Monday!!

Dignity100

@Minskat30 - Sorry for your loss.

@justbeingme93 - I wouldn't wear the dress.  There might be some end-of-summer clearance deals out there.  

@phira - I'm a Francona fan, I just wish we could give him a little bit better talent to work with.  

@severmilli12 - The tattoos turned ou really nice, I like the script.

@Eilis1228 - For your Disney card; at Epcot there's a special meet and greet area you can go to once a day while your at WDW (I've never been to it but I know you need to have your CC with you).  Also - if you have a Target red card - you can buy Disney gift cards for 5% off (so $100 for $95) which is better than the Disney rewards $1 for every $100.  I know they also have a 6 month financing option for Disney vacations, but I'm not sure how that one works.  I put my wedding on my Disney card for all the points, it is pretty exciting ) .

CLoGreenEyes

@Phira, I'm jealous of your Saturday! Humorously enough, I was supposed to hang out with some friends to watch The Birdcage this weekend too, but plans fizzled for the time being. Addressing your invitations sounds rather cumbersome, but OMG INVITES AAGGGHHH (that seems like one of those things that would be like, "It's really happening," I dunno. But it's exciting!).

The temporary schedule is going to last as long as I have this job (aka until I get released to take my boards, pass them, and get an RN job). I'm a PRN employee, which means I just fill in all the holes in our schedule, and they are at WEIRD times and days. I'm switching back and forth between nights and days a lot coming up, and a lot of openings are on weekends...It's a mess. But I need the money, so I'm telling myself I can manage for the next couple of months until I get situated with something better.

@eilis1228, Phantom sounds amazing, I'm glad you were able to go! As far as Doctor Who, in the words of Randy Jackson (a la American Idol back in the day), it was just aiight for me. The first episode I saw actually scared the ever-loving crap out of me (but it was a well done episode), and the second one I was like, "...Why is the doctor different?" Someone will have to explain this to me. Haha, I guess I'd watch it again, it was OK, but I'm not identifying with the crazy fangirl-ness that some other people seem to have.

@severmilli12, love the tattoos! And I'm super excited for your wedding, it's so close!

GoldenPenguin

@minskat30 - I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. Sending you lots of hugs.

My weekend was wonderful! Friday night FI & I went out to dinner with some friends at the newly opened Mexican Radio, and it was DELICIOUS. We had amazing calamari & guac for appetizers, then I got a steak chimichanga, and flan for dessert. I was SO STUFFED, but it was SO WORTH IT. 

Saturday I slept in & it was GLORIOUS. FI & I then drove around and looked at a few neighborhoods and houses for sale in our area, and saw that there were a few open houses scheduled for Sunday. We picked up lunch at our favorite deli, and then I had to come into work for a little bit for our football team photo. I picked up stuff for homemade pizza on the way home, and then we relaxed & watched some of the Simpsons marathon.

Sunday FI got me out of bed early, and we went to the diner for breakfast. Then we drove over to the mall, but I forgot that it opens at 11 on Sunday, not 10. SO, we went to Michael's, where I picked up some invitation-like cards, some shimmery watercolors, and a new fluffy brush to attempt my watercolor invites. We went back to the mall because we needed some new candles & wall-plug ins from Bath & Body Works. One of my friends works at Yankee Candle, so we went in there & ended up getting their new "Scenterpiece" which is a wax burner. The wax comes in these little plastic tubs that don't get hot, and they're reusable! 

After that, we went to a couple of the open houses we saw on Saturday. We were disappointed in the insides of a few of the houses, and our favorites were ones we just stopped into on a whim because we saw a sign! My very very favorite was the second-to-last house of the day, and I think we're going to go to the bank to get the pre-qual done ASAP so we can make an offer. It's exciting and terrifying all at the same time!! So much adulting!

Blackbird230

@phira, I had mixed feelings about the episode. Transition episodes are always tough and it's tougher when you have a Doctor forgetting he's the Doctor. I'm kind of over Clara though. She's getting on my nerves with her "I WANT THE CUTE HOT DOCTOR BACK BECAUSE THAT'S WHO I LOVE." 

FI and I talked about how it's like when people say so and so is their favorite doctor. You have to love The Doctor. All the Doctors. Because he's the Doctor, not because of his face. We thought that episode really showed that especially with Clara.

