Yesterday was fun, but interesting @ the same time lol. Jess came over around 12, and I drove us into town for lunch. unfortunately the burritto I ate did NOT settle well with my stomach, so I had to rush to the bathroom not long after we got to the mall. (there was hardly any parking in the regular lots, either...I had to park in the covered garage, which shocked the hell out of us, because normally we can always find okay parking even on saturday). but I did get a couple of fun things: got the "New Moon" illustrated companion, a really cute Charlie Brown decoration for my desk (it's a tin can with Lucy's picture on it that says Psychiatric help, 5 cents LOL.

I also bought a few Halloween decorations for my desk: a really cute beanie baby ghost & a little sign that says "Happy Haunting" and has a little ghost at the end. the nice thing is, I can use those year round since I'm a huge ghost hunting fan ;). but yeah, I didn't feel that well at the mall for the first half of time we were there, but thank God that sensation went away pretty quickly. we left the mall around 3 and came back to my apartment. Jess and I took a nap for about an hour, and Ivy was expected around 6:30. we had to make it seem like Jess had just gotten there--so we hid all the evidence of the mall/etc. I love Ivy, don't get me wrong, but she's a friend I can take in small doses, as I learned from the trip to Jamestown.

Ivy came over around 6:30, and you won't believe it. just as we left the apartment to go and get chinese food, I LEFT THE KEYS INSIDE AFTER WE LOCKED THE DOOR. so basically, I locked us out of the apartment. >_< normally this wouldn't have been such a problem, but Tim was at Phil's house, and that's a good 1/2 hour-45 minutes away. we made an attempt to call our apartment complex's emergency maitenance that they have on hand 24/7, but when they didn't call or anything after an HOUR of waiting, I had to call Tim and he came to rescue us. thank God Ivy lives in the complex, so we hung out with her & Jon while we waited to be let back in. but I am highly disturbed by the whole maintenance deal...that wait was ridiculous. first of all, it's not a minor thing to be locked out of your house/apartment...and they took for goddamned ever. another reason I'm so glad we're moving.

but in the new place I'm giving spare keys to both of my friends, & my Dad as well. we stupidly didn't do that this time, but definitely will in the future. so yeah, we didn't end up ordering chinese until almost 7:30, and it took a half hour for the food to arrive lol. then Tim came shortly after it was delivered, so we were able to get back to my place around 8:30. I felt so bad because he had to leave his bachelor party, but I knew he didn't mind. after all, I rescued him twice for the same reason :-p but that shit happens.

so we basically lost an hour, but @ least we were safe inside & warm, too (I had jeans & a t-shirt on, and was preparing to get a hoodie out of my car when we left, so I was freezing).

at least the chinese food was amazing...I shockingly ate the entire pint minus a couple brocolli pieces. we watched two movies: "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" & "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2". unfortunately Ivy and I had both read most of the books, and Jess had no clue what was going on at all. she drove me INSANE, because she kept asking questions through both movies, and then would freak out if Ivy and I were talking. ugh. that's why I prefer watching movies alone.

we ended up sleeping in the bedroom, because the 3 of us were too freaked out to sleep in the living room. at one point we even were trying to make a fort of blankets & pillows against the stairwell that leads to the front door LOL. we'd seen a truck with two guys waiting in it when we first got back to the house, and initially I thought maintenance had showed up even though I canceled the "order". but it turned out Ivy and I slept in the bed, and Jess used cushions and pillows on the floor, so we were okay. :-) I'm glad I had my friends over last night, because I hate sleeping by myself in the apartment. so I felt protected at least with the 2 of them LOL.

the poor cats were in the library the whole night, but I actually enjoyed that. it was nice not worrying about them getting into the bedroom/etc. but I let them out this morning after the girls left around 10...I'm glad they didn't stay long since it IS Sunday and I didn't want my entire day taken up.

awww, got a v/mail from Hailey yesterday, and she was more than cool about not combining parties this weekend. she suggested we do something after work during the week, and if not she was cool with that, too. I did text her and asked if she wanted to hang out Thursday night since I really do want to see her b4 her wedding. and as she put it, we'll have a "bride's only night", which I think would be fun! so I'll have to find out what we want to do in that case.

