Sunday, October 29, 2006

My name??? *Edited*


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~ Nicole

Random Things

I get annoyed

Why do I get annoyed when people don't agree with me? You know everyone is entitled to their own opinion (even if mine is right, lol) and I know this. But it still annoys me. I'll talk over you so I don't have to hear you if we're discussing the issue if I'm in a really snotty mood. I know I'm wrong but sometimes I just don't care.

I'll never admit it

If I am debating with someone and later find out that they were right I never admit it. I'll continue a lie in front of them to keep them from knowing I was wrong and they were right.

I'm unromantic

I can be very unromantic. Or so my husband says. I mean personally I don't see the problem in saying "We have to have sex tonight cause I'll probably get my period tomorrow." I'm just letting a guy know. Sheesh. I thought I was being really nice.

And then he gets mad if he keeps on me for some boob action and finally I'll go okay two minutes. WHAT? I'm not a boob girl, so feel special that I'm giving you time with them. Cause it's not for me. Is that mean or unromantic? And am I the only one? I want some girls thoughts on this. Is it only me that isn't all oooohhhh ahhhaaahhh over boob stuff?

I get petty

If someone has something I want or is better at something, or even gets cut a good deal with something I want I'll be mean. I won't lie about anything, I'll just nit pick and point out why it should be me and not them.

I'm attitudy (here's a long one)

I am attitudy. Or so my boss tells me. In fact she swears this isn't a punishment but I beg to differ, listen to what happened. Last year around Christmas she hired this girl Mo for extra help....needless to say I didn't like her. At first I thought she was okay, but then after spending time with her I found her to be one of those people that think they are sooo smart. You know the kind, they use big words, the wrong way. They swear they are right about something when in fact they aren't, here's a simple example:

Customer: "Hi, I just have a question. Are all your pink sapphire's created?"
Mo: "Yes they are, would you like to have a look?"
Customer: looking all confused..."Ummmmm, I guess."

I am now highly annoyed, because if Mo didn't know the answer she could have just said 'I'm not sure let me find out'. But instead she said something that is not true and could lose us a customer. So I say...

Me: "Actually that's not true. We have both Created and natural, with a broad price range. Mo will be happy to show them both to you." then to Mo "they are marked on the tag, the created ones say CRPKSAP." Then I gave a fake smile and left.

It's not that she made the mistake it's that she did this CONSTANTLY, and never admitted she was WRONG!

Then we actually had an argument cause she wanted to throw away someones yogurt in the refrigerator. So I asked her if it was expired and she said of course all snotty like. And I looked at her and said are you looking at the expired date or the sell by date? And she argued with me saying they were the same thing! They are NOT!!! Finally I just said "It's not yours anyway so just put it back." I found out (secret source again) the next night that she was telling everyone about me being rude to her and saying she was about to rip me a new one. My source looked at her and said "first off we're adults we don't ripe someone a new one, and second nobody rips Nicole a new one cause if you tried she'd do it back to you ten times worse." Yeah, that shut her up. lol.

And it's not just me, there are others that felt this way.

So anyway my boss informed me that she is hiring her back this year, and I made it known I wasn't happy. We (me and my boss) came to an understanding, I'd stay away from Mo and if she came near me I'd be cordual (I know this has got to be spelt right but I'm not caring right now). Well Mo called the other day and I cut her off mid sentence and got my boss. I guess my boss caught my look and said "What's that look for?" I guess it didn't help that she had just delt with an irate customer but I didn't really care so I said "Nothing."
Boss: "I'm hiring her back."
Me: "I know."
Her: "Your gonna have to deal with it."
Me: "I will."

So then she took the phone call and when she hung up she said to me "And your going to re-train her."
Me: laughing "Yeah, okay."
Boss: "I'm not joking, since you know everything you can teach her the way."
Me: "I never said I knew everything."
Boss: "Well since your so good at your job I'm giving this to you."
Me: "Whatever." and then walked away.

I later found out (I have a secret source) that she did it cause I have to much attitude. Whatever, if she thinks this will make the situation better she's wrong. It's the holidays in retail, I had a hard enough time getting Mo outta my sales last year now I have to have her shadowing me! Uggggg!!!!! Kill me know. That is so punishment!

Soooo......

I don't know why I felt the need to point out more of my faults but there they are. It's a wonder I have any friends huh? I know it makes me sound really really bad, but I swear these things only come out when I get highly annoyed. And when I get highly annoyed it's not my fault! I swear I have good traits too, I just am not in a happy mood so I can't think of them right now.

Still love me???

~ Nicole

Friday, October 27, 2006

Who do you look like???

Me:


Josh:


~ Nicole

How do you clean?

I never really gave this much thought until Josh brought it to my attention today. Let me give you the facts, I HATE TO CLEAN! But sometimes I get in the mood and spend all day cleaning.

Now this happened today and I thought I did this great job since I was at it all day. That is until that night when Josh says "did you actually clean outside of anything?" I didn't' know what the heck he was talking about.

