I'mmmm Baaaaaaack

I finally have something to write about that is exciting. I got a promotion yesterday! I am now an Associate Scientist III. It comes with a big fat raise! I am so super excited!!!! I needed something new and exciting to spur me onto writing again. It isn't that things have been that terrible. It has just been a hard past 3 months. Between the my surgery and my mom's and rehab and crazy work the time has flown. I hadn't meant to stop writing for three months but hopefully it has inspired my passion again.

Look Right

I have changed the sidebar of my blog a little bit today. I changed my blogroll to Current Faves and The Old Standbys. Just because sometimes you need to shake things up. I have added a few links. Some are links that I used to post on here about fertility issues and such. I weened down the list of infertility websites that I read to two of my faves who are now Mama's. They are very entertaining and worth the read.

The link that I added is for the writer's blog for Grey's Anatomy. I am ABSOLUTELY in love with this show. I cannot rave enough about this show. I drive Josh crazy talking about the show all the time. I found this link via another blog that I read. The writers post after each episode. They often post about what inspired them to write that story line or why the characters did or said certain things. Definitely a good stop for a person as obsessed as I am!

I Missed It Again!

I had it marked on the calendar at work so that I would remember. My second Blog-i-Versary was on Wednesday. Two years of keeping this thing barely going. I have just been so preoccupied lately with work and helping Josh with the job search. Work has been CRAZY busy for the last month or so. I am going somewhere and my projects are mostly progressing well. I just have so much to do. Hopefully I will be slowing down a little bit soon.

Josh has had one interview. He hasn't heard anything back yet so he is calling today to see what the status is. He has gotten a few Dear Josh letters. That is fine and to be expected. There are 2 new jobs available that he is really excited about. One is a Kohl's Store Manager and the other is a District Manager of Blockbuster overseeing the Madison, Milwaukee districts. We shall see, he only applied for those positions on Wednesday. I really hope he gets the call on those because he is really excited about those.

As for me I am going to the Crafts in the Country with my mom and sister this weekend. This is a yearly tradition and I cannot believe that it is already that time of year. The summer has flown. Josh brought home strawberries yesterday. We didn't do anything with them because he only brought home a pint sized thing and that isn't enough for shortcake so he is going to bring more home tonight and then I will be making shortcake. The 4th of July fireworks have been purchased so we are ready for that! Yeah!

Blog-iversary

I have had so much on my mind the past week or two I totally missed my blog-iversary!!!!! It was last Tuesday the 21st. I cannot believe what a different place I am in since last year. It was such a change to go from living for a wedding, to finding something to live for. Finding something that can occupy your mind so that you aren't going crazy!!!!

So lift your glass to a new year and new things to talk about!!!

Comments

Since I have joined blogger they have made a few changes. One of them being the comment section. Previously you had to be a member to leave comments on a blog. Since then they have changed that. So due to that and an unhappiness with the performance of Haloscan I removed the Haloscan comment feature from my blog. Yes I did lose all the previous comments but, I think I will be happier with the blogger comments than haloscan!!

Another Year Older

Today is the day of my birth. 26 years ago today my mother gave me the miracle of life. Having just helped a friend through labor I have a new found respect for my mother. If course I will never fully understand until I go through it myself.

We went to the Nitty Gritty for supper tonight. Anyone around Madison knows that is the birthday bar. When you go in on your birthday you get a free mug and a free beer or soda all night. So we ate our gritty burgers and drank our beers. Now we are home to celebrate by spending the night together. That is the best gift that Josh could ever give me. I am so happy that he a part of my life. I am forever thankful!!

As my co-worker so genuinely pointed out I am now closer to 30 than 20. Some days I cannot imagine that. I know age is just a number, but is it? I sometimes feel as old as the trees and wonder "Wow, I already feel old, how can I keep getting older?" and "I am so impatient about my life how can I stand the suspense of the next 50 years?" Sometimes I just wish I was at the end to know how it all went. Life is like a good book. You cannot wait to see what is on the next page, but you have to read the page you are on to understand further. I know when I am reading a good book I cannot put it down. I have to get through it because the suspense is killing me. I just have to remind myself one page at a time. The story will unfold before my eyes. Patience is not one of my strong points. I guess I will have to work on that......

