Scarf/Sheets

While at the show in NYC, I was given a beautiful silk scarf from one of our China companies for assisting with Visa's and the Chinese Embassy information. Today I am wearing the scarf, it is beautiful, how could I not wear it. Anywho, now the office is wondering who I got a hickie from. Apparently, another co-worker only wears a scarf when her boyfriend gives her hickies. FUNNY PEOPLE!

On a great side note, I was at Target the other week and I came accross sock puppet monkey jersey sheets. Oh yea, my new fav sheet!! Very comfortable. But you all wouldn't know, and won't know - cos I am not sharing my bed with anyone!!! Yea! How do you like me now?

Okay, I am off to get ready to get out of here. I work with a bunch of two year olds and it is getting tiring.

Wegmans

I went to PA this past weekend to hang out with a Wegmans friend. I don't have the opportunity to see him that often since, he lives a drive away and with our different schedules, it is difficult. But it was time for my DJ fix. He was one of the first people I met when I started at Wegmans in Dulles, and he was the first person I supposedly slept with. Gotta love the rumors! Man, you talk to one person in that place, and every one has you sleeping with that person. The only time that really bothered me is when stuff when around about my married friends and my boss. Other than that, it's just pillow talk talkin!

Any who, DJ and I went to a couple different places and ended up at a bar with an upstairs karaoke bar! That is where we stayed. We had a blast making fun of people singing and singing along. Although, it didn't take much to get us laughing, we were both tired. However, this was the same night the Michigan State vs. Notre Dame Game was on and if you know me, you know I had a blast causing trouble with all the Notre Dame people in the bar!! After all, it isn't my fault that they had to hear the truth about Notre Dame sucking from me. :) I am an angel! DJ is great; he just lets me have my fun, sits back and laughs. I let Dj do the drinking; he needed a good night out. At about 1:30 I took him home and tucked him into bed, and then I hit the couch. Oh, and while he is a little inebriated, I got him to agree to be my new back up date. This way, when I need a date for a function, and I don't have one, he will go with me. Since I lost my back up to a new "girlfriend", I needed to find a new one.

Any who, I best get to work. Accounting issues just arose, and I need to start looking into how to fix it! The week I need to make Cini Chili!! I am craving it.

Oh, the good food i had

Today I am a bit more awake, so I have been catching up on my blog reading. Sounds like everyone is doing well. I am trying to get back into the slower work pace, and I just have to say, I am liking it. Although this morning, my alarm was blaring, tv was on - but what woke me up was a text message coming from Steph asking me if she could wear kakhi's to work today. This text came at 8:20. I am supposed to be at work by 9. So today, sorry - shower will come later!!

I am sitting here, reflecting on the food I ate while in NYC. Saturday night I arrived at the hotel around 9, due to missing my flight for being at the wrong airport. That called for room service, french onion soup and a side of sauteed mushrooms! Yummy! Sunday I hit up Starbucks for coffee, man that place is expensive. For lunch I had a medium pizza - can't beat the NYC pizza. Dinner, five of us went to Little Italy for the festival and ate at Novella. That was delicious! Monday, the guys from the night before brought me breakfast, which was extremely nice of them. They know at the shows I don't really get to eat - so they bring me bananas and muffins that I can shove in my mouth here and there. Dinner about 20 of us went to Cafe Un, Dux, Tous - FANTASTIC FOOD. As an appetizer I ordered onion soup, entree - filet with peppercorn sause, desert - doubledecker chocolate cake. I left a happy camper. Tuesday I didn't eat that well - no time. Wednesday the guys brought me food in the morning again, since they didn't see me eat the day before, which was nice of them. Then before we all got on the plane to head home, there is a great pizza place at LGA - we hit that up and I scarfed since I had barely eaten for two days. Ahh, the good times.

Okay, I think I have put off listening to my voicemail long enough. I best get my butt in gear before our debriefing of the show.

NEXT

I am back in the office today, the show is over. Last night and today we, those who were at the show, are a bit gitty. However, I am glad it is over. Show went well. We had about 70 cadets there to help, which is always a plus. Who doesn't enjoy men in uniform! Steph and I were trying to hook each other up - granted I am way to old for any of them. But we both got stuck going to dinner with two of them. Steph and I had a blast feeding off eachother, the two guys, I don't think they has as much fun!

Today, I have done NOTHING! I arrived to work around noon and I opened my email. Oh, wait, i did check one of them. But that is about it.

Alright - off to get ready to leave. Though day - but tomorrow starts prep for the next show.

two down - two to go!

Even though this week is a 5 day work week, for me it is really four. By the time I leave work on Thursday, I have to have everything prepared for the show. Friday morning I will do box inventory and all boxes are getting picked up for shipment at noon. That makes noon on Friday party time for me! In the meantime, it is 14 hour work days, at least. It is safe to say, I am ready for Friday. Although, if you saw my desk, you wouldn't think a show is coming up! Now that makes me happy! If you saw me, oh you would know! I look like crap.

Kyle - Congrats!! I am very happy for you. Wish I was there to buy you a beer or two. :) You will have to tell me how today went for ya, and I can’t wait to hear how Monday goes!!!

Sean & Christine - I hope you are doing well! Send more pictures of your place. I am trying to get my boss to do a show in CA, but i don't think that will fly any time soon. All his "buddies" are in NYC. How does P-Nut like being back in CA?

