It's me, Charity

I sit here tonight wordless, but yet wanting to type and to talk. It has been a very sad, and rough couple of days. Combined with having the flu, I've had alot of time at home and to think about things. It just seems to hit me right now how HARD and PAINFUL life is. Every August I keep my dear friend Emboz in my prayers for the entire month, because it's the month she lost he husband. I know that she dreads it every year just as I dread Oct 25th. This August has seemed to be even more painful for so many people. This past weekend, I found out about a alumni from my former college who had lost his life. It's a long story, but he took his own life 1000 days after his wife tragically died. He documented it and I sat in the darkness on my couch watching an 18 minute video of sheer pain. Pain does not even seem like a big enough word to describe what he was going through. Although I didn't know him, my heart, my heart just goes out to him so much. He ...

So today has been a SUPER FUN!! day!! Let's back up for a second, 2 weeks ago I went to UC and found out I had a kidney infection. Did 7 days of antibiotics and trucked along. This weekend I started not feeling like myself again so I decided that I would rather be safe than sorry and go back to UC after work on Monday (also the first day of classes). Surprise Surprise I still have a kidney infection. The dr gave me more meds and some pain meds for my kidneys, bless her!!! And we talked about if this doesn't clear up me needing to see an Urologist. I will withhold my comments about that. for now. I dropped off my scripts at my pharmacy and there was an hour wait so i went home, made dinner, got stuff ready for Piano Lessons Tues pm, and then went and picked up my meds. Took them with my dinner and all was fine. For about an hour. Than my left eyelid started to itch. I thought that was weird but then I realized the allergens, pollen, ect had been bothering me alot ...

Friday Emboz and Baby Madi and I all met at Chili's for our August lunch!! I stepped out of the box and had chicken club tacos. and they were GOOD!!!! I don't like rice so I asked if I could not have it as a side and the lovely waitress said i could pick any two sides!! I was SO EXCITED!! So what did I pick? Loaded mashed potatoes and french fries. With tacos. yes. it was yummy. Well the tacos and mashed potatoes were. I didn't actually have any of the french fries I let Madi gnaw on them. But first Emboz had to blow on them to cool them down. Her secret technique is to break it in half, apparently that lets the heat out quicker? I don't know. It's a Mom trick I think! :) Despite me looking ROUGH and wearing my nerd glasses we took a few pictures. Here is Madi wondering why I look like a hot nerdy mess. It's called non instructional week Madi, and no sleep! She's so precious! I will say though whenever i wear this lumberjack shirt I get alot of complim...

1. I am in a word, EXHAUSTED. I got a taste of what the faculty go through last night as I was at work until 9:45 pm and then back here at 7:50 am. Needless to say the weekend is going to be like the Bruno Mars Lazy Song. 2. I stepped out of my box and tried the chicken club tacos at Chili's today when I met Emboz for our monthly lunch. They were really really good!! and cheap!! 3. I really get the weirdest twitter followers. Does anyone else have this issue? I wonder where these people find me? and yet they don't tweet me? odd. 4. We made it through non instructional week without ANYONE crying!!! This is HUGE!! Nor did I eat ANY ice cream! That is WAY HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! However Payless had Edy's on sale tonight so I may or may not have bought some to stock up for the first week of classes :) 5. It made my day to have Holly visit me this afternoon!!! She was at the bookstore and stopped by to see me. I am recycling my magazines and giving them to her every week...

So our new employee (which has apparently turned into a part time employee because this little cutie does not come to work very often!!) came to the office Friday to put in her monthly work. I think this is my new favorite picture! Prolly the best we have ever taken! except for the night she was born :) I tried to get Miss Madi to show off her walking skills but.... She wasn't so interested in that. Walking is soooo old school, crawling is where it's at!! I think she's the cutest part time employee i've ever had!! Just look at how big she's getting!! Such a happy baby girl. I just love our new employee!!

Well if you haven't noticed I've been going through a bit of a blogging slump lately. Things have been SO busy at work with Apes gone, and me being two people now, that by the time I get home I am done. I have no words or no desire to sit down at a computer and type! Trying to do better at that! Plus really nothing exciting has happened lately. Just a lot of work and gearing up for the beginning of the school year and all that entails. I've been practicing being the Adult that I am (and would rather not be!) lately and have been cooking some. Unfortunately I am still sticking with my life long issue of finding a food I like and eating it ALL.THE.TIME. This new food I'm eating. Tacos. Tacos with black beans and pinto beans. Leaf Lettuce from Dad's garden along with Tomatoes, sour cream and my new favorite condiment-Ortega's Taco Sauce. It's like a slice from heaven. I swear I could drown the entire taco with that sauce and be a happy camper! And don...

Who here is a fan of MyPoints? I've been a member since 1998 I believe and have gotten so many gift cards through this place for basically doing nothing, I LOVE IT!! And I should say right now they are not having me advertise for them, they have no clue who I am or that I'm writing this post and probaly could care less. Ok now that that's out of the way. You totally need to join MyPoints!! And You totally need to join through me and have me refer you so I can get more points too! Basically what it is- You tell them what you're interested in when you sign up and they send you emails based on those interests. They send you deals and steal and exclusive offers that you can partake in, or if you just click on the link in the email you get 5 points. It's that simple. If you do any online shopping it's great because if you go to the vendor, Say Barnes and Noble, like I did this morning, through MyPoints website and place your order you get a certai...

