It's Tuesday

Swazzle

I'm relying on you guys to help me through the next 10 hours of work! 

When I get home tonight, I have to finish packing for vacation. A couple bathing suit tops I ordered came yesterday and I have to decide which dresses I'm bringing and which I probably won't wear. I ended up ordering tankinis for the first time in my life. I'm so flabby and dimply everywhere and just really unhappy and uncomfortable with my body right now. I feel ok in the ones that I ordered, I wish my thighs could be covered... and my arms for that matter... but at least my belly isn't showing so I won't terrify all of the resort guests. 

We had a maybe-scare with the house yesterday. Lawyers fucking suck, man. I don't understand how people can be so shitty at their job and still have a job. I would have been fired if I half as bad as the lawyers that I've had to deal with throughout this process. Things might be ok now or else the closing might be pushed back. Hopefully we find out for sure today because I just really don't want to worry about it while I'm trying to relax over the next few days. 

cu97tiger

Today is going to be just as shitty as yesterday. You already know my bad news, so I won't rehash, but I spent a big chunk of yesterday crying. Then last night, Fritz started barking at 2:15am. Once I woke up, I couldn't get back to sleep. Of course, he, Freddie, and DH were asleep in two minutes. I think I fell back asleep around 4:45, but it was on and off and now I have a headache.

Oh, and it snowed last night, so the city is in a panic. I can't decide whether it's worth going in to work or not. I can do basically everything from home, and it's being reported that the roads are a mess and there are several accidents. I hate making this call.

Swazzle

@cu97tiger - HUGE, HUGE HUGS. I am making the executive decision for you to WFH today. Or, you know, not work at all. Either of those. 

cu97tiger

@swazzle - SWEET!  

My boss just emailed that she may cancel our 9am meeting, which was my only real motivation for going in before lunch. Looks like my pajama-clad a$$ will be parked on the couch until noon. Yay!

cu97tiger

THIS is the view near my office. And they cancelled schools. My school-age self is laughing hysterically. We would get FEET of snow and they wouldn't cancel school!

Dignity100

@Swazzle - I'm sure your swimsuits are fine, just try to remember we are most judgemental of ourselves and notice things others don't.  Hope everything works out with the house!!  I can't even imagine how frustrated you must be, I'd say 'eat chocolate, it'll make it better' but you have Aruba to look forward too... so maybe while in Aruba just an extra fancy cocktail.

@cu97tiger - I hate when my pets get me up during the night and they wake me up almost every night!  Just WFH - stay in your jammies, it'll make you feel a little better!!  We have probably an inch of snow here and schools are delayed - the only problem is it's so cold the road salt isn't working too well.

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Because the snow - I was about 15 minutes later to work than I like to be.  Other than that - I got nothing today.

Swazzle

@cu97tiger - I definitely don't remember school being cancelled for a dusting. NOT FAIR.

@Dignity100 - I'm going to have 1,732 extra fancy cocktails. 

It hasn't started snowing here yet. I think it's supposed to start soon. 

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@cu97tiger - WFH is definitely the right choice, especially if you are going to stay in your PJs and maybe have a cup of something nice and hot to drink.  I love WFH on the few occasions I can!

I woke up this morning with a knot in my neck/back.  I can hardly move my head around!  I took 2 Aleve so hopefully it'll subside a bit.  I think it was Baxter's fault.  he likes to sleep diagonally and sometimes I'll wake up in a weird position because he's taking up all the space.  for a little guy, he sure is a bed hog.

tomorrow it's going to be COLD.  lows in the single digits (or close) and a high of maybe 20.  brrrrrrrr!  I know to some of you out there, that is not super-cold weather, but I am a wimp and that is coooold.

my house is getting cleaned today.    all I have to do when I get off work is cook dinner and work out!  I slept fitfully last night (it's been creeping back up, and now I'm lucky to sleep more than 2 hours at a time, stupid hormones) so I think a hot bath, an episode of Anthony Bourdain, and an early bedtime is in order.

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@cu97tiger Definitely WFH today and stay warm!!

So the girl who I know that's on the Bachelor this season made a complete fool of herself last night. It was embarrassing to watch because I'm best friends with her roommate from college and I can only imagine what her family is thinking right now. I'm thinking the producers definitely told her to play it up maybe because that totally didn't seem like her.

Tonight I need to finish sweeping and vacuuming all the random Christmas Tree pine needles scattered about. I keep on finding them and it's never ending. Oh and Maddux ripped apart his Cone of Shame so we had to get him a new one.

Tonight Is CrossFit and I'm making Paleo Tomato Basil Soup. NOMS!

cu97tiger

@southernpeach89 - Which girl was it? I wasn't planning on watching this season, but I'll definitely take a look at the first episode to see the friend of a friend of a friend!

