Aaaaaaaaaah-PHEWY!!!

I don't like feeling like an idiot!

I never want to be conned again!

I'm a boob!

So ok here's the story.

Tonight at work this dude comes up to me.

"I was wanting to get a $50 and a $10 for these $20s."

me-"Okay, no problem." (press button to have my drawer opened)

I then take dudes cash and grab the change.

Dude starts to leave "Oh!" he says surprised,turning back around. "You gave me a $10 and a $5."

me and this is where I am suckered!!-"Weird, sorry bout that. I don't know how that happened. Someone must have messed up some bills on the drawer."

"No problem. Just need that 50, it's my daughter's birthday."

(I am such a boob!!)

Drawer is opened second time I take the five and give him a $50. Dude wins.

As soon as he leaves, I'm like, that was totally wrong. I was just conned. I know I grabbed a bill from the farther slot, which is what holds the $50s/$100s. I know I did.

So I ask for the drawer to be opened a third time, the csm is thinking I am crazy. She's called over to Jewelry so the cashier that was with her on pulls comes up to service desk. I proceed to tell her what just happened. As I'm finishing up the story to her the csm comes over.

"What was that?" she asks. I tell her the whole story. She gets this look on her face, like 'oh crap' "What was he wearing?" she asks urgently.

"I dunno." (I'd make a horrible witness) Jen (cashier) saw the guy and was able to describe him. Betty (csm) tells me to hang on and heads back to jewelry.

If you are imaginative, you can figure out where I am going with this story. But I'll tell it all anyway.

Betty comes back to service desk with Larissa and Lisa (jewelry ladies) and tells me it just happened to them too, for different amounts but same dude!!

Well.... at least I'm not the only boob!

I guess in my meager defense, I am just not a devious person. I don't think of these things, cons and what not. Who thinks up all the ways to steal from stores?

That's not really an excuse though. I've been a cashier for many years now and I should know better than to do something like that. But it was just so quick that I didn't even think.

Ahhhh phewy! I'm an idiot.

At least tonight I was.

bummer.

Let this be a lesson for you!

I would never want you to go through this, learn from my mistakes!

Someone needs to!

Revamped!!

Revamped, readjusted, remotivated (again), reinspired, refocused, rededicated, revised, renewed.


Just to say a few...

You may notice a new background (you may not)

Had a bad week.... 2lb gain. (bad kara badbad!)

If I had been behaving properly, and following my plan like a good little girl I most likely wouldn't have had that. Because honestly I brought this on myself! I ate like there was no tomorrow. Some healthy some not, but absolutely no portion control!! It's like I've learned nothing!

So again I find the inner strength needed to lift my self from the funk I was in and get my self back on track! Cause I really do want to be achieving not failing.

So I found a new pretty background to go with my new view, goals, tasks, drive, focus, determination. (because I have a weird thing for word lists today)

Tanks and peace out!

I want...

My friends and I had a cookout this weekend. It was soo good. And not only that but it was fun to display it in lovely platters and what not.

Makes me want to do something.

Here it is.

It makes me want to run a business wiith the girls. I would love to run a resturant with them, but who has the money.

But here is something that could sort of be done on a little less funding.

All in one stop shop.

Photography/styling/catering. Call on us when it comes to your wedding, family function... thing. Wouldn't that be awesome!? And if eventually we built up enough of a name for our selves and enough money, we could then go on into a resturant type of situation.

For example, if we were able to build up enough cash/demand then we could purchase a place like the golf course, somewhere that has a nice outside area and a nice dining area where people could have their reception/photos and well.... it would also work as just a resturant.

Wouldn't that be awesome?!?!

Also, not saying that anyone wants to do any of this... but if we could get my brother talked into it make it photography/styling/catering/dj !! See it really is becoming a one stop shop thing.

Have the venue for the people to use, the food, the pictures, the fashion and the music!! What more does a person need? (ok a dress the preacher/judge and decoration but who's counting)

It would all be so awesome!!

Ok someone help us out on this!! I just know we can do it!!

Oh and if someone had baking/decorating skills we could do the cake too!!! And I mean how much easier could we make it for the wedding party?!?

It's a nice dream.... maybe someday something will happen.

Hot

It's hot.

It's been hot.

It's going to continue to be hot.

Newton opened their new pool today. Free swim day.

I want to go.

I have no swimsuit.

I have no one who wants to go with me. (they want to swim just not with other people)

I have to work at 3.

It's hot.

I'm sad.

And hot.

*whimper*

late

I can't believe I am doing this...

Fair warning: this most likely shouldn't be looked at with googlereader... there are pics.

Also: Please don't mind the faces I am making in these pics either, I don't even know what I am thinking in a couple of these, but I can assure you I wasn't as miserable as I may look.

