Up and Coming Halloween Holiday

Hey All,

So Dan and I were going to go out for Halloween, but then he changed his mind. :( I was really looking forward to dressing up with him and going to a party or something. Anyways, so now I don't know what to do. He doesnt want to dress up, so I am still going to but if he changes his mind we wont match. I am going to be handing out candy, and we will see if he wants to spend time with me. Walmart is working him lots. I know its a good thing, but I wish that he would share his time with me too. I miss him, even if I see him every other day...

Very long time no post this is a quick one

Hey just posting an update. Found this amazing website called "sparkpeople.com". It helps create healthy meal plans based on foods you like and don't like, and doesnt cut out the good stuff like pasta! It even has a tracking section for calories, excercise, etc. I started that today, and we will see how things go! Dan is supporting me 100% and is very excited that I am trying to get healthy. Miss all those who are not here with me! Hope to hear from you soon!

Crazy Times

Dan and I are still doing great. We are doing well at spending more time together. He moved back with his parents after his room-mate screwed him over, but I think it is better anyways. His health has improved, he isn't sick all the time, and best of all, i get to spend time with him and his family at the same time! We are really excited. He is getting a job lined up, and our luck seems to be changing for the better*knock on wood*. I just received grants from the government for my financial aid for the fall semester, enough to not have to take more loans out. Best of all, my job offers tuition reimbursement, so i will get that to apply to next semester!!! Dan is really proud of me. One of these days maybe I will get him to write on this.

DECLARING NEW MAJOR

Well, not really. I actually decided to just double major in Business Management and History.... I am very excited. I am doing great in school, and Dan is supporting my education 100%. He even gets mad if I bring homework over to his place to do if I look up at the TV "too much" while doing my homework. LOL. He says "stop watching tv and do your school work. Get educated woman." lol, then he smiles... Anyways, that was the exciting news for the day. Thought I would share it with you.

On a New Diet and It's working Fabulous!!!

I started a diet on Monday with my mom. It's called the Scarsdale Medical 14-Day diet. I have lost 4.4 pounds already!! And, I'm NOT STARVING! I don't have to eat bland foods, there is such a large variety of what I can eat and how I can fix it. I also don't have to follow too much of a "serving size" list either, it pretty much for the most part is, eat however much you want until you are satisfied, not stuffed. It is amazing! I am really excited. Seeing some results already motivates me to keep going! My mom has lost 7 (yeah, I know not fair since it was my idea to start) but I am really excited for her too, since we both have a hard time losing weight. Dan is really proud of me, and asks me daily how my diet is going. Figured I would share this with you, maybe it will help you out if you chose to lose some weight too!

Other than that not much new is going on. My work is going through a reorganization, which is making me consider quitting. There is so much more shady stuff going on now more than ever, and I don't know if I want to be a part of a company who is like that. I would be able to take a severance package if I choose, so maybe it is time to graduate from retail, and move into something that will be closer to my profession in the future. If you guys out there have any suggestions, let me know!!!

More Snow

That seems to be the topic of the nation right now. The crazy spring blizzards hitting our little town. I heard a rumor that there might be another one worse than the last three. If you want to see some pictures visit my myspace. You can find it by my display name "Hayley" there are hearts. When I have more time on my hands, then I might post some pictures here, but I don't like the process this webiste uses to upload pictures. LOL

Well Amanda, if you are reading this, then you should totally email me so we can keep in touch. I miss you so much!!!

Be-lated appearance... Amanda's going away! : (

So as you may know my really good friend Amanda moved and left me to face the spring blizzards alone. Lol. Well here are some pics of when we went to Boston's to commemorate the new step!

<--- This is me and amanda... the stupid paint on the wall made the picture have a weird tint to it, so sorry for the quality not being that great...

These were the amazing deserts... hot brownie ------>

and a huge sundae! Notice the extra extra

cherries? I hold true to the waiter

was thinkin 'Manda is a cutie!!!

<--- Sean and Gary the black man

being G's

Dan gettin mad cuz I caught him off guard takin the picture... ------>

The cutest of em all!!!

Well that is it for now... I didn't realize it takes forever for pics to load on this silly page... I will post a new post tomorrow with pictures of the damn blizzard that is still ravaging my area.... I so wish spring will come soon. I hate the snow!!! I am going to move to Georgia with or without Dan! (yeah ok you're right I'm lying, i wouldn't leave him, but I will think about being in a warm place with him to try and make this a little more bearable!!!)

