I was sitting down to play Hot Shot's Golf 3 here at the house, when I looked down at the little piggy on my left foot...it's all bruised on the side again!!! Darn it!!! Kasia, you were right...that's what I get for trying to be a lady.
Good Night all...
~Peanut
"Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage.
-Author Unknown
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Meltdowns...
So, I've come to the conclusion that not all meltdowns are bad. I had one yesterday...don't worry, I'm ok, nothing is really wrong anymore (that I know of), I was just freaking out about something that I have no control over. Here's a little bit of the story though.
My phone had a really bad habit of randomly turning off...well, it wasn't really random. If I got online with it, there was a chance that it would shut off, when I changed the volume setting, it might freeze on that screen, then shut off when I flipped it open again. It was super annoying and had been going on for quite a while. However, I knew my contract was expiring soon and I could get a new phone anyways, so I decided to wait it out. Now, I was heading out of work, and after a few eye opening conversations, and me forgetting some stuff, I was pretty frustrated. I got down to my car, realized I had forgotten a couple things and moved my car closer to the building so I wouldn't have to walk the length of a football field two more times. Went back upstairs to my desk, grabbed one of the two things and headed back out. When I got back to my car again, I realized that I had forgotten to grab one of the things I needed. At this point, I felt like crying, but didn't. Trust me, I was VERY frustrated at this point. I flipped open my phone to call my sister, and it turned off...so I chucked it at the dashboard. Great now I have no phone!!! I broke down, seriously. It sucked...I regained my composure enough to head back into the building, went into the sales department (cause I really didn't want to go back upstairs-and by this point I had completely forgotten about the second thing I wanted to grab), and I used the phone of one of the sales guys (thanks again). I called Cletus practically in tears still and told him he wouldn't be able to reach me on my cell phone for a couple of days. He asked why and I said "because it's in three fucking pieces in the floor of my car". Yeah, tears again. He's great though. He came over to my apartment, heard my story, gave me a big hug (which made me feel a lot better), and we headed to the Sprint store near me to get me a new phone. Well, we were planning on combining phone plans and just having one so we could save some money, and we wound up doing that last night too. So now, I have a new phone, and so does Cletus!
The really strange part for me is that I'm happy today, but I feel like I could break down and cry at any moment. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but we'll see what happens on the drive home today...
P.S. Cletus, I'm sorry...I think you know what I'm talking about. You're right...
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Peanut
"Get mad, then get over it."
-Colin Powell
My phone had a really bad habit of randomly turning off...well, it wasn't really random. If I got online with it, there was a chance that it would shut off, when I changed the volume setting, it might freeze on that screen, then shut off when I flipped it open again. It was super annoying and had been going on for quite a while. However, I knew my contract was expiring soon and I could get a new phone anyways, so I decided to wait it out. Now, I was heading out of work, and after a few eye opening conversations, and me forgetting some stuff, I was pretty frustrated. I got down to my car, realized I had forgotten a couple things and moved my car closer to the building so I wouldn't have to walk the length of a football field two more times. Went back upstairs to my desk, grabbed one of the two things and headed back out. When I got back to my car again, I realized that I had forgotten to grab one of the things I needed. At this point, I felt like crying, but didn't. Trust me, I was VERY frustrated at this point. I flipped open my phone to call my sister, and it turned off...so I chucked it at the dashboard. Great now I have no phone!!! I broke down, seriously. It sucked...I regained my composure enough to head back into the building, went into the sales department (cause I really didn't want to go back upstairs-and by this point I had completely forgotten about the second thing I wanted to grab), and I used the phone of one of the sales guys (thanks again). I called Cletus practically in tears still and told him he wouldn't be able to reach me on my cell phone for a couple of days. He asked why and I said "because it's in three fucking pieces in the floor of my car". Yeah, tears again. He's great though. He came over to my apartment, heard my story, gave me a big hug (which made me feel a lot better), and we headed to the Sprint store near me to get me a new phone. Well, we were planning on combining phone plans and just having one so we could save some money, and we wound up doing that last night too. So now, I have a new phone, and so does Cletus!
The really strange part for me is that I'm happy today, but I feel like I could break down and cry at any moment. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but we'll see what happens on the drive home today...
P.S. Cletus, I'm sorry...I think you know what I'm talking about. You're right...
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Peanut
"Get mad, then get over it."
-Colin Powell
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I need some relaxation!!!
Ok…I think I’m too excited for my own good! Last Wednesday, Cletus and I got our engagement pictures taken. The photographer told us it would be about 2 weeks until the proofs are up and available for review! YIPPEE!! Well, yesterday was one week down, and only one more week to go!!! Yay! On top of that, I get to go to Virginia to visit my sister! I haven’t seen the house that they live in yet, just pictures, and it’s been FOREVER since I’ve seen her hubby (don’t even know if he’ll be there…), and I can’t wait to see that adorable little girl that is my 6 year old niece! Trust me…she’s a DOLL! Also, my other sister came by my work this morning and brought all the little ones with her! Everyone in the office got a kick out of them. They’re all just so stinking cute!
Ok, on to the other stuff…I’ve been so exhausted for some reason lately. The only reason I can think of is that I’ve seemingly been go-go-go for quite a while. I spent 10 weeks doing 95% of two jobs-all of mine, and all but 2 aspects of the second job, and the graduation parties are in full swing. Over the last 2 weeks, the schedule has been insane.
