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calypsoff · 3 years
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Ninety One. Part 2
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Rylee is really giving the most snuggles, my whole heart is filled with so much love. She hasn’t moved her head back at all, I feel choked up. Lightly touching her bare back, she just wants some love, and I don’t blame her. My daughter is just growing up right before my eyes and those weeks I missed I feel like I have missed a lot, like with my daughter just making these little noises now, this is her communicating with us. Her strength to hold her own; I missed these precious moments and that’s on me, I am glad I haven’t missed her crawling because that is something major to miss. Rylee lifted her head up, her hair is everywhere like all over “boo” I said, Rylee’ smile grew and then looked away from me at the window, she is just so happy. To see my child happy makes me happy and I am honestly emotional about this, all I want is my daughter to be ok. I made a big mistake in life, I made the mistake of being away from her and missing it, I stressed her out, Robyn out too with no help. I could have at least took Rylee for a few days, staring at the side of her face. She is just staring outside “you can’t wait to see outside huh? Is it interesting” she turned her head to me and then attacked me again, resting her head on my shoulder “aww” twirling around with her in my arms “I love you so much” her giggles just went straight to my heart, imagine if I couldn’t have hear that again. Her giggle “I love you so much” I said in a whisper again “she is so happy isn’t she, I can’t wait for her to be able to go home. Just so she can be in her own bed too, just be a family again” nodding my head “I can’t wait for that also, it’s been a while since. Also the bedroom is clean” Robyn’ smile grew “oh yeah?” Nodding my head “mhmmm, you can sleep on the couch” I scoffed “I am pleased to hear” she walked off, Mel is just looking laughing “you’re just trying so hard” Mel can see it “exactly, I am trying” I laughed, I will get there with Robyn “baby number 2 might be on the way with you two” Robyn scoffed “no way, I am not having no more babies, not with him anyways. Have you seen the size of the babies I have with that” she pointed at me “Rylee baby she doesn’t mean it at all, she’s trying to get some attention” Robyn just wants me to bite, I ain’t taking the bait.
I just went out for a cigarette, with Mel of course she is here with me but she’s going now so I am waiting for the Uber for her “I wanted to say, can you like do the house all nice for me. Like a welcome home thing for Robyn and Rylee, mostly Rylee but I want it to be like a little get together for them both, welcome them both back and also that Rylee is ok, the main thing was that my daughter got out of this but if you can? Please” Mel cooed out “I will, I will get people together. I will be more than happy to do this, to see how much of a shit time my sister has had I would love to do that for her, I mean no offence” nodding my head laughing “none taken, I know I am to blame with most of it but thank you. I really need to make Robyn like me again, you know?” Mel shook her head, the Uber pulled up in front of us “like you? She loves you; she is teasing you so much, she just wants you to keep biting and just give her that attention, trust me. She loves you, just don’t do it again. It’s not worth it Chris, what you have with my sister you are so lucky, you both are. The love is so pure, and I just want you to use your brain, nobody out there is happy for you, I promise you this Chris, they aren’t, they rather you fuck up. A lot of men wanted the woman you have, remember that, just be good” Mel pulled me into a hug “have a nice night, I hope to see my niece at home” nodding my head smiling “I hope so too, I want that” I like Mel, I always have because she rides for Robyn a lot, that’s real ass loyalty and I want that myself.
Rylee is getting too used Robyn singing to her to sleep, every night Robyn is doing it but I don’t think she minds “I wanted to ask” my head propped up laid out on the bed “what song would you sing to me, if you was singing me to sleep?” I have to ask “I like the short shorts” I pointed, Robyn let out an oh and untucked the tee, but she knew she had it tucked “mhmm, what song would I sing to you” she said to herself, watching her pass by the bed. She got me hooked “But baby, don't get it twisted. You were just another nigga on the hit list, tryna fix your inner issues with a bad bitch” she sang with the biggest smile on her face “uhhh?” I said confused “didn't they tell you that I was a savage” she sat on the bed to lay down “fuck your white horse and a carriage” she turned to me, propping her head up also facing me “nice?” She smirked “new song” I questioned, she shrugged looking around my face and then down to my neck “I guess” she hooked her finger onto my chain around my neck “you took this?” Nodding my head “I can tell it’s mine, it looks sex around your neck” she let the chain go and the dragged her nail up my neck, oh my god I want her so bad, licking my lips bringing my head close to hers. I was going to kiss her but instead I nuzzled my nose against her forehead “I want you so bad” I admitted, I do “I can tell” I just obey her rules, moving away from her and off the bed “I’m going to pee” we are at the hospital still, so I need to be good.
Fixing my dick in my sweatpants as I made my way back to the bed “was it good?” Robyn asked, pulling a face laughing “what was good?” I don’t know what she is on about “show me your dick?” I froze midway of grabbing my pillow, is she crazy “be quiet” throwing my pillow at her head “ass” she moved it back “you just jerked off, I can tell; you’re flustered. All time low you know, jerking off in hospital” sitting on the bed laughing “you’re nasty” fixing the pillow behind me before laying down “anyways, you know I have been quiet with social media and everyone” Robyn moved closer to me, her shoulder just on mine, her head merely touching mine “so I took this picture when Rylee and you was looking out of the window, and I wrote. This” Robyn didn’t even let me finish looking at the picture “Hardest part of my life was to see my child in pain, to see her smiling and showing so much love has warmed my heart. I am happy to have my family back together, thank you for all the love and concern” Robyn read out, I cooed out “can I see the picture please” Robyn’ head is all against mine “here” looking at the picture, it’s Rylee and me. She is looking out of the window, looks like Robyn is taking picture from behind now “I like it” I really do “thank you, I am happy she is back with us Chris, my whole heart” nodding my head “same, tomorrow will bring us more joy” she knows it, I can’t wait for us to go home.
Rylee is very happy this morning, I think in my heart she can go home so we are just waiting for the doctor to say yes she can go. All I want is for my daughter to be home with us, it’s time for us to rebuild us and to rebuild our little family home but it won’t be anything without my daughter “she has a personality on her” Myriam stepped back from Rylee, licking my top lip smiling “yeah, she gets it from me” Robyn said, looking at side of me at the blatant lies “she is so sweet, but on that note I am happy to discharge her. Slight chestiness but it’s not disrupting Rylee from breathing at all, she will be ok so yes she can go home” Robyn and I gasped “yes!” I spat, it was like it was nothing as Robyn and I hugged each other “so yes it’s good news, I think I will do a follow up a week later but she is ok to go home and make all the noises she wants at home” I am so happy “this is the best news, it really is” I think the excitement got the better of us, moving back from the hug laughing “thank you” shaking Myriam hand “no problem, she is precious and as I said before. This is not just Rylee, don’t ever feel like it was your fault, parents can only do their best. I say this to all my patients, good luck with her” Rylee wants to grab everything “thank you” I said to the nurse with her “pookie! You’re going home” picking her up.
It’s wild that anyone would want to wait outside a hospital for a child, like it’s weird to me “I find it so weird to be out of the hospital” Robyn said in the backseat “I have been living and breathing, eating, sleeping in there so it’s weird” I can imagine, putting my window down “the SUV will drive out first, then you. I will meet you out there, I will then get in your car. The SUV behind will then pick up the rest of the bodyguard and then we are good to go” Rich said, rubbing the side of my face “cool, is it bad out there?” seems it, Rich gave me a look of annoyance “how did anyone know about Rylee leaving, I don’t get it” putting my window up “the nurses, I just know it. It will be one of them, sold it for a couple of bucks but they will need it when I am done” my hands gripping the steering wheel, the barrier went up, I mean it’s private entry but it’s out there. The SUV ahead of me drove off first and then I of course drive off “be careful Robyn said” I mean I will be as careful as I can with this, the SUV abruptly stopped and then honking went off, seeing the gang of paparazzi rush over. Bodyguards just moving them away “drive! Go” Rich said to the SUV ahead of me, but I think the SUV ahead has people there blocking “fuck” I said under my breath, we are just stuck here “thank god” I revved my engine, they are all on my car “move!” I spat waving my hand, shit is annoying. Rich finally cleared people so I drove off and then stopped, watching the rear-view mirror to check for Rich and he caught up and got in so I can drive off “fucking hell” I said shaking my head “they want those first picture, worth a lot, that was a lot” shaking my head.
