Posts tagged with "Lonnie"
Monday, January 16, 2012 7:31:51 AM
Random Randomness, Lonnie, Update, Friends
Well, my laptop finally bit the dust. This time it's beyond repair. The screen went kaput. Since we only paid 100 bucks for the stupid thing through Craigslist nearly a year ago, it'd cost more to replace the screen than it would to simply get another laptop...so that's what we're gonna do. Not sure when, but I'll eventually get a new (to me) laptop. As for now? I've got my desktop PC hooked up. 
The only problem with this is the fact that we lost a bunch of monitors in storage, so Lonnie and I are having to share the one I'm using to write this. When he's not working (which is seldom), I then have the opportunity to use my PC. I still have my phone, but blogging from it is simply not gonna happen. I haven't the patience for that kinda jive.
I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season! Our Christmas was awesome. Jameson got the big-ass LEGO Star Wars ship he was hoping for, Sunny got everything she wanted, and gifts aside, it was simply a lovely holiday. The kids woke us up at 7AM and the shenanigans got underway. I got some pretty awesome gifts this year. I've posted pictures of some of them on Facebook, but have yet to do so over here. Updating my Facebook page with my phone is SO much easier than updating my blog. I'll eventually get some pictures from Christmas posted...maybe.
My buddy, Robert has moved up here to St. Helens! He got here on the 1st of January and has been staying with us. He's in the process of looking for housing and all that fun jive. In the meantime, we're really enjoying having him here. Not only is he really good company, but he's a freakin' amazing cook! The fact that he loves spicy food is flippin' killer...'cept for my Mom. She's not one for spicy. That's okay, though - it's all working out just fine. We're not sure if Robert will find a place here in St. Helens or if he'll wind up in Portland, but either way, he'll be close enough to hang out with regularly. This pleases me greatly.
Lonnie re-proposed to me the other day. He took me down to Pixie Park - a beach off of the Columbia River, which just happens to be one of my very favorite places in the area to go. He surprised the heck out of me when he got down on his knee, pulled out a ring box, and asked me if I'd marry him. Of course, I said YES! He'd proposed over 8 years ago and I said yes at that time as well, but he decided to get me a brand new engagement ring and re-propose. HERE is a picture of the ring on my hand that I took about 15 minutes after he proposed and we got back in the car. Not the best picture at all...doesn't do the ring justice AT ALL and I look like I have old lady hands. (Compulsive hand washing tends to dry skin out like a mo-fracky) I'll post a better and more clear picture of the ring ASAP. Anyway, we are planning on getting married next month - February. We're currently considered Common Law, but we want it to be truly official, not only in the eyes of the law, but in the eyes of God. It'll be a very small ceremony in our church. Our pastor has already said that he'd be honored to perform the ceremony. My Mom and the kids will be there...along with Robert (I assume...and hope). We'll try to get Lonnie's parents here for it, but doubt that'll happen. Lonnie's Dad is on Dialysis, so he doesn't have the freedom to just pick up and take off on a whim. We'll see what we can do, though. It'd be awesome to have them there. Other than that? Nobody else. We don't want a big shindig. Just a small ceremony. Lonnie and I mutually agree that we'd rather spend very little on the wedding part of things to be able to save up for a killer honeymoon. We have no plans for a honeymoon yet - we're not financially at that point yet. Our main concern is being man & wife. (My old engagement ring is nestled safely in my jewelry box, btw.)
Lonnie, the kids, my Mom, & I are all doing really well. I can say with 100% honestly that this is the happiest I have been in many, many years. Lonnie's got two good jobs, the kids are both healthy and happy, I have my Mom with me, my good friend, Robert, is now here...I just feel very content. I've not been feeling physically up to par lately (lower back pain plus a cold), but that's no big deal at all. I feel mentally at peace. My Dad & I rarely talk anymore, and when we do, it seems that we just don't get along, but even with that being a fact, I'm still just SO happy. The way I see it is: Shit happens. It's unfortunate when it happens, but oh well. I refuse to let it drag me down, and I'm certainly not going to let ANYONE affect me in a negative way. I give things in life my best. Sometimes they work out great, while other times they simply don't work out. Such is life. I'm surrounded by people who love me, live in a house in a town that I love, and feel free to be myself without being judged for it. ....OH! Back to the marriage topic. (sorry...it's been so long since I've blogged that my brain's going 23984372 miles per hour) Jameson said that once Lonnie and I are officially married, he's going to change his last name to Lonnie's. Lonnie is also going to start the process of legally adopting Sunny. Both of these things make us all soooo happy!!!
I pretty much loathe these stupid little icons I'm using in this post, but I have a limited amount of time, so I went with whatever was easiest. Lonnie's going to need to get back on his computer soon. He's been working SO hard. I feel shitty seeing him slaving away, but he seems to be holding up well. I'm very, very proud of him, and I certainly appreciate everything he does to ensure that we all live a happy and comfortable life. I'm not going to nag or push about my laptop situation. The last thing I want to do is make Lonnie feel like he needs to spend even more time working just so we can hook me up with a laptop. That'd be pretty freakin' selfish of me. I'll just have to make due like I have been for a while now.
