Looking forward to a new Year

Hi friends, I was thinking back on 2006, a year in which Democrats took over Congress in Nov, a year in which we lost many great icons including The Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin and the kind and compassionate Dana Reeve to name a couple.We watched Ugly Betty blossom on ABC and Mel Gibson make a drunk fool out of himself as well as Michael Richards, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave birth to the anxiously awaited beautiful baby Shiloh,we finally got to see the infamous Tom Kat baby Suri,  Daniel Craig drew crowds to the theaters for Casino Royale which became the highest grossing Bond movie ever, Paul Mc Cartney endured the ugliest split of the year from Heather Mc Cartney, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe, the golden couple also split as well as Brittany Spears and K-Fed who is not Fed -Ex, lol.Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook also split which was a surprise to many. Also the most famous celebrity fued this year Donald Trump VS Rosie O Donnell- Personally I would take Rosie's side over the Donald's, he just seems like an arrogant prick to me .As far as the rest of 2006 I do'nt remember everything but hopefully we will all have great memories of 2007, hoping you all have a good one, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

CSI marathon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi friends, ok for those of you CSI fanatics like me, brace yourselves, there is a CSI marathon on tommorow night starting at 5:00 p.m. on Spike TV, I am not sure how long it goes until though , possibly 11:00 p.m. because Spike has CSI NY on Sunday nights at 11:00.So get that popcorn and iced tea ready for tommorow night if you will be home.I know some of you have just started watching CSI so tommorow night would be a good night to catch up on some episodes you have never seen !!!!!!!!!!!! Ok just wanted to spread the word for those are you who are CSI fans like me !!!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Friday Thoughts

Hi friends, Hope you all had a good Friday.Mine was ok, I worked today and my sweet Anthony was there when I came in looking gorgeous as always in his grey sweater .He is so adorable I always dream of kissing him, my store was really busy today and I was kind of getting overwhelmed with the line, as usual we were short-staffed which annoyed me, but I stayed calm and got through it.I got 18 people to sign up for the emails today ,not too bad , but I feel I should talk to Anthony Monday because I never hear my other co-workers asking the customers if they would like to sign up for our emails, it pisses me off in a way, I go out of my way asking people about the emails because I love making Anthony happy when I get alot of them , he has such a beautiful smile, I love seeing him smile.Anyhow I am off this weekend -woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy.I am not sure what I am doing yet for New Year's but I am excited about it's arrival.I think I would like to try really hard this year to watch my diet a little better and try to lose weight.I have stopped drinking soda which is good because I love iced tea alot too.Wishing you all a wonderful "2007" I am lucky to have such great friends as all of you, I know such awesome people in J-land, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Bad Day

Hi friends, hope your Thursday was a good one.I did'nt have a very good day today, it started out bad with my mom and I getting into a fight over the phone and then it went downhill from there.I felt tears poking beneath my eyes on my way to work and I just held them in.They threatened to fall all day , I somehow managed to go to work and put on my usual front that nothing was wrong.It was a good thing I did'nt have any mean or rude customers today or I know for sure I would have cried.My store is back to being quiet and not that busy , but I am glad about that after the chaos and stress of Christmas.I hope by tommorow this little cloud of depression hanging over me is over, Maybe my CSI tonight will help, it always does.I am soooooooooo ready for "2007" I ca'nt say "2006" was the best year of my life but it was ok as far as years go..I am looking forward to New Year's , are any of you guys doing anything fun New Year's Eve???????? I noticed today in my store I was selling lots of champange, hope I spelled that right.I think a bubble bath and a good book are in order sometime tonight.I got 16 emails for Anthony today, not bad considering the store was'nt all that busy today.I love making Anthony proud, I look up to him , he is an awesome person. By the way Robert was working today but he did'nt mention the card or the Starbucks giftcard I gave him Wednesday inless he forgot, oh well.Hope you all have a great Friday-TGIF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Wednesday Thoughts

Hi friends, I hope you all had a good Wednesday.I was sooooooo tired this morning I slept through my sweet Anthony calling wanting me to come into work earlier, ugh there was such a bad storm this morning with rain and whipping howling winds, I really did'nt want to go out in that weather, even for Anthony as much as I adore him and think the world of him. I do'nt want to say "Yes" every single time he asks for a favor or he will think I am a sucker, which I admit I can be at times, I was chatting to my new friend Riss this morning and there was a loud boom outside and the freakin power went out.Luckily it came right back on, lol.I was so touched by what Lisa Jo wrote in her journal about me, Lisa Jo you are such a wonderful true friend and I love you so much and cherish your friendship.I am so happy you love that calender, it was screaming your name at me.I went to the mall around 10:00 this morning to do a little shopping before work, I bought some lemon lotion and a Pecan Passion lotion from Bath and Body Works who are having thier twice a year Semi-Annual Sale which I love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was a good girl, I just spent $ 15 there.I also bought some  adorable Chihuahua Thank you notes and a CSI calender for Riss at the Calender Club too.Almost every store in the mall is having a sale, I love it !!!!!!!! When I went into work Anthony came up to me and said "Hey Lisa did you get my message this morning ? I left you one " I gave him my most innocent expression and said "Really I did'nt get the message, " but my power went out a few times so it seemed believable.I had a few returns today , but that is to be expected so soon after Christmas.It was fairly quiet in the store today and I enjoyed it.Robert was off today but I hope he liked the Starbucks giftcard.I will see him tommorow, he is closing.I have been craving a Mc Chicken sandwich all day from Mc Donald's.Maybe I will go to Burger King for lunch tommorow which is in the mall where I work.I wore this awesome glow in the dark necklace today to work that has a little crab inside of it, you can see the crab in the pendant, the only person who noticed my necklace was my asst general manager Cheryl .When I had a return Cheryl came over to scan her badge and she was like " there's a crustacean in your necklace", Robin my other asst manager was like "Well she has an excuse to be crabby then" I was laughing so hard.I got off work at 5:00 and headed home, when my brother Derek was here last night he totally messed up my channels so I sat in front of the TV in my bedroom toying with it until I had all the channels back, I need my CSI fix every night and even though I was going to take a shower I turned it on anyway because it's comforting to me to hear the cast of CSI's voices when I get out of the shower, I took a bath before I took a shower and fell alsleep in the bathtub, just pure exhaustion, lol.Tommorow night is CSI night-woot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I live for Thursday nights.Back at work for me tommorow -I am working 11-4 tommorow , not bad.Hope you all have a good Thursday, I would like to welcome some new reader's to my journal who are friends of Lisa Jo's -Hello and welcome to my journal, hope you enjoy reading it, I always love meeting new friends -J-land is a wonderful place, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Tuesday Thoughts

Hi friends, I woke up this morning and chatted to Riss a little bit before I went off to work.I was dreading going to work today, I am soooooo over Christmas. Anthony was refilling shelves in the gourmet dept when I came in today, he looked tired.I said 'How was your Christmas?" It was ok " he said "Not the greatest Christmas, but not the worst either " he said.Poor Anthony, anyhow as I suspected all the Christmas stuff was on sale today for 75 % off, the frustrating thing was some things were'nt coming up as they were marked.I was ready to scream with frustration, ugh !!!!!!!!!! I hate when that happens, it really pisses me off.Last year it happened to, When is New Years ? I am sooooo ready for it, lol.Robert seemed ok at work today but when he was near my register I told him I had something for him and when Cheryl was 'nt around I would give it to him.I did'nt have enough money to get her a gift too, so when Cheryl was in the office I handed Robert the present and he slipped it away to open later.I am unbelievably tired , just frustrated and worn out, I am looking forward to New Year's , I enjoy New Year's -it is fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still have'nt heard from Debbi, but the silence is very telling.I was thinking of my brother Anthony today, my long -lost brother in Georgia, today is his 26'th birthday, Sigh ................. hope he has a good one, the rain is coming down hard outside now, hope my power does'nt go out tonight, Hope you all have a good Wednesday, back to work for me tommorow, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Hi Friends -Christmas Blessings

Hi friends, I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas.I enjoyed The Good Shepherd, it was a good movie, see Emily I did'nt ruin it for you,. lol. I have a new friend that I met through Phil the Thrill online.She is a beautiful girl named Riss and she loves CSI too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think she is an awesome girl and I am grateful to Phil for telling me about her. Riss welcome to my journal, I look forward to getting to know you.I was feeling a little sad earlier thinking about the two family members who are no longer in my life.My dad who I have'nt talked to in 4 years and probably could care less if I jumped in the lake or my brother Anthony who after my parents divorced drifted away and moved to Georgia and got married , I do'nt even know his new address and phone number.It is the holidays which make me reflect on the people I love the most , but they also make me think of those who are'nt in my life anymore either.I miss my Grandma who died in August 95 , just two days before her 80'th birthday, she was a beautiful loving lady who never judged anybody and had such a big heart.I would give anything to see her one more time.I could'nt help but think of my sweet co-worker Robert today too who is going through hell right now soon to be divorced.It is'nt fair, Robert is so sweet and kind, he does'nt deserve this pain and anguish in his life right now, I wish I could take his sadness away.Tommorow I will be back at work , I have a gift and a card for Robert, I ca'nt wait to give them to him, I also hope tommorow is'nt too crazy in my store although most of the Christmas stuff is gone by now, lol. I thank you all for being such great friends to me, I know some wonderful people in J-land and I feel honored to call you all my friends, I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Merry Christmas Friends

Hi friends, just wanted to wish you all a "Merry Christmas" I hope you all are having a wonderful day.I went out to dinner earlier with my mom and brother to Mimi's Cafe.I am stuffed now, lol.I wrote to my friend Debbi a couple of weeks ago an email that I missed her and was thinking of her.She never answered me back, it hurts but I guess now that she moved our friendship is'nt the same as it used to be which sucks , but it shows me her true colors, maybe she does'nt care about me as much as I thought she did.At least I have great friends here in J-land .Anyhow I might go see the movie The Good Shepherd tommorow , have any of you seen it yet ????????? I thought it looked pretty good, Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and thanks for being my friends, I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

It's Over -Whew ...............................................

