Good-Bye to Christmas

I consider New Years Day the very end of Christmas. It's the day I start to take down the decorations, the tree and start to clean up the mess that has taken over my house. I know that we still have a couple of days until this day is here, so I am sitting here enjoying the decorations and the tree. The mess that has taken over my house is not so great though and I definitely need to take care of this before I have company over Monday night. So because the tree will be leaving soon, I wanted to share a couple of pictures of it with you.....enjoy!

Quick Random Gossip!

A very good friend of mine and a very reliable source told me that NKOTB, yes, New Kids on the Block, will be having a reunion tour in 2008. So if you thought that 2008 was going to be a bummer think again and "Hang Tough!"

Post Christmas Blog

I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas, ate too much and got everything that they asked for. I honestly can't complain. I had a great holiday (even though I had like no time off from work). I saw many good friends and spent quality time with the family.

Christmas Eve I went to my Nana's house. Traditionally we have gone to 4 o'clock mass and headed over to the house around 5:30 after mass. However this year is the our first Christmas without my grandfather and it appears that I have just given up on mass gradually over the past few years..soo...my Nana ended up having us over at the bright early hour of 3:30. We had a great time and ate A LOT.

Immediately after that I headed to my boyfriend's house for Christmas Eve dinner...yup, dinner...like I needed more food. So being polite I took food onto my plate and ate as much as I could. However, when his dad plopped the biggest piece of pie I had ever seen in front of me, I thought I was going to die...so I left the pie there and tried to not look directly at it, because I was afraid I might puke. After dying, John and I exchanged gifts and he gave me an awesome digital camera that I love! I actually might end up buying a photo printer with the money my parents gave me for xmas ...but we will see...

Christmas morning we visited my Nana again and the headed down to my Aunt and Uncle's house for our annual xmas celebration. It was fun and again I ate WAY too much!! We did get our Annual Camp Ghetto Fabulous gear...sweatpants..and they def rock. (if you want more info on Camp Ghetto Fab..check out CampGhettoFabulous).

Overall I had a great holiday and I hope you all did too! The only bummer was that I had to go to work the next day:( I am just glad that tomorrow is Friday..yay!! And I have next Tuesday off as well ...not New Years Eve...but I guess I can't have the word...lol

Update of sorts

So, I received the cord for my computer and I am back up and running...sorta...haha. Because I was having a hard time living without my computer I decided that while it was dead I would clean the keyboard. I am obviously not an expert in this area...because I now have my computer back, but my "N" key and my "," are both missing....that's right!! They fell off while I was cleaning the keyboard and I can't get them back on. This wouldn't be SO bad, except now I have lost the pieces that connect the keys to the keyboard and I now have two holes in my keyboard where the keys should go. I am such a moron. At least I can still get the key strokes to come out..haha...with a little effort.But anyway that's the update of my computer...stupid...stupid...stupid....

A Few Confessions

1. I can't live without my computer. I know that I definitely don't go on my computer nearly as much as I used to. However, I honestly go in to panic mode knowing that I can't check the weather, the movie times or my email at the drop of a hat when my computer is not working. So yes, the power cord to my computer is broken and I have one ordered and on the way....but as you can see I can't stay away from a computer for more than 24 hours or I freak out! So I have borrowed my sister's computer, check my email, ordered some snow boots on LL Bean (my feet are still wet from showing that freakishly heavy snow from today), quickly went on Myspace and Facebook and now I am blogging!!:)

2. I am obsessed with Christmas time made for TV Family Channel Movies. I don't care how cheesy they are or how many times I have seen them in the past, I love them. Yesterday alone I think I watched 3 of them; two of which I had definitely seen before. But I am a huge sucker for Christmas movies and romantic comedies and I continue to watch them as many times as I possibly can before the season is over!! I will also admit that I just checked the TV schedule for tonight...although I don't seen any Family Channel Movies that look good, I did find a good one on the Hallmark Channel called "All I Want For Christmas" and I am definitely going to partake.

3. I have been a total slacker with Weight Watchers and working out for the past month and I am totally ashamed:( So I am back on track tomorrow. If I want to go away in February I don't want to feel like the Whale that I know I am right now!!


Thanks for letting me confess....ttys!

Great paint job!

I was riding home from work today (going pretty slow because of the snow) and I looked to my left and saw this disgusting looking paint job on this house that I was passing. It was bright yellow with bright red trim around all doors, windows and around the roof. I seriously was laughing to myself and wondering how I had never seen this house before. As I got further past, I realized that there was a very large sign with the painting contractor's name on it placed proudly in front of this horrible looking home. Now, I am not sure if they put the sign there to advertise there terrific work....or if they put the sign there to warn others to stay away from this color blind contractor:)~

Alien Baby

As many of you know I have never really had any reason to go to the hospital or had any things that have been wrong with me. I have seriously only had the flu like 4 times in my life and rarely have a cold....so when I went to my doctor's and there was concern about something in my uterus..I totally freaked!!!

But after many doctor's appointments, ultra sound, next week MRI, and many hours of googling my ailments, I have been told that I am not dying..haha...but that I have a large or very few fibroids in my uterus.

At first this was freaky, but after learning that only 1 percent of them are cancerous and learning my options, it is less freaky and I have been just looking forward to the future. I know that I will most likely have trouble having children in the future which is sad, but I after talking to a few people that did struggle to have kids, I have learned that it will be OK. So right now I am most likely going to need surgery, but the MRI will tell them exactly what will need to be done.

SO of course in the meantime, I have been making jokes about the "Alien Baby" that is inside of me. Seriously, whatever is in me, is so big I that feel pregnant and I can't wait for them to shrink or be removed....so in the meantime I have named my Alien Baby "PF CHANG" and I'm not sure when it will be born...but I will let you know!!

Mini Rants and Apology for not blogging

I know it has been a while since I have last blogged. A lot has been going on that has kept me quite occupied and I promise to blog about it (although kind of personal) in the next day or two. But in the meantime I have a few things that I need to complain about so others can either help me or laugh along with me.

I have been at my current job for almost 5 years. Holy shit, I know, that's a long time, but in that time I have grown quite the thick skin for very evil people. I have only cried, I think 3 times in those 5 years, and although many people probably have never cried at work, I think this is pretty good considering the abuse that I take daily. Since becoming a senior adjuster, the number and intensity of evil people has certainly increased (since I am the person that the evil person requests after being evil to the first person). The woman that I spoke to on Friday had to be the worst of the worst. I honestly don't understand how a person can call up to a complete stranger and be so mean. I can take, yelling or screaming or insults in general, but when that person is making it so personal, using so many swears directed in your direction, you can only take so much before either 1. going postal or 2. shedding a tear (and I did the latter). However, what my complaint is this....does this person not realize that she has hurt a human being? A person that will be driving home, replaying the insults and yells in their mind, a person that now has a ruined evening because of her evilness? How would this person like it if she was screamed at, call a moron, stupid and a bunch of swears and then excepted to leave work and have a great evening? Grr...It just frustrates me so much. I would never be evil to another person, no matter how angry I am!!

