So the president of our company is a HUGE athlete.  Regularly the employees are encouraged to participate in different and various sports activities.  This week our president along with a company team are participating in the RAAM, which is a race across America.  This race is 3004 miles long and will take about a week to complete.   The challenge to employees was to log 3004 miles before the race team did.  The scale used for us was not actual miles but allowed different activities to count for miles.  Such as yoga, walking, running, cycling, weight lifting, ultimate frisbee.  This allowed for many people to participate.  Also if you logged 10 miles you would get a day off.

Today at lunch was an organized 3 mile walk.  However a few of the girls in my office were not able to go at the original time, and I left my clothes at home, so we decided to go a little later.  After hauling ass to the house, changing and returning to work, the girls were ready to go.  And just let me say, it was HOT!  Thankfully there a was a breeze for most of the walk but it was still hot.  Anyway I logged another 6 miles for my 3 mile walk today.  We were also provided pizza for lunch.  Yummy.

I know this has nothing to do with anything but I’m kind of at a loss today so I thought I’d write about my little lunch time excursion.  And also add this might be my worst blog to date. 🙂

In light of today’s schedule I decided it would be easier to just take the day off.  Doctor appointment, car appointment, and this afternoon the dreaded EYE doctor.  Ugh.  I hate the eye doctor.  Well not so much the doctor himself but the process.  I’m not sure but for some reason North Carolina insists that you have to have your eyes dilated.  I HATE this.  The numbing drops always make me feel weird which normally leads to me sitting with my head between my knees.  :)  Thankfully M is kind enough to escort me and put up with the shenanigans that will follow.

I feel like I have been all over the place this morning.  Maybe that’s because I have.  Let me just say I HATE CARY!!!!  Every time I go over to that side of town I get lost.  Could the signs be more confusing?!?!? Apparently not.  I shake my head as I continue to wonder why I leave the house without the GPS.  Cary Crossroads (it’s a shopping center) has to be one of the most confusing places in the world.  I can get there just fine but leaving is like trying to get off the Island in Lost.  I always get turned around, confused and normally end up going the wrong direction.  This leads to more turning around, and in today’s case more lost-ness.  Seriously, it’s pretty crazy.

I’ve also decided to start cooking one day a week, which will start today.  And by cooking I mean finding a recipe, buying the ingredients and preparing a meal.  Hopefully as this new challenge will accomplish a few things.  First and foremost, making me a better cook and secondly finding meals that I will begin to make on a regular basis.  Sort of like the movie Julie and Julia, minus some of the complicated stuff.  Start small and work from there.  I feel like I am just now beginning to make good eggs.  :)  Maybe one day I will be the cook I would like to be. 🙂

Here’s to an afternoon of no more getting lost, no passing out, and hopefully a yummy dinner.

Wow, this week seemed to FLY by.  Saturday morning M and I attended a funeral for a friend’s dad who passed following an accident.  Then we went back home and while M watched the USA v England soccer game, I napped and then napped a little more.  M managed to get the bed put together and helped me move the buffet so I could begin unpacking all the china and crystal that it houses.  Yesterday we got up, moved more boxes, hung some pictures and then headed out to run errands.  First stop the Verizon store.  My AT&T contract expired last week so it was time to move me to M’s plan.  After waiting for what seemed like forever, we were told that we could not get a “loaner” phone while we waited for my new Incredible to come in.  (It’s on back order for weeks, ughh.)  Then it was off to Target, Lowe’s and finally the Flying Saucer.  No, M and I aren’t lushes, a friend finally drank her 2ooth beer which gets you a plate on their ceiling.  So we went to celebrate her accomplishment. 🙂

On our way home, we noticed the sky looked pretty dark.  As we got closer to the house the bottom fell out.  Literally raining so hard that it was hard to see in front of us at times.  We finally got home and while I watched the latest Netflix, M washed some clothes.  After the movie I unpacked the last of the china, I hope.

I know I talk about Julio a bit on here but lately he is just too cute.  He has decided he likes water, or he thinks :)  M filled the sink up the other morning to see what he would do.  He started by swatting at the water and next thing I know his whole foot is in the water on the bottom of the sink.  Needless to say the vanity was pretty wet but it was hilarious watching him play.  Last night he was all sprawled out on the couch so I took a few pics. Looks comfy huh? 🙂

Today is here, MOVING DAY!!!!  YAY!  After today all of my stuff will officially be in “our” house.  I am so excited.  M is going to pick up the truck this afternoon and a few friends are helping.  Moving day was supposed to happen tomorrow but due to some unfortunate circumstances we decided to move today.

Until now I’ve tried to make M’s house ours and not just his but hopefully with the invasion on my stuff this will change.  Last night was spent moving things around, moving things out of the way and figuring out where all my stuff would go.  Thankfully I only have a few big pieces of furniture left to move over.  All of which currently have a new home waiting.  Once we get everything moved in I am looking forward to hopefully starting to paint all the plain walls and give them some life.  A new life. 🙂

I’m sure the new additions (furniture) will be a fun new surprise for Julio.  M and I have started trying to guess what the first causality will be.  My guess is the tall vase that houses all of my wine corks.  I see this being a disaster. :)  But one can cross her fingers and hope for the best.

With that said, here is to moving day!  Moving out and moving on!

As the old saying goes, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.  I can honestly say I have NO IDEA what that really means but I’m assuming it means it could come back to bite you.  CHOMP!

