Crazy

House hunting is tiring and a little insane. Luckily we had the BEST Realtor to show us around, Joanie Bunker.

If you’re in the market for a house in Las Vegas she is your woman. She knows all the right questions to ask and really explains everything. She totally listened to what we wanted and helped point things out that were pluses and minuses in each home.

We took good notes and hunted all day last Saturday and I’m pretty sure we’ve found our place. I’m crossing our fingers we’ll get the lot and model we want. Hooray for house hunting!

P.S. None of these homes are the winner. It doesn’t exist yet.

Best Week Ever

I’m not talking about that show on VH1 that’s funny for about five minutes and then gets old. I’m talking about my life!

I’ve been a little mopey as of late. We’ve been struggling financially these days like so many people across the country. Things were looking pretty bleak and it was starting to catch up with me. I decided I needed to have more faith that things would work out.

And they have, more than I could imagine. Guess what, they’re still getting better.

First, I got a neon sign from the place at which I was temping. I’m hoping Sir Luke ca get the S working and we can have a sweet lit up S for our decor! Nothing like free stuff to get you feeling good!

Next, I got hired after an interview that lasted 20 minutes and consisted of my employer explaining what my job would be and asking if I had any questions. They called to tell me I had the job an hour and a half later. It was a joyous occasion.

Then, Sir Luke‘s parents came to town! They took us to Costco so we could eat later. Then they took us to dinner so we could eat now. I now have a new favorite place for BBQ in Vegas (you should click on the link, really). So when you come visit we will pretend we’re in Texas and go there and gorge on brisket, cornbread, and BLUE BELL! It’s the best ice cream on earth. Don’t let anyone tell you different

See, Sir Luke’s mom knows. We sent this picture to all of her children.

THEN, we got to go see Mystere! You can now be very jealous Meow Meow. It was amazing. It was the first Cirque show Sir Luke saw and he thought it was swell. I felt like I was ten again. Loved it.

After that, we got to go to a great steak restaurant where I filled my gullet with filet mignon and Pellegrino. Oh my tasty.

Finally, the really unbelievable thing that went down like this:

On my way to the Apple store again, thinking: Good grief, can’t this thing function already?

Creepy security guard stares me down and quasi follows me to the back of the store and watches over my shoulder as I check my email. I check in and wait 30 minutes after my appointment was supposed to start to see a Genius. Boo. I was annoyed and cranky. After being asked if I wanted to sit down four times I finally sit and see my Genius who I piggishly thought was incapable of helping me, as she was female…yeah…um…I’m that lame.

I tell her my story: “I’ve had the DVD drive replaced twice and come back once already to try and figure out what the weird whirring sound is going on inside. Sounds like it’s trying to eject something but there’s nothing in there.”

“Are you sure there’s nothing in there?” she says as she pokes a crochet hook looking thing into the drive. Great, now this dumb girl is going to break it even more, I think. She does some things and keeps leaning down to listen to the drive. After ten minutes of this she says, “Do you mind if I take this in the back?”

Sure, why the heck not.

She’s gone for about 20 minutes or so. That security guard is super creepy. He looks a little like a guy I used to work with, but he’s way creepier. My back is unhappy because there isn’t any back on those stools, not so genius. I sorta want to play the Sponge Bob game on the kid computers. Wouldn’t it be amazing if they just gave me a new one? You can only get ten iPhones in your lifetime? What if I dropped four in the ocean and six down an elevator shaft, what then? That security guard is seriously wigging me out. Oh heavens here she comes. Don’t get your hopes up.

“So, you’ve had a lot of work done on this computer recently.”

Here it comes, she thinks I’m doing this on purpose. I’m foiling my computer. It’s all a rouse. Great. I’m going to have to listen to this thing whir and wig out the rest of its days!

“So, we’re just going to give you a new one.”

I start to turn red, mouth agape. “Are you serious?”

“Yes,” she says again. Another Genius walks up, one of the three that asked me to sit.

“You’re kidding,” I manage to spit out. “Is she serious?” I ask the second Genius.

“They do that sometimes.”

The first Genius girl goes to the back to write up some paperwork. I am fully red in the face and having a slightly difficult time to breathe. A third Genius walks up, “They’re giving you a new one? For free? How did you do it?”

“I don’t know,” I mumble with glossy eyes. It’s unreal. As in, not of this world. Who does this happen to?

Super Genius Girl, as I have dubbed her, comes back to confirm I’m ok with leaving my old computer. Um, heck yes Super Genius Girl, you’re giving me a FREE computer! Several more official looking Genius people came by to sign and approve and dot the i’s. I was convinced one of them would look up me, shake his balding head and say, “Sorry, there’s been a mistake. We’ll have to give you back this thing that makes noises.”

But no one did.

As I left with a big cheesy wedding-day grin on my face the second Genius guy shouted, “And now you’ll go home and wake up from this dream.”

Needless to say, I’m feeling REALLY blessed right now. I’m loving life. Things are a lot better when you have a steady paycheck. Keep praying for those that are out of work. It’s crazy out there!

This is me three years ago. I was pretty excited.

This is me today. I’m still pretty excited!

Whew, that was long. I hope it wasn’t too boring. I’m not going to lie, if I was you, I wouldn’t have read it.

Friday!

Now that I’m working an 8-4 again I’m looking forward to the weekend again. I really like the new job. I’m an administrative assistant and I work with fantastic people.

We have a work dog, named Mickey, who likes to sit next to me all day and pass gas and then leave… Stinky.

My boss has a fish tank with two giant puffer fish that I have never seen puff up. I get to feed them when he doesn’t do it first.

As for the Animal Game contest. Only three of you entered.

Are you seeing now why I extended it? If not there wouldn’t be much choosing for Sir Luke! So here are the finalists…err, contestants that are by default the only finalists.

In the order I received them.

Capree‘s Narsheeguin

Steven‘s Shnarguin

&

Adrienne‘s Ferdydurke

If you would still like to play you have until midnight tonight to send me your interpretation of the: Narwhal, Penguin, Sheep. (That means you Becca Shim)

Anyway, Sir Luke will pick the winner and you will get your choice of imagery! Good luck!