Monday Already

Swazzle · May 2016

Morning! For once I don't feel like the whole weekend flew by but that doesn't make Monday any easier.

On Friday, after drinking several sweet tea vodka and lemonades with my coworkers, I headed home and met H and we went out to eat because there was no way in hell I was cooking dinner. We made and hung up signs for our yard sale and went to bed early.

Saturday, I got up at 6:30 to get set up! It was a beautiful day, I got completely fried, and I made $78. I took a nap, had Halo Top for dinner, and when H got home from work, we decided to start watching GOT.

My yard sale partner:

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My sunburn + sexy tan lines. WHOOPS.

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Yesterday was day 2 of our yard sale and we made another $46 but it was cold and started pouring so we packed it in early. The sun came back out so we drove around, checking out other yard sales, and we ended up buying shelves for the basement, a rake, some other thing for my garden that I don't know the name of, a side table either for the living room or downstairs guest room, and an edger for a grand total of $14. We went out to lunch then food shopping and when we got home, I finally cleaned out my closet and put away my winter clothes. I have a giant bag of stuff to send to ThredUp and another bag of stuff to donate. I prepped food for the week and H made dinner and we watched 2 more episodes of GOT.

Tonight, I'll probably get home from work late, make and eat dinner, watch the season finale of The Family, and squeeze in another episode of GOT before going to bed just to do it all again tomorrow!

Is it Friday yet?

[Deleted User] · May 2016

@Swazzle OMG you did so much this weekend! I'm glad you were able to make some money from the yard sale and find some things yourself that you liked.

I took last Friday off so I could spend the day with @labro and @GoldenPenguin . We had a blast!!! I met up with them Friday around 10:30 and we left for lunch at Wolf Mountain Winery. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious. We were appalled that @GoldenPenguin and her H have never had grits so we made them try a grit fry lol. We drank all the wine and then toured a bit of the city that the winery was in. We picked up Callie and went back to @labro 's house for dinner. Callie was pretty tired from her day so she wasn't in the mood for lots of play time. We still had a great evening and I can't wait to visit with @GoldenPenguin again!

I'm going to be real honest here for a second, our Saturday and Sunday were horrible and I don't feel like going into much detail because it's a long story and I'm way too emotionally drained to even type out what happened so I'll make it short:

I think I've expressed on here a time or two about DH's mom and his stepdad and how awful his Mom has been to her son and also to us. She has been trying to make up for it for years and well I guess she felt it was time again to show her true colors and we got that in full force Saturday and Sunday. Sunday specifically they viciously attacked me verbally in front of Callie so in conclusion I don't need that, DH doesn't need that, and Callie DEFINITELY doesn't need to be exposed to that so we are done. They dug themselves into a HUGE hole and they are cut out of our lives. I'm appalled at their behavior and how can treat their family. It's very sad.

Luckily I have an amazing family and my mom and sister @labro came to the rescue and hugged on me all day Sunday and I hung out with @labro her H and his parents were in town while DH was working on Sunday so I'm very thankful for them.

Today we need to get in touch with Comcast because due to a storm last week our internet box got fried so hopefully they will be able to come out and fix that today.

P.S. I had a FANTASTIC time with my Mom's group last Thursday. They LOVE wine and were super hilarious so I'm excited to do more things with them. AND Callie survived the nursery at church. Lol obviously I'm trying to focus on the positives of this past weekend.

LizzyTish88 · May 2016

@Swazzle Sounds like a good weekend! Glad you were able to make a bit of money and get some sun.

@southernpeach89 I'm so sorry you had to deal with family crap, but it sounds like the rest of your weekend was awesome! I love that you're focusing on the positive and I'm sending you a huge hug!

Friday night we were supposed to go watch our friend do his band thing. He texted in the afternoon saying he didn't think his band was going to go on until about 10/10:30. BF was not having that and apparently neither were the other people we were going to go out with. So our neighbors were eating and said we could go over their house for some drinks and lay low. We decided to do that so we went out to grab some apps and then head over. While eating they decided to go out to some bars in the next town over so we passed and went home and relaxed.

Saturday my mom and I met up and we went shopping! We hit up Christmas Tree Shoppe, Kohls, American Eagle, Loft, and Crate and Barrel. We had three wedding showers to shop for and we were able to get someone for everyone in our price range. My mom also surprised me in Loft because I fell in love with a maroon dress (my cheer team is maroon, and I had wanted something dressy for comps) but it was WAY out of my price range. I had been eyeballing it for a while so my mom said to try it on and if it fit she'd buy it. So I am now the proud owner of the super cute maroon dress!! It's nice enough to wear to the wedding coming up too, which is awesome.

