I worked 11-8 in fact I'm just about outa here... I'm really pleased to say that Nicole and I are going to participate in Earth Hour tonight! When I get home, we're gonna eat something really quick, I'm gonna shower and we're going to enjoy one hour in quiet by candlelight. I'm really looking forward to it. It's not only going to help the Earth, but help us too! We can talk, read, and just spend quality time together with no distractions (the tv or computers etc..). It's gonna be great!
Work was pretty dang busy today believe it or not! I'm not complaining though because it helps the time fly by and boy do I need that working a Saturday 11-8 shift! :)
As for that Internal War, it's mellowed out a bit and I'm fine.... gosh my emotion was all over the place that day! LOL
Currently, I'm thinking about going to college while Nicole does too. Perhaps get my Associates or something in Technology to further expand my IT career. I have a review this week with my boss (Wish me luck) and I'm going to ask if WSI is still doing education reimbursement and if so, I may go. Since I started this job here in Store Support I've learned a great deal of both Hardware and Software and it's really peaked my interest, so I think I'm just going to run with it! We'll see what happens!
Anyhow, I'm outa here for the night and going home to participate in Earth Hour with my Amazing Fiance and Gorgeous (Clean) House!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
~ Jen
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
My First Blog!
Good Morning faithful readers! LOL Do we even have any?!
Yesterday was my day off without pay! Yay! (Sarcastic) So we decided to take Duncan to the snow for the first time. We have been wanting to for awhile and yesterday was the perfect day. Barely any other snow goers on a Wed. afternoon. We packed a lunch and headed up the hill. We stopped at the Snow park at Yuba Gap and it was the PERFECT spot. We went off to the camping area so we didn’t bother anyone sledding and found a little open spot with a picnic table. Duncan LOVED the snow, but hated his booties, they didn’t stay on long. His feet did pretty good. (For those that don’t know, Dunc is an indoor dog and is SUCH a tenderfoot, his paws get raw when running around outside a lot) I took a TON of pictures and will be posting them to Facebook and Myspace shortly! But here is a preview:
Jen and I having been working out on our WiiFit like crazy. It’s has been really fun and very good for us. The yoga is so fun!!! I am seriously addicted, just when I think I am done I unlock another yoga pose or strength exercise and I just can’t get off until I try it! LOL The weight loss has been pretty slow and steady for both of us, but it’s been going down so that’s good. (I would like it to be fast and easy but it turns out its sooo much harder to take off than put on.) I am trying to have patience and remember one of my favorite quotes “If you want the rainbow you have to put up with the rain” But if I could wake up tomorrow and be a size 8 I would really appreciate it. Can someone just make that happen! Miracles can happen right!
School/Future Career has been at the front of my mind lately and a topic of many conversations between Jen and I. I want school to be over and to be a midwife already, well actually I can’t wait till the midwife program, I think I will really enjoy it! Jen keeps having to remind me to take one step at a time. Hmmmm I think the title of this blog should be “Nicole needs to learn some patience” LOL I have about 5 yearsish left to go, depending on how many classes I can take and when. I am hoping to have Sierra college done in 3 semesters and then hopefully be able to work part time and go to Sac State full time. But we will see where life leads us.
Ok that’s my blog for the day! Hope it was enjoyable! :)
~Nicole
Yesterday was my day off without pay! Yay! (Sarcastic) So we decided to take Duncan to the snow for the first time. We have been wanting to for awhile and yesterday was the perfect day. Barely any other snow goers on a Wed. afternoon. We packed a lunch and headed up the hill. We stopped at the Snow park at Yuba Gap and it was the PERFECT spot. We went off to the camping area so we didn’t bother anyone sledding and found a little open spot with a picnic table. Duncan LOVED the snow, but hated his booties, they didn’t stay on long. His feet did pretty good. (For those that don’t know, Dunc is an indoor dog and is SUCH a tenderfoot, his paws get raw when running around outside a lot) I took a TON of pictures and will be posting them to Facebook and Myspace shortly! But here is a preview:
Jen and I having been working out on our WiiFit like crazy. It’s has been really fun and very good for us. The yoga is so fun!!! I am seriously addicted, just when I think I am done I unlock another yoga pose or strength exercise and I just can’t get off until I try it! LOL The weight loss has been pretty slow and steady for both of us, but it’s been going down so that’s good. (I would like it to be fast and easy but it turns out its sooo much harder to take off than put on.) I am trying to have patience and remember one of my favorite quotes “If you want the rainbow you have to put up with the rain” But if I could wake up tomorrow and be a size 8 I would really appreciate it. Can someone just make that happen! Miracles can happen right!
