A Birthday Like None Other

So I turned 23 on Thursday. It was pretty uneventful. I went to work, at lunch at home like I usually do, and went to the gym and plugged 23 into the treadmill before my run. When I came home I noticed that my Dad had left a present in my room. He got me a Gator cup for my desk at work and a Chocolate covered cookie saying Happy Birthday. This may not seem like much, but my Dad always leaves all this up to my Mom, so just the thought he put into it meant the world to me. I called him at work and thanked him. I went to dinner with my Mom and sister. My Mom had bought me some flowers and we put them in a vase. We didn't do much on my actual birthday because I wanted to share the moment with Grant who was coming to visit.

Grant arrived around 10:30 on Thursday evening. I was waiting in the front room and was very excited when I saw his car pull in the driveway. I went outside to greet him and helping him inside. I told him that we were going out to dinner on Friday and doing cake and gifts afterwards so he could wait until then to give me my present.

I went to work on Friday and was able to leave the office by 3:30. Grant picked me up and we went to see Batman Begins. It was a pretty dark movie, but I like Batman and it was interesting...just a little slow at the beginning. I am a pretty impatient movie watcher. We drove to the restaurant and had a nice dinner with my family. Then, we came back home and had my favorite birthday dessert - angel food cake with berries. My brother's were not fond of my selection, but it was my birthday so I got to choose. Then, I got to open my presents. I opened my Mom's gifts first. She got me a bunch of clothes. It was really nice of her, but I will have to see if they fit and everything. My aunt got me some bath and body works lotions. I got a package from my friend Dani in Atlanta. She got me my favorite gift, a little pink Coach bag.

Grant got me a card. He wrote 2 sentences in it and that was it. He did not make me feel special at all and that is not something I am willing to compromise. I realized yesterday that Grant is a really nice guy. Treats me well, but I don't think it was too much to expect a little gift from him for my golden birthday. In front of my entire family Grant just gave me a card. I am hurt. I was trying to figure out how this situation could be remedied, but I think that it is just going to take time.

Good Morning and GO GATORS!

Happy Friday everyone! Yesterday was my birthday, but I am really celebrating it today. Grant drove into town last night to 'surprise' me, but I knew he was coming the whole time. I was watching the Gator game in the front living room with the shades open watching for his car and conveniently he drove up just as the Gators made the last out in the amazing game yesterday. I ran out to give him a hug and kiss. I was very excited to see him. The 2 hours he did spend with me on my actual birthday are now the first hours that he was able to spend with me on my birthday in the past 34 months of our relationship. I was happy.

I was also happy to see the Gators come back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Sundevils 6-3. I tutor a few of the players so I love to see them win! Matt LaPorta had a great game, another homerun to add to the list. I am very proud! I just hope that our pitching can hold up against Texas. With Horne injured and Ball pitching most of last night we are a little more shallow in our pool of starting pitchers.

I am at work...which stinks because Grant is at my parent's house sleeping. I should get off early and be able to spend a good part of the afternoon with him. This should be a fun weekend!

Have a great Friday everyone!

How well do you know your 80's music?

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Check out that link to see how well you know your 80's music. I scored a 27.5...pretty pathetic, but it's fun to do if you are having a slow day at work!

I hope everyone's weekends went well. I am super excited for a couple reasons...
1. The Gators beat Nebraska! We play again on Wednesday at 2 PM. I love our Gator baseball team!
2. Grant is coming to see me this weekend! I miss him too much and I cannot wait to see him again. Long distance stinks and we are going on month 14!

And...I am going to Chicago a week from Thursday! I love the summer!
~Becky =)

where I've been...

Many of you probably have been wondering where grant (me) has been. Well, in effort to get done with school as soon as possible I've dedicated my summer to school and of course Becky. I'm taking two classes each 5-week session. So if you can imagine squeezing a thirteen week class into five weeks you can imagine that it is pretty tough. The classes are three and a half hours long, and the are all lecture based so sitting there listening to someone talk for that long is one of the most non-fun things ever.

Now that I know all about photosynthesis and cellular respiration pretty I feel like I'm ready and prepared to tackle some programming or computer work....oh wait biology has nothing to do with how to write a program or how a computer uses instruction sets or how it functions, this class is great! You've got to love general education requirements! I just finished my marketing class for the summer. Marketing is actually interesting and half useful. Starting on Monday I'll begin advanced business statistics. Finally a class with math, now were talking.

