Water Aerobics

So Tiffany and I started water aerobics last week. Oh my goodness! What a workout! My legs hurt for three days! It was so much fun! It is every Monday and Wednesday. I didn't go last night because my neck was hurting yesterday, I couldn't even turn my head to the left. Not fun!

We started a myspace page for our apartments hoping to get some more advertising from that but not sure how else to get the name out there other than telling all my friends and so far that hasn't worked. :(

Last weekend was Duvall Days and on the way there I got rear-ended. That made for a fun night. I'm thinking that is why my neck still hurts some. They still haven't been able to get ahold of the lady that hit me and it wasn't her car and they are trying to find out if she has insurance or not. Not really any damage to the car but it made me really mad. She was driving like a crazy lady, I think she may have been drinking and the cops haven't done anything. I told them she was driving erracticly, was probably drinking and had no license or insurance on her and they haven't done anything. Makes me mad!!! Then people like me will probably get pulled over for not using a turn signal! (the truck's aren't working)

So at work I got shopped and it came back bad so now Liz wants Tiffany to write me up. I really don't think it is fair that I'm being written up for that. I remember the lady that did the shop and I didn't deserve the score she gave me. She was so rude and her kids were rowdy and when she apologized for her kids I said it was no problem, I was so nice and she didn't want to see the model and was looking for a three bedroom which we didn't have available to show and so I got docked for that. Then her daughter asked me to go to lunch with them and I said I usually don't leave on Sundays and she docked me for that too! That is bull because I'm not allowed to leave with a prospect and go to lunch with them! That is wrong! So then they sent another shopper since that one was so bad and I was with a resident signing a lease and I told him that Tiffany was more than welcome to help him or he could wait and I would be with him in a minute and he YELLED at me "NO! I WANT TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW!" It kinda creeped me out and I said "I'm sorry sir but I am with a resident but Tiffany is more than welcome to show you around" and he got all huffy and then gave me the exact same score as the other lady!!! Little fishy if you ask me! This shopping company they use is bad because they were both trashy people, rude people and most likely people that have no experience and they don't know what to look for until they get home and read the report and realize what they were supposed to do and then we get docked for it. I'm so mad about it! I really want to be back in Redmond right now. I wish Simpson was hiring because I would love to be back up at Ray's old place on Redmond Ridge. I did apply with HSC so I guess I'll see if anything comes of that. Maybe I'll start secret shopping on my days off and get $100 each! People just looking for money!

Anyway, I got my hair cut last Wednesday and love it! Feels so much better to have it thinned! I met up with Olga for lunch and we were pigs! :D Then I got a chocolate raspberry milkshake to go and that was delicious! Now I'm just waiting for payday on Friday...how fun huh?

Exciting Times

Hey everyone, I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted! Work is going well, it is nice to have the extra responsbility and now my next goal is to be the manager! :D Still have a lot to learn but I enjoy that.

Ray and I went back to Cannon Beach to celebrate his bday. We took Max with us this time and that was a blast! He absolutely loved the beach! He was so tired on the way home from all that running! He was a good boy, we got to take him off his leash to run all he wanted and he had a big smile on his face!

I'm really happy right now because we have less than two full payments left on the truck and that is so exciting! We can actually start working on paying off more bills! We're hoping to have my dad paid off by the end of this year as well so that will be so nice!

We had fun yesterday for Memorial Day. We went down to Greenlake and walked around the lake. Max thought he was there to meet all the other dogs and to run, he loves to run! When we were almost around the whole lake he started walking normally without pulling on his leash...just takes 2 miles to get him tired! We then had BurgerMaster for lunch and it was so yummy! Max enjoyed the fries!

Well that is about it for our exciting lives. I'll try and get some pictures posted now, see if it will work. There is our Cannon Beach slide link on the bottom.

Ray's Bday with his Family Me and Ray at Claim Jumper Bday Dinner

Max running in the sand!

Fav sunset pic on the beach

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PROMOTION!!!!!!

