The last week at home

OMG! Tomorrow night is the last night I'll be sleeping in my parents house! Hopefully :)
I am so stoked. I really should start packing but. . .meh.

I got 2 new tattoos done yesterday :D:D:D They are on my fore arms

The nautical stars have a bit of a history to their meaning. Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the north star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the north star is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life.

I really connect with that meaning. I am in a point in my life where I am starting to live and make changes that will change my world around me. It can't hurt to have a guide or two to help me become the best person that I can.

The colors were kind of hard to pick out.

I chose green because the color green denotes balance, harmony, and growth. These are three things that I find everyone human being should strive for.

I chose blue for the other because the color blue signifies loyalty, confidence, and integrity. These are probably some of the most important aspects to have.

Time to go start packing!

My Sunday experience

I thought today was going to be a good day.

For the most part, it was divine. Sydney and I went shopping for cleaning stuff for out apartment. It was a blast. I've noticed that cleaning supplies are NOT cheap. We tried to get the cheap stuff and we mostly did. But, with 2 full bathrooms, I spent $94 on cleaning crap. $94!!!!!!

Anyways, aside from that, we raiding Sydney's fiance's storage unit. Got a bunch of kitchen stuff, a crap load of movies and on Saturday we are going to get his couches. They are so very very nice.

After we finished that little excursion, Sydney dropped me off to my house which had about 50 people in it. My parents invited all of our extended family for a big dinner this evening. It was nice catching up with some of my cousins that I haven't seen in almost a year, but when they start to gay bash, that's when I get pissed.

It started off fine. I thought there would be no talk about me. But when the family that I haven't seen in forever started to question why I hadn't gone on a mission, that's when things got ugly. I chose to leave the room when I saw my relatives whisper to each other.

I went out with Adam. We met up at the South Hill Mall. Walked around Target for like 15 minutes, where he probably got pink eye from touching everything. Then we went and saw Ghost Town. I was dieing. That movie was extremely hilarious.

So, it was a really great ending to a not so great day. Thanks Adam!

Over due update

August went by so fast.
Enough said.

Work has been going great. Getting some big accounts after this week. It will be stressful, hard, and I will have to be very meticulous. I can't wait!

Sydney and I are moving into our apartment, in Fife, on the 27th. I am super stoked! I cannot wait to get out of my parents house and on my own. I already have all these decoration ideas!

This weekend has been really fun. I hung out with my friend Adam. We went and saw Igor on Friday night, which was surprisingly really funny. On Saturday we hung out at borders, went to thai food, then over to his friends house to watch a couple movies. Overall, I had a blast.

I don't think I am going to make it to the fair this year :( I'm going to miss my scones. . .

Updates in August!

So August 3rd was my last day working at Starbucks.
Reasons I left:

Hours: I was only being scheduled around 20 hours a week. So I was having to pick up other people's shifts and work 6 days a week just to get 30 hours of work. . . Um, ya. That is retarded.

Pay: I was only making 8.99 an hour. For the work I was having to do to pick up for other people's slack, it was not worth it. I was suppose to be starting my training for my advancement but even then I still wouldn't be getting enough hours so it seemed pointless.

The actual job: I have been working at a Starbucks for 1 year and a half. I was SO ready for a change. I mean, Starbucks is basically fast food. That can get old really fast. So I am thankful with my new job, I won't have to do any dishes.


My new job: I am a Customer Service Representative at a telecommunications called Continuant. In a nut shell, Continuant sells phones and maintenance agreements to other companies. As a CSR, whenever another company's phones are having problems(they have no dial tone, calls keep dropping) I would put in a ticket to dispatch engineers and make sure they get everything they need.

I started there on Monday and I am loving it. Just doing the training right now but I love the people that I work with and I am really excited to start working. This is something that I haven't done yet so I can't wait to see what it is like.

It's complicated. . .

Oy vay. . . I don't even know where to start. Garrett doesn't know when he's going to be coming back from Iraq. We were both expecting sometime in September, cause that's what his deployment papers said. But he was told that it was not determined, of course. So, we aren't sure when he will be coming home.

I made the choice that I can't wait for him. I need that physical contact. Everyone relationship needs one. I feel like I am torturing myself when I can easily make the torture stop. He agreed that this wasn't fair for either of us.

I feel better that we talked about it. We are still going to be really close, while we are on this some what of a break. I still love him. And I want to be with him when he gets home. But I am not strong enough to wait on till then.

Garrett, I hope you believe me when I say that I will always love you and that I will be here for you when you come home to me.

Update!

So I have some VERY exciting news! I got a job at Continuant!!

It's a telecommunications company in Fife. What they do is install phone lines for companies and then make sure they stay up and running.

My job would be as a Customer Service Representative. I would be assigned companies and if they have glitches or their phones go down, I work directly with an engineer to help them get everything back up and working.

So, after that great news I have another tid bit of fun news. Sydney and I are going to get an apartment in Fife. We found some really nice ones online so we are going to go look at them next week. I am super stoked cause I loved living on my own!

As the summer days go on. . .

The days are getting longer, the temperature is constantly 75+, and I am lazier than ever.

The new Starbucks is opening on Friday. I spent most of my day there today setting up all of the merchandise and all the stations and the bars. It is really awesome looking and I am super excited to see all the new partners work together and how well we do.

I won't be with Starbucks for much longer, hopefully. I have an interview on Monday with a company called Continuant. Basically, they install phone lines and stuff like that for other companies and maintain those. My position would be a Customer Service Representative. I would be assigned certain companies and when they call with a glitch or problem with their system, I work directly with an engineer to work it out.

I am WAY excited and really hope that I get this job. I love Starbucks and everyone that I work with, but I need a job that pays more, allows me to work 40 hours a week, and has a set schedule. Starbucks isn't any of those things, unfortunately.

I am going to wait on getting that tattoo that I wanted. A small version of it would cost anywhere from $180 to $250. So I figure if I am going to spend that much then I want it done really big in the middle of my back. I do however want this symbol, the Aquarius zodiac sign, on my other hip