December

I'm getting bad about posting! woops. This week, me and Steve have been making cookies and fudge. He brought some to work, which I did as well. Though, we are liking the cinnamon fudge a lot! Next week, we're heading down to Ogden for christmas. I won't be seeing my grams, she's in Florida for Trevor's wedding.

Oh and Thanksgiving was awesome. We went to Florida to visit my mom. She has a beautiful house, and we took tons of pictures. They're on my picasa site!

idaho falls

So we are going to idaho falls this weekend to have a birthday party with steve's grandma. it's going to be fun, espically since on the car ride we won't have to worry about muttly.
then in two weeks, we're heading off to florida for thanksgiving. I'm excited, espically since i haven't seen my mom since last christmas.
I'm still looking for a permante job, not going well... oh well, my christmas wish is to have one!
Oh, and if you could keep my anut-in-law in your prayers, she's going into surgery today to remove cancer. she found out that she has breast cancer.

wow

I had an awesome birthday!
well, i went shopping (went to michael's, joann's and walmart!)

so, i met up with hubby at where we went for dinner (cause he had guard that day) and he said the present was in the car. well, i told him that he got me real curious, so he went out and got it. i unwrapped it and it was a willow tree figurine. (i told him that i love those figurines). on the box it said that it was the "new life" one. i had no idea what that would look like. when i opened the box this is what i saw:



this was his way of telling me that he's ready to start our family. so at this point, i'm crying, and he's crying (thank goodness we'd already ordered). he'd known for at least a month now, great, i'm crying again. so yea. that's what he ordered and had sent to me, and i had no idea what was going on. so after i finish this month's BC, that's it. we're letting fate take over.

then we went to the movies, saw "Couple's Retreat" it was ok, i prolly won't buy it, but it was good.

today

i am sitting at home bc my head is killing me and i feel like i'm gonna puke. but no fever. except i don't know what the normal temperature.
i'm watching halloweentown!

ok my confession!
1. when i'm sick i don't like to eat, except maybe soup.
2. hubby has make me sit still when i don't feel good, and talk me out of going to work too.
3. i got put on another birth control, cuase the doc said the patch was making me feel like i was pregnant! now i have to remember to take a pill every day! i forget to take my vitamins!!
4. i still haven't been able to find a permant job yet, but i keep hearing don't worry, it'll happen.
5. i'm hungry and its only 9:45am!
6. i want to play with my silhoette, need to figure out what cards i want to make!
7. hubby can make me laugh by getting me to talk about rocks - he learned it from watching How I met your Mother!
8. i'm doing laundry and playing on here while i should be sleeping and taking it easy

pictures

what do you think mer?!?

sweetq

so, last time we were at the track, i got a gift certifitic for a free hair cut. i think i'm going drastic, like 5-7 inches off. it'll prolly get done tomorrow. maybe this afternoon. i'll post pics when it's done! i might throw in some layers...

scouts

i should have brought the camera with me to work today. right afterwards, we are going to scouts (since steve is weblos den leader and i'm his carpool buddy!). we're going to a train deopt, its over 100 yrs old! the only other one i've ever been to was down in ogden. this should be fun, except i hope koko doesn't leave a present for us while we're gone....

i'm still looking for a permante job. got a lot of applications out, i just hope at least one is willing to hire me.

working again

i am working for the national park service now, over near the airport. it'll last for three months, so at least that's something. we are still trying to go to fl for thanksgiving. sorry, this is just a quick update.

well

i'm going to be unemployed again as of tomorrow. at least this time, i had about a week or so of notice. But i will not be comming back to FPA. and the park service really wants me, and are trying to get a contract going. we'll see how long that one takes.

next week though, me and steve are going down to ogden. there's a car show he wants to go to. if i remember right, we went to it a few years back.

meg's moved back to new york with her dick of a boyfriend. but there's not much i can do for her except pray that she knows what she's doing. she needs to keep thinking bout gavin and the role model she wants for him... oh well

oh, we are now on verizon, so for all you verizon people, its free to call!! woo-hoo! i'm curious to see how many mins i've used in the network!

and i'm finally getting the baby blankets i made out. only took a few months!

mer's gonna kill me when she reads this...

