Trish Ginn!!!
The divorce is final and I have gotten my name back! I have not officially changed it with the Social Security office, but I got the divorce papers in the mail this weekend and it's official....I'm no longer attached to the huge burden in my life!
Time for celebration!!!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Boredom
Here I sit...with nothing to do other than apply for more jobs. The good news is that I keep finding job ads online to apply for. I just wish that I would get phone calls from all the people that I'm applying for. I have an appointment tomorrow at 3pm to meet with TRAK staffing. The lady I talked to today said that they have temp-to-hire positions as well as direct hire positions and she told me that with my office experience, they are very excited to work with me, so I just pray that something comes out of this appointment.
I did get out of the house for a little bit today. My wonderful Mom, came over to my apartment today to take me out to lunch and go shopping a little bit. She only works two short days a week, so that gives her time to come and visit me. It gets boring talking on the phone all day and applying for jobs online. It's too cold to go out and enjoy nature, so I feel like a cooped up chicken...LOL.
I would love to find something that I could do around the house to earn money. I kept thinking about selling stuff on Ebay, but Missy and I sold all our stuff for that HUGE vacation that we took last month. I just wish it was easier to bring in money.
Well....can you believe Christmas is right around the corner? It's sneaking right up on us. I can't wait to spend time with friends and family! The only thing I want for Christmas........IS A JOB!!!
I did get out of the house for a little bit today. My wonderful Mom, came over to my apartment today to take me out to lunch and go shopping a little bit. She only works two short days a week, so that gives her time to come and visit me. It gets boring talking on the phone all day and applying for jobs online. It's too cold to go out and enjoy nature, so I feel like a cooped up chicken...LOL.
I would love to find something that I could do around the house to earn money. I kept thinking about selling stuff on Ebay, but Missy and I sold all our stuff for that HUGE vacation that we took last month. I just wish it was easier to bring in money.
Well....can you believe Christmas is right around the corner? It's sneaking right up on us. I can't wait to spend time with friends and family! The only thing I want for Christmas........IS A JOB!!!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Job Search
For the past two days I've been sitting in front of my computer trying to come up with a killer resume. I've been going to all kinds of websites trying to find resume samples and good formats to base my new resume on. So far, there has been no luck with applying for jobs, but there is still time. I just hope that something comes thru eventually. If anyone can help me with my resume, please let me know!! I'm desperate!
Friday, December 5, 2008
What now?
Where do I start? For those of you that don't know, one of my trends this year has been going to concerts. I went to a concert on Wednesday night for one of my favorite country artists, Chuck Wicks. So, I was out until about 3am that night and had to work on Thursday morning.
I went to work on Thursday morning with only 3 hours of sleep that night because I promised my boss that I would be there. I walk in the door and my boss is standing there and I told her (very cheerfully) that I'm tired, but I'm here. The only words out of her mouth are, "You're tired?" I said, "Yep! But I'm here!" The next thing she said was, "Jerry wants to see you in the training room."
For those of you that have been reading my blog, there was a rough spot a few months ago with me being critisized for every little thing I did at work and I felt like there was just something they wanted to find on me so they could get rid of me.
Well, I go to the training room and Jerry instructs me to go to his boss's (Dan) office and have a seat. I'm very confused at this point. I keep thinking...why am I talking to Dan? So, Dan starts telling me that he has a letter that he needs to read to me from our CEO/President. Dan starts reading the letter and basically tells me there is a group of people that they are letting go because they have to downsize.
Then I get escorted back into the training room where there is a group of about 10 people. All 10 of us have just gotten fired! What's up with this? At first I was kind of relieved that they didn't just find something on me and they were firing me. I later find out there are firing 21 people. I did get a descent severence package, but how is that going to help? What am I going to do? I need a job and unemployment rates have skyrocketed! I don't get it, but now it's just something else that I have to hand over to God and let him handle. Hopefully something is out there for me, but what?
Where do I go from here?
I went to work on Thursday morning with only 3 hours of sleep that night because I promised my boss that I would be there. I walk in the door and my boss is standing there and I told her (very cheerfully) that I'm tired, but I'm here. The only words out of her mouth are, "You're tired?" I said, "Yep! But I'm here!" The next thing she said was, "Jerry wants to see you in the training room."
For those of you that have been reading my blog, there was a rough spot a few months ago with me being critisized for every little thing I did at work and I felt like there was just something they wanted to find on me so they could get rid of me.
