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Monday, February 28, 2005 - :
Well, here I go again on my own here in Elmira. Lots of help last week with the kids not having school and Katie being here, I'm still matching pictures from last week!
The weekend was a good time, though a fast one. I've noted that ever since Bry starting working nights time has gone by even faster than before. We've been struggling with those four hours we get each day, but at least we see each other! We definitely don't fight nearly as much, which is to be expected. The plus side of this whole experience is that we're fighting for ourselves, and the struggle is glorious and we're learning the meaning of making every moment count. We're trying so hard to make it so that we don't miss each other even when we're together. It's harder than you think, but I can't think of a better partner for this battle.
Friday night was HARD. I was drained from a week of emotional struggle with Katie and tired and just wanted to have him home. He couldn't stay of course, and I was alright. Just gave Megaroo a call and yapped the night away.
Saturday I arose and headed out the door for some grocery shopping. Stopped at Wegman's and make a mock list, as I forgot the original at the office, over a latte with Lil Sarah. Then we hit the ATM and realized we only had $50! OUCH! So we budgetted BIG TIME and spent only $22 the first time around. So we have $18 to play with before gas and extras. We wrote down what we needed and narrowed it to 5 essentials. We ran back in and grabbed them quick and headed for the checkout. As we're waiting in line I look down and notice that my cash is hanging out of my purse! Oh shit! We get to the cashier and the total is $17.04. DAMN good budgetting on our parts. Too bad we lost 4 dollars somewhere in wal-mart and only had $14.00! So we took off one non-essential and I counted change....GRRR...we were still 3 cents short. I told the cashier and she looked away like...wow, so what are you going to do...? SHE COULDN'T USE THE NICKEL NEXT TO HER REGISTER! I was soo pissed, I mean, I dropped a dime that went underneath the register the first time through. Call the other 7 cents a donation! Damn, the girl behind me gave me a nickel.
Anyway, in other more pleasant Saturday news, I stopped by to see Ken and Kathy and we had a good hour discussion after which I felt much better. Then I headed home to relax and watch movies.
Sunday I took Mary and Sarah to the mall and out to see Man of the House, which was OK in my opinion. Sarah was pissed that they stereotyped cheerleaders...I'm like, DUH! Anyway, then we hit wal-mart for health and beauty stuff and headed home. I helped Karla with her resume and cover letter. She's landed a job at the branch of Guthrie next to the Corning D&D. Nice place, good pay, go her!
We have a set opening date for the Geneva store, April 15th. Woo hoo!
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Friday, February 18, 2005
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For those of you who don't like Desperate Housewives, or Orlando Bloom, you'll really enjoy this "Great Read". For those of you who do, maybe you'll understand why we don't! :)
Check it out:
What's New Pussycat?
Also, one year ago today as I read in my blog......Bryon was told he was being sent home from the Army for sleepwalking.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
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Girls fall in love with romantic love. That's what makes relationships fun. However, during this time, both man and woman are totally nuts. Therefore, it is important to recognize the symptoms of romantic love.Common symptoms:
....symptoms vary person to person
I realize that I am treating this "beautiful" thing as a disease...but that's only because it is VERY serious.
Don't get me wrong, it IS a beautiful thing. It's wonderfully blissfull. What I'm concerned about is making rash and hurried decisions during the first six months.
Did I say I love you too soon? Of course! Who doesn't? After two weeks I was hooked. We spent all of our time together, or as much as we could. We were wrapped up in finding someone who was really GOOD at romantic love. We had monthly anniversaries and outings weekly. But did I love him then? Maybe. The only thing I know is what I feel know is TRUE LOVE. Here are the signs:
So what's the difference here? I think it's quite clear.
Do NOT rush to accomplish the above signs or any others. What I'm trying to tell you is not to rush at all. There are eggshells you must step on lightly in relationships. There are canyons you must waltz around. More importantly, there is time these steps must take.
Love is a dance, so many people say this. Most people think it means that love is fun and beautiful and enjoyable, which it is. However, what would the Tango be without 2 or 3 steps? Not the Tango.
What is love without time? Romantic love.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
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Like with JD Robb, you know that you have Lt Dallas, Roarke, Peabody, McNab, and Feeney. Other than some minor secondary characters, that's really it. Besides that, the only love things that are going on are between Roarke & Dallas and Peaboy & McNab. Plus, the four characters are so entirely different and matched so well that you know that things won't get mixed up. No one else would be able to handle Lt. Dallas. No one else on earth would want to date McNab. So it's kind of set in stone, at least that portion of the books anyway.
However, with Brockmann things are totally fucked up. She's got so many characters in so many books that are all connected to this one Navy Seal team....but everyone is jumbled! Like the last book, Gone too Far, it basically talks about Alyssa Locke and Sam Starrett. Great, they both want to get together, but Alyssa is involved emotionally with Max Bhagat. Sam and Alyssa had some affair thing way back when and Sam's been in love ever since, but ended up getting a girl pregnant (which she planned) so he leaves Alyssa "to do the right thing". Now they're back together....that would be all fine and dandy except the book that I started right before this one, The Defiant Hero (it's lost at my mom's place), is about Meg someone who was MARRIED to Max Bhagat....whatever, but he had an affair with I think Alyssa Locke. JESUS! I think these books, however good they are, are so much of a circle that they are almost supporting inbreeding! AHHHH.....
Anyway, they are really good books, and I'll be excited when I get more. Oh, it's good to have connections............ :)
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
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You Are A Romantic
You are more romantic than 80% of the population.
You life your life like a fairy tale... or at least you try to.
Living for magical moments, you believe there's only one true love for you.
Love is the most important thing in your life, and you don't take it for granted.
Your perfect match loves to be in love as much as you do!