two things off the anxiety list.

well hello bloggers. happy wednesday the work-week has half come & gone! yay. i personally am starting to feel a lot more at ease with everything i know that will change the second the moving begins! moving is a stress-factory all on its on, but! it good moving news my beloveds* cousin Gee, whom i have adored since i was in high school apparently has connections even he didn't know about! his mom, again who i have known since middle school! has a friend with a three bedroom two floor apartment in our price range just a few minutes drive from where we are now, SUPER YAY! and of course because Gee is involved & how everyone he meets love him (he is just an amazing guy) they want to help us & said if we want it, it's ours! SUPER-DUPER YAY! yes i said super-duper, get over it it calls for a super-duper here!
the new suv i have is officially on the road & ready for it's for long ride down the cape this weekend?! has power everything, ac (which is my main love with it), extremely spacious for our snugglebutt & peanut coming, grocery or stroller space it is just perfect for where we are right now. it'll be great in the move too! so there's that off my list!

my best friend from middle school, valerie (who just got married in vegas, who is peanuts godmother) is planning the baby shower with my mom. it began as a surprise but my beloved* & i were not feeling walking into somewhere & being surprised & then doing the hours of the actual shower so we know when it is & where it is, which we are happy about. aidan is super excited to get his little baby sister new toys (he is already worried about her christmas list) & making sure she is safe with them, no small pieces he tells us! LoL this child is phenomenal with the whole concept of having a little sister, he loves it. he has two of her ultra-sound pictures on his wall, he tells us 'so he can look at her beautiful face everyday' (i personally think the pictures are eek! but hey man you love your sister to the fullest) that whole concept i was worried about for some crazii reason is way over & done with. two things checked off my anxiety list! but back to the shower! they are planning so much & of course my mom can not keep a secret from me for the life of her, she calls everyday with a new 'well you don't know this but' and i laugh because i am like mom just don't have anyone wrap their gifts we'll just pass out thank you's at the shower because i'll know what every person bought us! LoL but! they call/message me yesterday (perfect day to give me that pick up) my friend valerie, knows me so well!! she has been my dearest friend since the day i met her, she has been by my side entire weekends when bad things have happened in my family, she is the first one to support my crazii sometimes unrealistic ideas, she talked me out of dropping out of college (bad thanksgiving break lots of sadness at home i wanted to be there with my family) she is just amazing & knows me better than anyone else. so!! she messages me last night, your mom just told me you wanted diaper cake & she told you no guess what! i already ordered you one! SCORE! then she knows me oh so well, she ordered a sash & tiara for me to wear, i always say 'oh no i don't want that' but she knows! this is why she is my godmother, knock on wood if she needs to go into the full swing role of a godmother (something happens to me/my beloved* & she needs to take the baby she would raise her as i would) plus! she loves kids so i can send peanut to her house anytime i want! =) yay. so that was a great pick me up yesterday. and of course i kept myself busy as well picking up my beloveds* slack with gathering address' for his guest list, so i talked with a lot of people yesterday, all fabulous people, some i never even met & loved the fact i called & was myself & hilarious! ah am i a great chick or what, he is one lucky duck.

so i must say things are starting to fall into place & i am starting to be more at ease with where everything/on is & going. i think for now i will just sit back, kick my feet up (cause they ache all the time), enjoy the AC & just watch things happen for us because things are looking absolutely marvelous darling, simply marvelous!

updates.updates.updates!

