Weekend Update

I had a pretty eventful weekend. My cousin, Catrina invited me to a Mavericks game (ice hockey) with herself and her sons on Friday night. The game was a lot of fun to watch; not very many fights, but the ones that did break out were pretty good. It was great to be able to spend time her. She and I haven't spent a whole lot of time together in a very long time. It has been almost six years actually. Saturday, I had my family's "Redneck Thanksgiving" which was also fun. I got to shoot a gun (which I probably don't need to do again!) and I saw Brody and Andrew, which was nice. Andrew didn't have too much to say, which I suppose is understandable. He'll get over things eventually...I'm really glad that I got to see my nephew. I miss him so much; Sadie too, but that's a whole different situation. Saturday night was Shaun and Chuck's double birthday party. I got to meet more of Shaun's friends whom he rarely gets to see either because they are always busy or they live out of town. It was nice to get to know them better. All of them said that Shaun has been telling them all kinds of wonderful things about me, which is great :) I of course, got drunk and ended up wrestling UFC style with Chuck. I got him in two pretty amazing sleeper holds. Shaun tried to get me in one, and I rolled him onto the floor in his kitchen to get myself out of it. He fared much better than Chuck. By the time it was all said and done, I ended up kicking Chuck in the face, and the second time, the poor guy got punched in the face by me. The only reason he won that one was because he tried to squeeze my stomach into my throat, and I couldn't get out of the hold. It vaguely reminded me of a hulk hands situation with Andrea, back in like 2006 or something! Fun times.

Today was pretty mellow. I picked up Maggie from C's mom's house, had a quick lunch and then napped with the pup. When I got up, I went back to Shaun's and watched the Chiefs game then Knocked Up with him and Heather, while we ate Chinese food. It's funny; I feel more at home with him there than I do at my own apartment. I guess that's not funny, really...I see myself with him for the long haul, so it would make sense that he feels like "home" to me. I never want to leave him at the end of the night. Tonight was no exception...here it is, 1 am in the morning, and I only got home about half an hour ago. I stay as long as I can every time, and the goodbyes take forever. He and I decided tonight that we are not going to do Christmas presents. Neither of us really need anything, and both of us have said previously that we would rather not buy gifts if we don't have to. I like being able to get him presents whenever I feel like it. This isn't to say that maybe next year, when we've been together longer, we might get each other something small. Just not this year.

That's it for my weekend update. Thanks for reading. Peace and love to you all :)

Time for an update

I finally heard back from the Peace Corps! My "thanks, but no thanks" letter came in the mail last week. Am I disappointed? No. I am glad that I made the attempt to join, and I realized going in that my lack of schooling may have hindered me from being seriously considered. I have a lot on my plate for this coming year anyway. I signed up for college (finally), and will be taking an accelerated math and english course during the first semester, then moving into more studies during the second semester. I'm pretty excited to get started. I will say, Shaun is happy that I will be staying state-side. The two of us are making plans to travel, and are very excited to get started. We will be going to Sanibel Island in Florida in June with his family, and then in November of next year we will travel to Italy for a romantic (and food filled) vacation. I am looking forward to seeing Rome and Venice with a man as amazing as he is. I couldn't ask for a better partner in life (minus my HSL of course).

It's been such a short amount of time, but both of us know already in our hearts that this is it. We have so much in common and are so happy together. I miss him the moment I leave him, and can't wait to get to see him again. I have to actively stop myself from thinking about him so that I can get work done. Shaun is also the first man (since high school) that I have had absolutely ZERO doubts about as far as fidelity, honesty...anything. I trust him 110% and I love that I can be myself around him. I'm not holding anything back, and it feels truly liberating, exhilarating, amazing...you get the picture. The thought of spending the rest of my life with this man just seems natural and good. I thank God every day for showing me such a truly fantastic man.

In other news, since I will be so busy with school, and with the fact that I am rarely home as it is now...C will be taking Maggie to live with him. It's the best case scenario I believe. I will still get to see her frequently, and she will have a better home life. I feel awful that she spends so much time alone. It makes me feel guilty; like I am a bad pet-mommy. I want her to be happy and healthy (emotionally), so I felt it was best to seek another home out for her. C couldn't bear the thought of her going to a stranger, so he offered to take her. I'm grateful for that; I couldn't imagine her being away from me like that. I have had Maggie since she was three weeks old. C and I are the only owners she has ever known. I love her so much, and will miss her being away but I know that she will be happier in the long run. Next month, Maggie will reside in a different place. That's going to be tough to swallow for me.

I believe that is all the news I have for tonight. Peace and love to you all!

Halloween...and stuff :)

I have to say-this Halloween was pretty spectacular. Shaun and I carved pumpkins together, which was so much fun! He and I laughed the entire time we were carving them. The pumpkins were "drunk" and one of them was puking. While not original, it was hilarious! Saturday evening, Shaun, Heather (his sister) and I all went out for Halloween parties. There were some pretty interesting costumes. Our friend Steve was dressed as the guy from 300, and he made sure that he wore as little clothing as possible-it was literally a cape, sandals and this little pair of fake leather speedos (that he sewed himself!) Our friend Chuck went all out and dressed as Pinhead from some horror movie....I always forget the name! He looked awesome!

Sunday was a pretty huge day-I met Shaun's family (well, some of them). I know how important his mom is to him, so meeting her was something that I have been very excited to do. She was very funny, and very nice. I liked everyone I met and I got along very naturally with them (which is generally the case). I am so glad that he cares enough about me to where he wants me around his family. That says a lot about our relationship and how much value he puts into me. I'm also really glad that we haven't rushed right into dating and then meeting the family (back to back). Everything about this just felt right; then again, everything about Shaun feels right. He's amazing.

On an unrelated note, I received a phone call from the Peace Corps at work-they were checking to see if I received my letter yet, and if not, to call them back. I did return their phone call and advised that I have in fact not received my letter and asked them to re-send it to me. At this point, I'm simply curious to see what they have to say. I know that I want to help people-it's something I feel I need to do with my life...I'm just starting to doubt if I was meant to do the PC. Could it be a sign that this is not my path?