tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59369762011-12-22T10:25:16.925-08:00A Hamster-Eye View :Looking on the bright sideA Study of Randomness : AKA Hammie's BrainHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-91107780064674002832009-05-04T20:23:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:24:17.338-07:00I know you may not want to see meOn your way down from the cloudsWould you hear me if I told youThat my heart is with you nowShe's only happy in the sunShe's only happy in the sunDid you find what you were after?The pain and the laughter brought you to your kneesBut if the sun sets you free, sets you freeYou'll be free indeed, IndeedShe's only happy in the sunShe's only happy in the sunEvery timeHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-17149115376340802192008-11-17T18:20:00.000-08:002008-11-17T18:23:17.077-08:00Here is an interview that Loren and I did for the pop culture travel website, Jaunted.com. I am going to be famous on the internets! ZOMG!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-16819474987106048922008-11-15T14:06:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:22:43.347-08:00I laid in the moonlight with my sweetheart the other night. It was a crystal clear night with a big bright full moon. We went to the hammock at the end of the dock and laid in each other arms while the gentle breeze rocked the hammock. Then we went to bed and listened to Chicago sing power ballads and we giggled.Life is fabulous.Things have been a little hectic lately so it was nice to have Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-83792242881896337142008-09-02T10:36:00.000-07:002008-09-02T10:37:25.145-07:00So you can't see my island because it is buried under all those pretty colored lines that are predicting Hurrican Hanna's path.This should be fun.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-46178658937324422192008-08-31T11:59:00.000-07:002008-08-31T12:01:21.571-07:00HURRICANES ARE COMING! AUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!How do people deal with this every year? "Oh, Fay passed us by, Gustav went to the west, oh no here comes Hanna, besides there are like two more possible storms in the Atlantic."This is stressful. I'll take earthquakes and wildfires ANYTIME.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-43492522144961549332008-05-28T19:40:00.001-07:002008-05-28T19:40:56.578-07:00RandomnessToday I found out "officially" that I am a blonde. Augggghhhhhh! I know that my hair has been bleaching in the sun but I was considering myself a sunbleached brunette. I ignored the first couple of blonde comments but today one of our guests (who is a hairdresser) informed me that I am, in fact, a dark blonde. Lord help me. I guess I will have to post some pics later and let the masses Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-51004957517755069512008-05-08T13:51:00.001-07:002008-05-08T13:57:30.609-07:00It only took a month and countless misses but I FINALLY got to see a turtle!! :)Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-39340770488215020792008-04-21T14:31:00.000-07:002008-04-21T14:37:27.630-07:00Island Love Two of the guests got married yesterday afternoon. The entire staff was whipped into a frenzy to make sure that we pulled of the couples' perfect day. The outside bar was decorated with beautiful batik fabrics and native flowers and plants. Maintenance made and decorated a gorgeous arch that was placed at the end of an aisle of young palm trees. The weather cooperated and the Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-2219623081458333492008-04-19T13:28:00.000-07:002008-04-19T14:13:56.707-07:00This is paradise.I am still pinching myself when I wake up in the morning and walk outside and this is what I see. Crystal clear blue waters with the bright Bahamian sunlight glinting off the little peaks that form over the reef. With the breeze blowing through my hair and cooling off my sun-warmed skin, I walk out to the dock and get ready for my day.If you couldn't tell, Loren and I got Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-89081281084159224652008-03-30T18:01:00.000-07:002008-03-30T18:02:11.936-07:00STOKEDWhen we decided to go to Mexico to become instructors, Loren and I had this idea of how our life was going to go. We knew that once we finished our course and returned to the States that it would be easy to fall back in our old habits -- maybe even return to the same type of work. Having creature comforts like our Jeep and our dog and having all of our friends around is a powerful lure. Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-32074009367694929002008-02-26T13:08:00.001-08:002008-02-26T13:08:53.130-08:00Instructor AmandaSo I passed my Instructor Exam with flying colors. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. As one of my instructor friends told me "You already know that you passed. Now just relax and do it." I relaxed, had a ton of fun with Mario and JT and we all came through with really good scores.Now everything is changing around here. Greg left this morning, Nathan and Rachel Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-82937720840455636772008-02-20T18:36:00.000-08:002008-02-20T18:37:44.473-08:00This is how I would sum up the Instructor Development Course...Freezing in my wetsuitPeeing in my wetsuitFreezing even more in my wetsuitRinse and Repeat(Rinse REALLY well)IDC started on Tuesday of last week. We had orientation (not bad), the EFR Instructor Course (not bad) and then the Assistant Instructor Course started ( OH MY GOD! