I can't believe it's already the last Saturday in January! Time has flown by! If this month went this quickly, I can't imagine how fast the rest of the year is going to go. I think that's good, though. When time drags, that's the worst.
What's been going on this week? Mostly the usual: taking care of Audrey, hanging out with Pete, working, and going to the gym. I will be really glad when this weekend is over...since I work "On-Call" at my job, that means that every week, they will have the available hours for two weeks from now and we can sign up for whichever ones we want. The past THREE WEEKS all that's been open are hours in the fitting room. I don't mind doing it from time to time, but for that long...shoot me. All I do is walk around putting clothes away. It's as much fun as it sounds. I have to keep reminding myself that I actually LIKE my real job...the one where I get to talk to customers and ring up their stuff. Being glorified maid service is not what I signed up for. But, after tomorrow, I won't be doing that again. I'm working in Juniors next week, and then a couple different places the following week. I would like to say that I refuse to do fitting rooms ever again, but I know that probably won't happen...unless I get really lucky and they hire me either full- or part-time. It's looking more like part-time at this point, which is really annoying. They hired someone (without Buddy's knowledge) to fill the FT position. He was pretty ticked off about it. So, if I get the PT spot, depending on my hours, I may have to get another part-time job. Awesome.
This past week I've had a blast hanging out with Pete. We'll get together during his lunch break from work and talk, which I love, and then he comes over after work and we'll make or eat dinner (depending on our mood) and once Audrey's asleep, we'll watch "Dexter." So far we have almost finished the first season. Maybe tomorrow, or something. I love being with him. We have such a great time no matter what we're doing. I seriously see this being a very long-term relationship. Who would have thought that six months after starting to date I would even be considering something like this...but he's something special. He brings out the best in me, and I think that I'm good for him, too. Or at least I like to think so. :) I could go on and on about him, but I won't. I promise!
Didn't get my IDs this week, like I'd planned...the whole "not-having-money" thing. It sucks, what can I say? Soon, though, I will get that taken care of. I did find out that I'm only 13 credit hours away from an Associate of Art degree in Psychology from Collin Collage. Not exactly the Master's Degree I'd envisioned, but a step in the right direction, nonetheless. And it's super cheap...only $34/credit hour! Wow!
The weather today is absolutely beautiful. It's sunny and warm. I'm wearing a dress and sandals. It's the end of January. God, I don't miss the weather in Indiana! :) I do miss my friends, though.
I'm off...
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
January 22, 2011
So it is barely Saturday (1:27am to be exact), but I'm up and figured I should take advantage of the free time to write before tomorrow. A side note: I don't count it as the next day until I go to sleep...it's one of my weird things...it doesn't matter if it's 5 am on Wednesday; if I haven't gone to bed, it's still considered to be Tuesday to me. But anyway, tomorrow I have to help my mom make a PowerPoint presentation for her class over a chapter that I'm pretty sure she hasn't read yet, take care of Audrey, and go to work. Good times.
This past week went pretty quickly. I'm loving the new Britney Spears song "Hold It Against Me." This is something else you'll learn about me...I am a HUGE Britney fan. Even when she lost her damn mind there for a while, I was still rooting for her and loving her music. Here's the song:
This past week went pretty quickly. I'm loving the new Britney Spears song "Hold It Against Me." This is something else you'll learn about me...I am a HUGE Britney fan. Even when she lost her damn mind there for a while, I was still rooting for her and loving her music. Here's the song:
And yes, I realize it's nothing new or whatever, it's a dance song...it's Britney Spears. She's a fun entertainer...take it for what it is. :) I'm sure Pete will have something to say about it, to which I reply: Ke$ha...he'll know what I mean.
So, aside from my Britney love...what else? Oh! I've applied for some full-time positions at Macy's, which is where I work now. I'm on-call, which means I work when other people can't. This wasn't bad during the holidays when we were open extended hours and lots of people needed time off. Now? I'm lucky to get 13 hours a week, which is just not cutting it. Fingers crossed that I hear from them this week about an interview, at the very least. It would definitely help with getting an apartment. I think that is going to happen in April. After the trip to Indiana in March to get Isabel...because until then, all my "extra" money (hahaha!) is going towards the trip.
