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. :-)

Work, Overnight shift, Cosmetics, Kids and the Fair.

The last few weeks have been very busy. Work has been hectic since we lost two of our presentation team members. We have a new team member called Cris. She seems pretty cool so far. She's a great worker and her being there has helped with the workload somewhat. If she hadn't come in when she did, We would of been absolutely swamped with work! Up until just this week, We've been about three days worth of work behind. Ya know how we're the ones responsible for setting up the aisles and putting out the new product? Well, for the last three weeks up until today, We haven't been pulling the product ourselves for the aisles we just set. We've been having to have help from other teams, That's how far behind we were. The last two weeks before this one was when we had so much work to do that they ACTUALLY payed us overtime. The reason we've been struggling the last couple of weeks is because we've been setting HBA (Health and Beauty). So, the week before last was when we set most of the aisles of Shampoo and stuff like that. Than last week we set various areas, mostly HBA. We set the bath and body works, The perfume and the hair accessories. We also set some of the Intimates the end of last week. This week we set all of the cosmetics. So to have enough time to set it all we worked four 10 hour shifts. On Sunday and Monday we came in at 10:30pm and didn't leave until 9:00am. Then we came in on Wednesday at 3am and didn't leave until 1:30pm. And today (Thursday) we came in a little later at 3:30am because it's pointless to come in early if you have to just sit there for 20 minutes while you wait for them to try and figure out how to override the lights and get them turned back on, Especially when they come on automatically at 3:30am anyway. And we didn't leave until a little after 1pm. We set all of mens socks and the mens hats and belts today. Then we went and did some revisions over in toys. That was not fun! Ya know since it's spring break and all, We had little kids everywhere! They made a mess of the toy aisles. Cris was having THE hardest time out of all of us. She actually had kids purposefully putting toys in her way, They were messing up what she had JUST organized and ya know the labels that go above the hanging product? Well they come on a sheet that has perforated edges. Well one of the kids came over, Grabbed the sheet of labels and tore it in half down the middle! And it wasn't even along the perforated edges! So she had to go all the way to the backroom and print more labels. I can't believe people will just let there kids run wild like that! I would never let my kids do that! So as you may of been able to guess, We've been absolutely exhausted the last 3 weeks. I've been so tired this week that when I would sit down in the break-room for lunch, I would actually start falling asleep. I could literally NOT keep my eyes open! Yesterday and today during lunch I actually dropped my phone because of it. My grip would loosen for just a second and there it went, Clattering to the floor. Poor phone. So I'm pretty happy that I have the next 3 days off. I can sleep as much as I want! After I got home today, I took a 2 hour nap without meaning to. I just sat down and the next thing I know, It's 4pm already. Then I head over to daddys house hangout for a bit before all three of us go to the park to play Frisbee. That was really fun, We haven't done that in a long time! Speaking of fun, We went and checked out the Texas Rodeo and fair the other day. That was awesome! I hadn't been to a fair in many many years. We only rode one ride, But we're all going back on Saturday and we're going to get the all you can ride bracelets and thoroughly enjoy ourselves! As you can tell, I'm really looking forward to it. Aleshia gets back from Springfield MO tomorrow night. She left last Friday night on a bus to visit her family. So she's been gone for a week! Since she's been gone, I've been sleeping on the sofa with mango because that's the only time this week that I've had to spend with him. He has enjoyed it very much! Sleeping on the sofa is also partly why I've been so tired this week. Getting your sleep on a sofa is not nearly as restful as in a bed. But I'll be sleeping there one more night, Then it's back to sleeping in my bed. YAY!!! Another part of why I've been so tired, Especially this week is because me and daddy have started using the gym everyday. We wanna start getting in better shape. Plus we've discovered that you feel a lot better after you workout!

Well I gotta go, Dinner is ready and I'm Starving!! See ya later and I hope you enjoyed hearing what I've been up to :-).

P.S. Here's a pic of the one ride we did get to go on. 

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. :-).

Online dating, Tennis and Busy, busy city life

Hello :). The last couple of weeks have been very busy. On or around the 10th, I created a user account on Okcupid.com, And put that I was bisexual. I've made friends with a few of the guys that messaged me on there, And blocked a few because they were douchbags that only wanted sex.

On the 12th I went on a bowling date with a unschooler that I met on there. He's a pretty good guy i guess :). The bowling was pretty fun, I was beaten by about 20-30 points :P. The bowling ally  we went to was much fancier then the onw i was used to in buffalo. It had cool graphics that played across the screne when you scored and it had scenceres on the line so that if your foot went over the line you got an automatic fail on that turn. It was a pretty cool place :). Afterwords I went to try some pot at his apartment(i know, bad idea to go to a guys apartment when you've just met them), And it was in his bedroom no-less! Anyway, the pot did nothing to me, seeing as it was my first time smoking it and that was a possibility. I did inhale some ash that burned my throat though. That really hurt! After that he brought me home and it was fairly uneventful the rest of the day :).

On the 14th we went and spent a large part of the day at Lakeline mall. We did some clothes shopping, After much browsing, I got a Beautiful dress, Some strappy high-heels from payless and a rainbow pride wrist warmer from spencers. After the mall, We went to Savers. Daddy got a nice pair of pants and a nice shirt, And I got a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt. We then came home and I spent some time trying to take a good picture of my dress and heels by myself, Then I gave up on that and asked daddy to take the picture. The pic turned out really well :).

