Expecting #2
Jan 04Well the cat is out of the bag everywhere else (family, facebook, twitter) so why not here too? Randy and I are expecting #2 and we’re both ecstatic about it. YAY for 2012 babies! The pic may not show it as clearly but it’s definitely a positive.
52 Books in 2012
Jan 04It’s no secret that I love to read but with being on the Internet so much and doing writing for a living, combined with getting back into school, I’ve put reading for recreation on the back burner. I don’t know why though because I love the feeling I have when getting lost in a book. So I am going to try to read 52 books this year for an average of 1 book a week. . I don’t have the list made though and this is where you all come in. So far my list includes
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson
I’m open to recommendations but I’m really not into sci-fi. Otherwise, hit me.
2011 in Review
Dec 31It’s time to do the year in review. I was actually pretty content with 2011.
January: Nothing major happened except for waiting for my tax return. I was getting quite frustrated with living in a 1 bedroom trailer with 5 other people but survived.
Feb: Money stressing as I waited for my taxes to get sorted out and Child Support to give us the spousal support they wrongly intercepted. I was also juggling around a lot with different medications trying to figure out something that would work.
March: Bought my Malibu and bitched about money some more and the fact that we had to play musical beds constantly.
April: My parents bought a much bigger, better trailer in a better location with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. I got my tax refund and promptly made the huge decision to move 80+ miles from my parents to a 3 bedroom 1/2 house. I also bought a new bed, television, bed frame, re-built Randy’s computer and overall spent a looooot of money. I also registered for college classes and realizes I was making the decision and really going back to school.
May: Got settled in my new house. My sister moved in to keep me company until we found out if Randy got to come home.
June:I colored my hair purple and then went red. Found out Randy made his parole board with a set release date of August 1st (his 28th birthday). I did a lot of outlet mall shopping too.
July: Randomly decided to go to West Virginia with my mom and sister for the 4th of July and ended up bringing my 13 year old cousin back with me for the month. We went to the amusement park twice this month, visited the Syracuse zoo, went to the beach a bunch of times and took her to the mall for the first time. I also felt something was fishy when Randy’s last phone call was July 29th. I got summoned and excused from jury duty for being out of the county.
August: Had to take my cousin to Morgantown with my mom instead of Randy b/c I had no idea what was going on. I drove to the prison and stayed in a hotel room only to discover he got 90 days in the box for a violation. I later learned it was a complicated situation. Randy got moved to a facility even further away and I did a lot more driving.
September: Saw Toby Keith in concert again and was disappointed because he was obviously intoxicated. My sister and I took an impromptu trip to Indianapolis after she won tickets from Jim Irsay in a twitter contest. It was a crazy quick trip but an awesome experience. I’d love to go again.
October: I turned 24 and Randy went to parole on my birthday. I visited a few days later and found out he was coming home in a little over a week. On the way back from picking him up my car’s engine died and we ended up eventually sending it to the junk yard.
November: Work took a severe dip and I’m still picking up the pieces to finding freelance while Randy works. Nothing major going on really. Spending time as a family.
Dec: Finished my 1st semester as a criminal justice major with 5 A’s and 1 B for a 3.83 GPA. Had a great Christmas with both of our families and celebrated 5 years of being with Randy.
Let’s bring on 2012. I mainly hope to be as happy as I am now, if not more, and hoping Randy can find a job but otherwise I’m very satisfied.
