Updates and Misc.

So just to start off, this blog is not about anything specific so it might become random and maybe hard to follow!

OK, so my sister finally had her baby on Friday! Its nice to know Christopher has finally joined us and I know my sister is much excited that he is too. I talked to her that night and she sounded great, probably the best I've ever heard someone after they've had a baby! So that made me happy as well. I'm sure that most of you who read my blog read my sisters as well so I wont talk about the whole induction date mix up! But i will say that for the crisis at hand, she seemed to take it about as well as any almost 1 week past due pregnant woman could! So kudos to her for being able to keep her cool! Anyway, I'm going to visit her the first weekend in August. I am looking forward to seeing her and the boys.

Another subject! So as I'm sure you all know Winston's passing has been hard (I'm sure you are all tired of hearing about it and thinking "Move on for goodness sake, you have 2 new kittens). Anyway, I do still have moments where I cant help but cry, but for the most part I try to pull myself together. Friday afternoon I was cleaning up my room and found a bottle of asthma pills for Winston, and I lost it. I didn't know what to do with them. The logical part of me said, "Flush them" but the emotional side said, "Its a keepsake so you;ll never forget them... keep them!" So I took them to my mom, in tears, and gave them to her so she could decide what to do. Ive a picture of Winston as my cell phone background and desktop background since I can remember. And this weekend I changed them both to pictures of Sophie. As backwards as it sounds, it was actually becoming more difficult to see Winston every day then it was easier. Brooklyn, one of the little girls I watch, everyday will say, "Is that your dead kitty?" as my phone opens. It got to the point where i couldn't handle it anymore. Maddy tells her, "Brooklyn don't talk about it, it makes her sad." But Brooklyn hasn't grasped that concept yet.

Different subject. So I have 2 days of FKO left before a month break before the regular school year. I must say I am really looking forward to the break. Of course summertime is going to be hectic at any mother's day out program, but as I'm sure most of you can tell by now..... I LIKE STRUCTURE!! So while the first few weeks were an incredible challenge for me (that's an understatement) I've actually settled in quite well and have a very steady flow of things. So from here it is pretty much just enjoying my last 2 weeks with the kids (since some of them wont be coming back in the fall) and making sure they have a good time while they are there.

New Subject! So I'm going to try and generalize the following situation! Say, you have a person who is in the position to tell you what to do. And of course you listen and accommodate because you need the monetary repercussions. And at the beginning of this professional relationship the person seemed to be very understanding of your life, the need for structure and times and such, but as the year past that understanding was replaced by, "You accepted this "relationship" you have to do what I say! Then it progressed to me being "on call" at pretty much all times. Situations arise and things are said that you clearly think are inappropriate and not OK, but you have to take into consideration the amount of stress this other person is under and the fact that they may not understand that things they say is rude or inappropriate. Where do you draw the line. How much can you say in your defense without crossing the "professional" line. The relationship of course has its ups and downs but for the most part you are happy with where it is at. Your not upset to the point of breaking off this relationship. You just want to know how much you can say before you really shouldn't say anymore. *sigh* That's about as vague as I can get. That's just some things that have been going through my mind!

MOVING ON!! So ABC and NBC have posted the starting dates for a majority of their Fall line up and I started to get excited about these shows that I had kind of forgotten about, but missed.
Brothers & Sisters, Samantha Who? Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Heroes. But there is one, above all others, that I simply cannot wait for............................THE OFFICE! That's right folks, mark your calendars because on Thurs. September 25th from 8-9 (central) The Office will return with its hour season premiere! I'm really kind of freaking out. It cant come soon enough. On another TV note-- Lance Bass, bass singer for NSYNC , has signed on to be part of Dancing with the Stars. So its no guess who will automatically be one of my favs. for the win! Oh the memories! As for Big Brother, I honestly haven't favored some over others. I think its too soon to tell who I'm going to like and who I wont. I can tell you right now I'm not a fan of Jerry or Renny.... surprise surprise lol!

