Filthy

Its the last day of inventory before a 4 day weekend/holiday.
And I'm filthy....literally:

And figuratively:
No cracks about me being on my knees a lot... ;)

HAHA!

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New Favorite Actor

Well, Christmas has come and gone.
Lets just say driving back on Christmas day for inventory at 6:00 a.m. the morning of the 26th makes for a lovely vacation.

But LOW AND BEHOLD...I get to work at 6 and they aren't ready for us!

I'm goofing off until they are.
Don't tell anyone.
Hey, I could have slept in another 2 HOURS!

I have a new favorite actor.
Tom Hardy.
He's on fire lately.
He's been in so much over the past 2 years!
But I find myself drawn to him.

He's a little edgy, and a little rough looking, but all hunky man!
He's also a very good, classically trained actor.

I first saw him in a Withering Heights remake, and really liked his rendition of Heathcliff.
I saw him again in Inception, and was like, "Hey, its that guy!"
Then I started seeing him in starring roles, and really started to like him as an actor, and my crush started.

He was amazing, as a PTSD soldier that fights UFC in Warrior. This is a Man's man movie, but I liked it as well.

Then again as BANE in the final Batman movie, the Dark Knight Rises.

But my favorite role of his is Forrest in the movie Lawless.

He plays a moonshiner, and his character is rough and tumble, but also has this soft side. He's brillant as an actor in it. His character Forrest makes this endearing little growl sound with his voice when he's thinking/speechless/uncomfortable. Not to mention the friction you feel between him and the female character in the film played by Jessica Chastain, whom I also love. They have chemistry to say the least.

Anyway, I'm smitten.

And I haven't even gotten to see him yet play Mad Max in the remake! This hasn't even started shooting, but I'm chomping at the bit for more Tom Hardy.

They just released this teaser photo.

He makes me weak in the knees.
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Before I sleep...

I seem to be forgetting something, because my body will not let me rest.
I'm to that point they say is 'over exhausted' when you are so so tired, but can't sleep. I haven't had a decent night's sleep since Sunday. I slept Saturday night from 8:45p.m.-8:00a.m. Now I can't seem to sleep since.
I like to think I have this little clipboard inside with a checklist...
Before I sleep I must check off all the items for the day.
Wake up- Check
Take a shower- Check
Go to work- Check
Meet Jen for Lunch- Check
Drop Ripley off at Groomers- Check
Work some more- Check
Pick Ripley up- Check
Make Dinner- Check
Clean up- Check

Huh, must me done now...can I sleep?...nope...there must be something I forgot to check off...

Oh yeah! Prepare for the end of the world tomorrow....
What to pick out to wear when its 1250° outside?....

I doubt I'll be sleeping too well tonight either.
Haha, it actually is really crazy outside today; Windy, and ominous looking.
Robert Frost poems always make me feel better. They are calming.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

-Robert Frost

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That awkward moment...

When you are standing on the stoop to your apartment at 9:30p.m., in the rain, and realize you don't have your key, husband is in Tulsa, don't feel good, have to pee, and you have to be at work at 6 a.m. on Saturday for inventory.

On the First Day of Christmas...

I decided to do the 12 Days of Christmas this year in regards to gift giving. Who doesn't like getting a present everyday up until Christmas?

I hate to say it but its a desperate attempt to make Christmas seem as special as when I was a little kid with Santa, Christmas cookies, candlelit services, and big family gatherings.

My family is spread all over the U.S. this year. My sister is in California, my parents in Colorado. I'm living in a little apartment while the house is being built, so there isn't really room for a big fancy tree. I just have this little tree on our kitchen table set up.

The angel just happens to be Jen's little boy. :) Her Christmas cards were amazingly cute, I just had to display the little guy.

I love giving gifts. Like love love love.
So really giving 12 presents to Joe instead of the 1 big one we usually do is more for me than him, but hopefully he has fun too.
I wrote a little message on our Bathroom mirror in dry erase marker so he'll see it right when he wakes up this morning, day 1.

"On the first day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me...
Open #1 to see!"

