Long Time Gone...

And no, I'm not talkin' bout the Dixie Chicks
(though I admit, that's a pretty song, lol)

It's been about two weeks since I got on here, I guess...
Doesn't seem that long...
And yet it seems longer at the same time...

Crazy?
Or just a little out of it?

Whatever the case, good things have been happening.

First and foremost, it looks like I have a boyfriend.
I know, wow.
His name is James Richard Sullivan, and he's really cool. I met him via Ellie's ex-boyfriend, cuz he's workin on the cars down at the garage with the rest of those crazy people, lol (though he's just learning himself). He's younger than me, which was an issue for about three days, and then on day number four one of my best friends told me her husband was three years younger than her, and they're like perfect for each other.
SO NO CRADLE-ROBBING JOKES!!
He's pretty mature for his age, anyway, while still making me laugh doing something silly like sticking his tongue out at me...and he's sweet, too. Like, for our first date, I get in the truck and I see a bottle of Dr. Pepper sitting on the dash, and my first words are "You hate Dr. Pepper." Which he does, but he knows I love it, so...I was speechless for a bit, haha...
He's pretty creative, too. He likes to draw --mostly dragons apparently, as he's big on fantasy, but I've no problems with that-- and he's written some pretty cool poetry, too, though I don't know how much of that he's been able to do lately as he works a lot. He's got one of those jobs that you have to wake up at four in the morning to get to, so we try to get sleep before midnight...and fail two out of three nights, haha. But don't ask me what he does cuz I couldn't exactly tell you except it involves hot tar...I think...
And now I feel bad that I don't know for sure...
Moving on...
He likes a lot of rock music, most of the harder stuff, I think, but he's got a couple country songs he likes, too, so he's not completely hopeless lol, and he knows that I like country, and he seems the type to want to cater to me (just guessing), so there's a good chance he'll start listening to that more...but then again, I like pretty much everything anyway, so I don't care, as long as it's not all about sex, drugs, and murder...blah...
He drives a truck, which is a plus, and it's a Chevy, which is extra plus, lol, and he's good with directions --I can even understand when he gives them to me. Go figure...
And he thinks I'm cute, which is always nice, lol.

Is he the one?
No idea...
But I'm gonna have fun while it lasts...
(And absolutely no make-out scenes for at least as long as it lasted with Bryant)

More good things...

Cuz my schedule it changing these days, I have two free afternoons (early, that is), when I can visit one of my best friends, her name is Irina, and she has two beautiful children, David who turns two September 22nd, and Anita who will be two months old on September 1st. It's just so much fun talking to her, about life and love and boys --and the fact that she's married and I'm not doesn't really matter-- and she teaches me how to cook things that I'd normally not do, like this cabbage roll thing or these caramel filled desserts or...well, lots of things. And I can always watch a movie while I'm there, even if we're talking through most of it, so it's not a waste that I bought as many films as I have (See Mom??). And I love watching David and Anita grow and helping babysit or anything, it's just so awesome...and we can talk about God and we're not afraid of what the other will say, and prayer is big, so we know we're getting everything you could ever want out of a friendship.
I think everyone needs a friend like Irina.

I've been working a bit different schedule lately, as I may have said earlier, I can't remember...
I work four to five days at the restaurant, sometimes six; two lunch shifts, soon to be three as soon as one of the girls starts school (teaching, not attending), and a couple evening, plus just popping in to help, cuz I love that place and I want it to do really well.
As to the cleaner's, it's about three days a week, and since the shop closes at seven, I can be home at a decent time, or go out with friends (or BOYfriends, lol), or, when I think they need it, I can help out at the restaurant, even taking deliveries, which is pretty cool, cuz I'm getting to know the streets and neighborhoods, etc, pretty well, which is good, of course.
So life is full that way, too...

Piano lessons are on hold until about mid-September (I think my teacher is going out of town for a couple weeks or something, I'm not sure), but that's been going pretty well, and now that we've performed our musical thing at the State Fair (HOW COOL IS THAT??) I can work on other things that don't talk about 'Music, Beads, & Flowers' lol...and I've got some pretty cool things lined up, from George Strait to South Pacific to Shrek...it's gonna be lots of fun, let me tell you...
Now if only I could get my piano back and not have to use the upstairs one...

Tips have been better lately and there are a couple of things I'm saving up for (which I can't name cuz they're mostly top-secret, lol), but it looks like I'll get those things that much faster now, so YAY for me!

And I have a chocolate frosty in front of me that is calling my name, so I think I'll end now, since I sort of lost whatever track I was on, haha...

Hope all is well with the rest of you and God Bless!

(Btw, I do NOT have a pic of James, yet, so be patient!)