Well, as a trip to see the family, my day was pretty average. As Thanksgiving, it kinda leaned towards the “sucks…” side.
I ate at my Granny Faulkner’s (mom’s mom). Jessica’s family (brother’s wife) was all there, and it was kind of their thing and we were just there. The food was…it was okay. I didn’t even get any yummy dessert! Someone made chocolate delight, but they didn’t mix the cream cheese in it well, so you could taste it, and there were chunks of it. Bleh.
The ham was good, and the turkey was good, but by the end of the evening, I totally forgot to pack up any to bring home.
The trip to the Lott’s was quite depressing, but I’m in a good mood right now, so I’ll save that for another entry, lest I get all mopey again!
I ended my evening back at the Faulkner’s where everyone left and it was just me, Granny, and Joshua. I do so much better with the babies when there’s not an audience. He slept on me for over an hour and then I had him laughing until he had hiccups! He’s only 4 months old so I’m sure you can imagine how cute that is…
I wasn’t home long before Ryan made it here to unload the washer, dryer, and couch/bed.
While we were out there, a car pulled in and parked backwards and a guy got out and walked down the street. Then about 20 minutes later, two other guys got out and walked off as well. There really is no legitimate reason for them to be parked here instead of on the side of the street. And the whole complex was empty except for me after Ryan left, so I called the cops. I guess they’ve been patrolling, but the car is still here. Luckily one of my neighbors has come home as well, so I’m not AS concerned anymore.
I’ve ordered a few Christmas presents, and Ryan’s Zune. So I’m a lot less stressed about that now. Now, even if the gps falls through, I’ve at least got a really good gift for him! When it gets here, I’m gonna load it with some music for him, including a playlist for ‘us’ and pictures of us and others he would want. I’m quite proud of myself for thinking to do that!
Oh and I still don’t know what he’s getting me for my Birthday, but I’ve pretty much ruled out what I thought it was, and will later chastise him for making me think that way…;)
In between all the cleaning today, I’ve spent hours on eBay. I’m trying to hard to get the gifts I want for Ryan. Kristi asked me how he gets so many cool presents–yeah they come at a cost! lol
I get an idea and I have to run with it. It’s hard enough for me not to run out to a store, buy a gift and give it to him immediately. Doing all this shopping around and then still having to wait until Christmas kills me.
I’ve spent so much time on eBay…I wish I hadn’t been clearing out my Watch list along and along–I’d like to be able to tell you the exact number, but I think so far in this search, I’ve probably had 50+ items on the list to keep up with.
It gets frustrating.
I’m starting to look for backup gifts now. I’ve already got him a little knife set–it’s nothing expensive–just a stocking stuffer. I’m looking into the possibility of some Ingersoll Rand air tools, or some of the sets we have, maybe even some big dvd sets. Tools are a definite standby, but I’m really iffy about those. I know he’d get excited over them, but right now he wouldn’t have much opportunity to use them, and there’s nowhere to store them. The option’s there though.
I’ve got an offer in right now on one of his gifts. They’ve got 13 hours to respond–ah scratch that–someone just bought the damn thing. Oh well!
I’m just ready to get these straight. I can’t tell you how determined I am to get ‘em.
I’ve had such a weird day. It probably wouldn’t be weird to any of you, but it was just so…normal!
I woke up at 10am–I was wide awake.
I disassembled the futon ALL by myself and disposed of it. I’ve swept and vacuumed and done a TON of random cleaning, and intricate cleaning and scrubbing.
I really can’t tell you how much productive cleaning I’ve done.
The Gallery Collection has teamed up with Soldiers’ Angels and donated a greeting card to be sent to each soldier, wishing them Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and thanks them for all they’ve done. They’ve also donated a blank card and envelope for each one to write home. The cards will be included in a care package sent by Soldiers’ Angels.
It’s a wonderful sentiment to be expressed through the holidays. I’m sure this is the hardest time of year for those so far away from their families.
The Gallery Collection is a mail order company in the Christmas Cards business–currently the “leading mail order publisher of premium quality personalized greetings cards.”
So often now we see such thoughtless, mass produced cards–The Gallery Collection offers some truly beautiful pieces that your loved ones will just have to put out for display. I wish Lowe’s would consider using them this year when we get our bonus coupons. Melissa always picks out such crappy little cards…
So Ryan is out of town until Sunday. He’s helping his mom move from Atlanta back to Louisiana. Then Thursday he’ll be driving the rental moving truck back here to drop off the washer, dryer and his old bed (it’s an odd little setup–it’ll replace the futon here in the living room). Then he’s taking the truck back to Jacksonville where he’ll be until Sunday–they’ve got a show this weekend.
Last night he started texting me hints about what my Birthday present is. I won’t divulge those, because the hints make it seem really obvious what it is, but the more people who start thinking that, well, the more I’m going to feel stupid when it’s not that.
Let’s just say it’s something I really want.
However, I’m pretty certain that either it’s not that at all, or it’s a variation on what I want, that might actually disappoint me some.
I hate all these expectations. I know it’s not what I think it is. All the hints he’s given support the idea that it is, but all other logic points to a big, “nahhh.” So I dunno what to think! And I’ve got almost a week to keep thinking it!
I’m trying really hard not to think about it at all.
My 22nd Birthday is Monday. Funny thing is, I have bad knees.
