Awesome Day!

After my interview, which I think went pretty well, after all, it was my first in ten years, I headed to Tootsie's to be fitted for the dress I will wear to the TUTS (Theater Under the Stars) event on Tuesday. The TUTS event called "Elle of an Event!" will benefit the TUTS’ Education & Community Outreach programs. Yay!!

These are some of the dresses I tried on...





Ohh, by the way, I should hear something back from the interview on Friday. I will keep you all posted.

Chica is getting ready for the first job interview in almost 10 years!!

The last time I went on a job interview was 1999. I worked for (company name) for a little over 7 years. I have done my own thing for 2. I am a little nervous, but excited at the same time. It is a temporary position, I will be cover someones maternity leave. I think it would be a good opportunity to get my feet wet and or at least practice my interview skills!!
I will be wearing my CD suit and who can resist a suit like that? So I might get the position on the suit alone ;)
Ok, guys wish me luck or at least keep your fingers crossed in that I don't make a gigantic fool of myself.
The most exciting part is that after the interview I get to go to Tootsie's and pick out two, yes two, dresses that I will be modeling on the following week!! I get to have a fitting and have them altered.
So, if I totally suck at least I will have that to pump me up!!!

Happiness is...

Facebook Status - "Things that make me truly happy: taking a walk on a clear night and actually being able to see planets and dozens of constellations...ahhh, true happiness." I love the sky. I have always felt a connection. When I was little, my family, would make the hour drive back home from Panama to Colon, Panama, usually late on a Sunday night. I remember that the sky was always clear, the moon bright, and I would rest my head on the back window and look up at the sky. For some reason the sky has always made me feel safe and incredibly happy!

16 Random Things About Me

I was tagged on Facebook and thought that it would be a good idea to post my results on the blog.

Arrgghhh, ok, I was tagged by my dear friend Phil. Now, you guys know that I do not like doing this type of thing, after all I am a very private person, but it was requested by Mr. (last name), so here I go. If you were tag just do it, I did it!!!

Things you might not know about me…

1. I am an extremely shy person.

2. I don’t know how to swim and it does not bother me.

3. I love the beach.

4. I have a large collection of vintage Fisher Price toys and Metal Lunchboxes.

5. I wish I was more driven.

6. I dance at home by myself.

7. I sing at home by myself and I actually think I sound good.

8. I have had way too many jobs - I like that though, I have met amazing people throughout my life.

9. I started working when I was 14. I have been out of the workforce for the past 2 years and I am itching.

10. During my “woman can do anything” stage, I took a job as a stocker at Kroger. I had to be there at 3am. I was the only girl there. Woman power!!

11. I often worked two jobs.

12. I have been mugged twice and only two weeks apart.

13. I only know ONE joke.

14. I use the f word way too frequently.

15. I do not ride roller coasters.

16. I love the quote – “If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new" by Voltaire, because I think it describes how life should be viewed overall. If something does suck, well, at least it is a new experience!!

Bad Mood

I hate being in a mad mood. I think it sucks, but for some reason I cannot help it. The things that got me in a bad mood today were –

It is freezing outside and to top it off it started snowing! I hate cold weather. I think that anything below 70 degrees is, well, just not cool. I hate going out when it is cold outside. If it was up to me I would hibernate and wake up in the spring. I however have been a little more open to doing things in these dreaded months, but people can see that I am just not myself.

Second thing that got me in a bad mood is - my dresses. I am going to a formal on Friday. I had the most amazing dress lined up for the event, an amazing, did I say amazing already? BCGI MaxAzria, number. I got it on sale a while back hoping to use it on a special occasion, well, the thing is that the dress looks amazing, there is that word again, from the front, but there is a bulge on the back. My hips are just too wide! Yes, I can lose some weight, but how can I lose 2 inches by Friday? I went back to the closet and I am not happy with anything. Anyway, I go to the store this morning to purchase a dress I saw online and the store tells me that they ship ALL those dresses to another store. It is cold and I don’t want to drive anywhere else. I guess I am wearing a Kay Unger dress on Friday, ugh!

Since I was already in a bad mood and had to start getting ready for tonight’s event everything I decided to wear just seemed wrong, so I decided to just stay home. Bah, humbug!

Third thing – I hate not finding things. Instead of accepting that my house is a giant black hole and everything put down will never be seen again, I try to look for things and get enraged when I cannot find something. When will I learn?

On the way to my mom’s house to drop Baby Girl off (the kids are spending the night over there since I was supposed to be at an event tonight) the snow started to come down fast. BG got super excited; she kept talking about how this day was going to be her number one memory and how awesome it was that it was snowing in Houston. She kept pointing at the sky and looking at it like it was the first time she has ever been outside. I reached over and touched her cheek in hopes that some her passion would somehow infect me. On the drive home I really looked outside, seeing all that snow come down was really a sight. On the driveway I stood still for a couple of minutes letting the snowflakes land on my face. It really felt good to just stand there and enjoy the moment - something I should really do a lot more of instead of getting in a bad mood for things that really don’t matter.

I AM ODD

I just figured out I am one of those odd people. The other day I was looking for a transcript and ran across some phonebooks (you know, the ones that you WROTE someone’s phone number on). I decided that it would be a good idea to see if anyone popped up in MySpace or Classmates. Some people from my past did, so I decided to email them and say “hello!”

Even though everyone that I contacted said “hi!” back, I still feel a little odd. Why do I keep all my old phonebooks and letters? Why do I have the need to reach out? I have had a fun life and hope that everyone that was with me at the time feels the same way, but does that mean that 15 years from now these people want to hear from me?

Yes, you are right, I need to give up and only search for people I currently know. That is going to be hard and will take a little getting used to, but it beats being that weird girl that doesn’t let go of things.

By the way, I do welcome odd people, so if anyone from my past knows me please email me, don't be shy, I would love to hear from you!