So I walked up to my front door this evening after work and found a business card stuck in the door. Now to preface this story a bit, my grandfather has a very old Ford Van in the backyard of the house that I live at now. this van has a ton of memories for the family and we promised each other that we would not get rid of this van until my grandmother passed away. OK....so it's been over a years since my grandmother's passing and the van is still in the backyard. I am not sure if it runs or has anything in it for that matter.....I am pretty sure that it has quite a few weeks growing up in there....but anyway, I am kind of scared to look into. So anyway, I come home to find this business card stuck in the door and in blue pen on the back of the card it reads, "I am interested in the van in the backyard, please call" So I turn the card over and it has some business and in blue pen the name, "Mark". All I have to say is SKETCH. Now, if someone wants to haul this van out of here, more power to them...but the van will be missed very much.....I promise to up date you all if the van is actual removed!

Not much else is going on in Katherine land. I got my tree which like always acts as a giant cat toy for Dizzy. But I love having a real tree and it wouldn't be Christmas with out it. I have finished my Christmas shopping (shocker I know..since I am always a last minute person). My job is a living hell like always and I can't wait for the weekend!!

Must end the blog now, as Dizzy is actually removing the lights from the tree! I will write again sooner than you think;)

Sorry about the no blogs lately

So, I have taken a small break from blogging. I am not sure why but the mood hasn't been right for blogging lately. The past two weeks have been good. Last weekend was the 4th annual Halloween party at the Plutnicki house. It was a ton of fun! Everyone showed up in awesome costumes and we had great time. Because of that night, my boyfriend and I did get into a pretty large fight, but things are back to normal now and we have definitely made it up to each other. He spent a good chunk of the weekend with me and came by with a beautiful bouquet of flowers:)

I also decided because of the rain last night that we should stay in, make dinner and relax. But because I didn't feel like watching a movie, I decided to spend that $20, on a ghetto replica of the old school Atari! I went into Radio Shack, put down my purchase and the sales guy said, "please tell me you are retuning this". Now, I had no idea what to say!! I was looking forward to plugging the unit in and playing an exciting game of Breakout!! So I said, "no, buying it". Then he said, "is it for you?" I was going to say YES, and tell him that I was planning on playing it ALL night, but I opted for "no".....and left it at that.

So, needless to say, it definitely brought back memories of being 8 and playing Atari on a black and white TV on the floor in my bedroom. But it was as fun as $20 can give ya.

So, that was my past two weekends in a nutshell. And my weight loss journey has also not been so great. I need to step it up a few notches I am still down 12 lbs...however, I need to be down A LOT more. And I have a doctor's appointment next Wednesday, that is not going to go so well having gained quite a bit of weight in the past year.... oh well!

So I have included a few pics from the Halloween party. Enjoy!! Hope to see you next year!1

Halloween=devil worship?

I think not. I was actually told today by someone that they didn't want to come to my Halloween Party because they didn't stand for the meaning of Halloween. Now, honestly, I look at Halloween as an excuse to have a party and dress up and be silly (and maybe get a little drunk). I look at it as a day to be someone else, let loose and have some fun! I also look as Halloween as a day that children look forward to because they too get to dress up and get CANDY!

I am truly very open with all religions and beliefs. But to have someone tell me that I am worshiping the dead and honoring a satanic holiday is ridiculous!! I just wish that person could understand that I am not a devil worshiper and understand we are just having a little fun.

(Side note, I am actually being a devil this year!! How ironic is that!!)

Anyway, so dress up and come on by to my party and let's have some fun and worship the dead yo!!

The Things You See....

Before a long day today, I stopped by Dunkin Donuts for a nice cup of JOE. While I was in line, I witnessed a woman come in the door yell, "Are you that 'Traffic Cop' that's parked illegally outside!". I turned and and sure enough there was a cop behind me. He replied," I wasn't aware that I that that wasn't a parking spot". On that note, I grabbed my coffee and exited the building....

Sure enough directly in front of me was a large van with the words "BEVERLY TRAFFIC" on the side that was parked completely illegally, practically beached in the middle of the parking lot.

Needless to say, if I that cop ever stops me for a parking violation I will have something to come back at him with!!!

Quick Confession

I cheated SO badly on my diet the last two days. Stress, emotional, plus my Dad's bday today really made me mess up:( I am feeling very guilty and needed to confess it publicly! Thanks for listening....I promise to never eat again...JK!

Rough Weekend

Many of you know that we had our "Family Yardsale" this weekend. After the yardsale, I got "the call" from my mother. She infored me and my sister that my grandfather had passed away. Michelle, Jen, John and myself were on our way to the imfamous China Jade to enjoy a well deserved lunch when my mother called to let us know that he had already passed and we should come to say our goodbyes.

I have gone though two other grandparents deaths, and I not saying they were easy, but I honestly think they were easier for me. They were both in a nursing home, not doing well, and they were both not sure exactly what was going on. The death of this grandfather was honestly a surprise to me. Yes, he was not well, but every time I saw him he seemed to be OK. He was at home living with my Nana, walking, talking and he was fully aware of the going's on around him. I guess the past two weeks, he was getting worse and on Friday he was put on Hospice. Not even a full day of Hospice and he passed away.

It is also very hard because he leaves behind my Nana, who is breaking my heart. Even though we are telling her constantly that she will OK, she insists that she will never be OK and she will never be able to live without him. I can't imagine, being married to someone for over 60 years and have them leave you. I feel so badly for her:( But she is a strong woman and I know she will be OK. She says that my grandfather left us knowing that the red sox were winning and even though he didn't see them clinch the division, she says that he knew they would do it. She says that she is very happy that he died watching a game and a team that he loved.

So needless to say, I miss my gradfather very badly. He was such a nice man, who was always there for myself and my family. He was the first to help me with my homework, my work problems, and to help me when I locked myself out of my car/house on numerous occasions. He had such a dry sense of humor and loved to make us laugh. He was such a great man and I know that he touched the heart of everyone that met in his life.

So today I talked to my grandmother about things to occupy her mind, like what two outfits she will be wearing for the wake and funeral.what my grandfather will be in, how she will set the table for the guests afterward etc. I think she is doing sooo much better today and I know that each day will get better for her. Plus, I know she is sitting home with a glass of wine right now ...a woman after my own heart;)

A repost-

A request was made for a repost of the Jon Knight blog. I know it always makes me smile:) So enjoy!!

It's that time of year.....

So, the Topsfield Fair starts next weekend and I am totally excited. Work has been kicking my ass lately and I honestly need something to look forward to constantly in order to make it through life. SOooo..the next exciting thing coming up is the FAIR!

There are many things that make the fair so fun! The food, the atmosphere, the rides, the carnie workers, the animals, the crazy people and the games!! There is one thing that I will not be doing this year and that is seeing The Littlest Woman in the World. So, if you are free and want to hit up the fair and eat some grease...let me know!!

I know that John is excited to play the dart games and win me a Guns and Roses poster...heheh

Spreadsheets and Process Maps

I was at a day long training the other day and the trainer asked the class to raise your hand if as a child you "wanted to a claims adjuster when you grew up". My answer to that question was, " I don't want to be a claims adjuster NOW". Not that I don't love working with the people in my department, because most of them are really nice and very cool. There are a few odd balls that tick me off or ask me stupid questions about stupid claims, but most are great to work with. But it is the getting screamed at on the phone and getting so much work piled on your desk other than the claims with screaming people so that you can't even get to the screaming people claims, that is ticking me off.

