Being my own travel agent is hard. I don't want to count the number of sites I've ping-ponged between trying to find a cheap/convenient/manageable flight for New Years in Green Bay.
I found out that the teeny tiny airport in Springfield only flies to southern cities.. and the next biggest airport is in St. Louis.
I should tell you that my car can't make it the 3 hours there and back so that options out...unless I take a Grey Hound.
If I took the Grey Hound I'd be a single white girl on a bus full of what I have observed from the one other time I rode one: creepy men who stare, black gangsters, and women with receding hairlines. All of which I found extremely creepy at 5 o'clock in the morning...the time I would need to be on the bus to make it to St. Louis in time to catch a connecting flight to Chicago where hopefully the weather will be ok for a landing so I don't get stuck in the O'Hare so I don't miss my connecting flight to Green Bay so I can make it in time for a New Year's party so I can finally kiss my boyfriend at midnight! Ahhhh!!!
That's been one of my big dreams since I was, I don't know, 15?! Hopeless Romantic? Check.
Last year we were in the same situation. Both of us were on school breaks and in our respective home states. Missing that kiss was one of the saddest nights of that season. It truly stunk to know that every happy couple was kissing at the 12th chime in all the different time zones. Except us.
RAWR!
See my frustration? I roared.
Anyway, it's been a lot on my mind. So I'm taking a break from that.
Work was crazy today and I am utterly exhausted. I had a store meeting from 8 to 10am and then worked my normal shift from then until 3:30pm. I didn't actually leave the loud, hustling-bustling mall until 6. It was a long day.
And I get to do the same thing again tomorrow. Be at the mall at a little before 8. Drive to Branson for Jewelery Consultant Training until 4-ish. Drive Back.
Go Home.
Die.
Happy Weekend to ME!
...I forgot my FTD (Favorite Thing of the Day)
I got a really great hair cut.
yaaaaaaaaay
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Nov 2...'Twas a Good Day
Current listening to: Owl City, Hello Seattle. Good tunes.
Today was an all-round good day. I don't know if it would be fair to divulge my Absolute favorite thing...it's still kinda supposed to be a surprise for me, but I promise to blog about it later. *pinkie promises with all her might*
I'll just give a quick run through of all the good things that happened today. In list form with no particular order. It's easier for me ;P
-I was able to spend lots of time with my Steve. Lots of hugs always make a day better
-I took my time getting ready and listened to my 'happy tunes'
-I went to the mall early to window shop but ended up with super awesome deals and great looking new work clothes
-I worked with Renee and had lots of funny conversations all night
-I tactfully diffused a tense situation with a grumpy customer and got complimented by other customers
-I came home and tried on all my new things
And my FAVORITE thing...
-I was totally surprised by my boyfriend and impressed at his sneakiness/awesome taste :)
This hasn't quite been the blog-y feeling I was going for...it feels to me like a diary entry. hm.
I'll correct that tomorrow. Maybe the favorite things of the day can be an addition to a blog with more substance. I have lots of things to consider.
Peace Out Porcupines!
Today was an all-round good day. I don't know if it would be fair to divulge my Absolute favorite thing...it's still kinda supposed to be a surprise for me, but I promise to blog about it later. *pinkie promises with all her might*
I'll just give a quick run through of all the good things that happened today. In list form with no particular order. It's easier for me ;P
-I was able to spend lots of time with my Steve. Lots of hugs always make a day better
-I took my time getting ready and listened to my 'happy tunes'
-I went to the mall early to window shop but ended up with super awesome deals and great looking new work clothes
-I worked with Renee and had lots of funny conversations all night
-I tactfully diffused a tense situation with a grumpy customer and got complimented by other customers
-I came home and tried on all my new things
And my FAVORITE thing...
-I was totally surprised by my boyfriend and impressed at his sneakiness/awesome taste :)
This hasn't quite been the blog-y feeling I was going for...it feels to me like a diary entry. hm.
I'll correct that tomorrow. Maybe the favorite things of the day can be an addition to a blog with more substance. I have lots of things to consider.
Peace Out Porcupines!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Favorite Thing of the Day! [Dos]
Hitting the New Post button made me smile. Off we go on another adventure :)
I have to write fast to post this before it's tomorrow! Eeps! okok
Favorite Thing of the Day: November 1st 2010.
Today was the first day at work for a new employee...a sweet heart of an elderly lady named Cleta.
She has worked in jewelery before but needs to get used to our antiquated computer system and our constantly changing sales numbers so it was my duty today to show her the ropes. I can't remember when I've had a more enjoyable shift.