Saturday night was my cousin's grad party which was a lot of fun. My cousin's BF is back from serving overseas so it was nice to see him home safe.

Sunday we cleaned and got shit down around the house. Then we made a big steak and potatoes dinner and watched a few episodes of GOT. It was a great weekend overall.

Swazzle · May 2016

@southernpeach89 - Oh no, I'm so sorry for whatever happened with you and your ILs. I can't believe they pulled that, especially in front of Callie. You don't need that toxicity in your life so I'm glad you guys made the decision to cut them out. Big hugs. And I'm glad you had a great time at the winery!!!!

@LizzyTish88 - Pics of your dress!

jenna8984 · May 2016

@swazzle woohoo- nice turnout at your yard sale!! And you got all those items for $14 that's pretty amazing. I don't let myself own more clothes than fit in my closet & dresser so I don't pack away seasonal clothes.

@southernpeach89 oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about. What a fucking bitch, you absolutely don't need any of that. I'm so glad you had a fun time on Thursday and Friday.

I've been thinking about @cocobellaf all weekend- does anyone know how she's doing?

I had a fun weekend. Friday I picked up things to make cupcakes and went over my brother's house. He was at work but his wife and I hung out with the kids and made the cupcakes for niece's 1st birthday. Then I stopped by another friend's and she gave me TONS of baby stuff from her son.

Saturday H worked so I organized all the baby clothes by size. Between 2 friends, I have an entire dresser full from 0-1 year clothes so that's amazing and I won't be buying even 1 item. Then I was supposed to meet up with my high school best friend but she's 45 minutes away and both of us were just exhausted so we both cancelled and napped.

Sunday I went back to my brother's to babysit. Two hours seemed like an eternity!!!!! I am NOT cut out to handle 3 children, way too stressful for me lol.

LizzyTish88 · May 2016

@Swazzle I don't have one of it on me but it's this one:
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[Deleted User] · May 2016

@LizzyTish88 Yes, if I don't think about the positive I will burst into tears. I've been trying not to cry all morning and it's just so hard. I hate that they think they can treat us that way. It's so awful.

@Swazzle Thank you! I feel better that I'm removing them from my life and it's going to take a while for us to move past this since it's all still fresh in my mind. Luckily we have a vacation week coming up so it will be a good time to do something fun.

@jenna8984 LOL I had to babysit 6 at once and after that I was like NEVER AGAIN.

jenna8984 · May 2016

@lizzytish88 awesome dress, so nice of your mom!!

PamBeesly524 · May 2016

@Swazzle sorry about your sunburn! Glad your yard sale was lucrative

@southernpeach89 Ugh, I'm so sorry about your in-laws but I'm glad you had fun with @GoldenPenguin!

@LizzyTish88 Sounds like a great weekend! That dress is gorg.

@jenna8984 wow! I can't believe you already have so many clothes - and that's awesome that you didn't have to buy a single piece!

@TwoDimes

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Hi all! Running into a 4 hour meeting (exactly what I wanted on a Monday morning) but this weekend was fun! We didn't make it to the antique fair - we got to the town it was in and it was going to take an hour to drive 3 miles... hell no. So our friends and H and I had a delicious meal, turned around and went right back home. They just adopted a 2nd dog so we hung out in their yard with them in the sunshine - felt good!

Yesterday I was super lazy but managed to go for a run.

Happy Monday all!

LizzyTish88 · May 2016

@PamBeesly524 There was crazy traffic Saturday! My mom and I saw some of it on route 3 and BF's mom said she saw it on 93/95/24! Weird. Probably since it was so nice everyone was out and about at the same time!

@twodimes We've missed you!! So glad you can play this week. Sounds like a great weekend!

jenna8984 · May 2016

@pambeesley524 where was the fair? I think the Brimfield one was going on last weekend. It's way out off the pike west of Worcester but it's like super famous and gets tens of thousands of shoppers. We have friends who live in that town and they go away for the weekend each year to get away from the traffic lol.

@twodimes yay we miss you, sounds like you had a nice weekend! I just laughed when you said they're on a fishing trip because the radio this morning played a clip from Daniel Tosh where he says "the worst day of fishing is still better than the best day at work.....that's a lie! I've seen deadliest catch- never at work have I been capsized in 40 degree waters while my crew dies!" hahaha

cu97tiger · May 2016

@southernpeach89 - That is awful. I hope you and your H are on the same page about his mom. I'm sorry it got so bad that you need to cut her out entirely.

