August 18, 2008
Non-Rebel With A Cause
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Anyone that knows me well knows how strongly I feel about the issue of domestic violence. This year (thanks to the Diversity Committee at work) I found the Purple Laces Walk. Check out my team site. If you want to come and join us in the walk, let me know and you can join the team.
Couch Potato Team for Purple Laces Walk
Or if you want to donate, that would be awesome too.
The Safe Dating Challenge is coming up the end of October too. I'm taking bets now as to whether or not I'll be in shape for a 5K by then. Oh! And Dylan is doing the kids run this year! Yay Dylan!
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August 11, 2008
What a Weekend!!!
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It started Friday night with a marathon dance session. Ok, not marathon, but it felt like that to my poor feet who are all beat up and bleeding again because apparently my name should be Fertile Myrtle.
Actually, thinking about it, it started out Friday afternoon when we had to pick Dylan up early from school and bring him to the hospital for X-rays on his elbow (which turns out NOT to be broken, thank goodness).
Then Saturday we went to the Ren Faire with her and her. It was a lot of fun, but Ren Faire with a 2-year-old is a lot different than Ren Faire with lots and lots of Meade. It was very quiet this year without her, but still lots of fun. We played with some guys balls, and then bought some balls to bring home for to keep playing with balls. Dylan rode a pony. He wasn't too interested in the insult or chess match, and we didn't quite make it to the joust. Next year he might be more into the face painting and stuff like that. He loved his hat, and didn't want to take it off when we put it on.
Saturday night/Sunday morning was fun. I think I got dehydrated because I felt like ass and was all pukey-pukey. Thank heaven for Powerade, because we had our nephew's 5th birthday party on Sunday. It was supposed to be mini-golf, but since it rained it got changed to bowling. That was actually lots of fun. Dylan had never been bowling before, but he got the hang of it after a while - sort of - and wanted to do it "all by myselss." I think he scored over 50, which is pretty good for a 2-year-old. Then we went back to my sister-in-law's house where he played with his cousins and we had pizza and ice cream cake. I think he had a lot of fun playing with his cousins and bossing them around.
I'll tell you though, weekends like that are exhausting. I need another weekend to recover from my weekend!
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August 07, 2008
Five Questions
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Tagged by my "lil sis" Amber...
The Rules: Rules are posted at the beginning. At the end of the post, the player tags 5 people and posts their names. Then the player goes to each of the “named” people’s blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. If you’ve been tagged, you do the same, letting the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer. They, in turn, answer the following questions. Here we go!
1. What was I doing 10 years ago? In the summer of 1998? I was planning my wedding and looking for a permanent job (I was working as a consultant doing graphic design work). (It wasn't until that September that I got a job at "AFG," as it shall be called. OMG, I can't believe that was 10 years ago already!!!). I also went down the shore with my family and Darren came down. This was the year that Michael had to sleep with us, but not between us, since we were engaged. Because it's better for my little sister to see me in bed with my brother than my boyfriend.
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?
- Go on facebook
- Have lunch with coworker
- Library with Dylan
- Schedule INS 23 test
- Pretend to be working
3. Snacks I enjoy: French fries, dried fruit
4. Places I’ve lived: (All in NJ) Bergenfield, New Milford, Rockaway, Madison, Springfield, Denville
5. Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Pay off my mortgage and quit my job. Set up a college fund for Dylan & my niece and nephew. Hire a personal trainer, nutritionist/chef, personal hair stylist and chauffer. Attend many charity balls, such as the Pink Tie ball. Travel the world and see all kinds of cool places. Go back to school. Maybe become a doctor. Not that I'd ever work after I became a doctor. Just keep going to school. Attend all kinds of a-list parties. Start a theater company and/or dance school. And of course I'd give lots of money to family & friends and charity. And no, I wouldn't move - my house is awesome and I'd have the money to hire people to do all the projects I want done.
I tag Darren, Michael, Vizma, Laura, and Deb. But I'm not going to their sites. I'm lazy too.
Of course, if I didn't tag you, you can still do this anyway.
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August 01, 2008
Morris Hills 07866
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Prompted by a phone convo with her, I found my copy of the script for Morris Hills, 07866, my foray into dramatic writing. Of course, someone already beat me to the punch with the whole zip code thing at the time, but it's still an interesting read... based not so loosely on my own experiences in High School. I considered posting them for everyone's amusement, but then my good sense returned to me and I thought better of it. Some things are better left in a box in the attic where they belong.
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July 30, 2008
WOO HOO!!!
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July 28, 2008
And So It Begins
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As Dylan often says, "Ready... Set... GO!"
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July 25, 2008
Shoeboxes
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So, the $60/week food budget experiment has gone surprisingly well. We have, for the most part, stuck within the $60 a week - including diapers!!!! - and we have more food now stocked up, and more non-perishables like paper products and HABA stuff, than I thought possible on $60 a week. It's gone so well that I've even been motivated for the "better financial health" project. But more on that some other day.
Today is about shoeboxes.
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box
What a great project. I've gotten free bandaids, free toothpaste, free toothbrushes - more than I know what to do with. Plus, at CVS, where things are always free, sometimes coupons give you overage, so I could get the other stuff for free or cheap too. So my goal for the year is to pack two shoeboxes. I'm starting out small, and if I do more, then great. And this will all also be within the $60 food budget.
Amazing.
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July 24, 2008
Random Blah
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- I joined facebook. I would ask you to all go be my friend, but I am blah right now and don't feel like making friends.
- Boston was AWESOME. But I am blah right now and don't feel like reveling in the awesome.
- I would hate my job if I could muster up the energy needed for to hate.
- Dylan is afraid of fireworks. Fireworks are evil. I would hate fireworks too, but see above.
- I need to eat lunch, but that would require getting up and going to the refrigerator and then nuking my lunch, and I'm just too blah for that right now.
- I need to go to the DMV tomorrow for a new license and registration. I would hate the DMV, but see above.
...and I was on SUCH a facebook high the other day. Well, blah.
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July 10, 2008
i bring teh smartz
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I think I'm going to join MENSA. Now all I have to do is track down my 15-year-old SAT scores. Apparently the Spring of 1993 is Prehistoric Times when it comes to the SAT testing people.
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July 01, 2008
Happy / Sad
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Happy: Boston tomorrow!
Sad: Work today.
Happy: Dancing again.
Sad: Finding out that to continue it will cost a frigging butt ton of money.
Happy: Lost almost 40 lbs
Sad: Almost 40 lbs to go.
Happy: Second to last INS class
Sad: Have to take the test now.
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