My Mom got me a Sega Genesis for Christmas! w00t! I'm still SO stoked about it! Jameson and I played a lot of Mortal Kombat II today. Man, that's a freakin' fun game. We had a total blast. My Mom got me the Lion King game that I've been wanting to play again for so many years. Wow. A bunch of years go by and then you play a game you used to kick ass at and BAM! You suddenly suck ass at it! I remember going through the Lion King game in no time. I've lost my knack for that particular game. I'm doing okay, but nothing compared to how well I used to do. Mom also got me Sonic. Love that game, too. The other day, Lonnie came home with Phantasy Star III, Mortal Kombat II, Aladdin, and a pretty cool Mickey Mouse game for me. Playing all of these retro games is so awesome!!! It really makes ya' realize just how dumbed down games nowadays are. In the retro games, you're left to figure the crap out yourself. All of these newer games tell you what to do every step of the way. I never even realized it'd transitioned like that until I got the Sega. I mean, I play my NES and whatnot, but it just never occurred to me 'til now.
My Mom's car had some issues and had to go into the shop, so we wound up having to rent a car. We still have it...it's hard to bring it back. The car's just so effin' badass that we don't want to part with it! It's a 2011 Dodge Charger. Holy Hell...I knew that I liked the look of the new Chargers, but damn. That is one hell of a sweet ride. It has EVERYTHING. It's even got a USB port built into it. Yeah...USB. *nerdgasm* You can check your freakin' email right through the dashboard! I took a shitload of pictures of it (of course), but I figure nobody really cares, so I won't bother boring you with them. If you're in the market for a new car, though? Seriously consider the Dodge Charger. Not only is it loaded with all the bells & whistles, but that mother can flat haul ass! It's no wonder all the cops around here drive Chargers! I now know why!
I'm still on a hiatus from freelancing. A part of me feels guilty that Lonnie is the sole provider, but the other part of me is just so happy to have a break from all that crap. I felt so taken advantage of by a couple clients. They were paying me pennies in comparison to what they were making from my work. It ate me up inside every single day. It feels nice to no longer feel like I'm basically selling my soul (so to speak) just for a few bucks. I still tweet for money once in a while, but that's nothing. Takes like 30 seconds, and I make over 2 bucks per tweet. The more I do it, the higher my rates will go. I started at 44 cents per tweet, so I'm doing pretty well with it. I can cash out at any time, but I'm keeping money in my tweet account as sort of a savings account. I don't have a bank account, so what the hell? (I detest and do not trust banks)
My ever so amazing and lovable Woolly Bear Caterpillar, Hermie is still doing great! He's got a roommate now, too. Charleston has been his roommate for well over a month now...probably closer to two months. They get along well. I know that sounds odd, but they really do get along. They seem to enjoy snuggling. I've posted a picture of said snuggling on Facebook (like I said, it's easier to update FB with my phone), and people seemed to enjoy seeing my boys being so snuggly. Of course, some people said, "Are you sure they're snuggling and not screwing?"...but even if that were the case, more Woolly Bears? OKAY! I'd love that! I still go foraging everyday for their food/stuff to climb on. They both seem to adore Rosemary. I'm thrilled that we have such a big thing of it in our yard. During the Christmas season, I even put some pine sprigs in there so they could have their own Christmas tree. My Mom realized that I have truly lost my marbles when she saw that. I didn't expect that they'd like the pine too much as it's not something they eat, but they really dig climbing around on it. I clean out the pine about every four days and give 'em freshies. I almost got busted breaking a branch of Rhododendron from a neighbor's yard the other day. The bush/tree thing is close to the street, so I figure that it's fair game.
We watched "Contagion" with Matt Damon last night. Whew...bad idea. Lonnie and I are already total freaks about germs. Now we're REALLY freaky about 'em. Why do I insist on watching things that make my issues worse? For example, I watched "Infested" on Animal Planet the other night. This family's house was infested with cockroaches. *shudder* I have a MAJOR phobia of those little bastards, so watching the show was really stupid on my part. I wound up having roach nightmares and everything. Duh. I'm thinking that I'll never learn my lesson, but whatever. Maybe one day watching this type of stuff will help me get over my issues. You never know. Yeah, it's highly doubtful, but stranger things have happened.
I guess I'd better get off of here now. I don't want to hold Lonnie back from doing his thing. It's just been so long since I last blogged, I figured I'd better do so. I had a full inbox with people asking me where I was...now you know! I'll do my best to blog again as soon as I can and also check on other people's blogs, comments, and whatnot, but cannot promise anything. I've gotta just go with the flow for now. I hope everyone is doing well! I miss all of my MyOpera friends a lot...if some of you weren't so stubborn about Facebook, we'd be in much closer contact, though. Nah - I understand. Facebook simply isn't for everyone. Anyway, take care, everyone, and I'll be seeing you when I see you!
Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:43:22 PM
Lonnie, Anniversary, Thankful, I'm In Love
On this very day ten years ago, I met the man who I'm in love with, adore, admire, and respect wholeheartedly.
A decade is a long time, and we've had plenty of ups & downs along the way.
One thing has always remained consistent: Our undying love for one another.
I genuinely look forward to spending another decade with Lonnie...
...and then another, another, and so forth.
He's not perfect; I'm not perfect. Our imperfections compliment one another,
and we love each other unconditionally. Can I ask for more? Nope.
Thank you, Daddy, for making me so happy and content...
...and for taking such good care of the kids and me.
My life would be empty and incomplete without you,
and I love you with my entire heart.
Happy Anniversary to the man I've been lucky enough to spend my life with.
I Love You, Lonnie...so very much.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:15:18 AM
Lonnie, Gift, I'm In Love, Thankful
Lonnie went out to run some errands today. Since I'm not fully healed yet and totally over-did it on Saturday when we went shopping, I was left with no choice but to stay home. Though it may sound pathetic to some, Lonnie and I are accustomed to being together 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, so when one of us goes away for any length of time, we really miss each other. Like I said, it might seem pathetic and needy to some, but we just love each other so much and get along that well.
Wellllll, when my amazing hubby returned home from his errand running this afternoon, he handed me a little package. I had zero clue what it was - thought maybe he got me a pack of gum or something. (I'm a gum-a-holic) I opened the package up and found the sweetest, prettiest heart-shaped necklace that you see pictured below.
I think the following song expresses my feelings perfectly,
so I'm dedicating it to my amazing man, Lonnie.
I You, Daddy!
Always And Forever by Kip Dynamite
Why do you love me?
Why do you need me?
Always and Forever.
We met in a chat room,
Now our love can fully bloom.
Sure the World Wide Web is great,
But you, you make me salivate.
Yes I love technology,
But not as much as you, you see.
But I still love technology.
Always and Forever.
Our love is like a flock of doves,
Flying off to Heaven above.
Always and Forever.
Always and Forever.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:05:57 AM
Lonnie, Random Randomness, I'm A Dork, Games
Have you ever known someone who, no matter what you have to say on a matter, will take the exact opposite stance? You could say that the sky is a lovely shade of blue, and they'd turn around and argue that the sky is actually a putrid shade of purple. Why are some people like this? That's not a rhetorical question. Does anybody have a theory as to why some people seem to get off on doing this? Is it that they lack a life to the point where they need to create something to argue about in order to be entertained? Or perhaps they simply like to debate & will do whatever it takes to create a debate where there would not normally be one? Anyone?
A while back...I dunno, maybe a year ago? Muh buddy, Dustin, introduced me to a band called El Ten Eleven. That's what I'm deafening myself with right now. It's not my usual type of music, but whatever. "Usual" matters, not. I dig this junk. You should check 'em out. I have a feeling it's the type of music that people either love or hate. *shrug* Whatever. Pretty sure I've mentioned them before, but don't care.
Aww, shiz. I just remembered that I need to make Peanut Butter Cookies. Apparently Sunny told all of the kids on the block that I was planning on making some...and they all placed orders. That's fine with me - I'd rather have the kids eat them than eat them, myself. I worry too much about getting fat. I have a feeling they'll have to fight Jameson & Lonnie for them, though. They don't really enjoy watching the ol' baked goods go out the door.
I'm going to be creating my own website again. It won't be a personal thing this time, however. It's going to be gaming related. All games, all consoles...basically anything related to gaming. I might even go so far as to cover board games. When I say ALL games, I mean it. Hell, I might even feel the need to discuss Hop Scotch. Oh, yeah. I'm just THAT whacky. Games like Pocket Pool and things of that nature will not be discussed, however. I'm not willing to go quite that far. I'm not sure what to call the site yet, so if you have any badass ideas, feel free to pass 'em by me!
Okay, nevermind the mellow music. I'm back to Metal now. Can't help it. Without fail, I always wind up going back to it. Sadly, I missed the Slayer show on the 5th of August. I had a feeling I would. We just moved into the new place & all. Too much going on and not enough "spare" cash. Oh well. They'll come back through sooner or later, I'm sure. Lots of badass bands frequent Portland, and Slayer is one of them...thank goodness!
I'm gonna be the big 3-8 at the end of September. Nearly 40 is a horrible thing for some people, but c'mon. I'd rather be old than dead. Is aging really THAT big of a deal? I think not. I can tell you this much: I feel way more comfortable in my own skin than I did when I was younger. I know who I am way more than I did when I was younger. I don't let people walk all over me nearly as much as I used to. I could keep on listing the perks forever. Yeah, my hair requires dye to cover up all the icky greys. Yeah, I can see little crow's feet next to my eyes. So what? I'd much rather look a bit icky but feel way better mentally. The trade-off is completely worth it.
