ISABELLA!

Hey, I need to apologize for not posting recently, i've been a zoo. I worked until 2am Tuesday morning and turned right back around and worked at noon Tuesday afternoon. Seasonal Manager... sometimes I can't believe I agreed to this nonsense. But you know what, it's an increase in pay, and with the way I've been blowing my money lately.... it will come in handy.
Oh my goodness, my sister had her baby girl today and of course she has just as stunning features as me. She's a doll, Isabella. I love her.
As far as the wedding shower, it was a real hit. We got there, got all set up and the party began. It wasn't until about a half hour later that Sear arrived. She got lost in the mobile home park... which is actually kind of embarassing for even me to re-live, since she is my BFF and all. I don't know exactly what happened, I just know that she was lost for a very long time... and she whisked in the door and claimed she didn't want to talk about it... so I won't either.
We played some pretty intense games of bunko, which I am actually fairly good at. (surprise, surprise). Some random girl ended up winning, but I was too busy "checking the laundry" to remember who it was. The invitees were Cailynn, Kacie, Karlee, Sear, Me and Ashley... and of course the guest of honor Nicollete Dawn Larson. She was smitten, and looked like a million bucks after that highlight and trim.
If I remember correctly, we sung her a song? I was actually a little tipsy, so I don't remember all the details. We played a game to see who knew Nikki the best, and ironically, Sear won, I'm putting money on the fact that she cheated. It was grade your own, not trade 'em and grade 'em... which strangely always seems to come out in Sear's favor....
Nikki came away with some very scandalous and sexy undergarments. I won't go into detail about these items, but let's just say, theres not much to them.. I think Dave will be pleasantly surprised, and excited that Nikki won't be worrying about what the humidity will do to her hair for awhile..
As far as other news, there isn't really any. Nikki is kissing singlehood good-bye, Ashley is single, sexy and sweet, and I am just a struggling model trying to do my best to make middle aged women feel good about themselves in sexy bras and panties.

....This is Batey, Signing off...

DIScharge..

Do people think my life is easy? I've been a train wreck these last fews days. The holiday has really taken it's toll on me. I've been working my butt off at Vikki's and what do I have to show for it? A few half priced gift sets and my dignity, that's what. I keep telling myself that I am not going to buy anymore stuff from there when I get paid, but the truth of the matter is, about 80% of my paycheck is spent in the same place I punch that time clock at, you guessed it, Vikkis.
This weekend I slept a lot, trying to catch up from this life I've been living... it's not easy being a angels girl and having a social life. Speaking of being an angels girl, I have been selling those credit cards like there's no tomorrow. My manager was standing there while I sold about 3 in a row on Saturday.... as seasonal manager, that's what I do.
Ashley met Nick this weekend and from what I've heard there was no chemistry. I'd like to think there was something special there, but you know what? Like Brad Womack said, you cant apologize for a feeling that's just not there. Ashley was excited to meet this potential Mr.Right but she's moved on and is considering a possible blind date. I say why the hell not, Nikki was eating Oreos today and I just didn't give my presentation, I'd like to think that the ordinary just isn't so ordinary around apartment 256 anymore.
Nikki's shower is tomorrow and Ashley and I are anxiously waiting for all the guests to arrive. We've been planning this thing for months, so naturally I'm excited about it. It's kind of like Christmas, there's a lot of build up and then it finally comes around. You get it, I don't have to try and explain it.
Well, I'm working 5:30pm-2:00am. My mom is concerned that it won't be safe to drive home around that hour because that's when the drunks come out, it's like, mom, let me live my life. As far as other news, there isn't really any, I'm just living my life, crossing the days off my calendar and anxiously awaiting Christmas break.
This is Batey... signing off..

Just another day...

Well, the biggest shopping day of the year proved to be true. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be working at 4:00am PST. This is the day where men decide if they are men and women........ are just women. I'll update you first on my Turkey day. Usually we have about 15 people over at my grandma's house and it's a lot of fun. This year, it was a lot different. For a majority of the day it consisted of my mom, my dad and me at my house watching football. I don't even like football.....
You know, if my co-worker Heidi Klum were reading this, she'd be ashamed of me, but I am going to tell you anyway..... I wore sweats ALL day on Thanksgiving, and I ate too. It wasn't a day I would re-live, but it happened and I'm women enough to talk about it. My sisters and Avery showed up later in the evening, and she was cuter than ever. You know what's not so cute? Her pulling all my shoes off my shoe rack in my room.... I'll let it slide though, since she's 1.
Ashley was supposed to meet Nick today, I'm not sure how that went, but I assume it went well. Nikki is home and Dave is there too. They had some pretty sexy, scandalous, and trendy engagement pictures taken. If I were a photographer, I know they would have come to me to take the pictures, but since I'm not, I'm not going to be offended that they went to someone else.
As for other news, I'm just working my hiney off, and living the American dream. I can't say that my life today is what I'd like it to be in 5 years, but for right now, it's making ends meat.....

