so about 2 or 3 weeks ago, talked to my travel agent, they were able to rebook our honeymoon about $100 less than when we originally booked...
had to apply to get a passport and since they are so backed up had to expedite the service... racking up to $120 EXTRA for the both of us.
it's just ironic. save a little here... spend more there!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
celebrate life
a little bit of background before i "celebrate:"
1st, daylight savings happened this past sunday and has been a joy with the days getting longer and the sun shining brighter and warmer. spring is here!
2nd, my great aunt and uncle both just recently suffered major and minor strokes (on the same day!) respectively... my great aunt did pass, with the funeral to be held tomorrow.
3rd, today is the ides of march... always a reminder that today is my friend alicia's birthday... i then realized that i had many more friends and family with march birthdays.
so onto the celebration...
spring is a time of growth and renewal. i have lost someone i do care about, but i want to celebrate the memories i did have... unfortunately most from when i was little and not many as i grew older. i want to celebrate the many lives of those dear to me that are still alive. life is fragile and can be taken away from us at any moment... young or old. in my great aunt's case, she had led a full and fruitful life. i can only hope that i last that long and am that blessed when my time to go comes along. i want to cherish the people in my life that i am blessed to know and have a part of my life.
so... happy birthday (belated, ontime, and early) to:
kate michele... happy belated 25th, you're now a quarter century like me! hehe
alicia... also happy 25th today! miss you lots and hope you have a great day!
andy... happy early 26th. hope all is well with you.
my cousins elizabeth, ann, glenn, and brian... happy early birthdays!
my aunts mary k and jen happy belated birthdays
my cousin's wife heather happy early birthday
my friend angie... happy belated
a few friends from work, happy belated desmond and jason
if i missed anyone, i apologize, those were all i had written down... you are always welcome to update me!
and the final reason to celebrate this month... st patrick's day. i am part irish so i shall not disappoint my fore fathers... guinness and jameson all day long!
so celebrate life, live it to it's fullest. you never know when it will be taken away. let those around you know you love them and try not to take them for granted. happy march everyone!
1st, daylight savings happened this past sunday and has been a joy with the days getting longer and the sun shining brighter and warmer. spring is here!
2nd, my great aunt and uncle both just recently suffered major and minor strokes (on the same day!) respectively... my great aunt did pass, with the funeral to be held tomorrow.
3rd, today is the ides of march... always a reminder that today is my friend alicia's birthday... i then realized that i had many more friends and family with march birthdays.
so onto the celebration...
spring is a time of growth and renewal. i have lost someone i do care about, but i want to celebrate the memories i did have... unfortunately most from when i was little and not many as i grew older. i want to celebrate the many lives of those dear to me that are still alive. life is fragile and can be taken away from us at any moment... young or old. in my great aunt's case, she had led a full and fruitful life. i can only hope that i last that long and am that blessed when my time to go comes along. i want to cherish the people in my life that i am blessed to know and have a part of my life.
so... happy birthday (belated, ontime, and early) to:
kate michele... happy belated 25th, you're now a quarter century like me! hehe
alicia... also happy 25th today! miss you lots and hope you have a great day!
andy... happy early 26th. hope all is well with you.
my cousins elizabeth, ann, glenn, and brian... happy early birthdays!
my aunts mary k and jen happy belated birthdays
my cousin's wife heather happy early birthday
my friend angie... happy belated
a few friends from work, happy belated desmond and jason
if i missed anyone, i apologize, those were all i had written down... you are always welcome to update me!
and the final reason to celebrate this month... st patrick's day. i am part irish so i shall not disappoint my fore fathers... guinness and jameson all day long!
so celebrate life, live it to it's fullest. you never know when it will be taken away. let those around you know you love them and try not to take them for granted. happy march everyone!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
blessings in disguise...
ok, so i'm a very firm believer in "everything happens for a reason." i believe it more and more everyday. here is an example of it from last night at work...
so i go to take out someone's food and try to take it to the wrong table, i go back to the kitchen to get a check for my own table and to double check where the food is really supposed to go. one of the bussers was on his way out of the kitchen with a couple extra chairs and i had my tray. he let me go ahead of him. i carried my tray out, set it down so that i could drop off the check to my table while on the way to the table that the food belonged to. i set the check down and i hear a big crash. the busser couldn't see the tray i had set down and had run right into it. a little frazzled he asked what he could do, i told him to just clean up the mess while i got the food refired in the kitchen.
i let our manager know and he goes to the table to apologize and schmooze the table for the mishap. it actually ended up working out in our favor... see the guest had asked for no mushrooms in his dish and from what i understand the dish had the mushrooms in it and the kitchen had just picked them out b/c of the set up for that particular dish (NOT something we normally do, i promise!). while at the table, ralph found out the guest was rather allergic to mushrooms and it could have been very bad if we had sent out that first dish.
crazy and so cool! blessings in disguise... i love them! if you have any good ones, feel free to share!
so i go to take out someone's food and try to take it to the wrong table, i go back to the kitchen to get a check for my own table and to double check where the food is really supposed to go. one of the bussers was on his way out of the kitchen with a couple extra chairs and i had my tray. he let me go ahead of him. i carried my tray out, set it down so that i could drop off the check to my table while on the way to the table that the food belonged to. i set the check down and i hear a big crash. the busser couldn't see the tray i had set down and had run right into it. a little frazzled he asked what he could do, i told him to just clean up the mess while i got the food refired in the kitchen.
i let our manager know and he goes to the table to apologize and schmooze the table for the mishap. it actually ended up working out in our favor... see the guest had asked for no mushrooms in his dish and from what i understand the dish had the mushrooms in it and the kitchen had just picked them out b/c of the set up for that particular dish (NOT something we normally do, i promise!). while at the table, ralph found out the guest was rather allergic to mushrooms and it could have been very bad if we had sent out that first dish.
crazy and so cool! blessings in disguise... i love them! if you have any good ones, feel free to share!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
busy
wow i just realized it's been a month since my last post! where does the time go?!
well, to sum things up...
been working six days a week between 2 outbacks and doing outback charity events. in my little bit of spare time i've been trying to plan a wedding and clean up around this pig sty we call a house.