Ok, so I haven't read any books of Jane Austen until I saw mer's facebook list with one or two on it, and saying that anyone who hasn't read her books, eh i don't remember exactly. But anyways, I've now read three, with two more that i've boughten. They are really good. tehehe, gosh i know, how could i not love romance books?!? but seriously, it's surprising how i can see my sisters as some of the characters! espically in sense and sensibility! hehehehe. i love them, i really do.

wow

So, I've been trying to find a job anywhere. And its getting harder and harder. I have one place I'm getting ready to apply to, it's with the fish and wildlife, as an Environmental Education Specailist. keep your fingers crossed!

Koko is doing well now, he's playing with us, well with steve! Oh we watched marley and me the other night, if you haven't seen it, go rent it from red box, it's worth the dollar to rent! it made both of us cry though! so beware!!!!

masters

so, i may be going back to school to get my masters. I've gotten some information from bsu. i'm thinking a masters of science in geology (shocking i know!) and a graduate certific in gis. i need to find out if the course could be used for each other (as there's an elective requirement). we'll see what happens.

finally!

So i am back at work today, it'll last until july 31st, but at least i have a job now!

latest update

been home still. and it looks like there's not much that's gonna happen. the inlaws are comming up this weekend. so we'll have a full house! three puppies and four adults! crazy! koko is doing good, except he jumps up on people (gotta work on that) and ran out the door when it was opened (didn't run far, stood in the yard cuase he knew he was in trouble).

well, better go work on cover letters and applications.

boring

so for the last week, i've been homebound. the nps haven't finished my contract so i cannot work right now. i've been over to the dept of labor, and filled unemployment, cause who knows when i'll get working again. it took three months before i even got the job. and when i was talking to someone over at the dept of labor, i got laughed at. i'm serious, he was littrelly laughing at me. ugh, as if i didn't have enough on my plate trying to find a job. thankgoodness directv is hiring right now. i had sent in an application, did the assessment and now today have an interview with them. hopefully they'll hire me. i do have like three applications out right now as well.

right now i'm watching balto an poor koko is going crazy. i have learned a few things with having a dog again. keep doors to rooms you don't want puppys in closed. also make sure no undewear is on the floor and all trash cans are put away. dogs like trash cans, even with female stuff in them. crazy pouch. i think he knows i'm writing about him, he's got that look like "come on mom, come play, don't type!" well, i better get ready for my interview.

new addition!!!

we got a puppy, he's actually 5 yrs old. his name is Koko (like hot coco). here's a pic of the cutie! steve says i can't blog about him....

yea

so, yea i'm on this twilightmoms site, and they had a mother's day gift exchange, it was awesome. my twilightmom loved her's!! :-) yes, i love the series and the movie and can't wait til nov when new moon comes out and june when eclipse comes out. it'll be awesome!!

sunday will be the first actual day in our new ward. last week was stake confrence(a bunch of wards meet together at the same time).

the kids in the neighborhood are pretty well behaved. i mean the ride their bikes in the road, but they move over when cars come (we're on a cul-de-sac).

alex graduates next week, that'll end up being all of joan and kevin's kids (in-laws and bio) have graduate from college! (me and alex being the in-law!) she's went into nursing and got accepted for masters program at weber!

we'll be finishing up the cleaning at the apt tomorrow. got the oven and the walls left. then another vacuum and hand in the stuff. they'll go through without us to check everything. hopefully we'll get something back from our deposit....

no forest service job for me

one of the ladys at work called the person who is doing the hiring for the forest service, and they had over 100 who were eligible for the job. plus they had two 5-point vets and one 10-pt vet. the 10-pt vet is going to get the job. They always have to give it to the vet first, then the disabled and then anyone else. its all good, at least i know.

one good thing though bout looking for a job? net-working. i'm serious, i have about 5 different people here at work that are also keeping an eye out for jobs for me and offer to put in a good word. one guy talked to the BLM director, but i didn't qualify enough for that job.

i did send in an application to work for directv. hopefully they are still hiring and will hire me. i got plenty of expierence in customer service. i was at convergys for almost 4 years! we'll see.

rant time, if you don't want to read, that's ok

so, for the past month or two i've been under the impression that my contract runs out june 30th. guess what?! it doens't. its sometime between may 2nd and may 20th. and my boss didn't want to tell me sooner in case it was changed. but didn't want to tell me too late either. i'm sorry waiting til maybe a week and a half is too late. espically if its may 2nd. i really don't like the NPS, they seem to have screwed me over and over again. i did finally get my annual leave payout, only like 4 months late. ugh.

