Friday, June 6, 2008
Oops...
I accidentally posted the first half and then the second half, so the second half shows up first... oops. Maybe if I blogged more often, I would know how this thing works. So read the part below the pics first. lol
As we were driving home, I looked back and saw Keegan like this. She kept looking back to find her papa cause we had left Jesse in Tampa. She loves him sooo much.
Our softball league is over for the season, and I can't say I am too upset about it. It seemed like every game we had, i got hit with the ball. We had a good run though and will probably play again in the Fall when it starts to cool down again, hopefully.
I am still training for a 5K in August and everything is on schedule so far. I am up to running 2 miles and I really excited about running the race. Sometimes finding the motivation is hard, especially after a long day at work, but I am starting a new life out here, and staying active is an integral part of that.
Last, but not least, I have been dating a guy that I met and have been enjoying that quite a bit. His name is David and we get along so well. He is a chef at a restaurant downtown and really enjoys it. We went to play pool last week and took a few pictures, one of which I have added below. Hopefully this catches everybody up to speed for the most part, and I will try to do better.
An Adventurous Month
Sorry, it has been so long since I have posted. It has been on my list of things to do, along with sweeping, moping, dishes, you get the idea.... Things have been really good. I have been here in Orlando for exactly three months now. Feels like I have been here FOREVER (in a good way, ya know?). Work is going well, however I am sure you are all just as aware as we are of rising fuel costs and what that means to the airlines. I pray everyday that I still have a job tomorrow but I know everything will work out in the end.
Last weekend, Jesse got called for a trip to start in Tampa, FL on Sunday morning, but was just scheduled to ride as a passenger (Deadhead) to Tampa. However, nobody flies from Orlando direct to Tampa, so He was going to have to go from Orlando to Atlanta to Tampa. Six hours of flying when it is only a hour and a half drive away. So we decided to make a road trip of it and take Keegan to the beach. Keegan loved swimming in the ocean and when we remembered to take pictures, we realized we had left the camera back at his hotel...so the only picture from the whole trip is the one I took of Keegan in the car ride home.
Last weekend, Jesse got called for a trip to start in Tampa, FL on Sunday morning, but was just scheduled to ride as a passenger (Deadhead) to Tampa. However, nobody flies from Orlando direct to Tampa, so He was going to have to go from Orlando to Atlanta to Tampa. Six hours of flying when it is only a hour and a half drive away. So we decided to make a road trip of it and take Keegan to the beach. Keegan loved swimming in the ocean and when we remembered to take pictures, we realized we had left the camera back at his hotel...so the only picture from the whole trip is the one I took of Keegan in the car ride home.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Oh so boring
Life for the past few weeks hasn't been very exciting. I have been trying to think about things to write4 about and always come up short. next Tuesday will be our third week of softball and so far we tied our first game and won the second. Hopefully we will keep it going.
The weather is really starting to warm up here. I took Keegan for a walk this morning and we were both worn out from the humidity and heat. Umm. like I said, not to interesting right now. Oh, I have decided that I needed something to occupy all my spare time and so I have decided to train for a 5K. I have picked one out that will be here in Orlando in August, yuck, but at least I should be used to the climate by then. I was trying to see if I can get some sort of countdown clock on my page, but I don't really know how to do that. So if anyone knows how, let me know.
The weather is really starting to warm up here. I took Keegan for a walk this morning and we were both worn out from the humidity and heat. Umm. like I said, not to interesting right now. Oh, I have decided that I needed something to occupy all my spare time and so I have decided to train for a 5K. I have picked one out that will be here in Orlando in August, yuck, but at least I should be used to the climate by then. I was trying to see if I can get some sort of countdown clock on my page, but I don't really know how to do that. So if anyone knows how, let me know.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Keegan McNeil
Keegan loves to sleep on the bed and always has to be touching you, very similar to the way Kiley sleeps. She usually ends up in a position like this. But she is so sweeet. I have grown to love her so much.
Trying to get her to look at the camera is hard.
Look at those sweet brown eyes...
Keegan just had surgery on Monday to be spayed and is not happy that she can't go outside or play at the dogpark. She is going stir crazy.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
This one's for you Alisse
So, not much has been going on the past two weeks. I have been trying to find things to do and ways to meet new people. I joined a softball team with some co-workers at AirTran. I haven't played since....um...I can't really remember. I think the last time was with Lucas and maybe Ben, and we played on a Co-Ed team, may have been for church...not really sure. Needless to say, I am a little rusty.
