Such a busy two days!
Friday Funeral was nice, for a funeral. Amelia was a wonderful baby! Although, she let out a few loud farts and I was hoping that no one heard them. LOL
The service after the party was nice. I had to rush because I wanted to get to work to pick up my check since the direct deposit didn't go through. Traffic was a bitch on 295, my car started to over heat because I wasn't moving faster than 10 miles per hour so I had to turn the heat on full blast! Do you recall how hot it was on Friday? Remember that temperature and then add to it the temperature of sitting on a parkway. Mis-re-a-bull! But, I arrived at the office before the chick was to leave. My check wasn't as big as in my dream, but it wasn't that far off! The bank closed before I could deposit it. Damn. Because, my account went into the negative. Oh well. At least I am still able to pay every bill for this month and some of Greg's and still have money left over.
Greg and I checked out the condo today. It was smaller than I was expecting, but not horrible. The only thing that might be against us is that the owner wants someone in ASAP and Greg and I won't have the money to do it. Also, there are other people interested in the place and they could be more financially ready than Greg and I. But, we're crossing our fingers. I asked my Magic 8 ball if we were going to be offered the condo and it said 'signs point to yes'. So, wish us luck!
It's nice having Amelia back. She's so talkative now a days! She's starting to say 'mmmmm' and 'bbba' and 'aaauuuuuu' as well as her usual shrieks and shrills. She was so popular at the funeral home and after the funeral services. People wouldn't let me leave when I started to say good-bye. Everyone wanted to see Amelia and talk about her and such. It took me over 40 minutes to get to my car when I initially started to say my good-byes. Sheesh!
Greg told me that he is working on 3 surprises for me. Two of which he hopes to be able to do this year (one is definate) and the third within a year or so. I believe they are all travel surprises. I asked him if there was going to be a surprise within a surprise, such as an proposal, and he knew exactly what I was hinting at and said 'no' with a laugh. Silly Greg. Also, he was looking at European cruises that we could take for a honeymoon! I take it Greg is keen on the idea of a cruise. He was showing me the website that he found and the rooms on the cruise. Ugh, it was so amazing. I really hope that we're able to do that as a honeymoon. The airfare and everything else would be around 11K all together. Yeah, that's as much as a wedding! But, I would rather spend the money on a potentially once in a life time trip than on a party that is really for other people and Greg feels the same.
Well, Greg and I are going to go out to eat and celebrate my new paycheck! Off to Texas Roadhouse! I'm in the mood for beef!
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26 May 2007
24 May 2007
So much done!
I can't believe how much Mom and I were able to complete in 5 hours!
I left work just before 1:30 and was in Waldorf in less than an hour. Traffic was pretty light. Mom and I met at the Mall and began our adventure. First, we stopped at Lane Bryant and did a little shopping. Mom bought me 2 capris, something I've never worn before, 2 new tops, 2 new bras and 5 pairs of underpants. Mom bought herself a top as well. You won't believe what the total came to... $300!!! Yeah, and we bought everything on sale, except for the capris. Day-um!
After Lane Bryant, we ate a late lunch an then went to Claire's. There, we got some earrings, headband, and necklaces. Not too bad. Then, we went shoe shopping and I got two new pairs of shoes and mom bought a pair for herself. Now, while we were at the she store, Mom realized that the Lane Bryant bag was missing! $300 worth of clothes gone! During this realization, I was feeding Amelia so I tell Mom t go retrace our steps to find the bag while I finish feeding Amelia. Mom finds the bag at Claire's. Whew! Once the bag was found, Mom went into Old Navy to look for a dress for Amelia to wear at the funeral and to my surprise, and hers as well, she was able to find a cute dress for $8! Way to go Mom!
