Wedding, Arthritis Walk, and More!

Hello blog friends!

I am so sorry I haven't been blogging, from what I can see here, it looks like the last time I posted was back in March!

The reason for not posting is because Phil and I moved back into Queen Creek and where we are at, I haven't been able to pick up a wireless Internet signal. So the only chance I get right now to come online is when I am over at my parent's house. But within the next month I will be getting Internet at the house, so I will be up and running and back to normal blogging.

Things have been going well for Phil and I. We are coming up on our one year anniversary and we decided what better way to celebrate the day then to get married on the day we met a year ago. So he called up the Justice of the Peace on Friday and scheduled Friday, May 9th as the big day. Even though we had thought about saving up and having a bigger affair, but in the end we could really use the money we can save for other things in our life, and we want just a simple ceremony to celebrate our love and new life together.

We also are finally getting the chance to start the business we've been wanting to start. Phil has been wanting to become a licensed contractor and work for either Lowe's or Home Depot installing doors and windows, which are his speciality. So he has been taking study classes so he can pass the business license test and then after he passes that he will be filing the papers to get the LLC and to get bonded. There is a lot of money that can be made in being a licensed contractor and doing the type of work he will be doing, and I am looking forward to being the office manager and running the business, getting the work in and scheduling appointments and doing the bookkeeping. I have always loved doing office work and this is going to be so great having work to do again.

Phil and I are also excited about participating in the 2008 Arthritis Walk this Saturday, May 3rd, at the Phoenix Zoo. So far we have raised $250! Thank you to everyone who has donated, it really means a lot that you have supported a cause that is very near and dear to my heart.

As soon as I get full time Internet, I will let you all know and I will be back to regular blogging. I hope this blog finds you all well!

Where in the world is Kimbo??

Don't worry guys...Kimbo is still here!!

I STILL can not pick up WiFi at home, which means no Internet access for me unless I come over to my parents house, which is where I am today. I can't tell you how much I miss the Internet and blogging and chatting with all my friends. I hope this gets fixed soon so I can get back to my regular online schedule :)

Nothing new has been going on really. I've been feeling a lot better since seeing the specialist who advised that the pain in my side was no longer the kidney infection, but just back pain. I have been off the antibiotics for three weeks now and am doing fine, just occasional pain in my side that feels better with Tylenol. Then again, after sitting in a wheelchair for three years, I guess your back would start hurting lol.

I did do something that I love this past weekend, and that was go to the Renaissance Festival with Mindy. Her and I go at least once every year and we love it each time. The Renaissance Period has always been my favorite and the festival each year is like a shire, with lots of food and artisan vendors who make jewelry and wood-working, and other beautiful things. I had so much fun and since Phil has never been to the festival before, I am hoping that I can take him the weekend after next, which is the last weekend that it is here.

Phil and I have been thinking about getting married on our one-year anniversary, which is May 9th. We've had to postpone our wedding twice, both times because I had that stupid kidney infection and had ended up back in the hospital. Now that I have a clean bill of health and our anniversary is coming up, we thought that might be the perfect day. But nothing is set in stone yet, I am just so looking forward to getting married.

Well, that's about all that's going on around here, I will blog again either when I get my Internet back working, or next time I am over at my parent's house. And a reminder, Phil and I are still participating in the Arthritis Walk on May 3rd at the Phoenix Zoo and right now we have raised $225!!! Thank you to everyone so far who has donated and if you are able to donate to our cause, then please check out the blog that is underneath this one titled "Phoenix Arthritis Walk 2008" to find the link to my team site.

Until next time!!

The medical troubles continue

Looks like I just can't win when it comes to trying to get better.

I know I haven't been blogging as much as I used to, and it's not because I don't want to, but because I have just been dealing with so much around here that at the end of the day I forgot about coming on here and updating everyone on what's going on.

So last time I wrote I told you how my doctor did a CT scan and found that my kidney was no longer swollen and looked back to normal, and he thought I wouldn't have any more problems with the infection coming back. Fast forward to a few days ago, and I am calling the doctor again because I started getting pain and tenderness in my right side, and something just told me to get it checked out. I went in and did a urine analysis (I have peed in a cup some many times these past few months it is ridicoulous), and he said the infection is definitely back. So he put me back on the antibiotics and gave me a referral to see a urologist. He said it is not normal to have recurring UTI's like this, and it is baffling because I drink nothing but water during the day, maybe a soda or two a day and that's it, and there is nothing else I am doing that would cause this to keep coming back, unless it is just my low immune system from my arthritis not being able to fight this. So I go in March to the urologist and they will put a camera in my bladder (sounds fun, eh?) and see if they can find a reason why it won't go away.

