Friday, September 23, 2011

The oral surgeon

We're working on 3 or 4 months now and after me yelling (well not yelling) strongly encouraging in a raised voice to the nurses at my general dentist that they needed to send my referral to my oral surgeon, I got an appt....at 7:30am today. 

Doc: Oooh, you've got massive problems in your mouth. Does it hurt?
Me: (looks at him like he has 3 heads) The whole right side of my hurts all of the time.
Doc: Okay, we're going to get you scheduled so we can get your wisdom teeth out. It's under bone and...nah, you don't want to hear the the gory details.
Me: Uhhh....
Doc: It's okay, we're going to patch you up and be good as new. I'll get you your prescription and I'll be right back
*brings back oxycodone*
Me: Oxycodone?!?  What happened to 1000mg of ibuprofen so I don't end up on Intervention?!?
*laughs hysterically*
Doc: I'm getting ready to hack up your mouth. ibuprofen isn't going to work.
Me: Well okay then.

My surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. I've never had any sort of surgery ever, and I'm at the pre-stages of freaking out.  I think I should get some sort of present for this. *hint hint* *cough, J, cough* I deserve it!

Monday, September 19, 2011

I am here....again!

Well not really. I know what I want to do with my life; the foreign service.  I think I need a super awesome plan B, should plan A take longer than expected. I have come to the realization that my current job is just not cutting the mustard.  The manager of the entire unit said to me today "Well, why wasn't this taken care of last week!"  While I was screaming at her in my head and say all sorts of not nice language, I calmly replied with "You were on vacation and no one else would approve it".  I've been talking my head trying to get this particular person's situation approved. Why? Because I believe her. In my gut, I believe her. I never believe anyone. Ask anyone. I don't.  I take the position of it's illegal to not pay your taxes. If you don't pay your taxes, you need to be in jail right next to Wesley Snipes.  Go to Jail! Do not pass go and let me take all of your money out of your bank accounts while I'm at it.  That's me! So, if I'm saying I believe her just cut her a little slack that should count for something. Right? Wrong!  I'm just done today!  Moreover, in 6 weeks I will have my MBA. Out of everyone in the office, I am the 4th person in the line of people with advanced degrees.  The first two are lawyers and the next is a CPA and they are all in management positions.  Yet, I have an MBA and is a lowly gopher.   After me about 3 people have their Bachelor's and the rest have HS diplomas. I work in an office of about 95 people. What does that tell you?

It has just been that kind of day. I'm tired of having these days.  So, officially I'm on the search for my super awesome plan B. I won't have a super expensive piece of paper for no reason at all.  It will get something.  I really want to move to London, and not because J lives there.  He's about 40% of the reason.  I've just really wanted to live in Europe ever since my first visit there. My MBA in International Business (see my thought process)will get me there. I just need to figure out how. 

Monday, September 12, 2011

Sharing the Day.....

It's so hard sharing the day that changed America and the world forever as my birthday. Yet, it is and I feel guilty.  10 years ago I was getting ready for school and answering the phone every few minutes from a family member or a friend wishing me happy birthday, when I just happened to turn on the tv and I saw a plane flying into a building. 10 years later.  I was at the part-time this weekend and while I'm there I watch a lot of tv.  I watched a special on TLC called "The Heroes of the 88th Floor". Two men died saving 70+ people. They went from floor to floor rescuing people.  In that moment, I realized something that never occurred to me; while we lost so many lives that day, so many more lives were saved because of the brave firefighters, policemen, first responders, and regular people such as those on the  88th floor.

There were hundreds possibly thousands of babies that were born today. Babies are the truest and purest gifts from God and they should be celebrated. They are a sign of hope and the possibility of what can be in.  Everyone born on 09/11/01 and later will never know a world without terrorism but it's up to me and you to always remember, never forget, but to also celebrate life.  With that said...

Happy Birthday to me and everyone born on this day!

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Jan 23- Feb 7, 2013

Those are the dates of my next big trip....Africa! J and I will be spending 1 week in Capetown, 1 in the Serengeti on safari, and 1 on the beaches of Zanzibar.   It's totally perfect and J and I are super excited to go to Africa.  He had a bit of a sticker shock at first because it's $$$$$ but really it's 3 vacations in 1 and I simply refuse to sleep on a cot, I need running water, a toilet that flushes... the whole 9.  Officially it's called a luxury tent.  Who knew they existed. I thought we were just going to be in a lodge the whole time and would drive to the places where we would stalk the animals.  Nope. For about 3 out of the 5 days we'll be in tents.  I'm cool with that as long as I have a bed. Call me a travel snob but I don't do camping camping.  A few years ago, my best friends and I went camping with one of my BFFs family. I was all prepared to sleep in a tent but my friend's parents had a pop up camper and it had air. Yes, that's right....AIR CONDITIONING! I stayed in the air.  I also tried to go camping again and I ended up leaving at 2am because I couldn't take it.  I can't help it, I'm a city girl.   I will endure it in Africa because I'll be staying in a tent with a bed and because well...it's Africa! One other fabulous part of the trip is that I'll be able to spend some time in London with J.  I'll be there a few days before we leave for Capetown and about a week after we come back.  Yay! Maybe I'll rent a car. That would be wild!  When I tell people that I'm going to Africa on vacation they look at me with 3 heads.  I forgive them, they go to Jamaica regularly and they call that traveling. 

In other news, it's official. I am not applying to take the October FSWE.  I know I've said that over and over but I only made the decision today.  I need to get through graduate school and this new leadership program has the rest of my attention.  I want to put my best foot forward the next time I take it.  That will also give me time to pass my Microsoft cert for OMS.

My cat is currently climbing up the curtains...I am confused.

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Let there be light....

Can I get a whootie whoo?!?  WHOOTIE WHOOO!!! 

I can't explain what it feels like to be without power for 3 days. 3 days!  It felt like much longer than that but 3 days is ridiculous especially when all of the food goes bad in the fridge. I'm quite proud of myself. I was patient and I tried not to make nasty comments about and to BGE on facebook. There were almost 1,000,000 people throughout the state who lost power due to Hurricane Irene.  They brought in people from out of state to get things done faster. I can be an understanding person when I want to be. 

I slept in my bed for the first time last night.  My bed is so big, comfy, with all of my pillows and just the way I like it.  Yay for my own bed!! 

Now, there is Katia off the distance, and another storm forming off the coast of Africa.  Sam from Good Morning America says it's churning in open water and will be a major hurricaine soon.  Something tells me Irene isn't the only monster storm that will visit me this season. Next time, I won't buy milk but I will charge my phone and my laptop.

WHOOTIE WHOO!!!