Current mood: nervous
I have been hit today with the "oh my goodness, life is changing, has changed and will change" feeling. Never a bad thing, just looking around... I start my new job Monday and I am really nervous. I have no idea why, I just am. I am sad that I won't be home anymore but very excited about making money to pay things off and pay for our wedding, etc... I couldn't sleep last night- i went to sleep around 3:30ish in the AM it was awful. I was tired and went to bed at 11pm, and tossed, turned, came into the living room, then i just laid there. Thinking of EVERYTHING! That is the things that bugs me most about myself~ I have to have a plan for it all. Somethings are better unplanned, or unstressed about. But- leave it to me. I am thinking so far in advance as to how we will get off the ship to take wedding pictures if my dress will get wrinkly or not. I am also thinking of when we buy a house, I want my kitchen a certain why and want a specific layout! UGH!! Then I kept thinking how I am going to lose weight etc...
I am looking forward to Christmas this year. Christmas was always a holiday I liked but the past of christmas' were not the best. The last 2 were great, but the before that- awful!!!! This year I really want to make is special for everyone. We are getting a couple of angels from the Angel Tree this year. I had always wanted to do that. Ally is at an age, when it will be lots of fun. We really want holiday guests to come stay and enjoy the winter with us.
anyway- just realizing a lot has changed in the past 2 months- our address, our location, our DL's, our additudes, our budget, our eating habits, our prayer habits, our relationships, our jobs, Ally. It's all good!
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A job, at Last!
Current mood: good
I got the job! I went for my 2nd interview today downtown, and they offered me the job with pay of more than what I asked!
I am really excited. I will be working for a real estate management company as an Executive Assistant. I will have my own office and they bought me new furniture and a new computer!! And did I mention I am downtown of beautiful Pittsburgh?! Downfall.... I will now enjoy the life of public transportation. Not terrible, but I don't exactly live right outside the city. I will be sad not to be home, it has been pretty wonderful. Financially we have been ok, but we have things we would love to save for... example, our wedding, our house. And I have been pretty desperate for some adult interaction. I am going to miss spending my days with Ally reading books and teaching her new words (she now says "thank you" by the way), cooking dinner nightly and cleaning the house, most of all~being caught up on laundry! I know they don't have to stop, but the energy to be as great may die down some. hmmm, maybe not, besides I am doing this for myself and most of all for my family.
So... yeah! I start the Monday after Thanksgiving.
I got the job! I went for my 2nd interview today downtown, and they offered me the job with pay of more than what I asked!
I am really excited. I will be working for a real estate management company as an Executive Assistant. I will have my own office and they bought me new furniture and a new computer!! And did I mention I am downtown of beautiful Pittsburgh?! Downfall.... I will now enjoy the life of public transportation. Not terrible, but I don't exactly live right outside the city. I will be sad not to be home, it has been pretty wonderful. Financially we have been ok, but we have things we would love to save for... example, our wedding, our house. And I have been pretty desperate for some adult interaction. I am going to miss spending my days with Ally reading books and teaching her new words (she now says "thank you" by the way), cooking dinner nightly and cleaning the house, most of all~being caught up on laundry! I know they don't have to stop, but the energy to be as great may die down some. hmmm, maybe not, besides I am doing this for myself and most of all for my family.
So... yeah! I start the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
PA rules suck!
Current mood: irritated
I can't even go into detail how horrible today at the DMV was, but to simply state... Pennsylvania has the most ridiculous rules ever!!! You can't get a Driver's license without 4 forms of ID, 3 forms of proof of residence and that doesn't include your out if state DL!!!
Ugh!! We had to go back home, gather more info, and then... yes, we got sent home again!! Because they couldn't get our info from TN!! We have to go back tomorrow!!!! Did I mention the DMV is NOT close by?!
p.s. to register your vehicle it is even worse! You must have PA insurance, a PA DL, your actual title to the vehicle, must be a PA title (which is hard to do when you have a leinholder in TN) and worse of all, i need to get my car registered before Tuesday!!!
I can't even go into detail how horrible today at the DMV was, but to simply state... Pennsylvania has the most ridiculous rules ever!!! You can't get a Driver's license without 4 forms of ID, 3 forms of proof of residence and that doesn't include your out if state DL!!!
