Slurpees or Salads?

I promised pictures and am finally delivering...

It was a very long day at work.  I did take a quick break and talked to a friend who actually is having a worse week than I am.  Just a tough one.  I think a lot of people have stress and feel completely overwhelmed.  It just seems to be the way of the world these days.  Nothing is easy or simple.  I wish I had a quick fix for all of us.

I was driving home after work and was thinking that a lemonade would taste really good.  Chick fil A has good lemonade - with or without sugar.  I got off the freeway and headed for the drive-thru.  I guess I wasn't paying attention because if I had, I would have noticed that there were what seemed like a million cars ahead of me.  When I did finally come to this realization of course it was too late to back out of it.  There were probably 4 cars behind me and I knew they weren't letting me out!  I had never seen so many people eager to buy a chicken sandwich.  I was super annoyed!  I FINALLY got up to the board to order.  Placed my order and was immediately told that it was Customer Appreciation Day and because they appreciate me, they were giving me a free 3 strips of chicken with sauce.  Ok so now I got it.  All of these people found out they could get something for free and headed where I was headed.  It was another 10 minutes before I got to the actual window for the lemonade.  And of course my free chicken.  Total time for 1 lemonade?  About 25 minutes.  Brilliant idea, Jules.  But...Chick fil A appreciates me!

Speaking of food - I have been a bit disturbed with 7-11 commercials on the radio.  What is this I hear that 7-11 is now serving delicious beef taquitos and fresh, crisp salads?  Why?  What has happened to society?  I grew up thinking that 7-11 was strictly "The Slurpee Store".  7-11 sells Slurpees, people!  Not salads.  If you want a freakin salad, go to the salad restaurant.  If you want a burger go to the burger joint.  If you want a burrito, go to the Mexican joint.  If you want pizza... And if you want a Slurpee...duh!  Imagine hearing a co-worker talking to someone at their home.  "Honey, I'll stop by 7-11 and grab us some dinner, ok?!"  Really????

Here's a few pics that I have taken this week...


Lake Hodges
(taken from my street)


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Lake Hodges in the early morning
(taken from my driveway - my only "lakeview")

Here is one of the goats that Roxie and I go to visit every day.  They have gotten used to us coming by and run down to the fence!

And Zoe LOVES the yard...

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Hi Blog Followers,

I really need a laptop because the computer that I use is upstairs here at my house.  I rarely come upstairs.  Moving to this new house has completely changed my home lifestyle.  I used to spend A LOT of time on the computer at the old place.  Maybe because it was convenient?  I sometimes miss the coziness of a smaller home.  I would love to have a laptop downstairs so I can blog, check FB, email, scrabble, etc.  A typical day for me (after work) is that I get home, greet any animals that are home, and kick off my shoes.  Then I grab something to drink, my Nook, and my Cell Phone and I head outside to the balcony.  I sit out there every night for a long time.  The cat and dog love it.  We watch for the horses to trot by and for the big gray owl to make his or her way to the big tree across the street for the night.  That would be the same tree that blocks my lakeview from the balcony and also blocked the fireworks last night!
Everything is so quiet here and I pretty much have zero stress. 
Yes, I know...I am going to post pics.  I say that every time I blog.  But I really am.  This weekend is the weekend for pictures!  I will even post a picture of my favorite goat who lives down the street.  She is SO sweet and loves to be petted.  I sure wish I knew her name.  Everytime I walk by that house, I never see anyone.  The goats are fat so someone obviously lives there and feeds them.
Happy Friday to everyone. ♥

Ahhh - carpet

It feels like Friday so therefore it should be Friday.  For those of you ending your work week today - I hate you.  Actually I love you but wish I could hate you!
I drove by the old place the other day.  The For Rent sign is up.  Rent went up $50 a month - they are asking $1400.  I thought it was funny they advertise brand new appliances.  Really, they aren't brand new.  Maybe a year old.  But I was so careful using them, they were able to pass them off as brand new because they look it.  The one thing that irritates me is that there is brand new carpet.  I wanted new carpet.  It was the crappiest, ugliest carpet and she said to give it another year and she would replace it.  We were there 2 years.  So we spent a crazy amount of money having the carpet cleaned for her just so we could get our deposit back and she turned around and removed it.  Now that I have moved, I had a dream come true.  I always wanted hardwood floors.  I have never met a person who didn't like them.  In case you have never met a person who didn't like hardwood floors...stop right there!  You know me!  My name is Julie and I hate hardwood floors.  Yep, I said it.  Didn't know I was such a carpet girl.  They look pretty but I hate taking care of them and I hate walking on them.  And I can't lay on the floor with Roxie because it's not all that comfortable.  And it's cold.  Oh well - I will learn to live with them!
My cousin, Josh, made it home safely from Afghanistan yesterday!  Happy for him - and Michelle.
Have a good Thursday everyone! ♥

Ice Cream Prisoner

Summer has arrived.  It's darn hot around here.  I don't like it!
Had a super busy weekend.  Every since we moved my social life has expanded 10 fold or so it seems.  Friday night was pizza night.  Actually almost every Friday is pizza night here.  We make homemade pizzas and they are always so yummy.  Had some girlfriends over until about 11:00.  Very fun.  Saturday night was my friend Jan's birthday bash.  It was part of a block party in her neighborhood.  Very fun and delicious catered Mexican food - pollo and carne asada tacos, rice, beans, chips, salsa...aka here in California as a "Taco Cart".  Saw my friend Hilda who I had not seen in about 7 years when we were both in Vegas for a wedding.
Today...Father's Day...I acted like I was a Father.  I was lazy.  I did finally get moving about 2:00.  Went to Kohl's and Macy's.  Then at 4:20 (I know, that is a weird time) we met mom and dad at Phil's BBQ for dinner.  Delicious.  Went to Baskin Robbins where the computer/cash register went down.  I felt literally held as a prisoner in an ice cream store.  It wouldn't have been so bad if I had been offered free ice cream but the owners of this particular store are NOT customer friendly.  So we waited for what seemed like forever in order to pay.  My ice cream was gone before I ever left the store.  That's how long I was in the 31 Flavors Prison.
Back to work tomorrow.  No group meeting for the next 2 Mondays.  Kind of nice to have a break.  The Civic is going to the car wash after work.  It's beyond disgusting.  It looks like the ultimate dumping ground for many, many birds.
Haven't forgotten that I need to post pics.  I'm getting there! ♥