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS AND WHY WASN'T I WARNED ABOUT IT?)Four Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-50956484941017619222008-02-09T20:12:00.000-08:002008-02-09T20:13:18.609-08:00Crushedery day living and working with your significant other, you definitely start to get on each others nerves. You argue over little things and sometimes you just wish you had a little time to yourself.That all changes when you get bad news from home and your significant other is gone 24 hours later and now you don't know what to do with yourself.I don't know what to do with myself.He's only Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-8883405037373546862008-02-01T07:58:00.000-08:002008-02-01T08:10:29.332-08:00Okay, so details...I was supposed to take my Divemaster exams last week but I didn't feel ready so my wonderful instructor, Cheryl, let me delay them until Monday. I passed all of my practical exams (skills, leading clients, stamina, etc.) and all I needed to do was take my written exams. I studied, studied, studied over the weekend and took my exams on Monday. I hadn't been nervous while Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-2508386990297153462008-01-31T17:40:00.000-08:002008-01-31T17:41:12.443-08:00WOOT!You are reading the blog of an official PADI Divemaster! Yay me!More details when I have time but...WOOT!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-84445686055991158212008-01-19T17:58:00.001-08:002008-01-19T17:58:40.913-08:00Thank god for the sushi place with wireless access. I can catch up while my sushi is being made.January 8th was the Neptunes anniversary and Jorge (the owner) decided to do a trip up to Puerto Vallarta to celebrate. Only Jules, Melissa, Kiel, Treasure, Loren and I decided to go along with Mariano, Jorge and a couple of the office girls. Mariano took all the interns in the scuba limo and after Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-80780506462135468392008-01-17T11:47:00.000-08:002008-01-17T11:55:04.619-08:00Mexican DietIt`s never a bad thing when someone who hasn´t seen you in a couple of weeks runs into you on the street and says "You`ve lost a lot of weight!!" I guess all of this walking, swimming and hauling of tanks is finally starting to pay off. I have noticed my clothes getting looser but it was nice to hear someone else say it.Stress may have something to do with it also. I officially Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-43334879176603541252008-01-04T11:39:00.000-08:002008-01-04T11:40:25.437-08:00We have had a ton of time off over the last two weeks, three days for Christmas and three days for New Years. Peter´s dad passed away the day after Christmas so he and Eric left the day after that and our class went from four to three.We were only three for a day before Melissa and Juliana, two American girls that met while studying abroad in Australia, decided to get away from Chicago and Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-44501768514078356082007-12-23T15:56:00.000-08:002007-12-23T16:00:17.318-08:00Just a quick update...The power cord to our computer broke so we are at the mercy of the two other people in our group that have compatible cords. This method has been unreliable at best but we expect another cord within a couple of weeks so stay tuned...I have been out of the water sick for the last couple of days but I am itching to get wet again because three turtles were spotted at Roca Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-9074296874159548162007-12-17T09:05:00.001-08:002007-12-17T09:05:44.474-08:00Every now and then, we see something that makes us do a double take and go "Whoa, we really ARE in Mexico!" It might be the chickens that accompany us for part of our morning walk to work or the horse we saw sitting in the back of a really small pickup truck or coming home to discover that our water was not working at the house.Apparently the water outage was a municipal maintenance thing that Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-83007754096419474252007-12-13T11:59:00.001-08:002007-12-13T11:59:24.212-08:00After a yummy lunch at the hotel canteen (30 pesos for all you can eat!) we kitted up and loaded up on the boat to head out to the wreck for our wreck dive.On our way out of the bay, Cheryl briefed us on the wreck of the San Lucia. The San Lucia was a cargo ship carrying dry goods (some say drugs) into Manzanillo in 1958. After offloading its cargo, the ship got caught in a hurricane and sank Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-73919114280268121102007-12-12T08:15:00.001-08:002007-12-12T08:15:37.918-08:00Alright, we are going to do a fast forward to yesterday since I will never have the time to catch up everything…TuesdayThe resort has a certain Kellerman’s feel to it (the hotel from Dirty Dancing). Everything is all inclusive and they have a myriad of activities that the hotel patrons can occupy themselves with all day. There is cheesy 80’s and 90’s pop music blaring by the poolside all day Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-73599259325139996472007-12-10T10:50:00.000-08:002007-12-10T10:51:10.527-08:00Since my time on the Internet is limited at best, I’ve decided to keep my journal throughout the week and add it to my blog when I get the chance to log on.As I said before in my earlier abbreviated post, our arrival to Manzanillo went without incident. It is a little frightening to step off of the plane in a foreign country, not knowing for sure if a person that you have never met before will Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-66372662477082015002007-12-07T11:51:00.000-08:002007-12-07T11:55:28.080-08:00Mexico is unbelievable!! We are having so much fun so far.We arrived on Sunday and after I got my first stamp on my passport and went through customs for the first time, we were met by Mariano, who is the head instructor at Neptunes. He took us to pick up the IDC instructor, Erik, and then he dropped us off at the hotel, where they put us up for the night since our room wasn't clean yet. We Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-54432631312617483172007-11-27T10:01:00.000-08:002007-11-27T10:02:06.133-08:00Five days left! When I started my countdown, it had like 70 days on it. Now we are down to our last week and hardly seems