8 posts tagged “dave”

It's been 6 days since my last post and I'm trying to think of exciting things to recap. Nothing really that great has happened. It's funny how sometimes I feel like I've done so much stuff that I need to write 2 times a day to fit it all in and then other times, I'll go 6 days without feeling the need to post anything. So this is what has been happening...

I've started up at the gym again. I'm really serious about it this time. I know I've said that like 100 times, but I'm really making much more of an effort than ever before. I'm keeping a fitness journal to track my workouts and eating and I'm setting goals for myself. I've been doing it for a week and haven't lost any weight, but feel thinner and fitter. I'm trying not to focus on the scale so much this time because I think that is what deterred me from working out the last time. I mean, I was doing so awesome at first and in like 3 weeks I lost 10 lbs.  I was all on top of the world and then the next 2 weeks I didn't lose ANYTHING. Not one pound. so I tried harder and would get on the scale and still, nothing. So then I gave up and started eating out all the time and didn't do any workouts. Then the cruise came and I was on vacation and there was all this good food and deserts and giant margaritas in Cozumel and I scarfed it all. Eventually I had enough and said it's time to get back in there. And boy did I ever. I've really worked out hard. To the point where I'm still sore. My abs hurt every time I cough, but it's good. I'm proud of myself.

Tonight, Chrissy is having a party that I just so happened to be invited to. She kind of forgets that technically it's still my place she lives in and I still pay for half of all the bills. I've met most of the people she's inviting and don't really care about her having a party because I know it isn't going to be like the last one she had. I'd seriously kick her out if that happened again. She's saying it's for her birthday because she didn't get to spend it with friends since she was on the cruise, but it's closer to Dave's birthday so I said she had to make it a joint party.

Speaking of Dave's birthday, it's Monday. I already gave him the Rockband guitar I bought him because I was afraid he was going to buy one himself. He was like a little kid when he saw it. we're going to Epcot on Monday (his actual birthday) because Disney is doing a promotion where you get in free on your birthday. So we got a hotel for tomorrow so we didn't have to drive super early to Orlando on Monday. (I-4 rush hour...no thanks). I haven't been to Disney in like 5-6 years, so I should be fun.

Work has been ok. We signed a lot of contracts last week and have a lot of design work to do, so that should keep me busy for awhile. I was really getting tired of writing SEO copy. I'll be glad to open photoshop instead of word.

Oh, I fogot to mention Dave has 3 dogs in his house right now. His friend went to St. Augustine for a family reunion and brought his ex-girlfriend with him (yeah, I don't get it either). They both have dogs so we have a little white furball (I think she's a shiz tsu) named Luna who loves to cuddle and lick your face, a big fat husky that sheds everywhere and has extra toes and is the sweetest thing ever, and super jealous Dali.  It's only til Sunday though.

That's really all I that's happened. Not too exciting, right

I have a few minutes before I have to go to work. The cruise is coming so soon and I can't wait. I just wish I could lose more weight. I haven't lost anything in 2 weeks. My sister is totally going to win this competition. She's dropped 2 pants sizes. I just cannot seem to get over this 10 lb hurdle.

Last night after dinner, Dave wanted to go get ice cream (he's definitely not winning lol). There's this place called Maggie Moo's that has peanut butter ice cream that he loves. So we drove there, only to find that it had been closed down. His statement-"This is a fat kid's nightmare."

And I'll leave you folks with that...

The last entry was cut short because Dave and I were going somewhere. I can't even remember what we did, or where we went, but 3 days later here I am finishing what I started.

So yes, I've been playing around with wordpress themes. Eventually I'll be happy with a design.I get bored with things too quickly and my ADD has been in overdrive the past 2 weeks. I've been telling myself for awhile that I should do this and finally made a half hearted attempt a few days ago, in between playing wii tennis and browsing failblog. I have three domain names that I'm not doing anything with and tons of server space, so why not actually use it for something?

