CATCHER MILO IS HERE!!!

just posting some pictures for those of you who are not here yet. I didn't get a ton, but these should work for now. this kid is super cute!!

I am so excited!

I got the job i applied for in the wafer fab at work on third shift! That means i don't have to wait to start school!

Freakin dumb!

So i an posting this from a text on my phone because i guess my computer decided it hated me again. Just letting you all know that i don't know when i'll be back online. If anyone want to text me the number to dell, that would rock..

*while singing* its the best time of the year..

so i got my christmas bonus today. it wasn't huge. it was nice though. know what i did with it? got out of collections! OH YEAH!!!! i am now out of collections. i mean, i have cards that i have recently spent money on but now i am don't with those hustling phone calls and whatnot! finally! oh man i am so excited!!

as jillyn has requested...

pictures of my boots..

Hip Hip Hooray!

OK, so even though it will be raining I am going to clean out that apartment as much as possible tomorrow. (saturday) It just means I will get to wear my cool rain boots again! Everyone loved them today! the best thing is, I only paid 1.00 for them. best buy ever from goodwill!!!

Also, I would like to announce, if you want to see me or hang out with me, we have to do it soon. I start school on January 2nd! I will be so busy you don't even know! So let's get together now.. If there are persons who might be getting me things for Christmas and still don't know what to get, money or a gift card would be nice. I don't care where to if they sell shoes. I need to get completely black, comfortable shoes for school. If not I will get them anyways. I still have a month! I am so excited/nervous..

Can you believe its December now????

my pictures of zoba for elise.

this first picture is the day i found archie had come out of hiding while everyone was waiting for thomas to get there.









the second picture is just a random day.. great smiles!
and i dont know this last one, but she sure can stare!!
i love this little kid.. happy birthday so! (elise i hope you show her! lol)

Christmas List for Myself..

I am not asking for any of these things. These are things I would like to be able to get myself this Christmas or possibly when tax returns come around.

• A handgun. I like to go shooting. It stinks having to borrow one every time I would like to go.
• A new bed. This one is just old, killing my back.
• Out of collections. I am almost there, $250.00 and I will be done! WOO HOO!
• The two Post Secret books I do not have. I already have MYSECRET and A Lifetime of Secrets. They are both great.
• A new compact from MAC. Although this one will probably last until late Jan, maybe Feb.
• A nice little box of Godiva or See's. I haven't treated myself in quite a while.

I can't think of anything else I want that should be on that list. I mean nothing realistic. I could add a new car on there but that so wont happen! LOL Just figured if I put it in writing I might be more determined to get some of this stuff. :)

Best Buy is more retarded then ever!!

I took my computer in. Paid the $60 to have a diagnostics run. Leave it over night. Next day I get a phone call. Go to the store. "Miss, you are going to need a new mother board." At the minimum, these run about $200+ and mine would probably be much more plus.. The labor is another $200. Man, I can't afford that. So I call Dawn, her son Daniel is pretty computer geek smart. Leave it there for a few hours. Theres nothing wrong with it. My computer works fine. All he did was completely take it apart and put it back together. So something might have just been out of place. Right now I would LOVE to go down to best buy to be a big ol jerk about them giving me a false diagnosis on my computer. you know how much wasted money that would have been if i would have let them do that?!?!?! AHHH I know sometimes that is just the place to shop, but I am fed up with them. Not the first time I have been annoyed. stupid camera warranties that don't actually cover anything!!


either way, I'm back and my comp works.. hooray! <3

super sad... wont be online much..

my computer monitor broke.. it gets power but the screen wont turn on. hooray. not. anyways, i wont be online much til i get a new one. my roommate was cool enough to let me use hers for a few minutes. so everyone have a great weekend and call or text cause i'll be bored!!!!

betcha this little girl could take on the world..

somday she will..

crazy? most likely. sleep deprived? not yet.

