Life lately.....

I swear, I have got to get better about posting on here! Well life hasn't been so kind to me lately, or maybe I should say that I have been taught another very important life lesson. After working for this "company" for almost 17 months, I was told (via text message might I add) that it was time for us to "part ways". To say that I was a little shocked, would be an understatement. I have never worked for a company before that I have given my entire life (as it felt like) to a position, yet still loved that job. I guess I should say that I shouldn't be surprised by this behavior, b/c in my short 17 months with this company, I have seen the people at this company behave in ways that I never would have dreamed possible for a "professional company". But aside from that very crushing blow, I have also learned that I need to start giving thanks were credit is due, and I need to start spending more time reflecting, and learning about our Lord and Savior. I am a Christian, but I will admit that I am not where I want/need to be in my faith, and have a lot to learn. So, as I begin this next chapter in my life, I will be building my faith in God, and learning to "Let go and let God".

Life lately......

Whew.....I have been crazy busy lately!! This week has been a great one at work, but it is getting tough the closer we get to the end of the semester to keep up with school work and work-work, plus my photography business and quilting business on the side!! I don't know how mom's do it that have to raise a kid and work and do any "side projects" that they may have going on!! I definitely don't know that I could do it! Well I am getting pretty stoked that April is getting closer, b/c that means 1 month closer to Summer, and warmer weather!! My feet are freezing from wearing flip-flops in this freakishly cold weather!! (I know you are saying to yourself, "why is she not wearing closed toed shoes with socks?" but the answer is, I LOVE flip-flops, I don't care what the temp may be!) Well I guess I better get off here and try to get some sleep for tonight, I have a busy day at work tomorrow, then 3 day weekend for me!! I am heading to OKC this weekend to see a great girlfriend of mine from High School, so this should be a fun weekend!

Whew......

So yet again, it has been forever since I have been on here and been able to write. I really need to start getting better at this, b/c this is such a great stress reliever, and a great way for me to get a lot of stuff off of my chest. I have not been having the best week of my life, and today definitely took a turn for the worse. I am not a soft-spoken, mild-mannered type of girl. Everyone who knows me, knows that if I have something on my mind then by gosh it is coming out of my mouth whether people want to hear it or not. This is not neccessarily the best trait to have as a human being, even more so as a lady, so I have definitely been working on it. Well the past couple of days I have gotten better at just "giving in" and allowing people to have their way, and I don't try to insist that they see my side, some battles just aren't worth the fight no matter how much work/stress/sorrow it will cause me later. Well today, yea, let's just say it didn't go the same way, not so much. I had some very disrespectful and inapporopriate things said to me and I had enough. I fell right back in to my old ways, and let me tell you, everyone knew I was angry (scratch that, pissed)! I had to blow off some steam so I left to get away from the situation so I didn't say anything that I would later regret. I used my social networking site to blow out some frustration, w/o naming names or naming where I was. Well it turns out that some people have to stir the pot and start drama and at the end of the day I was reprimanded a little for posting what I posted.

Now let me tell you that I am a firm believer in freedom of speech, and people can say what they want all day b/c they have that write too. It is one thing to make a comment that could be generalized, but it is a whole other story to say something disrespectful and hurtful about someone or something specific. I did not do the latter of the two, however I was scolded as if I had. Now that only puts me in a better (sarcastic) mood, for tomorrow. I know that I am going to have to calm myself down so that I can speak eloquently, and get out everything that I need to say, so please Lord, let me act like a mature grown woman tomorrow, and say what I need to say w/o being catty and immature. Maybe at the end of the day my life will continue on as it is.....I guess if not, it is time for me to move on to bigger and better things!!!

Long time again.....

Gosh, I have GOT to get better about getting on here!! I am just being a slacker now. Work and school have taken over my life (yet again) and I just haven't had time to get on here and really write anything down. I need life to slow down a bit just so I can keep caught up! So here I am again, vowing to get on here more often and write. We will see what happens....LOL

Well I guess I had better get back to work, so here's to hoping that I remember to get on here later!!

Snowmageddon.....

So here I sit......at home.......all day........alone........I am about to go crazy!!! I wouldn't normally complain about getting a whole day off, and another day off, and from the looks of it, a 3rd day off. But I am seriously losing my mind! I have tried to find things to do to keep myself busy, including do all my laundry, all the dishes, get caught up on the DVR, work on some more quilts, go outside and take some photos of this weather, and of course play on the Internet. I think that if I am forced to do this one more day alone though, I will officially lose my mind! I am not a person that does well with being stuck indoors, I guess it is the thought that I just can't leave if I wanted to, it bothers me. I sure the heck hope that this snow and ice decides to melt quickly, or shall I say that mother nature decides to warm up quickly to help melt this!! I am definitely NOT going to get stuck here all week long, I am going to Dallas this weekend whether the weather cooperates or not! So look out mother nature, I will fight back!

