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[Deleted User] · August 2014

today is super-slow to me! I've been trying to discreetly start cleaning out my cube at work. I came across my POW (projected work schedule) and I noticed that I've already done a POW up through my last day here!! WOO-HOO!! of course, my boss doesn't know yet (waiting on my security clearance to transfer to give my notice, but it will be today or tomorrow). I decided to count up the actual days I'll be at work (because I have leave scheduled) and I only have 9 or 10 actual days left in the office. that is just crazy to me!

anyway, what's going on with everyone else??

Blackbird230 · August 2014

Just a normal day at the office. Next interview is Thursday.

Dying of cuteness over the penguin proposal.

Waiting for the chiropractor to come see Bo this afternoon.

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@Blackbird230 - this is the interview for the job that you really want, right?

[Deleted User] · August 2014

It has been pretty busy for a Tuesday morning. I have a meeting in about 10 minutes and then I have to run home to let Maddux outside.

Today is H's actual birthday and I was going to sneak over to the grocery store and buy some candles and a small cupcake for us to celebrate tonight since we already kind of celebrated this past weekend. I just feel awkward not doing much today on the actual bday.

I'll probably go to CrossFit tonight and I need to clean my jewelry, some of it is starting to look kind of grimey.

bethsmiles · August 2014

I'm still waiting to hear about the job I interviewed for last week. I'm obsessively checking my e-mail.

BF started working at a lab yesterday! It's super exciting because we've been waiting for an opportunity like this for over a year. Hopefully this will be the foot in the door he needs.

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@bethsmiles ... did they give you a time frame to expect to hear something?

@southernpeach89 ... mmmm, what flavor of cupcake??

bethsmiles · August 2014

@CocoBellaF - It should be early this week. They don't have a lot of time to make a decision because the semester starts on the 18th and there is a staff meeting on the 12th they want the new hire to be at.

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@bethsmiles - then you SHOULD be hearing any time now!!! how exciting!

Blue & White · August 2014

Hiiii!!! Today, I had my community band in the morning. I was pretty terrible since I haven't played in awhile, but the director said I was actually good. So apparently I underestimate my abilities, lol.

In other news, and @swazzle would be SO psyched but she's on vacation, I finally scheduled a brow and lip waxing for today. The salon looks like a little overkill for what I think I need, but that's fine. It should at least be clean (my one requirement for waxing besides that you don't make me look like a freakazoid).

Confession: I only have $10 cash so I stole $50 out of our wedding envelope lol. H doesn't know yet, but I'm sure he will. I tell him everything basically

lmcooper86 · August 2014

Boring Tuesday over here. Today is my Monday and I am just not feeling it, I'm super tired.

Luckily my co-worker and the receptionist are back today, so all I really have to do is my own work, plus make sure that my co-worker is aware of what got done last week and what she still needs to do. So I am feeling a bit slackey today.

FI and I are meeting with our realtor's mortgage broker tonight and I am nervous. I have some debt and don't have great credit, and I'm afraid that it's going to screw us over for getting approved for a mortgage. We really liked the plans for the development that we saw on Saturday and I want us to be able to buy one of the townhouses!

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Blackbird230 · August 2014

@CocoBellaF, yea the one Thursday is the one I really want.

Dignity100 · August 2014

I have too much on my mind and cannot concentrate today. FI & I are paying for our wedding ourselves and I'm just feeling so guilty spending this much money!! I think I just have a problem spending money on myself, when my dog had cancer I was spending over $1000 a month on her (mostly out of my savings) to help keep her comfortable and I didn't think anything of it. I just keep thinking that 'The ceremony portion costs X, then dinner will cost X, the Dessert Party X... we still need to alter my dress, get suits and alter them, bridal party gifts, then there's the rest of our Disney vacation, also I need to buy some furniture for when FI moves in' and I just keep seeing how much it all costs!! Also, a few of my guests got much better deals on their rooms, so they got better rooms than FI and I did and I keep selfishly thinking 'if we didn't have to pay for all of their asses, we could have stayed at a more expensive resort'. Going back to the thought of my dog; I had full support of my parents, with this wedding I cannot even talk about things with my parents because my mom breaks out in full anxiety and just totally shuts down and shuts everybody out - so maybe that's part of it. UHG - my head is going to explode!! <<Sorry for my freak out!>>

