Where did the time go?

So, I apologize for my lack of updating lately. Things have been busy for me and I've got very little to talk about really since I moved back here. So I've been collecting things to report.

1) I love working at Reitman's. I've only had two shifts so far, but I love it. I could have spent all day in there today, but they told me to go home. Not like that, but we were running late as it was because the store was a mess when we got there. I think, if I allow myself to spend more than I should on clothing at half price, I will return to Nanaimo with a bit more style than I had last year. Woo! That and they do store transfers so I may end up at the one down there too.

2) I have a ribcage inflammation. I don't know how it got there or what it's doing to me, but I do know that it hurts sometimes and the pills are making it feel better. They're the weirdest things though, I've never had any like them. They're an anti-inflammatory and the side-effects make me dizzy and then drowsy, but I have to stay vertical for half an hour. Basically I need to be supervised after I take them so I don't fall on my face. I have something to prevent that in a way...

3) My brother bought Guitar Hero 2. I'm addicted to it. And it keeps me vertical, if I play it standing up, which is way more fun. I beat all of the easy and medium level, and now I'm working on getting 5 stars on all of the songs before I move on to hard. I just barely managed to play Freebird at the end of medium and survive it through on my first try, so I think I'll practice before moving on yet.

4) .... ok there is no 4 really.



I went to Installation yesterday (pretty sure only Cindy and Kitty know what I'm talking about which is fine with me) and it kind of made me a bit depressed. I mean, the ceremony was nice and all, and everything went great, but there were two things that really bugged me. First of all, there were less girls being installed than there were installing team! Once I realized that, I couldn't figure out why they needed me there, because my part was pretty unnecessary because anyone on the installing team could have brought the flag in, or the bible for that matter. You don't need three people to bring in the bible when you have like, seven girls going through the ceremony.

Second was a different kind of sadness. I don't know if anyone who reads my blog, aside from Cindy, knew Edgar Orel but he was probably one of the best people to have ever existed. Considering that most of you don't even know what I was just talking about, this probably won't mean much to you. I knew him for years before I even joined, because he was a fire fighter with my dad. Our families knew each other for years and his daughters and his nieces and I all grew up together and joined this group. He wasn't an adult to any of the girls, unless we were doing something wrong, but really he was just a big kid. He was so much fun and there was pretty much nothing he wouldn't do for us girls. I was in the leadership role of the group when he died, despite what Madison claimed during Installation, and it was hard. Things were never the same without him and they never will be. When Veronica got up to do the award dedicated in his name, I don't know why it got to me so much this time. I couldn't help crying, like a few others in the room, as one of the moms told about the time her shaved his head for us in front of a large amount of people. He had been our motivation that year, and it had worked.

I'm crying again while I write this. It's hard for me to think of him now and not get upset in some way. Over the years I have wondered how things would have been if he had lived, and I always end up crying at least on the inside depending on where I am at the time. I'm glad that I got to know him, because he was an amazing person.


I know most of that post had little to do with anything aside from personal ranting, but I'm glad that I put it out there. Keep your eye on the video blog too. I'm going to be posting videos to relate to people. You might be on it!

Love to all!

I just don't know....

Ok... so I'm pretty sure this explains itself, but just in case....

So my family and I are watching America's Got Talent and David Hasselhoff is one of the judges. For some reason, we started talking about cars and stuff like that and, of course, The Hoff. So my brother tells me about this video and how he's driving around telling people to get in his car, and I've never seen it. YouTube hasn't failed me yet and it took me about 5 seconds to find it. I laughed so hard by the end of it that I was leaking from the eyes...

This rolling stone is gathering something....

So, like, wow! Good things have been happening to me lately and I like it!

I did start working at Superstore again.. ya boo it's not cool but its paying me good money. I had a few call backs but they were all from other places that would have conflict of interest if I worked at both. Well yesterday, when I had given up hope that Reitman's would never call me back again... she did! So I'm now working both jobs and making more money! Yay!

And I took a nice trip to Nanaimo on Wednesday last week. My mother told me that I was apparently getting depressing and cranky so she let me take the car to Nanaimo to see people before I had to work. Well that was just what I needed! I only told Jilly that I was coming down so that I could arrange to meet up with her and Jordan later in the day. So drove down and surprised Geoff at his place and then we went to the mall to find Amber. She lit up when she saw us and that pretty much made my day. After that Geoff and I went to Jill's and then Jordan showed up. It took us a bit, but we decided to go play frisbee at the park. Even though it's pretty much the simplest game in the world, it made me feel a lot better in general. I hadn't played frisbee in so long! After about half on hour of that, it was too hot and the four of lay in the grass until we went to get Amber.

Karaoke was cool too. Wayne pretty much hug attacked me. I didn't know that people missed me so much. Davies and Devin showed up not long after we did and it was cool. I didn't know Davies was moving and I don't think I'm going to be able to make it down for the thing, so it was good to see him before he leaves.

I crashed at Geoff's place and then went to Amber's again in the morning. We went to McDonald's for lunch and then watched Sideways... which was awesome! After the movie I had to get moving if I was going to get my hair cut and get home in time to pick up my mom, so I did.

It was a good trip and I didn't realize that I was being the way my mom said I was, but when I got back I could tell because I felt so much better. Not that I don't like Campbell River, it's just that after being away for so long, it's an entirely different place to live in. Most of my friends have moved away, and with Andy working 6 days a week usually, and the remaining friends never really talking to me much, it gets a little.. well... boring.

But now that I have two jobs to work, I'll be keeping busy and both places are in the same area that Andy works in too so I can go over there on breaks or something. I'll have money so that I can actually do things outside of watching movies and whatnot all the time in my house or at their apartment. And I might even be able to get another Nanaimo trip in there somewhere!

In any case, things are looking up for me and that makes me feel really good.

How's that for an update, Kitty? By the way, sorry I didn't get to see you when I came down... I went by your work and you weren't there.. and your cell number seems to be the only one I can never rememeber, no matter how many time you tell it to me >.< Next time!

Until I have more things to write, see you all later!