6/10-I went to a PartyLite meeting in Clinton Township with my cousin because I was thinking about starting to sell again.
6/11-Engagement photo session.
6/12-Went to my moms house for dinner, visited for a little while, put on my wedding dress and picked between two pair of earrings to wear with it.
6/13-Honestly…I don’t remember if we had anything going on or not…
6/14-Cletus’ sister, hubby, and their two kids came by in the morning. We then all rode together to an open house for his cousin. After that, we surprised some friends at a housewarming party! Yes, we were invited, but I had said we probably wouldn’t make it.
6/15-Up at 8:30 or something to go to church. Then we went to a graduation party for my cousin.
6/18-I had a Dr. appointment in the morning, and we had our first “official” meeting with our marriage counselor guy.
Yeah…crazy couple of weeks!!! Tonight, I get to tackle cleaning up my apartment a little bit, and preparing for my three trips in 9 days! Yay!
~Peanut
"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness."
-Aristotle
Ok, on to the other stuff…I’ve been so exhausted for some reason lately. The only reason I can think of is that I’ve seemingly been go-go-go for quite a while. I spent 10 weeks doing 95% of two jobs-all of mine, and all but 2 aspects of the second job, and the graduation parties are in full swing. Over the last 2 weeks, the schedule has been insane.
6/10-I went to a PartyLite meeting in Clinton Township with my cousin because I was thinking about starting to sell again.
6/11-Engagement photo session.
6/12-Went to my moms house for dinner, visited for a little while, put on my wedding dress and picked between two pair of earrings to wear with it.
6/13-Honestly…I don’t remember if we had anything going on or not…
6/14-Cletus’ sister, hubby, and their two kids came by in the morning. We then all rode together to an open house for his cousin. After that, we surprised some friends at a housewarming party! Yes, we were invited, but I had said we probably wouldn’t make it.
6/15-Up at 8:30 or something to go to church. Then we went to a graduation party for my cousin.
6/18-I had a Dr. appointment in the morning, and we had our first “official” meeting with our marriage counselor guy.
Yeah…crazy couple of weeks!!! Tonight, I get to tackle cleaning up my apartment a little bit, and preparing for my three trips in 9 days! Yay!
~Peanut
"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness."
-Aristotle
Couldn't resist.....
There should be an actual update today, but I was "shopping" for new desktop background material and stumbled across this one...enjoy!
~Peanut
"You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far."
-Uncle Remus
~Peanut
"You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far."
-Uncle Remus
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
owie, OWie, OWIE!!!
So, a while back, I broke my littlest piggy (my pinkie toe). If you would believe it, I did it getting into the shower. I have shower doors, and I hit the tall part of the track with my little toe. It hurt really bad, and even though I never went to the doctor for it, I'm 99.9% sure it was broken.
Well, today I took a quick break and when I tried to cross my legs, my pinkie toe met the corner of the leg of the table I was sitting at. It hurt very very bad, and actually brought a little tear to my eyes. The toe is now swollen again..darn it!!! Oh well, I'll be ok...
~Peanut
"Man is the sole animal whose nudity offends his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind."
-Montaigne
Well, today I took a quick break and when I tried to cross my legs, my pinkie toe met the corner of the leg of the table I was sitting at. It hurt very very bad, and actually brought a little tear to my eyes. The toe is now swollen again..darn it!!! Oh well, I'll be ok...
~Peanut
"Man is the sole animal whose nudity offends his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind."
-Montaigne
Friday, June 13, 2008
The necessity of electricity
Funny how much you rely on electricity. For example: Fridge, microwave, washer/dryer, water heater, stove, lights...among lots of other things. Cletus has been out of power since Sunday's lovely storm! Hopefully it will be back on tonight, and for the rest of this weekend!!
Tomorrow, we get to see his sister, brother in law, and 2 nephews (and one’s itty bitty!!!!), then we’re going to a graduation party for one of his cousins. Sunday will be church in the am, and a combo graduation/anniversary party in the afternoon! Should be good times!!!
Hope you all have a good weekend!!
~Peanut
"Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead."
-Mac McCleary
Tomorrow, we get to see his sister, brother in law, and 2 nephews (and one’s itty bitty!!!!), then we’re going to a graduation party for one of his cousins. Sunday will be church in the am, and a combo graduation/anniversary party in the afternoon! Should be good times!!!
Hope you all have a good weekend!!
~Peanut
"Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead."
-Mac McCleary
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Just Plane Fun...
And I do mean plane, as in airplane. I was talking to a co-worker today telling stories about some of the times I’ve flown. I have some pretty scary stories!!
Story #1: I few out to California to visit my oldest sister and my niece about…oh…8 years ago probably. I flew by myself and I was already somewhat nervous. My return flight had a layover in Chicago. The flight from Chicago to Detroit is only about 45 minutes so I figured it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. Well…it was storming. If you don’t yet know my feelings on storms, look at the post from Monday. So anyways…we’re getting ready to take off from Chicago and the pilot comes on saying “We’ll be cruising at XX,XXX feet for a total of about 45 minutes. Unfortunately, we may experience some turbulence for the duration of the flight.” I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal. Boy, was I wrong!!! I had a window seat which just so happened to be behind the wing. I LOVE window seats by the way, except when it looks like the wings on the plane are flapping like birds wings…ok, so maybe it wasn’t that bad, and I’m not by any means a white knuckle flyer, but I didn’t let go of the armrests for the whole flight.
