Dear Diary Saturday part two...

Well, today continued to be a day where things just did not go as planned. Dylan slept very late due to the horrible schedule he had all week, and I spent the entire morning doing some more cleaning around the house...which pretty much shot the entire morning for us. When he eventually got up, we ran to Bed Bath and Beyond, and then to about a dozen different places to find him some patio furniture, which we finally found some at RC Willey that he really liked. He is out picking it up now and I am home relaxing, taking care of the cats, watching a little tv, doing a little reading, trying to get rid of a little headache. All in all, not a day of shopping with Dylan that I had planned...just not the day that I had planned at all. I forsee me taking a really long bath, probably doing some more reading, and going to bed early. Wow....what a fun birthday weekend....but I couldn't expect how well it was going to last long. It was fun while it lasted though.....

Dear Diary Saturday...

Thank you to all of my friends for making my birthday such a wonderful event. I loved each and every moment that I spent with you, dinner was fabulous, the gifts were spectacular, the "entertainment" was out of this world and most of all, thank you for just being my friends. Oh and the cheesecake....THE BEST EVER! The sad part of the day is when I went to feed Nibs and found he had passed away. Of course my heart is broken, I shed many tears, and all night I was not consolable, but I also realize that hamsters have a life span of 1 1/2 to 2 years and he lived 4, so I knew that the end was near. I also realize he passed without pain and in his sleep. However, none of that makes the whole situation any easier because regardless of his size, I loved him very, very much and will miss him. It also did not help when I realized that this was ANOTHER being that passed on/near my birthday. Well, just need to turn the tables and think of things on a more positive note.

Again, thank you to everyone for such a spectacular birthday and know that I love you all very much.

Dear Diary Thursday...

Happy Birthday to ME!

Well, we got that out of the way....

Things are starting to look up a bit.  The folks called me this morning to wish me a Happy Birthday and we are all going over there for cake...yes, they are getting a cake.  Guess I just jumped the gun on being pissed.  I might even be getting out of work early today AND I have tomorrow off...WOO HOO!

I also have a new hairstyle for my birthday....I cut off all of my hair last night because I was TIRED of trying to get it to grow out.  It is extra extra short, but I love it.  And Toni likes it too, so I know it must be a pretty good hairstyle.

Tomorrow I am spending my day cleaning and doing yardwork and then I am getting a CHEESECAKE from Toni's Grandpa....God Bless Grandpa!!! 

Saturday Dylan and I are going to be spending the whole day and evening together...we are going to do some birthday shopping, some liquor shopping, and some house shopping....three of my favorite things....clothes, liquor, and home appliances!!!

Dear Diary Wednesday...

I ended up going home yesterday from work.  My headache was just getting worse and worse and so I thought it best for everyone if I just left.  I managed to make it home, grab a blanket and a pillow and hide out in the basement in the dark and slept for about three hours.  Whenever I get a headache that bad, it always wipes me out.  I pretty much stayed on the couch for the entire afternoon until I decided to get up and make Dylan some dinner.  After that I stayed on the couch upstairs and did some reading and talking on the phone.  I feel much better today other than a residual pain in the head and my neck and shoulders are still sore.  I think it was just exhaustion from going and going for almost a month, with little to no break.

Well, tomorrow is the b-day and I wish that I could say that I am looking forward to it, but I am not.  My parents have not even bothered to say anything about my birthday, ask if I was going to come over, or even say that they were getting a cake for me.  I knew that my moving out was going to cause a stir, but I did not realize how big of a stir it would be.  Oh well, I at least get to spend all day Friday and Saturday with Dylan, even though he will be spending most of Friday sleeping from his graveyard shift.  I will at least NOT be at work....

Dear Diary Tuesday...
 
I feel like shit today.  My head hurts, my neck hurts, my back hurts....I don't know if there is a part of me that does not hurt.  I think I must have twisted in different directions last night while I was sleeping or I am coming down with something.  Top that with the fact that I can't seem to keep my eyes open for very long....I have no idea how I even got into work.  I have had my caffeine this morning, which was no help.  I am now taking some ginseng to see if that will wake me up...keep your fingers crossed for me.
 
Well, I have tried everything in my power to keep my relationship the same with my mom since Dylan and I moved out, but it is not working.  She is acting different.  When I call her every day from work to see how things are going, she acts like she can't wait to get off the phone.  Yesterday I went over to the house for a moment and left because she made me feel so unwelcomed.  I am sure it is a cross between her trying to prove she does not need me and her desire to ruin my birthday every year.  Well, goal is accomplished in both areas.
 
Speaking about birthdays, I don't think I am going to be planning anything for mine this year.  I have too much stuff to do with the house and the yard still.  Plus, it is too much of a drama these days to do what I want to do.  I will shoot for something spectacular next year.
 
As you can read by this post, my mood is in the toilet.  I am going to be working on getting my attitude in a better arena today......

Dear Diary Monday...
 
So far, so good. 
 
Dylan and I adopted two more cats on Friday...Betty and Melvin...for a grand total now of three cats.  They are all so adorable and I am so thankful that we have the money, time, love, and ability to be able to help out with rescues.  To get a run down on the cats, check out Dylan's blog.
 
This weekend was pretty damn wonderful.  Friday night Dylan and I rescued Betty and Melvin, which was an adventure when Betty succeeded in escaping her carrier WHILE we were walking in Cottonwood Mall.  We got them home, picked up some dinner, and just hung out.  Saturday Dylan spent the morning cleaning and I spent the morning over at my folks helping my Daddy finish up with the sprinkling system.  Dylan and I then went playing around until that unbelievably bad thunderstorm struck.  We picked up a couple of movies and headed home to hibernate.  Yesterday I spent the day shopping with my Mom and then made dinner for Dylan.  He then got ready to go to work and I went to bed.  I thought I was going to have a hard time getting to sleep with him not being in the house, but my attack cat Melvin stayed on the bed with me all night and so it was not too bad.
 
On with the Monday....