New Countdown

   So I've been busy this passed week. Work, school, and appointments. I didn't even feel like I had a weekend.  I'm starting to think that I'm not cut out for "weekends" lol. My week just keeps going lol. Last week I got all my government stuff sorted out. Its so weird. Took extra hours at work, got a 90% on a statistics test, and tried to make time for my better half this weekend. Got so tired this weekend... felt like all I did was work and sleep. Moving will be interesting. I'm super tired thinking about it.
   Tomorrow will be my last day at the store. Today I'm possibly going to Tracy to get my mom. Might take advantage of this trip and drop off some stuff over the hill. The whole gas thing is bugging me. Hopefully if I decide to go that far, I won't need to charge too much. I don't have much to say. Nothing worth writing about has happened this passed week.
   I'll be all this week. If anything, I'm going to attempt moving Sunday or so. I just want to get out there to start really looking for jobs. I currently have an application for a restaurant that I'm really going to shoot for. I don't want to work in a restaurant, like at all.. but I need a job and if I don't like it, at least it will allow me to get my bills paid while I look for something that I'd want more. I'm not going to be picky :/

I know, updates been a little off

Finally just got home yesterday afternoon since leaving Wednesday..
Well, whatever you consider my home actually is. I feel like I'm kinda floating and don't belong anywhere right now. Except Vic tells me wherever the other ring is at, that's where I belong lol. 
   Today I woke up and wanted to start my day off with a venti black coffee. Went to Starbucks, waited in like for maybe 10+ minutes for a $2.25 cup of coffee and when I got up to the window, they said, 'Sorry for the wait, this one is on us'. I know it's not the big of a deal, but every little bit helps, and that stuff is crack to me, so they thrilled the heck out of me. Felt like I won the lottery for the day! Lol. I didn't even feel like I waited that long. I get my coffee free a couple of times. They give black coffee out a lot, assuming cause it's cheap and they have enough of it. Either way, it made a paragraph in my blog lol. Then I went and returned my Chegg book from a class I dropped, so hopefully I get the full refund. I basically walked in and out. They scanned it and printed me a receipt and I was off the the Social Security office in Modesto. Crossed my fingers that it would be like my last two tasks.. quick. Buuuut.. I walked in 10 minutes after they opened, and there was people evverrrywhere lol. Printed myself a ticket, sat in a crowed government office. Sat for an hour and a half, and my 'social security issue' took maybe 2 minutes, if that. She typed my application in her computer, printed me a receipt and I was done. My identity is officially changed.. I'm like a new me.. lmao. After that, went to the Vitamin Shoppe, since I've never been there before. They had lots of stuff! I've been feeling icky, so I was on a hunt for a body cleanse. The manager was really helpful. When I was done, I saw I had an email from a place I applied to, and my resume wouldn't open for her, so I drove home and sent her a new one. Now I'm here, waiting for my shift.. I close tonight :/ Dunno how fun that'll be since I got 3 hours of sleep last night.
   Yesterday I had to work. Also put my two weeks resignation notice in. My last day there is February 21. My news spread through the store really fast. As soon as I walked in people where saying things to me and commenting on how pretty I was in my pictures lol. It's all good. I always knew I'd never stay there, but now it's here and it's all weird. I don't want to leave, but in all honesty I do. I think it's just a comfort blanket and I know there's more out there for me. What really sucks is that I don't want to tell anyone.. I hate 'goodbyes'. Though most of the good people I work with are co-workers, there is a very small handful of people I really care about and are awesome. 
   I have applications out in several places around my new place of residence. As a gift, his mom got cute house keys made for me. So it's even weird when I look down at my keys, I've got two houses?!? I'm just gonna go with it all and keep my focus on myself. I don't want to get lost. But yea, I have no real future plans right now. Kind of just working day to day. 
   Tomorrow, Valentine's Day, I don't get to spend with my valentine. I really would've liked to surprise him at his work for lunch, but I can't make it over there. So we'll have our own V-Day later. I got him something too. But I'm not telling him that I got him anything lol. It's something small, but hopefully he'll like it and use it. I'll post pictures of it when it comes in. He'll be here this weekend, hopefully it'll come while he is here so he can have it :)  Also tomorrow I'm starting a 7 day body cleanse. Not going to fast like they suggest.. I would have to lock myself in my room and have gallons and gallons of water stored in my room! I am though not going to eat any meat, milk, or alcohol. Gonna keep it super simple. Raw stuff, maybe salads and veggie soups. Lots of water and tea. Considering quitting coffee with it too, but I know it sounds like a good idea today, but tomorrow I'll head straight for the coffee pot. Oh well, doesn't hurt to try. I believe in nutrition and fasting shouldn't last 7 days.. I loves food! 
   Wednesday I may possibly take some hours, I haven't heard anything yet, so I doubt it. But other than that, I have two statistic assignments due and a test on thursday. Which will be interesting to see if I can complete due to the fact they are really getting into using the stats calculator.. which of course I don't have. There's no such thing as a cheap stats calc. Vic says he has one, but hasn't really researched it thoroughly if he still has it. So I've been doing all the work by hand. Just takes forever.
   Friday is DMV day.. least I've got an appointment lined up for that. Gonna go get me a new identification card lol. Then he said he'd come to me this weekend.. we'll see!

