ONCE AGAIN, TIME HAS ELUDED ME, LET ALONE THE MOTIVATION! I APOLOGIZE TO MY FAITHFUL READERS!
WOW, WHERE TO BEGIN WRITING ABOUT THE LAST MONTH'S TIME FRAME? WELL I GUESS I SHOULD START OFF WHEN I GOT BACK TO VISIT AND SUPPORT MY SISTER IN OREGON WITH HER PROCEDURE. I FORGOT MY CELL PHONE. OMG, NOW I'VE BECOME ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTATCHED TO THEIR FREAKIN' PHONE.
MY HUBBY AND I MET UP AGAIN WITH MY SISTER AND HER FIANCE ON OUR WEEKEND TRIP TO SEATTLE. WE STAYED IN THE SAME HOTEL. WOW, THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. MY PRIMARY PURPOSE OF GOING TO SEATTLE WAS TO CHECK OUT " THE BODIES " EXHIBIT. http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/bodies.html
THIS EXHIBIT WAS TRULY A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE. FOR SOME PEOPLE I CAN UNDERSTAND IT BEING A BIT CREEPY SEEING REAL PRESERVED CADAVERS. I REALLY TOOK MUCH APPRECIATION TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN BODY. SO AMAZING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYONE TO SEE THE EXHIBIT. NOW, GO GIVE YOUR DOCTOR A PAT ON THE BACK! I COULDN'T IMAGINE ALL THAT INFORMATION BEING CRAMMED INTO MY BRAIN ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY, LET ALONE TO KNOW SYMPTOMS, DISEASES, MEDICINES, TREATMENTS, FORMULAS, ETC. GOOD GRIEF. SERIOUSLY, IT WAS REALLY AWESOME. I WISH I COULD'VE TAKEN MY DAUGHTER WITH ME. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A MANDATORY FIELD TRIP! SO MUCH DIFFERENT FROM TEXTBOOK ILLUSTRATIONS.
WE ALL WALKED DOWN TO THE PIER, TOOK THE FERRY TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND AND BACK. IT WAS WINDY, RAINING, AND COLD. YES, I KNOW, WHAT ELSE COULD I EXPECT FROM SEATTLE WEATHER?! MY SISTER FOUND SOME GREY'S ANATOMY SCRUBS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP IN THE PUBLIC MARKET AREA. SO COOL.
WE THEN WENT TO TIFFANY & CO TO DROP OFF MY BRACELET TO BE POLISHED AND CLEANED. MY HUBBY WANTS A $150 KEYCHAIN. YES, IT'S A COOL DESIGN, BUT NOBODY AROUND HERE WOULD KNOW THAT IT COMES FROM TIFFANY'S. IT IS RATHER HEAVY, AND WOULD PROBABLY WRECK THE IGNITION! TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO GETTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WHILE WE WERE AT THE MALL, MY SIS AND I WENT TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINK, AND RIGHT AS WE WERE LEAVING THE FOOD COURT, SOME BIPPYTWAT HUSSY LIKE SHOVED PASSED ME AND I SAID "EXCUSE YOU" AND SHE GAVE ME THE GLARE LIKE GET OUTTA MY WAY. I SHOULDA DUMPED MY DRINK ALL OVER HER. IT WAS SO TEMPTING. OOPS! BIOTCH.
WE HAD DINNER AT RAINFOREST CAFE. THAT WAS AN AWSOME PLACE. GREAT FOR KIDS! THE NEXT DAY WE ALSO WENT TO "THE CRYPT ON BROADWAY." MY SISTER WANTED TO GO. SHE FOUND IT ONLINE. IT IS A PORN STORE, PRIMARILY DIRECTED TO GAY MEN. SHE'S ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME GOOD STUFF. WE HAD A HELL OF A TIME FINDING THE DAMN PLACE. THEN WE WENT TO BABELAND. THEN WE HAD LUNCH AT THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY. THAT WAS A FUN FILLED WEEKEND!
THINGS AT WORK HAVE BEEN REALLY SLOW. IT HAS STARTED TO PICK UP NOW THAT IT IS ABOUT MOTHER'S DAY. WE ARE LEAVING TO GO TO LAS VEGAS ON THE 20TH. WE WON'T HAVE TONS OF MONEY TO GO CRAZY, BUT THE EXPERIENCE AND ADVENTURE WILL BE FUN. I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE.
