Y3 D271

Had a fantastic day which had one piece of horrible drama that overshadowed things and is still continuing on this morning.

Woke up around 7 and let everyone else sleep while I ran errands. I went and bought a wedding present for later in the day from me and TGF and one from the kid and KBF. Also went to Target and got some stuff for around the house. Got back around 9 and the kid and KBF were up. I made them pancakes and when TGF got up, made her breakfast too. We all hung out and relaxed during the day until it was time to get ready for the wedding. Luckily the wedding was less than 10 minutes away from my place which meant we didn't have to rush or stress about getting there. It was scheduled to start at 3:30 with appetizers and mingling but I got a couple of calls from friends who did have to drive letting me know they were getting rooms at the hotel and would be there earlier. We headed over around 3:30. This is where the fun started...

So my director who hates TGF was there with her husband. We were all standing outside waiting for things to begin when TGF and I hear her CLEARLY say 'Well it must be Daddy issues.' This was followed by her husband saying something we couldn't hear and her responding with 'I'm not getting into a fight tonight'. Well that pissed me and TGF off. We played it cool but we were both steaming. Add to this the fact that when we arrived she totally turned her back on us and refused to even say hello. In seven fucking months, she has yet to even once say hello to TGF. It was clear to one of our friends that TGF was pissed and he pulled her aside and said 'don't be like her. it's her issue, not yours'. I appreciated that.

We tried to ignore the issue but then as we were all sitting down for the ceremony I was 'summoned' over to her highness and told 'Your girlfriend better stop giving me the stinkeye'. I replied with 'if she is, it's only because she thought you were giving her one as well'. To which I got 'this is just my face'. I tried to play nice but all it did was raise my anger level. TGF was smoking pissed at this point too. Luckily we were at separate tables for dinner, but it wasn't over yet.

Now in between all this bullshit drama was one of the most beautiful weddings I have seen. The bride and groom were just so happy and looked fantastic. There were so many cute moments between the two of them it was like pure sugar giving you diabetes. While it was freezing because we were outside for the ceremony, it was still magical. Even the Rabbi acknowledged it was cold and tried to move things along quickly. We all appreciated that.

Back inside we sat down for dinner, dancing, cake, etc. We had fun getting out on the dance floor and having a good time. We left around 9, TGF headed home around 9:15 and I was in bed by 10, asleep by 10:30. You'd think that would be the end of the day, right? Oh no, you see while I was sleeping I got the following texts from my director:

10:58pm - we need to talk asap

11:02pm - you need to call me now

11:31pm - good to know

I responded via email this morning saying I am sorry I missed your texts, call me today. Let's see how this plays out. I am not expecting it to end well.

Y3 D270

And we are back on track and schedule...

Got home yesterday around 4 something in the morning and went right to bed. Woke up around 10 I think it was? Originally we woke up at 8 because TGF's mother called. That was a fun moment - I thought it was my alarm going off and I started to beat the phone when she realized it was her mother and started crawling over me to answer. Her mother can be very paranoid about stupid things. She knew we were driving home late and wouldn't be home until an awful hour but still she wanted a call. Whatever. Luckily we fell back to sleep for a couple of hours.

We headed out around noon to go see our bird at the breeder. The kid went with us because KBF had to work until late in the afternoon and she refused to sit at home pining until he got done with work. Which is good for her. He pissed her off while we were at Disneyland because she texted him asking if he wanted to go with us yesterday and he sent such a short reply she had no idea why he didn't want to go. Until wasn't until like five hours later he told her it was because he had to work all day. He can be really thick headed sometimes.

We had a nice drive up to the breeders. Rather boring and uneventful. A little bit of traffic but not enough to stress me out. Our bird has grown so much!! Looks like he will be able to come home on Friday. We are going to head back around 2 on Friday to bring him home for the weekend! We are so happy about that. You should have seen TGF's face light up when she was holding him yesterday. It was amazing.

Had some food while we were out there. Nice little feast at the same place we ate at before. With traffic the other direction, it took us a while to get home, but not too bad. We left around 5 and got home a little after 7.

