Somewhere in the middle of the house
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentine's Day
I cannot believe that it is 8:15 p.m. and I have a) gotten home b) eaten c) taken off my work clothes d) not plugged in my laptop to work more e) Taken off my makeup. Amazing day.
I kind of sort of think Valentine's day is a bit cheesy. I mean shouldn't everyone show the people they love that they love them everyday? It used to be my favorite holiday. My mom would always get us awesome presents and make us all kinds of goodies... she still in fact gets us presents. We received ours just the other day... But it seems almost like Valentine's day in past years is more of an obligation, an explosion of commercialism. Everyone advertises it so that every one feels obligated to be romantic, when really, shouldn't it be more of just a gentle reminder to spend time with your loved ones or tell them you love them? Ahh...I don't know. It's an ok day I guess but in reality, I'd much rather be surprised with a small present or flowers or a night out on a random day of the year than a day when that's what you HAVE to do. I still like the general day of love concept though.
I've been pretty busy lately... as in I leave the house at 7 a.m., get home at 8 p.m. And work 6 hours on Saturdays. At least I like what I do. But I have to say it's getting pretty exhausting and it's only February!
Some highlights as of late are:
-Tim DID surprised me with a valentine's day present. He gave it to me early before our pre-Valentines day dinner on Saturday (although he broke our pact...usually we just go out to dinner and do the cards thing...no presents...not that I'm complaining). Anyway, he bought me an ipod. I know, we are like 3 years behind the times but it's awesome anyway. Can't believe we've been without one for this long!
-I surprised Tim today with Billy Joel tickets (I couldn't just be the recipient of a present!) and a taco dinner (his favorite).
-Our friends are coming into town for spring training...yea for visitors! Too bad it's still busy season at the time of the visit...
-One audit of the year is finished. I managed to make a lot, A LOT of rookie mistakes but I feel like I learned a lot and I met a really famous person which was cool.
-I love the Olympics.
-Tax refund. Sweet!
-The weather. Holy crap it's awesome here.
I can't think of anything else...except for the million and two things I have to do since I'm not working tonight, including 1) managing money, balancing checkbook, paying bills 2) responding to emails that I've had for two months 3) sending stuff to people that I meant to send three months ago 4) laundry 5) dishes 6) Three words: disgustingly dirty house.
Actually, none of that will probably happen. In reality, I'm going to pretend to do that and really post on my blog, then I'm going to go eat ice cream with Tim and then spend the rest of the night with him... and sleep, yes sleep. I totally need to sleep.
Anyway, I hope everyone else has an awesome Valentine's day! Enjoy the day of love...
I kind of sort of think Valentine's day is a bit cheesy. I mean shouldn't everyone show the people they love that they love them everyday? It used to be my favorite holiday. My mom would always get us awesome presents and make us all kinds of goodies... she still in fact gets us presents. We received ours just the other day... But it seems almost like Valentine's day in past years is more of an obligation, an explosion of commercialism. Everyone advertises it so that every one feels obligated to be romantic, when really, shouldn't it be more of just a gentle reminder to spend time with your loved ones or tell them you love them? Ahh...I don't know. It's an ok day I guess but in reality, I'd much rather be surprised with a small present or flowers or a night out on a random day of the year than a day when that's what you HAVE to do. I still like the general day of love concept though.
I've been pretty busy lately... as in I leave the house at 7 a.m., get home at 8 p.m. And work 6 hours on Saturdays. At least I like what I do. But I have to say it's getting pretty exhausting and it's only February!
Some highlights as of late are:
-Tim DID surprised me with a valentine's day present. He gave it to me early before our pre-Valentines day dinner on Saturday (although he broke our pact...usually we just go out to dinner and do the cards thing...no presents...not that I'm complaining). Anyway, he bought me an ipod. I know, we are like 3 years behind the times but it's awesome anyway. Can't believe we've been without one for this long!
-I surprised Tim today with Billy Joel tickets (I couldn't just be the recipient of a present!) and a taco dinner (his favorite).
-Our friends are coming into town for spring training...yea for visitors! Too bad it's still busy season at the time of the visit...
-One audit of the year is finished. I managed to make a lot, A LOT of rookie mistakes but I feel like I learned a lot and I met a really famous person which was cool.
-I love the Olympics.
-Tax refund. Sweet!
-The weather. Holy crap it's awesome here.
I can't think of anything else...except for the million and two things I have to do since I'm not working tonight, including 1) managing money, balancing checkbook, paying bills 2) responding to emails that I've had for two months 3) sending stuff to people that I meant to send three months ago 4) laundry 5) dishes 6) Three words: disgustingly dirty house.
Actually, none of that will probably happen. In reality, I'm going to pretend to do that and really post on my blog, then I'm going to go eat ice cream with Tim and then spend the rest of the night with him... and sleep, yes sleep. I totally need to sleep.
