Week 3 / Day 4

Well, it seems as though I haven't updated this thing since Thanksgiving. Haven't had a whole lot to talk about. On Sunday, Anjel, Nicolette and Jerry came by the house. We had wine, built a fire, and talked. I got pre-invited to their Annual Camping Trip this summer. I'm actually pretty excited about it, to be honest. I love camping, and these people and their friends are awesome. Nothing else exciting happened in the next couple of days. Um..hm.

Well, today I took Trinket to the vet. Had to get her Mange treated before it got worse. Upon entering Cottonwood (this IS her vet from now on) I had to fill out some paperwork since she was a first time patient. They had a bird in the corner, I think it was a parrot, though I've never seen a parrot with those types of colors before.. The receptionist said that the bird had survived getting mawled by a Great Dane. Guess the dog took out half her wing and most her feathers. She had most of her feathers when I saw her, and it didnt look like her wing was bitten off, I guess due to the feather growth. She kept sqawling, guess the dogs made her uneasy. Trinket looked like she wanted to eat her (then again, what DOESN'T she want to eat?) so we had to hold her tight.

Well, the vet misread the paper work, so when she was introducing herself to Trinket she was all, "Wow! Aren't you a pretty girl, Jenna?" She pet her, "Yes, yes you are! Jenna is a very pretty girl!" Dad couldn't stop laughing and I could feel myself blushing.. I was all, "Don't you mean Trinket?" The vet kind of looked at me weird, re-looked at her paperwork and was all, "Yes. I meant Trinket." I was still blushing.

Well, they weighed Trinket and then took the skin scraping. Yes, she has Mange. But we already knew that. The Vet gave her 2 month supply of medication.. It's oral and liquid. Has a strict schedule to it. Today, Tomorrow and Friday, .01CC's of the solution. Saturday Sunday and Monday, .02CC's of the solution. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week .03CC's of the solution. Friday Saturday and Sunday, .05 .... Monday Tuesday Wednesday .06 Thursday - Remainder of the bottle, .07. I wish I had a calander right about now.

Anyway, Trinket absolutely loved the vet. Head over heels love, I assure you. She wanted to be everywhere the vet was. When the vet would leave the room, Trinket acted as though her whole world ended; whinign and crying and barking and trying to follow her... It was cute, but a little embarrassing. I have to keep this vet, not only is she cheaper than the other vets, but Trinket loves her. I just want my baby happy and healthy, that's all that matters.

Hm. Came home and watched "Four Christmas' " with dad, talked to kenzie... Made some chili cheese fries... And that sums it up. Sorry. Not much else to say. I don't really enjoy putting negative things up on here, like I said before, I save that for realtime talk with friends and family.

Happy Thanksgiving

What to say about today? I didn't sleep well last night, honestly. Had a lot going on my mind, not to mention I scared the hell out of myself when I was looking up some Vampire Myth's and one of them had this creepy ass picture up. Stupid thing... I hope it doesn't make too much of an appearance in my mind tonight... I'll be very upset.

Woke up to Jamie coming into the room to use Dad's bathroom because Nicollette clogged the other bathroom... She was all, "She clogged the bathtub..." And I was all, "Good for her. It'll drain." And I turned around and went back to sleep. I don't care if I was being rude, I was tired and I don't celebrate Thanksgiving, so today really didn't mean much to me. Well, didn't mean much outside of missing the hell out of everyone that matters in CO... Stupid "holidays" really. Whatever.

I made cornbread. Argued with dad about it for 10 minutes because the man lacks cooking supply... I had to suffer with foil pans and a blender. Happy Cooking, Jen! Well, Mackenzie didn't sleep a wink period last night, so when I came to get her, she was half asleep on the bed. I decided to leave her alone, she wasn't feeling too hott anyway. So, Dad and I made our way to Grandma's house at 2:30 for TG dinner. Meh. I wasn't hungry, personally I found it too early to eat, but Dad wouldn't have that. He kinda made me make a small plate and eat it, especially since my lack of wanting to was getting Aunt Julie, Aunt Isabelle and Grandma a little upset. I know it was rude, but gosh.. When someone's not hungry, they're not hungry... I ate what I put down, Dad tried to convince me to get more to eat, but I told him he was dreaming. I made Mackenzie a plate and then I hung out with the family for a while. I never realized how much Daniel looks like his dad.. The similarites are remarkable! Guess what, Daniel? We know what you're going to look like 20 years from now! It's like seeing the future! Haha!