What else, what else? The working out-thing is not working out...somehow my trainer and I keep cancelling on each other. I should be seeing him three times a week, and the most we've managed the past two weeks is once each week. Hmmm...maybe get a new trainer? Who knows. At least I'm still going to the gym. It's getting to be spring, dammit, and I am NOT going to be stuck wearing pants all summer. Granted, I wear dresses now, but I want to be able to wear shorts or even a swim suit without feeling like a beached whale! I'm just going to have to make sure that I'm getting to the gym at least three days a week, whether or not I'm meeting with Matthew (my trainer).
Have gotten Pete sucked into "Dexter," which is awesome. We're watching season one, and about halfway through. I watched it so many years ago, that I've forgotten some of what happened, and some of the characters that are...shall we say "no longer with us." I had to keep myself from saying something to that effect about some of the people when we first started watching...it's fun though. And he makes me watch this River Cottage show about a British guy who grows his own food and raises animals. I give him a lot of shit about it, but it's actually pretty interesting. :)
I need to find something to read. I really need to go to the BMV and get a new license and then I can get a new Social Security card and FINALLY get a library card. That will be my goal for the week. To get those three things. God, I'm going to be standing in a lot of lines. Puke. But it must be done.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
January 15, 2011
Yay! I finally did it! I am writing my entry on the actual day it's supposed to go up! Now, to make sure that this keeps happening...that will be the challenge. It's not like I don't have tons of stuff to write about...believe me, I do...I just forget to come on here and actually write it down. Thank you phone alarm...I just set it to go off every Saturday and remind me to write on here. As long as the battery keeps up, I should be good to go!
This week has not been the most fun...most of it has been spent looking at potential apartments. I found quite a few that I liked, that were affordable, that were in good locations...the problem? Money. Stupid money. I hate money. Actually, no, I don't hate money. I hate not having money. That is what sucks.
Even more frustrating is that I have a job. I really like my job, however, I am not getting anywhere near enough hours at work, and can barely afford the stuff that I have to buy, let alone half the rent for an apartment. Ugh. So, now I get to try to find another job. Because I had oh-so-much fun looking for the one I finally got. Riiiight.
The good news is that I actually have a reference to put on my resume. Bad news? I've only been working there for about 3 months. Most places want 6 months of "experience." I can't wait another 3 months to find a job and make more money. At this point, I'd pretty much take any kind of job...well, within reason...as long as it pays decently and I actually am working, not just hired and then working 13 hours a week (yeah, you try living on that when you're making $8/hour...good luck).
So, needless to say, the apartment idea has been shelved until I can afford my part, which in a way is good. Pete and I were getting pretty snippy with each other over it. I was frustrated because I really want to move into my own place and actually unpack my belongings, and he was getting frustrated because he didn't know what more he could do. In truth, he's doing more than enough...working 2 jobs, and wrangling a raise at one of them...I couldn't make him see that there wasn't a way for him to "fix" this problem. So, this week we were pretty unpleasant to each other. Not a fun time. But, last night we finally decided to just forget about an apartment and let it happen when it happens. It immediately took the stress and guilt off of me. :) He's so great.
And he's right, if we keep trying to force it to happen when we (i.e., I) can't afford it, all we're going to be doing is setting ourselves up for more stress and fighting every month when bills are due. Stupid logical, Pete. :) But he's right. Of course.
In other news: I think that the freezing cold may be heading out...yay! I am so over winter. Also, Audrey is doing better in school, which is great news. She's been really taking initiative at home, too. Really interacting, as opposed to just grabbing you and forcing you to do things for her. And the eye contact is incredible. I really think she's made some amazing progress this year. Now let's just hope it continues! More next week!
This week has not been the most fun...most of it has been spent looking at potential apartments. I found quite a few that I liked, that were affordable, that were in good locations...the problem? Money. Stupid money. I hate money. Actually, no, I don't hate money. I hate not having money. That is what sucks.
