njbromley357

i've had an awesome summer so far.
i've been to washington dc, visiting my brother and touring the potential school of my choice. i had been once before when i was like 11yrs old, but not since 9/11.
then just last week, i was in nawlins (new orleans)
talk about an eye opener. the tour guide told us the good, the bad, and the truth. we learned all this stuff about katrina, and how they raided the houses and all this stuff. all and all it was an awesome experience. we helped restore houses, gutted houses, threw at block party at the new orleans dream center, and so much more. i met some awesome people, whom i'll never forget, and hopefully visit soon.
i quit my job at white house black market. they were waisting my time. i've worked there for 6 weeks, and worked a total of 12 hrs. everytime i was on the schedule they would call me and tell me not to come in and take the night off. this happened every week, and every shift. so i gave them my 2 week notice, and hung up on them. oh well, i'm the 3rd person to quit, and someone else just transfered to another store downtown atl. i'm not going to loose sleep over that. but dont worry, i'm still at starbucks =)
i got into the school that want to go to. so, i'm packing up my little red convertable, and i'm moving to virginia, to go to school. i'm excited, and then again i'm scared.
as of right now i have no money, for school. but i'm believing that i will have all the money that i need for school before i start classes. i also believe that i will have my car completly paid off, and one years worth of car insurnace covered. money to spare is not an option, i believe that will bw provided for me as well.
wow, i'm really excited about everything.
now, i'm going to go =)

Nuværende humør: excited

sbux is going ok. i think. we're getting busier which is good. it makes the time go by faster. i got another job. i work at this outlet mall in the next county up.i work at ralph lauren polo it's ok. i just needed some extra cash. i'm takin a couple of trips this year. i'm going to louisiana, and of course florida. not to mention goin to virginia for school.
so i feel really bad. i called out of work to day. i'm exhausted. i work at sbux in the morning and then polo at night. EVERY FREAKIN DAY! but not today.
michael and i are no more. long story short, that boy has some issues, that i don't want to be apart of. we're still friends. we hung out the other night. and we're hangin out again tonight. i'm cool with it. i nedd to be single, i can't date while i'm in school anyway.
other than that. life seems to be going pretty good.

it's been a while since i've been here.
a lot has happened. for one i quit my position as a supervisor at sbux.
jennifer sucks as a manager, and as a manager myself, i didn't want t work as a manager underneath her. needless to say she wasn't every happy about that. now she's promoted people that have no idea what there doing. there not my problem anymore. i love sbux as a company, but they need to get better people to manage there retail stores.
i have a ton of free time on my hands, so now i'm looking for a 2nd job. i'm getting board just sitting at home while my mom's at work and i'm stuck at home watching her kid. if i don't live my life no one else will, right?
michael (bf) and i are still going strong. 6 months and counting. it's not as long as me and ray, but we're working on it.
in august i will be attending school... in virgina! so i'm movin up and out! i'm going to go to the same school my brother goes to, and i'll be attending the same program he's in.
my mom's happy for me, and then again she's not. thats her problem. i'm too old to be sitting at home doing nothing. so, my quest to attend school has begun. i'm going to be in debt up to my ears before my first year is over. i have to pay off my car and my car insurance up to a year before i go to school. that's already $10,000. oh well.
i don't know what i'm going to do about michael,(bf) because the program that i'm applying for ask that you not date for the first year. i'm will to make that commitment. i just don't know how this relationship is going to end up. i've decided not to think about it anymore because we're not there yet. it's not like i'm leaving for school tomorrow, so i'll deal with it when the time comes. i'm thinking about putting it on hold, for a while.
i'm going to be taking a couple of trips this summer, i just hope i have enough money to do these things.
well, better get going... i'm babysitting for this crazy lady tonight.