We came home, I told dad to sleep, I watched the last part of Lost in Austen... Then I got bored. I paced the house a little... then Aunt Julie and Uncle Danny showed up carrying a DVD player... They had bought one for Dad because he had mentioned that we didn't have one here. Wasn't that the sweetest? Really, they didn't have to do that, but I'm very thankful for their thoughtfulness and generosity. Thank you!

Well, I took dad to work around 10:30, takes a little while to reach the hotel room... And then I came back home. I walked into the room that Mackenzie is staying in and she was barely waking up. I handed her a ciggarette and we started talking. I apologized to her for being so busy with her, and asked if she was feeling any kind of discomfort or if she was unhappy.. She answered no to both those questions and we got to talking about a few things until Steve called and I'm still kind of talking to him while writing on AO with Ethan.... It's an Ethan Krosse night.

Right now Julie, Danny, David and Elizabeth are all sleeping. Kenzie is in the room writing and I locked Trinket in the Laundry Room because she was being a very bad dog. I don't think Trink really minds it in there, though. Usually we catch her sleeping. She rarely begs to be let out of there unless she has to potty or she hears unfamiliar voices. Haha.

Well, to my loved ones, even though I don't celebrate this day like you do... I am thankful, EVERYDAY, to have you in my life. I am one who is truely blessed to have so many people that love me, and I love in return, around me - If not in person, in spirit. Thank you for being exactly who you are, because each of you make me a better person everytime you cross my mind or offer me words. I love you all.

Week 2 / Day 4

Nothing to report really, Auntie Julie, Daniel and his girlfriend all came in earlier than expected... So I had to speed up the process of cleaning up the house. Not really fun, but they decided to stay at Grandma's house for the night. That's cool, not really a big deal. Nicollette, Jerry, Rena, Jamie, Jerold and Josiah are staying at dads tonight.

The water stopped working, but Nicollette saved the day. And that sums up the day. I really do want to write more, but I'm exhausted. I apologize. I promise to make it up to you tomorrow, after I get home from spending Thanksgiving at my Grandma's.

Goodnight!

Week 2 / Day 3

I'm sorry I've been neglecting this thing. I had promised daily reports, but some nights just don't seem to have enough to write about, while others were long and all I want to do is sleep. Again, no pictures, I apologize. I haven't really had much time to take pictures, my routine has been focused around the house, keeping in contact with my loved ones, as well as trying to get a grip on the New Mexico lifestyle.

What to say about yesterday and today... Well, for starters, I didn't have to cook dinner yesterday! Well, not really. Dad doesn't have actual dishes that I can use to make the meals that I'm common with, so I have to invent ways to get the food done. It's monsterously engaging, but I think it'll help me in the long run, honestly. Dad put me in charge of corn bread for Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday... Thank God. He had origonally wanted me to cook a second turkey, but Isabelle and I were able to convince him that there was no true need for a second turkey, since the one sheh ad was 24 pounds. I know that everyone is going to go for the Turkey during dinner, but that saves from having leftovers, right?

On Thursday my Aunt Julie, Uncle Danny, Daniel, Daniel's Girlfriend, Isaiah, Alexandra and a posibility of two little ones are going to be staying at Dad's house. Dad is off working for my Uncle Ernie right now, so that leaves me to be the hostess of the house - A fact that I'm not looking kindly on. I'll get through it, I'm sure, but the idea still irritates me, even though they are family. We'll see how it goes.

I went in for my Interview at Santa Maria El Mirador (yes, the R's are rolled, it is a spanish name) and it went brilliantly! I'm pretty sure I got the job, especially since they had scheduled the interview even though they lost my application. I had to refill out the application, take a test, then head into the interview. The interviewer seemed impressed with my work experience and attitude, so she's going to cross-check my references and let me know when to go in for fingerprinting, drug screening, TB testing and orientation. I know that my references will check out, but still, keep this in your prayers. It's in Santa Fe, and I need to start preparing for the future of me and Steve.

