Thanksgiving Holiday

I was so lucky, my 3 day weekend happened to fall on Thanksgiving weekend. I had Thursday, Friday and Saturday off!

Thursday at noon we went to my dads house for Turkey dinner, and at 3 we went to Cam's cousin, Brandi's house for more food. We were SO stuffed! After Brandi's we came home, popped Elf in the DVD player, looked thru all the ads, and planned our stops!

Toys R Us- we went there right at midnight! There was a really long line, going in the east doors. Well, we stood there for a second, when Cam saw that they opened up the Babys R Us doors, so we jetted in there quickly! We were the first to check out on Babys R Us side, and we were outta there! -luckily BEFORE the fights broke out! (we got a skateboard ramp for Cams nephew)

The plan was, after Toys R Us, to go home, sleep for a couple, and go back out. Yea...that didn't happen. Denna (Cams mom) called me, said they were at Walmart, and we should come there. So we decided to stop there, see where they had everything we wanted, so that we knew where to go when we came back later. Well, long story short, we ended up staying at Walmart until 5am! (Got a sony camera, a TomTom for my brother-in-law, 2 big collage pic frames, some Christmas decorations, a folding table/chairs, a Cricut cartridge, and some jammies for Cam's nephew, Deuce)

Next, Home Depot. We were there when the doors opened at 6, and wanted to get an air compressor, shop vac, and Christmas lights. Cam and I both took off in different directions, and were going to grab any of the stuff on our list that we could find. Well, I found the air compressor right away, and drug it behind me to go find the shop vacs. I found the shop vacs (that everyone and their mom were going crazy for!) so I pulled one down, and had to push the compressor/shop vac towards the front of the store b/c they were too heavy to carry! I kept trying to call Cams phone so that he could come help me, but of course, no answer. Well, I got to the front of the store, and I see Cam about half way down the main isle, and he looks so disappointed, and he can't see that I have stuff in front of me on the ground, and he said "I couldn't find anything, they are all gone!" Needless to say, he was pumped when he saw that I had the 2 main things we wanted! Oh yea..we also go the Christmas lights...but those weren't that big of a deal.

We were home sleeping around 8, slept for about 3 hours, then we got up and went to the Christmas tree farm!! It was so fun! We also ran some other errands (grabbed some lunch, had to go get stockings and bows, etc) we were soo tired that we didn't even decorate until Saturday morning.

Saturday morning we decorated the tree and the house, and cooked stuff for our next Thanksgiving stop...Lauras (my sister) Cam didn't end up getting to go to Lauras...he was feeling under the weather, so he stayed home, while mom and I went to KC.

All and all, it was an awesome weekend!!

FRANNIE

Ok, so incase ya'll don't know the story, when Cecil and I got a divorce, he took both of our pugs. Well, Frannie (the girl) was always partial to me, and I can't tell you how many times I have cried because I miss her , and felt like I had abandoned her.

WELL...Cecil sent me an email saying how Frannie just hasn't been the same, she is always hiding, and super depressed. Obviously, this broke my heart.

I came home and talked with Cameron, and he told me that if it would make me happy that I needed to bring Frannie home, that he would love her as much as he loves me!

So..Frannie is home with her momma! Cecil brought her over tonight...she has been following me around all night...I just can't get enough of her...

will take pics soon...

Has it been this long?

SORRY!! I am bad! I need to mark it on my to-do-list to blog at least weekly!!

So..here is what has been happening...

Oct 2- Cam and I met up with Marty and his sweet girlfriend Jenna, and had a few drinks. Wish we could do it more often!

Oct 8- Went to the pumpkin patch with Cam (mark it on your calendars folks..I forgot to take my camera :(

Oct 9- Dishing Divas night! We went out for sammies, and then went and watched Lindsey in her musical Evil Dead! I loved it!! (other than, once again, getting drafted to work later that night)

Oct 10- Went to the rennisance festival with my mom and Cameron..it was SOOO cold!! Don't worry, I still got a bread bowl of soup, and an apple dumpling! And of course, Cam got the turkey leg! Yumm-o!