Even more frustrating is that I have a job. I really like my job, however, I am not getting anywhere near enough hours at work, and can barely afford the stuff that I have to buy, let alone half the rent for an apartment. Ugh. So, now I get to try to find another job. Because I had oh-so-much fun looking for the one I finally got. Riiiight.
The good news is that I actually have a reference to put on my resume. Bad news? I've only been working there for about 3 months. Most places want 6 months of "experience." I can't wait another 3 months to find a job and make more money. At this point, I'd pretty much take any kind of job...well, within reason...as long as it pays decently and I actually am working, not just hired and then working 13 hours a week (yeah, you try living on that when you're making $8/hour...good luck).
So, needless to say, the apartment idea has been shelved until I can afford my part, which in a way is good. Pete and I were getting pretty snippy with each other over it. I was frustrated because I really want to move into my own place and actually unpack my belongings, and he was getting frustrated because he didn't know what more he could do. In truth, he's doing more than enough...working 2 jobs, and wrangling a raise at one of them...I couldn't make him see that there wasn't a way for him to "fix" this problem. So, this week we were pretty unpleasant to each other. Not a fun time. But, last night we finally decided to just forget about an apartment and let it happen when it happens. It immediately took the stress and guilt off of me. :) He's so great.
And he's right, if we keep trying to force it to happen when we (i.e., I) can't afford it, all we're going to be doing is setting ourselves up for more stress and fighting every month when bills are due. Stupid logical, Pete. :) But he's right. Of course.
In other news: I think that the freezing cold may be heading out...yay! I am so over winter. Also, Audrey is doing better in school, which is great news. She's been really taking initiative at home, too. Really interacting, as opposed to just grabbing you and forcing you to do things for her. And the eye contact is incredible. I really think she's made some amazing progress this year. Now let's just hope it continues! More next week!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 8, 2011
Okay, Okay....I am clearly sucking at the blog-thing. I think the problem is that I'm just not used to having to do it on a specific day. That and the fact that I normally work on Saturdays until 10:30 pm, and my brain is just fried after dealing with customers all day. No excuse, though. I work this Saturday, too, but I will make sure to post before I go to work. I promise!!
So, what's been going on with me since the last entry? Hm...Well, Audrey is back from visiting Indiana, which is good. I missed her a lot. It was nice to be able to sleep all night, and not have to worry about being home at any specific time, but it was weird not having her around. Now, I just have to make it until March, when Isabel will be back, too! I saw Jon last Tuesday, when I got Audrey from the airport. It wasn't nearly as awkward as I thought it would be. I could tell he was a little nervous. I just keep waiting for him to yell at me, or something, but I know him well enough to know that he wouldn't do that. Even if he wanted to. He's just not a yeller. But we talked about the girls, our moms, people who were driving us crazy. It was fine. I did tell him about how I have a boyfriend. I didn't want to, but I also didn't want him to hear it from someone else. That would be way worse. I'm sure he didn't want to hear it, but he needs to know who is spending time around the girls. I mean, I would want to know if he had a girlfriend who was hanging around Isabel all the time. Of course, in Rochester, the chances of me personally knowing someone he ends up dating are pretty good. But, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Anyway, he took the news pretty well, and I think that Jon and I are going to be able to raise the girls together without fighting. I hope so, anyway. The biggest hurdle we face right now is the fact that I'm in Texas and he's in Indiana.
I know that he wants me to move closer so that he can see the girls more often. And he's right. I should. The only thing stopping me? I HATE WINTER. No, I should re-phrase that...I hate snow, and ice, and being cold....I hate waking up and it's so cold that the thought of getting out of bed makes you cringe...I hate having the wind cut through you, no matter how thick your coat is...I hate having to wear coats, boots, gloves, etc...I hate that the sky is juts this white/grey color and the world looks like all the life has been sucked out of it...I hate the slush, the ice patches, the runny noses, the numb fingers...ugh. Are you getting the point here? Indiana has SIX MONTHS where is it completely plausible that it could snow. October to April. Anytime within those months, and no one would be surprised to have freezing temperatures and snow. That makes me nauseous.