Anyway, I hope everyone else has an awesome Valentine's day! Enjoy the day of love...
Saturday, February 04, 2006
A special day indeed
Today is my mom's birthday. I won't reveal her age, except to say that she's still very young... probably due in part to the fact that she's married to my dad who will always be a child at heart. (I don't think his true age will ever show and I think that has to rub off on my mom).
Anyway, I wish that we could've been there to spend it with her but I think she knows that we were thinking about her all day and hoping that her birthday was wonderful.
Love you, mom!
Anyway, I wish that we could've been there to spend it with her but I think she knows that we were thinking about her all day and hoping that her birthday was wonderful.
Love you, mom!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Screaming inside
If I have to look at a computer screen for one more second today or think about fixed assets (in particular TOOLING assets) I am going to scream.
Today was one of those days where it just seemed like problems just kept cropping up. A day of problems. Never ending problems. You fix one, another one occurs. You spend 5 hours trying to figure out one just to spend the next two trying to figure out how to present it and document it. And then you try to comprehend the language of someone who has an accent only to discover that comprehension is basically impossible. The process is interesting and somewhat fun but you hit a point when you realize that all day you were basically stuck in some kind of problem rut...and that can get frustrating.
So, yes, scream.
And then I wonder, does anyone ever figure it out? Life, I mean? Problems at work are like a puzzle...there is always a solution, you just have to talk to people to understand what's going on and then you have to look at the problem and figure out the best way to solve it by the rules. But life? Life seems more complex. Or is it really just simplistic and people make it complex? Sometimes I just don't think I have it all figured out yet. And I like to figure stuff out. I like stuff to be solved. I like to put the pieces together and have 'ah ha' moments. Sometimes I think I would like for life to be like the GAAP guide we use in accounting...cut and dry-all rules and instructions spelled out in about four million words-lengthy but it leaves no room for question or error. But I don't know-maybe the unknown, the not really ever having it all figured out is just all part of the journey and to completely figure it out would be to make it less interesting.
(Sidenote: I lied. I just looked at a computer screen for 5 more minutes today. But added to the 10-11 hours I've already been looking at the screen really doesn't make 5 minutes seem all that significant. Although I think my head and eyes would fight me on that point right about now).
Today was one of those days where it just seemed like problems just kept cropping up. A day of problems. Never ending problems. You fix one, another one occurs. You spend 5 hours trying to figure out one just to spend the next two trying to figure out how to present it and document it. And then you try to comprehend the language of someone who has an accent only to discover that comprehension is basically impossible. The process is interesting and somewhat fun but you hit a point when you realize that all day you were basically stuck in some kind of problem rut...and that can get frustrating.
So, yes, scream.
And then I wonder, does anyone ever figure it out? Life, I mean? Problems at work are like a puzzle...there is always a solution, you just have to talk to people to understand what's going on and then you have to look at the problem and figure out the best way to solve it by the rules. But life? Life seems more complex. Or is it really just simplistic and people make it complex? Sometimes I just don't think I have it all figured out yet. And I like to figure stuff out. I like stuff to be solved. I like to put the pieces together and have 'ah ha' moments. Sometimes I think I would like for life to be like the GAAP guide we use in accounting...cut and dry-all rules and instructions spelled out in about four million words-lengthy but it leaves no room for question or error. But I don't know-maybe the unknown, the not really ever having it all figured out is just all part of the journey and to completely figure it out would be to make it less interesting.
(Sidenote: I lied. I just looked at a computer screen for 5 more minutes today. But added to the 10-11 hours I've already been looking at the screen really doesn't make 5 minutes seem all that significant. Although I think my head and eyes would fight me on that point right about now).
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
News? What news?
I really have nothing to say but I'm feeling the urge to post something for the sole reason that I haven't posted in several days...
But nothing is really going on except for work. I leave my house at 7 a.m., get home at 7 p.m at the earliest, eat, then work some more at home. Well, the last part (working more at home) is what I SHOULD be doing. I usually get distracted by things that actually sound like fun... like reading a magazine, watching TV, posting on my blog (that's what this REALLY is...a distraction so I don't have to work), attempting to work out...
I have been pretty good about working though lately. I went in for a few hours on Saturday, spent some hours on Sunday night and am seriously considering the need to work some more tonight. It is busy season, so I'm told... even though I'm not a tax accountant anymore I'm learning that rule still applies to me as an auditor. I love it though...so I'm not complaining.
