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[20 May 2008|06:32pm] |
Long entry time..
First of all, I hope all my San Diego friends will be able to make it to my going away/early birthday party happening on the evening of Friday, May 30th.
I am officially moving to Downey on the 31st and my birthday is on June 4th. I'm turning 23, but I don't want to. I hate odd numbers, especially when the advancement has no significant meaning. Even 19 was better than this, because you knew that a year later you would no longer be a teen.
23 is so odd and unbalanced and doesn't make you any more special than you were at age 22. I prefer 22, but can't wait till I'm 24. 4 is my favorite number, & I love even numbers. 24 just seems like such a prime age. I'm gonna be one of those ladies who tells people I'm 24 till the day I die.
As of now, I'm just gonna tell people I'm 22 + 1 or almost 24, ahaha. Or at least I say that now.. but I'll probably get over that silliness soon.
I have been packing like crazy, so pretty much everything in my room is in boxes besides my tv, some clothes, my computer, & a few dvd's. This weekend I am taking a load in my car up to Downey to unpack some things there. Chris is already settling in but my previous load of boxes is blocking the closet.
On Sunday, my brother is taking a load up in his truck of all the large furniture I will need; My bed frame, desk, large shelves, Oona's crib, her dressers, etc. This is his Mother's Day gift to me. It's awesome considering it's free help and I won't have to get a Uhaul. Not to mention I'm a tiny little person (aside from my height) & have a bad back. Lifting is not my thing. Even the boxes I have packed are all tiny. This reduces the weight I have to carry with each load.
If I have Memorial Day off, I'm planning on staying in Downey to settle in some more and spend some time with Chris.. Although we will be living together soon, I haven't been able to spend any time with him for the last few weeks, besides sleeping next to him for the 2 nights surrounding the Tokio Hotel show.
OH! Speaking of.. That show was so amazing & fun and despite spending over 70 or 80 dollars for the whole trip & ticket & whatnot, it was definitely worth it. I was worried on Monday or Tuesday that I would have no one to go with and that I would be out $45 for the extra ticket I purchased. I originally planned to go with my friend Catherine, because she was the person who told me about Tokio Hotel and sparked my interest in them. She ended up getting very sick less than 2 days before the show!
Soo, I asked around on Myspace and among friends to see if anyone wanted to buy my 2nd ticket and go with me that night. A few different people agreed but ended up having something happen that prevented them from coming. It was so nerve wrecking! But it worked out for the best because I ended up going with this girl Chelsea, whom I've known on Myspace for quite sometime but had not yet met her. She is totally cute & sweet & way into astrology. It's really entertaining. She took care of me the whole night; Pushed me through tweenies, let me sing my heart out, bought me a ringpop.. We got along swimmingly! I'm really looking forward to hanging out with her tons once I'm all moved in. She only lives about 15-20 minutes away from my new place.
I'm also looking forward to hanging out with Marissa, all her friends, Klariza, Mary.. & definitely all my old friends from when I lived in Los Angeles previously. Especially Kristen, Heather, Jessica, Asia & Hannah.
It will be weird transitioning back to having a lot of great friends as opposed to just one or two IMMACULATE friends.. Since Rudi will be so far away for the next couple of years. It's going to be so sad not having her close by. Oona is going to miss her so much.
She came over this weekend to hang out & it was so cute watching her play with Oona. She got really excited when I had her sign the official paperwork declaring her "Oona's Godmother." Now that I think of it, I probably should have done something cute for her on Mother's Day since she is technically a GODmother now. So yah, Happy Belated Mother's Day, Rudi!!!! Arooroorooroo!! :]
Haha, I'm a nerd.. sigh. So let's see, what else? I've been job hunting like crazy. Trying to find a job to replace ProFlowers is ridiculous. I really wish there were a way for me to stay with this company. I, as well as so many of my managers and coworkers, tried really hard to explore all possibilities. Homebound e-mail agent, Homebount customer service agent with WEST and also with LiveOps.. (our outsourcing companies)
I actually applied for a core (permanent) position with ProFlowers a couple months back, because I had no idea how soon I would actually be moving. However, due to the seriously busy Mother's Day season & all the new hires, they didn't get around to actually offering me the position until about 10 days ago. What!?!? Ugh.. I waited a year & a half for this opportunity & now that I'm MOVING, they want to offer me the spot. I was so upset. I had to decline because I knew I would be leaving in a little over 2 weeks. It was depressing seeing the mass e-mail sent out congratulating all my other previously temporary co-workers for their promotion to their core positions.
As of now, I'm hoping to still work in customer service, instead of having to settle for some local retail store that would pay me less than $10 an hour. Not to mention my inability to stand for long periods of time without intense pain in my back, due to my scholiosis & extra vertibrae in my neck. It's shitty, so majority of my life is spent sitting or laying down. Walking is usually fine, but being stationary while standing doesn't work so well for me.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get a homebound customer service or data entry job soon. It would be awesome to stay home, save gas money & have more time to spend with Oona. As of now, I'm pretty much only going to see her Thursday nights - Saturday afternoons. This is because mom in San Diego will be watching her Saturday - Tuesday & her other Grandma in Santa Monica will take her from Tuesday night - Thursday. This will ensure that Oona is taken care of & I will for sure have a set time to be able to work.
Despite all the technicalities & things that need to be figured out, I'm really looking forward to moving. Not moving, but being with Chris all the time. He's the love of my life. I can' think of anything better to do with my life right now. He's so great with Oona & she loves him immensely. She always asks about him when he is not around & favors him over me when he is. It's adorable, even though I get rejected for hugs & kisses, lol.
On the official move-in date, the 31st, I'm dropping Oona off with her other Grandma in Santa Monica to spend some time with her. She's going to take her to see Sesame Street Live and also the Zoo. She will be watching her till that Wednesday, which is my birthday. Chris is taking me to Disneyland, which I'm incredibly excited about.
Even though he & I have gone to Disneyland numerous times since we got our passes, we've never been able to go for the whole day by ourselves. Not to mention it's going to be during the week so hopefully it won't be as busy. I have a feeling this will be my best birthday yet.
I have other things I could mention in this entry, but I'd rather keep it on the positive note it's holding now. I'll leave you with some photography photos as well as some personal hang out photos I've taken in the past few months :]
( Photo overload!!!! )
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