It is time to say goodbye. My buying a house is what brought us together, and I feel that now we have nothing left to talk about. I hate to see that disappointed look on your face when once again I stood you up with nothing new to read.
I'm going to give my rose to facebook. Don't cry, we can still be friends...if you send me a friend request.
If I ever move again, maybe we can get back together again. I'll keep you as a bookmark.
Goodbye, faithful friend.
Love always,
NLATKT
PS. My friend and I jogged the whole 5k! I didn't think we (I) could do it.
PPS. Owning a house during tax season is awesome!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
HD, 5K, IRS, CH2ON5, WTF, 2:30AM#1
Many topics to discuss that I don't want to really devote full posts to. I'm that lazy.
#1 I got my HD satellite on Saturday (finally)! Yea! So I'm watching the Super Bowl in HD on my new plasma TV! My service appointment was to arrive between 8-12. He didn't arrive until after 5. I won't fill you in with the multiple calls I made and amount of steam coming out of my ears. Point is, my TV rocks now, and my DVR was upgraded b/c they were out of what I had ordered. So now I can record like 300 hours or something. I'm recording the SB now so I can skip through the game and watch the commercials.
#2 I think I will do a 5k at the end of the month. My friend and I started exercising together last week. We agreed to work out on Thursday nights to motivate each other. She is preparing for the 5k, and since it was kind of nice to talk while we jogged, she said I should do the race with her so she would finish. Since I obviously need some type of finish line to motivate me to exercise, I think I will do it.
#3 I think I have all the forms I need to start my taxes. I'm a little curious to see if I will get some money back since I have been paying a lot of interest on my home loan this year. I should put that money towards paying off the mortgage. But I'm thinking...vacation...Ann Taylor Loft...trellis for the backyard...
#4 I'm thinking I might try to attempt to looking into to researching having a compost heap thing for yard waste. I raked just my back yard this weekend (yes, I know fall was so last year), and filled up 5 big garbage sacks. If I had one of those things, I could have fresh mulch for my yard next year. Not sure what kind of commitment or eyesore it will be. Just in the "thinking about" phase right now.
#5 There is a bad smell in my living room that I can't pinpoint! BF said he can't smell anything. But I know better. At first I thought it must be coming from the kitchen and I was just noticing it since they are in the same big room. But I definitely notice it in when I'm in the living area and not the dining or kitchen. Though it does smell a bit like rotting food. I've checked under the cushions, under all movable furniture. I thought maybe one of the cats had left a present for me, but I'm sure I would have found that by now. I can't pinpoint it exactly, but seems to be strongest around the front door. Maybe something died in the attic or around the porch. I guess I need to go up there. It did sound like a squirrel was running in my rain gutters last week. I kinda don't want to look b/c of the book I'm reading right now, Sarah's Key.
#6 The Australian Open finals aired both Sat and Sun at 2:30 am. Being the not so intense tennis fan I am, I chose to record them and watch them at a decent hour. Stupid DVR didn't record all of the men's...cut off in the 4th set. It went to five. But they replayed it, and I caught the fifth set just as I got home from the grocery store tonight. I wish Federe had one. I like Nadal, but now I feel that Roger will not be able to get over the mental defeat, and Rafael will crush him from now on. But, maybe now that Nadal has beaten him on almost every type of court, Roger can relax and just play his game. I think the world should observe CST. Who cares if the sun is up at noon or not.
#1 I got my HD satellite on Saturday (finally)! Yea! So I'm watching the Super Bowl in HD on my new plasma TV! My service appointment was to arrive between 8-12. He didn't arrive until after 5. I won't fill you in with the multiple calls I made and amount of steam coming out of my ears. Point is, my TV rocks now, and my DVR was upgraded b/c they were out of what I had ordered. So now I can record like 300 hours or something. I'm recording the SB now so I can skip through the game and watch the commercials.
