DRESS!

My dress is in...I tried it on...it's beautiful...now when's the wedding again?

NJ and cemeteries

I'm from NJ...yes New Jersey...and no please don't say it the way you think I say it, it's embarrassing. Anyhow, I sent my mother and my sons to NJ for 3 weeks!! Amazing. I had to jiggle some finances to finance the trip. I wish I could have gone and attended my friends wedding but sometimes things aren't attainable. My mother hasn't really called me much, she's busy visiting places and people and things. I called her the other day and she sounded happy...back in the old neighborhood, at the beach, in seaside, at Great Adventure, on Bergenline Ave...shopping and such. She's taken the boys even to see their great-grandparents which is cool. It really had an impact on them because they saw their own last name on the stones and graves. My mom wanted to take a picture of them in the cemetery...I know, I know...it's creepy, but you have to know my mother...thankfully my boys have more than half my genes and declined the picture taking cemetery moment...lol. I'm glad to see that they are able to realize that a cemetery is not a joyful place for a picture. That made me happy. I sometimes miss NJ. Most of my family lives out there still. We keep in touch but sometimes it's not the same.

The pink book

So for those of you who are women and like to read...Kris and I hit the mall on Sunday because I just wanted some time with him...anyhow we went to the bookstore which we usually hit together...the most in common we have is liking to read. However the tastes in books are completely different...like you couldn't guess. Anyhow I was browsing the fiction mystery section while he was in the Sci-fi stuff...and I was attracted by the pink cover and the funky title. OMG, a book written by a woman...but who cares right? By the look of it, it is surely written for women and reads like it too. The picture is one of the first novels by Kyra Davis. Really cool so far to read. I also went ahead and bought the one other book they had of hers which happens to be the second in a series. She has one other novel...and one of the series coming out in late August or something. So just for the heck of it...because I like to read and mostly wouldn't recommend any books to people unless they are over the top...and so far this is great and I'm only on chapter six. Funny about the pink cover...because if you know me at all I really don't like pink.

So...

I really like this CD. Anyhow this morning I came to work still feeling like shit on the sidewalk. And my freaking monitor wouldn't work. So IT gave me another one...a big one but I can't get too spoiled because my regular mini monitor should be here by tomorrow...LOL. Yeah, right. And if you worked for the state you would understand. I really like this big monitor!! Makes me at least sorta happy today even though I feel like crap! I get to try on my wedding dress today...woo fuckin hoo. I'm all bloated and floating away on my period. Hopefully it will fit. Can't you see how happy I am? YEA! Sometimes I wish I was a dog.

CD's

On a positive note...I finally bought that Hinder CD. LOL. And that Plain White T's song too...Have ya heard it?....cool stuff man. I wish I had talent.

Up Up and....down.

It's been a busy week or two. I haven't had the energy nor the time to write something intelligent. Today I have a fever which started off with a severe sore throat. Anyhow...Several things to note...I got my dress in. YAY. That's a good thing. I was to try it on this past Tuesday but this cold stopped me. And I have to tell you that I was excited and depressed at the same time. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with someone...and not just anyone. But recently it seems that it isn't attainable yet. And here we stand 3 months away...with creepy crawly stuff in our heads. They shouldn't be there huh? To note that I've been going through changes. When you live with someone you notice things that you wouldn't have noticed before. It's hard to blend two people from two totally ways of living. But don't people do that daily? Don't we all meld together at some point? Whether it be at work or play or love? Even criminals come together and make a team. And conflict will always arise within a team. Each person has their own strengths and weaknesses. Life should be simple and it is usually not. The progress we make comes from conflicts and understanding each other. Love isn't enough at times. Learning how to deal with others is an important way of life. Even though it will be difficult...the pro's sometimes out weigh the con's. Don't they?...

'I love you'...wait, what?

Most think that finding love is the greatest thing that can happen to us. You fall in love with someone. It's great and beautiful and you think this is it this is the one for me. Love is supposed to be filling and everything good in life. But it's a cover...it's a devil in a disguise. Love cheats you and bit by bit we break over time the one we love with mistrust, anger, misunderstandings, and the inability to give and take. It's hard to give yourself to another. But what happens when you can no longer give? What happens when love looses it's disguise. What are you left with. You wanna believe that person loves you as you love them. We all love differently. We continue to love because we think one day it will not be a joke...that cover will not be there and love will be pure and honest. Love is free but that's part of the cover. Love comes with a lot of strings that you can't see. It needs constant understanding and devotion and work. Love is fragile and can be broken quickly or piece-by-piece. Love is the hardest thing to maintain. Still we go after it knowing that it can hurt. It's difficult to forgive and love again after that hurt. Sometimes we just go on...we should just go on.........................

