Busy Bee!

Guess who is back!


That is right, folks! BB is back! He is back for GOOD. We have been pretty busy since he has returned home. Just had his Welcome Home party on Saturday. I will update with pics as soon as I can. I am currently living in 2 different places. My house and his parents house. So half of my things are here at home, and the other half are at his parents place. Soon I will have a new schedule down and will be able to update more regularly.

We went to New Mexico! It was a blast, I will update with pics from that soon as well.

Having some school troubles right now. Tomorrow I go in to talk to my school. Wish me luck, please.

Now watching The Bachelorette and enjoying a glass of wine!

Happy Hump Day

Monday and Tuesday are always draining days. Getting up at 4am really drains you once you get home. I had today off! I slept for 11 hours. And I am still tired. I went out with my grandparents today. We went and did a little shopping and went to lunch. I rented two movies...Valentine's Day and Dear John.

Yesterday after work I went to the gym with Dita. She is a dental assistant. I work with her every day. We went and took a kickboxing class. It was so fun! And it kicked my butt! We are going to try and go every Tuesday and/or Friday to the gym or just out for a run.

This weekend, starting tomorrow, is going to be fun! Tomorrow I am going with my SIL to see Easton Corbin at the Grizzly Rose. I am really into him right now. He sounds like George Straight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS1NfjLkdSM

Friday night I am going to the Rockies game! I don't usually get into baseball, I'm more of a football kind of gal, but I am still excited. I hope the weather holds up. It has been sooooo windy lately. I am looking forward to a $10 beer, lol. And Saturday night, after work, there is a UFC fight! I always have a good time going out to watch it. :)

What is every one doing for the long weekend?

GTKY

1. Do you have a fetish? I have a thing for really nice straight white teeth. And my own eyelashes.
2. Do you sing in the shower? If there is music playing while I shower, then yea.
3. Who was your first crush? I feel like I've answered this before. Oh, I have. :) I will just copy and paste. "Gosh, this takes me back. I would say my first crush was on a boy named Eric. I remember him from grade school. We were on and off boyfriend and girlfriend from grade school, right until high school started. He moved away. He said he would be back so we could be each others high school sweethearts and later get married and have kids. He never came back!"
4. What do you think is the best manly trait a guy could have? I love pretty man hands and confident guys -- almost cocky but not rude about it.
5. Do you sleep naked? Nope. I can't. It is super uncomfortable to me.
6. What do you do when (you think) no one is looking? Same thing everyone else does!
7. What's the first thing you do when you go online? Check facebook. I'm an addict!
8. Summer is.....? Too hot and too long.

I meant to update on Wednesday after my run.

I want to start participating in "Weigh-In Wednesday." Guess I will start that this coming Wednesday. Wednesday was pretty fun. I went on my run. I ran outside. So far, not a fan. LOL. I only went a mile. I started out way too fast and only ran the whole time for half a mile. Boo. I am pretty disappointed in myself. And discouraged. So much that I am not running today. I am so very excited for this relay run in August. But how am I to run 6.55 miles outside, when I could only run for half a mile on Wednesday? Are there any runners that read my blog? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Back to "Weigh-In Wednesday" -- I have a goal of where I'd like to be. And a couple mini goals along the way. I think I will just post how many pounds I lost/gained each week. Not tell my exact weight. ;)

Wednesday I went downtown with my family to eat pizza and have a beer. I love downtown! The pizza was delicious. Every time I am down there I miss it. A lot. I love the country more than anything, don't get me wrong. But the city will always hold a special place in my heart. There is always so much going on. Tons of people.

Today I went to my best friends brothers high school graduation. At the same high school I graduated from 7 years ago. I am so old. :( How long ago did you graduate? Do you feel accomplished in life? I sure don't, lol!! After, I went and had lunch with my Gram at Guadalajara. They opened in our little town. It is my favorite restaurant! We now have 3 mexican restaurants in our town and our town is SMALL!

