Life is crazy!

I have been so incredibly busy at work lately! That is why I haven't been posting as frequently which bums me out because blogging is like venting for me :-) Being this busy also means that I haven't caught up on reading my favorite blogs so this weekend I'll be sitting in a comfy chair, sipping a latte, having a wonderful time with google reader!

Johnny is sick with a cold. He went to work this morning and came back after 10 minutes. I hope I don't catch it so we'll be very careful about washing our hand and lysoling the doorknobs ;-)

So I'm wondering if bloggers out there have words that you always misspell no matter what. My word is "bus". And it's not that I don't know how to spell it, I do but my finger when I'm typing it always wants to add an extra "s" so it always comes out as "buss". I'm not sure why my finger wants to do this but it always does. I can even be thinking in my head that there is only one "s" and my finger still types 2! I think it's a natural muscle reaction or something. Who knows but I always giggle to myself when I have to type the word "bus" and it comes out as "buss".



Have a great day!!
June

I love old people!

What I love most about some old people is how quick witted they are! I'm at work and an old guy just stopped by to pick something up. As he is leaving he sees my co-worker who asks him how he is doing. He says " Oh, I'm just trying to survive the heat. I guess it's good practice for the hereafter." HAHA Who comes up with stuff like that?! LOVE IT!

I'm having drinks with my friend P. This is the friend who doesn't like Johnny and so our relationship has been a little strained lately (read more here and here). I have been feeling like I've been making quite the effort to remain friends but she hasn't. She even skipped our best friend's birthday because Johnny was going to be there. Well she initiated having drinks tonight and said she needs my advice on quite a few issues. We'll see how it goes....

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far. It's almost a third over!!! EEEK!

June

Where did the last week go?!

Holy cow! It's Friday again?! The past week seriously flew by, faster than any other week in my entire life!!!! (Ok I'm being a little over-dramatic here...)

I'm so glad that it is Friday :-) My best friend's birthday is tomorrow and we have a whole day of activities planned ;-) We're starting with coffee at his place (he got a new espresso machine and is dying to test it out) and then brunch. Then we want to do a fun afternoon activity like kayaking to just relaxing at the beach. Then we are going to do dinner and a great little Thai place with a fabulous patio to enjoy the outdoors while drinking. Then we're hitting the town! I think I'll be sleep a lot on Sunday.

The last couple of days have been very busy at work so I'm looking forward to a fun weekend!

Happy weekend!!
June

CHECK OUT THIS GIVEAWAY!!

You all need to go over to Fantabulously Frugal and check out the giveaway that is going on. It's all of her favorite things and it looks awesome!!



And if you love me, mention that I (June at A Love Like Johnny and June) sent you over.
Good Luck!!!!
June

Award!

The lovely Trixie over at Swooning in the City tagged me on this award yesterday. Thanks Trixie!!



The rules are:
1. Tell your readers 10 things about you they may not know, but that are true
2. Tag 10 people with the award

10 Honest Things
1. I strive to be an outdoorsy girl and while I do love being outside there are times when I just want to plant my butt on the couch and watch TV for hours.
2. Clipped nails are one of the grossest things in the world to me. If I see a piece of nail anywhere I will start panicking!
3. I can't stand one of my co-workers and I'm not sure what to do about it.
4. I have a very suspicious nature.
5. I love to read! And I love all kinds of books from trashy romance to historical biographies.
6. Although I'm a control freak I'm not a very tidy person. I really have to make an effort to keep my apartment looking nice.
7. I need to take about 20 interior design classes because no matter what I do I feel like I have no fashion sense when it comes to decorating.
8. I love working under pressure. At work, sometimes I leave projects to the last minute on purpose because I feel like I work better that way and I like the excitement of trying to get it done quickly.
9. I love Target a little too much.
10. I'm meeting with my financial advisor on Monday and he is not going to be happy with my spending in the last couple of weeks. Oops! Maybe I won't be completely honest with him about that...

I tag:
1. ♥ H ♥ at Small Town Girl
2. Lil' Woman at Little Woman, Little Home
3. Mrs. Jetplane at Leaving and Loving on a Jetplane
4. The New Black at The New Black
5. Carol at Primadonna Bride
6. Amy at Just Add Walter
7. Shopaholic_Diva at Crazy/Beautiful/blog
8. The Newlywed Next Door at Newlyweds Next Door
9. Sara at When In Rome
10. Cybeel at Scarlett's Walk

Happy Wednesday!
June

A better Friday post :-)

I got home from work today and there was a package for me sitting under my mailbox!!!!!



It was my dress from Rue La La!!



I immediately ran up to my apartment, tore open the box, took the dress out of the packaging, and tried it on. (I was super excited about getting a package and very nervous that the dress wouldn't fit or would look stupid.)

And......the dress looks fab on :-) It fits me really well and I'm very happy with it. I think it's the perfect thing to wear for the garden wedding I'll be attending in 2 weeks. The only problem with the dress is that it has pockets (I detest dresses with pockets) which are too bulky and make me look wide. I'm going to have my expert seamstress (mom) cut out the pockets and sew them shut and then the dress will be perfect!

The other 2 dresses I ordered should be arriving today! (Darn, I should have bought them on different days so that I would have packages on different days...oh well!)