Tim is still at Phil's...he spent the night there, and woke up around 9:40ish since that's when he text messaged me lol. we didn't end up pulling an all nighter, but we were up until 1am after both movies. we did eat junk food but not as much as I thought...I was full after dinner, but we were snacking on stuff as we went.

anyway, it's nice to have the apartment to myself again lol. I'll have to watch the 2nd Sisterhood movie again tonight so I can appreciate it without distraction. this morning we ended up just having waffles & cereal for breakfast. the girls were so awesome and paid for everything last night...Jess paid for lunch & part of dinner, and Ivy split the dinner bill with her I believe. so that worked out really well. :)

here's a survey, & then I plan on crashing until Tim gets home:

( Pants=Love. love your friends, love yourself. )

okay, that's all folks. :)

at least the weekend turned out amazing weather-wise. it was chilly yesterday afternoon, but at least it was sunny. the morning was very dreary again, like Friday.

btw, my jeans from Macy's suck...they still don't fit :( I'm going to Target today and getting ones that actually do.

**update**

fuck. I went to Target, and found absolutely nothing whatsoever. their clothing selection sucks, and I'm sure it wouldn't have been so bad if I weren't short like I am. problem I have with jeans a lot of the time are the length...they're always too long for me. *groan* not sure what I'll end up doing now, unless I go to the petite section @ Macy's another time and look. this is insane.

found a better way back home from Target, too. woot!

last night was interesting. I went into the bedroom shortly after we got home from dropping Jess off, and watched half of "Hitchhiker's Guide". it's really cute--but I was so tired that I didn't want to finish it, and decided to pass out around 9:30/10.

slept okay last night--except at one point I went to pull one of my extra blankets off and wound up knocking my can of half-full PEPSI over on my nightstand. x_x i was really pissed off about it, too, but thankfully it didn't get on my laptop or anything which was on the floor a few feet away. I just was NOT in the mood to turn the light on and clean it up, but I had to. *sighs* went right back to sleep afterward. got up again around 5:30 this morning realizing I'd forgotten to turn the clocks forward an hour yesterday. oops. luckily I wasn't scheduled to do anything today, so I wasn't going to be running late or anything. I just quickly got up again to fix the clock & my watch so I was on target. still has to change the one here in the living room.

slept until 10, which felt GREAT. I may even go back to bed, because this is the first time in ages that I've had the opportunity to stay in bed as long as I wanted.

is feeling slightly better than yesterday, but again just kind of blah. at least it didn't affect how I slept, and that probably helped considerably. Tim didn't snore much yesterday, either--a tiny bit, but not enough to disrupt me. :)

today we do have to run to supermarket so I can get more PEPSI for work (the 24 oz bottles, anyway), and I wanted to get lunch meat and cheese for the week, as well. *nods* otherwise, I'm really hoping to get some fan fic done, because I hate when I go for long stretches of time w/o doing any. and lately I've been pretty sporadic w/ it.

but yeah, at least I won't even have laundry to do, so today is primarily vegging. sweet! can't complain there!

and winter is truly starting to come to an end, considering the "spring forward" is finally here. XD

**minor update**

got a kind of unsettling voice mail from my choir instructor, stating I've missed 5 rehearsals and he wanted me to be sure I was going to attend them regularly from now on during the Easter season. I've been debating about whether or not to stick with choir for a while now, because lately I've just been mentally & physically exhausted with a lot of other issues going on at home. It was SO much easier when I lived right in town, and all I had to do was walk about 3 or 4 blocks to the church & home afterward. Now I have to drive 15-20 minutes each direction, though now that I've joined the parish it's almost like I feel more obligated to go to church every Sunday etc. it's not as bad going on Sundays but I think it's a little more annoying during the week, because work is draining.

I'm debating about whether or not I want to quit choir and just stick with cantoring, because I haven't been feeling the pull with the group stuff lately. last couple of practices bored me to tears, in fact, and that makes it all the more difficult to want to go. I guess I'll stick to the end of this year, and then stop. it's just not giving me as much enjoyment as it has, and I don't want to disappoint my director. so yeah, that wasn't cool. :(

we're heading out in a few to the supermarket & to Staples/Rite-Aid to get a few things, and then will be home for the day.