I alo went two days ago and say my gyno, to get my newest round of my Depo birth control shot, and get the results of my pap smear. She said she found abnormal cells, which most likely could be pre-cancerous cells, and in a few weeks I go back to have done a colposcopy, which is where she will put in a camera and check my cervix and take a bioposy and send it to a pathologist, where they will determine what is going on, and from there I might also need what is called a LEEP procedure, where they will cut out the part of my cervix where the lesion is. So not very good news there, but I have talked to a few people now who have gone through it, including my best friend, and they are all fine, so I have good thoughts.

Things have been crazy around here aside from all this medical drama. Phil's dad has been staying with us the past few weeks while he tries to get settled down here in the Valley again. Money issues never seem to go away. But despite all these, Phil and I are just trying to get by as best we can. We've been talking about getting married soon, we have been a little hesitant because the last two times we picked a day, I ended up in the hospital. But I have a great doctor now and these meds I am seem to be helping, so I don't think I will need to be rushed to the hospital again anytime soon.

So wish me luck on getting better soon, I feel so run down from all of this, it takes a lot of out you. But I am not as sick as I was and that is something to be grateful for. I also promise to write on here more now that I have more time again to do so.

Where I've been and sad news

First off, let me apologize for not being online and blogging, but things have been pretty difficult here around Kimbo Central.

Two weeks ago I started having some pain in my lower right side, where my kidney's are. The pain kept getting worse to the point where I couldn't lay down, sit, and eventually I was unable to keep down any food or liquids. Phil took me into the ER, where it turned out I had a serious, raging kidney infection, to the point where if I had waited a few more days before coming into the hospital, it would have killed me. I was admitted and since I was so dehydrated, I was put on IV fluids and antibiotics.

On Tuesday morning, around 4am, I started bleeding and after an ultrasound and exam, we found out I was having a miscarriage. Luckily, I was still in the hospital at the time, but it was the worst experience I have ever gone through. I spent the entire day cramping and bleeding until that evening, when I was able to get into surgery and have a DNC, where they scrap your uterus.

I finally was able to come home on Thursday, and the doctor said that it is going to take about three weeks for me to get back on my feet again. I have no energy whatsoever and spend most of the time laying on the couch resting and catching a nap or two during the day. Phil has been really good, taking care of me, and I am on antibiotics which are helping the infection in my kidney's go away completely (they think I had a stone that I passed, which caused the infection), and also on iron pills, since I lost so much blood with the miscarriage.

As for that, this has had to be the hardest thing I have ever gone through. Even though I was only 7 weeks along, it was still our child, and we loved it very much. We were so looking forward to being parents and were so happy about being pregnant. It is definitely a loss, and one we are dealing with. We've each had our moments, and even though I went through a period where I thought it was my fault, it wasn't. The doctor said that every women has at least one miscarriage in her life, and that this is the body and nature's way of taking care of something that wasn't right. We will have a baby in the future, we know this. It just wasn't the right time right now, and as hard as it is to deal with, at least our baby is in a better place.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me out through all of this, and been there for me. If you don't see me blogging a lot, it is because I am doing a lot of resting to get better. But I am still here, and getting better everyday.

Video Blog: Pissy Sunday

Crabby Kimbo and Halloween Hatred

I've been a crabby Kimbo lately, and I hate Halloween. Here all about it!

Alone Time

When Phil and I first began apartment hunting, I knew during the work-week I would be home alone while he was out working. During our first week here, I had a lot to do during the day, from unpacking and getting everything organized and put away. I really didn't notice the alone time, it seemed like I was so busy, he would be home from work before I knew it.

Now that the unpacking is done, and we're about settled in, I don't have as much work to do around here. I wake up in the morning, shower, and attend to my little chores, such as making the bed, starting some laundry, and making sure the kitchen is clean and the birdies are cleaned up. Once I finish this, I have the rest of the day free to just do whatever.

