Author's note - To all my diligent fans out there: Sorry for the inconvenience. Donutlove was under maintenance so I couldn't blog during Days 9, 8, 7, or 6. I will make it up to you before Christmas I promise! CALM DOWN!
Day 9:
Thursday was a bad day. Well actually last week was maybe the worst week of my life, but nbd (No Big Deal). Thursday, on the 9th day of Christmas, one particular broke-ass customer of mine pushed me too far. I had a bad week with most of my customers bailing, no-showing, backing out and canceling appointments on me, but this was the icing on my donut.
First thing Thursday morning my boss (Curt) checks the messages on speakerphone and this is what the entire branch and I hear:
"Hi, this message is for Megan. Megan, stop calling my house. You keep calling for my husband and it is becoming harassment! Unless you are having an affair with my husband, and I hope to God that you aren't, STOP CALLING OUR HOUSE." click.
I had only called her husband 3 times leaving messages like this " Hi, Richard, this is Megan calling from Wells Fargo, I just wanted to get in touch with you to follow up on the Auto loan we issued for you last year. Call me back at...."
Was I really that out of line? Seriously some people need more love in their lives!
Day 9:
Thursday was a bad day. Well actually last week was maybe the worst week of my life, but nbd (No Big Deal). Thursday, on the 9th day of Christmas, one particular broke-ass customer of mine pushed me too far. I had a bad week with most of my customers bailing, no-showing, backing out and canceling appointments on me, but this was the icing on my donut.
First thing Thursday morning my boss (Curt) checks the messages on speakerphone and this is what the entire branch and I hear:
"Hi, this message is for Megan. Megan, stop calling my house. You keep calling for my husband and it is becoming harassment! Unless you are having an affair with my husband, and I hope to God that you aren't, STOP CALLING OUR HOUSE." click.
I had only called her husband 3 times leaving messages like this " Hi, Richard, this is Megan calling from Wells Fargo, I just wanted to get in touch with you to follow up on the Auto loan we issued for you last year. Call me back at...."
Was I really that out of line? Seriously some people need more love in their lives!
~~~~MAKE DONUTS NOT WAR!!!!~~~~
In honor of Schnitz's Christmas Ticket today, I'd like to name Wisconsin's top ten offenses for the 10th day till Christmas.
10. Time Warner Cable: anyone and everyone who has ever had it has a story to tell you about why TWC sucks. They're over priced, they have the worst commercials, and there's nothing more frustrating than seeing "boot" on your box for 15 min after you try to restart.
9. The Boston Store: If you've ever been on your way into Macy's or Nordstrom's, gotten there and all you can see are racks and racks of Baby Phat, FUBU, Rocawear, and Timberlands you are in the Boston Store. Leave. You will not find anything race appropriate.
8. Highway speed limits: I just don't like driving 55 and being over the speed limit.
7. Sconnie-isms: here are a few of my faves that make me giggle every time I hear them...
6. Schnitz' ticket, and all other exchanges with municipal workers - Officer Spencer, The Motorcycle brigades, Public Safety, and Meter Maids have all gotten the best of me at one time or another. They got the best of Schnitz today while on her way to work, I feel ya girl. And they nailed you because your a FIB! (see #7)
5. The Pack Attack- I guess I don't really have anything against the Packers, but I just think that any sports team who asks their fans to wear cheese on their heads to intimidate competition is silly. Also I love the two word saying that is easy enough any scon can remember: GO PACK GO!
4. High crack addicts/bums per capita- I can't really say this about Wisconsin as a whole, mostly just Milwaukee, and particularly the area where most of us got our first 4 years of Wisconsin exposure, around the MU campus, where we all know the entire population is composed of Marquette students, and bums. If it's not one, its the other.
3. Parking tickets - This city loves nailing you for parking anywhere and anywhere they can think of a reason that you shouldn't be parked there and NOTHING ruins my day faster than going out to my car, and finding that ticket tucked under my windshield wipers. If I were a person of vengeance, the meter maids would be top of my list. Don't believe me? According to the city of Milwaukee's most recent annual report that is online, in 2006 over $20,500,000 was collected in parking violations alone...not counting towing, parking passes, ect... Milwaukee: find a better source of income!