like anytime has passed at all. We bought new luggage, have our tickets, passports and everything else ready to go.I am so nervous! I have never really been out of the country (TJ doesn't count!) so I have no idea what to expect. Loren is Mr. World Traveler, so he is Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-17816054575540426972007-10-23T08:35:00.000-07:002007-10-23T08:45:16.407-07:00Burn Baby BurnSan Diego is burning again. This time is WAY worse than 2003, personally and county wide. They are predicting the fire will hit the coast by tonight. The winds have died down which is good for the firefighters but really bad for my asthma.I'm trapped in my house because the smoke is so thick outside. Even in the house I feel like I have weights on my chest. My inhaler is Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-51626564586999257382007-10-19T10:32:00.001-07:002007-10-19T10:32:51.840-07:00Birthday AftermathI had such a great birthday! Loren always makes me wait until after dinner to open my presents, so all day long I was anticipating what was in the packages on the table. His mom decorated the kitchen in a Mexican fiesta theme and baked me a triple chocolate cake. Yummmm.After Loren got off of work, we came home and he gave me a nice bottle of wine that we took to dinner with Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-21163136064918501262007-10-04T12:33:00.000-07:002007-10-04T12:34:23.360-07:00So Much Going On...Bodi had her kittens! She had them a little over a week ago. There were 5 originally (3 black ones, one dark gray tortie, and one bright orange tabby) but one the second day, Tyson decided he wanted to play and licked one of them to death. :( We were very sad. Tyson didn't know any better but he could tell I was upset with him.We moved into Loren's parents house on Monday.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-2743882480561117452007-09-16T17:08:00.001-07:002007-09-16T17:16:08.111-07:00So since I got fired on Thursday and since I NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER plan on working in an office again, I changed the subtitle on my blog. There is no more corporate habitrail for me. Woot!!We spent the whole weekend packing. Between the two of us, L and I have WAY too many clothes and WAY too many pairs of shoes. And since our wonderful little queen kitty, Bodi, decided to use Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-59337812575406214452007-09-13T13:06:00.000-07:002007-09-13T13:07:15.865-07:00Well, I got fired today. Guess I don't have to worry about feeling overwhelmed...Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-7268461740460786672007-09-12T10:27:00.000-07:002007-09-12T10:31:47.313-07:00I am so sick of not being able to focus. I missed a shrink appointment because of a last minute crisis at work and now I owe them $50. I can't afford that and my $50 Rx, so now I have no meds. Things are flying at me at top speed in the office and I just can't handle it. I keep trying to focus, to get my job done and I can't. Try to take little baby steps. One thing at a time. It's not Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-72134541188072272182007-08-27T18:12:00.000-07:002007-08-27T18:14:26.004-07:00WOOOOHOOOOOO!Goobye cubicle. Goodbye high heels. Goodbye stupid boring mind numbing office job.Loren and I just got the call from Neptune's. We've been accepted to the internship for December. WE ARE OUT OF HERE!Gone, gone, gone.Three months and we are gone. Woot!!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-91457726735503870252007-08-27T11:17:00.000-07:002007-08-27T11:19:51.981-07:00I just can't focus today. It doesn't help that I don't have any meds left or that I tried to self medicate with a Rock Star and a Nitro Energy pack of vitamins. Now I am just unfocused and faint.I have things that need to be done but nothing super pressing and no one yelling at me to put the pressure on.I just don't care. I am completely apathetic about my job. I don't care. I just need to Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-69085182561413016332007-08-26T13:54:00.000-07:002007-08-26T13:55:52.501-07:00Taking the LeapLoren and I found out on Thursday that our landlord has put our perfect little beach house on the market.We decided to turn a negative into a positive and are using losing our house as the push to get out and see the world.We have both put in our applications to become dive instructor interns at a resort in Manzanillo, Mexico. Check it out!We will hopefully get accepted for the Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-23885249257831800892007-08-19T00:34:00.000-07:002007-08-19T00:35:00.058-07:00Today was awesome...First, we went to one of my fave restaurants in Esco. They make the best cinnamon rolls and I haven't had one in forever. It was a great way to start the day.Then we went to our dive shop and they were having a killer sale. Loren and I both bought a bunch of gear and hung out with another diving couple, planning our boat trip for November.Loren and I drove home, away from Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-32968094823371391142007-08-08T11:19:00.000-07:002007-08-08T11:26:05.657-07:00GratefulI needed to this because there have been some things going on in my life that were bringing me down, reminding me of past mistakes. I can't change the past. There are definitely things that I have done in the past that I regret but I also know that if I hadn't of done those things and learned from them, I wouldn't be in the position that I am today. And today I am happy.I am grateful Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-26182523989734278882007-07-30T10:51:00.000-07:002007-07-30T10:53:35.787-07:00Surfer GirlI don't know if it was because I stuck around for a year or what but Loren offered to teach me how to surf this weekend. I have never really shown an interest in actually learning how to surf since big waves scare me but I thought