I haven't blogged in forever, and I miss it. So I think that I am going to start again. A friend of mine just recently started a blog and I realized that it might be good for me to start mine up again too. Today was a crazy day at work. It is hard not to get discouraged when things don't look so good, but I will tell you that I really do know in my heart that this too shall pass. I know that God has a plan for my life and I really want to start getting closer to him and building up our relationship. Its funny how you can get so wrapped up in everyday life and miss out on the important things. Don't get me wrong I still talk to God and pray all the time. I pray for little things. Even during the day I find myself asking for God to help me. Lately I have been listening to Christian music in my car on the way to work and on the way home from work. I know that it's not much, but its a start. I have so much to be thankful for! God has truly given me a second chance at life, and I want him to use me for his Glory. I pray every day that I can touch someone's life just by my encouraging words and actions.
I want to pursue music in some way or form. Music really gives me more joy than you could ever imagine. I love to worship God and I feel connected to him on a completely different level when I do.
I know that I am exactly where I should be in my life right now when it comes to my job and my family.
Although, I do feel like I miss out on a lot when I am at work. I am so blessed to be married to the most amazing man ever who takes care of my son like he was his own. For example, tonight I came home and he had dinner already made. Fresh salmon and grilled veggies. God has blessed me with the best provider EVER! Recently he got a promotion at work and he is doing very well. We prayed for that promotion and for a while before he received it and he truly deserves it. God knows what he is doing. If ever I feel like He wants to use me in a different field or another place I know that I will not hesitate to follow. As you can see in my past blogs I follow my heart no matter what the stakes are. Even if it means relying solely on God to provide for me and my family. God has promised to take care of his children and I trust that he will continue to do so in all aspects of our lives!!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Blesseyland Finale
I spoke cousin Alice a few days ago and she told me that Pepa and Shelley had found a perfect apartment that is just right for the both of them. He is only paying $500.00 per month and all bills are payed.
I called Pepa on his new phone in his new apartment last night, and they are all moved in. There are a few things that they still need to get, but so far so good. He only signed a 4 month lease, because he doesn't know how well he is or if Shelley will be able to handle the move. He is keeping his options open for Assisted Living. Very Smart!
His sister, who is older than he is, Mary Alice, has been over at the apartment all day today visiting with them. I know that he just loves the fact that he can talk to family face to face now instead of over the phone or in letters. He has waited 37 years to be able to do that again.
Shelley is doing well at dialysis in Biloxi and Pepa has already taken care of all the paperwork to change the address, the Social Security paperwork, and set Shell up with a new MHMR doctor. WOW! Maybe now we can get Shelley on the right meds and feeling alot better! Things are just moving right along...
I am so happy for the both of them. Shelley seems to be a little home sick, but i am sure that will take a few weeks. She told me that she misses me and wishes i was still there. Awww i miss them too. :(
I called Pepa on his new phone in his new apartment last night, and they are all moved in. There are a few things that they still need to get, but so far so good. He only signed a 4 month lease, because he doesn't know how well he is or if Shelley will be able to handle the move. He is keeping his options open for Assisted Living. Very Smart!
His sister, who is older than he is, Mary Alice, has been over at the apartment all day today visiting with them. I know that he just loves the fact that he can talk to family face to face now instead of over the phone or in letters. He has waited 37 years to be able to do that again.
Shelley is doing well at dialysis in Biloxi and Pepa has already taken care of all the paperwork to change the address, the Social Security paperwork, and set Shell up with a new MHMR doctor. WOW! Maybe now we can get Shelley on the right meds and feeling alot better! Things are just moving right along...
I am so happy for the both of them. Shelley seems to be a little home sick, but i am sure that will take a few weeks. She told me that she misses me and wishes i was still there. Awww i miss them too. :(
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Last Stop Biloxi Mississippi
We woke up early today and packed up all the bags. Uncle Billy got to the hotel around 8am to load everything up and start our journey to Biloxi. We ate breakfast first and made a stop at a Independent Living Home that Uncle Billy wanted Pepa too look at.