Random Facts...

...you may not know about me or may know.

1. When I was two, I was severely pigeon toed...so the doctor told my parents to put me in Ballet...I danced until I was 18.

2. Imma crossword junkie...easy ones of course.

3. English is my second language.

4. I have several pads full of poems written by me.

5. I played the piano for 7 years until my teacher (aunt) passed away.

6. I quit cheerleading for a boy in HS.

7. Love dolphins...hence the tattoo.

8. I can't stand meetings or trainings.

9. I was a B/C student in school and had perfect attendance all 4 years of HS.

10. For a 9 1/2 year run, I never got sick...not even a cough.

11. I haven't had a hiccup since I was 13.

12. Never been stung by a bee...ever never...

13. I've never had a broken bone nor a dislocated one.

14. When I was in grammar school I won several swimming competitions.

15. I've only loved 4 men...one is my father.

16. Love jewelery...I could wear one ring on each finger...have that many.

17. I am allergic to anything hypoallergenic...including Ivory...bad rash.

18. Animal lover...at one point I had 15 birds, 7 fish, 1 cat and 2 dogs.

19. Love to read...except for non-fiction books.

20. My sons and I all have the same blood type A-.

21. I have a very very high tolerance for pain medication. I need about 5 Tylenol before it even helps.

22. Imma 100% PR.

23. My middle name is Lanette...named after the french nurse that delivered me.

24. My father and I had a secret handshake...and no I am not showing you.

25. I hoard...I admit I am a bathroom hoard...I need bathroom AA.

They got jokes!

Steve & Kev told me some jokes today...my sons are cute!!

Steve: What do you call a fish with two knees?
Me: Dunno, what do you call it?
Steve: A twokneefish...

Kev: What did one ocean say to another ocean?
Me: Dunno, what did one ocean say to another ocean?
Kev: Nothing, they waved.

Steve: Why don't seaguls live by the bay?
Me: Dunno, why don't seaguls live by the bay?
Steve: Because then they would be called Baygels...

ROFLMAO

lost...loving....feeling.....

Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Song: You've Lost That Loving Feeling

You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips.

And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips.

You're trying hard not to show it, (baby).

But baby, baby I know it...

You've lost that lovin' feeling,

Whoa, that lovin' feeling,

You've lost that lovin' feeling,

Now it's gone...gone...gone...wooooooh.

Now there's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you.

And now your're starting to critisize little things I do.

It makes me just feel like crying, (baby).

'Cause baby, something in you is dying.

You lost that lovin' feeling,

Whoa, that lovin' feeling,

You've lost that lovin' feeling,

Now it's gone...gone...gone...woooooah

Baby, baby, I get down on my knees for you.

If you would only love me like you used to do, yeah.

We had a love...a love...a love you don't find everyday.

So don't...don't...don't...don't let it slip away.

Baby (baby), baby (baby),

I beg of you please...please,

I need your love (I need your love), I need your love (I need your love),

So bring it on back (So bring it on back),

Bring it on back (so bring it on back).

Bring back that lovin' feeling,

Whoa, that lovin' feeling

Bring back that lovin' feeling,

'Cause it's gone...gone...gone,

and I can't go on,noooo...

Oh, come on you know the words...

TV1

So, here's my list of retarded shows for summer viewing:

So you think you can DANCE...Some of the dancers are pretty awesome and some are strange/unique.
Hell's Kitchen...food, yelling, bashing, crying, tension. Come on it's groovy!
America's got talent...David Hasselhoff...That's all I have to say, LOL.
*
WOOHOO! Aren't they GREAT?...ok, not really.

*I think I'm forgetting one.

Typical Evelyn

E: 'Jlo, something is wrong with my computer.'

Me: 'Whatcha break now?'

E: 'Dunno, it says to press F1'
Me: 'So did you press it?'

Pause

E: 'Yeah, I pressed the F and a 1.'

Me: 'Good Lord, Evelyn.'

E: 'What?'

The French Open

I'm not much for tennis. Kris and I tried playing but we can never seem to keep the ball from going over the fence. Anyhow, the sport is hard and I don't know all the rules but it was Sunday early afternoon and nothing else was happening but the French Open.* Two ladies were playing tennis. I've never heard of them of course but it was fun to watch. LOL. But people are right. If you close your eyes to women's tennis it sounds like a porno. Lotsm grunts, moans, and YEAHs! I watched the entire thing...and the American won, which was cool. Then came the men's tennis...and the only thing I have to say is...who cannot love Roger Federer?

I should watch tennis more often...

*and since ATL Braves sucks I don't have nothing else to see.