After Old Navy, we were done and head out to the viewing. While on the way there, I call Cousin April to see if she was going as well and we chat it up for a few. Once Mom and I arrive at the viewing, Amelia was the most popular person there and she was hamming it up to! She was all smiles for everyone and talking away! So many people held her and she didn't even cry and get fussy. I was so happy too. Mom caught up with the Huntt side of the family while I played with Amelia. Not too long after we arrived, April arrives and we hang out for a bit. I went up to Uncle Pats casket and it was too weird looking at him. He looked like my Poppop except he had white hair while Poppop still had dark brown. My Poppop died when I was in the 6th grade, so roughly 15 years ago this past April. It was just weird.
After the viewing, Mom and I went and got our hair done and cut. The lady that did my hair went a little too short! The hair doesn't even touch my shoulders anymore. But, I kinda like it. My curls come out so it kinda looks good. Mom says she loves it. Can't wait until tomorrow to see what everyone else thinks. After the hair cuts, we ran into Safeway to get a few things. While I was in there, I took a picture of me with my camera phone and sent it to Greg's email. Later, I called Greg and told him to check his email because I wanted to know what he thought and the first word out of his mouth was 'Wow" and I asked if that was a good wow or a bad wow and he said good. Just wait until he see's it tomorrow when I get home.
Well, I never did get my letter from HR telling me what my hourly rate is. But, from what I was told, the salary they quoted me is correct, but the letter has to ay the hourly rate due to my position. And, tomorrow is finally payday! I can't wait to see what the check is going to be. Also, I really hope the direct deposit was completed before payday. I never understood why employers tell me it may take 4-6 weeks to complete a direct deposit set up when Office Team did it in less than a week! Bah, humbug!
Anyway, it's almost midnight and I am finally starting to feel tired.
Bedtime!
I left work just before 1:30 and was in Waldorf in less than an hour. Traffic was pretty light. Mom and I met at the Mall and began our adventure. First, we stopped at Lane Bryant and did a little shopping. Mom bought me 2 capris, something I've never worn before, 2 new tops, 2 new bras and 5 pairs of underpants. Mom bought herself a top as well. You won't believe what the total came to... $300!!! Yeah, and we bought everything on sale, except for the capris. Day-um!
After Lane Bryant, we ate a late lunch an then went to Claire's. There, we got some earrings, headband, and necklaces. Not too bad. Then, we went shoe shopping and I got two new pairs of shoes and mom bought a pair for herself. Now, while we were at the she store, Mom realized that the Lane Bryant bag was missing! $300 worth of clothes gone! During this realization, I was feeding Amelia so I tell Mom t go retrace our steps to find the bag while I finish feeding Amelia. Mom finds the bag at Claire's. Whew! Once the bag was found, Mom went into Old Navy to look for a dress for Amelia to wear at the funeral and to my surprise, and hers as well, she was able to find a cute dress for $8! Way to go Mom!
After Old Navy, we were done and head out to the viewing. While on the way there, I call Cousin April to see if she was going as well and we chat it up for a few. Once Mom and I arrive at the viewing, Amelia was the most popular person there and she was hamming it up to! She was all smiles for everyone and talking away! So many people held her and she didn't even cry and get fussy. I was so happy too. Mom caught up with the Huntt side of the family while I played with Amelia. Not too long after we arrived, April arrives and we hang out for a bit. I went up to Uncle Pats casket and it was too weird looking at him. He looked like my Poppop except he had white hair while Poppop still had dark brown. My Poppop died when I was in the 6th grade, so roughly 15 years ago this past April. It was just weird.
After the viewing, Mom and I went and got our hair done and cut. The lady that did my hair went a little too short! The hair doesn't even touch my shoulders anymore. But, I kinda like it. My curls come out so it kinda looks good. Mom says she loves it. Can't wait until tomorrow to see what everyone else thinks. After the hair cuts, we ran into Safeway to get a few things. While I was in there, I took a picture of me with my camera phone and sent it to Greg's email. Later, I called Greg and told him to check his email because I wanted to know what he thought and the first word out of his mouth was 'Wow" and I asked if that was a good wow or a bad wow and he said good. Just wait until he see's it tomorrow when I get home.