I've been exhausted over the last couple of days. All I seem to really want to do is curl in my bed and sleep the day away. I know, some people may say that's a sign of depression or something, but I can garuntee you that I am not depressed. I do miss mom, Athina, Kara, Steve and my other friends three-fold, but I know that I will never lose them. Not completely. Maybe I'm bored? I doubt it. Even though Alcalde and Espanola are a far cry from the Denver lifestyle I've grown accustomed to, there are a million things to do. They're just outdoorsy. LOL

Well, that's it for now. I have a day full of cleaning to look forward to tomorrow in preperation for the family's arrival.

Week 2 / Day 1

Well, hm. Where to start? Sorry, folks, no pictures for this blog. Yesterday was Week 1 / Day 7, and I went to my little cousins birthday party at Peter Piper Pizza in Albuquerque. Jarold, he's Nicollettes son, turned 4. I went with Anjel, Aunt Chris' daughter. We actually had a lot of fun. Anjel won something like 340 tickets and bought a ring with them and some other knick knacks. Haha.

After the party was over, we headed back to Alcalde, and decided we wanted to turn it into a drinking night. Get Kenzie out of her room and just hang out and talk. Well, we got some UV Vodka and some Daquries and that was it. I drank WAY too much, Anjel wound up taking off with a friend of hers and Kenzie and I compared some notes together. Hm. Some things might have been better left unsaid, but it was good to get everything out in the open. She shared a lot with me and I think we're getting closer than we've been before, and it feels nice.

Today I woke up with a massive hang over. Puked 5 times from 6am all the way to 1pm. At 1, I was able to sleep for 3 hours straight, felt awesome, and I woke up still feeling a little queasy, but it passed quickly. Dad gave me some Aleve to make the headache go away and Mackenzie and I headed to Walmart to get some more cigarettes. Dad doggy-proofed the laundry room, so that;s where we will keep Trinket if we all leave the house for some reason. Dad completely understands the fact that while Trinket runs free on his land, she is a house dog.

I made some spagetti and Kenzie made the french bread, and we all ate happily. LOL. After that was done, I talked to mom and Steve (who just went to sleep) and I'm getting ready to watch a movie before I hit the hay.

That pretty much sums up yesterday and today. Sorry I don't have more to write. I'll be back tomorrow. Ciao folks!

Week 1 / Day 6

Hm. Woke up at 9AM today... Called the Espanola Animal Shelter, the vet was in, so I told Dad then hopped in the shower. When I got out, I called up that place for the job I'd like to have and talked to the manager of HR who transfered me to her assistant to see the status of my application... She remembered me so that's a good sign, the assistant couldn't find my application and asked me to call back at a later time. After that, we picked up Weina (my Grandma's Red Dauchand) to go to get her shots too. Weina was feeling under the weather, so she couldn't get her shots, but Trinket got hers. What were they again? I think it was Provo, Influenza, Distemper, Rabies and something else... She has to go back on December 11th to get the second vacceines. What else? Oh, the Vet semi-confirmed that Trinket has Dog Mange and recommended (more like commanded) that we get her seen as soon as possible before it spreads.. We called the closest vet clinic and learned that it will cost 68 dollars just to get an actual confirmation... Who knows what else for her medication.. So we have to wait. Dad and I were talking and we think she caught the Dog Mange from Copper when we last came to visit. Go fucking figure.


Weina threw up in my lap on the way home.


After we dropped Weina back off with Grandma and Angel we came back for Mackenzie. We had plans to viisit El Santuario in Chimayo. Well, she wasn't exactly ready when we got back so we had to rush her a little bit... Dad doesn't like to wait and it's making me feel a little antsy. I don't know... Most of the time I feel like this was the best decision I could have possibly made for myself, but sometimes...sometimes I just want to go back to Colorado. I can't really do that, though. I made a commitment. I have to stick to it. I'm not one that will back out of anything I've said I'll do unless I have a damn good reason. That's why I don't make promises lightly. I live in New Mexico now and there's nothing I can do to change it.


Anyway, we did go to Santuario, which is this beautiful church that dates back to the 15 or 16oo's.l It's where the Holy Dirt is, the never ending hole of sand. I didn't get any sand this trip, but I do plan on getting some and sending it to my Grandma back in Colorado... Once I have the funds to do things like that. I took a few pictures of Santuario.. When we were done with the church, we headed towards a new thrift store (boring, they had nothing worth buying, but I did find a free dress that I'm planning on fixing up), and a trading post. I bought a post card to send to my old co-worker. While at the trading post I called the job back and the guy said that the manager knew the status of my application and connected me to her, but she didnt answer... So I left a message and I guess if I don't hear from her by 3PM on Monday, I'll call her back on Tuesday. Um.. After that I convinced Dad and Mackenzie to go to the movie theater to see if we could buy some tickets for New Moon. Eeesh. We barely made it... All the shows were sold out except for one that only had 15 seats left. Talk about luck! That movie was pretty good, I wouldn't mind seeing it again sometime.