Are you happy? I mostly am. I have finally set some kind of goals for myself. Not that I always fallow through. More often then not I start something and then lose motivation. How do we keep ourselves motivated to keep pushing to the end of our goals?
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Pretty much I have just been lying in bed reading for the last hours an a half hoping to fall asleep. I remember always falling asleep while reading. I am now not only not asleep, but I can not stop thinkings about so many different thoughts. The more I try to get them out of my head and relax to fall asleep the more I seem to be thinking. Maybe it's just cause I am reading now. I haven't really read a book in a while. I bought a few with Emily while she was in town. I started reading one, but it down maybe 30 pages into the book. I picked it up the next night, tried to put it down and go to sleep but ended up staying awake until 7am just to finish reading. It really wasn't anything more then a high school nerd story type of book.
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I don't really know what this blog is about. Really I just can't sleep. I am never good with words so I can't seem to write what I am really thinking. Maybe I should just make a list. Although sitting here longer just keeps me awake that much longer. Oh well, before you know it, I will be on the same schedule as all of you are on. Wake up super early, and actually sleep at night. I don't quite know how I will adjust to that after being on my odd schedule for so long. I like it, but really, the opportunities and people I miss out on because I am always at work while life goes on I am sure are more then I want to know.

• -how am i going to afford to live on my own and pay for school?
• -when can i get rid of this crappy job to start school?
• -can i make my car really last for another year at the very least? who knows when i will be able to get a new one. not while i am in school or just starting out my new career.
• -how long will it take me to find that guy who i want to spend the rest of my life with. to have my own family and not just watch all my friends have theirs?
• -how can i hold on to money when i am not even out of debt?
• -what if i fail in school again?
• -what if i choose the wrong career? and will i even be happy doing it?

Those all sound so negative, but really I don't mean them to be. Just some thoughts. Maybe if I set them out there and don't just keep them in my head, I will do something about them. I really do, for the most part like my life. I am pretty much happy, but things will change, they have to and need to. It's a part of life. I am scared of change mostly I think because I have already gone through so much. I was always told by everyone as a youngster (teenager, or anything along those lines) that I was so grown up for my age. I may have been "grown up" or "mature" but I feel like I have found so much more about "grown up" within the last year. I really don't think I've been too childish. (thats not the wording I wanted to use, but again, not so good with words and I just can't get out what I mean..) My appearance and possibly attitude might appear so but, this is just me. I like me. I finally learned to stand up for myself. Do things for myself. Not that I couldn't before, and not that I have given up my caring nature, but I definitely have let myself let people push my limits. Take care of everything for someone else. Be what I thought might have been helpful but really, people still need to do things on their own. I still feel the need to make sure everyone I possibly can is taken care of, and to be there, but I can't hold the world together myself.
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I kind of just wondered off there. I don't know exactly what my point was, sorry for that lol. (and yes, I really did laugh out loud) I know you all worry about me. I guess I worry about me too sometimes. I just want to say even though I may not know how the things I am trying to work toward will turn out, I think I am making some positive choices. I am content with myself right now.
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I am still not tired.. I don't really know what I was trying to write here. This whole jumbled mess though, it's all just running through my head. It didn't really help get anything off my mind. I think I will reread this before work. Then I will decide if i should keep or delete it. I mean.. haha this whole blog is a mess. Hey there Mrs. English Teacher, how would I make this into a nice essay? I don't even think there was an actual point to this one. Eh, hope all is well with all of you readers out there.

id just like to say..

look how similar ian and karsten (sp?) look.. they are so cute!!



actually i cant link the one i wanted of karsten, but look at toms and natalies rescent post with the chicken pocks.. those kids looks the same!!! AWW.

yeah..

yowsa!