Swazzle

@southernpeach89 - I've never watched a full season of the Bachelor before (I've seen an episode here and there of both) but between you and @hummingbird125, I'm intrigued so maybe I'll try it out. 

KeptInStitches

@cu97tiger, hugs.

It warmed up overnight - only -1*F this morning. But we're going to be socked by a ground blizzard and a drop of 20* today. Winter is a cruel mistress.

Other than that, FI and I are finally able to look at new phones and plans! We've had separate phone plans but want to combine now and keep our discounts (employee perk) and numbers ... which I think will require an act of Congress but does seem to be possible. He's probably getting the Samsung Galaxy S5 and I'm getting the Samsung Galaxy S4. I am being dragged kicking and screaming into the smartphone age.

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@cu97tiger -It was one of the Ashleys and she was the one out in the garden talking about onions and pulling fruit off of the trees. Then she interrupted a conversation that Chris was having with another girl and made a fool of herself in the process. She got the last rose so she is there for another week.

@swazzle -I find the show hilarious. DH hates it but watches it with me because he likes to predict who is going home at the end of the night.

labro

@cu97tiger I'm sure your decision has already been made so I hope you're enjoying your WFH day! I would've today but my mom needed a ride in to work because she drove around on a flat tire yesterday.

@southernpeach89 #oniongirl LOL! I'm sure the producers asked her to play it up too...but it was still hilarious and awkward.

@Swazzle Cheer up! Tomorrow is Aruba!!!

I'm at the office today....normally Tuesday is a WFH day but my mom needed a ride in to work so here I am! We spent night #2 at my parent's house. I'm not sure if we'll stay tonight or not. We need to have someone come empty out our tank so we can at least stay in our house temporarily while we figure out what we need to do to get the system replaced.

Swazzle

@KeptInStitches - Your weather sounds so miserable! 

@southernpeach89 - My coworkers were just emailing about last night's episode and they sent a picture of her and wrote "this one is certifiably insane". 

minskat30

@cu97tiger - Huge huge hugs.  I'm sorry.

@Swazzle - Have a blast in Aruba.  I'm sorry about the house (and not all lawyers suck but some really really suck).  It will all work out.  You are due for some good karma.

@SouthernPeach89 - I got through only like 30 minutes of the Bachelor last night.  I had no motivation last night to watch and H kept making fun of it so I went to read instead.

@KeptInStitches - Yeah for new phones.  H has the Galaxy 5 and loves it.

@CocoBellaF - Yeah for a clean home!  Mine is a mess currently.

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I had a craptastic night last night.  My sister called and asked for money for one of her husband's cousins who owes for taxes.  I told her I would front her half of it for work he is going to do around the house but not all of it because, well, he's flaky sometimes and its over $2,500.  She said he was going to jail...but I don't know many people that go to jail because of that amount in taxes...at least not without some judicial procedure. Sigh.  Family makes everything dramatic and now I'm not sure if I'm being given the cold shoulder...she said she had to go right after I told her we couldn't do all of the money.

Then the dog would not sleep.  I was up 5 times last night with him barking at snow plows.  I'm exhausted and going on about 1-2 hours of sleep. 

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@swazzle LOL she sure was acting like it last night! Granted I haven't talked to her since grade school but I'll have to ask my friend who roomed with her what her deal was last night. I'm think she drank just a little too much.

Peaseblossom55

@Cu97tiger sending lots of hugs and enjoy the work from home day.

@swazzle I hope everything is going ok with the house.

It was snowing pretty decent here this morning when I woke up.  It took me almost an hour to get into work.  I'm ready for 5pm. I have a reall bad headache again today, and I'm just excited to get to rehearsal tonight. I can't wait for the show to open on Friday.

dizzylizzy213

@Cu97tiger - Definitely work from home!  Here in Pittsburgh I just endured a 2.5 hr drive to work and it is definitely not worth it!

@Swazzle Aruba - sounds great right now!

@SouthernPeach89 - I have watched nearly every season of the Bachelor/ Bachelorette since I was in high school.  I have recently found that Reality Steve greatly enhances the experience.  I missed last night but am planning to watch "On Demand," sometime later this week.

Ollie08

Add me to the list of people who had a horrible night's sleep last night. I had really weird dreams, one of which was an attempted carjacking. And I was awoken by a really loud thud this morning that sounded like someone was in my bathroom. H was already gone for work, so I laid in bed quietly plotting how I was going to confront my attacker. Turns out DD's safe was on her bed (why?? who knows?), and she knocked it off. Her room is above my bathroom. Thanks for terrifying your mom kiddo.

