Me Weekend!

Well yesterday was the best way a me weekend could possibly ever start. I got a raise! A very decent one too. And to boot they added it on to my paycheck yesterday for the last pay period! All though the extra money is DEFINITELY needed, the thing I like most about the raise is the recognition and appreciation of all my hard work that I do there. *warm fuzzies*

After I cashed my check I drove down to Brownsville and paid the bills I had to pay. Then I went shopping downtown in some of the thrift stores and found a very nice pair of slacks to go out dancing in tonight. You think i would be excited about finding them for four bucks, and I was, but I am more excited to let you know that i went down a pant size! I went down from a 40 to a 38. Yay me! I also picked up a birthday gift for Angie, my children's mother and still a close person to me. It was nothing big. A pair of pajama bottoms, and a hoody jacket that was black with pink and grey hearts on it. Shar joked with me saying how I got angie something I would have gotten her for her birthday ^.^. Hehe the truth is though... they are kind of similar in ways. Extremely different though in all the ones that matter <3.

After some shopping, I dropped off Anige's gift to her and wished her a happy birthday and then headed over to the University to visit the Anime Club. I never get a chance to stop by and see them and they miss me terribly. When I get there I find out its pajama day at the club. My friend Jon who was expecting me to come by had brought a pair of over sized pajamas for me to wear lol. Of course i put them on and joined the fun! I always love the expressions on peoples faces after we talk and then they find out that i am 12 or 13 years older than they are ^.^ I just don't fit their profiles of what an older person should be like I suppose, and that's what I want. I want to be me, not what people think I should be because I am a certain age.

After the club we headed over to my friend Jennifers house where I made dinner for everybuddy. Delicious as always they say. Then we headed out to see Wall-E. OMG, I am soooo in love with that movie! How in the world could I have waited so long to see it!? My kids got to see it with my cousins Denise and Dennis, but I had to work on that day. Anyways, I got teary eyed at the end. Hehe I would have to just tell people I rubbed jalapeno juice in my eyes from the nachos if anyone would have asked lol. I really wish I could have seen that movie with Shar.

Which brings us to today! ^.^ I am looking very forward to going out Dancing tonight with my co workers! They are always inviting me out to go drinking on Saturdays but I never can because I would rather spend the time with my lil ones. But since is my me weekend I begged them to come out dancing with me. They weren't crazy about it at first, but they caved in pretty quickly. The only problem is that I had to pick the club, and I have no clue what is good in McAllen. I picked a place called Dubai's Bar and Grill. Its about a year old. I hope I choose well.

Childless Weekend

I have two wonderful children, Victoria and Johnny, whom I absolutely adore. Actually I have three because I count Gabriel too. But for now I get to see Tori and Johnny Friday afternoon through Sunday night. I have always been close with my children and have been there primary caregiver mostly since after Johnny was born and there mom distanced herself from us. When we separated I honestly thought it was a situation where they were coming with me, but it turned out otherwise. Since the separation there mom has completely turned around and has become the mother that they needed. I am extremely happy for that. I miss them terribly through the week and look forward to seeing them every Friday. However this Friday is Angie's birthday and she has asked to keep them for the weekend. At first I was a little sad at not seeing them, but then the though of a childless weekend started twirling in my head. I look at it as a chance to do things that I normally can't do. I have already made plans to go out with the girls from work, since they are always inviting me and I always turn them down because of my situation. I am looking forward to going out for margaritas and dancing and just having fun. Sometimes I forget that it's ok to have a little fun just for me. Its stems from my relationship with Angie and is something that I am working on fixing inside of me and am having very good progress with. I give most of this credit to Shar who has helped me to realize that it is totally ok to have me time. So here is to "me time" everbuddy. Its ok to take it. ^.^