Ohmaigosh. I'm finding it more and more difficult to remain positive today. Seems like the more I try, the more negativity oozes from people around me. Can we go one freakin' day without complaining or criticizing? I'd think that people would simply be happy and thankful to have everything they have rather than concentrating on negative crap, but apparently I'm mistaken. How freakin' frustrating.
I was watching Lonnie do the whole XBox Kinect thing the other night. I suddenly tuned the XBox out completely and just sat there watching him boogying around. I love him to death...more than words can express. I will say, though, that watching him flailing around like an epileptic with Tourette's was freakin' hysterical! This is exactly why I refuse to play the stupid thing. I'm not about to open myself up for further mockery. Not only that, but this stupid thing takes pictures of you acting a fool and then displays them at the end of the game so that you can see just how ridiculous you look. Uh, yeah...the last thing I'm wanting is visual proof of my lack of coordination. Nooo thankies!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:21:45 AM
Random Randomness, My Kids Rule!, Lonnie, Update
It's been for-freakin-ever since I last wrote any Random Randomness, so here I am to cure that issue! I hope everyone is well! Spring is on the way here in the good ol' U.S. of A., so I'm totally thrilled about that.
- I'd like to take this opportunity to wish Carol a very Happy Birthday! Carol, I'm sorry that I missed you on Yahoo earlier. I left the room for a minute, and when I came back I saw that you'd messaged and logged out before I
could message back. I hope you're having a really wonderful birthday! Love you lots!
- A LOT of stuff has gone on in my life since I last did any Random Randomness. Since this is a public entry, I'd rather not go into great detail, but what I will say is that I'm happier right now than I have been in years. Lonnie and I had separated for a couple of months. At the time of the separation, I honestly did not see how things could
ever work out. Fast forward to today -- we're officially back together and are very, very happy with each other. We've learned how to communicate effectively over the past couple of months, and have taken all of the bad things that have happened lately and are using them to our benefit by learning from our mistakes. I told Lonnie yesterday, "I'm so happy to have you back. The you I first fell in love with." He can say the same about me, I'm sure. Things are SO different than they were and I couldn't be happier about it!
- I'm making Tater Tot Casserole for dinner tonight. It's soooo simple and the kids freakin' love that junk! No, it's not the
healthiest meal ever, but it's nice to have such a simple dinner once in a while. I like to substitute the ground beef for ground turkey. I, personally, think it's tastier that way, but even if not, it's way better for ya'.
EDIT: Sunny took over and is making the Tater Tot Casserole as I type this. She loves cooking dinner for the whole family, and I love letting her do it, so yay!
- We've been getting a couple sunny days mixed in with all of the gloomy/rainy days lately. It's such a nice change! I can feel myself naturally getting happier and less like a hermit. I'm not the most social person anyway, but when it's cold, wet, and nasty every single day, I tend to keep to myself even more. When the sun comes out, it's like I blossom along with the flowers. Yes, I realize how gay that sounds... It's true, though!
- I've lost a couple close friends over the past few months...for different reasons. It's never easy to stop being a friend with someone after so long, but when you've come to a point in the friendship where it's no longer healthy and drama-free, it's time to do some serious soul searching. That's what I recently did. I must say; it feels very good
to feel like I stood up for myself and put my foot down. Even if only figuratively. Once again, I'm taking the situations and am learning valuable lessons from them. One lesson I've learned is that I give too much of my heart to others too easily. It never fails to come back to bite me on the ass when I do so. I hate to be less trusting of others, but hey...if I don't look out for myself, who will? Right?
- I see that I've not lost my gift for gab!
- I was roaming through my blog the other day and noticed that there are lots and lots of blog entries where the pictures I added are no longer there. That's because I hosted the images on my Karen's Chronicles account when I had it. Now that I've let my site die, the pictures died with it. No biggie...I just wanted to explain why there are lots of dead links out there.
- My kids are both doing really well. Jameson is doing manual labor jobs through a labor place here in town. He's basically just doing that to tide himself over 'til he gets a steady job. I'm quite proud of him. Sunny's still doing great in school. She got her report card last Friday - straight A's again! I'm SO proud of her as well!
This week is Spring Break, so I've been doing whatever I can to keep Sunny busy and make sure she doesn't spend her break from school all bored with nothing to do. I was hoping it'd be sunny outside today so we could play tennis, but oh well. Maybe tomorrow. We're going to go hot tubbing in a little while, so that'll be fun.
- The four of us have been playing a game called Cranium lately. It's SO fun. We do it in teams...two on each team. (obviously) Even Jameson thinks it's fun, and he's 18, so if you've got a
family and are looking for a fun activity, I recommend going to Toys R Us and picking up Cranium. It's so much fun for people of all ages.
