I haven't done a good job with my monthly blog lately...it's been 7 months almost. Shit. Not like my life is super busy and exciting but I'm not going to go into detail about the past 7 months. I took a sick day today and figured I'd catch up a little bit. Well, here goes nothing!
I had just returned from a cruise the last time I posted and was a few weeks from April. I love spring and summer is my favorite!! I love sun, sandals, and the poolside. Good times.
My Goddaughter (Maddy) turned 3 in April. Kids grow up so fast. Grace is already 8 months old and getting so big! I had dinner with the Goss' Monday night...I hadn't seen them since the end of July! Craziness. Our annual ortho bowling party was in April...always a good time. Canoe Club jolly ranchers are delicious!
I went to Milford for Madison's birthday in May and went down again sometime in July. The last visit was really nice, I played with Madison and it felt like we really connected, she was really upset when I left! She's such a great kid.
Grace was baptized on May 24th...she did such a great job. Jeff and I are her godparents. Pictures on facebook! Speaking of Grace, Ashley and Adam are miraculously pregnant! A tad unexpected but such is life. They found out when they got back from Myrtle Beach. She is due April 14th, 2010!
I had a great Birthday weekend. Joe, Betsy, and I went to Boston. Good times lol. Met Mom, Heather, Denise, and Sherry the next day for lunch and then I had Sushi with Jeem, Bonnie, and Betsy. The following weekend I went to Manhattan to hang out with Amy; we always have a great time! Sparks' annual party was the 27th.
I went to Maine for the fourth of July weekend to hang with Brandi. I took a week off mid-July. Had no concrete plans but the best thing was probably the Offspring concert at Meadowbrook!
The first weekend in August was pretty busy. Sengupta had his annual summer party. I went to a Tool concert on the 2nd with Goewey (they are awesome!). I went to Rye on the 3rd to see the MacGlashing's and Jake and I played in a beirut tourny on Hampton Beach, so much fun. Rye is a beautiful town. Summer was short but sweet...well we really didn't have much of summer to be honest. Lots of rain. I was so not ready for summer to be when September rolled around. I finally reread the Once and Future King, a novel that reminds me a summer back in high school. And I finally read The Catcher in the Rye for the first time.
I had a 7 day weekend Labor Day weekend. I love my schedule. I went to Becky's baby shower and had some family time. Did some outlet shopping. The following weekend I spent with Kendall at her mom's house. She is so grown up but I can still sense that little girl in her. I can't believe she's a freshman in high school. She's a year older than when I started babysitting her. It's really a shame that her father did not allow her to attend KUA.
The weekend of the 19th, I went down to Norton for the first time in years!! The last time I was a sophomore in high school. I got a facebook invitation from Becky Bramwell to a pigroast at her house. It was so exciting to drive through Norton, see the old neighborhood but I was kind of nervous about how it would be between my grade school friends and I, so many years later. It ended up being great, I had a lot of fun and it felt so good to reconnect with old friends. We are all grown up now but I can still see the Becky's as they were back in the fourth grade! I did, however, have a little breakdown the next day. I went to Honeydew Donuts for a coffee and a doughnut and something snapped inside me. It took all I had to get out the door before I burst into tears. My Dad used to take us there. Once I started, I couldn't stop. Most of the memories I have of my Dad are in Norton. We were only back in Claremont 2 months when he died. I drove around the school I went to. I wanted to drive through the Wheaton campus but I didn't bother because he used to take us there to feed ducks. I parked in front of Tedeschis but didn't go in because I was a mess. I drove Village Way once more before heading out of town. I spent the rest of the day being really sad. I miss my Daddy. I wonder what my life would have been like if he was still alive.
I guess that is enough for now. I will be a better blogger now! Oh, work is about the same, I'm still single, and Xander is fine!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, dolla!
On February 12th, I got LASIK (or in my case, PRK). Let me tell you how fabulous it has been not dealing with glasses or contacts. I am just getting used to being able to see as soon as I open my eyes in the morning. For the first couple of weeks I was trying to push up my glasses, take them off at night, and reach for them on my nightstand in the morning. So weird after being nearsighted since the fourth grade.
The actual procedure itself wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I got to take po valium so I was feeling pretty relaxed although I was awake and fully aware of what they were doing to my eye. They gave me super numbing eye drops so I didn't feel anything except slight pressure. A tiny brush was used to remove the surface epithelium and then the laser. I was in the room no longer than 15 minutes and could see immediately. The first few days were a little rough, I was uncomfortable and extremely teary as my eyes had to regrow the epithelium that was removed. I slept a lot that weekend, it was great.
