Halloween 2007

So, I totally dressed up in 80's for Halloween and it was AWESOME!! All my girlfriends and I went to our buddy Jake's house where we drank unlimited beer, jungle juice and jello shots all night. I stayed in 80's Valley Girl character all night. I'm pretty sure my friends hated me, but I had a great time! The best part was the dancing and music...every time an 80's song came on I would stop whatever I was doing and yell "Oh my God!! This is like totally my favorite song!" and then I would break it down Running Man, Roger Rabbit, and Robot style. I was also Hangin' Tough at one point which was a lot of fun!! The only bad part was that there were no Clydesdales there...hahaha...good times! The picture is of my friend Natalie dressed as a pirate, my friend Leigh dressed as Paris Hilton, and me dressed as 80's girl aka Kelly Kapowski

Maroon 5 at the Fillmore

Tonight Stephanie, Kahlan and I went to the Maroon 5 concert at the Fillmore Auditorium. While I love this venue (especially if I get to stand behind the sound booth as I can see and hear best from that spot), I have to say the concert was slightly disappointing.

Have you ever notice that bands never play your favorite songs??? Yeah, I get that it's really a Kanye West song - (Heard 'em Say), but they could've at least sang me the chorus of it or something! I do have to admit that I did hear all the other songs I thought I would plus some, including Purple Rain, which was the show-ending...but I still left with a feeling of want...

I wish I could have what I want right now...

So much has happened since July!!

I don't even know where to start...

Over the last few months I have been very busy. I can't even believe all of the wonderful things that have happened for me and am very grateful for all of it. I have realized what awesome and very supportive friends I have, as they have all been there for me post breakup (each in their own way) over the last several months. Without my friends I think I would have struggled a little bit. I have also seen JW make improvements in his life and I now know that I made the best decision for both of us. We still remain friends and participate in each other's lives, which is good, as he is still one of my best friends.

Dating - VERY CONFUSING!! There are a lot of creeps out there...and a few good guys. I have dated several different kinds of guys in the last few months. One guy was a lot of fun to hang out with, but was a drama queen when it came to certain things. He was always expecting that I would be a certain way, act a certain way or say certain things. The problem with that is that I am not a "typical" woman. I am different, or at least I like to think I am. He also had issues with women who own dogs...said it's like dating someone who has a kid. I disagree but I see the point he was making. Also, a little snobby...he told me I was ghetto when I told him my favorite snack was a grilled cheese sandwich. If that's ghetto, then I'm ghetto...but come on, what's better than a perfectly made grilled cheese?? He can keep his fancy French cheeses, olives and wine! Needless to say, that one didn't work out, but it was fun while it lasted. He taught me to open my mind and try new things...he also introduced me to his friend, who I am secretly seeing every now and then. Actually, we've been secretly seeing each other at least once a week for the last 3 weeks. I get to see him tonight and I'm very excited! I think I'm twitterpated over this one...but we'll see. I hope it's nothing but great stuff...so far I'm impressed! He's adorably cute, funny, intelligent and affectionate...I was very much looking for the affectionate trait...hope it doesn't end! I want to give the great guy a good shot if he wants to take it!

WHEEL OF FORTUNE!! On July 9th my friend Megan sent out an email that she received from her friend KT...it was an invitation to audition for Wheel of Fortune. Out of all the people she sent it to, 4 of us wanted it. So she made us each pick a number from 1-20...me, being as smart as I am, picked the number 10. She picked 9 - her hockey number. So I won the audition invite. I then had to talk my boss into letting me go to the audition THE NEXT DAY at 2pm. On a normal day he would've had no problem, but this was the day after I just got back from Vegas, so it was a little bit of a struggle getting him to agree. Eventually he did but I had to promise not to tell anybody that I was auditioning for the Wheel...instead I had a doctor's appointment, lol.

