Trying not to let my jealous streak come out.

I am finding myself a little ticked. CT just emailed me to let me know he’s done work already and is heading home. He only started at 11. So, he left a mere 4 hours into his workday. And this happens all the time. I would say in an average day, he works from 11-5. And usually has a lunch break. So, he leaves the house 3 hours after me every morning and we usually get home around the same time. This just really bothers me because I would absolutely love to have 3 hours every morning to myself. Here is my schedule: get up between 6 and 6:30, shower, make lunch, eat breakfast, and leave the house by 7:30am. Then when I get home, I feed Smokey, clean his litterbox, get changed into my workout clothes, and then start on my workout. Some days I am lucky and get my workout started before CT gets home.

I am in no way mad at CT, I think it’s great that he has short days. I just can’t help but feel jealous. Most of the time he does do the dishes or do a little cleaning in his time to himself in the morning. And he does get up at 7am every morning to spend some time with me before I leave for work. I am just really jealous because he has loads of time so he is already almost done his Christmas shopping and I have barely started mine! And I am NEVER home without him. Now that’s not a bad thing, it just means I can never just pop out to do some shopping without him. Like when am I ever going to be able to get his gift? I never have any free time! The few minutes I have per day to myself I use to work out.

I know that when we have kids I will be really glad that CT has such an amazing schedule and doesn’t leave for work until 10:45am. But for now, it totally stinks. Especially since I would love to have that time to myself. I could work out every morning, get some stuff accomplished around the house, get my shopping done, etc. GAH! I guess I just needed to vent for a minute.

Happy Friday everyone!

Well tomorrow marks the start of the Christmas season (at least in my mind). Yay! I don’t really think we’ll do much decorating at my house, but I do have a little Christmas tree I’m going to put up in my office on Monday. I don’t really see the point of putting up a Christmas tree at our house since we’ll be spending Christmas at our parents houses. Actually, come to think of it though, we will be spending Christmas Eve overnight alone. My family Christmas is on the 23rd in the evening overnight to the 24th, so our Christmas morning will be on the morning of the 24th. Then we have Christmas with my aunt and uncle and cousins for supper on the 24th, then my family goes to church at 11pm on the 24th. So after that, CT and I will spend the night at home I think and then we head to his parents house in the morning on the 25th for the day.

This weekend will be a busy one. Tomorrow, I am getting my haircut and then CT and I are heading to visit with his parents for a bit and then go to CT’s friend’s wedding. The reason we’re visiting with his parents first is they live in the same town as where the wedding is, so we thought we’d hit 2 birds with 1 stone. Then on Sunday, I have to do some haircuts for my family and then we’re spending the afternoon playing games and then having my birthday dinner. Should be an awesome weekend!

I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with my hair. I purposely booked the appointment for tomorrow since I knew I’d be going to the wedding that day so my hair will look all nice. I know I want to get a few inches cut off, it has really been annoying me lately, I am constantly laying on my hair, getting it caught in my jacket zipper, etc. So, I’m thinking of getting around 4 inches or so cut off and having the shaping done with layers and framing around my face. That seems to be how my hair was before I grew it out for the wedding, and I liked that. Long enough to still put up in a ponytail, but short enough to have some body and shape. I’m excited!

I had a great birthday!

When I got home, the living room was decorated with streamers and balloons and CT was cooking me supper. And he had lit a bunch of candles, so we had dinner by candlelight. He made me feel so very special! What a wonderful hubby I have!

My uncle and cousin gave me a call and sang me happy birthday. And at the very end they said “…too bad the leafs suck”. They were doing so well! I think I got a total of 5 birthday phone calls, and a bunch of emails and online messages. So thanks everyone! You sure know how to make a girl feel special ;)

And the celebrations aren’t over yet because Sunday is my birthday dinner with my family. (We couldn’t have it on Saturday since we’re going to a wedding).

Happy Birthday to me!!!

