So as Tiffany keeps up with her tradition, I figured I would follow in her footsteps. So here is my year in review. I hope to goodness that it is alot more interesting then last year.
OK, Here goes.
~January~
During this month I was getting ready for the big move. Well, really in all honesty, the first couple of weeks I was being lazy....oh yeah...maybe I should tell you that I rang in the new year stuck in bed because of a self inflicted illness. But at least I was with the man I love. (But I think you already gathered that.) I was at Chris' for the first little bit of January (like two days). So, yeh, I went home, as you know, and Chris came back herefor work. I managed to fit in a couple of drunks in before I moved. One particular night I really enjoyed is when we went to Melissa's house and my friends Stephen, Raylene, and a whole bunch of other ppl were there and I had such a good time. The weekend after that Raylene got me really drunk. I paid for it the next day, which meant, no packing for me...which was bad because I was going in two days and at that point I had nothing done. The next day after my hangover, I started packing and cleaning out my room. Two days later I was on a plane starting a new life with the man I love. (well he wasn't with me on the plane but you get the point.)
Maybe I should also mention that this month marked the 10 yr anniversary of something that happened that will forever affect me. That was a somewhat emotional day for me.
When I finally landed , Chris was there to greet me and off we went to my new home. There was a bouquet of roses on the dresser waiting for me, which I thought was one of the sweetest things ever. The first night I came here, we went grocery shopping and wouldnt you know, but I actually seen some ppl from home. Talk about your coincodence.
So I guess the first week I was here I unpacked and adjusted to the apartment and done chores and whatever. The weekend after though, I was talking to my parents and I got really homesick. Luckily Chris was there to comfort me and make me feel better!
~February~
I managed to get myself out of the apartment during this month. But it was not very far. Usually to the store or something. Also this month, I experienced life totally on my own while Chris was gone away. It was for a week at a time...well three weeks that went from February into March, but he he was home for the weekends. February was also the month of Chris' 31st birthday. As a treat, I took him out for supper and a movie.
Let me tell you though, the few days that he was gone at a time were hard, but I managed to deal with it ok. The worst thing was that we had no computer so I didnt get to speak to my friends like I normally do. And as I stated before, I went to the store and that didn't help the fact that I didn't have either job. The money got les and less, and I knew that eventually I was going to have to get a job.
~March~
Well, this month, the weather was warming up. A lot better then what it was back home. Chris was off for two weeks, so I spent some quality time with him. One day we took a drive where we were looking for some places to go camping. It was pretty much a day of driving, from 11 in the morning straight to 7 or 8 at night. I loved it though. Even though it was the end of Winter and everything had that dreary look, it was still a nice day with some nice scenery.
After that I really realized that the job hunt HAD to begin, because money was getting low and no matter how afraid I was, I needed a job. So I begin putting out resumes for different places that were close to here. Not much word on that but I continued.
~April~
Finally employment opportunity!! I got a call back for a job towards the beginning of April. It was only a temporary thing ( or at the time it was) but that didn't matter. It would get me on my feet so that I could finally start to pay some of the bills. I was hired not long after and I would start the weekend after Easter break.
Chris and I attempted to dye my hair but that didn't work out.....at all!!!!
The weekend of Easter, Chris and I hooked up the camper and took our very first trip of the season to a campsite. We were gone for 4 days and I really enjoyed myself. The weather was a little cold for the middle of April but that was ok by me. I would just bundle myself up and drink a couple of beers to make myself stay warm. And as well we had the fire so that kept us warm as well. One of the days we were gone, Chris and I took a walk and it was a lot of fun. We seen a cow and her baby calf. This may sound nerdy or whatever, but when Chris and I do things like that together, I really love it because it brings us so much closer together.
So, the following Monday, I started my first job here. I was nervous as anything. I was in training for a week, but I met some really nice ppl in my class. Then a few days later we actaully started the job. I will be honest when I say I got off to a rocky start, but I really had the support of the trainers and my co-workers, and by the third week it was getting easier. But the third week brings us to May.
~May~
More career opportunities. More or less with the same workplace, but different all together. Which also meant more training. Three weeks to be exact, and it couldnt have happened at a better time because Chris had to go away for three weeks to do training for his job. The training was actually from like 4-12 so that wasn't too bad. The long weekend sucked because both my sis and Chris were gone and I had nobody to spend it with. The weekend after however wasn't too shabby because we went on a ship one night and sailed around the harbour. I had no intentions of drinking but that changed, and I got a nice buzz. (which also helped with the wisdom tooth pain I was having.). So, as you probably guess, I didnt do a lot this month.
~June~
I finished up my training this month, the day that Chris got home actually...well in a sense....hard to explain. The weekend before Chris got back, I went to a party with my sister and brother in law, and that was ok. I didn't drink that much because I wasn't really in the mood.
Chris came home on a Thursday night, and we went home the next afternoon for a wedding. I didn't get to go back home-home, and I didn't have a chance to see Tiff or my family ( we were only there for two nights). But I am telling you, when I got off that plane back home, it was so cold. The wedding was great....and I mean everything about it, His parents were wonderful which is nothing strange because they are great people.
I came back home here and one day later I was absolutly miserable with a really bad cold. I caught it back home and I suffered from it for especially the next three days(missed work and everything), and for weeks after that I still had the bad cough.
