State Worker Pluses :)

work is work. i am grateful for it. really i am . i am not sure what i would do without employment mainly b/c i am not yet a wife or mother, so what would i do? read a book? i have read all the books :) anyhow, being a state worker does have it pluses such as...PAID holiday break. that is right!!!!....2 weeks of PAID time off. yea for "winter break" as we call it. i am SO grateful. i now understand why a lot of state workers basically "die" at their desk.

on another note: things are looking up for my love and i could not be happier. he is a good man and a hard worker and it broke my heart to know things were not going as they should. i helped the best i could and also provided 110% support. it was my pleasure. always remember, NEVER GIVE UP!!! i hope he knows that i will NEVER GIVE UP on him :) I love him <3 happy holidays and thank you Mrs. Blimes for my first comment in a LONGGGGGGG time! you rock!

~eloquently rambling....

Are we really listening America???

one has to wonder, are we really listening America? all weekend we have heard nothing but the tragic and senseless killings of 26 people. but again i ask are we really listening? it is sad, we are thinking that could have been my loved young one, could have been my school, how could anyone do this? we have all cried, had our hearts broken and held our loved ones a little bit closer or talked to them a little bit longer. however, are we listening America? are we REALLY ready to do something to change the rules regarding guns, mental health, and other factors that lead to tragic events? change is hard, i agree, but if we want acts of violence like this to stop, things have to change. access to tools that can harm others need tougher regulations. i know the people of Connecticut are ready for change and reform, the President is read use his power to make it happen, are we ready America to make the change. We should not have to wait until OUR town or families become victims to rise up and make change happen...it need to happen now! we need to put aside OUR WANTS for "this and that" and "luxury" freedoms (i view having a firearm as a luxury freedom, one will not die without having one as your would without food, water, or healthcare) and focus on what we all NEED as a nation. it is time to show each other how much love we truly have for our great nation and to show America and the lives lost at Sandy Hook, yes we are not only grieving with you, but WE ARE LISTENING!!!

~eloquently rambling...

long day...

today was interesting...here is what happened:
-gave presentation for work
-went to bath and body works (great sale), Stein Mart, and Fresh Market. So glad one is in my area now :)
-going to try pomegranates for the first time (they were big)
-went to a neighborhood holiday party. it was nice. played a gift exchange game. got my gift taken from me a few times :(  but ended up getting a 16 piece cup set :)
-clipping and organizing coupons now...with the help of the brother.
-thoughts are still with those precious angels in New Town, CT. When we start taking the lives of innocent children, we have a BIG problem!!! Period.

~eloquently rambling...

Good Days, Bad Days...

there are good days and then there are bad days and then there is today...just plain ole' aggravating. the smallest things are making my skin crawl right now. i think i am just upset with not having the car today, i could have really used it. i am trying real hard to understand the logic behind it all. it is SILLY! i am almost 30, with a full-time job, yet for some odd reason b/c the car will sit here at work and not move...i cannot drive it. need to rethink getting my own car ASAP. but hmmm, school loan payment or car? anyhow, i am all caught up at the office and well, i am bored. that could be the issue too. also folks it is "BOTH" pronounce the "th" not "BOFF"...ugh!!! my dear fiance is SO SWEET! he just said I am sorry, is there anything i can do. I just said, no, just listen to me rant.  going back to keeping my hands warm now over this candle :) thank you for letting me rant.

~eloquently rambling.

Looking out...

sometimes i look at others and wonder why i am not them. does this happen to anyone else? i water my lawn, it should be green by now. i have pulled out all my weeds, and well i want to see some reward for it. maybe my lawn is just slow to grow. who knows? (shrugs shoulders).

~eloquently rambling