Happy Friday!

Last night wasn't much fun. I didn't get much sleep. I was in bed by 10 and fell asleep by about 10:15. That's great, right? The bummer was I had dreams (I haven't had dreams that I've remembered since the summer) that woke me up every hour or so. Talk about frustrating. So every hourish my light would go back on. Pete wasn't too happy and after about three times, he looked up at me, glared, stood up, turned with his back towards me and plopped down with a sigh. I finally woke up the last time around 3 or 4 before falling back asleep until my alarm woke me up. Yippee.

I've been hanging with Kimberly most of the morning. We've had some fun chats today. :)

Yesterday, a guy here asked me to help him with a piece of hardware that they needed to ship off to Kennedy. He wanted me to clean it, box it, do the paperwork, take it to Shipping and get it sent off. Knowing that he was supposed to do that, I offered to help him. But I told him he had to do the paperwork. I went over to where the hardware was and began to clean it. He stood there, watching me the entire time. To say the least, I was pissed. It only took about three mins to clean which he was there for. He could have done it. Anyway, the thing that bothered me the most... I asked him if he wanted me to pick it up and clean the other side. He told me he would never make me do that. So he started to pick it up. I told him I could have done that and he said that he didn't want me to break a nail. Now that just pissed me off. I asked him if he were worried about breaking a nail. He said no. So I told him to not assume I would be concerned about it, then. I was super proud!

Ummm. Let's see. I need to run some errands today. The bank, the apt, the usual for a Friday.

Hope everyone is staying warm. I know it's rather chilly down here... And MN is getting a dumping of snow this weekend. Everyone drive safely, please!

Peace, Love and Peacocks,
-m

I <3 my job!

My boss received a Silver Snoopy today. So this morning I headed over to Kimberly's office to see if she wanted to walk over with me. Long story short, I stood through some heated discussion before heading over. I wasn't really in the mood to go but Kimberly told me "you want to go, trust me". So we head over. I'm sitting there and the president of the company walked in. Immediately behind him walked someone with a blue flight suit. I turn to Kimberly and super happily said "That's Suni!". Yup! I just met Sunita Williams. :D I stood in line afterwards and got a picture. When I got up to her, she asked me if I was going to apply for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. This is exactly what I needed. I keep getting kicks in the butt to keep on, keeping on. I've been in a funk for awhile; There's a lot of stuff going on. I'm terribly worried about classes. I'm afraid no matter how hard I try, I won't make it. I'm trying to not let what people have told me get to me. I don't give up. The trip home made me question why I'm really down here. I know its passion. But I've hit a rut and I think I needed to be reminded. Next semester is really starting to scare me.

Today is the same ol' some ol'. People, especially in Manufacturing, are getting really stressed out, so I try to only go over there if they've asked me to do something or to check to make sure they have nothing for me to do. I'm almost done with the 10 hour days. So that will be nice.

Pete had a lot of fun yesterday with Fergie and Melissa. Fergie and Pete ran around for awhile. Pete is freakin' fast. After awhile Fergie got tired so we both headed home and then back to work. When Claire got home last night she wanted to go jogging (ha!). I had a feeling it would turn into a walk after not long, so I brought Pete with us. By the time we got home and he got his dinner, he was fast asleep. Though he would wake up every once in awhile, toss a toy and pounce on it until he fell asleep again. When I went to my room at 8:30, he crawled under my bed and fell asleep. I'm super excited to bring him to Minnesota! :)

I don't think I've had my Huntsville restart since I got back. I feel like I'm just running around with my head cut off. I'm hoping this weekend will let me relax. I really want to go hiking. And then I'll be back in the Huntsville swing. Just in time to go home for Christmas. Lol. You would never thinking having to get used to different cultures would be this hard. Oh well. Hiking will help! :)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Thursday!

Peace, Love and Going After Your Dreams,
-m

ola, ola, eh.

Yes, I have the cheer stuck in my head. Sad days. Anyhoo...

Today is one of those days that you just seem behind everyone else. I woke up late but took a shower and got ready in about 30 mins. That included having to wait till my wash dried. I put it in the washer last night and was going to throw it into the dryer when I woke up. Well, when you don't wake up early enough, your clothes don't get dried in time. Lol.

I'm taking Mister Pete over to Huntsville's new dog park to meet Melissa for lunch today. I'm excited. I haven't talked to her since three weeks ago (?). And there's some stuff I need to catch her up on. :)

Um. Other stuff.... I got the carrier for the airplane for Pete last night. It'll be a tight fit, but NWA doesn't have a policy about the fit of the animal. Just as long as the dog is comfortable. Which I've already made sure of. I figure I'll have to sedate him, anyway. Yay for coming home! And Yay for having a puppy! And Yay for getting to spend time with those I love! :)

I'm off to a meeting. Hope everyone else's Wednesday goes a little more smoothly than mine. :)

Peace, Love and Contemplations,
-m

Hello, Again...

I'm back from Minnesota and back from a few month hiatus. A lot has happened since the last post.

I'm assuming everyone knows about Adam. Probably in more detail than I will dive into here, but basically, everything has been ended. For good. I'm assuming we probably won't talk again. Which is kinda sad for me to lose a friend. But I think, and I'm sure most people would agree with me, its for the better.

I had a great break and time at home. I ate. A lot. I got to spend a lot of time with my mom and Tracy and Michael. I also got to spend a few days with my grandma, got to have lunch with Paulette and dinner with Erin and Cindy. Kelly will be home over Winter Break, so I'll get to spend some time with her, too. Pete stayed with Claire for Thanksgiving. He wasn't quite sure last night about things when I got into the car, but he climbed in my arms and rested his head against my arm. When we got home, he got really excited and started to run back and forth. We played for awhile. He gave a lot of puppy kisses, then. He then plopped on my bed and fell asleep as I did some final things before going to bed. He is coming home with me over Winter Break. We Pete-ified my room. I'm excited.

The days of my work term are ending and I'm kinda sad about it. I will miss working here. Even for a semester. It has been one of the best things for me lately. I originally thought I would be able to pick up a few hours next semester but found out today that probably won't work out. I'm not gonna lie; I'm kind of bummed...

Melissa and I are going to take Pete and a picnic to the dog park tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it. She's a lot of fun to talk to and hang out with. Plus, Mister Pete likes to play with her. :)

Anyhoo, I'm going to head out soon and go for a drive. Today is a driving day. :)

Peace, Love and Random Sara Songs,
-m