So my long journey started yesterday.

What do I mean by that?

Well… I’ll tell ya. Yesterday was my appointment at the Orthodontist, where they made molds of my teeth, and put spacers in between my molars.

Why spacers you ask?

I have to wear spacers for 2 weeks, because on the 22nd I am getting…

Wait for it…

Braces.

So the appointment wasn’t so bad yesterday - I was under the impression that the spacers were going to hurt, so I was super anxious about it all day.  It was so not a big deal! Which.. ya know.. was nice!

My teeth are a little sore today, but it is completely livable!

Ahh… nothing like turning 30, moving back in with your parents, and getting braces. Now all I need is the tape on the bridge of my glasses, and my total loser transformation will be complete!

Sheesh!

Okay - so in my job I deal with a lot of names. I get the proof of delivery on almost every single shipment that we process.

There are several names that have come accross my screen or on a fax, that crack me up.

This morning I was blessed with another…

P. Ness

I wish I were kidding… but no.. no I’m not.

I love friday’s!

Well Ny had her baby!!

Here he is!

Allow me to introduce - little Logan. awwwww isn’t he the cutest dang thing you’ve ever seen. Sure.. he’s a little angry - but ya know… the whole being born thing is pretty tough!

Mom had some pretty scary complications after delivery, but as of 8:00 last night - all was well. I volunteered to watch the boys so her mom could be at the hospital with her - so we hung out together, ate pizza, played cards and video games. It was fun.

Tonight however I will be taking my camera up to the hospital so I can see the baby - and hopefully will get a pic of a more serene Logan.

PS… is Logan not the cutest name in the whole world? I totally helped her pick that name.. I am feeling especially proud!

So now with little Logan - I have 6 - that’s six - godchildren.

I may faint.

Or go broke… either way…

So class… did everyone have a nice weekend?

Good!

I had a prett good weekend myself. It was full of sitting on my ass and doing nothing. I both love and hate those weekends. I love them because I can just sit and relax and be a complete vegetable and not worry about anything… I hate them, because I don’t do anything. It’s kinda boring.

The one thing I did do this weekend was go to Ny’s baby shower! It was super fun. There were games, and food, and general tom-foolery. Yes.. I did just say Tom-foolery. Ya wanna fight about it?

She got a ton of really cute baby stuff. I forget just how dang cute baby clothes are! So tiny and darling with all the little puppies and pooh’s on them. So sweet.

That was the highlight!

So now.. I have to get back to work - but I leave you with some lovely spam poetry!

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See… spam is good for something! =)

This was copied from a spam email I recieved at work this morning. Only the spacing is different - otherwise all spelling and gramatical errors belong to the author - Emilia Evans.

Ny is leaning towards my name for the baby again!

I am so fricken happy!

*Clears Cobb Webs*

Hi!

So.. it’s been a super long time since I have done anything with my blog!

I have no real excuse - just that I haven’t felt like it. I read a ton of blogs every day (most of which are in my blogroll) and they are all so interesting. So interesting in fact, that they keep me coming back, over and over. I however, type pretty much the same crap every day. Pretty much because, I do the same crap every day. I wake up, I go to work, I come home, watch television, go to sleep, lather, rinse, repeat. Obviously this is not *All that I do. But… thats what it seems like to me. I have a lot of interests, I read, crochet, play pc and PS games, hang out with friends… and other things… but holy crap.. how boring is that?

These past few months I have been trying to rack my brain about what I can do with this site/blog. Sadly I haven’t come up with much. It will come to me. I just know it! Until then, I will try to update as much as possible about my banal existence - and y’all will just have to put up with it!

So to catch up a little, Ny is now over 8 months pregnant, and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new baby. I kept trying to keep the hope that the baby was going to be a girl alive, but alas, I was with her when she got her last ultra sound, and there, large as life - were his little baby testies. And by little, I mean HUGE! Sheesh! There was no denying it anymore. I was a little sad - but at the same time I was just glad that he was healthy. He is going to be a BIG Boy! The estimates are currently topping out at 10lbs!!!! Can you believe that? 10 lbs. She is literally going to have her hands full with that little guy! Ny and I are currently *NOT in agreement about the child’s name. I have gotten several votes for my favorite name, but she seems to be holding steadfast with her name. :( poop! I think when she finally see’s the baby - she will know I was right… and give him the CORRECT name.

