An update:

First of all, if you please, add Pumpkinhead27 to your friends list, that's me, that's where I want to be. Please? Thanks.

OK. I'm at work. I have a new job. Youth Inkwell Publishing and Youth Inkwell Writing Center. http://www.youthinkwell.com, and www.youthinkwell.org. Good times. I'm VERY busy. This weekend is the LA Times Festival of Books at the UCLA campus, and we have a booth there. Come visit us if you are going to attend, we are at booth 708. I'm making signs right now that say exactly that!

Also, today is Kelly's 24th birthday. Happy birthday Kelly! I hope 24 is as kind to you as it was to me, because it was honestly the best year of my life.

This weekend is Coachella, and some of my friends will be attending that, so I hope they have lots and lots of fun and boo Kanye West for me (sorry Michael I know you love him) and sing along to Matisyahu and Franz and everything else you know I like. And Madonna, of course. How exciting!

Today is also Scott and my six month anniversary. Time FLIES. It feels like it was just weeks ago that we were meeting up at the donut shop and flirting and having first kisses and getting butterflies when we saw each other. But it's half a year later now, but happily he still manages to give me butterflies. We'll be celebrating this anniversary by me driving him to the Burbank airport so he can fly away for the weeekend. Hahaha. He's going up to Dublin, in northern California (near san francisco somewhere) to go see his sister, who just gave birth to a her second son yesterday. I think they named him Zacharias. The kids are now Zacharias and Solomon. Crazy names huh? Solomon is pronounced Sol-ay-mon. I looooove that kid, even if I really NEVER get to see him since they live so far way, he's just the greatest kid, real well behaved and he's got the cutest smile nad he's fuunnnny. Anyway, the boyfriend is going up there for the weekend to meet his new nephew and hang out with his family. Good times!

Anything else going on? I'm 25 now, that's pretty interesting I guess. Julie graduated, that's super cool. Thomas has his car back. I'm hoping to move out in the fall. THAT WOULD BE PERFECT, sigh. Scott graduated too, that's super cool too. Hmm I don't know. I guess I should get back to making my signs.

In conclusion, life is good and busy, and go add Pumpkinhead27.

Have a lovely day!
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hi?

THANKS A LOT.

Yes another boring day at home. SOMEBODY SHOOT ME.

Yesterday I got so bored I cleaned out all the drawers in my bathroom and made butterscotch pudding. My mom and I had Pepe's for dinner, Melisa came over and we caught up since we hadn't seen each other in forever, so that was fun, and she has an interview today, my fingers are crossed for her!!

Today I actually get to leave the house. Scott's picking me up after work and taking me to.. *gasp* Game STop! Just so I can go out for a bit. We're going to my Uncle's house tonight, it's Bryan's birthday party. I can't believe he's already fifteen, yeesh. Good times. It'll be nice to not be in my home. I haven't left the house except for my visit to the ER on Tuesday morning. I get so crazy being here by myself that I can't shut up whenever someone comes over. Hahaha.

Friday night is Nick's b'day bbq, so that'll be fun, and then Saturday is a family reunion! Dad's side of the family, haven't seen those people in such a long time. It'll be weird without Tia Laura being there, she died two summers ago. Sad times. But it'll be fun nonetheless. Sunday is the Super Bowl, but I'm not sure if we're going to watch it or what, nobody seems to be doing anything. I know we're going to Venice in the morning, I've always wanted to go and I"m also aching to see the Pacific ocean.

We're going to plan a trip up to Monterey in March, april at the latest, but hopefully March. I miss the ocean up there, and I miss my best friend terribly. So watch out for us, Thomas! hahah.

I hate the TV, and I've become glued to this spot on the couch, I even slept here last night. Sigh.

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phew. still bored though.

