Goodbye 2008

Maybe it is a bit premature to say goodbye to 2008, but the end is just around the corner, and looking forward to 2009 and the rebound in the economy is one of the things that keeps me going.

It will be a more joyous Thanksgiving and Christmas season for the blessings of friends, family and good health.

Whatever comes our way give us the perseverance that our grandparents had to learn in the 30's.

Hello 2008

So what on earth do I need this blog for if I have my other one? I haven't exactly figured that out yet, but this one is all me so I definitely want to keep it around.

January is here. Its cold. I'm trying to pull myself out of vacation mode and back into work mode. I'm trying to get a few things in my life more organized and squared away. My husband is trying to lose some weight and started tracking his calories. I still have wedding thank you notes to send out. My house is a complete disaster.

Thank you everyone who spent time with me this last holiday season, it was truly a good time!

October Goal

I had a goal in October to complete 25 of my thank you cards. I have not completed a single one!

I guess I do have 3 nights left, but tonight and Wednesday are booked. Anyone want to come do Thank You cards with me on Tuesday?

Preview of Nov goals... I would like to

1. Do another 25 thank you notes
2. Print up Halloween Pictures from past years and make a Halloween photo album.
3. Take wedding prints and put them in my CM Photo Album. Do a bit of scrapbooking to make it all look nice.
4. Help Brandon to make our wedding books online.
   

Posts

I wish I used this site more often!

I'm going to update it and try to get back into regular updates.

-Danielle

Harry Potter Quiz (no spoilers)

Harry Potter Character Combatibility Test
You scored as a Luna Lovegood
You are Luna Lovegood. You daydream and often seem to be drifting off into your own world. You have very strong opinions that many agree are not logical. You place a lot of faith in these beliefs. Possibly, you see more than what meets the eye. You are very accepting of others. You may have only a few close friends because you refuse to sacrifice your opinions and true self for social graces.


I answered a Tiebreaker Question to decide between Luna and Hermione..

Luna Lovegood

72%

Hermione Granger

72%

Bellatrix Lestrange

69%

Sirius Black

66%

Ron Weasley

63%

Oliver Wood

59%

Harry Potter

56%

Remus Lupin

53%

Albus Dumbledore

53%

Percy Weasley

53%

Neville Longbottom

44%

Draco Malfoy

41%

Lord Voldemort

34%

Severus Snape

22%


http://quizfarm.com/run.php/Quiz?quiz_id=1059

Name Crisis

So how do I go about getting rid of my last name everywhere?

Email addresses, insurance forms, work stuff, Drivers liscence....

Ick.

To sum up.

Description of my last 10 years...

Went to UND right after HS, started out in Mechanical Engineering.
Failed a few classes and switched majors to Computer Science. Did a couple of internships with Unisys a computer company in Minneapolis.
Met my Fiance in Spring of 2001, started dating by April. He moved to Rochester MN in the fall taking a job with IBM. Graduated in December and after a few months of job searching in Grand Forks decicded to bite the bullet and move in with him here :)
After nearly a year of job searching ( a dark sucky time in my life) I got a job at IBM as well, but just as a contractor, so the pay is not quite as well, but its a job. Been doing that ever since.
Brandon and I bought a house together and are now 1.25 months away from our wedding!

I typed this up to a friend from years past... and thought it would be a great little paragraph to share with ... well whoever knows about this blog.