Insane Random Ramblings

I thought it was hilarious when my Mom texted me a message. I didn’t even know she knew how to text. She laughed and said that she just followed the directions on her phone and it was easy. My aunt and uncle sent her a new flip phone that’s much more techno savvy than the one she had been using. I asked her if she would be using any more of the features available to her and she said no.

She reminds me of those parents in the Verizon commercial. I just think it’s funny that she’s texting. Who know what she’ll come up with next.

I wasn’t trying to take her food but she just kept giving me stuff. First she gave me 2 purses, one of which I really like. I could totally see me carrying this purse on a daily basis. The other purse is more of a tote for me to lug all of my stuff around in. She also gave me a brand new set of pots which I needed desperately since mine are ready for the garbage pile.

Then there was the food. She gave me rice, spaghetti, mac and cheese (yummy), 2 bottles of salad dressing and 3 or 4 bottles of marinade for meat. She also gave me some orange juice (which I drank before I left her house) and some Snapple teas (which I drank on the ride home). I’m really rooting for her to win a LCD HDTV from one of the casinos that she goes to. She already has one so I could get her to give me the extra one. Hey if she wins one, I’ll take the old one. I’m really not picky.

I love going home to visit. I always end up coming back with a ton of extra stuff.

I haven’t decided yet. My regular week of vacation is the week of my birthday and I’m planning on going home for a couple of days. I want to visit with my family that I don’t get to see that often. My moms birthday is a week and a half before my vacation so I may go home that weekend as well.

I’ll probably drive for the longer vacation since I’ll have a chance to relax after the trip. I’m not too sure about taking my phone though. I don’t think there are a lot of cell towers  for my provider on my route. I don’t want to get out in the middle of nowhere and not have a signal. I’ve had a accident in the past and I’m paranoid about that. I may borrow one of my friends’ phones.

I guess I had better make my decision pretty soon. I want to still be able to get a reasonable ticket for my short weekend. That’s if I have enough money to do both. I guess I should balance the old checkbook before I start making too many plans.

I was really glad to talk to my car cousin the other night. She’s doing really well and I’m extremely happy for her. This is her final year of school so she’s busy with the prom and her senior trip among other things. She also told me that she wants to come and visit me before she leaves for college. I need to start looking for travel deals once she gives me the exact dates that she wants to come visit. I told her that I don’t want her thingo plan anything for at least a week before she leaves for college. I want to make sure she has enough time to get all of her last minute things for school.

I can’t wait until she visits though. It’s gonna be a blast.

Hmm, this should be interesting. One of my cousins who is leaving for college wants me to mentor her. She will be the second person in the family to go to college but her major is pre-med so it’s much more stressful and expensive than my major.

I just hope she hasn’t already gotten a bunch of bogus advice.

I talked to my niece yesterday. We were on the phone for hours but she’s a typical teenager, she will talk for 5 minutes then space out for a few minutes. Rinse repeat ad-nauseum. It’s funny though because her father’s birthday was the other day and I was just thinking about her. It was good to hear her voice even though I can’t tell you what we really talked about.

I wish I wasn’t sick so I could have enjoyed the conversation even more. I hope I talk to her again soon. She’s growing up too darn fast!

I don’t have any days left at work. I was sick twice this year and missed 5 of my 6 days. Then I had to use my personal day to take care of some business for school. If I take the day after Christmas off, I won’t get paid for it. Not only that but I can’t afford the ticket home either. If I can’t go home, I surely can’t afford to go shopping for home theater seating. I can’t really afford anything this holiday season. I’m even short with my school budget so I really need to start bringing in some extra cash.

If I’m stuck here by myself, what in the world am I going to do all day to occupy my time?

I liked most of my uncles family members. Emphasis on most because I did not like all of them. There were 2 or 3 in particular that I didn’t care for at all. One person was walking around with her nose in the air like she was royalty. One of her other cousins quickly knocked her off of her high horse which was pretty funny.

I guess I don’t understand because I’m a very friendly person. I’ll talk to complete strangers so I’m not going to be snotty towards family even if I don’t like you. I can still be civil and cordial. I’m kinda glad I don’t see these people that often because they are definitely mood killers.

Luckily, I do get along with most of the family so it won’t be too hard to ignore a few people out of over 100.

 The reunion was nice for the most part. There were some things that I didn’t like and some that I did. I didn’t get any potato salad and there was no corn on the cob! Can you believe it?!?!? I did have some ribs and hot dogs and there were hamburgers but I didn’t get any. We were able to see what went right and what went wrong so that we know what to correct for next years reunion.

Things like more ice and soda. We also needed more side dishes and less snacks. Can you believe I’m saying less snacks!!!! I also think we should do some fund-raising so that more people pay their fair share.

I hope we have another one next year.

Well I’m flying to NJ and I’ll catch a ride with someone to the spot where the reunion is being held. I know my friend Geneva has a GPS in her car so I hope to get a ride with her. The reunion is in the boonies in a area where no one is familiar with. They chose that spot because it has a lake for the kids to go swimming. I just hope somebody tested out the water to make sure it’s a safe swimming area.

I really wanted to drive so I would have my car but I don’t mind flying either. Now I just need to figure out what I’m taking and I’ll be good to go.