Monday, January 28, 2008

started out good, went to bad, and then got better

so today started out good (see post above) i went to school- loved, and i mean loved my first class- fiber fabrics. This class rocks! we did wool dying today which was awesome! we died our own wool! i have never done much with wool or felting for that matter so i am psyched for wednesdays class! oooh! I found the perfect gift for petra (one of my best friends babies- so cute- i love her to bits!) that i can make myself!














aren't these just the damn cutest booties you have ever seen for a baby? absolutely adorable! and i can felt them myself! i am so excited! last semester in ceramics i made petra pig tiles- they were small square tiles- i made her two of them and then attached them to a nice blue wood antique looking frame- nada says she just loves them and looks at them all the time! am i the best auntie harmony ever or what? :0)

so after that class i went to psych- which i was totally prepared for- book in hand, notecards with both of my questions and of course my notebook with lots of notes i had taken while reading- i never do that! :0)

then it was lunch- salad and a taco- usually i man the taco bar- i love thy taco bar- but i only had one which i am proud of- i want to try to start eating healthier so i decided i could do without another taco and simply go for a larger salad. it was a good choice- salad is delicious and it actually filled me up so i was good to go.

finally the last class of the day was my fieldwork art therapy class- which was awesome because i had not had that class yet. we shared some stories about our vacations, did a group centering (where we introduce ourselves and tell everyone why we are there) and then we read through the syllabus- piece of cake! we were out of there by 4:15

then it began......i got to my car and decided i had plenty of time to drive home before work- so i got home, got out of the car and stepped in a huge and i mean huge pile of slush/dirt/cold water/unrecognizable slime- ewwww. i was pretty saddened by this but decided not to let it get me down- after all it was kind of funny when you think about it- i mean who does that?

then i got inside- changed into my work clothes and decided to count my money for the week- yea, i have a $20 that will last me for gas, food...wait, where the 20? i know i had a 20! WHERE IS THE 20??!?!?!?!?!!?
yep- you guessed it - i had lost the 20 dollars. so i did the only rational thing i could think of- tear apart my school bag, purse, bedroom, car and living room to find it- you would swear i was looking for a fix or something! absolutely insane- did i find it? no, definately not. so i call D at work- cry about how i lost my 20 dollars ( it must be that time of the month i swear to god i have never felt so emotional- but hey, 20 dollars is a lot of money!)

i then went to work- tons of shit in my inbox- what a great night this will be!

i randomly picked a stupid fight with hubby and instantly regretted it when i hung up- sometimes i just don't channel my feelings well- within minutes i had texted a make up text and all was good- but still- why did i have to do that?

so by now your probably thinking- did anything go right with this girl? is this whole blog post going to be about complaining? the answer? no! i got home, calmed down- turned on the tv to my favorite show- anthony bourdain and decided to make some ramen. as i walk into the kitchen i see a crisp 20 dollar bill sitting in the cat's water bowl- i ran at that water bowl like i was in the middle of the sahara dessert with nothing to drink. the cat looked at me- meowed at me- wondered- "what the hell is she doing?" but i had found it! wet, but still good!

so as you can all see- the day began good, started going south- and then we were back on track!

well i better get a move on my homework- all while making potatoes for a work party, doing the laundry, and spending quality time with D- trust me people i am a seasoned pro at this- it will all get done- or i will have one hell of a fun time procrastinating while i don't do it :0)



prepared for class? me? no, couldn't be!

so this weekend darin and i went to racine- or the outer limits of kenosha is more accurate- to visit his brother and family. It was my nieces and nephew birthday and i was really excited to go! i love those kids- i have said since the moment i met them- if our kids are half as behaved as those kids i will be one happy mother. even when their mom tells them no- they say thankyou to her- as in thankyou for considering it- wow..... very polite and very cute i might add- they were the flower girls in the wedding!

