First Blog in Months

Haven't posted anything since the end of June and now it's the middle of November. I figured it was about time I started again, so here I am. Summer came and went. I spent almost every weekend up in G-ezers (Lake). Summer quickly turned into Fall. I haven't done anything too exciting.

November has been a pretty busy month for me. Other then working during the week, I've been practicing Tautes Dejas (Folk Dancing) for 3 performances this month, 1 in Cleveland, Latvian Independence Day Festival, and the International Festival in Indianapolis. Two of them are done, I have one more this weekend. It's been alot of fun dancing.

Next Wednesday I'm going up to Chicago for Kongress! Hopefully I'll post something about that. Here's some pictures from the summer, chicago, cleveland, and Latvija's Independence Day Celebration.

4-2 Weekend

4-2 Weekend

Chicago: DT and KJ

Cool Sculpture in Chicago

KJ and Me in Cleveland

Latvija's 90th Independence Day Celebration

Quick Update...Off to Garezers again for the 4th straight weekend

Well I haven't been home much since the Latvian celebration of Jani (Summer Solstice). 12 out of 21 days...after this weekend it will be up to 15-24. Sorry that I haven't blog I'll try to put up some pictures from each weekend I've been there. Hopfully this upcoming weekend. I think I'm going to stay home that weekend. Anyways....of the the vortex known at Garezers.

Weekly Recap

I meant to blog earlier in the week, but forgot. Going all the way back to last Friday, this is the day I left for Garezers. My parents and I arrived in Garezers in the early afternoon. We cleaned up the trailor and got ourselves drenched in the huge storm they had. Luckey the rain didn't last all weekend or infact all night. I eventually meet up with my friends and started partying. It was also the first time I finally got to check out the go-cart we bought. EK and I took it out to the shooting range and went mudding, it was a fun time, until the spring in the cluch broke. Something else we have to fix now. Friday was also the night I saw my ex-boyfriend/fling, what ever we were. I gave him an ear full, that night. I wish I could either get away from him or he would finally figure out what he wants in life. Men are so frustrating. I guess I'm the fool, for still wishing something to happen.

KJ and I

EK, AS, and I

JK, OS, AA, AA, and KD partying it up at ODS

Saturday was Supertalka, the clean-up for Garezers. I spent the day with KJ cleaning up the beach....and of course Burka World. After working we started the first official Burka World of the summer, the partying continued until the wee hours of the morning. Sunday I made my way to Happy Landings for breakfast/lunch with some of my friends, then headed back to Indy.

Playin' Flippy Cup

MD and I

Sunday I had my first Folk dancing practice in more then 4 years. It was hot and sweaty, but fun. We are dancing up in Garezers for Jani (Summer Soltice). I'm dancing 3 out of the 5 dances, which should be alot of fun.

This week at work SUCKED butt. I've been having trouble with the girl (AS) that I work with. I have been working in the Older Infant room (6months-11months). In this room you don't really have time to socialize, but the girl in the room with my finds time to do this....all the time. She's out of the room more then she is in the room. Don't get me wrong she does do things, but not the amount she should be doing. Wednesday, I finally had it after a blow-out between her and I. Here's how it went. I came back from lunch and she had told me that she sent the other lady that lets us go to lunh to the room 15-20 minutes ago, cause the lady is slow (she's in her 70s but she does work, just slow) The room was crazy, after we got the room calmed down, AS left the room and I looked at the diaper chart and noticed that a baby needed to have her diaper changed, so I put her on the diaper table and was about to change her when AS came back in the room.

AS: Is she poopy?
Me: No, she hasen't been changed in over 2 hour
AS: Yeah, she was, I changed her
Me: Well, you didn't chart it, how am I subpost to know this
AS: Well, I was by myself and didn't have time to chart it
Me: Who's fault is that, you let SH go into the next room, while I was on my lunch break
AS: Well, If you came back at 12:30, when your subpost too
Me: Um, I didn't clock out until 12:13, I'm going to take my 30minute lunch break, if you clocked in and out on time, maybe I would have been back earlier.
AS: You, don't talk to me like that, your not one of my childs parents
Me: Excuse me? All I said was you didn't chart it, you came back to me with the attitude.

