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chameleon(s). 😁 So... do you even have to ask why I have up a picture of them? 😂

Also... I turned in the keys to my apartment today. 😐 I'm not sure how I feel about that yet...

However, I am enjoying our new babies. 😊

UPDATE - New Pets

Yes, we have some new ones. Nick bought another scorpion; since he had such crummy luck with them in the apartment he thought he'd try again now that we've moved. This one is very active and fun to watch - and it's big. 👀 Also we got a cobalt tarantula. That thing is too pretty. This is what she looks like, but it is not her:

They are more aggressive than other tarantulas so there's no holding her. She's very young and her fangs are already about a quarter of an inch long! I love her so much! Anyway, since I'm on the subject of animals - we've fixed up the gerbils bachelor pad and it looks quite nice, I'd say. Aside from what we think they've been very energetic and playful so I think they dig it, too. And with that...

The End

UPDATE

Home Sweet Home
As you know, I closed on the house on Thursday (the 13th) and that was awesome. We didn't stay there that night because we had nothing we needed, but we were able to stay by the next day, which was Friday - Good Friday, to be exact. And come to think of it, that was, indeed, a good Friday for us all. 😊

Shadow had a field trip to the Birmingham Zoo (which he said he really enjoyed) and Nick and me were off work (with pay!!!) because of the holiday so that gave us an extra day to get a jump on moving. And, well, that's pretty much consumed us all for the last two weeks. Anyhoo, back to Friday. I bought Shadow a new bed frame... one of those with the drawers underneath and a bookcase for the headboard (it's one of those you have to put together / yay!). Before I go any farther I'd like to state for the record that for the first night or so me and Nick were planning for us all to camp out in the big room together because I thought Shadow might be nervous or scared in a new big place. Well, that was NOT what Shadow had in mind. He stayed up until 2 a.m. waiting for me to finish putting together his bed so he could sleep in his own room. He wasn't scared at all. 😀  I'm really glad he felt so at home there from the start... I have to admit, though - I did, too. 😁 Honestly, it just feels like the right thing happened at the right time and I like that (a LOT).

Before I move on to Easter I want to talk about Saturday. Saturday was pretty good, too. A lot of moving going on, (of course), but we took some time to relax. We went to Frontera (that Mexican restaurant right next to the apartment I'm moving out of) with Nick's parents and that was some awesome food. I've been right next to it for a year and a half and had never eaten there until the other day. Damn, I didn't know what I was missing. I wish I had - that would have been SOOO convenient. Anyway, sometime after that we watched King Kong and (of course) he dies at the end. It brought tears to my eyes (as many things do), and I was sad.  Well, not as sad as Shadow, who burst into tears and out rightly sobbed... which in turn made me do the same. 😭 Nick just sat there awkwardly for a moment until I asked him to get us some tissue. I guess it was pretty funny, looking back. Now for...

Easter
Easter was easy and enjoyable. When I woke up that morning I panicked a little since I didn't know where Shadow's basket for egg hunting was. Since we were going to my mom's first, though, I decided not to worry about it because I was pretty sure she'd have an old one around somewhere - or at least she'd be able to help me rig up something. Fortunately, the Easter Bunny was on top of things. 😉

When we got in the car that morning there was an Easter basket full of goodies in the passenger seat. As it turns out my boss and his wife (who I now live down the road from) had put it there for Shadow. 😀 That was really nice and Shadow got to use the basket that came directly from the Easter Bunny. 😉 He was pretty excited about that. After my mom's house we went to see some of Nick's family. They'd made an Easter basket for Shadow, too, and put some King Kong swimming trunks in there. He got to go swimming on Easter and that made his day. After that they cooked out and we ate and just hung out with the family. It was nice and relaxing (which we desperately needed after two whole days of moving non-stop).

