rachelinalaska , 22

Terence and I aren't going to be making too big of a deal about Valentines Day. We're basically going to spend the day together as usual, but I want to get him a gift. Not particularly sure what though. I was thinking a new pair of Oakley shades, a hoodie or some jeans, something! I'm at a loss. What are you guys getting for your boyfriends?

Work is dull today. What else is new? Tomorrow is payday though, so that's cool. I have been thinking about the whole Audi TT situation more and more so I think I am going to try to just hold off on that. At least until I am 21 and get a Correctional Officer job. I'll have more paid off on my Jetta & would have more credit history by then. That & when I turn 21 my insurance will go down so I won't have to pay so much on the more expensive to insure sport car, haha. That sounds pretty responsible, right?! I just ooze maturity.

Speaking of turning 21, Terence does in a little of 3 months. FINALLYYYYYYYYY!! Agh & I turn 20 in about 6 months. Jeezz that's going to be like the longest year of my life!! 547.50 days until I get to drink legally, get my TT, get my CO job, decide on when we want to get married, start looking into houses... omg.

Well I may write more later. As of right now, I have nothing else to say! 7 hours & 10 minutes until I get to leave.

[color=orange]Update

I am on my lunch break now. It's 3pm. I like taking it around this time because when I get done I'll only have 2.5 hours left of work! Yay! So I am so glad that they finally restocked the plastic forks! Yesterday I had to eat a cup of noodles with a plastic spoon. It wasn't fun. Terence just called & he has to stay at school a little later tonight. Hopefully not TOO late. He just said that I should go home & he'll get a ride there when they're done studying so at least I get to do that! It's so nice just being able to go straight home after work & not have to drive all around town! The sun has been irritating the shit out of me today. It's shining directly in my office & it's reflecting off the snow so yeah... too effing bright. That & these stupid sheer curtains are dumb. Anyway I better start reading my book! Later

Well training is finally over! It wasn't a total drag, kinda fun actually. Except the driving part, agh! This weekend I hardly did anything but I am still exhausted. I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. Terence and I bought new sheets & pillow cases last night so I was really cozy all night. I am just trying to stick it out until Thursday because then I'll have a 4 day weekend! So at training we learned about Inmate Set-ups (or rather, how to not get involved in a set-up), some self defense moves, what it's like to be a correctional officer, how the state works... etc. In about a year and a half I am going to try to be a correctional officer. I'll have to take 6-7 weeks of training but I'll get paid A LOT more & could work my way up! Around that time Terence should be graduating college & starting his career too, so then we'll be able to decided when we'll get married & buy a house. [:)] AGH I wish time would speed up! Haha...

It's now 1:16pm. 5 more hours until I get to go home.

I just spoke to a salesman at an Audi dealership in Washington. I felt kind of guilty doing it because it's like betraying my guys at the dealership here haha! But nothing came out of it anyway - they don't have what I want. But now I am on his e-mailing list in case they do get something, so that's nice.

I leave in an hour! Woot woot

Sorry I haven't updated in a while! I have been really busy at that training academy. Unfortunately I have nothing very exciting to report about that... it's boring! However, I went and got my hair done tonight. It's brown w/ chunky blonde. Hooray! & the hair dresser was freaking awesome I'm definitely going back there when I need my touch ups. It's 9 pm right now. I have to wake up at 5:15am, leave my house to drop Terence off at 6:20am, meet at the prison at 7:15am for the "carpool" (which lately has ended up me giving them rides each day w/o reimbursement because the fucking cheap ass corrections budget.), arrive at academy at 8am. Long ass morning. THEN Leave at 4:30pm, arrive at the prison to drop off the "carpool" around 5pm, pick Terence up around 6pm, get home around 6:30-7pm. Try to go to bed around 9pm to start over again in the morning. FUCKING SUCKS that's for sure!!! I will be so glad when Friday is finally here! This is killing me! That & thank God payday is next week. I haven't spoken to my mom since the whole "rent" issue I spoke about last entry has happened. Anyway that's the only update I have the energy to do right now!! Once I get back in my regular routine I'll update as usual! Later, hope you all have a good one!