I do miss my friends and family that are up there. But the weather. God, I do not miss the weather. And I know, you find things to do inside. Yeah, I like being out in the sunshine. I don't want to be cooped up indoors half the year. But, I also have to realize that Isabel and Audrey need to know their dad and his family. The only option to moving to Indiana, is to realize that I will pretty much be missing every Christmas, Audrey's birthday, and Isabel's birthday for the next who knows how many years. I'm not okay with that. Yes, I know we could switch off, but then when would he see them? It just happens that their birthdays and Christmas (obviously) are during breaks from school, when they can go up there for extended visits. If they skip a Christmas, when would they go to see him? You get what I'm saying? The only option is to be closer. If I'm closer, then they can have more frequent, but shorter visits...this way I don't have to have my 2 year old away from me for 3 months...which I hate. Ugh, but moving back to Indiana? I so don't want to. It would be great to be able to see my friends, and family, but I don't even know where I'd want to live. It would mostly depend on where Audrey went to school. So, we're probably looking at Indianapolis...unless we do Chicago.
The biggest hurdle right now will be money. I have none. Not even enough to get my own apartment right now, let alone move across the country and get an apartment. I have a feeling that this move won't be happening for a while. I'm not saying it will never happen, but Audrey at least has to finish school, so we're looking at June. And I don't know that I'll have money to move by then, to be honest. I would say that the move probably wouldn't happen for another year from June. Yeah, Jon's gonna love that. But I'm sorry, I have to figure out how to do this...and when you have a kid in school AND they have special needs, you can't just send them to a new school.
Alright, I feel that I have thoroughly discussed this topic to death :) Poor Pete is going to read this and think, "I thought this was already what was decided...why did she just spend about half an hour re-discussing and deciding, only to come to the same conclusion??" Yeah, sorry, sweetie...that's just me.
So, what's been going on with me since the last entry? Hm...Well, Audrey is back from visiting Indiana, which is good. I missed her a lot. It was nice to be able to sleep all night, and not have to worry about being home at any specific time, but it was weird not having her around. Now, I just have to make it until March, when Isabel will be back, too! I saw Jon last Tuesday, when I got Audrey from the airport. It wasn't nearly as awkward as I thought it would be. I could tell he was a little nervous. I just keep waiting for him to yell at me, or something, but I know him well enough to know that he wouldn't do that. Even if he wanted to. He's just not a yeller. But we talked about the girls, our moms, people who were driving us crazy. It was fine. I did tell him about how I have a boyfriend. I didn't want to, but I also didn't want him to hear it from someone else. That would be way worse. I'm sure he didn't want to hear it, but he needs to know who is spending time around the girls. I mean, I would want to know if he had a girlfriend who was hanging around Isabel all the time. Of course, in Rochester, the chances of me personally knowing someone he ends up dating are pretty good. But, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Anyway, he took the news pretty well, and I think that Jon and I are going to be able to raise the girls together without fighting. I hope so, anyway. The biggest hurdle we face right now is the fact that I'm in Texas and he's in Indiana.
I know that he wants me to move closer so that he can see the girls more often. And he's right. I should. The only thing stopping me? I HATE WINTER. No, I should re-phrase that...I hate snow, and ice, and being cold....I hate waking up and it's so cold that the thought of getting out of bed makes you cringe...I hate having the wind cut through you, no matter how thick your coat is...I hate having to wear coats, boots, gloves, etc...I hate that the sky is juts this white/grey color and the world looks like all the life has been sucked out of it...I hate the slush, the ice patches, the runny noses, the numb fingers...ugh. Are you getting the point here? Indiana has SIX MONTHS where is it completely plausible that it could snow. October to April. Anytime within those months, and no one would be surprised to have freezing temperatures and snow. That makes me nauseous.
