I Think I Need a Drink...

So it's been a few days since my last update. I'm sure everyone was just dying to know what's been happening in my life in the past month or so...nothing. That's what I do now, I just kind of sit around. Ok, well that's not entirely true, I do go to work. I applied at another place for a full time job but they haven't called me back yet. I need another job so I can get an apartment and a new puppy!!! I want one that looks like this:

Awwwww!!! I want a cute little Australian Shepherd dog and I will name him Walter...This doesn't mean I don't like Bo or April, but they belong in Houston. My dad would be way too sad if I took Bo away from him and April would be depressed without Bo and Teddy around. She acts like she doesn't like them but I know she does...or I could take April up here with me and then just get my little puppy anyways. That's not a bad plan...

Anyways, so I'm going to Houston on Friday hopefully. I asked for the week of the 4th off and I haven't seen the schedule so I'm not sure if I am actually going to get those days off or not. I'm really hoping that I do...I need a break from this small town life. It's not bad, I really don't mind it up here, but I miss my friends and family and I need to go out! I need a real mall, I need Starbucks and bad drivers and traffic and hobos. Ok so I really don't need all of that stuff, but I just want to see my family and the Astros. That is something I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT live without, no matter where I am, is the Astros.

So, funny story: I learned how to knit so that I could make Sarah's baby a blanket for when it's born. Turns out I'm pretty terrible at it AND my shoulder and elbow are killing me...hahahaha I don't get injured from running or playing sports or anything normal like that, I get injured from KNITTING...oh how the mighty fall...I'm so embarrassed.

Oh, now it's time for a serious story and this one REALLY chaps my ass...when I was younger and dumber than I am now, still in high school, still thinking I'm hot shit, I briefly (6 hours, give or take) dated a football player. I thought it was a good idea because he was a senior and I was a sophomore and I'm sure there were some other reasons I had but that was six years ago. So I "broke up" with him and you would think that's where the story ends. Nope.
He graduates and joins the Marines, gets sent to Iraq, we write letters back and forth, I would get those few early morning phone calls from him, etc. There was always something there between us but we never really acted on it, we just stayed pretty close friends. So it's like that for the next two years, then I graduate and join the Navy, get bounced around and then I'm back in Houston and he's out of the Marines and living in San Antonio.
Over the course of the past four years we saw each other a few times, we hooked up once and every other time we just talked and did some other things that were less bad than hooking up...like I said, there was always something there between the two of us but we never dated again. Mostly because there were a few times we were together and he had a girlfriend that he was cheating on, so I don't trust him AT ALL...anyways, long story short it was like this for about five years and then I pretty much told him I was done with him when I deployed to Afghanistan, but he didn't listen.
Well, my friends don't like him, my sister says he and I have a very unhealthy relationship (which is true) and he just wants to date me for some reason, even though we fight like cats and dogs and I'm a douche to him (also true).
The other night he and I were talking - I had been drinking and he took full advantage of that - and I was talking about my version of paradise and he just started talking about how he could make it so much better, basically blowing hot air up my ass, and then he says that we should be together and like always I said no, but this time I gave him reasons why not. I think they're pretty legit reasons NOT to be with someone, for example, we're not even dating and we fight until we're ready to kill each other and I know he's a cheater so I can't trust him. He turns them into reasons why we should be together, we fight because we care, he cheated on an ex with me and that's the only time he's done it.
I told him that I can't trust him any more than I can throw him and he says, "I swear on my own heart that I would never cheat on you, I really feel like I love you. It's crazy when we are together, we can't keep our hands off each other (false, I can keep my hands to myself, he can't). I can just never see myself cheating on you." AND HALT: I thought we had squashed this at least a year ago, I've told him I don't want to date him, I'm all about being friends but he doesn't seem to understand that...I know he knows I still have some feelings for him but not enough to want to be in a serious relationship.
Anyways, so he continues with, "I want you here with me (in San Antonio), you know I would provide for you, you know I would treat you like you have never been treated before...Come live with me and I promise you that you won't regret it. You won't have to pay for anything, you can go to UTSA with me." Ok, 1) you couldn't pay me enough to live in San Antonio, I HATE THAT PLACE!!! And there is no way I'm going to go to UTSA. 2) I don't need to be provided for, I can take care of myself, and I like paying for stuff. 3) How the hell does he know how I've been treated before? I guess he's just assuming that every guy I've been with was a total d-bag and he's gonna be my knight in shining armor. Whatever. So I tell him, "I can't live in San Antonio, I hate it there. Besides, I'm not gonna leave Kansas, my sister needs me, I have a life here."
I'm done, that's where my story ends and I think that's where it's gonna stay. I'm not going to encourage anything else from him.

