So, I got tagged twice…. here you go!

A. Attached or Single? Defiantly not single….

B. Best Friend? Michelle and Emily….

C. Cake or pie? I love key lime pie, but I like a good piece of cake every once and a while

D. Day of choice? I would have to say Friday because I only have a half day and I get the afternoon to myself and it always means that work is done for the week….

E. Essential item?  I would have to say gum. I am always chewing it!

F. Favorite color? Pink!!!! I’m really girly!

G. Gummy bears or worms? Neither, I don’t eat much candy….

H. Hometown? Franksville, WI

I. Favorite indulgence? I would have to say Italian food or my favorite breakfast which is oatmeal with peanut butter, banana and fiber one…so good!!!

J. January or July? July because it is warm and I HATE the cold!

K. Kids? I try not to think about it because I am so not ready for one yet!

L. Life isn’t complete without? Family and Friends.

M. Marriage date? Good Question!

N. Number of brothers and sisters? 5 brothers and 1 sister.

O. Oranges or Apples? Apples because I love a crisp apple in the morning and I love love love Apple Cider in the fall!

P. Phobias? Snakes

Q. Quotes? “I’m not afraid of tomorrow for I have lived yesterday and love today.”

R. Reasons to smile? Everything can bring a smile. I have learned that even at the hardest times in my life, I could always find something to smile about…

S. Season of choice? Summer and Fall, I can’t pick just one!

T. Tag 5 people: If you’re reading this, you’re it.

U. Unknown fact about me? I am a size 26 in European Sizes!

V. Vegetable? I love veggies…. To name a few, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, onions, carrots…. The list goes on!  

W. Worst habit? Not sure, maybe trusting people too much.

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Neither

Y. Your favorite food? Italian is by far my favorite followed by Mexican….

Z. Zodiac sign? August 24^th makes me a Virgo.

It all started witha look, but doesn’t it always? This is a true story about a man who fell in love with a woman anddid everything to be with her. Her name was Kathy, she was young, skinny, funny and overall a great catch. His name was Jack, he was older, handsome and what some would call the life of the party. She worked at a big production company during the day and bar tended at night. He worked at the Milwaukee Railroad and owned a bar called “Jack in the Box.”

One night while she was bar tending, he came in for a drink. He took one look at her and wanted to know more andwanted to be with her. He asked to buy her a drink and she politely took one. They started talking and at the end of the night, he asked her out. She said no. But, that didn’t stop him from trying again. Another night, he went into her bar while she was walking out. He said, “Leaving so soon?” She replied “I have had way too much to drink, I need to go home…” He wouldnt take that for an answer, he said “So come back in andhave one more with me.” She still said no and went on her way, he was disappointed. But, he still didn’t give up. He asked her out one more time andto his surprise she said yes. They had planned to meet when he was done with work at a bar for a few drinks and then out to dinner. But, boy did it turn out different….

She got out of work early anddecided to have a few drinks with friends before hand. When it came the time to meet up with him, she said it was time to go and meet up. She went to the bar andwaited for almost an hour before she realized she was at the wrong bar. She tried calling him, but he wanted nothing to do with her. He felt she stood him up, and itdidn’t help that she forgot the name of the bar because she had been drinking a bit with her friends…. But, they decided to give it another go on a different night. This time she did not drink before hand. They dated for about 6-8 months before he asked her to get married, she said yes. But, saying yes to him meant saying yes to 3 other children for he was married before. But, when she said yes, she was in it for the long haul and so was he. He already had his heart broken once and didn’t want that to happen again. So, they married on August 2, 1980. They had their first child October 3, 1981. They named him Jacob Daniel the 2nd. They had their second child on August 14th1982 (i know only 10 months apart, don’t remind me). They named him Joseph Daniel. At this point in time, they had a total of 5 children and still owned the bar. But, that didn’t stop them from having 2 more kids, one on April 3, 1984 named Jeremy David and one on August 24, 1985 named Kristi Marie (My birthday is coming up people, I love diamonds and the color pink…moving on). Shortly after they had their children, they decided to sell the bar in 1987. They moved to a duplex in Milwaukee. Shortly after, they moved to a place in the country in 1990, and still reside their.