Truth is, I've become an internet slacker. This used to be me; on a computer for hours researching, playing around, and doing work. Now that I have no school deadlines, I've lost some interest in my geek domain. I guess it's a good thing because there's so much else to do with my life, but in a way I feel like a part of me is gone.

Today has been awesome. I feel more relaxed that I have in years. The money that I said I would be coming into came today. I paid off all my credit cards and opened a savings account to put the rest of it in. I haven't had a savings in years because I haven't been able to save. As soon as I got a paycheck, it went right to bills, gas, or groceries. Having a safety net makes me happy. I'm planning on saving for a Jeep, since I'm going to need a new car sooner than later. I hope by the end of the year to have $5000 saved. Unless something tragic happens, I see no reason why this can't happen. I don't blow money. I'm not one of those girls that goes shopping all the time. I tend to plan things out before making any sudden spending moves and generally don't like the idea of spending anything. Even today when I went to the mall to buy shoes, which I needed to go with the 5 dresses Julie let me borrow for the cruise, I looked for the best possible deal. I ended up scoring a cute pair for $21 that will definitely go nice with at least 2 of the dresses. Happy times. I know money doesn't buy happiness, but it causes less stress. I have no fear of my electric being turned off anymore. I can plan to do some house decorating that I've been putting off for awhile. I can buy things for myself without feeling guilty. I still cut my coupons. I still look for the best deals. I don't think that aspect of myself will ever go away, but it's just nice to know that I'll be ok if something happens to me.

Dave is doing fine. He finished a class today and has just one more until he recieves his master in criminal justice administration! I'm so proud of him. He's worked hard and I know that it is going to really pay off. His last class he only meets 3 times, so it won't be that bad. I can't wait until he is finished!

I met with one of my old professors last night. A few days ago, she emailed all her graduating students to see if they still owned a copy of the Project Management book we used in her class. She must have lost it. I had a copy so we met at Starbucks so I could give it to her.

She was my favorite instructor by far at AI. She genuinely cares about her students and how effective her learning techniques are. We talked for a little bit about life now that I'm done with school. She asked about a few graduates ( I only could tell her about 1 because I don't really talk to any) and asked me how my family was doing. She's wanted to pay me for the book, but I told her to buy me a coffee and we'd call it even. There was no way I could accept money from her.

Dave has a job interview tomorrow with the Boy Scouts for some executive director position. He said this morning that we have to iron tonight. And by we, he meant me. I'm not sure if he's ever ironed in his life. Even for work he either wears a polo shirt or he takes a button down out of the closet that hasn't been worn in awhile. He's a t-shirt and shorts kind of guy and I've given up on trying to make him anything but.

It has been unusually cold for Florida the past few days. Tonight it is supposed to drop down in the 20's. I'm pretty sure that hasn't happened since I've lived here. It's bone chilling cold pretty much all over America right now. I heard on the news they actually closed school on Friday in Minnesota because the wind chill made it feel like -50 outside. That's like, almost 100 degrees colder than the coldest it has been here during the day. NO THANKS. At least with this cold weather I have an excuse to wear the boots Dave got me for Christmas.

Today we went to the Oldsmar Flea Market. I like going there. They have some of the most interesting and random stuff for sale. On top of all the cool stuff, some of the classiest people you'll ever meet frequent there. This lady was walking around with her naked kid in a stroller. Seriously. The kid was probably 5 years old and he had underwear and his right shoe on. That's it. She kept making comments about all the people staring at her, as if it is perfectly normal for a 5 year old to walk around in public like that, especially when it's jacket weather outside. Dave looked for pez, but didn't see any that he didn't already have. I bought vegetables and the farmers market stand.

Tonight were going to see "Paul Blart: Mall Cop". I've been looking forward to this movie for awhile.

