.my.name.is.myra.and.i.am.a.registry.peeker.

so you can probably tell by my last post that i was having a bad day at work. yep, the usual bullshit. today was almost just as bad, but whatever. i think i'm becoming immune to it. sorry for all the negativity, but i had to let it out. i feel like i complain a lot at work too, and i should really watch myself. i probably say too much to some business users, but i can't help it. it's much easier to vent to people who are on the project and can empathize. the day at work got better though when my wedding shoes came in...WHEEEEEEEEEEE! and then, i got home and i got our first shower invite....WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO. mari spent to much time on them, and they turned out awesome!





on another wedding related note, i peeked at our registries today, not really expecting to see any difference...BUT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT STUFF OFF 2 OF OUR 3 REGISTRIES! i can't believe it! already! i thought people wouldn't buy anything until the week of...how exciting!

so yes, i admit. i'm a registry peeker. but i would prefer to call it registry maintaining... mmmmmK

.today...

i hate my job.

.week.3.of.training.

i know, i've been sporadic with the postings again. just no time. we're in full bride mode now and i'm scrambling to get most things done on time.

so this was week 3 of 1/2 marathon training. unfortunately, it wasn't such a good week. i really need to keep up with the exercises my PT gave me, if i'm going to be able to run this whole thing. lately, after about 1.5 miles of running, i get this pain in my knee and it kind of shoots down the front of my calf and in the middle. so it's difficult to lift my leg to take the next step. i remember getting these pains when i first starting running during PT, but they disappeared. i think it was because of my twice weekly strength workouts. so i'm kinda back to doing that. this week was at least the step back week, so it's only 5K this weekend. but next week is 7 miles. ugh. i just need to get better...my muscles need to work with me. PLEASE!

i got a new keyboard tray at work, and it's improving my posture as i type. woohoo! i was so excited about it, but now i'm kinda thinking i need a regular keyboard (i have an ergonomic one) to feel even more comforable. and i FINALLY ordered supplies for myself (it's taken me almost 3 months, after being given the authorization code), and should be getting them on monday. WOOHOO AGAIN!

the invitations place was supposed to get me my contract this morning, but no dice. hopefully they will be on time. if not, we will still be able to get cheapo invites within a week from some other website. i just want 1 with color...why did i wait so frickin long to order them?! i know, i'm such a good procrastinator...

what else did i get done this week - i printed out 1/2 of my family shower invites, and i have to buy the rest and print out the response cards for those this weekend, and go to my parents' house on sunday to stuff them so they will be mailed on monday. i got my baptismal, communion and confirmation certificates this week. oh yeah, we met with the priest last week, which turned out better than expected. we both really like him, so it's too bad he won't be the one celebrating the ceremony. but i did schedule us for pre-cana. just in time too. although, we do have to go down to midlothian. the one in chicago was already full...i also ordered my shoes (double WOOHOO!), and am so damn excited about them! everyone knows i'm a shoe whore, so i especially can't wait to get these babies...i think i can even use them again, which is good, considering they're kinda expensive...the last thing i have to buy for myself is the veil, and i'm planning on calling the brides room tomorrow to order it. i think i actually got a lot done this week, so it's such a relief...as long as these invitations are set, then we'll be all good.

this weekend:

• finish shower invites
• start ribbon wands
• find white frames for cardbox
• try to find a dress for tina's wedding next weekend??
• make cheescake cupcakes for santo nino service on sunday

busy, busy busy!

have a good weekend!

.yes.u.heard.right.i'm.famous.

so i was on fox news this morning. at 7:44AM, for the making memories organization, which is holding its brides against breast cancer bridal gown sale. there was a post on a board i frequent, for girls who would like to model dresses for this gown sale. they had originally thought wgn morning news would be there, but it turned out that fox news would be the one.

got there at 530AM to pick out the dress i wanted to model. i met a few other girls on the board. it's always weird meeting people who you've 'talked' to online. it's almost like you know them, but you really don't. i ended up wearing a beautiful anne barge dress. i had to hold my breathe in order to zip up the back fully, but it was beautiful! i was contemplating becoming a 2-dress-bride, but then my sensible side kicked in and i decided against it. i love my original dress anyways, so that's all that matters.

one of the guys at work actually saw me on the news. he asked me about it and i was all 'what were you doing watching fox news?!' arch tivo-ed it, and i watched it when i got home, and realized that i waddle when i walk! apparently a few of my other friends already knew that, but didn't tell me...how rude! so alan said he would show me some moves for the next time i take a walk down the catwalk. hopefully i can get rid of the waddle and walk like a star. MMMMMMK.

i'm so not into work anymore. i'm over trying to be an overachiever. no one else cares and i don't either. my desk is a mess too, so that makes it difficult to try to get into actually working. but i've been leaving at decent hours all week, so whatever. i'll trudge thru this as best as i can.

my training for the 1/2 is getting better. i was finally able to run the whole time yesterday morning. about 33 minutes for 3 miles. so hopefully this weekend, running will be better. speaking of the weekend, we have our meeting with the priest tomorrow...and yes, i'm a little nervous. but really, why should i be? i just have to make sure i schedule our pre-cana.

back to work. at least what's left of it.

.what.does.no.foam.mean.to.you?.

every morning, i order the same thing. tall-soy-no-foam-chai. it's like clockwork, really. i think the starbucks morning shift knows what i'm about to say, but don't want to put words in my mouth. they also probably remember that i used to switch off between the char and the carmel macchiato. this morning, i waited in the increasingly, repetative long line, and said "tall-soy-no-foam-chai." walked over to the pick-up-drink line, and patiently waited for my drink. this time, i actually watched what he was doing. this guy wasn't part of the normal morning crew. and i saw him put water in my chai. i think i had heard someone order a chai-no-water once, but thought i had heard wrong. i'm sorry, what! water in my chai? i just want soy in my chai. no water downed version, thank you. anyways, he proceeded to put a good amount in my cup. i was about to say, that's enough!, but figured i shoudn't make a scene. so he says 'tall-soy-no-foam-chai,"i grab my cup and begin walking to the office. as i'm walking, there is a growing mountain of foam coming from the opening in the cup. did i NOT say, 'no foam'?? it got bigger and bigger, and i finally had to wipe it off. how hard is it to make a drink without foam?!