So it has finally happened y'all!! I got promoted! It happened a little later than I had hoped but it has happened and that is all that matters! I'm going to be the new ASSISTANT MANAGER at Hillside Village Apartments and with that comes a $2/hour raise!!! :D I'm so so so so so happy and excited that this has finally come! I really feel like things will start to get better now! :D I took myself shopping today at Kohl's to celebrate! So in order for me to get the job, Kerry emailed Tiffany today and told her that she is coming in on Friday to turn in her keys and get her personal items. I really don't understand how someone can just leave a company without giving two weeks notice. That is really immature and irresponsible, especially when you have kids to feed. Anyway, things are going to be really busy from now on while we try to find a new leasing agent and move our office over to the vacant unit while they are doing construction on our office. They will be working on it for about 3 months so it will be interesting. So I just had to share my great news with everyone! :D

The Hat Game

So I have actually been watching American Idol this year and have been enjoying it up until last night. I don't understand who/why people are still voting for Sanjaya. He really can't sing and it makes me sick that he wasnt' even in the bottom three and Gina was voted out! Haley should have gone home long ago, along with Sanjaya. It makes me sick that people are no longer treating this as a singing competition. I'm glad that Jordin, Melinda and LaKisha are in the top three. But then what is going to happen to Blake? He is going to need to do something to beat out those girls. So that was my vent session about American Idol, I hope you support me in it! ;)

In other news work is a little better I guess. Except for the fact that Liz is now telling Tiffany that Kerry and I both need to work Sat and Sun and Kerry is really pissed. I don't care, I would've liked to have Sunday off but since I don't know it doesn't really affect me. I'd most likely get Mon-Tues off which would be nice to have with Ray being able to take those days off better than Wed-Thurs. Tiffany said that she is really happy with my work right now and said that I have really stepped it up and she is impressed. She wishes now she had bumped me up instead of hiring outside but oh well, hopefully I'll still be rewarded for the work I'm doing.

My dad turned 50 last week so we had a couple different things for him. On his bday the fam went to Olive Garden, I got the Eggplant Parmigina...yummy! My dad's mom was in town so it was nice to see her. Then on Thursday we had my parents and grandma over to dinner and I made Crab and Artichoke Stuffed Chicken and was told it was very good. (sure hope people don't lie to me when I cook) Then on Saturday the entire family went to my parents for Taco Night. My uncle David brought over his Wii and my dad was being his competitive self on the bowling game. It was fun to see everyone. I guess Easter is at my aunt Nancy's this year, hopefully I can leave work a little early to head out there cuz I love being with everyone!

On Sunday we went to Tiffany and Nate's to play games. Nate's parents and sister were over so it was fun to meet them. We played 'The Hat Game' and it was so much fun! You put a bunch of names in a hat (famous people) and you draw out of the hat and you can say anything about this person but the name but it's hard sometimes because you might draw someone you don't know and try and figure out how to get people to guess it. Hopefully we'll be getting together more for games because it has been really fun!

I have booked our trip to Cannon Beach for May and I'm so excited! We won't be able to do as much as last time because we will have Max with us and he can't stay in the room alone. Wish they had a doggie daycare! ;) It will still be nice to get away and put out toes in the sand! Ray wants a BBQ for his bday so I also have to save up for that. I would've liked to get my hair done but money is a little tight right now. Kristy's wedding is on the 21st and I'm SOO excited! It should be fun! :D I think that is it for now, hope y'all are well!

Not much to say....

Not much to say but work has been good this week so that is a good thing. Ray and I are getting ready to book our vacation to Cannon Beach again. We will be staying in the same place just will have Max with us this time! I'm so excited to get away if only for 3 days! It will have been a year when we go down there that I have done anything! Still trying to save up to go to Florida sometime. Once we get the truck paid off that will save a lot of money. I wish I just had $2000 laying around so we could do that. Will be so nice to have that extra $400 a month! Then my car should be paid off hopefully by the end of the year since I'll be able to pay my dad more once we pay the truck off. It will be great to get all that taken care of so we can really get out of debt and start saving for a house! That is about it for life right now, not much else to say. I'll try and post some pics from st patty's soon!

