Time flies when you're having fun - I guess. I feel awful. I have a bad case of laryngitis and have had to "talk" on the phone today, embarrassed and having to apologize for my current condition. The medicine I'm taking makes me nauseous (or maybe it was the EasyMac I had for my afternoon snack). Either way, I'm so glad this work day is almost over!
I'm excited for a bunch of reasons, though:
1) Michael Buble was fantastic last night! We had such a great time!
2) Mal's coming to spend a few days with us, and she is always such a kick! Tonight we're having dinner at Nacho Mama's.
3) After our Mexican outing, we are going to hurry up, do homework, take showers, etc. so we can get cozy for the 2nd to last episode of this season's "Project Runway". woot! As a side note: "Workout" is coming back for another season and I couldn't be MORE excited! Jackie Warner inspired me and TJ when we were at the height of our gym days. Hopefully, by watching her each week, we'll get inspired again to kick our workout routines into high gear. We're putting all our bets on this new P90X routine that should be arriving on our doorstep any day now... we'll see.
4) Friday will be a GIGANTICO day for TJ in so many ways. Maybe my stomach is nauseous with anxiety. More on that in a few days.........
5) We're starting our water heater project this weekend. This will be the first major renovation that we're completing as a married couple in our house. Of course, we're doing it the cheap & easy way by having TJ's uncle do the job. But, he's very good at what he does - so, let's keep our finger's crossed that our house doesn't flood or burn down during this project.
6) I also start volunteering this Saturday. I'm excited/nervous, as I should be, I suppose.
I wish I had more time to see my family & friends. :/ It sucks, but everything I'm doing with my time right now is out of sheer necessity. School/career building takes up SO much time, and leaves me with very little space to fit in friends & family, especially those that are out of town. I wish there was a better way, but for now, I'm doing the best I can. Thank goodness for email and facebook! :P
It's almost time to shut it down here at work. I gotta go pick up TJ (we're attempting to save gas money by carpooling ... it's working so far, I think!) ciao ciao!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
here goes nothing!
Martha Stewart & Emeril are officially a team: click here.
It's a very exciting and nerve-wracking time! I don't know what to think or say -- I just wish I could be with my family right now. Or with everyone in New York. I know my mom is so antsy to get there -- she's been at the airport since 6:30am, and she's still there. The first flight was cancelled and the next one out is delayed. :/ I guess things will be a little different from now on. I've been anticipating it for some time, but now that's it! It's done. done done done.
I am fighting this "cold" with all my strength. I refuse to be bedridden like the rest of the city! I took a 24-hour claritin this morning that has alleviated my runny nose so far. I have an arsenal of kleenex, medicine, tea, honey, & lemon. I also have socks, a scarf, a cozy sweater, and hardly any makeup on. It sucks to wear makeup when your sick cause your face feels sore and you have to blow your nose all the time -- so it just comes off anyway. I also wore my hair down cause it hurts to put it up. :P
i love love love hawaiian music! hapa is one of my favorite bands and they're on the radio right now! yes! e hele ana e! some of the songs on station are cheesy, but the good ones are worth waiting. it makes me want to go to hawaii so bad! they have such a beautiful culture.
time for work now.
It's a very exciting and nerve-wracking time! I don't know what to think or say -- I just wish I could be with my family right now. Or with everyone in New York. I know my mom is so antsy to get there -- she's been at the airport since 6:30am, and she's still there. The first flight was cancelled and the next one out is delayed. :/ I guess things will be a little different from now on. I've been anticipating it for some time, but now that's it! It's done. done done done.
I am fighting this "cold" with all my strength. I refuse to be bedridden like the rest of the city! I took a 24-hour claritin this morning that has alleviated my runny nose so far. I have an arsenal of kleenex, medicine, tea, honey, & lemon. I also have socks, a scarf, a cozy sweater, and hardly any makeup on. It sucks to wear makeup when your sick cause your face feels sore and you have to blow your nose all the time -- so it just comes off anyway. I also wore my hair down cause it hurts to put it up. :P
i love love love hawaiian music! hapa is one of my favorite bands and they're on the radio right now! yes! e hele ana e! some of the songs on station are cheesy, but the good ones are worth waiting. it makes me want to go to hawaii so bad! they have such a beautiful culture.
time for work now.