1. One fashion trend I really regret is None! I loved going through phases.
2. The one thing that always completes any outfit is A pair of earrings. They always make me feel prettier, no matter what it is I am wearing.
3. I would describe my personal style as Preppy casual mixed with some country?
4. My fashion muse is Sarah Michelle Gellar. She dresses perfectly. She always looks so put together.
5. If I could own one designer piece of clothing it would be Christian Louboutin pumps.
6. I would love to raid the wardrobe of Sarah Michelle Gellar or Ali Larter or Carrie Underwood.
7. Today I am wearing Well now, my workout clothes but I don't think they will be put to good use.

Project 10 Pan

More like Project 554678937499 Pan. Hehe. Look at all of this...



I decided to do it in categories. Because, there is no way I will be able to wait until all of this is gone before I can buy more foundation, etc. So, this is how I am doing it.. Lotions, hair products, facial products, foundating/powder, lipstick/lipgloss. Basically, once all of my lotion is gone, I will be able to buy a new bottle. Once all of my lipstick/lipglosses are gone, I can buy a new stick/gloss. You get the drill. So which will be the hardest to get rid of? Lotion and hair products. I dislike both of them. So why do I have so many? Good question! I can't answer lol. I am looking forward to this. I might even find something that I really love. Or that I really dislike. This will cut down on clutter and save me some money. :) Who is with me?

Today was the official start of my externship! It was a short day. But I enjoyed it. I took lots of notes. I am SO glad the original assistant is back. I was filling in for her while she went away on a mission. She is back and the office is running smoothly. :) I am so thankful I get to stay at this office during my externship. They have been so welcoming. I feel lucky. :)

I called my tanning salon and found out I still have 5 months left to tan. Geez. So what did I do after work today? Hit the tanning bed! I might as well use it up while I still have it. I went to the gym afterwards. I did 2 miles on the Elliptical. That thing kicked my booty! I am now delightfully exhausted.

Today was a great day!

The morning started out well. I woke up around 6:30am and sat in bed, on my laptop, for an hour. Oops! B called me and we talked for an hour, again! I love the long phone calls. He has plans for when he gets back. Building plans, school plans. After we talked, I got ready and headed over to M's to grab my Pampered Chef order! My Gram ordered a set of 'Meat Lifters' and 4 wine glasses that I get to add to my collection. I ordered the cutest coffee mugs EVER! I want to get a few more. Look!

Precious right!? My wine glasses look similar -- has the dots. I think I have a thing for polka dots. Hmm. :)

I am also starting a new project. You may have heard of it, if you follow the beauty bloggers, Project 10 Pan. Basically I can't buy any new cosmetics, skin care products, anything - until I use up what I've got. And I've got a lot. This will work for me in a couple of ways. 1) Get rid of beauty product clutter. & 2) Save money! I have an endless amount of hair products, self tanners, a few foundations, etc to use up. I am going to use them up, not until I hit pan, but until they are GONE. This is one way I am going to try and save extra money. Eee! Thankfully I started this today and not yesterday when I bought my Redken conditioner hehehe.

I love that there is a Meme for just about every day!

1. The most expensive thing hanging in my closet is.....? A pair of Seven jeans. Call me cheap! They are one of my favorite jeans. They are only about $40 lol

2. Have you ever played a team sport? Yep. I used to play basketball in middle school. And that is the only team sport I've played lately! --not even lately haha.

3. If you were a bug, what kind would you be? Ewwie. A ladybug (dots, hehe), I guess!

4. Where on your body is the worst place to get sunburned? Everywhere. I don't think I like being burnt more in one place than the other!

5. Are you happy? I am :) All around I am pretty happy. I am working towards my career(s), staying healthy and active, and I get my boyfriend back real soon! The future is so exciting.

6. People are always abbreviating..are there any abbreviations that make your skin crawl when people use them? Can't say that there are. I don't get annoyed much with abbreviations. I get more annoyed with how people are spelling things or saying things. I can't stand things like "I haven't seen you in a minute" or "drop by my crib" or "I'm kickin it" or "What's up cat?". I can't stand when people type like "I luv dat". Ugh!!!