well, please keep your fingers crossed that i get the job in emmitt. it would be a 45 min drive, but right now, i'm up for anything.

wow

all i gotta say is wow.

http://blogs.discovery.com/news_feedblog/2009/04/the-science-behind-singing-sensation-susan-boyle.html

randomness

so yesturday was steve's birthday, what did he get you ask?! a lawn mower and a weed wacker! ;-) we needed them for the house, cause now we have to take care of a lawn! so as he was talking to his brother, he said he got a lawn mower for his birthday. I also bought myself a plant. let's hope i don't kill it within a month. that's the longest a plant has lasted and just let it be known that it would have lasted longer if the wind didn't blow the vertical blinds and knock it to the ground! Oh, i got an aloe vera plant, my botinist friend said they are sturdy. hehehe, then she said try not to kill it! seriously, if you guys want a plant dead, give it to me and it'll be dead within a month. So i'm hoping for this plant to last at least a year, hopefully longer, but i can handle a year.

i also think for our anniversy that we are getting a dog (to me a puppy cause we want a small dog). that makes me excited. yea!!! i saw a really cute one on the humane society's web page and his name was Chewy!! he looked like Chewy from Star Wars!!

i promise pictures will come, i just have to get the sd card out of the camera and into the computer, but i still have four boxes to unpack and i gotta figure out how my craft stuff is gonna be aranged. i gots lots of craft stuff now!!

speaking of which i need to make two baby blankets. next month i get a niece and a nephew! my step sister is having a girl and meg is having a boy. so my momma will have 6 grandboys and 1 grandgirl! with three of us girls still not having kids yet (2 of them aren't married nor have a steady bf that they're having sex with.) i think my mom and step dad are gonna have lots of grandkids. but then again there are 6 of us girls! ;-)

moving day

steve, joan and kevin are moving things today. and me? i came to work an hour and 15 mins early! so i'm tired and cranky, but at least i don't have to move anything, yet! pictures of the house will come when the computer is set up, we took pics of the damage that's in the house so that we won't get blamed for it.

oh, keep your fingers crossed for me, i applied to two govn't jobs, and i really want one of them. one is in emmitt and the other in marsing. one with forest service and the other with blm. i really want the one in marsing!

well, guess i should do some work, seeing as i've been here for 45 mins already and all i've done was check email and play on the internet! woops!

moving

it's getting closer!!! soon we'll be renting a house!! our downstairs neighboors came up the other day, we were too loud in the morning. i don't know what we could do different. but i let them know we're out of there by sat. i got some new bras! i love bra shopping. there's so many cute ones!!! :-) i'm weird, i know. well, i guess i better get back to work.

Binghamton.....

Yes, for those who saw the news, this is about my hometown. I have alot of friends still back there. Its sad, but the sad thing is, its not just happening there.

But here is some funnys things bout me: a good note.