since he offered, I might as well give it a try.We were down in front of Malari's house, hanging out with the whole crew, when we decided it was time to headHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-65750449097497531092007-07-26T11:39:00.000-07:002007-07-26T11:40:14.088-07:00One Year of Bliss364 days ago, I walked into Bub's Whiskey Dive with the intention of getting a Guinness and maybe a little conversation before I went down to the beach to lay out. Little did I know that I would be walking into a wonderful future.I turned around from ordering a drink and bumped into the chest that I now lay my head down on when I go to sleep. I looked up into the handsome face Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-27991433919265373022007-07-16T08:14:00.000-07:002007-07-16T08:19:22.445-07:00DitzAll of you have seen Finding Nemo right? I am TOTALLY Dori from the movie. I get distracted by the slightest things (Oh look! Something Shiny!!)This weekend has been unnaturally bad though.Friday: I backed the Jeep into a car parked behind me. I only nudged it with the spare tire and didn't do any damage but the lady had been there the WHOLE TIME and I was thinking about something else Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-20576503434786949292007-07-13T14:59:00.000-07:002007-07-13T15:06:57.385-07:00So yeah...When did Thursday become the new Friday?After a week of staying up until midnight to recap for HamsterTime, I was EXHAUSTED yesterday. I wanted to go home and go to sleep. As per usual, Loren's party clock and my party clock are completely out of sync and he wants to go get a pitcher of beer at Bub's.I gave in and we, along with our new neighbor Brook, headed off to downtown O-side Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-29616506448692490452007-07-07T14:39:00.000-07:002007-07-07T14:47:03.413-07:00Highlights-The weather is hot, the sun is shining and I got a hot new blue bikini.-Fourth of July went off and we haven't stopped partying since Tuesday night.-Big Brother 8 has started along with my addiction to Hamster Time.-I have the hottest boyfriend on the planet.-I start scuba diving again this month!-Loren and I celebrate our 1 year anniversary on the 27th.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-44206079534525396132007-06-12T08:09:00.000-07:002007-06-12T08:17:50.451-07:00Meet the ParentsAfter almost a year of dating (and living together) Loren is meeting my parents tonight.-cue scary music-The parental units drove down from Idaho, making a stop in Utah to get my nephew baptized at a Mormon temple (dumbdumbdumbdumbdumb!) and making a stop in Vegas. They'll be here tonight to take L and I out to dinner and then they are off tomorrow to pick up my big sister and Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-56423053638875883932007-06-11T13:04:00.000-07:002007-06-11T13:14:56.124-07:00zzzzzzzzI spent all weekend sleeping. It was fabulous.Last week was such a week from Hades. Really. Texas on Monday/Tuesday. I was actually traveling both days with brief stays in TX. So doubly exhausting. Add to that the fact that I don't sleep well on the road so I was super duper tired when I got home.I still dragged my arse to work on Wednesday (late -- but at least I showed) and then Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-64426865174811937192007-06-11T13:03:00.000-07:002007-06-11T13:04:06.432-07:00 My Fortune Cookie told me: Follow the fire-breathing chicken, except on Tuesdays. Get a cookie from Miss Fortune Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-7764664514537727412007-05-30T22:07:00.000-07:002007-05-30T22:39:31.609-07:00ARGHLoren started had his first underwater SCUBA experience tonight with his first confined water dive at our local pool. He is STOKED. Like I told him, being able to breathe underwater, to be practically weightless is the COOLEST feeling in the world.I got to sit on top and watch since (1) I am not part of the class and (2) I have no equipment.I called the ex last week or so to ask him one Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-17537095125348632642007-05-27T00:11:00.000-07:002007-05-27T00:19:30.486-07:00I have been completely remiss in updating this. Believe it or not, I got caught up in another online social networking site that was COMPLETELY addictive.It was causing a little bit of a distraction at work and at home so I deleted my profile there last night. Real life is MUCH more fun!Everything is life is really wonderful. I FINALLY got my ADHD meds again (after a year of being uninsured Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-86334435129391660932007-03-20T14:14:00.000-07:002007-03-20T14:29:59.089-07:00In Short-Loren and I got back together (after a week!) and are happier than ever. Our little "separation" did us good to remind us not to take each other for granted!-I got a tattoo!And yes it is the Guinness Harp...I'm Irish! It's allowed!-I FINALLY got the car of my dreams!-Work is going great but I have to go to Texas again next week. I hate Texas.-I fell off the smoking wagon. Work is Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-46532018243868786502007-02-14T10:03:00.000-08:002007-02-14T10:04:15.722-08:00Happy Effing V DayI know this whole situation is of my creation but that knowledge doesn't make it suck any less.I am watching all the girls at work getting their flowers and their promise rings and being all happy and excited about tonight.I am sitting here thinking about the logistics of my move, and sad because I am hurting someone and longing to be with the one I really want to be with.I am Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-91737820130433194832007-02-09T07:32:00.000-08:002007-02-08T07:24:35.545-08:00Starting OverLoren and I broke up last night. I was the one doing the breaking up. He is shocked and hurt but he understands my reasons.I am heartbroken too at the moment, so I will post later if anyone cares to hear.