My weekend went by pretty fast, it's back to work tomorrow :( Friday night I spent with my lil sis Jordan. We went to Half Price Books and picked out some movies. Then we went to JC Penny because I needed some new bras :) We also found feathers for Jordan's Halloween costume. Then we got Arby's for dinner because that's what Jordan wanted. We got some cookies, and I ordered my dinner from Kyoto (sushi, my favorite!). While we waited we stopped at Halloween Express to find something for Jordan's costume. We picked up my food and then came home to eat and watch movies. So we watched movies and cuddled with Ollie.
Saturday I slept in and then took a shower....I had to grandma sit by 2pm. Went to grandma sit and spent a few hours with her....she's such a goof, makes me laugh! After watching Grandma, Momma Donna and I went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and had us some yummy steak! We had a nice heartfelt talk, like we always do! For those of you that don't know, Momma Donna means the world to me and I don't know what I would do without her, she really is my best friend. She understands me like no one else can, and knows me better than myself! I can also tell her anything without her passing judgment. When we got home, I had told Donna that I wanted to show her some stuff I had found in my closet. So we took a stroll down memory lane....in my little box was old highschool and gradeschool stuff...she always says that I don't save anything so I wanted to show her that I do save things. Also in the box was some old pics of Chad an I. Chad was my boyfriend and a part of my life for 7 years....it's weird now not having him in my life. I went to bed and papa's dog Brody has this thing with wanting to sleep with me downstairs, so he kept me company last night while I slept. I woke up to him laying in my curve, on his back with his feet straight up in the air.
After this weekend I realized that I need some time to be by myself and just take the time to "grieve" per se. I'm not ready for a whole new chapter in my life just yet. Only time will tell....and slowly but surely I am feeling more like myself. Those highschool years were probably my happiest, I want that back! However, for now, I am okay! My two wonderful kitties, family, friends, work, and hobbies keep me busy enough :) I am sometimes too busy, and have to keep a detailed calendar so that I don't double book myself. Hope you all had a great weekend as well!
I haven't blogged in a few days, I've been super busy! Monday I left work early but it seriously took me 35 minutes to get home! On my LONG way home, I realized that I'm not into talking to someone all day long, 24/7! No, I don't want to text you all day, nor do I want to talk to you while I'm at work. What do I do all day at work? Oh yea, I work! Then when I get home from work, I'd like to unwind for a little bit, maybe eat dinner, change my clothes, spend some time with my kitties, read a book, check my email, or not even go home, maybe go out to dinner, or meet a friend for drinks....and while I'm doing any of those things I don't want to be bothered every 2 minutes with a text! I guess I just don't know how to be a good girlfriend? LOL I don't know! Well, that was my little rant of the week. Last night Ollie was so funny, he was running around the basement with all of his fur fluffed, butt curled, and hopping/running sideways. He was doing this for like an hour, I don't know what got into him but it was too funny!
On a sad note, I found out that one of our clients at work passed away on Saturday :( She was such a nice lady, only 39 years old! RIP Christine Meyer...we'll take real good care of Ashley (her beloved dog) when we see her. Also, my grandma (Donna's mom) is back in the hospital :( After her long haul from her aneursym back in February, she is back in the hospital because they think she may have had a series of mini strokes or seizures, her EEG came back abnormal. With all of this going on lately, makes me think a lot about my life and the people that are in it. I don't know what I'd do without some of you, and the ones that aren't part of my life anymore I miss you, but it's your loss, you'll see in the end....maybe one day won't be too late. This leads me to my new favorite song...it's by Adele.....it's the words of the song that get me. If you haven't heard it before, take a listen!
