Everything that's happened to me the last year since i've written in a nutshell.

Hey, I know it's been over a year since I last posted anything and boy has alot changed since then. In April of last year me and some friends from work went to San Antonio to a place called "Big Lou's" to take on I think it was a 60" pizza. The slices were as long as my forearm, it was like eating 2 or 3 slices in one! with two slices each we managed to finish the whole pizza and man were we stuffed! On the way back since we were all crammed into a SUV I was sitting very close to Anthony (the friend I mentioned that I did the friend date with awhile back.) It was during that ride back that I realized that I actually did like him alot. Not to long after the pizza trip he told me that he was leaving target for Whole foods and I realized I was gonna have to tell him soon or lose the connection I had with him. In May me and Anthony went on a actual date to the Pecan street festival. It was a blast, we just walked around looking at all the vendors. We had frozen cheese cake on a stick that was fantastic. He bought me a bracelet and a necklace both of which I still treasure to this day. After the festival we went to a free comic book day thing at a place called Dragons Lair. That was awesome as well. We got a bunch of free comic books and got to see alot of cosplayers! So after that wonderful date he brought me back to my apartment and before he went home I gave him a letter that I had wrote for him to read when he got home. It was about how I felt about him. And I only had to wait about an hour before he texted me told me he still felt the same way. I was ecstatic to see his response! A couple of nights later we were starting the over night shift at work for a frozen market reset and he had asked me earlier that day if he could give me a ride to work that night, of course I said "sure!". So that night he picks me up for work and when we get there he says he has something he wants to tell me. Well that makes me nervous but I was eager to hear what he had to say. He then asks me if I would be his girlfriend and I of course said yes. During that same month after we had only been dating for a couple of weeks I asked him if he would like to move in with me since my former roommate Aleshia was moving out. And he said yes and it was at the end of the month when we started living together! We went very quickly I know. We went from friends to living together in less then a month! A little while after that he left target and started working at whole foods. He worked there for about six months I think before he decided he didn't like it there and came back to target in october. In September we went down to Floydada Texas for his cousin quinceanera. It was a long trip it took 6 hours to get there. When we got there I got to meet his grandmother and grandfather and a whole bunch of other family members. It was pretty fun, we got to dance together at the quinceanera and that was just really fun! It was great meeting a bunch of his family.In early October we went to six flags fiesta Texas, my very first time there! It was a blast! We went on a few rides, the most notable being the feriswheel at the end of the day. In late October for Halloween/ my 21st birthday we went downtown for my very first time and it was a blast! though it was also very crowded being Halloween and all. In December we celebrated both Yule and Christmas. Yule we celebrated just Me, him, my dad and my brother. That was pretty fun. On Christmas all of us celebrated at his parents house, we had a great time and everyone loved their gifts.In January of this year we helped my dad move to Burnett TX. That was a pretty good day. In February of this year we went out to dinner at the Longhorn steak house for valentines day. We had to wait I think it was an hour before we got seated. It was super busy as was to be expected on valentines day. Anyways, the food was excellent and well worth the wait. After dinner we went downtown to go dancing. So we went dancing and it was a blast! After all that we were pretty tuckered out and went to bed as soon as we got back home. It was I think in march that WE moved to a duplex that's not to far from where we previously lived. It's a pretty nice place. We have much more space now and a nice big kitchen! Mango also seems to love it here. It's also abit closer to work which is really nice. Since we moved not to much has happened. We went to Carlsbad New Mexico in may for another of his cousins high school graduation. While there we also went to the Carlsbad caverns. That was really cool and fun! For fathers day we went over to his parents house for a barbecue and my dad and Eldin came over too. That was a really fun day with lots of food and games and celebrating. So living together has been going pretty good, just a few up and downs every now and then but not enough to matter. So far we've been together for a little over a year now and plan on it being for life. And other then the crazy work schedule we've had lately, that's all that's been going on in the year since I've written. Hope you enjoyed the update and TTYL. :-)

Tricker-treating, Le cordon Bleu, Work and Apartment hunting

In October I applied to go to Le Cordon Bleu and take there Baking and Patisserie class. So far everything is covered. I got enough financial aid to get me through the first seven months of school. I'll be starting in January. The only hitch right now is the corporate is wanting more info on my homeschool diploma. So I have to get daddy to make some me Homeschool Transcripts so that I can get that little problem out of the way. Then I just have to take the wonder-lick test and I'll be all set to go!

