General

November 29, 2006

writing nerves

i’m turning in my first freelancing assignment this morning, and i’m kind of nervous. it’s not that i don’t think i’m a good writer, but this is for a publication in atlanta, which is the biggest market i’ve ever written for, and i really want the editor to like this piece. it would be really nice to get some regular assignments. i got the assignment monday, but the short timeframe isn’t a big deal. it’s a pretty easy story regarding the frequency of fires in the winter. luckily, the public information officers at the fire departments i talked to...

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the flu rages on

November 26, 2006 in Family, General, Holidays, Life, Marriage

i’m so sick of being sick. today i’ve had the most horrible, pounding sinus headache and nausea. i had to go into work this morning, but since then have been curled up in bed watching big love, which we rented from blockbuster. that’s actually...

black friday

November 24, 2006 in General, Grrr, Health and Fitness, Holidays, Life, Memories

my plans today were to hit parisian to get a pair of boots on sale and then head to the cabin to spend time with joe’s family. instead, i’m at home with the flu. yes, i am sick on thanksgiving weekend. i noticed i...

to surprise or not surprise?

November 20, 2006 in Family, General, Marriage

joe and i have decided we’re going to start trying to have a baby in june and, subsequently, have been talking about different ways to tell our parents when i get pregnant. it’s a lot of fun thinking of different ways to do that....

2 years

in General, Marriage, Memories

two years ago today, joe and i went on our first date. i still remember every detail about that night. i remember what i was wearing. i remember how nervous i felt when joe arrived to pick me up. i remember wondering if he...

the birthday celebration

November 19, 2006 in Family, General, Memories

i had so much fun planning our family party for my dad’s birthday. he knew we were celebrating, but he didn’t know to what extent. i decided i wanted to do everything. joe and i hit the party store and bought lots of decorations...

the holidays

in Family, General, Holidays, Memories

i’m glad i started my holiday shopping early. i bought what i thought was a pretty cool present for my mom. i found this family star ornament that had a big star with the family name and smaller stars with all of our names...

dad’s birthday

November 18, 2006 in Family, General, Memories

happy 60th birthday dad! i threw him a birthday party for the family today. more will be coming later, as i’ve been up since 6:30 and have to be up at 5:30 tomorrow. blah.

mechanics

November 14, 2006 in General, Grrr

for the last two months, my right front tire has been going flat. every time we put air in it, it would leak out. i took it to firestone about a month ago to have it looked at. they said they couldn’t find anything,...

holiday pictures

November 12, 2006 in Cats, Family, General, Holidays, Marriage

we tried to take our holiday pictures tonight. the cats had a hard time cooperating. it’s a lot harder than you would think to get three cats in a picture with us. we did our best and ended up having to photoshop julius in....

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