The End of an Era

I left my previous job a little over three months ago. I didn't leave because I was so unhappy that I couldn't go on. I left because I felt that I wasn't going anywhere, that I was stuck. I left because I wanted better health benefits. I left because of Management burying their heads up their asses so that they didn't have to deal with issues facing the company. The reason I wanted to stay....... My friends and c0-workers. These are some of the best, kind and understanding people you will meet. These people found me when I was lost, hugged me when I cried, laughed when I was happy. I know that they truly care about me as a person and want to see me succeed that is why they let me go. For weeks and weeks after leaving the hardest part about going to my new job was knowing that I wasn't going to see the people that I loved that morning. Monday's were the worst because I had a whole weekend's worth of stories to share and no one to share it with. So today is the end of an era for two reasons. One is that one of my ex-co-workers is leaving and continuing on with her life and her career. She is one of those rare gems. She is sweet, understanding and always there for you. When I was going through issues with Josh's family she was there and gave me a sweet gift as she knows exactly what I am going through and was available to offer me the advice that I needed to stay strong and deal with the problems I faced. Oh how she will be missed. You don't find friendship like that just anywhere. The second end to the era is this. Although I miss my friends deeply I have made new friends at my new job, I feel like I fit. They listen to my dog stories, my Josh stories and my problems. I know that we will always be friends, that I will keep up with the news. But we will never have the magic we once shared. It is the ending of an era.................... The best kind of era to have

A day of Non-work

Today has been a day of non-work. I have been at work but only have done about an hour and half worth of work. This morning we had to run to the grocery store for food for the new employee social that we were in charge of. So it took a while to get ready and see what we had in house. Then we spent a half hour or so at the grocery store. We got back, put everything away and then i went to work. After I worked for a while it was close to lunch time. We went to Maharaja's for lunch. I have never experienced indian food before....it was ok. By the time we returned it was time to set up for the new employee social. We socialized for an hour, cleaned up and here I am feeling like I haven't done anything today. I have been busy but I have to finish up some work and write in my notebook and fun stuff like that. I suppose I better really get to work!!!!!

Thank You!!!

I would like to thank all of the WONDERFUL people that responded to my I need some help post. I know that my girlfriend really appreciated the advice and is in the process of deciding what she should do. I will keep you posted on her decision as I know you are anxiously awaiting to hear what she decides.

The amazing Shred-O

Ok so I am a guilty Dog parent. I hate locking Jackson up in his crate when we are gone during the day. So I came up with this brilliant idea. I figured hey there has to be a way to block him off in the kitchen. So I took our gate and put it across the small doorway. We have a HUGE grill box in the garage so I brought that in and fixed it up so that it was a GREAT gate. I gave the pup his Kong and headed out the door. I thought about him sporadically throughout the day.

I had some errands to run after work so I told Josh to please make sure that he made it home on time to be with the dog. He walked into a MESS!!!!! Jackson had taken the paper bags we had stored along side the refridgerator and shreded them to smitherines. He also peed twice on the floor. I blame the peeing on myself becuase I am the dumbass who left his water and food on the floor. He managed to pee on one of the rugs. So Josh thought that he should take the rugs outside and shake them so that he could get the paper off the rug and he only managed to shower himself with dog pee. Silly boy.

I think that we will continue to try leaving him out in the kitchen. Next time we will remove the ONE paper bag we have left and remove the food. We will also make sure that his toys are in there as well. You know the rope bone, the chewy bone, his dental bone and something that he can shred so that he isn't bored.
You live and you learn

I am going to be a WIFE!!!!!

Go ahead laugh at me. I am used to it. In a conversation with Josh this weekend, I came upon a harsh realization. I am going to be someone's WIFE!!!! As Josh so sweetly pointed out not anyone's wife his wife. In unison awwwwwwwww!!!! When it comes to this wedding I know that I can handle the mishaps and the problems that come up along the way. I don't even feel overwhelmed anymore when I think of all of the stuff that we have to do because we steadily cross things off the list. What really throws me into an asthma attack is the fact that I am getting married. I am going to be joined to someone until death does us part...... I know if it doesn't work out we can always get a divorce but who goes into their married life with that comforting thought. I know that nothing in our relationship will change only my last name. But a wife, a wife cooks and cleans and wears cute little aprons. She always has fresh cookies in the cookie jar. She can make a Martini extra dry with a twist. I don't even know what a dry martini is. I still sometimes leave dishes on the coffee table or in the sink hoping the dish fairy will come. Then I realized oh I am the dish fairy now along with laundry elf, toilet gnome and dust bunny hunter. Being a wife means that I have grown up and that is scary!!!!!

I don’t' feel grown up. How is a grown up supposed to feel? I never felt a magical change. Where was that??? Who waved the magic wand and said ok she is a grown up?? Where ever that wand is I want to break it in two. I don't wanna grow up...................