Wisdom Teeth Mak You Wiser?

Okay, so as you may have already read, I had to have a wisdom tooth removed last week. I was having a great week, and was getting ready for my Great-Grandmothers 100th birthday on Friday. (That's right, I said 100!!) She is such a firecracker, and if you ask me, I say she has a good 20 years left in her! I am not sure what her secret is, but I sure hope that I can be as lively and vibrant as she is at that age!!

On Thursday it snowed here, enough to keep me from going to work, so we all got a snow day. I was hanging out at the house, and enjoying my day and started to have a little annoying pain from my bottom wisdom tooth. Now mind you, I had my top 2 wisdom teeth pulled by my dentist a little over a year ago. He wasn't able to pull my bottom 2 b/c they were impacted, but they haven't been bothering me. Anywho, they would have their moments where they hurt me, but it usually went away; but that annoying pain on Thursday kept getting worse, so I braved the roads and ran to my fave store (Target) to go get some max strength Tylenol, Orajel, and Orajel antiseptic wash to try to relieve the pain. I was working on it all day, but it just wasn't helping. So I finally gave up and attempted to get some sleep. Well let me just tell you that my wisdom tooth was not about to let me get sleep at all!!! I swear to you it had a mind of it's own, and at that point, all I could do was play it's game.

At around 2 in the morning I was in a full blown case of hysterics, crying from lack of sleep and pain. I knew my dentists office was closed on Friday, so I was going to be at the mercy of my pain threshold, to either make it to Monday to see the dentist or just go see an Oral Surgeon and be done. Well I obviously opted for the later option, and thus I was able to get an emergency appointment to get it removed. After attempting to work for a few hours on Friday (on no sleep might I add) I knew this wasn't going to work-out for me. I went home and waited it out for the appointment. My kind and loving brother was ever so gracious to take me and pick me up as my mom wasn't able to make it to town (due to the snow) and my dad had a meeting at work. Apparently, I was quite the comedic relief that night, although I remember nothing at all after the IV. (Oh the joys of pain meds!) The only souvenir I have left from my eventful day is a horrible bruise from having a vein blown out! (Very painful might I add, and very unsightly!)

So Saturday I was better (enough to ride in a car, not drive) with my parents to my Great-Grandmas 100th birthday party. We even got to take "Baby T" with us, so I just had a blast. It was seriously amazing to be able to see 5 generations of people gathered in one place to celebrate an amazing woman. Definitely memories I won't ever forget. I will be sure to post some pics later that show my adorable Great-Grandma! I was in a "crafty" mood this weekend, so as you can see in the background of the above pic, I have begun working on quilts again. Now, I know that many people may think that makes me old to quilt, but I just love it!! There is nothing quite like the feeling of accomplishment that you get when you finish a quilt, and then the feeling you get if it is a gift and you get to give it away. There will never be anything quite like a homemade quilt. I will have to post some pics of all the adorable quilts that I have made over the past 2 years that I have really started to get into quilting. I definitely have added my own "young" touch to quilting, so they don't look like "old granny" quilts, (not like there is anything wrong with granny quilts), I just like my more modern take on them!

Have a great day, and I will get back to work!

Single Life

So Kelly is doing a Show Us Your Life Singles day, and I decided to get in on this party at the last minute......Although I had a rough and crazy weekend (with an emergency surgery late Friday afternoon to get my wisdom tooth removed) I have recovered from the pain meds and will be joining in on this fun! LOL

Although I don't know Kelly personally, I read her blog faithfully, and have had for a little over a year now. She is such a great woman, and you can help but feel like you know her personally when she posts! She definitely gives me the courage to keep going forward in my search for "the one", as she talks openly about her struggle with the "single life". I know that one day I will find the man that God made just for me, and maybe today is that day! :o)

Well more about me, I am 26 and live in Tulsa, OK. I am a Ne-Ne (aunt) to the most amazing niece and 2 nephews!! They are my world and I LOVE to spend time with them!!

I am also a huge Oklahoma State Fan, and you can usually catch me sporting my orange on any given day. I love to cheer on the Basketball teams and Football teams every chance I get, and love to spend my Fall Saturday afternoons in Stillwater, bleeding Orange with the rest of the Poke Fans!!

I am currently finishing up my Accounting degree at Oklahoma State, while working full-time as the Accounting Manager for a very fun and successful toy manufacturing company. I also enjoy photography, and do that as a hobby/side business. I love being outdoors, and playing sports, and am VERY competitive! I would say that I am probably more of a home-body b/c I don't go party all the time, but would rather do something more low-key.

If you want to know more, please feel free to let me know!

Back in full swing.....