Came back home, ate some tamale's, and I have nothing else to write. Sorry. I'll write more tomorrow.

Week 1 / Day 5

What to say about today? Woke up and Kenzie and I went to Walgreens to get some cigarettes... Came back to Dad's house and he asked us if we wanted to see a movie after some errands were done. I was all for it, since I already knew we were going to go and see 2012 and I totally wanted to see it big time... Kenzie was a bit reluctant, though, and chose to kick it at the house and continue writing in her novel. I hope I didn't upset her yesterday... Well, she seemed okay today, really, she did.

Well Dad and I took off.. I thought we were going to go to Santa Fe, but I guess that wasn't the plan... We did hit up Auto Zone, where Dad bought me a keychain for my spare (I can't find the origonal keys anywhere, I'm so upset) and a tire guage as well as some tape for the mirror. I really do need to get that mirror fixed... Anyway, Dad fixed the tire pressure in my car for me so the stupid "Tire Pressure Low" light is finally gone! Yay!! After that, we went to eat at "Lotta Burger" it was SO cool! It reminds me a lot of Tammy's Burger Haven, except the ENTIRE place is decorated in pink and purple! Eeee! I found it facinating, Dad thought I was insane. Haha.

We went to Espanola Hospital from there and did some errands for my Aunt Isabelle, then went to a movie store. They rent and sell.. Packed full of VHS, it's crazy. They do have DVD's and video games... but it was like taking a step back into 1999... Haha! Dad bought some VHS' for the VCR we have at the house, and we were on our way.

After we ate we went to see the movie, which I would give a 6/10 because the special effects were really good. You really get engrossed in the disaster scenes, it was intense. Deffinately a movie you'd want to catch in theaters, even if you do wait for it to hit Elvis Cinema's. LOL. After that we came back home, Dad popped in one of the new VHS' he bout and Mackenzie was still in her room writing. I'm a little jealous of her ability to lose herself in that, I used to be that way but now... I just cant seem to find the time. It's hard enough to write in this thing everyday.

Oh! I forgot to mention that we stopped at a Grain Feeding place or something to that nature... Dad bought Trinket that muzzle, a Rawhide, and a flea collar. She chewed on that rawhide for hours, but she lost it somewhere in the house. LOL. She came nudging at me to help her find it, but I have no idea where it is. If we continue with the rawhides... We may not have to put that muzzle on her. Waste of money, but we'll see. She may need it when the family comes down to stay next week...Depends on how excited she gets because of all the new faces.

That pretty much sums up today, really. Steve and I are doing things as best we can to keep the Relationship from feeling awkward... He's even trying to do this thing so we can watch movies together, even though we're 400 miles apart. Haha. Tonight we played boardgames online, it was really fun. He won Scrabble, I won a game of checkers, he won a game of checkers, i won a game of battleship. =) It's late, so I just recently let him go to bed. Well, not "let" but told him it would be best.

Tomorrow Trinket is getting her Rabies shot... The Grain Feeding place I mentioned earlier sells the Polio and Distemper shots so we may just do it ourselves... I'm goingto ask the vet about her loss of fur and the Dog Mange and if they think it's serious or not. I'll let you know... No, I didn't get a call from the job place either... Nor did I call her. I'll try to remember to call her in the morning.

Sorry that the blog is a bit blah, and the sentences seem edgy and rushed, but there really isn't much that happened today. Hopefully I have some fun and exciting things to put down tomorrow. As for now, Ciao!

Week 1 / Day 4

Sorry this update is so late, guys. I've been distracted since everyone I know uses AIM now. Haha! That doesnt mean I'm going to stop using this. Frankly, I've become a little addicted to blog spot. I like using this to update things really. I just save the extremely personal stuff to tell people on the phone or AIM. Fair is fair, right? Haha.