#2 I think I will do a 5k at the end of the month. My friend and I started exercising together last week. We agreed to work out on Thursday nights to motivate each other. She is preparing for the 5k, and since it was kind of nice to talk while we jogged, she said I should do the race with her so she would finish. Since I obviously need some type of finish line to motivate me to exercise, I think I will do it.
#3 I think I have all the forms I need to start my taxes. I'm a little curious to see if I will get some money back since I have been paying a lot of interest on my home loan this year. I should put that money towards paying off the mortgage. But I'm thinking...vacation...Ann Taylor Loft...trellis for the backyard...
#4 I'm thinking I might try to attempt to looking into to researching having a compost heap thing for yard waste. I raked just my back yard this weekend (yes, I know fall was so last year), and filled up 5 big garbage sacks. If I had one of those things, I could have fresh mulch for my yard next year. Not sure what kind of commitment or eyesore it will be. Just in the "thinking about" phase right now.
#5 There is a bad smell in my living room that I can't pinpoint! BF said he can't smell anything. But I know better. At first I thought it must be coming from the kitchen and I was just noticing it since they are in the same big room. But I definitely notice it in when I'm in the living area and not the dining or kitchen. Though it does smell a bit like rotting food. I've checked under the cushions, under all movable furniture. I thought maybe one of the cats had left a present for me, but I'm sure I would have found that by now. I can't pinpoint it exactly, but seems to be strongest around the front door. Maybe something died in the attic or around the porch. I guess I need to go up there. It did sound like a squirrel was running in my rain gutters last week. I kinda don't want to look b/c of the book I'm reading right now, Sarah's Key.
#6 The Australian Open finals aired both Sat and Sun at 2:30 am. Being the not so intense tennis fan I am, I chose to record them and watch them at a decent hour. Stupid DVR didn't record all of the men's...cut off in the 4th set. It went to five. But they replayed it, and I caught the fifth set just as I got home from the grocery store tonight. I wish Federe had one. I like Nadal, but now I feel that Roger will not be able to get over the mental defeat, and Rafael will crush him from now on. But, maybe now that Nadal has beaten him on almost every type of court, Roger can relax and just play his game. I think the world should observe CST. Who cares if the sun is up at noon or not.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Get outta my face...book!
Startling news. My parents have signed up on facebook. Now I have to censor everything I post before posting. On second thought, the world is probably better for that. At least I still have my blog that I can ramble on without too much thought.
I went to the gym tonight for the first time in a heck of a long time. Somewhere in my first few minutes of the bike, I had a crazy thought. Maybe I do want to do another triathlon. Remember the feeling of accomplishment? The 10 pounds that I lost? The cool new padded bike pants and goggles I wore?
Then a few minutes later, that thought disappeared to be replaced with thoughts of dinner and since when did 15 minutes seem so long? And how did I gain back 7 of those pounds so quickly?
We will see where those thoughts lead.
I went to the gym tonight for the first time in a heck of a long time. Somewhere in my first few minutes of the bike, I had a crazy thought. Maybe I do want to do another triathlon. Remember the feeling of accomplishment? The 10 pounds that I lost? The cool new padded bike pants and goggles I wore?
Then a few minutes later, that thought disappeared to be replaced with thoughts of dinner and since when did 15 minutes seem so long? And how did I gain back 7 of those pounds so quickly?
We will see where those thoughts lead.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
He went to Jared's!
Just kidding, he went to Best Buy!
It seems that a lot of people were expected me to get something different for Christmas from b/f. I hope they weren't too disappointed, b/c I wasn't. Actually I don't care if they were disappointed. It was a very nice Christmas, thank you very much. I got a GPS and a very nice new laptop briefcase/portfolio.
I can't even remember much about the trip to tell you, it all seems so last year.
