I'm in TROUBLE

I pretty much think I have fallen for Dan. He is great and has all the quailities I want in a guy. I am lucky because he has driven up the last 3 days after work and even brought dinner. I'm soo in TROUBLE...but good trouble.

Really 1 month

So today marks 1 month from my first date with Dan. We had been talking for a month and a half before our first date. I don't think I would change anything, I love being with him and I think this is all going some place great. Shh, 1 month down and tons more to experience.

Sweet still voice

Last week I was sitting at home contemplating life, future and well Dan. As I was sitting there quietly I had this rush of peace and warmth and heard "This will be the man you marry." Strange yes, but I believe the holy ghost gives us directives in the quiet times of life. So that sweet small voice must have been the holy ghost guiding me and putting me at ease for my future.

Auburn in the fall

3000 and maybe a bullet!

Yup, 3000 dollars worth of damage done to my beloved car! Who would have guessed that a gas tank, gas tank skid plate and fuel pump could cost that much. While the car guy was telling me about the damage he filled me in on some important info. He told me that there was a small hole in the skid plate and gas tank something so small that it appeared to be caused by a bullet. What now you're telling me my car was shot at, great! Anyway we wont be able to tell what caused the hole until the parts get pulled out but for now we wait. We wait on the insurance to decide if they want pictures, we wait for car to be torn apart, we wait for the parts and then we wait for them to put my beloved car back together again. Oh one more wait, we wait to make a police report, that is if it was a bullet that caused the damage. Lovely!!!

Weekend fun and a little trouble

So I had a date this weekend well actually two dates with the same guy. I think I really like this guy and I maybe in trouble. Friday night we cooked at my house, watched some cheesy B-rated horror movies and talked until 2 in the morning. Saturday we went to Old Town Sacramento, dinner and then hung out at his house. I know sounds kind of boring but that's okay because I am a home body. He really is a great guy, he has most of the qualities I have been looking for in another person or relationship. He is easy to talk to and best of all does not judge and is really caring. I very well could be in trouble but in a good way.

Rental car from hell and other crazy firsts

So yesterday my beloved car wanted to explode...yes it did but sure glad it didn't! I had the pleasure of renting my first rental car actually more like two different rental cars, but who is counting. Yes, I have never had to rent a car because I had problems with mine. There is always a first with me. I have also never had the pleasure of reporting a claim to my insurance company. I have nothing bad to say about my insurance company they made things relatively painless and I had a good laugh. I will never complain the next time I have to pay a AAA bill, count my words never! Not a first however was having to tell the lady on the other end of the phone that I am indeed old enough to rent a car. She was under the impression that I was in my late teens or early twenties, wow do I sound that young. It's not like she didn't have all my important information right in front of her in black and white. Well they turned my car trouble into no-fault trouble and sent me to rent a car from their company. What, I have to turn in a perfectly good be it ugliest blue Camry for whatever this other company could/would give me. Well I ended up with yet another problem car, it smells bad on the inside and out plus the cigarette light does not work. How do people charge phones in cars that don't have working cigarette lighters? This company WILL be taking this car back and giving me something else, I refuse to drive a stinky car that has broken features. Plus who wants to drive a car when you have been driving an SUV for years?! Come on, I have to sit that low in a car, have lights always in my eyes and feel like at any point someone is going to plow right into the thing. I did remember what it is like to drive a car that hugs the road, that goes faster (only a little) and can be whipped in and out of tight spaces. Oh well the negatives outweigh the positive and that's the reason I will never have a small car again...dangerous.

Who knew gas tanks were plastic?