I just got back from a southern Caribbean cruise. It was great. I have 3 albums of pics on facebook so I won't even try to describe how pretty it was. I don't understand how places that beautiful can have so much poverty. I felt guilty.
We were busy everyday, I am still trying to catch up on sleep. We went to beautiful beaches pretty much every day, ate like pigs, shopped, gambled, consumed lots of booze, jetskiied one day, and ziplined another. Sooo much fun. It always nice to come home though. I missed my own bed and my lil' fluffy guy of course!
This blog's kinda short, I guess I'm not too wordy tonight. But hey, when am I? My bed is calling my name. Tomorrow is my last day of vaca and I need to see little Grace Goss before I go back to work. And if I'm really motivated, I'll go for a run.
Oh, and I'm officially obsessed with Band of Brothers. Everyone needs to watch it. It is amazing.
The actual procedure itself wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I got to take po valium so I was feeling pretty relaxed although I was awake and fully aware of what they were doing to my eye. They gave me super numbing eye drops so I didn't feel anything except slight pressure. A tiny brush was used to remove the surface epithelium and then the laser. I was in the room no longer than 15 minutes and could see immediately. The first few days were a little rough, I was uncomfortable and extremely teary as my eyes had to regrow the epithelium that was removed. I slept a lot that weekend, it was great.
I just got back from a southern Caribbean cruise. It was great. I have 3 albums of pics on facebook so I won't even try to describe how pretty it was. I don't understand how places that beautiful can have so much poverty. I felt guilty.
We were busy everyday, I am still trying to catch up on sleep. We went to beautiful beaches pretty much every day, ate like pigs, shopped, gambled, consumed lots of booze, jetskiied one day, and ziplined another. Sooo much fun. It always nice to come home though. I missed my own bed and my lil' fluffy guy of course!
This blog's kinda short, I guess I'm not too wordy tonight. But hey, when am I? My bed is calling my name. Tomorrow is my last day of vaca and I need to see little Grace Goss before I go back to work. And if I'm really motivated, I'll go for a run.
Oh, and I'm officially obsessed with Band of Brothers. Everyone needs to watch it. It is amazing.
Friday, February 6, 2009
A Certain Shade of Green
It's a new year and it's February already. A good thing because January is my least favorite month. More time than usual has passed and it's time to update my blog. When I last left off, it was the week before Christmas.
It was a nice Christmas, although I had to work from 7 to 330. It was weird to go to bed alone on Christmas Eve and treat it like a work night. On the other hand, it was kind of fun to be in the halls at work without lots of people around despite doing a couple of cases. We did an IM Nail, a cold leg, and a stat Crani. I got to leave on time and drove to Denise's house from work to hang with my family and have a yummy Christmas dinner. Earlier that week, I got to do Christmas with Emilee and Ashley, on different days. The weekend after Christmas, I met Jake and Alyssa for dinner in Concord...it had been about a year since I saw them last, prepregnancy. It was nice to see them and I felt that maybe I could give him a second chance to prove himself as a friend, but we won't get into that story here.
New Year's Eve was fun. I went to a couple of parties with Betsy, Tracy, and Jeremy. We first went to Joe's party for a little while then we went to a psychiatry resident party in Canaan where Jeremy knew some people. It was boring at first as we were outsiders but became fun as the night went on. We ended up playing Catch Phrase for hours (yeah sounds dorky I know). I've actually been getting to know someone who was there who asked about me after the fact but we won't get into that story here, either.
The following weekend was somewhat low key except for Saturday when I took Faith to the mall in Manchester. We had some yummy Chinese food for lunch and walked around the mall shopping for a Christmas present. We finally decided on a cool pair of Converse sneakers.
Towards the end of the following week, I drove to Canaan to visit and have dinner with Kelly. That was the first time I had seen her house that she bought last year with her hubby. That was the coldest day that I can remember. At one point on the drive home, my car said -8. WTF. The next morning, I went out to start my car before going to work and it was -20. I would have shit myself but it would have frozen to my ass in 10 seconds. NH really sucks sometimes.
