A meme and happy news

First of all, the happy news: I won a trip to Hawaii! My boss at work entered me into a contest without actually telling me, so I was quite surprised to learn a few weeks ago that I had made it to the finals of this contest I didn't know existed! Then, about a week ago, I got a call from the company hosting the contest telling me I was the big winner! I don't want to go into detail about the contest, because it featured my real name and location, but it had to do with stories about experiences in my industry.

Anyway, there was this big drama about whether or not my company would approve me to accept the prize. They have rules about accepting gifts worth over $100 from affiliates, and it seemed kind of touch and go for a few days. I mean, I really wanted to go to Hawaii, but I can't afford to lose my job over it. The final word came down today that everything was approved! Yippee!

It's going to be just Nick and me - an honest to goodness romantic couple trip! My mom is going to watch Morgan for us. She's letting her bring the puppy, and we're going to set up a week of fun stuff for her to do, like a Build-A-Bear day, an ice cream day, an adopt a baby doll day, etc. We hope to go in March after we get our income tax return.

Anyhoo, here's a meme I stole from some pretty darn cool bloggers:

1) If your ex REALLY needed you at 3 am, would you go to his/her house?

Um, no.

2) When was the last time you wanted to punch someone in their face?

Almost every day at work

3) What are the last three things you spent money on?

Gas, stuff at Wal-mart, lunch

4) What was the last thing you cried about?

I cried in church on Sunday just feeling how very much God loves me.

5) Could you go a day without eating?

Yes, but I sure wouldn’t be happy about it.

6)Have you ever kissed anyone whose name started with a J?

Yes

7)Do you smoke weed regularly?

Nope, never have

8)Has anyone ever told you they're in love with you?

Yep!

9) When was the last time you were disappointed?

When I realized I was supposed to switch cars with Nick today so he could take mine to get detailed, but I forgot.

10) Has a girl ever seriously punched you?

Nope

11) What was the last thing you put in your mouth?

A straw

12) Have you kissed two different people in one night?

Many years ago

13) How easy is it for others to make you feel awkward?

Not nearly as easy as it used to be.

14) Are you taller than 5'4"?

Yep, I'm 5'10"

15) In the past week have you felt stupid?

Yes, this morning when Nick emailed me to ask me why I didn't leave him my car! (But that wasn't because he made me feel stupid).

16) What's the age difference between you and the last person you kissed?

23 years - oh, you mean that kind of kiss? 18 months.

17) Have you ever been outside completely naked?

Yep, many times.

18) What would happen if you had a baby with the last person you kissed?

I would jump for joy!

19) Who did you text the most yesterday?

I didn't text anyone yesterday.

20) What were you doing at 10pm Friday night?

I was probably playing on the computer.

21) What are your plans for today?

At this point, take a shower and go to bed!

22) Could you go the rest of your life without smoking a cigarette?

It would be hard, but I sure hope so. Smoking is something I've struggled with on and off for years.

23) What was the last reason you went to the doctor for?

To find out that I have PCOS

24)What is the last thing you yelled aloud?

Probably my daughter's name

25) What do you think of when you think of Australia?

Lost

26) Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?

Yes

27) Have you ever kissed the last person you text?

Maybe. I don't remember who it was!

28) What's one action you do when you're really nervous?

Say stupid stuff

29) Would you rather give up the computer or the TV?

TV

30) Do you find yourself saying mean things to people over the internet that you wouldn't say to their face?

Nope, I don’t say mean things to people on the internet.

31) One word that explains perfectly how you feel at the moment?

Tired

32) What did the last text message you received say?

Seriously don't remember

33) Do you care if people hate you for no reason?

I don't think anyone does, but I don't think it would bother me too much. I can't waste time on people like that.

34) How hard is your life right now?

Financially pretty hard, but we're working hard to change that, and everything else is blessed!

35) Have you ever taken anyone for granted?

I'm afraid so, but I try hard not to.

Yay!

I got a new car today! Well, new to me, but still pretty new. It's a 2007 Toyota Camry, and I am SO happy with it! We traded Nick's truck for it, which we were thrilled to be able to do. He had a big old V8 Dodge, and it was costing him about $20 a day to get to work and back. It held about $85 worth of gas, and that lasted him all of 4 days. We've been looking for a while, but we couldn't find anything that would work with our budget since nobody wanted to give him enough to pay off his truck on a trade.

We've really been praying about it though, and this just fell in our laps. Our payments went down, we got a newer, lower mileage vehicle which will hold its value much better, our insurance cost has gone down, and we will be saving a TON on gas! And I love, love, LOVE this car! Nick will be driving my Xterra, which he likes a lot, and which also gets a lot better mileage than his truck did. I think he was a little sad to see his truck go, but this was his idea and his decision, and I'm so proud of the deal and the interest rate he got!

Thank you so much, baby!

This isn't my car, but it looks just like this:

My dream came true!

Thank you all for your comments yesterday. It helps to know that others have not forgotten.

On another topic, Nick was home sick yesterday. I didn't know this, because my phone is a piece of crap, and I didn't get his text message. So I had no idea that he had taken the day off from work and spent it at home. Anyway, when I got home, I noticed the garage looked very nice. This was in great part because the massive, unconquerable pile of laundry had been, well, conquered. He did ALL the laundry! Washed, folded, and mostly put away! Plus he has straightened up some other areas in the house. How lucky am I, huh?

Thank you, baby, for being so amazing, even when you're not feeling well!

Never Forget

Sigh...

...but then I woke up.

MySpace

So I finally took the plunge and created an AngelBrat MySpace profile. Come be my friend!

myspace.com/angelbrat454

Not much going on...

Hey, guys. Kind of boring here lately. Let's see, what's going on in my life?

Ummmm....

Not much, it seems.

Work has been unpleasantly busy. Nick and I always know that a busy day for him is good (since he works on commission), and a busy day for me is bad (since I don't get paid by the number of calls I take).

We finally had enough money to get tires for Nick's bike, but we're still trying to come up with the money to actually get them mounted and balanced, so for now he's still driving the gas guzzler truck at $17 a day to get to work and back. I know, I know, mounting the tires on the bike would pay for itself in gas money, but not, unfortunately, in one paycheck, which is what we would need right now.

Only 35 days till my next vacation!

It turns out that the roughly $900 we were expecting from the court settlement was a "total sent so far" figure, not an amount that had gone astray somewhere. So we got $175 the other day (thus the new bike tires), and have no promise of anything more.

Morgan is doing really well in school this year.

The chaos in my house is taking on a life of its own. I have to clean!

My parents bought a used pontoon boat last week, so we got to spend a pretty fun day on it last Monday.

We've been doing a food program for a few months now where we purchase discounted groceries. If you've never heard of Angel Food Ministries, I highly recommend you check it out. It's a fantastic deal, anyone can do it, and I'm pretty excited about this month's menu!

And now Nick and I are off to help my brother and his girlfriend close the deal on a good used car for her. Have a great weekend!