So i had a doctor appoinment yesterday & oh man did i have lots of questions for them ha! i have a blackberry (bless those little devices) and as i thought of questions i put them in my little note-keeper & would ask the doctor or have my beloved* google answers for me. see now if you haven't gotten the concept of me yet i am a highly "why?" kind of girl, i need to know why about everything! when i went to college i went to my first choice 6 times, yes 6 times for a visit to get to the know school, atmosphere, before deciding this was it. so i need to know everything that is going on, will go on & just need to know everything about the topic "pregnancy, labor & delivery" so we have already been on a tour of the maternity ward (yes i am only 4 months! i will probably go at least two more times; grandparents need to see it, godparents, and i want to go again as a bigger pregnant woman!) LoL i am intense i know this, my beloved* knows this. so this appointment was getting the 12 tubes of blood-work results back, good news! all is well, both myself & baby peanut are just as healthy as can be, i am gaining weight right on schedule (8 pounds thus far, average is 10), i am B positive which i guess is good apparently pregnant women should be positive bloodtypes!? i will be googling that soon. and my doctor says that i am doing very well; very positive, happy about the pregnancy, upbeat & perky. so i am very excited! i was highly nervous & had a lot of anxiety going into the appointment yesterday so when all went well i was so releaved & could finally go back to my old self (which is probably what the doctor saw because she gave me the great news) but to the question & answer portion!
i asked cat (the nurse, she rocks! at the office) what are contractions? (again i need to know what the hell is going on with my body before it happens, i like to be prepared) she told me that they sort of feel like my muscles tightening up, or really bad period cramps (okay i can deal with that) but as they get closer together, i can count them & they are in a certain pattern they won't be as just "discomfortable" but rather on the painful side, that's how i know i am beginning labor.
my beloved*'s hand is doing very well, he is able to do more things slowly with it he finished his meds & i am glad for that it was killing his stomach and it took him a few extra days! aidan is well, cute as a button as ever, parents are doing well, everyone is just doing very well! we are all just "patiently" awaiting the news of what baby peanut will be! both my beloved* & i were confused and thought that yesterdays appointment would tell us, but unfortunately we weren't rabbits early enough & have to wait another 3 weeks, which eeh! is fine but i am starting to get a little anxious to know, at this point i don't care boy or girl i just want to know! but i guess that is all for the day, i have a big weekend coming up family friend turns 21 on friday & my friend val that we went to vegas to watch get married is having her reception on saturday so my beloved* and i along with the entire family are goign to that. very excited for it and not at the same time, being as healthy as i am as a pregnant woman my bridesmaid dress will no longer fit! so i am just wearing a regular dress as an "anybody' the one time i have a bridesmaid dress i love i can't wear! figures. LoL but that is all for tonight. ciao fellow bloggers

big, relaxing weekend

so it was a long week, even though I did only work three days LoL. Guess 12 tubes of blood, sonograms, the news being completely public, tummy rubs & work can do that to a girl. but this weekend is all about me & what I would like (so my beloved* says) for it is my beeday & mother's day & apparently expecting mothers can celebrate & get presents too! yay. I honestly am looking forward to this weekend so much, relaxation baby! that is all I would like. My weekend actually began today; mani/pedi with Kaiti & Ryan (thank you for my expecting mom card & rose Kaiti) lunch & hanging with my beloved* tonight. We were suppose to be at the Red Sox game but long story short StubHub "doesn't guarantee" tickets, so we will be hanging out & going to see wolverine, nice toss up relaxing night! Then tomorrow is my actual beeday! yay. I have already received two presents; my beloved* got me tickets to see my most favorite band since forever The Offspring & Kolleen, Aidan, & Jeff gave me the cutest cupcake card (thank you guys)! I heart cupcakes & she knows it = ) tomorrow will be filled with sleeping in, cake, Margaritas (the restaurant not the drink LoL) and not sure after that but my beloved* says I get to pick what we do! I am stoked about Margaritas because up until now my first trimester has been kind of tough, nothing to complain about but I wasn't able to eat my usual favorite foods & I am now able to eat them & I get my Margaritas! Yay. Also, my dearest Val will be coming up too for cake, or to my moms location has yet to be decided. And then Sunday is Mother's Day, I believe we will venture down to Boston tomorrow & pass out mother's day presents then so me, expecting mom & our moms can just hang at home with our feet up & relax. Sounds good to me, a phone with loves should be good enough, we did see them the day before LoL we will see. But I am off for now, time to re-start the rest of my relaxation weekend. ciao* fellow bloggers. 

happy mother's day !! 

happy beeday to the many i share this weekend with.

LoL celebrations from beeday's past . . this year will def be me on the couch with my feet up. oh yeah! i can live with that one.

happy weekend everyone. boston weather should be mostly fabulous enjoy it, get out !

Vegas bound.

I am heading to Vegas bloggers! OmG I never go on vacations, or travel (other than work), or just go & enjoy myself anymore. I can not wait!! One flaw in this amazing vacation is that my beloved* will not be joining me. But they say the heart grows fonder with distance & time, right? LoL I don't care either way he knows I will miss him dearly but could not be more excited to leave this cold place get to sunny, warm Vegas wear some flip flops & tank tops & just have a ball. Sleep late, stay out until who knows when, I haven't done that in such a long time! Plus, one of my oldest friends Val is making the plunge! She's getting married, in Vegas! Ah! LoL and my friend Danijela moved to Vegas last winter so I am going to catch up with her, of course hit the M&M museum how could I not?! LoL uh this is going to be an amazing week/weekend all I have to do is get through my work day tomorrow & I am done until next Monday afternoon! Big smiles. Happy Marathon weekend to the city of Boston I am Vegas bound.

Happy Easter

we finally saw watchmen today! horray, and i actually enjoyed it, thoroughly i might say.

