Hey out there,
Can't believe how fast this year has gone! It simply amazes me how time flashes by us. Try to enjoy a few minutes a day, just reveling in the spot your in, the moment, if you will. I try to reflect, just for a moment, and mark that spot in time. It's amazing what it will do for you! :)
Talked to Gram for a few last night while I was at work. It was her birthday and I had sent her a card, but I figured a phone call would be nice too. She sounded really good and we had a nice chat!!
I did the Ruby K, 5k, last weekend in the bitter cold! I ran it in 32 minutes, so I was very happy! Next up is the Turkey Trot on the 18th and then on January 11th is the big run at Epcot for me! I'm so excited!! I'm still looking for good priced tickets!
Kalyn is doing well in Kansas. She has two jobs. She works at Payless Shoes and Spencer Gifts. I'm so glad she is working and making some money!! woo!
Tyler participated in the guitar competition, but he said they picked younger kids to win this year, so he was disappointed. I'm so glad he did that again. He is very talented! He's still at the Coffee Booth, working a little more, so that gives him extra money too. His car will be paid off in February, so he's looking forward to that!
I've just been working, running and house/dog sitting a lot. Sure keeps me busy. I try to have fun in between, when I can. Saw the movie, "Argo", and loved it!! Tomorrow I'm going on a "wine tour" of Northern New Mexico with Mike. Should be a fun time! We will end the day at Rancho de Chimayo for dinner!! Our most fave spot these days! Yum! I have Monday off from the bank, so I will clean for Mary in the a.m., go to Santa Fe for the afternoon and then be back to work at the gym in the evening. I have a week and a day left of vacation to use or I lose it, so I'm taking the 2nd week of December off and then two random days off. Monday will be my first random day off. Not sure if I will get my other random day as work is too crazy and other people are taking off too, so we shall see.
So, I've been taking my Levothyroxine now for two weeks. I'm finding myself with more energy, but if I eat bread in the am, I feel tired. So I just eat my oatmeal now and no toast with peanut butter. I'm hoping this is the right dosage for me. I sure am not feeling as tired as I was!!! That was crazy! Never felt like that before! All my other tests came back fine, so I'm all good to go now, except for the blood check every 6-8 weeks to see how the meds are working. No biggee though...could be worse!
Not much else to report...just wanted to say hello and that we are all good here. If you can believe it, I have NOT started my Christmas cards yet! I usually have those done in October or earlier! Just not feeling it and most people don't even do cards anymore. I'm sure I will, but just waiting I guess. :) Until next time....
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Fall!!
Hello out there,
It sure is beginning to feel like fall around here in New Mexico. Chilly mornings and chilly evening, but beautiful during the day!! My runs in the morning are great due to the temperature change...love it!!
Surprised Kalyn this week and paid off her Aveda bill that was stressing her out. She had accumulated $545 in debt due to missing school for her emergency gall bladder surgery!! So, got some funds together that I had gotten from a couple of sources that I was not expecting and from the gramma's and we got it taken care of! She said she felt like crying and asked why I "was such a nice Mom". :)
Tyler told me the other day he feels like "he's in the way" and doesn't like that he has to live with me cuz he doesn't wanna bother me! I laughed and told him that he is my son and that I'm here for him no matter what and that it was crazy talk saying he's "in the way". Neither of us are hardly ever home so not sure why he thinks that. He's planning to leave next Summer. His car is almost paid off...only a couple more months!! We are working on paying his bills off and the 1st of 3 will be paid off in December...the 2nd one will be paid Dec. 2013 and then his student loan will take a little while. We will apply the payments we make now on bill #1, to bill #2 once that is paid off. I'm trying to help these guys out while I can.
Got apples from Mrs. Courtright last Sunday (she gave me peaches the week or two before) so I made an apple pie last Sunday and then another one today. I put the pie in the oven while I went for my 40 minute run, so that worked out perfect! Then the last 20 minutes of baking it, after taking the crust cover off, was me taking a shower. It all worked out so well! lol
I worked 62 hours this month at the gym, so my check should be pretty good! I make my car payment with my gym check, so I never worry about where the money will come from. I could afford it anyways, but it's nice to know it is definitely covered!
