Journal #57

Lots of things have changed and lots have stayed the same. My and Boyfriend are as well as ever, truly moreso now than we've ever been I feel. We've had another child (I adopted a new cat) and things are going well at work. 

This weekend, I've done loads and it's still Sunday evening and though the day's practically over, I might just finish the art piece I'm working on. I should upload my art on here I can compile it all in one post. Anyways, Friday Boyfriend hosted a metal show, really he provided his space as a venue and there were other organizers in charge. Starting tomorrow, he's going to be opening up shop at his place and begin selling chocolates to which I'm incredibly proud of. I know how frustrating it was to sort out what permits he might need for what, but I'm so glad things smoothed out. Things at work are well. I got a promotion within the first month and I'm now one of two office managers. It's a pain to go in at 6 A.M. but hopefully I'll finally get my pay raise starting tomorrow. I'll bring it up as it's the only reason I'm really doing this. The more money I make, the better it'll be. 

Yesterday, me and Boyfriend went to Tijuana to get some of his healthcare stuff sorted out. I need to get my citizenship and passport but the bullshit in America made it practically impossible especially how heavy ICE presence has been both in LA and here in my city. My store is practically empty most days because people are too afraid to go out. I've been so anxious about the state of things politically I feel frantic and like I need to do all I can to get out of here as quick as possible. Hopefully within 6 months - a year I'll have enough to leave comfortably and find a career I can do over there. It was nice that me and him got to spend the day together I've felt so lonely lately. I wake early and we call late so sometimes he thinks I need to sleep when really I've been waiting to call all day, but that's something I need to communicate with him as soon as I get the chance to. Then the position I work is one where I spend about 6 hours a day pricing clothing racks with no one to talk to and since I need to focus on what to price what, I've no longer had free mental space to think about things. It's also rare I get to see the coworker friends I've made because their work is at the storefront while mine is in the back and our schedules are so different. But I need to keep going. 

About a week ago, me and Boyfriend found another cat wandering the street when we went to go drop off a mutual friend at her car (we stayed up late playing games lol) and the little cat followed us to her car all the way back to my porch. She stayed and cried, but I couldn't let her in because we had so many pets already. The next morning, she came back and cried on the porch. So I ended up taking her in. She most certainly couldn't have been a stray. She's affectionate and litter trained so she must've been someone's pet once upon a time. I named her Maisy and Boyfriend and her are each other's biggest fans. It just makes me the happiest seeing them get along. Me and him have been talking a lot about the future, more specifically about having a kid. It will most certainly be a daughter and her middle name will certainly match with Boyfriend's. Her hair will curl nicely and she'll need glasses by the time she's in middle school. She won't be lonely and know how to make friends fast. 

That's pretty much a good, brief update. Take care and until next time, stay safe.