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Has it really been so long since my last proper update? Probably! But I have time today, on a nice day off with time to spare, so an update you get.
**EDIT: Cause I forgot a few things.**
So one thing at a time I guess. Home life can go first. I moved out of my sister's in September and into a townhome in Kanata. I was originally supposed to be moving in with my friend Amanda (who I used to work with-more on that part later) and my co-worker/friend Josh's girlfriend, Dixie. Well, Dixie and I found the house and met with the landlords and everything went smoothly except for the part that Amanda wasn't there. So Dixie and I signed the lease and got everything set up and then called Amanda to tell her the good news. It turns out Amanda wasn't as happy as us, going on about how we didn't consult with her first, etc and that she couldnt' move with us now. (Btw, this was like mid-August). So Dixie and I had 2 weeks to come up with two roommates that we'd get along with all while trying to smooth things out with Amanda, pack and go to work all at the same time. It was a very stressful two weeks. In the end we found out why Amanda couldn't move with us and we found two roommates. One, named Amy, had to move out about a month after we moved in however. Something having to do with family issues back in St. Cathrine's or whatever. So we looked for a new roommate and got Anna, whom we love. Our other roommate was Mady. When Dixie emailed with her about the place, she seemed fine and it sounded like we were all going to get along fine. In the end she wound up not really meshing well with us and whenever we'd ask her to do something or suggest certain things (pertaining to anything from how to take care of her dog to what kind of broom to buy), she would be angry with us. Dixie and I got puppies in mid-September (more on them later as well) and two days later, Mady brought home a kittne, even tough she had been told specifially she could not have a cat because Dixie was very allergic to cats. We put up with the cat (that we really did like) for about two months, before telling her she may have to get rid of the kitten because Dixie's allergies were getting to be just too much. She gave her 2 months notice that night. We found her replacement, Niki, for December 1st. Well, Niki was terrible. She was hardly ever here, and when she was she would make huge messes and not clean them, lock the dogs outside in the backyard, be rude to us, etc. We asked her to leave and gave her 2 months. She skipped out on us just before February 1st without paying us last month's rent or letting us know she was leaving earlier so we could find a replacement. So we're currently looking for another roommate and trying to deal with the pile of money issues Niki has currently left us with.
The house is really nice, an attached townhome, in a nice neighbourhood in Kanata. I don't mind the size of the house too much, but we're looking to move when this lease is up, to a house closer to everything in Kanata with a little more room for the dogs. As for the dogs, I have 6 1/2 month old Siberian Husky named Belle, and Dixie has Duke, a 6 month old Pitbull, as well as Brodie, her 4 year old Chihuahua.
As for work, I now work both the morning and afternoon shifts in my usual parking lot at the Scotiabank Place. Amanda ended up quitting at the end of August or very beginning of September and I told my boss I could do both shifts if it was easier for them. I get to work 14-hour days in a little box, most of it by myself now. It's nice, but then they scramble when I book a day off or even half a shift to go to the game or show. And I had considered transferring to the Home Depot out in Kanata when I moved, but I decided against it and I'm happy I made that decision. I wouldn't have been garunteed a spot in the cash office at the Kanata store anyways and I didn't want to work on the floor again.