This is Batey.... signing off.

Ruby Tuesdays!

If you signed on today expecting to refrain from reading about the traumatizing bachelor episode, you thought wrong... BRAD WOMACK IS A DICK. I'm sorry, I just really needed to get that off my chest.
I feel like I am becoming a yo-yo for Vikki's lately, and I'm not sure that I like it. (I guess I'm just lucky i'm not yo-yo dieting instead). Last night I was supposed to work from 9pm-1am, and I was all pumped for it and everything, come to find out MY manager is sick.... which is funny because I didn't know managers had managers, but apparently they do. Anyhow, I am working tonight from 5-9 instead, just doing floorsets, and it should be fun. I am excited to show Vikki's what I can do, if just given a little freedom.
In other news, Nikki has a YI, and for all of you that don't know what that means, lets just say homeremedies.com has given more than it's fair share of advice lately. Last night she referred to it as a FYI, but because this is a family blog, I won't break down the adjectives for you.
Ashley is scheduled to meet Nick this weekend and she can hardly wait. She's been wearing more pink lately, so in my book, she's already ready to meet him! I hope it goes well for her. I can't help but stick by her side during all of this, I mean she was by mine when everyone was riled about Ken coming. And you know what, in the apartment, she is the only one I confide in about my binge eating....which I want to note, rarely occurs.
So, Nikki just recently gave me that schedule for the current and upcoming events regarding the wedding and I cant help but think about the rehersal dinner. I have this aching feeling that Ashley is going to be a jerk about the speech and everything.... I haven't told anyone this, but yesterday Ashley was in her room with the door cracked a little and I was pretending like I was leaving, and I was like "Ok Ash, I am going to practice" and like i stomped to the door and shut it, pretending like I was gone....but I tip-toed back to her door and I was watching her through the crack.. And I saw her grab her water bottle and a pen and she was acting like she was giving a toast, and I heard her say all this sappy stuff about Nikki and Dave, and I swear I heard her have a line in there about how many calories I've been eating lately. And you know what? it seemed like it fit perfectly in her speech, and she did kind of a smirk when she said it too, and ya know? I was glad the door was there to hold me back because I was riled!
On a lighter note, I am looking forward to Thanksgiving because, well, I have a lot to be thankful for. I have an apartment to live in, with 2 very skinny roomates. A cat Bella, a family that gives me money often. A job that feeds my addiction to shop, a car that gets me from A to B, the cutest neice in the world, and not to mention an amazing BFF... It's the most wonderful time of the year...

This is Batey... signing off.

empty calories........who needs 'em?

Who would have known that everyone and their dog was trying to avoid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season shopping, and put all that hustle and bustle in to one day..TODAY. Vikki's was a zoo! I don't know how many times I spritzed our new super model fragrance on a customer in hopes of them deciding to buy it, or how many times I offered up our 3 for 15 deal on lotions. I was trying to be the seasonal manager that everyone knows that I am. I'd like to think that today I attained that goal. But you know what? Just because I attained it, doesn't mean the bar hans't been raised a little higher, and that I am going to quit excelling. It just means I need to work harder. I need to put an extra coat of paint on my fingers, and straighten my hair every day. Yeah it won't come without sacrifice, but does anything you work hard for? no.
My feet were aching by the time I got off work. I was going to wear flats today because I knew it was going to be a long day on my feet, but I couldn't make that mistake again, so heels it was.
I got home absolutely starving, but you know what? I didn't binge, because girls that binge aren't pretty. I had a tomatoe sandwich with cheese and mayo (I know, I'll run later) and a nice cold glass of ice water. I heard drinking ice water burns more calories than regular water, so, for obvious reasons I've been drinking lots of ice water. Ashley offered me some orange juice, but I just looked at her in confusion. She knows those were just empty calories.. ya know, sometimes Ashley acts like she knows about living a life of food deprivation, but when she says stuff like that, it just really makes me question her commitment.
Tomorrow marks another early morning. I'm doing floor set so i'll probably be wearing my corban softball gear, SYKE. you know I only wear that when I have to. Does Coach Ohta actually think those are cute? I wouldn't be caught dead in that sweatsuit in public. Speaking of which, I need to check on that bidding on ebay for that Corban beanie...