the wedding is coming up faster than i can prepare for it! everyone told me i was starting so early, and i did... now i seem to have fallen behind somehow! all i can look forward to is that beautiful day that will fly by faster than the last year and a half engagement and that wonderfully exciting honeymoon that i am sure will end up feeling to short once it's all over. zak and i are extremely excited for all of that, but there is still so much to do to prep for it! i feel a little overwhelmed, but not entirely stressed (yet... hehe).
last weekend zak, ken and i all went to orlando to see a concert at the hard rock at universal. they do classic rock album tributes and they were doing U2's the joshua tree. we met up with a couple that we'd met from the actual U2 concerts back in november 2005. i drank 5 guinness that night from when we got there, through the concert and at the little irish pub afterwards! i was a champ and the boys were impressed! while at the little irish pub, i looked around their gift shop and found a shirt that had my name written all over it... ok, it had my favorite liquor's name all over it... jameson! everyone (including myself) insisted that i had to have it, so i got it! it is SO me and now i have something green to wear for st. pat's day this year!
my parents were in orlando this week for a little vacation and to listen to a time share presentation. they were pushed and pressured and insulted (i'm not even going to get into that one), but afterwards zak and i took them golfing. my dad has never golfed (besides mini golf) in his life and did VERY well (kicked my butt). the course, however was EXTREMELY challenging and probably not the best choice for a first and second timer (mom has golfed once before). we all had fun, but called it quits after only 9 holes. after about 4 hours, we were exhausted and starving and had lost enough golf balls to call it a day! we then went out to dinner at a chop house (a new experience for myself and zak). incredible food and presentation. very neat experience. the visit was over too quick, but i'll get to see them again in just a couple months for the wedding! yay!
hmmm... other news...
the good news... yay, my friend from work found out back in november (i think) that her dad had terminal colon cancer. after just a few chemo treatments the cancerous tumor has receded exponentially and they are hoping/praying for a removal surgery in june or july! holy cow! praise God for this wonderful miracle!
the bad news... so we found out last week that the city is buying up our entire block and will be tearing everthing down and building townhome condos. what sucks even more is that we have no idea when this will happen could be 2 days, could be 2 years! no one here seems to know what's going on so we're all nervous about our homes and businesses here (o'houston's included!). now on top of everything else that's going on, we have to be prepared to move out at anytime between now and the end of our lease in september. i pray that nothing will happen before the wedding. that i think would be cause for me to be checked into the mental ward at the hospital! hehe.
well, enough random thoughts for one day. i apologize again for my lapse in posts, but as you can see we've been pretty busy! i apologize again now if i fall behind again in the next couple months. there is just so much to do.
well, to sum things up...
been working six days a week between 2 outbacks and doing outback charity events. in my little bit of spare time i've been trying to plan a wedding and clean up around this pig sty we call a house.
the wedding is coming up faster than i can prepare for it! everyone told me i was starting so early, and i did... now i seem to have fallen behind somehow! all i can look forward to is that beautiful day that will fly by faster than the last year and a half engagement and that wonderfully exciting honeymoon that i am sure will end up feeling to short once it's all over. zak and i are extremely excited for all of that, but there is still so much to do to prep for it! i feel a little overwhelmed, but not entirely stressed (yet... hehe).
last weekend zak, ken and i all went to orlando to see a concert at the hard rock at universal. they do classic rock album tributes and they were doing U2's the joshua tree. we met up with a couple that we'd met from the actual U2 concerts back in november 2005. i drank 5 guinness that night from when we got there, through the concert and at the little irish pub afterwards! i was a champ and the boys were impressed! while at the little irish pub, i looked around their gift shop and found a shirt that had my name written all over it... ok, it had my favorite liquor's name all over it... jameson! everyone (including myself) insisted that i had to have it, so i got it! it is SO me and now i have something green to wear for st. pat's day this year!
my parents were in orlando this week for a little vacation and to listen to a time share presentation. they were pushed and pressured and insulted (i'm not even going to get into that one), but afterwards zak and i took them golfing. my dad has never golfed (besides mini golf) in his life and did VERY well (kicked my butt). the course, however was EXTREMELY challenging and probably not the best choice for a first and second timer (mom has golfed once before). we all had fun, but called it quits after only 9 holes. after about 4 hours, we were exhausted and starving and had lost enough golf balls to call it a day! we then went out to dinner at a chop house (a new experience for myself and zak). incredible food and presentation. very neat experience. the visit was over too quick, but i'll get to see them again in just a couple months for the wedding! yay!
hmmm... other news...
the good news... yay, my friend from work found out back in november (i think) that her dad had terminal colon cancer. after just a few chemo treatments the cancerous tumor has receded exponentially and they are hoping/praying for a removal surgery in june or july! holy cow! praise God for this wonderful miracle!
the bad news... so we found out last week that the city is buying up our entire block and will be tearing everthing down and building townhome condos. what sucks even more is that we have no idea when this will happen could be 2 days, could be 2 years! no one here seems to know what's going on so we're all nervous about our homes and businesses here (o'houston's included!). now on top of everything else that's going on, we have to be prepared to move out at anytime between now and the end of our lease in september. i pray that nothing will happen before the wedding. that i think would be cause for me to be checked into the mental ward at the hospital! hehe.
well, enough random thoughts for one day. i apologize again for my lapse in posts, but as you can see we've been pretty busy! i apologize again now if i fall behind again in the next couple months. there is just so much to do.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
God bless our soldiers
now, i may not agree with the war, or having our soldiers being sent off, but i do thank God every day for those brave souls that will do anything that their country asks of them without hesitation. Sometimes it's easy to forget that those men and women there fighting are our sons/daughters, brothers/sisters, cousins, friends, fathers/mothers and husbands/wives.
I have only personally known about a dozen people that have been in the armed forces, and only about 4 that have actually been sent to war. but to each of them (and every other soldier i meet), i hold them in the highest regards!
To our soldiers: Thank you all for the freedoms you have provided and protected by fighting for your country. Thank you for standing up for those of us that are too weak or scared to do so ourselves. Thank you for sacrificing your lives if need be so that we can live. All branches of military... all men and women... all races and religions... all ages; thank you for what you have done and may God bless you, be with you and protect you, as you do for us!
I have only personally known about a dozen people that have been in the armed forces, and only about 4 that have actually been sent to war. but to each of them (and every other soldier i meet), i hold them in the highest regards!
