It’s a slippery slope downhill.

It’s amazing how things can suddenly start going good in someone’s life and then they are smacked back to reality. The past few days I’ve spent my nights talking to this guy Travis. No, it’s not like that. We’re friends and I’ve really missed a connection to the opposite sex and evidently he’s it for the time being. I just enjoy talking to him. He’s funny and yes, he is cute, too. Not that it matters though. Lol. When I mentioned that I was talking to a new guy my friends started freaking out. Evidently it scares them for me to be talking to someone because they don’t want to see me end up like I did with the whole C situation. I can tell you 100% that this guy is nothing like C. N-O-T-H-I-N-G. When they worry so much it makes me feel like they think I’m inadequate at making decisions about my life and who I date. I know my track record concerning past boyfriends is not the greatest but honestly I’m not talking to Travis that way. He just makes me smile which I haven’t done in such a long time.

Anyways, today my mom came in my room talking about washing her hair because she found out it was true. I just gave her this blank stare like what’s true!? She told me that my cousin called saying our other cousin committed suicide today and my mom found out it was true. I could not believe that. I am so shell shocked. This lady had kids and grandkids but evidently she had always suffered from depression. I guess depression runs in the family but I still can’t imagine feeling that lost and confused about life to take your life. I guess we’ll find out more about the funeral arrangements tomorrow. Now my mom is worried over my other cousin who has been in the hospital because we’re not sure how she’ll take the news. This cousin has major depression issues and other issues regarding her loser husband and son. I just hope Donna takes things well. Even though she is my mom’s age she is funny and really caring. I love my family. It’s amazing how two years ago I really thought our family was going down the drain since my grandma’s death and when I thought we were getting closer this thing happens with my other cousin. Wow is all I can say.

Thank God I have awesome friends to lean on. I love you guys so much and thank you for listening to me! I’ve realized I have the best friends a girl could ever ask for especially through the whole C thing and then me griping about being single and then griping about wanting to stay single and the list goes on. Ya’ll are truly amazing!

Just Blergh

This past weekend was just blah for me. On Saturday, Nate’s birthday party was planned to be held at a local park. The party was to begin at 10 AM and last until noon. Amanda picked these times since we’ve been having such hot days she didn’t want everyone to be out in the steaming hot especially since there were small children there plus two babies in tow. When Amanda got to the park at 9:00 AM to set up, the park was completely rented out to this company for their luncheon. This royally pissed Amanda off since she called the park office two weeks in advance to make sure the park was free and book the party. They told her that yes, the park was free but the people renting out the park showed Amanda signed papers where they paid over three grand to secure both parks (there is a big park with a pavilion and playground plus a smaller park with a pavilion and playground and then a river walk connecting both parks) so Amanda called me immediately all frantic. There are multiple parks in our town but this one is the biggest and prettiest. So in the end, the party was held at the Levy but little did anyone know, the Levy was rented out as well to the local college’s alumni but they were nice enough to let us use the playground for the party since their stuff wasn’t starting until around noon. So everything went great. I’ll have to upload my pictures to flickr later today. Nate is so cute and so is Peyton and I can’t wait to spend more time with those little cuties!

Other than the party on Saturday, I haven’t really done much this weekend. I did go with Beth to get some Chinese food on Saturday night as well but that doesn’t really count. This week is also intersession so Beth and Selena are out of school but Nicholas had to attend intersession. Poor babe. We think Nicholas has ADD and has a hard time concentrating on his schoolwork especially in English so that is why he has poor grades in the subject. The good thing is his teacher said if he makes a bad grade, he can come home and re-do it and she will change his grade. Basically she said if he makes the effort to re-do his work, she’s definitely going to scratch that bad grade with the new grade (which will be an A since we are checking all of his work!) since he put a lot of work into correcting it. So this past weekend he did about four assignments and throughout this week he’ll complete some more to bring that grade up before report cards come out on the 12th.

I just wanted to make a quick blog since I woke up for some reason. I was feeling really ill last night and woke up at 5 AM with a really bad migraine. I had to wake my mom up and get something to take for it and then went to bed finally. I tossed and turned for over three hours with that migraine because I didn’t want to wake my mom up but finally at 5, I couldn’t take anymore. My mom got onto me because she said I should have told her earlier no matter if it meant waking her up or not because now it was a booming migraine and I had laid there suffering. Luckily the pill made it go away but it still hurts a little so that’s why I want to lay back down. I have a lot of stuff to do this week including my new pink theme. Oh yes, miss-kate.com is going Pink for October because breast cancer runs in my family and everyone should show their support! Later gators!

School Sign-Ups

Evidently tomorrow is late student registration! Yippee! I now am pursuing a new major which I will blog all about tomorrow. I’m excited because it looks like me and my best friend are going to be taking the same major. I am overjoyed and so excited because this is another way me and Amanda seem to be going in the same direction. I swear, I have the best friend ever since I can call her and just bitch, bitch, bitch, moan, moan, moan, and her listen to everything I have to say so I’m glad that we might be taking the same major. We’ll have each other to rely on!