When we arrive at Christopher Homes in New Orleans the front desk seemed to be somewhat helpful, but of course not as helpful as i would like them to be. They never are.The girl walked out and we explained to her that we would like to get some information and if nothing else put Pepa and Shells names on the list for the next available apartment home there. She sort of rolled her eyes and left the room to get some paper work for us to fill out. (Note: we are NOT trying to force them into a home we are merely wanting to keep their options open because waiting list in those types of places can be very long. Sometimes 1-2 years long.) She came back with 3 packets of paper that had to be at least 20 pages thick each. She said that we would need to fill out all 3 separately for Pepa and all three separately for Shelley. Are you kidding me?? I think they use this as a overwhelming factor for old people. Afterall they are FULL! No one has the patience or the time to fill all that crap out. Thank God i was there and i know a little bit about equal opportunity housing and such from being in the apartment business. We asked her if we could fill them out there and again she seemed put out by the entire situation. She explained to us that she would need all sorts of documents and that we should probably take it home, because it could take several hours. I insisted that we would fill them out there because i knew that Pepa was probably just humoring Uncle Bill and I for all that we had done. She took us to another room and we sat down and tried to sort our way through all the papers. When i sat down i realized that they were all the same damn packet. For Real?? This girl was nuts! I tried to befriend her by telling her that i worked in the same type of business and agreeing with her that sometimes people can be very hard to work with. I assured her that we were not that kind of people. She talked with me for a minute and i found out that she had been in the apartment business a year ago in Katy Texas. She went into her office and left us alone for a few minutes. Uncle Bill was filling out one set of papers and i was filling out the other. Most of the information that they needed we had with us Thank God. After all, they were moving so it wasn't at the house for sure. Shelley had to use the restroom and you know how that goes...i had to quickly walk her down the hall and through the dining area to get the other side of the building. When i returned it looked as if the girl had a change of heart. She was helping Uncle Billy fill everything out. I picked back up on the paperwork that i was working on and in about 30 minutes flat we were done and out of there. It is amazing what finding common ground with someone can do for you! I think Pepa felt good to get that out of the way as well. Its just an option. but we do want him to have that option if an apartment does in fact come available. I mean really all he has to say is no if he isn't interested in the apartment at the time that they call.
We all got back into our cars. Uncle Billy was leading the way in his car and i was following. This took so much stress of me not having to worry about if i was on the right highway or going the wrong direction. The drive went really smoothly. I think that Pepa and Shelley were ready to settle into the hotel for a week or two in Biloxi after being on the road and in several hotels all week with me. :)
We arrived at the Best Western where they are staying and got them all settled in. I think Shell was a little upset when she realized that i would be leaving to go home in a few hours. I got her all relaxed and let her take a little nap before lunch while i called the social worker in Arlington to find out the address of her dialysis tomorrow.
While i was on the call much to my surprise they still had not gotten an approval from her doctor for the time or the procedure tomorrow.This was all supposed to be settled 2 weeks ago. I was so sick of dealing with stupid people so i called Crystal, my sis, to do the "dirty" work. She is good at setting people straight and getting the job done. So she called the social worker and about an hour later we had an appointment time and conformation. Thank you Crystal!
When they woke up from their nap we decided to go to lunch one last time before i left at 4 to catch my plane in New Orleans. It was bittersweet knowing that i had completed the task that i was called to do, but still having to leave them. I felt Peace but also Sadness as well. Cousin Alice came to the hotel after we got back and took over from there. I think that i might have overwhelmed her with all the information that i was giving her. She probably thought i was NUTS, but i know that she will appreciate it in the end. I hugged Shell and Pepa one more time and off we were on the road again for 2 hour back to New Orleans.
Uncle Bill and i had a really good talk on the way back to the airport. It is nice to get to know some of the family that you never had a chance to know before because we all live so far away from one another. I love him! He is definitely an Angel sent from God. Without him i don't know how all of this would have worked out.
