So I lost my engagement ring...

I literally went to bed one night with it and woke up without it. Literally. I got in the car and was on my merry way to work. I looked down and my rings were GONE. I turned around and drove back home. I located my wedding band on the floor at the foot of the bed. The engagement ring is GONE. It's so disappointing because the rings go together. They are unique and beautiful and precious to me. Makes me so sad.

So I put it through to the insurance company. I'm getting back a decent amount of money. But not enough to replace it. And we cannot afford to fill in the rest. (About $600 more than what we're getting... but that's $599 more than what we have extra right not.)

So... now I'm on the search for a "filler" ring. Something that I can wear and love, but that can easily be replaced (emotionally) when we can afford to get a "real" ring.

So.. bye bye dear engagement ring:

Sweetness x 2389234098324098

I make no bones about having the most magnificent husband there is to have. He's not perfect, but none of us are so that's not important. What is important is that he loves me and loves "us". He makes me feel amazing and beautiful and worthy.

Due to the increasingly unsettled economy I have taken a second job. It's a good job, easy job, and fun. But... as anything, it makes things stressful. So, to help out, make things easier... Mark has started doing the dishes. This, in and of itself, is AMAZING! Honestly, knowing I won't have to worry about it makes life easier.

On top of that, I come home and find a sheet of paper laying on my laptop with this written on it:

"No matter where I am or what I do
I'm constantly thinking of you.
I picture your face when you're away
And that's the hardest part of my day.
For when I see your face, I want to feel your touch.
And I realize I miss you so much.
It's clear to me when I sit and think
that you're the river form which I drink.
The necessity I need to life and grow
I love you and that I wan you to know."

So.. yeah, sorry girls, I got the king of men. And I'm not gonna let him go.

Quilt top!

Here's the quilt I'm working on. It's all pieced together, but I don't have the borders cut or sewn yet, obviously.

randomness dejour....

It's been a bit since I posted, a couple weeks or something... so here's some generic stuff that will probably bore you, but for posterity, it must be said.

1) School started. I hate it. I have a test on Tuesday. I am already tired.

2) Second job started. Just orientation so far. The thing about the orientation was that it was 2 whole days with a third day in a month for now. Stressful when dealing with my full time job.

At orientation a couple of interesting things happened (If you have a loose interpretation of interesting anyway.): First, why do people talk to you when you're on the toilet? I mean, I want to pee in peace. I don't want to talk to anyone, much less people I don't even know. Not just a hello, I mean continuous conversation! And how to tell strangers to STFU without actually saying STFU?! I don't know.

Another interesting thing: Frog Eye Salad. It was yummy, but I'm glad I didn't know the title of it prior to eating it.

One thing that was talked about at the orientation was "disengaged employees"... it distinguished between just being disengaged and being "actively" disengaged. I am somewhere between the two, but leaning more toward the just regular disengaged. In all seriousness, I will give the orientation credit for giving me some perspective, reminding me why I chose to do what I do. I think it helped me become a bit more focused in my full time job, so that part is very good, IMO.

3) Sewing class: I have the quilt top about 1/3rd done. I didn't feel like participating in the present-your-quilts-for-critiquing last night... so I skipped that part and told the teacher I had it all planned out already. I'm not 100% sure that's accurate, but I was moody and I'm not sure I would've handled criticism very well last night. So now I have to do it by myself. Here's to hoping I don't fuck it up, right?

4) I am on-call this weekend. I have a test I desperately need to study for. A quilt that I want to work on very much. And I have to work. Life is going to be difficult for me for a while until I can get into the rhythm of working all the time and not being able to do what I want to do. :sigh:

Ok.. I gotta get some work done. I'll BBL for more probably. I have plenty to bitch about.

Cheers.