Christmas

Yesterday was a very long, but great day. I spent the day at Daren and Rachel's drinking wine and mudslides playing with the kids. John and Lilie are so much fun right now. They laugh and giggle when you play with them and it melts my heart. John started rolling over so you have to watch him. Lilie's belly is quite a bit bigger than her brother's so it might take her a little longer. Sam was very needy yesterday and got mad at me if I played with the twins. He has figured out the opening presents part of Christmas and wants to open all the presents. He gets so animated you can't help but laugh at him. I got him a Hot Wheels city and after he opened it he didn't care about anything else. Mom got him Superman pj's (with a cape!) and he sat in the toilet with them on. Superman had a wet booty!! My dad even came over twice yesterday. It's the first time in three years he's decided to see any of us for Christmas. It really was a nice day.

Bill called me Tuesday and left a message that he wanted to know how I've been lately and to warn me that the roads were bad and to be careful. I caved and called him back but he was playing cards with his family so we only talked for a minute. Yesterday morning he texted me (before 8am - the first person of the day) to tell me Merry Christmas. I got all sappy and cried over it. I wish I was strong enough to tell him to just leave me alone but I'm not. Something about that man makes me weak and I don't like it!!! I need a distraction so the next time he calls I can say "Bill who?" :)

The Last Couple of Weeks

Thought I would share some pictures of what I've been up to lately. As you can tell, single life doesn't agree with me at all!!!

Many Updates

I haven't posted anything in a long time because I didn't know what to post. Bill and I have been going through a rough couple of weeks and I didn't know if we were together or not. I have made the decision that we are no longer together. I do love that man but he's got so many issues I can't deal with and his selfishness is getting really old. The last three weekends I haven't seen or talked to him at all and I'm so tired of it!!! I got invited to go bowling on Wednesday night with my cousins and several friends and Heather and Andy has someone for me to meet. I felt guilty at first because I didn't know what was going on with Bill but I had so much fun. His name is Clay and he's adorable. Honestly, he's more my type than Bill. We decided to go back to Heather and Andy's for after-hours after we got done bowling. Of course, the minute I got in my car Bill called. He missed me and wanted to see me over the weekend. I had just enough to drink that I fell for it. The rest of the night I felt so guilty for having fun with another man. Thursday Bill texted me all morning and was his normal self. We agreed to talk later that day and make plans......he never answered his phone again. I went shopping with Erika and Jill Friday morning and had a blast. That night we all went up to the Pub and had even more fun. Still.....no Bill. Friday night my grandpa had a heart attack. I didn't find out about it until Saturday morning and wanted to call Bill so bad. I cried all morning because I was worried about Grandpa and knew that Bill wouldn't answer his phone if I called so I spent the day with Erika instead. I finally tried to call him Saturday night at 6:15 and left a message that I had a really bad day and really needed to talk to him..... I still haven't heard back from him. Saturday and Sunday were both long horrible days waiting to hear news about Grandpa. I really could have used support from my "boyfriend". Grandpa ended up having two surgeries, one on each day and it scared me to death. (I did get to finally see Grandpa last night and he looks much better than I thought he would. He might get to come home today if he had a good night last night.) On the way to the hospital last night my brother and I were talking about Bill and Daren told me that I'm worth more than this and deserve to be treated better. Daren never says anything about my relationships so it really hit home. He went on an on about respect and how he doesn't like watching me in this situation. Now I have to decide if I want to tell Bill I'm done or just stop all communications. I'm afraid that if I talk to him I will get so mad I will say very mean and hateful things just to make myself feel better and I try so hard no to act that way. Part of me doesn't think he deserves to hear how I feel after weeks of ignoring me. If he truly cared about how I feel he would have called back Saturday. I don't think I want to get myself all worked up for nothing because there is no going back this time. I can't do it anymore!!!!!!

On a happier note, Heather called me last night and Clay is interested in me. Her sister in law gave him my phone number last night. All I know about him so far is he's my age, never been married, doesn't have any kids, is a farmer and has a great sense of humor. Who knows what will happen but we did have a blast and I could use that right now!!!

