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It’s Fall, YAY!

Amber — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:08:11 +0000

Horray, Fall is here! My most favorite time of the year! I can’t wait for the leaves to change to beautiful yellow, orange and red masterpieces! And not to mention Halloween! Well, well, well..I obviously need to work on my Blogging skills. The main reason why I haven’t blogged in so long is because I feel I have so much I’d like to blog about, yet when it comes to me actually blogging, I go blank. Go figure! But really, so much has happened. If I didn’t put off blogging so badly I wouldn’t have such humongous updates to deal with. Well, here we go!

I bought a car a couple of weeks ago off Craigslist! It’s a bright red 1993 Toyota Tercel with 133,000 miles on it (which is nothing for a Toyota car!). I know it’s kinda old, but I think it’s absolutely adorable! We got an amazing deal for it- $1400 for the car plus 4 new snow tires. I’t sos much fun to drive around! Compared to my last car, a 1999 Hyundai Accent, I like my Toyota a lot more. Andy says it fits me perfectly and calls it my little Ladybug I really want to get a ladybug antenna ball now! I’ve already put some extra money into it (new stereo and speakers, steering wheel cover, exterior paint wax, etc.) and could not be happier!

Last week Andy and I brought the kittens to PetSavers in the valley to be fixed. All went well except Gray came home with a terrible bladder infection. I went ahead and took him to the vet the very next day and he was put on some antibiotics. Let me tell you, he is a horror to give medicine to. He hates it so much. The first couple of days he would try to spit it out. By now he has become pretty used to it, but he’s still a pain to administer the drugs to. I also went ahead and got some pain medicine for all 3 kitties. The vet was shocked that the spay / neuter clinic didn’t send me home with any. Overall the bill was around $150. Gray is still having a hard time going to the bathroom but he has shown improvement. Hopefully by next week he will be cleared up fully.

I’ve always told myself that I’d never get a Tumblr. Well, I caved and got one. I think this is going to be another reason for me to put off blogging, but let’s hope I don’t let it become like that! It’s pretty fun to share things on there..a lot better than Twitter if you ask me! But I’m not going to let that keep me from using Twitter either..even though my Twitter account has become my “location feed”. Anyway, if you’d like to become friends with me on Tumblr, my URL is ambrosity.tumblr.com. Go ahead and add me if you will

In less than two weeks (October 4th) I’ll be flying to Indiana for my brother’s wedding. He’s getting married on October 9th so that means I’ll be in Indiana for almost a week. I got my bridesmaid dress a few weeks ago and it’s absolutely stunning! I’m really excited to wear it (and of course for the wedding as well!). After the wedding I’ll be driving back to Texas with my grandparents. I’ve missed my friends and family so much and I can’t wait to see them! I’ll probably end up staying for a couple of weeks, but I’m sure I’ll start missing Andy so bad I’ll want to come back to WA pretty soon after. I guess we will see when I get there! Oh, and lets not forget I will be bringing home my beloved Maximus with me!! HORRAY! I miss him dearly. So there is so much that I have ahead of me..and I’m definitely ready to take on everything!

Long Time No Blog

Amber — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:47:43 +0000

It’s been over 3 months since I last blogged. Much has happened since then, with the biggest being my complete move to the great state of Washington. I now live in the city of Spokane which is a wonderful and beautiful city. I didn’t realize how much I hated living in huge city until I came here. Spokane is like a big city in a small town..with a population of around 205,000 people, yet all of the great entertainment and nightlife a big city would have. Back in Houston you could not go anywhere without sitting in traffic for 2 hours of your busy life, and on top of that there is a whopping 2.3 million people that live there, making it the 4th largest city in the United States. I absolutely love it here. There are parks all over the place. We actually live 2 houses down from one of them and I don’t think I have ever seen so many evergreen trees in one place. It’s amazing! There’s also a major park smack dab in the middle of downtown called Riverfront Park. Andy and I live about 5 minutes from there. It not only is a park, but is also a small amusement park. There’s an IMAX theater as well as other small attractions. All of it is situated right on Spokane Falls. The river looks awesome, especially when the water is high. Over all I absolutely love the area.

One of the drawbacks of me moving so early is the fact that I am basically living out of my two suitcases. My mother has slowly been sending me things. I received my computer, bedsheets and some more clothes just a few days ago. Surprisingly it only cost $13 to ship with FedEx. Since it’s so cheap I’ll definitely be asking her to send me some more stuff!