I understand my parents are not in the best situation right now since my dad has been out of work since the beginning of the year.  Mom has a job and is working and their house is on the market.  As far as I know, there have been little to no job opportunities so far.  I imagine times are difficult at best for them but I think things are getting out of control.  As I said yesterday I was not having a good day, due to one person.  Well the crazy drama has continued into today.  The latest includes things like abandonment, loss of everything, and large sums of money.  I am pretty dumbfounded by the words that have been flung at me throughout the course of the past few months.  And I am pretty much at a loss now.  Things are so far out of whack I have no idea what to.

It always comes down to money it seems.  I remember a time not so long ago receiving a monetary gift to help me go on a trip to see M’s family in London.  At the time I was overwhelmed by the generosity of this gift.  I have received numerous “gifts” throughout the course of my life, including half the down payment for my house.  And while I have appreciated all the “gifts” I have received the one for my trip probably meant the most.  It really was one of those “ask and you shall receive” moments for me.

With the sale of the house coming soon, M and I had discussed what our options would be for the money we made off the sale.  Granted it’s not a huge amount but it would be a nice foundation to begin adding to for a future house.  Now I am receiving emails that there are expectations of check to be received once the house is sold.  Let me say this, yes it would be a nice nest egg for M and I.  Do I mind giving this gift back?  Yes and no.  Yes, only in the fact of how it is being asked for (as in it is expected).  On top of all the other random $h!t that was included in the email.

I feel like all I do lately is vent on here.  This is supposed to be one of the happiest times of my life and I feel like lately I am constantly being dragged down.  I guess I am just confused.  I just want all this drama to end.  But how do you accomplish that?

This week has not been one of the best weeks and it’s only Wednesday.  I can only imagine what the rest of the week has in store.  Ugh!

So it’s the little things that mean the most, good or bad.  Whether it’s finding that you sammie has been cut on the diagonal, just the way you like it :), or a response/non-response to an email, its the little things that get you.  I guess it has been a bunch of little things this week.  Some good and some not so good.  More not so good since I’m having a pretty crappy week.  Mostly due to one person.  Sometimes you do things with good intentions and they end up biting you in the ass.  At this point, that should not really be unexpected but I guess it is.  As the saying goes, life goes on.  It really is up to you whether you have lemons or lemonade.  And I am trying to keep mine lemonade.  (Thanks also to a few special people who have let me vent and VENT:))

Anyway the moving is actually going pretty well.  I managed to get the rest of my dishwares moved last night.  There really isn’t much little stuff left downstairs.  Tonight I think we are going to tackle all the crap I have in my armoire.  Mostly there are just books and random stuff that can be thrown into boxes.  I think I will look though my used books again and drop them off at the local used bookstore.  See if I can’t get a new book.  🙂

The time is FINALLY here!!!!!!  YAY!  I am moving into M’s house.  We went to my house last night and while M took the beds apart I started cleaning out my buffet and the rest of the kitchen cabinets.  I was able to get most of the crystal, one set of plates (I have 3), all the plastics, mixing bowls, etc from the kitchen.  I must say my packing is pretty bad but we are only going a few miles and I’ve decided to unpack as we go.  This will be nice so I don’t have to do all of it at once plus it saves on boxes.  See, recycling :)  The idea is to move as much little stuff each night as we can and then on Saturday we can just move the big stuff.

Last night after M and I got home, I unpacked dishes and stuff, loaded the dishwasher, changed the bedding I was finally able to sit down for a few minutes and finish the book I started last week.  It was an easy read.  Anyway, right before M and I went to bed I noticed Julio was laying on the bathroom counter.  This is not too unusual but I decided to see what he was doing.  Boy was I surprised to turn on the light and see water EVERYWHERE!  The little rascal loves to play in the water glass.  All of his tootsies were wet, his belly was wet.  Water was all over the counter and the glass was half empty.  I think I finally figured out why the glass gets so empty sometimes.  *shakes head*  He’s so cute it’s hard to get mad at him.  All I could do was laugh.

Today is Monday and that in and of itself makes today suck.  Not to mention that sleep seems to be eluding me.  I haven’t had a great night sleep since M and I returned from the beach last week.  I’m not sure what is going on but I feel like my brain just won’t shut down when I close me eyes.  Most of my thoughts are wedding related which is odd because most everything is done.

Last night I dreamed that no one showed up for the wedding and I wasn’t able to get married on the beach.  So, I think I am starting to get anxious that we don’t have a location yet.  I know we still have plenty of time but the one BIG thing is still just hanging out there.  For someone who tends to procrastinate about most things I feel I am on top of everything but this.  We did find out over the weekend that for an additional fee we can get married in St. Lucia same day.  This puts St. Lucia back on the list but with this you have to get married between Monday and Friday.

On top of not sleeping I am now super frustrated with U Haul.  I mean seriously how hard is it to get a reservation straight?  And people at work seem to be especially dumb lately.  I am just annoyed.  And trying not to vent again……

On  a bright note, I went to see the new Sex and the City yesterday with a girlfriend of mine.  When I got home M said he had been busy.  I went upstairs and was pleasantly surprised to see he had moved the bed from the guest room to the office, now guest room #2.  He also managed to straighten up the office/bonus room.  This made me happy since Saturday looks like it will be MOVING DAY!!!!!!!!!  Finally I will have MY stuff in OUR house.  It will be nice to finally feel like it is our house and not M’s place.

The dress has been bought, M has nice new linen pants, invitations bought, save the dates almost ready for print.  Oh and did I mention, THE DRESS has been bought!?!?!?!   YAY! 

Now back to one more day of vacation…..ah!