Today before work, Catrina and I met up over at the Crossroads Church and went shopping at the Quilt sale. I picked up one Xmas gift for Diana..so it was a trip well worth making! I'm starting on my shopping now so that I can be done! I will be doing baking again and so a few of you will be getting goodies with your gift. I've got my kids stuff already...they usually just want money, so I have that! I think I told you all that I save my $1 bills throughout the year and use that for my kids' Christmas and Birthday's...it works really well!!! Last year I had saved $600! So, back to the quilt sale...they had hanging stuff, quilts, Kleenex cozies (not as nice as Aunties!!), table runners, aprons, potholders, totes, little coin purses, glasses cases...just tons of cool stuff. Reasonably priced as well!
Last night, Carrie my boss at the gym, took me and Catrina out for our belated birthday dinner. She also invited another girl, Katie, that we work with, to come along. We had a wonderful time eating and chatting. They all had a glass of wine, but I deferred!! I had a sip of theirs and that was enough. It was nice to hang with the girls! Afterwards, I went to Mike's and we watched tv, with his Mom, and then around 10, we took his dog, Wheeler, out for a short walk. Came back and watched tv and then BOTH of us fell asleep on the couch til midnight! lol I went home and finished sleeping! lol..pretty non-eventful night, but good. I will go see him again tonight and then in the morning he is leaving for 3 days to go to Grants, NM for his teams golf tourney. He is the coach for the High School golf team. He says he's not looking forward to spending 3 days, with 10 teens! I'm sure they will have a good time.
Tomorrow, I plan to go to the Courtright's to clean, etc. She also wants me to help get her Fall stuff out and then tomorrow night is Dexter!!!!! Season 7 starts and I think I'm going to Catrina's to watch it. We all love Dexter at work, so it's a good topic of discussion...and football of course!! I just mailed all 6 seasons to my Mom so she could start watching it. I love this show..it's good!!
Well, that's all I've got!! I thought this would be short and sweet...but NOPE! I have my doctor appointment (physical) this Thursday morning and then I house sit for Tyler's boss Thursday thru Sunday next week. They have 3 little dogs I will be watching and they want me to stay over there too. The following week I will be watching Kev's dogs/cats while he goes to Mississippi to see the grandparents. Another important update is that I DID purchase my event pass for the 5k at Epcot in Florida on January 11, 2013!! I just need to find a good deal on a plane ticket and I will be set!! I got the time off work, etc, so it's all good!! Very excited to run that race!! This will be my Christmas gift to myself. Until next time.....
It sure is beginning to feel like fall around here in New Mexico. Chilly mornings and chilly evening, but beautiful during the day!! My runs in the morning are great due to the temperature change...love it!!
Surprised Kalyn this week and paid off her Aveda bill that was stressing her out. She had accumulated $545 in debt due to missing school for her emergency gall bladder surgery!! So, got some funds together that I had gotten from a couple of sources that I was not expecting and from the gramma's and we got it taken care of! She said she felt like crying and asked why I "was such a nice Mom". :)
Tyler told me the other day he feels like "he's in the way" and doesn't like that he has to live with me cuz he doesn't wanna bother me! I laughed and told him that he is my son and that I'm here for him no matter what and that it was crazy talk saying he's "in the way". Neither of us are hardly ever home so not sure why he thinks that. He's planning to leave next Summer. His car is almost paid off...only a couple more months!! We are working on paying his bills off and the 1st of 3 will be paid off in December...the 2nd one will be paid Dec. 2013 and then his student loan will take a little while. We will apply the payments we make now on bill #1, to bill #2 once that is paid off. I'm trying to help these guys out while I can.
Got apples from Mrs. Courtright last Sunday (she gave me peaches the week or two before) so I made an apple pie last Sunday and then another one today. I put the pie in the oven while I went for my 40 minute run, so that worked out perfect! Then the last 20 minutes of baking it, after taking the crust cover off, was me taking a shower. It all worked out so well! lol
I worked 62 hours this month at the gym, so my check should be pretty good! I make my car payment with my gym check, so I never worry about where the money will come from. I could afford it anyways, but it's nice to know it is definitely covered!
Today before work, Catrina and I met up over at the Crossroads Church and went shopping at the Quilt sale. I picked up one Xmas gift for Diana..so it was a trip well worth making! I'm starting on my shopping now so that I can be done! I will be doing baking again and so a few of you will be getting goodies with your gift. I've got my kids stuff already...they usually just want money, so I have that! I think I told you all that I save my $1 bills throughout the year and use that for my kids' Christmas and Birthday's...it works really well!!! Last year I had saved $600! So, back to the quilt sale...they had hanging stuff, quilts, Kleenex cozies (not as nice as Aunties!!), table runners, aprons, potholders, totes, little coin purses, glasses cases...just tons of cool stuff. Reasonably priced as well!
