did you want honesty?

i went to the doctor yesterday and had some blood work done and she put me on provera to ... regulate... some female stuff. when the blood work comes back, then we'll see what is wrong. it might be polycystic ovarian syndrome. let's hope not! to add to the suffering, this provera is making me dizzy and depressed and giving me headaches and a metallic taste in my mouth. its basically awesome, is what i'm saying.

Exactly What I Don't Want to Do

Exactly What I Don't Want to Do
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Woops!

I'm in such a funk today. It is one of those days when you realize that your life has run away without you actually getting to catch up to it.
Luckily, the new television came and it is great.

New Television from Gimme-Gimme Friday

Yesterday morning, Ryan and I participated in the black friday madness. My dad had given us the gift of purchasing an awesome television so Ryan had been tracking the prices of awesome televisions and we realized that if we didn't take advantage of a post-thanksgiving sale, we probably wouldn't be able to get the tv until after Christmas. We got up at 415am and went to Circuit City and got a 40" Sony Bravia for $1000 less than the original price and about $600 less than the sale price. Holy moly! It will be delivered MONDAY and my Dad (go Dad!) got us an early Christmas gift of this!

OH MY GOSH! SLACKER!

We were living with Ryan's parents last week so (even though I had internet access) I didn't update the blog. I guess it was because I actually interacted with people... and was busy! Anyway, we lived there because we were having wood floors installed in our house which took 2 days and then the fumes from the glue took a few days to dissipate. Then on Friday night, we went up to Olivebridge NY for the weekend with my family. We did some awesome hiking! It was great! Sunday night we started to reassemble our lives by putting back the furniture. Tomorrow, the carpet on the stairs and in the hallway is being installed and then all flooring is DONE! Yeah!

This week is my favorite holiday! Ryan's parents are hosting Thanksgiving again this year and including my mom, sis, Marty, and my grandparents (like last year)!

And that's it!

Goals And Stuff

In November 2004, two years ago, this was my goal. And now I'm a lawyer - I guess I'm done! Although I still want a classy suit.

Yesterday Today Tomorrow

Yesterday, I arranged with Lowes the removal / delivery / install time for the replacement washer. Even after all of this ridiculousness, the Lowes employees were very nice, professional, and accommodating. I also did some cleaning, went to the gym, and did some more finishing touches on the hallway which is painted what I call "hallway grey" but is actually granite grey whereas the living room is called "squirrel." Granite meets the squirrel in the corner above the door.

Anyway, today I'm waiting around for the plumber and the flooring delivery guys and I'm finishing up the painting in the guest bedroom which is painted "grass cloth" and I swear is the same color as a paint sample I picked up a few years ago called "avacado."

Tomorrow, we're finishing up the floor molding, pulling up the carpet in the bedroom, and going to my mom's house for Simon's surprise 5th birthday party! (He is her dog.)

It isn't all bad news!

Tomorrow's the plumber who is moving the drain for the washer and putting in a new hot water heater, Saturday morning the washer is being replaced, Sunday we're finishing ripping up the carpet and moving the furniture off the floors, and then we're off to Ryan's parents' house for a few days while the floors get put in.

We put in our deposit for the wedding and that's pretty exciting!!!!!!! We're going to have a happy fall wedding next October!

I can't believe what a bum I am. I am dressed in gym clothes but I'm watching Maury. I guess I should be at the gym watching this.

I Had a Drain...

Today, the plumber came to give his estimate on moving the drain over to the other side of the closet near the gas line. $500. So we bought more expensive appliances reasoning that it was worth the extra closet space we would gain only to have to pay $500 MORE in order to MOVE THE FREAKIN' DRAIN. Would I do it again? No. I would buy the side-by-side GE energy star washer / dryer and call it a day. We're also having our hot water heater replaced on Friday (about $800) so that we don't damage the $8000 floors that are being installed on Monday. This kind of thing makes me feel like smoking again -- although at this rate, I wouldn't be able to afford it anyway.

Our Washitty Washer / AKA "When You Have Lemon (Washer) What Should You Make?"

The install / delivery guys came back today. I waited between 10-2 and they got here at 2:30 only to tell me that the washer is not working. Hmph. I knew that already. But the guys couldn't take the lemon-washer back to Lowes with them because they didn't have paperwork that would authorize that. I had to call my "friend" Charlie at Lowes who said they don't have the washer in stock but it is coming in tomorrow or the next day and then the guys will come install a new one. In the meantime, I called a plumber to come give us an estimate for moving the drain under the washer to the other side of the closet closer to the gas line. Fun times!

In other un-washer related news, I bought a new cereal, Ezekiel 4:9, today that I LOVE! It is like Grape Nuts' super-powered more honest and thoughtful fraternal twin. Go twins! Also, my neighbor and I, when we went to the plumber, stopped off at a bakery in Princeton that was AWESOME. It is the Witherspoon Bread Co. and my neighbor treated me to an organic loaf of ciabatta with green olives!!!!!!! WOW!

Wash, You Freakin' Washer!

Yup, there is no water going into the washer. So, Lowes is sending my best friends, the install guys, back so they could do the job right this time. Update to follow. Waiting between 10-2 again. Good thing I don't have to go to work.

Lesson of the Day: Things are Never What You Expect Even When You Pay For It

Ryan and I purchased a brand new washer and dryer two weeks ago. We had searched extensively for affordable energy star appliances and thought we found a set of GE appliances that met the criteria but when we got to the store we found out that they were mislabeled on the website. The GE set that was energy star was a few hundred dollars more expensive and just as ugly, if not more so. We looked further and found a stackable, energy star, front loading Frigidaire set. It was a little more expensive but the least expensive of all the front-loaders. We figured that if we stacked them, that would effectively buy us a half of a closet! Wow. Major storage space. So we bought it.

Unfortunately, we accidentally bought an electric dryer because our home inspection says that our existing dryer was electric. Not so. The night before it was supposed to be delivered, we pulled the dryer away from the wall and saw that it was a gas dryer. Great. So we called Lowes at 6 am an hour before the scheduled delivery and cancelled the delivery. I went to the store and "returned" the electric dryer and exchanged it for the gas dryer which was more expensive and also there was an install fee. I paid up and then rescheduled the delivery.

The delivery-men were supposed to come between 10-2. They showed up at 4. With only the washer. I had to reschedule.

Today, the delivery-men came to deliver both the washer and dryer. They discovered there was a hole in the floor under where the dryer was. They couldn't put both units where the washer had been because the gas line didn't reach but couldn't put them both where the dryer was because the drain was on the other side. So we bought STACKABLE washer / dryer just to have them side-by-side. And to boot -- we can't open the tray where the laundry detergent is supposed to be poured because we have bi-folding doors and the detergent drawer doesn't clear the doors.