Work woes and good friends
Holy Moly I’ve been busy doing lots of things. I’ve been reading up about internet marketing along side reading the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It’s a GREAT series if you ever want to read it, I highly recommend it. I’m taking a few classes right now in the subjects of writing and blogging and marketing while combating my old work for my COBRA papers and a letter so I can sign up for unemployment. They have already robbed me of 2 weeks being uninsured and 2 weeks of my unemployment pay. Rather upset at them for that. It’s the nature of the business however and I couldn’t say how happy I am to not be working for them anymore. Every time I think of how that company screwed me for putting in extra time and effort (you would think that would be a good think right? And they expect you to do that) only to try and forget the 3 weeks of overtime that I’ll never get paid for. Just thinking about it gets my blood boiling and my stress level reaches dangerous levels so I think I’ll put that subject aside for now.
Brendan and I will be going to Colorado in September for my Grandmother Reba’s 90th birthday party. This will be the first time meeting the family. I’m sure he’s nervous and shy and scared. The same emotions I have since I haven’t seen that part of the family since I was a child. We will be good support for each other. I’ll get to introduce him to my Colorado friends too which is going to be the highlight of the trip. The first thing I thought of when we got the airplane tickets was, PACK THE WIRELESS ROUTER as my Mother only has one computer. Funny what geeks think of before the necessities. What am I talking about, that IS a necessity!
Molly is growing fast. She’s now the size of a 10 week old kitten. She’s also getting a little attitude but I’m sure that’s because I spoil her. She does know what “no” means and she stops once she hears it. Smart little booger that she is. We’ll be boarding them at the PetSmart Hotel in the same kennel. They don’t like being away from each other and Molly will need Jonah on her first time away from Mommy and Daddy. Hey, when you don’t have kids, your pets are kids.
Ever since I’ve been laid off our “baby” plans have taken a back burner. Makes me made especially when I see all my friends and couples my same age who either have babies or are planning for babies. We decided to try for kids our second year of marriage and we’re getting close to our 3rd year anniversary. I’m scared one day I’ll say, to hell with it. I hope that day never comes, but it makes two people who thinks it’s time not just one in most cases.
I can’t wait until all the trees start changing so I can go around taking pictures of Kennesaw in the fall. It’s so beautiful. I’m looking so forward to seeing Colorado again. Every time I’m there I miss it more and more. In some ways I feel Kennesaw has been ruined for me with the job and all. See, here I go taking about it when I said I would stop but so much anger is still present about it. People who I thought were friends were actually against me and people who I’ve busted my ass for .. well, I’m going to let it go for now. Only person I hear from is my friend Brian. He’s always been the one I knew would call me and remain friends with me. We have too much of a history and we’ve both gone through so much hell with that company that we’re the only ones that totally understand each other with sparked a wonderful friendship. We also depend on each other to cat sit or dog sit when either one of us is gone. He’s in the Dominican Republic right now for a work thing and we are currently taking care of his cat “Little” who loves the continued chaos that Brendan and I are used to with the pets (kids). She soaks it up like a sponge and goes home as happy as she can be. We’re her second home and she’s Brendan’s favorite since she favors Brendan rather than myself. The other three kids (pets) favor me over him so it works out good to balance things out.
Last week my best friend and adopted sister, Cam, stopped by here with her husband on their way to Texas where her husband who is in the Army got stationed. It’s been 2 years since I’ve seen her and it was the most wonderful visit for the short time they could stay. I’ve realized that 2 years is too long in-between visits and not to make that mistake again. What a refreshing day and 2 nights it was to have them stay. Next time I’m going to have to visit them in Texas and make it down near Houston to visit my long time friend Tiffany and see my neices. They have been going through a hard time since Tiffany’s recent divorice and since I’m going to miss Sharon’s birthday this year I need to make it up to her. Kids just grow up too fast, too fast indeed.