Our flights were great and problem free. We rented a car and drove straight to his parents' house. Most of the people were already in town. Everyone was very nice and welcoming. They certainly had their family traditions and routines down. Since there was a big group there (I think 14-19 for most the dinners, everyone took turns cooking and planning the meal. His brother-in-law is a good cook, and handled a lot of the main dishes. He even had wine shipped to the house to complement each dinner. So most things went very smoothly, at least from my lazy, non-helping manner. The only thing I did was the grate some cheese. But it felt a little like too many chefs in the small kitchen, so I tried my best to get out of the way.
We mostly spent our time at his parents during the day, and his brother's house at night. B/F drove me around El Paso one afternoon, all of his old schools, and we went up the scenic overlook from the mountains. I had been there about 8 years ago, and I remembered many things. Instead of buying presents (other than stockings), the family decided to donate gifts and money to a child crisis center in town. So Christmas Eve day, we all went over there and delivered the stuff - b/f was very generous with buying diapers and formula, etc. We got a tour of the facility and they showed us some of their new improvements. The family even had a very nice TV delivered and it was hooked up when we got there. So that was a very cool way to spend the day.
We walked around a neighborhood to look at lights...went to his sister's house on the other side of town and went to a nature preserve place. But really, other than that, we were at the house. And it wasn't too bad! It went by faster than I expected.
The strangest part was seeing women who look like b/f :)
It seems that a lot of people were expected me to get something different for Christmas from b/f. I hope they weren't too disappointed, b/c I wasn't. Actually I don't care if they were disappointed. It was a very nice Christmas, thank you very much. I got a GPS and a very nice new laptop briefcase/portfolio.
I can't even remember much about the trip to tell you, it all seems so last year.
Our flights were great and problem free. We rented a car and drove straight to his parents' house. Most of the people were already in town. Everyone was very nice and welcoming. They certainly had their family traditions and routines down. Since there was a big group there (I think 14-19 for most the dinners, everyone took turns cooking and planning the meal. His brother-in-law is a good cook, and handled a lot of the main dishes. He even had wine shipped to the house to complement each dinner. So most things went very smoothly, at least from my lazy, non-helping manner. The only thing I did was the grate some cheese. But it felt a little like too many chefs in the small kitchen, so I tried my best to get out of the way.
We mostly spent our time at his parents during the day, and his brother's house at night. B/F drove me around El Paso one afternoon, all of his old schools, and we went up the scenic overlook from the mountains. I had been there about 8 years ago, and I remembered many things. Instead of buying presents (other than stockings), the family decided to donate gifts and money to a child crisis center in town. So Christmas Eve day, we all went over there and delivered the stuff - b/f was very generous with buying diapers and formula, etc. We got a tour of the facility and they showed us some of their new improvements. The family even had a very nice TV delivered and it was hooked up when we got there. So that was a very cool way to spend the day.
We walked around a neighborhood to look at lights...went to his sister's house on the other side of town and went to a nature preserve place. But really, other than that, we were at the house. And it wasn't too bad! It went by faster than I expected.
The strangest part was seeing women who look like b/f :)
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Day of Reckoning
Wish me luck! Tomorrow I meet b/f 's parents, and siblings, and cousins, and nieces and nephews. All. At. Once. I guess it is only fair as he has met virtually all of the relatives that I seen in any given year, and some that I only see occasionally (at my brother's wedding reception).
After thinking we were going to make the 9 hour drive to El Paso, b/f threw me a curve on Thursday by showing me the airline tickets. Not that it was a bad curve ball. Just not what I had been mentally adjusting to. I had bought several books on tape, and had visions of us having nice, long relationshipy talks. Visions of one less afternoon/evening with his family :) But this will be good. He can finally try out the cool sound blocking head phones I got him for his birthday. Yes, that was in August. Apparently they work so well he can't use them at work, because he needs to hear some sounds like his phone, or his girlfriend talking to him.
And it will be good - less wear and tear on my car (he drives a totally uncomfortable truck), and less of a sore butt. Ask me again after I return from two of the most busiest airport days of the year. I may have wished we drove :)
Anyway, here it is almost 10:00 and I haven't started packing yet. Our flight doesn't leave until 1:15 tomorrow, but I still have a lot to do. But I can make it. I'm on vacation. Sort of. I will ignore the fact that I just got finished working. But at least my work gives me the laptop, so I can bring it and just surf when I need to get away from all this family togetherness. And my wireless data card will be a real life-saver as well.
