Life does strange things to you and for me it hasn't stopped even as I've gotten older. It's the luck of me, I suppose.
I'm pretty much completely moved out of Rose's and have most of my things unpacked in my new room at Jordan's. It's going well.
I am currently do a total freak out about job hunting. Everyday I post about 3 resumes in the attempt to find a real job that will pay me consistently and with luck allow me to eventually have my own place. Please send out what you can to the powers that be that I get something before the end of August. I need this rather desperately. (With that, if you know of anything in the Loveland/Fort Collins or surrounding area, please let me know.)
Last Friday night was a lot of fun. Rose hosted a Stampin' Up party and it went fabulously! :D I'm going to attempt to be a demonstrator with Rose's help. Don't plan on making big money, but it'll be a fun side project and with the crafting group we've got going on we'll at least be able to help our friends get stamping/scrapbooking stuffs at reasonable prices and great quality. During this party Monty (my bobbed tailed kitty) was let out into the back yard. This normally isn't a problem as he's a rather territorial cat and stays close to home, normally hardly ever leaving the back yard. But, seeing as I wasn't the one that let him out and I had to leave early because I had to be up for work at 9am the next morning, I forgot he was out there. It wasn't until Saturday that I realized this and text Rose to see if someone had let him back in. At first she thought he was, but then realized she couldn't find him anywhere. I was a little stressed about it, but figured he'd come home later that day. The kids looked all over for him and knew to keep an eye out if they saw him. By Monday there was still no sign of him and as I'd worked all that weekend and then all day Monday & Tuesday I hadn't had much of a chance to stop by and search myself.
Monday after work I stopped by the Humane Society to see if someone had found him and turned him in. No luck, but filed a report in case he did come in. Rose was wonderful enough to print out some fliers and laminate them for me. I also posted an ad on Craigslist about it. Nothing. :( By Thursday I was starting to accept the fact that I may very well never see him again. Keep in mind Monty is like my son. He knows when I'm sad and gives me lots of attention, he's very precious to me. The thought of losing him was slowly tearing me apart. Thankfully I was busy with work and moving that I didn't have a ton of time to dwell on it. I kept checking Craigslist with the hopes someone had found him. Friday I was going to stop at the Humane Society to see if he was there, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. The fliers did go up around the neighborhood though. I spent Thursday night and Friday night at Rose's while she and Matt enjoyed a much needed holiday to celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary. (GRATS!) Friday night Jordan spent with me. Had a fun evening with the kids and enjoyed the quiet as well. I dreamt a lot that night and was awoken at about 4:50am from a dream by the sound of a cat crying. I was instantly awake and felt over to know it wasn't Rose's cat, Gaia making the noise because was laying right next to me. So I jumped out of bed and grabbed my glasses. (This is a neighborhood where there aren't a lot of cat and dog noises at night, it's largely a dog neighborhood anyway.) I opened the bedroom door and who was coming up the stairs but Monty!!! I cried, I couldn't believe it. Come to find out Kelvin had gotten up to get a drink of water and had heard him scratching at the back door and had let him in. I was so happy to see him. He's a bit skinner than normal, but appears to be no worse for the wear. He's grounded until he's dead. :P For now he is sleeping soundly under my bed in our new room, adjusting to yet a new living space. Gaia and Tabbers, both, were very happy to see him. I expect him to sleep and rest a lot for the next few days. But he is well and home safe and I couldn't be happier about it. :)
Wednesday I had the wonderful joy of going to see Counting Crows and Augustana play together on stage at Red Rocks! Jordan and I went and despite the rain it was a truly amazing concert. I had wished last year after seeing them in Denver to see them play again with Augustana at Red Rocks and less than a year later I got the wish!
Things are going well. And can only get better by my finding a decent job. The universe will provide as long as I do my part. And so I'm actively searching and doing the best I can with what I have. I needed a good kick in the pants and I got it and it has made me realize that I need to and can provide for myself as long as I'm willing to do the work to make it happen. It's taken a very long time for me to see that. I keep hoping for things to happen and then finally (And this seems like a "well, DUH!" thought) I realized that in order to get what I want and need I need to step out side of my bubble and show the universe I'm here and these are the things I need and this is what I'm doing to try and get them. If I don't try I'll never receive.
