Today, the 19th of June

So I feel like I should really update my blog (since my last post was on my birthday, it kind of feels like I'm bragging and showing off every time I view my blog... yeah, my birthday is SO old news), but there is really nothing that I can say to make it worth creating another post. (Heh. So I'm doing it anyway.)

I could say that my CGF, in a wondrous bout of sweetness, bought me a present for NO REASON the other day, or that I'm starting to work full time on Friday, or that wild ponies ran through our backyard last night, or that Steenie and I are creating a Sidewalk Chalk Mural on our back porch... but they're all a little "insignificant" if you know what I mean. They got nothing on, say, new air conditioners or cute babies (like my neffy-poos) or things like that.

---If you really want to know what the CGF got me, and why... keep reading---

So the CGF and I were walking around the Gateway the other day. (We were going to a concert in the Brigham Young Park, but we had an hour to spare, so we walked around the Gateway.) We went into Bath and Body Works (my all-time favorite store EVER) and I found a large-size bottle of Warm Vanilla Sugar lotion for only $5. I was soooooo tempted to buy it, but I (with the help of my CGF) convinced myself not to get it.... y'know, save my money for more important things. The next day I got a call from the CGF and he told me that he had a surprise for me and that he'd drop by my work to give it to me. It turns out that he BOUGHT THE LOTION FOR ME for no reason other than he thought it would make me happy. Good. Grief. That guy is WAAAAAAAaaaaaaAAAAYYY too nice to me.

Anyway, that's my story.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well, so far it's been an interesting day. It hasn't felt like my birthday. That's still mostly because it's FREEZING outside. And I have to work.

You wanna know what I got? Yeah, didn't think so. But I'll tell you anyway. I got a special edition of Stephanie Meyer's "Eclipse." It's cool; it's got the first chapter of "Breaking Dawn" in the back, and it also came with some Team Jacob and Team Edward iron-on decals. (Or whatever they're called.) Fu-un. I also got some new bed sheets. They are striped-y cool. And then I bought myself a new shirt (it's way cute... and orange) and some Bath and Body Works stuff.

Oh, and guess what. My Certain Gentleman Friend came by my work today with flowers, a gigantic eclair (from Dick's, he said) and a balloon. Isn't that sweet? That guy is too nice to me.

Whoopee!! After work I get to go out to dinner! (With the family.) We're going to The Training Table (I think). Yay! I'm excited.

Thanks to everyone who called me today and/or gave me something. It was very much appreciated.

What to post...

Here I am, sitting at work with nothing in particular to do. This job is still in the "halfway between merging jobs" stage. Meaning that there isn't a whole lot for me to do with the phone operating and the same goes for the helpdesk. Grr.

So it's my birthday party tonight. And I keep forgetting that it's my birthday tomorrow. It really hasn't felt like June mainly because the weather hasn't decided if it's spring or winter and also because I am actually going back to school (or work, if you want to get technical, but since I work at my school, it feels like school) for my birthday as opposed to getting out of school.

Well, anywhoo, I gotta "get back to work." Heh. Riiiiight.

F.Y.I.

I am risking much googly-eyes and "ooooooOOOOOOOOooooooos" from my sisters by writing this part of my post, but I figure I should just get on with it.

As most, if not all, of you may know, I have been seeing a Certain Gentleman Friend quite frequently. So yes, you could consider us to be "dating." And just so my sisters can stop asking me every time I talk to them (I love you guys!!): Yes, I do like this Certain Gentleman Friend. Quite a bit, actually. And I think it's safe to say that I'm pretty dang sure he likes me quite a bit too.

There. I said it. I am internally bracing myself for a flood of gushing and giggling that I know will ensue once my sisters read this post. Heh. Still love you guys!!! :)

In other news, I had my first day of work yesterday, and lemme tell you... it was not what I was expecting. I got to work about half an hour early (7:30) and sat around on the 9th floor (which is where the Helpdesk is) until about 8:10. Then my boss showed up and said that a lady on the 2nd floor was waiting to train me as a phone operator. I went downstairs, thoroughly confused. I got trained until I was overloaded with information (so, for about 15 minutes) and then I sat there listening to my iPod for an hour before my boss came down to explain what was going on. It turns out that the Helpdesk is moving from the 9th floor to the 2nd floor, and that it (the Helpdesk) and the Phone Operator departments are sorta merging into one. Confusing, I know. And I also found out that my job is very, very part time. (Like, from 1:00-3:00 every day or mostly every day until fall semester starts.) Oh well. At least it's something.

So yeah, that's my life right now.

Rejoice!!!

So, I just noticed that it has been a while since I updated this post. Man. So much has happened since then.

But I digress. You must be wondering what "Rejoice!!!" is supposed to mean, and that's the point of this post: I Got A Job!!!

Granted, it's kind of my old job back again, but still... ! Here's the story: my old boss called me up and said he was in a pickle; the guy who is working at the help desk (which is not where I worked before, but it's and extension of my "department") right now is going to BYU and my boss needed someone to take his place... so he called me up. And I accepted. Hooray!!! I can stay on at the help desk when fall semester starts, or I can go back to being a computer lab assistant if I want. (Which is probably what I want. I dunno.)

Yeah, that's my "rejoice." Oh, and sooner or later I'm gonna put up a slideshow of our recent camping trip, but that's going to have to wait until I have hi-speed internet to use.

Laters!

Kind of Sad, But Really Funny Story

Here we go:

You know how in those cartoon movies someone will start vacuuming and they'll end up sucking something up that shouldn't be sucked? It's, like, a cartoon law (right up there with "don't-fall-until-you-look-down"). But has that ever happened to YOU?

Well, it's happened to me.

I was vacuuming my floor yesterday, and not really paying attention. I had left two small socks on the floor in front of my dresser, and I didn't feel like bending down to pick them up so I decided that I could just push them out of the way with the vacuum. "They're not small enough to get sucked up, right?" Wrong-o!

The next thing I knew, one of the socks was whisked out of sight with an odd shvloorckt and the vacuum started making an unhealthy noise. I think it was choking. I immediately turned it off and laid it on the floor so that I could try to get the sock out. Except that the sock wasn't visible like I thought it would be.

It turns out that the sock got sucked UP THE TUBE and it proved very difficult to get out. Luckily, Dad was home (with a cold, which is not so lucky), and with his help we managed to get that sock outta there. (It involved using an old broom handle and much struggling.) It was wrapped up in this tiny, compact little ball, and it was absolutely filthy. That poor little sock.

In other, unrelated news: I got to help Carrie tend Eldon and another little boy the other day. It was fun. Ask me about it later. :)

Tra La La

"Tra la la la la. Spring is in the air, and I am a beautiful little flower... with nothing interesting to say."

That quote sums up my life. (Except I'm not exactly a beautiful flower, and spring is having a tough time making it into the air.)

Yeah, since my last post, not a lot has gone on. Let's see... I bought myself Twilight, Ptolemy's Gate, and Artemis Fowl #5. I got Mom a GREAT Mother's Day gift. (She'll LOVE it! For those of you who don't know, I bought her a certain *ahem* aerosolular movie. Yup. You spray it on your hair. Don't tell Mom!!!!! And don't let her read this until after Mother's Day!!!!!!!!)

Yeah, other than that, nothing much has happened. And that means that I haven't found a job yet. Grr.