Lucy Jane

Rainy

Hello,

Boy oh boy am I a spoiled brat when it comes to weather.  You see it's been sunny and around 80° for over a week now, except for the touch of rain we got on Saturday evening.  So, I have had the top off of my Jeep for a long long time. Such BLISS... today it had the nerve to rain, and it is still raining and will be raining again tomorrow.  UGH!  Windy too.

Thank you for all of your comments about the VI situation.  I know what I did was real crappy but it does not warrant that kind of treatment. 

Today I saw a funny thing on the way to work.  There was a van in the left lane, a man in the car in front of me in the right lane, and the van cut him off, I mean cut over right in front of the guy in front of me, oddly enough... the man was cut off by the VASECTOMY VAN!  It made me laugh very hard!  I don't know why they have vans around here with vasectomy stuff written all over it, but they sure do!

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start! 

Lucy Jane

No Posties

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted anything ALL WEEK.  I don't really have an excuse except that I haven't felt really well all week, and I recorded a show off of the history channel called "The Presidents" and I have been watching 1 episode each night, which really cut into my writing time, plus I have an issue weighing on me, here it is:

Not last Wednesday but the Wednesday before I went out for Violet's going away deal, and drank a ton of wine, WAY too quickly with little food and no water.  Needless to say I needed a ride home and the day off of work the next day.  I was honest with my boss I told her I was hungover, and she understood.  I couldn't lie.  Anyway I just haven't been the same since that night.  I made a huge mistake that night actually.

See Vi is in the process of a divorce and she has recently started dating someone that we work with (well she doesn't work there anymore) and I recall a conversation where He was going to tell another guy who works there, and her response was "after I leave I don't care who knows) Well I took that to heart and drunkenly blabbed it to the table at her going away party.  There were only like 3 people from our dept. sitting there, and 2 of them knew that they were together because of the way they acted around each other, he would buy 2 lattes from Starbucks and give her one, you know, that kind of behavior.  Anyway... I have felt so bad that I blabbed it.  Like I said, people had already guessed.  Either way, I pride myself on being a good friend, and I normally don't do that type of thing.  In fact I have never done that type thing before. 

So, the next day, Vi was of course very pissed off, and she told me how I could have potentially ruined everything because of that.  I apologized to her, I called the guy she is dating (in front of her) to apologize to him as well.  I did everything I could do for damage control.  I thought things were going okay and that she really had forgiven me.  I suppose I was wrong.  Yesterday she called me for the sole reason of asking me if I had talked to her soon to be ex husband and told him everything.  Now, I haven't spoken to that man in 6 months, and why would he contact me, or I him?  I am just getting the impression that every time something goes wrong for her, I am going to automatically be in the line of fire.  I don't think what I did was bad enough to encourage that type of behavior.  She didn't call to see about me, or anything, just to ask that.  Then later on she text messaged my phone blaming someone else.  I think the real deal is that her ex drove by and saw a strange vehicle in the driveway and has put 2 and 2 together.  I would never intentionally tell anyone about what's going on and I feel really crappy that I am constantly in the line of fire about this. 

I am not too sure if I am jumping the gun on my feelings, but I really can't deal with that stuff.  I made a mistake, I sincerely apologized for my actions, what else can I do? 

What's worse is that all last week I think I was fighting a kidney infection.  I DO hope I fought it successfully.  I started feeling better on Friday.

On a Happy note, the Mister took the Sequel Server MCAD or something like that Microsoft certification test and passed it.  And I lost about 3 pounds on weight watchers this past week.  YAY.  I made a journal of everything I ate, and I realized that I don't eat all that bad just my portions are a bit on the heavy side.

I hope everyone has had a fantastic weekend, and week.

I think I'll post more often.

Lucy Jane

Blast!

Howdy everyone!

I have certainly enjoyed Michele's meet&greet this weekend.  I came across some great sites.  I love reading everyone's stuff, I really do.

Not much happened this weekend, but I AM a little cross today.  Yesterday I wrote about how the Mister wanted to go to this new restaurant for Po'Boys, and we couldn't find it.  Well today we decided to find it and have a lovely New Orleans style lunch.  I was planning either a Po' Boy or a Muffaletta if they had one.  Well we found the place it was kind of a haul, but we took the top off of the Jeep so at least it was a nice drive.  We got to the place and found a seat outside, this was oh about 12:40.  It took 20 minutes for a server to greet us.  Then another 10 minutes for us to get drinks, at 1:40 our drinks were empty and no one had been back.  I went inside and asked the bartender for a refill, and for a manager.  ~ I waited tables for 7 years at the Olive Garden so I know that a server should NEVER wait 20 minutes before greeting a table, and of course NEVER let a table sit for an hour without at least coming over and talking to them and letting them know what the issue might be.  Anyhoo, I was starved, the mister was starved and we were about to leave.  I went to find the restrooms and saw another lady that was sitting outside yelling at "the manager" the one that never made it out to our table.  I told him that we had been waiting for an hour for our food, and that no one had even checked on us in the last 40 minutes.  Also I told him that I realized that it wasn't his fault, but if there was a problem surely the server should have told us, not just ignored us.  He agreed.  He asked us what we had ordered and I said "1 roast beef Po' Boy with no tomato, and 1 muffaletta NO mayonnaise" ~ they aren't supposed to have mayonnaise in the first place!  He told me that they came with mayonnaise already on them and that my server should have told me that.  I told him that it would have been difficult for her, since she never came by again.  So then I just asked for a french dip, and of course the Mister's Po' Boy.  Within 5 minutes my muffaletta came out, dripping with mayo.  I told the server that I couldn't eat it.  She said that she knew the mayo was going to come on it, and I politely asked her to remove it.  Then 3 minutes later the other food I had told the manager about showed up.   So, I got my french dip.  Mister got 2 Po' boys and the management only had us pay for 1 of the Po' Boys.  by the time we left it was 2:15.  Can you imagine?  The story was, that one of the ovens broke.  Ya know if someone would have TOLD us that... there wouldn't have been a problem.  Sheesh

