I should be napping!

I know 2 am will come very early. I don't think DH even has his stuff packed yet! I think it's all set out, but not IN the suitcase! I am doing a lot of eyerolling here. I make a list & then I check things off, then I double check the list. What about you? Are you a planner, or last minute packer?

When we get back tomorrow, mom said she'd hang out with me & help me get some things organized around my house. They general disarray is beginning to drive me batty, but I tend to get side tracked. So, she's going to help me stay on track. :)

In 72 hrs, I'll be at Misty's house! :^D I am sooo excited! I'll have difficulty getting through work Fri & Sat. Interesting thing about time. It flies when we're having fun, but drags when we're expecting something.

Update: apparently he IS packed. I hope so since he has on the tv now. F.ood Ne.two.rk, M.an v.rs Fo.od. They're talking about some bacon cheeseburger that's served on a Kri.spy Kr.ee.me that's been cut in 1/2 & grilled. Gross! They're saying that it's a lot like a Mo.nte Cr.ist.o. Maybe, but still sounds gross.

ALRIGHT! I'm clearly babbling now, so I'm going to go take a nap. Talk to you ladies tomorrow!

I survived Monday!

Really, I had my doubts there for a while! I had to try 4 computers at work yesterday until I found one that worked, so I was late clocking in. Then, my first 5-6 calls were women (they are the worst) who snapped at me, then hung up once they got the info they wanted. (hanging up is mean because that leaves me having to finish up notes & process the call before the next one comes in. with high call volume, sometimes that means 3-5 seconds) The calls got a little better throughout the day. But really, it was the 28th, who calls THREE DAYS before they need to be out of their place? Then you're going to yell at me because we don't have exactly what you want? PLAN AHEAD! My mom came up with a saying "your failure to plan does not constitute our emergency".

Anyway, DH is leaving for MT on Thurs. He's excited about going to see his family & I know they'll be happy to have him there. I'm a little bummed to not go, but not as bad as you'd think. I wish they'd flown him from here though. We have to leave here at 2 am to get him to Atl on time!

I've got my own fun plans for this w/e--- I'm going to get to meet Misty!!! I'm driving down on Sat after work (i only work from 8:30-11:15 that day). I'll have to come back home on Sunday, but it'll be soooo fun! Misty wasn't kidding about the hoops. I understand the dangers of meeting people online, but c'mon! How about a vote? Are either one of us a danger? I vote no, we're both very normal people who have a personal understanding of a pretty crappy medical problem (IF). My DH wasn't even the difficult one for me to deal with, it was a concerned "friend". I told him that his concerns were noted. (that probably sounds mean, it's one of those friends who doesn't really know me, or the whole story)

My mom is as excited as we are. She's even loaning me the gps & a sat radio, & checking on my cats while I'm gone. :)

Ok, time to get DH up. There are things that need to be done today. By the way, thanks for the comments on the race. As you can see from the last pic, my hair is getting boring. I don't like it too short, but any ideas? I usually just get layers cut into it.

Check your boobies!

Did that get everyone's attention? Lol! The Race was so fun today! It was just amazing to see so many people there. There were 5,000 who showed up. The awesome thing about that it that it was RAINING! Ok, more of a mist, but cloudy, wet, & cold anyway. There was $600,000. total raised.

It was truely touching to see the brave survivors & those who saw them through it. There were also plenty of names of those who fought & lost. :'( There were women, men, young, old, & several different races. (why is it that bad things in life have such a connecting force?) Despite the rain, there was no lack of smiles & cheering. And plenty of tears. There was even support from those who weren't participating. Part of the race took us past a road with traffic & there were plenty of horns, waves, & airhorns.

I did the 5K & finished in 1hr, 4mins. I'm not a professional, so I didn't think that was too bad. I finished & I'm proud of myself for that. Mom & DH both want to do it with me next year. :) I would encourage anyone to do it & will do it again next year if I can. (i'll need toe separating socks though, I blister quickly!)

Keep in mind that your best defence is early detection. Please do your monthly exams, see your dr yearly, start getting mamograms at 35, & encourage all the women you love to do the same. (like i'm doing now!)

Here are some pics of the day---

This was not my team's tent, but it was my fav. The bras were just really cute!
Here I am, ready to race. I hate the stupid blemish on my chin! >:^/

This shirt made me tear up. Talk about the important things in life. Suddenly, that blemish isn't seeming like such a big deal!

This was by far not the only dog there! There had a Paws for Pink registration that I thought was really cool. Her name is Molly, I don't know her people, but I thought her outfit was too cute. The cool thing is that the volunteers put bowls of water out for them at our 1/2 way water station. Made me wish I'd borrowed someone's dog. I can't even imagine taking one of the cats to that!

These are the Ta.Ta Que.e.ns. I think they're cool, so I put the link to their site. If I'd thought that through, I'd have joined them for that photo.

I still had to work today. From 3-9pm. I was pleasently surprised when I came home & found that DH got me these. (they're good!) He went to a bakery that does gluten & dairy free items & talked the woman into making them (GF is special order on the w/e). Isn't he a honey? :)

So here I am at the end of a long, yet satisfying, day. (i am going to sleep well tonight!) Sorry I look like crap. I don't think my mascara is even on anymore! I'll post a good pic of me one of these days!

Remember- CHECK YOUR BOOBIES!!! :o)

They shot me!

Flu shots don't really hurt. But I did have s/e! My arm was tingly right away, they said that was normal. The rest prob was too, but not fun. I had a headache, my face was flushed & warm, & I had a very hard time controlling my blood sugar today.

It seems to have passed, but I'm feeling worn out. I'm going to bed early so I can get up for the Race tomorrow. I'm super excited about that! I'll try to pos a pic of me sporting my pink! :)

Night ladies, I'll tell you about it tomorrow.

Disclaimers..

Has anyone else ever noticed how many there are? I was listening to a cell phone comercial thins morning. Basically, it said at the end of it that the phone might not work where you want it to & if it does, it'll probably cost more. If you look at car ads, there's the price they want to lure you in with, then the little print that says it's 3x that much as shown. Same with weight loss ads, they have these people rejoicing over how much they loss, then at the bottom "results not typical". I use a disclaimer with every call at work. I say "pricing & availabilty changes quickly". People still don't "get it" though & like to throw fits when things aren't exactly what they heard at the time that they tuned out. Sigh. Anyway, what's your favorite disclaimer?

Here's my other disclaimer & if anyone knows how to fix it, please let me know! I keep finding ads on my blog! I don't want them there & I'm not putting them there. I keep telling it to take them off. Is there a way to permanently disable that?

And a "news" story that just shows how unfair the whole reproduction thing is. Check this out. What are the chances? And, more importantly, why not me? It's not fair.

So anyway, I've been staying up wat too late all week. I'm going ot bed at a reasonable time tonight!