Cell Phones, Babies and Life in the Workforce!!!

Wow... I’ve never worked so much in my entire life... I am so exhausted it’s ridiculous. In the last week, since and including Sunday the 21st, I have worked over 80 hours. In one week, Sunday to Sunday, I worked 79 hours! That’s like two full-time jobs!!! I know I’m complaining yet again, and all you’re thinking is “here he goes again,” but I’m tired. I’m tired and I miss my girl. I have barely seen her at all this past week, but I guess I’m saying hello to the father life. Although, from now on, I won’t have to work so much, except maybe holiday weeks. Kohl’s is going to be only part-time, on top of
Teleperformance which is full. What a life, eh?

But on lighter terms, Alexis is doing great. She’s getting pretty big! The babies are healthy and kicking, (literally). Ha! I love feeling them kick. It makes me smile every time. So we have the names officially.

Baby A - Brandon Michael Young - Alexis wants to spell Brandon in a different way than normal, like Brandyn or Brandin or Brandan. I don’t know what’ll end up happening. :-P

Baby B - Daniel Christian Young - I wasn’t a huge fan of this name, but it’s starting to grow on me. I liked Logan, but I didn’t even get the chance to tell her, because she was so excited about this name... Oh well... It’s true what they say about the girl picking the names.. Haha!

Anyway, how is everyone doing? No one’s posted much lately! Oh and by the way Cam. I’m getting a cool Android phone that can have a Skype App on it! I’ll let you know when I’ve got it! We’re switching to Cricket. My brother had it and he said the service was pretty good and he lives in Cedar Hills, where, if you didn’t know, service areas are very few and far between! I’m getting the Huawei Ascend. It’s a pretty awesome phone. It has the Android 2.1 OS (Operating System, if you didn’t know). Has a 3.2 mp camera (which is pretty damn good for a phone). Comes with a 2gb microSD card. It connects to WiFi, which is probably the coolest thing ever! And, of course, has the standards; Bluetooth, Speakerphone, Touch Screen, Headphone Jack (only 2.5mm though, which is smaller than the average Jack, so you have to have specific headphones). But I’m excited. I was going to buy a Droid X or Droid Incredible and just flash it over to Cricket, but they are very expensive phones, even if they are used. Maybe in the future.

So, since I’ve been working with Macs and Apple, I’ve come to realize that I LOVE MAC COMPUTERS!!!! They are so much simpler than PCs are. Don’t get me wrong; I still love PCs for many things. There are plenty of things that PCs are better at doing than Macs are. But, on the other hand, there are things that Macs are better at than PCs are. For me, i’m into music, and Macs are the ideal machine for such things!! I’ve decided that next year, when I get my own portable computer, it will be a Macbook, maybe even a Macbook Pro! :-P All depends on the refurbished options! Yay for cheaper computers!!!

Snow...... Cold...... Ugh.......

That’s all I have to say about that....

You know, the most annoying thing is, being in between paychecks. I just started at Teleperformance, so I’m having to wait till the 7th to get my first paycheck. I do get paid every Friday from Kohls, but it’s not much! So i’m pretty much broke until the 7th... Don’t know how I’m paying for gas until Friday, I’m almost out.... :-P

So Cameron, I don’t know how to get hold of you anymore. I was actually up by Clearfield last saturday and I couldn’t contact you to see you! Hopefully Skype will fix that!! :-P

Nessa! Miss you!! Haven’t seen you in too long!!! How are you doing!!!

How is everyone doing!! Blog, People!! :-P

So, there is an upside to my working so much. The money!! I make a lot of money. It all goes to bills, but at least I’m comfortable instead of being scared and not knowing if I can pay them all every month. I’m going to be able to get out of debt a lot sooner now. I plan to be out before the babies come, but I don’t think it will happen. Stupid expensive Christmas!!

