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January 24th, 2008
02:30 pm - You got it!
Adoring fans (or it might just be you, lee-ann dunton dot com) -
Life is good. Baby planning, wedding planning, house projects, getting my master's degree.
My week is full of work, caring for Aliyah, spending time with Jenn.
My weekends are full of grocery shopping, yardwork.
I'm not just content, I am really peaceful and happy.
In other news, before the baby stuff gets us too busy, we are going to COSTA RICA! Besides going to Rocky Point and Tijuana, I have not been out of the country. I am so excited to go on this vacation.
So that's that in a small little nutshell. Next time I have something pressing on my mind, I will be sure to write about it here.
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October 30th, 2006
12:14 pm
This one time, I wrote in LJ just to satisfy my adoring fans.
Kisses to you all.
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August 2nd, 2006
06:01 pm
I am a retard.
I had my ex move in with me to help me out with my dogs since I am hardly ever at my house.
Needless to say, it wasn't a good situation so I asked her to move out today.
I think I need to have my own personal strategic steering committee to advise me on such decisions before I make them. Any volunteers?
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July 7th, 2006
08:16 am
Ramblings by Mo:
My brother and our cousin LP are at war. It sucks because they have been best friends forever. It is over some major drama involving substances and a girl. Michael won't give me all of the details because he is protective of me. I'm scared because they are both involved in some bad stuff and I just don't want either of them to get physically hurt.
Dating someone with a child has been one of the most intense experiences I have ever had. I am so thankful that Jenn is willing to share this part of her life with me. Being around a child reinforces my feelings about wanting to be a parent myself. Having kids isn't for everyone but I know that it is for me. I feel so confident that I will be good at it and only fuck up my kids about 10% as much as my own parents fucked me up.
I have been invited to go to Japan...for free. Uncle Steven will be working there for 2 months and his company will pay for him to fly out a family member for a visit during this time. This couldn't come at a worse time for me. I am really busy at work and school will be starting soon. I think this is quite the dilema.
Since I am so busy at work, I guess I better get back to it.
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July 6th, 2006
08:14 am
Happy Birthday, Lee-ann!
At first, I only knew you as .com
Now, I know you as my dear friend
I love you and hope that you have a wonderful birthday.
(P.S. I was totally going to do this before I saw Alyssa's post but I guess she wakes up earlier than I do.)
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June 21st, 2006
03:13 pm - Viva La Mexico!
I am falling in love with an amazing woman and all that she brings into my world.
This trip is amazing. I sleep in, drink all day, swim in the ocean, spend quality time with my mom...I couldn't ask for anything more.
Tomorrow is my mama's 50th birthday and we will make sure she has an amazing day!
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June 7th, 2006
07:43 am
I don't know if this is anal or pretentious of me but the way people use the words YOUR and YOU'RE are really starting to bother me.
YOUR is the possessive of you - like you own or you have something.
YOU'RE is a contraction of YOU ARE - describing what someone is, for example, "Monica, you're the best!"
The 2 people that read my journal are very intelligent so you probably already know this. I just thought I would vent and try to change the world one YOUR/YOU’RE at a time.
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May 30th, 2006
08:04 am
This was a great weekend!
Thursday:
Hung out with Alicia. Met Jen at the bar. Ran into Jewels and had a great time.
Friday:
Drove up to Globe. Visited with Mom. Lunch with Grandma. Drove up to the mountains.
Saturday:
Hiking with Jen. Lots of beer drinking with the family.
Sunday:
Horseback riding. Mexican food eating. Bar time with some work friends, Jen, Alicia and Lee-ann.
Monday:
Cleaning. Nap. Days of Our Lives. BBQ.
And I couldn't have had such a great weekend if it wasn't for Alicia J. watching my dogs. Thanks, dear! I really appreciate it!
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May 24th, 2006
04:30 pm
I am a dork.
I have found that it is one of my most endearing qualities so I am just going to go with it.
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May 23rd, 2006
07:44 am
I am getting out of town this weekend and going camping with my family. The first time I went camping was when I was 3 weeks old - the good Catholics waited until I was baptised before they took me on any roadtrips. I have so many memories of camping...falling in a hornets nest, being there with Carla, getting caught smoking, biscuits and gravy on Sunday morning.