Hi friends, well today was my day of work before Christmas and my store was'nt as crowded or as bad as I thought it would be today.It was a very pleasant day, I went into work early so I could give my sweet Anthony his Christmas present , I also enclosed a picture in his card the same picture I sent to all of you in the red dress, I am trying to think what I wrote in his Christmas card but I tried to tell him how awesome of a person he is, I wrote " Anthony, you are such an awesome boss, I look up to you and admire you so much, you are such a great person, wishing you a beautiful Christmas and Happy healthy "2007" You always deserve to be happy" Fondly Lisa .He smiled as he read my card today and I could tell he was touched.He was like "Lisa I do'nt know what to say, thank you" I was like "Awwwwwww you're welcome" I gave him a Napolian Dynamite talking keychain for Christmas and a 15  dollar gift card from his favorite store Nordstrom.Ok so that was the best part of my day, but I was really surprised today, I did'nt have any troll customers , There was however this little girl who was around two who was screaming at the top of her lungs in my store, my ears were ringing from the sound , and so the little girl's mom went to pay me at my register and she put her daughter up on my counter and she started to have a tantrum on my counter kicking her little legs and crying.Not to mention screaming again, I could'nt wait for them to leave, Anthony bought everyone at my store lunch today from California Pizza Kitchen, I was like "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww" he is so sweet !!!!!!! Cyndie paid us a visit today but thank god it was a short visit, those are the best ones, hehe. I got 25 emails today for Anthony, not bad.Oh and I found out today from Leslie who gave me a beautiful red scarf for Christmas why Robert was so sad yesterday.He is getting a divorce .Poor thing, he has a brand new 4 month old beautiful baby girl, I am so sad for Robert, he is a sweetheart and I think he is such a great guy, I called him when I got off work today and told him I would give him his Christmas present Tuesday, I did'nt see him when I got off work today or I would have given it to him then.I wish you all a beautiful Christmas , by the way I got my long -awaited card from Lisa Jo today, thank you sooooooo much Lisa, I love you !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Friday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Friday.I worked today and it was pretty busy in my store.Anthony looked great today in his crisp white shirt , it made his beautiful eyes stand out, Wow I ca'nt wait to give him his Christmas present tommorow, he will love it !!!!!!!! I just have one more day of Christmas left to work tommorow, woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy am I happy.I will be relieved when I am off work tommorow, today when I got home I got Christmas cards from Chelle, Susan, Terry Ann, Mary Alice and Margo whose card was just adorable !!!!!!! Thanks so much you guys, My friend Diane sent me a big envelope with an color picture of Jorja with an autograph on top, Wowza !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was sooooooo happy, I ca'nt wait to see the TV Guide tommorow with William Peterson on the cover, he is so handsome !!!!!!!!!! One thing that bothered me at work today, no troll customers today either by the way, but my coworker Robert was sad.I knew something was wrong or something happened to him.I did'nt have time to ask him but I hope he is ok.He was'nt acting like himself, Leslie said he got into a big fight with his wife, Awwwwwwww poor Robert, wish I could have given him a hug, I hated seeing him sad today.Hope you all have a good weekend, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Oh and Another Thing .............................

Hi friends, I meant to write a little bit about this in my journal earlier but my brain is just really sleepy.I was going to my much -needed lunch break earlier when I spotted a cell phone on the ground near the shopping carts of my store on the way to the Food Court, now as tired and hungry as I was I could have just not bothered picking it up and turning into Cheryl before going to lunch but I did because I figured somebody was probably missing it.I was heading to Panda Express when I heard a mother scolding her young son ( this kid must have been 11 or 12 ) for losing his cell phone.I tapped her on the shoulder and told her I had just seen one outside on the ground and had turned it into Cheryl, the mother turned to her son and told him to go get his phone, Did they thank me for turning the phone in ? No they just went about thier business L, makes me wonder what happened to good old fashioned manners when people thanked others for doing kind things.Oh well, tis the season , I guess for rude people, shrugs, at least all the people I know in J-land are kind and caring !!!!!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Oh and Another Thing .............................

Hi friends, I meant to write a little bit about this in my journal earlier but my brain is just really sleepy.I was going to my much -needed lunch break earlier when I spotted a cell phone on the ground near the shopping carts of my store on the way to the Food Court, now as tired and hungry as I was I could have just not bothered picking it up and turning into Cheryl before going to lunch but I did because I figured somebody was probably missing it.I was heading to Panda Express when I heard a mother scolding her young son ( this kid must have been 11 or 12 ) for losing his cell phone.I tapped her on the shoulder and told her I had just seen one outside on the ground and had turned it into Cheryl, the mother turned to her son and told him to go get his phone, Did they thank me for turning the phone in ? No they just went about thier business L, makes me wonder what happened to good old fashioned manners when people thanked others for doing kind things.Oh well, tis the season , I guess for rude people, shrugs, at least all the people I know in J-land are kind and caring !!!!!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Thursday Thoughts

Hi friends, I just got home from work and I am beat, lol.I woke up at 6:00 a.m. this morning to go into work at 7:45 a.m. Anthony was there looking great as always ,my store started off quiet but then throughout the day go chaotic, I spent most of the day at the register ringing people up and answering questions, Some of the customers amaze me, they come shopping say today is the start of thier Christmas shopping and act so surprised when I saw we are out of certain things, and then they bitch and moan to me about it like it's my damn fault, I will be sooooooooooo happy when Christmas is over, Man I am counting the days, two more, just two more, lol.I got Christmas cards in the mail tonight from Mandy and Heather, thank you guys sooooooo much !!!!!!!! I love getting cards in the mail, I also got a slip in my mailbox saying there is a package waiting for me at the Post Office, I think it's from my friend Diane, I hope Diane got her package from me this week, The second half of last week's Cirque Du Soleil CSI is on tonight at 9:00 tonight on CBS, I ca'nt wait to see the TV Guide tommorow with Gorgeous Sexy William Peterson on the cover, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

My Day Today

Hi friends, back to work I went today in the cold, I was really surprised, my store was'nt all that bad today, I should mention I was in Nordstrom and I was talking to my friend Eva that works in there.I had mentioned to her before how cute I thought Anthony was and she told me today she had seen him in the store yesterday and she thought he was cute too.She seemed like she might be trying to flirt with him which kind of annoyed me so I mentioned to her he had a girlfriend already.I saw her go in the wine department today but I guess Anthony was busy when she came in and he could'nt talk , lol. :) I am counting how many more days I am working until Christmas, tommorow , Friday and Saturday and it will all be over -Yea !!!!!!! I am off Christmas Eve-thank God !!!!!!!!! I ca'nt wait to give my gorgeous Anthony his present Saturday, I also plan on giving him a card with the same picture of me in the red dress that I mailed to you guys in your Christmas cards, lol. Tommorow night's CSI is the second half of the one from last week on CBS with the Cirque Du Soleil in case some of you watched last week's episode on CBS for the first time, Hope you all have a good Thursday, CSI night woo-hoo and Lisa Jo told me Sexy William Peterson from CSI is on the TV Guide 's cover Friday woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Tuesday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Tuesday.I enjoyed my day off today,  It was nice to sleep in a little bit this morning, I went to the Post Office this morning because yesterday in my mailbox there was a slip that said I had a package at the Post Office, I had ordered some Summer Sand lotion from Angie last week and that what was in the package, thanks so much Angie , the lotion smells soooooo good  !!!!! I also got Christmas cards in the mail from Angel , and a friend in the Bay Area and my friends in England.I went to go see the movie Charlotte's Web today with my mom, oh man I could not stop crying, what a sweet movie !!!!!!! I highly reccomend it to all of you.Tommorow will be back at work for me, but I missed Anthony today so it will be nice to see him again tommorow, it should be busy tommorow ,  as well as Thursday, Friday and the most Saturday, I am off Christmas Eve, I was thinking that it was a year ago tommorow I left to go to Mexico for Christmas, I had such fun there in Cabo San Lucas on the beautiful beaches.It is still really cold here , feels like the air in Alaska did, Hope you all have a great Wednesday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

My Day Today

Hi friends, I worked today and my store was sooooooooo busy.I was feeling a little sick in the store today because the Mall Management turned the heat up once again, I was not a happy camper, plus as usual we were really short-staffed so that made things difficult.Yul won Survivor last night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo-hoo I was soooooooo happy, he was on the cover of the San Mateo Daily Times and the San Mateo Daily Journal, he played the game so well.I got Christmas cards today from Barbara, Chrissie and Pam, thanks you guys so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am glad beyond words I am off work tommorow, I could dance I am so happy, I hope you all have a good Tuesday, How many more days are left until Christmas ? 6 I will be so happy when Christmas is over, I noticed today almost all the Christmas ornaments are gone, lol.Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO By the way I talked to one of my J-land Friends on the phone last night -Amy I enjoyed talking to you so much last night, :) Thanks for calling !!!!