Today at 3 o'clock my boss told me I had to finish a "process map" on one of our claims process by "this time tomorrow". Now, this task alone does not seem very hard. However, keep in mind that I already didn't do a spreadsheet that GE requested today, I am 3 days behind on claims first contacts (which means those people have already called and left voice mails yelling at me for not calling them), I am trying to think of 2008 cost saving initiatives for a meeting tomorrow, I have stacks of papers on my desk that will eventually lead to people filing DOI complaints or bad faith claim against me (side note that is what the above training was on), I have a bunch of adjuster's mad at me and asking questions about the spreadsheets I sent out to the earlier today for them to finish, and I also have call scores and file audits to finish by month end which I haven't started . Ok, thanks for letting me vent..


But in all seriousness, I never thought that I would spend my day, when not getting screamed at by angry people, working on spreadsheets that honestly mean nothing to me but just take up hours of my day, and process maps, which are just circles on a page with arrows pointing to them, that make no sense at all yet every manager and VP in corporate America seem to need one of these to understand a process that they have never even dealt with!!!

Now I am just venting about this, but seriously can people honestly not understand how to work a claim from beginning to end without a pape with circles and arrows that make no sense????


OK...I am out. If you need me tomorrow I will be working on spreadsheets and process maps..maybe someday I will actually get to do my other work. he he

WW results!

OK. So I got lucky! I went to WW tonight after not being there for 2 weeks and actually lost. I was expecting a gain of about 12o93408320498234328094823. However, I lost .6. I know it's not a lot but it is something and I am still at my 10 lbs lost.

I have a very far way to go to get back to the weight I was this time last year, but it is doable (that is my mini goal!).

Ok. Thanks for listening!:) PTFO!

Biggest Loser

About 2 months ago I blogged about rejoining Weight Watchers to get things back under control (my weight that is) and since then I did lose about 10 lbs. That would be great, except for the fact the past two weeks I have been HORRIBLE and I missed those meetings. So tomorrow is D Day. I am going back and facing the scale again. Now, I am trying to prepare myself for the absolute worst, gaining all the weight I lost back, but deeeeeeeeeep down inside I a hoping that it won't be so bad.

But if I am planning on going on a vacation in January I am definitely going to want to be a bit thinner so I think that will be good motivation.

So, I will be honest with myself, face the scales tomorrow, and blog to all about my gain:( WAH

I NEED A VACATION!!

Ok so I was thinking back to the last time I went on a vacation, Sophomore year of college. Then I realized that that was 7 years ago!! WTF is up with that! I need a vacation!

So I have been trying to get a group of willing peeps together to go on a rad vacation before I am old and wrinkling living with 10 cats!

So right now it appears the vacation will happen in January at some point and that said it will have to be to some place warm.

So come people...help me get away!:)~

Tennis Wannabees

Today John and I played tennis at a court near his house. I know that neither of us are very good, but we have a good time attempting to play (or at least volley) for an hour or so to burn a few calories and have some fun. Today was pretty warm out so we only play for about 45 minutes before we decided to quit. We went back to his truck and sat there for a while with the AC blasting trying to cool off.

While sitting there I was looking out the window and up pulled a black BMW convertible with what appeared to be a very wealthy couple inside. They parked illegally very close to the courts. Out jumped the woman (dressed in a very short tennis skirt and tight tank top with expensive sun glasses) and then the man who was also dressed up in his expensive tennis gear.
The woman popped the trunk and the man took out a very expensive looking (his and hers) tennis racket back and they proceeded to go onto the court.

I told John to wait a minute because I thought that we were going to watch a couple of pros play tennis for a while. However, once they go onto the court (although dressed for the part and obviously wealthy enough for tennis lessons) they were like worse than John and I!!! The woman bounced the ball and attempted to hit it over the net while the dude on the other side watched the ball bounce about 10 times before attempted to knock it back over the net. I started to laugh......are they serious?!!??!!??!?

Fall Fever!

Once a cold day hits in the middle of August I always get excited about Fall. I love fall for many reasons, the changing of the leaves, pumpkins, warm scented candles and sweaters! But one of the most exciting parts of fall is Halloween! I love all the pumpkin carving, the roasting all the pumpkin seeds and having Halloween parties!

Now I may be a dork, but every year I throw a Halloween Party and dress up! This year a lot of people have asked me about when the party will be and what I am going to dress like and this has added to my fall fever:) Now, most people would think it crazy to think about a Halloween costume 2 months ahead of time, but my sister, her friend and myself all had a "think tank" last night trying to come up with costume ideas! I even wanted to start making the guest list and idea for decorations..but I thought that might be a little much.

Every year I toy with the idea of being many things and I always end up waiting WAY to long and having to run out the night before to grab any costume that is left on the shelf. Well, this year...I want to save money and try to make most of my costume so I need to start thinking a head of time. After much deliberation I came to the idea of being a devil! Of course I need an Angel at my side so I picked up my phone and text messaged John telling him that I am going to be a devil for Halloween and he needs to be an Angel....

About 1 hour later I get a text message saying, "sure, I will be an angel! An L.A. Angel (baseball player). Not exactly what I was looking for...but good enough for me!!!

Anyway...I am very excited for fall and the Halloween. There will be many updates as we get closer I am sure:)

Crazy Peeps on the Highway

I usually love driving home from Maine on Sunday evening in the summer. I can drive with the windows down, with my favorite songs on the radio and can think about anything that is on my mind for the 2.5 plus hours that I am going to spend in the car.

Today like the usual Sunday evening there was heavy traffic all the way through New Hampshire, which is fine and expected, except today, there were 5 crazy motorcyclists on the road in front of me. Now, normally motorcycles freak me out anyway, just because some of the drivers can go pretty fast and weave in and out of the cars, but tonight I was seriously scared.

The five of them in the middle of the route 95 and with heavy traffic decided to try out and perform all the motorcycle tricks that they ever learned. They first started out standing on their bikes with no hands. Now, this freaked me out and I totally slowed down to almost a stop because I was so scared that one of them was going to fall off and I would fun over them! They then decided to do wheelies over and over again. The trick that really ticked me off was one where the kid got on both of his knees and then popped a wheelie and proceeded to drive down the highway at 80 miles per hour weaving in and out of the cars.

Now I don't want to sound old or lame ,but this really freaked me out and I was completely appalled. I honestly thought for 1 second that it would serve them right to fall off the bikes! But then I decided that the thought was too evil and decided that if they all were to get pulled over by the police that would be OK too;)

Anyway, I am home safe, didn't run over any motorcyclist and totally ready for bed!!

Heading up to G FAB

I am heading up to Camp this weekend to get away from this craziness that I call life. For some of those who know me, know that I can be a bit emotional and I have odd ways of dealings with things. Last night I was SO upset that JP didn't want to go to the concert I bought tickets for, I basically broke up with him over the phone, removed all photos of him from Myspace and changed my status on Myspace and facebook. This is a kind of therapy that I use on myself. I used to remove people's names from AIM and take their phone number out of my cell phone when things happened. Now that I have entered the online world, the measures are a bit more intense.

