Im a traveling man

This week has been so difficult. I am finally getting to go home today from a very long week on the rez. I put in so much driving this week that I really have to add it up to see how many hours I drove. 13 hours of driving this week!
I also found out that I did not get the job that I for sure had, I started crying on site on Friday. I was so tired from the week already, and just couldn't take the bad news. Oh well, it wasn't meant to be. Luckily my wise advisor (My PI at my site who Ive gotten very close to), had a lot of great advise.
Friday night luckily we got into Albuquerque with time to eat dinner and we ate at this delicious Indian restaurant. YUMMY!
I am ready to be home....sit on a patio...and play with my dog. I will be happy when all three of those things are met.

So updates on the wedding: I chose flowers and everything already. The colors have no gone to white, red and black. Haha...I know! I got my invitations in the mail the other day and Matt says that they look great. Now I have to order my favors and I am pretty much all set. YAY!

I am trying to get my parents and Matt's parents to give me their guest lists...I know the invitations are going to take a long time to address!

Happiness is wanting what you got, not getting what you want.

The big Two-Seven

So in honor of my new toenail color, I am choosing to write this blog in purple (Thanks Nikki:)).  I cannot believe that the Winter vacation is over and I have to start it off with two months of traveling.  Overall I have had a wonderful break, lots of time spent with Matt and Ty!  I am such a home-body, and love to spend time relaxing (with a glass of wine or two!).

Today I got to hang out with Nikki a bit, which was great!  She got me a pedicure and coffee for my bday! So sweet!!  It was so nice nice to finally hang out, and I intend to keep it up.  Next date: pizza on a free day!  

Salissa left flowers and balloons at my front door, and it totally made my day!  I love birthdays, and probably act a little childish about them, but I just love it!  This is the first year that I haven't had an angle food cake made by my Daddy...and it is kinda bumming me out.  I hate growing up!  

I am totally wii-outfitted, thanks to matt, my brother and my sister.  I love it!!!  I have also dusted off my treadmill and have been using that and wii fit to start to get back into good shape!  

I am going to get through these next two months, even if it kills me!

I want CAKE

These are some pictures of cakes I really like.  The one that is blue and brown, I would probably make green background with white decoration.

I also like the white cake with the green decorations...

Wedding Ideas

So these are all of the hair ideas that I like.  I know I want my hair up, I don't even keep it down in my everyday life, so how could I manage that at a wedding.  I have a veil and a very pretty headband and was thinking I could work it in to one of these styles.  What do you think?

On the Road Again

Today is Saturday, but for me its a Sunday.  I have what you call SNS or Sunday night syndrome.  I get it every night before I have to leave for another work trip.  No matter how often I travel, I just cannot seem to get used to it.  I try to be happy about it, and understand that it is my job, but it is just so hard to do.  I do love my job, and enjoy the work, I just hate being away from home.  Lately I have made a huge effort to be happier, and it takes a lot out of me!  I am hoping that I don't get stranded anywhere on this trip...but who knows?  Going to Petoskey, Michigan seems to up the stakes on getting stuck especially with a three leg flight to get there!  I do love the cold weather, but I do not love driving in the snow!  I hate that I have to leave on a Sunday, I mean...I am not getting paid enough to have my weekend cut short.  I need my weekends to relax and reconnect with Matt and have enough time for friends.  I also need weekends to tackle the mountains of laundry that seem to be piling up to larger heights more and more frequently.  At least all of the hotels I am staying at have gyms, so I can work out some of my loneliness there.  

Enough of the dreading of tomorrow!  I had a wonderful time at an old friend's house last night and it was nice to meet some new people.  Matt and I are definitely getting along better and we are on the same page finally.  I want to get a friend for my puppy Ty, but I am not home enough to validate adding on a family member.  I actually felt happy for the first time in a long time yesterday, and didn't even think about my fatness (or my insecurities...not that I am fat, but I always just think I am)   There is a lot to be said about mind over matter...and my desire to be happy is so strong that I think it may be working (slowly and bit by bit...but working nonetheless!)

Ciao!

Home Sweet Home

I am back home after a very very long one day trip.  The site I visited as a mess, and I am not even sure if I got everything done that I needed too...totally stressful.  However, when I got home my wonderful man had cooked a candelight dinner, wine included.  How wonderful is that to come home to?  I should really do some work right now, but I just want to relax...honestly I am not being paid enough to work this much!  At least I home for a day before I head out on another visit.  I have to go to Wisconsin, and I am not pumped about that trip.  The week after I have to go to Petsokey, Michigan, and the flight to get there is three legs minimum, and I don't get home until Thursday night, yuck! I love spending time at home, and I am not doing enough of that these days.  I want to get on a workout routine, but it is so hard being all over the place.

Anyway, time to spend time with my sweetie and my puppy!

Go Redskins!

Yet another Sunday is here.  I am honestly surprised to admit that I am sad that football season is coming to a close.  As the season began, I was unsure of how the skins would do.  I have to admit that I am a newer fan and it started with my fiancee's Chris Cooley jersey.  On one of our first dates, I went over to his place to watch a football game.  I freaked out because I thought that he was wearing a jersey with my last name...STALKER!  But no, it was Cooley #47, now my favorite football player ever.  He has been on my fantasy team two years in a row!  Now I am a Redskins fan for life, there is just something about that team that is hard not to love.  Living in Texas makes it even a little more fun to be against the Cowboys...and it is so easy to hate them, especially Romo.  I love seeing them lose!  

Besides football today, I finally got to do some pilates and have lunch with S.  I hate when I don't know what to say or do to make things better.  I can't even imagine being in a situation as awful as she is in now, and it breaks my heart.  I am surprised at how well she seems to be doing, but she is such a strong woman!  I love her to death, and hopefully her knowing that makes things just a little bit better.

I am not looking forward to traveling tomorrow.  I am getting quite sick of all of this away from home time.  I am also not looking forward to traveling into the snowy, cold weather!  I cannot wait to get to work with one of my old co-workers, that is something that I am looking forward to!  

Time to do some laundry and clean!