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Angel Tree Failure

I feel like the Grinch lately.
Haven't felt very well in a long time.
Last week I was out sick one day from work with a fever. Haven't really felt 100% since then.
Saturday Jen and I go out for the first time since the baby came.
Her mom watched him for a couple of hours while we ate at Texas Road House and saw the final Twilight movie since it became a tradition for us since the first one came out. I started noticing a muffling in my ear around the time we were eating, then slowly my right ear became totally blocked.
By the time the movie was over it had started to throb and I knew it was an ear infection.
Let me tell you, I haven't had one since I was a little girl, but no wonder kids freak out when they get one...IT HURTS!
By the time I get to the urgent care after Jen dropped me off, I'm having a hard time filling out my paperwork it hurts so bad.
I get back in the exam room, and you know its bad when the PA says, "Wow, that must hurt, looks pretty bad. Let me give you a steriod shot before you leave."
She gives me antibiotics and a script for Lortab-THANK GOD- and I head straight to Walmart to fill it.
Throbbing away this whole time. Hard to drive. There is this little side street behind Walmart, a short-cut by a small neighborhood, and I notice some breaks lights from cars up ahead. A little dog is darting across the road. I debate picking it up, but I'm in too much pain to think about it much, just want this Lortab quickly.
Thankfully Walmart Pharmacy isn't busy, and I'm out of there in 15 minutes. But on my way home I see another dog, not sure if its the same one, but looks suspiciously like a schnauzer, like my Ripley, and I'm really wanting to pull over, but this ear thing is all I can think about and I drive on...
I get home, take all my meds and go to sleep worrying about the dog.
I wake up about 3:30 a.m. and realize that I have to turn in my Angel Tree gift today to the church. A little 7 year old girl wanted Jewelry. I had a hard enough time the day we picked it up from church, shopping for jewelry for a 7 year old, not knowing if her ears are peirced, what she would think was lame, or not, etc. I settled on an inital necklace, since I knew her name, and a little bracelet with a cross on it. But at 3:30 in the morning I realize I haven't wrapped it, and don't have anything to wrap it with. I wait until a reasonable hour to go back to Walmart to get wrapping paper and a box, and I see the poor little dog on the side of the road. Dead.
I feel like I failed. I could have changed the outcome.
I'm a horrible angel tree giver.
Last minute wrapper, and neglectful dog lover...
It still upsets me. Will for a while. At least I'm kind of in a Lortab haze.
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Hazardous Jeans

So I have this new pair of skinny jeans. They have these little rhinestones on the back pockets. When I saw then I thought, "Oh cute, bling for my butt." I guess the idea being similar to those skimpy little shorts that have words like 'juicy' or 'pink' on them; they attract the eye and perhaps make you think about that part of their body more than a plain pair of short or jeans would inspire?

(FYI, that is not my rear-end, way too skinny...)

Well let me tell you...these dang things are DANGEROUS! Perhaps I'm just lazy and drag-ass everywhere I go, but I dont know how many times I've nearly ripped a hole in something I was sitting on. Those little jewel-thingys are sharp! They catch on everything my voluptuous butt comes in contact with. Maybe if my back-end was as skinny as the model's in the picture I wouldn't be having these issues, but hey, I always thought my A$$ was one of my best features, I just wanted it to be all sparkly and decorated for the holidays. Why doesn't it get to partake in the fun?
Tinsel doesn't try to shank you if you touch it. Can I turn off the security system on these?

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Old woman winter

I happen to be wearing knee socks, sweat pants, t-shirt, hoodie, and a scarf. Am I mountain climbing in winter? No I just happen to be under the covers, shivering my ass off. I've been running a fever and can't seem to get warm. Which anyone who knows me, knows I'm usually the girl in shorts, with the fan full blast on me and the covers kicked off. Boy, not today though! I called in, and I'm going to lay here all pathetic and try to get better from whatever this is I've got.

Letters to Santa

Babies & Birthdays

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday.
The Holiday was full of Babies and Birthdays.
I went to Creede, Colorado to see my family. My parents retired up there and live in a cabin in the small town.

My sister flew in from California with my 8 month old nephew, Jeremiah. They named him after the mountain man Jeremiah Johnson, a movie with Robert Redford. So I have the little soundtrack song on my IPhone I like to play for him when I see him.
Here he is:


Jen and her new little family are doing great. They had some 1 week old pictures taken to make into Christmas cards:

I had a birthday yesterday.
I'm starting to really dislike birthdays.
I've never really been fond of growing a year older, even as a little girl, but now as I get ever closer to the big 3-0 I get antsy about where I am in life. I had a depressing evening last night. It was a long day at work, very busy after being gone for a week, and I had a headache & my stomach hurt. I decided instead of the big night out in Tulsa I had originally planned, I stayed in town and Joe took me to Chilis, then we went home and vegged out.
The less I acknowledge the passing birthday means it doesn't really happen right?
Well, a few women at work also have birthdays over the past week, so all of us are celebrating a combined birthday at the Casino this Friday.
I'll acknowledge I'm 28 only with a few shots in me, and my girlfriends cheering me on.

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Surprise - You're in Labor!

So much for my baby countdown on the right -->

Baby Jackson made an early appearance on Tuesday night.
Jen woke up that morning and decided to take it easy and not come into work.
Something didn't seem quite right, so she leisurely went into the doc that morning, just to be sure.
Low and behold they send her to the hospital, she is in labor.