I got to the airport around 6pm. Plenty early enough to "lolly gag" around for awhile and just settle into all of my thoughts. I had been wanting a Smoothie King all week but never got to stop. There was one in the airport! Can u believe that?? Ahhh at last...me, smoothie king, and on my way back to Dallas i went. The flight went well and seemed to go by really fast. Probably because i was reading US Magazine getting caught up an all the gossip in Hollywood which always makes me feel better! ;) Crystal and Britton were waiting on me when my plane landed. i was never so happy to see them in all my life! The journey was complete! Thank You Jesus that i made it through. Now all I have to do is drive 4 hours back home to new Braunfels tomorrow... XOXO
When we arrive at Christopher Homes in New Orleans the front desk seemed to be somewhat helpful, but of course not as helpful as i would like them to be. They never are.The girl walked out and we explained to her that we would like to get some information and if nothing else put Pepa and Shells names on the list for the next available apartment home there. She sort of rolled her eyes and left the room to get some paper work for us to fill out. (Note: we are NOT trying to force them into a home we are merely wanting to keep their options open because waiting list in those types of places can be very long. Sometimes 1-2 years long.) She came back with 3 packets of paper that had to be at least 20 pages thick each. She said that we would need to fill out all 3 separately for Pepa and all three separately for Shelley. Are you kidding me?? I think they use this as a overwhelming factor for old people. Afterall they are FULL! No one has the patience or the time to fill all that crap out. Thank God i was there and i know a little bit about equal opportunity housing and such from being in the apartment business. We asked her if we could fill them out there and again she seemed put out by the entire situation. She explained to us that she would need all sorts of documents and that we should probably take it home, because it could take several hours. I insisted that we would fill them out there because i knew that Pepa was probably just humoring Uncle Bill and I for all that we had done. She took us to another room and we sat down and tried to sort our way through all the papers. When i sat down i realized that they were all the same damn packet. For Real?? This girl was nuts! I tried to befriend her by telling her that i worked in the same type of business and agreeing with her that sometimes people can be very hard to work with. I assured her that we were not that kind of people. She talked with me for a minute and i found out that she had been in the apartment business a year ago in Katy Texas. She went into her office and left us alone for a few minutes. Uncle Bill was filling out one set of papers and i was filling out the other. Most of the information that they needed we had with us Thank God. After all, they were moving so it wasn't at the house for sure. Shelley had to use the restroom and you know how that goes...i had to quickly walk her down the hall and through the dining area to get the other side of the building. When i returned it looked as if the girl had a change of heart. She was helping Uncle Billy fill everything out. I picked back up on the paperwork that i was working on and in about 30 minutes flat we were done and out of there. It is amazing what finding common ground with someone can do for you! I think Pepa felt good to get that out of the way as well. Its just an option. but we do want him to have that option if an apartment does in fact come available. I mean really all he has to say is no if he isn't interested in the apartment at the time that they call.
We all got back into our cars. Uncle Billy was leading the way in his car and i was following. This took so much stress of me not having to worry about if i was on the right highway or going the wrong direction. The drive went really smoothly. I think that Pepa and Shelley were ready to settle into the hotel for a week or two in Biloxi after being on the road and in several hotels all week with me. :)
We arrived at the Best Western where they are staying and got them all settled in. I think Shell was a little upset when she realized that i would be leaving to go home in a few hours. I got her all relaxed and let her take a little nap before lunch while i called the social worker in Arlington to find out the address of her dialysis tomorrow.
While i was on the call much to my surprise they still had not gotten an approval from her doctor for the time or the procedure tomorrow.This was all supposed to be settled 2 weeks ago. I was so sick of dealing with stupid people so i called Crystal, my sis, to do the "dirty" work. She is good at setting people straight and getting the job done. So she called the social worker and about an hour later we had an appointment time and conformation. Thank you Crystal!
When they woke up from their nap we decided to go to lunch one last time before i left at 4 to catch my plane in New Orleans. It was bittersweet knowing that i had completed the task that i was called to do, but still having to leave them. I felt Peace but also Sadness as well. Cousin Alice came to the hotel after we got back and took over from there. I think that i might have overwhelmed her with all the information that i was giving her. She probably thought i was NUTS, but i know that she will appreciate it in the end. I hugged Shell and Pepa one more time and off we were on the road again for 2 hour back to New Orleans.
Uncle Bill and i had a really good talk on the way back to the airport. It is nice to get to know some of the family that you never had a chance to know before because we all live so far away from one another. I love him! He is definitely an Angel sent from God. Without him i don't know how all of this would have worked out.