He pointed out that I cleaned the inside of the stove, the sink, loaded and unloaded the dishwasher, a load or two of laundry, the kids closet & dresser, and my bookshelves (go here to see the pretty organized shelves of mine!). All of which you can't really see. I didn't touch a vacuum, broom, dust mop, anything like this.

I think it is so funny that I didn't' even notice this fact till he pointed it out today. It's so true though. If we set aside a cleaning day Josh will clean like two rooms to my organizing one drawer. lol.

So my question to you today is .... is it only me? How do you clean?


~ Nicole

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

SHE TRIED TO STEAL MY BOOK! er...kind of

I'm not lying, I swear it's true. And anyone who knows me knows that is the worst offense, EVER!
I was at the gym and I had a book to read while I was doing cardio. When I was done I was in t he locker room getting all my stuff together, and this woman comes up to me. She was in a wheel chair, I think she comes for physical therapy, she's there alot. Well anyway she rolls up and says:

Her "What book is that?"
Me "A Sandra Brown book."
Her "What one?"
Me "Seduction by Design."
Her "Do you read them more than once?"
Me "All my books or this one?"
Her "Well that one I guess."
Me "Ummm, yeah I read all my books over and over."
Her "Oh"
Me "Well it was nice, bye."

She was trying to get me to give her my book wasn't she! Crazy woman. lol. Oh wait, or is it me that's crazy? ha ah.

~ Nicole

Monday, October 23, 2006

Haunted Houses???

Okay so who likes to go to haunted houses? I love getting scared, I always want to go but when I get there I keep my eyes closed almost the entire time. lol. Saturday night me, Josh, Jose, Sarah, and Hannah (my brother and sisters) went to one. All of them were like $20-$30 and I'm sure they were good but we just weren't up to spending that on a HH. So we found one right around the corner that was only $8, and said to be the 'best of 'said' county', chances are it could have been the only one in said county. But whatever. We get there, and buy our tickets (oh this is after we tried to hit up the liquor store first and they were all closed. freaking stores, why the hell would they close at 9pm!) and my brother proceeds to ask EVERYONE if it was scary. This kid that had to be about 9 said it was funny. Uggg.

So we go to the house, here's the picture, and I'm already getting freaked out! See that doctor guy standing on the porch? He kept staring at us and he was freaking creepy!
Then there was this fat guy that looked dead that was walking around by the line and would just walk up to you (like an inch separating us) and look at you, while we was holding an ax. And then he threw the ax at the porch and it went in. IT WAS A FREAKING REAL AX!!! And he could tell I was scared so he kept coming at me.


Anyway once we got in the house, this guy was giving us this shpeel on not touching and dying and all this crap, basically telling us the rules in a creepy way. Oh and while he was talking a guy's hand was reaching out of the wall and trying to grab Josh but he was to far away, to bad cause it would have been sooo funny to see him get scared.


So my brother is such a dork and took these kind of pictures all night, and pretended to be scared of everything. Which he wasn't he only made fun of me and Hannah (the only two to get scared) the entire time.
Oh but something really scary/funny! We went around this one corner and there was a hole in the wall, well Sarah thought it was this fake thing that made you think there was this big drop like we saw in this other room. So she runs up and yells "oh no I'm falling" and pops her head into the hole then SCREAMS!!! cause there was a person in there that was supposed to jump up and scare us and they hit heads. OMG we were laughing soooooo hard, my sides hurt.

Just for fun here are some pictures of Sarah messing around with all the 'scary' stuff they had in the house. She's such a freak.







When we were done we were still wanting more scare, so we went to see Texas Chain Saw Massacre The Beginning. And OMG I would be stretching the truth if I said I saw more than a third of it. I had my eyes covered and peeked through most of it. It was soooo gory gross. Every time something would happen or jump out I'd jump a mile, hide my face in my hands and my brothers shoulder and scream "OH JESUS!" Not kidding! So all in all, it was a fun night. I love hanging with my brother and sisters. Aren't they so cute! lol. And I swear Josh was there, but he just didn't' get in any pictures. ha ha.


Off topic, but to cute to pass up......

Alright, I know this is sideways but I don't' know how to edit it to flip and this is how I recorded it. But I was on myspace and Abby heard the music on someones page and says mommy look at me. I look and she's dancing, so I pull out the camera and she went to town. lol. Oh and of course you can all tell she had dressed herself, and no I did not let her leave the house like this.