Monday, February 18, 2008
no no no no!
that's it. it was inevitable. i'm sick now.
>:o
it hit me like an 18-wheeler while i was sitting and reading and waiting for class to start. i was in a good, cheery mood. got through the workday with a little sore throat, but nothing that a ton of water and a lozenge couldn't handle. then i found myself all of a sudden blowing my nose alot. and now it's all stuffed up. this weird new orleans cold epidemic that everyone has been talking about has hit me. and i hope it doesn't leave me bedridden for the rest of the week cause i just have way too much stuff to do.
i got a 100 - A (by a 10 point curve, however) on my biology test!! woot! AWESOME! I think I'm going to do just fine in this class. :) i find it all so fascinating, and i think that gives me a little more motivation to do all that studying i've been doing. can't wait to get started on my volunteer work. i hope i don't become disenchanted too quickly. i have so many people talk down to me about how much it sucks to volunteer at a hospital and it's making me nervous. but i have no other choice! i have got to get in there and get some sort of ball rolling. i have to make some connections and gain some good references, not to mention the experience and the overall humanitarian fulfillment. either way, i already put a month's worth of work into the vaccines, uniforms, and papers that it's too late to turn back now.
i took some advil nighttime something or other 45 min ago and i feel it kicking in. good night!
>:o
it hit me like an 18-wheeler while i was sitting and reading and waiting for class to start. i was in a good, cheery mood. got through the workday with a little sore throat, but nothing that a ton of water and a lozenge couldn't handle. then i found myself all of a sudden blowing my nose alot. and now it's all stuffed up. this weird new orleans cold epidemic that everyone has been talking about has hit me. and i hope it doesn't leave me bedridden for the rest of the week cause i just have way too much stuff to do.
i got a 100 - A (by a 10 point curve, however) on my biology test!! woot! AWESOME! I think I'm going to do just fine in this class. :) i find it all so fascinating, and i think that gives me a little more motivation to do all that studying i've been doing. can't wait to get started on my volunteer work. i hope i don't become disenchanted too quickly. i have so many people talk down to me about how much it sucks to volunteer at a hospital and it's making me nervous. but i have no other choice! i have got to get in there and get some sort of ball rolling. i have to make some connections and gain some good references, not to mention the experience and the overall humanitarian fulfillment. either way, i already put a month's worth of work into the vaccines, uniforms, and papers that it's too late to turn back now.
i took some advil nighttime something or other 45 min ago and i feel it kicking in. good night!
welcome to monday
Hola! I had a nice weekend. I spent most of it studying, but the weather was decent and we did some fun things. Saturday night, TJ & I had our Valentine's dinner at Mat & Naddie's (http://www.matandnaddies.com/web/). So good!! We decided, based on this pattern, that if you get crappy hostess service when you walk in, that the dinner service will be excellent. And that is exactly what we got! (a few weeks ago, we went to Patois and got amazing front-door service, but the worst service I've ever encountered in an upscale restaurant).
We had 8pm reservations and got there at 7:52. The hostess says "Oh. you're early. Yeah, your table's not ready yet." And she paused, so we were just like, "ok... well, i guess we'll go seat ourselves by the bar. ..." What she should have said was "thanks for coming in tonight. please have a seat at the bar. your table will be ready in just a minute." we had the crappiest wine ever "A to Z" chardonnay. it tasted like water. But that wasn't tj's fault -- the bartender suggested it.
Either way, let's talk about the dinner:
We had 8pm reservations and got there at 7:52. The hostess says "Oh. you're early. Yeah, your table's not ready yet." And she paused, so we were just like, "ok... well, i guess we'll go seat ourselves by the bar. ..." What she should have said was "thanks for coming in tonight. please have a seat at the bar. your table will be ready in just a minute." we had the crappiest wine ever "A to Z" chardonnay. it tasted like water. But that wasn't tj's fault -- the bartender suggested it.
