Meh!

My husband is retarded.

That is all.

Hii!

Yep, I'm still alive! Lately I've been a little too addicted to World of Warcraft (mhm, don't laugh!) and have just started a job at Kroger. The pay isn't all that great, but it's something to do, basically. Besides, I'll only be there for a few months then we're moving to Greenville, which is still in South Carolina, but a little more mountainy. Other than that, I haven't been up to much, just doing tons of online window shopping for Christmas. I want to really decorate this year and I hope to put in enough hours as to where I can do that! Normally, we just throw up a blah Christmas tree and that's about it, then hubby tears it down the day after Christmas... but this year, with new daughter in tow, we plan on doing a bit more. :) We'll see. 

Do any of you ladies wish to do a Christmas card exchange? I think it'd be nice. I'm trying to figure out whether or not I'll have enough time, or creativity to make homemade ones, or go blah and do regular boring cards. I'd prefer to go homemade for obvious reasons. Anyways, let me know! :)

Never thought I'd say this, but I sure miss feeling my baby getting all squishy in me. All those little kicks and punches.... I am so glad I can see her in person now, but damn, that feeling will always be there!

My head is full of meh!

At the beginning of the week, I had a sore throat, then a runny nose, and the usual trademarks of stupid allergies. The symptoms went away for about two days and now they are back again! Damn me for sleeping with my window open and allowing whatever it was to creep through my screen and make me all sniffly and super tired. *shakes fist* I've been in the foulest of moods, too. I'm not sure why I've been Queen Super Bitch as of late, but I hate it, but at the same time, I can't help it. Nothing really calms me down so if any of you have ideas, please share! I'm willing to try anything. And sex.. out of the question. I'm basically abstinent, heh.

When my sister was here this past week, I baked some cupcakes that came from a box that has three mixes by Cobblestone Kitchens. They sounded pretty good, so I decided to buy them... they come in three different flavors - Chocolate Caramel, Strawberry Vanilla and Lemon Poppyseed. I don't know what the crap happened, I followed the directions to a T, and the batter for the chocolate caramel (the only ones I have made at the moment!) was very fudge like. My brain didn't click on and I didn't bother to change it so they were a bit, ehm, hard. Frosting comes with the mixes and so I made it like it said on the box and it had NO flavor. I didn't even think to put vanilla extract in it because once again, I'm totally awesome... so I threw a bit of pumpkin spice on it, which you couldn't taste at all. So, it ended up tasting like ass and I threw most of those cupcakes away. Here they are though, in all of it's crappy glory. PS, I still can't frost a damn and trying to wash out the pastry bag was disgusting... I hate hate hate having oily hands due to shortening and ugh, I don't even want to think of that. I'm a priss when it comes to that, for some reason.

Ahh, look at those sweet frosting skills. Mhm. ;)

Anyways, as expected, Blue Cross Blue Shield never called me back. How am I supposed to gain experience in a field (administrative) if no one bothers to hire me and give me a chance? I want to get out of retail and I know I am great with customer service, but none of these damn companies bother to give me the time of day. It's not fair. I know I can be considerate on the phone than half of those people you talk to to get help with big companies like that! I applied for Kohl's today though, as a stock associate, so I'm hoping I get that job. The hours seem good and I always loved doing stock. When I'm at a store, I rearrange stuff if it's out of place, haha. I'm lame, I know! (AND I JUST BURNT THE FUCK OUT OF MY THROAT. DAMN YOU TEA... ow ow ow!)

Tomorrow is my husband and I's sixth wedding anniversary! Not bad considering after a week of knowing him (and I met him online, by the way!) I moved in, and four months later, we got married. $25 wedding, ftw, ladies! I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.

(us last year before my sisters wedding)

Well, hello there.

It's been a few days since I last posted because, well, nothing really has been going on besides life. I went to a job interview at Blue Cross Blue Shield and I think I failed miserably on their writing test, which includes writing letters to patients for claims, and I know nothing of the sort. I also applied as a receptionist for a car care place down the road, but no call back. My mother calls me the professional job hunter. Kind of sucks being called that, but honestly, I'm never satisfied. I'm tired of being stupid in shitty retail jobs that really don't get me anywhere except for maybe $9 an hour assistant manager things. People tell me, "Well, Rachel, it's more than you are making now..." which is true, but I'm freakin' 25.. I'd like to see myself elsewhere besides crapass jobs. Not that I'm downing people in the retail industry - I see myself stuck there for quiet sometime and there are lovely people who do that for a living, but it's not what I want for me. Ah well, moving on...