Well, I go to the training room and Jerry instructs me to go to his boss's (Dan) office and have a seat. I'm very confused at this point. I keep thinking...why am I talking to Dan? So, Dan starts telling me that he has a letter that he needs to read to me from our CEO/President. Dan starts reading the letter and basically tells me there is a group of people that they are letting go because they have to downsize.
Then I get escorted back into the training room where there is a group of about 10 people. All 10 of us have just gotten fired! What's up with this? At first I was kind of relieved that they didn't just find something on me and they were firing me. I later find out there are firing 21 people. I did get a descent severence package, but how is that going to help? What am I going to do? I need a job and unemployment rates have skyrocketed! I don't get it, but now it's just something else that I have to hand over to God and let him handle. Hopefully something is out there for me, but what?
Where do I go from here?
Monday, December 1, 2008
California Adventures # 3
I'm sure ya'll are curious about what our first day in California was like after we FINALLY found our hotel.....so the story continues.....
After being awake for about 21 hours on Friday, we realize that we are only going to get about 5 hours of sleep because we wanted to be at the San Diego Zoo when it opened at 9am. Our hotel in Anaheim was about 90 minutes from the Zoo, so we were in for a long day of driving.
On our way to the zoo, Missy wanted to drive our very cool rental car. I'm in awe of nature's beauty on the way south to San Diego. We are driving along I-5 South and on the left side of the highway we see beautiful mountains and on the right side of the highway we see the ocean! It was a beautiful sight! We didn't realize that we were so close to the ocean and then....BAM....there it was! So, Missy feels the urge to test out our rental car and see wants to see how fast she can make it go. First off, let me say that the speed limits on California highways are 65 MPH. If you don't go 80-85 MPH...you will get run over! There are no cops in sight and Missy has a clear road. The next thing I know....we're going 95 MPH!! Go Missy! You rock! So, we are at the zoo in no time thanks to Missy's driving...LOL and we start looking at all the awesome exhibits. (Missy and I are working on getting all the pics onto a Photobucket album, but it takes a while to get 800+ pics on their website)
One of the funniest things that we saw at the zoo was a Mommy Gorilla taking care of business and she was peeing in the grass. Her baby gorilla comes up to her (while she's pottying) and puts his hand right in the middle of it and the baby gorilla then takes his wet hand and rubs it on his Mommy! It was definately the funniest thing that I have ever seen happen at a zoo!
Many people have asked me what is so special about the San Diego Zoo? Well...I'll share a few things with all of you. The main reason it's so special is the size of the zoo... its Gigantic!! They have many different shuttles around the zoo so that you can see the whole thing in 1 day. We rode on a two-decker tour bus so that we could see most of the zoo and then we walked the rest of it. The panda bear exhibit was amazing! The Giant Pandas aren't as giant as you may think they are, but they sure are adorable. The also have many different types of animals like the wallabee (which is a mini kangaroo), koalas (which were hiding in the trees), camels, llamas, 17 giant tortoises and many others. They even have an aerial tram that takes you from one end of the zoo to the other. The zoo has many forms of transportation so that you can get around very fast and easy.
On our way out of San Diego, we stop for a bite to eat at an Italian Restaurant called Bacione Ristorante. I believe this was the worlds smallest italian restaurant (with only about 10-15 tables) but they had the worlds best marinara sauce! No joke...it was the best marinara I have ever had! Missy ordered Chicken and pasta in a white wine garlic cream sauce and it was awesome too! Our appetizer was a fancy loaf of bread with just the right blend of garlic and cheeses.
The one thing that we were surprised about was how nice everyone was to us. Driving on the highway was a different story, but everyone we encountered was very nice. I guess when I went out to California I expected to run into people that were snooty and rich...boy was I wrong...LOL.
So, here we were with our tummies full and we are both really tired from the lack of sleep we had and I told Missy that I would drive home. Thankfully we drove back before rush hour and made it back to the hotel quickly because of the flow of traffic. I was able to get some open road (just like Missy did) and break her 95 MPH record and I went 100 MPH!!! It was a great feeling. Words cannot express how happy I was to do 100! I know it sounds insane, but it really gave me great joy! LOL
I hope everyone is enjoying our blogs and we will have more to come! Stay tuned for more adventures!
After being awake for about 21 hours on Friday, we realize that we are only going to get about 5 hours of sleep because we wanted to be at the San Diego Zoo when it opened at 9am. Our hotel in Anaheim was about 90 minutes from the Zoo, so we were in for a long day of driving.