The audition - It was held at the Radisson Hotel in Aurora, CO. When I arrived there were about 60 other people in the conference room. They had us sit in chairs in the order that we got there and took our names. We then played mock games, each person getting called randomly, so we had to be paying attention. On my first turn I called a letter that wasn't in the puzzle and had to sit right back down...I thought I blew my shot. But then I was called again later and actually solved the puzzle! I won a sweet WoF hat that says "Spin This" on the back...love it! After everybody took at least one turn, they had us do a 5 minute fill-in-the-blank test. I did very well on this part...I answered at least 2 whole sections out of 4 and was able to get parts of other puzzles. There were a total of 16 different puzzles to solve...one was George Clooney, yeah! After that was over, the contestant coordinators left the room for 15 minutes to decide who was staying and who was going. Out of 60 people, they cut it down to 16...and I made the cut!! For the last part of the audition, they had us stand in the front of the room in groups of 4 and play the game. We even had to pretend we were spinning the wheel and do what we would do if we were on the show (I clapped my hands like a maniac!) We played a couple rounds so they could see what we were like and they had us all sit back down. They then called 8 people back up to play again but in a different position. I was one of the 8...then it was over. They said that we would get our letters in 2 weeks if were chosen and to stop looking in the mailbox after 2 weeks cause that meant we didn't make it. Exactly 2 weeks to the day of the audition, I ran to my mailbox hoping I would get my letter...and nothing. I didn't get it, I thought for sure the coordinator was giving me the vibe I made it...I had even told my boss and everyone that I thought I did. 2 weeks and 2 days later, I GOT THE LETTER!! I was chosen to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. The catch - I had to pay for my flight and hotel up front and they had 18 months from the time I got the letter to ask me to be on and would only give me 2 weeks notice - also no guarantee that I would actually be a contestant once I got there. So, let the waiting begin right! In the meantime...I moved out of the apartment I was sharing with JW on August 15th. So I had to get in touch with the WoF people and give them my change of address. Not a big deal, was really easy to change over. Then one day I'm sitting in my boss' office telling him how I needed to get a second job to pay the bills. He told me not to...so I said I guess I'll just try to win the Powerball Jackpot (which happened to be at 320 million at that time), he told me not to bother cause he had the winning ticket. So I then made the comment about how there's always WoF, but I probably wasn't going to go on until the end of 2008...4 hours later I got the phone call from WoF asking me if I was available to tape my show on September 6th. Of course I said YES! 2 weeks later, I was on a plane to Los Angeles with my friends Megan and Stephanie in tow. It was my first visit to LA so we made the most of it. We stayed at the Marriott in Culver City...nice hotel and had a good view (thru smog) of downtown LA. We were only there for 2 days...the first day we opted to take a tour of LA. The tour took us all over the place...we started in Santa Monica, went to Venice Beach (saw where they filmed White Men Can't Jump), walked on the sand and dipped my toes in the ocean. From there we cruised by the Santa Monica Pier up through the Malibu area...went through some fancy neighborhoods and got to see some stars houses, like Bill Cosby, Sugar Ray Leonard, Vanessa Williams, saw the Fresh Prince of Belair house which wasn't in Belair...we then went by UCLA campus towards Rodeo Drive. Didn't get to see any stars on Rodeo (or anywhere else) but it was cool to see the hotel where they filmed Pretty Woman. We then went to Hollywood and I got to see the Walk of Stars, Kodak Theatre and Graumann's Chinese Theatre. From there we went to Mulholland Drive and took scenic pics of LA, the Hollywood Bowl and the famous Hollywood sign. It took us FOREVER to get back to our hotel but it kept my mind off of WoF, so I was good with it. The next morning I was up at the crack of dawn getting ready for my gameshow debut. I had to be at Sony Studios in Culver City by 7:45am. When I got there, there were 18 other contestants and they took us to the "green" room. No, it wasn't actually green but they did provide us with lots of drinks and munchies while we waited. So here's how it works...you get to the studios and they put you in the room with everyone else. They then bring in all the experts to walk you thru the rules and regulations of the game, you sign some paperwork, fill out a contestant card and then wait to find out who you are playing with, what order you will tape in and in what position you will stand. I was chosen to play with Audrey from Austin and Colin from Chicago. We were the 4th show to tape that day and had to watch the previous shows tape...this was good as it gave my brain time to warm up and get ready to solve some puzzles. I got to stand in the Red position, with Audrey at Yellow and Colin at Blue. So then our time came to tape...very nerve-wracking. I didn't win any of the toss up rounds and when I did get to spin, I landed on a spa vacation to Florida for it only to be taken away by a bankrupt on the next spin. I was wishing for them to Lose A Turn/Bankrupt or SOMETHING!! At the commercial break between Round 2 and 3, I must have had the look of defeat on my face. I had no money at that point and barely had a chance to play...the contestant coordinators were doing their best to cheer me on but I was worried. We then get back on our platforms and Pat (who's standing right next to me), turns to me and says "Don't give up, this is anybody's game"...yeah, sure, whatever Pat! And then here's what happens...I finally get my turn and spin. Land on $350, get a letter, buy a vowel...down to $100 profit...spin, land on $5000!! Get two T's...know the puzzle...lots of letters left, but not much time and I had already hit a bankrupt...so I opt to solve the puzzle...Television Theme Songs. I win $10,100 from that puzzle...we have time for one more round and Pat spins. I see it coming, I see it coming...Pat lands on $5,000!! They then add $1,000 to that, so each letter is worth $6,000. It goes around a couple of times and by about the fourth time it's my turn I have $6,000 and call for a "G"...I know the puzzle, so I solve! Guest Speakers...I win $22,100...I didn't make the Bonus Round by only $300!!! Colin ended up going but he was a dumbass and didn't solve the last puzzle...GIVE A HOOT!! The worst part for him was that he had $100,000 in his envelope! Later that night, Megan, Steph and I went to our hotel bar and partied with Audrey and her family. A couple other WoF people joined us and we had a great time getting wasted together. All in all I would have to say that the Wheel of Fortune experience was incredible! I had a great time and was glad that my friends got to join in on it...I hope they had as much fun as I did!

