odds, pictures and ends

So it almost took a month for me to get a chance to sit and type anything. It feels like such a short amount of time but so much can happen.

Jennifer decided to buy a puppy. He was born on July 31, 2003. The little guy is a purebred Pomeranian. She named him Chewbacca Snow. I will provide links to all the pictures so that it doesn't slow down your computer if you don't want to see silly pictures.

Jennifer played hostess for a Halloween Costume party. I convinced the guy that I work with that Jennifer thought was hot to come over so they could get to know each other, J came over and brought his friend E. Shortly after they got to the house E heard Jenn and her friend talking history stuff because they are both history majors. Jenn and E spent the rest of the night chatting all thoughts of getting to know J were gone from Jenn's head. J and I joked the whole night about the love connection we had made.

After E and J left the house Jenn comes running up to me, "J's friend is totally cute, and he understands history! Do you know if he has a girlfriend?"

"I will see what I can find out." He doesn't have a girlfriend and J knew that it was only a matter of time before I started asking questions about E for Jenn. E was out of town last weekend and J and I haven't worked much together lately in order to figure something out for Jenn yet. She doesn't necessarily want to be E's girlfriend she just wants to hang out, talk history and get to know him, if in the process of getting to know him something happens good for them.

Last Saturday I was working in Starbucks and Corey came in. I haven't seen him in such a long time it was kind of surprising. We talked for a bit while I got his coffee and he added his cream. As he was headed out he told me to stay out of trouble, (which isn't anything new, since we started talking he is constantly talking to me like I am a major trouble maker.) I told him I always stay out of trouble and he turned to Beth and asked if I was trouble and Beth told him I was evil.

Not even twenty minutes later the truck driver that delivers the grocery truck came in for his coffee. I've been chatting with him since before I started working over in Starbucks because he used to stop in the deli and get an 8-piece chicken for the drive back to The Cities. I always tell him to drive safe and I will see him on the next truck night. As he is walking away he tells me to stay out of trouble too.

"I'm not a trouble maker, what is it with people today?"

"I can tell by the look in your eye that you are more trouble than any two guys can handle."

Now what the heck is that supposed to mean? Do I really look like I could be the cause of so much trouble? Or is it just that older men think I look like I am the kind of girl that would cause trouble.

Nathan will be back in Wyoming on Dec. 10th!

I asked if it would be okay to call him on the 10th or if I should wait a few days to let him get settled back in and spend sometime with his family. He said I could call him but he didn't seem all too excited. I know that he isn't excited to go back to Wyoming, who would want to leave the warm weather of Mexico for the frozen iciness of Wyoming in the winter. However, he is excited about getting out of the mission so maybe once he is home he will feel differently.

Did I mention that my parents are on their way to North Dakota to celebrate the weirdest freaking Thanksgiving in my life. We were originally just going to have Thanksgiving early, since my dad has to be in Devil's Lake (which is just about an hour away from here according to my mom) for Mercury Marine Mechanic Certification Classes or something like that on the 19th and 20th. Jenn wasn't communicating very well with Shannon or I so neither of us really knew when my mom and dad would be here or when we were supposed to plan on having this dinner, so none of us have the same days off during the week. I will be having Thanksgiving with my mom and dad on Monday and Jennifer will be having Thanksgiving with mom and dad Friday. Poor Shannon doesn't get a Thanksgiving this year because our family is full of nuts.