Two weeks from tomorrow, Erin will be here!!! I have never looked forward to anything more than I am this event. I'm tired of talking to myself and eating meals alone! My last week was especially rough. Sometimes, I come home and need a hug, but I don't know anyone well enough down here and Sam needs a bath so I am S.O.L. Work is going well, but was very busy last week. Jason "Supertech" was in FL on vacation, and he usually takes care of a lot of work for our site. I faced many new situations and learned tons about my job. My friend Jimmy John has been a big help, though. He makes me a sandwich and everything feels better.
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I was over at the jail to see the police captain to fix his Blackberry and he was about to start a big ceremony for the officers lost while serving. I stayed through the while thing, but since I was not invited...I felt kind of awkward, especially when I was fooling around with his phone the whole time.
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They're still blowing stuff up everyday next to City Hall. Now, they're moving and crushing the big boulders into tiny little rocks. Pretty interesting stuff. I think I bored my coworkers telling them about the Cat equipment being used. Thanks PPG!
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I've been fighting a battle at home with ants. Not the funny cartoony kind, but the irritating ones, like fire ants (Stupidus Stubbornus Dontsteponus)
The yard is so big, it's hard to keep track of the mounds that I'm trying to kill. Today, I bought a different ant killer and also got some little flags so that I can mark and identify active mounds. My master 10 year plan for our yard is to have the best lawn on my street and the nice lawns in the fancy part of the neighborhood have no ant hills, so I can't either. I bought a big sprinkler, fertilizer, and some grass seed to get started. I know it can be done, because there are some gorgeous yards here.
The yard is so big, it's hard to keep track of the mounds that I'm trying to kill. Today, I bought a different ant killer and also got some little flags so that I can mark and identify active mounds. My master 10 year plan for our yard is to have the best lawn on my street and the nice lawns in the fancy part of the neighborhood have no ant hills, so I can't either. I bought a big sprinkler, fertilizer, and some grass seed to get started. I know it can be done, because there are some gorgeous yards here. .JPG)
I haven't washed my car since I've been here. I've been conserving water and money by strategically using mother nature. She does okay, but it still needs a good scrubbing. Luckily, I found the only coin self wash place in the upstate...right down the street from my house.
On my quest for the perfect Chinese fare, I found my way to the Dragon Den. FINALLY I found my favorite Mandarin cuisine. You know it when you taste it. 
The sweet & sour sauce is much thicker, darker, and sweeter. The chicken has more batter.
The General Tso's chicken is actually SPICY. Not fake spicy, but whoah cool spicy.
This morning, I treated myself to some cinnamon rolls before some yardwork. Yum! They were perfect. 
For lunch, Dennis and I went to Long John's in Mauldin.
*not actual sign. Thanks Google images!
Hmmmm Chili Dog or fish filet?
I ate light today, only one of each and no bowl of crumblies.
Dennis and went to see Iron Man. I had seen it already, but I was in the mood. What a great movie!! The CGI is perfect (I don't remember any part of the movie being CGI). Definitely on my Must Buy list.
On our way in, we were approached by some questionable characters. I wasn't sure what this was, but they were friendly and I wanted a picture for my blog, so here you go.
It's starting to get warm here every once in a while. It's honestly gorgeous. Our house is staying around 70 without any A/C too!
I sat down on Thursday to watch the stupid Office Finale and popped open my Doritos and put my feet up.
Next weekend is Memorial Day! Woohoo a day off! If you don't hear from me before then, have a safe fun weekend and don't eat too much at the cookout. Our local ampitheater is hosting a big festival: http://www.freedomweekend.org/photos.aspx. Huey Lewis is playing, but they want like $30+Ticketmaster fees and it's BYOLawnchair. I don't think I will go for it.
Next weekend is Memorial Day! Woohoo a day off! If you don't hear from me before then, have a safe fun weekend and don't eat too much at the cookout. Our local ampitheater is hosting a big festival: http://www.freedomweekend.org/photos.aspx. Huey Lewis is playing, but they want like $30+Ticketmaster fees and it's BYOLawnchair. I don't think I will go for it.
I will leave you with Tetris played on bottles:
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