On Halloween we all went Tricker-Treating. Me and Aleshia went as different Goddesses. Aleshia went as Athena, And I don't remember what mine was called. The dress I wore still touched the ground even though I was wearing 4'5" heels. It was pretty fun, Though kinda weird doing it at the age of 20 lol. We went to a few houses and called it good. Then we came home and decided between the four of us what all we each wanted and then proceeded to eat most of it in one night.

Work has been going well, We've been setting Christmas stuff the last couples Of weeks. Last week I took a short fall off of one of the ladders in the backroom and hit my ankle against a "Tub" that I was loading with stuff to take to the floor. I didn't seriously injure myself, But my ankle is still a little bruised and sore. And than Friday I injured my elbow slightly carrying some shelves to an end-cap. I was carrying two of them with one hand and apparently that was to much for my elbow.

Me and Aleshia applied for our own apartment here in Austin! Everything is paid for, All the deposits are done. All we have to do is sign the lease, Switch the electric over to one of our names and get renters insurance. We're getting one in the same apartment complex as we live in now. Move-in date is Nov. 27 and we are very excited!! It'll be on the third floor, I've always wanted to live in a top floor apartment and now I finally get to!! We're going to start packing here real soon, Just as soon as we pick up some boxes.

Family, Friends, Work and Busy Busy Busy!!

Lets see, since I last posted a lot has happened. I got a job at target the end of July. I went in for a interview, Two people interviewed me, Asked me what experience I had, They explained what I would be doing and what would be expected of me. They were both really nice. I was offered the job right after the interview, which was awesome! It was a seasonal job offer. They had me go do a drug test that very same day, All I had to do for the drug test was go in a cup. Obviously I passed, since I don't do drugs. It was about two weeks later when they called me and told me when orientation was, That was a stressful two weeks. Because in that time I was constantly worrying about if I didn't pass something, If they were still going to give me the job ect. ect. Ya know everyone told me I couldn't get I job if all I did was apply online. But I proved them wrong! I got the job at target and all I did was apply online! I started out on the overnight shift, It was from 12am to 5am varying days of the week. I was on the Flow team, They are the team that unloads the boxes from the truck, Bowls them to the proper area of the store, And stocks the merchandise from said boxes. I did that job until Back to school season ended. They kept me after seasonal because they thought I was a really good worker! I was put on the presentation team after seasonal ended, The presentation team Sets the aisles, By setting the shelves and pegs, Puts up the signing and pulls merchandise from the backroom. I work Monday to Friday most weeks. I love my team! We even go out to lunch every now and then.

Before I even got a call from target that I had a interview, My uncle Arlen that lives in Florida came to visit since he was in Texas for work and had a day off. When he got here we all just sat and talked for a little bit, Then he took us out for lunch at chili's. The food was awesome! He found out I was gay and started asking me weird questions like, Have you ever kissed a boy?, Haven't you ever wanted to hold hands with a boy? Have you ever gone out with a boy? And, Your not interested at all in boys? And he just looked at me like he didn't believe me and that I was really weird, And he insinuated that I was to young and naive to actually know that I liked girls. Those questions were awkward because he asked all of them in front of my dad, Who I hadn't even told that I'd kissed a boy before. He told me what everyone else told me about getting a job, That you have to go in and talk to them. That you're not going to get a job by just applying online. Other then that, The visit was pretty good for me. He really hurt daddy though with some Of the things he told him when they went out to the car to talk a little before he left. I didn't hear those words directly, so I'm not going to write them here, especially since Daddy wrote all about it in his own blog.

Later after the job interview and offer, But before the call for orientation, My aunt Trini came up to visit us with her mom and dad. She took us all out to lunch at Luby's cafeteria. The food was awesome! Everyone just talked and reminisced about to past and got caught up on the now. Trini's mom was hilarious! I loved her! After lunch, Trini and her mom and dad took me shopping for work clothes. We stopped at one store very near our apartments, But the styles were more catered to black people and they didn't have the Red shirt and khaki pants that I needed. So we then went down by target to a store called Ross Dress for Less. We found 1 shirt and 2 pairs of pants there. Plus a Backpack and lunch bag and a pair of shoes. We also got Eldin and daddy some new clothes while we were there. The backpack, because I was planning to ride my bike to work everyday and needed something to carry everything while riding the bike, And the lunch bag is pretty self explanatory. Then we want over to target and found a few more red shirts. Then we stopped at the dollar store, because her mom wanted to buy a few things there. I got a water bottle and some gum. Then we came home and they had to leave. I got Trini's cell number and they left :). The visit was very fun, daddy and Eldin even got fedoras.

