I'm exhausted

So January is almost over already. It's been a crazy month. I'm pretty much over my sickness, but still have a bit of a cough. John's Aunt Viv and Uncle Bob came to visit this weekend. We had a great time. We went out to the Mesa Swap Meet and I'm afraid to say that I recognized some new vendors! Looks like we're going to have go out and look around some more.

I am just about done with this class that I'm in. I can't wait to be done and have a break. The next class sounds scary but we've managed to get four of us in it together who all work together so it could be fun. I should manage to pull an A on this class too, but we'll see in about a week when I get  my final grade.

I can't say January hasn't been without it's stressors. I'm not surprised I didn't get the job I applied for at work considering I interviewed with 102 degree fever. I was lucky and my work came through with a decent raise which is nice. That should be helpful since John is in a commission job and sales are SLOW!

Then in about a week John's parents will be back for I don't know how long. They will be working to get into their new house out in Maricopa but may be staying with us for a while. Bob and Viv are coming back then too and we're all going to go to the Chocolate Festivale in Glendale. I also think we're going to try and schedule our indoor skydiving in February, as well as I'm going home for a quick weekend visit. So February will fly by as well.

Crappy start to the year

So, it's been a pretty crappy start to 2011. The 3rd was my birthday, that's not the problem. The problem is I started to get sick and by that night had a fever of probably at least 101. Unfortunately I had to go to work the next day for an interview (I'm sure it was not my best interview). When I still had the fever that night, I stayed home Wednesday. My fever finally broke Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. So it's been a great start so far. I'm pretty sure if this is how this year is going to be.... I'll just go to bed.

However, my birthday was a good day. I went and got a hot stone pedicure on Sunday with Stephanie. Then Monday I got flowers, some clothes, a gift card to the spa, and a gift card for indoor skydiving! Then today, another gift card showed up for New York and Co! So thank you everyone for the birthday presents, I feel really spoiled this year!

I don't know when we're doing the skydiving but I will be sure to get some pictures.

Some new pics!

This is what we did at work for about 3 days last week. It was fantastic!

These are our bikes for our Lights on Bikes ride Christmas night

Edward got a new Polo from Stephanie!

The Christmas Tree my mom made us put up. Now we're just waiting for her to come take it down

The sunset in San Diego when John and I went this summer, one of best trips ever!

John in San Diego

Shiny Happy People

I have a question for everyone. How many real friends do you have and what do you consider a real friend? I remember telling a friend before she got married that marriage isn't this idea you have in your head that you got from various tv shows and movies. Well, I kind of feel that way about friends too. The funny thing is that I bet some of the people reading this will think that I'm talking about them and some of them would be wrong.

December is Over?

Wow, December is practically over! And I have only posted once! Well, after my parents left we were busy getting back into the routine of things. Of course, the holiday season is crazy and we only attended one of three holiday parties. I started class again (9 more after this one!). Then we had a somewhat unplanned visit from John's parents for a few days. They came with a purpose of finding a house to buy and they found one, made an offer, and it was accepted a few days later! We didn't do a whole lot more when they were here, but played lots of cards, dice, and dominos!

Christmas was a quiet and uneventful day. I guess that is what we get. One of the few times a year I hate living here. We have no family and no kids so really no reason to "celebrate". Don't take that wrong, I know the reason for the season, but really, why deck the house out or anything. We did go over to Stephanie and Barts and had breakfast for dinner. We had great intentions to play the Wii, but we ended up eating and going for our bike ride and that was about it! We had decorated our bikes with lights and then rode around to look at the houses with lights. It was a great night and we had a lot of fun. We definitely garnered a lot of attention!!

This is the fantastically watered down version of everything, so I hope you enjoy and I'll try and get some pictures soon.

Thanksgiving

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. It was probably one of the best Thanksgivings in a long time! We had prime rib, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoe casserole, beans, salad, oh and some turkey. But that's not what made it so good, it was that if was small. My parents were here and my friends Stephanie and Bart and John and I. We just hung out and ate and watched football.

My mom and dad got here Wednesday afternoon and we went to San Tan Flats that night. It was cold, but the food was good and we got a spot right by the firepits.

My mom convinced me to get up somewhat early and go shopping on Friday morning. It was actually a productive day. Got all but a few people shopped for. We only hit a few stores but that took most of the day. Then we went to LoLo's that night! Chicken and Waffles! Yum!! Don't forget the awesome mac-n-cheese and the red kool-aid and the eggs!

Saturday we didn't do much. My mom made me put up my Christmas tree. That's the first time in three years. Then Saturday night we went to Oregano's; another fantastic restaurant. After dinner we went to Burlesque, which I quite enjoyed.

Sunday another lazy day but then we went to TransSiberian Orchestra. It was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed it. And it was a LONG concert. Loud with fire and lasers. I swear all I needed was some weed and it would have been Laser Floyd.

Monday we ran errands. We went to Lucille's BBQ before heading to the Monday Night Football game. The game was boring!! But it's always fun to go and watch people. We had the best seats for the fight of the night in the stands. Tuesday my mom and dad got up early and headed home. I'm sure it was a long drive for them but I'm super glad they came down and we had a good time.

It's been busy

It's been a busy couple of weeks. This is what always happens when I take a break from school, I get super busy and then wonder what I did with my break. My friend Cheryl came out to see us from South Carolina. We had a good time, although I'm sure she could have gone shopping in South Carolina as that is about all we did. This week my parents are coming for Thanksgiving. I'm very excited as since moving to Arizona I have really come to hate the holidays. Arizona just needs snow one day a year.....and my family of course.

Now John's parents are talking about coming down for a week or something in the next two weeks I think. But whatever, I am good with whomever wants to come and visit.

I was on my way to an appointment yesterday and got pulled over. I knew it was either for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or registration. It was the registration. Apparently when you move 2 times in 6 months, they don't get the renewal notice to you and who really pays attention to their tags. No big deal right? I came home and renewed it BUT she gave me a citation that is $158!! That's ridiculous. So not only was the registation for the car $200 and the truck $320 but $158 for a fine?! So now I have to try and see when the court house is open this next week and go down and ask for leniency. Some days I hate my life.