Ugh!! We had to go back home, gather more info, and then... yes, we got sent home again!! Because they couldn't get our info from TN!! We have to go back tomorrow!!!! Did I mention the DMV is NOT close by?!
p.s. to register your vehicle it is even worse! You must have PA insurance, a PA DL, your actual title to the vehicle, must be a PA title (which is hard to do when you have a leinholder in TN) and worse of all, i need to get my car registered before Tuesday!!!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Insomnia
Current mood: restless
I can't sleep. This is the 3rd week I have been like this. I sleep an average of three hours a night in my bed. It doesn't matter how tired I am. As soon as I get into bed, I am awake and my mind is going crazy, I can't get comfortable, and I just stare at the window, looking for some potential entertainment.
Right now, totally sleepy... sitting in the living room, eyes bug eyed, filling out surveys and sufring the web. UGH! Every now and then Ally or Nadia will wimper or cry/bark because of a bad dream, so I 'll have to get up and pad one or both of them on the back.
I need to feng shui our room, but of course Patrick says,"what the hell is that? " That is the item of furniture he placed on his own (the bed) and I would hate to have to move it. But really our head should face north and our feet should face the door, and our heads are not facing north!
Did I also mention that my throat hurts? Yep! It does, and that keeps me from falling asleep too. (of course)
By the way~ it snowed today. It didn't stick, but it was pretty cool. Our first PA snow. It's going to be a cold but beautiful winter. Well, I am going to surf around looking for job postings I guess... G'night!
I can't sleep. This is the 3rd week I have been like this. I sleep an average of three hours a night in my bed. It doesn't matter how tired I am. As soon as I get into bed, I am awake and my mind is going crazy, I can't get comfortable, and I just stare at the window, looking for some potential entertainment.
Right now, totally sleepy... sitting in the living room, eyes bug eyed, filling out surveys and sufring the web. UGH! Every now and then Ally or Nadia will wimper or cry/bark because of a bad dream, so I 'll have to get up and pad one or both of them on the back.
I need to feng shui our room, but of course Patrick says,"what the hell is that? " That is the item of furniture he placed on his own (the bed) and I would hate to have to move it. But really our head should face north and our feet should face the door, and our heads are not facing north!
Did I also mention that my throat hurts? Yep! It does, and that keeps me from falling asleep too. (of course)
By the way~ it snowed today. It didn't stick, but it was pretty cool. Our first PA snow. It's going to be a cold but beautiful winter. Well, I am going to surf around looking for job postings I guess... G'night!
Monday, October 23, 2006
The Road Less Traveled
Current mood: refreshed
I think we can all agree that we often complain about life and all that happens in life... right? Well, I sure do. I think it is apart of our nature to dwell in the "whoa is me" song and dance. I am used to it from my family, friends, starngers, myself etc. Well, there is a book we all should read.
The Road Less Traveled M. SCOTT PECK, M.D.
I have read it all the way once years ago, and I have started it again. Now that I am in a totally different place in my life, it hits me in a totally different light. The first line and paragraph say exactly what we need to know!
*Life is difficult. This is great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a truth because we only truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-than life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longers matters.
Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily, or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. *
"Life is a series od problems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach our children to solve them?"
Great book!
I think we can all agree that we often complain about life and all that happens in life... right? Well, I sure do. I think it is apart of our nature to dwell in the "whoa is me" song and dance. I am used to it from my family, friends, starngers, myself etc. Well, there is a book we all should read.
The Road Less Traveled M. SCOTT PECK, M.D.
I have read it all the way once years ago, and I have started it again. Now that I am in a totally different place in my life, it hits me in a totally different light. The first line and paragraph say exactly what we need to know!
*Life is difficult. This is great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a truth because we only truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-than life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longers matters.
Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily, or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. *
"Life is a series od problems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach our children to solve them?"
Great book!
Monday, October 2, 2006
Arriving in PA
Current mood: excited
So, we arrived Saturday night, and got settled in to our hotel room at the Days Inn in Pittsburgh. I have to say that Pennsylvania is extremely beautiful. Nothing but hills. Everything is at the top of a hill. Fed Ex has its own mountain for their corporate office (fancy) Our hotel is on the top of a hill as well. Sunday we slept in and ate our free continental breakfast and traveled around our new town. Moon Township/Coraopolis. I really love it. It's so quaint and beautiful. J Our new apartment complex is in a secluded neighborhood surrounded by a forest of trees, it just so beautiful. All of the street signs are made of old wood with white paint of the titled street, it's so cute! We move into our apartment Wednesday and tomorrow we are going to the city of Pittsburgh- only 15 minutes maybe 20 minutes away. I am pretty excited about that. The movers are planning to be here Thursday or Friday. I will do my best to take pictures, this place is so beautiful.
