A box of chocolates... and damn! how I hate the ones with coconut inside!
My grandparents got us a large box of chocolates for Christmas. I can't stay away from it!
Happy New Year to you!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
December to Remember
Wow.. this month is over yet and so far it's been unbelievable!
Mainly, all the action has happened in the past week. First off, I get an incredible job offer with Indigo501 and Stone Tablets Consulting, which I graciously accepted. I will be turning in my resignation to USI when I get back from Winter Break. This is a huge step for me in ever aspect and I'm very excited!
It's made me think about that saying.. something about.. good things happen when you're not looking for or expecting it. I wasn't looking for a new job, the new job found me. :)
The other bit of GOOD NEWS is my Christmas Present from Ryan. I knew he was up to something. You could just tell he was being mischievous. Well, on Christmas Eve I unwrapped a small box from him and it was KEYS TO A NEW CAR! 2007 Chevy Equinox. So I'm upgrading from my 4-door stratus to an SUV. finally. I've been wanting one since Blake was born. It was a tight fit with two carseats in the back of my car. I had trouble fitting groceries sometimes if I already had something in the trunk. Anyway, it was a huge surprise and totally out of the norm for him. And he researched the SUVs and found one that seemed to be a happy medium as far as gas mileage, comfort, handling, etc. It just gets a little less than my car.
Yesterday we had to finish up the transaction. I cleaned up my car and turned it in for the trade. Ryan had it waiting for me in the garage when I opened the keys. He had the loan and insurance all taken care of. Lucy was his partner in crime in getting me out of the house so he could bring it home and put it in the garage.
Apparently he's been keeping this under wraps since the beginning of the month!
Mainly, all the action has happened in the past week. First off, I get an incredible job offer with Indigo501 and Stone Tablets Consulting, which I graciously accepted. I will be turning in my resignation to USI when I get back from Winter Break. This is a huge step for me in ever aspect and I'm very excited!
It's made me think about that saying.. something about.. good things happen when you're not looking for or expecting it. I wasn't looking for a new job, the new job found me. :)
The other bit of GOOD NEWS is my Christmas Present from Ryan. I knew he was up to something. You could just tell he was being mischievous. Well, on Christmas Eve I unwrapped a small box from him and it was KEYS TO A NEW CAR! 2007 Chevy Equinox. So I'm upgrading from my 4-door stratus to an SUV. finally. I've been wanting one since Blake was born. It was a tight fit with two carseats in the back of my car. I had trouble fitting groceries sometimes if I already had something in the trunk. Anyway, it was a huge surprise and totally out of the norm for him. And he researched the SUVs and found one that seemed to be a happy medium as far as gas mileage, comfort, handling, etc. It just gets a little less than my car.
Yesterday we had to finish up the transaction. I cleaned up my car and turned it in for the trade. Ryan had it waiting for me in the garage when I opened the keys. He had the loan and insurance all taken care of. Lucy was his partner in crime in getting me out of the house so he could bring it home and put it in the garage.
Apparently he's been keeping this under wraps since the beginning of the month!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Hey you guuuyyysss!
Cole loves the Goonies :) Now I'm catching my self saying one liners around the house.
My car's radio died. At first I thought it blew a fuse, but Ryan checked and that was fine. I guess it just died for good. Bummer that one of my fav burned CD's was in there. But what's a bigger bummer: there's no clock in my car! I'm a freak when it comes to what time it is. Especially since I'm usually running late, I check the clock like crazy... and now it's just a blank screen.
I think it's time to get a new vehicle anyway ;)
In other random news.. Friday night is girls night with my good friends. That should be a good time.
I still have Christmas shopping to do. yikes!
and the family Christmas at Grandma's is on Saturday. Pass the Tylenol ;)
My car's radio died. At first I thought it blew a fuse, but Ryan checked and that was fine. I guess it just died for good. Bummer that one of my fav burned CD's was in there. But what's a bigger bummer: there's no clock in my car! I'm a freak when it comes to what time it is. Especially since I'm usually running late, I check the clock like crazy... and now it's just a blank screen.
I think it's time to get a new vehicle anyway ;)
In other random news.. Friday night is girls night with my good friends. That should be a good time.
I still have Christmas shopping to do. yikes!
and the family Christmas at Grandma's is on Saturday. Pass the Tylenol ;)
Monday, December 17, 2007
Bastogne Avenue
Last weekend Mandy and I went to Ft. Campbell, KY army base and set up our ornament booth in their PX Mall. It was an experience!
The base is huge. it's a city in a city. I got lost.
The mall was sorta like Washington Square mall. A mall, but smaller. It had small specialty type shops in the front part, then two major entrances to their PX store. Which I would compare to a Macy's type of Walmart. All the variety of products as a walmart (from deoderant to electronics, to camping goods) but on a high-end quality scale. It had a hallmark section, a Clinique, Lancome, etc. makeup section. all types of clothing. then furniture. the prices were about the same as a walmart, but nicer stuff and it's exclusive to soldiers, spouses and retired Army.
We did okay. I don't know if we'll go back. but it was definately a learning experience. What I thought was cool about the place is that it's right on the Kentucky/Tennessee border. So your house could half-way be sitting in KY, and the other half in TN. Plus, this is the home of the 101st Airborne division. The only air-assault division in the world. This is the same division Band of Brothers is based on.
They named several of their streets after the European battles.. hence, Bastogne Ave. I think that's cool.
Mandy was totally enthralled by the place.
OMG. and there HAS to be something in the water. Every other girl was preggers. I'm not kidding. I've never seen so many pregnant women in MY LIFE. I later found out this was the place Oprah visited and threw a HUGE baby shower for 640 pregnant wives of soldiers. hella crazy.
