Some Saturday Lovin

Well I'm mixin it up a little bit; I switched schedules, so Bennett and I can finally join our church tomorrow. And have found out that I am definitely getting the short end of the stick. Working Saturdays is sooo much better than working on Sundays. First of all, there is someone here most of the morning to help, but mostly to talk to. Makes the day go by so much faster, because see it's already 1, and I'm just now writing you. Well that's really the only reason I have to why Saturday is better than Sunday. Ok, well I have another one; having split off days really isn't so bad. It will make next week go by quicker, and this week seem not as long.

Anyway, so as I was driving home on Thursday, I was listening to the radio, and I texted in to win tickets to see Lucinda Williams on February 27th. And wouldn't you know it, I actually won them. I have never won anything off the radio before; I was excited, and it made that god-awful day a little better.

I keep trying to think of all the things I've won during my life; there's that, I won a photo package from my sorority, umm..I think that's about it. Nothing super exciting. I've won bets here and there, the most recent making Bennett buy my lunch yesterday, but nothing else of super coolness.

So I guess that's all for now. We're meeting D&C for some Saturday afternoon bowling after work and I can't wait to leave!

Customer Service is the Worst Job Ever

I have never had a job that didn't involve dealing with the public. The job that broke me and made me start hating people was waiting tables. You have all these people who think either they are much better than you, and all these people who just suck, i.e. talking on the phone, tipping badly, etc.

But nothing could prepare me for the world of truck rental. I actually had some guy tell me today that his time was worth more than my time. I wanted nothing more than to hang up on this asshole. Let me set the scene: He had a reservation for 4:30 at our location in Jasper, an agent, and these locations aren't true truck rental locations, they are simply that; agents. They have their own business and run the truck rental on the side. Anyway, he shows up to pick up his truck at 3:30, an hour before he was supposed to be there. So the people who run the place weren't there.

He calls me to complain. "I drove 10 extra miles to use you guys instead of U-haul." "My time is worth more than your time deary." "I can't stand here and wait for you people to get your shit together." "This place doesn't even look legit."

I kid you not. This guy said all of this, word for word. Sometimes I really want to just say to these people, then go to U-haul, and I hope your sorry ass '94 Ford truck breaks down on the side of the road.

And the bad thing about these kind of people, is that it tends to ruin your mood for the rest of the day, forcing you to yell at people all the way home. People who ride their brakes down 65, people who think they're so important that they just cut everyone off. I have news for some of these people: you are not that important. You're just not.

Weekend TV Marathon

So Bennett went to Montgomery all weekend, and I stayed at home. I was supposed to go to Erica's, but she canceled due to baby and hubby sickness....

Basically all I did this weekend was watch TV. Below are some of my evaluations of what is on TV nowadays.

Real Housewives of Orange County: I wouldn't be able to stand one conversation with any of these women. Never seen a bigger bunch of drama queens in my life...especially the one that looks like a horse...can't remember her name. Oh and the one who got all upset because her son got a tattoo on the inside of his lip. Never would have known, but for some reason it made her a bad mother.

Real Housewives of New York: Not much better. The only one on here that really drives me crazy is Alex. She feels the need to bring her husband everywhere, even to girl's night. And she calls that a good marriage; that he has to follow her around everywhere. I always thought a good marriage involved some trust....obviously not if you live in New York though.

The Soup: This show is hilarious.

Chelsea Handler Show: Love her, she is my idol.

Keeping Up with the Kardashians: An entertaining show. I wouldn't say that I would never watch it again, but only if there is nothing else to watch...maybe if I only had the choice between Real Housewives and Living Lohan and this show...then it would win out.

Man vs. Food: This guy's job is to roam around and eat. Who wouldn't want this job? He goes to places that have challenges (7 pound hamburger, eating 6 atomic wings, 20 tacos or something). Pretty good show; the only one I've seen him finish is the atomic wings. Oh and there was one with a giant pizza. I could so do that one, especially since the dude got a partner.

I think that these were the highlight TV shows...I watched some movies... John Tucker Must Die (yuck), Devil Wears Prada (love it), and I bought a new one at Target yesterday solely because it was only $13, 27 Dresses (loved it!).

Hopefully I won't have one of these weekends again, because I was bored.

Wedding Stress

So, the wedding is five months out... I am stressed. I don't know about the bridesmaid dresses. I want everyone to be happy with them, but trying to please four girls at the same time is no easy task. It's something I haven't taken lightly, but have decided that the colors I originally decided on (pink and white) will be the end all to the bridesmaid dresses. If it ends up looking ghetto, than so be it...

Not to mention that I'm freaking out about flowers, the menu, trying to find a hotel, trying to find a good invitation. Did anyone know how hard it is to find an inexpensive cute invitation? It is not easy. Finding the save-the-date was fairly easy, but the real challenge has come in the form of some dumb invitation that people will throw away anyway. I'm thinking I probably won't spend too much money on these, because they will end up at the bottom of a trash can...

I didn't think that I would be the stressed out bride, but I guess it's inevitable. I will in no way be the "bridezilla," I don't think it's possible for me to act like that.... Bennett and I were watching that show last night and couldn't believe this one girl even had a guy that would marry her.... All she did was call him out on his weight (this girl had absolutely no room to talk), and she would make fun of the way he ate, his table manners, etc... blah blah. Seriously, you don't marry someone to change them, you marry someone because you love them the way they are. Anyway, hopefully the stress will evaporate as more and more things come into place...

One of my fav engagement pics...

Thank God for Bourbon

So, for this whole week, for some reason, I have had some awful days. I have been stuck in traffic every day, and then I find out that they let Jason go. They are closing the Pelham location, and Jason, who's been there for two years, was let go before people who had just started.

It really makes me worry about my job, seeing as how I was hired before Jason; it just makes me think that I'm next.

Not to mention that I'm all depressed because Bennett is starting classes, and I'm stuck at home, working out, drinking bourbon, but at least that makes me feel a little better about being dumb. Not a whole lot better, but a little.

Birthday Girl

So, today is my birthday. I am, of course, sitting at work. I don't really mind working on my birthday; it has been busy today, and time has flown by. I hate when birthdays come on Sundays though; nobody does anything on Sunday. Which is why the birthday was celebrated heavily on Friday night with D&C and of course, my baby.

We went to Mexican (we have finally found the best Mexican place in Birmingham!), and then out to Blue Monkey, where I was once again forced to take the BJ shot in front of everyone on the piano, no hands. Alcohol, again, went up my nose. I swore that I wouldn't be talked into it, but there's not a whole lot to do when the piano player buys you the shot; it would be just plain rude not to take it!

After the bar, we went to D&C's place to play games. Until 5 o clock in the morning. I guess being 25 didn't slow me down any. But I did get to thinking about what has changed in a year. I guess the biggest thing is that I'm engaged and getting married. I have only had two great love stories in my life (joseph was the first), and I'm marrying the second. Only two people have been able to garner the title of "love story." These are the only two people which I am convinced I ever loved. All of the in-between filler people were wastes of my time, and I never fully fell in love with them.

I applied, and got rejected, to graduate school, based off a test score. I will try again sometime this year.

Robin got married and is having a baby in March.

Deanna and I are finally back to being friends; it feels good.

I got to see both my mom and my dad this year.

I lost 10 pounds.

I can run a mile in 10 minutes.

I have moved to Oxmoor for optimum promotability.

Bennett and I have started going to church regularly.

I've started talking to one of my cousins more often, and also my step-brother.

I am still in love with the best guy I have ever met; I still can't believe he chose me!

So here's to looking to an even better 2009; it can only get better from here!