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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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10:57 pm - Family
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Tommorrow, Sawyer will be 1 month old. I cannot believe it has already been a month since he was born. I have really enjoyed spoiling him. Maybe I do hold him too much but I don't care. So labor was officially not fun but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I went into labor the night after Angela's wedding. Everyone lost the bet on it happening during the wedding. I still want all the betting money since I won. Ha. But we had just been watching the Sex and the City movie when I wasn't feeling too hot. I just thought that was funny. Maybe the movie brought it on. I don't know but anyways Sawyer was born on his due date. The bad part was that after 12 hours of labor I stopped progressing and had to get a c-section (had to? not in my opinion). The c-section caused him to have fluid in his lungs that usually gets squeezed out during delivery. He had a bad case of it and was breathing fast and so he was in ICU for a couple of weeks until his breathing came back down to normal. So that was lame and made him go through that for no reason. Next time I will just have my baby in the ocean, or at home. :) Next time, ha I am so silly. Pretty sure that 3 kids-quite enough. So anyhow we have been home now and Sawyer is doing fine so thank God for that. He is beautiful. I never knew I could love a non animal so much. I am obsessed with him.
Work= up in the air. I wish I could get paid for hobbies but that is a real hardship. I am waiting to hear what is going to happen about my job. It is possibly over. State parks are taking a real hit at the moment. They are wanting to change everything about my job all around in a way that I cannot work it. I don't understand how people have families and full time jobs. Cuh-razy.
That's about all that is going on, at least in my little part of the world.
current mood:  hopeful
current music: my cat is snoring
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| Monday, May 26th, 2008
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10:36 pm - good week
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Well I have had a pretty good holiday weekend. The park is open full force for the summer, which I like. Just fun madness for the next few months.
My sister Melissa is up visiting from Prattville, and we have had good times. Shes 14 and lives in Prattville with her mom. Shes a little more towards the city girl type than she should be but still is open to adventures. Yesterday I took her and my Meemaw to the Dismals Canyon. Wow. To say we had a great time is an understatement. Of course I took some Rickwood brochures to do a swap. The people running it are just good ol down to earth pleasant people. I talked with them a lot. Actually they are wanting me to email them some vendors we use. They need patches, hat pins, and hiking stick pins. Woop woop. I am hoping to get some free camping out of that. But I won't expect it. The canyon is so beautiful and mostly untouched. I took some pictures but none that really turned out the way I wanted them to. They can't do justice anyways. There was a swimming hole over the waterfall that is about 58 degrees. I would love to set up a bunch of people for a camping weekend. A lot of rivers around that area too, I was told. I met this family that was pretty awesome. We chatted for probly an hour. Every year they take a family vacation of hiking another portion of the Appalachain Trail, until they finish it. I envy them. I think they were from a little outside Decatur. The night Dismalite tour was amazing. We get down there and the few people we were with all were really quiet and we all turned off flashlights and waited. The worms lit up a blue ray all over the canyon walls. I felt like I was the only person there and just looked every way and it looked like stars were everywhere. It reminded me of that part of Ferngully where the little fairie girl....Christa?...and the main guy were in a boat in this water that looked like glitter everywhere. I can't wait till Jay goes there with me. It seems like a romantic place to be with someone you just hold on to and slip out of the real world.
It was a day to remember.
I think they both had a good trip.
Melissa spent the night with me, or what was left of the night. We got home a little after midnight. Spent some quality time with a sister I never see.
Jay and I will be finding out soon whether or not we are getting temporary custody of my little sisters, ages 3 and 1. I think we are both kinda looking forward to it. Or I am, and I hope he is. Its a big responsibility to take on. Wish us luck.
I guess I should go off to bed. Night all.
current mood: happy
current music: Norah Jones
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| Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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8:15 pm - yikes
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Well, today was a record breaker. My car was dead on empty to the point of carefully coasting into the station and fill up was $40.50! Wow. That's about a dollar shy of being doubled since I first bought the car in 2006. What a depressing thought. It kinda makes a person want to just give up the whole lifestyle and hide away from it all. I think at some point Jay and I will do that.
