3.24.2009

Its been a while...

Wow. How long has it been since I've posted? I don't have anybody at work anymore to keep me on task with the blog world.

Wedding planning is coming along smoothly. We are still searching for a caterer, and have to get some random odds and ends. I have to finish paying everything off, and plan the little stuff. Its slowly but surely getting closer. I'm at just a little over seven months right now! I feel like Edward is starting to get more involved in everything too. I mean, he helped me pick out the cake topper a couple of weeks ago! I'm already pretty stoked about everything, but knowing that he wants to be involved just makes everything so much better.

Random side note: I get my braces off in 16 days, and counting.

On the other side of life, work is getting more and more stressful by the day. Honestly, I don't even know how some of my coworkers can handle it! Certain people here just get everything thrown on top of them. Not to mention the fact that other people, who don't have nearly as many responsibilities, screw everything up. I mean, come on, how hard is it to look at a claim before you pay it?!

While watching the news recently, Ive realized how scary this world truly is getting. People killing, disappearing, rode raged drivers that attack teenagers for driving too slowly (I for one am proud of that teen for not speeding like the majority of the people do). I mean, when will the insanity end? I'm afraid to drive a lot of places anymore. There are so many crazy people out there, if you don't watch out you could be a victim. I know you cant live your life in fear, but this is ridiculous.

Well, I wish I had some great words of wisdom to leave to the people who don't read this site, but alas, I will leave with no witty sign off. Thanks for reading and I look forward to posting again sometime in the not so distant future.

1.07.2009

Counting Down the Days

I am officially in wedding planning mode. Sorry if I talk about it too much, but its less than 10 months away! I was looking at a common timeline of events yesterday. I thought I was so far ahead, and then I start looking at that and think "Holy crap, there is so much I hadnt thought about yet!" Bridal show at the end of this month. Im looking forward to that.

Tomorrow is our two year anniversary. I dont have any idea what I am going to do for him. He spoils me like none other, and honestly I have no idea how he does it!

On another note, I work the late shift today. When I left my house this morning, the roads were dry for the most part. I left the Orthodontist, it was just starting to snow. I look out the window now, and am about to burst into tears because the snow is everywhere. Stupid late shift.

1.05.2009

Wouldn't it be nice if....

Wouldn't it be nice if:

*everyone had to work at the same degree of difficulty in order to get ahead.

*Parents didn't treat their children like princesses all the time and give them EVERYTHING they want, regardless of the cost. There is a difference between being spoiled and appreciating it, and being spoiled and wanting more all the time. Stupid people.

*Money grew on trees. Oh How I would be in heaven. And yet, some people would still not have enough. Its never enough, apparently.

*Everyone was pleasant on the phone. I understand that you have had a rough time too, but think about the fact that the person on the other end of the phone is a human being. Calling them names and cursing at them isn't going to solve anything any faster. Calm down before you call me. Thanks.

*People got what the deserved. I hate seeing good people, who help everybody they can, always getting screwed. Then on the other hand, you have greedy, lying, back stabbing people who will hurt anybody they can just to get ahead who get all of the bonuses. What the heck? How does that work out?

Now, I understand that patience is a virtue, and eventually you will be rewarded in a far better way than I can possibly imagine, but what about right now, right here? There are some people who may have not been ready to start a family, but things happen, and that was the best thing to ever happen to them (EVEN if it does mean tightening down on the budget). And then there are people who have a baby, and instead of making things work with what you have, you quit your job, you go to school, you don't change your lifestyle. That's healthy. Babies are supposed to make you grow up. Pretty sure that is the opposite of what people like that are doing. And lastly, you have great people, who would love nothing more than to have a family. They cant. They spend tons and tons of money to try everything in the book to start a family, and nothing works. Then you have people getting pregnant just to get the tax credit, or even worse, getting pregnant and having an abortion. Why do things work out like this?

Sorry about the venting, there are a lot of things bugging me right now. This is just a fraction. So here is to the world flipping, and for people soon getting what they truly TRULY deserve.

12.16.2008

It's the Holiday Season!

We have started to receive cards at work. I love Christmas cards. I enjoy getting a good variety of them too. You have to have the inspirational ones, the funny ones, and all of the sincere ones in order to make it truly feel like Christmas. With the impending weather of doom, it just makes it feel more like Christmas too. I would LOVE winter if it weren't for the horrible road conditions. If we could just have heated roads. ODOT, get on that, ASAP.

I finished up Ed's Christmas shopping over the weekend. Spent more money than we should have. He is still spending. We are still supposed to do something for each of our grandparents, not to mention the gift cards. Oh my.

