Frustration

I really don’t like it when people ignore me. Like, really really don’t like it. I emailed the graduate department at ULM this past week to ask some questions I had about registering for a test. I was expecting an answer within a day or so. Fast forward 4 days later and I still haven’t gotten a response. Oh and did I mention I emailed two different people? Today was the last day to register to take the test in December. I won’t have the chance again until February, and then I still have at least 2 more tests to take before March 30^th to get into the program during the first summer session. Plus observation hours.

Now, I could have gotten off my butt and gone up to their office. I know that. But seriously? In this day and age, can’t someone email someone else and expect a reply? It frustrates me to no end!

This was my dad's idea of a prank. I have an irrational fear of spiders, so when mom found this gem in the Walgreens paper, dad told her to get it and that he had an idea. I came home from work at 11 at night the week of Halloween, and my front door and porch area is decorated. They put the fake spiderweb stuff all over the door, and then strung the spider (I named him Willie, cause he gave me the willies) on the web between the two posts. I'm just glad they don't have a key. Oh and when I finally took the big guy down? Yeah, he kept freaking me out in my living room when I would walk through.

Thanksgiving is next week. Laura and Jeremy are coming down from Arkansas and we'll all be able to have lunch on Thursday at mom and dad's before I go to work. I'm working that day and Friday. Double holiday pay, woot woot! Since I wasn't able to come to her house this year, Laura made me promise we would go shopping Friday morning. I told her she was crazy if she thought I was getting up at 4am. I think we're going to go at 8 instead. Everything will be picked clean I'm sure, but she wants to go.

Oh by the way, I turned on the word verification so we'll see how that does! Let me know if it works because it didn't when I tested it.

Private

Because of some spamming comments I've gotten recently, I'm going to set my blog to private in the next week or so. I'm leaving it open now for all my readers (all 2 of you!) to let me know if you want me add you to the approved list that I put on here. Email me or leave a comment! Thanks! :)

I was tagged!

My sweet blog/Facebook friend Erin tagged me in this little something. I like these kinds of things, it lets you get to know people a little better. Here goes!

1. Where is your cell phone? in my pocket
2. Your hair? brown with some highlights
3. Your mother? retired and bored!
4. Your father? hardworking
5. Your favorite food? Italian
6. Your dream last night? forgotten
7. Your favorite drink? sweet tea
8. Your dream/goal? to be happy
9. What room are you in? laura mac's living room
10. Your hobby? being lazy, photography
11. Your fear? not being a mother
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? married with kids
13. Where were you last night? work
14. Something that you aren’t? a bad friend
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? new apartment furnishings
17. Where did you grow up? Natchitoches/West Monroe
18. Last thing you did? ate lunch
19. What are you wearing? jeans and a tshirt
20. Your TV? Final Destination 2
21. Your pets? just a sister
22. Friends? Quality over Quantity (i agree 110% erin!)
23. Your life? very blessed
24. Your mood? content
25. Missing someone? Granny
26. Vehicle? Hyundai
27. Something you’re not wearing? glasses! woot woot!
28. Your favorite store? Tarjay
29. Your favorite color? Dark green
30. When was the last time you laughed? about 20 minutes ago
31. Last time you cried? about a week ago
32. Your best friend? Heather and Laura Mac are my closest two
33. One place that I go to over and over? Laura Mac
34. One person who emails me regularly? Dad or bill reminders!
35. Favorite place to eat? Olive Garden

I'm not going to tag someone, but if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged! Hope everyone's having a good weekend :)

25 things

Gotta give a shout out to Laura. I stole this from her.

1. Who was your first prom date? I didn't go to prom any of my 4 years of high school. No one asked me, and after a disastrous Homecoming dance with "the girls" my sophomore year, I never wanted to go to another school function again.

2. Do you still talk to your first love? I haven't been lucky enough to have one yet.

3. What was your first alcoholic drink? I remember drinking it, but can't remember what it was. You don't want to know how old I was.

4. What was your first job? I was the neighborhood babysitter (shocker!) when I was in junior high, but didn't have my first real job until I was in high school and worked at Sno Biz after school.

5. What was your first car? I drove mom's whenever I had the chance once I got my license. My first real car was the one I bought in '06.

6. Who was the first person to text you today? Sharon

7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? Sharon. She woke me up texting me!