Since then, I've been working for a couple of months and so far I love it! I've been working on the Presentation team for a few weeks now. As I put above, I love my team! I'm always coming home with my knees and legs all bruised from kneeling on the floor and against the shelving while putting it up. My best friend came up to live with us on the 14th of September, because the person she was living with kicked her out again, And she needed a fresh start. So I sent her money for a bus ticket and a suitcase set. Technically she got here on the 15th, since she got here at 2:30am, But it was still the 14th to me, since I hadn't gone to bed yet. On the 15th we all went to the beach in Corpus Christi. We went to Bob hall pier. That was a blast! We went and played in the water, the waves were very fun! Me, Aleshia and Eldin all walked way out where there were some decent sized waves and jumped into/onto them. Salt water really stings the eyes and nose when it gets in them. I got washed under a few times, Two of which I inhaled a lot of salt water, Boy that hurt! The third one I was prepared for! lol. We also made sand sculptures, Aleshia sculpted what looked like a woman buried in sand, Eldin dug holes and buried his legs, And daddy buried his feet. That was fun to watch! Afterwards we went down to the end of the pier and looked out on the water. There were a lot of people fishing! We saw a baby shark and a fish attached to a hook and rope that was attached to the pier. That was a little disconcerting, Since if there was a baby shark there, Then Mama shark couldn't be very far. After the beach, We went to KFC for lunch, since everyone was starving! And then we started the drive home. We got home about 10:30pm I think.

It's been great having my best friend living here! On the 16th we both dyed our hair bright red! On the 18th we went to Lakeline mall and Picked up a bunch of job applications for Aleshia, We also tried on a couple of dresses (I post the picture at the bottom.) That was fun. That Night Aleshias phone went for a swim, luckily 2 days of it sitting in rice fixed it.

On the 19th we went rollerskating with A couple of unschoolers we met on a email group. That was fun, Me and aleshia skated around for a while, I only fell once! But man that fall hurt! Eldin skated around with his new friend Anthony for a while. Then after that we went to Georgetown lake and swam for a bit. We jumped of of a small ledge into the water which was 40ft deep and a very long ways from the shore. It was harder to swim that far then we thought it would be. We even resorted to clinging to the cliff wall to rest, and said wall was covered in ants. That's how tired we were. The exhaustion was starting to set off panic, because we were so far from shore, yet we had swam so far. Me and Aleshia finally found a rock to sit on and rest. It wasn't far to the shore from there. Then we saw that Eldin was still way back and clinging to to wall. He wouldn't let go because he couldn't swim any farther. After all, he never exercises so that was far more than he was used to. Anyways we finally got Anthony the hale the boat and they went and picked Eldin up. And Eldin even saw the bright side of that experience, He got to ride in a boat! Overall It would have been worth it to jump off of the high wall just so that we wouldn't of had to swim so far.

On the 20th Aleshia went to the hospital, because of dropping blood clots, severe stomach pain and vomiting. They checked her out and said they didn't think it was anything to serious. They prescribed her some pain meds and some antibiotics. And told her to make a appointment with a gynecologist to find out what was wrong for sure.

The on the 21st She had a interview at the Olive Garden. The interview took almost an hour and when she came out, She was walking really fast and smiling. She got the job! The very first job she's interviewed for here, Her very first job, And she got it on the first try!!! We are soooooo proud of her! And she was practically glowing with happiness! Her orientation is on Monday at noon. She'll probably be working as a hostess. We then went to Walmart and I got a new phone, It's a cricket touch screen and I love it!! We then went to savers to get her work clothes. And I picked up some clothes too. We walked out of there after spending $78! Then we went and picked up some ground beef and bacon. We were very nearly out of both.

Yesterday I went out to lunch with Some people from work, We ate at Pluckers. There food was good. I got a grilled cheese and macaroni. Afterwords me and a different Anthony, (This one works with me) went to see a movie. We saw  "The house at the end of the street." It was pretty good, It was very weird. I think He saw it as a date?. But to me it was just going out with a friend to see a movie. So after I was home for a few minutes, I texted him and told him that I was sorry but I'm gay and not interested in guys in that way. He texted me back and said that It was ok, He understood. And that he hoped I had a nice weekend. He's a really nice guy, But Like I said, just not into them. Then later that day, Me, Aleshia, Eldin and Daddy went to a frozen yogurt place to meet with Barbra and Anthony from the unschooling thing. The yogurt was very good! Afterwords we went hiking. That was fun, The riverbed had no water except a couple of small puddles. Then on the walk back, We heard a rattlesnake! That was very startling, Especially considering it was getting kinda dark! After all that, We came home and made meatloaf. It was very good! Then me and Aleshia went down to the hot-tub for a bit. Then when we came back we put up laundry and finished the dream boards that we had been working on. Then at about 2am I went to bed, And I can only assume aleshia came to bed not long after me. 