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-28839524891331942272007-02-08T07:23:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:55:48.583-08:00No WordsThe right words elude meI only see sunlight and green grassI smell cotton candyAnd hear babies laughingAnd feel the warmth of your palm in mineThe words evaporate from my mindI only see starlightSmell the sweet ocean breezeHear the waves crash and the birds cryAnd feel your breath on my cheekThe words melt from the tip of my tongueBut I see the ecstasy in your eyesI smell the sweat on Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-71772668508033432862007-02-05T11:54:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:55:48.898-08:00Smoke Watch 2007Time Smoke-Free: 35 days, 11 hours, 54 minutes and 55 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 355Lifetime Saved: 2 days, 17 hoursMoney Saved: $67.72Still NOT ONE PUFF! :) Woot!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-42257822856071074752007-02-05T11:51:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:52:29.953-08:00My Desire Has No Mercy(Mom, cover your eyes!)Enveloped by your embraceEntranced by your scent, your tasteMy desire has no mercy.Arching beneath youThe hands fisted in my hair are my tether to this worldThe emotions in your eyes are the anchor to my soulAs I am being driven screaming towards oblivion's edgeExploding around youScattering us like seeds in the WindTo which we have thrown all caution Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-9483764365853598562007-01-22T12:22:00.000-08:002007-01-22T12:23:17.622-08:00Time Smoke-Free: 21 days, 12 hours, 21 minutes and 4 secondsIs this still yourMed Plan? Yes NoCigarettes NOT smoked: 215Lifetime Saved: 1 day, 15 hoursMoney Saved: $40.63Three weeks! WooT!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-29411833755117288362007-01-05T08:55:00.000-08:002007-01-05T09:04:55.789-08:00Smoke Watch 2007Time Smoke-Free: 4 days, 8 hours, 54 minutes Cigarettes NOT smoked: 44Lifetime Saved: 8 hoursMoney Saved: $7.74I start to think that the grumpiness is wearing off but it rears its ugly head at the most inopportune times. Loren slept on the couch last night, if that explains it without saying much.In other news, our dog is out of control. I am at my wits end with Tyson. Every Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-60950829352184071742007-01-04T07:32:00.000-08:002007-01-04T07:38:52.679-08:00Smoke Watch 2007Time Smoke-Free: 3 days, 7 hours, 26 minutes and 58 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 33 Lifetime Saved: 6 hours Money Saved: $5.80 What are we going to do with my $5.80? Party at my place!Things kind of went downhill last night. I didn't smoke but I sure as hell wanted to. Let me sum up my day:Found out in the morning that my mom had to go in for emergency surgery. She's fine, Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-57405767718223647172007-01-03T08:28:00.000-08:002007-01-03T08:37:40.513-08:00Smoke Watch 2007Time Smoke-Free: 2 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 4 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 25Lifetime Saved: 4 hoursMoney Saved: $3.87 Yesterday was not such a good day. I had NO caffeine, NO nicotine, and I was NO fun! I have a sore throat. I don't know if that is from not smoking (because I heard that sometimes it makes you sick) or if it is from jumping in the 58 degree water on Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-17753978089659767902007-01-02T10:04:00.000-08:002007-01-02T10:11:13.203-08:00I resolve to:Quit smoking.I hurriedly smoked my last cigarette so I could run in and get a spine melting kiss from Loren when the ball dropped. Loved the kiss, kind of regretted the rushing of the cigarette. Oh well. It's been 34 hours and I am fiending. I was totally a bitch to Loren last night and he just told me that he loves me and he is proud of me.Be healthy.Losing weight, not eating Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-2607898421795327832006-12-26T10:23:00.000-08:002006-12-26T10:30:45.620-08:00The AftermathWhat a wonderful Christmas! :) I am so happy right now.I had been begging and begging Loren for a Journey diamond necklace but he decided to get me a different type of bling -- he named a star after me. So now when you look up at Ursa Major, one of the stars above it and a little to the right is named "My Baby." Isn't that the sweetest thing? He framed up the really pretty Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-36870912593671356722006-12-22T08:15:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:17:09.363-08:00Merry Christmas!This is going to be my last chance to post before Christmas, so I wanted to wish everyone out there in the blogosphere a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy the day off, your family and friends! I hope that Santa brings you everything that you wish for!Love to you all!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-60579604655257426872006-12-20T13:05:00.000-08:002006-12-20T13:08:04.724-08:00Cute PicsMy hottie of a manBodacious Splash, aka Bodi or KikiPeace in our house, for the momentThat's me!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-67627247734254442942006-12-19T09:23:00.000-08:002006-12-19T09:25:54.171-08:00BoredBored Bored boredoboredoboredboredoboredboredboredboredboredboredobredobdfmskdjglaerjit.Same as yesterday, nothing to do...I did find something interesting while I was looking for gifts online yesterday. Check this out. Since Loren and I are both of Irish descent, we were thinking about getting a piece of land. I think it is neat.BORED.