So on my way home today from the YRC I had a major car malfunction...the gas tank exploded. It was not a blow up the car kind of explosion just a shake the car have to pull over kind. So here I was just coming in Auburn and I hear this horrible noise and the car starts to shake and then slow down. Yes, lucky me! Anyway I pull over by the grace of god no one was behind or beside me at that point and I was safely able to get over to the shoulder of the freeway. Of course this had to happen on one of the busiest stretches of highway, again see how lucky I am! So I pull over and get out of the car, not something I would recommend but I needed to see what happened. I figure it was gas leaking out of my car by the smell and decide it would be best to turn the car off, move away from it and call AAA. As I was trying to explain stuff to AAA my mother came driving up the same stretch of highway, she never leaves work early but again by the grace of god she did and came to my rescue. While on the phone with AAA they decided that I have a major issue and called highway patrol (remember I'm on a really bad area of the freeway) and the local fire department plus made me a priority pick up. If I knew having my gas tank want to explode would get this much attention, I would have had it happen along time ago. So the hot fire fighters show up and clear my car for tow. Yes I gawked they were in uniform and for the most part pretty hot. The tow truck shows up and I had 10 minutes to get my car to the shop before they close along with every rental car company in Auburn. Needless to say the car was dropped off at the shop and I got a rental car.....day was just not going to get any better. While talking to the dealer about my strange gas tank, he stated that "gas tanks are plastic now didn't you know!" Yeah guy I knew that couldn't you tell my dumb expression on my face!!!!!

If this progresses I'm in trouble!

This could be famous last words...Last night I had a date with Dan, maybe it was more of a hang out session. See he drove up here after work, was a little tired so we decided to stay at my house and watch a movie. It was nice to be comfortable enough for him to hang out here. Well during our 7 hour date he made the statemen, "if this progresses, I'm in trouble!" When I asked him what he meant he just said that if my heart was involved I would probably do anything for you. Interesting right, this coming from a guy who has a date today....ugh. I'm really trying not to read too much into the things he says, prevents misunderstandings and hurt. He told me that he was going to Reno Sunday through Tuesday and wanted me to go. What confused, oh yes. I told him it would be really weird because he is going with his family and because he has a date today, ugh again. This guy confuses me, I'm really trying not to put any stress on the situation but goodness I'm confused.

But I do think I like him......goodness

Dan

Okay, so this new guy is pretty great, he possesses all the qualities I want in a relationship. We have been out a few times, talk and send emails/text continually, I guess things are progressing. At least I thought things were progressing until he informed me that he was going out on a date Saturday, interesting. He proceeded to tell me that he was just trying to be honest and he did not want to play games with my heart. Okay but why tell me you really like me but have a date, eek. So now I'm just a little torn, I do like this guy but don't want to compete with someone else for a guys attention. I don't play games and wont let someone play with my heart. So what do I do, I can't just sit around until he decides that I'm a better choice! Or can I?

See this is why dating sucks, maybe an arrainged marriage would have been better!

Hero laid to rest

Home of the free because of the brave. God bless Joshua and his family.

**Only in a small town would you find people lining the streets, head bowed with American flags to welcome a local hero who was taken away too soon. A hero who gave all and will be greatly missed.

New Guy

I went on a date today, yes a Sunday morning breakfast date. It's weird to meet someone for breakfast, I guess it's better no pressure and not any preconceived ideas. Well I met him for breakfast at a local place (Sweet Peas), great food and friendly environment....see less pressure already. Well the stress of a first date was compounded when my mom and brother showed up...yup they had the idea of going to breakfast at the same place I was already at. Enter pressure and a little stress. Anyway date went well, we have a lot in common and he has a great head on his shoulders, these are all qualities I am looking for in a partner. I guess we will just have to see where it goes, no pressure and not going to rush things, only time will tell.

Wordless Wednesday

Tips To Live By

Any single ladies in the house? Silly question because I am a single lady. Anyway here is the tip of the day, week or life time. So here it is....
~all you lovely ladies who like to go to bars or clubs to find men here is my advise/tip that may just save your life. We live in a society where everyone has a camera phone. So when you meet that guy in the bar take his picture any normal non strange guy wont care and he might even think it's flattering. By taking the picture you can then email it to a faithful girlfriend they intern know the last person you were seen with. And should you single ladies decide to get into a car with said stranger, as you walk past the license plate take a photo. Yes again send it to your friend, that way if god forbid you come up missing someone can provide the police with a photo and license plate number of the last person you were with.

Just looking out for all you Single Ladies, if we don't look out for each other who will?

Apricot Grilled Chicken

Here is an easy way to cook chicken, don't worry it's easy and oh so yummy.

Apricot BBQ Sauce:
2/3 cup apricot preserves
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
¼ cup ketchup

Chicken:
4 whole chicken legs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1) Prepare grill, medium heat
2) Apricot BBQ: Stir apricot preserves, mustard, garlic powder, ginger and ketchup until combined.
3) Chicken: Remove skin from chicken legs. Season all over with salt and pepper. Grill 20-30 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush chicken with half the sauce during the last 5 minutes of cooking, serve remaining sauce on the side.