Story #2: Cancun – January 2007. The flight there was peachy. No turbulence, no delays, nothing. Even seeing the Gulf of Mexico below us was really cool. The fun part comes in when leaving Cancun…the plane was sitting waiting to get the ok to enter the runway. I looked out the window and noticed 2 airplanes coming in for a landing on the runway we were waiting for. No big deal right! Well, I watched the first one come in, heard it go by, then all of the sudden…wait…why are we moving??? There’s another plane coming in!!! Next thing I know there’s the very loud sound of jet engines directly above us. Yes, the second plane just landed right over top of us…
Story #3: My mom and I went to Ireland in October 2007. Let me just say the trip was FANTASTIC…aside from the fact that we couldn’t get a rental car…that’s a whole other subject though… Our tickets were scheduled Detroit-New York-Dublin, Dublin-Chicago-Detroit (yeah, explain that one…) I don’t remember exactly which flight this was, but I think it was coming into Chicago, a.k.a. the Windy City. It was windy alright!!! The plane was lurching and shifting and swaying like crazy on the approach. I was sitting in the window seat again, and I could see the landscape rising and lowering. Oh! There’s the ground, oh it’s gone again…etc. It was bad. The landing was no better by any means! I was honestly scared that the plane was going to flip over or something (far fetched I know). Left rear tire-touchdown. Left rear tire-back in the air. Right rear tire-touchdown. Right rear tire-in the air. Left rear tire-touchdown, right rear tire-touchdown, front tires-touchdown. Ok, it doesn’t sound so bad on paper, but the amount of “air” we were getting when the tires came back off the ground…UGH!!! I still remember how it felt in my stomach!!!
Now, the majority of the times that I fly, everything is a-ok. These are just the most entertaining stories I have. Hope you enjoyed them!
~Peanut
"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute."
-Gil Stern
Story #1: I few out to California to visit my oldest sister and my niece about…oh…8 years ago probably. I flew by myself and I was already somewhat nervous. My return flight had a layover in Chicago. The flight from Chicago to Detroit is only about 45 minutes so I figured it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. Well…it was storming. If you don’t yet know my feelings on storms, look at the post from Monday. So anyways…we’re getting ready to take off from Chicago and the pilot comes on saying “We’ll be cruising at XX,XXX feet for a total of about 45 minutes. Unfortunately, we may experience some turbulence for the duration of the flight.” I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal. Boy, was I wrong!!! I had a window seat which just so happened to be behind the wing. I LOVE window seats by the way, except when it looks like the wings on the plane are flapping like birds wings…ok, so maybe it wasn’t that bad, and I’m not by any means a white knuckle flyer, but I didn’t let go of the armrests for the whole flight.
Story #2: Cancun – January 2007. The flight there was peachy. No turbulence, no delays, nothing. Even seeing the Gulf of Mexico below us was really cool. The fun part comes in when leaving Cancun…the plane was sitting waiting to get the ok to enter the runway. I looked out the window and noticed 2 airplanes coming in for a landing on the runway we were waiting for. No big deal right! Well, I watched the first one come in, heard it go by, then all of the sudden…wait…why are we moving??? There’s another plane coming in!!! Next thing I know there’s the very loud sound of jet engines directly above us. Yes, the second plane just landed right over top of us…
Story #3: My mom and I went to Ireland in October 2007. Let me just say the trip was FANTASTIC…aside from the fact that we couldn’t get a rental car…that’s a whole other subject though… Our tickets were scheduled Detroit-New York-Dublin, Dublin-Chicago-Detroit (yeah, explain that one…) I don’t remember exactly which flight this was, but I think it was coming into Chicago, a.k.a. the Windy City. It was windy alright!!! The plane was lurching and shifting and swaying like crazy on the approach. I was sitting in the window seat again, and I could see the landscape rising and lowering. Oh! There’s the ground, oh it’s gone again…etc. It was bad. The landing was no better by any means! I was honestly scared that the plane was going to flip over or something (far fetched I know). Left rear tire-touchdown. Left rear tire-back in the air. Right rear tire-touchdown. Right rear tire-in the air. Left rear tire-touchdown, right rear tire-touchdown, front tires-touchdown. Ok, it doesn’t sound so bad on paper, but the amount of “air” we were getting when the tires came back off the ground…UGH!!! I still remember how it felt in my stomach!!!
Now, the majority of the times that I fly, everything is a-ok. These are just the most entertaining stories I have. Hope you enjoyed them!
~Peanut
"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute."
-Gil Stern
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Why???
Why is it Tuesday and it feels like Wednesday again??? I think I might go crazy if this keeps up!