Last night, Carrie my boss at the gym, took me and Catrina out for our belated birthday dinner. She also invited another girl, Katie, that we work with, to come along. We had a wonderful time eating and chatting. They all had a glass of wine, but I deferred!! I had a sip of theirs and that was enough. It was nice to hang with the girls! Afterwards, I went to Mike's and we watched tv, with his Mom, and then around 10, we took his dog, Wheeler, out for a short walk. Came back and watched tv and then BOTH of us fell asleep on the couch til midnight! lol I went home and finished sleeping! lol..pretty non-eventful night, but good. I will go see him again tonight and then in the morning he is leaving for 3 days to go to Grants, NM for his teams golf tourney. He is the coach for the High School golf team. He says he's not looking forward to spending 3 days, with 10 teens! I'm sure they will have a good time.
Tomorrow, I plan to go to the Courtright's to clean, etc. She also wants me to help get her Fall stuff out and then tomorrow night is Dexter!!!!! Season 7 starts and I think I'm going to Catrina's to watch it. We all love Dexter at work, so it's a good topic of discussion...and football of course!! I just mailed all 6 seasons to my Mom so she could start watching it. I love this show..it's good!!
Well, that's all I've got!! I thought this would be short and sweet...but NOPE! I have my doctor appointment (physical) this Thursday morning and then I house sit for Tyler's boss Thursday thru Sunday next week. They have 3 little dogs I will be watching and they want me to stay over there too. The following week I will be watching Kev's dogs/cats while he goes to Mississippi to see the grandparents. Another important update is that I DID purchase my event pass for the 5k at Epcot in Florida on January 11, 2013!! I just need to find a good deal on a plane ticket and I will be set!! I got the time off work, etc, so it's all good!! Very excited to run that race!! This will be my Christmas gift to myself. Until next time.....
Saturday, September 22, 2012
End of September!!
Hey all,
Hope everyone is doing well out there!! I figured I had a moment to type something, so here. Is. Something! lol
Fantasy Football is going well. We are into week 3 now and I am 1-1 for my team, Favre Dollar Footlong. I got the most points on my bench last week (which is not a good thing) so I won the Snickers award. It's kinda funny...it's an imaginary award, but it goes in your "trophy case" online. LOL I have a 3rd place trophy from last year in there as well. I still need to buy myself a Snickers in celebration of it!
Have not made a doctor appointment yet, but plan to soon. I'm feeling fine, just think I should get my thyroid checked. I am still running 6 days a week, either in the am or the pm. Usually I just go in the morning and have it done. Some days are better than others, but that's with most everything in life.
My big news is that I'm thinking of running the 5K at Walt Disney World in January!! Jennie (Tj's daughter) is doing the half marathon and she talked me into doing it as well, but it was sold out!! So, I'm back to plan A with running the 5K. So, I'm working on that and should be a great time!! I will keep you posted!!
Kids are doing fine. Kalyn is still trying to find work. I think she is getting closer to something. Tyler posted himself playing guitar on Facebook, so if you haven't checked it out, please do so. It's 30 seconds long, but boy those fingers move quick!!
I do see Mike here and there. We've really taken a step back and not sure why. He was really hurt in his past two relationships so having a girlfriend is a little difficult for him, I think. I've decided to do my own thing and if he wants to get together for an activity or outing, then we can do that. It's really kinda strange and not sure what else to do, except just do my own thing and see what happens. He's a really nice guy, but yeah, not sure...
Mowed the lawn this morning and cleaned up a bit around the house today. I'm about to get ready for work here and also watching the movie "What to Expect when You're Expecting"...it's pretty funny! It's Homecoming weekend here in LA, so we had the parade uptown yesterday and the game. I believe they did win the game last night, so that's good! Tonight is the dance. It is really strange to not have kids at the school anymore, but I live vicariously through other teens I know! LOL
That's all for now!! I work Monday night while the Pack play, so I will have to spend some time cleaning the cardio equipment, extra well!! LOL Until next time....
Hope everyone is doing well out there!! I figured I had a moment to type something, so here. Is. Something! lol
Fantasy Football is going well. We are into week 3 now and I am 1-1 for my team, Favre Dollar Footlong. I got the most points on my bench last week (which is not a good thing) so I won the Snickers award. It's kinda funny...it's an imaginary award, but it goes in your "trophy case" online. LOL I have a 3rd place trophy from last year in there as well. I still need to buy myself a Snickers in celebration of it!