~ Nicole

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Friendly's ..... yeah, not so friendly

Friday night Jordon stayed at my mom's house and Abby had her first sleep over at a friends house. So kid free night, what do we do? Hit the movies, Josh has been dying to see Employee of the Month, he's a Dane Cook FREAK!!! I think he's funny too, but not as much as Josh does. Truth be told? The movie was not as funny as I thought it'd be. But I'm straying from the point.....after the movie we are starving! We decide to hit Friendly's for some food, they have great everything. When we pull up I see they are open till midnight, and it's now 11:24pm (on the dot!) so we go in. I mean I work in a mall, we're open till 9:30pm, customers can come in till 9:30pm. So as we're walking in, before we even get to the hostess counter, I see the girl shaking her head. When we get to her she says "Are you just getting ice cream?" and I reply "No." so she say "Well we close at 12 is that okay?" (all snotty like) so I look at her all innocence and say "As long as my food comes out with enough time for me to eat it that'll be fine." as I give her a big fake smile. So she has an attitude but takes us to the table.
The waiter was great, I asked if there was anything I could not order since it was late, and he said no. That they were still open so I could have whatever I wanted. Since he was nice I was nice. I got him our order as fast as I could and didn't dilly dally. Meanwhile the snotty hostess is chatting with her friends over in this corner, and I know she's talking about me, so I keep giving her snotty looks (yes I know it was childish, but she was really irking me!).
Anyway, we ate and finished before this group of people that were there before we even got there. So as we're walking out, the hostess is by the door, Josh looks at his watch and goes "Nicole? What time is it?" and I go "Oh look at that, it's 11:56pm four minutes before closing." and then I turned and gave her another big fake smile. lol.
So that was a fun night. ah ha.


~ Nicole

Friday, October 20, 2006

Being Sick SUCKS!!!

Just the other day Rene asked a question on her blog. When your sick are you allowed to be? (I know it wasn't worded the same exact way but you get the drift). And I commented saying as a mom your never allowed to be sick. Well guess what? I feel like shit and it hasn't changed a thing around here. Who woke up with Jordon? Me, who bathed and dressed him? Me, who feed him and walked him to the bus stop (in the rain)? ME! And what do I get? Josh walks outta the bed room and asks why I'm talking funny then says "oh" and proceeds to tell me I need to drive to PA to pay a bill, and then can I get his car inspected, and on and on and on. Does he not see me hacking my guts out???? Then when I say I'm gonna go to the doctors cause I already had Bronchitis once this year and I'm not up for round two, he says "Why waste a co-pay? Just get some medicine." JERK!


~ Nicole

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Viva Las Vegas Baby!

Okay so in my last post I said in passing that I was going to Vegas in a few weeks and asked for some suggestions. But what I got was a million questions back. So what I'm assuming is that there is so much to do there, you need a better idea of me to know what to suggest to me.

Okay so here it is. I live very close to Atlantic City and my husband and I go a few times a year. Very fun. We go to the casinos but I really don't know how to play any card games and I don't like the slots (boring) so the only thing I really play is Ru-let. And I get addicted! I can be there for hours! lol. Josh plays poker with buddies but never at a casino so I don't know if it'd be outta his comfort zone.

We went to a comedy show last time we went there and loved it. It was kinda comedy, dancing, and singing. I really liked it. It was actually a guy that was in Vegas and came here for a bit. He impersonated that guy that sings and wears flamboyant clothes and jewelry with big glasses. I forget his name.

I really want to see at least one show too. Something very VEGAS! You know?
And I like to drink, dance (this gets done after I'm drunk, lol) and have fun.

Give me the good stuff, don't hold back. Hey I'm going to Vegas, I want to have fun and do things I don't at home. Hee hee. Mailyn said Chippendales??? I'm there! Or I'm somewhere like there. lol. So tell me all...

What do you suggest??? And give me things that will fit in a budget and things that are worth spending on. HELP!!!

~ Nicole

Catchig up....

***Scroll down and read my Guilty Not Guilty post too!***

I feel like I have nothing to say. Nothings really new so hmmmm what do I talk about?

Well I had that jewelery party and it was fun, except for my ghetto cousin that came with her loud/bad kids and was showing her ghetto jewelery she was selling while my lady was still there. And I didn't even know till after the party was over! I'm so mad, cause I totally would have kicked her out! It was so rude. And she said to my BF (that just got married in July) that all men are dogs and she's stupid if she doesn't think her husband has cheated or will cheat on her! OMG, who says that to a newly wed person???? Or at all....

I went to that conference with Jordon's teacher. It wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. I actually had to bite my tongue a bit. You know, I didn't want to be the parent that goes in and contradicts everything the teacher says but I really didn't agree with what she was saying. Like she was saying he didn't recognize any more than 4 letters in the alphabet, and I know that's not true! I've quizzed him on them before. And she said he doesn't recognize any numbers but 1. Hello! So not true. Just that night his homework was to count how many acorns were on each square then match it up with the correct number on the other side of the page, and he did it all by himself! He counted the acorns and then found the correct numbers. Which NONE of them were 1! So I was trying to tell her that maybe he isn't feeling confident enough to say it out loud in class, and she just kept saying that he didn't know any. Uggg, soooo annoying.

I go to Vegas in like 20 days or something, and I am soooo freaking excited. So anyone that's been before give out some suggestions! I'm all ears.

K, sorry but that's it for now. I'm still tired, I'm gonna lay down again.

Oh one more piece of news.....Josh bought handcuffs and cuffed me to the bed the other night. lol. He surprised me. Hmmmm good surprise baby!!!