Is this normal? I want to be happy!

Is it normal to not like your job? I mean, I would love to love my job. I love the work I do but there are things about it that make me unhappy. Then when I tell someone they just tell me that everyone hates their job. I don't want to be one of those people. I want to be one of the few that can truly say they love their job. I don't know if I'm over-reacting on some stuff but I feel like I shouldn't be here. I feel like the work I do isn't appreciated. Honestly, to me, recognition is really important. If I don't get a 'thank you' or 'good job' I feel like I'm not doing well and that stresses me out. I just want to know that I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. And if I do something wrong I would like to be told in a way that will help me not make me feel worse. I don't want to just be told that I can't do part of my job until I talk to someone. I'd rather be told that someone would like to go over some more training with me because maybe I wasn't shown something correctly or I didn't understand something. There are a lot of things you learn as an employee that make you think of what you will and won't do if you're ever in management, I wonder if people ever really do follow through with what they shouldn't do when they get promoted. I feel like so many things are going wrong here and I don't like that feeling. We've been here for 4 months and they've already cut our commissions, I've been looked over for a promotion, our overtime got totally nixed, we are being constantly watched by the maintenance staff, I do way more than my title requires of me and don't get a thank you for any of it and our medical insurance stinks. I know that I am a hard worker and a dedicated worker but that never seems to matter when they look for someone new. I'm always the one that is looked over. I want to learn and I have a passion to learn but apparently that isn't good enough to be promoted. It really does bother me a lot that I got passed over. I've tried talking to my manager and that didn't help. Now they are just trying to hide the truth from me by giving her a 'different' title so they 'dont step on any toes' (those being my toes, thinking that I won't quit then) I love our apartment here and getting a discount on it helps a lot, along with discounted cable and free water/sewer and not driving but I just don't know if my happiness is worth it. I know the last few posts I have made have been all depressing and about work but I can't make things better. I thought they were for a day but then it just goes back again. So I'm really sorry for all the depressinness, I just can't sleep and need to type.

Wishing and hoping

So I realized that with all the friends I have found on myspace from years ago, there are only two others besides me that aren't married! I so so want to be married and I'm jealous of everyone that is. I went to another wedding last night and it was fun and she looked gorgeous but I so want it to be my time! When will my time come?

Work

So I feel like I'm stuck in this place in my life (work life) that won't allow me to move up because of my age. I feel like no matter what I try doing I will never be good enough or be trusted enough to move up and I don't understand that. I'm a good worker, I do everything that is asked of me and more. I'm always there, always there on time. I'm always willing to work overtime and work on my days off. I'm always wanting to learn and be given more to do. But for some reason that says that I'm not ready to be an assistant manager. I understand I haven't been in the industry for that long, ok. But I've proven myself to be a hard worker and I've proven that I want to be the assistant and I've proven that I will try my hardest to do the best job. But yet, they hire someone else who has been in the industry forever and who has manager experience. I like her a lot, she's nice and fun and easy to talk to. I just get run over in the mean time. I'm back at the front little desk at work and really, it is little. Hard to get work done without desk space. My days off are back to Wednesday and Thursday...supposedly until Kerry gets the hang of things and can be alone on Sundays so I can have Sun-Mon off. (which will be great if it really happens) I know a lot of the stuff has to do with Liz not liking me and that really bothers me as well. I know she's not around a lot but she still is the regional and she still gets to make the decisions. I really have an issue with people not liking me. The company also just told us we cant work any overtime, NONE at all. Not even maintenance who only has two guys and we're trying to start a rehab. Right. They also cut the amount we get for commission which means our pay is cut. It was also interesting to see that the budget calls for me to get a raise in march but yet nobody has said anything to me or to Tiffany. And of course, Tiffany doesn't have time to ask about it to let me know. I've been looking around at jobs again. I hate bouncing around like this but I'm not happy working here. I love living here, love our apartment. Just money is an issue. I could find a job that makes more so I can afford market rent on this apartment (we get 20% off) but that is only rent. We have discounted cable, free water/sewer/garbage and I walk to work so that saves a lot of gas and wear and tear on my car. It's also nice to be able to walk home to let Max out. But maybe corporate is the place for me. I just need to find something where I'm back to Mon-Fri, someplace that has good benefits, good pay and good vacation. I know most people hate their jobs but I don't want to be one of those people. I loved going to work at Piedmont but not here. Things are different and I never know what they are going to change when I go in. I almost feel like I'm back at WIT where I'm working for a small company that is trying to get bigger and they tend to overlook their employees and I don't like that. But then what if every company I go to turns out to be a bad choice as well. I can't afford to bounce around jobs. So yeah, basically work life sucks right now. Sorry I have been so depressing lately, but this is what is going through my head all day every day.

