Moving on out!!!! WAY OUT!

It has been a long and exhausting weekend. Starting on Friday night I went shopping with Gary's friend Rob's wife. We shopped for like 5 hours and hit 5 stores...I am still not done! I am lucky though that I get to go during the day and finish mine up when other people are working! (although a paycheck would be nice...lol) Saturday we got up and moved a few things out at Gary's house for him to take up to his ex wife. While at my house my mom was packing away. I am so lucky to have a mom who is so helpfull and dont expect anything in return, although I did give her my old furniture. I dont know what I would do without my parents! So the rest of saturday we packed and moved me out to Gary's. As of December 31, I will be OUT of the duplex! And a resident of Odessa....wow talk about a change! Sunday was mostly just figuring out where to put what!!!! This is a big change for me a small town 30 miles away from my parents and not working. I am starting to really like it! hahaha...I have been doing my clinicals and I have decided to go into the fire fighting class at the first of the year. I have so much to be thankfull for as the end of the year rolls around. I have the BEST man that anyone could possibly want in my life right now, great parents who help me out as much as they possibly can....and the BEST friends who support me no matter what I decide to do! It dont get much better than this!!!! So as I move on out of the duplex, I am moving WAY OUT to Odessa....dont forget me way out here in the sticks!

First day of clinicals!

WOW, yesterday was a GREAT day. It was the first day that I went into do my EMT clinicals. I was working at St Mary's ER from 7am to 7pm with a 30 min lunch....now that part dont seem right to me, but I didnt mind since I didnt want to miss anything!!! I started out the day just following one guy named Johnny around. Nice guy, very helpfull but then I kept getting side tracked on diffrent things...so I ended up working with everyone! A GREAT group of workers! First patient of the day was a fall with a broken hip, that poor lady. I feel so bad for the people but at the same time, know that what I am doing is helping them so it keeps me motivated! The second one was an older lady who was having chest pain, or as she wanted to say, chest "stiffness". Well that is not a good sign and unfortunatly (for her) she WAS having a MI (or heart attack) she was probably one of the best patients I have ever heard or seen anywhere. I intercepted her when she came into the ER and I did not leave her side till she was thru surgery and resting in ICU! WHAT a GREAT process to be able to see. Now to back up a second...yep you heard me right. They had to go in and put the balloon in her artery and install a stint. I sat right behind the doc the whole time, and his assistant gave me a play by play on EVERYTHING!!!! It was probably one of the best things I have EVER seen!!!!! although, I could of done without wearing the lead suit! wholey cow those are heavy!!!!!! The whole process took about an hour, crazy how someone can be knocking on heavens door and then with a simple "roto rooter" process they feel 100% better!!! This patient told me at one time that she was in so much pain that she was about to give up. I calmly looked at her and told her she was not going to do so, that we would have her up and whipping her husband back into shape in no time! she laughed and after it was all said and done, promised me that she would never give up again. It was an AWESOME feeling knowing that I was there while they saved this ladies life! OK, for the downer of the day....I had to help them get blood from a 2mo old baby........YES 2MO OLD!!!! his lil veins were so small, and he screamed to high heaven, it about broke my heart! Also another cool thing that I got to see was a spinal tap being performed....I have had procedures like that done SEVERAL times with my back problems and it was really cool to be able to see it actually being done. Now I am torn on if I should go for nursing...or stick to the EMT/Paramedic side....oh decisions decisions....lol. I beleive I have found one more thing to make my life complete! wow, this year a new home, new man, and a new career......look out here comes a new GENNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My year is full of "NEW" everything!!!!

Its funny to me how when things are going bad and you think that you have reached the bottom of the barrell...its really hard to stop to think that things will get better. I know, I have been there most of the year this year. But this Thanksgiving, there have been a whole set of "NEW"" for me that I am so thankfull for! On Wed before Thanksgiving, Gary and I went out to Longview lake to watch the fireworks display. We had no kids, and as we sat there, we felt guilty doing something that they would of liked as well. But it was a great night, sitting in the truck wrapped around his arm watching the fireworks. We had tried to sit outside on the tailgate, but since we are not so smart sometimes we didnt take coats...so it was a little chilly! After that we drove around for a while talking and just enjoying each others company! What a great night!!!

