Thursday, February 26
Not Bored
It's so funny now that I don't have a job and I'm back from Phoenix - people have been expecting me to be bored.
Well, I've only been back since last Friday. And I was sick. And Cowboy is home during the day. And we do have a wedding to sort out.
There's no boredom here. Not one bit.
My College Roommate also lost her job around the same time I did. She calls me every morning.
"Whatcha doing?"
I'm always doing something. She always announces that she is bored and tells me to just wait until I've been home awhile, I'll get bored too.
I think she wants me to be bored. I think she wants me in the same boat as her. And dare I say, I think she's envious that I'm not bored.
Everything around here is far from boring. I get up, run, take a shower, get dressed for the day, make a to-do list, start on that to-do list, maybe go to the grocery store or Walgreens, grab the mail and do something that resembles wedding planning. That's my day.
My College Roommate is shocked to hear that there's no television in there.
Yeah, about that. That gets me bored real quick so I'm trying to avoid all the daytime television. Can you believe I haven't seen one episode of Oprah since I've been laid off?
Well, maybe you can since she's not my top person like other people. That reminds me, while I was in Phoenix, my mom had last month's issue of O laying around. I picked it up, got as far as maybe 25 pages and then shut it back down. I just cannot take her, in print - it's like I can hear her pushing through the pages.
Enough on that.
I'm not bored.
Well, I've only been back since last Friday. And I was sick. And Cowboy is home during the day. And we do have a wedding to sort out.
There's no boredom here. Not one bit.
My College Roommate also lost her job around the same time I did. She calls me every morning.
"Whatcha doing?"
I'm always doing something. She always announces that she is bored and tells me to just wait until I've been home awhile, I'll get bored too.
I think she wants me to be bored. I think she wants me in the same boat as her. And dare I say, I think she's envious that I'm not bored.
Everything around here is far from boring. I get up, run, take a shower, get dressed for the day, make a to-do list, start on that to-do list, maybe go to the grocery store or Walgreens, grab the mail and do something that resembles wedding planning. That's my day.
My College Roommate is shocked to hear that there's no television in there.
Yeah, about that. That gets me bored real quick so I'm trying to avoid all the daytime television. Can you believe I haven't seen one episode of Oprah since I've been laid off?
Well, maybe you can since she's not my top person like other people. That reminds me, while I was in Phoenix, my mom had last month's issue of O laying around. I picked it up, got as far as maybe 25 pages and then shut it back down. I just cannot take her, in print - it's like I can hear her pushing through the pages.
Enough on that.
I'm not bored.
Wednesday, February 25
Cook-less
I have gone two weeks without cooking. I am not going to lie, it was niiiice. My mom barely cooks herself, so I was begging her to cook some old time favorites of mine. But, the rest of the time? Oy.
I was living on Buffalo Wild Wings, In-n-Out Burger (actually, I hit them up practically everyday for lunch. We don't have them in Texas so I had to take advantage), Chik-fil-A, Cantina Laredo and the list goes on. Point is, remember I gave up fast food? But my mom doesn't cook and she is one of those that skips dinner. So, I had to make do on my own.
The best part is I didn't gain a pound. Holla!
Then I came back to Dallas and decided to cook some stir-fry up for me and Cowboy.
Uh-oh.
Is it just me or when you haven't picked up a pot in awhile, all your cooking skills are kind of like, "what do we do here?"
So I cooked and it tasted like crap. I was embarrassed that I cooked it. I should have thrown out the leftovers but when you have no job, blah, blah. I was eating it again for leftovers and it was worse.
It's so hard to get back into a saddle, again.
I was living on Buffalo Wild Wings, In-n-Out Burger (actually, I hit them up practically everyday for lunch. We don't have them in Texas so I had to take advantage), Chik-fil-A, Cantina Laredo and the list goes on. Point is, remember I gave up fast food? But my mom doesn't cook and she is one of those that skips dinner. So, I had to make do on my own.
The best part is I didn't gain a pound. Holla!
Then I came back to Dallas and decided to cook some stir-fry up for me and Cowboy.
Uh-oh.