So the last few days I felt kind of icky. Half the people I know have been getting sick too. I just wanted to express my love of the Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. YUM! Its great and its quick. It doesnt compare to the awesomeness of Nana B's homemade soup, which I can make but not to the degree of yummy that she can. For now though, I will enjoy my 64 cent can of soup. And I will be posting pictures of my costume again soon. I wore it to work today.

halloween anyone??

isn't it sad that i could have taken better full body shots of myself if i would've had a tripod with me? not sad, but it's a little irritating that you cant see my whole costume but you sure can see the whole wall!! i made sure in the pictures i took of others you could see the whole thing. i even had shoes to go with it all. anyways, i figured i would put them up and you all would get the jist of my costume. i will take better ones when i get dressed up for work on wed. this is rainbow brite. its a bit different from the original but i worked my butt off on this. i did my own make up too. i think it looks cute. also you can't tell very much but i do have my hair in the pony tail to the side. (this is the first halloween costume i think i have ever made.)

bogles are just amazing.

and now i am going to continue my story with how awesome this particular one is. ME! lol ok ok, not to toot my horn too much, but i am really pleased with how my costume is turning out. i have ran into some problems along the way. thrown out ideas after i was halfway done sewing them. in the morning (i've been working on it the last 6-7 hours with some here and there breaks. and im am about to pass out im so tired) either way, i just tried it on and it is WAY better then i thought i could do. i will try to get the finishing touches on it before i have to run out the door for work, especially since i need it later tonight (fruday duh..) i will take pictures when i am done.. or maybe wear it out to nana s's this weekend. its not perfect and i didnt do my hems the correct way cause i dont have time and i didnt even iron anything.. eeek! but pleased am i. did i mention, the last piece of clothing or pattern i used was back in 7th grade. whats that? 12 years old? over a decade... ok ok, i'm done. i was just really excited and had nobody to tell. haha have an awesome day guys!!

If you know anyone who might be interested...

My room mates boyfriend is selling his 1963 scout... here is he link for the posting on craigslist.


Also he is about to post a listing for his 1966 ford mustang coupe with a 289, its light yellow, and in excellent condition. I dont know the price for that yet, but if you are really interested, let me know i'll give you his number.

and PS..

i'm getting sick. my nose wont stop running, i was flemmy all last week, thought that was goign away.. i hate this. AHHHH

Post Secret in Tempe TODAY! (monday)

Time: Monday, October 15, 2007 7:00 PM
Location: Changing Hands Bookstore
Frank Warren, "the most trusted man in America," discusses and signs A Lifetime of Secrets, the latest installment in his PostSecret series of juicy, shocking, and frequently poignant postcard revelations.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (available with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats, and will also be used to form the book signing line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so arrive early, as space is limited.

Changing Hands
6428 S McClintock Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283
480-730-0205



I cant go, I am gonna be at work but I really hope one of you will go.. I really really like the post secret website and i even have one of the books, but not the new one yet. Since I cant get out of work one of you should go and listen and maybe even get a book signed.. (maybe one for me) or for you.. lol but yea.. someone should go!

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

my new favorite show...

CHUCK. its awesome. Not quite as awesome as Heroes but still. I like it a lot. I heart nerds. I am a nerd. If you get some free time, I do recommend this show. Pretty much about a nerd turned secret agent shy man, but not quite. LOVE IT! Have a good day all!

p.s. Did I forget to mention that they play great music in their episodes? Did you say Violent Femmes and Cake?? Hooray!

Its on NBC, I don't know what time because I watch it online. It's the way to go when your never home.

what the crap?

I told her not to move to Kingman. This is retarded, and she should at least listen to some of my suggestions! BLAH!

AWWWWWWW

these girls are so flippin cute. just thought i would share with everyone! (and in this last picture raia is laughign so indredibly hard, even though you cant see it. CC can always make that lil girl laugh like mad!)

hello!

yes i'm alive, but all i have been doing is working. This week I slacked on the gym and ate a few too many sweets.. anyone have some good ideas for food that arent just a heart attack or extra set of thighs waiting for me? lol Oh! I went halloween shopping.. i didnt buy anything yet, still lookin, but my friend shane went with me. haha, its shane from work, i guess were gonna match. that'll be fun. peace out!

