So, for the new venture I am getting new clothes. As a "welcome" gift at AT, I get half off of my first purchase. Away I go! No further prompting needed. I am all out of nice things to wear (where did they all go?)
Poor D@ve R@msey, his plan shall have to wait two more weeks. (Though I swear I am not going to set it back much....)
Off to AT I go!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
ps
All apologies to OM. I discovered that I have over 500 photos in my photobucket account and am really tired of sifting through all of them. So, I am putting them into folders. This requires that I go back and adjust all photo links on my blog, so I will be popping up a couple thousand times on your google reader over the next few days......
Chi-town
So, here is the catch up blog. On July 10th, I headed to Chicago for my friend Glen's wedding. WE taught together in grad school and he was going to marry the loveliest girl! I stayed with Hannah and we had a grand time. Here are the highlights.
As soon as I got off the plane, I sat down to answer a work emergency. (they left a message on my phone while mid flight.) I then left my wallet at the gate and spent a good two hours in the baggage claim office waiting to see if someone would turn it in/cancelling my credit cards/ filing a police report. After bumming five dollars off of the nice policemen to get into the city on the L, I got halfway into town and they called to say that they found it (with EVERYTHING there, even the cash!) Needless to say, this was not a good start to the weekend.
Hannah and I both ended up working. I worked much of Thursday while she was at class and then she worked for a few hours on Friday. (She is a promo girl for Cointreau.) We decided that day that since she had not seen wicked yet, we were going to look for tickets. Got a few in the balcony for Saturday night. Oh, and while Hannah was working, her coworker also had some friends tag along. She told me that one was really nice but the other was a jerk. Guess which one talked to me for over 45 minutes? Oh yeah. We talked about movies and he mentioned that I have no taste in film and declared that I was on a point system for the night. If I made it to 10, I got his phone number (This is no joke.) It varied as we talked about films and then he decided to do a "magic" trick. I had to guess a number between 1 and 4. amazing. he knew I guessed 3. Then he said that he would do another and if he was right, I had to go hit on a guy on the dance floor. If he was wrong, he had to go try and pick up a chick. I agreed if we opened the range to 10 and I had to write it down. Sneaky stacey picked 3 again. He got really angry and accused me of changing the number. Idiot! He then declared that I got a -4 score, so poor stacey did not get his digits.....wah, wahh.
Saturday was the wedding. Once again, Hannah had to work, so I ventured out in her car to the burbs. The wedding was lovely and I was so happy for Glen and Jen. HOWEVER, remember my stories of the people that I no longer speak to from grad school? Well, one of the guys was an USHER. He said hi and that I looked good (of course I did. I saw to it.) His rude girlfriend was there with four other grad students (two I had class with) and not ONE of them would even make eye contact with me. The reception was not for another 4 hours, so I headed back and Hannah and I went to Wicked. It was awesome and I loved every minute of it...again!
A highlight from that day was also that I bought a new snazzy dress. while walking to the restaurant, a female jogger actually told me that I looked amazing while running by. How nice!
Sunday we hung around and I headed back to home. I love coming home now. It is very nice.
As soon as I got off the plane, I sat down to answer a work emergency. (they left a message on my phone while mid flight.) I then left my wallet at the gate and spent a good two hours in the baggage claim office waiting to see if someone would turn it in/cancelling my credit cards/ filing a police report. After bumming five dollars off of the nice policemen to get into the city on the L, I got halfway into town and they called to say that they found it (with EVERYTHING there, even the cash!) Needless to say, this was not a good start to the weekend.
Hannah and I both ended up working. I worked much of Thursday while she was at class and then she worked for a few hours on Friday. (She is a promo girl for Cointreau.) We decided that day that since she had not seen wicked yet, we were going to look for tickets. Got a few in the balcony for Saturday night. Oh, and while Hannah was working, her coworker also had some friends tag along. She told me that one was really nice but the other was a jerk. Guess which one talked to me for over 45 minutes? Oh yeah. We talked about movies and he mentioned that I have no taste in film and declared that I was on a point system for the night. If I made it to 10, I got his phone number (This is no joke.) It varied as we talked about films and then he decided to do a "magic" trick. I had to guess a number between 1 and 4. amazing. he knew I guessed 3. Then he said that he would do another and if he was right, I had to go hit on a guy on the dance floor. If he was wrong, he had to go try and pick up a chick. I agreed if we opened the range to 10 and I had to write it down. Sneaky stacey picked 3 again. He got really angry and accused me of changing the number. Idiot! He then declared that I got a -4 score, so poor stacey did not get his digits.....wah, wahh.