Either way, let's talk about the dinner:
- Appetizer: Fried Crawfish & crab dumpling things with a sauce - very nice
- Salad/Soup: TJ had a duck confit salad with cherries and I had a vegetable soup cause my throat was sore.
- Entree: TJ had venison medallions and I had the filet (cop-out, I know, but I really really wanted it!) It had a balsamic reduction sauce w/blue cheese, rosemary fingerling potatoes, and green vegetables! mmmmmm
- Dessert: Cheesecake with tons of almonds & caramel
It was a very nice dinner and I can't wait to go back again! Oh yeah - our server was unbeatable! Just the right amount of attention, telling us the specials and the 86's ahead of time, getting everything right, super polite. Fantastic!
So.... other than Saturday night's dinner, we hung out with my family on Friday evening and had crawfish. On Sunday, we went to the godforsaken Lakeside mall. We wrote that mall off for good -- along with WalMart. It was so insanely packed! It took forever to find a parking spot, and people were just so rude, everywhere we went. It was a nightmare! Good thing I got the outfit I needed. We vowed to be more prepared for things and to order clothes that we need online, ahead of time.
There were tornados in Escambia County, Florida last night. That's where my sister lives. She said she wasn't affected too badly because the bad storms happened north of her and that Escambia County is really big. Thank God! That is sooo freaky. I guess I have some things to get done here at work. I don't want to, though. I think I feel sick, but I'm not sure. I can't tell if it's just cause I don't want to be here, I don't have caffiene, or if I really am coming down with a cold. The workday's about halfway over now so, that's cool. I gotta get moving on some things, though. Have a nice day!
Friday, February 15, 2008
Lunch time
I'm eating lunch an hour earlier today cause I had breakfast an hour early. Anyway, I'm expecting to meet with my boss soon and I wanted to make sure I ate before he came. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat till after the meeting and that would suck! I hate not being able to stick to my meal plan -- especially during the week when there's no excuse not to. Since it's Friday, there's no turkey sandwich today. But, I have peanut butter, a good substitute! (I've never been a big fan of jelly...)
Also, cause it's Friday, I'll be going to the Stations of the Cross (http://www.catholic.org/clife/prayers/station.php) tonight for a little Lenten meditiation. I try not to be preachy, and I don't think I really am. But, since this is my blog, I can talk about whatever I want. I just find so much peace and comfort when I spend some quiet time in church. It's a way to shut off the rest of the world, even for just an hour, and to let your thoughts flow. Whenever I have a problem that's bothering me, I bring it to God and then, eventually, I figure out a solution or I realize that maybe it's not so bad. Whether it's God or the quiet meditation process, being in church & in prayer always tends to put things into perspective for me... and I love it! I love having that resource -- to take all my problems and bring them to God. It makes the world seem not so bad. And, it's the total opposite of depression... of sinking into your problems when you don't have another outlet except for yourself. That's scary to me -- and I never want to deal with that again! I have too much to love and live for. And every single day, I thank God for all these blessings that I have. And that makes me SO happy. And, while I'll never receieve all the answers I'm looking for, I know there's a reason. And I'm OK with that. ;)
In other news, I am extremely saddened by the shootings Illinois -- I almost cried as I was reading the CNN article (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html). The whole thing is sickening! What can schools & universities do to protect themselves and the students? Metal detectors at every entry?
I don't know... but I gotta jet for now!
Also, cause it's Friday, I'll be going to the Stations of the Cross (http://www.catholic.org/clife/prayers/station.php) tonight for a little Lenten meditiation. I try not to be preachy, and I don't think I really am. But, since this is my blog, I can talk about whatever I want. I just find so much peace and comfort when I spend some quiet time in church. It's a way to shut off the rest of the world, even for just an hour, and to let your thoughts flow. Whenever I have a problem that's bothering me, I bring it to God and then, eventually, I figure out a solution or I realize that maybe it's not so bad. Whether it's God or the quiet meditation process, being in church & in prayer always tends to put things into perspective for me... and I love it! I love having that resource -- to take all my problems and bring them to God. It makes the world seem not so bad. And, it's the total opposite of depression... of sinking into your problems when you don't have another outlet except for yourself. That's scary to me -- and I never want to deal with that again! I have too much to love and live for. And every single day, I thank God for all these blessings that I have. And that makes me SO happy. And, while I'll never receieve all the answers I'm looking for, I know there's a reason. And I'm OK with that. ;)
In other news, I am extremely saddened by the shootings Illinois -- I almost cried as I was reading the CNN article (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html). The whole thing is sickening! What can schools & universities do to protect themselves and the students? Metal detectors at every entry?