2. The weather - So cold, so much of the year. No wonder the 4 weeks of summer are the best time of every sconnie's life! You NEED to celebrate when the temp reaches above 35 degrees!! And the wind is bruuutal! Who remembers that crazy wind tunnel as you walked into McCormick, trying to round that corner and make it inside the building was almost impossible some days!
1. The year round signature scent of Milwaukee - You know what I'm talking about. My sister was nauseous the whole time she was here once becuase the smell was nonstop. It's that beautiful and unique blend of burning cow hair, yeast, and factory fumes wafting around the city that will always bring you back to Milwaukee if you smelled it anywhere else....ahhh fresh sconnie air.
Authors note:
I just realized that the 12 days of Christmas is not a countdown, and I shouldn't have done it backwards. So much for my clever idea to use the 12 days of Christmas. Lol it's also less cool because I'm not going in any sort of theme for this whole chain of posts. But stopping now would mean admitting defeat and I'm not about to do that. This seams very fitting for my life lately.
10. Time Warner Cable: anyone and everyone who has ever had it has a story to tell you about why TWC sucks. They're over priced, they have the worst commercials, and there's nothing more frustrating than seeing "boot" on your box for 15 min after you try to restart.
9. The Boston Store: If you've ever been on your way into Macy's or Nordstrom's, gotten there and all you can see are racks and racks of Baby Phat, FUBU, Rocawear, and Timberlands you are in the Boston Store. Leave. You will not find anything race appropriate.
8. Highway speed limits: I just don't like driving 55 and being over the speed limit.
7. Sconnie-isms: here are a few of my faves that make me giggle every time I hear them...
- Bubblers-a sconnie drinking fountain named after the sound it makes, making it easier for the simple minded,
- Up North -pronounced "Up Nort", where sconnies go for vacation, fishing, or hunting, confusing many a non-sconnie, up north can be reached by traveling East or West)
- Tyme Machines- I really don't know why ATM's are referred to as Time machines, but when my freshman year roommate told me she was going to the time machine and asked if I wanted to come I must have gave her quite the look...
- DEER HUNTING-The Wisconsin version of Marti Gras. Each November, thousands of male residents go up north to drink a brewski and bag a bambi.
- FIBS-stands for Fu**ing Illinois (in my case Iowan) Bastards - those people "south of the border" who drive like wild maniacs -ahem Schnitz-, toll free all the way to the Dells)
- IMPORTED BEER-any variety of brewski that is not produced in Milwaukee..when you ask for an imported beer in a Milwaukee bar, you'll probably get a Coors.
6. Schnitz' ticket, and all other exchanges with municipal workers - Officer Spencer, The Motorcycle brigades, Public Safety, and Meter Maids have all gotten the best of me at one time or another. They got the best of Schnitz today while on her way to work, I feel ya girl. And they nailed you because your a FIB! (see #7)
5. The Pack Attack- I guess I don't really have anything against the Packers, but I just think that any sports team who asks their fans to wear cheese on their heads to intimidate competition is silly. Also I love the two word saying that is easy enough any scon can remember: GO PACK GO!
4. High crack addicts/bums per capita- I can't really say this about Wisconsin as a whole, mostly just Milwaukee, and particularly the area where most of us got our first 4 years of Wisconsin exposure, around the MU campus, where we all know the entire population is composed of Marquette students, and bums. If it's not one, its the other.
3. Parking tickets - This city loves nailing you for parking anywhere and anywhere they can think of a reason that you shouldn't be parked there and NOTHING ruins my day faster than going out to my car, and finding that ticket tucked under my windshield wipers. If I were a person of vengeance, the meter maids would be top of my list. Don't believe me? According to the city of Milwaukee's most recent annual report that is online, in 2006 over $20,500,000 was collected in parking violations alone...not counting towing, parking passes, ect... Milwaukee: find a better source of income!
