All Things Sad Become Untrue

Just a quick shout out to all my American friends.  I hope you're having a great Memorial Day, and that you are able to take a few minutes to remember those who have served.

This is for my friends, Adam, Shane, Lucky, Dave, Floyd, Gurusahai, Amber and CC.  I hope you're all taking care of yourselves.

Alan, I'm so glad you're recovering.  I know we didn't know each other very well at Basic, but you were still there to cheer me on during my runs.  Maybe one day you'll be able to walk again, but even if that day never comes, I'll be here, cheering you on!  You're awesome, Alan.  Keep your head up!

The military isn't an easy life, but I think everyone knows that going in.  We do it because we love our country, we love the people of this country, and we know that, sometimes, you have to fight to keep those you love safe.  

Not all of us make it through our tours. Some of us are wounded, and some of us are killed. But we are all brothers and sisters together.  And for that, I will always be thankful.  

Take care, be safe, and thank you everyone who is serving, has served, or loves someone who serves. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful day today, and to those who celebrate, Merry Christmas!  

I had a wonderful Christmas Eve, once I got over the last minute panic of not having everything done.  The truffles turned out to be chocolate pudding, lol, but the sausage I made turned out really, really good!  My oven, apparently, broke sometime between finishing the cookies and bread, so I had to cook it over at my mom's.  

We discovered JibJab, and sent out a lot of cards, lol.  Then we ate a lot of food, opened presents, and watched How to Train Your Dragon.  I received so many good things, from new pots and pans, to snow boots, to the DVD box set of The Pacific.  Everyone loved their gifts, and it all pulled together.

I am working today, but it's been so slow my mom was able to come over and we ate a late lunch and watched A Christmas Carol.  Then she had to take off to check on the ham she had left to slow cook, and she'll be back in about an hour with a plate of Christmas dinner for me.  I'm still not happy about having to work on Christmas, but at least I'm not on phones, and it's been a pretty good day. 
 
Take care, all, and all happy holidays!

Hello, everyone!  Sorry I've been so quiet lately, but Christmas has been taking its toll on me, and I don't want to fill up my list with my whining.  I've been trying to keep my spirits up and not be depressed by the crazy customers or the fact I  have to work a regular shift on Christmas day.  Yeah, still feeling the sting of that one.

But my family is going to be celebrating on Christmas Eve, so I'm trying to stay upbeat and just enjoy the season as much as I can. 

So, enough of that.

The cats are doing well, and I'm doing all right.  My stomach is still being touchy, and I'm trying to take it one day at a time and not worry that I'll never be 100% again.  I have good days that are becoming more, so I'm going to be happy about that and deal with the pain when I have to.

My apartment is all decorated, I have pumpkin eggnog in the fridge, and since I'm working from home I can have all the Christmas music or movies on in the background that I can stand.  Plus, my two little monsters are keeping me company!

Also, I talked to my manager and asked about the possibility of being able to work from home a few days a week and coming in to the building the others.  I think that would be a great way to keep my stress down and save on gas, but also get me out of the apartment and around people.  I don't know if I will be able to, but the question has been asked and they're looking into it for me.  

Also also!  I talked to my sister yesterday and it turns out March will not be a good time for me to visit, as she will be trying to survive finals and essays out the wazoo.  So I'm going to head over in April.  Now I have to find out if I want to arrange to be there for the royal wedding, or skip that madness and go a bit earlier to miss it, but still get some of the excitement.   Any thoughts from my England friends?

I'm really looking forward to seeing her and London again.  And also meeting some of you who have been so amazing to me, but who I have never met face to face.  My sister said pretty much anytime after the first week in April, so anyone have any ideas? 

I'm also looking forward to meeting her boyfriend.  He's a royal marine and will have just come back from Afghanistan.  He sounds like a very nice man who is treating my sister well, but I think it would be great to just meet him!  I didn't even meet my sister's ex-husband until right before her wedding, lol!  Not that they are anywhere near there.  They have only been dating for a few months. But still....

I'm looking forward to visiting some of the pubs near where she lives and trying not to make a fool of myself.  My sister is a drinker, and so are a lot of her friends.  I am not.   We're very much two totally different people, and we don't go in the same circles at all.  But still...  I think it will be fun!

Also, going in April will give me more time to lose the weight!  I still have my heart set on losing 30 pounds before I head over.  I know I can do this!  I just have to really work at it.  My main problem is getting out and exercising.  Recently I've been so tired that's it's a struggle just getting out of bed in the morning.  Part of it is the cold weather, and another is fighting depression.  But I think once Christmas has passed, I'll feel a lot better and able to take on the world!

Plus, I'll have more vacation time saved up, and more money, lol!

So, this is where I stand right now.  I've sent out the most of my Christmas cards, just have to get a few more stamps and then the rest will be shipped out.  I have all but one of my presents bought, and I'm just hoping to survive in relatively good spirits.

