Tuesday, October 31, 2006

First Day

Last night was my first day on the job. Without paperwork, without training, without videos, and without anything being explained to me. Fun. I helped move Halloween stuff and start setting up Christmas. Yeah, you read right, Christmas. Ick.

I am in so much pain. I was on the hard floor changing orange ribbon to red ribbon on the shelves. Moving candy and straightening the candy up and filling it to get rid of it. I am posting so late because I slept all day. I woke up to eat dinner and I will be napping after I eat again.

I learned the register in like 30 minutes. I vacuumed the ENTIRE store this morning. I worked 9 hours today. But I got a 25 cent raise after my first night. I can live with that. Well, I am off to eat then sleep... Hope your day was good.... Ciao....

P.S HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Stuff

I know, I was MIA yesterday. I wasn't expecting to spend like three hours at the mall. No, I wasn't shopping. Ick. I was doing consumer surveys and getting paid. I made like $28 doing that. It was $28 that I didn't have before. It wasn't bad. The last one was like 40 minutes and it was about toothpaste, mascara, and comedians. Yeah, I know. I wasn't sure how it would all tie in either, and truth be told, it didn't.

I start my job on Monday. I am excited. But a bit nervous too. I always am, I have no idea why. I know that I can do this job. I can do the management job that I had originally applied for as well. I wanted that job so bad too. ::sigh:: I am only working 3 nights this week. But 9 hours a night. So this will cover my child support nicely. And give me money left over to get Doug something for his birthday and Christmas.

I am busy downloading songs on Yahoo tonight/ this morning, so I will post more later..... Ciao....

Friday, October 27, 2006

Job & Other Meaningless Stuff

Okay, so I got the job. Yeah!!! I am starting next week, which as it turns out most likely will be Sunday. I am working 9 hours a shift. Hopefully, there is an hour long lunch in there as well... But at least I got a job.

I had Taco Bell at 10 am this morning... Why you ask? Well, because Wendy's wasn't open yet.... I was hungry and I am disappointed to learn that my favorite( or one of them) Hungry Man Sports Grill Cheeseburger and Cheese fries T.V. dinner wasn't available today. I wanted one so bad. Basically I wanted the burger. Hence the going to Wendy's.

I think that I am done here for now... Maybe another post later when my brain wakes up. Just wanted tot ell you about the job thing.... Ciao......

An Interesting Question....

A few days ago, someone that I talk to occasionally asked me why I blog. A good question actually. I have been thinking about that question since. This is kind of a difficult question to answer because there are so many answers to it. The obvious one is because I have things to say.

But upon deeper thought about it, I guess for me it is because I have a lot that has happened to me in my life and I want others who are going through something like I have to know that they are not alone. That there are those who understand. And can help.

But another answer for me is that I love to write. It may not be poetry. I have so much going on in my head that if I don't get some of it out it will drive me nuts...I have awaken in the middle of the night with ideas for posts or right before I drift off to sleep, I will be thinking of a post I want to do.

This allows me to be creative with out being extremely talented. I don't paint, I don't draw, I don't sculpt, I write. Even as a girl in school, I loved reading and writing. I was quite literally an English teacher's dream. I read very quickly with near 100% comprehension. I have a semi~photographic memory.

I can read a book a day without trying. I am not an artistic soul. I know this. But I love to write and tell stories and talk about things that happen to me. My blog is a place where people and myself get to know me. I want it to be friendly and warm. Somewhere where you come and are comfortable.

I like sharing my experiences in life, although most are violent. But that is changing now. I love talking about books that I have read and movies that I have seen. Although we don't go to movies often. I watch them on T.V when they come on satellite.

I write like I talk. Which is just what I do. Sometimes I speak with more profanity. I try to keep that out of my blog unless I am really disturbed by something because I never know who will stumble upon my blog. So, I try to keep it PG. Sometimes PG~13.

I am a woman who in life's travels have picked up a lot of valuable information. And I like to share. This is why I blog..... What is your reason??

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Update On Job

So I now have an appointment tomorrow to discuss a job at CVS. I am so happy about this. Hopefully, tomorrow when I post, I will be able to talk about my new job. Keep your fingers crossed!!!! Ciao....

A Bit About My Past....

As most of you know I moved to Michigan from Florida a little over a year ago. I know that I have been vague as to my motivation to do such a thing. Well, mostly the reason is due to betrayal and abuse.

