hello mr postman, do you have my refund?

okay so this refund check thing with my college has really been wearing thin on my list of "things i absolutely cannot stand" one of them being not getting my refund check in a timely manner which i haven't since i started that school 4 years ago.....whoooo deep breath!

so after going into my school, complaining about said refund check for about 20 minutes to a lady who could care less, calling the school to complain again when i realized said check was still not in my mailbox, and finally ripping the head off a banana (totally accidental but hilarious- kind of like broke college student meets the invisible hulk) i was done- i decided to call the school yet again yesterday before i went to work. i proceeded to tell her i needed this refund check, where was it, and when will i get my money? then she proceeded to tell me in a snotty tone that yesterday was presidents day and that no mail was being delivered.....

idiot party of one?

i felt like a fool- today when i went to my mailbox there was said check and i jumped for joy- my heart was lighter and there was a silver lining to those bill-filled clouds! so now i can finally pay more money to david's bridal- my fiercest creditor and actually my best friend- they call every day! :0)

so now that is done- and the burden is just a little lighter and i will take whatever i can get right now! so now we just wait for our refund checks- we are very excited about those- that means even more bills getting paid off and more money to actually buy what we need- food, gas, and other miscellaneous treasures :0)

otherwise today was like any other tuesday- not too much exciting going on. i worked this morning at 6am and believe me it was tough to wake up! cold+early morning+ice on my window+medical billing= sucktastic- is that a word? blogger tells me no but i'll use it anyways

well i am off to make my apple strudel with my group of residents at the group home. i have created a cooking night every tuesday night which they all really look forward to. tonight is the night i have the most participation and the highest interest of any activities- well besides sit and be fit of course- that's on channel 10 just in case anyone was wondering :0) i am a faithful watcher of this show on the weekends- in fact i even join in with the res once in a while :0)

more tomorrow as the week progresses- after this week is over i feel i will be a lot more centered, and a lot less stressed for a change! t-minus 5 days and counting!

Dear Mr Valentine, Please Bring Me Some Good News

so this Valentines Day has not been like most- in fact i'm not really much in the Valentines Day mood. I don't say this to sound like a debbie downer- in fact i don't want to be- not at all. I love Valentines Day- i love the little conversation hearts that i eat waaaaaaaaaaay to many of, i love the fact i don't need an excuse to eat a ton of chocolate, and most of all i love being with hubby because i feel that without him days like this would mean nothing- no day in my life would be the same without him.

i just wish that things would start going our way- i mean, we have had A LOT of bad news in the past couple of days- things i cannot blog about now probably will when it is all said and done. i want to feel like our life is going forward- i hate the phrase " one step forward, two steps back"- why is that fair? sometimes i just don't get how life works- or how the things that happen to us could possibly happen- isn't their a limit as to how much two people can handle and take on?

well i am trying my best to put myself in good spirits- tonight D and i are going out to Benihana's- I LOVE BENIHANA'S!!!! We are actually celebrating our 6 month anniversary- we have been married 6 months! can you believe that? i can't - it seriously feels like i just walked down the aisle a month ago! i look overall at my life and realize that even though i probably don't have everything i have always wanted (who does) does not mean that hubby and i won't get there- we will build a great life together- we have already started! i look at our small apartment, ever mounting pile of bills, and of course our hectic work schedules and i realize that it won't be like this forever- something is bound to change. If there is a Valentine Fairy could you just do one thing for me? Bring us some luck- some positive change,- show us a sign in the right direction, please? this is really all i can ask for- and i sometimes even feel selfish asking for things- but i feel like what we need right now more than anything is support- support to get through all of this crap so we can move on to better things. i know it will happen somedays i just get really tired of sitting and waiting, ya know?

well girls i am off to work- then off for some fabulous hibachi- leave me kind words- D and i could both use them right about now!

Have a wonderful Valentines Day with your significant others- i leave you with a picture of me and my love- i encourage you all to do the same- look at the happy times because life can't always be what you want it to be- it is important to remember what brought you here and what will bring you through- trust me it helps! :0)
photo by www.mthreestudio.com