| What's New - June 2005 - Pt2 |
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| June 29, 2005 - I don't normally do midweek posts...and quite frankly, i was debating on whether or not it would be
appropriate for me to post this. Then i thought, the heck with it - my friend, beth, needs all the prayers that she can get. Yesterday was one of those days - the most important thing on my schedule was trying to book a hotel room for Las Vegas and figuring out where I was going for lunch. Beth called me around 3:30pm...we chatted about this and that...i asked her about her MRI appointment that she had that day, but for whatever reason i stopped her from telling me - mostly because i just knew that she only had bad news for me. Eventually, she did tell me and like i had known...it wasn't good. The treatments that she's had this far didn't take and the tumor had grown. She's starting chemo today. There's a 30% success rate with this particular treatment. I told her that the good news is that she's always been in the minority percentage and this time should be no different! She's going to give this 2 months. If there is no improvement she will not continue the Chemo. After she told me all this, i just couldn't digest it. I didn't understand. I didn't get what she was saying. I still don't think I fully understand. I was fine until her boss called me, then the floodgates opened and I haven't stopped crying since. Well...that's not true...i stopped crying long enough to enjoy the frozen yogurt treat that Erin bought me. Our respective bosses have been wonderful to us. Jack is flying me up to Seattle this weekend so that I can be there for Beth's induction into AIFD (it's like getting her "masters" in floral design). It means so much to us that our company is doing everything above and beyond what they need to do for us. We are incredibly grateful to them. So, friends, this is what I ask of you - please be in prayer for my friend, Beth. Pray for her family, her husband and most of all - for her health. I'll write more about Beth later...i just can't do it right now... June 28, 2005 - I had a pretty busy weekend...went to a "Smart Women Finish Rich" seminar hosted by RBC Dain Rauscher, Jennifer H's baby (twins!!) shower, church, & a birthday dinner. I really enjoyed the SWFR seminar. Pretty informative (not like, "OH MY GOSH...WHAT A REVELATION" but more like, "Oh yeah...i'd better get my @$$ in gear"). In any case, I found out that I didn't have enough in retirement yet (kinda figured that out on my own) and not nearly enough in savings (definitely knew that one). I'm meeting with her next week. I think I may end up going with a fee only CFA, though - anyone have any good recommendations?? Jenn is looking really great! I can't believe she's having twins! If anyone can handle it, she definitely can! Luckily, I'm sure both her parents will be a great help to her! It looks as though they'll be having their twins a lot sooner than the due date...but i guess that's usually the case with twins. I forgot my laptop at home yesterday. What was my solution for this error?? 1.) Call my mommy, 2.) wake her up at 6:45am on her birthday, 3.) forget that it is her birthday and NOT say happy birthday to her, 4.) make her drive my laptop to me to my office, 5.) get caught downstairs by my Exec VP, Jack, 6.) Explain to my boss what a dumb@$$ I was and that I forgot my laptop at home so my mommy had to bring it to work for me. Yeah. yesterday was a really good day. On the flip side, I booked a hotel room at Treasure Island for a weekend in August. Man...hotel rooms are expensive there. No contacts for Jenny to beg a room from any longer. That bites. Oh well - i guess it is all for the good of seeing BOYS II MEN!!! Be jealous, people. I'm going to be having a GRAAAAAND old time! June 21, 2005 - Phew. It was hot out in the Bahamas. I really, really dislike the Bahamas. More over, I'm not really a big fan of Atlantis. Just imagine Disney South...with huge aquariums. I can understand why little kids like to go there, but it stumps me when I see honeymooners there. What are they thinking? Why are they doing it? Are they crazy??? People...PEOPLE...there are better places in this world that you can go to. Why choose Atlantis??? Baltimore was actually a really nice town. I was pleasantly surprised - it kinda reminded me of Boston. I went to Captain James Crab House in Fells Point area. 12 medium crabs for $30. I took 7 home with me. Crabs, i discovered, go really well with an icy bottle of Heineken. I think I'll be back there on my next trip - hopefully not alone that time. So i've finally discovered the joys of saving money. Don't get me wrong, i still slip up and have my little spending sprees here & there, but since much of my monthly savings go directly into retirement type of accounts, it's harder for me to gain access to it. I know many of you think that I should be saving TONS of money but honestly...it's expensive being me. Plus I don't make that much money by LA standards. Not to mention the fact that I can't seem to stay in LA for a full month without leaving town. We won't even get into all the things that just scream my name...just begging me to purchase it!! aaahhhh...I've got issues... |