7. Do you love where you live..or could you live anywhere? I LOVE where I live. I love Colorado. I love the crazy weather we have. I live out in the country and I LOVE that too. I love having space between neighbors. I love having land.
I can live anywhere that is cold. I would love to live in Alaska, just for a year or so.
I would also live in Florida but I would have to have a realllllllllly nice AC system lol.

8. What, if any, extreme measures do you go to to keep yourself from overeating when you're full?
I don't usually overeat. I mean, sometimes, I will eat a little extra here and there. But it is rare.

I didn't have to work today!

I was thankful. I got an extra day of rest. I did go drop off Nivelles (my niece) shoes and picked up my paycheck. I am thankful for my weekend job, it brings in a little bit of money. The whold ride to work and back home, I spent the time talking to B. He called as I was on my way to work. We talked for about an hour! I can't wait till he is back home. :) I miss him so.friggin.much.

I got back home around 9am and patiently waited for my pops to get home so he, my gram, and myself could go out and about. We headed out around 12:30pm. Went to my bank and stopped so I could pick up some hair conditioner. I decided to try out a new kind. Here is what I got:

I really hope it was worth the $15. I am usually a Biolage girl. I remember my hair being, well, fantastic, when I used Biolage. I really do love all of their products but wanted something new. Fresh. *crosses fingers*
What do you find works best for your hair? What kind of hair do you have? I have the worst kind of hair. Frizzy, dry, wavy. I am definitely not a "wash and go" kind of girl. I am more of a "wash, blowdry, straighten or curl" then go kind of girl.
If you have FaceBook, please join mine and Sinnys group "Make Me Up" It is all beauty talk.

I also started saving today. Back in April I had a little mishap with Amazon.com. I ordered a very nice digital camera and it never came. I ended up getting a refund etc. Put some of my refunded money into other things. I decided I should save and buy the said digital camera in the store, instead of online. I'm afraid of shopping online now! Have you had a bad experience shopping online?

I am watching "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" again. I watched it twice last night. I can't get enough! I am a huge Kevin James fan. I have work tomorrow but not until 10am. Before I go into work I am stopping at M's to pick up my Pampered Chef order!!! I can't wait to get my goodies!

Fill In The Blank Friday

I am slowly but surely learning the blogger way. Every one always posts fun little tidbits on random days throughout the week. I found one for Friday's. It is the perfect time to do this because I am feeling pretty crappy. My throat, on the right side, is sore and a bit swollen. Today, I slept in longer than I should have, still got in a 1 mile run. It went good even though I was sick. Let me just happily say, that I stretched SO WELL before and after my run, that my hamstring doesn't hurt!! Tonight I was supposed to meet up with M for "Cocktails For A Cause" but, I am feeling terrible and M had a terrible day. Raincheck!





1. The very best thing about summer is: Vacations! I am not a huge fan of summer. But I love going on vacation with BB and his family to New Mexico. I have only been once and it was so much fun. Blazing hot out, on a boat, in the water, and drinking cold beer. Ahhh :). I wish I had some photos to share with you from my first trip. But those pictures, along with that computer, are long gone :(.


2. My first crush ever was: Gosh, this takes me back. I would say my first crush was on a boy named Eric. I remember him from grade school. We were on and off boyfriend and girlfriend from grade school, right until high school started. He moved away. He said he would be back so we could be each others high school sweethearts and later get married and have kids. He never came back!


3.This may sound really silly but: I still sleep with my retainers in. Every night! I got my braces off, 3 years ago. But I am obsessed. My teeth still don't look as good as the day i got my braces off. I can thank my wisdom teeth for coming in and messing everything up. My little retainers can hold their own though :) For now.


