Cruel

Have you ever noticed how cruel girls can be? I have since, well, I can be that way some times, but I would never actually say it to someones face. For instance, I would never tell my friend that the world actually revolves around the sun, not her. and I would never tell her that she wears entirely too much makeup and that it really doesn't impress people. My point is, is that she is my friend and I still enjoy her company, her jokes, her companionship so I would never say any of those things to her. I guess people just think differently, of at least her because she definitely didn't feel the need to hold back anything from me.
So she comes to see me at work the other day and says, "Oh, we haven't done anything in so long, lets go shopping on Wednesday!" It sounded like fun, so I agreed. Well Wednesday rolls around and if you don't remember correctly, it was pouring down outside. I called her; "I'm not going out in this weather; if it slows up we can go." She agreed. An hour later she calls and says the rain has slowed up. I say "OK, I'll meet you in about 30 minutes." She replies, "OK, well I don't really care about my makeup today so I'm just gonna go with it." I laughed, "That's OK, I look like crap too!" and that BITCH has the nerve to say, "Yeah, but your used to it... OK, see you in a little bit." I couldn't believe she would actually say that. Just because I don't spend two and half hours every morning doing my hair and makeup means that I look like shit all the time. I guess she will realize how she has treated her friends when we aren't around anymore.

Some Pics

So I went and took some pictures of my plants (at the request of others) so that anyone who cares can look at them. This one here is my potato plant. It is like my baby. I am VERY overprotective of it. As you can see to the right of the picture, I have been slacking as a mother and have allowed the bugs to eat holes through the leaves.

This here is my Lilly. I haven't mentioned her much since I thought she was going to die. When I got her she had a single flower on her. Then in the process of digging a hole and depositing her, her flower fell off. I thought that was it. There were never any other indications that she was going to bloom again. I stuck with her though. I feed her and watered her on a regular basis. It has only been what, a week, maybe more, since I moved my plants into full sun and now look at her! The are about 10+ buds on her. (you can't really see them in the picture but I swear)

So, that is my lovely garden that I mentioned earlier. It isn't much but I enjoy it. I feel... more responsible now that I have this garden. If the plants die, it is basically my fault. I mean, I am the one who has to feed and water them, they won't do it themselves.

Day off

Tuesday was my only day off this week. Well, I still had class but I didn't have work. It was beautiful outside so I decided, since I had nothing else to do, I was going to move my plants out into the sun.

When I had originally planted them I had thought that they would get more sun than they actually were getting. I couldn't figure out why my plants hadn't grown at all. So on Tuesday, I got the shovel out and dug some new holes for my plants. Man, that was a pain in the ass. I'm not sure what sort of dirt we have but it is extremely hard to dig into. I kept pounding my foot on the shovel to make it go in; at one point I was actually standing on top of the shovel using my full body weight against the earth. Barely an inch of dirt came up. If I would have known it was going to be that difficult I would have hired someone. Which I actually should have done in the first place since my thumb is the farthest thing from green. Finally, after four hours, I got the holes dug and the plants in their new spots. What I didn't know was that the plants were going to go into shock. I woke up on Wednesday thinking they were going to look better having gotten some sun. Wow was I wrong. Most of the them were droopy and brown. I was so upset. and I still am, since I have no idea where to go from this point. I guess all there is to do is add miracle grow.

The only plant that I have that is actually thriving is my potato plant. When I bought the plant is was almost completely dead (which is probably why it was so cheap). In the same pot with the potato plant was some other green plant. I was slightly disappointed since I bought the plant wanting some color to go with it. After a week or so of watering and sun these teeny tiny little red flowers started to blossom. What is really cool about it is that the little red blossoms come up through the leaves of the potato plant, which if you have never seen one, is bright green, and it looks awesome!

If all else fails, I'll just have to grow a shit load of potato plants!

Good Deed

Yesterday, my fiance and I saw this mangy little dog trotting down the street. We had seen him a week or so earlier too. He had been sitting at our door one morning and following us around that day. I went inside to get a bowl of food and water for him while my fiance, Brendon, called the vet that was listed on his tag. The Vet office told us his name was Cinder and gave us a phone number to contact the owners. We called the number but it had been disconnected so they gave us the owners address. I'm not sure if that is legal but... We put Cinder on a leash and brought him into the back yard. I stayed with him while my fiance went to see if the owners were home. After about ten minutes Cinder started to freak out, he was yelping and trying to dig his way out of the back yard. I thought maybe he was just scared or didn't like being on a leash. Then I heard this woman calling his name. I asked if this was her dog. She said it was and came walking over. I thought she was going to be great full that we found him but I think she was pretty pissed. She must have thought we were trying to steal him. I told her we had seen him wondering around before and that we called the Vet but that they had given us another address. She sort of huffed and puffed and said "Yeah, we haven't changed it." Then I told her that we gave him food and water since we didn't know how long it had been since he ate and she rolled her eye's and said "Great." I couldn't believe it. All we were trying to do was help and she couldn't even say thank you. So much for a good deed.