Have not made a doctor appointment yet, but plan to soon. I'm feeling fine, just think I should get my thyroid checked. I am still running 6 days a week, either in the am or the pm. Usually I just go in the morning and have it done. Some days are better than others, but that's with most everything in life.
My big news is that I'm thinking of running the 5K at Walt Disney World in January!! Jennie (Tj's daughter) is doing the half marathon and she talked me into doing it as well, but it was sold out!! So, I'm back to plan A with running the 5K. So, I'm working on that and should be a great time!! I will keep you posted!!
Kids are doing fine. Kalyn is still trying to find work. I think she is getting closer to something. Tyler posted himself playing guitar on Facebook, so if you haven't checked it out, please do so. It's 30 seconds long, but boy those fingers move quick!!
I do see Mike here and there. We've really taken a step back and not sure why. He was really hurt in his past two relationships so having a girlfriend is a little difficult for him, I think. I've decided to do my own thing and if he wants to get together for an activity or outing, then we can do that. It's really kinda strange and not sure what else to do, except just do my own thing and see what happens. He's a really nice guy, but yeah, not sure...
Mowed the lawn this morning and cleaned up a bit around the house today. I'm about to get ready for work here and also watching the movie "What to Expect when You're Expecting"...it's pretty funny! It's Homecoming weekend here in LA, so we had the parade uptown yesterday and the game. I believe they did win the game last night, so that's good! Tonight is the dance. It is really strange to not have kids at the school anymore, but I live vicariously through other teens I know! LOL
That's all for now!! I work Monday night while the Pack play, so I will have to spend some time cleaning the cardio equipment, extra well!! LOL Until next time....
Saturday, September 8, 2012
September
Hey all,
Haven't written for over a month...lol not too much going on though, so that's good. Just working my 3 jobs and staying busy with that. Trying to pay off some bills and help the kids pay some stuff off too. I took care of Mr. Courtright last weekend and earned some extra cash doing that. I'm at the gym today and Kevin and my friend Winters just stopped by. They are buddies now...I think its funny...Winters was my friend first and then those two met working out at the YMCA and now THEY are always doing stuff together. lol
Kalyn drove to Kansas all by herself last Saturday and did just fine getting there from Minneapolis. It was only about an 8 hour drive and she did it with stops in about 10 hours. She's looking for work and a place to live since her Dad and Steph will be moving from there due to him getting out of the Army on a medical discharge. He's basically retiring so he will get a pension of some kind from them. She will probably live and work in Manhattan, KS. Its a big college town. She says she isn't ready to move back to NM yet. Wants to figure things out on her own.
Tyler stepped up his hours at the Coffee Booth and now works M-F 9-3 or 4. He is still trying to save and plans to leave next Summer with Sydney. Wherever they decide to go.... Tyler's birthday was uneventful...he got some money and he seemed happy with what he got.
When I went on vacation to my mom's, I ran every morning there and now the pattern has continued all this time since I've been back. I get up at 5:20 every morning and feed the cats and then go for a 30 min run. It's been working out great!! This way if I can't go in the evening due to an event, I've already had my exercise in for the day. I try to go after work, when I'm not working, but that has only happened a few
times. I should try to step it up more, but haven't. I've been real tired and not sure if its from getting up earlier or what? I may have to have my thyroid checked out.... thinking about scheduling an exam here soon with my regular doctor. They told me awhile ago that my levels were ok, but around here alot of people have thyroid issues.
The grandparents have moved into separate places now and I spoke with my grandpa a couple of weeks ago. He was very sad about it all and I promised him I would keep in touch. I need to call my Gram too!! Auntie Julie is living with her now in Eau Claire.
Got my Fantasy Football team all set for the season and hope this years goes well as it did last year. I got 3rd place in our league last year.
Work is good...Monday will be 11 years that I have been at the bank!! Can't believe it!! That's all for now..until next time!!!
Haven't written for over a month...lol not too much going on though, so that's good. Just working my 3 jobs and staying busy with that. Trying to pay off some bills and help the kids pay some stuff off too. I took care of Mr. Courtright last weekend and earned some extra cash doing that. I'm at the gym today and Kevin and my friend Winters just stopped by. They are buddies now...I think its funny...Winters was my friend first and then those two met working out at the YMCA and now THEY are always doing stuff together. lol
Kalyn drove to Kansas all by herself last Saturday and did just fine getting there from Minneapolis. It was only about an 8 hour drive and she did it with stops in about 10 hours. She's looking for work and a place to live since her Dad and Steph will be moving from there due to him getting out of the Army on a medical discharge. He's basically retiring so he will get a pension of some kind from them. She will probably live and work in Manhattan, KS. Its a big college town. She says she isn't ready to move back to NM yet. Wants to figure things out on her own.