To our soldiers: Thank you all for the freedoms you have provided and protected by fighting for your country. Thank you for standing up for those of us that are too weak or scared to do so ourselves. Thank you for sacrificing your lives if need be so that we can live. All branches of military... all men and women... all races and religions... all ages; thank you for what you have done and may God bless you, be with you and protect you, as you do for us!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
America's Most Reliable Network?
To Whom It May Concern:
You boast about being “America’s most reliable network.” So one would think consistency, good customer service, and product knowledge by your employees would be part of that. My fiancé and I have been with Verizon Wireless for 6 and 4 years respectively, and up until recently have been happy with that decision. My fiancé has recently started shopping around for a new phone and after going to three different Verizon stores is now ready to drop his services with your company. He was given three different answers about the same phone and services that go along with it. Quotes about pricing, features, and phone availability were different at each location. Also, when he expressed his interest to leave and go with another service provider, no one seemed to care, they almost seemed eager to let him go.
The word reliable is defined as “that may be relied on; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc,” and after our latest experiences we feel that you have become very unreliable. I bring this up so that you can better train your employees. After all being a SERVICE provider, is about taking care of your customers. If your employees can’t take care of their customers then your customers won’t take care of you.
Sincerely,
Sara
You boast about being “America’s most reliable network.” So one would think consistency, good customer service, and product knowledge by your employees would be part of that. My fiancé and I have been with Verizon Wireless for 6 and 4 years respectively, and up until recently have been happy with that decision. My fiancé has recently started shopping around for a new phone and after going to three different Verizon stores is now ready to drop his services with your company. He was given three different answers about the same phone and services that go along with it. Quotes about pricing, features, and phone availability were different at each location. Also, when he expressed his interest to leave and go with another service provider, no one seemed to care, they almost seemed eager to let him go.
The word reliable is defined as “that may be relied on; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc,” and after our latest experiences we feel that you have become very unreliable. I bring this up so that you can better train your employees. After all being a SERVICE provider, is about taking care of your customers. If your employees can’t take care of their customers then your customers won’t take care of you.
Sincerely,
Sara
Service Industry
ok, i work and live in the service industry. my particular company has certain commitments and standards to guests, employees and all those involved with our operation. a few things that i think we do well and that i think should be standard in the service industry are as follows:
hospitality... giving for the sake of giving and making people feel welcome and comfortable
courage... doing what's right (in the customers eyes especially!) and admitting when things go wrong
quality... providing consistant service and products
those are just a few of the things that i live and breath everyday whether at home or at work. i also find that i come to expect it from others. however, this does not always happen. the following are real life happenings that were NEGATIVE customer service experiences:
so a few weeks back zak and i ordered pizza. when delivered i accepted the box and when i opened it, it was the wrong size. so i called and let them know about this. i was too hungry to wait for a new one that night and the person i talked to stating that he was very sorry for the inconvenience and offered me a $15 credit (which more than covered the cost of my pizza) so that i could get another pizza and add some breadsticks or a little something extra too. i was more than happy as all i wanted was the credit for my pizza. now fastforward to yesterday. i go to order another pizza from the same location for lunch and their system is down when i call in so they can't look up my info at the time of the order, but could "hopefully help me when i come in to pick up the order." ok... no biggie, i understand their method of documentation is unaccessable. it happens. i go to pick up the order and this woman comes out and doesn't say anything other than "just to let you know, i pulled up your ticket from your last order and all you ordered was a $10 pizza. there is NO WAY one of our managers would issue a credit for more than what the problem was for!" now excuse me, but the last time i checked i never INSISTED that someone DID. i told them what i was told and would have been happy to pay for the extras i got had she just said so nicely. but instead she gave me attitude and essentially told me i was wrong.
a little background for the next post... zak is in the market for a new phone. he is up for his upgrade next month. he wants a pocket pc phone so that he can use it for work. he went to 3 different verizon stores and they all told him different things. he came home very upset and he wanted to write hate mail to them... i reworded the obsenities for him and put it into an informative letter (the next post)...
hospitality... giving for the sake of giving and making people feel welcome and comfortable
courage... doing what's right (in the customers eyes especially!) and admitting when things go wrong
quality... providing consistant service and products
those are just a few of the things that i live and breath everyday whether at home or at work. i also find that i come to expect it from others. however, this does not always happen. the following are real life happenings that were NEGATIVE customer service experiences:
so a few weeks back zak and i ordered pizza. when delivered i accepted the box and when i opened it, it was the wrong size. so i called and let them know about this. i was too hungry to wait for a new one that night and the person i talked to stating that he was very sorry for the inconvenience and offered me a $15 credit (which more than covered the cost of my pizza) so that i could get another pizza and add some breadsticks or a little something extra too. i was more than happy as all i wanted was the credit for my pizza. now fastforward to yesterday. i go to order another pizza from the same location for lunch and their system is down when i call in so they can't look up my info at the time of the order, but could "hopefully help me when i come in to pick up the order." ok... no biggie, i understand their method of documentation is unaccessable. it happens. i go to pick up the order and this woman comes out and doesn't say anything other than "just to let you know, i pulled up your ticket from your last order and all you ordered was a $10 pizza. there is NO WAY one of our managers would issue a credit for more than what the problem was for!" now excuse me, but the last time i checked i never INSISTED that someone DID. i told them what i was told and would have been happy to pay for the extras i got had she just said so nicely. but instead she gave me attitude and essentially told me i was wrong.
a little background for the next post... zak is in the market for a new phone. he is up for his upgrade next month. he wants a pocket pc phone so that he can use it for work. he went to 3 different verizon stores and they all told him different things. he came home very upset and he wanted to write hate mail to them... i reworded the obsenities for him and put it into an informative letter (the next post)...