Parking my car outside the home with the biggest smile on my face, I am arriving home with my family. Robyn is home, this is what I want in life, and I am not ever going to do that again. If Robyn says shit is not good then shit is not good and that is how we are moving from now on, I don’t care anymore “home sweet home rabbit” looking up in the rear view mirror, Robyn smiled lightly and I caught that, but she didn’t look up, she just smiled to herself “you hear that Rylee, you are home now” unbuckling the belt and getting out of the car “how bad was it in front?” I asked Rich, it seemed pretty bad “awful, they were hovering and asking where is Rihanna, how is her daughter. They all wanted the first picture of her, I was like not on my watch. I am just so happy that little princess is well, that is what we wanted. Y’all get some rest though, need it. Family time and stuff” opening my car door laughing “I will, promise. Take care” dapping him as I got out, I just want to have a peaceful life now, well I mean not too much peaceful, but I want my family and that is it, that is all I want, and I am so happy to have her back home.
Walking behind Robyn to the home “welcome the fuck home” Mel would be the first one to open the door and say that “you moved back here?” Robyn said “and you ain’t tell me” Robyn looked to me, I shrugged laughing “awww it is so good to see Rylee home, hey baby” walking into the house and stepping to the side of Robyn smiling at Rylee, Robyn held the pacifier to Rylee’ mouth, she is really just staring all wide eyed, it’s been a while since she has been home so it’s new to her “come, I need to show you girls something” Robyn looked at me “oh my god, my staircase. I love it, all clean huh” she grinned at me, I can’t believe she even noticed such a small detail about the stairs. Robyn walked off “I feel such a mess, I can’t wait to have a bath in my own home. I cannot wait for that” I will be watching her having a bath anyways, I will be doing that “oh my god!” Robyn spat in shock “welcome home!!” hearing everyone shout but Rylee didn’t like it at all, she ended up crying her eyes out, the room all cooed out.
Mel really outdid herself; I am super proud of her of what she did for me when she didn’t need to go all out, she got a party going on too. And the food, she got Debbie here feeding my stomach just right, I am happy about the food, but I am happy for the vibe anyways “I can always rely on you to keep me company” Debbie said smiling at me, I sniggered licking my fingers “I can’t help it, you make the best food” feeling a hand on my shoulder, turning around midway licking my fingers “oh, you good?” I asked “yeah, I just want to say thank you. Mel said that this is your idea, that this whole set up was you. You wanted to welcome us home, thank you” I grinned as we hugged “it’s ok, I am just happy to have you back home, I want my family back Robyn that is all” Robyn placed her hand on the back of my head “I know, trust I do. I just want my family back too, it ain’t going to stop me teasing you though” I chuckled, feeling Robyn’ nails just slowly raking the back of my head, I closed my eyes because that feels good, “but” she stopped “thank you” moving back from the hug “it’s ok, where is Rylee?” looking around “oh my mother, she is keeping her close in case someone looks at her wrong” I laughed shaking my head “why do the grandparents look like they are guarding her, that’s funny” Rylee is very lucky though.
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polygamyff · 4 years
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It’s been longer than I thought, they have really tortured Maurice but I know for a fact they have taken care of him. Today is the day, they will allow him to leave. Now I will be taking care of him which doesn’t phase me but I pray he’s learnt his lesson in this, I think what’s upset him the most is that he is peeing in a bag, his body was rejecting a lot of the blood too. I’m just thanking god that he is ok, next time this happens I don’t think they will be able to save him and that is what is scaring me. Maurice is trying to work from the hospital but I said no, so he stopped it. I want him to relax but now he’s worried about Dubai, now also we don’t know where Malik is. I asked Nalah she said he hasn’t called, his phone is off but I haven’t told Maurice that, he will worry. I said for Leon to watch out for him, you never know he may end up at the club. Malik really took the blame for Maurice’ stupidity, he didn’t deserve it at all. Maurice cannot wait to leave the hospital, I woke up early for this. Also my mother did say we can stay here but I rather just go home, settle back there and I pray that we can just be a family. Maurice won’t be doing shit for a while, he can’t because I won’t let him, he has to rest which he will hate. I made sure my man is protected now, I made sure Jay is with him to make sure nobody is taking pictures of him. Wade is lacking in his job because I am still being talked about, it’s been two days and still there is pictures coming out of me in college now that has to be Tiffany but some of the things she don’t know so I am confused. My Facebook page and Instagram is being raided with follows from random people, like leave me alone.
A knock on my bedroom door “come in” putting my tee in the suitcase “it’s me” Leon said “welcome, welcome. Did you see Malik anywhere?” I am growing concerned for him “no, why didn’t anyone see where he went?” I shrugged “I don’t know Leon, I was too upset about everthing and I didn’t want to concern Maurice right now. He’s getting out and that is the main part, I’m so tired. Reign has been so good all this time and decides to play up now, look at her, in the middle of the bed asleep. She is content now. Maurice wants me to be at the hospital for his discharge, he asked so I have to go. I also want to know what tablets he’s having and how to look after him and now I also need to pack. I am going home, need you to set out a nice little welcome home for him. Speak to Nalah, say to her be there but I’m not ready for her mother to be there, you just be tired” turning to Leon “I am but I don’t care, I just feel concerned for Malik and wanted to look, I mean it’s only like seven in the morning” I giggled a little “appreciate it though, I need to find out if Shawn will join us, Maurice is missing him like crazy” I need to get ready myself “hope he does, I have friend I mean like a fuck buddy guy but we seemed to be hitting it off” I gasped “is he cute?” Leon finding a man finally “for me yes, I want him to meet you. Because you’re the most important thing to me” I cooed out “I would love to meet him but after ok?” I just want to spend time with my own little family at home.
My dad is driving me back home, my dad is actually so sad that I’m going back. He is so cute, I know how much Reign has really impacted his life “is Maurice excited to come back, I know I am upset you’re going back but I am happy he is coming back. I know how much you love that man” Leon laughed “Dad, I am shocked how much you have calmed down with Maurice now, you wanted to fight him at one point” Leon said “I did Leon, but I look into my daughter’ eyes and I see the love, he is also the father of my grandchild so we are family, he’s a good guy but it’s what is around him. I am happy he is well, I will always support him” reaching over and touching my dad’ shoulder “that is so sweet” I love him “erm, isn’t that Malik?” My dad stopped the car just outside the gates to my home, popping my head forward seeing where my dad is pointing “it is!” Leon shouted, the security walked out from the booth, pushing the door open “ma’am, Robyn?” The guard said “yes?” I said in shock “he’s been here for a few hours, we couldn’t let him in. He didn’t know what he was doing, he’s alive but intoxicated” I breathed out “oh my god” running around the car “stay with Reign!” I shouted, Malik looks nonchalant that he is on the floor “Malik? Hey” slowing down in front of him, Malik looked up at me “hey, are you ok?” He’s been crying “I didn’t take it” he opened his hand, that white substance “I just drank, I didn’t take it” he cried out, taking the drugs from him “why did you run away? Don’t cry, so you just drank, yes?” He nodded “I’m not wanted, nobody cares” turning around “dad! Help me, he needs to come with us” this is so sad, Malik always ends up in this black hole because of his family.
Least I have found Malik “hello” I don’t have the time to be waiting around here because Maurice is waiting on me “hi Robyn” Nalah finally answered me “Nalah, Malik. I have found him, you need to come here and just talk to him. He asleep right now, he said he didn’t take anything and gave me the drugs but he’s slightly drunk” Malik is asleep, as soon as his head hit couch he fell asleep “oh my god, thank you god. My mom is on her way to Texas, she thought he went there. God, is he stupid! Ok, I will be right over thank you again” Nalah thanked me “it’s ok, see you soon” disconnecting the call “so, dad. I am leaving Reign here, she is dressed so please do not get milk on her dress. But you need to keep an eye on her, mom should be here soon but I need to go. I am already getting late. Leon, please make sure Malik is ok. Try and make him look better than he is” I need to leave, Maurice will be all upset with me if I am late.
