Due to the potential for pending legal action the following post will be rather clean. For those of you who know me; I am confident you can guess the thoughts going through my head...
This weekend was an exceptional weekend; mostly. I had a fantastic girls day on Saturday with some awesome ladies from work. We saw Haywire (awesome kickass movie! I wanna kick butt like the main character!), and meandered around the mall looking for this "floor thing" that was like an interactive touch screen thing one of our posse had seen before... We never found it (if you know what I am talking about leave a comment). After nomming on some Ben & Jerry's we went to Fubon (the Asian market on 82nd) and then headed back to the west side where we belong. After I got home I learned on facebook (as one typically learns things these days) that another of my superstar coworkers had lost his father.
Today, Collin and I took care of our normal chores first thing and then made our way to Salem to see my ever lovely niece. I also decided to stop by my old office and see what there was to see. One of the owners happened to be there so we stopped to chat for a bit. I was grateful to hear that they had avoided any flood damage. The neighborhood had come together and sandbagged all the way around the block; creating a great wall of Salem if you would. We then drove by one of our favorite parks, Minto-Brown Island, to find it completely immersed in the muddy waters of the Willamette. It was quite chilling, actually, to see the park we biked and walked so often so engulfed. We turned around and headed to the mall where I made a mind boggling and rather satisfying discovery. I have been in desperate need of new jeans; most of the ones I currently possess are WAY too big or they just don't fit right anymore. After going a size below what I have been wearing for so very long and the pants still fitting a wee bit too loose, I tried a pair that was TWO sizes smaller than my "norm." (This still shocks me...) THEY FIT PERFECTLY! Completely and utterly mind boggling awesome. I was on cloud nine. I could live in these jeans, so I got two pairs (they were also having a BOGO 50% off sale on denim!) in slightly different dark washes. After leaving the mall full of euphoria we opted to go get lunch at Wankers in Wilsonville (nice little joint if you ever get the chance), stopped at Freddie's and then went home. The next events are where things get dicey and complicated. At the moment until the matter is settled all I can say is this:
A person whom I will never associate my self with again took from me someone I love like a child. We intend to pursue whatever means the law allows to bring her back where she belongs. My heart is broken; as it is missing a piece. Even as I sit here typing this, eyes that I thought were completely sucked dry of all moisture are blurring with tears. It's all so messed up right now. I hope and pray that we can reverse this... I am trying to have faith. I do not know how to accommodate the negativity I have since felt since 4:30 this afternoon.
I need to attempt going to bed now. Sleep. I pray for sleep. I still need to go to work tomorrow. I have vacation time, but depending on how things work out I may need that time for other appointments. I can do this. I can compartmentalize. I will.
The title by the way is one of my favorite songs by Senses Fail. I tend to gravitate towards their music when I am feeling any frustration. Check it out.
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