I have to admit that I do like my alone time. I spend a lot more time online chatting with my friend Ryan, which I wasn't doing much of before, and her and I have to have our girl time. But I love being online, I don't know what I would do without it. I spend more time online then watching TV during the day, in fact my TV is usually off until Phil comes home from work. But I notice that at times, I get restless. I wish I had a car, so I could run errands or just go visit my parents or even just do a little window shopping. I look forward to when I know Phil will be home because then I have someone to talk to. But this is nice, I have to admit I enjoy having the day to do whatever I like. When Phil gets home from work I get busy cooking dinner and at night we spend time together, so this is like my time to just relax.

I have found though, that I am doing a lot more of those silly myspace bulletin surveys, to pass the time. I think there should be a survey anonymous!

My night in the ER

If there is one place in this world I hate going to, its the emergency room. You have no idea what people are in for, and what type of contagious disease or illness they might have, and you normally have to sit in the waiting room for hours before an overworked nurse and doctor will take a look at you. Needless to say, last night's trip to the emergency was not one I wanted to take.

It all started about a week and a half ago, when I was bite by a mosquito on the top of my left foot. For some reason, those pesky insects are attracted to me, whenever I go outside, I come back in with more bites then anyone else. A few days later, last Saturday, Phil and I went shopping, and that morning the bite was itching so much that I had to scratch it. As the day went out, my foot felt painful in the spot of the bite, underneath the strap of my flip-flop. I took my shoe off to see that the site was red and puffy, and was definitely infected. For the past week I have been keeping it as clean as I can, putting peroxide on it, bandaging it with antibacterial band-aids...the works. Yet, the thing kept getting worse. Yesterday at Walmart, Phil bought some Neosporin, and that just made it angry. So after dinner, with this thing hurting and throbbing and swollen, plus hot to the touch, I was told I was going to the ER.

Of course, I got crabby and bitchy, because even though I knew I had to go, I just didn't want to. But in the car we went and luckily, there is a new smaller hospital nearby that did not have a wait or very many people. And it turns out, I was not the only one in there with an infected bite, I guess it just must be that time of year.

The diagnosis: I have Cellulitis, which is an infection in the tissue underneath the skin, that if left untreated, could go to the bone, meaning a hospital stay, with IV antibiotic. Luckily, its not that bad, so I have to take oral antibiotics twice a day for ten days, keep a warm compress on it a few times a day, and they gave me a shot in my butt of a stronger antibiotic to get in my system and start working.

So I woke up this morning and to my surprise, it wasn't as painful as it was last night, and even though it is still red, it is not as bright red as it was last night, and it looks better, so I am very happy to see that. The dr. said if it doesn't get better then I need to go in and get IV meds, which I really don't want to be admitted into the hospital, so I am going to follow all of the dr.'s orders.

Updates

So the apartment hunt continues, after the fiasco of the place we went to last week, bringing out a huge sheet of hidden fees. I had called around places, trying to find a place that is affordable, has a handicap accessible apartment, and is in a nice neighborhood. Well, Mindy lives in a nice complex that is in the same area of the apartment complex I used to live in before we moved to Queen Creek. She went down to her leasing office and they have a 900 sq. ft one bedroom handicap accessible apartment, ready to rent now. I saw the flood plan and prices, and it is what we are looking for, so she let the leasing women know we will be in Saturday to look and possibly lease if we like it. So that would be nice, I love the neighborhood, close to the freeway for Phil to get to work, and good shopping, including a Barnes and Noble which I am so happy with, and its in Gilbert, which is a nice city. And it will be nice to be close to Mindy, if I need anything she can come over and help me, and it will be nice to see each other more often, and also I can see her little girl Kiarra, which I haven't seen since December, and she has gotten so big.

Besides that, everything has been going well. The monsoon is in full swing here and every night we have been getting dust storms and rain and thunderstorms, which is nice, but my arthritis hasn't been too happy with it. And Phil got a raise at work yesterday, which is going to help a lot, I am so proud of him. He really does work very hard, and his job is very demanding, working on these job sites in the blazing Arizona summer heat, poor thing comes home everyday covered in sweat. I hope he knows just how much I appreciate all the hard work he does to support us.

So, that's about all the news I have going on right now. I'll keep you posted on apartment news this weekend.

A new home for Kimbo?

