First Blog Post Since March!

I'm blogging again! Honestly, I need to do it. It not only documents all of the major/minor events in my life but it is my outsource... my way to vent! I know I haven't posted anything since March so I have a lot of catching up to do but don't worry, that is about to change and it's not the only thing that has changed! I am jobless at the moment. I promise to write more about that later but for now I just want to say that I have no excuse not to keep you guys informed on what is going on in the Macik household! So hold me to it and don't stop checking! More posts to come, a promise is a promise =)
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More To Come On This...

Two more days until I am 'home sweet home'. After 24 hours of traveling (including sleeping in the backseat of a GMC truck) we arrived in Winter Haven, Florida. This was exactly 7 days ago. Today I write to you from Thomson, Georgia. Nothin' like southern hospitality to keep you sane on a 9 day adventure with none other than.... Matt and Jeff! Although I love them both.... THEY DRIVE ME NUTS!!! And although truly lovely down here in the 80 degree weather.... I MISS PITTSBURGH! I can't wait to come home! Oh..... wait, I guess I should mention the reason why I am down here in the first place? Well.......... Racing. (<- As if you couldn't of guessed it yourself! Ha!) Yes. It is the start of the 2009 GNCC Series for the guys and it began in River Ranch Florida on Tuesday, March 3rd with the 2nd race of the series to follow in Washington, Georgia - tomorrow. I must say it has been an interesting week. Believe it or not, it has also been a lot of hard work! Both for the 2 guys... and for me (for putting up with the 2 guys). I will not lie.... some days it took everything I had - other days - I just let my frustration fly right out of my big fat mouth! Overall, it has been a good trip so far. As for some quick stats, Matt placed 11th in his class (which is great for not having rode his dirtbike for 4 months!) and Jeff placed 6th in his class (with a flat front tire =) Of course the most important thing is that they both had fun and no one got hurt =) In between races we were able to take a break and relax in Orlando at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks which were totally awesome! Now I hate to do this to you because I definitely have more to talk about and some great pics too so stay tuned!, but for now... I am going to go relax at the "Scottish Inns" and get back to my South Beach Diet book while the guys watch Supercross!

P.S. Don't forget to "Spring Ahead" tonight! In my perfect world, there would be no clock.

lam

Expect The Unexpected….

So I used to hear people use this saying a lot… and lately I've got to thinking about it? And for the record, I don't think it works. No matter how hard one tries to predict the so-called "unexpected" 99.999% of the time they will be wrong! Seriously, the things that happen in "Lee Ann World" I would have never "expected" or "unexpected"…. So why is it that this saying was ever even used in the first place then? No one can "expect" the "unexpected"… or, can they? Damn psychics. All I am saying is that it doesn't work for me. Am I confusing anyone?

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I can't believe I am doing this... Facebook that is!

Yep! I am jumping on the facebook bandwagon. Everyone I know is doing it! I am always late with this stuff.... as in MySpace, Blogging, Facebook.... I am always the last one on! Every time I think I am strong enough to resist, peer pressure gets the best of me. SO here I am now with a myspace page, a blog and a facebook page. Honestly, I don't know how they all keep up with this crap! I end up spending too much time on one and forgetting about the others... although, there is nothing wrong with a little networking these days, right? I mean, if I didn't give into these online temptations how would I have ever been able to locate the guy with whom I had my first kiss just to say "hi" again? That is like so totally important! (And I am so totally being sarcastic!) But I guess it is nice to see what people are up to (by looking at photos of them partying, drunk off their *sses!).. That's always fun! Well I guess I shouldn't be cuttin on it since I'm doing it too (not getting drunk and taking pictures of myself but "facebooking"... if that's even a word?). If anyone wants to be a dork with me, I suggest you do the same. If you're already a dork, check me out on facebook =)
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Random Post: Hmmm.... have you ever wondered what was on my ipod playlist?

Don't Laugh! IF you do... Maybe you should ask yourself this question... "What's on yours?" Haha.. Oh, wait... Do you even have one? That's what I thought! Now read on!

Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealosy

Ashley Tisdale - He Said, She Said

Miley Cyrus - Girls Just Want To Have Fun, See You Again, 7 Things

John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change

Miranda Lambert - Kerosene

Ryan Cabrera - On The Way Down

Taylor Swift - Tim McGraw

Emmy Rossum - Slow Me Down

Amy Lee/Seether - Broken

Big and Rich - Lost In This Moment

Angela Via - Picture Perfect

Train - Meet Virginia

Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy

Mindy McCready - A Girl's Gotta Do

Rancid - Ruby Soho

Bad Religion - 21st Century Digital Boy

Gavin Degraw - I Don't Want To Be

Kerli - Walking On Air

Slipknot - Wait and Bleed

John Mayer - Free Fallin'

Sarah Connor Feat. Ne-Yo - Sexual Healing

Paramore - Misery Business, When It Rains, Born For This, That's What You Get, For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic

Ok.... So I know you're either singing some of these songs in your head right now (or out loud), saying to yourself, "I remember that song!", saying to yourself, "I should download that." Or, to the contrary... "I can't believe she listens to that!"