School/Future Career has been at the front of my mind lately and a topic of many conversations between Jen and I. I want school to be over and to be a midwife already, well actually I can’t wait till the midwife program, I think I will really enjoy it! Jen keeps having to remind me to take one step at a time. Hmmmm I think the title of this blog should be “Nicole needs to learn some patience” LOL I have about 5 yearsish left to go, depending on how many classes I can take and when. I am hoping to have Sierra college done in 3 semesters and then hopefully be able to work part time and go to Sac State full time. But we will see where life leads us.
Ok that’s my blog for the day! Hope it was enjoyable! :)
~Nicole
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Internal War
Most of you know my family has been uprooted since Prop HATE happened. My Mom and I have talked on 2 occasions for less than 5 mins total time and those occasions were Christmas and my birthday or as my Mom said in my voicemail "it's your 25th birthday if I'm not mistaken?!"... yeah.
So, I've been thinking about Mother's Day... what I'm going to do or not do, still up in the air about all that... I really want to write her a letter or a book rather... but I just don't think it will help anything. I mean, I guess if I tried to pour my heart out (cause that's what I do naturally) it could give her the chance to respond on her own time, but I'm sure she'll be influenced by Russ or her Church cause she can't seem to think for herself these days... or so this is how it seems to me. I'm just not sure how I'm going to go about this issue. I will definitely pray about it because God answers my prayers just like he does for "straight people". I guess my only saving grace is that I will remain true to myself and stay optimistic. I'm trying internally to fight this little war going on to be honest, I'm sure I'll find my way. How's that for being optimistic?
Not to mention the part of me that is still angry and slightly selfish. I mean, how many people can say they've had more bad times then they have had good with their Mother? I can and do I want to welcome this back into my life or how do I avoid it in a nice way? I suppose it's slightly hypocritical of me to not want her and Russ in my life because I choose not to support the way her treats her and she chooses not to support my relationship as a whole, who the heck knows, but this is how I'm feeling today...
She emailed Kerrie today to see if she could spend time with her Granddaughter so it sorta just surfaced these feelings, sorry for the rant, but I really do feel much better. A little weight has been lifted and hopefully God will provide some gentle guidance, cause he's amazing.
On a lighter note ~ Nicole and I are possibly taking Duncan to the Snow for the first time tomorrow!! He gets to wear his booties! LOL
So, I've been thinking about Mother's Day... what I'm going to do or not do, still up in the air about all that... I really want to write her a letter or a book rather... but I just don't think it will help anything. I mean, I guess if I tried to pour my heart out (cause that's what I do naturally) it could give her the chance to respond on her own time, but I'm sure she'll be influenced by Russ or her Church cause she can't seem to think for herself these days... or so this is how it seems to me. I'm just not sure how I'm going to go about this issue. I will definitely pray about it because God answers my prayers just like he does for "straight people". I guess my only saving grace is that I will remain true to myself and stay optimistic. I'm trying internally to fight this little war going on to be honest, I'm sure I'll find my way. How's that for being optimistic?
