Saturday, September 13th, 2003
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1:05 am - still awake...
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i'm excited for my shower tomorrow. :) it's at 3pm. i need to decide what to wear.
i'm in a letter writing mood. anyone want a letter? comment with your address if i don't already have it and i'll send you one. :)
i think after the shower tomorrow i'm going to work on more wedding stuff. i need to have mom address a couple more invitations since we have the addresses now. i'm going to make some more soap. i made two more bars tonight. i'm not sure what else i'm going to do.
didn't find out about the job today...probably monday. it's between one other lady and myself and the other lady took her tests today (well friday) so i have to wait. i really really hope i get this job. ::crosses fingers and hopes and prays::
aubry's halloween costume came in the male today. it is the cutest thing ever...she looks adorable in it. i can't wait until halloween. she's going to look even cuter than last year!
i'm looking at my user picture right now (the one that says angel and has aubry wearing a pair of angel-wing pajamas)...she was so little and cute. :)
she's asleep in her playpen right now. she fell asleep watching lion king. she's wearing a t-shirt that's about 3 sizes too big. :)
i'm going to start charting and temping. that way if/when we start TTC i'll know what's going on. :)
alright...i'm going to make 2 more bars of soap and go to bed. :)
current mood: anxious
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Friday, September 12th, 2003
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3:12 am - go to sleep baby...
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aubry woke up just as i was getting ready to go to bed. ::sigh::
she's in the family room watching the fox and the hound and hopefully she'll fall back to sleep quickly. it doesn't look promising though. i'm glad i don't have to go with clint to therapy tomorrow because his appointment is at 8:15am.
i might find out tomorrow about the job. i'm really nervous. chrystal said that it's between me and another lady. my test scores weren't very good. :( i'm really disappointed in myself. i tried not to...but i did get my hopes up. at first i wasn't sure about this job...but i really want it now. i think it would be great for us. and we decided that if i do get the job...we'd try to find a place to rent so we could move out of here. it would be SO nice. i can't stress how ready i am to have our own place again.
and clint and i were talking a couple nights ago about having another baby. he said that he's been giving it a lot of thought and he's ready to have another one (like now). his exact words were "the more times we [have sex] the more likely we are to have another one" and "you wouldn't even be showing for the wedding." i'm not thinking that soon though. but anyway...if i get the job...we'll have medical insurance after i'm there 90days and then we actually could have another baby. ::sigh::
hah. i added myself to my friends list. i update way more than anyone else on my list. ;)
i had a long conversation with david on msn. he's a hardcore fan of bush. we all know how i feel about that subject. anyway...everythng i said he basically wrote off as "false information." whatever. when i brought up the false claim about iraq getting uranium from niger he said "but that was british intelligence." so...bush passed it off as truth to the american people. he just kept insisting that it didn't matter because it wasn't proof from the US CIA blah blah. it was a SOURCE and bush used that information from the source as a reason to the american people as far as iraq's weapon capability. david went on to say that they were just 16 little words in a probably 1900 word speech and most people probably weren't affected by it anyway. ::rolls eyes:: and he didn't even understand how pathetic he sounded.
ugh...aubry....go to sleep.....pleeeeese....
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Thursday, September 11th, 2003
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3:12 am - pretty good day!
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well...clint and i sorta had an arguement this morning and we kinda really pissed each other off (haha...kinda really?). anyway...we kissed and made up in the afternoon so that made it better.
micah called me this morning. he was telling me about his new girlfriend and i thought it was so adorable. aubry was kinda being a pain towards the end of our conversation though...and of course i kept talking about her so i'm sure that was nice and irritating.
around 2:30pm clint and i left for his physical therapy appointment. aubry stayed with mary which was so nice because aubry always wants to run around whenever we go out somewhere. afterwards we ate at ryan's steakhouse and that was yummy. :) we had the annoying/forgetful waiter again though. oh well.
when we got home, clint took aubry to his parents' house so that i could take a nap. it was much needed/well deserved. :) then i ended up not going to work though. my right hand/wrist was all swollen and hurting so i called and talked to tom about it.
i should find out tomorrow (i think) about the job at the bank. i really hope i get the job...but i'm so nervous about it. i really hate learning new things in front of other people...especially people i know! this job would be a great opportunity though. being in clearwater...it would be so much more convenient than driving half an hour to work in occassional bad weather (and at night). plus i can see aubry on my lunch breaks if i want to and if anything were to happen to aubry i'd be right there and easy to get a hold of. plus with the bank you get holidays and sundays off. the biggest thing is that clint and will qualify for insurance in about 90days or so. i just think it's all for the best. i think the only time i will really not so much like working full-time is whenever we decide to have another baby...mostly because i might miss all the next baby's first words/steps/etc. but...we'll also be able to afford a lot more for the next baby (like a house!). i'm still crossing my fingers...