My brother is getting married on October 12th. The wedding is taking place in Fort Wayne, Indiana which means I have to take a plane for a weekend out there since I’m a bridesmaid. Thankfully I can take advantage of this opportunity and ride back with my grandparents to Texas so I can fly from there with 2 more suitcases filled to the brim with more of my fabulous junk! not only that, but I will have my cat Maximus with me as well I miss him so much!

Since I have my PC back, I definitely will be updating more often. I have the chance to finally update many of the pages on my site that have been broken for months. I can assure you I have a huge to-do list when it comes to my little abode on the net. As for now, I will just take it slowly and get things done little by little.

2010 AIDS Walk Houston

Amber — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:04:53 +0000

This Sunday is the 2010 AIDS Walk Houston, happening downtown. I wasn’t sure if I was going to do it this year due to my job but it turns out I can. I’ll have to be up by 7AM Sunday (HISS at DST on Saturday night!) to get ready and head downtown to participate! I’m somewhat excited because this will be my first benefit walk I’ll be in. The team I joined as currently raised $500! A good thing is that today is my last day of work for the next 9 days due to Spring Break. I’m definitely excited for that! I’ll also be taking care of my grandmother’s cats from this upcoming Wednesday to April 8th. That means if I decide to stay over at her house for a few days, I will have it all to myself. It’s going to be nice!

Taking the Time to Evaluate Life

Amber — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:31:27 +0000

I’ve tried to think of a time in my life when I have taken a minute to just stop, think, and evaluate how my life is at that moment in time, and I honestly can’t find anything. I’ve thought about it plenty of times, but I’ve never actually studied it. I believe it is pretty crucial in everyone’s lives to just take a few seconds to realize exactly how their life has been in the past, how it is now, and what they would like to do to make it that much better in the future. I’m sure there are a lot of people who follow that routine religiously, day by day, and there are others who are like me, who have never experienced it. Sometimes I kind of wish I wasn’t the latter. I usually try to live my life in the present, but for some reason I am always sucked back into the past. I severely let the past take hold of me and completely rip me apart. I let it prevent me from expanding certain parts of my life, and it greatly holds me back. I want to try and change how my life is. I want to be able to look at my past and actually realize that there’s no possible what that I can change it, and go on living my life without it affecting me. Well, for some reason I’m having an extremely difficult time doing so.

To make things worse, Andy is moving away. He is moving to Idaho to live with his sister because he can’t stand living with my family. They are extremely rude and uncaring toward him, and I can’t even fathom where they have any reasoning to do so. He is wonderful and he doesn’t deserve to be treated that way. That’s the only reason why I agreed to letting him go..I know living with me while I’m living with my mother is an unhealthy environment for him to be in. We have talked about moving out numerous times, but have never had the motivation to do so. Well, it has jumped right out at me and slapped me in the face. After he moved away I’m most likely going to try and get a job at Starbucks again, and of course he’s going to try and get a stable job up in Idaho. Once we can afford to move out, he will move back to Texas to live with me. Having him by me every day of my life and then him just up and leaving is going to be a major change for me. I’m going to miss him so much, but I think in a way it will help our relationship grow stronger. We will stay in contact every day either through the phone or internet, I guess whichever is more convenient for the both of us. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see how things go for the next couple of months. At least with him being gone, I’ll have more time to reflect and work on my own life.

Insert Clever Title Here

Amber — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:05:51 +0000

I was trying to come up with a good title for this blog, but I am completely blank right now. I think I need a little imagination boost.. Since my last post, I haven’t done much at all. School starts back up on August 25th and I am still not planning on taking classes this semester. Why? I need a break from school that’s longer than a 3 month Summer vacation. I still have not been able to find a stable job. I applied at PetSmart PetHotel a week ago and haven’t heard back from them yet, so they’re either not hiring or just taking applications. Either way, I’m still going to call tomorrow and see what’s up. I desperately need a job, and so does Andy. I’m 19 years old and he is 21 and we’re living with my Mother. now, I’m not saying we’re in a terrible spot because my mom’s house is pretty laid back, but I do need to get out on my own feet and I also want a bit more privacy. The funny thing is, one minute my mom discusses the fact that it’s time for us to get out of the house, but then she drags us back in by telling us “you’ll never be able to support yourselves in the real world!” Honestly, nothing is going to happen if that attitude is thrown around. Nothing is going to happen without progress, even if that means making a few mistakes. As soon as Andy and I have a stable job, we’re saving up, at the very least, 3/4ths of each of our paychecks to go in to savings to move out. Hopefully we can accomplish saving up enough for a deposit and a few months of rent by the end of the year.