I have had a really good day so far! This morning when I was having breakfast, CT said maybe we should turn on the radio just in case my mom submitted by birthday to the local radio station (she’s done that for the last 3 years in a row). As we’re listening to the “Birthday Blitz”, they said “A special Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife, [C-dub’s name]. Happy 27th from CT.” It was so sweet! I was so surprised that he did that. What a sweetie! I’m not sure what he has planned for the rest of the day, but I do know that he has been preparing all week. I know we’re going out for lunch, but in terms of this evening, I have no idea. He may be making me dinner… I will have to let you all know tomorrow what he had up his sleeve!

And when I got to work, my mom called and sang happy birthday to me. It's been a good morning! Now, if I could only concentrate on work. Concentrating on work to commence in 3...2...1...

EDIT 1:14 pm

Well I am back from lunch and I am now wearing a bright pink button with ribbons around it. The button has a picture of Cinderella and says "Birthday Princess". CT thought it would be fun if I wear it at the office this afternoon. It's a hit so far ;) One of my coworkers even suggested saving it and having everybody take a turn wearing it on their birthday. Good thing Bucky's birthday is next... heehee

Last post as a 26 year old…

Well this is it, folks. Tomorrow I take the big leap into the world of being 27. I hope 27 brings lots of good things. I am having a rather bad morning (I have gained back all the weight that I worked so hard over the last month to lose, I’m hoping it’s just water retention though and I’ll be back to where I was soon) , so I wanted to look back on the last year and see all the happy things that happened:

1. Planned my wedding! When I turned 26, I was already engaged (only by 24 days). So, much of my year was spent planning the wedding. Which I had a great time doing! I absolutely loved it. It was a lot of work, but I really enjoyed every minute of it.

2. Got married! Hard to believe that was 2.5 months ago already. The time has gone by really quickly. The wedding was absolutely perfect. Many of the guests said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to and of course I agree ;)

3. Had a most excellent honeymoon! We got to see so much and it was so nice to get away for 12 days just the two of us with no responsibilities, no work to do, just us.

4. Have the rest of my life with my fabulous hubby! Okay, this one spans past my birthday, but it is definately something to look forward to.

I really do have a lot to be thankful for. I will try to focus on those things instead of my feelings of complete and utter failure when it comes to weight loss.

TGIF

So glad it’s Friday! And today I am tuning into a webcast from 10:30 until 2:30, with a break for lunch. So, should be an easy day. And we’re having a potluck lunch today here at work and all the dishes had to start with “J”. I think we have 3 dishes with Jalapenos in them, but I was the only one of the 3 that signed up on the list, so it’s not my fault. I made Jalapeno nacho dip. Can’t wait until lunchtime! We usually have a potluck every month or two, and they’re always so yummy! I will be doing the TurboJam Cardio Party tonight to burn some of the calories from lunch off.

Today is my Dad's last day of radiation treatment! Yay! He found it very tiring to work half time, take the bus to Toronto for his appointment, and then bus it back. Yesterday, it took him 3 hours to get to Toronto on the bus because of the weather! My whole family is really glad that today is his last treatment.

I hope everyone has a great day and an awesome weekend! Lj and nej, looking forward to seeing you both tomorrow! I’m looking forward to going to the Festival of Trees, I haven’t been since the time we went 2 years ago.

EDIT 1:20pm:

CT let me know that our marriage certificate came in the mail today - yay! That didn't take too long! It takes 10 weeks for the marriage to be registered, and then another up to 3 to get the certificate. Well, I applied right at the 10 week mark (you know me) and we got it today. Tomorrow, we will have been married for 11 weeks.

So, I can get started on the name change process. First up is drivers license and vehicle ownership, which I will tackle sometime in the next 2 weeks. The rest of the stuff I'll leave until my time off at the end of December.

It’s halfway through the week, yay!

I’m already looking forward to the weekend. Should be fun fun fun!

