Andrea

Yes...I found a Dire Straights CD and have been listening to it for the past day or two. I had pilates tonite...it almost killed me since I missed all my classes while up in NY ....so while I wait for my Advil to kick in..I thought I would do a more in-depth update....

Oh, exciting news, I finally get to travel for my new position at work! January 25th, Beth, Nikki, Phil, George, and myself will be in DC for a ballistic vest shoot with the US Mint. Now..I am all about taking care of business...but I am also about finding the bar at Coyote Ugly....where there are some nice pics of the ol co-workers from the last time :) I plan to be in some this trip! Woohoo. There are benefits of having cops/agents as customers :)

Umm...and as I am writing this...some movie just came on with a bunch of guys dressing up as girls...this is quite odd.....hmm...OH now it makes sense...they are Drag Queens.....*she's a lady...she is a laddddyyyy*

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I have spent all morning researching the ECWCS parka for a customer...my head is about to explode. Updates to follow.....

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hahaha...that picture is great.

Well, I am back in the ol KY....doing my usual thing. *Sigh* I miss home! I cannot wait to go back to NY in a few weeks. It is just about time for me to move up to NY...find a wealthy, strapping young lad and begin my career as a Soccer Mom :)

I did not miss much at work, so unlike many people, I am all caught up with an hour left.

NY was a blast. It was good to see the family. I got into the city once....hopefully we will go again later this month.

Well...I am really not in a writing mood...so until later....

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Yes...it is Thanksgiving and I have been very busy this morning. So far I have:
-ate breakfast ( I do not do that often)
-picked up a case of wine in Goshen
-made 3 pie crusts from scratch
-made 2 pumpkin pies
-washed the same dishes like 10 times...by hand
-made 1 chess pie
-had1 Corona w/Jake
-had 1 glass of wine w/parents

I also want to point out that all the rest of my family has done (except for my mom) was sit on the couch..watch TV..and eat clam dip.

HMMM.....

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Well.....I am now packing. Working 1/2 day tomorrow and then catching the direct from Lex to Newark around 2:15...landing in NY at 4.

Over and Out...

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OMG.....so this weekend I went into my favorite store (Banana Republic) to try on these fab pants. So...I put them on....and am looking at them in the mirror out in the main fitting room. All of the sudden this guy (let's just say he was not the straightest) looks at me and says (no friggin lie):

"Those look really good on you. Has anyone every told you that you have perfect birthing hips?"

Well...I almost died. Then I remembered that something similiar was said about me in highschool. I am pretty much crushed. I am so signing up for a breast reduction and hip shaving (if only that existed). Go ahead...laugh...you know you want to.

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*Sigh*

Living in Kentucky and working where I do is starting to take its toll. Everyone I work with are either getting married or having families. My one good friend moved to DC to work on the "outside" and my other best friend is trying to have her second child. A bunch of us had a get together last night....and the following conclusions were made:
1. I want religion to take a lead role in my life (not many traditional churches down here...a lot of baptist..which I am not)
2. I want to move back closer to where I came from (not necessarily Goshen)
3. I want someone to be completly crazy about me every minute of everyday (and show it all the time.)
4. I want to be closer to my family (ie: see them more often)
5. I want to be a soccer mom when I grow up (volvo and all)

I am sure all this is coming to light because of the nature of my business. I work with people who make a career and support their families at Galls. I guess I just want more. I have had a great 7 1/2 years in Kentucky. The people here are awesome and it was a wonderful place to go to school. However, even though I have a lot of friends here and a great boyfriend (who wants to stay here) I am starting to feel lonely. I know it is weird......hopefully I can figure things out when I am back in NY for the holidays. I guess it is a part of growing up.

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So it turns out that I have had the same sinus infection for 3 months....which is just nasty at this point. I would never have found this out if I had not changed doctors. My new doctor is Dr. Feng...she is awesome...her accent is hysterical. I am not sure where she went to school (hint hint) but I think she is a keeper. I am now on Levaquin...which can have the following side effects:
-nausea
-upset stomach
-loss of appetite
-diarrhea
-drowsiness
-dizziness
-headache
-tendon rupture (what the #@$@#!)
-change in amount of urine (like..too much?...too little?)
-fainting
-suicidal thought

yeah...now combine that with the possible side effects of the Synthroid I take everyday:
-nervousness
-trembling
-sweating
-increased appetite
-diarrhea
-weight loss
-insomnia
-seizures

and I should either be all good or dead shortly. Not a fan of medication. Now...I am not having any of these side effects...but still....I had to laugh out loud when I read them. It would suck to have to suffer through that just to clear up snot.

In other news, I leave for good ol Goshen on Wednesday. Looking forward to the family...but not the cold that is awaiting my arrival. I complain about how cold Kentucky is...I can only imagine how close to the fire place I will be sitting at home. Jake's birthday was last night. I once again took the prize for "best birthday card that has nothing to do with a birthday". Everyone enjoyed it...and mom cannot wait for hers.

I am now heading out to the mall. I think I have finally figured out how to stick it to the airlines. Everytime I travel they loose my luggage for atleast a day....but NOT THIS YEAR....I am going to use my 20% off coupon @ Bed, Bath, and Beyond and get one of those vaccum shrinking bags. That way I can put everything in my carry on luggage and check nothing. They will have to loose me and my luggage this time! HA! I should not say that...that would really suck.

Tata!

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So I thought I had a bad case of dry lip this weekend......turns out after a doctor visit I have cold sores. I refuse to believe it. I think I am reacting to my new face products....but I will continue to use the cream she gave me just in case :) I have no clue where I picked these little buggers up. I have never had them before...and no one I know (that I have been in recent contact with) has them.....interesting...very interesting. They hurt like a bitch by the way.

