Memorial Day weekend was nice and long and I did NOT want to come back to work today. But alas, I did, with a great sigh and hope for a better week.

On Friday, a couple of us went out to dinner and then went to a bar. It was a lot of fun, though I was the DD but I got to have my fun on Sat. Saturday was a busy day for us. Rick and I went to the Farmer's Market on Old Market. Then lunch at Spaghetti Works. After that, we went to our neighbor's birthday cookout and ate and hung out until about 9ish. Then we went out to Old Market again and this time I got to drink.

Zynda, Ashley and I at Mixxers

Ashley and I at Nomads

On Sunday, I don't remember what we did in the morning. I think we just hung out at home. And then we went to Ashley's place for Sunday dinner. YUM! And then we went to Rumors, which was kind of weird, since it was hip hop night and it's not the usual crowd that we are used to. On Monday, we went to Chris and Michelle's place for another cookout and that was fun. Hung out, watched some tv and the guys played quite a bit of video games. We got home by 930. TIRED. And now I'm at work, just doing whatev for another 2 hours. I hope that the afternoon goes by fast like this morning.

Michelle and I

The hubby and I

Yeah, nothing else is really going on. It's been really good having Rick home and I am NOT looking forward to him leaving in 2 months. :-/ These last 2 months have gone by quickly. And that's because he got out to the desert early and then left late. So yeah... :-/ But then we will have Christmas, New Year, my birthday and Ashley's wedding to be together for next year. AND A TAX FREE YEAR! Which means our next year's return will be nice and BIG!!! :) YAY!

Last week, after a LOOOOONG day at work, I came home and found Rick with a big ole smile on his face. He asked for a glass of water from the fridge, and when I got there, there was a dozen roses just hanging out. I was so surprised. Since we have been together, I have gotten flowers 3 times from him. So this was a super big deal for me. They were beautiful. So I asked him what he was up to since I rarely get flowers. Well, he told me to start going through my steps of what I do when I get home and there would be a surprise. So I went through them and still couldn't find his surprise. Finally he told me to just lay down on my bed. I laid my head on the pillow and when I went to curl up with it, I found my surprise.

He had gotten me a gun. It's a 357 Smith & Wesson revolver. It's the coolest! It's big and heavy and it's the most comfortable gun that I can shoot. I've tried other ones. But I like this one the best. We finally took it out to shoot at the Bullet Hole on Sunday. It was a lot of fun and I'm so glad that he got it for me. He will be leaving this summer again. And I don't like that I only had his rifle for protection and that I don't like shooting it. So I'm glad I have the revolver. And then yesterday he got himself another gun, I forgot what it's called but it's a little one and it's also kind of cool.

It's so weird that I would be so interested in guns. I grew up in CA, where guns are usually associated with gangs and killings or kids doing stupid stuff with them. So it's weird to come out here and it's more open and not associated with all the negative stuff. We will be showing in the future our kids the proper way to take care of a gun and how not to use them, how they are not for shotting people, etc. Though I find that there's still a lot of people that don't like guns and have never used them. For now, it's just for going to the range and shooting for a while and for the protection of myself and the kitties when Rick is not home.

Lately, work has been getting to me. I don't think there is a single day that I am at work where I get to go home and I'm in a good mood. Or at least an okay mood. Everyday, I'm tired, cranky and just not wanting to deal with anything at home. I don't know if it's depression or if it's just the life that I have at work affecting me to the point that it's affecting the the rest of my life. I have no idea if that made sense, but do you know what I mean? I want to get home happy and ready to clean and cook and make the hubby happy. I don't want to vent about work or think about how miserable I am.

I just don't think I can take it anymore. I am grateful that they sometimes do things for me, like they DID give me the time off to go see my mom in CA. But there's so much more on the CONS side that makes me want to turn in my two weeks notice and not give a shit about what I am leaving behind. Which is HORRIBLE of me, I always want to leave my job on a good note and make sure I still have friends there. But here, here I don't CARE.

We'll see what happens tomorrow. I turned in a couple of applications on Tuesday last week because I didn't know if they were going to give me the time off and I finally just decided to grow some balls and just do it. So I got a call back from a company that wants to meet me. We'll see what happens. Perhaps this my next step to a happier life.

These past 2 weeks have flown by so quickly. With Rick home, it has kind of thrown my schedual off and I am finally getting used to having him around, and not working out and eating more. Haha. I need to lose these pounds!

HOME! I miss home...

I talked to my mom a while back. Rick and I have always planned to go back to CA for at least a week this summer. But my mom is having surgery done in late June. So I decided that I would go then. The place that she lives in is too small and with her not feeling well after her surgery, it would just make it uncomfortable for all of us to stay there. So Rick is not coming with me. That's okay. He will get to play with the cats and I get a chance of alone time with my mom and get some shopping done! I can't wait!!!

My favorite place in the world: Stanford Mall!

I was scared that work wouldn't let me go. I know that other people were wanting to take that time off and did get it and I would have to stay here. Well, that was fine until I found out the dates and I told them that if I didn't get to go, then I would have to think about my position here. So yesterday they informed me that I got all the days off that I wanted. Which is really cool. But that means a less motivation to quit here. :-/

The weather has been really nice here lately. So nice that my cat Leo has been running way from home and not coming back for a while. It freaks the hell out of us. And last night he did it around 9pm. During the daytime it's easier for us to look for him of course. So I was really mad at him for doing that last night. He has had his outdoor privilages taken from him. Eck! Poor cat. maybe that will stop him from doing that now.