whoops..sometimes time just gets away from me! this will be short as i am on lunch at the new "jobby-job"!
thank goddess the weather has cleared! we had quite a NOR-EASTER come through on friday and for 2.5 days we had nothing but torrential rain and high wind! ugh, so not good for the hair!
speaking of hair, i finally got a haircut saturday and colored it myself friday night. it is my "fall color", light bronze brown. it is a little dark at first but will lighten up in 4-5 days.
on saturday, i met up with "meggy", "irongirl" and their kids at towson town center. mostly window shopping for me but it was good to get out of the house for a while. later that night, i drove to columbia and met up with "meggy", dom and my brother who i will call "skins' fan", and we went to sushi king in Columbia. a truly hidden gem located in dobbin center, conveniently located near the MVA! it was very good and we only had a 15 minute wait. we had discussions about the first debate, what we heard and what was clearly missing as well..
sunday was a typical day for me...gym, laundry, vacuuming, changing sheets, walking mick and football. oh and of course a short trip to the shop because, again, i get too easily bored inside. i got myself a cute little halloween votive holder with skeletons and some weightlifting gloves which i desperately needed (i have had callouses for at least 2 months now).
gotta jet now!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
** Happy September!
so...it's been a while since i have updated the 5 or 6 people out there about my life. the new job is going well (i'm in the 2nd week) and so far so good. we are learning tons of new computer systems as well as the lingo pertaining to the commercial real estate business. the cool news is that each month if you're market is the top team, you receive a free lunch as well as half a day off! can't beat that with a bat...
i have had to change my gym schedule around a bit and now go in the evenings which is a lot more crowded but there is no way i can function at 6am on the elliptical machine or doing free weights. the point is, at least i am still going and seeing the benefits!
mick has also been fine, thank goddess! no more nasty surprises when i come in. that was thankfully only for 2.5 days and more than enough for me! he is enjoying his new lamb and rice food, (he will eat anything) and scarfs it down in 2 minutes flat.
the weather has been pretty nice as well. sunday was HOT (low 90s and 70% humidity) but we are now back in the low to mid 70s! my kind of weather. fall is my favorite season and halloween my favorite holiday so i really need to start brainstorming about my costume! oh and work has a costume contest so i am quite ready for that challenge and plan to win!! haha
my other highlight for september is the VA wine festival in manassas. it is at the end of the month and a good time. i went about 3 years ago. you really can't go wrong with 50 vineyards and unlimited tastings for $20!! whoop, whoop! my friends from NC will be in town then so i am looking forward to seeing them as well. VA wines are really pretty good and SOOO much better than MD.
i have had to change my gym schedule around a bit and now go in the evenings which is a lot more crowded but there is no way i can function at 6am on the elliptical machine or doing free weights. the point is, at least i am still going and seeing the benefits!
mick has also been fine, thank goddess! no more nasty surprises when i come in. that was thankfully only for 2.5 days and more than enough for me! he is enjoying his new lamb and rice food, (he will eat anything) and scarfs it down in 2 minutes flat.
the weather has been pretty nice as well. sunday was HOT (low 90s and 70% humidity) but we are now back in the low to mid 70s! my kind of weather. fall is my favorite season and halloween my favorite holiday so i really need to start brainstorming about my costume! oh and work has a costume contest so i am quite ready for that challenge and plan to win!! haha
my other highlight for september is the VA wine festival in manassas. it is at the end of the month and a good time. i went about 3 years ago. you really can't go wrong with 50 vineyards and unlimited tastings for $20!! whoop, whoop! my friends from NC will be in town then so i am looking forward to seeing them as well. VA wines are really pretty good and SOOO much better than MD.
Friday, September 5, 2008
** Plop, plop! Ugh...
yes...
i feel almost like a parent now! my beloved dog mick has had some major GI issues since wednesday morning!!! so not cool! i haven't a clue if he ate something he shouldn't have or was just not feeling so hot and now has a 48 bug.
i was treated to the overwhelming smell of "poop" upon my arrival home wednesday night. so gross!! let's just say that i was dry heaving so much that my throat still hurts..eyes watering..the whole 9 yards! i then gave him some pepcid ac and really shouldn't have fed him that night but i did and i came to regret that as well. i got up at 230am to let him go out (he was literally running). i decided to barricade him in the kitchen with his bed and water on thursday. i thought turning a chair on its side and pushing the trash can up against it would work..and it did, thankfully because i AGAIN had a larger, nastier gift on my kitchen floor last night!! just thinking about it makes me SICK!!! anywho, this time i decided to make him some plain rice to eat (thanks for the suggestion meggy). he did eat it and yes, he had 3 more "bouts" later that evening. this hasn't effected his personality though. we still went for a run and he was fetching and eating sticks and running into the creek to splash around as usual. the fact that we were out at the park and i wasn't about to attempt to "clean" that mess up was a good thing for me!