My Birthday Adventure

So I guess it’s time I finally posted about my birthday since I am so thankful for my wonderful friends and family who made my birthday awesome. My friends all made sure to tell me Happy Birthday whether it was the non-stop calls, text messages, or instant messages. That is why I love my babes. My Birthday morning I woke up and wasn’t feeling too good so I thought I wasn’t going to get to go out to eat as planned. In the end, Beth talked me into getting a bath and relaxing and eventually getting dressed and going.

All in all, I am glad I went. We decided to go to my favorite Mexican restaurant, Las Palmas. I love that place. Beth and my mom made sure the waitress knew it was my birthday but I told her no hats, no singing, and no dancing and I meant it! Since it was my birthday, my mom ordered me a strawberry margarita. Needless to say, Kate does not like tequila. Lol. I didn’t drink much of it but my mom did take a few sips which was funny since I never see my mom drink. Everyone was very relaxed and got along except for Selena trying to steal the spotlight. Selena decided to go to school that day and tell everyone it was my birthday. Haha. She’s so cute when her overwhelmingly smart attitude doesn’t take over her body. During our meal, my brother called and said my dad tried to call me which I didn’t expect since I don’t talk to my dad a lot and we’re not that close. I called him and he said he wanted me to come by and get my card and he wanted to see me so I told him I’d drive out there when I got home from eating. About that time, the waiters and waitresses at the restaurant came to our table with sombreros and a plate of a cooked tortilla covered in sugar, honey, and whipped cream completed with a cherry. They sang to us and made us ALL wear sombreros. The owner said my face was as red as my margarita! I’m sure it was. Haha. Even though it was VERY embarrassing, it was fun and I had a great time.

After I dropped my mom, Nicholas, and Selena at home, I made Beth ride with me to my dad’s. I am always nervous going out there because he has a way of saying things to me whether he means them bad or not, but they seem to hurt my feelings and upset me. He was very nice this time and he looked so happy to see me. We talked about school, family, and my best friend Amanda since they used to go to church with Amanda’s family. When I left, he told me he wished I would come out there more. He actually looked sad I was leaving which made me realize, I think my dad and I are too much alike. He did hug me goodbye and told me he loved me and kissed my cheek which my dad is anti-affection so I know that took a lot for him to do that. The funniest part about being out there is my dad and step-mom’s cat, Sassy. That cat is HUGE and they treat her like a baby. It’s funny seeing my dad with the cat. Haha.

We did have a fiasco concerning my cake though. My mom had a specific idea of having a sheet cake with the “present” on top of it. Obviously the present was supposed to be made of cake and have a bow and ribbon on it and it was supposed to be made with cream cheese icing with chocolate cake inside. The baker only made the present and it was with nasty royal icing so the lady at the bakery gave my mom a yellow sheet cake and this big tub of cream cheese icing. Earlier that day, my mom and Beth ran to Wal-Mart and Michaels to get some Wilton cake decorating supplies since Wilton is the best. My mom didn’t decorate the cake until later that night after dinner but it looked really good. My mom is very talented in taking her creative side and putting it into a creative medium whether its cake, painting, or drawing. I think I’m going to buy her some more painting supplies so she can make me some paintings to go into my room.

So anyways that’s my birthday adventure. I felt like blogging about it since I can’t go back to sleep evidently since Boo Boo woke me up pawing at me to go let him outside. I am dealing pretty well with my wisdom teeth being removed except for how funny the stitches feel. I’ll blog all about that later on, but to my friends, I miss ya’ll! So later gator!

And things are finally going up..

Yes you heard, my life has finally decided to move upwards and out of this rut I’ve been in lately. As for my wisdom teeth, boo yah bitches I have an appointment this Monday to see about getting those suckers taken out! It’s about time because living off of orajel and percocets is not fun at all.

The other day I was searching our local jobs website and came across this position as a Technical Support Rep at a local tax software call center. I immediately sent in my resume after brushing up on some things that needed to be added. I got a call yesterday for some general questions and then got e-mailed an online application. I filled the online application out last night and at 8:30 this morning, I got another call asking me to come in to do some call center simulation program to see how I relate in call center environments even though I worked in one for Cingular for a year. So tomorrow at 2:15 I go take that and hopefully I’ll get sent off for a drug test and then voila, I’ll be hired! I am so excited I cannot even tell you how much. Life is finally looking up. Not to mention, I’m losing weight, too. Eat your heart out C! Ha.

Speaking of C, this girl that caused a lot of drama between us added me to MySpace. At first I wanted to be childish and e-mail her asking her if she lost her effing mind, but instead I added her because I honestly don’t care. C has no control over me anymore and never will. Also, a BIG Happy Birthday to my two best friends, Manda and J! I love you both! And tonight, Kate is kicking lose and going to have a good time but not too good since I have an appointment at 9:30 in the morning and then the simulator thing at 2:15! So all is well in Kate Land for the time being!