Woke up in a much better mood this morning, because I actually got a decent amount of sleep last night. had to make sure Tim was up in time for his interview, so I set the alarm for when he normally gets himself ready as if he were working.

was tempted to get gas this morning because im getting below a 1/2 tank (not far below but to the uncomfortable point), and figured id rather do it on the way home or on a day when sides of the street don't matter for parking.

had a bit more trouble finding parking this morning...i HATE parking on Mondays and Tuesdays. again, had to do a few attempts before i could get into my spot, but at least I found one that was relatively close.

got into the office, and realized I was closer to the end of "The Host" than I thought--im glad i decided at the last minute to get another book from the "library" in our apt before leaving. Altogether, it was pretty good--once i got past the first few chapters. again, I don't know how to classify this as an adult novel...it's not exceptionally graphic; there are some sexual references, but nothing too disgusting. i guess the author figured she'd be safe rather than sorry? *shrugs* started reading "The Wedding", by Nicholas Sparks, which is the sequel to "The Notebook" (one of my favs :)) definitely a different genre entirely.

my supervisor wasn't officially in today; she only stopped by around 12 and hung out for a bit.

turns out there was supposed to be a winter storm coming through the area this afternoon, and as usual, Brenda freaked out and planned on leaving at noon. however, noon passed by and she was still there--she's been getting under my skin a bit lately. im not sure why; she's never directly nasty as Beth had been in the old building, but she's kind of snide when she answers any questions. she flipped out on me when I double checked with her the other day about who was taking clients last week. ever since ive been kind of irritated by her--she always seems so full of herself. Beth and I thankfully aren't bitchy towards each other anymore, but what annoys me is this huge clique-like attitude she carries. like if you're not part of her "inner circle", you just aren't cool enough. not that i care, of course.

sorry--kind of in a weird mood because my time of the month is approaching w/in the next week or 2, and im starting to get that PMS feel.

thankfully all we got weather-wise today was rain and a tiny bit of sleet around lunchtime. i wasn't worried about driving in bad weather; i survived the first snow of the season, so i figured i could handle this. however, if it gets worse overnight I may wind up getting a ride into the office from Tim, so I odn't have to worry. :)

feels kind of blah again tonight--stomach's been acting up over the past day or so, and probably because im anticipating this weekend with the whole family brunch.

the drive home wasn't *too* bad--it was raining, but my windshield is SO dirty and in desparate need of a wash. figures--the half of the windshield i DIDN'T use while driving was perfectly fine, but the half directly in front of me, was really dirty. ugh.

got home; turns out the interview Tim had was extremely casual, and as i said was with an employment agency. they told him accounting jobs are getting very strict with their hiring process, so he might have trouble finding something like that at the moment. the job the agency guy was recommending was for $40 grand a year, which is still $3000 more than Tim was making @ the other company. he wants at least $42,000, but obviously will take what he can get if that's the case.

I'm in a really weird whiny mood tonight--I hate when I get like this. probably because we don't have to go anywhere; and because my stomach's off, I just want to have some scrambled eggs and toast for dinner. blech.

went to Rite-Aid on break today w/ the intention of searching for one of those recycleable lunch bags. they don't sell them, though...only in the summer. (wtf?) ill have to take a trip to Wal-Mart one of these days and get it...beh. the lunchmeat I bought last night wasn't that good--they made it too thick and tough, so ill probably go with tuna or pbutter & jelly until i go back to the store. ick.

how are all of you?

I passed apartment inspection (though my mom asked what the deal was when she came into my bedroom and saw piles upon piles of books without a home LOL. told her i didnt have room in my shelves, and eventually ill weed through and give away what i know im not going to read and just got by impulse)! my mom didnt complain once about the state of the place, so i guess i did a pretty decent job as far as cleaning goes ;) even though i didnt get down and scrub...i did vaccum & dust last week, so my apartment hasnt had a chance to really get too dirty recently.

we went to a different local diner than where we usually go, because the line was literally about ten feet from the door. yikes! sundays are bad enough to go out to eat, but then throw in the Mother's Day thing and it's a nightmare. the place we ended up in had a bit of a wait--about a half hour, but the food was good. had eggs, scrapple, homefries & toast--yum! and i ate most of it, too.

my mom liked her gifts--she opened them in my stepbrother's apartment after eating breakfast.

it was intereseting, though--i subtly brought up the fact that id started my novel, and mom started giving me details about my aunts/uncles personalities and such. some i wouldnt have expected from how they act now--so i might have to do some tweaking. i dont want to get into the details about the Uncle who it's primarily based on, but i have a feeling she might already know.

stepbrother's girlfriend seemed nice, but they weren't nearly as "lovey dovey" as T & I tend to be when we're together. no hand holding (not that im hugely into it; my hand tends to go numb after a time), no real cuddling etc--oh well.