Well, I never did get my letter from HR telling me what my hourly rate is. But, from what I was told, the salary they quoted me is correct, but the letter has to ay the hourly rate due to my position. And, tomorrow is finally payday! I can't wait to see what the check is going to be. Also, I really hope the direct deposit was completed before payday. I never understood why employers tell me it may take 4-6 weeks to complete a direct deposit set up when Office Team did it in less than a week! Bah, humbug!
Anyway, it's almost midnight and I am finally starting to feel tired.
Bedtime!
23 May 2007
Wednesday Woes
I still don't feel very cheerful and the headache isn't helping matters.
Tomorrow afternoon I head down to Nanjemoy to meet Mom, do a little funeral shopping and then go to the viewing, then Friday afternoon is the actual funeral at St. Joseph Church in Pomfret, MD. St. Jospeh Church is my family church. It's really small but neat. That is where my Grandma's family is buried and that is where my Poppop's family is buried. The last burial I went to was when Pop died last June. His funeral was a military funeral and it had the whole 21 gun salute and everything. It was moving and interesting at the same time. Also, that was the last time I saw Adam in person. Wait, scratch that; the last burial funeral I went to was this past November when Van's mom died. But, the one before that was Pops funeral last June. So, this makes three funerals in less than a year. The other two deaths were cremations and they were my Aunt in Dec 05 and Adams Dad in Sept 06. So much death in so little time.
Greg talked to the condo people last night and set up a time on Saturday to check the place out. I am getting excited about this possibility and I really hope we get to rent it. The owners are looking for 3 year tenants which is something Greg and I are more than interested in doing. It would be nice to have a home, so to speak. The last 5 years I've moved three times. Genreally, I move every two years, but I also moved last summer and I am planning on moving again this summer. What's nice is that my half of the rent is only going to increase by $50 and Greg and I are going to share everything else. We already know how much the cable bill is going to be since I have an exsisting account, as well as our cell phones, car insurance, etc. The only unknown is the BG&E bill. At the townhouse, the bill never went over $200 in a months worth of usage. But, the condo uses natural gas and has a gas fireplace, so that could increase the bill some. But, my job supports BG&E and I could enroll in a fixed rate... something to consider.
I feel so thankful that Greg is such an understanding and tolerating person. He listens to me when something is bothering me. I can talk to him about anything, whether it's negative or positive. He's open to me about his ex girlfriends when I ask questions. He tolerates my weird emotional moods. He understands that I am blaming these weird emotional moods on my birth control (even though I am no where near as bad as I was in March). He's also very supportive. I know I can count on him for anything at anytime. Like, all the times I've locked myself out of the house, he always came to my rescue, or when I was out of work for 2 months, Greg put money in my bank account so that my bills will get paid and my account won't go into the negative, or that scary day on January 22 when I started to, literally, bleed to death and the doctors office told me to call 911, I called Greg because I was scared and I wanted him to be with me and he dropped everything at work and came over (just before the ambulance did) and he took care of Amelia, who was only 10 days old, and Max, the dog, while I was rushed to the hospital and when everything was said and done, Greg took two days off of work to take care of me and Amelia as I recoverd from the emergency D&C and blood transfusion. So much has happened to me this year. Some good and some bad (mainly the bad is the physical stuff from January). At least the good out weighs the bad in more ways than one. But, there is one bad, though it didn't happen to me but it affects me, that can potentally effect a good. But, to name some of the good: A steady job; supportive family; Greg; my friends; finally filing for divorce; a healthy baby; and so much more. Some of the bad: my stubborn mental emotion that won't let go; the thing that happend in Greg's past that affects our future living together; a car that now has 190K miles on it; to name the top three.
In other news...