I almost forgot to mention that yesterday was my little sisters birthday! She turned 18 years old, I can't believe it! She's all grown up, ok not quite but 18! Next Friday, I am taking her to Bingo for the first time for her :)
I woke up with a headache this morning, so I fell back to sleep! Woke up feeling a little better. Started a new book last night, another of my favorite authors :) I read for a little bit this morning and then took a shower, got ready to run some errands. I had to go to Petco to get my babies food which costs an arm and a leg might I add! Then I had to go to walmart to get a few things and then just now realized that I forgot a few things as well. Then I got some taco bell for a late lunch and watched some Gilmore Girls (one of my favorite shows). I went back to the Scrapbook Store to help clean up after the weekend crop that they had. After I came home I played some Sims 3:Pets. My little sis Jordan just got home and she's sick and crying and upset about everything. She's just so cute I can't help but laugh and smile :)
I just love Saturdays! Even though I didn't get to sleep in as long as I wanted to because I had to go to work and let out that dog out, it was still a good day! I could have done without Ollie waking me up at 7am flinging his food dish around the room to wake me up and fill his dish! I took a quick shower and then went to work to let out the dog who was VERY excited to see me! I stayed there for a bit and then I came home to do a few cleaning chores, then off to the Scrapbook Store to help with the breast cancer crop again. I helped them with lunch and then played the Sims 3: Pets, which is my new fav game! I was planning on helping with dinner but I went to work to let the dog out again. I got back and ate dinner and had some fun and laughs with the girls :) I also got a pumpkin spice frappacino for myself and a white chocolate mocha for momma donna! I finished my book Shock Wave by John Sandford and I am going to start a new one tonight. I highly recommend any books by John Sandford though, he is an awesome writer! Matter of fact one of the women at the crop walked up to me and said she was reading the same book :) I love talking to others about books, it just makes my day! The dog was very happy to see me and spend time with me today.
Today I got to sleep in a little again because I didn't start work until 10am, yay! I had to stop at Starbucks this morning and get my pumpkin spice frappacino! Right when I got in I went to check in on the dog from yesterday, and he was so scared and nervous still and it took him a minute to remember me and be okay with me again. Finally, he warmed up to me and I took him outside and he is completely in love with me! He thinks he is a lapdog, and he is definitely not a lapdog! So on top of taking care of my buddy, I had a lot of check in's today, check out's and also shipments that came in today as well. I got off at 6 but this weekend is the Scrapbook Store's breast cancer crop and since my momma Donna works there I always try to help out every year when they hold the event. It's fun hanging with all the girls and laughing my butt off! Donna's friend Gloria has a daughter named Amy and she stopped in tonight and said hi and told us a few stories and she just makes me laugh and smile so much my cheeks hurt! I was in definite need of that since I've been down and struggling with some stuff lately. I am off work tomorrow and Sunday however I am helping out at the Scrapbook Store both days and also going to work a few times tomorrow and Sunday to take care of the dog since he is still shy with all the other people.
Today was a long, interesting day! I had to work at 10, so I got to sleep in until almost 9am! Before work I went to Starbucks because I felt like it was going to be one of those days, and that I would NEED it! So, I got a grande pumpkin spice frappacino...my absolute favorite! I got to work and I found out that one of our check in's came in already and it was a new client (new dog to us). I went out in the kennels to see him, he's an american bulldog, weighing in at 106lbs, he's a very big boy (not neutered as well). He was VERY scared and submissively peed with me just looking at him. My coworker went into the run to put his bed down and give him a bowl of water and a food dish, the dog was scared but okay. I walked away to do something else and then walked back in a few minutes later to see my coworker walking out of the run looking at his hand and hearing the dog growling. I asked my coworker if they were okay, and they said yes. However, upon looking at their hand I could see the dog had bitten and it was bleeding. :( I had to call the owners to notify them and they were just about to get on a plane, I reassured them that I think the dog is just scared and that he probably would warm up after time. I sat outside the dogs cage for 2 hours to get him to warm up to me. After that time I was able to open the gate and let him out, he walked right past me and then walked up to me and sat down and gave me his paw. Oh, did I mention that everyone else besides me and one other person said not to handle him and that he was going to hurt someone else and he was dangerous. Another person and I said the whole time that he was just scared and needed time to warm up. Now the dog is totally and completely in love with me! He is all tail wags and giving me paws! He thinks he is a lapdog as well. I was able to get him out and walk him this afternoon. This is where things get me angry, we had to file with the county because he did bite someone :( He now has to stay with us for 10 days for a rabies quarantine. So the good news is that I have 9 days with a totally sweet, adoreable, handsome, and loveable boy! As of 6pm tonight, I was the only one he would allow to pet him and put him on a leash. However, he was slowly warming up to another coworker, so maybe by tomorrow or Saturday he'll be ok with others.