How do you correct life?

Right now, I want to be right in that spot again. I want to be watching a beautiful sunset with the man I love with no stress. I'm not sure really what to write now. Life hasn't been the best lately. Work has been pretty stressful. I feel like Tiffany doesn't want me as the assistant and I really don't understand that. She promised me that position when we left Piedmont and now I don't know what changed. I don't even hang out with her anymore and I once again feel like I have no friends. Life was better before. I was hanging out with Tiffany and Diana and work was good and now I'm lonely. Money is a little tight lately and I'm trying to get Ray and I on a joint account so I will be tackling all of his bills as well. I learned a lot from my dad as far as getting stuff paid off and I'm willing to help Ray do the same so that we can eventually be debt free and buy a home. I didn't get my ring as planned because of some financial issues but I'm hoping for soon. I keep trying to tell myself to stay optimistic and it will come but I've been doing that and I'm still not there. Its just I wish I didn't want it as much as I do, but I want him to want me and to love me and want to marry me, but I'm beginning to wonder if it will really ever happen. And with work I feel like I made a bad decision in coming here but then I feel like I had no other choice since there were no other offers. And it's not that I just made a bad decision for me it's that it effects Ray and Max as well. I don't want to find another job but I also don't want to be treated the way I have been lately. The really sad thing is that I have seen my aunt three times since last summer and that was Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years. All family things and we never even got to really talk. I feel like she is doing the same thing that my mom did to her that she promised me she wouldn't do to me no matter what. I know she is busy and has three kids and is working at the school but I miss her and I miss the kids and I feel like I can't go over there anymore cuz I'm doing something they don't approve of. I'm also realizing how much I really do love my parents and how much they really do love me. I've never been huge fans of them until now and I miss them. The one thing that I have been thinking about is to go online and find a job in Texas or Florida and just move down there and start over but I can't do that to Ray and I'm scared. I'm sorry this is such a depressing post but I had to get some of my feelings in writing. Hopefully I'll be up and cherry again soon. Love you all!

It is 2007!!

So my first blog of the new year is a little late. It has already been a busy beginning of the year! Lets go over the end of last year first...

Christmas: We had a lot of Christmas' this year. On the 23rd we went to Ray's dad's in Port Orchard. That was a lot of fun, the dogs actually were getting along! We had oyster stew and chicken, wonderful like always! His dad and Maggie really seemed to enjoy the gifts we gave them so that was nice. On Christmas Eve I got off work and went to my parents to watch the game and then to church. Christmas morning Ray and I had here with Max, then I left to my parents, then to my aunts and then to Rhonda's. A very busy day! I got SOOO much kitchen stuff so that was great! 13 cookbooks total this year!


Birthday: On my bday my mom and I got manis and pedis and went shopping. Then that night family (Williams and Blankenbecklers) came over for dinner. I got even more kitchen stuff! Yippiee!! We had planned on going to the casino on Friday with Jess and Steve but things didn't work out. Ray and I went to Ikea instead and got a few things, the entertainment center we wanted was sold out though.

