too much information

While I <3 facebook, I find out too much about other people's lives sometimes. In particular, I'm thinking about exes (some were actual "boyfriends", some not--more than a month @ least). I could pretty much care less about the guys themselves (they're not bad people or anything, just it's been a long time, etc.) but I'm kinda like WTF. Anyway--over the weekend one got married, another got engaged this week, blah blah blah. Here's a recap.
*names are omitted to protect their privacy ;)

L--married w/ baby on the way
J--married over the weekend
R--in a relationship, guessing a ring is on the way
S--in a relationship I believe
K--last I saw (on myspace) engaged
K--just got engaged this week

Perhaps I'm the problem...

I love fall.

Wow, I forgot how much I missed college football until yesterday!!! It has inspired this list of my favorite things about fall--my favorite season!

*football!!! (KSU WILDCATS)
*tailgating!
*the colors--my house is decorated like fall year round--I feel like it's purple's season
*being able to be outside and not sweat like a man
*crisp air in the mornings
*the first frost (hopefully sooner than later!) that will bring the end of the bugs and allergies
*getting to wear different clothes and having my favorite clothing--jeans--once again be perfect for the weather
*lower electric bill
*changing leaves
*TV IS BACK!!!
*Halloween
*soup sounds really good again
*red wine returning to its position as my most craved alcoholic beverage (mostly beer in the summers...a lot of "take it with you" activities)
*as much as I hate to say it, the return of routine
* " " " " " , being back at school--I miss my co workers in the summer!
*school supplies fill the stores :)
*the scents of candles that are now appropriate (all my favorites are not good in the summer!)
*honeycrisp apples are back
*no humidity! I think it's my best hair season
*hoodies are often the perfect thing to throw on
*coats! I love them, enjoy wearing them but not needing to "bundle up"...just wearing them more for fun

Is it September 22nd yet??

First Day of School....

Well, I've made it through 2 days. It is crazy how exhausting these first few days are!! I cannot explain why it is so much more exhausting than the rest of the year, other than the fact that you are as perky as you'll ever be and as "on" as you'll ever be for 7 hours straight (most likely without ever sitting down). I am so sick of hearing my own "teacher voice"!! I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday. :)

In other news, I have a beautiful new car and had to give my beloved Equinox back today (which was actually kind of sad despite my cool new car!). I haven't quite gotten the Sync system down yet, as I called Jackie instead of Becky and then didn't know how to hang up! Here she is:



Otherwise, I have nothing newsworthy to report. My house is in a horrible state of uncleanliness, but hopefully that will be fixed this weekend. I will say that I'm totally into Big Brother right now--as always--and wish it was on every night of the week!!!

Dentist

So, I was terrified (super terrified in fact) about going to the dentist today. I have had a couple of fillings which were horrible, so I figured getting a crown was going to be even worse. I was trying to be brave, but the second I sat in the chair I started crying. Everyone was so nice...which is better than most dental experiences I've had lately. They recommended the gas. Why oh why haven't I had the pleasure of this at my other dental visits? It made it so ok. I was aware to the point I could turn down my ipod when they needed to talk to me, but I just kind of chilled. I told the girl I felt better than drunk and asked if people usually spilled their secrets to her...I remember that much! Usually I am white knuckled, gripping the chair the whole time I'm in there, so this was better. Anyway, I'm happy that the worst is behind me. I still have to get the permanent crown in 2 weeks, but they said that part isn't so bad (fingers crossed). So glad the whole ordeal is almost over!!

Word.

Grumblings....

This post is nothing but a place for me to vent because even my mom is sick of hearing about my bad afternoon...so feel free to skip it.

Here are the things that pissed me off (my day was fine until about 3:15)!

*On the way to the chiropractor (running late of course) it was the beginning of the torrential rain; I had to follow an old man driving 17 in a 40 for about 5 miles.
*Leaving chiropractor--ran into train crossing...no train ever came. Went around train--took a total of 13 minutes to go one block.
*More torrential rain, making me 15 min. late to the vet.
*Charlie's vet visit cost $178...and he has to go back in two weeks.
*Said visit could have cost $25 less if the damn new girl didn't have to give me the wrong size bottle of insulin.
*Kitty has to switch to different food...old cans cost $.48 each, new cans cost $.78 each (he eats 2.5 cans a day)
*Took me over 30 minutes to get home from vet (normal time--about 11 min.) particularly due to sitting through college & quivira stop light for about 6 cycles.
*More fucking rain.
*Got home, my lamp (the only source of light) in my living room is broken.
*Still leftover from last week--but very angry about it--have to get a $1260 crown on my tooth--and I don't even have a cavity.

There. I think I'm done.

Uh oh...

...I might be working forever! Piggybacking off my last post about worry for my mom and step-dad who will be working well into their 60's and most likely 70's (yikes!!), I looked at my retirement fund today since the stock market crashed a bit. (I always look at the fluctuation when I read about those things.) At this point, it doesn't make much of a difference--I plan on having that $ in there for a long time, but it still is neat to look at (particularly when it goes up by a bunch!). So that got me thinking, I'm about 1.5 years from 30 which seems like a pretty grown up age. So I googled "how much should I have in retirement accounts by 30." There were many different answers, but the most common would be that you should have about a year's salary saved by 30. Holy shit! One place said something like a person who makes $48,000 (more than me, but the only ball park I could find) should be saving about $700 a month. Who the hell can afford that! Also, the big trend was to take advantage of company matching. Well, fuck. Teachers have no such thing as matching. Any penny in my accounts has come from me--no matching or anything like that. So basically, I would say I'm not even a quarter to that goal they mentioned-I don't want to work until I'm 60 or 70!! I think the only choice I have is to win the lottery.