So here's the big news...I am getting LASIK (or PRK in my case) done next week!! I am nervous about the actual procedure and what the outcome could be but excited about what it will be like if everything goes as expected. I just need to think positive and be diligent about doing everything I'm supposed to. It will be so nice to not deal with glasses and contacts on a daily basis. I've had my preop appointment and all the stuff I need prior to the day of so I'm good to go. I need to prepare for a very mellow weekend afterwards and a crazy eye drop schedule.
Ok, so even bigger news...Ashley had her baby this past Monday night! I called her during the day to tell her some big news (another story I won't get into) and when she called back she said she was probably in labor. So I got ready. A few hours later she called to say she was at DHMC and 7 cm dilated! Sooooooooooo excited. So off I went. I hung out for a little while then sat with her and Adam while she was in the tub. People started showing up slowly and the contractions started getting more intense and frequent. She got out and went back to her room where she was checked again. Her water broke and she began pushing shortly after. We all waited in the family room until little Grace Marie Goss entered the world (with some vacuum-assist) at 11:55 PM. All went well and we were eventually let into the room to meet her! She is sooo beautiful and Ashley did a great job. She delivered naturally and only had to push for about 10 minutes!
She went home 2 days later and I went to visit once before that as I had to work the 3 days after she was born. Jeff and I are the Godparents :)
I am headed to C-Town tonight to visit after dinner out with some peeps.
If you haven't watched Band of Brothers, I highly recommend it. I saw a few parts on the history channel and ended up borrowing the series from a friend. I am completely in love with it. It is amazing and powerful. Please watch it! It's a series of 10 parts, each part being about an hour long. *sigh*
Tomorrow is Puffles' 30th birthday and the one month mark until our cruise!!!
It was a nice Christmas, although I had to work from 7 to 330. It was weird to go to bed alone on Christmas Eve and treat it like a work night. On the other hand, it was kind of fun to be in the halls at work without lots of people around despite doing a couple of cases. We did an IM Nail, a cold leg, and a stat Crani. I got to leave on time and drove to Denise's house from work to hang with my family and have a yummy Christmas dinner. Earlier that week, I got to do Christmas with Emilee and Ashley, on different days. The weekend after Christmas, I met Jake and Alyssa for dinner in Concord...it had been about a year since I saw them last, prepregnancy. It was nice to see them and I felt that maybe I could give him a second chance to prove himself as a friend, but we won't get into that story here.
New Year's Eve was fun. I went to a couple of parties with Betsy, Tracy, and Jeremy. We first went to Joe's party for a little while then we went to a psychiatry resident party in Canaan where Jeremy knew some people. It was boring at first as we were outsiders but became fun as the night went on. We ended up playing Catch Phrase for hours (yeah sounds dorky I know). I've actually been getting to know someone who was there who asked about me after the fact but we won't get into that story here, either.
The following weekend was somewhat low key except for Saturday when I took Faith to the mall in Manchester. We had some yummy Chinese food for lunch and walked around the mall shopping for a Christmas present. We finally decided on a cool pair of Converse sneakers.
Towards the end of the following week, I drove to Canaan to visit and have dinner with Kelly. That was the first time I had seen her house that she bought last year with her hubby. That was the coldest day that I can remember. At one point on the drive home, my car said -8. WTF. The next morning, I went out to start my car before going to work and it was -20. I would have shit myself but it would have frozen to my ass in 10 seconds. NH really sucks sometimes.
So here's the big news...I am getting LASIK (or PRK in my case) done next week!! I am nervous about the actual procedure and what the outcome could be but excited about what it will be like if everything goes as expected. I just need to think positive and be diligent about doing everything I'm supposed to. It will be so nice to not deal with glasses and contacts on a daily basis. I've had my preop appointment and all the stuff I need prior to the day of so I'm good to go. I need to prepare for a very mellow weekend afterwards and a crazy eye drop schedule.
Ok, so even bigger news...Ashley had her baby this past Monday night! I called her during the day to tell her some big news (another story I won't get into) and when she called back she said she was probably in labor. So I got ready. A few hours later she called to say she was at DHMC and 7 cm dilated! Sooooooooooo excited. So off I went. I hung out for a little while then sat with her and Adam while she was in the tub. People started showing up slowly and the contractions started getting more intense and frequent. She got out and went back to her room where she was checked again. Her water broke and she began pushing shortly after. We all waited in the family room until little Grace Marie Goss entered the world (with some vacuum-assist) at 11:55 PM. All went well and we were eventually let into the room to meet her! She is sooo beautiful and Ashley did a great job. She delivered naturally and only had to push for about 10 minutes!