New Car!!!

I finally got a new car!!! After a long week of researching and meeting with rude salesmen, I finally found the car I wanted. It's a 2006 Chevy Equinox. I'm in love!!!! I was very sad when they drove off in my Stratus, but after 4 years and 143,000 miles it was time.

My Sassafrass (Sassy Shay)

I found out last night that Shay has a skin disease she will have to deal with for the rest of her life. The poor thing has a condition where her hair falls out. Erika and Jeremy are still researching it but as of right now the doctor said it can't be treated and no one knows how much hair she will lose. Right now she has a spot on top of her head the size of a half dollar that is completely bald. The doctor said it could be just this one spot she has to deal with or it could spread to different spots on her head. the worst case would be total hair loss. She tried to hide it from kids at school but it's hard. Yesterday she wore her sunglasses on her head like a headband to cover it up. My sister's worried that the kids at school aren't going to understand and will make fun of her. Shay's a tough cookie but she's upset enough already.

Halloween

Bill had the idea to dress up like Slash from Guns 'n Roses and I was his groupie girlfriend. I didn't take him serious so I was rushing around putting my costume together two days before Halloween. He did a great job on his costume and looked adorable. We didn't win the costume contest but we had a great time anyway.

I don't have any pictures of any of my babies in costume yet. Shay was a witch, Deacon was a motorcycle dude, Sam was Elmo, John was a tiger and Lilie was a pumpkin. They were all adorable. When and if anyone shares the pictures with me I will post them.

It's been awhile.....

Last weekend Bill and I went out with my co-workers. All of the department heads surprised my boss with a surprise birthday party Friday night. We went out to eat then out on the town. Bill was really nervous because he didn't know what to expect, but we had a blast. Everyone was so much fun. Bill even joined me on the dance floor. He kept saying on Saturday night how awesome my co-workers are and he can't wait to go out with them again.

Saturday night we went back to Timbuktu because the band that played the night we met was there. We both really like them and Bill thinks we need to go back every time they play. We didn't make it out very long because he said my perfume was driving him crazy and we needed to get back to my house as soon as possible. A man after my own heart!!!

We've been talking about dressing up for Halloween but I haven't done anything about my costume yet. Bill wants to be Slash from Guns n Roses and I'm going to be his groupie girlfriend. He was supposed to go shopping Sunday for his wig and hat but I don't know if he did or not. I'm stressing about it because I haven't had time to go shopping yet. Hopefully he will forget and we can worry about it next year. If we do end up dressing up I will post pictures.

Biopsy

I had my biopsies yesterday. The big lump has grown from 2.7 cm to 3.0 cm in just a month. Lucky me!! The big lump was the easiest for them to work with. The smaller one kept moving and the doctor had to dig with the needle to get her samples. Thank goodness I was numb because it could have been really painful. Last night was I was very sore. I just relaxed and didn't do anything. They didn't give me any good drugs for the pain this time so thank God I found some pain pills left over from my surgery last year. The test results won't be ready until Tuesday. The doctor was very sure that the lumps are just the fibroid cysts but they are concerned because mine grow so fast. Mine have the tendency to take over the surrounding tissue. Today I feel much better. I won't be able to wear anything but a sport's bra for a couple of days because one of the incisions is right where the wire hits. It could be much worse so I'm not complaining.

Tonight Bill and I are going to the Illini football game. It should be a blast. I love going to the night games. It's going to be cold but that just means we will have to snuggle under the blankets!!

Bad Auntie Val

I know I've been really bad about posting pictures of my babies. I don't have any new ones of Shay and Deacon but here are a couple new ones of Sam, John and Lilie.

I caught John right as he started to smile.

He has such a serious look on his face!

Lilie is the bigger of the two. She's in a size 2 diaper while John is still in a 1.

She just woke up from a nap and didn't find Auntie Val very amusing.

I can't believe Sam is 2!!!!!

Sam loves shoes.....even Auntie Val's heels. Daddy wasn't too happy.

