I should really learn to pay attention to the date.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the day my grandma died. I didnt remember this until I was in church and they started to sing How great thou art. It immediately reminded me of my grandmother and I think they played it at her funeral. Which made me realize what day it was. I tend to get teary eyed in church anyway because my grandparents are the ones who took us to church. I immediately started to cry and knew I was going to bawl, so I pretty much plowed over the little ol' man next to me on my way out, and the couple at the end of the aisle. I made it to the lobby before I really let go...luckily the bathroom wasnt far away. I managed to pull myself together and get through the rest of the service. Afterwards Jacob teaches a Sunday school class so I had an hour to kill...which I spent just driving and bawling my head off in an attempt to get it out of my system. I was already tired and pretty much felt totally drained for the rest of the day. Jacob was really good about it though. He just held me until I got myself under control. And later he sat really still ( which is a huge feat for him) while I layed in his lap and rested my eyes that were all swollen and sore. If I had thought about the date before hand, I never would have gone to church.

His newest roommate arrived last friday. His name is Alex. I am not sure if I really like him yet or not. He is friendly but one of those loud, need to be center of attention type people. His other two roommates are more mellow like Jacob. We all went to Denny's on Saturday night and met up with some other friends. I havent eaten breakfast food in forever so it was yummy.

Thursday and Friday I spent time with my roommate. It was nice. We havent hung out in forever so it was nice to catch up. Her mom and sis were here on Wednesday. Her mom painted my toenails and put on little sparkly things. Getting my toes done is one of the few girly things I do. It was nice to get lots of girly time in this week since I usually spend my free time with Jacob and his roommates.

Last Monday Jacob and I went to this big band swing dance thing at the 1912 center. It was loudn and crowded. I accidentally hit Jacob in the jaw, and some other guy in the back of the head. He got kicked in the ankle several times. Some girls spiked heel caught on my gaucho pants and started to pull them down. I crouched down with the motion of her pulling them and got her heel unstuck before I was flashing the crowd. It was a fun night until a bunch of his friends showed up. He spent about 45 minutes dancing with other people. Normally on Thursdays at CJ's I dont mind. There are alwasy people there I know and can talk to. But when we are supposed to be out together on a date night, and there is noone there I know...I dont like to be ignored. Part of the whole me being girly thing. I had a headache anyway so I decided I was done for the evening and had him take me home. He stayed at my apartment with me for a couple hours and hung out. He is really good about accomodating my neediness. We will see how long that lasts! :)

Work is a madhouse right now. Back to college is our craziest time of year. We do more sales in the two weeks before classes than we do on the day after Thanksgiving or during the Xmas season. We usually do about 2-2.5 million more in those two weeks than we do in a typical month. We have had truckload after truckload to unload and stock on the floor. We had people from the Lewiston store come up on the weekends and help out on the sales floor. I have spent about half of every shift on a register. The whole store looks like crap because there is no way to get it back in shape each night without staying until midnight. Thankfully most customers are used to the chaos and have been pretty friendly.

My best friend in Colorado just had it confirmed that she is having a little girl. I get to be godmother. I am excited. Now I will have one godson and one goddaughter. Another little girl for me to teach how to shop. Not that it wouldnt happen anyway with her mother. She definately outshops me most of the time.

That is about it for this last week.

Shiny Red Things Make Me Happy

I got a new upgraded phone today. Its red, shiny, and pretty. I am not sure I like how it works yet but its red which was my only realy requirement for a new phone. So far I keep messing everything up because back/select are on the opposite sides of where they were on my old phone. Its so pretty though!! :)

Jacob made Mongolian stir fry stuff for dinner tonight. It was really spicy and super yummy. Then we watched a movie with his roommates. Its always interesting being the only girl in a room of guys. I am not sure what we are doing tomorrow. He wanted to go rock climbing again but I am not sure if his friend with the equipment is up for it or not. Besides I need to get a dress for this thing we are going to on Monday. Yes...I am going to wear a dress. And I called Jacob my boyfriend today. I have officially turned into a girl. He makes me happy though. Wednesday a group from work is having a bon fire at the resevoir again. It will be nice to have one last night there before school starts.

Fair is Fair

I guess if I complain that Sissy needs to update her blog, I should update mine as well. August has been pretty low key. I got to see my Sissy twice. I went there for a weekend which might have been in July now that I think about it. Anyway it was nice to see them. I spent an afternoon with them at my mother's house as well. Sissy and I got to spend an hour or so alone having sister time at a scrapbook store and the pet store. It was really nice. I always tend to enjoy my visits with them more when I get to have individual time with each of them. Its less overwhelming and I can connect with all of them better.

I went rockclimbing with Jacob again two weekends ago. This last Sunday we just hung out at his house and relaxed. We took a nap on the couch and watched movies. He is a good snuggle partner when he is asleep...otherwise he is fidgety. He tries really hard not to though for me. He was supposed to come over last night but he lost his car keys at work. He is going to make it up to me by taking me to dinner tonight before dancing. Last thursday he had to leave CJ's early because his friend had just assumed that Jacob would give him a ride home and he wanted to leave before it was over. He is the one person all his friends rely on for everything. Its admirable but aggravating at the same time. I am sure it will create issues at some point in the future. Oh well. He is a good bf.

I have played pool at the bar a few times. I am actually getting better. I manage to hit a few in each game. Work is the same ol crap every day. I am taking a semester off from school so I dont have to worry about that. I am switching from psychology to sociology. We will see if I like that program better. I still dont really like the way the University does things but I guess I can suck it up and deal to finish my degree.

What else...I finally moved all my storage stuff out of the dining room and into my storage units. I rearranged the furniture so now our apartment looks homey. I moved my lazy boy into my room so that I will actually use it. I have no floor space left but I love my chair. Its super comfy and the best spot to watch movies. Hillary has been keeping up on the dishes and garbage lately. She is making me look bad now. Although I still am pretty much the one to do most of the major cleaning. She has gotten better about that though too. Its a nice change. Between our opposite work schedules and us both having boyfriends now, we rarely see each other anymore. One or both of us has been gone for the last three weekends. We catch up in the mornings if I am still awake from insomnia. We make McD's runs together for breakfast.

That is about it for me exciting life. If I am not at work, I am at Jacob's. I have turned into such a girl. It still seems so wierd to call him my boyfriend....which I really havent yet. I still call him my boy. It startles me everytime I hear him refer to me as his girlfriend. I am sure I will settle into relationshipness soon.