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I love my vacuum!

Alright, so after five weeks a no vacuum, you would not believe how amazing it is to clean a floor.

After complaining on the phone for about twenty minutes to my mother about the condition of my carpets, she graciously offered to buy us one. However, she was going to order it online and send it to us. So we still had to wait about two weeks. But luckily, Friday night, it arrived. I went to Walmart, picked it up, and like a kid of Christmas, skipped out of the store. (I didn’t actually skip, I was carrying a pretty big box, but you get the idea) After I got it home, I went to work putting it together. Let me tell you, my Bissell Powerforce lime green Bagless Upright was such a sight for sore eyes. Not only did it look good, but it cleaned good too. I plugged it in to see if it worked and I decided I would vacuum my living room, at 11pm. (sorry neighbors).

So now I am happy happy with clean floors!!! I love my vaccume. Thanks mom!!

Tata

On the road again….

Well I made it!! I am in Los Angeles. That trip however, was CRAZY! It started out ok, but then we hit some really bad weather. We left Michigan at about 2pm on Friday and we didn’t stop to sleep until 3am the next morning. We pulled off the road and slept for a few hours in a campground parking lot somewhere in Iowa. We started driving again around 7am, but by this time we had driven right into a blizzard. We were now in Nebraska and it was freezing. Mind you, I was wearing flip flops. After trying to deal with icy roads and my mom not feeling well, we decided to stop at a motel on Saturday. We stopped in Hastings, Nebraska, at about 12pm. We slept most of the day and night and got back on the road at 4:30am. The roads were a little better for a while until we got into Wyoming and that where it got really crazy. The roads were so bad on the freeway that we were only going 40 miles an hour. There was easily a foot of snow around us. And I was still in flip flops. After hearing rumors that they were going to close I-80, we decided to head south on 25 to Denver. The weather and roads got soo much better and by the time we were 10 miles west of Denver, the sun was out. I was so relieved. The rest of Sunday was pretty uneventful. We got into Nephi, Utah, which is where my brother and sister-in-law live. We took the two kids with us to the hotel for the night. Sooo cute. Little Dylan is only three months, he is such a fat little thing though. He has a double chin, it’s so precious. Monday morning, we dropped this kids back off and said our goodbyes and headed to Vegas. After seeing my Aunt and Uncle, and saying goodbye to my mommy. I left for LA. My mom stayed in Vegas because she was too scared to come with me to LA. Which is fine, I just think its funny. The drive from Vegas to LA was fine. It felt like it took forever though, I was soo anxious. I found Stuarts theater perfectly fine though, and I was like heaven to see him again. Our apartment is pretty nice too.

So far my time in LA has been cold and rainy. Right now I am at a coffee shop in Westwood while Stuart is at work. Its pretty cool. There is a really pretty service dog here. It makes me miss Bruno soo much. I wish he could be here with me. Stuart took me to a puppy store yesterday though. It was fun. There was a little Daschund there and I wanted him really really badly. I can’t wait to get an animal. I love them. They are soo fuzzy and warm. I sound like a child.

I am quite overwhelmed at the moment however. I know it will be a while before I venture off on my own. I think I will probably stay right at Stuarts side.

I’ll write again soon, til then.

Tata

Ready, Get Set, GO!

I’m leaving for LA in four and a half days!!! I can not believe it came up this quickly. I have so much to do. I still have to pack, go to the doctors, close bank accounts, have dinners with family friends, and find a home for my dog. I am not quite sure how I will get it all done. But I have surprised myself before, I can do it again. Its really weird to think that I won’t be able to just come back here whenever I want to. I have never been so far from home that taking a weekend to come home was no big deal. But now, I will be 2500 miles away. Keeping that in mind makes it harder to pack and get everything in order. AHHHH! It’s also really hard because I wasn’t planning on leaving this Friday until last week. My job let me go unexpectedly and there was no reason to stay. Except the fact that I promised my baby sister I would do her hair and make-up for homecoming this year. Its her first formal. We dress shopped and found shoes. Did a practice run for make-up styles, and I even hand sewed her a bow for her hair. Yet, when I told her it was time for me to leave and that I couldn’t stay until the end of the month, it still broke my heart to see how upset she was. I feel horrible about it, but I don’t know what else I am supposed to do. This is her first homecoming, yes, but it won’t be her last, right? I just hope she won’t hold this against me. She’s only 15 and though she is very mature for her age, she still doesn’t get it right now. Maybe someday she will. Aside from the anxiety I have about driving for four days, I am very excited. My mom is going with me and flying back so she can help me drive. We aren’t leaving until the evening and we are planning on driving through that first night and stopping in Nebraska and staying the second night. Then we will drive through the next night and stop for following in Utah to see my brother, sister-in-law and their kids. Then the next day is the day I get to finally see my new home. It will be quite the adventure I am sure. I just hope I can get all my ducks in a row before Friday!

saying goodbye….

