Yup, I'm 30

Here is my awesome cookie cake for my 30th birthday. Thank you to all who sent cards and emails.

It wasn't that bad. It didn't hurt :)

My visit with my mom was great! We went shopping and went out to dinner a couple of times. I did cry but only b/c I thought I broke the wash machine. And b/c my cookie/cake was awesome!

I actually did break the washer. One of my little socks was stuck in the drain pump line so the washer was filled with 5-6 inches of water. A $30 service call fixed that and I just had to swallow the embarassment.

Mom and I got to go to the Joslyn Art Museum. I haven't been there since our wedding.
That's almost 2 years ago! I should go more often but the only time it's free admission is on Saturday mornings and Dan is always working! Boo to having no friends.

We are gearing up for our huge Superbowl extravaganza. We host an annual party and serve beer and lots of food. It's always fun. We watch Puppybowl on Animal Planet instead of the normal half-time show. And yes, Bruce Springsteen in the king but, he's old and lame. Puppies running around in a pen is WAY cuter! I recommend that to anyone looking for an alternative to the half-time show.

My goal for next week is to go a week without crying. I think I can do it. Dan and I have ballroom 2x a week now so that will keep my mind off of hating my job. Always look for the positve, right? I'll probably post pics from the party on Sunday. We're rooting for the Cardinals since they are the underdogs. Looking forward to better times ahead. I filled out a job app. when mom was visiting. More will get filled out soon.

Go Cards!!

Happy New Year... Finally!

Happy New Year's!! I know I'm a little late but better late than never. We had people over for the celebration. We got RockBand II from Pi and had an awesome time. But I learned never give guys pointy hats(see photo). Ha ha.

In other news, Dan & I won a Wii at his holiday party. AWESOME!!! Although I get "Wii arm" from playing bowling and tennis. My shoulder feels like I threw it out. I know you don't actually have swing as hard as I do but I can't help it. We downloaded some old-school Nintendo games today. I got Bubble Bobble. Anyone remember that? We got TMNT too. For those who don't remember, that's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It rocks. You can go online and surf the web on the big TV now. Super cool.

In other cool news Dan and I are taking ballroom dance lessons. A studio was giving complementary lessons and I said yes. They basically show you one step and then sit you down and try to sell you lessons. We decided to do it. It's really fun, new and challenging and it gets us out of the house. We learned all of the basic latin dances the other night. We're ok and we come home after and practice in the kitchen. I thought it would be hard for me b/c I always danced ballet and jazz by myself. It is hard learning to be lead. I end up leading some of the time. At least I can recognize it and try to stop myself. It keeps my mind off of my job and that relieves some of my anxiety.

I'm going to look for another job. I'm also seeking professional help for being depressed about my current job. I dropped the "I'm ashamed" attitude and decided to call someone. I was really proud of myself b/c part of my problem is that I don't like to make phone calls. Hard to reach out for help when I can't reach out and pick up the phone. Things are looking up.

On that positive note, my Mama Starla is coming to visit in 2 days. She will be here to help me turn 30. I know I shouldn't think of it as a bad thing but 30 is a big number. I feel I should have all these milestones completed and I don't. No kids, no house, no job I love. Oh well, I'm working on it.

In the random news category... I've found a billion people I went to high school with on Facebook. Some I'm not to keen too chat with and some that I can't believe I found. It's nice to be able to communicate with people again. I don't really care for the new look of Facebook but I'm adjusting. It feels overwhelming b/c of all the applications and requests from people. I've decided to not let that be on my list of anxieties.

I think that's all for now. It was hard going without a PC for a while. We decided to dump pictures, music, videos, etc. to an external hard drive and then re-install Windows and everything. Well, try re-installing Windows on a 9 year old PC. Yeah, not a good idea. We also got a 120gig iPod. That thing rocks! You can put movies, music, videos and pictures on it. We do have some good ideas. I'll try and post more often now that we have all this cool sh**.

Just a quick note

I've been out of commission for a while b/c we had to get a new PC :( So I have photos from New Year's Eve to load and much to say. This is just a quick note to let my loyal followers (haha) know that I am not dead and will get to this as soon as I have time. My mom is coming to visit and I'm going to turn 30 soon so a lot is going on. Promise I'll update later!!