This is soo yummy.

Sickies

Yup that describes me...I am pretty sure I have the flu. I called the doctor just to find out some symptoms of this nasty H1N1 crap well I have most of the symptoms. Yup just my luck, tummy ache, headache, chills, fever and other much more entertaining issues. Hopefully I survive this crap and I'm better by the end of the week.
Anybody else had this crap and live to tell about it?

Three Word Sunday

Aren't they lovely!!!!

*Really bad grammar but who is really counting.

Where I'm from....

I live in a smallish town in Northern California. It once was alot smaller that is until the city folks okay city-diots moved in.
~You can wear jeans and flip flops all fall.
~I'm less than two hours from the coast and mountains.
~I know most people in this town. Either I went to school with them or my family did.
~You can smell the change of seasons in the air.
~People help one another during crisis.
~You can see all the stars in the sky but also the lights of the city from most bluffs.
~We have an old court house and even older church right across the street from each other.
~We have huge events for every holiday that focuses on the family and small town charm.

Where are you from?

Thankful Thursday

In times like these it's good to focus on the things we are thankful for. So here is my list.
1. I'm thankful that I lost a little weight, still more to go but it's a start.
2. I'm thankful for my friends and family. Enough said.
3. I'm thankful for sugar free yogurt, yummy.
4. I'm thankful to be alive and well.

What are you thankful for?

Wordless Wednesday

Well almost wordless....Wish I Was Here!

Eight years ago today....

Some terrorist flew a few planes into some buildings and killed thousands. Our world has changed a lot in the past 8 years but I am still very thankful to live in this great country. Thank you to all the military personal that are fighting for our rights over sea's. I stand and honor you, your families and those that were lost. Always remember that today Sept. 11th some gave all but all gave some.

Thankful Thursday

In life today we need to learn to appreciate the simple things in life..so here I go!

~I'm thankful that I have an amazing family....they love me for who I am.
~I'm thankful for my new favorite show.....TruBlood. Vampire's so very cool and hot!
~I'm thankful for my job even if I don't like it all the time.
~I'm thankful that I live in a free country that allows me to write what I want without getting punished.

What are you thankful for?

Wordless Wednesday

6 for Sunday

Sunday's are a lazy day, well that's what they are suppose to mean but anyway. 6 for Sunday is a way to find out more about myself. So if you are game to play along and bear your soul, jump in ready of not....So here is this weeks 6 for Sunday.
1. I love reality TV, it's a bit rediculous but whatever...when you work in law enforcement sometimes you need rediculous.
2. I have discovered that I really don't like meat....problem I am suppose to eat 70 grams of protien a day. geesh
3. I secretly buy baby clothes for my future children. I could probably use therapy for this.
4. My perfect date would be out in nature.
5. I love natural disasters...just wish the fire wasn't so close.
6. I love the way new books smell, yum.
7. I miss Christopher sooo much it makes my heart hurt. Self inflected hurt because I drove by our old houses.

They will rebuild!

They are going to rebuild along with most of their neighbors. Great news!!! I went over to their house to see what I could do,look through rubble or move metel from the RV, sheds and other machines. I found my uncle there already making plans. Plans to bring in dirt and tractors this week, to make it right somehow again. Sad thing is my grandparents still have not been in to see the wreckage, it's just too much for them.
They will rebuild their lives.