I feel that if I think it will be a bad trip, then when it is fun, it will totally beat my expectations. I have a sneaky feeling that his family will be so much funner than mine, so I'm probably deep down jealous.
Oh! And b/f got me a GPS ! So now I can try to go back to Luke's Locker without getting lost the next time I need shoes. And he totally loved the gifts I got him. Two I was unsure about, but he loved them! I think if I focus and pay attention and have money, then maybe I can be a good gift-giver after all.
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! And God bless us one and all!
After thinking we were going to make the 9 hour drive to El Paso, b/f threw me a curve on Thursday by showing me the airline tickets. Not that it was a bad curve ball. Just not what I had been mentally adjusting to. I had bought several books on tape, and had visions of us having nice, long relationshipy talks. Visions of one less afternoon/evening with his family :) But this will be good. He can finally try out the cool sound blocking head phones I got him for his birthday. Yes, that was in August. Apparently they work so well he can't use them at work, because he needs to hear some sounds like his phone, or his girlfriend talking to him.
And it will be good - less wear and tear on my car (he drives a totally uncomfortable truck), and less of a sore butt. Ask me again after I return from two of the most busiest airport days of the year. I may have wished we drove :)
Anyway, here it is almost 10:00 and I haven't started packing yet. Our flight doesn't leave until 1:15 tomorrow, but I still have a lot to do. But I can make it. I'm on vacation. Sort of. I will ignore the fact that I just got finished working. But at least my work gives me the laptop, so I can bring it and just surf when I need to get away from all this family togetherness. And my wireless data card will be a real life-saver as well.
I feel that if I think it will be a bad trip, then when it is fun, it will totally beat my expectations. I have a sneaky feeling that his family will be so much funner than mine, so I'm probably deep down jealous.
Oh! And b/f got me a GPS ! So now I can try to go back to Luke's Locker without getting lost the next time I need shoes. And he totally loved the gifts I got him. Two I was unsure about, but he loved them! I think if I focus and pay attention and have money, then maybe I can be a good gift-giver after all.
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! And God bless us one and all!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The snow is always snowier on the other side of the snow pile
Everytime we come to Minneapolis for business trips in the winter, we joke to our clients that they must either be crazy or gluttons for punishment for living up here (It was about 15degrees F. when we landed). And they laugh and say that while it is cold, it's not that cold, it could be worse. The people up in Delouth, off the shores of Lake Superior, are the really crazy ones. It may snow as late in the year as June. They will wear shorts as soon as it gets above 30 degrees. I wonder what the Delouthians say when people ask if they are crazy. What, -20? That's nothing. You should go to Canada. Those people are crazy!
Of course, we get the same comments in reverse in August. 30 consecutive days of 100+ temps? You must be crazy. Yes, we in Dallas are crazy, but you should try living in Houston. Oh, the humidity!
Of course, we get the same comments in reverse in August. 30 consecutive days of 100+ temps? You must be crazy. Yes, we in Dallas are crazy, but you should try living in Houston. Oh, the humidity!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
1 Out Of Every 5 Statistics Is Made Up
This month, I paid off my second mortgage! My original goal was to put down 20%, but I only put down 12%. I possibly could have put down more, but then I would have had no money to buy the cool electronic lawn mower I needed. So long story short, I took out a second loan for 8%, at a much higher interest rate, and a weird 15-year balloon term. I didn't like the terms, so I wanted to pay it off as soon as I could. Turns out that took me about 15 months. That is a bit of a relief.
So I now own 20% of my house! One-fifth. Which is about 300 square feet and some grass. I'll say it is my living room. Hands off! It's all mine. I wish I only had to clean 1/5th of the house.
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