NKOTB Concert

The big concert was last weekend and it was everything I thought it would be and more. We had such a great time. I did discover seeing them at ages 13 and 31 are two completely different experiences. I'm still tired and sore and it's been two days! The other major difference was the beer. We had several drinks before, during and after the show. I had quite the headache all day yesterday. I can't remember the last time I screamed and danced that much at a concert. It was such an adrenaline rush!! I can't post all the pictures Jill took because she took over 200 but I will share some of my favorites.

Jill and Val before the insanity.

Hanging out with Amy waiting for our food.

I paid $35 for this t-shirt and was afraid I would leave it in my drunken state so I wore it over my clothes all night. I know, it's hot!

Sing it Jordan!!

This is my favorite.

They were so much fun!! It was worth every penny and them some!!

They all have aged very well!!!

Not as pretty after the concert.

They play in Chicago again on October 24. Jill really wants to go but I'm not sure about going again so soon. If it was not until next spring I would be reserving my tickets right now. It was such a great weekend!!

Getting ready for NKOTB

Jill and I spent the evening last night getting ready for our New Kids on the Block concert. She burned me their new CD so I can get prepared. It's really not that bad. We watched a special on VH1 that showed the first three songs of a concert from last weekend and got all excited. Of course we had to drag out all of our old stuff to see what we can wear this weekend. It's going to be so much fun!!! I did feel really old when we found our old tickets from their concert in Champaign and realized it was 18 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.....

I'm so lucky to have him!!!!!!

Bill just surprised me at work with flowers. He said that I needed them after the day I had yesterday and it's about time he started spoiling me. I feel spoiled enough already just having him in my life. I can honestly say life has never been better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is not my day.....

Last night Bill had another car accident. This time it wasn't his fault but he was still very upset. Some idiot turned right in front of him and Bill hit him. He's driving his dad's truck since he wrecked his truck so now he has nothing to drive. He was in a really bad mood last night and I don't blame him. I keep reminding him that it could be so much worse and he's lucky he didn't get hurt this time. Thank goodness he's been car pooling with a guy from Moweaqua so he can still get to work.

I went to see my surgeon this morning and didn't get good news. I have seven new lumps. Yes, I said seven. I'm so upset. I must have had a really bad look on my face because my doctor stopped reading the report and put his hand on my back to make sure I was ok at one point. This makes 15 lumps in the last 11 years. I'm REALLY sick of dealing with this!!! Two of the lumps measure over 1 cm and one measures 2.7 cm so those three have to be biopsied in October. He said if the big one gets to 3 cm it will have to come out. At the rate mine grow I have a feeling it will be coming out in the next couple of months. A margarita sounds so good right now.......

What a great weekend!

Friday I treated myself to a new outfit, and I don't mean just any new outfit. I went into Maurices and told the sales lady that I needed something to wow my new man. I also told her I just lost 40 lbs and wanted to look like it. She picked out a great outfit complete with shirt, pants, shoes (way hot by the way!) and jewlery. I never go all out and it felt so good. When Bill came over Friday night he kept saying "wow honey!" over and over. I love him so much!! We went to the Pub and he got to meet Heather and Andy. The Pub was dead so we just sat around and talked. They all got along great. Heather called her mom the next day and said Bill reminds her of Daren. It's wierd dating someone that is like my brother in so many ways but I love my brother so I can't complain.

Saturday night I met Bill and his parents in Decatur at the AIW hall to hear his mom's favorite band, Autumn Zero. The band was awesome! We had so much fun!! His mom is so adorable. She gave me a huge hug when they got there and his dad was very friendly and outgoing too. We only planned to stay for a couple of hours but had so much fun we stayed all night. His mom loves to dance so we were out on the dance floor several times. Bill even danced and it wasn't bad at all. He had no problem showing affection in front of his family. We didn't make out or anything but it was very clear we were together.

Next weekend his neighborhood is having a cookout and Bill invited me to come meet everyone. I think I'm even going to meet his brother and sister. He's so excited about it. His parents are very close to their neighbors and they are excited to meet me. No pressure at all!!!!