from 5-10pm he was great..things seemed to be getting back to "normal". i again, had to let him out at 330am this time but i think things weren't nearly as traumatic. he had more rice and i shoved another pepcid ac into a small piece of banana. he is smart and must have smelled it and spit it out. i then tucked the slobbery pill into some wheat bread and he ate it that time. about 1 hour later, he puked on my wood stairs. i, however, wasn't aware until i slid on it...
long story short, he was left barricaded in the kitchen for day #2! i am really hoping things will be okay when i get home later. i am going to switch him to a better food and hope for the best as
nasty "poop" cleanup duty is getting old and my nose and throat cannot handle it much longer!!
have a good weekend all!
i feel almost like a parent now! my beloved dog mick has had some major GI issues since wednesday morning!!! so not cool! i haven't a clue if he ate something he shouldn't have or was just not feeling so hot and now has a 48 bug.
i was treated to the overwhelming smell of "poop" upon my arrival home wednesday night. so gross!! let's just say that i was dry heaving so much that my throat still hurts..eyes watering..the whole 9 yards! i then gave him some pepcid ac and really shouldn't have fed him that night but i did and i came to regret that as well. i got up at 230am to let him go out (he was literally running). i decided to barricade him in the kitchen with his bed and water on thursday. i thought turning a chair on its side and pushing the trash can up against it would work..and it did, thankfully because i AGAIN had a larger, nastier gift on my kitchen floor last night!! just thinking about it makes me SICK!!! anywho, this time i decided to make him some plain rice to eat (thanks for the suggestion meggy). he did eat it and yes, he had 3 more "bouts" later that evening. this hasn't effected his personality though. we still went for a run and he was fetching and eating sticks and running into the creek to splash around as usual. the fact that we were out at the park and i wasn't about to attempt to "clean" that mess up was a good thing for me!
from 5-10pm he was great..things seemed to be getting back to "normal". i again, had to let him out at 330am this time but i think things weren't nearly as traumatic. he had more rice and i shoved another pepcid ac into a small piece of banana. he is smart and must have smelled it and spit it out. i then tucked the slobbery pill into some wheat bread and he ate it that time. about 1 hour later, he puked on my wood stairs. i, however, wasn't aware until i slid on it...
long story short, he was left barricaded in the kitchen for day #2! i am really hoping things will be okay when i get home later. i am going to switch him to a better food and hope for the best as
nasty "poop" cleanup duty is getting old and my nose and throat cannot handle it much longer!!
have a good weekend all!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
** Ah, yes! Soon to be a full fledged "citizen"!
haha...
sorry, had to say it! what i mean is that starting next monday, i will have a new job! the "citizen" part comes from the fact that i will no longer have internet access during the day to check up on CNN, the weather, TMZ, perez hilton, myspace, etc.! what a bummer!
the name of this company shall remain nameless (to protect the innocent)...just know that it is about 7 miles from my house and i will be in a large office of about 80-100 people (by my estimates). ah yes, gone are the days of coming in at 1015 after my am trips to the gym, wearing flip flops and generally being the occasional slacker and getting up to leave run errands whenever i needed to. this will take me a little getting used to but a change of scenery was necessary and who knows..i could meet some cool new peeps to blog about too! we shall see...it will force me to get back on a "schedule". i believe i will be working 830-530 at least for the first 3 weeks of training. then, i think i can choose to come in at 730 or 8 if i like...i doubt i will be there any earlier than 8...that is just plain silly if you ask me!
sorry, had to say it! what i mean is that starting next monday, i will have a new job! the "citizen" part comes from the fact that i will no longer have internet access during the day to check up on CNN, the weather, TMZ, perez hilton, myspace, etc.! what a bummer!
the name of this company shall remain nameless (to protect the innocent)...just know that it is about 7 miles from my house and i will be in a large office of about 80-100 people (by my estimates). ah yes, gone are the days of coming in at 1015 after my am trips to the gym, wearing flip flops and generally being the occasional slacker and getting up to leave run errands whenever i needed to. this will take me a little getting used to but a change of scenery was necessary and who knows..i could meet some cool new peeps to blog about too! we shall see...it will force me to get back on a "schedule". i believe i will be working 830-530 at least for the first 3 weeks of training. then, i think i can choose to come in at 730 or 8 if i like...i doubt i will be there any earlier than 8...that is just plain silly if you ask me!
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