Gosh, it feels like forever since I wrote something. And I meant to write a blog post a little over a week ago, but completely forgot. Busy as usual.
Growing up it feels like my sister and I were always moving. I know that for the majority of the population moving is dreaded, however I don't really mind it. I like change and I definitely like decorating, making things different. I see moving as a means to do just that. I get to purge all sorts of crap I don't need and organize the stuff I'd like to keep. Overall, it's not a bad process. But... I do hate the actual moving things around part. I like letting the men do the heavy lifting while I just point and say, "Yep - right there is great. Thank you!"
Work has been nuts. Seriously. I have done so much stuff in the last few weeks yet I feel like I've hardly made any progress. There's just soo much to do! AND the most exciting news of the week - I AM GOING TO PORTLAND, OR!!!!!!!! YAY!! Originally I was supposed to attend training in Kansas City. Blah. Boring. Don't like Kansas. Well, apparently neither do a lot of other people and the class was canceled. Now, I am officially going to Portland. Plane tickets - CHECK! Hotel reservation - CHECK! This is one of those cities on the West coast that I have always wanted to visit. Especially so after visiting Seattle last November. I get to be in this city Sunday afternoon all the way through Friday afternoon. Alone. I can not wait. It's going to be awesome. And while sure... some might complain about being in a big city all alone, I WILL NOT. I love the idea. It's going to be fabulous. Anyways... yeah, so work has been really busy. I'm coding and initializing background investigations. It's cool.
School is DONE. OVER. At least for right now. This past Tuesday I sent in my final paper, submitted my last assignment and clicked send. Now, I wait for the instructor to post our grades. Have I mentioned that I'm not a patient person? Yeah... so the suspense is killing me a little. As of right now, I am 1/2 a point from an A. If I get a B, it will be the first one in like, two years I think. Which is fine I guess... it just will push me to work harder when the next class comes. OH! Did I mention that I'll get college credit for this training I'm attending in Portland? Yep. Government. Ah... I'm a fan now.
Home. So tomorrow we load up the truck. Thankfully we have one man with muscles coming and a girlfriend of mine. Between the four of us I don't think it will take that long. Then Monday we have to wait till the leasing office opens- 10am - to sign our lease. Then, we unload. My sister is helping us with that, so it might take a little longer. I am so excited, I can't even begin to express how much really. I keep looking at the floor plan and trying to figure out where stuff is going to go. And do we have too much stuff? What will we do with extra stuff, etc.? BLAH. I am so glad we took the day off. And I will more than likely feel ill on Tuesday and have to call in. (Cough, cough).
So we had the squirt last night. We are doing a rain check for our normal Tuesday night since we'll have just moved and I'm not confident his room will be ready yet. Which means we won't see him for a week. I already miss him. And I'm a little angry. Why? Because he now calls his step-dad, Dad. And I asked why he called him that and he said because he wants too. Well, I want to tell his mommy that he calls me mom sometimes and see how she feels about it. I always correct him, telling him "No, I'm Mimi. Your momma is mom." He knows who I am. But it just irritates me that he's calling his step-dad, Dad. I don't think that's right. I never ever called any of the father figures in my life dad. My dad is my dad. Period. It's not like calling any of them by their name diminished the role they had in my life at the time... so I just don't understand it. Am I weird for feeling this way?
Anyways... its raining here again. I love the rain. It's so cleansing. And the more moisture the merrier!! Ok. I guess that's all for now. Just a matter of hours now...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Catching up
It's not that I don't have other things to do at the moment, because I certainly do - BUT I felt that it was important to update the blog. I've discovered a few relatives out there actually read up about my life. YAY! Here's the latest.
Work: Man, while the government sure does take a long ass time to do a lot of things, my job is not one of them. It is "rush rush rush!!" every day of the week. And really, in all fairness, there are only so many people to do what needs to get done. Overall, I think I've learned to respect the institution a little more. Sure I'm impatient and don't like waiting, but now that I'm on the other side of actually doing - I want to say to some people "Gimme a break! HR is short handed. We need you to chill and wait." Regardless I still love my job. It's awesome. While I'm not sure that I'm actually using HR stuff I've learned yet, I've definitely gotten to use some Project Management skills. Who knows.. maybe after I graduate from CCU I'll go on and get a masters in something. Project Management? Eh... we'll see.
