Well it's Friday! I wouldn't have thought this week would have turned out as well based off of earlier in the week, but all-in-all no complaints. I got my new phone! It was waiting for me when I got home last night. I charged it and got it activated this morning. Jerry was the first to call me on it this afternoon! So far he's the only number I have saved. I figured, why do all that work when I can just go to a Sprint store and have them import my contacts from my old phone. I plan on stopping by a Sprint store after my sister trims up my hair tomorrow morning.
I was allowed to get on the rooftop of our building at work and take some pictures of the sunset and well it's a pretty cool view with the planes landing at the Ontario Airport. It was my last chance to catch the sunset before we close up since this weekend we're changing our clocks ahead. I've always thought the view from the roof was cool and my supervisor was willing to let me sneak up there for a bit... Yay! Not only that but she was even sweet enough to let me go back up when I was the only one there to be on the phones! When James found out I was going up there he asked if he could join me. He’s a new guy in the IT department but he also enjoys photography.
This weekend I don't plan on doing anything but stuff for me! I've been so busy doing stuff for others I haven't taken time for some of my own projects. Now mind you this includes cleaning. I have said it before but cleaning is very therapeutic for me. I'm really looking forward to going through and getting everything organized. My room is very homey *when* I have it clean. Though with my schedule it rarely looks as good as I like it to.
Go Here to see some pics of my room when it's sparkling...
Brian and Rashaell's Wedding 3/2/08 - So I took pictures of Brian and Rashaell's wedding last weekend. It was miserably windy! The lighting in the church was really rough to work with. But I think I got a couple good shots. This is one of the things I've wanted to complete this week but haven't had the time. So my goal is to get through the pictures and hopefully post a few of my favorites this weekend sometime.
Monday - I stopped by my parents to give my mom a piece of the wedding cake I was told to take home. My mom's been pretty sick for the last week or so and she wasn't able to make it to the reception. My niece Megan had just gone to Hearst Castle and wanted to tell me all about it. I got home later then I expected and my night was pretty much done.
Tuesday - Was the "Hell Day" of the week. Within an hour a lot took place. I had taken my usual lunch walk but it was unusually hot and I was pretty warm when I was coming back into the office, so much so that my coworkers mentioned that I seemed quite red. I had a few moments left of my lunch break so I go to play with a lens James has for his camera. I couldn't figure out how to adjust the settings to really get a good idea about the lens and what it could do. My alarm on my cell went off telling me it was time to get back to work for a staff meeting. I run back to give James his camera and as I'm shutting my phone to turn off the alarm it broke. Flustered, I put it on my desk to figure out what happened later. I get in to the meeting and was immediately used as an example of what not to do in a situation. I will say my supervisor did give a disclaimer she wasn't picking on me, but that it was a really good example of something we need to be careful not to repeat. But… I really didn't appreciate being blindsided by a mistake I was unaware that I even made, in front of a room full of people. I would have liked to have been told prior to the meeting. It really wasn't that big of a deal. I think because of all that just transpired within the few minutes prior, it didn't make for an ideal situation. I think the straw that broke the camels back was that she then proceeded to give kudos to my other two coworkers about their hard work, not saying they didn't deserve it, but it just didn't quite seem like a level situation. I honestly just wanted to go away, catch my breath and maybe scream. hehe I kept telling myself “I don’t fight against flesh and blood”. I wasn’t upset with my supervisor; I was upset at the circumstances. Satan knows where to get me and I think he hit them all in less then an hour. Once I cooled off literally (and well emotionally) I was fine. I could tell I was just moody that day.
Oh, huge blessing: I checked out my options for a new cell phone was able to replace my exact phone for only 25.00 no activation fee! (I didn’t have insurance) Just had to wait for it to be delivered which was expected to be 3-4 business days.
Later that night my brother Brian sent me some content for a site he has been having me work on and well I really need the money so I put aside my hope to get through the wedding shots to work on the site because the sooner I get it done, the sooner I get paid.
Wednesday - Work was blah, but nothing horribly annoying. I had ordered the new phone and had jerry rigged my broken one to be able to use if needed. After work I went straight to bible study, I had a great time visiting with everyone, but there went another night.
Thursday - After being 2 ½ weeks late I finally started! (Sorry male readers) I am not sure if it was stress or what but my body just didn’t want to cycle and I felt something was slightly wrong, I had been extremely sluggish and lethargic for the last couple of weeks. So on a very rare occasion I was very glad that my monthly bill had arrived. Haha I know that sounds so wrong! But I had a great day at work and was in a fairly positive mood.
That morning Jerry had called me before work, and oddly enough we both were thinking about seeing what the other was doing that evening. We decided I would stop by after work. It’s been a couple weeks since we’ve been able to get together so after work I dropped by his place. We had a good time playing around with his website. I was in a pretty good mood all day. I get home to find that my new cell phone I ordered Tuesday night had already arrived! I was thrilled!
Friday - has been an awesome day! It’s been the best way to end a week. I’ve been upbeat and energetic. Other then my emotional rollercoaster conversation with my mom on my way up the hill, it’s been a great evening too! My poor mom witnessed a gamut of emotions. I talked to her about my week on the way up the hill. She and I talk on a fairly regular basis and well since my phone has been busted we haven’t been able to talk that much and I made up for it with venting about it all at once!
Finances were the biggest topic; they are really tight right now. I’ve been a really good girl and cut back on A LOT of stuff. Though ironically you would think it would make things look financially brighter, but it sadly seems worse! So I’m trying to trust that God will supply all my needs. I have noticed a couple things. I seem to have a never ending bottle of facial toner. Every time I think I’ve used the last of it, I still see the same amount. It’s been like this for the last two weeks. So hey, it’s not wine but it works for me! Same with my gas, I’ve been getting 40-50 more miles per tank the last couple of fill-ups. I also had to get an oil change last week (I had pushed it off as long as I could) and because of their mistake I got a free air filter. So things like this prove that God is blessing my obedience with my finances, but it’s still really hard. I keep declaring that “My God will supply all my needs,” “He has good plans for my life, plans for prosperity and not failure.” My church has been talking about using our Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. It seems odd at first but I feel a difference speaking it out of my mouth, rather then just thinking good thoughts.
Anyways, I’m getting tired. I'll post pictures tomorrow or something... Goodnight!
Labels: Photography, Rambling
posted by Charity at 3/07/2008 11:45:00 PM 
