A Teddy Lover’s Travels…

It seems that even though I have a blog I don’t update it very often. It’s not that I don’t have time, it just that I’m too busy living life. I feel that in all of my life I have never lived like I have these past few months.
Being married is great and also a lot of work. Without Erik I’m almost postive that life would not be as wonderful as it is. There is no one out there that I love as much as him.
After a lot of thought and prayer, I have decided that I’m not going to be going back to school in the fall. The fact that I can not afford it is only one of the many reasons why I’m not going back. This is a time for me to get to learn more about life, and about myself. I have been in school for about 17 years without a break. I’ll go back at some point and finish since that is what I want to do. I just have to find a job now and I’ll be set for awhile.
Life is crazy, but that is what makes it fun.

Even without work I’ve found ways to keep busy. I still have to keep house and take care of Erik. That is the best job that any girl could ever ask for. He’s been so supportive of me.
Then there is also my two on-line classes. I keep busy doing that. On-line classes are fun because you get to go to class at whatever time of day that you want to. You have to keep track of classes and what is due for yourself.
I’m going to be looking for a job actively after we get back from Chicago. That is where Erik and I will be spending our one year anniversary. The day before we will be attending the renewal of vows of Mike and Rachel.
I will be looking at Target in food ave, boots cosmetics, and other jobs there. We need insurance and Target gives it to part time employees. That is something that Macy’s didn’t do.
There are no hard feelings about what happened. I guess I have just moved on and not worry about it. That is just what I’m going to do.

You’d better believe it, life has gotten pretty crazy. I’m happy to say that I’m back up to 13 hours next week. I have a lot of house work that I had better start working on next week too. I also start my two summer on line classes next week.
My hours for next week are as follows Sunday 2-6, Thursday I have to open so my hours are 7-12, and Saturday 12-4. It will be nice to have that many hours for next week. If any of you would like to stop in and see me and get something to eat please be my guest.
Hun I couldn’t have this job without you because you are my encouragement and you help me get to work. I love you for it.

Today I worked. I can’t think of a single Saturday that I haven’t worked since I started. Today was busy, busy, I guess there was a big Mother’s Day Sale complete with makeovers. I went sampling three times and it was so crowded that I almost couldn’t move.
Well while I was waiting for Erik that is when the big adventure started. I was talking with other people and all of a sudden there was smoke coming from one of the cars in the parking lot. A car was on fire!!! You could see the smoke from half a block away. When Erik came and got me I’m pretty sure that the first thing I said to him was, “There is a car on fire in the parking lot.”
Erik and I spent a good deal of time out just the two of us today. I always like spending time with just him. I think that is my bit of heaven. I wish I could see Erik more often, but right now we both have to finish school and work so that we can pay the bills.
Also due to the fact that it is finals this next week, I only work two shifts. I work on Thursday from 12-4 and Saturday from 12-4. Come by if you’d like.

Yes I want to talk about My Erik. Life with him is better than anything I could have ever hoped for. Not only is he a great friend, he’s also a great person to talk to when you are feeling a certain way. He’s the sunshine in my life.
As of today I’ve been married to him for 10 months. I was thinking that all day today. When I see old couples walking around that have been married for a long time. I look at them and hope that someday that can be Erik and I.
Happy 10 month anniversary hun, I love you.

I’m really liking my job. There is never a dull moment there, and there is always so much to do. I do miss Erik when I’m there. I made my first smoothie alone today.
I have a lot of things going on around me. I’m almost done with school and hopefully I’ll be all graduated by August. That is not why I posted today though.
I work on Monday from 12-4, Tuesday from 12-4 and Saturdy from 2-6. I guess that’s about it.

Today I went to work as normal. I was helping all sorts of people. I guess I’m really starting to like my job. I feel like I know what I’m doing.
I was making up my sampling tray for the second time, when my Erik appeared behind me. I was busy doing that and then I went out sampling. I’m not sure if I like sampling or not, but you do as you are told at work.
I came back and I got to wait on Erik. That was a lot of fun. Please come to Marketplace if you are in the neightborhood. I work from 11-3 on Thursday and from 2-7:45 on Saturday. I was not on the schedual but my manager fixed it for me.

Let me start off by saying that I no longer feel lost at my job anymore. It’s almost a comfort to be there. I mean I miss Erik, but what wife wouldn’t miss her husband???
I love Erik very much and things are going well for us we’ve been married a little over 8 months, 8 months and 4 days to be exact. I feel that I couldn’t be happier with my life right now. I feel that I’m in a good spot.
School is going well, hopefully I’ll be graduating in August with just my A.A. Degree. I just need to get into one more class for the summer and then hope and pray that I pass. I feel like my life has some direction now, but I don’t know what that direction is just yet.
I just wanted to update a little bit about Marketplace. I miss my old job and I don’t expect the job I have now to take it’s place. I feel that it probably won’t. Then again I can’t tell you for sure either. I’m just happy to be back in the work world again and to help out with the bills. Food is a very hard job because let me tell you hungry people aren’t always that nice to you. But I guess that is one of the things that I still have to get used to.
Next week I don’t work that much mostly due to the fact that Macy’s isn’t open on Sunday due to the fact that it’s Easter. I work 12-4 on Tuesday, my first Tuesday shift ever, and 11:30-3:30 on Saturday.

Last night my parents took me to dinner for my 22nd birthday which is on Tuesday. It’s been a very good year. Starting with plamning my wedding. Then getting married and moving out of my parents’ house for good.
It will have been two years ago tomorrow that Erik and I went on our first date. It seems like so much longer ago than that. It seems like he has always been there.
This year there was also the birth of my Goddaughter, Emma Rhea Kioski, who is named after me. I’m wodering what the next big change is going to be in my life. I know that I have grown a lot in this last year and I’m waiting to see how much more I grow in the next two days. I don’t think it is going to be to much more.
I’m staring to feel old. I’ve been through a lot this last year. I’m going to look towards the next one with wide open eyes.

Last night Erik and some of his friends from school were going to go to Gameworks to celebrate being half done with school. 6 of their 12 terms have been completed now. I was ready to let him go.
That wound up not happening. Instead Erik brought us home dinner from Taco Bell. I’m so lucky to have someone that is this kind. He is never scared to find little ways of showing me that he loves me.
He makes me smile so often. He has so many cute little things that he does. He has never brought me home dinner before. I love you hun :).