Today is the 105th day without rain for Phoenix. I'm totally not complaining about that either. I think we are in the complete opposite situation as our friends in Oregon, Travis and Rachel. Maybe if they are getting sick of rain in Oregon we can start to convince them to move to Phoenix... or vice versa, I guess, although I'm pretty sure I can't be persuaded to love rain...but that's just me. :) It would be nice to have some friends here... maybe we will have to start really talking people into moving here. So, here's the push: EVERYONE SHOULD MOVE TO PHOENIX! 105 days with no rain, approximately 65-75 degrees for nine months out of the year, sunny all year, tons to do, lots of jobs, major growth, TIM AND JENN, what else could you want in a city? I know somewhere I'm going to hear the response that, "Oh, if you're lonely, you shouldn't have moved AWAY from your friends." Here's my response to that before anyone has the chance to say it: 1) I'm not lonely, I miss our friends 2) I am 100% happy in Phoenix. I absolutely love it here. And we have met people... but it's not the same as the people we've known for years. Having our good friends here would make Phoenix even that much more perfect.
This weekend we are going to the FBR open in Scottsdale. We are pretty excited to see a bunch of the major golfers. We've heard that it's a pretty good time there, too. Apparently it gets pretty crazy for a golf tournament. It should be fun. Sunday I'm sure we'll watch the superbowl... anyone have a vote for who'll win? I vote Seattle...gotta go for the underdogs.
Rambling, yes I'm rambling. And procrastinating. And not watching the State of the Union. Or working. Or working out. But I posted. What a great way to spend time, eh?
But nothing is really going on except for work. I leave my house at 7 a.m., get home at 7 p.m at the earliest, eat, then work some more at home. Well, the last part (working more at home) is what I SHOULD be doing. I usually get distracted by things that actually sound like fun... like reading a magazine, watching TV, posting on my blog (that's what this REALLY is...a distraction so I don't have to work), attempting to work out...
I have been pretty good about working though lately. I went in for a few hours on Saturday, spent some hours on Sunday night and am seriously considering the need to work some more tonight. It is busy season, so I'm told... even though I'm not a tax accountant anymore I'm learning that rule still applies to me as an auditor. I love it though...so I'm not complaining.
Today is the 105th day without rain for Phoenix. I'm totally not complaining about that either. I think we are in the complete opposite situation as our friends in Oregon, Travis and Rachel. Maybe if they are getting sick of rain in Oregon we can start to convince them to move to Phoenix... or vice versa, I guess, although I'm pretty sure I can't be persuaded to love rain...but that's just me. :) It would be nice to have some friends here... maybe we will have to start really talking people into moving here. So, here's the push: EVERYONE SHOULD MOVE TO PHOENIX! 105 days with no rain, approximately 65-75 degrees for nine months out of the year, sunny all year, tons to do, lots of jobs, major growth, TIM AND JENN, what else could you want in a city? I know somewhere I'm going to hear the response that, "Oh, if you're lonely, you shouldn't have moved AWAY from your friends." Here's my response to that before anyone has the chance to say it: 1) I'm not lonely, I miss our friends 2) I am 100% happy in Phoenix. I absolutely love it here. And we have met people... but it's not the same as the people we've known for years. Having our good friends here would make Phoenix even that much more perfect.
This weekend we are going to the FBR open in Scottsdale. We are pretty excited to see a bunch of the major golfers. We've heard that it's a pretty good time there, too. Apparently it gets pretty crazy for a golf tournament. It should be fun. Sunday I'm sure we'll watch the superbowl... anyone have a vote for who'll win? I vote Seattle...gotta go for the underdogs.
Rambling, yes I'm rambling. And procrastinating. And not watching the State of the Union. Or working. Or working out. But I posted. What a great way to spend time, eh?
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Humiliation.
Today, leaving my client's I completely ate it. Fell. Flew through the air. Wiped out. It started on about the third step up from the bottom of the stairs (as we were walking down). I think my shoe got caught in the cuff of my pants and the next thing I know, I landed at the bottom of the stairs in a split position and I slid across the floor a ways, right along side of my keys which I released from my grip during the fall and which also slid across the floor. My boss was standing there with his jaw dropped, in disbelief... "Did that really just happen? Did she really just do that?" Yes, yes I did. I am convinced though that it was a rather graceful fall. I didn't hurt anything or drop anything (aside from the keys). And I landed in a perfect split position... it was just like I planned a grand exit or something. Classy.
I am still cracking up...3 hours later. So embarrassing but so, so funny. I give my co-worker permission to laugh. I can't imagine how bad he wanted to at the time. Like I said, I still haven't stopped.
I am still cracking up...3 hours later. So embarrassing but so, so funny. I give my co-worker permission to laugh. I can't imagine how bad he wanted to at the time. Like I said, I still haven't stopped.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
More and more progress...almost a foundation!
It looks like by the time we go to our house next weekend we will have the foundation. Our neighbors right next door to us have theirs and we have the grid stuff on the floors that indicates that we are all ready to be poured. There are three houses in our neighborhood that have already been framed and they are close to ours so we are excited because it appears that they are starting to build from our end of the neighborhood.
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