At this point I was done talking to this moron, I didn't walk out of the room, I stayed the rest of the day in there, but when 6 o'clock rolled around I decided to talk to my boss, and tell her that I couldn't work in there with AS anymore. I finally hit my boiling point. My boss was cool, and she told me that I should have told her earlier that she was never in the room and all the other things that she was not doing. Anyways its the weekend and I'm ready to relax, I'm just glad that when Monday morning rolls around I don't have to be in the room with her, or that room at all. Hope everyone is doing well who reads this, if anyone does read this.

Garezers Bound

Garezers (Long Lake) Burka World

Tomorow I'm leaving for my favorite quick getaway vacation, Garezers (Long Lake). It's been 3 months since I've been up there and I'm super excited! This weekend is SuperTalka. It's the weekend for cleanup, to get it ready for the summer. Saturday I will be cleaning, raking leaves, what ever they need done. When its all done I get a free t-shirt, free food, and free BOOZE.

Last weekend was a busy weekend, Friday night my good friend had his birthday party. It was a blast. We had a private room at a wine bar. Everyone got a little hammered, especially the birthday boy. Saturday I went to another birthday party, at a friends house. It was fun too, I got to see some people that I don't normally see. Other then that not too much else going on.

My Baby's Home

Second post of the day. Today I picked up my baby from the vet. I'm glad he's home, but it's still really hard, never thought pet loss would be this difficult. He's been gone from this world for two weeks, it's still hard, but maybe now that he's home and watching over us, it will get easier.

Memorial Day Weekend

It's Thursday and I'm finally blogging about Memorial Day weekend. I didn't do anything over the top. Normally, my family gets together at my house. We normally listen to the race, swim, and have a cookout, but not this year. My mom went to Arkansas to care of my sister, my dad and brother went up to Garezers to work on our place, while I stayed home. Since no one was home, I had a cookout on Sunday. It was alot of fun, it was actually the first cookout that I myself had hosted. It turned out great. Here are some pictures from Sunday.

Preparing the feast

The Boys, Roz, Chunk, Ricky

Rick and DeDe

KJ and I

Playing some drinking game

My New Rosary

Well I thought I would quickly blog about my new Rosary. I made it a week ago, but was waiting for the cross and Mary to come in the mail. Well, it came today, so I finally finished it. The beads are amber (from an old necklace of my mom) which came from Latvia and the cross and Mary are sterling silver. Hope you guys like it, I love it. Oh, It also has the date of my confirmation on the back of the cross (5/4/08). I'll blog about my weekend later in the week, too tired to get into Memorial Day Weekend..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORITIS

Happy Birthday Puppy Chow. You would be 16 years old today. I'm doing better, I still miss you. I had a dream about you last night, maybe you came to me cause it's your birthday. I hope you come back in my dreams soon. Miss you and will ALWAYS love you. Happy Birthday Old Man.

Weekend Update...Quicky

I'm tired and it's not going to be a long blog. So this weekend was somewhat busy, which was okay. It allowed me to get my mind off of my baby, Moritis. Well Saturday it was my friends' birthday. Happy Birthday AK and EK! I spend the late afternoon and evening partying with them. It was a lot of fun. Here's some pictures of the party.

LK and I in the Hot Tub

EA doin' a keg stand

Takin' a break from the hot tub

EK and AK People are singing a Latvian birthday song,

then girls have to lift the boys 24 times each, it was a workout

Sunday, I had to go to a baptism. My cousin AL had her son baptized. It was nice seeing my mom's side of the family. I don't get to see them that often anymore. We need to get together more. Unfortunately, I didn't charge my camera battery, so I don't have any pictures of the baptism. Other then that, just back to the same old work week. I'm looking for a new job, so hopefully I won't have to be working there long.

I'll See You Again @ the Rainbow Bridge

You came into my life on May 24, 1992. Six weeks later, we picked you up and took you home. I remember the car ride home, we were in the van and you were scared of the car. You laid on Paul's lap the whole ride home. It didn't take you long for you to get over your fear of the car and all we had to say was "Wanna go for a ride", then you became so excited and your tail wagged and you were ready to stick you head out the window to let your ears flap in the wind.

