Year in Review

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller from the movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
As the year 2008 comes to end, I thought that I would write on here what has happened to me this past year.

January: ??? Start of the year 2008, wow nothing really happened. Booorrrriiinnnggg!!!
Febuary: We decided that it would be best if we moved back to Ithaca and live with his Mom for a while until we got jobs and save up for an apartment.
March: We moved back to New York and in matter of weeks, I got my old job back at Wal-Mart.

I thought it was a good thing that I got my old job back, but the people that I used to work with weren't there anymore except for the Pharmacy Manager. The Pharmacy Manager transfered and moved to Greer, SC in September and from then on, things were finally looking up for me at this Wal-Mart.
April: ??? Nothing too spectacular happened this month.
May: We moved out of his Mom's house and got our own apartment here in Ithaca. We met our new neighbors and so far we were really liking our new apartment. My niece, Godiva was born on the 20th in Nigeria making the first grand-daughter in my family.
June: I turned 29 making it the last year that I am in my 20s. The funny thing is, is that I don't even feel older I just feel wiser...hahaha

July: we moved away from Ithaca, New York to Worth, Illinois. It was an interesting move because not only were we away from his parents, but we were closer to mine and not to mention the fact that we grew closer to his cousin and wife, and his aunt and uncle. The funny thing about moving to Illinois, is even though I was closer to my friends, not one of them came up to visit me.

August: We were finally settled in Worth and I was working in Bridgeview at Wal-Mart. Getting used to working at Bridgeview was interesting because since Bridgeview is near Chicago, most of the people that worked there were from there and not to mention that this Wal-Mart was predominately black.
September: I quit Wal-Mart to work for Walgreens.

Quitting Wal-Mart and working for Walgreens...hmmm...what can I say about that? It was quite and experience working for Walgreens and if I could do it over again, I would but not in Worth, Illinois. The people were rude and the Pharmacy Manager wasn't too nice to me and boy did it show. I wish that I never did quit Wal-Mart because even though I wasn't getting my hours, it ended up that they (meaning the new Pharmacy Manager at Wal-Mart and the other Pharmacist) were going to give me more hours and plus I wouldn't be back here in Ithaca.
October: James and I decided that we wanted to start trying for children!!!
November: History in the making: the First African-American was elected President! Go Obama!!
December: The end of the year draws near and as a personal Christmas gift to myself, the person who stole my identity was finally caught and will be prosecuted January 14th. I am so happy and blessed that this has happened!

Well, I guess this wraps it up for the Year in Review! I hope everyone had a good 2008 and may your 2009 be great! Have a good week and God Bless!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone! Even though I was sick on the days leading up to it, I had a pretty good Christmas. James and I just relaxed at home and called his family and then I called my family. So all and all, it was a good one. I just wish that I wasn't sick at all. I will write another post here before the new year starts. Have a good week everyone and God Bless!

Buh Humbug!

Ok, I jinxed myself not once but twice over and I am officially SICK!!!
It really does suck, but there's nothing I can do about it so I am going to sign off now.

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like...

WINTER!!!!! As I type this, we are getting hammered wtih snow! When I was looking outside, I saw people playing with the snow and building snow men, snow blowers trying to clear the roads, people shoveling their sidewalks, and watching the snow coming down pretty hard. I guess that's why I put all of this animations on here just to show you what people are doing. Pretty sad I know. Winter doesn't start for another three days, but I just thought that I would share that yet again Ithaca, New York got hammered with another snow storm. I don't feel good so I am going to sign off now. Have a good weekend and God Bless!