I got a little lost on the way home. but we managed. I still can't figure out where I went wrong on the route. It's not a pleasant drive. Kentucky can be so difficult to navigate. there's about 50 different ways to get to the same place. and they're all twisty, hilly roads...that are hard to see in the dark, and rain, and flash flooding.. oh my!
Ft. Campbell is expecting another deployment the day after Christmas next week.
Stay safe!
The base is huge. it's a city in a city. I got lost.
The mall was sorta like Washington Square mall. A mall, but smaller. It had small specialty type shops in the front part, then two major entrances to their PX store. Which I would compare to a Macy's type of Walmart. All the variety of products as a walmart (from deoderant to electronics, to camping goods) but on a high-end quality scale. It had a hallmark section, a Clinique, Lancome, etc. makeup section. all types of clothing. then furniture. the prices were about the same as a walmart, but nicer stuff and it's exclusive to soldiers, spouses and retired Army.
We did okay. I don't know if we'll go back. but it was definately a learning experience. What I thought was cool about the place is that it's right on the Kentucky/Tennessee border. So your house could half-way be sitting in KY, and the other half in TN. Plus, this is the home of the 101st Airborne division. The only air-assault division in the world. This is the same division Band of Brothers is based on.
They named several of their streets after the European battles.. hence, Bastogne Ave. I think that's cool.
Mandy was totally enthralled by the place.
OMG. and there HAS to be something in the water. Every other girl was preggers. I'm not kidding. I've never seen so many pregnant women in MY LIFE. I later found out this was the place Oprah visited and threw a HUGE baby shower for 640 pregnant wives of soldiers. hella crazy.
I got a little lost on the way home. but we managed. I still can't figure out where I went wrong on the route. It's not a pleasant drive. Kentucky can be so difficult to navigate. there's about 50 different ways to get to the same place. and they're all twisty, hilly roads...that are hard to see in the dark, and rain, and flash flooding.. oh my!
Ft. Campbell is expecting another deployment the day after Christmas next week.
Stay safe!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Tis the season...
I accomplished some much needed Christmas shopping today. In my pajama's. In front of my beloved computer. :)
Ryan is done. I hit amazon and ebay pretty hard today. He's getting a xbox 360 and a few games. Luckily the xbox dropped in price on amazon, plus I had $50 in gift cards.
Cole is all about Star Wars so I got him the latest DVDs (the Phantom Menace, etc.)
He actually visited with Santa last week. It was just like the Christmas Story movie.. He freezes up, then he says exactly what he wants in detail.. But he doesn't want a red rider BB gun.. he wants a "star wars light saber with a button that makes the sword pop out so I don't have to move my wrist." -- he cracks me up. remember, he's 4.
Lucy is taking him shopping next week. They're going to the Dollar Tree and he gets to go shopping for me and Ryan .. then she's going to help him wrap the gifts. He's excited. So is Lucy. Ryan thought she was crazy lol... My response "Lucy doesn't have kids.. so this is fun for her.. she doesn't know what she's in for". He'll be great with her of course.. the flaring attitude that sometimes rears it's ugly head in the middle of walmart will be tucked away for ME.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Watch out for the flying santa daggers!
I was shopping on Amazon.com today and at the bottom of their deals page is a message board. A lady was wanting to know how to handle a situation with her 2 year old. You see, she doesn't do the Santa legend with her child because she doesn't want to "lie" to her child... for them to grow up and not be able to trust her parents because they lied about Santa...
OMG.. did she open a can of worms. it's the hottest thread on there! People jumpin in left and right about how silly she is. Someone brought up that some lies are neccessary. and she responded 'yes, I know.. like when I tell my child that there is a law that kids can't drink soda, and when I say, we're out of cookies, but here's a carrot'.
Whoa! Someone responded that took the words right out of my mouth: "Oh I get it now...It IS OK to lie about some things? That makes you a hypocrite. Why do you need to lie about giving the kid a cookie when you want him to have a carrott? Why don't you tell the truth since you are so big on it? People like you disturb me. The *lesson* you are teaching the kid is it IS OK to lie if the circumstances make the lie easier then the truth."
We do the whole Santa thing. It's pretty powerful too. I do still *believe* in the things unexplained, miracles, or what have you. Does a guy in a red suit come down my chimney and deliver a bunch of gifts? not that I'm aware of.. but we also are able to provide for our family. What about a family who has hit a rough spot, can't seem to catch a break... but suddenly is delivered a bundle of food and gifts from someone anoymous or a church/charity. That's like Santa.. could something "higher" be at work? Maybe. Who am I to say-- but Merry Christmas :)
OMG.. did she open a can of worms. it's the hottest thread on there! People jumpin in left and right about how silly she is. Someone brought up that some lies are neccessary. and she responded 'yes, I know.. like when I tell my child that there is a law that kids can't drink soda, and when I say, we're out of cookies, but here's a carrot'.
Whoa! Someone responded that took the words right out of my mouth: "Oh I get it now...It IS OK to lie about some things? That makes you a hypocrite. Why do you need to lie about giving the kid a cookie when you want him to have a carrott? Why don't you tell the truth since you are so big on it? People like you disturb me. The *lesson* you are teaching the kid is it IS OK to lie if the circumstances make the lie easier then the truth."
We do the whole Santa thing. It's pretty powerful too. I do still *believe* in the things unexplained, miracles, or what have you. Does a guy in a red suit come down my chimney and deliver a bunch of gifts? not that I'm aware of.. but we also are able to provide for our family. What about a family who has hit a rough spot, can't seem to catch a break... but suddenly is delivered a bundle of food and gifts from someone anoymous or a church/charity. That's like Santa.. could something "higher" be at work? Maybe. Who am I to say-- but Merry Christmas :)
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