tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52920414368161557192011-11-27T16:43:17.117-08:00Our attempt at keeping our families and friends updated on our regular goings-on.cassiejohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158875649402622355noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292041436816155719.post-28209516383075413332008-10-26T22:04:00.000-07:002008-10-26T22:09:08.528-07:00

And so it is time to say goodbye to the newest rat in our family: Tumkins. Though he is very adorable and incredibly sweet to us, he bit the heck out of Squidgie's foot last night. This will not be tolerated. Poor Squidgie - Ratsy bit the crap out of her neck when she was just a baby, now Tumkins has bitten her foot.Thankfully Ryan stepped in last night when they were fighting (I was asleep).

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Sunday came and we walked down to Big River restaurant to have lunch on the boardwalk prior to going to Epcot. We had amazing service from our waitress who actually apologized profusely for making me wait two seconds while she got me more hot water for my tea. I think I got another cheeseburger - I don't recall. I just remember having hot tea and needing to blow my nose often.We walked toward

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Saturday morning arrived way too soon for me. I went down for breakfast at 8am while Ryan was able to sleep in - lucky! Breakfast looked good but I still couldn't taste - though I was feeling a bit better. They had a breakfast buffet set up with mini-waffles shaped like Mickey Mouse, breakfast burritos, fruit, and many types of pastries in addition to coffee, tea, orange juice, and water. I had

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At about 2pm on Friday, Ryan and I made our way down to the lobby and checked in at the Top Achiever's Group welcome desk. We were greeted by my regional Career Services Specialist, Connie, and given all of the information we would need for the weekend. We took the booklets back up to our room and then left the hotel.We walked down the boardwalk, toward Big River restaurant. It was amazing how

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As one of the top 23 Career Advisors in my corporation across the country, I won an amazing award this year - I was named a "Top Achiever" and won and all-expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort. The trip was from Friday, October 17 to Monday, October 20. Our trip started early, on Thursday, October 16. Ryan and I were taking a red-eye flight to Orlando. We flew out of LAX, sadly, because

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So, for those of you who haven't seen me, I dyed my hair brown two weeks ago. It's pretty dark for me but it turned out well. See for yourself!

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I went to the pet store (always a bad idea) last Monday and found the cutest male rat! Of course, as I've been looking to get some additional rats, I figured adding a male rat to our rat group would increase those odds. (Ratsy and Squidgie haven't been too successful at having babies...yet.)Anyway, he's adorable. We named him Tumkins. Don't ask me why. We pick random names (though Ratsy tends to

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So it's been a few weeks and I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my life. Don't get me wrong, my personal life is fantastic. It's just this working business that I'm trying to get straight.At work, I keep having goals raised and more things added to my plate (all for the same salary, of course). The harder it gets, the more I wonder why I'm doing all of this anyway. Yeah, the money's

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I'm trying to figure out what to do with my life. I just don't really know what to do anymore.Blah.

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Seriously, I've never cried over a political speech. Politics, yes, but generally when they've done me an injustice. Obama's speech made me cry in a good way - it appealed to my hopeful side, which hasn't seen the light of day much recently.If you haven't watched the speech, please do so here.So, who will you vote for in November?

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Above: This is Ratsy. She's a bit older than Squidgie. She's the one that got away from us about 20 minutes after we brought her home by located an unfinished portion of the cabinet under our bathroom sink. We thought we were safe having her locked in the bathroom - she's crafty. Above: Squidgie is younger than Ratsy by a couple months. She still acts like she barely knows how to walk sometimes

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I had a couple very weird dreams over the weekend. I'm not sure what it means (other than I'd run out of Lexapro and my mind may have been sharper at "recording" them).Dream 1:I was following my mom up an escalator in a mall-type setting. She was a lot further ahead of me. Once I got to the top of the escalator, I was in what looked like the Grand Canyon on one of those moving sidewalks. The

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Ryan and I had a great weekend. It was especially nice for me since I didn't have to work on Friday. I stayed home, read a lot, and slept. Friday night we went to a birthday party for one of Ryan's coworkers. It was nice and Ryan was goofy. All is right in the world.On Saturday we went to an amazing art show in Long Beach called Sk8ology. Our friends Seth Haak and Jeff McMillan were two of the

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It seems like Ryan and I have been busy a lot recently. Personally, we just have a lot of things going on. Professionally, I'm in what I jokingly refer to as "hell month". Not really, I just made up that name. I'm sure that I would call it something far worse if given more time but blogs must be written!Anyway, the next month - professionally - will be about as fun as I imagine mammograms to be

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Well, the title of this blog is "Cassie & Ryan's amazing life", so I figured I'd better post something. The truth is, the title was me being sarcastic. We're not off climbing the Himalayas or...I don't know...saving feral cats. We're just living and there hasn't been too much exciting that's happened recently. But for those of you die-hard fans, here's a glimpse into our exciting world.FridayI

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"Why, Microsoft? Why?!?"Actually, what I've been saying to my work computer since last Thursday morning is much less repeatable than the quote above. Those of you who have the new Microsoft Office Suite may know what I'm talking about. Those of you who don't.........don't "upgrade"! It'll ruin your life and make you mentally insane.I just don't get it. Word has been the same (for all intents and

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I experienced my first earthquake today. I've lived in California since 2002 and have never felt one previously. (There have been a few but I've either been sleeping or driving.) Crazy.It was a very interesting and also scary. The earthquake was centered in Chino Hills and was a 5.4 on the Richter scale. Not huge but definitely not a puny 'quake either. It shook both my office building and Ryan's

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I feel like I should be losing more weight/inches than I have so far. I cut out cheese and most dairy from my diet altogether. The only meat that I still eat is fish. I drink at least 64 ounces of water per day. I go to the gym for 1/2 an hour generally three times per week (or more, depending on the week). I eat a lot more whole grains and a TON more fruits and vegetables.So what the heck? Yeah,

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Today was a big exercise day for me. I went to the gym with Amber (yes, the Amber who just got engaged, smarty-pants) at lunch and used the exercise bike for 30 minutes. This is a pretty awesome feat for me since by about 18 minutes into the "ride" my butt was numb. But, I soldiered on. Maybe tomorrow I can crank it up past level 6. Look at me go!When I came home, I felt like getting even more

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So much has been going on in the lives of our friends recently! Seth and Mandy had a beautiful wedding in May, and I will soon be going to my first lesbian wedding. My coworker, Laura, and her life-partner, Carla, will be getting married this coming Friday. While we won't be able to attend the ceremony itself (it's at 3:58pm on a Friday) we will definitely join in on the festivities for the

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The past week was a busy one for both Ryan and me. Well - who am I kidding? - mainly for him. He had to work late a few nights last week (to 4am and 2am, respectively) and he worked for about six hours on Saturday. Good thing he likes his job!On the bright side, I am a "Top Achiever's Group" winner for my employer this year. I am one of the top 21 Career Advisors at my company nationwide, which

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This is my first blog on blogspot.com. I had a blog on wordpress.com but have recently left it for a few reasons. First, I felt that the premise of that blog wasn't what I wanted to write about anymore. And most of my friends who have blogs use blogspot. So, here I am.Enjoy!

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