i've returned with one unhappy kitty

i just got back from taking julius to the vet. they think he may have a virul infection, so he got a shot today, he'll get one tomorrow and they want to check him again monday. if he's not better by then (i.e. he can breathe, doesn't sneeze and has a voice again) they said they'll have to try something else.

julius didn't take to the vet's office too well. when the nurse pulled him out to take his temperature, he gave me a look as if to say, you didn't say we were coming HERE. he ran back into his cat carrier (usually i have to push him in it) after his temp was taken (really can't blame him for this one) and was straining to see out the window through the holes in the side. i tried to pull him out so he could actually look out the window, but he firmly planted his four legs against the sides. he wasn't going anywhere.

when the doctor came in, julius ran under my chair and eyed the door, trying to quickly concoct his escape plan, so the doctor calls him "the cat who wants to travel to atlanta." oh my poor boy...thermometer, claws clipped and a shot. no wonder he's so mad at me now.

tash's interview

1. how did you get into blogging?
my friend had a blog and as i read hers i got into the whole blogging thing.
2. where is your favourite place on earth?
baltimore, maryland. it's where i was born and, in my opinion, the coolest city in the world.
3. name one famous person (dead or alive) you'd like to meet and explain why!
bill clinton; even though he had an affair i still think he is one of the best presidents we've ever had.
4. what is the most rebellious thing you've ever done? The most trouble you've ever gotten into?
you all probably won't believe me, but i can't think of anything rebellious i've done. hehe. maybe dated someone just because my parents hated them. that's about it. i suck.
5. where do you see yourself in 5 years time (does it involve joe and a big white dress, lol?!)?
hell yeah it better involve joe and a big white dress! hehe (no pressure baby ;)) hopefully married to joe and raising a family.

well now i guess it's my turn. if anyone wants me to interview them, leave me a comment and let me know!

losing weight, week 2

week 1 starting weight: 158
week 2 weight: 155
i'm down three pounds!! it looks like busting my butt is paying off!!

confession

i can't make decisions. it sounds silly, but it's true. i have this intense fear of making decisions. i don't know if i had some experience in the past where i made a decision and for some reason it was the wrong one and made someone mad....i don't know where it comes from, but i simply cannot make decisions now. i'm petrified of making a wrong one and making joe, or anyone else for that matter, mad.

it all came to a head last night. joe and i went to this nice italian restaurant here in town. everything was great until he asked the fateful question: do you want dessert. i kind of did, but i'm not one to speak my opinion first. so i asked him what he wanted. he said he didn't really feel like dessert, so at that point there's no way i would say that i did. that would be a "wrong" decision.

when our waitress came by, joe asked me again and i got really flushed and embarrassed and said, "whatever you want." then i got mad at him for trying to embarrass me because he knows i can't make decisions. and the fact is i know he would never, ever try to embarrass me. the point to this long and rambling story is i need to learn to make decisions. joe says to just start making them, but that's easier said than done. i wonder if there's any kind of baby-step thing for this type of problem.

finally i win

after three years in the news business, i can finally say i'm an award-winning journalist. yep. i won third place in breaking news in the georgia associated press contest. w00p. sure third place doesn't sound like much, but it's a great feat, at least in my opinion. and i've been waiting three years for SOMETHING. now hopefully i'll take first in the georgia press association contest next month. :)

why i love my boyfriend

i saw this on several blogs, and i thought it was a really sweet thing to do, so i thought i'd try. i learned a lot about my boyfriend thinking of why i love him. it makes me love him even more.

he loves me for me

when i think i'm fat, he says i'm sexy

he'll do anything for me

including watching girly movie after girly movie

he loves his cat

he loves my cats

which he shows every time he lies down on the kitchen floor to pull aj's mice out from under the fridge

he went with me to visit my grandmother when she was in the hospital

he loves kids

and is so good with them

he'll make a great dad

he goes out late at night to buy me medicine when i'm sick

he tells his kiwanis club about our dates as his happy dollars most weeks

he sends me emails just to say he loves me and misses me

he leaves messages on my answering machine for the same reason

he drives an hour to my house to take care of me when i'm sick

he has a great relationship with his family

and is close to them

he is supportive of my career

and tells me i'm a good writer

and means it

but gives me constructive criticism when he knows it'll improve my stories

he makes me smile and laugh when i'm feeling down

he opens my car doors

he holds my hand in public

and puts his arm around me when we're eating with our families

he holds me when i cry

and when we sleep at night

he gets up several times a night to turn the air conditioning on and off and on and off for me

he's not with me just for the physical aspect

and he'd still be with me if there was no physicalness

he calls me just to tell me he loves me

when i fall asleep while we're watching tv he kisses me on the cheeks and eyes

and holds me even though it makes his arms fall asleep

he watches survivor and the apprentice with me

even though he despises those shows

because he knows i like them

and he wants to make me happy

back to the 80s

so joe and i are at wally world last weekend browsing in the cd department when we see this 3-cd set of 80s hits for $10. it includes songs like "morning train," "total eclipse of the heart," "99 red balloons," etc, a great deal for $10 we thought. so joe bought it and we popped it in the cd player. we played "99 red balloons" first and joe thought it sounded a little off. i looked at the cd box and realized it was a studio group performing the songs, not the original artists. joe was so upset he gave me the cds. hehe. i guess that's what you get for 3 cds for $10.

back to the grind

i hate it when the weekend ends. this past weekend was wonderful. joe came up saturday and we went to my grandparents' for my grandpa's birthday lunch. we spent the afternoon at the park throwing the frisbee around and relaxing before going to see sahara with my parents. yesterday we ended up spending most of the day at his parents' house. we went so he could mow their yard and he ended up getting his car fixed, so we hung out there till 5. his mom and i went shopping at the mall while joe and his dad worked (fun times!). it was nice. when we got back to cartersville we went out to dinner with another couple and then rented a movie, which we never did end up watching. hehe. ahhh....weekends are always so great. :)