Sunday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Sunday.I was supposed to go see Charlotte's Web with my mom today but I have been feeling lazy all day.From now until the 23'rd of December my store and the rest of the Hillsdale Mall wo'nt close until 11:00 p.m. I am sooooooo happy I did'nt have to work today, I really needed a rest today after yesterday, my sweet adorable Anthony wanted me to stay an extra two hours last night when I got off at 5:00 , I always have a hard time telling him "No" but last night I did'nt want to stay extra but I promised him this week one night I would for him. Besides right when I was punching out Leslie came in unexpectedly to work so I did'nt feel quite as guilty leaving.When I went home last night I started feeling guilty I did'nt stay for him, I will make it up to him somehow this week.Tonight is the Two -hour finale of Survivor, I want Yul to win, he is cool and he is from my town , San Mateo, lol.I was going to go work out , but I have no energy whatsoever, oh well.There is always tommorow, lol.Yeah right, like I will feel like it after work, well it can be relaxing sometimes though, really.It is supposed to be really cold tommorow morning here, ugh, have a good week everyone, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Crazy Saturday

Hi friends, today was another work day, OMG my store was such a zooooooooooooo today, I could'nt believe the lines in the back of my store, I swear they were never-ending.It was stressful and I started to feel claustrophobic at my register with the seas of people around me, utter and total chaos to say the least.Say some prayers for me next week at work, I will need them, lol.I amazingly did'nt have any troll customers today, only one woman got a little bitchy that had a return, she scoffs at me for having to fill out all the personal stuff on the reciept for the return , well hey do'nt return anything then if you do'nt like it- sheesh, anyhow I am off tommorow-thank the lord, I need a day off.I keep telling myself only 7 more days and then it will be over, or actually I might be working the day after Christmas -ugh I hate working that day, the returns and the stampeeds to get the 50 % off stuff.Actually right now at my store all the Christmas stuff is half-off now so hopefully by Dec 26'th we wo'nt have much left.I'm hoping anyway, I'm so mean, lol.I hope you all have a good Sunday tommorow, by the way today I got Christmas cards from Kelli, Shermeen, and Angie so thank you guys !!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Friday Thoughts

Hi friends,hope you all had a good Friday.I worked today and the store was'nt too busy.My sweet Anthony was there today, he wanted me to  stay an extra hour, of course I was'nt going to say "No" Here is a challenge for all of you who have a printer or a scanner, in the World Market newsletter for Winter there was a little section in there that showed a recent article honoring long time employees at various World Markets, it showed Virginia and Jane from my store and who was standing next to them with Robin and Robert but in the picture was my sweet Anthony looking so cute and handsome, I wonder if there is any way I can make that picture a little bigger, any suggestions ? By the way my co-worker Kafi really pissed me off today when he left me with a huge line at the end of his shift and  said 'Have Fun" I so wanted to deck his halls.  I got cards today from Gretchen and Jen, thanks so much you guys !!!!!!!!! There was a great picture of Jorja Fox with William Peterson in the TV Guide that came out today with Ugly Betty on the cover, of course I had to run and get it after work, lol.Whew am I tired, I might go soak in a bubble bath in a bit, hope you all have a good Saturday, wish me luck at work tommorow, I'm sure my day will be very busy and stressful, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Thursday

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Thursday. OMG my store was out of control busy today, it was really stressful and overwhelming.Ugh at one point I did'nt think my line would ever end.I hate it when it is that busy and I always get at least one person in my line who is impatient and in a big damn hurry which is even more stressful.I do'nt understand the customers who come into my store at Christmas time and claim they are such a big hurry when they are in my line. It can be irritating.Anyhow my sweet Anthony was off today and I really missed him, but he does deserve a day off, poor thing, he works harder then anybody else.I think he will be back tommorow which will be good, I got 23 emails for him today so he will be happy about that tommorow, I am working 11-5 tommorow, not too bad.Tonight is my favorite CSI from this season, the Cirque de Soleil episode, Wow I am soooooooooo excited it is on again tonight, Tommorow is Friday-Yea !!!!!!!!!!! TGIF !!!!!! Hope you all have a great one, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Wednesday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Wednesday.Today was a much better day for me then Monday was, the mall management office finally listened and turned our heat back down again so it was nice in the store again.The store was'nt even all that busy today I was relieved about that.When I came into work today Anthony was sitting in the break room.What a cool surprise, he was supposed to be off today but the president of World Market was supposed to come by today.Anthony asked me if I had any gum when I was in the break room, I was like 'Yeah sure" I had some Skittles gum in my purse, lol.I hope tommorow goes as well as today did, I am working 8 hours tommorow, so I hope everything goes ok.I am tired but I will be more tired tommorow, I ca'nt wait to see that great CSI again tommorow night, I think the rain is supposed to come back tommorow as well, I keep my rainboots handy and my umbrella, hope you all have a good Thursday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa

Another Day at the dentist

Hi friends, I hope all had a great day, Happy Birthday again Gretchen , hope you had a great day and there is a card coming for you .I got Christmas cards today from Linda, Lisa Arthur and Laura so thank you guys very much.I went back to the dentist today and he was taking X-rays of my teeth and noticed another small cavity so I just told him to fill it today so it would'nt get worse.Hopefully this will be the last time I have to go back there for a while.I went to the Post Office this morning to ship a few gifts , the line was'nt too bad today.I heard once the busiest day at the Post Office is December 15'th so that would be Friday.I'll be working anyway, lol.I will be working the next 4 days, I pray they go better for me then Monday did.I really hope when I go back to work tommorow the heat is turned down, I felt sick at work Monday and I know it was the heat in the store because I heard customers complaining about it as well.The only thing that will suck tommorow is that Anthony will be off :( I'll miss him like always when he is'nt there.I hope you all have a good Wednesday tommorow, for some reason I am craving chocolate chip cookies, lol.I think tommorow I will go to Bath and Body Works and buy a Pecan Passion Lip Gloss, I really love that scent !!!!! I guess everyone else does too, that one is always sold out in the lotion, I am going to use my two Pecan Passion lotions sparingly.I heard an awful rumor from one of my CSI friends Jen that Jorja Fox did'nt renew her contract for next year and William Peterson did'nt either.OMG No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope so bad that is'nt true, I love my CSI and I live for Thursdays, by the way if any of you have'nt seen the Season Premire of CSI with the Cirque de Soleil show you have one more chance to see it on CBS this Thursday at 9:00 , I loved that episode !!!!!!!!!!!!! I have always wanted to see the Cirque de Soleil show in Las Vegas, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Monday Madness

Hi friends, OMG was it busy today in my store.I did'nt have a very good day today,my original register was'nt working right, I was trying to do a return for this girl and she was getting really peeved at me because it took 20 minutes for a manager to come to the back to approve the return for her.She exploded when Anthony came running finally and told him "She was never coming back again" So anyhow I was dying in the store today too because the Mall Management have turned our heat up all the way , I felt feverish all day and was sweating and my stomach felt a little nauseous as well.Speaking of nausea there have two outbreaks near me of the Noro-Virus which is the same virus that strikes some cruise-ships.One outbreak was at a Senior Duplex in Belmont and the other one today was reported at San Mateo General Hospital which is really close to my work.I hope so bad I do'nt get this virus, I do 'nt want it !!!!!!!!!!! I am soooooooo happy I am off work tommorow, I have to make a trip to the Post Office in the morning, Have a good Tuesday everyone, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO By the way on my hometown daily paper the Noro-Virus was the front page headline today if any of you guys want to read that article the paper's website is www.smdailyjournal.com

Sunday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good weekend.Mine was ok , today was wet and icky out , but I still went out anyway. I went by Debbi's former house on the way home tonight and I saw a light on in her bedroom window, it made me really sad.The time I miss her the most is Christmas, it has almost been a year since she moved in January on the 14'th.It was nice to be off from work today since I am working 5 days this week including tommorow.I hope this week when Anthony gets the email results from last week we win this week, last week we were Second place which is ok , but I would love for us to win this week, lol. I was supposed to go back to the dentist Tuesday but by some miracle my tooth has'nt been bothering me lately but I'm glad.I need to go to the post office sometime this week and ship some presents, hope you all have a good week, I'll be working for most of it but I'm not complaining, lol.I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Saturday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Saturday.Wow was my store a zoo today not to mention the mall where I work as well, lol If any of you guys would like to see my store's website go to www.Worldmarket.com.I should'nt be surprised though, there are two weeks I think left until Christmas, tis the season for shopping, lol.I bought a present for Jackie tonight ;) wink.Something I know she will love.  Jackie I am going to email you later. Cyndie our district manager came by the store tonight but thank god it was a very short visit , but she was happy when Anthony told her about all the emails I have gotten this week, I got 24 emails for Anthony today woo-hoo !!!!!!  I passed my goal so this week you guys here is my grand total that I have gotten alone of emails ready ? 104 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah baby !!!!!! We have to win this week for getting the most , I mean come on there is no way another store could beat us.Anyhow man I am tired but happy. I think a nice bubble bath would be good tonight. I was going to work out tonight for an hour but I am way too tired for that. I got almost all my shopping done today, thank god.I feel better now that I got that done, I am off tommorow , yea, lol.I have some things I need to do.I hope you all have a good Sunday, I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Friday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Friday.I did, work went good today, I got 21 emails for Anthony today, so far that is 80 for the week excluding tommorow.Go me, lol. CSI was sooooooooooooo good last night, wow I looked up on the internet to see which episode would be on next Thursday and it is the first opening episode of this season with the Cirque de Solei show, OMG I loved that episode so much !!!!!!!!!!! I always hoped that episode would be on again. Too bad my piece of crap VCR is'nt working or I would so tape that episode !!!!!!!!!!Have you guys all been getting my cards, I hope so, I got a card from Emmi in the mail today, thank you Emmi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is wet and raining here, I am going to do a little Christmas shopping before work tommorow , use up my Bath and Body Works coupons , maybe getting a little something for Jackie ;) , Hope you all have a great weekend, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Thursday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Thursday.Mine was good.I worked a long day today , 8 hours, when I came into work today my sweet Anthony made a bet with me that if I got 40 emails or over that he would take me out to eat, OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Believe me I asked everybody if they had already signed up to get our coupons in thier emails, I ended up getting 27, not bad but not what I wanted.Maybe Anthony will over extend the bet until Saturday which is sure to be really busy.Hopefully he will, lol.I hope all of you guys are getting your cards from me, if you did'nt get them today there is a good chance you will get them tommorow, I felt sad today at work during my lunch break reading in my city's little newspaper www.smdailyjournal.com about James Kim, he died a hero trying to save his family.What a remarkable man he seemed like he was, I was so touched by the lengths he took to save his family.I only wish that my dad was that caring towards his own family.