Mini Update

Wednesday went very well!

   Woke up early in the morning to start getting ready. I remember it seeming like it was taking forever, but now looking back, it all seemed so quick. We all got ready and started to leave.. I always know I forget stuff and about 5 minutes up the freeway, I had realized I forgot the bouquet! So I went back and got it and we left again. We met at the house in Livermore where we rearranged the car rides and then we were off to Oakland! 

   Got the the Alameda County Courthouse and it totally reminded me of a fancier DMV. Lol. It was very stressless and easy. We filled out our paper work and paid the fees. After that, we waited for our commissioner to take us to the ceremony room. Including me, I believe there was 13 of us. It was very nice and small.

   The ceremony was short and sweet. And I didn't cry!! Though, I almost did lol. I ignored everyone else in the room and tried my best to keep it together. I think I succeeded! I can't remember all details, but I can still hear his voice repeating his vows and the look in his eyes. That's what gets me. :) 

   After we got our marriage certificate, we all went to the restaurant. The restaurant had our names posted on their billboards and in front of their wedding banquet area :) That was really cool. Dinner went really well and everyone got along. Which was one of my favorite parts. We also did a cake cutting. The cake was delicious! Red velvet with a cream cheese frosting.

   When lunch was over Vic and I left together to go to our honeymoon getaway. We spent one night in Half Moon Bay in a hotel on the beach. It was so nice and peaceful. When we got there we popped open some champagne and sat on the terrace and watched the sun set over the horizon. We left the door from our terrace cracked open at all times so we could here the ocean crashing the whole time. The room also had a fireplace, everything was so cozy. For dinner that night, we walked to a little restaurant down like 2 minutes from our hotel. The next morning we had breakfast served to our room. After we checked out, we went for a walk and just enjoyed the weather. It was amazing.. sunny and very warm. Couldn't have been better! 

   We wanted to beat traffic, so we headed back to Livermore early afternoon and just spend the rest of the day at the house just relaxing. Which is where I end up now lol. Woke up this morning around 9.. still in bed. Been doing homework and paying bills. Now back to the less fun reality :/ ...my least favorite part of this week lol. 

   I do have some pictures as of right now. But they are ones from my phone and other phones that people have sent me. I will have more once my dad puts them on a disc for me. I want to get them printed also and put in an album. We got a gift in a large pretty box, and I want to keep that box for our wedding keepsakes. Which I will put our cards, pictures, wine, and stuff in so we can reopen it Feb 8, 2013.. and every year after :) 

   Anyway, here are just a VERY few pictures that I have. Of course I will put more on here when I get them..

 In the courthouse, waiting to be called for our ceremony

The "You-may-kiss-the-bride part" and just one of us looking at each other

A my-point-of-view of lunch

Our cake.. 

Sunset Feb 8, 2012

Pretty much full moon at about 6am Feb 9, 2012

If you looked over the left from the first picture, you would see the colors of the sun rise

View of our room.. ours was the one farthest back on the top floor

At the restaurant.. love his smile :)

<3 Feb 8, 2012 <3

Something old, new, borrowed, and blue... jeans

   Today for my errands, I decided to wear my new, old and borrowed, and blue lol. The picture on the right, is probably my last Miss Veronica self portrait. Wearing my new earrings and necklace from mother-in-law and old and borrowed ring from my own mama. My jeans are blue, even though they kinda look black lol. Got my shirt with the wifey on Friday from H&M.. I saw it awhile back and wanted it, and this time, I made sure it was mine. It was only $10. There's just something about the shirt I really liked. Oh well, retail therapy.  
   Anyway, today started off a little late. I wanted to be at the florist by 830 and I was there 930ish. Didn't have a specific appointment anyway. When I walked in, I was all excited. The last time I was in there, there hadn't been so many flowers. But this time there was buckets and racks full. It was really hard to keep my focus on what I needed.. because I wanted them all. They were holding my flowers for me in the back and I got all the ones I really wanted. I picked out some fillers, just on inspiration. Was slightly skeptical on how it'd come out, but I figured that I could work with it either way. Everything cost roughly $50.. which is supppper cheap. Bouquets in Turlock were starting at $90 and apparently in Livermore, they were $100+. When I got home and realized (yes I'm dumb) I had bought 2 dozen roses, and for some reason I was thinking that I was only getting a dozen for $35. But noooo.. to my excitement, when I opened the wrappers I got to see this

Instant glee lol! It was so pretty and I got to work right away. I clipped off all the leaves and clipped the bottoms and put them in vases of water for the time being. I have never legitally put together a bouquet before. And who would've figured it would be my own. Very fun and you get what you want.