Saturday, January 13, 2007
lazy
so today was my day off... how i pulled off gettting a saturday off, i don't know. well, it was supposed to be a lazy day, but i ended up cleaning the living room, doing a load of laundry, doing dishes and even went jogging and lifting! so much for the lazy day!
anywho... my maid of honor, amy, and i decided we were gonna exercise today (we BOTH had the day off... i KNOW... it's crazy that this happened, but anywho...). so we went to the park and went running. now, this is more my area of expertise. i ran cross country and track in high school and was always a bit of an endurance person. amy is not so good with the endurance, but does have strength! we also went to the gym and lifted. i have a feeling i'm going to hate her tomorrow for pushing me so hard at the gym. when i got up from the last machine and we started to walk towards another room, my legs already felt like jello! but hey, i pushed her at the park, so she pushed back at the gym!
well, i hope to finish this day and get some relaxation in... veg out watch some tv or movies, take a nice hot shower (relax those tired muscles). but there is talk about going out dancing tonight and that's hard for me to resist.
moral of the story is... when i say i'm gonna have a lazy day, that's hardly ever the case! i've always gotta do SOMETHING productive! why can't i just be lazy?!
anywho... my maid of honor, amy, and i decided we were gonna exercise today (we BOTH had the day off... i KNOW... it's crazy that this happened, but anywho...). so we went to the park and went running. now, this is more my area of expertise. i ran cross country and track in high school and was always a bit of an endurance person. amy is not so good with the endurance, but does have strength! we also went to the gym and lifted. i have a feeling i'm going to hate her tomorrow for pushing me so hard at the gym. when i got up from the last machine and we started to walk towards another room, my legs already felt like jello! but hey, i pushed her at the park, so she pushed back at the gym!
well, i hope to finish this day and get some relaxation in... veg out watch some tv or movies, take a nice hot shower (relax those tired muscles). but there is talk about going out dancing tonight and that's hard for me to resist.
moral of the story is... when i say i'm gonna have a lazy day, that's hardly ever the case! i've always gotta do SOMETHING productive! why can't i just be lazy?!
Friday, January 12, 2007
wedding worries
ok, i know i normally say no worries, but i'm down to 4 months to finish planning and paying for my wedding! so now, i'm starting to worry. really i have about 3 months to book and pay for everything b/c pretty much everyone wants their money about a month before the big day. while i have accomplished a lot, there is still so much to do! i have a florist to choose and book (which i think i have it figured out and will make a decision this next week), a dj to select and book, a menu to fine tune, a guest list to compile, invitations to word, print, address and send out, passports to attain, wedding bands to select and purchase... WHEW! i shouldn't have started to think about it so much! the fact that i work so much doesn't help either. i never have any free time to get anything done.
(DEEP BREATH)
now, i know that i'm the only one that will ever know every mondane detail and whether they came through or not, but i still stress over them. i need to keep focused and calm. deep breaths. make a plan and JUST DO IT! alrighty... typing about it isn't helping me get things done, so off i go to try and set up some appointments via email! i've gotta get this stuff done!
if you all could just keep telling me to breath and that it will all work out that'd be helpful. as would keeping tabs on my progress... if i have to report to someone, i'm more likely to get things done.
(DEEP BREATH)
now, i know that i'm the only one that will ever know every mondane detail and whether they came through or not, but i still stress over them. i need to keep focused and calm. deep breaths. make a plan and JUST DO IT! alrighty... typing about it isn't helping me get things done, so off i go to try and set up some appointments via email! i've gotta get this stuff done!
if you all could just keep telling me to breath and that it will all work out that'd be helpful. as would keeping tabs on my progress... if i have to report to someone, i'm more likely to get things done.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
lots of randomness
ok... there's been a lot going on lately and not enough time to get on here and cover it. so here goes...
first of all, merry christmas! tonight was the first christmas eve in about 3 years i didn't have to close at work... zak, ken and i celebrated our christmas this evening b/c tomorrow i leave for ohio and zak will have to work anyways (yes, poor ken gets left behind with the day off!). it was magical to me. we all bustled around the house getting things all prepped and ready and made ourselves dinner and exchanged gifts. to me the greatest gift was the the feeling i had once all the food had been made and we were all about to sit down to enjoy it together. call me old-fashioned, but that was really the coolest. christmas has always been about coming together with those you love, but i had never really had to do it for myself. my family normally does a traditional "no meat" slovak dinner with sour mushroom soup and pieroges. well, zak's idea of christmas celebration is steak.... so we compromised and cooked steaks on the grill and i made the soup and pieroges. ken of course ate chicken and french fries.
second, i apologize to those that i haven't really been responding to lately. i have been very sick the last few days and last night i had my worst night! i went home from work early for the first time ever and then passed out on the couch. i slept for about 12-13 hours with a minor interruption from zak with some soup and cold/flu medicine. i also apologize to miss kate michele as i will not be visiting your new home while i'm in town unless it's by drive by... i will NOT compromise the health of those little ones! you've got enough health issues to deal with with them. also, i will call you with the details from the previous post.
third, a few days ago i received our first wedding gifts! my cousin and his wife from new york sent us a few things from our registry! how exciting was that!?! it's kind of starting to set in... especially how close we're getting!
fourth, we found out penn state was going to the outback bowl and of course we had to buy tickets... well, now i have to work and can't get out of it. so, if there is anyone that would like to use my ticket and hang out with a couple guys that are penn state fans, please let me know... the cost to do so would be $65 for the ticket and whatever you need for travel, etc! hehe. although with the guys you'd be going with i might have to GIVE the ticket away and PAY for travel expenses... hehe. j/k.
fifth, did i mention i'd been sick and am going to be traveling tomorrow?! i need to finish my laundry, get packed and get some sleep!
so... merry christmas to all and to all a good night.
first of all, merry christmas! tonight was the first christmas eve in about 3 years i didn't have to close at work... zak, ken and i celebrated our christmas this evening b/c tomorrow i leave for ohio and zak will have to work anyways (yes, poor ken gets left behind with the day off!). it was magical to me. we all bustled around the house getting things all prepped and ready and made ourselves dinner and exchanged gifts. to me the greatest gift was the the feeling i had once all the food had been made and we were all about to sit down to enjoy it together. call me old-fashioned, but that was really the coolest. christmas has always been about coming together with those you love, but i had never really had to do it for myself. my family normally does a traditional "no meat" slovak dinner with sour mushroom soup and pieroges. well, zak's idea of christmas celebration is steak.... so we compromised and cooked steaks on the grill and i made the soup and pieroges. ken of course ate chicken and french fries.
second, i apologize to those that i haven't really been responding to lately. i have been very sick the last few days and last night i had my worst night! i went home from work early for the first time ever and then passed out on the couch. i slept for about 12-13 hours with a minor interruption from zak with some soup and cold/flu medicine. i also apologize to miss kate michele as i will not be visiting your new home while i'm in town unless it's by drive by... i will NOT compromise the health of those little ones! you've got enough health issues to deal with with them. also, i will call you with the details from the previous post.