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-36315298559888450752006-12-18T15:11:00.000-08:002006-12-18T15:17:16.583-08:00Working but NotMy company moved into its new office space today. Everyone was busy this morning unpacking their boxes and getting their desks organized. I, on the other hand, sat around. I didn't have my own desk and computer until this morning. I have no office supplies and no accounts so I basically have nothing to do. Everyone else is kind of slow right now too so I couldn't even help Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-88383439248529219072006-12-14T14:54:00.000-08:002006-12-14T14:58:47.556-08:00UpdateAfter a ton of prompting from my family and Loren, I went to the doctor last night to have my back looked at. Long story short, my X rays are clean and I am not broken anywhere. That is such great news! So the doctor prescribed some happy pills and sent me on my way.While I was waiting for the X rays to come back, Loren did something that made me love him even more. I was completely Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-40425908437411459842006-12-11T15:36:00.000-08:002006-12-11T15:39:17.670-08:00MY Week Last WeekStarted my new job. Awesome.Got rear ended by an 18 wheeler. Totaled my car and screwed up my back. Not awesome.Borrowed a friends car and had the alternator die on me. Had to wait three hours for a tow truck. Not awesome.Couldn't move my car this morning and got a parking ticket. Not awesome.My next move? Find the nearest bridge and jump. (Just kidding Mom)On the bright Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-57980937159750192272006-11-15T15:48:00.000-08:002006-11-15T15:53:32.775-08:00Smoke SignalsI am alive and well. Only $150 more to go until I can turn my phone back on. We are looking at like, Sunday at the latest.I have been half heartedly looking for another job. Hard to do with no phone to get contacted on. The good news is that one of my friend's told me last night that her work is hiring. I sent my resume in yesterday and she is going to recommend me to her boss.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1162421422703478472006-11-01T14:46:00.000-08:002006-11-15T15:30:58.509-08:00Quick UpdateOkay, for those who have been trying to reach me, yes my phone got shut off again. When it got stoled a couple of months ago, the girl that stole it charged about $140 worth of downloads to it before I turned it off. And T-mobile shuts your phone off if you are THREE DAYS past due on the bill. So until I come up with $200, my phone is off...That being said, I have tired of having Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1161211437754986612006-10-18T15:43:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:58.371-08:00Go Shorty, It's My Birthday!Woot!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1158780076172391822006-09-20T12:17:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:58.233-08:00ArghI am tired. Exhausted.Loren was sick yesterday, so I took care of him and I had to drive an hour and a half to go make sales calls for work. I got hopelessly lost and the few stores that I did manage to make it to didn't buy anything. It was all over just a tiring and frustrating day.The bright side was that Loren bought me a little five gallon fish tank while I was gone. I got a Betta Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1158624180766428152006-09-18T16:58:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:58.119-08:00Oh man.I am tired. EXHAUSTED. Last week was my first week back working full time at my day job and keeping up the same schedule of 25 hours a week at the restaurant. I can't believe how shattered I am. I have to work tonight and between the two jobs, the first day I will have off in 14 days is this coming up Sunday.I am trying so hard to not be grumpy at Loren. He is being really supportive Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1158175075347685052006-09-13T12:07:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:57.663-08:00I realized last night that while I would get my feelings hurt by all those guys that rejected me, stood me up, or played me when I was single, I was seriously guarding my heart of hearts. Now that I am getting serious with Loren, I feel that wall starting to drop and I am letting myself be vulnerable. It scares the crap out of me.After everything that I did to HL, why do I deserve to have a happyHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1158083534752497272006-09-12T10:42:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:57.495-08:00So I went back to work full time this week. And I am updating my blog right now... I am so good.I feel so out of touch with my customers. Another salesperson has been handling them for the past six months and I just don't know what is going on with them. I have a feeling that it is going to take me a little bit to get situated. Of course, I won't make any money until then...Loren is getting Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1156983617011433672006-08-30T17:17:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:57.349-08:00PicturesCelebrating two weeks (we're dorks, I know)Hot Surfer BoyCelebrating four weeks. We go to the same bar we met at every Thursday and have a beer. It's tradition now!Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1156983355697580292006-08-30T17:10:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:57.208-08:00It has been a hectic week last night. Loren wasn't feeling well on Monday so he called off of work. He went to go get us coffee and while he was out, his mom and his big sister came over to the house to break some bad news to him. His grandmother had passed away the day before. I had never met his family before and this was not good circumstances to meet them under but we seemed to get along Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1156550297844331182006-08-25T16:54:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:57.084-08:00HappyLife is good, no GREAT in my world right now. I have been making good money at the restaurant, I got asked to go back full time at my sales job and Loren and I just celebrated four weeks of dating.And he asked me to move in with him. :) And I said yes! :)It might seem a little soon but we love being together so much. Besides the fact that I have practically been living there since the Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1155321099845123802006-08-11T11:30:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.924-08:00WiseOh I was born wise of course silly! Just kidding.I had (have) a wonderful tutor who I miss dearly.Are you coming home soon?Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1155024384168283962006-08-08T00:54:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.681-08:00New ThingsI am still without internet access so I am sitting at my friend's house where a bunch of people are having fun and I am typing away on the laptop. You gotta do what you gotta do, right?I moved into my new place and things seem to be going well. I say seem because I have spent one night at my own place in the past ten days.Why? You ask...I went out to a little bar by myself two Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1154330589005078152006-07-31T00:20:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.561-08:00I got home from spending the weekend at the beach with some new friends to find my roommate deflating my air mattress and rifling through my stuff. He said the new roomie was moving in today and I had to get all of my stuff out. He also took the $100 that I "owed" him out of my tip jar. I was so pissed. I was technically paid up until tomorrow and he had NO RIGHT to go in my room. He just Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1154034803002211952006-07-27T14:01:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.452-08:00UnstableArgh.I paid my roommate my rent for July and he in turn did not pay rent to the apartment complex. AND he basically told me that he wasn't going to be able to pay rent so we were going to get evicted. THEN his solution was to find one of his friends that could come up with a couple of grand for advance rent -- so the gist of the situation is in order to keep an eviction off of my creditHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1152699224542694772006-07-12T03:11:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.341-08:00Can I just say?Cutest. Face. Ever.Never fails to bring a smile to my face!*giggle*Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1152524565161779272006-07-10T02:41:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.218-08:00FrustrationI never thought my feelings were going to be this strong.I never thought about how crazy our situation was.I never thought about how terrified I would be that you would find someone else.Now I know and I'm scared.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1152354038665064862006-07-08T03:01:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:56.120-08:00MundaneLife has been boring lately, just a little. Work, work, work mostly.Oh except I had 5 of the last seven days off...my sister is in town. That was a hit to the pocketbook but I definitely enjoyed the time!So what did I do on my days off?Had dinner out on Saturday night, hung out with my friend Simon on Sunday...um...went to the beach with Meagan on Monday night. We met some really cool Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1151305267684060562006-06-25T23:52:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.990-08:00Yay England!Beautiful free kick by Beckham today! It was so awesome being at the pub when he scored -- the whole place went up in cheers and as the clock wound down (or up as you would have it) one of the bartenders put on "We Are The Champions." It was cool. :) My new red England jersey is officially my "lucky" jersey.I talked to my Jonny again today. Funny how just one conversation can putHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1151183583003162662006-06-24T14:10:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.840-08:00I never said that your problems are meaningless. How do I know that you are having problems when you won't talk to me?Oh I am so frustrated right now.To be honest, I am actually kind of enjoying being alone. I have been taking time to appreciate it lately instead of filling all of my time with boys and booze.I just miss you, that's all.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1151097219447011842006-06-23T14:06:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.723-08:00What's Left Of MeI am learning this song on guitar and I really like the lyrics...Watch my lifePass me byIn the rearview mirrorPictures frozen in timeAre becoming clearerI don't wanna waste another dayStuck in the shadows of my mistakesYeah'Cause I want you and I feel youCrawling underneath my skinLike a hunger, like a burningTo find a place I've never beenNow I'm broken and I'm fadedI'm half theHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1150780788363679392006-06-19T22:15:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.548-08:00*ugh*I don't feel good. I was walking on air when I left for work today after I chatted with Jonny. Everything went downhill from there. My throat was hurting and then my head started spinning. I got cut early and was doing my sidework when I picked up a cheesebowl and all fell down. The cheesebowls have napkins in them that cover the bags of parmesan. Someone had placed a water pitcher on Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1150705422135469502006-06-19T01:11:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.426-08:00RandomnessI feel so accomplished this week!I stayed in on Thursday and rearranged my room. I got rid of all of Eric's daughter's things and really set up an "adult" room, complete with my huge air mattress (which will have to do until I can afford a bed.) I have my pictures on the wall and I feel like I finally have a haven of my own to retreat to.I went out with my friends, Aaron and Jeremy onHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1150539060024503762006-06-17T02:59:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.301-08:00Negative