As for my online life, I took a break from things. I was not really participating in the Quilting Bee as much as I should have committed, including my staff duties. However I’ve tried to catch back up and everything seems okay now. I’m going to try and not let myself fall behind again. I’ve also been playing a lot of Neopets as of late.. almost on the verge of an unhealthy addiction. I’m going to try and limit my computer use to only a few hours a day or so, and my more important online duties (paying bills, eBay, Q*Bee, etc.) will come before anything else.

Recently my hormones have been out of whack and it has definitely taken a toll on my face. I went to the dermatologist yesterday and boy was it the quickest appointment I’ve ever been to. I waited in the waiting room for a total of about 15 minutes and was in a room in no time. As soon as the doctor came in, she looked at my face for a minute and prescribed me Doryx. Thank God this prescription only costs me $25, because I lost my insurance when I turned 19. Anyway, I have to take one pill every morning. Yesterday was my first dose and I’m already suffering from one of the side effects, heartburn. The only thing I can do about it is drink cold water to ease the pain because if I take any kind of antacid pills (especially ones with calcium), it contradicts the medication. Hopefully this will be my one and only side effect, though. The worst thing I saw on the list was the runs and a constant yeast infection, yech! I guess I’ll be hitting the Activia yogurt until my face clears up! I also have to use a 5.5% benzoyl peroxide wash twice a day and Differin once a night. It doesn’t seem like too hard of a regime for what it’s worth. I need to get a new planner so I can write stuff down to remind me of things like this..but for now my wall calendar is going to make do.

Cross your fingers (and toes) for me that all this medicine will work!

My Life is a Horrible Mess

Amber — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:15:43 +0000

This weekend was supposed to be the start of something nice: Spring Break. That’s what I thought..but it hasn’t happened that way. Thursday night my mother came home extremely drunk at 1 in the morning, screaming and cursing at me while kicking down my door and the walls. Both Andy and I were so scared of her that we decided to just leave. We called my dad and asked if we could stay since we had to be up at 6AM for a Government exam and fortunately he said yes. We stayed the night and went to class the next morning. After my exam my Grandpa called me and chewed me out about leaving last night and told me how I was in the wrong for it. Excuse me? I was scared and I ran. How could I be in the wrong for that? I’m not a little girl anymore and I can leave the house when I feel like it, especially when I feel how I felt that night. Andy and I have stayed away from my mother’s house since then. My grandparents are furious with me and I honestly don’t know why. I had to come home today because they’re planning a little “talk” about mine and Andy’s relationship..like it’s any of their business. Here comes the part that’s hard for me to talk about..Andy decided he wasn’t going to put up with my mom’s crap (or my grandparents either) anymore and moved out. He’s going to be living with my dad for a while until we can afford to move into an apartment together. I feel so alone without him here..I’m going to have a very, very hard time sleeping at night without him by my side anymore. I don’t know how to cope with all of this. I haven’t spoken to my mother since then and I don’t plan on speaking to her for a while, but I’ll probably have to tonight at the “family meeting”. I wanted to ask everyone for their input on what I should do to cope..I saw this beautiful kitty at Petsmart that reminded me of Tango and I wanted to buy him right then and there, but I know my mom won’t allow me to have a kitty in my room. I really think that would help me in coping with Andy not being in my room with me anymore. Opinions? So, my main point for this blog is to explain what has been going on and why i’ll be taking a break from my website. I’m not going to have access to a computer for a while. I’ll be around the internet with my Blackberry, but for now I’m going to take a hiatus from my website until further notice, or at least until I can get my life back in order.

