Monday, June 29, 2009
Macys here we come!
I used to write every day and lately I have just been doing the every few day thing. Oh well I will try to do an every day thing but we will just have to see how well that turns out.
Newhoo.. this weekend was Kendra’s 3rd birthday! As I wrote the night of her birthday
“ I cant believe that just three years ago today I was holding and looking
down at me brand new baby girl thinking about how blessed I was and as
I lay her to bed 3 years later I know now that I was more blessed than I could
have imagined”
I know I have talked so much about it before about how much I love her and how amazing she is and how blessed I am to have her so we wont get into all that mooshy gooshy stuff. But I will say that No mother could ever be as proud of their daughter as I am, and I still have a life time to watch her and be even more proud of my baby…and yes she will always be my baby. Lol
Friday Scott picked her up in the morning and Hec and I took that time to go run around to 3 or 4 different stores to get the perfect decorations and about a million balloons. I don’t think I will ever do that again, it was hell trying to drive with a gagillion balloons in the car!!! Lol. but by the time Kendra got home everyone was over and she just loved all the decorations and of course, the balloons. What kid doesn’t love balloons? We did gifts, dinner, games, cake and like always sing happy birthday. She HATED that! She crawled under the table and cried, I picked her up and she continued to cry with her head buried in my shoulder. Later that night as I was tucking her in and we were talking about her birthday she said “mama I just didn’t like when everyone sang happy day to me. It made me feel sad” I explained that the feeling she was feeling was embarrassed and that its okay because everyone feels that way at times. I also just told her that theres no reason to be embarrassed by us singing to her, it just means we love her and care about her. Then we were talking about her favorite gift that she got and she said the bubbles. Lol I got her a $70 game thing and clothes and shoes and my mom got her hella shit, Hec made her a build a bear with like 3 different outfits and a bed and all that and her favorite was the 99cent bubbles lol. at least she’s not materialistic… yet lol
Then Saturday I met with my lawyer all day. We were going over how mediation is going to go down on Thursday. Went over all the police records, text records hospital records, even some friends testimonies as to his drinking and driving with Kendra, his out of control substance abuse..ect ect. I hate that I had to pull out all the stops in this. I really do, I didn’t want to bring out records that he beat me, I didn’t want to bring out the records of the many times I had to call the police on him but for him to claim that Kendra is not safe with me, that he wants full custody and no visitation…I cant have that. I cant let Kendra be unsafe with him anymore. He just needs help getting back on track.
Then Sunday My mama, Kendra and I drove down to half moon bay. We had such a great time. Kendra LOVES the water so much! She loves swimming like no other. I figured she would stray away from the ocean waves like most kids do because its freezing and the waves are often intimidating to the younger crowd but she LOVED it! She wanted to just run into the waves! So me and Ken held hands and would run knee/shin deep into waves as they came. She just had too much fun. The drive home was terrible! Dead Stopped traffic all the way down 92. We turned around and hit 84 and althought that usually takes double the time of 92, it was half the time Sunday. All in all it was a GREAT weekend!
As for Hector and I. We are still doing great. Its harder to see each other with how far away we live from each other now but honestly, I'm kinda loving the independence of it all. I love Hec more than anything but I have been living with a significant other for over 7 years now. It is so nice to have my room the way I want it, not have to check in or out…its just so nice to make dinner for just me and ken (she and I like the same things) And its so nice to just go get my nails done when I want, go out with my girls when I want. Not saying that he didn’t let me but when you live with someone you would rather spend that time, after work and on weekend doing things together and now that sometimes I don’t have that option I can think about me. Granted sometimes I do have the option of spending time with him and opt out, but that’s the beauty of it all. Lol. I love love love our weekends together and I miss the heck out of him, but I think during this time. I am finely almost not married anymore, I have a nice hunk of change coming in every two weeks, I look great, feel even greater its just awesome to have ME time. But shh don’t tell him that lol. He is having a harder time with it, but really, if he would have just gotten on unemployment when I told him we were laying off inspectors in a few months or started looking for a job then we wouldn’t be in this predicament. So really, I don’t feel that bad for him. Its time he grow up a little bit too. I wont support him until he can support himself. I love him, and I will keep saying that but the boys gotta learn to not save everything for last min and think shits going to be okay because he will just ask people for money. Being a grown up and having responsibilities is not easy but the rewards are great.