2. The weather - So cold, so much of the year. No wonder the 4 weeks of summer are the best time of every sconnie's life! You NEED to celebrate when the temp reaches above 35 degrees!! And the wind is bruuutal! Who remembers that crazy wind tunnel as you walked into McCormick, trying to round that corner and make it inside the building was almost impossible some days!
1. The year round signature scent of Milwaukee - You know what I'm talking about. My sister was nauseous the whole time she was here once becuase the smell was nonstop. It's that beautiful and unique blend of burning cow hair, yeast, and factory fumes wafting around the city that will always bring you back to Milwaukee if you smelled it anywhere else....ahhh fresh sconnie air.
Oh Sconnie, thanks for giving me a job. I really want to work on improving our relationship,
you know I love you, Merry Christmas.
Authors note:
I just realized that the 12 days of Christmas is not a countdown, and I shouldn't have done it backwards. So much for my clever idea to use the 12 days of Christmas. Lol it's also less cool because I'm not going in any sort of theme for this whole chain of posts. But stopping now would mean admitting defeat and I'm not about to do that. This seams very fitting for my life lately.
So sorry to disappoint everyone but there will be no news today of the Dunbar Christmas letter. Unfortunately Tess is still in the process of sending them out...but the good news is if you wanna get on the list you still can! Just send me your address and I will pass it along...
To make up for that I decided to share something fun we did this weekend, which is almost as good as Christmas in my mind! On Saturday night the girls and I got together, drank martinis and did makeovers! It was so fun and everyone turned out great and so different than the makeup ruts we have all been stuck in! Here are the results:
Here is my look, it is Cleopatra inspired, due to my newly discovered interest in Egypt and all things pyramid shaped. I really like it!! What do you guys think???
Next we have Ashley's cute new look. She wanted to go back to her bowl cut days, while keeping a cute, mushroomy beatles look. I'd say she NAILED it! What do you guys think???
Last but CERTAINLY not lease, as a matter of fact MY personal favorite of all these is Schnitzy's!! Schnitz went au natural, and was inspired by her recent trip to ITALIA, where she commented: "the girls there are so beautiful even without much makeup, their natural beauty and femininity shines though.." DONE and DONE!!!
My family gets very into the Christmas spirit, going all out on a number of things during the season. One being gingerbread houses.
This is the house that my family made along with the help of our favorite ex-priest! Here's the finished product:
This is the house that my family made along with the help of our favorite ex-priest! Here's the finished product:
I must say, it's pretty good....tune in tomorrow for another great family tradition: the Christmas card.
For past dip sundays we have had artichoke dip, fresh salsa, salsa con queso, spinach, and hummus just to name a few. I love dip!
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Merry Christmas everyone.....just to get in the mood scnhitz, ash and I made a few christmas vids and posted them to your walls!
I know its your lucky days!!!!! Were so thankful for all of our friends and family and the fact that we have a computer on loan that has a video cam....
Here is one more morsel of holiday cheer for you and yours!
Here is one more morsel of holiday cheer for you and yours!
This is true beauty and what I see everytime I close my eyelids.
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Who here thought the world was going to end with all the snow coming last night/today? I'll admit I hoped/thought that my life would have to be put on hold due to weather for at lease 3 weeks due to all the news coverage and warnings here in MIL. Even the dopplar radar was frightening when i saw that huge white blob moving directly toward us.
But nothing could prepare me for what I found when I opened the door to my apartment this morning. Rain. It's freaking raining. And the total accumulation must have been 1/8th of an inch. Guess I wont need that ride to work after all from my friend with an SUV...thanks anyways!
Yes, im dissappointed, but whatever I guess its good that we adverted the crises that would have always been remembered as The Great Storm of 2009
How I pictured my drive to work:
But nothing could prepare me for what I found when I opened the door to my apartment this morning. Rain. It's freaking raining. And the total accumulation must have been 1/8th of an inch. Guess I wont need that ride to work after all from my friend with an SUV...thanks anyways!