~ Nicole

Guilty or Not Guilty?

1. Dated outside your race?
Guilty, my husband was actually only one of 3 guys I ever dated that was't black or puerto rican.

2. Singing in the shower?
Not really Guilty, it's happened like once or twice, I scared myself. lol.

3. Spit in someone's drink?
I don't remember, but that doesn't mean I've never done it.

4. Played with Barbies?
Guilty, I loved barbies when I was little. Now I love getting them for Abby.

5. Made someone cry?
Guilty, way to many times to count. Sorry, but I never claimed to be a nice person.

6. Opened your Christmas presents early?
Guilty, I'm very impatient.

7. Lied to a friend?
Guilty, not recently though.

8. Watched and cried while watching a soap opera?
Guilty, I used to watch them alot. Well only two, Days and Passions.

9. Played a computer game for more than 5 hours?
Not Guilty

10. Ran through the sprinklers naked?
Not Guilty, unless your counting from the age of 5 and under. lol.

11. Ate food that fell on the floor?
Guilty, what? There's the 5 second rule.

12. Went outside naked?
Not Guilty, again unless your counting from age 5 down included.

13. Been on stage?
Guilty, school plays.

14. Been on stage naked or close to it?
Not Guilty

15. Been in a parade?
Guilty, when I played T-Ball, lol. And I think something for Church before too.

16. Been in a school play?
Guilty, but in my defense it wasn't optional. I had such a small school that it was class plays yearly, and the whole class was involved.

17. Drank beer?
Guilty, but I don't like it. Beer has a rank taste IMO. I like mixed drinks better.

18. Gotten detention?
Guilty, probably more times than not. lol.

19. Been on a plane?
Guilty, Texas, Florida, Mexico...all more than once.

20. Been on a cruise?
Not Guilty but I want to soooo badly!

21. Broken into a house?
Guilty, but it was my parents house and they didn't care. I lost my key, so I climed into their bedroom window.

22. Gotten a tattoo?
Not Guilty, but I really want one!

23. Gotten piercings?
Guilty, but only in my ears.

24. Gotten into a fist fight?
Guilty, lol, but we won't go there.

25. Gotten into a shouting match?
Guilty, is that even a question? This happens on a daily basis. I though everyone did. ha ha.

26. Swallowed sea/pool water?
Guilty, who has this not happend to?

27. Spun yourself in circles to get dizzy on purpose?
Guilty, not that I can figure out why. lol.

28. Laughed so hard it hurt?
Guilty, and it's the best.

29. Tripped on your own feet?
Guilty, I'm ashamed to admitt.

30. Cried yourself to sleep?
Guilty, I may be tough but I am just as emotional.

31. Cried in public?
Guilty, see above.

32. Thrown up in public?
Guilty, hello The Whiskey Tango!

33. Lied to your parents?
Guilty, and if you say not guilty your lying to either yourself or us!

34. Skipped class?
Guilty, opps. lol.

35. Cried so hard you threw up?
Not Guilty, but I got close a few times.

I tag -- Deb, La Chou, Drake, and Tami Tami.

~ Nicole

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Gym Update ~ Week 1

Monday~ 20 min. on elliptical, and leg workout with a little back stuff too. I was dying! Need to find a way to make cardio fun! Didn't really feel like I accomplished much with the leg stuff, I need to get a set of things I do all the time. You know? Anyway I was there for about an hour or so.

Tuesday~ I FOUND IT! I bought a magazine, PEOPLE, and read it while on the elliptical. 30 min flew by like nothing! And I burnt more calories than I did the last time I did 30 min. (Thursday last week). The last time it was only 250 calories, this time it was 275. Cool! I'm all proud. Then I did arms. I tried to focus on the backs of my arms but it's hard sometimes, thinking one machine does it then your arms sore in all the wrong places. lol. I'll get it sooner or later. ha ha.

Wednesday~ Yoga, 45 min. then 15 min. on the elliptical. Okay so this was the first time I ever tried yoga. It was pretty cool. I like all the stretching and relaxing, made me feel good. But didn't really make me feel like I had done a big workout. So I went to do the elliptical, but my motivation was gone and I ended up with only the 15 min. But better than nothing right?

Thursday~ Kickboxing class, 45 min. Loved it! I've definitely taken harder kickboxing classes than this, but at 8:30 in the morning this was perfect. I sweated my ass off!

Friday~ So today I missed. Uggg. But I have that party tonight and needed to do major cleaning and get food. Soooo, I'll go one day this weekend to make up for it.

How am I doing???


~ Nicole

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Sorry I've been MIA...

So not much going on here. On Saturday I went to a book convention/fair with my girl Rene (yes that's Rene Lyons. lol) but you can go to SF and read about that. You all know I don't like to blog on books here since I have an entire blog just for that.

The gym thing is going good. But like I said you'll have a weekly update on that. So hang tight, I think I'll post it every.....Friday. Sound good? Good.

I had two freak outs since yesterday! NO I'm not joking, just listen...