third, a few days ago i received our first wedding gifts! my cousin and his wife from new york sent us a few things from our registry! how exciting was that!?! it's kind of starting to set in... especially how close we're getting!
fourth, we found out penn state was going to the outback bowl and of course we had to buy tickets... well, now i have to work and can't get out of it. so, if there is anyone that would like to use my ticket and hang out with a couple guys that are penn state fans, please let me know... the cost to do so would be $65 for the ticket and whatever you need for travel, etc! hehe. although with the guys you'd be going with i might have to GIVE the ticket away and PAY for travel expenses... hehe. j/k.
fifth, did i mention i'd been sick and am going to be traveling tomorrow?! i need to finish my laundry, get packed and get some sleep!
so... merry christmas to all and to all a good night.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
such strong little words
who knew that such little words could invoke such emotion... "i'm sorry"
yes, those little words can stir such emotion. whether it's a friend comforting you in a time of distress, confusion, or hurt. an old flame letting you know that he hurt you. or a bank telling you they can't help you with your dream. recently 2 of the 3 of these happened to me.
an old boyfriend apologized for the hurt he caused me years ago. i have finally been able to let go of the anger and resentment i held towards him. he really has no idea how much that really meant to me. i really think that's all i've ever needed to TRULY move on and COMPLETELY let go. i cried.
and today i got news from the bank. zak and i had applied for a loan so that we could pay for our wedding. i was told after lots of tweaking and deliberation we were ultimately denied. i cried.
now, i know that i'll never be given a situation i can't handle and i know money is just money. but we really wanted something so nice and we were hoping that we'd be able to use the loan to just pay everything up front and slowly pay back over the next couple years. i know there are people worse off than me financially and others with much more important worries, but i really wanted my dream wedding. sorry if that sounds selfish.
so, with time and prayers i know it will all work out. it always does. i just never knew how much those little words could tear you apart or build you up.
yes, those little words can stir such emotion. whether it's a friend comforting you in a time of distress, confusion, or hurt. an old flame letting you know that he hurt you. or a bank telling you they can't help you with your dream. recently 2 of the 3 of these happened to me.
an old boyfriend apologized for the hurt he caused me years ago. i have finally been able to let go of the anger and resentment i held towards him. he really has no idea how much that really meant to me. i really think that's all i've ever needed to TRULY move on and COMPLETELY let go. i cried.
and today i got news from the bank. zak and i had applied for a loan so that we could pay for our wedding. i was told after lots of tweaking and deliberation we were ultimately denied. i cried.
now, i know that i'll never be given a situation i can't handle and i know money is just money. but we really wanted something so nice and we were hoping that we'd be able to use the loan to just pay everything up front and slowly pay back over the next couple years. i know there are people worse off than me financially and others with much more important worries, but i really wanted my dream wedding. sorry if that sounds selfish.
so, with time and prayers i know it will all work out. it always does. i just never knew how much those little words could tear you apart or build you up.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
blessed
i think for the most part i take life for granted. i forget how delicate and intricate it is, yet how simple it is at the same time. let me explain...
it's intricate because so many pieces and people are involved. even if very small. yes, that person you know at work but don't REALLY know has made some sort of an impact on your life, even if all they've ever done is said hello and how was your day? people you meet once at a gathering can touch you or teach you things you never thought you'd ever feel or learn.
it's delicate because it's risky! life can and everything about it can be taken away from you in an instant or over a period of a few months or years.
it's simple because what it comes down to is love. those around you are important. you do everything you can to make them happy and safe and they (hopefully) do the same for you.
i am truly blessed with friends and family that have touched me and played such key roles in shaping me into the woman i now am and will continue to grow into. i am blessed with a healthy life with minor bumps in the road. i have 2 friends right now dealing with such incredible obstacles in their lives and they handle it with such grace and strength. kate and kristal, my hat's off to you! you are both such incredibly strong women who don't deserve what you are being put through, but i know He has a plan for it all. i can only learn to take advantage of the days with the people that i love from you both. thank you for humbling me to realize these things. i pray that when i am faced with such incredible obstacles that i may have the strength and grace to proceed as you both have.
so to sum up... life is short and precious... soak it all in and enjoy what you have! we are all truly blessed!
it's intricate because so many pieces and people are involved. even if very small. yes, that person you know at work but don't REALLY know has made some sort of an impact on your life, even if all they've ever done is said hello and how was your day? people you meet once at a gathering can touch you or teach you things you never thought you'd ever feel or learn.
it's delicate because it's risky! life can and everything about it can be taken away from you in an instant or over a period of a few months or years.
it's simple because what it comes down to is love. those around you are important. you do everything you can to make them happy and safe and they (hopefully) do the same for you.
i am truly blessed with friends and family that have touched me and played such key roles in shaping me into the woman i now am and will continue to grow into. i am blessed with a healthy life with minor bumps in the road. i have 2 friends right now dealing with such incredible obstacles in their lives and they handle it with such grace and strength. kate and kristal, my hat's off to you! you are both such incredibly strong women who don't deserve what you are being put through, but i know He has a plan for it all. i can only learn to take advantage of the days with the people that i love from you both. thank you for humbling me to realize these things. i pray that when i am faced with such incredible obstacles that i may have the strength and grace to proceed as you both have.
so to sum up... life is short and precious... soak it all in and enjoy what you have! we are all truly blessed!
Friday, December 08, 2006
2 hour drive for a date
so last night the shuttle was supposed to launch. zak REALLY wanted to go see this b/c he had never seen a night launch before (neither have i) and they are really rare. in fact after this one finally launches they are saying that it may never happen again.
anywho... we left clearwater about 3:15 or so and arrived in titusville (just across the water from cape canaveral... they wouldn't let us any closer without passes of some sort) right about 5:30. the drive wasn't so bad, it was really the sitting around in the dark in the cold waiting to see if they were actually going to launch. i know you northerners are laughing now about my "in the cold" comment, but it was quite chilly with those winds right off the water! anywho... we waited and waited and waited... and about 5 minutes before the schuduled launch i guess they decided to scrub (cancel). so no pictures of the take off, no exciting view, no brightness in the sky... just time to turn around and leave.