New Year's Eve: We spend with Jess and Steve and a lot of family at Vickie and Kevin's. It was soo good to see everyone again! It was a fun night and there is a video of it out there! Scary! It was so good to see Jess and Steve the night before for the UFC fight as well! Miss them already!

New Year's Day: I spent with my family at the William's while Ray was sick at home. We played Texas Hold 'Em most of the day. My aunt and I actually ended up bring the same thing to make that day and for some reason mine didn't turn out as well as they had the night before. I hate when I make something for people and it doesn't work. I feel stupid then.

Work: Ynette has given her two weeks so her last day is the 21st. It stinks that she is leaving because we get along really well but her moving to Everett makes sense. I really want the assistant position and I will do whatever I need to, to show that I can handle it. I think work will be better as well since Ynette is leaving and that caused a lot of tension in the office with her and Tiffany. Just sad to see her go.

Sickness: As far as my sickness goes, it's all better now. I stopped taking all the pills I was taking and I'm feeling SOO much better! Yeah for no more pills as well!

Weather: We've had the craziest weather this winter and we got even more this week. Tuesday started off with a big storm and a light dusting of snow everything. Then Wednesday was the snow storm. I left Snohomish at 3:30 and got home at 6pm (usually 45 min drive) and the sucky thing was that the snow was moving south so I was just behind the moving clouds the whole way home. It was a scary drive once I got off the freeway and came up the hill. Everything is so icy now, the parking lot here is just plain ice! I think we got a total of 6 inches here, and pretty much everywhere had that as a minimum. If you want to see all the pictures I took go to www.kodakgallery.com and my sign in to look at pictures is missjuliepuff and password juana888.

That is it so far, going to take some more pictures of the pretty snow now that it is sunny out. That is the best when there is snow and sun!

Life in general

Jess and Steve will be here in Seattle in 5 days! I'm so so so excited about that! I can't wait to wrap my arms around Jess!! :D

So there is 7 days until Christmas. I am all done shopping. Just have a few presents left to wrap. It feels so good to know that I'm all done and I don't have to rush to finish in time. :D

My birthday is 10 days away!! :D I'm so excited for that! My mom is going to take me to get a pedicure and we'll probably do lunch also. Then on Friday the 29th we're heading out to Marysville to go to the Tulalip Casino!! :D YIPPEEE! Jess and Steve will be there so that will be great funn!

Work has been ok lately. I don't have as much to do right now and it is really driving me crazy because this office is a lot slower than what Piedmont was. Some people are really getting on my nerves also which really sucks. I don't like that at all.

I think I'm just really irratable (that is a hard word to spell) right now because of issues with my body. I won't go into detail but I need to go see an OB/GYN pretty soon. I hate that I have a problem and I don't know what the issue is. My doctor put me on vitamins because he thought that would help but it seems to be getting worse now. I think I also have a sinus infection which really sucks. I hate being sick more than anything! I have also been extremely tired and can't seem to get over that. You would think that with all the vitamins I'm taking (especially the B-6 which is energy and metabolism) that I would be feeling better. Life can be frustrating.

Max is still not getting along with Zach. We had to buy a muzzle for him to wear when they are together. He has been really cranky/lazy lately. He had fun at my parents house last night.

My dad let me borrow his HP photo printer. I can hook my camera up, hook it to the computer or put my memory card in and it prints right there. I printed two pictures last night but there are lots of things to play around with on it so that will keep me even more busy!

Melissa turns 21 on Wednesday. Karen said last night that they want to do lunch that day before they fly out to Nebraska that night. I cant believe how much she is growing up and what a beautiful woman she is now! Love her!

Ray and I did a little bit of ring shopping and I saw one at Helzberg's Diamonds that I liked. It's a 3-stone ring 3/4 ctw with a plain band. I've also been shopping on eBAY because it would be great to find one and get the winning bid for less than what we would pay at a store. Not sure when he is getting his profit sharing check though and that depends on when I get the ring. I really wanted a New Year's Eve proposal because then Jess would still be here for me to celebrate with but he says no. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how he decides to do things. But I am also really bad about sitting back and just letting things go. I'm also very bad about not buying myself anything within 30 days of Christmas/Birthday...

