need chocolate now

today sucked.

it was one of those days where you have too much to do and not enough time and your VP wants answers in two seconds.

we had a meeting and Dragon Lady came out today and yelled at me. i know she's stressed right now so i'm not taking it personally but it took everything in me to not stick my tongue out at her.

after work i just felt like crying and getting all that stupid emotion out. stupid girl.

instead....

i decided to take a little nap and daisy joined me for a little bit. she stayed long enough to hack up some saliva on zac's pillow.

laughter really is a good stress reliever.

we ain't got no money, but we are still profitable

On the second day of my winter vacation I got a text from a coworker that our parent company was going to file for a prearranged bankruptcy.

Yay...great start to a two week vacation.

The beginning of January was fun. Everyday we looked at each other wondering when the bankruptcy would actually file. We'd take turns answering the phone and telling our vendors that we knew as much as they did. We spent countless hours working on spreadsheet after spreadsheet on the chance that we'd get money to pay our vendors or that bankruptcy was actually announced and we would be able to get goods shipped. We spent more hours in meetings trying to figure out how to get ahead of the game. We added, we dropped, we made priority lists, we bugged our vendors to tell us exactly where all of our orders were, we had wonderful conversations telling people we wouldn't be offended if they have to tell us they won't ship because they won't get paid. I had to tell owners of companies that I'm sorry that our company is putting them out of business.

Last Wednesday we finally heard that the bankruptcy was filed. It was official. We had two meetings on Thursday. One was with our acting President telling us that we cannot talk to our vendors about payment and the bankruptcy, all questions have to go to our VP's. This morning we had 5 head honchos come out to our company to tell us that they aren't planning on closing us down or moving us. Yeah....smart thinking....5 people to tell us something that we only needed to hear from one person...the CEO of the company. So the good news is that I still have a job for the next 90-120 days. If we are profitable I might still have a job afterwards.

One of my vendors called me and told me how she read the website that explains about the bankruptcy. She said that after all the legalese there was a disclaimer at the bottom of the page saying that even though we are going through bankruptcy that we are still a profitable company. Yeah what a great thing to tell your vendors that you just screwed out of paying what they were owed for the past few weeks to the past 6 months.

And the best thing out of all of this, it's time for self evaluations! And if we have good reviews we might get merit increases! Oh boy! A merit increase of $0 is something I can really look forward to!

a recap on updates of outdated stuff

The holidays came and went. We put in a new door so that our robber friends can try again. We had a set of parental units stay with us and helped house sit for us while Zac and I went with the other set of parental units to Vegas.

Our Vegas adventure started out with switching hotel rooms twice. Note to self, never book a room at Imperial Palace even if it is free and even if they offer you to stay forever. I also learned where I got my cranky pants from. From my Dad! We didn't have any luck winning millions in Vegas but it was still a fun little getaway. On our way back we stopped at an outlet mall for a little shopping and then we headed to Williams, AZ where we spent the night in a Motel 6 watching Lord of the Rings while eating some KFC. The next day we spent the morning at the Grand Canyon and then headed home driving through snow covered Flagstaff. The picture above is when we where getting into Flagstaff. Luckily, we came home a few days before a winter storm hit Flagstaff, shutting down the highways in and out of the city.

New Year's was pretty rockin watching Carson Daly on tv waiting for midnight. We watched some fireworks, said Happy New Year's to each other and went to bed.

The end of December and the beginning of January haven't been that great so far. Shootings, deaths, robbery and bankruptcy have all been a part of life. Here's hoping that things get better fast!

silence is golden

I love silence. It's good for my soul. It keeps me sane.

One of the worst feelings....

Our house was broken into. Luckily, the thief didn't get away with much but he did get away with blurays and most of my good jewelry. So much for wanting nice pieces of jewelry, I think I'll stick with the crap I buy on clearance at Target.

Daisy is ok, she had a blanket thrown over her.

Knowing that someone could have the nerve to break down your door and go through all your stuff, your most private and/or most sentimental possessions and just throw them to the ground or take them was the worst part.

Then the paranoia sets in. Every noise and person is suspect. Every time Daisy growls and barks I wonder. I hate myself for letting my emotions get the best of me that way.

But now I'm done. Stuff is stuff and as long as this thief or thieves doesn't hurt us they can take whatever else they didn't get in the first round. But good luck to them because we aren't just keeping the door wide open for them. I have hopes of building turrets and getting moonbuggies and maybe a cyclops or two. (Watch Gentlemen Broncos if you haven't seen that yet)

Merry Early Christmas to Me!

Zac completely surprised me last night with a new MacBook! He had talked about getting me one but I didn't take it seriously and now I actually have one!

My poor little Dell just wasn't cutting it anymore. I would get so frustrated waiting for things to load that I would just give up in frustration. I only used my old computer to check facebook, email, shopping sites and the news because anything else would mean me spending a ridiculous amount of time waiting.

So here I am in the living room with my pretty little MacBook. I'm going to have to get used to this and I feel like I need to wear gloves so that I don't get this thing dirty.

Oh boy!

need more long weekends

Right now I'm sipping on a peppermint latte and waiting for this dumb headache to go away. I'm dreading having to work tomorrow. Oh to be retired...that is the dream.

This weekend was quite nice. Thanksgiving Day was filled with good food and we got to see 2 of the 4 munchkins. When we went out for our post-Thanksgiving meal walk a little doggy joined us from out of no where. On our little adventure we went to the wash and on our way back we looked for pottery shards. Friday was spent relaxing and I started on my annual Christmas puzzle. I don't actually know if I have done a puzzle every year but I'll pretend I have. This year I'm working on a 3-D puzzle and it's a bitch. Friday I also woke up to some nice little emails telling me about wonderful sales. So when Zac woke up telling me he bought something the night before I told him "that's nice, because I just spent $50 on some cheap shoes, cheap pants, a cheap cardigan and a cheap skirt." See how I used the word cheap...makes everything ok. Later on that day we puppysat for our friend Shelly. She just got her dog the day before and didn't want to leave the puppy alone while she went out shopping. Daisy was instantly intrigued but didn't understand why this puppy wasn't playing with her. We also think Daisy was jealous when we were giving all of our attention to the puppy. Saturday I was invited to a Gingerbread Decorating Party by some ladies that I used to work with. Zac and I went and attempted to decorate the house. It was fun but it was pretty cool to see what the others were doing. Today we finally went to go see Harry Potter in the IMAX theater...my first time. It was pretty cool! Can't wait for Part 2! I think I need another week off!

But this coming week will be exciting too! Thursday is the Territorial Cup game. UA vs. ASU and we'll be attending!