Life...

This week has been crazy!! Lots going on and just trying to fit it all in!!! Im frustrated with things at work and I just wish people would be honest with me instead of saying things indirectly!! I also have some other bummness happening, but it will pass and I will be ok again. I just want to say that I feel like soo many things are happening, that I am getting lost in what I am doing, things will get better!!! On a happier note, I will be going to Chicago this weekend to see my rents. Chad is coming as well which is great!!! It will be fun to spend some time sight seeing and just hanging out!! I will also get to experience some new things up there as well so that will be fun!! Ill give a report when I get back. Other than that, things are just there. Thats kinda how I feel right now, is that Im just there. With that, Im going to leave it here and say laters.

Coming to an end...

So the Birthday week has come to an end!!! It was a great one!!! Sure it had some downs, but it sure did end up great and with Friday off I was able to spend time with the Honey!!! I went and saw a couple of movies and just hung out. We tried some new recipes and just relaxed!!! I saw Gran Torino...which is great!! I also Marley and Me, I cried and cried, but it was oh so good. Chad and I are trying the Weight Watchers thing, so we are trying some of their cookbook recipes and they have not been so bad and Im a little impressed in how much I can eat!!! I have to say that I did make a fabulous Potato Soup tonight, with roasted garlic. And to make it better it was only 8 points for a whole bowl and I could have cheese. I think Im going to be able to do this!!! So enough with my rambling.

I do have one thing that I am looking forward to and that is going to Disney World in May. My parents are coming with me and Chad and it looks like it is going to be some good times. We will have a condo, so we will get to do some of the parks as well as the beach and a baseball game. Im super pumped!!

Hope you all had a great day and more will come!!!

Conclusion to the Birthday :)

So I had a few hours to kill before I went to dinner and because of traffic, I chose to go shopping instead of going home and back. I found some great deals at Target, therefore, if you love target clothes, they are having some great sales!!! Newho, the food, the drinks, the company and the cheesecake (because cheesecake needs its own category, outside of food) where fan- fabulous, the service on the other hand was not so great!!! For some strange reason, The Cheesecake Factory was the place TO BE last night (they all came for my BDAY :)), and I think they were short staff, so we had a bit of wait, which was not a big deal, we had drinks and chatted. Then we were sat at our table...then it began, the ATTITUDE and the eye rolling. The server was not very nice to us and actually seemed perturbed....she was not at all convivial ;)!!! I would be more willing to take the attitude if we were loud and annoying, but we were polite and nice, so I have no clue what it was about. It put a little damper on our evening, however we did not let it get us down. I wanted to talk with the manager, so my plan was to call this morning...but...as we were leaving...I saw a young man that looked so familiar to me!!! After a few exchanges of questions, we realized we went to High School together and he was the manager on duty that night!!! So we had him take a pic of us and then I was able to share my experience with him. He was very apologetic and told me he would make it up to us the next time we came in. Believe me, I will throwing his name out the next time I come in. I love the Cheesecake Factory and will not let this one server get me down. This was not at all like the Wal- Mart situation, but it does make me wonder what has happened to customer service. This is something I have noticed over the past few years, the policy about "the customer always being right" has been lost somewhere along the way. I do believe that this on the part of both the consumer and companies. I do not know how this can be fixed, but I do know its only going to get worse if we don't share our experiences with each other and management. I believe that you should share both positive and negative experiences that we have. I try my best to be a good customer and to state my frustrations productively as oppose to the rudeness that can so easily happen when one is upset. After all, I have worked customer service and know what it is like to be in the cross fire of a customer and very rarely does one get positive feedback. So with all this being said, I want to encourage you all to be willing to share the experiences you have with management and everyone you know, but if you have to complain, make sure it is productive despite the feelings behind it. I know this can be tricky, but if we all try to help, then maybe just maybe, we can get back to good customer service. Anyway, enough of my SOAP BOX. To sum things up, I had a GREAT BDAY, despite the state, the morning frustrations and the server. I will get to relive some of the BDAY with co- workers on Thursday which will be Fabulous, cant wait!! WOOHOO for bdays!!!

