Happy New Year's Eve!

Okay...so I'm not going to be finished with my T25DOC journal before the new year...we both have to work tonight until 9 and be back tomorrow at 9...so I don't much feel like sitting at the computer in my few free hours this morning. I ran errands all day yesterday which was when I PLANNED on doing it...oh well. Life happens. I did find a new hair stylist and she straightened my hair for me (I'm way to lazy to do all of that myself!) What do you think? Feels nice and soft, but I'm not going to be blowing it straight and then flat ironing it every day...I'll update when I can. Hope everyone has a fantastic New Year's Eve tonight...think of us at work while you're out having a good time... ;-P

Christmas Update

We spent a very quiet Christmas Day at home...and worked all day yesterday (& doing it again today). I will be updating my T25DOC tomorrow and Monday morning...I promise it will be done before the New Year! :) We hope everyone had a very pleasant and relaxing holiday...we did!

T25DOC Update

Continuing....

Dec 8, Monday

Don’t have to work until 3 today , so I’m taking my online

Psych final this morning…somehow I made a 101! I don’t

know where the bonus points came from, but I’m not

complaining! Only one final left…

Work was a little crazy tonight. Ed stopped by, stirring

up things as usual! Josh, Ed, Lon and I got together

after work for a drink and some laughs…I’m so glad there

are at least a couple of cool people we work with!

Dec 9, Tuesday

Nothing exciting to report. Worked from 10-3 with a

raging headache. Spent the afternoon studying with a

break for a much needed nap thrown in. Made a yummy,

healthful dinner of tilapia, broccoli and roasted potatoes.

Dec 10, Wednesday

Today’s the day…the big A&P final! Took it at 8 am this

morning and feel pretty good about it. Plus she gave us a

6-point bonus opportunity…and I never pass up bonus

points! Yucky, rainy day. Great day to be off work & do

some crafts. Finally finished my Christmas cards, now I

just have to mail them. Tonight Lon brought home a model

roller coaster that some customer returned saying the posts

were too short…determined to prove him wrong, we put it

together with fantastic results! Very cool…

Dec 11, Thursday

Still raining, but the temps have been in the 50’s since last

night so we slept with the windows open. So nice! Guess

today’s the day to get crackin’ on my T25DOC book.

Got my first week in and done! Tonight at work we finally

started decorating for the holidays…and the owner FINALLY

did a walk through with me to put things on sale…probably

could’ve used those the weekend after Thanksgiving, but

better late than never, I guess.

Dec 12, Friday

Turned chilly again. Woke up to 32 degrees…good morning

for a hot bowl of oatmeal w/blueberries. Hot Dog! A good

hair day! Where did that come from?!? Not a bad day at work.

World Market had smoked salmon on sale, buy 1 get one free…

couldn’t pass that up! Watched City of Angels, bawled my eyes

out, just like always. So sweet, so sad. I rented The Chronicles

of Narnia, Prince Caspian on the way home and ABC Family

is showing The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe right now..

bonus!

Dec 13, Saturday

Prince Caspian was better than the first one…I love those kinds

of movies. Epic, beautiful, full of fantasy. Had to go in this

morning since someone doesn’t seem to know how to make a

schedule properly…home for a few hours before I have to go back

at 3.

And what did I face when I went back at 3??? About 5 Basset

Hound puppies barricaded in the back (break!) room and signs

posted around the store about puppies for sale. Needless to say,

the joint stinks the rest of the night and some customers actually

LEFT because of the smell! BTW, our store owner breeds

Bassets…guess that's her ‘real’ job…Good Grief!

Dec 14, Sunday

Took my time getting up and ready today. Played some Word

Twist and enjoyed my morning with Lon. Work went pretty

smoothly once we knocked the stench out of the air from yesterday.

After work, Lon and I met Ed and Josh at Buffalo Wild Wings to

watch the Dallas game (they are big fans and we were ready for a

night out). Dallas eventually won, but the game was very slow &

BWW has pay-per-view WWF Armageddon blasting through

the speakers and on most of the TV’s…crazy stuff. We closed

the place down and had a good time doing it, too!

Dec 15, Monday

Feeling a bit…under the weather thanks to last night, but nothing

a bowl of oatmeal and some green tea can’t fix. Finally got some

veg time til I went to work at 3…

Pretty uneventful…came home, had a nice dinner w/Lon, time

for bed again.

Dec 16, Tuesday

A FULL DAY OFF!!! But a full day of chores, too! Made Lon

a yummy breakfast of turkey bacon & blueberry pancakes before

sending him off to work ALL day. I hate that he has such long open/close

days, but hopefully those will get shorter after the holidays. I finished wrapping

presents, packaged them and made my way to the post office w/

Christmas cards in hand. Then I hit the recycling center and

headed to Wal-Mart. Home by 2, had some Italian Wedding

soup (it’s cool and rainy here), and watched Bed of Roses. What

a sweet movie; cheesy, but sweet. Got clothes and dishes done.

