Last Friday of 2011!

Today, I am thankful that I decided to trade shifts with a co-worker. Normally I wouldn't say that because today, instead of going into work in the morning, I'm going in at 4. I hate strongly dislike night shifts. I haven't had to work on in quite some time either. It's nice to be able to go into work early and get out while you still have time to do things. Also, I like to be able to be home around the same time as Brian because we can eat dinner together and spend some time together before heading off to bed. Tonight's shift isn't too bad. I'll be working from 4-8 which I can handle. The only problem is that because I was sick on Wednesday I called off and instead of working seven hours today, I'm only working four. I think it's safe to say my check is going to be stinky. God will provide though, for that I am very thankful. Sometimes it's nice to just be able to take a break and relax and get some things done around the house. That's what I'll be doing today. I've already cleaned up the bedroom a little bit and I've got a load of laundry in the washer. I have to put some dishes away and then wash some more. Also, I'd like to be able to get some banana bread baked today. I'm not quite sure I'll have enough bananas though. Brian isn't working too far away from home today so he may be home for lunch. We don't really have much in the house to make so I'm not sure what I would make for him and his co-worker. If they are coming here for lunch I'd like to actually have the house cleaned up and looking nice.


I can't believe this year is almost over. It's been a good year and it's flown by. Hopefully this next year will fly by too because 2013 is going to be great!


Tomorrow will be spent hunting (if I feel better) and being with friends to ring in the new year.
This may also be my last blog post of 2011!


Happy New Year to all!

Rambles.

I have come to the conclusion that I am the world's worst blogger. My posts hardly every include pictures and I am only blogging maybe once every 2 weeks. My goal was to be better than this! Oh well, there's always room for improvement.

Christmas has come and gone. I wasn't even in the Christmas spirit. It's sad. Maybe it was the lack of snow, or maybe it was the fact we didn't have a tree, or maybe it was because my holidays are usually soured by my job. It doesn't even matter if I have the holiday off because I'm sick of people by the time I've got a day off. Also, I wasn't terribly satisfied with the gifts I got Brian. Now I know that Christmas isn't about the gifts, no one needs to tell me that. But I hate knowing that I may have got someone something they may not be too terribly happy with. I feel like things were just mediocre. Maybe that's because I waited until the last minute to buy things...again. I was scrambling for ideas because I had no idea what I wanted to get him. One thing I thought he'd be really happy with but he didn't seem to excited. I love giving gifts because I like to see the receivers reaction. Maybe it's just me feeling a little guilty for waiting so long.

Another thing, I've been sick for a week, which means I was sick on Christmas. Not sick like the laying-on-the-couch-sick-as-a-dog-tissues-piling-up-on-the-floor sick. Just a sore throat and really tired sick (which automatically means I'm getting a sinus infection or bronchitis). I didn't want to go to the doctor because I wasn't sure what I was sick with. It mainly felt like a cold and I didn't want to pay an office co-pay to be told that I should drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest. So today I called the Dr's office and talked to a nurse to get her opinion on if I should make an appt or not. She proceeded to tell me my doctor was out of the office so they couldn't just call me something in. I wanted to make sure that if this was going to progress into something worse that I was going to be okay for the New Year's weekend. They told me to come in and I was seen by a doctor filling in for mine. She was adorable and so nice! (Most doctors who are filling in for other doctors don't usually take the time to say boo, they walk in the room, ask you what your symptoms are,  give you a script and leave). So for the next 10 days I'll be on A500 (oops, I mean amoxicillin) and if that doesn't work it'll be a zpak. Anymore amoxicillin doesn't seem to touch anything I've got.

New Year's day is the day my moms side of the family celebrates Christmas. I didn't want to be sick for that. This year it will be at my moms house and everyone will be coming in and bringing yummy food and we will be able to spend the day together. ALL of us. This means Brian can come this year. Last year he couldn't and it was a bummer. I will try to take pictures of that day since I didn't take any (actually, I took 1) on Christmas day.

I'm done rambling now. I was supposed to work until 12 and got out 45 minutes early so I could go to the doctor at 11:30. Now I am at home cuddled up on the couch getting ready to watch The Golden Girls. Laundry needs put in the dryer and folded and the dishes need done and the bedroom needs cleaned. I also have to sort through my makeup and decide what's too old to keep and what I don't use anymore/like anymore. Guess I better get moving!

If anyone would like to suggest ideas for a post I'd greatly appreciate it!