So for all of us Catholics out there today is Easter Sunday, which in my eyes has lost a lot (if not all) of it's meaning along the years. But nevertheless it is a time for families to get together, in their Sunday best (ha! little gag there), and enjoy each others company along with yummy food. Being that my beloved* and I usually hang out, eat food & vanish! But being a little bit of a different situation this time around we hung out a wee bit longer than usually, all in all was a good day & we snuck in Watchmen! I actually thoroughly enjoyed the movie, Matt you have no standing being a movie critic my friend! Sorry. But had a long, long day today we were actually about at about 9am without the lil man so I am beat, but I did check out todays' Post Secrets and came across a few I actually liked, haven't been very pleased with Post Secrets last few Sundays, so here you go fellow bloggers enjoy what's left of the weekend.

my moto right here, life can always be worse. relax!

i just really enjoyed this picture because i have so many pictures that i would love to be back in high school & cut out their faces & pretend they never exsisted in my life. awful people!

this is how i feel about my beloved*

we are both stubborn, hard-heated but i love ya babe.

that it is for the day bloggers, it has been a long exhausting day for me. but! lots of exciting things are to come; my Vegas trip is this week/weekend, Val's wedding, and of course my news!

There's no place like Vegas

So this morning, well afternoon now & I can not get over the excitement of the fact that I am going to Vegas next month! Woot.Woot. My flight & hotel were just booked moments ago & I am jet-setting to Vegas to watch my dearest Val get married to the man of her dreams. I am jittery, excited & want to call & tell everyone, I am going to Vegas baby! LoL Everyone is coupled up to go & I am at the moment looking to be going alone, my beloved*'s work schedule has been completely altered & our entire lives are being turned upside down so we are not sure if he will make it so that I am a bit bummed about but I am just completely covered in smiles, happiness, & excitement. Not only am I going to Vegas, I am seeing my oldest/dearest friend Val get married, with her entire family, my second family. So I could not be more excited, watching everything from the beginning of the relationship ( i was there the night they 'technically' hooked up for the first time ) to the engagement, wedding shower & now the wedding I can not be more excited. But! ontop of all the excitement from the wedding the night before the wedding the "bachelorette night" we will be taking a class to learn how to be a stripper. LoL absolutely hilarious, we are told 'to wear comfy clothes (as to help us flex), bring a good attitude, big gorgeous smile, & they supply the beverages' LoL plus once we've "passed" the class, of course I will, we get a tee shirt, sash, & Val (being the bride-to-be) gets a video of the whole ordeal. ( there is no planned events of clothes coming off just moves being taught) then it's the wedding day & then it's Jen gambling, drinking time! Woot.Woot. I am so sorry I can not concentrate on anything besides all of this! I've been so tired of watching, hearing & seeing pictures of other peoples vacations & here I go on my own real, fabulous vacation plus my best friends wedding! Well if I settle down later & have something interesting on my mind I will be back, if not I will be in my own little world of blissfulness enjoying the fact that "i'm going to vegas, i'm going to vegas!"

Showers, Weddings & babies. oh my!

So it is not even spring yet here in Boston yet my world around me only has three things on their minds: showers, weddings, babies! And in that order. LoL none of which I am personally taking part in so my parents are on high alert! I have two near & dear friends who are moving up & out into the world with their men, future husbands, one of the two friends is even expecting a little one of their own. So the events around me aren't the mediocre events that take place everyday, I am seriously happy for them both with all of my heart & so proud that they were able to find the guys they were meant to be with & able to make it work. Lots of people now-a-days get so lazii even when it comes with the one you love, they just don't put the effort into anymore to make things work, nothing is always easy, smiles & laughs it's going to be hard sometimes & they pulled through whatever events/obstacles took place & are stilltogether. I guess because of the events that are taking place around me that is probably why my favorite song of the moment is:

 Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

I've been roaming around 
Always looking down at all I see 
Painted faces, fill the places I cant reach 

You know that I could use somebody 
You know that I could use somebody 

Someone like you, And all you know, And how you speak 
Countless lovers under cover of the street 

You know that I could use somebody 
You know that I could use somebody 
Someone like you 

Off in the night, while you live it up, I'm off to sleep 
Waging wars to shape the poet and the beat 
I hope it's gonna make you notice 
I hope it's gonna make you notice 

Someone like me 
Someone like me 
Someone like me, somebody 

Someone like you, somebody 
Someone like you, somebody 
Someone like you, somebody 

I've been roaming around, 
Always looking down at all I see

It is a really good song when you hear it, the instruments that are in the background, the way they sing the song, it's just awesome I love it. But back to my ramble. While all of these events around me & looking back at who we each were in high school makes me wonder if everyone has a somebody. Boggles my mind sometimes. Everyone really could use a somebody. But enough of that mind wondering, over-thinking, always getting myself into trouble business and onto pictures! I have pictures from both Julie's wedding & Valerie's wedding shower. Both girls looked gorgeous, of course & I got pictures with both the bride & bride-to-be. Oh but the picture of Julie & I was taken by her, hot gay photographer (they're all gay!), and that will come soon! Enjoy! Happy Tuesday.

the happy, gorgeous couple.

oh! and that's the hot gay photographer.

my beloved* & i.

julie & liz. sisters(twins)*

her mother did an amazing job with everything. that is val's chair.

athena & val. sisters*

mother & daughter.

best friends forever.

and valerie's second family. that's my mom*

sunday! Sunday! SUNDAY!

