ryssee's world

Oh so happy about all the sunny, warm weather we've had! Nice long 3-day weekend last weekend. We had our sales meeting at work and the company agreed to be sold right at the end of it. Was a big surprise to all, and was exhausting on top of all the other work we had to do before and after. SO, we were very happy to get early release at work on Friday. I decided to go to the mall and get an impromptu haircut, took about two inches off, it's cute. Hangs about an inch under my earlobes when I tuck it behind my ears like I always do. Seems like May is the month for hair change for me...was a year ago that I went from bright blond to brown. Came home and Randy and I sat out on our deck with all my plants and our new chairs and tiki torches, grilled, had a couple bevvies, and played Yahtzee. I am now the reigning Yahtzee champion in our household. All is right in my little world once again. Saturday: We slept in (well, in for us, 8:30 or so instead of 6:30), read the paper, w...

My new company that bought my old company got sold today! Holy crap! We should be fine though, we're going to be run as a subsidiary and stay in our location. Odd though. Seems I can't go a year without some kind of transition at work. Even more weird is that I started buying company stock for the first time ever this quarter. And we are in the middle of our global sales meeting this week. Talk about interrupting momentum. The brand is doing well and there is a ton of positivity. They pulled us all out of the meetings we were in to tell us about the sale. We hadn't even heard rumors, which is weird. Was really funny to go back to our rooms and try to continue the meetings after the interruption. Best comment came from one of our sales managers, "this happened when I was at (company X). Pretty much, (the new parent company) told us if the bus kept driving at 55 MPH or higher, they were gonna leave us alone, so we just need to keep doing what we're doing....

K made her first communion this weekend! Pretty princess. With one of her "BFFs" With Dad, Mom, and sister With her Auntie Ris C looks so pretty too! With Nana

Really. Who buys clothes at Sears? Well, I live in the Boston area where thankfully we have lots of shopping options. I popped in there to look for a chain for a pendant 'cause they were having a jewelry sale (hm, who buys jewelry at Sears, come to think of it?) and I wanted an inexpensive chain for an 8-year-old. Well, no luck with the chain, but holy moly, I who can never find a dress (either my boobs pop out or the rest of the dress is too huge, and I'm not even really stacked or anything) saw a cute one on the rack, tried it on and it fit like a glove. No lumps, no bumps, and really flattering, so guess what I did? I bought it in all 3 colors! At $22 each on sale, that's cheaper than a great day at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Also found this summer's denim skirt and a pair of Levis that fit great too, and a cute stripey shirt for $5.99. I got out of there for $120 with a nice bag full of threads. And I know I don't have to worry about anyone at work weari...

Yay, Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees is the mentor tonight on American Idol! I just might know every word to every Bee Gees song ever recorded! Well not all of them but probably 70%. And wow, what an odd performance from Blake, who I like and thought would be Top 2 with Jordin Sparks. He freakin' beat-boxed to the Bee Gees! Anything else? Yes! Kelsey is making her First Communion on Saturday. I still remember mine, and still have the jewelry I received as gifts. I'm giving her a pretty and simple gold cross to wear for all her special religious occasions. I hope she likes it and wants to wear it on her special day. I still can't believe they let me be her Godmother, skeptical and very lapsed Catholic that I am! Well, she doesn't have to know until much later in life, does she? Thank Whatever Higher Being you believe in that she hasn't asked about why I live with Randy if we're not married! What else. Oh yeah, my soapbox. The pet food recall is turning i...

Ah I love spring. The 10 days of sun between all the rain in April and the 20 days we'll get in June. Saturday I went to the plant store and started planting. Got my hands and jeans good and dirty and was duly rewarded by Randy with fried Ipswich clams at the Summer Shack. After I showered of course. And got the dirt out from under my nails. I sure hope it all lives! I have a whole routine of watering and dead-heading each night and then we grill. Yum. Got a new grill too, which rocks, and will get lots of use this year. Below is the garden, we've got a small plot of grass and excellent dirt with lots of worms and perennials in it. I added the pot of geraniums, the purple spikey Salvias, the pansy, and the green stuff that will have bright pink flowers on it this summer. We have a really hard time getting the grass to grow especially here where it's shaded most of the day, so I threw in some New Zealand Impatiens, which have dark green leaves and bright pink flowers. ...

Haven't written anything the last couple weeks! Well, I did have my birthday. I've decided I'm 35 for the fifth time. Randy brought me to the Saturday 4/21 Red Sox game vs the Yankees . It was a gorgeous day and we had a blast - not to mention great seats. Josh Beckett got the win, and there were lots of hits and a Big Papi home run too. Right in the middle of the Red Sox sweep of the Yankees. Could not ask for a better weekend. I also got to sit in the sun and we fired up the grill with my favorite Savenor's chicken-so fresh and yummy you don't even need a knife to cut it. Mmmmm! Randy also spoiled me yet again with a video ipod, so now you can all be tortured in person 'cause it holds all my pictures as well as all my music! It can also play TV shows and movies, so very cool for the airplane. The mini he gave me a few years ago is way full of music and now powers my car stereo. Which is very very cool. Lots of cars come with the ipod jack now, but ...