Black Cherry

My good friend Tanya gave me a tasty bottle of Black Cherry pop by Thomas Kemper. It is good! I am not usually a huge fan of fruit flavored pop, but this stuff is great! They use honey, ginger and pure vanilla and everything is hand-crafted, hand-measured, and each batch is made from scratch. Did I mention that this stuff is good??? I would love to try a cream soda from these guys...I bet that would be heaven!

Thanks Tanya!

Random thoughts

So, I was going through a file today and I ran across a reference for someone with the name Bill Williams. Now, as far as I know, most people named Bill are really William by birth...so who had the great idea of naming this guy William Williams. Seems a bit redundant to me!

I want to know what I was thinking this morning when I took off for the day with no coat! Granted it was nice today when I left, but it is supposed to rain all week. So I had to go out in the rain at lunch and dodge raindrops. Luckily it wasn't very cold, just a little wet. On my walk at lunch I went to get soup and salad from Spoons (one of the carts by my work) which is run by "cute soup boy" (phrase originally coined by Liz last year). I got some tasty split pea and ham soup...tasty! and a tortilla salad. I haven't been to his cart all winter and today it just sounded good. The only thing I have to say is that although his soup is still the best in town, he just doesn't meet my criteria for "cute soup boy" anymore. Maybe it is because I am totally in love with Joe, maybe "cute soup boy" just isn't as cute anymore. I don't know...it is a mystery. Oh well, life is full of meaningless mysteries, right??

So, camping was absoltuely WONDERFUL this weekend. I had the best time with Joe and his friends. The boys had a blast (although Zan was quite bummed about not getting to go to his dad's house...man...he bugs me. He only sees the boys 6 days a month and cancels on 3 of them...grrrrrrr). Anyway, back to my great weekend. The weather was great on Saturday. We had a tasty breakfast (cooked by Brian and Kristy) and we went down to the lake to play in sun and Joe and I went on a nice swim to the dock in the lake. Although when we got to the dock, we found out that it was covered in duck poo...so we sat on the edge (where there wasn't any poo) caught our breath, and headed back to shore. It sure is nice having someone who likes to do fun things, makes life a whole lot more enjoyable. We played some cribbage over the weekend and I even took a nap one day for about an hour. I finished a book and enjoyed a good dose of a babyfix (since Brian and Kristy have the cutest little baby girl). It is amazing how good of a time I had. I just want to turn around and do it all over again!

Well, I must be off. Only two weeks of school left! I am glazing (hopefully) the last of my pottery projects tonight. Time sure flies! It will be great to just work for a while. I am hoping to get the boys in swimming now that my classes are over and maybe take some bike rides with them when the weather is nice again.

Not such a great day...

So, this morning on the train I hit my head on one of the bars behind the seat. Not quite sure how I did it...but it hurt. I still have a headache!

Then, just a minute ago...my earring broke. It is my favorite earring too. I guess after 5 years of wearing the same earrings I should expect this...but darn it...they were supposed to last forever! Oh well...I guess I will just have to find some new ones. It just won't be the same though:(

It is said things happen in threes...so I wonder what will happen next...

S'mores

I am so excited to go camping this weekend! Last night I stopped off at the store and bought a bunch of S'more stuff. Yummy! Nothing like roasting marshmellows to make a camping trip complete.

I packed all my stuff last night, so I am ready for sleeping in a tent. It has been such a long time. I miss waking up to nature and hearing the campfire popping and crackling.