Next we went to a plant nursery and looked at different kind of plants that would be good with our landscaping project that we are working on.  I love palm trees but the Mister doesn't so I don't know what we are going to do.  If we don't do palm trees, then the majority of the flowers will have to be pink!  That's fair isn't it?

Now I am at home, I just emailed my resume to another recruiting company, and touched base with all of the people I spoke with last week.  I plan to keep in touch with all of them, just so they know I am very interested in a new position. 

Anyways, I hope everyone has had a great weekend.  I have to get up extremely early tomorrow for an 8:30am meeting.  And the early I leave for work, the longer it takes me to get there.  Oh well that will mean I get to come home EARLY!

Take care, and I hope everyone has a great Monday as well.

Lucy Jane

Another Post, Wow!

Well hi again.

We didn't go off roading today, because our usual place had "No Trespassing" signs and the Mister being a good boy thought ill of it!  Arg.  So, we just went to lunch.  He had a place picked out that said they served authentic New Orleans Po' Boy sammiches.  He has been talking about this place for days now.  Turns out the source for his information the South Shore Newspaper had the address wrong.  Boo!  So we couldn't find it.  So we ate at our old standby. 

Then we went off to the grocery store, and bought Jambalaya fixin's I doctored it up with cayenne pepper and other "secret" ingredients, and it was nice.  I love New Orleans food.  I grew up about 3 hours away from New Orleans and have been in love with it forever and a day now. 

I said I'd take some pictures today, and I did.... with my camera phone... of my 2 favorite furry people taking naps.  Teddy the boy cat dreams.... he does the whole body shake thing... I can't imagine what he dreams about.  Could it be giant cat treats chasing him, a bath, his toy mice?  I'd love to spend 10 seconds in the mind of a cat.  I'd probably learn a lot.

Here are the pictures:

Teddy

Maggie Mae

See why I love them so much?

Have fun!

Lucy Jane

Delighful Saturday

Hello everyone!

I cannot tell you how wonderful today is.  It's Florida (which instantly means awesome) and it's APRIL and it's 72°!  There isn't a cloud in the sky.  We haven't figured out what to do today, we might just get in the jeep, take the top off and go driving around maybe a little off roading :)  YAY!  Who knows I might even take some pictures!

I hope everyone has an amazing weekend.  I'll be over at Michele's off and on, doing the meet&greet!

Take care!

Lucy Jane

T.G.I.F.

I cannot tell y'all how glad I am it's Friday.  This week hasn't been a good one, but I feel like I might be coming close to an upswing in the cycle of life.  I know I don't have it bad, I mean over all I have a great life.  Great family, great friends, FANTASTIC husband, and 2 glorious kitties.  Just things have been kinda stagnant lately.  I mean granted I got married and had a wonderful honeymoon, I guess most of it boils down to my job.  I spend over 40 hours a week at my job, so I guess why it's affecting my psyche so much.

The job fair wasn't all that great.  I haven't heard much back from recruiters yet either but perhaps soon.  Again I shouldn't be so grouchy about it, I mean there are a lot of people who are out of work, so in that right I am very lucky that I am not.

Seriously though, I need a job that isn't a 100 mile commute, and a place who appreciates my work and my work ethic as well.

Ah well I am whining.  I'll get out of this funk soon I hope.  The mister hopes too I bet.

Take care everyone and have a fantastic Friday!

Lucy Jane!

Monday!

Hello everyone!

We all got thru Monday (yay!) and tomorrow is the "Women's Job Fair" in Tampa Bay.  I don't really expect to get a job there, I do expect I'll at least get my name out there.  I called a recruiter today, so I am going to drop my resume package off to them tomorrow after the job fair, and I plan to call a few more and maybe get a total of 4 resume packets out to various recruiters, since I have the whole day off!

I am kinda sad because Wednesday is Violet's last day, and I am missing tomorrow, but I know that I'll spend time with her either way. 

This is a quick post, sorry... I just wanted to say HI, and I hope everyone got thru their Monday with style and grace, if not style and grace I hope y'all at least laughed a bit.

