Friday, July 29, 2011

Work

I rarely talk about my job , but I am today because....

I love where I work! I love the people here! Super nice! Super helpful. My manager is so cool, laid back, not a micro manager! Family oriented. Flexible. I really just love it here. And the work I do here , ain't that bad either! :) I'm just really happy here , more than I thought I would. I mean I don't dread going to work. WEll I hate getting up and driving here , but I don't hate it when I get here b/c it's such a great environment!

I've met really great people here. Some ladies in a nother group b/c I;m a one man island or woman, brought me Sprinkles cupcakes today for my birthday! She over heard me talking about how I LOVE sprinkles! So surprising! Then I got 2 different Birthday cards signed by many people and then my manager offered to take me to lunch, but it was after I had already left with another co worker. :( He said we'll probably do it in a couple of weeks. My friend also bought my meal at Pei Wei for my birthday! That was so sweet! So anyways, today has been really enjoyable and busy at work today.

The only thing I wish that I could change about my job is where it is located. :( It's about 35 to 40 minute commute. Oh how I wish I could be 15 minutes or less from my home!

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Celebrating???

Not this year. My birthday is on Sunday and I am not doing anything. My mom is coming over and bring me some Sprinkles cupcakes, so that'll be yummy!!

I might go see a movie Saturday night. Friends with Benefits, who knows if I can stand to see Justin Timberlake in a 'leading role', but we'll see.

I'm treating myself to the hair salon at lunch Friday. I'm not even doing a work birthday lunch. Not so much care this year. It's been a interesting year and hopefully by this time next year(if the world doesn't end in May 2012) we will be better off!

Preston took his diaper off the other night all by himself and went potty! I'm so proud! He's hardly ever wet, although I did try to put him in underwear Saturdya morning and he pooped in them like 30 minutes later. I forgot about Saturday morning poops! LOL! I do it again this weekend. Chase is doing better with going to the potty also, so cross your fingers. They can't move up to the next classroom until they are potty trained, but that won't be until Dec sometime. I would like to be done by August 31st. WE'll see.

I'm really not getting anything for my birthday either. My mom is getting me this Este Lauder Pleasures perfume I wanted and who knows if I'll get anything else. A card for the hubby and boys. That's all I need. We are pushing our Hawaiian Falls trip to August 6th. It's so hot here though! Really, I am so used to it. I've been here since I was born and never lived outside of Texas. I'm not complaning, just dealing with it. All you northern folk, my have an issue.

I started reading Harry Potter! I'm only on like Chapter 7 of the 1st book, but I'm trying to finish atleast the first 4 by August 18th. That's when my coworker leaves and I won't have free access to the books. I am sure I will find someone else. I've also have been enjoying some tv. A new show on USA called Suits is really good! I've been watching Necessary Roughness too. It's good. Not as good as Suits!

True blood is back on HBO, such a crazy weird show , but entertaining. Then Entourage came back on Sunday, last season, but I was dissapointed with the 1st episode. Project Runway premieres tomorrow! YAY! Love that show. Not that I would EVER wnat to design clothes or Sew, but I love fashion and I love the creativity these people come up with and how fast that do it too! So that's pretty much it on my summer shows. I wish it could be like this all year round. About 6 shows, but once fall hits, It'll be back to like 12~!! I don't konw how I keep up and I really don't. I still have Body of Proof to watch. I think I have 7 of them. Not sure if that's a good show. WE'll see.

Working out. It's going. I've started to do interval training at the middles school track on Mon and Tues. I haven't been gettnig up at 5:45am anymore and running. It's like once I stopped I can't get my body up and do it anymore. :( Bummer b/c that is the BEST time for working out. You burn so much more than doing it in the evening.

Monday, work is about to get busy again b/c of Month End Reporting. Our company is hiring many more people which is cool. Good times!

Okay, that's all for now.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Eeewwww ANTS!!

We've never really had a bug problem since we moved into our house almost 5 years ago this September 30th. Yes, I remember the actually date! I Signed a lot of papers that day! LOL!

I woke up after standing on my rug in the bathroom straigtening my hair to see ants on the floor! EWW!! Gross! I hate crawly things. I had a bad experience with ants at my summer apt at college my senior year. They were everywhere, in my clothes hanging in my closet, really? Anyways, these were after some crumbs that were in a ziplock bag that i put in the bathroom trashcan. Okay, so maybe that was a mistake, but we've never had a ant problem, so I didn't think much of it. So nasty! Just thinking about it. So I guess I need to be more careful from now on. Oh and they were also in the kitchen eating some crumbs that were on the floor from the boys eating. I hate bugs! I woke my husband up to spray b/c he was still sleep. I leave earlier than he and the boys. I just hope when I get home they are all gone! We had just mopped and swept Tuesday night too, but the crumbs in the kitchen were from last night at dinner. Don't think that I don't pick up stuff off the floor, b/c I did my best last night b/c I knew we had just mopped and I wanted to keep the floor clean. I guess I missed some. Oh well. I am tired and got other stuff to do! LOL!

Today , is Benihana birthday club day for me and a friend and I'm starving waiting for her to text me saying she's on her way! UGH! I have a $30 certificate voucher! YAY!!

At 3pm today, I'm attending my 1st and only highschool boyfriend's funeral. He drowned in a nearby lake last Tuesday. So sad. He was so young! It was something that could have been avoided if he was wearing a life jacket. He thought he could swim in the choppy Lake that day. :( :(
When it comes to lakes, I don't play. Anyways, it'll be really sad and I'm sure I'll see some of the guys I knew from High School there.