Anyways…Who watched the Belmont Stakes this past Saturday? I’m not a huge horse racing fan…honestly, I don’t remember the last time I watched a race before this year. I saw all 3 big races, and I was honestly bummed that Big Brown lost the Belmont. I, among many, many other people, had the opportunity to see history in the making, and he lost. Oh well…next time, right? Some people say the problem he was having with his hoof was to blame, some say his positioning, here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=AnYUY_IdnCkfhQw4QeDYZZ0X47kF?slug=ys-nydnbelmont060808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns,
and now people are trying to pin it on the jockey, here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news?slug=ap-bigbrown-dutrow&prov=ap&type=lgns.
Just for good measure…here’s another article… http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=Aptcvde86uK5BN_ldxkct_sX47kF?slug=ap-belmontstakes&prov=ap&type=lgns.
Who knows what truly happened to Big Brown. We may never know! He did have great showings at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, though. Now, anyone that bid on Da’ Tara is probably sitting pretty!!!
~Peanut
"It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall."
-Mexican Proverb
Anyways…Who watched the Belmont Stakes this past Saturday? I’m not a huge horse racing fan…honestly, I don’t remember the last time I watched a race before this year. I saw all 3 big races, and I was honestly bummed that Big Brown lost the Belmont. I, among many, many other people, had the opportunity to see history in the making, and he lost. Oh well…next time, right? Some people say the problem he was having with his hoof was to blame, some say his positioning, here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=AnYUY_IdnCkfhQw4QeDYZZ0X47kF?slug=ys-nydnbelmont060808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns,
and now people are trying to pin it on the jockey, here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news?slug=ap-bigbrown-dutrow&prov=ap&type=lgns.
Just for good measure…here’s another article… http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=Aptcvde86uK5BN_ldxkct_sX47kF?slug=ap-belmontstakes&prov=ap&type=lgns.
Who knows what truly happened to Big Brown. We may never know! He did have great showings at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, though. Now, anyone that bid on Da’ Tara is probably sitting pretty!!!
~Peanut
"It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall."
-Mexican Proverb
Monday, June 9, 2008
What an exciting weekend!
Saturday, Cletus and I went to one of my cousin's graduation parties. It was fun!! Got to see a lot of family, hung out for a while, and ate way too much good food! Best of luck to him and all the he pursues!!
Now on to the nerve racking exciting stuff...anyone that knows me, knows that I'm not a huge fan of storms. I'm ok if it's just raining, or even if there's a little thunder and lightning involved...but when the potential of violence gets involved...count me OUT! Yesterday, there was a very fast moving STRONG band of thunderstorms that moved through the neighborhood. Come to find out, a tornado actually touched down about 2.5 miles from the house...that's exactly the kind of violence I don't like! Cletus stepped outside when the storm started coming through. He was only outside for about 2 min and came back in saying "it's starting to rain". As fast as those words came out of his mouth, we were getting hammered by rain and super high winds. Again...with the violence thing. Now, when I say extremely high winds, I mean trees bending that shouldn't be etc. The fun part of it was watching the power lines behind our next door neighbors house (and 4 houses down for that matter) twist all together and arc like crazy...again with the violence thing. Cletus had just started dinner when the power went out and he still doesn't have any...it's been about 19 hours now. However, my apartment never lost power at all. There were trees down all over the place on my way home last night too....it was crazy. Now I'm going to try my hand at this fun photo posting thing so y'all can see what happened...oh, and I apologize for the blurriness...I was on my bike...
This one is about 5 houses down from us on the opposite side of the street...
Another about 5 houses down...
Gigantic tree in the next door neighbors yard...couldn't get a really good picture of it...
Here's a better one of that tree...
This one was in the front yard of the house directly behind us...I think...notice the roots pulled up on the left.
Don't remember exactly where this one was...
YAY!!
~Peanut
"I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness."
-Adeline Knapp
Now on to the nerve racking exciting stuff...anyone that knows me, knows that I'm not a huge fan of storms. I'm ok if it's just raining, or even if there's a little thunder and lightning involved...but when the potential of violence gets involved...count me OUT! Yesterday, there was a very fast moving STRONG band of thunderstorms that moved through the neighborhood. Come to find out, a tornado actually touched down about 2.5 miles from the house...that's exactly the kind of violence I don't like! Cletus stepped outside when the storm started coming through. He was only outside for about 2 min and came back in saying "it's starting to rain". As fast as those words came out of his mouth, we were getting hammered by rain and super high winds. Again...with the violence thing. Now, when I say extremely high winds, I mean trees bending that shouldn't be etc. The fun part of it was watching the power lines behind our next door neighbors house (and 4 houses down for that matter) twist all together and arc like crazy...again with the violence thing. Cletus had just started dinner when the power went out and he still doesn't have any...it's been about 19 hours now. However, my apartment never lost power at all. There were trees down all over the place on my way home last night too....it was crazy. Now I'm going to try my hand at this fun photo posting thing so y'all can see what happened...oh, and I apologize for the blurriness...I was on my bike...
This one is about 5 houses down from us on the opposite side of the street...
Another about 5 houses down...
Gigantic tree in the next door neighbors yard...couldn't get a really good picture of it...
Here's a better one of that tree...
This one was in the front yard of the house directly behind us...I think...notice the roots pulled up on the left.
Don't remember exactly where this one was...
YAY!!
~Peanut
"I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness."
-Adeline Knapp
Friday, June 6, 2008
CBC might drop a couple of notches
I just saw that there’s a possibility that they might try to “silence” the Hockey Night in Canada theme (aka The Hockey Song). WHAT????