The weekend was pretty uneventful. I donated blood on Friday at the Blood Mobile outside our office. To anyone who has never done that.....don't. I am convinced I was not meant to bleed in a bus. I still have a horrible bruise and the woman that took my blood was a *bleep*. I even got yelled at because I did not know how to squeeze the ball just right. At one point...I threatened to take my blood elsewhere....which promptly shut her up. I wonder if someone has my blood yet.......

I have yet another baby shower this week. Honestly.....I am falling behind here. It is going to be a bitch to catch up...lol.

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Not only did my Irish whip up on Navy...but UK beat Vandy! I could not believe it. A wonderful day of college sports. It seems like I have been doing nothing but going to or watching football games for the past 24 hours! Tonight..I am so going to Blockbuster...renting a movie...and calling it a night. I am exhausted.

My allergies have been killing me...probably because nothing has died yet down here with the friggin spring weather we are having. Hopefully NY will be better (11 days and counting). I will not be staying too long (Wed-Sun) but I will have a lot of free time since I got a direct flight from Lexington to Newark. I am so excited about that......usually getting home takes atleast 2-3 flights. To make things even better...my company has a new policy where it cannot dock you for 1/2 days...so I will leave 12 on Wed and not loose any vacation time for it. How sweet is that? Almost as good as our "have a baby for $5" health insurance plan! hahahaha.

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Yes...13 days and I will be back in ol Goshen for the holiday. Who else is coming back?

Tonite we are having a baby shower for a friend of mine. I swear...more people are having babies here then ever before. I am not even 25 yet but feel like I should have one or two. How strange....

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My brother Jake and Katie have their six year anniversary this week (congrats to the both of you)...thinking back on it.....all my relationships added up together might equal six years.....that is something.

Look over to the left of Jake.....those kids cracked me up! That is friggin awesome that they made it into the picture. Speaking of Jake.....I got his birthday card tonite...it is probably the best one yet...I will share after I give it to him.....but I was laughing so hard I was crying when I found it in Target.

As many of you know, the democrats of Goshen failed to come out in full force and vote last night...so the Huddleston/Weiss team lost :( Very sad. I was going to cheer my dad up by sending him a "It's A Boy" flower basket today at work...but he was out of the office in the city all day.....perhaps tomorrow :)

Speaking of the Huddleston family in Goshen...the turkey fryer had a test run this week. According to an inside source...Ralph moved like the wind when the oil and smoke started going everywhere. Can't wait till Turkey Day! I might just randomly start throwing things into it just to see what happens....I will let you know how that goes.

Weather Update: I think a tornado is right outside my window....it was 75 today and in the past 30 minutes the temp has dropped and the wind has picked up quite a bit. Tomorrows high is 56....not funny.

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Yes...I said bee spit. I hit up Starbucks during my lunch break to pick up one of my Odwalla Superfoods to cure the sniffles I have. Now, I have been a big fan of this for a while, however, I never bothered to google any of the ingredients until today. Turns out Royal Jelly is bee saliva. YUM. I drank the whole thing....but still.....bee backwash....ick.

In other news...today is the BIG DAY. All you people in Goshen that can vote..go vote for my dad! woohoo! Hopefully we will know around 10 if he won or not...I will keep you posted.

LET THE HUDDLESTON/WEISS DYNASTY BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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If it is...it sure does not feel like it. I am not a happy camper that it is 66 degrees out today.....and that was after we had the tornado watch from 5 am to 11 am. I think I was the first to know about the watch since I live right on a golf course..and the emergency speakers are there...I almost fell out of my bed...it sounded like air raid sirens.

John's sisters were up this weekend, so I did a little holiday shopping. That was just odd.....but I think I got some good deals. Traffic was insane..so you would think it was December anyway. However, I did get to see the new Liquor Barn in Hamburg (wine is a wonderful gift) and it is awesome.

In other news....
I got an email this morning from someone I know. Their friend died the other week, and the context of the email was quite angry. I am not sure if it was specifically directed at me....but it really threw me for a loop. I did not cause the person to drive into a tree...and I refuse to belive that God did either (that is who was blamed for it.) I guess the person just has to realize that his friend was drinking and driving and that is what and who caused it....as much as it sucks to admitt. Now, normally I would shoot that back in an email, but I was honestly too hurt at the tone to repond. Well, I guess I will just be known as an insensitive bitch to someone else now too! When people get like that I just take a big ol step out of their lives.

Ralph's birthday was awesome. I got him pipe stuff...Jake got him this friggin awesome lighter.....Mom got him a gun scope.....and Drew got him a TURKEY FRYER. That is right people......party at the Huddleston's this Thanksgiving. Come on over...you never know what we can do/accidently destroy with oil that is 1200 degrees!

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Happy Birthday to Ralph......from your Greatest Accomplishment In Life! hahahaha

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I swear...someone said this to me today....I found it to be hysterical for some reason.

For the most part....my office has turned into a breeding ground for illness. Everyone is sick. We have atleast one case of strep, one sinus infection, and more colds than I can count. Personally...my allergies are killing me. My ear feels like it is going to fall off....but I have pilates tonite...so I will make it or die trying.

Matt has posted the point of views of Bess and I. I personally found it quite funny...however, I think my father was depressed :) hahahaha. What can I say....I am my mother's daughter!

On a sad note...someone I knew back in my ol college days died this Sat in a car wreck. I know God does not cause car wrecks...but I wish he would stop more from happening. Drinking was involved...which makes it one of those situations where you are mad and sad at the same time.....I guess in my perfect world..no one would be sick or die...oh well.

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