On our way to the zoo, Missy wanted to drive our very cool rental car. I'm in awe of nature's beauty on the way south to San Diego. We are driving along I-5 South and on the left side of the highway we see beautiful mountains and on the right side of the highway we see the ocean! It was a beautiful sight! We didn't realize that we were so close to the ocean and then....BAM....there it was! So, Missy feels the urge to test out our rental car and see wants to see how fast she can make it go. First off, let me say that the speed limits on California highways are 65 MPH. If you don't go 80-85 MPH...you will get run over! There are no cops in sight and Missy has a clear road. The next thing I know....we're going 95 MPH!! Go Missy! You rock! So, we are at the zoo in no time thanks to Missy's driving...LOL and we start looking at all the awesome exhibits. (Missy and I are working on getting all the pics onto a Photobucket album, but it takes a while to get 800+ pics on their website)
One of the funniest things that we saw at the zoo was a Mommy Gorilla taking care of business and she was peeing in the grass. Her baby gorilla comes up to her (while she's pottying) and puts his hand right in the middle of it and the baby gorilla then takes his wet hand and rubs it on his Mommy! It was definately the funniest thing that I have ever seen happen at a zoo!
Many people have asked me what is so special about the San Diego Zoo? Well...I'll share a few things with all of you. The main reason it's so special is the size of the zoo... its Gigantic!! They have many different shuttles around the zoo so that you can see the whole thing in 1 day. We rode on a two-decker tour bus so that we could see most of the zoo and then we walked the rest of it. The panda bear exhibit was amazing! The Giant Pandas aren't as giant as you may think they are, but they sure are adorable. The also have many different types of animals like the wallabee (which is a mini kangaroo), koalas (which were hiding in the trees), camels, llamas, 17 giant tortoises and many others. They even have an aerial tram that takes you from one end of the zoo to the other. The zoo has many forms of transportation so that you can get around very fast and easy.
On our way out of San Diego, we stop for a bite to eat at an Italian Restaurant called Bacione Ristorante. I believe this was the worlds smallest italian restaurant (with only about 10-15 tables) but they had the worlds best marinara sauce! No joke...it was the best marinara I have ever had! Missy ordered Chicken and pasta in a white wine garlic cream sauce and it was awesome too! Our appetizer was a fancy loaf of bread with just the right blend of garlic and cheeses.
The one thing that we were surprised about was how nice everyone was to us. Driving on the highway was a different story, but everyone we encountered was very nice. I guess when I went out to California I expected to run into people that were snooty and rich...boy was I wrong...LOL.
So, here we were with our tummies full and we are both really tired from the lack of sleep we had and I told Missy that I would drive home. Thankfully we drove back before rush hour and made it back to the hotel quickly because of the flow of traffic. I was able to get some open road (just like Missy did) and break her 95 MPH record and I went 100 MPH!!! It was a great feeling. Words cannot express how happy I was to do 100! I know it sounds insane, but it really gave me great joy! LOL
I hope everyone is enjoying our blogs and we will have more to come! Stay tuned for more adventures!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Continuation of California Adventures.....
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. I know I sure did. It was so much fun spending time with friends and family.
I still can't believe that Missy and I are home from our wonderful 9-day vacation. The week went so quickly and of course we have lots of stories to tell. You'll have to be sure to read mine and Missy's blogs so that you can get all of the stories that we have to share.
Missy just wrote a blog about our first night on the planes and the trouble with the brakes on the plane that we were in first. I still couldn't believe there was something wrong with the brakes, but God took care of us... He always does.
So, we left with our awesome Mazda 3 rental car from the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA and TRIED to find our hotel in Anaheim. The biggest problem with finding the hotel was the fact that the street addresses that we were looking at did not go in order. So, here we were driving down Katella Ave in Anaheim after midnight and we just keep doing U-turns because we keep thinking that the hotel is supposed to be somewhere in the vicinity. We were both getting aggravated because we had been awake for over 20 hours at this point and we wanted to sleep. So, I just keep doing U-turns to try to figure out where this hotel is. I called the hotel and spoke to a man that barely spoke english and he couldn't answer my questions. I was totally frustrated at this point. I finally decide to just keep driving one way on Katella Ave. and see what is at the other side. We finally see the hotel!! But how do we get to it?? It was sitting behind another building and I ended up doing another round of U-turns to try to get into the hotel parking lot. With over an hour of driving up and down Katella, we finally ended up finding the road that went back to our hotel. So, my lesson for the day was...do not ever trust street addresses! Keep that in mind if you ever visit Anaheim, CA.