4. I squeeze my toothpaste from: the top of the tube? I never really pay attention lol


5. My absolute favorite "comfort food' is: My grams Mac & Cheese, yummy cheesey gooeyness.


6. A random fact about me is that: & I just learned this about myself. But I am noticing that I HATE orange flavored....anything (i love OJ and oranges). It makes me gag. Ugh yuck! I was swishing with orange flavored Listerine at work the other day and, Ewwwie.


7. The one piece of technology that truly makes my life better and I couldn't live without is: My lappy :) I FINALLY got one from BB's awesome brother, the other B. I am IN LOVE with this laptop :)





TGIF, all :)
Really hope I am feeling better by morning. I get to work all weekend. YAY. :(.

Wow, I am so glad.

So glad that today is over. Well, the working part of the day that is. I woke up at 4:30am this morning. From my little scare the other night, the last two nights of sleep have been terrible. Restless. I was dragging today. On top of that, my throat is hurting me. It started hurting last night and just got worse today. I ended up leaving work early. They had extra help anyway.

Bry called me this morning! Got to talk to him for a few minutes before I had to go and help clean up. I miss him! And if he is home before June 16th, we get to go on the New Mexico trip. His family goes on a few trips every summer. I have only been on one. The New Mexico trip, two years ago. I.LOVED.IT. (periods for emphasis!) It will be so nice to go back this summer with him and his family. So that means, Bry will be back in about a month!

Have I introduced you to Bryan yet? Well, here, here he (we) are..


That also means I have to kick up my workouts a bit. I haven't been running in a week. I pulled my hamstring last week and it has finally stopped hurting. I got some tips on proper stretching to do before and after a run. I hope it helps. I can't wait to run 3 miles again!! It felt so good to accomplish that. I am crossing my fingers for tomorrow! Hoping I don't pull my hamstring, again.

I am stuffed from dinner and so drained. The rest of my night will consist of surfing the web (twitter, facebook), emailing BB, and watching movies. Early night for me. Good night!

It snowed!

I can't believe how cold it was today -- or the fact that it snowed -- in mid (ish) May.
I had a delicious dinner planned for tonight. But as I was leaving Safeway, I saw a Red Box. I have been wanting to have a relaxing night of movie watching. Tonight was my chance. I rented two movies. Couples Retreat and Bruno. Right as I got home, I put in Couples Retreat, sat on my bed, and I haven't moved since. :)

Tomorrow is an early day. It is my last working day, Friday I have off, then it is off to my weekend job. I am drained. I am looking forward to Friday. I think I will be looking forward to a lot of Fridays. Friday, I believe, will be my only days off for a long while. Monday the 17th I start my externship! :) I haven't received my schedule yet, but the dental office I will be/have been at, isn't open on Friday. I am guessing I will find out tomorrow morning. Could I have said Friday anymore, lol?

4am comes fast. I am off to relax and finish up my movies. :)

Do you believe in ghosts?

I always have. To an extent.
My bestest long time friend, Rachel, and I could tell you hundreds of stories about the things that we have seen and experienced.
Let me just fill you in on what happened to me last night.