- My coffee intake has slowed down a little lately. I've gone from 3-4 pots per day to only about 1 pot per day. I have no clue what that's all about. I'm certainly not slowing down intentionally. I think part of it has to do with the fact that Lonnie's intake has increased, so if mine stayed as huge as it was before, we'd be constantly brewing pots of coffee! I really wish I could grow coffee and roast it myself. That would rule so hardcore!
- I got new frames for my glasses about a week or so ago, so now I can see again! I really hate these
frames, but my insurance would only pay for the identical frames of the ones that had broken, so I'm stuck with these for now. I'm not sure why I don't like them...other than the fact that I look like a complete jackass in them, I mean.
- I made Chocolate Cupcakes last night. (that's an actual picture of them) They're a big hit. I made about 20 of them, and there are about 5 of them left. Someone got up in the middle of the night and had a
little snack. Of course, nobody is fessing up. Hehe. It honestly doesn't even matter to me. I appreciate the fact that they enjoy my baking so much.
- I guess I'd better go get started on that Tater Tot Casserole! (Sunny already did..yay!) I've actually enjoyed writing this again quite a bit, so I just might have to get better about doing it more often. I know I've lost the majority of my readers, but that's not why I do it, anyway. Have a great day/night everyone! [/FONT]
Saturday, November 7, 2009 4:29:59 AM
Lonnie, Photography, Outdoors
Lonnie and I went for a walk the other day. It happened to be sunny on that day…hooray! We picked the perfect day for a walk, because ever since that day, it's been gloomy and raining nearly constantly.
As always, I brought my camera with me on the walk. You never know when you'll see something picture worthy…although pretty much everything is picture worthy in my opinion. So, anyway…let's look through the pictures, shall we? …
Before we even left our complex, I found things to take pictures of. For example, in the picture you're about to look at, you'll see a little valley type of thing. It's actually a pretty cool place. The people who built the apartments & the grounds, created this rocky valley type thing in order for the massive amounts of rain we get to have a place to collect that's away from the buildings. When it rains really hard, it fills up and that's when the frogs come out to play! Here's the area I'm talking about...
On our way through the grounds of our complex,
I took a picture of one of my favorite trees in the area.
It's a Weeping Willow:
We were almost out of the complex and on our way to start speed-walking when I happened to see a guy wearing a really gay looking hat. There's no way in hell I could resist taking his picture…
If you look closely, you'll see an old lady looking right at me. Right after I snapped the picture, she announced to the guy, "You just got your picture taken!" and the guy spun around and looked right at me. I looked back at him like, "What? I'm far too innocent to do something like that!"
We finally made it out of the complex and headed down a nearby street.
It's a pretty new street with brand spankin' new condos on it.
We continued to walk down the street until we saw an Open House sign.
Since both of us are very curious people (nosy), we stopped to see if the door was unlocked. It wasn't…of course.
Anyway, while we were walking around the condo, we both noticed a horrific wiring job! We stood there absolutely stunned that someone would have done something so amateurish. Here's a picture of what I mean…look at how the cable is so blatantly obvious because of how the jackasses ran the stupid thing!...
Well, after standing there in awe over the shoddy workmanship, I decided to go look in the windows of the condo to see what it was like in there. Needless to say, I wasn't very impressed at all. The picture sucks since it was taken while looking through a window, but here's a shot of the kitchen…
See? Nothing too special at all, huh? And they want around $300,000 for those condos, too! They're clearly asking way too much for them…especially with the economy the way it is right now.
Anyway, Lonnie and I kept walking until we got to the end of the street. We've always had a knack for picking dead-end streets. There wasn't a Dead End sign anywhere or anything!
At the very end of the long street is a guard rail thing.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed a bench in the most odd place.
At least, I think it's an odd place…
Lonnie just couldn't resist putting his cute little tushie
on that stupid bench! He just had to sit on it…
Next, we stumbled upon a gazebo! It's so weird to me to have a gazebo in the middle of nowhere. I mean, what's the point? It's surrounded by a big field. *shrug* Meh, whatever…I made Lonnie go in the stupid thing so I could get a picture…
After we were done in the gazebo, we decided to keep walking. Instead of going back up the street we'd just walked down, we chose to go through the field behind the condos…but first, we needed to take a picture of ourselves!
After we finished with that, we continued to walk through the tall weeds. Thank goodness I was wearing jeans and not shorts or a skirt! I cannot stand the feeling of weeds and tall grass rubbing against my legs.
I'm not exactly sure why I did it,
but I took a picture of said weeds…
Lonnie and I continued to walk through the field…and then I spotted some color out of the corner of my eye. I turned my head to look at what it was and saw that there were berries growing in the field…
Both of us happened to notice a dark spot on the ground in front of us, so we walked over to it to see what the heck it was. It turned out to be oil or something like that. Someone must've dumped their used oil in the field! How freakin' rude…
We finally made our way out of the field. We ended up by a power station thing. I took pictures of it, but they're all lame. Besides, once you've seen one power station, you've seen them all. Use your imagination!