I have had another adventure with my car. I left for lunch one day and after getting to my destination, I went back out to my car, and the battery was D-E-A-D. went to the local Autozone and got me a replacement. It's almost like a brand new car now. HAHA..
It's still a little surreal being here in Orlando but Jesse and Keegan make things a little easier. We go to the dog park and meet new people there. I will have to post some pictures of Keegan so everyone will know who I am talking about. She is such a lovable dog, but she is very mischievous. she loves to steal things, especially food when you are not looking. I went to Panda Express the other night and she stole my crab puffs of the counter and had the box opened and completely gone before I even realized. Silly dog.
Craig, sorry I missed your birthday. I was on my way to work and I remembered, but then I realized that 0800 my time is 0500 your time, and I know I wouldn't like someone calling me that early. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Alisse, I was just thinking that it has been a while since I last wrote, when I saw your comment, so this one is for you. I am going to try to update weekly so everyone can stay up to speed. Later Tater.!!!
I have had another adventure with my car. I left for lunch one day and after getting to my destination, I went back out to my car, and the battery was D-E-A-D. went to the local Autozone and got me a replacement. It's almost like a brand new car now. HAHA..
It's still a little surreal being here in Orlando but Jesse and Keegan make things a little easier. We go to the dog park and meet new people there. I will have to post some pictures of Keegan so everyone will know who I am talking about. She is such a lovable dog, but she is very mischievous. she loves to steal things, especially food when you are not looking. I went to Panda Express the other night and she stole my crab puffs of the counter and had the box opened and completely gone before I even realized. Silly dog.
Craig, sorry I missed your birthday. I was on my way to work and I remembered, but then I realized that 0800 my time is 0500 your time, and I know I wouldn't like someone calling me that early. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Alisse, I was just thinking that it has been a while since I last wrote, when I saw your comment, so this one is for you. I am going to try to update weekly so everyone can stay up to speed. Later Tater.!!!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
March 15, 2008
Wow, I can't believe I actually did it. I have thought of this day since I was in high school; that I would be able to travel and live in a new place. For the past three years, working for Mesa Airlines, I have had the chance to travel all over the United States. From going to Fresno, CA on the West Coast, to New York City, NY on the East, I have traveled to so many places do to the travel benefits of working for an airline.
Now I begin a new chapter in my life. I moved to Orlando, FL to work for another airline, AirTran Airways. I have spent the last month downsizing everything I own, so that I would be able to fit 27 years of my life into the trunk and back seat of my Mazda 6, whom I have affectionately named Misty. Jenna volunteered to be my traveling buddy and we set out on Sunday evening, March 2nd for the 2200 mile journey. We had done road trips before but nothing like this. So, of course, we had to get the traveling snacks, and as always, overdid it. We had so many goodies that we were shoving them in all the nooks and crannies that we could find. The first night we planned on making it from Phoenix, AZ to El Paso, TX about 400 miles away. We stayed with Steve Foster, a friend that I had made at Mesa. He and his family graciously accepted us into their home and allowed us to get some rest before we continued on our journey. WE left El Paso the morning of March 3rd to drive through the dreaded state of Texas. It literally takes a whole day to get through it. We got snow in West Texas as Jenna and I took turns driving. We contemplated stopping in Houston, TX for the night, but there was no way I was going to start in Texas again. So we made it to Louisiana and stayed in a hotel.
Day 3 began with a Southern Breakfast of ham, eggs, and of course, biscuits. We left Louisiana and quickly crossed through Mississippi and Alabama, and straight into Florida were we hit rain for the first time on our trip. We had been driving now for three days and were more than ready to get to my new home in Orlando. We drove into the nieghborhood and passed the house the first time. Then pulled into the driveway and entered the house to find an excited Keegan ( my roommate's dog) waiting for us.
Jenna was scheduled to take the first flight back to Phoenix the next morning so we quickly unloaded the car and had dinner and went to bed. The next morning we had no problems finding the airport, however, I got lost finding the way back to my house. Being in a new city is not as easy as living in the same town for 24 years. I had no idea where I was and no idea how to find where I needed to go. Thankfully I have a very patient and helpful roommate, Jesse. I called him and after laughing, pointed me in the right direction.
