My *new* Nephew

* Addendum: Just for the record, "MO" is just an endearing nickname that I use for my nephew. It is by no means his "official" nickname given to him by his parents. ;) [Sorry Kuya!] :)

Ohhh Happy Daaay!

At about 10:30 this morning, my sis-in-law was relieved of her duties as "oven with a bun" + finally gave birth to a little baby boy by the name of Michael Oliver, but I like to call him "MO". ;)

He is a healthy 5 lbs. 8 oz. + 18 inches tall 7 lbs. 4 oz. + 18.5 inches tall. :) :) :) He's a bit tiny, but his older sister came out even tinier when she was born almost 3 years ago. But, all is well with the delivery + I am so happy + relieved to know that he finally decided to join us out here in the world. :D

Can't wait to meet the little booger soon! ^_^

*kisses*

Oooh LAWDY. I'm having a sugar attack! :D Somebody brought in a huge basket full of Hershey's kisses for V-day, including baked sugar heart cookies, including boxes of donuts for breakfast. Dang holidays always bring in the muthaload of SUGA. But, it's oh so good! :)

In other events, one of my coworkers wants to build a snowman outside today. That should be fun to watch [or participate] if he goes through with it. ^_^

.:* I LOVE SNOW *:.

Another day in red

To all those in the spirit of St. Valentine's Day...




.:{ HAPPY V-DAY TO YOU }:.

And here's a link to go along with it...


Love,
_me to you

.:* Tonight or tomorrow *:.

.:*Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...*:.

Pet peeve

Self maintenance is so important. I let my fingernails grow out too long. Not on purpose, mind you. I just didn't take the time out to cut them. If you know me, sitting + working in front of a computer 9 hours a day, 5 days a week is a big part of what I do for a living. With these long monster nails, I repeatedly try to type out emails + key commands on a daily basis. *click* *click* *click* That is what I hear + what I feel when I use the keyboard. It drives me nutters! Not only that, but having these nails messes with my typing skills. I screw up more than enough times that it just gets annoying + becomes a slight hinderance on my job perfomance. I think it's safe to say that I'm a pretty good typer, too.

So, guess what I did the other night? *clip* *clip* *clip* [haha]

I don't know how those girls with the long, decorated, ghetto nail "extonshuns" do it. Have you ever seen a girl with two inch nails work a cash register like it ain't no thang? I'd list it as one of the many wonders of the world.

Off to lunch...

Coming out of my cage...

So, I started this blog entry last week + never finished it. Might as well post it since it's been sparse around here lately:

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It sucks when I get in a sour mood + I'm not sure why I feel this way. Can't blame it on being a member of the female species either. I've just been cranky for the past few days for some unknown reason. I was tired last night, but could not bring myself to sleep. :P So yeh, it was a late night on the computer.

A large cup of strong coffee later...

Um, where do I start? Me + the Mr. made our third [or is it the fourth?] trip to IKEA last Saturday. IKEA truly makes me happy with its nice prices + contemporary design, but the dang store makes me restless at the same time. I know there is a lot that I cannot get until we actually own a place [because moving a load of junk SUCKS], so I have to bottle my inner interior designer for the time being. ^_^ My initial goal was to get some plastic plates that were cheap, but nice. Thin, inexpensive, plastic, microwaveable plates. The plates that J adopted from his old "Harbunks" [as my bro would say] are too heavy + stack up high in our one basin sink, so I wanted an better alternative for everday use like me + my family used to have. The nice Pottery Barn plate set that we got for our wedding is considered our "china set", so we don't use it but for special circumstances. ;) So, I started my search. Target had slim pickins AND they were not microwaveable. Dang melamine. The closest Wal*Mart around these parts is 45 minutes away. So, of course, I sold my pitch to the mister to make a trip to IKEA + eventually he bit. :) [haha]

He brought his books + sat in the cafe while I happily hopped around IKEA. I took my digital camera with me to take photo notes of things that I liked, either for interior design's sake or for realistic purchases. I managed to find some microwaveable plates + bowls that came in red + black. There were slim pickins as far as plastic plates went, so I was a bit disappointed in the lack of choices. I picked up 2 red plates, 2 black plates, + 1 bowl in both colours. They are not as flat as I would have wanted, but they'll do. :)




Moving along... after some odd hours later, I ran into J who was wondering why it took me so long to find plastic plates. We make our way downstairs to check out the little things when the topic of a garage sale came up. I have been wanting a new couch for quite some time, but we both agreed that we wouldn't get one until we actually bought a place to live, which is years from now. He mentioned that we will just have to scour through various garage sales to see if anyone is selling a nice, comfy couch. Then, IKEA's "As Is" department caught our eye. It never did before, but today it did. That's where we found our new piece of cushy furniture. It was in great condition save for the scuff marks on the cushions--no broken pieces whatsoever. It came without a couch cover + we already had a nice one from our wedding, so we were set. We managed to get it for 200 bones, too. Cannot beat that at a garage sale! Do I love sitting on the couch now? Yes, yes I do. :D Even better was that I was able to fit it into my ride. One of my coworkers said to me about IKEA, "You get so wrapped up in buying all these things at IKEA, but through it all you don't even realize how you are going to get it all home." Luckily, I have a big car. ^_^

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So, back to now...

Tonight is movie night at J's campus. The Constant Gardener, starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, is playing tonight with FREE PIZZA [two very good words used in conjunction with each other] + refreshments with an optional discussion to follow. This should be interesting. Makes me miss Access218 so much.







Still at work, so I got to get going going gone. As Gen would say, "That's all I got for now. My brain is on empty." Bonsoir.