Like I said before...it's either feast of famine with my blogging!

Lots to write about today, let's see how much I get to before I get bored and want to play Warcraft. LOL

A couple weeks ago the weirdest thing happened to me in bed. No, not kinky weird, I was alone...get your mind out of the gutter! I sleep with a sheet, a blanket, and a comforter in the winter. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and the middle blanket has been pushed aside. I never know how that happens. Well, a couple weeks ago I woke up in the morning and somehow the sheet got under me in the middle of the night, but not all crumpled. It was perfectly flat. I don't know how I managed to do that in my sleep!

Isn't my life exciting! lol

I'm on vacation this week. I love all the vacations I get with my job. Yeah, it sucks to be poor most of the time, but the free time is great! And even though I won't work July or August, I'll still get paid. And I'll probably work summer school which is one month and that'll all be bonus money. More to put in the bank!

I went to California for 2 1/2 days to see my Grandma and uncles. I flew down on Monday morning and my friend Lisa (we've been friends for over 20 years, man I feel old!) picked me up and we hung out. We walked around Berkeley a little and just chilled and then she drove me to my uncles. My grandma is doing well which was good to see. She doesn't do much, but seems content in her rut. My uncles take AMAZING car of her! I slept most of Tuesday (hey! it's my vacation and I'll sleep if I want to!) which was nice. I played some Wii too (I SOOOOO want one!!) and that's about it. I came home yesterday.

Darlene took me to NW Trek a couple weeks ago. I brought Shelley along too. Dar brought her nieces and a friend along. We had such a BLAST even though it was a little cold. I'm really glad I went and it felt good to get out and walk and run around. I need to do that more often. Avery was supposed to go with me instead of Shelley, but he decided to just not show up and not call. Makes me sad, but I had fun anyway!

Darlene also took me to my first hockey game last Sunday. She had an extra ticket and it was at the new arena that's just down the street from me. It was fun!! It's a minor league team or something so the players are 16-23 or something like that. I had to keep reminding myself they weren't legal! LOL Good times though!

I need to find a church!! I never go anymore and have pretty much stopped going to my woman's group too. This is sad. :( I need to find a place where I fit it, but I can't do that if I don't look. I'm jealous of Kimberlea and her love of her new church. I did go to church with Rebekah and her husband a couple weeks ago down in Puyallup. It was nice, but WAY too big for me.

I got my tax refund last week...YAY!!! It feels nice to have a little extra cash and to not have to mail my bills at the last minute so my paycheck will get deposited before the checks get cashed. I put half of it in my savings account which felt good too!

I've been seeing several old friends lately. I saw my friend Teresa from high school a couple weeks ago. We went to lunch and had such a good time! We never hung out outside of school so that was a little weird but 10 years have gone by and we had quite a bit in common too. I can't wait to see her again!

Tomorrow I am seeing Melinda who I also haven't seen since high school. We didn't hang out much in high school, but did in junior high. We even too driver's ed together. She married with 2 1/2 kids now (ones in the womb) and I'm super excited to see her!

As I previously mentioned, I saw Lisa this week too! I did just see her over Christmas and a handful of other times since high school.

It's nice to reconnect with people. I was hoping to see a guy from high school in California, but he didn't get back to me. Oh well, HIS LOSS! :P

Work is work, nothing to report there really.

And last but not least, and your reward for reading all of this so far...details about the guy I'm dating, Marc. We started dating 4-6 weeks ago (I'm not sure) and it's going well. He's really sweet and nice. He's 26 and unlike most of the guys I've dated in the past few years, he has a job, a car, and doesn't live with his parents. Ooohhh...a triple threat! LMAO!!! We usually just hang out, go out to eat, and watch movies at my place. Nothing too exciting but we both seem to be enjoying ourselves. I like him a lot and am excited to see where it goes!

Well, that's all folks. I think I'm out of things to update on. I hope I answered any questions you had about my life.

Until next time...

P.S. I'm still totally in love with Lucy, my cat! I NEVER in a million years would've thought I'd get so attached to a pet, but I am! She met Grandpa last weekend (my Dad). Oh yeah, he took me out for lunch on Valentine's Day. :)

It's either feast or famine with me, isn't it?!

Yet another update from ME!

Last nights 2nd date went well! We went out to dinner and then came back here and watched a movie. Well, actually...I grabbed the wrong keys so was locked out so after dinner we drove to my Dad's, got a key to his house from the neighbors, then got my spare key from his place, and THEN came over here and watched a movie. Crazy but fun! :)

I worked this afternoon. The girl I tutor has a huge project due soon so we were working on that for 4 hours. I'm tired now, but the money is worth it! Plus her Mom was making cookies and sent me home with a couple. Though, they didn't actually make it home!

