Bills, Bills, Bills

Not the song by Destiny's Child...

I'm referring to those pesky statements that NEVER get lost in the mail & ALWAYS arrive on time. I DREAM of being debt free.

I tell ya, sometimes I wish I could have lived at home forever with no debt.

But, I guess that's a part of growing up.

I am so anal about paying everything on time.

But what I dislike is when the statement says, "if you pay the minimum payment it will take you 20 years and cost you $10k. But if you pay 3 times this, it will only take you 3 years and will cost you $2k." I really want to pay the triple amount but between saving for Hawaii  & Vegas we can't.

Priorities...I know! Don't judge!

Tonight I paid one card completely off and this week I will pay another completely off. 

And next month will be our last payment on hubby's truck! 

WAHOOO! 3 steps closer to being debt free!

What tips or things have you all done to become debt free (or working to be debt free)?

Bebe

I got my new camera in & Bebe has been my model this week...

A few outdoor shots first!

Bebe laughing at my jokes.

Bebe's pretty smile :)

Some indoor shots.

Bebe wasn't in the mood to smile anymore apparently.

She looks like she wants to say, "Take the damn picture already!" lol

 Profile shot

Her guilty look.

No more pictures!!

And then a random shot of my neighbor!

 

Hello Gorgeous!

I've missed yall! I haven't read any blogs in a few weeks again so I'll be catching up today.

I haven't had anything to really blog about. I have to start blogging for myself instead of for an audience because it hinders me from writing every day. 

Anyways, as you know we went to see Kevin Hart a few weeks ago and he was hilarious!

It was definitely a great show.

Afterwards a huge group of us went to TGIF for dinner & drinks.

Hubby & I getting ready to head out to see Kevin Hart. 

(hubby says I always pose like a power ranger: hand on hip LOL!)

Of course I had to get my hair & make up done.

I love this dress I found on sale at Macy's for $25!

I also finally broke down & upgraded my camera. My new Canon Mark II should be arriving today! I can't wait to try it out at a wedding this weekend!

And this week is our employee appreciation week!

Our company is really good with the gifts and giveaways.

This year we all (5000+ employees) got a watch.

I also won free passes to a play & ice skating.

We also had a family event day last weekend & this weekend.

And this Friday we all go to our local civic center for a huge celebration!

Chocolate Banana Parfait

The other day I made chocolate banana parfaits...recipe from Dworianyn Love Nest!

It was SOOOO good...but...

The greedy side of me put this in one large glass versus smaller glasses as seen on her blog.

And it was waaaay too much for one person.

Hubby & I had to share, LOL!

Other than that it was great and very easy to make.

You must check out her recipes section of the blog!

Lots of amazing recipes!

 

You Gone Learn Today!

I am too excited about this weekend!

We are going to see Kevin Hart!

Have you watched his comedy? He is hilarious!

I mean TEARS hilarious!

So I've already got my appointments made to get my nails, eyebrows, hair, & make up done.

That's how we roll down here lol!

Working From Home

I FINALLY got officially hooked up to start working from home on Friday. Although it took all day so on Friday I only worked for 2 hours. But today was my first full day, and I LOVE IT!

I still don't care for the job itself, but working from home makes things much easier to deal with.

It was great to be able to out to the living room and take Bebe outside on my breaks and have lunch with the hubby today since he's off on Mondays

Here's what my desk looks like now:

 

Crowded!

I have to move my personal keyboard over while working, and vice versa when I get off.

  But, I'll make it work! No complaints here! :)

I've Fallen & I Can't Get up!

Sorry again for the lack of blogging!

This past weekend was crazy.

Saturday we celebrated the hubby's grandmother's 81st birthday.

More on that in another post.

Sunday...I slipped while stepping out of the shower and landed on my head.

OUCH!

We had just mopped the floor and moved the bath mat so I literally

did a split coming out of the shower & then somehow managed to land on my head 

& my whole right side of my body.

I screamed for hubby & he said he thought I was just yelling for some TP so he didn't rush! lol.

When he saw me sprawled out on the floor he went in to doctor mode.

Luckily there was no blood.

Just a LOT of pain.  

My first thought was of Natasha Richardson dying in the skiing accident.

Then my second thought went to breast cancer because of how hard I landed on my right side.

And the reason I thought of cancer was because I read somewhere about how it is thought that cancer is caused by traumatic injuries. 

So now I am super paranoid.

I went to an an urgent care center & I passed several neurological tests (I felt like I was doing the macarena to be completely honest. 

The doctor (who looked like he was 25 years old)was just giving me this odd smirk the entire time. He kept saying he didn't think I needed an xray and that I would be ok. He kept asking, "Sooo...do you want some pain meds or something?" I felt like he thought I was an addict! So even though I did want some pain meds, I said no. I just bought some OTC 500mg Bayer which did the trick.  

I was VERY annoyed.

Also...while in the waiting room there was a young couple arguing. Apparently while the boyfriend was being seen by the doctor, it started raining. The girlfriend didn't notice and he was mad because he left his sunroof open. He started fussing at her in the waiting area. He was dropping F-bombs left & right.  There was an old lady in the room who got upset & said "EXCUSE ME!" And the guy turned around and said "You can excuse yourself." And she said "You need to take that language outside." And he said, "You better learn your place before I put you in your place." And the girlfriend calmed the guy down & the nurse called the old lady in to be seen.

Even as the lady went to the back, the couple continued to argue until they finally called him for his prescription & they left.  When I went to be seen, the lady came out & talked to my hubby before she left. She said she just couldn't take the arguing and the way he was talking to her because she had been in an abusive relationship. She said she was scared that the guy was gonna hurt her. My hubby reassured her that if that guy had gotten up he would have intervened. 

Hubby says he thought he was on "What would you do?" LOL!

Thankfully I am feeling better. 

Still sore in certain places, but no scratches or bruises.