Call me corny but I am being mad corny, I feel like a little girl but my baby is coming out of the hospital. I bought him flowers, placing the bag on the floor and opened the door, pushing it open “wow!” hearing Maurice say, picking up the bag from the floor “I’m late, I know. Sorry, I got you flowers” placing the bag on the chair, it is filled with his clothes and so very heavy “you really got me flowers?” he said a little shocked “yes I did, you like them?” Maurice’ smile grew, he let out a little chuckle “wow, flowers? This is different” holding them out to him “you taking them?” I said in the cutest way “of course baby, I love them. Thank you” he took the flowers from me “guess what?” Maurice said, he placed the flowers on the table “you need to see this” Maurice said in excitement “wait a minute” he said looking around him, he threw back the covers “what you doing?” I said confused “my dick is free” he moved his gown back, I screamed out laughing “oh my god!” he covered it “my dick is back, my life is back thanks to you. Did you see any difference to my dick? It is ok still right?” stroking his face “baby it’s fine, that is the same dick I remember” pressing a kiss to his forehead.
Shaking Domonik’ hand “nice to see you again, Maurice” smiling at him, he placed the bag down “that is your medication Maurice, everyday. You need to look after yourself, I don’t want to scare you but the next time you have a crisis it may the last time you ever see your partner, you need to look after yourself. I need to see you next week, I want to see that your blood is fine. You may need another transfusion, you may see a little blood in your urine and that is fine. Next week will determine the next step, but I am happy to let you go, medication is key. You have done it before, you can do it again. Just this time, we will monitor you. So I will see you next week?” looking over at Maurice “I will, trust me. I have a lot to do, a daughter to raise. I know what I could have missed out on” placing my hand over his hand “rest, don’t jump back into work. Make it gradual” I am just happy to know my man is ok, he is ok and going to be back home with me “I don’t think Robyn will let me do anything” he ain’t wrong anyways.
Watching Maurice get out of bed, he doesn’t know how long I have been waiting to see this moment. I thought I would have lost him, look at him. He is alive and well “are you ok?” I said, holding his arm to help him. He grunted “my back” he said in whisper, he stretched his back out, I sniffled. I can’t help it “I am ok Bonita” Maurice turned to me, my heart just burst. A wail of cry left my mouth, Maurice wrapped his arms around me “I thought I lost you forever” I said through my cries, hugging him “I am so sorry Robyn, I probably stank right now” he is so stupid “I don’t care Maurice, I am so happy you’re back with me. Oh my god” I don’t want to let him go “I am so sorry” Maurice said, he pressed a kiss to my neck “you making me cry” Maurice’ voice broke “I dreamt of you dead, look at god. I could have lost you, oh my god” Maurice rubbed my back “it’s ok baby, I got you. I am here now, I am here to protect you” moving my arms back as I used my sleeve to wipe my tears “I love you Robyn, I do. You saved me, I love you” Maurice grabbed my face, he kissed my forehead “I am here now, don’t worry anymore” that is all I want, to be safe in his arms.
I am so happy to see Maurice in clothes, I mean it is just sweatpants and a hoodie but it’s the little things, things like this “you feeling ok?” I asked him, he threw the gown onto the bed “I feel better now I am in normal clothing, I can’t thank you enough. Do you have the rest of my things? Like my mobile and stuff?” nodding my head “they are at home, and you need to trim your pubes. I don’t do that untidy shit at all, so when you free” Maurice chuckled “you funny, you can do it for me” hitting his chest “whatever, can we go now? Where is Jay, I am sure I sent him here?” I am confused “I sent him home, I don’t need it. I am safe” frowning at him “you are going to have a bodyguard, I promise you that” he is so stupid “can I just go and see my dad, real quick please?” here is me wanting to go but I guess so “sure, I will wait outside” I am not going to deny him of that.
Staring at Marquis’ bodyguard outside, he is staring at one thing. He is huge and is called T, he looks like Mr T. Maurice has been in there for a while, I hope he hurries up with this. This my department and I just want to go home, be with my family. I was being nosey, I wanted to see Marquis’ reaction with seeing Maurice and it’s pretty scary, the man has a heart. He cried, I think it was happy tears but that man is old as shit. He is on his death bed, he has aged ten years “ok let’s go then” Maurice finally came out “is he ok though?” I asked him “he’s happy, he’s happy to see me. He said for me to go home, he said for me to thank you. I don’t know why” Maurice shrugged, he is thanking me which is weird. Maurice held my hand and my heart just fluttered, my heart is happy “who’s car we going in?” he asked “mine, I mean the one you bought me. I drove here, you think there will be paparazzi around?” I hope not “I don’t care even if there is but anyways, let’s discuss the pubes. Why you speaking about them for? We can’t have sex, right?” he would go back to this “erm no but still, I like it tidy ok?” I am so in love with this man, it’s scary how I am so connected to him mentally “yes ma’am but you can trim them, no lie” I probably will end up doing it for him, I am feeling uneasy as we are walking out of the entrance. We are getting stares, Maurice lowered his snapback, he knows something because I can tell from his face “let me take the bag” he held his hand out, placing it in his hand. I instantly saw what Maurice probably saw prior to turning the corner “we in this together yeah?” he asked me “yeah we are” I have rode the wave this long so of course I am. I wish Maurice didn’t tell Jay to go, we have a whole bunch of paparazzi rushing us “Maurice! What do you think to the claims of you being a polygamist? Robyn, how do you feel being just a woman on the side!? Maurice how is your father!” from every end, things getting shouted at to us but Maurice remained ever so quiet about it all.
Parking outside our home, I am just happy to be home “too think, I wouldn’t have been able to see my home again. I am blessed, I will sort what happened out. Nobody will be speaking down on you” I trust him “come, Reign is waiting” opening the car door “who is looking after her?” Maurice asked “between my dad and Leon, probably my dad. He is so in love with her Maurice, he is sad we are moving back out here” walking up the steps to my home, pushing the doors open “come on, you being so slow for” he is so adorable, he is for real walking ever so slowly just smiling at everything “I am coming, you’re too hyper for me. I ain’t used to walking this much” he took his snapback off of his head and sighed out looking around the home, closing the doors “you treating it like it’s a new home, I think Reign is in the living room. Are you excited to see her?” grabbing Maurice’ arm, draping it over my shoulder “I have missed you so much” making our way to the living room “welcome home!” Leon big ass mouth “yasssss, come here!” Leon ran at Maurice and I moved out of the way before he ran me over, seeing my daughter spit her pacifier out and cried thanks to Leon “I am so happy to see him home” Nalah hugged me “Same, is Malik ok?” I asked “he is asleep upstairs, let him sleep it off. He was a little off with things, I will wait it out so I can speak to him. I am just happy he is home too” my mom walking over to me with Reign crying “awwww who upset you” taking her from my mom “come here princess” placing her over my shoulder “Maurice, I am so happy to see you well” my mom hugged him “I made you home made foods, I am sure you miss it” my mother really put the effort in with all of this “there is one princess I want to see” just to see Maurice actually picking her out off my arms with such confidence “was it Leon that upset you” Maurice can actually hold babies with such ease, he held her out to him “I’m home now baby girl, I love your dress. Look at you!” she was acting out but not anymore “so the nigga came back from the dead huh” looking behind Maurice and at Shawn “my nigga! What the hell and where the hell you been!? We can’t hug but we will hug after” Reign is staring at Maurice like the fuck you doing nigga.
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2022 Apr 12 (Tue) – We went to the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum today.  I was surprised at how nice it was.  There is a community college in town and they got grants to provide funding for the museum. There were many artifacts and bones to tell the story of times past.  Thank goodness!  I look at those huge monsters and wonder why in the world they ever reached that size. It’s almost like it was an experiment that didn’t work out.
     Following the Dinosaur Museum, we went to the Tucumcari Historical Museum.  This was a 2-story plus basement building filled to the rafters with old stuff.  Pictures, equipment, clothing, furniture, certificates, etc. were everywhere.  I saw a braille machine.  I’d never seen one before.  We saw stuff in the museum (of course) that we used in our careers. There was even a phone booth in the corner.
     We went to lunch at Dels Restaurant.  It was refreshing.  Although there was a section devoted to Mexican fare, there were also American foods. Paul enjoyed the salad and soup bar and I had a chicken salad without the hoagie.  
     The wind was wicked today.  It was blowing from 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.  I hope it lets up tomorrow.  I don’t want to be driving on the open road with that kind of wind.
 2022 Apr 11 (Mon) – We did several errands – got fuel, refilled the propane tank, and picked up groceries at Lowe’s Supermarket.  We stopped at Dollar General and picked up Easter cards and candy for the grandkids. Lunch was at the Pow Wow, which was a Mexican restaurant.  The food was good.  It seems like most restaurants in town are Mexican fare.
