Overboard!

Okay, so I went a little overboard with posting pictures on this blog! Oh well! I'm sure you will all enjoy looking at them, and commenting if you would like as well.

So, today, nothing new is going on. I'm sitting here kind of bored at work. I'm a little sad because I have tried to start up an ADX chat list, for all the alumni, actives and pledges to be able to talk to one and other, and only 2 people have signed up so far. I'm hoping more will join in, as I think this would be a great way to get information out to each other! What a useful tool the internet has become, and here we are not using it to our full advantage! Oh well.

I'm also in the works of helping to plan a breakfast for one group, and an alumni retreat for my sorority! Oh joy! Double duty! Well, actually, it isn't that bad, as I have one happening in August, the other in October, so I have some time in between, so no biggie.

Alrighty, not much else to report as of right now. I'll be back later tonight to post the flier about the retreat on here. Nevermind, I'll just do it now!

Calling all ADX Alumni!


We are having our ANNUAL ALUMNI RETREAT!

We are still working out the details as of right now, but we need your help. We need to know when the majority of the alumni will be available to come and have an evening full of food, fun, & fellowship!

Please email either
Carrie “Scooby-Doo” @ adxcarebear2@aol.com
Or
Julie “Daffodil” @ adxdaffodil@yahoo.com


We tentatively have the Month of August down, but we are looking to see what date would be the best for all of you? Possible dates would be the 20-21/27-28?

Please let us know ASAP so we can get the ball rolling on this fun-filled time! And, if you know of any alumni who didn’t get this message, please, pass it along!

We are ready to TAKE OUT our Pledge Mistress! 

Yeah, we're tough! 

My sisters at Spring 2004 Banquet 

Inside Joke.....ahhh, the good times! 

The flower class. Back row, Julie "daffodil", Christie "tulip", front row, Jen "rose" and Sarah "lily" This was taken at retreat in Spring of 04 

Reebok, my other niece. 

Millie, my newest niece. 

Buck, my other nephew. 

Austin, my nephew. 

I love cloud pictures like this one. This was taken on my way back from Arizona, at a rest stop. It just looked so awesome! 

Here is the side of the house, that far back window is my bedroom! 

This is part of the front of the cabin I live in! 

I love this! 

Me and Cameron, sorority sisters, and masonic sisters. I'm Worthy Matron of Eastern Star in Fresno, and she is the Grand Bethel Honored Queen of the State of California! 

Katie, Sarah, Me, and Parker at my installation in November. 

Carrie and me at Spring Banquet in 2004! 

ACCESS

Okay, so I just finished training in learning how to use the program ACCESS. It really was quite boring, as the teachers practically HELD YOUR HAND as they walk you through the program. I do not learn that way, and it was really quite annoying. Teach me how to do something, then tell me to do it on my own, and if I get stuck, tell me that I can call you over and have you help me out with it! Some people learn better if you hold their hand, I don't. I like to think that I'm not in a classroom setting, instead, I'm back at the office, and I just screwed up the program, now how am I going to fix it? To me, this just works better, because, what are you going to do when you get back to the office, and the program doesn't work? You can't really call them up and ask them to walk you through it!

So, enough about that boring training. Which by the way, there was one woman in both of my classes, who, on the first day, of both of these sessions, stared at me, and looked me up and down! And I was like, "Yeah, can I help you?" Of course, I didn't say anything, but I was really wonder, why in the world this lady was looking at me?! Whatever, over and done with, and I don't have to see her again. She is also the one in the class, who just couldn't understand what the difference was between "and" & "or" was! Oh, and then yesterday, she couldn't get the concept of "orphaned" until the teacher said, well just think of it this way, "orphans have no parents" and like, all of a sudden, this light bulb went off in her head, and she was like, "yeah, that is an easy way to remember it" WHAT IN THE WORLD DID SHE THINK AN ORPHAN WAS BEFORE?????!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!! (A little over dramatic? I don't think so! You would be just as frustrated, because it was really, some dumb questions, and I would think, that these people, coming into these classes, would have a general knowledge of computers, and she proved otherwise! Plus, she has been working with this program, and I NEVER have, and I still wasn't asking questions!) Okay, enough complaining!