Nuværende humør: content

i'm ready for christmas, i think.
it's my first christmas without my WHOLE family.
it's gonna feel weird, less presents thats for sure!
i think my mom's cooking christmas dinner. we got a couple of
invites, to a couple of christmas dinners at some friends houses, including
michaels family. not too sure how thats gonna work.
i'm spending christmas eve at michaels parents house. i bought them gifts.
i'm kinda excited. i put alot of thought into every gift i bought this year.
no work till friday, i'm very thrilled about that :)
i've been through hell and back working at the largest store in north ga.
that's another story for another day.
alrighty...

happy christmas!

Nuværende humør: happy

so my 21 birthday was friday. didn't do much, i had to work the next day, at like 5:15am.
i kinda layed low the whole weekend. i went to a couple of christmas parties, and that was about it.
my brother comes home today from virginia. my mom's excited about that.
christmas is right around the corner. i'm not quite dome with the shopping yet.
i still have to get my brother and my bf a gift.
other than that everything is fine.
work is fine.
my bf and i are fine.
that's about it.
i'm fine.

Nuværende humør: blah

happiness is based on happenings

Nuværende humør: happy

friday
-no work today
-babysit for kristen :(
-PAYDAY!
-take andrew to his camping trip
-hang out with michael (my boyfriend, not my brother)
saturday
-open the store
-pick up andrew from his camping trip
-head to michael's house
-PRESS!
sunday
-no work
-go to michael's church
-lunch w/melissa and her husband (michael and i)
-hang out with michael all afternoon
-head back to church

Nuværende humør: happy

hummm... where to begin?
well i bought a car!
1998 mitsubishi eclipse spider: convertible, and it's my favorite color... RED!
insurance is a little high, but i think i'm going to be okay.
my brother is out of the hospital! minor sickle cell attack, but he's fine now.
i can actually say that i have friends outside of sbux.
for some strange reason no one believes me.
and last but not least, i met a guy. nothing's official, but we have been hanging out... alot,
and i enjoy his company. we'll see what the future holds.
i'm cashing in my free tickets to see the atlanta symphony orchestra.
i don't know when exactly i'm going, but my new "friend" said he would go with me if i haven't
found anyone to go with. i think i might take him up on his offer!

as for work. i've made it clear to clay and krista that i would like to move to one of the new stores that are opening up. for some reason i don't think they would let me go.
3 more people quit. one of them is a supervisor. which is going to hurt us. he does like 35-40 a week. that's a lot of hours to get covered. plus an additional 25-30.
i told them don't call me. sounds selfish, but they take advantage of people, they've done it to me numerous times in the past and recently. plus the fact that please and thank yous don't come around that often doesn't really help either.
i've given them my availability and then they can go from there. i intend on having a life outside of sbux dispite what they may think.
i can honestly say this: sbux is just a job, it's not my life. i can't let this little supervisor position get me all hot and bothered for nothing.
i'm not going to cut off my nose dispite my face, but if push comes to shove i will look for another job, either that or i'll quit working altogether and go back to school full time.
hey, that's not such a bad idea!
anyhoo, i'm not going to let this bother me.
i'm going to enjoy the rest of my day :)
p.s.
PRESS is awesome! yeah!

Nuværende musik: mighty to save

thank god the summer is almost over.
it was great while it lasted but i'm ready for
a change in weather. it's just too hot.
next week we pack up the car and drive to D.C. to drop michael off.
he might come home for thanksgiving, if not,
then we won't see him till christmas.
as for me, i'm hanging in there.
i tried to get an auto loan a couple of weeks ago,
but the bank said although i have good credit, i don't make enough
money monthly, in order for them to give me an auto loan.
too bad, my mom won't even co-sign :(
as for work. ha. nothings really changed.
we had a shift meeting the other day, things got pretty heated.
so there opening a couple of new stores, one less than a mile from us.
i told clay that i would like to transfer to one of the new stores.
he ignored me. if he keeps that up, i'm going to cassy. she'll listen.
anyhoo, like goes on.