She went home 2 days later and I went to visit once before that as I had to work the 3 days after she was born. Jeff and I are the Godparents :)
I am headed to C-Town tonight to visit after dinner out with some peeps.
If you haven't watched Band of Brothers, I highly recommend it. I saw a few parts on the history channel and ended up borrowing the series from a friend. I am completely in love with it. It is amazing and powerful. Please watch it! It's a series of 10 parts, each part being about an hour long. *sigh*
Tomorrow is Puffles' 30th birthday and the one month mark until our cruise!!!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ice Ice Baby
We've had a lot of winter so far and it's only midway through December. Ugh. There are areas around here who still have yet to get their power back after the winter/ice storm that began last Thursday evening. I only lost power for a few hours in the middle of the night Thursday night and I only noticed that slight inconvenience when my fan shut off. I always sleep with a fan whirring in the backround. I was extremely lucky.
Thanksgiving was at the end of last month. Mom, Sherry (and Curry), Heather and Dave, and Jeff came to my little homestead to have a typical Thanksgiving dinner...yummy. It was nice not to travel but hosting makes for a big mess to clean up. Xander had a good time.
The first weekend in December, I went down to Milford to hang out with Danielle, Jaime, and Madison. We spent most of the day at the mall in Nashua and Manchester. Good times!
Last Tuesday, Ashley had a labor scare...but everything seems to be just fine now. It's getting to be that time, so hard to believe. Speaking of, I still need to figure out what I'm doing for her for Christmas.
Well, I'm nearing the end of my long weekend "mini-vacation" and I go back to work tomorrow...just in time for a winter storm. Can't wait to clean off my car in the morning and again after work! I hope people drive safe. This past Friday was a good day. It began in the salon with a super cute haircut which looked amazing for the rest of the day after everything was said and done. I can't for the life of me recreate the way it looked *sigh* I wish I had someone to style my hair everyday. I then went to the jewely store and ended up walking out of the store with an even better pair of diamond earrings than I had bought the day before. I wasn't totally happy with the original ones and went back hoping to exchange them and ended up finding gorgeous ones in the 50% off display. I paid a lot less than they are worth and I love them!!
I was all excited to sport my new do and bling at our department holiday party Friday night at the Hanover Inn until I received a call from Sherry asking me if I wanted to go to a Duran Duran concert at Foxwoods Casino in CT. She had bought tickets closer to the stage earlier that day and had an extra. I decided to go to the concert but it was a hard decision because I was so excited about the holiday party. It was fun to see them in concert again although I'm bummed that I'll never see the original 5 members...back in 05 Andy wasn't there because of a death in his family. Now he's not even part of the band anymore. We were so close to the stage! Driving down to CT made me realize how destructive the ice storm was. I didn't realize that some parts of NH and MA were in states of emergency. Whole towns without electricity, trees and limbs down all over the place, people seeking shelters in community buildings, ice-covered trees dramatically bent, barren icy hell pretty much everywhere. I need to pay more attention to the news.
My neice turned 14 on Sunday. I can't believe she's older than I was when she was born. I'm getting old.
Today I ended up getting 4 free brand-new winter tires from my dealership...score! Dave noticed while taking them out of their garage that quite a bit of damage had been done to the beads when they were removed from my car in the spring. I showed them to the service manager and he offered to replace the 2 tires that looked pretty bad. Imagine my surprise when I go in today to 4 new tires because the other ones were unavailable! Pay it forward, baby.
Next week is Christmas already. I work Christmas day for 8 hours then I am headed to Denise's for dinner, weather-pending of course. This year, the fam has decided to not do gift-giving amongst each other but to do something for a cause or make something we all can enjoy, or provide some type of service. I think I'm just going to donate to our humane society up here...that cause excited me the most.
Java froyo and Family Guy mini-marathon is calling my name, peace!
Thanksgiving was at the end of last month. Mom, Sherry (and Curry), Heather and Dave, and Jeff came to my little homestead to have a typical Thanksgiving dinner...yummy. It was nice not to travel but hosting makes for a big mess to clean up. Xander had a good time.
The first weekend in December, I went down to Milford to hang out with Danielle, Jaime, and Madison. We spent most of the day at the mall in Nashua and Manchester. Good times!
Last Tuesday, Ashley had a labor scare...but everything seems to be just fine now. It's getting to be that time, so hard to believe. Speaking of, I still need to figure out what I'm doing for her for Christmas.