Any whoo! Kendra and I are going shopping tonight for summer clothes and dresses ect. I miss Macys very much, its been too long snc I have been there! Lol so Macys, be prepared for Amanda and Kendra to come and drop a nice hunk of change on clothes we don’t really need (don’t worrie our old clothes go to the tri-valley battered women’s shelter) I love not having to pay my old $1400 rent!!!! I know, im boasting but god damn I have been dead ass broke for far to long! I work way to hard for this money and I finaly get to spend it on fun stuff and not bills, I live having and extra $G a month to spend on whatever!
Monday, June 22, 2009
la te da
Good Morning!
It has been forever since I blogged it up. I was just too pissed, too busy and too stressed to do so.
So last week, the day before the court date, my attorney faxed me over papers. She called me and said “Amanda, I am going to fax you over Scotts testimony he is going to present…you are not going to like it” she was very right, I did not like it one bit. In it Scott is now going for full custody with little visitation and saying I’m the one with an anger problems. He also says that that morning in which he was too drunk to wake up to watch Kendra (the morning I decided I have to go for full custody)…this is his take on that morning. He says I didn’t even knock, I snuck in, saw he was sleeping and snuck out. then later refused to tell him where Kendra was. Such bullshit! Why on earth would I do that? Why would I go out of my way to be and hour and a half late for work because I had to suddenly find a babysitter. He also claims that the reason he did not hear me wake up was because he had just lost his job the night before and was stressed out. That is a flat out lie. He lost his job in February…this happened April 8th. The good thing is, I have proof. Stone cold proof of that incident and proof that he lied about when he got fired.
Plus, Scott did that same thing just last week! I knocked and knocked and knocked, finally I used my key, I gave him the benefit of the doubt thinking maybe he just fell asleep with his bedroom door closed and tv on and cant hear me knocking. I didn’t think at all he would be that dumb to mess up in the middle of a custody battle… I walk in and there I find scott, passed out on the couch, an empty beer box by the door, shot glasses out and him fully clothed, shoes and all. I tried to wake him up. Nothing. Again and again I shook him trying to wake him up. Kendra started to get upset and asking why is her daddy still sleeping. So I sent her to use the big girl potty and take her shoes off by the door. I just looked at him and knew, here we go again! So I tell ken to keep her shoes on because we are going back home. As im leaving he wakes up, falls off the couch and while on the ground, proclaims in his calm high pitched drunken way of talking “ohh my gooooddd” then passes right back out. I decided to at least pick his drunk ass up and put him back on the couch. I do so and leave. My mom was in the car and I was just in tears when I was walking back to the car. I couldn’t believe that he did this again. I can’t understand why it is so hard to be a parent - A responsible adult. There is nothing wrong with having a drink or two after a rough day at work to relax but to drink to the point of blackout when you know your daughter is coming at 6am like always…stupid. It just shows how poor his judgment is that he could do this in the middle of a custody battle, he should be on his best behavior. God he is frustrating. So I had to take an unpaid day off. It was nice though, I miss being a stay at home mom. Kendra and I had a blast. We made a seafood pasta for lunch together, played all day, went for a walk, hell I even got to take a nap with her… I REALLY miss those naps lol.
But in other news, We are all moved. It is very odd that Hec and I are not able to sleep next to each other every night. We have seen each other every day since March of 2008. He would come over after work or after he took a shower just to say hi and hang out with me and ken a bit, then we moved in with each other and now we are apart. Tear. We call each other every night and usually see each other every day. The perk is that its fun, its like dating again…high school style haha. plus when we do get to…yennno…it is so so hot. ;) its always hot, but now its even extra hot lol. we joke that we are addicted to one another. His mama told me the other day that they were having just a talk over dinner and it turned into about me and him and our life together and she told me that he said that even after a year and a half he is still extremely attracted to me. He even told her that we just cant ever keep our hands off of each other. It was a bit awkward to hear that from my future mother in law. But she went on to tell me how great it was that we are still very attracted to one another and how that’s important in a relationship. I feel there are other importance’s but a great sex life is important…why have I talked about this subject for so long…?