School: This coming Wednesday (July 15) is our last class. We have to give a 5-10 minute presentation. I chose to do mine on the movie 12 Angry Men. I basically get to dissect the movie and point out all the Social Psychology stuff we've learned over the last 5 weeks. I've actually seen the movie several times, the original one, and it's a good flick. After this class is over I have a break till October I think. Which is nice. I need some down time to not worry about school. Writing assignments, threaded discussions, quizzes and 4 hours in one night is a little much with everything else going on. But - I've been busier. The material is super interesting though. Last week we talked about Aggression. Now, aggression is a touchy subject for me. I consider myself a pretty aggressive person at times. At work I've been told that I'm soo aggressive or too assertive. Whatever people. I'm just trying to get the job done. I wasn't hired to make someone else feel better about themselves. Anyway - aggression. So yeah, this lead to what motivates aggression and then that lead into prejudice and discrimination. Well, this is something else that I've had a little bit of experience with over the years. For one, growing up in hick-ville North Carolina didn't help. Nor did it help that my own grandparents were extremely racist. But, throughout it all my mom always taught my sister and I that everyone was equal. That we are not better than ANYONE else nor is anyone better than us. It seemed easy enough to understand and so we had a fairly wide range of friends. I actually remember when we moved to FL. There were NO black kids at my middle school. NONE. And the white kids were mean and snotty. All I wanted was a black kid to be friends with. It never happened of course because I was living in the oldest/whitest capital city in Florida. So what I discovered in class the other night is that there is whole other range of prejudice and discrimination that I've never even had to deal with or worry about. A gentleman in class is from Malaysia. He told us that the lower 3 provinces of the country are literally killing people that aren't Muslim. I was shocked. I sat there staring at him with my mouth open not sure of what to do or say. And really, I shouldn't be all that surprised. People are killed because of their faith every day. I guess I just want to think that we've grown from that and have learned to let people believe in what they want. BOY, AM I DUMB?! Anyways, it just opened my eyes to something that I never really put much thought into. And now every day I am thinking about it. And I hate that people are dying because they don't look a certain way or believe in the same thing. It's horrifying really.
The other issue that got brought up is violence in the media. Studies have shown that the more violence that is viewed, the less people react to a violent situation. Because of all the violence on tv and in movies, our society has become de-sensitized. Isn't that horrible? There was actually a case in 1938 where a woman was stabbed to death on the sidewalk outside of her home by a man she did not know. 38 people stood by and did NOTHING. NOTHING!! And that was in 1938. Just think of all the crap that's out there today. It's disgusting really. Ugh.
So part of why this is so interesting to me has to do with the squirt. He is going to be 4 years old in November. 4!! I can't believe how quickly the time flies. Well, a weekend or two ago we are playing with his legos and he builds a "gun". He points it at me and makes the sounds of a play gun. My sister was there too and thankfully she was as shocked as I was. Where does he learn that? We don't know him anything with guns? What is the right age for a child to play with guns? Toy ones of course, but still. He has 2 squirt guns now. Now, I grew up with guns in the house so I've never been afraid of them or feared them in any way. I learned at a very young age to respect a gun as a weapon and tool for means of protection. Not for pleasure. I know there are people who enjoy shooting random objects. I'm not one of them. I've done it. It was ok but didn't really get the blood pumping. Anyways... so what do I do now? How do I tell my step-son, "It's not ok to point a lego gun at Mimi and pretent to shoot her?" Cause then am I taking away his fun? UGH! This is stuff I didn't even think I'd have to deal with yet. He's too little!!
Moving on...
Life: So we move in 2 weeks. The days are flying by and I feel so disorganized. There's still so much to pack and of course I want to go through everything in case something needs to be purged. I love purging. It makes me feel better to get rid of something I don't need or want and give to someone else who might use it. Recycling basically. I love it. Anyways, of course these next couple weeks are going to fly by. And here's something to make you laugh. I have seriously signed up to dog sit 6 dogs this coming weekend. YEP. 3 are going to be at the house with us and the other 3 I'm just checking in on. But still - lots of doggy action. Hee hee... I sure do love them though. In addition to the dogs this weekend we actually get to have the kid with us Tues - Sat. YEP. Baby-Momma is heading out of town and so we get to have him. I can't wait! He's at that age where since he's talking all the time he says, "I love you Mimi" and "Mimi, will you read with me?" on a regular basis. It's awesome. I'm hoping to work it so that I get to stay home with him and daddy on Friday for at least half a day. We'll see.
Um. Ace and I are doing well. I think we are both just really excited for the move and this being our first real place to call "ours". The location is amazing so that's a huge plus too. It's really close to the light rail so who knows.. maybe I'll be saving money on gas by taking that and crossing over to the bus for a ride to work. Anything to save a buck, right? RIGHT!! Oh, did I mention that I got a FREE RTD pass through the government? Yep. It's awesome. I love it.