     Tucumcari is one of those towns that was but is slowly sliding into oblivion. There are 4 stops on I-40 for Tucumcari so the impression is that it is a large town.  Route 66 used to run through here and the large 5-lane boulevard runs past quaint 50s style businesses.  There are names like Palomino Motel, The Apache, Blue Swallow, Tee Pee Curios, etc. There are numerous motels with the old U-shape with a pool in the center.  Many stores, gas stations, and businesses have closed up.  The interstate bypassed the town.  That was the first stroke.  Then Amtrak ceased stopping at the town.  The only thing holding the town together today are ranches and farms but they are slowly disappearing as well.  The town is dying.
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 2022 Apr 10 (Sun) – We pulled up stakes and left Kirtland AFB at 9:30 a.m.  It was a great drive among beautiful landscapes.  It seemed like we were in a huge bowl.  You could see mountains all around us in the distance.  And it took a very long time before we finally reached the mountains.  
      We arrived at the Elks Lodge in Tucumcari around 1:00 p.m.  It is a small, unpaved area in back of the lodge.  They claim they have 8 campsites but that would be incredibly tight.  They really have 4 sites.  At any rate, we are the only people here.
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      At 5:30 p.m. we went into the lodge to pay for our site.  It is $20 a night for electric and water, no sewer hookup.  We also bought a drink, trying to pay back the lodge for their efforts to provide camping space for Elks members.  There were about six bar flies in the lodge who were pretty much already inebriated.  The lodge only opened at 4 p.m.
 2022 Apr 9 (Sat) – We drove to the commissary to pick up groceries and got fuel at the station on base in preparation for our move tomorrow.
 2022 Apr 8 (Fri) – We worked on negotiating with a restaurant for the welcome dinner for the WWII Reenactment Caravan in Reading, PA, next month.  After some back and forth and lots of negotiation, I think we arrived at an agreeable price.  We are waiting for the contract to be emailed to us.  We also spent the morning making campground reservations.  I called the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (they are hosting the WWII Reenactment weekend) to buy admission tickets, tickets for the Friday and Saturday dinner and dance, and tee-shirts.   The cost to mail that to us is cost prohibitive so the agent arranged to hold the items for us to pick up.  At first, we coordinated for Monday, May 30, but it turned out the museum is closed on that day.  We asked about picking the box up on Sunday but they are also closed on that day.  We then moved back to Saturday.  That date was acceptable to everyone.  But now, we have to change other arrangements so we can be in Pennsylvania sooner.  That was a chore!
     After lunch, we drove to the mall.  I bought new sneakers and bras.  Working with the clerk in the lingerie department, I found that my size has changed and I was buying the wrong size bras.  Everything should fit fine now.
     After making my purchases, we drove to Camping World and La Mesa RV looking for a Camping Journal.  I have been keeping manual books with details about each campground we stay at.  We have completed 6 books since we started full-time camping in 2013.  Each book contains about a year and a quarter.  I had to go online and order books from Amazon.com since neither of the two camping stores had any in stock.
     When we returned to the base, we stopped at the Exchange to pick up a bottle of Red Stag.  The girls were happy to see us back home as it was dinner time.
2022 Apr 7 (Thu) – We drove into Olde town Albuquerque today.  We walked around the area, admired Native American made crafts, bought a souvenir, and had lunch at a Mexican restaurant.  All but two of the restaurants in the area closed during COVID. Both of them offer Mexican fare.
      The west is plagued with goat’s heads.  Sometimes called burrs, spurs, and dessert hornets, they are little pea sized cacti.  They are round with stickers on all sides.  The dog steps on them during walks and we have to pull them out before we can go on.  We have to check our shoes when we come in because they fall off around the RV. There isn’t a much more painful experience than stepping on one of those suckers in bare feet.
 2022 Apr 6 (Wed) – We packed up and left the campground at 9:30 a.m.  the Percha Dam Campground had no dump site.  It is one of three campgrounds in the Caballo State Park.  Another of their campgrounds had a dump site so we drove over there to empty the tanks before leaving.  
     We arrived at Kirtland AFB FamCamp at 1:20 p.m.  They don’t accept reservations; it is first-come, first-served. When I called yesterday, they told me there were five open sites.  When we arrived today, there was a man in front of us signing in who said he just parked in a site without checking in at the office first, like we were doing. His friend had done the same thing. As a result there were only three sites for us to choose from.  But at least, we got a site.  RVs came in after us and several wound up in the dry camping area because there were no campsites available.  Glad we got here early!
     Sheba caught a lizard (gecko?) yesterday.  She grabbed it and ran into the trailer.  I ran after her, trying to get her to drop the thing.  When I got hold of her, she dropped the lizard and it ran under the slide.  Now we had a situation.  If it stayed under there, it was going to be squashed when we closed up the trailer. Sheba continued trying to get the critter so I locked her in the bedroom.  Then Paul tried to lift the outer rubber lining of the slide so the lizard could get away.  That didn’t work.  After a couple of minutes, the lizard darted out and under the dog’s bed.  We spent a few minutes trying to lift the bed and grab the thing.  I finally got it and brought it outside.  When I came back in, I found its tail laying on the floor.  As a way of protecting themselves, lizards can let their tail go. It’s a method of getting away.  It usually wiggles for a little while after it lets it go.  I’m glad it was done wiggling when I found it.  Ugh. I threw it away and let Sheba ack into the living area.
2022 Apr 5 (Tue) – We drove to Truth or Consequences today.  It turns out that the town was actually named after the radio show.  They were celebrating ten successful years as a popular show and the show’s producers put out a challenge to any town that would be willing to rename itself Truth or Consequences.  Out of all the towns that showed interest, only one would be selected as the winner.  The most interesting application came from Hot Springs, NM.  After interviewing elected officials, citizens, and the state senator and president of the local Chamber of Commerce, the name change was put up to a vote; 1,294 voted for the rename; 295 voted against the change.  On April 1, 1950, the first Truth or Consequences Fiesta was staged with 10,000 people attending.  There was a large parade and people came from all over the state and even Mexico.  “T or C” has celebrated its name change annually since that date.  The Miss Fiesta Contest and other activities lead up to the first weekend in May followed by a golf tournament, parade, rodeo, and other festivities around town.  I am sorry we won’t be here next month to see this.
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     All around the area – in all the towns we have gone through – everything is dry and dusty.  They are definitely in need of a good rainstorm.  The Caballo Reservoir is very low and many of the boat companies that rented and stored boats and jet skis have closed up.  The Rio Grande is dry in many places as are all the creeks and canals that run off the river.
 2022 Apr 4 (Mon) – We drove to Hatch, NM today. It claims to be the Chili Capitol of the World.  I later saw a license plate for New Mexico that said IT was the Chili Capitol of the World.  Funny. There were chili peppers hanging everywhere.  The names of all the businesses were some derivative of peppers.  We ate at the Pepper Pot.  All eateries in town were Mexican – it was a small town with only 2 or 3 restaurants.  The town of Hatch was first settled in 1845.  The Apaches drove the settlers away until 1853 when Ft. Thorn was established for protection.  The Apaches again drove the settlers away in 1860 after the fort closed.  Settlers returned in 1875 and the town was named after General Edward Hatch, the commander of the New Mexico Military District.
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     After walking along Main Street and popping into a few stores to look for a souvenir, we returned to the campground.
2022 Apr 3 (Sun) – We left Willcox, AZ at 9:30 a.m. after using the dump station behind the Elks Lodge.  The drive was about 4 hours with little traffic.  The weather was clear with a little crosswind along an open area of the interstate as we crossed the border.  The scenery was gorgeous all the way with mountains all around us in the distance.  It was like we were driving through a big bowl.
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    We arrived in Arrey, NM, around 2:30 p.m.  We are staying at the Percha Dam Campground.  It is a small state park with just 30 campsites.  Each site has a covered picnic table made of concrete on a concrete patio.  We only have 30-amp electric and water hookups.  After setup, we took a walk down by the dam.  There is basically only a trickle of water in the area.  There are many dead trees around what used to be a vibrant waterway.  The Rio Grande is dry by the time it gets down here.  We crossed a bridge over the Rio Grande on the way here and it was bone dry. There was a sign with a picture of a lush waterway on a post.  We wondered where they stole that from!