I don't know... but I gotta jet for now!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
oh yeah!
Happy Valentine's Day!
I'm not a dark and somber person... although I think my first entry made it sound like I was soo deep. I'm very much happy & excited, most of the time! :)
I have an exam tonight after work. That's how I'll spend my Valentine's evening. It's for a good cause, though, I'll tell myself.
....is it time to go yet?!?!
I'm not a dark and somber person... although I think my first entry made it sound like I was soo deep. I'm very much happy & excited, most of the time! :)
I have an exam tonight after work. That's how I'll spend my Valentine's evening. It's for a good cause, though, I'll tell myself.
....is it time to go yet?!?!
Day 1!
Here I am - trying to start a new blog. I haven't touched LiveJournal since a few months after Katrina. I decided to leave that behind with all those bad storm memories. I'm sure if you google it, you can still find it floating around in cyberspace.
Anyway, the title of my blog - Professional Aspirer - seems to sum up what I tend to spend my time doing. While I do aspire to much in life, I am actively working to make my dreams a reality. It's coming along slowly, but I know my small steps will eventually lead to great things. There are so many big, big things that have happened and will happen soon in my life right now. Trying to sweep out the twigs to find the path to MY destiny is challenging. I have to sort out the important from the not-so-important, and I have to really focus on what my priorities are. All the while, I am watching those closest to me move away, grow up, & change so rapidly that I still haven't comprehended these moves as permanent.
Despite these vague bits of knowledge that seem to weigh on me to the point of exhaustion somtimes, I have so much in my life to be happy for. I am thrilled about the opportunites that lie ahead of me --> namely, nursing. I'm not in nursing school just yet, but I have a BA in English Lit, and I am taking a few Biology pre-reqs that will enable me to enroll in a fast-track nursing BA program. I am so excited about diving in! I will be starting some volunteer work in the Cardiology department at EJGH soon. I know I've made the right decision with this career move. I hope that I still feel the same way in 10 years. I think I will... nursing opens up so many doors to different types of nursing fields (ie, office work, education, marketing, emergency room, doctor's clinics, travelling, etc).
I'll sign off for now to decorate my blog a bit. Bye!
Anyway, the title of my blog - Professional Aspirer - seems to sum up what I tend to spend my time doing. While I do aspire to much in life, I am actively working to make my dreams a reality. It's coming along slowly, but I know my small steps will eventually lead to great things. There are so many big, big things that have happened and will happen soon in my life right now. Trying to sweep out the twigs to find the path to MY destiny is challenging. I have to sort out the important from the not-so-important, and I have to really focus on what my priorities are. All the while, I am watching those closest to me move away, grow up, & change so rapidly that I still haven't comprehended these moves as permanent.
Despite these vague bits of knowledge that seem to weigh on me to the point of exhaustion somtimes, I have so much in my life to be happy for. I am thrilled about the opportunites that lie ahead of me --> namely, nursing. I'm not in nursing school just yet, but I have a BA in English Lit, and I am taking a few Biology pre-reqs that will enable me to enroll in a fast-track nursing BA program. I am so excited about diving in! I will be starting some volunteer work in the Cardiology department at EJGH soon. I know I've made the right decision with this career move. I hope that I still feel the same way in 10 years. I think I will... nursing opens up so many doors to different types of nursing fields (ie, office work, education, marketing, emergency room, doctor's clinics, travelling, etc).
I'll sign off for now to decorate my blog a bit. Bye!
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