Well, today started rough. I woke up and went to the bathroom, Dad was cooking something on the stove I guess, so while I was doing my thing I could hear Dad in the kitchen going, "Oh, shit! It's burning! Why didn't you turn it off?!" Well, he was reffering to me, of course. I mean, who else would he be talking to.. When he got out of the bathroom he kind of gave me this semi-serious expression and asked the same question again... I simply told him that I just woke up and I didn't even know it was burning and he proceeded to question why I didn't smell the fact it was burning. The matter was dropped as soon as it appeared, honestly, and we went about our day.

At 10AM I fed Trinket and went inside to take a shower. I don't know what the hell happened, but the hot water wasnt working. Took a cold shower that sucked mucho hard core and I was freezing for a while afterward. Oh well, I think Dad fixed it, so I'll find out in the morning. After my shower, I called the animal shelter and Trinket will be getting her Rabie and Distemper shot on Friday. Only costing us 20 dollars. Pretty good deal, right? After that was done, Dad gave me this brown sweater to wear and he, Kenzie and I went to Walmart in Espanola to purchas some more things to eat this week. We bought some milk, french fries, chilie, hot pockets, syrup, creamer, a loaf of bread, french bread, 3lbs of hambergur meat and dad got some other things. I didn't may it much mind, really. LOL.

Dad took a backway back to the house, showing us the first settling place for Alcalde, there were a lot of very old adobe homes and he explained that the indians inhabited that place now. Told us this funny story about how when he was working on the ditch last year, they were getting some dirt from across the street and the indians made him put it back. They said the dirt was part of their land and it belonged to them. Haha! He also showed us the rehab place for troubled teens and their walls had trees growing out of them, it was awesome!

When we came back and put the groceries away, I finished loading the dishwasher, and we cooked out hotpockets. That was our lunch. After we were done eating, Kenzie and I talked for a little bit, then Kenzie disappeared into her room and I went to bug Dad. He was working on the router so the computers could share internet... It took him half the day, but he finally got it to work. So now the internet works on all computers, except for Kenzies, which dad is trying to figure out still. He doesn't really understand windows vista, and that's what she has.

Well, I got cold so I went to my room to curl under the comforter and play on my phone.,.. I dont know, I must have still been tired from last night so next thing I knew I was fast asleep. Trinket was with me, slept at the foot of the bed, kept my feeties warm. Haha. I fell asleep around 3PM and didn't wake up until 745PM. Shame on me. Well, I was supposed to make spagettie and I figured it was still early enough to do so, so I got up and proceeded towards the kitchen to discover that Dad already had a pot of homemade stew on the stove. Hell, we just ate that. LOL. Spagetti tomorrow, peeps.

Trinky is still losing fur, but at least she's starting to chew on things again. LOL. That makes me feel so much better, seeing her back to her old self again. I do have to keep pulling rocks from her mouth, she seems to think their edible for some reason.Silly dog. Haha.

Well, I talked to mom and Steve, still talking to Steve actually. He's telling me that we might buy a house next summer, somewhere near Santa Fe. That would be nice, but if we could just rent for now that would be so much better I think. I dont know, we'll see what the future holds. Haha.

There really isn't anything else to write, so I'll just leave things as they are for now. Tomorrow the three of us are heading for Santa Fe tomorrow...I forgot why though, outside of the fact that I have to do some job searching. Oh! I didn't call the lady for the job today, but I'll deffinately do that in the morning too. I'll let you know how it all went.

Week 1 / Day 3

Today went smoothly, actually. I woke up at 9AM (figured out how to set the silly alarm clock last night) to find that I was the only one awake. At least, I thought I was the only one awake. All the doors were closed and Trinket was running around outside, without a care in the world. It was strange, standing in the empty living room in complete silence. Dad is usually up very early, so I questioned if he had left to Grandma's or not, but upon inspecting the living room window, I found that his car was still there and he was fast asleep. I was bored, immediately, so I simply went back to bed. I didn't really want to bother Kenzie, since I woke her up last night accidentally, and I figured she was still asleep... Turns out she was actually awake and writing, her door was just closed. Go figure.

I woke up again around 945AM and proceeded to call the shelter where Trinket would be able to get her shot. The shelter explained to me that they didn't really havea clinic on their facilities, and that they only did the shots when the veteranarian was there... Which should be tomrrow between 9AM and noon. They asked that I call and confirm that the vet had actually arrived before I headed down there, so that's the first thing on my agenda tomorrow morning.

