I am back! For good this time.

I know I have said this many times but this time is true. You wanna know how I know?

1. I quit my job and I now have a lot more free time.
2. I miss blogging.
3. I want to remember these very adventurous days of me being stressed out as I start my new company.

Yes! I am starting my very own company. It's stressful and fun all at the same time.

This is my third month of me being out on my own and I LOVE IT!

We have had to make some sacrifices but I think they are all worth it. Some of the sacrifices are that I am now working a part time job in the evenings until my business picks up and we are getting a roommate for 3-6 months. I am hoping that in 3-6 months my business will be so busy that we won't need a roommate after that.

So who is still out there? Anyone?

I survived!

I survived the layoffs but unfortunately my 3 favorite people at work didn't. They were all laid off and I feel horrible for them but I am hopeful that they will find another job soon. One of them may be opening her own business so it was a good time for her. It still leaves me alone with all of these other people and it makes me wonder how they choose who would be laid off. There are some people who I always see walking the halls and I know they don't do anything but yet they are still here.

There was a point this morning when I thought I would be laid off. One of the conultans they hired to lay people off came into my office by mistake, I thought "Great, It's my turn" but it turns out she just walked into the wrong office.

As a result of the layoffs I now work for a different division within my company and I now have a new boss. I don't know which of our three local facilities I will be working out of and I don't know how I feel about this. I like this facility because it's convenient but at this point I am just happy I have a job.

Come Back Rumors!

I may be announcing my come back to the blogsphere in a couple of days. I have really missed blogging and I may be ready to come back. I know I have said this several different times during my long absense but I think I really mean it this time. I have so much to write about:

I had a torn calf muscle and a hairline fracture. I may have torn my calf muscle again.

I may be laid off this week from work. But all is okay.

I went to Long Beach, CA for a Dalai Lama teaching. It was amazing.

I jut got back from Phoenix, AZ but I didn't do anything other than work

What else? I am sure there is much more but I will leave it for the stories that will follow later.

By the way, is anyone still out there?

Vacations and Work Travel

It has been a long time since I last updated and it seems like more and more of my post have been starting like that.

I just returned from Costa Rica where I was for 8 days. The country is amazing and I met many wonderful people..both local and tourist. I did a lot of things while I was there like the zip lines in Arenal, hot springs that are heated by a volcano, kayaking with alligators and cayman around Damas Island and walked through a national park with all kinds of wild animals in Manuel Antonio. My favorite thing was laying on the beach in Manuel Antonio with new friends and enjoying the weather.

When I go back I will skip spending the night in San Jose though. I did not care much for the city so next time I will fly into San Jose and take a flight into the local airport in Quepos.

And tomorrow I leave for DC. I will be there through Wednesday stuck in a conference but the great thing about this trip is that I get to see one of my blogger friends! Yay for bloggers!

Hola!

It's me! And I really don't know what to talk about. I don't really have much to talk about these days. All I have been doing is working these days. I am working about between 10 to 12 hours a days and it doesn't look like it will be getting any better. Here is my typical day:

5:30 Wake up, shower and get ready.
6:15 Leave for work
6:30 Arrive at the office
6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. work...with no lunch or breaks.
6:15 Go to the gym and attempt to work out.
7:30/8 p.m. go home and have dinner
9:00 Choose clothes for work and go to bed.

Yes, that is my day. Nothing exciting...just a long day at work. Surprisingly the day goes by really quickly. I am still enjoying the new job and I am learning a lot.

Since I don't have time to write about anything else I will start writing about work. There are some interesting characters there so I should have plenty to write about.

I am still trying to keep up with everyones blogs but it's difficult. So send me an email or give me a call and catch me up with what's going on with you.

Update

I am still around I just haven't had much time to update. I have been working long hours and after leaving work I really don't feel like doing anything other than sitting on the couch and vegging out.

So enough with the waiting.

Next week will be my last week at my current company. I have accepted a job offer with a company that designs and sells military and defense items. There was a pay increase, there was a title change, and I will be dealing with things I have never dealt with before. Next week will be about immersing myself in the material and learning as much as I can before I get there so I have some knowledge about the product line and about the work I will be performing.

The job is 18 miles further than I drive now but the good news is that it's on the train line so I will have the opportunity to take the train to work. I am very excited about the opportunity and I will be able to learn so much more, something that stopped here a while back.

Home Sick!

I am home sick. More to come later.

"It's Been a whille, I know I shouldn't have kept you waiting but I am here now."

It's Britney bitch!