tomorrow clint and i are thinking of going to the county fair. we'll see though. we need to clean house tomorrow and i have to pay bills and such. i have to call kay jewelers tomorrow because i realized we never got a bill for this month. ugh. and i forgot about the storage bill. i definitely need to get more organized.
i feel kinda...stressed. i feel like i have so much to do and i don't know where to start. and i keep feeling like i'm forgetting something and things like that. >_<
we ordered aubry's halloween costume! we decided to get the eeyore costume this year and maybe next year she'll be tinkerbell. the weather is cooling down quite a bit lately and since we're going to take her trick-or-treating this year i didn't want her to be too cold. so it should be here in about a week. :)
alright...i think i'm going to go to bed. goodnight everyone!
current mood: hungry
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2003
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12:02 am - Halloween!
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Sunday, September 7th, 2003
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7:34 pm - Don't Vote Bush in 2004
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"I've asked for this time to keep you informed..."
Someone should inform him. I had to leave the room...I came downstairs to do *anything* besides listen to the president ramble on about how he needs 87 billion dollars to "win" in Iraq and in this "War on Terror"...and it's probably going to cost at least a dozen or so more American lives...not to mention the civilian casualties. I'm already not impressed.
Stupid, stupid man. I still don't understand how anyone can approve of this guy.
I believe it was his dad who had high approval ratings in the polls...however didn't win his reelection due to his situation in Iraq. Never have I wished so much for another deja vu moment in my life.
current mood: angry
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12:52 pm - okay what the heck?
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i'm not sure what the problem is but blurty is acting like i'm not logged in! i can only see two posts on my friends page and they are both from the wedding community. i can't see any of my own friends-only posts. how irritating...
current mood: irritated
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Saturday, September 6th, 2003
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1:50 pm - better day :)
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aubry loved the parade! she sat there (sorta...haha) and she would run out to get the candy people would throw to her. it was so cute. i could hear people saying "aww...look at that sweet baby! she's so cute!" it was fun. we had one incident with a melted candybar though. ;) messy! afterwards we walked around a bit...aubry shared a sno cone with me. and there were some little goats there and aubry *loved* petting them. it was so cute. she also got to pet a horse...she loved the horses in the parade. the parade wasn't very good though...very short. marching band, lots of tractors/emergency vehicles, a couple floats...then horses. that was it. i think there was maybe 4-5 floats (including the middle school football and the high school cheerleaders who basically just stood on a trailor with streamers and threw candy). anyway...aubry started getting fussy because she was tired. we walked around the craft fair a little bit. we tried to have aubry get her face painted but she wanted no part of that. then we decided to go ahead and take her over to my aunt's house so she could take a nap and play. clint and i went to walt's and had lunch...then decided to come home and relax for awhile. i'm messing around on the computer and clint is upstairs watching the notre dame game...thinking about how much he'd rather be AT the game. ;) we're going to go down there in a little while...play some of the carnival games and such. we've seen a LOT of people we haven't seen in forever.
well...i think i might take a nap..
current mood: tired
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Thursday, September 4th, 2003
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4:14 pm - oh man!!
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remember that gymnastics position i was talking about...the lady that wanted someone to teach gymnastics part time and "paid great?" well...kelli applied for the position! i wish i would have known she was interested in coaching gymnastics again. i didn't think she would since she works full time and all.
so we're kinda talking about starting up tumble time again together. her mom started coaching it and then my mom took over when connie left to devote her time to kelli (who was doing competitive gymnastics). so i think it's kind of neat...the two of us continuing what our moms started.
she's going to coach for this lady this year...then maybe next year we'll be able to start it up. :) we shall see!
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1:19 pm - ouch!
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my elbow hurts so bad. i hit it on the counter when i was carrying aubry and our lunch. so i had to try really hard not to just drop everything.
i'm so tired. i really need a nap. but i've currently caught my second wind which is pathetic. i'm so glad i don't have to work tonight!
mom and i are finishing the invitations this evening. they are going to be mailed tomorrow! actually...i need to go to bed, bath, & beyond and kohl's to get more registry cards. maybe clint and i can do that tomorrow while we're in town for his therapy.
this weekend is fall festival. i'm so excited! i haven't been this excited about it since i was a little kid. i just think aubry will really enjoy it this year. the carnival starts on friday but i don't know how much we'll do at the carnival. aubry is still kinda little for the rides and such. i really don't think she'd sit still by herself in the little kid rides and she's too little to go on the big rides with us. but saturday we're definitely spending the day down there. the parade is at 10:30am and we're all going down to watch it. then they have talent acts and such in the gazebo. sometimes they have a petting zoo and aubry would LOVE that! i don't think i saw it in the book though. i think clint and i are going to go to the craft fair too. fun stuff.
aubry is being a pain. she's being naughty so i *know* she's tired...but she won't go to sleep. ::sigh:: i think i'm going to go rock with her for a little while.
current mood: in pain
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003
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6:12 pm - not so bad!