Is it just me or when you haven't picked up a pot in awhile, all your cooking skills are kind of like, "what do we do here?"
So I cooked and it tasted like crap. I was embarrassed that I cooked it. I should have thrown out the leftovers but when you have no job, blah, blah. I was eating it again for leftovers and it was worse.
It's so hard to get back into a saddle, again.
Tuesday, February 24
B-squared
Here you go, the wedding blog.
I will not have any connection from here to the other blog.
I didn't want my personal life dramas (here) to effect or have any connections to the wedding planning (there).
There will be no Cowboy nicknames (hee hee)
There will be no Golightly mentions (ha)
Just simple (yeah, right) wedding planning and ideas!
I'm so happy to share with all of you!
I will not have any connection from here to the other blog.
I didn't want my personal life dramas (here) to effect or have any connections to the wedding planning (there).
There will be no Cowboy nicknames (hee hee)
There will be no Golightly mentions (ha)
Just simple (yeah, right) wedding planning and ideas!
I'm so happy to share with all of you!
My "Aunt"
The same person has been doing my taxes since the year 2002. 7 years. For five years I've been getting a pretty good return and a good deal with her. Until.
The way I came into contact with this person is my mom called me up one tax season and announced that my aunt (my mom's sister) has a new tax person and they are great and I need to use them. OK. I contacted her...
From the get go, she referred to herself as my Aunt Sugar*. I don't call her my aunt, let's get that clear. Just because she is working with my real aunt does not make her an aunt. It became a wee bit annoying to hear her say this all the time so once I brought up with my mom. My mom's excuse was that she probably feels like my aunt because my real aunt talks me up to her. She does the same thing with my brother.
I only contact Aunt Sugar around tax season. I have no other business with her so that's that. Each time I call her up, I call her by her name, Sugar. No aunt. She replies back with, "It's your Auntie Sugar!"
It's easy to put with once a year.
Then last year, I got a bill in the mail. A bill for her services for the past five years. Oh, yeah when your "Aunt" is doing your taxes, you don't have to pay her a service fee.
I was shocked by the bill and immediately called up my mom - did she get a bill, too? No.
Then I spoke to my brother, did he get a bill? No.
Yeah. WTF?
So I called up Sugar. Her husband returned the call and he said yes, they needed to start billing me.
Fine. Whatev. I paid the bill. (SUCKER)
This year comes and I've got all my tax paperwork ready to send to her so I go by the usual routine. I email her first, she calls me back and confirms that she will expect in the mail, I mail it out, a week later I get a notice of how much my return will be and voila, we are finished until next year.
I emailed her. No response. I called her. No return call.
I call my mom...
"Oh, yeah I was meaning to tell you. You need to call your Aunt Sugar up and tell her you're engaged."
"What? Why?"
"She was a little hurt that she found out from (my real Aunt) Auntie Annette" my mom told me.
"Seriously?"
"Yes. Call her"
Ughhhhhhhhhhhh. I called her and left her the news on her voicemail. She has yet to call me back.
Then I go to Phoenix and one night, my (real) Auntie Annette was on the speaker phone with my mom and I while I was talking out a plan to go to Vegas to get hitched. Then, I remembered "Aunt" Sugar and asked Annette.
"Oh yeah, girl, she is not too happy. She just wants to feel part of the family, that's all. I'll talk to her tomorrow. Go ahead and mail her your paperwork. Don't worry."
I mailed it out. Yesterday I got the confirmation email from her husband, I guess my "Uncle". It was two sentences.
We got your paperwork. Expect refund in two weeks.
Yeah, don't mess with family.
*Name changed, but close enough to the real deal
The way I came into contact with this person is my mom called me up one tax season and announced that my aunt (my mom's sister) has a new tax person and they are great and I need to use them. OK. I contacted her...
From the get go, she referred to herself as my Aunt Sugar*. I don't call her my aunt, let's get that clear. Just because she is working with my real aunt does not make her an aunt. It became a wee bit annoying to hear her say this all the time so once I brought up with my mom. My mom's excuse was that she probably feels like my aunt because my real aunt talks me up to her. She does the same thing with my brother.
