This week...

Was a long one. I felt like I didn't really get anything done at work until Friday.

Monday I was preparing for a training that took place Tues afternoon and Weds morning. The Weds afternoon and Thurs morning I spent in a management meeting taking minutes (can you hear the joy in my voice!). So then I had to clean up after all that and the training that I never got to really clean up after on Thurs afternoon. And Friday was catch up day. So all in all a very busy and long week at work. I did get a nice dinner Tues night out of it though so I was happy because I wasn't going to go :)

And in job news, I officially have the job. I have been reluctant to say anything because I haven't been able to announce it at work yet. They had to notify the other internal candidates that they didn't get it as a courtesy and I was told that wouldn't really be able to be done until Friday. So I am hoping on Tuesday they make the announcement. A few people do know for sure because they knew i was interviewing and that they were making an offer. I so can't wait!! It isn't effective until Sept 10 and even then I will still be doing a cross of what I am doing now with my new position because a lot of stuff I do now just can't go by the wayside. So hopefully my boss gets his butt in gear and gets the position hired for. He did congratulate me Thurs before he left for a business trip. He then asked me what I was most excited about with the new position and of course I couldn't give him the real answer :P So I just said everything that comes with the new position - different responsibilities, working with different people. So now I'm very excited to start this new position. I do need to move a bunch of stuff though to a new desk...

This afternoon we are going to Ben's families house to see one of his cousin's from Arizona that we didn't get to meet while we were out there because she lives in CA. I am excited to meet her and see the rest of the family. I have no clue what we will be doing tomorrow - Ben mentioned something about going to his Uncle's house but I don't know if that's for sure yet.

So I guess that's enough of my rambling boring update!

A few pictures..

Just wanted to post a few pictures from recent times that I haven't gotten to post yet...

Birthday Girl, Tiffany (Ben's cousin) blowing out the candles on her cake.

The "Boyd Boys" singing karaoke (don't know who the dude in front in the white shirt is...)

Now this should be a good laugh...my co worker and I (excuse my mess lookin self) in "bunny suits" in the hospital that we were checking dispensers in Chicago. Couldn't go into surgery areas without these lovely lookin suits, very fun though hence the picture. Good times.

Me and the lovely Liz out on the town...yes, we were plastered.

Another night on the town, again...plastered.

7 things about me

Again, to enjoy being cool like my fellow online friends I will now tell you 7 things you may or may not want to know about me...

1. I love my dogs...like seriously I do. My puppy Duke (see page right) sleeps with me every night. I know this may sound weird and most people tell me once I have kids he will be just a dog to me but he seriously has a way of always making me feel better and knows when I need a pick me up. Oh..and he doesn't talk back :P

2. I have a phobia of touching things when my fingers are water logged. Strange but true. It is especially true with paper. I can't touch paper without wanting to throw up when my fingers are water logged. I sit there and wait for about 10 mins after I take a shower before I do anything, slightly annoying. Don't ask me where this came from since I used to be a swimmer...but my friend Liz also has this phobia which I recently discovered so I don't feel like a weirdo anymore.

3. From previous post, I'm a twin. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it.

4. If I could afford it I would start my own photography business. I love taking pictures period. I probably have over 15,000 pictures on my computer and yes I have taken all of them mostly. I take my camera everywhere I go. Just a few thousand dollars and some practice away from my dream :)

5. I love to scrapbook - I have about 4 albums...it's just too darn expensive between printing the pictures and buying all the stuff. But I still get in my moods where I do it for a while and get all caught up, like right before the wedding.

6. I love Coldstone Creamery Ice Cream and Chipotle. I miss my days of living at my old house where the two were within walking distance of each other and it was so easy to go to both....

7. I could live in sweat pants and flip flops no matter what time of year it is.

Leavin on a jet plane...

But I'll be back Thursday :) I found out today they needed some volunteers to go to Chicago at work to help inspect some dispensers at a hospital and since most of the actual support staff will be at a training on Thursday I get to go. I leave out of Cleveland at 7:30 am Weds and don't get back until Thurs at 11:30 pm. I am hoping my boss says I can come in a little late on Fri but I doubt it :*( This will be my first time going to a facility for work and my first time flying without a friend/family. Kinda nervous because I've only flown 2 other times but it's a short trip and both of my others were longer. I'm pretty excited but at the same time nervous!