I'm so glad I met Bill that crazy night at Timbuktu. I honestly can't think of a time when I was happier in any relationship. Last night I got a text at 9:25 pm reminding me how much I'm loved and how important I am to him. It's those little things that have me head over heals!!!!

My Wednesdsay Night

Last night I had to work a job fair until 6:00 so I called Bill to see if he was still in Decatur when I got done. He was so we met and had a drink. I've been sick and my voice was fading in and out but we had a great time. We started talking about his mom and he kept saying how he really wanted me to go to their house and hang out to get to know her. On a whim he decided last night was the night. By the time we got there I had no voice at all. Nice way to meet his mom! She was very nice and very down to earth. I wasn't nervous at all which is not like me. Everything about Bill is so comfortable and relaxed, even his family. When I left he was all smiles and said he can't wait for me to meet the rest of his family. It really was a great night!!

I'm a slacker....sorry!!

I've been very busy and haven't had time to keep up with my blog. Sorry!!! Of course so many things have happened in a week.

Bill has been home for a week now and he's just as wonderful in person as over the phone. The first weekend he was home we went back to Timbuktu and sat in the beer garden and talked for hours. I don't know why I was so nervous about seeing him for the first time. It really feels like we've know each other for years when we are together.

I had a busy week with training in Lincoln. It was nice to get to hang out with Sara (even if it was only for a little bit!). I've missed my friends from CO. If I could move them to FHCH it would be perfect!!!

Friday I had the day off for a couple doctor's appointments. I thought I found a new lump and by the end of the day I found out I have several more I couldn't feel myself. I meet with the surgeon on 9/25 so I can discuss this whole mess with him. I really don't want to mess with all of this again! :( After my depressing doctor's appointment I got to have lunch with my friends Stacey, Jenn and Melissa. It was so wonderful spending time with them!! I haven't seen them in months so we had lots to catch up on. I really needed to laugh after all the bad news and they kept me laughing for a couple hours. I can't wait to see them again!!!!

Friday night I met Bill back and Timbuktu for a band he really likes. We spent the first half of the evening alone then Laura, Randel, Jill and Erika decided to join us. It was nice sitting in the beer garden with all them getting to know Bill. Erika had was trying to play the protective sister and asked him tons of questions. We had a nice time and Bill said he really liked all of them. Jill sent me a text on the way home that they all liked him. I didn't want him to feel out numbered but he can talk to anyone and it went great.

Saturday we went to the Illini football game with Daren and Rachel. I was so excited for them to meet Bill and show off my babies. Sam was a little shy with Bill but warmed up pretty quick. Daren and Rach were in such a good mood we had an awesome time. They were cracking us up all day. Bill and Daren and both "Good Ole Boys" so they got along great. The three of them had quite the time making fun of me all morning. We met up with Amy and Ryan and a couple of their friends before the game. We sat around drinking, eating snacks, and taking stupid pictures.

Saturday night we were so tired after the game we relaxed at home and I cooked dinner. We then went to the Pub to hang out with Brandi for a little bit. It was a mellow night at the Pub so we didn't make it out all night.

I had an amazing weekend. I was with Bill from 8 pm on Friday until 8 am on Sunday and loved every minute of it. I was very worried about having someone in my house for more than a couple hours but everything with him is so relaxed it was just fine. He loves my dogs and was not afraid to step in and let them out or just play with them. Who knew I would be this happy with such a wonderful man!!

BILL'S HOME!!!!!!

I got the phone call last night around 7:00 that he made it safe and sound. I'm just a little bit excited!!! We are going on a date tonight. I don't know how I'm going to react when I see him. It's going to be weird because he wants his parents to meet up with us so they can meet me. I met them once already, actually they watched us make out (hehehe). I'm stressing about what to wear and what to do about my afro. I need to paint my nails, pluck my eyebrows, shave my legs....it's so much work to get ready for a first date!

