I'm back from my break!

I've been pretty busy at work, so I've not really had a whole lot of free time to blog.
A couple of notable things have happened since my last entry.
- I have lost a total of 7 pounds!! Yeah for me!!!!!!! 10 more pounds to go before I reach my goal!!! I actually would like to lose more, but I'm on the right track!!!
- I made my reservations to go home to Detroit for a few days in December!!!! Although December is NOT an ideal to be in The D, I have to check my cousin out for her graduation. She's only been in undergrad for 95 years - so I CAN"T miss this!! I'm really excited about goin' because it's been over a year since the last time I was there.

- I had a TERRIBLE LOOKING FUNGUS growing in front of my house this week!!!!!! I swear they looked like several little pink dicks!!! It smells AWFUL and it attracts flys!!!! What kinda shit is this??? I had to get online and find out exactly what it was and how to get rid of it. I almost got sick to my stomach when I read that these things could SPREAD!!! I don't usually have a weak stomach, but I swear I was on the verge of tossin' my damned cookies lookin' at this shit. Then I called my lawn guy and told him that I had something crazy growing in the bushes in front of my house. Why did he say that he had seen it when he came to cut my grass the other day?!?! WTF????? Why would you just leave some shit like that sitting in my yard??? If not remove it IMMEDIATELY - why not call and ask me if I want it burned/poisoned/shot???? Ugh!!!
I had a gardner plant some flowers in my yard earlier this year and I was thinking that next year, I might get out there and plant some stuff myself - but to hell with that!!!! If there's shit like this lurking around in the grass, I DON'T WANT ANY PARTS OF IT!!!
Now that I've grossed you out, have a great weekend!!!

Eleven

1. I've lost 4 pounds since 8.24.06!! - That's right - a months to lose 4 pounds!! That's sad, but at least I'm movin' in the right direction.
2. I've been drinking water like a fish!!! And I know that drinking water has a ton of benefits, but until I REALLY set my mind to losing this 20 pounds I hadn't really been drinking nearly as much as I should. Last night I gave blood (one of my regular activities) and it only took 7 minutes!!!! It's usually a nightmare - and a race to draw one pint before the time limit runs out. Meagan, the Red Cross employee, said that it is probably due to all of the water that I've been consuming over the last 2 weeks. So, drink water & give blood!!!
3. In 258 days, I'll be on my way to Italy for 7 days!!!!!! Wanna come? Let me know!!
4. The family "event" that Ol' Boy invited me to, is actually a FAMILY REUNION!!! I'm so glad I had decided NOT to go.
5. Those Weight.Watcher's carrot cakes are really good but they're so damned little!!!!
6. 24 emailed me Thursday to let me know that he and his wife are expecting another child that is due in March. He wanted to let me know, before my cousin, L.A., told me. (??) How nice of him... lol
7. There must be something in the water, cuz I know a gang of people that are pregnant. The count is up to 7, including 2 of my cousins, my girl in Charlotte, 2 co-worker's wives, My girl Tam in The D, and now 24's wife!
8. Both my sister and Mik are trying to get pregnant, so I'm sure that number will be increasing in the near future.
9. I finally peeled the acrylic off my nails and my finger tips are soooo sore!! Soaking them off would've been a much better choice, but who has that kind of time??? Not me!!!
10. I paid off BOTH my Tar.get.visa & my Cap.ital.One.Visa this month!!!! I had already cut them up, so I'm well on my way--YEAH!!!!!
11. It's almost 2:00- which is quittin' time on Saturdays!!

Saturday Rambles

It's slow today, but I've decided to work every Saturday that I am in town, so here I am. At least I have time to catch up on my blogging.
I was in Winchester for a couple meetings earlier this week. Mo came in from Raleigh and we rode up together. Because both of our schedules have been so hectic lately, we haven't had much time to chat. The few times that we have talked, she has been questioning me about why Ol' Boy and I aren't together. That seems to be everyone's FAVORITE topic these days. I hadn't even had a chance to tell her about to the new development.
As soon as we get in the car, she tells me that she has been seeing some new guy for a few weeks and she's already in love. AGAIN??? WTF??? How is it that she has been "in love" at least 3-4 times- that I can remember over the last 4 years. Is that excessive or am I overly cautious when it comes to matters of the heart?? I do not fall in love easily. So it's hard for me to understand my friends that are in love every other day with someone else. Don't get me wrong, I have had my share of love in this lifetime but it has always been after a LONG while of getting to know the person.
Let's see, there have been 4 loves: JP, 24, Fats, & exBF. Somewhere in between all of them were the much less important bunch of others. Ok, but that's four guys that I've been in love with in 31 years - actually just the last 16 years.
Love & relationships are difficult and seem to be getting more evasive as I get older. Growing up, I never was one of those girls who just knew that I'd be married and have kids, but I have to admit that the last 2 relationships really had me diggin' the idea of it. Now I'm back to square one. Unsure of marriage. The idea of it just doesn't excite me like it did just less than a year ago. I feel unbalanced and unsure about where my life is heading.
Funny how one relationship (w/ exBF) has changed my outlook on "permanent" relationships so drastically. When I first met him - years ago- I was not interested in marriage at all. Then I got to the point that I was in love and wanted to marry him and we talked about it a lot. Now I'm not feeling thw whole marriage thing and although we're not currently together, he still talks about marrying me. Strange, huh?