Man, yesterday I was so tired, I went to bed at 9pm and I think I was asleep by 9:01pm. Somebody phoned at 9:20pm and the phone woke me up and I was already in such a deep sleep that I could have sworn it was the middle of the night. Guess my body needed the extra rest. I got up at 6am this morning actually feeling quite rested, which was nice.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Feeling blah

I guess I have a case of the “Mondays”. I just want to go home and crawl in my nice warm bed and sleep. I just am feeling really tired this morning and I am having problems concentrating on work. Hopefully after I get some lunch in me, I’ll have a little more energy. I sure hope I’m not coming down with something! I’ll start taking some Echinacea anyways, it can’t hurt.

I had a really good weekend. My visit with Liz was great. I got to show her our house and she loved it. The good thing was that because she was coming, that gave me the motivation to do some cleaning and our house looks pretty darn good right now. Well, except for the office, that room still needs some major work. All in due time, can’t do it all in one weekend!

Mom and I had a girls night on Saturday night, which was really fun. I don’t think I’ve had 1-on-1 time with her since before the wedding anyway. I made a delicious dinner and we watched 2 movies: the Holiday and the Nanny Diaries. Both of them were good. By the time we were done, it was 12:30, I haven’t stayed up that late in awhile! It was funny though, within about 3 minutes of us finishing the last movie, that’s when CT got home from the Bachelor party he went to. Is that good timing or what?!?

So here we are at another week. Tonight after work, a bunch of us are going to decorate our company tree in the Festival of Trees. So that should be fun!

EDIT 1:20pm

I'm feeling much better now that I've had lunch and some caffiene. I guess I was just tired!

To Do list for my 11 days off

Yes, I know, I just found out I get the time off today and already I’m planning my time. I just want to set a couple goals so I’ll be focused on getting things done. My mom will be out of the country from Dec 26 – 30 (for her PhD) and CT will likely have to work Dec 26-28, so I’ll have a few days of uninterrupted time to myself. So, here are the things I want to get done:

1. Name Change on documents. The list of documents is incredibly long. First up is Driver’s License, but I am hoping to get that one done earlier in December since I’ll need my new Driver’s license to change my name on other things. I applied for my marriage certificate today since it’s been 10 weeks since the wedding, so hopefully it will only take a couple of weeks to arrive.

2. Complete P.Eng. application. I want to have this all done and ready to be mailed in January.

Yay for time off work!

My good mood just got better because my vacation request got approved for the holidays! Our office is going to be closed on December 24, 25, 26, 31, and Jan 1. So, I would have had to work on Dec 27 and 28. And I already used my 15 vacation days for the year in September. But I have some banked OT, so I am going to use that to get those days off. So, my last day of work will be Friday, Dec 21st (and the last day before Christmas is only a half day really because we have a potluck and gift exchange at lunch and then we get the afternoon off). And I don’t go back to work until Wednesday, January 2nd! That is so sweet; 11 days off! CT may have to work Dec 26-28, but I could use some time at home to get some stuff done around the house and then I can also get my name change done on most things. That is provided that Ministries are open during that week, I guess I’ll have to wait and see. They should be open on Dec 27 and 28.

Yay! I am so looking forward to my holidays. I know the beginning of it will be busy with Christmas, but then I should be able to enjoy 4 or 5 days off with not much to do.

Hope everyone has a most excellent weekend!

Good mood Thursday is back again

I’m in a really good mood today. Not sure why. Could be that I got a really boring report done and I’m glad to have it off my plate. Actually, it’s already back on my plate for edits, but it’s much more enjoyable to edit a report that is already created that write a report from scratch. I’ve been a little bored at work lately getting that report done, so it’s good to see it’s making progress.

I’m also really excited about the upcoming weekend. I want to get another area of the house cleaned up (the dining room). It has been a total disaster since before the wedding and I want to get it cleaned up by Saturday noon, that’s my goal to work towards. Liz is coming to visit on Saturday afternoon, so I am excited to spend some time with her! Then Saturday evening, I’m spending the evening with my mom. Mom and I have barely spent any time together just the two of us since the wedding, so time to catch up! I’m making a super meal of homemade Caesar salad (my specialty), lobster claws that I bought on sale, and cheese fondue. Good thing I have 25 extra WW flex points saved for that meal!