Well, I'm nearing the end of my long weekend "mini-vacation" and I go back to work tomorrow...just in time for a winter storm. Can't wait to clean off my car in the morning and again after work! I hope people drive safe. This past Friday was a good day. It began in the salon with a super cute haircut which looked amazing for the rest of the day after everything was said and done. I can't for the life of me recreate the way it looked *sigh* I wish I had someone to style my hair everyday. I then went to the jewely store and ended up walking out of the store with an even better pair of diamond earrings than I had bought the day before. I wasn't totally happy with the original ones and went back hoping to exchange them and ended up finding gorgeous ones in the 50% off display. I paid a lot less than they are worth and I love them!!
I was all excited to sport my new do and bling at our department holiday party Friday night at the Hanover Inn until I received a call from Sherry asking me if I wanted to go to a Duran Duran concert at Foxwoods Casino in CT. She had bought tickets closer to the stage earlier that day and had an extra. I decided to go to the concert but it was a hard decision because I was so excited about the holiday party. It was fun to see them in concert again although I'm bummed that I'll never see the original 5 members...back in 05 Andy wasn't there because of a death in his family. Now he's not even part of the band anymore. We were so close to the stage! Driving down to CT made me realize how destructive the ice storm was. I didn't realize that some parts of NH and MA were in states of emergency. Whole towns without electricity, trees and limbs down all over the place, people seeking shelters in community buildings, ice-covered trees dramatically bent, barren icy hell pretty much everywhere. I need to pay more attention to the news.
My neice turned 14 on Sunday. I can't believe she's older than I was when she was born. I'm getting old.
Today I ended up getting 4 free brand-new winter tires from my dealership...score! Dave noticed while taking them out of their garage that quite a bit of damage had been done to the beads when they were removed from my car in the spring. I showed them to the service manager and he offered to replace the 2 tires that looked pretty bad. Imagine my surprise when I go in today to 4 new tires because the other ones were unavailable! Pay it forward, baby.
Next week is Christmas already. I work Christmas day for 8 hours then I am headed to Denise's for dinner, weather-pending of course. This year, the fam has decided to not do gift-giving amongst each other but to do something for a cause or make something we all can enjoy, or provide some type of service. I think I'm just going to donate to our humane society up here...that cause excited me the most.
Java froyo and Family Guy mini-marathon is calling my name, peace!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Change in America has come.
Another month in the life of me has passed.
Work is work.
The weekend after my last post, I got to spend some time with some family I haven't seen in a while at the trusty OG in Concord. That Saturday night was Emilee and Jesse's annual bonfire at their house. It was cold but at least it wasn't raining like it usually does. I made Derek call the cops on a drunk driver. I don't think it did any good.
Starting the 23rd of October was a 13-day vacation. I did a whole lot of nothing. I take that back, I did a lot of sleeping. Sometimes, that's what's exactly needed. Although, my wide-open schedule made it easier to feel depressed and worthless. One weekend, we gathered at Sherry's house in Keene to celebrate my mom and brother's birthdays. Then I scooted over to Brattleboro afterwards to hang with the Springs.
The second weekend was Halloween. I was a black cat (aka Xander). Went to a couple parties. That's all I'll say about that. On my last day of vacation, Barack Obama was voted in as our next President. Sweet.
The weekend after that was Ashley's baby shower. She is far enough along now that they can actually celebrate this baby. All is well so far and the stitch comes out in 8 weeks. Her house was packed with people and they got an amazing amount of gifts. They are incredibly lucky. I can't wait until she's born. After the shower, I headed to Manchester to spend the night at the Holiday Inn Express with Brandi and Laura. They spent the day at the mall with Kelly but she had to leave. we went out to dinner and just hung out in the room and chatted. Although I didn't chat much because I didn't feel good. I had some weird bug for a few days after that.
I'm nearing the end of a 5-day weekend. I've been somewhat constructive. I decided to get a credit card. I met Denise in Claremont for lunch. Good ole chinese buffet. We saw Dave twice in the Watts Up van while strolling along Pleasant St. and Tremont Sq. lol. Claremont has such potential to be an amazing little city. Up and coming? We'll see. It's history intrigues me. Logan's first birthday party was Saturday. I am dragging my butt out of bed tomorrow and spending the day shopping. Mmmmmmm yes. I can't believe Christmas is practically right around the corner. I have to work on Christmas this year, booooooooooooooooooo. Thanksgiving is next week and some people are coming to my little apartment!