Well, Dad cooked us some eggs and I proceeded to empty the dishwasher and put the dishes in the sink as well as begin to reload the dishwasher. Mackenzie and I ate breakfast and found that we had no ciggarettes left, so we got dressed and headed down the the tobacco shop in Espanola. They were supposed to be tax-free there, but the prices seemed to be the same. I guess cigarrettes here are more expensice than in Colorado. Nice.

Even though there is only one main road we got lost on our way back to Dad's house. It's embarrassing really, but we had passed the road we were supposed to turn on and had to turn around to get back home. I think we went at least 5 minutes out of our way. Haha! Upon our return, Kenzie and I listened to some music, introducing eachother to bands and musicians we never heard of. It was fun.

As soon as that was done, we decided to take a walk down to the Rio Grande River. We saw a couple of interesting things along the way. A toilet, an abandoned trailer, a park bench and even an outhouse! It was sad, you could totally tell we were raised in the city, by the time we actually figured out which way to go, we were completely covered in Milkweed thorns. Strange, even though I am extremely allergic to milkweed, my allergies didn't flare up once during our entire hike. Trinket seemed to love every minute and even ran in and out of the river. We admired the view for a while before we decided to head back to the house.

Trinket is really starting to worry me, even though she is starting to get a little bit of a belly now. It's barely noticeable, but it's there. What's getting me worried is the fact that she seems to sleep so much more these days. She's having a lot of nightmares too. Her fur is still falling out a little and she's not chewing on things. I'm wondering if she's on good behavior because she's sick? I don't know and I won't know until I get paid and can have a professional look at her. Even if we take her to get her shots tomorrow, I know the vet is going to recommend that I bring her into their office so they can get a better look at her. Pray for her, please.

Well, we had corndogs for dinner. Haha. Nothing really exciting about that. I started on my story, "The Beginning" again, I have about a page and a half of it written. I'll give myself more time to write tomorrow. Mackenzie and I are probably going to head down to Walmart tomorrow to buy some Silk milk so she can have some cereal for breakfast. My car has a quarter of a tank left, so it looks like our plans to travel down south are gunna have to be posponed. That's a little sad, honestly. Good news? Kenzie was reimbursed her money, so at least she can spend some this weekend. I'm planning on calling Rena up and see if we can hang at her house in Alberqurque this weekend. Iono, though, so we'll see.

I'm going to call that place where I'm hoping to get the job tomorrow, and hopefully if I bug them enough they'll hire me. I'll keep you updated on that. I guess that for now I'll just seek employment elsewhere. The nogt havinga job thing is scary and I'm going crazy not working. How weird is that? Now that I can relax, I just don't want to...

Week 1 / Day 2

The day started off wonderfully! I don't know how to set the stereo alarm clock in the room Dad gave me, so I had decided to just turn the volume all the way up and leave it at that. Why, you ask? Well, because the day before it had woken me up at 730AM so I had figured it would do the same to day...Boy, whas I wrong. That damn thing went off at 530AM, scaring the living daylights out of me! I was startled out of my bed in complete darkness, in a room that I'm still trying to familiarize myself with. Haha! It took me a minute to try and figure out exactly what was going on. I simply scrambled to the clock, turned the volume down and went right back to sleep. It sucks that I don't get reception very well for my phone in that room, otherwise I'd be able to just use my phone alarm. Oh, well... I can take things as they go.

Well, around 1030AM, I was woken up by my Dad telling me that he had to get to Santa Fe for a bank appointment at 12PM. I had looked for some healthcare jobs on Craigslist last night, and there was one in Santa Fe that I was extremely interested in, so I jumped out of bed and asked him to "Wait for me!" (Haha, get it Athina?). I hopped in the shower and was ready to go by 11. Mackenzie didn't want to run errands, so she stayed at the house. We had to stop by my Grandma's house first, to fax some papers for Mackenzie and to get some copies of the reference letters I recieved from Penny and Suzanne. The fax machine gave us some trouble, so we didn't wind up leaving Grandma's house until 11:45. Needless to say, we hadn't even hit Santa Fe and Dad was already late for his appointment, so we wound up hitting the place I wanted to apply for a job first.

