Friday Randomness

"God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me." - Anonymous

So this is a spin on the Serenity Prayer, but it really hit home for me, so I thought I would share.

I am off to Pennsylvania this weekend with MC to get my (I mean her) baby! It is supposed to snow, so I am really, really hoping we make it back Monday night as planned. If we do I will try to have pics and fun stories to post on Tuesday!

I am really sad I am missing getting to see my sister this weekend though :(

I am also really, really going to miss J this weekend (ugh...I am such a girl...seriously people did you ever think you'd see the day?!?) We are going out tonight which makes me extremely happy!!!!!

Yep, today's one of those days that I go through a million different thoughts and emotions in an hour (or every 5 mins)...from happy and excited, to sad and stressed (luckily I am on the happy and excited side more often than the other)!

I am really glad I was able to get my iced mocha this morning!!!! This may be the only reason I am staying halfway sane today :)

Okay, I am going to get to work now (or play on Facebook and read blogs some more)!

Have a great weekend!

You Actually Get Pics With This Post

Instead of going home and doing all the stuff I said I was going to do, I decided to pack a bag in ten minutes and head to WV with B and her family. It was a relaxing and fun weekend, and exactly what I needed. And I got to see SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also got to explore my redneck side....(this is me getting ready to go out on the 4-wheeler in 20 degree weather... obviously, it took some "special" sustenance and measures to keep me warm inside and out)

Just kidding that is not, repeat not! moonshine. It is in fact vegetable oil!!!!

This began the first of three weekend trips in a row. Next weekend I will be heading with MC to Hershey, PA (yay!) and the following weekend is a trip to Georgia with my mom and stepdad to visit family and see my niece, nephew and stepbrothers :) I love travelling! But I love coming home too :)

As soon as I got home yesterday (like 10 mins after I got home, which was enough time to unload my car, change and do my makeup) I met J and his daughter to see the movie "Marley and Me". It was incredibly sad, which I didn't like, but such a good movie! It is definitely a must see! It was also very nice to get home and see him, being that I missed him like crazy! (And that is all for the sappy, gushy part!)

Tonight I am going to (kind of co-hosting, except I haven't done a lot to help) a Home & Garden Party with a friend! It should be a lot of fun!

Okay, there's the quick synopsis! My house is still a mess, laundry not done and life unorganized, but things are good with me again :)

It's Not You, It's Me...

I actually hate this saying...because generally it means exactly the opposite. But when I get in moods like I was last night and am in today, it really isn't anyone's fault, problem or anything, it's just me! It kind of surprised me that I got in "one of my moods" considering how blissfully happy I've been for the last few weeks, but its just my nature. I think J was a little surprised because he didn't believe me when I said I can be a *itch at times! Haha...guess he'll listen to me next time :)

I have a bunch of plans to catch up with friends, clean house, get organized, start studying for the GRE, writing and such this weekend, but I foresee the biggest part of my weekend being spent curled up in my bed with a book, a steaming cup of hot cocoa on my bedside table, and my phone off! So if you try me and can't get me, I promise it's not you, it's me, and I will return shortly with my happy, optimistic outlook on life!

Facebook could get me fired...

Well my posts and subsequent comments might be the cause...

My Facebook Status today says this: "B is sleepy and my friends I talk to online and via text are all taking naps right now! Somehow this does not seem too fair :). (In other words, I spend all day texting/IM'ing multiple people that apparently have time to nap in the middle of the day, therefore I am obviously not a productive worker at all).

And here are the comments from my friends:

D: yeah that does seem unfair.

D: let's take a nap too! ha ha

Me: Actually in my office there is a "napping couch" that I use when I get really, really desperate, but I can't do it today because the boss is in! (Needless to say my boss does not know that we have a "napping couch")

B: you get more naps on that couch than I do on mine...lol (This is actually probably a verifiable truthful statement)

Me: I get really, really desperate A LOT! Haha! (And apparently I think it's okay if everyone in the world knows that I am an unproductive member of society posing as someone who works really, really hard)

Gotta love my job, and my friends!

Alternating Lifestyle

This story caught my eye, shocked me and then made me laugh because I can hear J now: "I have enough trouble keeping one woman happy, there's no way I would attempt this"....

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29239960/?GT1=43001

Post Valentine's Day Post

I am super busy today and should not be online at all with the piles of work I have sitting here, which is good since you will be spared the play by play of my weekend (stop cheering, I can hear you)!