Oct 10- Came home and carved pumpkins..

15-18 -SISTERS TRIP TO DENVER!!! It was fun, sans the speeding ticket I received from a grouchy trooper on the way home. Ps...the sushi resturaunt we were at was the most AMAZING sushi ever!!

Oct 22- Had lunch with my girlfriend Allison at Panara, and caught up.

Oct 24- White Trash Bash at my girlfriend Caitlin's friends house..really fun!!

Oct 25- we had pics taken of everyone for Cam's parents for Christmas. I can't wait for them to see, they'll be so excited! This is one of my faves

Oct 26-29 Cameron went to the academy to be an active shooter instructor..I missed him so much!

Oct 29- I worked the crazy H1N1 clinic at the Expo, and got my H1N1 shot..I was nervous, but didn't get sick!

Oct 30- Toynes had a Halloween party, Cam and I went as Popye and Olive Oyl

Nov 2- got together with Ashley, her aunt Shelee and cousin Kayla and scrapbooked from 8a-8p, got a lot done!! Can't wait until our next date...Dec 14th!

Well, thats it for now....I promise I'll be back next week!

Ps...not to rub it in, but I am almost done Christmas shopping!!!

a bit of my scrapbookin

Here is what I have gotten done lately...much more to come! I'm hoping to get several more layouts done on my days off!

Life

I feel so bad for not blogging, I love doing it, it is a release in some odd way, but I feel like once I get home from work, Im pooped, so I don't even mess with it. Im going to try to fix that!

Things that have been exciting for me lately:

• Cam gave me $100 and told me to go shopping for me..it was so sweet; I went to KC and spent the entire day shopping for me. I even got to have lunch with my sister at our fave sushi train!


• I had lunch with 2 of my favorite girls from St.Francis, (when I worked there) it was sure nice to be able to catch up with them!


• I had an all-day scrapbook crop with Ashley, her aunt and cousin..it was so much fun! We already have 2 more scheduled!


• Found out one of my great friends is prego! I love the power of prayer!


• Cameron played in a cancer benefit poker tournament and won 2nd place!


• Cameron's niece, Trichelle turned 6, we got her an adorable outfit, and took balloons to her school! I just love those kids!

Tomorrow is my Friday! I am in desperate need of a couple of days off! I can't wait until Saturday when I have a day off with Cameron..first day together this month!! Yes, you read that right, this month!

Friday I am excited for Katie's purse party! Friday night I am getting drafted, again, to work a DUI checklane..joy.

Other than the above mentioned stuff, pretty much my days consist of waking up, working out, eating lunch, going to work, coming home and going to bed. See now why I have no life? lol

I just got done reading an AWESOME book. Crazy Love by Leslie Morgan Steiner..you should read it!

nuttin much...

Nothing too much has been happenin...just work work work...



Last night I had a woman tell me to hurry up and pat her down, or she might poop on me...lol...



Today is my Friday! Thank goodness! Thursday I have a date with Cameron, I am really excited. We are going to KC all day, I can't wait!



Other than that...I don't know much...hope you all are doing good!

shopping

Yesterday was my day off, and I ran some errands, then went to KC to shop with my sister! We went out for sushi at my favorite place, sakura! (the sushi train) Then we went shopping! Do you ever find that when you actually have money to spend..you can't find anything to buy!? We were both pretty unsuccessful..but it was a lot of fun...as always..

I ended up getting a couple of shirts on the clearance racks at Old Navy; a little side note...Old Navy is usually pretty hit or miss for me..normally miss..I never fall in love with anything there...however, I found a cute tank top and a short-sleeve zip up hoodie thing thats cute.

And my favorite purchase, a cadet cap! I have been looking for one for a while that actually fits my huge head..lol..

Well, its off to do more errands today and go walking with one of my favorite gals, Katie.

nothin much..

Nothing positive has really happened, so I have not written. This last week was a bad week to say the least! A friend of mine committed suicide, and I found out Im getting bumped to 3rd shift Sept 1-Jan 1.