XFuck you. I need you right now and you are being ambiguous and clandestine?No one understands. They try but there is no one that sees me. You can and you do but you are so caught up in whatever and whoever that I am out here alone.My heart has been, and always will be, a vulnerable thing. I'll take on that hurt until I find the one being that won't hurt me.Stop playing games with meHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1150351612245596232006-06-14T23:01:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.160-08:00HATEI hate you for saying sweet things to me, like that I am beautiful. I hate you for touching me tenderly and holding me while I slept.I hate you for saying you wanted that picture of me.I hate you for standing me up. AGAIN.I hate you for making me cry.I hate myself for being excited about our stupid date.I hate myself for working so hard and so fast to get off early for you.I hate myself for Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1150270708304657532006-06-14T00:30:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:55.041-08:00Moving OnI've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demonsFinally content with a past I regretI've found you find strength in your moments of weaknessFor once I'm at peace with myselfI've been burdened with blameTrapped in the past for too longI'm moving on.I've lived in this place and I know all the facesEach one is different but they're always the sameThey mean me no harm but it's time Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1150159508897112542006-06-12T17:44:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.911-08:00FUCKFuck boys.Fuck friends.Fuck cold shoulders.Fuck liars, players, and haters.Fuck. My. Life.Just FUCK.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1149745087735453192006-06-07T22:29:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.764-08:00What A Day1. Got up at NINE AM. Ugh...considering I didn't go to sleep until five.2. Drove Eric to work since his car is still in impound.3. Discovered the gnarly bruise on my collarbone from grappling with John.4. Drive John home and leave to meet Ryan for breakfast.5. Get stuck in traffic. Traffic so bad it makes me a half hour late to breakfast.6. Have a lovely breakfast, have Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1149679042966654792006-06-07T04:15:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.645-08:00ShatteredMy roomie came home tonight so we went out to Church to celebrate.I am so drunk.Woot!Life is numb right now, which makes it beautiful.I could float here forever.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1149662979163675612006-06-06T23:41:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.507-08:00All Things British, Among Other ThingsI have decided that I am treating myself to a trip to London for my birthday in October.Of course to do this, I need money.So I went back to California Vapor and got a part time gig doing delivery and some sales. A daily rate and a smaller commission percentage but they are working around my restaurant schedule so it is all good.My Jonny is going to provide Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1149418363899281222006-06-04T03:45:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.379-08:00ContradictionI want your eyes to devour me whole, and hold promises of tomorrow and the day after next.I want your mouth to kiss me breathless and to whisper words of love and devotion in my ear.I want your fingers tangled in my hair and entwined with mine as we drift off to sleep.I want your arms to pull me against you and to wrap around me when I am sad.I want your shoulder to bite and muffle Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1149324260821888542006-06-03T01:25:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.273-08:00*yawn*Bored Bored Bored Bored Bored Bored!!!!My date tonight was too tired to come over, my Dream Guy from last night thought I had plans all this weekend (which I did...at least until Brady fell asleep!) so he went to Long Beach to visit his brother, and I turned down hanging out with Nate because, again, I thought I had plans.So here I sit, bored with beer in hand, too wired to go to sleep. Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1149296023477617062006-06-02T17:51:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.152-08:00I'm SprungI had the most amazing date last night... Dinner, dancing with a handsome, respectful, awesome guy named Myke. I have been on Cloud Nine all day.:)Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1148982830718798922006-05-30T02:46:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:54.006-08:00Memorial DayI spent this holiday today honoring the fighting heroes of our United States Marine Corps...By playing football and drinking beer with a whole lot of them at the beach! :)What a fun day... I am some very cool people (and one very cute one!) and we just hung out and played football and volleyball all day. A perfect day at the beach.Life has been pretty uneventful lately. Ever sinceHammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1148676730307104512006-05-26T13:50:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:53.747-08:00Biding My TimePatience is not my greatest virtue.I am aching.If waiting is what is required, I will wait.Impatiently.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1148640606930655772006-05-26T03:49:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:53.617-08:00WaitingNearly four AM and I am sitting once again waiting for the sun to come up.I have been so restless lately.What am I waiting for?Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936976.post-1148597699008145862006-05-25T15:49:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:30:53.482-08:00XI want to talk to you.Hammiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065034967631956423noreply@blogger.com1