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Good Friday

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Is it really that good? I’m still at work, which is extemely slow by the way. A lot of people have taken the at least a portion of the day off to go to church or do whatever. Since I’m taking so many other days off during the month, I’m stuck here. Maybe I’ll get to leave early and head up north before all of the traffic gets crazy. Yes, I’m headed up to my parents’ place for the first time since the middle of January. Hopefully it will be a relaxing weekend and I’m trying to talk Mom and Dad (well, Mom is easy to convince) to head up to St. Ignace to the casino on Saturday night. I think it would be fun. Today is Isaac’s birthday so I guess we are going out to eat at the Chinese place in town when I get there.

I haven’t even packed anything for the trip home yet…but I guess that’s nothing new for me. I’m hauling a bunch of Heather’s shit home too I guess to make it easier on the final moving days. On Monday I have an appointment to get my teeth cleaned up there, so I won’t have to battle with the Easter traffic, which is kind of nice.

Last night was a pretty good night. Heather and Steve went looking for futons with me and I found some really nice ones at the Mattress Connection on Tittabawasee, the same place I bought my bed two years ago. They really do have the best matresses around and their prices are pretty competitive. I didn’t order it yet, but will do that on Monday when I get back. We also grilled out on my new grill last night and it worked pretty well. I think I’ll be doing a lot more grilling now that I know it’s so easy. I also have plans to get a new cell phone on Monday so I’m pretty pumped about that. Verizon finally has the phone I’ve wanted and with the “New Every Two” I can get a new phone 2 months before my contract is up.

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Easter!

My Sister…My Wife?

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Yesterday while I was shopping for dress pants and shirts, the lady in the store called Heather my wife. We’re pretty used to it by now, but it’s always good for a quick laugh. I’m not even sure if I could count how many times it has happened. Maybe people think that because we are roughly the same age and get along so well. Come on though, all you have to do is look at us and you can tell we are related!

It happened last year too when we were shopping for a washer and dryer for our apartment. The lady asked if we had a little kid, because of the buzzer on the washer. I guess some people don’t want to wake up their babies. That time was probably the funniest because we then told the lady that we were brother and sister. I love making someone feel like a jackass!

Back To Normal

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Life should be back to normal now. I took another nap not too long ago and probably could have slept til morning. Just mentally drained I guess. Dad is taking tomorrow off work and I’m glad. He rarely ever takes time off and usually works 50-60 hours a week. This is definitely a time when he can use the day off.

The drive back today wasn’t too bad. For about 30 miles, the roads were damn near glare ice, but after that it was clear sailing. The sun was out almost the whole way home. Combine that with the reflection off the snow and the windows were like magnifying glasses, roasting us inside. I don’t know if I’ve ever wanted to get out of a car so bad as I did today.

SVSU has posted a programming position to internal applicants, so I’ve been polishing up my resume. Wish me luck!

Complete Exhaustion

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Being at a visitation and a funeral may make for the most exhausting two days a person can handle. I spent about 4-5 hours at the funeral home yesterday and then we were leaving the house at 8 this morning to head out to the church for the funeral. After the brunch, we were finally on the way home at about 1 o’clock. Talking to all those people and watching so many people crying takes a lot out of anyone. Heather, Mom, Dad, and I all took naps this afternoon. I actually woke up not too long ago after sleeping for 2 and a half hours! We’re all glad it’s over.

I missed another chance to see my first Red Wings game last night, but what can you do. These things aren’t planned. Luckily we were able to sell our tickets to my boss Dave. They saw a great game, which ended 3-3 after overtime. On TV, they said it was the best game of the year to watch. Missed out on going to see the Detroit Auto Show today too, so the weekend was really flipflopped!

A big storm is passing through Michigan today and tomorrow, which should make for a fun drive back to Saginaw. #2 Duke handled #3 Wake Forest pretty easily today, so maybe they’ll get some more first place votes or take over the #1 spot from UConn. Probably not, but I can wish.

Update: North Carolina beat UConn today, so the Blue Devils will definitely be #1 in the polls! 😀

Papa Gets His Wish

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My Grandpa Momrik passed away this morning at around 6 a.m. I got the call from Mom when I was getting ready for work and then Dad called on the way to work. My Dad seems to be taking it pretty hard.

