I haven't been keeping up with my 101 in 1001 as much I would probably like to, or at least not watching it as much. Mostly, I've just been dealing with life and all the trials and tribulations that come with it. So here's a nice little update for anyone that does in fact read my blog.
First, I was engaged that last time I updated, but I'm not any more. Justin and I were together for just over two years but things just didn't work out, as they often do. We moved out together and lived in a couple of different basement suites in my home town and the next town over. Things were okay, but never fully great. The more I lived with him the more I realized that I just wasn't as in love with him as I thought. In fact I was probably more in love with the thought of being married than I was with him. Yes we had lots in common and we got along okay, but we would bicker and argue over the stupidest things and he just wouldn't help out at all. So in April of this year, we split up. I have since moved back in with my parents and he went on his own to a city about an hour away.
Another big change is that in February of last year we found out my Mum has brain cancer. It has been quite an adjustment for all of us, but so far we are all amazed at my Mum's strength and determination to beat this thing. She has had two surgeries and been through about three different rounds of chemo, radiation and has now started a new naturalistic method as well. We are very hopeful that she can beat this because so far she is in the only 33% of people that make it past the first year! But I have found that it has affected me a lot more than I let on. I have always been a very artistic person, and I like to think I still am, but since mum got sick, I find I am drawing a lot less and seem to be a lot more depressed lately. It's been very hard seeing someone you love so much change so drastically, but I try to keep a smile on my face for her.
I finished school in April of 2011, although I still need to get my English to be a fully credited Graphic Designer. I have recently emailed my old instructor about finishing up and found that if I take that last course in the Winter semester I will graduate in the Summer of 2013! Seems like a far way off right now, but I know it will come fast!
Recently I have started a job as a Graphic Designer for a company close to my home town that manufactures and sells camping gear, and honestly it's not what I expected. I find that I sit at my desk with nothing to do a lot of the time and the people here aren't very friendly. I have applied for a couple different jobs, but knowing that I need to support myself and my child all by myself now, I'm apprehensive to make another switch so soon. If I can find something that is better pay I would definitely give it a shot, but who knows. For now this pays the bills so I guess I can't complain too much.
On to more happy news, I have recently met someone! I know it seems like it is very soon after Justin and I split up, but sometimes you just have to roll with the punches and something just clicked.
We met at the end of April, very soon after Justin and I split up. I had gone onto plentyoffish.com again to just refresh my age and interests and such to maybe put myself back out there. I originally planned to take some time for myself then maybe look into trying out eharmony.com, but I had a message in my inbox! I hadn't been in pof in almost 2 years at this point so I was intrigued. It was the cutest message too, something about how much of a nerd am I, because my title for my profile was 'Dirty, Flirty, Nerdy'. We ended up messaging a couple times, then emailing, then texting! It all happened within a couple days before he asked me out for coffee.
Well by that point we were texting each other everyday, multiple times a day, so I was excited, he seemed like such a sweet guy, and he was a dad as well! *bonus!* But when the day finally came around, I was just feeling gross. I had had a horrible day at work, my hair was a mess, I was in sweatpants, and honestly I made a HORRIBLE first impression! I'm surprised he even wanted to talk to me after that. AND THEN Justin called right in the middle of our conversation! So I flat out told him I was just out of a relationship and that as nice as he was I didn't think I was ready for another one just yet.
We finished up coffee and went on our merry way, but that night, almost as soon as I got home, he called me. Now in this day and age, people don't call. They text or email. It was weird! I was a little taken a back but answered anyway. He basically flat out asked me, "what is this? what are you looking for?" And I was honest. I said that I did like him but maybe we could just be friends. Now he tells me he almost said he didn't need any more friends, but I guess he decided to give me a chance. The next day we were texting again and he invited me over to his place to watch a movie.
I was SO nervous! He was such a sweet guy and very cute, but I had never just gone over to a stranger's house on the second 'date'! But when I got there we started chatting, watched some Game of Thrones, blazed a little, and I ended up staying until 4am! We talked about anything and everything, he just made me feel so at ease!
So now we've been dating for about 4 months and have already said I love you. And honestly, as he has said to me, it feels like I'm in love with my best friend. We enjoy being around each other, even if we're just in the same room doing two different things, we don't feel pressured or held back from seeing our friends, and I have spent almost every weekend over at his place. He son is an absolute sweetie too and him and Meika get along great, so that's always a bonus! We've taken the kids out together a few times and done dinner a few times too. It's so cute too, cuz between the four of us, we always pick off each others plates during dinner and as my aunt said "You're like a premade family!"
Another very cool event recently is that I got to meet my idol from when I was a kid! Just this past weekend was the Anime Revolution Convention in Vancouver, BC and they had a special 20th anniversary Sailor Moon panel! I have loved that show since I was 12 years old and I was amazed to hear that they would have 6 of the voice actors from the show, including Sailor Moon herself!
So after many long hours waiting in lines, I was able to meet the voices of Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Artemis, Sailor Chibi Moon and Sailor Moon herself!! I even got a picture with her! I was almost in tears as I was telling her how much Sailor Moon changes my life as a kid, and how she really made it come to life for me. Here's our pic!! (sorry about the quality)
Anyway, that's my life in a nutshell right now and all of the things I have been dealing with. I'm hoping that things will improve with my new relationship, mum doing so well and Meika going into Grade 3 in a week! So wish me luck and I'll just keep on smiling!
Cheers!
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