When I was 17 I married my boyfriend of 2 1/2 years. I was pregnant when I did so. I kind of regret doing that, but then I wouldn't be the person who is blogging here before you today. Now, the relationship between us before we got married was good. No abuse or anything, he didn't even raise his voice to me. But after we married, it was open season on me. I was trying to finish my senior year in highschool and be a wife at the same time. Not easy really, especially with no experience in the wife department. But I guess I wasn't good enough and before long he started beating me.

This marriage lasted a year and a half. I left him. In Florida at this time there were no stalker laws. He was literally calling me like 13-20 times a day asking me out on dates and so forth. I stood my ground though and we were divorced in May of 94.

I met the Warden (the next contestant on who will abuse me) in June of 94. I was pregnant by November. Now mind you I wanted this at the time and my son was born in September of 95. I spent the next 10 years of my life being verbally abused and emotionally abused by the Warden. Not to mention the Drama Queen from Hell telling me to take it and deal with it.

When Doug found me, I was so messed up. So , the person who writes here today, has been through so much. I understand abuse in all forms. I have lived it. I didn't write this post for pity or sympathy. It is now a part of my life. It has made me into who I am today.

I am so much better since Doug found me. He has helped me in ways I can't explain. I am such a better person for going through the things I have gone through. Doug said something that made sense to me. He asked me if I knew how they made swords. Yes, they heat the metal up and pound the metal into shape and re heat it and pound on it some more. Well, I look at all the abuse I have suffered as the heat to make me a stronger person. And I truly believe that God doesn't give you anything to deal with that you can not handle. I am living proof of it.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

300 Million....

Last week it is said that the 300 millionth person arrived in the United States. 300 million?!?! I can't even fathom that number.... So, right now only China and India have more people with in their borders. I subscribe to Glenn Becks news letter and I will post it here in it's entirety so you can read it. Leave your comments on what he has to say...

If it suddenly felt a bit more crowded last week, you’re weren’t imagining things—the big national “people-o-meter” rolled over, making the official U.S. population 300 million. (I know--with big fat guys like Michael Moore around, it’s felt like that many for a while now.) In one sense, that’s a cause for celebration…not the tubby Michael Moore part, but the new 300 million part. See, the United States now joins an exclusive club—only China and India have more people within their borders. But I don’t feel like celebrating—actually, I’m kinda’ cranky about this 300 millionth “American.”
See, here’s how the U.S. Census Bureau breaks it down—in this country, a person is born every 7 seconds, a person dies every 13 seconds, and an immigrant arrives every 31 seconds. When you do the math (or more specifically, when one of my fancy “college graduate” staffers does the math), that means that there’s a net gain of a new person in this country every 11 seconds. But just because there’s a new person in America doesn’t make that person an American.
While we can’t know for sure, statisticians believe that the 300 millionth American “arrived” somewhere in the Southwest, suggesting that person was quite likely an illegal immigrant. And that’s the part that has me cranky…that while there may be 300 million people living in America, that doesn’t mean that there are 300 million Americans. Now, you know that I might have a small concern over illegal immigration for a bunch of different reasons. But just look at the raw numbers…
In 1915, we hit the 100 million person mark. Then in 1967--52 years later--we hit 200 million and Life magazine did a huge story on the 200 millionth American. (A guy who was actually born here!) It only took us 39 years to go to 300 million, and the projections show our population in 2050 as being around 420 million. Either people need to start being born slower, die faster or we need to finally get a frickin’ handle on illegal immigration! It’s quite clear that Mexican president Vicente Fox isn’t going to help curb the trend of old Mexicans becoming new “Americans”—it’s up to us.
So if you are the 300 millionth American and you’re actually a citizen—my apologies. But if you’re an illegal alien, do the work before you go calling yourself an American. Trust me—it’s worth it.
-glenn

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Yahoo

Yahoo is doing this amazing thing. They are putting together a time capsule. You can add photos, poems, virtually anything. If you don't have a Yahoo address, it is free, sign up. It is going on for like 15 more days. Go and read about it. I did it..... Ciao....

Maybe, Just Maybe, I May Have A Job

I applied at CVS and told you about the whole the job I applied for was taken thing. Well, the lady called me today and left me a message to call her back to talk about employment...YES!!!!! I have been freaking out about a job because of child support and all.... So , tomorrow I call and I will let you know what happens.....