My friend came over who has been in Texas hanging with a friend who is in Bowling for Soup. She brought me back a Fineas stuffed figure signed by the entire band and a signed guitar pick. Very cool. She hung out for a while and then helped TGF pick out something to wear for a wedding we are attending today. This is going to be interesting. We don't know who all is going to be at the wedding as we don't know who on cast was/wasn't invited nor do we know about their other family and friends. The wedding starts at 3:30 with open bar for an hour.

Watched some stuff on the DVR that we had missed, then a Buffy and then bed. TGF apologized for being cranky and not wanting sex. I didn't even realize she had been cranky. Her period is going to start in the next day or two and I know hormones are running wild. I told her thank you for the apology but it was not needed. We both fell asleep quickly. Everyone else is still sleeping as usual. I need to clean the house before the wedding today. My goal is to go get the present for the wedding this morning, get it wrapped, then clean house before we go.

And we're off...

Y3 D269

Got up around 7 as we needed to be back in the park by 9:40 for our princess breakfast. Headed over to the park and arrived about 9:15. Perfect timing. We got inside and breakfast was so much fun. All the princesses come around to the table and we were one of the few groups of all adult tables which was goofy fun. We took pictures with all of the princesses. Around 11 we went off to ride rides and hang out. It was MUCH more crowded at the park as many people had yesterday as a holiday for themselves and kids. That was the big difference - Thursday had people, but Friday had way more children. I was starting to get bitchy and cranky by mid-afternoon because of the people but we hung in. We stayed until around 10 and we were back on the road at 10:45. I took turns with my friend who came with us driving and we got home around 4:30. Not bad, no major incidents, etc.

I know that's not much, but it was Disneyland and there's only so much to tell. I will say one thing - I am happy. That's all that really matters, right?

Today we are off to see our bird but then I need to clean house. Things are getting out of control. We have a wedding tomorrow but tonight I am staying in no matter what. We should be home at a reasonable time and then we can clean and sleep.

Y3 D268

Yes, I forgot to post yesterday. Second time I fully completely forgot in almost a year. Why? Same reason as last time - TGF and Disneyland. Not bad reasons mind you. We rolled into Disney around 8 and there really wasn't anyway for me to post so you get two separate posts today, one for Thursday and one for Friday. Here's Thursday.

As I said we rolled into town around 8am. The drive wasn't bad. A little bit of traffic on the way in but it was okay because the park didn't open until 10 anyway. We walked around Downtown Disney and had breakfast. The kid took care of her season pass stuff and we were in. Since we knew we had both days it was nice and relaxing. The park was moderately full since it was a Thursday. Not horrible but enough that you knew other people were there. We went on rides, ate too much sugar, and had a great day.

Around 3 we went and checked into the hotel and we were all starting to get tired but kept on going. We headed down to my old town around 3:30 and arrived around 4ish. That's when the real fun started. We walked to the beach, cruised around saying hello to a hundred people. I had warned TGF as did the kid that we would be saying hello to everyone we knew which was everyone. After the third or fourth time we stopped to talk to someone she realized I wasn't joking about knowing everyone in town.

We got to my buddy's restaurant around 5:30 and the party kicked in. Two bottles of champagne, foie gras, bone marrow (which he ran up to another friend's restaurant to get for us), duck confit, pork belly sliders, all topped with a special chocolate cake dessert for the kid. TGF was blown away. She FINALLY understood why I am the way I am about food and how I like to be treated. It was incredible. We all had a great time and we were stuffed out of our minds.

Got back to the hotel around 9:30 and crashed. I got us a two room suite with two queen beds and a sofa bed to make sure everyone had their own bed. Thank you Hilton points. I think we stayed up for no more than 30 minutes before we all crashed and fell asleep.

All in all, a wonderful magical day that only Disneyland and good food and friends can provide. Now on to Friday...

Y3 D267

I know it's just after midnight but that technically it's Thursday so bite me.