I think it was the 17th when me and daddy went and bought a couple of tennis rackets and some tennis balls. We then went to Patterson park and played some tennis. That was really fun! Neither one of us played very well, But we still had a blast!

On the 18th Daddy had a doctors appt to have a spot on his ear looked at. Afterwards I think we came home, ate with eldin and then went to Patterson park to play some tennis with all three of us! We probably played for over an hour. Then we came back and went to Jack-in-the-box for supper. Afterwards we went to the Unschoolers support meeting and talked with some friends there for a few hours.

The next day on the 19th I had a date with another guy I'd met online at okcupid. We had our date at Barton creek mall. We walked around and he bought me a t-shirt from Hottopic. Then we walked around some more and looked at a couple of aquariums that the mall had. We Ended the date at the food court after we had lunch. Overall it was a pretty good date :). Afterwards we(me, daddy and eldin) came home and relaxed for a little bit before heading out to Givens park to play some tennis. It's very nice park. We kept score this time. First was eldin vs daddy, daddy was beaten 3-0. Then I played Eldin, To which I also lost 3-0. Then after a break, I played daddy. I lost completely 3-0 to him too. During the last match between eldin and daddy it started to rain, which was a nice break from the heat. Daddy actually won one of the games this time! It made their final match 2-1 with eldin winning. After that we went home. And it was that very same day that I came out as gay publicly on facebook. The guy I had a date with that day, understood and still wanted to be friends, for which I was relieved :).

On the 20th, We went to pool day at reed park. It was pretty fun. I got to see my friend cela there this time. I was very happy to see her :). I also made chili for supper, But seeing as it wasn't ready when we got back, We picked up eldin and went to Jack-in-the-box for supper.

Today, the 21st, We had chili for breakfast instead of our usual Burger and bacon. Daddy had a doctors appt with Dr.Dano to have a couple spots on his head freezed. Then we went to a pool party one of the Unschoolers was holding and spent a couple of hours there talking with some friends we hadn't seen before/hadn't seen in a while. That was pretty fun :). The rest of the day has been spent relaxing at home with our computers :).

Well, That's been my life the last couple of weeks :). And I'm very tired from it all! It's been fun though, for sure. TTYL =D.

Karaoke in dallas and fun in Austin

Lets see, what's happened since I last posted... Late last month (may) Me and my Father drove down to dallas tx to watch my cousin Allison's performance in the karaoke semi-finales! She made it through to the finales! She was amazing!! and she's only 10! We stayed the night at their place since the semifinales were from 7:30pm to 10:00pm and it was a 3hr drive from Austin to Dallas. I was so proud to know her! When we got home the next day, We went down to the front office of the apt complex for a Ice cream social. The Ice cream was  delicious!

Since then, We've went to play pool at slick willies pool hall a couple of times. Last time I only won once! And it was by default! :). This last park day turned into a pool day. The pool was HUGE! It went from three foot deep in the shallow end to 12 foot deep in the diving area, It had to lanes for lap swimmers, and it was Frickin Huge!! LOL. :P. Not to long after we got to the pool, a bus load of kids got there. It got very loud very quickly. But we enjoyed ourselves hanging out with some of the other homeschooler/unschoolers.

Oh I almost forgot to mention, The week after the semi-finales in the karaoke contest....... Allison won the finales!!!!! YAY!!! We've also gone to Zilker park a few times and played Frisbee with our Frisbee ring.

Yesterday, We went to the Blanton Art Museum in downtown Austin. I had never been to an art museum before. It was pretty awesome! We walked around for 2hrs looking at a bunch of the art displays.

Lately I've been playing a game called"The legend of Zelda: Skyward sword". After over 30hrs of game-play, I'm almost finished with it. I just have one last boss area to complete. It's the final boss(Of course). And the final boss is always the hardest.

I have been cutting out sugar from my diet since wednesday. So far I'm doing pretty good, It's been hard though, What with Ice pops being just inside the freezer and cookies just down the way in the front office. But It's so worth it! I feel so much better when I don't eat sugar. :).

I'm still looking for work, Though admittedly not as hard as I could be looking.

Well, That's all I can think of for now. TTFN!

Haircut and Decisions.

 I promised pictures of Barton springs pool, So here they are. See what I mean? It looks just like a river.

So I got my Hair cut on thursday may 3rd at the Avenue Five Cosmetology school on Burnet rd in Austin. I got it cut to chin length blunt. My stylist was Lauren and she did a wonderful job. I absolutely adore it! Here's a before and after pic with side view of after!

Friday may 4th we went down to Slick Willies Family Pool Hall and played two hours of pool which equated to 6(?) games. I only won 1 or 2 of those games. It was a blast!

I still haven't heard anything back from the last interview I had at TX Land and Cattle steak house. It's now been a little over two weeks since the interview. So unless by some chance they call early next week, It's looking like I'll have to go down town and apply at some places there in person. Not really looking forward to that. It scares the pants off of me to go into new places/buildings.

I've decided that if I haven't found a job by the end of may, I'll start the application process to go to Avenue Five cosmetology school. I'll have to get grants but that shouldn't be to hard, right? It looks like a awesome school, Much better then my school was. Much higher tech. I'll work harder this time around in school. I'll ask questions and practice more styling techniques. They're cosmetology course is 11months, where as mine was 9months. So whether I apply to go soon or not for a few months, I'll definitely be going to this school!

So do you guys like my new header and background? My dad helped with the header and the background image I found on photobucket. The background image is the Anime version of Taurus, From the zodiac :).

Baibai! ttyl.