How LATE was that? :thumbsdown: My bad ya’ll…

Welp, Thursday afternoon when I got home from work…I realized that I hadnt eaten all day, so I went to grab some crackers to hold me over until Incog got home. But eating them was becoming some serious task because i was having a hard time swallowing. I shrugged it off and put the crackers back and went and drank some water, not really thinking anything was wrong…but that it was just WEIRD.

Later on, Incog got home and cooked BBQ and as I attempted to eat, I realized that everytime I chewed, my throat glands felt like they were on fire. And eventually, my left throat glan was hugely swollen and VERY noticeable, so Incog and I headed to Urgent Care to figure out what the heck.

Two hours later, we walked out holding a prescription for Amoxicillan and Vicodin. I have Strep Throat. :wtf:

By the time we got out of there, I was too tired to go fill the prescription, so we got home, and I just slept until morning. Friday morning, i woke up and ran a quick errand for work, and then headed straight for Savons. Incog got home later, and we went to see “Lucky Number Sleven” which was pretty good and “Scary Movie 4″ which i had a hard time staying awake in…It wasnt that it was boring, it was that the Vicodin had kicked in. :loser:

Saturday…I slept…..and slept…..and…slept.

After I woke up, we got tickets for the Dodger vs Giants game. Pretty good Tickets…Field Tickets…Lower Level…Good View. The crowd was HARSH on Barry Bonds though. I got Incog to run down to the box seats and take a photo of him…

:camera: More Photos from Dodgers vs. Giants

I was knocked out on the way home.

Sunday, we woke up extra early *for a Sunday* and drove to Church. There were 7,000 seats and they were all field for the 9am service. I bet the 11am service was even crazier. After that, we went to my mom’s house and had Easter Dinner *yay for Grandma and Mom*. After we left there, we stopped by the Outlets. I got a new D&B purse, and some shirts form Guess. Incog got a shirt from Nautica.

I dont know about ya’ll…but having Strep sucks to high heaven. You can barely eat anything, and your head and throat hurts. I wouldnt wish it on anyone.

Welp…I barely made it through my Monday…but I’m hangin in there…I hope you all had a good Easter and have a Great week! Stay Blessed! :pray:

PS. If you could throw up a silent prayer, that’d be great!

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Evening Crunches
10 Minute Quick-Ab-Workout – Ab Workouts for Dummies(DVD)
10 Minute Weights for Lovehandles

4am Workout – LA Fitness
30 minutes Pre-Core
5 minutes Leg Weights

Evening Crunches
30 minutes Ab-Workout – Ab Workouts for Dummies(DVD)

Oh boy, oh boy…

The weekend is over…but I’ve come to think of it as a week closer to graduating *even though I’ve still got 3 semesters to go*. Don’t laught at me. I have to have something to look forward to. Incog says, “what’s the rush”…and all i can think of is “this is costin a whole lot…I can’t even shop as much anymore!” But all in time I guess, all in time.

We got our leather couches on Thursday night. It took us a while to get them up the stairs…but a few nice neighbors held the gate open for us and another one helped us get the bigger couch through the front door. :dance: I’d like to think im she-woman, but my arms seem to think otherwise. :pissed:

For the past three weeks, i’ve been back on my little 4am workouts. I gotta get in shape for the summer. Plus Incog and I are taking a mini-vaca to Seattle, WA in July, and I want to make sure that I look decent.

Sunday, we woke up and went to church. Shepherd of the Hills is on point. If you’re ever in Northridge on a Sunday, make sure you make a trip out to Porter Ranch and see what the Church has in store for you. This Sunday, Easter Sunday, there are supposed to be close to 10,000 people in attendance for service. We’re going to have to get there at about 8am for the 9am service. We havent decided what we will do afterwards, but Im sure we’ll figure it out.

After church, we drove out to Oxnard, to take my mom the old TV that we had in the office. We had lunch at BJ’s and then went over to my grandma’s house to see my grandparents and my little cousins Gregory and Emmanuel. Afterwards, we hit up the Outlets to see what they had. I purchased a few workout pants for the mornings *it’s perty cold* from the Nike Outlet, and a shirt and hat from Lacoste.

Okay…enough babbling. I’m supposed to be asleep. I need to be awake in 3 hours for my workout. *grrrrr*
Stay Blessed. Have a good Tuesday!

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No one ever said it would be easy. Life that is.

I still havent been able to get in contact with Lael.
It’s times like these where she’d listen and tell me everything will be alright. Or we’d go driving and end up at the beach and just sit there and talk…she’s one of my best friends. I gotta figure out how to find her.