I ca'nt wait for the new CSI tonight !!!!!!!! I am sooooooo excited,I love new episodes , they are like a Christmas present every Thursday night,  OMG !!!!!! Hope you all have a great Friday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

 

Wednesday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you had a good Wednesday.Mine was good.This was my only day off this week so I went out and did some errands.My online friend Angie aka Canyonsun said tonight she already got my Christmas card and she is in Ohio, wow she got it fast !!!!!!!  I mailed them Monday morning at the post office.Hopefully all of you guys that did'nt get my cards today will get them tommorow,I just got home and heard on the news that James Kim , the father of the family that was missing in Oregon was found dead tonight, that is so sad :( I am sending prayers up for that family tonight.Back at work for me tommorow and there is a new CSI on tommorow night :) Tommorow is my long day at work this week so I will probably get lots of emails for Anthony tommorow, I love making him happy and I am glad that if I do get lots of emails each week it gets Cyndie our meanie district manager off his back.Yeah I admit it I have the hots for him , it's true :) Like you guys could'nt tell huh ? Lol , hope you all have a good Thursday tommorow, I love you all and hugs Lisa XO

No More Taco Bell Ever and Now I'm Worried About Eating Green Onions

Hi friends, the report that lots of people got E-Coli for Taco Bell lately really scared me.I read this morning that the culprit of the source of E-Coli was green onions so when you guys go grocery shopping or go out to eat you may want to avoid getting green onions in your food.This news is upsetting, I love green onions and now when I hear they are the source of the E-Coli it does'nt make me want to eat them.I love Taco Bell , but when I was reading the message board about Taco Bell about how many people got sick from various locations of them it made me rethink about going there anytime soon.I try not not to eat much fast food much anymore, an occasional cheeseburger or chicken sandwich at Burger King and that's it.So please warn your friends and family about avoiding green onions for a while , I do'nt know if New Jersey just had a bad batch of onions or what sent to the Taco Bells but I am going to see what happens in the next few days, but in the meantime I am not going to eat any green onions ,Ok got this off my chest, I'll probably post again tonight, Have a good day everyone and do'nt eat any green onions, Love You All Lisa XO

Tuesday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Tuesday.I worked today and the store was'nt really all that busy, I got 15 emails for Anthony , not bad , but Friday and Saturday I will probably get more.Leslie was telling me about this really annoying lady at my register who was trying to ask her to give her a discount off everything she was buying,  and then when she was telling me about the lady she rolled up to my register, now if anybody was in need of signing up for our coupons it was definetely her.I did get her to sign up by the way, Anthony told me today when I was leaving how proud he was of me for getting so many emails last week, he said he told Cyndie about it and that we will probably win this week for getting the most last week, hope you all have a good Wednesday Be looking for my Christmas cards in the mail this week, they are on thier way to you, ,  glad I am off tommorow, that is my one day off this week besides Sunday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Monday Thoughts

Hi friends, I did feel well enough to go to work today-yea !!!!!!!!!! I got 18 people to sign up for our emails today, not bad for a Monday.I am glad I am feeling better because I am working tommorow, Thursday , Friday and Saturday.I went to the post office this morning and got stamps for all the cards so your Christmas cards should be coming this week in the mail for you guys.I feel good that I got all the cards done last night, a friend bought me lemon chicken and fried rice for dinner , anyone want to help me eat it? Lol , hope you all have a good Tuesday, back at work for me tommorow, by the way tonight at the mall I saw a perfect present for Jackie in a store , I think Friday I will go there and get it for her, wink ;) Enjoy your Tuesday everyone and be looking for my cards in the mail this week, if any of you would still like to exchange Christmas cards with me email me your address .Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Sunday

Hi friends, I am still feeling a little sick , had a huge headache all day but when I drank some Gatorade it poofed, I lay in bed and slept much of the day and sat and wrote out my Christmas cards , I got all 30 of them written out and I 'll be going to the post office tommorow morning to mail them to you guys, my sweet Anthony called when I was sleeping and wants me to come in tommorow from 11-4.I hope I am feeling up to it, I know if I saw him and that beautiful smile of his it would make me feel better for sure.I think one of the reasons he wants me to come in tommorow is because I rocked with the emails this week, I mean I got 70 for the whole week so I really hope our store wins this week for getting the most, I do'nt see how we would'nt, Anthony got alot of emails too, Hope you all have a good week and be looking for my cards in your mailboxes, Big Hugs and Love You All Lisa XO

Saturday Thoughts

Hi friends, I just got home from work, OMG what a zoo !!!!!!!! I got 31 people to sign up for our emails today  so far this week I got 70 people to sign up overall-yea me, lol. Anthony was really happy, and I 'm glad that I made him smile with that today because some idiot must have gone in both of the restrooms in the store today and brought thier own paper towels and flushed them, I thought we were over that crap happening, poor Anthony , that will be a nice hefty plumber bill. I ca'nt believe somebody would get thier kicks by flushing paper towels down toilets, but I am so sick of it happening in our store !!!!!!!! Thank you Missie for the card, I got it today, I am still sick and my voice is all messed up and scratchy , but I am off tommorow until Wednesday so hopefully I will be better by next Thursday, I stopped by Mc Donald's tonight and got a yummy fast food dinner , but swapped the soda for a chocolate milkshake, hope you all have a good Sunday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

OMG it's December 1'st

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Friday, Lisa Jo made my morning today when she told me there was a picture of Jorja Fox in the In Touch from last week so I rushed to Long's this morning to get it before the new magazines were put out today, Lisa Jo you are the best !!!!!!!!! And by the way Lisa Jo you predicted you would probably get sick within two weeks, my throat was scratchy this morning and my voice is fading away, I got sick before you, lol. Anyhow I went to work today and the store was sooooooooooo busy, wow I was busy all day and I ended up getting 25 emails -yea me, lol.I am working again tommorow and then off Sunday, yea, Anthony will be so happy when I tell him tommorow I got 25 emails, speaking of Anthony I got him a Christmas present today, His favorite movie ever is Napolian Dynamite so I got him a Napolian Dynamite talking keychain,  he will love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you all have a good weekend, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO P.S. I'll probably get my Christmas cards started this weekend :)

Thursday Thoughts

Hi friends, I just got caught up with the journals, I am pretty sure I am getting my alerts now hopefully, with Aol it's one thing after the other seriously.I am so sorry to hear that so many of my J-land friends are having a hard time right now, I just want to gather you all in my arms and hug you all and tell you that 'Everything will be ok" I am praying for all of you that need prayers and if there is anything I can ever do for you guys let me know ok, Work was busy today, I was running around like a crazy lady and Anthony looked so handsome today in the grey sweater he had on, Robert came in the back and said that Anthony, Cheryl, Robin and himself decided that I deserved a $ 50 dollar World Market gifcard for doing such a good job getting the emails, that was so freaking nice, I swear I almost cried.I am wondering why the CSI tonight is a repeat and maybe it's just me personally , but I do'nt really like that episode much Toe Tags  that is on tonight, at least next week's CSI is a new one-yea !!!!!!!!!!!! I would like to welcome a new friend to my journal-Emmi !!!!!!!! Welcome Emmi :) I love meeting new friends, hope you all have a good Friday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

I am fed up with Aohell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi friends, I am really fed up with Aol, I am not getting my alerts again and I am so pissed !!!!!!!!!!! So if for some reason any of you update your journals and I do'nt leave any of you a comment it will be because once again I am not getting them, Have any of you been having problems with your alerts too ????????? Ugh I am so tired of not getting my alerts, It is still really cold here , I am bundled up in sweats and thick socks, One of my online friends said today in her journal she already sent all her Christmas cards out today, wow I am inspired to start mine this coming weekend, I am working a long day tommorow and I looked online and CSI is a repeat tommorow night from this season, the episode where the dead bodies were talking to each other in the morgue, I guess I will watch it anyway.I miss Without a Trace not being on Thursday nights anymore,I think Without a Trace is a really great show as well as CSI, last Sunday I completely forgot it was on on Sunday night and I missed it, Lisa Jo was it a good episode ??????? Hope you all have a good Thursday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Tuesday Musings

Hi friends, I went to the dentist today and she confirmed indeed I need a root canal-ugh !!!!!! I should have know but seriously as I told a friend of mine tonight I have'nt felt well since I had this tooth filled that time.Maybe after the root canal I will feel better again hopefully.The air is still really frosty here, anyone want some hot chocolate? Anyhow I hope you all enjoyed your Tuesday , I was supposed to work today but I had that appt today and I was'nt sure if the root canal was going to be done today but I will have it done in a week because I am sick of the tooth pain and sensitivity from the filled tooth.I miss my friends at work but I am working 8 hours Thursday and working Friday and Saturday too, Have a good Wednesday everyone, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Monday Thoughts

Hi friends, this is my second attempt writing this entry,  by the way my alerts are'nt working again, sigh............I enjoyed my day off today, I went to go see the movie Bobby with my mom, OMG it was really good, I highly reccomend this movie to all of you , but I was in tears towards the end, but wow what a movie !!!!!!! Well as it turns out I will need to get a root canal after all-that tooth is still bothering me and even if I drink some water that is room-temperature it tingles so I guess as my dentist put it "The tooth is dead" a common thing sometimes that happens after you get a cavity filled so back to the dentist I will go tommorow morning-ugh wish me luck you guys ok, I bought more Christmas cards at my stores so by all means any of you that would like a Christmas card who I do'nt have your address yet feel free to email it to me, it's been really cold here this week and it will be really cold for the whole week, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO By the way I am craving chocolate big time, anyone got any smores ? :)

My new favorite website

Hi friends , here is my new favorite website www.photostamps.com

also this restaurant is my favorite, go to the website and type in your zip code and see if you have one near you, this is where I went for Thanksgiving www.mimiscafe.com the food here is delicious !!!!!!!!!! Love You All Lisa XO

My Day Today

Hi friends, I worked an 8 hour day today, and OMG what a zoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could'nt believe how crowded my store was today, it was unbelievable.Now I did'nt have any rude customers today like I was expecting but there were alot of annoying things that happened.The first annoying thing was we had a buy one, get one free sale going on yesterday and today on all the Christmas ornaments, holiday gift wraps, Christmas cards, and assorted Christmas candles.The things besides the ornaments were no problem to scan but the freaking Christmas ornaments were a nightmare because if a person was buying a whole bunch of them at once which more then person did I had to scan each set of them as a separate transaction and when you have a huge line it can really suck !!!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh I was so not having it !!!!!!! Ok and then when my other cashier in back with me Shenee went to lunch I got a huge line and when I tried to call for a back -up cashier my phone was not working-Somebody's phone was off the hook-Freaking great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so desperate I called one of the new guys over who was putting some go-backs away and said "Trevor can you do me a huge favor and tell Robert I need another cashier " Bless his heart , he is such a sweet kid, Robert came running back a second later and found out where the culprit phone was.Trevor came in the back to help us ring as well.I like him so much, I 'm going to talk Anthony into keeping Trevor permanately - he is a keeper !!!!!!!!  I hope you all had a good Saturday, thank God the Christmas ornament thing ended today, and thank God I am off for the next two days, Hope you all have a good Sunday, Love You All Lisa XO

Question ????????????????