So now that school will be over after next week I am hopefully going to finish some knitting projects. I have a pair of socks that I've been working on since, literally, January 2008. For myself. I am determined to get them done so I can wear them this fall. I also just found a fabulous pattern for a scarf so I think I want to make my best friend, the princess, a gift for her new climate. YAY D.C.!! I'm also really motivated to sew right now. But I need to have the sewing machine serviced first. Then I think I'd like to attend a basic sewing class somewhere. It's been ages since I sewed and I don't really remember stuff. It's not like riding a bike.
I can't really think of much else. Health wise I'm doing ok. Still trying to figure out the damn migraines. But you know what's funny?! Ever since I saw my stomach Dr last year and he diagnosed me with IBS... I have hardly had any issues. Seriously. I have these fabulous little green pills to pop any time I start to feel a horrible upset stomach coming on, but I've hardly had to use them. It's awesome. YAY! Now if only my stupid head would work that way. Ugh. Hormones. Also, still on the chunky side for my standards. Another thing I'm hoping to accomplish once we move - get into a routine of working out. I actually crave it right now, but with my busy schedule I'm pooped out by the time I have 20 minutes to do something. I'd rather nap instead. Have I ever mentioned how much I love naps? They are fabulous.
Anyhoo... still addicted to Twilight. Damn that series. Still trying to watch at least 1 movie a week. Nothing good enough to report. If I haven't mentioned it before, run out now and listen to something by Ray LaMontagne. He's lovely. I say that as I have Outkast playing on the iPod. LOL... oh well. I do love all kinds of music.
That's it for now. Peace peeps.
Work: Man, while the government sure does take a long ass time to do a lot of things, my job is not one of them. It is "rush rush rush!!" every day of the week. And really, in all fairness, there are only so many people to do what needs to get done. Overall, I think I've learned to respect the institution a little more. Sure I'm impatient and don't like waiting, but now that I'm on the other side of actually doing - I want to say to some people "Gimme a break! HR is short handed. We need you to chill and wait." Regardless I still love my job. It's awesome. While I'm not sure that I'm actually using HR stuff I've learned yet, I've definitely gotten to use some Project Management skills. Who knows.. maybe after I graduate from CCU I'll go on and get a masters in something. Project Management? Eh... we'll see.
School: This coming Wednesday (July 15) is our last class. We have to give a 5-10 minute presentation. I chose to do mine on the movie 12 Angry Men. I basically get to dissect the movie and point out all the Social Psychology stuff we've learned over the last 5 weeks. I've actually seen the movie several times, the original one, and it's a good flick. After this class is over I have a break till October I think. Which is nice. I need some down time to not worry about school. Writing assignments, threaded discussions, quizzes and 4 hours in one night is a little much with everything else going on. But - I've been busier. The material is super interesting though. Last week we talked about Aggression. Now, aggression is a touchy subject for me. I consider myself a pretty aggressive person at times. At work I've been told that I'm soo aggressive or too assertive. Whatever people. I'm just trying to get the job done. I wasn't hired to make someone else feel better about themselves. Anyway - aggression. So yeah, this lead to what motivates aggression and then that lead into prejudice and discrimination. Well, this is something else that I've had a little bit of experience with over the years. For one, growing up in hick-ville North Carolina didn't help. Nor did it help that my own grandparents were extremely racist. But, throughout it all my mom always taught my sister and I that everyone was equal. That we are not better than ANYONE else nor is anyone better than us. It seemed easy enough to understand and so we had a fairly wide range of friends. I actually remember when we moved to FL. There were NO black kids at my middle school. NONE. And the white kids were mean and snotty. All I wanted was a black kid to be friends with. It never happened of course because I was living in the oldest/whitest capital city in Florida. So what I discovered in class the other night is that there is whole other range of prejudice and discrimination that I've never even had to deal with or worry about. A gentleman in class is from Malaysia. He told us that the lower 3 provinces of the country are literally killing people that aren't Muslim. I was shocked. I sat there staring at him with my mouth open not sure of what to do or say. And really, I shouldn't be all that surprised. People are killed because of their faith every day. I guess I just want to think that we've grown from that and have learned to let people believe in what they want. BOY, AM I DUMB?! Anyways, it just opened my eyes to something that I never really put much thought into. And now every day I am thinking about it. And I hate that people are dying because they don't look a certain way or believe in the same thing. It's horrifying really.