They had their ups and downs like any other marriage, but always made it through. They went through theirshare of issues with the kids… detentions, sports, suspensions, school dances, sleepovers, fighting, graduations, college, even marriage for 2 of them and children for 1 of them (out of the four children that is). The family was growing andmoving on with their lives and they were finally alone to do whatever they wanted. They planned a cruise to Alaska for their 25th wedding anniversary. They were so excited for this trip, because it was theirtrip. And, it marked a very important time for them, love still going strong after 25 years….

But, a few weeks before their Anniversary and trip, they got some devastating news. Jack had cancer. He has two options, to take care of it right of way and miss their trip, or put it on hold and enjoy the trip they planned. They decided to take the trip because it is what they always wanted. He started on treatments after they returned from the trip. It was a long hard battle. He fought hard. He also lived his life to the fullest at that time. They went to Florida and Tennessee. He went deep sea fishing and went to Canada one last time. We had a surprise 60th b-day party for him where he got to see all of his friends and catch up on drinking…. He got to see another grandchild be born. They named this child Jacob Daniel the 3rd. He saw his son graduate from college. He also got to be there for his other sons wedding. He also got to see his youngest daughter graduate from college, and he got to tell her how proud of her he was at her graduation party on August 11, 2007. And, he got to have one last anniversary with his wife on August 2, 2007.

He passed on September 7, 2007 with his whole family there by his side every step of the way. Today, they have been married 28 years. My mom says she will always be married to him and will always go visit him on this day for it is a very special day for the two of them.

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad. I love you both.

Did YOU see the Brewers game last night? I mean seriously, Bill Hall, we need to talk. I know you have won them games in the past, but THIS game was important! Like REALLY important. Here are some tips for you… when a ball is coming to you, RUN and catch it! Don’t stop and let the ball go past you for the rest of the team to get! Also, next time, when you are about to walk on a pitch in the bottom of the 9^th inning, make sure it is actually a walk before you walk. Shame on you Billy….. 

Moving on to Rickie…. Let’s learn how to throw the damn ball! Did you really think that Prince could catch that!!!! Prince is not too hard to miss, but you did! Your throw wasn’t anywhere near first base! Lock it up Rickie! Lock it up!

Now, I love you Ryan, but what was that strike-out all about??? Okay, that’s all I can say about my guy, because let’s face it, when we get married this type of talk will not be tolerated from me…..

But, this was only game 1 of a 4 game series. We still have some time to defeat the Cubs. You know I will be watching the game tonight. And, you know I will be wearing my Brewers gear…. Not my Ryan Braun T-shirts, but my Prince Fielder t-shirt because the other ones are dirty….. But, I may also be sporting my new Pink brewer’s hat as well! Oh, and did I mention, I will be watching the Brewers Game from Section 224 at Miller Park?? I guess I missed that one. But, I will be there and I will be cheering on the Brew Crew and I might even eat a pretzel…. But, please don’t disappoint me tonight guys! We can do it!

As I sit here hard at work…cough, cough… I came to realize how terrible I am at this whole blogging thing. Like now, for example, I have time to type something up for everyone to read but it really took a lot for me to actually write it. So here we go…

Today, I was sitting at my desk, where I hear my phone ring and my name said over the speaker… “Kristi?” I could tell from the way she said it that I was going to be mad, so I reluctantly answered… “Yes?” -insert a little pause here- “There is a gentleman named Eric here to see you.” At this point, I’m a little confused. So, I look at my calendar to make sure I didn’t have a meeting scheduled with so called Eric, nope, no appointment. So, I ask, “Do I have a meeting with him scheduled?” and she replied with “No, he is from **** Staffing agency and he would like to speak with you and he can wait if you would like.”

Okay, did I miss something here? No appointment made. Eric just showed up and wanted to wait to see me? I know, not a big deal, but IT is a BIG deal. I don’t like it when people just show up, it throws me off. I like to be prepared with graphs and numbers, and it is very important to have my business face on. This so called business face is kind of hard to have when you are wearing jeans and a pink t-shirt that says Fitch on the front and everyone always does a double take because they think it says “Bitch” instead (oh yeah, and flip flops). So, what do I do? I walk up to the front after about 5 minutes of making him wait and I politely say “Hi, I’m Kristi, it’s very nice to meet you.” And there we stand. And we continue to stand. He seemed very uncomfortable that I didn’t invite him into my office so we could speak, but are you serious? You just show up here and expect me to welcome you and want to talk to you about my staffing needs?