See ya later!

I HATE SNOW!!!

So last week it snowed so bad even my work closed early and opened late the following day. Visibility was zero, so i almost didn't even make it back home. Here we are today, less than a week later, and there is another blizzard, poor visibility, but nothing like last week... All local schools are closed but guess what? I STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK!!! Dan and I really need to move! I told him in September I wanted to move to GA, but he said we couldn't do it. I thought we could, but stood by him with what he wanted to do, and now he tells me "We should have moved!" lol. Well I guess the woman is always right, so guys, remember we have better intuition and listen to us more often! I will post pictures after I return (hopefully safely) from work. This time I have my cavalier and not my parent's CRV so it will be a challenge.

It's been a long time

Wow so I don't know how long it has been. We will go through an update. Dan is still unemployed and the job I thought would save him, well they are no longer hiring. I don't know what to do. It is so hard trying to keep us both afloat with me going to school and having other bills besides his to deal with. I guess it wouldn't be as bad but I also don't get to see him as much as I used to. The combination is a challenge for us. I have been making progress with him though :P . I am very proud of him. He got to talk to his son for the first time in several years and it was a breakthrough emotionally for him. I hope that it can help build a new and fuller relationship with them. They only talked about Kayden's coloring book and how he can do really good with staying inside the lines. Dan told me later that it was really emotional for him, but kinda brought a little closure to him, because he used to think it was too late to be a part of his life. So a few days after that amazing event, I had an accident. I slipped on some ice while carrying a metal rod from a filing cabinet kit in my hand and cut myself right next to my eye. I had to get three stitches in my eyelid. It was painful, and I had to have my mom tell Dan because at the time I was too emotional to do it. I had them in for five days, and that was Sunday. I have been on pain killers for headaches I've gotten since the accident, and hopefully they are supposed to go away. If they don't then I have to get a CAT scan. Hopefully that won't happen. Right when that all was subsiding, THE BLIZZARD OF THE CENTURY HAPPENED. Best Buy even closed down at 230 and didn't open until 1230 the next day! There was even thunder and lightning when it was snowing. After that chaos calmed down, Dan and I had a really meaningful talk over the phone. We talked about our relationship and he appologized to me for not supporting me like he should be able to do. He told me about how him not having a job is really putting stress on us and that made both of us realize how much we mean to each other. Then he said "baby, I think I'm ready to quit drinking." HOLY SMOKES!!!!! I was so emotional that I started crying! I was so happy! He said that he will need my help and it will be hard, but he knows and I think has started to realize that it is harming him. I just pray that it will happen. I will post pictures as soon as I figure out how to use my camera! lol... Pray for us in our time of weakness. Peace out ya'll... good night!

Long Time

So it has been several days since I have written last. I have been very busy with work, and I finally have a break from school this week (spring break). Sad part, it isn't spring yet!!! There was a blizzard last night and everywhere started 2hrs late, yep, except for Best Buy. Other than that, Dan has been very sick with a stomach bug, and luckily he actually started getting better 2 days ago. He was able to hold down food, so that is a positive sign. He still hasnt found a job, but he called Walgreens and they are hiring. Again, the downside is the manager is in CO until Wednesday, weather permitting, and so he wont get a call back until then (or later if the snow keeps up). I will try and take some pictures, and maybe recap Amanda's going away. It was a blast. I hope you are doing well in WA hun! I miss you! Well I am at work now so I had better keep this short. I will add more later!

Curse Wretched Homework

Up late researchin a paper. Wow how I never missed this from the good ol' high school days. I wish that doing research to find credible sources was easier... Lets talk about the start of my day, which never really separated from yesterday save for 2 hrs of sleep. The late night at work and I found I couldnt fall asleep. 130 I take a bath and read the Smithsonian magazine that came in the mail. Interesting articles, well its been a while so I got out and went and crawled into bed. Roughly 230 now and I begin to snooze and doze and then my dog Boots got sick. : (

