Woohoo!!

That's it. Just "Woohoo!!" It pretty much sums up my life. I'm with an awesome woman and so much better for it.

Happy day after President's Day!

Okay, so today's not an official holiday, but who cares. I didn't even get yesterday off, which sucked. Bad news of the month is that I'm not getting my Federal tax refund b/c they say I owe money from 2001. Good news is that the awesome lady that I spoke with on the phone knocked close to $250 in fines off of the total. She rocks!! Now I just have to pay the rest. Anyone with extra money lying around can send it to my attention.

Work is going really well. I had my review a few weeks ago and we discussed the different things happening with our company. We're right on the verge of being able to jump-start some things and the next couple of month will be very intense. I wouldn't argue with a bump up in the ole paygrade. If it's an upward bump that is.

Alright, I'm going to do some work now. Nothing fancy to write about I guess.

Month of Hearts

Okay, been a month since my last post.....sorry, but you'll get over it.

Been a bit busy of late. Work has become very interesting with things in flux daily. We have a lot of opportunities on the horizon and I'm fortunate enough to be involved in several of them. My review was on 2/2 and I got a vote of confidence from my boss....that was quite a boon way to start the weekend.

However, what I wanted to write about was on a more personal note. I've been seeing someone for over a month now and things are going great. We were able to go out to a show on Saturday and had a wonderful time. I'm hoping we can go to my favorite restaurant this weekend, Chez Fonfon. Which, if you're in Birmingham, I highly recommend.

My problem is Valentine's Day. Let's just say she's not as in to dopey romantic stuff as I am. And that leaves me in a quandry. It's bad enough that I already cook for her on a regular basis, so me doing a special dinner on the 14th will not be out of the ordinary at all. I'm getting her a single rose whether she likes it or not. The larger part of my problem is getting a card.

All the cards use the L word. Which, we haven't tossed out there yet. Not saying it isn't going to happen, just it hasn't happened yet. Which brings me to that whole relationship game.... I want it to be as easy as I like her and she likes me and we like spending time together. However, I'm still getting to know her and vice versa. I don't want to come on too strong and scare her off, but dangit, I really do see us being together for a long time (read into this what you will). But, we haven't had even a small disagreement and that's supposed to be one of the best tests, right? If you can handle disagreeing with each other then the relationship has a future.

Anyway....that's what's in my head. Beyond that this blog will just ramble more, so I'll quit now....

Happy New Year!!

We finally did away with 2006. Booted it out the door. Now we have to figure out what to do with 2007. I've got big plans for this year. Okay, not really that spectacular. Mainly just avoid trouble and coast through if I can. Anyway.....I thought I was in the mood to write, but I was wrong...

Beginning

I would have to say that, although I have ardently used the internet for years, I've not truly made good use of it until the past several months. I have only recently come into the world of posts, blogs, and other internet-only phenomena. So I figure I'll try my hand at blogging.

I'm not really going to hand this address out, so if you're reading this, chances are you stumbled upon it. My writing will probably be very amatuerish, please forgive that. I have no idea what topics will be covered or to what depth, but that is kind of the point, isn't it? Anyway, about myself....

I'm 30 years old (bicentenial baby) and live in Birmingham, AL. Single for now, but I do have my eye on someone. My degree was in History, but my job is inside sales, go figure. I'm not exactly where I wanted to be at this point in my life, but I am okay with where I am. Looking back now that the year is closing, I would have to say that this has been the toughest so far. I opened with a good-paying job working for vultures while dating a sociopath. I'm not sure if that is the right definition for her behavior, but I think it is. She went away and the job went away about the same time. I'm better off without both, but we never see that at the time, do we?

All of that took place in Atlanta. I took the opportunity to move back to Birmingham. Made possible by one of the greatest friends you could hope to have, Crash (of course that's not his real name). While not having a job over the summer seems ideal in college, it's a bit stressful when you have bills to pay. I went back to waiting tables. Something I like....in small doses. After only 3 months I did land a new job. Making less money, but working with some great people. Because of that I've also met someone. I don't know if that will work out or not, but it's worth finding out.

All in all, this has been a tough year, but a good year still. I'm alive and healthy. I've gotten closer to old friends and made some great new ones. I'm closer to being out of debt. I might even be closer to knowing what I want to be when I grow up. If that ever happens.

That's a good start for now. I'll try to post every once in a while...why do I doubt myself on this?