Erincita

Thursday, July 24, 2003

I have finally worked up the nerve to attempt a new post after losing pages of material yesterday when I accidentally turned off my computer with my foot. It brings back horrible memories of the computer freezing before I had saved a perfect three-page paper due the next day. You would think I'd have learned my lesson. My goodness! I'm so old! I thought memories of highschool would fade or something, but I guess they just stick around and add to the process of getting "older and wiser". Hopefully I'm a little wiser, though some would beg to differ (we won't elaborate on that point).
Well, MCI was here to visit and meet the family recently. From July 12 through the 15th, we experienced, the sights, the family, friends, and church with gorgeous weather to boot. He was thoroghly impressed and I in turn was extremely pleased. Is it normal for people to be so proud of their hometown? We did the normal touristy things like the Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and the waterfront, as well as Deception Pass and Mt. Erie. I'm already excited for his next visit, because it'll be a new twist to go to Vancouver B.C.--neither of us know the city and we will have to discover it together. I did actually spend a few hours there a few days ago. There were some good parts, but the interesting parts included one of us vomiting all over the nice restaurant (not me) and one of us slipping and spraining an ankle (that, unfortunately, was me). I was too "happy" to notice that I was seriously injured. It wasn't until the next morning that I had to literally crawl around my apartment until my mommy came to rescue me. Now I'm off work for a few days until I can walk, and then it's only light duty until my limp is gone.
So lets' see, besides being injured and totally in love, what else is new? I'll hae to get back later when I'm more in the mood to write. Hopefully that'll be sooner rather than later.

7:14 PM |

Saturday, July 05, 2003

Another post lost in cyberspace. I don't know how this happpens. I was depressed to spend the 4th of July all by my lonesome so Dana agreed to meet me halfway for a movie (always a sure bet to get her out of the house). We saw Legally Blonde II in Everett and had a bite to eat at McDonald's afterwards. She wasn't hungry but my body clock is all out of whack from working midnight to 8am for the past few days. I'm sure I'll get the hang of the crazy schedule on the last day I need to work this shift...yet another unhealthy aspect of the job. On the upside, we're allowed to watch movies and read books because there's so little work to do. There might be more tonight because of the holiday, but otherwise we're mostly paid to stay awake (and for me that's hard work!), because the potential for something big is always there. A co-worker offered to switch shifts with me so I could work from4pm to midnight, but even when I feel like a zombie in the mornings, I'm thankful to have my afternoons open. I went to martial arts practice Wednesday, saw Tara & Late Tuesday perform at Elizabeth Park on Thursday, and got to hang out with Dana for awhile today. It's okay that we didn't make a point to see fireworks. It was actually kind of cool because driving North on the way home allowed me to see a panorama of fireworks shows all over the area. I had an itch to turn the radio station to one of those stations playing corresponding patriotic music, but they were playing a good string of "soft favorites" at the time. I'm such a loser. Anyway, I got home with just enough time to get ready for work, with a nice caffeine high from Diet Cokes to help me along. I tore apart my box bed and found my elusive CDs, a few books and selected a bunch of videos that the whole crew here might agree on. Mom's gonna be upset because I ended up ripping her dust cover in an effort to put my "box bed" back together. Ah well, it'll be an opportunity to teach me to sew. I sincerely want to learn a few basics. Things with MCI are all peaches, I can't wait for him to visit on the 12th. There's alot for him to see and many people to meet, and I'm just praying for good weather. Truthfully I'm a little nervous about it. No matter how much we talk, I have the feeling that I'm going to have to get to know him all over again when we see each other face to face. I make an extra effort to be especially difficult over the phone to soften the blow.

Here is the post that was lost:

I hate the "officer erincita" picture, though I still thank Dana for posting it. I'm supposed to be an law enforcement officer and that picture makes me look far too nice. I'm at work, hardly working because there's no one crossing the border. This is the midnight to 8am shift, so we're mostly getting paid for the task of staying awake. Some people watch movies (last night it was a video of "The Sopranos"), some read magazines. I choose to update my webpage, at least for now. I'll probably move on to writing my journal and reading the current novel of interest, "About a Boy", borrowed from Dana's illustrious collection. Does it surprise anyone that most of her books have been made into feature films? I haven't read "How to be Good" yet, but I'll bet a movie is soon to come.
It shouldn't be news to anyone that I'm madly in love with MCI. Does he deserve to be named yet? Or does everyone already know about him? News travels fast in our tight little circle of faithful readers. MCI will be meeting 'rents and friends very soon, he's going to be here from July 12-15, which will be a blissful time followed by a crushing departure. :-( I never thought I'd fall into a long-distance relationship, but when I look back I seem to shun the path of least resistance when it comes to relationships. This experience, however, is beyond my control. I think we're meant to be together. We're just taking things step by step at this point, looking forward to the future but not taking too much action. This is because I'm not ready. I went to FLETC to train for this awesome job that I'm loving, not intending to meet the most amazing man I've ever known. The fact that he's in love with me is a special bonus--I just don't know how to find a balance because I want to have a career at least a few years before getting hitched. As for the visit, I've been calling my couple friends to arrange double dates and plan to introduce him to my friends at church on Sunday morning. Let us pray for good whether, for the city of Seattle shines with the sun. July should be a lovely month for him to experience all the attractions. I live in the most beautiful city on Earth.

12:32 AM |