photo by www.mthreestudio.com












i adore them- and they adore me! they were so excited to start calling me "aunt harmony" after the wedding- i have to admit i couldn't wait either! i don't have any siblings so i am glad i finally have nieces and nephews :0)

so this weekend was a blast- fun times, good food, great family :0)

then sunday night came.....homework time! i had completely forgotten that i had to read all of chapter 1 for my psych class- so you know me- i'll just blow it off- bullshit my way through class- it will be just fine- no, no wait- i can't do that! my plan of attack is out the window! i needed to actually read because i had discussion questions due- 2 of them- and they had to be good- they were worth 10 points total- and i did not want my semester starting off like this! so i diligently sat down- got myself some tea and read the whole chapter- and i got to be at 11! fabulous! i actually think i may be able to be studios this semester- we'll see- but i am definitely going to make an effort!

well that is all i have time for now- class starts in 30 minutes- and well im not even out of my pajamas- blogging is so much better when your in your pj's no?

have a great monday! i hope when i read your blogs i see just as much evidence of a good weekend as i had! :0)

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

today rocked

so i definately enjoyed all of my classes today. i thought for sure there would be one that i did not like- something i didn't expect or something that would send me running for the hills- but no- nothing at all- it was a fabulous day

my fiber fabrics class- freakin fantastic! we are gonna make some awesome stuff in there! and to top it off i have erin in that class- we sit in the front row and we laugh until it hurts- this semester is gonna be great!

psych- well that will be a challenge- lots of reading, a 10 page paper, and weekly hardcore discussion- but ya know what- i'm up for it! i love the teacher, i love psych- and i think it will be really beneficial for me to have more psychology under my belt

and finally my environmental science class- we started out by watching an inconvenient truth by al gore- that was awesome! really good movie, really good way to start- i think this class will be alright!

so i am geared up for tomorrow- my 3d design class- hopefully that will be awesome as well- i want to keep this luck streak up for as long as i can!

well that is all i have- a bigger post tomorrow- right now my house is a mess and i have dinner on the stove for hubby and i- mmm ravioli :0)

apple for the teacher?

so today is my first day that will lead to my last day.....well my last day of college next fall- but still none the less- today is the beginning of the end- the ship will sail, may the force be with you- blah blah blah- i think we all get the picture, no?

so i am packing up my school bag, and like always stealing just a little bit of money from my hubby's pocket for soda and coffee and of course some vending snacks- it's not stealing, it's borrowing- and i do believe when i signed the marriage license under my name it said- "Harmony Dubinsky- all that is his is now yours- the kingdom is yours for the taking!!!!"

okay so no it didn't- but i always pay him back!!! :0)

well girls i'm off- another semester, new books, new teachers- new experiences i can not wait to share with all of you. there will be laughs, tears, and probably some bloodshed- okay well maybe not but i'm going for this whole "kingdom", "force be with you", " ship has sailed" thing so i just figured that i needed some bloodshed....

wish me luck! tonight will be a post you don't want to miss!

Saturday, January 19, 2008

a couple of random thoughts

hello everyone! sorry i have been on hiatus for a couple of days- totally not like me- i love my blog- i love to blog- and after last post i actually know people read it so i don't want to disappoint anyone! :0) i no longer can post at work- we have a filtered internet so blogspot- because so many people use it at my job- was blocked by websense....

an open letter to websense

dear websense,
you make my work day miserable. why must you block everything that is fun? i believe you are anti- fun and i feel that instead of ruining my life by blocking www.blogspot.com you should go check out guy who smokes 5 packs a day and smells like he sleeps in a bar- now his sites are sites you should be blocking- if you know what i mean.

i know how to sit and eat my lunch in quiet- there will be no more laughing coming from my cubicle due to the hilarious things my friends write about on their blogs. i can no longer let them know i think they are hilarious because well you have done away with google as well. you are not human websense, your heart is black....

well websense you have really done it now. you make everything fun suck......and yes i truly mean that.

i hate you

-disgruntled employee

okay, now that is done- on to more random thoughts.....

