Friday, July 29, 2005

I have to do it.


I can't resist. Alison my sister in law sent me some new photos of Coin, the newest addition to the Mooney clan, and he is such a doll. Check out those eyes. I mean, you have to admit, this has to be one of the cutest babies ever born. Just look at him! And you should see his siblings! Just further proof that Mooneys breed well. He is actually a nice blend between his mom and dad but hey, he's half Mooney. He wouldn't be that cute without us. :-)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

La Familia



This is my family. Some of them. The picture of the girls is of all my sisters. There is seven of us. I am curious to know if anyone thinks we look a like. Apparently I look like everyone. Some people have gone as far as to say a certain sister and I look like twins. Can you guess which one? I don't realize just how big my family is until I look at photos. And then I think, "Good God! These are all my siblings?!" I am fortunate because I get a long with most of them. I think they have a hard time realizing that I am not 13 anymore and treating that way will get them no where, but I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy being the youngest girl.

The other picture is of SOME of my neices and nephews. I know I have said it before but I am gonna say it again, we Mooney's make some good looking children. I mean really, are they cute or what? In this picture we have Jordan, Declan, Kessie, Hayden, Matthew, Spohia and Jacob. Jacob, sad to say, did not leave that stroller one time on this hike we took. Sophia on the other hand, who is only a couple months older, literally RAN the whole way. We couldn't keep up! It is really hard to take a group shot of children, expecially when there is more than one camera. They don't know where to look or know when exactly they should be smiling. Especially the younger kids who are use to having mainly solo shots taken of them. "What do you mean you want a picture of me with all these other kids? How about I come over here and you can take a picture of me all by myself".

Monday, July 25, 2005

I have no pictures but lots of stories

I haven't posted in a while because I didn't have any pictures to post. But if I waited for me to have pictures to post I would never write again so I decided to just write.

I went to Ginny's wedding a couple of weeks ago and it was lovely. The ceremony took place in Ross and it was HOT! I got to be in charge of the bus which meant I had to make sure everyone that was suppose to be there was there. Although this sounds like a simple task, don't forget that people don't always do what they are told and some people get anxious when the bus does not leave when they think it is suppose to. I like to be in charge though and it was fun to boss people around. I also had a bossy "co-worker" so between the two of us we got the job done. The place where the wedding took place was really beautiful and I could go into all sorts of details but I will spare you. Just know it was so wonderful to see them finally married and to celebrate it with so many people. I think this is the first wedding in a long time where I knew a lot of people in attendance so that made if extra fun. CONGRATS Ginny and Matt!

This last week my family was in town. All the girls came together on Tuesday in Sonoma at Chris' house. We went on a picnic and then a "hike". I love going to her house. It is so incredibly beautiful up there. It was nice that we were all together and I got to spend some time with Mmm and Jacob. They live in Chicago and I have not seen them since two Christmas' ago. They need to move back. My sister Kate was also in town who spent a couple of nights with me and my sister Adrienne and her son Matthew were also here. I took Thursday off and spent the day with them. We had a lot of fun and I had a really good time hanging out with Matthew. He is a great kid and a crack up! Now they are gone (except for Kate but she went back to Chris'). I hope they had fun. You never know when people are telling you the truth and when they are just being nice. It was interesting to have someone in my family stay with me. I had a lot of fun but it was strange to look at where I live and think about how she looked at it. I don't live in the best neighborhood-and by that I mean there are a lot of drugs and dirt and I am sandwiched between two housing projects, but other than that I really like where I live and feel completely safe. I mean, would I walk home alone at night? Of course not, but it was just interesting to see where I live with a fresh pair of eyes.

Studying sucks by the way. Am I EVER going to understand what the hell they are asking me? I only have three weeks and then the big day. I feel like throwing up just thinking about it. I am going to Yosemite this weekend but will be holed up the whole time studying. At least I won't be in the city.

todays GRE word...

untoward is a synomyn for stubborn

as in, 'When Bryan tries to take food away from me I become very untoward and refuse to share any."

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Finally, my booties


Here is the picture of my booties. I finally got Stinky to send me the picture. They don't look very cute in this picture so you will just have to trust me that they are. I still have not gotten a button for them and haven't done the hat so looks like the present will be late. It's okay. Baby isn't coming for a while. Plus, if I send them now she might forget she has them but if I send them later hopefully she will remember.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Working hard for my money


This is me, hard at work. I like this picture cause I look really tan.

Monday, July 11, 2005

And what a weekend it was

I hosted a bridal shower for my friend Yuri this weekend and to be honest, I didn't know what to expect. I was excited to do this for my friend and wanted to make sure she felt happy and loved, but at the same time I wanted to make sure the guests had fun as well. Because really, the only person a bridal shower is fun for is the bride. No offense to the brides out there but I can only watch someone else open presents for so long. I have the same problem at Christmas. I was very pleased with the shower though. It was a small gathering and went pretty well I thought. I was sad because I had to work that night but I figured either A) they would all go out and I could meet them later or B) they would all go home and pass out.

