Been Awhile.......

So, it's been awhile since I've written anything. A lot has happened so here goes:

Uh, in the process of a divorce, probably the biggest thing going on. I'm not sure if I ever was truly happy with him or not. I would like to think so, but just don't know at this point. Feeling a little shakey on relationships. You think you know someone, especially after ten years and then you find out you don't know them at all! It's crazy nuts to think I lived with this stranger for all these years. Now, it's time to find myself, exactly who I am and what I want in life, and then find that person who loves me and wants me for exaclty who I am. Cannot wait for that to happen, and when it does I am sure I'll know, I hope. I know in my heart that this was the right decision to make. I am happier then I've been in a long time, feel more like myself too. Taking it one day at a time and seeing where my new life takes me.

Living alone now and loving every moment of it! Being able to be independent and on my own and not have to rely on anyone or worry about anyone elses input or feelings is exactly what I need right now. I am always broke as a freaking joke, but it's fine. Money is money, everyone wants some, people who have it want more, and people who don't have it need it and hate it. I think I fall in the last of those categories, hate money, but I need it, lol. What ever happened to the barter system? Not that I have any mad skills, but I could find a few I'm sure.

Job is great, better than ever!! Got a raise, a FAT raise, and just in time too now that I'm on my own. Feeling more comfortable here then I ever have before, so that's a plus. Most of my customers are fantastic and the ones that aren't are at least entertaining.

Wrecked my car recently, hit a deer on the way to go camping at the lake with my sister, her lover, and my gigi, and a friend. Haha, a friend! Ok, I'll get there later. Anyways, totally destroyed the front end of my car. Love, love, love my car, but she apparently she is accident prone. I got her from a recycling yard that my work deals with all the freaking time. She wasn't a total, just had been in an accident and the owner didn't want to fix her. She was originally from Georgia, so I named her Georgia. Yes, very original I know. Adjuster won't make it out for a week, so in the mean time my wonderful boss is letting me use his 4runner to get around. I am very blessed to have such caring and helpful people in my life, especially right now.

Okay, the friend. Ummm, I have been seeing this guy now for three weeks, ironic how the timing on the divorce and this guy are identical, hmmmm. LOL! I knew him in high school and then he reappeared in town at the perfect time, well semi-perfect time. I could not be happier right now either. He treats me so good, it's amazing. He is such a positive influence during this time in my life, exaclty what I need right now. I am hoping this is the "real thing". Keeping my fingers crossed on that one. It's just so soon after (errr during??) the divorce that I'm a little skeptical on my feelings right now, considering, which is normal, I'm guessing. I've never felt like this towards anyone though, which gives me hope that this will work out. He is currently trying to join the Navy. I cannot wait for that to happen! If all goes well with us, we can travel around, see some stuff, the world. I am really excited to see what my/his/our future holds.

Alright, I think that's it. Haha, definitely some craziness going on in my life. Excited about a lot of it, nervous about all of it! Bring it on LIFE!!

Wedding..

So, I am writing because one of the people who actually read my thoughts had mentioned that I have not updated in a very long time. Here I am!! Lol.

Ok, so end of this month I am in my best friend's wedding as the MOH! I could not be more excited about it, having never been in a wedding before and then jumping in for my first one having the pleasure of being the MOH. We just had her shower this last weekend and it was a great success, if I do say so myself. Our little families were all there and we had tons of food and drinks. She got some wonderful gifts from family and friends from afar also. See, we did a "skype" party so more people could join in at the shower. Her lover boy is from WA, so we had his family and friends join the party through skype. I was unsure about this idea at first, but it turned out to be really fun. We did a vintage/retro bride theme for the shower. We had black plates with white polka dots, red and blue utensils and napkins. For the shower favors, we made little half aprons! Oh it was such an experience making those, but they turned out adorbale, so hooray for us! I have never thrown a shower before, but I must say this one was fantastic!! The wedding is in Marina Del Rey on the beach in front of a harbor. It's gonna be a blast! I seriously cannot wait. I'm so excited for the two of them to finally tie the knot!!