What is this "job" I'm hoping for? Well, it's in the Department of Human Resources, doing exactly what I was doing in Colorado. Exciting, right? They're a bit stricter at this place, requiring a minimum age of 21 and a minimum of 3 years of driving history. Well, I qualify for both. When I got there, the boy at the front desk (I think his name was Dan) said they weren't hiring anymore, but I insisted on getting an application anyway. While I was filling out my application, there was a boy there doing the same thing, and this lady came by to ask us if we needed any help. We both said we were doing fine and then the lady inquired us about our ages. The boy was 19, so she immediately told him that he didn't qualify, appologized for his inconvienence and shredded his application. I just smiled at her and told her that she had nothing to worry about since I was 23 and I've had my liscence since I was 16. The bad part about filling out my application was the fact that I couldn't remember the phone numbers to any of my jobs except for Ridge, and I informed the lady of this... She took my application and gave it a quick look over then beamed at me. "I know you're not hiring," I said when I saw her smiling at me, "but I do hope you hold me in conciteration when you are available to hire more people.

Oh, I'm sure we can find a spot for you!" She exclaimed, and began to ask "Team Managers" if they had room in their areas to place me. Ha! "Don't worry about the phone numbers dear, follow me." She said, then led me to her office where she proceeded to hand me a card. "Get those numbers for me, and I'll place them in your application for you." The woman, according to her card, is a Manager of Human Resources. I really hope I get this job.<

After we were done with that, we continued out to Dad's bank where he had his meeting and we left again. From there, Dad took me to a Petco where we tried to find a muzzle for Trinket, but the shop had sold out. Weird, huh? After we left Petco, we went to a store called "ReStore" where you can buy things to fix up homes for less than half their origonal value. After we were done there, we went to GoodWill, but their parking lot was full, so we skipped the store. We hit up another Segunda(sp?) then decided we were hungry. We stopped at McDonalds for some grubbage and grabbed some for Mackenzie for when we returned. When we were done with that, we hit up a Mall, hoping to find a Petsmart, but no luck. Turns out the Petsmart was across from where we were, we'll try again tomorrow I think. After that, we stopped at a Family Dollar, stocked up on some supply, then headed home.

When we returned we brought back a broom handle we had purchased to my Grandma, because she is knitting some horse heads to put on those for my little cousins. Cool, right? She's so good with that artsy stuff, I really envy that. I'm debating on asking her to teach me so I can do cool stuff like that when I'm married and have children. Iono yet, so we'll see. Then it was Homeword Bound! LOL! We pulled into Dad's driveway to see that my Uncle Ernie was already there, with his bulldog, Woodrow. The dogs were running around like crazy things playing like it was the last day they would ever be able to do that. We brought the stuff in, and I immediately began to look for the numbers to my past employers. Once I got them, I called the lady and left the numbers on her voicemail. I hope that the fact that I called after they had closed isn't counted against me...

I gave Mackenzie her food, and my Uncle Ernie was surprised to find that someone else was in the house all along. LOL. Mackenzie has been pretty shy over the last few days. Well, nothing really exciting to report after that. Uncle Earnie was trying to show us how to make a homemade muzzle for Trinket, but Trinket is too smart for that. She kept taking them off, no matter how tight we made it. Dad and I know that we have no choice but to buy a professionally made one now.

Oh, I think Trinket as Dog Mange... Dog Mange are mites that live under the skin and can cause lots of skin irritation... It's also known as Scabies... Easily treatable though, especially since I think we caught it early. She might also have Ringworm and allergies... Thank God the check I'm getting is gunna be semi-big... I have a large vet bill to look forward to. HOWEVER, I am able to get the 3 shots she needs for 25 dollars, since I am now a resident of Rio Arriba county. Yay! I may even be able to get Trinket a friend, since adoption is only 60 dollars here. It was depressing seeing all the dogs and puppies the shelter had... They looked like they had been very abused, and the oldest animal was 2 years old. They were all so young!

We gave Trinket some of her ear medication (had to buy a new bottle yesterday since I forgot her origonal medication in Colorado). Took Mackenzie and I nearly an hour to get it in...but I think we figured out a trick to get it to go smoother tomorrow.

Destract the Trinket with People Food. Duh! Why Didn't I think of this before?!

Anyway, that pretty much puts us up to date. I'm gunna be going to bed in an hour or so, so I'm gunna gut this off now. Thanks for reading.

