blank spreadsheets, cheerio shapes, and license plates; or "we're half way to somewhere! we're almost there!"

-so. i work in a brand new office. for some reason we've been having a hard time with our billing office. there's been a communication problem as of late (perhaps it has something to do with the 2400 miles between us), but we're working through it. i've been trying to be uber responsible and very clear in all my e-mails to diane, but for some reason, this week didn't really work out in my favor. on tuesday, i tried to e-mail the deposit to her and somehow managed to send her tuesday's a second time. on thursday i realized the genius of my ways and tried to re-attach wednesday's. this time i sent her a blank spreadsheet. i'm telling you-sheer genius!!! she sent me some smart e-mail about it being the end of the week i refrained from reaching through the computer and throwing a nerf dart in her general direction. in the end i had to track down the hard copy and re-type it all, but she got her spreadsheet. it was kind of a rough week on the excel front.
-yesterday wiggles and i spent a good 35 minutes making shapes out of cheerios on the kitchen table and then he ate them. i had to sneak my cheerios from the surplus pile. we to share a mutual love for cheerios.
-i got my new license plates in the mail!
-so my room has been out of control for the past...oh i don't know-9 months? i grounded myself this weekend. i wasn't allowed to do anything exciting until i cleaned my room. i'm almost done. in the midst of cleaning frenzy i found a video camera that i got for christmas a couple of years ago. i also found it's charger so i charged it and just spent the past 2 hours re-watching the clips on it. can i tell you how much i loved my cruise? it was fantastic. somewhere in the midst of an end of the day interview, one of the girls mentioned something about our tour guide in belize. it triggered in my mind on of my favorite things that i learned in belize.
edwin, one of the tour guides, made the comment "come on guys, we're half way to somewhere. we're almost there!" the more i think about that, the more i like it, and the more profound it gets. edwin, where ever you are...thank you.
side note: can i tell you how awesome it is to be woken up at 7:00am to my roommates walking into my room in formal wear? one was in her wedding dress. the other was in the dress for her brother's wedding. they both looked absolutely fantastic (even if one had just woken up and the other had just finished a 12 hour shift at the hospital). and made me supremely happy.