new day
guess what?
I am still alive.
'managed to lift myself out of my burdensome week and
wake up to a beautiful morning.
of course, it's like 30 degrees in this house (even at 12 noon!),
so I am still in my jammies, socks and slippers.
and as usual, it is much warmer outside.
(freakin' poor insulation)

'had a lovely breakfast of eggs (sunnyside) with toasted bread.
i cooked.
hell, I always cook between the two of us!
but it's nice. I enjoy being domestic after five-days
of sitting in front of a computer.

'am currently listening to John Mayer (surprise, surprise)
so of course I felt like blogging.

I guess I could go on and on about my terribly shitty job situation
or the fact that I was at work til 10p last night (a Friday night)
but then I thought, "why ruin a perfectly nice day?"
might as well start off re-capping my 12 year anniversary date.....

bloated with happiness and cuban food
february 2, 1992. that's when we pretty much called it "official".
he actually asked me to be his girlfriend. I guess you would
call it "old fashion" by modern standards, but hey, it worked for me!

12 years later I can honestly say I am incomplete without him.
believe it or not, we even still have those

john mayer and blogging
funny how listening to certain songs activates your
conditioned repsonse to things.
like, for me, listening to John Mayer while sitting in front of the computer
makes me want to blog.
it reminds me of the time i first began blogging...the year I
blogged religiously.

i guess i really needed that outlet back then
being that I was alone most of the day
since I was unemployed and my bf was out....
working.

truthfully, it's an outlet i still need now.
unfortunately, I am knee-deep in the craziness of my work life.
believe me, it's not like i choose to be here.
if i had a choice, i'd be doing something much more meaningful.
but unfortunately, I must abide by the code of...responsibility.
ugh!

unfortunately, i've wasted a lot of time working overtime
just trying to keep pace with everything.
dammit...the chaos just never ends.
in fact, I'm here now at 7 in the freakin' evening
getting ready to "start" the rest of my occasional
12-hour work days.
I'm telling you, this part of my life SUCKS right now.

there are days where I literally just cry
because i'm so fed up.
there's never enough time for anything.
I'm always here so I don't have enough time for myself
to look for what i really want to be doing.

I've been dealing alright.
I haven't completely lost it...yet.
I'm still smarter than i look, so I can handle things.
Thank goodness I have been constantly blessed
with friends and family to spend time with on the weekends.
I don't even plan it. It just happens.
ALso,
After my Auntie Linda passed, we've made it a tradition to
have SUnday dinner at my Uncle's.
We chit chat and tsis mis. It's the coolest thing.
hehehe...kinda reminds me of the movie, "Soul Food".
I think I am finally realizing how blessed I am to have family.

Well, this was definitely a treat to blog more than one paragraph.
Unfortunately, my case files are calling.
Hopefully, I can get outta here before 9p.

12 years
me and the bf are going out tonight to celebrate.
I was gushing when he surprised me with a
beautiful bouquet of pink and red roses today.
He delivered it himself to my desk at work.
What a treat to see him in the midst of the chaos
I was in.

I love that guy. :)