And that's everything that's been going on since I last wrote! I'll try to update more often, But I can't promise anything. :-).

Everything that's happened since I last posted.

Well, A lot has happened since I last posted. We stayed at the Buffalo in and suites on December 1st and 2nd. It was nice! They had a saltwater pool and a regular hot-tub! The pool water actually didn't taste to bad :P. Me and Eldin stayed at the hotel on the 2nd by ourselves while mama and daddy finished the sale at the house. It was kinda boring really. Then we left Missouri on December 3rd, With just what we could fit in the car. So everyone but the driver had there legs bent at weird angles to fit into the car. Me and my brother each had a cat in a carrier on our laps as well. We stopped at the Over-pass McDonald's for lunch, It was awesome! The cats were not happy campers until we got to the second motel we stayed at on the trip to Austin. We let them out of the crates that night. They were sooo happy. We had Pizza for dinner that night ;P. Then the next day we all piled back into the car to finish the trip to Austin. I don't remember where we stopped to eat lunch that day. So after 5-6 hours of driving we finally arrive in Austin! We made it to the motel we planned on staying at for 14 days and payed $700 something for it. The room wasn't bad, The cats got to get out of there crates, So they were pretty happy. We had to make what felt like 10 trips from the car upstairs to the room loaded with stuff just to empty the car. We were exhausted by the time we finished unpacking the car! I think we went to Wal-mart after we rested for a bit. Ya' know we had to pick up some food to cook while we stayed there. One night we stayed there we got take-out from Chili's. It was awesome because we only had to walk like 0.5mi to get there.

Me and mama walked to the target that was near the motel a few times, one of those times we bought Eldin some brand new roller blades. We also walked to the Walgreen's that was in the same plaza to get cigarettes and snacks. Me and Eldin also walked to target and Walgreen's by ourselves one time just to look around the stores. Then another day me and mama walked to the temp agency next to target called "Man Power" and found out we could just apply there online.

We applied for a apartment with Fort branch at Trumans landing, They are a Restricted income based apartment complex. They assured us that we had a place there. That they were just dotting the I's and crossing the T's. Well because the process for the paperwork was taking so long we had to pay for an extra 3 nights at the motel. We even had to take Eldin's Christmas present (the roller blades) back to the store so that we could pay for another night at the motel. Which left us with barely anything left to spend on anything else. Then on Tuesday the 20th we go in thinking that we were going to be signing the lease right? Well we get there and they tell us that because of our projected income (from jobs we didn't even have yet) Put us over the income limit. So for a week and a half they jerked us around assuring us that we had it only to tell we might make to much if me and mama were working full-time. So Mama asked them if they knew of any place that we could move in today because we didn't have the money to stay at the motel any longer and They referred us to where we live now.

We got the apartment that day, but because it was after noon that we got it, we still had to pay for one more night at the motel. Which we could do since we now had a place to live. So we unpack the trunk full of stuff we had packed earlier that day. Into the apartment. Then we go back to the motel and pack up a bunch more stuff from the motel to the car. Later we go to Little Ceasers to get some Supper and Soda. It was delicious! Just a little bit after that I went to take a bath.

Just after getting out of the bath and getting ready to watch offline videos on my laptop when mama starts making snoring like sounds. I thought she was joking at first, Until she wasn't responding to daddy talking to her. At which point I start telling daddy to call 911 because she wasn't breathing. We had a whole fiasco with the 911 operator. He asked our address where we were staying and we gave it to him, Then he said that his computers showed that it wasn't a valid address. Then asked for the phone number of the place we were at so daddy gave that to him. He then said that it showed that it wasn't a valid phone number (or something like that) then asked if we had a card with the address on it. We didn't but we knew the address and told him again. He must have found it because then he said that the paramedics were on there way.



Daddy handed me the phone when he started so I could relay what the gut was saying and so daddy could do the Chest compressions with both hands, But I was so shaken up that I couldn't relay anything and handed the phone back. So daddy had to do the Chest compressions one handed. I watched for the EMS. After the EMS got there one of the cops took me outside and asked me my family's birthdays and names. He was impressed that I knew my parents birthdays and birth years. He stood outside with me and talked about various things until the Civilian help people got there and asked me The same things as the cop did.