Today was a long day at work. I spent the entire day fixing one person's account. Repetitive, boring, and above all insane. Crazy VP's and CFO's. Grr.

Tonight I'm going home, doing some laundry, and either baking cookies or cooking a nice meal. Its been a while since I have had a nice, hearty meal. We have the stuff for it, just never the time. That may be my mission tonight. We will see how that turns out. That's it for me!

12.11.2008

Coughy McCougherson go HOME!!!

DON'T COME TO WORK IF YOU ARE SICK! End of discussion. Because you were sick, 4 other people are going to be sick. Grrrr....

Moving on...my poor friend and her boyfriend ended their year long relationship out of nowhere. She is totally torn up about it. She didn't even see it coming. He is having some family crisis and he cant even explain it to her. That's a real gentleman right there. Break somebody's heart and not tell them why. Jerk. I've decided I need to take a trip to see her. Its long overdue for a road trip to C-bus. Soon friend, very soon.

I guess I need to go work on the crummy DWR. Boo for other customers on Thursday! Hope everyone else's Thursday was a million times better than mine.

12.10.2008

The Onion Rings, the Phone Makes Me Cry

I was reminded of a very important lesson over the past two days. Once a problem, always a problem.

Some people are so manipulative that they can convince you that you are wrong in a situation, regardless of whether or not its their fault. For example, I have this "Friend" that insists that I am the bad friend because she is not going to be standing front and center at my wedding. This isn't the first time that she has had issues with not being the center of attention. Quite honestly, she should be happy she was even invited. This reminds me of times in high school and college.

This particular person was the baby of her family. Always in the spotlight. In high school, she couldn't stand the fact that I was better than her in choir. I would sing the tenor part because I could hear the harmony, and she would try (unsuccessfully) to tell the choir teacher that it was actually her that was doing the part. Childish. Not to mention the fact that there was this guy that I really REALLY liked in high school. As soon as she found out about it, they were flirting like crazy. Uh, rude.

In college, I started dancing. Now, she has a lot better figure than me, and I will be the first one to let her know. She is the one that got me started dancing. I started to get really focused and dedicated. I was actually starting to get better than her. What did she do? She played the weight card. "Ashley I know that you love this, but do you think you are actually going to be able to get to a higher level at your weight? And you obviously aren't losing any. Maybe you should just quit." Uh, RUDE!

So I came to the amazing realization that if a "friend" makes you feel like crap, they aren't a person who deserves to be in your life. It sucks realizing this, but she is like a vampire. She sucks the life out of you. The only way she feels good about herself is by slamming others, and killing everything about them. Many people have tried to tell me this, and for some reason I was never able to grasp it. Its a shame. I could have been a much happier person.

Thats about it. Official countdown: 9 days til my birthday, 14 days to Christmas!!!

12.08.2008

Its the Holiday Season!!!

This weekend was a very busy weekend in the Turner/Uecker household. We started out the weekend with some slightly good slightly disappointing news. Ed's schedule changed for the week due to maintenance at the store. So this is the first week since we moved into that house that I will get to spend the majority of the week with him in the bed next to me, instead of spending the majority of nights by myself. I think he kind of enjoyed working the day shift yesterday. Now he doesn't feel like his entire day off today is wasted. I'm trying to convince him to switch to days. We'll see how that goes.

For some reason everyone is really dragging today. I'm blaming it on the air again. Walk into the building, fall asleep. That's productive.

On the bright side, I completed most of my Christmas shopping. I would love to be able to get Edward a little more, but financially that doesn't look like an option. He is offering to give me money, but I don't see how that's fun. That would be like me saying "Here, I'm going to pay you to get me presents" No fun.

The countdown is on!! 11 Days to my birthday, 16 days til Christmas!

12.05.2008

Allow me to Exaggerate a Memory or Two...

What a day today has been. I have been slowly doing my section of DWR trying to make it last the day. It made it until 3:30pm. Not too shabby.

People at work have this new fascination for sending me forwards. While I enjoy getting the nice ones about friendship and such, there are some people who need to chill. I get one from some people every ten minutes. Now dont get me wrong, I dont work 100% of the time, but how can you get any work at all done when you are sending messages like that that often? Yeah, you cant.

We have been trying to figure out a little bit more about the wedding. I have been toying with the idea of having it catered. I just have to figure out how much of a price difference it is going to be. I cant afford thousands of dollars on food. I will have to keep checking and comparing caterers and the cost of doing it myself.