Let's see what else is there to update on....oh the job situation. I am not 100% sure what is going on there...I did hear from someone in that group that the hiring manager is working on scheduling second round interviews but is having a hard time managing schedules. So we will see when those happen but I'm not counting on it in the next two weeks because I manage my boss' schedule and he will be out of town and/or booked solid the next two weeks and he is a part of the whole thing. So again I go back to being as patient as possible...

This past weekend we attended Ben's cousin Tiffany's 18th birthday party. I guess a lot more people were expected to be there but it was still a pretty good time. There was karaoke and Ben and his cousins sang a song which was pretty neat. I left early to go out with my friend Liz as is our now normal Saturday tradition :) and I guess Ben sang a few more songs after I left.

Nothing else new to report on...except the fact that I am currently torn about wanting to have kids right now. We are not financially ready and I completely know that. I also know that there are a few things (like a few more vacations) that I want to do before we have kids, just some more "us" time. But then I do want kids now and I feel like I'm surrounded by pregnant people! I'm just torn but I know in the end now is just not the right time...it will come eventually though....

Happy Birthday Mom!

So Saturday was my mom's birthday - we worked at her job together though so we didn't get to celebrate. So Sunday we went to Luigi's for dinner - it was packed though but overall good. Her birthday present finally came in on Monday (and I can finally post it now!). I made her a book from blurb.com of our wedding pictures...she loved it of course! There are a few pics below of what it looks like - overall good quality, pages were a little purple vs. my navy blue that I was going for but only in certain lighting. But as any typically Mom she didn't care at all...:) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM I LOVE YOU!

Nick and Lydia's Engagement Party

Just wanted to come back and post a few pictures from Nick and Lydia's engagement party on August 1. It was at a church in Cuyahoga Falls...can you guess what their color will be?? :)

25 things that inspire me

Most of my fellow fallen knotties have taken to doing this as will I :)

1. Roses - especially when they are given to me :)
2. Pictures
3. My mother
4. My puppies - Harley and Duke
5. A nice warm day sitting on my deck
6. A new recipe for dinner
7. Saturday nights out drinking
8. New Clothes
9. A chipotle date with Diana
10. A good new show on TV that I fall in love with and scramble to find all the re-runs :)
11. My twin sister and our randomness
12. Comfy new shoes that are cheap :) (I'm good at finding these)
13. New hair cut or color (thanks to my sister that happens more often then not when I go see her at work)
14. Arizona
15. My wedding pictures
16. Vacation days with nothing planned
17. Good phone calls from friends
18. Dinner with friends
19. Putting new pictures up in the house
20. Holidays with the family
21. Reading a good book
22. Giving away old clothes
23. Going bargain shopping and actually finding something
24. New jewelry :)
25.My husband

And time passes by...

Not much going on right now that I can think of.

I am still waiting to hear on the job. I am not sure who has and hasn't interviewed yet but I know I haven't gotten a second round interview yet so no news on that front.

Just today Lydia asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding next year (July 11). I gladly accepted :) Her engagement party is tonight and we are having lasagna...yum! She was in my wedding so I'm excited to be in hers! Her and Nick make a cute couple! I will post pictures from the party.

My mom's birthday is next Saturday :) Me and her will actually be working together though...the Wellness Center that she works at part time needs some extra help catering a served wedding reception. Just a word to the wise...any party/wedding planning people....never do a served dinner. It's a horrible idea - it's very hard to get everyone served at the same time so then you run into cold food issues. So please everyone do me a favor and inform all friends that this is just not a good idea...at all. So I will earn a few extra bucks next Saturday and work with my mom and it's her birthday so at least I will get to spend some of the day with her! I ordered her a present but she might read it on here so until I get it (which might not be until after her b-day) it shall remain a mystery. But I will post pictures once I give it to her...

Me and Ben are doing good. He is still busy working away and so am I. Nothing specific going on there either. I am working on our wedding book from Blurb right now but I am waiting on a good coupon because I'm getting the big deluxe one that's like $60. But it will be worth it considering photographers charge over $300 for wedding books. So hopefully I will have that done in the next month and a good coupon will come along.

So there is my boring life with nothing of real significance going on :)