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chainsawbettyloo · 7 years
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His phone dinged at precisely 3:33 in the morning. A time when most people would have been warmly wrapped up in their cozy beds, dreaming of flying pigs and jumping sheep but he, the horrible human being that he was, was lying prone on the coach, lazily dumping spoonfuls of chunky peanut butter into his gaping mouth, watching a rerun he had already seen about five times before of Long Haul Paranormal Ice Road Ghost Truckers. 
The moment his phone dinged, Callum had climbed out of the truck at the prompting of his brother, Flynt, to investigate something on the icy road, which had just ended up being a large piece of ice and was currently trying to get back in but Flynt, who had mistakenly thought the wind buffeting against the sides of the truck was a ghost, had locked all the doors and was now recording the loud, muffled hollers from Callum to be let back in, playing them back and then exclaiming to the camera the same phrases with the added clarification that that was what the ghosts were saying. 
Dropping the spoon back into the half empty jar of peanut butter, Mitch licked some traces of tasty goo from his fingers, reached over to the coffee table, picked up his phone, and unlocked it to see who was texting him at such a late hour. He was expecting for it to be Amanda - the Panda always texted him at the most bizarre hours to inform her of the goings on of her college life. Not that he minded, though. He missed his little Panda so it was always nice to hear from her. However, if it was her, she was going to get a stern remainder her that, as a student, she shouldn’t be awake at this hour. 
To his surprise, when he slid his lock screen up, the notification informed him that the sender of the message wasn’t Manda but Robert. Blinking rapidly in confusion, he tapped the notification, opening up the messaging window. The only thing it said was: ‘hey u awake?’. 
Well, that didn’t answer any questions. It wasn’t rare for Robert to message him. They were, after all, in a semi-relationship so it was kind of necessary that they talked to one another but it had been a long while since Robert had messaged him so late at night. The last time he could remember was before Manda had left for college, so a while. A little worried that something was wrong, he quickly texted back a similarly simple message: ‘ye, what’s up?’
He made to put the cellphone back down as it always took Robert forever to respond back but was startled, nearing dropping the phone onto the floor, when it almost immediately dinged once again. Okay, now he knew something had to be going on. Unlocking the phone again, he was further startled to see that the newly arrived message said: ‘am outside right now’. 
What happened next wasn’t exactly the most graceful ascension from the coach. After getting tangled up in the blanket that lay over his legs and nearly breaking his jaw on the coffee table, Mitch managed to get himself over to the door. He took a quick moment to compose himself, not wanting to appear out of breath or flustered. Once he had gotten himself back down to cool level, he flipped on the porch light, unlocked and yanked open the door. 
Standing with his hands in his pockets, shivering slightly in the cold night air was Robert. When their eyes met, he gave his trademarked half smile, though Mitch immediately noticed that he looked exhausted. He was also a little dismayed to find his cheeks and nose were bright red, as though he had been out in the cold for a while. 
“How long have you been out here?” Mitch asked, taking a step to the side so Robert could come inside. 
Robert chuckled, “I just got here. I walked over here instead of driving so...”
For a second, he thought he was going to have to drag Robert inside but after scrapping the bottoms of his shoes against the welcome map, he stepped inside, slowly looking around as Mitch shut the door behind him. After locking it again, he picked the blanket he had thrown off in his hurry to get up off the floor and asked, “What’s up? Are you okay?”
“Fine,” he responded easily, still looking around. “Me and Val talked today.”
“Really?” he exclaimed happily, screwing the lid back onto the peanut butter container, “How she doing?”
“Good, she’s gonna be bringing her girlfriend down here pretty soon so we can meet.”
“Oh, that is so awesome, Robert!” He wanted to hug him but held himself back. Physical affection wasn’t quite where they were at right now with Robert still not one hundred percent comfortable with it. That was such a good step forward for his and Val’s relationship, though! He hoped that he’d might be invited to the meeting, both so he could meet the girlfriend but also act as support for Robert. If that ended up not being the case, he would understand, though. 
“Yeah, it is. I’m looking forward to it.” Robert said softly, awkwardly scratching his cheek. “Would you be down with coming with me to meet her? Val wants to talk to you again as well.”
“I am so totally down for that.” Mitch replied seriously, his face grave, though his heart was doing a little happy dance at having actually been invited. 
“Cool, cool.” Robert said, a little hint of relief in his voice. Mitch figured he was probably a little nervous to take what was a considerably big step forward. He would be too, after all. 
They both fell silent. Robert continued to look around, almost as though he was avoiding eye contact. Quickly realizing that this was probably not the only thing Robert came over to tell him, Mitch walked over to the kitchen with both the intent to put the peanut butter away and also give Robert the time to figure out how he wanted to say the thing he wanted to say. 
“How’s Amanda doing?” Robert called. 
“Good,” Mitch said, walking back into the living room. Robert was still standing, hands now out of his pockets and hanging awkwardly at his side, “she wants to get a part time job to help pay for textbooks and all that.”
“You gonna try to talk her out of it?”
“Already have,” he sighed, “but she’s stubborn. Once she gets a thought in her head, there’s just about nothing that can stop her. Besides, she’s thinking about getting one at a local studio.”
“That’ll be good experience. Look good on a resume.”
“Yeah but I’m just worried about the workload.” Mitch replied, switching off the TV, cutting Flynt off mid-sentence as he screamed a incoherent jumble of words that sounded vaguely like an apology at his brother, who was walking away, down the ice road. 
“I can get Val to talk with her about it, if you want.”
Mitch crossed his arms over his chest, leaning his head back slightly as he thought on it. Probably was a good idea. He was her Dad so, by the laws of the universe, she most likely wasn’t going to listen but if the cool, success, beautiful woman he was pretty sure Manda had a slight crush on said something about it, she’d be more likely to listen. 
“That would be good. Thanks, Robert.”
“Course. I don’t want to see her get burned out anymore than you do, so its not a problem.”
“You da man, Bobert.”
That earned him a slight chuckle before silence fell once again. Okay, yeah, something was definitely going on, though he couldn’t really figure out what. Robert seemed nervous about the whole meeting Val’s girlfriend thing but that was already out and talked about so he couldn’t imagine there was really anything more to be said about it. Should he offer him a cup of water or something? Maybe then they could retire to the kitchen where they could awkwardly sit around the table in silence? He wasn’t sure that’d make it any better but at least he’d have something else to focus on, rather than the heavy silence. 
“So...” Robert hesitantly spoke up.
“So?” Mitch replied.
Robert sighed softly before slowly saying, “I know it might not be appropriate for me to ask this, since I’m the one who asked for some time and distance but would it be alright, if tonight, we slept together?”
Okay, that was definitely not what he had been expecting. Feeling his cheeks heat up, he stared at Robert like a deer in headlights, utterly unable to think of anything to say in response. He wasn’t sure that was something he wanted to do. That didn’t seem like something they should do. While he wanted one day to be intimate again with Robert, he could sense that this wasn’t the right time. Opening his mouth with the intent to gently turn him down, Robert abruptly looked up, his expression startled. 
“That’s not what I meant. It came out wrong. I mean, can we go to your bed, together, lie down and just sleep...together? Me and you?”
Now that was a request he could grant. In fact, it was one he was more than happy to grant because being able to just sleep together with Robert sounded amazing. Sighing in relief, Mitch nodded, “Yeah, that sounds good. Do you need something to sleep in?”
Robert shook his head, his mouth turning up into a small, grateful smile, “Nah, my shirt and undies will work. Can I use your bathroom?”
“No, you can pee in the sink.” Mitch replied teasingly. 
Robert shrugged, “Wouldn’t be the first time,” he paused for a moment, tilting his head slightly, “won’t be the last.”
“Actually pee in my sink and I’ll put you out on the street.” Mitch said in a mock threatening tone, already walking down the hall towards his bedroom. 
A soft chuckle from Robert followed after him, “I’ll be a good boy and use the potty like everyone else.”
Pushing open the door to his bedroom, Mitch flicked on the light, took a few steps towards the bed to give Robert room to get in then pointed to the master bath off to the side, “Help yourself. I’m going to get changed.”
“Thanks, I won’t be long.” Robert replied, shedding off his leather jacket as his eyes roamed curiously over the room. 
Once the bathroom door was closed, Mitch quickly changed into his pjs were just an old, ragged band tee shirt that he had had since before Manda was born and a pair of boxers, pulled over his briefs. Alex had always made fun of him for it but he couldn’t sleep in just his underwear. He had to have something else going on down there before he could slip into sleepy time. Switching off the light he had just turned on, he carefully made his way over to his bed, hands out in front of him in a searching position. He nearly knocked over the bedside lamp in his attempt to find it but caught it in a ninja quick motion. Sitting down on the edge, he turned on the lamp, filling the room with low, golden light.
