Thanksgiving Sickness

It happens every year. Either I'm sick on Thanksgiving or Christmas. This year it's Thanksgiving apparently. I've had a nasty cough for 6 days now that just won't go away! It's really not fun. I was supposed to go to some friend's house for a day-before-Thanksgiving celebration today, but I ended up staying home with Danielle and Jonathan.

So, here I am, sitting in the family room, while Jonathan is in his room talking on the phone with a friend, and Danielle is napping. Ah, quiet. I love it. I'm watching a new show on Netflix that I've been trying to watch this whole time I've been sick, but it hasn't been working with other kids around using internet. Now they're gone! Yay! Ben's supposed to be coming over in a while, but for now I'm just sitting typing, and there's no sound other than Netflix turned down and the dishwasher going. Quiet. Did I mention I like quiet? ;)

I was supposed to work Monday, but I called in, because I'm working with cut food, and I figured it wasn't a good idea to get everyone sick because I was coughing all over everything. I felt bad about it, because I hate calling in, but you have to do what you have to do. I had yesterday off, and then I worked today. I wanted so badly to call in again, because I'm definitely not feeling better, and may even be feeling worse, but I decided calling in twice in one week was bad, especially since I just put in my two week notice. So, I got myself up at 5:00 and went to work. I was supposed to work from 6 to 2, but I was having a really, really hard time. I was just coughing all over everything and everybody, and it was nonstop, to the point where my sides just started hurting. I was gonna ask if I could leave at 10, when the closer came in, but about 8:50 my manager came in and said I could go ahead and go. I wasn't going to complain! :D So, I made it about 3 out of my 8 hours. Oh well. It was important for me to go home.

I'll probably just end up staying home tomorrow instead of going into Tucson with the rest of the family. That's ok though, I'm used to missing stuff. I've missed our Christmas service at church the last 2 years in a row because of sickness. It would be nice to have time at home by myself. Besides, Jonathan has to work tomorrow, so then he won't be by himself when he comes home. :)

Mom's all into essential oils, and she's been trying to put them on me, but so far they haven't really been helping that much. Although, she did put on a different one today, and I haven't been coughing nearly as much, so maybe it is helping. Who knows. All I know is I feel terrible and want to sleep for the next 4 days. Unfortunately, that's pretty impractical. So, I'll just stay around the house and rest, and hope that I'm feeling better soon.

Hello

Apparently that's the name of an Adele song. I've never actually heard it, but Hannah sings it all the time, and it seemed like a fitting title since it's been so long! I'm very sorry my bloggy-friends for the lack of blogging that's been happening. Life has been a rollercoaster lately, but I've loved every second of it. :)

I suppose I should update you on what's happening! First of all, the biggest thing that's happened to me since my last post is I've started a courtship! His name is Ben, and he makes me the happiest girl alive. I met him at Awana last October. I laugh now, because I honestly didn't want to go. David was invited by some friend's of ours, and came back saying "Mom! We haaaaaave to go! It's so much fun!" So, a few weeks later, we all went. I was debating up until it was time to get into the car as to whether or not I was going to go; I guess I thought it would be little-kiddish or something. I didn't realize that it was going to be age-segregated, and that there were other high-schoolers there too. Ben was one of them. He started talking to me that very first night, which was super nice, because I'm not a super social person, so to have someone who made me feel welcome right off the bat was huge. :) We gradually started talking more and more, and started texting in April. We had invited their family to our church's annual picnic in the park, and so we started messaging on Facebook to coordinate that. We kept talking, and started hanging out, always having one of my siblings around. We'd go to Dairy Queen, to the park, to the movies... Wherever we felt like it. Then, in July we officially started courting! They've been the happiest 4 months of my life. He makes me feel so special, tells me constantly that I'm beautiful even without makeup (which I NEVER would have believed), and constantly goes out of his way to help me. He really is amazing, and I don't know what I'd do without him. :)

Another thing is I quit my job! I'm technically still working there, since I just put in my two week notice last Wednesday, but I have officially quit. I used to have so much fun at my job, and I absolutely loved it, but now there's new management there, and ever since they came it's just been miserable. I constantly feel like I'm walking on eggshells, and I'm always worrying about what I'm gonna do to make them mad next. So, I decided to be done. Not for my sake, because I'm pretty sure they won't be there too much longer, but because it was affecting everything else. I'd go to work, it would be stressful, then I'd come home stressed, which would stress everyone else out... It just wasn't working. So, for now, I'm going to go back to doing the blankets for awhile. :)

