Vanity & Sin

Counting Down to Feast!

Thanksgiving is almost near, and I want to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Just in case I don't remember to hop on here? Things are going good, still jobless, but that's pretty much expected given the lovely holiday season approaching! I am still optimistic, especially for my DREAM JOB - but still looking just in case.

Aliyah is doing fabulous! Trying to walk, and determined as all hell to prove she can do it on her own! She's comfortably cruising furniture now, and making those bold steps between them - with only a few bumps and bruises to date!

Derek is healing well and back to work (thank god!). Though his finger does look like it went through a meat grinder, he's doing okay. The skin graft is taking well, and the stitches come out in 2 weeks. I do have pictures because if you know me, then you know I was all "up in that bitch" taking photos of the gore - because it's freaking COOL!! But haven't blessed all with that fun, just in case. If you want them, I can send them! LOL

I hope you all have a wonderful FEAST and drink & eat merry! I know I'll be sipping wine and stuffing my face, working on the infamous food baby ~

As for pictures - they are coming! I have to locate the memory card, because I have NO clue what I did with it. So pics of Aliyah at the wedding in GA, Turkey Day, and just recent cute ones are coming!

xoxo

Still alive...and still slammed!

I'm here! And whoopin ass and taking names later!

Unemployed going on three weeks now - so I am in a mild state of panic, but managing. Had 2 interviews with one company last week, met with the Director/President/and COO of the company, so I am staying optimistic! It's the waiting period that is a doozy.

The day of the COO meet, I had the most horrible gut feeling leaving the building needing to call Derek...and lo-an-behold, he had just been in a motorcycle accident not 10 minutes before. Psychic much? He is okay, was in a bit of shock at the time. Fortunately he had all his gear on. Crappy gloves didn't do much to relieve damage to his left hand - but he had surgery that night and I've been Nurse/Mommy/Student FT since then. He had a severe "evulsion" to his left ring finger and 3rd degree burns on his right finger - resulting in 2 skin grafts and a pin to reattach torn ligaments, not to mention most of his nerve endings are gone. We go to the surgeon for a follow up on Thursday this week - so I am hoping for some good news. His road rash is healing well. I've been happily cleaning the gore and pus, literally. Got some great pictures out of it! I just love that stuff..and he loves that I'll goop him up on demand. =)

School. Is. A. Bitch. I have been taking a Research & Statistics course, and I've never hated anything more. My neo-nazi of a teacher is the most uncommunicative nightmare I've ever had to work with! And guess what? I start round 2 tomorrow for the next 5 weeks of statistic freaking fun. This stuff is Chinese to me - I just need to pass and get on with the next. Eek. I'll be happy if I get a "C" here. Math formulas and I are arch enemies, but I must say I comprehend things MUCH better after a lovely dose of Xanax. And a drink. LOL

I'm doing alright folks! For now... Let's hope to hear back from this job and move forward with a new career! I really love the company and their philosophies - so it is my first pick, but I am hoping I do get it so I don't have to resort to some pissant Recruiting job that makes me as miserable as I was before. *Sigh* I'll be okay!! Promise.

I am a Horrific Blog Slacker

It's been an interesting few months for me, and I just haven't had the time to truly sit down and jot out my thoughts - even intermittently. I do now! Thanks to a recent layoff, I am officially a national statistic. But actually rather happy about it. My job was getting to the point of making me physically ill with stress. It feels good to have a fresh start that's been LONG overdue.

Halloween was an absolute blast. Aliyah's first year, she went as a Pirate! Yes she did - and was cute as hell too. My brother's party was another huge success, with only one person getting his life threatened by the Sherwood kids for messing with our baby brother. It was awesome.

Aliyah has been the joy of my days. The Presidential Election is finally over, yet just beginning and I've never been more excited! I really felt a part of something and am so glad I was out standing in line at 6:30am yesterday ready to cast my vote for someone I actually believe in. It's been a great long road, but we made it!

I will post more soon ~ I'm behind on so many things here. But I am alive and well, happy, and optimistic - ready for change, ready for the future. On more levels than I thought I'd ever feel or experience.

And I'm counting down to the most kick ass birthday bash for myself and my bff Rubes!! Now that is going to be one for the history books!!

Decode by Paramore

How can I decide what’s right
When you’re clouding up my mind?
I can’t win
You’re losing sight
All the time

Not gonna ever own what’s mine
When you’re always taking sides
But you won’t take away my pride
No, not this time
Not this time

How did we get here?
I used to know you so well
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know

The truth is hiding in your eyes
And it’s hanging on your tongue
Just boiling in my blood
But you think that I can’t see
What kind of man that you are
If you’re a man at all
Well, I will figure this one out
On my own
(I’m screaming, “I love you so”)
On my own
(My thoughts you can’t decode)

How did we get here?
I used to know you so well, yeah
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know

Do you see what we’ve done?
We’ve gone and made such fools
Of ourselves
Do you see what we’ve done?
We’ve gone and made such fools
Of ourselves

How did we get here?
I used to know you so well, yeah
How did we get here?
Well, I used to know you so well
I think I know
I think I know

There is something I see in you
It might kill me
I want it to be true

There are eerily a few select people that I wish I'd heard this song sooner...