So today, I got locked out of the apartment (which is easy to do since it is card key entry) and had to go to the apartment office and get the girl at the front desk to let me in. Turns out she's really cool!
So when trying to make a good first impression, usually good conversation is key.
Well, as we walked to the apartment we talked about the weather and how nervous I am about the impending doom that is to come. She agreed that there was no way for me to prepare for it, although last year's winter was REALLY bad compared to normal winters. (kinda made me feel a little better, although, not much) I then asked about the road conditions and such as I am not use to driving in snow or ice (although my previous home town had the occasional snow and ice). She informed me that they do plow a lot of the roads and pretty frequently. I then said, "OH, GOOD! As long as I'm able to get to the store for my pasta and bread!"
What... The... Hell did I just say??! Can I just take back that last 15 seconds of my life???! normal people wouldn't have gone over their most frequently purchased shopping list items... Right??! That's not normal. That's wierd. Pasta and bread?? really??? how about milk and eggs, or cereal, or hey, think about someone other than yourself and say DOGFOOD! ugh! I guess I was socially unavailable at that point in time.
She just laughed, and agreed. hm. We then carried on conversation of random blah-d-blah and such for another 2 minutes before I thanked her for coming down to let me in. She opened the door, and she went back to her office. I thought it was kinda cool for her to just hang out on my stoop and talk to me. She didn't seem to be in a hurry or irritated by having to come down. Up here, people just take their time doing things, and when they do them, there is little to no customer service. So for her to actually take the time and be really nice, really made my day.
Now, I sure hope that I keep her as my friend. Because she's fun to talk to. :) ...and it would be really cool to know someone here now. :)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Home(somewhat)..and some other la-ti-da randomness.
So I am officially in the "Arctic Circle" where it is currently 66 degrees. HA! It's suppose to be in the 70's today but later next week it is suppose to start getting cooler. (high's in the upper 60's and lows in the upper 30's) not really sure I'm prepared for what is about to ensue (weather wise).
Well let me just tell you all how much of a pain in the ba-donka-donk it is to get a license in a new state if you have lost your previous license. I have to have my ORIGINAL birth certificate and my marriage license in order to even be able to take the written driving test to get my PERMIT. (yes, i'm 15 again). Then once I get my permit I have to take a phsical driving test with someone. (Which I never had to do when I got my TX license...maybe because I was 18...) Did I mention that I do not have possession of my birth certificate?? Yea, I believe it is still in my parentals possession. (HOPEFULLY)
So now I'm just driving around somewhat illegally... [Side note: Dear Government, Please do not track me down with your crazy satellites just to arrest me for driving under such conditions, and for being such a dingbat when I'm at an airport therefore causing me to throw away my TX license. My temporary paper one is still good, North Dakota is just not as cool as TX and don't "accept" paper licenses. Thanks, Bye.]
On a happier note, Jay and I will be coming to Texas in a little over a week and a half! :) Pretty excited, since I will have not seen any of my friends or family in almost 3 months! We are coming down to go to a Texas Music Concert where there will be several Texas Country artists. :) Pretty excited, and hope the weather stays decent, and not sweltering like I hear it still is down there. It's kinda nice not having to change your clothes after just walking to your car from walmart due to the massive amount of sweat your body has created. Imagine being thrown in a giant hot tub with all your clothes on and the feeling you have when you first stand back up on solid ground. Ew. I hate wet clothes.
So, I dunno if any of you have started watching any of the new fall TV shows, but I have! NBC, ABC, Fox... you name it, I've got a new favorite show...or old favorite that has come back on for the new season. Here is a rough list of all the new/old shows I have become addicted to...
Whitney-NBC
Broke Girls-NBC
Castle-ABC
Grey's Anatomy-ABC
Private Practice-ABC
Awkward-MTV
Up All Night-NBC
PanAm-ABC
...I think that's all for now. OH, and there are two other shows on ABC that haven't started yet that I think are gonna be really good too. Suburgatory and Once upon a time.
I am going to attempt to start going to some classes at a nearby gym. I have become absolutely unattractively flabby in places I shouldn't. Hopefully, I will be able to stay motivated enough to go, and not make myself stay home to watch all those dang shows! :/
I want to take Zumba, Power Sculpt, and Power Ride (which I'm just not so sure about...) I will let you know how it goes. I start tonight. Wish me luck! :)
::UPDATE:: Power Ride was utterly ridiculous. I left early, my legs actually felt like they were going to fall off my body. Walking to the car, I'm sure what quite humorous, I felt like I had very little control of my legs. I am so glad that they did not give out on me and allow me to collapse in the middle of the parking lot. Cause THAT would have been absolutely embarrassing.
Well let me just tell you all how much of a pain in the ba-donka-donk it is to get a license in a new state if you have lost your previous license. I have to have my ORIGINAL birth certificate and my marriage license in order to even be able to take the written driving test to get my PERMIT. (yes, i'm 15 again). Then once I get my permit I have to take a phsical driving test with someone. (Which I never had to do when I got my TX license...maybe because I was 18...) Did I mention that I do not have possession of my birth certificate?? Yea, I believe it is still in my parentals possession. (HOPEFULLY)
So now I'm just driving around somewhat illegally... [Side note: Dear Government, Please do not track me down with your crazy satellites just to arrest me for driving under such conditions, and for being such a dingbat when I'm at an airport therefore causing me to throw away my TX license. My temporary paper one is still good, North Dakota is just not as cool as TX and don't "accept" paper licenses. Thanks, Bye.]