The other issue that got brought up is violence in the media. Studies have shown that the more violence that is viewed, the less people react to a violent situation. Because of all the violence on tv and in movies, our society has become de-sensitized. Isn't that horrible? There was actually a case in 1938 where a woman was stabbed to death on the sidewalk outside of her home by a man she did not know. 38 people stood by and did NOTHING. NOTHING!! And that was in 1938. Just think of all the crap that's out there today. It's disgusting really. Ugh.
So part of why this is so interesting to me has to do with the squirt. He is going to be 4 years old in November. 4!! I can't believe how quickly the time flies. Well, a weekend or two ago we are playing with his legos and he builds a "gun". He points it at me and makes the sounds of a play gun. My sister was there too and thankfully she was as shocked as I was. Where does he learn that? We don't know him anything with guns? What is the right age for a child to play with guns? Toy ones of course, but still. He has 2 squirt guns now. Now, I grew up with guns in the house so I've never been afraid of them or feared them in any way. I learned at a very young age to respect a gun as a weapon and tool for means of protection. Not for pleasure. I know there are people who enjoy shooting random objects. I'm not one of them. I've done it. It was ok but didn't really get the blood pumping. Anyways... so what do I do now? How do I tell my step-son, "It's not ok to point a lego gun at Mimi and pretent to shoot her?" Cause then am I taking away his fun? UGH! This is stuff I didn't even think I'd have to deal with yet. He's too little!!
Moving on...
Life: So we move in 2 weeks. The days are flying by and I feel so disorganized. There's still so much to pack and of course I want to go through everything in case something needs to be purged. I love purging. It makes me feel better to get rid of something I don't need or want and give to someone else who might use it. Recycling basically. I love it. Anyways, of course these next couple weeks are going to fly by. And here's something to make you laugh. I have seriously signed up to dog sit 6 dogs this coming weekend. YEP. 3 are going to be at the house with us and the other 3 I'm just checking in on. But still - lots of doggy action. Hee hee... I sure do love them though. In addition to the dogs this weekend we actually get to have the kid with us Tues - Sat. YEP. Baby-Momma is heading out of town and so we get to have him. I can't wait! He's at that age where since he's talking all the time he says, "I love you Mimi" and "Mimi, will you read with me?" on a regular basis. It's awesome. I'm hoping to work it so that I get to stay home with him and daddy on Friday for at least half a day. We'll see.
Um. Ace and I are doing well. I think we are both just really excited for the move and this being our first real place to call "ours". The location is amazing so that's a huge plus too. It's really close to the light rail so who knows.. maybe I'll be saving money on gas by taking that and crossing over to the bus for a ride to work. Anything to save a buck, right? RIGHT!! Oh, did I mention that I got a FREE RTD pass through the government? Yep. It's awesome. I love it.
So now that school will be over after next week I am hopefully going to finish some knitting projects. I have a pair of socks that I've been working on since, literally, January 2008. For myself. I am determined to get them done so I can wear them this fall. I also just found a fabulous pattern for a scarf so I think I want to make my best friend, the princess, a gift for her new climate. YAY D.C.!! I'm also really motivated to sew right now. But I need to have the sewing machine serviced first. Then I think I'd like to attend a basic sewing class somewhere. It's been ages since I sewed and I don't really remember stuff. It's not like riding a bike.
I can't really think of much else. Health wise I'm doing ok. Still trying to figure out the damn migraines. But you know what's funny?! Ever since I saw my stomach Dr last year and he diagnosed me with IBS... I have hardly had any issues. Seriously. I have these fabulous little green pills to pop any time I start to feel a horrible upset stomach coming on, but I've hardly had to use them. It's awesome. YAY! Now if only my stupid head would work that way. Ugh. Hormones. Also, still on the chunky side for my standards. Another thing I'm hoping to accomplish once we move - get into a routine of working out. I actually crave it right now, but with my busy schedule I'm pooped out by the time I have 20 minutes to do something. I'd rather nap instead. Have I ever mentioned how much I love naps? They are fabulous.
Anyhoo... still addicted to Twilight. Damn that series. Still trying to watch at least 1 movie a week. Nothing good enough to report. If I haven't mentioned it before, run out now and listen to something by Ray LaMontagne. He's lovely. I say that as I have Outkast playing on the iPod. LOL... oh well. I do love all kinds of music.
That's it for now. Peace peeps.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
We are moving!!!
YAY! So the house finally sold. Of course it's about freakin time. Everything has to be out of the house by Thursday July 30th so we are moving the Sunday/Monday before. It's going to be a lot of work in a short amount of time, but I'm hoping that some peeps can help us out. Hoping.
