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Work has been busing due to our 12/1 deadline. of course half the people started their application as early as October but of course, everyone likes waiting for the last minute.
and to expect the unexpected, the payment system & the online application system crashed. everyone had trouble submitting their applications & paying their fees.
has they submitted their shit in in time, we would not have had 400 emails from over the weekend informing us on something that we found out on Monday morning. let's not forget the phone calls with all the panics & attitudes.

they will be alright & their is nothing that i can do to help them. the associate director & the administrative coordinator got back to all the emails yesterday. they had to inform everyone what they can do-hopefully they got the response they wanted.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING & i have to finish my shopping & soon. i have to mail my brother & my niece their gifts, almost done with Lala's gift, still don't know what to get Rodney {older brother} & my parents aren't in the country so their gift will be put on hold till they arrive back in the states. since my parents are in DR, they don't celebrate Christmas instead they celebrate the 3 Kings; which is on the 6th of Jan. i will ship their gifts out sometime in January even if it's after the date.
since my parents are out of the country {don't think i spend it alone}, i have spent Thanksgiving with my Godmother's family. they are my second family..my Godsister & i have been together since Pre-K also the longest friendship. thanksgiving @ my godsister's was a hoot & we plan on celebrating Christmas & New Year's together. Vivian {godsister} loves to remind me that since i am alone & have no family that Lala & i should not be alone. the funny thing is the way she says it...you would think that she was being a bitch & rude but actually she isn't. she just doesn't know how to rephrase it, so now it has become a joke between us when she reminds me about being alone during the holidays. love the girl to pieces.

i am doing plenty of overtime this month & next cause having a little extra cash is never a bad thing. Saturday I came in for 3 hours & for the reminder of the week, I will do an hour extra & then another 3 hrs. on Sunday.

Work

now everyone knows that i love my job & that i have always wanted to work @ NYU for quite sometime. something about working in a university setting & all the perks that come with being there is just wonderful. don't get me wrong, i loved what i did @ SEO & wish that i could continue doing that. some of the people there were really worth knowing & working alongside of & others-well we all know how i feel about them cause i have always expressed it on a daily basis; especially with the nicknames :-)

another thing about me that one cannot deny, is that i am a hard worker & when i am given a task it is done to the fullest. & of course, everyone knows that i hate slackers...hate them, can't stand them & they make me sick cause not only are you pissing me off but mostly cause i have to do their damn work. one thing i hate the most about a job is doing someone else's work & not getting paid for it. shit, if you don't want to do your job then quit @ least you won't be in my damn way.

another thing about me {not to brag}, is that i know how to multi-task & get my shit done before i leave to pick up Lala from afterschool. i can watch tv, talk on the phone with my parents/family/friends, surf the net, & talk shit in the office. but come the end of the day, NO ONE can DENY that my work is done by 5...even if not all of it is done but half of it will got done before i walk out the door.

here i am now in the same situation, i guess their are slackers everywhere you go in life. you got people up in here doing everything but they damn job. of course @ the last hour they rushing to get their job done & then that screws me over cause i need your shit to enter into the system. so now you holding my black ass up & that shit just won't fly.
of course i will nip shit in the bud, but when you have certain people that you can't say shit to cause once you say something to them they take it personally & want to act Lala's age {8} & not speak to me for a few weeks.
does me no harm cause like i said, i multi task by doing my work, on the phone, surfing the net & watching online television.

now take that for petty......

My Papa

today my Papa left to Dominican Republic & I am going to miss him. Sucks because both my parents are out of the country & I am left here w/Lala alone. Let me not be dramatic, I do have family here but it's not the same as your parents being here & for some reason some people just can't seem to understand that. but whatever, I am alone w/no parents in the country.

last night, I was on the phone w/my Dad wishing him well & letting him know that I hope he has a safe flight. didn't realize that I forgot to tell Lala on Monday that he was leaving for a little while. Anyway, I look down & notice that Lala is crying so I ask her what is wrong & she's balling saying "why is Papa leaving, I don't want him to leave-make him stay" literally brought tears to my eyes. Lala is really close to my parents so whenever they leave for a long period of time, she's an emotional wreak strange cause she doesn't do this for me. but it's cool & I am glad that she has that bond w/her grandparents.

my Dad & Stepmom had to speak to her to calm her down. it took 15 mins. before she could pull herself together. poor child is already wanting my mother to come back & now that my father is leaving she is going to be depressed & calling both of them to hurry up & come back home. she's already questioning my mother as to when she's coming back & mommy has told her that she won't be coming back till next year due to Hurrican Noel & the mess that was left behind. had to sit Lala down & explain to her what's up & why it's taking Mama so long to come back.

hope they come back soon cause I want my parents..
sucks to not have both of them especially during the holidays
but hey...i'll be alright

Finally I Am Home

boy, did I miss my home...I never seem to appreciate my home till I am away for some time. just having the time to myself & knowing that Lala is enjoying herself in her room. either singing, dancing, reading or learning on her Leaf Frog laptop. I actually sat in my living room just admiring the room, call me crazy but I just had to take a moment.

so yesterday, was my 31st birthday & their was no school either. Lala & I enjoyed a day @ home. we watched Harry Potter 1-3 {need the last film}, took a nap, and managed to catch up on some of my stories. miss my daytime soaps only have enough time to watch my spanish soaps in the evening.

my baby brother was the first to wish me a happy b-day, then my phone just kept going off after that. got texts, emails & phone calls from the people that love & care about me. some people wanted to know why I didn't do anything: hello it was a Tuesday, not much to do on a weekday & it was ugly in the morning with all the rain. besides, I wanted to spend it @ home hanging out & letting Lala sleep for as long as she wanted too. she wakes up early every morning any damn way. all in all, I had a wonderful day yesterday, thanks to those who remember my birthday & my daughter who is pure comedy.

she was upset because I didn't tell her it was my birthday, she found out from my step-mother.

L: why didn't you tell me it was your birthday. happy birthday mommy.
M: thanks & it's not important
L: oh yeah, you should have told me
M:why?
L: cause it's your birthday, it's important & special. you get presents
M: ok. I'll tell you next time
L: I am going to make you something

she did..she found the construction paper, markers & the scissors.made me a card with a heart in it.. I had her post it on the fridge.