Me: Mike.
Mike: What?
Me: I can't sleep this close to mold.
Mike: Believe it or not, I almost ate that last night.
Nothing too significant to report, other than a few really nice weekends with Mike, and normal-ness at work and on the home front. Mom and I started doing pilates! I really, really enjoy it so far, but I haven't moved past the feeling-ridiculous phase yet. Dad and Chris still aren't allowed in the room while we do it, and my workout mat kind of smells like salmon. Colby thinks that we want to play with him whenever we do it, and my arms always hit the ceiling fan. Despite it all, I think it's a great workout as well as relaxing, and it's something fun Mom and I can do together. :)
My phone went crazy. One afternoon it just started freezing randomly every 45 seconds or so, to the point that Verizon had to just replace the damn thing. They said that it "wouldn't stay un-frozen long enough to figure out what was going wrong." So now I own a new phone. Yays!
Next weekend is my freakin' birthday!! O holy crap! It's almost July. o.O
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Standup?
Chris (while playing Oblivion): Oh gee, I guess you're fucked, sorry about that. I'm going to take your pants now.
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Chris (Oblivion): I'm going to take this horse someplace safe. And then I'm going to kill it.
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Guy: I've never pushed Jesus on anyone!
Chris: You just gave me a pamphlet, you bastard.
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Chris (Oblivion): I'm going to take this horse someplace safe. And then I'm going to kill it.
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Guy: I've never pushed Jesus on anyone!
Chris: You just gave me a pamphlet, you bastard.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Open House
Well, the Open House for my brother is over, and the graduation process is complete. It felt sort of like Christmas afterwards--so much buildup and prep work, and then it's over so fast. The party was on Saturday and it was great fun, and we were all happy to relax a bit at the end of the day. I took a bunch of pics, and some of Chris's facial expressions while opening his gifts are a riot, so I recommend checking them out. Btw, does anyone not know how to get to my photogallery? I would think it was obvious but... you know what they say about assumptions. >_<
We were very lucky and had awesome weather the whole day, so our guests could enjoy the back yard. One unfortunate event however was the realization (or was it a reminder?) that our neighbors are complete assholes. Now, for those of you that might not know my immediate family, we're friendly, non-rowdy, rule-following folk. In other words, living next to us must be really easy, if you know we're even there at all. But we happen to be the youngest people on our street, and the only family with children. Consequently, our neighbors have it in for us for reasons logic cannot explain.
Our lovely neighbor to the left has a small gravel driveway on her lawn, separate from the main driveway, which she has never used in all the years I've lived in this house. On the day of the open house, she taped large signs reading "NO PARKING" to trash cans and put them in that driveway, so that no one would be tempted to park there. Even though my family wouldn't dream of using it without her permission. Also, our other lovely neighbor across the street, who hasn't spoken a word to my parents since my sister became a teenager, parked his truck at the end of his driveway at an angle, so that no other car could even turn around in his driveway. I still feel baffled over what harm it could've done. Baffled, I say. What a collection of senile old coots.
Aside from that, the party went off without a hitch and Chris enjoyed opening up gifts after it was over with the family. Mike and I pitched in together to get him all his school supplies, a 100 piece tool set, some dishes, and a trashcan for school. He also got a travel bag and towels from Kristen, a GVSU t-shirt from Mike's parents, some more towels from a friend, and a whole bunch of money.
I was pretty wiped out that night, and went to bed early. Sunday was Father's Day so I spent the first half of the day at home, and then went on a dinner date with Mike to celebrate him being done with school. Yesterday I finally got to see my friend Beth for the first time since she got married, and it felt so weird yet good to listen to her talk about Matt like a husband. She gave me a box of wedding stuff for when I get married someday, and it was fun to look through it all with her. :)
Things have been alright otherwise, with work and whatnot. I'm having a hard time saving money, because there have just been so many things to spend money on lately, from car insurance to open house gifts to gas. Hopefully this week's paycheck won't fly out the window like the rest.