I haven't worked in a week now, good times. Although I'm dying to go to work, because being home "sick" and just waiting for a kidney stone to pass is not the most fun of times. Today my great achievements have been making homemade butterscotch pudding, and now I just started the first season fo Nip/Tuck. I'm having the chicken soup that my mom made yesterday. And for some reason I feel like rambling in my livejournal even though I'd pretty much abandoned this stupid thing. The dogs are both sleeping near me, they're adorable. This show is great. I'm exhausted from doing nothing. All I did yesterday was sleep from all the painkillers that I am on. I had loads of morphine in the morning, then followed that with a steady diet of Percocet all day. I think I'm due for one in a bit, I just don't feel like getting up.

Last night Barbara and family came over, and we all had dinner and then they sang karaoke, but I heard everything like triple because the painkillers make my head all crazy. So Scotty and I went and watched TV in my parents room and I was asleep in like ten minutes. I was such good company yesterday. I fell asleep with the remote in my hand while changing channels.

There was a hot cuban male nurse, and four good looking cuban friends of Adrian's all after me while I was in Miami, and all I could think about was getting back to my boyfriend. My mom was relating that story over dinner last night, how embarassing. I love that boy, sigh.

Well, back to my show I guess. What a boring boring day. I'm so tired of being ill.

After writing that entry, I tried to get back into bed but the pain got all crazy strong, I stumbled my way upstairs and half an hour later I was at the ER at Verdugo Hills hospital and back on an IV. THey gave me plenty more morphine, treated me super nicely and gave me an XRay and said it's about to pass, probably will pass today, PHEW. I hope that's true, cos this sucks. So I'm home wiht my mommy who's making me chicken soup tonight, I'm going to rest here in the living room and I have to take some painkillers in an hour just to keep it going. Here's to hoping that stupid thing passes today so I can feel better! So groggy! I *heart* Morphine.

Sigh.

Why am I awake at 6:35? On a day off no less? That's because the pain in my side woke me up, so I knocked back a percocet and am waiting for it to kick in before I go to sleep.

Oh, I'm jumping ahead of myself. Did I tell anyone the story yet about how I missed my sister's wedding to go to the Emergency Room at Mercy Hospital in Coconut Grove for a Kidney Stone? Ha ha ha, that's the best story, how could I have forgotten? Sigh.

My trip to Florida was fantastic/miserable. I had a great time, got to spend a lot of good quality time wiht my big sister helping her get ready for the wedding. Let me tell you, weddings are a LOT of work, there were a lot of small details to take care of. I also got to spend loads fo time wiht my super gorgeous nieces, I love them so much. Dani stole my heart, and I wanted to bring her back to California with me, she's just the most amazing kiddo. It's always hard to leave because I fall in love with her every time that I'm there.So yes, I went all over Dade County getting things ready for the wedding that took place on Saturday. On Friday, my mom treated Roxy and I to a spa day at the Ritz in Key Biscayne, where we got the most delicious massages, and then a facial. We drank bourgie "infused water" and had lunch in the relaxation room and pretended we were going back to our high class lives in our yachts and condos and all this bullshit. I kept having to pee all day, but so did the other two, so I didn't think much of it, except that after awhile my lower abdomen started hurting a lot when I had to pee. I thought-- great, I have a UTI or a bladder infection or something, good timing! Now I have to go to the doctor when I get home.

No such luck.

Saturday morning I woke up in the chaos that was my sister's hotel room, and my lower abdoment hurt-- and my left side started hurting too. The lower back area. I said to myself "this isnt' happening" and went on to put together the unity candles, give the three little girls a bath, wash their hair and comb it out, and then get myself ready. The pain was starting to get worse, and I was mortified, this couldnt' be happening at that moment of all moments. By the time my mom was fixing my hair, it was bad and I didn't quite know what to do. I didn't wnat to tell anyone because I didn't wnat to mess anything up, but I knew I was in store for a lot worse pain. Kidney stones are the devil. I was all made up, hair super fancy, and when I put my dress on I was at the point where I could barely breath, the pain was so bad. This is miserable, my friends. My mom flipped out, ran downstairs and found me two tylenols. By the grace of god those things actually worked for about 45 minutes. My sister had no idea what was going on. I walked as a poised and smiley bridesmaid, nobody knowing the dull ache in the left side of my lower back, and stood up there for the whole ceremony. It started to hurt towards the end of it. Nobody had any idea, but if you look at the pictures, you can see I am not feeling 100%. Then we had to stand around and take all the professional pictures. That's when my back started hurting again, and worse. I slipped on my sunglasses and made the best of it, until once again I couldn't breath and could barely walk. My dad walked me into the hotel lobby, and that's when they realized they ahd to take me to the hospital, because that's all you can do in this situation. So the maid of honor Vanessa's husband Eddie, my brother's girlfriend Vanessa (there are two Vanessas, yes.) and my mom took me to the ER which was luckily only a few blocks away.