After a while longer of walking, my knee was really starting to bother me, so we decided to head back home. We spotted a tree on the way home that had some white sappy crap on it. Of course, being the massive pervs that Lonnie & I are, we both stood there and cracked jokes about what the sap really looked like for a while…
See what I mean? How could we not crack jokes about that?! It clearly looks like the tree got a little bit too excited to see us!
After laughing our asses off for a few minutes, we headed back to our building. The only reason I'm even posting the next picture is just so I can show you the badass tree in the front of the building. I'm not sure why, but I LOVE that tree. They way they trim it and everything just makes it look so cute to me!
That pretty much sums it up. I realize that this wasn't the most thrilling blog entry ever, but what the hell. I didn't want these pictures to just sit on my harddrive and never be seen again.
Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:36:26 AM
Random Randomness, Lonnie, Family, Friends
Random Randomness© on a Saturday hasn't happened in a really, really long time! Sunny's content with a movie and Lonnie & Jameson took off to the grocery store, so I figured what the heck!
The reason Jameson went grocery shopping with Lonnie instead of me going is very simple. Grocery shopping is in no way good for Lonnie's and my relationship! It never fails - we end up arguing every.single.time. For the past few months, I make a list and Lonnie goes and gets the stuff. It's worked magnificently well! No more arguing...he gets to deal with the public, and I get to put all the stuff away.
There are SO many squirrels around here. I looked down to the ground from my balcony the other day and saw four squirrels within about 40 feet of each other! People on the bottom level have a squirrel feeder thing, so it really keeps 'em coming back for more. It makes me wish I lived down there...but I'm definitely thankful for where I do live. Besides, I don't have to hear anyone above me walking around!
Sunny & I are going to do our Spa Day tomorrow. Every Sunday, we set aside a couple hours to devote to pampering ourselves. We do our nails, moisturize our bods, facial masks...the whole niner. Tomorrow we have special plans. We're going to incorporate the sauna, hot tub, and tanning bed into our usual routine! It'll take a while longer, but we figure that if we're going to do it, we need to do it right! It'll be a lot of fun. We both enjoy our Spa Days so much.
I took the camera with me when Lonnie & I took a walk the other day. I'm going to write another blog entry where I'll post the pics. It was a really relaxing walk. Ever since I screwed my knee up, we haven't been able to take the long walks like we were accustomed to. Now our walks are only 20-30 minutes long. The pain just gets to be too much for me, and we end up having to head home. I hate that so much. I really miss being able to be as active as I want to be without worrying about pain. I'm so sick of it!
I did my eye make-up different today. I went with the 'Smokey Eye' look. I'm not used to wearing this dark of junk on my eyes, but everyone says it looks really pretty, so I might have to do it more frequently. It's always nice to play around and find new looks like that.
I've been changing a lot of people's personalized emoticons next to your names lately. If you have any special requests or don't like the one I've chosen for you, please let me know. I don't want you to have something next to your name that you're not fond of. No hard feelings - I swear.
I got a big surprise in the mail a couple days ago! My good friends, Lenora & Rick, sent me a hilarious birthday card...and inside the card was a $15 gift card for Starbucks!!! Can you believe that?! That's just so awesome. I'm the luckiest girl in the whole world to have the awesome friends I have. No, not because I get gifts...but because my friends genuinely care about me. It feels SO good to have such wonderful people watching my back. Thank you again, Lenora & Rickster!
I just put some Cookie Dough flavored Lip Smackers on. I got a three-pack of Lip Smackers for 50 cents at WalMart about two months ago. Can you believe that?! Only 50 cents! They had a bunch of crap on clearance, so I got lucky. The other two flavors in the pack are Cotton Candy and Bubble Gum. I like them all, but Bubble Gum is my least favorite. It smells & tastes nothing like bubble gum.
I forgot to call my brother AGAIN. He probably thinks I really hate him or something. I just keep forgetting 'til it's too late in the day. I have no idea what time he hits the hay. Do you ever space out calling someone like that? I'm going on about a week of me realizing I'd forgotten to call him AGAIN until it's too late. I'm such a crappy sister.
I'm up to 12,472 tweets on Twitter. I have a serious addiction to that thing. I just wish I knew why I feel the need to tweet everything I do. I'm clearly not the only person who enjoys it...but why the heck to we enjoy it so flippin' much? And why is Twitter an either you love it or hate it type of thing? :shrug: These are the questions that'll haunt me forever! (Add me if you want: http://twitter.com/nerdynerak)
I'm on a tiny food kick lately. Not real food...graphics of tiny food. Not a clue what it's all about, but I am positive that the tiny animated food is freakin' adorable! I love it...and I have really been enjoying hunting the graphics down and also making them, myself. I'm not quite sure why I've waited this long to get into creating cute food graphics. I'd thought about it before, but never got around to it. Yay for me - I finally did it!