I sleep with the TV on every night. I am afraid of the dark and have a hard time sleeping in silence. So having the TV on is like, two birds, one stone. Before I fall asleep I turn the volume on my TV down between 6-8. Then I set both clickers, the volume clicker and the clicker that plays my DVDs, on my night stand. Then I am fast asleep. Last night was no different. I did everything how I usually do. Got tired, turned the TV down, and set the clickers on my night stand. When the DVD stops it always wakes me up so I just have to reach over and press play then I'm back to sleep. Well, last night I did this. I woke up (it was around 3:30am) I reached over and pushed play on my DVD clicker. Turned over and was falling back to sleep when the DVD started playing and it was LOUD. I reached over for the clicker to turn it down and it was set to volume 12. What in the world? I turned it down to 6. Turned over and started to fall back asleep. Then I hear my phone: "Voicemail received." Why didn't it ring? I opened my phone and saw the new updates, all that was there was a new voice mail. Not even a missed call was on the list like usual. I checked it. Nothing new. The last voice mail I got was from my dad a couple days ago. And that was the last voice mail on my phone. I was a little confused. But I put my phone down and tried falling asleep once again. As I was laying there I could feel something. Something there with me. I wanted so badly to sit up to look around but I couldn't move. I felt like I was frozen, or paralyzed. I was trying with all of my strength to move and I heard a girls voice. I'm not going to say what she said because I will sound like more of a weirdo, lol. But it sounded like a young girl. I couldn't see her. Still couldn't move. Felt like it was hours I was stuck like this. Finally mobile, I moved around, looked around. Nothing. I didn't see anything. I tried to figure out what just happened. I'm still unsure. To top it all off, I got home tonight and was eating dinner and facebooking. And my disc drive opened on its own. I thought, maybe I accidentally hit it with my plate or something. Anything so it wouldn't tie together with anything that happened last night. I was scared so I ran to the living room to find my gram. She wasnt in the living room or kitchen, so I turned to go back down the hallway and BAM there she was. We scared each other SO bad! We screamed at the top of our lungs, I jumped back about 10ft, and then we started laughing LOL.

But now, I am freaked out over every little noise. I have as many lights on that I possibly can. I feel like a little kid. Jumping onto my bed so nothing can grab my feet as I make my way onto my bed, or off. I will be sleeping with my lights on tonight and Russ, my stuffed panda that I have had for over 15 years, close by my side -- and with one eye open. I'm scared!

Has anything like this ever happened to you? How do you explain such things that go on? A TV turning itself up, a phone receiving a voice mail that isn't there? I can't explain it. It sure does scare me though.

Mother's Day comes to an end.



I spent the day watching cooking shows and the Discovery Health channel with my Gram. The best little gram I know. It was a laid back mother's day and that was fine with me. I enjoyed the day and enjoyed being lazy. We ate breakfast, laughed, and joked. I love my Gram sooooooo much. I am so lucky to have her. :)

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My mom wasn't able to make it down today. We will have to have Mother's Day sometime this week. I was able to see her on Friday, though. We ate pizza and made a couple t-shirts. We watched "The Back Up Plan" on the biggest TV you have ever seen ;) I missed my mom today. I spoke with her via text and we talked about the usual -- food LOL. We love to eat, what can I say. My mother is hilarious!







Love you both with all of my heart :)



Happy Mother's Day to all of the mommies out there, hope you had a fantastic day!

YAY!!!!!!
I get to stay at the current dental office I am temping at for my externship! My official externship starts May 17th!! I am so happy I get to stay at this office!

I can't believe it is already May!

Things are going good. Work is good. I am getting more and more comfortable each day. And getting much better at xrays! The last time I did xrays was months ago. My school is supposed to be going into the dental office today and meeting with the staff. Hopefully I will be starting my actual extern there. I should find out within a week. My official extern starts May 17th. Then I have to haul booty and get 240hrs before July 9th (I think).

Also, my boyfriend, Bryan, who is in Iraq, comes back to the states in about 26 days! He should be home around June 18th (If I am remembering correctly)!!! I can't wait till he is home for good!

Need your ideas!!
I am trying to think of a way to raise money for the Colorado Relay I am running in (along with my team members)! We are raising money for Judi's House. Judi's House is a non profit organization that provides support for children who have lost a loved one.
I thought about making coffee cans into coin collectors and setting them at random businesses that know me well. Attaching a flyer to it that explains the relay, Judi's house, and sponsors.
I thought about also selling cookies or something.
I need more ideas! Not sure what to do.
I have a Pampered Chef catalog that I have been showing to people. Got a few orders from that. Also Cupcakes A La Mode is helping out. If you purchase something from either of these two places, a percentage goes to Judi's House.

I went to Fitness 19 yesterday. I got a free month pass from a friend. I enjoyed it! The gym was bigger than I thought it was going to be. Wasn't too overly crowded. Got a great run in. I ran 3 miles (almost nonstop--had to slow down to sip some water and change the music on my ipod)!! I was proud of myself. I am really happy with how my running is going. Hoping to do it again Friday, just at a faster pace this time :). Also need to start strength training. I really want to work on my, well, everything LOL. Arms, back, abs, and legs.