I registered for classes for Summer 06. I’ll be in class 3 days a week. I’m stepping things up because I know we’ve set these BIG goals. Church helps. :pray:

We bought our tickets for our next mini-vaca this past weekend. Seattle Mariners game in July…good tickets too. I’ll make sure to take a lot of pictures. :camera:
I opened a Sharebuilder account under the supervision of a classmate who trades stocks for a living.
I stood in line at WAMU and opened another Savings Account. You can never save too much.

I received a photo of my second cousin kaila today. She’s the cutest. :tearsjoy:

We’re supposed to be getting our leather couches today…:woohoo:…so i need to clean…:bitch:…how is that for a mix of emotions. :blush:

I filed my taxes today too. I owe the government money. :pissed: Damn them. :bitch: Damn Bush. Damn Condomlisa. :sick: Damn em all to hell. :wtf: No one ever said being in business for yourself would be cheap.

Anyhow…that’s it for the rundown. I think i’ll post some photos in a few weeks. We’ll see. :shocked:
Stay Blessed! Have a good weekend *since i wont post tomorrow*.

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:camera: View the Rest

Yeah well…I’m almost done. Almost. :thumbsup:
I made it through my first set of final papers. I still have to write closing arguments on one, but I’m content with the fact that it shouldn’t take more than an hour or two. And I’m still waiting to hear back from the professor regarding the presentation that pre-ceded the paper.

However, I know that my other paper went well. :woohoo:

very well written. this was an enjoyable read. im glad you made it into the course

That’s what she said, at least. I hope that means that my final grade will be good as well. :pray:

Patience is a Virtue.

Although it was drilled into me for 8 weeks, 3 days…*you dont need to know the rest*…it’s an area that I still struggle in. :bitch: I’m having a hard time seeing where this is going…and I think a few others are as well. :shocked: The issue is that no one really “knows” and I dont know how I feel about that. If THEY dont know, how am I supposed to know? My confidence in this is shaken, and I might have to consider some alternatives soon.

Things are good right now with me and Incog. :heartbeat:And I know that it’s all God…I hope that things continue to be good and even better than they are. A few weeks ago, *if you remember*, we went to Palm Springs and stayed at the Morongo Resort and Casino. Super plush it was *yoda moment*. Those are some of the photos above. There are more in the gallery, of course.

Welp….I hope you all had a blessed past few weeks! Stay safe!

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It’s been a while…again. So much has happened that I was going to put things into categories for you, but realized that even THAT would be really long.

It rained today. And you know they say that when it rains, it pours…so let me give you a recap…

Last week was pretty okay. A lot of running around, to say the least.

I had a chat with Incog that I believe changed a whole lot of things for us. It’s a positive note. There’s nothing sour or wrong here.

We went snowboarding last weekend. We saw snowFALL for the first time EVER. We had a LOT of fun, but managed to hit a patch of ice on the way back. Thank God for two selfless young men who helped us by pushing Lexi as Incog drove in order to get out of the ditch that several cars had already skidded into. I prayed the whole way home.

Last Sunday we went to go see a movie, and on the way out, i left my purse in the theatre. After sneaking into another movie, and driving about 2 blocks from home, i realized that i didnt have it and we drove back in a panic. When i ran up to the manager, he knew what i wanted. I didnt have to ask. But sadness set in when i realized that the person who turned in my Dooney & Bourke Purse and matching Wallet, neglected to turn in my Cell Phone. I purchased the new Treo the next day, but not without turning off the old phone and reporting it stolen so that whoever had it, could not use it OR activate it on another line.

I’ve been so tired this past week, I dont even know what’s wrong. Classes went okay, but it seems like I’ll be doing papers and reading books until Jesus’ Second coming.

Yesterday *Thursday* I received some “somewhat predictable” news that i “wasnt expecting”. I was kind of hurt, and felt like I had been led astray but came to the realization that SOON is so much better than NEVER.

Today, i took Lexi to the car wash to get a full detail…polish, wax, interior shampoo at the car wash down the street from my job. They were supposed to call me when it was ready, but they didnt. I called them, and was amazed to see that the Lexi looked really good…brand spankin new. I tipped the man who had done most of the work and drove back to my own job. About three hours later when I left for lunch, I realized that they had “neglected” to put everything back into the middle compartment. I lost my garage door opener, a pair of Guess Sunglasses, two CDs, a notepad and pen, and……the Car Charger for the new Treo that I purchased not even 5 days ago. I drove straight to the car wash only to reach a CLOSED sign. An hour after that….it rained.

We went to see Vendetta and The Hills Have Eyes tonight. They were both really good movies, but we realized that people can not control their children these days. Talking throughout an entire movie is NOT COOL. Neither is swinging your leg and kicking someone’s chair and then denying it when they turn around to ask you to stop.

Someone I knew….their father died last Sunday. I received the news tonight.