I just read over the post I made last night. I apologize for all the typos and bad grammar. I was in a pretty emotional state, and I guess being emotional means you neglect grammar and spelling. I'm usually pretty good about that sort of thing. I also apologize for having an incredibly emo, whiny, rant of a post. I try not to do that often, but like I said, I was emotional. Scared, confused, upset, etc. But that is all over now.

Dave was feeling good this morning. He is back to being his goofy self. He woke up around 7 and tried to get me up, but that wasn't happening. I figured if I had the day off at least I was going to get some sleep. I woke up around 9. he wanted to go to breakfast because he has been stuck in the house for days. We went to get omelettes at Nikki's. They always give you way to much food. I only ate half of mine. I needed to get tires, so we went to Sears cause they were having a special and I had recieved a gift card from CPI for 5 years of portrait studio service. I visited Corrie at the portrait studio. I'm working all weekend and we are BUSY. At least it won't be boring. I need the money anyway. We walked around the mall for a little over an hour while they put 4 new tires on my car. I thought about more things I could get Dave for Christmas. We got the car back and went home to find a message on Dave's answering machine from the doctor.  We got Dave's test results back. He doesn't have MRSA. We all aren't going to die. I guess he just had a really bad infection. Woohooo! We are safe. No more worrying and crazy antibiotics. I'm so happy.

I called my boss as soon as we found out the good news. He said he wanted an update of the situation. He was also very happy to hear that Dave was healthy and a potentially fatal virus wasn't going to be spread around the office. He also said that I was going to get paid for a full day today. He said since I didn't decide to miss work and I didn't do anything wrong, it didn't seem right not to get paid. I thanked him about 10x. I told him how I was going to ask if it would be ok to stay late this week so I could make up some of the time. He said not to worry. Getting paid for a full day of work without having to go in is pretty nice. I don't take sick days. I don't call out. I don't ever ask to leave early. I do what I'm told. I guess it finally paid off.

Dave is upstairs resting his back. My car isn't the most confortable and I think walking through the mall took a toll on him as well. We'll probably go grocery shopping later since he has no food on the house and we were thinking about seeing Bolt tonight. I'm so glad everything is going well. i guess you have to have a few bad days so you can look forward to days like these!

Dave is sick. Not just cold or flu type sick. he more than likely has a staph infection. We both have no idea how this happened. A few days ago, he had what looked like a zit on his back. We assumed it was nothing, but it kept getting bigger and more painful to the point where he could barely move. He went to the doctor yesterday and she literally had to cut it out. He now has a huge scar on his back. The doc said she was going to get it tested to see what exactly it was, but she thought that it might be MRSA. I read a lot of information on WebMD and everything about MRSA/Staph is bad. They put him on strong antibiotics and painkillers. I felt so bad last night because he was in so much pain even after taking the painkillers and the antibiotics made him sick so he couldn't keep any food down.

I left work around 11:30 because I called to check in and he sounded awful. I wasn't feeling so great myself because I didn't get a lot of sleep either. My boss said there wasn't a whole lot going on (there hasn't been for like 2 weeks) so if I needed to go I should. I stopped at McDonalds because Dave had been craving cheeseburgers because he saw about 100 McDonald's ads on TV yesterday. I brought him cheeseburgers and fries. He ate one and a few fries and managed to keep it down. He slept a lot during the day while I cleaned and did like 10 loads of laundry. i told my mom what was going on and she made me nervous (she's a bit of a worrier) so I cleaned and washed everything in the house.

Dave is up now sitting in his chair watching the episode of NCIS I recorded for him last night. He seems to be feeling a little better. Hopefully he'll be able to keep down his dinner. He took the rest of the week off of work. If he does have a staph infection, it's probably a good idea to stay home because it's super contagious. He wants to be better by this weekend because he had bought tickets to see Dragonforce with his friend and  USF is playing UCONN Sunday night.

I'm still puzzled as to how he even got this...

I can take "seeing Gwar live" off the list of things I want to do before I die. I haven't had that much fun at a concert in a long time. Ridiculous, obscene, offensive, and borderline scary entertainment.