Work is still great. I'm super busy and learning so much every day. Tomorrow I have to be there at 6:30 am. We have 6 new people starting and so I get to help do EOD paperwork. I like that part a lot. Getting to chit chat with people and learn about their jobs. It's neat.
School is cool. This class is making me think about a lot of things I hadn't before.
K. Computer / blog is acting up so I'll post again later.
Questions?
Peace!!!
Work is still great. I'm super busy and learning so much every day. Tomorrow I have to be there at 6:30 am. We have 6 new people starting and so I get to help do EOD paperwork. I like that part a lot. Getting to chit chat with people and learn about their jobs. It's neat.
School is cool. This class is making me think about a lot of things I hadn't before.
K. Computer / blog is acting up so I'll post again later.
Questions?
Peace!!!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Chillin like a villin on a Sunday
As of Friday I am dog sitting in Centennial. 3 pups that are my friend's babies. Friday was uneventful. We just hung out and went to bed late. Saturday we attempted to visit the dog park, but a thunderstorm chased us out. Stupid rain. And the thing is, I know we need the moisture. But this every day full on storm warning stuff is a little nuts. It got old a couple weeks ago. Blah. But today we got up, had breakfast and prepared for the Chatfield Res. Thankfully, my friend who got me the job at the USGS agreed to meet me there with his two dogs. To explain how massive this place is... I can't even think how to describe it. It's a state park. HUGE. The main attraction is the reservoir, which was completely full today of boaters and warm weather enthusiasts. And oh my gosh was the dog park nuts. There was literally dog traffic jams all over the place! But the dogs ran and swam and played. It was great. And I got some color on my face! I'm trying hard to maintain a tan on the upper half of my body. Not tan like normal people, but tan for my standards. LOL.
My new class started last Wednesday. We had an interesting first night. We talked about the different types of social psychology. One of the topics that got me so heated was when our instructor showed a video clip from a popular network tv show, "What would you do?". It's basically a show that exposes the true nature of our society which is very individualistic and self centered. It's so interesting to me how when something bad OR good happens, the majority of the population turns a blind eye. For example... in this particular video 3 kids were vandalizing a car in the parking lot of a local state park. TONS of people were jogging, walking, driving through and only 1 person called 911 and only 1 person stopped to actually say something to the boys. When the crew asked a lady who didn't do anything why she walked on, her response was because she had gotten involved before and lost hours at work because of a court date. This infuriates me! WHAT IF THAT WERE YOU!???? Why don't people want to help out their neighbors? Because they are afraid? Afraid of what? Of helping out another human being? UGH. This disgusts me. A good chunk of people who read this blog are aware that my mother was a victim of domestic violence. I WITNESSED that violence. And no one ever did a damn thing! It's sickening really. How we just go about our lives and pretend like we didn't just see someone hurt someone else. Or try to break into a car. And this goes for the good as well. Lots of people help out those in need, homeless... elderly... etc. But those stories hardly ever make it on the news.
Anyways. I think I'm going to like this class. It makes me think and makes me want to LEARN more.
My first week at the USGS was great. I learned how to do so many things. Of course remembering it all right now isn't going to happen. I'm already excited for week 2. And I picked out my insurance stuff on Friday. Which is awesome! I'll be covered on the 21st. I know it sounds weird, but I love having insurance. It just makes me feel more secure. And this job is all about security!
Um... anyways. More solo time equals regular blogging! Wow. And it's almost my bed time. Geeze. Well, have a great week peeps!
My new class started last Wednesday. We had an interesting first night. We talked about the different types of social psychology. One of the topics that got me so heated was when our instructor showed a video clip from a popular network tv show, "What would you do?". It's basically a show that exposes the true nature of our society which is very individualistic and self centered. It's so interesting to me how when something bad OR good happens, the majority of the population turns a blind eye. For example... in this particular video 3 kids were vandalizing a car in the parking lot of a local state park. TONS of people were jogging, walking, driving through and only 1 person called 911 and only 1 person stopped to actually say something to the boys. When the crew asked a lady who didn't do anything why she walked on, her response was because she had gotten involved before and lost hours at work because of a court date. This infuriates me! WHAT IF THAT WERE YOU!???? Why don't people want to help out their neighbors? Because they are afraid? Afraid of what? Of helping out another human being? UGH. This disgusts me. A good chunk of people who read this blog are aware that my mother was a victim of domestic violence. I WITNESSED that violence. And no one ever did a damn thing! It's sickening really. How we just go about our lives and pretend like we didn't just see someone hurt someone else. Or try to break into a car. And this goes for the good as well. Lots of people help out those in need, homeless... elderly... etc. But those stories hardly ever make it on the news.