Speaking of bills! Alexis found a house in American Fork. Yes, that’s right, a HOUSE!! The rent is only $700 a month. It has 2 bedrooms and a garage and a yard and OMG!! We want it so bad. Now the only question is, will my credit allow it? Lately, I have brought up my score, but still. I’m going to meet with them as soon as I can to see if I could get it for January. Then we can start setting up the Nursery!! :-D

I wish I could find a good way to stay awake in the morning. I work from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and it’s so hard to stay awake. I know I need to make sure I get sleep, but even then I’m still tired. I tried energy drinks, but I’ve done that before, and I know my system will just get used to it again, and it’ll stop working. I tried coffee this morning, but after so much coffee, my stomach gets really mad at me. Any suggestions? :-P Other than anything like Adrenachrome or other drugs of course... Haha!

So I am so excited to get the ring for Alexis. I’ve decided what I’m going to do with the Cubit Zirconia that my Aunt gave me. I’m going to put it on some kind of pendant and make it a necklace. That way I’m still using it and I can buy the ring that I really want to get Alexis. We’re getting married in January, but we’re having an actual wedding in the summer, so we’ll be sending out invitations then!

Well, I’ll stop rambling on and on. This is the longest blog I have yet to post. Hope everyone is having a good life!

Here’s the “Sticky Note Quote” (that’s what I’ve decided to call them, the SNQs!)

SNQ: “You have a Very Fat Ass!!! PLEASE get out of my way!”
-Nessa!

Pop Quiz

Anybody remember when that was? I do!!


Oh, and here's an awesome photo that made me look like a zombie!!! Love Photo Booth!!!

BABIES!!!!!

So guess what happened today? I FELT THE BABIES KICK!!!!! It made me so happy! I was smiling so wide it almost hurt!! :-P She was lying on her stomach and I put my hand underneath and I felt it!!! I was so so happy!! And, in only a week and a half, we'll know the genders!! I post as soon as I know!!!

Anyways, I realized that no one had been posting, so I decided to break the silence. Alexis and I have been doin pretty good. She has growing pains every few days, but other than that, she's doin good. I got two jobs!!! Finally!!! I am working at Kohl's and Ross! Ross is still waiting on a background check, and I have done the training for Kohl's already. I start tomorrow. I'm also taking a class for Vehicle Safety Inspection tomorrow at 6! Can't wait!

Anyways, so I got this Cubit Zirconia which is a very nice looking rock, but not quite a diamond, from my Aunt. She thought maybe I could mount it on a ring. It'd be cheaper, but I'm having a hard time finding someone to do it. My cousin Parker works at a ring polisher, but it works on solely men's rings. So... I'm stumped. I did find a perfect engagement ring, but now I don't know what to say to my Aunt. Thanks, but no thanks? :-P Any suggestions?

Anyway, here's another quote from the sticky pads!

"When Can't I Chuck My Kid!?!" - Sam

Life comes at you fast...

Well, as most of you already know, I'm gonna be a daddy! I have quite the mixed feelings about the whole thing, as you can imagine... So many different things go through my mind. Like:
* If I had gone on a mission, where would I be?
* If I had gone to college, where would I be?
* If I had stopped being such a stupid horny bastard, where would I be?

I just never thought about the consequences of my actions until it was too late...

Don't get me wrong. I am very excited to be starting a family, but it is very overwhelming. I can't wait to see the life in my kids' eyes. Yes, that is both of them... Twins! God must be laughing at me now... Haha!

I am quite optimistic about the whole thing. To be completely honest with you, I'm just glad I'm still here, and I haven't run away from this. I feel like I am growing up really really fast. I'm gonna miss being young and only in love.... Now I'm young, in love, and a father... Wow!!!

Jobs have been a real problem for me. I had a job at Paradise Bakery, but I was only getting 15 hours a week or less so I needed something more. I found a call center job that was commission with a base pay at full time hours. I decided to take it and they ended up dropping the base pay and I wasn't making any money, so I had to quit. Now, I am unemployed, with babies on the way. You can only imagine the stress factor in this one...

Geez! Life just doesn't stop. Especially if you're stupid and push the fast-forward button.

Alexis is doing fine. She had to quit her job, but other than that, it's been a pretty normal pregnancy so far. We'll know the genders of them in November. Can't Wait!!! :-P Although, we do have names picked out. We thought that for one of the girls, we'd go for Amanda Capri Young. We haven't thought of any other girls' names... And for boys Brandon Michael Young, or Brandon and Michael Young! :-P Let me know what you think.

Otherwise, wish me luck on the job hunt!

Breaking the Silence!!!