In weather news it has been crazy again. Thursday we were at Ray's mom's watching the Seahawks get whooped and the power went out in the last couple minutes (which was fine since the end got even worse) but they still don't have power. We drove home that night, which knuckle drive for me! My hands hurt the next day! We drove under one tree on Woodinville-Duvall and then not even a mile down the road had to turn around. Then on the Snoqualmie Valley road a tree and power lines were in my lane so I got in the other lane to go around them a Jeep came flying around the corner and didn't even slow down until I flashed my lights at them, crazy drivers! Novelty Hill was fine and the power was all on in Redmond on when we drove home but the wind was so strong that it was moving my car and it was raining and people were flying down the freeway, stupid drivers! So there was over 1 million people that had power outages, not here so I had to go to work. WIT was all out and there were trees all over the road there. And with the Bellevue branch being out that made all the other branches out since the network computers are in Bellevue. So we went to Southcenter on Friday night to return something and look for some stuff and it was absolutetly insane! The food court was packed full and all the stores were packed. We didn't stay long. Then we went to Safeway to get some groceries and that was crazy. The lines were so long and the checker said it had been like that all day. They were all out of fire wood and batteries and kept announcing that over the loudspeaker. The gas stations had lines down the streets since some were out of power and gas and everyone was running out of gas because stop lights were out causing traffic and hence more gas being used. So it is just weird to see a whole city and surrounding areas go crazy. Ray's family came over for a bit yesterday since they still don't have power and my Aunt Karen and Uncle Jim and the boys stayed at my parents since they didn't have power either. The only thing that really affected me was that the restaurant where the WIT Christmas party was going to be on Friday was out of power and so that got canceled. I was really looking forward to that and was sad when it got canceled.

Well, this has turned out a lot longer than I had expected so hope you didn't get too bored!

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

So our first Christmas Tree together turned out to be a Seahawks tree. The little snowman ornament was the inspiration. Thought I would share some pictures with everyone. I will try to get some pictures of the new place up soon! Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving

Not many pictures from Thanksgiving cuz was having too much fun to remember the camera. Here are the few I got.


This is the nasty meat that Nancy brought with her. The one on the right was $55 a pound and tasted like garbage

Fun loving sisters Janae and Jaime

Melissa and her daddy...so cute!

The First Snow!