I got to the airport around 6pm. Plenty early enough to "lolly gag" around for awhile and just settle into all of my thoughts. I had been wanting a Smoothie King all week but never got to stop. There was one in the airport! Can u believe that?? Ahhh at last...me, smoothie king, and on my way back to Dallas i went. The flight went well and seemed to go by really fast. Probably because i was reading US Magazine getting caught up an all the gossip in Hollywood which always makes me feel better! ;) Crystal and Britton were waiting on me when my plane landed. i was never so happy to see them in all my life! The journey was complete! Thank You Jesus that i made it through. Now all I have to do is drive 4 hours back home to new Braunfels tomorrow... XOXO
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Relaxation and Preperation... Day 5
Pepa let me sleep in today...There is a God!
On the flip side of that coin he was no where to be found when i woke up. I threw my hair in a pony tail, slipped on my flip flops and went out the door. Shelley was still sleeping. After roaming the hotel and freaking out I went outside where i had parked the car last night hoping that he hadn't left to go somewhere alone. Sure enough he was gone. OMG! I thought i was gonna lose my mind. What else could i do but wait, pray and hope that he would get back safely.
Around 11am he strolled in like nothing. He had gotten a paper last night and circled a few rent houses in Lake view that he wanted to go look at and decided to try to find them. After he got into the car he decided to just drive around town and check some things out. He was going to wait for Uncle Billie to venture as far as Lake View. Thank God! I was not going to freak out on him. Afterall, he is a grown man and that is his car. So i kept it to myself, but asked him to please wake me up if he was gonna do that again 'cause he scared the Hell outta me. To put it lightly.
Uncle Billie had church today, and would not be available to take us around so we would have to wait until 1pm for him to get to the hotel. I by this point have been lost so many times Louisiana that i didn't care to venture out. I would if Pepa asked, but i wasn't going to volunteer to get us lost. Again.
We left the hotel around 2pm to go look at the houses, and while we were out we stopped by the house where my grandma grew up. Much to our surprise it had been torn down, and recently too. All that was left was the slab. I could see the sadness well up in Pepas eyes. We visit this house every time that we come to New Orleans, and he tells us everytime about how he courted Mema. For his own memorabilia he took a piece of the slab with him. He said that was to remember the good times. :(
While we were driving around Britton called me and asked me if i was still in New Orleans? He is with Sissy and doesn't really care where i am but he wanted to ask one little question. "Mommy please will you get me a New Orleans Saints Jersey?? i have been wanting one since the Super bowl. Please????". Of course, i said yes even though i had no idea where in the heck i was gonna find a store open on a Sunday at 3pm to get one. Uncle Bill knew of a place and took me there. I had only 20 minutes until they closed. boy was i lucky! I picked Kyzer up one too! I know they will wear them. :) They are good kids! They deserve it!
I needed to do some much needed laundry being as they had nothing else clean to wear in their "Sea bags." That is what Pepa calls the one suitcase, cram it all in, bare essentials bag. My "Sea bag" was two bags and a purse crammed with all kinds of clothes. Don't think for one minute that i got by without hearing about that one! We went back to Uncle Bills house where i washed all of the laundry and folded it up for them to start all over again. By this time it was already around 6pm and Pepa still wanted to go visit the house that he had first bought with Mema. The house that my Mom and Shelley had grown up in until they moved to Texas. We drove by there. Thankfully it was still standing...I couldn't bare to see it demolished as well.
Back to the Hotel we went again to get some rest. Shelley was not feeling well and her tummy was upset so we rested for about an hour before we went to eat dinner. I swear eating 3 times a day can get exhausting. LOL. We ate and returned to the Raddison where we are staying. Shell went straight to bed. I think this is all starting to get really old for her. Off to Biloxi MS we go tomorrow. After i drop them off at the hotel in Biloxi and get them settled in... Alice Inez, who lives in Biloxi, is going to take it over from there. I am going home. I will be sad to leave them behind but I am so thankful for the time that i have gotten to spend with my family. I am so Blessed!
On the flip side of that coin he was no where to be found when i woke up. I threw my hair in a pony tail, slipped on my flip flops and went out the door. Shelley was still sleeping. After roaming the hotel and freaking out I went outside where i had parked the car last night hoping that he hadn't left to go somewhere alone. Sure enough he was gone. OMG! I thought i was gonna lose my mind. What else could i do but wait, pray and hope that he would get back safely.
