7 days til Christmas

Let the countdown continue! There is only 1 week until Christmas!! How excited are you? There are gifts under the tree and I want them! Ha-ha. I have two gifts yet to wrap, but it'll only take a few minutes to wrap those and I need a bow on one other. I have my stocking stuffers for Keith finished. I  can't wait. It's our very first Christmas together of many many more to come.

10 Days til Christmas

So we're counting down the days til Christmas. There are 10! Isn't it grand?! We have had a semi-relaxing week so far. Not much went on Monday or Tuesday and we had choir tonight. Tomorrow we have nothing to do and on Friday we're volunteering at the LSO (Lancaster Symphony Orchestra) again for their Sounds of the Season concert at Franklin & Marshall College. We get free tickets to the show for volunteering in the gift shop. I'm excited. On Saturday we have pretty much nothing besides possibly baking cookies and such. On Sunday, the church is having it's Christmas Pageant and guess what... I am playing flute! I haven't played in over 5 years, but thanks to Keith, I am finally able to play again.

So I'm not sure I told everyone, but I got hired at the Lancaster County Court House in the Prothonotary's office dealing with Custody cases. I start on Monday (the 20th). I am so excited. Tomorrow is supposed to be my last day at LRHA, however, if Fred hires someone I'll be working Friday also, but if not, I'm not going to and I'm going to stay home and bake cookies and such instead of doing it on Saturday.

Well then, Keith hasn't written in here in awhile, but maybe he will one of these days. I think he forgot about this... I shall have a word with him. HA.

I hope everyone has been able to go Christmas shopping and have been able to get what you want to get for everyone and have everything wrapped! Christmas is just around the corner. At any rate, I cannot wait until the new year either because Keith and I are going to join the Adamstown YMCA. It's $40/month for the both of us, as opposed to $80/month at Tim's in Lititz, if I were to join there. I'll utilize it VERY OFTEN! Well, I think I'm going to go sleep. Good night loyal readers.

-Kristin

Day 335 of 365

Welcome December and a wet one at that. It's like 55ºF outside and raining, oh and about 20mph winds. It's springy weather. So as of late, I can't really sleep and I don't really know why. On top of it, when I do actually sleep I have crazy messed up dreams and then proceed to tell Keith about it in the morning. They're way out of the water. Seriously.

So, we're approaching the Cantata, which is on Sunday at 7pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Schaefferstown. Come out!

Evening

How to Start a
Conversation &
Make Friends

Painfully Shy

Well, last night we had the pleasure of entertaining Keith's friend Erica and her boyfriend Pete at our home. Keith made quesadillas. We had a bunch of stuff to go with them. Erica and Pete brought tomatoes, lettuce, donuts and beer. So we all shared stories about drinking and such, however, I really couldn't get past my shyness at all. I didn't speak much and basically clung to Keith. I just have it in my head somewhere or something that everyone will judge me because I'm not this really awesome person like everyone else seems to be. It was probably obvious that I am shy. I mean, all things considered. Granted I was in the comfort of my home, but still. I was really nervous-ish. I didn't take anything for it because, at the moment, I can't afford to get the prescription refilled, so I'm being extremely mild with it. So I found a book on eBay and I purchased it. Hopefully it'll work out - Painfully Shy is the title. I also found another book which maybe I ought to purchase... "How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends" I always have difficulty doing so. So Pete asked us if we had a laser pointer for Oreo, we said no, but then Keith remembered his Nerf gun from college had one and so he got it and teased her for a little bit. It was comical.

So.. in other news.. I went to CVS last night to get a different prescription filled and because of the plan I'm on through the state (SelectPlan for Women) I got it for free! Usually I was used to paying between $20-$60 for it! INSANE!! I was shocked. I was so excited about it for various reasons. I think Keith was pretty excited, too. Ha-ha.

This pretty much concludes my thoughts for the day...

Until next time - Kristin


Thankfulness Day 17 - I'm thankful for good laughs with good people.

I'm thankful for.... (catch-up)

Since I haven't posted much here is a mid-month catch-up of my Thankfulnesses. Enjoy. 

Day 15 of Thankfulness (Monday) - I am thankful for the family I've come to grow so fond of - the Reifsnyder's. They've welcomed me into their family and include me in the family gatherings and get togethers. They are absolutely wonderful people.

Day 14 of Thankfulness (Sunday) - I am thankful to have Keith in my life. He is my rock to lean on. Without Keith I would be lost. He is everything to me. He helped me find myself without realizing he was doing it.

Day 13 of Thankfulness (Saturday) - I am thankful to have the opportunity to volunteer for things in this community.

Day 12 of Thankfulness (Friday) - I am thankful to know Mary Jane. She's Keith's grandmother, but she reminds me so much of my Nana that I feel more whole. She's easy to talk to. I love her.

Day 11 of Thankfulness (Thursday) - I am thankful for having a job, regardless if it is part-time it's still something to help towards the bills.

Day 10 of Thankfulness (Wednesday) - I am thankful to getting back in touch with a friend who hasn't been around so much in the last few years. Marcie.

