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The weather didn’t hold out for us for the concert Friday.  The sun came out for a couple hours before hand, what a tease it was!  It started pouring rain as soon as we pulled into the parking lot at 6:15 and didn’t stop until we were walking back to the parking lot to leave at 10:30.  It was still a great time and great music.  I do think it would have been a lot more fun had we not been standing in the rain in ponchos!

I’ve been trying to be healthier.  I can not remember to take vitamins, even in the daily reminder boxes.  My main problem is I HAVE to take a normal adult ones WITH food or else I get really sick to my stomach.  I saw these this weekend and said “hey, these should make me want to take them!”  I was right!  Maybe I’m a true child at heart and need something to make me want them.  Who knows, but I’m taking my vitamins now and I can’t wait to take them actually haha.  They are just like gummy bears and so far they don’t make me feel sick without food.  Maybe adult ones are just too much for me.

I am 100% bored with my job.  I’ve been there for going on six years in July.  I use to love working there, but since things were changed and it’s turned into nothing but a call center, it’s turned into nothing but boring.  We don’t have other departments like we once did to float around to.  Having the other departments helped with changing things up.  I feel like nothing but a rebot.  I spend my entire day (5 days a week) on the phone, saying the exact same thing more than 80 times a day.  I’m tired of it.  It’s not what I want to do with my life.  I went from being a supervisor of the billing department to nothing but a call center worker.  I make great money so it’s hard for me to go elsewhere, and it’s also hard to find anywhere hiring.  This just sucks, I hate being bored and unhappy all day long.

On a plus side I only work half a day tomorrow and then it’s off to the Brad Paisley & Dierks Bentley show!  It’s an outdoor concert and they are calling for rain.  Just wonderful!  Cross your fingers that it doesn’t rain for me!  Although, I wouldn’t minf if it started raining the last hour, could end the night with dancing to live country music in the rain

I went to see the ‘Up’ in 3D with Noble last night.  Cute movie!  If you haven’t seen it, I suggest that you do.  It made me think a lot about doing things I want to do before it’s too late.  I’m addicted to 3D movies.  They have a Toy Story 3 coming out in 3D next year, I can’t wait!!  I love the slinky dog :)  I hardly ever buy anything from the consession when going to the movies, but I had a huge craving for a cherry ICEE.  They didn’t have the real cherry!!  All they had was the ‘white cherry’ but it was still good!  I love me an ICEE!

The Dove Pro.age lotion, most amazing lotion EVER!  My skin is becoming so smooth!  Needless to say, I am going to be continuing to use it.  I had my doubts on it when I first started using it (4 days, counting today), because most things advertised doesn’t even come close to what it’s supposed to do, but this proved me wrong.

I really don’t know what’s come over me.  I always buy a tanning package at the local tanning salon.  The package I get is for a year unlimited, I usually go a couple times a week.  My package doesn’t expire until March ‘10 I believe.  I haven’t been tanning in the past month.  I just don’t feel the whole tanning thing any longer.  I see some people out there that are entirely too ‘leather skinned’ and it makes my stomach turn.  I think women with natural looking skin looks so much sexier and makes their skin look so much smoother.  I also like the rosey cheeks you get from being in the sun, and you don’t really get that when you go to the tanning bed a lot.  I therefore and cutting the tanning bed out for the moment.  I started using SPF 30 or higher when I do go outdoors.  Don’t get me wrong I’m still going to enjoy the summer days by the pool, I’m just going to be more careful about it.  It’s weird how you can just wake up one morning and immediately want to change something.  I want to be healthier all around.  I stopped drinking soft drinks 2 months ago and only drinking beer on special occassions like concerts and things, which feels amazing I might offer!

 I picked up some of this lotion by Dove at Walmart the other night, ‘Dove pro.age cream oil lotion’.  This is what it states on the back of the bottle:

        ‘Pro-age cream oil lotion for smooth, radiant skin.  Pro-age is different.  It’s not the usual “quick fix” over promise.  Pro-age is committed to making a real difference in your skin’s condition.  How pro-age cream oil lotion works.  Glycerin (13 %) to add critical moisturization.  AHAs (5%) to gently remove dull surface skin cells, revealing beautiful, radiant skin.  Olive Oil (1%) to provide additional nutrients to your skin.  SPF 5 to help prevent UVB damage.  Because beautful skin as no age limit.’

I started using that today, I will post about it again in a few days to let you know how it’s working out.  If you go out and get this it has a sun warning on the back, while using it, it may increase your skin’s sensitivity to the sun, so be careful.  I also got some of the Vaseline Aloe Fresh Protecting Body Lotion SPF 15 for my daily moisturizer.