Phil and I found a really nice apartment in Mesa, not too far from where my parents live, that we have a hold on and will be viewing tomorrow, as well as giving them our application and seeing if we are approved. It is a two-bedroom apartment, that is also handicap-accessible. There are bars in the bathroom and wide doorways, and under the sink in the kitchen has been gutted so I can roll right up under it, which is going to make life so much easier. It is a very nice complex, pretty big, with four pools and 6 different lakes which I was told even though fishing is not allowed, they don't police it, so as long as we release what we catch, we can do it as much as we want. The rent each month is very affordable for us, in fact it is normally higher but we are getting a special deal, which is even better. So today I am filling out the application that I downloaded and printed from their website, and getting together the necessary proof of income for both of us, so we are all set tomorrow. So keep your fingers crossed!

I am looking forward to us getting our own place, even though there is a part of me that knows it is going to be hard for me to pack up from here and leave. I have only spent a short time on my own when I lived in Florida and had my own apartment, and then once we moved back here I moved back home for financial reasons, then had to go on disability, which does not make me enough to live on my own. I have become accustomed to living at home and having certain things done for me, and with my mom and I being so close, I am going to miss not seeing her on a daily basis. But it is good for me, it is time for me to be in my own home. I find that there are times I get frustrated living here, not because I don't like being with my family, but because I long to have my own space, and do things they way I want to do them. At 28, I should have been out of the house a long time ago, but life throws you curves and you have to roll with it, and being at home has been something that I have been grateful for, because at least I have a nice place to live. But it is time for me to be on my own, and Phil and I are looking forward to having a home of our own. It is just another step for us, and something I can't wait to take. I just am hoping and praying we get approved for this apartment tomorrow, although I really don't think there is going to be a problem. I suppose because I want it so much, I just worry. But I will let you all know tomorrow what the outcome is.

Kimbo is the new Rambo

I have to say that we had the most eventful weekend here in the land of Kimbo. Friday night when Phil came home from work he brought me a beautiful rose in a glass swan vase, and took me out to dinner to a Mexican restaurant that I love.

Saturday we decided to head to downtown Phoenix and take in a Diamondbacks game. We got there early and got tickets, then walked around downtown for a bit, stopping by the Arizona Center where they had a beautiful garden we walked through. When we got back to the ballpark, we found we had excellent seats and the game was pretty good, we won 5-4. Afterward they opened up the roof of the ballpark (for those that don't know, the ballpark is air conditioned, being as we live in what could be none as hell during the summer, and there is a retractable roof. The lit the fireworks off from the top of the parking garage, set to music, and it was really beautiful.

Sunday morning we woke up early to head out to Usery Park Shooting Range. Phil has a few guns that he uses for hunting and enjoys going to the range to shoot. Now, those who know me, know that I have always been afraid of guns, and when I say afraid, I mean deathly afraid, to the point where if I went into a room where there was a gun, I had to leave. He has three rifles that are in our closet, and for someone who is afraid of a small handgun, these rifles look very scary and intimidating. He has a .22 rifle that he said didn't have a big kick to it (translation: wouldn't knock me on my ass or break my shoulder), and for a few hours I watched him and the others around us shoot. There was two girls there, who looked about 16, shooting away and having a good time, and I realized I was just being a pussy for not at least trying it. Plus I knew that Phil wouldn't let me do anything stupid, like shoot my foot off. So when he asked me if I wanted to try it, I decided why the hell not. He got me all set up, and I aimed at my target, and fired my first shot. And it was a hell of a lot of fun! And surprisingly, I am kinda good, I was shooting really well he said, and I found the more I did it, the more I wanted to continue doing it. I realized there is nothing to be scared about, as long as you practice proper gun safety. After we left there we headed over to Sportsman's Warehouse and Walmart to look at some .22 rifles that would be a good size for me, so we are thinking about getting me one. Phil even mentioned I could enter into competitions. That might be fun if I practice more and get good. Who knew I would like it!

So there was my weekend...I took a few pics from the game, plus I brought home my target and took a picture of how well I did. Hope you all had as fun a weekend as I did!

Phil at the game

Bullpen

Palm Trees in the garden at the Arizona Center

At the game

My tasty watermelon treat!

Us at the game, again

Scoreboard

Me in the garden

Phil

Yes, our ballpark has a pool

We used to be champions, once upon a time...

Chase Ballpark

Arizona Center

Dugouts

Ballpark

Fountain at the Arizona Center

I look pissed, but I was just sucking on a big gumball

Gardens

Home plate

My first shooting target!