traffic was crazy, so we decided to stop at one of the little plazas for a bite to eat and wait for the traffic to subside. we came across a place that was a little bar/bowling alley/little restaurant. it was a cute little place, really nice clean bowling alley i might add! those are often hard to come by. we decided to order some munchies and played a few games of pool. we had a good couple of games and had a lot of fun while listening to some pretty terrible kareoke! it really sounds like nothing, but to me it was a date. something we just don't do much anymore. i really kind of miss those days. don't get me wrong, i love just hanging out as much as he does, but to actually go out together and do something together, it's just rare anymore. and i soaked up every minute of it!
so thank you NASA for scheduling that launch on a day we both had off. despite the fact that we didn't get to see the launch and drove a total of 4 hours, i had a wonderful time!
anywho... we left clearwater about 3:15 or so and arrived in titusville (just across the water from cape canaveral... they wouldn't let us any closer without passes of some sort) right about 5:30. the drive wasn't so bad, it was really the sitting around in the dark in the cold waiting to see if they were actually going to launch. i know you northerners are laughing now about my "in the cold" comment, but it was quite chilly with those winds right off the water! anywho... we waited and waited and waited... and about 5 minutes before the schuduled launch i guess they decided to scrub (cancel). so no pictures of the take off, no exciting view, no brightness in the sky... just time to turn around and leave.
traffic was crazy, so we decided to stop at one of the little plazas for a bite to eat and wait for the traffic to subside. we came across a place that was a little bar/bowling alley/little restaurant. it was a cute little place, really nice clean bowling alley i might add! those are often hard to come by. we decided to order some munchies and played a few games of pool. we had a good couple of games and had a lot of fun while listening to some pretty terrible kareoke! it really sounds like nothing, but to me it was a date. something we just don't do much anymore. i really kind of miss those days. don't get me wrong, i love just hanging out as much as he does, but to actually go out together and do something together, it's just rare anymore. and i soaked up every minute of it!
so thank you NASA for scheduling that launch on a day we both had off. despite the fact that we didn't get to see the launch and drove a total of 4 hours, i had a wonderful time!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
It's contagious
no, i'm not referring to diseases... LAUGHTER! (moods in general are contagious, but that's another blog for another day) laughter is something that's actually GOOD to be contagious!
today (which hasn't been the most easy going of days) i went to the bank with my roomate ken. he finished quicker than me and said he'd go out to the car and wait. when i finally finished i walked outside to go to the car, but he started driving over to pick me up. so being the goofball that i am, i hiked up my pant leg to about knee level revealing a very white leg with some gray socks that went about half way up my calf. unknown to me, there was a guy behind me that saw me and he bent over laughing which in turn made my roomate ken laugh. then as i got into the car and sat down i was now facing this mystery man and he lifted his pant leg revealing arguile socks almost up to his knee and some fairly white flesh as well. which made both ken and i laugh hysterically.
so, the lesson of the day... in a world that's so serious, it's good to know there's still silliness. do silly things. it will make you feel better and who knows? it just might make someone else laugh and brighten a gloomy day!
today (which hasn't been the most easy going of days) i went to the bank with my roomate ken. he finished quicker than me and said he'd go out to the car and wait. when i finally finished i walked outside to go to the car, but he started driving over to pick me up. so being the goofball that i am, i hiked up my pant leg to about knee level revealing a very white leg with some gray socks that went about half way up my calf. unknown to me, there was a guy behind me that saw me and he bent over laughing which in turn made my roomate ken laugh. then as i got into the car and sat down i was now facing this mystery man and he lifted his pant leg revealing arguile socks almost up to his knee and some fairly white flesh as well. which made both ken and i laugh hysterically.
so, the lesson of the day... in a world that's so serious, it's good to know there's still silliness. do silly things. it will make you feel better and who knows? it just might make someone else laugh and brighten a gloomy day!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Tag
ok, so miss kate michele you put out this little thing for tag on your blog... 6 strange things about yourself.
So despite the fact that it would probably be easier to list 6 "normal" things about myself b/c i'm SO strange here's my 6 strange things about me.
1. rainy days are my favorite... as long as there's no thunder and lightning. i will splash in puddles and run in the rain!
2. i'm a very touchy feely person... i'm marrying someone who isn't!
3. i can't fall asleep without some next to me... and yes i HAVE to be touching them. if there isn't someone there, i need lots of pillows to curl up next to.
4. i'm probably the closest thing to a son my father ever had... i love the outdoors, i'm not afraid to get dirty and i'm not too into make-up and shoes and the like... i'm pretty simple.
5. i love food but i don't really like to cook too much... i'm pretty lazy in the kitchen. guess i just love to EAT food (though most wouldn't ever guess that!)!
6. i have an extreme fear of needles... i'm ok with blood, guts, dead bodies, all that, just NOT needles! sorry to the people who thought i should be a doctor/nurse, i'll never get past the needles!
wow... that was already 6. i could probably keep going for hours! hehe. oh well. those were the 1st 6 i could think of.
So despite the fact that it would probably be easier to list 6 "normal" things about myself b/c i'm SO strange here's my 6 strange things about me.
1. rainy days are my favorite... as long as there's no thunder and lightning. i will splash in puddles and run in the rain!
2. i'm a very touchy feely person... i'm marrying someone who isn't!
3. i can't fall asleep without some next to me... and yes i HAVE to be touching them. if there isn't someone there, i need lots of pillows to curl up next to.
4. i'm probably the closest thing to a son my father ever had... i love the outdoors, i'm not afraid to get dirty and i'm not too into make-up and shoes and the like... i'm pretty simple.
5. i love food but i don't really like to cook too much... i'm pretty lazy in the kitchen. guess i just love to EAT food (though most wouldn't ever guess that!)!
6. i have an extreme fear of needles... i'm ok with blood, guts, dead bodies, all that, just NOT needles! sorry to the people who thought i should be a doctor/nurse, i'll never get past the needles!
wow... that was already 6. i could probably keep going for hours! hehe. oh well. those were the 1st 6 i could think of.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
it's been awhile
well, i know it's been awhile since i last posted. things have been rather busy with work and what not. i also sometimes have a difficult time getting out exactly what i want to say. i guess i sometimes fear being judged or riduculed for things i do or say.
on that note i'll share the condensed version of my last couple weeks as i have been away. so, as i just mentioned i spent the last 2 weeks away from home with a bunch of people i didn't know until i got there. i helped do a new store opening in Ocala. going into it i was scared and excited. now that i'm home i can't wait to do the next one! i'm thirsty for more. i don't know if it was the experience itself or the people i met and became good friends with or what, but i want more! the whole thing was just auss-um... errr awesome for those that don't get my outback lingo. we worked long days and partied long nights, leaving little time for sleep... but that's what these things are all about (so i've been told). i can't even share the details, because unless you were there you would never understand. to any of you out there that were there, i'd like to share a few things...