Hi friends, there was something I was wondering about, now when I go into work today and if somebody man or woman decides to treat me bad or be rude would it be out of line to look at them and say "Wow you probably would'nt treat your own children or grandchildren like that now would you? " It would be fun to shock them if anything Please let me know what you guys think, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Tommorow the fun begins ....................................

Hi friends, hope you all had a good turkey day yesterday.Tomorrow I will be back at work , poor Lisa Jo after reading her entry for today I just want to give her the biggest hug ever !!!!!!! This is the time of the year more then any other I dread working at my store, when I see the ugliness of some people come out, I see how truly ugly some people can be and it is very unsettling indeed.Sometimes I do'nt think I am strong enough to work during the Christmas season, I just want to run away and hibernate until January 1'st.I am dreading tommorow and probably every day working after it, do'nt get me wrong, I am thankful I have a job and also thankful I have such a wonderful manager as Anthony , but I wish alot of the customers did'nt have to make my job so much harder by being rude, impatient, etc .................

I will probably have some stories to tell you guys when I get home from work tommorow night, I bet poor Anthony came in to work at 6:00 a.m.today since we opened at 7:00 -God help me get through the whole month of December-I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Am I the only one who thinks this story does'nt add up??????

Ok I read about the Aol news story earlier about  George Bush's daughter Barbara 's purse being stolen and I admit I am not really a Bush fan and I had a little chuckle over the whole thing, because the story just seemed so weird.I mean it said in the story a thief snuck underneath the table and stole her purse, now tell me how does somebody sneak under a table without anybody seeing them or feeling them brush up against them????????? The whole thing seems a little fishy to me .Do any of you guys think this story just seemed weird too ???????

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

Hi friends, I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you all know how much you mean to me and I hope you all enjoy your day tommorow, Do'nt forget for those of you that are fellow CSI fans there is a new episode on tommorow night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like rain out but I do'nt mind, Thank you all of you that sent me E-cards -I loved them !!!!!!!!!!! Have a great day tommorow, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Guess Who Sent Me An Autographed Picture ?

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Tuesday.I had today off so I made a trip to Costco to pick up a few things.I love shopping there, it was'nt too bad in there today, tommorow will be much worse !!!!!! Rain is supposed to be coming back either tommorow or Thursday -Nordstrom sent me a $ 40 dollar certificate in the mail -I might make use of it tommorow but that was'nt the most exciting thing I got in the mall, There was a big tan envelope in my mailbox when I looked and the return address was Hollywood, no way I thought , but when I carefully opened it there was an autographed picture from Jorja !!!!!!!!! Wow talk about my day being made I did'nt think it was possible to love Jorja any more, but now I do, lol.I did'nt think she even got my letter that time, I wrote to her almost a year and a half ago , but she is on a # 1 rated show so I can understand that Jorja is probably really busy !!!!!!! I wish all of you a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving, I will be going to Mimi's Cafe with my mom and brother Thanksgiving, no dishes to do up later, yea !!!!!!!!!! Oh by the way Lisa Jo your man is on the cover of People magazine this week, pick that issue up if you have'nt already, Have a good Wednesday tommorow everyone, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Monday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Monday.Work was good today,Anthony was opening today and Cheryl was back working today , but she was in a decent mood today and I even suggested a good restaurant for her and her boyfriend to go to for Thanksgiving. I got 15 people to sign up for our emails and Anthony was really happy about that.I still do'nt understand why Cyndie made up our schedule for this week but oh well.I would like to thank two awesome friends for sending me Thanksgiving E cards- thank you Jackie and thank you Mandy !!!!!!!! You guys are so sweet and thoughtful.I ca'nt believe Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday-OMG it came really fast !!!!!!!! I would like to welcome my awesome friend Angela aka Pookyluvsyou back to J-land .Welcome back Angela -I missed you friend !!!!!!!!!!! I am so thankful for my J-land friends.You guys mean so much to me !!!!!!! Hope you all have a good Tuesday,looks like the rain wants to come back again here,  I'm going to make a trip to Costco tommorow, pray it wo'nt be nuts there, I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Sunday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a decent Sunday.I woke up early and went out on my balcony and there was a rowing contest going on, there were tons of people rowing in the lagoon below in kayaks, I got some really cool pictures of them.It looked like it was going to rain all day here , but it never did. I think the rain is holding out for tommorow, I got some snail-mail pictures of me developed today at Long's I will sending out in my Christmas cards this year, I am really happy I did that tonight, all of the stores after Thanksgiving are going to be a nightmare, including mine !!!!!!!! I have had this headache all day which is starting to be a pain , so I am going to look around and get some Gatorade for it.Lisa Jo was going to take her beautiful daughter Megan out for her birthday dinner tonight, I hope they all had an awesome time.Tommorow it will be back at work for me again, I guess I am ready to go back to work, so happy I wo'nt be working Friday, thrilled beyond belief actually is a better choice of words , Anthony said something Friday about that Cyndie made up our work schedule this week, I was like thinking -uh since when does that damn bitch make up our work schedule?????? Anyhow I hope you all have a good week, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Saturday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Saturday.I left at 10:00 a.m. this morning to go catch the new James Bond movie with a friend When I was waiting in line for the theater to open a man was in front of me kissing his daughter on the cheek and I felt a pain in my heart I will never stop feeling sad about the way things are between my dad and me .The moviewas not bad actually, lots of action !!!!! I wish Jorja would be in a movie coming out soon, I think she gets overlooked alot and I hate it.I am trying to see every movie that Jorja has ever been in, although Memento made me cry so hard when I watched it.I am so proud of myself, I worked out for 45 minutes tonight, I have been working so much lately and then when I come home I just want to chill -out and not work out.My brother and I had fun last night at his birthday dinner-he loved the gift card !!!!!!! It was a nice evening, I went down to feed the ducks tonight and they loved the muffins and pie crusts I saved for them.Hope you all have a great Sunday, I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Friday Thoughts

Hi friends, I will be leaving shortly to meet my brother for his birthday dinner at Macaroni Grill , but I just wanted to do a quick journal update.OMG my store was sooooooooooooo busy today, I was in stress city , it was only me and Anthony available to ring in the back and I had to deal with some unsavory rude customers that I would have loved to bitch-slap.Anywho I looked at my schedule for next week and I am not scheduled to work the day after Thanksgiving-yeah I was shocked !!!!!!!!!! I was like what ???????? And then woo-hoo !!!!!!! I am really happy about that, that day is a freaking nightmare to work, let me tell you.I am loving my 6'th Season of CSI, if anything that will be my stress reliever to get me through the Christmas season, besides my nightly bubble baths, lol.I just made out my Christmas card list last night and  alot of you are on there, if there are any other friends who want to swap Christmas cards with me, please let me know, Hope you all have a great weekend, Happy birthday Derek and Happy Birthday also to Lisa Jo's beautiful daughter Megan !!!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Thursday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Thursday.Mine was good, I enjoyed my only day off this week, did laundry, worked out for an hour, wrote out some snail-mail cards, Anthony called me wanting me to come in earlier tommorow, I said "Sure why not" I love making him happy :) C.S.I. was pretty good tonight but I had one complaint, ok so like what was up with Jorja Fox only being on for like 5 minutes .Throughout the whole show I was like 'Ok where is Jorja?" I am glad she was on there tonight but I hope for the Thanksgiving episode of CSI next week Jorja has her usual spot.I ca'nt believe Thanksgiving is next Thursday night, OMG it came fast, I would like to wish my brother "Derek " a very Happy 20'th Birthday , but I will be seeing him after work tommorow.There is a beautiful girl who has a birthday also this weekend, Lisa Jo's beautiful daughter Megan will be 18 this weekend so "Happy Birthday to beautiful Megan too !!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you all have a great Friday, I just put on some of my yummy Pecan Passion lotion from Bath and Body Works, I am obsessed with that store !!!!!!!!!!!! I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Wednesday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Wednesday.My store was really busy today, I think maybe because Macy's was having a huge sale today.I have noticed in the past two weeks we have been busier, I got 15 people to sign up for our emails today, not bad !!!!!!!! Are all of you guys ready for Thanksgiving? It is like a week away, I ca'nt believe it.I might go back to Alaska again in June, OMG I loved it there when I went in May, it was awesome, I am off work tommorow , but working again Friday, hope you all have a good Thursday, CSI night -woot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My brother's birthday is Friday, I ca'nt believe it, I got a giftcard for Best Buy for $ 50 so he can get some awesome cds and DVD's , thanks for the suggestions, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Tuesday Thoughts

