Wow, I've been crazy busy lately! At work, we've been moving equipment into my office so they've had to cut power, have me move my things, etc. But change is good, and soon it will be organized chaos. Another fun thing, I had the opportunity to put together a video that will be played next week at our National Sales Meeting on the bus rides. It is an 8 minute video about our little department and what we do (and why they should be selling it). It was really nice to stretch my creative legs with this and to get to experiment more with what Sony Vegas can do. I am really proud of my little video and am excited about possibly pursuing something similar as a career path down the line. Now I'm at work this weekend (yay for overtime, though) making the VHS tapes for the bus and also getting caught up on my own work which fell by the wayside while we were moving and doing this video for the meeting.
In other news, Tigger had his first vet appointment yesterday and he gets 2 gold stars!! The worst part of it for him was having his temperature taken, but he was very good with getting blood drawn for the FIV/FeLV tests (both negative - yay!), getting his rabies vaccination, and having the doc put some ointment in his eye. [[Thursday when I got home he wouldn't open his eye for me so I asked the doc at his appointment on Friday and even though it looked better she said it might be a viral infection so gave me some ointment for his eye that should relieve any pain and swelling.]]
I felt bad even though he was such a trooper, so I went and got him a bag of new toys which he is wearing himself out on. His favorites are the little mice that rattle when you shake them. He hides them everywhere and just plays with them for 2 hours straight, it's hilarious! I've taken some video of him doing it, will post it up here soon.
Well, that's really all for now. Winter has returned (ugh), I miss Justin, and I can't wait to see him Feb 17th!! Hope all is well with you! Leave me comments or messages and let me know what's up!
<3 A
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
MySpace - Update 1/24/07
First, I have a new kitten named Tigger!
He is almost 9 months old, an orange/white tabby domestic shorthair. I got him on January 20th at the Minnesota Valley Humane Society. His given name was Tiger, but the staff kept calling him Tigger and when we got home I found out about his "in your face" personality and bouncing habit and decided that he really is a Tigger.
We've had some differences due to his kitten-ness and my lack of recent kitten interaction.. I have to stop what I'm doing sometimes and just play with him for 10 minutes until he can calm down again. He was waking me up every three hours attacking my ponytail or head-butting my forehead, so I've decided that he can have the run of the rest of the house at night and I can sleep in peace. (Although apparently he prefers sleeping right outside my door to guard me - I think Justin must have had a talk with him.) The newest thing, he decided that my books just really didn't need to be on the shelf last night and knocked half of them off to make a nice spot for himself to sniff around. We'll see about this one, I've put the books back and now I know to keep an eye on them.
He also picked up begging for my food really fast and I'm trying to be firm on teaching him that he can have a treat when I'm done eating. It helps to be in that mindset after raising a parrot for almost two years, I am especially conscious of how I have to be consistent with my actions so that he trains faster and better. Thankfully he has only had one puking accident (on my bed - eew) but he's fighting with roundworms so it's understandable.
Overall, his mellow personality is very comforting and he's just a little love bug! And a very brave boy too, upon his homecoming he wasn't afraid of my apartment at all - just sniffed around and found all of the hiding places and then fell asleep.
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The second piece of news - I finally heard from my friend Angie who I used to freelance for when I worked (and after I was let go) for Aveda! It was SO good to hear from her again, I had missed her a lot and was glad when she asked if we should have cocktails on Monday. We went out and over drinks talked about what had happened over the year and briefly about some new jobs that she had for me. She even thinks that most of it can still be done after I move to Missouri this summer, so that's really good news. I've already gotten my first two projects from her that I will start working on tonight, so I'm very excited for the additional distraction and income! (I told Tigger that he has to let me work because it pays for his catnip toys so he mostly understands. Mostly.)
So that's the news for now, it's nice to have another sentient being around the house so that it's not just eerily quiet or me talking to myself.
Hope all is well with you!
<3
He is almost 9 months old, an orange/white tabby domestic shorthair. I got him on January 20th at the Minnesota Valley Humane Society. His given name was Tiger, but the staff kept calling him Tigger and when we got home I found out about his "in your face" personality and bouncing habit and decided that he really is a Tigger.