i have a while to relax at home before going to my dad's for dinner; he said he'd call when he came to pick me up. probably wont be until at least 5/5:30.

im so mad, though--my pizza went bad again >_< lately i haven't had much luck leaving pizza's out on the stove--i usually keep them in the box until about Sunday because normally i eat the leftovers for lunch & such. however, my schedule has been a lot different on weekends than it used to (hence boyfriend), so im not always around to eat the pizza. i should start putting it in the fridge and just deal because it's a waste of money otherwise. :*(

oh well.

otherwise, it's been a nice morning--i love going out to breakfast, and dont do it all that often. yay!

**minor update**

ahhhh...just took a nap from 1:30-3:30...that's why i like having Sundays to myself. i wish i was free for the rest of the day, so i could just pass out and do absolutely nothing. luckily i dont have to be out again until 5 (called my dad and confirmed when i would be heading over there so i had an idea of when to be ready), so i can relax for another hour and a half lol.

had ice cream for a snack--i swear, those drumsticks are just--i cant help myself when it comes to them. XD however, sometimes i cut myself on the cone...i did it again today :-P they're nice because it's not a lot of ice cream...about 3 inches worth. :) yum!

not sure what we're having for dinner tonight to be honest...im sure it'll be good, though. however, we're supposed to have a bit of a crowd over there tonight--stepmom's parents are coming as well as her brother and his wife. that's one reason im not too crazy about heading there...if it was just my dad and stepmom i wouldnt mind so much. (not a huge fan of her family to be honest...there's just something that doesn't quite fit right, and i do try to get along but i cant help it.)

oh well.

I just learned how to set up my own mood themes on LJ...i have a "Ghost Hunters" one that im working on now; it's actually on my livejournal currently, but i wanted to add more pictures. problem is im running out of time so ill have to continue working on it tonight. i love how they're making the site more user friendly-->i used to have the hardest time setting up mood themes, so im glad i can make my own without all the fuss.

Leacy text messaged me because she wanted to go to the mall today, but i cant because im going to my Uncle's very shortly. also tomorrow i have church and food shopping, so i told her the best day for me is Monday after work since i get off at 3...we're going to go then. :) i can also give her my christmas gift because she's not around very often due to still being in school about 2 hours away.

should be heading out in the next 20 minutes.

hope everyone has a great Saturday! :-D

i talked to my Mom and apparently my one grandmother is in the hosipital. nothing majorly serious except pain in her back/legs...she's had a bit of a psychological issue over the past year or two (this was before my Uncle died, though, so it wasnt originally contributed to that), so we're not sure if the pain is a result of that or not. :-/ apparently she's been in there for a couple of days, which is odd because i just talked to her last week...yikes! my Mom's pretty upset because she feels like she's been trying to do what she can to help and no one's been listening to her :*( i know she and her mom have had a lot of rifts in the past, so that makes things hard, and she did start crying on the phone before we hung up.

am glad im coming down this weekend, because then i can make sure she's okay-->she's had a rough time also because two of her clients died over the past two weeks, and i think being a social worker as she is can take it's toll after a while. i always get a little uncomfortable when she starts crying--it's hard for me to do anything over the phone, so i usually let her go so she can have her moment...but when im there usually we can just hang out in a room and talk like we did after my Uncle's funeral etc. i was kind of at a loss of what to say, to be honest. this is why i hate living so far from my Mom--i talk to her every night but it's not the same as actually having her right there in person. i probably didnt help by mentioning my great aunt who i worked with at a convent when i was in high school for a graduation project; she'd apparently been rather comatose for a long time, but when i came to work with her she pretty much sprung to life and was talking etc...that's my dad's mom's eldest sister, and apparently my dad's mother was stunned by the effect i had on her, because it seemed pretty hopeless for a while. i was just thinking about it this morning, so i probably shouldnt have brought it up, but it fit the subject we were talking about. damn. of course, it doesnt help that my great aunt died shorlty after i started doing the volunteer work--maybe a month or two after, so that was rough. :*( and it was weird because the last time my grandmother took me to visit her grave, we couldnt find it for the longest time--i tripped over something and...voila! another paranormal experience anyone?

so yeah, definitely keep my mom & grandparents in your thoughts, everybody! im sure things'll be okay...it doesnt sound *too* serious, but it's still worrisome!