Post-Wheel of Fortune - so the next morning after WoF, we were off to Vegas for a 36 hour layover...we planned it obviously. The MTV VMA's were in town (held at The Palms) so I booked us a room at the Rio and we ended up being able to get in really early since I'm a Harrah's member - sweet cause I didn't realize this and there were 25 people waiting for their room ahead of us. The luck just kept going...while Megan went up to the room to sleep, Stephanie and I decided to try the slots. I sat down at a penny machine and ended up going into a bonus round...while in the bonus round I hit some major lines and ended up winning 44,000 pennies which equates to $440!! I blew the money on various things like dinner, drinks, more gambling. Whatever I wanted...it was great! We ended up never leaving our hotel...later that night we were hanging out in the casino, waiting for dinner time...there were a bunch of screaming people up by the Chippendales theatre, so I just assumed that they were screaming at the half naked men...turns out that LUDACRIS was having his birthday party there. The point of realization - we're walking up to see what all the hoopla was about and I stop dead in my tracks and say "Shut the F- up! That's Ludacris right there!" Steph and Megan didn't believe me, but being the huge fan that I am, I knew it was him so we joined the group of crazy screaming people. Steph took the best pic of Luda ever!! That was the highlight of my trip!! Everything that happened at the club (Voodoo Lounge) pales in comparison, especially since there were nothing but weirdos and losers there (though we did party with a couple of cool people). Steph headed back to the room early and Megan and I stayed up partying. We ended up meeting some guys from Cali and had breakfast with them...then I finally crashed at about 6am...made it over 24 hours baby!! We were happy to be back in Denver once the plane landed...

More adventures to come later...this is probably good for now :-)

Spa Day and Pre-Vegas Plans

This Friday I'm going to go to the spa for the first time ever. I am very excited about it as I'm making a big deal of it...I'm going to get a facial, eye treatment, 1 hour massage and a pedicure. Of all those things I have only had a massage before and it was to treat car accident injuries...so, needless to say, Friday is going to be great for me!

Not only is it spa day, I took the entire day off. I will get to sleep in or do whatever I want-all day! It's been a few weeks since I've had some time to myself, so I'm looking forward to it.

