Some piccies from the weekend:

Dustin and the Unhappy Bookends

new curtains in the kitchen

more of the curtains

next month...living room curtains! *g*

omg yay! blogger is finally letting me publish new posts again! :)

Today:
It was actually not bad for a Monday...until my lunch hour. I went over to Wal-Mart and got some gas and pulled in to do some quick shopping. I grabbed a Happy Meal on my way out and got in the truck to go. I started it up, but the radio would not come on. I backed up about a foot, and the truck died. So, I am sitting in the middle of the aisle, can't start my truck, or even turn on my emergencies. Soooo...a kind soul helped me push it back into the parking place, and I called Dustin to see what to do. I knew it wasn't the battery because we just replaced that like 2 months ago, so I was afraid it was the alternator. D had me call AAA, and the guy came out and jumped the truck, and he mentioned in passing that one of the connections to the battery was loose, but he didn't think that was the problem. So, as I am heading back to work (which was luckily only like 5 mins away), everytime I would idle, the truck felt like it was going to die. I prayed I wouldn't get caught at a red light, and somehow I didn't. As soon as I rolled into a parking place here at work, I turned the truck off and then tried to start it again...nothing. So, one of the guys I work with came out and the negative connection to the battery looked like it was hanging on by like a thread at this point. It was obviously worse than the guy with AAA had me believe. My friend tightened for me and I think it will hold til I get home, but D just came up here and is going to try to get a new bolt for it and then follow me home.

When I first called Dustin he couldn't understand why I was so upset. Guys just don't understand how helpless we women who don't know anything about cards feel. Not only can we not fix them, it can be dangerous for us to be stranded anywhere...even a Wal Mart parking lot in the middle of the day. I just hate that sinking feeling when a car won't start. Yes, I was over-emotional, but I kinda had a right to be. This just happened to me less than 2 months ago on my way to work when I stopped at Starbucks. I guess I wish he could better understand why it gets to me...

Tonight should be pretty quiet (assuming we get home :P). The rest of the rest of the week Dustin is pretty busy, and then he leave Friday to go see his Dad in Oklahoma. *resists bursting into one of several songs that would fit here :)* So...I am going to be a bachelorette this weekend, but I don't really have any big plans. Mom and I will probably hang out, and maybe Erin and I can hook up sometime? *winkwinknudgenudge in Nay's direction.*

random happy image of the day (courtesy of Jason link): In N Out Yumminess

mood: BAD

Email sent a few minutes ago to Texas Dept. of Transportation:

I commute daily from Leander to Austin via Parmer Lane. Today traffic started backing up about a mile before Parmer intersects with Mopac. It took me 45 minutes to get from Mopac to IH-35 on Parmer. When I got to IH-35 I saw the cause of the backup was not a wreck, but that the lefthand lane was closed for construction, but there was no construction work going on and the lane was driveable.


I feel that it is unnecessary to have lane closures on major roads through Austin during peak rush hours if no construction is taking place at that time and there is no hazard in having the lane open. There were no signs up yesterday warning commuters that there would be such lane closures going on, so we were not able to plan ahead and take an alternate route to work. I was personally half an hour late to work, and I am sure there were many more people in my situation. If you are going to do such lane closures, please have the courtesy to give notice to commuters before the lane closure occurs.

Work has been crazy this week. Like today, I will have actually only been "in" the office like an hour and a half. I had meetings most of the morning and I have training all afternoon. I actually hope that gets done a little early so I can cut out and not have to walk back over here :) I also found out my team leader will be out next Thurs and Fri...yippee!