Men vs. Women

"I think the hardest part of being a woman is having woman friends." -From the movie, How to Make an American Quilt versus
As far as I can remember, I always had male friends. They were easier to play with, talk to, and not to mention pick on. I never had any female friends until I reached college or high school, no I am right, college. Even to this day, I think that I would rather hang out with the guys more than girls. I can't explain why, but men seem more fun. When I am around my brothers-in-law, it's great because I love the way they argue over the weirdest, stupidest, and funniest things. Watching sports with them is the best, too because I love the way they get frustrated when their team is either losing or behind by many points.
I didn't have my first crush until the summer of my sixth grade year. There was a guy that I hung out with all the time. I would help him with his paper route, watch movies with him at his house (without anyone there and didn't care what my Mom thought of it), and even go to the parks just to play. To be honest with you, I think that he also liked me too or else he wouldn't have put up with me all summer not to mention let me watch movies and play video games at his house without anyone there but him. He moved that summer and boy did that break my heart. Surpsingly though, I didn't cry and I moved on pretty quickly after he left.
Even working with men can be better than working with women because in some ways, women can be catty; want to compete with you when they see that you can do more things than them or make up things that aren't even true just to get you in trouble. I have also found that women aren't that confrontational about things. Men, if they have a problem with you, they will lay it on the line and not hold anything back. Whereas women talk to other women about that one particular woman that they can't stand and be nice to your face.
What got me to write about this you ask? I guess it's because I get along with Sean more than Lori and not to mention the fact that it's something to write about other than work. Well, I need to get going. I am hungry and I also need to fold my laundry too. Until the next post, have a great night and God Bless!

Like a Dream...

"What if you slept, and what if in your sleep you dreamed, and what if in your dreams you went to heaven and there you plucked a strange and beautiful flower, and what if when you awoke you had the flower in your hand? Ah, what then?"-Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I don't know where this blog is headed to be honest with you, but I do know it's about dreams. Have you ever had a dream that felt so real? Or have you had a dream that seems like it really happened? Or here's the best one yet, have you had a dream that you were younger than you actually are? I have all kinds of dreams and what I just asked are examples of what kind of dreams I have had and let me tell you, they were amazing yet interesting let alone scary all at once. Some people can interpret their dreams to a science, but I am not the one who can or wants to because dreams are just dreams to me they can mean anything or something that I want it to mean.
Although, I did have a dream that my older sister kept on hitting me and I did nothing in my defense. My little sister also had the same dream and every now again the dream keeps on happening. What could that mean? Could that mean that I am afraid of my own sister? Could it mean that I need to stand up to her from now on? I really don't know, but I am sure it means something (even though we really don't fight as much as we used to).
Lately, I have been having dreams that I am back in college again; being in a sorority, member of the dance team, and have a steady boyfriend. I really don't know why I am having these dreams, but for some strange reason, they are nice dreams and they don't ever get old (if you know what I mean).
Sometimes in my dreams, I could be in a profession that I really like to be in (like Nursing ) or I am older than I am now or that James divorced me and I am with no one for a few years, then I meet someone new. As you can see, I have the most weirdest dreams ever.
Like I mentioned in my blog before, I did have a dream that I met a guy that grew up with brothers no sisters and had brown hair and blue eyes. Little did I know that God was trying to tell me that I was going to meet my soulmate someday and I personally feel that was my best dream ever because it came true.
Well, I guess I am finally done writing this blog (I started writing this on December 7) and after many interuptions, I can say that I am done with this. So, if this is dated December 7, you know why. I will sign off now and until the next blog I write, have a good weekend and God bless!

Can you Imagine?

"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." -Willy Wonka
Do you think that Fairies exist? When I was little, I thought that they did and they would grant every wish that I wanted. Or have you ever seen falling or shooting stars?I really don't know where this is going, but I am sure it will come to me sooner or later (hopefully sooner). It's amazing on what your mind can come up with. Whether you are watching television and come across these and wonder what it would be like if you were one of them. When I was little, I always imagined that I was a dancer. I would beg and beg my Mom to take me to dance classes so I can learn how to dance and of course, she would always say no since we couldn't afford it. I guess that's why to this very day, I have dreams that I am part of dance troupe or just dancing in general. If I sit down by myself without even realizing it, I am imagining that I am dancing with a dance troupe or just dancing in a field somewhere.
You can never be too old to imagine things and...oh, I just figured out where this blog is going. Imaginations!! I am so proud of myself..not really, just thought that I would type up stuff that come into my head and this is one of them. As you can see, I am off from work today and so I can't really complain about work because I am not working! I think that I need to get off from this computer because I really don't know what else to write about and I also need to catch up on what I missed over the week while I was working. So until next time, God Bless and have a wonderful weekend!