Saturday will be a busy day too! There is a lot to be done with the Vegas trip coming up. Jen, Steph and I are going shopping on Saturday afternoon for some clubbing gear. Looking forward to it as we are meeting up for some Famous Dave's bbq first. Then we will head to some stores and hopefully I can score at least one shirt to match my new sparkly silver sandals! After we exhaust ourselves shopping we are going to head over to our friend Emily's house and help her break in her new deck. Looking forward to it as it's going to be a pretty social event - they are planning drinking competitions to mix up the entertainment value a little.

Finally, no plans on Sunday, but most of that day will be spent doing laundry and giving the dog some much needed attention. Just have to make it thru Monday at that point...then an easy half day Tuesday...come lunch time, I'm off to Blondie's for a little pre-Vegas partying and off to the airport we go!

Halloween Baby!

Yes, I know Halloween is still so many months away, but I'm gearing up for it already! I'm thinking about going with an 80's look this year. I found these great neon splatter paint glasses on this website called fredflare.com. I also found a sweet NKOTB shirt with a picture of Jordan on it at urbanoutfitters.com...I'm pretty sure the 80's are making a comeback and I'm going to try to bring back the trend...hahaha...starting with big hair!

Las Vegas

I am heading to Las Vegas for a girls only weekend and there's only 15 days to go! I am so excited! I have been to Vegas before but the BF was there with me so I didn't get to see any banana hammocks, or even any titties (except my own)! I am going with my friends Stephanie, Jen, Kahlan and Charli. We are staying at the Monte Carlo hotel and we were able to get good prices since we booked early (try January!) It also didn't hurt that I only put 2 people in the room...we're not even supposed to have 5, but Charli isn't getting there until Thursday night anyway.

We will be going from July 3rd - July 7th. It was my idea to take this trip, as I wanted to be in Vegas for 07-07-07 - luck be a lady that night!! We are planning on doing quite a few things while we're there besides gambling. We bought a couple of different passes that supposedly make it cheaper to do things. One is the Vegas Powerpass which will allow us to go see Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, go to the top of the Stratosphere and ride on some rollercoasters. I can't wait to see the wax museum and take my pic with George Clooney while wearing a wedding dress (the first one I will have ever tried on, I might add!) We also bought this other pass, called the Vegas Passport. It's supposed to get us into a lot of the popular clubs, cover included and VIP express lines. I hope to see some cute celebrity but I'm not going to hold my breath...

Other than that, we will be doing lots of lounging by the pool, eating (probably not so much for me) and TONS of drinking! I'm planning on getting a tattoo to cover up an old tattoo that I decided to give myself back in high school for whatever reason. I'm thinking about getting an eagle feather with a pink ribbon around part of it, to honor my grandmother (who had breast cancer but survived with no complications) and my aunt (who died from breast cancer this year). It will also honor any other woman in my family that might have to fight off this disease, specifically my mom, who will be getting a biopsy done on her breasts later in July. Cross your fingers that it all comes back okay!!

Anyways, back to VEGAS: All-in-all, I think it will be a good trip! I will post some pics and stories when we get back...in the meantime, the countdown has begun! 15 DAYS...

Not so good...

So I was trying to be a regular blogger and just couldn't stick with it. I got a new job last October and ever since then I haven't had a whole lot of free time. I love my new job though and it has made the time fly by. I have a lot of things to write about that have happened in the last several months but am at work right now so I will wait until later to dish the goods...

Dancing With The Stars

I'm sickeningly obsessed with Dancing with the Stars. I have absolutely no explanation for it, other than that I like to watch B-level stars strut their stuff in the hopes that they will have a career resurgence.

So, the season premiere of DWTS was on last night. There were some really good couples and then some horrific couples. My favorite of the night was probably Mario Lopez (yes, AC Slater baby!) He is so freaking hot and wearing those tight little dancer pants...ahhh, nice! I couldn't stop gushing to the bf about how nice Mario's butt looked...I felt bad, but whatever! Emmitt Smith was pretty good too...I'm waiting for them to put a white athlete on the show though, chances are the results will be much different, as we all know whities don't have as much rhythm (stereotype yes, but often true!) Emmitt danced right before 8pm, at which point my bf left the room...I wonder if they track ratings after the first hour in 2-hour shows. I would bet that viewership in males declined dramatically at that point.