On Thanksgiving, Gary, Holley and I went to my aunts house for dinner, then off to his moms to visit. Nothing spectacular, but it was nice to have the feel of a family again. Although we didnt have Trenton for dinner at my aunts, we had him when we went to go to Gary's moms. Oh did I mention that for some reason the KC star was not delivered to Odessa....come on, I know its a ways out there but gesh!!!!

Friday morning I got up bright and early....ok, well it wasnt bright...cause the sun is not up at 3AM!!! But me and my dad went out to brave the crazies shopping on black friday! Me and my dad dont do a whole lot together but this was one thing that we have been doing since Trenton was born. I love the time that we spend together! I have the best family!

Saturday, Gary's friend Rob came out like he does every saturday. Its funny that they have been friends since they were in preschool, and make time atleast one day of the weekend to spend together....NO WHY DONT WE DO THAT!!!! hahaha...sorry I think he person that was inteded to knows who I am talking about! But....while they hung garage doors and whatever else they did, I took the kiddos to Wal mart and then back home to play. I left to go back to my duplex in the early afternoon so that I could clean up, but my mom, God love her!, had already been by, cleaned up my house and let my dog out! did I mention that I had the BEST family!!!! Then Saturday night my parents wanted to keep Trenton since they dont get to see him NEAR as much as they used to,....so we dropped him off. Gary, Holley and I went out to a friends house, did some BSing had a few (to many) drinks and just enjoyed the company!

Sunday rolls around and we have NOTHING planned for once....normally we dont have both kids on Sunday so we got up, went and got trenton, went and ate then off to Burr Oak Woods. My aunt used to take me and my cousing there when we were about Trenton and Holleys age....they loved it....just as I used to. I cant wait for spring so that we can go walking on the trails. Then home to try and take a nap...YEAH RIGHT!!! In the evening we decided to put up the Christmas tree...Here is the finished product...and my two little monkeys!!! I will have to come back and post the pics, my computer wont let me!

Weekend fun!

Well I must say that other than the drama with JR, which im sure you all can imagine, I had a GREAT weekend. Sunday was the street tire race at the drag strip and the first time that me and Gary had been at our home track as a couple. It was a blast. ITs nice to be with someone who you dont have to entertain the whole time you are with them. Or to be introduced to people that you might not know and the other does. Not quite used to that. Well I seem some people at the track that I hadnt seen in a long time, that I used to be good friends with. Then just being around someone who likes your company, who is proud to have you around and includes you in on EVERYTHING that is going on, makes it that much better! Gary did really well at the race, it was close between 4 people and he ended up takin 2nd. I was still really proud of him, I think he did a great job with how the weather was and the lack of track prep. Next time, I am in the car, or so I am told. But I think that I am ready to do so and kick some ass at it! Not sure if I will be in his car, or an S10 that is being built, but I will be running something come next year. CANT WAIT!!!!! After the race we all went out to dinner like we normally do, and had great company there as well. I have some of the best groups of friends that anyone could ask for. Even if it wasnt the regualr "clique" that I hung around.

IT's confirmed!