Friday we didn't do a whole lot of anything. I had made crockpot chicken, then H played some records while I watched the Crossfit regionals. Saturday I went to Crossfit, tweaked my neck, then got ready for @tuarceatha's arrival. We had a lovely afternoon of chatting and eating and chatting and eating some more. And there was ice cream YUMMMMMM.

Sunday my neck was still really bothering me. After the tuarceathas left, H and I went and grabbed lunch, then we went to the dog park. H has some real anxiety around our dogs being off-leash with other dogs, so we weren't there long. I went and got my nails done, and spent the rest of the night doing adulty things.... paying bills, balancing the checkbook, baking zucchini bread for breakfasts this week.

This morning I had another monitoring appt. The follicles are still growing, but not as quickly as I would like. It looks like we won't be going up to NY until maybe Thursday night. I already booked an airbnb, so I need to talk to the lady about pushing the dates back. UGH to more waiting. I'm trying to just be happy that even though it's not on my timeline, my body is doing exactly the right things.

[Deleted User] · May 2016

@cu97tiger Yea unfortunately he has had to endure her behavior longer than I have so he was definitely more than ready after this weekend after witnessing how she treated us. This isn't the first time he has attempted to end relations with her. I can't have that type of behavior around Callie. I do not want her to see or hear those types of things again from her own grandmother.

untouchablets · May 2016

@southernpeach89 good for you for taking a stand and cutting those toxic people off! You and your family don't deserve that, Callie should grow up around happy and supportive people and I'm happy your family is so awesome!

Good morning!
My weekend, as usual, was spent working. It wasn't bad or anything but also not exciting lol. I ran a meeting at work to teach my coworkers about dog training and the company wants them to take my class so that means I'm renting Coraline out for the non-dog owners lol. She already knows everything I'll be teaching so she will be a frustration-free participant. It'll be fun, I can't wait to start! I also signed Coraline up for a more advanced class of her own because she needs a lot of practice working around lots of different people and dogs if I want her to be a successful performance dog

Today Coraline is getting her first real haircut! I'm sad, I'm gonna miss the extreme fluffiness but she's hot and always dirty because everything sticks to her and it's getting hard to maintain so off it goes. I picked a cute style for her that matches her personality so I will post a pick when it's done so you can behold her beauty

Other than that, not much going on today.

MissKittyDanger · May 2016

@Swazzle that's good sales considering weather! I love garage sales

@southernpeach89 I've never heard you mention about your in laws, but from the tone I'm guessing it's been really bad. That's unfortunate they have to act like that, especially to family

I hate to think how they are to people in general $:\$

@LizzyTish88 lovely dress!!

@jenna8984 that many kids is exhausting. One of my bffs has 4 kids and I frequently tell her she's insane lmao

@TwoDimes sounds like a fun weekend

I feel you on the enjoying time alone lol!

@untouchablets aww hair cut! I hope you post before and after shots

So bank appt went well on Friday! We could've been approved right then, but we still had to go thru a few things before we do. Our realtor has asked other realtor to do a long closing date, so we should hopefully hear back before end of week.
If all this works, we move either end of September or end of October! I'm hoping end of October tbh but not picky if they say September. Hopeful!

Saturday we picked up my friend A, her and I had nail appts and then we were hanging out afterwards. I haven't seen her since probably around early March or late February, and usually we try to see each other every couple weeks but she was finishing school and I was busier than usual with work stuff.
Luckily the salon is across from my apt, because it was rainy and cold. We watched movies, ate meatballs Matt makes and chilled.
I've been fighting a migraine from muscle tension all weekend, so the massage chairs at salon were great but didn't go away so we didn't end up drinking as we planned

She's going away this week, so when she gets back we're seeing Alice in Wonderland and checking out dollar stores nearby.

Sunday was a total bum day. Matt went to help his grandpa with his new computer, and something that should have taken maybe two hours ended up taking whole day. Since I still had migraine, I stayed home and watched movies. At one point I gave up and stretched then took a shower. Idk which helped more, but it definitely went down.

Wow .... did not anticipate such a novel!! Jeez!

jenna8984 · May 2016

Has anyone been to Kootenai/ Libby, Montana?