Here are a few pictures of our first snow fall! So much funn! It is snowing on and off still today but thought some might enjoy these pictures!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was wonderful! It was so good to see all of my family! I hadn't been to my grandparents for over a year and it felt good to go back. Melissa drove over with me on Thanksgiving morning. The weather was absolutely horrible! From home all the way to Silverdale it was POURING down rain! So hard to see 50 ft in front of me! Then between Silverdale and somewhere it started snowing. Then when we were like 15 mins from the house it was pure blue sky and sunny and then at Grandma's it was cloudy. So that was my crazy drive over. We had a ton of amazing food! The yams were my favorite this year! After dinner my Aunt Mardel had some planned games for everyone to do together. Then we broke up and all the women played different games, compatability and I'm totally blanking on the other one. All the men and a couple of the kids played Texas Hold 'Em. Jesse and Luke beat all the dads in one round! Then we watched Grey's Anatomy. I have never seen the show, it being the middle of the 3rd season I was a little lost, same with Grandma. It was actually a good show, even without knowing everything that was going on I enjoyed it. Jaime and I won out and got the hide-a-bed which really wasn't too comfy and at one point Jaime was sharing my pillow...she's a cuddler! All us women woke up at 6am and left at 7am to go shopping. We stopped at Starbucks and were at the mall by 8:15! The first stop was Mervyn's and I bought myself a new pair of New Balance tennies. They are light grey and light pink. They were originally $60 but with the store closing and the additional 15% off I got them for $30!! I definately spent a lot of money and it was nice to actually have money to spend this year! We had lunch at the Olive Garden this year. I had the baked ziti and it was delish! Great Uncle Bob and our cousin of some sorts was there and Uncle Bob ended up paying for everyone...so nice! After lunch was the Target stop and that was where I spent the most of my money! After Target I got changed and headed out to Ray's dad's place in Port Orchard which was only 20 mins away. So when I got there Max was being a bad boy. He so does not like Zach and I have no idea why. Every time Zach walked by he growls or tries to bite him. He gets in trouble with me if he acts like that so he got a time out in the truck. At dinner Maggie gave him a bone but he wouldn't touch it until he was with everyone else. That was a good time when Max and Zach had their bones away from each other. His dad made stuffed pork chops and they were amazing! He said it was his first time making them and WOW! We had mashed taters and asparagus with them. Yummy! The drive back was only about an hour but I was so tired it felt so long! I got my order of 140 pictures in the mail that I finally got downloaded and a bunch of the Christmas presents I ordered for people so I'm super excited! Ray and I went to Alderwood Mall last night and I got Jordan, Janae, Steve finished and half of Randy's and Al's. Ray also gave me a bunch more ideas for him so that helped. We had dinner at Claim Jumper and we decided that the Redmond one is better. We then headed out the the SUPER WALMART in Marysville since we were already in Lynnwood. Totally forgot what I needed from there but got some good stuff anyway. So I'm at work today and right now...IT IS SNOWING!!! YIPPEE! I love love love the snow but it will be a long drive home because it is slick out there. I'm also excited because I have my doctor appt tomorrow so we can finish up everything from my last visit and make sure everything is good and get my meds for the next 3 months. So I'm going home to enjoy the SNOW!

Are you ready for some pictures?!?!?!

So I FINALLY got some pictures downloaded. Here are a few for you to enjoy, some from June! :D

Jason and Marlis on his birthday

Rhonda and her little grandson! :D

Ray's little buddy Chucky likes to eat peanuts out of his hand!

This is my baby Max! Isn't he adorable! I love him!

The hippo family at the zoo, my favorite animals!

And even more pictures

This is Ray's mom and I with the Hawk at the Bite of Seattle

Diana and Tiffany. Tiffany is still my manager and I miss Diana! :(

Jordan is number 90...he loves football just like his brothers!

Everyone embarrased me at Red Robin for my WIT going away party.

Mine and Tiffany's going away party at the Seed

New Job

So I had my first day yesterday. It went pretty well. It is a lot different than Piedmont that is for sure. I also looked at a couple different apartments to see which I wanted. I chose the 3 bedroom flat. I know, three bedrooms we don't need but the living room in the two bedroom townhome was way too small for me to enjoy. We also will have a great view from the 3 bedroom! And it is still $200 less than what we were paying at Piedmont!

Jason was in town last weekend for his bday. That was a lot of fun to be able to see him again. We had dinner at Claim Jumper, and I got some good pics of Jason being a pig, and then went to Waldo's to watch some bands. It was crazy because I felt like I was back in High school, almost everyone there had gone to Cedarcrest!

I'm excited to go to my Grandma's next week. It feels like forever since I have been over there! And then shopping on Friday! Yippee! I will actually have enough money to get all my shopping done and maybe get something for myself also. I just got my last paycheck with Fairfield and it was a lot more than I was expecting so that was nice. I've already got some of my shopping done which is nice.

Today is mine and Ray's two year anniversary. I count it as today because that is our first date and first kiss. All thanks to Kristy inviting us to come celebrate her bday with her! We have plans to go out to dinner at the The Keg tonight. He is pretty excited.

Tomorrow is Apple Cup and I'm very upset about missing it! I'll be cheering the Cougars on from here at work but it won't be the same not being with Ray's fam! There is also a new UFC pay-per-view on tomorrow night that I will be missing. :(

Great news! Jess and Steve will be coming up for the holidays! Flying in the 22nd and leaving the 1st! I can't wait to see them! I am so freaking excited! You have no idea! I already ordered Jess' present and I love it! She'll be here for my bday too! Yippee! I'm planning on going to the Tulalip Casino in Marysville on Friday the 29th to celebrate. That should be great fun also.

