Dear Diary Saturday...

Okay, okay, it has been awhile since I blogged, but I have been a bit busy!!!

Tuesday was the official "Lorene has just turned 33" and Toni and Shane made work memorable. I came into my desk being decorated and the most horrendous poster hanging over my desk....a horrible picture Shane had taken some time ago, which NOBODY believed was actually me. Yes, it is the picture on Toni's blog.....bad hair and much heavier version of me!!! However, everyone enjoyed the fun of it, including me. Toni made me a wonderful cheesecake, we had a great lunch, more food, and I finally came home. Tammy, Barb, my folks, and Dylan came over and we had MORE cake from my parents, I got three pairs of pajamas, a robe, two movies, and Dylan bought me one of my statues, which I unfortunately already had and so he took it away.

Wednesday was just a crazy day at work with the phones and projects and people leaving early.

Thursday was another crazy day at work, MORE people leaving early.

Friday, I worked only a half a day, came home and took a nap, then got ready for my birthday barbecue at Dylan's. It was possible one of the most fun days I have ever had!!! The weather was completely out of control! We had all just sat down to eat when the wind started taking out some of the food, blowing papers every where, and the lightening became a little too close for comfort, so we ran for the house! I could NOT believe that everything was moved indoors, by the help of everyone, within 10 minutes! Oh, and the gifts!! Shane and Chet did a whole gift giving centered around my day planner.....which I don't have a day planner, but I do now. Gift certficiates, very cool "woman" tools, and neat things for the barbecue, and things to help me slumber better. Gifts certficates and cards from Toni and Rob, a wonderful cheesecake from Aunt Bernice, more cool barbecue stuff from Dylan's folks, a very cute card and gift certificate from Jeffy, and two VERY BEAUTIFUL statues from Dylan, neither that I already have! I don't think I have ever felt more loved or had more fun in one evening. After eating everything in sight, we all just sat around the kitchen table laughing at every story we had to share and planning up coming outingsl....which to say I am excited for does not even begin to explain. Oh, and CONGRATS again to Shane and Chet for qualifying, and soon to own, a HOME! There are not two other men in my life that I think are more deserving of having this opportunity and I am just so very excited for them! Thanks again to everyone for everything last night!!!

Today has not been good. I was actually awaken from slumber with a migraine, ended up having to take heavy duty drugs and crashing for most of the morning. I then managed to do some shopping and a little cleaning, but now I am starting to feel the effects of the migraine again so I am just giving up for today and am going to rest and try and do stuff tomorrow.