To say camping is in my blood is an understatement. My family sets up camp and leaves it there over the summer. If someone isn't into the "camping", they can stay at our family cabin in the nearby town. Any friend or family member can come or go at any time as long as they bring a pillow, blankets and beer. I have gone up in the middle of the week with no food and caught enough fish to live off of until my papa arrived with the steaks a few days later. I guess its really not that hardcore when you consider that a grocery store is an hour away if you need reinforcements.
I haven't gone nearly enough over the past 2 years and I promised my brother that I will go to the mountains with him at least 5 times this summer.
How can I ever leave Arizona?
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May 5th, 2006
12:47 am
Sandy would be so proud - I drank lots tonight.
We went to dinner at the White House and dined in the JFK room. Then to Disneyland, we watched the Suns (yay, go Suns!) game at the ESPN Zone and played video games for a couple of hours. The damn IT guys won't stop calling my room to get me to go back to the hotel bar. I will just ignore them for now.
OK - now I am really going to bed.
I love conference time!
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May 3rd, 2006
06:49 am
Today will be fun.
I am supervising a team of people that will be stuffing bags. It may sound boring but this is really a big deal. Two years ago, a sponsor's insert was not put into the conference bag and we had to refund thousands of dollars.
I will be on quality control all day. I love quality control!
Tonight: More basketball, dinner with Kat and I will find a way to travel to Mecca a.k.a Dodger Stadium.
I have been a huge Dodgers fan my entire life. I vaguely remember the 1981 World Series, I vividly remember Gibson's pinch-hit homerun in 1988 to beat the A's in game 1 of the World Series. My grandpa took me to a Dodgers game for the first time when I was about 15. I remember crying at the sight of Dodger Stadium nestled in Chavez Ravine. I get chills just thinking about going there for a game while I am here in California.
If you have never been to a baseball game and enjoyed it, please go to one with me. I would love to show you the intricacies and beauty of this sport. It really is more than large men hitting a ball with a stick.
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April 25th, 2006
10:17 am
Me, 28 Parking Gods, 1
I haven't paid for parking at ASU in 2 years. I park illegally in a legal spot for those that actually pay for parking. I received my first parking ticket last night. In addition to the thousands I have paid in tuition and supplies, I now owe ASU $30 for parking in a spot without a decal.
I am bummed that my streak has been broken but I am a winner in the end. It would have cost me about $600 if I paid for parking over the past 2 years so I am still $570 ahead.
The airline girl is so rad. She took extra claritin and got some kind of vitamin shot from her doctor to boost her immune system but she is still terribly allergic to my dogs. She spent the night and her allergies were out of control. It's not even a competition when it comes to my dogs or a girl...I guess I will have to say goodbye to Riley and Napoleon. Does anyone want 2 very cute dogs?
Just kidding...I wouldn't trade my dogs for a girl especially since I know now that no matter how great they are in the beginning, they are never what they said they would be in the end (including me).
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April 20th, 2006
04:18 pm
"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: whatever is soft is strong." Lao-Tzu
Maybe it is time to stop being so rigid and hard.
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April 16th, 2006
05:25 pm
I hate to brag about myself but I was quite a bad ass ball player back in the day and I got to do it again on Friday night. I love it when boys move in close because a girl is up to bat and then I bring the pain and hit the ball about 80 feet over their heads. Sweet nectar!
I hung out on Saturday, had some lunch and bought my mom a super rad piano keyboard thing that she has been eyeing. I gave it to her today as a "just because/Easter" gift. She was so happy to get it. Not much in this world feels better than seeing my mama happy.
Saturday night I got myself into all kinds of fun. I went with a friend of a friend to a strip club and ending up meeting some players from the Diamondbacks. Before I knew it I was at a party at some guys insanely large house on Camelback Mountain. This guy we partied with was so cool. I told him I was worried about my dogs since I was out so late and he kept asking if I wanted one of his "men" to come by the house to spend time with my dogs. I can't believe people actually live in a world like that.
I went to the gym today to actually do some cardio instead of just going down the water-slide. I don't want to go crazy at the gym. I worked hard to get my butt this big and I don't know if I want to lose it.
I went to see nana after the gym and we found out that she gets to go home tomorrow. This might not be everyone's thing but I do really believe in God and I am so grateful to Him for giving my nana the strength to get through this. I know that it was modern medicine that healed her body but it truly was God that helped heal her soul. At least that is what I believe.
