After a lovely night where we played a skins game of golf on the Wii with Genessa, we were getting into bed when I thought...when Lance lived with his ex-girlfriends, did he also have these kinds of chill out and peaceful nights too? I cherish the "time for bed" times with him. We have a little routine even. He'll go online and look for music/listen to music. I usually read one of my books for a little bit and listen to the music with him. Usually I'll turn in first but I give him my undivided attention until I fall asleep.
I didn't ask him but I will one day. Granted his life in the past was not one that I would have been able to tolerate, I still wonder if he had those peaceful nights. We're pretty domesticated. The other night, he came home from work and told me that it was really nice to come home to me. Since I get home first, I try to have dinner ready for him whether he is hungry or not and since it is getting colder now, the house was warmed up for when he came home. I am a pretty darn good girlfriend and I will make a great wife.
It is interesting how your perspective changes and I am so glad that I met him when I met him. I am sure I sound repetitive but really though. We're almost done with our 6th year together and will be working on our 7th year. If we marry, we'll probably do it in a few years. Whenever I tell people how long we have been together, they're amazed. Not just for the longevity but because of the type of people we are. Ah well. Opposites attract right? Except that's on the outside, on the inside, we share the same values and views.
Well...there was some other thought that I wanted to input but I can't think of what it was. I'm just waiting for this work day to be over and it has been DRAGGING
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
so even though Beck is supposed to be moved out, his stuff is still here. His room is still half full of his stuff. The garage still has some of his boxes that were never unpacked including that huge tent.
our car is still broken.
lance got me a new phone and we have a fab camera on layaway at the pawn shop.
dixie is fine although with the cold weather, she's trying to get under the covers and only lance will let her in and then she butts in between us and tries to lay down except I kick her out. she's becoming somewhat skittish. not sure what is up with that act but whatever. she's a bad girl sometimes. yesterday i caught her in the middle of a naughty act but i couldn't figure it out until later.
she tends to greet you at the door and is VERY happy to see you and tries to slip outside just in case. well. i noticed that the blue bowl i put over the chicken was knocked off a little and the plate the chicken was on was near the corner of the table.
in any case, eating lunch and leaving early today, yay! since i worked late on wednesday.
our car is still broken.
lance got me a new phone and we have a fab camera on layaway at the pawn shop.
dixie is fine although with the cold weather, she's trying to get under the covers and only lance will let her in and then she butts in between us and tries to lay down except I kick her out. she's becoming somewhat skittish. not sure what is up with that act but whatever. she's a bad girl sometimes. yesterday i caught her in the middle of a naughty act but i couldn't figure it out until later.
she tends to greet you at the door and is VERY happy to see you and tries to slip outside just in case. well. i noticed that the blue bowl i put over the chicken was knocked off a little and the plate the chicken was on was near the corner of the table.
in any case, eating lunch and leaving early today, yay! since i worked late on wednesday.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Beck is moving out of our house. That's fine. We're going to try to do it on our own. We're probably going to convert his room into a chill-out room. Put up some book shelves for my books. I want to get a futon so people have a place to sleep and we'll use it as storage too.
Once he moves out, we'll probably finally get a handle on the garage and organize that stuff. Right now, everything is still in boxes and I'm sure we'll find stuff that we have forgotten was packed away. I know I have three boxes full of books and I have bought enough books now that I can probably fill up another box.
I am really hoping that we'll be able ot pull this off. It would be fantastic. I don't want to move for at least another year or two.
Once he moves out, we'll probably finally get a handle on the garage and organize that stuff. Right now, everything is still in boxes and I'm sure we'll find stuff that we have forgotten was packed away. I know I have three boxes full of books and I have bought enough books now that I can probably fill up another box.
I am really hoping that we'll be able ot pull this off. It would be fantastic. I don't want to move for at least another year or two.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Ho Hum
I am on break so this has got to be quick.
Weekend was fine. Lance had to work on Saturday but it was only for a few hours. His boss was late. OH! I have to tell you. I went to pick him up on Friday and I got there early so I went over to Dotty's to play some slots. I played Village People, hit a bonus, got a pooper the first three times but was fortunate enough to get a party saver. I cashed out at $120. YAY!
After I picked up on Friday, we stopped at Maddy's on the way home and I came out with $55. He also won some too. All this weekend, when we played slots, we were fortunate enough to break even or come up. I didn't really have to spend any money and the show on Saturday night was okay. Not a lot of people there but then again, there were tons of things going on that night. Beck's birthday show at Pala, Code 9 at the Branx, Country Fair in Salem this weekend. Lots of things going on.
Weekend was fine. Lance had to work on Saturday but it was only for a few hours. His boss was late. OH! I have to tell you. I went to pick him up on Friday and I got there early so I went over to Dotty's to play some slots. I played Village People, hit a bonus, got a pooper the first three times but was fortunate enough to get a party saver. I cashed out at $120. YAY!
After I picked up on Friday, we stopped at Maddy's on the way home and I came out with $55. He also won some too. All this weekend, when we played slots, we were fortunate enough to break even or come up. I didn't really have to spend any money and the show on Saturday night was okay. Not a lot of people there but then again, there were tons of things going on that night. Beck's birthday show at Pala, Code 9 at the Branx, Country Fair in Salem this weekend. Lots of things going on.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Wanted
Lance is playing a party tomorrow night as a headliner. Great for him.