Nuværende humør: hopeful

6 people quit this month, and counting
only a few remain.
clay put someone on the schedule without interviewing them first.
so this person doesn't exisit. (at least not to sbux)
somehow 27 hours needs to be covered, but no over time can be givin.
everyone already has 35-40hrs a week because of the 4 people who quit last week.
now this week 2 more quit.
poor ryan and i. we're the only 2 shifts (other than krista & clay)
only 2 people have been hired since.
i think i'm on way over my head.
i'm always tired, sbux is on speed dial on my phone, i have partners (employees) calling me at all hours of the night asking me to cover shifts for them.
i'm about ready to explode.
there has been talk about some new people for quite sometime now. but i dont see them.
i'm not stressed, i'm exhausted, and over worked.
i need to get out. i need some friends, i need a man (not really), i need my own life.
enough said.

grandma is still here, and more people are coming.
the only good thing about that is i'm house-sitting for this one family.
i have there house to myself. i can actually here myself think...scary
i just cant wait till there all gone and i can sleep in my own bed, again :)

well i've got a millon things to do before the sun sets tonite.

Nuværende humør: exhausted

sadly these plans don't include taking a trip to florida =(
i'm going to be crazy busy this summer.
my grandma and one of my cousins are coming up here for a month.
i'm house sitting for this lady that i babysit for, for 2 weeks ($$$)
my aunt and uncle are coming up here for a week (there taking andrew to florida with them)
my mom is going to florida for a couple of days to pick up andrew.
my brother is going to florida for 2 weeks
some family friends' of ours are moving up here next month, and we're helping them move in.
not to mention that i've finally been promoted and my training starts june 2nd.
it's expected to last 6-8 weeks! that practically the whole summer.
i'm going to get back into the swing of things this fall, mainly going back to school.
no time to breath, or sleep, or even think. (it's not like i don't already)
i'm constantly on the go.
luckily, i've booked plane tickets to florida for 2 and a half weeks for my christmas vacation!
there refundable, so if i decide to drive, i'll be making a lot more visits to more people.
i'll need a place to crash, any takers?
celeste moved up here in december, and now she's moving out of the ghetto and moving into the nicer part of town...today. (thank God)
i'm the luck one that is helping her move.
there's never a dull moment with her. should be fun.

better get going,a long day awaits!

Nuværende musik: u and your hand

or at at least that's how i feel. one not so good thing after another.
i just keep taking it as it comes. no one said life was going to be easy, or fair.
it seems like everytime i turn around there's another person knocking on my door asking if they could stay with me for a couple of days. it's getting a little frustrating if you ask me. it feels like we didn't even move, they just keep coming.
last week my mom hit me up for money...a lot of money. then my cousin called and said she was half way out of florida and on her way to my house...with her dead beat boyfriend.
this is the week that i decided to pull a 40 hr week, while hosting my cousin, and that sad excuse for a man of hers. i haven't done that in a while, and now my body is taking a serious beating. not to mention the car battery dying and being late to work... 2 hrs!!!
not to mention everyday struggles.
time to take a breather. i need a vacation. but that's not going to happen. everyone has there own little vaca's planned, and my personal plans got thrown out the window.
eh, i should be used to it. half the time i'm ignored.
now, i'm going to soak in a bath tub.
i'll bounce back...hopefully sooner than later.

Nuværende humør: rejected
Nuværende musik: cry me a river

taxes are done
about $1000 will be direct deposited
in my account by april
now, i can rest easy

Nuværende humør: hopeful

i hate doing taxes, especially when you have to file for 2 states!
i have to call the IRS now because something is wrong.
all hell is gonna break loose!

Nuværende humør: my head is about to explode

so i called anthony and told him i wasn't going to be able to come to his wedding.
it broke my heart. he said i made kristen cry. that hurt.
so my plans to come back to fl in april are shot to hell.
some of the sbux crew want to go camping for spring break. sounds like fun.
either that or well take to a trip during the summer, NY, LA... who knows.
speaking of sbux crew, nancy is moving to boston with her new gf.
the new manager will be here on monday. it's kinda exciting, but yet again... scary