So, we arrived Saturday night, and got settled in to our hotel room at the Days Inn in Pittsburgh. I have to say that Pennsylvania is extremely beautiful. Nothing but hills. Everything is at the top of a hill. Fed Ex has its own mountain for their corporate office (fancy) Our hotel is on the top of a hill as well. Sunday we slept in and ate our free continental breakfast and traveled around our new town. Moon Township/Coraopolis. I really love it. It's so quaint and beautiful. J Our new apartment complex is in a secluded neighborhood surrounded by a forest of trees, it just so beautiful. All of the street signs are made of old wood with white paint of the titled street, it's so cute! We move into our apartment Wednesday and tomorrow we are going to the city of Pittsburgh- only 15 minutes maybe 20 minutes away. I am pretty excited about that. The movers are planning to be here Thursday or Friday. I will do my best to take pictures, this place is so beautiful.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Road Trip to PA
Current mood: drained
So, late Friday night/morning around 3:30am EST, we arrive in Cincinnati, Ohio. We got a hotel at the Red roof Inn- a nice quiet hotel across from a gas station and a Bob Evans restaurant. We exhaustingly walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor to our room. Ally and Nadia not ever being in a hotel before get very excited- excited enough to NOT SLEEP!! Little miss was so tired and excited that she would just toss and turn and spout out little sounds- just to make sure we were still right there. Ugh it was a long night! So, at 5am- she finally falls asleep and promptly at 9am- she's awake. So, I get up with her since Patrick was driving he needed the sleep more so than I did, Ally and I left to the restaurant across the street- freezing it was, and I was wearing flip flops. (The CA girl in me, I guess) Ally had a sweatshirt with faux fir in the inside, and layers. (Yes, it was that cold!)
After we finished our delicious breakfast, we came back to the hotel to wake up dad and to get on the road. We stopped for lunch in St. Clairsville, Ohio where Ally and I went to the mall for a hour while Patrick slept in the truck. The intention was for Ally to run and get some energy out so she could sleep the rest of the way. Well, the mall was boring. For those of you who live in Nashville- it was just like Bellevue Center! Lots of empty store space.
Anyway, after one lap around the mall, Ally finds TILT (an arcade game place) and runs in… she finds a car she wants to drive in so I left her up to sit on the seat and to my surprise…….. Her diaper was missing! WHAT?! Yes, her diaper had fallen to her ankle and she had peed in her pants, twice! I hadn't noticed that while she was running this diaper has slightly just bulked out of her pant leg. I felt so awful, and not to mention embarrassed. We quickly ran back out to the truck and changed her clothes. Though it seemed to be pretty embarrassing, we all laughed about it hysterically throughout the rest of the day.
So, late Friday night/morning around 3:30am EST, we arrive in Cincinnati, Ohio. We got a hotel at the Red roof Inn- a nice quiet hotel across from a gas station and a Bob Evans restaurant. We exhaustingly walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor to our room. Ally and Nadia not ever being in a hotel before get very excited- excited enough to NOT SLEEP!! Little miss was so tired and excited that she would just toss and turn and spout out little sounds- just to make sure we were still right there. Ugh it was a long night! So, at 5am- she finally falls asleep and promptly at 9am- she's awake. So, I get up with her since Patrick was driving he needed the sleep more so than I did, Ally and I left to the restaurant across the street- freezing it was, and I was wearing flip flops. (The CA girl in me, I guess) Ally had a sweatshirt with faux fir in the inside, and layers. (Yes, it was that cold!)
After we finished our delicious breakfast, we came back to the hotel to wake up dad and to get on the road. We stopped for lunch in St. Clairsville, Ohio where Ally and I went to the mall for a hour while Patrick slept in the truck. The intention was for Ally to run and get some energy out so she could sleep the rest of the way. Well, the mall was boring. For those of you who live in Nashville- it was just like Bellevue Center! Lots of empty store space.
Anyway, after one lap around the mall, Ally finds TILT (an arcade game place) and runs in… she finds a car she wants to drive in so I left her up to sit on the seat and to my surprise…….. Her diaper was missing! WHAT?! Yes, her diaper had fallen to her ankle and she had peed in her pants, twice! I hadn't noticed that while she was running this diaper has slightly just bulked out of her pant leg. I felt so awful, and not to mention embarrassed. We quickly ran back out to the truck and changed her clothes. Though it seemed to be pretty embarrassing, we all laughed about it hysterically throughout the rest of the day.
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