Cider Mill

Yes, we went to the cider mill yesterday, but they weren't processing apples. I want to go back when they are doing the apple thing because I want pictures of it. I took one picture yesterday but will post it when I get more...

Went to B.D's Mongolian BBQ last night for dinner. It was so good!!! I could barely walk when we left. It was chilly but not windy last night after dinner so it was nice to walk back to the car. Very fall like really.

Living in Florida most of my life there were only two seasons, hot and hotter. Now, I get all four. I love fall. I love the leaves changing and the cool air. Winter last year wasn't so bad, but I am thinking that it may be worse this year. But, I can deal with it.Well, I am thinking that this is it for now........Ciao....

Monday, October 23, 2006

Generosity

Someone that I met here has done something nice for me. And I wanted to show my appreciation. Kelley read my entry where I talked about Bath & Body works and how I got a gift card for my birthday and left a comment saying that she had a gift card that she could send to me if I wanted.

So I emailed her and said of course I wanted it.... She dropped it in the mail this morning. So for her generosity, I am going to pimp her blog here today. I stumbled upon her because she left me a comment here. I love reading her blog because her sense of humor is very close to mine and she is very sarcastic...

No one is immune from her wit. She takes on Toys ~R~Us, Barnes & Noble, and the school system for adding cup stacking.... Go read her. You will laugh really hard. I always do.... Oh and read the entry about the pumpkins.....

So, again, thanks Kelley...... Ciao.....

Sunday, October 22, 2006

A New Show & A Comedian You Should See.....

I am hooked on this show on Showtime called Dexter. I very rarely get into shows on HBO and all of those networks. But this one is so different. He is a forensic scientist in Miami and also a serial killer. It is a really interesting show. It is on Sundays at 10 pm.

Christopher Titus was on tonight on Comedy Central. His stand up show is called Norman Rockwell is Bleeding. If you think your life is/ was tough you need to see this show. It is so funny but sad too.... I am off to watch Dexter...... Later.....

Sunday, Cold Sunday

Okay, today has been really overcast and cold... I am hoping for better tomorrow because I want to go to the cider mill. Doug took me last year soon after I got here and I loved it. I didn't have a camera then or I would have taken pictures. But I have been looking forward to it all year again. Then we are going to B.D's Mongolian BBQ for dinner because I get a free birthday dinner. This place is so cool.... It is a make your own stir fry place with all the ingredients you could want. Seafood, beef, pork, chicken, all kinds of veggies, spices and sauces. They cook it in front of you. I love this place.

I also have a gift card from Bath & Body works to spend. I got that from Doug's sister Dana. Which surprised me. I wasn't expecting anything but dinner on my birthday. So, I am happy about that. I needed more shower gel and stuff...

I am still tired from Friday. Well, in reality I was awake for 29 hours almost as was Doug. So we are both still feeling the affects of that. This is it for now.... Watch for coming changes to this blog...... Ciao!!!!

Saturday, October 21, 2006

What Really Happened

Okay, so here's what really went down on my birthday. All in all, I had a great day. We had fun. We did not go to the Kellogg factory. I forgot to get batteries for my camera so no pictures. We went looking at leaves and drove something like 80 miles out of the way to get potato chips. I know it sounds weird, but these chips are so great!!! They are made at this little restaurant called American Pie by hand.

We did go to the Olive Garden for dinner. I did get the Tuscan Chicken and it was fabulous!!!! I recommend it. It comes with spinach in it, but the Olive Garden has not resumed putting fresh spinach in their dishes yet, so it is left out or you can replace it with something else.

I had the toasted ravioli. YUM!!! We had such a great time at dinner. We were laughing so hard at one point I think the tables around us thought that we were heavy drinkers. LOL.

I am still so tired from the trip. Monday I am going to the apple cider mill and I WILL get batteries for my camera and take pictures..... That is it for now....Ciao....

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Update

Okay tomorrow is cereal. I am going to the Kellogg factory in Battle Creek, Mi. I will take pictures and post a couple here but the rest on my trip blog here.

I will try to post before I leave. Or maybe after midnight..... Ciao....

Tomorrow....

Tomorrow is my birthday, for once since I was a kid, I am looking forward to it. I still have no idea if it will be leaves or cereal, so I guess you will have to be surprised. I will post a few pictures here, but most of them will be on another blog. The link will take you there. Or if you prefer it is the blog link in my sidebar called My New Endevor. Click on that and you will go there too.