Cleta made my whole day.
She told me darling little stories about employees who used to work at our same store, told anecdotes, and looked positively adorable in her matching navy skirt suit and pearl necklace/earring set.
We went around the store doing easy odd jobs just to make her first-day-at-work butterflies go away and all the while she had the biggest smile on her face.
I can't wait to work with her again. I'm positive she'll make the Holiday Hectics (retail slang) pass by pleasantly.
At the end of my shift she still had a few more hours to work so I wished her a good rest-of-the-first-day and said I was looking forward to working with her again. That's when Cleta's cuteness reached maximum limit. She told me I was a 'comfort' to work with and she had never had a more 'charming' first day.
*dies from the cute factor and ultra-great compliments*
Thank you Cleta, for a positively pleasant work day. I'm looking forward to many more.
Post Script..
When I grow up and get cute and old I want to talk and dress like Cleta.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Favorite Thing of the Day
Ok wow. I haven't posted in quite a while and those first posts I had were, well, let's just call them less than ideal.
Putting previous posts aside I have decided to venture (my word of the week..or more the word I've been stuck on this week) down a new path, nay, a new direction! I have been inspired.
I would like to have a Favorite Thing of the Day! It will be anything from a funny quote I want to share and the story that goes with it, of course, to a funny picture that I Stumbled Upon in my boredom. Or if I happen to be super creative I may upload some of my own pictures for global scrutiny! Yeah! I, for one, think this is a wonderful idea and this way I won't gunk up my friends Facebook walls and annoy them more than I already do.
On to my Favorite Thing of the Day! Hooray!!! Day 1, October 31st 2010. The fact that it's Halloween has absolutely nothing to do with this post, I actually dread it/can't-wait-for-it-to-be-over-and-get-to-the-real-holidays. Annnnnyway... moving on.
At approximately 6:30 tonight I was well into a yummy meal of a Chipotle chicken burrito (no beans) when my dear Concert Choir friends started playing a rousing game of Death Darts. Anyone not familiar with this game should know two things: 1) it's pretend and 2) you get to 'kill' your friends. College game... Go! As the game became more and more animated and my friends were dropping like flies, Josiah* was unfortunate enough to make eye contact with a killing someone. This 'Someone' shall remain anonymous because I honestly can't remember who it was. The eye contact caused Josiah to receive a dart in the neck that in turn caused his immediate death. While Joe was laying face down on the stainless steel outdoor table Allison* decided to turn mischievous. This might have been cause by the ghouls and goblins running a-muck or simply from the primal instinct to have fun. So Allison, being sneaky, took her straw and filled it half full from her Chipotle cup and proceeded to drip her ice cold water on the back of Joe's exposed neck. Josiah, being dead, could do nothing to protect himself as the icy onslaught dripped down his face.
Finally, someone had mercy on Joe's poor plight and pulled the invisible Death Dart from his neck restoring him to life and with that his ability to clean his face. Joe did just that and then sought out his revenge on Allison, killing her almost immediately and dripping water on her neck with the help of Sandi*. Allison, as the freezing water driped down her neck, thought of how she could win this battle. She started it and by-goodness she was determined to finish it!
Enter the luminous Candace. I, being a kind, gracious and stunningly beautiful onlooker of this whole ordeal saw that Allison was in obvious distress and (at the risk of involving myself in this dangerous debacle) reached across the table and pulled the dart from her neck. I'm a saint, I know, send me flowers later when I'm not telling a story.
Allison knew that she must wait for the perfect time to unveil the plan that she has so cleverly let tumble about in the back corners of her mind. At last after a few more moments her patience is rewarded...Joe had died again! A dart from across the table had pierced him not more then a few inches from his Adam's Apple. Allison diemed her carpe and like a flash just as his head hit the table in defeat/death poured the remaining contents of her cup over the back of his neck! Bravo! The table full of us full on out Chipotle burst out in cheers and laughs. Meanwhile, poor Joe was being gotten quite soggy because, remember, being dead he couldn't move. Allison, in a tender moment of compassion saw her friend's freezing anguish and pulled the dart from his then goose-fleshed neck.
Josiah then looks for the remaining napkins of our meal to mop up his soggy self. As he searched for stray icy drops I, being my usual witty and observant self, notice that quite a few napkins had disappeared down the front of his shirt. This observation appeared odd to me so with my comment and the later laughter I will wrap up my story. My response to Joe in his less-than-orderly state of affairs was as follows "Joe! Stop stuffing your shirt! You're as bad as a middle school girl!**"
That was my Favorite Thing of the Day. That quote and the story leading up to it...but mostly the fun times had with great friends. :)
I have already grown attached to this idea of mine...this Favorite Thing of the Day. I think I'll see how many days I can go. And if I miss a day maybe I'll just catch up the next. :) We shall see. BTW, I hope you had as much fun reading as I did living out and then writing about this moment.