Not to mention the part of me that is still angry and slightly selfish. I mean, how many people can say they've had more bad times then they have had good with their Mother? I can and do I want to welcome this back into my life or how do I avoid it in a nice way? I suppose it's slightly hypocritical of me to not want her and Russ in my life because I choose not to support the way her treats her and she chooses not to support my relationship as a whole, who the heck knows, but this is how I'm feeling today...
She emailed Kerrie today to see if she could spend time with her Granddaughter so it sorta just surfaced these feelings, sorry for the rant, but I really do feel much better. A little weight has been lifted and hopefully God will provide some gentle guidance, cause he's amazing.
On a lighter note ~ Nicole and I are possibly taking Duncan to the Snow for the first time tomorrow!! He gets to wear his booties! LOL
Monday, March 23, 2009
3 day weekend
Had a lovely 3 days off with Nicole. Something we don't get too often because my work schedule is pretty much all over the place! That's retail for you! It was relaxing, productive and fun all at the same time!
On Friday we didn't do much really.. just hung around the house, cleaned, cooked, did finances, went grocery shopping and spent time together. Love those days! On Saturday we went to Daffodil Hill with her family and had a blast! It was gorgeous.. the surrounding trees and thousands of Daffodils everywhere were just beautiful! We had a little picnic and walked around while most everyone was busy taking pictures! That's really why we went cause Danielle got a new killer camera and wanted to put it to good use! Janae made a good model too; the pics are posted. When we got home we actually watched a movie, something we rarely do because I can't sit still, but we actually watched The Family Stone from beginning to end, where is the applause??!! (I dosed off for 5 mins though) On Sunday, after we got out of bed at 1PM, we decided to clean the house again! It's literally spotless and we love it that way, but gosh it's a lot of work! Plus, I got this wild idea to iron all of my button up shirts and some jeans, yeah not as easy as it seemed, but it's done and they look nice! Now, all I need to do is wear/wash and iron as I go, instead of wear/wash and iron ALL AT THE SAME TIME! haha!
Tonight, we're having Fajitas for dinner and we're both gonna Wii Fit it up! Duncan is so cute when Nicole does all her crazy Yoga poses! He can't stand it when she's on the floor and not playing with him so he literally lays on her like, "What, you're not down here for me?".. it's really funny and so cute.
We still haven't broken our plan to not eat out the month of March ~ we're kicking butt and it's so nice to know we really do have some discipline, we just needed that confidence!
That's all for now!
Jen
On Friday we didn't do much really.. just hung around the house, cleaned, cooked, did finances, went grocery shopping and spent time together. Love those days! On Saturday we went to Daffodil Hill with her family and had a blast! It was gorgeous.. the surrounding trees and thousands of Daffodils everywhere were just beautiful! We had a little picnic and walked around while most everyone was busy taking pictures! That's really why we went cause Danielle got a new killer camera and wanted to put it to good use! Janae made a good model too; the pics are posted. When we got home we actually watched a movie, something we rarely do because I can't sit still, but we actually watched The Family Stone from beginning to end, where is the applause??!! (I dosed off for 5 mins though) On Sunday, after we got out of bed at 1PM, we decided to clean the house again! It's literally spotless and we love it that way, but gosh it's a lot of work! Plus, I got this wild idea to iron all of my button up shirts and some jeans, yeah not as easy as it seemed, but it's done and they look nice! Now, all I need to do is wear/wash and iron as I go, instead of wear/wash and iron ALL AT THE SAME TIME! haha!
Tonight, we're having Fajitas for dinner and we're both gonna Wii Fit it up! Duncan is so cute when Nicole does all her crazy Yoga poses! He can't stand it when she's on the floor and not playing with him so he literally lays on her like, "What, you're not down here for me?".. it's really funny and so cute.
We still haven't broken our plan to not eat out the month of March ~ we're kicking butt and it's so nice to know we really do have some discipline, we just needed that confidence!
That's all for now!
Jen
Sunday, March 15, 2009
First time for everything...
First time for everything, right?