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remember how i was so nervous earlier? well chrystal called. she said rae was really impressed with my interview and that i did great. rae told chrystal that she didn't know i was that outgoing....that she always thought i was quiet and shy. i am!! but i was trying to be outgoing because i know an outgoing attitude will help with this job. plus...if i get this job...the more comfortable i am with it the more outgoing i'll be naturally. i get SOOoo... nervous when i have to learn new things in front of people. but once i get the hang of it i'm fine...and become very outgoing. anyway, chrystal said that the other person who interviewed today (which i know her...she is a friend of clint's family) didn't do as well and the person that's being interviewed on tuesday has less experience than i do (i've worked customer service and done light accounting). so we'll see. i have to get a hold of rae tomorrow to set up a time to go in and take those tests. :)
i hope i get the job. it'll be nice to not work at night anymore...no more driving half an hour to wichita...which is worse during bad weather. and we'll have more money and INSURANCE and everything. i just think it'll be best for us.
i think i'm starting to get more excited rather than nervous. we'll see...
oh! and i got the picture of the bouquet from the florist. :) looks good! now we'll see if she sends my order tomorrow. ;)
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current mood: relieved
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Saturday, August 30th, 2003
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4:12 pm
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haha. i'm currently making a quiz for quizilla.com. it's taking forever but it's going to be interesting. it's going to be "which of these people are you most alike?" the final results to
the quizzes are going to be people that i know...male and female. hopefully i'll get it done sometime before i'm 50. ;)
current mood: amused
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3:39 pm
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oh i forgot to mention..
clint and i went to our 2nd session of premarital counseling with mr. justice on thursday evening. it went really great. i like going, actually. if it was with anyone besides mr. justice (coughjoancough) i don't think i would enjoy it near as much nor would it be any type of benefit to us.
anyway...we got to talking about spirituality in relationships and then a bit about religion in general. it was nice...interesting.
we talked a little about apostolic religions and such. clint mentioned his aunt who went to [i forget] church and did all sorts of "weird" things as he said. mr. justice said that his (either dad or grandfather) went to an episcopal church and there was a lot of raising hands and joyous shouting of amen but no rolling around on the ground or running around the church. i mentioned the video of the sermon from christina's church that clint and i watched. i told him how odd it seemed to me...people running across the front of the church and such. i mentioned that some of those poeple "speaking in tongues" looked like they were just trying to make noises. granted...i've never actually witnessed it myself first-hand and don't claim to know anything about speaking in tongues...but it just looked "fake."
mr. justice said that scripture states that speaking in tongues is not valid unless someone is there who can interpret it. i can't for the life of me remember what scripture he said but i thought it was interesting. i might have to ask him again.
clint and i need to find a church to go to together. we've talked about it a little bit but haven't actually looked into any churches or anything. we're kind of at a disagreement about it considering i'm not willing to go to a catholic church at all and clint, so far, isn't interested in not going to a catholic church. so we'll see.
current mood: calm
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Friday, August 29th, 2003
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2:35 pm - wow!
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Thursday, August 28th, 2003
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9:58 pm - out of boredom...
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taking some of these quizzes i have realized...
some people really need to learn how to spell and stop acting like stupid little kids.
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Monday, August 25th, 2003
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1:06 pm - elmo's world
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aubry is in the livingroom watching sesame street. she LOVES sesame street.
aubry is growing up way too fast. she never ceases to amaze me by how smart she is...she can do so many things now. she doesn't seem like a baby anymore...she's a little girl. i'm looking at my "angel" icon...the picture of her in the angel-wing pajamas...and i just can't believe that was her last year. she looks so little. i've been looking through a lot of her old pictures lately. ::sigh:: i love my little girl. :)
clint has physical therapy today at 1:30pm. i think his grandma is taking him. he hates going to physical therapy. he's doing really well though. he's ahead of schedule as far as the progress he's made.
i'm off work for the next week for my 5 day break. i'm hoping to get a lot of wedding stuff completed during the next week. nick is also supposed to be here tomorrow. i can't wait to seem him! i haven't seen him in like a year or something! hopefully we'll be able to spend a lot of time together.
