did ya miss me?

It's been a crazy week and a half! I'm finally back at work. Can you feel the enthusiasm? I was not thrilled to wake up this morning because my body had gotten used to getting up whenever I wanted. That was a mean and cruel joke! It has been a wonderful and busy time for me so I'm ready to get back to my routine.

The Steelers game in St. Louis was badass. I had a great time even though we were so high I thought I might get altitude sickness. Almost our entire section was Steelers fan and it was awesome except for when I smacked the kid behind me in the face with my Terrible Towel.

I did waaaaaaay too much shopping while in St. Louis. I am actually malled out for awhile. Even the other day, I had a hard time picking out a new purse. WTH is that?

Little Baby Alli surprised everyone and came a week early! She is perfect and beautiful and not at all squishy-ugly baby like most of them are.

Christmas was fun and crazy. My mom, his mom, my dad, his dad, run run run. It gets nuts but I don't think we'd know what to do otherwise. Besides being "malled out", I'm turkeyed out too. We didn't get to spend a lot of time with any of our families but they all got to see us.

My birthday was okay. Toddles and I got shitfaced on Christmas night with our good friend Dougbert and we both felt like major ca-ca when we woke up. I think we were still buzzed when I got him to the airport about 25 minutes before his flight took off. I went out with about 8 friends later that night to celebrate my day of birth and proceeded to tie another one off. Good times. I was asked three times if it was my 22nd birthday. As if.

This weekend was wonderful too. Toddles flew back in on Friday night. We went out for a little while with friends from out of town to a couple of places we hadn't been in awhile. The two of us were actually home by 1:30 both nights this weekend. Freakin amazing! It was so nice because we didn't have a thing planned to do this weekend, which was the total opposite from the past week. We ate and slept and ate and slept. Saturday night we watched the UFC fights and Sunday night we went to the Tulsa Shootout.

I cannot even explain how good it felt to do what we wanted on our own schedule all weekend. It was like it was pre-moving back home times. Totally T&T time! And you know what? My dahling is still at home, all snuggled in my bed. He'll wake soon and get ready for our big poker party tonight and be waiting for me when I get home. It's a preview of how it will be in a little over 9 months.



HAPPY NEW YEAR'S!!!

word.

I've really got to stop saying that. It comes out of my mouth a lot. But it works in so many situations. Right? Except for there...

So, my vacation begins today at 3:00. I'm not excited yet because it's going to be a crazy day at work. After lunch it'll hit me. I haven't had this much time off since... eh... August. haha Okay, so not that long but whatev. I'm headed to the Lou today and I get to see my Love for 6 whole days. Holy catballs! We're going to the Steelers/Rams game tomorrow night with the Roomies (his dad and stepmom) - I'm very excited about that! Plus I get to shop all day with no one to bug me. Very exciting as well. We'll be home Friday and then our Christmas festivities begin. Duh da da daaaa!

Saturday - Christmas with Mama and her side of the fam.
Sunday - Christmas with the Roomies and their part of the fam.
Monday - Christmas in OKC with Pops and his peeps.
Tuesday - Christmas with his Mom and her bfriend.
Wednesday (the most imporatante!) - MY BDAY! (Except it sucks ass because T is leaving me)
Thursday - Recovery day
Friday - Welcome baby Alli day (and T flies back)!!!

So, ya... I haven't done any shopping except for my boss because we had to exchange gifts today. The dude still hasn't given us our bonus so I can't even buy my fiancee a gift, but it's okay to spend $xx on the boss. Wasn't too happy about that. If we don't get it today I am going to spit nails. No Christmas for you. I'll take my damn Monty Python movie back. That's right boyyyeee.

I did make some scrumpdiddlyumptious mini quiches for food day today. Spinach, mushrooms, onions, pepper jack, and muenster.... YUM! I cannot wait to try them, they look mighty delish. I'll have to rewrite the recipe since I tweaked it and post it.

What else?

I hope that anyone reading my blog has a happy, healthy, wonderful, safe, and joyful Christmas.
Muah!

friday fun #-1

I'm not doing it this week because I can't find a fun/good/interesting meme. I went through a whole list of them and nothing struck me. So, I'm going to do my own list this week.

Good things:

• I have power.
• I have a roof over my head.
• I have heat.
• I have food in my belly.
• Snow is coming.
• I had yummy chicken salad and garlicky Triscuits for breakfast.
• My bonus family rocks!
• My fiancee is happy and healthy.
• I have money in da bank and it's not payday.
• Next week I'm going to my first NFL game.
• Mexico Lindo margarita lunch Fridays.
• Project Runway, Meerkat Manor, and No Reservations = ♥
  
• Our receptionist brought her cutsie long hair chihuahua to work.
  