99 things about me

1. First grade teacher's name: Miss Marie Doan
2. Last person you kissed: Joe Buchmann:)
3. Last word you said: Sign and date here
4. Last song you sang: Nothing Compares by Third Day
5. Last person you hugged: Joe...I see a pattern here...
6. Last thing you laughed at: Joe during a recent attack of being tickled
7. What's in your CD player: Everafter
8. Seems to be missing a question???
9. What socks are you wearing: black trouser socks
10. What's under your bed: a box of socks without a mate and Zan's BB gun
12. Current taste: Tillamook Strawberry yogurt (breakfast)
13. Current hair style: today, up in a ponytail...I was lazy today
14. Current clothes: gray pants and my pink and gray sweater...I wanted to be cozy today
15. Current Job: Financial Aid at Western Business College
16. Current longing: to have a long, relaxing vacation somewhere warm
17. Current desktop picture: CCI logo...boring!
18. Current worry: oh let me count them...my mom, my dad, my kids...but I know it will all turn out
19. Current hate: I am trying not to hate anything
20. Story behind your username: The nickname was coined back in high school by an old friend who liked to call me Tree since I was so tall.
21. Current favorite article of clothing: my new black suit
22. Favorite physical feature(s) of the opposite sex: a great smile and eyes that dance when smiling
23. Last CD that you bought: Everafter
24. Favorite place to be: cuddled up in bed with a good book
25. Least favorite place: in line
26. Time you wake up in the morning: 6:15
27. If you could play a new instrument, what would it be?: piano
29. Current favorite word/saying: don't really have one
30. Favorite book: The bible, I currently really enjoy Ephesians
31. Favorite Movie: I really liked Return to me...which I watched last night
32. Favorite Songs: When God made You...I LOVE THIS SONG
34. One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: my grandma
35. Favorite day: It is a tie between Saturday and Sunday
36. Where do you want to go: Somewhere warm with a beach
37. What is your career going to be: Finance Director
39. What kind of car will you have: who knows...I like my minivan right now
41. A random lyric: I wonder what God was thinking when he made you, because he made all my dreams come true.
42. Eye Color: blue/green
43. Hair Color: blondish brown
44. Righty or Lefty: Righty
45. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
46.Innie or Outtie: Innie
47. Your heritage: German, russian, Finnish, English
48. The shoes you wore today: black loafers
49. Your hair: long and curly
50. Your weakness: trying to do too much and getting burnt out
51. Your fears: spiders
53. Your most recent secret?: It wouldn't be a secret anymore!
54. Your first thought waking up: I love this man (Joe of course)
55. The first feature you notice in the opposite sex: smile
56. Your bedtime: usually 10
57. Your most missed companion: Heather
58. Your perfect pizza: gourmet veggie from Papa Murphy's
59. Sweet and Chewy: yummy...reminds me of granola bars
60. Single or group dates:single, but group dates are really fun on occasion
61. Dogs or Cats: dogs
62. Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: either
63. Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla
64. Cappuccino or Drip: White chocolate Mocha
65. Smoke: No way
66. Curse: none. God uses all things for good:)
67. Sing: I love to sing at church (maybe because no one can hear me....)
68. Take a shower everyday: Every other usually
69. Have a crush: Big one!
71. Think you've been in love: A few times
72. Want to go to college: well, I just finished...but yes I will get my Masters degree someday
73. Want more than what you’ve got: Yes
74. Want to get married: yes
75. Type w/ your fingers on the right keys: always
76. Think you're attractive: yes
77. Think you’re a health freak: Definitely not
78. Get along with your parents: Dad-yes, Mom...at times
79. Play an instrument: Flute
80. drink: Very occasionally
81. Smoke: No...didn't I already answer this?
82. Done a drug: never
83. Made Out: Yes
84. Go on a date: Yep
5. Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No...not oreos
86. Eaten sushi: yes, but I didn't like it
87. Been dumped: Yes
88. Made homemade cookies: of course
89. Been in love: ues
90. Gone skinny dipping: yep, at Cresent lake with my three best friends
91. Dyed your hair: a couple of times
92. Stolen anything: When I was little, yes I did...<>
93. Had too much to drink: yes, once or twice
94. Been caught cheating: no, but I confessed it all to him
95. Been called a tease: no
96. Gotten beaten up: emotionally yes
97. Changed who you were to fit in: at some points of my life, yes
98. Cried at something beautiful: Yes, both of my boys
99. Spent too much money on something you didn’t need: Probably...but I always think I need it at the time

Not much

Well, I don't have much to say today, but I thought I should update everyone anyway. I had a great day off with William. He and I watched a movie together and went grocery shopping. Then we picked up Zan from school and went shopping for Brent's B-day party (Zan's best friend). It was a nice relaxing day. I really enjoyed spending some quality time with the little guys.

Friday was actually a lot of fun. I went to Eugene for the transitional meeting, so I am officially vice president of OASFAA. I was pleasantly surprised that the meeting was not mind-numbing boring. I had a good time and had a tasty lunch....good stuff!

Saturday I took Zan to the B-day party and Will and I snuggled up in bed with a movie and both took a nice long nap. It felt so good to do pretty much nothing for the whole weekend.

