(NOT) so Single: December 2009

Thursday, December 31, 2009

this ALMOST made me unhate cats...

I say almost because well, they are still cats. This did make me laugh though.

How creative. Simple. AMAZING.

Take a look at Linus in Hats.

It made me wish I had my old cat Brantley, back when cats weren't evil. When they didn't run away or scar me in the night.

Once Dareth's cat attacked me at night. It literally was trying to claw me to death. I picked the pillow up and SHOOK it vigorously. The darn thing was STILL locked on to that pillow with a death grip. iM just glad it wasn't my face.

It also made me wish I was creative. Oh well, we can't all get what we want.

♥ Single Girl

thinking about trying this with my 4month old niece...

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

17 DAYS and counting.

I still have so much to do.

I have to finish work.
Move out by Jan 1!
Store my life.
Complete my lesson plans.
Buy all Ethiopia appropriate clothes.
Get mass necessities- razors, snacks, books, tampons, sun block, tooth paste.
Buy Work related stuff- a new computer battery, power converters, notebooks.
Pack everything I will need for months into two 50LBS bags
Say goodbye.

Of the things I have been neglecting- this blog is near the top.
Oh also doing anything related to the list above. {OOPS!}

I think I am overwhelmed.

I might need some help- except iM not sure what anyone else can help with.

♥ Single Girl

Thursday, December 24, 2009

a very MERRY CHRISTMAS card

Here is my FIRST ever Christmas CARD:

Click to see full size

Merry Christmas from around the world!

2009 brought a year of {adventure/travel/excitement}

This holiday season I am grateful to be right where I am now- home with my family.

wishing you a happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year!

♥ Single Girl

Literally, that is EXACTLY what I sent out!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year!

Last year my family helped me shop for and provide for a family I received through work. THIS year it was go big or go home! I have the opportunity to volunteer on a committee at work that focuses totally on Giving back and getting people involved! {How awesome is that?}

This year we had saved up some cash and did some good things with it. We gave 3K to Kaiizen & 10K to Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation. We set some money aside for Sub for Santa.

This year our department took care of 4 entire families. I organized a giving campaign where our coworkers would donate cash & then our committee would more than triple match the funds! It was GREAT.

The best part, all 30 of us going CRAZY shopping. We had over a dozen carts stuffed full of toys. There were bikes, train sets, guitars, dolls, trucks, clothes, clothes, clothes, clothes!

It was so fun to see all of my co workers running around with princess dresses.

Or asking little kids what kind of toys they like.

Wally World really catered to us. They had one line just for our carts, they were quick with the check out. They cashed our GIANT check. SO Thanks Wal*Mart.

More fun than the shopping was seeing the parents cry, or smile or in total shock when we dropped off all the unwrapped presents.

It was amazing.

It make me remember where true joy comes from- service.
It helps me to think about the real meaning of Christmas.

So thanks. To everyone who helped. You helped make my Christmas.

♥ Single Girl

Monday, December 21, 2009

I was in my old home town for about a blink of an EYE. My grandfather turned 80 so I went out for a party.

My little brother ran into a guy I know from high school.

Bro: oh I ran in to DC while I was in the city last night.

Me: Cool, what he is up to.

Bro: selling life insurance or something.

Me: sell out, I guess we all had to get real jobs soon enough.

Bro: yeah {chuckle}. He asked what you were up to.

Me: what did you say? (I kind of had a breif fling with this guy. I was totally in like with him)

Bro: I told him about Ethiopia. He was really excited and freaked out a little like: Oh man that’s crazy. She will be awesome.

Me: why did you run into him?

Bro: We were out with AC when he called and needed a ride. He was totally wasted. It was a pub crawl, what do you expect?

Me: so he won’t even remember talking to you…

Bro: probably not.

Eh, that is kind of how it goes. See you at the ten year (wait im not going to that)

♥ Single Girl

I need your help. And I don’t ask for it very often, or EVER.

So here it is,

I need you to send an email. I know…I know. It take like all of 10 second to send one, but THIS ONE is important.

My friend Elaine is on a mission to save her parents house & I want to help. So instead of googling me, finding my address and sending me flowers in appreciation of all the funny crap I write here (which i know you were doing at THIS very moment), send an email.

