Since meliachu, sleepdebtfairy, tarahime and winter_ruins made updated life posts on here, I'll hop onto the band wagon. Because damn, it's been a year!

Lesse...

- I got married, surprise surprise! Wedding was awesome (aside from my cake but let's not go there) and I had the most important people to me present and part of it, which is all I wanted. Molly was a glorious MOH, Bonnie was a bridesmaid, Tara did the makeup, etc.

- We met winter_ruins in person a couple months ago! She stayed with Connor and I, got molested by our cats and dog. It was glorious. I love meeting internet friends I've known for years. It's like a life goal for me, at this rate.

- Still working management at the hotel, whoo.

- Bonnie moved to DC, and Molly just recently moved to PA. I helped drive up there and whatnot, and not to mention we got matching Navi tattoos because why the hell not. It's a celebration of 12 years of friendship and more, knowing we did everything we said we'd do. I miss her like a burning. :| But she'll come see me for my birthday and that's all I want~ Aside from her, you know, coming back. It's funny how the two people I moved down south for actually picked up and moved up north.... :P

But spread your wings and fly, little birds. I did my big move when I was 18 and moved down here, and they need to figure out stuff for themselves. BUT I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR MARDI GRAS. And should anything happen, they'll always have a roof down here with me.

Other than that, Connor and I are moving into a nice townhouse soon! We want to stay there for awhile, maybe make the May Sisters an aunt or something, WHO KNOWS. I'm still young and have a good bit ahead of me anyway.

Also I've been back into roleplaying like craycray. I moderate Valar over at IJ. Been in the game for a year, but the game itself has been around for a couple. *gratuitous pimp*

LONG TIME NO SEE ELJAY.

I have a long entry to eventually type up, but I just want to briefly record that on July 2nd, I saw my dad in a court room for the first time in about 7 years.

(AKA I've also been in Jersey for the past week, and just got back today and I can't get enough of Connor's face.)

IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING MONTH. And it just started.

Picked a venue for the wedding.

When did shit get so real? I'm gonna barf everywhere!

Connor's in Vicksburg, MS working at another nuke plant for five days and I don't really know what to do with myself.

I thought it'd be awesome because HEY NO FARTING AND MY APARTMENT WILL ACTUALLY STAY CLEAN

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Goddamn feels.

Sometimes I forget I'm engaged until I look at my ring finger and think, "Damn, I should start planning this thing already."

Molly's birthday was at the end of last month and Chris and I schemed deviously to throw her a surprise birthday party! Which was fairly successful, actually. We went to dinner with them on the night of her birthday, just the four of us, which was super nice and then came back to my place to watch some Slayers, since it's on Hulu. Of course Connor's got to be the asswipe who insists on watching it dub because he doesn't want to read subtitles. Our ears bled.

So Chris had arranged a karaoke party for her and Molly usually hates anything that puts her in the center of attention, so that got her cranky. Then I told her I couldn't come because I had to pull an MOD shift at work so she got all cranky over that. So while Chris took her out to karaoke with a decent group of friends, Connor, Bonnie and I got into the house and started setting out food and shit.

Turns out Molly actually ended up liking karaoke though. Everyone was able to get to the house before Molly and Chris did, and wham, surprise when she got there! She seemed super happy and then told me that since I was such a good liar she could never trust me again. XP

Her and I ended up getting tired so we went up to her and Chris' bedroom, had drunken delirious girl talk and then decided to snuggle and fall asleep in bed. Connor and Tara had to fetch me. But really, so glad my bestie was happy and so glad to spend another birthday celebrating with her.

Comic Con was this weekend and Connor and I got free passes from my job. Friday was fun; wasn't too crowded but still a nice bit of people and we got so many fanart prints it was ridiculous. Then we went to get some sushi by the Warehouse District and came home. Saturday was a MADHOUSE though. SO crowded, all because of Matt Smith, pretty much. I didn't enjoy it as much as I did Friday but I did have lots of fun with the gang though. We tried going out on Bourbon but that, as well, was a damn madhouse. We went to one of the nightclubs and ran into Matt Smith though, hahaha!

Rae and Sid got a hotel room that night so we went back there for regular debauchery. Came home around 2am to crash though. It was exhausting. We were thinking about strolling around the con again today but Val had a bug so she kept throwing up....and sharting. :/

All in all it's been an eventful weekend, ending with a fairly lazy Sunday. Connor and I took a massive nap and then woke up to make some bacon. No regrets.

Got a looong week ahead of me though. This upcoming weekend is NBA Allstar and we're gonna be busy. Meeeh.

You know what gets on my nerves?

People that take selfies of themselves and post them on facebook with a "thought-provoking quote" about life and beauty.

Whatever boosts your self-confidence.

BUSY MONTH IS BUSY.

First half of December I was bombarded with back-to-back functions I had to set up for two straight weeks. Then we (Me, Connor, Cody, Holly, Rae, Sid, Chris, Molly and the dogs Link and Val) went up to Ida, which is a 6 hour drive and in the middle of bumfucknowhere for camping. It was cold and wet, Val got severely sick (she kept involuntarily sharting, poor thing), but my favorite part was the bonfire. I love sitting next to a fire and cuddling. Val is much better, though.