She let me be in the room during the actual birth,
I have to say it was a genuinely surreal experience, an extreme privilege, and an honor to have been included in such a wonderous event.

To my best friend:
May God be with you and bless you;
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

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Getaway

Today has been hard.

Keep thinking about getting away to Creede in a week.

Getting back to Nature.
Putting everything into perspective.
;)


Saw Skyfall yesterday. 'M' from the movie quoted a Tennyson poem, thought I would leave you with that.

Ulysses:
"Though much is taken, much abides;
and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are...
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

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No Shave November

So our work is doing a NO SHAVE NOVEMBER contest. The men are all competing for the best facial hair. They can have sponsers and receive donations which will, in turn, go to the Cancer Foundation and our RAE Family Fund for needy families.

I was sick a lot of the weekend with a head cold, and Saturday night Joe went out with friends while I watched a 'Duck Dynasty' marathon. This show is about the Robertson family, a down-to-earth redneck family that became extremely wealthy from their creation of a duck call, the "Duck Commander".

I have to say this is quickly becoming one of my favorite shows.

Not only because I'm strangely attracted to the facial hair, but also because they are hilariously redneck. Like endearingly so.

They just seem to be having a blast all of the time. Just sitting around and joking with each other, doing whatever they want. I guess that freedom comes with millions of dollars, but really they just enjoy life, value family, and love the outdoors.

If you haven't caught it you should really set your DVR for the A&E channel and record a few episodes. You won't be disappointed.

*fyi, if this post doesn't make any sense, just know the Dayquil is flowing*
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Jen's Baby Shower Pics

Its not October anymore, so once again, I had to put the Audrey background to bed.
Thought I would welcome in the Fall with a new background, and some pictures from the baby shower I hosted for Jen.

A superhero's work is never done...

So the PJ party Friday was a hit.
Hipster Batgirl/ Drunk Mel definitely made an appearance...

Jen doesn't really like this pic, but I think we're cute, so hopefully she won't be too mad at me for posting it.

Love the photo-bomb of Kevin in the background.

My identity was discovered...


As the night wore on the pictures got even sillier.
More pouty faces, wrestling, etc.
But I figured I'd just post some tame ones.
A superhero's work is never done though...
Saturday I didn't have much time to recover.
I woke up around 8:30, cleaned the company lakehouse up, showered and met Jen for a pregnancy class the hospital put on in Claremore, we went and saw a movie, then headed to downtown for 'Joe Mamma's Pizza', watched a little roller derby on the streets, and then saw the Dracula Ballet at the PAC.
Sunday I just went to church and napped all day.
Batgirl can nap on Sundays.
Give her a break.

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Halloween Party

So, I host an annual Halloween Party at our Company's Lake House out on Lake Hudson every year, well, 3 years now. I'm looking forward to it. Quite a few people are coming, and we sit around in PJs, play drinking games, have horror movies playing in the background, and eat.

Should be a fun time.

Jen is our Designated Sober person since being prego. She relates back to me the next day and corrects what I invisioned happened the night before, to the actual events.

I love Halloween.
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Ponderings from Bed

I'm laying here in bed winding down from the day, thinking about social graces. Joe gets on to me because I'm awkward with stuff like that... Forgetting a phone sign-off/goodbye and just hanging up. Hey, the convo's over, this isn't a walkie talkie, I don't need to say "over and out." But Joe says it makes you sound angry or something, like I've hung up abruptly to make a statement instead of slamming down the phone which is obsolete since we don't usually have receivers anymore.
Or my habit of saying "no problem" or "sure" when someone says "thanks." What does " your welcome" even mean? You're able? You can experience my niceties again soon? Well I'm just saying this old dog will probably not learn any new tricks anytime soon.

So, if I hang up on you, just know I was done.

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Dracula Ballet???

So, I got an email from the Tulsa PAC about their Dracula Ballet this morning and I'm like 'Huh?'

I was suddenly reminded of the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in which Jason Segel writes a Dracula Musical which he performs with Puppets at the end of the movie....

Its pretty hilarious, and so I think, "Dracula Ballet? Oh Hell yeah!" Afterall, every little girl wants to be a ballerina, and one of my favorite classical literature books of all time is Dracula. Haha, 'Me like Dracula, me like ballet.' Thank God I talked Jen into going with me or I'd be sitting in the Mezzanine all by myself like a dork.

I wonder if she'll still go if I dress up like a vampire....


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One of those days...

I'm having one of those days...

Lord help me the wine is getting opened tonight.