GoldenPenguin

@Dignity100 & @phira - I LOVE Terry Francona. I told FI that our next cat should be named Tito - he liked the idea except that he isn't so sure about a "next cat." haha

loves2shop4shoes

@minskat30, I am SO sorry for the loss of your grandmother.  I know you were close.  ALL of the hugs.

Happy first day, @cocobella!

I hope your neck feels better soon, @cu97tiger.  All the vibes.

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My weekend was pretty good.  DH had worked 11 days straight, so it was nice to finally spend some time with him and wake up together.  We had sushi on Friday night, went to the farmer's market on Saturday, and had a couple's massage on Sunday.  We also did a few errands, had epic snuggles, and I even got in some work on Saturday.

ashleybunny8

Friday we went to barcade (had some fun, danced a little, but didn't win any prizes). That's also where my 5-day old phone decided to jump out of my purse and shatter!!!

Saturday morning was spent running errands, having brunch, and then running more errands. BF and I also filmed our ALS ice bucket challenge videos. I stayed in (wasn't feeling well and was asleep by 10:30) while BF went out for a friend's bday bash.  

Sunday we went out for brunch with some friends, then did another ALS ice bucket video with a giant group of friends, which ended in a surprise water balloon fight conducted by BF. After that, we went home and made waffles for dinner.

It was a good weekend!

Hummingbird125

@eilis1228 - Her nose got scratched up and was bleeding for a little bit, but it stopped and she was okay. She may never want to come visit again though...

Peaseblossom55

@eilis1228 All I Ask of You was going to be our first dance for our wedding.  We both love Phantom, we decided 3 days before the wedding it wasn't the greatest song to dance to, so we found a new song.

phira

@dignity100 @GoldenPenguin I was really bummed out when we fired him. I thought he deserved better from us. I'm happy with Farrell, but Tito was really important to the team for a long time.

@Blackbird230 When Clara was first introduced, J told me she was the new companion, and I was like no no no no no no no no please no, I don't like her at all. When she kicked it at the end of that episode, I was relieved because I thought J had gotten his intel wrong. NOPE. I think it's okay for companions to struggle with a regeneration, but the whole, "He's so old!" bullshit was irritating.

I like Peter Capaldi so far, though!

@CLoGreenEyes I do love that movie a lot; we thought we should watch something with Robin Williams in it, and it's such a funny movie. And yeah, invitations make the whole thing feel a little more real! After that, it's mostly just irritating odds and ends.

@eilis1228 Aaaaaahh now I have that stuck in my head, too! Phantom is a great show!

Peaseblossom55

@GoldenPenguin yay houses, how exciting!

CLoGreenEyes

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE LOVE-ITS? What happened to knowing who loves us??

CLoGreenEyes

Can't edit my comment for some reason. This probably happened weeks ago and I'm just finding out, lol. I've just been lurking via my phone, so I have no idea what this website looks like anymore.

phira

@loves2shop4shoes Okay so I've been craving sushi ALL WEEKEND and no one else wanted it, so I'm jealous as hell that you had sushi. God, I want sushi so badly right now.

@CLoGreenEyes UGH not again!

minskat30

Thank you for all the love, ladies.  I appreciate the support. 

GoldenPenguin

I still see who's loving things...

CLoGreenEyes

@GoldenPenguin‌ it's entirely possible that my work computer is so jacked up I can't see what everyone else sees. Especially considering it won't even open a reply box for me at all now.

@Phira our @Blackbird230‌, could one of you please explain the whole regeneration bit? I didn't understand that from the couple episodes I watched.

Dignity100

@GoldenPenguin - Cat, Puppy, Penguin - whatever your next pet is you can name him/her Tito

GoldenPenguin

Dignity100 said:

@GoldenPenguin - Cat, Puppy, Penguin - whatever your next pet is you can name him/her Tito

We already have future dog names picked out - our next one will be Bruschi

phira

@CLoGreenEyes The show's been airing since the 1960s, and the actor who portrayed the Doctor was relatively old and had a lot of health problems. He decided he wanted to stop doing the show (because of that and some production issues), but the producer of the show didn't want to cancel the whole thing. So they came up with the idea that because the Doctor isn't human, he can renew himself when his current body is damaged or sick, etc. So when an actor playing the Doctor decides he's done with the role, they can replace him with someone else.

In the show, it's a little frustrating because (from what I've seen, which is just New Who), it's not really clear what happens right after regeneration; it's been different between 9 and 10, 10 and 11, and 11 and 12. How confused the Doctor is tends to vary.

lovemyrunner

@minskat30 so sorry for your loss.  virtual hugs to you.