I'm happy to announce that project Durfey has commenced. For a long time now, I've been wanting to learn more about my Dad's side of the family and create a Durfey family tree. I'm happy to be taking on something productive and meaningful outside of work. My mom and I found some numbers at the beginning of the summer. I finally got the balls to call one of Dad's aunts (Nada) and talked to her for a little while last month. She is 91, god bless her, and heading to Florida January 1st so I'd like to go visit her before the end of the year. I called my Aunt Janet today and talked to her about everything. She's done some researching herself and is going to gather some things for me. She told me to call Gary, Nada's son and my dad's cousin, because he can provide a lot of information for me. I downloaded this family tree builder software a couple days ago and started mapping my family. I'm nervous but excited about this project. It'll be nice to get to know my dad's side of the family, talk to people that grew up with him, and heard stories and see pictures. It'll be nice to know where half of me came from!
Until next time...
Work is work.
The weekend after my last post, I got to spend some time with some family I haven't seen in a while at the trusty OG in Concord. That Saturday night was Emilee and Jesse's annual bonfire at their house. It was cold but at least it wasn't raining like it usually does. I made Derek call the cops on a drunk driver. I don't think it did any good.
Starting the 23rd of October was a 13-day vacation. I did a whole lot of nothing. I take that back, I did a lot of sleeping. Sometimes, that's what's exactly needed. Although, my wide-open schedule made it easier to feel depressed and worthless. One weekend, we gathered at Sherry's house in Keene to celebrate my mom and brother's birthdays. Then I scooted over to Brattleboro afterwards to hang with the Springs.
The second weekend was Halloween. I was a black cat (aka Xander). Went to a couple parties. That's all I'll say about that. On my last day of vacation, Barack Obama was voted in as our next President. Sweet.
The weekend after that was Ashley's baby shower. She is far enough along now that they can actually celebrate this baby. All is well so far and the stitch comes out in 8 weeks. Her house was packed with people and they got an amazing amount of gifts. They are incredibly lucky. I can't wait until she's born. After the shower, I headed to Manchester to spend the night at the Holiday Inn Express with Brandi and Laura. They spent the day at the mall with Kelly but she had to leave. we went out to dinner and just hung out in the room and chatted. Although I didn't chat much because I didn't feel good. I had some weird bug for a few days after that.
I'm nearing the end of a 5-day weekend. I've been somewhat constructive. I decided to get a credit card. I met Denise in Claremont for lunch. Good ole chinese buffet. We saw Dave twice in the Watts Up van while strolling along Pleasant St. and Tremont Sq. lol. Claremont has such potential to be an amazing little city. Up and coming? We'll see. It's history intrigues me. Logan's first birthday party was Saturday. I am dragging my butt out of bed tomorrow and spending the day shopping. Mmmmmmm yes. I can't believe Christmas is practically right around the corner. I have to work on Christmas this year, booooooooooooooooooo. Thanksgiving is next week and some people are coming to my little apartment!
I'm happy to announce that project Durfey has commenced. For a long time now, I've been wanting to learn more about my Dad's side of the family and create a Durfey family tree. I'm happy to be taking on something productive and meaningful outside of work. My mom and I found some numbers at the beginning of the summer. I finally got the balls to call one of Dad's aunts (Nada) and talked to her for a little while last month. She is 91, god bless her, and heading to Florida January 1st so I'd like to go visit her before the end of the year. I called my Aunt Janet today and talked to her about everything. She's done some researching herself and is going to gather some things for me. She told me to call Gary, Nada's son and my dad's cousin, because he can provide a lot of information for me. I downloaded this family tree builder software a couple days ago and started mapping my family. I'm nervous but excited about this project. It'll be nice to get to know my dad's side of the family, talk to people that grew up with him, and heard stories and see pictures. It'll be nice to know where half of me came from!
Until next time...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
X-rated for Xander!
Another month of life has passed and it's time to recap on what's happened in that time. I'm just chilling on the couch watching the Rays sweep the Red Sox with a purring furball behind my head. His little paw is resting on my shoulder. He's so cute.
So I went to San Diego from the 18th to the 22nd to visit my friend Suzy. There is an album from this trip on my myspace page. It was a good time although I wasn't there for long enough. A trip like that needs to be atleast a week long. We ate, drank, went to the beach, shopped, did some sightseeing, and went to an event called Street Scene. Part of downtown San Diego was blocked off and several different bands (some well-known) played on 4 different stages over the course of 2 nights. It was fun! We got to see Devo...even though they're old, those dudes can rock. I have a video clip of them performing Whip It, lol.
