The End of a Decade…
Apparently.
I didn’t realize that this decade was ending.
So what did this decade bring us?
In 2000 I graduated from High School. This means next year we’ll have a 10 year reunion. Hopefully I’m invited. We’ll see. I was happy to graduate really. School wasn’t all that fun for me in general, had no real friends so it was good to have it end.
In the summer of 2000 I headed to Montana State University, Bozeman. This place was the greatest I have to say. People think of Montana and think what the hell could have been so good. It was just great. I loved it. There was this pizza place on campus that I’d give anything to have a slice of right now. It was the best. Every Tuesday and Thursday I’d have a slice and then head to History. I did relatively well at Montana. Nothing beyond my usual B/C grades. But I was passing. In the fall of that year it was decided that Montana was too far away and that I needed to come closer to California. So Northern Arizona University was where I was to go with my sister. Bad idea, should have never been done.
2001 I headed to NAU and frankly failed nearly all my classes. I tried but I just was not happy there. I don’t remember missing any classes, I always felt too guilty to do so, but I did manage to get put on academic probation and then suspended the next semester. It was just a bad idea to move there. Patti and I can not live together at all. It resulted in a lot of fighting between ourselves.
2002 I moved in with my grandparents. It was better than living with my sister, but stressful as well. I stayed there until the end of 2002 and finally was able to come back to Simi to live with my mom. In the summer of 2002 I met Brian as well.
2003 I lived with my mom for half the year and then moved to live with Brian in Lancaster. I managed to fall down some stairs early in the year and ruptured two discs in the process. So at the end of 2003 I finally had surgery and got my back fixed. Found out that one of the ruptures wasn’t a rupture but rather a bone spur (I think that’s what they’re called) that had been bothering me for nearly 10 years. So after 10 years of constant back pain I was finally pain free. In December of 2003 I married Brian.
2004 was pretty uneventful I guess. Just worked and moved my way up the ladder at my work. That’s about all we did I think that year. Well I know we went to a NASCAR race. That was 2004.
2005 was uneventful until August when I found out I was pregnant. I miscarried the first pregnancy but was pregnant the next month. I think Sept. we also saw Tim McGraw for the first time. That concert was great.
2006 Kaylee was born, saw Tim McGraw yet again and Kaylee was also diagnosed with her disorder, Hyperinsulinism.
2007 Nothing much happened. Well Kaylee did have minor surgery to remove a bundle of over active lymph nodes on her back.
2008 Nothing much happened this year either.
2009 Brian asked for divorce, I got pregnant, and now we’re trying to work it out.
What’s my hope for 2010. That we’re able to work out our marriage. I’m able to move back in with him and we’re just going to go back to being a normal family. That’s the hope. Also I’d like to lose some weight. Oh and the baby will be born in June.
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Sir Patrick Stewart!
Patrick Stewart, the best damn actor ever, is now a Knight! Pretty cool.
Now if only they would do another Star Trek movie since the timeline has been rewritten and all.
What I wouldn’t give to see the Enterprise-E back on the big screen. That ship was beautiful.
When Christmas Comes to Town…
Over the Christmas season Kaylee’s newest obsession was Polar Express. I have to say it’s a great deal better than last years obsession of Rudolph. I was listening to a song tonight called When Christmas Comes to Town and realized that Polar Express tried to address why Santa didn’t visit every child on Christmas Eve. Although it touched on the subject I don’t think it really clearly addressed it.
If you watch the movie it seems that because Billy doesn’t trust people in general and counts on literally nothing to ever go well for him, which I assume comes from a life of disappointment because of him being poor, that Santa doesn’t visit. Once Billy decides he can trust people and look at the Holidays and Santa in a positive manner, then Santa shows up.
For a kid this wouldn’t be disturbing and I think it’s a great lesson, that no matter what you can count on certain people and can find joy in the Holidays without all the gifts. But it’s a bit messed up that Santa is that much of a jerk that he’d purposely not visit a child because he can’t get excited when all he’s experienced every holiday season are no gifts under the tree.
“I guess that Santa’s busy because he’s never come around.”
How do you explain to a child why Santa doesn’t visit all the children in the world? That the poor don’t always get a gift? Is there even a way to make this make sense to a child? I can’t even think of a good reason that wouldn’t make Santa look like a complete asshole.
It’s one of my favorite songs from the movie though. It just got me thinking about the children who never get to experience Christmas and how they must feel in general. That’s why it’s important to donate, be it Toys for Tots or just giving over your old toys to the Women’s Shelter so that a child can have a Christmas.
Year in Review… (Part 3)
Sept 09 – Dec 09
On September 19th I found out I was pregnant. And the rest of the year kind of blew by. These last few months have been stressful to say the least.
It seems to me Brian is trying to work on our marriage, we just need to start “dating” again which is just hard in general with as busy as life has been.
Halloween came and went, Kaylee seemed to have fun.
Then my mom hurt her back pretty bad just before Thanksgiving so instead of going to Arizona we stayed home and I cooked most of the meal. It was pretty good.
Soon after we found out that my step-dad was being let go from his job. Bastard company. Anyhow then my mom found out there was another issue on top of her back so things just got really stressful, especially since I was feeling like shit from being pregnant.
Christmas came and went and the new year is almost here. I can’t wait for the New Year. I hope it’s better than this year has been. I can say this truly has been the worst year I’ve ever been through.
Year in Review… (Part 2)
May 09 – August 09
These four months were pretty boring if you ask me. Nothing much happened. Kaylee turned three on June 5th and I turned 27 on August 6.
We did go camping up in Mammoth for a week in July. It was an experience to say the least. It went well after the first day or so. I’m never doing a week though again in Mammoth, that’s for sure.
We also managed to go to Disneyland twice, once in June and once in August. Kaylee loves Disneyland. Especially the princesses.
Other than that, nothing much happened.
Oh yeah I wanted to write this is where I saw the deterioration of any and all friendships I had before Brian asked for Divorce. I don’t know why, it may have partly been me, or just the situation, but it seems most people either just drifted away or completely avoided me. I don’t know why, and this isn’t written to get people to “contact” me or feel guilty or whatever, but it’s just something I noticed.
I'm a Stay at Home Mom of two beautiful girls, Kaylee and Annabelle.
I blog to write out my thoughts and opinions on my own life and issues that interest me. I do not write to please anyone and don't censor for the sake of others.
What you read here is me, no lies, no exaggerations.
Husband of Pamala and Daddy to Kaylee and Annabelle. He's a Computer Geek and loves all things computer.
In his free time plays with the kids or works on things computer related.
Kaylee is our oldest daughter and she's 4 years old.
Kaylee enjoys drawing, playing, reading, and watching her movies.
Kaylee has a disorder called Hyperinsulinism. She takes medication to maintain her blood sugar but other than that she's perfect in every way.
Annabelle is the newest addition to our family.
Right now she loves to eat, sleep, and make faces. She's healthy and shows no signs of having Hyperinsulinism.
Aunti Patti is an occasional contributor on this blog. She works at "the Bank" and her family consists of her dog, cat, and fish.
She loves visiting with her nieces, plays softball, and is an insane NASCAR fan.
