Valentine's Date

Well Brad and I actually got to do a date night on Saturday night for Valentine's Day. And let's just say that it left much to be desired! We got a babysitter (and no, it wasn't Grandma and Grandpa!) and decided that we'd just go out to dinner. I wanted to bring him to a new restaurant in town and he even got me flowers - which was really sweet!!! This was the first Valentine's Day that we have celebrated in 2 years. Last year, we moved on that day and the year before that Brad worked on Valentine's Day. So I thought it was going to be great.

So we get to the restaurant and everything is fine...until we ordered. The waiter was SOOOOO slow. We got there a little before 5:30. He came to take our drink orders, then left...came back 10 minutes later, and I ordered an appetizer and then he left...came back 20 minutes later and took our dinner order, then left...came back 10 minutes later and brought our salad and bread, then left...came back 20 minutes later and brought our food. It was just crazy. By the time we left it was after 7pm!! And we didn't' even sit and talk after we ate our food, we just basically ate and left. Then Brad ended up getting sick from the food that he ate. Poor guy! So needless to say, it wasn't that great of an evening and I was really bummed because we hardly ever get to go out to dinner. I just hope the next time it will be a little better.

My Parents - Part II

So now it's my mom's turn! Ever since her and my dad got divorced my relationship with her has been even more of a struggle. She is constantly asking me if I've talked to my dad, if I have his address, that she is pissed off at my dad (which is definitely understandable), and to make matters worse - she was hounding me after my grandfather passed away to make sure that I found out some information for her. Um...what??? She wanted me to find out if my dad was officially divorced from her before he married Bobbie because if he was a bigamist - 1/2 of my grandfather's money was hers! Words can not even describe how insane and disgusting that is - she told me to find that out the day I told her that my grandfather passed away!! I'm sorry, but WTF??? Why do people think about money right after someone dies?? That is just beyond disrespectful!

And lately I'm just tired of dealing with her drama (which she is always forcing upon me). She is dating a guy (and has been for a while now), that honestly (and I'm sorry for this) but he is just a douche bag. He is an alcoholic, he only comes over to my mom's house for the free use of the shower and her alcohol, and one (of the many times) that they broke up - he told her that if she put more money into their relationship maybe he would treat her better. Again, um...what?!? And for her birthday - which was on the 9th - he gets her a 100 proof bottle of Peppermint Schnapps!! And she doesn't even like that crap! Also, now I hear from my sister that my mom is going to be selling her condo so that her and Steve (her boyfriend) can buy a house and move in together! Ugh! Constant drama that I don't even want to deal with.

My Parents - Part I

Wow - I feel like I've been adopted. I feel like I don't even know my parents any more and I also feel like they've reverted back to being teenagers where it is all about them and no one else. A lot of this has stemmed from going to my grandfather's funeral and more stuff lately just keeps bringing everything right back to the surface.

A lot has happened to get me to this point. I just feel like I've been dealing with A LOT of drama in my life lately, and I just want it to end and be peaceful! I need a break. I need a vacation. I just want to go somewhere and cozy up with a few books, read to my hearts content and then sleep. And that's pretty much it!


So this all started when I went to California for my grandfather's funeral. Once there I met my dad's new wife for the very first time! Not exactly the best opportunity to do this, seeing as how I was grieving and everything else. So let's just say, that didn't go over so well. Long story short (because I don't feel like typing it all down) she just seems like she is with my dad for the money. She only met my grandfather one time, and thinks that she knows him and our life with him. My dad kept calling her "honeybear" even after I spoke with him about my feelings about hearing that. I tried to explain to my dad that this (him and his new wife) is all VERY new to me and I'm so used to seeing him with my mom, it's just very difficult. I asked him if could tone it down with the pet names and such, but as soon as Bobbie (the new wife) walks through the door he calls her "honeybear" and all the while is looking directly at me. I felt like he still thinks of me as a small child and isn't taking my feelings into account. It's all about him!

I had not seen my dad in almost 2 years, I was dealing with my grandfather's death, and then I had to deal with all of that crap with his new wife. It was just too much! And now I've been hearing from my aunt (my dad's only sibling) that my dad didn't even call her on Christmas. And when he did call it was to say that they (him and Bobbie) needed to rent a UHaul truck and bring it to California. When my aunt asked him why - he said so they could pick up some stuff of my grandfather's because they were already placing dibs on furniture, pictures, and probably jewelry! Hearing that just made me completely sick to my stomach. What were they doing in California - taking stock of everything so they would know what they wanted?!? My grandfather has only been gone for a month when my dad starting asking about that stuff!!! WOW!

And there has been much more stuff, but I am just too tired to type it all out. I'm just exhausted in dealing with all of this family drama!