Oh Life and it's Changes

When I was younger I knew that my parents were perfect people. As I got older I realized they weren't. I know it's a silly thing to think, but I honestly did and then you grow up and realize no one is perfect. I think our society has made people believe they need to find their perfect other half in order to be happy, accepted, normal. I think that is a bunch of bologna!! I love my husband, don't get me wrong, however, I know he isn't perfect and he knows that I am not perfect either. So, you really just need to find the person who loves you for exactly who you are. Inside, outside, on good days and bad days, first thing in the morning all groggy, all dolled up and dazzling, all the time. Find that person who makes you feel special and one of a kind, because you are, and you deserve it and hopefully in return you'll make him feel exactly the same way. Marriage is a lot more then I thought it would be. Some couples make it look so easy and effortless, but it takes a lot of work! As time goes by and we learn each other more and more, I know it'll get easier and easier. One day I want to be that old couple you see just walking down the street, holding hands, talking about nothing in particular, perfectly happy.
I want to be content in life, not just in my marriage, but in my family, my job, my house. It's a lot to ask for I know, but that's what I want. I don't want a fancy car or house or a million dollars, I want to be content and happy with whatever circumstances come my way. I want to love my husband and family with all that I have to give and get that same love back. I want my loved ones to know how much I appreciate them, need them, care for them, and I hope they feel the same towards me. I am going to try to be a better wife, sister, daughter, friend. I know I can do better then what I've been doing, so time for a change for the better!!

Work, work, work.

So my husband had quit his job, which brought in a great of our income, about two months ago. We used to work together at an auto shop and it was fantastic!! I loved being with him all day, well most of the time. Of course we got a little irritated at each other at times, but for the most part it was cool working with each other. Who else would I want to spend that much time with? Anyways, he started a new job today at a different auto shop. Rivals!! Just kidding, totally different shops that do pretty much none of the same work. Well I'm surely gonna miss working with my hubby, but it was fun while it lasted. Someday maybe we can open up our own place and work together again.
Work now isn't the same without him here. I'm rather bored, to say the least. It's just me and two older gentlemen, who are great don't get me wrong, but not the same for sure as being with my hubs during the day. So to bide my time I've turned to blogging and these ridiculous games online. Haha, oh what an awful worker I can be sometimes, but when there literally is nothing else to do, I don't feel too bad about it. I can only clean the windows, walls, floors so many times. I can only count, track, and sort inventory so many times. I can only order so many parts as to what we need. I can't make customers come in, or make their cars break down. So when all is done, to the internet I go!!
Alright so back to work it is.

Being Frugal

The other day I read story about a few people who decided to not buy any new clothes and only wear six different pieces of clothing for three months. Wow! I think that is a little much, right? But these few people actually did it and the crazy thing is that other people, family, friends, work people, didn't even realize they had only worn six different items for the last three months. It made me think how much people these days have to have a new something, whether its clothes, shoes, purse, whatever, every month, or week, or whatever time frame fits for them. How much money would you save if you lived off six items and didn't purchase any new ones every three months? That's just astounding to me. I can't fathom living off only six pieces of clothing for three months!!!!! Not for me, however, I could use the other part of the plan by not buying any clothing for three months. Three months doesn't really seem like a long time until I really begin to think about it. That's incredible.
So I've decided to give it a try. I am not going to purchase any new clothes for three months. And what a better time then now? Today is gong to be day one. We'll see how much money I can save or what other things I can do with that money that would have been spent on clothes. Wish me luck!!

An Interesting Man

Over the past week or so, this customer has been coming in to have his vehicle worked on. Well today, he actually stayed for awhile and we had the best conversations. He is in his 70s I'm sure. He joined the war when he was fifteen, apparently has no birth certificate, went to school in France, lived in Spain for six years, taught at a few universities in chemistry and mathematics. I mean just an impressive list of accomplishments. During the war he had bomb-related injuries to his face, you wouldn't really know that's what it was from, considering he looks like any other older gentleman, I don't mean that as bad as it sounds, but only that you have to take a close look to realize something was wrong. He apparently solved some math hypothesis that many mathematicians have been trying to solve for years, but he's not going to tell anyone because he wants people to figure it out for themselves. I don't know if any of this is true, but he was full of good stories.
He went out of the country several times and the government had to bring him back to the states because he isn't supposed to leave the country ever. He claimed to deliver explosives to Turkey and France while spying on Russia. And that the government is after him at all times and people follow him wherever he goes. Ha, a little crazy I'm sure, but so amusing to listen to his stories. Best part of my job is meeting all kinds of different people. I always say, It takes all kinds in this world.
Being as smart as he was, he 'challenged' teachers and their classes in math and chemistry, being self taught at first, no one liked him or wanted him around at the universities. He decided to go to school and get a real education. Started out wanting to be a vet then realized how much he enjoyed math and chemistry, and how little he liked seeing animals hurt, he changed his major. He then became a teacher. He said others called him a teacher of perfection, teaching on Thanksgiving, and most holidays. The students didn't mind, but the other teachers would get furious.
I think we talked for about an hour and a half, and by 'we talked' I mean 'he talked'. Very interesting guy, lived a full life and still is this crazy, smart, old man. The best thing he said is while he was teaching he realized, you can't teach people what to think, you can only teach them how to think.
Another day at the office, huh? By far the highlight of my day, as sad as that sounds, it's very true!!

