unexpected surprise
the search
November 1, 2005 in General, Life, Memoriesjoe and i have begun house hunting. we both would rather have a house when we get married than an apartment, so i started browsing online today. i figure if we start now we may have everything wrapped up by our wedding next september...
halloween fun
October 31, 2005 in General, Holidays, Life, Memoriesjoe’s office goes all out for halloween. with this year’s western theme in mind, joe and his friend came up with the greatest idea. dressed in dirty clothes, and with dirt on his face and a bloody hand and brain on a plate, joe...
counting my blessings
October 28, 2005 in General, Life, TVi’m sitting here watching women on the maury show shaking and crying because their husbands abuse them, both mentally and physically. one woman says she’s not allowed to look men in the eye. another says she’s not allowed to use the phone without her...
almost to a diagnosis
October 27, 2005 in General, Health and Fitness, Life, Romancefor six months i’ve been dealing with pain in my pelvic area. i’ve been to, oh, at least four or five doctors and two hospitals, and have tried probably every medicine known to man. i’m still not better. now that the blood test came...
countdown to next weekend
October 24, 2005 in Food, General, Life, Memoriesi hate two-day weekends. i never want them to end. this weekend was no different. it was so relaxing. joe came up friday night, and i made vegetable soup from scratch and low-cal crescent rolls. it was really good. we read for a while...
where am i living?
October 21, 2005 in General, Grrr, Lifei woke up at 6 a.m. today because i heard a banging noise. i’m paranoid, so i thought someone was trying to break into my house. i looked out my bedroom window and discovered that the noise was coming from the house behind me...
the rewards of waiting
October 20, 2005 in General, Life, Memoriesi was getting out dishes for dinner last night when joe came back from taking out the trash, slamming the door to his apartment shut. he came into the kitchen, his smile wide and his eyes sparkling, put his hands on my shoulders and...
up to my ears in trash
October 17, 2005 in General, Grrr, Lifeyes, i am. want to know why? well, the public works director here told me the townhouses where i live will be in the group of residences that will no longer have trash service as of nov. 1. they’re limiting it to houses and...