Sunday was church and my family reunion. The weather was...well...weird... Sunny in some moments...torrential downpours in other moments...go figure. We had fun anyway. The food was great and everyone really liked Joe. The kids had fun with all the cousins and were WORN OUT at the end of the day. We also went and watched most of Joe's last two basketball games. They almost won....oh well, maybe next season:)

Well, that is all for now. Camping is coming up this next weekend. Woo hoo! I can't wait! Hopefully it isn't going to rain the whole time!

Stress

I SO hate stress. Why is it that every time I depend on my mom she cancels on me! I only have 4 weeks left of school and she cancels babysitting for today AND Thursday. It just makes me want to growl...

I know I should be more understanding, but she has been commiting to help me out for the past two years and about every 3 months she cancels on me. Sure the reasons she has are valid...but why does she commit to things she knows she can't handle???? I even asked her this time if she was really able to commit to this last class...and she said yes. She would be able to do it...no problem. Just really makes me angry.

Okay...thanks for letting me vent...

The Most Perfect Day

Well, up until this weekend I had never had an absolutely perfect day. I have had good days, even great days, but never perfect. Something always goes wrong or there is something that I would change if I had the chance.

Well, now I am happy to say I have had a perfect day. Saturday Joe woke me up with blueberry pancakes, strawberries, and perfectly cooked bacon. Yummy! He must know the way to my heart is through my tummy:) Then we slept for a few more hours and then I went shopping for a few hours while he had to run to work. When I got back from shopping we went and bought our movie tickets at the Kennedy school and then we headed to the river (Columbia) walked on the beach, and sat on a bench in the sunshine for a while. It was nice and relaxing. When the movie was about to start we headed back to the Kennedy School and watched the Aviator. We even got there early enough to get a love seat to snuggle on while we watched the movie.

After the movie we had dinner at Olive Garden (YUMMY AGAIN!!!) and we had the absolute BEST service EVER!.

Such a great day...it just kept on getting better. I am SO in love with this man. He is so great:)

What a week!

Boy am I glad it is Friday! I am finally seeing the world of the living again. I can actually talk without coughing! I have sure hated being sick...and it seems like I have been sick FOREVER! Well, it has almost been forever...going on three weeks now!

This is Dusty's weekend for the boys, so Joe and I are going to see a movie and eat some tasty food tomorrow night for dinner. Sunday we are going to his grandpa's b-day party, so that should be fun. I get to meet the family, I am excited:)

Today is my last installment of shopping...it has been a fun week. I have been using the money I got from my family for graduation to buy myself a new wardrobe. It has been a TON of fun! Today I need to get a couple of shirts for the pants and suits I got this week and a pair of cream colored shoes for my cream suit (since I don't have anything to match it right now).

Well, I must work! Adios my loves!

Thanks Mel!

So, Melissa did this survey and inspired me to do it too:)
A- Age of 1st kiss: 15. Johnny. I met him at a church dance, Catholic boys can be fun:)
B- Band you are listening to right now: Chris Rice-cartoons. I love this song. It cracks me up:)
C- Crush: In high school I was in love with a guy named Chris. I longed after him for years! Oh well...
D- Dad's name: Douglas John Robinson
E- Easiest person to talk to: Amber. I can tell her anything and she always guides me in the right direction...doesn't just tell me what I want to hear.
F- Favorite ice cream: Tillamook's Chocolate Peanutbutter.
G- Gummy worms or gummy bears? I like them both, but chocolate covered gummy bears are my favorite...YUMMY
H- Hometown: Good ole Portland
I- Instruments: I play the flute
J- Junior high: Alice Ott
K- Kids: Alexis, Zan, and Will (hopefully one day a little Emily)
L- Longest car ride ever: last summer, we went to yellowstone and mt. rushmore...we drove for about 8 hours a day...sometime 14!
M- Mom's name: Janet Lorene Robinson
N- Nicknames: Tree
O- One wish: That I will lead a happy, healthy life filled with people that love me.
P- Phobia[s]: Spiders.
Q- Quote: Philippians 4:6-Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
R- Reason to smile: Too many to mention. My kids, Joe, my great friends, my family, my job, and most of all, Jesus:)
S- Song you sang last: ummm...something at church...it is escaping me at the moment
T- Time you woke up today: I originally woke up at 7, but didn't get up until 9...it was GREAT!
U- Unknown fact about me: I still talk to my first grade teacher.
V- Vegetable[s] you hate: eggplant...it tastes weird
W- Worst habit: my nervous twitch of tapping my foot
X- X-rays you’ve had: dentist, feet, lungs (pneumonia), plus a CAT scan and an MRI when I was in high school
Y- Your least favorite person as of right now? Dusty
Z- Zodiac sign: Cancer

The weekend all about me!