Missy and I will continue writing blogs about what happened on our vacation....you'll just have to stay tuned. If you would like to hear specific stories about what happened, please comment and let us know. We can certainly answer your questions in our blogs.
I still can't believe that Missy and I are home from our wonderful 9-day vacation. The week went so quickly and of course we have lots of stories to tell. You'll have to be sure to read mine and Missy's blogs so that you can get all of the stories that we have to share.
Missy just wrote a blog about our first night on the planes and the trouble with the brakes on the plane that we were in first. I still couldn't believe there was something wrong with the brakes, but God took care of us... He always does.
So, we left with our awesome Mazda 3 rental car from the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA and TRIED to find our hotel in Anaheim. The biggest problem with finding the hotel was the fact that the street addresses that we were looking at did not go in order. So, here we were driving down Katella Ave in Anaheim after midnight and we just keep doing U-turns because we keep thinking that the hotel is supposed to be somewhere in the vicinity. We were both getting aggravated because we had been awake for over 20 hours at this point and we wanted to sleep. So, I just keep doing U-turns to try to figure out where this hotel is. I called the hotel and spoke to a man that barely spoke english and he couldn't answer my questions. I was totally frustrated at this point. I finally decide to just keep driving one way on Katella Ave. and see what is at the other side. We finally see the hotel!! But how do we get to it?? It was sitting behind another building and I ended up doing another round of U-turns to try to get into the hotel parking lot. With over an hour of driving up and down Katella, we finally ended up finding the road that went back to our hotel. So, my lesson for the day was...do not ever trust street addresses! Keep that in mind if you ever visit Anaheim, CA.
Missy and I will continue writing blogs about what happened on our vacation....you'll just have to stay tuned. If you would like to hear specific stories about what happened, please comment and let us know. We can certainly answer your questions in our blogs.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
And We're Off......
So, it's late on Thursday night and Missy and I have been packing all night long for our trip to California! I just wanted to let ya'll know that we are leaving tomorrow at 2pm SHARP! Here is a summary of our schedule of our 9-day vacation!
Friday, Nov. 14th - leave Indianapolis and fly to Santa Ana California with a layover in Phoenix
Saturday - Going to the San Diego Zoo
Sunday - Going to the Wild Animal park where we will get to experience the Journey into Africa tour
Monday - Disneyland
Tuesday - Disneyland
Wednesday - The Price is Right! (and yes...we will have special shirts made so that we can hopefully get onto the show as a contestant)
Thursday - We will be visiting the Wheel of Fortune to be in the studio audience and this will also be the day that we will get to explore in Los Angeles.
Friday - back to Disneyland to do all our favorite things
Saturday, Nov. 22 - we will be getting ready to leave, but hopefully seeing anything we missed.
This is a very busy schedule, but we have every intention of coming out alive and even though we will be getting home at about 4am Sunday morning, it is our intention to be at church on Sunday morning.
I hope you all have a great week...try not to miss us too much!
Friday, Nov. 14th - leave Indianapolis and fly to Santa Ana California with a layover in Phoenix
Saturday - Going to the San Diego Zoo
Sunday - Going to the Wild Animal park where we will get to experience the Journey into Africa tour
Monday - Disneyland
Tuesday - Disneyland
Wednesday - The Price is Right! (and yes...we will have special shirts made so that we can hopefully get onto the show as a contestant)
Thursday - We will be visiting the Wheel of Fortune to be in the studio audience and this will also be the day that we will get to explore in Los Angeles.
Friday - back to Disneyland to do all our favorite things
Saturday, Nov. 22 - we will be getting ready to leave, but hopefully seeing anything we missed.
This is a very busy schedule, but we have every intention of coming out alive and even though we will be getting home at about 4am Sunday morning, it is our intention to be at church on Sunday morning.