On a happier note, Jay and I will be coming to Texas in a little over a week and a half! :) Pretty excited, since I will have not seen any of my friends or family in almost 3 months! We are coming down to go to a Texas Music Concert where there will be several Texas Country artists. :) Pretty excited, and hope the weather stays decent, and not sweltering like I hear it still is down there. It's kinda nice not having to change your clothes after just walking to your car from walmart due to the massive amount of sweat your body has created. Imagine being thrown in a giant hot tub with all your clothes on and the feeling you have when you first stand back up on solid ground. Ew. I hate wet clothes.
So, I dunno if any of you have started watching any of the new fall TV shows, but I have! NBC, ABC, Fox... you name it, I've got a new favorite show...or old favorite that has come back on for the new season. Here is a rough list of all the new/old shows I have become addicted to...
Whitney-NBC
Broke Girls-NBC
Castle-ABC
Grey's Anatomy-ABC
Private Practice-ABC
Awkward-MTV
Up All Night-NBC
PanAm-ABC
...I think that's all for now. OH, and there are two other shows on ABC that haven't started yet that I think are gonna be really good too. Suburgatory and Once upon a time.
I am going to attempt to start going to some classes at a nearby gym. I have become absolutely unattractively flabby in places I shouldn't. Hopefully, I will be able to stay motivated enough to go, and not make myself stay home to watch all those dang shows! :/
I want to take Zumba, Power Sculpt, and Power Ride (which I'm just not so sure about...) I will let you know how it goes. I start tonight. Wish me luck! :)
::UPDATE:: Power Ride was utterly ridiculous. I left early, my legs actually felt like they were going to fall off my body. Walking to the car, I'm sure what quite humorous, I felt like I had very little control of my legs. I am so glad that they did not give out on me and allow me to collapse in the middle of the parking lot. Cause THAT would have been absolutely embarrassing.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Globe Trotter-or maybe just some of the US :)
So, today I decided that it's been like another month since I've posted... so I decided to go ahead and update the world on what I've been doing. :)
I also realized that I did not post pics of my journey around the U.S. while attempting to move. So this blog may have a ton of pics.
We have some good (family) friends about an hour and a half away from where we will be living in the "arctic circle". And so we went to stay with them for a few days. They have two kids who are just too cute. Here are some pictures of me and Shorty playing dress up. She had some old prom dresses that we traded off trying on. :)
I've done a bit of site-seeing by myself, and the dogs of course. :) Although they acted like rabid banchees while we were out. So, they stayed in the car some of the time, so I could wander around without dislocating my shoulder/elbow/wrist/hand/fingers (from the pulling on the leashes). Annie's pretty good about the leash, but Colt... not so much. And he's to the point now where he pretty much rules me... :(
So, I think that is enough pictures for now... I hope yall enjoyed it! So now, the update is that we still don't know anything about our house, but Jay is going to come and get me, the dogs, and the camper (that I've been staying in) and bring us up there to where he works/lives and I will live in the small 1 bedroom apartment that is basically a 1 bedroom hotel suite. BUT... it is VERY nice. So I'm pretty excited. Anywho... that's it for now! Till next time, hopefully I will post pretty soon. :)
I also realized that I did not post pics of my journey around the U.S. while attempting to move. So this blog may have a ton of pics.
We have some good (family) friends about an hour and a half away from where we will be living in the "arctic circle". And so we went to stay with them for a few days. They have two kids who are just too cute. Here are some pictures of me and Shorty playing dress up. She had some old prom dresses that we traded off trying on. :)
This one is her "FAVORITE!"
This one, she said, "Now this one is REALLY big... it goes almost all the way to my bellybutton!" Her statement made a little more sense when I got it on.
Here is a picture of their boy "D" in Gpa's glasses.
"D" playing with Colt and Annie
They have 3 kittnes from the same litter. Romeo, ChickPea, and Teddy. Turns out they are all boys.
(And ChickPea's name is still ChickPea) :)
They have kittens that they insisted that I hold... This is Romeo and ChickPea.
This is something that I put together for my mom for the fall season.
They are called Mumpkins.
I've done a bit of site-seeing by myself, and the dogs of course. :) Although they acted like rabid banchees while we were out. So, they stayed in the car some of the time, so I could wander around without dislocating my shoulder/elbow/wrist/hand/fingers (from the pulling on the leashes). Annie's pretty good about the leash, but Colt... not so much. And he's to the point now where he pretty much rules me... :(
Here are some pictures of driving through Garden of the Gods.
For those of you who do not know what Garden of the Gods is, it is a group of red rock formation in the middle of white rock formations and hills/mountains. It's really interesting.
Then I drove over to Seven Falls. It was SO NEAT!
Pay no attention to the wierdo in the background. (It only took 10 minutes to get Colt to sit still enough to take this picture.)
On top of the falls, looking down.
Trails on top of the falls.
I dunno about you, but I know if I see a bear... I will not take the time to speak to him or her...
Whew!!!! Back down!
So, I think that is enough pictures for now... I hope yall enjoyed it! So now, the update is that we still don't know anything about our house, but Jay is going to come and get me, the dogs, and the camper (that I've been staying in) and bring us up there to where he works/lives and I will live in the small 1 bedroom apartment that is basically a 1 bedroom hotel suite. BUT... it is VERY nice. So I'm pretty excited. Anywho... that's it for now! Till next time, hopefully I will post pretty soon. :)
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