ON WEDNESDAY I CAME DOWN VERY SICK. I WOKE UP WITH VIRTUALLY NO STRENGTH. I CALLED THE DOCTOR OFFICE AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT THAT AFTERNOON. I CALLED WORK AND TOLD THEM THERE'S NO WAY. I WENT IN WITH A 102.8 DEGREE FEVER, CHILLS, SWEATY, BODY ACHES, RUNNY NOSE, SCRATCHY THROAT, & FATIGUE. I WAS IN BAD SHAPE. THEY WEREN'T TOO QUICK TO PRESCRIBE ME ANYTHING, BUT THEY DID FAX A PRESCRIPTION TO THE PHARMACY JUST IN CASE FOR SOME AMOXYCILLIN. TODAY, (OOPS, YESTERDAY NOW AFTER MIDNIGHT....DAMN TIME KEEPS FLYING BY!)I FELT A BIT BETTER, I WENT TO MY WEIGHT WATCHER MEETING WITH MY CO-WORKER. ( OH, BY THE WAY, I JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS. I'LL GO INTO THAT A BIT LATER ) AND THEN AFTER THE MEETING WE WENT TO BREAKFAST. I THEN WENT FROM THE RESTAURANT TO BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO AND RENTED: THE FARCE OF THE PENGUIN, LITTLE CHILDREN, HAPPILY NEVER AFTER, AND THE HOLIDAY.
SO BACK TO THE WEIGHT WATCHER PHENOMENON. WHATEVER, SO I DECIDED WITH MY 10 YR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION COMING UP, I CAN STAND TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT, NOT TO MENTION MY SISTER'S WEDDING IN THE FALL, AND OF COURSE OVERALL HEALTH REASONS. I WANT TO HELP MY FERTILITY ISSUES RIGHT ABOUT NOW. IT'S BEEN ON MY MIND. I SUPPOSE I WILL PUT A WEIGHT TRACKER ON MY DIARY. I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MY MIND IS DRIVING ME NUTS WITH MY BODY IMAGE. MY BRAIN THINKS THAT I'M ABOUT 100 POUNDS LESS WEIGHT, BUT MY EYES DON'T LIE, THEY SEE THE WHOLE KITTEN-CABOODLE IN THE MIRROR. IT'S WEIRD. I "FEEL" LIKE I'M ABOUT 170 POUNDS! MY HEAVIEST IN HIGH SCHOOL. BUT I WAS ALWAYS ACTIVE, AND LOOKED GOOD. SO CHEERS TO ME! OR AT LEAST TO GET ME STARTED. SO FAR I'VE LOST ALMOST 20 POUNDS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I LOST 12 LBS JUST BY GOING TO THE GYM THE FIRST 2-3 MONTHS. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE GYM IN A COUPLE MONTHS 'CUZ I'VE HAD FOOT PAIN, AND THEN I HURT MY NECK, AND NOW I'M SICK. WHEN I FEEL BETTER, I'LL GO BACK. I'VE LOST 8 POUNDS IN THE 5 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN ON WEIGHT WATCHERS (W.W.) MY FRIEND BECCA AND I JOINED TOGETHER. WE USED TO WORK OUT TOGETHER. AFTER WE WEIGH IN, WE GO OUT TO EAT.
WELL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IT WAS A MONDAY MORNING WHILE GETTING READY FOR WORK, I SNEEZED.....AND HURT MY NECK PRETTY BAD. HOW EMBARASSING! I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPT. TO SEE MY CHIROPRACTOR, BUT SHE WAS LEAVING TO SEATTLE CUZ HER MOM WAS DYING. THEY REFERRED ME TO GO SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR. SO WEDNESDAY,I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPT. THIS LADY ON THE PHONE WAS A TOTAL BITCH. SHE HAD ME COME IN 2 HOURS FROM THE TIME I CALLED. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE EXPECTS ME TO PAY IN FULL WHEN I GET THERE, AND SHE WILL NOT BILL MY INSURANCE. JUST HER TONE OF VOICE WAS BITCHY. AT THIS POINT, I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN, I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT PAYING LIKE $100+ UPFRONT. I GO TO THIS OTHER DOC, AND AS SOON AS I OPENED THE DOOR, IT SMELLED SO BAD. IT WAS LIKE PATCHOULI OIL, HEMP, AND OLD SPICE COMBINED TOGETHER. YUCK. I WAS LITERALLY SICK TO MY STOMACH. SO I MET THE "BITCH" AND FILLED OUT PAPERWORK. THEN THIS DR. CALLS ME BACK. HE WAS TALL AND FAT, WEARING OLD ICKY JEANS THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO DISINTEGRATE OFF OF HIM. HE LEAD ME DOWN THIS LONG NARROW HALLWAY. NOW I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CLAUSTROPHOBICS FEEL. HE ASKED ME A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND THEN TOLD ME HE WOULD NEED TO DO A NEW SCAN ON MY NECK AND BACK AND FOR ME TO GO INTO THE RESTROOM AND CHANGE INTO A GOWN.