Blue & White · August 2014

@lmcooper86 Are you going to attempt to get pre-approval from any other mortgage lenders? We got quotes from my bank and our insurance agency (does anyone besides State Farm have a bank? lol..so we got quotes from SF Bank) and then just chose the one with fewer points because they were the same rate and willing to lend us whatever the hell we wanted lol <--this is why banks went underwater that one time, right? Needless to say, we made a REASONABLE offer on a house that we could afford, but the banks were hilarious in how much they wanted to give us. I think we had (and someone else could correct me on this) 14 days in which we could get a few competing offers and it would only treat it as if we had our credit pulled once (i.e. the credit score wouldn't be negatively effected by pulling credit multiple times in a row)

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@Blue & White - sounds like H and I! good luck with the waxing, maybe it'll be practically pain-free.

@lmcooper8 - I remember when H and I were buying our house. it was so stressful! hopefully you are able to get the place you want.

Peaseblossom55 · August 2014

Attached is the photo of our new counters! Yay they are so much more beautifu than the picture really shows, The next project is getting rid of the ugly floors, new backsplash and new oven. Yay Almost done!

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@Blue & White - What do you play?!? I still have my old french horn and trumpet stored away. I doubt anything would even move on them anymore.

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I was so excited to find this AWESOME new daycare for Marv, but he came home at the end of his first day with hives and swollen eyelids Gave him some benadryl and put cold wet towels on him, but he was not a happy puppy last night. It must be something in the yard there, which is extra depressing. Might have to wait until the rainy season starts again.

[Deleted User] · August 2014

I'm starting to get worried that I won't get the OK to turn in my notice by Wednesday afternoon (I leave at 3:45)... so I guess worst case scenario is I come in (unclocked) on Thursday before my dental procedure to turn in my notice. my luck, my boss won't be in her office. she's always in and out. I guess I could just give it to her boss, who is generally available a little more than she is. I just really wish it would happen this afternoon or Wednesday!!

worst-worst case scenario, I turn it in first thing on Monday morning...??? eep.

lmcooper86 · August 2014

@Blue & White - I'm not sure what our plan is. This is the broker that our realtor (FI's best friend's wife/family friend) works with, so we're going to see how it goes tonight. There's also a mortgage broker/specialist who is working with the development, and can guarantee rates for longer closing (the houses aren't built yet, so we know we'll have a long closing). Honestly, this is all really new for both of us so we're taking it one step at a time.

This isn't a full mortgage application, we're just meeting with her to discuss on our income and the price of the place, and we only need to bring proof of income tonight (no tax stuff or employer's letters or anything).

I'm just having major anxiety about it, because I KNOW that my credit isn't that good. Initially FI and I talked about having just him apply for the mortgage and put the house in his name (since it's his money, and we aren't married yet), but he's worried that he might not qualify on his own income. I think I'm just stressing about it because 1. we've actually more or less agreed on the area (not my first choice, but by far a better choice for us in the long run), 2. we both like the development and floor plans, and 3. I just want to know if we can even do this right now.

I'm not good at unknowns. I need it to be 4:30 so I can leave and go see this woman!

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@CocoBella - I'm so excited for you! WootWoot!!

H and I have massages tonight, so I'm excited for some relaxation!

I had my annual physical on 7/25 and they did blood work. Everything came back great, except my white blood cell count was elevated. I hadn't been feeling sick or anything, so my doc asked me to come back on 8/1 to get re-tested. Well they called this morning and although the count has decreased a bit, it's still considered elevated. They want me to come back in again on the 8/22 (the day before we leave for Mexico for a week) to get re-tested again. Should I be worried? I haven't had a fever or any symptoms other than I've felt stupid tired...but honestly we've been busy so that doesn't seem abnormal for my current schedule. IDK.

LizzyTish88 · August 2014

@Imcooper8 & @Severmilli12 How are your FI's feeling? They were both sick at the same time right?

Nothing much going on over here. Work is kind of slow.

We had our first cheer practice last night and it went amazing! Last year we had a team of 10 and this year there are 8 returning from that team and then 4 new girls. The 4 new girls are already kind of segregated and I don't want that to happen at all. Any suggestions for getting them all together? I was thinking maybe a bonding game where everyone has to tell a fact that no-one knows about them, or something? Ideas welcome!

bethsmiles · August 2014

@allusive007 - Has your doctor told you what they are thinking it could be?