Wow. I think this is the longest we've gone without a single blog! So, I'm going to break the silence, (hence the title!). Well, life is an interesting place. As soon as Alexis turns 18 she wants to leave her mom's house and move out with me. :-) Her mom is being totally heartless to her and she is sick of it. Maybe once she's gone, her mom will realize what she's done! I hope so.
Anyways, or anyhoo, (just for you cori), so I was going through all my stuff and getting rid of trash and things and guess what I ran into? Our awesome sticky note pile of awesome quotes!!! :-> :-> :-> I was crazy excited. So, this gives me more of a reason to blog. I'm going to post one or two of them in my blogs. So, for tonight, I thought I would do a few. We have... drum roll...

"When can't I chuck my kid?" - Sam

"You have a very fat ass. Please get out of my way!" - Nessa

"Will you stir my noodles?" - Deena

"You touch me funny!" - Cam

"I hate leftover Jamba!!!" - Me

Ahh the memories. Anyways, I'll be attaching one or two each blog. Hope to hear from you guys soon! :-) Have a good life!!

Hey friends!

Wow. It's been a long time since I've posted. Like, ridiculously!!! :-P A whole lot of shit has gone down. Let's just say that I'm growing up a whole lot faster than I ever expected to. I screwed up big time, but I'm owning up to it, and I'm going to take responsibility. Interesting, about a year ago, I probably would have bailed... :-P Anyways, how are y'all doin? I've missed the old gang. The only people I really talk to is Dee and occasionally Nessa. Hope you're all doing great. Love ya!
Jorden

D.I. (The Mormons)

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I just got on youtube today and saw our old video filmed in the apartment on crappy camera phones. It's so much fun to watch this again!!! :-P here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTVy2PLkB8I Check it out!!!

Point of View : It Matters!

You know, I could look at all the bad is happening in my life right now and get really depressed. Or, I could look at what is good in my life right now, and be happy with what I have. The bad side's list definitely out-weighs the good. But the few things that are on my good list out-weigh all the bad. So it all depends on how I decided to look at it.
First, the bad list.

Number One: My Car, or so it was.
So, I was driving with my brother-in-law, when it happened. We had a 100 lbs jack and a loose window in the back. We were coming home from picking up some tools to fix my dad's brakes. The jack had a 2 - 3 inch pole on the end that was sticking out right between our heads. We were coming through the light at Kholer's in Highland. I was going towards the canyon when the stupid little 16 year old thought she had enough time to take her left turn. Well, to be blunt, she didn't. I tried to swerve, but I turned the wrong way. I T-Boned her passengers side. No seat belt cause I'm an idiot. Now I'm going to the chiropractor twice a week to get rid of some whiplash. My entire body ached for the rest of the week. I did terrible at work, and my manager didn't care that I was hurting. And on top of it all, yes, my car is totaled. What a Bitch!!!!

Number Two: My License, or so it was.
Me, being an IDIOT, was driving on a suspended license when this beloved accident happened. What's really a bitch is, the day that my accident happened, was the last day on my suspension. How's that for karma? Such a bitch. So, I have no idea what will happen. I may not have a license for quite a while. Couldn't get any worse, right? Haha!!!

Number Three: My Money, or so I thought.
So, my parents are claiming the money I'm going to get from MY INSURANCE!!! My mom says it's because if I owed the bank, instead of them, it would be the banks money. Yes, it would, until they are payed off and the rest would be mine. They don't understand this. So when we do get that money, and I find out what is happening with my license, they are not using any of it. And if they do, there will be hell to pay.

Number Four: My Freedom, or so it was.
Well, with no license, no car, and no money... Well, you get the point.

My Good List.

Number One: ALEXIS ALEXIS ALEXIS!!!!
I don't know where I'd be without her. Honestly, I probably wouldn't be in this state. I'd be off selling drugs, ruining my life, if it wasn't for her. She's been picking me up from work. She is my girl, and always will be. :-) I love her!!!

Number Two: My Family
Even though my parents are being stupid about my money, they are helping me get to work and do what I need to. So they are good for something!!! :-P JK!

So maybe the lists are different in number, my good definitely out-weighs the bad, so why worry? I have a great life, even if it is shit right now. I have my family, my friends, and my lover. I don't think I need anything else. :-) Love you guys!!!