Spent the day in the house. Packed for the trip. Leaving in 1 hour for Disneyland bitches. Oh yeah!

Bought the kid her season pass as her birthday present. Paid bills. Spent an hour on the phone with X1. Don't ask.

Off to Disneyland!

Y3 D266

I just realized I didn't post today. No don't worry nothing nefarious going on. I thought I had but realized oops I forgot. I think it was because TGF was here this morning and I was focused on getting her up and off to class. She has early classes on Wednesday and she stayed because of Valentine's Day. Ironically though thanks to female issues, no holiday sex for me. Oh well. Plenty of time for that.

Let's see what happened yesterday...

I worked during the day until TGF came over in the afternoon. I started cooking early as I had a five course meal planned out for us. First course was smoked fish with olives and russian pickles. Second course was mushrooms in sour cream, followed by a third course of borscht. Fourth course was beef stroganoff with russian potato salad and for dessert russian poppy seed bread and halva. Everything was great. We took over three hours to eat and relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. The kid went out around 5 so we had the whole house to ourselves until almost midnight.

First time I have enjoyed Valentine's Day in a long time. No pressure, no headaches. Her gift to me was watching a show she hates. It was new last night and she sat through it without comments or complaints. Yes, that's a gift. Made me happy.

Today I am getting ready for our trip. Can't wait to spend time in Disneyland again.

Y3 D265

I totally overslept this morning. The alarm on my new phone isn't loud enough. I slept right through the damn thing. Fuck me. I have too much to today to be oversleeping. I have to cook, work to do, clean the house, damn damn damn.

Happy Valentine's Day btw. It's the first time I have cared in almost three years. I normally don't like today and while I am still not a huge fan of a Hallmark created holiday, at least I have someone to dislike it with this year.

Spent the majority of the day working yesterday. Actually have something to work on for the moment. Also looks like the folks in SC liked my work and want me back. Good for me, bad for cast, TGF, and the kid. Because this time they want me back for an extended period of time. Probably two to three weeks solid. I will rack up some serious points which will be nice, but I will be away from home for a decent amount of time. It will be hard on everyone else. Me? I will enjoy it. I will get to spend some time away from everything.

Started prepping for today by going grocery shopping and making some stuff in advance. I didn't make as much as I wanted though because it has to be made today. Oh well. We eat late, we eat late. That's the way of the gun.

Took the kid to the train at 3 and enjoyed the house to myself until 9 when I picked her up. I did get a present for TGF which is also for me. She has an electric blanket at home and is always saying she wished I had one too. Well baby, I do now.

Okay time for some serious work for the next 4 or 5 hours before I start cooking. Godspeed young man, godspeed...

Y3 D264

Had a very relaxing day yesterday. No bad phone calls, no headaches, no drama. It was nice. I am a little stressed out because of work, but nothing I can't handle. I have some stuff to crank through today and I dropped the ball a little last week on a couple of things that I need to make up for today. Should be able to do it with no problem, but I need to focus. Which is why I am up early even though I am not leaving the house today.

Got up around 9 yesterday and moved slowly. The kid got home at 3 so she didn't get up until around 11. Her and I went out looking to see if we could find her a new sewing table but came up empty handed. I don't want to spend a lot of money but I want something sturdy. She is going to ask her sewing teacher if she has any recommendations on used tables through school. Came back home and took a nap. Was very tired.

One of the guys on cast sent some emails yesterday that ended up being pretty amusing even though that's not what he intended. His girlfriend who unfortunately is a bit accident prone got hurt at the show Saturday night. He sent out a 'safety' email yesterday. While I know his heart was in the right place, it ended up with some of the actors responding with 'yes, you need to make sure I am never injured' emails and our directors sending out 'shit happens, deal with it' emails. It all was amusing although I felt a little bad for him as he was trying to do the right thing.

Played some Lego Harry Potter for the rest of the day. TGF had homework and was busy all day. The kid had work from 7-11 so she took off around 6 to get some dinner first. I had the whole house to myself for the night. Watched tv, relaxed, and went to bed around 10:30. Was very nice.