But anywhoo, This Friday by beautiful baby is turning 3!!!!! I guess I cant really call her my baby…nah whatever I will always call her my baby!! I cant believe it though!! I am so proud of my girl already. We are going to do a wizard of oz thing. I'm taking Friday off and early in the morning b4 she wakes up (or after she falls asleep on Thursday night) me and Hec are going to set the house up with everything needed. We printed out a yellow brick road to place on the floor from her room to the down stairs, at the beginning of the yellow brick road will be ruby red slippers (that I’m picking up at lunch) for her to put on different wizard of oz pictures to go on the wall above her yellow brick road. And a bunch of Wizard of oz pictures, item ect all over the house. She loves the Wizard of oz so she will be super exited!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The first hearing is tomorrow
I am so tired today! I stayed up super late with Hec last night. I always am out by like 930 at the latest but I decided to be nice and stay up with him till about 12:30am and for me that’s too late! I have to wake up at 5…if I did the math correctly I only got about 4 hours of sleep. That is no good. No good at all! Lol But I am going out to lunch with friends and after I have a meeting at 1:30 at work and then at 2pm I have a phone meeting with my attorney. Yikes the fist official court date is tomorrow!! I am so nervous! I don’t know why, I have been to court before many times for other people, for myself but for some reason I have never been as nervous as I am now. Maybe because it has to do with my little girl. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I don’t want to hurt Scott. Who knows. Scott has been good lately but you know him, off and on. I'm just scared that he will be heart broken. I hope and pray that he just sees this as a push in the right direction. Apparently he is smoking Cigarettes again. I think that is so so so nasty. Not only does it make you stink and turn your teeth yellow but it’s not good for Kendra. I know he would never smoke in front of her but still, its not a good example at all to set for her… but there is not one thing I can do about it. Slowly killing yourself and telling your kids its okay to do the same is somehow perfectly legal. *sigh*
Thank god my mom is coming with me. I would want hector there but I think that having him come would be totally disrespectful and almost a slap in the face (in a non productive way) to Scott. So he is going to stay home and watch Kendra. My mama is my best friend and rock though so It will be good having her around…though it just occurred to me she always makes me cry. I'm a pretty tough cookie and don’t cry too often. I can usually hold it in but then my mom will just have to look at me or call and ask what’s wrong and I just burst out into tears and tell her everything and then she always makes it better. Even if its just a simple “it will be okay lovebug”. I'm all butterflies just thinking about tomorrow. I am sure it will go fine though, When I went to the orientation at the court house the guy who was checking us in asked who my attorney was and I said “Lisa Ivancich” and he said, and I quote “wow – Well then, I wont wish you luck, you don’t need luck, You have Ivancich” That made me feel a bit better. Lol. I was a little nervous about taking her on as my attorney because the majority of her cases are workers comp ect. But then I read up on her, talked to a few clerks and everyone has said that she is amazing and a tough cookie. She seems that way, she’s a judge part time so I am confident that she knows what she’s doing lol. okay well I am going to go back to working now Toodles!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Happy Monday!
Another shatty day at work. Well its not that bad, I like my job and all but I would MUCH rather be snuggled under my nice warm covers with my sexy mans arms around me right now but whatever, gotta make a living right? (I’m still hoping for that winning lotto ticket!!) anywhoo, this weekend was very fun, it seemed very long in a good way!
Friday night we went out to dinner with Hec’s mama and sister Veronica and her husband and kids. That was really fun, I’m sure the sharing of all the girls margaritas with each other helped haha but it was fun and yummy. Then Hector and I were going to go see that movie “The Hangover” because EVERYONE is saying it is the funniest movie of all time. But we looked at the time after dinner and it was already 10, It was the weekend and all but my ass had to wake up at 4:30am that morning so I was pooped, plus had that icky feeling of the margarita buzz wearing off. So we went home and started a Harry Potter marathon. lmao I know right!! Even we were like We are such dorks! Lol at home on a Friday nights making margaritas and popcorn and watching harry potter hahaha. But it was fun, and nice because after a terrible day at work, all I wanted to do was snuggle on my couch and relax. Plus me and Hec can talk and talk and talk for hours so its better to be at home so we can do that. I love that time together.
