So last night we went to Chris' aunt and uncles 25th anniversary surprise party. I like when I get to do things with his family because well...I don't see mine very often and I miss those kind of functions. I guess I never realized how important being part of a family was until I was far away from them. It makes a huge difference, too, that his family seems to like me. I've always felt welcome with them. Dinner was fantastic, cake was yummy (albeit really sweet), and I got to dance with Chris' grandmom...and slightly more awkwardly, his uncle who grabbed my hands and dragged coerced me to the dancefloor. I wish I'd actually got to dance with my boyffriend...but he'll only slowdance, and they didn't play a slow song until we were saying goodbyes. Oh well...maybe someday. Heh. I made it through half or so of SNL last night...I adore Dane Cook, so even though I have to work all day today, I wanted to stay up as long as I could. It was funny stuff! Heh bua alas time for my to catch the retarded sunday bus...which means I get to the mall 45 minutes before it opens because they can't make bus schedules for buses that specifically service the mall make sense. The last one leaves 10 minutes before the mall closes, which makes wonderful sense to those of us working there...Bah. Anywho, off I go! Have a good sunday, someone watch some damned football for me!

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my first tattoo and I didn't even cry! Go me! Pictures to come! It looks absolutely gorgeous. Brandon did a terrific job. Definitely worth the drive, and I will be returning for the 2 (at least) more I have planned.
Many thanks to hubby for moral support. :)
Not a lot else to tell of. Business planning. Once all other expenses are covered..it'll be a while but it's good to plan.

In other news...apparently someone called my grandmother about something "disturbing" on my MySpace. She emailed me today with this bitchy "I didn't tell your father because he's got so much trouble already, and you need to call him because he's not doing well (insert "you're a terrible daughter" tone here), and you're all he has. Ending with "why did you do it?" This is such a ridiculous, immature move on the part of my family. One, you know how she reacts to everything. Why be a fucking instigator? Secondly, I was under the false assumption that we're all adults! If you've got an issue with something, and it's probably something really blown out of proportion, talk to me about it first. Thirdly, mind your own business. There hasn't been anything new added to that site in months. Why make it an issue now? Asshole. I WILL find out who started this, and it will not be pretty. I didn't need to get stressed out this weekend with everything going on, so I haven't called her yet to find out what it is. It's really just the principle of the matter at this point. Meh!

That's really it. Ridge diner and sketchbook in 20. I GOT A TATTOO!!!! (someone wanna call my grandmother?)

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I received a friend request today on Facebook...from my grandmother. After several years of managing to keep myself under the radar when it came to family, they've finally caught up with me. I am at that point faced with a dilemma. I can either deny the add and pretend I never got it, I can censor my page to be "grandma friendly, or I can accept the add sure of the inevitability that we'll have the "Jennifer is an adult and will live her life as she sees fit" conversation. I chose option 3 with only change being that I moved my marital status from "married" to "engaged". Our families don't yet know we're married, so for now it's the safest bet for everyone involved. Eventually this will, I have no doubt, lead to questions about my status updates, comments my friends make, my spiritual path (that side of my family is devout Catholic), and the way I choose to run my household ("Jennifer, it can't be sanitary. Just use Clorox and Windex like the rest of us!"). In the days when I first started using Livejournal, I made a separate account as a decoy for family. It worked for a short time before I let it go fallow. I was more insecure in my identity then, and less sure that what I was doing was the right choice for me. I now have no regrets and no hesitation. I am no longer ashamed of who I am. If my family chooses to enter a forum of my life that's not their living rooms...they will get the truth. Don't ask questions to which you might not want the answers...and don't get a Facebook if you don't want to really get to know someone. Hi, my name is Jennifer, and I refuse to censor myself for the sake of family ignorance.

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