On a more optimistic note, the fence is soon to be done. When the horses get moved that will cut about 25 miles a day out of my driving. Good good. Also, Jay's mom and myself painted the porch so my swings can go up soon. *Me smiling* Jay is making sure we will be eating good soon. There's something to look forward to.
Honeysuckle season........smells soooooo yummy. That is my all time favorite smell evah!
I have itching to go camping. M-dog is making it worse with all his great ideas. Dismals are about to be at peak season. According to the website early summer is the best glow worm time. Jay and I are due a break from life sometime this year.
I am a lucky girl to have him. I have learned that most other men get on my ever last nerves. Thank you Jay for being Jay. ;)
current mood: calm
current music: Kenny & Amanda Smith
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| Friday, March 28th, 2008
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9:38 pm - the smell of rain is in the air
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Thats the best smell ever. We are getting a pretty lightning show tonight.
We still haven't got everything unpacked and organized but we have get all settled in and such. Now soon as the horses are there then life will be much easier.
There is a really lovely little waterfall within walking distance of our place. Jay took to me to it despite me being sick. We are going to go check it our after it rains sometime. If I get a new camera sometime, I will take a bunch of pictures. My camera decided that it had lived a good life and and passed away in a peaceful sleep. I think electronics are programmed to just quit after a certain time, for no reason. I had that camera for over 5 years. I had a Senegal Parrot named Sunny, a really beautiful little fella. But he was as mean as the day was long. He liked me but that was about it. He hated being in his cage. Its easy to understand that but I also had cats that would love nothing more than a good fight and meal. He always broke out of his cage while I was gone. He always loved sitting on my shoulder. But I ended up selling him to a lady who was a freak for her birds and took showers with them and stuff. I figured he was better off. But anyways I took the money that very day and went and bought that camera. Ha, thats such a great camera story.
Boy, I can really ramble on.
Spring is here thank goodness and out with the winter blahs.
Well, I have run out of stuff to say. Or...I'm just tired.
current mood: thankful
current music: Jewel
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| Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
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7:26 pm - almost home
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We are getting closer to the big move. I am guessing or hoping that we are moving in a couple of weeks.
Spent the night at the house for the first time this past Saturday night. Twas fun. I fell asleep before Jay got there but he woke me up. This weekend was more productive than others have been. I am looking forward to hanging out in my swing on the front porch. Its been far too long since I have had my utopia. Soon.
Work has been better. Well, ups and downs but still better. I barely got the gift shop done. *Sigh* We already sold a lot of amethyst. I knew that would go good. We have school groups this week and next week. I love when school groups come. They have so much fun. Maybe they will buy lots of things I picked out and make me look good.
The weekends biggest accomplisment: Jay got a halter on Baby. Ha, he got all super cowboy ninja all of the sudden. Quite impressive. Daisy played her role as the horse distraction of barking at them and Jay did a suprise lasso with a lead. She calmed down quick, a lot better than I expected. It'll be a working progress. Oh Jay, you cowboy ninja hero of mine. (Ha Ha)
Yesterday we got some things to plant. Apparently we are going to have like every green bean and squash there is. Kinda funny. But we did manage to get a little bit of a variety. Elephant ears and rose bushes for in front of the house. So currently the inside of the house will be our green house.
Oh and we have a new house phone number so if you want it send me a message on myspace or something and I will send it to you. Or email Woodsy865@yahoo.com.
current mood: peaceful
current music: Clarire Lynch
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| Thursday, February 21st, 2008
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8:54 am - lunar eclipse
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The eclipse was lovely last night. I thought it was going to be too cloudy but with good timing the clouds just cleared away. Perfect. Well almost perfect. The only down side was I had no one to enjoy it with me. Everyone was too wrapped up in stupid tv shows or something. Kind of a bummer. Even my little cousin who usually begs for any attention came outside for a second only to return back in saying American Idol was on. How depressing. Since when did tv become more important than sitting outside and watching a natural show? My feelings were a little hurt I guess. While I was waiting for the eclipse I also got to see two shooting stars. (calling them shooting stars makes them sound more special)
We used to lie under the stars for hours and just enjoy the night.