So naturally I got up put him outside and cleaned the grosness which was very rancid. Bring him back in and I fall asleep around quarter to four then wake up at around 620 feeling wide awake. So I just get up and stay up. Work was a good day, nice and slow and left plenty of time to BS with Amanda. : ) Lamb of God released a new album today so I bought it for Dan, as a gift for when we succeed with the job search. Well, he ended up getting really sick so I caved in (damn week knees for loving him) and gave it to him as a "get well soon baby!" gift. Lame I know, but leave me alone he makes me happy. Oh yeah, another plus, I got my phone switched out FINALLY so now i have one that charges. Amanda and I went on an adventure finding packing stuff, and then I went and visited Dan for a little bit before my class started. Dan loved his gift. He was all sad that I got him something, but happy at the same time. Sad because he can't give me anything back, but happy because his babycakes knows what he likes. Now moving to class, sleep deprivation began to kick in and I kept nodding off. I never actually fell asleep, but my eyes were droopy, and my head would tilt. I felt really bad. Well, naturally just trying to get over a sinus infection, BAM HEADACHE!!!! It was horrible. I drove to Dan's afterwards and I found him cleaning our entertainment room, and he was holding the vinyl LOG i got him. I giggled and asked him, "What are you doing?" He looked at me, smiled and said "I don't want to put it down!" This made my night. Well then I needed to go home because my head was killing me and I was afraid if I stayed any longer I would get too sleepy to drive. Dan wanted me to stay, but I had told my parents I would be home soon after class, so I told him that "no I'm gonna go." Which made him a little sad, and we argued about why I wasnt going to stay the night with him. On the drive home I called him and we made up, knowing that neither of us feel even partially close to 100%. We told each other how much both of us mean to one another. He told me he loves me more than he can tell me. He then said good night sweet dreams, it was time for bed. Which, ladies and gents, is exactly what I am going to do right now. I hope that you all had a wonderful day, and Amanda, i will bring the paper to the rescue tomorrow!

GOOD NIGHT SLEEP TIGHT SWEET DREAMS!!!!

First Day: WOW

Ok, so here goes my first real entry:

Today started out pretty great. I got up early at my parent's house and fed their dogs, then drove over to Dan's and crawled into bed with him and fell asleep in his arms. The first bad thing, probably was a clue to the rest of my day, was a horrible nightmare I had. I woke up and started crying it was sooo scary!!! But Dan was a sweetie and held me tighter and whispered to me that everything was going to be ok and that he wouldn't let anything happen to me. We got up around 1 and drove to get some lunch, then I went to work. Let's just say work today was one of the most trying days I have had in a while. My friend Amanda and I were able to get our daily chat in, but as soon as she left, s*#% hit the fan, and I was constantly going. I finally got out of work at 10:37p (was supposed to be off an hour earlier than that), just to realize I have to be there at 8am! Oh, and I am getting written up (form of documented delinquency I guess you could call it) for being outside of lunch compliance. I only stayed long because we couldn't kick the intoxicated customer out of our store, per my manager, AND then when I finished with all I needed to do, he started his paperwork. Fun night. Oh well, I am excited for tomorrow, because I get off at 3 and then have the next two days off. Dan spent most of his day job hunting and watching sports. (I suspect he probably took some cat naps here and there.) With this note, I will bid you adieu and make my way to my bed so that I can eventually sleep. Thanks for reading!

Relationship quarrel of the day: We should get a puppy because he has extra time on his hands. LOL

Inspirational Quote: (dedicated to my sister who loves this one) "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ~ Dr. Seuss

Dan's quote to me: "In failing you I fail myself and put my soul upon a shelf" ~ Dean Koontz

My word of advice: Love those close to you because just like the sandcastle, you will never know what turn of events will happen next that could make them disappear. ~ Myself

Introduction

Dan and I have been together since July 29th, 2007. We met at work, but officially spent time together outside of work for the first time at a friend's house during "poker night." We hit it off right away, and he was very sweet, a gentleman, even walked me to my car. He asked for my phone number, but I was sure he wasn't going to call. The very next day, he called me and left a message on my phone saying that he very much enjoyed the night before and was wondering if I wanted to take it a step further and go to the movies with him. I was so excited I almost peed myself. I returned his call, and we went to the movies that very day. Transformers was the first, and to this day, he still has the ticket stub to all the movies we went to in his top dresser. It was on the third day (yes, day three, the day after the movie, was our third date.) We ate lunch at Pizza hut, then drove to a local park and played frisbee. We took a nap in the grass, and it was this third date that I looked at him, and told him cautiously that I thought I was falling in love. Being 18, was scared of this word, and used it sparingly. He, 32, looked down at me, and said "I think I love you, too." We may be fools, but have been together ever since and our love is still as strong as it was that third day. This is our blog, mostly for me, but with us in thought. Enjoy.