The Real World - IKEA

Man... those guys in Burbank are class acts!

Sad

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You know what??

I LOVE BUGGY!!!

Doctor's Rx...

So, i went to the doctor for my back today... his response... "there's not really much we can do."

He said that with the type of injury that I have, the only way to make it better is to give it time. He said that sometimes going to a Chiropractor or a Physical Therapist may speed up the process (MARLA, I'M COMING AFTER YA!) but the only true way to heal it, is to give it time. Yippee.

So, to cope with the pain in the meantime... he put me on Vicodin. Yeah... work should be fun. So, being in HR I know this... I have to go in tomorrow and inform my boss that I am "on medication that may impair me to do my job" ooops! Forget about the fact that I was just out for practically 12 days.

Ok, I'm going to go eat some slim jims and watch some tv and wait for my bug to get home... g'night!

Sorrow - Part Deux (aka... Curiosity)

So, i wrote a post a couple days ago about my brother and all of the stuff he's going through.

Well... in the past couple of days there have been some new developments that have caused us to go "hmmm..."

So, my mom told me the entire story about this girl. The story is amazing. Truly one of the craziest stories I've heard... not THE craziest... but one of them. So... apparently this girl got pregnant by her ex-fiance. Then, she had a miscarriage. Then, she hops on a plane to go to Nigeria to see a family that pretty much raised her for most of her life. So, my assumption about it being for work... was wrong. I guess she spent many many years in Nigeria. Now, all of a sudden, she's dead.

So, my mom asked me to do some investigating, because there's more to it, but that's the basic jist. So I started to look some stuff up and couldn't really come up with anything. Then, my mom IMs me today and starts to tell me about something her best friend found.

Apparently, there is all this information out there on Nigerian Love Scams. I guess scammers in Nigeria go online and basically start online relationships with people. They then lure them to either give them money, or get them to go to Nigeria, so they can hurt them. So, my brother never gave her any money, but he did get an email from her "father" saying that they were going to wait for my brother to go out there so that he can spread the ashes.

So, now we're all really trying to find absolutely anything out that we can. It is all so freaking strange. So that's the story... I'll let you know if I find anything more out. What a life!

By the way, for those interested, I'm going to the doctor today at 3:30pm about my back. Have a fabulous day!

Cross-stitch

So... i've decided to get back into an old hobby and do another cross-stitch... this is the newest one that I am doing! I'm going to put it up in the living room when its done!

Cross-stitch Originally uploaded by sarahsew.

Sorrow...

It seems like people around me are suffering in one way or another. Here's the latest:

As many of you know, my brother went through a pretty messy divorce recently. It was made final a couple of months ago and he was finally able to start to get on with his life. Shortly before the divorce finalized, Tim started talking to this girl that he met online. I have no idea where or how he met her, but apparently from the first moment they first talked, he was smitten. They spoke for months both online and over the phone.

She went to Nigeria for some reason, for what I am still unsure, but I can only assume that it has something to do with work. Her name is Cassaleigh. My brother affectionately called her "Cass." So, she came home for a short period, she lived in Toronto, only to take off for Nigeria yet again. This time, she had a very special event to come home to. She was flying into Toronto on Friday (today) and was scheduled to meet my brother face to face for the first time on Saturday (tomorrow) in Syracuse. It's the most central location for both of them.

Tim got an email just yesterday from Doug, Cass' father, Cassaleigh had a brain anuerysm while in Nigeria and has passed away. My brother's world came crashing down around him instantly. After a life of so much struggle and heartache and pain, he honestly and truly believed that he found his one true soulmate in Cass.

My mom forwarded an email that Doug sent to Tim and he told my brother that he had realized that he was now part of their family. He is sending Tim a special horseshoe necklace that she always wore that has the birthstones of the entire family on it, but not before he adds my brother's to it. Additionally, the family has decided to have Cassaleigh creamated and spread her ashes around Nigeria where she spent much of her time while not in Toronto. They ultimately have decided to let my brother he the one to spread the ashes when he is ready.

My heart is breaking for him. He has endured so many struggles, faced so many demons in his life and still continues to.

So that is what's going on right now. I ask all of you to please keep Tim, Cass and her family in your prayers.

OUUCCCHHHH

So this morning, I decided to lift the couch to get all the cat toys out from underneath... bad idea...

I pulled my back. I am in sooooooooooooooooooo much pain. So now, i'm laid up and can barely move.

What a way to spend my vacation.

This sucks.

MARLA WATCH OUT!!!

Amy may have found my man... but I found her REAL girl...

For Amy....

You're coming over this week and we're watching this!!!



and this...

A regular post

I was told that I don’t do regular posts, so just to prove those people wrong… here you go.

I haven’t been blogging regular posts because I’ve been feeling a bit down lately. I don’t want to bring anyone else down with my “blahness.” I really really really really need a vacation. I haven’t taken a vacation since December. I’ve barely taken days here and there, but never had any real time off. I work in an area where there is always nothing but drama. If this person doesn’t have something going on, then this other person does. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my job, but it’s not exactly easy. There’s always something going on and with all that drama, all the time, it can start to wear you down.

Also, I’ve had school on my mind a lot lately. I want nothing more than to finish that one last credit. Yes… I will do it, but it’s not as easy as I originally had thought. The only person I can do the Independent Study with is out until September. So, it’s basically on hold until he returns. I just hate the feeling that I have something looming over my head.

Can I just say that MONEY SUCKS! I can never get away from this. I hate being the typical mid-20s, works like a dog, and still has no money type of person. Trust me… it blows!

I guess my final gripe is knowing how unhappy Kelly is right now. I want nothing more than to just make her happy and work is stressing her out big time. I just wish I could fix everything. I wish I could wave my hand and have all her concerns go away. I hope she knows how much she means to me. It’s so hard to sit idly by and watch the person you’re in love with suffer and know that you can’t do a thing about it.

So that's pretty much it for me. This time tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be in a much better mood... but for now, smile for me because I can use all the sunshine I can get.

Let The Countdown Begin...

23 hours and counting till i'm on.... VACATION!!!

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THE GRUDGE 2 TRAILER!!!

Never before has a trailer made me jump.... until now.. HELL YES! Amy... we're going...