Needless to say, he ended up coming over and we talked. I am such a wimp. I am great when it comes to talking on the phone, removing status from online and taking people out of my phone....but when face to face with someone I totally crumble. Not with just anyone, but especially current bf, because he is super sweet, and he really loves me....and I know that anything he does is not to intentionally hurt me.....BUT it is still very frustrating!!

Anyway, just wanted to forewarn that if you see your name or photo removed from any of my online things, it is not that I don't like you..I am just going through a "thing".

SO CONFUSED!!!

That is all...I just have no idea what to do. Sometimes I think I am too nice. Sometimes I think I am too insane. I just can't decide what I want to do......

For now, I am going with the flow! No matter what the Psychic said...lol

Telling the Future..

Last November I visited a Psychic with my friend. At that time I had just met JP and we were beginning our relationship. At that point he was completely all about spending time with me, getting to know, and we had a great time. BUT this psychic said that she didn't think that he was, "the one". That he was most likely very depressed and had some family issues. She also indicated that she didn't think that he would be ready for marriage anytime in the near future. Well....at that time, I didn't put any weight into what she said and I continued dating him. Well, about 2 weeks ago I listened to the tape of my psychic visit again and pretty much everything that she said about JP was true. How sad!

Well he is currently on a journey to find himself, to better his job and think about his future. And me and marriage or a future don't seem to be part of his plans.

Although sad....I definitely knew this was coming..I mean really...only the psychic and everyone I know has said this to me.

Blasts fom the Past

Unfortunately after graduating high school it is hard for many people to keep in contact with the people that they spent those 4 years with. During that time you spent time going to class, trying to make friends, tying to be accepted, and having a blast with your closest friends. But once you graduate and get a job or go off to college it is difficult to stay in contact with some of these people.

Well a few weeks ago I received three blasts from the past. One girl that I went to high school with found me on Myspace and we have caught up a little through online. I wasn't the best of friends with her doing school, but it was great to see what she has been up to lately.

I then received two more emails, one through Myspace and one through my regular email address. Each email was from a different person, but both were very good friends of mine through high school. They were the friends that at graduation you swore you would never lose contact with, they were the ones that you would stay in contact with for the rest of your lives. Well, needless to say, this didn't happen and both people decided to email me within days of each other.

To be honest I had mixed feelings about writing either of them back. I kind of felt responsible for losing touch with them and was almost embarrassed to now have to face them. Well, last night I met up with one of them at Starbucks and I had a great time. Her life has changed so much in the past few years; it was so interesting to catch up. Hopefully we will keep in touch!

Well, the other email that I received a bit more intimidating. It was from a girl that I went to grade school with and also high school. She wanted to get basically 4 or 5 of us from high school together for a cookout. Now, I have not seen anyone of these people (except for the one that I saw last night) in about 5 or so years! I am very scared. She actually emailed me again last night to confirm the date of this cookout. I suppose I should suck it up and go...however, I am very scared and I not sure if I will have anything in common with these people ....sooo....I have a decision to make..I will let you know the out come later:)

Craziest intersection in Beverly....

Sometimes I swear that I live on the craziest intersection in Beverly...Over the past 3 years since I have been living here I have experienced some of the craziest things! One winter I experience a hit and run. The driver that was hit almost landed right in my driveway. The other car drove away as fast as he could. Then the hit driver, parts of his car all over the street, decided to chase after the other car with his bumper hanging off!! Another time I was sitting in my room and I hear a very loud bang. I look out my window and this car had hit the lamp post outside! The lamp post is still leaning a little bit over and the light is still not as bright as it used to be;) And I have definitely witnessed many accidents at this intersection over the past years, but nothing as insane as Friday. I am not sure how it happened but I hear a few huge bangs and I looked out my window and there was a car completely on it's side in the middle of the street, still running, smoking and a dude limping away. The other car had a couple in it, the woman completely freaking out saying that she hit him! Needless to say, the cops blocked off the street, the firefighters had water aimed at the car, and the dude was taken away in a stretcher.

I am actually sitting on my porch writing this blog, and about 5 minutes ago there was almost another accident! Some guy ran the stop sign and the other car going straight thought that beeping would help! Sooo...needless to say, there was a lot of tires screeching and a near accident once again at the corner of Corning and Hale.

Update

So after packing up all my bf's stuff putting it in a large bag, I saw him today and was going to give it back to him. He has been very stressed with work lately and definitely has not been making much of an effort to be a around when I need him. I am faced with making one of the hardest decisions of my life. If I were to break up with him, it would not be because he isn't a super smart, super nice guy. It would be because he is trying to get his life in order and he really doesn't have anything else on his mind at the moment.

We talked today and he told me that at this time in his life he is really trying to grow up, get his work/money/life in order and he really gets scared or stressed to even think about marriage or kids right now. I honestly wouldn't want him to jump into anything drastic without having his life in order so I completely understand. However, I did tell him that I don't know how much longer I can wait for him to be ready. He did tell me that he can picture himself committing to me, however, I know right now he is not sure when that commitment would be made.

I know that I am super emotional and have been with all my past boyfriends, some of which couldn't handle the stress that my emotions can cause. So I know that when I am upset, my emotions definitely take over and I can take things to the next level or make things seem much worse than they really are. So if this past week I have been complaining about my current relationship, while most of it is true, I am not as happy as I would like to be, it is also because I definitely take things to the next level and sometimes blow things out of proportion. Most times, I just need to vent to make myself feel better.

So right now, I do enjoy spending time with my bf and we do have a great crazy time together. I did give him back all his stuff....except for a few dvds which I will keep and probably watch ...haha...and I am going to keep my options open. I am still committed to him (I would never cheat on anyone) however, if I meet someone and things click before current bf besides h is ready for a more grown up relationship, I might just have to move on....but for now..I will take it day by day, have fun with him when I see him, and do my own thing in the when I don't.

Not like I don't have enough stress with work, trying to lose weight and attempting to save money to buy a place. SOO...why add more stress...just one day at time....

Bad Choices

I am not sure what my problem is but when faced with a decision about a relationship I usually make a bad choice. Twice in my life now I have been faced with making a decision between two guys that I was started to date. I personally find it really hard to juggle two guys that I am dating at the same time, so at some point I am forced to make a decision. Both times, the choice that I thought was correct, I thought I was following my heart, ended up to be the bad choice. I am not complaining or wishing that I could turn back time, however, I do want to know how to make a better choice, how to know which guy is better for me. I am just tired of starting a relationship and having the person not be the right one for me. I don't want to me the girl that has a 100 boyfriends and never settles down. HELP! haha.

Pictures from Camp GhettoFabulous

Spending my vacation week in Maine was awesome! Great weather, fun times and fun people. It was a relaxing week with the girls and a great weekend with more friends and family. Here are just a few of the photos that I took while I was on vacation. I look fat in most of them, so I posted most without me in them..haha. Hope you enjoy!

What a beautiful day:)

The Awesome Camp Fire!!


Michelle and John chilling on the boat!


Marc Captain on the aforementioned boat!

Jen, Michelle and I looking hot around the camp fire.