I am jumping on the "post secret" bandwagon. (( being that bored at work, I need something to do right now )) So this week, next week are insane for me. We are missing a person here at work & just having a person poof into thin air we have a lot of shifts to cover so I am doing a bunch as well a few other girls here. So please excuse my absence. But here are my favorite post secrets.

Silver lining right Kaiti? LoL it's a love letter personalized to me!

my parents are not 'my parents' there is only a 20 yr difference between us & they are awesome.
about time someone posted this somewhere! high school blows! college & the 'real world' is way better than high school. hated high school, even tho I had a blast.

That is all for today. Not much to say; been working, sleeping, hanging with my beloved* whenever we get the time together & oh wait! I did go to my friend Val's wedding shower & that was lots of fun! Insane, two friends getting married this year wow! Who's next?

Lots of Insanity

Today is a day full of sicky feelings, cold weather & lots of work before the busy weekend (for once) begins! But! this weekend is going to be jam-packed with lots of fun activities beginning tomorrow bright & early! Plus they're saying yet another snow storm fabulous! That's exactly what we need here in Boston, more snow! But back to this fabulous weekend that is coming up, I want to begin it with some Nirvana, who in their right mind does not love(d) them! I have no idea, three hot guys with long hair in the mid-90s just busting out with music we (better) all love. Here is one of my favorite's :
I'm so happy cause today
I found my friend . .
they're all in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's okay, cause so are you . .
We've broken our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care . .
And I'm not scared
Light my cangles, in a daze
hey, hey, hey

I'm so lonely, but that's okay, I shaved my head. .
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
But I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there . .
But I don't care
I'm so horny, but that's okay . .
My will is good
hey, hey, hey
awe. fabulous guys how we miss you. awe. kurt cobain how we miss you! the fabulousness of nirvana

i have my dear friend julies* wedding this weekend

( awe. one down one more to go this year . . who's next? )
the 1st annual NEDA walk is Sunday morning
( woot.woot to miss kolleen )

i am loving that after the wedding Sunday night my beloved* & i will be spending all monday in bed, comfy comfy bed/snuggle time

we also have a 5 yr olds kung fu panda bowling party

( i am wicked excited for, i heart bowling )

and of course, last but def not least my dearest val's 24th beeday which is Sunday, she would prefer to spend her bed & with her man so everything pans out perfectly. we will be doing a ladies dinner sometime next *(fyi. our dear friend stephanie is home from south american she's been gone 2 1/2 years now) AWE how grand 2009 & life has been for me.

happy weekend to all, enjoy the cold, nasty weather this weekend great weekend to be with your favorites, enjoy some good food/wine & snuggle time

New Ideas

So this morning instead of working; I am sleeping in, drinking tea, & wondering what do I get my two oldest/dearest friends who are both getting married within 3 months! My friend Julie, who I have blogged about she's pregnant & now moved the wedding to Feb! Val's moved to April! Which does not give me a lot of time. But! I can not do just the everyday wedding gift, to me that's so lame! I need well-thought out, original Jennie gifts! I was thinking for my friend Julie, a collage of photos from years ago & ones more recent in a really nice frame & for my friend Val, I have this rockin friend Kolleen who is an awesome artist (maybe?!) if I'm lucky she can help me out with hers because I can draw but it's the skills of a fourth grader! LoL But I need some help! What or where can I get some rockin wedding gift ideas? I follow this amazing blog Jumping over the Broom which is all about a woman going from dating to engaged to planning a wedding but I need some really good ideas! Someone please send some feedback & awesome original ideas to give some dear friends who are making the plunge! LoL Just Kidding couldn't be more happy for either of them, they both found love & amazing guys who I couldn't dream up better guys for them. HAPPY MONDAY!

Exciting! Exciting!