Alright time to wrap up! Things to do-- pets to feed and annoy!! Hope everyone has a good week! OOHHHHh Diana gets to go home today so welcome home sis! LOVE YOU! LOVE YOU ALL!! I'm out!

Wine, Chicken Foot, Agent 86, The Phone Number, & Midori Sours

So this past weekend I had a dear friend come to visit me! Tara is pretty much the only person I still talk to from Tarleton so its nice to see her again. See last time I went to see her I ended up getting sick so the weekend could have gone better! She arrived Friday afternoon (she would have arrived a little earlier but Google Maps failed her). She absolutely adored the kitties and they adored her!

So that night Tara, myself, and my mom opened up some wine and we introduced her to Chicken Foot! It took her only 2 rounds to finally get the hang of it and she was hooked! We played till at least 11-12 I think! And then Tara indulged me with my first round of Harry Potter Scene It!, which she actually won (and my ego was shot lol).

The next day we played some more chicken foot and Harry Potter Scene It! (I finally won lol) and then it was nap time. Kristen called me and asked if we wanted to come over later that night to hang out and play pool and stuff! So when Tara got up I asked her. I think I caught her off guard because she was a little leery that she wouldn't have anything to talk about with Kristen and Allen and she didn't know how to act. So i told her what K told me ACT LIKE YOURSELF! She agreed to hang out (hesitantly) and then we headed off to go see Get Smart!! We showed up at the the theater and went to go give out tickets when I look up and see a giant cut out of DWIGHT from The Office behind the ticket taker. Only Dwight was not dressed as Dwight, he was almost naked with nothing but a banana hammock on, long wavy brown hair, and a sword in each hand. Spontaneously, without thinking I shouted OMG THAT'S DWIGHT! I think the ticket taker thought I was crazy. Anyway, Get Smart was sooooooo funny! It had to have been the funniest movie Ive seen in a while. Steve Carell (Agent 86) is quickly becoming my favorite comedian!! MUST SEE! MUST GO SEE! EVERYONE GO SEE!!
After the movie we headed to Red Robin which neither of us had been to. It wasn't too crowded and a pleasant environment, and we sat down and ordered and caught up on whats been going on with each other. Our waiter was pretty handsome and very kind (of course what waiter isn't that wants a big tip lol) They did have some mighty fine drinks there and I even asked the waiter to just make me a drink the way he thought it needed to be made. He brought me an Ultimate Margarita, gave me a gentle punch on the shoulder and said, "This will knock you on your ass!!"...................................AND IT DID!! lol So as we were about to leave Tara got some spirit in her and decided to leave her number for the waiter. She asked me if I wanted her to leave my number and i was like NO NO NO! Should have just been spontaneous and said yes but oh well right! Anyway, she did leave her number and then we high tailed it out of the restaurant lol! I think she was nervous the waiter would see the ticket while we were still there or something lol!
After a quick bathroom break at the house we headed over to Kristen's. By this time Tara is really excited to head over to K's! I had told her when I came down to visit that my new favorite drink was a Midori Sour. Kristen was the one who introduced me to it! SOOOOOO good! Anyway, Allen became bartender and Tara got to try her first Midori Sour! I think she liked it! Anyway, we played pool and listened to music and danced (Well me and Kristen did!!) and talked. It really was soo much fun!!! We left Kristen's around 3 am and headed to Whataburger for a taquito on my part and chicken strips for Tara! It didn't take long for us to fall asleep lets just say that!!

The next morning we played another round of chicken foot then Tara headed home! It was such a great weekend. I really cant remember the last time I had such a great exciting and relaxing weekend where I just completely enjoyed myself.

Sadly, things went back to normal yesterday as the week began and it was back to work. Seems its always worse and harder to get back to your daily routine when you have a holiday! So I always have to remind myself that Holidays might be fun, but the aftermath sucks!!

On a completely different note, my sister is due to have Christopher any day now. Or I hope any day now for her sake! I'm sending contraction/birthing thoughts to you Diana!! Here's hoping!! Anyway, everyone have a good week and I hope your 4th of July weekend was as enjoyable as mine!