Saturday was the wedding. Once again, Hannah had to work, so I ventured out in her car to the burbs. The wedding was lovely and I was so happy for Glen and Jen. HOWEVER, remember my stories of the people that I no longer speak to from grad school? Well, one of the guys was an USHER. He said hi and that I looked good (of course I did. I saw to it.) His rude girlfriend was there with four other grad students (two I had class with) and not ONE of them would even make eye contact with me. The reception was not for another 4 hours, so I headed back and Hannah and I went to Wicked. It was awesome and I loved every minute of it...again!
A highlight from that day was also that I bought a new snazzy dress. while walking to the restaurant, a female jogger actually told me that I looked amazing while running by. How nice!
Sunday we hung around and I headed back to home. I love coming home now. It is very nice.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Mama's Meme
Here is mama's meme.
- My children became independent to the point I didn't have to think "I HAVE to leave so I can go pick up the kids (OR) I HAVE to get home to be with the kids." I've love being a mom!!!
- All four children graduated from college. I was so excited for them. (I don't use the word proud. I found this definition in the Am Heritage Dictionary- "Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country." I didn't like that so much.) Life is such a grand adventure and they had a ticket to set sail. I've loved watching them evolve!!!
- I watched, at times in horror, as my children developed romantic relationships. K met J and when they decided to get married we had NO doubts. We loved J so much we worried that our other in-law children couldn't measure up. But then B found A and once again we loved our A just as we do J. With 2 children still looking for Mr/Ms Right I also realize it's not about us loving the partner it's about us loving the partner our children choose to love. I love my children's spouses!!! and spouses-to-be!!!
- We had our first grandchild. We love her so much. We want to be with her all the time. We don't want any errors made in her upbringing. We have to calm ourselves down because we become overzealous towards her upbringing. The circle of life continues with ALB........she's pure joy! Her parents are so good. Wow! And now we are expecting our second grandchild and I'm already sad because they live 6 hours away and I won't be able to see her almost every week of her life like I did A. I'll be brave. But already her mom and dad to-be are such good parents. Double WOW. I love my family!!!
- We have such wonderful families. D's has been wonderful. I have a mother-in-law that is so complementary to me and she tells me secret things she won't tell her 3 daughters. I am her favorite daughter-in-law (Her ONLY daughter-in-law!) and I love her. I want to be the same for my in-law children- a little annoying but they'll know I'm in their corner. My S family is so accepting. The kids come with studs or piercings and funky hair and everyone just loves them the way they are. The men are super-dads and the women are so talented and darling. My dad would be so smiley and my mom is so stoic but she loves all the kids, grandkids and great grandkids. She proudly announces the arrival of each one as if it were her who'd given birth. I love the examples of our families!!!
- We still have wonderful friends- from college and high school. They are so precious to us and always there. BFF!
- I started a kinda new career. Instead of teaching elementary school I went back to college and got my endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education. I teach children birth to age 5 with special needs. I was working 1/2 time, had four children in middle school and completed my classes in about 2 1/2 years- 30 hours! About 15 years ago I was asked to teach for our local ESU and then 10 years ago my high school superintendent called and asked me to come to his school and teach. He let me create a DREAM PROGRAM that I wanted to start at the ESU but couldn't get the support. Now we have a Cadillac program. I love my job!
- I continue to work at our small country church. My faith has been the center (and centering) of my whole life. I love my God, Jesus and Holy Spirit. I usually work with the children but have spent a lot of time with the women, too. I need to so on a spiritual journey, soon! I sense something new in the near future! I'm excited to find out what that will be. Jesus loves me this I know...........
- My D! I love him so much!!!!!!! I still get goose bumps when he walks in the door. We went out to a movie on Fri and he still holds my hand in the theater! Then as we walked down the street he took my hand and we walked hand-in-hand. I LOVE that man!!
Well, I think that sums up, oops I only have 9.................
- My home. As much as I stress out about it, it is my favorite place. I also love to travel but I think I love traveling so much because I know I have a home to come to. I love traveling so I can come HOME!