So there I was in the emerency room wearing a formal dress, make up and jewels in my hair. A young cuban nurse by the name of Henry was working in triage and sat me down in the triage room right away, took down my name, teased me that I didnt' have to get all dressed up to see him, and then said he'd see if he could find a room. I felt doomed, because the whole emerency waiting room was packed full of distressed patients. But Henry, who apparently had the major hots for me, ran back, and took me into a room all of my own. Not only did he get me in there, but he also set up my IV and did my blood panel, which triage nurses don't usually do. Henry proceeded in checking in on me every twenty to thirty minutes for the remainder of my hmm six hours there. Henry was my angel though, because if it wasn't for him, I would have been waiting forever in the lobby.

I got my blessed morphine, it took three hours for me to get taken to get my CT scan because they were waiting for my pregnancy test to come back, and then they told me I had a 2mm stone, was about to pass. So yep, I was all morphined out, and missed the entire reception at the wedding, and so did my mom. It was a bummer, and I was so embarassed and sad that we have put all thsi work into the wedding and I didn't get to see any of it. Luckily there are loads of pictures to look at.

So that's pretty much what happened this weekend. The plane ride home last night was excruciating, I guess the pressure of the plane was making my side hurt more than it should, because I had to take a percocet earlier than I should, it took forever to kick in and I was crying in a little ball at the window seat of my aisle, because it hurt so bad and I was afraid it would hurt like that for the whole flight. It's a despairing pain that doesnt' go away, I have it right now, dully, but noticeably. C'mon percocet, do your job!

I have slept the majority of the last three days, and will probably do the same today. We got home last night and I wanted to cry when I saw my house because I wanted to be home so bad. Scott came over around 10:30 after he got out of school and I teared up again because I missed him. And I was supposed to see Melisa at the store today but my mom has me staying home to day to get myself back to good, so I am sad now because I really want to see her. Gosh. Stupid Kidneys! I've been such a teary dork all weekend, just homesick and sad to feel so actually sick.

Now to attempt going back to sleep. I'll put the pictures up from the trip soon enough, so you can see my crazy "twin" sister and everyone else. There are so many stories from the trip, and not enough energy to write them all out.

Off to Florida, back on Monday, will probably write from there. Why aren't I bursting with excitement right now? Oh yeah...

A new and sudden obsession with these awful candies is driving me crazy. They're hard, they hurt my teeth, they don't even taste all that good and I can't seem to get enough of them. Why oh why did I have to go and buy a damn box of them?? Cursed little things!!

I definitely had the best weekend ever, Arrowhead was SO much fun. We didn't get to go to the Belgian Waffle place unfortunately, but everything else was perfect, and I even saw a tad bit of snow. It was so nice to get away for a bit and just chill, make new friends and enjoy life. The house was incredible, the view from our room was crazy, you could see all the lake and everything.

Well, here are the pictures, it's easier to just look at those than to explain it all. :)



Now it's back to reality, work, finishing projects and moving forward in life. My sister's wedding is in a week and a half, and I'm stoked/nervous as hell. My dress will be done on Thursday (it's getting hemmed, because I am a midget) and I'm getting my hair done on Wednesday. (blonde, right? i'm totally kidding.) We leave to Miami next Wednesday, and we'll be back the following Monday. CRAZY!!! I haven't been to Florida since the summer, and am really looking forward to seeing my nieces and of course my sister and my brother. Eeeek. Hey, I even get to see my Grandma Tina (dad's mom) who I haven't seen in like a year and a half.