I am not a big fan of the train wreck that is Britney but I thought the song was appropriate since I have not posted in a while. So what's going on? What's new? What's up?

Just some updates from over the last two weeks.

Texas had a tax free weekend last week and everything was tax free. Since I have to start wearing suits and ties I decided to take advantage of the shopping opportunity. I got a ton of dress shirts, a few slacks, and two belts and they were all supper cheap. I still need more though so I will probably get up early on Labor Day and hit the mall before all the crazies get out there.

We went to Gay Bingo (basically its bingo with drag queens) and I won $237 which went towards my shopping bill. I was excited. I never win anything.

B's mother was in town for work and we had dinner with her on Monday after work at a really posh restaurant in town. B took the afternoon off to spend time with her and I met them at another restaurant for drinks before dinner. She was actually quite pleasant. I am not sure if it was the margaritas we had that loosened her up or if it was the jumbo margarita I had that loosened me up. Either way, she wasn't a total bitch!

I haven't really been keeping up with the running. I am probably running about 3 times a week instead of my 5 and I haven't been to a Saturday morning session in about 4 weeks. I am going this coming Saturday and we are suppose to run 8 miles. Lord help me!

This is going to sound vain but I am going to say it anyway. I was standing in front of the mirror today after I got out of the shower and my pecs are getting bigger. I tried to make them move on their own and they did :) I was excited. It's the little things.

One of my ex co-workers found out she was no longer working here when she received the new organizational chart and she wasn't listed on it. Doesn't that suck?

My glove compartment door won't close. I think the guy who did my state inspection broke it but that is just a suspision. It's goign to cost $163 to fix it. Bastards!

That's all I have.

Nothing new to report

It's been hectic around here lately and I haven't had a chance to post...and I really havne't had anything to post that wasn't work related and I am not talking about that anymore.

So how is everyone? Any plans for the weekend?

It's Friday!

And I am out of the office today. Both B and I took the day off to relax and prepare for his b-day get together. It's been a nice relaxing day with eye brow waxes, hair cuts, and margaritas. Now we are just at home relaxing with one of his friends that is in from out of town.

What are you doing?

Weekend Update

It's time for a weekend update!

Friday night is our "stay home and relax" night since we have to get up at 5 a.m. to go running on Saturdays. Saturday we went for a run and we only had to run 3 miles. A few months ago running 3 miles was a huge deal, now I am relieved when I see the schedule and see we only have to run 3 miles.

After the run we ran errands and went to Costco to prepare for Ben's birthday party. While we were there we purchased The Perfect Pushup. I am sure you have all seen the infomercials on t.v. and I have been wanting one for a while and since they are a lot cheaper at Costco we decided to get one. In a few months I will be ripped. haha

We were suppose to go to a party for a friends boyfriend birthday but the party was about an hour away from where we live so we decided to skip it and have some people over for dinner. We invited two friends over and they brought 3 bottles of champagne, dessert, and a plant. Isn't that nice? Who brings plants anymore? After dinner we ended up playing monopoly and drinking 4 bottles of champagne and 2 bottles of wine. It was a lot of alcohol but it was 4 of us so it's really not much more than we would have drank had we gone out to the bars.

On Sunday B drove to Austin for work so we went and grabbed breakfast and I dropped him off at the car rental place. I then went to the mall looking for a gym bag, for some reason my old gym bag smells really bad. I washed it several times and it still smells so I decided to get a new one. Unfortunately I didn't find one but I did do some other impulse buys while I was there.

Later that day I went to my nieces pool party where I got to spend time with the family and see family I haven't seen in years.

Over all it was a good weekend.

MIni Update

Hello World.

I don't really have much to say right now. There isn't anything exciting going on. B's parents were in town. I guess I could blog about that but I don't really have anything to say.

B's birthday is coming up and we are having a small get together. Oh, and guess what? I already bought the gift, I didn't wait until the last minute to go buy something. I actually had it ordered and delivered over 2 weeks in advance. I was shocked.

I will try to get some stories over the weekend and write an update, until then...


Have a great weeekend.

I am still recovering from this past weekend and with the holiday weekend coming up I am sure I will be recovering next week also.

I have been late to work every day this week, some days by more than an hour. It's a slow week so it doesn't really matter but I need to get back to my normal sleeping pattern.