Okay, that’s really not funny. The guys in Lumber complain about being old and I always remind them that age isn’t what it’s all about! I’m 22 and it hurts to walk down the stairs in the morning.
Bad knees run in my family. Papa hasn’t been able to walk well for years. He’s had multiple knee surgeries. Daddy actually just had his first last month. Why do they all pass along the bad genes to me?
You’ve gotta remember, too, that I work on concrete floors. I’ve done so for approximately 2 1/2 years out of the past 3. For that I get excruciating pains in my feet, and in the middle of my back. Long shifts, like this morning, usually find me leaning over the counter to stretch my back out. There’s not really much I can do while I’m there to alleviate my feet and knees though. I just have to suck it up.
You better believe though, that when I get home, I have to bust out the Freeze It Gel. It’s become a little joke with a few of us ever since doing the Halo video, but in all seriousness, I love the stuff.
I’ll never rid myself of the pain, I know that much, but Freeze It at least makes it possible to walk down the stairs the next morning without crying. Yes, I have cried from the pain of walking down the stairs. If you’ve never worked on concrete, you probably can’t fathom what I’m talking about, but you really never get used to it. You adapt, but that’s the best you can hope for.
There’s actually a contest right now to win a year supply of Freeze It. I’m 22. Do you have any idea how many years of joint pain I have ahead of me? Your knees don’t age gracefully, ya know?!
I’m SO disoriented. And that’s actually like the 3rd time this week. My sleep schedule is so off and I keep taking naps and when I wake up, I’m so confused!
I was so tired this morning that when I took my break, I ended up napping for 6 minutes. Someone made an announcement and that woke me up and it took me a few moments to realize where I was! I was so lost, and I felt like I had been asleep for at least 2 hours. That’s what you call tired…
I took a nap this afternoon. I just woke up a few moments ago and I swore it was 6am. I even got wise and looked at the clock on my phone, but with blurred “just woke up” vision, I thought the clock said am as well. I didn’t realize my mistake until I walked downstairs and heard Andrew next door.
I dunno how many more ‘trips’ I can handle this week…
Would you believe that at 9pm tonight, I considered going to bed?
Of course, insomnia is the cure for wanting to go to bed early on a Saturday night.
I only seem to get insomnia when I really just can’t afford to. I’ve got to be at Lowe’s at 7am tomorrow. After that, I’ve got a presentation to finish, and two tests to study for–tests that I sort of feel like, no matter how much I study, I’m doomed to fail.
I need to be well-rested tomorrow. I’m exhausted. No matter what I do though, my brain just won’t shut off!! I actually fell asleep for about 15 minutes, but Ryan called. I can’t say that I would’ve stayed asleep, but I can say that I didn’t even realize I had fallen asleep until I looked at the clock.
I’ve been pretty lucky lately. It’s been a while since I’ve had a bout of insomnia. Generally, I only sleep normally [well, my version of normal] for about two weeks straight then I fall into these wicked, unhealthy sleep patterns for any amount of time. I’d almost forgotten how helpless you can feel when all you want to do is sleep, but something just won’t let you.
Tomorrow, by about 9am, I’ll fall into a feeling of desperation. I’ll be such a grumpy person at work. I’m debating whether or not I should chance sneaking in Pride and Prejudice to finish reading. On weeknights, I can get away with that in Lumber, but I’m not sure about a Sunday morning. It would probably be slow enough, but there tends to be a lot of employee traffic down that way. I wish my Biology book was a little more compact. I could get some studying done…
I just hope that when I get home I can really get into finishing up all that I need to. You better believe either a sleeping pill or some Nyquil will be on my menu tomorrow evening. I’d like to try to knock out this insomnia battle before it throws off my sleeping pattern too much.
So much to think about, but now isn’t the time, dammit. I need to procure an ‘off’ switch for my brain. It’s getting in my way right now.
I got a package full of new toys today! I received an ambient fireplace dvd, some colored flame candles, and insta snow powder!
I had to try out the insta snow immediately since we don’t get snow here. I poured a little of the powder into a bowl and poured a bit of water on it and the reaction was really cool! For a moment it just looks like wet powder, then it randomly puffs up into snow! Kind of like a marshmallow roasting!
Keri and I decided we needed to go ahead and put it into the freezer for a while, to really get that snow effect. I love this stuff!! We’ve already talked about buying some to freeze and dingdong ditch someone’s house. I don’t know what I’d do if I walked out my door to find snow, here in Valdosta! We’re still trying to figure out who would fall for it and we’ve got some pretty good ideas…
Next up I decided to check out all the contents on the Ambient Fire Video Fireplace. They’ve got a bunch of different fire scenes to choose from and for each one, you have a choice of a few different musical backgrounds, music with fire sounds, or just fire sounds. Keri’s got a s’more making kit that we’re saving for when it gets too cold to really be outside. We’re gonna pop in the dvd while we make s’mores to get that whole effect.
I’m gonna use it the next time Ryan and I make dinner together as well. I think it’s a much better alternative to finding something mindless to watch while we eat.
I haven’t tried my colored flame candles. I want to. Badly. I’m such a pyro and I adore green flame (you get it when burning some plastics and stuff like that) so I cannot wait to see these bright colors! My Birthday is the 26th though, so I’ve challenged myself to wait until then. I’m not even sure I’m having a cake, but if I have to, I’ll bake myself some brownies and use the candles! We’ll see if I can really wait that long.
Here’s a quick video of the stuff I got to play with today:
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