I hope you all have a great week...try not to miss us too much!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Today's Randomness
I can't believe that it's been two weeks since I've written a blog. I'm surprised some of you haven't said anything to me on MySpace! By the way, if you're not my MySpace friend and you'd like to be, you can find me at www.myspace.com/sparkles12780
So, first off....the election. As I sit here and watch the Oprah Show and see Will Smith and Oprah talk about how happy they are about Obama being the President-Elect, I wonder...what is happening to our country? I'll be the first one to admit that I don't like watching politics on TV or even talking about politics, but this is very disturbing to me. I feel that Obama is going to lead us in the wrong direction. My mom, who is all for Obama, was telling me that "Change is what we need." I guess we'll just have to wait and see......
I can't believe that I'm only 8 days away from being on a plane to CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!!!! How ironic is it that just last week at small group we were talking about things on our "Bucket List." This trip is going to be amazing. I wish every one of my friends could go with Missy and I. You know what they say....the more, the merrier. This trip includes so many things on my bucket list...like going to California. One of my life long dreams is to go to The Price is Right and see Hollywood. I'm still in shock that we are actually leaving next week!
Many of you, at church have been asking me how my job has been going. You may recall my very first blog was about feeling like there was a target over my head. Work is going better, but it still gets on my nerves. I'm just trying to be thankful for what I have, even though I can't get it done my way sometimes.
PLEASE join the Smith Small Group after the spaghetti luncheon on Sunday afternoon to watch the movie, Bucket List. This ties into our current series so well....30 days to Live. I've been thinking a lot lately about how I need to live my life differently and "live in the moment."
Lastly, I would like all your prayers and support during this next week. I know that most of you don't know the story behind my divorce, but my husband gets out of Prison on Tuesday, November 11th. I am very worried about this. He knows my address and I don't know if he will come here to contact me. The police tell me that I can't get a restraining order unless he threatens or harms me in any way...so I'm going to be worried about that. Also, on Wednesday, November 12th I have my divorce hearing. I tried to get this hearing taken care of while he was in prison, but things happened and all of it changed. I just hope and pray that everything goes smoothly and I do okay when I see my husband at the hearing on Wednesday.
I'm going to try to write blogs more often so that I don't have 50 different topics in one blog. I'm sure ya'll are just happy to hear from me.
Until Next Time......
So, first off....the election. As I sit here and watch the Oprah Show and see Will Smith and Oprah talk about how happy they are about Obama being the President-Elect, I wonder...what is happening to our country? I'll be the first one to admit that I don't like watching politics on TV or even talking about politics, but this is very disturbing to me. I feel that Obama is going to lead us in the wrong direction. My mom, who is all for Obama, was telling me that "Change is what we need." I guess we'll just have to wait and see......
I can't believe that I'm only 8 days away from being on a plane to CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!!!! How ironic is it that just last week at small group we were talking about things on our "Bucket List." This trip is going to be amazing. I wish every one of my friends could go with Missy and I. You know what they say....the more, the merrier. This trip includes so many things on my bucket list...like going to California. One of my life long dreams is to go to The Price is Right and see Hollywood. I'm still in shock that we are actually leaving next week!
Many of you, at church have been asking me how my job has been going. You may recall my very first blog was about feeling like there was a target over my head. Work is going better, but it still gets on my nerves. I'm just trying to be thankful for what I have, even though I can't get it done my way sometimes.
PLEASE join the Smith Small Group after the spaghetti luncheon on Sunday afternoon to watch the movie, Bucket List. This ties into our current series so well....30 days to Live. I've been thinking a lot lately about how I need to live my life differently and "live in the moment."
Lastly, I would like all your prayers and support during this next week. I know that most of you don't know the story behind my divorce, but my husband gets out of Prison on Tuesday, November 11th. I am very worried about this. He knows my address and I don't know if he will come here to contact me. The police tell me that I can't get a restraining order unless he threatens or harms me in any way...so I'm going to be worried about that. Also, on Wednesday, November 12th I have my divorce hearing. I tried to get this hearing taken care of while he was in prison, but things happened and all of it changed. I just hope and pray that everything goes smoothly and I do okay when I see my husband at the hearing on Wednesday.
I'm going to try to write blogs more often so that I don't have 50 different topics in one blog. I'm sure ya'll are just happy to hear from me.
Until Next Time......
Monday, October 20, 2008
Come on Down.......
.........You're the Next Contestant on The Price Is Right!
It has always been my dream to be on this game show, and now it could happen!! Missy was browsing around online and stumbled upon some tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood. But when she found the tickets, they were way out of our price range. A light bulb went off in my head and I said, "Missy, The Price Is Right is in Hollywood! We could go be on The Price Is Right!" So she looked into it and she ended up finding tickets to go to the show!!!!!!!!!
