the forgotten blog...

Well I certainly have not written for quite some time. Sadly to say, my free time at work has been consumed by Farm Town. And if you don't know, don't ask. haha.

Updates include...
the house is painted, and all decorated... we still need kitchen tile and crown moulding... (a weekend project for my love, of course)...
The housewarming party was fantastic! We have a stocked liquor cabinet to prove it... haha.. Now i'm really excited for the next two house warming parties!!! The Mitten/Becker and the Foreman/Gray!!
Ah yes, which brings me to the newest addition to the family... Thor Thunderwolfe Hartman. The monsterous lovebug big baby that has entered our life and destroyed my favorite shoes. He's really very sweet... but has some separation anxiety issues... as well as some past issues with males... also a gluttony issue... all of which we are lovinly working on. Yes Thor is a handful, but that's okay because he's a handful of love too :-)

The month of August has turned out to be an exciting one thus far... with Ben and Jackie moving on the 1st.. as well as the unforgettable amazing Elton John and Billy Joel concert... <3 Which turned into the 2nd (my 23 b-day!!) Which is when we got our large bundle of joy Thor... Then a week of work... A weekend of play with the dogs, a long walk into town for food at Como, mini-golf with Eric and Melinda... a night out with the ladies which is always eventful and exciting. Id like to throw in that I smoked a cigarette with John Gosselin... who was not quite so interesting OR attractive, for all of your information. Which brings me to the terrorous thunderstorm that is Thor... The list of things that Thor has eaten is as follows...
one plate of birthday brownies, one bowl of hershey's kisses with almonds, one ralph lauren (100 dollar) high heel, one bag of dog treats, one chicken sandwhich, and many many many bowls of food that belonged to Pepito. The most eventful of the list of course was the Hershey kisses with almonds... because Thor has been shitting gold nuggets that shine and glisten in the summer sun for 2 days. Needless to say, he's a lucky pup for eating all that garbage and not getting sick... Oh Thor...

That brings me to today... in the midst of yet another boring work week... filled with old men cursing, my 21 year old lab partner's foul and entertaining stories and a boss who promises me things that I will never ever recieve... such as a raise, a better position and dinner to name a few...

Now the future holds many exciting things... first and foremost, tomorrow. Thursday, my last day of work for the week which yields the ever anticipated weekend... Michael and I will be headed to Gaithersburg, MD to help Ben and Jackie while leaving the little pooch with Nana Gina and the big monster with Grandma Alice. Thank god for angels, i.e. mothers.

Next weekend, also and exiciting one... Friday, Luau in Chambersburg hosted by one of Michael's army buddies... Again, the dogs will be left with mothers (thank god for them)... Saturday, the Foreman/Gray housewarming picnic!! I'm so excited for that... I love this seemingly neverending chain of picnics...

The following weekend includes the ICO company picnic... Which, since I work with all crazy people, should be one for the record books. That evening I will be attending Legends to accompany Channy on her 24th b-day, with all the ladies of course... Hopefully, another run-in with John Gosselin will not be on the list of events for the night.

And the big summer finale!!! Assateague!! Its gonna be an exciting and eventful end of summer.

Somewhere in there, Michael starts school and I start EMT classes. How that's going to fit into my schedule of picnics, hasn't really occurred to me until this very moment... which leaves me the option of calling RACC and changing my classes to the next session which starts in December... I'm pretty sure I'll be able to work around it. I'm pretty resiliant in my young age.

I'd post pictures, but to be honest, I'm too lazy!

Thats all for now folks.

9 clayton ave--- before

hardly working...

1. Where did you take your profile pic?
<~ that one is from ocean city NJ, the other one on my profile is from cozumel mexico!

2. What exactly are you wearing right now?
Belikin Beer shirt from Belize

3. What is your current problem?
I am at work and I would rather not be...

4. What makes you happy most?
my loved ones, family, friends, aminals, my house and the fact that everything in it is not mine, its ours :)

5. What's the name of the song that you're listening to?
Hit em up? I dunno its some silly song on the radio

6. Any celeb you would marry?
only one person I'd marry...

7. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
Krystal

8. Ever sang in front of a large audience?
yep in HS

9. Has anyone ever said u look like a celebrity?
someone told me christina applegate, but i just don't see it

10. Do you still watch kiddy movies or kiddie TV shows?
i <3 cartoons, and we just watched finding nemo 2 nights ago

11. Do you speak any other language?
i know some german and some spanish...

12. Has anyone you've been really close with passed away?
unfortunately, yes

13.Do you ever watch MTV?
never ever ever

14. What is something that really annoys you?
BAD DRIVERS! and new jersey, the two go hand in hand

Chapter 1:
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1. Middle name:
Marjorie

2. Nickname(s):
T-bizz, bizzle, t-bag, t-rock, bartowski, blondy, blue eyes

3. Current location:
6355 Farm Bureau Road, Allentown PA 18106, to be precise.

4. Eye color:
blue

Chapter 2:
===============

1. Do you get along with your parent(s):
yes indeed.

2.Are your parents married/separated/divorced
married, for a looong time

Chapter 3: Favorite
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1. Ice Cream:
bubble gum!!!!!

2. Season:
summer!

Chapter 4: Do You..
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1. Dance in the shower?
sometimes

2. Do you write on your hand?
a lot!

3. Call people back?
only if i like them

4. Believe in love?
very much so

5. Any bad habits
leaving drawers, cabinets and such open... hehe

6. Any mental health issues?
WORK-A-HOLIC

Chapter 5: Have You..
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1. Broken a bone?
a few small ones

2. Sprained anything?
yes definately.

3. Had physical therapy?
yup

5.Taken painkillers?
yup

6. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling?
snorkeling yes... i really really want to go scuba diving

7. Been stung by a bee?
yup

8. Thrown up at the dentist?
haha no? does that normally happen?

9. Sworn in front of your parents?
yes, always

10. Had detention?
never.


Chapter 6: Who/What was the last
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1. Movie(s)
finding nemo!

