Monday Monday....

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a great Monday!

I had a really nice weekend. Friday night I went out with Shari & Katie to celebrate Shari's birthday! We went to Bullshead Tavern for dinner (delicious and they have my favorite wine) and then went to Gardella's to meet Lauren and her new boy toy then off to McFaddens for some dancing! It was a GREAT combination of good conversation and drinks and dancing:) I don't get to do this all that often so I had a great time! It was nice to be the one coming in after 1am for once!

Saturday we went to the mall and did a little shopping-we bought Olivia pink Converse shoes and they are so so adorable! I want to eat her up everytime she wears them! Saturday night we rented a couple movies and had some quality family time.

Sunday we went and got our halloween costumes! I'm a Greek Goddess and John is a Greek God...Olivia is an adorable little ladybug I cannot wait to post pictures of her on Halloween! :) 2 years ago she was a chicken, last year she was a pumpkin so I think this year will top them all!! 

I don't know about anyone else but I'm starting to get really excited for the holidays!! Thanksgiving is the best--wonderful food and we usually go to both sides of the family which is always a great time. Christmas will be great this year because it's our first year in our own place so the tree we decorate will be OURS and everything under the tree will come from hard work and dedication to our family:) I cannot wait! Christmas also means a lot this year as it will be our first Christmas as husband and wife! I am so blessed.

I hope everyone else had a great weekend! I'm off to watch my Monday night tv shows with John while Livi plays ski ball on my IPhone. No joke--she plays the games. She's 2...just to remind everyone! I love my daughter to pieces. The end!

Danielle

Excited

Ok so as I posted recently, I have really been struggling with stuff at work. But the last couple days I have been doing WAY better. I have become more at peace with the things I was told and still have confidence in myself.  I realized that I don't want to change who I am for my job, but I can always work on being BETTER!! Last night I was able to spend some quality time with John and Olivia again so that always helps a ton! 

So I CHOPPED my hair today! HA! I originally planned on donating 10 inches to "Locks of Love" however I chickened out and only got 8 inches off instead. I felt bad because I really wanted to put it toward the amazing cause but I just couldn't cut off almost a foot! ahh! I took a picture of all of the hair on the floor...it was crazy. I was freaked out! I think I like it though?? It's not super super short but it's short! I haven't had any feedback because I haven't seen anyone yet...so we will see what everyone says. I am more confident knowing that I made a change and it's nice to have something different!

Halloween is coming up and I need to start looking for a costume! I haven't bought one for Livi yet either...so there's some work to do. I'll have to do that this weekend and pray that there are still options left since it will be sort of last minute? 

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Danielle

Rough Time

Hi Everyone.

I am going through a tough time right now. I received some hard news at work this week and I'm having a really hard time shaking it. I had a good follow up conversation on Thursday regarding it, however, I'm pretty depressed about it and need all of the prayers that I can get. I'm usually pretty tough and good about getting through tough times. And this one wouldn't normally seem to be at the top of my list! But it has affected me in more ways then it should and I really just wish I could sit and talk for hours about how much it hurts and how my heart is aching. I work so hard and feel that I get nothing in return. I thought things were getting better, however, I'm back feeling down. I have been really really happy for about the last year so it's weird and uncomfortable to be this sad over something again.

If you would like to send me positive thoughts in the next few days, it would be GREATLY appreciated. I need John so much tonight and unfortunately, he is at a concert that he has had tickets to for a while. We got offered free Dane Cook tickets last night but couldn't go. I was supposed to go to out for my good friend's birthday tonight but couldn't go because we don't have a sitter and John is out. I could have really used some time out, for my sanity.

Pray Pray Pray! I need healing.

Love,

Danielle

Monday

So today was kind of all over the place. It actually went by pretty quickly though! John is sick for day #3 so he went home from work today and is missing class tonight. Poor guy-cold and flu symptoms. He only gets sick about once a year-I think it's from the change in the weather.

My mom and sisters are coming Wednesday and leaving Sunday-I'm so excited! It will be nice to have them around and I know Olivia will be soooo excited when they get here. We have been telling her about it, but not sure if she knows what "they are coming in 2 days" means or not. ha! Wednesday night they are going to take Olivia to spend the night in the hotel with them. She will LOVE that. 

Liv and I just made those cut out pumpkin sugar cookies-she loves them. I planned on waiting until my mom got here so she could make them with her, but that didn't end up happening! Livi, mommy and daddy all love the cookies:)

I am hoping to find out in the next day or two when my second interview will be for the promotion at work! I'm getting some assistance from a friend along with family so I'm hoping their tips will help! I have homework tonight so I gotta fit that in or I might get yelled at tomorrow!!! ;) I better get to it. Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Danielle

IPHONE!