Let's see.. What else has been going on? Well, Ben and I graduated from Awana last year (even though I was only in it for like half a year haha), but we both went back this year to help as Journey leaders. Yes, Journey, a.k.a. the high school age. I wanted to help with Cubbies, which are the toddlers, but they put us in Journey. I was hesitant, but decided to give it a try, and it ended up not being too bad. I was worried about how the other kids would respond to me and Ben, since we were just a little bit older than them, and most of them we knew and hung out with outside of Awana, but they actually respond pretty well, which is good. I'm pretty happy I stayed in Journey now. :)

We're also going to youth group on Wednesday nights, which is super fun. Ben invited me there back in January I think, but I wasn't allowed to actually start going on a weekly basis until April I think, and Hannah and Jonathan started coming too. Now Jonathan doesn't go most weeks because he's working, but Hannah and I are still there every week. We used to have a really big group, but then school started and we got new youth group leaders, and now it's just 7 of us on a weekly basis, which I actually like better. It feels more personal, plus we've been able to go and do things like going to Sierra Vista to see War Room, or going up to Phoenix for Winter Jam. It's just overall way better. I mean, I do miss our old leader, and being able to play kickball (you can't really do that with only 7 people haha), or all those other games that require several people to play, but I'm learning to like this new form of youth group.

Mikala came to visit last week, which was fun. It was really short notice, so I wasn't able to get any time off work, but we still were able to go bowling, to the movies twice, to do a photoshoot, to go shooting at Ben's house, and stuff like that :) It was really nice for her to be able to meet and get to know Ben, and they got along really well, which was nice, even though sometimes I felt like I was the third wheel instead of Mikala haha. :)

Hmm, what else is there? Well, I still haven't finished my math. I just lost all motivation to do it, especially after long day's at work. But, I've determined that I'm going to actually buckle down and get it done, even if I really don't want to. And now that I'm not going to be at Safeway anymore, I'll have a bit more time for it. :)
Alright, I think that's it for tonight. I've been babysitting while the rest of the family is in Tucson, but now the little kids are asleep, and I'm really sick, so I need to get to bed. Goodnight all!

Saturday morning

It's Saturday morning. 8:30 am. I'm currently sitting in my bed, with my Frozen pajamas on, listening to both the Wicked soundtrack and Anthem Lights, while eating the rest of my Ben and Jerry's ice cream. I'm kind of feeling like a failure as a human being. :D

The past two months have been kind of up and down. The one majorly awesome thing is that in just over two weeks I'm going to see my BEST FRIEND EVER!!! I'm flying to Oklahoma to go see Mikala, and I'm so excited about it. I haven't seen her in about 5 years. My plane ticket is bought, my money is saved, and today I'm going to start making a list of stuff to bring with me. I don't remember the last time I was this excited about something!!! I'll leave Monday, the 16th, and come back Tuesday the 24th. We're planning to do SO much stuff while I'm there. Laser tag, a photoshoot, a nice dinner just the two of us, bowling, maybe making a music video.. You think of it, we're probably planning on doing it. :D Like AAAAAHHHHHHHH! I am so freaking excited!!!

Work has been pretty good, although kind of weird. My favorite manager left, which was pretty depressing. They sent him to another store. Everybody thought that we were going to hate the new lady that came in, but actually, everybody loves her. Like she's awesome. I was really worried that because the store manager left, that then my Starbucks manager, who I absolutely adore, would leave. She adored the store manager, and after we found out he was leaving, she was very seriously talking about leaving. But now that this lady is here, and Laura likes her a lot, I think she's going to stay. Thank goodness, because right now it's basically only me and her in Starbucks. There are 5 of us working there right now, but three are in school, so they can only work from 4:30-8:30 during the week and on the weekends. Which leaves just me and Laura, because 2 people just left, including the person that gets the most hours other than Laura. So basically Monday through Friday it's just the two of us during the day, meaning we both have to work every day, and if one of us gets sick... The other one is literally going to have to work an 11 hour shift. So super not fun. The good thing is that a new girl has been hired, but she's not trained yet. She's going to finish her computer training this weekend, and then Laura and I can start training her this week. Yay! Especially since both me and one of the guys are going to be gone the same week, and neither of us will be able to work.