I only contact Aunt Sugar around tax season. I have no other business with her so that's that. Each time I call her up, I call her by her name, Sugar. No aunt. She replies back with, "It's your Auntie Sugar!"
It's easy to put with once a year.
Then last year, I got a bill in the mail. A bill for her services for the past five years. Oh, yeah when your "Aunt" is doing your taxes, you don't have to pay her a service fee.
I was shocked by the bill and immediately called up my mom - did she get a bill, too? No.
Then I spoke to my brother, did he get a bill? No.
Yeah. WTF?
So I called up Sugar. Her husband returned the call and he said yes, they needed to start billing me.
Fine. Whatev. I paid the bill. (SUCKER)
This year comes and I've got all my tax paperwork ready to send to her so I go by the usual routine. I email her first, she calls me back and confirms that she will expect in the mail, I mail it out, a week later I get a notice of how much my return will be and voila, we are finished until next year.
I emailed her. No response. I called her. No return call.
I call my mom...
"Oh, yeah I was meaning to tell you. You need to call your Aunt Sugar up and tell her you're engaged."
"What? Why?"
"She was a little hurt that she found out from (my real Aunt) Auntie Annette" my mom told me.
"Seriously?"
"Yes. Call her"
Ughhhhhhhhhhhh. I called her and left her the news on her voicemail. She has yet to call me back.
Then I go to Phoenix and one night, my (real) Auntie Annette was on the speaker phone with my mom and I while I was talking out a plan to go to Vegas to get hitched. Then, I remembered "Aunt" Sugar and asked Annette.
"Oh yeah, girl, she is not too happy. She just wants to feel part of the family, that's all. I'll talk to her tomorrow. Go ahead and mail her your paperwork. Don't worry."
I mailed it out. Yesterday I got the confirmation email from her husband, I guess my "Uncle". It was two sentences.
We got your paperwork. Expect refund in two weeks.
Yeah, don't mess with family.
*Name changed, but close enough to the real deal
Monday, February 23
I'm Baaaack
And I'm sick.
Thanks for the comments and emails. I was in Phoenix for two weeks trying to start a plan on this whole wedding thing. My mother's home computer is slower than slow and she has a strict no internet policy at her practice. My internet time was limited to getting on, checking email, researching a venue and done.
I was busy. So busy, I didn't really accomplish anything in the venue hunt but I did manage to finally try on dresses. That was the most fun.
Venue hunting? That will kill your wedding spirit - like that.
I'm back and tomorrow I will have my wedding blog up with all the venue hunting stories and trials, that is if I don't pass out in a sick coma first.
Thanks for the comments and emails. I was in Phoenix for two weeks trying to start a plan on this whole wedding thing. My mother's home computer is slower than slow and she has a strict no internet policy at her practice. My internet time was limited to getting on, checking email, researching a venue and done.
I was busy. So busy, I didn't really accomplish anything in the venue hunt but I did manage to finally try on dresses. That was the most fun.
Venue hunting? That will kill your wedding spirit - like that.
I'm back and tomorrow I will have my wedding blog up with all the venue hunting stories and trials, that is if I don't pass out in a sick coma first.
Friday, February 6
I'm It
I was tagged a bit ago by She Weds (sorry it took me so long)...
Make a list of things you can see without getting up:
a map, bottle of pills, Cowboy's hat, our dining room, the bedroom door and the printer.
What were you like when you were five?
Sassy!
What are you wearing now?
brown velour sweat pants, a grey tee shirt and leopard print house slippers.
What story/book/novel have you read over and over again in your life?
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
What’s the last thing you read/are currently reading?
Chasing Harry Winston
Do you nap a lot?
No.
Who was the last person you hugged?
Cowboy
What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
Slumdog Millionaire & it's soundtrack (me, too) I secretly want to do the Jai Ho dance (at the end) at our wedding. Seriously.
What was the last thing you ate today?
Haven't eaten yet today but last night the last thing I ate was ice cream - homemade vanilla from Blue Bell.