I think it was windy that day;)

CAMP GHETTOFABULOUS!

Feeling sad

I try not to normally write too much personal stuff in my blogs in fear that people will read them and REALLY know my inner thoughts and feelings. But sometimes writing about those things does help with getting the off the mind.

So I have been dating my bf for about 9 months now and over the course of the nine months he seems to have mini breakdown's literally every 3 months (on the dot, no joke). So being 3 months from his last one he decided to have one this weekend. I could kind of feel it coming because last week I could feel him distancing himself. So this weekend came and he disappointed me a couple of times with trying to cancel plans. He is basically obsessed, in love with, and the only thing he cares about is learning for work. He honestly would sit at his computer for the rest of his life, no friends, no family, no sunlight and work at his computer. So I try to get him away from his computer and spend time with me and my friends. Well...this weekend he pretty much indicated that I take up too much of his time (even though I have only been seeing him 2 times a week) and that this being his first relationship he is not sure what he is feeling.

Well....what I am hurt most about is that I spend a lot of money on tickets to his favorite band for his birthday and he is not excited about going and he is definiately not appreciative of the fact that I bought him the tickets. Well, fuck him, fuck this relationship and I am taking the tickets and taking someone else to the damn concert.

I am usually not this evil in my blogs, but I am really hurt about the entire thing and have to do some serious thinking. I feel that I should break up with him and start to date someone that appreciates me and the things that I do for him. I honestly don't even think that he would miss me if I stopped talking to him; he would probably just live in the darkness of his parents basement in front of his computer for the rest of his life; no friends, no fun and no life.

Ok..time to think!

Katherine

For the past 6 weeks....

I have been back in action as a Weight Watcher. Last year on the program, I lost almost 30 lbs....however, I gained it back plus more...and I wasn' t very proud of it. So for the past 6 weeks I have been hitting up the meetings with my friend in hopes of losing the weight that I gained. However, last week I went to Maine for the week and missed the meeting. But I also ate everything that wanted which caused a gain of +.6. However, overall I am still at -7.4-so it was OK. I will just have to get back on track next week.

Tonight at the meeting it was the usual business...most of the same people and some new. There are a few interesting people that come to this meeting. My friend and I have decided to sit on the side almost in the corner behind this larger man. He is probably around my age and it appears that he has been hitting up these meetings for while because he has lost about 30 lbs. However today at the meeting as we are talking about not eating and clearing our homes of all bad food I look over at this guy. He was bending over putting something on the table next to him. Now, I can spot it from anywhere...IT WAS A SNICKER'S WRAPPER!!! Seriously??? At a WW meeting...you felt the need to reach over and do this!??? Oh no you didn't!

Anyway...that is the update from the hoood tonight. I will be back SOOON.

Second Annual Summer Cookout

Since my last post of last year was about my cookout...I decided that being a year later, I should also start my blogging with an update from this years beginnging of summer cookout. Because not many people could make it last year, I decided to make this cookout the weekend before the Fourth of July and because of the intense mosquito situation last year decided to make this cookout in the middle of the day. The tiki torches were still present..of course!!

So...this year a lot more people came. Some of the same people from last year couldn't make it, which was sad (because my cookouts rock!!) but it was still a very fun time.

This year we had a few new additions to the cookout....the volleyball net, the newly painted picnic table, two kids, three Johns, one Sean and also my found skills on the grill!!!

Here are some pictures from the cookout...don't be jealous if you weren't able to come;)~

Back AGAIN!!!

I know a lot of you didn't think that I would EVER be back up and blogging...but here I am..yet again. I know my last post was over 1 year ago, and because that is very sad, I decided that I will start to blog again. There were many exciting things that have happened to me over the past year, many good and many bad, but my spirits were not in the blogging mood.

But I have decided once again, to let everyone read my most inner and personal thoughts!!

Thanks for reading...again...;)~

Pics of the cook out!

West Nile? You must have been to my cook out!

In honor of Independence Day, I thought that it would be kind of cool to have a cook out. I mean, I do have a big backyard that is never used, so the idea seemed perfect. I let all of my friends know of this event a good month in advance to make sure that all could come....well...let met tell you about the cook out...

The first problem came with "the picnic table". Well, I didn't have one. My friend offered me a table that he and his uncle had built and I quickly took him up on this offer. Well...the table never showed on Sunday but finally came on Wednesday...three days before my cook out...a little close..but it did finally made it here.
I stalked up on food and decorations (tiki torches, flags, sparklers) and I set up the day of the cook out. It was suppose to start at 4pm. So... at 4 my sister and I walked outside and waited...and waited...and waited. Now I found this to be funny...we seriously were staring at each other and laughing occasionally to lighten the mood. Michelle looked at me and said, "if no one shows up by 5pm, we are totally packing this shit up and going inside." I agreed.

Finally around 4:45pm...instead of crying..I headed out to the front of the house to flag on coming cars to see if anyone wanted to enjoy a cook out with us. Then I noticed in the distance a familiar car. It was my friend Melissa from work. Now, I was completely embarrassed to bring her to a cook out that has been going on for 45 minutes with no one there...but she was a good sport. The three of us sat there and decided to cook our own burgers at 5:30pm if no one else showed....well..guess what...at 5:30pm we decided to start the bbq. (now mind you, I was promised by two other friends that knew how to use a bbq that they would be there to show me how to use the grill. Now...yes, you got it. They never showed up!!) Soo...we lit the bbq and we made a huge mess. During this disaster Sarah showed up and took over the grilling. We lost one burger deep down into the grill and all the others were a bit..burnt. But ya know..we tried.

Finally a few other people stopped by and it ended up being a good time. I let "the Joels" (the only two dudes that actually showed at the bbq) take over the grilling and it was a good time. Except for one thing. The mosquitoes! Everyone was getting eaten alive by the bugs in the backyard. I thought that I was prepared with four giant citranella candles, but I was wrong. We all had a good time up to that point though;)~Many people were missed that night...some people I am still looking for because they told me they would be there and never showed....hmm....wonder what happened to them?;) JK

Overall a good time. I will attach pics so all to enjoy:)

More Maine pics...

If you like these pics...visit CampGhettoFabulous.com for more fun stuff :) Probably the only time I will have my picture taken in a bathing suit;)
Marc getting the party started around the camp fire;)
Michelle looking sexy!
It was hot enough to get Michelle in the water:)

The boat is in the water!!!!

First weekend back up in Maine...

I finally made it up to Camp Ghetto Fabulous this weekend. It was a beautiful weekend and we had a lot of fun! Although Michelle did take anyone out, I didn't sink the boat again, Marc didn't blow anything up and Jen did cause any havoc...it was still a great time;) But don't worry...we do have the rest of the summer for all the above to happen or even some more fun things! Jen starting the night off right with some drinks!!
That's right...Jenn started that fire with out the help of Marc and a gas tank;)
Jen and Michelle acting SOO cute!
Aww...the three girls!
The start of the big fire!

Crazy pics from the sox game!

I had a ton of fun at the sox game the other night. Here are a few of the worst pics. It makes it that much betterSo excited that it stopped raining and they played!!:)
Best seat in the house-right here!
Umm..no more pics please...
Me and John.....doesn't it look like we are having a ton of fun!;)
Poor David Wells:(

Random Pics of Dizzy!!