Tyler stepped up his hours at the Coffee Booth and now works M-F 9-3 or 4. He is still trying to save and plans to leave next Summer with Sydney. Wherever they decide to go.... Tyler's birthday was uneventful...he got some money and he seemed happy with what he got.
When I went on vacation to my mom's, I ran every morning there and now the pattern has continued all this time since I've been back. I get up at 5:20 every morning and feed the cats and then go for a 30 min run. It's been working out great!! This way if I can't go in the evening due to an event, I've already had my exercise in for the day. I try to go after work, when I'm not working, but that has only happened a few
times. I should try to step it up more, but haven't. I've been real tired and not sure if its from getting up earlier or what? I may have to have my thyroid checked out.... thinking about scheduling an exam here soon with my regular doctor. They told me awhile ago that my levels were ok, but around here alot of people have thyroid issues.
The grandparents have moved into separate places now and I spoke with my grandpa a couple of weeks ago. He was very sad about it all and I promised him I would keep in touch. I need to call my Gram too!! Auntie Julie is living with her now in Eau Claire.
Got my Fantasy Football team all set for the season and hope this years goes well as it did last year. I got 3rd place in our league last year.
Work is good...Monday will be 11 years that I have been at the bank!! Can't believe it!! That's all for now..until next time!!!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Mom's Place!
Hey all,
Made it safe and sound to Mom's on Saturday, early evening. We've been having a great time and it's always so nice and relaxing to come here!
I had a great birthday yesterday! Thanks to everyone who send me messages or cards, etc. I truly appreciate it. Mom, myself and Jon all went to lunch at Glory Days restaurant and we just took our time and hung out and chatted and ate. I got a free sundae when we were finished! Mom and I then went to Hollywood Casino in West Virginia. We actually go thru a couple of states and only takes about 45 minutes to get to. I came out $10 ahead and she came out $35 ahead! We did well. Then, we headed back to Frederick after a short drive through a couple of small towns that Mom wanted to show me. We hit up the movie theatre and saw "The Dark Knight Rises". Excellent movie, but long!! lol We really enjoyed it. Took a quick stop at Walmart and then headed to Jon's for a tiny birthday celebration with Jon and fam. We stayed about an hour and then headed back to Mom's.
Today, Mom worked so she left me a list of chores to do around here for her. I just barely finished it all and took a shower and it's after 2:30! I should add I took my time getting it all done, plus putting the curtains back on their rods took forever! Darn things didn't wanna work correctly!! We are gonna watch a DVD tonight and I'm sure we will see Jon etc at some point today.
The rest of my trip consists of finding a beach, eating at a waffle house, eating seafood at a "local" establishment, stopping by Kohl's and watching a couple more movies. Should be a fun time. I've also been running every morning, which I love doing, cuz then I don't get behind on my workouts!! Running at sea level is so much easier than the mountains!!
Tyler made it back from Ireland just fine and had a wonderful time! While he was gone, Kalyn had to have her gall bladder removed so she missed some school, but is feeling so much better!! She actually graduated on Saturday, but just has to keep going to school for two weeks to get all her time in. She will be moving to Kansas at the end of the month and is really looking forward to that. She wants to come to Maryland to visit her Gram and also wants to come to NM.
Tj and Diana will be in Los Alamos when I get back! They will be there for a few weeks. Ellen and fam will also be coming for a visit so I will get to see their new baby boy, Turner.
That's about all the news for now...i plan to step these up and/or send out family newsletters again. I will have to gather email addresses and get working on that! I'm finding that my Dad and Gram Shirley are being left out of the "loop" on some things that are going on and so Mom suggests I get back with the newsletters. Sounds good to me!! Talk to you soon and until next time... :)
Made it safe and sound to Mom's on Saturday, early evening. We've been having a great time and it's always so nice and relaxing to come here!