Memories

This afternoon, while cleaning out a few unruly drawers in my closet, I came across a newsletter I used to put out in high school, called the "Nappy Noodle News". I'm not exactly sure how it all came about, but I would have different sections talking about concerts I had attending, what people were doing, even a silly advice column. It was almost like the early beginnings of my now blogging addiction. My mom helped me put it together and write it, and at the time, it was a hit with my group of friends, leading others to put together the same thing.

Reading through it today, I got a good belly full of laughs as I remembered why I had written some of what I did, and thought back to have fun and carefree life was back then. In October, our class is celebrating our ten year reunion and it amazes me how not only time flies, but life can change in the short amount of time.

Ten years ago, I was such a different person. In a way I wish that Phil could have known me back then. I was so outgoing, so full of life, and fun. I didn't have a care in the world, I would do and say the craziest stuff just for a laugh. I had no responsibilities, life was just a game. My health was a hell of a lot better then it is now. Ten years later, I find I am more of a homebody then the girl who was out every weekend. Responsibility lays heavily on my shoulders, bills and other financial worries are always on my mind, and with my upcoming nuptials, there is going to be a lot more on my plate. Instead of just flying by the seat of my pants, I am the first one to stop and think about how any decision I make is going to affect me or my relationship. I never in a million years thought at 18 that at 28 I was going to be getting married and starting a family of my own.

There are still times when I feel like I am that 18 year old girl, unsure of where she is going in this world and how she is going to get there, full of hopes and dreams. Not a care in the world. Thinking of being a married women can seem sometimes scary for me, as I am not used to running a home of my own, and I feel like I might fail, or not know what to do. But looking at Phil, and the future we have planned, there isn't any amount of money in the world that would make me want to go back to that place in time. As scary as it might be, entering into a marriage and a family, its a venture I am very happy to take.

Trust the Kimbo Fishermen

I hope you and yours had a happy and safe 4th of July. I don't know about some of you, but here in Arizona, the temps have been outrageous. The high yesterday was 116 degrees, and so far today at 3pm the temp is 113 and climbing, with a high forecasted for 120. This has been the hottest summer we've had in a long time. Luckily the monsoon's are shortly on their way, which will bring some wonderful storms which I love, and some rain which we desperately need.

Even though I knew it was going to be a hot day yesterday, I decided to surprise my fiance and ask if he wanted to go fishing, as he had the day off. Now, as I mentioned in an early blog, Phil has a huge love of fishing, and well, Kimbo isn't really the outdoorsy kind of girl. But I bought myself a fishing pole and all the accessories I need for said pole, and figured since this is one of his favorite hobbies, I would give it a try. After all, I can't expect him to go to a play or the symphony with me, if I won't sit down and try a little fishing.

We headed out first to Walmart to get some drinks and look around, then headed over to Power Ranch, which is a huge master planned community near where we live that has a catch and release lake. There was no one out there by their lake, so we had the place to ourselves except for the people swimming at the pool. We got everything set up and he showed me a few things, and away we fished. He taught me how to cast out my line, which I started getting kinda good at, and at one point I had a tiny fish on my line, but I moved my line in too soon, and he got away. Phil did hook me a fish, and I brought it in, which means I actually caught my first fish! It was a carp, nothing too huge, but it was a fish, and it was actually pretty fun. I have to admit that I thought fishing was going to be boring, but I found it to be fun and actually pretty relaxing. I was glad I was able to do something that he loves to do, and I think he enjoyed being able to teach me and having me genuinely interested in something of his. I would definitely do it again.

Later that night we went out to the clubhouse, as we live on a gold course, and we were able to see the fireworks display that goes off about three miles from us. It was really pretty, and it has been awhile since I have watched a fireworks display in person. Normally I just stay inside and watch it on TV because its always so hot and I have no one to watch them with. Its nice being able to have someone in my life to do things with, who I know, no matter what, is always going to be there through the good times and bad.

Well, I am off to brave the heat and check the mail...so I will leave you with some pics of me fishing...

Haul Ass!!

I've decided that I need a golf cart. On Saturday, Phil decided he wanted to play golf and asked me to come along with him. We live on a golf course, our backyard overlooks the 6th hole. Only problem is that it was afternoon on a hot, Arizona summer Saturday, and Kimbo doesn't like being out in the hot. Phil, of course, doesn't mind the heat at all, more then likely because he works out in it everyday. Now, of course, I can't golf, so I told Phil if I was going to spend a few hours in over 105+ degree weather, I was driving the golf cart. Being in true Kimbo fashion though, I couldn't just drive the cart nicely..no no no. I hauled ass! It was so much fun! There was no one out on the course, so we pretty much had the whole course to ourselves except for a few times when there would be a golfer ahead of us. And Phil had fun playing a round, and it was nice spending time with him.

