Mmmm...Mmmm...good!

OH My Gosh! I think I am having PMS. Post that is. I have been craving chocolate all day long! I can’t seem to get enough of it. It is almost like my body needs it. Of course, I can’t think of a time when I didn’t NEED chocolate. :-) As I am writing this, I am also cooking. What am I cooking? Thai Sweet Chili Chicken, with noodles. It is going to be awesome! I am cooking fettuccine noodles, to which I am going to add: oil, garlic, ginger, oregano, red pepper, lemon, and maybe a little butter. I really wish I had some white wine. Cilantro would have been really good as well. Hmmmm....I should have made a list. :-( Oh well. It is going to be really good. I can’t believe it is already so late. Jake has to work 3rd shift tonight. I am NOT looking forward to that. I haven’t even spoken to him since I have been home. He is trying to sleep so he won’t feel horrible in the morning. It is going to be really hard for me to wake up too. I am so used to him getting up first, taking the dog out, and then I get up when he tells me bye. I am so spoiled! It is times like right now when I am glad I don’t have children. I enjoy being spoiled. Maybe one day, but for now, I like my sleep. :-)


Which reminds me.....Congrats Shanna and Shane! Emily Rae Frick, 6lbs, some odd onces, and 19in long! I can’t wait to see her!


Anyway, back to the food....
Last night I made General Tso’s Chicken. It was sooo good! I was so happy with it. Jake made sticky rice, and it turned out perfect. And, I was able to use my Tupperware Microwave cooker for the first time. We got it at a shower before we were married, but I haven’t had a microwave large enough for it to fit in! :-) Well, I steamed broccoli last night, it only 10 minutes! And, I think it could have been steamed a little less. So, next time I think I will only put 8 mins. The whole meal was far better than a restaurant, and much cheaper. We have been trying to cook with more variety at home; hoping that this will help us not want to eat out as often.


Well, the food is done, and I am hungry! :-) So, I will go now. Maybe I will take a picture so you can see it!

New...

New tellers, new ideas, new thoughts, new headache. This has been my week. The headache just hit, and yes it is a literal headache. :-) Not caused by the afore mentioned list. Things have been going really well so far. Hopefully they will continue too. We are having another bake sale this friday for Relay, so that should be fun. I think spring is here to stay, and with that comes pollen. This is where I think my headache is stemming. Or, it could be a caffeine withdrawal symptom. I am trying to stop using it, but I keep forgetting to drink my green tea instead. It really makes a HUGE difference. Anyway, I think I will take a Claritin just in case. My new piano student couldn't come tonight because he has pink eye. :-( Poor thing. I have to say I am a little glad though, my head really hurts. Well, that is about it. I really don't have a lot to say. :-) Just a normal day and week... 

Here are few new pics!

Today Rocked!

Today was a really good day for me! I had two new tellers start, which I was worried about, but they did great. I received a call about Piano lessons and I have a new student starting tomorrow evening. I am so excited! When we moved I had to drop all my students. I didn’t realize how much I missed teaching until today. I can’t wait! I spoke with Matt; I may have found him a job and a roommate. And, he said that he made A’s on his midterms. Also, I spoke to my MK consultant about possibly selling MK, and that went really well. We had a nice lunch at a local café; my salad was awesome. Also, Rafaella’s, a local Italian restaurant brought us lunch, so I have that to eat for supper. Yum! So, all in all, this day rocked! The rest of the week has a lot to live up to! J

Excited!

Last night I hosted a Mary-Kay party. I have never been a huge fan of the MK makeup, but I realize now, that I had just not talked with the correct consultant. I tried their new Mineral Wear foundation/powder, of which of was very skeptical, and it was awesome! It had such great coverage! I am sooo excited that I have finally found a makeup that matches, and looks very natural. Anyway, we had a really fun time. There were just 5 of us, plus the consultant, but it was fun. It made me want to have girl nights more often. It was nice to make snacks and just sit around eating, and having fun together.

Matt came down this week, and will be here through Sat. I am really excited about that too. Matt, other than Jake and Kristi, is my BFF. I know that sounds funny, but he is like my brother. :0)

OH! And, we have been working on a short film. I am really excited about that too.

I am just excited all around! :-)

A boring week...

