As I was getting ready for another day at work, my phone rang. I didn't recognize the number, so I was just going to let it go to voicemail like I normally do. But, I answered it anyway. It was the manager of the American Crafts warehouse, offering me a job!!! So, I'm taking it. I'm going to be doing order-picking for their scrapbook supply customers from 7-3:30 Monday through Friday and it's going to be great.
I gave my two weeks to my boss today too. Did I mention that he is one of my good friends from high school? He and Cody have been best friends since Jr. High. He's great and has been freaking awesome while I've been working there. The truth is, I hated the type of work I was doing, not my job technically. The atmosphere was really chill, my coworkers were hilarious, and it was a steady paycheck. It's the customers I hated. And the other FedEx employees. So, I hope in my leaving, that Jason understands how much I appreciate what he's done for me.
In response to me telling my parents this great news via email, my Dad said it was like an early Christmas present. EXACTLY! Me getting this job, during this economy, is a miracle. It's not a complicated job, they pay for all the benefits (premiums and all), Istart at $10/hr, and I don't have to effing deal with customers anymore. I can't believe I'm the only qualified person around here. I'm so overwhelmed with gratitude, it's incredible.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Oh, Kristen..
Alright, I know that you can go through Google and find just as many (or more) examples to prove me wrong, but I just want to have a moment here. Every time I see a photo of Kristen Stewart (bless her little heart), her mouth is open. OPEN. Biting her lip, smiling, or just looking like an idiot. I don't dislike her, make no mistake. I just hate that most of the photos on magazine covers are with her mouth open. No, I haven't seen New Moon, so don't ask! I'm actually planning on seeing it someday, preferably when it's at the dollar theater. I'm excited about it because I enjoy them more than I expected to. I'm such a horrible blogger nowadays, so I thought I'd attempt to make you giggle, growl, or nod in agreement. I hope everyone is doing well! The end.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Happy Birfday..
Today is Cody's 24th birthday. Much to my dismay, I am working from 9am-10pm, so it kind of limits my options for celebration. Considering we are unsure if we will be able to pay our mortgage this month without some mooching, there isn't much that we can do until that bill has been paid. We both get paid at the end of the week, so if there is any money left over, I am going to try to go out for a little dinner with him. My parents were nice enough to get him Star Trek for his birthday, so I hope he likes that. He loves the movie and I know we weren't planning on getting it right away because of the cash-flow problem.
ANYWAY! I was feeling pretty down earlier today and got started on another depressing entry to brighten your lives, but I decided that since I can't give Cody a brand-new car for his birthday, I might as well talk him up to my readers!
Cody and I have been married for almost four years (Feb 18) and have been through a lot together. Compared to now, we've been used to having a lot more money, but I believe that's all part of growing up! We have many ups and downs, we argue, we laugh, and we love.
Something I've learned about Cody is that he is very emotional. Not emotional in the way you would normally think, like me. I cry all the time! He is emotional in that when he feels an emotion, you KNOW it. If he's excited about something, get ready to spend the next three hours talking about it. If he is mad, get ready to be yelled at. It's just how he is and it's been an obstacle for us for sure. He also loves to be in control. He doesn't control everything I do, make no mistake. But he LOVES to be in control. If you're familiar with the personality colors, he is a very RED personality.
Cody loves cars. More specifically, German cars. Even more specifically, Volkswagen. Now, before you start bashing them, you really have to understand! I love these cars too, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to call myself an enthusiast. I like the way they feel, handle, shift, everything. But I would probably enjoy other cars as well. Cody has driven these cars so much, and has driven so many other cars, that he can feel the devotion. It's great.. I am lucky that I am actually interested in this stuff, or we'd be in trouble. I've learned so much, it's amazing.
Our most recent struggle has been money, for sure. And it's all thanks to me getting too comfortable at my last job and getting fired. SIGH. But let me tell you, Cody is such a hard worker. Even though Cody has been frustrated with his current job, he has stuck it out and done his best to keep it until he can find something better. Until we can pay our debt off enough for him to get his degree. He may be a stinker, annoying, unreasonable, or mean sometimes. But he has been as good a provider as he could be for us. He has done his best, which is a heck of a lot more than I can say for myself.