First I got a call from Jordon's teacher yesterday. She wants a conference! OMG I start to panic, she says it's not his behavior (he's a great boy (to quote her)) but it's about his progress. Now we already have Parent Teacher Conferences in November. But she wants to do this now. Like this can be good! I think NOT! Now I know Holly's already told me to calm down and go with an open mind, that I don't KNOW what she wants to say. But I already have all these ideas in my head. Like it's got to be about his reading/writing, and if it is I'm gonna flip shit on her. Let me fill you in. My son didn't go to pre-school or anything till now, Kindergarten. And as his mother I taught him to write his name, how to count, the alphabet, colors all that stuff. But to read? I don't have the first clue how to teach someone to read. Did I go to school for that? Ummmm NO, that's what teachers are for. I live in a rich area. Am I? No a far cry from it. We rent a condo over here since it's close to Josh's job. But most people have money. There are either two working parents, or moms that stay home just to have their own time and still put their kids in pre-school. Well guess what? Pre-school isn't free, so Jordon didn't go. I couldn't afford it! So while a lot, if not most, of the kids in his class have been in a school environment for 1-2 years already learning things (reading/writing) Jordon hasn't. And for his teacher to hold him to the standards of these other kids is going to send me into a rage. Kindergarten is the first REAL year of school, this is the year his TEACHER should be teaching him these things. I'm the mom, I encourage his learning, help with the homework, but I shouldn't be the one teaching him these things. I'm not qualified for that. Ugggg. Okay Holly! I'm done!

Weew.

Second freak out. Today before I went to the gym I stopped to pick up some water and a magazine to read. I got People, and there was a big article about the school shooting in the Amish community near by. So while doing my cardio I read the article, almost had me crying in the gym, now it's all fresh in my mind. Everyday I go to Jordon's bus stop at 11:45 am and his bus arrives withing 7 minutes of my arrival. Well today I'm waiting ..... and waiting.... and freaking out! Where the hell is the bus? It is now 15 min. since I've been waiting....I walk to the corner, don't see the bus. I'm on the phone with my best friend and am freaking to her. Josh comes home for lunch and asks why I'm out there since Jordon is usually home and in the house already. So yeah, I'M FREAKING! Well about 5 minutes later a bus rolls in. Freaking going like 1 mph! Not his normal bus. This freaking moron drove so slow no wonder she was so late! OMG talk about giving a parent a heart attack. I'm thinking the freaking bus is being held ransom or something somewhere. SHUT UP! I'm a mom, I'm allowed to be dramatic! When it stopped I gave her a nasty look, kissed my baby and walked away. They better not use her again!

So another think I'm kinda annoyed about.....I'm having one of those party/demonstration things. It's a really cool concept and I like there stuff. Now I don't do these things normally but I want something and figured why not have a party and earn it for free if not at least discounted. Well it's a create your own jewelry thing, all Sterling Silver, 14Kt gold, Swarovski Chrystal, and blown glass. Very nice stuff. They have necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and anklets. Oh even watches! So I send invitations to everyone! I mean EVERYONE!!! What happens? Almost everyone on Josh's side has "something" to do already, my side? No one even freaking RSVP's! Which is no surprise, they never do. So as of now I have my best friend and her mom (who are driving from Delaware! Talk about a great friend!) and she might be bringing another friend, my sister and her friends, maybe my other sister and mom, and two girlfriends from work! I swear I invited about 30 people or so. A lot of my friends from when I lived in PA had some type of excuse too. Now I know it's about a 40 min. drive, but when they have things I go, and I made it on a Friday night so more people would come! Ugg whatever!

So anyway, I am having this party and if anyone is interested to look at the stuff here is the link. If you like something you can email me at jazzy_pez@yahoo.com or Lori Cole (who is the representative) at lorycole@aol.com, and order, it will get shipped right to you. I asked her about all that since I have some friends far away, and she said it isn't a hassle at all since everyone that orders gets their stuff sent right to them. So check it out.

Well I think I'm done. I complained enough for the day. Maybe I'll be back tomorrow with some good stuff to talk about. Maybe....

~ Nicole

Friday, October 6, 2006

Dancing With The Stars

Okay can I just say that I love watching this show. FOR THE MOST PART. I mean it makes me want to go out and take ballroom dancing, it looks soooo sexy. Not to mention it would knock off a day at the gym since it looks like such a workout. ha ha.


BUT.....

How much does it piss me off that people that SUCK are still in the competition and the good dancers are going home? I mean Jerry and Sara are still in the competition and Vivica and Monique were in the bottom two? How does that make sense???? IT DOESN'T!




I personally don't even like Vivica, I mean I didn't really know HER till this show. But she seems so conceited, and full of herself. And all that Diva crap hear me roar??? A little annoying. But Tuesday night the girl brought it! She danced. Then she got voted off????? Hello America, are we watching the same freaking show here?