Around 11am he strolled in like nothing. He had gotten a paper last night and circled a few rent houses in Lake view that he wanted to go look at and decided to try to find them. After he got into the car he decided to just drive around town and check some things out. He was going to wait for Uncle Billie to venture as far as Lake View. Thank God! I was not going to freak out on him. Afterall, he is a grown man and that is his car. So i kept it to myself, but asked him to please wake me up if he was gonna do that again 'cause he scared the Hell outta me. To put it lightly.
Uncle Billie had church today, and would not be available to take us around so we would have to wait until 1pm for him to get to the hotel. I by this point have been lost so many times Louisiana that i didn't care to venture out. I would if Pepa asked, but i wasn't going to volunteer to get us lost. Again.
We left the hotel around 2pm to go look at the houses, and while we were out we stopped by the house where my grandma grew up. Much to our surprise it had been torn down, and recently too. All that was left was the slab. I could see the sadness well up in Pepas eyes. We visit this house every time that we come to New Orleans, and he tells us everytime about how he courted Mema. For his own memorabilia he took a piece of the slab with him. He said that was to remember the good times. :(
While we were driving around Britton called me and asked me if i was still in New Orleans? He is with Sissy and doesn't really care where i am but he wanted to ask one little question. "Mommy please will you get me a New Orleans Saints Jersey?? i have been wanting one since the Super bowl. Please????". Of course, i said yes even though i had no idea where in the heck i was gonna find a store open on a Sunday at 3pm to get one. Uncle Bill knew of a place and took me there. I had only 20 minutes until they closed. boy was i lucky! I picked Kyzer up one too! I know they will wear them. :) They are good kids! They deserve it!
I needed to do some much needed laundry being as they had nothing else clean to wear in their "Sea bags." That is what Pepa calls the one suitcase, cram it all in, bare essentials bag. My "Sea bag" was two bags and a purse crammed with all kinds of clothes. Don't think for one minute that i got by without hearing about that one! We went back to Uncle Bills house where i washed all of the laundry and folded it up for them to start all over again. By this time it was already around 6pm and Pepa still wanted to go visit the house that he had first bought with Mema. The house that my Mom and Shelley had grown up in until they moved to Texas. We drove by there. Thankfully it was still standing...I couldn't bare to see it demolished as well.
Back to the Hotel we went again to get some rest. Shelley was not feeling well and her tummy was upset so we rested for about an hour before we went to eat dinner. I swear eating 3 times a day can get exhausting. LOL. We ate and returned to the Raddison where we are staying. Shell went straight to bed. I think this is all starting to get really old for her. Off to Biloxi MS we go tomorrow. After i drop them off at the hotel in Biloxi and get them settled in... Alice Inez, who lives in Biloxi, is going to take it over from there. I am going home. I will be sad to leave them behind but I am so thankful for the time that i have gotten to spend with my family. I am so Blessed!
Pepas 86th Birthday and a Surprise None of us Expected
Today is our first real day in New Orleans. Today is Pepas 86th Birthday! Happy Birthday Pepa! Like he said when we drove into New Orleans "back at home at last!" He has been gone from New Orleans for so long, but he still remembers every nook and cranie. Go Figure??
Shelley had dialysis at 10:30 this morning. Everything went as scheduled we dropped her off on time, and the Dr explained that it would be about a 4 hour procedure, as we already expected. When we returned to pick her up the security officer who worked inside was waiting for us to pull up outside. The Dr wanted to talk to me immediately. My heart immediately dropped into my stomach. I went to the back to talk to him. He explained that Shelley did not do well at all. In fact, the dialysis was not able to be performed at all. When they hooked her up to the machine they had told her it would be a minute and that minute turned into an hour. She did not like that too much. She got very upset and ripped the needle right out of her arm causing an open wound. From that point on they tried to stick her again in a different area but she would not sit still and it just wasn't going to happen. Poor Shelley she doesn't know what is going on. For 37 years of her life she has lived in Arlington with my grandma and grandpa in a very familiar safe environment. Now with Mema gone and it just being her and Pepa on a new journey to live in a new state with new places to go and no familiar faces at dialysis. This is just not what she is used to. The Dr explained that with out being able to perform the dialysis that we would need to keep a close eye on her for the next couple of days until we arrive in Biloxi Mississippi. That is where she will have her next dialysis. This scares me because the Dr also explained that he did not hear a heart beat in her access, which is located in her arm, and that could mean a blood clot. I asked him to please explain to Pepa all that he had told me and we would let him decide. If any of you know Pepa you already know that he wouldn't let anyone decide anything that has to do with Shell but himself anyway. I love him, but again he is a stubborn Blessey! He decided that we would just wait until Biloxi and keep a close eye on the situation due to the fact that Shell had already been through so much. I should have stayed with her during dialysis, but they wouldn't let me. Next time i will explain the situation and not leave the clinic. Note taken and Lesson Learned!