This is basically the same as a first date. You show up unexpected or early and I will be pissed. It takes time to get ready and prepare. And if the date goes bad and you have the balls to ask me come into my house afterwards….you must be joking! 

So, needless to say, I did not give him my full attention because he didn’t give me a good first impression. And I SO wasn’t inviting him to my office after that. Note: Next time call, make arrangements and maybe, if I’m interested, I will see you. Thanks.

So often I find myself wanting to actually write something on here, but I can’t ever think of something clever or witty to say. When that happens, I like to fill people in on what’s going on with me or what I’m thinking or trips I will be going on. Ya know things that are important to me. I know these same things are not important to everyone else, but it’s my blog right? I can say/type whatever I want right? In order to actually “know” someone you have to know what they do. Not just what type of work they do or what kinds of food they eat, but little things they do. Like taking a trip, or what they did on the weekend.

So, I’m sorry if I bore anyone with my day to day activities or meaningless information that you will probably never use or ever care about. But, like I said, it’s my blog. So, with all that being said, what’s been going on with Krittie? Well, A LOT! We are finally getting a new TV, a 46-inch LCD Samsung to be exact. It is ordered and in the process of being shipped as we speak (type).

Gregg and I are doing a lot better than we were before. We had a serious talk about us and we are finally on the same track (or almost on the same track). It will almost be 4 years that we have been together. I like where we are at and understand why we are at the level we are. We are having fun together and we will just take things as they come and I will try not to freak out about the little things.

Summerfest was once again just okay. I wasn’t impressed by the line-up this year. It was kind of boring and not worth my time to actually go. However, I did go three times. I saw OAR, Gavin Degraw, Seether and The Wailers. They were all pretty good, but the people I went with and met were even better. I think I like just going with friends more than actually seeing the bands play. Oh and the food at Summerfest is one of a kind as well.

But, onto other news….. I don’t think I said this before, but my sister-in-law and I are going to a great concert! I mean, just think we finally get to see the ones that started it all for the boy band mania in the 90’s. Ya know, the ones before Backstreet Boys or NSync. Yes, that’s right; we are going to see New Kids on the Block! I am WAY excited about this! Not too much to see them and watch them perform as I am to dress in bad fashion, complete with the side pony tail and terrible make-up. Oh and the pre-partying that her and I will do is going to be wonderful. Oh yeah, and we will have t-shirts, most likely saying things such as I Heart Joey or NKOBT Forever! It will be a good time.

 And, FYI, I don’t care if it dumb that I am going, we will have fun and we will have stories to share!

That’s right, I FINALLY got rid of my t-mobil account. It was 2 years on June 22nd that I had their service. So, right of way after work on Monday, the 23rd, I made the switch. I have been waiting for this FOREVER! Okay, not really forever, but 2 years. The service worked for about a month until it went to hell. I made the mistake of getting the Motorola Razor…. But, I will not make that mistake again! 2 years of crappy service and 4 phones (all the same pink razor) later, I left! I feel like a big weight is lifted off my shoulders.

Their service was awful. It never worked and weird charges would always be on my phone. So, on Monday, I drove to US Cellular and made the switch. It’s weird to have a phone that actually works and a service that doesn’t have hidden fees. I spent entirely too much money on Monday ($219) to get the new service and phone, but it’s worth it. I bought a Samsung and so far so good. I might go and get a different phone though… We’ll see!

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted on here, where to start……. Well, I went on vacation to San Diego. It was fabulous. I’ll give you the run down of everything we did. We left Milwaukee at 8:20a on Wednesday. On the plane, I took pictures of mountains and mom and I made some inappropriate jokes to make the time fly by. She also sang a little… but those are juts details… After about a 5 hour flight we finally landed in California. We picked up our rental car and headed to Oceanside. We met up with my brother who lives out there and went to lunch at Rockin’ Baja. The food was awesome! I had some shrimp fajitas with rice and beans, it was excellent! The drink wasn’t bad, some Malibu, peach schnapps, orange liquor and pineapple juice…yummy!

