The Unadventures of Tracie

Here I am back at work. Cold, dark, tired, and sad. Presents have been opened, food has been eaten, oh yes, Christmas is over. Don't get me wrong. Christmas was good. I just hate being back at work today. I couldn't sleep again last night. And now I'm here at work with nothing to do (and no management in sight) and my lights are almost off (and blinking annoyingly) and it is freezing cold. I wish I would have had today off as well. Anyway... here's a rundown on my short Christmas break: Austin and I finished the last little shopping we had left to do over Friday and Saturday and just relaxed. Sunday we went over to my parent's for the McNeil "Bring a Special Thing and Share Memories and Eat Treats" night. That was fun. It was good to see some extended family and hear them share some thoughts. We were to bring an object that was special to us and explain why. I brought my guitar that my dad had given me, and Austin brought his painting he had done in Italy....

Here are my answers to Seth's survey. Do you have any pets? Nope. What color shirt are you wearing? Purplish Name three things that are close to you: Water bottle, twisted-up paperclip, and post-its What is the last book you read? Neverwhere What's your favorite sport? Basketball Do you enjoy sleeping late? Yes, I sure do. What's the weather like right now? Cold and dark Who tells the best jokes? Austin What was the last thing you dreamed about? You know, I can’t really remember right now. I’ve been so tired lately. I usually have really cool dreams. Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? Of course I drive. I drive 80 miles every day. It took me two hours to get home yesterday. I have never gotten in an accident (unless you count the time I tapped the car in front of me, which I don’t) or gotten pulled over. Do you believe in karma? Sure. What comes arou...

Hot off the presses! Part four of the Tracie/Austin story: (two parts to go) Lingering Feelings Austin and I had only been dating for about two weeks when Trent and Jessica got married. I knew Devon was going to be there. He was, after all, one of Jessica’s best friends. It was very, very difficult for me to see him. I tried not to cry and held back tears. I was feeling so many different things. For one thing, after I had gone to talk to him, he said that we could be friends. So, several weeks after talking to him I wrote him an email, and he never wrote back. I was obviously a little mad when I saw him at the wedding. So I casually asked him why he hadn’t written back, and he said that he didn’t use that email address anymore. Well, how in the heck was I supposed to know that?!? Part of me was relieved he wasn’t avoiding me on purpose, but it made it harder for me to be mad at him anymore since I now knew he hadn’t deliberately not written back. Anyway, I kept my cool and chatt...

Okay, I got this from Amanda. I’m also going to combine it with the Christmas quiz that Jen sent around. 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both, though I do like getting gift bags so I can reuse them later. 2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial, and prelit. I really don’t understand why you’d still want a real tree these days. It’s more practical, economic, clean, and reusable. 3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime. 4. When do you take the tree down? Probably after New Year’s. 5. Do you like eggnog? Nope 6. Favorite gift received as a child? Keyboard that I really, really wanted 7. Do you have a Nativity scene? Not yet 8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad. Good thing I don’t have to anymore since I’m just going to donate to my parents’ mission fund from now on for gifts . 9. Easiest person to buy for? Austin is actually pretty easy to shop for. 10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Don’t really know. Most gif...

How tender are thy branches! Da-da-da-da, da diddly do, da-da-da-da, bah liddly do.....How tender are thy branches! Yes, those are the only words I know. So our Christmas tree is finally up & trimmed! (It's been up for a week or so, but it has shiny red and gold ornaments on it now!) It's so pretty! It's my first tree, and I'm so proud. I'm going to take pictures. Unfortunately, I can't post them since I still don't have a card-reader or a cord connecting my camera to the computer. If anyone want to get me that for Christmas, you're welcome to. Then you'd see pics more often. Anyway... today was my first performance review at WGU. I was a bit nervous, but everything turned out well. My managers actually rated me better than I did myself. I got "exceeds expectations" in every category! They said I was doing well, and they expected me to accelerate rapidly and eventually be a senior editor and leader. They also addressed my con...