Lets just say neither of those things happened. I left for work around 6:00 and although I had some wine to drink at the shower I was confident my serving skills would not be affected. At this point my roommate Brian, or as I like to call him, Stinky, had returned home from a soccor match and my other roommate Genie had ventured downstairs. They started to dig into the left over food and poured themselves some wine. Most of the people from the shower were still there when I wanted to leave so I told them to stay, finish the wine and I would call them later to see where they were.

When I got off work, I called Yuri (also known as crackhead for reasons other than drugs) to see where they were. She didn't pick up so Bryan and I decided to meet some friends at a bar. I then called Stinky to make sure everything had gone well after I left. (insert Irish accent) "Mooney, where are ya? Everyone is still here. We're waiting for ya. And can ya pick up some more wine?" This is when Yuri takes the phone from Stinkiy and also asks for more wine. Apparently no one had left after I went to work, and had decided to hang out at my house until I got home. So Bryan and I go to the store, call our friends and invite them over, and I proceed to get three more phone calls requesting more wine.

I didn't know what to expect when I got home. I wasn't looking forward to it. When you get off work from waitressing, the last thing you want to deal with is more people. When I opened the door I felt like Norm from Cheers. Everyone shouted my name upon my arrival. Several people came to hug me while others promptly went for the beer in my hands. No one could seem to focus very well but everyone seemed to be in great spirits.

I won't go into the details of the night. It was fun. Yuri seemed happy and that is what matters. There was a lot of singing and dancing and I love my friends. They are good people. I mean, you gotta love people who call out your name when you walk into a room right? I guess I am telling this story because every once in a while you are reminded how great your friends are and how much you love them and how nice it is to sometimes be suprised by them. This was not a story to demenstate that my friends have drinking problems :-)

Todays GRE word

Debauchery-indulgence in one's appetites

Friday, July 08, 2005

My First Time

I went to a tanning salon for the first time today. It was an experience. As a So Cal girl I have always frowned on fake tans as I have always been able to tan often and successfully. But now that I live in San Francisco and have a real job-which means I can' race to the park on the off chance it is hot out-I had to go get a fake tan. Normally I wouldn't care but I am wearing a strapless top to Ginnys wedding and then my bridesmaid dress for Yuris wedding is strapless and I have AWFUL tan lines from the ride so I had to do something! I went today and I was actaully really nervous. I have discovered that the older I get the more claustrophobic I get and the idea of having to lie in this bed thing with a cover made me want to ditch this whole idea. But luckily they don't close the cover. Whew. The experience actually was not terrible. I went in and told him I wanted to tan for 20 minutes but he assured me this would be too long and I wouldn't be able to handle it. He didn't even think I would be able to handle 15. He obviously was unaware of my back ground and the extreme pleasure I take in being hot. All in all it was good. I am going to have to go back because the marks are still there but it was a good first experience.

Last night I rearranged my room. I am dying to go home and view it with fresh eyes. I think it is better but you never know until you walk in expecting it to look like it did. Tomorrow I am hosting Yuri's bridal shower. It should be fun but I don't know how many people will show. Not that many people RSVP'd and I got a lot of I don't know, I'll let you know that day. This is not helpful. And people please, RSVP to things. It is really annoying when you don't.

My boss is gone and my coworkers are "working" from home today so I am all alone in the office. Kind of nice really. I have to stay here because Mitch will call to make sure I am here but I have my computer and plan to study this afternoon. By the way, i got a really good deal on smartbargin.com for a duvet comforter and sheets. 500 thread count, hotel collection. And they are so pretty that I rearranged my room because I didn't feel they could be seen in their full glory with the other arrangement.

Todays GRE WORDS...

Chicanery-deception by means of craft or guile

opprobrium-public disgrace

Torpor-extreme mental and physical sluggishness

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

So much fun


mini
Originally uploaded by amoonpie.
So my wonderful boyfriend Bryan got me a mini I-pod for my birthday and I have been so excited to use it except I don't have any time! I am currently in the process of downloading all my music onto my computer. Then I have to sort it and decide, do I really want Abba on my I-tunes or is it time to let go? (no way-I love Abba!) THEN my boss gave me a gift certificate to I-tunes (which he promptly told me about after purchasing. Couldn't keep a secret if his life depended upon it) I can' wait to buy any music I want. For free! I love free! I wish I could just bring all this stuff with me to work and do it in my "free time" but I don't think Mitch would like that. He is pretty cool but not that cool. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to use it. Between studying and throwing Yuri her bridal shower. And of course knitting. Which reminds me I am going to be really late in getting my friend her present to her in time for her baby shower. It is next weekend. I guess I could finish it this weekend and then mail it Monday. Too much to do.

So far I think July is going to be a great month. Every weekend is a long weekend for me. This last weekend was the 4th of July. Then next weekend is Ginnys wedding (yeah Ginny!) then the weekend after that my family will be in town and I plan to take a day off to hang out with them. I am a firm believer that Americans work too much and should have four day work weeks. What is the point of living if all you are going to do is work?

I got a really cute pair of shoes this weekend too. Only $40. And they are pink (a good pink, really) I'll take a picture some day.

today's GRE word

capricious: to change ones mind often and quickly ( I can't pronounce half these words. makes them hard to learn. I had to think about how to pronounce this one for a good 15 minutes)