1. I have been amazed this week to see answers to prayer, that were even greater than I expected! I laughed/cried last night once I realized God had done something totally cool over what I had imagined! He is AWESOME!!! 2. Bible Study starts 4 weeks from now! I am so excited! We're doing Joanna Weaver's next book Lazarus Awakening I believe It's called. I really love her studies! And I love my bible study babes! 3. So sad that Covert Affairs and Switched at Birth are done for the summer! They are two of my favorite summer shows! 4. My lazy butt has discovered an easy way to take trash out. Take it with me when I go to work in the am! No, not take trash with me to work! That would be gross! But take it to the dumpster! This alleviates me having to tromp up and down the stairs several times. See, I told you I was lazy! 5. I can't wait for a year from now when hopefully I will be out of apt life and have a house of some sort. And a garage. And my wonderful ...

I know this will come as a complete and total shock to everyone, but I'm sick! Yes, yes I know. Somehow I contacted a Kidney Infection!! I had a great Saturday with my parents and I ran around doing all kinds of stuff, and you know, having a life! Sunday I woke up before my church alarm went off and I felt drugged tired. I knew I wouldn't make it through church so I stayed home and slept until 3:30 pm!!! Got up, emailed Mom, and slept until 8 pm. Got up, emailed Mom, and went to bed. I should have known that my body was trying to fight off something. I woke up Monday morning and felt miserable. So pukey feeling and my body hurt. But I had no choice but to go to work so I took as many medicines I could and headed in! I felt like death! And then my lower back (kidneys) started hurting sooo bad. It was stabbing pain. I half doubled over a few times, but I was trying not to worry Sherita. Made it through work and charged through Piano lessons and then went home and just...

So this is what happens every day at 3 pm! Audra comes down to my office for our 3 pm Snack!! You'll notice we have no snack in front of us, we were still stuffed from lunch (or rather the party they threw in her office the day before!) We alternate who brings the snacks and I provide the Ice Water from our fridge :) And yes, those are foam swords on my desk. We were being funny posing with our sign that says "Students Please do not walk behind the counter" they do anyway. One hugged me once. I didn't know her so it was a tad awkward, but I digress! I let my Audie behind the counter!! And I even let her sit on me and my chair!! This was prolly our last Friday together. Our campus is growing and growing which is great! But, since we are growing so much we are adding a Downtown location, which is also great!! Not so great is that Audra's office is one of the offices being moved to the new location. I might just starve to death from 3 pm and on every day now. :( Oh a...

I like to call these my "Nerd Glasses" I feel like they look like the big ones celebrities wear trying to look more intelligent! ha!! I also got a PURPLE pair of glasses but that pic won't load so you'll just have to stay in suspense for a little bit longer!

1. After complaining, my apt complex actually credited my account to make up for leaving my balcony door open with the A/C on! That was a great blessing! 2. Today I am picking up my new glasses that I ordered TUESDAY!! I got two pairs and I'm really excited! No fears I will model them on the blog! 3. 5 weeks from today I'll be spending the afternoon with my Snugglemuffin!!!!!!!!!! 4. My Parents are coming to town Saturday and taking me out to lunch at TEXAS ROADHOUSE!! Super excited for yummy rolls and sirloin beef tips but especially for some fun time with my family! 5. Before Apes left work I had sticky notes of my to do lists. Now I have a legal pad of paper with two sheets written on. Let's just say I am tired by the time I get home! 6. Holly and I have decided that we are pretty much the same person. Finally I have met someone who knows random weird things and celebrity gossip! 7. I am fully taking advantage of the great deal at Walgreen's this week on Complete Ey...

So at the risk of being a cranky pants I figured it was time to sit down and write down what God has blessed me with recently, so I can work on an attitude adjustment! 1. Having ALL Final Grades in over 24 hours before the deadline! 2. Having no stragglers or huge stresses during the Final Grades Process! 3. BREAK TIME!!! 4. Wearing jeans and capri's for the next two weeks. 5. 3 pm snack with Audra 6. Laughing so hard with Holly that we were crying 7. Cooking a nice grown up dinner and it tasting good! 8. Finding an early Christmas gift for my SIL!! 9. Getting off at 5 pm. 10. Lots of stuff on my DVR. 11. Being able to laugh at and make fun of stressful things. 12. Getting closer to having a clean and organized apt!! 13. The fact that I didn't need a shower after coming home from work today-It's been HOT!! 14. God giving us sweltering hot days over 100, it's making fall and winter not look so bad. 15. Nose and tooth pain getting alot less worse!! 16. Going to my Chiro o...

Here are two lovely stories from Tuesday night and Wednesday in the form of my facebook statuses. One more year until my lease is up. Lord help me. Tuesday Dear Drunk, Pot Smoking, Loser head, downstairs neighbor- My TV and radio work fine thankyouverymuch for playing yours so loud that I can share in every moment with you. Consider it a blessing that Assertive Cherrybear and not TWANDA met you at your door tonight. PS. Standing on the other side of your door and pretending not to be there only works when 1. your tv isn't playing and 2. when you don't walk so loud that i hear you coming to the door and then standing there. Sincerely The Girl that cannot wait to move out of this pathetic junky apt complex Wednesday Today's I hate my apt complex vent. I come home from work to find they have been here painting my balcony (after finding a note on my door saying they are doing it TOMORROW!) Their lack of ability to tell time made sense when I walked in to find..... that the moro...