Yeah so I deleted the whole entry & am starting over. Why? Because today is slow & I don't feel like working. I'm so not in a good mood today & I am majorly craving a mai tai!! Arghh!! This morning Terence found a pair of his jeans soaked in Sage piss so it's official! Sage is moving to Nome to live w/ my mom, my mom's husband, & my sister Halie. The flight is only about an hour and a half & both Halie & Colo (my mom's husband) love her lots so I am sure she'll have plenty of attention. I am just worried about her & Kitty getting seperation anxiety or depression. I don't want them to be too upset but after a few days I'm sure they'll adjust & be normal again. So obviously that was the last straw for Terence. I don't blame him either, what a shitty thing to have to go through! It's always HIS clothes, never mine. She is fixed so I don't know what the fuck her problem is. So yeah, our morning didn't start out so great. What's nice is that today is Wednesday & on Wednesdays I get to leave a half an hour early. So that's always nice. Poor Terence has to stay at school until around 9pm and he arrived there about 7:15am today. When I get into town I am going to stop someplace to get a roll of quarters so I can wash his yuck pants, get some greasy not-so-good-for-you fast food, & watch Spongebob until Terence calls to be picked up. I may vaccuum inbetween episodes, but I don't plan on doing anything too productive tonight. I just really hope that sheet-rock guy is out of the apartment by the time I get home. That would be cool if the hole in the ceiling is gone too but I wont get my hopes up. I cannot beleive it is only 12:37pm. I have 4 hours and 53 minutes left until I leave. Ha. Sad. Right now I am processing checks from the inmates to be sent out to their family/friends/bills etc. So not a lot of excitement on this end. I just can't wait to go home & relax. I have a mere 4 months and 20something more days until alcohol will be openly available to me. I am stoked. It's so strange that Terence turns 21 soon! I've been w/ him since he was 17! Weiiiirddddd! Okay I'll update shortly.

O. M. G.
Chef Boyardee Mac & Cheese is totally, utterly, absolutely
DISGUSTING
I am on lunch & since they didn't have my regular lunch available this morning I just grabbed one of these Mac & Cheese things. I literally gaged after taking the first bite. Whatever is in that "cheese" sauce it's horrible! & the "noodles" literally fall apart in your mouth w/o even having to chew. Yeaaah good thing I only have a little over 2 hours left. Fast food is totally calling my name right now hahaha!

Yesterday wasn't too eventful. After work I picked up Terence and went home. I made us some "poor man's pasta" haha! We were just so tired so plain pasta was legit. Terence fell asleep on the couch watching something on Discovery Channel. I worked on my 4th task for Lovely Lady's fashion contest. He crawled into bed around 8:30 and I went about 10:30. But I could not fall asleep, AGAIN! I maybe went out about midnight & kept having weird ass dreams inbetween hitting the snooze button. I set it about an hour before I wake up so I can snooze, ha! So right now I have one huge ass thing of coffee from the gas station. So hopefully it'll make the day go by faster.

Next week I have my academy thing to go to for work. I get to learn Suicide prevention amongst other things. Not really happy about that. Mostly because I have to drive an extra 45 minutes out there & work a regular 5 day week instead of my 4 days I'm used to. Atleast they'll be shorter days though I guess...

Sugar_xxx - I do inmate accounts. Put their money in, take it out, do their payroll for their $0.30/hr jobs, etc.... so exciting, I know! Haha
P.S. I have been reading ur journal but all the responses pretty much say everything I would! Hope you feel better & keep your head up! Have a good day :-)

[color=yellowgreen]Update:
So Halie just called. She wants to have Sage (one of my 2 cats) sent up to her when my mom's husband heads back up there since Sage is "her" cat. (Even though I raised her & have taken care of her the last 2 and a half years but whatever... haha) It's not that I don't WANT Halie to have her it's just I don't know if I want her to NOT live with me. I'm mostly worried about Kitty. ("MY" cat) Since I work 4 days a week that's about 7am-7pm he's home without anybody there. I mean I know that cats are independent but I don't want it to affect him. Terence always says that I "give" my cats emotions, maybe I'm doing that now? Kitty's been alive for about 4 years & I've had him since he was a kitten. Sage has been his companion for over half his life! I mean, I guess they rarely hangout together (that I see) & everything, but wouldn't you think that just the fact that he KNOWS he isn't alone matters? Idk... agh!
Another thing is Terence would be SO happy if she went to Nome! She sheds a lot & yes, has pissed on his clothes a few times.
& I took her in from my mom's friend who ended up getting allergic to her as her fur got more oily w/ age. & I thought Halie was just up there temporarily? What happens if she decides to move back in w/ her dad? She can't bring Sage there & I doubt Terence will be happy about me taking back in again! I don't know... Sage is always such a scaredy cat & doesn't really spend time w/ us at home. I just feel bad.