 

After lunch, we checked into our hotel and then went back to my brother’s house for some dinner. On Thursday, we went to seaport village to shop, eat lunch and grab some gelato from Little Italy. Little Italy is a little Italian community located outside of seaport village and it is SO cute! Oh, and the gelato was good too! After our trip to Little Italy, we were off to see my niece graduate from High School. After the graduation, we went out for Sushi at this restaurant in Oceanside. I must say it was pretty yummy! And by the time we left, my 4 year old niece was saying how much she loved tofu! Kids gotta love em!

 

On Friday, we went to the San Diego Zoo. WOW! That is a lot of walking! We were at the zoo from 11a until 5:30p. We saw tons of animals, but I would say the Milwaukee Zoo is just as good! After we went to the Zoo, we went to Fashion Village Mall. This mall has stores like Lacoste, Tiffany’s and Armani. I was in awe the whole time we were there. However, I didn’t buy anything from the mall except a sweatshirt that said San Diego on the front. After we went to the mall, we ventured to this restaurant called Ki’s Restaurant. The food was excellent, the service not so much. They gave Gregg tuna instead of halibut! If you don’t know, Gregg is allergic to tuna! It’s a good thing I noticed it otherwise we would have been making a trip to the ER! But, they gave us free dessert, so it was all good!

 

Saturday, we went to Pacific Beach. This was my first time in the ocean…EVER!!!! It was so much fun! The waves were pretty good sized and they carried me away every time! We spent most of the afternoon at the beach before heading over to Joe’s Crab Shack for lunch. I never thought I would like a crab cake burger, but it was pretty good! After lunch, we headed back to our hotel room to shower and get ready for my nieces graduation party where they catered from a Hawaiian Restaurant. The food was good and it was nice to spend time with the family before we had to leave the next day. The following morning we packed up our belongings and headed to the airport at 8:30a. We got there and found out our flight was delayed from 11:15 to 2. So we ate breakfast at the airport and waited to find out that our flight was being delayed until 4. So we ate lunch and waited. Finally, at 4:30 we were on our way back to Wisconsin. We got back at approximately 10:45p.

 

I loved California and I know I have a guaranteed trip back there in 4 years when my nephew graduates from high school! So, I’ll start the countdown now….4 more years, 4 more years!    

I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! In one week from today, I will be on a plane to CALIFORNIA!!!! At exactly 8:15a I will be boarding a plane to escape from here for 5 days. I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am to be going on vacation. San Diego Zoo, Sun, Beaches and the OCEAN!!!! I have never seen the ocean so this is really awesome to me! But, before I can go on vacation, I must work a hellish work week. That’s right, hellish! I usually work four 8.75 hour days and one 5 hour day. This week my schedule is as followed:

Monday: OFF, 8 hours paid for holiday; Tuesday: 5:15a-3:15p, Wednesday: 5:30a-5:30p; Thursday: 5:30a-5:30p and Friday 5:30a-1:30p.

Then next week Monday and Tuesday, I work 5:30a-5:30p again! So, this is a big change for me, but I just keep thinking it will all be worth it when I’m on the beach…..

To add to my hellish work week, I also have an extremely busy weekend! Friday, I have a bachelorette party to attend. Saturday, I have a morning date with my mom for breakfast and a pedicure (I know, rough), followed by a housewarming/graduation/birthday party at a friends house. After that, I have a show to go to for one of Gregg’s friends. Then, I have a b-day party for my sister-in-law at the brass monkey. After that, I am supposed to head to a little party that one of Gregg’s friends are throwing. Don’t you people know that I have way too much to do on Saturday?!?!?!? Then, on Sunday, I have a bridal shower to go to. I am going to be crazy T-I-R-E-D when Sunday rolls around! Oh well, I’ll survive!

But, on another note, I only have until June 3rd to meet my Relay for life goal!!!!!!!!! I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!!!!! A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G would help out! Even if all you can do is post this in your blog, I’ll take it! Please go here to make a donation. Thanks!