Let's see. What else has been happening? I'm still doing music lessons, which is awesome. My grandma takes me these days, because Dad's in the middle of training someone, so I can't go with him for the time being. I love getting to hang out with Nana. It's been especially fun these past couple of months, because Aunt Suzie (you know, the one that I went to Las Vegas with last year) is visiting again, and the three of us have quite a lot of fun together. :) We've been going out to lunch every week, which is interesting, because Aunt Suzie knows the names of like none of the restaurants out here. So she tries to tell us where she wants to go, and since she doesn't know the name, she just describes it, which really doesn't help much. The funniest one was Five Guys, which she kept calling Five Brothers. Every time I'd say "Aunt Suzie, it's not Five Brothers it's Five Guys." And what'd she tell me every time? "Well aren't they brothers yet!" :D She is one of the funniest people I know. :)

Alright, I probably should sign off now. My ice cream is gone now, and I have to go to the store, which means I probably should get out of bed and get dressed. I will get around to doing the 105 in 2015, I just haven't yet. :)

2015...

And.... It's 2015 already. Like, when did that happen? It seems like just yesterday was the beginning of 2014. Overall, it was a great year. I got an awesome job, where I've met lots of awesome people, I went on an amazing trip with some of my favorite people ever, I (mostly) finished school, and overall just plain had a lot of fun. 

First, let me talk about work. Right now, it's going great. I was having a hard time for awhile with certain aspects of it, but things have finally seemed to iron themselves out. I was doing 100% Starbucks, but now I'm doing one or two courtesy clerk/cashier shifts a week, which I love. I mean, Starbucks is fun, but I was getting tired of doing the same thing every day, especially when I knew how to do other departments. I really want to be trained for both deli and produce, but you have to be 18 for that, so I can't do those quite yet. I might even ask to be trained for office.  I don't know about that. Right now there's an opportunity for someone to train for office, and I'm still trying to decide whether I want to talk to someone about it or not. I definitely don't want to do office full time, but I'd like to be trained in as many departments as possible. Who knows what I'll do... 

I'm still doing music lessons. I decided to continue doing violin with my teacher, but since I can't do them at the music school anymore, I'm doing them privately, which I actually like better. They're going pretty well, although as I'm getting into more complicated songs and techniques, I'm having a harder time. Miss Anna is super patient with me though, which is great! Voice is going great, thank goodness. Sometimes I wonder why Mr. Addleman hasn't kicked me out of his office yet, but he hasn't, so I keep going every week. :D 

Through work I met this super nice lady, Letty, who is a Christain, homeschooling mom. She's super nice, and when she found out I did violin, asked if I could teach her 11-year-old daughter Renee. I said that I could definitely get her started. So, I have a violin student! :D She's a super fast learner, which is really nice. We haven't been doing lessons since about Thanksgiving because of an issue with her violin, but it's been super fun. The amazingly awesome plus is that in exchange for doing lessons, Letty brings me food sometimes for my lunch breaks. And let me tell you, Letty makes AWESOME tacos. And burgers. And burritos. And bacon-wrapped hot dogs....

I've been taking a break from my Etsy orders for awhile. It was just getting way too hard to go to work for 8 hours, and then have to deal with the stress of 15 orders when I get home. I'm still doing blankets, but they're mainly ones that I already have done. Plus, it's given me plenty of opportunities to finish up blankets, like one for Hannah I've been working on for about 3 years. Yeah. 3 years. I also got to finish up one for Annbeth, and I gave them both their blankets for Christmas. Now I'm working on one for a friend from work, and another one for my uncle, who has cancer. 

Let's see... What else has been happening? Well, Jonathan just turned 16, and has his permit. Hannah has been playing cello in the Willcox Middle School Orchestra, which she loves, and is great at. Oh, and Danielle will be 2 on the 17th. 2. I can't believe it. She talks up a storm. She knows Mom, Dad, apple, bye, hi, what (like she'll pick up a toy phone, and say "Hi. What? Bye."), stop, up, down, help (although that sounds more like hep), and a bunch more. It's absolutely adorable. Oh yeah, and uh oh. She loves that one. :) Her favorite thing is a tv show called Hi-5. It's all songs and dances, and she totally will do them. She knows most of the dances perfectly (for a 2 year old), and if we were to start singing them, without the show even being on, she'll start dancing. I can't believe how fast she's growing up. 

