Bring on the Drama!
Okay so ya'll know that I went to CA for a vacation and got a chance to get away from reality for a bit...but let me tell you the drama that ensued while away from the "reality" of my life.
First off, we left OH on Thurs 12/21 in anticipation of being in CA that night. Well we didn't get there til Fri 22nd in the evening. We were stuck in Chicago (o'hare) airport overnight...and let me tell you...cots are not comfortable...nor is the floor. They had cancelled 3 flights to LAX and only brought back 1. They didn't want to be working through the night so they didn't bring them all back. So there were over 100 people waiting. We were put on stand-by for 4 flights and finally got on the 5th as the last people. We had to ask people to trade seats so we could sit together or we would have had to wait. I was down to having only 2 diapers left as I didn't pack them and even if I had they would have been in CA anyways.
But we get to CA and right away I can't breathe...amazing what a difference OH air can make. We get on the shuttle to the rental car place and poor Gabriel throws up. Then we find out that the reservation I had made for the car at the discounted rate was cancelled and we had to pay reg price for the rental which was twice as much...I was feeling great alright. I hadn't slept but 6 hours over the last 2 1/2 days and I was exhausted so whatever.
We get to my mom's around 5/6pm and I still have to get ready for the TS party I was supposed to be having there. Julian's parents had come to pick him up and I was in dire need of a shower. So there I was waiting for my friends to come over but only 2 people showed up. They all either forgot or got the days wrong. They thought it was for Saturday not the Friday. But it was nice having my buddy Nancy and the neighbor Terry there. I got to do some one on one convo's and I know if more people would have come it would have lasted longer. I had some mad bloodshot eyes it was rather scary.
The days are sort of mixed up in my head but I remember Micheal getting there and boy did he grow since the last time I saw him. I'm pretty sure it was Sun. He had chubby cheeks from having his wisdom teeth pulled the Weds before. But he looked good. I must add that Diego took awhile to go to anyone when we first got there but not with Micheal. It was like they had known each other forever. He didn't cry or anything with him. Micheal got along with everyone and it was like old times I guess you can say.
Now here's where the drama starts...I bet you were wondering when that was coming as the title suggests. So I had asked my mom to make sure no one smoked in the house while we were staying there since I didn't want the boys around it. My brother and my dad were fine with that but my sister got a little upset that I was getting special treatment...whatever! But of course she would see it that way...if it isn't about her she has to make it that way.
So Christmas morning was going great...we opened presents and were having a good old time. There was not a person bickering...okay I take that back. My dad got mad my brother had turned on the heater because the boys were a little cold but we got over that quickly. Anyways, Micheal asks his mom to take him to see his girlfriend (who by the way is 19 and he just turned 15!) so they go and we are all cleaning up from the present ceremony. Well my mom told me to call Tina (sister) to see if they were on their way back so she could start re-heating the turkey. So I do and my sister said she was down the street. I was in the back room finishing up some packing for the boys and I to go to Julian's parents house when I hear my sister come in pissed off that everything is revolving around me and how I am getting all this special treatment. And all I had done was call her on behalf of my mother to see when she was coming back. She thought I was calling her so that way she could get there, we could eat, then we could leave. Which is soooo not what was happening but she didn't wanna hear it.
She was dropping the F bomb like it was nothing and of course I was trying to ignore her as I always do. My brother is trying to defend me and such but my sister is still making it about herself. I get the kids their plates of food, I even get my niece her plate in which my sister gets mad because her daughter doesn't eat anything that I put on the plate. (HELLO it was turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and a roll!) I am still ignoring her but of course she doesn't like that. So my brother is still trying to get her to back off of me and they get into a scuffle...pushing each other and name calling all kinds. I am telling Gabriel to eat and ignore everything that he is hearing. Nicole (niece) is crying that her mom is mad and it is upsetting her. Micheal in turn is telling Tina to calm down and my mom is telling Tina to shut up. Diego is just looking around like "what the heck is going on here". Dad is in the garage actually keeping to himself so everyone can enjoy the holiday. Well of course that didn't last long since he heard all the yelling and commotion in the house he had to jump in. He busts in the house yelling and cussing at everyone that "This is my Gosh Darn house (using the bad names) and he is the man of the house and yada yada" Well he ends up pushing my mom out of the way and that upsets Micheal and Micheal gets into a yelling match with my dad as well as Tina and Dwayne ranting at him. I tell Dad to go away and he goes out to the garage again still yelling on the way. Dwayne and Tina are yelling at each other and Dad. Micheal is yelling at Tina and Dad. I'm yelling at Tina and Dad to knock the F@@@ off. My mom is crying. My brother, Micheal and I are crying and my sister went and sat on the couch all smug. She knew she could make it about her like she always does. My brother, Micheal and Dad tell ME they are sorry for ruining the holiday when really it is my mom whose holiday was ruined. She hasn't had a drama free holiday in years. I can't even remember a Christmas that didn't include some form of drama brought on most likely by my sister. She needs to be the center of attention at all times. So the boys and I end up leaving about 10 mins later and the whole drive up to Guad, I am replaying what happened and getting madder each time I think of my sister. I don't even remember the actual drive there...it was like my body/car was on auto-pilot or something.
