Current mood:	thoughtful
Current music:	Anything Evanescence

New and Interesting Changes...sort of...
Welcome to the wonderful world of my life. Interesting as that doesn't sound, there have been some changes made as the subject of this post pointed out.

First, and most exciting of all....I'm getting married next May. May 21st to be exact. I'm so excited. I've been planning like crazy trying to get things done in time. I didn't realize how hard it would be to plan a wedding but I'm loving every minute of it. Wanna see the dress? Go here: http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridalgowns_detail.jsp?stid=953&prodgroup=10 It's simple, yet I love it. I'm trying to get similar bridesmaid and flower girl dresses. We'll see how that one goes. The colors are lavendar, silver, and black. It's going to be set in a plantation style home that my 2nd ex-stepmother owns in Baton Rouge. The reception will be held there also after the ceremony. I feel like a little girl on Christmas morning. lol.

Second, I started a new job back in September at Hibernia National Bank. I'm a teller, but I don't just stay at one branch. I pretty much go wherever they send me. Even if that means I've got an hour and a half drive to get to whatever branch I'm at. Sometimes they send me to two branches in one day. Trust me, it isn't fun. I've met some really nice people and some really mean/stupid people, but I guess that's the fun part of diversity. I'd love to find a home branch, but so far it looks as if I may have to wait a while. It kills me on gas mileage, plus that Dodge P.O.S. I'm driving makes new noises every day pretty much. All in all, though, it's a great job with great pay. Better pay than I've ever made anywhere. I get health insurance, dental, all that good stuff. Plus paid holidays. Oh yeah, the paid holidays rule!!

Third, got two new kittens back in October. I wish I had a picture of them to post, but I'll just have to describe them. Their names are Kallie and Arwen. Kallie is an orange, black, and white calico kitten with pretty deep green eyes and the best personality I've ever seen in a cat. Arwen is a Siamese with crystal blue eyes and she's my little loner. She keeps to herself mostly, napping on the back of the sofa and not doing much. Kallie is a little bundle of energy. I fell in love with them at first sight. I won't bother to deny it. They're my babies and I love spending time with them or watching them play around the house. They're just too funny.

Fourth, guess who's coming to visit next month for a few days. Yep...you guessed right. Travis and his girlfriend Ellie are coming. Won't that be fun? Actually I think it will be, but we'll see how it goes. I've got all kinds of things planned for them. Including one seriously spooky surprise. I can't wait to see their faces. That'll be hilarious. I'm kinda nervous about it honestly. I'm not sure what to expect. It's been so long since I've seen Travis and the last time I either saw or spoke to him we weren't exactly pleasant. I'm worried about Ellie...about what type of reaction I can expect from her. I mean, considering she's travelling 1,000 miles with her boyfriend to see her boyfriend's ex-fiance and also staying at said ex-fiance's house for a few days and considering he's still in love with me...oh boy...this could get ugly. Or hopefully it won't. I'll do my best to make sure they both enjoy their visit. Hopefully it won't be too awkward.

Wedding plans are making things a little hectic. I need to find out what I'm going to do about food, photography, a minister/priest, etc. Tasha's already got my wedding planned for me and it's not exactly what I had in mind. It went from the groom and groomsmen wearing black and white to wearing black and gray. I can see I'm going to have to put my foot down on this. After all, you only get married once supposedly. Greg isn't much of a help really. I guess men just aren't when it comes to these things. Now you ask him for help with something about a car, he's all ears instead of 'yeah, honey, whatever you want...' Makes me laugh really, but sometimes he does manage to piss me off. Quite a bit actually, but that's life right?

I haven't been writing nearly as much as I used to. Mostly too caught up with work, wedding plans, spending time with Greg and kitties, etc. I get really good ideas, but by the time I get them, I'm not at a point where I have time to sit down and put them on paper. I've lost so many good story ideas, I swear. It's almost painful really. I miss writing. I kinda got side-tracked with getting a new job. I wanted to be a teacher, maybe even write a book one day. Maybe I still can but not for a while. Aunt Danielle's put the pressure on me about making sure I don't mess things up with Hibernia. She did put herself on the line for me and I don't want to let her down. I'm trying really hard not to. It's not as easy as I once thought it would be.

Mom's side of the family seems to have taken a new interest in my life now. I've found that Mom wasn't as honest with me as I'd like to think she was. It was never a contest of who gets to be the favorite in the family. Mom just made it out to be that way. It's a major relief really. I'm tired of trying to be better than everyone else. I'm just trying to make it from day to day, building the life that I want. That's all a person can do, really. I'm still trying to get Dad on my good side. I told him about Greg and I being engaged. He doesn't approve. Even says he probably won't be there at the wedding. I'm not sure if he'll change his mind or not. If he doesn't then I guess Grandpa will have to walk me down the aisle. As Grandma says, he's got lots of practice. Walked three daughters down the aisle (one of them twice) and two nieces. Might as well add a granddaughter to the mix.

I'm actually at work right now. It's kind of a slow period (knock on wood) and it's nice to get a moment to breathe. I can't wait to just go home and relax. It's been a really long week. I almost thought it would never end honestly. An endless line of customers with a multitude of transactions gets tedious after the first dozen or so you run across. At least I got off fairly early each day this week. The only reason I'm here so late today is because it's a Friday. Paydays suck unless they're ones I get paid on. Too bad those only occur once every two weeks. Greg sucks, he gets paid every week. *seethe*

Anyway, guess that's enough of an update for now (aka my fingers are getting tired). I'll try to post more often but it's kinda hard when you only have internet access at work. Really takes the fun out of it actually. But oh well, hopefully everything will work out. Here's to life and all it's wonderful surprises...