Any plans for Mother's Day? I wanted to take my gram out for breakfast or lunch. But I work till 3pm Sunday. And I will be seeing my mom Friday. I am thankful to have a paying weekend job. But I can't wait till I can have the weekends off!

Hope all is well!

My eyes are half-way open.
I am exhausted. But so very happy to feel this way.

Yesterday was a different story.
I have been temping at a very nice dental office. A couple days a week. Last week they brought another temp in to help out. Understandable. I am fresh out of school and still unsure of my surroundings. I did a lot of cleaning up after the temp they brought in. I wanted more. I wanted to be in there working with the dentist, the tools. Well, yesterday, I got what I wished for. I was on my own. Just the dentist and I...and the tools. I was a mess. All over the place. Making a lot of stupid mistakes. At the end of the day I was on the verge of tears. I cleaned up as fast as I could and headed out to my car. I cried myself home. I felt like a failure. I didn't understand how I could mess up so bad. I just learned ALL of this in school.

Today was a completely different story.
I woke up at 4am to get ready for work. I got there early and got everything ready. The rest of the staff showed up. First patient comes in. There I am. Just me, the dentist, the tools...and a mouth full of teeth. I am happy to say I was on my game today! Every procedure went smoothly. Today it felt like everything 'clicked' I hope this feeling continues. I know I will still have my 'off' days (specially because I am still a 'new' dental assistant). Hopefully they are few and far between. But today, today I left there with confidence. I am so happy and blessed! Blessed even for the bad days.

I had a good day yesterday..activity wise. I enjoyed a 1 hour Zumba class, a quick 25min run, and strength training (upper body). Ended with 15,000 steps!! I was nice and sore today, at least my arms were. I decided to go for a run. I even tried to eat before hand (hoping this would give me more energy). I found that during my run I felt more sluggish than usual. I found that I run best right when I wake up (no coffee, no breakfast). Anyway, my right knee ended up acting up about 5 minutes into my run. I only completed a mile...not even in good time. It was a terrible run. During the rest of the day I noticed the pain went from my right knee and is now sitting on my left knee. Tomorrow is going to be a rest day, for sure. Will pick up my running again on Thursday.

I have been trying to follow a running schedule that M sent me. I find when I run back to back my knee always acts up. Not sure how to solve this dilema. New running shoes perhaps? Or I will just have to run, strictly, every other day. Either way I am looking forward to Thursdays run. And I have been Oh.So.Hungry. after my runs. I swear I could eat a cow sometimes, lol. The chocolate chip cookies in the cupboard are not helping, either!

I am pretty exhausted tonight. Spent the day doing laundry and fighting off naps. Got a couple "second winds" throughout the day. All is winding down now, so if I do doze off, I won't feel like a lazy bum! I am off to write B an email, shower, and watch The Kind of Queens. I love when B emails me just those short ones that say "I'm thinking of you." Makes my day! Also, I am back at the dental office tomorrow! Feels like I have been away for 6 days. Oh, wait, I have! Goodnight!

Catch you up to speed

*I finished school, almost. Working on my extern and graduation is on July 23rd!!!
*I will be volunteering at a very nice dental office until mid May. I enjoy the whole staff. They are all welcoming and helpful. I really hope I can do my actual extern here!
*My car is holding up OK. It has broken down about 5 times in the past couple months. If I ignore the fact that my windshield wipers always act up, I can honestly say my car is awesome!
*I am running in a relay marathon with a great group of people! The run is at the end of August. I will keep you posted on training & meetings.
*Have recently been addicted to watching documentaries.
*My boyfriend, Bryan, is still in Iraq. :( I miss him tons.


That is all I can think of!

Love!

Welcome, again!

Yes, I moved!

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Thank you family & friends!