I call my mom when I get there to let her know I made it okay and to check on her and she said that Tina said she was never gonna come back there since I was the favorite and there was not enough room there for her. My mom had locked herself back in the room and basically cried herself to sleep I suppose. Sad!
It was pretty much drama free at Julian's parents house which was refreshing. We went to Pismo Beach to get my cinnamon rolls, saw the butterflies at the butterfly forrest, and went to see "Happy Feet". I also did have a TS party there on Weds night and funny thing was I was nervous talking with all of them...odd because I know them. I was in the kitchen all day baking and making everything for the party and it was all gone by the end of the party. I think there was something like 25 people there. I had fun though.
I went back to Oxnard on Thurs to spend time with the family or so I thought. When I got back I took my mom to see "The Holiday" and we got some chinese food to munch on before the movie. She hadn't even wanted to come thinking my dad would get mad. But I made her come along. It was my only alone time with her my whole vacation. That Fri I asked her if she wanted to go walk the Ventura Harbor with me but she said Dad wanted to go to some shooting range and she was gonna go so my brother went with me. We had fun going through the shops and taking a few pics. My mom and dad didn't even go anywhere which made me mad.
That night I got to go out with my friends Nancy and Felicia. So much fun. We went to Chili's for dinner then to Madison's in SB to go dance. I was designated Jenn which was fine by me. But there were some nasty old drunk guy that kept following us on the dance floor. We literally went back and forth across the floor trying to get away from him...lol. There was also some really drunk guy that kept saying "I'm watching you" with his fingers and eyes...gross! There was a drunk newly 21 guy that was trying to talk to me...he was little boy cute but smelled of too much beer. But it was fun for us.
Umm...I ended up going to a movie by myself and saw "DreamGirls". I didn't really do anything after all that other drama. So I went back up to Guad on New Year's Eve. Had a blast at the bowling alley with a few of Juls' cousins. I won the first game and got 2nd the other 2 games we played. And people...let me tell you this...I am not a good bowler...my high was 135. But it was fun! I didn't even make it to midnight. That is 3 my normal time so there was no way I was gonna make it. I made it to 11:40 before completely passing out of exhaustion.
The full day in CA was spent having Julian Sr's bbq. The best tri-tip known to man was made. I love it and dad knows it. He adores me and the feeling is completely mutual. I didn't really wanna go back to my parents house for fear of more drama that I just couldn't handle. We didn't get home til almost 5 and I just packed stuff and watched tv with mom.
I didn't sleep much of that night because I didn't want to be late getting up and ready to go. We had put the bags in the car the night before so we wouldn't be lugging stuff in the dark. We had to leave my mom's at 3 to get to the rental place and airport on time. Well that didn't work out right either. With all the luggage we had we were going to do the check out outside and just pay the $2 a bag but by the time we got to the front of the line the guy said he couldn't help us because we had car seats. GRR!! So we get in the line inside...granted it was a short line but that line moved so slow. With only 3 people ahead of us it still took almost an hour. So needless to say we missed out flight. We still had to go take our bags to security, go through the security check points and get to the gate and so they put us on standby for the 7am flight. We didn't get to the gate til 645 but luckily we were able to board that plane with no hassles. We did have a 3 hour or so layover in Dallas and were put on standby again with luck we got on. All in all the trip back wasn't so dramatizing. Exhausting yes...dramatizing not so much.
All in all I would say my trip was both good and bad. It was nice to see my mom although I didn't get much time alone with her as I had hoped for. My dad thinks we are going to brain wash her or something. He is a very jealous man. But I got to spend time with my brother. We took late night walks and got to chat a lot. I actually liked going to the in-laws as much as I didn't enjoy them being here it was nice there. Much less drama than my family. Gossip yes drama no. lol.
Now back to reality. I am still late on paying my car insurance, a week late on the daycare, and I have to make a car payments. Bills don't seem to understand the concept of vacations. The still come in. And I didn't even spend money in CA. Julian's parents paid for the rental and even filled the tank for me. I only put in $20 in gas. Man ...reality isn't always so nice. C'est la vie!