Post more later.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Friday!!!

I worked from home this morning because my car, needed to get it's CV joint replaced. Something todo with the brake/tire system. Who knows. So, I'm on vaca now! It'll be quick, but who cares. Oh we have a busy weekend.
Massage in the morning, Baby shower(taking boys to parents house), Hubby is playhing golf and then a friends 40th birthday party, in Downtown Dallas.

So there is so much to do for the kids here in DFW area. They opened a LEGOLand and a new SEA LIFE Aqarium in the Outlet Mall here. We are so excited to take them there. Good thing is , its free for them! I'm going to miss stuff being free next year! LOL! We still need to take them back to the FW Children's musuem too!

I'm putting Preston in little boy underwear tomorrow for the first time. Let's see how many accidents he has. He has none at daycare anymore, so here's hoping. Chase will be next. If only we could get them to poop in the toilet. Maybe if Preston poops in his underwear once, he will understand? Maybe?

My relaxing July 4th weekend details:
I had to work at home until 11pm that night, so I didn't get to do anything fun. Saturday slept in. Went to the gym and ran, cleaned out closets and kitchen rearranging and wentto goodwill. Then mall in the evening and then Bridesmaid(really funny).
Sunday, went to my mom and dad's. Went shopping with her. Headed back to my house with my niece. She helped me finish painting my bathroom. We got PF. Chang's, and watched the movie Beastly. She's 13.

Monday, took her back to my parents house, helped prepare bbq and ate it. LOL! Brought food back home and they arrived at 6pm. They were so excited to see me. By the way, Chase through up and had a fever all day SaturdaY. bOO HOO. hE WAS ok though.

Monday night , went swimming at the community pool.
That's it. I cut out the little stuff.

Probably won't happen again for a bit.

Have a great weekend!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Loving Sundays...

Although, my husband works from 9-2 Sundays, The boys and I have a great relaxing time together, most days. Today was actually one of those days.

I missed my 6:30am run this morning, but my friend invited us over for Sunday Brunch at their house at 10am. It was yummy! We had time to catch up after their trip to San Fran. Also a friend of mine was in town with her family b/c her son was playing in a basketball tournament here. She was able to come over and we all went and watched him play at 4:30pm today.. Then we made a stop and picked up some Babe's Chicken. Sooo yummy! Just smelling inside makes your mouth water!! LOL!

Then after dinner, some time outside in the baby pool and sprinkler. As Chase would say, " I go swimming" He barely even gets in the water! LOL!

Anyways, I have a another birthday coming up which is good b/c I'm still alive, but I'm not telling my real age anymore... What I want to do for my birthday is go with my family to Hawaiian Falls(aka water park) and if we could afford it I would like this http://www.michaelkors.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod12380001&parentId=cat3003&masterId=cat8501&index=1&cmCat=cat000000cat8501cat3003

Its not going to happen, but I can dream right? My kids are still up and distracting my thoughts. Will post more later.

Thursday, July 07, 2011

Things you learn being a 1st time mom..

Note to self. Do NOT help Preston do anything especially going to the POTTY!! He will throw a tantrum and say words that only he can understand. I told him I was sorry, for taking the tissue and dabbing his wee wee with it. After that he was so mad, got off the step stool, went out said to the game room, fell naked to the ground screaming and my husband and I were so bewildered! Really? So then Chase decides it's time for him to cry too and also not get in the bathtub. Oh back up, we always potty right before we get in bath, so needless to say, Preston had No BATH and Chase cried the whole time my husband gave him one. All because MOMMY wants to help her little boys too much! What can I say, I 'm so used to doing everything for them, so I felt like they need help.
So now from now on, I'll back off, geez!

I mean, there were signs, like Preston saying "I Do it!" , so I should have known really. I am thinking of putting Preston in underwear starting Saturday. That boy is always dry when he goes potty according to the teachers at his school. I think he realizes that he should just go in the potty. Even in the mornings, he is dry a lot now.

Chase, well... he had a little incident the Monday night before Bath. Here he was standing up trying to potty. And he didn't want to get down, saying, "no" So we let him stand there , you know to let him finally pee. Well he sure was straining and I was concerned about why he couldn't potty. Then I saw it coming out his little booty! LOL! I was like, he's pooping!! Catch it! I was telling this to my husband. LOL! Well He did, but some fell down still and Chase wouldn't turn around to sit down. He was turning his leg so perfectly where I couldn't get him on the toilet. Smart boy! Needless to say, he pooped standing up. Luckily , it was like soft or anything, but a turd! Okay, TMI!!! LOL!!

Next story,
Last thursday night, the boys were in their room and I was watching tv and it was late, around 8:45pm. Well all of a sudden, I hear a noise and Chase comes running out crying and holding his arm. I was like, what happend? Preston was pointing to something in the room and that's when I saw it. The whole dresser had ever drawer out and it was tipped over with the bottom drawers keeping it from falling with all the clothes and other junk that was on top of it, now laying on the floor!! LOL!

So who knows if one of them was climbing or what. Scary huh? That if it had fell on on or both of them! BOYS!! I tell ya! I wonder what else is in store with them in the future! Hopefully we won't have any SERIOUS injuries!!

Here a few pictures from their trip in Houston. I'll post a different post on what I did while the hubby and boys were away visiting Grandparents.