I'm Livin'

And thankfully it is not just for the weekend. The gauze and tape have been removed from the finger, and the finger is mobile enough that I an comfortable enough to say that I think it is ok. It still hurts, and give me stiffness issues once in a while when it just sits around doing nothing, but I am slowly rehabbing it into a better version of the injured pinky that it is.

We went to Maryland for the weekend, arriving on Thursday night, as Nick took Friday off, and leaving Sunday afternoon. I was a great day on Friday where we went to the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia which is basically a ton of outlet stores combined with regular mall stores. I found the JCPenny outlet very helpful in finding me some clothes, as well as Dress Barn which I have actually never been in before. It was a really interesting day of trying on everything that I saw, and finding a lot that I liked and almost nothing in my size for a while, and then finding some diamonds in the rough that I was really proud to buy. So I will be work-ready as the interview calls start coming in. We also stopped and bought a really nice coat from Burlington Coat Factory, and since it was my first time ever being in that store as well I was pleasantly surprised at that one as well.

We headed to NJ for dinner that night with some of our friends, and ate at my favorite sushi place, Tomo Sushi, and I realized why I missed them so much all over again. I wish there was a Tomo sushi place around here! I think me and Nick would frequent it, and very possibly lose our minds. After dinner we headed to one of our friends house and watched old episodes of Shark Tank, which was a really good show. I thought it was going to be about shark fishing or some ridiculous discovery channel rip-off, but if you look it up on abc.com you will see that I was way off.

After that we intended to stay at his friends house for the night, but instead we decided to head out that night even though it was really late. We wanted to avoid a trip to Lowe's which would have been inevitable had we come through the next day, and we generally hate it when his family asks us to stop and pick stuff up for them on our dime.

Saturday we went to Prime Outlets in MD which I have been to before and we were just in the market for a pair of shoes, so we stayed in the general vacinity of shoe shopping, I got a great pair of loafer heels, that are so comfortable, I honestly would want to wear them all day, and am kind of happy I will most likely get to in the coming weeks.

We went back to his parent's house, and had dinner there, and then played a few games with the kids. We had a lot of fun, but were kind of feeling ready to head back as his father started his little tantrums and tried to make everyone else miserable. We tried not to let is phase us, and instead went to bed, and got ready for our final hours there the next morning.

His aunt showed up the next morning with her kids, and I was so happy to see them. Kristina remembered me, and jumped right into my arms when she got in the house, and I was so glad. Kevin was a little hesitant, but I was ok with that because I really favor Kristina and care more if she forgets me. I know it sounds mean, but I think that we have a really good relationship even though she is only two, and we have a cuddly understanding. We didn't get to stay long after they got there, however we did realize that Nick's uncle still must have it out for us as we had asked his aunt to bring us some stuff that we had left behind, and she had packed it into the truck, but he had taken it out while buckling the kids in, and she didn't realize it. It is stuff that he does not own, and I am sure if I find all the receipts I can file a small claims suit against him and get everything back, but it is ridiculous. We are almost certain that he damaged everything beyond repair, and made it impossible for her to be able to return it. It is really stupid stuff, like a martini shaker that one of my roommates gave me in college, and a Starbucks travel mug that I could really use right now, but it is stuff that me and Nick will both consider lost at this point because he is being such a jerk about it all.

So anyway, we got ready to go a little while after they arrived, and we said goodbye to everyone and packed up the truck. Of course like every time we try to leave, there was drama, and people getting upset over one thing or another, and we ended up packing much more than we had intended into the truck. It left a bad taste in my mouth for a certain member of his family, and unless that person calls to apologize for the way that they have acted, I don't think that there will be holidays where that person is invited, or anymore favors for that person done. It was a really stupid issue that got blown out of proportion, and I really wish that his family could put their egos aside and deal with issues calmly. I thank my lucky stars daily that I have a somewhat normal family that forgives and forgets more than they hold grudges.

After all of that we headed home, stopping at Ikea to look at a desk top, and deciding that we know which one we are getting for Nick. It was fun running around the store and I picked up a Christmas gift for my sister their as well. We arrived at my parents at about ten, and hung out for them a bit and got my house key back from them. After that normal encounter, we headed home and got some needed R&R before heading for bed. Now all of my clothes are finally in the closet, and I have a little bit of sanity back, I am happy I am home, and that we won't have to do it again for at least another month.

Been a Long Time

I have been really sick. Don't know what it is, flu, cold or other, but it has me basically dead to the world. I can't walk too far (2 streets at most) without feeling like I need a nap and a break. So I spend a lot of time at my mother's all day when Nick drops me off in the morning.

Snow fell for the first time two days ago, and most of the leaves are gone, so I completely missed my photo opportunities of fall. However I will probably be doing some High School photos for my brother this week now that he has finally gotten a hair cut. On the subject of family, my grandmother landed herself in the hospital two weeks ago for what was originally diagnosed as a stroke. Thankfully the diagnosis kept changing due to her memory coming back to her, and it was thankfully only a bladder infection. We went to her 50th wedding anniversary party the following weekend and it was like nothing at all had happened. It is official, my mother's family is nuts!

This coming weekend we are going to see Nick's family. I am not too thrilled because it is his family lol. I will be bringing 2 books to read and probably will be shutting myself in seclusion for the weekend. Should be fun getting those read though. I am now on book 4 of a 9 book series, and working my way through them at a stead pace. Going to go to the local library this week though to get some new material though in case 2 books are not enough.

Another reason I do not want to go to Maryland for a weekend is because I have a rather large gash in my finger from some work I was doing around the house, and I am finding it hard to do anything physical without getting hurt by it. My pinky got shut in our screen door and as a reflex I pulled it out and cut it open really wide, cracking the nail in the process, and bleeding all over our kitchen. Now, my pinky is in the way almost all the time, and that sort of makes it really hard for me to do anything. Typing is really hard, so it is taking a lot of time to blog, and there are definitely a lot of other things I can't do as well. Dishes, cooking, showering, and even dressing are all difficult thanks to a gauze covered finger. I am hoping that it will either heal more, or at least be allowable for me not to need it wrapped up all day long. I give it a few hours here and there once in a while, but it gets hurt too easy and the gauze acts as a buffer from danger.

Regardless, things are not going my way by any means. I put my resume out there and it seems as though the job market is at a standstill for me. I am basically begging for anyone to hire me, and getting desperate. Basically I am in a pickle because I can't get a car till I get a job, and the jeep is barely drivable. I also can't get to most jobs without a car, so carpooling with Nick is my only options. I feel like a loser kid whose parents pick her up from the dance because her boyfriend broke up with her. Not sure how it is related to my story, but it's how I feel lol.

How are things with you? Avoiding swine flu? Embracing it? My blog has been so quiet!