Probably not New Jersey bound

My nieces' birthday is tomorrow. I thought her party was planned for this Saturday. Unfortunately I got my days screwed up and her party was actually last Saturday so I missed it. That was the main reason for me to drive to New Jersey. Yes she's only turning 2 but I still wanted to be there.

Right now I'm totally exhausted. I have a lot on my mind and it seems like nothing is going right. One of my coworkers even remarked that I looked stressed, which I am. So I think I'm just going to use the next couple of days to rest and get myself together.

I still have some vacation time left later on this summer so I might drive down then. But tomorrow is definitely a no go.

I almost have enough for my Ipod

I've been coveting a Ipod Touch for a while now. They come in 3 sizes, an 8gig, 32 gig and 64 gig models. I want the one right in the middle. It's 32 gigs and $280 with the accessories that I want, I'll end up spending $295 which includes free shipping.

I've been saving my money and slowing adding it to my fund. Right now I have $180 saved with another $15 to go in the account leaving me $100 short. I'm so close but so far. I wanted to get the ipod for myself for Christmas but I won't have the money until the middle of January. I'll be like a kid in a candy store when I finally get it. Once I have the ipod paid off, then I'll start saving in my itunes account.

I can't wait!

Where are my manners?

I've been at this job 3 weeks and I never sent a card to my old department. I need to send them a card for the nice party that they gave me when I left. They brought in a nice lunch spread. We had cold-cuts and a sandwich ring. We also had a broccoli and rice side dish, potatoes, green beans, and a few other vegetable dishes. There was a fresh veggie tray and a meat and cheese tray. We had soda, juice, cookies, chips and desserts galore.

They also gave me a card that everyone in the area signed. They gave me a monetary going away present and my old supervisor gave me a gift card to Eat N Park (it's a local eatery). They really did a good job and I was surprised because I wasn't expecting anything. I found some really nice Business Thank You Cards that I'm getting to send to them. I'll send one to each the supervisor, manager, and the person over my manager. I'll also send one card to the group in general. Of course I'll personalize each card differently. I could actually personalize them on the website and then just sign them when I get them.

I'm such a procrastinator. I should have had these cards mailed at least a week ago. But of course I just keep telling myself that I'm giving everyone time enough to miss me, then I'll send the card. I know they'll appreciate it because I know I would. I really miss working with them sometimes.

Birthday gifts

John's birthday is at the end of the month. I had a great present planned, now I'm second guessing myself. I don't want to say what it was because sometimes John reads my blog trying to figure out what I'm thinking. Just in case I decide to stick with my first instinct, I want him to still be surprised.

I'm sure he'll be happy with whatever I get though. He's a real easy going guy.

Wedding present dilemma solved

A bunch of us from work chipped in and got the couple a gift card. Since the bridge shops at JC Penney a lot, that's what we got.

They have a house full of people. Between the two of them they have 6 kids, but they're all grown. We figure they can always buy some more stuff for the house. Especially towels. They have a pool and people are always coming over to go swimming. They go through towels like crazy.