My prediction on who is going to win: I'm betting it will be between Mario and Joey Lawrence (WHOA!)

Interviews

I hate interviews! I especially hate the part after you interview, where you have to wait for what seems like a bazillion years to hear whether or not you got the job...

I interviewed for a buyer assistant position over 2 weeks ago and I'm still waiting to find out if I got it. I'm frustrated because it was a position that I was approached and asked to interview for. I didn't seek it out, I didn't network for it, I didn't do anything accept submit an application after I was asked. Doesn't that generally mean they want you? I don't know, this corporate world I work in is way too confusing and frankly playing office politics sucks! At this point, I don't even know if I want to the job...I just want the money that comes with it!

Work really sucks right now. I hate advertising and everything related to it, including almost everybody in that department! (There are still a couple people that I like over there, but it's getting more scarce as this year wears on...)

I hate when my boss calls me with stupid questions and inquiries and treats me like I'm a dumbass. Nobody understands that my database runs sooooooo much slower than everyone else's. I dare them to work in my database for one day...they wouldn't be able to deal!

Thank goodness I've only got 43 minutes left of this day...

Halloween

Okay, so I know Halloween is still a couple months away, but I don't want to get stuck like I did last year with no costume and a party pooper bf...so, I've been pondering what to be and so far I have 2 ideas that are decent.

1. Wonder Woman - I think I can pull it off...we both have dark hair and I'm toned enough...the risk is whether or not the outfit would fit me.

2. A nerd - Very easy, very cheap and really not a stretch, lol. I'm thinking of modeling myself after Screech's gf Violet, played by Tori Spelling on Saved By the Bell (a weakness of mine every Sunday morning). Drawback there is that Jeremy wants to go as a nerd too and he thinks it's stupid to have a couple-matchy costume...

Labor Day Weekend

It's been a few weeks since I have written anything, but not much has happened. After we got back from the Rally, we had to start packing to move into our new apartment. We moved across town to the DTC area - I'm okay with it so far. So, we pretty much spent the last couple weeks packing and moving and un-packing, with a few moments of pleasure snuck in between.

I had to work Sniagrab on Saturday morning, it sucked. Longest 8 hours I've worked in awhile...but I managed to sell a couple hundred Camel-baks, so at least I had a purpose. I'm just glad that it freakin started already as it means the workload will shift a little...hoping to get a promotion and not have to deal with it soon!

Took my dog to the off-leash dog park today with Jer. I can't believe how far she can run and actually catch the frisbee thrown - it's amazing really! Alright, I'm getting lethargic from the awesome lasagna I ate...more later.

Whirlwind Weeks

I have been so busy in the last week and a half that I haven't had time to write. So much has happened that I don't even know where to start...

Work has been pretty hectic - In addition to the normal work, I was elected as a team captain for this thing called the CEO Cup. On one hand I am excited and ready to exhibit my leadership skills and on the other hand I feel like I am already pretty busy and this is another thing I need "to do". I am in charge of store layout and signage - should be an interesting time I guess.

Jen and Dallas (two of my best friends from back home) came down from RC on the 4th or so, it was a Friday. We (including Jer) went bowling the first night they were here at this little crapperama called Bowlero. Not a great neighborhood, but somewhat charming. Not bad for $12 all you can bowl from 10pm-2am - and it included shoes! Anyways, the beer was draught and sucked, but we had a great time. Our buddy Dallas got so drunk he was dancing on the lanes. I guess he was taking a shot and right as he had it in his mouth somebody in the bar said something funny that made him spit his shot of Crown and Red Bull all over the bar. Funny thing is, the bartendar gave him a free shot - and he definitely didn't need it! Then on Sunday we all went to Chatfield and hung out with some other back home friends, Josh and Shelly. She's expecting so she's a little moody, but very nice otherwise. The day was mostly spent at the Dog Park with Kona. Josh and Dallas went fishing and had a good time - they were smart enough to bring their swimming trunks. (Damn weatherman!)

