Minnesota Nice

it's late (ok only 10 pm), i'm bored, here comes the random...

one of my most unique nicknames is "shellation station", given to me by my bff in cali that i worked with every day

i like president bush...and no, i'm not looking for a political debate..so can it..i just want to say i like him, so there...

am i the only one in the world who hasn't seen a single episode of 'lost'? i think i am..i feel so all alone...lost, if you will

today was my first temping job, fun times let me tell you..i loved making copies and entering in countless social security numbers...it's funny though cause i actually got a sore back from sitting in an office chair..like it was some big work out..ahahha...guess i'm a little out of shape

warning: this one might be gross..but for some reason i can't stop from typing it..

i'm a little dramatic: for example today i told tony i had a bloody nose...cause i wanted him to feel sorry for me...but of course, he had to pry, and i finally had to say...fine, i didnt actually have a bloody nose, just bloody snot when i blew my nose...there was no gushing blood...

that pretty much sums up my day....i dont think i can add anything more to this meaningful post after that last jewel of an entry...

Posted by Shelly at 8:03 PM | Permalink | Comments

Do any of you bloggers know of a good church in the Minneapolis area?

Tony and I are church-shopping, and i have had no luck surfing the web for good churches...but then, again, i probably shouldn't judge a church by its website.

we are looking for a semi-large church, christian or non-demoninational...though not opposed to being open to other denominations...

we want a compelling speaker and contemporary great music is a plus...

we also like long walks on the beach and would prefer the pastor to be a virgo...just kidding, it just felt like a personal ad for a minute..

but seriously, thought i'd through out the 'ask' to all you christian bloggers....in this small world, i'm sure somebody knows somebody who loves their church up here.

let me know!! thanks

Posted by Shelly at 10:40 AM | Permalink | Comments

random morsels to chew on for the weekend...

who ever thought it was a good idea to give tyra banks her own talk show...i can't decide what's more annoying...the fact that she does a runway walk at the beginning of every show...or the fact that she yells all the time...memo to tyra...you will never be oprah

i have taken up knitting recently..i'm making a scarf...but i dont think i have enough yarn...it may just be a potholder...

i just had a sugar-free ice-cream sunday for lunch...

i jacked up my back somehow the other day..not really sure how...since i dont do anything...so that sucks, of course perfect timing since i planned on startng working out more and stepping up my exercise game....

i'm not used to the central time zone yet...i always have to really think what time it is when i call people in IL..but then i remember it's the same time as here....then i want to call scott in ca at like 10 am here...but have to stop myself from waking him up...

i applied for a job i really want, but haven't heard...i think i might have to crawl back to macaroni grill next week, and just be one of those old people who wait on tables and go to school....wonder twin unite on that one (not that you're old scott)...

i could always be a school bus driver...they need those..ahhaha

speaking of driving..i have to learn to drive stick...tony and i are switching cars...he wants the more luxurious big one back that was his...and i would prefer to drive the small one..with the one drawback that it's a stick. i know 'how' to drive it, i'm just no good....scott used to let me drive his in cali...but i would just freak out at stoplights when cars were behind me and kill it...so inevitabley we would have to do a chinese fire drill right at the light....
i'm a little nervous to drive stick on the snowy roads too...i even had a dream about last night....

it's been 26 days since i strummed my guitar or sang in a microphone...

the end...told you it would be random...

Posted by Shelly at 10:23 AM | Permalink | Comments

you'd think since i don't have a life, i'd blog every day...but the irony is that you have to have a life to blog every day...

i have been jobless for 18 days, it seems like an eternity. and i know this should just be a time for me to relax, not feel pressured to work, a time to take a break...but i'm bored out of my mind. don't get me wrong, i appreciate the rest...but i feel like i have no purpose of meaning right now. i guess that's the lesson to learn...my purpose and meaning are not found in what i do, or how i fill my day...

Posted by Shelly at 12:14 PM | Permalink | Comments

Minnesooooota is how they say it...always the long o's...

We arrived in MN on New Years Day...what a fitting day to start a new chapter in our lives. The road trip was effortless...tony drove the whole way, we had every spare inch of the car packed, and our 2 kitties enjoyed crawling around on the dash and on my lap. There was no bad weather, no car problems, and no traffic. it was actually weird being on the road on new year's eve...there were no cars on the highway for miles. we made it to our hotel at 11:30 pm...just enough time to ring in the new year at "Settle Inn" in Kansas City. Nothing like "settling in" on our 4 inch foam mattress...

i was so bored as a passanger...i took lots of naps, but kept feeling bad that i should be awake, keeping tony awake...he kept telling me it was ok...but i still stressed about it. one time i was dead asleep, and i woke up to the sound of him snoring....i freaked out and yelled...and then he laughed...funny little joke tony..funny...

i made tony do 'mad libs', i felt like i was in grade school again on a road trip..i even thought about playing 'my grandma owns a gocery store' and 'travel bingo', but mad libs is as far as tony would let it go....he gave in after the snoring incident cause i was so mad....

my boredom continued..and i searched every gas station for a crossword puzzle...finally an hour from home i found one..just in time to 2 puzzles and we were here.

tony parents remodled the basement bedroom for us, and it feels like our little apartment..it's so nice!! we feel so welcome here. of course we hung out with the whole fam that night...tony's sis and husband and 3 boys. i love being closer to family....

tony started his job this week..he loves it..it's his old job and he knows most of the guys. we even got to go to a work holiday party last sat night...it was so fun to meet all his co-workers and make new friends....

we got a new car last week...well, by 'new car' i mean a 91 geo prizm...we had to get a new car, cause we gave mine away in CA before we left, so we could drive together. however, the 'new car' belongs to tony cause it's a stick and i'm retarded when it comes to that...at least in the winter...so i inherited tony's car...

i'm still looking for jobs...right now i haven't worked in 2 weeks and i dont know what to do with myself...it's kinda nice..but it's getting boring....

i love MN...it's fun getting to know a new place. i can't get over the minnesota accents though...everyone with their long o's....and everyone says "you bet" a lot...

well, i'm sure i've blabbed enough...i will try to keep up on the blog....dont be confused by the name "shellafornia"...i'm too lazy to change it and have a whole new blog address....

Posted by Shelly at 2:01 PM | Permalink | Comments