An excerpt from the story that is found here - http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=cp-nhl_hockey_night_theme&prov=cp&type=lgns: (yeah, I still don't have the whole linking thing down...)
Reports that the theme might be benched next year came when the agency that represents the song’s composer said Thursday that the CBC will no longer use the familiar hockey anthem.
But the head of CBC Sports says the song hasn’t been shelved yet.
“Our negotiations continue and if we can do a deal for the theme that’s reasonable for both sides, we’ll do it,” said CBC Sports executive director Scott Moore in an interview. “It’s a great theme. If we can’t, then we have an alternate direction that we’re excited about and that I think will create controversy and create excitement amongst Canadians.”
“But certainly our first choice would be to keep the theme as it is.”
The licence agreement CBC had with composer Dolores Claman ended with this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, which wrapped up Wednesday night.
Interesting, but even I’m still bummed!!! And I don't even get to watch CBC that often!!! I hope they keep it, for the sake of the fans.
~Peanut
"A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's."
-Richard Whately
An excerpt from the story that is found here - http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=cp-nhl_hockey_night_theme&prov=cp&type=lgns: (yeah, I still don't have the whole linking thing down...)
Reports that the theme might be benched next year came when the agency that represents the song’s composer said Thursday that the CBC will no longer use the familiar hockey anthem.
But the head of CBC Sports says the song hasn’t been shelved yet.
“Our negotiations continue and if we can do a deal for the theme that’s reasonable for both sides, we’ll do it,” said CBC Sports executive director Scott Moore in an interview. “It’s a great theme. If we can’t, then we have an alternate direction that we’re excited about and that I think will create controversy and create excitement amongst Canadians.”
“But certainly our first choice would be to keep the theme as it is.”
The licence agreement CBC had with composer Dolores Claman ended with this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, which wrapped up Wednesday night.
Interesting, but even I’m still bummed!!! And I don't even get to watch CBC that often!!! I hope they keep it, for the sake of the fans.
~Peanut
"A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's."
-Richard Whately
Is it REALLY Friday???
This week has been strange...
Monday felt like Tuesday.
Tuesday felt like Monday.
Wednesday felt like Thursday.
Thursday felt like Friday and I felt like I wasn't supposed to be at work.
Today actually feels like Friday, but I still don't fell like I'm actually supposed to be working...I'm all screwed up...
The parade was in Detroit this morning, and I really wanted to go, but didn't...yeah, I'm bummed...but there will be another one within the next couple of years if not next year!
I've decided that I'm going to **attempt** to do daily updates. It's going to depend on how busy I am at work...oh wait...I don't think that will be a problem... This weekend, more painting will be taking place at the house, along with a new floor in the upstairs bathroom. Also, a grad party on Saturday. Should be good times!!! Hopefully we don't get stormed on too bad...and hopefully the weather clears up for us by Wednesday. I was really looking forward to getting the engagement photos taken :-(
~Peanut
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
-Desmond Tutu
Monday felt like Tuesday.
Tuesday felt like Monday.
Wednesday felt like Thursday.
Thursday felt like Friday and I felt like I wasn't supposed to be at work.
Today actually feels like Friday, but I still don't fell like I'm actually supposed to be working...I'm all screwed up...
The parade was in Detroit this morning, and I really wanted to go, but didn't...yeah, I'm bummed...but there will be another one within the next couple of years if not next year!
I've decided that I'm going to **attempt** to do daily updates. It's going to depend on how busy I am at work...oh wait...I don't think that will be a problem... This weekend, more painting will be taking place at the house, along with a new floor in the upstairs bathroom. Also, a grad party on Saturday. Should be good times!!! Hopefully we don't get stormed on too bad...and hopefully the weather clears up for us by Wednesday. I was really looking forward to getting the engagement photos taken :-(
~Peanut
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
-Desmond Tutu
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Stanley's Back!!!
That’s right! The Detroit Red Wings were victorious yet again last night in game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals!!! What a great game it was…I was literally on the edge of my couch with my hands clasped together for the last 2 minutes of the game. My heart was pounding, and I wound up holding my breath for about 15 seconds. Then…the possible game tying goal with about 2 seconds to go…ting! Hit the right upright and slipped right behind Osgood in front of the goal line…it didn’t go in!!!! YES!!!! WE WON!!!! It was a long, hard fought battle (especially game 5) but we won...and how sweet it is!!!
What a game…Great job guys!!! Keep it here in 2009 too!!!
~Peanut
"God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest."
-J.G. Holland
What a game…Great job guys!!! Keep it here in 2009 too!!!
~Peanut
"God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest."
-J.G. Holland
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
It's A Sad, Sad Day...
…In Hockeytown. The Wings lost game 5 last night to the Penguins in triple overtime. They put up a helluva fight, but alas… Looks like my original prediction of Wings in 6 might come true! Stanley is on its way to Pittsburgh right now and hopefully, it will get raised tomorrow night by the great red and white!!!