Noble and I celebrated our 4 months together by going to the zoo.  I have this urge to do everything with him, and here lately it’s been things I did when I was younger that I miss.  I love sharing moments with him.  Noble bought me an Ocelot.  I gave him a temporary name of ‘Spot’.  I like to research names before I just give something a name.  I landed on ‘Archibald’ which means bold prince.  Calling him ‘Archie’ for short.  I’m sure there will be many more pictures with Archie in them :)  I have other pictures from the zoo on my flickr account if you want to check them out.

In other news, I’ve got tickets to go to the Brad Paisley/Dierks Bently show on June 5th.  I’m pretty excited about that, it’s been a while since I’ve been to a country concert.  I’m going with Noble and my sis, Hollie.  We know a few other people going as well.  It should be good times, Nobles never been to a country show, so he’s in for a treat!!

So glad that Kris is the 2009 American Idol winner!  I’ve never been an American Idol watcher, but this year it pulled me in and I’m glad that it did!  I started out pulling for Megan, then quickly moved to Kris being my favorite. 
Kris has this amazing style about him.  I hope he keeps up with a lot of acoustic music!!  Watching him sing “Kiss a girl” with Keith Urban, it’s obvious he’s going to sell many albums.  I will be one that will be purchasing one and I can’t wait!!

I’m unhappy at my current job and I have been for quite a while now. I always thought the job I wanted would be sitting behind a desk all day. I was so wrong about that. I can’t stand sitting anymore. I really want to do something with my life that I am proud of. I’ve been toying with the idea of starting my own business for the past couple years. The thoughts of it have been coming more often now and I’m starting to get “ants in my pants’about the whole thing! I started thinking about my passions, 1)gardening 2)photography. They say “Find something you love to do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life”. I still have a lot I need to learn in both areas, but more so in photography.  I love and always have loved flowers.  Theres something about working in a garden and having things growing as a result of your hardwork. 

Here’s what I (and the help of Ka at work) came up with for the time being, it could change a litte.  A flower farm.  A florist where you have a flower farm outside or a green house where you can go and pick your own flower bouquet and there would also be fresh cut arrangements to pick from as well (here’s an example).  I’m still toying around with ideas and what not, but that’s the gist of it.  I’m pretty excited about the idea, and I hope to make it a reality instead of just a dream! I still want to get into photography when I learn a lot more about it.  Who knows, I may just have photo shoots in the garden!!

Life in still wonderful. 

Work is getting better.  I am actually eager to get more calls done now, instead of having a no care attitude.  It feels good.  I’m so thankful to even have a job.  It’s weird I woke up one day the other week and just had this want to work feeling, and it hasn’t gone away.  I think it also might be a little bit of a competition I am secretly having with a co-worker!!

Love life is friggin amazing.  Noble is seriously the MOST amazing man ever.  He always knows just what to say to make me smile no matter if I’m down with a headache or having a rough day at work.  I don’t think I mentioned it in my previous post, but Noble sings.  When he sings it seriously melts my soul.  It’s just so soothing.  I get all day dreamie over it!!  I hope to cook him a wonderful dinner Friday night, I’ll post with an update afterwards :)  I’ve never cooked before I bet Noble.  I’ve baked sweets before but never cooked dinners.  Being with him makes me want to DO more for him to show how much he means to me, cause he really does mean the world and so much more to me ?

Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve updated.  There’s alot that’s changed.

As most of you know, I had a pretty rough year last year.  I’m not going into details because that’s in the past.  Due to such a rough year, this year is just blowing me away.

I started dating Noble January 24th (to read a little more about him go here).  He has completely changed my life.  For the better of course!  He makes me feel so amazing and beautiful.  There’s this connection with him that I’ve never had before.  I can’t imagine my life without him.  We’ve been dating for a month and 2 weeks, but it feels like I’ve been with him for so much longer than that.  I wake up with a huge smile on my face and I go to sleep with the same huge smile.  It’s the most wonderful feeling ever.  We went on our first mini vacation on Valentine’s Day weekend.  We took a trip to the mountains and went hiking to see some beautiful waterfalls.  It was a fabulous trip.  The best part was waking up next to him.  Hearing “you’re so beautiful” first thing in the morning just melts my heart.  I want to do so much with him, but I have to keep reminding myself, what’s the rush?

The point of this entry, was to say I’m madly in love
I promise to try and update more often, now that I have happy things to post about!!

I’ve been wanting to post this all week, and I just got around to it…

Why is it that women take so long in the restroom?  We went to Grandfather mountain this past weekend and made me want to write an entry about it.  We stopped in the museum to take a restroom break before heading to go hiking.  BAD idea!  The line for the womens restroom was wrapped all around inside.  Needless to say, I turned right around and went back out.  I’m sure all of you have been in this situation before!  Can’t even go to a concert or something without having to stand in a line for hours!!  I myself take maybe 3 mins max in a restroom.  There is NOTHING that makes me want to stay in there.  You go in, do your business, and get the heck out!!!  There are so many times that I just want to run in the mens room and back out. 

Irritates me like nothing else!