I still love life! My college friends got me a poster that said, "Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not." I am still a hopeless dreamer who believes everyone should be loved even if they are unlovable." The Bible says, "It's easy to love the loveable. I want you to love the unlovable." I will continue to love- all!
tagged
OM tagged me for a meme:
Think back on the last 15 years of your life. What would you tell someone that you hadn’t seen or talked to for 15 years? How would you sum up your life? You get 10 bullet points. A list of 10 things to summarize about you. At the end of your list, tag 5 more people and send on the love…
As she started it. It's 1993. I have just finished sixth grade at Trumbull High School.
Jr. High starts in the fall and so begins probably the most miserable phase of my life. Girls are mean, Jr. High girls may be the meanest. What do I say about my life? I don't have a lot of the nice landmarks that OM listed, and KT will certainly beat me out for them too, so here is what a single twenty-something girl has to say about her life.
1. Trumbull closed my junior year and I finished up high school at Doniphan. It was one of the best life learning experiences that prepared me for new beginnings yet to come.
2. I graduated as valedictorian from Trumbull High. My sister and I had a ceremony for the community to attend. It was important to our parents and to us that we acknowledge everyone who chipped in to raise us. It really did take a whole village to raise those Dangler kids!
3. My heart fell victim to a jerk my sophomore year in college and even though my reputation within Trumbull may never be the same, I sure learned the difference between a young girl's fanciful notion of love and the real thing.
4. If you have a friend that is going to be away from everything that they know, send them a note or call them at least every other day. Though they are striving for independence, they do not want to be lonely.
5. I graduated with a B.A. in psychology and was sure that I would cure the world's afflictions.
6. I got my M.A. in Counseling Psychology and learned that it is the people that make a program, not how they look on paper. Keep the people that have stood by you close.
7. Opportunities are always there. Take them and hope for the best. If it does not work out, look for the next open window.
8. Even though I live 1600 miles away, I am just as close to my sister as I was in Jr. High. Then again, perhaps we are closer now.....
9. Moving to Florida was the best experience I has ever had. It helped me to realize that even though my job had great perks and great coworkers, I had never been treated more like trash. I also learned that real friends keep calling or contacting you. The lame ones just wait to run into you or wait until they need something from you. Cherish what you have and if it is not worth cherishing, find something better to spend your time on.
10. I'd have to share my hair album with them. I have done some awful things to my hair (to be posted at a later date, I'm sure.)
Jr. High started out with a bang (or with bangs for that matter.) I never could get them as high as Cassandra could. But seriously, I had me some awesome chicken legs....
Well, OM tagged both Nikki and KT, so here is my plan. Mama: you have to write your bullets out. I know that Nikki and OM have been dying to hear more from you, so here is their chance. You email them to me, and I will post them in a blog. Come On! You have to do it!!!!!
Think back on the last 15 years of your life. What would you tell someone that you hadn’t seen or talked to for 15 years? How would you sum up your life? You get 10 bullet points. A list of 10 things to summarize about you. At the end of your list, tag 5 more people and send on the love…
As she started it. It's 1993. I have just finished sixth grade at Trumbull High School.
Jr. High starts in the fall and so begins probably the most miserable phase of my life. Girls are mean, Jr. High girls may be the meanest. What do I say about my life? I don't have a lot of the nice landmarks that OM listed, and KT will certainly beat me out for them too, so here is what a single twenty-something girl has to say about her life.
1. Trumbull closed my junior year and I finished up high school at Doniphan. It was one of the best life learning experiences that prepared me for new beginnings yet to come.
2. I graduated as valedictorian from Trumbull High. My sister and I had a ceremony for the community to attend. It was important to our parents and to us that we acknowledge everyone who chipped in to raise us. It really did take a whole village to raise those Dangler kids!
3. My heart fell victim to a jerk my sophomore year in college and even though my reputation within Trumbull may never be the same, I sure learned the difference between a young girl's fanciful notion of love and the real thing.
4. If you have a friend that is going to be away from everything that they know, send them a note or call them at least every other day. Though they are striving for independence, they do not want to be lonely.
5. I graduated with a B.A. in psychology and was sure that I would cure the world's afflictions.
6. I got my M.A. in Counseling Psychology and learned that it is the people that make a program, not how they look on paper. Keep the people that have stood by you close.
7. Opportunities are always there. Take them and hope for the best. If it does not work out, look for the next open window.
8. Even though I live 1600 miles away, I am just as close to my sister as I was in Jr. High. Then again, perhaps we are closer now.....