I had a great birthday yesterday! Thanks to everyone who send me messages or cards, etc. I truly appreciate it. Mom, myself and Jon all went to lunch at Glory Days restaurant and we just took our time and hung out and chatted and ate. I got a free sundae when we were finished! Mom and I then went to Hollywood Casino in West Virginia. We actually go thru a couple of states and only takes about 45 minutes to get to. I came out $10 ahead and she came out $35 ahead! We did well. Then, we headed back to Frederick after a short drive through a couple of small towns that Mom wanted to show me. We hit up the movie theatre and saw "The Dark Knight Rises". Excellent movie, but long!! lol We really enjoyed it. Took a quick stop at Walmart and then headed to Jon's for a tiny birthday celebration with Jon and fam. We stayed about an hour and then headed back to Mom's.
Today, Mom worked so she left me a list of chores to do around here for her. I just barely finished it all and took a shower and it's after 2:30! I should add I took my time getting it all done, plus putting the curtains back on their rods took forever! Darn things didn't wanna work correctly!! We are gonna watch a DVD tonight and I'm sure we will see Jon etc at some point today.
The rest of my trip consists of finding a beach, eating at a waffle house, eating seafood at a "local" establishment, stopping by Kohl's and watching a couple more movies. Should be a fun time. I've also been running every morning, which I love doing, cuz then I don't get behind on my workouts!! Running at sea level is so much easier than the mountains!!
Tyler made it back from Ireland just fine and had a wonderful time! While he was gone, Kalyn had to have her gall bladder removed so she missed some school, but is feeling so much better!! She actually graduated on Saturday, but just has to keep going to school for two weeks to get all her time in. She will be moving to Kansas at the end of the month and is really looking forward to that. She wants to come to Maryland to visit her Gram and also wants to come to NM.
Tj and Diana will be in Los Alamos when I get back! They will be there for a few weeks. Ellen and fam will also be coming for a visit so I will get to see their new baby boy, Turner.
That's about all the news for now...i plan to step these up and/or send out family newsletters again. I will have to gather email addresses and get working on that! I'm finding that my Dad and Gram Shirley are being left out of the "loop" on some things that are going on and so Mom suggests I get back with the newsletters. Sounds good to me!! Talk to you soon and until next time... :)
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Happy July!!!!!
Hey all,
Where to begin?? One must always begin....AT the beginning.... :)
Lots going on....
First off, Mike and I are doing really well. Taking our relationship extremely slow, so I suppose that is a good thing. He turns 50 on Friday the 13th, so he has some family flying in this week and I will also get to meet his oldest son, Dustin, who lives in Denver. Mike's mom, Jan, turns 80 on the 12th, so I suppose the family is also coming to see HER! :) They are going to have a combined party this coming Thursday evening and then not sure what the rest of the weekend will hold. I took next weekend off (and also the next several weekends) so that I could join in on any activities they might do. Plus, we didn't know for sure when the party would be, etc. Mike also has his class reunion this coming weekend, but we may only go have cocktails one evening. Mike has been competing in several golf tournaments this summer and this weekend is no exception! He played on the 4th, yesterday and now today is the final leg of it. He's pretty busy so I find myself home early a lot, so that he can go to bed. We went to an Isotopes game at the end of June and that was a lot of fun. He had never been to a game like that, so he really enjoyed it.
I ran the Firecracker 5K this year and finished in my goal time of 30 minutes!! I was soooo proud of myself and have to say I ate very conservatively the last couple of weeks and did some outside running and that helped a lot! They have this run yearly on the 4th of July. It was a gorgeous, cool morning and perfect conditions! Mike's brother in law came and watched me and took some pics.
Kalyn is moving to Kansas!! She will be continuing her schooling in Manhattan, KS and go to a cosmetology school there. I believe Shane and Stephanie will be picking her up around the weekend of August 11th. She is pretty excited to go live with them and finish school. I think her plan is to return here afterwards and figure things out! K went to Eau Claire this past week to hang and say goodbye to everyone! She won't get another chance, so she decided to go now while she had the week off from school.
Tyler is leaving early Monday am for Ireland with his girlfriend, Sydney and her mom!! He is very pumped about it too! He gets back Friday the 20th, I believe. Tyler plans to live here until next August. He wants to pay off his car, student loans, bills, get his car fixed before he moves on. He told me that moving back home was the best decision he made so that he can get all this stuff figured out. He thanks me all the time, so that's nice!!
I plan to stay here since I have good jobs, etc and just see what life brings me. I love it here and have lots of friends, so I would hate to leave it just yet. The scenery isn't too shaby either!!