Point of

Well, He's Dead... And It's All My Fault

Magma died today... I know what you're thinking. "He was just a fish, Jorden." Well, yes, he was just a fish. But he was also my last connection to the apartment. I've had him since my Wal-Mart job. The last couple months of the lease. And now that he's gone, and I never see you guys, it just feels like it's all over. I know it's not. I'm sure I'll see you guys again, it just made me sad... :-P And it was all my fault. I pretty much neglected the poor thing. :-( Oh well. He's definitely okay now. :-(

My Neck

Well, if anyone read my last blog, you would know that I hurt my neck. Well, I went to the chiropractor today, and guess what he said I did? I pulled three ribs! Three!!! He moved them all back, it hurt like hell and it still does. I'm going back on wednesday to make sure everything is alright. Anyways, I should be fine but I just thought I would update you. :-P

:'-(

For starters, yes, I am crying right now. For multiple reasons, that is. First of all, pain. Like, physical pain. Yesterday, I was replacing Alexis' brakes on her car, and I pulled too hard with an arched back. And I am currently having difficulties raising my head without a sharp pain on my spine. I can't even hold my head normally. It is facing the keyboard right now... It hurts like hell and I have no IDEA how I am going to work today.

Secondly, Rob. He's in jail for six months, and he really was my best friend. Now, I feel like I've abandoned all my other friends that I know I have. I've been such a loner and I am sorry if I ever offended anyone. I love you all. Please forgive me.

Alexis is doing a lot better. I'm so proud of her. She hasn't really hurt herself in a while. I love her so much and I realized how much she loves me last night. She took such great care of me. But, it looks like I may have to go to a chiropractor for this one.

Anyways, I've got to stop typing. My neck can't stand this anymore.

Hey Friends!

Hey guys. I'm bored, so I decided to blog. First of all, my poor girlfriend's gums are swelling. She's got gingivitis. Don't worry, it's not lethal, but it still hurts. If it gets too bad she can lose all her teeth. But, she's taking care of it. It should be okay. I feel bad for her though. That can't feel too good.
Anyways, I miss having friends to hang out with. When Alexis is at work, I sit at home, completely bored!! :-P So, somebody! Sometime! Let's Hang!!! :-> Miss you guys!

Cori!!!

You know, I just realized that I didn't put you in my list of friends on that one blog, so I'm making a blog just for you! Sorry Cori! Anyways, like I said earlier, you are the icing on my cake. You always make heavy things seem lighter! You Rock!!! :-P

So, I need some advice... :-P Or reassurance at least.

First of all, Alexis' mom has now earned the title of 'Heartless Bitch.' Just wait till you find out what she said to me! So, I'll admit, I shouldn't have been at her house while Kathleen wasn't there. That makes sense to me. So Kathleen found out and got mad. Understandable, since she already hates me. She could have told me that I can't see Alexis for two weeks and to never do it again, but no, she had to be a whole lot meaner than that. Alexis has told me plenty about her mom, and to be completely honest, it is not a good environment for the kids to be in. I could honestly call DCFS and get her kids taken away from her, but I don't want to do that to Caity and Jayde. Kathleen has be online dating, and even after promising her kids that she wouldn't take a stranger home, she did. She 'fell' for this guy from Oklahoma. He said that he was visiting his sister in Utah, and was wondering if he can meet her somewhere. Well, she invited him for dinner! After all that Alexis has been through. I could not believe how stupid and inconsiderate her mom was being. Alexis has been hurt by 'random men' that her mom has brought into the house. So, she was freaking out, and was scared for her life the entire day. She was able to get out of being there and left the house before he even got there. Luckily, the guy wasn't a duesche bag and didn't hurt anyone. But now, Kathleen was invited over for dinner and a movie at some guys house in Salt Lake. She told Alexis that she wasn't gonna go because it looked like a trap. Well, the next day, her mom changed her facebook status to, "I can't wait to go have dinner and a movie with him!" Kathleen is a cold-hearted bitch and needs to wake up out of her goddamn dream life and think about her kids.