This is Batey signing off....

TGIF

I didn't start off my day as I usually do, and for that, I was pretty upset. We were supposed to dress nice for our business law debate this morning, and of course I did just that, the only problem was, my hair looked like Britney Spear's parenting abilities...awful. I looked like I was getting ready to take the field... I don't really want to comment anymore about it, I just want to apologize for all those who look up to me as the fasion goddess that I am, please excuse what happened today, it won't happen again.
As for other news, I currently have 7 class days left until I am smoothe sailing to graduation. I can't help but think about it every chance I get.
This weekend is going to be a strenuous one. I am working a lot, and early in the morning at that. This week I am working 31 hours, I guess it comes with the territory though, TEMPORARY SEASONAL MANAGER, I can't get poeple to shut up about it.
As far as the wedding is concerned, I'm looking skinnier than ever and can't wait to slip into that coffee almond dress and take the attention off of Nikki and put it on myself, where it belongs. I know I don't complain much on here, because my life is pretty great, but I want to share my heart a little bit, ya know, be vulnerable. A long time ago, Nikki asked Ashley to do her toast at her wedding, and naturually I thought that was a great idea, I'm not one to get up in front of people and say something profound. But, I've hid it for a long time, that like I don't mind at all but just between me and you, it's really getting to me. I can't help but think this is Nikki's way of telling me I'm fat. I know it might not make sense to other people, but all I hear when she asks Ashley about the toast is, "LINDSAY YOURE SO FAT." I don't know, maybe I'm overreacting, maybe not...in the meantime, I'm going to get some rest, and fight these tears.

This is Batey... signing off.

A REESE CUP!

Today was an average day for me. I worked at Vikki's, and realized I am a co-worker with Heidi Klum, which turned into pretty good news considering there is a company party coming up and I can't help but think she will be there. If I play my cards right she will bring Seal, and I can finally ask him about his crater face, I'm dying to know the real story behind that. Anyhow, lately I'm on this new kick, I ask myself each and every morning "how can I bring joy to others today?" And it seems to be working out pretty nicely for me, I've brought a lot of smiles others' way. For instance, it was Erin's birthday today and I got her a pair of sexy underwear, I gave Sear my tanning lotion and I told Patrick he was funny. All in all, a pretty nice thing to do. Oh, and I almost forgot, I am giving Nikki some of my Benedryl later tonight. I KNOW... selfless. Anyhow, there is a little bit of drama going down in apt. 256 these last couple of days concerning "the wedding" I can't go into any details because I want to protect all parties involved, but I want to say that there's been some stuff going down. Other than that, life has been simple today. I went to weights... when I didn't have to, and I actually pushed myself a little bit. I went home and watched a little tv, headed over to my BFF's for the office, dove into the word and talked to Ken. All in all, I'd say a pretty good day. Oh, I can't forget, Nikki has the nastiest cold sore on her lip and she's looking for some home remedies, if you have any, email me at LindsayBatey@corban.edu. This is Batey, signing off.

I guess this is weird?

This just in, Ken thinks it's weird that I write this blog about Lindsay's life. The interesting fact is, I am funny, therefore I do things that are funny, in which case, this is funny. In conclusion, I will continue to be funny.
Lindsay was pretty concerned that upon hearing this news, that I would stop posting, fact of the matter is, I will keep posting because my career depends on it. Being funny is a lifestyle not a choice.
Anyhow, today was just another day, it started out in business law with no one taking Sear or I seriously. I think people judge me a lot on my looks and assume that I am not a good student, however, I do have an A in the class. Whether I got the grade ethically or not is besides the point. So, we landed the position as the biblical defenders, seems like a pretty fitting job to me. After that, we suggested that our team dress nicely for the debate on friday, and surprisingly our team agreed with us for the first time in recorded history. Normally, they just look at us like we are a joke.
The rest of my day was normal, I went to classes, bla bla bla and now I'm here just exhausted from another day. It's like, another day, another dollar, that's how I live my life. Whether I earned that dollar on the street corner is debatable....
So, now here I am lying in bed, faced with the toughest decision yet. Do I permanately straighten my hair or not? Sure, it's going to set me back a few bones, but is it worth it? That's what I'm tossing and turning about currently...

until next time.. this is Batey, signing off.