You know you're from Binghamton::
1.You know better than to spell it with a "p."
2. Bulls (used to be) on restaurant roofs.
3. You can get anywhere in 15 minutes or less (including the airport).
4.You think of its proximity to New York City as one of the best things about living in Binghamton.
5. You think of its proximity to New York City as one of the worst things about living in Binghamton.
6.Cubed, marinated spiedie meat is for sale in every local supermarket at outrageous prices.
7.You've always wondered what it means to be "The Parlor City."
8.You work, or everyone you know works, or knows someone, or is related to someone who works, or worked, at IBM.
9.You are related to someone who used to work at "EJ."
10.You got excited when you saw an EJ Shoes store outside of the area.
11.You know someone who lives in an "EJ House".
12.You have always known what "E-J" stands for.
13. You remember when the Binghamton Senators were the BC Icemen were the Binghamton Rangers were the Binghamton Whalers were the Broome Dusters.
14.Your idea of the ultimate date is dinner at Number 5.
15.You know the tune to "See you at the Giant"
16.You think that people who don't know how to drive in the Johnson City traffic circle are either wimps or idiots.
17.You remember the old traffic circle
18.You have a button certifying that you have ridden all six local carousels.
19.You've used a piece of trash for a free ride on a carousel.
20.You can't bring yourself to pay to ride a carousel when you see one somewhere out of town.
21.You know how “African Road”, in vestal got its name.
22.You think eating spiedies and watching hot-air balloons launch is the highlight of the summer.
22.People from 15 miles away think you live in a big city.
23.You have a strong opinion in the great Lupo's vs. Salamida's speidie debate.
24.You know that BCC can also be referred to as the Hornet's Nest, Harvard by the Highway, Front Street U Yale by the Jail, or simply 13th Grade.
25.You've logged time at Aladdin's Castle and can't beleive it's no longer there!
26.You worked at one of the 3,247 Giant Markets in the area.
27.You've skated the moonlight at "Skate Eeeeeestate (skate estate, skate estate, skate estate), Skate Eeeestate!"
28.You've been on the waterslide in town (Slide Estate?)
29.You've bowled at Midway or Riverhouse.
30. Harry L seems like a normal name for a highway, and C. Fred seems like a normal name for a middle school.
31.You don't have to ask "Harry L who?" or "C. Fred who?"
32.You can correctly name all the Johnsons: C. Fred, George F., Charles F, and Howard.
33.This road sign on 17 makes perfect sense to you: BOCES BR DEV CTR
34.You know which church Bazaar is the easiest one to get beer underaged.
35.Speaking of church bazaars, you know that they rule, and in this order: 1) St. Ant'ny's 2) St. Joe's; 3) OLA.
36.There's nothing funnier than the Botnick Chevrolet "I just can't beLIEVE this!" commercials.
37.The Oakdale Mall is simply "The Mall," because there's only one.
38.You refer to your butt in the Polish manner: Your "dupa."
39.You use these terms interchangeably: SUNY, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY-B, or Harpur College,
40.You still look at the State Office Building with a vague foreboding, 'cuz of the PCBs.
41.When you hear someone say "jaycee," you think of a town, not a social organization.
42.You're used to seeing Johnny Hart's caveman cartoons on everything.
43.When someone says "Enjoy," you think of a golf course.
44."Stella Ireland" isn't a woman.
45.You know how to pronounce "Apalachin."
46.You think of "Can Man" commercials as a higher form of entertainment.
47.You know all the lyrics to the jingle for the Rubber Ducky Car Wash sung to the tune of the Sesame Street song..."On the Vestal Parkway next to Miller Dodge..."
48. You use the word "wicked" in everday language.
49.You drive to Pennsylvania to get cheap gas.
50.You used to drive to Pennsylvania to shop, until they dropped state taxes.
51. On kamikaze curve, you don't slow down.
52.You know how "Powderhouse Road" got its name.
53. On Thursday night, there is only one place to go,and you'll run into everyone one you know there....Boca joe's
54. When you go to KFC, you go to Kennedy Fried Chicken .
55. You thought you were so cool going to the icehouse at age 16.
56. You got pissed off when you were younger when it snowed and the only school listed on the tv for cancellation was Blue Ridge
57. When you were younger, you thought that the best perk about being from bing was you didn't have to wait in line to ride the Tower of Terror at MGM, they just let you go to the front cause rod serling was your home fry.
58. You know what 797-9960 calls and the jingle that goes along with it.
59.When you were 14,you thought you were the shit going clubbing at touch of texas
60. You have had to leave your car in the parking ramp downtown because you were too drunk to drive.
61. You have seen an 80 yr old cowboy that wears baby blue wandering the streets aimlessly with a toy gun
62. When people go to concerts and say things like this....http://youtube.com/watch?v=zzyqUJvwXpQ
63. You know when your bored at night that Dennys and Walmart are open 24/7
64. You remember Philly Sales
65. You explain where Binghamton is and people are still totally clueless to its location
66. You know who Jingles is
67. you remember when Macy's was Kaufmans, was Montgomery Wards.
68. Crossing the border to buy fireworks is considered normal
69. You Buy your cigarettes in bulk in PA cuz they are dirt cheap
70. You played smart at Smart Play USA
71. An essential part of the summer was the Spiedie Fest & Ballon Rally
72. The grocery store was the best part of the Discovery Center
73. Seeing a car commerical with Connie Gaults voice is pure torture
74. When your elementary field trips included one to the cidermill
75. You went to school with at least one of Dick's Sporting Goods family members
76. You proudly proclaim as you walk into Dick's in other places that the orginal/founding one is in your home town.
77. The Anderson center was always a field trip
78. when you literally can't go anywhere in town without seeing someone you know
79. When burning stuffed bears and papermache/stuffed tigers is an annual tradition
80. You email the admin of the group just to let her know that the "Your" is the wrong form and don't read the section under this called recent news!

