We went to a friend's wedding in Estes Park, Colorado. We left last Thursday and returned a few hours ago. It was beautiful, but exhausting. I am so glad to be home. The wedding went off perfectly and everyone seemed happy, so I guess we can say...mission accomplished. I had hoped that it would be a bit more relaxing and vacation-like, but ( Read more... )

It took some serious hunting in the garage and shed, but I found them. The handweights have now been placed next to my bed along with the yoga mat for situps. I'm serious about getting back into shape. It is not fair that just because Brian is willing to commit to me that I'm allowed to slack off and start looking like a giant pear. Okay, so I ( Read more... )

I survived spending time with both of our families the past two days. Brian's family got together on Wednesday night and mine gathered Thursday afternoon. I usually only have to medicate myself for my family, but his family's gathering was a little larger than my comfort zone allows this year and his brother's girlfriend freaked me out with her ( Read more... )

Stolen from a friend's blog.

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...
You Are a Grace!

You are a Grace -- "I need to understand the world."

Graces have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.

How to Get Along with Me

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That is totally believable. I ended up taking an overload class this semester because my department chair was having a difficult time staffing all our classes. I want to be a team player, but I'm not going to ever do that again. Even though I get paid extra for it, it is simply not worth it. I will actively recruit others to teach for her, but ( Read more... )

So we didn't go to Orfunner....thought about it, but decided to spend some quality time at home in the airconditioning, with food & drink, a comfy bed & couch, a bigscreen t.v. and without any crazy raver kids that we didn't know. It truly was what I needed. I'm not good at relaxing. It isn't easy for me. Anyone who knows me well, knows this is ( Read more... )

I love my doggies. Yes, I realize I didn't want either of them and that I still often times resent all the extra work and cost they present in my life, but at this point, you'll probably have to pry their leashes out of my cold dead hands. :-) I took them for an extra long walk this morning and it just made me so happy. They are both walking ( Read more... )

Seriously, I'm not sure why this is so difficult for me. I went in to meet with my boss today to discuss the possibility of doing some part-time work she needs, helping to get the new Early College up and running for the fall. My first clue that this was not happening is that the principal of the new Early College did not show up for the meeting ( Read more... )

I have always had my bouts with lonliness and feeling isolated, but even at my lowest I've always been able to identify the fact that I'm wallowing a bit and if prodded, admit that I have a great big group of friends who would do anything for me if I seriously needed it (and let them know). This is the first time in my life I can honestly say I ( Read more... )

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