I honestly can not get over all of the excitement, joy, awesome things that are/have been happening thus far into 2009. I mean I walked into 2009 thinking but nothing besides positive things, finding the 'silver lining' on things & honestly! karma is giving it all right back to me & my circle of people. So far 2009 has brought myself & my beloved* closer (had a heart to heart accidently drunk on NYE LOL), my dearest friends Val & Julie are both getting married this year, both of which I am attending but! with Julie's I am her maid-of-honor and I plan on being the best maid-of-honor I can be! Julie found out she was pregnant last week! (she calls and says guess what? you're an aunt & I'm a mommy) How rockin is that phrase? My beloved* and I have lots of plans for ourselves (none of which are getting married or pregnant no rush!) Family is doing just fabulous! Friends are better than ever! Work is steady & just have seen nothing but awesome people thus far! Things are just awesome. I seriously feel that this will be my best year ever! I am happy, healthy, with someone who completely loves & understands me, my tight knit family has extending to my mother's two sisters (BIG DEAL!) for us! LoL I am finally! getting that tattoo I talked about way back when I first started this blog. And I chose the one below!

There is a lot of meaning behind it for me & I honestly don't want to get into the details here. But I have yet to deceide who's initials or name I want, I am leaning towards 'angel' due to the reasons behind this one tattoo. AH! THEN! I have another tattoo planned it's the symbol for 'hope' which again has a lot of meaning for me, lots of people I know are sick or have something going on that we need to hope for the better days, things don't worsen, we just gotta hope! AH! 2009 is just a fabulous year! I am seriously just gleaming! I love everything at the moment; I love the people in my life, the life I am leading, the person I am becoming & the things that are happening or are in the works of happening! I honestly hope everyone else is as happy as I am or getting there! Good luck & lots of love for everyone in 2009.

Wondering.

So today while at working I am just catching myself in dazes of amazement. Amazement of the different people that are coming into the hotel/restaurant & how such different people end up together, seriously amazing! Myself & my beloved* tend to be seriously different in ceratin aspects but then again completely the same in others. And I catch myself wondering off into LaLa Land & just thinking a million different things, is there a soulmate or one person out there for us? Do we ever "really know what we have before it's gone"? Is there such a thing as a soulmate? I honestly feel that there is just one person for everyone. Of course we find people that are seriously compatible with us & we could have a wonderful life with them, but I really feel that there is that one person out there that just fits to us like a piece to a puzzle that completes us. That, of course, we need work at the relationship & try to make things go well or easy but that your thoughts, ideas, just overall outlook on life matchs up. And I personally found mine! He is absolutely amazing, we just click! We both have the same values, ideas, dreams & just mesh well together. We, of course, have our arguments & disagreements but overall we just laugh & enjoy each other. And now that I have found him & know that I have found him I promise to never leave, lose or cheat him out of anything. He is a huge part of my life & everyday for 2009 I vow to make sure he knows it. Someway; either text, a call, a kiss on the forehead whatever way I feel it fit for that day/occasion I am going to make sure he knows it.

Don't get me wrong we have had our own issues; mainly outside people putting their two sense in, or inverting themselves into our little bubble & interupting our blissfulness (is that a word?) LoL but we rock! And I now know what two of my dearest friends, Val & Julie have been talking about now all this time. When you find someone that just clicks with you & you know what you have nothing else matters. The pettiness of other events, details, or just overall childish things don't matter as much & you just tend to let them fade out of your sight & life. And you just wrap yourself up in their essence, love & just the fabulousness of the whole relationship. Many events have taken place in the short, yet long year we have been together & I was highly distressed about a lot of the events that have taken place but honestly. You can not control others, or their actions & why would you want to?! Every event has led me up to where I was today, altho some had been horrible if I could have controlled any of them or altered them in the slightest way I may not be where I am today & that would be seriously upsetting.

So I guess all I am writing today is to enjoy those you love. The person in your life that is your everything, let them know it! Let them know it everyday! Never for a second let them feel any angry, sadness or just overall horrid feelings if you can help it. Enjoy life! 2009 people, things will be just fine! And here are two photos I love of my beloved* Here's to you babe, you are my soulmate!

Here To Stay

So the snow is here, and it is to stay! BAH! We got about a total of 10 inches of snow in the past 24 hours, and shockingly! it's still snowing! Nothin severe or even enough to have us (who have dealt with this storm all night long) to consider actual snow, looks like the wind is blowing snow off of roofs. And there's another one on it's way! Super! Luckily though when these 3-6" fall I will be safe & warm at home this time around & not at work with soaked feet, shoveling snow & salting the sidewalk! That makes me seriously happy. Hope those of you who either had the day off or left work early got to enjoy the weather in whatever way you felt fit. I have successfully finished 97% of my Christmas shopping done! YaY! Maybe it was the over-tiredness, & complete disarray of myself all day but I was in & out of stores like I was a PA or something! All that is left is my beloved* & I needing to pick up a few thing for his lil man Aidan, a few gift cards for our parents & I need a few things for his stocking! And I am done! All of which will be done in two stops, one of which will be our church & savior Dunkin Donuts so that I personally don't consider a "stop" more of a 'God thank you for this fabulous invention & inventor of the cocoa bean!' LoL Hope everyone has their Holiday shopping done or almost done because if you are in this area, not only are there only 4 shopping days left but the weather is absolute horrible & the roads are ridiculous! But my dearest/oldest friend Val has got me a fabulous four-set of wine glasses, very colorful just how I like everything I own! And the coolest new pair of slipper socks so I am off to bath./soak in a hot tub with a yummy glass of wine & maybe a magazine or book, my beloved* has given me a bunch of books to read I just can't get myself to sit long enough to get through a chapter. So fellow bloggers enjoy the snow, stay warm & toasty & enjoy the last weekend before Christmas! Because it is going to get absolutely insane around here & very quickly. Ciao bellas*

