Emjei's Super Short Post: Moving Start

Hullo! How are you, this weekend?

Today's post is super short as I am a little busy. I had said, the other day, that I wanted to start packing during the weekend. So, now, here I am. Lol!

Today's outfit is camo pattern! I got the leggings at Walmart, but I don't remember where or how I got the shirt. It's old, though...can you tell? The reddish-orange letters have faded over the years 🤣. 

I've somewhat packed most of my shoes, now. I don't think I'll close this box up until the just before we move...I still have a pair of boots I might throw in there.

I will probably tackle my closet, tomorrow, at some point.

What are you doing, this weekend?

Thank you for reading! 😊

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Nightmare Subject

Good evening!

Today was...not a fantastic day. I took the GED math test for a 2nd try, today...and somehow, I still failed. It just infuriated me. But I can't, and won't, blame my teachers because they are really good teachers! It's the system that's BS. Sadly, I get one last chance for this year. I swear, if I don't pass the 3rd time around, I'm gonna quit and throw hands.

Ok, not really...'cause I'm not a quitter, no matter how much I might despise something. I also am not nearly strong enough to actually throw hands with...well, anybody, really. Lol!

The weather, today, didn't particularly help my mood after the test. It was cold and rainy, all day...I don't think spring knows how to make up it's mind. It's April, now, so one would think that warm and sunny weather would start being constant, by now.

Go on vacation, rain! Just let the sun and warmth stay, for a while! Geez!

Anyway....

This was today's outfit: mostly denim, lol!

The jacket is from Old Navy, the shirt is Kane Brown (a singer) merch that my dad had brought home, one day...and I think the skinny jeans are from Walmart or something, lol!

This chain is actually part of my crossbody purse...I had no idea the chain could be detached until I noticed it, today! I've been wanting a chain for my jeans for so many years! Now, I can just use this one! I would like a silver one, too, at some point. Ah, someday....

Nerdy keychains, lol! The spiked starry one is from "Kingdom Hearts", and the golden one is the Libra Celestial Spirit key from "Fairy Tail". I'm a Libra sun, lol!

I do have the Gemini Celestial keychain, somewhere. I'll probably add it with Libra, at some point. My moon is a Gemini. My rising is Leo...though, I never understood the whole "rising" thing.

Personally, I have never really believed in zodiacs...but, I do think that they are fun to read about.

To end today, I'm eating leftover pizza from Papa John's. Felt like I kinda needed it after my math fail, this afternoon.

I'll probably head to bed, afterwards. I'm tired...today was busy, and this weather is only making me sleepy.

Well, now, I shall finish dinner! Thank you, so much, for reading!

Oyasumi!

Goodnight!

 

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Pastel & Pasta

Math class was fine. The teacher has been going over similar problems that the actual test has with us so that the next time we take it, we'll have a higher chance of passing it. Crossing my fingers I'll pass, the second time around!

This was today's look.

This is the first time in a long time since I last wore pastel colors. It's also been a long time since I last wore these Dr. Martens, lol! The leggings are from Walmart, and I bought the shirt from a mall store called "Delia's", years ago. The choker I've had for years, too, and I believe I bought it from Hot Topic.

This is just a random photo I managed to grab after class.

It was so nice. today! 70+-degrees Fahrenheit! Sadly, it looks like spring isn't quite ready to stick around as it's supposed to get cold, again, starting tomorrow.... Not cool, spring!

Tonight's dinner is marinara pasta 😋. The Italian (Sicilian?) in me is happy, lol!

I wonder if I should consider making monthly goals...even if it's just one. But what should April's goal(s) be? Outside of trying to get my GED, lol! 

Do you have any goals for April?

Well, now, I must finish dinner so that I can try to go to bed early. My sleep schedule is so messed up...and it's hard for me to fix it. Maybe I can get manage to get at least 9 hours? Lol!

In that case, goodnight! Oyasumi!