Yesterday was good. We slept a lot, so I wasn't online much . He made dinner for me last night and it is one of my favorite things that he makes. It was great! He also got me a great card as well. Made me cry.

I am looking forward to Olive Garden tomorrow night. I will let you know what I got and how it was. I am really tired still. I think that I am getting sick. It has been raining here a lot the last couple of days. I guess that is better than snow.... I think this is it for now..... Ciao!!!

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Our Anniversary...

Tomorrow is a big deal for me. It is my one year anniversary being in Michigan and being with Doug. To be honest, about January~ February I never thought that we would make it to this milestone. Yes, I call it a milestone because this is the first healthy relationship I have ever been in and I have made it over the one year hump.

To me it means that all of the other failures, while I had some part in them (I would be stupid not to admit that) were not ALL my fault. I think that I knew that on some level, but with failure after failure, it is kind of hard to be still blaming someone else. I was looking at my role in these failures and all I could see was MY failure. So, I took the blame.

I always thought getting through the first five years was tough, you hear it all over the place when people are talking about marriages. But honestly, the first year has to be hardest. Especially if you have moved in with someone in that first year. There is so much to get used to. Little habits, likes, dislikes, the usual stuff in a relationship.

But I made it through. And I came through a better person than when I began this journey. That is important to me. There have been relationships where I haven't liked who I became with the person in my life. So, changes are made.

I am enjoying my new found freedom and my new life and love. I wake up happy and I go to bed happy. A vast change from my former life where I never went to sleep because I was afraid of what may happen to me in my sleep. And what eventually happened to me in my sleep.

So many things have changed in this last year. My mental health is so much better. I had some rocky times, but I made it through. I am looking forward to the next year and plenty in the future. I am happy:)

So, to Doug: Happy Anniversary!!! I love you. I look forward to many more with you. You are my rock and my shelter in the storm. Thank you so much for loving me the way that I needed to be loved. You are my Prince Charming, and even though you traded your white horse for a white car, it doesn't matter. You have my heart and my total commitment and devotion. Thank you for saving me from everything including myself at some points. I love you always. Love, Tigger.....

Reading...

I couldn't sleep earlier so I was online reading blogs and catching up on blogs that I haven't gotten to in a while. While I was online I stumbled upon my blog from a former screen name. It was from 2005. I read the whole blog and was amazed at how different my life is now. I was so sad and miserable back then. I was looking for love everywhere and to people that I knew couldn't give me what I so desperately needed.

I know that life is my former life as I call it. My former unhappy life. So much changes in a year. We don't realize it because we are so involved in the day to day stuff that we lose sight of the whole picture. Well, tonight/this morning, I saw the whole picture of my former life and the life I lead now.

Sometimes in the day to day we get bogged down in so much garbage. Stuff that we think is so important and it turns out to be not that important after all. I know that I sometimes lose sight of my blessings in my life. And even though I try not to , I still do. It is human nature.

Sometimes it is good to step back and look at the big picture. You just might see how far you've come and be surprised. I know I was when I was reading that other blog. I was surprised how much my thinking has changed. And how much my emotional health has changed for the better.

Sometimes, looking back isn't all that bad. You just have to realize that you can't live in the past.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Updates....

Job Interview update: I had my interview today. And it went well, I think. However, the job that I applied for and wanted bad was already filled. Which led me to ask a couple of questions: 1. Why when I spoke to her on the phone, and she set up the interview why didn't she tell me that the position was filled? 2. She interviewed me for THAT position, why would she not say in the beginning that position was filled? She did offer a part time cashier on the midnight shift. Which I will take. Because I need a job. Child support and all. But I know that part time doesn't offer medical insurance, and I needed that for me as well as my daughter. :: sigh::


Birthday Update: No, I am not calling off my birthday. Hehehe. But we may go to Battle Creek, Mi where the Kellogg factory is and take the tour and do stuff there and go to Olive Garden on the way back. I have never been to the Kellogg factory, that would be cool. And I would have some great pictures to post as well.... I will try to let you know what to expect before hand. Leaves or Cereal. Hehehe.

That's it for today... Have a good one... Ciao!!!!

Sunday, October 15, 2006

My Birthday

My birthday is next Friday (10/20). We are taking a drive up in Northern Michigan to look at the fall leaves and then we are stopping at Olive Garden on the way back for dinner. Check out the Tuscan Chicken. It looks so good!!!! I may be getting that I think.