More after the jump…

Wow… I am super tired this morning. I managed to injure my back somehow. Yep.. I have no idea what I did to myself. I just know it hurts like hell when I move. Especially Walk. Holy crap - every step kills. It’s like there is a knife rigged up to my leg - so every time I put my left foot forward it causes the knife to stab me… arg. I hate being in pain - so I took a Vicodin just before I went to bed last night - and now.. I have a little bit of a dumb over. One good thing though - I slept all the way through the night. That was pretty awesome!

So other than excruciating back pain - there isn’t a whole lot going on in my neck of the woods. I put in my vacation request. I hope it gets approved. If it does - I will be on vacation October 16th through the 20th. That’s right… an entire week. 5 days off. In a row! I don’t know exactly what I am going to do with my vacation… but whatever it is - it’s going to be freakin sweet!

I am excited about that… otherwise - it’s just the same shit.. different day! =)

Some days I wonder if it is even worth getting out of bed.

I woke up at 3:Am this morning. Raring and ready to go. It took me forever to get back to sleep. It would probably have been better if I had just stayed awake. I guess that’s what I get for trying to go to bed early!

So.. I just had my EE upgraded.. I go to log in this morning - and it says a new version is available. Arg.

I am thinking that these Blog Platforms like Movable Type and Expression Engine may not be worth all of the trouble! Ya know what I’m saying? I would switch to something else, but to tell you the truth - I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to this stuff. It makes me crazy. I have no idea how to transfer my archives or any of that crap. I could just start over clean - and just continue on with out my archives… but that would kind of suck. I may not be the best blog in the world - but I have some stuff that I would like to keep - along with my comments and crap like that…

I don’t know - we’ll just have to see I suppose. I should probably do some research. I am just afraid I am going to screw everything up.

Ugh…

Anyway - besides that crap - I’ve got nothing. I am tired and cranky, and my blog pisses me off.

There are days in a persons life - where they can recall the smallest detail, they know exactly where they were when it happened. My mom could tell me everything about the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Someday - I will be able to tell my children about September 11th with the same clarity.

5 years ago today, I was on my way to work. I was on 86th street, just about to cross 24th ave, when the 3 guys on my favorite morning Radio Show announced that a Plane had just crashed into the side of the World Trade Center in NY. At that time, everyone just figured it had been a terrible accident. I remember how sad I felt at that moment. I remember thinking - how the hell could something like that happen? The guys on the radio, also were bewildered, and sad about the news they had just reported. I finished my drive into work - and pulled into my parking spot - then they announced the second plane, hit the second tower.

At this point everyone knew that this was no accident - but no one had any idea what was going on.. and no idea what was to come. I ran into my office… “GUYS!! Did you hear what happened???” Everyone was on edge and nervous as hell. We made one of the ops guys run home and get a TV we could watch. We had to see what was going on. Just hearing about it on the radio - just didn’t make it seem like it was real.

We watched the planes hit the WTC, we watched the aftermath of the plane hit the pentagon, and when flight 93 crashed into that field in PA.

Everyone was nervous and on edge. My office is located between the Mall of America and the MSP Airport, there was talks of evacuating. They did evacuate the Mall, and buildings that were attached or near. They obviously closed down the airport - as they closed all of the airports. So we all just sat, and watched, and waited. I work in the Air freight industry - so when the FAA closed down all Airports and grounded all flights - we were at a stand still. We had to field some phone calls - but for the most part - we watched and listened as the events of the day unfolded.

I don’t ever remember feeling the way I did that day. Especially when the Towers began to fall. I was so heartbroken. The girls in the office were teary eyed, and the boys… silent. I don’t know how many times we watched the planes hittig the towers, or how many times we saw the wreckage of the Pentagon, or the wreckage of flight 93. We couldn’t pull ourselves away - we were all compelled to watch.

So.. this is my tribute to they anniversary - as well as my tribute to just one of the 2996 people that lost their lives that day.

In Memory of Jorge Luis Morron Garcia.
He was 38 years old when he was killed in the World Trade Center.

Please check out 2996 it is a wonderful tribute to the victims of September 11th. They are doing a wonderful thing, and it is my honor to be among one of the people able to contribute.

Now you can’t pull my hair!

See… I promised to update - and here I am.. updating.. like a good girl!

Don’t let it go to your head though!

So I am at work.. it is at the end of my day - and I am all caught up with my stuff! YAY!

I will be glad for the weekend though. It was a short week - but it felt much longer. I hate that!
I will be glad to just relax and hang out. I don’t have any real plans this weekend - so that will be kind of nice.

Ugh… I still have nothing of any consequence to say. I hate that.

Boring blogs suck.

I’ll be back when I’ve got something good! =)