Now on to my gripe. My brother and I see eye to eye on this, and maybe other people will agree. Why is it, that when you watch a hockey game on NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, or FSN they don’t broadcast the National Anthem? I’m ticked off enough that they don’t broadcast all of the games on local channels anymore, but having to rely on CBC – A CANADIAN channel – to actually hear the AMERICAN National Anthem …it’s just plain stupid. I don’t know about any of you, but I’m PROUD of the country I live in, even if the economy is going down the tubes! I am a huge hockey fan, but I don’t have cable (CBC doesn’t come in either), so I can’t watch 90% of the regular season games. I am grateful that NBC finally decided to pick up the playoffs starting with game 3, but please…broadcast the National Anthem!!! I watched game 2 with Cletus at the house on CBC, and I stood up for the Anthem…out of respect for my country. Maybe these local stations need to find their respect again, and show it with any of the sports contests they broadcast by playing this great country’s National Anthem.
GO WINGS!!!!!!
~Peanut
"Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"
-Francis Scott Key
Now on to my gripe. My brother and I see eye to eye on this, and maybe other people will agree. Why is it, that when you watch a hockey game on NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, or FSN they don’t broadcast the National Anthem? I’m ticked off enough that they don’t broadcast all of the games on local channels anymore, but having to rely on CBC – A CANADIAN channel – to actually hear the AMERICAN National Anthem …it’s just plain stupid. I don’t know about any of you, but I’m PROUD of the country I live in, even if the economy is going down the tubes! I am a huge hockey fan, but I don’t have cable (CBC doesn’t come in either), so I can’t watch 90% of the regular season games. I am grateful that NBC finally decided to pick up the playoffs starting with game 3, but please…broadcast the National Anthem!!! I watched game 2 with Cletus at the house on CBC, and I stood up for the Anthem…out of respect for my country. Maybe these local stations need to find their respect again, and show it with any of the sports contests they broadcast by playing this great country’s National Anthem.
GO WINGS!!!!!!
~Peanut
"Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"
-Francis Scott Key
Sunday, June 1, 2008
I Want Stanley! And Other Weekend Stuff...
Hello? Does anybody read this anymore? Don't be afraid to comment :-D
Today is Cletus's birthday! Yay! He's now 28 years young! Last night, we went to Muldoon's to get some drinks and watch the Wings play. It was a good night for the most part. The Wings ROCKED - beat the Penguins 2-1 oooooh yeah!! It's all going to end on Monday...game 5...at the Joe...in the D...right where Stanley BELONGS!!!
Ok, that's enough about that. Today, Cletus and I rode about 7 miles on the Clinton River Trail. It was fun times together. I'm tired, and ready for bed now, but it was worth it. We had burgers on the grill for dinner courtesy of...you guessed it...Cletus!
Good weekend :-)
~Peanut
"Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm."
-Jacquie Phelan
Today is Cletus's birthday! Yay! He's now 28 years young! Last night, we went to Muldoon's to get some drinks and watch the Wings play. It was a good night for the most part. The Wings ROCKED - beat the Penguins 2-1 oooooh yeah!! It's all going to end on Monday...game 5...at the Joe...in the D...right where Stanley BELONGS!!!
Ok, that's enough about that. Today, Cletus and I rode about 7 miles on the Clinton River Trail. It was fun times together. I'm tired, and ready for bed now, but it was worth it. We had burgers on the grill for dinner courtesy of...you guessed it...Cletus!
Good weekend :-)
~Peanut
"Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm."
-Jacquie Phelan
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Happy Long Weekend!!!
Well ok, the weekend is over and the majority of us are back to work...and despite the not-so-good news we got on Friday, it was a very enjoyable long weekend!!!
Cletus and I left for Kinde Friday much later than we normally do. That was ok though because we didn't hit hardly any traffic!! We went to the bar for a bit Friday night, and I went to be around midnight...much past my usual bedtime!!! Saturday morning, I didn't get up until 8:30. That might not be sleeping in for some people, but it is for me! I'm up by 6:00 am each day. Anyways...we didn't do very much of anything on Saturday. Went to Cletus' grandma's house to check out some patio furniture, and to help move a dresser out of the house. After that we went to church, had dinner, and headed to the bar again. This time with a Red Wings game to be watched!!! WOOOOO HOOOO!!! We got robbed of the first goal, but the wings still won 4-0! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Saturday night I went to be around 11:30 and slept til 9...oh yeah...that was nice! Sunday was again, a pretty lazy day. Cletus helped his dad cut up an old deep freezer, and later on in the afternoon, we played frisbee! It was so much fun...we're going to have to get a frisbee to keep at the house.
Then comes Monday. We were outside for a few hours, tearing down the pool in the back yard. That was an adventure in itself!!! We were getting swarmed by bees! Ok, it wasn't that bad, but at one time I counted 6 bees in the general vicinity of the pool...NOT cool...not to mention all the spiders that were discovered. EEEEEEW. A couple of them were pregnant too! Even worse!!! You can't try to step on them to kill them because baby spiders will run all over the place...it's disgusting, I've done it before and seen it happen...Then, the last spider I saw was huge. I'm not exaggerating when I say the "butt" of the spider was the size of my index fingernail. Gross, gross, gross, gross!!! The legs were stubby and short compared to most spiders I've seen, especially of this size, and the body was abnormally HUGE. I eek'd a little bit and called Cletus to come check it out. Meanwhile I'm saying things like "eew, gross, kill it" etc. Cletus came to the rescue and now, that dead spider resides in the spray part of the sprayer nozzle thingee which will probably get thrown away now! We were also able to get CBC on his tv (yeah, neither of us have cable, but he gets more stations than me), so we were able to watch the Red Wings hand the Penguins their second loss of the playoffs...another shut out no less...3-0!!! GO WINGS!!!
