GNO!!!

     Yesterday I went to work, thinking that I had to work a nine hour shift. However, when I went to see the schedule, I wasn't scheduled to work yesterday. Instead, I was scheduled to work today. Well, at first, I was a little upset because I had made some slight plans for today and yesterday.

     So I was left with nothing to do. Then, a brilliant idea came to mind. I hadn't seen my best friend, Steph, since graduation. So I called her up and asked if she wanted to do anything. She seemed more than happy to oblige.

     We ended up going to the theater and seeing Get Him to the Greek. She thought it was funny as heck, when to me it was okay. Really, it was just fun hanging out. We had almost the whole theater to ourselves!

Wow that pic isn't very flattering at all is it? Lol

    

     After the somewhat-funny movie we went to eat at olive garden and got to discuss some deep issues like what the future holds and our slipping relationships with old friends. Then I remembered why she was my best friend. She's the type of person you can expect to listen to your problems and come up with a strong, practical solution from total sincerity. She and I have also related very strongly to the same issues. Now don't get me wrong, we have our differences, but most of the time we agree on about everything.

     After olive garden we went to Books A Million and I helped her pick out a cute journal while getting something for myself. (it's a surprise that you'll maybe hear about later.) While in books a million, she got cold so I lent her my jacket. Well when we were leaving the store it starts pouring and she takes off toward her car, wearing my jacket, leaving me to get wet :). It's okay though, I love the rain!

Oh.... goodness

     Well I woke this morning and went to my face book to find a message in my Inbox that came from my mom that said: "Just wanted to let ya know I love you Lloyd and I'm still praying for you." Well That seems nice enough, but it kind of unnerved me. When she say she's "still" praying for me, that means she's hoping that I'll turn straight, find some nice girl, and breed lots of babies. In other words she should have just said to me "Just wanted to let ya know I love you Lloyd and I still don't accept you being gay." That's how it made me feel, at least.

     So, I went to go post a response on her wall, when I noticed a button by her picture that read: Add as a Friend. You know what that means? My mother has done went and deleted me from her friends list on facebook. Now there are two possible reasons why she has done this.


One:

   The other day she invited me to come and eat over at her house. I told her that Tim and I were fixing something to eat and that I didn't know if we'd come. Apparently she thought that I said "Yeah I'll come, but we're going to eat a snack first" or something along those lines. Either way, Our dinner took a little longer to cook than we thought it would so we couldn't show up, and when Lillie (my sister) called to ask if we were coming, i had to tell her no. I heard raised voices in the background and decided to let her go. So, I'm assuming that mom got mad about it.

Two:

     A joke gone wrong. Mom and I have an ongoing argument about Mexicans living in the united states. I'm for it, she's against it. You know common, south-eastern behavior. Well, I was watching some clips from Mad TV on you tube and I ran across this:



     I sent it to her on facebook as a joke. But she could have taken it the wrong way, I realize. After all, this argument has gotten pretty heated before. Anyways, for what ever reason she's done this, I'm a little disappointed in her for responding this way. I'm not really concerned, just disappointed. I also think that she knew that message would upset me when she sent it, so I'm not gonna let that bother me either.

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     In other news, today is the third month that Tim and I have been in a relationship. I'm so happy about that! This is the longest relationship I've EVER been in and I'm soo happy with him!

Back to Normal...

     ...and Happy about it. The morning after my last post, everything was just as fine as it was the day before. We've only grown closer. Another thing, I don't really count on that last bit as being an argument. I've always told Tim that I look forward to our first argument, and I still do, but whatever that was really didn't count.

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     Okay, so the other day we found something pretty amazing in our garden. We had noticed for a while that there was a yellow squash plant growing in the garden. Nona said that she didn't plant it, and that it was coming from last year's garden. Well look at this plant...

     That is the absolute biggest squash I've ever seen in my life! My hand fits just around the neck of it, that's how big it is. But the funniest thing is that it is a hybrid between a squash and zucchini! Somehow this plant has been cross-pollinated and has been producing these monstrosities!

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     Yesterday, Tim and I went to Montgomery. He said that the night before last he really had the urge to see his mom. Turns out his mom was having health difficulties that very night. So, we headed off to Montgomery.

       Before we visited his mom, who had told him that she was fine (unconvincingly, apparently), we went to the mall! That was the first time I'd ever been to the Montgomery mall, and I have to say that it was pretty nice. It was no Galleria, but it was still a nice place.

     Of course, inside the mall goofing off ensued. Tim and I wrought havoc upon all of his favorite stores, and we didn't even buy a single thing.

(And yes, this is me attempting to model for the SWANKY SEXY SUMMER Dress Sale. Sexy right?)

 


  After the Mall, we went straight to Tim's Mom's office. She seemed happy to see us, and reassured Tim that she was feeling fine.

     We sat in her office for a while. I was being quiet and observant, as usual, and I really hope that it didn't come across in a bad way. Anyways, I could tell that I really liked her. She seemed wise and caring, and sounded like she could see what a person was really worth.

    

     When we left Miss Sondra's (Tim's Mom) office, Tim decided to take me to the Shakespeare Festival, seeing as how I'd only been once, and that time really didn't count since all I got to see was the Theater.

     Anyways, the first thing we went to go see was the Museum of Fine Arts.  It was too bad that we got there at the time we did, because it was going to close in about ten minutes.