Last night we went to bed at 11 but after not being able to sleep we went back to the living room and watched t.v. until 1 a.m. The previous night we had a shaving cream fight (which I don't recommend). I guess I should explain. B had just gotten out of the shower and was about to shave when I walked into the restroom. He was trying to be funny and got shaving cream all over my face when he tried to kiss me so a small shaving cream war followed. I won! So after cleaning up, showering, and trying to get shaving cream out of walls, carpets, floors, mirrors, and the dog we were to wound up to go to bed.

So here I am sitting at my desk fighting the urge to go to sleep. So nudge me every once in a while to make sure I am not asleep over here.

Houston Recap

I am still trying to recover from Houston and I am afraid I am not in the mood for a long or detailed post so here are the basics.

Friday:
My friends picked me up, it ended up being just 3 of us since one backed out. We made great time and got there in about 3 hours instead of 4 thanks to our speed demon driver.

When i got dropped off at the hotel B was already dressed and ready to go out so I did a quick outfit change and headed out with B and his co-worker to the bars. We met up with B's old roommate and his friends and later my friends joined us. B didn't stay long since he had to get up early so my friends and I left the bar and went to some other bars. I didn't get back to the hotel until around 3 or 4.

Saturday:
I got a wake up call at 10 a.m. because my friend was hungry so I was picked up, we did a quick drive by where B was for work and then went to the mall shopping. I didn't buy anything for myself but I found a couple of shirts for B.

Later that night we went to the parade (see previous posts) and we went dancing. We had a great time and didn't get back to the hotel until 5 a.m.

Sunday:
I woke up at early to pack and get ready for the drive back. B was flying back so he got to sleep in a little longer than I did. The drive back was very quiet at first because we were all tired but it was good. We got back home at the same time that B did so I just lounged all afternoon and B went to sleep at 4:30 p.m. and didn't wake up until the next day. I was a bit bored and wanted to wake him up but I knew he was tired.

We took Monday off to relax and didn't really do much other than hang out and watch movies at home.

Tease

My home computer is trying to torture me and it's not letting me use the internet so I won't be making any post this weekend.

I will be posting a picture of my boyfriend B on Monday so stay tuned.

Do you Twit?

I just joined Twitter. I thought twice about joining because it would just be another site to remember about updating but the beauty of this site is that you can update using your phone or your messenger.

So what is Twitter? According to the site:

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

So I am on Twitter. Let me know if you are on it or if you join.

Random News

Los Angeles:
I will be in L.A. from the 29th through the 2nd. I can't wait. Is anyone else going to be there for the Labor Day Holiday?

Home:
I am looking into leasing or selling my place. I am at the beggining stages so I may not do it. Not sure yet.

Work:
I have been doing some traveling for work and I don't like it. I have been very busy and I do like that.

Thats all I have. My life is pretty boring these days.

Hello?? Is anyone out there?

It's been a while. How are you world? Are you still out there?

I have been busy with…not sure actually. I just haven't been writing. I have been reading for pleasure. And watching a lot of t.v. with my boyfriend. We have also been working on my patio. He planted flowers, we purchased patio furniture and one of my patios now looks great.

I was out of town earlier in the week for work and when I came back he had installed a chandelier in my patio. We have to go buy candles for it. He also installed a dimmer for the porch lights, fixed the fountain, and fixed two electrical plugs that were not working. It's nice having him around, he is very handy.

I am heading to spend the weekend with KB (see sidebar) up north. We are going to be doing lots of shopping, eating (and hopefully drinking). But I am most excited about the shopping. We use to be shopping buddies when we lived in the same city. Those days are long gone…but we will enjoy this shopping trip just the same. We are both a little…how should I say this…structured. Yes, structured is a good word. So we have an agenda for our trip. It sounds quite fun on paper. It includes riding horses, going out to dinner, visiting the farm, shopping, and just hanging out.

Here are some other updates since I may not write for a few more months (just kidding). Over the next two months the boyfriend and I have a several trips planned. We are going to be going to Houston, NYC, and a third location that can't be disclosed. It's top secret. Alright, fine…we haven't decided where we are going yet.

I may also be going to California next month for a few days to visit my parents. I am trying to work that in somewhere.

That's all for now.

Update

My good friend KB pointed out that it has been over a month since I wrote. So here it goes.

I actually don't have much to say these days. My life has been pretty uneventful. I am trying to get in shape…again. I gained 10 lbs over the last 4 months. But before that I lost 25, so I am still ahead. I have been hitting the gym hard lately so I hope to loose 10 lbs by the end of the month.

I am still dating B. And things are going GREAT!

I graduated. Thanks for all of the good wishes, emails, etc. You guys are the best.

That's it! What's going on with you all?