Day 9 of Thankfulness (Tuesday) - I am thankful to have my Oreo. She can be a pain in the butt sometimes, but she makes me laugh with some of the crazy things she does. Ever see a cat chase it's tail? I never did until Oreo did it and Keith pointed it out.

Day 8 of Thankfulness (Monday) - I am thankful to have what little family I do have. Without them I wouldn't be who I am today.

Day 7 of Thankfulness (Sunday) - I am thankful to be able to rest while being sick.

Day 6 of Thankfulness (Saturday) - I am thankful to have my dad. He's always been there for me and is my absolute hero. I love you.

Day 5 of Thankfulness (Friday) - I am thankful to have the food I am eating. It nourishes me and gives me strength.

Day 4 of Thankfulness (Thursday) - I am thankful to have a roof over my head and a warm place to sleep.

Day 3 of Thankfulness (Wednesday) - I am thankful to have had the courage to join Choir at Church and actually stick with it and really enjoy it!

Day 2 of Thankfulness (Tuesday) - I am thankful to met new people and attempt to overcome my shyness.

Day 1 of Thankfulness (Monday) - I am thankful that I was able to move on and get on with my life after everything I've gone through.



That's all for now. I felt it was necessary to share this..


~*Kristin*~

Election Tuesday

Today is Election Day.. Thank God! The damn commercials will stop and I don't have to hear it. Yay!!! Unfortunately I wasn't able to vote today which sucks because it's we're changing governor for the state! Ugh. Come on people, pick the right candidate! So, the maintenance guy finally came this morning. He fixed our commode and our storage lock! We no longer have to use a screwdriver to bust into it! That's exciting.

In other news, my SIM card on my cell is locked so I can't call or receive calls, send or receive texts, or really anything to do with my phone. It just sits there and asks me if I want to call 911. Which, I do not because I do not have an emergency. I hate AT&T. We're going to AT&T after Keith gets out of work then today to get a new one. However, I may have lost all of my contact, which bites the big one. A friend of mine said they should be able to get the contacts off the locked card - he should know, he used to work for them. We'll see what perspires.

It was in the high 20s this morning. Burrr! Too cold. So, my birthday is in 27 days! I'm not sure if I'm excited or not. I'll be 24 and my life doesn't seem like it's really going anywhere except standing still. My bucket list is basically useless at this point in time. Regardless, I'm still kickin'. Until next time...

~*Kristin*~

Day 154, Tuesday

So, we're chugging along happily. Last night Keith made a cake his grandmother used to make. It's called Cinnamon Flop. It was yummy. After he made that we made dinner - tortolini.There really wasn't enough of that for the both of us, but we made it work. Ended up having a lot of sauce left over, which I jarred back up and refrigerated. While the pasta was cooking I made cookies. We got shorted 1 by Pillsbury. Yarrr. I was kind of annoyed by that factor, but whatever. They're still good. They're the Halloween cookies that have the scared cat on it. I think of Oreo because it's a grey cat. At any rate, work has been picking up a bit and Fred (my manager) says we'll discuss raises 2nd week of November. That makes me happy.

I want to start Christmas shopping now because a lot of stores are reintroducing Layaway, which is great, because we can pay a little now and pay the rest over the course of 8 weeks. That's right in time for Christmas! Can you believe October is nearly over? I can't get over how quickly this year has gone. It doesn't seem like 5 months for Keith and I already, granted it seems longer because of how close we are, but it seems like yesterday that we started talking sometimes.

My little diva is so spoiled she expects a can of cat food every morning before her Daddy and I leave for work. She's such a snob. I love her anyway. She has so many nicknames it's unbelievable. Well then.. let's see. I plan on starting our scrapbook tonight now that I have pictures and a scrapbook with sliders in it. I'm excited. Oh, so I finished a third wedding video. Go to my YouTube profile and you can view all three.. http://www.youtube.com/user/Krissie8605?feature=mhsn. Let me know your thoughts.

Yesterday, I left work early because I wasn't feeling well. I was dizzy, cold sweats, and felt like I could vomit at any time. Well, I went home and slept til Keith got home from work. Thanks to Terri for bringing him home. I figured it was due to something I had eaten. It turns out to be true. I had yogurt yesterday that apparently expired September 29, and I just bought them about two weeks ago. So I' might call Wal-Mart and yell at them for not keeping an eye on their stock. That is gross.

Still no word on my Blazer. I'm square with Kenny for the work he has already done to it, which was replacing the timing belt, thermostat, and the radiator. So I'm sure you can imagine that I'm getting rather annoyed because I want it back. I feel like I am taking advantage of Keith because of having to use his vehicle. I mean, I've been helping with gas and I am going to help toward the maintenance that we just had done on it last week, but it's just the whole point. I feel like crap about it.

On a side note, I'm a little down today.. but I'm not going to divulge into what is bothering me. A certain someone knows what it is, or at least should know. Well, I think that's really about all to write today. See you later or tomorrow!

~*Kristin*~