What websites do you always visit when you go online? Facebook, Google Reader, Monster, job sites, a ton of wedding sites and blogs.
What was the last thing you bought?
Milk and a twinkie (it was such a weak moment at Walgreens)
What are you listening to right now?
The hum of the computer
What movie are (or were!) you most excited to show your kids?
My kids will hate me - every movie made before 1970 thats kid friendly.
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
to bend metal - that should be cool!
What is your favorite weather, and why?
Hot in the mid 90's.
What time do you usually get up? between 6am and 7am.
What is your most challenging goal right now?
To find a wedding site that reflects us and is not a golf/spa resort.
Say something to the person who tagged you: Jennifer, I can't wait to meet you and steal your Mexican flower idea :) Just kidding. Your wedding planning has been very inspirational and motivating in more ways than I can say - if you notice a lot of traffic to your archives, it's me.
If you could have a house–totally paid for, fully furnished–anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be?
South of France
Favorite vacation spot?
Mexico.
What is your favorite children’s book?
The Madeleine series
Name one thing you just can’t resist no matter how bad it is for you:
Ice cream
If you could meet anyone famous - dead or alive - who would it be?
Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini - they're BFFs so we could all meet for lunch and kill two birds with one stone. Then they'd take me in as their third BFF and all would be right with the world.
I tag the usuals - Bev, Beth, Swishy, Jacki and anyone who would like to participate!!
You copy the questions, answer them, remove a question you don't like and replace it with one you create.
My created question is: What's your favorite love song?
Forever, Ben Harper
Make a list of things you can see without getting up:
a map, bottle of pills, Cowboy's hat, our dining room, the bedroom door and the printer.
What were you like when you were five?
Sassy!
What are you wearing now?
brown velour sweat pants, a grey tee shirt and leopard print house slippers.
What story/book/novel have you read over and over again in your life?
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
What’s the last thing you read/are currently reading?
Chasing Harry Winston
Do you nap a lot?
No.
Who was the last person you hugged?
Cowboy
What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
Slumdog Millionaire & it's soundtrack (me, too) I secretly want to do the Jai Ho dance (at the end) at our wedding. Seriously.
What was the last thing you ate today?
Haven't eaten yet today but last night the last thing I ate was ice cream - homemade vanilla from Blue Bell.
What websites do you always visit when you go online? Facebook, Google Reader, Monster, job sites, a ton of wedding sites and blogs.
What was the last thing you bought?
Milk and a twinkie (it was such a weak moment at Walgreens)
What are you listening to right now?
The hum of the computer
What movie are (or were!) you most excited to show your kids?
My kids will hate me - every movie made before 1970 thats kid friendly.
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
to bend metal - that should be cool!
What is your favorite weather, and why?
Hot in the mid 90's.
What time do you usually get up? between 6am and 7am.
What is your most challenging goal right now?
To find a wedding site that reflects us and is not a golf/spa resort.
Say something to the person who tagged you: Jennifer, I can't wait to meet you and steal your Mexican flower idea :) Just kidding. Your wedding planning has been very inspirational and motivating in more ways than I can say - if you notice a lot of traffic to your archives, it's me.
If you could have a house–totally paid for, fully furnished–anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be?
South of France
Favorite vacation spot?
Mexico.
What is your favorite children’s book?
The Madeleine series
Name one thing you just can’t resist no matter how bad it is for you:
Ice cream
If you could meet anyone famous - dead or alive - who would it be?
Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini - they're BFFs so we could all meet for lunch and kill two birds with one stone. Then they'd take me in as their third BFF and all would be right with the world.
I tag the usuals - Bev, Beth, Swishy, Jacki and anyone who would like to participate!!
You copy the questions, answer them, remove a question you don't like and replace it with one you create.
My created question is: What's your favorite love song?
Forever, Ben Harper
Thursday, February 5
Mojito is Giving Away Brownies
Make Mine a Mojito is having a contest where the winner will receive Fat Witch brownies.
I loooooooooooooove brownies.
I don't love making them, I love eating them.
I know another great NYC spot that makes some great brownies. But, I can attest Fat Witch's are the shizz.