We've had some differences due to his kitten-ness and my lack of recent kitten interaction.. I have to stop what I'm doing sometimes and just play with him for 10 minutes until he can calm down again. He was waking me up every three hours attacking my ponytail or head-butting my forehead, so I've decided that he can have the run of the rest of the house at night and I can sleep in peace. (Although apparently he prefers sleeping right outside my door to guard me - I think Justin must have had a talk with him.) The newest thing, he decided that my books just really didn't need to be on the shelf last night and knocked half of them off to make a nice spot for himself to sniff around. We'll see about this one, I've put the books back and now I know to keep an eye on them.
He also picked up begging for my food really fast and I'm trying to be firm on teaching him that he can have a treat when I'm done eating. It helps to be in that mindset after raising a parrot for almost two years, I am especially conscious of how I have to be consistent with my actions so that he trains faster and better. Thankfully he has only had one puking accident (on my bed - eew) but he's fighting with roundworms so it's understandable.
Overall, his mellow personality is very comforting and he's just a little love bug! And a very brave boy too, upon his homecoming he wasn't afraid of my apartment at all - just sniffed around and found all of the hiding places and then fell asleep.
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The second piece of news - I finally heard from my friend Angie who I used to freelance for when I worked (and after I was let go) for Aveda! It was SO good to hear from her again, I had missed her a lot and was glad when she asked if we should have cocktails on Monday. We went out and over drinks talked about what had happened over the year and briefly about some new jobs that she had for me. She even thinks that most of it can still be done after I move to Missouri this summer, so that's really good news. I've already gotten my first two projects from her that I will start working on tonight, so I'm very excited for the additional distraction and income! (I told Tigger that he has to let me work because it pays for his catnip toys so he mostly understands. Mostly.)
So that's the news for now, it's nice to have another sentient being around the house so that it's not just eerily quiet or me talking to myself.
Hope all is well with you!
<3
Monday, January 8, 2007
MySpace - Update 1/8/07
So you heard about my New Years weekend.. now for the rest of the week. I'm starting to think that maybe every Friday or Monday I should post about the previous week. We'll see how that goes..
Justin was still here (YAY), so I worked Tuesday and Wednesday and then took off Thursday and Friday to move more and unpack and just spend time with my new fiance. It was really nice to cook again!! I made hamburger helper, spaghetti and macaroni and cheese and it felt like our little home.. it is making me look forward to July when I'll be moving down to Missouri and we'll be together every day!! Also I got cable hooked up!! Internet to follow shortly...
Saturday we headed to St. Cloud to hang out with Caroline & Marlo, we hung out at Marlo's for a little while then went and saw 'Freedom Writers' which wasn't a movie I'd go see, but it was good. (More Caroline's kind of movie). We went out and had a few drinks, initiated Justin in with a Hairy Buffalo at MC's and then went back to Marlo's to sober up, stopped at Wally World for chocolate goodies (Caroline NEEDED cookies and cream ice cream.. with extra cookies!!) and then went back home, ate our goodies and went to bed.
Sunday morning when I finally figured out Caroline was awake again around 10 am we got ready and went out to breakfast at Perkins. Yum yum! Justin's throat was hurting really bad so I got to order for him!! Fun because I got it right so I didn't get pinched. We said our goodbyes and headed back home last night for his last night here. We finished watching the Harry Potter movies (which he liked - Yay!), had dinner, and went to bed after lots of snuggle time.
I did NOT want to get up this morning because I knew that he would be leaving. I'm still trying not to cry.. it's really hard to be apart now but I know I'll get through it with all of the unpacking, planning, and re-packing I'll have to do in the next 6 months. It was a hard goodbye again and then into work where I was immediately swamped with things to do because I had taken a 4-day weekend. It's kept my mind busy, thankfully - and he called me about an hour and a half ago to let me know where he was. I already miss him terribly and just thinking about going home to my empty apartment makes my heart ache. Thank goodness he won't read this until he's home and too tired to drive back!
So all-in-all, 2007 is off to a wonderful start. I got to spend a load of quality time with my favorite person and he got to meet my best friend. I know that this won't be the high point in my year, so I look forward to all that the year has in store for me. I hope that you all have had a good start too, and if not - brush it off and let's get this happy year rolling!
Love to all,
A
Justin was still here (YAY), so I worked Tuesday and Wednesday and then took off Thursday and Friday to move more and unpack and just spend time with my new fiance. It was really nice to cook again!! I made hamburger helper, spaghetti and macaroni and cheese and it felt like our little home.. it is making me look forward to July when I'll be moving down to Missouri and we'll be together every day!! Also I got cable hooked up!! Internet to follow shortly...