My Uncle Dick, an athletic guy with longevity on his side, had 2 major strokes and ended up passing away after he was removed from life support. I got to see him in May at my cousin's college graduation but I'm sad that I didn't know him better than I did. He was a really great guy and this world has suffered a great loss. I will remember him as this calm, chill, computer-saavy guy from California who checked in on the course of my life via instant messenger. He always had optimistic and wise things to say to me when I was bumming. I think I'm going to pick up cycling next summer in his memory. Despite the fact that we're all adults now, it still would have been funny to hear him say "Oh children..." one last time.
Last weekend, a bunch of coworkers and I went on a catered boat ride on Lake Sunapee on none other than the M.V. Mt. Sunapee (thanks to one of our spine surgeons). Of course I went in my old workplace and visited with Bob Henry for a little while, tehe. I must say, foliage is rather picturesque this year. I love the fall but it's depressing how close to winter it is. Perhaps this will be my last winter in NH...
I highly recommend Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Later that night, Hope, a fellow OR nurse, hosted a party at her house. I need to stop drinking so much.
So I finally booked my place on the cruise I am taking with my college friends in March. I am the only single person going, which I don't mind but it means I have to pay for 2 people because that's the way it goes. Suck. I really hope someone can come with me :( I am hopeful. This will be my first cruise and trip to the Caribbean. It better be fabulous.
This weekend has in store a family dinner at the good ole OG in Concord and Emilee and Jesse's bonfire. Next week I work M-T-W than I have a 13 day vacation!! I don't have a lot planned but the first weekend we have another family get together for some birthdays in Keene (same day as the pumpkin festival) and hopefully I'm going to my mom's house the second weekend. Although it's Halloween that weekend and I might stay here and celebrate. I'm also considering looking for a part-time bartending job. Don't you think that would be fun? I can't bring myself to do OT at work so maybe I could bartend for a few nights, pull in some extra cash, and maybe having some fun at the same time?
The weekend after Halloween is Ashley's baby shower (yeah!) and a night in Manchester with my CSC girls. Ashley and Adam have left the worst behind them and now I'm starting to sense the excitement about this pregnancy. It's been so much stress and worry and preparing for the worst but now it's different. I am ready to go shopping.
Dude, Big Poppi just delivered a 3 run homer. We have a chance!
So I went to San Diego from the 18th to the 22nd to visit my friend Suzy. There is an album from this trip on my myspace page. It was a good time although I wasn't there for long enough. A trip like that needs to be atleast a week long. We ate, drank, went to the beach, shopped, did some sightseeing, and went to an event called Street Scene. Part of downtown San Diego was blocked off and several different bands (some well-known) played on 4 different stages over the course of 2 nights. It was fun! We got to see Devo...even though they're old, those dudes can rock. I have a video clip of them performing Whip It, lol.
My Uncle Dick, an athletic guy with longevity on his side, had 2 major strokes and ended up passing away after he was removed from life support. I got to see him in May at my cousin's college graduation but I'm sad that I didn't know him better than I did. He was a really great guy and this world has suffered a great loss. I will remember him as this calm, chill, computer-saavy guy from California who checked in on the course of my life via instant messenger. He always had optimistic and wise things to say to me when I was bumming. I think I'm going to pick up cycling next summer in his memory. Despite the fact that we're all adults now, it still would have been funny to hear him say "Oh children..." one last time.
Last weekend, a bunch of coworkers and I went on a catered boat ride on Lake Sunapee on none other than the M.V. Mt. Sunapee (thanks to one of our spine surgeons). Of course I went in my old workplace and visited with Bob Henry for a little while, tehe. I must say, foliage is rather picturesque this year. I love the fall but it's depressing how close to winter it is. Perhaps this will be my last winter in NH...
I highly recommend Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Later that night, Hope, a fellow OR nurse, hosted a party at her house. I need to stop drinking so much.
So I finally booked my place on the cruise I am taking with my college friends in March. I am the only single person going, which I don't mind but it means I have to pay for 2 people because that's the way it goes. Suck. I really hope someone can come with me :( I am hopeful. This will be my first cruise and trip to the Caribbean. It better be fabulous.