Anyways. So, the good part of my week happened on Monday. For those of you who shop there, Lane Bryant has you redeming your RealWomen Dollars. Welp, I have 200 dollars worth (yeah, I gotta stay out of there!) well I still have one final card left, I spent all seven I had in my purse! I'll end up using it this coming weekend when I go out to Fresno. I don't know what I am going to end up getting yet. I bought 2 pairs of capri's, 4 cami's and a couple of other tops. They are all so cute! Oh, and I got two strapless bra's. So, I'm set for summer, so far. I'm sure I will end up needing to buy some more capri's, however, I just can't see myself buying a PINK pair, even though I know Carrie would probably say, you can never have enough of that color! =)

So, my life has been pretty full so far this week. Oh, and let's talk about what has happened so far today? Well, when I woke up around 3:45 (I didn't get up, just woke up) I noticed it was really dark in my room, darker than usual, but I didn't think much about it and went back to sleep. Well, around 5am, I got up to go to the bathroom, and this time I realized why it was so dark (before I got out of bed) my nightlights that my dad has put all around the house were not lit! MY POWER WAS ALL OUT!!! Yep, I got to Pee in the DARK! Then, went back to bed for 30 more minutes, got up, turned on the lantern, got dressed (luckily I took a shower last night) and turned on the fireplace (it is propane, really nice that it will still keep me warm when the power goes out) and finished getting ready. Oh, and I'm wearing contacts now, so luckily my bathroom is REALLY SMALL, so putting the latern in there, really made the room bright and was able to put them in, and then basically walked out the door. Hopefully it will be back on by the time I get home tonight. It probably will. If I would of called at 4am, then maybe it would of been turned on before I left?! Oh well, I had figured someone probably already noticed and had called, but maybe not. Oh well, too late now.

Okay, so that is what is up with me right now. I'll post more later.

Work...

...okay, so some people are really frustrated with me not posting very often. Well, to be perfectly honest with you, I don't think really anyone reads this, nor, do they really care about what is going on in my life over here...

...well, for those who care, I just got back from going to Phoenix to visit my brother. My mom and I flew down there for a really short visit last weekend. We all had a good time. My brother has 4 dogs, and it was fun to sit there and play with them. I will have to post a picture of them to show you how cute they are. He has two Field Spaniels, a Lakeland Terrier (my favorite of all the dogs) and a Jack Russell! All four are a real handful at times. They go nuts when you leave and even more nuts when you come back! But they are always fun, and, oh so loveable!

...today I went back to work, but only for about an hour, then I headed off to take a class in Access (a spreadsheet program) I took level 1 two weeks ago, and now I am taking level 2. Both levels are proving to be a bit boring, as I don't like the teaching styles, but most people do like this style, so instead, I just kind of sit there, bored out of my mind. However, because I come in early to work, and this class goes for like 8 hours, I earn credit hours to be used later. I will be using these credit hours I am saving up for a trip down to Southern California in just under two weeks.

...Memorial Day Weekend....well, I will be going out to Fresno for the weekend. Chad's bday is on Sunday, and so we might go to see Star Wars on Monday morning (I will be shocked to see us get tickets, but hopefully!) I will then be coming back to the coast for a fundraiser dinner on Monday evening.

...lucky me, I will then only be going to work for three days! Yep, 3! As, I will be starting my trip down south on Friday, and I won't be going to work. The good thing I heard, is that we won't be taking a bus down, instead we will be taking vans instead, which means we will be getting down there faster, which will be nice.

...okay, off for the night. I will try and write more often, but we will just have to see what happens.

...later...J

...PS, did I tell you, I have to go over 700 contracts in my office by June 30th?! Yeah, I have to do it twice! I check them once, send them on to someone else, who double checks fine print, then signs it, then sends it back to me, I photo copy it, then mail it back to one of the 12 offices! Oh Joy! Well, it will be a really stressful month, but I don't mind, at least it will keep me busy for awhile...

