Hard to believe how close we are to 2014. I can taste it. Just a few more days till we complete another trip around the sun. And a new year with hope that things will be different. All and all its been a CRAPPY year for me. Some good lots of bad. I will be doing a year review on my facebook page as of the 31st. I might paste that stuff on here next weekend. Or check it out from my twitter @monkeywriter under #yearinreview I've been doing a daily (or every other day) since the 20th for each month!
1. Saying good bye to 2013 this year. Boy a year its been. Crazy at times. Some fun stuff. I have my up's and down's to this year. Worst being my jobless state and the issues dealt to me with that one. But I wont give up that next year will be different.
2. Had a lovely Christmas. I still will always miss our old Christmas traditions that died when Grandma did in 2006. The going to my aunt and uncles house for dinner and then exchanging gifts. A gift on Christmas Eve. Going and looking at lights and sometimes making the Christmas Eve service at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa (would have been odd this year anyways with Pastor Chuck gone on). This being my 3rd Christmas in California. I miss our other states. In 2010 we had our parents over in AZ. But 2007-2009 we were alone me and my sister and the pets we had with us. Probably my favorite was 2008 I know Tinkerbell was gone sadly. But we had 4 cats and 1 dog. We both had jobs we loved and money to get by on. Back to this Christmas off subject sorry. My uncle Mike came over later on. In the morning dad made breakfast. We exchanged gifts. Parents gave us each $50 cash (used mine mostly on calendars cause I wanted to!), plus Santa gave us tons of candy and some socks, Misty gave us each a $10 starbucks gift card (just put that to good use today with some to spare for another!), Mel gave me 2 dvd's a shocker "Now You See Me" (more a shocker as I got her the same movie. You can see which movie we LOVED this year Haha!!) and "Despicable Me 2" plus $10 for Claire's (I spent $2 so far thanx). My cousin gave us each a Target gift card (spent all tonight!). Good times. I went back to bed for a few sis worked. Later we ate and had pie. Cousin came over. Bed exhausted, getting older there goes my energy lol.
3.My computer God bless it is being a piece of crap this week. I didn't touch it for a full week from day before my birthday till day after Christmas. I was taking it to Staples they claimed for free they would look at it they said this on the phone. So on Thur dragged it over there only to have the guy tell me that it isn't free to look at it cost $69.99 but if its the wifi card that is thrown in for free. Um no thanks. Although I got pretty close to buying a wifi adapter online. My dad on Saturday took it over to his friends house (he's a computer guy). He removed McAfee and said that was the issue. Yesterday I had a pain in the a** day with it so it wasn't just the virus program. But today *fingers crossed* its okay. I will keep doing this. If it gives me zero problems or not more than once (I can forgive it once but more than) will use last of my $10 on gc on amazon plus $7 of my own money to get a wifi adapter. I am praying for miracles here. I could use the money and not use it on here for real. Please be good computer please pretty please!
4. Saw Catching Fire again this week on Monday. Just as intense second time even though I knew what was coming. Although I did see stuff missed last time. Waiting for my book to come in the mail so I can re-read it. But I have to say first off I love these films. Second they are doing an excellent job as they going through them. I enjoy them all the more because I like Jennifer L. she is one of my top favorite new actresses since she began these (maybe before that even). Also day after Christmas I got me some calendars. I will be forever sad that they changed the page a day I have been using since 2011 (so 3 years worth). I first discovered it for $1 at 99cent store in AZ. I then paid half for it online for 2012 and for this year I got it at B&N half off. But they took away my quotes and got rid of half the side for lists/today. So I got a quote kinda box calendar which is doubling as my room box calendar. I saved $$ this way but will miss my page a day :( Also will miss the wider calendars got in the dollar section at target for 2 years now 2012 & 2013. I saw them at Walmart but no way could I pay $5 for each one. No thanks. So my walls will be more blank unless I leave them up there. I don't have as many calendars I did in 2008-2009 and someway 2010. But not bad. Got my weather one for the dinning room, I got a Twilight Forever instead of Vampire Diaries, Harry Potter (really cool!), City of Bones to replace my Hunger Games, Ballet which I couldn't find last year replaces my Supernatural, Mary E. I always get, maltese puppies. Plus a small one for the bathroom and a planner at B&N. All in all I love what I got very happy and anxious to put them all up and get this over with. Bring on 2014!
5. Hard to believe its been a full year since I got fired from my job at HF DT just 3 weeks early. My last day working was 28th. I was called off on the 29th and lost 3 weeks. But I got unemployment which I am not ungrateful for. I am just so unsure of the future now next year. I know God is in control I just don't get why I haven't been able to find a job. Now I'm in the same boat as all the people in the USA with ue. Yesterday was the last time I was able to certify for it. If I kept my extension even if my claim expires on the 4th of Jan I would get another 1.5 checks. However its possible that they might come back on the 6th and give everyone more time. Like another extension. This is all new to me I have no idea. I btw did not get the medical thing unsure why they said it changes in January because for now of course I didn't get it I didn't qualify. I am unsure about the other medical things. They took 14 days to mail that to me not 10 days. So lets just see. No job news. Tomorrow I call Petsmart back again they've been open 2 weeks. Pray that the manager I spoke with is right and they haven't begun to hire more. He said could be January before they know what they will hire for. But 2 weeks seems enough to just check back not say I was there on the 6th to interview. God willing if I am able to get a job so close to home one I would love I would be so grateful. Or more UE. I will be re-applying on the 6th if they still wont extend depending on ue and if they contact me before hand.
BONUS!!!!!
6. We have had such strange weather this week. It was very hot! On Christmas day and the day before and after 80 degrees no kidding. I miss cold weather and snow and stuff. I promise for the 4 years I out of this state it truly felt more like Christmas weather wise then it will ever feel like in California. I didn't do any workouts but as always its one of my new years resolutions hope get back to it. Havent really done anything of the sort since November before I got sick. Far too long!
Hope all my readers had a blessed Christmas Holiday season and will have a wonderful Happy New Year!! See you all on the other side of 2014 :D
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