This weekend Pigeon Forge bound. Much needed break from reality. The only thing I have to get accomplished is picking up some rocks for the gift shop, other than that just have fun. I hope there is some snow on the mountains. The thing I like about Pigeon Forge is you can play in the snow when you want in the winter. Go up on the mountain and there is snow, come down off of it and most of the time there isn't. Freedom of choice is nice. I get to see Melinda, yay!! I miss her so much. I miss having girlfriends, period. Its been kinda lonely. Its funny what we don't realize what we have until we have lost it.
In other news, spring is soon!
current mood:  discontent
current music: silence
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| Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
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7:46 pm - another day, another dollar
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Life.
Anyways....hopefully we are going to be in the house before Memorial day. Haha, hopefully before that. Its so pretty there. The land is beautiful. Lately I have almost forgot, or well been too distracted to think about it. Daisy and I walked around the other day and enjoyed the day. It'll be nice to look off the front porch everyday at it and the horses running around in the field. Fresh air.....ahh.
Work is getting busier, thank goodness. I have successfully worked in my favorite rock dealer (gemstones not drugs) to be our official rock vendor. Nice. He is very happy, which makes me happy. I am not big on shopping but when it is someone elses money its alright. Cave opens up in about 2 weeks. Gift shop....not even close to being ready. Its about to be crunch time.
Today I sold my VW bus. :( I am glad to have the money to get Baby halter broke but I'm still a little bummed. Its like selling a dream. A lost cause dream I suppose. It never would have worked out anyways. As usual I always take on more than I can finish.
Peace and love. (in tribute to Volksy)
current mood:  pessimistic
current music: Lynn Morris
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| Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
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10:34 am - working hard
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I got some of my profile info updated. It was a little off.
I read the most recent page of my journal and laughed a lot. Things really changed within a year or so. Maybe I need to update more often so it wont transition so much within one page.
But really what do I have to say.......
Work is long and slow. I have been going through the 1000 tee shirts we got for the gift shop. Don't have a clue where I am going to put them in the gift shop that is about 900 square feet and full. I am going to the tack shop on my lunch break to try to find the horses new feed buckets. They are good, they like to roll in the mud every time I brush them. They look like strays. Daisy is anxious to move to the Hayden house or what she thinks it is.....the heavenly place where there are cows to aggravate, deer to chase, and all kinds of stinky stuff to roll in. Hmm.. My cat keeps getting fatter. The other day I used him for a blanket. As for Jay and I. Hes working a lot and I am busy a lot. Thats about it.
See, terribly boring.
The good news is I am feeling better today, trying to keep away the winter blahs.
current mood:  cold
current music: the heater under my desk
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| Monday, January 21st, 2008
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7:56 pm - long days, longer nights
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Bad case of the winter blahs.
I miss Loni and Alaina.........bad. Mostly Loni. I saw a little boy tonight at the gym that looked identical to Loni in the face. He was about 2 and sitting in the hall by himself and when I walked by he looked up at me with the same big blue doe eyes and pouty lips. My heart melted. I want to see her.
Rickwood is going.......well........its Rickwood in the winter. Enough said. I get to work and put my head in a book and escape reality.
Too many ideas for that park for too little funding.
*sigh*
The house is still far from done. The only good thing I am thinking is the weather will probly be nicer by the time we move in. That will help with all the moving and outside work. I can tell Jay and his dad are getting tired of working on it all the time.
Jay is working a lot this week because everybody bought out the grocery stores for that huge blizzard. Poor Jay.
March will be here soon. I hope.
I have decided to sell my useless VW bus. With the money I plan to get my horses trained. Mostly just the young one. I can't wait to ride Ruthie. I wanna be in the cool redneck guy club in Hayden where they ride up and down the road sitting on an horse backwards and drinking a beer. Maybe I could develop a taste for beer. I think wine in a box pretty much is in the same ballpark.