Happy day!!
June

PS- I've been a little obsessed with clip art lately which explains all the cutesy little pics! hehe

Still healing...

Everyone has bad days. Sometimes I feel like I'm having them more often than is normal. Johnny and I were having lots of problems a couple months ago. He really hurt me but he has committed to being a better boyfriend and our relationship has gotten 1000 times better since. I think Johnny thought everything would be perfect overnight and although things are great I still have some really bad days. The days where I get really needy and scared that his old behaviors are going to rear their ugly monster heads. These are the days that I don't even feel like myself. I feel vulnerable and icky. I'm a strong, independent woman and on my bad days I feel the opposite of that, which I hate.



I had one of these days yesterday. I never know when they are going to happen, they just do. I had planned on going home after work, going on a walk with Johnny and then cooking us dinner. I did not tell Johnny of my plan, I just assumed it would be ok with him. Well late in the day he texted me to tell me that he was going to his friend's graduation from college last night. Well I got upset because I wanted to spend time with him. He got upset at me for getting upset. We had a mini fight then we both apologized and made up. But I think it was lingering for both of us because later that night we were very nit-picky at each other. I start to feel very alone and depressed. If I follow my irrational desires I start to pick fights with Johnny. I'm not sure why I do it but I do. Last night I chose the rational option to just say 'I love you' when we went to bed and hope that the feeling is gone in the morning (which it was).

I think this is all a part of the healing process within our relationship and within myself after being hurt. I'm learning to trust again. I'm learning not to live in fear and worry of getting hurt again.

Everytime I have one of these days where I'm feeling like the sappy, needy girlfriend I vow to not let myself get that way ever again! But of course, another one shows up when I least expect it and it drives me crazy!


Anyway....all is well with Johnny and I. Sorry for the semi-downer Friday post!
Have an awesome weekend :-D

June

Movie and book reviews :-)

Johnny and I finished watching the movie Australia last night. It took us 2 nights because it's really long! But despite it being a long movie we both really enjoyed it! I give it 2 thumbs up. It was filled with action and love which appeals to both Johnny and June ;-)

Hugh Jackman is a total hotty!

And that little boy is so adorable with his big eyes. I kept commenting about every 10 minutes how darn cute he was!!

The movie is about what was happening in Australia during World War 2. Nicole Kidman's husband is a cattle rancher who is murdered so she has to take over. Her and Hugh manage the ranch together, go thru some ups and downs and of course fall in love. It's a great movie and I would definitely recommend it!
Movie Rating: Buy It!

Movie rating key:
See in Theater = Excellent
Buy It = Excellent
See in Cheapseats= Very Good
Rent It = Good
Don't bother = Bad
Wish I could get those 2 hours back! = Very Bad



I also finished a book last night, Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik. It was for my book club last month (oops! I'm a little behind) but I had to read it because I was told how good it was.

It was an EXCELLENT book! It takes place in the town I currently live in (which makes it even more fun because I know the places they talk about) and is about 5 housewives who meet in the 1960's and form a bookclub. The book spans almost 40 years and talks about the different problems they all face. It's a very heartwarming book because of the strong bond between all 5 women. I highly, highly recommend it!!!

Happy day!
June

Online shopping, movies and more!!

Wow...I am obsessed with shopping online this week! I really do go thru phases where I can be very self-disciplined or very self-indulgent. The latter is very bad for my checking account....:-/ I've bought 2 dresses I can't afford in as many days via the internet. They are super cute of course and I think my problem is the fact that it is summer and I've been feeling the need to get a few new, cute summer clothes. Today I bought this:



I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it in my Title Nine catalog that I received in the mail yesterday. I immediately got online this morning when I got to work to order it and it was all out!!!! Luckily I found it at another online retailer. The dress just looks so comfy and easy to wear so I had to have it :-)



Johnny and I went to the cheapseats on Friday night and saw Taken. It was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. If you like action/suspense movies you definitely have to rent this! Liam Neeson kicks major butt in this movie and you'll be on the edge of your seat the entire time!

Lastly, my mom sent me this cute video this morning and I just had to pass it on. I love cats and grew up with them in my home so I thought this was just adorable! I could totally see my 2 wacky cats doing this exact thing ;-)

Rue La La

I made my first Rue La La purchase today and I'm so excited about it!! I have an outdoor/garden wedding to go to on June 20 and I've been looking for the perfect outfit for weeks. I wanted something that was light and summer but fun and flirty :-) Of course me being the shoe lover that I am, I found the shoes first (at NY and Company) with the thought that I'll build the rest of the outfit around those.



So with the shoes purchased it was on to the dress. I've looked high and low and I just couldn't find anything that I liked that would go with the shoes. Well Rue La La opened the Free People boutique today. I'm new to Rue La La and most things are too expensive for me but I really like the Free People stuff today. And I found the perfect dress!!!!



Let's hope it fits and looks nice (crossed fingers)! I don't usually like to buy clothes online because I need to try things on but this dress seems like it will be pretty forgiving.

Now it's on to accessories and I'll be all set! And I love that I won't be scrambling at the last minute to choose something to wear!

Happy Day!

PS- If anyone wants to be invited to join Rue La La just let me know and I'll send you the invite.
June