Back to work!

This weekend = a vacation!

We are going up to Lake Arrowhead tomorrow night after work for the weekend, and I'm stoked. It's Danielle's birthday, and she's rented some cabin up there, so a bunch of us are going. It'll be so nice to get away for a bit. AND it's going to snow there on Saturday... eiii!! I haven't seen snow in ages, since I was in Michigan at Julie's house. That was so long ago! I need to go get a coat and some warm clothes tonight after work. Anyway, I'm looking at pictures of the village and of the lake and falling in love... oh its' going to be such a nice weekend!

I think if all goes as planned, Scott finally gets his car today after he gets out of work and won't have to drive that ridiculous rental anymore, we are so sick of that silly little car. He's getting a 2001 Mustang GT, it's black, it's soo cute, and it's not the hyundai accent. God I hate that car.

Back to scrapbookign I go, there's loads to be done. Hopefully everyone out there is doing well and having a good beginning of the year. So far so good over here.

This is seriously the most boring New Years Eve ever, but I'm not really complaining, I could use the rest. Yesterday I played domestic and ran errands and did groceries. Then I came home and made dinner: TATER TOT CASSEROLE. Yes, I made a casserole, with TATER TOTS no less. It was ground turkey with cream of mushroom soup, and tater tots on top, in the oven. And it was actually delicious. Who would have thought. Scott didn't get home from work until flipen 8:45 practically, after a fourteen hour day. He has been working his ass off all week and he can barely stand. He's at work right now. I woke up at 4:45 this morning, woke him up, gave hime ten more minutes, then went upstairs nad made him some toast and made sure he didn't forget the lunch I made him last night. And what was supposed to hopefully only be a half day today (which is still ike a seven hour day) is now become a full day. He's already been at work since 6:00 am, and it's 3 right now. Hopefully he wont' have to work till super late again, so he can get in a good nap before we do whatever it is we end up doing tonight. He's so dead, I don't know if we'll even go out. Maybe just have some friends over? Or have some friends over down at his house. I have to call Melisa in a bit to see what's going on, she hasn't called me yet, and I'm not sure what Nick and Sarah are doing. Who knows. Tomorrow we're going to spend the day with my family out in Palm Springs, that should be a little fun. At least relaxing, y'know? ANd Monday, if he doesnt' have to work, we'll go in the afternoon to see the Rose Parade Floats. That should be super fun, if it works out. ALl I know is that it's still been a fun weekend, even if I haven't done much, because.. <3.

Well it hasnt' stopped raining, which doesnt' bode well for my friends that are going downtown tonight, so I'm hoping that shit clears up for them so they dont' get soaked while they're enjoying the sweet sounds of the Black Eyed Peefaces,(and the good bands that are playing too haha).

Happy New Year everyone, I hope 2006 will bring you joy and lucky, health, love, and everything good that I know you all deserve.

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So I already did the 2005 survey, and now I guess I could do a month by month play by play on this year, but honestly I'm just too tired to do it, and it all blurs together in this big happy mess anyway. Basically, it was the most important year ever, a lot happened, I lost 90 pounds, I made new friends, I got to know some people better, fell in love, had a lot of new experiences, had some sour experiences, missed some people a lot, made a successful transition back into school, moved the store to a bigger location in Glendale, and learned how to be myself. I sit here, two days before the year is over, thinking "Damn, I did it." I've never felt so secure in myself, and so hopeful for my future. I've got a beautiful family, amazing friends, and the most incredible boyfriend. I am so lucky. I'm healthy, I'm happy, I'm well, I'm excited, I'm a lot of things that I've always waited to be. I'm Jenni, most importantly, and finally. No pretending, no lying, no frustration, no negativity, just a happy healthy Jenni. I've fought long and hard to find myself, and now that I'm here, I'm just ready to live my life as Jenni and that's it. It's a great feeling, let me tell you.

