Okay all, this is going to be a short one since it is 10:20pm EST and I'm in Orlando, FL and I'm running on only 3 hours of sleep from last night, but I wanted to take the time to write anyway.
Just a quick update:
I am currently in Orlando, Florida for work (on travel again). Since Monday, I have been in Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA and here in Orlando. It has been a very busy week. Today and tomorrow are the first time I actually get to stay in a single hotel for more than one night; which means I actually get to take things out of my bags! AND... it just so happened that we saved the best for last! This hotel, the Homewood Suites in Orlando is by far the nicest hotel we have stayed in yet and it's not the most expensive. No joke, I have a full kitchen with a full size fridge, a stove, a dishwasher, a separate living room and bedroom, a vanity, two tvs and more... ALL TO MYSELF (I'll post pics when I get back)! I just wish we got to stay longer so I could enjoy it more. But, at the same time, I am very anxious to get back home since I leave again for MI and MN on Tuesday....
In Atlanta, I got to see two very important people, Larsen and George! I was so excited to finally get to see them again! Even though we all keep in contact, it's not the same as seeing each other in person. We were hainging out and catching up until nearly 2:30am last night, hense the 3 hours of sleep, but it was well worth it! I miss those guys so much and I cannot wait until Larsen gets a job back in Sac (HOPEFULLY DAVIS) and they can all move back here!
I am excited becasue after tomorrow's meeting, I don't have to immediately get on a plane like I have been all week (I have flown every day since Monday)! I actually get to relax for a little before my 6:30am flight back to Sacramento on Friday. Heather (an FDA person we are traveling with) has also said that depending on her schedule tomorrow, she may be able to take me around to see the sights some since she's been here plenty of times before and she has her own rental car. I'm excited about that and I hope we actually get to go!
Okay, I know I said this would be a short one, but I didn't realize how fast at typing that this job has actually made me, so it took me less than 5 minutes to do it all! Pretty amazing for me! I'm happy with that! Okay, I'll really go now....
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Trip to Lansing, MI and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
I'm finally back from my week business trip to Michigan and Minnesota. It was a long, hard week. I was stressed to the max the whole time. All this traveling is starting to get to me, and now I have to go again in February to MA, GA, FL, MI, and MN again all within two weeks. I don't know if I'm going to be able to handle that. But I guess we'll find out in a few weeks.
One thing that helped me to relax was being 3 minutes away from the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. I'm not a real big shopper, I mean, I like to go with friends or my mom to hang out, but going by myself is not so thrilling to me (usually). But on this trip, it was like therapy. It allowed me to get away from the work situation for a few hours and actually enjoy myself on one of these trips.
Here are a few pictures of the Mall and of my hotels in MI and MN. It was snowing in both locations and it got down to -12 degrees F in Minnesota. It was freezing, but I made it out alive!
This is part of the new Nickelodeon Amusement park in the Mall.
There's a full size Best Buy in the Mall too!
This is a picture of the inside of my hotel room in the Radisson Hotel - Bloomington at the Mall of America. It had an indoor water park!!! Too bad it's only open on the weekends in January. That's why there are bunk beds in the rooms, they're all made for families. The rooms were huge and very nice.
The Lego Store in the Mall. It was huge, like the one in Downtown Disney.
And lastly, this is a view from my hotel room in Lansing, MI. It snowed every day we were there. It wasn't as cold as Minnesota, but it was beautiful! I've never really seen it snow like that. It was an experience to remember.
One thing that helped me to relax was being 3 minutes away from the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. I'm not a real big shopper, I mean, I like to go with friends or my mom to hang out, but going by myself is not so thrilling to me (usually). But on this trip, it was like therapy. It allowed me to get away from the work situation for a few hours and actually enjoy myself on one of these trips.
Here are a few pictures of the Mall and of my hotels in MI and MN. It was snowing in both locations and it got down to -12 degrees F in Minnesota. It was freezing, but I made it out alive!
This is part of the new Nickelodeon Amusement park in the Mall.
There's a full size Best Buy in the Mall too!
This is a picture of the inside of my hotel room in the Radisson Hotel - Bloomington at the Mall of America. It had an indoor water park!!! Too bad it's only open on the weekends in January. That's why there are bunk beds in the rooms, they're all made for families. The rooms were huge and very nice.
The Lego Store in the Mall. It was huge, like the one in Downtown Disney.
And lastly, this is a view from my hotel room in Lansing, MI. It snowed every day we were there. It wasn't as cold as Minnesota, but it was beautiful! I've never really seen it snow like that. It was an experience to remember.
Thankful
I read this this morning and I think it speaks for itself. My life could be a lot worse and I am thankful for my family and friends for doing all they could to give me the world. Thank for giving me a better life.