To ease your curiousity....

Hey, I apologize that it's been so long since I've posted. I've been pretty busy lately, with Avery's 1st birthday, along with working more at Vikki's, it's been hectic. I have decided that 9 more days of classes is something to be excited about. Yep, that's right, you heard it here first, 9 more classes and then I am going to be graduating from Corban College (formally Western Baptist College). I just have to get through this Business Law debate (which I have done hardly anything for) and a couple more general sociology, financial accounting, and teaching the bible classes. And then, it's homeward bound, I'll just be working close to full time at Vikki's, living at Ashley's, taking a CPR class and playing softball with my BFF. I can't explain how excited I am for December. Speaking of December, my birthday is coming up, and me and some girls are planning on going to a cabin for a night and hanging out in the snow, it should be pretty fun., for obvious reasons. Things with Ken and I have been good, we still talk every night, but of course it's not for as long, because we both have life to live and we know we just cant be together. Nikki has been gone all weekend, which has been nice because I have gotten a chance to stare at that picture of Dave on her computer desk and not feel guilty. Apparently she got her wisdom teeth out and has to drink slim fast, tough life huh? Gosh, that's my life with or without wisdom teeth, so I don't know what she's complaining about. Let's see, other than that I don't have much to say. Ashley is of course doing better than ever, talking on her head set to Nick nearly every night, and more smilely than ever. True bliss here in Apt 256. This is Batey, signing off.

Sad but true.

Today Lindsay is unavailable to post because of passing out due to lack of food consumption. She will post tomorrow. Thank You.

Ugh, today was nothing new really. I woke up and went to Vikki's and worked a full shift. I can't help but think this is what I was made to do, ya know? Work at a place that is entirely pink. Who knows, if I play my cards right, I might be a manager someday. It's already looking pretty good considering I landed a SEASONAL management spot. I guess what they say is true, pretty people do go through life easier. (sigh) Nikki and I worked out tonight around 7:30, I probably burnt about 200-300 calories. Yeah, I work hard. Anyhow, I don't have anything REAL exciting to say, I've just been "doing" some homework, IF you know what I mean. I rarely "do" homework, I mostly cheat creatively. I won't go into detail on this because it's a matter of the heart, and I'd like to keep this blog as surface as possible. No one needs to know what happens in the bedroom, in my heart or anything else. All this really is, is a decorated calorie counter. I come here to face that facts of my lifestyle. Am I eating healthy? yeeeeeees. Am I exercising regularly? yeeeeeeees. case closed.
Nikki has been driving me BANANAS lately. It seems like all she does is talk about how pretty she is, and how skinny she is. Yeah, I occassionally give myself a compliment too, but is it as shallow? maybe yes. This is all I am going to discuss on the subject because, well, I want to keep our friendship in tact, you never know who reads these blogs.
As for Ashley, she's been doing well in volleyball. I wouldn't really know because I'm not really that great of a roomate, I've got plans on the weekends. Sure, I didn't see her senior night, but did she go to any of my softball night caps? I'll leave that question hanging. Anyhow, she's getting ready to meet Nick. I guess there's something flattering about meeting a pilot? I don't know, I'll stick to my future doctor, who is thousands of miles away.
Alright, this is Batey, signing off.

Today

So, today I woke up, as usual, completely starving. Nikki is dropping lbs like it's no tomorrow, and I'm swimming in my jeans. Today, I started off my day with a healthy well balanced meal. 3 Egg whites and a cup of tea, roughly 30 calories. Yeah my stomach is satisfied, but all I can think about is lunch. I think I am going to have a bag of 100 calorie popcorn. Nikki keeps asking me if I am going to go running today, little does she know that I ran earlier this morning... but i am going to tell her that I didn't, just so I can get a head start on burning calories, she already went in the sauna this morning, so I know she's down a couple lbs. Anyway, this guy asked me out on a date, but he said he can't pick me up until 8pm, and HELLO, i don't eat past 7pm, everyone knows that. So, I think I am going to see if he just wants to go out for a water or something. That's not shallow, Nikki says thats shallow, but she's engaged and I'm not, so maybe I should start listening to her. Anyway, this is Batey, signing off.