In all honesty Jerry should have gone home last week, not Harry. I mean he did do good with the Waltz this week but he shouldn't have even made it to this week. But let's get back to this week, the worst dance on Tuesday was Sara. She did good last week with the country dance but besides that she's never had it. Her dancing is boring and just plain old bad. Yuck! The looks she has on her face? She looks scary.


And why is that? I mean look at the women, all of them look so much better during their practices then when they perform. I think Vivica looked thick and old in all of her dances, besides this week. The make-up, hair, and outfit. Sara too! Her hair was only good when it was straightened last week. IMO. And I am absolutely loving Willa in the competition but this week whoever did her eye make-up needs to be fired. Ugggg. Sooo bad! Oh and even Mario's teacher, I forget her name. She is sooo pretty but I think she looks so much older and a bit scary when she has her performance face on. But meh, that's just me, I could be crazy....or not.


But let me get back on track here....

I'm not saying that Harry didn't need to go home, cause he did. He was very stiff and mechanical. But you know what I'm saying right? Just the order of who is going and when. The first guy to go, I don't even remember his name, sucked! But then the second week....wait how many eliminations were there? lol, I just remember the first guy, then Harry and now Vivica. Well whatever. Vivica shouldn't have gone home. And if Jerry doesn't go next week I'll be pissed. Then Sara needs to go!

Usually it is so easy for me to pick a favorite but this year is tough. Mario is freaking awesome, but so is Emmitt (did I spell that right?), and Willa (I love her and Maks). Even Monique blows me away. I just can't pick.











All I can say is BYE BYE JERRY AND SARA!!!

~ Nicole

Thursday, October 5, 2006

Day 1, I did it!!!

Okay okay I know I NEVER blog this much. My normal commenter's (is that a word? lol)aren't even caught up...La Chou...Drake....where are you???? Anyhoo. I just had to give you all an update cause I'm oh so proud of myself!

I went to the gym this morning. Go me!! I did 30 min on the elliptical machine, which was such an accomplishment! I find cardio machines sooo boring. I wanted to get off after the first 10 minutes, scratch that after the first 7 minutes. But I held on strong and did it. It was 2.77 miles and 250 calories burned. I don't know if that is good or not. But I felt good afterwards.

Then I did about 3 or 4 arm machines. I hate doing my arms cause the places I want to feel it I never do. It is sooo annoying. But that's all I had time for, I had to get home to get Jordon at the Bus Stop. But not before I laid in the sauna for 7 minutes. hee hee.

OH oh, and guess what??? I weigh less then I though I do!!! I though I weighted 1something1 but I actually weigh 1something6 (that's going down not up)!!! What? You actually thought I'd tell you how much I weigh? I think NOT!!! lol. So that was soooo exciting.

I try not to give myself an ideal weight cause that varies on how much muscle I get and all that but if I were to set a weight goal I am 31 pounds away from that goal. And it is a realistic goal.

I am all kinds of excited.

I'm going to post up daily drafts about my gym goings and then weekly I'll post them up. You all need to encourage me!!! I'm counting on you.

(yeah and oveously that skinny beep in the picture isn't me!)

~ Nicole

Awwww....

I have this friend that I've know for about a year I'd say. And she is an aspiring author. Well she actually has a book coming out in February, so I guess she IS an author. She is so talented and I just love her writing and her. Well as I'm sure I've said plenty of times before, I'm not the best friend a girl could hope for. I don't keep in contact with people all that often. I'm there then I'm not. And I don't do it on purpose I just forget. ALOT! But this friend is great. I recently went to her blog and read some of her stuff and it just reminded me of how great a person she is and how excited I am for her books to come out. And then I see this little link that says Friends Pages so I click.....and I'm on it! I'm number four (guess who's first! Rene Lyons, bitch! lol, love you!) so anyway....I just think it's great that although I'm there one day then not the next and I'm not the best kind of friend, she never forgets me and is always including me! So here it is a great big THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU to TAMI BOYER!!!
Go here for here for her website
and
here for her blogs
and
here for her friends pages...
You rock Tami, love you girl!!!

(You know I love you too Holly, Dylan, Izzy and Rene. This is just a special shout out cause I talk to you gals daily and not so much with Tami.)

~ Nicole

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

I Made a Deal With the Devil....