Wednesday J&D, Jer, Josh and myself met up at this pub called Streets of London. Josh lied, he said it was only a few blocks up from the Fillmore, where we were all going for the Wu-Tang Clan concert later on. I had a pretty good burger, but it was a little undercooked for my liking - blood, yuck! Good thing it was dark in there and I already had some brew in me. After we were all done eating we trecked back to the Fillmore for the show. Mike and his bro John met up with us there. The show was awesome! It was the whole clan, less ODB (RIP). We all tore it up! J&D later said that Josh puked on the floor, which I didn't see happen thank goodness. Another thing I didn't see was some girl talking shit to me...I guess she was walking by me and I just moved out of her way, then she was like "yeah, you betta move out tha way"...at least that's what Jer said. It's a good thing I didn't know about it cause I was probably drunk enough to fight.

Thursday J&D, Mike, Jer and I all headed back home to RC. Mike and Jer had to go see Alice in Chains at the Buffalo Chip Campground. They were there for a little thing called the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. However, before we got to Sturgis and the Chip, we had to make a six and a half hour drive through Nebraska (state motto "The Good Life"). Once we got there we were all a little parched so we went to Uncle Sam's Casino, where we drank $1.75 bottles and played Keno on the video lottery machines. We all lost but managed to catch a pretty good buzz.

Friday Jen's sister Alissa joined us as we all headed to Deadwood, SD (and later festivites). We all had the itch for gambling and gambling is what we did. I didn't have much luck, but I play slots so it's always a game of chance. Right before we left I won $150 off of $20 on a penny machine...helped make up for the losses. After we alll had enough we started on towards Sturgis, where we ate, drank a beer or two, walked around and bought t-shirts. Not much excitement in the city so we headed out to the Chip. The Chip is about 5 miles east of Sturgis and it's basically a giant outdoor stage surrounded by vendor booths, porta potties and campgrounds. You can see Bear Butte just to the south. We decided to camp it there since it was included in the steeply priced Alice in Chains ticket ($56!) However, the concert and company made up for the price as we had a great time and got smashed off our cans. Mike and Alissa got along well so nobody felt awkward which was cool. They were even shot-gunning beers at 5:30am - Jer caught them. Jen & Dal danced the jitterbug to country music off in the yonder while I layed in my tent and laughed my butt off. All-in-all it was a good time!

Saturday was spent recuperating. I only had one working brain cell.

Today I'm back up to 3 functioning brain cells...can't wait until this weekend!

Ween

I am going to my first concert at Red Rocks tonight. The band's name is Ween. I don't really know the music but I'm going with some cool people so it should be a good time. I'll write tomorrow about the night...I'm 3 beers in and feeling good about it right now. :-)

Update: Many beers later the Ween concert came and went. I don't remember much of the concert as I was pretty smashed! It's great to know that at 25, I think I finally know my drinking limits though (on most occasions anyways). All in all, I'd say I had a pretty great time. Good company - consisted of the bf, our friends - Megan(TSA), Mike, Elza and John. Decent music...though there was this one weird part where the singer from the Flaming Lips was in a bubble and a bunch of dudes dressed as Santa Claus and some girls dressed as elves were carrying the guy in the bubble around the stage...very strange. If I were on hallucinogenics the concert would have been very extreme and entertaining, that's for sure!

Friday meetings

Who in the hell schedules a meeting on a Friday afternoon at 4pm??? LOSERS - or people that work in advertising. They all suck and I'm sick of them! I want to be able to sit at my computer and blog about how stupid they are for the last hour of my work week, not attend another pointless Sniagrab proof where nothing is different from the last one we saw! ARGH!!!

Okay, I feel a little better...I'm off to my pointless meeting...damn Sniagrab and everything related to it!

Computer Spaz

So tonight after work, Jer and I went to a bar called Dewey's for Kirsten's going away party. She is moving back to Cali, Santa Barbara I think she said. I know Kirstin from TSA - a receptionist friend. It was a good enough time, but I have been feeling pretty crappy lately and just haven't been in the mood to whoop it up. It sucks because summer is my favorite time to bbq and have fun! Instead I am stuck with a horrible cough and I refuse to go to the doctor at this point - I hate medicine unless it's a flavorless pill (despise vitamins cause they taste like shite!) I probably should go to the doctor...