Oh yeah...I also got diamonds from Chad!!! Yes, I was very spoiled this year :) I cant wait to see what 2009 brings us :).

ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

Don't you feel special now??? You get more than one blog in a day!!!! So today is my 28th Birthday and it looks like it will be a good one. It started off rough with all the craziness at work, but it is turning out to be a good day up to this point. I have had LOTS of LOVE thus far and only know more will come ;) (I have yet to see Chad today) Lots of text messages, emails and VMs, including some of Chad's family, I feel sooooooo LOVED!! I was asked this weekend at church, what I needed in my life?? (As part of our sermon) I said nothing. Which sounds weird to say, if you just read the question, but in reality of it, all of my needs are being met at this time and if I do "need" whether it is emotional, physical, financial or mental, I know it will be met. Sure there are some things I would like to have, such as being debt- free (which thanks to BAYLOR, will be a ways off) and a new car. But I dont NEED anything except to continue to search for God and live his will. This is such a good place to be right now. Many of you know that it has been a long road and I am soo blessed to be in a place of PEACE. Therefore, my wish for this year, is to remember where I am and to continue this place of PEACE even when my storm seems bigger than God.

One last note that I did not get to blog about and to save you from 3 in one day, I want to share the following. My grandfather (my dad's dad) finally had a come-to-Jesus talk with my dad. This has been a long prayer coming. I have not had a relationship with him and neither has my dad, however my grandfather has been sick and my dad was able to go visit him and they had several good talks and my grandfather talked about the things he missed in our lives. Where this has come late in life, I pray that we will have opportunities to reconnect over the coming years. At least now I can stop trying to figure out what I did wrong in all this. Many of you know the struggles I have had with this side of the family and where I know they will never be what I would like, I can at least start to build some sort of relationship with them. Ok...enough for now.

It is time to head to the Cheesecake Factory to continue to celebrate!!!

State Monitoring...YUCK!!!

So, yes... I have not updated in a few days. It is because I have been busy lost in the pile of what is called state monitoring. For those of who dont know about this, it is basically a time of year for the state to come in and make sure we have all out ducks in a row. Newho, I have now left that pile in their hands and all we can do is wait. It was stressful and I worked lots of extra hours, however, it looks like we will come out ok.

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Now that 2009 is upon us, I have decided to find new ways to keep up with friends and family to let them know what is up!!! Things have been so crazy lately, that I have found it hard to keep up with everyone and let them know how things are going in my life!!! Hopefully, I will be able to keep up with this one better!!! I can actually use this one at work, therefore that will help!!! So neway, this will be my first entry.
The Holidays have come and gone, they went as fast as they came. I think the older I get the faster time flies!!! Time with the family was great!! Chad enjoyed meeting my parents and vice versa, therefore things are good there. The trip to SC was good and I enjoyed the family time with his family. I think we get along great and I look forward to many more trips together in the future!!! I also ventured out and spent time alone with the ladies in the family shopping and that was good. I learned lots more about Chad and now I love the man even more. They were honest with me and I think wanted to let me know what I was getting into with him, but it was nothing new to me, it only helped me see that what I see now, is truly who he is. In other words, who he shows me to be, is the same as what they say he is, which only shows me that he is not putting on any show for me!!!! As far he and I go, there is no life changing news yet, but I have a feeling it will happen in the short future!! I will for sure let you all know as soon as it happens.
Before I can relax, there is one more Holiday for me to celebrate!!!! My 28th birthday is next week and Im super excited!!! I love birthdays and cant wait to celebrate it with friends. I had a pretty big shindig last year, therefore, I want to keep it small this year.
Other than that, nothing else is going on, life is pretty much back to normal!! I hope you all had a good holiday and I will do my best to keep up with this blog. That will be my new year resolution!!