I'm trying to decide whether I should do a "105 in 2015" like I did in 2013. It was kinda fun. What do you guys think?

Ok, I think that's all for right now. I think I'm gonna try and do at least one post a week. More would be better, but we'll see what happens. :)

All About Work

Well, I said I was gonna post about work, I just didn't expect it to take quite this long. But, I have the day off, so I figured I'd sit down and tell you guys all about it!

So, I think most of you know this, but the end of July I got a job at Safeway in our small town. I applied for Starbucks, which is what my friend Rachel was doing at the time, and is what I really wanted to do.

I applied online the beginning of June. The next day I went in to the store to talk to a manager, because on the website it said that they would contact me to set up an interview, but Rachel had said that I had to initiate contact with them. So I went in to figure out what to do. I talked to Robyn, who was the assistant manager, and she said that I should talk to Cindy, who is the in-store hirer. She happened to be out of town, so I was told to come back when she got back, which was about a week and a half later. So I did. I'm going to attribute this with the fact that the reason she was gone was because she was at her sister's funeral, but Cindy was pretty snappy with me. She told me that they didn't have any openings, but took my name and phone number, and said that they might need a courtesy clerk in a couple of weeks, and would contact me when they were hiring.

So I waited. Nothing much was really happening, so I talked with Rachel about it (she was such a big help in all of this!), and she said to go in and talk to Ryan, the manager. She said that he would definitely give me a job. So I went in to talk to Ryan. Cindy was at the front desk, and she knew right away what I was there for, and told me that Ryan was busy, and that I should come back to talk to him later, and took my name and phone number again. She gave me a day and a time to talk to him, so I came back then. When I did, I had to catch him while he was stocking stuff, and I got the same "We aren't hiring right now, but we might need a courtesy clerk in a couple of weeks" speech. I was getting pretty discouraged, because I really, really wanted a job, and I had already talked to every single person I knew to talk to. Joline, one of the cashiers, knew that I was trying to get a job, and thought it was weird when they said they weren't hiring, but I just let it go.

Towards the middle of July, I got a call from Rachel, and she said that she was working right then, and that her Starbucks manager wanted to talk to me (In case it's not clear, Starbucks is a kiosk inside of Safeway, so even though I'd be working at Starbucks, I'd have to apply to Safeway, and would be a Safeway employee). So, I went down there, and met Laura, the Starbucks manager. She liked me right away, and I really liked her. She took my name and number, and then found out when I could work, was I still in school, etc. and then, since it wasn't too busy, I just hung around there for awhile. I really liked Laura, and was super excited, because I really hoped that this would mean I could finally get the job. Again, it was weird, because Laura had said she had been looking for someone for a long time, but whatever. So I go home, and a couple of hours later I get a call from someone in Phoenix, asking me all of these pre-screening questions. Yay! That was the next step before I could have an interview.

Another couple of days passed, and I didn't hear anything about an interview, so I went in to the store to talk to Laura. She called Ryan, and he told me to come in the next afternoon for an interview. I was so happy on the drive home, because it had been about 6 weeks by this time since I had first applied. So, I went in that afternoon (I think it was a Friday) for my interview. I was kind of nervous, but I had prayed the whole entire drive, and based on what Rachel told me, I was pretty confident about getting the job. The hardest part was I had to wait for Ryan for about 15 minutes up in the break room. I was by myself, and that's when my nerves started to flare again. But, I prayed some more, and I was fine again. The interview went great. The only questions I really got tripped up on were the ones like "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Geez, I don't know. I'm just hoping I'm alive! I'm not the type of person that thinks that far into the future. He explained the importance of marketing, and then asked me to pretend like I'm selling him my favorite food or drink. I tried to 'sell' him my favorite Starbucks drink, and he told me that was one of the best ones he'd heard since he started managing that store. :D Thanks Rachel for the heads up about that question so I could prepare! :D He never said specifically that I got the job, but generally things like "I think you're gonna be great to work with" means I got the job. :D The only downside was that Laura wasn't certified to train, so I'd have to drive 30 miles to train somewhere else. But I mean, in the scheme of things, that's not too bad. :)

About a week later, I went in for my drug test. Cindy asked me if I would be opposed to being a cashier for a little while, because she really needed someone right away. I said that if that was what I needed to do, than I would. She started me on training that day. :D I wasn't too happy about it, but of course I wasn't going to say no. I finished my training in a couple of days, and started on the registers! It was a little scary at first, but all of the cashiers were so nice, and were willing to help me with everything.