Work Ethics by Andrea

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker" -Helen Keller
Since work is getting on my last nerve, I thought that I would just put work ethics or my version of it just for giggles. Then again, I don't know what I am really putting down here. I guess I should put down here for one particular technician reasons why she shouldn't get her "hours back" or what she should do in order to get her "hours back" (although, I did hear that she does want to transfer out of the Pharmacy so hmmmmm.....)
Let's start with why she she shouldn't...you know what? I am not going to do this. This isn't even right. I am not going to go there so I am not going to. Work today was ok; I really really think that Dennis (the new Pharmacy Manager) needs to learn how to run the register and fast! I am sure that the other technician feels the same way (even though I haven't asked them) because each time he asks one of us to go to the counter to ring a customer up, I can just see her body language go from "ok, I am counting pills" to "why can't you do it?!" within matter of minutes. The look on her face when he specifically asks her to do it is priceless. I almost have to hold my laugh in when she drops (or throws) the spatula on the counter just to take care of the customer. You know what? I think I am actually done for the night. I am off tomorrow so I just may write something tomorrow to stall time until James wakes up. Then again, who really knows? Have a good night everyone and God Bless!

Happy December!

Happy December!
I can't believe it's already December already and before we know it, Christmas will be here. As you can see, I changed my background (which I will admit that it may change from month to month) and my title of my blog. I was reading the Bible and I found this awesome verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 and I thought that it was so nice let alone inspiring. I couldn't put the whole verse in the slot, so here's the whole verse just in case you were wondering:
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace." There are a lot of verses from The Bible that I like, but I have to admit that this one does take the cake. For some reason, it just says everything that people need to take "time" to do (does that make sense and no pun intended).
OK, time for a different subject. Here, in Ithaca, it doesn't seem like December has hit us; it stills feels like November. Winter officially starts in 19 days while Christmas is in 23. I don't know if I am ready for Christmas because last year, James and I spent it with his cousin's Father's side of the family and it wasn't too great (just watching people you don't know open presents while you just sit there and be envious of the fact that they got gifts and you didn't) and this year, we are back in Ithaca and James' family doesn't celebrate Christmas (due to the fact that they are Jewish) so I guess that James and I will just relax at home or I think that we are going to see a friend of ours (Vickie and Wayne) on Christmas day (then again, I could be wrong because I think that we are going to see them New Year's Eve).
Question for whoever reads my blog: why can't people just leave things alone or why can't they just realize that things just happen for a reason and lastly, why can't people just talk to the person that they are talking about instead of talking behind their backs? If you haven't guess it already, I am talking about one particular co-worker of mine. For the almost past week and a half, I have been opening more days than closing (in other words I would work 9-6 instead of working 11-7) and frankly, I really don't care what time I worked just as long as I got my full-time hours. Apparently I can't (or I am not supposed to have) these hours. I am supposed to close all the time while this one co-worker is supposed to have 9-6's across the board. Sean and I already talked to the Pharmacy Manager and the District Manager and the chances of her getting 9-6's across the board (meaning never closing) are slim to none. She even tried (or is continuing to try) to have our OTC manager do our schedule so she can have her way. It just makes me sick on why can't she just be fair? She will get to open one of these weeks and when I don't know, but I do know that she will get to soon. And she wonders why we will never get along. It's reasons like this and talking crap behind my back are the examples to why we won't. Just when we think that we are headed in the right direction, there's always a road block and she can never maneuver it because she doesn't want to try to.
Well, I am going to sign off now because I have to get up early in the morning and run some errands so I am going to say goodnight, have a good week, and God Bless (oh and btw, sorry for the rants...my blogs won't be the same if I don't rant at least once right?)!