I had some really ODD dreams last night. Well really one dream I think where the setting kept changing. I apparently had a baby boy and nobody had known I was pregnant. So I had this kid, the dad was some loser guy who then came to my parents house (Mom was alive, but just in the background really) and my Dad told him to fuck off cause he wanted custody. I never came up with a name for my son though. I kept thinking Owen or naming him after my Dad. At one point in the dream I was in a dorm-like room with Lisa, Kate, and one or two other people I was getting up the nerve to tell them I'd had a child a couple days prior. Then Mr. Forney (my junior high history teacher and a current teacher where I work) was there and I told him.

That's really all I remember. Weird huh??

Good news!!

The guy from last night wants to take me out again tonight! :) We're going to Costco for chicken bakes which I totally LOVE! I'm always surprised at how hard it is for me to get a date, I'm a cheap date! Take me to Costco or Subway and I'm good! LOL

I had a weird dream last night about this guy I know. I've always had a little crush on him but he doesn't see me that way. In it, he changed his mind and asked me out. It was nice! Does God speak to people through dreams?

stuff and things

I have lots to write about tonight...let's see how much I get out before I get bored! I always want to write, but am rarely motivated. LOL

Things with new Kevin (long date from a couple weeks ago) didn't work out. I'm only a little bummed but such is life. I don't think we were right for each other, though we did have a lot in common and he is a redhead. There are more fish in the sea!

I went out with a guy named Marc tonight. I had a really good time! We went to dinner and then saw Bride Wars. Good movie, very funny! I got a little teary at one point, but it's all good. Then he brought me home and walked me to my door. Very gentlemanly! :) We'll see what happens, but I'm not stressing about it. God has somebody for me (crosses fingers)!

Work is going pretty good. I only worked 2 days this week and they were a little stressful at times, but overall not bad. The kids' behavior is just getting worse though. We're trying to figure out some options.

Oh yeah, I ran into one of my students (a teacher too) at the theater. It was a little weird, but he's one of the good kids, probably our best so I survived. I just hope he doesn't say anything next week because the other kids will just give me crap about it and they don't need any more ammo for insulting me.

On Tuesday I slipped on some ice on my stairs and fell, banging my leg up pretty bad. That's why I missed 2 days of work. I've got an ugly bruise on my shin and a scrape on my knee which HURTS every time I move it. But I did get a good knee bandaid from the school nurse today so at least it's not rubbing against my jeans. Falling down stairs HURTS!

I got a cat on Sunday (Lucy) from a co-worker and am so in love with her!!!! I'm still getting used to having a pet and taking care of her. Cleaning the litter box SUCKS big fat monkey nuts! And cat hair is everywhere, but she is so cute and I'm so happy with her! She didn't eat the first couple days but is now so I'm not worried about that. She also got in my fireplace the first morning, but I don't think she has again which is good. She's a smart cat too! And very polite! I don't think she got on my bed or couch until I put her there. Of course, now she has no problem going on either. I need to find my camera and then I'll take some pics to share.

Hmmm...I feel like there was more to write about but I can't think of anything.

My first cute cat story!!

So I couldn't find Lucy this morning...she wasn't under my bed anymore (which is where she was when I went to sleep) and I looked under the futon, couch, and anywhere else I could think of. Then I look over and see her...IN MY FIREPLACE!! LOL So she's no longer white with black and orange spots, she's gray with black and orange spots. It's cute and hilarious to me. She's also leaving a trail of soot wherever she goes. I'm not too concerned about it, though I tried to clean off her paws. My dad has to come clean some of my carpet anyway, he can just do that area again.

I am a little worried that she's not eating, but it's only been a day and I know I'm stressing out WAY too early! I've killed more than one cactus before though, so I'm paranoid!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

So far I'm having a totally awesome birthday! I had lunch with my Dad and he gave me the sweetest card which I will treasure forever. Tonight is dinner with about 8 of us at the Ram. I usually don't plan big things for my birthday because I never think people will come (see the pic) but this year I did and I will have a blast tonight!

More details later!!

the world's longest first date!

So this weekend I had a date that lasted 49 hours straight! It was just that good! I met this guy online, his name is Kevin! (I know, really?!? lol) We met for lunch on Friday and our date ended today after we had lunch, ironically at the same restaurant. Wait, is that really irony? I never know!

We played warcraft together, went to a bar, watched some DVD's, talked a lot, cuddled, and just had a GREAT time!! He's a redhead too so YUMMY! It's safe to say we hit it off! I am looking forward to seeing him again.

We have a LOT in common, it's kinda freaky! He's way into history, likes warcraft, enjoys musicals, and he's somebody who's not afraid to watch jeopardy with me! I love that!! I'm totally crushing on him right now!

On another note, I'm not ready to go back to work tomorrow. 18 days off isn't enough! LOL I know I'm totally spoiled with my job. I also have a doctors appointment tomorrow, a woman's one, so YUCKY!

Saturday is my birthday and I'm excited!!