Too long

It's been too long since I last wrote. I've been really busy, been sick and just lazy! I can't believe that the holidays are already over! It really didn't even feel like Christmas this year, not sure why. Well, it could be because I haven't yet celebrated with my sister and her family. Damn living in IL screws everything up! I did score a killer pair of black pearl earrings from the hub. What a good boy!

I do have something to look forward to though...my birthday is just a couple of days away. I'm hoping that I don't have to work late and I can spend a little bit of time with my man.

One thing that I did accomplish was my first knitting project. I knitted a scarf for my sister-in-law for Christmas. She is in love with it. I'm also on my second project...a birthday present for my other sister-in-law. After I'm done with that, I need to start on a scarf for my sister's birthday. I'm a knitting fool.

Happy New Year to everyone and I'll be back in the new year, I promise!

By popular request...

So, it has been pointed out that I am a slacker. I have not posted in a while and I have a very good reason for that...I'm lazy! But there is so much to rant about.

Is there one person that just gets under your skin like no other at work? Everything that they say to you seems like a cut on your every being? Ugh! There is someone, who will remain nameless, so does this to me. Whether it is on purpose or because they are just a dick, I'll never know. And to know that they are in a serious relationship makes me wonder what their partner is like. I assume that they must be totally different with their partner because their attitude at work is not very desirable. I am a very positive and happy person, but when this person comes around me, I would like to tear their eyes out. UGH!!!! Whatever, I just need to make the most out of the situation and remember that this is only temporary. Either this person or I will not be at this company forever so I will not let this ruin my life. My dear, sweet, brut of a husband would like to rip this person to shreds for the way that they act towards me and other people. Yes, I understand that I have a cold presently, but is it really nessicary that they bathe in hand sanitizer right in front of me? And tell me that they will blame me if I get them sick?! And just make rude comments to me about my religion and my home state?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? How's that for a rant?!?!

Speaking of my home state...I was just watching Fox news tonight and when did Wisconsin change the first I to an E?!?! It's not freakin' Wesconsin, people!!! Ugh! Even my husband will say it this way sometimes. He has lived in MN and IA for many years but he lived in WI for most of his life...get it right, buddy.

Ranting like this is very therapudic for me....especially about the co-worker. Hopefully they don't read this because they will know what I really think about them.

Oh well, back to my new HUGE TV!!! YEA!!

Friends....

...that you just need to cut ties with some of your friends. It gets really old when you have to put in endless unreturned calls or having to put up with promises of coming to visit when you know it will never happen. I have done this recently with 2 friends. I stopped calling, stopped emailing, stopped everything. I'm not surprised that they haven't tried to call me or contact me in any way. These 2 individuals are very selfish and are very self absorbed. I need to be surrounded with people who really want to call me and genuinely care about me. It just pisses me off that over all of these years with these 2 people at how much time I've wasted trying to contact them when they don't do the same in return.

The whole fallout started when I got engaged over 3 years ago. People, especially girls, get really weird when a friend gets engaged...I lost a few friends between the time I got engaged and then married over a year later. Whether they were jealous or whatever, it doesn't matter. If I were in their shoes, I would have supported my friend who was getting married and wanting to help with anything that I could out of friendship. I got married....I didn't die. I moved away, yet I'm still a phone call or short drive away. No effort has been made by either of these people to come down to visit my new apartment or to keep our friendship.

On the other hand, I am so thankful for all of those who have stuck by me throughout me and Dan's crazy courtship and even before then. The people whom I still stay in contact with have always supported me and cared for me genuinely for years. For this, I am eternally grateful.
Who knows what will happen with the 2 people that I've mentioned. Maybe one day in the future our paths will cross and things will be back to the way that they used to be. This whole situation could totally be me, and I'm fine with that!

So, I've again put in a call to one of the above people and was directed straight to voicemail. WTF? When I need to call her next, I should do a *67 to block out my number and see if she'll answer then. I know that she talks to other people, and it pisses me off that she can consider me a 'good' friend and not even pick up my phone call. Whatever!!! Ugh!

Take me as I am because I won't change for anyone...just ask my husband!

So much has been going on over this past year. I'm finally a graduate...2 years of blood, sweat and tears has paid off! I have a REAL job and am really liking it so far. We moved to IL and really don't like it all that much. I hate the traffic and the crazy drivers.

To top it all off, Dan and I will be celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary. What a difficult year we have gone through with moving, jobs and just dealing with the day to day grind. He's such an amazing man and husband. I wouldn't want to be with anyone else.

Also, after a great conversation with my co-worker Sarah today, I really think that I might have a new passion in life. I have some research to do, but I'm very excited to start something new possibly. If I decided to go forward with my idea, it will take me on a very emotional journey, but it will rock if my story can help others. Plus, we're going to start a knitting class in the fall...I'm so excited for that. Who wants a knitted blazer?!

Yea to new friends, a new life in IL and making new memories with my wonderful husband!

So much drama....

So, I got into a car accident about 6 weeks ago and my car still isn't completely fixed yet. They tell me that it should be ready tomorrow but I can't believe anything that these people say. NEVER go to Richard's Auto Body off of Lawrence in Chicago. They have crappy service and they'll take you for a ride, literally!! Pass the word on to all of your friends who may live in the area. I'll post more about it as I slowly start to sort things out and process my formal complaints against them and a rep from my insurance company! Ugh! I just want my freakin' car back. 4 rental cars in the past 6 weeks. I need my baby done so I can driver her into the ground. BTW, before summer, I bet we'll be getting a new vehicle. We're going to need a bigger car since we'll be starting a family soon. Yea!

Wedding Update

So, yesterday Dan and I went to my college roommate's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and reception. There were LOTS of people there that I haven't seen in years and it was great. Dan got a little bored, well at least he didn't get pissed about the things that were brought up that I used to do. I think that it was too loud for him to hear. Also, saw an ex boyfriend of mine there...awkward! He is the cousin of the bride and until yesterday morning, I forgot about him. Oh well, I don't think that he saw me at all except for the pictures of me in the slideshow and the DVD that we received. We left pretty early due to a comment that was made that pissed Dan off. All in all, the night was pretty good.

I'm off to Wisconsin this morning for breakfast with my parent's since its FATHER'S DAY! :)

Jake is 6!!

I forgot to mention that my oldest nephew, Jake, turned 6 today! It seems like just yesterday that he was born. I'll never forget that day. I was so overjoyed and cried many times because I was so happy for my sis and bro.

What a totally different person that I was at that time. I was a college sophomore in a very unstable relationship. The boy who I was seeing always criticized me about my weight so the summer that my nephew was born, I starved myself. I look back on that now and realize that I was a very stupid girl. A man should accept you for who you are and my hub sure does for me. He loves who I am inside and out. He likes me curves!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAKE!!!