…can’t keep a secret…
Today my boyfriend calls and leaves me a message.
He tells me what he got me for Christmas.
He just bought it today.
Good thing I’m not the person that “has” to have my Christmas gift a surprise — but it made me smile to know that my boyfriend is equally as silly as I am about gifts.
If I buy him (or anyone else a gift), I want to give it to them right away. I beg them and beg them to open it before the date they’re supposed to…in fact, it’s almost me who dies from excitement.
He’s the same way, hence the reason he only goes Christmas shopping a few days before Christmas.
But it made me smile when I heard his message telling me that he bought me an external hard drive (and he told me about all the silly little specifications too). And the little techie inside of me is going to STILL be ultra excited when I get to open that box over the weekend.
making changes…
I’m making changes to my blog because I’m optimistic about 2009.
That’s not the reason. I actually have a few moments so I can change things a bit — and perhaps even post some of those posts that I had saved and then never posted.
(I bet ya’ll would love to hear about my uncle’s ghetto fabulous wedding now…)
So in the next few days, there’ll probably be lots of posting activity — and then there will be absolute quiet. Because well, my birthday will come, school will start, and my nose will be in between the covers of some great and not so interesting books.
…i got tickets, and you didn’t…
I am EXCITED.
My best friend got me (us) tickets to go see the traveling production of The Color Purple.
This is the only time that I’ve ever been excited about a combined birthday/Christmas gift…but it ROCKS.
And I just need a moment to gloat about how wonderful my best friend and how unfortunate the rest of you are that you’re not going. 
I GOT TICKETS AND YOU DIDN’T!
reminiscing…
I had a conversation with one of my best friends today and we wholeheartedly agreed that 2008 was the worst possible year.
At the beginning, both of us went through difficult breakups with men we were sure we’d be with for the rest of our lives, mainly because we had tried so hard.
We learned that trying doesn’t always save a relationship. Hindsight is definitely 20-20. And we should have left the losers we were with long before they caused us so much heartache.
And now, here I am — one half of something incredible that I should’ve never left in the first place.
I am extremely grateful that Matt never stopped being my friend when we were broken up because it most definitely had to be difficult watching me go in and out of each crazy relationship. But maybe he knew something that I didn’t know — that’d I’d always come back.
I’m definitely glad I did because he’s simply everything I said I wanted but was afraid to admit.
So I’m looking forward to 2009 with a childlike expectation. I know that at the stroke of midnight things aren’t going to be magically different and my problems aren’t going to disappear. But I can go into 2009 knowing that I’ve made the right choice, I’m in the right place at the right time with the right man.
Thursday update?!?
Seems I’ve had problems writing on a consistent basis. The school quarter is over and I thought I’d be writing more by now, but instead I’m taking it EASY.
We’re going through major changes at work, as in our entire building is moving into a new building across the street. My “management team” is clueless. And I, well, I really don’t give a f*ck anymore.
Corporate America is supposed to “give” you certain things. I mean, after all, that’s why people work there instead of for smaller companies. My main reason for leaving the law office I had such a love/hate relationship with was better health benefits and TUITION REIMBURSEMENT. If only I had seen the paperwork regarding this tuition reimbursement first, I probably wouldn’t have left.
Our tuition reimbursement policy only covers 6 classes a year, two a quarter, and no books, fees, etc.
So imagine me, going to a community college (because I’m thrifty and the 4-year uni accepts every one) turning in my application for tuition reimbursement for $230 and getting denied.
I’m pissed!!
My big f*cking ridiculous bank can’t pay $230 for my degree in accounting. Is there any wonder why I told the head of my department that because of this I see no reason why I would want to use my talent for this company later?
Seriously, I have the best performance statistics in my department and they want to fight with me over $230?
Sometimes, maybe it’s better to be just plain mediocre.
On another note, Mr. Man and I are doing well and I should be making a random trip to Florida next week.
I’m definitely excited about how that will go.
Oh and I’ve made some unexpected porn…yeah, I’m a tease, because I’m going to save that for another blog post.