I'm baking some cupcakes at the moment for my family tonight, since my sister & her husband are in town. We had a bit of a tiff back in August but are back on speaking terms, which is nice. The house has a wonderful aroma to it, very chocolaty with a hint of caramel. I'm hoping this will give me a chance to work on frosting, something I am AWFUL at doing. It doesn't seem like it'd be that hard, but for me, it is. I don't know if it's just because my hand really isn't the most steady, or the fact that ever since I quit smoking a little over a year ago, I've become one of the most impatient people, but I dunno. I just want to throw a cupcake up against the wall if the frosting looks shitty, which is 98% of the time for me. For some reason, the smell of these cupcakes makes me want the holidays to come even faster. This is where my Mom would say, "Why? It's not like you're going to get anything!", haha. This is true, but I like the holidays for the sights and smells, as lame as that sounds. I'm a Christmas music JUNKIE!
I know it annoys the crap outta the hubby, but the day after Thanksgiving is awesome, not only because things are on SUPER sale (not like I ever got to shop though cos I was always working at said places that have sales...*grump*), but because that marks the beginning of Christmas for me, where the music starts to play on the radio.. where you hear Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and that damn Chipmunks Christmas song from the 80s. ANNNNNNNNNNND, this also marks the first Christmas for my baby girl! Yea, I just threw up some random picture of her from the other day being a sweetie as she scarfed down some sweet potatoes.

She makes this silly face and starts laughing and whatnot while I'm feeding her. Sometimes she'll giggle endlessly and of course, that puts me in one of the greatest moods. She's basically my Zoloft. But, I do need to get back on that stupid drug because without it, I'm a walking piece o' TNT. I flip out for no apparent reason and I need to stop that. Ever since getting pregnant, I've been nuts and I hate it... it's really unlike me. Yea, I'm a bitch, that's normal.. but being a total cunt (only to the hubby, really) isn't in my cards. Ughn, anyways, I need to frost these sweet cuppincakes while I still have some sort of energy, which is fading fast! The hubby and baby are curled up on the bed together as I sit here, half-asleep, sipping on this Yogi nursing mothers tea. Any herbal tea puts me to sleep.... so, yea... Zzzzzzz.

notoriety!

Thank you, Miss B, for putting me on your blog as the cute site of the day!

That's so sweet of you! :D

Are you ready for some football??

We sure are!

Hail to the Redskins! :D

Random Day!

Today is just going to be a day that is all about randomness. I'm all about being random and if you know me in person, I switch topics and whatnot pretty damn quickly. May be confusing, but can't be as confusing and stupid as our possible next VP. *shudders* So, here is my day yesterday, in pictures.

Yep, that's my Isabella looking totally gorgeous in her pink wig and sunglasses. I'm tired of everyone saying, "Oh, he's so adorable", just because she doesn't have any friggin' hair. She'll get there one day and with this pink wig o' hotness, she'll get there even faster. It'll persuade those hairs to come out.



The hubby & I went over to my parents house with a handful of googly eyes and decided to put those on my Mom's plants, because, it's funny. If you watched SNL when Christopher Walken was a host, then you'll know what I'm talking about. If not, click here and you'll soon see what I'm talking about!

Then there's me, looking dumb. That's what I do best!

PS, to all my baking ladies, if you hit up the dollar spot at Target, you *might* be able to find silicon baking cups for $1!! I was lucky enough to snag the last pack of them (which was opened and mine contained 5, so if someone *did* steal some, at least I got 5, haha) so you may get 5 or more in a pack... who knows! :)

This is just awful!

Why do parent's not bother to watch their damn kids? In this story, a 7-year-old CHILD went to a zoo and fed several live animals to the zoo's crocodile, and smashed lizards and other animals to death with rocks. The zoo is planning to sue his parents.

They should do something with this child before he grows up to become a serial killer. Usually it begins with the torture and killing of animals, then these people move onto bigger targets, like humans. Freakin' ridiculous. 

WTF?!

Is Blogger ONLY a douchebag for me?! I try and load blogs and it fails on me a good portion of the time.

If I were a bear...

I'd totally walk into Subway and just start eating away! This bear is my hero!!

Not really sure why they'd have to euthanize a bear that wasn't harming anyone or anything. *shakes fist*
I would've cuddled with that bear and perhaps got mauled, but it'd be worth it.

*pinches bears cheeks* HOW ADORABLE!