Sunday was a pretty relaxing day around here. Phil's brother Mike stopped by to see Phil's new Jeep that he got last week, so I met him for the first time. That's the first member of his family I have met so far. I have to admit I was a little nervous to meet his brother, they are very close and I would hate for his brother not to like me. But all I can be is myself, and just hope that his family will like me, at least even a little bit.

Sitting here looking at the calendar, I realize that next month we'll be in Vegas and I will be a married Kimbo. It's a little strange to think of me being married. I suppose its because I pretty much figured I was never going to get married, and resigned myself to being alone for the rest of my days. Funny how life can twist and turn and take you to unexpected places. But I am going to like married life, I think. So far living with Phil has been pretty damn easy, we get along well, we're not stepping on each other's toes, no fighting. He lets me do my own thing, just as I let him do his, I don't feel like I need to be attached to his hip or anything. I know that if I want to go out without him, he'd be fine with it, and vice versa. I think that's important in a relationship, to be able to spend some time away from each other, so that when your together again, you have things to talk about, and you have a chance to miss the other person. I know that when he is at work during the week, I miss him like crazy until he comes home. But my favorite part of the day is after dinner, when the dishes are done and the house is closed up for the night, and he and I just snuggle up in bed, watching TV and talking and laughing until its time to go to bed. That's what I am looking forward to having for the rest of my life.

Happy Birthday Kimbo!

Yesterday was my 28th birthday. I remember when I was a kid, I used to love birthday's. I'd spend all month anxiously awaiting the day, wondering what presents I would, or having my friends over for my mom's infamous birthday parties.

As an adult, birthday's for me just aren't as much fun as they used to be. All it means it that I am another year older. It doesn't get as big a fuss as it used to. But that's OK, because on this birthday I woke up next to the man I dearly love and when I look at him, I see my future. We spent the day together, we saw the movie Ocean's Thirteen (side note: this movie was boring), and we had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. It ended up being a really great day.

So now, the day after my birthday, I sit here and reflect on what the next year holds. In August I am getting married to the most wonderful man, and we're spending a few months in Vegas, we'll be getting a home of our own, and who knows what else! Its a whole new chapter of my life and I can't wait for it to begin. So let's hope being 28 is a hell of a lot better then being 27!

Sportin a new 'do!

I finally got my haircut today, I can't tell you how badly it needed to be done. I found a really short style in a newspaper advertisement that I thought would look really good on me, so Cindy checked it out and said she could do it with my hair, so she cut away and even tweezed my eyebrows for me. I love having a friend who was a hairdresser who can do these sort of things and I don't have to pay for it.

The nicest part of the day was driving home from Cindy's, knowing that Phil was at home. It has been so nice having him here, not having to wait days anymore before getting to see him again. At first I have to admit I was a little nervous about him moving in here, because its one thing to know a person by spending a lot of time with them, but its another thing to live with the person on a day to day basis. I worried maybe we wouldn't get along, or he'd do something I hate, and vice versa. But its been so nice. So far he is the easiest person to live with. Its so nice at night to have someone to cuddle up with in bed while watching TV, and he has the greatest sense of humor, he is always making me laugh. I still can't believe I am so lucky to have found him.

So now its 11pm on a Saturday night, and we are both sitting on the bed, him reading and me blogging. Its times like these, when we can be together without talking, that it amazes me how comfortable it can be. It sometimes baffles me when I think that we will be together for only 2 months on the 9th, because it seems like I have known him for years. We just fit so well together, and my family loves him. This just keeps getting better and better. I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be right now then right here with him, doing just what we're doing. Its where I belong.

Moving Day

The day has finally arrived...Phil moves in today.

It is going to be so great for us to finally be together. There is nothing worse then being so in love with someone and not being able to be with them. I've enjoyed the long "marathon" dates that my mom calls them, where we will spend the entire day and evening together until I have to get home. Now, we can go out together and at the end of the night, I won't have to take him back to his apartment and get sad because it is going to be days before I can see him again. From now on we can come home together. Whenever I need something, even just a shoulder to lean on or a good laugh, he'll be right there.