9. Moving to Florida was the best experience I has ever had. It helped me to realize that even though my job had great perks and great coworkers, I had never been treated more like trash. I also learned that real friends keep calling or contacting you. The lame ones just wait to run into you or wait until they need something from you. Cherish what you have and if it is not worth cherishing, find something better to spend your time on.
10. I'd have to share my hair album with them. I have done some awful things to my hair (to be posted at a later date, I'm sure.)
Jr. High started out with a bang (or with bangs for that matter.) I never could get them as high as Cassandra could. But seriously, I had me some awesome chicken legs....
Well, OM tagged both Nikki and KT, so here is my plan. Mama: you have to write your bullets out. I know that Nikki and OM have been dying to hear more from you, so here is their chance. You email them to me, and I will post them in a blog. Come On! You have to do it!!!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Sad...
The Dangler family made the front page of the Lincoln Journal Star. It is not a happy story, but it is front page news. In 1977, Judy Dangler, the wife of my dad's cousin Bob, disappeared. There was no word from her for 11 months, until her killer was captured and he led local police to the burial site.
They did a follow up story on how the two families (another young mother was also taken by the same man) have survived and the lasting effects. I have heard of Judy a few times, but it is never really spoken of (you know us old school German/Midwest families and talking about our feelings....)
I don't know if you saw it, but if you don't want to read something hard, avoid the link. It just really hit me hard and makes me sad that there are such awful people out there.
http://www.lincolnjournalstar.com/news/local/doc48829041d2d4e553490156.txt#cancel
They did a follow up story on how the two families (another young mother was also taken by the same man) have survived and the lasting effects. I have heard of Judy a few times, but it is never really spoken of (you know us old school German/Midwest families and talking about our feelings....)
I don't know if you saw it, but if you don't want to read something hard, avoid the link. It just really hit me hard and makes me sad that there are such awful people out there.
http://www.lincolnjournalstar.com/news/local/doc48829041d2d4e553490156.txt#cancel
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Looking and looking
So, I checked in on all of my applications today. Seems like three weeks is not the standard length of time one has to wait before hearing back. Who knew that it would take so long to hear back? Kind of makes the two weeks a job may give seem silly. Oh well. I'll just keep moving forward.
The more I think about it, the more I am thinking that a part time job in addition to a new job might be nice. I mean after all, I rarely do anything in the evenings other than watch my silly shows. I may as well make some extra bucks and pay off a little of my debt. I don't want some silly Canadian guy singing about how he wished he would have checked the credit of his girlfriend before they moved into her parent's basement on TV.
More drama is going down at work. You shall get the full story all in due time.....
The more I think about it, the more I am thinking that a part time job in addition to a new job might be nice. I mean after all, I rarely do anything in the evenings other than watch my silly shows. I may as well make some extra bucks and pay off a little of my debt. I don't want some silly Canadian guy singing about how he wished he would have checked the credit of his girlfriend before they moved into her parent's basement on TV.
More drama is going down at work. You shall get the full story all in due time.....
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Do or do not, there is no try
Okay. I'm back. KT has been buggin me and now I will not be coming back as often to placate the needs of my family.
My job has informed that I am not happy there. So, off I go looking for a new job. I am not fired, but basically been given a "terminal diagnosis" with the company. Apps are out and I am going to start follow up calls this week. Here are the potential new employers for me:
di$ney
Univer$al $tudio$
a law firm
2 local consulting firms
h0ughton m!fflin harc0urt publishing
UCF
A firm believer in the power of prayer, I ask for you to send up best wishes for me in this search.
We all know that I have been pretty miserable in my job for the last few months (years actually.) We can go into the gritty details once my sentence is over.
Over the next few days I will be updating you with my trip to chicago and will provide a few pics of the new house. I have not really been home since the move, being back in NE and then off to chicago. That's all for now!
My job has informed that I am not happy there. So, off I go looking for a new job. I am not fired, but basically been given a "terminal diagnosis" with the company. Apps are out and I am going to start follow up calls this week. Here are the potential new employers for me:
di$ney
Univer$al $tudio$
a law firm
2 local consulting firms
h0ughton m!fflin harc0urt publishing
UCF
A firm believer in the power of prayer, I ask for you to send up best wishes for me in this search.
We all know that I have been pretty miserable in my job for the last few months (years actually.) We can go into the gritty details once my sentence is over.
Over the next few days I will be updating you with my trip to chicago and will provide a few pics of the new house. I have not really been home since the move, being back in NE and then off to chicago. That's all for now!
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