So, before Saturday (my graduation day) I thought that graduation was about me. I was mistaken! The ceremony had to be one hour and 15 minutes of junk NOT about me. But the last 20 minutes were great...that part was actually about me and my friends graduating...finally! Oh well, nothing like your brain going numb for over an hour to make you appreciate that you never have to sit through another boring lecture! LOL

The best part about having graduation on Saturday was that Sunday was Mother's Day. So the whole weekend was mine! All mine! Unfortunately my kids decided to be kids today and were grumpy and grouchy...so much for a peaceful, relaxing mother's day <> But it was still a good day. Joe made me eggs and ham for breakfast...tasty. I got a sweet card from my kids (Alexis picked it out). Alexis got me a dual graduation/Mother's Day gift of chocolate turtles (yummy again) and the kids all got me a new chain for my necklace (they picked it out, I paid for it...such is Mother's Day for a single mom!!). Zan made me the SWEETEST card at school. It had a whole paragraph talking about how I was nice and he loved me but my favorite part was, "You are silly almost every day". You know that came right from his heart. Such a sweety that little guy is.

Well, I am off to curl up in bed with some hot chocolate and a good book. See you all tomorrow!

Funny!

Okay, maybe I am in a strange mood, but I thought this was funny!

A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle, I'm still a virgin." "What?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?"
"Well, Husband #1 was a sales representative; he kept telling me how great it was going to be. Husband #2 was in software services; he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he'd look into it and get back to me.
Husband #3 was from field services; he said everything checked out diagnostically but he just couldn't get the system up.
Husband #4 was in telemarketing; even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver.
Husband #5 was an engineer; he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method.
Husband #6 was from finance and administration; he thought he knew how, but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not.
Husband #7 was in marketing; although he had a nice product, he was never sure how to position it.
Husband #8 was a psychologist; all he ever did was talk about it.
Husband #9 was a gynecologist; all he did was look at it.
Husband #10 was a stamp collector; all he ever did was... God! I miss him! But now that I've married you, I'm really excited!" "Good," said the new husband, "but, why?" "You're a lawyer. This time I know I'm gonna get screwed!"

Victory

I actually found somewhere that has split pea soup today. How exciting is that? Okay, for most people this wouldn't be exciting...but this is Teresa that we are talking about. I get excited about food very easily...you all should know that!

Friday's

So, normally I would be full of energy right now. Excited that the weekend is almost here. Today should be no different. In fact, I should be MORE excited and full of energy being that I am graduation tomorrow...but instead I feel lumpy. I am grouchy and want to hang out in bed and read a book.

I am craving some soup for lunch. I really want some split pea soup, although I am not sure if I am going to find any restaurant that is serving it today. There is a conspiracy when it comes to soup on Fridays. Everyone always serves clam chowder. How is that fair?!? I don't like it. Doesn't anyone consider my feelings?????

51 hours

Can you believe it...I am finally to the point where I can count down to my graduation in hours! How exciting is that!?!

Plus, it is Cinco de Mayo. Not that it means anything to me...but hey...a holiday is a holiday, right? Unfortunately I will be making bowls in ceramics instead of partying...oh well. I am not much of a partier anyway.

3 days

Only 3 days until I am a college graduate. How exciting is that!

grapples

So, I was at the store last night and saw a new fruit...called Grapples. Knowing me, I had to try the new food. It looks like an apple, but tastes like a grape...and it really does. Still has an apple texture, but much sweeter. Reminds me of white grape juice. Very interesting. Just thought I would share my new discovery!

Finally alive again

Wow...what a week of sick! I am finally feeling better...not exactly good, but better. I think the worst is over. Luckily I have a sweet guy to brought dinner over for me and boys every night. Even bought me cough medicine when I ran out so I wouldn't have to go to the store. Any man that would hang out with a sick, coughing, feverish woman for a week after work is a keeper!