I LOVE TURKEY ON THANKSGiViNG

HAPPY THANKSGiViNG YA'LL.

I personally am a huge fan of Thanksgiving, it is definitely up there as one of my favorite holidays, other few being my birthday (yes it is a holiday & Christmas). It's cold outside and the second you walk into your relatives house at the warmth of everything cooking & the aromas are just overwhelming! I absolutely love it. Today at my parents' house there was a feast (it is mine & my beloveds* first Thanksgiving together) we had lasanga, smashed potatoes, smashed sweet potatoes, stuffing, turkey!, rolls, corn, peas, and millions of snacks. My parents are insane when it comes to meals; and with my beloved* & Aidan coming over they had to go that bigger. They bought olives, cream cheese, & celery for my beloved* the usual suspects chips & dips, cheese, pepperoni, crackers. The snacks were the real insane part! They made the cutest little chocolate pies I've ever seen, somehow they thought making them miniature would help with the whole messy factor & Aidan! LoL yeah right, give a four year chocolate period & there is guaranteed a mess. They also had apple pie, cookies (courtesy of myself & my beloved*), my mother made a chocolate cake with sprinkles on them! And of course they had to buy him presents, the chocolate calender that counts down the days before Christmas, a Spiderman coloring book, crayons & we are going out with them again tomorrow so who knows what else will be added to that list LoL, think they are in a serious wanting phase of a grandchild or what? Not anytime soon! Back but to the topic, Thanksgiving! SO then we went from my parents' to my beloveds* family and everyone was there again walking into the house the instant warmth & smells just fabulous! Of course all of the lovely ladies of the McG clan were there, love them all! Hilarious women! And now after only hanging with them for tops! an hour I am here at work! Love work, it's my life = ) but it's Thanksgiving, extremely slow so it doesn't really feel like work, and I am off to my second beloved Vals house, she cooked all day on her own! yay for that & made these fabulous Greek chocolates that are filled with liquor & I can not wait to sink my teeth into those!

But hope all are enjoying, not only there dayS off but their families, friends & the fabulous drinks & food that should be surronding them. And I HAD to just HAD TO post my favoriest song in the entire world that I HAVE to hear in the car every year with my father but have yet to hear this year so I found it on my own! ENJOY.

Hold!

So I am putting the debate on hold for a few hours in hopes for some clearity on a topic. I understand we as people change, multiple times in our life but sometimes is a change such a bad thing that "friends" just pretty much abandon you? Seriously. So you go through a "rough patch" drinking all the time, partying the days & weeks away and you spend all of your hard earned money on drinks & getting into clubs, and then you find someone. Not just anyone but someone who has completely changed your views & outlook on life as a whole. You are now into the spending quality time, looking towards the future, finally move out of your parents house (which you were hell bent on never leaving), and basically just acting more of an adult. But certain people that you thought were friends completely get fed up with this 'change' and just slowing cut off all ties & contact, until nothing! Now I understand friends get distant, we live different lives, have people in our lives we would prefer to spend more time with but to ask someone to join in on something then completely never mention it again & then blame you! for bailing & never hanging out is that neccessary? Now I may be young, naive or just plain stupid when it comes to 'friends' but wouldn't they be happy for me? I am not in that horrible cycle anymore, actually enjoying life, more positive & unbeat, and just overall happy! Why can't people be happy for you? I understand misery loves company, but when these people seem to be happy as well why can't they celebrate in the happiness for everyone not just themselves? I am honestly stunned & don't know what to even try & say at this point. At first I thought it was me, being cold & distant (everyone does it when a relationship is new, they want to spend all their free time with their new signifcant other) but I tried!! I honestly did, I called, texted just checked up on everyone & I got snubbed, attitudes & completely dissed out of things I was told about & told to 'have that night off' so I honestly & sadly gave up. I was just wondering, is this an issue many of us deal with? Or is it just something that you learn over time, certain people will just always suck & not be cool with 'change'. I mean I did at first, yes, distant myself wrap myself up with nothing but my beloved* but I tried to stop it, and I saw my friend Val once a week (at least) we did a girls night, or went someone where and did something together. But the others, yes all of our lives are busy just didn't seem to care or make any effort?! And now I am finding friends in the oddest places, (NO OFFENSE TO ANY OF THESE PEOPLE MENTIONED JUST ODD) the lovely Lisa has been there for me when I have had 'bad days' & she is just overall amazing, this guy Patrick I work with is always asking how I am, the family & my beloved* & Aidan are, the fabulous Kolleen even has been great! She is working for the great Benefit cosmetics and has reached out for us to hang & chit chat about the makeup she sells, and also gave me for my prize with the Beauty Question Week she had going on, and of course my two oldest & dearest friend Julie & Val, if you knew some of the stories we've had it's not only hilarious but amazing we are all still such good friends and have always been there for me. So it is just mind blowing to me that these people who said 'they would always be here for me no matter what, we are BFFs & such' just drop me like a bad hairdo or trend going on. So, all in all today I in a fabulous mood & will continue this friendly debate we have going on! But I was just wondering if anyone else has ever had this situation before or am I alone in this situation, or is it something I will learn to better a better judge in characters (which I thought I was, I don't get very close with many), who knows?! Until later fellow bloggers more on the whole Sex n The City vs Twilight saga.