After much debate (again) I have finally decided that YES I am going to post those photos... which I said I would but then I chickend out... but I've found my bravery again.. soo here goes

This was my personal favorite. I don't know what it was exactly.

I guess the support that helped hide flaws.

The fun color and print.

Just the way I felt I looked in it.

I guess this was my second pick.

I like the cut of it, and the color was nice.

But all in all I just don't think it was quite right.

This was my third choice.

I loved the print but I just didn't think it was very flattering.
I couldn't get over how the material, well not really hugged, but

emphasized my largest section.

This was mom's favorite, and it wouldn't have been so bad

if it had been in my actual size, but still. Just not quite me.

These are the dresses I purchased at Kohl's.

Still not sure I'm going to keep both.

So those are the dresses... and again don't mind the faces... nobody can follow all the things that run through my head.... so it's a mystery as to what I might have been thinking at the time.

What a whirlwind

So... let's see... what have I been up too??

Ok last day I posted was Wednesday... walked with the girls, walked with the mother and then worked that evening. (It's hard for me to remember too many specifics after the fact so bear with me)

Thursday .... we'll come back to that (I actually remember thursday)

Friday walked with the mother and worked

Saturday worked (momma wanted to walk but I was too lazy)

Sunday had lunch with the family and worked (I remember that much)

Monday walked with Lindsay, then walked with mom. Then we hurried and got ready to go to Olney cause she wanted to get some groceries... and then.... we took too long at lunch and couldn't go shopping cause I had to get home to change and head back to Olney to work.

So here we are it's Tuesday.... but before I talk about today I'm going to go back to Thursday.

(you thought I forgot but I didn't)

So I was off Thursday and have been wanting to get an outfit for my friend's wedding which is quickly approaching. So mom and I decided to head to Evansville.

Walked with mom and then we cleaned ourselves up and headed out. Wouldn't you just know it we had to find an alternate route to eville because of the sthinkin (yes that is spelled correctly pronounce it sta-hinkin) because of the sthinkin marathon load that was being brought through.

That was a blast. I mean it wasn't anything too extreme but when you don't know a route it's kind of, oh I don't know... nerve racking to take it. But the father assured me that it would be fairly simple. Only two wrong exits (one more troublesome than the other) All in all not that traumatic.

So we get to eville and immediately head to the eating place. We were hungry chicks ok?!

O' charley's.

'Nuf said right there. It's so good! I love their half club/soup lunch combo. Which is not what I had. I had the half club/ salad combo, trying to lose weight here people. Have to behave as much as possible. I also had their freshly made strawberry lemonade. YUM!!! Never had strawberry lemonade before, it was quite delish if I do say so, and I do so there!

Then in our quest to find the places we wanted to go to... Hobbylobby, Cato, Joann's, Old Navy, possible bookstore... we spotted the golden ticket! Dressbarn!!

So that was our next destination. Before I go on... let me insert the odd thing that happened when we were in the parking lot. We get out of the car and this random lady stops us to ask if we know the quickest? easiest? way to get to chicago from there. Uh...... what? She said wasn't following us but had seen that our license plates were from Illinois and we had a Cubs sticker on the car. Uh...... what? Lady I can barely make it from point a to point b with out a map.. you think I can give you short cuts and hints on a trip I've never made? Weird!! Anywho...

Get there and they have a bunch of cute dresses, hey it's dressbarn of course they had cute dresses. But I was really stoked by the quantity of cute ones! Super pumped you know?

So of course I have to try on 50 dresses after looking for 2 hours... ok that is a slight stretching of the truth. More like 15 dresses after 1 hour. (something like that)

Side notes (have you noticed I make a lot of these) 1. had a lady (different from the chicago bound one) in the store asking our opinion on outfits... What it's speak to random strangers day in Indiana and no one told us?? What in the world. Ok didn't really mind but it was just so... soo.... unexpected. 2. I have been losing weight (if you read my blog at all you know this already) so I was excited to see what "new" size I could wear.

So all those dresses and all that time later I find out I can easily wear 16 dresses (YAY) with the occasional 18 or 14(so funny mom) thrown in there. Also I reaffirmed that I have no decision making skills. Left that store empty handed.

We hit Hobbylobby (where I got paper and adhesive and stamps) and Cato (where I got a purse), Joann's (where I got lots more paper and a few odds and ends) and the mall (where I got nothing but mom got some stuff) and while there we decided it was time for supper. So we ate at T.G.I. friday's. Good food, and waiter had a wicked cute smile, really nice dimple. Then because mom felt bad and I was still determined to get a dress we headed back to Dressbarn, where they recognized us (still makes me giggle) made mom try some stuff on, which she looked really cute in but she didn't totally dig. And I re-tried on stuff and a couple of new things. I was still in love with the dress I liked and mom still liked the one she liked (does that sound redundant to anyone else?) And we just couldn't convince myself to get any of the dresses. We also looked at Fashion Bug ( where they had shockingly few dresses and again a random person talks to us, tells me she likes my shirt which was nice but odd) and Kohl's where I tried some on but they just weren't me. Oh and we stopped at Walmart (because I can never get enough of that place) and got some piddly stuff.