Slipping underneath the covers, he squirmed down into a lying position, then squirmed around even further until the had found a comfortable position. Once he had found it, he stared up at the ceiling and tried to ignore how hard his heart was beating. He had been fine before but now, with everything in place for him and Robert to spend a night like an actual couple, he was a little excited. Well, a lot excited. A couple thing...an actual couple thing! He had wanted to do just a couple thing for a long while and now, it was actually here! 
He needed to calm down, though. Robert probably wouldn’t want any kind of physical affection or close proximity to each other, and he needed to respect that. This was a good step forward for their relationship. He didn’t want to mess it up by moving things too quickly. Taking a deep breath, he commanded his thundering heart to slow down, that it was not time for that. As he was arguing with his insides, the bathroom door open and Robert stepped out. True to his word, he was stripped down to his shirt and underwear. Fighting against the urge to allow his eyes to roam down to his thighs, Mitch asked, “I’m not gonna find my aroma now has the aroma of dried piss in the morning, am I?”
“I said I was going to be a good boy, didn’t I?” Robert replied with a chuckle as he strode over to the other side of the bed. 
Picking up the covers, he slipped underneath them, wiggled in a similar motion Mitch had just gone through before settling on his side, facing in Mitch’s direction. Tucking the blanket up close to his chin, he sighed contentedly, his brown eyes sliding closed. Taking that as indication that it was now officially sleep time, Mitch switched off the bedside lamp, throwing the room into darkness. Settling into the mattress, he stared up into the darkness, wondering if he was actually going to be able to sleep tonight with Robert right beside him when the man on his mind spoke up, “I can’t promise anything more than this, Mitch.”
There was a tone of regret in his voice that made his heart clench. Turning his head, even though he was pretty sure Robert couldn’t see him, Mitch replied, “You don’t have to promise anything. I don’t want anything that you aren’t comfortable giving. If this is the only thing you’re comfortable with right now, then that’s absolutely fine with me. I’ve told you before: take your time, figure out what it is you want - as long as you’re doing that, then I’m okay.”
A moment of silence followed before Robert softly snorted, “I’ll never understand how I landed myself such a good man. Thank you, Mitch.”
“No problem, Bobert.” He replied, fighting against the urge to reach up and lightly stroke his fingers along Robert’s scruffy cheek. 
More silence then Robert quietly said, “I’m gonna scoot closer.”
“Okay, would you mind if I put my arm around you?”
“That’s fine, I don’t mind.” Robert replied, much to his delight. 
There was some shuffling then warmth was brushing up against him. Lifting his arm up so Robert had access to his side, he couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face as he pressed up close to him, resting the same scruffy cheek he had just been thinking about lovingly stroking his fingers across on his shoulder. Slowly settling his arm on his back, giving Robert time to pull away, just in case, Mitch took a little risk. Turning his head slightly, he rested his cheek on the top of Robert’s head, doing a little internal dance of delight at just how unbelievably soft his hair was. 
Pulling in a deep breath, he let it out slowly before asking, “Is this okay?”
There was no response. Mitch waited a moment, his ears tuned to the sound of Robert breathing, then quickly realized that he was already out like a light. Just how exhausted had he been? That worried him just a little bit, though he decided not to overthink it. When he next got the chance, he would ask Mary if anything was going on. He might get chewed out for not noticing if there was something going on but after having gone through the same thing many times before, it was something he had just gotten used to. 
Snuggling closer to Robert, he placed a little kiss against top of his forehead and whispered, “Goodnight, love.”
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junker-town · 6 years
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31 things people yelled at Tiger during 18 U.S. Open holes
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Tiger gets louder cheers for peeing than most of us do for the biggest moments of our lives.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Tiger Woods had a bad Thursday at the U.S. Open. He shot an 8-over-par 78, tying him for 102nd place in a tournament where only the top 60 players and ties make the cut. As Tiger’s misery was ongoing, a gallery of thousands passed on messages of all sorts. I walked 18 holes with him and his playing partners, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas. These are things people said to Tiger, most of the time while yelling.
“Welcome to Shinnecock, Tiger!”
Said by some asshole on a corporate party deck to the left of the first green, just after Tiger putted out for a triple-bogey 7 there.
“The four horsemen are behind you, Tiger!”
No clue. Someone along the second fairway felt strongly about it.
“BOWL STANFORD.”
Not sure, either, though Tiger is a Stanford man.
“A little more vinegar”
Hollered from a grandstand after a missed putt on the seventh green.
“Roll Tide, Tiger!”
Yelled just after Woods took his approach shot at the eighth hole. It was unclear if this was a generic Roll Tide or a targeted troll of Woods, because Thomas is a big Alabama guy.
“Good pee!”
After he took his tee shot at the 10th hole, Tiger had to urinate. So he found a portajohn around the corner from the teebox and went into it as two cops stood watch outside. This portable toilet was nestled right below a path for fans, who could look down from a railing. Tiger had no shortage of encouragement on his way out of the john. One of those cops then joked to me, “That’s why they call it Shinnecock Hills.” Flawless joke construction.
“That’s right where you wanna be!”
Hollered to Tiger after he came up short with his approach shot at the par-4 10th, leaving himself a long way from where he’d prefer to be. It was no matter.
“Hey, do something really cool. I’ve been waiting here all day, bro.”
A request from a guy in the first row of the bleachers next to the 12th tee.
“You don’t deserve to wear red on a Sunday!”
A harsh statement screamed at Woods as he stood near the 14th tee, following a double-bogey at the 13th. Maybe the guy was a Patrick Reed fan. (The 14th hole was brutal to Tiger, both in that he’d make a second-straight double-bogey and also face much verbal abuse).
“Do the same thing when you come this way. I’ll be waiting!”
Quick backstory: the 14th tee abuts the 18th green, and from one grandstand, fans can watch the action at both holes. As Tiger was leaving the tee at 14, Dean Burmeister was holing out for eagle from 104 yards at the 18th. One guy wanted to see a sequel.
“No laying up.”
Advice from a fan to Tiger as he approached his ball in the tall fescue rough on a hillside on the 14th hole, with the ball above his feet and no plausible shot to the green.
“That was a good ball.”
The same fan to Woods after he hit an over-aggressive next shot that missed the fairway and green and almost rolled into a staging area.
“You’re weak, Tiger.” “You’re the GOAT, Tiger.”
Contradictory statements screamed by two friends as Woods sized up a putt at the 14th.
“Jesus.”
Deadpanned by someone in the gallery after Tiger missed a putt to wrap another double.
“Tiger, my back’s hurting. Any advice for me, Tiger? They say you’re a doctor, right, Tiger?”
A 50-something-year-old dude whose accent made clear he was from New Jersey was filming Woods on his phone and kind of whispering into it. Tiger did not offer advice on his way to the 16th tee, robbing this guy of a potentially cool iPhone video.
“City living!”
Screamed out as Tiger followed through on a fairway drive at the 16th. Didn’t make immediate sense, because we were all in the Hamptons, and there are relatively few golf courses in major American cities. It’s a population density issue. Tiger’s also staying on a yacht docked in Sag Harbor, and he’s from Jupiter, Fla. Not urban.
“Dilly dilly!” “Raise the colors!”
Both were blurted out just after Tiger connected with his drive on the 17th hole.
“Gimme a shotta Clear!”
Someone asking Tiger for Everclear (?) while he walked up to his ball just in front of the 18th green. Tiger did not give the guy alcohol, as best I could tell.
“IHOP shouldn’t change their name!”
The only thing to say when Tiger is chipping at the 18th hole.
“Get fucked, Tiger.”
Someone had money on our man in a U.S. Open pool.
“Baba booey” “Mashed potatoes” “Ti-gurr!” (phonetic emphasis on the gurr)
All repeated often while Tiger was in his follow-through, with the last coming on pretty much every shot.
“Nice shot, Dubs!” “I still love you!” “Come on, champ!” “You’ll get ‘em back, baby.”
Generic encouragement among friends.
“Eldrick!”
Tiger’s given name.
“Eldridge!”
Something else.