KeptInStitches · August 2014

Nothing much doing in the world of Stitches. Running tests over the next 2-3 weeks to finish up my projects at my current workplace. Put in my notice for the end of the month yesterday - it's a long time out, but it helps everyone think about what they would need from me before I leave. I worked for a LOT of different people on a LOT of different projects, some of which still crop up from time to time. My new workplace is cool with some overlap time since the new job is half-time and the old job is hourly, so the couple of weeks won't matter.

Also FI was at the dermatologist this morning for his eczema. It's flaring again, but not nearly as bad as it was in May. They're discussing options - laser treatments (essentially concentrated UV lasers), methotrexate, Humera. Ugh.

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@BethSmiles - Nope. She said elevated white blood cell count usually indicates infection...duh. Since I haven't been feeling poorly, I think it's odd. I also read online it could be stress related, or possibly an auto-immune disease. I'm really not stressing over it...but I thought it was odd that it was still elevated a week later and I'm not having any symptoms (or at least I don't think I am!). I'm also a person who suffered through Gallbladder attacks because they "weren't that bad", so I don't really trust myself to notice symptoms the average person would run to the doctor for. Guess I can ask her more questions when I'm there in 2 weeks.

bethsmiles · August 2014

@allusive007 - I suffered through gallbladder attacks for over a year for the same reason (turns out they actually were horrible and most people go to the doctor after two)! I suck a recognizing symptoms or when I do I suck at explaining them to my doctor. Hopefully, it's nothing and your levels will be back down to normal in 2 weeks

AuroraRose41 · August 2014

Hi everyone! Sorry I have been MIA, I had a very rough weekend and even had to stay home from work yesterday. My birth control seems to have stopped working to prevent heavy bleeding, so I was very weak all weekend from losing so much blood. BF had to stay home from work too yesterday to take care of me and in case he had to take me to the ER (he didn't fortunately, but it was a close call). I am better today and going to work but still bleeding more then I should be, so I am definitely making some doctors appointments today. Ugh I hate having a bleeding disorder sometimes

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[Deleted User] · August 2014

@allusive007 - that is strange!

phira · August 2014

@dignity100 I feel the same way about all the money we're spending. We could have cut some corners; we're spending a good $6-7k more than we'd originally planned because we're paying for lots of little irrelevant things. But I keep trying to remember that we've still got savings and retirement, and once the wedding is over, we can go back to saving our money.

My day is mediocre. I'm still fatigued. I think the best way to explain it is that it's as if someone sucked a lot of my energy out. So when I lifted my arm to shut off my alarm this morning, it was difficult; it felt like I was lifting something very heavy after already wearing myself out at the gym or something. I did manage to make it to work; I have to make media, start up cells, and help my undergrad with a couple of things.

Then I get to do some shopping for our trip next week (e.g. travel sized toiletries and sunscreen). Huzzah.

ShallowSeas · August 2014

I'm still training for new job and trying to get a feel for it. I'm still getting use to not being on TK as often as I was and that makes me sad

I miss everyone. FI had his check up today and they think his pain was caused by some sort of bowel inflammation thing so they gave him meds and told him to exercise more and de-stress, which is something we both can benefit from. I hope that these meds and new lifestyle changes will be the fix!

Dignity100 · August 2014

@caseface5 - http://www.wilderdom.com/games/descriptions/HumanKnot.html we did that for a college 'icebreaker/team building' thing. As a warning, we ran out of time and didn't finish. Another fun one is 2 truths and 1 lie; everybody writes down 3 things about themselves (2 being true, 1 being false) and as a group you try to figure out the lie.

[Deleted User] · August 2014

@BethSmiles - I'm sorry you had to deal with the gallbladder thing too. I know my doc mentioned it pretty early on when I went to her, but because I didn't respond to her pressing on my abdomen, she decided it must be something else...so I was on antacids for like a month. haha. Guess we have high pain tolerances. Hopefully that will come in handy during child birth, right!?!

@CocoBellaF - Yeah. I can't remember the last time I was truly sick...so it is strange for me. Hopefully my next blood work will be normal. :-)

I'd texted H to update him on today's results and told him not to worry, it's probably no biggie. He texted back - "Please don't worry? That's what I do. Especially if it's you!" Aw...my hubby loves me.

bethsmiles · August 2014

@allusive007 - Aw...your H's response is adorable!

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