Elaine’s parents are losing their house. After 23 year in my home town of Dublin, these first generations Americans were evicted earlier then was legal and are in a fight with Wells Fargo. For all the details see here.

WHERE YOU COME IN. Please cut and paste the following into an email and hit send.

Send to: mike.heid@ wellsfargo.com

CC: Kamlleyhome@ gmail.com
Subject: Edilberto & Cecilia Kamlley, 0030079628, Wachovia/Wells Fargo

Body:

RE: Edilberto & Cecilia Kamlley
7660 Burnham Way
Dublin, CA 94568
Loan number: 0030079628, Wachovia/Wells Fargo

To the Office of the President of Wells Fargo,

I am writing to you on behalf of the Kamlley family with a humble request that you might restore their hope for the holidays. For the past 23 years, they have proudly called themselves homeowners and raised their children and their grandchildren at their dream house located in Dublin, CA.

I, [insert your name], support a decision by Wells Fargo (acquirer of Wachovia as of 2008) to reverse the foreclosure status at 7660 Burnham Way Dublin, CA 94568 and restore the loan to Edilberto and Cecilia Kamlley.

Simply put, this is not just a house; this is where a family started anew and cultivated their dreams here in America for nearly a quarter century. With your support, Wells Fargo will be able to give back a home to a family who not only raised their own in this house but raised a community.

Sincerely,

[your name]
[Current City]

I know this seems like a dumb thing to ask for help on. But its not.

These people fed me. They let us cut class at their house. We highjacked their van to go on shopping trips. They let us crash on their couches. We spent counted hours playing you don’t know jack there. It was safe place to land.

IT was the house with the red drive way.

It was a place where as an [awkward/confused/frustrated teenager] you could go and just be.

So please help me.

Please help my dear friend Elaine.

Please help save Ed & Cecilia’s American dream.

Happy Holidays

♥ Single Girl

Friday, December 18, 2009

Big News,

I resigned from my job. iM moving to Ethiopia in January.

Wednesday was SUCH a busy and exciting day! So exciting TEN good things happened to me:

1. I quit my job!
2. I received an $1,000 bonus from my employer {not because I resigned, but because they are GREAT}
3. Spanish Santa left me some amazing lotion
4. My University Diploma came in the mail.
5. I found a flight for Ethiopia
6. Chinese food for dinner
7. I found my missing $25 mall gift card
8. I found my missing Check!
9. Our committee donated 5K to Nu Skin giving in your own backyard campaign
10. I got to spend time at work shopping for sub for Santa!

Now just to survive the holidays, get everything packed and ready to go, finish all the program development & stay sane.

should be good times!
♥ Single Girl

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

I hate the new editor.

I can't spell check.
I can't stack my pictures all in a nice little row.
I can't figure out how to set my default font.

Blogger, I think iM switching back to the old way.
except i like being able to easily post You Tube videos.

Word press maybe...

♥ Single Girl

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

I know you

We already met once. It was 7 years ago and you were a completely different person.

But I Know you. Stop Pretending. Stop Acting. Just come out with it already.
You will feel better.
We will still care about you.
No one will judge you as harsh as you judge yourself.

I promise.

If you can trust me.

Take the jump. Once you do, I have seen how happy you become. How liberated you are now that you are living honestly.

It is not an easy road by any means. It is however the path you will walk.

Walk with friends
With family
With loved ones.

Not alone as you so desperately fear.

Lately the people I meet feel like dejavu

Like seeing a ghost in the mirror.

I know you too. I loved you for years. I was the person you told all your secrets to. The person who you laughed with. The one who could make you smile with one word. We did nothing for hours just to be in the same room.

The one you quietly cried to.

I picked up the pieces. I loved with wreck less abandon until I crashed.

Burned. Scarred. So I left so I could move on.

Only to realize I couldn’t move on from you.

Not until we had one last good fight- proof you no longer wanted stewardship of my heart.

So we did.

It’s been years and I no longer think about you,

until you were standing in front of me again.

But it wasn’t you.

Just an imposter. A constant reminder that you were ONCE there.

A part of me.

A part of my life.