It's Never Too Late To Celebrate!

I've put together a slideshow in honor of Easter and although Easter is over, we practically celebrate it every week on Sunday when we go to church, so I don't feel like it's too late to celebrate! Besides...everyday could be a celebration if we were to think about what Christ has done for us so we can be happy in this life, as well as in the next . The song writers and artists did an excellent job of depicting Christ's character through their words and pictures. My only hope is....that the message carries deep into the heart of each person who watches this. We truly have a Savior and Redeemer who knows us personally and loves us. He'll never leave us comfortless! May we each strive to keep Christ centered in our lives because....without Him, we have nothing. God Bless!

No Bunny Loves Me

Looks like the Easter Bunny decided to take a break this year for my family. It didn't even feel like Easter. No baskets, no decorated eggs, no Easter egg hunts, not even a single plastic egg in sight. Although it was disappointing, it helped me focus more on the real reason for the season. I had high hopes in sharing a slideshow for Easter but it's going to have to wait a couple more days. Which means I'm extending the holiday. Woohoo!!! Happy Easter!

OUT OF LUCK!

So...after St. Patrick's Day, are you feelin' lucky??? I hope so. I'm sure you've heard the phrases...."you lucky dog","lucky duck", "thank my lucky stars", "come on lucky sevens" or even "lucky you", and....don't forget...."lucky me"! But my personal favorite is "You're out of luck!" Well, my St. Patrick's Day felt just like that-my luck ran out! It started out nice (which was deceiving) but ended up being a frustrating day. I put a hole in my shirt, caused one of my tellers to be off $5000(it will get fixed but it's still frustrating), left work late because our members didn't leave until 7:15 when we're supposed to be closed at 7:00, and had a 3 hour conversation covering the same points like 10 times due to a language barrier. The guy even brought an interpreter but after you get the interpreter to finally understand what you're saying, you hope he can do the same for the guy he interprets for. It also doesn't help that my coworkers helped at least 7 people in the time that I helped one. It was reeeediculous!!!!!!!!!

OH.....and March Madness is taking on a whole new meaning in my life!!! At work, we've been doing a basketball theme for our certificate campaign that we have going on and we've divided into 3 teams- The Brine Shrimp, The Rebels, and The Fire-Breathing Rubber Duckies. (Care to guess which team I'm on??? See the poll to the right.) --->

Well, co-workers will jokingly comment that my team could do better and that I've done nothing to contribute. Deep down I know that's the nice way of saying "you suck and you better step it up". I'd just like you to all know that I was the one who got my team started and the second one to open a certificate! So there! Besides, it's been SOOOOO busy at our branch!!! So much to do, so little time! You'd think the basketball theme would be a huge motivator for me but sometimes I feel like just not participating.

Have you ever wondered where the name "fighting Irish" came from? Could it be that once they ran out of luck they turned to violence as the answer? If so, just call me Irish.

You're going to think this is lame, but I want to share it anyway. I heard a story at church (I'll give the short version) where a bird built a nest for her eggs in a wreath hanging on a front door. The bird later realized it was a poor choice of location to build her nest and keep her eggs because of all the people going in & out of the front door. The speaker said it was very unfortunate to find the bird had abandoned the nest and broke the eggs before leaving. The moral of the story I got from that lesson was: It's good luck to "break a leg" but it's bad luck to "break an egg"! Just something to think about now that we're passed St. Patrick's Day and fast approaching Easter! Thanks for reading! Till next time....

What's the Hold Up???

Well, tonight was disappointing as Kandis and I watched an intense episode of "Biggest Loser". By the end, both Kandis & I were just as frustrated as the "Biggest Loser" contestants. We devoted two hours of our time to see who would be the next person voted off, but it's not going to be revealed until next week. Ever since the beginning of this season they have voted off someone by the end of the episode, so this time, when it didn't happen, it's like a shock to the system. It's like...What's the hold up? They better have a darn good reason for doing it. It's just not right to get people interested and all worked up and then leave them hanging like that.

Of course, the more I'm sharing this, I can't help but think of how I've left you all hanging. I'm really sorry. However, I have plenty of good reasons for keeping you hanging. Take your pick:



1. Studying for tests and passing them. (Ok so maybe not believable since I never study but true nonetheless.)

2. Started reading Twilight and got "sucked" in.

3. Blog under construction. All of us know that construction can be a long process.

4. I've been dating and being more socially active.

5. Stress, exhaustion, and sickness set in and left me crippled on the couch with nothing to do other than be entertained by American Idol, Harry Potter, and....Matt Damon in Bourne Ultimatum. (I feel much better now!)

6. It was a test to see if my fans really wanted more...you passed.

Well, unfortunately I won't be filling you in on things this time around but soon. I promise. Hope each of you are doing well. Stay tuned till next time and you can hear more about my successes, my dramas, and maybe even my hopes and dreams. =0)