i started my second job- it is a lot of work! i am happy i can drag in some extra income but it is really wearing on me! i couldn't even finish watching anthony bourdain last night- i fell asleep on the couch at 9:30- i woke up to D carrying me into the bedroom and muttering something about how working at a retirement home makes me old as well....and he did make a comment earlier about how i smell like old people home- what? tell me, is that really a smell? i wanted to cry....

all in all though the job is fantastic- lots of nice people, freedom to do what i want to do with activities seeing as i am the activities director! it is one of the nicest jobs i have ever had! i am glad though that i did not get rid of my medical billing job yet- i am just not ready, the people are nice, the job is flexible and the pay is good- i am back on spirit team and i am truly happy! we had our spirit team luncheon and it was awesome- reconnecting with old friends and meeting new- clearing the air and starting off the new year right. the drama that once was at my workplace is gone- i am truly happy to work with the people i work with! so on the job front all is well :0)

i told D to record something we could watch when i got home from work. what did he record on the DVR? When Good Pets Go Bad 2!
hmmmm, i was thinking something a little more romantic, no? from this show i have learned i will never own a kangaroo as a pet- enough said

school starts next week wednesday and like i have said in previous posts i am kind of psyched! good classes, good people- hopefully now i can add to that list good professors, less crap to put up with from the college- and it will be a great semester. one not so great thing is i paid $350 dollars for 4 books- 1 of them was a book for an art class.....an art class.... am i missing something here?


other than that not too much new- i will see what the weekend brings and write more on sunday- for any of you who are gearing up to see the packers play this weekend- go pack! have a great time and don't freeze!

Monday, January 14, 2008

to all of my readers....now hopefully there will be more!

i got this idea from runs like a girl- she is located on my blogroll :0) i think this is an awesome idea and i encourage everyone to leave a comment! i really would love to know who my readers are and be able to not only read the wonderful comments you are thinking about while reading my posts but also comment on your blogs!

It is“National De-Lurking Week”! This is a chance for everyone who stops by my blog to leave a comment, and possibly give me the link to their blogs so that I could add them to my blogroll and we could be one big happy blog family!

Hope i hear from all of you soon- my loyal 3 readers included

please tell me there are still 3 of you? :0)

Friday, January 11, 2008

Guilty Pleasures

so i can't take credit for this post- i got the idea from blogger milwaukee buckeye- awesome idea! http://milwaukeebuckeye.wordpress.com

so the idea is to list your guilty pleasures- here are mine :0)

TV shows- althought i don't watch tv often (okay not too often) there are a few
Anthony Bourdains- No Reservations
Top Chef
Snapped
Lifetime Move Network (cheesy but so good)
bridal shows- bridezilla, platinum weddings- all that good stuff
old re-runs of the wonder years- ( oh kevin :0)
discovery health- pretty much anything on here- especially the baby shows :0)
Just Cook This- with Sam the cooking guy

Movies-
A Beautiful Mind
PS I Love You
Center Stage
Any scary movie- i love them- all of them- even B Horror flicks (one of the many things hubby and i share a love for)
*waaaaaay too many more to name- i'll keep thinking

my pj's - i love my oversized pink pj pants- i kind of look like mc hammer when i wear them

mcdonalds bagel breakfast sandwich- no sauce, ewww sauce

pickles, pickles, and more pickles

spicy food- soooo good- especially thai food (nada where do you get that curry paste? my pick n save can't be that ghetto!)

babies- i love them- i do not have one but do one day want to have children when hubby and i are ready. right now i am enjoying making mobiles for petra (one of my best friends babies)- well we kind of make mobiles- more or less we just play with petra and eat lots of food

naps- and going to bed extremely early- like 8pm early- so early you'd think i was 90 years old

looking at my fabulous wedding photos by molly at www.mthreestudio.com - also printing them, helping her with shoots, and plotting the next time i will need her services- for anything- at all that i could possibly think of- graduation pictures, new house pictures (when we purchase one- soon!) pictures of my cat- pretty much anything i can get her to take pictures of because i love her work that much :0)

okay- so now that you know most of my list- i will update if i think of more!

what are your guilty pleasures?