Alcohol and Vomit

Age old question: Can you die from choking on your own vomit? According to WDMHN* This is possible with excessive alcohol intake. Death from alcohol usually occurs from aspiration...breathing vomit into the lungs. Literally drowning in your own vomit. Sounds fun huh?

*Why Do Men Have Nipples?

Wedding Woes and smiles.

You are probably wondering how come I haven't written anything about the wedding. I know you are in shock. Totally shock. But honestly not much to write. Don't have my veil, don't have my dress, don't have my shoes, have my invites, have my bubbles, have my favors, and have other stuff. A wedding is a wedding. It's stressing and fun at the same time. Maybe when it is over I'll post some pics of Kris's car filled with balloons, trailing cans, and teddy bears...lol. He would kill me. The teddy bears are cute though. All I have to say that it's closer than you think. Less than four months now.

Men from Mars, Women from Venus

Just to clarify before I start...conversations that I post will be a short version of the true conversation...of the many conversations I have during the day because I like to talk...why do I talk so much you ask? No, not because I'm PR and from NJ...smart ass....because Imma from Venus. Kris and I decided to read this book. Mostly because we have trouble understanding each other at times. Anyhow he really brought it up first. I was kinda iffy about this book...well because it is written by a man. So I wasn't so sure that it would be equal to women. I sore it was going to be geared to favoring men. Surprisingly it doesn't. It has actually represented women fairly and honestly...well so far. I'm only up to chapter seven. I'm kinda glad that Kris brought this book up. I appreciate his willingness to learn and make us a better duo. The book has taught me a lot about men so far. Some stuff I knew and other things not. Sometimes the wording the PHD dude uses is funny to me...but I amuse easily. The other day I asked Kris if he had noticed some of the verbal changes in me...he said not really. Which was kinda disappointing in a way because it's hard to apply things you read at times. But it has worked so far...even though he didn't notice...because we haven't had a big misunderstanding since I've been reading. The book gives you some skills in understanding men and their strange ways...and gives you some insight into why women act the way they do. I was like...WOW! YEAH! That's exactly what I mean when I say that or do that. I used to give Kris the so called 'unsolicited advice' which apparently men really hate that...and started to just give him the tools for him to be able to make the decision without him feeling all mothered...of course with the end result benefiting me...LOL. Don't tell him that.

Past conversations would have been like this:

K: 'I have a headache'
Me: 'Why don't you take some Advil?'
K: 'No'

Now the difference is:

K: 'I have a headache'
Me: 'There is some Advil in the cabinet.'
K: 'Yeah I'll take some'

See...and you learn that men don't react to 'would' or 'should'...mostly just direct 'can' or 'do'

Previous

Me: 'Could you take out the garbage?'
K: 'I could.'

Now:

Me: 'Can you please take out the garbage?'
K: 'Okay.'

Don't be stumped or upset over their one word answers. They just don't talk as much as we do. 'Okay'...actually means 'yes, sure I will.' This is the kinda stuff the book explains. And funny enough it works. I could go on with more...but I suggest you get it for yourself if you have issues understanding your man and his ways.

Anyhow...my entire point is that this book has actually been a good thing...Now, we can get married in peace. LOL!

Yesterday...

Yesterday was utterly boring and uneventful. Work totally sucked! Which usually it doesn't. I don't know what happened. Strange. Anyhow I did cook my spaghetti but I didn't stop to buy the garlic bread. I should've. Funny thing is that even though I was craving spaghetti...it didn't satisfy me as I thought it would. I didn't eat anything else because not much to cook at this time at our house. Anyhow, I finished painting the trim...sorta, kinda, not really. PAINTING TAPE SUCKS ASS!! It got stuck everywhere and pulled half the paint off the dang walls. So, I decided to do the rest of the trim by hand. I must say I was proud of myself. Kris put together the table saw he had reason to buy. Thank goodness it has a guard and stuff because he can be a bit clumsy. I've decided not to clean the house until we are finished with this room. I guess I should have folded the laundry but I didn't. Finished watching Bullrun also and I have to say I liked it more than I really should...but I'm glad the Trans Am father/dtr duo won. CUTE! I told Kris we should do something like that...he kinda just looked at me all weird and shook his head. What? Oh well...no racing for me. I guess it's better to stay home and not try to win $200,000. Honestly though home is better than money...right? Right? HEE. Bullrun makes me hyper and I had to read some before we went to bed. I would tell you what I was reading...but that's another post. Like I said...uneventful.

X-Mas

Dunno why I thought about this...basically because strange things pop up in my head. For Christmas last year I bought Kris several gag gifts and one of them was this:

Oh, come on...it's funny. It took me a while to find that red thing and wrap up all the underwear one by one. HEE!