The End?
Well, I can't think of anything too interesting that's happened other than that... we've been so insanely busy and quite honestly - I'm so sleepy that it's affecting me (in an "I can't remember what just happened" kind of way). Once we get all settled, though, I'll have to take pictures and invite people over; until then - I miss everyone and I hope all is well! LOVE!!! ❤😁

This is kind of a big deal...

So today among other days (such as giving birth to Shadow, graduating college, paying off my first car and buying drums) was quite a big one for me. I closed on the house I wanted, received the keys, and am (as of about 2:00 p.m. today) officially a homeowner. I even got to keep the pen I used to sign my name a gazillion times (and yes, I counted). So yeah - I know I rock. 😁😁😁

Now who wants to help me move?

A few weird things about me, eh?

That shouldn't be too hard to come up with. So let's see...

1. I always attempt to match my underwear to whatever else I may be wearing.
2. I love to sneeze. (Can we say orgasm of the face?)
3. I have to sit on a pillow to drive.
4. I collect writing utensils (pens, pencils, anything like that). So yes, Jennifer, you made my day when you gave me that pen this afternoon.
5. I've never acted on this, but I get the urge to hold dead things. Also, along the same lines I have a vase of dead flowers on my desk at work - they're still pretty to me.
6. I do NOT like to touch some kinds of metal - like mailbox keys or coins. Also, a spoon is too much for me if it isn't plastic. (And yes - yes I will eat soup and ice cream with a fork... the only thing it is necessary for me to have a spoon for is cereal).

Yesterday, this is what we did...

We went to see the animals, of course! Here are some pics. 😀

This was about the only time that this kitty was still... other than that it was pacing around and pouncing at the lemurs next door... 😧

One of these is the lemur that kept antagonizing the kitty... 😕

This is one sexy cat. I couldn't help but wonder what would have happened had it gotten out of its cage. 😲

And this... well this was the highlight of the day. 😁

Ahhh, good times. 😃

And the big news is...

I'm leaving my bachelorette pad. Yes, I put in my notice today - I now have 30 days to get the hell out. It's kind of a big scary deal, but all in all I think it will be worth it.

THE END

Yeah, it's not really the end. Rather, it's more like a big, ginormous beginning. The reason I'm moving is because I'm buying a house. A house of my own. 😁😁😁 I will fucking own it and it will be mine. Ok, well maybe that was not such a fair statement... it's going to be OURS - mine and Shadows. It is our home, picked out by us - and a perfect fit if I do say so myself. It is in Saks and it is great. 😀

It's kind of an older house, but it's brick and it's been completely re-modeled on the inside. Central heating and air, fluorescent lighting throughout, ceiling fans in all the rooms, a two car garage, a storage building, comes with all the appliances (including an oven on top of an oven - can we say two pizzas at once!!!), and pecan trees in the yard. It's three bedroom, one bath - but the bathroom has a hair dryer built into the damn wall! 😀 Can you believe that?!?! It's madness... (in a good way). Aside from the bedrooms and the living room there is one giant room that we plan to make into a game room or something... put the television and maybe the game systems and definitely the drums in there.

About the bedrooms... my room has two closets, and the doors are made of mirrors, and the space between the closets is kind of like a desk with a lid, and when you open it up, there's a mirror on the inside of the lid and a place to put stuff (make-up and such, perhaps?). It's so cool. And Shadow's room is pretty awesome-looking... the walls are made of some really reddish wood and Shadow seems to like it. It's got a bookcase built into the wall and the closet doors in there are mirrors, also. And finally, Nick's room has a little bench-type thing in the closet (for hanging out, of course), and no mirrors for doors (he didn't seem fond of having big mirrors in there so that worked out nicely).

Anyhoo, that's what's been going on with me lately. I've been so wrapped up in everything - trying to feel things out (seeing as how I've never done this before) that other than work I haven't had much of a life. And it looks like when everything gets completely finalized I won't have too much spare time because I'll be moving and settling in. That's cool, though... I'm really looking forward to it. Now that's...

THE END. 😁😊