Fire Nightmare

On Sunday there was a horrible fire in North Auburn and boy was it scary. I will start from the beginning..I met a "new" guy for lunch, don't worry he was not the ONE. We met at Chevy's, a common ground for both of us. I'm not going to say it was the worst date I have ever been on but really where are all the non weird guys. Well this guy was odd, he hardly talked and was okay with that and for 38 he was pretty immature. Can't a girl find a guy who is over their ex's, geesh. So back to my story, we were leaving Chevy's an hour and a half later when I saw this huge cloud of black smoke (means structure fire), stomach turned to knots and I wanted to throw up. I knew that it was close to my house based on the smoke. I said goodbye to this "new" guy that was already "old" and left for my house. I called my mom, freaking out that I would not make it home to get my cat. At that point 49 was moving slow and I was having a hard time getting to my road...driving half in the lane and half on the dirt, I blew past all the fire trucks on my road. I made it home just in time to be told to evacuate, I told them I would just be a minute and ran for the cat, computer and new camera. In the 5 minutes it took to catch the cat the fire was already close to the house. I throw everything I could into the car and ran for the safe zone. I continued to pray that everything would still be standing when the nightmare ended. I went to my mom's and started watching the news, boy was it on every channel. On the channel we were watching it was showing neighborhoods that were a total loss, at that point I realized it was my grandparent neighborhood. I immediately began calling family looking for my grandparents, no one knew anything except that they were not home when this nightmare started. Eventually my dad went up to the neighborhood and I was right everything was a total loss. Where had the fire fighter been, how do you lose 60 houses in under an hour?

My Most Favorite Quote Ever....

"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and the presumption that once our eyes watered."~Tom Stoppard Reid

Dating....Why is it so hard?

I would like to understand why I have had such a bad or horrible streak in dating....I have literally tried everything. And I really mean everything blind dates, online dating, set-ups, you name it I have tried it and still no man. My friend Julie says I am way too picky and I need to lower my standards so. My phlosophy is "why have standards then?" am I right? I guess I do have so serious standards, I guess I have been hurt a few too many times, starting at a very young age. Again Julie in her wise drunk state aways tells me "I wont ever be happy because I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop." She is true on part of that, but she is doing the same thing. So she is really just the pot calling the kettle black. I just want to be happy, I need to find a guy that just gets me, who will put up with my strange moods because I would be more then willing to do the same. I have stories that would make most people laugh and some cry, a few would probably doubt that those things could ever happen to one person. I've dated guys with no manners, and that bearly lasted the date. I dated a married guy...no I did not know he was married until his wife called the day before my birthday. I was engaged once and caught him cheating. I broke up with a guy only to have KARMA smack me in the face 4 years later. I went out on a date with a guy who had 5 DUI's and wondered why I had a problem with it. I dated guys in the Air Force, National Guards and the Army, thought I would work my way around the armed forces. I dated a guy who thought he could control me...like that could happen! I dated a guy who played the piano over the phone until I fell asleep each night but religion got in the way...boy was he hot. I cant forget my best friend who I loved with all my heart but we never seemed to figure the timing out. What standards, do I really have any? Maybe sometime I will share these stories they are all so funny and so very sweet.

6 for Sunday

Here are 6 things about me all because it's Sunday....
1.I love to do laundry but HATE to wash my car :)
2.From the age of 8 to 15, I was raised by my mom and her Japanese-American boyfriend. I ate so many weird foods growing up but boy am I good with chopsticks.
3.I have only lived in 2 towns my entire life....Auburn and Grass Valley. Wow right.
4.I can send hours in a books store. I love the way new books smell.
5.Starbucks whip cream makes the roof of my mouth slimy.
6.I have had the same best friend for 28 years and I miss her very much, especially right now.

I have shared mine now what are yours?

I'm Coming Out.....

So this is weird to me, everyone I know has a blog and important life moments to share. My friends laugh at me because i lurk on their blogs and don't have one of my own....so here it goes...I am coming out of the shadow and becoming known. I hope you are happy. I will know be able to comment on your blog and share my thoughts and ideas with you. So this is my moment, my catilian of sorts however without the ugly dress and long white gloves and really silly dance with feathers (Thanks, Gilmore Girls for that perspective). About me I'm a protector of all, in the words of my friends son, "are you a kid cop...do you put kids in jail?" In the grand vision of things yes I do. I'm single, sometimes by choice (the pickings are slim in this small town) and other times I wish I was married with 3 kids living the fairytale. My adventure in dating has been rough to say the least more on that later, boy do I have great stories. I live with a cat that thinks she is a dog. I love her more then anything. She is my therapist and yes at times my best friend and pillow....my cuddle bunny. I just turned 30 in May and felt like it was a turning point in my life, my 20's sucked so much pain and heartache I was glad to be over them. I learned a lot about myself though and now I love who I am. I can't wait to see what my 30's have to offer.....my view on 30 is "it can't get much worse so bring it on!" But really so far..... so good. So I hope you all are happy....I have now come out!!!!!