huhh

so i colored my hair yesturday, that was fun!

tomorrow i'm cleaning and packing. i got all our books packed, now for the more bulkier stuff. i cna't pack the kitchen until after wed, as we still need to cook dinners! ;-) we keep looking at dogs, not a good thing. its making me want one more and more. but we will get one soon!! that makes me excited! my very own puppy!!

oh, i still gotta get treats for easter sunday, tehehehe. gaylene, make sure ethan comes!! he's gotta get his treat! ;-)

i'm going to an interview/information session for an office position. i hope i get it, its in nampa, so that would make driving a bit easier.

be prudent and conservative

"Many areas of the world have experienced difficult economic times. Businesses have failed, jobs have been lost, and investments have been jeopardized. We must make certain that those for whom we share responsibility do not go hungry or unclothed or unsheltered. When the priesthood of this Church works together as one in meeting these vexing conditions, near miracles take place. "We urge all Latter-Day Saints to be prudent in the planning, to be conservative int eh living, and to avoid excessive or unnecessary debt. The financial affairs of the Church are being managed in this manner, for we are aware that your tithing and other contributions have not come without sacrifice and are scared funds." Let us make our homes sanctuaries of righteousness, places of prayer, and abodes of love that we might merit the blessings that can come only from our Heavenly Father. We need His guidance in our daily lives."
~Thomas S Monson

very bad no good rotten day

i'm having one of those days. I'm so tired, even though i got like 8 hrs. my boss is not at work, so that gives me nothing to do. i'm getting tired of sudoku, as its the only thing keeping me entertained. maybe i'll listen to some music, that may help a little bit. i don't wanna think about cleaning the apt yet. maybe i'll dye my hair again, but i dunno. ugh. oh well.

Just Google your name followed by the word 'needs' in quotes - e.g. "Nicole needs" and see what you get. Then tag ten or so people to have them try it.

Here are the top 10 things that Nicole needs, according to Google:

1. a boob job (unless its a reduction, mine are plenty big...)
2. a stylist (if i don't have to pay them)
3. to work her magic (didn't know i was a witch)
4. professional help (hummm)
5. no food when she can shop till she drops (huh, maybe that's why i need professional help)
6. big ones (hopefully not big boobs)
7. is on facebook (wow, there's someone actually named nicole needs)
8. a new computer (nope, but if you wanna give me money, ok!)
9. a husband (nope, got one already thank you very much!)
10. to live in the NOW (whatever that means)

something i learned: people talk way to much about nicole riche, and there's a ton of nicoles out there, as another nicole's blog poped up in the search....



Oh and if you read this you are tagged...because I hate narrowing it down and feeling like I am leaving people out.

wow

So, me and hubby went out saturday and bought a washer and dryer set. we got a front loader, cause he said that it was up to me since i do the laundry. but since we did that, we are getting a years supply of Tide and Bounce and also a $50 credit cause they are Energy Star appliances and the power company here is giving out that credit.

now we are in the business of calling the power company, and the city utilities, we gotta pay water sewer and trash, but it shouldn't be that big of a deal, we got a base price on what it'll be with normal usage. moving day is the weekend of easter. i'm still gonna teach easter sunday, cause i got a treat for the kids since they have been good. i'm not sure though if i'll need to make sure i have enough in case there are more than the normal ones. i have 10 now that normally show up, if all came at once, but some times around holidays there tends to be kids visiting grandma and grandpa. maybe i'll plan for 12, and then i could always give some to some adults who may need a little boost!! ;-) well, i did tell one of my hometeachers to come up to me then, he's 12 or 13 and comes with his dad and i teach his youngest brother. yea, that should work.

well, time to get cutting!

yea

in a couple hours, me and steve are going to sign the lease for the rental home in nampa. poor carla, (she's our primary president) when i called her up to give her a heads up, it was sad. but she doesn't have to worry bout a teacher until may. I got sis wardle to teach the last sunday in april, and the second to last sunday is stake confrence, and i'm teaching easter sunday, cause i gotta bring the kids candy!! and the first sunday in april is confrence.

mom and dad in law is comming up to hlep move, and possibly sis and bro in law. so it'll be a full house, but it'll be fun! i already got three boxes packed! and it doesn't look like i've done anything yet! its crazy how much stuff you can occur over years!