I guess the only other thing to cover is the love life I guess... Well, I used to like Bryce, the guy I work with, back when I promised an update. I hung out with him a lot towards the end of last season and during the playoffs and so on. I thought we were really good friends and he even seemed to like me a little and that was awesome. One day he, Amanda and I were out for dinner (to celebrate the end of the Sens season) and he mentioned at one point that he wasn't going to have enough money for rent. So, between Amanda and I with our work tips we had enough money to help him cover what he was missing. I think he asked for money a couple more times before we both got super busy with work and Amanda and I helped him out whenever we could. Randomly, when the season finished, I stopped hearing from him altogether. Then I went to Dixie's birthday party in July and Bryce came with Dixie's boyfriend (they lived together at the time). Bryce kinda gave me shit for not calliing him on his birthday, and I explained that I had thought he was going to invite us out to their big BBQ he and his roommates had, but I never got a call so I didn't bother calling him at all. He seemed genuinely sorry and I think he was a little shocked I was so angry. We chatted more during the party and everything and he said he'd call me to hang out later in the week. But I never heard from him and the next time we worked was after my birthday. So the next time I saw him I gave him shit for not calling me on my birthday and he said he forgot. I brushed it off and pretended it didn't bother me. I'd say about a week later, Josh came over to see Dixie and they were picking movies out of my collection and I'd been drinking (lol) so I confronted Josh about Bryce and Josh told me Bryce was only friends with me in the first place because I gave him money. I bawled my eyes out for hours over that. And I know I was supposed to be angrier than I was about it, and I still am, but I was never as upset about it as Amanda. I thankfully don't like him anymore at all and we don't hang out at all away from work. He stopped by our Halloween party for about a half hour but that was it. I'm back to my usual friendly self with him at work, because I can't be a mean person, but I'm not the same either, and I feel he knows something big has changed between he and I.
I do like a new guy though, and I think he's what helped me get over Bryce so quickly. His name is Matt and he works for the Ottawa Senators. I met him last year during the playoffs when they hired him. I remember thinking he was really cute, but that was about it at the time. When the new season started I remember him stopping a few times to say hello, but I was still so hung up on the whole Bryce thing that I just politely said hello back and never bothered making conversation with him. At the end of November though, he randomly brought me a coffee. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky, and it was kind of warm out, so coffee wasn't really needed to warm up and he hadn't said hi to me in over a month or anything. And I remember as soon as he handed it over and said he thought I could use a pick-me-up, it's like a light switch in my head was flicked and all of a sudden I couldn't care less what Bryce had done, what I thought about him or what he though about the whole thing. I liked Matt, a lot. Since then, Matt has brought me coffee almost every game day. Around mid-January, after much random chatter between Matt and I, and a lot of flirting too, I sucked up the courage to give him my phone number. I handed it to him one day when he brought me coffee, and told him if he was ever bored and wanted to hang out, or go for a coffee on a day off, or whatever, to just give me a call. He said "Awesome, thanks!" and then smiled this huge smile before taking off for work. But then he disappeared for 3 shifts and I was freaking out, thinking I'd scared him away and that he was avoiding me. On the 4th shift, he stopped to chat (without coffee unfortunately) and I asked him what had happened (because he went from driving his Mazada to a pickup). He explained he had gotten into a car crash about a week before on the way to work, so he missed a shift and then the following game day he didn't have his rental truck yet so he got a ride in with someone else. (I also figured out that the other times I missed him, I hadn't been in the booth when he had come into work). I calmed down a lot after that and I have seen him since, though he still hasn't called. The other day he pulled up, without coffee, and apologized saying there would be no more coffee runs because he thinks it jinxs the team. I think it's cute, but he's a huge nerd for it. Today I was chatting with Anna about some summer plans and it occured to me that the season is almost over in a sense and I have no idea where Matt and I will be in all of this in the next few months. I don't know if I can handle us not going beyond this and then not speaking all summer and then when September rolls around, pretend like it was a week off instead of 4-5 months. But I don't want to seem pushy or stalkerish either... For now, I'm just going to quietly worry over it and hope that the next few weeks changes something, but I'm not so sure anything will. But, of course, the pessimist in me will do that until I'm proven wrong.
I think that's everything to update you on for now. Boring, I know. If I remember anything else, I'll try and remember to update sooner. And I'll keep you updated on the Matt situation as well.
**EDIT**
I also forgot to mention (Thanks Amanda!) that I got 3 tattoos. The first one, I went with Amanda and our friend Mike back in March of last year (wow it's been awhile) and I went in still not 100% I wanted one. But I went prepared, just in case I decided to get it done. And I did! The second and third one were done, on the same day in June, more on a whim than anything. I actually wanted the one on my shoulder all along, because it matches my sister's, but the one on my leg was more of a whim. I had thought about getting it in the furture and priced it that day and they said I could get it done that afternoon for an extra $30, so I just got it done. I'll add pictures later when my computer is less stupid. The computer I bought with all the freaking money I made during the World Junior hockey tournament we had here between Christmas and New Year's.
