Is it over yet?!

I won't lie-I can't WAIT for September to be over.  It's been such a pain in the ass month for me...I'm not even going to sit and whine and carry on but let's just say-this Friday is October 1 and I couldn't be MORE excited about it!

It's hump day already! YAHOO!

Alive indeed, my friends

Hey everyone!

I am not dead-it's just been a crazy September!  Well-not crazy I guess just...intense?

 It's weird-ever since my car wreck on September 8th I feel like my world has been thrown backwards and upside down.  Even though most of my life has remained the same (I had a rental for 2 weeks) it feels like everything has slacked (mostly me) and fallen by the waist side.  It may have to do with the sickness me and Der both carried around for 2 weeks (he for 1 week, me for the other) as well...I honestly don't really know.

Work has maintained it's same progress and fervor-when I didn't have a car I got rides. Home life has been wonderful with us being sick as an exception. But I feel so overwhelmed and lost without our car-which is funny because if I didn't have to have a car I'd be okay without it. And then to top that-when Derrick was coming off of his sickness, I was starting to get it-and I think I got it much worse.  His immune system rocks! I got meds and LOTS of sleep but it's still lingering a bit in my lungs with congestion and mucus...I don't know.  It just seems that just yesterday and today I finally feel like I'm getting my barrings on life again and being able to get back in my routine of things. (Wow-when reading over that-you'd think someone died! lol)

Well anyway-it's starting to be back to normal and that makes me feel better (and honestly a bit more sane).

Okay, so:

I've officially got my new running shoes! Today I am actually trying them out with my friend John at the Greenway here in M'Boro. Since my lungs are still a bit cruddy the run itself may not be as good but I'm still going to try. The weather is too nice not to, ya know?

Aren't they pretty?! Purple, white, and silver. 7 1/2 Reebok Overruns DMX. LOVE them.  Hopefully I'll love them more after I actually run in them, lol.

I've been slacking something major the past week on GRE studying. I'm not proud of it...but it's the truth.  I've saved a site on the computer for some GRE practice tests, but I need to brush up more on my math before I start all of those. I can't believe that I take it in a little less than 5 weeks! AHHH!! I can't believe that I may be starting school back in January. I missssssssssssss it.

I have also slacked on reading.  I am a firm believer that no one has an excuse not to read. NO ONE. I think reading is the best way to expand knowledge and universal learning-no matter what you're reading-magazines, interesting articles, books, plays, etc. But I have slacked on this as well (not proud of this either) so tonight I plan on reading more on Portrait of Dorian Gray to catch up.


I have officially moved up a bra size (yippee!) Normally I'd think it's because of weight gain but since I've lost a little bit of weight in my stomach and hips, I guess the weight I gained last year is a bit in my boobs-so yay for bigger boobs and a bit smaller waist, lol!!  I got measured and picked up a new one yesterday-which can make a girl feel sexy even if it's not a sexy bra. I like it =]  It's the Victoria Secret Angels Dream Demi in nude-very cute and COMFORTABLE!

We are still in search of a new car. Derrick's parents are helping us look for something newer. Hopefully we can have something by this coming weekend-if we still can't find something then we'll have to settle on something just so we can have something. (I've been trying to put a picture of the car we're talking about but the blog is not having it) It's a bit inconvenient not having a car for the little things-groceries, medicine, mail...but luckily my bff Kelly took me to get groceries and to do a bit of shopping (got new brown flats) yesterday to catch me up for the week, lol. I'm already apologizing to people who are giving me rides to and from work, the store, for lunch-maybe I'll make some cookies as a thank you...

I've decided that October is going to be an intensive month for me in regards to studying and prepping for the GRE (with Tonya's B-Day surprise at the beginning as an exception). So-I am going to call November my creative month. I will do something every day that is creative-and my blogging will not be counted! I'm excited =] I got the idea from another woman's blog and I really liked it! Seems perfect for Christmas being around the corner and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part I coming out.  Once the end of October comes around I'll give more details about the projects and I'll blog about them once completed. Yay!