I never would have thought that saying goodbye to an animal would be as hard as it is. I haven’t even done it yet and already I am ready to cry just thinking about it. My dog Bruno has to find a new home because of me moving and pretty soon I will be saying goodbye to him forever. It’s really sad, but I am a mess over it. So I just wanted to gush over him for a minute or two.

Bruno is not like other dogs. First off, he was not was I was looking for, he is just what I feel in love with. I originally wanted to get a small to medium sized dog, instead I ended up with a horse. When I brought him home, my brother suggested we name is “FB” (fucking big). However, from the start this dog could not have been more perfect for me. He was completely house trained and he never chewed. Also he brought soo much energy to my life because he was still a puppy when I got him. He loves to cuddle, which is great because I basically got this dog because my boyfriend and I had broken up and I was alone. So having a dog for me was less about having a pet and more about having a companion, and Bruno is all I could have ever asked for.

Aside from being really energetic and cuddly, this dog is smart, and intuitive. I know all dogs are to an extent, but Bruno was different. When I was upset, which I often was, he would lick my cheeks to make me feel better. It always made me feel so much better when I could just curl my face around his neck and cry. He would just lay there and let me too, which was really sweet. I don’t know that many humans who would do that.

I used to tell people that Bruno was all the man I needed. But I lied. I have since gotten back together with my ex and now the choice between the two has to be made. I feel bad that I am letting go of Bruno, but I know that he will find a great home, and that he will forget about me and find a new mommy to love sooner than I’d like.

Bruno and I have been through a lot in the past few months. I am sad that I am only able to enjoy his spirit for such a short time. I hope his next family will cherish him and love him the way I do. I just want him to be happy.

I Wanna Rock With You….

Well its pretty safe to say that I am no longer moving to PA. It is also pretty safe to say that I am not going to Cedar Point. So basically, my last post was bullshit. =)

Somehow my luck has changed for the better, because now I get to be heading west to Los Angeles CA, in just a few short months (or at least I hope).  My Ex-boyfriend and I are on the road to getting back together. The only thing that stands in our way is the fact that we are 2,500 miles away from each other. However, that gap will soon be filled because he and I have decided to move back in together out there. It was a pretty surreal course of events. At first we both figured our relationship was done and over, but that we would remain friends(best of course). But then things became clear that we were still both very much in love with each other. After a few more obstacles and an amazing two days in Vegas, our minds have been made up. And I couldn’t be happier.

Right now I am focused on finding a job here in town so I can save some money, and pay off some bills. As soon as I have enough money I am leaving town. I had an interview the other day at a used car dealership that went really well, and a second interview with that dealership yesterday. Everyone I met really liked me, or at least that’s what they said, and now I am just waiting to hear back from them. Of course I am still actively searching for other jobs as well, just in case this one doesn’t work out. Though I hope that is does. I think it would be fun to learn something new, it would make the job more interesting, plus, selling cars, I have the opportunity to make a lot of money. Which is great because the more money I make, the sooner I can leave to be with my sweetie.

I’m so happy!

Tata.

The Move and More

So here it is, the 8th of August already. I am not officially done with school for the summer and have all my ends tied away. Now I can start the long and grueling process of packing so I can move to PA. I am getting pretty excited about the move. I talked to my roomie today and he can’t wait for me to get there. The only thing that will suck is the 12 hour drive from here to there that I have to do twice, once with only my dog as a companion. It should be pretty cool though, on the way back from the first trip with my mom we are going to stop off at Cedar Point and have some fun with some friends that will be there at the same time. I am really looking forward to that. I love roller coasters. After Cedar Point its two weeks back in TC and then after the wedding, I make the final move to Waynesboro.

I am actually getting really excited about the wedding I am attending in September. Its my moms fiances daughter, so basically my step-sister. Her fiance is from New Zeland and they both have friends from all over the globe that are going to be at this wedding. I can’t wait to meet new and exciting people. Plus not only is the wedding at the top of the Park Place Hotel (easily the nicest hotel in TC) but my dress is fantastic. I have my entire ensemble planned out and I can’t wait to wear it. Now I only wish I had a special someone to bring with me. But who knows, maybe a cute Kiwi will ask me to dance. It would awesome if Bret and Germaine would show up.

I guess that’s all for now. Still not sure exactly what I am going to use this blog for, but if you know me, just keep checking it. I will eventually post something.

tata.