I received a credit card offer in the mail last night and I went online to 'enroll' since I was only pre-qualified, and to my surprise I was accepted! Now, the down side of this card is that it has a extreamly high annual fee of $150. Yeah, that's high as hell. But, my plan is to use the card to re-establish my credit rating to help me get a better deal for my future car. Last Novemeber, I accepted another credit card offer that is the exact same as the one I did last night. The bonus with this card is that I have a 0.0% interest rate that is guarenteed as long as I make my payments on time and don't go over the credit limit, which I've been able to do. And, they have already increased my credit limit! Whoohoo! So, this year, aside from all the challenges that I've faced, I am still able to improve something that will help me in the future: My Credit Score. Now, I am thinking of adding Greg to my newest credit card since he doesn't have one and it would be nice for him to have something just in case for an emergancy, like gas or something like that. Plus, if we ever want to rent a car I believe we would need a credit card, or so I believe. I haven't talked to Greg about it but I don't think he'll reject the idea. Although, I am curious if I add him to my account if the credit card company will also report to the credit agencies for him. Anyway, my current credit card asks for a minimum payment of $20 and I ususally send $40 or more. Plus, with my new job and such, I am positive that I can pay Greg's Dell bill and my two credit cards. No sweat.
Adam sent me an email last night stating that he still hasn't found a job. I have no idea what I would be doing if he and I were still together. It was stressful enough when he was on paid administrative leave from Nov. 04 to Feb. 05 and then he was just on unemployment. Adam has had a few small jobs here and there since Nov. 04 but nothing long term or didn't last longer than 4-6 months. I know he's not doing well, emotionally, because he is so hung up on his pride. That's one thing I didn't understand about him; he would rather not work at a place because it would hurt his pride than be unemployed and on unemployement. Gee, I would figure the latter would be more hurtful than working at a temp service or, heaven forbid, McDonalds. But, Adam isn't a very sociable person. He doesn't get along well with others that don't share his personal views of the world, especially about politics. The only thing that Adam and I had in common was music and a few televison shows or movies. Other than that, we were on different views or beliefs about everything else.
While Greg and I were friends, he gave me a view of what I should look for in a person and that I should never settle. Greg is everything I've ever wanted or needed in a person. He has all the qualities I could ever dream about and then some. He set the bar for any future relationships and to my pleasure, he and I have fallen in love with each other. The feeling of being in love is amazaing and freightful at the same time. The reason I say freightful because you know that if you break-up with someone that you have fallen in love with it's going to hurt like you've never felt before and for me, that is something I fear. I have been hurt in the pass but I was never in love with someone and if Greg and I do not work out and when (or if) we come to that realization, it's going to knock me off my feet and I honestly hope that pain is something I never have to feel.
It has taken me all day to write this. I started in the morning and now it's 2:05pm. I also wrote on my private blog. I've decided to stop writing at Y! and to do a completely private blog. That way, I can reopen my Y! 360 blog though I am going to remove the private posts I wrote on there and put them at my new private location.
This day has been slow and I've been procrastination a lot of things. I am just not in the mood to work but at the same time I would rather be here than at home. I just love how my brain makes me feel.
Tomorrow afternoon I head down to Nanjemoy to meet Mom, do a little funeral shopping and then go to the viewing, then Friday afternoon is the actual funeral at St. Joseph Church in Pomfret, MD. St. Jospeh Church is my family church. It's really small but neat. That is where my Grandma's family is buried and that is where my Poppop's family is buried. The last burial I went to was when Pop died last June. His funeral was a military funeral and it had the whole 21 gun salute and everything. It was moving and interesting at the same time. Also, that was the last time I saw Adam in person. Wait, scratch that; the last burial funeral I went to was this past November when Van's mom died. But, the one before that was Pops funeral last June. So, this makes three funerals in less than a year. The other two deaths were cremations and they were my Aunt in Dec 05 and Adams Dad in Sept 06. So much death in so little time.