With all of the posts I've done, I hope I haven't bad-mouthed him too much. Because I really do love Cody with all of my little heart. He's an incredible person and I never have a dull moment in my life thanks to him. HAPPY BIRFDAY!!
ANYWAY! I was feeling pretty down earlier today and got started on another depressing entry to brighten your lives, but I decided that since I can't give Cody a brand-new car for his birthday, I might as well talk him up to my readers!
Cody and I have been married for almost four years (Feb 18) and have been through a lot together. Compared to now, we've been used to having a lot more money, but I believe that's all part of growing up! We have many ups and downs, we argue, we laugh, and we love.
Something I've learned about Cody is that he is very emotional. Not emotional in the way you would normally think, like me. I cry all the time! He is emotional in that when he feels an emotion, you KNOW it. If he's excited about something, get ready to spend the next three hours talking about it. If he is mad, get ready to be yelled at. It's just how he is and it's been an obstacle for us for sure. He also loves to be in control. He doesn't control everything I do, make no mistake. But he LOVES to be in control. If you're familiar with the personality colors, he is a very RED personality.
Cody loves cars. More specifically, German cars. Even more specifically, Volkswagen. Now, before you start bashing them, you really have to understand! I love these cars too, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to call myself an enthusiast. I like the way they feel, handle, shift, everything. But I would probably enjoy other cars as well. Cody has driven these cars so much, and has driven so many other cars, that he can feel the devotion. It's great.. I am lucky that I am actually interested in this stuff, or we'd be in trouble. I've learned so much, it's amazing.
Our most recent struggle has been money, for sure. And it's all thanks to me getting too comfortable at my last job and getting fired. SIGH. But let me tell you, Cody is such a hard worker. Even though Cody has been frustrated with his current job, he has stuck it out and done his best to keep it until he can find something better. Until we can pay our debt off enough for him to get his degree. He may be a stinker, annoying, unreasonable, or mean sometimes. But he has been as good a provider as he could be for us. He has done his best, which is a heck of a lot more than I can say for myself.
With all of the posts I've done, I hope I haven't bad-mouthed him too much. Because I really do love Cody with all of my little heart. He's an incredible person and I never have a dull moment in my life thanks to him. HAPPY BIRFDAY!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
what I wanna be when I grow up..
I want to be a homemaker. There's is nothing I want more than to fulfill my role as a wife and do the cute things I should be doing. But ya know what? I have to work full time so we can have this cute house we do. And we are barely able to keep it, thanks to this crummy economy and I'm just sick of it. Complaining doesn't do anything to help. I KNOW. But that's how I feel.
I want to get up early and make breakfast for my husband. I want to clean the house during the day (NOT on the freaking weekend, when I should be playing) and have dinner waiting on the table when he gets home. I want to have and raise a family here and I want to be the mom they see every day and who teaches (and disciplines) them at home.
Every family is different, but I don't want to be different. I want to be the cookie-cutter wife (with added reading time, because I can't, and won't, give up my books!) who can do everything without a sweat.
But how the frick do I get to that point? Do I work full-time to get my husband through school so he can get a high-enough paying job to support me staying at home to do these things? Do I have him work full-time, supporting me getting my degree and the high-enough paying job to support him getting his degree (the much longer option) until he can support me staying home to do these things?
Cody and I have been married for a glorious almost-four years. We've gone on a few vacations, purchased two homes and four (or more, probably) cars, raised many chickens, and have loved each other. But we look back on these past almost-four years and we wonder, what have we been up to? We feel like we've just been playing house and working. Spending more than we've made and just hanging out.
The point is, I don't care who caused the economic problems we're having, I just want to find a legitimate work-at-home job that will help me fulfill the role I have dreamed about my whole life. I want to be able to support my husband by taking care of the things I don't have time to currently. I'm not happy with the direction my life is going because I don't know where it's going. I don't see the light at the end of this working-for-rest-of-my-life tunnel.