Not only did Missy find tickets to go to The Price Is Right, she found tickets to go be in the audience for The Wheel of Fortune...another favorite game show of mine! Not only will be be able to be in the audience, we will get to tour the building. The great thing about the building is The Wizard of Oz was filmed in the same building that Wheel of Fortune is taped in right now!!! The Wizard of Oz is one of my all time favorite movies!!! Maybe they will have movie props and stuff for me to take pictures of!!!
There are only 25 days left till vacation! It's going to be a BLAST!!!!
It has always been my dream to be on this game show, and now it could happen!! Missy was browsing around online and stumbled upon some tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood. But when she found the tickets, they were way out of our price range. A light bulb went off in my head and I said, "Missy, The Price Is Right is in Hollywood! We could go be on The Price Is Right!" So she looked into it and she ended up finding tickets to go to the show!!!!!!!!!
Not only did Missy find tickets to go to The Price Is Right, she found tickets to go be in the audience for The Wheel of Fortune...another favorite game show of mine! Not only will be be able to be in the audience, we will get to tour the building. The great thing about the building is The Wizard of Oz was filmed in the same building that Wheel of Fortune is taped in right now!!! The Wizard of Oz is one of my all time favorite movies!!! Maybe they will have movie props and stuff for me to take pictures of!!!
There are only 25 days left till vacation! It's going to be a BLAST!!!!
Friday, October 17, 2008
California.....here we Come!!!
Oh My Goodness! I just can't keep in the excitement! I have to share it with everyone! Missy and I have the trip booked to CALIFORNIA! We leave on Friday, November 14th. I have never been further west than Houston, so this is going to be a great adventure for us. I'm going to be a big kid for 8 nights and 9 days in CALIFORNIA!!! We're going to Disneyland to visit my future husband, Tigger and Missy's future husband, Mickey Mouse! I'm sure Missy or I will have the video posted of her stalking Mickey around the amusement park! And we're going to the San Diego Zoo also! This is going to be the best trip that I have EVER been on. And don't worry, I'll have lots of pictures posted when we get back!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Stress and Frustration
So, I've been debating what to write my next blog on because I have so many ideas running thru my head at once. But after the phone call that I just experienced, I now have to put all of that on hold and write about it some other time.
As many people know, I am in the process of Divorce. I thought this divorce was supposed to go smoothly because my husband is in prison. My lawyer likes to say, "Your husband is a guest of the State of Ohio!"
I didn't have the money to start divorce proceedings until June 2008. I've been separated since the end of May 2007 and I wanted to get all of this taken care of before my husband gets out of prison this November.
I have a divorce hearing scheduled for Friday, October 17th. I was asking everyone at Small Group on Sunday to please keep me in their prayers and pray that the hearing runs smoothly. Well, today I get a phone call from my lawyer and he tells me that the hearing may be canceled because my husband wrote the Magistrate and asked for a continuance. I don't understand how prisoners have rights to do that. He doesn't need to be at the hearing because there is nothing to be discussed with him. There is no real estate to be dealt with. There are no children as a result of the marriage and my lawyer tried to get the Magistrate to understand this.
So, this is the short version of my very frustrating divorce. I just need to try to calm down and not let the stress get to me. I know the reason my husband asked for a continuance is because he wants to see me. He hasn't got it thru his brain that I don't want to see him. All I can feel when he is around is hurt and betrayal.
I ask myself everyday....why didn't I see the signs of all of this happening before I said, "I do"????
As many people know, I am in the process of Divorce. I thought this divorce was supposed to go smoothly because my husband is in prison. My lawyer likes to say, "Your husband is a guest of the State of Ohio!"
I didn't have the money to start divorce proceedings until June 2008. I've been separated since the end of May 2007 and I wanted to get all of this taken care of before my husband gets out of prison this November.
I have a divorce hearing scheduled for Friday, October 17th. I was asking everyone at Small Group on Sunday to please keep me in their prayers and pray that the hearing runs smoothly. Well, today I get a phone call from my lawyer and he tells me that the hearing may be canceled because my husband wrote the Magistrate and asked for a continuance. I don't understand how prisoners have rights to do that. He doesn't need to be at the hearing because there is nothing to be discussed with him. There is no real estate to be dealt with. There are no children as a result of the marriage and my lawyer tried to get the Magistrate to understand this.