**EDIT: Cause I forgot a few things.**
So one thing at a time I guess. Home life can go first. I moved out of my sister's in September and into a townhome in Kanata. I was originally supposed to be moving in with my friend Amanda (who I used to work with-more on that part later) and my co-worker/friend Josh's girlfriend, Dixie. Well, Dixie and I found the house and met with the landlords and everything went smoothly except for the part that Amanda wasn't there. So Dixie and I signed the lease and got everything set up and then called Amanda to tell her the good news. It turns out Amanda wasn't as happy as us, going on about how we didn't consult with her first, etc and that she couldnt' move with us now. (Btw, this was like mid-August). So Dixie and I had 2 weeks to come up with two roommates that we'd get along with all while trying to smooth things out with Amanda, pack and go to work all at the same time. It was a very stressful two weeks. In the end we found out why Amanda couldn't move with us and we found two roommates. One, named Amy, had to move out about a month after we moved in however. Something having to do with family issues back in St. Cathrine's or whatever. So we looked for a new roommate and got Anna, whom we love. Our other roommate was Mady. When Dixie emailed with her about the place, she seemed fine and it sounded like we were all going to get along fine. In the end she wound up not really meshing well with us and whenever we'd ask her to do something or suggest certain things (pertaining to anything from how to take care of her dog to what kind of broom to buy), she would be angry with us. Dixie and I got puppies in mid-September (more on them later as well) and two days later, Mady brought home a kittne, even tough she had been told specifially she could not have a cat because Dixie was very allergic to cats. We put up with the cat (that we really did like) for about two months, before telling her she may have to get rid of the kitten because Dixie's allergies were getting to be just too much. She gave her 2 months notice that night. We found her replacement, Niki, for December 1st. Well, Niki was terrible. She was hardly ever here, and when she was she would make huge messes and not clean them, lock the dogs outside in the backyard, be rude to us, etc. We asked her to leave and gave her 2 months. She skipped out on us just before February 1st without paying us last month's rent or letting us know she was leaving earlier so we could find a replacement. So we're currently looking for another roommate and trying to deal with the pile of money issues Niki has currently left us with.
The house is really nice, an attached townhome, in a nice neighbourhood in Kanata. I don't mind the size of the house too much, but we're looking to move when this lease is up, to a house closer to everything in Kanata with a little more room for the dogs. As for the dogs, I have 6 1/2 month old Siberian Husky named Belle, and Dixie has Duke, a 6 month old Pitbull, as well as Brodie, her 4 year old Chihuahua.
As for work, I now work both the morning and afternoon shifts in my usual parking lot at the Scotiabank Place. Amanda ended up quitting at the end of August or very beginning of September and I told my boss I could do both shifts if it was easier for them. I get to work 14-hour days in a little box, most of it by myself now. It's nice, but then they scramble when I book a day off or even half a shift to go to the game or show. And I had considered transferring to the Home Depot out in Kanata when I moved, but I decided against it and I'm happy I made that decision. I wouldn't have been garunteed a spot in the cash office at the Kanata store anyways and I didn't want to work on the floor again.
I guess the only other thing to cover is the love life I guess... Well, I used to like Bryce, the guy I work with, back when I promised an update. I hung out with him a lot towards the end of last season and during the playoffs and so on. I thought we were really good friends and he even seemed to like me a little and that was awesome. One day he, Amanda and I were out for dinner (to celebrate the end of the Sens season) and he mentioned at one point that he wasn't going to have enough money for rent. So, between Amanda and I with our work tips we had enough money to help him cover what he was missing. I think he asked for money a couple more times before we both got super busy with work and Amanda and I helped him out whenever we could. Randomly, when the season finished, I stopped hearing from him altogether. Then I went to Dixie's birthday party in July and Bryce came with Dixie's boyfriend (they lived together at the time). Bryce kinda gave me shit for not calliing him on his birthday, and I explained that I had thought he was going to invite us out to their big BBQ he and his roommates had, but I never got a call so I didn't bother calling him at all. He seemed genuinely sorry and I think he was a little shocked I was so angry. We chatted more during the party and everything and he said he'd call me to hang out later in the week. But I never heard from him and the next time we worked was after my birthday. So the next time I saw him I gave him shit for not calling me on my birthday and he said he forgot. I brushed it off and pretended it didn't bother me. I'd say about a week later, Josh came over to see Dixie and they were picking movies out of my collection and I'd been drinking (lol) so I confronted Josh about Bryce and Josh told me Bryce was only friends with me in the first place because I gave him money. I bawled my eyes out for hours over that. And I know I was supposed to be angrier than I was about it, and I still am, but I was never as upset about it as Amanda. I thankfully don't like him anymore at all and we don't hang out at all away from work. He stopped by our Halloween party for about a half hour but that was it. I'm back to my usual friendly self with him at work, because I can't be a mean person, but I'm not the same either, and I feel he knows something big has changed between he and I.