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

i felt like a presential candidate

so last night at midnight marked the end the "best of 2007 photo contest" that was being held on my photographers website www.mthreestudio.com

the votes are in....... I WON!!!!

yes indeed- i won an 11x14 framed picture of one of my favorite shots from the wedding- the sparkler shot at the end of the night! and to top it off molly also awarded the 2nd place couple an 11x14 framed pic of their shot too :0) it was a fabulous contest with a fabulous result.

i however stayed up waaaaay to late last night. i planned on watching molly's blog like a hawk and tallying up the votes- instead i decided to begin watching (aerin you will be proud) Star Wars with the hubby- but then we both fell asleep and woke up at about 12:45- having not calculated any votes whatsoever throughout the evening. i ran to my computer- did i win? did all of those text messages and facebook cries for votes work???? YES! i didn't have to sit by my computer after all- my friends and family pulled through for me- i was truly proud. molly's blog was full of comments- 126 to be exact! one vote for #8, #4, #8, #4- we were neck in neck! i am so glad we both won the pictures though- both of us worked hard to get those votes!

today though i am tired- but it was worth it. i work till 6:30 tonight- not too entirely excited about that but it will do- i need the money.

in other news i start my 2nd job this weekend as an activitie director- i am psyched!!!! 11 dollars an hour- a chance to do art, exercise, and cooking? why those three things are me in a nutshell- i l.o.v.e having a job i well, love! i am still keeping my other job- basically because we need both the incomes- and well it is very very flexible with my school schedule.

oh how i can't wait till school is done- then i can work 40 hours a week- make good money and really enjoy every day ot the fullest- at least that is the plan!

that is all for now, i will be writing to you all again soon- wish me luck to make it till 6:30- it's gonna be a long night.....

Saturday, January 5, 2008

this is how lucky i am

my hubby loves me, this i know :0)

currently he is in the kitchen making me my favorite- strawberry margaritas. i tell you people, and most of you already know this- margaritas are my weakness. i love them.... i may talk to my pbr (aka pabst blue ribbon) and tell it how much i love it- how awesome it looks in my hand- but i have to confess- i would cheat on my pbr with a margarita anyday. i feel there is a certain level of sophistication, suaveness (is that a word?) with my margarita. i love it and everything it gives me- if there are margaritas- i'm there.....

anyways......come on you already knew i was weird so this whole talking to my beer, sophisticated margarita mumbojumbo should come as no shock! right?

so tonight i will be joining my friends at the bar- having a couple of pitchers and enjoying life. i hope you all are doing the same. friends are important, time with your loved on is important and well beer just makes that experience all the more interesting and extremely memorable.

not much new to report- i finally, finally, finally cleaned my living room and put away all the xmas gifts i have been tripping over since, well, christmas- so that is done :0) i also did the laundry- the washer and dryer was once a foreign object to me- i can gladly say we had a heart to heart today and it no longer feels neglected :0)

well i better go- much to do- so little time

margarita here i come

Thursday, January 3, 2008

vote for me!!!!

hello loyal blog readers.....all 3 of you- well i hope at least there are 3 of you- maybe i overshot?

my wonderful photographer that did the photography for my whole wedding package- and designed my invites, save the dates, place cards, menu cards, bar tents, guest book, table numbers, oh hell- pretty much everything to do with my wedding :0) is having a contest!!!!

on her website blog she has posted a contest for the best picture of 2007- and one of me and hubby's wedding photos has been entered into the contest! if my photo is voted for the most times i win a framed picture of the photo that won- which is an awesome, awesome photo if i do say so myself- big time kudos to molly from mthreestudio- the sparkler scene is one of hubby and i's - as well as our famlily's, favorite photos! i would love to win this award and be able to hang this framed photo in our first house someday- what a gorgeous photo with some gorgeous people hey?

so what all of you could do for me- which i would really appreciate- is going to www.mthreestudio.com and visit molly's blog- follow the directions on her post for the contest and vote for hubby and i! we are i believe photo #8- i really hope to win so please take the time to vote! And while your there check out molly's photography- she is an absolutely phenomenal photog- she made my wedding day so fabulous- from the pictures, to the design- all of it was so gorgeous! she also does children's photography- soooo cute! she has a lot to offer- so check her out!