Got my journal up to date and am now going to play some fun

Iwin.com games. Got a big glass of H2O handy and put The

Cranberries, Sarah McLaughlin, Norah Jones and Natalie

Merchant in the CD player on shuffle. The day would only be

better if Lon were home too….soon.

Dec 17, Wednesday

It’s hard to figure out just what to do with your mornings when

you work 2^nd shift. You know you have to leave the house ready

to work by 2:30 pm…do you try to run errands, relax & enjoy the

morning off, squeeze as many chores as possible into those few

hours???

I love to watch Ellen…always upbeat and funny. She can get me

in a good mood on the worst days. Today’s not bad, though. I

have decided to embrace the holiday spirit at work. At least

making our customers smile will help the time go by better. Check

out the funky bindis I picked up World Market. Great for

accenting my eyes to match my Santa hat.

A new day

Well, I've calmed down a bit, slept in a little this morning and feel much better. Just have to vent sometimes. It's Monday, the start of a new week and, from what I just heard, the busiest mailing day of the year! Oops! My cards will be part of that deluge...guess I waited a little too long. Guess that's it for now. Happy Monday!

Scratch that...

WAS looking forward to a day off with my husband, but since previously said 'scheduler' doesn't seem to know WTF she's doing, I'm off tomorrow per one schedule, but working per another one...make up your friggin' mind. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to going in tonight EVEN LESS NOW! Thank you for letting me vent...wouldn't want to actually hurt someone. I probably sound a little melodramatic, but if you only knew the whole story...I think I'm doing pretty good considering. Arrrgggghhhh!
One semester down is one semester closer to getting my license. Ahhh...that's better.

Weird Day...

Good News! I finished this semester with a 4.0! Woo Hoo! Bad News...today (and most days lately) I'm frustrated with aspects of my job. I won't mention any aspects by name, but it's usually the same one. Lon is WAY better at controlling his emotions than I am...guess I need to calm down and look forward to neither of us going in tomorrow. Watched a great movie, though...The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian. I enjoyed the first one, but this one was better...loved ALL the books! That helped my mood some. Just been working on my journal (T25DOC) and finishing up Christmas cards. I'll finally be able to mail them on Monday. Yeah! Then we just have to mail a few gifts and we're done! Guess that's it for now...just gonna waste some time playing Iwin.com games until I have to go back to work...oh yeah...had to go in this morning for a few hours since someone doesn't have a CLUE how to freakin' schedule people, but I'm on the schedule for 3...what a dee, dee, dee. Geez...some people, can't stand 'em, but can't kick 'em in the neck, either...oh well.

T25DOC

Since I agreed to record my 25 days of Christmas this year, here is the first week.

Dec 1, Monday
Up early…before light, warm glow of the Christmas
tree lights. As usual, coffee & oatmeal then off to
class. Wet, rainy, cold. Worked all day and then…
SNOW! Didn’t stick, but fell beautifully. Rare
evening off w/Lon. Watched Stealing Beauty, strange, but beautiful film. Time for bed…

Dec 2, Tuesday
A&P Lab final today at noon. Done by 12:40. Now
it’s off to lunch at Moe’s and the dreaded Wal-Mart
trip. Not very many smiling faces, but I did find some
cozy new pj’s and most of my grocery list. Confirmed
plans to visit Mom on Friday…just waiting for Lon
to come home now. Then we’ll start all over again inthe AM.

Dec 3, Wednesday
Today was a tough one…lot of junk floating around
in my head. Douchebag backs into me at a light on my
way to work and just drives away! Lots of crap to deal
with at work…finally done and home. Drown my
frustrations in a few beers. Talked to Mom. Beginning
to feel better and looking forward to Lon coming home.

Dec 4, Thursday
Not much going on today. Had the morning off. Made a
yummy spinach lasagna. Looking forward to my visit
with Mom tomorrow. Working tonight. Felt like I was
working all by myself, but thanks to the laziness of my
coworkers, I got in over 6000 steps in just 5 hours!

Dec 5, Friday
What a fun day! Started off by going to my last A&P
class & we all got a free ‘A’ on our last quiz…Merry
Christmas from Dr. Kreiss. Then it was off to AL
for my day w/Mom. We became artists today! Great
concept of paint your own artwork…I loved it! Then
we did a little shopping, met Scot out for dinner &
finished the evening playing a bunch of games I brought
from HobbyTown. I really needed a day like today!
Thanks, Mom! Went to bed with fresh roses on my
nightstand…how nice.

Dec 6, Saturday
Up early. Fun errands to run today. Mom & Scot had
the trunk of my car painted (it was in desperate need!)
as an early Christmas gift! Visited Petals from the Past
for their holiday open house and to pick up Mom’s cedar
Christmas tree. Not much time to relax…have to pack my car and get by to TN to work by 3!

Dec 7, Sunday
A true day of rest…no alarm clock, no agenda, no work,
no studying…just doing whatever sounds good whenever
we think of it. Had some homemade bread from Mom
(delish!), watched some fun Christmas movies, put all new bedding in our room…love it!