Ok, so I think I have a problem. Either that, or I desperately need to get away from here and go on a vacation!
Derick left early Saturday morning to go to my parent's cabin to help my dad for the day, and then he was going to hitch up his boat and travel to Medford. Long story short, he found someone selling a part for his boat, the part is being mailed to Medford, where he and his family can tinker with it and get the boat all ready for fishing season. He will be gone until next weekend!
So, with that, I woke up early Saturday morning when he was getting ready to leave for the week. That was 6am. I don't know when it happened that I can wake up at 6am on the weekend and stay up...all day! Anywho, after he left I was lazy for a couple or hours. Then the "to-dos" kicked into high gear! I ran to the grocery store to get food to feed me for the week (think big casseroles that make awesome leftovers) and came back home. I think that must have been the fastest shopping trip ever, and I even let the little old man go in front of me because he had a small bag of things.
So, get home, put the stuff away, look around the kitchen and say to myself, "that is IT! I am sick of the way this kitchen looks - it is a disaster!!" Then comes fully cleaning the kitchen, all counter surfaces, vacuuming the downstairs, cleaning both bathrooms and start dusting, all while doing a load of laundry and trying to entertain Tucker. whew. and all of that took place while I am sick with a bad cold! So...yeah.
And that was only the cleaning part.
I also made a casserole dish and caramel rolls! I was really in the mood to cook more, but, go figure, when that bug gets me, no one but me is here to eat it! And i can't really have people over because I am sick...
It is going to be weird around here for a week. Quiet and weird! Oh well, at least it will give me a chance to catch up on some things.
Derick downloaded the entire set of Gilmore Girls to the PS3, so I have a go-to show when I don't want to watch anything on TV. I also have the little projects around the house that I have been putting off, but can do some of those things while I am alone! I took Tucker outside to play frisbee the other day, and am contemplating prepping my car to take him to the dog park some nights next week. I'll report on how that goes if it all goes according to plan!
Well, I think I am off, again to do more things around the house, although today I think i might need to rest up a little more since I am feeling worse today than I have been feeling. boo for that.
-L
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Video Game Launch Widows Club
Due to today being Tuesday, March 9, 2010, I feel the need to start a new club. The New Video Game Widow’s Club.
Today, after months of my husband's anticipation, Final Fantasy 13 has been released.
Phone call from the husband this morning at 8:20am – He had already been to Target, purchased the game and had come home. I didn’t even know Target OPENED before 10am! (and I thought I was the one with the Target love affair…)
I left the house today saying, "goodbye, have a good day, see you in two weeks!" Because for about that duration of time, my TV, PS3 and couch will be occupied every non-working, or bathroom moment until the game is conquered in all of it’s entirety.
Now, I don’t really have anything against video games. People who know me, realize that I actually play a few. Actually, up until last night I have never played a video game all the way through from start to finish before! That all changed with the game Heavy Rain…but that is another story.
At least this means that I should have the computer and the Wii all to myself for the next few weeks while Derick tries to master the new game. I also have a book that I want to get through and that will more easily be accomplished without the TV being free - not that I watched much TV to begin with.
Heavy Rain
So this game was introduced to me by none other than my husband. He thought that I would like the game based on the demos of the gameplay that he watched prior to getting the game from Gamefly. I thought I would give it a shot as I had watched and played one sequence of the game myself.
After playing the game through one time, I am not sure that I would play it again. It seemed to take a long time to get through the game, even though it was about a 10-hour game (which I am told is a short game). I played the game in smaller chunks of time, and it took me about 4 days to beat the game. I find it kind of funny that Derick recommended the game to me because he knows my likes and dislikes of games and movies. I do not like scary movies and I do not like things jumping out at me or that cause me to jump. This game had BOTH of those things happen throughout the gameplay! There were a couple of moments where I was actually afraid and panicked and had to hit pause to think about it for a second!
So yeah, I think I will stick to my puzzle games and car racing games for the moment. I just need a new snowboarding game like SSX to come out and then I will be SET!!
Game on,
-L
Today, after months of my husband's anticipation, Final Fantasy 13 has been released.
Phone call from the husband this morning at 8:20am – He had already been to Target, purchased the game and had come home. I didn’t even know Target OPENED before 10am! (and I thought I was the one with the Target love affair…)
I left the house today saying, "goodbye, have a good day, see you in two weeks!" Because for about that duration of time, my TV, PS3 and couch will be occupied every non-working, or bathroom moment until the game is conquered in all of it’s entirety.
Now, I don’t really have anything against video games. People who know me, realize that I actually play a few. Actually, up until last night I have never played a video game all the way through from start to finish before! That all changed with the game Heavy Rain…but that is another story.