I did the cashiering for a couple of weeks, which I actually found to be a lot of fun. The only thing I didn't particularly like was the closing shift, which is from 4 in the afternoon to midnight. Eek. For someone that's usually in bed at 9:00, working until midnight was no picnic. But, I got used to it, and it wasn't so bad.

Around the middle of August, I was told that I was going to start my Starbucks training the next week. I guess I had to wait for the Starbucks manager at the store that I was going to to have time to train me. So, I did. And it was awesome. Tanisha, the lady who trained me, was awesome. The training was 4 days, but I only ended up doing 2 days there. Laura became certified that week, and didn't see any reason why I should keep training there, especially since the kiosks were so different. So, I finished my training with Laura. Well, at least I think. I'm kinda not even sure if I'm a certified barista. :D At least she never said so. By the time I got to Laura, I pretty much knew how to make most of the drinks, brew the coffee, stuff like that, so there really wasn't that much she had to teach me, except that I worked middle-of-the-day shifts while training, so I didn't know how to open or close. The first day Laura showed me how to open, and the second day Carrie, one of the other baristas, showed me how to close. It was kind of stressful my first time doing both of them by myself, but now they're easy. I mostly close, but occasionally I'll open.

I absolutely love working at Starbucks, Laura is amazing, and I love Carrie, Sabrina and Gilberto, the other baristas. Gilberto moved over to Starbucks right after I did (he was a cashier before too), and it was kind of funny the first time that it was just the two of us, without Laura there, because neither of us had a very solid grasp of what we were doing, and it was just amusing trying to make drinks, keep on top of the brewing system, and keep our sanity. :D

So anyway, there's my story! Sorry it's really long, but I wanted you guys to know all at I've been up to lately! I had today off, and it was so nice to not have to be in town. It seems like that's all I've been doing on my days off. Church and voice lessons. Not that I don't love either of those things, I do, it's just been nice having a day off where I can sit at home and do practically nothing. :D

Ok, and there you have it! Maybe sometime later this week I'll tell you about the craziest thing that's happened to me so far. :D

Awkward and Awesome

Was May 2nd really my last post?!? Wow..... It feels like it was just yesterday. My life has been so crazy and hectic lately, and is totally different than it was a couple of months ago. I have an awful lot to say, but I figured for right now I would just start with an awkward and awesome post. :)

Awkward:

~ That silence when you're talking to someone, but you both run out of things to say, so you just kinda sit there.....

~ When you go to work with Dad, and you see a realtor that you haven't seen in a couple of months. He doesn't remember your name, so he addresses you as "Number 1". :/

~ There's a certain guy at work (yes, I said work, I'll explain in the awesome part) that I'm pretty sure is 17, and there have been a couple of times when I'm pretty sure he's been staring at me, but I'm not sure, so I've just kind of ignored it and not made eye contact with him. That's awkward. 

~ When you're at your dad's softball game, and you make a teasing comment to one of the guys (who says things like that to you all the time, and totally deserves it), so he throws his glove at you (there's a fence inbetween us, so he can't actually hit me), and it falls into the trashcan and gets gum on it. Oops. :D

~ When you're at an appointment, and there's cats in the house. You're really allergic to cats, so you're sneezing like you have a chronic illness or something, and nobody else is batting an eye.

~ When a guy asks you to cover his shift a certain day, but you can't do it, so he has to, and then the next week they need you to work a certain shift on a day that you can't do it, and they get him to do it. 

~ Having customers who don't speak any English becomes very difficult when you don't speak any Spanish. :/ 

~ Watching a movie that is supposed to be awesome, but none of your family members like it, so when it's over you sit there like "Um, is that it?"