After we left the dialysis clinic we decided to go on with the party. After all, it was Pepas birthday and he didn't want to dwell on the negative. I had bought him his favorite cake, carrot cake with cream cheese icing, to celebrate at Uncle Billies house with Aunt Jane and the gang. It was very nice. We sang happy birthday and had a great time. Putting what had just happened behind us and moving forward.
After the party Uncle Billie took us back to the hotel where we decided to rest from our once again busy day and get dinner later. We woke up around 8pm and drove across the street to McDonald's to eat. Man I am gonna gain some weight with all of this fast food i have been eating. I need to slow down.
Back to the Hotel we went. I got Shell ready for bed and gave her, her medicines. Off to dream land we all went. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? You just never know...
Trying to fall asleep myself I had a very hard time putting all of this behind me, what had happened with Shell and all. Being that i feel like I am responsible for the both of them on this trip i just could not find peace about the situation. God please guide me and direct me with what the next step should be. I feel so sad. :(
Shelley had dialysis at 10:30 this morning. Everything went as scheduled we dropped her off on time, and the Dr explained that it would be about a 4 hour procedure, as we already expected. When we returned to pick her up the security officer who worked inside was waiting for us to pull up outside. The Dr wanted to talk to me immediately. My heart immediately dropped into my stomach. I went to the back to talk to him. He explained that Shelley did not do well at all. In fact, the dialysis was not able to be performed at all. When they hooked her up to the machine they had told her it would be a minute and that minute turned into an hour. She did not like that too much. She got very upset and ripped the needle right out of her arm causing an open wound. From that point on they tried to stick her again in a different area but she would not sit still and it just wasn't going to happen. Poor Shelley she doesn't know what is going on. For 37 years of her life she has lived in Arlington with my grandma and grandpa in a very familiar safe environment. Now with Mema gone and it just being her and Pepa on a new journey to live in a new state with new places to go and no familiar faces at dialysis. This is just not what she is used to. The Dr explained that with out being able to perform the dialysis that we would need to keep a close eye on her for the next couple of days until we arrive in Biloxi Mississippi. That is where she will have her next dialysis. This scares me because the Dr also explained that he did not hear a heart beat in her access, which is located in her arm, and that could mean a blood clot. I asked him to please explain to Pepa all that he had told me and we would let him decide. If any of you know Pepa you already know that he wouldn't let anyone decide anything that has to do with Shell but himself anyway. I love him, but again he is a stubborn Blessey! He decided that we would just wait until Biloxi and keep a close eye on the situation due to the fact that Shell had already been through so much. I should have stayed with her during dialysis, but they wouldn't let me. Next time i will explain the situation and not leave the clinic. Note taken and Lesson Learned!
After we left the dialysis clinic we decided to go on with the party. After all, it was Pepas birthday and he didn't want to dwell on the negative. I had bought him his favorite cake, carrot cake with cream cheese icing, to celebrate at Uncle Billies house with Aunt Jane and the gang. It was very nice. We sang happy birthday and had a great time. Putting what had just happened behind us and moving forward.
After the party Uncle Billie took us back to the hotel where we decided to rest from our once again busy day and get dinner later. We woke up around 8pm and drove across the street to McDonald's to eat. Man I am gonna gain some weight with all of this fast food i have been eating. I need to slow down.
Back to the Hotel we went. I got Shell ready for bed and gave her, her medicines. Off to dream land we all went. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? You just never know...
Trying to fall asleep myself I had a very hard time putting all of this behind me, what had happened with Shell and all. Being that i feel like I am responsible for the both of them on this trip i just could not find peace about the situation. God please guide me and direct me with what the next step should be. I feel so sad. :(
Saturday, July 24, 2010
The longest day EVER!