Suffice it to say, it was another amazing weekend! Although I have never been a huge Valentine's Day person I was very happy to get to spend the day Saturday (and Sunday and Monday for that matter) with J! It was the perfect day for me, although as most of you can tell I am still in that blissfully happy state that makes everyday feel amazing with him...(you can totally gag now, because I would be if I was reading this instead of writing it)!!!!

Since I am trying to maintain some semblance of acting like an adult (despite the very high school sounding love fest I have going on lately) I better get back to work.

P.S. And if you are considering not reading my blog due to this "love fest" you should at least be grateful that there are still no hearts on here (of course, that's only because I can't figure out how to do it, but that's beside the point)!

Not that I am complaining, because...

being all in love and stuff has been great! There is just one small, tiny problem...well a little more than a tiny problem (which you would totally understand if you could see me in this dress today). The problem is that while J has managed to lose quite a bit of weight since we have started dating, I am gaining A LOT very quickly. Due to this minor crisis that could become one of epic proportions I have decided it is time to start buckling down and committing to my workout regimen, becoming more active in general, and watching my diet (it could really use an overhaul, since I seem to have forgotten what fruits, veggies, whole wheat and EVOO are, instead subsisting on fast food, pizza - hold the veggies, fatty pastas, mexican food, cheese and let's not forget copious amounts of CHOCOLATE)!

In pursuit of the lofty goal of at least stopping my very quick ascent to 200 lbs, and maybe actually losing at least the 6 lbs or so I have gained in the past few weeks I decided it's time to get off my ever-widening tail and start running and racing again!

My (and by "my" I mean our, because there is no way MC is getting out of doing this with me - I do not do self-inflicted pain and torture alone)first race is a 5 mile trail run on March 28, 2009!!!!! I am quite excited to get back to racing and eventually I will be excited to be running again (you know, when I actually start running again)!

I am going to try to sneak in a late night run tonight, and maybe (if the weather cooperates) get at least a walk in tomorrow with J so that I can get a little cardio! My goal will be to work out at least 5-7 days a week, up my strength training to at least 3 days a week and start running again! I am also going to work on my "diet overhaul" plan this weekend, but in reality I probably won't start that until after Valentines Weekend, oh, and speaking of Valentine's I hope everyone has a great one!

The Picture of Domesticity

I wanted to post a pic we took of me at my friend B's house, in an apron, icing a cupcake, but my email account is being screwy, so I can't import it quite yet! We started out making penjuins, but they ended up being chocolate covered icecream cone cupcakes!!!! It was too much fun (of course I came in after almost all the hard work was done, and left before the cleanup began)! She made 90+ cupcakes for all 3 of her kids Valentine's Day parties, in one day! If I ever actually get married and have kids I hope I can be half as good a mom and wife as she is :)

It's Official....

My Facebook profile now says that I am "in a relationship"! Because you know that until its posted on Facebook it isn't real...haha! But in reality, it did make it feel a little more real for me, so maybe there is something to that statement :)

Weekend Preview

Things I am looking forward to this weekend....

Hiking trip I am planning
Seeing some of my favorite kids and their parents tonight
Spending time with my girls (MC and baby)
Cleaning my very, very, very messy house
Going to church on Sunday
Reading a book
Organizing my life (a little bit)
Sleeping in
Pancakes for breakfast (because I can make some yummy cinnamon pancakes)
Watching Greys and Private Practice online
New episode of Brothers and Sisters
Maybe starting on my jewelry making
Cleaning my car

But most of all - 6:00 p.m. Sunday night!!!!!!

Bringing Out My Softer Side

In my opinion we are an unlikely match. At times I feel like we come from different worlds, and in all honesty we did. While I was introverted as a child, he was anything but (from the stories I have heard). While I was reserved and careful, he lived life on the edge. Our past stories are very different, our future plans are definitely undefined, but here are a few things that make him irresistible to me...

He sees things differently than I do, which is good. He makes me stop being so critical and cynical. He helps me realize that the world is not black and white, or all about me and my opinions. He reminds me to give other viewpoints and people a chance, or even a second chance if necessary. He brings out my softer side, the one I buried long ago, and I know that with him in my life I am a better person.

He also makes me laugh, holds me when I cry, puts up with my moods and whining, introduces me to new experiences, is willing to let me be my own person and keeps me smiling 98% of the time...

Quote for the Day

"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead." - Bertrand Russel

Got to love a quote that gives you a good, swift kick in the butt!