Mood Swings, Promotions, and hot boyfriends..

I'm sad.

No reason why, really. I just am today. I get that way sometimes.

No, scratch that.

Often. I get that way often. With no reason in particular.

I mean, there's really nothing bad going on right now, it's all good. *knock on wood*

I've begun dating a really awesome guy that I've known for years.. Well, awesome, great, rockin', sweet..pick your adjective..it works. (There's plenty of entries waiting to be written involving the awesome times that I spend with him, but my blog notebook has decided to go M.I.A. and I have no idea where it has scampered off to..Never fear, once I find the little rascal my writings will be completely updated!!)

I am remodeling (cosmetically,) my bathroom. I could NOT take the boat theme one day longer. I don't know why the people who owned this house before me thought that it was a clever idea. They put medium blue on the lower half of three walls, a dark blue chair rail, one wall was completely dark blue. And they went as far as putting tacky silver knobs on the chair rail as well. BLECH.

Thanks to Adam, the chair rail and knobs are gone, and tonight I filled in the holes that were in the two walls that I will be painting first. I am going with the colors here in this picture:

along with a few accent pieces in darker blue, because the bathroom floor has blue/grey diamonds in it.

Anywho.


I got a LONG overdue promotion finally. You are now reading the thoughts and ideas of a -- *drumroll please*-- Jewelry Sales Co-ordinater. Woot! That bumps me up the payscale FIVE spots! And, it's higher up on the recognition scale, as well as being in a new area finally.

A girl can only be surrounded by shoes for so long, you know. (Lesser known fact, right??)

Happily Slacking...

I know, I know..I haven't written for awhile. Not ENTIRELY my fault, my computer has been acting so stupid lately, that I haven't felt like dealing with it any more than I have to. Though never fear, my dear readers... I have been jotting down little notes about every day that passes, so when I do FINALLY get the chance to blog a bit, I won't forget anything.

I was wondering where to start, but then I figured that the first day would be the most logical and best place to pick up where I started just writing in my notebook. Typically, however, I like starting in the middle of things. Then winding around to part of the beginning then meandering through parts of the ending..but I won't make you do that sort of reading tonight.

(Speaking of my dear readers, I seem to have lost some of you over the holiday season. I hope all is well, and you manage to surf through my blog occasionally. Feel free to leave your blog addresses as well, for the rest of us to read!)

Anywho.

Adam came over last night and we watched the 2006 version of 'The Hills Have Eyes'. I love that movie, but like with most horror/gory movies, I can't watch it by myself. I guess I'm girlie in that way! (I cannot even watch any of the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movies by myself!)

After the movie ended, we decided to pop in 'Along Came Polly', starring Jennifer Aniston and cuddled together tightly throughout the whole thing. That has quickly become one of my favorite things to do: cuddling tightly in his arms! The movie ended around 3:30 in the morning, but we stayed up talking for another hour until we finally fell asleep in mid-conversation.

We woke up around 9, and started getting lost in conversation again right away. After awhile, (and after taking the puppy outside,) we fiddled around with this stupid computer of mine. We were thinking that I could go ahead and re-install windows because I had found the discs I needed to re-install the modem and router. Unfortunately, the windows disc that I have won't work on my desktop, only on my laptop. Grrrrrr....

Adam continually blows me away with how thoughtful and sweet he is! Like today. He noticed that the puppy doesn't like to go outside in the snow drifts, because it makes her paws too cold and she can't walk well out in the yard. So, he shoveled her a 'doggy run' in the yard. It's a medium sized circle that comes right up to two sides of the patio. She absolutely LOVES it! And it blew my mind with his thoughtfulness!

After awhile of being back inside, I fixed lunch for everyone consisting of: pork chops, yams, corn and mixed fruit. It turned out really good! The meat was just right, seeming to melt in my mouth when I ate it. Yummm...

He had plans with some friends this afternoon, so he left shortly after we ate. I must say that I had such a wonderful time with him and loved every minute of it!

New Years and New Starts

Every ending brings about a new beginning.

And what better saying to use for this particular entry? Yes, things are going well for me, if you haven't guessed.

Let me count the ways(in no particular order):

1.)I'm up for the chance of a bit promotion at work, I do hope. The jewelry coordinator quit, due to the new order of scheduling, leaving her position open. It was really JoAnn's idea that I try for it, so I put in my 'official interest'. The hours suck, (1-10), but the pay would be a bit more. By how much, I am not sure... I really want a department manager job for the good hours, but if I have to work late like I've been told, I might as well be paid more!

2.)I haven't been cashiering near as much as I was...(knock on wood.) That makes my days so much better when I can stay off the front end.

3.) My Marykay business is starting it's first full year, so I need to get going on that full throttle. My first training will be on Wednesday as well as my first facial; unless I can combine the two. I've gotta call Amber real quick tomorrow about that and see if she wants to bring anyone.

4.) Last, but CERTAINLY not least. I've been spending a bit of time with Adam lately, and we, (after bringing the idea up a few times,) have decided that yes, we would like to date. We are going to ease into things, no rushing for us. That's the best way to do it, don't you think?
After the 'unofficial' breakup I had with Jeff, (seven months ago,) and the 'official' one not long after, I didn't think I would be interested in even thinking about dating anyone anytime soon. However, since Adam and I started taking again and hanging out, I've rethought that.
I'm really comfortable around him & it seems we've known each other FOREVER. And a major factor of attraction is also present, not just in how he looks, (I'm not shallow!), but his intellect and our common interests. I am very excited about how this may hopefully turn out! Wish us luck, my dear readers!



Anyway, there are some of the great beginnings going on for me right now. I've gotta go to bed, and be up in five hours or so. I just wanted to jot things thing after Adam left and I fell asleep. Good night all!

Musical Hodgepodge..