I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM, AND I FROZE. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE. I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO TOUCH ME. I DIDN'T LIKE THE BITCHY RECEPTION LADY. I WASN'T GONNA PAY THIS DUDE TO TOUCH ME. THE PLACE STUNK AND I WAS GONNA BE SICK. HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE? I WAS MAKING EXCUSES IN MY MIND. DO I PUT MY FINGER DOWN MY THROAT TO PUKE, SO I CAN TELL THEM I'M SICK? DO I MAKE MY CELL PHONE RING AND ACT LIKE I HAVE AN EMERGENCY? FINALLY I LOOKED AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR, TOLD MYSELF THAT I JUST NEED TO BE A BIG GIRL AND TELL HIM I'M GONNA JUST LEAVE. I WAS STILL FROZEN. THINKING STOP WASTING MY TIME, AND HIS TIME. I HAD TO REALLY TELL MY BODY TO MOVE, PUT MY HAND ON THE DOORKNOB AND TURN. I DID. I STEPPED OUT AND TOLD HIM "I'M SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME, BUT I'M GONNA WAIT FOR DR. LIZ, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE." I WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAY, AND HEAR HIM SAY "FINE. HAVE A GOOD DAY" VERY SARCASTICALLY. OH WELL, I DON'T CARE. HE FREAKED ME OUT. THEN AS I'M COMING DOWN THE HALLWAY, "BITCH" COMES OUT FROM HER DESK AND IS LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON? I TOLD HER THE SAME THING, EXCEPT AT THE END, I TOLD HER I DIDN'T LIKE HER. HAHA TAKE THAT EVIL-DOER! I PEELED OUTTA THERE. IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR MY NECK TO FEEL NORMAL.
HMMM.... WHAT ELSE CAN I CATCH YOU ALL UP WITH?? OH, MY HUBBY WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. TURNS OUT NOW WASHINGTON STATE HAS CHANGED THE EDUCATIONAL OUTLINE, AND THE CREDITS THAT HE GRADUATED WITH IN 2002 UNIVERSITY, SOME OF THEM ARE NOW CONSIDERED DUPLICATES. SO IN ORDER TO OBTAIN HIS CPA LICENSE, HE NEEDS TO ELIMINATE HIS DUPLICATES. HE WANTS TO LEAVE THE GOVERNMENT. ME, I'M AFRAID OF CHANGE. HAHA. I LIKE STABILITY. HE LOVES SCHOOL. WE DON'T SEE EACH OTHER MUCH. I'M PROUD OF HIM THOUGH. HE'S BEEN BUGGIN ME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S ME BEING A TOTAL GEMINI, INDECISIVE. PART OF ME WOULD LIKE TO, BUT THE OTHER PART, WANTS TO JUST CONTINUE WORKING ALTHOUGH I COMPLAIN ABOUT RETAIL, AND THE OTHER PART IS WANTING TO HURRY UP AND GET PREGNANT. MURPHY'S LAW WOULD BE, THE TIME I DON'T EXPECT TO GET PREGO, WOULD BE WHEN I'M ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. GO FIGURE. THAT, AND I DON'T WANT MORE DEBT. HIS SCHOOL BILL IS OVER $50,000 AS OF MARCH! YIKES.
THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT TO SPOKANE TO VISIT MY GRAMMA AND TAKE HER TO DINNER FOR HER 76TH BDAY. WE HAD A GOOD DINNER. I WENT TO PICK MY MOM UP, I GOT THERE AN HOUR EARLY, AND YUP, SHE'S SMOKING POT WITH HER "FRIENDS." OMG HOW DISAPPOINTING. YUCK. WE WENT TO PICK UP GRAMMA AND TOOK HER OUT. DUMPED THEM BOTH OFF AFTER DINNER. I WENT UP TO MY BEST FRIEND'S NEW HOME. I AM SO JEALOUS! HER CLOSET IS SOOO HUGE. IT IS LITERALLY ANOTHER BEDROOM! THEIR HOUSE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM. I GOT TO SAMPLE CARAMEL APPLE MARGARITAS! SO YUMMY! I SPENT THE NIGHT THERE. IT WAS GREAT TO SPEND TIME WITH HER AND HER KIDS. I ADORE THE GIRLS. I GOT TO SEE HER COUSIN AND HER SISTER'S NEW BABIES! MAKES ME FEEL REALLY OLD! WEREN'T WE JUST BABYSITTING THEM? TIME FLIES.
I'VE ALSO BEEN INFLUENCED ONCE AGAIN BY MISS OPRAH. SHE HAD ROBIN THICKE ON HER SHOW. HE'S THE SON OF ALAN THICKE FROM THE TV SHOW GROWING PAINS. HE WAS ON THE SHOW AND HIS WIFE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE. SHE IS SO PRETTY. HER NAME IS PAULA PATTON. SHE IS IN THE MOVIE "DE JA VU" WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON. ANYHOW, THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER AND HAVE BEEN TOGETHER LIKE 15 YRS. SHE IS IN HIS MUSIC VIDEOS "LOST WITHOUT YOU." I WENT AND BOUGHT THE CD THE OTHER DAY AND JUST LISTENED TO IT NOW. IT'S GOOD.
WELL, I BETTER WRAP THIS UP, IT'S TAKEN ME FOREVER TO FINISH THIS ENTRY. I'VE BEEN BROWSING EBAY BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS! HAHA. HOPE ALL IS WELL FOR YOU READERS! DROP A NOTE!