Sucky things:

• Almost 300,000 people in the state still do not have power.
• Snow is coming.
• I cannot find a decent, cheap car.
• Christmas is 11 days away and I haven't shopped. At all.
• I can't shop until I have a car.
• I can't get a car until I get my bonus.
• I don't know when I'm getting my bonus.
• People are dying from running generators or lighting fires in their homes.
• My ride smokes in the morning on the way to work and it makes my belly turn.
  
• Said receptionist is without power indefinitely and is irritable.
  

I'm glad the top list is longer than the bottom list. It's early in the day though.

the ice is melting...

As you may have heard, Oklahoma got pelted with ice and freezing rain all weekend. It has been a wreck everywhere and the devastation is really sad. We were very fortunate to have kept power the entire time. Every person I talked to had lost theirs and several are still without power. It's just so sad and people are having to be very resourceful. The good thing is that the ice is gone, for now anyway and the rain has finally stopped. But we're supposed to get hit by a sizable snow storm Friday night. Yay. I'd much rather have snow than ice, at least it doesn't weigh down power lines and destroy homes and trees. The trees are enough to make your heart sad. They just split and splinter and fall apart under the weight of the thick ice.

Thought I'd give a quick update, not much else is going on. Oh, wouldn't you know my office was like one that actually kept power too. That's a bunch of crap. The other good thing about this storm is that my honey had to stay in town for a day and a half extra. It was really nice getting to stay in bed and snuggle that extra time.

Anyway, say lots of prayers for those who are doing without right now. Generators are scarce and it's cold.

Peace.

friday fun #17

This week it is from Friday Fiver.

1. Are you married? Not yet, 10 months, 17 days to go. (Can you believe it?)

2. When do your claws come out? When someone messes with my Love or BFF. Or when a douchebag at the bar decides he wants to play grab ass and didn't get the hint the first time I yelled at him. Watch out folks, watch out.

3. Have you ever been in a car accident? Yes, several. Nothing serious thank goodness. And it's been a long time! *knocking on wood*

4. Who is the last person you held? That would be our super cute niece when she visited last weekend. Super cute nephew does not like to be held.

5. Describe a time you've gone overboard: Hmm. Overboard? I think my email total to Toddles yesterday while car shopping would have constituted overboard. There were like 40 cars in 13 emails. I get consumed, what can I say?

changes

It was a bittersweet weekend.

I turned in the keys to my "super cute little house" on Saturday. It's been a really odd experience. Three years ago I was completely heartbroken and looking for a new home. My then-boyfriend was cheating on me, after I had raised his precious children and made a home with him for two years. I was sad and sick and really pathetic. Then I found this awesome little house that was full of color and cheer and just what I needed to start a new chapter in my life. I left the asshole and started a new life for myself. I started becoming friends with my Toddles again. I did the things that I wanted to do, not what someone else expected me to do. I got healthy again. I got happy again. It was a big turning point in my life because I really thought it was over for awhile.

The past month has been another life-changing experience. I have cried and laughed and lifted more boxes than I have in forever. I moved "back home" with my future in-laws. I'm getting married in 10 months. I'm in love and really happy for the first time in a bit. I'm getting out of debt and making a good life for myself, again. It's makes the whole marriage thing seem more real now that I'm sacrificing and bettering things for someone else. I swore three years ago I would never do this again. I wasn't going to fall in love, I wasn't going to give anything up for anyone, and I certainly didn't think I'd be moving in with the 'rents and losing some of my independence. Things change though. People grow up, fall in love, and makes dreams together.
I'm going to have my very own little family of two next year and that makes me so incredibly happy. *insert super happy tears here*

I'll stop being mushy but it really has been crazy in my world lately.

Did anyone else notice that we just slipped into December and it's already the fourth day, with twenty-one days to go until Christmas? Yeah, I just did. I haven't done any shopping yet but I have made my crazy organized list and I'm ready to start. Oh, but wait - I don't have my bonus yet. Thanks Bossman, make us wait until the last minute. I actually am going to get started with what I can this week. Not paying rent has it's advantages.

Tonight I have my first appointment with one of the photographers we've chosen for the wedding. I really wish T was here to go with me but I can manage on my own. I seriously only have 8 free days to myself this month. That is nuts! I was trying to pick a day to go to OKC for some Christmas shopping and it's like, duuuuuh Tara - you really shouldn't do that. Check this out: 2 photog appointments this week, two Christmas parties this weekend, work dinner, bunco, poker, December birthday dinner, and an ornament party next week; girls' night and then a 3 day break. Then it's off to St. Louis for the Steelers/Rams game, come home 2 days later, Christmas with Mom, T's fam, my fam, and taaadaaa! It's Christmas! Then it's my birthday and I turn the awful 27 and next thing you know it's freakin 2008.

Hopefully I won't have another breakdown between now and then. Peace y'all.