Day No 14 :: NaBloPoMo

Since many of blogs lately have been on the more sinister & on the dark side I thought today's would be about things I love! So here are some fabulous pictures from over the years of things I love & of course there are little captions to explain each! Loves!! Happy Weekend!

I love to drink, sangria is fabulous at Margaritas.
I love the Red Sox. That was Opening Day 2007 baby!

I love to not only mismatch my socks but clothes as well!

I heart this Asian woman to death, not only is she a dear friend but she gave me a shot in the hospilatlity industry where I've been blooming!

I love to eat!! All foods, especially Mexican.

I love my beloved*, James Steven
(( he means the world to me & absolutely amazing ))

Old friends who you can party with today like we were 12 years old again.

Doing fun photo-ops with old friends, again, like we were 12.

My small, little tight-knit family.

(( few people missing, Michael, Uncle Buddy & the girls ))

I love friends who become sisters, Val*

Family that take you in as their own!

My mom, my dearest/best friend in the entire world! ily*

Rileigh Marie*

(( look at that face, how can you not love her! ))

Day No 10 :: Re-Do

So due to the graphic nature of my last two blogs I am blogging again today with a more positive attitude & feel. The Holiday Season is coming! Whoopie. Myself & Kim just left the Dollar Tree, where the fabulous Kaiti works, went for a little visit, MISS YOU! But we went there and Christmas is all over the place! (we live with two boys which are serious procrastinators & overall slackers in certain areas) so we are taking it upon ourselves (with lots of excitement) to decorate the place ourselves. My beloved* is helping pick out the tree, set it up & take it down, so they are helping just not with the, what they call, girly aspect of it. So we saw a bunch of stuff that we had to have! Cool bells for the doors, stain glass Christmas designs for the patio glass doors, fun stockings to hang on the wall, & just stuff upon stuff we wanted. And of course wandering through the rest of the store we see wine glasses we want (both serious wine lovers, Gee even brought a wine rack with him how awesome is he), fun Christmas mugs, tablecloths, plates, just a million different things all over the store we wanted. So that is some serious excitement ahead for us! But in light of talking about Christmas the topic of the boys' work holiday party came up, now you must understand when I say they entire McG clan works there, I mean it! Family members, friends, people who are friends but honorary family now I honestly believe half of the place if not more of the place is McG clan people. It's nuts how many of them work there! But of course Kaiti is a sister, daughter, cousin, niece to all of these people & not "date material" but of course we will get her in somehow, someway! Worse comes to worse her sister will just have to take her as her date & get over it, take one for the team Ryan, just take one for the team! But Saturday my dear friend Val & I went shopping crazii, bought some winter coats, hats and clothes (that of course we didn't really need) but I came a cross a really pretty dress I wanted for the party, but of course one was left & not in my size! Boo! So I went online & there is no such dress on the website! WTF. So I browse some other websites and came across two really cool dresses I like, and they are even cheaper than the original one I wanted. So to begin the Holiday Season (LoL) I will start with my dress choices for the boys' work holiday party, I got to try and be hotter than everyone else, despite who shows up & how hot they really are, I got to try! Until tomorrow fellow bloggers, until tomorrow! Seasons Greetings!