We woke up again bright and early! This is getting to be a pattern for me... We were starting to make our way back thru Layfette and oninto Baton Rouge the capital of Louisianna. Pepa was so excited. Shelley was not so much. She was feeling pretty badly and wasnt in the best of spirits. She keeps saying that she is home stick and misses Mema crying staring out the window of the car. I feel so bad for her. On the drive over to Baton Rouge she was very uneasy. I tried to keep her mind occupied by talking to her but it was doing no good. We got to the capital and walked around for a bit and left. Pepa really wanted to see it and take some pictures but he is still not feeling good at all. I felt so sorry for him. :(
We made our next stop at the Navy battle ship called the KIDD2. He made us walk thru the museum and thru the ship. Even though he felt like crap he was like a kid in a candy store. He really has some good memories of the Navy.
We left there shortly and on to his old doorm area at LSU. He Wanted me to see where he went to school and drive around all of the old coffee shops he used to hang out at. Things have changed so much i dont think that he was ready to see that they had been torn down and rebuilt. He had been gone for so long and for some reason he expects things to be exactly the same. I told him that nothing ever stays the same, but he can still treasure the memories that he has of the old days. He didnt like that answer much.
Exausted and tired out we still had to make our way to New Orleans by dark two and a half hours away. We arrived at the hotel around 7pm tired and ready to lay down after a long day. Little did we know there was a tropical storm about to enter New Orleans and all of the electricity was out. We had to just sit and wait. Shelley was screaming at the voices that she hears in her head it was time for her medicine and Pepa was so tired he fell asleep in the chair. I went to the bar and ordered a martini to calm my nerves. After waiting for about an hour I woke him up and he went to the front desk to ask about our room reservations and if we could get into the room yet? The front desk clerk ws very rude to Pepa and told him we would just have to wait. Pepa got Pissed off and told him he could go "screw himself" we were leaving. Those were his exact words.
Back into the car we went searching at 8pm at night for a hotel room in the summer time in New Orleans. I thought i might cry. Uncle Billy called and begged us to come back to the hotel where we were originally booked that everything was fine. Stubborn Ass Pepa Refused. Uncle Billy finially talked Pepa into another hotel across the highway where we checked in and are now staying. We didnt have dinner but no one really cared we were pooped! Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Please Jesus make tomorrow better!
We made our next stop at the Navy battle ship called the KIDD2. He made us walk thru the museum and thru the ship. Even though he felt like crap he was like a kid in a candy store. He really has some good memories of the Navy.
We left there shortly and on to his old doorm area at LSU. He Wanted me to see where he went to school and drive around all of the old coffee shops he used to hang out at. Things have changed so much i dont think that he was ready to see that they had been torn down and rebuilt. He had been gone for so long and for some reason he expects things to be exactly the same. I told him that nothing ever stays the same, but he can still treasure the memories that he has of the old days. He didnt like that answer much.
Exausted and tired out we still had to make our way to New Orleans by dark two and a half hours away. We arrived at the hotel around 7pm tired and ready to lay down after a long day. Little did we know there was a tropical storm about to enter New Orleans and all of the electricity was out. We had to just sit and wait. Shelley was screaming at the voices that she hears in her head it was time for her medicine and Pepa was so tired he fell asleep in the chair. I went to the bar and ordered a martini to calm my nerves. After waiting for about an hour I woke him up and he went to the front desk to ask about our room reservations and if we could get into the room yet? The front desk clerk ws very rude to Pepa and told him we would just have to wait. Pepa got Pissed off and told him he could go "screw himself" we were leaving. Those were his exact words.
Back into the car we went searching at 8pm at night for a hotel room in the summer time in New Orleans. I thought i might cry. Uncle Billy called and begged us to come back to the hotel where we were originally booked that everything was fine. Stubborn Ass Pepa Refused. Uncle Billy finially talked Pepa into another hotel across the highway where we checked in and are now staying. We didnt have dinner but no one really cared we were pooped! Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Please Jesus make tomorrow better!