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journal-of-j34n31 · 7 years
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wednesday, august 30 2017
5:10 AM;
i want to first start by saying that i’ve been meaning to write on this page again but with all the things going on in my life and its hectic ways. i’ve been slumping before i could even get a chance to get on here. the way i am going to set this post up is put the date and redo the set of events in my head as if it were the time and place and whatnot. however, i am only going to go back to friday because that was the start of all the craziness that has been going on. so let’s get to it, shall we? ;)
friday, august 25 2017
i woke up this morning and got ready for a looong ass day. i had had to wake up at the ass crack of dawn to commute to pal and get there by 6:45 AM. when i got there, we did our regular softball warmups. when coach arrived, we did sprints/plank/rests. after making our way to the weight room, we did bar lunges, russian twists, pull ups, push ups, medicine ball etc. let’s just say they were pushing me way too motherfucking hard, but i didn't mind. wait, there's more. that workout is not even close to being done. once weight room training ended, we made our way to the softball fields for actual practice. i ended up having to kill time before my math class so i hung around. i got out of math at 1:05 pm and made my way to meryssa’s house. she was kind enough to let me shower so i don’t travel to san deign all sweaty and stinky. it was fun talking to her and catching up in person. it was her last weekday before she started school. i finished getting ready and said a little see ya later type goodbye. i was now getting to the exciting part about my day. i don't remember what time i left, but i do know that around an hour (maybe more) of traffic later i finally arrived at my baby's school. sdsu. he had gotten there around 11/12 with his momma and they got settled into his dorm room. they finished by the time i got there so we went to go grab some panda. his mom left on our way back to the dorm room and it was me, my baby, france, as, and their roommates. we were just talking and chilling before they had their little floor meeting with their RA’s. me and as decided to go to ak’s bomb ass apartments literally the next street over. she lives not even 5 min from the school. as we were debating what the movements were and ak was showing, i get a text from my baby saying him and france went to the little night event thing the school holds as a welcoming night typa thing and to come back to the school to see them again. we made our way back to the campus and picked up char at the dorm building. paul texted us about a little frat party that we should make the movements to. we all walked to starbucks thinking we were gonna meet her and her friends there but once we hella walked over there, they were already at the party. while we were figuring out what to do, sooo many guys kept looking or talking to us. brazy. so we busted another mission to try and find that far ass place. during the time were were walking the streets, the guys were following our location. to be honest the girls were annoyed with the boys and vice versa. they were complaining we were still walking there while they were trying to catch up. antyways, we ended up meeting and made our way to the party. the second we got there the guy was telling everyone to leave as char and ak snuck right on in. as we turned around to walk back to the dorms, i remembered ak had my keys in her bag. so when they came out, they asked if we wanted to go inside even if it were for a little and i said sure why not. walking in there was so weird, there were so many boys and people in general and that would definitely be my type of scene if i went to state and was single. but i’m not complaining, i’m lucky i got my mans. we all decided to head back to the dorms except for ak and char. because everyone had to check in and i didn't go there, i needed my license that happened to be in the car. the 4 of us busted a mission to the car to go grab it and headed back. we ended up finding out the overnight policies and rules which got me excited. we were all chillen in my baby’s dorm. me and my baby on his bed and france and as on the abandoned bed above angel’s. we were all so exhausted, i ended up checking how much i walked and it turns out it was like 8. something miles. at about 12:45 as asked me what time we were leaving and i told her 1 am. we all ended up crashing and woke up at 1:01. we dipped and the drive home was... interesting. i wasn’t really tired but i couldn’t see the roads, like i they were going towards each other. halfway through the drive, as took over. when i got home, i took a shower and got ready for bed. i had to wake up the next morning by 5:45 to start getting ready and it was already 3:00 AM. i was thinking about pulling an allnighter but i ended up falling asleep. 
saturday, august 26 2017
i ended up waking up at about 7:30 or so because my phone died in the middle of the night and my alarms couldn’t go off. i was freaking out because i had to be at ae’s house by 8:30, meaning i would have to leave at 8:15, and i didn’t want to be late. i tried telling ae that i’ll just drive myself but he told me to try and make it so i wouldn’t have to. i just did my eyebrows, daily routine, and got dressed. i wanted to do my makeup, hair, etc. i ended up leaving at 8:20 and got there exactly at 8:30. when i got there, the door was open for me so i walked right inside and saw his mom/sister’s boyfriend. they were still getting ready. but it’s okay because at least i was already there and not worrying about making them late. after talking to his family, we started making our way at around 9. i was able to talk to dais in the car and she was telling me all about her boy problems and whatnot. when we finally made it to the school, we parked and walked up a whole bunch of stairs. it was worth it because at the top of it was my babyyy. we all made our way inside as the people at the school gave me and his family a pin and gave him a special pin. the ceremony was nothing too crazy, it was just a whole bunch of speakers talking in relation to school and introducing the professors for each major. when the ceremony was over, we walked back up those crazy amount of stairs and took pictures outside. i loved seeing all his family there at once, both sets of parents, both sisters. it was good that we were able to all come out together and celebrate my baby and his accomplishments/future home. we walked back to the dorm room to show his family where he will be living for the next school year. we walked them out and went back to his room. me, him, and aj walked over to the habit, busting a mission i must say, and had some lunch because we all barely ate. by the time we got back, so did as and france. we all chilled in the room, each in our own bed plus the couples, and ended up taking a nap. the guys all got up because they had to head to their meeting, however, me and as were slumped af. i got up in the middle of my sleep and no one had came back yet. i had to pee sooooo bad but i didn't want to have to wake up as to come with me. i was teeing my baby and he told me to go head to the bathroom. as i was walking down the hallway, i see the room they are all in, keep in mind the room was surrounded by glass, and the next thing i know i got a bunch of people staring at me. i started to speed walk into the bathroom and i didn’t know what to do when i was finished. i didn’t want people looking at me again because it made me uncomfortable. when i walked back, i just made no eye contact or even looked in that direction. the second i get back to my room the guys ended up coming back not even 5 minutes later. we all talked for a little bit and then grabbed our things to head back home for the boxing fight. before the actual drive home, they wanted to stop for boba. we finally got to ae’s some time afterwards. when we got there, everyone was there pre partying and whatnot. we walked inside and dais and her friends were everywhere, along with bhris. ae ended up leaving and so did france and aj. that whole night was craaazy man. we were dancing, drinking, ae even got high off a wax pen. i don’t quite remember the chronological way thing happened so i’m just going to say the events i remember. me and bhris and poncho were drinking jungle juice at the same time dais pulled up with a sparking strawberry margarita, which was bomb as shittt, and everyone else ended up getting one but me because they were all out. i called ae close to me and gave him a hug and bhris was sitting next to us. he looks over at dais and everyone else and was like “you see that? i fucking hate them, they’re fucking goals.” i thought that was so cute. ae was running all over the place entertaining everyone so i was kinda just there. my family came, too. when we were watching the fight, everyone was so into it, i was too but more less because i didn't want mcg to lose, to the point where ae told me to stop talking to him. so you know what i did the entire fight? you guessed it ;) stopped talking to him. after the crazy fight, my family was going to leave. my mom was drunk and dancing and she didn’t want to leave, but we all know how my sister is. EVERYONE kept saying how much they LOVE my mom. carl, his mom, his sister’s bf. they ended up leaving as we came back inside. dais and her friends were playing music, and we were jamming. i was at the table with dais when deepthroat came on and then his older sister looked at me like :o and i was like :o and then we started laughing. my neck, my back, and once upon a time not long ago came on after. mannn was i singing those songs, especially towards my baby. chris ended up taking like 5 shots of bacardi and poncho took some too. chris also ended up telling ae how much he is going to miss him and doesn't want him to leave and this and that. they went to the couch by the front door and did a major group hug which i thought was so cute. they ended up crying! i was hiking everywhere with dais and her friends and most f the time they were shocked at how much and how well i threw it back and when i looked at ae, he was shaking his head. we ended up yiking together and everyone went crazy and gassing me up and everything. even his older sister. we played you're a jerk and my baby was jerking and pin dropping, all which i got on snapchat BUT THEN MY PHONE DIED BEFORE I CAN SAFE IT. boof, right? i was continuing the little dancing and ae went outside with his sister’s bf. that was when he was doing the wax pen. chris came up to me and was like have you and ae said “i love you” to each other yet. i said no, and then he proceeded to say “do you love him?”. i just sat and laughed a little bit. i told him the time i said it but he didn’t and he got mad. he said “want me to go talk to him?” i said it was fine and we’ll talk about it ourselves. i was sitting at the table and he comes up to me. (side note: i told him i missed him a while ago and he just did a little laugh thing and said “i’m right here”, so i ended up saying “fine then, i won’t say it anymore.”) i told him i missed him and then never mind i said i wasn’t gonna say it anymore and he was like “oooh, oookay” and i told him every time i say it he just says ok or don’t miss me so there’s no point in saying it anymore. he took me into the other room, the couch by the front door, and had me lay next to him. he began to say “whenever you say you miss me it get’s me really sad and i start thinking about how i’m actually going to miss you when i’m not with you” and that was the end of it. he started CRYINGGG man. it was heartbreaking, actually. we talked a little bit more about going to have to stay strong for each other while we’re away. when we finished it was around 2:30 AM. he told me that we should stay there and rest a little before we head back to everyone. me and him fell asleep on the couch and i could feel myself waking up in the middle of my nap to readjust myself a few times because i kept getting uncomfortable. his step dad ended up waking us up at around 3 AM. he asked me if i was spending the night. i said no, it’s okay because the whole day ae kept telling me he doesn’t know. (side note: i hate it when i know he wants to say something but he ends up saying something else. like when he says idk or yes you can tell that deep down he wants to say no or give some other reason to say no. you’ll see what i mean later on.) then he told me “no, you are not driving home this late. come on, come upstairs you can sleep in the loft.” me and ae walked upstairs and say dais and the other girl by their bathroom. we peeked inside ae’s room and say chris in his bed and poncho slumped and spread out on ae’s. dais looked at me and asked if i wanted anything to wear. i told her it was fine and she said “you’re going to sleep in THAAAT?!” and pulled on my jean shorts. hahaha, she’s funny man. we walked into the loft and she came back and was like “here you can change into these” i changed. then, me and ae laid on the blankets that were set up on the floor. she looks at us and was like “you guys don’t want another pillow?” i said nooo, it’s okay. she comes back with a pillow for us. then as we were about to fall asleep she was like “you guys aren’t gonna use a blanket?” we said no, it’s okay. she ends up taking the blanket and spreading it onto of us. i said thanks mom and she walked back to her room and that was the end of that. 