Last Friday night Craig and I had a three hour long talk about our attempted relationship and he tried very hard to talk me into trying again. We talked like adults and agreed to be friends. He went to the Pub Tuesday and Brandi talked to him about me and agreed everything was great between us. Last night he proved it by bringing a date to the Pub. I know he did it for my benefit because there are so many other places to go and he knows I'm there every Friday. I thought the first time we saw each other out with someone else would be hard but it really wasn't at all. He avoided us for the first couple of hours and then sat down two seats away from me. We said hi and he introduced me to his date. It's so nice to be done with all of our drama and able to be friends again. Hopefully it will be just as friendly when I take Bill in there for the first time.

1st Night of Bowling

I agreed to bowl again this year with Rachel and her mom. I know it's nice for Rach to get out of the house and it gives us time to hang out but I think I regret committing to 32 weeks already. I got used to not coming home and rushing out the door again. I guess I'll have to wait and see how it goes. I didn't bowl bad but my ball felt so heavy and my wrist hurt by the end of the night. Getting old sucks!

Bill called on my way home from the bowling alley last night. He left California last night at 7 pm our time. He rented a Budget truck and claims he's not going to stop unless he gets tired. As of last night he doesn't want to stop and get a room to rest. He thinks he can sleep in the truck for awhile and keep moving. 2000 miles is a long trip without any real rest. I worry about him!

I got a text at 10:54 this morning that Bill was in Flagstaff, AZ. :)

Today is a great day!!

I can't believe that Bill's last day in the Marines is finally here! I talked to him this morning and he's not sure when he will get home but it will be soon. He's not sure what he's going to drive home since he wrecked his truck. Its been 8 long weeks since we met and I'm ready to explore this relationship and see what happens next!

Did I mention I'm officially in a relationship? We talked for several hours Sunday night and decided we are going to be exclusive and see how things turn out. It's still so weird to me.....the word boyfriend creeps me out!

I will post something later about my crazy weekend. I'm so excited about Bill coming home that it's all I can think about right now. :-)

AGHHHHHH!!!!

I swear I'm not supposed to be happy. I just found out Bill was in a car accident last night and may have to stay longer in California. When I got the text he had the accident my stomach dropped and I had to call him to hear his voice. It's so hard to care so much about someone and get news like this from across the country. He's really upset and shaken up and I can't do anything for him from here but listen. I told him that as long as he's safe I don't care how long it takes him to get home, but I lied. He sent me a picture of his face and he's pretty banged up and it really bothered me. Not being able to take care of him is killing me! I really think I could get sick....

On top of all that I got my second speeding ticket today. I'm on probation for six months from the ticket I got on 2/15/08 so I hope everything will be alright. I took the traffic class in April to get the first one off my record. I called my step mom to find out if probation started from the date of the ticket or the date I completed the class. She has to make some calls to find out. The cop claimed I was doing 75 on the interstate. I really don't think I was but who knows. I don't know when he clocked me so I don't want to fight it.

The other thing that has me stressed out is grandpa had his brain surgery today. Mom just sent me a text that he's ok but has to stay overnight. He was supposed to be able to come home today so I have to call and get the details. I know he has very high blood pressure so I hope that's all it is and nothing major.

I wish I had time to just close my office door and cry for awhile. Not today....all staff in-service day and my late night in the dinning room. GREAT!!!!!!! I see several drinks in my near future........

Great Weekend

Friday
Baytowne had their annual resident party Friday night. The theme was a Sock-Hop so we all had to be in costume. I can't wait to get the pics to share. I wore the poodle skirt I made in 8th grade for a costume. It was a little tight but I still wore it. We didn't have the turn out we expected so I clocked out early to hang out with Daren and Rachel. Daren's b-day was Saturday and Rach missed her b-day because the twins were born 3 days before it so they were celebrating Friday. They got a hotel room in Champaign and went out to eat then ended up at Baytowne to hang out with me. We had a blast sitting on the patio listening to the band. Rach was cracking me up as usual. We all decided we were hungry so we left to find some food. They wanted to go to a dinner all the way across town so I ended up in the Taco Bell drive-thru. Bad idea! I got rear ended while I was waiting for my food. I was freaking out because I was alone, dressed in my poodle skirt, and had drank three beers. I called Daren's phone to have someone on the line with me when I got out of my car and drunk Rach answered. She freaked out and tried to get me to call the cops. Looking back it's pretty funny but not so much at the time. My car was fine and I didn't call the cops but what a way to end the night!!