Isn't there a scam-free way to work from home these days?
I want to get up early and make breakfast for my husband. I want to clean the house during the day (NOT on the freaking weekend, when I should be playing) and have dinner waiting on the table when he gets home. I want to have and raise a family here and I want to be the mom they see every day and who teaches (and disciplines) them at home.
Every family is different, but I don't want to be different. I want to be the cookie-cutter wife (with added reading time, because I can't, and won't, give up my books!) who can do everything without a sweat.
But how the frick do I get to that point? Do I work full-time to get my husband through school so he can get a high-enough paying job to support me staying at home to do these things? Do I have him work full-time, supporting me getting my degree and the high-enough paying job to support him getting his degree (the much longer option) until he can support me staying home to do these things?
Cody and I have been married for a glorious almost-four years. We've gone on a few vacations, purchased two homes and four (or more, probably) cars, raised many chickens, and have loved each other. But we look back on these past almost-four years and we wonder, what have we been up to? We feel like we've just been playing house and working. Spending more than we've made and just hanging out.
The point is, I don't care who caused the economic problems we're having, I just want to find a legitimate work-at-home job that will help me fulfill the role I have dreamed about my whole life. I want to be able to support my husband by taking care of the things I don't have time to currently. I'm not happy with the direction my life is going because I don't know where it's going. I don't see the light at the end of this working-for-rest-of-my-life tunnel.
Isn't there a scam-free way to work from home these days?
Friday, October 23, 2009
AHHH!
I am so freaking happy right now... It's only hours early, but CODY IS COMING HOME TO ME EARLY!! His flight gets in around 1am tomorrow morning, so I'm staying up to wait for him! He was originally coming home tomorrow afternoon.. I've missed him so very much more than I expected! I'm probably going to cry when he pulls up the driveway, which will ruin my plan of looking amazing when he walks in the door, but I DON'T CARE! I miss him so much, I'm bursting with excitement and I know this day is just going to draaaaaag ooooooooonnnnnnn foreeeevvvverrrrr! Henyway, this is kind of how I feel right now! TEEHEE 
P.S. I'm eating Wonka's Giant Chewy Nerds .. What more could a girl ask for? (besides not being at work!!)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Babysitting!
I babysat my wonderful little nephews on Wednesday and it was great! Here are some photos from the evening.. Don't worry, I babysat everyone (Parker, Jayden, Hunter, and Kyler) but Parker and Hunter were the only ones who held still for more than 5 seconds for my camera! They're so awesome!
Friday, October 9, 2009
celebrating the season..
I decided that since I had some time (while Cody plays Uncharted..) to update my blog! In honor of this glorious season upon us, of course! I have both Tuesday and Wednesday off next week (in exchange for working the weekend..bummer) and so I plan on going up the canyon to take some photos of the leaves sometime. I'm so excited I finally found my camera charger cord!
In other news, Cody is gone for two weeks starting Monday for training at work. He is going to Houston, so I will definitely miss him! I plan on playing with friends and having fun, but I just feel bad for him because there won't be much for him to do while he's there because he will be in classes until at least 5pm every night. All I can do is hope he'll find something fun to do, right?
I've been sick, but I'm getting better finally! It's been almost two weeks, so it's about time! All that's left to be fixed is getting my voice back. I'm still a little raspy, so it could be worse. I'm just glad it's not the SWINE.. *dun dun dun* Well, that's enough for now. I'm going to get back to updating all of my other blogs now!
Toodles!
In other news, Cody is gone for two weeks starting Monday for training at work. He is going to Houston, so I will definitely miss him! I plan on playing with friends and having fun, but I just feel bad for him because there won't be much for him to do while he's there because he will be in classes until at least 5pm every night. All I can do is hope he'll find something fun to do, right?
I've been sick, but I'm getting better finally! It's been almost two weeks, so it's about time! All that's left to be fixed is getting my voice back. I'm still a little raspy, so it could be worse. I'm just glad it's not the SWINE.. *dun dun dun* Well, that's enough for now. I'm going to get back to updating all of my other blogs now!
Toodles!
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