My day did not start out so well today, had trouble sleeping last night :( I woke up with every intention of taking a shower and getting ready for work, however I was just so tired that I set my alarm for later so I could sleep in a little. Well, that was a complete mistake! I woke up at 7:20am when I need to leave by 7:35am, yikes! I basically threw on my scrubs for work, and put a headband in my hair. So I looked and felt like garbage! Then traffic was horrible getting to work...get to work and it is freezing outside and on and off raining! For those of you that don't know, I work at an animal hospital in Brookfield as a boarding supervisor which means that I walk dogs rain or shine. While I was walking the first dog I noticed that if I turn my head to the left I get a sharp/shooting pain down from my neck to my shoulder blade and then down my back! Very painful! My day at work was pretty slow, only had 4 dogs this morning. So my coworker and I had to find stuff to do to keep us busy. We cleaned all the dog beds and then flipped them all over and tightened the legs and replaced any corners that needed replacing. This may sound super easy to you all however, these beds are a pain in the ass! The screws don't fit right and then the corners don't close up etc. Then when we got all the corners on and replaced we started to put the legs on but low and behold the new legs that the company sent me were different then the last ones they sent me and they were considerably shorter than the others, which left us with even more work. Had to then walk dogs again in the rain as I thought to myself, "why didn't I bring my winter coat today?" We got done with the beds and then it was time for a meeting at work. At the meeting they bought us lunch...pasta, salad, garlic bread, cookies, and cupcakes...YUMMY! Though I did get sauce on my sweater :( After the meeting another coworker and I started a new project that we quickly learned would take us FOREVER! We have these two giant food shelves with velcro strips on them with food labels, well we are wanting to redo the velcro and put one long strip all the way across instead of little ones spread all over. We used a razor, screw driver, putty scraper, goo gone, a towel, and then resorted to alcohol. Even after all that we still had trouble getting the sticky stuff off! This is definitely a project that will take awhile! We walked dogs again in the rain and cold. I left work a little early because I didnt take a break at all today and I was there at 8am, so I left at 5:30pm. On a normal day it only takes me like 12 minutes to get home from work, but today it took me a half hour. People seriously do not know how to drive in the rain! Seriously, it's just rain. If they're acting like this with just a little rain, how is this winter going to be with snow? Uhhh I don't even want to think about it! Coming home to my precious babies though made up for it all! Libby Lue and Ollie met me in my room and were so happy to see me. The kink in my neck/back is still bugging me though so I had my sissy Malissa step on my back and crack it a little thinking that that would help, but it didn't really help. I took a shower and got into my comfy clothes while my sissy made dinner. I ate dinner, caught up on my facebook news and emails, and watching Gilmore Girls. Lately I have this thing with buying different tv series and watching the seasons in order. I've watched the whole series of Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Saved by the Bell, some of Full House, Dollhouse, and One Tree Hill. Right now I am on Season 6 of Gilmore Girls. To my lovely friend Niko, unfortunately I did not go to Starbucks today, I don't get to go nearly as much as you do! However, I do look forward to your blog to hear about all the different kinds of Starbucks drinks you have :) Well I'm off to read my book (John Sandford: Shock Wave) and cuddle with my kitties! John Sandford is a great author, he has a series that's called the prey series and I've read them all and now he has another series that I am reading now. If you ever want to know a good book to read just ask me, I've read a lot of books!
So, I've been watching and reading a few blogs lately that were created by people I know and I find it very interesting. They are all so creative and have tons to share with everyone, and originally I thought that I just couldn't do this whole blog thing because I wouldn't be creative enough or not have anything to share that was of interest of people. However, someone told me that it might be good for me to actually be writing all of my thoughts and happenings down because it might make me feel better. So, if no one decides to read it that's okay with me because I will at least feel a little better getting it all out. I will try to post everyday, however if anyone has any suggestions as to what they'd like to hear about or any questions just ask!