So this week has been rather tough. School started back on Monday, and it is now "show season" at work, so we are busy, All. The. Time. (not that we weren't busy before, but it is just more busy now.) It also doesn't help that it is tax season on top of that, so what fun, what fun.....LOL I am going to have to definitely try something new to help me stay calm and relaxed, as I would hate to not be able to keep it together. (As if I already do keep it together, that is a joke!)

On the home front, everything is going fine. (I am being a bit sarcastic here,) but it is definitely issues that I chose not to disclose for any of the "public" to see. (This could definitely be a great lesson for many others I know to learn......hint, hint) Any who, baby "T" is doing well, and although we didn't get the news we wanted about the extent of his brain injury, we are definitely hopeful that he is just a "calm baby" and that the tests are going to turn out okay in a couple of months, and that he won't really need as much physical therapy as they are thinking currently. I had a pretty amazing weekend, and had "A" (my nephew) over to stay the night last night. I sure have missed the heck out of that little guy ever since I have moved out of my sisters house, so I just LOVE being able to spend time with him. (I also enjoy seeing "L", my niece, as well, I just didn't spend as much time with her this weekend as "A".)

I do have to share though just how amazing God truly does work. I am a firm believer that their are Angels. I am also a firm believer that these said Angels will make their appearance at certain times in our lives when we may need them, or just would like for their presence to be known. On, I believe, Wednesday of this week, my sister called me and told me that "A" had a story to tell me. He gets on the phone and proceeds to tell me that Grandpa has been at his house to see him to give him his "dollas" and "too work on his car." Now for those of you who may be wondering, Grandpa, is "Grandpa D", the grandfather who passed away 15 days before "A" was born, and 3 days before "L" was born. We actually buried Grandpa on "L's" birthday, so it is a very bittersweet day every year. Grandpa was the Diesel Mechanics Teacher at OSU Tech, and was a very avid mechanist (if that is even a word....) Grandpa was always working on cars, whether for his own enjoyment of fixing up an old car, or working on a car for a family member or friend. So it is very shocking to hear "A" tell these stories of Grandpa "living in his garage" or "working on his car" as these are hitting unbelievably close to home. Now "A" is Grandpa's namesake, which is what is making it that much more unbelievable. When my sister first told me what "A" was saying I was definitely skeptical, but after witnessing it first hand this weekend, I have to say, that I know that "A" has a guardian angel that has been coming to spend time with him. And while "A" hasn't said that this same guardian angel has met "Baby T", I know that both Grandpa and Grampy Art were the 2 angels that were with "Baby T" just a mere 6 weeks ago when he was brought into this world. Isn't it crazy how life works???

Well I hope everyone has a great night, and I will be back later......toodles!

New Year, New Me

So this year is going to be my best year yet, I just know it. I made a New Year's resolution to pretty much get healthy and be fit again, and I have to say, I am well on my way to making that come true. I started working out on Tuesday, and haven't missed a day yet!! I am to the point that I am tired of looking like I do. I literally "let myself go" and now I am going to take control back. I am not quite sure when I let this happen, but I am going to attribute the first part to college. I gained the typical freshman 15, then I got my heartbroke, so I just kept letting it go from there. Every once in a blue moon I would attempt to work out and try to do something about it, but then I let that fall by the wayside......I am finally done with that. I know that no one can change me but me! I have to have the want/will to stand up and do something about it myself, and I am!!! I am very excited to see what this year has in store for me, but I am even more excited to keep the good updates coming that I am not falling off the wagon, and that I am continuing to strive to better myself!!! So, here's to the new and improved me!!!

2011

Okay, it is finally here, the New Year. It's not that I have been dreading it, but I am tired of things just happening in my life while I sit back and watch them go by. I feel a lot like a loser at times b/c I am such a bore. I don't ever go do anything anymore, and I don't have fun sitting at home by myself, ALL THE TIME. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE living alone, but I am tired of not having someone to share my life with, someone that will be there for me no matter what, someone that I can enjoy life with, travel with, spend time with, and introduce to my family and friends!! So that brings me to my New Years resolution. I have had enough of this getting fat stuff......it is for the freaking birds!! I have gained (sad to admit this) 90 pounds since I graduated H.S. Is that not disgusting???!!! I don't know how I let myself get to this point. I kept telling myself I would work out, or that I didn't look "that bad" but then one day you just have to stop with the non-sense and do something about it. Maybe if I wasn't so disgustingly overweight then little things would be easier and more fun for me. I know I need to lose weight b/c I want to be able to keep up with my niece and nephews and be able to take them to do all sorts of fun things and be able to breathe/fit on these things with them. I don't want to be the fat Ne-Ne for the rest of their life, that is not how I want them to remember me. So the time is now. It starts today. I will no longer allow myself to sit around and eat myself to death! I am going to make some big changes in 2011, and you guys watch out, b/c by the end of this year you will get to meet the leaner and more energetic Amber!!

Watch out 2011 here I come!!