I know, I slack..

at writing blogs. I know I bug you all to write them and then I don't do it for a while. I am just so tired! All I do now is work, go to the gym, and sleep. Oh, and call Elise to make her take the phone to my sister so I can yell at her for 3 seconds. LOL
I haven't taken any pictures , but about 2 weeks ago I added more color to my hair. Black hair, bright red highlights in front and bleach blonde highlights in back. By the time I get around to it you all will be able to see my roots as much as I can right now. Oh well. Now I am gonna drag my tired butt to work.

What the hay Mer?!?

How did I not make it onto your cool blogs area? GEEZ!

ANYWAYS, I am just writting to inform you all that if you dont hear from me its because I have died. No! Not not suicide but death by cavles. And NO i dont mean the cow kind, i mean the kind on my legs. For they are about to explode they hurt so bad..... that also means i joined a gym.. i hope i can walk tomorrow. lol

Yay.

This is me at work..

just a few...

those of you who have myspace should go comment on these and not just look on here. These are some pics from my page/ lake powell/ colorado river trip. I still need to still some from the other kids.. enjoy. i did!

Dur dur durrrr!!

I am in Page, having a blast with two of the bro's, Emily and her fam. Will be home sunday night. You suckers are missing out! <3 <3



Pictures to come..

mostly from sunday night..

I didn't know the little fat one could walk! Oh they are so adorable.. again, I had an awesome day!

Nice day..

I am such a cool aunt. Lisa came over to get that stuff from me, and we ended up deciding that CC should stay here in case Carl threw a fit. So they left and there were Cerenity and I. Laura (my amazing roommate) bought me a gift certificate to the theater for my birthday which I still had not used. Cerenity and I talked about going to the mall, but decided to see a movie instead. We got our tickets but still had about an hour before it was time for the movie so we went to Cold Stone and had some ice cream. I let her choose her own, so she got chocolate with M&M's. I lifted her up to watch them mix it too. Then we saw Underdog. It was super cute and she laughed and giggled the whole way through. After all of this we came back to my house changed our clothes and went swimming for about an hour. When we got back I put in cars, and I think she fell asleep about 15 minutes into it. She is still out cold right now, haha! I watched the whole thing even though she did go to sleep. Now it's just the waiting game to see when they get back. It was nice spending the day just the two of us. This was a pretty good weekend if I do say so myself.

we suck again!

hahaha! I went to the AZ vs TX game yesterday at the new College of Phoenix Stadium or whateer its called. TOTALLY in bfe, but the drive isn't so bad without traffic. We, of course lost, but it was still fun. I took Cody with me. I haven't seen that boy since Lisa's birthday party. He is playing JV for Gilbert again. His games are on Thursday nights is anyone wants to go. I really can't go to any until October. We aren't allowed to miss any work in September because it's the last part of our fiscal year. Also because I took this coming Friday off and am going to crash Emily's new place. HOORAY! Taking Mike Sean and possibly Stacie with me.
Now I am waiting for Lisa, CC, and JP to come over on their way to get Raia. Gonna borrow my dvd player to keep CC entertained in the car.. I just cant find the car hookup to keep it charged. It's charging right now but I don't know how much battery juice its gonna get. Hope she remembers how to get to my house..

eh. just getting mobilized.

I took this a few weeks ago walking out of my work building. Double rainbows are awesome.

Really, you guys suck..

Another site I have to try and remember to check? dumb! I already update my life to everyone on myspace. You kids just had to join something else didn't you? This is Merilee's fault! I couldn't comment on her blog. I only wanted to comment though because Mo sent her a text about her house painting party and somehow I didn't get one. What the crap Mo? LOL Anyways, I'm here.. I guess we will see how this goes.

By the way I went to California this last weekend. Had a blast on Santa Monica beach and Venice beach.

There are a few more picture son my myspace.

Also I have two tickets to see houston vs the cards this saturday, the 18th. who wants to go with me? or who wants to buy them for $75? comes with parking!! lol