Day two on the Road Again
Well we woke up this morning a little later than usual at 8am (lol) and ate breakfast at the hotel. Shelley was in good spirits even though we were having to drive in to Layette to get to her doctors office for dialysis . There were so many streets and highways that i have never seen and my sense of direction is not very good at all. But we did manage to get her safely there and on time.
Once we got her checked innd back with the nurses Pepa and i decided to go get a bite to eat at KFC. We sat and visited and ate but we only killed about 45 minutes. We needed to kill about 4 hours. I suggested that we go to Walmart because i needed to get a few things. Since Pepa is still very wobbly and cant walk straight from the fall yesterday at the gas station he decided to sit on the bench at the front and wait on me. Apparently i took too long because when i came back i found him asleep on the bench. It was kinda funny but sad too at the same time.
After we picked Shell up from dialysis we decided to visit his good friend Freida who lives in Opolusus LA. We found her house fairly easily thank GOD. I needed that break for once. She was such a pretty older lady and i dint know until we got there that it is very obvious that Pepa had and still has a huge crush on her. It was so cute. He walked into her house took off his hat and stood there like a school boy with a huge grin on his face and his hands behind his back. I got pics and i will post them later since i am at the hotel and cant upload anything. Pepa of course brought his disposable camera and as we were leaving he asked if he could have a picture of just Frieda standing on her front porch. That he had imagined what she looked like standing in front of her house just like that for the past 50 years. I guess he was in love with her at one point?? I felt a strange vibe between them. I didn't know if he was gonna ask her to marry him right there or what. It was extremely awkward to say the least. So i guess me trying to be the funny person or feeling a bit uncomfortable i blurted out"Well Pepa That's Kinda Creepy". I didn't mean to say that out loud i only meant to think it but i believe that i was having a Crystal moment at that time. We stayed at Frieda's for about an hour and decided to leave.All he talked about on the way back was how beautiful she was as he stared out the window. That is so cute, but strange for me because he was married to my grandma for so long. We went to the restaurant that Frieda has suggested it was called the Jungle. It was actually very nice white table cloths and all. We had steak and seafood and then back to the hotel we went. Tomorrow is gong to be a very busy day. We are driving from Ville Platte where we are now staying to Baton Rouge to see the Capital and LSU where Pepa went to college. I am so exhausted this 85 year old almost 86 year old man is exhausting me. XOXO
Once we got her checked innd back with the nurses Pepa and i decided to go get a bite to eat at KFC. We sat and visited and ate but we only killed about 45 minutes. We needed to kill about 4 hours. I suggested that we go to Walmart because i needed to get a few things. Since Pepa is still very wobbly and cant walk straight from the fall yesterday at the gas station he decided to sit on the bench at the front and wait on me. Apparently i took too long because when i came back i found him asleep on the bench. It was kinda funny but sad too at the same time.
After we picked Shell up from dialysis we decided to visit his good friend Freida who lives in Opolusus LA. We found her house fairly easily thank GOD. I needed that break for once. She was such a pretty older lady and i dint know until we got there that it is very obvious that Pepa had and still has a huge crush on her. It was so cute. He walked into her house took off his hat and stood there like a school boy with a huge grin on his face and his hands behind his back. I got pics and i will post them later since i am at the hotel and cant upload anything. Pepa of course brought his disposable camera and as we were leaving he asked if he could have a picture of just Frieda standing on her front porch. That he had imagined what she looked like standing in front of her house just like that for the past 50 years. I guess he was in love with her at one point?? I felt a strange vibe between them. I didn't know if he was gonna ask her to marry him right there or what. It was extremely awkward to say the least. So i guess me trying to be the funny person or feeling a bit uncomfortable i blurted out"Well Pepa That's Kinda Creepy". I didn't mean to say that out loud i only meant to think it but i believe that i was having a Crystal moment at that time. We stayed at Frieda's for about an hour and decided to leave.All he talked about on the way back was how beautiful she was as he stared out the window. That is so cute, but strange for me because he was married to my grandma for so long. We went to the restaurant that Frieda has suggested it was called the Jungle. It was actually very nice white table cloths and all. We had steak and seafood and then back to the hotel we went. Tomorrow is gong to be a very busy day. We are driving from Ville Platte where we are now staying to Baton Rouge to see the Capital and LSU where Pepa went to college. I am so exhausted this 85 year old almost 86 year old man is exhausting me. XOXO
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