My Christmas this year was perhaps the best and worst ever. How can I even explain that? It was great because I was with the people I love. It was bad for a lot of weird drama reasons at my house, and because Sunday at Scott's aunt's house turned into a very painful and hard to see event, ending with Uncle Brad being taken by ambulance to the hospital. It is hard to see a strong man who is so important to the family be attacked so hard by this awful lung cancer that he has. All I can do lately is pray for him, make wishes for him, think of him, just hope and hope and hope that he will get better and that the family can get through this. It was very hard to see, and even harder to see my poor boyfriend falling apart finally at the sight of his uncle in such pain. He had been holding it in for so long, it was just too much for him. So that made it a weird Christmas, but it was good.

Here are the awesome Christmas pictures
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I don't know what else to say. We have no plans for New Year's Eve, and that leaves me somewhere between being nervous and being relieved. I don't know how to explain that one. My parents are going to be in Palm Springs for the weekend. We might go visit them on Sunday, but I am not certain. All I know is that I'm almost sad to see 2005 leave, but I'm excited to make 2006 an even better year, if that's possible. Anything is possible though, as corny as that sounds, I've learned it to be true. ALl my experiences throught the last year have taught me that I can do whatever I want, and that I will succeed and life will be good. Life can be good. I can do so much more than I used to be able to do. I am no longer afraid to live my life and that's why I have opened it up to so many new and incredible experiences.

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The Coldplay video for Talk is now officially my most favorite music video ever ever. I just watched it twice. Black and white, the whole band on some weird alien planet, a gigantic metal robot, them trying to fight it by rocking out at it, and then waving goodbye as it retreats back to its little spot in this weird mountain... Chris Martin making that "call me" motion with his hand to the robot as it backs away.. that was the best thing I've ever seen!


Happy Holidays everyone! It's so super Christmas time I almost can't stand it! I just about finished my CHristmas shopping last night, just have a couple of things here and there but I'm proud of myself for not leaving it all for tomorrow like I usually do. Now it's time to CHristmas myself over to work, finish my cards and put a million things out into inventory. My favorite! hahahah.

Acoustic CHristmas last night was one of the very best concerts I have been to, I can't even quite tell you how much fun I had. Short of Radiohead, it probably was the best. Nine Inch Nails and System of a Down completely blew me away. NIN is AMAZING, it was my second time seeing them and they were incredible. Incredible!!! And they played Hurt, it was fucking gorgeous, and they ended with Head Like a Hole, omg. System was such an amazing suprise. Like, I love their music, have been listening to it a lot lately because the boyfriend gave me Hypnotize, their latest, and it's a great album. But I didn't realize I knew so many of their songs, and they were just good. They were very entertaining, very funny, and sounded perfect.

I had sooo much fun yesterday, we laughed so much at the stupidest shit and just had the best time ever. God I wish I could just recreate last night over and over again.


Today is a crazy day! We're all going to my uncle's birthday breakfast at 10 out in Chatsworth, then the boy and I have to leave like at noon (RIGHT at noon) because I have to book it back to my store to give a birthday party! Yep, it's Jenni's first class! and YES, I am hella nervous. I have a group of nine 13 year olds coming in to work on a mini book and listen to music and eat birthday cake, good times! Then it's closing up quickily at 3 so we can meet my mom and dad and possibly my Tia at the cemetary. Today is the 4 year anniversary of my Grampa's death, crazy how time flies by. I havent' been toi the cemetary to visit his grave in almost 4 years, I have never been able to handle it, so I think it's time to face those demons. After that I have to study, and watch tonight's Acoustic Christmas webcast. Fucking Coldplay, I wish someone would just come up to me today and say "Here, these are for you" and give me two tickets to the concert tonight. I would be quite greatful.

