Heavy Heart

Hi Delights ~ This morning I was asked to be part of a search team for a 7-year-old little girl who went missing on the Army post where I work. When we got there, the police told us that we would be last resort searchers as they had plenty of Soldiers already out looking. Of course, many of us were upset to be turned away, as the girl had been missing by 12 hours by then. We went out on our own and looked around different places anyway for a few hours. I just got a phone call that the girl was found at the bottom of a lake there on post. Just sad, sad, sad news. I feel deep for her family. Rest peacefully Hannah.
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The university from where I received my Master's has denied me admission to their counseling program because it's too similar to the degree I've already obtained from them. Uhm... WTEfff?!?!? I kept telling the admissions representative that I don't understand what she's talking about or how they make that make sense. I hung up more confused than prior to the call. Nutty folks! The search for another escuela continues. And for a mattress. And two more dining room chairs. And for the key to having a fluffy, bouncy afro. And for... several other great things!

Celebrations:
=  Walking several miles this weekend
=  Not getting too let down about the university's decision
=  FINALLY putting sheets on my bed so I won't have to sleep on the sofa
=  Cleaned out the chaos of my work bag. Not sure how I was getting anything done
=  Deep conditioning my fro
=  A few loads of laundry

Objectives:
=  Party it up at the New Edition concert on Tuesday
=  A lot more fitness w/o having a heat stroke
=  Have dinner w/ an old Greyhound buddy of mine
=  Smile, chuckle, and make others chuckle
=  Find a new school

Enjoy the evening ladies!

Can I Just Back Out Now?

Good Evening Delights! Do yall think it's possible for me to just not talk w/ our receptionist anymore & kinda back out of knowing her? The gossip & negativity she enjoys spreading is just so dang ridiculous. Maybe every time she starts in on her Madness, I'll make the beep beeeeep beeeep sound. As if I'm a truck backing up & away from her. I might even throw in some robot moves for an enhanced effect. Yep! That's it: I'm gonna bust out the robot all wicked style. Summon my inner J. Timberlake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J8QZMv3Po0&feature=related
Meanwhile, back at my biggums ranch... I've not walked for a couple of days and I really need to. Thus, the goal for tonight is to get to bed relatively early & stroll in the a.m. If I'm feeling fancy, I'll jog a little.
Otherwise, I've got no real complaints other than I'm not getting much accomplished at work. I wonder if my robot/reversing truck sound will work w/ my supervisor. Yall have no idea how much of your time she could vacuum up. Ay dios mio bebe Buddha!

Celebrations:
=  Looking refreshingly cute in my yellow dress
=  Ab & arm work this morning
=  Floss sticks. How freakin' great are those things!?!?
=  Sexy, salacious photos from a former beau. He still has a BEAUTIFUL body!
=  Sock It To Me cake. Yummmmmeee!

Objectives for Tomorrow:
=  Call the admissions rep so that I can begin classes
=  Walk/jog
=  Find a dentist
=  Map out the location for this weekend's zipline experience
=  Chuckle & smile lots

Good Night Delights!

Stevie Wonder

Why do I not listen to Stevie more often? His tunes usually make me super ecstatic. Ya know how I wanted to get a lot accomplished at work? Well, I didn't. I've got to come up with a better strategy on how to actually get my training done plus learn the ins and outs of this gig. If one of you would come pick up my supervisor and tote her away for a week, that'd be lovely. She's such a hostage-holder & truly prevents me from being more productive. Whatevs... TAPS, I absolutely loved your blog & am thrilled you're in a great place. You look absolutely marvelous and I can't wait to twirl you around the streets of Brooklyn. Yea. I said it. Therefore I mean it! I also feel like I'm in a pretty decent place at the moment. And glad that I made it happen. I mean, truly... Who else was gonna make it happen, right? Every day, I will strive to stay in a great space. Oh, and I'm just about settled on becoming a counselor. Yikes!

Celebrations:
=  Coordinating the farewell lunch for one of our Soldier-helpers
=  Reading TAPS' celebrations!
=  A 2+ mile stroll w/ my walkin' woman
=  Making amends with the friend I broke up with ... Well, almost.
=  Staying at work late just to laugh and chuckle w/ the best mentor EVER!

Objectives:
=  Letting the university know that I'm ready to come back. Again... YIKES!
=  Not eating half my weight at the farewell lunch tomorrow
=  Fitness
=  Chuckle, smile, and be cute
=  Stay in a great place

Enjoy the evening Delights!

Decisions

Good Evening Fabulouses! (Yea... it's gonna be a new word that takes off like fire!) Things just worked themselves out today. I got new tires, a tune up, and an alignment to the jingle of $600. I figure that is a good investment for a car that I'll keep a few more years. Of course, if any one of you wish to donate oh...let's say $15k to my dream car fund, I'd be more than accepting. :-)  Truly, I am beyond fortunate to have had the loot to get my car maintained & being able to miss a day of work without catching any grief. It just so happened that the tire shop was w/in walking distance of tons of stores and such, so I got to saunter all about, return an item, eat a nice breakfast, find my mom a cute little gift, and go to the movies. Mailed off the package I needed to & got in a good stroll w/ my new walking partner. And she made me cookies! How freakin' great is she?!?! I'm a lucky, lucky gal I tell ya. Every once and again I think of all the blogs I've written about what I'm gonna do/should do/wanna do & realize I haven't accomplished a lot of those things but ehh... I've been able to do some other wonderful good despite those misses. And I thank each of you for being part of the process & easing me along through my various ideas/ideals. You're so very appreciated!