sunday, august 27 2017
i was awaken at about 7 AM by ae. he said “do you want to just go in my room and sleep? i said sure. we went back to his room and laid down for a little bit. he ended up wanting to get wild man, and his bro was right next to us. got me ded af, lmaooo. we went downstairs and his sister, sister’s bf, and the little kids were running around. the girl, whose name i am unsure of, told us my baby’s mom walked upstairs and saw us sleeping together on the floor. she said “he moves out one day and the next he’s already sleeping with her? i’m going to have a heart attack” HAHAHA aww. not much else happened that day, we had breakfast and said bye to everyone. we walked back upstairs and i fell asleep for a little bit longer. he mentioned how cute it was that i was drooling on his arm but it was okay because it was his baby :’) i’m fucking cryinggg. wait, no i’ll be crying in a little bit. one sec. so we were downstairs and his mom was packing him snacks and whatnot. he looks at me around 2:30 and asks if i want to head out, which has me hella confused because they’re not leaving until 3:00 so i was like ??? umm okay. we go outside and he looks at me and start crying all over again! i gave him a hug and was like omg baby what’s wrong? and he told me how much he was going to miss me. i reminded him that we can do it and it won't be bad. man, i didn't think i was going to cry because i kept looking at the silver lining of the whole situation but seeing him cry breaks my heart. HERE’S WHERE IT GETS HELLA INTERESTING. so i get in my car and he goes “there’s something i’ve been holding off saying...” and he tries to pull himself together. then proceeds to say “i love you” and then we both start crying! mannn, that was so unexpected, he got me. as i was about to leave after giving him a hug and a kiss, he looks at me while he was standing next to my car door and his face just starts crying again. i got out of the car and gave him one last hug and kiss before i had to go. i love this boy with all my heart and i can’t imaging living my life without him anymore. 
tuesday, august 29 2017
it was his first day of school on monday but other than that, not much happened. i got to school at 6:40 in time for weight room practice. i walked up to alina and told her that after the coach talked to us that monday and how nicole quit, i was considering it. i went to history, then i had a break. i went to my car, then to the locker room to shower, then back to my car, then to coach’s office to talk to her about tips and advice on how to get my way to sd state school, then to my lab class. we ended up being able to leave lab like two hours early. after my chem lecture i went to get gas. the only thing getting me through the day was that i would be able to finally see my baby after a long day apart hahaha. so i made my way down south. it took an hour or so much the end result was worth it. i parked at the top floor of the parking garage as he met me there. we went to his room and all the guys went to the gym to play basketball. we just laid there and whatnot ;) we were supposed to go out and eat with everyone but we couldn’t wait. we went to this mexican place next to the dorms. it was bombbb, too and the worker was nice. on our way back, he pulled me into a hug before reaching his door building. he told me “i feel like i don't say it enough, i love you” my heart got so happy. we got back into his room to go grab my things and i hugged him. i didn’t let go and i kept reminding him i don’t want to leave him. then, when we got back to my car and it got pretty serious. it started when i said “i don’t want to go to school tomorrow” and he asked why not. i then realized why. i told him it didn’t make me happy and i dread every night before i have to go to school the next day. it’s not school itself because i actually enjoy learning. it’s the fact that i have to wake up so early, commute in long/unpredictable traffic, not being able to just come home and relax but jump right into homework, then sleep early to repeat. it became too much. taking 21.5 units and trying to have a softball/social life on top of that? it’s not possible. especially with it being my first year of college. especially starting out at a junior college. if i want to transfer to a school i want, i have to work at a high gpa and get past all my competitors so i CAN leave. that is my goal and if softball if going to get in the way of that then i can’t have it. i put way too much on my shoulders and i couldn’t carry it all. i need time to myself, time to study, and if i were to play softball i would need time outside of practice to better myself. it was one of the hardest decisions, but my baby helped me out with a talk in the car and laid out the facts and reality of the situation. he told me he would support me 100% with whatever i decide. he is the whole reason i was able to be happier and confident with the way things in my life are starting to turn out. i’m becoming an adult. i can't just do whatever i want when i want. i have responsibilities now and i am responsible for myself. that means making sacrifices if i need to so that i can become a better me. i dropped him off infront of his dorm building and before he left me he said “i love you.” goddamn, just 3 words that keep me going everyday. i talked to mr and tt on my way home and they, too, helped me out a lot. i got home and told my parents about it then took my slumped ass to bed. 
well, as you can tell i had a pretty eventful weekend + some. it is currently 7:40 AM on friday, sept. 1. i want to continue this talk but i have decided i am going to start on my baby’s “open when” letters, as it is already a week late. hopefully i’ll be able to make it to my baby’s actual birthday. if not, earlier. peace.
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Nimbin
Soooo I really dropped the ball on the photography in Nimbin… Which is unfortunate because it was SUCH a cool little hippie town with sweet views that reminded me of home in the summer. Whoops. Okie, so we only spent one night here but thought it would be a good mix from the ocean views we had been around since we got here. Not that I was sick of it, don’t get me wrong! But we basically drove inland on The Road to Hana - for anyone who doesn’t know, I get super bad motion sickness in vehicles SO it was the half hour from hell. That being said it was actually I a super cool drive in the bush on tiny, curvy roads. We eventually pulled into yet another YHA hostel that was just a 10 minute walk from town and were quick to start exploring! We stayed in the main cabin but realized once we got there that you could actually rent tee pee’s that slept 5-10 people. They were SO COOL and there was actually one just to the left of the scenic picture above so it had such a nice view. ANYWAYS, next time or for anyone else adventuring through I would suggest booking one! Side note: there was also quite a few people just camping in tents on the ground. Again, such a cool little area. As Nimbin is indeed known for its hippies and drugs, we met a variety of people - that were probably on a variety of drugs. Besides our concern of the roads being filled with impaired drivers, everyone was super friendly and welcoming. Overall culture was laid back and non-judgemental no matter who you were, where you were from, etc. Last but not least I feel like it’s time I comment on how good the coffee is here?! Honestly every cup tastes like it was brewed by angels themselves. Lattes and cappuccinos are more common then the regular medium roast we are used to back home. Long story short for us Starbucks obsessed folk it’s like a dream come true!
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