Wondering...

we have all heard this saying below before and often times have wondered at some point that it must be true because our day is just yucky and things are not going as we planned. well, right now, i am feeling as such :(

but then the question at the end...or is it? makes me stop and think. right now i am doing ok, i just want better. i was talking to my love about this yesterday and reminding him that yes, it seems that the people we know are married, getting ready to marry, have kids, are pregnant, or have their "dream" job. etc. and yes it has not happened for us yet, but also, you do not know what problems they have or may have down the road. but it seems like they are doing "better" than we are. i do want better for him and i individually and as a couple. i want to continue on with school (PhD or Medical School) and/or get a better job and he would love that break into his "dream" job. of course we think and know it will happen for the other person, but it really comes down to: do I think it will happen for ME/does HE think it will happen for HIM? what do you think? how do you handle these feelings? prayers/good vibes for our "better and greener side of the grass" are welcomed and needed. 

~eloquently rambling...

Brand Name or Generics?

i am not really loyal to any brand. usually, if it is on sale, i will get it. if not generic is fine with me. the only thing that i may not get generic is over the counter meds. with that said, generics sure can carry funny names such as apple hoops for appple jacks and honey oats for honey nut cherrios etc. my favortite and funniest (at least to me) in generic names is one i came across at the dollar tree for oil of olay called "oil of life" see hahah! it has great reviews and i have spotted it many times. now that i am ready to try it out for myself...you guessed it, i cannot find it :(  well, here is the pic. what is your take on generics? what is the funniest generic name for a product you have spotted?

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~eloquently rambling...

Super Bowl Sunday!!

wahoo! it is here. where are the men? oh, yea that is right, they are all watching the game :) so, which team are you rooting for? i think i am leaning Ravens right now, the underdog here. wish i was in New Orleans, i am sure the atmosphere is an "experience" to say the least. i am sure there are going to be lots of blog post about the "Super Bowl". i am ready to read :) what yummy food did you have? which commercials were the best? did you like the half-time show. to be honest, i watch the Super Bowl for the half time show and then 3rd and 4th quarter (sorry love...it is just not the same without you!). if you use VIGGLE make sure you are "Viggling" the game! if you want to start using viggle click here---> VIGGLE. enjoy the game!

~eloquently rambling...

Love is in the air!

here is a beautiful love story that is from a page that i follow/"liked" on facebook called: Wedding Digest Nigeria. i just love reading about love stories. makes my heart skip a beat and say...AWWW! often times makes you think of your own love and/or know there is still hope in all that believe in love. i will be out of town this weekend, but wanted to have something for you all to read. :) enjoy and share what you think! what has your love one done for you that you hold dear to your heart?

The Story:

"True life story.....Please read on

Unemployed Christian Chukwudi Got Married against Friends Advise......
"You can't be paying the bills for him and still be doing all the work in the House". - wife's friends advised. A Guy who has no job got married to a banker, despite his fears and several advices that it's not good to marry without a job. Every month the girl would give the guy her full salary of N-135k after removing her tithe.

The guy would give the wife N-20k for personal upkeep and the guy determined what happened to the remaining money. This happened for three good years. There was happiness in the family and the wife never refused to do her primary home duties for that 3 years, despite wrong advice from friends that 'you can't be paying the bills and still be doing all the work'.

There was a particular month the guy used about N-70,000 to travel from state to state for different interviews.He finally got a job with a good firm in Port-Harcourt. His salary was N-600,000 monthly for a start. He bought his first car (a brand new) for N-4.5million(nira), he gave d wife the car key, and continued to take public transport to work for about two years. Then he bought the second car for N6 million. Then he took the keys of the first car and gave his wife the keys of the second car. They were very happy. They eventually moved into their own house after few years.One day, the wife was looking for some documents. Then she stumbled on a file neatly hidden, when she opened it, she saw her wedding picture when she was very slim in the first page of the file.

She then saw that the document to the purchase of the land and every other thing in the house were all written in her name! At the last page was the husband's wedding picture and a note written by him: ''MY WIFE IS ALL I HAVE GOT. NOT EVEN THIS HOUSE WORTH N-24M AT THE TIME I BUILT IT IS MINE''.

Tears started to roll down her eyes as tried to put the documents neatly as she saw them and walked back to the kitchen. This couple got married in 1998. Last Sunday was their wedding anniversary with three children, two boys and a girl. True LOVE still exists till this day. Are you sure the love you have for your partner can be compared to this one you just read? No matter what, remember you chose each other. So share. It doesn't matter who puts food on the table".

~eloquently rambling...

Mon-Fri Review

so glad it is friday! the week was a good one. no major issues and work was work. glad that the student count is picking up. my goal is to hit over 200 by the end of our grand year august 31, 2013. good vibes/prayers welcomed. i have had the car since the start of the year so that has been nice. i can actually get out of the office for lunch, but i have been a taxi driver in the process. you win some you loose some.

mon; start of the week. slow appt flow. caught up on e-mails and files. had some good dialog with my love.

tues: same as monday :) free lunch at work from subway so that was nice. chat with my love. 1/2 day at the office.

wed: electricity seminar, free subway lunch, evening workshop event (i hope to get some students in to me from this event). chat with my love.

thurs: 1/2 day at the office, appt. student flow picked up. i have not heard the phone ring SO much in 4 hours!! this is good. got to get the numbers! used my afternoon off to hunt for baby gifts (got some good deals) and snuck in a little shopping for me too :) (shhh, do not tell!). i am still on the hunt for a new pair of heels and flats. you all know of a good place to look? chat with my love.

fri: we shall see as that is today! fully booked, i hope they all show up. no weekend event for work planned so little trip perhaps to see an old friend of mother's. she has not seen her in over 30 years and her friend's daughter just had a baby. i am sure there will be a chat with my love. he has a couple of games today and one on saturday.

**question**: i have been asked to represent the program at a career fair hosted by the school i work at. is it wrong for me to bring my own resume to the event to hand out? i mean i am looking for something that pays more and is not 100% driven by numbers. meaning if the grant as a whole does not meet their specified number, everyone that is on the grant will lose their job. let me just say..AHHH! STRESSFUL!!!

hope your week went well :) have a great weekend. looking forward to reading about it all and Happy Black History Month!

~eloquently rambling...