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Part III: Home

Good afternoon!

I thought I had posted about Day 3, but I guess not until now, lol!

Nothing much happened on Sunday, the day we came home from the trip, other than the 5-hour drive. Before leaving the hotel, we had breakfast with family in the lobby, then we said our goodbyes.

This was the outfit I wore, that day. Same grey shirt, but with jeans instead of leggings, this time, lol!

This was my breakfast from the lobby. Fruit Loops have always been a childhood favorite of mine, and I always have it with eggs every time I go to a hotel 😂. Childish, I know...but I don't really care 🤷.

We stopped, once, on the trip home for lunch. We had Dairy Queen for the first time in a long time! I didn't eat a whole lot, other than a cheeseburger and this yummy vanilla ice cream, lol!

Growing up, my favorite ice cream flavors were chocolate, mint, and rocky road. But nowadays, I think vanilla has taken over, as well as I think cookie dough. Every once in a very long while, I'll have peanut-butter ice cream, if it's available.

We drove past and over quite a few lakes, on the way home (many farms, too). I managed to get this photo of a boat! Not sure what kind it is...I have no knowledge of boats, but that's ok.

The sun was shining, and it looked like such a nice day on Sunday! I hope spring has finally decided to stay warm and this nice, from now on...as much as I don't mind rain, I've seen quite enough of it and grey skies for a good long while 🤣

Well, I think that's all for the posts on my trip up north! I had fun, spending time with family and seeing my cousin get married! Part of me wishes there could have been a bit of time for her and I to chat and catch up, since it's become so rare for us to do so, nowadays. But, it's alright. She has a life of her own, now...and someday, so will I...I hope.

Tonight, I have math class, so I must prepare for it. Thank you for reading my blog!

Have a good day or night!

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Part II: Wedding!

Welcome to Part 2!

It was the day of my little cousin's wedding! I couldn't believe she was getting married, and I felt like it was only recently that she, her sister, my brother, and I were all growing up and hanging out, together, as kids!

My favorite memory of us is when we would just pretend to be Mystic Force Power Rangers, lol! My cousins would be pink and blue, while I usually chose red. My brother was never really into "Power Rangers", so he didn't really join us in our superhero shenanigans 😂.

My other favorite memories were, of course, every family gathering we ever had at my grandmother's house. I usually stayed away from the noise, and stuck with Dad, for the most part...but the gatherings were still fun!

My cousins had also gotten me into shows like "iCarly" and "Victorious", and we would sometimes watch them, together. 

I kinda miss those days....

A rare selfie that I actually kinda like, lol! My mom had done my hair for the wedding, that morning.

And this was my wedding outfit. I wanted to try out an actual suit, but we were never able to go out and buy wedding clothes before the trip...so, this was all I had, lol!

Below are some photos I took before the ceremony began.

The ceremony was beautiful, and my little cousin looked gorgeous in her dress! Although...I suppose she's not so little, anymore. The first out of the four of us kids to get married. Wow.... It still feels a bit unreal. 

There were some adorable mini cupcakes and charcuterie cups for snacks after the ceremony. I only took a few cupcakes as it was all I was hungry for...but, I also didn't want to fill up before dinner. The cupcakes were yummy! They had fillings like cookie dough and strawberry, and I think mint, as well. I had 2 of the strawberry ones, and only one of the cookie dough cupcakes.

Just some wedding decor that looked very nice and simple.

This was the bride and groom's wedding cake. It was so cute!

This is a wedding altar that was used for pictures. Someone on the groom's side of the family was a photographer, I think. Many, many photos were taken.

I, myself, took a bunch of photos...mostly of the bride and groom, but for privacy reasons, I will not share them.

After the wedding, my family and I (except the bride and groom) went out to dinner to a place that was right next door to the hotel: "Engrained Brewery". 

I rarely get the chance to have red beer, and I've never had "Engrained" until that evening. This red ale was surprisingly yummy! 

