Pieces of Us...

Just Another Day... - Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Well today was one of my boss' last day at work. I'm really going to miss her. I am trying not to talk about work too much in my journal, because its not password protected and I've known journalers who actually have been fired because of things they have said in their journals. So I will only try and say positive things about work in this journal, just in case someone from work ever comes across it.

But anyway, M. who was the co-counsel for the association's last day was today. She is tired of practicing law and is going to an insurance company to work in operations. Good for her I say. I know she will be glad to never again see another real estate form. She had been at the association for seven years and is going to be sorely missed. I can't believe I have actually been there for five years. Its the longest I have ever worked anywhere. With Jonathan being in the military and us PCSing every few years... About 3 years was the max I was anywhere. And that was with a law firm in Savannah, GA. Oh the stories I could tell you there. It was like living in a soap opera. Ah, the interesting lives most law firms live. I'm actually glad I don't work for a law firm now. Its nice doing association work.

It looks like I am going to be doing some more meeting planning for the association. I just attended a Hotel Operations Program in Tucson, AZ last week and I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't mind learning more about planning conventions, large meetings, etc. and going to work for a different company. Not that I'm not really happy where I am, but the meeting planning really looks like a lot of fun. I absolutely love traveling, but it would be difficult with two young ones. Maybe in a few years... I do quite a bit of traveling with my job now.

Tomorrow I am taking Skyler to see Beauty and the Beast on Ice. She is obsessed with Beauty and the Beast. I bet she has watched the DVD no less than 100 times in the van. Hell, I can just about repeat the movie from start to finish myself. Note to self...Buy cordless headphones for Skyler for the DVD player in the van!!! I took her to see a Disney On Ice show at the coliseum a year or so ago and it was totally awesome. I even liked it. I know she is going to love this one. I wanted to take her on Saturday night, but Jonathan originally had plans to attend the SEC championship game in Atlanta. His plans fell through and he isn't going, so now we are stuck with the Wednesday night tickets instead of going on the weekend. Oh well, bitch, moan, groan....

My parents left to go home yesterday. It was nice having them here, but I think Jonathan is glad they are gone so he gets control of his big screen tv back. The man can't function without his "alone time" at night and total control of the monster 55 inch television we have in our living room. Personally the thing blinds me. I'll stick with my puny 36 inch television upstairs in the bedroom. Let me tell you, whoever invented the DVR is a genius! I never watch regular tv anymore. I record all the shows I want to watch and at approximately 9:30 or so after I get everyone in bed, I watch my programs in peace while fast forwarding through the commercials. Its wonderful! Thank you DVR inventor!

I'm just jumping all over the place on this entry today. Lots of non important things to talk about today I guess. I'm still going to work on the skin and get this thing laid out correctly.... Someday.... I'm satisfied with just posting for now. It takes me forever to lay out the skin and do html. And I want to do it right so I don't have to mess with it anymore. So it may be saved for another time and place if and when the kids go to my mom's house again.

Jonathan and I are taking another cruise in February. I'm really looking forward to it. February will actually be here before you know it. We are going to New Orleans for two nights and then catching the Carnival Conquest on Sunday evening for a 7 night cruise to Cozumel, Montego Bay and Grand Cayman. We've taken a cruise for the last 3 years. We've only cruised on Carnival though. I'd like to try another cruise line, but Carnival usually has the cheapest rates. He has actually won the cruises from work for the last few years, but he doesn't work with the hotel anymore, so last year was our last free/discounted cruise. Cruising is awesome.

Well I guess I better end for now. I need to head upstairs and give the babies a bath. We have painters coming next week to paint a bunch of the house. I don't know if I ever mentioned it or not, but we had some water damage done to our house while we were home in TN after I had Chase. One of the skylights blew off during the hurricanes in September and it rained in on our hardwoods in the breakfast nook for days. What a mess. We are painting a lot of the rooms and we have to get everything out of the way. Our house is so jam packed with toys and junk, its almost impossible to move around. Kids require so much equipment, you know! Ah the good ole days when things weren't as crowded, there were no toys around and once you cleaned the house it stayed that way for weeks. Ah, those days are gone for sure now. But the kids are great and definitely worth it. Little Chase is such a good boy. I just thank God every day that we have two beautiful and healthy children. So many people in this world aren't lucky enough to have children at all.

Well I won't get sappy here. I'll end for now. Until we meet again....

Just Another Day... Monica; 7:09 PM

1 Comments:

♥Caroline♥ said...: kids are a blessing, and you have 2 of them! They are really cute! The ice shows are really amazing! Someday i would love to go on a cruise, i was trying for my 10 anniversary but that's a no go..maybe 15th? we'll see.; 2:21 PM