As well, we went to the harder work, and I mean harder work of the job. The schedule got really bad as well, as you can probably see by an old post from June. The week after my bad cold, when I was feeling a little better, Chris and I took off for a couple of days off in the woods. It was great to get the relaxation that I needed...trust me, I may have only been working there for like 4 days straight, but even working one day there, you seriously need a vacation.
So thats mostly how June goes.....a little bit of camping and a lot of shitty shifts.
~July~
We rang July in with another trek to the woods....this time, my sis, bro-in-law and their puppy joined us. It was nice again to relax, and that night we seen fireworks. Then after that, Chris and I was just sitting around by the campfire and it started to rain. I looked up in the sky and I seen lightning....and I booted into the camper. I do not like thunderstorms in the least. And thats no exaggeration.
The shifts continued to stay shitty, but I grinned and beared it the best way possible.
We also went to an amusement park one day, which was ok. Chris and I went on the log flumey thing and I got soaked, but it was so refreshing because the weather was hot. We actually went camping a couple of times this month...and oh yea, Chris bought a new camper.
July 31, was the day that Chris had to leave for six looooong weeks....and trust me when I say, that was hard, because believe me it was!!
~August~
Not the best month of the year, mainly because I didn't see Chris for any of it. And I worked alot.....and came VERY close to quitting. They decided to give us a 6-3, which totally upset me. I was going to put my two weeks notice in and everything, and when I was talking to Chris, he was totally supportive of any decision that I decided to make. But I stayed, mainly because the money was good.
I became good friends with a girl named Holly and a boy named Pi. We went downtown a couple of times, where some guys thought I was single....I made it very clear that I was not!
Chris called me whenever he could which was really great to hear from him, (it made it a little easier, but it was still hard just the same.).
~September~
Chris was home by the beginning of this month...well, the first ten days or whatever. And I was so very happy to see him. Could you blame me?
We got in a couple of camping trips again this month.
My shifts started to get a little bit better. I wasn't working as late, but it was still continuoulsy busy, which I didn't like.
This month marked one year for Chris and I. We went downtown (not to the clubs or anything) walking around, just being together. Another one of those things that I really love. I bought a cd and we went to dinner and a movie.
Its always such a great thing to spend time with the person who means the entire world to you, and I would not want it any other way.
~October~
The weather started to get a little colder and the leaves were falling off the trees. Chris was around for half of October.
We clued up our camping for the season on the long weekend. I got terribly drunk and regretted it the next day. But the camping trip was so much fun. There was six of us and a dog all together. I don't even know what time I got to bed....I think it was around 4 or so. I made a wonderful discovery (or so I thought at the time.). Beer flavoured lollipops. I stuck to the color blue all night....yeh, you get the picture...especailly you Tiff...when I used to eat all those bluesuckers in high school.
Thanksgiving we had everyone over for a meal and then we to a movie...my boys!
Chris went away to sea a couple days later and I pretty much went to work and done what I had to do.
He came home for another week, I continued to work, and then he left the day before Halloween.
I have a terrible confession to make though. This year I did not like that particular day. For starters I was working. Second of all, for the past so many years that I can ever remember, I decorated our porch and handed treats to the little ones, so as you can imagine, it was hard for me this year.
~November~
This was another boring month. I worked, Chris was away! Get the picture?
The shifts were up and down....so annoying.
Oh yeah, I dyed my hair again, and it looked so good....Too bad that it did not stay in. It was an auburn color and believe it or not, it suited me.
I spent a bit of time with Jackie and Todd, since they lived next door. It was great to have some company, even if I didn't get to go over there that much.
Chris was only home for one weekend so we done a lot of shopping for the holidays. We also invited some company over one night. I was getting excited for the season. Especially since ma and pa and pup and sis were coming.
Chris left again the last part of November for two more weeks........
~December~
The main thing though is that he was home in time for my birthday. Two days before to be exact. So, I decided to get ppl together to go out for supper and few drinks to a new restuarnt. It was a good time. I didn't get totally loaded. Just a nice little buzz. Wow, I'm 27. Crazy times!
Mom, dad, and puppy got here around the 14th. I was very happy to see them. My puppy went nuts when she seen me. I complained about work alot. (it comes natural to me). My sis and her bf got here around the 19. I didn't get to spend much time with them because I was working constantly, but then I had like 4 days off so that was good.
Christnas came and went like the blink of an eye. What did I get? well, a new coat, a portable dvd player, a digital cam, Chris and I got a tv/dvd combo as well, from my parents..and much much more.
New Years was also good. My sister had a party, and I got a little bit tipsy. Also, my weeks vacation started the day before, so I wasn't complaining.
To be honest, I don't have a lot of resolutions. 1 is to stop my endless worrying over stupid stuff...Im working on that one, but its not going that great. Another is to find a job so that I can truly be happy at my place of employment. Its quite obvious that Im not happy now. Number 3 is to write in here a lot more so that I can write out my feelings, because goodness knows, it helps alot.
I have a few more, but they're only small ones. Oh another major one is to live healthier...even if it is by a small margin.
Sooo....thats it....thats my year. I hope that it was a little more interesting then last year.
I'll keep you updated on this new year, hopfully with a lot more blogs.
Peace!!
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