First off, we left OH on Thurs 12/21 in anticipation of being in CA that night. Well we didn't get there til Fri 22nd in the evening. We were stuck in Chicago (o'hare) airport overnight...and let me tell you...cots are not comfortable...nor is the floor. They had cancelled 3 flights to LAX and only brought back 1. They didn't want to be working through the night so they didn't bring them all back. So there were over 100 people waiting. We were put on stand-by for 4 flights and finally got on the 5th as the last people. We had to ask people to trade seats so we could sit together or we would have had to wait. I was down to having only 2 diapers left as I didn't pack them and even if I had they would have been in CA anyways.
But we get to CA and right away I can't breathe...amazing what a difference OH air can make. We get on the shuttle to the rental car place and poor Gabriel throws up. Then we find out that the reservation I had made for the car at the discounted rate was cancelled and we had to pay reg price for the rental which was twice as much...I was feeling great alright. I hadn't slept but 6 hours over the last 2 1/2 days and I was exhausted so whatever.
We get to my mom's around 5/6pm and I still have to get ready for the TS party I was supposed to be having there. Julian's parents had come to pick him up and I was in dire need of a shower. So there I was waiting for my friends to come over but only 2 people showed up. They all either forgot or got the days wrong. They thought it was for Saturday not the Friday. But it was nice having my buddy Nancy and the neighbor Terry there. I got to do some one on one convo's and I know if more people would have come it would have lasted longer. I had some mad bloodshot eyes it was rather scary.
The days are sort of mixed up in my head but I remember Micheal getting there and boy did he grow since the last time I saw him. I'm pretty sure it was Sun. He had chubby cheeks from having his wisdom teeth pulled the Weds before. But he looked good. I must add that Diego took awhile to go to anyone when we first got there but not with Micheal. It was like they had known each other forever. He didn't cry or anything with him. Micheal got along with everyone and it was like old times I guess you can say.
Now here's where the drama starts...I bet you were wondering when that was coming as the title suggests. So I had asked my mom to make sure no one smoked in the house while we were staying there since I didn't want the boys around it. My brother and my dad were fine with that but my sister got a little upset that I was getting special treatment...whatever! But of course she would see it that way...if it isn't about her she has to make it that way.
So Christmas morning was going great...we opened presents and were having a good old time. There was not a person bickering...okay I take that back. My dad got mad my brother had turned on the heater because the boys were a little cold but we got over that quickly. Anyways, Micheal asks his mom to take him to see his girlfriend (who by the way is 19 and he just turned 15!) so they go and we are all cleaning up from the present ceremony. Well my mom told me to call Tina (sister) to see if they were on their way back so she could start re-heating the turkey. So I do and my sister said she was down the street. I was in the back room finishing up some packing for the boys and I to go to Julian's parents house when I hear my sister come in pissed off that everything is revolving around me and how I am getting all this special treatment. And all I had done was call her on behalf of my mother to see when she was coming back. She thought I was calling her so that way she could get there, we could eat, then we could leave. Which is soooo not what was happening but she didn't wanna hear it.
She was dropping the F bomb like it was nothing and of course I was trying to ignore her as I always do. My brother is trying to defend me and such but my sister is still making it about herself. I get the kids their plates of food, I even get my niece her plate in which my sister gets mad because her daughter doesn't eat anything that I put on the plate. (HELLO it was turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and a roll!) I am still ignoring her but of course she doesn't like that. So my brother is still trying to get her to back off of me and they get into a scuffle...pushing each other and name calling all kinds. I am telling Gabriel to eat and ignore everything that he is hearing. Nicole (niece) is crying that her mom is mad and it is upsetting her. Micheal in turn is telling Tina to calm down and my mom is telling Tina to shut up. Diego is just looking around like "what the heck is going on here". Dad is in the garage actually keeping to himself so everyone can enjoy the holiday. Well of course that didn't last long since he heard all the yelling and commotion in the house he had to jump in. He busts in the house yelling and cussing at everyone that "This is my Gosh Darn house (using the bad names) and he is the man of the house and yada yada" Well he ends up pushing my mom out of the way and that upsets Micheal and Micheal gets into a yelling match with my dad as well as Tina and Dwayne ranting at him. I tell Dad to go away and he goes out to the garage again still yelling on the way. Dwayne and Tina are yelling at each other and Dad. Micheal is yelling at Tina and Dad. I'm yelling at Tina and Dad to knock the F@@@ off. My mom is crying. My brother, Micheal and I are crying and my sister went and sat on the couch all smug. She knew she could make it about her like she always does. My brother, Micheal and Dad tell ME they are sorry for ruining the holiday when really it is my mom whose holiday was ruined. She hasn't had a drama free holiday in years. I can't even remember a Christmas that didn't include some form of drama brought on most likely by my sister. She needs to be the center of attention at all times. So the boys and I end up leaving about 10 mins later and the whole drive up to Guad, I am replaying what happened and getting madder each time I think of my sister. I don't even remember the actual drive there...it was like my body/car was on auto-pilot or something.
