Steadily Getting Better...

I’ve had a really good week! My stuff came on Monday, like I said. It’s good to have my things back. Like it’s the BEST THING EVER to be able to sleep in my own bed.  And now I can watch movies instead of sitting there in silence with no Internet. Haha. At the same time though, it feels kind of strange. Like this is actually real. And it’s weird because I can’t unpack and settle. It’s hard. I’m trying to keep in mind that Carl and I aren’t staying at that house, but it’s difficult to not get used to the way things are.  I can’t wait to be in this new place and be able to be organized. All of the boxes are seriously stressing me out. That being said, I would rather take that stress than the stress of not having my things. My dad is actually going to come out here in a couple weeks to help me move and get this house ready to be sold or rented out. I am excited for him to get here; it will help me feel less overwhelmed.

I took Carl to the dog park last night. It was one in Gilbert (a 40 minute drive), which you may think is insane to go that far, BUT it has a lake for the dogs to swim! I’ve wanted to get Carl to swim for a while now, and now that I’ve found this place, he’ll finally be able to learn. Yesterday he didn’t go past where he could touch, and since it was his first time in water, I let him do what he was comfortable with. Next time, I think I’m going to push him in. Just to at least show him that he CAN swim. Anyway, it was a lot of fun watching all the dogs play in the water. When I first got there, there were only two other dogs, and their owner wasn’t super nice. But then a whole lot of people started to come, and a majority of them were golden retrievers; it was cool. This park really was the coolest I’ve seen. It’s going to have to be a special thing, since it was so far away. Next time we’re going to go to one that is closer.

Today has been a really good day. I mean, I had to work at 4am (gag), but this open went a lot better than my last one. Today, at work, I really felt comfortable. The most comfortable I have since I came. I even got to be on bar for in-store. I think I did pretty well. The new machines aren’t that hard to get used to. I’m glad I finally got to be on bar. I got off at 10, which normally means a big long nap after work. But, a girl from work invited me to go to a movie. I was really excited. We went to go see Don’t be Afraid of the Dark, the new Guillermo Del Toro movie (a post about that later).  It was a lot of fun to go to the movies with her. J. Tomorrow is actually my first close ever. It’s going to be strange, but I like working at both times of the day. Hopefully it goes well and people don’t get too frustrated with me.

 After the movie, Carl and I came to Barbara’s. I need to clean up the evidence of us being here for when she gets back. I figured since I don’t work until 2:30 tomorrow that I could use this time to do that.

Last, but not least, tomorrow is my best friend, Elizabeth's, 21st birthday. I am so sad that I can't be there to celebrate, but I know she'll have a good time regardless. Happy Birthday Tico!! I love you and miss you! We'll celebrate hardcore when you come here.