**Upon later reflection I think I could have done better with my retort perhaps adding in prepubescent, but no one's perfect.
*names have not been changed in any way for to keep up the accuracy of my story ;)
Putting previous posts aside I have decided to venture (my word of the week..or more the word I've been stuck on this week) down a new path, nay, a new direction! I have been inspired.
I would like to have a Favorite Thing of the Day! It will be anything from a funny quote I want to share and the story that goes with it, of course, to a funny picture that I Stumbled Upon in my boredom. Or if I happen to be super creative I may upload some of my own pictures for global scrutiny! Yeah! I, for one, think this is a wonderful idea and this way I won't gunk up my friends Facebook walls and annoy them more than I already do.
On to my Favorite Thing of the Day! Hooray!!! Day 1, October 31st 2010. The fact that it's Halloween has absolutely nothing to do with this post, I actually dread it/can't-wait-for-it-to-be-over-and-get-to-the-real-holidays. Annnnnyway... moving on.
At approximately 6:30 tonight I was well into a yummy meal of a Chipotle chicken burrito (no beans) when my dear Concert Choir friends started playing a rousing game of Death Darts. Anyone not familiar with this game should know two things: 1) it's pretend and 2) you get to 'kill' your friends. College game... Go! As the game became more and more animated and my friends were dropping like flies, Josiah* was unfortunate enough to make eye contact with a killing someone. This 'Someone' shall remain anonymous because I honestly can't remember who it was. The eye contact caused Josiah to receive a dart in the neck that in turn caused his immediate death. While Joe was laying face down on the stainless steel outdoor table Allison* decided to turn mischievous. This might have been cause by the ghouls and goblins running a-muck or simply from the primal instinct to have fun. So Allison, being sneaky, took her straw and filled it half full from her Chipotle cup and proceeded to drip her ice cold water on the back of Joe's exposed neck. Josiah, being dead, could do nothing to protect himself as the icy onslaught dripped down his face.
Finally, someone had mercy on Joe's poor plight and pulled the invisible Death Dart from his neck restoring him to life and with that his ability to clean his face. Joe did just that and then sought out his revenge on Allison, killing her almost immediately and dripping water on her neck with the help of Sandi*. Allison, as the freezing water driped down her neck, thought of how she could win this battle. She started it and by-goodness she was determined to finish it!
Enter the luminous Candace. I, being a kind, gracious and stunningly beautiful onlooker of this whole ordeal saw that Allison was in obvious distress and (at the risk of involving myself in this dangerous debacle) reached across the table and pulled the dart from her neck. I'm a saint, I know, send me flowers later when I'm not telling a story.
Allison knew that she must wait for the perfect time to unveil the plan that she has so cleverly let tumble about in the back corners of her mind. At last after a few more moments her patience is rewarded...Joe had died again! A dart from across the table had pierced him not more then a few inches from his Adam's Apple. Allison diemed her carpe and like a flash just as his head hit the table in defeat/death poured the remaining contents of her cup over the back of his neck! Bravo! The table full of us full on out Chipotle burst out in cheers and laughs. Meanwhile, poor Joe was being gotten quite soggy because, remember, being dead he couldn't move. Allison, in a tender moment of compassion saw her friend's freezing anguish and pulled the dart from his then goose-fleshed neck.
Josiah then looks for the remaining napkins of our meal to mop up his soggy self. As he searched for stray icy drops I, being my usual witty and observant self, notice that quite a few napkins had disappeared down the front of his shirt. This observation appeared odd to me so with my comment and the later laughter I will wrap up my story. My response to Joe in his less-than-orderly state of affairs was as follows "Joe! Stop stuffing your shirt! You're as bad as a middle school girl!**"
That was my Favorite Thing of the Day. That quote and the story leading up to it...but mostly the fun times had with great friends. :)
I have already grown attached to this idea of mine...this Favorite Thing of the Day. I think I'll see how many days I can go. And if I miss a day maybe I'll just catch up the next. :) We shall see. BTW, I hope you had as much fun reading as I did living out and then writing about this moment.
**Upon later reflection I think I could have done better with my retort perhaps adding in prepubescent, but no one's perfect.
*names have not been changed in any way for to keep up the accuracy of my story ;)
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