The picture on the left was my first finished product. I always wanted curls of grass (if that makes any sense) in my bouquet. So after leaving them out and thinking about it for awhile, I decided to tuck them in. Whether or not they stay, I don't know. But its not a hard fix. I figure after it sits like that long enough, the grass my just stay that way. The pictures above don't do much justice to the flowers. My phone doesn't pick up the brightness and happiness the flowers give off. The colors even look a little weird in the pictures, but you get the main idea. 

   After doing that I had a nail appointment. On my way to the salon, the cleaners called and said my dress was ready to be picked up :) Made me nervous when they called, I was hoping they were telling me it was ready, but they might have been calling me to tell me something had gone wrong. I worry about lots! The mani/pedi went well. I was the only one in the salon. The foot massage was awesome and my toes look like little pearls. And my hands match my shoes and my old/borrowed ring. They match my shoes, nearly perfectly. So glad I have a great manicurist. She was very helpful and patient with me. I told her that this would be the only time that I would be picky with choosing my nail colors lol. It all took about 2 hours and it felt like it went by too quickly. I think getting my feet and hands done was probably the most thing I was looking forward to. Lol. Easily amused I guess.    ..While I was there, Vic had called me just to say hi and let me know that he made a reservation at a hotel in Half Moon Bay for us to go to after the ceremony and lunch. I don't want to even think about that bill. All I know is that I'm not going to want to leave this place. Yes, that is an actually picture of the room I'll be getting to stay in. And he asked me if I would like that. Umm, the ocean is right there outside the terrace... I don't think I'd ever like such a thing! LOL, yea right. I would've been fine with a $100 room in Santa Cruz (that's upscale for this chick) I'm used to looking for the cheapest spots lol. Most of the time I get rooms to sleep in and go off to do what I came there for. But, you will not find me complaining about this place. The only thing I will complain about is having to leave :( Already dreading that part. 

   Well for the rest of the day, I'm going to do laundry and pack. Going to finish my homework assignments that are due on Thursday so I don't have anything to worry about all week. I'm actually tired, which mostly means I've reached the end and I'm not as stressed. Have my mom to thank for that one. My stress level has been redlining all day. I have a slight headache and a nap sounds wonderful. But homework first!

2 more days..

Today's post is going to be short and not too special.
   I didn't post earlier because I had a headache that made me stay in bed a little longer than usual. When I finally got up, stopped at Starbucks first and headed to Michaels. Got my bouquet making supplies. After that I went to Target and Kohls for some last minute stuff that I'm gonna need, like shampoo and face powder lol. Again, nothing too exciting at all. For the rest of the night, I plan on doing some homework and laundry. Crossing my fingers for a bath later on too.
   Everything seems to be going smoothly and on time. Just hope tomorrow I can keep myself together. I don't want to be in any rush at all tomorrow. Can NOT wait to get my nails repainted, they have been driving me crazy. His mom and aunt ordered us a small cake. Red velvet with yellow and orange roses :)
   Basically it for today!

Tiredness

So sleepy! Can't sleep at night but I feel like I could all day!
   Yesterday was good. I finished my stats homework on time. So then decided to get somethings crossed off my list for next week. So headed to Modesto with the wifey. We looked at sparkly things lol. Also ended up in Livermore for a few hours with her. Vic's mom did the whole "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." The pearly stuff to the right is the new things she got me. I wasn't planning on wearing a necklace but I really do like this one, so I might have to change my mind about wearing one. The diamondy things are the things me and Rosie were looking at. And instead of a bracelet, I got those stackable rings to go with the earrings. My mom had offered me a ring of hers also this morning. Similar to those three silver ones in the picture, except hers is gold and smaller. Which I might just wear that. It is gold, but the majority of the gold is under the ring.. if that makes any sense. But again, I'll see once I put everything on. 
   I woke up this morning feeling busy and slightly stressed again. Today I have to go bring my dress to get pressed, go to Michael's for bouquet supplies, tan, and go to work. Hopefully when I get home, I'll be willing to touch up my hair. I don't want my hair freshly colored the day or days before. Was kinda hoping to see Vic again, but doesn't seem like he'll come to me this weekend :/ Too much 'fun' things he has to do this weekend. I'm not going to even try tomorrow. I do have to work anyway I guess..
   Other things I had purchased yesterday include, These two body butters from the Body  Shop. And the red bottle below, Ed Hardy's Body Shots. I had tested Body Shots before and basically if you like the feeling of any or all:

