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So, been a while since I've updated.
I now live in Pennsylvania and have been living here for about two months. I'm on my third month working at Westinghouse and so far I enjoy it, for the most part. My job is technical in nature and is continuously changing and continuously challenging. For me, that is a very good thing. I easily get bored or even lazy when my brain is not engaged. Also, the people that I work with have been great so far. I've got a few friends that seem to be very nice and Justin and I have been hanging out with them a bit. The biggest downside to my job is that we start mandatory overtime next week. This means I'll be working 10 hours a day and minimum. I do get paid for this overtime, but I am going to be exhausted. Also, I have been living in Cranberry and working in Monroeville. I was supposed to start working in Cranberry but two weeks before my group was supposed to move, HR cancelled it and now my group is remaining in Monroeville until April 2010. This sucks but I'll get over it. This means a nice 40 min commute to work complete with tolls on a crappy turnpike. I do enjoy the drive though, gives me a bit of time to just relax after work and listen to music and clear my head.
Justin has moved in with me. He came like the second week in August. This has been great for the most part. Especially this week. He has been cleaning and doing dishes and laundry and he has dinner ready for me when I get home from work. It is very nice to not have to come home to do all of that stuff and will be especially nice when I am on the mandatory overtime. Amanda came to visit two weeks ago and she has been our only visitor so far. We had some fun adventures while she was here and I miss her like crazy. I lived with her for four years and it's weird not having her here or me not being there. Amanda Cone is moving into my old apartment with Amanda and it feels very strange. I'm a bit homesick at times and a bit reluctant to accept the fact that this weird situation will be my life for the rest of forever. I'm far from my family and friends and frankly, it's a bit lonely. I'm very glad I have Justin though, before he came I wasn't sure if I'd make it. Not that I hate being alone. I love alone time, it's just the concept of always being alone that's scary. It's like what's the point of decorating or cleaning if no one will ever see your apartment.
In other news, my grandma is/was in the hospital. I went to go see her and she was definitely a lot different from normal. I hope she gets back to normal and everything is ok. I don't want to delve into the topic too much, because I'm still a bit unsure as to her condition and what happened, but as always I'm praying for her and hope she feels loved and supported.
Also, it seems that my dad and my uncle Curt have patched up their dispute. If this is really the case, then I will be very very happy. It's been a long time and it's about time they forgave and moved on. It reminds me of that song "Uncle Joe and Uncle Jake, haven't spoken since '98 just said hello, it's a good day to let it go". Let's hope this is the case.
I'm not sure if there is anything else to say. I'm still trying to find myself in this new world and new situation. I'm not keeping in contact with everyone else well as I should be. I kind of have a fear of the phone so that doesn't help. I do believe everything will be ok though.
I now live in Pennsylvania and have been living here for about two months. I'm on my third month working at Westinghouse and so far I enjoy it, for the most part. My job is technical in nature and is continuously changing and continuously challenging. For me, that is a very good thing. I easily get bored or even lazy when my brain is not engaged. Also, the people that I work with have been great so far. I've got a few friends that seem to be very nice and Justin and I have been hanging out with them a bit. The biggest downside to my job is that we start mandatory overtime next week. This means I'll be working 10 hours a day and minimum. I do get paid for this overtime, but I am going to be exhausted. Also, I have been living in Cranberry and working in Monroeville. I was supposed to start working in Cranberry but two weeks before my group was supposed to move, HR cancelled it and now my group is remaining in Monroeville until April 2010. This sucks but I'll get over it. This means a nice 40 min commute to work complete with tolls on a crappy turnpike. I do enjoy the drive though, gives me a bit of time to just relax after work and listen to music and clear my head.
Justin has moved in with me. He came like the second week in August. This has been great for the most part. Especially this week. He has been cleaning and doing dishes and laundry and he has dinner ready for me when I get home from work. It is very nice to not have to come home to do all of that stuff and will be especially nice when I am on the mandatory overtime. Amanda came to visit two weeks ago and she has been our only visitor so far. We had some fun adventures while she was here and I miss her like crazy. I lived with her for four years and it's weird not having her here or me not being there. Amanda Cone is moving into my old apartment with Amanda and it feels very strange. I'm a bit homesick at times and a bit reluctant to accept the fact that this weird situation will be my life for the rest of forever. I'm far from my family and friends and frankly, it's a bit lonely. I'm very glad I have Justin though, before he came I wasn't sure if I'd make it. Not that I hate being alone. I love alone time, it's just the concept of always being alone that's scary. It's like what's the point of decorating or cleaning if no one will ever see your apartment.
In other news, my grandma is/was in the hospital. I went to go see her and she was definitely a lot different from normal. I hope she gets back to normal and everything is ok. I don't want to delve into the topic too much, because I'm still a bit unsure as to her condition and what happened, but as always I'm praying for her and hope she feels loved and supported.
Also, it seems that my dad and my uncle Curt have patched up their dispute. If this is really the case, then I will be very very happy. It's been a long time and it's about time they forgave and moved on. It reminds me of that song "Uncle Joe and Uncle Jake, haven't spoken since '98 just said hello, it's a good day to let it go". Let's hope this is the case.
I'm not sure if there is anything else to say. I'm still trying to find myself in this new world and new situation. I'm not keeping in contact with everyone else well as I should be. I kind of have a fear of the phone so that doesn't help. I do believe everything will be ok though.