Well its confirmed! I have the GREATEST guy that anyone could possibly want! Yesterday as I returned home from going to see Gary at the shop and running some errands, I found a tag on my door. It seems that Carin's flowers....only the best flower shop in the metro area, had left a notice on my door that they had something for me. I called to talk to Kathy and Gary had ordered me flowers because it was one month ago yesterday that we started talking. We had met sometime in June at one of the Vamp races. I have some good friends who race in the same class as Gary and he had come over to BS with everyone after the race back in june. Well me being the nice person that I am, I had invited him and his daughter Holley to go have dinner with all of us. I think there ended up being about 18 to the dinner party. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings (which he didnt even like) we had talked a little but not much. The following monday I had asked my friend Jess if there was a TV above where I was sitting because I kept catching him looking over my way. Well after a month of talking, and getting to know each other, yes there was a TV up there, but he was not looking at it...lol. Well over the summer we had seen each other from time to time at the track and both of us were just to shy to say anything....YES you read that right, I said I was to shy...lol. Something about him wouldnt allow me to walk up and give him my #. well not then anyway. The last in town race of the season he come walking up with Holley and she was COVERED in mud...lol...looked like a good time at the track to me. Well I had asked them again to go to dinner with us....not only had I asked them but others that were going too had. We went to dinner and got sat at oposite sides of the table! That plan didnt work at all...but I made my way to the end of the table at the end of our meal and told him that since Arrow was going out of business that if he needed parts or anything to give me a call. I left him my work # along with my cell...HEY if I am gonna pass on a # gotta make sure he can get me! He called the next day on 10-19 and we have both been hooked since! I dont normally talk on the phone after work but we talked for atleast 2 hours a night every nigth.....that is till we started spending the night with each other, now we lay there talking for hours! It is so great to be happy and I honestly couldnt of asked for a better man!!!!!!! Love ya babe!

Catching up

Well a week has gone by that I have been unemployeed....needless to say, it has not gotten any better. I have sent out resume after resume for no return calls. I thought I had decided to hold out till after the first of the year to get a job but it dont look like that is going to be a real option. When Arrow filed for bankruptcy they had stated that they would start our unemployment filings on the last day. Well on Wed, I had called to see if that was true, of course not! So I filed and now since I am in school I have to fill out some form and they have to review it, setting me back about 2 weeks before I can start to get paid. I just dont get it! Arrow sold our no compete clauses so we cant work pretty much anywhere that has to deal with the automotive industry. I feel like I have been sold like a slave! So I sit here no money and non coming in anytime soon. Another thing is that I have decided to cash in my 401K, I know not the smartest, and I have to wait for Arrow to sign off on that as well. Im sure that will be done in a timley manner. NOT! And to top things off Arrow was supposed to pay us for some spiff parts that we sold, and an extra weeks commission. Well I didnt get either on my paycheck friday! I just dont see how the owner can sleep at night knowing that people are going to lose everything that they have worked so hard to get, and he is going to be able to keep EVERYTHING! Plus still have a job! OK, to switch to a happy note! I have mentioned Gary before. I honestly dont know how I would get thru all this without him. He is such a great guy. Since I am going to be cashing in my 401K Gary is going to help me keep afloat untill I either get a job or my money from that. The other morning when leaving his house he had set me out a set of keys. I thought I was going to cry. I guess over the past few years I have grown acustomed to someone not wating to share anything that they had with me. Now I have a great guy, who loves my son, willing to share his life and posessions, and wants to help me out when needed. Can it get any better??? It sure dont seem like it! I think I had forgotten what it was like to be happy, and I am that for sure!!! I think that Trenton is too! He has been so much happier, sleeping by himself almost all night, and ask Gary to cary him from time to time. So maybe that is my silver lining to this cloud! Well I am off to go do some more cleaning. Check back soon!

New Beginnings!

Well today is the first day that I am unemployeed. I HATE IT!!! I am already bored! I dont really see how stay at home moms do it! I love being home with Trenton but since most of you know I dont care for cleaning..I dont really have much else to do! This weekend has been a pretty relaxing one. We (Gary and I) was supposed to go race yesterday but it was to cold, so we just spend the day hanging with Trenton and getting me a new wireless card, so that I can have contact with the outside world...lol. I know I havent said much about Gary, but what a great guy. I cant wait for my friends and the rest of my family to meet him.
Trenton is definatly in his terrible 2's!!!! Although he can drive me nuts he is still the love of my life! His smile can brighten even the dullest of days! Here is a picture of him playing in the bathtub, and yes its work safe! lol. He is growing like a weed and getting more and more of a personality everyday! It amazes me how much kids understand. I also had Gary's little girl Holley for a little while on Friday morning. She is such a cutie as well. 6 years old going on 18. Smart as can be!!! and dont miss a thing! Well that is all from my uneventfull weekend, but check back soon!