But also, why would she want to finish her shift and serve customers food that had bear paws all up in it and stuff. Gross.

I am a genius, part 2.

I apparently really enjoy fire, whether it be getting burnt, or nearly burning my house down! Last night, I was dying for a snack that consisted of blueberry toaster strudels, so I plopped them into the toaster. Well, I made tea earlier in the evening and the stove was still a little warm, so I waved the icing packet over the electrical thing that was previously in use and since I'm so smart, I dropped it onto the damn thing... and what you see in the photos are what happened. My houses ended up smelling like super burnt marshmallows and I just stood there, wondering WTF, then after the initial shock, I threw some water on it. 

So sexy, too.

Girl needs inspiration. Please apply!

My room is such a bore and I hate it. Flipping through various home decor catalogs and seeing how beautifully furnished some of these rooms look makes me so jealous! Right now, my room consists of this shoddy desk, a mattress on the floor (that is now clawed up, thanks to Mr. Pumpkin, my cat), my baby's bassinet which we don't use too often, an inversion table, and a tv. Nothing too exciting. We had bought a queen sleigh bed from Big Lots, which was $300, so you'd think it'd be cool.. but I don't know what happened.. not sure if we somehow broke the bed doing whatever it is that we do (hardcore video gaming, I guess?!) but the frame itself split in half, so we chucked that thing pretty fast. The mattress cost us about $200 so you can imagine how comfortable that thing is. Once I get a new bed though, I'm dying to indulge in some better sheets. At the moment, we have nice ones, that are inexpensive, but they do their job with keeping us cozy and warm. I really would love to have a damask pattern, possibly in a cream or burgundy color, but the ones I've seen are a little expensive. I'm a bed-in-a-bag type girl and I like the cheap price tags that come with those.

I absolutely love this one and it's really not expensive. $70 at Brylane Home.

I am officially stupid!

Typing with only my right hand is a bit of a feat. I was attempting to make grilled cheese sammiches for the hubby & I and in a just random, stupid event, I went to pick up the pan, not by the handle, but by the side. So, the sammiches were a loss since I ended up burning them (I cannot - for some reason - make proper grilled cheese in a pan without total blackened toast and barely oozy cheese) and I did what I normally do, if not putting my Hello Kitty sammich maker in action... I toasted the bread, threw some cheese on it, then microwaved for 20 seconds. Served with tomato soup, yum. Not as classy sounding as using a pan, but it works, and without injury!

I'm waiting to go and pick up my last paycheck from the Halloween store that I left a few weeks back. Probably going to be a sorry paycheck, since it should have like 2 or 3 days on it, but hey, it's much needed money! I've been trying to find a job in the meantime, but nothing really hires down here in this area. The hubby and I are trying to get this house on the market soon so we can move a little west of here, where supposedly there's more of a 'city' life, but who knows. 

It's been rainy all day and I love it. This is my type of weather. If I could find a place where I could wear capris and hoodies, I'd be happy with life! Okay, so maybe that wouldn't be so fashionable, but since when did I start caring? I'm all about comfort. Speaking of fashion though, the hubby bought me a Juicy necklace with a strawberry charm on it! It excites me! :D

Cuppincakes Galore!

The family and I all decided to go to Target this morning and I found one of the cutest outfits that combines two of my favorite things. (If you can't tell what they are, please re-read the title of this blog!)


And I've had this outfit, but she can finally fit into 6 months things, so she's wearing her cuppincakes dress.


I love my Bella! I absolutely cannot wait for her to be old enough to help me bake!

Aah, fall is here!

Fall is officially here and nothing has me more excited! Nothing is better than lighting up a pumpkin spice candle and carving into a fresh pumpkin, then baking the seeds with garlic seasonings! Mm, mm! Autumn is definitely my most favorite time of year, with the close runner-up being winter, but in South Carolina, both of these seasons are quite dull. When I was living in Maryland, we had plenty of oak trees lined up throughout the streets and yards and it was so nice seeing the different shades of reds and oranges of the leaves. Down here though, all I see are half dead pine trees... not enticing whatsoever. BUT, the weather is changing and I LOVE IT! No more sticky summers and nasty pesky mosquitos - bye bye for another few months! 

I'm making myself hungry just thinking of all the yummy things I'll be baking up this season. Pumpkin and apples galore! I was thinking that I wanted to bake up some cinnamon apple chips sometime soon because it just sounds so tasty! NOMNOMNOM, I say!