The Anniversary That Almost Never Was

March 24th. In one week's time, Chris and I will have been together for three years.

This is a huge deal considering we almost didn't make it. Two months ago I scrubbed the date from my phone's calendar. I thought it would be a day I would end up despising and probably crying on, but now I look forward to it with joy. There are so many things that I thought I'd never do again. Like go to Santa Barbara.

Chris and I went to Santa Barbara last weekend and I had a blast. We spent part of the day in Camarillo and then headed out to Santa Barbara for a date. We went to, what I like to call, our restaurant, Endless Summer Bar-Cafe. And as we were looking for a parking spot I started thinking about how really amazing it was. I had written off Santa Barbara; convinced myself I would never go back there, and there I was. With him. I just got a huge smile on my face. All that I was convinced I'd lost was back. I think that's when it really sunk in.

We ate at the cafe, walked to the break water, then went to this amazing park. It was so beautiful, but don't ask me to remember the name, because I haven't been able to yet, haha. (Hey, Google is my best friend- Elings Park). It had four different levels. The first was dedicated to BMX, the second was baseball fields, and the third was soccer fields. The fourth level is a beautiful area with tables, an amphitheater, and various benches strewn throughout. It was so beautifully landscaped! Near the end of our walk we found a nice grassy spot in the sun and just laid down in it (check out my best friend Google's map of it here!).

Bangs and wind don't really mix well... lol

I hadn't realized how much I missed Santa Barbara, but it really wouldn't be the same without him. In eight days I will have been with the love of my life for 3 years (give or take a month and a half). This anniversary is special. Not only because it's our first 3 year anniversary ;P but because this is the one that almost didn't happen. I treasure every day that I get to hold him in my arms. He's the best thing that's ever been mine.

I love you Chris Vega. Always and forever.

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Valentine's Day

I didn't do much for Valentine's Day this year. I got to spend time with my Valentine, but I didn't make him make a big deal out of it like I did last year. Might of had something to do with the fact that I was working and then going to school all day this year.

I did make him give me a present though: my key to his house (:

I've decided that from now on, if I want a present of sorts from Chris, I'll just let him know what he's supposed to give me. He said that works for him, so I have to think up ideas for next year, haha.

Anywho. This post, though it is so titled as "Valentine's Day," is actually about the day after Valentine's Day. I was working at Walmart doing my demo for Windows 8 and I saw that all the Valentine's Day candy was on sale. And really, how can you resist candy that is on sale? I decided to get a tub of Valentine Corn. Yeah, it's just like Candy Corn around the Halloween, only colored pink for Valentine's Day!

The next day, as I was munching on Valentine Corn and packing up my things to move to Chris's house, I noticed one of the pieces was deformed. How disappointing.

But as I took a closer look, this piece of corn amazed me by how perfectly deformed it was. What a coincidence that this piece of corn should have been made into Valentine Corn, for it was perfectly heart shaped on the bottom!

Just goes to prove that first impressions can be deceiving! I thought this was an ugly piece of Valentine Corn that just happened into my bucket, but it was a actually quite beautiful... for a piece of candy corn haha

Yes, that piece of corn made my day.

A Turn of Events

Janurary was quite possibly one of the worst months I've ever had.

My heart was broken, my grandpa had a stroke (twice), I killed a dog with my car, and to top it off, I failed a midterm by completely forgetting about it. What a great way to start a new year. A friend on Twitter told me, after one of the many times I tweeted a complaint about 2013, "Don't condemn it just yet. This is just overflow from 2012, the shittiest year ever. Keep your chin up!" I didn't think she could possibly be right, but February has taken an unexpected turn of events.

My heart has been mended. No, I suppose that's not right. It's evolved. I grew up a lot in January (more on that later). I was single for a month, and I enjoyed it, or I at least tried to; there were times when the mask of confidence and happiness would fall off and I would be left crying. Then Chris asked me to forgive him. Yes, we're back together again. Yes, we're moving in together. Attempting for this weekend actually. I know a lot of people have told me taking him back is the wrong thing to do, but how can I not give him another chance? He makes me happy. Period.

My grandpa is doing okay for the time being. He's home, he's walking, and he's smiling. We still have him. I don't know for how long, but he's here. His memory does tend to lapse sometimes and he doesn't remember me or where he's at, but for the most part he's doing pretty good... at the moment.

My car has been taped together (courtesy of my dad and brother) and I never saw the dog again. As for the final, I have yet to talk to my professor about it; I'm not sure if it would do any good. "Excuse me professor, I failed the exam because I forgot about it and didn't study at all, would you mind giving me another go at it?" I don't see that happening, but who knows. Maybe she'll help me out a bit if I tell her about my crummy January.

As for my New Year Resolution, it has also evolved. My goal was to move out in January. As you can probably tell, that hasn't happened yet. With all that's happened though, I'm okay with that. I've also taken up a 2nd job. Two jobs, school, and all the crap that's happened in the last month. I'm okay with the fact that  the big move hasn't happened yet. But as I said earlier. It is going to happen. I'm moving in with Chris (hopefully this weekend if I'm not too busy). February is not that far off from January, and heck, it's a lot farther than 2014 which is the deadline, so I think I've done pretty well so far (:

Here's to hoping that the 2012 runoff is finished and I'll be able to move forward in my life.

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