I know, it’s been a while since I wrote on this, but I have been Crazy Busy! This weekend was a pretty good weekend. On Friday night, my mom and I went shopping at Bayshore. She bought a bunch of clothes for vacation and I bought a few things for vacation as well. We also went to dinner at BD’s Mongolian Grill. I LOVED this place. If you are unaware of this place, it is a create-your-own stir fry. When we got there, we were seated right of way. Our host gave us our menu’s, to my surprise, the menu only had appetizers and stir fry on it. You have a few options; 1 bowl of veggie stir fry, 1 bowl of meat and veggie stir fry, unlimited bowl of stir fry, stir fry with soup and salad or an unlimited bowl of stir frywith soup and salad. That’s it. That’s the menu (minus the app’s).

You order what you would like to drink and which option you would like. I got the veggie stir fry bowl and my mom got the meat and veggie bowl. You walk up to the line and you grab a bowl. Then, you go thru the line and choose what you would like in your stir fry. I had broccoli, bean sprouts, carrots, mushrooms, mini cobs, peppers, onion and pea snaps. You load up your bowl and then you pick your sauces. I had the mushroom sauce with garlic. After you pick your veggies and sauces, you take it up to the grill and they fry it up for you. They add spices and oil if you would like, I opted for no oil but took the spices. We got back to our seat and there was white rice, brown rice and tortilla shells on our table. I mixed mine with brown rice and I also had one tortilla. It was really good!

After we ate, I decided to venture into Trader Joe’s. I had never been there before and heard it had a lot of healthy foods, so we took a chance. When I got inside, I was in awe. They had a ton of healthy foods. One that I bought was the Apple Cranberry Bran Muffins. I also bought some fresh fruit bars. When I got home I tried a fruit bar and it was great! I also tried one of the bran muffins, which I also enjoyed. Then, on Sunday, I was going to have a muffin for a snack. I bit into it to find that I just bit into MOLD!!!!!!! I was terrified! For those who don’t know, I am allergic to Mold. Not only was it gross that I just bit into mold, but it could have sent me to the hospital. Thankfully, I didn’t swallow it. I saw it and spit it out right of way! Needless to say, I will not be returning to Trader Joe’s. I attempted to call them yesterday and they told me there was nothing they could do. Let me remind you the sell date was May 26th, they should have still been good! So, I emailed Trader Joe’s today. We’ll see if anything comes from this!

This weekend, we also went out for Italianfood with Mike and Julie. We had a few glasses of wine and a few mojitos. It was a pretty good time. Then, on Sunday, we ran a few errands and went to Slinger Speedway. The races got rained out so we only got to see about an hour and a half of the race. Then, on Monday (Memorial Day) we hooked up our bike rack on my car and took our bikes to the Lake Front. We rode around the lakefront, stopped by Alterra and got a sport tea and then continued our bike ride around the art museum, lagoon and lake. I had a lot of fun, the weather was great and we got in some type of workout too! After the ride, we went to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It was hilarious!!!!!!! Defiantly a must see!!!! Then, when we got home we grilled some turkey brats and veggies and relaxed the rest of the evening. For dessert, we made a few smores! IT was a really good dinner and dessert!

So, that was my weekend, fun but very busy. This upcoming weekend it even busier, but next week I will be on a plane to CA!!!!! Thank god!

In exactly 22 days, I will be on my way to Oceanside, CA!!!!! I don’t think you understand how excited I am for this! I NEED a vacation. The last real vacation I was on was 2 years ago for my 21st b-day to Vegas. It’s time for a trip! As far as the goals I set for myself, well, lets say I am half way there. I got to my goal weight about a week ago, but am still working on losing a few more pounds. Still a healthy weight obviously, but I would feel better if I lost a little more. But, the weight goal is complete! Now, as for the tanning, it’s a work in progress. I have 11 more tanning sessions between now and June 4th. I am sure I will be tan enough for vacation considering I am already getting pretty tan.

Now, as for my Relay for Life goal…. I am 31% there. I only have until June 3rd to raise money for the American Cancer Society! I need YOUR help! Tell your friends and family! Post a link on your blog, do anything! Every little bit helps!

Thats all I have for right now! I will post a few more updates later! Thanks!