Celebrations:
=  Sinn is running as smooth butter over a hot roll
=  Pandora! I mean really...there's no greater sound than music. (Okay, maybe a few greater sounds. But music has to be in the Top Three)
=  A nice walk with a wonderful walking partner
=  A clean car & relatively clean apartment
=  The cute little tote, filled w/ eco-friendly items that Target gave out for Earth Day yesterday

Objectives:
=  a.m. fitness
=  Get to work a little early
=  Find potato salad for the potluck
=  Smile & be cute

Enjoy the evening Delights!

Indecision 2012 & Beyond

Hello Delights! Soooo I'm back to thinking I should get a new/newer vehicle. SinnABurst needs quite a bit of maintenance, but I just love the antifreeze outta her. Hmm... I'll give it a bit more thought. I'm thinking new tires and tune up will make a huge difference. And if I can find a sweet papi that'll pay for a paint job, I'll be rollin' for a few more years. Magic, whatdoyathink? Isn't this sorta your business? Also looking at getting a Blackberry. I'm sure at least one of you has had one. What did you love/not love about it? I currently have the Rumor by LG & it sorta gets on my nerves. I like the full keyboard option because I don't do well with touch screens, but...  Indecision continues as I'm just not sure which educational tract to take: Masters in Social Work or Licensed Professional Counselor. **What's with the new layout of Blogger?**  I ate a bunch of junk this weekend and walked not nearly as much as I said I would. No abs. No arms. Just junk eating and money spending. Someone reign me in STAT! Starting tomorrow, I will focus on spending on what's necessary only: Tires and a tune up. Yall better hold me accountable. I can get too loose sometimes. Guess who's taking too long to write this piece because she's jamming out to her Pandora radio stations?!?!  [I'm raising my hand!]

Celebrations:
=  Catching up on my beau's show
=  Finding an evening walking partner
=  New bathroom colours
=  A great breakfast at a local diner
=  Wee bit of walking is better than none
=  Vacuuming Sinn

Objectives:
*  Tires and tune-up this week. Oh, and an alignment
*  Get to the post office
*  Decide what to get my mama for Mother's Day
*  Actually talk to the friend (non-friend) that I tried to break up with.  Aye yi yi
*  A whole lotta training at work

Enjoy the week Delights!

Howdy Gals! Ft. Worth was really a good trip & for once I wasn't ready to return. Something about the beds at Hilton hotels make me wanna never return to my old mattress. Paris' & Nicky's folks were really on to something by making us comfortable away from home. I made some good connections and realized again that I am pretty fortunate to have gotten Ft. Gordon as my placement. I'll try to do a whole lot less whining about the south and its slowness. Here comes the randomness:

-  I'm almost sure that I do not enjoy Monica's voice. Particularly on "Angel of Mine." YouTube it at your own risk.
-  You'd think someone would've invented a way to avoid headaches once you get a new pair of prescription glasses.
-  Today marked the 17th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings. I remember being a College Success Mentor at ENMU at the time and discussing the event with my freshmen. Sad business.
-  It's also National High Five Day. I high five the dickens outta each of ya for being so damn phenomenal!
-  Have you ever been convinced a spider or mini ant colony was living in your shirt? That's what I got going on right now.
-  Judas Priest! I'm nearly 4 nights behind on The Daily Show. I really need to not work as it interrupts quality time with my beau.
-  I need to shower AND put sheets on my bed. Help me Baby Buddha!

Celebrations:
*  Typing most of this blog sans prescription eyeware
*  Exercising on accident today
*  Not discovering a colony of ants nor a spider in my shirt
*  Cute new glasses

Objectives:
*  Several things but namely:
 = Deciding whether or not I want a social work degree or one in counseling
 = Reviewing my dental benefits
 = Completing my travel voucher & per diem stuff
 = Possibly colour my fro
 = Fitness

Enjoy the night Delights!

Defeated!

SCOREBOARD

Lumberjack    20+ years

Carmen           0

Hola Delights! You'd think I'd recognize/realize when I'll be PMS'ing and do something healthy about it. Nope. Not at all. In addition to having red beans & rice with a glass of wine for dinner, I also gobbled a bag of popcorn and more wine less than an hour afterward. Ate the popcorn standing, too. WTHades?!?!? I know I looked like a brown cookie monster just grubbing and groveling the `corn. Just pigged on out like Mr. Redenbacher double dared me or something. Good thing the most current study indicates that popcorn is good for me.  :-)

I've also not done any sort of fitness for a couple of days. Maurice & his Lumberjack friend cast their sleep voodoo on me & I just indulge in laying in the bed. Tomorrow morning, I may do some fitness prior to walking the farmers market. Also, I decided to stick it out here in my current apartment & save a wee bit of cash. Doesn't mean that yall aren't welcome to visit, though. C'mon! We'll dine on peaches and pecans and hit up Paula Deen's restaurant. Also, I think I'm finally ready to begin my billing and coding program. At some point tomorrow, I'll register for a class. I mean, I'll check out the course schedule. If I register, I'll be required to pay & I'll politely save that part for the VA. Lemme think... I'll be scheduling my ziplining adventure soon, also. And I need a good reason to ditch Girls Night Out with my supervisor and other women in the building that I'd much rather NOT hang with outside of work. Ideas? 

Celebrations:

=  A wonderful massage this morning

=  Sinn finally got an oil change

=  A possible walking partner

=  Pandora's shuffle option

=  Optometry appointment tomorrow

=  2 days until my mini break to Ft. Worth

Objectives:

=  Pack

=  Send VA paperwork to the college

=  FITNESS

=  Relax

Enjoy the weekend Beautifuls!