I should find a Kansas farm boy like this one...

Yummy :)

Just Fishing...

Well, my first week in Kansas went off without a bang. Thursday we went to a car show down at the DQ here in town, classic cars roll up every week. It was pretty cool...

 

I've just been working and trying to figure out how I'm going to make it with one part time job but I guess I'll have to figure something out. Hopefully I'll be eligible for 100% of the Post 9/11 GI Bill so that way when school starts I'll receive some money for a housing allowance. I know after this trip to Texas for drill I'm going to be completely drained of cash.

Went fishing Sunday at someone's farm and I caught a HUGE large mouth Bass. We fried that bad boy up for dinner Monday along with some Croppie, it was all delicious!

Wednesday we have a fish fry for the Church and then Trina's birthday thing. I have no idea what I'm going to get her, I guess a card (obviously) and then something else. No idea what. I don't really know her that well and I'm surprised she invited me but it should be fun.

I have to drill this weekend, not really looking forward to that. I got my car road ready today, now I'm pretty much completely tapped for cash. I had to get 4 new tires which ran me almost $600 then an oil change which ran me another $40. Now I'm flat broke and I have no idea how I'm going to swing the drive to Texas. Good thing though, next month I should be picking up some more hours at the YMCA because one girl is quitting. I know the week of the 22nd I'm scheduled 6 days of the week. I'm getting the sense that Wednesdays are my day off since I'm never scheduled then, which is good.

I'm really hoping for a tornado to hit town right as I'm planning on leaving so that way I won't have to leave :) That would be super.

Stupid Baby Names

Ok, I'm all for originality but kids names these days are STUPID! There is no originality anymore because all the names sound the same. What happened to names like Sarah, James, Rebecca, Scott, etc? Why do parents feel the need to name their kids something stupid like Rayden, Kemper, Ansley, Brayden, Kaylen, etc? I think people are forgetting that their kids are going to have to grow up, they're not going to be cute little 2 year olds forever. What happens when they're 40? If your name was Ocean, would you want to respond to that when you're that age?

Here's a list of the top 10 most hated baby names in America, and unfortunately, they're probably the most popular ones right now:

Girls:
1. Navaeh (Heaven backwards)
2. Destiny
3. Madison
4. Mackenzie
5. McKenna
6. Addison
7. Gertrude
8. Kaitlyn (not the name specifically, but more of the strange spelling. Originally spelled Caitlin)
9. Makayla
10. Bertha
11. Hope


Boys:
1. Jayden
2. Brayden
3. Aiden
4. Kaden (see a pattern?)
5. Hunter
6. Hayden
7. Bentley
8. Tristan
9. Michael (apparently it's "too boring" but I disagree)
10. Jackson

90% of those names are stupid and made up. Personal opinion, I'm not a huge fan of trendy names, I'm a traditionalist, I'll name my kids after someone in my family (ex. Elaine after my grandmother and John after my dad).

According to some articles parents who choose trendy names for their kids, 5-10 years down the line, end up hating the names they chose for their kids. Well duh, that's because you picked a shitty ass name.

I'm done. This subject makes me really mad for some reason.

Plumbers...

So the plumbers came today to fix all the things wrong with my sisters pipes in her house...I'm all for fixing things but I wish they would hurry up so that I can go to the bathroom!!!