I call my mom when I get there to let her know I made it okay and to check on her and she said that Tina said she was never gonna come back there since I was the favorite and there was not enough room there for her. My mom had locked herself back in the room and basically cried herself to sleep I suppose. Sad!
It was pretty much drama free at Julian's parents house which was refreshing. We went to Pismo Beach to get my cinnamon rolls, saw the butterflies at the butterfly forrest, and went to see "Happy Feet". I also did have a TS party there on Weds night and funny thing was I was nervous talking with all of them...odd because I know them. I was in the kitchen all day baking and making everything for the party and it was all gone by the end of the party. I think there was something like 25 people there. I had fun though.
I went back to Oxnard on Thurs to spend time with the family or so I thought. When I got back I took my mom to see "The Holiday" and we got some chinese food to munch on before the movie. She hadn't even wanted to come thinking my dad would get mad. But I made her come along. It was my only alone time with her my whole vacation. That Fri I asked her if she wanted to go walk the Ventura Harbor with me but she said Dad wanted to go to some shooting range and she was gonna go so my brother went with me. We had fun going through the shops and taking a few pics. My mom and dad didn't even go anywhere which made me mad.
That night I got to go out with my friends Nancy and Felicia. So much fun. We went to Chili's for dinner then to Madison's in SB to go dance. I was designated Jenn which was fine by me. But there were some nasty old drunk guy that kept following us on the dance floor. We literally went back and forth across the floor trying to get away from him...lol. There was also some really drunk guy that kept saying "I'm watching you" with his fingers and eyes...gross! There was a drunk newly 21 guy that was trying to talk to me...he was little boy cute but smelled of too much beer. But it was fun for us.
Umm...I ended up going to a movie by myself and saw "DreamGirls". I didn't really do anything after all that other drama. So I went back up to Guad on New Year's Eve. Had a blast at the bowling alley with a few of Juls' cousins. I won the first game and got 2nd the other 2 games we played. And people...let me tell you this...I am not a good bowler...my high was 135. But it was fun! I didn't even make it to midnight. That is 3 my normal time so there was no way I was gonna make it. I made it to 11:40 before completely passing out of exhaustion.
The full day in CA was spent having Julian Sr's bbq. The best tri-tip known to man was made. I love it and dad knows it. He adores me and the feeling is completely mutual. I didn't really wanna go back to my parents house for fear of more drama that I just couldn't handle. We didn't get home til almost 5 and I just packed stuff and watched tv with mom.
I didn't sleep much of that night because I didn't want to be late getting up and ready to go. We had put the bags in the car the night before so we wouldn't be lugging stuff in the dark. We had to leave my mom's at 3 to get to the rental place and airport on time. Well that didn't work out right either. With all the luggage we had we were going to do the check out outside and just pay the $2 a bag but by the time we got to the front of the line the guy said he couldn't help us because we had car seats. GRR!! So we get in the line inside...granted it was a short line but that line moved so slow. With only 3 people ahead of us it still took almost an hour. So needless to say we missed out flight. We still had to go take our bags to security, go through the security check points and get to the gate and so they put us on standby for the 7am flight. We didn't get to the gate til 645 but luckily we were able to board that plane with no hassles. We did have a 3 hour or so layover in Dallas and were put on standby again with luck we got on. All in all the trip back wasn't so dramatizing. Exhausting yes...dramatizing not so much.
All in all I would say my trip was both good and bad. It was nice to see my mom although I didn't get much time alone with her as I had hoped for. My dad thinks we are going to brain wash her or something. He is a very jealous man. But I got to spend time with my brother. We took late night walks and got to chat a lot. I actually liked going to the in-laws as much as I didn't enjoy them being here it was nice there. Much less drama than my family. Gossip yes drama no. lol.
Now back to reality. I am still late on paying my car insurance, a week late on the daycare, and I have to make a car payments. Bills don't seem to understand the concept of vacations. The still come in. And I didn't even spend money in CA. Julian's parents paid for the rental and even filled the tank for me. I only put in $20 in gas. Man ...reality isn't always so nice. C'est la vie!
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