I do miss my friends and family that are up there. But the weather. God, I do not miss the weather. And I know, you find things to do inside. Yeah, I like being out in the sunshine. I don't want to be cooped up indoors half the year. But, I also have to realize that Isabel and Audrey need to know their dad and his family. The only option to moving to Indiana, is to realize that I will pretty much be missing every Christmas, Audrey's birthday, and Isabel's birthday for the next who knows how many years. I'm not okay with that. Yes, I know we could switch off, but then when would he see them? It just happens that their birthdays and Christmas (obviously) are during breaks from school, when they can go up there for extended visits. If they skip a Christmas, when would they go to see him? You get what I'm saying? The only option is to be closer. If I'm closer, then they can have more frequent, but shorter visits...this way I don't have to have my 2 year old away from me for 3 months...which I hate. Ugh, but moving back to Indiana? I so don't want to. It would be great to be able to see my friends, and family, but I don't even know where I'd want to live. It would mostly depend on where Audrey went to school. So, we're probably looking at Indianapolis...unless we do Chicago.
The biggest hurdle right now will be money. I have none. Not even enough to get my own apartment right now, let alone move across the country and get an apartment. I have a feeling that this move won't be happening for a while. I'm not saying it will never happen, but Audrey at least has to finish school, so we're looking at June. And I don't know that I'll have money to move by then, to be honest. I would say that the move probably wouldn't happen for another year from June. Yeah, Jon's gonna love that. But I'm sorry, I have to figure out how to do this...and when you have a kid in school AND they have special needs, you can't just send them to a new school.
Alright, I feel that I have thoroughly discussed this topic to death :) Poor Pete is going to read this and think, "I thought this was already what was decided...why did she just spend about half an hour re-discussing and deciding, only to come to the same conclusion??" Yeah, sorry, sweetie...that's just me.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
January 1, 2011
I realize that I'm not off to a good start with my blog...already a day behind. BUT that wasn't entirely my fault. I was at a hotel that claimed to have wireless access, but didn't. Or, at least, I couldn't make it work. I had brought my computer and everything, to make sure that I could get my first post yesterday, but it just didn't happen. So, my first one is late, but I promise to make sure that the rest of them are actually posted on Saturday.
2011 started off amazingly well. I went out on Friday after work with my boyfriend, Pete, who you will be reading lots about, I'm sure. We went to dinner at Vickery Park downtown, where we had our first date. He's so cute the way that he remembers things like that. Anyway, we went, had some amazing food and took some great pictures (which will be added once I find my stupid USB cable). They had funny hats and necklaces to wear, so of course I made Pete put them on and I took pictures. He had way more fun with the horns. I finally had to take it away from him. :) My brother, Michael, met us there later, and refused to wear anything that looked stupid, so no funny pics of him. Well, not until he got good and drunk later, and I got some shots of him leaning heavily against pretty much anything that would support him. hahaha!
After Vickery, we walked across the street to the 32 degree bar, which is a smallish-bar on the rooftop of Urban Crust. It was completely packed in there, and the DJ was decent, so Pete didn't complain about the music too much. Okay, he did, but once he had some drinks, he was breaking out his **ahem** awesome dance moves. I had a great time there, took some shots with Michael and Pete, and found myself a really cute feathery tiara that said "Happy New Year." Yeah, I took it home with me, and many more pictures were taken.
After dropping Michael off, Pete and I headed to our hotel and drank some more. It's funny, because he doesn't normally drink much, but I guess he made an exception for the evening. Either way, it was a lot of fun. The next day he woke me up at some un-godly hour (I actually think it was around 10:30, but whatever) and we went to brunch back at Vickery Park. He was craving their eggs Benedict, and we'd missed the free bagels, or whatever they had at the hotel.
After brunch, (and a really good Bloody Mary), we headed to the Dallas Museum of Art to see the Mourners exhibit that I'd been dying to see...it was amazing. The detail of the statues was incredible. The faces, the cloth of their robes...they looked like real people. I realize that's the point, but it was still awesome. Pete said he felt like Gulliver in Lilliput. That made me laugh, and people look at me all frown-y. Whatever. We wandered to the gift shop where I mentally did my shopping for people for the next few years...seriously, they had some amazing stuff in there. And then we went and checked out the Roman and Greek areas. That was just, wow. Looking at these busts and jewelry that were made in the first century. The detail. I don't know how they did it by hand. The mosaics where just staggering. I can't believe that people were able to create things that like so long ago. The same with some of the impressionists. I saw one painting by...I can't remember the name right now, but it was pointillism...okay, Google has just informed me that the painting was Comblat le Chateau by Paul Signac. The sky is what really got me. All the dots of blue and white, but from far away look like this amazing summer sky. Brilliantly beautiful.