I keep trying to find the silver lining in it all!

On a positive note..I've been getting caught up on my scrapbooking, and today is my FRIDAY!!

Hope your work week goes fast!

Wordless Wednesdays

Wedding fun

Saturday Cam was in one of his best-friends weddings here in Topeka. I was pretty nervous about going..but the night turned out to be sooo much fun! The reception was a blast, where i think everyone had a bit too much to drink..mainly myself :)

Getting to work today was a tad rough, but here are some pics...

Pedi

Ok, so as many of you know, I have this wedding to go to on Saturday. I am wearing a black dress, with silver jewelry. I couldn't quite decide what to do with my toes, but after some voting..here is what I decided on...at first I was like "uh oh" but its grown on me, and I kinda like it!

rifle training

Today I had rifle training..it went really well!! I scored 100% on our qualification course! I would definitley say this is my new favorite gun!!

Its back to normal work schedule tomorrow, and working out again in the morning!

Hope you all have a good Friday!

I love haircuts!!

Today I had a much needed haircut/color! I cut off about 2 inches, I was kinda at that point at the shoulders either let it grow, or cut it! I put in a lot more blond, and dark underneath! I love it!

Well, that was the hi-lite of my day!!

Tomorrow I dont work my regular shift, I have rifle training from 8-4, so its off to bed for me!!

Favorite receipe/dish

Ok, so I take this dip everywhere and LOVE it!

It doesn't really have a name...maybe I should make one up?

4 boxes cream cheese (if it makes you feel better to do the fat free, go for it!)
4 cans rotel
Two 1lb rolls of sausage (I usually use Jimmy Dean Sage)
Tortilla chips
1 croc pot liner!! (its a must..unless you enjoy washing crocpots)

line your croc-pot. add the cream cheese and rotel.

brown the sasuage, add it to the croc pot...mix together and enjoy!

Not me Monday

Last night I did NOT lay in the bathtub and read my book for over 30 minutes. I did NOT sleep in today until 11:15.

Cam and I did NOT go to Sears to get a wedding gift for his friend. We couldn't find the stuff he registered for b/c he registered online, so we did NOT pick out stuff that we thought was similar, and got it anways..lol

We did NOT go to the gym, and we did NOT grill out for lunch.

Tomorrow I do NOT have to go back to work.



Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

3 Things you didn't know about me...

3 Things you didn't know about me..

1. I want to be a mommy SOOOO bad! But..I know good things come to those who wait :)

2. I think one of the best physical feelings in the world is someone washing your hair for you (silly I know..but this is why I love getting my hair did)

3. I am petrified of fire, don't like being the BBQ operator, don't like fireworks unless Im really far away, I am OCD about making sure I unplug/turn off stuff, b/c I worry my house will burn down, and even though I LOVE habachi grills..that is my LEAST favorite part when they do the smiley face with the oil and the WOOOOOOOOOOOOF your eye lashes are smoldering...

ok..Im done :)

Im alive!!

Ok, so apparently I fell off the wagon! However, I am back in blog mode!
So lets see what has happened lately..a couple of weeks ago Cam and I went to see Bruno...HORRIBLE!! Don't EVER see it. If you wanna know why..all I gotta say is gay porno..if you wouldn't watch one of those..then don't sit down for this one!
Cam and I took his parents, Frank & Denna (yes, her name is 1 letter different than mine) out to dinner, just to thank them for everything they do for both of us (gave me a TV, b/c I didn't have one in my room, paid for the hotel room/dinner at the casino on Cam's b-day, paid for the cabin that the entire family stayed in at Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun) so needless to say, the least we could do is dinner.
I went to KC to have lunch and hang out poolside with my sister! It was such a good day!
I went out for girls night, which I LOVED. Had some yummy sushi, and watched an UBER cute movie, The Proposal...its a must see!
The most EXCITING news is that I AM ON MY OWN!!!! I am no longer riding with an FTO or an evaluator! I have my own take-home car now and everything..the road to this point has been long, but it has all been worth it!!
Last night we went to Cam's buddy, Robby's house for a few beers and to chit chat...it was fun.

