Changes and Holidays

A lot has changed since I last posted.
The biggest has probably been the fact that I received a promotion at work, I am now a supervisor, management... Still seems crazy to me! I also found out that I passed my Human Anatomy class, with a B-, not the best, but also not the worst I could have done. The work thing is still all new to me, I am still trying to figure out the organization and the way I want things to go. I do know that I want to make everything easier than it seems to be now. So, I will be asking a lot of people for advise, at least for the first little bit. :)
However, I am off work until the 2nd of January. I am looking for the time off work, and school. I started the holidays off with a wonderful present for me, my sister, and my sister-in-law that lives near us (the other one lives out of state, so sadly could not join us) from my Mom. She took us to a nail salon and we received a spa treatment manicure & pedicure. It was 3.5 hours of heaven!!! We chatted and soaked our feet, and sat in the massage chairs. It was great!!! I love being able to spend time with the girls in my family. We get along really well.
Well I've had a great day, but a lot of running, so right now I am watching Iron Chef America and ready for bed. So off I go, but I hope that everyone is having a wonderful time getting ready for the holidays!!!

Movie Review: I Am Legend

First let me start by explaining that I am a movie person. I love movies, and go to them as often as possible.
My brother and I enjoy going to the midnight showing of the movies that we are looking forward to seeing, so I thought it would be fun to do little reviews of Last night was I Am Legend starring Will Smith.
Let me just assure you that I will not go into much of the premise, and will not give anything away (I don't enjoy when people do that to me...).
This movie takes place in a desolate New York. The scenery is very well done, and always has this eerie feeling. Will Smith is an incredible actor and in this picture, much like Cast Away with Tom Hanks, it is mostly Will Smith. The emotions portrayed by Will Smith makes you realize how alone he feels with this enemy lurking in the dark, not far away.
This is a very intense movie, a lot of jumping on my part occurred during the 2 hour flick. However, I enjoyed it, thoroughly. Will Smith again proves that he can act, and does it well.

The Fued

Okay, so school finals are done for me, and now I have time for other things! :)
So I read Kellee's blog where she insists that Spike is better than Angel. So its been awhile since I've watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I thought I would look at pictures... I found this one:

Yup... Still sticking to my original Angel position... WOW! Tall, dark, and handsome! Okay so Kellee... I think we are just going to have to agree to disagree on this one. :)

Following Kellee

Okay, so I was just curious and checking out what my friends have blogged lately and I came across Kellee's and started taking some of the same quizzes... sadly the "How Hot are Your Kisses?" one turned out the same as hers.
Anyhow I wasn't going to post any but then I saw this one on the side and HAD to take it... :)

You Don't Need a Man, but You Want One!

You like having a guy in your life, and overall, you prefer not to be single. You won't go out with a guy out of desperation.. you rather be alone. However, when you're single, you do tend to obsess a little over dating. Because no matter how good your single life is, it's better with a great guy around.

Do You Need a Man?

This was so true to me that I just had to put it on here.
Thanks to all my friends for doing neat things on their blogs that I can look at and get ideas from.

Thanksgiving

So today is Thanksgiving and I have been thinking the last few days about a post with just the things I am thankful for on this day would be a good idea.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house with all of my immediate family (21 of us).
I am thankful that we are all as close as we are.
I am thankful that I have my parents as such great examples of giving people.
I am thankful for my belief's and the knowledge I have that I am a daughter of God.
I am truly grateful for all that I have in my life and the things I have in my future.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
Hope it was as good as mine. :)

5 Years

November 21, 2002.....
The date that my divorce was finalized...
This day is a day of reflection. I have tried to not look at this as a sad day, because there are so many things that I am happy about now, that I did not have then.
I have my family, and have found out how wonderful they can be when you need someone to lean on.
I have found that I have the strength to continue when I have thought there is no way to go any further.
I have started to pursue my dreams,
I found happiness without relying on anyone to make the hard decisions for me.
Through these past 5 years, and even before then I have been through a lot of heartache, a lot of trials and a lot of dispair. However, no matter how I look at the things behind me, the things ahead of me, and the place and person I am now... I would do it again in a heart beat. I have a strong belief that things happen for a reason, and I needed those things in my life at that time. My ex husband was not a horrible person, we both made bad choices and regretting having to leave the relationship, but both realized we were happier when we were apart. We were only meant to be in each others life's for a short time. I was blessed to have him around when I was, and I hope, I hope that he feels that way about me.
I hold no hard feelings for my ex, or how the situation turned out.
This day is not sad, not exactly, for me... however it is a day of reflection for me and to take stock in where I have been, and where I am going.
What a wonderful time for this day to fall, Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

Alone Time

Okay, so I want to write something, but the short story I had in mind isn't working out, I'm still tweaking it, but will put it on when I like it... or until I just can't fix it anymore... Until then, you may get some ramblings.
Anyone who is close to me knows that I need some time to myself. Alone time. I don't know why exactly I need this, and it is very clear to everyone around me when in fact it has come time to need this. I tend to get ornery and mean.
Alone time for me consists of the little things I like to do. Take baths, listen to classical music or instrumental music, read a book, watch a movie or tv, take a bath, sew, or do a craft. I don't know why I am fine after I have this time. I work through problems, I realize that my life is not that hard. Sometimes I realize that the only reason I am in the same place I have been in the last few years is because of the lack of work on my part. No one is to blame but myself.
However, I have a long time plan in motion and I just have to keep that in mind. I have to realize and tell myself that everything in good time. Which brings me to another thing, patience.... This is something I have struggled with my entire life! Everytime I think I've got a handle on it, thats when I hit a wall and want everything NOW! Not tomorrow or in a year or even in five years... I want it NOW!
Anywho... I'm starting to ramble. I started this just because I have had to have alone time the last few nights, and I have had a hard few days for personal reasons, but am starting to feel better. :) Thank goodness!!!