CA Driver's Exam

For those of you who are not "fortunate" enough to live in California,
here is a copy of the California Driver's Exam, and for those of you
who do, study real hard.This is a new Exam. Since driving conditions
(and culture) are unique in California, you may not have realized that
the California Department of Motor Vehicles has now issued a special
Application and driver's test solely for the California area.

2005 CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICATION
Name: ___________________ Stage Name:__________________
Agent: ___________________ Attorney:____________________
Therapist's Name: _________________
Sex:
[ ] Male
[ ] Female*
[ ] Formerly Male
[ ] Formerly Female
[ ] Both
*If female, indicate breast implant size: _______
Will the size of your implants hinder your ability to safely operate
a motor vehicle in any way?
[ ] Yes[ ] No
Please list brand of cell phone: ________.
If you don't own a cell phone, please explain why you don't:______________________________________________
(Use extra pages, if necessary)
Please check hair color:
Females: [ ] Blonde [ ] Platinum Blonde
Teenagers: [ ] Red [ ] Orange [ ] Green [ ] Purple [ ] Blue
[ ]Skinhead
[ ]Other ___________
Please check activities you perform while driving:
(Check all that apply)
[ ] Eating
[ ] Drinking Starbucks coffee
[ ] Applying make-up
[ ] Shaving (male or female)
[X] Talking on the phone (already checked for your convenience)
[ ] Lifting weights
[ ] Slapping kids in the back-seat
[ ] Applying cellulite treatment to thighs
[ ] Tanning
[ ] Snorting cocaine
[ ] Watching TV
[ ] Reading Variety
[ ] Surfing the net via laptop
[ ] Discharging firearms / reloading

Please indicate how many times, while driving, you expect to:
[ ] a) Shoot at other drivers ___
[ ] b) Be shot at ___

If you are the victim of a carjacking, you should immediately:
[ ] a) Call the police to report the crime.
[ ] b) Call Channel 9 News to report the crime, then watch your car
on the news in a high-speed chase.
[ ] c) Call your attorney and discuss lawsuit against cellular phone
company for your 911 call not going through.
[ ] d) Call your therapist.

In the event of an earthquake, you should:
[ ] a) Stop your car.
[ ] b) Keep driving and hope for the best.
[ ] c) Immediately use your cell phone to call all loved ones.
[ ] d) Pull out your video camera and obtain footage for Channel 9.

In the instance of rain, you should:
[ ] a) Never drive over 5 MPH.
[ ] b) Drive twice as fast as usual.
[ ] c) You're not sure what "rain" is.

Please indicate your current number of therapy sessions
per week:________

Are you presently taking any of the following medications?
[ ] a) Prozac
[ ] b) Zovirax
[ ] c) Lithium
[ ] d) Zanax
[ ] e) Valium
[ ] f) Medical pot
[ ] g) Zoloft
[ ] h) All of the above
[ ] i) None of the above*
* If none, please explain: __________________.

Length of daily commute:
[ ] a) Less than 1 hour*
[ ] b) 1 hour
[ ] c) 2 hours
[ ] d) 3 hours
[ ] e) 4 hours or more
* If less than 1 hour, please explain:____________________.

When stopped by police, you should:
[ ] a) Pull over and have your driver's license and insurance
form ready.
[ ] b) Try to outrun them by driving the wrong way on the
freeway.
[ ] c) Have your video camera ready and provoke them to
attack, thus ensuring yourself of a hefty lawsuit profit.

When you see a woman driver with her arm extended out the
window, it means:
[ ] a) Her turn-signals are broken.
[ ] b) She is giving an indication she intends to change lanes.
[ ] c) She is drying her nails.

Which part of your car will wear out first?
[ ] a) The wiper blades
[ ] b) The seat belts
[ ] c) The horn

Automatic door locks are good for:
[ ] a) Security
[ ] b) Convenience
[ ] c) Messing with the heads of people trying to get in.

The "bright" setting on your headlights is for:
[ ] a) Dark, poorly lit roads
[ ] b) Flashing to get the car ahead to move out of the way
[ ] c) Revenge