What do people have planned for this weekend?

Happy Humpday

Not too much new here to report. My dad only has 1.5 weeks left of his radiation treatment, so that’s good news. I think it is tiring him out to travel to Princess Margaret every weekday for treatment. At least he is taking the bus so he doesn’t have to drive. And he works only every other day, so I think he’s making it through the treatment okay. And then we have to wait 6+ months to find out if the radiation worked in stopping the growth of the tumour. It’s a waiting game, for sure.

I’ve very proud of myself for keeping up with my exercising, I have been doing awesome in the last few weeks! The scale has barely moved, but I’m trying my best to be patient! I am noticing improvements in other ways though. I feel better in general, have more energy, and I’m noticing that some of the moves on the workout DVDs that I couldn’t do when I started, I can do them now! Yay! And who knows, getting myself in a more healthy place may also be helping me stay healthy because it seems that everyone around me is sick (my mom, several coworkers), yet I haven’t been sick in ages *knock on wood*

Only 2 more weeks until my birthday! I think I’m having the week-long birthday celebrations again, sweet! First, a weekend with nej and lj to celebrate my and lj’s birthdays since they are so close together, then dinner with family friends on the Tuesday, my birthday on the Wednesday (hopefully CT will make me dinner), and then time with CT’s parents on the Saturday, and birthday dinner and celebrations with my family on the Sunday. That means I will be celebrating my birthday from November 24th to December 2nd. Sweet!

The start of another week.

CT and I spent the majority of the weekend cleaning and relaxing. Which I think is a good mix ;) I got my clothes situation sorted out and now I actually have some room in my closet, which is nice. I have a wedding and two Christmas parties to go to in December, so I hope I can find some suitable clothes to wear! I just may need to buy something new ;)

Still have some more areas of the house to clean, but we certainly got a good start. Liz is coming to visit on Saturday afternoon, and she hasn’t seen our house yet, so I want it to look it’s best! Saturday evening, CT is going to a friend’s bachelor party, so I will have the evening to myself. So mom and I are going to go for dinner and watch a chick flick. Has anyone seen any good chick flicks lately?

Just incase you were wondering...

I did get ahold of that headhunter and I guess my name came up in their research (who knows how) and they are looking for senior people in the environmental consulting field. I told him I wasn't really interested in re-locating at this time (the jobs were in the Owen Sound/Collingwood area), but I guess it's something to keep in mind. And it's a nice ego boost to know that somebody out there recommended me and that I am a desired employee. I guess in the field of engineering, we can all expect calls from headhunters every once in awhile. So there you have it.

I'm in a good place right now. Job I like, I am one of the senior employees (4th in line in terms of seniority and responsibility), I am also a shareholder (and my shares have quadrulpled in value so far), there are really good benefits, awesome semi-annual bonuses, and a totally kick-ass pention plan, and they keep giving me raises like there's no tomorrow! So I am not about to leave. Especially being 2 months away from applying for my P.Eng.

An interesting phone message

Okay, this is kind of strange… I just got back to the office and I had a voicemail, so I checked it, and here is what it said:

“Hi C…, my name is … and I’m called from … I have a client looking for an individual and I wanted to touch base with you and talk to you about this job opportunity to see if it would interest you… please give me a call back…”

I am intrigued. My first call from a Headhunter. I am not planning on leaving my job any time soon, but I am curious about how he found me and what this job opportunity is. Should I call him back?

Winter Wonderland

We woke up to snow this morning. Everything was white, snow in the trees, it is actually quite beautiful. Did everybody else get snow? It probably won't last, but right now it looks nice.

So glad it’s Friday! I am actually really looking forward to my weekend of cleaning up around the house. I love that feeling that comes with getting things organized and clutter removed. I think the major thing I want to get done is get my clothes organized. And I want to get the hutch in the dining room cleaned off, it is a total mess right now. And I want to get the guest room cleaned up. And I think that’s probably enough for one weekend ;) If I can get those things done, I will be one happy c-dub!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

How lucky am I?

