Good News!

I'm getting rehired full time again!
And I have five weddings coming up that I'm SO excited about! One is in Chicago and my ticket is booked! I've never been to Chicago before, so that should be really fun.
Two of the others are back to back and in NY, so I'll hopefully be going up for those.
And the last two are in my hometown, which should be fun. =)
Other than that, not too much going on over here.
I've been thinking about starting a vlog on youtube for the past two and a half years, but I don't think anyone would watch it. I don't think I'm interesting enough to hold peoples' attention for that long.
I mean, I get bored after short spurts of everything else in life, what makes me think I'd be able to keep that up for a while? Hm.
On a side note, I walked to work today, which according to Google Maps was 1.8 miles and should have taken 35 minutes. I left the house at 10:15, stopped for about 5 minutes to scratch out our address on cardboard boxes in our recycling, and then went on my merry way. I had to cross a major intersection that took about 10 minutes because the light wouldn't change. Plus the other streets I had to cross and wait for traffic. And I got to work at about 11:03. Not too bad, if I do say so myself!
Ironically, my dad's work is sort of on my route to where I work, he took a bus and left after me, and while I was walking, I saw him walking from the bus stop to the building.
That means that I was walking about as fast as the bus drove. XD
I just think that's funny. ;)
So, other than THAT.... really nothing.
Love to hear what's new in y'alls lives!

What's The Opposite of "UPdate"? DOWNdate?

I hear songs all the time about life being compared to a roller coaster - it goes up, and it comes down, then it goes up again, then comes down again....
Though, there must be other things in life that go up and down, too. Maybe I'll write a song about life being compared to a yoyo... or a lava lamp! =)

Anywho, here are the recent ups and downs:
UP - I got a job! But you already knew that.
DOWN - 2 months into the job, I got laid off. =(
UP - I got rehired by the same guy who laid me off. (Talk about irony.) Though it's mostly contract work and not real in-office hours.
DOWN - My mom's best friend's granddaughter has been having major stomach problems and the doctors haven't been able to figure it out. That effects me, because we're really close with them and sometimes watch this girl.
UP - My grandparents just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary and had a big, cute party. And my grandmother flew my brother in so that he could attend. Talk about MAJOR surprises!
DOWN - My gay uncle thinks that we hate him and his partner and wasn't the most civil with us at the party. Oh, and he was the MC.
UP - I got two other freelance jobs to bring in a little income. =)
DOWN - While I was looking for new work, I had an interview for a secretarial position. Still haven't heard back from them. It's been two weeks. =\
UP - My family's going down to Miami, Florida for about a week and a half!
DOWN - One of my closest friends lives in Daytona. About 4 hours away. Don't think we'll get to see each other. =(
UP - More of my friends are getting engaged and married!
DOWN - I don't know if I have the money to fly out for their weddings. =(
UP - While working at my first job I made a little over $1000!
DOWN - Had to spend a lot of it on new clothes so that I look professional in the workplace. =|
UP - My sister's out of school on Spring break, so she's home to help out more. Not that she really does, but it doesn't all fall on me now. =)
DOWN - I had to send my computer away to the Geek Squad to be checked out 'cause it was giving me issues.

Other than that.... I really can't think of anything new or interesting in my life. I'm SO boring! lol
So... yoyo? lava lamp? bungee chord? What's YOUR life like?

Major Update

Well, as you can tell by the lack of blogs (which there weren't many of to begin with, but still...), I've been very busy lately.
I never came back to tell you all(?) that I got the job!!!!!!
Yes, it's super exciting for me. =)
As of tomorrow, I will have worked there exactly 7 weeks. ;D
It's been a crazy whirlwind of action since I started there, and the office (just like any other, I presume) has some big politics, but since I came late, I can sort of just skate by. And it's been great! It really has.
Other than that, I helped plan a friend's bridal shower, have paid off my credit card, and am now going to start looking into drivers ed classes.
Yeah, I know, a 21 year old who has never even gotten her permit. Kinda' sad. But hey, I just never had the money, and you do what you can.
So, that's pretty much all that's being going on in my life up until this point.
Sure, there have been other little things on the side, but those are the highlights.
I'll try to update y'all again soon!

The Ups And Downs

So, this holiday season is pretty bittersweet at this point.
My father's sister just passed away a week and a half ago. She had cancer for the past 3(?) years and it finally took her life on Thursday, the 12th. So, my dad went down to Florida to be with his family and he just got back yesterday.
On the brighter side, though, my cousin (this aunt's daughter) had a baby boy the day before his grandmother passed away.
We're all thinking she held on just one more day for him, but for the last two weeks of her life, she went in and out of coherency, so it's hard to tell.
My grandmother took it really hard, but she's being strong for everyone, and the rest of the family is a complete wreck.