VOTE FOR ME! WWW.MTHREESTUDIO.COM

catching up

so i realize that i have not blogged in awhile! it has been two crazy weeks- full of family, friends, and fun- well not all fun but we'll get to that later. but all in all it has been a really nice holiday break- the only thing i wish i had was more time- doesn't everyone? i just feel as if my break is slowly slipping away from me (maybe because it is, t-minus 17 days till d-day, aka spring semester) it seems all i ever do is run errands, sleep, work, pay bills, errands, bills, bills, oh and did i mention bills? it's funny- D and i didn't even buy anyone xmas gifts this year except my mom and we are still broke :0( I am working at least 7 more hours then i normally do over break and i am getting a measly 50 dollars more a paycheck- that just isn't what i expected i guess- more hours equals more money.....right? and hubby is completely unhappy with his job- he really wants to switch jobs but is waiting for his interview with the plumbing apprenticeship comm before he does.

D and i figured it out today- he works 50 hours a week- he makes 300 dollars every two weeks- that is 150 dollars a week- broken down that is roughly 30 dollars a day- he only makes 30 dollars a day!!!! that is ridiculous! for all those hours he should be making waaaaaaay more right? it would be different if he was making commission- but the market is slow right now- can't sell things to imaginary people! And next semester i can only work 16 hours a week- that is half of what i am working now! with my fieldwork i just can't fit in any more time at my job- there are only so many hours in a day and i can only do what i can.

so we are just going to keep doing what we are doing. i have heard that money problems are one of the biggest problems in marriages- however i don't really know how big of a toll this is taking on us. we don't have money, okay, so what? we are broke- sometimes barely get by- but who do we know who isn't in the same situation? i know that we will pull ourselves out of this- it's bound to happen- no one gets the short end of the stick forever! hubby and i sat down and figured that once he gets another job- one with stable pay and decent hours we will be able to pay off almost all our debt by summer- once we do that we will be able to start saving for our house, a family, and hopefully a good used car :0)- because well little geo isn't doing so well- she is slowly giving up on me- i have had her since i was 15- that is a long time! hubby is driving to racine as we speak so that his cousin can fix my tail pipe. yep, somewhere on 45 south there is a little red geo puttering a long- you'll recognize it- there will be sparks coming from the tail pipe :0(

Not too much else is new- i start school on January 21st- i FINALLY have a class with my partner in crime at the mount! we have been trying to coordinate our schedules- now i can finally see her two days a week- and in barb's class none the less- we are taking a fiber fabrics class with the same teacher who taught us color theory- you see this is where i met aerin- we ended up being in the same group together- i remember the day like it was yesterday. i remember hating group projects- she also hated group projects- we pretty much pawned the work off on everyone else and made fun of a girl we have now re-named squeaks. color theory was fun- color theory gave life to many mondays of drinking, mil bashing, and just plain old good times- school was never the same after i met aerin :0) after this next semester i only have one more to go- yes!!!! i will finally be a college graduate- i can hardly wait!

in other very very random news i found this awesome curry paste- thanks to nada :0) - that is absolutely delicious. the brand name is patka (spelling?) and it is to die for- fantastic on chicken- i had it with mashed potatoes, green beans, and nan (a kind of pita bread)- sooo good (wipes drool from mouth) i suggest getting the hot- however be warned- the hot is very very hot- me and hubby love spicy food so it doesn't bother us- but for people who don't like it so hot there is mild and medium. what is so fabulous is that you can find it at pick n save or pretty much at any grocery store- no specialty store necessary :0)

anyways my house is a mess- it is definitely cleaning day- well after i read all of your lovely blogs that is :0)

enjoy the day!