Without getting too into details, last night included having to break a window to get into the house, and my mom, Scott and I all having a sleepover in the living room. Candle light conversations, reading from a Sedaris book outloud, and eating ice cream out of containers. Waking up disoriented at 4:30 AM, looking to my right and seeing my mom passed out on the easy chair, and then realizing there's a hand resting on my back. Turning to see the most beautiful face I could imagine sleeping peacefully beside me on the floor. Him waking up at the exact moment, my eyes met green ones, and the biggest smile came across his face. We lied there for a bit, then I was asleep again once he pulled me in closer and whispered something in my ear. The sweetest love story there is. Today consisted of cleaning up shattered glass, macaroni and cheese lunch, and working my ass off on the project that is due in fifteen minutes. And I better change out of my track pants and into some real clothes and get my sorry butt to school.

It is a stressful day, yet I'm gonna make it through, no matter what.

Tisha did this, so of course I have to as well

from [info]arnogseel

Go to your Calendar and find the first entry for each month of 2005. Post the first line of it in your journal, and that's your "Year In Review."



January
I don't think I've ever seen anything like it, New Year's Eve on the Las Vegas stip is something worth seeing once in your life, it was truly one of the most fun experiences I've ever had!

February
I will STAB you. Seriously. Don't fuck around. [[whoa!!!what was that all about?]]

March
My brother left, Karl came, we had an awesome week and a day together

April
WHAT a NIGHT... oh my god.

May
Coachella was kind to me this year, and I had such a great weekend that I can hardly form words to describe it.

June
I've got my "clean your room!" playlist going on iTunes right now, because it's pretty peppy and I"ve got to pep myself up for a really long ass today today.

July
So I love California and never want to move away from it

August
Hi there. Sometimes I forget that if I click the little "update" link, I too can leave an entry in this here Livejournal thing.

September
Hi, remember me? I'm that girl Jenni who used to write in her livejournal all the time and then abandoned it

October
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November
I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.

December
I think I'm a little crazy this morning, I find myself talking to myself or repeating what the guy on the radio said with a mocking tone. Hmm.

Another great weekend to add to my calendar of great weekends in the past month and a half. When did life get so good?

Friday night was supposed to be me cooking and mom decorating the tree, but instead, mom cooked, we all ate, and nobody touched the tree. Melisa and Matt came over with some cheesecake that we never ate, and we watched TV, played with my little cousin Daniella and the parents went to bed ridiculously early so the four of us did naughty-- I mean, we went downstairs and watched more TV until they left. Then Scott proceeded in falling asleep in my bed for two and a half hours. That was FUN. I played on my computer, and was bored. But it's okay, he was tired, and it was kind of [really] cute.

Saturday was the art fair at work, and I worked my ass off all day, there was so much to be done. Then practically my ENTIRE family showed up at the store and there was barely anywhere to even stand, so I just kinda walked around in a daze. My cousin Anjelina and I bailed and went to teh grocery store to get stuff for dinner, picked Scotty up on our way to the house, then cooked Spaghetti and frozen pizzas and ate, and then Scott and I made our way to the lovely Covina for Brett's Birthday Party! That was super fun. It was soooooo good to see Brett, and to see everyone, and we had beach drinks and talked and giggled at certain things, Brett opened his presetns and blew out candles and it was nice to see him smiling so much, despite the stigmata on his hands. We left around midnight, because the boy had to be at work at 7:00, which sucks, so we went home and that was that. It was a great time, I'm so glad we were there.

Yesterday I woke up hella late, thank goodness, and got dressed and went to lunch with Melisa, and then we went dress shopping and picked out a lovely dress for my sister's wedding, hopefully she will like it and I can get it. We went to the mall and had ice cream, then came home and messed around a bit, then she left to go to her Matt's, and I went up to Valencia with the Scott to go see his aunt and uncle. That was fun, we stayed there for awhile, then came home and made more frozen pizzas and played darts with Joey and watched Family Guy. God I love that show. We just kinda hung out, which was nice, because I was tired and he was half asleep for awhile, till he suddenly got the most ridiculous burst of energy and wouldn't shut up or stop bouncing around. What a nut. It was funny though.

And now here I am, getting ready to go to work, and attempt to write a paper while I'm there. I hate school this semester, seriously.