Okay so I really really need motivation sometimes. As I'm sure you know, I've been trying to eat healthy to loose some weight. Yes cause in general I should. But mostly cause I'm going to Vegas in just over a month and don't want to be the fat girl.
Yeah yeah I know you all thought I was a skinny bitch. Well sup rise I'm not. Don't hate me. lol. I'm coming out though (again...hee hee) I'm a size.....OMG I don't know if I can say it......ttttwwwwww......don't laugh.......twelve! There, weew I said it! Now don't get me wrong I know I'm not FAT, but I sure ain't thin. And really it's just about being in shape and liking the way I look. And I don't.
I was never a skinny person. The smallest I ever was is a 6. And I'm not even trying for that again. I just want to be an 8 or a really toned hot 10. lol. Basically I want to feel sexy. You know I really think it affects a lot of aspects of my life. I don't like to have sex as much I'm sure cause I don't feel attractive. A post baby body isn't all that great, ya know....
Okay I'm off topic, stop the pity party. So my deal with the devil, and what it has to do with my computer?
Well eating good has lost me 6 pounds but that's about it. And it's been just about 3 weeks I think. So I need to get my ass to the gym. But I ALWAYS say I'm going to go and never do. So I told Josh that I need to make some sort of deal with him to make me go......hence the locked computer.
My computer is my life, well besides my kids, Josh and my books. But he can't take my kids away or my books (to many, where would he put them?) so he said he will lock the computer and will only give me the password after I've gone to the gym for the day. Now that will get my ass out the door! At first I was all HELL NO! But then I'm like, well if I really want to get my ass in gear I need to do something drastic like this. And losing my computer? DRASTIC!!! So he's going to change the password daily when he goes to work and tell it to me when I get home from the gym.
So who has faith in me??? Think I can do it?
I want to go to the gym tomorrow but it doesn't officially start till the 9th of this month. It will then be exactly one month from our trip.
So watch out Holly and Izzy, I'm not gonna be the fat bitch in Vegas. lol. Start eating to help me out. I'll lose and you skinny girls gain. ha ha. LOVE YOU!!!

Oh and side note.....I found a new shampoo and conditioner I LOVE!!! SunSilk Straight and Sleek. I've tried every straightening shampoo and conditioner, serum, cream, and balm. And let me tell you this stuff works! I mean my hair isn't perfect afterwards, but I don't have to twist it and hide it the first day I wash it because of the poof. Let me explain. I don't wash my hair everyday, first cause you shouldn't and second cause if I did it'd always be a big frizz ball. Normally the first day I wash my hair it needs to be in a pony tail or clip. But with this stuff? I can wash it and go to sleep and in the morning it's cool. Run a straightener through it and I'm good to go. I don't have to blow dry it, and I don't have to wait for the second day for it to tame down enough to get a straightener through it. Yeay!!! So there's my pimp. Go get it!!!

~ Nicole

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

I Can't Pray???

I saw this on a new blog I found, Everybody Can Just Bite My Ass, and had to post it. She got it from an email someone sent her, and I don't think it could be said any better. By the way, I love this new blog. So funny, and great topics. It's going on my Blogs I love List.

After being interviewed by the school administration, the teaching prospect said, "Let me see if I've got this right:

"You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.

"You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.

"You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.

"You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial
behavior, and make sure that they all pass the state exams.

"You want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.

"You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

"You want me to do all this and then you tell me...

"I CAN'T PRAY?"


Oh and by the way, glad I went with Nicole instead of Nikki. Cause this is the second or third blog I found by a Nikki, and we're all spelled the same way. lol.


~ Nicole

A Walk to Remember

This blog was inspired by Holly. I was just over on her blog hopping around and stumbled across her blog Movies that Make Me Cry. And just to give credit where it's due, Holly got the idea from Izzy and her post Tear Jerkers.

So when I was reading these blogs the one movie that popped into my head automatically was A Walk To Remember. O.M.G. talk about balling your eyes out EVERY FREAKING TIME! Well that's actually not so true. The first time I saw the movie I didn't even like it. Now let me explain.

I read the book first. LOVED IT!!! Had me crying like a baby. So when my sister got the movie and said she loved it I had to watch it. It was the very first time I watched a movie after I read the book. So I'm expecting it to all be the same.

Well maybe that was my mistake. I was mad that the father wasn't what I expected him to be. He didn't look at all like what he was described like in the book. And there were other things too but since it was almost 2 1/2 years ago I can't remember.

But for some reason I watched it again, I think my sister was over and kept playing it. Let me tell you the second time, I was all kinds of into it. I just had to let go of comparing the two. I mean the ending was the same and all so I let my imagination just go with the other changes.

So yeah, every time without fail I cry during this movie. As a matter of fact, I think I may just go watch it again, right now. Well as soon as I'm done this post. lol. Here is a clip of the movie when Mandy sings and she and her man share their first kiss. And the music video Cry from the movie. If I'm completely honest with you? I get chills and teary eyed just from watching these two video's.

A movie clip from A Walk to Remember


mandy moore music video


Some of my favorite parts?

1) When that mean picture gets passed around of Jamie, and Landon finds out and stands up for her, then runs after her. OMG LOVE him!!!

2) When Landon buys Jamie a new sweater

But the parts that make me cry??? I can't even put into words. I just love this movie.


Other movies that make me cry? Beaches! ALWAYS!!! And....ummmm.....oh freak what's up with my memory? I cry so easily during movies, and now I can't think of any. Hmmm, well if I do I'll put them in the comment section. But this post? Yeah, it's dedicated to my movie A Walk To Remember....

Have you ever???


Drunk Dialed anyone? If so tell me about it.

I'm to tiered to blog about anything right now so I want to hear about you.