How in the world does one start a blog? It's not that easy. I've been sitting here wondering just how I'm gonna start, so I'm going to by doing just that, start by asking myself that question, but then I answered my own question! Well heck ~ I'm just going for it!
Today, I worked and am currently working, but I can't resist the urge to write and get this thing started. I'm sorry if you know too much about me or us after reading this or any blog we post, but this is what this is for, at least I think it is. To vent, to get it all out, to show the world what you're going through in your life. Nicole stayed home and was quite the busy-bee! She woke up ALL BY HERSELF at 845am, I was so proud (not normally a morning person for those that don't know her)! She started picking up the house and signed on to chat with me... kept me company and helped me start my lovely work day. We started talking and I started realizing.. I tend to do this every so often.. that I'm not happy with myself.. weight being the biggest issue. She was totally there for me and so understanding which I'm so grateful for. As my break approached I stepped outside to talk to her and did 2 laps around the parking lot.. felt really good by the way. Nicole decided she was going to Wii Fit! She went to the gym and did elliptical for 10 mins to get her heart rate up and then came back home to kick some serious butt on the Wii Fit for 1 hour or so! Again, so proud of her.
You see, here's our problem. We're amazing together; we just lack in one area. LOL Consistency = Discipline - yeah we don't have that!!!
Maybe writing about it will help? Being held accountable and accepting responsibility for our actions, well we've got that in the bag in most areas! We do it with our friends and family and in the work place; just aren't able to with ourselves! How ironic. I want to know if anyone else struggles with this? How do you tackle it?
On another note ~ work has been great for me, but scary for Nicole. That's a whole other stress and I can't wait til this economy turns around. I really really can't and I know I'm not alone on this one!!! Oh yeah and some exciting news is that Nicole signed up for summer classes at Sierra! Totally stoked for her and we're both so ready for her to be done already! (She still has about 5 yrs)
I'm all done for now considering I need to leave something for Nicole to write about soon! Hope whoever read this enjoyed it.
~ Jen
How in the world does one start a blog? It's not that easy. I've been sitting here wondering just how I'm gonna start, so I'm going to by doing just that, start by asking myself that question, but then I answered my own question! Well heck ~ I'm just going for it!
Today, I worked and am currently working, but I can't resist the urge to write and get this thing started. I'm sorry if you know too much about me or us after reading this or any blog we post, but this is what this is for, at least I think it is. To vent, to get it all out, to show the world what you're going through in your life. Nicole stayed home and was quite the busy-bee! She woke up ALL BY HERSELF at 845am, I was so proud (not normally a morning person for those that don't know her)! She started picking up the house and signed on to chat with me... kept me company and helped me start my lovely work day. We started talking and I started realizing.. I tend to do this every so often.. that I'm not happy with myself.. weight being the biggest issue. She was totally there for me and so understanding which I'm so grateful for. As my break approached I stepped outside to talk to her and did 2 laps around the parking lot.. felt really good by the way. Nicole decided she was going to Wii Fit! She went to the gym and did elliptical for 10 mins to get her heart rate up and then came back home to kick some serious butt on the Wii Fit for 1 hour or so! Again, so proud of her.
You see, here's our problem. We're amazing together; we just lack in one area. LOL Consistency = Discipline - yeah we don't have that!!!
Maybe writing about it will help? Being held accountable and accepting responsibility for our actions, well we've got that in the bag in most areas! We do it with our friends and family and in the work place; just aren't able to with ourselves! How ironic. I want to know if anyone else struggles with this? How do you tackle it?
On another note ~ work has been great for me, but scary for Nicole. That's a whole other stress and I can't wait til this economy turns around. I really really can't and I know I'm not alone on this one!!! Oh yeah and some exciting news is that Nicole signed up for summer classes at Sierra! Totally stoked for her and we're both so ready for her to be done already! (She still has about 5 yrs)
I'm all done for now considering I need to leave something for Nicole to write about soon! Hope whoever read this enjoyed it.
~ Jen
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