attending the wedding of my cousin Brice! He's been dating a wonderful girl since he was a senior in high School...they were meant to be. Welcome to the family Jennifer! Love you lots!

I hope you all enjoyed birthday week. i had a blast and i hope that tonight i can whoop it up and go out with a bang! Thanks again to everyone who helped celebrate with me. xoxox

BIRTHDAY WEEK...

may seem silly to many of you, and i'm sure it is. But i really love my birthday week. It's that feeling of excitement in the pit of my stomach that i've had since i was a little girl. The anticipation of a party and a cake and presents...oh i couldn't wait to have those presents. But now...i just can't wait to have people around me, people i love, celebrating the day i was born...and just celebrating in general. nothing makes me more happy than knowing i enabled my friends to have fun. SO...The annual Happy hour at Brit's Pub will be tomorrow at 5pm. Can't wait! It'll be a great time!

This Friday, on my actual Birthday, Cousin Brice is marrying his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Shevik. I can't wait to see the two of them tie the knot. It's going to be so much fun to celebrate with them that day...and to enjoy their reception...as my birthday party as well! :) Music and dancing...what a birthday treat! Really looking forward to spending the day with the two of them though, as they begin their life together. Best Wishes to you both.

Anyway...i suppose i'll get back to work. I hope tomorrow is a big turnout. looking forward to it! YAY! See you all soon! very soon!
PS. Happy Birthday Mandy Blum! Love you!
PPS. I had my friend Morgan up this weekend. Was a lot of fun, but i got sick on Saturday...and my wonderful boyfriend came to take care of me sunday evening. Thanks Josh. The soup was great!

Well Hello there!

I know, all of my avid readers must be dying for an update. Of course, i've been so busy, but i could hardly tell you what with. Hehe...Let's see...

Last thursday i went to a Moby Concert with Josh and my roommate, Jenna. It was awesome. I LOVE moby, and may people laugh at me when i say this, but i don't care. it was awesome and i had a blast. this weekend was rainy, and i spent a lot of time bumming around from place to place with Josh. We had a nice weekend. Sunday I watched my big brother run the Twin Cities Marathon. I can't even begin to tell you all how proud i am of him. He set a goal for himself and he accomplished it...no matter how long it took him or how much pain he was in, he finished. And i was beaming with pride. I think he might have been glowing too. hehehe...What an accomplishment@ Way to go Pooky!

Ah, this week has been busy. I'm a little stressed because I am now managing a few programs here at work (i won't go into detail here, but if you really care, you can ask me sometime and i'll explain) and we're doing a new initiative with one of the programs i am managing, OfficeMax. (Yep, we do their EDI...every time there is stock on the shelves and you're able to buy the things you needed, you can thank SPS Commerce. kind of. in a way...) Anyway, I've never done anything like this before, so i'm working closely with our Sr Program Manager to have her show me the ropes. All this on top of all my other responsibilities...things are beginning to get stressful. It's a good thing. This is what i need if i ever want to get a promotion, but it's going to be a lot of work. Late nights, Early mornings...streeeeesssssss. But i'll get through it. I just have to.

This weekend, upcoming, I am having my "little sister" come up from Rochester to stay with me. Morgan is a little girl who i taught in theatre camp years ago when she was 11. Since then, she and i have become very close. She is now 16! we've grown together in the past 5 years almost as sisters. I call her my little sister. She reminds me a lot of myself when i was her age, very determined and passionate about life, dance, boys, laughing, etc. she's amazing. This will be the first time that she and i have done anything like this though. She's coming up to spend the entire weekend with me. Bless her parents for trusting me enough to have their daughter up in this big, scary city for two whole days! I'm excited. Morgan is a truly amazing, young woman and i can't wait to spend time with her..molding her mind and corrupting her!! :) only a little!

I'm fed up with the rain, but i suppose that's the way October is. I just hope it doesn't rain on my Birthday. I hear there is a wedding that day, and well..while the old wives tale suggests that rain on your wedding day means you will grow to be rich...i can't see anyone really wanting rain for their big day. What a mess. Brice and Jenny, here's to some early morning sprinkles! (Just enough money to live well, but stay humble! hehe) As For me...i'm honored to be a reader at their wedding. It is an honor to be included in such a big day, and well, i get a nice little dance party on my birthday as well! so, it's going to be a great October 16th this year!

*sigh*

i have nothing to do. i feel like i should be doing something, but the reports haven't come in, so i can't do those, I don't know what i'm doing with the OfficeMax program, so i have to wait on that...i suppose i'll twiddle my thumbs and wait for my college roommate, April, to call me and tell me she's on her way to the hospital to have their little baby girl! Any day now! Here's a premature "Congratulations" To both April and JJ Kirby! You'll be amazing parents. Ok..anyway...enough out of me. I have nothing more to say.

See you all soon!