Dan - I like you blog, you have done a nice job. Thank you for your advice, I truly appreciate it. Sounds like you are still plugging on your house. And the duct tape wallet?! Gotta love duct tape. Sometime we will have to have a chili cook-off; fall is the perfect season for good Cini chili!

Okay, back to work. I am hoping to head home soon! My bed is calling, I can hear it.

Another weekend!

The Finished picture from last weekend of opening up and painting the kitchen. I never posted a final picture. It made for a very busy weekend, but I am glad that I pushed hard to get it done.

The larger opening is so nice. Now, when I am making dinner, I can still see the TV or watch the kids playing out side and scaring Bart! (that is actually the most fun!)

This weekend I am trying to be as productive, however, it isn't working as well. Yesterday I slept most of the day to get ride of a headache. It didn't go away until about 9 last night. I did hit up Barnes and Nobles and got five books. Yes, five. If you know me well, that is odd! Three books on work (How to Balance Work and Life, 135 Tips on Writing Successfully, and The Idiot's Guide to Meeting & Event Planning) I began reading the The Idiot's Guide to Meeting & Event Planning, it gives many good tips which some I do and some I don't. It also gives plenty of good websites to visit.

While I was in the management sections, I saw a book How to work for an Idiot which I thought was pretty funny. I began to read it, and found it wasn't the right book for me. Is there a book about how to work for a guy who thinks it is his way or the highway, he is always right, and doesn't listen to a word/suggestion you say? If there is, please let me know. I refuse to read the books about climbing the corporate ladder in heels. That did make me realize that every person, that I know of, that held my position in the past has been a female. I would like to see my boss work with a guy in my position, and I would like to see how a man handles my boss. My boss seems to be the person who thinks he can win you over by sweet talking you. "Oh, everyone loves you, loves the job you do..." bla bla bla. I don't think he has learned that I know that is all crap! Yes, I am liked at work, but don't give me that crap. Any who, I am trying to keep learning about my position - since I am not learning at work. I don't want what I have learned in the past to be lost. There will be a day when I want to start interviewing again, and I need to be on top of my game. As you can see above, Bart works hard with me!

Well I am off to head back to Barnes and Nobles, grab a coffee, the Sunday paper, and a resume and cover letter book and keep my information up to date. Any suggestions would be of great help. I am not one that likes to write about myself in that manner.

Body - Owies!

Yesterday, when I woke up I had a decision to make...work on actual work. Or take my work frustrations out while working on my place. Since Jessy comes in about a month and I have a show in between that, which causes me to lost about 2-3 weekends to work on my place I decided to hit my place and hit it hard. Today - OWIES!

I tore up the carpet, pulled staples and strubbed the floor (on my hands and knees) with pine sol. I would rather have wooden floors that are clean - that don't look so purtty, than that nasty carpet!

Did the same in my bed room!

Oh, and Dad and I cut the whole for a new, larger window leading to the kitchen. Today we are framing it and the base will be a bar area. Then tomorrow or tonight, I am going to paint the kitchen a daker shade of blue than what you see in the living and dining rooms! Oh - all the dumpster runs are done as well. So I only looked white trash for a couple hours. Very disappointing I know!!


Bart, he was beat after a long day of work. We started at 7:30 and ended at 7 last night. Good thing he had his blankie to cuddle with!

Today - hit up home depot and keep going. Any one up to giving me a message? Man, I could really go for one!

She's so Vain!

She is coming! My friend from ROCHESTER is comeing to see ME. Okay, so you might be thinking I am sounding a little vain right now. However, let me explain. I have not had a friend from Rochester come to see me since I have moved here two and a half years ago. I was shopping with my friend yesterday when Jessy called to tell me that I better get my ass out of bed to pick her up at 8:30 in the morning! Let me tell you a little about,my girl, Jessy:

I have know Jessy since I can remember. Did I mention we are cousins?! We have done the girlie sleep overs watching "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and had a cocktail while having our venting chats. When it comes to Jessy, she won't judge me, nor I her. We have mad plenty of mistakes in our life - and we still love eachother (sucks being family doesn't it jess!!). When it comes to dating - I have to say we run a similar path. Mr. Right is still in no sight - either that or God just hasn't decided he should smack us in the face to say Mr. Right has been standing in front of us all our lives. However, we have fun laughing over our horrible dates and the "good" decisions we made back then! There is one story that is my favorite. If our entire fam didn't already know - I wouldn't share - sorry Jess:

Jessy and I were in jr. high when we where at a family gathering that was being held at her place. After dinner, it was jess and my job to serve the sherbert. We are preparing all the dishing when she informed me she had to pee. Convenient timing, don't ya think?! Well I thought she didn't have to go all that bad, so I started saying "think waterfalls, think watersfalls" and i proceeded to turn the water on. We got laughing soooooo hard, and that didn't help her situation. Well, one thing lead to another and next thing you know we are having to explain why jessy changed her paints. That darn sherbert! All over her pants! (haha)

Well anywho, Jess and I go way back, and she is coming to see ME! She is coming to see where I live, meet my friends (wait, I gotta find some!) and see ME! Thanks jess. I will be happy to pick you up at the airport with a nice hot cup of java for ya, a smile and a hug. So no, I am not vain - just extremely happy that my friend is coming.