Day No 7 :: Mock Thanksgiving & Misc

Good morning fellow bloggers! Hope everyone is well, I am feeling so much more better this morning, still extremely sore but slowly getting better everyday, bet those meds the doc gave me are the reason! LoL BUT! I am here to tell you a little more about my "Mock Thanksgiving" I am having at the end of the month. I myself am shopping, preping, & cooking it all, I imagine my beloved will help me out but I am doing it all mainly on my own, which I am so excited about! First big meal on my own, in my own place & I can be like BAM! this is all brought to via Jennie La* wahaha. So this is what I'm thinking, just really good food, nothing Thanksgivingy, seeing as how it is at the end of the month & everyone (except James Steven) will have had enough of stuffing, turkey & all the other stuff we eat that one day a year. So my menu is going to look a little something like this, unfortunately I have a million ideas running through my head. What will go good together, oh but I like this dish, so there will be lots of tweeks & changes coming up but here is my rough draft. ((oh and it is going to be a maybe a four or five course dinner, again can't decide on what I exactly am doing))

"MOCK THANKSGIVING" Menu

Appetizer

Pomodoro Fresco Sourdough Bruschetta

Salad

A salad I make myself LoL no name, field greens, toasted nuts, tomatoes, goat cheese

Starches

Tortellini, Baked Mashed Potatoes w/Parmesan Cheese & Bread crumbs

Vegetables

Corn, Green Beans & Broccoli w/Cheese

Main Course

((two options))

BBQ Spiced Chicken, Salsa Salad & Pumpkin-Chipotle Poltena

-or-

Roasted Chicken w/Roasted Garlic Sauce & White Trffule Oil w/Herbed Potato Puree

Dessert

Pumpkin Roll Cake

Drinks

Bud Light, White Zinfandel, Water, & Assorted Sodas

So there is my "Mock Thanksgiving" menu & it is again only a rough draft so I am not sure which main course I will choose, or if something will be added or subtracted, I was thinking of doing a soup instead of a salad, due to the fact it's cold outside but again I am so indecisive. If anyone has any opinions, other great dish options, please send them! I am so excited for this event, I am going to try and get the boys to dress up a little, LoL good luck to me.

But in other news! I am feeling better but still bummed at the whole situation, and extremely sore. I have a strict, "no caffeine, limit smoking, & 'healthier' food choices" which completely sucks! But in order to get me into better spirits, my dearest friend Val is bringing me Mexican food tomorrow & I am going to try and get over to Old Navy, they are having a great sale 50% off all outwear & scarfs, hats & gloves are only $1! So of course my butt is getting up & over there. But my beloved* is spending the entire day Sunday with me in bed, LoL yeah he doesn't let me do crap at home & snuggling which I will not complain about at all. And then Monday back to the grind but after work, the rockin' Kolleen may potentially be coming over to make me some rad tea & "playing makeup" LoL I love it, playing makeup at 23 & 26 never gets old! But that is all for today, please fellow bloggers, I know I follow some rad cooking blogs, send your input & other dish options, or even easy drink options that you may know. All is welcome! Ciao*

November 4 :: Election Day, Blog No 4

So the Halloween Pictures are here, just a select few, ones Val posted, ones from my mother & mine camera yet to come . . but enjoy these ones!

val & i . . cute lil indian

mom & i

maria! & i . . hello pebbles, missed u

my favorite pebbles & indian around.

rileigh marie*

So today is Election Day, go and vote! Whether your liberal, a Democrat or a Repulician doesn't matter just got to rock your vote today. If you are using the "I don't care" or "I don't know enough information about the canidates or issues" go to any radio station or tv station website & get a quick info session, I know that Wbcn has a quick info session, that I myself personally looked at and got a lot of information about the issues & canidates & it helped me out. So right now go to any tv or radio website get some quick info & on your lunch hour grab a hoagie or a favorite book & get in a line in your city at any school & vote! Won't kill you to stand in line, the weather here in Boston is gorgeous & if you have a book or sandwich to eat you'll be fine, or go with a friend from your place of work.

Also another random topic, the fabulous Olsen twins (MK & Ashley) have new books coming out, Influence real soon. They have a blogsite where you can go on & actually try and win signed copies of their books, which I am very excited about & seriously anticipating it's arrival. So go onto that website while you're on the internet learning up on the issues & enter to win, after you enter to win for yourself you can include 5 friends, include me!

http://www.mary-kateandashley.com/blog/

That is the link to their blog where you can do this! If you personally don't like the Olsen twins (which I just found out many do not, but whatever you're entilted to your opinion) I am and that could be a rockin free gift for me at Christmas. Cost you nothing & it's signed by the fabulous twosome, what a great gift! LoL But I think that will be all for today, yay blog posting no. 4 so far I am doing fabulously with this NaBloPoMo, sorry some of these blogs are not rather interesting but I will succeed with this task before me, but tomorrow may be rather more interesting. I am off from work, got a doctor appointment then a whole lot of sitting on my behind so I will find something highly interesting to blog about tomorrow.

Until then fellow bloggers, rock your vote!