Then Saturday we woke up and lounged around. Got the usual Saturday text from Scott saying he cant watch Kendra and I need to figure out a baby sitter (I’m not kidding when I say this happens EVERY weekend he has her) so instead of waiting for me to make the calls he decided to drive all the way up to Stockton or Sacramento (not sure which one) to drop Kendra off with his parents at their other house. (yes they are that rich they have two million dollar houses lol) and had her spend the night. He claimed he had to work that night as well as Sunday morning. However I think he forgot that Saturday night Dom, Jess and Desi were over and who hits Dom up to party...Scott So really there was NO reason for Kendra to me that far away with people who are practically strangers to her. I was so sad about that. I even cried because I didn’t know if she would be scared or if they even knew how to watch her. I hated her being that far. But there was nothing I could do, Scott decided yet again that he would rather party and leave his daughter in his parents hands then wait for me to make a decision. Of course he played the whole I'm a terrible mother card because I wouldn’t take my own daughter. HOWEVER again this goes back to not giving into HIM. Of course I would have taken my girl but the fact the he just throws this on me a few hours before I am supposed to go out with my girlfriends for her birthday. He knew my plans too. And he knows his work schedule the Sunday b4, so I told him next time he needs to give us all more warning so we can accommodate him better. He really doesn’t understand that I wont jump for him now every time he says jump. He expects people to drop everything for him in a second yet the people he expects to do this are the people he treats like shit. He is stuck being a little boy. Its just beyond frustrating. I'm so tired of dealing with his bullshit. And after calling me all the bad names in the book I bet anything that he will call here today to tell me about all his little girlfriends and want advice. Ugh I’m just so frustrated with him.
Anyways! Saturday after all that B.S we went to Jakes (Hecs nephew) baseball game and award ceremony. Soo cute! Then we moseyed around the mall, got a few things and then headed home. Got pretty, and then Jessica and Desi came over. We had fun like always. Lots of pictures taken,
Sunday me and Hec decided to walk down to the Spaghetti Factory. We got there, got our food, started to eat then got a call saying that they are having a bbq at Hecs parents house. So we just got the food to go and had hecs step sister and brother pick us up and we went out there.
The big news there was they found out through myspace that Maria (hecs stepbrothers girlfriend) is pregnant. They knew we knew snc we often hang out with them. But keep in mind, Maria is about 6 months pregnant and Gio STILL hasn’t told anyone that they are having a baby.
Hec pulled Gio aside and told him that everyone (exepct Gios) dad knew and then Gio needs to tell them soon, because its going to get back to his dad and his dad will be hella hurt that for 6 months Gio has kept the pregnancy a secret. Plus, she is 6 months pregnant! Shes a tiny thing so she already has this huge cute belly going and I just don’t think gio realizes that the next 3 months are going to FLY by and hecs parents are going to be the ones to help out the most and give that kid everything. But Gio was kinda being a punk about it. Saying he’s not ready to tell anyone and he doesn't want to feel rushed into it. and he was saying this to Hec like it was Hec who told everyone. Gio was being very defensive and rude about it all. And yes, I understand its hard to tell the parents you are having a baby when you are that young. I was exactly Maria’s age when I was pregnant with Kendra. And its hard to tell your parents but holy fuck she’s 6 months pregnant! There is only 3 months left until there a little baby boy in the picture and if you are not ready to tell your parents you are pregnant after 6 months…. Common, its just getting ridiculous. And now Maria is being left out, there is always an excuse as to why shes not at a family function and is feeling left out. Its just like common, your going to be a dad, its time to man up and stop being a little kid about it.
Anywhoo I will write more later. Love you bitches.
Friday, June 5, 2009
The shoe, The shoe, The shoe is on fire...

