I am in no mood to look at houses, which is the weirdest thing ever considering I have the time to look at houses. We have decided to somewhat postpone our search, considering that it is Christmas and our time is better spent with family and friends. As well, there are a total of zero houses on the market worth looking at right now so really we don’t have a lot of options anyways. Whats even weirder is I have no desire to look at any interior design websites or watch any sort of home shows on HGTV. I guess it feel like we are finally settled in my parents house and the thought of doing that all over again is a bit overwhelming. I kind of just want to hibernate for the winter.

I have finished unpacking all of our boxes, I just wish we would have had more space in our storage locker so that the stuff that was in my parents basement could have been moved and stored, leaving space for the stuff we brought it. It is still a bit of a tight squeeze in some place but we can’t really do anything about that. I have, however, taken over the entire spice cabinet with my spices. My Mother doesn’t understand how someone can have that many spices. I don’t understand how someone can not.

I tried to convince my parents to get a real tree this year, you know, since its a special year with us living there and all, but they weren’t into it. Even though I promised to clean up all the needles they still wouldn’t go for it. LAME. I think we are going to set up the tree this weekend and then Chad can stop complaining about how the house is not Christmassy enough.

Work has been insane, for both Chad and I. We have both had to put in our share of overtime which makes it feel like we have no time for anything else.

I have also been stressing out lately about the amount of hair that has been falling out of my head. My pony tail is slowly but surely getting smaller which is the worst feeling in the world. I assumed all my thyroid problems had been solved by now and my hair would return to its original state but I guess that’s not the case. I’ve talked to a few people and done some research online and I think my best bet to solving this problem is to start taking a multi vitamin again. I have an appointment with my Doctor in the new year so I will probably ask him about it then. In the mean time I will try not to stress as the floors get covered in hair.

Tonight we are going to try out yet another new pizza place. This one is probably the most casual of all the ones we’ve been to. I’m excited for our mini date and for Italian pizza.

Oh yea, remember how I was all obsessed with the KitchenAid 13 Cup Food Processor and posted about it 100 times on Facebook. Guess what was delivered to my house Tuesday night?! Oh hell yes. I need to start food processing stuff!!!

Merry Christmas to ME!

You know you are stressed when you keep waking up in the middle of the night sweating.

The problem with slowly packing over the course of a month is that you are constantly living in boxes. There are things everything, half packed, taking up more room then if they were just put away. It makes it feel like you have been packing FOREVER.

It’s one thing to pack an entire apartment, move into your new house and then unpack it all. It’s another thing to partially pack everything, trying to think about what you might need over the next few months, what you should leave out, what you should put away. We have boxes in 3 different locations in 3 different cities. At this point I don’t even remember whats in my Uncle basement.

As much as I have tried to keep it organize, this is the most unorganized pack job of my life. Ever week I pack things I no longer need, so instead of kitchen stuff being with the kitchen stuff, and bedroom stuff with the bedroom stuff, it’s kind of all over the place. Not to mention the giant pile of clothes on the floor from Vegas. I am feeling beyond over whelmed.

In terms of finding a place we like, we have found 2 homes in two very different neighbourhoods that we loved, but of course, in the process of contacting the Realtor to book a viewing, the houses recieved accepted offers on them and our showings were canceled. Both houses, right before we got to see them. Ugh. Not to mention the fact that we have been extremely busy and have had to re-work our schedules just to make time to see these places only to not see them at all. I guess with the stress of everything else, I’m just getting frustrated very easily.

Vegas was good though. The perfect escape. I’m trying to convince Chad to book another trip sometime next year. We kind of blew our budget out of the water, but as far as I’m concerned, we deserved it. We needed the break, we needed the fun.

Hopefully after this weekend things will start to settle down. Work for Chad won’t be so insane, and we won’t have to worry about packing and moving any more. Until them I am going to lose my mind.

Hello Friends,

I got sick again. Sick like I was back in the Summer but not quite as bad as the Summer. This is the third time in a year that I have been this sick. Something needs to change. I don’t know what I am doing wrong but I need to figure it out and I need to figure it out fast! I just get so miserable and frustrated and I want to punch everyone more then usual.