As a puppy you chewed many things and had you nose in the trash, but we finally broke you of those terrible habits and became a loyal friend and family member. You were a smart dog, not only did you know how to sit, lay down, stay, beg, shake, speak, roll over, and flip a bone off your nose, you were also bilingual, you know both Latvian and English. When anyone brought out a dog bone or pigs ear, you were ready to perform. You Loved walks too, we couldn't even spell "W-A-L-K" or you would get excited and run to the draw where your leash was kept.

The pool was not "OUR" pool, it was "YOURS" You were in it more then anyone. I can remember rolling up the pool cover and we wouldn't have barely started rolling it up and you were swimming in the small area that you could swim. You ran around the pool barking and jumping in. You were also very protective for us when we would get on the diving board and you would jump in swimming right underneath it, whining and waiting for us to jump in and swim with you. You loved to race, "On Your Mark, Get Ready, Set, Go", is all we had to say, you swam quickly and right beside me with this little whine because you had beat me. Remember Oto (pool sweep), we would spray you with the tail and you would love barking and biting at the water? There were times when we tried to keep you back, but many times you bulldozed your way out the door. The times we out smarted and got out with out you, you will lay by the door licking it and whining, because the pool was "YOUR" pool.

As the years went on, you got older. This past year was very difficult for you, but you wouldn't let go. You heart was strong, but you back legs weren't. You had trouble walking and just a little over a month ago you started curling you tail under your body. We had to let you go today, because we didn't want to see you in anymore pain. You have not only been a wonderful pet you have been a family member and loyal friend. There are not enough words to describe what you mean to me. You will be greatly missed. While you wait for all of us at the Rainbow Bridge, make sure you swim, run, and flap your ears in the wind and enjoy being young again and be pain free. I LOVE YOU, my Puppy Chow Moritis. (R.I.P. May 1992-May 2008)

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days , except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

dtThey all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have bee spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...

Pictures of the Past

Weekend Update

It's Monday, the start of a new week, yippee! Hopefully you hear the sarcasim in my text. The weekend went fast as usual. I didn't do much of anything. Saturday night I went out to dinner with some of my friends to a Thia restaurant. It was okay, I'm not sure that I really like Thia food that much, I think I would rather eat chinese instead, then went to Cold Stone Creamery for some ice cream (Birthday Cake Remix). After dinner and ice cream we went to my godsister's apartment and had some fun playin cards and drinkin'.

My God Sister and I

Playin' on the Playground...Is that bad

hat I have a beer in my hand?

Shot Gunning with KJ

S.I. and Me after playing some cards

S.I, Godsister, Me, B.B., and Chunk

Sunday was Mother's Day, as you all know. We didn't do anything special. Although, my dad fixed my mom and the whole family breakfast. I was a good daughter and did get my mom a present. I got her a tart warmer from Yankee Candle. Sunday evening I went to mass, then came home to a home cooked dinner...which my mother had prepared, Cubbed Steak with mash potatoes, gravy, and peas! My favorite! Funny thing is, is that my sister actually made the same thing for dinner that night in AR. Great minds think alike.

Today I've been spit-up on, drooled on, and baby food spilled on me. I've been stuck in the Older Infant room (6months-11months) at work. It's the busiest room in the school. By the time I walk out the door I have had to feed cereal to 8 babies, changed about 24 diapers, feed lunch to them(2 jars of baby food each), and gave them at least 2 bottles of formula/breatmilk, wash bottles, and clean/sanitize the room. Let me tell ya its exausting, and I've got to do it all again tomorrow. The stressful thing is, is that I work with a girl who I don't really like and doesn't really do that much, I feel like it's 70-30. I wish I could smack her sometimes. The only thing that gets me through the day is my 4 special babies, Kennedy, Lena, Wyatt, and Annie. I'm off to bed to get some much needed rest.

Confirmed....Finally

Can you believe it after years of not getting confirmed, I finally did it. Today I was confirmed up in Layfette. My sponsor/sister was not able to make it so I wanted to post pictures, so she could see them. Not much else going on except for that. So here are some pictures