Awesome:

~ Getting a job! This deserves its own post, so I'm not going to say much, but I will say that God has been so good to me, and I now have a job at Safeway! It's been totally awesome, except for working closing shifts, like today when I work from 4 until midnight. Oh well. That's what happens when you're new. :)

~ The fact that my awesome friend Rachel is getting married a week from today! Ah!!!!!!!!! I am seriously so happy for her. :) Her and her fiancé are perfect together, and it's going to be such an amazing wedding. :)

~ New nail polish! Between my birthday a couple of weeks ago, as well as Rachel giving me some she didn't need any more, I have quite a lot of new colors! :)

~ Free tea refills at Starbucks :)

~ My coworkers. They are all so sweet, and have been so nice to me as I've been learning everything. :)

~ The fact that football season starts really soon! If you're not a sports fan, you totally won't get this, but the summer is SO terrible for me, because there's nothing going on! I am not a baseball fan in any way, shape or form, so the couple of months inbetween when basketball ends and football starts are like torture.

~ The fact that (hopefully!) I'll get my first paycheck today! Generally it's Friday, but I (think) I'm set up for direct deposit, and those people get payed Wednesday. Thank goodness, because I need money. :D

~ Phone conversations with your best friend. Man, do I love those. Lots and lots of laughing is involved. :D

~ Good books :)

~ Having 474 followers on my business Instagram. Wow! That's a lot of people! :D

Alright, and that's my awkward and awesome! I have tomorrow off, so I'll try and write a post about my job. :)

Long time, no see!!!

Hey ya'll!!!! Sorry for the lack of posting.... Every time I find something I want to post about, I don't have time, and when I do have time, it happened so long ago it doesn't matter anymore. :D Oh well. I finally decided to sit down and write tonight. I don't know if the post will be worth reading, but we'll see. :D 

This is Danielle's first swing experience!!!! She loved it. :)

I just love this picture. This was her first pair of shoes ever, and it was really cute watching her walk in them for the first time. :)

The Pima Air and Space Museum!!!! That was really fun.

Last month I finally finished the queen blanket I'd been working on! It was SO nice to finish it, and such a weight off my shoulders. I haven't heard anything from my customer, so I don't know if she likes it, but I'm going under the "No news is good news" philosophy. :D 

These are little chick cookies that Nana and I made for Easter. They were pretty fun, although we both had a good laugh about the 'feathers' on top of the head. We even tried wings..... Let's just say it didn't work at all. :D The recipe said to put the feathers on top, so that's what we did, although  we both thought they looked pretty funny. :)

The fair!!!! On Monday a couple of weeks ago we went to the Pima County Fair. It was really fun! We met up with some families from church, which was nice. :) We went on a bunch of rides. By the time we were done I was so tired. :) We even got to see an acrobat show. There were so many times when I went "I can't look I can't look I can't look." There were so many dangerous things that I couldn't believe they were doing. 

Danielle's first merry-go-round experience. :)

One of my favorite things about going with Dad to appointments on Tuesday is that I'm going to houses that have recently sold, and at quite a few of them there is very nice landscaping. I absolutely love taking pictures of flowers; it's one of my favorite things in the world to do.

Jonathan just got his braces off last week, and so we bought him a bunch of Pay Day's! They're his favorite candy bar in the world, but because of the caramel, he couldn't have them when he had his braces on. So, of course, when he got them off, the first thing he got to eat were Pay Day's!

Talking with my dear friend Mikala about the things that we say to other drivers when we're on the road, even though they can't hear us. :D We have the most awesome conversations on the planet. I love that girl so much. :) One of my favorite conversations we've ever had was a couple of weeks ago. We spent probably 30 minutes quoting Olaf lines to each other. Ya know, like "Oh, look at that. I've been impaled." Or, "Hey, do me a favor and grab my butt!" Olaf is one of my favorite characters ever. :) And I'll stop on that now, because otherwise I'd start talking about Frozen itself, and then how great the music is, and then how I sing "Let it Go" every single day, and am still not tired of it, or about how in voice lessons the other day I completely forgot Anna's part to the reprise of "For the First Time in Forever". Yeah, we won't go there.....

This is pretty blurry, but Hannah got this picture yesterday of Danielle in sunglasses. :) This was taken during a period of about 2 seconds inbetween when they were put on and when her hands flew up to take them off. :) 

And this was tonight. We had a recital today (I'll talk about that in another post), and when we got back, it was so nice out that I decided to take my crochet outside. I've never done that before, and it was so nice. :) And of course Serina had to make a guest appearance. :) 

Alright, that's all for right now. That should give you a nice update for now. Tomorrow hopefully I'll do a non-picture post of the other random stuff going on in my life lately. Until then, adios!!!