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So despite not wanting to spend the weekend with a house full of people i had a wonderful time. It went extremely fast but there is always next weekend. I need to find out whether Monday is a holiday for me b/c if it is i just may not work it. I have worked everyone since May and i thinking one off might be great.
I’ve got this struggle going in side my head about my father. For the last 12-14 years he hasnt been in my life on a regular bases. I’ve seen him three times since May which is more than i have seen my mother. I talk to him every 2-3 weeks which is something that i havent done since we lived in the same town. I’m not sure how i deal with it, i know it’s a good thing but knowing that he has been having health problems and then this behavior change has me worried. It feels weird and good all at the same time. I’m glad he’s more a part of our lives but it’s just different. Then you have Melanie who had married and moved across the border. It’s like i sacrificed a sister for a parent if that makes sense.
I’m left with a good feeling in my belly about this weekend but there is still the window of doubt. Maybe it’s part of not getting my hopes up that this will continue. Maybe if i think he’s doing this b/c he’s sick that when he stops it wont hurt as much. I dont know, i am trying to be positive here and just let it be what it could be.. a man who realizes that after ten years of being a jerk about his family he’s realizes he did wrong and wants to do right.
tropical storm fay.. and people with all services out. I think that was 99% of what i dealt with today. Ugh..
TGIF
My sister and father/step-mother are supposed to come up Saturday and stay the night, as much as i look forward to seeing them i wish i could just hang out by myself for some time. It’s been nine days since i had some time off and i could use some time for myself to just veg out.
If you didnt already know i work for a company that provides HSD, DP and digital cable. So when i call Rogers i have some sort of idea what i am talking about. I had looked into getting a pvr (Canada) dvr (USA). When i last called they told me that they did not offer a sd pvr in the province of New Brunswick. So i could get a HD pvr at a discount. Now a sd pvr costs like 12.99 and the hd pvr costs 24.99. Because they didnt offer the sd pvr i could get it for a discount of 8 bucks bringing it to 16.99 that i would pay. I’m not a stickler for money but because they didnt offer it here i was annoyed that i couldnt get one for the regular sd price.
I paid my bill the other day and i got looking at my services and come to find out i somehow got locked into a 12 month plan meaning if i cancel my services within 12 months i would be responsible for the 10% saving for the year. This annoyed me, too.
So i call my friendly neighbourhood Rogers person and ask about the pvr and the ‘contract’… even though i never signed a contract or was informed about the end result of opting out early. BUDDY tells me that no, in fact you are in the bundle until June 16th of 2010. I about flip. I could have delt with paying the charges for up to a half a year. But now i was looking at one and half years.
Back to the pvr. Apparently they are offering a 12 month special where you get a FREE HD PVR because of the switch over in Feb. of 2009. So what i will be doing is stuffing my regular cable box in the closet and using my new pvr for the next year? HELLO! For free!.
To top that off we went over my bill and my monthly charges dropped from 170 to 146… and i got my internet speed up by 6 mbs/second.
I was feeling kinda crappy but saving money and gaining products makes me very happy. Who knew that calling Rogers at two in the morning would be so rewarding. All i needed to make it even better was a happy ending… HAPPY FREAKING FRIDAY TO ME.
Now i need to go to bed because my pvr arrives in the morning.
w00t!
Relationship Status] - taken
[Parents still together] – not in twenty years
[Siblings] - 2 sisters, three step brothers and a step sister.
[pets] - Minnie
FAVORITES:
[Color] – Orange.
[Number] - 8
[Animal] - cat
[Book] -
[Flower] - calalily
DO YOU:
[Twirl your hair?] - sometimes
[Have tattoos?] - nope
[Like roller coasters?] - sometimes
[Wish you could live somewhere else?] – most days.
[Like cleaning?] – it’s okay.
[Know how to drive?] - no
[Own a cell phone?] – no.
[Ever get off the internet?] - once in a while (:
CURRENT
[Current hair] - up in pony
[Current thing I ought to be doing] – i should probably be tiding up.. but it’s not a must.
[Currently playing] - broken
[Last movie you saw] – the love guro, i think.
[Last thing you ate] – some doritos last night.
[Believe there is life on other planets?] - its not impossible
[Hate yourself?] - nope
[Collect anything?] - not really
[Like your handwriting?]no
LOVE…
[First crush] – His name was Brett
[you believe in love at first sight?] – I think it’s possible though i havent seen it yet.
[you believe in "the one?"] - its true for some people.
What’s been happening in my life…
Becka arrived Tuesday night but i didnt get to see he until Thursday evening. She surprised me in the parking lot at 12:15am. A little creepy hearing your named called out at that hour. We spent the next couple hours catching up before she retired to her hotel.
Up early (8am) Thursday morning to head out by 10am. We headed to Hopewell Rocks, then off to lunch in Moncton. Once back here we went to the liquor store for some supplies We spent the next hour or so hanging out in her hotel room drinking before over to my sisters to socialize and drink some more. Back here to watch BB, then retiring for the evening.
Friday had me up 7am so that we could head out to Saint John early. We spent the better part of the day exploring the downtown and market. We ate at a seafood resturant YUCK. After that we headed off to the reversing falls and then to the beach. Back in town by 6:30 to get cleaned up so we could go get our drunk on. Off to my sisters by 8pm to start the drinking. We had birthday cake before heading out to the bar around 10:30ish. Had a lovely time.. other than Rene hip checking me and sending me to the floor. Then some girl kept stepping on my foot. I’m not a violent person but after the second or third time i moved to the over side of the floor and the next thing i know she was right there next me. Becka stepped in because otherwise i was ready to rumble. My sister and Liz went home early but we stayed till closing time. After that we headed to subway then back here for a little while.
Saturday morning i was up at 10am and out the door around 12pm. We went to Kings Landing then explored some of downtown Fredericton. We had some supper then stopped at the water front here before i got dropped off. I was completely and utterly pooped. This girl doesnt do back to back nights of drunkenness, travelling and a bazillion steps.
I had a wonderful time and enjoy every painful moment of it. I just wish she could have stayed longer so we could just hang out. I’d like to also point out that she had been telling me that her son was extremely smart and i just nodded because no mother is going to say “Yeah, my kid is as dumb as a rubber boot” .. but it turns out that he is very bright and well behaved which kinda surprised me (sorry becka.(: heh)
Sunday i did some laundry, cleaning, hanging out with the sister and relaxing. I also went and got some groceries and made myself a huge pot of chilli.. mmm
Besides that and some more minor family drama it’s been a quite couple of days. As much as i am enjoying not being on the move I miss them muchly. It’s too bad that we live so far apart..