*exhausted sleep*
We were very lucky and had awesome weather the whole day, so our guests could enjoy the back yard. One unfortunate event however was the realization (or was it a reminder?) that our neighbors are complete assholes. Now, for those of you that might not know my immediate family, we're friendly, non-rowdy, rule-following folk. In other words, living next to us must be really easy, if you know we're even there at all. But we happen to be the youngest people on our street, and the only family with children. Consequently, our neighbors have it in for us for reasons logic cannot explain.
Our lovely neighbor to the left has a small gravel driveway on her lawn, separate from the main driveway, which she has never used in all the years I've lived in this house. On the day of the open house, she taped large signs reading "NO PARKING" to trash cans and put them in that driveway, so that no one would be tempted to park there. Even though my family wouldn't dream of using it without her permission. Also, our other lovely neighbor across the street, who hasn't spoken a word to my parents since my sister became a teenager, parked his truck at the end of his driveway at an angle, so that no other car could even turn around in his driveway. I still feel baffled over what harm it could've done. Baffled, I say. What a collection of senile old coots.
Aside from that, the party went off without a hitch and Chris enjoyed opening up gifts after it was over with the family. Mike and I pitched in together to get him all his school supplies, a 100 piece tool set, some dishes, and a trashcan for school. He also got a travel bag and towels from Kristen, a GVSU t-shirt from Mike's parents, some more towels from a friend, and a whole bunch of money.
I was pretty wiped out that night, and went to bed early. Sunday was Father's Day so I spent the first half of the day at home, and then went on a dinner date with Mike to celebrate him being done with school. Yesterday I finally got to see my friend Beth for the first time since she got married, and it felt so weird yet good to listen to her talk about Matt like a husband. She gave me a box of wedding stuff for when I get married someday, and it was fun to look through it all with her. :)
Things have been alright otherwise, with work and whatnot. I'm having a hard time saving money, because there have just been so many things to spend money on lately, from car insurance to open house gifts to gas. Hopefully this week's paycheck won't fly out the window like the rest.
*exhausted sleep*
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Long Time No Blog?
Does anyone else remember these bird whistle toys? I was at Crossroads the other day with Mike, and I saw them for sale in a gift shop. OMG. I used to love these things! Now I go around the house chirping on them, and annoying the crap out of my family. :D
This is one of my newest most awesome things. I stumbled across the gallery of a young artist on Deviant Art the last week of school this year, and I found a dragon pendant like this one there. I loved it so much that I asked her if she would consider making one for me, and she did!! :D She even shipped it to me all the way from Finland, and now it's mine and I love it so. Check out her work here: http://obiskus.deviantart.com/. Another kick-ass dragon for my collection. :D
Sorry for my long absence from my blog--I've been very busy! Between work, helping Mike move back to Lansing, and getting ready for Chris's open house, there's been little time for relaxing. Work has been pretty good! I've done a ton of new stuff, and I finally feel like I'm earning my wage. I can take doctor phone calls, authorize refills from doctors, transfer scripts in and out, and compound prescriptions. I actually feel like I'm taking quite a load off of the pharmacists I work with, and it makes me feel good. :) We even busted a fake Vicodin script last week, so that was pretty awesome.
Mike finished his first school year as a teacher!! He worked really, really hard and I'm so proud of him for coming so far. I was also happy to help him move back to Lansing last weekend, so now he's barely an hour away!! :D :D This makes me so happy, as gas is killing me right now. I'm ready for the lazy days of summer, spent watching movies in his basement, hanging out in Lansing, and not having to share my time with him with homework.
Aside from the move and work, Mom and I have been working hard to get ready for Chris's open house this Saturday! Cleaning, grooming the yard, shopping, and general chaos has ensued, and though I'm sure Saturday will be a blast, it sure will be nice to relax afterwards! ;) I'll post pictures of the festivities in the aftermath.
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
Colby is his own boss
This is my dog Colby, thwarting authority as usual. This is actually a game we used to play with him as a puppy, and now it's just a riot. He's not actually biting, by the way. ;)
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