For now, thats all! I have an eventful week coming up..so I'll keep you posted!

Sleep is overrated

Its been a while..this week has been hectic!! I volunteered to work at a fireworks tent every day for the whole week from 8a-noon, then had to go into work from 2-10. So I am feeling drained!
Hopefully next week slows down, and I can't get back on schedule.

Nothing much is new; I completed my final phase of FTO, and I am now in my evaluation phase. I have 7 more days, and pending they pass me, I will be on my own!! Say a prayer that everything goes good!

I better go be productive, but hopefully you will see more of me next week!

Hope everyone has a happy 4th!!

ps..Cam is doing wonderful...just have not been able to see a lot of each other b/c of the schedule!

Not Me Monday

Friday I did NOT get off work at 10:30, and go to a get together at a co-workers house. I did NOT have a really good time hanging out with all my new buddies, and I did NOT get home at 5am!
Saturday morning I did NOT get up at 8am to go spend the day with Laura in KC. I did NOT have fun shopping, and giggling in the dressing room like we always do. I did NOT eat my FAVORITE sushi train for lunch!
Sunday, I did NOT make my daddy-o breakfast. I did NOT go riding along with Cam while he was working, and we did NOT go spend some time with his family when he got off.
Today I did NOT go soak up some sun at the pool, I did NOT go workout, and I did NOT go see Ashley and her bambinos.
Tomorrow I do NOT have to go back to work...boo! AND I will NOT be waiting for one of my besties to let me know how her apt went!!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Lots of fun things..

So I have not wrote a blog in a while, sorry! Time just slips away from me!
This week at work has been pretty busy, and REALLY hot! I come home with wet clothes (from sweat) every night. Yuck!
But my good things that have happened over the last week or so are: Cam suprised me and ordered Dish Network for me to have so I didn't have to go to my moms or Cailtin's (my FTOs) to watch TV. He knows that I am a tightwad, and wouldn't do that for myself, so he did it. He's so thoughtful. I didn't have a lawmower, and would have to borrow my dads or Cams every time I wanted to mow the lawn (talk about annoying) so I got on Craigslist, and found a really nice one for $30! I was so excited, it works great! Then Fri, Sat & Sun Cam and I rode with my dad and Brenda (stepmom) to their lake house in the Ozarks and spent a few days just relaxin, boatin, swimmin, etc. It was a lot of fun! We got back Sunday, and we went to Cam's parents house, and they had got us both Oakley sunglasses because they looked like "cop glasses" lol..they are so sweet!

8 Things

8 things I am looking forward to:
1-going to KC to spend the day with my sister,Laura, on Saturday
2-getting a pedicure-hopefully soon!
3-hopefully finding out one of my closest friends, Chelsey, will have no problem getting prego!
4-Finishing phase 3 of my FTO program, and going to evaluation phase
5-going to Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun with Cam's family
6-meeting up with a friend from the academy for lunch in manhattan
7-Katie's birthday
8-Chelsey & Jason's reception

8 things I did yesterday:
1-woke up
2-gym
3-work
4-arrested someone
5-got off work late
6-went to walgreens to pick up pics I had developed
7-took Nyquil
8-went to sleep

8 things I wish I could do:
1-tile my kitchen floor
2-get a front loading washer/dryer
3-be able to run all of my 3 mile jog, not just half of it
4-lose 15 more lbs
5-buy a flat screen TV
6-know then what I know now..
7-have time to catch up on scrapbook pages
8-go to Hawaii!

8 shows I watch:
1-Keeping Up With the Kardashians
2-Jon & Kate Plus 8
3-Snapped
4-Obsessed
5-The Hills
I just got Dish Network, after not having had cable since January, so I really dont know many shows

8 friends I tagged:
I don't have 8 friends on here!! lol

Wordless Wednesday

Cut me some slack...I know its Thursday..