8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Smith at Weaver Elementary in Natchitoches.

9. Where did you go on your first plane ride? For my senior trip, my youth director took about 6 of us to this huge Christian concert in Pennsylvania. Sort of like a Christian Woodstock. In a field, camping out (although we stayed in a hotel), 6 stages, etc. We flew from Jackson to Baltimore and then flew out of DC back to Jackson.

10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? I have two. Addie and I were friends from about Kindergarten through 2nd grade. I moved to the school mom taught at during 2nd grade, and my teacher's daughter Samantha was also in 2nd grade. We didn't like each other the rest of that year, but 3rd grade we became the best of friends. I was in her wedding 2 years ago.

11. Where was your first sleep over? Besides grandparents, Samantha's house.

12. Who was the first person you talked to today? In person? My mom. She showed up at my door this morning to drop something off to me. I was half asleep.

13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? Samantha's.

14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Peed and took a shower.

15. What was the first concert you went to? Tim Mcgraw in Natchitoches. I can't remember the year. We were in 5th grade I think? Mom took me and Sam. We got his autograph and had to take it to school the next day.

16. First tattoo. Don't have one. Yet.

17. First piercing. Got my ears pierced when I was 7. Got a second hole when I was 13. Or was it 14?

18. First foreign country you went to. Never been outside the U.S. I want to go to Ireland so badly. But at this point I'll take what I can get.

19. First movie you remember seeing. The Little Mermaid

20. What state did you first live in? I've always lived in Louisiana.

21. Who was your first roommate? Laura (my sister, I have too many Lauras in my life) and I shared a room when we were younger, and then Gina and I were roommates my first year of college in the dorm.

22. When was your first detention? Only had it once and it was for tardies in high school. I think I was a junior?

23. When was your first kiss? Depends on what kind you mean. A boy that liked me in 3rd grade chased me on the playground and kissed me on the cheek. But my first real kiss was freshman year in high school and my "boyfriend" (not sure I can even call him that, we never went on a date, just held hands walking down the hall and stuff) kissed me in a little alcove under the stairs between classes. *swoon*. He's now married. And not to me. Good thing too probably. He's a little strange these days.

24. What is one thing you would learn if given the chance? I'd like to relearn the piano. I took lessons for 5 years, but then stopped after we moved. I can still play some things and can still read music, but I can't just sit down and play like I used to. I regret it to this day. Also wish I could play the violin.

And 25. Who will be the next person to post this? Who knows!

8 days old

I only know enough of my new(ish) camera to be dangerous, but my friend Sharon let me play with baby Ryker and try to get some somewhat decent shots of him. His eyes are closed in these, but he wasn't sleepy at all and wanted nothing to do with posing for pictures, but we did manage to get a few cute ones. Here are two:

Catching up...again

I feel like most of the time when I post these days I'm catching up on the last few weeks. I need to get in more of a habit of writing!

Let's see. In the past month I:

• Threw my friend Sharon a baby shower, and then exactly 1 week later (almost to the hour!) she had baby Ryker Slade
  

• Turned 25 and proceeded to have a quarter-life existential crisis/meltdown for about a week. I'm still not sure I'm totally over it. 25? Really?

• Learned that some of the people in my company got laid off. Normally it wouldn't mean a whole lot, I work for a pretty big company, but these were people in my building and close to my team. They tell us our job is still safe, but I'm being very cautious.

• Went with some friends to Destin over Labor Day weekend and had a great time. I swear, that Goddaughter of mine, if her mom doesn't watch it I'm going to totally steal her one of these days.
  

• Realized that if I want to keep this "hobby" of photography, it's going to be an expensive one to support. We rented a lens for Destin and fell in love with it, so all it did was torture us to send it back!
  

• Picked up an informational packet for Graduate School, and looked up information (but haven't registered quite yet) about the pre-tests I'll have to take before I can apply.
  

• Finally got DSL at the apartment, so now I'm actually able to communicate with the outside world away from the computers and internet at work.

• Thought and prayed very hard (and very long) about quitting my current job and trying to get a job in the field I'm thinking about for Graduate School. Money is the only factor, and it's a big one

• Tomorrow my friend Suzie and I are going to Shreveport for a concert. We planned this months ago, and it kind of crept up on us this month.

That about sums up the last month or so. I stay pretty busy and while I do like having pajama days, I wouldn't have it any other way!