New PJs!!!

Wooooooooo! My new VS jammies got here today! I tried them on, and they are SO soft. And I LURVE that the pants are long enough for my super freaky long stems. :) I can't wait to go to bed now! (And YES, of course I got the red ones!!!!)

Frustraminated

Really. I am having SUCH a hard time dealing with being at this job. The hardest thing is that I still have 4 1/2 more weeks of it. I feel like I die inside a little more each day I am here. It was a 6 week assignment that has managed to turn into 3 1/2 months. How am I going to get through this?

Tickets bought!

I just have to tell everyone how excited I am that I bought my tickets to go to Chicago in April! Woohoo, I can't wait!!!

Things about me: 1-25

I am stealing this idea from my friend Clara. I will begin with 25 things about me. Once I have time to think of 25 more, I'll post 26-50. :)

1. My name is Alanna
2. I am part Polish, part Irish, and little bits of other things.
3. In my entire life, I have had 2 rabbits, 4 ducks, 4 dogs and 3 cats.
4. I used to want to buy a farm for my family when I grew up.
5. I am the oldest of 6 siblings.
6. I have two adorable nephews.
7. I hate running.
8. I love to read.
9. I am addicted to the internet.
10. I love to cook.
11. I hate to clean.
12. Mayo grosses me out.
13. I hate Peanut Butter & Jelly.
14. I have 25 cousins.
15. My dad's name is Mike, my husband's name is Mike, and my nephew's name is Mike.
16. I like going to the beach, but I hate getting in the water.
17. I am scared to death to try surfing.
18. I am incredibly afraid of heights.
19. I used to have a spider as a pet.
20. I grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado.
21. I was born in Pasadena, CA.
22. I love going on road trips.
23. I graduated when I was 17.
24. I was homeschooled.
25. My favorite color is red.


Stay tuned for more...

4 Things

This weekend has been SO much fun! On Friday night, I got to try a fun game called Bunco. My friend Ronnie has been playing for a couple years in AZ, and she said she always has so much fun. So when my friend Molly decided to start a Bunco group here in San Diego, I signed up right away. It seemed a little silly, but wow, who could have guessed that throwing dice with a bunch of other girls could be SO much fun? I even won the prize for the most Buncos. I can't wait til next month's game night!!!
On Saturday, I spent the day scrapbooking photos from my honeymoon with some other newlywed friends of mine. I got a lot accomplished, and I had a great time catching up with the girls. :)
Today was Mike and my "date" day. We decided to go to the Wild Animal Park. It was so much fun! It was really nice when we first got there, and we got to see the male lion and lots of other fun animals. We also rode the new Journey to Africa tour, where we got to see the animals really getting active before the rain rolled in. The giraffes were very friendly, and all the antelope were beautiful. We even heard the lion working on his roar on our way back to the Simba Station! The rain started coming down pretty hard by the time we got off the tour, so we headed out of the park. We decided to stop at the Macaroni Grill for dinner on our way home, and when we got back we were so tired and full, we laid on the couch and watched "Rescue Dawn." We both really liked it.

Now, without any further to-do....my wonderful friend Clara wanted me to do this, so I will share 4 things about myself with you. I KNOW you can hardly wait to read them!!! :)

Four Things

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Circuit City CD Salesperson
2. United States Marine
3. Director of Human Resources
4. TEMPORARY Receptionist

Four movies I would watch over and over: (not sure about over and over but…)
1. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2. Elf
3. Moulin Rouge
4. 12 Monkeys

Four places I have lived:
1. Ft. Collins, Colorado
2. Parris Island, SC
3. San Diego, California
4. Pasadena, California

Four TV shows that I watch:
1. Heroes
2. Pushing Daisies
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. My Name is Earl

Four places I have been:
1. London
2. Paris
3. Venice
4. Tuscany

People who e-mail me (regularly):
1. Molly
2. KT
3. Mom
4. Kara

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Chicken Parmesan
2. Texas Burritos from Adalbertos
3. Peanut Butter Noodles
4. Pad Thai

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Australia
2. cruise
3. Chicago GTG
4. Ireland

Four friends I think will respond:
1. Natalie
2. Amanda
3. Cristin
4. April

Things I am looking forward to:
1. Wine tasting in February
2. Chicago!!!
3. getting my business off the ground
4. summer!

Going to Chicago!!!

I am SOOOO freakin' excited. I am going to Chicago in April!!! I still have to buy my tickets, but I am definitely going. If anyone finds any good rates from San Diego to Chicago, let me know! Woohoo, I get to party all weekend with my girls! :)

Politics

I just came across a webpage that I would love to share. Now that Kucinich has dropped out of the race for president, I have been looking to see who is the 2nd most green candidate. Check it out!

How green is YOUR candidate?

And one more, to round things off.

So, the more I use my Google Reader, the more addicted to the blogosphere I have become. I have my bookbinding and art blog, and of course my cooking blog. As I read more and more news blogs, style blogs, food blogs, and so on, I have been wanting to just post random stuff now and then. And I am a believer in keeping your blog focused on one thing, rather than being all over the place. It's no fun to subscribe to a cooking blog and keep getting updates about some random person's day, or the funny thing their baby said. Not fun. So, I have decided to make myself a third blog to round off my own little blog world. It will be random, yes, but it will not be about cooking or art. Just the random, wandering thoughts that spin through my head. :)