Sunday night...

Sunday nights after a long weekend are always a bummer. This Memorial Day weekend was a lot of fun and I really hate to see it end. I had a lot of plans that were cancelled, some that were spur of the moment and other's that were actually planned; overall this weekend was great. Friday night my friend John and I went to the Red Sox game. After a slight scare that the game might be cancelled, the rain stopped and we got to see the Sox beat Tampa Bay! (pics of the game will be coming up later this week). Saturday I enjoyed the weather with a few friends and then went to a movie, Sunday I also enjoyed the weather and had a cookout at my parent's house and today I had a few things planned but actually had two cancelled but still had plans with a friend during the day so we went to the beach. After that did some cleaning and visited the parents again to watch the sox. And now, I am watching the end of the Sox game and dreading tomorrow. At least it is a 4 day week:)

Jon Knight?

Last night, like a lot of Sunday nights, I met up with my friend Jacyn at Starbucks to enjoy a good cup of Joe. As we were sitting there enjoying our drinks and talking Jacyn caught someone in the corner of her eye. Now this was not just an ordinary someone, this was someone much more than that. It was JON KNIGHT!

She leaned over to me mid conversation and she whispered, "hey, isn't that Johnathan Knight?!" Just those two words for some reason caused both of us to burst into uncontrollable laughter. I am not sure why we thought this was so funny. Maybe because we were the only two people in Starbucks old enough to know who this character was, perhaps it was because he was sitting there acting all cool while his cell phone continually blew up, or because we were actually sitting 4 feet away from a former NKOTB memeber.....

After we laughed for about 5 minutes straight, tears coming down our faces, we finally pulled it together and left the building. Jon and his "friend" probably thought we were insane. I guess Jacyn has spotted him several other places as well like "Nick and Tony's" and "Pier One Imports" where he would purchase lovely candles. So if any one would like a autograph...let me know..I am sure I can track him down for ya;)

Back up and running

In honor of my new computer and because the past two months have been so boring with blogging I am back!

Easter Candy

Now....as you can tell from previous posts...I have cravings for chocoloate once in a while. But the cravings seem to get worse around Easter. There is something about Easter candy that is better than Halloween candy and is WAY better than just the normal chocolate.

Now...I had already had chocolate today..I know...horrible since I am in a constant battle to lose weight (Erin don't worry....remember Chinese FOOOOOD)....however (and I can't believe I am admitting this), today I was about to hop on my treadmill.....when something in my head was thinking about those little chocoloate mini eggs. I convinced myself that I had already done horrible today, took off my work out clothes, threw on some jeans and headed to CVS. While at CVS I purchased a little bag of those devils and also about $25.00 worth of other crap and then came home where I proceeded to eat some of the chocolate.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!

Seriously...back to normal tomorrow:)

Chocolate, long weekends and messed up people

I know, I know...I have not blogged in a while...and I have definitely taken the hint from many of you that I need to update it. I mean...I couldn't possibly go an entire month without blogging, could I?

First of all...I just had a large quantity of chocolate...I know...This chocolate is not going to help me win this "bet" that I have going but it did really make me feel good. I have gone almost two month without chocolate and felt that it was time that I indulge. If you are looking for me tomorrow...look no further than my treadmill..I think that I need to run like 304983084 miles to burn off the bad boy that I just ate;)

Secondly, I still have a smile plastered on my face because even though it is Sunday, my weekend is not over yet. That's right, in honor of the President's ...I have Monday off..woohoo! I might actually go into work to get some stuff done...but because I don't get paid for overtime..I find it to be really pointless...but we will see...Do you think I can move the treadmill to my work for the day..because that is where I will be remember?

And last...there are quite a few people out there that are messed up. I mean, I am not saying that I am not one of them but honestly there are not that many people out there that are "normal". But I in honor of my friend Sarah, I needed to add something here (and I know from experience....) If you want to end a friendship or a relationship with someone you should honestly just tell them...DON'T just ignore them, their text messages, their calls, their everything and think that they are going away. Honestly, it would be a lot better to just tell them that you don't want to be friends with them any longer and although it would hurt, it would be a lot better for the person that you are ending the friendship with. I have been through this and I know how hurtful it can be and I wanted to get a little of her frustration out in my blog. I actually offered to tell this person off for her...he he he...if you think you can convince her to have me do that..please let me know!!!:)

I can't believe it's over...

Wow...did this month fly by! Only 11 months left in the year and 1 month into my New Year's Resolution. Honestly I have been really good about my resolution, although, my goal of losing a shit load of weight by July may be pushing it! Now mind you, I am writing this after I took a hand full of those little candy Valentine's Day hearts with sayings. I guess I needed to write about staying on track because of this.
onth was full of many exciting things I am sure, however, I can't remember half of them, some of them I just should not share with the public and the rest I guess I choose not to share..lol..I promise that next month I will fill you all in on things as they happen. I did have a few interesting sightings and encounters at a local gas station-I know that I will be at this gas station many more times..so I will keep you updated.

And as for next month...there is the ever exciting Valentine's Day. Now I contemplated calling in to work this day because I dread being the only girl in the office without flowers on her desk from that someone special.....but ya know...it definitely makes me stronger....although I can't promise that I won't be jealous. And luckily February is a short month...which means one step closer to spring! It also means that I am one step closer to July, which means that I am one step closer to losing this weight loss bet...so if anyone of you see me eating anything...like say...a candy heart...just remind me that I need to stay on track!!

Fun Times at Acapolcos

I am currently writing this blog slightly buzzed....thanks to my sister. Let me tell you how I got to be in this position.

Michelle, Sarah and I decided to hit up Acapolocos for a late lunch on New Years Eve. We figured that we would be eating tons of goodies late in the day so a late lunch would be perfect...with Margaritas of course. We were escorted to our table by a very good looking waiter and we were hoping that he would be the one waiting on us. We unfortunately didn't get him as our waiter, but we did get a young, white chap that appeared to be faking a Mexican accent (and Sarah wanted to tap that;)). So we proceeded to stuff our faces and drink our Margaritas until Michelle noticed an older man sitting in the bar staring at our table.....and then she did the unthinkable.....SHE WAVED AT HIM!! Well, technically he waved at her first, however, this wave was the start of quite the evening.

After she waved she thought the worst was over. Until our faking waiter came back and said, " that man over at the bar wants to buy you another round, is that ok?" Now the pure fact that he had to ask if that was O.K. made us think that this man might be quite the sketch ball. But we didn't know what to say and we all kind of nodded yes.

So we all received our second round and by this time were feeling quite full and actually the second was going to quite difficult. In fact, the second drinks were SO much stronger, that we thought for a minute that he was trying to get us drunk. So he meandered over to our table, in this kind of blurred drunk state, and proceeded to tell Michelle how beautiful she was. We thanked him for the drinks again and wished him a happy New Year. He left and we finished our meal thinking that we would not have to talk to him again.