We are going to have a big weekend this weekend. Tomorrow I am going to Milford High School's craft show, and then Edward and I are going to finish all of our Christmas shopping, with the exception of each other. Then on Sunday, we are supposed to be going to a family reunion type thing in New Richmond. I feel that family reunions are better off in the summer, when there are no holidays around that you are going to see the same exact people in two weeks for. Just my thought.

That's about all for me! Have a great weekend.

12.02.2008

Cough Drops and Hand Sanitizer

Its that time of the year. People are getting their colds, sneezing and coughing all over their hands...not washing them afterwards. Gross.

I feel that UMR would be a much better environment if we had windows that would open. I mean, come on. This building hasn't been aired out once in the how ever many years it has been in existence. No wonder people are constantly getting headaches and colds. You would think they would want their employees in a location that would keep you healthy. Healthy employees=Happy employees. Happy employees are also people who aren't on overload from the amount of work given to them. But that's a totally different story.

It seriously amazes me the amount of people that don't wash their hands in this office! I feel like I need a personal washing station at my desk. Everything I touch is filled with ickyness. People don't wash their hands as they are coming out of the bathroom. That's right. Use the bathroom, the most germ filled place in the building, wipe yourself, and then walk out the door, forcing everyone else in the building to be in your yuckiness. I feel like a 3 year old with all the Ickyness words I'm using.

I suppose I'm finished ranting about germs and uncleanliness. I have to get back so I can take the wonderful calls from 5-7!

How Its Been So Long, Im so Sorry I've Been Gone!

So, its been a while, a LONG while since I have posted here. I figured I could get it back and running. A lot has changed since I last blogged under this account.

I now work at UMR, and apparently have nothing better to do with my time, so I will start blogging. Im planning a wedding to an AMAZING man. He officially proposed on 11-29-2008. We will be getting married in the afternoon on 10-31-08.

We also just moved into a new house. We now live in Amelia, OH. It is a two story house, 3 bedrooms, and is perfect for us!

Thats about all I have for now. Per a friend's request, I suppose I will continue to update this blog, and hopefully get it back to the point where people actually read it again. Until next time. :-)

8.25.2006

"Tear Drops are all the bad thoughts running out of your body"

I really hate life right about now...I need Anthony and he isnt talking to me...:-(

4.12.2006

And This Long Line of Cars, Is All Because of Me

Everything is piling down on top of me. I dont know who to trust, who to talk to, I dont know anything anymore. I thought I could trust some people, but its like they dont even want to tlak to me anymore. In a way its kinda depressing. I dunno. Im coming home this weekend to work. Coming back every weekend from here untill I get out of school. Somewhat excited, kinda sad all at the same time. Well, I kinda just needed to vent a little, its all out now, so Im gonna go. Love you all, and later.

3.13.2006

Graduation

Today was AWESOME...I have a few things I really REALLY want to remember about today, so I am going to do a list type thing.

1. A certain somebody was eyeing me up, at least thats what Jaci says. I can only hope.
2. It is a lot of fun to dance with new people, but dancing with people that know your abilities is so much more fun.
3. Not all things are as they seem. Just because a guy acts gay and tells you he is going to a gay bar with a close female friend of his, it does NOT mean he is gay. There is always a HUGE possibility that she is a lesbian, and he is only going for Moral support.
4. When your teacher is the photographer nad your name is caled to receive your award, rather than handing the camera off to somebody else, you should definitely pull a "Im going to take a picture of us myself. Now smile, and click!" Those are the times that you share that make your life fun.

Ok, the most important thing that I learned today is that if a friend tells you to talk to a great guy because you have a better relationship wiht him than anyone else there, talk to him. He wouldnt tell you the things that he does unless you are truly a friend, and maybe something more. Sometimes, your friends are right...believe them when they say "Its his loss if he doesnt like you. If he turns you down, he is crazy."

On that note,
Goodbye and Goodnight.

3.11.2006

"I Just Dont Know What to do With Myself"

Ok, so as the title suggests, life is going crazy. I am not able to talk to the people I want to talk to, and forced to talk to the people I dont want to. Why must everything be flip flopped?

2.28.2006

Escalator is Temporarily Out of Service, Please Use as Stairs

My dear and devoted friends. I am sorry I have been slightly neglecting this site. I have so much I want to say, but unfortunately have none of the patience required at this point to type it out. Sorry. If you would like to hear about my life in the next couple of days, call the cell...513-505-5822. Later my dears!

2.22.2006

Sit Down, Shut Up, and Enjoy the Ride

This is going to be part rant, part fun, so be prepared for whatever. I am sick and tired of people getting on my case about stuff that is honestly none of their business. I go to the classes that I have when I have them. Get off my back about the fact that I missed my 12:30 class today, it was a voice class, I was sick, and she told me not to go. End of story.