So that was about it. Got some gas for the car and headed back to Newton. Fun day, tiring but fun.

Now... back to today.

Today was another day off day. So what do I do? Plan to go shopping with mom. The girls and I were going to walk, then Lindsay had issues with work (she's very unhappy with them right now) and I couldn't rouse Sarah so that one was nixed. Walked with the momma and then we cleaned ourselves up to shop (this seems to be a pattern we've developed) We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel. Again good food... Have I ever mentioned I love good food? Cause I really really do. Then we went to Kohl's. The friend who's wedding I've been trying to buy a dress for obviously wouldn't be complete without a gift from me. So we went in because she was registered there. They were having a buy one get one free sale... Made me want to buy half the store... I don't know why that is, I guess it just sounds too good to pass up. So we got something similar to what she had on her registery because they didn't have the actual item and got the free thing for ourselves! And then because I can never pass up clothes (I'm not sure when this trend started) I had to try on clothes. Wouldn't you just know it, they had cute dresses! So what do I do? Try them on. And they were cute... and I was again surprised at the size I was able to wear.

So ... because I am just made of money and I still can't make decisions I bought both the dresses I tried on and the cute shorts that fit and the stuff for the wedding and the free stuff for our house!! Again because I am made of money.

After that headed to Walmart (see I told you I can't get enough of that place) to get some groceries that mom had been wanting to get for almost a whole week. And well I had to spend some more money there, but at least it was mainly on food stuffs. That's better right? *ahem*

Aaannnnnyway...... we got home and mom made supper and then after that she asked if I wanted to walk again.

*blink blink* say WHAT?!

I don't know why that was so surprising to me. But after much (internal) debate I finally decided, Yes! I do want to go. And I want to do my jogging! So that's what we did. And I was congratulated by Lance Armstrong for the SECOND time!! Yeah!! Isn't that just AWESOME!!

Makes me giggle! Thank you Nike+!!

So.... that's been my time.

Thank you for listening.



Oh!


And next post? Right after this?? I'm gonna post all the dresses that were tried on (well not all.. just the ones with photos)

Late!!

ps. if there are still anytypos don't mind them... I didn't feel like going back and re-reading this time.

Distance....

One would think that with everyone a little closer together again it would be easier to coordinate things.

You would think that wouldn't you?

I know I did.

WRONG!

I mean it's not horrible, and if we get a set schedule set up then it'll get much easier.

Ok so buddy Sarah is back in town and she informed me and the Linz that she would like to join us for our morning constitutional. Yay!! Before you know it we'll have a whole gaggle of gals walking with us.

But it goes like this. I live in the middle, almost perfect center. Lindsay lives to the south and Sarah lives to the North. Lindsay works in the west and to get to her home had to come to the middle.... so that worked well. We'd just meet up and then go farther east and walk in Sam Parr.

Now.... how do we get Sarah here with out her having to drive 20 extra miles out of the way??

I just don't know. (Notice I'm the one not driving?!?! I'm ebil like that!!)

So to further complicate matters Lindsay had a doctor's appointment today at 8. Which is usually when she would get to my house. Ok no big the walk will be pushed back a little.

Well I like to walk with the mother as well. So I initially thought, 'Okay mom and I can walk at the normal Lindsay time and then the girls will walk at the normal momma time.'

But then I fell back asleep OOPS! In the midst of doing laundry so I would have nice clean exercise and work clothes I fell asleep. So then things just kept getting pushed back!! Good grief!(as charlie brown would say)

But the walk is about to happen. The girls are on their way and then when that is done momma and I will walk.

Also yesterday I went with the mother to get one of her books for online class this summer and that took up more time than we thought so we didn't get a walk in yesterday morning. So when I was at work I was kind of thinking that I would go for a jog afterwards. Checked with the momma she was down. Well.....

We got out to the track at the high school, it's still roped off cause they are still working on it I guess. And there just wasn't a ton of light in the parking lot, plus it was 11pm and it just felt kind of weird so we opted to not walk.

Now I'm gonna have to fit an extra walk in somewheres because I want to complete my goal on nikeplus!!! I just gotta do it!!!

I just gotta!!

A'ight so girls are on their way and I needs to finish getting ready.

Peace out ya'll!!