I saw this last night on Hotel Impossible and now I'm obsessed with the idea of going there. Some of the Revenant was even filmed there. There are amazing log cabin style homes on Air B&B right on the lake which seem like an unplugged dream! We won't be taking any trips until the babe is a little older but when we do, this is like my new top pick!

Swazzle · May 2016

@MissKittyDanger - I'm confused. Did you put a bid in on this house and the seller accepted?

MissKittyDanger · May 2016

@Swazzle our realtor wants to see if the people will accept the conditions before putting in an offer, essentially so we're not wasting our time with putting an offer in if they're not going to accept the conditions.

Swazzle · May 2016

House-buying seems insanely different in Canada than it is in the US.

PamBeesly524 · May 2016

@jenna8984 yep it was Brimfield... I thought you know know what it was since it's in your areaish!

We left waaaay too late. If it was just H and I we would have gotten there bright and early but we stopped at our friends house to meet their new pup, caught up, etc. and then got on the road. Next time we'll be early!

jenna8984 · May 2016

@misskittydanger Yea maybe it's different in Canada but I'm also confused. how does the bank still need 3 months to decide if you qualify? And what happens if they say no? Usually you don't make an offer until your financing is rock solid ready to go. I know here, houses are selling within hours to qualified buyers so nobody would wait around for 4 months for somebody who hasn't been approved.

MissKittyDanger · May 2016

@Swazzle @jenna8984 it definitely is different, which I didn't realize how different until I saw the show on TLC called "my first house" There's a few ways of doing it. Usually when people go to get financing and things move quick, they're not first time home buyers so they know the drill. First time home buyers have to jump through hoops.
Also the market is different here, so we could potentially have a long closing date.

labro · May 2016

@southernpeach89 I love you times a million! I'm so so sad that you and your H are having to take these steps but it's definitely for the best because your MIL and SFIL have been truly horrible to you. You, your H, and Callie deserve better than that. Big big hugs!!

@Swazzle I'm glad your yard sale was successful and you had a nice, relaxing weekend!!

@TwoDimes Who are you?

@MissKittyDanger Lol.

My weekend was long but not long enough and now I have a million and one things to catch up on at work today!

On Thursday I picked up @GoldenPenguin and her H and we got my H and all went downtown to the Braves game! We had intended to tailgate before the game but traffic was awful so we ended up nomming on guac in the car and then chugging a beer before rushing to our seats. The Braves lost (Shocker.) but we still had a lot of fun together!

On Friday we slept in a little before @southernpeach89 met up with us and we all drove to the winery!

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We had a super delicious lunch and then we tasted even more wine and hung out for a little while before going home. H and I made burgers and brats and some other fix'ns and we all just hung out, played CAH, and had a wonderful time (and drank too much)! Cinders absolutely fell in love with @GoldenPenguin's H and she was sooooooooooo depressed when they left on Saturday. I've seriously never seen her love on anyone like she was with him! It was hilarious and I was extremely jealous!

H and I spent the rest of the morning/early afternoon cleaning and doing yard work before his parents arrived. We took them out for a belated Mother's Day Brunch yesterday and then we spent the rest of the day with @southernpeach89 and Callie. I still wish I could be hugging on both of them!

wink0erin · May 2016

@Swazzle Your weekend sounds productive!
@southernpeach89 I'm glad you had a great Friday! I am so sorry you had family issues this weekend, but know that sometimes people have to be cut out. There was a cycle of that with my mom and grandma (mom's mom). At one point we didn't visit my grandparents for 5 years because of something awful she said. Things eventually worked out, but my mom always made it clear that she was not afraid to cut her out again.
@twodimes Welcome back!
@cu97tiger I'm still sending you all the vibes!
@MissKittyDanger Congrats on the bank meeting. It sounds like things are being done backward, but maybe that's a difference between Canada and the US. I was a first time home buyer and I looked at my house, decided it was the one, made an offer, and closed within a month plus a week.

Friday night the weather was nice, so right after work I went and bought a fire pit and all the things needed, including hot dogs and s'mores fixin's. I invited BF and my best friend over, both said they'd come, however my friend decided to get drunk elsewhere and bail on me. I can't say that surprised me. Anyway, BF came and helped make the fire about 900 times better (I suck at making fire) and we sat outside until we were cold and tired. It was awesome. The firepit was a great decision.