I got on livejournal to delete it. Then I updated. Ha weird. Maybe I will update more than once a year.
current mood: melancholy
current music: Antiques Roadshow
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| Thursday, June 14th, 2007
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10:08 pm - butterflies
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Life is crazy.
Sometimes (like tonight) I just have to stop and soak everything in. My house in under contract. Its selling in less than 2 weeks. My life has gone from one extreme to another. When I actually think about it I'm shocked. It hit me tonight cause I was on yahoo messenger and Carmon from Tennessee messaged me. He talked about everyone and all the latest gossip and I just realized thats all over. Tennessee is going to be out of my life from here on out. One more trip and its over. Everything just seems to be happening so fast.
None of this is regret talk. As a matter of fact I don't recall being this happy in Tennessee ever. I have everything now. After all the house business is done with then the stress can go away. I do need to start getting out more often so I don't dwell on things that I have no control of. I have learned so much this year. I learn more everyday. One way or another, everything is about to work out.
Also its about to be time to plan a wedding!
This fall I am going to marry the love of my life.
Yeah I said it. I'm happy.
current mood: hopeful
current music: butterflies
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| Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
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4:16 pm
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| Saturday, January 13th, 2007
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6:20 pm - grr
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I just spent 52 minutes arguing with my mom about the possibilty of moving back to Bama. I hate it when she discourages me, and I hate it even more when she actually can get me upset.
She officially gets no more phone calls with updates from me. How can a mom be so mean to her child who is wanting to be closer to the family. She dosen't have to worry about it though. I can be in the same county and never see her. I have lived next door and gone really long times without seeing her. This is what I think...........I pay for the house, the bills, and everything else........so that means this is my property to do whatever I want with it. My life is whatever I want when I want it. End of story.
current mood:  grumpy
current music: grrrrrrrr
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| Thursday, January 11th, 2007
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1:01 am - :(
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I can't sleep................
I didn't sleep well last night either. I need to not worry about things so much but I can't help it. I'm so lost.
I guess if life wasn't hard sometimes it wouldn't be life huh.
current mood: lonely
current music: my thoughts
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| Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
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11:48 am - summer life
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Goodness, it has been a long time since I updated this thing. I think livejournal is not as popular as it was. Or maybe we all got over it. I dunno. I am going to try to update and keep up more. A lot has changed for me lately. I dont even know where to start.
Hmm..
Back in May the management at Bennetts started at me about parking on the hill business where my car got stolen. So after much fighting with them over it I told them I would just quit if I had to park up there. So we may have got in a big arguement and I may have thrown stuff and threw a little baby fit and quit in the middle of a shift. That was actually the smartest thing I have done since I moved up here. That job was terrible. So I started working at Dixie Stampede again. But I got the job in the barn in animal care. I love love love my job. We have pigs, chickens, ostriches, buffalo, doves, and of course horses. Mostly I take care of the horses. Its so great. I love the people I work with there. I did take a cut in pay taking that job from being a waitress. So since I am still paying on my camper also I thought maybe I could get a part time job at night. So found that. Murder Mystery Dinner Show. Its easy and 5 hours a shift. Sometimes the people there were getting on my nerves, mostly cause I was working so much between both jobs but I got it under control now. I cut my hours back there so its nice. My boss there is a lesbian and has a big crush on me so I pretty much do what I want. But shes pretty cool and its her and her mom that own the place and they will be expanding next year so I think I am going to stay on their good side and see how the business goes next year. Could work into a good job. But I would much rather work with the animals. Lately though its got to where I hang out with her outside of work. Shes pretty cool, I just wish she wasnt gay. We go out to the bars around town and shop and stuff. We hung out with some of her other friends the other night. Its fun though cause they are all gay and so I have no competition with guys, haha. Im such a geek. And I still see Richard sometimes and the business with me hanging out with Rhonda is driving him crazy. I dont know why. Everytime me and her are hanging out he calls her phone trying to find me. Its so funny. Its fun making him crazy cause he can irritate me sometimes.