"struggle Reviewer: Anonymous 12/6/08i am 16 years old.i was 15 when i lived with my mother.she was on every drug there was and an alcoholic.we lived in a motel with fleas there.failed school she was never home some times i had no way of finding a way to school.i would always have panic attacks and anxieties all the time in the middle of class suffered depression...still do.so we moved back to the place were we were raised so me and my mom lived there.her girlfriend would beat me i was a slave cleaning and doing everything they wanted or they WOULD beat me and lock me up in this little room.only a bed could fit in there.and finally got free.my dad rescued me but i used to live with him and my three brothers. i decided to move in with my mom bc they use to verbally abuse me causing me to try to commit suicide till finally i took a whole bottle of advil and almost went to the hospital to pump my stomach but i refused.after all of that its funny how noone notice.no one cared.never said sorry.cut myslf to day my brother saw it he just said i was stupid and looked away i caught my dad looking at it too he just looked away too.im struggling to stay alive to keep my mind straight.is there any place for me.....in this world?"
Someone's response to her/him:
"I don't know if you will ever visit this site again, so i don't know if you'll ever get to read this, but i couldn't stop myself to at least try.- Yes, there is a place for you in this world. Everyone has it's place, you can trust me on that, and you shouldn't feel unwanted or reject because the people you are with are not the most caring ones. I do not know how much my words can help your grieving heart, but i do hope they can bring you at least a bit of hope, because there are still good people in this world. There are still people who care and know how to love. Be strong and don't let anyone bring you down. Keep your mind strong and your heart opened because you are not alone. Whatever you do, stop cutting yourself. Hurting yourself is not going to solve anything and it won't ease the pain you feel deep in your heart. Keep your head up and when you feel that you can't take it anymore just try and to something else. Go outside and scream, break something, write (yes, write down your thoughts, every single one of them, your dark thoughts, your dreams, whatever is on your mind, write it down) or take a long walk and think about your life. Just don't...hurt yourself, it won't help you.I wish you all the best that this world and life has to offer, don't lose hope, believe and things will get better, you'll see."
I hope that "Struggle" gets the opportunity to read that person's response and takes it to heart. No one deserves a life like that. Especially at sixteen years old.
"struggle Reviewer: Anonymous 12/6/08i am 16 years old.i was 15 when i lived with my mother.she was on every drug there was and an alcoholic.we lived in a motel with fleas there.failed school she was never home some times i had no way of finding a way to school.i would always have panic attacks and anxieties all the time in the middle of class suffered depression...still do.so we moved back to the place were we were raised so me and my mom lived there.her girlfriend would beat me i was a slave cleaning and doing everything they wanted or they WOULD beat me and lock me up in this little room.only a bed could fit in there.and finally got free.my dad rescued me but i used to live with him and my three brothers. i decided to move in with my mom bc they use to verbally abuse me causing me to try to commit suicide till finally i took a whole bottle of advil and almost went to the hospital to pump my stomach but i refused.after all of that its funny how noone notice.no one cared.never said sorry.cut myslf to day my brother saw it he just said i was stupid and looked away i caught my dad looking at it too he just looked away too.im struggling to stay alive to keep my mind straight.is there any place for me.....in this world?"
Someone's response to her/him:
"I don't know if you will ever visit this site again, so i don't know if you'll ever get to read this, but i couldn't stop myself to at least try.- Yes, there is a place for you in this world. Everyone has it's place, you can trust me on that, and you shouldn't feel unwanted or reject because the people you are with are not the most caring ones. I do not know how much my words can help your grieving heart, but i do hope they can bring you at least a bit of hope, because there are still good people in this world. There are still people who care and know how to love. Be strong and don't let anyone bring you down. Keep your mind strong and your heart opened because you are not alone. Whatever you do, stop cutting yourself. Hurting yourself is not going to solve anything and it won't ease the pain you feel deep in your heart. Keep your head up and when you feel that you can't take it anymore just try and to something else. Go outside and scream, break something, write (yes, write down your thoughts, every single one of them, your dark thoughts, your dreams, whatever is on your mind, write it down) or take a long walk and think about your life. Just don't...hurt yourself, it won't help you.I wish you all the best that this world and life has to offer, don't lose hope, believe and things will get better, you'll see."
I hope that "Struggle" gets the opportunity to read that person's response and takes it to heart. No one deserves a life like that. Especially at sixteen years old.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Christmas Decorating!
Good evening to everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I, like many other in this country, have decorated my house for Christmas very soon after the Thanksgiving Holiday. Below is my cat, Spike. This morning while at PetSmart buying some cat litter, I saw this adorable collar and had to buy it. At first he didn't like it, but then he got used to it and looked as adorable as ever!