UGH.

anyways, i'm sure i'll get over this in about 2 seconds. lately i've been having very uneasy sleep. i think it has to do with all this wedding planning. we're under the gun and i still haven't officially ordered the invites. then we have the flower girl dresses, favors, bridal party gifts, confirming with vendors, scheduling the tasting....the list is endless, i think. my problem with this, is that i've done too much researching. i need to make the decision and be done with it. oh well. if it turns out that the invites will take too long to order, we can always go with the cheap quick versions.

enjoy your tuesday.

ahhhh.john.mayer.

i had almost forgotten how much i enjoy watching john mayer perform live. not that i've actually seen him live in about a year. but i'm watching his performance on soundstage right now on tivo, and i so completely enjoy watching him perform. i was at this taping of soundstage, about a year ago, with melody. good times. i just checked the tivo time, and we're already 40 minutes into this, and it seems like it's only been 15. i can't wait until the john mayer trio comes to chicago in sept. hopefully i will be lucky enough to actually get tickets. please, oh please...let me get tickets...

got some stuff done for the wedding: registering. even though it took forever, and there were many "discussions" about what we did and didn't need. i'm relieved that it's mostly out of the way. i'm going to do some fine tuning over the week, to make sure we have everything covered. i keep thinking maybe we forgot to get enough serving dishes. but i can't look at it anymore tonight. we were overloaded all day today.

ran the scheduled 5 miles this morning. my legs were defo fatigued, so i think i might take tomorrow off. if i do anything, i'll lift some weights and do my leg exercises. 1 surprise this morning was we ran into jho on the lakefront path! i think it's almost been 5 years since we've seen each other. i have to remember to check my hotmail acct and email her back...hi jho!

hopefully this will be the 1st weekend we get all of our tasks done...

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

.thanks.vs.thx...beauty.vs.dancing

so here's the debate. i get really irritated when co-workers use "thx", instead of "thanks". we're not writing and passing notes to each other people; this is not high school or junior high. i just think it makes people look ridiculous and unprofessional. have you taken an english class? if so, then use proper english. how hard can it be??

beauty and the geek season finale last night. it was beautiful. absolutely fabulous show. i love how they call it an experiment too. that's how they described it and that's how it ended. i admit, i teared up a little towards the end when they were teaching each other about themselves. it was like we were watching thru a peep hole, as they were sharing their talents and getting to know each other better. i highly doubt the next season will be this good. the rest of the seasons will involve more 'acting' or 'playing to the camera'. the 1st seasons of these shows are always the best. (ie: apprentice, real world, road rules)

dancing with the stars finale...this too, was beautiful. i love this show! although i do think j.peterman was robbed, but still...good show. and the prize is only the trophy and bragging rights, so who cares? i think peterman was angry though. this was defo entertaining, and hopefully the upcoming seasons will be just as entertaining... i thought kelly made a few mistakes, so i was defo surprised when they got straight 10s. but she still improved 110% from the 1st show.

the london bombings is a reminder to all of us to be thankful for each day we have. yeah, it's easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, but really, i'm glad i'm able to live each day. i lead a pretty charmed life (and hopefully i didn't just jinx myself. ), and am thankful for everything and everyone that/who i have. waking up today was eerily like 9/11. i was in cozumel during 9/11, so didn't get the feeling 1st hand, but i remember watching cnn, trying to absorb all the information...ugh.

back to work...

.ch.ch.changes.

you may have noticed, as this page was loading, that there have been some changes...i widened the main text area, for one. i couldn't take the waste of space any longer. i added a few links of sites i read to the nav bar to the right. and 1 of the bigger items was that i changed my comments code to be that of blogger's official comments function. i used to link to haloscan, since blogger originally did not have a commenting function. but i think something screwy is goin on with haloscan...so i changed over to blogger..thank god they're both free. so if you've made comments here before, they are probably gone now, since those are saved to haloscan's servers, not bloggers...sorry! but that's the way the cookie crumbles...

woke up early this morning for a "long" run. only 4 miles today. this coming week is the start of the 1/2 marathon training, and if anything, i want to do that...so i have to get my ass in shape. after the run, we went home to shower, then took our 1st ride on the bus. i know, after living here almost 3 years now, i have never set foot on a cta bus. i was a bus "snob." but after today, i think i'll take it more often on the weekends, since it's so much faster to get to the beach. went to the beach, watched a play volleyball with m and g and some random guys...then took the bus back, showered, then went to a coworker's bbq...busy busy day...i can't wait to sleep.

my neighborhood has been loud and bright tonight with neighborhood people setting off fireworks. just like i don't like small and fast things (ie rodents or small dogs), i don't like loud things. so as i type this, i've found that i'm being startled a lot. i don't know what's wrong with me, since i already know this fireworks shit has been going on all night.

anyways, i need my Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs. hope you like the page now. and click on 1 of those links over there if you're bored at work...i call them my work soap opera reads..

.rest.in.peace.

cnn is reporting now that luther vandross has died. he was one of my all time favorite singers. it's so sad that he never fully recovered from his stroke...i know all his fans were waiting for him to come back, maybe even at some event, so that he could sing his heart out 1 more time in front of an audience.

we'll miss you, mr. vandross.