i'm thinking about applying for a job at the local bank. it's full-time though and i really didn't want to work full-time until our kids were in school. of course, i didn't plan on clint being off work like this either. my friend, chrystal, has been working there for quite awhile as a teller. she got promoted to personal banker though and they are looking to fill her spot. it would be monday 8am-6pm and tuesday-friday 8:30am-4pm and then every other saturday. ::sigh:: i e-mailed chrystal about it and she's going to give me some more information. the reason why i like it is because it's here in town. i'm like 5 minutes away. and a good job here in town doesn't turn up very often. i just wish it was offered in like january or something. because i was just reappointed for work until about january 29th. the more i think about it...the more i feel like i *should* at least apply. we'd be able to find a babysitter without any problem. my aunt doesn't work on mondays. dad doesn't work on tuesdays and fridays. and clint's grandma could watch her on wednesdays and thursdays. i don't know. we'll see.
my back is killing me. :( i think i must have slept wrong. i didn't sleep very well. i had problems with my heart last night. i haven't had problems for awhile. it could be stress/lack of sleep that is contributing to it. i had to leave work early because i was having chest pains. i was shaking really bad and thought i was going to pass out. the mail volume was steady though and i hadn't been there 2 hours (i was there like 1 1/2 hours) so it's a red mark unless i talk to adam and he takes it off. i've had too many red marks so i don't know if i'd get reappointed after the next 150 days. that's even more reason why i've been considering this job at the bank.
alright. time to get busy working on wedding stuff....
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Monday, August 18th, 2003
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10:24 pm
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Sunday, August 17th, 2003
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7:46 am
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oh and erin...
clint got his get well card today. he thought it was wonderful and it really made his day. :)
current mood: thankful
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Monday, August 11th, 2003
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10:06 pm - we're home
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well...today has been a very long day. we were supposed to get there at 9:30am and his surgery was supposed to start at 11am. he didn't even get called back to pre-op until 12:20pm. then he didn't go to surgery until 2:30pm and they came out about 5:30 to tell us how everything went. then we went home about 7:45. we're all tired.
clint's in a lot of pain. it's really hard to watch him like this. i feel so bad. i seriously have never been this nice to anyone in my life. haha.
he had an 85% tear in a tendon, a thickness tear in his rotator cuff (like a hole), and then he had to sew together the "sling" that holds his shoulder into socket (i forget what it's called). they had to do more than he anticipated. but he should have a full recovery. he'll be immobilized for 4-6 weeks and won't be up to full health until about 3 months. so we have a long road of recovery ahead but we'll make it.
thank you to everyone who thought of us today. we really appreciate it.
current mood: exhausted
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2003
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2:08 am - why am i not surprised?
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and just one more reason why bush makes my blood boil:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/30/bush.gay.marriage/index.html
there's a poll there. be sure to vote in it.
heaven forbid two people love each other. i thought marriages were built on love, trust, understanding, hope, faith, honesty, etc. i didn't realize the fundamentals of a successful marriage rest soley on whether one party has a penis and the other has a vagina. ::rolls eyes::
you know what would make tons more sense? instead of wasting time wanting to ban gay marriage...why doesn't he ban freakin junk mail and popups. stop 10 year olds from getting e-mails about viagra, amazing x-cam, prescriptions, and how to make your woman scream by having your penis enlarged. that seems a lot more productive than making love gender-specific.
i just spent about half an hour drafting a stupid letter to the stupid president and didn't even finish it because i was so pissed off. do you know now many times i've done that during the past 3 years? my skin crawls at the site of this man.
::screams::
okay i feel a bit better now.
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Thursday, July 31st, 2003
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7:24 pm - whew..
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i took clint to the doctor today. he goes in for arthroscopic surgery on august 11th at 11am. we have to be there at 9:30am. the doctor seemed wonderful. he was very thorough and explained everything to us. and he was nice. he said that right now clint has a 90% chance of his shoulder dislocating at any given time. after the surgery, the chance of that happening reduces to 8-10% so it's going to be a significant difference. he's so nervous. the doctor said that shoulder surgeries usually are more painful than knee surgeries (clint has had three knee surgeries...two on the right and one on the left). he's going to be in a sling for 4-6 weeks after the surgery. the doctor said he'd be okay for the wedding though so that makes me feel better. i just don't want to look back at our wedding and clint to remember how much pain he was in or stumbling through his vows because he's on so much pain medication. i want us to have a wonderful day together. happy...and pain free!
oh! and we get our engagement pictures back tomorrow. we'll meet jeff at the hyatt parking lot at 5pm. :) i'll be sure to scan them so you all can see!
hmm...i'm hungry. i'm going to go find something to eat!
current mood: hungry
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