If you have never had a Fat Witch, you should enter and be delighted.
Or if you don't read Mojito's blog, this could be a good introduction. She is down to earth, funny and just a happy go lucky gal. Plus, she lives in Dallas, too ;)
I loooooooooooooove brownies.
I don't love making them, I love eating them.
I know another great NYC spot that makes some great brownies. But, I can attest Fat Witch's are the shizz.
If you have never had a Fat Witch, you should enter and be delighted.
Or if you don't read Mojito's blog, this could be a good introduction. She is down to earth, funny and just a happy go lucky gal. Plus, she lives in Dallas, too ;)
Wednesday, February 4
I'm Still Here
I'm so sorry I've let this go this long without a post. So bad of me.
So, I'm still here.
Everyday is pretty much the same except that I'm having so much fun I don't know what to do with us.
Being unemployed while your boyfriend works at night is so fun. We spend the days together and its like a whole new relationship. I love it. I love him.
I wake up first, look for jobs online, do some wedding researching, run a few miles and then he wakes up. This is when the real fun begins. We spend hours just talking about everything and anything - sometimes its making fun of whatever the heck Tyra Banks is doing or its wedding conversations. And yeah, sometimes we don't talk. Then I cook a early dinner before he heads to work.
It's not bad at all. Until he leaves. I'm not bored during those times, I just miss talking to him, so I mostly turn to the TV for entertainment.
I don't have my company issued laptop anymore, so to get online is not as easy as it was before. Now, I have to turn on Cowboy's super duper computer - wait for it to load up and such. And I don't like sitting at his desk to be on it.
I was so used to being mobile with my laptop. I took that thing everywhere with me - the bedroom, the kitchen, the restaurant across the street (our wireless was that powerful) and once, just once! the bathroom. I find it somewhat uncomfortable sitting in a chair browsing the internets for hours, so I try to stay on in the morning and do what I need to get done, so I can get out of the chair quicker.
This is what I've been up - not very exciting, is it?
This Saturday I am off to Phoenix - wish me luck. I'll be scouting out places to host our little shindig. First up, will be Sedona. Then downtown Phoenix (because I refuse to give in to resorts and golf clubs and am determined to find an urban style loft). Then I have a couple of funky hotels I want to check out. Finally, if I'm still on the hunt, I will check out a few gardens.
I plan to have a wedding blog up by early next week to catalog all the fun and site visits.
So, I'm still here.
Everyday is pretty much the same except that I'm having so much fun I don't know what to do with us.
Being unemployed while your boyfriend works at night is so fun. We spend the days together and its like a whole new relationship. I love it. I love him.
I wake up first, look for jobs online, do some wedding researching, run a few miles and then he wakes up. This is when the real fun begins. We spend hours just talking about everything and anything - sometimes its making fun of whatever the heck Tyra Banks is doing or its wedding conversations. And yeah, sometimes we don't talk. Then I cook a early dinner before he heads to work.
It's not bad at all. Until he leaves. I'm not bored during those times, I just miss talking to him, so I mostly turn to the TV for entertainment.
I don't have my company issued laptop anymore, so to get online is not as easy as it was before. Now, I have to turn on Cowboy's super duper computer - wait for it to load up and such. And I don't like sitting at his desk to be on it.
I was so used to being mobile with my laptop. I took that thing everywhere with me - the bedroom, the kitchen, the restaurant across the street (our wireless was that powerful) and once, just once! the bathroom. I find it somewhat uncomfortable sitting in a chair browsing the internets for hours, so I try to stay on in the morning and do what I need to get done, so I can get out of the chair quicker.
This is what I've been up - not very exciting, is it?
This Saturday I am off to Phoenix - wish me luck. I'll be scouting out places to host our little shindig. First up, will be Sedona. Then downtown Phoenix (because I refuse to give in to resorts and golf clubs and am determined to find an urban style loft). Then I have a couple of funky hotels I want to check out. Finally, if I'm still on the hunt, I will check out a few gardens.
I plan to have a wedding blog up by early next week to catalog all the fun and site visits.
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