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It feels like a bazillion years since I've posted here. In the world of the interwebz I guess it has been.
Last post I had gotten back from South Fork just after my first anniversary with Calvin. Now we're just shy of 4 1/2 years. So much has changed... and so much hasn't.
I've been feeling fairly melancholy and nostaglic lately, so now's as good a time to go through it as any I suppose.
Perry and Dawn got married, bought a house in Houston, Perry got transfered, couldn't re-sell the house so is renting it while they live with Dawn's sister in Atlanta. all I really knew of Dawn was what others had told me and the high-strung girl around the clan of Cal and Perry's family. Since, Dawn and I have bonded. We aren't best friends or anything, but when we're in the same area, we definitely hang out. I get her at least a bit, and she's getting more comfortable around almost everyone. There's still snags with the family, but hell, I'm sure I'm not always in everyone's good graces.
Cousin Kayla got married last winter in New Zealand. We got a Colorado wedding ceremony this summer. It was my first time meeting her husband, but he made a fantastic first impression. And, as that was the first time seeing her in several years, it was good to see Kayla finally looking truly happy, and healthy to boot!
I'm still helping mom & dad out some with the business, but not much. I worked at Michael's for awhile. Mostly in the frame shop. I learned a new skill for that one. Finally my OCD was incredibly helpful. Now that I've left, they want me back and am offering an $2/hr+ raise plus picking what days I want for part itme/seasonal status if that's all I want. My former framing manager is now one of my best friends, and I know she drowning with the group she has now. I'm crazy busy/tired, but may try to find some time to help her out, though pretty much everyone but her is against it. In other professional news, I'm halfway starting my own bookkeeping thing. Been doing it for a few months, but not sure. Have a few clients, but once I get home it's really hard to keep working when I'm already a mental and emotional zombie.
My day job right now is taking care of Grandma. She really hasn't been the same since she broke her ankle. Just, her mind never recovered. Her short term memory is pretty well shot and when she gets frustrated, she get mean. With the season change and All My Children being cancelled after 41 years, its been a rough couple weeks on her, which means I've been a wreck. The other day she said I was acting like a bitch because I made her get dressed and told her to stop kicking me while I was trying to help her get her shoes on. It's hard to remember that in a lot of ways, she not the woman I grew up with. Doesn't mean it feels any better when she says some horrific tidbit, but I try to keep it in mind. Honestly though, I don't know how much longer I can keep this up day in and day out. I have a job offer from Rich, so maybe it's a good time to start transitioning. I hate feeling like I'm abadoning her though. Fact is, she's been ready to join Papa for awhile now, and it's like she's mad her body isn't cooperating. I'm just a casualty of that war right now.
Right now, I'm living in Englewood. When I was at Michael's, I was in Northglenn. Right now, I'm literally across the street from the most expensive property bubble in CO- Cherry Hills. Admittedly, I'm across the street, on the other side of a very thick wall. This apartment is actually really nice. Updated kitchen and bath, 1 bed, 1 bath + "den" which we are using as an office and I am typing from now. It's nice not to have all my office stuff crammed into the bedroom (Boulder) or living room (Northglenn). Even the little that I'm doing bookkeeping-wise, it's helpful to have a space dedicated to that. The new place is close to old Broadway, which has lots of great little shops. I'm not that far away from where I went to high school and worked with the stucco company. It's crazy how much has changed. There's a huge shopping center with a giagantic Target and a movie theater. If there would have been a movie theater there when I was in high school, there would rarely have been a question (fight) where we were going.
I still have a shit ton on my mind, but I've got to make a really late dinner. Until later... which with all I have rattling around, might actually be soon.
Last post I had gotten back from South Fork just after my first anniversary with Calvin. Now we're just shy of 4 1/2 years. So much has changed... and so much hasn't.
I've been feeling fairly melancholy and nostaglic lately, so now's as good a time to go through it as any I suppose.
Perry and Dawn got married, bought a house in Houston, Perry got transfered, couldn't re-sell the house so is renting it while they live with Dawn's sister in Atlanta. all I really knew of Dawn was what others had told me and the high-strung girl around the clan of Cal and Perry's family. Since, Dawn and I have bonded. We aren't best friends or anything, but when we're in the same area, we definitely hang out. I get her at least a bit, and she's getting more comfortable around almost everyone. There's still snags with the family, but hell, I'm sure I'm not always in everyone's good graces.
Cousin Kayla got married last winter in New Zealand. We got a Colorado wedding ceremony this summer. It was my first time meeting her husband, but he made a fantastic first impression. And, as that was the first time seeing her in several years, it was good to see Kayla finally looking truly happy, and healthy to boot!
I'm still helping mom & dad out some with the business, but not much. I worked at Michael's for awhile. Mostly in the frame shop. I learned a new skill for that one. Finally my OCD was incredibly helpful. Now that I've left, they want me back and am offering an $2/hr+ raise plus picking what days I want for part itme/seasonal status if that's all I want. My former framing manager is now one of my best friends, and I know she drowning with the group she has now. I'm crazy busy/tired, but may try to find some time to help her out, though pretty much everyone but her is against it. In other professional news, I'm halfway starting my own bookkeeping thing. Been doing it for a few months, but not sure. Have a few clients, but once I get home it's really hard to keep working when I'm already a mental and emotional zombie.
My day job right now is taking care of Grandma. She really hasn't been the same since she broke her ankle. Just, her mind never recovered. Her short term memory is pretty well shot and when she gets frustrated, she get mean. With the season change and All My Children being cancelled after 41 years, its been a rough couple weeks on her, which means I've been a wreck. The other day she said I was acting like a bitch because I made her get dressed and told her to stop kicking me while I was trying to help her get her shoes on. It's hard to remember that in a lot of ways, she not the woman I grew up with. Doesn't mean it feels any better when she says some horrific tidbit, but I try to keep it in mind. Honestly though, I don't know how much longer I can keep this up day in and day out. I have a job offer from Rich, so maybe it's a good time to start transitioning. I hate feeling like I'm abadoning her though. Fact is, she's been ready to join Papa for awhile now, and it's like she's mad her body isn't cooperating. I'm just a casualty of that war right now.
Right now, I'm living in Englewood. When I was at Michael's, I was in Northglenn. Right now, I'm literally across the street from the most expensive property bubble in CO- Cherry Hills. Admittedly, I'm across the street, on the other side of a very thick wall. This apartment is actually really nice. Updated kitchen and bath, 1 bed, 1 bath + "den" which we are using as an office and I am typing from now. It's nice not to have all my office stuff crammed into the bedroom (Boulder) or living room (Northglenn). Even the little that I'm doing bookkeeping-wise, it's helpful to have a space dedicated to that. The new place is close to old Broadway, which has lots of great little shops. I'm not that far away from where I went to high school and worked with the stucco company. It's crazy how much has changed. There's a huge shopping center with a giagantic Target and a movie theater. If there would have been a movie theater there when I was in high school, there would rarely have been a question (fight) where we were going.
I still have a shit ton on my mind, but I've got to make a really late dinner. Until later... which with all I have rattling around, might actually be soon.