2. Three people to text you?
mike, gennie, annie

3. Person you called?
amanda

4. Person you hugged?
mike :)

5. Person you tackled?
haha? i haven't really done much tackeling lately

6. Person you talked to on IM?
oh geeze, don't really do the im thing anymore

7. Thing you touched?
keyboard.

8.Last thing you ate
flavor blasted goldfish nothin' but nacho!!! POW

9. Thing you drank?
pepsi

10. Thing you said?
I dunno, i haven't said anything in a while, i'm all alone in the lab today

=============== How I end my sentences==============

1. My ex...
is not important.

2. Maybe I should...
go in the office and take a nap! screw work

3. I love...
animals

4. People would say that I...
am insane

5. I don't understand why...
i don't get paid more to sit at work and blog! haha

6. When I wake up in the morning I...
play with my puppy

7. I lost my...
faith in the system.

8. Life is full of...
ups and downs

9. My past is...
interesting, and makes for good story tellin'

10. I get annoyed very quickly...
when people underestimate me

11. Parties are ...
necessary

12. I wish life was not...
so full of work

13. Dogs are...
the greatest, best friends in the world

14. Cats are ...
stupid pets, and they make me itchy and sneezy

15. Tomorrow is...
going to be full of fun!! rain or shine :-)

16. I have a low tolerance for...
caffiene

17. If I had a million dollars...
i'd rescue all the puppies in shelters!

18. I'm totally terrified...
of nothing worth mentioning

19. My spouse is going to be...
Michael <3 whether he likes it or not!

20. Money is...
a pain in the butt... the more you make, the more they take. what the heck.

like it, love it, gotta have it!

ah home sweet home... settling down, painting, decorating, fixing and what not. love it.

<3 more blogging later

I feel like bouncing!

Ah excitement!!! Settlement tomorrow!!! I honestly think I need a sedative... because all day long, my heart has been beating like a hummingbird's. Did you ever get so excited you can't feel fingers and your toes?!? Maybe that's just me... but really... I'm stuck in the never ending cycle of almost crying happy tears and passing out from excitement. The adrenaline is pumpin!!! I feel like I could definately stay up, all night, and be awake all day tomorrow and paint and move every peice of furniture we have by myself. Ecstatic does not even cover it. I think the best part about it all is that my parents are out of town... and by the time they get back we'll be moved into our new house!!!! I feel so.. grown up :-D The funny thing is, I think about how much I couldn't WAIT to get out of hamburg... and now I can't WAIT to spend the rest of my life in the silly little town. It really is just too freaking cute. Its really true though... most of us Hamburgians just never leave!

Ahh I get to bask in the glory of our adorable brick capecod for the rest of my life. I'm so happy... :-D I feel like bouncing! and going WeEEEeeeEEEE!!!!! Some one pinch me... I feel like I'm in heaven.

<3

a butterfly with wet wings...

Ah yes, yet another Saturday spent at ICO... while everyone else is sipping frosty beverages, soaking up the sun and laughing with their friends and loved ones... here i rott. Now, I must say that althought I despise working on Saturdays, I find it necessary to eat up as much company time as possible... because, afterall, I spend a majority of my time here surfing the internet, blogging, and of course facebook stalking. So all in all, I'm not necessarily the loser here. However, I think I'm low on vitamin D from lack of sunlight. I'm also low on excitement... due to the excessive amounts of time spent reading the news and catching up on the latest celebrity gossip, which really in turn, makes me low on brain cells as well. All work and no play make Tara... TaraBull. Hmmf. I truly want to throw a full on temper tantrum... stomping feet, crying, throwing things, yelling and all... WAHHH!!! :'(

To be completely honest, I could walk out the door right now and no one could even say anything about it. Saturday is "make your own schedule day." But unfortunately I'm feeling guilty about the 30$ bar tab Mike and I racked up at Cousins last night... and I just feel a bit better knowing that I'm making up for it. Consequently that means giving up another Saturday that could be spent drinking and socializing. I think the biggest blow this job has produced has been to my social life. I'm like a butterfly with wet wings... *sigh*

I guess this is the American dream... work your life away to have things you can't really afford. Yet, we forge on... a whole shit ton of us... 90% of our lives consist of work, sleep and food leaving a mere 10% for fun activities. You'd think spending this much time working... you couldn't even fathom spending 100% of your paycheck, in 10% of your time... but oh yes, it happens.

Its absurd to wrap my mind around the fact I've been doing this job for nearly a year... I'm surprised I have any friends at all... I truly am that girl who always works. Crap.




And this is my entertainment for the day... :-P

easy as 1,2,3...

Oh M.J. one of my favorite and beloved pop stars. I always defended you during the bad times... I hope you're in celebrity heaven. Many tears will be shed for you today.

And Farrah Fawcett... the Girl Next Door... who made blond hair blue eyes beautiful babes what they are today..

Ed McMahon... not really a fan... but sad to see you go, all the same.

Bad things come in threes they say.... but when you think about it, 3 to me, is a different 3 to someone else... which is exponentially, and devistatingly, tragic.

Here's to having the strength to hope for a better tomorrow... and carrying on... taking life one day at a time, while we still can. Our time here is precious... we should spend it smiling... because tomorrow is another chance, to make the best of what we have. Remembering the lost... with smiles on our faces of the precious, wonderful memories we had... and all the more amazing times we will have in the future, with you in our hearts. With love to all we've lost...