Off to do some work.

Y3 D263

I had a great day yesterday. Didn't stress out about things, a show that reminded me why I do it, and I got a new phone. At the beginning start we shall...

Got up and relaxed in the morning waiting for TGF to wake up. She likes her sleep and I am constantly weighing out the issue of her waking up alone versus me waking her up too early. We have discussed it and she says she wants me to let her sleep, but I always still feel bad. It's just me. But not like bad in a way that causes problems, just slightly guilty.

Anyway, she got up and we meandered around the house having some breakfast until it was time for her to go off to dance. It was a nice slow time. Unfortunately while we were both horny, she didn't have time before dance for us to have some fun. Oh well. Tuesday will be here soon enough and there's nothing like Valentine's Day nookie. We went over the menu for Tuesday's dinner. I am cooking a Russian feast for her. Luckily Russians don't use complicated or overpriced food so the menu isn't too bad or expensive.

After she left I ran a couple of errands like kitty litter and oh yeah, my new phone. I picked up a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Why? A couple days back I got an email saying I was eligible for upgrade on my primary line. I have been looking at the Razr Maxx but everything I read kept saying the same thing - the screen stinks. I have been doing some research for a while and it all comes back to the Nexus as being the phone. It runs Ice Cream Sandwich, it's the only true Android/Google phone, it's fast, the screen is beautiful, etc. After using it for almost a day now, I can concur on all these points. Keep your iPhone that everyone has. I have the baddest motherfucker on the planet in my pocket. BAMF.

Came back and cleaned house and just kind of hung out until it was time for the show. Since TGF had dance and the theater is closer to her house, she went home afterwards and planned on meeting me later at the theater. The kid had to work last night from 9:30 until 2 so I ended up driving to the show with KBF. That was interesting. Not bad, but interesting. I think it was a little weirder for him than me.

We got to the show and TGF met me there about 5 minutes after we showed. Her and I hung out and she had fun talking with everyone. The show went smooth except for a couple of bumps. Nothing that was too major or hard to handle. Home by 1:30, asleep before 2. Nice.

Now today I am doing mostly nothing as well. Just enjoying the quiet.

Y3 D262

The final day of training yesterday. Man was it emotional, mentally, and physically exhausting. It caught up to me around 9 last night. I trained from 9 until 4 straight through with only a 1/2 hour for lunch. I didn't even give the class a morning or afternoon break. We had too much material to get through in a short time and there was one person (there's ALWAYS one in a class) who was just not getting it and disrupting the person next to her. It wouldn't have been a problem except the person she was disrupting was one of the key users. It was crucial the user get this material. During lunch I spoke with the two guys who brought me in and explained the situation. After lunch they separated them for me. Made a huge difference. I was able to get through things faster. I felt like a jerk because it was obvious what happened but for the benefit of the rest of the class, I had to do it. Got home around 5:30 and TGF got there two minutes later. We had leftover pizza for dinner, ran a couple of errands as I needed some pet stuff, then came back home to relax. We played a little Disney adventures, watched some Buffy, then went to bed around 11. We both felt bad because we were exhausted and while we wanted to have sex we knew we were too tired. How lame is that? But it was okay because we were both honest about it with each other and communicated why we didn't want to do it. We fell asleep rather quickly.

Today she has dance, I have some more errands and a little work to do. I decided for Tuesday I am making us dinner at home. I have to put together my shopping list today. I haven't really decided on a present yet if I am going to get her one. Well, I will get her one, it's how large. This is our first valentines day and I don't want to go overboard. I am thinking a couple of the horses she likes and maybe some small piece of jewelry. Nothing fancy or expensive. More just a gesture that I was thinking of her. She's not a big fan of the day and I don't want to over do it. I will walk around downtown today to see what I find. I forgot to get kitty litter yesterday and have to do that too.

She's still asleep and the house is quiet. The kid and KBF are in the other room asleep as well. I like this time of day. When everything is still calm.