I have recently become extremely snobby about the kind of face wash and lotion I use.  This is mostly due to living in the desert (its dry here if you didn’t know) and getting free very nice, lavish, and insanely expensive stuff at a trade show.  One weekend we had a spinal screening for work.  The lady at the nice face stuff booth across the isle had a crush on my doctor.  So I one the free gift!! Yay for me! But now I am addicted and don’t want to pay for it.  The problem with my skin is that it is confused.  It breaks out when it is dry not oily.  So, I have to make sure it is well moisturized or I get red and white bumps in various locations.  I hate it of course.  So help me please.  I don’t want something extremely expensive but am willing to invest a fair amount.  I am willing to try many things.

What do you use?  Let me know

We are expecting to receive our “stimulus” package any day now.  I think it is exciting that $1200 will just be showing up in our bank account when it feels like it.  It hasn’t happened yet.  I was just wondering what everyone else will do with their check.  I really didn’t feel that this was a smart thing to do for our economy and that is why I ask.  If we were all smart we would SAVE it or pay off debt we have with it.  And that is of course what we are planning on doing with it…save it…but I am feeling VERY bored with this idea.  I mean it is sorta free right?!  Is it wrong for me to want to spend $50 of it something fun?!  Just a guilt free shopping spree for once!  I am being silly b/c lately I have been on shopping sprees and have not felt one bit guilty about it.  I am not going crazy or anything, I just go through phases now and I know this is just a phase.  It is dying down.  And for some unfortunate and weird reason I like to spend money on things right BEFORE we go on vacation.  This is ridiculous since we should spend money ON vacation.  (Most of our trips seem to be relatively inexpensive).  But I come up with all these things I need before we go.  “Oh these sandals would be PERFECT for Mexico!!”  Anyway, I know I shouldn’t think the way I do about money but I will be aiding the economy and buying SOMETHING  I wouldn’t normally.

Today I have been complaining about the weather.  I feel really bad about this b/c I have been complaining about how cold it is for the past couple of months.  I mean, its almost May and it is finally warming up.  But today it is almost TOO warm.  I know, I know…appreciate what you have but I just want a Spring, and I think we skipped it this year.  What we did this weekend…

Ry and I finally pulled out the bikes for good.  Saturday we did a rigorous ride in the foothills.  I still had to get off to walk sometimes b/c some places were so steep I just didn’t have enough skill to go up.  What really bigs me (and I think I have complained about this before) is that Ry has so much more endurance than me riding bikes.  He can go forever and barely huff and puff and every time I go is the closest I come to vomiting due to exertion.  But it is a nice challenge and you forget about how hard it is when you go down the hill.  Then yesterday, we took a very relaxing ride to a neighborhood near our house.  This is a really nice area that we would love to live in if we were planning on staying here.  We rode around and looked for houses for sale.  Its just a hobby.  It was so nice to be outside appreciating the great weather.

Other good news…

I think we found someone to take my job!! Yay!!!!  Its just good to know…

I am attending orientation tomorrow for school and will be able to enroll in class!