Hi friends, I just got home from work a little while ago.I had a pretty good day , it was busy today for a Tuesday and Thanksgiving is approaching fast.I had a strange encounter in my store today, I saw this blond woman who I had remembered seeing yesterday, she came up to me and clutched my hand and was asking me to look inside my heart and "Find God" She told me that he was watching over me, I was like "Uh ok" It made me think of Lisa Jo and her co-worker that was always asking her to go to church.I do believe in God and everything , but this lady seemed a little kooky, she was nice and everything but everyone has thier own beliefs.Anyhow I bought the 6'th Season of C.S.I. before work today-woot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited to watch a couple of episodes later, I love the cover art on the 6'th Season !!!!!! Back to work for me again tommorow , I would like to welcome back my sweet friend Phil from his vacation, missed you Phil , glad to have you back !!!!!!!! My brother has a birthday coming up this week, I ca'nt believe it, he will be 20.I am not sure what to give him as a gift.Can any of you guys help me think of something for me to get him  ? Thank you , I love you all Lisa XO

Monday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Monday.Mine was ok , Anthony was opening today and it was nice to see him first thing in the morning .Funny how a dose of Anthony can make everything ok again, lol.Not to mention guess what comes out tommorow ???????? The 6'th Season of C.S.I. , OMG I feel like jumping up and down, lol .My shower is finally fixed too by the way-yea !!!!!!!! I bought some awesome Christmas cards in my store today so for those of you who I do'nt have your address yet please email it to me.My store is starting to get busier and I am getting a little nervous about working during the Christmas rush. Thank you all for your kind comments to me yesterday when I was feeling sad, I love you all so much and I am lucky to have such great friends in my life, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Another Fun Day

Hi friends, God was I depressed today.I have'nt been like this in ages, my mom and I fought all day, I just wanted to cry , but I did'nt.I just tried to stay out of her way, so much for a good weekend, lol.I had better be feeling a little better tommorow since I have to work, ugh I feel so crappy.I ca'nt be in this funk tommorow, I feel really sad today.I feel very much alone today , like I am on the outside looking in.I crave to be with a guy who loves me unconditionally who will hold my hand and be sensitive to my feelings.Is that too much to ask ? I called my friend Diane yesterday and she never called me back, she might be away though, usually she is good about calling me back.Sometimes I wish I could trade lives with my cat, he has it so good !!!!!!I wish I could see what it would be like for one day to be him, lol.Sometimes I think I am damaged as a person and I am too intense and emotional to be loved.I feel so empty inside tonight, could you all send some hugs my way ? Thanks for listening to my rant, I love you all Lisa XO

Saturday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Saturday.It was raining when I woke up today and a little chilly as well.It has stopped raining now and the air is really fresh and clean.I am finally getting my Aol alerts again, thank god !!!!!!!!!! I do'nt know what is up with Aol lately but I am getting fed up !!!!!!! Mr Red finally arrived which explains why I have been so tired and moody these past few days.I was pondering about cleaning out my closet and I finally did it.I feel proud of myself, :) I miss my friend Debbi , I wish she would come down here soon and visit, we used to have so much fun on weekends hanging out, I am trying to get into the holiday spirit, I am already seeing Christmas commercials, it's like uh Thanksgiving is first, lol.Hope you all have a good Sunday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

What is the deal with Aol ????????????

Hi friends, I had a good day at work today.Anthony was opening yet again today so I got to enjoy him there .The store was really busy today  and today was a holiday too, Veteran's Day,  God Bless all the brave men who serve our country, and  Friends and Family Day in my store,as well  and I had to keep calling a service 30 which means another cashier to help me ring in the back.I checked my schedule for next week at work and I was phyched to see that my schedule is the same next week as it was this week and Cheryl aka the ice queen will be working overnight all next week too so I wo'nt have to deal with her !!!!!!!!!!!! Can you say Woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention Anthony is opening all next week again so I will see his beautiful eyes the first thing all next morning-hell yeah !!!!!!!!!!! I came home from work tonight to check my mail and read the new journal entries and I could'nt even access any of the journals or leave comments, seriously Aol what the hell ? Also once again I am not getting my alerts !!!!!!!! I was really pissed but I did have a really nice conversation online with my awesome friend Leene.OMG you guys the countdown for the release of the 6'th Season of C.S.I. is only 3 more days !!!!!!!! I am sooooooo excited to go buy it at Costco, speaking of C.S.I. wow was last night's episode on CBS great or what ????????? Rain is coming back tommorow but I am off for the weekend :) Hope you all have a great weekend , do something fun and enjoy yourselves, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

The Simple Pleasures in Life

Hi friends,  I wanted to write about the simple pleasures in life that make me smile.This afternoon I went down to feed the ducks again and I shared some of the pumpkin pie with them that I had left over.They loved it and I loved seeing them enjoy it.Walking in the fall leaves is a simple pleasure.Having Anthony smile at me when I come into work is a simple pleasure.Buying a great smelling lotion is a simple pleasure, right now my favorite lotion in the world is Bath and Body Works Pecan Passion lotion, OMG it smells heavenly and thier Heavenly Hot Chocolate one is wonderful too !!!!!!! Getting a snail -mail letter from a friend in the mail is a simple pleasure, I love getting snail-mail !!!!!!!! Going down by the water here and watching the pelicans play is a simple pleasure I love.Taking a great picture with my digital camera is a simple pleasure, now if I could figure out how to post them online for all of you to see !!!!!!!! Seeing my cat happy is a simple pleasure for me, I just bought him a new bed last night and he loves it !!!!!!!!! Wishing you all a day filled with at least 3 simple pleasures and I would also like to say a dear friend of mine in J-land has a birthday today, Happy Birthday Chris !!!!!!!!!!! Hope you have an awesome day filled with joy and good times !!!!!!!! I ca'nt wait till C.S.I.tonight, my favorite simple pleasure of all !!!!!!!!! I love you all and Hugs Lisa XO

Wednesday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Wednesday.I worked today and it was a pretty good day for the most part.Anthony was closing tonight, but he was there enough for me to drool over him today, lol.I am loving this week that Cheryl is working overnight.I ca'nt help but wonder if Anthony found out about her moodiness lately and scheduled her to work nights.Goes Hmmmmmmmmm? Anyhow the Friends and Family Days are starting tommorow at my store so we should be really busy, I am off tommorow but will be back at work Friday.I love being off on C.S.I. nights, I live for that show seriously, lol.I am counting down the days until the 6'th Season of C.S.I. comes out on DVD, only 5 more days !!!!!!!!!! Woo-hoo , I am really excited.If any of you would like a Christmas card from me and I do'nt have your address , feel free to email it to me so I will make sure you get a card.I am buying lots of them this year, lol.Hope you all have a good Thursday tommorow, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

My Tuesday

Hi friends, I just came home from work.Anthony was there today opening.It is really nice to have him opening this whole week.He looked really handsome in his crisp white shirt and khaki pants.He was standing right next to me and his cologne smelled really nice.By the way Cheryl this whole week is working overnights so she leaves right before I come into work.I love that !!!!!!!!! It was pretty busy today in my store for a Tuesday and I got 11 customers to sign up for our email.Not bad !!!!!! I ca'nt believe Thanksgiving is almost here , it came so fast !!!!!!!! Back at work for me tommorow, I love my schedule this week, By the way in the San Mateo Journal yesterday I thought this line in the Know It All section was interesting, it says "If the average person recieved a penny for thier thoughts they would make about $ 4.000 dollars a day .How cool is that? If any of you would like to see the daily journal website it is www.smdailyjournal.com Hope you all have a great Wednesday !!!!!!!!! Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

 

I got my hours back at work -Wahoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Monday.Work was pretty good today, it's starting to pick up a little and I am still waiting for us to get our Christmas cards in.I am going to be buying so many this year, lol.J-land is truly a wonderful place !!!!!!!! I am working 4 days this week, I am very happy about that !!!!!! I hate being off like 5 days in a row, I go crazy from boredom.I will be back at work tommorow and Wednesday as well.I am so glad to have my hours back, Last week I only worked two days and I was going stir-crazy here . I mean maybe I am weird but I hate when I am not working.I noticed today in the mall there were more people then usual for a Monday.Tis the season , lol.Back at work for me tommorow , Hope you all have a good Tuesday , thank you everyone for your comments, I would like to extend a warm welcome to a new reader I have Chrissie welcome aboard !!!!!!!!!!  , I love  meeting new readers :) I still ca'nt get over that duck incident yesterday, what a hoot , lol or more like a quack, , giggles.Love and Hugs Lisa XO

Christmas Cards

Hi friends, I will be sending out my Christmas cards soon, I have alot of your addresses already from the postcard swap so anybody who would like one from me who I do'nt have your address yet, email it to me and then I will make sure I get a card out to you,My store always gets awesome Christmas cards , Have a blessed day everyone, Love You All and Hugs Lisa

Flirting at the duck pond

Hi friends, I just wanted to share something funny that happened this morning.I went down to feed the ducks loaf of bread in hand, I had on old clothes, I had'nt washed my hair yet so I had it in a messy bun, I had my glasses on and some make-up .I thought I looked like the biggest nerd, but then this man was watching me feed the ducks and then starting flirting with me and asking for my phone number.  This man seemed nice enough , but he was old enough to be my father.He had some bread for the ducks as well and he had me pour it on the shore for them and I slipped on my ass and fell in the mud.Boy did I feel like an idiot!!!!!! Maybe girls covered in mud turn some guys on.I was like really come on.I told him I was very happily involved with someone and gave him a big smile and walked on.I thought the whole thing was hilarious.Oh by the way when I did shower later the nozzle to turn the water on in the shower broke off in my hand , how wonderful, lol.Just another thing to have fixed now.Hope you all had a good Sunday Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Sunday Thoughts

Hi friends, I was feeling a little weepy and emotional last night.I was watching a movie I rented last night with Jorja Fox in it called Memento.Ok I did'nt know she was killed in the movie so when I saw that I was horrified.I could'nt stop crying. Of course I was watching a music DVD of Sarah Brightman singing in Las Vegas last night and her beautiful, angelic voice made me cry as well.Mr Red is coming too so my emotions have been up and down for the last two days.Rain will be coming back this week around Tuesday.I really do'nt like the rain , it makes me depressed.I always think when it rains, our loved ones in heaven are crying and the rain is thier tears.I would like to wish my sweet friend "Amy" a very "Happy Birthday" today !!!!!!!!!! Amy I hope you have such a good day, you are a great friend !!!!!!!My friend Laura has a birthday coming up soon too on Tuesday.Hope you all have a good Sunday, I have so much to do today, Love You All Lisa

"Leave the city to get away from crime and guns fall out of the sky" Catherine Willows from the C.S.I. episode Homebodies

Surviving Childhood Abuse

Hi friends, I'm doing something a little different tonight and writing an essay on the after effects of child abuse.I hope maybe I can reach out and make some of you feel a little less alone as I release these words.I send hugs to anybody who has also suffered abuse as a child.