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Baby Shower Madness

With only 8 weeks to go, Baby John is swiftly reaching his arrival date. It can't come soon enough for this momma...I'm so done with pregnancy! Especially after bedrest and a few complications from preterm labor and contractions. One thing keeping me excited is the upcoming baby shower Mel is throwing us next Wednesday. Her enthusiasm and attention to detail for the shower and time she's spent preparing every little thing for it has really meant a lot to me personally. With my family and childhood friends not around, sometimes I've felt alone and rather independent, without a huge circle of friends like I've been accustomed to growing up. I've had to learn to be ok with spending holidays without my family and support system. Not to throw a pity party, I've come to terms with living in a different state and the losses that come with that. But there are several huge gains...mainly a great husband and wonderful marriage and a wonderful friend who has unselfishly taken time out of her day to plan something like this for me. And that means a whole, whole lot. Love you!
*J*

When the Husband's away, the monsters will play

Little girl speak:
Monsters tried to eat me last night.
It was a close call.
Ripley, my dog, growled and scared them away though.

Reality:
My husband is out of town. I was sleeping soundly until Ripley started growling when she heard a nondescript noise, and suddenly it felt like I was 6 yrs old again and monsters were trying to get me.

But when you are an adult woman the monsters are burglers instead of green goblins.
I actually panicked and froze on the bed for several minutes deciding whether or not to attempt to get out of bed and turn on the light. (The Ostrich Effect- thinking they can't get you unless they can see you.) I did the whole jump directly from the bed move to switch on the light. But the only thing waiting for me was Ripley, the little turkey, looking at me from the doorway with the head tilt like I've gone crazy. *sigh*

I used to sleep better alone!
Damn 7 years of marriage!

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Spooky setting

I decorated for Halloween today, which was difficult because all our decor is in storage. But I had a lantern, a black blanket ;) and some cheesecloth around the house. Add a 4 dollar set of pumpkins from Walmart today and I'm pretty set.
Need to put in a scary movie!
Love October.
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You are the Fall

Some people are like the Spring,
Bursting with vitality of what the world will bring.
But not you, you are the Fall,
The quiet cooling, the evening’s call.
The rustling leaves, the sunset’s final ray.
The calm after the storm is your way.



I love this time of year.
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They're BACK.....

We haven't posted in a while....

So not only are we back, but its October, so Zombie Audrey is back also.

I love this time of year. The highs are in the 70s and the lows are in the 40s, and my favorite holiday is just around the corner.
No, not Christmas, HALLOWEEN.


I love that every movie channel plays scary movies all month, the theaters are full of them too. American Horror Story starts again, one of the few TV series' I like, and DEXTER is on Showtime. I'm in Heaven.*sigh*


This month should be fun.
I'm hosting a Halloween party at our Company lakehouse the weekend before Halloween, and I'm also hosting Jen's baby shower on the 17th.


Yes, Jen has a person growing in her!

(not just a foot, but a whole baby...I just really like the photo of the tootsies)


Its time to dust off my Halloween mix CD.
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Gummy Massacre = Good Day

Jen was having a bad day. Not anymore.:

From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:19 AM
To: Mel
Subject: tell it, celine
Attachment: Treat her like a lady

This corny song makes my bad mood better.


From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:20 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Still in a bad mood?


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:20 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Oh man it has been the worst morning I can remember in a long while.


From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:22 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

:( Why?


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:23 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Lot of things are unclear, not good communication between project managers, drafters, and bill of materials.
But it’s all good, I need to remember it’s just a job.



From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:39 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Yeah. But that’s hard sometimes.
That communication stuff happens all the time.


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:40 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Yeah, you’re right.


From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:15 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Smile:
I

You.


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:15 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Aw, that’s about the sweetest thing you ever sent me :)


From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:16 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

I was going to send you this:


But I didn’t know if it would make you laugh, or sad.
They are just so cute…


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:17 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

I am the red bear, torn into pieces, and you are the green bear, trying to fix me?
Making me tear up now..


From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:19 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

I think the green bear is actually eating the red bear.
Haha
It’s a bear massacre.
A gummy cannibal.


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:19 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Oh, well if anyone was to eat me, I’d be ok if you had to.


From: Mel
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:21 AM
To: Jen
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

Good deal.
I’m humane though. I always eat their little heads off first.
So it’s over quickly and there is no pain.


From: Jen
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:24 AM
To: Mel
Subject: RE: tell it, celine

That’s good to know. Because that’s how I would prefer to go. Maybe knock me unconscious first as well if you could.

Valentines Day is coming up

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Hell Yes

Girls Night!
Jen, J-Ray, Grayson, and I are headed to this concert at the BOK in June.
Presale was today, and we managed to score 4 floor tickets.
I'm excited.

Beware Tulsa. All of us in the same location at once is pretty dangerous.