Life at home is going pretty well. Dusty is super busy, but his fall is starting to shape up nicely sales-wise. I have no doubt he will totally kick arse this year in his numbers...I am really proud of him :)

Not too much else to report. This weekend should be a quiet one, which I am looking forward to. My Dad's cousin will be coming in Friday, so we are having dinner at my aunt's Friday nite which should be nice. I haven't decided yet if I am going out with them on Saturday, but I probably won't. I need some quiet lazy time ;)

My answers to the survey:


Are you currently employed? yes
Is it a full-time position? yes
Do you work in the private sector or for the government? government
Do you receive benefits (medical insurance, etc)? yes
Please rate the following:

I am challenged by my job on a daily basis:
<-------------------X---------------------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I enjoy the work I do:
<------------------------X------------------>
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I like the people I work with (non-management):
<------X------------------------------------>
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I like the managers in my office:
<---------------------------------X--------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I think our office policies are fair:
<-----------------------------------X------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

mood: case of the mondays
listening to: yahoo love songs station
drinking: dr. pepper

to do list:

work on church website

continue the job hunt

finish laundry

spend time with my husband


Job Survey (created by Yours Truly)

Are you currently employed?
Is it a full-time position?
Do you work in the private sector or for the government?
Do you receive benefits (medical insurance, etc)?
Please rate the following:

I am challenged by my job on a daily basis:
<----------------------------------------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I enjoy the work I do:
<----------------------------------------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I like the people I work with (non-management):
<----------------------------------------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I like the managers in my office:
<----------------------------------------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

I think our office policies are fair:
<----------------------------------------->
1 (yes) 5(sometimes) 10(never)

rant: people irk me. i am not naming names, but they really do.

real post: this next month is going to be hectic. hectic at work and in my "real life". a lot of it will be spent in doctors' offices. i am finally going to an allergist, and i have a follow up with one of my other doctors. i guess i just keep thinking it will get better, and it doesn't. i can tell it is really starting to hurt dustin, so it's time to suck it up and fix the issues. i guess part of it was i was so tired of doctors after all the panic attack/anxiety drama that i didn't want to do it at all. *sighs* sorry dustin...i didn't mean to bring you down with me, baby. i have been very selfish, and i will work to fix all of this stuff...

traits i find in myself that i hate:
-selfishness
-obsessed with being in control
-laziness
-anal retentiveness

mood: huuuungry
listening to: the computer whirr and Minnie crying to go out

This is an old survey I found at a journal I used to keep :)

Number of people I have had sex with:
Real intercourse...1. Other forms: two.

Number of times I have been in love:
Two.

Number of times I have had my heart broken:
One really bad one and a bunch of small ones.

Number of hearts I have broken:
One that I know of...

Number of months I have been single:
Zero.

Number of continents I have visited:
One - this one.

Number of boys I have kissed in my life:
ack...hehe...let's say around...ummm...around 10.

Number of girls I have kissed:
One

Number of grades I got at school that were less than A:
quite a few...especially calculus :P

Number of drugs taken illegally:
zero.

Number of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life type friends:
Family not included?
Two.

Number of people from high school that I stayed in contact with:
Maybe 5 at the most.

Number of cd's that I own:
Around 200

Number of piercings:
Three.

Number of tattoos:
None. I still want my strawberry on my lower back though :)

Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper:
when I was born, for honor rolls, maybe one or two times for provost's list at college, and once or twice for choir in high school.

Number of scars on my body:
The only one I can think of is the one on my knee from falling off my bike that got re-injured from walking my dog...she pulled me down to the ground when she went chasing after something...probably why it is permanent.

Number of times a person has made me scared of what they could do to me physically:
Once - I have always had a bad feeling that if I had stayed with Brian he might have had the potential to be abusive...only a hunch though.

mood: grumpy

listening to: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

drinking: coffee

I am so tired of work. The work itself is boring. The managers are insane (really, seriously) with being in control. The 2 people I really counted as friends have been distant since I got back from training. I have no clue what I did to them or said or whatever to make them push me out of the group. I know I should talk to them, but I hate confrontations like that. I am the type to sit and stew about it...which is bad, I know. Maybe if a chance comes along today or tomorrow I will say something. I always get defensive in conversations like that, though, and I hate that side of me. And there's why I avoid the situations :p blech. I am just thankful Juls is online to talk to me and keep me sane...