I missed Darios Laser Tag Birthday and had to leave the Banquet early :(

So here is the deal, the next two weeks are going to be stressful so I may be a little MIA. We will be in Vegas this weekend and then moving next weekend so with all the things to organize I don’t know how much time I will have to prepare blog posts, especially  blog posts that contain pictures, which right now are at an all time low. I haven’t taken pictures in so long. Sad face.

I am hoping to get over this cold before we leave and I really hope Chad doesn’t catch this cold either.

STRESS!

Yoga kicked my butt last night. I was so strong last week and felt so good as I did all my poses that I was so sure this week would be awesome too. Total Fail. I guess it really is true when they tell you to listen to your body and only take it as far as it feels it can go. I just wanted to lay in Childs Pose for 75 minutes. Man it was rough. I was dead by the time I got home and fell asleep as soon as I got into bed. I’m feeling the after effect today, that’s for sure. I guess my body needs some major rest.

Tonight we are making one of our favorite Friday Night Dinners. Red Wine, Steak alla Ciavarro, Garlic & Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Steakhouse Salad, Steamed Broccoli. Taking about it this morning got us so excited, which made me think, for most people the real excitement happens when you’ve booked a table at your favorite restaurant and you can’t wait for the end of the day to come so you can head over and indulge for your favorite meal. It made me realize that my favorite restaurant is Casa Ciavarro.Chad and I pump out some awesome food that we love to eat. Of course we love going to peoples houses for dinner and heading out to a restaurant, but I got to say, sometimes I get the most excited just by the food we make. Sure, it may not be for everyone, but we love it! It’s a neat feeling to know that you actually look forward to your own cooking every night.

Tomorrow night we are attending a Lumber Jack party. Unfortunetly part of our outfits are packed away, like so many things we need. We’ll have to piece toegther items from our Hick costumes a few years ago but it should turn out pretty good. The most interesting part of this party is that I will only know 3 other people there, and 40 people are expected to show up. I haven’t been to a party where I don’t know the majority of the people in a long time so it should definitely prove to be interesting. Plus, you know how well I handle myself in social situations! But I am looking forward to it. Every experience is a story to tell.

It’s so nice that the sun has been out the past few days. It’s been making our new offices nice and toasty and comfy, which just makes me want to fall asleep!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

I am not the most social person in the world. I can be very shy and my shiness can come across as snobbishness. I am not a snob (ok, sometimes I am). I am just a mute. I am not good at small talk. I’m not good at thinking of things to talk about on the spot. I’m not good around people I don’t know.

A lot of it has to do with comfort level. For example, a few weeks ago Chad and I went to my cousins birthday party at a pub and a small group of his guy friends were there. I didn’t know anyone but they were so inviting that I found myself chatting everyone up. Very unlike me, but I was comfortable in the situation and so the conversation flowed. I really enjoyed myself and would hang out with them again given the opportunity.

Probably the hardest event for me to attend, in terms of comfort level, is a party where everyone invited has known each other for a million years and has all this history together. They have all these things in common and all these things to talk about while I just sit there stunned with nothing to add to the conversation because I have no idea what they are talking about and I don’t know their history or all the funny stories they are telling and I feel like an idiot. I feel so uncomfortable that there is no chance of breaking me out of my shell and I become a lost cause.

What is the worst party situation? Going to party after party with the same people, half of which have never said a word to you and because you keep showing up at the same parties and you have been doing this for so long it would be totally awkward to finally go up to them, like 2 years after the fact, and formally introduce yourself and have a conversation with them. At least it would be totally awkward for me.

The most comfortable party situation for me is of course the small group. In this situation I feel as though I can be myself, feel comfortable and actually have a one on one conversation with someone. I find it much more manageable then a house party with 30 people where everyone is talking to everyone else and I am left on the couch all by myself feeling like a loser. Trust me, it’s happened before.

So the question is, if you are invited to a party where you know you probably won’t feel totally comfortable and social, do you go for the adventure and the possibility that you might have a lot of fun, or do you sit at home with season 2 of the Golden Girls?