We finished our meals and started to figure out the bill. This seemed to lure the sketchy man back to the table. He then started to inquire what were doing for the evening. Quick on her toes, Sarah proceeded to lie that were going into Boston and had to make the next train. The man continued to try to talk Michelle out of going and decided to take seat right next to her. Noticing that we might have been in a bit of trouble the hot waiter came over with a phone and attempted to get Fernando (yes, we know his name) away. He tried to make him take the phone by saying that his wife was on it. This ploy however, did not work and he continued to talk about how we should change our plans. Finally he did leave and go back to the bar after offering us another round of drinks which we must have refused at least 10 times. He honestly could not believe that we did not want a third.

So we finally paid and decided to walk by him one last time to say goodbye and thank him. So we stopped and thanked him and wished him happy new year. He then grabbed Michelle's hand and proposed (well...not really) he actually asked her when he would see her again. Not knowing what to say she said Friday at 7:00. Just so you all know ..we won't be back there for quite some time. However, she give him a hug on the way out and actually she also gave his friend (Pablo..jk..we really don't know his name) a hug as well which upset Fernando terribly and made her stop hugging him. I was already half way out of the bar trying to track Sarah who left about 5 minutes before.

So here we are, New Years Eve, stuffed, buzzed and Michelle's engaged to a Mexican named Fernando owner of a cleaning business.

Trouble spending money????

What is wrong with me! Usually I have no trouble spending money at the mall on something completely meaningless and definitely not in my budget. However, yesterday I decided to take a jaunt to the mall with my mother to attempt to spend some of my Christmas money and also some of that extra that I received from work. After wandering the entire mall, I came out with nothing! I know, nothing even caught my eye. Oh well, I am taking this as a good omen and I am going to save up for something that I really need.....like groceries;)~

Happy New Year:)

Dunkin Donuts

I love Dunkin Donuts just as much, if not more, than the average person. AND today, Christmas, just like all other days I wanted that cup of Joe. Well, in Beverly, there were two Dunkin Donuts that were actually open for business. While the lines at both were out of control, the one that we were in was pretty scary! There were people of all kinds there. There was this chick on her cell phone taking to someone about being late to dinner, there was an off duty cop from the neighboring town talking on his phone (he only had one medial so far and his day was not very busy-in case you wanted to know, there were old people and there were young people. One person actually drove ALL the way from Gloucester because this Dunkin Donuts was the closest open one. Now, up until this point I thought that was I pathetic, leaving my house on Christmas in search of an open DD. Well, I was mistaken, there were more desperate people out there than myself. But I suppose if I lived 15 miles away, I would have gone the distance and driven to the Fast Freddies DD in Beverly as well!

Working washer on the side of the road...

I was driving home from my favorite place yesterday (Dunkin' Donuts) and I saw a used washing machine on the side of the road. Now a lot of people out there do like to go from trash heap to trash heap picking the trash- this washer probably would not be an exception for the avid trash picker. Whether this washer was working or not I could completely see someone picking it up taking the off chance that this machine was in good working condition. HOWEVER, on the side of this white washer, in large red writing was written "I WORK" in spray paint. These words took up the entire right side of the washer. I can bet, that this washer, whether working or not was NOT taken based alone on the fact that the entire side had graffiti all over it.
For all of those that are putting things on the side of the road for the passer by to take-you should most definitely put up a sign advertising it's working condition. Don't completely ruin the physical condition of the item by using red spray paint on it. Trust me, a sign next to it will work just as well and might even coax someone to pick it up.

Random Thoughts...

When I started this blog I didn't mean to hurt anyone or for anyone to take my words to heart. I primarily use it as way to express myself and share these feelings with the people around me. I might not always be able to talk to everyone or express my feelings to everyone that I want to and having a way to write it down is very convenient. However, I definitely can see how someone reading these entries out of context would possibly be hurt by the words. I want to apologize if anyone has read anything and felt hurt by what was written; I can tell you right now that it was never intentional. Sometimes the things that I write about could have been on my mind for that minute of that day and could have never showed up on my mind again. Other times I will write about things and not tell the entire story and this could be construed as well.

Basically I just want people to know that I am writing thoughts that are on my mind, they most likely don't mean anything, and most definitely are not meant to hurt anyone.

I will continute to write, but please if anyone has a question is hurt by an entry, PLEASE let me know:)

My hair is SO frizzy right now!

I am sitting on my couch right now and my hair is the frizziest that I have ever seen it-seriously. Now let me bring you on the journey of how I ended up in this state.

As all of you know we had quite the snow storm today. Now, this morning it looked like it was going to be pretty bad, but by noon it appeared that the worst was over. I actually went out at about 12:30 and cleaned off my car and left for lunch. Well...as I pulled into the parking lot at about 1:30 the snow started to fall again! Now...for the next hour and a half it snowed like a bat out of hell. We were actually let out of work at 3 because of this freak snow thunder storm. There was one blast of thunder that actually shook the entire building. I thought it was the end of the world...but...it wasn't, so I will continue with my story.

So, I ran out of the building at 3 thinking that I would be able to jump into my car and slowly drive home. BOY was I mistaken. I cleaned off my car and proceeded to get completely STUCK in the middle of the parking lot. GREAT...so, I pull out my shovel (which my dad MADE me put in my car, I suppose for situations such as this) and attempted to dig my way out of the snow. Well...I did that and I still could not move. Then this girl comes over to me and asks to borrow my shovel. I was like, "why the hell not, not like it is helping me"..Well..that is what I wanted to say. She was nice enough to attempt to help me dig my car out, but it was no help, I was stuck.

I decided to sit in my car and warm up for a few minutes and contemplate this situation. I also took a look in the mirror and realized that I looked like a drowned rat that had been left in the snow for a week. I then made a few calls on my phone and then got out of my car. This big dude that was cleaning off his car for the past 25 minutes decides to walk over and ask, "what seems to be the problem?" I think I looked at him like he had 4 heads and said, "I AM STUCK"-moron. Well...he attempted to get me out of this pickle as well. ALAS, I was out...I was moving...I was stuck! I was now in the line of cars that just got unstuck and that are now stuck behind a car that is stuck trying to get out of the parking lot.

Finally made it out of the parking lot and was on my way. I attempted to get up the large hill that leads out of my work...got stuck...did a three point turn....attempted to go the other way on the street...made it up that hill...and slowly road home. I was on the phone with my sister most of the way as well for moral support....it was definitely needed during that 3 point turn.

It was quite a scenic 1.5 hour ride home for 3 miles. There were many cars on the side of the road, at least 10 sideways cars and I totally missed a turn as a skidded past it. Luckily no one else was on the road at that point....and finally i made it onto my street. Now, I could see the snow in the driveway and I knew this would be a problem...so I went as fast I could and crashed that fucker right into the driveway..I was HOME!

I walked into the house. Now, picture yourself dressed in work clothes, hat, coat and mittens. OK, now picture yourself jumping into the ocean in 30 degree weather and walking into my house-ya, that is what my cat saw walking towards him. Needless to say..he ran and hid..lol.....

Because I was already soaked and wet, I decided to head out and shovel the driveway. Now, I did the end of the driveway and enough for my car to fit....and then the plow went by......fuck that. I am now inside, in my pjs, hair as frizzy as hell and ready to watch some chick flicks. If this is any indication of how the winter is going to go this winter..I am going to invest in a 4 wheel drive vehicle, a heated driveway and some hard core anti-frizz cream ;)~

Back to Blogging....