We both got a little sunburned this weekend, but oh well, it was worth it!
~Peanut
"The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson."
-Author Unknown
Cletus and I left for Kinde Friday much later than we normally do. That was ok though because we didn't hit hardly any traffic!! We went to the bar for a bit Friday night, and I went to be around midnight...much past my usual bedtime!!! Saturday morning, I didn't get up until 8:30. That might not be sleeping in for some people, but it is for me! I'm up by 6:00 am each day. Anyways...we didn't do very much of anything on Saturday. Went to Cletus' grandma's house to check out some patio furniture, and to help move a dresser out of the house. After that we went to church, had dinner, and headed to the bar again. This time with a Red Wings game to be watched!!! WOOOOO HOOOO!!! We got robbed of the first goal, but the wings still won 4-0! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Saturday night I went to be around 11:30 and slept til 9...oh yeah...that was nice! Sunday was again, a pretty lazy day. Cletus helped his dad cut up an old deep freezer, and later on in the afternoon, we played frisbee! It was so much fun...we're going to have to get a frisbee to keep at the house.
Then comes Monday. We were outside for a few hours, tearing down the pool in the back yard. That was an adventure in itself!!! We were getting swarmed by bees! Ok, it wasn't that bad, but at one time I counted 6 bees in the general vicinity of the pool...NOT cool...not to mention all the spiders that were discovered. EEEEEEW. A couple of them were pregnant too! Even worse!!! You can't try to step on them to kill them because baby spiders will run all over the place...it's disgusting, I've done it before and seen it happen...Then, the last spider I saw was huge. I'm not exaggerating when I say the "butt" of the spider was the size of my index fingernail. Gross, gross, gross, gross!!! The legs were stubby and short compared to most spiders I've seen, especially of this size, and the body was abnormally HUGE. I eek'd a little bit and called Cletus to come check it out. Meanwhile I'm saying things like "eew, gross, kill it" etc. Cletus came to the rescue and now, that dead spider resides in the spray part of the sprayer nozzle thingee which will probably get thrown away now! We were also able to get CBC on his tv (yeah, neither of us have cable, but he gets more stations than me), so we were able to watch the Red Wings hand the Penguins their second loss of the playoffs...another shut out no less...3-0!!! GO WINGS!!!
We both got a little sunburned this weekend, but oh well, it was worth it!
~Peanut
"The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson."
-Author Unknown
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Lord works in mysterious ways…
This weekend was kind of rough…I’m not going to get into that though. Overall, it was good just a little bit of it was rough. Last night, The Simpson’s were on when I was getting ready to go to yoga. I had never seen this particular episode and found it just as entertaining as the others…then the end came. Ok…in this episode, Marge was proclaimed a hero for saving Lisa from an erupting volcano. They were all sitting on the couch when they showed this on the news and Bart said, “Wow, mom, I want to be just like you! Except for the saving Lisa part.” To which Homer replied (while grabbing Bart around the neck to strangle him) “Pretend to care!!!” What would this world be like if we all pretended to care…even if we knew we were right about something, or didn’t feel like we were wrong, or if someone’s dog was dying-even if you didn’t care? How much of a difference would it make??? And who knows…maybe we would all start to care…
Just the other day, I was at a PartyLite show at my sister’s house. I started thinking about becoming a consultant again so that if I decided to be a stay-at-home mom, I can still have some income to contribute to the family. Well, today, I got a phone call from my sister asking me what I’m doing tonight. My cousin, who is a PartyLite consultant, has a show scheduled in Davison, and there are supposed to be 12 people coming. I can TOTALLY understand her not wanting to reschedule or cancel, and I guess all of the people she would normally dove-tail shows to are either busy doing their own shows, or on the cruise that they all won. Well, it’s been a couple of years, but I decided to go ahead and do it for her. After all, this can help me decide whether or not to do it again for sure. Here’s the fun part…I want to sponsor someone this year for the RCIA program, Cletus and I are planning a wedding, I want to go back to school, and now let’s just throw this in the mix too!!
I know there’s a plan for me, and apparently, it doesn’t involve trickling things one at a time into my lap. Just dumping them all at once! Oh well, I can handle it…because He knows I can.
~Peanut
“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.”
-Henry Ward Beecher
Friday, May 9, 2008
I Got Bored...
So I changed some colors!!! They probably won't stay this way though...
~Peanut
P.S. This quote is for you Cletus...
"I will never let you fall. I'll stand up with you forever. I'll be there for you through it all, even if saving you sends me to heaven"
-The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Your Guardian Angel)
~Peanut
P.S. This quote is for you Cletus...
"I will never let you fall. I'll stand up with you forever. I'll be there for you through it all, even if saving you sends me to heaven"
-The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Your Guardian Angel)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Time
Can it possibly go any faster? I don't feel like I can keep up. Cletus and I have been together 14 months now. It doesn't even feel like 5...he bought a house and is now moved in, we've been engaged for almost 7 months already, and the wedding is now only a year away...I just can't seem to wrap my mind around it!