This weekend has in store a family dinner at the good ole OG in Concord and Emilee and Jesse's bonfire. Next week I work M-T-W than I have a 13 day vacation!! I don't have a lot planned but the first weekend we have another family get together for some birthdays in Keene (same day as the pumpkin festival) and hopefully I'm going to my mom's house the second weekend. Although it's Halloween that weekend and I might stay here and celebrate. I'm also considering looking for a part-time bartending job. Don't you think that would be fun? I can't bring myself to do OT at work so maybe I could bartend for a few nights, pull in some extra cash, and maybe having some fun at the same time?
The weekend after Halloween is Ashley's baby shower (yeah!) and a night in Manchester with my CSC girls. Ashley and Adam have left the worst behind them and now I'm starting to sense the excitement about this pregnancy. It's been so much stress and worry and preparing for the worst but now it's different. I am ready to go shopping.
Dude, Big Poppi just delivered a 3 run homer. We have a chance!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
End of Summer
Well the end of summer has arrived...much to my disappointment. I went to get soft serve ice cream earlier and they were closed for the season :( Although my pool is still open! It was a little too chilly and the clouds looked threatening so I didn't use it today. I love fall but that means we are that much closer to winter. Ugh, I can't even think about it.
I've been pretty busy since the last time I wrote on here. Work is work. That's all I'll say about that. The Red Sox game I went to was fun, even though they lost. Kelly's batchelorette party was the following weekend. We went out to dinner then spent the rest of the night bowling. The weekend after that was her wedding. Brand came for 2 nights for the wedding. The ceremony was inside and the reception was outside under a tent. It was freeeeeeeeezing.
The weekend after that, a coworker had a party at her unique circular house out in the middle of nowhere. Ain't nothing like beer pong on a summer night. The following weekend I went to Adam's parents anniversary party at the Fireside Inn. Kendall's mom got married the weekend after that at a nice inn in Vermont. I've gone to a lot of weddings this summer so it won't suprise you when I say I went to another wedding in ME this past weekend. It was a good time and needless to say I have some very incriminating photos of Brandi (she can't hold her booze like I can). I'm a tank. Well, not really, but I do ok.
So some updates. Xander is halfway done with a month-long regimen of antibiotics. This better work this time around. I have noticed a big improvement so I'm hoping we kick these snot rockets. According to my eye check-up last week, I haven't worsened since last year. I want laser surgery soooooo bad. I'm just scared it won't go well and plus it's pretty pricey. I should probably wait a few years.
Next Thursday I am going to San Diego for a few days to visit my friend Suzy. It's going to be super fun! we'll be beaching, possibly surfing, shopping and going to Legoland one day lol. Heather and Dave are Xander-sitting. I will make an album of pictures online when I come back.
The generic benadryl and the ice cream sitting in my freezer is making this hard to continue so I am signing off! G'night!
I've been pretty busy since the last time I wrote on here. Work is work. That's all I'll say about that. The Red Sox game I went to was fun, even though they lost. Kelly's batchelorette party was the following weekend. We went out to dinner then spent the rest of the night bowling. The weekend after that was her wedding. Brand came for 2 nights for the wedding. The ceremony was inside and the reception was outside under a tent. It was freeeeeeeeezing.
The weekend after that, a coworker had a party at her unique circular house out in the middle of nowhere. Ain't nothing like beer pong on a summer night. The following weekend I went to Adam's parents anniversary party at the Fireside Inn. Kendall's mom got married the weekend after that at a nice inn in Vermont. I've gone to a lot of weddings this summer so it won't suprise you when I say I went to another wedding in ME this past weekend. It was a good time and needless to say I have some very incriminating photos of Brandi (she can't hold her booze like I can). I'm a tank. Well, not really, but I do ok.
So some updates. Xander is halfway done with a month-long regimen of antibiotics. This better work this time around. I have noticed a big improvement so I'm hoping we kick these snot rockets. According to my eye check-up last week, I haven't worsened since last year. I want laser surgery soooooo bad. I'm just scared it won't go well and plus it's pretty pricey. I should probably wait a few years.
Next Thursday I am going to San Diego for a few days to visit my friend Suzy. It's going to be super fun! we'll be beaching, possibly surfing, shopping and going to Legoland one day lol. Heather and Dave are Xander-sitting. I will make an album of pictures online when I come back.
The generic benadryl and the ice cream sitting in my freezer is making this hard to continue so I am signing off! G'night!
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