At least this means that I should have the computer and the Wii all to myself for the next few weeks while Derick tries to master the new game. I also have a book that I want to get through and that will more easily be accomplished without the TV being free - not that I watched much TV to begin with.
So this game was introduced to me by none other than my husband. He thought that I would like the game based on the demos of the gameplay that he watched prior to getting the game from Gamefly. I thought I would give it a shot as I had watched and played one sequence of the game myself.
After playing the game through one time, I am not sure that I would play it again. It seemed to take a long time to get through the game, even though it was about a 10-hour game (which I am told is a short game). I played the game in smaller chunks of time, and it took me about 4 days to beat the game. I find it kind of funny that Derick recommended the game to me because he knows my likes and dislikes of games and movies. I do not like scary movies and I do not like things jumping out at me or that cause me to jump. This game had BOTH of those things happen throughout the gameplay! There were a couple of moments where I was actually afraid and panicked and had to hit pause to think about it for a second!
So yeah, I think I will stick to my puzzle games and car racing games for the moment. I just need a new snowboarding game like SSX to come out and then I will be SET!!
Game on,
-L
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Walkin' on SUNSHINE...WHOA!
I am so thankful for the sunshine this week! It is amazing what a little of that big golden ball in the sky can do for your mood!!
This weekend has been very nice so far, and it has consisted of me pretty much staying in the house-and I am perfectly alright with that! After working on the VMUs all weekend at home, I am glad to not be doing much!
I guess I got SOME things done today...
- laundry
- dishes
- started planting my seeds to get them started (hey, I was really thinking spring today!!)
- fixed Tucker's turtle stuffed toy
- put together 2 button designs for the Annual Father Hennepin Days Festival button design contest
- played more of a new video game that I am more and more into
- photo editing
For the most part, that was my day. Watched some TV, relaxed and got in the design groove. yay! I am looking forward to another day like this tomorrow, although more cleaning and workouts need to happen...heh heh.
Oh, and one more thing...Girl Scout Cookies are the devil...that is all.
-L
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time to Live Life?
That is what I have been wondering the past few weeks. Do I really feel like I am living life? To be honest right now, no. My weekdays consist of waking up, getting ready for work, going to work, coming home, making dinner, working out, picking up junk throughout the house, cleaning up after dinner, sometimes some small relaxation moment, getting ready for bed, then bed. Wake up, get ready to do it all over again Monday through Friday.
This past weekend I worked through the weekend to get a large work project done. I did, and in record time. I even saved the company money by working all weekend. But in doing so, have been coming to work really tired, fried and grumpy (hopefully that last part stays on the inside).
I guess I just feel like my life is passing me by and I am not really doing anything with my life that is of much value to me, or anyone else. I know that some of that is just due to my situation, if we can call it that at the moment. Sure, there are things I would want to do if I was able to do them. Travel. I want to go so many places, see and experience so many things, but you need disposable income, or a job that allows you to do that. I have neither at the moment.
And I believe in the saying that says if you are not happy, and want to be happy, change something, but really? In some instances, that is just really not an option.
At this point in my life, I have been wanting to move. Not just a town or two over, but really MOVE! Derick doesn't really want to because he wants to still be close to family, and I totally get that, but then again, we don't have any kids, we are just us right now. Now would be the perfect time to do it, if we were able. But again, not so much.
I know that money doesn't solve everything, but, quoting a quote I found the other day, "All I am asking for is that I would like the opportunity to prove that money can't make me happy." haha. I liked that one.
Well I guess that is about all for now. more later,
-L
This past weekend I worked through the weekend to get a large work project done. I did, and in record time. I even saved the company money by working all weekend. But in doing so, have been coming to work really tired, fried and grumpy (hopefully that last part stays on the inside).
I guess I just feel like my life is passing me by and I am not really doing anything with my life that is of much value to me, or anyone else. I know that some of that is just due to my situation, if we can call it that at the moment. Sure, there are things I would want to do if I was able to do them. Travel. I want to go so many places, see and experience so many things, but you need disposable income, or a job that allows you to do that. I have neither at the moment.
And I believe in the saying that says if you are not happy, and want to be happy, change something, but really? In some instances, that is just really not an option.
At this point in my life, I have been wanting to move. Not just a town or two over, but really MOVE! Derick doesn't really want to because he wants to still be close to family, and I totally get that, but then again, we don't have any kids, we are just us right now. Now would be the perfect time to do it, if we were able. But again, not so much.
I know that money doesn't solve everything, but, quoting a quote I found the other day, "All I am asking for is that I would like the opportunity to prove that money can't make me happy." haha. I liked that one.
Well I guess that is about all for now. more later,
-L
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