Saturday we headed to St. Cloud to hang out with Caroline & Marlo, we hung out at Marlo's for a little while then went and saw 'Freedom Writers' which wasn't a movie I'd go see, but it was good. (More Caroline's kind of movie). We went out and had a few drinks, initiated Justin in with a Hairy Buffalo at MC's and then went back to Marlo's to sober up, stopped at Wally World for chocolate goodies (Caroline NEEDED cookies and cream ice cream.. with extra cookies!!) and then went back home, ate our goodies and went to bed.
Sunday morning when I finally figured out Caroline was awake again around 10 am we got ready and went out to breakfast at Perkins. Yum yum! Justin's throat was hurting really bad so I got to order for him!! Fun because I got it right so I didn't get pinched. We said our goodbyes and headed back home last night for his last night here. We finished watching the Harry Potter movies (which he liked - Yay!), had dinner, and went to bed after lots of snuggle time.
I did NOT want to get up this morning because I knew that he would be leaving. I'm still trying not to cry.. it's really hard to be apart now but I know I'll get through it with all of the unpacking, planning, and re-packing I'll have to do in the next 6 months. It was a hard goodbye again and then into work where I was immediately swamped with things to do because I had taken a 4-day weekend. It's kept my mind busy, thankfully - and he called me about an hour and a half ago to let me know where he was. I already miss him terribly and just thinking about going home to my empty apartment makes my heart ache. Thank goodness he won't read this until he's home and too tired to drive back!
So all-in-all, 2007 is off to a wonderful start. I got to spend a load of quality time with my favorite person and he got to meet my best friend. I know that this won't be the high point in my year, so I look forward to all that the year has in store for me. I hope that you all have had a good start too, and if not - brush it off and let's get this happy year rolling!
Love to all,
A
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
MySpace - Update 1/2/07
Happy New Year!
My New Year's weekend started out on Saturday morning, loading as much as I could into my little Vue from Carrie's house and moving it to my new house in South St. Paul. I made two trips and got all of the boxes I had packed and stashed in the hallway, all of my bathroom stuff and a little more. Then I headed out to have lunch with Caroline, Scott & Scott's friend Nate. Right before the food came (I was starving!!) my aunt/uncle/grandma called to say congratulations and ask about Justin. I answered all of their questions and they let me go fill my tummy. Around 4 Justin arrived at my new apartment and after hugs and kisses I put him to work! We went and picked up my U-Haul truck and headed to the old apartment. We got my king size bed, desk, bookshelves, and other misc. furniture along with some dishes and silverware. I drove it (aiyee!) the 10 miles to my new place and we unloaded, set up the bed and zonked out.
Sunday we unpacked, moved more stuff from Carrie's and veged. We were going to head up to St. Cloud to see Caroline but by the time she & we were ready to leave town the weather had taken a turn for the worst and we were having a snowstorm. She called us from the road and said there were lots of cars in the ditch, a few accidents, and top speed was about 40 mph. (EEW!) So we stayed home, I unpacked some more, and we went to bed early.
Yesterday we had a 'Good Morning!' 'Happy New Year!' war upon waking up and I decided that we should go get the televisions from the old apartment. So I got ready and we went. It was easier than I expected!! I grabbed some things we didn't feel like taking on Saturday because moving the big stuff was so tiring and only an hour and a half later I was hooking up my dvd player in the bedroom and we were popping in a movie! (no couch in the living room so movies are more fun laying in bed). We went and had a huge breakfast, unpacked, watched movies and had a lazy day (finally!!).
I am working today and tomorrow, but have taken Thursday and Friday off to hopefully finish most of the unpacking and spend some quality time with my fiance before he has to go back home and work far too much. My cable is being installed tomorrow morning and I hope to have internet soon after!
That's about it for now, I'll get some pictures taken of my new place and put them up when I can. Thanks to my friends and family (old and new) for your love and support during this time, it has made all of the difference!
My New Year's weekend started out on Saturday morning, loading as much as I could into my little Vue from Carrie's house and moving it to my new house in South St. Paul. I made two trips and got all of the boxes I had packed and stashed in the hallway, all of my bathroom stuff and a little more. Then I headed out to have lunch with Caroline, Scott & Scott's friend Nate. Right before the food came (I was starving!!) my aunt/uncle/grandma called to say congratulations and ask about Justin. I answered all of their questions and they let me go fill my tummy. Around 4 Justin arrived at my new apartment and after hugs and kisses I put him to work! We went and picked up my U-Haul truck and headed to the old apartment. We got my king size bed, desk, bookshelves, and other misc. furniture along with some dishes and silverware. I drove it (aiyee!) the 10 miles to my new place and we unloaded, set up the bed and zonked out.