As you should DEFINATELY know by now, music comes as natural to me as breathing. I like to pass on loads of links and videos to my wonderful fellow musers.

And this entry is no exception.

Today, Adam sent me some links to music he wanted to introduce me to.. so, my dear readers, you can sample them as I am doing right now.

First, here is the track that he " would like to request this song for(me)..


(Pride & Glory - Lovin' Woman)

I really don't know why he wanted to pick that particular track for me.. but it's a cool song.

Next up is:


(Almost Easy - Avenged Sevenfold)

I like it, reminds me of Ozzy as in how you can't understand what he is saying half the time. At least for me, when I watch him in interviews, it takes a few minutes of, "What the heck?" before it all clicks and I can suddenly comprehend every word. But, I like this track none-the-less.

The next link he sent me didn't work, it was for Slayer-BloodLine. YouTube gave me the error that the video wasn't available, so I'll have to look it up manually later. Let me know if any of you find it before I do!

This next one had me shaking my poor, frazzled head.


(ARCH ENEMY - Revolution Begins)

It started out promising, the instrumental in the first MINUTE was good.. I start to get distracted, though when the opening goes on for a minute. You know, short attention span and all! Then, the (chick?) opened her mouth and stopped my clicking in mid-press. I gave it a full listen to be full, but I gotta admit. NOT my cup of tea..this is the sort of song that makes me wonder if the poor singer didn't get enough hugs growing up? I like rock, don't get me wrong.. but in the words of Ricky Ricardo: "Aye Aye Aye..LUCCCCCCCCCYYYYYYY!!"

Maybe one of my readers will like it, so I am being fair and including that video.


Okay. Two more to go, are you falling asleep yet, dear reader?

No?

Good! Let us continue our musical explorations on this chilly, (okay, okay downright freezing..), January evening.


(All That Remains - Two Weeks)

OOOoooohhh... This one is MUCH better! I really like this song! And the lead guy is pretty hot, if that is of any interest to my female readers.. Definately five stars from me!

Last, and maybe least.


(GWAR)

This one, sadly, was another one that was so odd (disturbing?) to me that I just had to watch it to the end. I seriously have no words for me. Amazing.. but not in a good way. Sorry Adam!

All in all, an interesting group of tracks and some real hits in there. And, a few misses to be honest. But, my dear and wonderful readers, let me know what you think! Each video doesn't take long at all to view/listen to and comment on!

Hope you all are having a great night!

Greased Lightin'

If you know me at all, you know my all-time FAVORITE movie is Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

I watched it again yesterday, and I still love it as much as the first time I saw it. The above video is my favorite part of the movie, when she makes his jaw drop (and all the other T-birds jaws as well!

I must be honest with you, dear reader. I wish I could cause that sort of reaction just once in my life. But alas.. I'm like the earlier good-girl Sandy, not like the head turning gorgeous Sandy.

And that is the bulk of my mini-pity party. I am who I am, and someday I will make someone's head turn, I am sure. (and not a creepy someone's, either!)

I used to hate what I looked like, and couldn't even look in the mirror at myself. I am slowly getting past that, and accepting who I am. Josh has a lot to do with that improvement, I must say. If you are just recently tuning in to my blogs, Josh is my best friend of over 18 years. And, he is the best best friend that anyone could ever hope for. He is a constant esteem booster, and shoulder when I need him for anything. And when I say anything, I mean ANYTHING.

I hope you enjoy the top clip, and just so that this entry can live up to it's title....Here is the Greased Lighten' clip! I love this scene as well, and I really have the whole movie memorized if you want to know the truth!

Happy New Years..and all that Jazz..

Plenty of different things going on that I could write about in a decent matter.. I just haven't had the inspiration deep enough to do so.

My muse has gone south for the winter apparently. I hope she or he or whomever they are is enjoying warmer weather and hot, sunny beaches for me.

Heaven knows, that is my ideal day.. lounging on the beach at Lake McBride all day long..

Anywho.

I had a good Christmas with my small family. I actually received many thoughtful gifts from my brother, and wonderful gifts from my mom. No boyfriend at Christmastime this year for me. It's the first time I've been single in at least six years~and I am enjoying it immensely!! Way more time to myself and far fewer headaches!

I managed to send out oodles of Christmas cards this year, I was very pleased with myself for not only sitting down and writing them out and addressing them, but getting them into the mailbox and out to the recipients before Christmas! First time in my life have I actually managed to do that with ALL the cards! Hallelujah! (or Gesundheit, whichever you prefer :P)

(Usually, the cards get thrown in a pile in my glove compartment or stuck haphazard into my car visor..where I come across them in June or July... I always MEAN to mail them out~it just doesn't usually happen.)

One of the cards that we sent out this year was to my brother's best friend,Adam, of twenty-something years. He used to say that he's known me since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, (They are 8-9 years older than I am.) We haven't really seen him since we moved into the new house a little over a year ago, so we sent him a card with contact information and stuff.

And..

..with a few hits and misses of contact, I finally got to talk to him again Saturday night. Two hours and fifteen minutes was our conversation.. so it's all good. He's a pretty decent guy, a musician. But my brother's best friend..so even if I was interested, it would not happen.

Onward.

It is now a few days into a brand new year, and I have yet to come up with any resolutions or really put any serious thought into making some. I should though, I really want to make on concerning my Mary Kay business, exercise routine, cooking healthy and reading... but I am still thinking about it. No one says that the resolutions HAVE to start January 1st, right?

...Umm...I had way more things to jot down in my blog tonight.. but Kid Rock's All Summer Long came on my player and distracted me. Sorry about that, my lovely readers!

So, tell me!

How was your holidays?

What kind of lovely resolutions did you come up with?

How did you spend your New Years? (If you can remember it, that is!)

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