Where were we going? Well I can't remember if I mentioned it before or not, but Ria and I were heading to Colorado in order to see her family there and to meet baby Aubrey for the first time. She was born July 19, 2012 and is Ria's niece which in turn makes her my niece by proxy. XD Which, I love. It makes me feel special, since my only other chance to be an aunt would be if my sister has kids at some point or if my friend Katie has them. Sis wants them at some point and Katie is trying for one now as far as I know, so maybe I'll be an aunt again next year? lol
So we were heading to the gas station so I could pay for gas to fill up the tank before we left and then I made a superbly shitty discovery. My paycheck from the Friday before had bounced and been returned so I had a negative $200 balance in my bank account. I was livid. This isn't the first time it's happened, and I'm sure it won't be the last, but every time it does, it always seems to screw me and only me there. Maybe it's just because I'm not in the building in person, but man, it sucks. So I had to move $300 from my savings account(which was there because of a stipend and had been planned on having for a nest egg/to pay my school bills) and then it was depleted so I could cover all of the pending transactions that were fucked up by the check. I ended up buying one 3/4 tank of gas the entire trip and little snacky things for myself on the ride back. I felt like an idiot the entire time, being broke and even more so than I intended because of me having to use my savings to cover shit. UGH. This makes me want a new job even more so than I already did, this really isn't the way someone is supposed to be treated.
And the best part is, whenever I mentioned this to the boss, he acts like its my fault. Like I tell my bank to fuck up and not put the money in or that I didn't sign a check or something. Hello?! As it were, like every. other. time. it came out to be that he had insufficient funds. Go figure. -__- So thankfully today I got the returned check in the mail and I redeposited it, so tomorrow I should be able to start transferring the $300 back into my savings where it belongs. UGH. I hate money.
Now back to the main story besides that little tangent... Ria drove out of KC because it was pouring rain, dark and just plain shitty. After finding out I was broke to the max, I fumed for about an hour and she grumped because of idiots in the road. We switched off at some point after the turnpike in Kansas so I could drive. Drove til about 11pm when we stopped in Hays, KS. (Pretty sure it was Hays) and ate dinner before continuing onto Colby. Once at the hotel we crashed and then were up early, got breakfast and off we went to Colorado Springs.
We got there around 1pm MST and there was the little bug.. Christi met us out front and inside Christopher had the baby. She's soooo stinkin' CUTE. I was kind of nervous about holding the baby, because hey, there's a lot of boobage here and not a lot of space to put things that are that small. I managed somehow, and just hope she continues to like me as she grows up. Ria got to hold Aubrey first, which was totally warranted while I kind of hovered and stayed back to give them all time to chat and whatever about the baby. I was starting to feel a little crappy by then but ignored it. Everytime I go to Colorado I tend to get altitude sickness and just feel bleh. Last year when I was there in July I did everything but actually pass out at the Royal Gorge. 6,800ft just isn't my friend, man. I like my low-land state.
I got to hold her before other family members showed up and she was passed around and fed and it was fun just to hang out. We stayed there for a while and then Ria's parents showed up and it was a lot of fun seeing them. Hugs all around! I kept joking that I was all set for the baby to puke on me this weekend, because of Anja's mess and Ria throwing up at the party, why not have baby puke to round out the month of August? lol Luckily for me, I came through the weekend clean of barf! WOO!
We went out to dinner Saturday night with Ria's mom, Christopher and Christi and the baby at Red Robin and the burger I had was so friggin delicious. It was the A1 Peppercorn burger.
^ this totally explains the deliciousness that this burger was.
After that, we parted ways and went back to the hotel to sleep and for me to do my homework. I took a shower after that and went to sleep. Sunday was not so fun at first. I woke up feeling pretty shitty. The altitude was setting in but after laying around a bit longer while Ria went with her mom and Christi to the store I got up and they picked me up to go to Christi's house and hang out for a while. Ria's dad had kidney stones last week, still has one now actually, but he had one removed on Friday so he wasn't feeling good at all and was pretty much stuck in bed all weekend. :( It was sad but I know he'll feel so much better after having surgery for the second one next week. But we were at Christi's for a while with talk of going to see the balloon glow later that night. Her friends were coming into town as well. Her friend Leah and her brother Rusty, who are a couple, with a 5 yr old named Aiden. Aiden was alright, little loud and stuff but most kids are and Leah and Rusty leave much to be desired. I don't want to hang around them again if I don't have to. Urgh. Anyway, I was feeling kind of bleh, while Christi went to meet them when they got into town I went back to the hotel to work on homework and lay down for a while and Ria and her mom went to the dog park with the dogs.
I watched some crime shows after finishing homework and then watched a bit of Big Brother before we went back to Christi and Christopher's for the balloon glow. Christi had the bright idea of parking where she worked and walking to this place, which she said was only a few blocks. Few blocks my ass. It was like forever away and I was getting light headed and winded while walking. I hurt, my head hurt and at times I felt like I couldn't breathe right but I didn't complain. Just kept my head down to focus on where my feet were going and followed the rest of them. It ended up to be a long walk in vain because the damn balloon glow ended right before we got there because of a damn wind shift! >:( ARGH.
So after that, we went to Applebee's for dinner, I felt better after getting food in me and water. I got a lot of baby snuggles there too while I waited for my own food.
She was watching all of the lights and being totally enthralled by them.
Baby snuggles <3
After dinner, Christi packed Aubrey up and she promptly barfed all over herself and the car seat. lol Gross baby but I was saved! Woo! Back to the hotel we went and I was laying in bed talking to Ria and the next thing I know is that her phone was playing her alarm and I was awake waiting for my turn to shower. I got on Facebook, like every obsessed person does, and saw this:
LOL Ria took it and posted it on FB. I laughed so hard. XD
Hehe.. so after we were showered and packed we went to hang out at Christi and Christopher's for a few hours longer til we had to leave. We had awesome baby time, snuggles, fed her, and Ria and I even changed two diapers! Christi wasn't around since she had a MASSIVE migraine so she was laying in bed for most of our visit. Mo came over finally to say bye to everyone and rest there for a bit. Ria and I headed out sometime after 1..which was an hour after our plan. Boo. We got Panera for lunch and we headed back to Missouri.
We stopped at an antique store in Raham, CO..which was neat. There were a few railroad lanterns and lamps there that I wanted, but they were several hundred dollars. Fluffy was a pain during the trip for a while so he got to lay in the back for a good chunk of the ride. All in all, with a few other stops we made it home around 12:45am and unpacked the back seat and flopped into bed. lol It was an awesome trip, save the altitude sickness but that baby was totally worth it. I can't wait to see her grow with pictures and videos and to see her again at Christmas time. :D
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