So, this is the short version of my very frustrating divorce. I just need to try to calm down and not let the stress get to me. I know the reason my husband asked for a continuance is because he wants to see me. He hasn't got it thru his brain that I don't want to see him. All I can feel when he is around is hurt and betrayal.
I ask myself everyday....why didn't I see the signs of all of this happening before I said, "I do"????
Monday, October 6, 2008
Harassment!!
So...first, the harassment started with my friend Diana....those of you that know her, know what I'm talking about. Then I finally start coming to her church and then I meet other people and they are great....at first. Then my computer gets some sort of virus and I'm relying on my bestest friend Missy to fix the computer because she knows what she's doing when it comes to fixing these things. So, I have these friends at church that are trying to harass me on MySpace telling me that I haven't updated my blog in so long! I'm sorry!!!! I can't fix what is broken! Well, Missy starts shopping on Ebay for a new hard drive for my computer and so she finds one, but then she discovers that we need a Windows disc to load into the hard drive. Missy ended up finding some sort of Windows XP for cheap and that is how she was able to finally fix the computer! So, first of all....thanks Missy! You're a lifesaver! I don't know how long I could have taken the harassment from our friends. To those of you who have been on my back about my blog (you know who you are) ... I still Love you! Now you can find someone new to pick on!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Who turned out the lights??
Thank heavens I'm not in the dark...but what happened? I was at the grocery store with Missy on Sunday afternoon and our hair was getting blown all over the place. You can forget looking descent when the wind is blowing so fiercely. We come home and our lights are out. My first thought is, "Thank God it's Sunday cause I don't want to miss any of my TV shows." So, I hear from everyone in our small group that their power is out too...and I'm confused even more. This never happens. Well, in the morning, I get up and get ready for work in the dark and I start driving to work...in the dark. Every house and business that I pass is....you guessed it...in the dark. My mom told me that it was because of hurricane winds. What's up with that...a hurricane in Cincinnati? This just keeps getting more weird. So, I arrive at work and there is no one. It is obvious that we are closed. I came across one other person in the parking lot and he said, "Looks like we're closed, I guess we'll come back tomorrow." So, I go back home and try to take a nap, but that doesn't work out and I go to my parents house in Bethel because they have power. I took a cooler full of food over there so that all of our food wasn't ruined. Then to make the day interesting, Missy came home from work...meanwhile I'm still in Bethel...and she texts me and tells me that WE HAVE POWER!!! Thank you God!! Unfortunately, there are still hundreds of thousands of people still waiting for their lights to come on, but please just have patience! So, I go to work today and there are actually people there and I see lights on at the plant where I work. I was kinda disappointed that I would have to work, but when I walk in the building, I can see the problem. People are just sitting around and half the lights are on. We sit and we sit and nothing happens. Our bosses came to the conclusion that at 10am, the power wasn't going to be fully restored and we got sent home. So, here I am still being affected with Cincinnati's Blackout. Hopefully this will all be over soon.
Monday, September 8, 2008
My First Blog!!
Here I am....satisfying Diana's wish. Missy was right, if Diana bugs you enough, you'll do what she asks. This has been such a crazy week that I don't even know where to begin. One of my first thoughts this morning was.....GOD IS AMAZING! After you read what has been going on this past week, you'll understand where I'm coming from.
Last Wednesday, Sept. 3rd is when my horrific week started. I was given some bad news at work that my responsibilities were changing...and it wasn't for the better. I enjoyed what I did and now it's getting taken away from me. I was always busy and it made my days go by so much faster. Now the bulk of my work was changing and I had to do new stuff for my boss. I have felt in the past few months that there has been a big target over my head. It seemed like I was being followed at work and they were looking for anything to get rid of me.
Then came Friday...I was called to the Plant Manager's office. They told me that they found me doing something on company time that wasn't work related. To sum up the story...they suspended me from work until further notice and I was to leave work immediately. So I left on Friday afternoon not knowing whether I had a job or not. This made my weekend pretty horrible. I didn't know who to tell about my problem and then Missy and I got an invitation to a volunteer dinner at church. And this was good...I thought that maybe I could talk to someone about what was going on and maybe get some help in finding a new job because I thought it was all over at this point. All the financial obligations that I have...how was I going to make it work? I can't rely on Missy to pay all the bills...she has bills of her own.
