lengthy update
Hmmm let's see..
Memorial Day weekend was a good one. Saturday night we had a party... and my sister Bev was home for summer so she came and spent the night. The party was okay. There were a lot of people I didn't know towards the end. I don't like not being able to get to my frickin fridge due to 20 random people standing in the kitchen. Sunday me and Bev bummed around while Dave went to the shop to fix his grandmother's car. I did a lot of cleaning here and there around the house while she watched a movie. Later on I took Bev home and did absolutely nothing the rest of the night. Monday was Memorial Day.. Dave decided to go to his mom's, and I went over to my parents' for BBQ.
The rest of the week seemed short. Wednesday we had dinner at Dave's mom's. Later on that night we had a major talk with each other. We had been fighting a lot lately and were at the breaking point, so we each made a list of issues to talk about. I think the dinner at his mom's definitely did us good by giving us time to cool off. By the time "the talk" was in order, we were in a good mood. We were able to talk things through calmly. It obviously solved a lot. Since that, we haven't had a fight. I'm really glad we got that out of the way before our 1 year anniversary. Now we're on the same page in our relationship.... and will hopefully keep it that way for many years to come! :-D
Thursday Dave had the whole day off. He went to Dover in the morning for testing for a state job he'd applied for. I worked a half day and met up with Dave at home to go upstate for my grandfather's burial service. He was a veteran so it was held at the Veteran's Memorial in Newark. The service was pretty short and afterwards, everybody went to Applebee's. It was cute watching my cousins interact with Dave... you could tell they liked him. After dinner, we went back to my grandmother's with just the family. Me, Dave, Bev, and my cousins ended up playing cards the whole time we were there.
Friday after work Bev and Chris came over to eat and watch a movie. Saturday me and Dave had to work in the morning :-/ but afterwards we went to his nephew, Gavin's birthday party. After a couple of hours there, we were off to my cousin's graduation party. Dave insisted on taking his 4wheeler, and eventually ,after we'd eatten, Dave, Dad, and the boys ended up 4wheeling/dirtbiking all over the fields. It was amusing watching my father's face light up after playing like a little kid. Sunday we did absolutely nothing... and I loved it. Pretty relaxing day.
Today I called about my job interview with DART.. it was over 3 weeks ago. The woman returned my call and told me that they were wrapping things up and I would hear from them soon. What a long-ass process.. sheesh. Hopefully I'll get it, and hopefully it'll be worth it. I can't see how it'd be worse. Either me or Dave (or both!) neeeeed to get something with health benefits. The latest reminder of that is Dave's glasses breaking. He has them taped up for the moment, but that makes me feel bad. I priced new frames up and we're gunna spend $150 on it. But it just reminds me of everything else. Dave hasn't had an eye exam in 3 years. I can't remember the last time I had an eye exam and for over a year I've been complaining of my eyes not focusing right. And then there's my teeth... my worthless teeth. I have a couple cavities I never got filled, and I need a crown on one of my molars. Dave's also told me that I've been grinding my teeth really bad at night. That can't be good. Well, hopefully a better job will come through.
Aight.. that's enough of an update. Only an hour left of work... ugh.
Memorial Day weekend was a good one. Saturday night we had a party... and my sister Bev was home for summer so she came and spent the night. The party was okay. There were a lot of people I didn't know towards the end. I don't like not being able to get to my frickin fridge due to 20 random people standing in the kitchen. Sunday me and Bev bummed around while Dave went to the shop to fix his grandmother's car. I did a lot of cleaning here and there around the house while she watched a movie. Later on I took Bev home and did absolutely nothing the rest of the night. Monday was Memorial Day.. Dave decided to go to his mom's, and I went over to my parents' for BBQ.
The rest of the week seemed short. Wednesday we had dinner at Dave's mom's. Later on that night we had a major talk with each other. We had been fighting a lot lately and were at the breaking point, so we each made a list of issues to talk about. I think the dinner at his mom's definitely did us good by giving us time to cool off. By the time "the talk" was in order, we were in a good mood. We were able to talk things through calmly. It obviously solved a lot. Since that, we haven't had a fight. I'm really glad we got that out of the way before our 1 year anniversary. Now we're on the same page in our relationship.... and will hopefully keep it that way for many years to come! :-D
Thursday Dave had the whole day off. He went to Dover in the morning for testing for a state job he'd applied for. I worked a half day and met up with Dave at home to go upstate for my grandfather's burial service. He was a veteran so it was held at the Veteran's Memorial in Newark. The service was pretty short and afterwards, everybody went to Applebee's. It was cute watching my cousins interact with Dave... you could tell they liked him. After dinner, we went back to my grandmother's with just the family. Me, Dave, Bev, and my cousins ended up playing cards the whole time we were there.
Friday after work Bev and Chris came over to eat and watch a movie. Saturday me and Dave had to work in the morning :-/ but afterwards we went to his nephew, Gavin's birthday party. After a couple of hours there, we were off to my cousin's graduation party. Dave insisted on taking his 4wheeler, and eventually ,after we'd eatten, Dave, Dad, and the boys ended up 4wheeling/dirtbiking all over the fields. It was amusing watching my father's face light up after playing like a little kid. Sunday we did absolutely nothing... and I loved it. Pretty relaxing day.
Today I called about my job interview with DART.. it was over 3 weeks ago. The woman returned my call and told me that they were wrapping things up and I would hear from them soon. What a long-ass process.. sheesh. Hopefully I'll get it, and hopefully it'll be worth it. I can't see how it'd be worse. Either me or Dave (or both!) neeeeed to get something with health benefits. The latest reminder of that is Dave's glasses breaking. He has them taped up for the moment, but that makes me feel bad. I priced new frames up and we're gunna spend $150 on it. But it just reminds me of everything else. Dave hasn't had an eye exam in 3 years. I can't remember the last time I had an eye exam and for over a year I've been complaining of my eyes not focusing right. And then there's my teeth... my worthless teeth. I have a couple cavities I never got filled, and I need a crown on one of my molars. Dave's also told me that I've been grinding my teeth really bad at night. That can't be good. Well, hopefully a better job will come through.
Aight.. that's enough of an update. Only an hour left of work... ugh.