Week 1 / Day 1

The drive up to New Mexico was a little freaky. We hit a lot of snow right before we entered Colorado Springs. The visibility was horrible! Kenzie and I debated on pulling over in the Springs because it was so bad...Once we hit the Springs the snow began to lighten up, though, we decided to push forward. Good thing, too, cuz the snow completely disappeared and we were just left with patches of fog and some drizzle. Easily driveable weather. LOL. Still, I didn't want to get stuck and believe it or not, we made it to the New Mexico boarder in three hours, hit Alcalde in the sixth hour. I took a way I've never been before, through Cimmeron... Too many mountains... If anyone plans on visiting this winter, just take I=25 south all the way to Santa Fe then backtrack. Any other way is too dangerous.

Well, I've been in New Mexico for 36 hours already... It's strange, calling this place home. Last night we built a campfire, which was pretty cool, roasted some chocolate and normal marshmellows. It was funny, cuz the fire smoke seemed to be highly attracted to Mackenzie.. It followed her everywhere she went. Poor girl, I know how she felt.. It kind of attacked me too.

Today we went to Santa Fe, but we only stood there for about an hour. We're all broke so we had nothing to do really. The drive was nice though, Dad kept telling me where I had to watch my speed because the city cops there loved to pull people over. Haha. I forgot my internet adapter at home, so Dad went ahead and bought a new modem for the computers. Yup, multiple, all three are gunna be up and running soon. As of right now we have to share the internet.

Trinket is being a nusaince, like I expected. She kinda tore into dad's carpet today, he wasn't very happy about that. It looks like I'm going to have to buy her a muzzle and have her wear it when I'm not home. It's a good idea, but I'm a little heartbroken about having to do it. Still, its better than her getting a whacking for being bad, right?

Right now Mackenzie is in her room, writing on her computer, giving me time to write in here. Guess what, Colorado? It didn't snow...AT ALL here in Alcalde. Eat that, sucka's! I miss you all very much. I'll write more soon...Right now Kenzie and I are gunna go shoot pop-cans with the BB.

Thanks for the Adventure!

Isn't Denver soo pretty? Psh. Only if you catch it on a windy (or slightly breezy) day. It's amazing what the "right kind of angle" can do for a picture.

I've blogged an awful lot through the years. Granted, my spelling isn't perfect and my grammar isn't the greatest, but I enjoy writing my thoughts and activities down. I enjoy my friends reading my words after I've displayed them. Now that I'm leaving, I think that blogging is even more important than it was in the past. Saves me from having to repeat the same story over and over to my friends in Colorado (and even Honduras, if I ever speak with her again) and having everyone just read the words right here.

Two weeks ago I made a very huge decision to not stay in Colorado any longer. There were many things that led up to this decision, both small and large, until I decided that leaving was the best option for me. I'm not trying to say that I'm a total selfless person, I do have my selfish times, but for the most part I do put others before myself. I wouldn't want to change that about me for anything, honestly. It's a large part of what makes me who I am. Still, this was a giant step and very selfish decision I made. I put my two weeks notice in at Wheat Ridge Regional Center, called up my father and told him I would be there Saturday, November 14th around 2pm. How was it selfish? I put myself way ahead of everyone else. I'm leaving my family behind. I'm leaving my friend's behind. I'm going out and I don't plan on ever coming back. At least, not to stay.

Today I started watching Pixar's "Up" with my Mother and Kara... That movie is beautifully depressing... I had rented 3 movies in order to lighten spirits, since the time for my departure is so close. Everyone seems to be on edge, and I've been lashed out at a few times. It's a horrible way to spend my last week in Colorado, but you sort of get used to that kind of treatment. Steve, Kara, Kenzie, Mom and Athina are trying very hard to be supportive. Hell, Kenzie is even coming with me on Saturday and staying for a few weeks to help me settle in. Steve is helping me move some stuff (and is moving there too). Still, it doesn't save from others making my last days here miserable...Well, like I said: You sort of get used to it.

I'm not running away from anything, even if that's how Josh and others feel about me leaving. I'm running TOWARDS something...I just don't know what yet. I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually, but for now I'm blindly stepping into something new, something daring and exciting. I'm starting over and that's not a bad thing.

So, all I have to say for now, since I must pack... Thanks for the adventure, Colorado! I may miss some people who live here, but I deffinately will not miss you.