SO as most of you know I like and keep a clean home. I'm not a clean freak but I always need my place clean, everything picked up. It’s just much more relaxing that way. So Hec ALWAYS ALWAYS takes his shoes, socks and pants off in the middle of the front room when we get home from some place. And I always have to tell him to pick his shit up, it has become a joke almost where he purposely does it, I pretend to beat him with whatever is in my hand. So last night he does it and looks at me and smiles so I take his pants and one shoe and put them out side and then put the other shoe inside our fireplace and look at him and smile. We laugh and go to laundry - A few mins pass, me and Hec are in the bedroom folding clothes and Kendra is in the front room playing with her dolls and comes running in in full blown panic mode “MAMA! TICKY! THE FIRE IS COMING!!! THE FIRE IS COMING!!!!!!” so I go running out to the front room and Hec’s shoe is completely on FIRE!!!
My dumb ass forgot that because it is a gas fireplace that there is always a little flame there, much like the pilot light in a heater. And the shoe must have touched it. We got the shoe extinguished and thank god it was only in the fire place and didn’t get out. Then after that happened I freaked because I though what if Kendra didn’t see the fire, what if she got hurt, what if the place caught on fire (I guess its good we have renters insurance and are moving next week) but then I thanked Kendra so much for being such a big girl and telling mommy and Ticky (that’s what she calls Hec..she came up with that name when she was like 1) about the fire right away and running away from it.
But yes, now Hec has one black shoe and one white shoe. And OMG! That smell was terrible! Burnt rubber is not the thing you want to smell when you are about to eat dinner. The smell left fast though so that was good haha.
Ah yes…another Amanda moment. It was a long time coming! Haha.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Work Work Work
Scott is at the court orientation today, I go on the 9th. I guess its just a class about our rights yada yada…and then the bib day is June 12th. That’s the first court date. I’m nervous. Scott has been so good, I almost feel bad about still going for full physical of ken but I just have to keep remembering all the times I felt this same way and then he sloped back down into a terrible place. I think he has his feet back on the ground and if so then even better. God I just hope this divorce is quick and painless and doesn't cast me and arm and a leg…oh wait it already has cost me and arm and a leg. I have already paid my lawyer over 2 G’s and I have only see her once haha. I give her credit though she is a kick ass lawyer who has not lost a case so I feel I’m in good hands. So I cant complain too much.
I signed Scott up for a single parents dating site. He needs to find a nice woman. I think that will help him out a lot. Its hard being a single father, it’s lonely. I was a stay at home mom and that was pretty lonely. I hope he finds the one. He deserves to be happy. Kendra deserves to see her daddy happy. Alright….im outie. Gotta try to get this project done.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
He Proposed!
How did he do it you ask? WELL! Turns out he has this big elaborate plan to do it at my work, everyone was in on it. But, in the usual Hector style he couldn’t wait. I had him pick me up early from work Monday. I was fuming about all the idiots at work. I climbed into bed and he climbed in with me and we were snuggling and talking and sweet nothing’ng it up Haha and he said, I have something for you…and he pulled it out. His mothers Engagement ring. He said the sweetest things ever. Of which I would like to keep most of what he said between us (keeps it special) but part of what he said was – even though everything around us seems to be going wrong, we are so right. And things like I want to wake up at 5am on the weekends because Kendra climbs into bed with us. I want to watch you tuck her in between us and us 3 watch cartoons, every Saturday for the rest of my life. He is amazing. I love the ring to death, it has so much meaning to it that his mother gave it to him to give to me. But as you know I like big big rocks lol. so I will always keep this ring on but we are going Friday to pick out engagement rings. I'm tickled pink.