Random taste... I know.

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Spinning Class May Be The Death Of Me...

As I make an attempt to get in shape for bikini season... I think I might die (if I don't pass out, fall off my bike and smash my head off the wheel first.) I'm up to like 4 or 5 classes a week now.... what is wrong with me! Maybe I just shouldn't eat so much?

Lee Ann's Top 10 Favorite Foods:

1. Chocolate
2. Seafood (especially Alaskan King Crab Legs =)
3. Steak
4. Birthday Cake, Ice Cream & Donuts.
5. Mentos (the fruity ones)
6. Pizza
7. Chinese
8. Kaya
9. Mexican
10. Every dessert on the face of the planet!

I like everything. No wonder?

lam

Friends...

After an e-mail that I recently received from a friend of mine, I became inspired to write this post. I hope you like it!

Since it is February (and the month of love) I thought I would take a few moments to say a little something about the people in my life that I love. Of course I love God (who is always first and foremost) and then there's my husband (and our cats), my Mom & my Dad, Sister, and Grandparents, even Great Grandparents (in my case), In-laws, Nephew, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins (cousins' husbands and kids) and last but not least are "our friends". I often stop to think about all of the people I have met on my journey to 25 and almost 3 quarters… and I wonder where some of them have gone on their journeys? Like for example, my old friend Jonathan (who trained me when I was doing my internship at Papernick & Gefsky). We did the same job (messengers) so we ended up hanging out a lot and even hung out outside of work a few times. When my internship ended we attempted to stay in touch. I knew one of his goals was to go to law school and that he wanted to study abroad in Israel (see, we were only 19-20 then so we were still in college). I remember trying to call him a few months later and his brother answered his cell phone and said he was in Israel and he would give him my message. I never did hear from him. I guess that happens though. I do feel and always have felt that people touch our lives for a reason. So I'm sure there is a reason I was friends with Jonathan for that short 8-month period of time? Anyway, it's like how all of us wonder what happened to the people we went to grade school and high school with. Early after you graduate you're curious because you not only saw their faces day-in and day-out for at least 12 years but you also grew up with them. But what happens is at some point during and after college you start to forget about most of them and may even find yourself not remembering the names you once thought you'd never forget. I'm sure this same feeling happens after 4 years of college. As most of you know, I commuted throughout my 4-year journey so I didn't have that same opportunity to make those kinds of "college friends" that others make.. My point is, we all know that feeling in one way or another. And I really don't think we'll ever stop wondering about those people that touched our lives (even if we can only remember their faces and not their names or vice versa)… I guess what I'm trying to say is that the cycle never ends. There are always going to be people that come into our lives maybe for a short period of time or maybe a long one, maybe we'll remember their names and maybe we won't, maybe we'll stay in touch for a long time, maybe not. We have friends that we have known since we were kids (I have one who will always be like a sister to me and I think she knows that - even if we only talk 2 or 3 times a year) and the friends from High School who we will always stay in touch with… same with college…. And then there's work. If you think about it- how many of us at 25, 27, 30, 32 have worked at more than 1, 2, 3 or more places already? And that is the time where I, personally, have made most of my closest friends. Work. Seems strange, right? You always hear people say, "Don't mix business with pleasure" or, "Work friends will never be your real friends". Just so you know- I don't believe any of that! I have made some of my closest friends at work. Whether they are the ones you just like to go and party with or the ones who you’ve become so close to you feel like you can tell them anything or the ones that just stick to you like glue where maybe you didn't "hang out" a lot and maybe you don't tell them everything, but you've shared memories with them and you know that they will always have a place in your heart and yours in theirs - I have made all of these types of friends. Some of them I still keep in touch with and some I don't really. I'm sure down the road I will unintentionally forget about some of them and some of them I will never forget about. Werid how life works when you actually sit down and think about different aspects of it 'philosophically'? Anyway, back to the subject.. the purpose of this post is to express my love for all of my friends - old and new - nomatter what kind of friend you are to me, you've touched my life in some way, and therefore, you should know that you will always have a place in my heart. And if you didn't know, you do now. =)
lam