James Taylor and Carole King in Vegas!!

My husband and I just went to a James Taylor/Carole King concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was outstanding!! Those two together made for an incredible show. I didn't know any of her songs, or so I thought. She sings Natural Woman, Earth Move Under My Feet song, (not sure what the song names are, but I'm sure you'll know the ones I'm talking about), Will you Love me Tomorrow. She also wrote so many songs that I love! Very talented lady. James Taylor on the other hand, I knew all of his songs and sang right along. It was a good time!!
We arrived at the arena about an hour before it all started, and as the time grew nearer, the stand began to fill. I couldn't imagine hundreds, probably thousands, of people coming to watch and listen to me sing. Crazy thought. Anyways, they came out on stage and the crowd went crazy. Everyone was cheering, whistling, standing up, it was a hoot!! Then every time they would begin a song, the same hollering, whistling would start up. I can't believe the energy these people had, to explain, my husband and I were probably the youngest couple there. I've never seen so many bald heads congregated to one place before. But man they kept up song after song after song, just as good as we did. Singing and dancing for about four hours was a blast. The time flew right by!! Before you knew it, they were leaving the stage. Then encore encore!! Not one, but three more songs!! This got people right back into the singing and dancing. It was the best (out of the whole two) concerts that I've seen!! They kept me entertained the ENTIRE time of the concert. The songs went together very smoothly, nice transitions from one to the other. And all catchy, sing-a-long style songs so it was fun for everyone.
The stage was spectacular!! It spun in circles so throughout the night you could always see the front of one person of the band, and at one point during each song you could see the two stars. At half time, the "crew" went backstage and came out in new outfits, which was a good transition to a different theme of songs. Those two together were something else for sure. They played off each other very well, probably cuz they've known each other for years (decades)!! It was an outstanding performance all around by ALL of the people on stage, not only the singers, but everyone involved in the band, backup singers, everyone!!
There was a screen showing to every section of the audience, so the back few rows could see up close to the stage. There was also a band of wire/beads/?, not really sure what it was, but it showed pictures of Taylor, King, and the band from way back when. It displayed pictures throughout the songs, reflecting what the songs were about. It was pretty neat. We were the second to last row and still could see everything and everyone perfectly fine. The arena was huge, but the layout was set up so no one was left out, so to speak. I will definitely be going to see them again, hopefully, in the future. And hopefully going back to the MGM Grand Arena for more shows cuz that stage is perfect!!
The rest of the time we spent in Vegas was shadowed in comparison to the amazing concert we had seen the first night we were there. We stayed at the Vegas Club on Fremont Street cuz my husband has never seen the light show (I say h"has" because we missed it again cuz the concert went on for soo long!) Definitely worth missing a few lights to see James Taylor and Carole King though!! Our room had a "balcony", meaning if you crawled out the window that opened up vertically, you could stand out on this ledge outside of our room. Since we stayed off the strip, everything was reasonably priced too. The hotel, the $2 blackjack table, the penny slots, and there were slot machines that still accepted change!! Which I had never seen before, so a plus for me. There was also a cigarette vending machine and a claw lobster catch game, like the one you'd see for toys or candy, but for lobsters. Oh the things in Vegas! All in all this was the best Vegas trip I have ever had, it didn't cost an arm and a leg, and for once it was must me and my honey. It's always a good time in VEGAS!!