Saturday
I had a pretty uneventful Saturday. Mom and I went shopping and had a great time. She got her nails done and felt like a million bucks. She really needed it. I went to a cook out and Delanie and Jason's house later in the evening. It was very low key and relaxing. The worst part was listening to Jill and Jason make rude comments to me all night. Nicole went with me and got to see their attitudes towards me first hand. She agreed that it was crap and understands why I don't want to be around them all the time. Erika still tends to side with Jill so it's so nice to have someone not involved directly witness them in action and agree with me. It proves I'm not crazy!!!

Sunday
This was one of the best days I've had all summer. I skipped church and went to Daren and Rachel's to help them get ready for our family picnic. Lilie's started smiling and I got two really good ones. It melted my heart!!! Poor John has such a sensitive stomach he was miserable most of the morning. No smiles out of him. We all loaded up in their Expedition and took off for Dawson Lake by LeRoy. It was a really pretty lake with a great picnic area. My grandparents and my grandma's sister both have pontoon boats so we went out on the boats after lunch. Sam loved every minute of it. Pa-Pa let him drive and it made his day. I took him to the beach later and the kid scared me to death. He's not afraid of the water at all, actually it's just the opposite. He likes to have his face under water. I kept pulling him up and he would laugh at me. I couldn't blink with out worrying about him. He doesn't mind the life jacket but doesn't like to float in it at all. He has to touch the bottom so he can jump up and down. We only made it 30 minutes because I was exhausted from watching him. Poor kid crashed as soon as we got back in the truck. We wanted to spend the day together because Grandpa has his brain surgery this Friday. We all know he will be fine but it meant the world to him that we all spent the day together. Every time I'm with my family I realize how truly blessed I am and that I wouldn't trade any of them for the world!!

I didn't get to actually talk to Bill over the weekend, but of course we texted the entire time. I just adore him!!! 8 more days until he's done with the Marines and will be on his way home!!!!!!

TGIF

I haven't posted anything lately because life's been pretty boring this week. Last night I picked up Brittany and we went to Tuscola to eat and shop. I went in the Coach store and didn't buy anything. I was ready to buy a new purse so I was very disappointed. We ended up getting some clothes at Old Navy and Rue 21. I love spending time with Britt, she's adorable and so stinking funny! I got to tell her all about Bill and how important he's becoming to me. I told her that he knows all about her and I promise she will meet him when he gets home. I don't want her to think that just because I'm not with her dad I will forget about her. She's stuck with me!!

This weekend should be really fun. Delanie is having a cookout Saturday night and Sunday I have a family reunion. We are going to the lake to play on my grandparents boat and have a picnic. I will try and take some pics of the kids so I have new ones to post.

Two weeks from today Bill will be home!!!!

It's been a long time!

I was on vacation all last week and didn't have time to post anything. Here's a summary of my week.

Monday - I spent the entire day working in the yard. Loads of fun! I picked up Sam from daycare and spent the evening with my babies.

Tuesday - I cleaned apartments on the U of I campus with my best friend Laura and my sis Erika. We had a great time laughing at everything. I'm very lucky to have such awesome people in my life. My sister grabbed my phone and took over texting Bill for the rest of the day. She really likes him. They decided that I'm off the market. I got a little offended and reminded her I'm 31 not 13 and didn't need my sister to talk to a boy for me. She started calling him my b/f and I made her stop. Seriously.....

Wednesday - Laura and her kids met me at Baytowne for an afternoon of swimming. I got fried to a crisp! I actually bought a two piece suit. It's been years since I've worn anything but a grandma suit. It felt really wierd! Brittany called with high school drama and then Joey called to tell me the truth about Britt's drama. I love being in Britt's life but why does her dad always have to wiggle his way in? I had a meeting a church later that night and when I walked in everyone noticed how happy I looked. Thanks Bill!!!!!!!!