I realized last night that starting today, we'll be living with each other for the rest of our lives. That's a huge thing. It's no longer just me, but us. Everything I do, everything he does, is about us. I am still getting used to that, because I have spent my whole life just being singular. But I like it. Its new and its different and exciting. I am entering a whole new chapter in my life and I am extremely excited to see where the story goes.

For now, I am up at the ungodly hour of 6:30am, and need to start getting showered and dressed so I can be at his place by 8:30. We'll be taking a few trips to his storage and then from there, we'll be heading home.

I like the sound of that.

Your welcome, Kleenex

For the life of me, I can't seem to get motivated or find the energy to do anything lately. The past few days I have been sleeping terribly and spending the entire day yawning and waiting for it to be bedtime. These allergies have been driving me nuts, as I sit here blowing my nose in between typing. I am hoping, make that praying, that with tomorrow being the official start of summer, that these allergies will go on vacation until their return in the fall. I have never had allergies this long before and I think I have single-handledly kept the Kleenex companies in business.

Now, I wouldn't mind sitting around the house lazily today, but seeing as Phil is moving in here tomorrow, there are things that need to get done today, such as straightening up in the bathroom and making sure my girly things aren't all over the place, and attacking this pile of laundry that is sitting here staring at me and taunting me. I've made space in here for him the best that I could, I want him to feel welcome and feel like this is his home too for the short time we will be staying here.

What I found interested in my quest to straighten things up around here and make space, is that I collect a lot of crap that I just don't need. I have thrown out so much junk these past two days, items that I have no use for that for some reason I stashed away in a drawer or on my desk. Instead of opening mail, or throwing away the stuff I don't want, I had it piled up. I swear, I am such a pack-rat. At least I have been keeping everything clean around here. In October of last year my bedroom went through a major overhaul, it was messy and out of control and once I brought in things to help me get organized, its been looking nice ever since. I just need to learn to part with the things I don't need.

Hm, I wonder if Phil is a pack rat like me? If so, we're in trouble!

I fought the closet....

And I won!!

Yes folks, after finally getting my lazy butt away from the computer and out of my jammies, I attacked the closet. I mainly had clothes that I just have been too lazy to put away stashed over on the side that will be Phil's side, plus some storage boxes and other crap. So I put all the clothes away, and lugged the storage boxes out in the garage, along with other misc. stuff. I organized and threw stuff away and after about 2 hours, I am happy to report the closet is clean! I feel so much better now that I got that done. That was the biggest thing I needed to do to get ready for Phil moving in. I want him to feel at home here, even though we will only be here for a short time.

Mom and I have been discussing my bridal shower, and we decided we're just going to have a lunch. I really don't like shower games, so I decided not to bother with those. So we're going to make a nice lunch and everyone can sit around and talk, then open gifts and have some dessert. It will be simple but fun. I never thought I would be able to have a bridal shower, so this is fun for me. I have helped planned them before, but to be the bride will be fun. Now this means Phil and I have to go register for things. That should be a lot of fun!

Well, time for me to put the old laptop away and get comfy watching whatever it is I have taped on the tivo here before it gets filled up. I've been neglecting the poor thing lately!

Such a lazy butt

Dinner at my Grandma Joan's house last night was really good, and a lot of fun. Thank you again for having us over! She liked Phil, and told me he would fit in well with the family. That made me really happy. This Friday we are going over to my Grandma Beth's house and I know she will love him. After that, I promise he doesn't have to meet any more of my family for awhile...I am done showing him off for right now haha!! Of course, next will come me meeting his family, which I am nervous as hell about doing!

So it looks like Thursday Phil is going to be moving in here, and I am so excited, but nervous at the same time. Not really sure, maybe because its all new. I have no doubts that I am going to like living with him. I am just so glad that I will be able to see him everyday, instead of only seeing him Friday and Sunday's, and maybe during the week if he has a day off. So today, once I get my lazy butt in gear, I am going to clean out the side of my closet I never use, and get rid of all the misc crap that's over there. There are boxes that are empty and need to be thrown out, and clothes that I need to go through and either put away, or give to Goodwill. And some other stuff that needs to go out in the garage. He said he isn't bring a lot of things with him, but I want to give him space for his things, seeing as this is our room now.

OK, well enough of this being lazy, if I don't get crackin now, I won't get anything done today. So I'm off to make some lunch and then get busy!