Next are the reindeer I bought from PartyLite. They are very festive! I was only able to get them thanks to my mother agreeing to host a party after mine, so thank you mom!
Then here are my ruby red glass bowl and my Christmas tree candle holders. as you can see, my house has very many PartyLite accents... Thank you mom for letting me borrow the red table runner!
Now here is the center of the room! All eyes will be on the brand new TV and the stand it sits upon! I just bought it yesterday and went out shopping for a TV stand as soon as I got back home. I think it is lovely. The stand even has LED lights in it to illuminate anything that is in it. I think I made a VERY good choice.
Next are the reindeer I bought from PartyLite. They are very festive! I was only able to get them thanks to my mother agreeing to host a party after mine, so thank you mom!
Then here are my ruby red glass bowl and my Christmas tree candle holders. as you can see, my house has very many PartyLite accents... Thank you mom for letting me borrow the red table runner!
Now here is the center of the room! All eyes will be on the brand new TV and the stand it sits upon! I just bought it yesterday and went out shopping for a TV stand as soon as I got back home. I think it is lovely. The stand even has LED lights in it to illuminate anything that is in it. I think I made a VERY good choice.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Black Friday
Okay, so I'm one of those crazy people that braves the other crazies way too early in the morning the day after Thanksgiving for the good deals. Thank you Shelley for braving the storm with me today :) Although I know you didn't have a very good time, you got breakfast/lunch and got to see how crazy it is out there! Thank you also for forcing me to ask the guy at Frys if the TV was available :D
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Okay, so I just got back from Florida on Friday, November 21. These are a few pictures from my trip. I had more, but it only let me put up five, so these are the ones I chose.
Okay, this is, as you can see, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Tallahassee, Florida. This is the second of two buildings we went to for our meeting. This one happened to be across the street from a Florida State Penitentiary.
This is the Tallahassee water tower down the street from our hotel. This is Tallahassee's symbol, it's all over their police cars and more.
This is a view of my hotel room from the two-seater sofa in the corner. I got a king sized bed, but a view of the building next door.
This is a picture of the bed. It was so super comfy. Especially the the fluffy blanket.
This is the conference room we met in for the first half of the meeting. It was very nice and high tech. Those two TVs at the end of the room were used to project the PowerPoint I wrote! How exciting!
Okay, this is, as you can see, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Tallahassee, Florida. This is the second of two buildings we went to for our meeting. This one happened to be across the street from a Florida State Penitentiary.
This is the Tallahassee water tower down the street from our hotel. This is Tallahassee's symbol, it's all over their police cars and more.
This is a view of my hotel room from the two-seater sofa in the corner. I got a king sized bed, but a view of the building next door.
This is a picture of the bed. It was so super comfy. Especially the the fluffy blanket.
This is the conference room we met in for the first half of the meeting. It was very nice and high tech. Those two TVs at the end of the room were used to project the PowerPoint I wrote! How exciting!Well, that about sums up my trip. I spent one day flying there, spent a day in meetings and getting sick, then the next flying back home. It was fun, I'm glad I got to go to Florida. I drank sweet tea the whole trip (which was delicious). I'm actually kind of sad that we don't have it in California. Maybe I'll have to break down and go to McDonald's to buy some..... In about two weeks I go Massachusetts and North Carolina. More to come!
The Mystery of the Giant Bug
Okay, so about two weeks ago, I went to lunch at work in the break room, and this bug was in there. It was so big and twitchy, we put a cup over it.
We tried to figure out what it was, even thought about sending it to the entomology department at the University, but then hope! Anna knew what it was!
It turns out that it was a cricket trying to get out of its endoskeleton. I've never in my life seen a cricket that large! It was huge! It looked like a weird dinosaur! But after finding out what it was, we put it outside and let it go.
I hope it made it out of it's shell to go on to annoy people with its crickety noises. It was really struggling, so I hope it was all worth it.
We tried to figure out what it was, even thought about sending it to the entomology department at the University, but then hope! Anna knew what it was!
It turns out that it was a cricket trying to get out of its endoskeleton. I've never in my life seen a cricket that large! It was huge! It looked like a weird dinosaur! But after finding out what it was, we put it outside and let it go.
I hope it made it out of it's shell to go on to annoy people with its crickety noises. It was really struggling, so I hope it was all worth it.Saturday, November 15, 2008
New Hair part 2
Okay, here are some better pictures of my hair (and me) because I'm al fresh and not tired. I think it changes how I look completely. I think I look like a different person almost. I like it though. I'm happy I decided to get bangs :)
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