Relay for Life

So working 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM Friday night, heading over to French Field by midnight and walking the track until 6:00 AM, then going home, showering, and turning around and heading back to work Saturday morning from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM is way harder than it sounds. It was worth it though! Anything for a good cause and Cancer SUCKS!

*HIGHLIGHTS*

• 50 laps
• 12.5 miles
• Hanging out with awesome people (including my sister-in-law)!
• Getting off work at 3:30 PM instead of my scheduled 4:30 PM!!

Boy am I tired, but definitely doing it again next year!

Guess who came into Target tonight...

this lady.

good old

Mary Kay Letourneau

(if you're not sure who she is, click on her name.)

(She now goes by Mary Fualaau.)

So apparently she shops at my Target, but this was my first sighting of her. Vili (now her husband) wasn't with her but two of his kids were. I even had to call her daughter's name (Georgia) over the loud speaker because MK couldn't find her and the store was closing.

 (Now that I know her I can call her MK, we're that close.)

So yeah, it was totally weird, and I had to share.

I hope they are very happy together...

I just realized something...

My life is so boring, that I don't have anything exciting to blog about.

I have been really busy with work and housesitting and things like that, that I haven't had a chance to sit down and blog about anything for awhile.

So I thought today, on my one day off of work this week that I would sit down and catch up on a little blogging.

It was then that I realized that I really don't have anything to say. Despite being so busy my life is still really boring.

So as I sat here at a loss of what to blog about, I decided to catch up on reading all the posts I have missed on all the blogs I follow and I realized that my blog will never be HALF as awesome as any of those ones.

I am just not creative enough or have the time or the dedication to make anything more of it.

It is what it is.

That's ok though. I can deal with that.

I hope you can too.

I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!!

first and last days...

Today was my very FIRST day at my brand spankin' new job!! I will just tell you right now that I loved it and I think I will have a lot of fun working there.

Ok now that that is out of the way...

I am turning 26 in one week. Easter Sunday I will be one year older and I have to tell you, I am really dreading it this year. There is something about turning 26 that just really bums me out. I am well on my way to my late 20's and that just sounds so.... well, old. Ugh. I know, I know, it's really not that old, but I got to tell you, it feels ancient. I thought by this age I would be married and have a kid or two, but right now I couldn't be any further from that destination. Funny how life doesn't always turn out the way you thought it would.

So today begins the last days of being 25. *sigh*

Now I am not writing this to have anyone feel sorry for me. Heck, I don't feel sorry for myself so why should you?! I just thought maybe someone could explain to me, why a day that I normally LOVE to celebrate, I don't even look forward to this year? How can I make turning the big two-six easier on and more enjoyable for myself? (Or how I can just avoid getting older all together. *wishful thinking*)

Any suggestions are more than welcome...

P.S. I'm not going to lie, I don't think having my birthday fall on Easter and General Conference weekend really helps my situation.

Last day of freedom...

 I have orientation tomorrow for my new job at Target.

I have no idea when I actually start working but hopefully, I'll find that out tomorrow.

 So technically today is my last day of freedom...

Any suggestions on what I should do?

To be honest, I am actually excited to finally start working.

Weird I know,

but seven months without a job is way too long.

I have become

lazy

and

 boring

 and I HATE it.

So wish me luck and I'll let you know how it goes!!

How was your Thursday?

Today was a good day.
Here's why:

                                                         

Got up early(ish) and went running!

Went to JoAnn's with my mom and picked out some cute Spring fabric for twirly skirts for some cute girls! 

Saw Remember Me with my mom and totally cried.

Target called to say I passed the drug test and background check with flying colors. (I wasn't REALLY worried.)

*Plus here's the mini-cherry on top of the regular cherry, on top of the sundae of awesomeness that is my life...

New Community and The Office episodes tonight!!

How was your Thursday?

*Quote from Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother

It's about time...

After ONLY seven long boring, monotonous months,

I am now gainfully employed!

Barring I fail the drug test and background check that is...

woo hoo!!

Here is to the future... My future!

So my last day of work is creeping ever closer! It is still very hard to believe. With no job lined up, I feel like I am heading into the unknown. It is all very exciting.

Last Thursday I decided that I have had ENOUGH. Every morning I have to struggle with myself just to get up and go to work. I despise it. My job is so unrewarding. My boss basically told me there was no room for advancement and that my job is what it is. Also I am starting school next week and even though I am only taking one class, I haven’t been in school for almost five years!!! There is no way I could juggle working full time and school, plus starting in the Fall I want to start going to school full time. So I went into my boss’ office and basically said I can’t do it all, I either need to move to part time or find a job with more flexible hours. I knew in doing this that he would say no, he doesn’t let anyone work part time because he is weird like that. Anyway, when he said no I had a hard time not jumping for joy. I am so ready to be out of here.

I start school Tuesday June 24th and in the mean time I am looking for a job with flexible hours. It doesn’t necessarily have to be part time just something I can work around my new life that is school.

*Let me know if you have any leads. Preferably in the downtown Seattle area!*

And the countdown begins...

four and a half days left of work, I can't wait!!

Friday Blues

So it is Friday March 21st and I only have a half hour left of work with nothing to do so here I am.

Life is pretty sad when the highlight of your day is running seven miles on a treadmill, running to the bank for work (which isn't every day) to replenish the petty cash, and going to the gym (one of the few occasions I actually get to spend time with Anthony). I realized today that I have no life. I don't have a lot of friends and the ones I do I don't see that often or ever, and being shy sucks because it makes it harder to make new friends. Anthony works a lot and I find myself sitting around doing nothing. How do I get out of this rut? How do I meet new people? I am horrible at making plans or even at calling someone to see if they want to hang out. I think it is because in the back of my mind I feel that they won't really want to but feel obligated or that I will get rejected. I know that isn't always the case and I am not proud of it but it is what it is. I hate feeling this way. Help!!

Tonight I am actually going out to dinner for Ashley's 24th birthday but really she is the only friend I see somewhat regularly and by that I mean maybe once a month, maybe. Oh well, I hope everyone has a good weekend!!

Tuesdays with April

How is it that the days seem to go so slow yet the weeks seem to fly by? I don't get it. It is very frustrating. While I am at work I feel like the day will never end but then all of the sudden it is Friday, I blink and then it is Monday morning. I don't like it.

This last weekend Anthony's nephew stayed with us Friday night and most of Saturday because his mom was out of town. Friday night we went to the Sonics game courtesy of SanMar's Season tickets (we lost of course). Then on Saturday we went to the Seattle Aquarium. I hadn't been there in a very long time. My favorite part was getting to touch all the different plants and starfish and then the baby sea lions were way too cute. After that we ate lunch at Red Robin on the waterfront and wandered around the little shops. Then we made our way to Gameworks. On the way there it started hailing/pouring. That totally sucked because I didn't have an umbrella or hood. All in all it was a very good weekend!

*note* This picture was taken with my cell phone so that is why the quality is not the best.