> "Indian Burn"
> Hot sauce in your mouth, but on your body

> Sunburn

> Laying in the sun 

TOO long

> Swollen tingly skin

> Smelling dark as f***

Then body shots the best product for you! Lol... "Then why'd you buy it?" Cause I like all those feelings lol. It's a hot lotion, basically creates a blood flow on my that makes my skin swollen for quite some while. But also has some sort of dye, or sunless tanning affect too. It's a good product if you like or can take a hot lotion. Not something I'd recommend if you don't love the sun, or are heat sensitive. Smells good inside the bottle, like gummy bears or life savers, but then smells like hot, spicy, burned off dead skin. Lol! So which leads me to why I also got some body butter. The shots leaves my skin dryer than usual.. go figure. And tanning doesn't help restore any moisture. I had just been using a generic moisturizing lotion, but wasn't really doing what I needed. So I know body butter at Body Shop is really good. I've had their stuff before and I got some of their lemon scented butter that I currently use for hands. But like I stated in last postings, I'm thinking that I may be slightly allergic to scented stuff. I've been careful.. like when spraying body spray, I put it on over the clothes. Which I heard is more effective anyway cause the skin causes it to evaporate faster or some weird thing like that. Whatever helps! Lol. So I bought the shea butter, which is slightly scented, not bad. And the vitamin e one is nearly scentless. They both have too different consistencies. The shea being more thick. The salesperson said it holds moisture for over 20 hours. I picked the vitamin e cause they were having a buy one, get one half off. I figure the e could really help out with stretch marks. Keeping my fingers crossed! Anyway, took a bath last night, and buttered myself up before bed, and this morning my skin feels really nice. Hoping for no bad reactions! 

   So it's nearly 12.. started off late this morning, was having coffee with my mom and talking to her about stuff. Gotta get moving :/ I know I'm not going to like this weekend.

 

Money Can't Buy Hapiness

   But it can take a whole lot of stress off me! Yes, finally got the refund and waiting for a payment to go through and I'm closing 1 out of 2 of my credit cards! It's not going to make me richer, but it's one step closer. Lol. I heard somewhere that if you have no debt at all and you have $10 in your pocket, you're considered "rich". Which is funny to think about but it's probably all true for the most part. Just don't like the idea of having debt and moving. But I'm slowly starting to feel more confident about it.
   Yesterday was a busy day. Work was consistent... on a Thursday! Lots of older individuals. Then again, I haven't worked before 3pm in quite some while. Then right after, I hit up the tanning salon and picked up a black coffee and rushed home. I ate and drank coffee.. got fully hyped to get that homework done. I got it done about 20 before the deadline. So I signed onto this dumb browser they make you download for the course. And the thing froze on me TWICE! Ended up just getting back on Chrome to see if it would work there and it did! Was hella freaking out. Except the first one I got turned in was at 8:59pm and the other was at 9:00, which is considered too late. Wonder if I'd be able to send an email. But I know it's my fault anyway, I could've had that done and turned in on Tuesday. Ohhhh wellll.. lesson learned. My statistic assignments are due tonight before 11:59pm. Lol, not gonna let that happen again. Luckily the system they use for that course is basically like mathxl and its really easy and nice to figure out unlike the Respondus Browser. Ugh.
   Hah! Just realized my "sound system" is a set of computer speakers. And I can plug it in to Vic's laptop! :D Now listening to iHeart on loud! Sweeeet.. little things like that just make me so excited. I enjoy this more than paying my bills lol.. only cause I shouldn't have any bills. 
   CAN'T wait to get my nails repainted.. this crap is driving me nuts. Trying so hard to keep them long so that when they get redone, they can all be cut to the same length. Slept in until 9am this morning by accident. But all I have to accomplish is my statistic homework today. I couldn't sleep last night. Probably because of all the caffeine. I kept waking up too. Sick of the crappy sleeping habits. And if I get my stats done on time, I'm gonna touch up my hair. Wondering on how I should do my hair. I want it curly, and I'm going to be waking up at or before 7am. Thinking maybe if I do my hair the night before (curlers) then it would save me some time. But kinda nervous because what if it doesn't come out right. Hmm.. I'll have to consult my personal hair dresser <3 I reeeeeeally hope that stats doesn't take me more than 3 hours to complete :/
   