@severmilli12 2 weeks, I can't wait to see wedding pics soon!  You and your man are so cute together!

CLoGreenEyes

@Phira, thanks!

lmcooper86

Helloooooooooo ladies!

@CocoBellaF - Good luck at your first day of the new job and happy birthday!

@cu97tiger - I hope your neck starts to feel better soon

@Blue & White - I also vote for looking into temp work. If you could get some short term work in an office it might help to round out your resume…and give you a break from retail! My office hires a lot of temps for projects and many of them end up getting extended contracts; a number of our now-permanent employees originally started as temps.

@minskat30 - I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your grandmother. Hugs!

@justbeingme93 - As others have said, don't wear the white dress! Re-wear something you already have, or pick up something new. 

@severmilli12 - You are SO CLOSE!!! And I love the new tattoos

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Well hi there! I have missed you ladies!

I was away with my family last week, and had a crazy few days the week before so I wasn't really around much. Between a ton of work that needed to get done and having to walk away from the house that we wanted to buy I was a cranky panda

My week away was nice, but a bit damp. My family goes to this church camp for a week every August, and it was so nice to see all of the other families and get caught up with everyone. FI came for the last few days and it was great to get to introduce him to people who mean a lot to me. We came home yesterday and I am SO happy that I took today off work! I have so much laundry to take care of and no food in the fridge and a bunch of errands to run…but of course I am sitting on my couch watching tv and catching up on here!

So what's new, what did I miss in the last week and a half? 

phira

Honeymoon flight and hotel BOOKED. Wheeee!

500days

Good afternoon ladies. I'll admit that I haven't read all of the posts, but I promise I will. I'm feeling pretty crumby today. We had to put our cat to sleep early Saturday morning due to a chronic urinary blockage problem. I'm a walking mess today at work, constantly tearing up because I just feel so guilty for what we did. 

We went in around 10pm on Friday because Pauly was completely blocked up, unable to pee even a drop. He started wailing and hissing like crazy- which he has never done. I called the vet and she said to rush in ASAP. We got there within the hour and we were told that Pauly would need to be catheterized and have a emergency surgery due to the amount of stones found in his bladder. And after the surgery there would be a risk of tone loss in the bladder, as well as the urethra becoming blocked again. I was in tears as the vet tried to convince us to move forward with the surgery. His  I could not process all of the information I was getting. All I could think of was the guilt I had for not being a better cat mom and getting us into the situation to begin with. 

We ended up asking for an estimate on the catheterization and emergency surgery. The estimate was around $4k. Pet insurance would not cover this beyond the exam. My logical mind finally kicked in and we just cannot make that type of risk and expense when it could happen again or Pauly would have an uncomfortable life since the surgery would involve rerouting his urethra to his butt. We went back and forth with the vet for the next 3 hours before we finally decided to say goodbye to Pauly. We did not eithanize him, but waited until the morning when we could sleep on it. We just couldn't make that decision last night, as we were exhausted and so emotionally drained. 

I regret not giving it a chance, but I know I did the right thing. I just feel so crappy and can't stop crying from the pain of not having Pauly around anymore. I wish it was easier to deal with and I feel like my co-workers do not understand how I am feeling right now...2 days isn't enough for me to get over this.

I'm sorry that I unloaded all of this here, probably should have made another thread but I needed to get this out somehow. Please pray for Pauly, he was too young to have this happen to him!

ashleybunny8

@500days I am so sorry to hear this! sending lots of hugs your way.

eilis1228

@Dignity100 Ohhhh thanks for the tip! We don't have a Target CC, but if we register there we may open one. We'll book our honeymoon on the Disney CC, so I'm really excited for ALL the points. Plus if we spend $500 in the first three months, we get a Disney gift card too. Lots of fun things to look forward to!

@hummingbird125 Awwww poor doggy! Glad the only real damage was to the dog's ego. :-P

@peaseblossom55 Really? That's funny because during the performance I kept thinking about how perfect the song was for a wedding. Definitely not danceable, but the lyrics are perfect.

@phira WHERE YOU GOING?! 

@lmcooper86 Glad you guys had a fun week!

@500days I'm so sorry to hear about Pauly! *hugs*

labro

@500days I'm so sorry about your kitty. It's a hard decision to make but I'm sure it was the right one. He's crossed the rainbow bridge and he's waiting to see you again someday.