The party is a fundraiser for a guy who was pulled over in Baker City, OR and is charged with two Class C felonies. Apparently he had some pot on him. I don't know the whole story but the way it seems, there has to be more going on than what is being said. I have no feelings towards this. I don't even know the guy. I don't care if he goes to jail. Whatever.
It's just...I just feel like a lot of people are not getting the real story. It might be a lot shadier than it looks on the surface.
Yesterday we had a very nice dinner with Steve and Heidi. We just sort of dropped in on them but they had some extra steaks and we joined them for dinner. It was nice to visit with them. I had to go all the way into SE Portland to pick up Lance from his work and we stopped over. They bickered over little things and I don't know if this is how they are normally but they seemed really irritated with each other. He argued with her about the steak and...I don't know what brought that on. I hope all is well with them.
Later when Lance and I were coming back home, we talked about it and wondered if we appeared like that to other people. We don't argue like that over little things at home and if we do, we do it in a joking kind of way so...I don't know. I think we're a pretty funny couple and we don't nitpick at each other. At least we try not to do that in public and around our friends. There were a few times were I felt a little uncomfortable but what can you say. You don't want to step into it, I don't even know what it was about. There is some underlying tension.
Well, break time is almost over.
The party is a fundraiser for a guy who was pulled over in Baker City, OR and is charged with two Class C felonies. Apparently he had some pot on him. I don't know the whole story but the way it seems, there has to be more going on than what is being said. I have no feelings towards this. I don't even know the guy. I don't care if he goes to jail. Whatever.
It's just...I just feel like a lot of people are not getting the real story. It might be a lot shadier than it looks on the surface.
Yesterday we had a very nice dinner with Steve and Heidi. We just sort of dropped in on them but they had some extra steaks and we joined them for dinner. It was nice to visit with them. I had to go all the way into SE Portland to pick up Lance from his work and we stopped over. They bickered over little things and I don't know if this is how they are normally but they seemed really irritated with each other. He argued with her about the steak and...I don't know what brought that on. I hope all is well with them.
Later when Lance and I were coming back home, we talked about it and wondered if we appeared like that to other people. We don't argue like that over little things at home and if we do, we do it in a joking kind of way so...I don't know. I think we're a pretty funny couple and we don't nitpick at each other. At least we try not to do that in public and around our friends. There were a few times were I felt a little uncomfortable but what can you say. You don't want to step into it, I don't even know what it was about. There is some underlying tension.
Well, break time is almost over.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Not a good day for customer service
I am pretty good when it comes to customer service but...golly, there are some crazy patients. I had to tell a patient's wife that I was not going to argue with her about what was going on with their insurance. I'm trying to help them cut cost. I don't think they realize just how much an orthovisc injection costs. Not only do you have the cost of the injection, there is also the cost of giving the injection. That is almost $1000, if not more.
Goodness gracious. What a headache! I spoke with them before. The insurance is telling us the same thing in different ways and you know what. If you gotta complain, complain to your insurance because they denied it. Unfortunately, we are limited by what the insurance will allow us to do to you and if you want to pay out of pocket, fine. Just don't expect it to be covered by insurance and don't say I didn't warn you because I did.
I'm just glad that tomorrow is Friday and it is pay day Friday at that.
Goodness gracious. What a headache! I spoke with them before. The insurance is telling us the same thing in different ways and you know what. If you gotta complain, complain to your insurance because they denied it. Unfortunately, we are limited by what the insurance will allow us to do to you and if you want to pay out of pocket, fine. Just don't expect it to be covered by insurance and don't say I didn't warn you because I did.
I'm just glad that tomorrow is Friday and it is pay day Friday at that.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Faith Healing
In recent local news, a couple is standing trial for the death of their daughter who had contracted pneumonia and was not treated for it. The couple said that they did not believe in doctors so didn't believe that treatment was needed. Instead they opted for faith healing and the daughter passed away.
At some point, as a parent, you have to realize that there is modern medicine available to save your child. If this is supposed to be God's choice on whether your child survives an easily treatable illness, we would not have modern medicine. I believe that things are created for a reason. Sometimes it's something that shouldn't be created but I believe that there is a lesson to be learned for when things go bad.
Children don't know what they should believe. The best we can do as parents is to form a foundation for values. Despite the differences in doctrines for each religion, the base value is still the same. You want to be a good person. As to who or what you want to worship in or believe, that should be up to the individual and they should be given that choice.
I grew up in a shamanistic culture and I believe it but I also believe that there are other beliefs and I'm open to it. Some people do not feel the same way. Some people must have faith to endure life. Others swear off faith because they need concrete proof of its existence. That is the basis of belief, you just believe, right? Do you really have to have concrete proof and if so, can you handle that?
At some point, as a parent, you have to realize that there is modern medicine available to save your child. If this is supposed to be God's choice on whether your child survives an easily treatable illness, we would not have modern medicine. I believe that things are created for a reason. Sometimes it's something that shouldn't be created but I believe that there is a lesson to be learned for when things go bad.
Children don't know what they should believe. The best we can do as parents is to form a foundation for values. Despite the differences in doctrines for each religion, the base value is still the same. You want to be a good person. As to who or what you want to worship in or believe, that should be up to the individual and they should be given that choice.
I grew up in a shamanistic culture and I believe it but I also believe that there are other beliefs and I'm open to it. Some people do not feel the same way. Some people must have faith to endure life. Others swear off faith because they need concrete proof of its existence. That is the basis of belief, you just believe, right? Do you really have to have concrete proof and if so, can you handle that?
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