Some other exciting news is the surprise I have for Becky. It's going to happen like this......wait she's a part of this blog sorry maybe you'll read about it in the future from her OR you can get the scoop from my personal blog but its a secret shhh! [that is way harsh! I was very exicted until you stopped...~B]

Becky is turning a year older this coming Thursday, so I will be traveling up to see her next weekend and spending her birthday with her. Since we been together we have never actually been together on her birthday and this year due to school I will be getting there late on her birthday, but I will be there on her birthday so it is rather exciting and hopefully it will start the trend of spending every birthday with her. She's the best! [aw, honey I love you! But you said you were coming on Friday~that is NOT my birthday]

Grant*
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Chocolate Anyone?

So here at the PGA TOUR we have a research guy named Ken. His office is the favorite office for many who work at the TOUR. Is it because statistics are incredible interesting? Is it because Ken can tell you how many kegs you would have if you filled each hole on every golf course in the entire United Stated with beer? (Just over 6,200 kegs) No, it is because Ken has a chocolate stash in his desk drawer. Usually in an office a desk drawer would have pens, post-its, paper clips and the like. Not in Ken’s office. Today he replenished his drawer with just over 13 POUNDS of candy ranging from Snickers to Mounds to Milky Way and everything in between.

Those who sit near Ken’s office will observe a steady stream of visitors. Even when Ken is on the phone or talking with someone in his office chocolate lovers will file into his office to get their chocolate fix.

Lesson learned: if you want to have a constant flow of people streaming into your office…buy lots and lots of chocolate and stash it in your desk drawer.

So work is great and all, but I have an idea…I was in the copy room earlier and I noticed a woman unstapling her documents so she could copy them. I remembered how I was doing just the same thing yesterday. I would take the staple out, copy the document, then re-staple the original. The copy machine is advanced enough to staple the copy, but…I think a copier can do more. I just need a good engineer to join me and a financial backer. Then, I am going to invent a copier that automatically with take staples out of original documents and then re-staple the originals and copies at the touch of a button. Who is with me?

~Becky - the only one who ever updates this blog. I should change the name to B Inc.

7 Hours

7 hours...that is how long it took me to get back from Fort Myers on Sunday. It rained, people went slow, accidents happened...it was not fun. Grant is lucky I love him and that I am willing to sacrifice 13 hours of my weekend to see him for less than 48 hours. Now that's love.

I am back at work. Yesterday we all went into my boss's office to hear the Michael Jackson verdicts. It was the highlight of the day. The outcome did not surprise me. I think it will be nice when we can stop hearing about the Jackson case 24-7.

The times for a few of the Gator football games were announced. CBS picked up the FSU and Tennessee games. I am excited because the Tennessee game will be nationally televised at 8PM and the FSU game will be on CBS at 3:30. College football is great. But 1PM games at the Swamp are rough for the players and fans standing for 4 hours in the student section.

In other Gator sports news Matt Walsh will be entering the NBA draft and I wouldn't be surprised if Roberson leaves too. With Walsh, Roberson and Lee leaving (59% of our offense from last season) we are left with Corey Brewer as our highest scorer from last season with 7.5 points per game. Billy D has a lot of work ahead of him!

Oh yeah...and did I mention we are going to Omaha?
~Becky

FYI...Grant is still alive. I did see him this past weekend and his computer works and he is doing well. Apparently he is too busy to post in our blog.
I just didn't want anyone to be worried about him or any rumors to start.

Movin' on up!

I was moved to a cubicle this week from my little desk near the printer at work. I am really excited. I have also been pretty busy which I love. So things at work are going well.

I am going to visit Grant on Friday with my friend Suzy. We are kind of setting him up. Suzy has a friend who lives in Fort Myers. Her friend (Heather) has a boyfriend (Brent) who is apparently a lot like my Grant. So we are taking them all out to lunch or something to have them meet. It’s kind of like a blind date for friends! I hope he likes him.

I am just very excited to see Grant and Suzy. I know that it has only been a week and a half since I’ve seen Grant, but I miss him even more in those days just after seeing him. Plus, I have no homework to worry about so I can spend 11 hours in the car and not feel too bad about it because I have nothing better to be doing. Grant is worth every minute spent in the car anyways.

I should get back to work and get some stuff done today. Have a super Wednesday everyone! And…go Gators this weekend against FSU!! ~Becky =)