Anyways. I think I'm going to like this class. It makes me think and makes me want to LEARN more.
My first week at the USGS was great. I learned how to do so many things. Of course remembering it all right now isn't going to happen. I'm already excited for week 2. And I picked out my insurance stuff on Friday. Which is awesome! I'll be covered on the 21st. I know it sounds weird, but I love having insurance. It just makes me feel more secure. And this job is all about security!
Um... anyways. More solo time equals regular blogging! Wow. And it's almost my bed time. Geeze. Well, have a great week peeps!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
I've survived two days so far
with the government. Not too shabby actually. I didn't feel overwhelmed yesterday or today and everyone wants me to ask LOTS of questions. I am feeling a little worn down just with all the driving around and dog sitting. Along with school. My next class starts tomorrow night and lasts for 6 weeks. It's really only 5, but we have the week of July 4th off - FINALLY. I will definitely be looking forward to that week. Short week at work. No dog sitting. No class. Maybe I'll get to knit again.
Ok, so at the new job I've gotten to put together some new files, check out the student program excel file - which I get to update tomorrow - and pull some job descriptions from USAJobs. Overall, neat stuff. I'm basically in recruiting and part of a team. There are 3 teams in the office and my team handles Central US. There's a LOT of positions in the Central US. The people are really nice and very friendly. And again, it helps knowing one person. In fact, knowing him there has already made my life a lot easier. Basically any question I have he can answer. Or send me to the person who can. Which is convenient. Overall, I'm much more excited about things than I was last week. Still sad that I don't see the Raytheon peeps every day, but I think I'll get along just fine at the Federal Center. OH! And I found out that I get to travel for training. In fact... I'm going to KS probably in August. For a week. I checked online tonight and the same training is being offered in DC or Baltimore, but the flights must cost more. Whatever. I get a week away - paid.
Other than that, not much really going on. I'm heading to bed soon and hope to have a restful night with no wake ups.
On to day three.... and at some point I'll loose count. :-)
Ok, so at the new job I've gotten to put together some new files, check out the student program excel file - which I get to update tomorrow - and pull some job descriptions from USAJobs. Overall, neat stuff. I'm basically in recruiting and part of a team. There are 3 teams in the office and my team handles Central US. There's a LOT of positions in the Central US. The people are really nice and very friendly. And again, it helps knowing one person. In fact, knowing him there has already made my life a lot easier. Basically any question I have he can answer. Or send me to the person who can. Which is convenient. Overall, I'm much more excited about things than I was last week. Still sad that I don't see the Raytheon peeps every day, but I think I'll get along just fine at the Federal Center. OH! And I found out that I get to travel for training. In fact... I'm going to KS probably in August. For a week. I checked online tonight and the same training is being offered in DC or Baltimore, but the flights must cost more. Whatever. I get a week away - paid.
Other than that, not much really going on. I'm heading to bed soon and hope to have a restful night with no wake ups.
On to day three.... and at some point I'll loose count. :-)
Sunday, June 7, 2009
These are the days when I love living in Colorado.
As I mentioned before, I'm in Boulder for the weekend puppy sitting. I truly love this city. It's so small and there's plenty to do.. not to mention my friends live here! Or at the least the ones I've had since I moved here. Friday I slept in a little bit and completed my 2 hour, 30 page printed out, background investigation for the government. HOLY MOLY! They literally wanted to know everything aside from what I eat during the day and all major surgeries I've had. But, I know it's all for good so I can get some kind of security clearance. Then mid-morning my friend, Beaner, stopped by. She and I took the pups for a walk and gabbed about our usual stuff. After the walk we hit up Pearl Street for some lunch. Let me first say - it has been literally over a year since I've gotten to eat lunch on Pearl St. Some of my favorite places are down there and I just love it. LOVE IT! SO we went to Falafel King. YUMMMMMMMMMMY! I got my grilled chicken pita and of course the ever fantastic baklava. OMG that stuff is so freakin good. MMMMMMMM.... then we parted ways. I had to drive down to Littleton to pick up the squirt. Ace was working a different shift and needed help with the pickup. OMG that kid is so freakin cute. We got to the house and were playing in the back yard and he says randomly, "Mimi... I love you." Awww.... Then when I had to leave to come back up to Boulder he says, "Mimi, I'm going to miss you." I said, "Why is that kiddo?" and he says, "Because you are watching puppies." We gave me a big kiss and hug before I headed out. It's those little bitty moments that last for days. Months even. Gosh I love him!