Ever since Nanny passed unexpectantly a few years ago, Papa has been going downhill. Nanny was everything to him and he just didn’t want to be here without her. I think it was about a year ago that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and had to be put into a home for full-time care. It was pretty bad too, he couldn’t even remember talking to you 5 minutes ago. It was sad to see and we all knew that he wanted to be out of our world and with his wife again.

Earlier in the week Dad had told me that Papa hadn’t eaten in a few days and couldn’t move anymore. He thought the end was coming. Last night Dad called the priest for Last Rights and prepared for it. He ended up spending the night with Papa so that he wouldn’t have to die alone.

My last memory will always be from a few weeks ago when we had a Momrik Christmas gathering over in Alpena. Papa was yelling at me to stop eating all the shrimp! He was a good man, who always had his hands on something. His flower beds and lawn always looked amazing and he could make the neatest little creations out of wood.

Papa will be missed, but now he will be reunited with Nanny again. We love ya Gramps!

Green Hut

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Well, it’s like 3 a.m. and I’m not quite sure what to say. My sister and I came over to Bay City tonight and hung out with my good friends, Hater, Case, Kate, and Jeff. We had a good time. After playing some drinking games here at their house, we walked to a bar called the Green Hut. At least I think that was the name of it.

It was your typical hole in the wall bar, but they had live music and the guys playing were probably the best I’ve heard. Both guys were playing guitar and could really sing to go with it. I was actually looking forward to going out to Midland Street, where there is always a lot of “tail”. It’s too far to walk and no one was in shape to drive there, so we walked to this “local” bar and still had a good time.

While we were playing darts, a girl walked into the back room. I took a look and thought to myself, “she looks familiar”. After another glance, she also recognized me. It happened to be my first cousin Sara from Grand Blanc, Michigan. It was pretty weird to meet up with her at some bar where neither of us had ever been before.

I have a few pictures from the night. I’ll post some of them to the photo gallery tomorrow when I get home.

Another Winter Semester

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Monday marks the beginning of the winter semester at SVSU. The week at work went by suprisingly fast since I was dreading working again after the long vacation. Students were registering for classes at the last minute, as usual. New faculty wanted access to their accounts at the last minute, as usual. It still amazes me that the majority of society loves to procrastinate.

My sister moved back into the apartment yesterday after living with our parent’s for the holidays. It’s good to have her back. Heather is a great cook and we have some fun when we go out to the stores and shit. I don’t know how we ever hated each other so much during high school. All a part of growing up I guess. Her friend Katie should be moving back in today or tomorrow, I don’t really know for sure.

Once this semester is over, I’m either going to have to find a new place to live or get some new roommates, since the girls will be done with classes. I definitely can’t afford this place on my own! I guess it all depends on if I still have the same job or not. I don’t anticipate still working for the Help Desk, but who knows. I have a bet with my friend Lindsay that I’ll have a new job by September. I don’t intend to lose that bet! I’ve had thoughts of maybe buying a house if I get a new job in the area. It’s a big step and I’m not sure I’d be ready for something like that, but renting sucks ass.

All of my friends are coming back from their holiday break today. I’ve missed hanging out with them. Not going to Hooters every Monday has been a killer. I think I’m in withdrawal from not having the chicken wings as a part of my weekly “diet”. Tonight we are planning to do some drinking. Maybe at my place, maybe in Bay City at their house, maybe at the bars, maybe hit up Midland Street. It’s all still up in the air. I’m looking forward to a long night of drinking though.

I’m feeling better already after running for the past 3 days. I finally got up the nerve to weigh myself the other day and WOW! I’m up to 185. I was thinking maybe 180 tops. It’s not the most I’ve ever weighed, but it’s close. I need to get back down to the 175 area. I suppose I should go run and then get in the shower…the day is wasting away.

The Future is Brighter

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Things are starting to look better already for 2004. I got a call earlier today from a company asking if I was interested in a position, but it was a software support position. It would be similar to what I’m already doing and this is what I want to get away from. He said he was going to keep my resume and get in contact with me again if they have any programming positions become available. So things are on the up and up!

I also had a nice talk with my brother. I never knew how much he has looked up to me and modeled things after what I’ve done. Feeling pretty good about that and about our relationship getting stronger. I guess I’ve never really been the big brother that I could have.

All this and it’s only the 5th day of the year!