She's Alive!

Yes, the title is what my mechanic actually said to me, lol. Best mechanic ever, by the way. Basically, Roxanne had a few leaky vacuum tubes (which is what happened to my last car), so she's running quite beautifully! Yay! :)

Brrrr I'm a Wuss

Yep, I woke up freezing this morning, am in warm socks, sweatpants, sweatshirt, and under a blanket . . . and it's friggin 67 degrees out. Again, yep, I'm a wuss.

Anyway, just waiting for my mechanic to call to let me know what's up with my car. My poor Roxanne has been idling really rough for the past month now and also has been having difficulty shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. I think it's possibly the kick sensor. My mechanic says the shifting problem is most likely attributed to the idling issue, but it could be a small possibility it's the transmission. I hope the hell not. Heh.

I also think I found a place that I'd really like to live--just will be a couple of months before Kyle and I move in. Plus, I wanna make sure he likes it, too, but I'm sure he will.

Tonight should be fun--we're going to a Halloween party at his friends' place. I'll post pictures. Should be good times, good times.

Okee dokee, I'm gonna go. Just wanted to do a quick update in here and all that other fun stuff. Have a good weekend everyone! :)

PEACE~LOVE~EDITING

KYLE GOT THE JOB!

Just wanted to share Kyle found out not too long ago that he got the job at Panasonic!!!! I'm so proud of him! He's starting out as an IT intern, part-time, paid, and they told him it can grow into a full-time position after 3 months if they like the work he does. :)

Bottles, Necklaces, and Creativity--Oh, My!

Here are the pictures I mentioned, and I did get distracted by a vodka run for Kyle's friend who's home from the Navy. See, I told ya! But I remembered at the same time--yay for multi . . . thinking?

Here is the first inscent bottle Kyle painted of a Wolf. I think it is quite beautiful, although I couldn't get the right lighting for the subject matter or any of my other subjects for that matter (did not intentionally play on word, actually, just came out that way--hah), aka my necklaces.

Kyle took these pictures for me, but we couldn't get the lighting just right:

It's terribly out-of-focus and I apologize. This is the necklace I wore to my former college roommate's wedding this Sunday.

One of my favorites, but again, out-of-focus and poor lighting.

Iridescent choker.

I really didn't this one too much; however, I think the picture turned out great. This is what I like to call: Irony.

Hope you all enjoyed! I plan on making more soon, and since I got requests, this will be turning into a part-time job/hobby. Weeee!

PEACE~LOVE~EDITING

Bloggity Blog Blog Blog

I'm feeling almost 100% better now and totally ecstatic about it. No more sniffles, a few coughs here and there, and no more chills. I love that first day after being ill for several. It always reminds me to appreciate my health. Silly how we can forget such simple things as that until we lose it temporarily. Such a mad world human life/society is.

Anyway, today was a good day. Went out to lunch with some friends from work to Taco Smell and then browsed the ever-so-awesome adventure that is Goodwill. All I have to say is: Donation in Rear. 'Nuff said.

Right now I'm looking around for an apartment that is:

1) Below $900 a month
2) Includes all/almost all utilities
3) Is in a decent area
4) Is within a 30 minute commute to work
5) Close to civilization.

Does anyone know of any apartments that have at least 3 of these factors that Kyle and I are searching for? A decent area is a MUST. No way am I living somewhere where I have to worry about getting mugged, robbed, raped, or even murdered. That would suck.

The closest I found was an apartment in Voorhees for $800 a month, all utilities included and completely furnished. Only thing is, I left a message and they never called back. I'm going to try again tomorrow on my lunch break. I was also looking at the Whitehall Apartments in Lumberton . . . but there was a murder there mentioned by one of my work buddies and now I'm a little hesitant about even looking there, even though it is reasonable.

Kyle told me today that the place he interviewed at the other day is inclined on hiring him, and he's gonna get paid more an hour than me (although he will be starting out part-time), so we can afford maybe a $1200 condo now, but again, all the above factors considered. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As for posting the rest of my necklaces, I'll see what I can do tonight. Maybe I'll go take those pictures now before I forget or my Selective ADD (a special condition for many of us unique snowflakes) kicks in. I'll even take a picture of the one inscence bottle Kyle painted the other night (the Alice in Wonderland bottle he sold already--dammit--but awesome at the same time).

All righty, I'm gonna go take those pictures now before the Wonderful World of Kim kicks in . . .