This time seems so much different. When Scott asked me to marry him it was more of because we HAD to. I was 4 months pregnant and needed insurance. It never felt like this. I never felt the warmth and excitement that I do now. When I was with Scott, it was as if I knew we wouldn’t last forever. I wasn’t happy. With hector however I can really see us together forever, I know that sounds cheesy but its true lol!! Plus I told him I will never go through another divorce so if one of us wants out one of us is going to have to die lol. Even from the frist few months we were talking about “when we are married….” “when we have kids….” Its like we always just knew. I'm very exited. Everyone is exited for us. Its only a year and a half into our relationship but shit, we have gone through more things together than most married couples. And we did it holding each others hand. And even in the few times where I said “no I cant take this anymore” or he made a stupid choice to go visit the wrong person this is a specific event as you can tell haha) we always had each other in our hearts. We have made this work despite all the things, people, animals, what have you trying to create obstacles, barriers and trying to tear us apart. If we can make it through all that, we can make it through anything. I love him with all my heart and I cant wait to spend forever with him. Plus, I’m getting old! I'm going to be 23 next month, I need to get on this marriage and kids wagon!!! Hhaha jk jk. Love you bitches!
Monday, June 1, 2009
The best weekend yet
Friday, I left work at about 2:30 and went right over to my Trishy-poos to help her move. She had packed all there things so it was just about getting them into the uhaul. That went very fast. Two trips and we were done. Pamela and Vanessa Came just in time to help move the bed…Why oh why are beds so flippin awkward to move. Especially when trying to get them up the stairs. It was an adventure trying to get the bed up those winding ass stairs. Here is where the adventure beings lol. Just as we are loading the bed into the elevator to bring it down to the truck Trish drops her keys and we watch them slip right between the slot in the elevator doors. We hear them “tink tink tink” all the way down 5 floors to their doom. We were FUCKED. It was 7:30 we still had to get the bed to her new Apt (right down the street) and get the Uhaul back by 8pm. We did so but the problem was that she locked the apt door and her work keys were on it and she was opining the store Sunday. Trish tried calling her roommate, but her roommate hates her so told her to figure it out but she’s not coming back home to let us in (she had JUST left 5 mins ago and we offered to go to where ever she was to pick up a spare key, she refused) We tried calling the office, they were closed. We tried calling the HOA, they couldn’t do anything until Monday. We called the apts after hours line, they couldn’t help us. We asked the security, they couldn’t help. We even called the elevator man, he was the most helpful but couldn’t do much until Monday. Lol. So that brought us to our party in the hallway. Vanessa and Pamela went to the store got a big thing of Goose, snacks and juice to make “sex at Vanessa’s house” a very yummy drink by the way! And we just parked ourselves in front of her door and drank, played games, laughed…it was so much fun. Finally at 12 Trish’s roommate (soon to be ex roommate thank god) got home and let us in. the party continued in there. It was a lot of fun (a few pics are on my face book)
Saturday I picked up my Kendra and me and her went to the house and thank god she was ready for a nap because my head was pounding! That’s usually why I stay away from the girly alcoholic drinks lol. We napped. Went swimming, went for a jog/Dora bike ride. Came home and she helped me cook dinner, Shrimp Stir-fry. She was VERY proud that SHE made the shrimp. She stirred them and helped but the seasoning on it. She loves helping in the kitchen. Then when her 8pm bed time rolled around, mommy was right next to her snoozing! Lol. It was nice to get to bed that early and she didn’t wake up until 8am the next morning.
Sunday me and her did the usual, made breakfast together, played then it was time to get ready to go see Mr. Dane Cook. (omg is he sexier in person!!) My mom came and picked up Kendra and me and Jessica were off to see Dane. He was HILARIOUS like always. Funnier in person because he added more than in his Comedy Central performance. It was so much fun! Jess and I almost peed our pants laughing so hard! He was great! Then half way through the show jess accidentally dropped a cheesy salsa-y nacho
Then after the encore we headed out. Map quest took us to a dead end. So we thought maybe we took a wrong turn, we retraced our steps and followed the directions word for word and ended right back at that dead end. We were fucked lol. somehow some way we ended up in Cupertino! We had to call Scott to give us directions from the store we were at in Cupertino lol lol. We FINALY made it home 2 hours later and I got a back rub from Hec and passed out!
And then that leads us to me at work today super tired, hung over, but still smiling ear to ear about this weekend. I love my girls – all of them. And I cant wait for next weekend when me and sills (Jessica) celebrate Desi’s bday