The Day the World went 55

As many know, the beltline can be a crazy place to drive. This traffic nightmare has been a focus of the law enforcement community this year. There have been 2 deadly accidents in the last year involving semi trucks, plus numerous others that happen daily. So the law enforcement decided to crack down. They heavily patrolled the Beltine from 8am-2pm on Wednesday. They had 17 officers on that stretch of road. According to news reports more than 300 cars were pulled over.

I lucked out because the bulk of the patrolling was during hours in which I do not drive the beltline. Even though the Beltline wasn't being patrolled when I drove home the effects were still felt. I admit, I am one of the speeders on the beltline. Although I fall under that category I am NOT one of the people who speeds, doesn't use their signal, or cuts people off. I admit to tailgating, but that mostly occurs when the flow of traffic is 65 or 70 mph and there is someone driving 50 in the left hand lane. For the most part, I leave a nice cushion between myself and the car in front of me. If the flow of traffic isn't 65 or 70 mph I don't try to speed around everyone and get ahead of everyone. One of my favorite things is to watch someone who comes up behind me fast, realizes that traffic isn't going fast enough for them, switches lanes several times trying to get around the line of traffic that I am in. Then in the end they either end up right where they started, behind me, or further behind me.

So anyway, when I got on the beltine yesterday I didn't know what to expect. I didn't know if the patrol cars had so much fun they decided to stay out longer or if they had enough. I did not see any cops the whole way home. Even without the police presence traffic didn't drive much over 60 mph. Most of the time traffic flow was 55 mph. People, for the most part, didn't tailgate, used their blinkers and drove like civil human beings. Granted I do NOT like driving 55 the ride was pleasurable. I didn't have to worry about some jackass riding my tail or driving erratically endangering myself and everyone around them. I don' t think that the ride took any longer than it normally would either. It was just odd, it felt like an episode of The Twilight Zone, this was the same stretch of highway but people were oddly relaxed.

So Begins the Change

This morning 2 spring things happened to me. First, the grass in our little yard has started to come up green. It won't be too long before I will be smelling fresh cut grass. Which thank GOD, I don't have to cut. One of the few joys of apt living. The Second, a flock of Robin's decided to land outside my window this morning. This was my first Robin this spring. It is nice to have them back. I am thankful that they are bringing the sunshine with them!!!!!

I also washed the last of winter from my car this morning. I know that it is going to rain this afternoon. My car is by no means spotless. I will have to wash it a few more times to get the rest of the dirt off of the car. Hey, it's a start!!!!!!

Spring has Sprung

Finally!!!!! The temperatures are in the 60's. It was a wonderful feeling to walk out of work yesterday and not be cold. I drove home with my windows down and music loud. Something about spring makes you want to do that! It is a close tie between spring and fall as to which is my favorite season. It is nice to have the world come back to life!! I love watching flowers bloom and grass grow. I love those days when you see the trees starting to bud. Then wondering "WOW! When did all the leaves get on the trees?". I always feel energized in the spring! I love being outside! I want to spend more time in the fresh air.

Welcome Spring! We missed you!!!

I Didn't Want to Do This.....

but now I feel I have no choice. Terri Schiavo. Poor, poor Terri. Growing up as a God Fearing Catholic I was taught that euthanasia was wrong. It took me a long time to understand what it meant. I didn't know what little Asian kids were doing wrong. Honestly! As all kids do when they are young, I soaked that up. You know I never believed it though. I always felt, and still do, that if I were in a persistent vegetative state, let me go. Keep me for a day or two until you can come to terms with what you have to do, then let me go! That is no life! No life at all!!!

I want to know what these parents think that they are saving? What kind of life is Terri living in a hospital bed? She is severely brain-damaged!! She isn't able to comprehend what is going on in day to day life. I think that her parents are just being selfish!! That is all!! If they cared at all they would have let her go years ago!! They wouldn't have prolonged her life. They say that she responds to them. Maybe she is trying to tell them enough already!!!!!

Let's hear your thoughts.