It will be Doug, his sister, his dad , and I on this trip. And in the past I would have been bitching about his sister going, but actually things on that front are really a lot better than before. We get a long well now. I like her a lot too. So, that part is good.

I am taking my camera with me to take pictures of the leaves and take pictures of the family at dinner too, so I can post them and you will know who I am talking about. Although, I suppose that I should have picked a place where they DON'T sing to you and embarrass you, but I forgot about the singing stuff. Oh well.....

I am excited about it. We are heading up towards Gaylord, Mi where Doug and I hope to move soon. We both love it up there. It is so pretty and open and green. A lot different than the city.I honestly am not a city girl anyway.

Well, this is about it.... Have a good day. Ciao!!!!

In 3 Days ....

In three days it will be my one year anniversary since I have been in Michigan. This is a huge accomplishment for me because a year ago I took a flying leap of faith and left my home in Florida and everything and everyone that I knew to follow my heart. By nature, I am not a big risk taker I anylize thing to death sometimes. But not this time. Why the change? I honestly don't know.

I do know that I was fed up with the Warden and his parents from hell and my Drama Queen from hell as well. To be honest, I figured it couldn't get any worse where I was going then where I had been. And I am happy to report I was right.

Things here and now are great. I am in a healthy relationship for the frirst time ever and while it has taken me a better part of a year to realize this, I am better off here. My stress level is almost non existant and I don't worry about sleeping anymore.

I love Doug and I know that he with out a doubt loves me as well. We have our off days like anyone else, but we also cherish every moment we have together and we talk.

I miss my kids. But I know that I am on the way to recovery and as a happy healthy mom I am better for my kids in the long run. And as a happy person I am better for them too.

I can finally say that I am happy. And it feels great to be able to say that and totally mean it. I am happy :)

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Tigers Sweep A's!!!!!


Tigers swept the A's tonight 6-3 in game 4 of the ALCS and are World Series bound!!!! First time since 1984. Jeremy Bonderman started off the night not as well as he should have but the Tigers battled back and the game was tied at 3-3 for most of the game. In the bottom of the 9th Maglio Ordonez Smacked a 3 run homer to win the game and sweep the series. So, who's next? That depends on who wins the Cards / Mets series.

For a while it was looking like it was going into a 5th game. Everyone was holding their breath at every pictch and at bat. I had faith in my boys but it was heart stopping. A very emotional celebration took place on the field as players wearing the American Leauge Champions shirt and hats ran around the out field for the fans.


After the Tigers beat the Yankees the fans poured out of the Comerica Park, but tonight they stayed put and celebrated with the team. This is a very special win for this very special team. No one in the beginning had any idea that they would go this far. But I did. I knew. And I was right. Jim Leyland should win manager of the year for this and if he doesn't, he was robbed. Three years ago, this team had the worst record in baseball. Last year it wasn't much better. This year they are headed to the Wprld Series. BLESS YOU BOYS!!!!! We love you!!!!!

Baseball Update

The Tigers have so far swept the ACLS series with Oakland. Yesterday they beat them 3-0. Kenny (The Gambler)Rogers (no, not the singer) was on the mound until the 8th inning allowing only 2 hits. In his post season effort this year his ERA is 0. That is right, zip, zilch, nada. A lot of Detroit fans were not happy to see the Gambler show up in Detroit, however, they are singing a new tune today. Today is possibly the last game between the Tigers and the A's. If the Tigers win they will have swept the A's in 4. Go Tigers!!!!

Tonight Jeremy Bonderman takes the mound for game 4. He was the pitcher that closed things out against the Yankees. The boys are playing awesome baseball right now. And look to be unstoppable as they continue on their quest for a World Series place. I am looking forward to watching the game tonight, this city deserves this win. The Tigers have given Detroit fans so much hope that the impossible is possible even with the state being the worst state for new jobs and so many are unemployed right now.

In other baseball news, A~Rod's plane that he was on over shot a run way in California . The plane was stopped by an on board system and none of the 7 people were hurt. This coming days after Cory Lidle's plane crashes into a building in Manhattan ,New York. Which incidentally, the air space around that building and all of Manhattan for that matter was unrestricted. Yeah, way to go New York, after the Twin Towers, you still allow planes to fly through the air in Manhattan. Not a good sign of things to come.

I would love to know how that one detail escaped everyone's notice. But I more than likely won't get the answer to that all important question. So, I am quitting while I am a head it seems. Have a great day everyone!!! Ciao!!