Friday night was uneventful. I watched a movie with the dogs in the massive theater room. Read some of the Twilight book and fell asleep. Saturday morning I slept in again and surfed the internet for a bit. And I actually talked to my Dad. Here I was thinking something horrible had happened because he never called me back after all the messages I was leaving on the house phone, when all it was - the machine is broken. GAH!! So we talked for a bit. Then my other girlie friend, J-Star called. I headed to her place. I love hanging out with her. She's soooo... indescribable really. We went to her pool with her son, who's now almost 7!!, and laid out for a bit. I actually swam in the water, which was surprisingly very very warm. It reminded me of Naples beach water in the summer. Not really refreshing, but just nice to be in. Then we laid out for a bit. I got some sun. YAY! COLOR!! Then we went back to her place, cleaned ourselves up and went to the 29th Street mall. Now, this is a newer area of Boulder. Back in the day it used to be a mall. A mall that for some reason had NOOOO business and was majorly outdated. Well, they tore all that down and built up this huge fabulous new outdoorsy mall. It's great. So we went to a restaraunt there. Mexican. Had some great guacamole. YUM! Then we went to the new theater there and saw "Up". Personally, I liked the movie. I thought it was cute, inovative and different. After that I came back to the house and watched another movie with the pups. Read some more of the damn book.... fell asleep and slept really late this morning. But that's ok... cause I'm allowed to do that sometimes. Since then I've been working on school stuff. Thankfully it hasn't taken me more than a couple hours. I've learned that once I really focus on school stuff, I can get it done rather quickly.
And that brings to me to why I love living in Colorado. So as I sit here and type away at my paper, still feeling the warmth of the heat on my sun kissed skin, it begins to rain out. I open all the windows and breathe it it. I LOVE RAIN. I love it when it's hard, soft, spitting, etc. When I was in Seattle, it was great. Even though it hardly rained while we were there. But here, it never rains. However, this May it rained quite a bit. Which has been wonderful. The grass is green, the trees are happy, the flowers are blooming. It's just flat out beautiful. I wish everyone who came out could see it when it's like this. Within a couple months the rain will stop coming and everything will turn this ugly brown color. Along with record breaking tempatures. Which will no doubt make me overheat. Did I mention I don't have AC in my car? Yeah... that sucks.
Anyways... it's just been an amazing couple of days. I got to lay out, gab with a girlfriend, eat good food, see movies, sleep in and breath in fresh rain air. I'm treating this like a vacation. My friend told me.... enjoy this time while it lasts cause once you start working full time at the fed center... its all over. Which is true to an extent, but I do try to make the most out of every situation.
While I day dream of living in North Carolina, being hours away from friends and family, there are days when I can truly appreciate Colorado. It's my home now. I just wish my peeps were a little closer. :-)
Friday night was uneventful. I watched a movie with the dogs in the massive theater room. Read some of the Twilight book and fell asleep. Saturday morning I slept in again and surfed the internet for a bit. And I actually talked to my Dad. Here I was thinking something horrible had happened because he never called me back after all the messages I was leaving on the house phone, when all it was - the machine is broken. GAH!! So we talked for a bit. Then my other girlie friend, J-Star called. I headed to her place. I love hanging out with her. She's soooo... indescribable really. We went to her pool with her son, who's now almost 7!!, and laid out for a bit. I actually swam in the water, which was surprisingly very very warm. It reminded me of Naples beach water in the summer. Not really refreshing, but just nice to be in. Then we laid out for a bit. I got some sun. YAY! COLOR!! Then we went back to her place, cleaned ourselves up and went to the 29th Street mall. Now, this is a newer area of Boulder. Back in the day it used to be a mall. A mall that for some reason had NOOOO business and was majorly outdated. Well, they tore all that down and built up this huge fabulous new outdoorsy mall. It's great. So we went to a restaraunt there. Mexican. Had some great guacamole. YUM! Then we went to the new theater there and saw "Up". Personally, I liked the movie. I thought it was cute, inovative and different. After that I came back to the house and watched another movie with the pups. Read some more of the damn book.... fell asleep and slept really late this morning. But that's ok... cause I'm allowed to do that sometimes. Since then I've been working on school stuff. Thankfully it hasn't taken me more than a couple hours. I've learned that once I really focus on school stuff, I can get it done rather quickly.