A nap would be nice, too...

Kansas

Well, I managed to get my butt up to Kansas when I said I was going to. Now that I'm here I realized how much all of my friends back home meant to me and how much they did to keep me going, even if they didn't realize it. Not that I don't love my sister but I have no one besides her and that's very difficult for me because I'm a social person. Granted, I love alone time, but for the most part I have to be around people that I know. But I know that this move is going to be good for me. I needed to get away and get on my own and start my life and this is probably the best way to do that.

So far since I've been here (today being the second day) I have secured a part time job at the YMCA, I have taken a tour of Kansas Wesleyan University, talked to an admissions councillor, financial advisor and a professor. This seems like it might be the place for me to be. KWU is a very small school (850 kids total for this past school year) but they seem to have their ducks in a row, which is good. Also, a good thing about them is that they're a Yellow Ribbon School meaning that since I'm eligible to receive the Post 9/11 GI Bill my tuition and books are paid for and I'll receive BAH :] (for those of you who don't know what BAH is, basically it's a housing allowance that Active Duty Military receives). Not too shabby I suppose. My plan right now is to start in the fall but if everything falls into place soon then I might start in the summer. 


Next step is to find a place to live. Right now I'm staying with my sister and brother in law, but I can't stay here forever. There is an efficiency apartment across the street that's not too bad for a starter place, especially being single, but it's teeny tiny. And they're asking $375/mo. for it plus electricity. That wouldn't be too bad if the place was a little bit bigger or if I didn't also have a car note and insurance to pay every month. I'm just going to have to see what all my expenses are/will be and then go from there. Depending on how much I make at the YMCA and how much BAH I get I might be able to swing something like that. I would like to have a little bit more room than that, but we'll see. Hopefully everything works out and I don't end up homeless on the streets with no car.


Right now my biggest fear is running out of money and having to have someone bail me out. That can't happen. I'm not the best with handling money but I've always managed to pay my car note and insurance, even if that meant not having money for anything else. But add power bills and rent to it, plus all of my other expenses like gas, food, things for my dog, emergencies, traveling, etc. It'll be tight. Maybe I could pick up a roommate and get a bigger place and split everything. That wouldn't be too bad I suppose. I'll just have to keep my eyes out for a good deal and then snag it.

I just really, really hope everything works out for me. So far it has but it's only been two days.

Dating Problems

I had an epiphany last night at the Astros game as to why I'm always single. Ready? I think it's because I know that unless I get a guy that's a professional baseball player that looks exactly like Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio or Hunter Pence, it's not gonna work out...so I'm gonna keep hoping for my MLB star.

Queen of Clean

You know, I'm not the cleanest person in the world, I'm definitely not OCD about things but I do think I'm kind of a neat freak. I hate messes and clutter, and it's really not much to ask someone to clean up after themselves. And then there's my brother-in-law. You ask him to help clean and he will find something else to do (like sleep), make some lame excuse of why he can't or just say no. Like yesterday, I worked on THEIR laundry all day long, didn't even get it halfway done and when John gets home he just goes straight into his little office and disappears. He didn't even say, "Hey, thanks for helping out with the laundry. Is there anything you want me to work on?" Nope, he didn't say jack squat. So when SJ gets home she's kind of appalled that a guest is cleaning her house so she tries to get John to help out before he goes to church. She walks into his office and says, "Hey John, can you come out here and put your laundry away and take the trash out?" and he says, "No because as soon as this is done ("this" being some TV show) I'm going straight to church." WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS GUYS PROBLEM?!?!?! He needs to realize that if he doesn't change his nasty ass habits NOW then later on when the baby comes, someone (probably me) is going to call CPS and tell them that they're raising the child in unsafe living conditions and the kid is going to get taken away. There is dog crap in the basement that has never been cleaned. I don't even want to stay here. It's nasty and I feel bad for SJ that she has to put up with it, not that she's the cleanest person I've ever met but she's better than this.