BreMR

@Phira YES I must know where you're going! 

@minskat30 I am so terribly sorry about your loss  Hugs! 

@severmilli12 I absolutely LOVE the tattoo and what it means!!

As most of you know from my prior post, I went dress shopping this weekend!! AHH!!  I will elaborate more here, since I was knotting from my phone, but I went in to try on a ball gown that was organza and fluffy and it was the first one I tried on and HATED IT! I mean, it's a beautiful and stunning dress but it just wasn't me. I tried on lace, I tried on a simple dress, and I just really loved the trumpet, it got the tears from everyone, even me!

On Sunday I drove north of here to pick up my brother and spent the day with family riding four wheelers and hanging out, it was a delight.  Today, I'm home sick, I have a horrible sore throat, body aches, and sinus pressure... BOOO! 

lilacck28

@minskat30 I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma

 @goldenpenguin OMG a HOUSE! That's amazing! I want more details! I'm obsessed with HGTV. This is even better, since you're real, and not one of those annoying people that will go "but I don't like the blue walls!" JUST REPAINT THEM. 

 My weekend was okay. My parents and grandparents came over for lunch yesterday. Fiance starts graduate school today, and his (paid!) internship next week. 

 @Blue and White Good luck with the job hunt! I'm in a similarish boat right now. I sent in an application to Barnes and Noble and have heard nothing back. My fiance is like "they don't need a masters degree at Barnes and Noble"... I applied to a ton of jobs that said "high school degree" as the qualifications.... and heard nothing. It was pretty demoralizing. 

And I had a little freak out where I couldn't figure out how to write a good cover letter to be an administrative assistant. I still don't really know how to. "I went to a great college and graduate school and used a computer the whole time. I scheduled myself, and know how to make schedules and travel plans for others. I headed multiple organizations in college, and have taught elementary, middle school, and college ages. I like talking to people and will be very friendly." blah! 

BUT, since that freak out, I've been getting some interviews. 

First interview was to substitute teach at a private school. They liked me and are adding me to the list. It would only pay $65-70 a day (but it's a very small school... so I don't know how often I would be called in).They called today to also offer me the after school teacher position, which is another $27 a day (2 hours per day, $13.50 per hour).... Barring a better opportunity (aka, full time work) doesn't come up...  I'll take it! 

 I also have an interview on Friday with a Temp agency that caters to educational staffing. So, presumably, (if they like me) they'll set me up with regular substitute teaching in private/ public schools throughout my area. 

 And then tomorrow I have an interview with a small company (I think they do import/export, but their most successful subset focuses on silk and bamboo textiles... hand painted silk robes, etc. I think they sell primarily through Amazon.) That job is to be an "art and communication associate." 

I found it through craigslist. They emailed me back right away and were so nice, but I was totally suspicious that it was actually a murder plot or scam or something. So Fiance and I drove to the address they listed, and turns out that the company does, in fact, exist. Decent sized office, but seemed a bit barren despite the 5 or so people that were there. We'll see how this one goes. 

I sent them some writing samples as well. I'm not really sure what the job would be. On the one hand, it could be steady work that is possibly more interesting with better pay than substitute teaching. On the other hand, it will take me out of the teaching field for at least a bit. 

If I stick with the job, I won't be able to do summer teaching at the fancy boarding school that I worked with this summer (which also offered me a Saturday teaching gig throughout the academic year.) I want to keep good relations with them. I would LOVE to teach there full time (but so would pretty much every teacher in the country, so openings are slim.)

Though, substitute teaching isn't really ideal or exactly "part of the teaching field." And teaching at private schools, fancy or otherwise, wasn't really my goal to begin with (teaching at a college was. I've got the terminal degree in the field.) BUT I've realized that.... I need to work. I need to do something. With fiance starting school and work, I had begun feeling really low about myself before I got any call backs. Because this is the first time I've had no degree or job or big thing to be proud of/ work towards. 

 Fiance has reminded me that I have no idea what this company would pay me though. It could be this is just a part time gig.... in which case... I don't know what I would do. The title "art and communication associate" sounds great... but I don't think schools would really care about that.  

It all depends on what happens tomorrow! So, I'm going in circles for nothing right now. They said I'll be interviewing with the President of the company, and the guy I've been emailing (with some sleuthing I've figured out that he's a graphic designer for them.)  

Wish me luck!