sad news for the stanley girls

Our dog, Chico, has gone blind and has arthritis, really bad. Megan says that there's nothing she can do, so Chico is going to be put down next week. But its all good, he lived a long life, and he was a pimp, had four girls that loved him lots!

hump day

Ok, i had to post some of the pictures my mother in law sent me. i thought they were all awesome!!

so, tonight i get to start packing. and organizing everything. ya know, kitchen stuff in the kitchen labeled boxes, bedroom in the bedroom labeled boxes, etc. from what steve has said, it'll make things easier to move them and set the boxes in the right room the first time, when we get the keys for the place. also, once everything is unpacked and the place looks nice, i'll post pictures of it.

oh, jennifer, i'll just get that book back when your done with it.

birthday month

OCTOBER Birthdays: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things atthe center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angryoften. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt butrecovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what othersthink. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the artsand literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Justand fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loveschildren.


Huh, hits pretty close to home.....

YES!!

We found a rental home we like in nampa. now i just need to get the info on how to fill out an application to rent it!!!!

music

Gaylene was awesome, she burned a copy of the twilight soundtrack. love the songs!! well, some of them are on my playlist too! but bella's lullaby is really nice! maybe if i practice enough and find the sheet music i might be able to play it someday.

right now, i'm trying to get stuff cut out for primary sunday. we're talking about baptism, and there's this cute coloring activity that i printed out. i only have one kid in my class that's been baptized, and i hope he's there sunday. he doesn't seem to come that often, it's sad, cause i know some of the kids miss him.

me and steve are looking for a rental home right now. we are looking in boise and nampa and meridian. its looking like nampa is gonna be the better bet. so, we'll see what happens there.

Barbie

I didn't know my sister was 50 yrs old!?! Can you believe that Barbie dolls have been around for 50 yrs? I remember getting mad at my dog for chewing on mine, and for calling barbie names! i love my lil sister!! she's seemed to embrass the fact that we'll always call her barbie instead of barbara. she's even got barbie checks!

i never realized how much i would miss going to school, until now, when i'm still trying to find a permante job and all i do every day is go to work and go home. i've been reading so many books lately, most of them at work bc there's nothing to do at work. some times i even miss working for convergys, cause at least i had something to do at work. there's one position i'm going to try for, but its in shoshone, and i can't drive two hours each way every day, but maybe they'll let me telecommute. we'll see.

a very good article

This is in response to the Big Love show on HBO. I have not watched the show, as I do not want to pay more for "movie" channels on directv.

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma

pictures

I posted pictures on picasaweb.com/ldsstitch. they are from arizona, lots of pictures!!!!

Arizona

So right now i'm sitting in a hotel room in phoenix, steve brought his lap top. last night was awesome!!!! we were out at the race track for 7 hours i think. i got a new hoodie!! it has a sprint car on it! we went to hoover dam thursday. it was awesome inside. we took the really long tour where you get to go deep inside the dam. i cannot believe the history behind it. i promise to post pictures when i get back, the sd card is inside the camera and the camera is in kyle's car. then thursday night we went to freemont street in las vegas (never been and man it was cool!!) after that, us "kids" me, steve kyle and alex went down the strip. we went into m&m world, i got the cutest bear there and then to coke a cola where we got sprint and coke in glass bottles. we watch the bilagio water fountain show. didn't make it to treasure island, mainly cause it was 10:30pm and we were walking zombies. alex hadn't slept since the previous night as she was working the night shift at the hospital. me and steve were running on 5 hours of sleep. so we went back to the hotel and slept til 4am (or 5am mountain time). we left early so that we could get to phoenix at a decient time. yesurday we wen to the captial. it was really pretty. the plan for today, racing tonight and shopping this morning.

mer, i promise that some of the pics are of me so that you can see my hair...

yucky

so, i didn't get the job that i interviewed for friday. i did get to go to hockey sat! but then i got sick sunday and it was a good thing that i didn't have to work yesturday as i was still and currently am sick. but i can't leave work, cause i won't get paid for it. that really sucks. i got plenty of tissues and drugs to keep me sane, hopefully. i really want to sleep though. i've been up since 3am. and i was tossing and turning before that. ugh.

