23rd Birthday

Today my grandmother and her cousin and my aunt's family minus Ryker went out to dinner to celebrate my birthday tomorrow.  Ryker couldn't come because he had a job interview earlier (he'll be 16 in two weeks) and he had a bunch of homework to catch up on.  We went to Bob Evans which while not my first choice, or second, or third (my grandmother kept shooting down my ideas) it was good.  My grandmother gave me some cash (Yay! I can afford food this week!) and my aunt gave me an amazon gift card (which I went home and promptly spend on books from my wishlist.)  I'm not particularly fond of cake but I made one anyway and sent the majority of it home with my aunt.  I like making cakes just not eating them; I'm more of a biscuit or donut person. 

My parents are still in Florida and don't get back until the end of the month so mom said we could go out to dinner then.  I can't wait until they get back.  I'm not very good at managing things myself.  I've been saying I need a new summer quilt for my bed for a while so mom let me pick one out online.  I already have a quilt and I really like it but it's my parents old one and it's probably around 12 years old and the backing is falling off and the cotton keeps falling out and it has a softball sized hole in it and I haven't washed it in ages because I'm afraid the washer will shred it.  It's pretty messed up.  Before they left I asked dad if he thought it could be fixed but he took one glance at it and said it needed to go directly into the trash.  Anyway mom let me pick out a new one online and it's set to arrive by the end of the week.  It's really pretty, black and white designed squares in a checkerboard pattern.  

No new information about when the memorial for my father will be.  It's been 13 days since he died.  I'm hoping it's soon.  I just want to get it over with.  

22nd Birthday/Car Trouble

Days until restraining order is lifted: 6

Today was my 22nd birthday.  If you had asked me a year ago, I'd have said I wouldn't live to see my next birthday.  There were some tough times but I made it.  Yay me!  I went out to dinner with Silas, my cousin Ryker, my aunt, my mother and my grandmother.  I got a book (sort of, it's in the post), the live-action Batman movies from the 90's and, my phone bill paid from Silas; my cousin Ryker got me a gift card to Red Lobster; my mother paid my license plate fees; my grandmother is going to buy me a new car tire; and my aunt gave me some cash (which is also going towards car repair).

Yesterday my grandmother called and asked if I could take her to get her hair cut and I said yes because I could use the money.  Well as I was taking her, I hit this HUGE pothole and it broke my tire.  It flattened my tire and bent the rim, so now I need new ones.  Ughhh.  My grandmother said she'd buy me a new tire but I have to find a usable rim, preferably by Wednesday or I'll be missing school.  And I'm already missing school tomorrow because I have a dentist appointment.  I'd prefer not to miss a whole week.  Oh well, will call around tomorrow and hopefully I can get it fixed if not then but on Tuesday.

21st Birthday

Today is my 21st birthday.  My original plan was to invite David out for a drink with me and get him drunk.  Then take advantage of him.  Unfortunately I don't think that plan is going to work.  Oh, well.  Probably for the best.

Here's me at Olive Garden posing with my temporary restraining orders/hearing papers.