Also I got a kitty. He looks just like a cat I used to have that got killed. Her name was Skye and so I named this one Skyler....or Skylar? I dont know how to spell it. Mostly I just call him kitty kitty kitty in high pitched voice.
Sometime this month or next I will be comming to Alabama for like 3 days so I will post that when I get a date figured out. Well I am off to go maybe try to buy some new boots and to Walmart. Wooo.
current mood: content
current music: Kenny and Amanda Smith Band
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| Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
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12:23 am - things i have learned
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Never ever mix benadryl with half a bottle of tequila!
So Sunday ended up being a weird day.
I had to work but before that I had to show my camper to two people. One at like 1 and another at like 2ish. Well after I showed it to the first person I sat around and I started getting kinda sick like allergies. Well by the time the other people came and gone I felt horrible. My whole face was swollen up and I could barely see and my eyes were swollen red itchy and watery. My throat was swollen. Everything. So I got to work and the managers told me to go get benadryl and go home and go to bed. Well also one of the boys, Michael, had got in trouble for calling out the day before and got suspended for the day. Since he dosent have a car I told him I would give him a ride home. Went by CVS and got my meds and we headed out to New Center. The other day I had got him tequila by his request but he didnt like it and told me I could have it. So I figured I could pick it up. Well when we got to New Center I remembered that there was that zoo petting farm place I wanted to check out. So did that, pretty cool. Then picked up the drink and headed back to my house.
When I got in I had a message from my buddy Dale. Hes the guitar player at Dixie Stampede. He and his friend were wanting to come over. I felt bad for blowing him off the other day for Richard so I said ok. So he brought me juice and a whole bunch of beer. So it was the first party at the house. Really fun. Carmon and Karen also came. Well I had taken a bunch of benadryl and for hours I had been back to normal. But mixing tequila just of course made me silly. We were listening to the same folder of music on repeat. Well Dale made me dance with him to this same song that we heard about once an hour. The first time, we did wonderful. The second time my out of time dancing was getting a little worse, and his big boots landed on my bare feet a few times. The third time I held on with my life with my arms around his neck and giggled, almost falling numerous times. Many good times. Hes playing at this bar tommorrow and wants me to come out there. Undecided so far. Depends on if I hear from Richard I guess.
Thursday I think is river trip day. Carmon informed me tonight that him, Karen, Frank (his Czech renter), and myself are going to the sinks. Itll be so cold but fun I bet.
Attn: Bean head I hope you have fun on your cruise! And when you get back you can bring your happy butt up here and spend a week or something. Congrats!
current mood:  silly
current music: The Del McCoury Band
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| Saturday, May 20th, 2006
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1:48 am - Katie Scarlet O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler
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Such a powerful name. She is quite a woman. Yay for my favorite movie.
Finally I had some help with hooking up my dvd player. It took my grandmother to figure it out.
Its raining.....and I hear thunder. So peaceful. Beautiful.
This is the most peaceful this house has been in quite some time. I just wish it would last.
current mood: happy
current music: Gone With the Wind
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| Friday, May 19th, 2006
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2:02 pm - may day
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Its about to be the kickoff of the crazy season. I am so glad. This is going to be a good summer. I just know it. One more week of slow and relaxation.
My grandmother and aunt have been up this week. Its been pretty fun. They have enjoyed it. Wednesday I went off for the day and night and let them enjoy the vacation home. Except I accidently double booked kinda at the plaza. I have been seeing Richard and everything has been great but I thought he was busy and so my other friend was comming up to the plaza to meet me. Well when I got there Richard was parking his truck and so it was a bit of a suprise. It was a disaster. They were both there and so for the most part I tried to hide by Karen and not talk. It was really chilly but I was breaking a sweat. But Richard got tired of it and told him we had plans. Well so me Richard Karen and Carmon went on a double date to Harrahs casino. Silly. We had fun though.
Also like 2 more weeks until the Czechs come in for the season and 3 will be staying here. Just a little more peace and quiet.