Take care!

Lucy Jane

WeekEND again!

Man Oh Man... it's that time again, Sunday in the afternoon.  Why do our weekends go so fast?  It's not fair.  I'd gladly work 4 10 hour days a week for 3 day weekends, wouldn't y'all?  Oh a good note, I have Tuesday off because there is an event in Tampa sponsored by Monster, a women's job fair.  I have been preparing for a while, I have a Resume/Portfolio on CD, a website, and a resume.  I have designed a whole package to give to recruiters and HR people.  It has been a LOT of hard work, but hopefully sometime in the nearish future it will pay off with a BETTER JOB!  I HOPE!

It's been a nice weekend, though too short.  Yesterday I got my hair chopped off and I look like a normal human being.  Then we went to a fancy dinner on Indian Rocks Beach, at this place called " Salt Rock Grill "  I have heard rave reviews about it.  It was pretty good, the scenery was gorgeous :)

Last night we opened one of our 3 bottles of Steltzner Claret and watched the movie "Sideways" it was a decent movie, not my favorite, but it was okay.  The claret was amazing.  I savored it thru the whole movie. 

Today was grocery shopping day, plus the Mr. needed to get the WINE FRIDGE thing to store all of our wine.  We had lunch at a place called M.J. Barleyhoppers the one in Riverview and well.... the appetizer was great.  The service was horrid, I mean horrid.  and my entree was gross.  I mean I shouldn't have ordered it, but I didn't think you could go wrong with Olive spread, feta cheese and plum tomatoes on a soft roll.  The roll was like a brick and it was just all around gross.  Oh well.  I would go back, there were plenty of other yummy looking things on the menu. 

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

P.S. if you get to my site and the page is blank, click one of the archived links and hopefully the text will show up.  I am guessing it's a browser problem.  Sorry!  It happens to me too.

TAKE CARE!

Lucy Jane

Gads!

I wish this week would hurry up and end already because I cannot do too much more damage. Here's a recap of the week.

Monday:
1.  Overslept
2.  Late picking up friend for work
3.  Ran Jeep into the house

Tuesday:
1.  Made the life altering decision to chop off my hair on Saturday.

Wednesday:
1.  Pretty good day, a little boring, but oh well

Thursday:
1.  Started out singing a lovely song to Maggie Mae (the cat) Something about "How could it be anything but a wonderful day, all because of a girl named Maggie Mae, she loves songs... after that song, she showed me her belly and purred!
2.  Went into the kitchen got a glass of water, and the ice tasted funny, so I investigated the contents of the fridge, and found some OLD Soggy veggies.  I went over to the garbage disposal, and promptly BROKE IT!  I had to throw the rotten veggies away,  but before I could I had to stick my hand down the disposal to grab as much stuff as I could to make for less stink.  While doing that my cereal was getting SOGGY!  I hate soggy cereal but I had to eat it, because there was NO bloody Garbage Disposal!
3.  My work day has gone well, I have been working on my Graphic design portfolio website all damn day.  I really need a new job.  I really do. 

So far this is all that has happened.  But I am still at work and I have a 50 mile drive home in HORRID WEATHER, so who knows.  I am sticking around for a while to let most of the crappy weather and traffic incidents clear up before I leave.

UGH!
any one have any good Juju they can spare?

Lucy!

Notta Parker

Well I was successful cleaning the litter box this morning, thanks to Maggie and Teddy's supervision.  I had NEVER cleaned their litter box, that's the Mr's job since the cats are his.  (mine now of course)

The Mr. is having an okay time in Orlando, sadly he is in a king sized bed all alone, no one to snuggle with at all.  At least I have Teddy on my head and Mags next to me all night, keeping me company.

So tonight, I had to give Violet a ride home, so I decided to take the Skyway bridge home since it stays light outside until 8:30.  The trip home was so beautiful and inspiring, it made me smile.  Traffic was VERY light, so I was able to go about 80mph all the way home, with the top of my jeep off.  Couldn't get better than that.  UNTIL......

I got home, and one of the neighbor's kids left their scooter in the driveway, I swerved to dodge it, and rammed my jeep into the HOUSE!  I told the Mr. a long time ago, that I would either run into the garage door or hit the house at some point.  Well the house lost.  Some of the paint and stucco came off, nothing major, and I have a dent in my jeep, which to me adds character.  A jeep is supposed to have some dents right?  The house, not so much.  I called the Mr. and told him, he wasn't too too mad (thankfully) He knows I am only good at high speeds.  UGH!  It's been 3 years since I have hit anything, a personal record for me.  I irritated with myself to say the least.  But it's not the end of the world.  Right?

Anyway that's all for now.  I am going to bed early because I have to be at work at 9am, and pick Violet up.  I have a meeting at 9am.  Makes me crazy seeing that I live an HOUR a way from the job.  UGH!  To make up for it, I worked only 8 hours today instead of the usual 9! 

Everyone, have a great night, and don't let your house jump in front of your car!

Lucy Jane