Valentine's Day

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I enjoyed reading that. I love that steve buys me flowers "just because" and he was doing that before we got married. I would come home and out of the blue there'd either be a single rose or an arangement of flowers. i think once i got flowers for my birthday, but other than that, he hasn't done flowers for our anniversy or birthday or valentine's day. which i don't mind at all.

and as for resturants, we sometimes have a date about once a month, depending on the time of the year. we had a date actually last night. went to texas roadhouse, love the road kill. its fun, bc its something different and not expected.

oh, and i get to go to a hockey game sat, which the aggies are also playing basketball up here that night. GO AGGIES!!!! go STEELHEADS!!!

on a different note, I have an interview friday for the job i submitted my resume to last week. send good thoughts my way please!

i learned something sort of cool too, a mormon returned missionary is going on survivor! i think i'll watch it this year, plus they'll be in brazil! ok, guess that's enough for now.

yes!!!!

I like medical spending accounts!! they just posted the amount we submitted two weeks ago, yea for money!! now i just need the government to pay me my annual leave.....

yet another

I've submitted one more resume today. This one, I'd really like, as its with GIS and they didn't really say how many years expierence they wanted. and its with Power Engineers, which is a great company and its growing and expanding. please send good thoughts and juju my way.

career fair

well, there's a job/career fair today, in downtown boise. so i'm leaving work in an hour to go. keep your fingers crossed...

*update*
So, i took 30 mins to walk around the job fair today. there weren't a lot of employers. I only talked to one place, as it was with the government, so i could possible get a job. but that was about it. I think it just shows how weak the job market is.

job

i got a call last night about a job down in slc. they asked to have my resume sent to them and they'll let me know. we'll see what happens. i don't have my hopes up as this seems to be a recurring thing. i get asked a few things and then never hear from them again. maybe this time will be different, but who knows.

baby

no, i'm not pregnant, but i gotta play with a baby today, thanks jen! :-)

3 more weeks til dirt track racing!! yea!!!!

Pay it Forward

Say this on a friend's blog post, and I love making things. So if you want something, go ahead and leave a message, it's ok if you don't post it on your blog... i'll still send something anyways!!!


I am participating in the Pay it Forward exchange. Keep in mind you have a whole YEAR to do this. This is how it works: Pay It Forward Exchange is based on the concept of the movie "Pay it forward." I will send a hand made gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join the PIF exchange. All the gifts will be made and posted out within the next year. How exciting to not know when your surprise package will arrive! What you need to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. This Exchange is only open to those with active websites or blogs. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME 'PAY IT FORWARD' MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG. I'd love for you to join me! Will you? Other comments are welcome, but only the first three will be my Pay It Forward recipients. Come and join me. Who doesn't love a gift or giving gifts??

health advice

so, i'm just a little bored here at work, and there's this article on channel 6 website: http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9732631&nav=menu536_1
i actually do one of the things, i take the stairs whenever possible, and it helps that i live on the second floor of the apt complex! also, to get a "break" from staring at the comp screen, i walk with some ladies around the block (outside).

circuit city

so, we decided to just look around circuit city, after all they are closing. So the sales must be good. Well, on the camera accessories that we ended up buying, they were killer deals. we are hoping that the camera bodys go down in price too. then we could each have our own dslr. but i think they would have to cut prices by 40% to make it worth it. if they don't, we may buy one from ebay. steve likes the nikon d80 and d90 (they are virtually the same thing). so, we will see what happens.

only about a little more over 3 weeks til dirt track racing!!!

oh, a no job offers yet either.

Golden Eagle

a very pretty bird on a gloomy day. we wanted to shoot animals today, but this guy was the only one that caught our eye.

teddy bears!!

These are some of the teddys that steve's gotten me from his trips....

did i make the right choice?

I don't know if I chose right by going into geology. Before, there were so many job opportunities and now everyone seems to want a masters or PhD. so, I've been trying in other fields, and nothing seems to be happening. there aren't even teaching jobs opened for sciences. i could get a certificate, but if there are no openings, that won't help much. i would really like to finally be settled down, start a family and buy a house. but it can't happen on a temp job.

what is it about keeping everything

but i guess its a good thing. i had some film that hasn't been developed yet, probably at least 3 years old, if not older. i'm getting them on a cd, so this weekend pictures will be posted.... also dark chocolate peanut m&m's are really good....

gov't

so, i learned something today, the right hand doesn't talk to the left hand....

tuesday confessional

~ i usually don't make big purchases unless they are planned, but last night me and steve went to circut city (since they are going out of business) just to see what was there. we came out spending $700. on what you may ask?? well we had been wanting a good flash for our camera and then after christmas we wanted to get a new lens, 70-300 zoom. we got both. they were 30% off, which was a killer deal. so pretty much the price we paid for both is usually the price for the lens... and we feel guilty....