Amanda- my roomie, you were a crazy girl and i wish you the best with your new man! wink wink! we'll have to hit up walmart again without pooh bear cause he just wasn't any fun there!
Pooh Bear - since i just mentioned you, i know i still owe you a back rub. i'm sorry again i skipped out on you that last night. that was selfish of me. hope you can forgive me!
LJ - tell wendy hello the next time you see her haha. also, "just 5 more minutes"... nuff said
Archie - i miss your hugs! what's the next event you'll be doing?! sign me up! hehe.
Tony - "just take out 2 noodles" and "just 5 more minutes" to you too!
Lynn - i think you need a rematch in mini golf... damn that security guard for butting in!
Glenn and Shay- GO BLUE!!!!
Miraya - thanks for letting me share all my girlie stories with you.
Sharon and Carolyn - thanks for inviting me to stay one extra night! and sign me up for the next opening!
on that note i'll share the condensed version of my last couple weeks as i have been away. so, as i just mentioned i spent the last 2 weeks away from home with a bunch of people i didn't know until i got there. i helped do a new store opening in Ocala. going into it i was scared and excited. now that i'm home i can't wait to do the next one! i'm thirsty for more. i don't know if it was the experience itself or the people i met and became good friends with or what, but i want more! the whole thing was just auss-um... errr awesome for those that don't get my outback lingo. we worked long days and partied long nights, leaving little time for sleep... but that's what these things are all about (so i've been told). i can't even share the details, because unless you were there you would never understand. to any of you out there that were there, i'd like to share a few things...
Amanda- my roomie, you were a crazy girl and i wish you the best with your new man! wink wink! we'll have to hit up walmart again without pooh bear cause he just wasn't any fun there!
Pooh Bear - since i just mentioned you, i know i still owe you a back rub. i'm sorry again i skipped out on you that last night. that was selfish of me. hope you can forgive me!
LJ - tell wendy hello the next time you see her haha. also, "just 5 more minutes"... nuff said
Archie - i miss your hugs! what's the next event you'll be doing?! sign me up! hehe.
Tony - "just take out 2 noodles" and "just 5 more minutes" to you too!
Lynn - i think you need a rematch in mini golf... damn that security guard for butting in!
Glenn and Shay- GO BLUE!!!!
Miraya - thanks for letting me share all my girlie stories with you.
Sharon and Carolyn - thanks for inviting me to stay one extra night! and sign me up for the next opening!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
taking it a little too far
ok, so i know some people are very attached to their pets. most are thought of as a member of the family... some even treated like children by their owners. last night however, i saw it taken too far. while at work, a lady came in with a stroller and the front was covered with a blanket. now we all assumed that there was a child in there, but after closer examination, there was actually a beagle in there. now, as much as that disturbed me i let it go. like i said before, some people really believe their pets are their children. then the clincher came... the server that was taking care of her found out that the dog was clothed... that's right, dressed up! come on people... dressing up an animal and carting it around in a stroller is just taking it too far! love your pets and spoil them, but draw the line somewhere please!?
Sunday, October 22, 2006
reality sets in
so a few months ago my best friend from high school let me know that a guy each of us had dated in jr high and high school was going to be getting married. yesterday she sent me a link to view the pictures. while i never thought of him as "the one who got away" or anything like that, he was my first boyfriend and first kiss, so naturally there is a slight attachment that will always be there.
anywho... i first opened the folder to view them and my first thought was "wow he's so grown up!" and "they look so happy and beautiful together" but then i realized... i'm right there too! holy crap! I am going to be getting married soon too... we're not the teenagers that i still remember us all being all too often. we're all in our mid 20's now and GROWN UPS! wow. so if we're all in our 20's now, where'd the time go?! it feels like yesterday that we were all hanging out at football games and going to school dances... with CHAPERONES.
seriously, time has flown by and i have a feeling it won't ever slow down! so here's my thought. i need to (we all need to) enjoy the moments that we can. they will fly by so fast and before we know it we'll be retired and living in florida... oh wait... i've already got half that down!
anywho... i first opened the folder to view them and my first thought was "wow he's so grown up!" and "they look so happy and beautiful together" but then i realized... i'm right there too! holy crap! I am going to be getting married soon too... we're not the teenagers that i still remember us all being all too often. we're all in our mid 20's now and GROWN UPS! wow. so if we're all in our 20's now, where'd the time go?! it feels like yesterday that we were all hanging out at football games and going to school dances... with CHAPERONES.
seriously, time has flown by and i have a feeling it won't ever slow down! so here's my thought. i need to (we all need to) enjoy the moments that we can. they will fly by so fast and before we know it we'll be retired and living in florida... oh wait... i've already got half that down!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
love thy neighbor...
ok. growing up in a christian household and community, i was always taught to "love thy neighbor." however, a week ago, my nieghbor pushed me to the limit!
It all started Sunday, Zak(the hubby-to-be) was off and went to the beach to drink and watch football with his buddies and i went to work. Part way through my shift i got a very short voicemail from a very pissed off fiance. it stated that "[his] wallet, keys, and phone were all stolen. F$@#!" we were able to communicate using a friend's phone. and he was able to get the car towed using another friend's AAA membership (thank goodness for friends!). Finally at about 3:30am the car was towed and left in the parking lot across the street from our house (the truck couldn't manage it into our driveway).