Saturday I was super sluggish all day, so I didn't do anything other than sit on my couch, Netflix, crochet, and snack. My step tracker for the day read 15 steps. I don't know how that low of a number is possible, but I did it. *throws confetti*

Sunday I picked up BF and we went to my Dad's church for a priest's 50 year celebration lunch. Where I was so sluggish the day before, I decided to sleep in instead of waking up for the full mass. BF and I walked in near the end and stood in the back, and my dad's face when he saw us was priceless. He smiled hugely and waved (he's in the choir). We then did the luncheon, my Dad introduced us to a ton of people, although he awkwardly introduced my BF as my "VERY close friend" at one point which made it sound like we are f buddies and not dating. Then he kept telling people BF was my beau. I eventually said "Dad, you can call him my boyfriend."

Once I got home Sunday I was back to being insanely sluggish, but I made tea and forced myself to clean and organize anyway. I somehow ended up super motivated and ended up clearing my kitchen island and turning it into a coffee/drink bar, organizing the china cabinet, going through a bunch of boxes in the basement, hung some more artwork, and went through all the piles of paper and junk mail. It feels SO GOOD to get stuff done!

ETA: I'm sorry that I write novels.

speakeasy14 · May 2016

@Cocobellaf thinking of you and baby K
@swazzle I'm surprised you got any color on Saturday it was rainy and gross all day by me
@southernpeach89 I'm glad you stood up for yourselves and Callie. None of you need toxic people like that.
@lizzytish88 that dress sounds awesome!

Tk isn't working for me and it's hard to keep up on mobile

I'll try again later.

[Deleted User] · May 2016

@labro You're the best older sister ever. Thank you for loving on me and supporting me. I couldn't have made it through yesterday without you and mom.

@wink0erin Yea I imagine that this won't last forever but it will be a long time before I can be around her without getting upset. It's not fair to us or my daughter that we have to witness that kind of behavior.

MissKittyDanger · May 2016

@wink0erin I really don't understand why the hoops here. Also, I'm sure it's different in all states but for Canada, banks want to see 5% minimum as down payment.

AlPacina · May 2016

@jenna8984 – I think 2 is definitely my limit for how many kids I can stay reasonably sane around, haha. You sound like a saint!...... I have not been to Kootenai, specifically, but that area is gorgeous! I think you should definitely go.

@untouchablets – Awww, Coraline. I am going to miss her ridiculous fro! How is her training coming along? How old is she now?

@wink0erin – Your *throws confetti* was freaking hilarious. I can definitely not imagine only getting in 15 steps. I get at least that many every time I go to the bathroom! Maybe when you’re not moving the number goes back down, kind of like when you drive in reverse and the odometer falls back.

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Okay, I have a new favorite ice cream. Well, possibly just in my top 3, because I'm just so in love that maybe there are a few I'm forgetting.

Although, it really sucks because a quarter container of this kind is the same amount of calories as an entire container of Halo Top. Luckily I managed to contain myself to only eating a quarter of it. How? I have no idea.

My BF went and climbed a mountain on Saturday, so I hung out and played my Nancy Drew game. Probably played it for 4-5 hours or so. It was ridiculous. I finally finished it Sunday morning.

Oh, and we started watching episodes of a show called The Green Room on YouTube. It's just a group of famous comedians (different every episode) sitting around and drinking and telling stories about themselves and each other.

jenna8984 · May 2016

@misskittydanger There are hoops here as well. We don't just walk into a bank and they hand us $200,000. They run credit reports which can take a week, you have to submit 3 months worth of bank statements, pay stubs from your job and job history, 2 years of government tax returns. They will question where your down payment came from- like if you had it in savings for a while or if a family member just sent you a huge check as a gift. Then all the different appraisals and title searches on the house. Anyways, what's the house you like? how many beds/ baths/ nice yard/ fixer upper or finished? Good luck!

untouchablets · May 2016

@alpacina she'll still have the fro! It might just be slightly tamer lol. She's 6 and a half months old. Her training is going great! She's obviously still a baby so I don't expect too much from her but she doesn't jump on people anymore, she waits at the door, knows her basic commands and a few tricks. I expect a little regression in a group setting but that's why we are going, to strengthen her skills and teach her to focus around distractions.

wink0erin · May 2016

@Misskittydanger Here it's recommended to put down 20%, otherwise I think there's some additional insurance/protection required (I don't know the details about it because I put down 20%, but I have friends who have to pay the additional thing).

The mortgage approval process was nuts, and even with my solid records and financials it was insanely stressful and I cried a lot and freaked out, but looking back it was an awesome decision. Even though now I have to spend MORE money because houses = $$$$$$$.

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