You all know I did from my post The Whiskey Tango. Holly was the lucky girl that night. ha ha ah. But that was a friendly call, how bout any ex calling? Cursing anyone out?

To tell you the truth I think I wanted to call this bitch I don't like, but I deleted her number from my phone, so lucky me. Or lucky her. Whichever.

But enough about me. Today it's all you. Tell me your stories. Make me laugh, or cringe. haha.

~ Nicole

Monday, October 2, 2006

6 dead.....my heart is breaking

This is what Zeek had to say on her page earlier today:

They had the live press conference piped in at work. Everybody was dead silent listening to it.

It's awful.

He's not amish. A local guy who picked up milk from their farms. he was Married with three kids. Sent his kids off to the school bus. Left notes to each of his kids and wife then went to the schoolhouse.

He let the boys go. There were women there (teacher's aids) (one pregnant, I think two others with babys. Let them go too. The teacher got out to call 911). He brought 2x4s and 2x6s and barred the doors. Had a hand gun and a shot gun. Lined up the girls against the chalkboard. Tied their feet (THEIR FEET FOR GOD'S SAKE!) with plastic tie cuffs. Shot. them. in. the. head.

3 confirmed dead. 4 including him. (Coroners saying 6 dead- not confirmed here yet). Numerous airlifted to hospitals all over the place.

They speculate that this is some sort of reprisal for something that happened 20 yrs ago but nothing confirmed.

I'm sick and in tears. (Especially hearing about how they died and that one little girl died in the arms of a cop.)

The ages of the dead so far were 8 to 13 yrs of age ...


This happened not even an hour from where I live. This makes me so sick to my stomach. Why do people do this???? I'm sure we will eventually get more information on the why but it will never change what happened. And it will never make the man come alive so he can pay the consequences for his actions. It's not fair that he gets to do this and then just go away. He should have to suffer. But then again, with the way our system is how much would he actually suffer if he were here to go to jail???
My heart is in a million pieces for these families. And the fear that must have been racing through these little girls minds before they died. I cannot even control my tears as I write this.
It scares me to send my child to school everyday in a world with psycho's like this.


~ Nicole

The Whiskey Tango

Saturday I'm off to work, 9am to 4pm, not a bad schedule with a retail job. About half way through my shift Josh calls and says he's taking the kids to his moms. Cool, a kid free night.

So after work a friend says her and her boyfriend are going out that night and since we don't have the kids why don't we come. Well Jamie and I have been friends for awhile and while I've met her boyfriend and she's met Josh the two of the guys have never met.

Now Josh doesn't always do good with new people. He is very out going and fun with his group of friends but put him with people he doesn't know? Sometimes you'll hear crickets. But damn it we wanted to go out. So I talked Josh into going, not only was he meeting Jamie's boyfriend for the fist time but about 7 other people that neither of us knew.

Let me just tell you that I ended up puking all over the parking lot at TWT and all over my friends car when this night ends.......want to hear all the juicy details? Well at least the ones I remember??? Okay your dragging it out of me.

We met over one of the people's house that I didn't know and had some pizza and drinks. Now I'm not a big drinker cause I don't know much about drinks. I like something I can't really taste the alcohol in. So I was hooked up with some Citrus Vodka mixed with Crystal Lite, you know gotta watch my carbs, lol. OMG I loved it, so before I know it an hour and and half have passed and I've drank at least 5 big cups of this stuff (I lost count after that). We played a card game called fuck the dealer, and I was drinking even when I was winning. lol.

We all get ready to go to the bar and I started to realize I am feeling a little ummmmm....not sober. But hell I'm having a good time.

We get to the bar and I order the same as my friend, like I said I'm not good with drinks. It was either a Captain and ginger, or something else and ginger, but all I know is it tasted like cream soda so I was loving it. So after this I'm just going to tell you I had four of those drinks and here are the random things I remember, in no particular order:

Dancing with five guys, and one girl. Sometimes one on one sometimes all at the same time.

Stealing other peoples straws out of their cups cause mine kept disappearing. I swear they were stealing my straws all night. Then somehow I ended up with like five of them.

Pulling the front of my shirt down and saying I have no boobs. Then getting some money give to Josh which he then put down my shirt and I threw at Jamie.

Grabbing my husbands 'junk' quite a few times on the dance floor.

Calling some girls skinny bitches.

Smacking my head on the stall door in the bathroom.

Drunk calling my brother and Holly.

Crying over some family issue.

Telling my friends boyfriend he needed to buy her an engagement ring.

Knocking over a few peoples drinks.

Puking in the parking lot.

Puking all over the outside of my friends truck, and it flew back inside on Josh. It also got all over my hair, ewwww. And I was later told that at a red light some old guy was laughing at me puking.

Striping naked as I walked from my door to my bed (which it's a total black hole how I got from the car to the door.)


And guess what? I felt not so bad this morning! I actually woke up and went to work, no headache at all. Just felt queasy all day.

Good times, good times. Next Saturday I'm going out again. Hey this is pretty fun! I should have done this awhile ago.