Greg talked to the condo people last night and set up a time on Saturday to check the place out. I am getting excited about this possibility and I really hope we get to rent it. The owners are looking for 3 year tenants which is something Greg and I are more than interested in doing. It would be nice to have a home, so to speak. The last 5 years I've moved three times. Genreally, I move every two years, but I also moved last summer and I am planning on moving again this summer. What's nice is that my half of the rent is only going to increase by $50 and Greg and I are going to share everything else. We already know how much the cable bill is going to be since I have an exsisting account, as well as our cell phones, car insurance, etc. The only unknown is the BG&E bill. At the townhouse, the bill never went over $200 in a months worth of usage. But, the condo uses natural gas and has a gas fireplace, so that could increase the bill some. But, my job supports BG&E and I could enroll in a fixed rate... something to consider.
I feel so thankful that Greg is such an understanding and tolerating person. He listens to me when something is bothering me. I can talk to him about anything, whether it's negative or positive. He's open to me about his ex girlfriends when I ask questions. He tolerates my weird emotional moods. He understands that I am blaming these weird emotional moods on my birth control (even though I am no where near as bad as I was in March). He's also very supportive. I know I can count on him for anything at anytime. Like, all the times I've locked myself out of the house, he always came to my rescue, or when I was out of work for 2 months, Greg put money in my bank account so that my bills will get paid and my account won't go into the negative, or that scary day on January 22 when I started to, literally, bleed to death and the doctors office told me to call 911, I called Greg because I was scared and I wanted him to be with me and he dropped everything at work and came over (just before the ambulance did) and he took care of Amelia, who was only 10 days old, and Max, the dog, while I was rushed to the hospital and when everything was said and done, Greg took two days off of work to take care of me and Amelia as I recoverd from the emergency D&C and blood transfusion. So much has happened to me this year. Some good and some bad (mainly the bad is the physical stuff from January). At least the good out weighs the bad in more ways than one. But, there is one bad, though it didn't happen to me but it affects me, that can potentally effect a good. But, to name some of the good: A steady job; supportive family; Greg; my friends; finally filing for divorce; a healthy baby; and so much more. Some of the bad: my stubborn mental emotion that won't let go; the thing that happend in Greg's past that affects our future living together; a car that now has 190K miles on it; to name the top three.
In other news...
I received a credit card offer in the mail last night and I went online to 'enroll' since I was only pre-qualified, and to my surprise I was accepted! Now, the down side of this card is that it has a extreamly high annual fee of $150. Yeah, that's high as hell. But, my plan is to use the card to re-establish my credit rating to help me get a better deal for my future car. Last Novemeber, I accepted another credit card offer that is the exact same as the one I did last night. The bonus with this card is that I have a 0.0% interest rate that is guarenteed as long as I make my payments on time and don't go over the credit limit, which I've been able to do. And, they have already increased my credit limit! Whoohoo! So, this year, aside from all the challenges that I've faced, I am still able to improve something that will help me in the future: My Credit Score. Now, I am thinking of adding Greg to my newest credit card since he doesn't have one and it would be nice for him to have something just in case for an emergancy, like gas or something like that. Plus, if we ever want to rent a car I believe we would need a credit card, or so I believe. I haven't talked to Greg about it but I don't think he'll reject the idea. Although, I am curious if I add him to my account if the credit card company will also report to the credit agencies for him. Anyway, my current credit card asks for a minimum payment of $20 and I ususally send $40 or more. Plus, with my new job and such, I am positive that I can pay Greg's Dell bill and my two credit cards. No sweat.
Adam sent me an email last night stating that he still hasn't found a job. I have no idea what I would be doing if he and I were still together. It was stressful enough when he was on paid administrative leave from Nov. 04 to Feb. 05 and then he was just on unemployment. Adam has had a few small jobs here and there since Nov. 04 but nothing long term or didn't last longer than 4-6 months. I know he's not doing well, emotionally, because he is so hung up on his pride. That's one thing I didn't understand about him; he would rather not work at a place because it would hurt his pride than be unemployed and on unemployement. Gee, I would figure the latter would be more hurtful than working at a temp service or, heaven forbid, McDonalds. But, Adam isn't a very sociable person. He doesn't get along well with others that don't share his personal views of the world, especially about politics. The only thing that Adam and I had in common was music and a few televison shows or movies. Other than that, we were on different views or beliefs about everything else.
