Life On The Road... Again.. some RTT... and HAPPY 84th BIRTHDAY TO MY NANA!!!

Well, it's Tuesday, but I don't really have time to link up with the RTT, but a quick post is in order!

So, I'm back on the road again.  Literally.  My new assignment requires me to fly to St. Louis and then drive 2 hours to Jefferson City.  I've never really had to drive much on a project, so this is all new to me.  I made my first trip yesterday and other than having to get up at the ass crack of dawn for a 6 AM flight, it went pretty well.  The drive wasn't too bad...and actually kind of pretty!

I got a call from my brother today.  The puppies pulled a Houdini and got out of their kennel and had the run of the house for a few hours.  I guess he opened the door and Milli was standing there covered in glitter and feathers.  Apparently she got ahold of the fairy wings I used on Halloween last year that she's been eyeing in the office the last few weeks.  I guess she finally got her way and tore them to shreds! I really think she just wanted to try them on!  Oh well, I think they were $5... not a big deal.  I soooo wish he would have gotten a picture of her (that is NOT Milli in the pic)!

It's amazing how much I miss the dogs.  I've been home with them for 2 months.  Every day.  And now I'm puppy-less for a few days. I wish I could travel with a dog.  Oh well.

I am sooo in need of getting my nails done.  They're seriously fugly right now. 

Jefferson City, Missouri, is proving to be a pretty cute little town.  It reminds me sooo much of Montgomery, Alabama, and I like it!  It's a decent size town with a smaller town feel.  I think I could get used to living in a city like this. (Not that I have any intention of moving here!)

Things with the new project are going well and off to a great start.  I'm so excited for this project.  I told my Project Manager today that the last 24 hours has been such a breath of fresh air!

Today is my Nana's birthday... her first birthday without my grandpa... and I wish I could have been there to take her to lunch with my mom and aunt today.  But I called and we chatted and she seems to be doing ok.  She took her first Tai Chi class today and absolutely loved it.  I'm glad she's getting out and starting to establish a routine for herself.  It makes me sad to think she has to do things as a widow now.  But she's strong and will get through it.  She looks elated in that picture!

On a related note, my Nana's sister, my Aunt Elaine is in the hospital right now.  She had to have fluid drained from her heart and they think she has some kind of bone cancer (I'm getting 3rd hand info, so that may not be totally accurate).  Please say a little prayer for her.  She's a very sweet woman and I adore her.

Now I'm getting all emotional.  That means it's time to go.  I do have something very fun and exciting to tell you about though, but I think I'll save that for tomorrow!  I try to keep you wanting more!

Hope y'all are having a great week!

Random Tuesdayness - Fancy A Pearl Necklace?

That's me. No! Really? Yes. Standing in line at Target @ 3:30 AM! It was cold. And I was chaneling my roots.

Happy Tuesday y'all. Have I ever mentioned that I kind of hate OKC? Honestly, it's probably because I've seen nothing but the 7 mile stretch of freeway from the airport to the hotel, and the stretch of road from the hotel to the office. That's enough reason for anyone to hate any city. But since I'm here now, I hate it. Don't take it personally, though. It's Tuesday. If you don't know what that means by now, I don't know you.

Tomorrow is my 31st birthday and let me tell you, I don't know if I've ever been more down about a birthday before in my life. It's not because I'm another year older. I've never been particularly bothered by age. It's just because I'm so unbelievably alone I could cry. The fact that I'm going to spend the day with a bunch of people that don't know it's my birthday, in a boring-ass office, and then the rest of the evening by myself in my hotel room, is really fucking depressing. Or am I being dramatic?

Did I tell you about the gorgeous strand of pearls I bought on Black Friday? Regularly priced at $150... got them for $24.99! No, I'm not shitting you. Aren't they gorgeous!?

I've developed activity ADD. I can't finish anything at once. I start something, think about something else, go work on that for a while, come back to the original project, think of something else, move onto that, and round and round we go. It's getting pretty irritating. I need to follow through with something. I'm even doing it right now. Blogging. Syncing my iPod with iTunes that I just installed on my work computer. Watching the VS Fashion Show. Facebooking. Etc. It's effing ridiculous.

I got the new Black Eyed Peas album today. I've only listened to the first song thus far, but I love it. A remake of the one from Dirty Dancing. I've been wanting to watch that lately. I need to. Maybe this weekend. Wanna join me?

See... I was writing, then I was syncing the iPod, then I went to take out my eyeballs and pick at my face. Now I'm back.

Anyhoodle, Rilo Kiley just came up on my iTunes. I forget how much I like the band. Good stuff. Go give it a listen. And now I'm inspired to make a mix... with the limited music I have on this computer. Might be difficult. I'll pull something out of my ass. I always do. Anyone want a copy? Just holler.

Tell me this jacket isn't hot. I dare you. Seriously, do it. So I got online yesterday for Cyber Monday, because, I always need another excuse to shop... and I need a winter jacket... I already have a big parka but it would be a bit of a pain in the ass to travel with. So... I found this for $40... and with S&H, it was going to be almost $50. Well, after all the sales and whathaveyou, I ended up with this jacket, a coat and a puffy vest (free shipping) for $60! Awesome, huh?

This is Auri. Those are two of her children.

Have I mentioned that I got about a foot, if not more, of snow at my house on Sunday? Well, I did. And it was ridiculous. Remember Snowpocalypse that I told you about last week? Yeah, that was NOTHING compared to this storm. It was nuts. The pic above is the kids playing in the snow during the storm before "the big one" last week.

Can't wait for Burlesque
Can't wait for Love and Other Drugs
Can't wait to go see Cassi in Denver
Can't wait to get home on Thursday

Can't wait for my party on Saturday (y'all are invited.... talk to Auri for deets)

Favorite new words or one-liners:
Twatwaffle - Gucci Mama
The following are from VegAss:
Christ on a swizzle stick
Frozen asshole of winter
Crotch nuggets
What the fuckety?

Tell me those aren't your new favorites too? Alright, I'm off. When I wake up, I'll officially be over the hill... not even touching my 20s any more. Or, as another friend put it, it'll be my 2nd annual 29th birthday.

Ms. Salti
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