My life lately

[Lindsey]

Sorry this is long! I just thought I'd give a little update since I haven't really talked about anything besides my condo here in the past month or so

A couple of weeks ago, my cousin (who is also pretty much my other half!) came for a visit with her three kids and her new boyfriend. They stayed with her boyfriend's family so I didn't get to see her as much as I'd have liked to, but we still had a good time together. Her two youngest kids are adorable little angels, and her oldest is adorable but bratty! But it was really great to see them all anyway, since we rarely get the chance (she lives almost 6 hours away).

That same weekend, there was some drama again with Scott's mom. I was very adamant about staying home for the weekend to see my cousin as much as possible (since we had it planned for months), and Scott's mom was very adamant about us both going to visit her because some of Scott's family was there from BC. Even Scott didn't know they were all going to be there until the last minute. I told Scott he could definitely go home by himself and it wouldn't bother me, it's his family and he can go see them if he wanted, but he kept insisting his mom only wanted BOTH of us to come. I refused to get into the drama-ness of it all and put my foot down to say I'm staying home, I wanted to see my cousin. But then Scott was crying, and his mom was crying on the phone, and I really thought it was unfair to expect me to drop my plans like that.

That Monday, we were heading down anyway. We were going to see AC/DC!!! We left early to visit with his family and see his sister's new baby... he is so cute!!! His little head is full of red hair and he's got the biggest blue eyes ever! Scott's grandma from BC was still there so I got to meet her and she was really nice. My parents got into town later that afternoon and we all went to eat before heading to AC/DC. My parents brought their friends, and my brother and his girlfriend were also there. I have to say it was an AMAZING concert, and we had fantastic seats right beside a little stage at the end of the catwalk. They are all getting up there in age, but they are still amazing to see live! Angus Young had more energy than I have!

The next day we headed home after seeing the baby again. Before leaving, when Scott was outside, his mom made one comment to me about how she would ask Scott something but she knows he won't answer until he talks to me because "the girl always makes decisions in a relationship!" and she was smiling so I thought she was joking so I laughed and said "Yep!" and then she was like "Yeah I was talking with my sister about that... you know it's just hard to deal with when you're the mother of the boy" .... and that got awkward really fast. I went outside to join Scott and his grandma, and left his mom inside.

On Thursday night, I had an interesting "date"... I went for a drink with an ex-boyfriend. Of course, I got Scott's full permission first I love how he trusts me enough to let me catch up with an old friend. Cory was a terrible boyfriend. We just could never work together. We were together on and off for over two years, and it was full of cheating and lies... but I have always known he's still a good person underneath that shell. We met at a bad time in his life, right after his mother passed away. His whole life was one big party and he didn't want to be sober, he didn't want to have time to think about anything. So when he contacted me and said it would be nice to reconnect and have a visit, I thought why not?? It has been 2 or 3 years since I saw him last. We met for an hour and we had some really good talks... he has grown up a LOT. It was really good to see. He got out of his construction job (he operated cranes) and is looking to buy a few more companies and just be the brains of the operation. He was genuinely happy that I'm in a great relationship and asked why I didn't bring Scott out with me! I dont' think Cory has many REAL friends, and I think he recognized that I can be there as a friend. We both know we could never date, but in terms of having conversation and advice and caring from the point of friendship, I think it was really good that we reconnected.

This past weekend Scott and I went to visit his other grandparents, as well as having a lunch date with his parents and aunt and uncle and cousin. It was actually a lot of fun. His grandparents live in a care home, but it's right on a lake. Scott and I walked to the beach and watched kids play in the water, and talked about our childhoods. We both want the same things for OUR kids someday. Everyone was extremely nice, and we had a good visit!

And finally, Scott is leaving today to go up north on a job for over 2 weeks He will be out of cell phone range and I'm going to miss him a lot. I almost cried this morning when we were getting ready for work and I was thinking about how I need to get ready for work ALONE starting tomorrow. Who is going to wake me up when I keep hitting snooze?? But, on Friday he got two phone calls from companies he applied with a month ago He is at an interview right now and has another phone interview this afternoon. I really hope he gets one, so he won't have to leave anymore. I don't feel I'm dependent on HIM, but I'm dependent on his company. I really like having him around.

Oh yeah, and I cut over a foot of my hair off and I love it