I've now completed the RCIA program at church. We had our last "official" class last night, and will have one more time of recognition Sunday morning. That was one amazing experience that I wouldn't change for anything!!!
Ever had deja vu? Well, I take that as being exactly where you're meant to be in life. I've often wondered why it happens...but I like the reassurance. I know I'm only given what I can handle, and when I have that "haven't I done this before?" feeling - especially when I'm stressed out - I know I'll get through it and that everything will be fine.
Anyhoo...
~Peanut
"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees."
-Victor Hugo
I've now completed the RCIA program at church. We had our last "official" class last night, and will have one more time of recognition Sunday morning. That was one amazing experience that I wouldn't change for anything!!!
Ever had deja vu? Well, I take that as being exactly where you're meant to be in life. I've often wondered why it happens...but I like the reassurance. I know I'm only given what I can handle, and when I have that "haven't I done this before?" feeling - especially when I'm stressed out - I know I'll get through it and that everything will be fine.
Anyhoo...
~Peanut
"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees."
-Victor Hugo
Friday, May 2, 2008
Appliance Woes
Ok, so it's not so bad that it would actually be classified as a "woe", but it's rather entertaining, and kinda stunk when it happened...
Cletus and I went to a local 'Orange Box Store' competitor to buy some appliances. We needed a washer, dryer and refrigerator. No big deal right? Right. Well! We get there and start looking around. The washer and dryer were easy. We've had those picked out for about 2 weeks now. The fridge was a whole other story! The one that we really wanted was limited to the floor display, which they could have sold to us, but it was a little damaged, and well...we wanted new. Our second choice was $60 more than our first choice so we went with our 3rd choice only to find out that one too...was limited to the floor display. Back to choice #2. I talked to the sales guy, got him to come down on the price about $30...BONUS! We went to place the order, and the guy took an extra $28 off of the fridge, and the washer/dryer wound up about $60 less then we were expecting. On top of that, we had a 10% off coupon...oh yeah!!!
Fast forward to Thursday...I left work at 3:30 so I could be at the house to wait for the delivery, fully expecting them to show up at...oh...7:00. I literally had 25 minutes at the house before they showed up!!! Just enough time to clean the floor, boot up my laptop, and try to tap into the neighbors wireless connection. They got all the appliances unloaded and brought to the front door. Dryer in the house, hooked up and running...check. Washer in the house, hooked up and running...check. Now, back up a bit, back to when the dryer is being hooked up. Guy 1 comes in to say something to guy 2 who is in the process of hooking up the dryer. Guy 1 walks back outside. Guy 1 comes back in to talk to guy 2 again and guy 2 looks at me and says "You wouldn't happen to have a shop vac would you?" To which I responded "Um, no...why?" Guy 1 says "We have a bit of a situation outside." So I follow guy 1 outside to discover that, the one solid shelf that doesn't have drawers attached, is completely shattered. No damage to the outside of the fridge, no damage to the box...just a shattered shelf. Hmm...well guy 1 called the store and arranged for me to pick up a new shelf. Guy 1 was explaining the process of replacing said shelf and I said "Man, that was the beer shelf too!" And he replied "Damn, why did that one have to break?" It was funny!!!
This weekend...Cletus moves!!! It'll be fun.
~Peanut
"Every house where love abides
And friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home sweet home
For there the heart can rest."
-Henry Van Dyke
Fast forward to Thursday...I left work at 3:30 so I could be at the house to wait for the delivery, fully expecting them to show up at...oh...7:00. I literally had 25 minutes at the house before they showed up!!! Just enough time to clean the floor, boot up my laptop, and try to tap into the neighbors wireless connection. They got all the appliances unloaded and brought to the front door. Dryer in the house, hooked up and running...check. Washer in the house, hooked up and running...check. Now, back up a bit, back to when the dryer is being hooked up. Guy 1 comes in to say something to guy 2 who is in the process of hooking up the dryer. Guy 1 walks back outside. Guy 1 comes back in to talk to guy 2 again and guy 2 looks at me and says "You wouldn't happen to have a shop vac would you?" To which I responded "Um, no...why?" Guy 1 says "We have a bit of a situation outside." So I follow guy 1 outside to discover that, the one solid shelf that doesn't have drawers attached, is completely shattered. No damage to the outside of the fridge, no damage to the box...just a shattered shelf. Hmm...well guy 1 called the store and arranged for me to pick up a new shelf. Guy 1 was explaining the process of replacing said shelf and I said "Man, that was the beer shelf too!" And he replied "Damn, why did that one have to break?" It was funny!!!
This weekend...Cletus moves!!! It'll be fun.
~Peanut
"Every house where love abides
And friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home sweet home
For there the heart can rest."
-Henry Van Dyke
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Hooray for Homeownership!!!
Yep, that's right!!! Cletus is officially a homeowner! The papers were signed last week. We painted 3 rooms in the house last weekend, bought some appliances on Tuesday, and I'll be heading over there to wait for them to be delivered very shortly!!!
Yay!
~Peanut
"Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him."
-Aldous Huxley
Yay!
~Peanut
"Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him."
-Aldous Huxley
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