just like florida has hurricane days, we here in georgia have snow days. well we finally got to use them. it was retarded, if you ask me. in some parts it snow up to 8 inches. where i live, my grass was frozen, and there was ice on the road, and slush on the roof tops.
i was outside at 5am slushing around in the road. i had to be at work at 6am, and i didn't know if i was going. my mom ordered me to stay home. yay, that didn't happen. i got paid to just stand around and talk. hardly anyone came in. that's bad for business, but at least i don't have to work as hard. i guess people don't know how to drive on wet roads.
it mostly rained, and looked gloomy outside. the perfect day for ordering pizza, and watching endless movies. too bad i didn't get to do that.
this one cute guy who comes in to sbux all the time lives at the end of my street joanna and i are going over his house. i hope he has a friend for jaonna =)
should be fun, i'll try no to get into too much trouble.

my attempt to clean my room today failed. big woop.
so i've decided to apply for a passport.
as of the 23 of january you NEED a passport to fly domestic.
since anthony is getting married in april, and i have no other means of transportation other than flying, i HAVE to get one.
i told my mom i could drive her car and she could rent one for a week while i'm gone. she didn't like that idea, and besides she doesn't want me making a 10 hr trip by myself. michael has to be there 3 days before the wedding... he's in it.
a bunch of us from sbux are planning on going to spain in may... it would be nice, but i don't think it's going to happen... at least for me it isn't.(no $$$)
anyhoo, i have the whole day off, and nothing to do. lucky me, i guess.
i guess i should start working on my room, before i go out tonight.
-later

ps
my grandpa bid on this house. my grandma just found out.
that means they might... MIGHT move up here.
i know this sounds really mean but...
i don't want them to move up here

Nuværende humør: okay
Nuværende musik: there is no one like you

2007 already? time really does fly.
like my vacation. i didn't get to do half of the things i wanted to do, but i can't complain, i did a lot! i spent the first part in ft. lauderdale where my aunt lives. by the 2nd day, i was dying to go to palm beach.
christmas was great, we have family in town from london. one big happy family =)
i spent a couple of nights with april, and went partying with kendra(luv ya), went shopping like everyday (something i shouldn't have done)
i did get to see my marelvis and talk about the good ol' days in band. (aw band!)
new years eve was fun, i didn't stroll in till after 3am. then i had to get up at like 6:30am and drive back home. it was great!
i miss florida, but i missed georgia when i was gone. there's nothing better than sleeping in your OWN bed... period! i think i missed that the most.

so, i haven't been home a week and i got the flu. lucky me.
i went to work on thursday, came home feeling like crap, and then it snowballed from there. saturday i thought i was going to die. not only did i have to work, but i was on bar the entire morning. i told krista (asst.mgr) that i was leaving early. i couldn't take it anymore. then on top of that my mom leaves andrew home with me all afternoon. i had the worst migraine, for 6 hours!
i'm feeling alot better compared to saturday.
other than that krista told me that i'm going to be a shift supervisor! yay for me!
the only thing is i have to take like 4 weeks of training and i don't know when that's going to happen. nancy is going through so lesbian drama right now, and has been in and out of work since i left for vacation. so i hope krista makes this happen soon.
it's official, i'm going to be a shift.
i better relax before i go into work.
i have a long day ahead of me.
-later

Nuværende musik: battle cry

happy christmas!
p.s. i'm in florida,
it's hot as hell...
and i'm lovin'it!

Nuværende humør: i'm home!

i'm almost done with christmas shopping:
mom- gift card to anne taylor & a really nice coffee maker!
michael- 3 DVDs & a $10 card to t-mobile card.
andrew- books! the kid doesn't need anymore toys!
and for my self... to see the smile on each of there faces on christmas morning!
::tear::
in other news: i'm counting the days till i jump in the car, and head down to the sunshine state!!! my mom wants to leave a couple of days early. i don't know if i can get one of my shifts covered at work, but i'm working on it.
other than that, the weather is freaking hottt!! it was like 70 degrees today, no wind, just the hott ass sun.
anyhoo, i'm fixin' my lil' ol' self some supper, so i better get going.
-ttfn

Nuværende musik: irreplaceable