Max is doing well. He got fleas after I put Advantage on him. Makes no sense to me. He's been kinda miserable with those. His poor little bum is all red and bitten. We have to check him every hour and we give him flea baths. He's the cutest sweetest little boy. I can't wait to share pictures with everyone!

I think that's all I have for now. Hope y'all are doing well!

Life changes so quick!

We had a Halloween party here at work. It was a crazy week with the buyers walking the property and trying to get ready for the party. We had a lot more attendees than expected! The community center was PACKED! Body to body! It was so hard to walk through there! It turned out well though. Everyone loved all of the prizes and the Indian food went fast! Everyone seemed to enjoy it!

So since the property has been for sale for so long some of us in the office had started looking for something. With the new company that is interested in buying, they weren't interested in keeping staff. And we decided if this sale fell through again we didn't want to deal with the due dilligence all over again. So Tiffany got a job with Braddock & Logan (a company that was a potential buyer at one point) in Renton. So since she went there she decided to bring me with her as the leasing agent. Hopefully to move up to assistant soon. So I will now be moving again, this time back to Renton. We drove around the property the other night and I like the look of the outside. They are planning on starting a remodel so I'm hoping that our apartment (townhome) can get done because I don't really like the kitchen cabinets. So my last day here is Nov 15th and I'll be moving the first weekend of December. Busy month.

I am still so happy with little Max. My dad bought him some sweaters and they are so cute! I have some really cute pictures and you don't have to wait that much longer to see them!!

That is the big news for now.

Our baby

So we are loving Max. He was sick with pneumonia when we got him and the vet I took him to was the rudest lady ever. But he is all better now and he has lots of energy. He is so happy to see us when we get home for work. He listens to me very well, still working on listening to Ray though. He likes the neighbor dog. He is always trying to go over to her apartment to see her. He also met a girl dachshund at Petco and they got along great. Only problem is that he doesn't seem to like Zach, Randy and Shawna's dog. He was growling at him at our place and we thought it was because Zach was on his territory. Well Ray took him over there last weekend and Max bit Zach. Not good. He does great with every other dog so this is not a good issue that he can't get along with family. I bought him a navy blue sweater that has a football on the back. He is absolutely adorable in it! (again no computer to upload pictures) I can't wait to show everyone how cute he is!

In other news, we have a new offer on the property. The new company is small but we're really hoping this one will go through. It's been so hard being for sale for so long and having nothing go through. It gets frustrating after awhile. I also have to keep my eyes open on other properties that are hiring because nobody knows yet if this new company wants to keep everyone. I guess we will see how things go.

I'm going out to Auburn tomorrow for my 2nd cousin's wedding. I'm so excited! :D I heard my cousin Janae had to get her wisdom teeth pulled while up at school and there was no one there with her. Poor thing! I need to get stuff together to send to her. I feel horrible because I haven't talked to Melissa or Janae since they left for school. I'm such a horrible cousin! We're still trying to figure out what is going on for Christmas so I can send out the 'Who has Who' list for presents. If it is at Nancy's I have to add Dean and Ray to the list. I think it may be since Christmas is on a Monday and everyone has to work the next day.

Ray and I are looking at tickets online, hoping to go see Jess and Steve in Florida in February. Last I checked tickets were only $200 so that would be great! We found THE perfect couch the other day in southcenter area. It was black and soft and the couch/loveseat set was only $850. Too bad we didn't have that much since we just bought a dog. :D I started painting our bedroom a light blue. It is a lot brighter on the wall then in the can. I hope I will learn to love it though. I got my favorite picture of Cannon Beach professionaly framed. It was expensive but it was worth it. It looks amazing. I also got a cool frame from IKEA that I put 5 of my flower pictures in, black and white, but before we got it hung Max accidentally ran into it and broke the glass so now I need that too.

Well this turned out a lot longer than I had planned. I hope everyone is well and good.