Checks

Why on earth do people still write checks? I mean, doesn't everyone have a debit card? And these people write their checks at the most inconvient times. Like when I went to Walmart the other day, of course, after 30 minutes of standing in one of two open lanes, the woman in front of my pulls out her CHECKBOOK!! I was so pissed. Look, if your going to write a check and you already know where you going to be shopping, FILL IT OUT AHEAD OF TIME! I mean, cut everyone a break here. That way instead of wasting five minutes going "Oh, who do I make it out to?, How do you spell that? What's the date today?" I mean seriously. Why not just pull out the debit card, swipe and be done with it. Its a win-win situation. Or, like at work today, in the middle of saturday afternoon in Ladies Shoes, we have eight people waiting in line to check out and OF COURSE, this woman has got to pull out her freakin checkbook. Thats bad enough, but to make things worse, we have to take their license and type in the DL number, experation date, birthday, home phone number and check number, not to mention run it through the little machine thats prints stuff on the back of it. It just pisses me off that people still use checks.

Another thing about checks, you have to pay for them. Debit cards are FREE people! why waste the 20 bucks for a big ass stack of checks when you can just get a debit card. And of course some people will say "Oh, to pay bills." Seriously, name one company that DOES NOT allow you to pay online. Exactly, you can't think of one.

Also, checks kill trees! STOP IT!

It's the 21st century people, get a card!

Long weekend

Well, I'm pretty sure I just experienced the longest weekend of my life... not really that long but I sure got alot done. I went to Lafayette this weekend to get some of my before mentioned wedding plans out the way. I did order my dress (yeah!) and until about 2 hours ago, 99% sure on a reception hall. I of course have no idea how the prices are supposed to run for those sort of things. The first place we looked at was $1200 just to rent the room, it does not include catering, a bartender or alcohol, DJ or decorations. After that kinda pissed me off, we went to the second place, River Oaks, and it was AMAZING! They have five different rooms to choose from, all different sizes and themes. The one I fell in love with was the Napoleon room, it holds up to 200 people. Oh, and not to mention the price of this place was so so so much better. To rent the room was $600. (in case you didn't know, that's HALF of the other one.) Plus, they do catering; the allow you to pick from several different catering packages ranging from $14.00 a person to $50.00 a person. The also provide a bar, stocked with your personal preferences, again depending on which package you chose, AND they decorate, set up, and clean up. After that my mind was pretty much made up. However, on the way to Shreveport today my maid of honor calls me and tells me that her brother in law, who does catering for a local country club, says he can beat the price of River Oaks. So, now I have to wait another three weeks, drive back to Lafayette, check out the price of the country then make a decision. In other words, what I originally had wanted to accomplish this weekend (Reception Hall) didn't get done. I know how boring it is to hear about planning a wedding so next time I will try my hardest to talk about something else!

Weddings

Well, it is now 9 months until my wedding. Actually, I won't really be able to do anything in December since I'll be graduating, then christmas and since im getting married at the beginning of March, that doesn't count either so... it is really like 7 months until my wedding. That really freaks me out. I had no idea there was so much involved in planning a wedding. How am I supposed to know what songs I want played during the ceremony? or if I want a trumpet player or a violinist? I mean, does it really matter? Can't I just have a standard ceremony? Not only that but then flowers, cakes, decorations, party favors for guest... isn't the reception enough without having to then by something for the guests? I could really care less about the cakes. I don't even like cake. All that sugar makes my teeth hurt. I'm only getting one for the pictures. My biggest concerns are the Reception hall, the bar and the honeymoon. Honeymoons, by the way, are not as easy to plan as one would expect. Sure, it's easy to say "oh lets go to the Virgin Islands" (Which, by the way, is where I really want to go) But then it's which island to chose, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, St. Kitts and on and on? Then you have to look up the weather because you don't want to be there in the rainy season and then you want to make sure your hotel is all inclusive and blah blah. Its very frustrating. If I had the extra money I would go to a travel agent but, obviously, I don't. Well if anyone has any interesting ideas on how to make wedding planning easier, please, I am all ears.

First Timer

Hi! This is my first time creating a blog so bear with me. I guess I could start by telling about myself. Well, I am a senior in college this year. I plan on graduating in December. After that I will be getting married in March in my hometown. Those were the two most important things in my life. Other than that, I work at a department store and sell shoes for about 8 hours a day. Exciting right? My absolute favorite thing to do is read. I know, geeky right? Well, think what you want but I love it. Its entertaining and it passes the time. My favorite books are mystery books. You know, the detective ones. My second favorite thing to do is shop, but what college senior can afford that? Its a huge test for my will power everyday that I go into work. After reading and shopping, my next favorite thing to do is photography. I love taking pictures, the abstract kind. Lines, shadows, textures... they come out great in black and white. Well, that still might not tell much about me but have you ever noticed how hard it is to describe yourself what someone asks you to do so?