While Greg and I were friends, he gave me a view of what I should look for in a person and that I should never settle. Greg is everything I've ever wanted or needed in a person. He has all the qualities I could ever dream about and then some. He set the bar for any future relationships and to my pleasure, he and I have fallen in love with each other. The feeling of being in love is amazaing and freightful at the same time. The reason I say freightful because you know that if you break-up with someone that you have fallen in love with it's going to hurt like you've never felt before and for me, that is something I fear. I have been hurt in the pass but I was never in love with someone and if Greg and I do not work out and when (or if) we come to that realization, it's going to knock me off my feet and I honestly hope that pain is something I never have to feel.
It has taken me all day to write this. I started in the morning and now it's 2:05pm. I also wrote on my private blog. I've decided to stop writing at Y! and to do a completely private blog. That way, I can reopen my Y! 360 blog though I am going to remove the private posts I wrote on there and put them at my new private location.
This day has been slow and I've been procrastination a lot of things. I am just not in the mood to work but at the same time I would rather be here than at home. I just love how my brain makes me feel.
22 May 2007
Death
This morning I received an email from my Grandma that my Uncle Pat has died. He was recently diagnosed with cancer and he lost the battle.
We knew Uncle Pat wasn't going to survive and this was another reason my Mom wanted Amelia for a week, to introduce her to Uncle Pat since Uncle Pat is my Mom's Fathers Brother and they were pretty close. Mom didn't get the chance.
This is the 5th funeral in less than two years for me, two of which have been related to cancer.
The funeral is this Friday and I am planning on leaving Thursday afternoon for a couple of reasons: The funeral is all the way in Port Tobacco, way down in Chuck Co. and secondly, I have absolutely no clothes to wear. None whatsoever! So, Mom has offered to take Amelia and I shopping for clothes, besides Mom says she needs new shoes and I told her she needs to upgrade her cellphone. So, with that list of tasks we're thinking of meeting at Charles Co. Mall on Thursday afternoon.
I am sad. I haven't seen Uncle Pat in years but I have wonderful memories of him. Mostly, I remember as a kid, my cousin April and I, playing at his huge farm house. He used to be a tobacco farmer. April and I would play in Tracy's room. Tracy was the daughter of Uncle Pat and Aunt Diane and she died in 1981 due to a car accident with her boyfriend. They are buried together. Her death was the reason Aunt Diane and Uncle Pat seperated though they never divorced and they remained best friends. April and I at the time didn't realize what we were doing
We knew Uncle Pat wasn't going to survive and this was another reason my Mom wanted Amelia for a week, to introduce her to Uncle Pat since Uncle Pat is my Mom's Fathers Brother and they were pretty close. Mom didn't get the chance.
This is the 5th funeral in less than two years for me, two of which have been related to cancer.
The funeral is this Friday and I am planning on leaving Thursday afternoon for a couple of reasons: The funeral is all the way in Port Tobacco, way down in Chuck Co. and secondly, I have absolutely no clothes to wear. None whatsoever! So, Mom has offered to take Amelia and I shopping for clothes, besides Mom says she needs new shoes and I told her she needs to upgrade her cellphone. So, with that list of tasks we're thinking of meeting at Charles Co. Mall on Thursday afternoon.
I am sad. I haven't seen Uncle Pat in years but I have wonderful memories of him. Mostly, I remember as a kid, my cousin April and I, playing at his huge farm house. He used to be a tobacco farmer. April and I would play in Tracy's room. Tracy was the daughter of Uncle Pat and Aunt Diane and she died in 1981 due to a car accident with her boyfriend. They are buried together. Her death was the reason Aunt Diane and Uncle Pat seperated though they never divorced and they remained best friends. April and I at the time didn't realize what we were doing
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