The First Quarter of 2013

     So quite a bit has changed since I last blogged. First of all, I got engaged. January 21, 2013. We were staying with my parents at the time, saving for another place, and on this night, we were sitting on the bed, talking. We had been looking for a house to rent because obviously, apartments were not for us after the last one we had. So we were just talking about what we would do with a custom house. We were building our dream home out loud. So then I got kind of emotional, as I tend to do, and I had scooted over to the other end of the bed. I think I was grabbing something out of my bag. So when I look back, he's sliding a ring box across the bed. Nobody's ever given me a ring so I think my heart stopped for a second. I look at it and look at him and I can feel tears in the corners of my eyes. He, always the jokester, starts pulling it back and saying "Is that a no?" And I said "You haven't asked me..." And he, in the most adorable timid way, said "Will you marry me?" I was crying and hugging him and nodding, saying "Yes!! Of course!" and he slid the ring onto my finger. I love it so much.

Ignore the banana. It was an inside joke.

The second change is that we finally found a place! Actually, my dad found it for us. His coworker was looking for tenants and Papa Cov's daughter was looking for a place. Papa Cov works in Palmdale and we live in Victorville and his coworker knew Papa Cov lived closeby and asked if he knew anyone looking to rent. It was so perfect. The guy, Ben, had us meet him at the house, it was exactly what we wanted and in our budget/range so we paid the $500 deposit and first month ($750) and moved in. It's so perfect! It's about 5-10 minutes from Penguin's work (depending on time of day) and when the open the overpass, it'll probably take like 3-4 minutes to get him there. It takes me about 15 to get to Smiley's and about 10 to get to school/dance. It's 2 bed/2 bath and has an enclosed patio that the cats LOVE. The whole house is tile and though I've never liked hard floors, these are so pretty that I don't care. And hey, dance floor all day eerday, ya dig? All of our furniture seemed so crammed in our apartment but it all fits so nicely here. And we don't have to hide the cats because our landlord is chill and doesn't mind at all, unlike the grumpfaced dick we had at the apartment. Oh...and the ceilings! They're so pretty!

So, yeah. Oh! And it has a semi-circle driveway that we have lit up with little solar lights that only cost .98 each at Smiley's...so that's nice. Oh and look at the front door:

I see a little silhouette...

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And thirdly, I have been made permanent at Smiley's. I work in the deli now. I love it there, though there always seems to be drama. It's crazy but I love it. And I get paid more so that's nice. I got myself a .50 raise. haha. Up to $8.90 now. I think I get another .40 raise after I hit a year there on September 5th. Unfortunately, with the being made permanent, I'm now part-time so my hours got slashed. I was nearly 40 hours consistently and now it's usually between 28 and 32. This week is 18ish...ack. But I'd requested this last weekend off and it wasn't arranged well to make it up somewhere else in the week but that's not a normal thing so ehh. Otherwise...woot for permanency. 

This is another awesome thing but I've got a lead in a number in our dance show. I'm the devil in our angels vs demons number, Danse Macabre (that is, if she spells it the right way...otherwise it's Dance Macabre). lol.

Well, I think I've written enough for now. haha.