The cop let me use his jacket for a bit and the civilian help people gave me a blanket to use. After the EMS had taken mama down to the ambulance we followed the civilian help people to the hospital ER and found a parking garage to park in. Then we went in to the ER and waited to be told what happened. A nurse called us back to wait in a more private room. We waited for the doctor and talked about what mama would of wanted. That was sad :`(.

Then the doctor came in and told us that she had had a heart-attack. And that she was in a coma and that she had probably been without air to her brain for to long causing brain damage, And that her heart was really weak. Then we got to go see her for the first time since she was put into the Ambulance. It was very sad to see her like that. Then we went home and tried to sleep some.

So then she was in the ICU on life support From the 21st to the 29th. In that time They found out she was having seizures so they gave her meds for that, Then they did a EKG and found out that her heart was very weak and it looked like it had been for a long time.(they also said that the weakness could of been caused by the CPR). Then they later told us that the type of heart-attack that she had was called V-Fib. Then they did an EEG and found out that she was having constant brain seizures. So they gave her meds for that too. But the meds didn't seem to be calming them down at all. During that week in the ICU on life support, She had another V-Fib heart-attack.

Her Mother and Brother came during that week and visited her and us. They got here on the 28th(I think) and the next day the doctor talked with all of us about her condition and how what she's suffering from people don't recover from. It was talked about in a private little conference room. We all told him that she wouldn't want to live very long like this and that we should turn the life support off(which was very hard to say) and that if she had another Heart-attack not to resuscitate her.

Her family stayed here at a hotel from the 28th of Dec. to the 1st of Jan. Then daddy's sister came on the 1st and left yesterday at 4:30am. During that time there has been no change in her condition since taking her off of life-support. Mama's brother Gary paid the crematorium fee for us. So when she does pass on, We have that all taken care of for us. Her dad gave us $800 originally for the cremation and urn, But her brother and his wife didn't want us using HIS money for that so they paid for it and so we got $800 to spend on getting us presents for a late Yule. Daddy's sister who came on Sunday, bought us a couch and lounge chair. Then we find a really nice desk out by the dumpsters. It took all four of us (Me, Daddy, Eldin and Aunt Michelle) to get it back. It was definitely worth the effort.

Dealing with all this AND having just moved here, It's been hectic these last few weeks. We've been very busy not only visiting the Hospital but also Paying bills, Getting food stamps applied for, Getting furniture when we can afford it, Shopping for food and cook-ware, Setting up a bank account, And lots of other stuff too. We've just been on the go constantly since this happened. Mama is now also under the care of a hospice. She's still in the room in the hospital, But as soon as a room opens up in the hospice she'll be taken there. Now one of our list friends Mary is coming tomorrow afternoon to visit.

Me and Eldin now have our Brand new Roller Blades. We're very happy about that. We went to the YMCA that is really close by here and took a tour and found out that for low-income people it is very inexpensive to join and get a membership. And all of this is the shortened version of what has been going on since I last wrote :P. So we've been very very busy. Byebye. Suppers ready so I got to go :).

What I've been up to in the last few months.

Hey, How's everyone been? It's been a while since I've wrote anything. Well, Lately we've been preparing to move to Austin Texas in the beginning of December. We're moving with just what will fit in the car. So we've been going through all of our stuff and deciding what we absolutely want to keep and what we can give to the thrift shop in town. We are now down to two cats. We put moon and latte down because they were un-adoptable. Moon was to old to adopt out and latte was scared of everything. So, that was hard but had to be done. Mango is getting very big now. He was neutered sometime last month, I believe. We got harnesses for twitch and mango, so that when we stop at a rest stop we can take them out of the carriers without worrying about them taking off. Cause you see we got leashes to go with the harnesses so they will be firmly attached to us at all times. We are going to be staying at a motel for a couple of weeks while we look for a apartment and while we look for work. Really looking forward to that!

Up until the middle of this week, I hadn't been sticking very well to my healthy way of eating. I was binging on Candy and soda and pasta and bread and feeling like crap. But I'm back on track now, Eating Just Meat/Fat/Eggs. And I'm feeling great again.My typical Breakfast is, Two Over Easy Eggs, One Large Burger Patty and Two to Three Pieces of Bacon. Keeps me full for hours!

Just recently I watched all three twilight movies that are out on dvd. I thought they were excellent! And I think that Bella should of chosen the werewolf Jacob. Not only was Jacob better looking then Edward, but Jacob's so sweet too. I think he would of been the better choice. Anyways now I'm totally hooked on Twilight! After we move and I have some money, I'm going to buy all the Twilight books. Because I know that the book is always better then the movie.

Well, That's all that's been going on lately. Got to go eat something I'm starting to get Hungry. Talk to you all later! Min'na baibai!