Not to speak ill of the dead, but my aunt didn't seem to like our family (unresolved issues I still don't know 100% about), and we weren't that close with her or her family.
So I have mixed emotions.
On the one hand, I'm sad that we lost her, but on the other hand, I'm thinking that with her gone, we may actually be able to become closer with our cousins.

The whole situation just hasn't been dealt with well. It's really awkward.

But, we're supposed to be going to my other grandparents for Thanksgiving, and if my cousins from my mom's side are gonna' be there, it'll be a ton of fun. =D

And we have a new "aunt" who wants to buy us all gifts, even though we told her she really doesn't have to. So that's fun. =)

And I want to make a holiday party. So now I have to plan all that out. But some of my out of town friends said they might come in for it, so I should really get started on that.

Oh! And I have to set up an interview the first week of Dec!!!!
That's so close!
I'm SOOOOOO excited!!!!!
I really need a job!
Wish me luck!
Oooh, I don't know if I have an interview outfit..... I should really look for one now....

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Am I A Horrible Person?

I am.
I must be.
There's no way someone can go through life like me and NOT be a horrible person.
It's just that I'm so detached from it all that I CAN'T care about it.
And that makes me horrible.
It must.
Please tell me I'm not.
Please?

I Lied

Ok, it's true. I haven't had any time to do my new blog for reviews. Yeah, I stink.

Anywho, life's been kinda' crazy lately, which is why I haven't had time for blogging.
Since I've been job hunting, I've had to polish up my resume and put a portfolio together (both of which I happen to be very proud!) and both of those take a long time.
Plus all the holidays and stuff to prepare for.
And still doing the basic things like making sure dinner's on the table every night by the time my mom walks in the house, and cleaning up peoples' junk, and washing clothes, and cleaning my room.
Oh, and not managing to go to bed until 2am every night. (That HAS to stop. And yet, I say that at 2:30am. Yikes.)

So, tonight we had a small Girls Get Together with friends and it was really nice. We ate, listened to music, told stories, played games, ate some more, laughed, told jokes, ate some more... (notice a recurring theme here?) =D
After that, I got online to check a few things and order a couple of things from Kodak, and when I logged into my email, I saw a message awaiting me that had bad news written all over it.

My friend's father passed away.
He hadn't been well for a while, but it's such a heart breaking thing. Especially because she's only 21 and just got engaged last week. They moved the wedding up to Nov 10th so that he would be able to attend, but I guess that won't be happening. And of course, she lives in NY, so I can't even go over and give her a hug right now.

Gosh it sucks to be poor.

If I had the money to hop on a flight right this second, I would be there giving her a hug and not writing this blog that nobody even reads.

*sigh*

Oh, and I keep having dreams that I'm going to marry a certain celebrity whose name I will not divulge here. ;)

It's weird. The dreams seem to go that I meet him at a meet and greet at one of his concerts and invite him on an adventure to Shenandoah National Park with 5 rules, and he becomes intrigued and accepts:
1. He has to keep his hands to himself at all times, unless I fall and start tumbling off the side of a mountain, in which case, he may grab my hand to pull me back up. Otherwise, no physical contact.
2. He must bring a list of at least 10 of the funniest jokes/stories he's ever heard.
3. He must bring music. Lots of new music that I've never heard before.
4. I'm in charge of the food and accommodations, but he has to pitch in for the gas money.
5. He can't fall in love with me.

But of course, in these dreams, he does. Which becomes really awkward because he then tells me he would like to date me and be my boyfriend, but I tell him that we can't. And I actually use the words, "it just wouldn't work out between us." To which he asks, "why not?" To which I respond, "let me put it in the easiest words I can: you want a girlfriend; I want a husband."

And of course, there are other reasons it wouldn't work out, but since these situations are always happening in my subconscious, I'm totally not in control and the dreams shift a little and tons of weird stuff happens that has nothing to do with anything. Which is totally the story of my life.

So yeah, that's a little bit about what's been going on in my life.
So, how are you?
:o)

An Update...

Yeah, so I decided to start a new blog called "In A Nutshell Reviews" under the username BroccoliTofuReviews. I know that pretty much nobody reads this, however, if anyone randomly comes across this, they might be interested.
In case you couldn't tell by the title, each blog will be a review of a CD or book that I like. Mostly newer stuff, but not completely. I mean, a lot of books go unnoticed, so I figure a little review might boost it if someone reads it. =)
My taste in music is incredibly eclectic and I like to read a lot, so my reviews will be sporadic and kinda' random, but fun.
So check it out!
http://broccolitofureviews.blogspot.com/