I spent this beautiful Easter afternoon with my family and a few very good friends. We drank some beer, had amazing food and played some really cheesy games like bingo and Aunt Esther's Arizona Trivia. I won a round of bingo and came home with a new pocket knife and a tequila sucker with a worm in it.
It must all balance out in the end. You do have to go through some really hard days to have amazing days like this. It really is worth it.
Thank You.
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April 5th, 2006
08:09 pm
Nana was supposed to have surgery today at Noon. Around 4PM the surgeon came in to tell us that he wouldn't be able to do the surgery until Friday. Waiting all day like that was so painful for her. We said a prayer with her before she was supposed to go in and she started to cry. I had to leave the room quickly before anyone could see me cry. My mom followed me out and gave me one of the most caring and fulfilling hugs of my life. This is a big deal for us - normally she would just tell me to quit crying but she was very understanding and so loving.
So we wait for Friday.
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April 3rd, 2006
10:23 am
Remember that time I was funny, nice, brave, kind, smart, etc?
I am none of those things, obviously, or I would have a much better life with good friends to share it with and a happy, healthy family.
Instead I am here with my emotional dyslexia. Pretty much an empty shell.
Don't think this is a pity party - when I strip all the bullshit off this is just the simple truth.
Nana is having the first of several surgeries this afternoon. I want to be positive and strong for her. I don't know how I am going to manage school, work and my home while being a rock for her when I am so weak. Thankfully, Steven is here with me, with her, with all of us.
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March 28th, 2006
05:37 pm
I don't know how to put pictures in LJ.
I want to put a picture of my Vespa here but I don't know how.
I guess I really don't need to do it here since all 4 of you are my friends on MySpace and I am going to put a picture there.
But on the other hand, I might have a stalker that will want to see it here and on MySpace. Can sandy or lee-ann just come over and do it for me?
Other developments...
We had a picnic at work today and the company dyke (yes, that is me) won the free throw contest. I get a $50 gift certificate to some restaurant. I guess I am all kinds of contest and award winning lately. That doesn't stop me from feeling melancholy and loser-ish every now and then.
My Nana was admitted into the hospital today. She was in Mesa for pre-surgery tests and the docs said she needs rest before surgery. Her stomach is really poofy like a starving Ethiopian. They need to drain the acid and gas to let it shrink down to normal before surgery. She has some other stuff going on in other areas of her digestive system but I will spare the details. She will probably be in the hospital for the next two weeks or so including recovery time after surgery. I was thinking of going to see her right now but I am taking the night off from Nana stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love her more than I love waking up each morning - I just need a night to chill before all the surgery and hospital stuff begins. Her husband is there right now and I can be with her once he goes back to Globe so she isn't alone.
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March 26th, 2006
12:42 pm
I won an award at school for an essay that I wrote. I have been invited to a dinner with several professors, other award winners, the dean of my college and the president of the university. If all goes well, I will have an opportunity to kiss ass and discuss my intentions for law school.
I need a date. Either a nice, intelligent woman or I need one of my friends to let me borrow their husband/boyfriend for the night.
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March 22nd, 2006
09:54 am
Stuff and Business:
* My nana is having surgery next week if her potassium levels go up by then. In addition to the cancer stuff, she is having an ulcer cut out and her stomach reconstructed. This is not the way we wanted to celebrate her 70th birthday next Friday. I had a friend lose her grandmother in the past day. I am blessed that I still have my Nana and that we still have a chance to help her beat this thing.
* I drank a whole bottle of wine by myself yesterday by 7 PM. It was good and I didn't have a hangover. I wasn't really "belligerent" but I did say some things that I wish I hadn't. Wine just gets me going and makes me feel so brave.
* There is this girl that really wants to try to have a relationship with me. We have been friends so long and have been down that road before, I just don't know if I am willing to try it at this point. I don't want to be an experiment and I don't want to risk hurting our friendship. I must be getting old because I am actually considering the pros and cons instead of just doing it because she is really hot (at least she is hot to me and one of my anonymous friends).
* There is a girl that I like in that giddy crush kind of way. She is cute and smart and just really nice but she is very unattainable...maybe that is why I like her. I think in the end I need to just get over it and keep her as a good friend. All of my heart belongs to only one woman right now and she is the one that really needs all my love and support.
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