And that brings to me to why I love living in Colorado. So as I sit here and type away at my paper, still feeling the warmth of the heat on my sun kissed skin, it begins to rain out. I open all the windows and breathe it it. I LOVE RAIN. I love it when it's hard, soft, spitting, etc. When I was in Seattle, it was great. Even though it hardly rained while we were there. But here, it never rains. However, this May it rained quite a bit. Which has been wonderful. The grass is green, the trees are happy, the flowers are blooming. It's just flat out beautiful. I wish everyone who came out could see it when it's like this. Within a couple months the rain will stop coming and everything will turn this ugly brown color. Along with record breaking tempatures. Which will no doubt make me overheat. Did I mention I don't have AC in my car? Yeah... that sucks.
Anyways... it's just been an amazing couple of days. I got to lay out, gab with a girlfriend, eat good food, see movies, sleep in and breath in fresh rain air. I'm treating this like a vacation. My friend told me.... enjoy this time while it lasts cause once you start working full time at the fed center... its all over. Which is true to an extent, but I do try to make the most out of every situation.
While I day dream of living in North Carolina, being hours away from friends and family, there are days when I can truly appreciate Colorado. It's my home now. I just wish my peeps were a little closer. :-)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
The Bolder Boulder
No, I did not run or walk in that freaking race... but I am in Boulder this weekend dog sitting. These two are old pals of mine. I met one of them when he was a mere pup, just weeks old. AWW! Pics to come at another time.
Today was my last day at Raytheon. 5 folks were able to take me to lunch at Red Robin and it was really nice. We laughed a lot and I learned some things about the coworkers I was leaving. Then I had a great talk with the HR Manager and feel a lot more confident that I'm moving in the right direction. I've had some doubts along the way of pursuing a career in HR... but the more I learn and actually DO... I love it. YAY! SO I start at the USGS on Monday. The USGS is within the Department of Interior. I really have no idea what I'll be doing, so another post will come next week with a full detailed description of what my job actually entails. WHOO HOO! Government adventure- HERE I COME!
On a different note my online class ends this week. Not sitting in a class room really made the term fly by. I feel like we were just getting started! So next week the next class begins and this time I am back to the classroom. 6pm - 10pm. After working all day. Fun, I know. But it's my first Psych class so I'm ready to be taught. Now... I will vent about one thing. TEXT BOOKS are outrageously priced. Seriously. $108 for a used book. For that much money I'd like books on CD please so I can listen to the freaken material as I commute every morning to work. What the hell?? Whatever. I found a younger edition for half the price online. Hopefully it will have the same material and I can read along with the class. Otherwise, I'm screwed.
Also, in case you were wondering, I'm still trying to come off the stupid Twilight high. That damn series is sick. I haven't read in more than two nights. I am still considering purchasing the movie though. A new one. The double DVD one. UGH. I'm no worse than a teenager.
Um... have I mentioned that I'm in Boulder this weekend? HELLO quiet time! I get to knit... read... nap... walk puppies and get some school work done. AND I get to visit with friends. Then, let the craziness begin.
I'm off to grab some grub.
Today was my last day at Raytheon. 5 folks were able to take me to lunch at Red Robin and it was really nice. We laughed a lot and I learned some things about the coworkers I was leaving. Then I had a great talk with the HR Manager and feel a lot more confident that I'm moving in the right direction. I've had some doubts along the way of pursuing a career in HR... but the more I learn and actually DO... I love it. YAY! SO I start at the USGS on Monday. The USGS is within the Department of Interior. I really have no idea what I'll be doing, so another post will come next week with a full detailed description of what my job actually entails. WHOO HOO! Government adventure- HERE I COME!
On a different note my online class ends this week. Not sitting in a class room really made the term fly by. I feel like we were just getting started! So next week the next class begins and this time I am back to the classroom. 6pm - 10pm. After working all day. Fun, I know. But it's my first Psych class so I'm ready to be taught. Now... I will vent about one thing. TEXT BOOKS are outrageously priced. Seriously. $108 for a used book. For that much money I'd like books on CD please so I can listen to the freaken material as I commute every morning to work. What the hell?? Whatever. I found a younger edition for half the price online. Hopefully it will have the same material and I can read along with the class. Otherwise, I'm screwed.
Also, in case you were wondering, I'm still trying to come off the stupid Twilight high. That damn series is sick. I haven't read in more than two nights. I am still considering purchasing the movie though. A new one. The double DVD one. UGH. I'm no worse than a teenager.
Um... have I mentioned that I'm in Boulder this weekend? HELLO quiet time! I get to knit... read... nap... walk puppies and get some school work done. AND I get to visit with friends. Then, let the craziness begin.
I'm off to grab some grub.
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