Yes, im dissappointed, but whatever I guess its good that we adverted the crises that would have always been remembered as The Great Storm of 2009
How I pictured my drive to work:
My actual drive to work:
I just heard of another Dunny out there...shoutout!!!
I was reading my bff Joe's blog and someone made an incredibly sport savvy comment, someone who's name was Dunny. After briefly wondering if I had somehow gained that knowledge and posted that while i was blacked out, i realized that there had to be another Dunny.
There is, he's out there....
I was reading my bff Joe's blog and someone made an incredibly sport savvy comment, someone who's name was Dunny. After briefly wondering if I had somehow gained that knowledge and posted that while i was blacked out, i realized that there had to be another Dunny.
There is, he's out there....
Woohooo!!! Just added my phone to donut love! Donut loves!!
So these days all we can think about is moving to chi city, where the grass is literally greener (because its not -45 over half the year), boys are hotter, and the people are whiter. At this stage in the game there are so many reasons why Chicago is more appealing than Mil I wont even begin to name them. Im just gonna go with the one that pretty much sums it all up: Wisconsin sucks. (5 years and counting)
If anyone is reading this I know you're agreeing, so I dont need to elaborate any more on that. Next item of business. How awesome Chicago livin will be; this is how i picture a typical day in my life, with nothing except the city I live in changed:
7:00am-- wake up and bounce out of bed because I am headed to my awesome job that pays me six figs. for doing something I love and am passionate about. (not an option in Milwaukee, Chi is full of this kind of job!)
8:30--casually stroll in to my trendy downtown office, looking good because now that Im living in Chicago I have a whole new wardrobe, and have lost 35 lbs just by cutting cheese out of my diet.
10:00--morning coffee break with one of the many hotties in my office.
12:00--No need to eat because I'm sooo passionate about my job that the time has literally flown by and my appetite has shrunk to that of a bird.
1-5:00--Work while feeling like im not at work and accomplish tons of meaningful and fulfilling things.
5:30--Get home to my beautiful apartment that i share with about 7 of my closest friends from college (if you are reading this you're probably being included in this dream house). At the end of every single day, in between work and heading off on our dates, we sit around exchanging funny stories about our days, and sometimes just wonder at how we ever lived SUCH a different life back in Milwaukee, oh sooo long ago..........
So that is probably a lot like what my life will be like if i can ever work up the nerve to tell Curt I cant stay in Tosa forever...it will be really sad leaving him behind though.
If anyone is reading this I know you're agreeing, so I dont need to elaborate any more on that. Next item of business. How awesome Chicago livin will be; this is how i picture a typical day in my life, with nothing except the city I live in changed:
7:00am-- wake up and bounce out of bed because I am headed to my awesome job that pays me six figs. for doing something I love and am passionate about. (not an option in Milwaukee, Chi is full of this kind of job!)
8:30--casually stroll in to my trendy downtown office, looking good because now that Im living in Chicago I have a whole new wardrobe, and have lost 35 lbs just by cutting cheese out of my diet.
10:00--morning coffee break with one of the many hotties in my office.
12:00--No need to eat because I'm sooo passionate about my job that the time has literally flown by and my appetite has shrunk to that of a bird.
1-5:00--Work while feeling like im not at work and accomplish tons of meaningful and fulfilling things.
5:30--Get home to my beautiful apartment that i share with about 7 of my closest friends from college (if you are reading this you're probably being included in this dream house). At the end of every single day, in between work and heading off on our dates, we sit around exchanging funny stories about our days, and sometimes just wonder at how we ever lived SUCH a different life back in Milwaukee, oh sooo long ago..........
So that is probably a lot like what my life will be like if i can ever work up the nerve to tell Curt I cant stay in Tosa forever...it will be really sad leaving him behind though.
I have been obsessed with getting a puppy ever since I moved into my own apartment, and I finally decided on the kind I want... a Cockapoo!! Isn't this the cutest little baby ever?? I always think about it prancing around my apartment!!! Plus Cockapoo is the greatest name for a pet ever.