Thursday - I cleaned with Erika and Laura again. Laura is nuts! We spent two hours driving around campus with the windows down and the music cranked up. Of course we had to yell at every hot guy we saw and they yelled right back. We laughed so hard we couldn't breathe. For those two hours we back in high school with no worries. It was wonderful. We decided to get some alcohol to clean the last apartment (we didn't even start until 8:30 pm!) to make things interesting. Of course I drank a little too much. We got back to Monticello around 11:30 and I just had to go to the Pub. Not the best idea I've ever had.... Craig showed up just drunk too. He asked for a ride home and of course I said yes. We ended up back at his house and all I wanted to do was sit on the front porch and sober up a little bit but he had other ideas. When I shot him down he got really upset with me. I told him all about Bill and he couldn't believe I met someone already and then told me I'm crazy. Like Brandi said, he doesn't want me but doesn't want anyone else to have me. I really hope he was so drunk he forgot all of it. Usually when he's that drunk he blacks out. I want to still be able to have fun with him when he's out but I think all of that is ruined now.

Friday - Last day of cleaning apartments. Thank God! I was so hung over and grumpy that my sister drove me nuts. I'm not a morning person and she knows it so hopefully she didn't take anything I said personally. I went to the state fair with my cousin and her friend to see Brooks and Dunn and ZZ Top. The concert was great except for ZZ Top. They sucked so bad we left. I ran into my dad and Connie at the fair. They were with Connie's co-worker that happens to be friends with Joey and took him as her date. I gave my dad so much crap for going on a double date with my ex. He wasn't nearly as amused as I was about the situation.

The rest of the weekend was spent working and spending time with my family. Not very exciting.

I didn't hear from Bill from 11:45 am on Friday until yesterday at 1:30 pm. I was really starting to get worried. He went camping with some of the guys and his phone died. He was apologizing over and over yesterday. I was so relieved when I heard his voice. He's done with the Marines two weeks from today and then has to drive all the way home from California. I can't wait!!!! I really hope he's just as wonderful in person as he has been on the phone. If so watch out......I might keep this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mama Mia

I thought I was going to get kicked out of the movies last night for the first time in my life. I went to see Mama Mia with Laura and Erika and we were those annoying people in the back row that you want to shoot. The story included three life long friends and we kept comparing ourselves to the characters. They decided I was the fun loving drunk one. Imagine that! I got offended at first and then just had fun with it. We had to keep laughing and making fun of everything because it really was a terrible movie. I love musicals but this one takes the cake for the worst one I've ever seen. Pierce Brosnan really needed to keep his shirt on and his singing was awful! The best part was Laura didn't know it was a musical let alone one based on ABBA music. She's a huge ABBA fan and sang every song out loud. I'm sure the other seven people in the theater wanted to shoot us. I had so much fun!!!!

It was so nice to reconnect with my best friends. With all of the drama we've had lately it was so nice to have a night full of laughing. I can tell already working closer to home is going to let me do more things with them that I haven't been able to do in the last two years. It was also a plus that they helped me not think about Bill and when he will be getting home. They both are so supportive and I really needed them last night.

Bill

I just got a text from Bill that he's not going to be home next week. I'm so upset!!! I'm going to have to talk to him tonight to figure out what's going on. I understand that his release date is out of his control and I try to not let him know how disappointed I really am but this sucks!!! I finally meet a great guy and he's stuck in California.

On a more positive note, I'm going to the movies with Erika and Laura tonight to see Mama Mia. We haven't done anything in so long. I'm really looking forward to it after my last text.

This one's for Sara!

Sara's been trying to get me to blog for a couple of weeks, and I finally caved. Some of my co-workers think my adventures are so entertaining and they are worried that they won't be able to keep up now that I work at Fair Havens. Here you go ladies. I will try to keep you as amused as possible!!