This week has been really boring so far. Nothing has really happened that is worth writing about. I guess I could tell you that I am finally on the mend after a run with the flu. I still have the sniffles, and that famous lingering cough. I also have extreme fatigue. But, I am getting better. My appetite is improving, which is helping me not feel so fatigued.
I started playing the piano again this week. I had lent it out to my parents for several months. Alex brought it back to me when we moved into our new house in Jan. But, I just haven’t been motivated to play. I should never stop playing though. It is a major stress reliever for me. I have just been so homesick and down, I haven’t felt like doing anything other than laying on the couch and watching TV. I am trying to make a conscience effort to be more upbeat; to look at the positives. The piano has helped me the last two days. I am sooo rusty! It is going to take some hard work to get back where I was.
Hank has decided that he likes the name Ricardo. He is such an odd dog. He has several names that he really likes. He answers to: Hank, Spooky, Rabbit, and Ricardo. So weird!
I have started reading a new author. Well, she isn’t new, but she is new to me. Jodi Picoult is her name, and her books are really good. So far, I have read Picture Perfect, and My Sister’s Keeper. Both books were really well written, and really made you think about the issues in them. They usually have a moral dilemma in them. And, they aren’t clear cut. You really identify with all sides in these stories.
Well, I have written more than I had planned! But, I need to work now. So, I will write more at later time.

Better now...

I had started this blog a couple of days ago, and my computer messed up. So, I thought I had lost it. But, here it is! It is similar to one that I posted in its place. I am really bored at work, so I thought I would post it anyway. :-)


Finally! I am getting better. My nose is a little runny, and I have that famous lingering cough. Not to mention the horrible fatigue that follows a round of the flu. But I am on the mend.

This week has been rather boring, so I don't have a lot to write about. I didn't get to see the lunar eclipe last night. It was too cloudy. Kristi saw a fox though, I thought she said "someone is throwing rocks." So, that was kind of funny. I was like where? She said it ran under the board walk! I was like huh? Ok, so that was a "had to be there" moment! :-) I started playing the piano again this week. I haven't been very motivated to do anything lately. And, I didn't have my keyboard for several months. So, my music has suffered greatly. It really feels good to play again. Although, it is also very frustrating for me. It is taking a lot of work to play the most simple things. I will get back on track if I really pratice ever day. It is going to take some hard work, but I can do it. :-)

I have been really homesick the past couple of weeks. I haven't been home since before Christmas. We are hoping to go home around Easter. I really hope everything works out. I haven't seen Mom's side of the family in a year. Not all together anyway. I really miss the family get togethers.

I am also hoping that everything works out because a friend of mine is having a baby soon, and it would awesome to get to see her and the baby!

Well, I need to work now. So, I will write more later!

Flu, Flu, and more Flu

In my last blog I wrote of being so happy that I was going to be off for our anniversary. I wrote about all the things we talked about doing. Alas, this little thing we call the influenza had other plans. Jake woke up that Saturday morning with a sore throat, and by mid-day couldn't even get off the couch. He got progressivly worse as the day went on, and ended up pretty much bed ridden for the remainder of our "vacation." He did start feeling some better on Monday night, and by Tuesday decided that he felt up to dinner and a movie. So, we went to On the Border, and saw Atonement.
I knew something wasn't right when we were eating, because I couldn't taste anything. But, I felt fine, so I ignored it. Wednesday night I ate something that made me really sick, so I had to take a half a day off work on Thursday. I felt better about mid-day and decided to go in. Then on Friday, I woke up with a scratchy throat. I thought to myself, uh-oh! I decided to ignore it and continue on with work. About 10:30, I crashed hard. My fever spiked, I became weak, and I was shaking violently. My legs were also cramping. I went to the break room to try and get control of the situation. I managed to take 2 midol, and they seemed to level out everything. So, I stayed at work. About 4hrs later, the same thing started all over again. Once again, I took 2 midol, and they helped, but this time, I stayed weak. By the time I got home, my fever was 101.5. This was at 7:10. By 7:30 my fever was over 102. For the next 3 days I might as well have been comatose. I couldn't respond, or think, or move without being in intense pain.
Today is my first day back at work, and I really think I might have gone back too soon. I am still very weak. I guess that is to be expected after running a high fever for almost 5 days. But, I am feeling better overall. The only thing that really worries me now is that I am very dehydrated. And, my chest hurts really bad. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better. :-)