Friday, October 13, 2006

Happiness....

For me happiness is such an elusive thing. For so long it totally eluded me and I had no clue how to be happy. It seems like a very simple concept really. Until you try to define it. And I found that I couldn't. Happiness as defined in the dictionary is :

hap‧pi‧ness  /ˈhæpinɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hap-ee-nis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
the quality or state of being happy.
2.
good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.
[Origin: 1520–30; happy + -ness]
—Synonyms 1,Pleasuresure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction. Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity imply an active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction. Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what one considers good: the happiness of visiting one's family. Bliss is unalloyed happiness or supreme delight: the bliss of perfect companionship. Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one rests without desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified: contentment in one's surroundings. Felicity is a formal word for happiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind: to wish a young couple felicity in lifeantonymonymMiseryisery.

Okay, so I would agree with that definition. I got it from the Dictionary. However, if you have never had happiness to begin with how do you go about recongnizing it? Well, I got lucky and found someone who knew happiness more than me and showed me what it is like to be happy.

But sometimes, old habits die hard and slow. And I fall victim to that evil little voice that tells me that I am not happy. Yes, I said evil, because it is. It likes to suck the happiness right out of your life and when it is successful it says "See, you were never happy, it was an illusion." I kid you not that is what the evil voice says. No really.

I fight evileveil voice more than I care to admit and sometimes I find myself falling prey to it's words. Even though I know that I am happy. Sometimes I have to tell myself out loud " I am happy, damnit" Yeah, I get funny looks. I am used to that. But it makesevileveil voice of mine go away.

I am looking forward to the day when I will never hear from that evil bastard again. Yes, my evil voice is a man, isn't yours? But I take everyday as it comes and I battle everyday because the day that I give up is the day that trulyruely dead.

I know this has been a downer of an entry. I am sorry about that, but this is the kind of crap that I think about sometimes.... Go figure. Oh and hey, haven't had a nightmare in almost 2 months!!! I most likely just jinxed myself, but I am proud of that accomplishment.... Yay me!!!!! Ciao....

A New Channel

I have become hooked recently on a new channel on my Direct TV satellite. It is called Sleuth. Their motto is "Mystery , crime, all the time". They have such oldies as The Equalizer, The A ~ Team, Homicide: Life On The Streets, L.A. Dragnet, Miami Vice, Simon &Simon,Knight Rider, and a lot of movies and other old shows and some new ones as well. If you like crime shows and mysteries, this is the place for you!!! Ask your cable or satellite provider to see if you can get it.

So, it is 2:12 AM and I am up because my sleep patterns are all screwed up because Doug works nights now. I can't sleep with out him here, so I wait for him to come home and we sleep at the same time.

It is so hard to believe that on the 18th I will have been here a year already. And we will have been together a year already. I am so happy here. I know that I have done a lot of entries lately, but I am inspired because of my deleting my other blog. I have found so much to say. I don't know why. But I am trying to get it all out before my head explodes!!!! Oh, would that be messy!!!
I'll go now.... Ciao.....

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Friday The 13th

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. I am not a superstitious person, however I don't tempt fate either!! LOL. So, I am not leaving my bed tomorrow at all. I will hide under the covers until midnight and pray that no black cats find me and no ladders suddenly spring up in my bedroom. I will remove all mirrors just in case. I am clumsy, I might break one and I can't afford another 7 years of bad luck on top of the 1500 years that I already have. I will not be online in case my computer crashes ......AGAIN. I will only eat all white food. I have no idea why, I just said it because it sounded funny.... I will watch Numb3rs though, can't miss that!!!



All of the things said in this post were supposed to be funny. The author is not really doing any of these things. No black cats, ladders, mirrors or computers were harmed in the making of this post.... Happy Friday the 13th everyone!!!!!

Snow.....Already...

Today it snowed here. Not a lot but enough for this former Florida girl . It was in the 40's today. That is what the weather man said, but according to me, it was in the 30's or so. It was COLD!!!! We have the heat on because I am freezing and can't get warm enough. But I am sure we will be turning it off soon as it is supposed to get back up into the 60's in the next day or so.

My birthday is next Friday. I will be 32. I am okay with that fact, I think. I just feel like I have nothing to show for being 32. But the reality is that I do. I am in a healthy relationship for the first time ever. I am happy where I am at finally. And there is nothing wrong. I am warm and fed and Ihave a bed to sleep in. So even though I feel sometimes like I don't have a lot to show for my life, I do. I know this, I just have to remind myself.

