hello:)
it's
been a rough week. one of those ones you'd simply like to leave
in the past. unfortunately, i've brought this one into my
weekend. a little recap, shall we?
--work
SUCKED this week. i don't honestly think i've ever written one
bad thing about work on this blog, but this week was so bad, i think
it deserves a place on my blog space. some highlights:
a baddd confrontation with a very toxic co-worker.
another co-worker seems to have developed the idea that i'm
their personal assistant and asked me to get them hot chocolate. i
politely declined. i rewrote all the procedures for our
department, which will look great on my employee evaluation, but
which was also mind-melting. i voiced an honest opinion at a
meeting and may have alienated my manager. all in all, it was
bad. the highlights, of course, are always my co-workers. one
of them told me i am "incredible" and that was incredible.
really, my job is amazing, but this week was the worst i've had
since being at the orange county location. and normally i leave
work at work, but this weekend, i brought it home with me. i'm hoping
to let it all go today.
--sick
fish. yes, it sounds silly, but really, it makes my heart hurt.
we have had 3 resident fish at my office for some time now:
red, the dark knight, and zeus. they're in a tank right by my
desk and watching them swim around just makes my day. especially
zeus. all of us at the office are convinced that zeus is
actually a dog/person in fish form. every time you come up to
the tank, he gets so excited. he'll swim right up to you, flip
his tail around, do a little fishy dance. it's adorable and
he's my favorite. well, two weeks ago, red started getting a
fungus on his body and this week, he died. it was awful. at
one point, he was laying upside down in the tank and you could see
him struggling to move his gills. (for those of you that don't
know me all that well, you should know that i have a strong heart for
animals. while i do believe that God made them for us to eat,
they are still created, living beings. so seeing red struggling
to live was so unbelievably difficult for me.)
shortly
before red died, zeus picked up the same fungus and it spread quickly
over his head. we tried one medication on him and that didn't
seem to help, so yesterday i picked up a different medication and
prayed it would work. it seems so silly, but i am really
dreading going into work on monday because i fear he won't be there.
i literally had a dream about his fungus last night.
embarrassing that i'm so attached to a fish?? maybe. do
i care? absolutely not. i'm super fond of that little
guy<3
--car
problems. both some fancy valve and my starter needed to be
replaced, which means i now have $400 less in my bank account.
--i
have been breaking my diet--A LOT. this week, i had 3 cheese
and avocado quesadillas, 18 oreos, and last night, i had a DELICIOUS
chili cheese dog and chocolate soda. to be honest, it's one of
those things that i feel like i should feel guilty about. i
might take back those quesadillas and oreos. but the chili
cheese dog and soda? definitely not:) those were completely
worth it.
--i
am a little overwhelmed with the idea that deployment is almost over.
but that's for another post, another time.
so,
now that i have proceeded to whine about everything;), it's time to
document some happy things:
--i
got to talk to ethan on thursday. twice. it was
wonderful.
--my
brother, kyle, sent me my birthday gifts this week--those gifts being
the second Twilight movie and a copy of his CD that he's spent the
last year recording.
--my
aunt also sent me my birthday gift: a barnes and noble gift card,
which i am ecstatic about. there is just something about
spending hours at the bookstore, running your fingers over
hardcovers, the smell of the pages, the possibility of what you can
find in between the letters of the printed alphabet...can you tell
i'm a little romantic about books? :) i don't buy a lot of books, but
when i do, they are always very treasured purchases.
--the
weather's been gorgeous.
--i
have the hardest time finding foundation. i feel like i always
end up looking: a) the female version of edward cullen or b) like my
face thinks it's tanner than my body really is. but not
anymore! on thursday, i went to the make-up store (a place i
normally avoid) and one of the make-up artists there helped me find
this amazing foundation. i put it on yesterday morning for work
and i seriously felt like a brand new woman. i already can't
wait to use it again.
--while
i sometimes have to face toxic people, most of the people God has put
in my life are amazing. my co-workers, you fellow bloggers and
friends, my best friends, my family, ethan. sometimes i feel
guilty for not going out and "meeting new people," but i've
been learning to cherish the blessing of the people God has already
put in my life and to love on them the best way i know how.
and
now, it's saturday. the sun is shining, i can hear the birds
chirping through my open bedroom window, and the possibilities for
the next two days are endless. but my tentative plans are to:
clean
my room (first things first).
dye
my hair (trying to go a shade darker).
paint
my nails.
lay
in my backyard and read while i get some sun.
try
out the new lavender shampoo i just bought.
write
down all my favorite quotes from the past couple weeks in my journal.
burn
a cd for my friend, viktoria.
do
some yoga (and maybe some much-needed crunches).
not
do my make-up or my hair:)
also,
i'm one more weekend closer to seeing ethan. that alone is
something worth celebrating<3
more
to come:) hope you have some gorgeous plans for this weekend, my
friends.
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