I have been working out 4+ times per week for the last couple of weeks and the best time of day I have found to do this is right after work, so at 5:30pm. That way, I am done my workout and showered by 6:30pm. Well, lately, work has been a little slower for CT, so he usually gets home between 5:30pm and 6pm. So, the last few nights, he’s had dinner waiting for me when I’m done my workout. Man, am I every lucky or what?!?!

AND since I leave the house at 7:30am every morning and CT doesn’t leave until 10:45am (he starts work at 11am), he has 3 hours every morning to himself. Which he usually spends at least a portion of that time cleaning up and washing dishes from the night before. I am spoiled!

And tonight I have a massage after work, so I won’t be home until after 6pm, and CT just said he’ll have dinner started by the time I get home! Yay!

I had a good weekend.

Saturday was spent running around doing a bunch of errands. It was a successful day. We were able to find the perfect duvet cover, exactly what we’ve been looking for, for half price! Sears has been really good to us by putting the items we want on clearance ;) The only problem now was when we went to put it on the duvet we got for a wedding present, the duvet turned out to actually be a mattress pad of sorts because it is the exact same size as our mattress, no overhang. So, no room for bodies underneath it. Luckily, we got a gift receipt with it, so we’ll exchange it for a duvet. After our day of running around, we made the trek to lj’s dad’s place for the engagement party for her and Arash. What a beautiful location for the wedding, I can see why you want to get married there lj!

This coming weekend (I know, always looking forward to the next weekend) is the only weekend for the rest of the year that we don’t have plans. Therefore, we are going to use this opportunity to give our house a top to bottom cleaning. And believe me, it needs it! We are having guests the following 2 weekends, so it will be nice to have the house look somewhat presentable. It’s amazing how much cat hair can accumulate when you don’t vacuum for a week!

Yesterday was my parent’s 29th wedding anniversary, so us ‘kids’ made them a special meal. Amazing steak, caesar salad from scratch, and HUGE shrimp. It was such a yummy meal! We also played a board game for the afternoon (Balderdash) and then after dinner we watched the video from our wedding. My dad laughed hysterically when he saw his dancing, I guess he didn’t really realize how ridiculous he looked until he saw himself on video! I absolutely love the video, it captures everything in around 2 hours. What a wonderful keepsake, I’m so glad we asked CT’s friend to videotape! He did an amazing job!

Have a great Monday everyone!

In a most excellent mood!

I’m not really sure why, but I am in a fabulous mood today. I think part of it has to do with the wonderful wedding video. I am so happy with it! It’s perfect! It has the ceremony in it’s entirety, some of the receiving line, the trivia questions and impromptu speeches during dinner, all of the planned speeches, the planned dances, cake cutting, garter toss, bouquet toss, and some of the dance when everybody was dancing. It’s 2 hours long and absolutely fabulous! I’m sure we’ll watch it again on the weekend with my family.

I have another busy weekend ahead. Saturday we have a bunch of errands to do during the day and the we’re heading down to lj’s dad’s place for the engagement party. Should be good times! Then Sunday is my parents 29th wedding anniversary (also 1 year after Carlos and I got engaged). So, we’re going to spend the afternoon and evening at my parents house to celebrate. I’m sure they’ll be lots of wine and good eats.

I am also really proud of myself in terms of my exercising. Originally, I was planning to exercise Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, but last night I got home around 20 minutes earlier than I normally do (our server was down at work so I left early), so I decided to exercise last night too. I did the TubboJam CardioParty, and it was my first time doing that workout. 43 minutes of cardio, and it was a lot of fun! So, I think I’m going to keep the momentum going and do 5 workouts this week.

And I should be getting my new work computer today. It is in the building and being configured for me right now. It’s a very cute black laptop and I hope it will be a little lighter than my current one!