YEAR IN REVIEW - JANUARY 2010

So, as promised I decided to write a year in review for 2010. Some things are a little foggy, esp with the first 7 months in constant planning for our wedding. But I will try and keep it as detailed as possible. I think though that I will write each blog in separate entries to keep it more interesting.

Ok. Here goes.

So, Christmas was over, the tree was took down, and the decorations put away. I always go through a period of depression when this happens. I hate to know I have to wait 12 more months to do it all over again. But, I had to get ready for mom and dad’s visit because we were going DRESS SHOPPING!!!!! For like two days straight, Chris and I worked our arses off trying to get the house sparkling for their arrival. In the midst of all of that my stupid Internet connection(for the laptop) decided to go on the blink. Not even a friend of ours who is pretty computer savvy could understand why it was not working. I eventually caved and bought a new router thing and eventually we got it all hooked up. I’m not kidding when I say that a week without my laptop not working was pure torture to me.

So mom and dad got here and a week later we went dress shopping. To be quite honest, I was pretty nervous about it. I mean, I’m not a dressy girl, I didn’t know what I wanted so the whole thought kind of gave me butterflies just thinking about it. We went to the store ...or should I say boutique....and just started looking and I started trying stuff on......

Dress Number 7 made me cry and I knew instantly that was the one I wanted. I was so happy that I found what I was looking for without even knowing it. There was one major thing knocked off my to do list.

The rest of the month flew by with the usual . And that was January.

Happy Christmas!!

And what a happy Christmas it has been. For starters, I am off for four more glorious days off(not counting the 2.5 I had off already) go back for NYE to do month end and then off for three more days. Can't help but feel a little...ok...really excited about that. On NYD I am going to try and do a yearly breakdown of what I accomplished and the big stuff that happened and then maybe do a list of resolutions and see which ones I can keep.
Anyway, it's been about a week since I wrote on here.
I don't really want to elaborate on the woes of my work. Just the same shit, with me continuing to be a door mat.....there are only a couple of people there that actually appreciate what I do.
So, I had a great Christmas. I didn't get all that I wanted but I pretty much expected it because C and I decided to keep it that way. I really wanted an XBox Kinect but there werent any available when he went so I am going to buy one out of my tax return come March. :)
The great things I did get were: lots of pink sweaters.....pink is my new favorite color...well..has been for a while, next to navy and sunflower yellow, season 3 of GG, season 1 of Vampire Diaries, Eclipse, my sister and brother in law got a custom made framed pic of Pens jerseys and one of them has my name on it (sitting right beside #87 -OF COURSE), chocolates (like I need 'em) lots of other little nice stuff and the best was our stove top from mommy and daddy. :)
So, Santa has been good to both of us considering.
This is gonna be a short one because for some reason I can't type to save my life.
Until then.....

Work is my woe!