Tomorrow morning *this morning*, in about 6 hours, my mom will be knocking on our door. We’ll be making the trek up to Palm Springs for the weekend, to spend a day or so relaxing and taking in the views while my mom gambles. We’ll be staying at the Morongo Casino, Resort, and Spa. It’s supposed to rain, but i dont care…

I dont profess to know a lot…but, the Lord works in mysterious ways…He opens doors that we can not see…and He’s ALWAYS on time…

You see, I know that God is working…and I know that he’s opening doors…and this mini vacation…is RIGHT on time…

Stay Blessed…

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Some people might call it boring.
I don’t.
The weekend started off somewhat rocky, but it ended up right on track. :pray:
Saturday morning, Incog and I headed out for my Aunt Georgia’s house to just…get away.
Sunday afternoon, we drove back to Northridge, and I was able to stop at Bath & Body Works to return the Leaf & Rusher Green Tea Wash that I purchased last week *the tube was slightly damaged at the end*. We ate at Chili’s and finished the evening up at home watching “Hustle and Flow”. I capped my evening off with a nice long shower and Biore Warming Face Cleanser. I’m relaxed…and sleepy…:yawn:

I learned a lot this weekend…to say the least.
I learned a lot about myself, about Incog, and about God.
You see, God has a way of putting people to the test.
But as long as you put your faith in him, you’ll always come out on top.

Have a blessed weekend everyone. Put God first…He’ll guide you…

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Not sure how many days, but I know it’s been a WHILE since my last post. Let’s see…Christal’s birthday was the 18th, and I posted two days after that making it the 20th, and today is the 28th, so…8 days, huh. :uhh:

I guess I’m at a point where…”I dont know” seems to be the magic phrase. Sometimes I wonder what keeps me pushing. I got a lot on my shoulders. You ever just wanted to stop and say….”I WANT OFF”! or even just stay in bed and pull the covers up and just pray that the next day you’ll actually WANT to get up? :surprised:

I found this old picture when I was browsing the computer last night. What’s weird is that I remember that day. It was a very cool day, and I was about to get ready to chill at home. I was always one to find joy in relaxing. Never really wanting to go out TOO much. I hated LA. It was so BLAH to me…I couldnt wait to move. I used to lay on my bed and watch old TV shows. A typical Saturday for me was actually just sleeping and watching tv throughout the day. That for me was enough.

Where am I going with this…

Right now, I wish a lot of things. I wish a lot of things would happen. I wish a lot of things would just BE. I’m starting to grow closer to God, and it’s almost scary because I’m CATCHING myself before I do something, or say something. When you ask for God’s guidance, he really DOES guide you. I just hope that what I want, and what I wish, will somehow come to fruitation. Better yet, I hope that what I want and what I wish, will be God’s will. :pray:

Have a Blessed Tuesday you guys….

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the weekend that is. But it HAS been very productive and very fun. :woohoo:

New Hairstyle and a Manicure…

Mine started friday afternoon. Christal braided my hair and then we went and got manicures and pedicures.
We were supposed to go to Gauthier Total Spa, but they were booked and didnt have room for two more. So we made do…It was her birthday, so it was pretty much up to her what she wanted to do. Happy Birthday Christal! BFFL!

Saturday Brunch

Incog and I spent Saturday chillin for the most part. We left for my mom’s house really early. We went to the Camarillo Outlets for a while. I bought some new Nike shoes, and few things from Guess. After, we went to my mom’s and took her to BJ’s for lunch. After that, we stopped at my grandmother’s on the way back to my mom’s house. We rented movies and chilled Saturday night…

Snowboarding Adventure

This morning, we woke up and went to church. I made us late. After church, we came back home and watched tv for a while, before we headed out to MT. High to go snowboarding. There were SOOOOO many people there, it was crazy. :thumbsdown: We got there at 5, but it tooks us about 2 hours to actually make it to the top of the mountain and park. Then once we parked, we walked the rest of the way. We decided to stand in line to see if we could get rentals, before we paid, because we knew there were so many people there. We were told that we had to pay for the rentals before we could stand in the line. :uhh: So, I stood in line, while Incog went and paid for everything. When he got back to me, I had only moved about 3 feet. :wtf:

About an hour later, we were at the front of the rental line, and we got our boots…but when we turned the corner to go get our snowboards, we realized that we had to stand in line AGAIN for snowboards. :shocked: I was COOL. Incog went to track down a manager to find out if we could get a refund. And 1 hour later, we were walking back to Lexi. It just didnt seem right that we planned to get there early (5) so that we could snowboard all evening, but that we’d only be able to snowboard for a good hour before we had to go home. Why pay the money?? What an adventure! :wtf:

:camera: – Photos from Our Snowboarding Adventure… < < upload em later

We’ll see what Monday holds…it’s a holiday ya know…

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