     So, Tim took me by the hand and gave me a condensed tour of the bottom floor. I must say, for a ten minute tour, it was pretty amazing. I very much look forward  to going back so that I can get some real time to examine some of the work.

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     Today, I mostly studied my new Tarot Cards that I got from the Books A Million in Montgomery yesterday. It's amazing to see how all of the cards have such separate stories, but each of them cover a specific aspect of life.

     I'm also getting into palm reading, which I've found out was once considered a scientific study. I guess you do learn new things every day!

     Oh, and Tim and I cooked his belated birthday cake today. It's a German chocolate, coconut, and pecan cake a la Paula Dean... and that means a ton of butter went into it ;).

(the finished product)

Uh Oh

     So today, Tim and I went over to my Mom's house to go swimming. It was all fine for a while. Then I wanted to play with him. Now I admit, I was a little aggravating, but still. Long story short, he didn't want to play anymore. But I didn't know he was being serious, after all, he's always acting like he doesn't want to play. So I made him mad.

     The worst part was, there was no argument or anything. We just spent the drive back in silence. Well, by that point it had made me mad, because I didn't intend for him to be upset. When we got home, he tried to make casual conversation like nothing ever happened, but I wasn't buying into it. So, he went and fell asleep on the bed, alone. And that's where he is right now.

     I know I shouldn't let this upset me. He even told me that he was in a bad mood. But I just can't help but to feel a mixture of guilt, disappointment, and aggravation. Perhaps I'll be over this by the time that he wakes up.

ugh...

not feeling like blogging today. It's Tim's Birthday and we both have to work. I'm already missing him. I'll talk about the day later, maybe.

Slow and Steady

     So today, I woke up. Stretched a bit. Looked up at the clock, and noticed it said 9:45. It took a moment to register, but eventually I jumped out of bed. I was supposed to pick Tim up from work at 7:00 this morning! Quickly, I called his house. They said that they hadn't seen or heard from him there. So I called his workplace. Sure enough he was in the lobby, just chilling.

     When they put him on, I immediately apologized. I felt so bad, but he assured me that it was okay. He had gotten the chance to catch up on his reading. (I'm forcing him to read the twilight saga before he goes to see any more of the movies.)

     So I rushed down there and brought him back to my place.

     The rest of the day was fairly uneventful, though. Tim tried to get some sleep and I played Oblivion. After a while we had a bit of cuddling time. He ceases to amaze me.

In other news, I really miss my friends. It's not that I'm lonely or anything, it's just that I miss them. I wish we could all get together and do something.

I SWEAR I'm not slacking up!

     So for the past few days my computer has been acting up... and I'm talking "the Blue Screen of Death" type of   acting up. It's been awful. For three days, I've had practically no access to anything. So, I went out and bought a brand new one! Sure it cost me, but I think it was worth it. I forgot what it was like to have a fully-functional computer!

     Despite my technological difficulties, I did still manage to piece together a compilation of photos to show how those past few days have gone...

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Friday
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      Was fairly uneventful. We stayed at my place and just kind of hung around all day. Here you can see our Kitty, Poochie, watching Tim play a video game. Why did we name him Poochie, you may ask? Well, he likes to eat dog food, he prefers dog toys, he chews on our shoes, chases his tail, and even scratches on the door when he wants to sit in our laps.

     I swear that cat is a dog.





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Saturday
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     On all of these days, I've been off work and Tim has been close beside me. He's been just as sweet as ever, and continues to surprise me with his talent and charm. In fact, on Friday he decided to cook a cheesecake for us. Now he knows that there are two things I love in the world and cheesecake is one of them. The other would be a good rainstorm, and guess what? That happened too.


 
       I went outside, gathered up a couple of buckets, and did my best to catch the rainwater.  (I grow a full compilation of plants, and rain water is the absolute best water for a plant, so i try to gather it whenever it is humanly possible.) Tim and I spent time listening to the thunderstorm, since both of us think that it is absolutely romantic.




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Sunday
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      Saturday, we went out to town. I did a little shopping around (mostly for games) but we ended up eating at the Blue Moon Bar-B-Que joint. I'd never been and neither had Tim, so we decided to take a peek inside. When we saw the size of those onion rings, though, our paths were set. We were going to eat there!

     The workers there had on t-shirts that read on the back, "The Best Butts in Town: Blue Moon Bar-B-Que". Tim and I both saw it at the same time, and before I knew it he was cracking jokes. Anyways, we had a lot of fun there, but we decided to move on through our day.

     There is this little place up in Alabaster that a lot of people don't know about. To get there, you have to drive up a tall mountainous hill and find where the road forks off. Right at the fork, one of the roads end, making it more like a small parking area. Behind that area is the "Secret Place". That is what Tim and I have decided to call it.

     It is right on the highest part of the Hill and is filled with beautiful boulders and greenery. I had been there once with one of my friends, Steve. I was doing a "photo-shoot" for him and decided to do some nature shots, when I found this place by accident. Needless to say, I hit the jackpot.

    Anyways, while Tim and I where at the Secret Place, a thunderstorm brewed, leading to heavy rain. The sound of the water hitting the leaves was beautiful, and the hill was so far up that we were actually in a cloud. I jokingly told Tim that when his friends at work asked him what he did today, to reply, "Oh I just took a stroll through the clouds with my boyfriend."

When we eventually got home, we were drenched.