6 DAYS?!!?

   And omg, I'm starting to feel it! Lol.. finally. Each day is going to get worse and worse for me to concentrate. Made my floral 'appointment' and waiting until 10 to make my hands and feet appointments. All of this and I still got to work and finish my homework on time lol. I have 3 online assignments due by tomorrow night. Not too bad, cause I'll have time to do them tomorrow morning. I have one assignment due tonight and I'll have less than two hours to finish it in. Yea, yea.. I may have slightly slacked. Can't blame me though! This week has been super tough on me. Oh well.. I'll get over it. The quicker I get out of here, the quicker I can put my goals in hyper drive.
   Just checked my refund status. For the longest time it was telling me that I'd have it BY February 7th. My tax preparer said I'd have it BY January 27th. And now the IRS is finally telling me it's scheduled for direct deposit on February 3rd (tomorrow) and that if I don't get it on February 3rd, to wait until February 8th to contact them or my bank. Wow! Keep your fingerrrs crrrrosssed for tomorrow! That would be slightly helpful.
   I'm weighing out what choices that I'll be making in the very near future "depending" on each days current situations. Money being the top "depending on" aspect. If I can insure my bills being paid, it's all open field for me lol. 
   Anyway, not much to update on. Today will be boring then super busy. Work and then 3 hour window to do one assignment. It'll get done.

7 days.. One little week

Think of how many weeks have came and passed and how short those are.. yeaaaa

                           

   Yesterday was a 'fun' rollercoaster of feelings. (Brace yourself for a plant nerd reference).. It's like when you replant a plant, there's a 'shock' stage it goes through where after you move it from it's comfy spot where it's been forever. Except you probably should move it because it's become root bound and it can't grow sufficiently. Well, it doesn't die but the 'shock' tends to make it droppy and sad for a short period of time. Haha.. I'm a root bound plant that needs to be repotted. lmao! (yea, I must be feeling better, back to ridiculous goofy self) I'm in a 'shock' stage, and just give me a big new pot, sufficient sun light, water, (get rid of weeds! reminds me of a conversation I had on the way to LA once.. "why do weeds feel the need to reproduce?" LOL) and a little extra tlc and I'll flourish in my new spot and become comfy again until I become root bound again and have to get a bigger pot to live in. Hah. Best way I can explain my life right now.. how nerdy is that? ..don't answer that!
   Yesterday I went shoe shopping with my momma :) My shoes are fergalicious lol. We went to the Turlock Famous Footwear, where I knew they had the shoe and brand. But when I got there, they only had mocha-nude.. ohhh hecks no, bridezilla wants nude-nude. THERES A DIFFERENCE! Lolz. Anyway, the cashier said there might be some on the clearance rack, and there was.. cept not my size, of course. So we bought the mocha-nudes and I went outside and called the Atwater store (where I originally saw them) and the guy on the phone was super nice and helpful and over the phone he picked the shoes off the rack and held them for me at the register. It closes at 9 and we got there 830ish. But again, this guys customer service skills were perfect lol. He returned the mocha-nudes and sold me the nude-nudes and we saved 10 CENTS! haha.. tax is apparently lower there. So I got my nude-nudes. 

 

      So far, so good on the attire.. also got this black trench coat to wear over the dress. This coat cost more than the dress and shoes combined lol. But it's ok, the jacket will be worn a lot of times, this year and next. Btw, the dress $25 at Rue 21 and shoes $29.99 at Famous Footwear. I feel like I got a steal! I don't need a $1000+ dress to make me happy :)
   Getting the (basically) full outfit and raspberry sorbet last night made me feel a lot better. Like weight was lifted. Shitty day?
Have sorbet.. it's delicious!
  Other things on my list are Statistics class. It's so yucky! And bittersweet, feel like dropping it, but I'll have to take it again anyway and suffer the same then also. But if I finish it now, I won't have to worry about another math class again... unless of course I want to. Stats is a lot of common sense, and like what Vic says "if it's common sense, then everyone would have it" and the guy at the beginning of the video was saying how people who have never taken a math class can pass it, but then you've got math scholars who can't do it because they take the course for granted and over analyze because there is no arithmetic. YUCK! Give me back my formulas!!!   
   This is a picture of my little humidifier. Thought I'd share it because it's little and cute lol. Also brings back childhood memories, well the smell. I love the smell it makes.. so weird, I know :)  

And a picture of Saturday's ceviche... just cause..

Quiero mas!