My dad never wanted to be a father.I had always sensed this .He was always angry and mean from the minute I entered the world on April 10,th 1976.I never remember him in a good day.The yelling, the verbal insults which struck me like little bullets, I knew my life was far from normal.I could'nt understand my friends who had perfect houses and they had loving fathers who were loving towards thier mothers and showered thier families with love.I was sad as a child , my mom bless her heart was wonderful.She is such a good mom.She was good to me .I could'nt understand why my dad was never around for any of my birthday parties as a child but I learned too soon he had pretty much dismissed me from the beginning.In his eyes I was worthless, a mistake, a letdown.The fact I had A.D.D. was another matter.It made me unexceptable and not worthy of his time or attention.My mom was my mom and dad.She got me tutors and fought for me.My dad just turned his back and ignored me except to insult me and make fun of me.One of his favorite things to do to me as a child was to take my beloved stuffed dog who I named He-Dog and throw him up in the hall closet .I would cry and beg him to get He-Dog back but he just laughed at my tears and walked away.My mom was the one who would climb up on a chair and get him back for me.

I hated the way my dad treated me.I was his scape-goat.An easy target to pick on.I was always the subject of his jokes or riducule.I wanted to die , my mom was the one who always stuck up for me and yelled at his sorry ass.When I was 9 I was playing with my childhood friend Linda when her Grandfather talked me into going into his bedroom and put his hands down my pants and under my shirt.I was just so scared and so frightened .I told nobody of what happened. I buried the secret like a dog buries a bone in the backyard.I made up excuses from then on when Linda wanted to play with me.It was such a difficult thing to absorb.I felt more alone then ever.

I do feel a void sometimes in my life when I am in the store working and a daughter and a father come in and are laughing together and enjoying each other's company.I feel a stabbing pain in my chest and the pain is very , very real.I have tried to forgot my dad and move on with my life but I do think back all the time and it makes me sad.I ca'nt see things ever being good between us as long as I live.I truly feel so sad for anybody who has ever been abused or molested.It's a club that few would ever want to join or be a part of.Thank you for listening to me rant.I send big hugs and love to all of my awesome friends.I love you all for understanding me and loving me even though I am flawed but I promise I am a good person.Love You All Lisa XO

Thursday Thoughts

Hi friends, is'nt this color beautiful ? Hope you all had a good Thursday.Mine was ok, the weather was icky here today, cold and wet and depressing.I went to Costco to do a little shopping, I love that place and in 12 more days I will be rushing there to buy the 6'th Season of C.S.I. on DVD.I ca'nt wait to get it !!!!!!! As I was leaving to go to Costco this morning I saw down below in the lobby one of my neighbor's cat's is missing.Please pray he comes home.He is an adorable cat too !!!!!!!!!! I know I would be a big crying wreck if my big fat, furry diva went missing.He is my love.I love my cat.I would never want to imagine what it would be like if he was missing.I went to work-out for 50 minutes earlier, yea me, lol.Hope you all have a good night, it's CSI night -woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you all have a good Friday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Fun at the dentist

Hi friends, this morning I went back to the dentist to have that tooth looked at again that has been bothering me.My dentist looked at it and X-rayed the tooth and she filed it down a little too.She told me that if the tooth still gives me pain after a week I may need a root canal.Oh joy, lol.I am feeling a little sick and nauseous now, I think whatever she numbed my mouth with before she took the X-rays made me have a headache.At least I have an answer about my tooth for now.Lisa Jo there is another letter coming for you with more eye-candy inside so be looking for it soon.Tommorow night is a new CSI !!!!! Yea I ca'nt wait.Also for all of you CSI fans I ca'nt say enough about that new CSI book I bought Monday.I love it !!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you all have a good Thursday tommorow, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO P.S. Hope you all had a fun Halloween :)

Halloween Thoughts

Hi friends, I woke up this morning with a metal taste in my mouth, it was really gross.I think one of my tooth fillings is leaking.I went to work with a horrible headache.I was wishing I would have had Gatorade with me.I made a dentist appt for tommorow on my lunch break.The store was'nt really all that busy today.Cheryl was off today which I was very happy about.Anthony was there today, he wanted me to stay an extra hour, I really did'nt want to, but he pleaded with me so how could I say "No?"Tommorow night on Spike TV at 6:00 p.m.is a truly great CSI episode called Butterflied.This is the one episode that got me hooked on CSI.I am loving my new CSI book, there are lots of pictures of Jorja and William Peterson as well.I am so glad I am getting this tooth taken care of tommorow, it seems like ever since it was filled it has been nothing but trouble !!!!!!! Hope you all have a wonderful and safe Halloween, Love You All Lisa XO

Monday Musings

Hi friends , hope you all had a good Monday.First off I rushed to the post office this morning to get the mystery envelope and it was a surprise from my friend Anna.She had made these beautiful cat pictures for me !!!!!!!!!!! OMG I love them !!!!!!!!!! I was reading online this morning on CSI Files.com that a new C.S.I. book was being released today.OMG so I rushed to Barnes and Noble and took one look inside at the glossy beautiful  pictures and snatched it up.I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was worth every penny !!!!!!!! Work was pretty good today, Anthony was there when I came in and he and Robert were re-setting a display in the front.I got 10 people to sign up for our email -list and on another note Robin gave me a big stack of Friends and Family coupons for our upcoming Friends and Family weekend-if any of you would like one that have World Market near you , let me know.I was so surprised to hear that Ryan Phillipe and Reese Witherspoon are splitting up.They were like one of the most beautiful couples in Hollywood, so sad :( Hope you all have a spooky and great Halloween, Love You All Lisa XO

Sunday

Hi friends, hope you all had an ok Sunday.I was feeling better today but I am never going to eat at Taco Bell again.I do'nt want to feel like I did yesterday .Lisa Jo sent me some awesome CSI blinkies this morning that totally made my morning.Thank you so much Lisa Jo !!!!! You are so sweet and so thoughtful !!!!!!!! I went to Long's tonight to drop my memory card off from my digital camera, I will go back tommorow or Tuesday to get the pictures. I promised a very special friend some pictures.There is a mystery big envelope waiting for me at the post office, I ca'nt imagine what it could me except a long time ago I wrote a letter to Jorja Fox and told her how much I admired her and how much I felt I could relate to her CSI character Sara Sidle.OMG I hope she wrote back to me and sent a picture !!!!!!! I went out to dinner with a friend tonight and who did I see sitting at the bar but my dad and his new wife.My heart skipped a beat and I started to shake, I grabbed my friend 's arm and said "Let's Go" Thank god they did'nt see me, thier backs were turned to me.Me and Jennifer went to Mimi's Cafe instead.I love that restaurant !!!Anyhow I hope you all have a good week, I ca'nt believe it's almost Halloween !!!!!!!! Love You All Lisa XO

Feeling Sick

Hi friends, do me one favor, remind me never to eat at Taco Bell ever again !!!!!!!!!!!!! I spent all day trying not to be sick and my stomach was not happy all day.I felt sick a little last night too, I was thinking of a sweet guy online I just have been talking to lately and what a great smile he has !!!!!!!!!!!!! Anthony called me this morning wanting me to come into work but there was no way I could have, inless I would have had a wastebasket next to me to be sick into.I thought I was going to be sick in my local grocery store tonight and the manager there who is always sweet and says 'Hi" to me would'nt have been happy about me puking all over in his beautiful store.Anyhow I found out Wednesday night the CSI that will be on at 6:00 on Spike is Butterflied, is that episode the absolute greatest or what ? I love how Grissom reacts when he sees how much that woman looks like Sara.I love that episode soooooo much !!!!!!!!! I told Lisa Jo to watch that one or tape it if she can.Anyhow hope you all have a great Sunday and Jackie I am sooooooooo glad you are ok, I was worried sick about you, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Typical BS at work

Hi friends, I had such a long day today and I started feeling sick at work too.My head was hurting and I was asked to stay until 6:00 tonight.I just kept thinking in two weeks I would have the money to buy the 6'th Season of CSI on DVD so that got me through the extra two hours.I still have Jackie and Lisa Jo on my mind, I was thinking of them at work today.Lately my assistant general manager Cheryl has been really moody and horrible to be around at work.I really think Anthony needs to have a word with her.I know Cheryl has issues and her dad has not been well lately but she just seems lately like she ca'nt handle the stress of work lately, I think she needs like a two -week vacation or something.I keep my journal private for a good reason sometimes because if Cheryl saw this entry in my journal , she would probably go off on me at work.I ca'nt believe I have this weekend off, I am excited and I need to have two days to recover before going back to work Monday.I would like to say 'Hi" to a new online friend I met today , Angie you seem like such an awesome person, I look forward to getting to know you, Hope you all have a good weekend, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Two J- Landers need our prayers

Hi friends, Two of my favorite people in J-land are hurting right now and need our prayers so I ask you guys to please these two beautiful and wonderful women and let them know that we are thinking of them, First off Lisa Jo who has the journal Damaged Goods, some insensitive jerk hurt her which makes me very angry , They were jealous because Lisa is deeply loved in J-land and she is one of the most beautiful and kindest people I have ever met  .I love Lisa  and I hate seeing her sad .It makes me sad too.So please if you do'nt know Lisa Jo click the link on my side bar to her journal and let her know we care and are sending her our prayers and how much she means to us !!!!!!!!

