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Fun In The Sun Come Summer

I would really enjoy being able to take a week off, or even just a long 3 or 4 day weekend and hit the beach this summer. I’ve been wanting to find a good deal at one of the nicer Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotels that I’ve heard so much about. I figure if my tax refund is decent and I can get a few friends together then I just might be able to swing it. I love the beach and everything that goes along with it. The sun, the water, the board-walk, the food, and the night life, it’s all good and it’s been too long since I’ve been able to enjoy something of that nature.

The Internet will certainly help me find the right Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel, one that is priced for what I can afford and be easily accessible to the beach. I’ve heard good things about the SeaSide, which is located in the North part of Myrtle Beach, so I’m going to start my search there. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a good quality Myrtle Beach Hotel if I start early enough. So I guess after Christmas is all over and done with I’ll have some time to start looking around to see what types of deals I can come up with!

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The Big Event after Christmas is Done and Over With

Once the Christmas and New Year’s holiday is over and done with we gals at work can get back to the planning of Carol’s big wedding that we are all involved in. We haven’t had such a big event in a few years and we are all enjoying acting as one big wedding planner for her, a joint effort that has us busy as bees, at least until we had all this snow and Christmas being in just a few short days.

I’ve never been to a Catholic wedding, so a lot of this is over my head but several of the other gals have either been to one or had one when they were married, so there was no need to hire a Catholic Wedding Planner. There is so much involved with planning a big event such as this. They have over 300 people to send invitations out to and they expect the majority of them to attend.

We have until May to get everything done and ready. We all have Internet access at work, that has made a big difference in the planning. We have been exchanging ideas and information from several wonderful wedding planning sites. Our favorite has been Planningelegance.com and The Knot wedding information site at Theknot.com is great and keeps us coming back for more and more, it’s all good!

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Old Friends

I ran into an old friend the other day when I was at the mall doing a bit of Christmas shopping. I haven’t seen her in such a long time, we had a lot to catch up on with each other. We decided to stop and grab a bite to eat at the food court. The place was a mad house and we were lucky to find an empty table to sit at. Funny how we both really enjoy Chinese food and so Panda Express got our money for the day.

She has worked hard to become an insurance agent and is doing very well considering how the economy is in such a mess. Turns out that she is happily married with two kids and another on the way, due in June. She leads a busy life, to be sure.

Before parting ways, we exchanged phone numbers and emails so that we can keep in touch. She gave me a few of her business cards in case I could come up with any insurance leads to send her way. I’d be happy to do what I can for her, I mean what are friends for anyway? I love running into people that I haven’t seen in a long time.

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It’s Every Where!

This Swine Flu is really kicking some butt these days. It seems that everyone that I talk with knows some body that has been infected with this virus and the stories aren’t generally good stories. There is a shortage of the vaccines and people are rushing the places that are offering the shots. It’s just crazy!

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Technology and Christmas Shopping!

Being in the customer service field can be a challenge, as so many of us know that deal with the public day in and day out. Since I have to provide excellent customer service, I expect to get the best in return and can be an aggressive consumer if needed. I don’t hesitate to call a manager and complain, but on the other side of the coin, I’ll be the first to turn to a supervisor and give an “atta boy” to some one that goes the extra mile and makes me a happy customer.

With technology so heavily emerged into our daily lives, it can make a customer service rep’s tough job even tougher when you can’t get a piece of equipment to work. At the mall the other day I witnessed a sales rep(in training) in one of the kiosks that was having issues learning all the equipment that she needed to use in order to check out her customer. The customer was getting uptight and the new kid was getting flustered big time. I felt so sorry for him, been there done that before!

I noticed that he was trying to use the same Motorola-Symbol MC 5574 handheld mobile computer that I use at work. Too bad that his manager didn’t see fit to help him out of the jam that he was finding himself him. Computers are wonderful if you know how to use them. The holiday season in right around the corner. There will be a lot of new sales assistants working the Christmas holiday shopping season. We all need to be patient and keep the faith, ’tis the season to be jolly!

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Today’s Military

My friend who has a son in the military once in a while sends me photos of our troops over in the Middle East. It’s good to know that they can keep a sense of humor while living in hellish conditions.

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It’s All Good!

I’m having a blast helping a gal that I work with, plan her very large and formal wedding. One day, I hope, I’ll be planning my dream wedding, so this is good practice. She is such a nice gal, I’ve enjoyed working with her for several years now and we have gotten pretty darn close and I’m proud that she is allowing me to get so involved with the whole wedding process. What a hand full this has turned out to be though, I had no idea all that it entails to pull something like this off.

Right now we are looking at wedding invitations. Thank God for the Internet, I can’t imagine taking on something like this with out all that the Internet has to offer. At 123print.com they have a really great selection of invitations that we have been eyeballing and showing around the work place to get ideas and suggestions from. It really has brought a breath of fresh air around the place and the excitement is becoming contagious between us all.

We still have a lot of work to do, but things are being checked off of the list here and there, so it’s all good!

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A New Harley D

My best friend just called me and told me that she just came back from her local Harley Davidson store with a brand new Super Glide! That really caught me by surprise, but I couldn’t be happier for her. Once she gets a few hundred miles under her you’ll be seeing me on the back, just a grinning.

Ride Safe Girlfriend!

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Change Can Be Good

Seems that my aunt has changed her mind on where she wants to settle, instead of Lexington S.C. she is now considering the Greenville area of S.C. instead. She has found a website that allows you to view 19 channels of high definition, full screen videos that bring into the focus of what the community of Greenville has to offer. It’s appears that it is a vibrant community that has a lot to offer some one just like my aunt.

A man, Edwin McCain, who grew up, moved away and then returned to Greenville appears on one of the videos that I watched. He has made it his mission to promote his hometown, which I think is pretty darn cool. He is an alternative rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist who performs all across the U.S. of A. but still performs in Greenville and just released his first major label recording. You can actually see him perform on the video.

I’m sure my aunt will find the perfect place for her to settle into and enjoy her “golden years.” Any place would welcome this lady into their community. She is a first class lady, with a great sense of humor for an old broad!

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Trick or Treaters, I’ll Be Ready for Them

This year I’m going to play it smart a buy Bulk Candy to use for the trick and treaters that will be knocking at my door this Halloween. It is only a month away so I have time to find the best bargain that I can find, using the Internet of course. I am going to find the type of candy that I like to hand out so that all the left overs won’t go to waste, like the clark bar. Of course I can always take a good amount to work to share with the ladies there to snack on, but it would be nice if I could enjoy them as well. I like candy, but not all types.

I’ve received a few Candy Baskets before as gifts, throughout the years, and have only eaten some of the candy and the rest just goes to waste, which isn’t cool. It’s a good thing that most candy has a pretty long shelve life and keeps for a pretty long time. Nothing worse than biting into something that is stale and nasty!

We usually get a good amount of trick or treaters in this neighborhood, but you never know how much to buy, so it is a guessing game. And if the weather is bad and the kids don’t come out you can be stuck with a ton of icky candy to try and eat and get rid of, sigh…..