When we got home tonight I got on the computer and found that all of my shortcuts had been deleted from the desk top. I freaked out a little bit..."where did all my stuff go???" Then I remembered that Jer was messing around on it the night before last - he deleted all my short cuts! It's now been about 20 minutes since then and I find myself sitting here, wondering why it's such a big deal...I think I'll chalk this one up to hormones...

Reasons why Mondays SUCK:

1. The weekend is over
2. The alarm always goes off way too early
3. Work - but work sucks in general
4. 5 days to get through until the next weekend
5. My puppy dog, Kona, has to stay in her kennel all day
6. I have to put on nice clothes and make-up vs. comfy shorts, t-shirts and no make-up
7. My favorite gossip blogs don't have any new dirt for me to read (I'm ridiculously interested in celebrities and their dirt...I get it from my granny, I'm convinced of it!)
8. I usually have to eat leftovers from Sunday dinner for lunch and I HATE leftovers

More to come later...suggestions always welcome!

Mondays

Don't you hate it when it's about 7 or 8pm on a Sunday night and the reality of "tomorrow's Monday" slaps you in the face!? Well, I do, and that's exactly what happened to me yesterday. I had a very long-short weekend, if that makes any sense.

My younger sister, Niki, was in town from Rapid City, SD on Saturday. She came down with some girlfriends that were going to the O.A.R. concert. She and one of her friends, Natalie, decided not to go as they didn't know the band very well and didn't have the cash to spend on a ticket. So, Jeremy (my long-term boytoy) and I cruised downtown to meet up with them for some drinks. Our friends, Kahlan and Mike, also met up with us - on a side note, they would be perfect together but there are circumstances that keep them apart :-( So, we ended up closing down the bar - I haven't done that in quite some time, but they're 21 so they probably do it every weekend! Isn't it sad to realize how old you're getting! Anyways, we ended up cruising back home and passing out around 3:30am...a late night for me!

Yesterday I woke up way too early, but the sis was up so we hung out in my living room and watched pointless shows on MTV while our mushy brains tried to suck in some oxygen and start functioning. We went to lunch at Panera - a favorite when I'm hungover - and took them to meet up with their other girlfriends so they could head back to SoDak. I love hanging out with my family but I get so damn lonesome when they leave!

Yesterday was also the 8-year anniversary of dating Jer. I can't believe we have been together for that long already! He is awesome, so the years have flown by...though I will admit these last couple years as just boyfriend/girlfriend have been difficult. Only because every freaking person I know is getting engaged and married...and now their starting to have kids! I'm still working on the getting engaged part! And while I realize that I am lucky to have found a great person, I am frustrated with how slow he is being at making it permanent...what's a girl to do other than wait or give an ultimatum? Personally I find ultimatums stupid and silly and I love this guy and think it would be dumb of me to throw it all away just because he hasn't put a ring on my finger...but when do I draw the line? Any advice on this matter is always appreciated.

Anyways, so we were supposed to go to dinner, but we ended up taking a 3 hour nap and didn't want to do much after that. We settled for home-made chicken noodle soup instead. All-in-all, I'd say it was a pretty good weekend...but damn Monday sucks! More specific reasons for Monday sucking will follow maybe this afternoon or tomorrow...

I'm finally a virgin!

Well, this is my first time writing a blog and I hope you will take it easy on me...my friend from work, Liz, has inspired me to start writing. Over the past few days I have been reading her blogs and I have learned a great deal about Liz, most of which I never knew before. I wish I had taken more time when we first met to get to know her. Nevertheless, we have started bonding and every day I find something else out about her, all intriguing and interesting on many levels.

So, what to write about...the list is endless and the hard part is figuring out where to start. Liz says that I just need to free-write and the more I do it, the easier it will all get. I haven't actually written anything for pleasure in years! I haven't written anything for non-pleasure since I graduated from college in 2004. I think it's time to start putting things in writing so that I have something to pass on to my family and friends, as well as future children!