--Kimmay

*cough cough* *sniffle sniffle*

Well, I'm home sick today. I hate colds, but I think colds hate me more, as I always seem to catch the worst of them. This one had me running a 100 degree fever last night. I mean, I had one all yesterday and started with it Sunday night, but the strange thing is, I felt better the first half of Monday. Sunday night I took some nasal spray, Airborne every four hours, some Cold-Eeze, drank a whole quart of orange juice. Woke up Monday morning feeling more than well enough for work and then BAM. Around noonish I felt terrible. I couldn't breathe, felt feverish and really tired. How in the world I got better and then worse is beyond me. So, I'm taking the day to rest and hopefully rid this thing by tomorrow morning. I really can't stand being sick.

My abdomen still hurts, too, and constant sneezing and blowing my nose really hasn't helped. Ugh.

Anyway, went to Sarah's wedding on Sunday and it was beautiful. I hope she and Jay have a long, healthy, happy life together. It was strange for me to be there, though, as I hadn't really heard from anyone for two years. And, I really don't care for how Kyle had been treated my last few months at York. It hurt me a lot and I felt betrayed for these past two years.

I understand that not everyone's gonna like him (and fortunately, about 98% of my friends love him and accept him as their friend as well, and my entire family adores him and accepts him as a son/brother), as it is in any situation (not just a relationship), but it's not right to treat someone like they're an animal, especially when your friend is dating them. But, at the wedding, I was very happy that those who had initially treated him so, talked to him, were kind to him, and most of all, treated him like a human being at this event. It made my night, aside from getting to dance with him of course. He is my best friend, the love of my life, and he has never ever hurt me. He will do anything for me and vice versa, and I swear, he spoils the hell outta me. And I appreciate the respect that those of you showed him and me on Sunday. I'm sorry if I seemed out of it that day as well, but I was not feeling 100%, as I'm in pain and all that other fun stuff. But again, thank you for demonstrating your support for our love. I've never been as happy as I've been with him. He is my life.

Anyway, I made about five other necklaces on Saturday, one of which I wore to the wedding and another I wore to work yesterday. The one I wore yesterday everyone was complimenting, and when I told them I made it, they were surprised. My friend Kim suggested maybe I make necklaces as a side business for the holidays, which I think I may do. I was already planning on making necklaces for Christmas this year for all the ladies in my life. The men, I dunno what I'm gonna make. I'll ask Kyle; he's creative and smart, he'll know. He's been making inscence bottles which we're thinking of selling as well. I have to take a picture of the one he made on Saturday; it's BEAUTIFUL. It's a wolf standing in a plain, and it's so well-done. I'm proud of him.

He's at a job interview right now for an IT position with Panasonic. I know he'll get the job. He's so good at what he does.

All righty, I'm gonna go rest now. I feel feverish again, but dunno if I'll be able to sleep. I have a feeling I'll fall asleep again around noon. Zzzzz . . .

---Kimmay

Owwiez I Hurt!

So, yesterday I left work early (and those of you who know me well know that's rare for me to voluntarily do so), because I was in pain. I have no idea what it was, but for the past 4 days my abdominal area had felt a little on the uncomfortable side, but yesterday it was excruciating, and today's no picnic either.

Kyle took me to the hospital and I explained what was bothering me. They asked me when my last menstruation was and I already knew I was late . . . 3 weeks late. And also already knew I wasn't pregnant (took several pregnancy tests and they all were negative . . . thank God). So, the doctor told me he didn't know what was wrong with me, but that it could possibly be either muscle-related (certainly doesn't feel like it), or something along the lines of an ovarian cyst--with knowing my family history, highly likely.

The doc prescribed me some Vicadin, which is just relaxing me, not really helping the pain any. I love Kyle so much, he's been such a trooper through my mood swings due to my pain and has been incredibly supportive and helpful. Best. Fiance. EVER.

Anyways, to take my mind off the pain, I decided to start something creative and it's actually quite fun and I seem to have a knack for it--making necklaces.

Here's two I made last night:


I'm wearing the one above right now. It's my favorite of the two. The other one's okay, but I think it's quite cool.


Anyway, it's kept me amused and out of trouble, not wanting to throw shit across the room 'cause I hurt.

I have my former college roommate's wedding tomorrow which is down in the Baltimore area and hopefully I'll feel well enough to travel. I plan to try my best to make it, but I don't think a 3 hour road trip topped with dancing and loud noises are gonna coax me to relax and alleviate my agony. We'll see. Sarah, if you're reading this and I wasn't able to make it, I'm sorry and no matter if I attended or not, I wish you and Jay a lifetime of happiness together.

All righty, hopefully someone will be able to figure out what's wrong with me and I can either feel relief that I at least know what's going on with my body, or better yet, receive treatment. *sighs*

I'll post more pictures of necklaces that I'm making today, probably either later or sometime this week. Stay outta trouble, and happy editing!

--An "ouching" Kim