Yackity Yak

I started a blog, and then realized that I was having some deja vous and THEN realized that half of what I was going to blog about was included in my last entry, SO. Let me pick up where I left off!

Saturday I sat around most of the day because Trevor was working, but after he got off we drove down to my dad's house because his friend Steve was in town from London. That guy was HILARIOUS. We had a great time..... Dad grilled steaks, my faaavorite. Then, Dave marinated some romaine lettuce and grilled it. I have never had lettuce that way and it was DELICIOUS. Then, we also grilled some corn on the cob that my grandfather grew. We actually stayed pretty late, sitting around on the deck drinking and "shootin' the shit". Dad broke out a couple of joints, which made me giggle. He knows I smoke pot, and I know he smokes (sometimes I get it for him) but we have never really smoked together so that was fun.

Sunday morning I sat around and did nothing again since Trevor was at work, AGAIN... but before he left he went to Hardee's and got me breakfast, which I shared with Lily. It's so strange to see her pick a hash brown out of the bag and eat it. Then, Sunday night we went to dinner at Kabuki for my sister's birthday (which was Thursday). Lily cried when this party of black chicks got to hit the gong and smashed the crap out of it..... I mean, it was loud enough to shatter adult ear drums, so I felt bad for her. We took her to Kabuto's once when she was like 6 months and she was fine with it, but when they did the fire flare up she cried. Once for our table, and once for the table behind us. She got over it pretty quick, though, and everything else those guys did just fascinated the hell out of her. I got scallops because I just LOVE scallops at Japanese Steak Houses. They have this amazing crust, but the scallop itself just melts in your mouth like butter. Overall, we had a great time with my dad, his fiance, Trevor, Kelly and her boyfriend, Josh.... then dad's roommate (girl rents a room from him) Wendy, and his best friend Dave and his wife Leslie and their two sons Austin (16) and Conner (4). Conner was pouting and mad when we first got their but by the time the guy showed up at our table he was having the time of his life!! It was so cute to hear him yell "WOOOOOOAAAAAWWWWW" in his little 4 year old voice every time the guy did something cool. After that we drove back home and got to bed pretty early. Trevor and I were both exhausted.

Today was supposed to be my last Early Intervention Group class. For anyone that doesn't know, right before I found out I was pregnant, I got a DUI (Driving Under the Influence... of alcohol). Here in VA, they give you lots of fines and then make you go to a class called Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP). Well, when you go to ASAP they make you submit a urine analysis, which I did, and failed (which I knew I would). I had quit smoking pot by then (because I was pregnant) but there was still a decent amount in my system. You don't get in trouble for this, per se, but they do refer to you another place (Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care) to see if you need further treatment, which OF COURSE you always do, because they sure need that money. So, I had to go to this other class for 16 weeks before I can even ATTEND the ASAP class for 10 weeks (ASAP cost me 575 dollars). I went to this other class for 9 weeks and was then admitted to the hospital early. Crazy birth, didn't go back, they sent my case back to court and so I finally just started going back to finish the last 6 classes. The whole point of this was, today is my last class, but it's also a good friend of ours son's birthday in Chesapeake (which is about 2 hours from us, by the beach).... so I called out of my class to do that tonight instead. I know she is going to drug test when I get back, which pisses me off because 1) I just did one last week and 2) The class costs 30 dollars a session. If you get randomly drug tested, which happens a minimum of 2 times, then you have to pay 25 extra dollars for the drug screen. So I paid 55 bucks last week, and I KNOW I will have to next week. For anyone wondering how the hell I am passing these things (because we all know I likey the marijuana), I purchased synthetic urine for 30 bucks a bottle and I use that. The drug screens for this class are not observed, but I am 99% sure the ones for ASAP ARE observed (a lady watches you pee), so I actually do need to get clean before I go to that. So, this gives me an extra week! And I'm excited because I love visiting our friend Matt, and his son is just SOOOOO adorable. Plus, I think Trevor has off tomorrow, so I am thinking we might just stay the night down there and go to the beach tomorrow morning! I have only been once this summer and the summer is almost gone.

In 16 days, I start school! Craaaaazy. I guess that's really all the news and excitement I have. Besides the fact that I am obscenely depressed that my camera is broken. I am a picture freak. I take pictures to go out to dinner on a random night or something. I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT A CAMERAAAAAAAA.

That's all.