I spent the rest of the morning shopping for household items I was not able to take with me and paying attention to my surroundings as I drove around. Once Jesse got home from his trip, we were able to get my bed and dresser from a friend who had volunteered to bring them out from Phoenix, where he had moved from the week before. After we got my bed and dresser in the house, I was finally able to start unpacking.
The rest of the week was spent getting used to the house and my new city. Google maps has become my new best friend and I love the resource of the internet more everyday. Everything with the job and move had gone so smoothly that I was wondering how long it was going to last when as I was driving to IKEA across town, my clutch started acting weird. I made it there and back safely, but when Jesse arrived home the next day, he did an inspection and confirmed my dad's suspicions that I would need to replace the Master and Slave cylinders for the clutch. Sunday night I was scheduled to go to Atlanta, GA for New Hire Orientation and would not be able to take it to the shop. Jesse offered to take it for me and when he went to take it Monday morning, it wouldn't go into gear. So, when I got home we called AAA and had it towed.
Tuesday morning, my first day of my new job, the shop calls me and tells me that it will be at least a day before they will be able to fix it because they have to ship in the parts. Seriously??? in a big city like this, nobody has those parts??? So we wait another day and as Jesse is on his way to pick me up from work, they call me to tell me that my car is fixed and ready to go. Whew, such a relief.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I also caught the nasty cold that is going around and have been dealing with that in addition to the car problems. So, I show up for work on Tuesday and am supposed to meet everyone, but my ears still haven't cleared from the night before so I can't hear, and I can't shake any body's hands because I don't want to get everyone else sick. UGH!!! I was supposed to start training for my new job, Crew Pay Specialist, but the lady who is supposed to train me was told Wednesday, not Tuesday. So I cleaned my desk, then we went to lunch, and when we got back, I got sent home sick, my first day!!!! I went home and crashed out, which was exactly what I needed.
I went back to work Wednesday and started learning parts of my job. So far, I have learned how to run reports and make sure that pilots are getting paid what they should be. I am enjoying it and picking it up quickly. The people I work with are extremely nice and very helpful and understanding. I am very excited to go to work, which hasn't been the case in a while. Not that I didn't enjoy my last job, of the people I worked with, but I was caught in a rut in my life and needed a change. I didn't realize just how big and drastic the change was going to be.
So far I have been in Orlando for 11 days and I am really starting to like it. Today, Keegan and I went to the dog park in our neighborhood and it was so humid because it had stormed last night. I have learned that storms are a regular occurrence here, and it is something I will just have to get used to. The humidity is an amazing thing. Right now I am loving it because my skin feels so hydrated. I am sure in a month or so I will be cursing it, but that all comes with the territory, right??
So here it is, Saturday afternoon, my ears still haven't cleared, :( and I decided that it was time to take the advice of my sister-in-law Alisse, and friend, Solana, and start a blog. At first I thought it was a little silly, but now that I do it, I realize that these are the stories that I tell everyone I know anyway, so now you can see it for yourself and hear it as I hear it in my head. Hopefully it will make as much sense to you as it does to me. And hopefully I will start taking pictures and you can see what I see. Here is where I should insert a cutesy catch phrase, but I don't have one, so, until next time...... :)
Now I begin a new chapter in my life. I moved to Orlando, FL to work for another airline, AirTran Airways. I have spent the last month downsizing everything I own, so that I would be able to fit 27 years of my life into the trunk and back seat of my Mazda 6, whom I have affectionately named Misty. Jenna volunteered to be my traveling buddy and we set out on Sunday evening, March 2nd for the 2200 mile journey. We had done road trips before but nothing like this. So, of course, we had to get the traveling snacks, and as always, overdid it. We had so many goodies that we were shoving them in all the nooks and crannies that we could find. The first night we planned on making it from Phoenix, AZ to El Paso, TX about 400 miles away. We stayed with Steve Foster, a friend that I had made at Mesa. He and his family graciously accepted us into their home and allowed us to get some rest before we continued on our journey. WE left El Paso the morning of March 3rd to drive through the dreaded state of Texas. It literally takes a whole day to get through it. We got snow in West Texas as Jenna and I took turns driving. We contemplated stopping in Houston, TX for the night, but there was no way I was going to start in Texas again. So we made it to Louisiana and stayed in a hotel.