Get ready-I will start blogging more because I am, indeed, back on my game =]

I'm not dead!

I am indeed alive-just busy/sick/car searching/etc.!  I'll update soon lovelies-promise!

September Goals-update

Alright, so I am doing alright in my September goals, thus far.

Let's recap, shall we?

~School

1) Study more for the GRE (I've been doing okay-tonight is actually my last night before vocab and I'm going to get some flash cards to help with this)

2) Apply for FAFSA (so far fail-Derrick is supposed to help me with it next week though)

~Work

1) Annual Evaluation on September 14th (technically due today BUT without the evaluation forms-it's being put off until tomorrow)

2) Train Kristy (A bit-until she's fully in the office it's a bit random but I'm proud of how far she's come)

~Books

1) Read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (fail-I have only read "100 Most Infamous Criminals"-but I still plan on at least starting this one)

2) Read The Portrait of Dorian Gray (fail-kinda. I plan on starting it this weekend, hoping to have in finished within a week or two and then finished by Oct 1)

~ Miscellaneous

1) Start training for 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles!!)-I am starting with 30 minutes for 2 weeks, 45 minutes for 2 weeks, and then 1 hr for 2 months-details here (fail-in part due to the wreck, I have had to take it easy. I plan on re-jumping my routine come Sunday)

2) Download HP #2 to iPod (so far fail BUT I've listened to all of HP#1 on my iPod and plan on downloading #2 with my next paycheck)

3) Buy early X-Mas presents (I few so far!!  =D)

4) Spend more time with friends (Shelley, Destiny, Kelly, Tonya-in particular) (Check to Destiny and Tonya-waiting on Shelley and Kelly time)

5) Get hair cut and styled-think pics below (I got an even better and more fabulous cut and color-see details here)

~Home

1) Finish painting for bedroom and hang (done-and I LOVE it!)

2) Print off more pictures for hanging and sending (done a few-but printing the majority with next paycheck)

3) Get shelf up for bathroom (bought and I plan on assembling and putting it up within this week!)

Okay, so I feel like I had a lot of excuses made for the list BUT most of them aren't out of lack of time or laziness-most are by circumstances beyond my means.

Now when the end of September gets here, we'll see the real progress-ya dig?

=]

My husband ROCKS

It's true. I'm going to brag for the most part in this blog so if you're not up to hearing me gloat, move along to another blog.

Okay so let me recap it all: Derrick got loan money for this semester and we've finally indulged ourselves and bought some cool stuff-new PC, new monitor, Bose headphones, knick knacks, school books, recreational books, a new vacuum (yahoo!), a bike and bike lock, new XBox 360 slim, video games, HP #1 audio book, blah blah blah.  He got a lot and since we do alright with my paycheck, it was a bunch of "play" money so we could catch up on things we wanted-FINALLY.  With that being said, Der said he wanted to do a grand date with surprises for me since he doesn't get to do that often. So we'd been talking about it and planning for it for almost a month-and naturally I got SO excited! But with the car wreck we thought things would have to be postponed and that made me very sad.  It's the little things in life to me-I wasn't upset about my car being totaled, I was upset about our date and getting my hair done, lol. (I know-priorities, right?!) So, we got a rental car yesterday and decided to still go on with the date-YAY!!

Alright, so I went and got my hair done...and did I get it done! 

Ignore the bad photo-it was from my crappy phone & has been slept on since yesterday BUT-it's much shorter and now a chestnut color! I've never had my hair colored anything but shades of blond and a few red streaks, and even then it was like 5 years ago, but I'm DIGGIN' the new style and color.  Once I can get some better pics I'll post them here  =]

It was a great surprise for both Derrick and me-he likes it! He's now calling me his "dark haired lady" or "black beauty" instead of his "blond bombshell".  He's so cute.

Okay so when I came home I started getting ready while he was running date errands and I was so excited!

  When he came home he had these: 

 a dozen of lovely red roses. 