Goodness I must go to work. Laters..
current mood:  bouncy
current music: June Carter Cash
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| Thursday, May 4th, 2006
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11:37 am - hmm
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Well I guess I will shoot for tonight being my first night alone in the house. teehee I give in to easily.
current mood: giggly
current music: birds
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| Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
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11:34 pm - finally
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Tonight, sigh, finally the first night I get to spend in my house alone. Its been a crazy couple of weeks. The house looks so different thanks to the help of my mom and grandmother. And Carmon for letting me borrow stuff and for putting up a ceiling fan. The house is Bridge-a-fied now. Everything went even better than expected. Ill put pics up if I can figure out a way. I have decided my favorite place is my swing on the back porch because I am surrounded by trees and can hear the creek. Love it. Dasiy, my dog, took the move well. She was nervous at first and when we had all left one day she disapeared but thankfully I had put her new collar and tag on and someone called with her. I had thought itd be a good idea to get her a companion and the very next day we found a puppy under my front porch. After walking around forever I found its home but the people said they had a lot of puppies to get rid of that I could have her. So I named her Little Maggie and took her in. Daisy is content.
Everything is done now and all furniture moved except I bought a bunkbed and a day bed at a junk store in Seymour for the basement and I havent got it moved yet. Men can be useless sometimes. I asked Richard to help me with it last week, and of course he said he would. But he sure hasnt yet. So golden opportunity today he called after he was done working for me to meet him at a restaurant. Soooo I said ok and then we can maybe go get the beds??? And he wants to go get them tommorrow cause hes tired. Well so I was too tired to go out to eat and have him stay over. So instead I went to the plaza with Carmon and Karen and went to drink since I havent legally yet. I bet my beds get delivered tommorrow hehe. I had a lot of fun though. Karen didnt tell me we were going to get some drinks until after I had drank already before I left the house and at the plaza. So I got pretty good buzzed.
Its so quiet right now. I had forgot what it was like to be alone in a house. Its nice.
Me and grandmama decided Little Maggie is so inbred that shes retarded cause she does things like get food in her mouth then turn over and lie on her back with her feet in the air and chew it. Shes weird.
I have a new number now. This week I am going to try to call everyone and catch up. More than likely calling tommorrow a lot.
Sleepy sleepy now.
current mood:  exhausted
current music: Norah Jones
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| Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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3:11 am - interesting day
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As I was getting ready for work, Carmon and Karen (the people I live with), started packing stuff up. They said they were gonna go to North Carolina to the hot springs place and come back tommorrow. This made me sad cause I was gonna have to go a whole night without them, and I havent in a long time. So I thought oh well I will just ask Richard to stay the night. Which he owes me Tennessee waltz anyway. haha.... I called him and set everything up then left to go to the house I am buying. My parents are bringing my furniture up tommorrow and I had to go get the key from the owner so I can get in. Well he ended up talking my ear off forever until I had 10 minutes to get to work. Then I realized I was dead on empty and apparently I really didnt have enough time to get gas. I was late for work by 6 minutes. Which is very rare. So work goes fine and I had everything done and went and asked the manager if I could go ahead and leave, and he said not till closing you were late. So of course I got a last minute table, and of course they were really old and slow. And I called Richard, who was barely awake, and he said to call when I got out of there. Well an hour an a half later I got home and called but he was already asleep. So dangit...
Then oddly enough I saw headlights about midnight and it was Carmon and Karen. Yay. They didnt feel like staying all night. The funny ironic thing was Carmon had called Richard from N.C. to see if he would meet at the casino and he wouldnt go. Ha. Then we watched the crazy ol movie Deliverence, cause I had never seen it. That is a freaky movie. I am going to have nightmares now about that little banjo pickin boy. Scary. Now I have just a few hours to sleep then wake up move furniture, mandolin lesson at 3, then go watch Carmons band at the plaza. Full day.
I just thought today was weird.
current mood:  weird
current music: the dueling banjers are in my brain!!!
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