The second beautiful lady who needs our prayers is Jackie who has the journal Hope Floats, those bad wildfires that are burning out of control in Southern California are really close to where she lives.Jackie is an amazing lady who has such a positive spirit and she needs us right now to pray for her and to keep her in our thoughts I hope so bad her house will be ok and she wo'nt be evacuated . I know if one of us was in this situation Jackie would be praying for us.So please go visit these two wonderful ladies,  I thank you and I love you all Lisa XO

One of Grandma's favorite recipes

Hi friends, I was off work today and did'nt do much of anything so I wo'nt bore you all with the details, I was thinking of a recipe my grandma June loved and passed on to me and now I would like to share it with all of you, Here it is, Hugs Lisa XO

The Kidney Bean Dish

One package of ground beef

One can of tomato sauce

One can of kidney beans

One yellow onion

2 tablespoons of spicy brown mustard
 
2 tablespoons of cooked bacon

Ok cook the ground beef until browned, add the tomato sauce and the kidney beans and the bacon, then simmer for 10 minutes , add the diced yellow onion and the mustard and heat for 10 minutes, by the way here's a tip, cornbread is an excellent side with this dish, Love You All and hope you enjoy my grandma's recipe, Hugs !!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday

Hi friends , I knew today was'nt off to a great start when as soon as I came into work I did'nt see Lydia who is usually always there Tuesdays, Cheryl said she went home sick, I looked over at her register and saw a can of 7up and I put two and two together , but I asked Cheryl and she was like "Yeah Lydia was throwing up' I sighed because I had just gotten a flu shot last Thursday and I am trying so hard not to get sick right now, the last thing I want right now is a stomach virus.I have a question to ask you guys, Have any of you ever gotten a flu shot before and gotten sick before the shot had enough time to start working it's two week magic ? If so was it a waste of money getting the shot ? I'm just curious , I sure hope I do'nt get the flu, I totally do'nt want it !!!!!!!!!! We were so short-staffed today at my store and it was kind of busy too so it was a pretty frustrating day to say the least, Robin my other asst manager who was closing tonight was late coming to work, Cheryl said she was having some medical test done today, I hope she is ok, Robin is so nice, I am worried about her, I hope you all have a good Wednesday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Monday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Monday.I worked today and it was a pretty quiet day.I worked as hard as I could getting the emails, today I got 10 customers to sign up, not bad considering it was a slow day.Only three more weeks until the 6'th Season of CSI comes out on DVD.I ca'nt wait !!!!!!!!! I absolutely loved the 6'th Season of CSI!!!!!!!!! I love the cover picture too, it is really awesome, I am going to run to my nearest wholesale store and buy it Nov 14'th.I was thinking of my Grandma June at the bus-stop today and thinking how much I miss her.She was the person in my life who loved me unconditionally , who was always good to me and accepted me as I am , God I miss her it has been 12 years since she died and I never stop missing her.I wish I had one last chance to tell her how much I loved her.Work again tommorow, hope you all have a good Tuesday, Love You All Lisa XO

Sunday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Sunday.Mine was'nt bad.I went down to feed the ducks this morning, they were all really hungry, lol. I will be back at work tommorow and hopefully I will have good luck getting the emails again tommorow, the trouble is Anthony thinks I am the best at getting the customers to sign up for our my store'semail list and so every day after my shift is over he is always anxious to know how many I got for the day.I can be a little pressuring but I can handle it. I did some loads of laundry today and ran some errands as well.Mom and I went out to dinner tonight at Red Lobster, I love thier coconut shrimp there, mmmmmmm ! I went to work out for an hour tonight and I'm proud of myself for going, hopefully I can try to go 4 times this week .Wishing you all a wonderful week, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO

Saturday Thoughts

Hi friends, hope you all had a good Saturday.Mine was good , I went to Barnes and Noble to read the new magazines and I was looking through the new OK magazine with Tori Spelling on the cover and who is there an article of in there but Jorja ? How totally sweet was that ? I did'nt even know she was in there but if I would have known I would have bought it for sure.I still have that beautiful song from Thursday's CSI stuck in my head, I saw the cd of In Search of Angels for sale on Amazon.com, hmmmmmm seems worth getting, lol.I am off tommorow so I can get some errands done, mail a package to a very deserving friend who has been very patient waiting for it, work was good today, I got 15 people to sign up for our emails, not -bad , hope you all have a good Sunday, Love You All Lisa XO

TGIF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi friends, I am so happy it's Friday, really I am.Seriously the Gatorade cure is a miracle, I was soooooooo amazed how fast my headache went away after downing two glasses of it, you guys must try it !!!!!!!!!!!!! CSI was excellent last night, and wow that beautiful song that played twice during the show has been running through my head all day, now I think I should see about getting it, lol.I know it is from the soundtrack called In Search of Angels.Work was pretty good today, Anthony was there in a good mood, the customers were all pretty good today, no problems at all, my kind of day :) My brother got his first car last night, how stoked is he ? Congrats to you of you who were nominated for the Vivi's !!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend everyone, back at work for me tommorow, but Sunday will be my relax-day, Love You All Lisa XO P.S. I am going to write a letter to Jorja Fox Sunday and tell her how much I admire her, I hope she writes back !!!!!!!!! I would be thrilled if she did :)

Thursday Thoughts

Hi friends, I am feeling better today, thank god !!!!! I felt really crappy yesterday but I did discover a headache cure that I read about but thought was hype.I drank two glasses of orange gatorade back to back and like in a few minutes the horrible headache I had was gone.I was stunned !!!!!!!!! The aspirin I took at work did'nt work at all , but I came home feeling sick and cured myself.Ok now I am a Gatorade believer, lol.Of course I had a nice conversation with a friend last night too before he went to watch Lost, maybe that helped a little too.Lately it seems like there are'nt as many people who are reading my journal and it makes me a little sad.Yeah I know the lay-out of it is boring and I do'nt know how to post pictures or add graphics or my journal would be totally awesome !!!!!!!!!! I probably wo'nt be online tonight because Survivor and CSI are on, but hope you all have a good Friday, Love You All Lisa XO

Wednesday Thoughts

Hi friends, I felt a little sick at work today all day, but I did get a flu-shot yesterday so maybe a reaction from the shot I'm thinking ? Anthony was there today , he seemed like he was in a good mood and I did get 19 people to sign up for my store's email list so that made him happy.My mom saw me this morning and told me the dress I was wearing made me look "Pregnant" I was like 'Gee thanks" She always knows how to boost my self-esteem.Anyhow I am glad I am home for the day , I hate being at work when I do'nt feel well.I felt sick to my stomach all night last night, I kept expecting to be sick but it never happened which I was happy about but still I hate that sick feeling.I have to go back to the dentist tommorow to have the tooth looked at that was filled a few months ago, it has been bothering me again this week, ugh I hate going to the dentist.Hope you all have a good Thursday , CSI night woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love You All Lisa XO

Monday, ugh .................

Hi friends, I am so glad I made it through another Monday, ugh the worst day of the week as I see it.Work was ok today, kind of quiet, There were a couple of customers who seemed in the mood to bitch, but thank god they stayed at the opposite end of the store.Anyhow a good friend of mine suggested I write Jorja Fox a letter last night, I think it is an excellent idea, now I just have to find the address to write to her, I know CSI is filmed at Universal Studios now, if any of you can figure out how I can find out where to write her a letter I would really appreciate it, Have a good Tuesday everyone, I am trying to eat better this week and so far no sodas is working out good , green tea is just as good and better for you, Love You All Lisa XO

Sunday Thoughts

Hi friends, I went to the journal chat earlier and had some fun chatting in there to my two sweet Lisa friends and making a couple of new ones as well.I am so tired today and have a weird headache right now.I was watching some episodes of ER when Jorja Fox was on there.I just think she is the best actress ever, there is something about her that when I am really sad or depressed when I see her it makes me feel better.I wish so bad I could meet her someday and give her a hug and tell her how awesome she is and how much I admire her. I wish so bad I could have my picture taken with her in Las Vegas sometime, I am going back there in April so hopefully CSI will be filming this time, I hope when Anthony's girl was proprosed to this weekend she said "Yes" to him .She had better have said "Yes" to him.I hope he invites me to his wedding , although I know seeing him in a tuxedo all dolled up and so happy would make me cry, I'm so emotional and weddings make me cry.Hope you all have a good week, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XOXO, By the way have you all voted for the Vivi's yet? I still need to, :)

Another Day at World Market

Hi friends, I went to work today but first I stopped at my beloved Tower Records because last night I did some research online and saw that in the 4'th season of ER Jorja Fox played a nurse on there and so because Jorja is my favorite actress in the whole world I had to have that ER when I went to Tower today they had the 4'th Season of ER there woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!! Also Lisa Jo's hottie George Clooney is on that season as well.I went to work and it was a pretty busy day.Anthony was'nt there yesterday or today, Leslie told me Anthony took this weekend off to propose to his girlfriend, Awwwwwww is'nt she the lucky gal ? Leslie told me also today that when Anthony was married before his wife cheated on him.That made me so sad to hear that, she was like 'If you were married to Anthony would you cheat on him ?" I was like "Hell No" Rain is coming again , but I'll get my boots and rain jacket ready for Monday.Hope you all have a great Sunday, Love You All and Hugs Lisa XO