Speaking of graphics; I still have to finish up the graphics I've been making for my friend, Jason, and get them to him. He's been pretty patient! I feel badly that it's taken me longer than I had intended to finish his stuff up, but I've also been having to do some work for Lonnie as well. Lonnie doesn't see too much humor in me chatting and playing around when I'm supposed to be working. Can't really blame him - I'm a big kid when it comes to working from home. Luckily, I have him here to keep me in line!
I've been tanning, but A LOT less now. I have a base tan and everything...I'm not going in order to get dark. I'm going as a way to fight off the winter blues. So far, it seems to be helping. I only go in there for a few minutes 2-3 times per week, but those few minutes really seem to be helping me with my SAD.
I've been sleeping so much better lately. I think it's because I'm back on a regular schedule now that school has started back up. It feels so good to feel rested! I take two Klonopin around 22:00-22:30, and I'm out by around 23:30ish. No more of this tossing and turning. I hate that I have to take medication in order to get to sleep, but hey...if it's what I've got to do, then I'm going to do it. I think sleep deprivation is worse for me than the medication is, anyway!
You know what question I hate pretty much more than any other question? I'll tell ya'! "What's for dinner?" That's it. I detest that question. Every single day of my life I am asked this question...when I hear it, I want to slam my face into the counter or something.
I'm drinkin' coffee...Mmmm. It's so good. When isn't it, though?
I am not going to enjoy taking this eye make-up off when the time comes. That's the only problem with getting dolled up...you eventually have to un-doll yourself.
My driver's license expired on my birthday. I forgot to call the DMV last week to see what their grace period is. In Montana, it was 15 days...I'm hoping they're at least that generous here. I do NOT want to have to take the entire test all over again. That'd totally blow ass.
I haven't been to church since that whole eviction fiasco happened. Honestly, I've lost respect for several members - including the pastor. The way they handled things was really messed up. I'm doing my best to look at them and the situation as objectively and forgiving as possible. My problem is, though, that I don't want to attend a church where I don't fully respect the elders and more importantly, the pastor. I either need to find a new church, or simply decide that I don't need to attend church. I never really liked going too much, anyway. The social aspect of church is enough to give me ginormous panic attacks. I hate it when people are so IN YOUR FACE and asking who you are, what you do...etc. I'm so not outgoing like that.
Lonnie & Jameson have been gone for over an hour now. I hope Jameson's not too pissy when they get back! I love Lonnie to death, but he is the most irritating person to shop with! He just has to stop and look at everything and read every lable...etc. Not only that, but he's a pretty slow moving guy to start with. It takes him 1 hour to do something it'd take an average person 20 minutes to do. He simply moves at a slower speed. I've always known this and I don't love him any less...I simply cannot shop with him! That's why I'm hoping Jameson hasn't freaked out yet!
I guess I should shut up now. I feel super babbly, so this Randomness could go on for quite a while longer if I let it. I'm still amazed at how many people enjoy reading my babble! My son has even asked me, "Who cares what you're doing?" I kinda shrugged and said, "My friends do. I guess that's how you can tell a true friend from a chump, huh?" So anyway...I hope everyone has a terrific remainder of your weekend. If I'm not on tomorrow (Sunday), I will see you Monday!
Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:27:15 PM
Lonnie, Family, Fun, My Kids Rule!
I don't know if you recall or not, but about three or four months ago (I think) I mentioned that Lonnie, Sunny, & I all went on a picnic & I took pictures. I never ended up posting the pictures for some reason, and since today started out all rainy & gloomy, I need something to remind me of the good times in the sun!
Like I said, this was a few months ago. At the time we had NO idea we'd be moving in a few months. Things were going fairly well (we thought) at the time...and we all really enjoyed our time together. Jameson would've been with us, but since he's almost 18 now, he has "better" things to do. Like hang out with his sleezeball friends at the ginormous mall. That's okay, though. I'd rather have him at the mall than with us & bitching about wanting to go the entire time. You know how kids can get.
Anyway, let's take a look through the pictures, okay?!
Lonnie purchased a really nice picnic basket for me a while back. Almost two years ago. We'd never broken it in, so we figured it was about time to do so! It's a fairly big basket, and can get pretty heavy when fully loaded. That didn't bother Sunny, though. She insisted that she be the one to carry it. Who was I to argue?
Lonnie carried the cooler which had some carbonated beverages in it (Root Beer) and also some frozen treats.
We finally found a really nice spot to lay our quilt down on & get to picnicking! It really was a perfect location...beautiful scenery. Anyway, we busted open the picnic basket...
Then everyone dug in and grabbed their sammiches out of the basket, got their plates & whatnot, and proceeded to grub!
