Happiness

Brenden and I on September 26, 2010.

I wanted to post this picture because I just edited it on Picnik and thought it looked really cute. It's one of my favorite pictures of Brenden and I. And I really like the quote that's on it. We've been dating for nine months, and the time has gone by so quickly. It seems like just yesterday when we met. I'm so glad to have him in my life. He makes me unbelievably happy. I don' t know what I would do without him. :-)

Train Layout. Good...or bad idea?

Sooo...recently Brenden and I have been going back in forth about his train layout that he wants in the basement of our house in the future. I think it's completely pointless because it costs so much money, time, and it takes up a lot of space. But he insists on having one, because "they're awesome". But that just doesn't seem like a good enough reason to me. And I really have no idea what these things are really like, so I decided to look up some videos of them on youtube, and this is one of the first ones that came up. It's so much more intense than what I imagined. There's so many tiny houses and people and animals. And there's so much detail, I just can't imagine him putting all this together! The guy in the video said that he spends at least 40 hours a week in his basement. That's like having a full time job! And Brenden already has one of those, so I don't see how he's going to manage both. But he insists on having it one way or another. And another reason I don't think it's reasonable is because two of the guys he works with have layouts in their houses, and they've spent thousands of dollars on the engines, cars, and building it! I don't know where he thinks he's gonna get all the money to do this. But...I'm trying to be reasonable instead of shooting down his dream, so I'm starting to look at the more positive side of the situation. It will be a great thing for our kids to look at and play with when they're at a reasonable age, it'll make him happy...ummm...okay so there aren't that many positives to it. But it'll make him happy. And that is what I want. But I'm still not fully convinced. 

Cars 2!

I can't wait to go see the midnight showing of Cars 2 Friday! The first one was great, and I think the second one will be awesome as well! I'm going with my family, and Brenden and his mom. It's going to be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see what it's like with the cars in Tokyo! There's so many new characters too! I think my new favorite is Francesco Bernoulli. Friday is also mine and Brenden's 9 month anniversary. He'll be at work all day though unfortunately. So we won't be spending it together. 

I'll be sure to post again after I see the movie!

Date Night!

Last night I got to have a nice date night with Brenden. Since he's always working during the week, it's very rare that we get to go out together anymore. So, we went to Big A's in downtown St. Charles for dinner, took a short walk on the Katy Trail, went to the Hobby Shop and then Toys 'R Us. While we were at the Hobby Shop, Brenden spotted four cardboard boxes in the back of the store full of magazines that were marked "50 cents each". We immediately started tearing through the boxes pulling out every single 'Trains Magazine' that he didn't have. When we were finished, the total count was...*insert drum roll here*...75 MAGAZINES! It was crazy. He carried all 75 of them up to the front counter and the look on the cashier's face was priceless at the least. Brenden looked at her with a huge grin and said, "I've got some readin' material." She broke out into a laugh a proceeded to count all 75 magazines to make sure that was the correct total. I think she was a little exausted afterwards. After ringing up all the magazines, the total price came to $39.75! It was such a good deal because if he would have gotten those magazines at full price, it would have costed over $400. Needless to say, he was a very happy camper when we left the store. I just wonder what he's gonna do after he reads all of them...oh boy, I don't even want to think about it. :P

McQueen and Sally!

So, I've been looking for a car for quite a while and today my mom and I went out to a friend's house to look at a potential car for me. It's a metallic blue 2000 Ford Taurus. As soon as I saw it I laughed and immediately thought of Sally from Cars. Then I laughed even harder because I thought of Brenden's car, which is a red 2000 Pontiac Grand Am, which reminds me of Lightning McQueen! I thought it was so cute, because if I got this car, then Brenden and I would look just like McQueen and Sally! Then as our friend was explaining to us what was wrong with the car, it was too good to be true. Everything that she pointed out, was the exact same problems that Brenden has on his car. The right side mirror was knocked off in a hit and run accident and needs to be glued back on, and Brenden's is missing completely. The back left window gets stuck sometimes and won't work, Brenden's doesn't roll up and down automatically anymore. You have to do it manually. The AC is out, Brenden's was out for the first 6 months that we dated, and the CD player is an inconvenience because it's in the trunk, which means it's pretty much unusable, and Brenden's doesn't work at all. So as you can see, I was in complete shock at how many things the two cars had in common. It kind of makes me think that this will end up being my first car considering the several similarities! 

My Railroad man

I thought I would just take a second to post about my railroad man, Brenden. He has loved trains since forever, and now he's finally got his dream job working for a shortline railroad out in Granite City, Illinois. I am so proud of him and how he never gave up on this job. He is a natural at what he does, and all the guys out there agree. This is a picture of the two of us on the engine together. I love my railroad man! :)

A very successful day

So, today I woke up feeling the need to apply at a few places for a new job. I currently work at Brunswick Zone, the bowling alley, but I'm just not getting enough hours lately, even after working there for almost 2 years! So...after a lunch date at White Castle with my boyfriend (I know, cheap lunch. But hey, I'm not working enough, so I don't have a lot of money) I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to turn in an application I had filled out. Along with turning it in, I got to speak to the store manager as well! That's always a good thing. The job seems pretty promising. Not full time, but hey, it's money! But I decided to keep searching, just in case that fell through. After stopping at my current job demanding more than my one shift a week, I went to Goodwill to turn in another application. It doesn't seem like the greatest place to work, but the sign on the door said they were hiring 40 hours a week guaranteed! So I thought to myself, why not?

Still in doubt of the last 2 places, I continued my search. I went into Fashion Bug and got an application there, which I filled out later and turned in. Then I went to 2 different daycares and asked for applications, and then to a third one to turn in an application. So, even though I only turned in four applications, I still have two more to fill out and turn in. I would say this day was very successful. I'm going to be a freshman in college in the fall, and one shift a week is not going to cut it. Job hunting today was a very good idea. And to top it all off, I bought...wait for it...new toothbrushes and father's day cards on my way home! :) Sounds cheesy, but I felt proud that I made such progress in one day. Who knows what the rest of the week will bring!