I was expecting December to fly by, but I wasn't expecting it to fly by so quickly! When did it become December 8th?

Well...so far this month I have been trying to get up the courage to do a few things that need to be done. They have been eating me inside and I just need to get the balls to do them. One has to do with an upcoming wedding that I am suppose to be in..My goal is to have this completed over the weekend. I will keep you all updated;)

Other than that I have been attempting to get in the holiday spirit by decorating for Christmas and trying to get my Christmas shopping at least started. I managed to get the lights up on the outside of my house. I definitely did not have enough to finish it, so right now I have 3/4 of a decorated porch. The wind also did a hell of a job on the garland that was so neatly placed. Oh well, the garland may be coming down this weekend-I think the neighbors are embarrassed by the horrible job that I have done;)

I also put my Christmas tree up this week. It is standing straight this year, which is great, but my cat has decided that taking the ornaments off the tree and scattering them around the house is fun when I am at work. He also decided that dumping all the water onto the carpet is better than drinking the water out of his bowl......The tree is great though. It really gets me in the Christmas Spirit.

Other than that I do want to keep up with my blog more often. I had so many things that I wanted to blog about but did not have the time to write them down. Then when I finally sat down to write, all the stories were either too far in the past or I had forgotten what I was going to write:(

Sooo...you will be hearing from me very soon;)

Happy Thanksgiving

We have successfully made it through another Thanksgiving!! There were no major mishaps to report, but I did want to wish everyone out there a very happy day!! I definitely ate WAY too much and I actually think I gained 12 lbs today. It is kind of scary to think of all the food that people around the nation ate today, specifically turkey. I mean, who made a tradition where everyone in the country ate the same meal on the same day to give thanks....very odd.

To make it odder...I received a text message from someone that I am not sure that I want to text back today (to be more specific he texted me like 1 min ago while I was writing this blog). I have been avoiding him for weeks because we have had a very odd relationship and I am not sure what to say to him (to brush up on this odd relationship please refer to my blog from 10/10/2005 ). I am currently having an internal conflict as to whether I should text him back or not. I know most of my friends would say NO, but it is still hard when it is on a day when everyone is suppose to be kind and happy....ya know?

I will let you know what I decide to do...;)

The past few weeks....

A few people have commented to me that I have not been keeping up with my blog. Well, my lack of blogging has been completely voluntary. There have been many events in my life that were blog worthy, however I have not had the time or the motivation to put them in writing. I will try to put the past two weeks in this blog as painlessly with as few words as possible.

Last weekend I took a day trip to New York City. This was a work sponsored event and Angela and I decided to take full advantage. To sum up our day, we spent the entire day at Rockefeller Center shopping. We spent some time in Sacs on 5th Ave, we saw the Christmas Tree before the unveiling, we roamed around Tiffany's (where Angela showed me her dream engagement ring), we saw a guy propose to his girlfriend on the ice skating rink, we ate an amazing and expensive lunch, we saw a woman dressed completely in white, I spent $50 at Godiva (ya, I know), and we basically hit up every other store on 5th Ave. It was a fun, long day. I posted a few pictures of that day.....

I know a few of you were worried, but I did visit Market Basket this week as well. Now, it was most definitely bombed, but thank god, not in the literal sense. I know that I was taking my chances by going there, but I really really needed food. I do regret going, because I have never seen so many angry, determined shoppers in my life. But I did come out with some good food and found some great bargains. So for all of those that were avoiding the local Market Basket, feel free to hit it up, you are safe;)

I also received a digital camera for my birthday. I am very excited about this and as you can see I have already taken a few pictures on it. I am still learning how to use it. I tried to email some pictures to people (don't worry, they were NOT dirty..they were actually of Dizzy) and they came out HUGE. I really need to figure out how to size that shit down so when people open the pictures on their computers at home they see more than someone's eye or nostril.

Speaking of birthday surprises....I also received a dozen red roses at my desk at work........

Technology....

I, like many others in this world, am addicted to technology. I may not have all the up to date gadgets but I am obsessed with my computer, my cell phone and everything have to do with them. Take Instant Messenger and my wireless internet connection for example. How cool are these things!I honestly never have to talk to anyone in person or on the phone and I can chat with them literally everywhere! Now at the beginning of this blog I was also chatting with a few people online, I then got a drink (still talking to that person) and used the bathroom (gross, I know...but it's the truth-still talking and actually writing the blog). I then moved back onto the couch in front of the television. At this point, I was writing my blog, talking to two people online, received a text message from one person, and then a call from another and nothing was interrupted. I live alone, yet I am never bored because I am constant interaction with people all the time! AND you don't even have to get dressed for the occasion. Now if I wanted to be a complete IM addict I could get it on my phone too....however, that would be a bit obsessive, NO? ;)~

Will Market Basket be there in two weeks?

Because I hadn't been grocery shopping in some time I decided to hit Market Basket or Ghetto Basket as many of us call it on the NoSho;) Sarah tagged along, which is always appreciated because an extra person to carrier the bags is never turned down. Anyway, we ran through the store and I threw in all the things that a single girl could need (microwave dinners, soup, a tiny carton of milk and some yogurt...there were a few other things thrown in there too;)).

At the end of this journey as we were walking out I saw a middle Eastern gentlemen. He was talking to another fellow. He looked nice enough but as we were passing he was saying " Now not this week, but the week after, this place will be bombed!"...umm..WHAT?!! Now, I have nothing against people of middle eastern descent, however, if they mention bomb this is another story!!

Sarah, looked at me and was like "Dude...did you hear what that guy said!" She was like, "Dude..he was saying that this place is going to be bombed in two weeks!! Now, trying to be the rational person that I am I was thinking that perhaps he was saying that around Thanksgiving this place will be wicked busy, however, Sarah thinks that "Mohammed" may have different intentions.

Sooo..if any of you want to hit up the Market Basket make sure that you hit it up this week or next because it just might not be around the week after!!:)

Budget

SO....after much contemplation I have decided that I need to start over in many aspects of my life. First, although I have done pretty good in the weight loss department, the last few weeks have been rough and I need to get back on track. Second, I need to start working out hardcore again because that has also been slacking. And thirdly, I need to stop spending so much money!

To help with the money situation, last Thursday, Todd helped me come up with a "budget". Now I am going to be honest here, I have never really needed a budget. But since I have moved out out on my own money has been a BIT tight. And to make matters worse I have been spending money to stay happy and spending it on the most ridiculous things! (Umm..ya, I did spend $50 on two hanging plants for my porch...I think some people are still mad at me for that one;) I never realized how much stupid things like groceries, heat and cable would add up in the end! So we sat down and figured out my budget. I wrote down everything that I spend in month and I mean everything..and yes...this number was A LOT higher than my monthly income......sooo Todd made me a new budget to follow to hopefully help me pay my bills and also potentially save.

So far I am finding it quite hard to remember to keep track of all the things that I spend money on and I am not going to lie..it is a lot things. But to make sure that I am not living on the streets in the years to come I am going to need your help....hope you weren't expecting expensive Christmas presents...JK;)