Our beloved church had a fire on the 4th of July!! The entire sanctuary is gutted. They are thinking that arson was involved and it happened about 10:15am on the 4th! I had JUST driven by the church when a saw a post on my phone that the church was on fire!! I was like.."what? I just drove past it and it was fine!" Very crazy stuff....the ATF is involved and now our services for Sunday will be held at the church next door at 4pm. Everyone pulled together and boarded it up and then the next day, they took food over to the firefighters for their hard work! I stopped over there (I was on my way to Santa Fe when the fire broke out) when I got back into town on the 4th, to offer my support and hugs. Everyone was in complete shock...very sad!
My plans for the next few weekends are as follows:
14/15th- Mike's party---family here
21/22nd- Mike has golf tourney in ABQ that we are both going to attend.
28th- fly to Baltimore to see Mom and Jon and his family for my birthday! I fly back Friday the 3rd of August.
In between all that, I will be working away! :) Hope you all are well out there and please keep in touch! Until next time!! :)
Where to begin?? One must always begin....AT the beginning.... :)
Lots going on....
First off, Mike and I are doing really well. Taking our relationship extremely slow, so I suppose that is a good thing. He turns 50 on Friday the 13th, so he has some family flying in this week and I will also get to meet his oldest son, Dustin, who lives in Denver. Mike's mom, Jan, turns 80 on the 12th, so I suppose the family is also coming to see HER! :) They are going to have a combined party this coming Thursday evening and then not sure what the rest of the weekend will hold. I took next weekend off (and also the next several weekends) so that I could join in on any activities they might do. Plus, we didn't know for sure when the party would be, etc. Mike also has his class reunion this coming weekend, but we may only go have cocktails one evening. Mike has been competing in several golf tournaments this summer and this weekend is no exception! He played on the 4th, yesterday and now today is the final leg of it. He's pretty busy so I find myself home early a lot, so that he can go to bed. We went to an Isotopes game at the end of June and that was a lot of fun. He had never been to a game like that, so he really enjoyed it.
I ran the Firecracker 5K this year and finished in my goal time of 30 minutes!! I was soooo proud of myself and have to say I ate very conservatively the last couple of weeks and did some outside running and that helped a lot! They have this run yearly on the 4th of July. It was a gorgeous, cool morning and perfect conditions! Mike's brother in law came and watched me and took some pics.
Kalyn is moving to Kansas!! She will be continuing her schooling in Manhattan, KS and go to a cosmetology school there. I believe Shane and Stephanie will be picking her up around the weekend of August 11th. She is pretty excited to go live with them and finish school. I think her plan is to return here afterwards and figure things out! K went to Eau Claire this past week to hang and say goodbye to everyone! She won't get another chance, so she decided to go now while she had the week off from school.
Tyler is leaving early Monday am for Ireland with his girlfriend, Sydney and her mom!! He is very pumped about it too! He gets back Friday the 20th, I believe. Tyler plans to live here until next August. He wants to pay off his car, student loans, bills, get his car fixed before he moves on. He told me that moving back home was the best decision he made so that he can get all this stuff figured out. He thanks me all the time, so that's nice!!
I plan to stay here since I have good jobs, etc and just see what life brings me. I love it here and have lots of friends, so I would hate to leave it just yet. The scenery isn't too shaby either!!
Our beloved church had a fire on the 4th of July!! The entire sanctuary is gutted. They are thinking that arson was involved and it happened about 10:15am on the 4th! I had JUST driven by the church when a saw a post on my phone that the church was on fire!! I was like.."what? I just drove past it and it was fine!" Very crazy stuff....the ATF is involved and now our services for Sunday will be held at the church next door at 4pm. Everyone pulled together and boarded it up and then the next day, they took food over to the firefighters for their hard work! I stopped over there (I was on my way to Santa Fe when the fire broke out) when I got back into town on the 4th, to offer my support and hugs. Everyone was in complete shock...very sad!
My plans for the next few weekends are as follows:
14/15th- Mike's party---family here
21/22nd- Mike has golf tourney in ABQ that we are both going to attend.
28th- fly to Baltimore to see Mom and Jon and his family for my birthday! I fly back Friday the 3rd of August.
In between all that, I will be working away! :) Hope you all are well out there and please keep in touch! Until next time!! :)
Saturday, June 9, 2012
June!
Hey all,
Finally caught up from vacation and am able to get on here and post!! Had to work a lot of days in a row at the gym at the end of May to catch up and make some money before the payroll ended. We get paid once a month at the gym, so for the month that we work, we get paid the next month around the 5th. I only got about 1/2 of what I normally make, cuz I was gone, but it all worked out just fine! Thank goodness I have vacation pay at the bank! :) It's been good to be back...everyone missed me and everyone loved the beer I brought back for them!