~ i had yesturday off from work, and had a ton of things to do. the only thing i got done was watching movies i tivo and took a shower.

~ i really didn't want to come to work today, but we need the money. i came in a 6am, bc, i didn't have work yesturday, so i need to do 4 10 hour days...

holy cow

my grandma has joined facebook!!!! its crazy!!!!! well, she's got some funny pics from her anniversary party last year... i linked one of the pics from my facebook page if you wanna see it...

prolly not

so, after the interview, i don't think i'll get the job. i don't appear tough enough to talk to country idaho farmers about telling them their road is not what they say it is. and i was too personal with answering the questions presented to me. but it was good expierence.

sweet!!

i got an interview tomorrow with the local highway district! updates will probably come thursday.

tuesday confessional

1. i grind my teeth when i sleep.... poor mer had to deal with it freshman year....

2. i wish my visiting teachers wouldn't complain so much when they come over. it makes me think they only come cause they have to not bc they want to.

3. i applied to work at a bank/credit union and i kinda hope they hire me!

4. i love chick flicks and sometimes cry at them. oh speaking of which everyone should go see Bride Wars! its so good!! and so funny, even steve enjoyed it! and mer, steve thinks that we are like the main characters, at the good parts not the bad....

5. i can watch movies over and over again. like three musketeers, lord of the rings (extended version), star wars, lilo and stitch (well that one i can quote the entire movie!) oh, dirty dancing too... amongst others.

thought of the day

so, on the radio this morning it said that people take a mental health day to recover from stresses of work. then the morning show people said that you need to look forward to something, and that will get you through the stress. so, i'm looking forward to going to arizona for dirt track racing!!! next month!!!!

government

So, i wanted to "voice" my complaints about the government. This is not about Obama, nor the people he's chosen to fill spots in government. this is about my job. i have been screwed in so many ways. first, the program they put me on to hire me expired when i graduated, i found this out within two months of graduation, but was told all along that oh, its all good, or take one class. i don't have the money to take anymore, and i don't need to accure more debt. so then i was told that i would be with a temp agency and that it would be just as if i was still employed with the government. yea, right. i only get paid for the hours i actually work, not the holidays nor early leave or sick leave or annual leave. great. then they said i didn't need to out process, which i think i did so i probably won't get paid the annual leave i did earn, which would be about $100. giver or take depending on taxes. don't get me wrong, i'm extremely greatful to even have a job, i just wish they wouldn't tell me lies.

tehehehe

So, Gaylene told me about a game on facebook, you try to steal pictures and get a complete collection. i beat the game, at least with the one collection and am now working on another.... that was fun!! now, i gotta get her to LIFE game, they made a computer version. its a lot of fun!!

tuesday confessional

1. i hate stupid people who don't know how to drive. i mean come on people we live in the mountains, it snows here. get off the cell and drive like you should when it's snowy.

2. i love the new shampoo i bought. i smell like a fruit salad. its the garine fruitis. or however that's spelled. hey, that's number 3.

3. i can't spell worth a lick. cept for the easy words, like clinopyroxene. go ahead, i dare ya to look it up and see if i spelled it right! ;-)

4. i can't believe i worry over the stupidest things sometimes. like i was stressing for two weeks, give or take, about my grades. if i didn't pass geochem i was going to have to take it again. i really didn't want to.

5. job hunting sucks. i've been looking for a permanet job since sept. nothing. i haven't heard back from the one interveiw with Univeristy of Utah.

6. i'm a "i'll try/eat anything as long as it doesn't look sick" but i married and "meat and patato" kind of guy. i love it when he goes away for work. i usually get one or two days of eating chinese food and he brings me back a stuffed animal. i do miss him when he's gone, but i get to eat the orential foods....

7. it's weird, i enjoy working out. we've been going to the gym like 5 times a week. maybe 4. and two days are doing strength training and the others are cardio.

8. for some reason i have to touch everything. when we go to the store, if something looks fuzzy soft, i gotta make sure it is. or the musical toys/ordaments... yes, i'm one of those...

9. i wear make up when i'm sick, so that others cannot tell if i'm really sick or not.... tehehehe....

10. sometimes, when its really slow at work, i do cross-stitch. i'm about halfway done with one i started last monday...