Sunday we unpacked, moved more stuff from Carrie's and veged. We were going to head up to St. Cloud to see Caroline but by the time she & we were ready to leave town the weather had taken a turn for the worst and we were having a snowstorm. She called us from the road and said there were lots of cars in the ditch, a few accidents, and top speed was about 40 mph. (EEW!) So we stayed home, I unpacked some more, and we went to bed early.
Yesterday we had a 'Good Morning!' 'Happy New Year!' war upon waking up and I decided that we should go get the televisions from the old apartment. So I got ready and we went. It was easier than I expected!! I grabbed some things we didn't feel like taking on Saturday because moving the big stuff was so tiring and only an hour and a half later I was hooking up my dvd player in the bedroom and we were popping in a movie! (no couch in the living room so movies are more fun laying in bed). We went and had a huge breakfast, unpacked, watched movies and had a lazy day (finally!!).
I am working today and tomorrow, but have taken Thursday and Friday off to hopefully finish most of the unpacking and spend some quality time with my fiance before he has to go back home and work far too much. My cable is being installed tomorrow morning and I hope to have internet soon after!
That's about it for now, I'll get some pictures taken of my new place and put them up when I can. Thanks to my friends and family (old and new) for your love and support during this time, it has made all of the difference!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
MySpace - Update 12/27/06
Saturday Justin worked, so I did his laundry (hey, why not?) and then watched a few movies. He got to come home for lunch (I ordered pizza! That's a funny story if you ever want to hear it.) and we had a pretty normal day.
Sunday we got up early, got ready, and drove to Centerville, MO to eat, be merry, and most importantly - for me to meet Justin's family. I must have made a good impression as I got no scowls, only hugs. (Yay!) Everyone was VERY nice, he has an awesome family.
We arrived to an empty house and wondered if we were in the right place! He showed me around, told me who everyone in the family photos were (so I could get a head start on names) and about 15 minutes later his mom and her boyfriend arrived with the first of the food and to let us know that everyone was still on their way. (We were EARLY for once!!) The day was the usual family Christmas, talking, eating, presents, we headed over to visit with one of his mom's old friends who was also very nice and then headed home to her house to spend the night. We opened presents and got some dinner there and hit the hay.
We had decided to sleep in Monday so we did! (YAY again!) His mom cooked us a yuuummmmmmy breakfast of french toast and bacon and we hung out for a while as his dad wasn't at the Christmas celebration at his aunt's house yet and then said our goodbyes with a promise to bring him back home soon. The trip to his Aunt's was short, and I was quickly introduced to that side of his family. Everyone was talking and laughing, it was a very good place atmosphere to be around on Christmas. Everyone was great and very friendly! About 1:30 in the afternoon (we had only been there since about noon) we decided to exchange gifts so we popped into one of his cousin's rooms and did so.
I gave him a camera. He loved it, but it was woefully inadequate to my present - he asked me to marry him! My mind went blank when I realized what was happening, but somehow I managed to blurt out 'Yes!!' (good thing!!)
We both sat and hugged and cried for a while and then went out and made the announcement. Everyone has told me that they will be glad to have me in their family, and I am very glad to have their approval and support! We had to leave a little early because we were driving all the way back to Springfield, so we headed out. We celebrated at TGI Friday's for dinner (I had my celebratory fajitas - it was the only thing open!!) and we snuggled and talked about all the things we're going to have to plan.
Tuesday Justin was going to leave me his car, so I got up with him early to drop him off at work, but he wasn't feeling too good and we needed to see if we could get my ring resized so he went inside and saw that he only had 2 small jobs so he thankfully got the day off. (He was really sick last night so I'm more glad that we got to spend the day together and that he wasn't out in the cold.) I got to meet a few of the people he works with, including his friend Tim (who I've been wanting to meet!) and when he was good to go we headed home. We went back to bed and slept in again (yay!) and then got ready and went out shopping. We hit B&N so that I could use my gift card that his sister gave me, Best Buy for the $4.99 movies, the Traveler Info center for MO gifts for my co-workers that I've been promising them since October, and the jewler's to get my ring resized (just a half size, it was allllmost big enough ). We also ran out to the Harley store to get a shirt for Michelle, but they were closed! (Grrrr..) We also hit PetSmart (a surprise stop) but they didn't have any puppies or kitties to cuddle (not even a hamster!) and then popped into a Cat/Dog gift store where I found presents for Carrie (who's let me stay at her house since September). I won't say what they are until I give them to her in case she reads this!!