Been seeing Mike Lippiatt a lot! He's a great guy and we have a lot of fun! Last weekend, we went to the casino and we danced and played a few slots. Got home about 2:30 am and then he had to be up to deliver a paper route at 5 am, so he barely got any sleep that night. We try to get together as often as we can and things are going really well. Taking things very slowly!! He got to meet a bunch of my friends last night at Chamber Fest events and also today, so its nice to show him off. He calls me a "celebrity" in town, cuz everyone knows me! lol He grew up here and then left for 30 years and moved back almost 2 years ago now, so he hasn't been around consistantly, but still knows a lot of people around here. We went out last night cuz his youngest son, Patrick (who lives here also), is leaving for Army basic on Monday am. His basic is in Ft. Leonardwood and he will be going to AIT training for satellite communications, like Jon did! Patrick is 22 and a real sweetheart! Mike's family is throwing him a party at their house today, so when I am off work, I will head over there. Mike's other son, Dustin, lives in Denver and is working and going to school. He is 25.
Kids are doing well! Tyler leaves for Ireland on July 9th!! I gave him his birthday money early so that he could do his passport thing and so he was happy about that. Tyler's girlfriends mom paid for the airline ticket. He is saving what he can for food, etc, while he is there. He's going with his girlfriend Sydney and also her mom. Kalyn is doing really well in school and I couldn't be more proud of her. She is out buying a waxing system so she can start doing waxes on the side for cash.
House is finally transferred over to my landlord, Bruce. He had to have me and Shane sign two documents for title transfer, etc, but finally got that back in the mail from Shane and then went and got it registered. It's nice to be done with it all. Only took 14 months to finish...sheesh!
I'm planning to upgrade my phone in July, so with all my b'day money, I plan to get the Iphone and then a carrier for running for my arm! I'm very excited and can hardly wait! My contract is up on the 24th of July, so that will be great timing!
Well, that is all the news for now...keep in touch and love to all!! Until next time....
Finally caught up from vacation and am able to get on here and post!! Had to work a lot of days in a row at the gym at the end of May to catch up and make some money before the payroll ended. We get paid once a month at the gym, so for the month that we work, we get paid the next month around the 5th. I only got about 1/2 of what I normally make, cuz I was gone, but it all worked out just fine! Thank goodness I have vacation pay at the bank! :) It's been good to be back...everyone missed me and everyone loved the beer I brought back for them!
Been seeing Mike Lippiatt a lot! He's a great guy and we have a lot of fun! Last weekend, we went to the casino and we danced and played a few slots. Got home about 2:30 am and then he had to be up to deliver a paper route at 5 am, so he barely got any sleep that night. We try to get together as often as we can and things are going really well. Taking things very slowly!! He got to meet a bunch of my friends last night at Chamber Fest events and also today, so its nice to show him off. He calls me a "celebrity" in town, cuz everyone knows me! lol He grew up here and then left for 30 years and moved back almost 2 years ago now, so he hasn't been around consistantly, but still knows a lot of people around here. We went out last night cuz his youngest son, Patrick (who lives here also), is leaving for Army basic on Monday am. His basic is in Ft. Leonardwood and he will be going to AIT training for satellite communications, like Jon did! Patrick is 22 and a real sweetheart! Mike's family is throwing him a party at their house today, so when I am off work, I will head over there. Mike's other son, Dustin, lives in Denver and is working and going to school. He is 25.
Kids are doing well! Tyler leaves for Ireland on July 9th!! I gave him his birthday money early so that he could do his passport thing and so he was happy about that. Tyler's girlfriends mom paid for the airline ticket. He is saving what he can for food, etc, while he is there. He's going with his girlfriend Sydney and also her mom. Kalyn is doing really well in school and I couldn't be more proud of her. She is out buying a waxing system so she can start doing waxes on the side for cash.
House is finally transferred over to my landlord, Bruce. He had to have me and Shane sign two documents for title transfer, etc, but finally got that back in the mail from Shane and then went and got it registered. It's nice to be done with it all. Only took 14 months to finish...sheesh!
I'm planning to upgrade my phone in July, so with all my b'day money, I plan to get the Iphone and then a carrier for running for my arm! I'm very excited and can hardly wait! My contract is up on the 24th of July, so that will be great timing!
Well, that is all the news for now...keep in touch and love to all!! Until next time....
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