Ok...so I promised an entry tonight about the goings on of work. So here it is!
I don't even know what to think anymore because there has been so much shit going on that I feel like I can't even be happy there anymore. I actually I KNOW I'm not happy!
For the longest time I have been so stressed out because I am overworked and underpaid. A lot of people see it and they tell me so. What is even worse though is how I am treated by some people there. For starters there is one guy there who is highly opinionated and can be an ass on most days. Yeh, I am all for having your own opinion, but this guy is "never wrong"..or so he thinks. Then there are the other's that are there that in some instances don't want to help other people (namely me) and is only looking out for number 1...theirselves. I have to pull teeth to get them to go out of their way and do a little extra....
....and after a point that gets pretty frikin frusterating.
Should I mention the shit that has been going on the past two weeks? Yes, I think I will. See...it has been brought to my attention that I was doing something at work that I should not have been doing, It's nothing really bad..I mean, I seriously thought that it wasn't that big of a deal. So, when I did realize I was doing it I decided to stop...or try to anyway. And I was doing really good with it. (I actually realized the day before I was told...when my supe came and told me about it I guessed right away....trust me. I get picked on ALOT at that place). Anyway, the wrong person told me about it....I wanted the person who recognized what was going on to tell me about it, not the one person who finds pleasure to nitpik every little thing I do.
About a week later, I approached the person I wanted to tell me about the little prob and he told me that he didn't want it to go as far as it did and he apologized, which was great. I felt better about the whole shituation already.
I don't think it was 15 min later when one of my co-workers came up and told me that I was being watched! I couldn't believe it. I felt like I was in grade school all over again. Especially after I worked so hard the whole week before just to prove these people wrong. And I guess that was my breaking point because oh my goodness, as soon as I reached the parking lot at the end of the working day, I was a mess of tears. I told my loving husband and he was soo mad....he wanted me to go to HR about because he felt like I was being treated poorly.
The next day, which was actually my birthday, (yeh, Happy Frikin Birthday) I gathered up every bit of nerve I had and approached HR. She and I have a pretty good working relationship anyway so I knew that I could talk to her. I just think that I was afraid that she already knew about it and wanted my attention brought to the whole situation. But when I went in to speak to her she was totally understanding on my part and didn't know what was going on. She told me to not worry about it and that she would talk to the right person about the whole situation and that she didnt see me doing anything wrong.
During the last week I was trying my best not to frig up...even though I was told not to worry I still didnt want to take any chances. It was hard sometimes though, because sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. (And this was the case as per HR in the past that I was just doing my job but certain people were not seeing it that way.)
Last night at our Christmas party (our house party) a couple of co-workers were talking to C about it. Now, I need to bring up that HR did talk to the right person just days before and the whole being watched thing was horse raddish.....so I thought) BUT APPARENTLY I WAS BEING MONITORED. And it was as per management. I really don't think HR had anything to do with it, but I do think my Supe above my supe did play a huge part in it, because one day I must have pissed him off.....doing extra duties.....long story......people are lazy.....they can't clean a frikin kitchen, I don't know why...it's beyond me.
I was so hurt when C told me that.
And honestly, I still am. I feel like I can't do anything and it is to the point where I should probably start looking for a new job. C thinks that they are all playing mind games with me....I don't know if that is the definite case, but whatever it is, they should be upfront and honest with me and not worry about how I will take it.
I think it takes a real person to tell someone how they feel or bring something up to someone who is supossed to be their friend. Don't f'n sugarcoat it or bring it higher to management or whatever the hell they do. Just be honest.
As for me trusting people there? Na-un.....there's quite a few people that I can't trust as far as I could throw them, and it kind of makes me question myself when I am there. Thank God I don't have work tomorrow because I just don't have it in me to go there.....but heaven help me when Tuesday rolls around because I don't know what I am going to do.
Until then ......

Long Awaited Update

Ok..so it's been close to four years since I wrote on here. Main reason is that I couldn't remember my password and I thought my account had expired. But I looked at Tiff's blog last night, seen that she had me linked on hers, clicked on it and voila found out that I could reset my password. And so I did! I had another blogger but I forgot the password for that too, and the paper that I had the info wrote on was thrown away or lost. :(
Oh well. What can you do when you live in a shoe? I don't live in a shoe though....Just sayin'.
Anyway, so, as you know from before, I finally got out of the job I was currently in and started working at another place. I have been there for almost four years but things are getting kinda bad there so I don't know. It's hard to say where I will be in the next year. I will elaborate about that in the other entry I am going to write.
For other news, C and I bought our house in June of 2008 after having enough of apartment living. We went around to look at houses but never actually went in them. Finally, we actually did start house hunting and found one in Beaver Bank that we loved. It was an older split level entry which probably doesnt sound like much exciting but one look in the back yard at the pool and I was sold. We moved in seven weeks after looking at the house and we are quite content. I love that we have a pool but it sux in the Winter time when it has to sit there and not be used.
Hmmm....not long after that we adopted a playful Chocolate Lab named Puddin'. She is quite a handful sometimes and is still very playful for her 2 yrs and 4 months of life. She is very lovable and gives kisses and hugs. She's my pup and I love her...even when she pisses me off LOL!
Then, two years ago yesterday, while we were getting ready for C staff Christmas party, he got down on bended knee and proposed to me. I was so happy. All I could do was cry. And of course I said yes.
So this past July we tied the knot. We had our service at the Stad Chapel and a beautiful reception at the Ramada. It was the happiest day of my life. We've been married 5 months already.
So, that's pretty much the news...big news anyway.
Oh yeah....a couple of other great things that happened are Tiffy my bestest friend tied the knot. The wedding was beautiful and I cried...aww...loves ya Tiff...you two Corny...I mean Corey...haha.
And also my sister is pregnant so I am going to be an auntie. ( I actually already are an auntie to three beautiful boys, but it is also pretty exciting that it's on my side of the fam - hope she doesnt want me to change it's diaper! LOL)
And also as well, my sister is now a big head huncho.....congrats to her as well...:)
I am not going to elaborate on every specific detail. It would take me the rest of this year. But I will try to keep up to date with this thing....
More later!