Sick of my hair

I am getting sick of my hair. It is in that in between stage right now. It is growing out so it's not that short anymore and it's definitely not long. I decided not to brush it this morning. I put a little mousse in it and instead of straightening it like I usually do, I used the diffuser. I don't know! Here are some pictures I took in the bathroom at work! LOL!

My Husband...

1. What is your husband's name? Morgan
2. Who eats more? It depends on the day!
3. Who said, "I love you" first? He did
4. Who is taller? Same EXACT height!
5. Who is smarter? I say we are tied ;)
6. Who is more sensitive? Pretty equal
7. Who does the laundry? Both of us actually!
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He Does
9. Who pays the bills? LOL, I do!
10. Who cooks more? I do, but he tries.
11. Who is more stubborn? Probably me.
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Both.
13. Who has more siblings? Me.
14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? We fit into one pair quite well.
15. What do you like to do together? Go to the gym, go on walks, eat, travel, drink..
16. Who eats more sweets? I DO; I have had a sweet tooth since I was young. He's not too into sweets.
17. Guilty Pleasures? Morgan-Cheeseburgers, Jilly- Candy
18. How did you meet? Long, Long story
19. Who asked whom out first? It was mutual.
20. Who kissed who first? I was pretending he was my fiance one drunken night and I grabbed his face and laid one on him!
21. Who proposed? He did.
22. His best features and qualities? Funniest person I have ever met. Loves the people he loves with his whole heart. Is very handsome, smart, driven and makes me happier than I have ever been in my entire life.

And when your boss gives you lemons (from his tree at home)...

You make really sour lemonade! It took 4 packs of Splenda to calm this puppy down!

I can breathe

I am having a much better day today. No particular reason, I just woke up this morning and told myself that I am not going to let anything depress me or get me down. For example; this morning a lady in a BMW (it's always the people in really nice cars who act like this) thought I was trying to cut her off, but I was just trying to avoid being left in the middle of the intersection when the light turned red. I was still in my lane, but the lanes eventually merged. She honked and that was followed with a series of hand gestures. Now normally I would have rolled my window down, yelled something obscene and flipped her off, but I didn't. Instead I just waved her over and calmly kept driving, which made her look like the idiot! I was very proud of myself. I cleaned up my cubicle at work and organized my paperwork and instead of staying in for lunch today, Lauren and I are taking a walk. It is beautiful out today and I am going to take my opportunity to enjoy it!

Well...

I haven't been feeling like myself lately. I have been really tired and more obsessive than usual. I woke up this morning at 4:00 AM obsessing about work. There was no reason for it, but my mind just raced. Usually I am able to cheer myself up when I am down, but it seems that everyone around me is in the same funk. People are losing their jobs, or getting pay cuts (including myself)and all I can do is thank God I even have a job right now. It's not a good time.

Today is also the anniversary of my Grandma Ellie's passing. She has been gone for 8 years now and I still feel the pit in my stomach when I think about how much I miss her. I think about all of the struggles she had in her life and I realize that I don't have it that bad and "this too shall pass". She was an amazing woman and I miss her everyday.

Wrong side of the bed...

I would say that today has been the ultimate "woke up on the wrong side of the bed" day. I always set two alarms in the morning, one is set to go off at 6:00 AM and the other is set to go off at 6:45 AM. I like to set one early because I get excited that I have 45 more minutes to sleep when it goes off. Well, this morning both alarms went off at their set times and both were disregarded! I woke up at 7:20 AM in a complete panic! I work 20 minutes from home and it usually takes me a good 45 to get ready in the morning. I took a 1 minute shower, blew my hair dry, kind of put on some make up, put on the ugliest out-fit I have ever worn, grabbed a cup of coffee and my lunch and bolted out the door. Then about 3 hours into work two of my co-workers almost got into a fist fight and tried to drag me into their immature argument. I then had to leave because I had my annual "girl" doctors appointment. Everyone at work keeps saying "you are in a really grumpy mood" Well everyone, I am tired! All I want to do today is sleep, but I will not1 I will go to the gym, feel good about myself for 1 second today and then I will go to bed and try again tomorrow...

The Slater Sister's first show with a FULL BAND!

It was such a great night! We had an amazing turn-out. Thank you to everyone who came last night and thank you as well to the people who couldn't make it, but always support us. I love you all!

My Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day was fun. Friday the 13th was Melissa's Birthday, so on Valentine's Day we planned a dinner at the sit down Cucas in Redlands and followed that up with some karaoke at Redlands Underground. I am not sure what has happened to the Underground, but it was as if we had stepped into Hickville USA. The men looked inbred and the women looked corn fed. Seriously they were some of the largest (tall and heavy) women I have ever seen and there were a ton of them (literally)! I drank my weight in Guiness and sang my heart out! I kicked off my karaoke night with Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About" and then jumped into a little "Supersonic" by JJ Fad. It was me, Melissa and my cousin Brian and it was horrible. Supersonic is one of those songs you think you know until you try to sing it at karaoke. We quickly realized that all of us only knew one verse out of this seven verse song! Needless to say, it didn't go well! The night ended with Melissa twirling some huge bald man wearing a Godfather t-shirt around in circles, Aunt Rebecca clogging the toilet in the ladies room, my cousin getting high in the parking lot and ME throwing all of my Cucas up in my parent's bathroom! It wasn't a romantic night, but it was really fun! Oh, but my Morgan surprised me on Friday when I got home from rehearsal with a bouquet of tulips (my favorite flower) and a really romantic card. He is my favorite!

Valentine's Day...

The Birthday Girl!

Me and my Valentine!

What a gal!

I love Salma Hayek! What a great thing she did! I would have done the same exact thing. I think that the people who are getting up in arms about it are immature and uninformed. If I had a baby and it were starving I would hope someone would be as generous and kind. Salma's breast are bags full of nutrients and that baby needed it.

My poor baby!

Morgan has been having problems with his stomach the past couple of months so today he went in to have an endoscopy.  He looked so sad and drugged that I let him use my Strawberry Shortcake pillow. Here he is coming down off the drugs! My poor boo!

25 Random Things About Me...

1. I am a very sensitive person.
2. I love to travel.
3. Living in NY made me a stonger person.
4. I wish I could concentrate on one task at a time.
5. I was the captain of my high school basketball team and was named first team all league.
6. I have been playing the guitar for 3 years and wish I was better!
7. I am in an acoustic duo with my cousin Lauren called The Slater Sisters. We now have a full band!
8. I am married to a wonderful, funny, smart, artistic man!
9. I want to own my own business.
10. I want babies!
11. I want to own an old Victorian house that Morgan and I can fix up over the years.
12. I am stubborn
13. I bartended for 7 years!
14. I once worked as a dancing waitress.
15. I was on an MTV dating show!
16. I love my Birthday!
17. I don't particuarly like to eat healthy, but I do and I feel good.
18. I am going to Australia again in August to visit one of my best friends in the world!
19. I was a camp counselor.
20. I really want to learn how to surf!
21. I hate feet!
22. I am insane when I clean. Poor Morgan!
23. I love to wear jeans and flip flops.
24. When I have kids I want to travel around the United States and stay in old motels and eat in diners!
25. I am starting to like dogs!