 I love getting flowers from anyone, especially from my husband!  It was so nice.   I thought there was a card in the middle of them but when I pulled it out it was a Starbucks card for $25! Ah, he supports my coffee habit-good man.  (I used it this morning for the seasonal Pumpkin Spice latte and a blueberry muffin-delicious.)

So we continued to get ready and once it was time we got in the rental and headed out! I had no idea what we were doing or where we were going but I was excited-new doo, cute dress, heels (though a little tight), and some matching jewelry. I like having a reason to get dolled up sometimes, ya know? So he took me to the mall-I was wondering if he was going to take me to Olive Garden? TGIFridays? Hmm...well we got out and I remembered he said 1 of my surprises was "something I could wear"-which doesn't help too much because one can wear almost anything. Lingerie? Shoes? Earrings? Perfume? I was so curious. We got out holding hands (me blushing a bit because I like being on his arm) and he took me to Charlotte Russe-to get new shoes!!! *Insert melting here* I'm not even a huge shoe guru but come on-they were cute, fairly inexpensive, and SO SWEET of a gesture!

I got 2 pairs

a pair of short tan boots and a pair of dark gray heels with button details (both SO cute and comfy!)

*le sigh* It was wonderful.  So then we went to Carrabba's for dinner-a great place for yummy food and a sweet, romantic atmosphere.  We had great appetizers, wonderful dinner, and delicious tiramesu for dessert.

All and all a WONDERFUL date.  A wonderful husband. A wonderful time. <3 

Not what I had in mind...

I got in a car wreck on Wednesday.  It was not my fault in the slightest but still sucked!  I was stopped at a red light and a girl rear ended me so hard it caused me to rear end the van in front of me very hard.

For those who don't know, there was only 1 car between my husband and me and now there is a bicycle.

*SIGH*

Today I will be getting a rental car.  I was most upset, not about the car itself but about the inconvenience of it all.  I had to call in to work Thursday so I could try to get the police report and attempt to get the ball rolling on a rental and the settlement of my car. I had to get a ride to and from work yesterday, I still don't have groceries (I was planning on getting them Wednesday night), and Derrick and I had this great date planned for this evening. LUCKILY, since we will now have a rental tonight everything can happen-including my new haircut =] I think afterwards I'm going to get groceries and study a bit before getting ready for our date <3

It's weird. Derrick and I were talking about potential for a new car since mine had no: a/c or heat, radio, messed up speed sensor, and a leaking radiator. None of that is life threatening but when that car wasn't worth much at all it seems almost silly to pay for all of things to get fixed.  The repairs would be more than the car was worth. Maybe this is a gift in disguise?! I am very glad I was okay.  Since I was the one stuck in the middle, I got the worst impact and "injuries" out of us 3. I got a a broken nail, busted lip, air bag burn, and bruises from my seat belt (yahooo for seat belts! =D). Nothing too serious-again, just more inconvenient.  

I have been more optimistic than normal about it.  I guess because it's just a car-something material.  I'm glad everyone involved was alright. It will all work out-it always does in 1 way or another.

I'll write tomorrow about regular life and things going on, lol. Just keeping those updated on the car wreck and the issues involved.

Love and hugs,

JeR

September Goals

I'm totally stealing this from SarahL but whatev, I doubt she'll mind this time around =]

Okay we've got:

~School

1) Study more for the GRE

2) Apply for FAFSA

~Work

1) Annual Evaluation on September 14th

2) Train Kristy

~Books

1) Read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2) Read The Portrait of Dorian Gray

~ Miscellaneous

1) Start training for 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles!!)-I am starting with 30 minutes for 2 weeks, 45 minutes for 2 weeks, and then 1 hr for 2 months-details here

2) Download HP #2 to iPod

3) Buy early X-Mas presents

4) Spend more time with friends (Shelley, Destiny, Kelly, Tonya-in particular)

5) Get hair cut and styled-think pics below

~Home

1) Finish painting for bedroom and hang

2) Print off more pictures for hanging and sending

3) Get shelf up for bathroom

**Alright-let me know what you think and I'll keep you updated on how I do!**

xoxoxo J