Ok, enough of the ranting, I think. I am going dancing tonight. We were originally supposed to leave at 7:26, but I'm going to see if Jaci is able to leave at 7:00 so I can get there for the group class. We will have to see. Well, thats about all I have for now. Later all!

2.21.2006

Look at Me, Im Sexy

Tonight was so AWESOME!!! I went to Arthur Murray for dance stuff. We were working on the Argentine Tango Routine tonight, and everything about it was a blast. I dance with Eric, my teacher, for the routine. We were goofing off the entire night. He said and did a lot of stuff that was completely adorable and sexy. Things like telling me to look at him and not everyone else, all my attention needs to be on him because he is sexy. He also did some really weird stuff. The most outrageous was when he grabbed his crotch right in front of me, looked at me, smiled, and said don' ask. It was really funny. He is very supportive.

Tomorrow I am going to lunch with Jaci after my music class, then to math. After that, I am going back to the dorm and waiting for a call from Jess and then its off to the studio for a night of dancing. If you need me, call the cell or leave some love here. Love you guys!!

2.15.2006

They All Fall Down

Yesterday was Valentines Day. It was once again another day to remind those single people out there that they are pointless and have no place on the earth. Thank you for that lovely reminder. I don't know about you, but because I am single, I feel like I go through enough. Why do I need to be reminded about how unpopular I am with men by having yet another holiday that praises the one you love. Grant it, I said Happy Valentines Day more than once today, but not to a person that I truly love in a romantic way. Sorry, that was a long rant. I just hate being told how unsuccessful I am at life. Moving on.

Just a word for the wise, if you dont want to be involved with something, dont say you will do it or want to do it. Dont sit there and say that you would love to be out of a certain category, but then complain when they take you up on it. That really pisses me off. You claim you arent going to be successful because you dont push yourself hard enough, and then you praise the life that you live. I know the person I am talking about will never read this because I have lost all trust in her, maybe I will post this on my xanga too.

Oh yeah, and don't lie about your job in front of your friends to make it seem like you are more successful than they are. And if you do insist on lying, please make sure you remember what lie you told, that way later, when you start telling your mommy the story with your friends right beside you, the story you are telling her doesnt conflict with the story you already told.

I am ranting a lot tonight. I had a somewhat good day, but parts of it were horrible, Thanks for reading my faithful ones. Untill the next time, Goodbye and goodnight.

They All Fall Down

Yesterday was Valentines Day. It was once again another day to remind those single people out there that they are pointless and have no place on the earth. Thank you for that lovely reminder. I don't know about you, but because I am single, I feel like I go through enough. Why do I need to be reminded about how unpopular I am with men by having yet another holiday that praises the one you love. Grant it, I said Happy Valentines Day more than once today, but not to a person that I truly love in a romantic way. Sorry, that was a long rant. I just hate being told how unsuccessful I am at life. Moving on.

Just a word for the wise, if you dont want to be involved with something, dont say you will do it or want to do it. Dont sit there and say that you would love to be out of a certain category, but then complain when they take you up on it. That really pisses me off. You claim you arent going to be successful because you dont push yourself hard enough, and then you praise the life that you live. I know the person I am talking about will never read this because I have lost all trust in her, maybe I will post this on my xanga too.

Oh yeah, and don't lie about your job in front of your friends to make it seem like you are more successful than they are. And if you do insist on lying, please make sure you remember what lie you told, that way later, when you start telling your mommy the story with your friends right beside you, the story you are telling her doesnt conflict with the story you already told.

I am ranting a lot tonight. I had a somewhat good day, but parts of it were horrible, Thanks for reading my faithful ones. Untill the next time, Goodbye and goodnight.

2.12.2006

"If Confusion is the First Step to Knowledge, I Must be a Genius"

Confused is about the only word that can describe me right now. No, I dont think that is correct. For the first time in a long time, this confusion is accompanied by happiness. I dont know how the two go together at all. Usually when I am confused, I am also sad and depressed, unable to face the world. Something in the past couple of days has changed that though, and I am now more eager to face the world with my new found confusion.

Ok, New thought:
Why is it that a person who claims they are a really good friend can make me feel like shit, but a person I rarely get to see or talk to can make me extremely happy? Shouldnt it in theory be the other way around? I dont get it, and I probably never will.

I think that is about it for now. I promise something else exciting will probably happen tonight, so there will probably be another post. If not, I will be back tomorrow. Thanks for taking the time to read about my pitiful life.