I have talked a bit about starting over here with this blog. I could have used the title of my other one, but I wanted something new. Something that shows who I am now. The old one showed the old me, and while I had over 300 posts in it and it KILLED me to delete it, I am not really that upset about it upon further inspection. I really am not. To me that is strange, but not strange. I am looking forward to making this blog better than the other one. As I said before, I started that blog last November after the ad banner fiasco on AOL and Doug and I were having serious issues with our relationship then as well. Even though I may not have wrote about all of the issues, I still can recall the feelings associated with the entries. Now they are gone. I can't go back and relive the hurts and slights anymore, which is for the best. Trust me. That was like rubbing salt into an open wound.

Things are great here. I have a job interview at CVS right across the way from where he works on Monday for the same hours as he works more or less. He is happy with his job. Although the hours could me more and the pay could definitely be more!!! But we are both feeling very lucky that he even found a job right now with so many being out of work in Michigan.

I think that is about it for now.... Ciao!!!!

Starting Over

I was kind of freaked out about starting over again after 300 some odd posts, but I thought about it and maybe this is a good thing. The last blog I had when Doug and I were having major issues and it was so easy to go back and relive those hurts over and over. Now I can't. They are gone forever. So, maybe starting over isn't such a bad thing after all.

Last night the Tigers beat the A's again. So they are 2-0 in the series of 7. It most likely won't go to 7 though unless the A's beat the Tigers in the next 2 games. The next 3 games are in Detroit though, so I don't think that will happen.

I am supposed to go work in the campaign office today, but unless this miagraine goes away, I may not be. I am not sure yet.I am enjoying working on a political campaign. It is interesting. But not enough to make me do it full time. I don't get enough sleep as it is with Doug working nights now.

I have added feedblitz to this blog, so please sign up if you wish to. I am just happy that I have a place for my thoughts now. I looked at a lot of blogging platforms and came to the conclusion this was the best one. So, I am back under an assumed name so to speask. LOL. Well, seeing as it is 5:07 AM I am going to go.... Have a great day!!! Ciao!!

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Baseball News

Okay, so I haven't gotten to write about the news that has Detroit buzzing... The Tigers beat the Yankees last week to go into the ALCS against the Oakland A's. To say that I was stunned the Tigers beat the Yankees would not have been an understatement. I always had faith in the boys. They have worked hard to get where they are and have encountered a little luck as well. Along with some amazing performances by the team and individuals as well. There was a huge party through out Michigan when they got done beating the Yankees on Saturday Night 8-3. To prove my point, Kenny Rogers poured champange on a State Trooper and didn't get into trouble. Now that is cool!!!! They also went back onto the field and celebrated with the fans by spraying champange into the stands.

It was a very emotional night for me because I knew that they could accomplish this and they did. There were so many who were jumping off the Tiger's bandwagon at this point. I thing that Jim Leyland said it best when he said:" If we are afraid of who we are going to end up playing next, we don't need to be here." That is a very true thing. The Tigers were the Yankee killers this year. After the game in a rare act of class seen in any type of sport, Joe Torre and Derrick Jeter went in to the Tiger's locker room to congratulate the winning team. They earned my respect with that.

Last night the Tigers played game 1 with the A's and trounced them 5-1. Way to go boys!!!! You know even if they don't make it to the World Series, this year's Tigers team have been very special and they have done something very special.

Tonight is game 2 in Oakland then they come home and Kenny Rogers is pitching in game 3. I can't wait!!!

Today, on a sad note, Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's small plane crashed into an apartment building in New York. The Yankees lost a great up and coming pitcher. And this is a sad day for all of baseball and it's fans. That's it for now.... Ciao.....

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Back Again.....

I couldn't leave here. This has became my home away from home. Where I can say what I want and know that I won't be attacked for it. I am back. Although with a different blog and look for now. I decided that I didn't want to go the Blogger Beta way, so I used a new email address to re sign up. I have halo scan back and I am working on getting blogrolling back as well. I missed you guys. So I am back to where I started from. Literally. With post #1. Maybe this is a good thing.

I can make this blog anything that I want to now. I don't have to stick with what the other one became. We will see what happens. Anyway.... This is it for now.... How about those Tigers!!!! Go Tigers!!!!