Oh, and I played with the kitty this morning and apparently touched my eye, or maybe some hair flew in it. I ended up having to take a Benadryl and now I'm struggling to keep my eyes open. Can Tuesday start again?

@Swazzle - You're so pretty, dimples and all. I'm sure you will look WAY better than many of the women at the resort. Also, have lots and lots of fun for me.

@cu97tiger - I hope you get to WFH all day long. You deserve a day in PJs.

@LaPeanut1018 - I hope you get your septic issues worked out soon! I can't imagine not being able to be home with my things. Totally the suck.

Ollie08

@TwoDimes - Awesome news about the officiant! Especially since you've seen her work before.

minskat30

@TwoDimes - I hope the meeting with the officiant goes well!

KeptInStitches

@twodimes, good luck with the officiant!

Dignity100

@KeptInStitches - I have both the S4 (work) and the S5 (personal), both are excellent phones, there weren't THAT many changes between the S4 and the S5; the S5 is a little bigger and faster, but the S4 is still an excellent phone.  

@southernpeach89 - I've read multiple reality TV stars talk about how the TV producers choose how to portray the participants and show only those clips, so maybe there's some of that going on??

@minskat30 - I don't know your sister but that seems pretty ballsy of her to come to you for her husband's cousin and that he's going to jail for tax evasion or whatever... you sure it's not gambling debt or something to that nature?

@TwoDimes - I have no motivation right now either.  Yay for meeting an officiant and hopefully booking!!

KeptInStitches

@dignity100, FI really wants the new phone and I really want the free with new every 2 phone. It works perfectly. I'm glad you like the S4!

minskat30

@Dignity100 - No I think I believe them that it is tax money he owes (he lost his house this year and didn't pay taxes on the house before he lost it, which I assume is what he still owes). Still, I really doubt he is going to jail if this is the first I've heard of it (since I'm an attorney, I really doubt no one has mentioned it to me before and as soon as I started asking legal questions my sister didn't know any of the answers to them so they clearly haven't dug very deep into a legit inquiry).  H and I feel bad because we do have the money but my BIL and his cousin sometimes fight and then don't talk to each other for months and I really don't want to get in the middle of things.  If my sister and BIL needed it, I'd give it to them in a heartbeat. 

AlPacina

It's only 8 o'clock and I already feel like drowning myself in gallons of whiskey.

Gonna be a great day, I think.

Ollie08

@AlPacina - HUGS, I'll join you.

AlPacina

@Ollie08 - Yay!!! Whiskey party!!

Dignity100

I called my photographer because I haven't received my images on disk yet - they forgot to send the disk.  They are at least going to overnight the disk to me, so I'll get it tomorrow.  I'm glad I called - I was going to wait another week or two (I was supposed to get the disk last week at the latest).

eilis1228

P&R today... first day back at work since 12/18, so I'm swamped trying to catch up. Plus I had a meeting this morning, which put me even more behind. I read through everyone's posts, and I'll try to reply later!

@Swazzle... I went to the ENT yesterday, and he essentially picked my nose. One of the monstrosities that came out was almost as big as my hand. It was insane!!! I thought of you and your clam booger immediately lol

Still somewhat recovering from the surgery. I stayed home sick from work yesterday because I had a really bad sinus migraine. The ENT pulled all of the "debris" out of my sinuses yesterday afternoon, and my headache went away instantly. I have to go back in 3 weeks for another post-op check in, and I'm hoping for no more build up of "debris" before then. 

FI's birthday is next Monday, so we're starting to plan a night out for this Saturday. The weather forecast keeps changing its mind on whether or not we'll get "snow"/ice on Friday or Saturday, and I'm crossing my fingers that if winter weather DOES come, it's on Friday. For now, I think we're going to a lunch date at Texas de Brazil and then get a bigger group together to get dinner and a few drinks at a pub he's been wanting to try. Then we'll come back to the apartment for games/drinks/whatever. A friend of ours asked if they could leave the pub early and come put up surprise decorations and cake and stuff before we get home, so hopefully we can pull off a small surprise for him.

I've done a few WR things recently too. BMs keep asking when they can get their dresses (I guess money is burning a hole in their pockets?), so I'm setting up a big brunch and dress measuring day for Feb 1. I also ordered STDs over the holidays when one of the websites was having a 20% off sale, and those are shipping today. FI also bought a domain name for our wedding website, and we're having it automatically redirect to a Wedding Wire page (easier for guests to remember a simpler URL, but we can still use everything WW offers). At some point I need to actually put content on the website, but I'll worry about that later.

Time to cram lunch down my throat and finish catching up on emails. Hope you all have a great Tuesday!