Day 3 began with a Southern Breakfast of ham, eggs, and of course, biscuits. We left Louisiana and quickly crossed through Mississippi and Alabama, and straight into Florida were we hit rain for the first time on our trip. We had been driving now for three days and were more than ready to get to my new home in Orlando. We drove into the nieghborhood and passed the house the first time. Then pulled into the driveway and entered the house to find an excited Keegan ( my roommate's dog) waiting for us.
Jenna was scheduled to take the first flight back to Phoenix the next morning so we quickly unloaded the car and had dinner and went to bed. The next morning we had no problems finding the airport, however, I got lost finding the way back to my house. Being in a new city is not as easy as living in the same town for 24 years. I had no idea where I was and no idea how to find where I needed to go. Thankfully I have a very patient and helpful roommate, Jesse. I called him and after laughing, pointed me in the right direction.
I spent the rest of the morning shopping for household items I was not able to take with me and paying attention to my surroundings as I drove around. Once Jesse got home from his trip, we were able to get my bed and dresser from a friend who had volunteered to bring them out from Phoenix, where he had moved from the week before. After we got my bed and dresser in the house, I was finally able to start unpacking.
The rest of the week was spent getting used to the house and my new city. Google maps has become my new best friend and I love the resource of the internet more everyday. Everything with the job and move had gone so smoothly that I was wondering how long it was going to last when as I was driving to IKEA across town, my clutch started acting weird. I made it there and back safely, but when Jesse arrived home the next day, he did an inspection and confirmed my dad's suspicions that I would need to replace the Master and Slave cylinders for the clutch. Sunday night I was scheduled to go to Atlanta, GA for New Hire Orientation and would not be able to take it to the shop. Jesse offered to take it for me and when he went to take it Monday morning, it wouldn't go into gear. So, when I got home we called AAA and had it towed.
Tuesday morning, my first day of my new job, the shop calls me and tells me that it will be at least a day before they will be able to fix it because they have to ship in the parts. Seriously??? in a big city like this, nobody has those parts??? So we wait another day and as Jesse is on his way to pick me up from work, they call me to tell me that my car is fixed and ready to go. Whew, such a relief.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I also caught the nasty cold that is going around and have been dealing with that in addition to the car problems. So, I show up for work on Tuesday and am supposed to meet everyone, but my ears still haven't cleared from the night before so I can't hear, and I can't shake any body's hands because I don't want to get everyone else sick. UGH!!! I was supposed to start training for my new job, Crew Pay Specialist, but the lady who is supposed to train me was told Wednesday, not Tuesday. So I cleaned my desk, then we went to lunch, and when we got back, I got sent home sick, my first day!!!! I went home and crashed out, which was exactly what I needed.
I went back to work Wednesday and started learning parts of my job. So far, I have learned how to run reports and make sure that pilots are getting paid what they should be. I am enjoying it and picking it up quickly. The people I work with are extremely nice and very helpful and understanding. I am very excited to go to work, which hasn't been the case in a while. Not that I didn't enjoy my last job, of the people I worked with, but I was caught in a rut in my life and needed a change. I didn't realize just how big and drastic the change was going to be.
So far I have been in Orlando for 11 days and I am really starting to like it. Today, Keegan and I went to the dog park in our neighborhood and it was so humid because it had stormed last night. I have learned that storms are a regular occurrence here, and it is something I will just have to get used to. The humidity is an amazing thing. Right now I am loving it because my skin feels so hydrated. I am sure in a month or so I will be cursing it, but that all comes with the territory, right??
So here it is, Saturday afternoon, my ears still haven't cleared, :( and I decided that it was time to take the advice of my sister-in-law Alisse, and friend, Solana, and start a blog. At first I thought it was a little silly, but now that I do it, I realize that these are the stories that I tell everyone I know anyway, so now you can see it for yourself and hear it as I hear it in my head. Hopefully it will make as much sense to you as it does to me. And hopefully I will start taking pictures and you can see what I see. Here is where I should insert a cutesy catch phrase, but I don't have one, so, until next time...... :)
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