Work's also been filled with bullshit parties. There was a Hospitality Party hosted at Mardi Gras World in the Warehouse District which was fun. We saw all the new Mardi Gras floats they're working on for the upcoming year. It's $50 per person to RSVP but the company paid for us, so, whoo. Free drinks and food and live band.

Last night was the company party for all employees at the Convention Center party. I was kind of dreading it at first but it was actually pretty fun. Connor and I had a free suite for the night (wtf?), and I saw a lot of my colleagues and employees get plastered. I was dreading the mindless mingling with forced smiles but everyone cut pretty loose. Still not as crazy as the old Copeland Christmas parties I used to attend. :P

I wore black and gold. I really wanted a shovel to pretend I was the Lord of Nightmares. Tough shit that I ain't blonde, because the outfit would have been perfect.

At work right now, since it's my MOD weekend. Have contracts to type. Am procrastinating. Boo.

Last weekend was long and sick-filled. Since Connor's parents sold their house, they've been making preparations to move to their new apartment in River Ridge. It's a bit difficult to pack up an entire house you've lived in for over 16 years. I'm sad to see the house go, to be honest - Connor's dad had it built for them and it is beautiful. And was the resident party house for the longest time. But since they love scuba-diving and anything ocean related, the house was very uniquely ocean-themed. Every wall was a different shade of blue and even the cabinet knobs were either shaped like sea horses or starfish.

Connor's mom is a total hoarder though! I don't blame her - I'm the same. I like my stuff and I like to keep my stuff for awhile. She gave Connor and I some very nice kitchenware and is probably going to give us more stuff, too. They gave us this bench one of Connor's grandparents carved for his grandmother for our balcony.

I ended up bonding a lot with his mom, too. Whom I affectionately call "mama" every now and then, otherwise I'll end up calling her Miss Carol and she'd hate that kind of formality. She's got so much china and dishes it's ridiculous, but a lot of her kitchen stuff comes from her deceased mother or deceased mother-in-law. The one thing I love about Connor's family is all the family traditions they have and all the things that get passed down from generation to generation. Makes me wish I had some more stuff that used to belong to my mom. Goody's pretty much got everything she owned when she went into a nursing home and he moved in. Her kitchen stuff, decorations, furniture...meh. I think I've got the majority of the pictures, which I definitely need to go through again. Probably tonight.

But it makes me super happy when his mom tells me how much she loves me and how she's glad Connor found me. She's also a survivor of incest and sexual abuse from when she was a kid, and told me some personal stuff she's still very angry about. A lot of it is stuff it seems like she doesn't talk much about, because the more she talked about it the angrier she got and the closer she got to crying (all while we were bubble-wrapping glass). I'm glad she opened up to me though; we definitely got closer after sharing stories.

I think all the moving made me a little more sick, though. We moved all day in the rain Saturday. Sunday wasn't so bad. They've pretty much got the essentials in their new apartment and they're definitely down-sizing. Their place is smaller than ours, but Connor and I have an apartment large enough to be a decent-sized house.

This week at work we decorated the lobby for Christmas! It looks pretty good, and that's weird coming from me since I usually think all holiday decorations are gaudy. Connor's been reaaaally wanting a Christmas tree, especially since we couldn't get one last year. Jen gave me a bunch of ornaments and lights we used last year for the hotel to bring home though. So now we have decorations...but no tree. I think we're gonna go tree shopping tomorrow.

Tiggs is sitting next to my laptop looking ADORABLE right now. I don't know what it is, but cats with fat baby faces are so effing cute. Not to mention he's being a total sweetheart right now.

Speaking about pets, Holly and Cody gave me this AWESOME new bird cage! Originally they used it for when Cody had sugar gliders, then his parents used it for their love birds but wanted to downsize. It's got its own stand and wheels and it is massive. It's pretty much the cage of my dreams. Nothing but the best for my old feathery geezers. (When Ed and Dennis came down for graduation, they looked at Goody and said, "How are you still ALIVE?!")

I made vegan quesadillas today for dinner. They were actually pretty amazing and didn't taste any different from regular flour tortilla and regular cheese. I'm making Connor and I this recipe book to store in the kitchen for good and healthy meals/desserts. I've got some for Thanksgiving I want to try.

Now to join Connor on the couch and watch The Hobbit for the 348389th time... (he says it's different now since he bought the extended version. uuugh.)

Last month I posted an incredibly vague FB status about being excited and waiting the official "okay" to announce what I was excited about. Everyone thought I was pregnant, hahaha. Dumbasses.

But no. Laura had found out she was carrying Gingerican #2 and I got super excited! She and Dennis sent me a picture of Bryce wearing a "Big Brother" onesie. I talked to her today to see how she was doing and Dennis forgot to tell me that she had a miscarriage. So that conversation was awkward.

Poo. I have too many nieces and nephews already but still...GINGERICANS. (AKA a cross between a ginger and a Puerto Rican.)