Afterwards, we caught a trolley/streetcar named Rosie and took it to Uptown Dallas. The streetcar is 101 years old (102 in September) and in terrific condition. I loved the velvet seats and the wood sliding doors in the front. What I thought was really cool was that when the car changes directions, the seat backs are simply slid to the other side of the seat so that you're facing forward, no matter what. Here's Rosie. I also found out that it is the oldest running streetcar in North America. Pretty cool.
The day wound up with pizza, beer, and TV at the hotel. We both crashed around 8pm, and slept until about :8:30 the next morning...clearly we are too old for partying all night and walking around Dallas all day and into the evening. Now I'm home, and just thinking about all that we did is making me tired again! It was a great weekend and a perfect start to 2011. I can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store!
2011 started off amazingly well. I went out on Friday after work with my boyfriend, Pete, who you will be reading lots about, I'm sure. We went to dinner at Vickery Park downtown, where we had our first date. He's so cute the way that he remembers things like that. Anyway, we went, had some amazing food and took some great pictures (which will be added once I find my stupid USB cable). They had funny hats and necklaces to wear, so of course I made Pete put them on and I took pictures. He had way more fun with the horns. I finally had to take it away from him. :) My brother, Michael, met us there later, and refused to wear anything that looked stupid, so no funny pics of him. Well, not until he got good and drunk later, and I got some shots of him leaning heavily against pretty much anything that would support him. hahaha!
After Vickery, we walked across the street to the 32 degree bar, which is a smallish-bar on the rooftop of Urban Crust. It was completely packed in there, and the DJ was decent, so Pete didn't complain about the music too much. Okay, he did, but once he had some drinks, he was breaking out his **ahem** awesome dance moves. I had a great time there, took some shots with Michael and Pete, and found myself a really cute feathery tiara that said "Happy New Year." Yeah, I took it home with me, and many more pictures were taken.
After dropping Michael off, Pete and I headed to our hotel and drank some more. It's funny, because he doesn't normally drink much, but I guess he made an exception for the evening. Either way, it was a lot of fun. The next day he woke me up at some un-godly hour (I actually think it was around 10:30, but whatever) and we went to brunch back at Vickery Park. He was craving their eggs Benedict, and we'd missed the free bagels, or whatever they had at the hotel.
After brunch, (and a really good Bloody Mary), we headed to the Dallas Museum of Art to see the Mourners exhibit that I'd been dying to see...it was amazing. The detail of the statues was incredible. The faces, the cloth of their robes...they looked like real people. I realize that's the point, but it was still awesome. Pete said he felt like Gulliver in Lilliput. That made me laugh, and people look at me all frown-y. Whatever. We wandered to the gift shop where I mentally did my shopping for people for the next few years...seriously, they had some amazing stuff in there. And then we went and checked out the Roman and Greek areas. That was just, wow. Looking at these busts and jewelry that were made in the first century. The detail. I don't know how they did it by hand. The mosaics where just staggering. I can't believe that people were able to create things that like so long ago. The same with some of the impressionists. I saw one painting by...I can't remember the name right now, but it was pointillism...okay, Google has just informed me that the painting was Comblat le Chateau by Paul Signac. The sky is what really got me. All the dots of blue and white, but from far away look like this amazing summer sky. Brilliantly beautiful.
Afterwards, we caught a trolley/streetcar named Rosie and took it to Uptown Dallas. The streetcar is 101 years old (102 in September) and in terrific condition. I loved the velvet seats and the wood sliding doors in the front. What I thought was really cool was that when the car changes directions, the seat backs are simply slid to the other side of the seat so that you're facing forward, no matter what. Here's Rosie. I also found out that it is the oldest running streetcar in North America. Pretty cool.
The day wound up with pizza, beer, and TV at the hotel. We both crashed around 8pm, and slept until about :8:30 the next morning...clearly we are too old for partying all night and walking around Dallas all day and into the evening. Now I'm home, and just thinking about all that we did is making me tired again! It was a great weekend and a perfect start to 2011. I can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store!
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