Anyway, not much else to report!  I'll be starting to post my massive Holmes epic probably next week (SQUEE!!) and I'm getting excited about that.  I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and you are all doing well.  Take care!

Hi, all!  Not a whole lot going on with me, so I've been pretty quiet.  I seem to have gone into hibernation mode recently, and even if I go to bed early (11pm) I can't seem to wake up earlier than 10am.  Since I work from 1pm to 10pm, 11 is about the earliest I can manage.  Still, it doesn't really make for a productive day when I have to drag myself out of bed and give myself a little bit to get my brain working.  So I've mostly been catching up on emails and LJ in the morning and then working until 10 and then, if I'm feeling particularly wide awake after work, I'll read or watch tv until I head to bed.

Yeah, it's not exactly thrilling. 

But I have Thanksgiving off, and the Fri and Sat off after, so that will be nice.  My bro and his fiance have the day with us, since her family gets them for Christmas.  Lots of food next week!

On the fic front, my story is being currently edited, and once that's done it will go for a second edit and then I'll start posting.  I'm getting excited!!  

Take care all!

To everyone on my flist, happy holidays! Whatever you celebrate, or chose not to, I hope you have a wonderful day and are safe, warm, and happy. Thank you all for being here for me, and hopefully my computer will be fixed tomorrow (if my brother is very nice!) and I'll actually have a reliable computer again!

Have a wonderful rest of the week, a great Christmas, and a warm and safe experience wherever you are.

*Hugs*

To those who celebrate, Happy Easter!  I hope your day is filled with love, happiness, and lots of good things.  I'll be spending it with my family, eating obscene amounts, playing games, and watching movies.  We're not, as a family, very religious, although my mom was raised strictly Roman Catholic, but we like to enjoy spending time with each other and appreciating the day.  My being Pagan just adds meaning to the holiday for me the others don't get, so I just smile and enjoy the day.  


Had terrible dreams last night.  Not sure where they came from, but there was torture and death and other icky things.  There's a reason I take sleeping pills normally.  *Shudder*  Let's hope the rest of the day is better.

Finished my taxes last night and celebrated with my mom and her friend, who was kind enough to do them for us.  They talked me into trying a cigar with my drink, which was the first, and most definitely the last time, I will ever smoke.  Yuck!  Can't see the appeal.  

And finally, spoke with the people at the job I interviewed for.  They are just waiting for my background check to go through, which I don't know why it is taking so long, but once I get it, they pretty much ensured me I would have a place.  So, yay!  I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch, though, so I'm still applying for other jobs.  But, hope is on the horizon!

Take care everyone, have a lovely Sunday!

Hello, everyone.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, no matter what you celebrate.  I had a wonderful Christmas with my family, so different from last year, lol, and have spent a lot of time with my sister and brother.  I don't see them very much, so it was great to just sit and talk with them. 

Talking, however, was not the only thing we got up to.  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, though I warn you now that they are quite probably very disturbing.  If you have a problem with snowman abuse, please to do not click.  No, seriously, these are not for the faint of heart.  I think my siblings and I quite possibly may need mental help.  I'll let you decide.  But, honesty, you've been warned!  Oh, and these are certainly not dial up friendly.
( Disturbing snowmen ahead - proceed at own risk )

Also, I just wanted to thank everyone who sent me a Christmas card, it really meant a lot  Thank you!   shirebound , forcryinoutloud , mik100 ,
elayna88 ,  andbudgielover 

Hello, all! Just dropping by to say I'm still alive, and I hope you all are doing well. As per the usual around my family, the drama has started and will probably continue until after Christmas, although thankfully I'm just on the outside looking in this year.

I am finally over my bout with the flu, though I seem to have gained back all the weight I lost. Dangit. Oh, well. I plan on eating well tomorrow and have just finished baking a pumpkin pie and a cherry cobbler.

To all my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving! To all those who don't celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful day. Take care, everyone, I'm thinking of you!

Hello, all.  Just wanted to drop by and say that Christmas was survived without any bloodshed, yelling or tears.  Brother and I called a truce which seems to be holding, though for how long I am not sure.  Sister came down from Seattle by way of Munich (don't ask) and will be off again tomorrow for Texas to celebrate New Years with a friend.  I head  back to work tomorrow after a five day holiday, but I only work two days and then get Sunday off, so I'm not too grumpy about having to stop being lazy. 

mik100, I got your wonderful gift, thank you very much!  It has already been read, so those geek points are mine!

budgielover, thank you for the beautiful card!

To all those who celebrated, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!  To everyone else, I hope your winter celebrations have been filled with love, warmth and laughter.  To those who don't celebrate, I  hope that you are keeping warm and sorounded by those you love and care for and are passing the season in good spirits. 

Take care everyone!