I do like a new guy though, and I think he's what helped me get over Bryce so quickly. His name is Matt and he works for the Ottawa Senators. I met him last year during the playoffs when they hired him. I remember thinking he was really cute, but that was about it at the time. When the new season started I remember him stopping a few times to say hello, but I was still so hung up on the whole Bryce thing that I just politely said hello back and never bothered making conversation with him. At the end of November though, he randomly brought me a coffee. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky, and it was kind of warm out, so coffee wasn't really needed to warm up and he hadn't said hi to me in over a month or anything. And I remember as soon as he handed it over and said he thought I could use a pick-me-up, it's like a light switch in my head was flicked and all of a sudden I couldn't care less what Bryce had done, what I thought about him or what he though about the whole thing. I liked Matt, a lot. Since then, Matt has brought me coffee almost every game day. Around mid-January, after much random chatter between Matt and I, and a lot of flirting too, I sucked up the courage to give him my phone number. I handed it to him one day when he brought me coffee, and told him if he was ever bored and wanted to hang out, or go for a coffee on a day off, or whatever, to just give me a call. He said "Awesome, thanks!" and then smiled this huge smile before taking off for work. But then he disappeared for 3 shifts and I was freaking out, thinking I'd scared him away and that he was avoiding me. On the 4th shift, he stopped to chat (without coffee unfortunately) and I asked him what had happened (because he went from driving his Mazada to a pickup). He explained he had gotten into a car crash about a week before on the way to work, so he missed a shift and then the following game day he didn't have his rental truck yet so he got a ride in with someone else. (I also figured out that the other times I missed him, I hadn't been in the booth when he had come into work). I calmed down a lot after that and I have seen him since, though he still hasn't called. The other day he pulled up, without coffee, and apologized saying there would be no more coffee runs because he thinks it jinxs the team. I think it's cute, but he's a huge nerd for it. Today I was chatting with Anna about some summer plans and it occured to me that the season is almost over in a sense and I have no idea where Matt and I will be in all of this in the next few months. I don't know if I can handle us not going beyond this and then not speaking all summer and then when September rolls around, pretend like it was a week off instead of 4-5 months. But I don't want to seem pushy or stalkerish either... For now, I'm just going to quietly worry over it and hope that the next few weeks changes something, but I'm not so sure anything will. But, of course, the pessimist in me will do that until I'm proven wrong.
I think that's everything to update you on for now. Boring, I know. If I remember anything else, I'll try and remember to update sooner. And I'll keep you updated on the Matt situation as well.
**EDIT**
I also forgot to mention (Thanks Amanda!) that I got 3 tattoos. The first one, I went with Amanda and our friend Mike back in March of last year (wow it's been awhile) and I went in still not 100% I wanted one. But I went prepared, just in case I decided to get it done. And I did! The second and third one were done, on the same day in June, more on a whim than anything. I actually wanted the one on my shoulder all along, because it matches my sister's, but the one on my leg was more of a whim. I had thought about getting it in the furture and priced it that day and they said I could get it done that afternoon for an extra $30, so I just got it done. I'll add pictures later when my computer is less stupid. The computer I bought with all the freaking money I made during the World Junior hockey tournament we had here between Christmas and New Year's.