Luckily, I'm a pretty prepared person, so I put a Cold Pack thing in the bottom of the picnic basket so that our sammiches wouldn't get all icky. It worked out really well! The lettuce was nice & crisp and everything tasted nummy!
Here's a shot of the grubbin' in action...
Sunny finished her meal first (of course...she knew we had dessert. ), so she busted out her Klondike Bar and went to town on that mother!
Meanwhile, poor Lonnie was still working on his sammich. He is literally the slowest eater I have EVER met in my entire life, so that's no big surprise. I thought I was slow, but damn...he makes me feel like I suck food down!
Well, Sunny had enough of this waiting around for Dad to finish eating, so she asked me to walk her over to the little playground thingy...
We had a lot of fun playing on it. Yes - WE. I play on those things all the flippin' time. I LOVE jungle gyms! Swings, too! Speaking of swings...Sunny asked me to push her on the tire swing. I tend to use a bit too much strength sometimes without knowing it...this was one of those times! Hahaha...she nearly went flying out of the bottom of the tire swing!
Sunny & I got tired of playing at the playground, so we decided to head back to the picnic spot. We weren't surprised at all to find Lonnie STILL working on that damned sammich!
We waited & waited...and then he finally finished. But then he had to eat his dessert! I think the expression on Sunny's face & the way she's laying there says it all:
Lonnie finally finished grubbing, so we all took a little stroll through the park on our way out. It's such a beautiful park...it's like walking through a post card in some areas.
So there you have it! That was probably the most enjoyable picnic I've ever been on. I was SO stoked to finally get the chance to use the lovely picnic basket that Lonnie had so lovingly bought for me. All three of us agreed that it was a truly wonderful time, and we plan to have several more picnics in the future...weather permitting.
Friday, April 10, 2009 11:47:49 AM
Lonnie, Thankful, Gift, Mario
As I posted a while back, I've been wanting a Mario 1up Mushroom thingy from ThinkGeek.com for such a long time. I tried to locate my old post about it, but my patience is limited.
Well, a couple weeks ago, I got an unexpected email from ThinkGeek.com saying that I'd won a gift certificate. I still have no idea how or why I won since I didn't enter to win or anything, but hey...I'm not about to complain! I finally got the 1up shroom I've been dying for forever!
Here's a picture of it...
I have it sitting right here on my desk keeping me happy throughout the day. I wrote to the people at ThinkGeek.com and thanked them, but I honestly don't think they even cared...but I still felt the need to write.
To top that off, Lonnie needed to go to the mall this weekend to pick something up. Of course, I went with him. Like I've said before, prior to moving to the Portland area, I hated malls. Now, though, I love them. The malls around here are at least two stories high...usually three...and they're just flippin' awesome. Well, Lonnie suddenly made a quick left turn and led me into a nail salon. I almost died right there on the spot! I always have a French Manicure, but I have always done it myself. Lonnie's always known how badly I've wanted a professional French Manicure, so he totally surprised me by taking me to have my nails done! Can you believe that? I mean really...how sweet! He even sat in a chair right next to me and watched the whole process. It was so nice to not only have them done, but to have him right to my left being his sweet and supportive self. I'm just so lucky to have him...I couldn't possibly be more in love with him than I am.
Anyway, the end result is awesome. I LOVE my nails. Lonnie paid a little extra to have what they call 'Solar Nails' done. When we asked what the difference is, they told us that the Solar Nails last like 2384 longer than the standard nails and also are MUCH stronger and won't chip and that sort of thing. I tend to be kinda hard on things, so Lonnie knew the Solar ones were the perfect ones for me.
Well, the whole process took about an hour and a half, but the end result is just so pretty. Although I could barely understand the Asian woman who did my nails, she really knew her stuff! It's 
almost like an art form. Seriously. That's a skill I would love to acquire. Lonnie said he thinks I'd probably be fairly good at it, so we might head over to Sally Beauty Supply to see if they have all the junk I'd need to try to do it on my own. I could practice on my Mom...she's always game for that sort of thing.
Anyway, I had a Hell of a time taking a picture of my own stupid hand for some reason, but here's how my nails look....
Those are my satin PJ bottoms in the background. They're so comfy. Please keep in mind that my hands don't usually look that meaty. I'm retaining what must be like 348 gallons of water.
I've had a pretty decent time with life lately. We're still struggling a lot here and there, but that's all surface stuff like finances, clients...etc. The stuff that really matters is going so well for us lately. I feel truly happy inside and I've not been able to say that for a very long time. It's not the toys or manicures...it's the feelings behind everything. Of course I appreciate and thank God for all of the fun and neat things I've got...but I thank Him even more for this feeling of inner peace I've gotten lately.
Thanks for taking the time to read my babbling! I hope you have a truly wonderful day and that you, too, will feel the inner peace I'm speaking of.
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