Guess what? I bought an IPhone last night!!! ahh! I am totally not a "cool cell phone buying" type of girl. Ha! I've always had just a cheap cell phone that gets the job done. So I am pretty much freaking out over my new toy! It will take me a long time to learn how everything works...but it's an exciting new experience:) Who knew a CELL PHONE would bring me such joy? hehe. Hope everyone has a great Saturday!

Love,

Danielle

Pretty Good Day

A couple of great things happened today. The first is that I got a second interview for the promotion I applied for at work. Now don't get me wrong, all 7 people got a second interview, but it's still encouraging to know that I'm still in the running! The second part to this story is that my boss sent me an email saying that I have made big improvements to my interviewing skills:) This made me VERY VERY happy to hear. I know to some people that might sound like something small, but to me it meant a lot. Especially coming from her!

The other thing that made me feel really good today was when I went to pick up Olivia from daycare. Debbie (daycare provider) is constantly telling me how much she loves our daughter. Always tells me that she has a sweet disposition, smart and just a great overall child. Today she said all these things, and then began to tell me why I am a great mom. She told me that when I walk in to pick her up that Olivia's eyes just light up and she gets SO excited which proves how much she enjoys being around me. She said that Liv talks about both me and John a lot during the day. This has got to be one of the best (if not the best) compliments I've ever received. It's fabulous to be told you look beautiful or to be told that you are really good at something...but to be told I'm a great mom? The feeling is sensational. I can't even describe it! 

On a side note: I have been sick and throwing up over the last couple of days and feeling really awful kind of on and off. I realized today why! I missed my birth control for 3 days due to not getting to the pharmacy in time (stupid-never do this) and so because of this, when I just got back on my birth control Wednesday night it messed me all up. It's good to know it's not the flu or some disease or something! Phew. 

John, Liv and I are going to run errands tonight. We are buying new curtains for our living room and a new phone for meeeeee! YAY! I currently have a razor and have had it for 3 years and hate it. I'm SO SO SO excited to be catching up with the times:)  Overall good day. So excited to sleep in tomorrow also--especially knowing I'm falling asleep in a CLEAN apartment. My husband is the greatest, I know I mention it all the time but he is seriously the best.

Love Always,

Danielle Elizabeth Sheeran 

Hump Day

My day today went well overall. Olivia woke up on her own this morning which was a great start to the morning. Waking her up is something similar to waking a teenager. She moans and groans and pulls the blanket over her head. It's usually about a 10-15 minute battle of me walking back and fourth in and out of the room. I turn on the light, turn off her fan, and eventually tear her covers off. I should videotape it sometime, I guarantee you would be entertained.

So my boss, Stephanie, is my favorite person today. She was great and helped me out big time today and I can't thank her enough! Stephanie-thank you. I feel much more prepared for tomorrow because of you. Whether I do a great job or not, at least I feel more comfortable then I would have!! I did have a couple of emails when I got back to my desk asking if I was in trouble...haha. Ooooooooh call centers:)

Has anyone tried the turkey bacon ranch sandwich from Arby's? It's delicious. I get it without bacon and I thought it was healthy but Crystal informed me that it is far from it. Dang. It tasted so good too! (of course I will still eat it on occasion) It is also $5 and something cents just for the sandwich, so it's probably good I don't get it often! yikes!

I went to Target to buy a cute shirt tonight. This does not happen very often these days due to us saving for a house so I always get really excited when I get new clothes. My one luxury is getting my nails done. I promised John that pedicures would go bye bye once it got cold...is it cold yet? Maybe I could get ONE more in. ;) 

We are going to the Bob tomorrow night for dinner with friends. I am excited! However, one of the guys that was supposed to come is being extremely rude so he knows that if he shows up, he will get a piece of my mind! He sent me a message today and the first part of the message was "OMFG" ok so first of all, not a good way to start a message with a girl let alone me. Second--I am not a pushover and will not be spending time with people that are rude and disrespectful. Just a little insight to how I work:) Life is too short to surround yourself with people that are anything less then uplifting! Granted everyone has their flaws, however, you should never have to put up with people in your life that are constantly trying to bring you down. Sometimes it cannot be controlled like with an in-law or a boss or something...but you know what I mean. I have a lot of people in my life that are very good to me and for that, I'm extremely thankful. If you are reading this, you may be one of them!

Have a spectacular night everyone! Gary Unmarried and Criminal Minds are on the agenda for tonight!

peace and love.