lots of updates

My last post was months ago and I wish I had a good reason for neglecting my blog, but I don't. The time since then has been full of change so the purpose of this post is update for those readers I haven't lost.

My blog has never had a real "purpose", but it seems as if it has mostly been the chronicles of my singleness and dating screw-ups. I'm now happy to report that I've finally done it right. In the early months of this year I reconnected with Dan, a guy who's been in my life for the last five years and has played many different roles during that time. I dated one of his friends. He dated one of my friends. For a period of time a few years ago, I would've called him one of my best friends as our social group was really tight. When we started hanging out again, the best friend label was slapped back on at the start and our friendship kept evolving. I instigated the "what are we?" talk after a few weeks of being everything to each other and we made it official. Life has been pure bliss since then and I am so happy to have finally found what I've been looking for.

The lease at Dan's old house was over on July 24, and since I've spent the last few months at his house with no problems, it seemed only right to get a place together. At the end of June, we moved into a fabulous four bedroom, 3 bathroom house with his long time friend, Richard. I know living with other people carries a bad reputation for eventually ruining friendships, but I have no doubts that this will work out. Our house is so big that I feel like I could live with ten more people and never have issues because we would never run into eachother. In fact, the three of us all have our own living rooms lol. Our time together has been spent playing in our backyard pool, roasting smores at our fire pit, and bbqing daily. It doesn't get much better than this. Yesterday Dan and I built a fort in the living room, listened to records, and ate ice cream while laying inside of it. I'm so glad I finally found someone that can match my weirdness :).

And lastly, I have to update my school/work situation. The economy failing finally hit home for me in March when I cut myself free from my parent's company. The lack of work was pretty evident and it didn't feel right to myspace all day on my dad's dime. My track record has been pretty spotty since then, and I ended up taking a quarter off school. Things are looking up now because I'm scheduled to go back to LifeTouch Photography on August 10th and am taking summer classes. I'm also looking into taking out a fat student loan so I can afford to keep living my low-budget lifestyle and go to school full-time. I don't mind taking it slow if I have to, but knowing that my life is moving forward again is a very good feeling.