Ready For Something New

Amber — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:09:36 +0000

I’m tired of looking at myself and seeing the same old Amber.. every.. darn.. day. So tonight, I’m dying the tips of my hair..dun, dun, duuuun!!1! RED. Yes, red. With my hair color I think it will look very accenting. I’m about to do it right after I finish posting this blog entry Last night was amazing. I went out to get him his gifts and ended up getting with 2 pairs of boxers, one with Snoopy and Woodstock, and another red pair, some chocolate covered fortune cookies, and a huge Reese’s Piece’s heart. He loved it all, of course His gift was the best, though. He got me a stuffed puppy with a heart in it’s mouth that says “Kiss Me” on it, some sugar-free chocolate (since I’m currently on Weight Watchers) and the best part was a mini puppy that says “I Wuv You, bark, bark!” when you squeeze it. What’s so great about that? you say? There was a ring on the key chain part, that’s what! It’s so pretty. It has diamonds around the whole part and it’s silver. I love it He also home-made me a card that made me cry. It was so beautiful After we exchanged gifts he made the best chicken fettuccine alfredo I’ve ever eaten. The rest of the night was just as amazing, but I won’t go into details Anyway, time to go dye my tips! Toodles

Starbucks Here I Come!

Amber — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:53:33 +0000

I start work on Monday My schedule is pretty simple right now. I’ll be working Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday for 4 hours each day. My training will take around 2 weeks, so that is going to be my basic schedule for a while Andy had to be at work at 9AM this morning, so I’ve been up since 8:30 helping him get ready. I came home and noticed there was a huge garage sale across the street at 6 different houses, so my sister and I walked over there. I didn’t end up buying anything for myself..but spent $15 on my sister at $1 on Andy. Why does that always happen to me! Today is supposed to be my relaxation day before I have to start work, but I have a TON of things on my mind that I need to get done by 1PM. I have to clean my room, do mine and Andy’s laundry that’s been piling up for the last 2 weeks, drive to the mall to get a clear piercing for my nose (Starbucks is strict on any type of unnatural facial objects) and finish up some online homework that is due Monday morning. So blogging probably isn’t a good idea right now, but I figured I would make a little update to hold you all until some time next week. Toodles! Oh yeah, and if you have time would you think about signing up at Re.View.Me ? A nice referral point would be extremely nice to receive

Rockn’Bowl!

Amber — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:31:14 +0000

First of all, Happy first of November! I usually never get to say anything like that ’cause I hardly ever blog on the first of the month I made it this time though! I did a huge update from my iPod yesterday morning while on break in class, but when I tried to submit it it got erased! I’m at the bowling alley with Andy and a couple of friends and figured I would try to update a little whil I’m waiting to bowl. So let me try and sum up everything I said in a few sentences ’cause my turn is coming up soon and I want to finish this before having to bowl again. Wednesday’s interview went great. Usually managers call for a second interview, but Leah (the manager interviewing me) liked me so much that she said it was unneeded so I officially got the job. I went in earlier today to fill out all the necessary paperwork and get my apron and hat. We also did tasting of some coffee. My goal is to try all the coffees by the end of February Think I can do it? Christmas is coming up next month and I already know what my dad and stepmom are getting me. In simpler terms, they purchased Andy and me a special date night, which includes a gift certificate to a nice restaurant downtown, hotel reservations, and tickets to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra!! I am so excited about it. It’s all for December 28th. The hotel will transport us both to dinner and the concert that night and also pick us up.i can’t wait Well I gotta bowl now, so toodles!

Starbucks, Bath & Body Works, and Lots More

Amber — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:43:00 +0000

Yesterday morning I received a phone call from Starbucks asking me to come to an interview at 6 tomorrow How cool is that? I barely turned in my application 24 hours before and already was being contacted. They must think I’m the greatest (of course I am!) . So tomorrow will be pretty busy for me. I have class from 8 to 11:30 AM and a Algebra review session from 5-6 (which I’ll have to leave early now) and then the interview. So I have to look all nice and pretty before 4:30PM.

After I left college yesterday, Andy and I headed over to the mall to visit Bath & Body Works. I didn’t want to go to the one I recently applied at because I figured I’d feel out of place and weird there having been denied a job. I went there with a coupon for 20% off my entire purchase and also one for a free bottle of lotion. Of course I used both. I bought Irresistable Apple body splash, Black Amethyst body splash, Pumpkin Spice pumpkin candle, A 3-pack of the limited edition Forever Festive holiday scents, and my free bottle of Sweet Pea lotion. Now, normally all this stuff would cost $50, but with my coupon and an additional free $10 item coupon one of the clerks gave me, the cost was brought down to just under $20. I’m always the best shopper

I have to pick my sister up from school in a few minutes so this blog is getting cut short. Toodles!