For dinner, I had their salmon, which was also very yummy (I love salmon, anyway, so 😂). I didn't know the meal came with peppers, though, so I couldn't really touch the rice 😭. I don't like peppers....

This is a peanut-butter cheesecake that I had for dessert. It was really good, but I couldn't finish it as the slice was bigger than I had imagined :").Oh, well, I guess.

And that's all for Part 2! I hadn't been to a wedding, before this, since I was a toddler, so this weekend was fun! I miss hanging out with my cousins, but they have lives of their own, now, so it's really just my brother and I, despite not having much in common with each other.

See you in Part 3!

Part I: Exhaustion

Good morning! 

I meant to post about my 3-day trip up north, earlier, but here it is!

We got up, early, Friday morning, to do some last-minute packing, and to take our pups over to day care (yes, there is such thing as day care for dogs! Super helpful if you need your dog to learn to socialize, more, and get plenty of exercise). Our nearby doggy day care does boarding, so that's where our pups were while we were gone.

Thankfully, I also had time to get some breakfast in me, as well as coffee (just not enough!)

This is the only jewelry I had with me for this trip. It was my mother's before she gave it to me. I was going to bring along my rings, as well, but my dumb brain completely forgot to grab them as we left the house 🤣. Whoops!

Car trip selfie, I guess, lol!

It rained pretty much the entire drive to the hotel! And because of that, it made the trip very exhausting. It was also cold, by the time we got there....

We stopped only twice as it was a 5-hour drive (Lord, help me....), one of those stops being for lunch. What's funny about that is that I didn't think I was hungry until I had a fish fillet sandwich in my hand, lol! I practically ended up scarfing that thing down without even realizing it 😂!

It was about 40-something-degrees Fahrenheit when we arrived at the hotel (which was very nice!). I hated it...the cold, I mean. I've hated cold weather since I was probably 13. And yet, once summer comes, I literally can't stand the heat, lol! 

I must be a weakling, but this is something I can't help 🙃.

Gold patterned Converse shoes that I got, years ago, from my sister. I rarely wear these shoes...I probably should start, more often, lol!

The hotel room had a full-sized mirror, thankfully, so I was able to get this photo of my traveling outfit. Hopefully, in the future, I can get myself a mirror like this so that I'll be able to take more and better outfit photos.

That night, we met up with one of my aunts for dinner. We went to an Irish place, I think, and I got a pizza. Yes, yes, I know, it looks very boring. But I've never liked many pizza toppings, so I've always been a cheese-only pizza kind of person.

After dinner, we hung out in the hotel lobby for a couple of hours, just talking and catching up with family. I also had this mini thing of vanilla Haagan-Dazs ice cream for dessert. It was actually quite good!

I know what you're thinking. "If it was so cold, up there, why have ice cream?" Simply, I wanted some kind of dessert after dinner, but every other sweet the lobby had was chocolate, and sadly, I can't really do chocolate, anymore. 

Well, that's all for Part 1 on my trip, up north! See you in Part 2!

Rain

 Good night! Just dropping in!

 It's going to be nothing but rain, all week...including up north, where my family and I will be for my cousin's wedding. Rain, cold air, and grey skies.

 I am so ready for blue skies and warmer weather! 

 People say that spring is here, but it still feels like winter to me 😭. I'm not asking for summer, but I need a long break from the cold....

   Outfit from today for tonight's GED math class.

 The shirt is just something I had spotted at a K-Mart, some years ago, I think. The leggings are from Walmart, and I got those, last year. The shoes are from Journey's, and a gift from my sister, quite a few years ago, now.

 The red shoe is definitely more worn than the blue one, lol!! I have the their matching pairs, but I like to mix things up when it comes to fashion. I've never really been a matching person, outside of socks.

 Well, the weekend draws closer. Praying I don't catch a cold!

 What's the weather like for you, lately?