Bambino
I am going to be an auntie any day now! I am so excited! I hope he's cute, I'm sure he will be. You guys better lie and tell me he is even if he isn't. I didn't have to work yesterday, it was beautiful. Today, this lady at my work told me that I'm single because I sing all of the time! That's a lie, I don't sing that much. Haha. But seriously, I'm looking for a guy that I adore more than food. So, if you can make me happier than a warm chocolate chip cookie, hit me up, we'll talk. Don't think that this is going to be easy, I really love food. I bet my nephew is going to love food too. I should start feeding him a meatball sub as soon as he exits the womb. Haha. The flying duchess is still afloat. In fact, thar be a garden sproutin soon on the deck. We wenches know how to make a ship a home. :o) Have a happy labor day all! Hey, maybe my sister will have her baby on labor day! That would be hilarious!

Craziness at Work
Ok, so just now, like 10 minutes ago, this guy came in to cash his check. No problem, I make my living by cashing people's checks. :o) Then, he started rambling on about how he has to pay bills and how he hates it (don't we all). Then, he started telling me that he got in an accident and he can't work, etc. I count his money out to him and he says, "What's your name?" I told him my name and he reached out to shake my hand, I shook his hand and then he took my hand and kissed it!!!!! WTH?!!!! Then, he starts telling me how beautiful I am (of course I am nodding my head in agreement) and tells me that next time he comes he is going to take me out to dinner and such. Then, he makes me count his money back to him AGAIN, tells me I'm beautiful AGAIN, and hands me 5 dollars! I gave the 5 back to him, and he tells me that I'm breaking his heart, but there was NO WAY I was taking that 5. So, I gave it back to him about 4 times, he finally took it and made sure I knew that next time he came in, he was going to take me out. What the heck?! I pretty much drenched my hand in sanitizer after that. Kind of a creepy 10 minutes....

Vacation Adventures
I'm sitting here at work after a week of beautiful r&r. I kind of like it though, I feel like it's my first day again, it's nice. I have a new found respect for life.... :o) Ok, I had an awesome vacation! Are you guys ready for this?
Monday-I went with Mother Hen to drop Harry off at camp in the morning. When I got home, Farah and I headed off to Morro Bay for some kayaking. Kayaking was so sweet! I thought I was going to be a little scared, but I wasn't. Good times. That night, Farah made me a birthday dinner and then we watched friends.
Tuesday-My aunt who lives in Oregon called me because she was in town with my cousin and wanted to hang out with me. We went to Santa Barbara and had a good time. Rose came over and gave me a bday gift of a plant. We potted it together, it was nice. Michael and Parker came over for a bit and Parker gave me an amazing cd for my b-day! It was delightful.
Wednesday-I woke up and packed for Sacramento, then went over to the Hough's to say goodbye. Mother Hen made me some b-day toast. Yummy. I left for Sac around 11 and got there at about 4:30. That night I went out to dinner with all my old friends, it was nice.
Thursday-I just hung out in Sacramento with Steph and then went to Sonic where I had some tots.
Friday-I headed off to a wonderful weekend in the wilderness. It was full of beautiful adventures, along with some clumsy falls and scary climbing. I had a really good time.

All in all, my vacation was awesome. When I got home I had a note on my bed from Farah that told me she missed me, and a book on my toilet from Michael about starting your period. Haha. And now I'm back at work. Vacation lives on in my heart. :o)

Last Night
My closet was so messy last night, so I decided to clean it. In the heat of my cleaning frenzy I found a couple papers I had written at Sac State. I couldn't believe I wrote them. They were filled with so much passion! What happened? I remember the first day I realized how big this world was, and how great the measure of suffering in so many places was. Everyday I thought about selling everything I had, or getting on a plane to go help people in need. It's not that I am apathetic about it now, I'm just more reluctant to do anything about it. Is that bad? I don't know.

My Alaphabet
A-Awake. It's exciting to wake up in the Flying Duchess.
B-Bundt. This weekend I learned how to make a punch ring with a bundt cake pan.
C-Coast Hills. I love working there.
D-Dust. My old room is pretty dusty and I need to clean it.
E-Excitement. I have pretty much had excitement overload lately.
F-Friends. Making new ones, marrying off old ones, having secret animosity towards some of them... :o) friends are great.
G-Goals. I feel like I am slowly accomplishing them.
H-Heaven. All this talk about it is making me anxious to get there.
I-Illiad. I need to read that book.
J-Jumping. Last night I literally (haha) jumped for joy because my vacation in in 11 days!
K-Kindness. The Flying Duchess is a wonderful display of so many people's kindness towards Farah and I.
L-Lamaze. I'm done with it. Hopefully I can remember it in the future.
M-Michael Scott. What a role model. He is pretty much my hero today. (watch the office!)
N-North. That's where I will be heading in 11 days or so! My dear Sacramentans, how I miss you.
O-Oil. It costs too much.
P-Party. I went to one. Not my cup of tea.
Q-Quiet. It's definitely a quiet day at the credit union today, the reason I am writing this ridiculous blog.
R-Rest. I need some of that.
S-Soccer. I played it last night with 30 jr highers. Wow. I think I could have died.
T-Talladega Nights. It comes out this week. I can't wait to see it. "Help me Jesus! Help me Tom Cruise!"
U-Ugly. Mel Gibson's drunken comments. Seriously.
V-Venti White Mocha. This would be delightful right about now.
W-Win. I really want to win the weight loss challenge at work. I'm doing good so far.
X-Yesterday, this lady at work gave me one of those handi-snack things. Remember those? I always got the in elementary school. Good times.
Y-Yellow. The color of a lot of things in my living room, and a great coldplay song.
Z-Zagnut. I still have two candy bars in my glove box, compliments of Steph.