So, Sunday morning comes and I wake up to Missy screaming from the bathroom because it is flooding. Just what I needed...another bad day. The maintenance team here at our apartment complex ended up fixing the bathroom, but it was another bad thing happening to me. I just kept thinking...how much worse could it get? I just want to have a normal day and this wasn't going to be one of them. We went on to church while they are cleaning our bathroom and had a wonderful service. The music was OUTSTANDING! (thanks Chris...you're amazing!) Meanwhile, after church, we go to The Beach Waterpark to have fun and try to relax. This is our getaway when we don't have money to spend because we have the season passes!! Sunday ended without any more catastrophes and it ended up being a pretty good day. I had plans to set my alarm and get up to go job searching this morning because I still didn't know if I had a job or not.
This morning comes along and I'm getting up to get in the shower and my cell phone rings at 8:22 am. I could see from the caller ID that it was work and I was sure that this was going to be the bad news coming that they didn't want me to return. I think I was hearing the voice of God when I heard on the other end of the phone, "Our investigation at work is complete and we want you to come back tomorrow!" Talk about relief....I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. This was a true answer to prayer. So, I hang up the phone and then I wondered to myself, what about getting paid for Friday afternoon and today? Then my cell phone rang again and I saw that it was work again. My heart started pounding again cause I thought they had changed their minds about wanting me back. I answer the phone and the same voice tells me that I would be getting paid for Friday afternoon and today. "Just enjoy your day off and we'll see you tomorrow." There I was...speechless again!
I had the best day today and it was just what I needed. I spent the afternoon with my mom and it was totally relaxing! I better not get used to it though. For those of you that know me, my life is busy busy busy!! I hope I get to post more blogs because this is very refreshing...thanks Diana for harassing me about it!!!
Last Wednesday, Sept. 3rd is when my horrific week started. I was given some bad news at work that my responsibilities were changing...and it wasn't for the better. I enjoyed what I did and now it's getting taken away from me. I was always busy and it made my days go by so much faster. Now the bulk of my work was changing and I had to do new stuff for my boss. I have felt in the past few months that there has been a big target over my head. It seemed like I was being followed at work and they were looking for anything to get rid of me.
Then came Friday...I was called to the Plant Manager's office. They told me that they found me doing something on company time that wasn't work related. To sum up the story...they suspended me from work until further notice and I was to leave work immediately. So I left on Friday afternoon not knowing whether I had a job or not. This made my weekend pretty horrible. I didn't know who to tell about my problem and then Missy and I got an invitation to a volunteer dinner at church. And this was good...I thought that maybe I could talk to someone about what was going on and maybe get some help in finding a new job because I thought it was all over at this point. All the financial obligations that I have...how was I going to make it work? I can't rely on Missy to pay all the bills...she has bills of her own.
So, Sunday morning comes and I wake up to Missy screaming from the bathroom because it is flooding. Just what I needed...another bad day. The maintenance team here at our apartment complex ended up fixing the bathroom, but it was another bad thing happening to me. I just kept thinking...how much worse could it get? I just want to have a normal day and this wasn't going to be one of them. We went on to church while they are cleaning our bathroom and had a wonderful service. The music was OUTSTANDING! (thanks Chris...you're amazing!) Meanwhile, after church, we go to The Beach Waterpark to have fun and try to relax. This is our getaway when we don't have money to spend because we have the season passes!! Sunday ended without any more catastrophes and it ended up being a pretty good day. I had plans to set my alarm and get up to go job searching this morning because I still didn't know if I had a job or not.
This morning comes along and I'm getting up to get in the shower and my cell phone rings at 8:22 am. I could see from the caller ID that it was work and I was sure that this was going to be the bad news coming that they didn't want me to return. I think I was hearing the voice of God when I heard on the other end of the phone, "Our investigation at work is complete and we want you to come back tomorrow!" Talk about relief....I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. This was a true answer to prayer. So, I hang up the phone and then I wondered to myself, what about getting paid for Friday afternoon and today? Then my cell phone rang again and I saw that it was work again. My heart started pounding again cause I thought they had changed their minds about wanting me back. I answer the phone and the same voice tells me that I would be getting paid for Friday afternoon and today. "Just enjoy your day off and we'll see you tomorrow." There I was...speechless again!
I had the best day today and it was just what I needed. I spent the afternoon with my mom and it was totally relaxing! I better not get used to it though. For those of you that know me, my life is busy busy busy!! I hope I get to post more blogs because this is very refreshing...thanks Diana for harassing me about it!!!
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