The next day came. Zak and i had to car pool and he needed me to run some errands and whatnot while he was working to try to start piecing things back together. i had the evening off from work and decided after all the chaos i was going to go out to the mall and shop among running a couple other errands. as i'm leaving my house the landlord shows up asking for rent checks (which i wasn't expecting!) and to lecture us about the yard (it was a little behind in it's maintenance). while the landlord and i were chatting and we were both heading to our cars, the lady from the business across the street comes out and interrupts us.
lady: "exCUSE me! is this one of your cars?"
me: "yes, that's my fiance's car."
my thought: dumbass, you know it's one of our cars we've lived here for 6 months and you're always out walking that damn dog of yours... and it's not like his car is very common!
lady: "WELL, i don't mind it over the weekends, but during the business week i'd appreciate it if you wouldn't park your cars there!"
me: (continuing to stay as calm as possible) "i'm sorry mame. it's just that zak had his wallet, keys, and phone all stolen yesterday. we had to have the car towed and left here."
lady: "WELL! why didn't someone come tell us! our office is just RIGHT THERE!? it was very inconsiderate of you not to come tell us!"
me: "i'm sorry mame. we didn't think to come and let you know the situation, and i truly apologize"
i left and ran errands.
the next morning zak tried to start his car and it wouldn't. he thinks the alarm system drained the battery. so he pulled my car into the parking lot and parked it sideways across a couple parking spaces so it wouldn't be right in the middle and that he'd be able to jump the car. he was still unsuccessful and had a ride waiting to take him to work. i had to leave about 5-10 minutes after he did so i didn't really think to move my car since i'd be leaving soon. i come out to leave and the lady starts yelling at me AGAIN telling me how inconsiderate it was of me to have my car parked the way it was! i'm sorry, but when people come at me and start verbally assaulting me, i tend to retreat... and i did into my car (i was also running about 5 min late for work too!). she told me i was "running away" as i was getting into the car. hell yeah i was, wouldn't you?
so i get back from work and i decided i'd go and apologize for being "inconsiderate" and for "running away." when i went to talk to her, she told me she didn't appreciate my attitude with her that morning... oh yes, she went there!
MY attitude?! i'm sorry, but she was the one chasing after and yelling at me! TWO DAYS IN A ROW! and for what? a damn car parked in an UNMARKED parking lot that is ALWAYS EMPTY! no, seriously... the only cars that are ever there are hers, the couple of trucks for their company and maybe one or 2 others. after some serious words were said, as i had had enough of playing nice and calm since all she did was attack me. she told me we had until monday to get the car out of the lot or it would be towed! i'm sorry, but nowhere does it say, "private lot" or "parking for the cabinet corner only"... nothing! just a usually empty lot!
not once through the whole ordeal did she ever say "oh my that's awful what happened" or "i'm sorry" or "is there anything i can do?" i just don't understand how someone who runs a business and deals with customers would talk to their NEIGHBOR that way! i guess money talks there and if you're not a customer, forget being treated like a human being!
and the moral of the story is...
have a little compassion for those around you. when something bad happens to someone, say "i'm sorry," maybe even offer to help, even if there's nothing you can do or the person declines, at least that person knows that you were willing to try. i'm a big believer in karma and if you're nasty to others, it will come back to bite you in the ass... so if being nice just for the sake of being nice doesn't work for you, at least remember there's always karma!
It all started Sunday, Zak(the hubby-to-be) was off and went to the beach to drink and watch football with his buddies and i went to work. Part way through my shift i got a very short voicemail from a very pissed off fiance. it stated that "[his] wallet, keys, and phone were all stolen. F$@#!" we were able to communicate using a friend's phone. and he was able to get the car towed using another friend's AAA membership (thank goodness for friends!). Finally at about 3:30am the car was towed and left in the parking lot across the street from our house (the truck couldn't manage it into our driveway).
The next day came. Zak and i had to car pool and he needed me to run some errands and whatnot while he was working to try to start piecing things back together. i had the evening off from work and decided after all the chaos i was going to go out to the mall and shop among running a couple other errands. as i'm leaving my house the landlord shows up asking for rent checks (which i wasn't expecting!) and to lecture us about the yard (it was a little behind in it's maintenance). while the landlord and i were chatting and we were both heading to our cars, the lady from the business across the street comes out and interrupts us.
lady: "exCUSE me! is this one of your cars?"
me:
my thought: dumbass, you know it's one of our cars we've lived here for 6 months and you're always out walking that damn dog of yours... and it's not like his car is very common!
lady: "WELL, i don't mind it over the weekends, but during the business week i'd appreciate it if you wouldn't park your cars there!"
me: (continuing to stay as calm as possible) "i'm sorry mame. it's just that zak had his wallet, keys, and phone all stolen yesterday. we had to have the car towed and left here."
lady: "how long is it gonna be there?!"
me: "i'm not sure. maybe a few days?"
me: "i'm sorry mame. we didn't think to come and let you know the situation, and i truly apologize"
i left and ran errands.
the next morning zak tried to start his car and it wouldn't. he thinks the alarm system drained the battery. so he pulled my car into the parking lot and parked it sideways across a couple parking spaces so it wouldn't be right in the middle and that he'd be able to jump the car. he was still unsuccessful and had a ride waiting to take him to work. i had to leave about 5-10 minutes after he did so i didn't really think to move my car since i'd be leaving soon. i come out to leave and the lady starts yelling at me AGAIN telling me how inconsiderate it was of me to have my car parked the way it was! i'm sorry, but when people come at me and start verbally assaulting me, i tend to retreat... and i did into my car (i was also running about 5 min late for work too!). she told me i was "running away" as i was getting into the car. hell yeah i was, wouldn't you?
so i get back from work and i decided i'd go and apologize for being "inconsiderate" and for "running away." when i went to talk to her, she told me she didn't appreciate my attitude with her that morning... oh yes, she went there!
MY attitude?! i'm sorry, but she was the one chasing after and yelling at me! TWO DAYS IN A ROW! and for what? a damn car parked in an UNMARKED parking lot that is ALWAYS EMPTY! no, seriously... the only cars that are ever there are hers, the couple of trucks for their company and maybe one or 2 others. after some serious words were said, as i had had enough of playing nice and calm since all she did was attack me. she told me we had until monday to get the car out of the lot or it would be towed! i'm sorry, but nowhere does it say, "private lot" or "parking for the cabinet corner only"... nothing! just a usually empty lot!
not once through the whole ordeal did she ever say "oh my that's awful what happened" or "i'm sorry" or "is there anything i can do?" i just don't understand how someone who runs a business and deals with customers would talk to their NEIGHBOR that way! i guess money talks there and if you're not a customer, forget being treated like a human being!
and the moral of the story is...
have a little compassion for those around you. when something bad happens to someone, say "i'm sorry," maybe even offer to help, even if there's nothing you can do or the person declines, at least that person knows that you were willing to try. i'm a big believer in karma and if you're nasty to others, it will come back to bite you in the ass... so if being nice just for the sake of being nice doesn't work for you, at least remember there's always karma!
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