I took care of him and we watched some movies and went to bed early and got a good night's sleep. This morning we got up and he headed to work and I finished packing up the last of my stuff and got a taxi to the airport. It was really nice this time that I didn't bring a lot of stuff so I had plenty of time to get everywhere. (I don't like running through the airport and being all sweaty and stinky!) The flight back was mostly on-time and uneventful, and now here I am at work doing my thing.
I gotta go, but I just wanted to let everyone know what happened! It was the BEST Christmas vacation!!
TTYL!
<3
A
Sunday we got up early, got ready, and drove to Centerville, MO to eat, be merry, and most importantly - for me to meet Justin's family. I must have made a good impression as I got no scowls, only hugs. (Yay!) Everyone was VERY nice, he has an awesome family.
We arrived to an empty house and wondered if we were in the right place! He showed me around, told me who everyone in the family photos were (so I could get a head start on names) and about 15 minutes later his mom and her boyfriend arrived with the first of the food and to let us know that everyone was still on their way. (We were EARLY for once!!) The day was the usual family Christmas, talking, eating, presents, we headed over to visit with one of his mom's old friends who was also very nice and then headed home to her house to spend the night. We opened presents and got some dinner there and hit the hay.
We had decided to sleep in Monday so we did! (YAY again!) His mom cooked us a yuuummmmmmy breakfast of french toast and bacon and we hung out for a while as his dad wasn't at the Christmas celebration at his aunt's house yet and then said our goodbyes with a promise to bring him back home soon. The trip to his Aunt's was short, and I was quickly introduced to that side of his family. Everyone was talking and laughing, it was a very good place atmosphere to be around on Christmas. Everyone was great and very friendly! About 1:30 in the afternoon (we had only been there since about noon) we decided to exchange gifts so we popped into one of his cousin's rooms and did so.
I gave him a camera. He loved it, but it was woefully inadequate to my present - he asked me to marry him! My mind went blank when I realized what was happening, but somehow I managed to blurt out 'Yes!!' (good thing!!)
We both sat and hugged and cried for a while and then went out and made the announcement. Everyone has told me that they will be glad to have me in their family, and I am very glad to have their approval and support! We had to leave a little early because we were driving all the way back to Springfield, so we headed out. We celebrated at TGI Friday's for dinner (I had my celebratory fajitas - it was the only thing open!!) and we snuggled and talked about all the things we're going to have to plan.
Tuesday Justin was going to leave me his car, so I got up with him early to drop him off at work, but he wasn't feeling too good and we needed to see if we could get my ring resized so he went inside and saw that he only had 2 small jobs so he thankfully got the day off. (He was really sick last night so I'm more glad that we got to spend the day together and that he wasn't out in the cold.) I got to meet a few of the people he works with, including his friend Tim (who I've been wanting to meet!) and when he was good to go we headed home. We went back to bed and slept in again (yay!) and then got ready and went out shopping. We hit B&N so that I could use my gift card that his sister gave me, Best Buy for the $4.99 movies, the Traveler Info center for MO gifts for my co-workers that I've been promising them since October, and the jewler's to get my ring resized (just a half size, it was allllmost big enough ). We also ran out to the Harley store to get a shirt for Michelle, but they were closed! (Grrrr..) We also hit PetSmart (a surprise stop) but they didn't have any puppies or kitties to cuddle (not even a hamster!) and then popped into a Cat/Dog gift store where I found presents for Carrie (who's let me stay at her house since September). I won't say what they are until I give them to her in case she reads this!!
I took care of him and we watched some movies and went to bed early and got a good night's sleep. This morning we got up and he headed to work and I finished packing up the last of my stuff and got a taxi to the airport. It was really nice this time that I didn't bring a lot of stuff so I had plenty of time to get everywhere. (I don't like running through the airport and being all sweaty and stinky!) The flight back was mostly on-time and uneventful, and now here I am at work doing my thing.
I gotta go, but I just wanted to let everyone know what happened! It was the BEST Christmas vacation!!
TTYL!
<3
A
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