On the other hand, she is also going to follow Alexis around wherever she goes to college. She's not going to let her go and let her spread her wings. She can't have her forever, and even if I'm not in the picture, she's going to have to let go sometime! What the hell is wrong with this woman? She has some serious bi-polar or manic depressive is issues.

Anyways, back to what she says about me/to me. The night she found out that I had been there, she called me. I saw the name on the front of my phone, "Kathleen." I was like, "Great! What does she want?" So I opened it up, and immediately started getting yelled at. She told me that I can't see Alexis for two weeks. Then, she said, "Alexis isn't going to break up with you, but I sure hope you do."
"Why?"
"Because all you do is stress her out. You are just ruining her life. Ever since you came into her life, she's been doing worse in school." Which isn't true. She was doing just as good if not better until Kathleen kicked me out. Ever since she kicked me out, Alexis has been cutting and losing all motivation to do anything.
"That's not true."
"Yes, it is. All you're going to do is knock her up and ruin her life. She's not going to have a career or anything because of you."
"Really? Did you really just say that? What, can people not change?"
"No! People don't change, Jorden. Why don't you go be a loser and ruin your life with the girl who had a miscarriage because of you!"
That's what really got to me. I could not believe my ears. We all make mistakes, and honestly, she's made a whole lot more mistakes than I could ever. But people can change. I have changed. I'm doing so much better than I have. She doesn't know me. She has no idea who I am. She's also trying to find out why I went to court so long ago. She's trying to tell Alexis before I do to try to turn her on me. This woman is fucked up. She needs a psych ward or something.
And on top of it all, she's constantly talking crap about me around Alexis. It's really hard on her. Really. How can you love someone when he's being talked about so rudely everyday? She's getting tired of it, and is out of the house in December, when she turns 18. I just can't believe that she is still with me. Through everything her mom has done and said, she still wants me. I don't know how I deserve such a wonderful girlfriend. I love her to death.

Thanks for listening. I'm sorry to burden you with my problems.

Updation!!!

So just to give you a little update on Rob and Amber, Amber's mom told the wrong person that Rob had a kid, and now he's going to jail for things that happened a long time ago. He leaves March 11, and he'll be there for 2-4 months. On top of that, they just got evicted and are packing as we speak... Seems like everyone's world is just falling apart lately. Ugh!!! Anyways, just thought I would let you know.

Guess What? Guess What? Guess What?

I GOT THE JOB!!!! I'm a sandwich maker at the Paradise Bakery & Cafe! :-P I start today at 2:45. We're doing orientation and then they'll schedule me for training! It's gonna be great! I can't wait! So, yesterday, I was looking over some old blogs, and I realized how good of friends you guys have been to me! :-P
Nessa! I was reading some of your comments and I saw that we used to say we were non-biologicals! Remember that?
Alyse, you are amazing. You were there for me in times when I needed someone.
Cam, you have made such an impact on my life. You wouldn't believe it.
Deena, even though you don't really read these, I do miss our late night talks about stupid guys!
And last, but not least,
Sam. I know, I know, Don't talk to you. Well, here I am doing it. Sam, while I was looking back on these blogs, I read about a certain night. That night, you pulled me aside, and you said that you were there for me, whenever I needed it. I do miss our friendship. I hope that one day, you can forgive me. For everything.

Anyways, Love you all!

Jordy

Well, Well, Well!!

Look who's finally posting again! :-P So my phone has been acting really really stupid. All of the sudden, I won't be able to hear a thing, but I can be heard. And earlier today, it just stopped texting. So, I went to T-Mobile, and they said that it must be the phone. I'm still under warranty, so I'm getting a new one. Anyways, that's not the point. While I was down in AF, I decided to apply at some more places. I walked into Shade, and they said they weren't hiring. So, I went down the parking lot to Paradise Bakery and Cafe. Well, guess what? I got an application and an interview right then! I'm going in for another interview tomorrow at 3, but the manager really likes me. So wish me good luck! :-) I really need this job! Anyways, that's what's new. Alexis and I are just as good as ever. :) Yay! Well, that's me!

Jay

It's Been A While...

Well, it's been quite a while since I last blogged. Sorry guys. I've had a very interesting week. To start off, my wonderful grandmother, Janice, passed away on Saturday. She died of cancer. I'm not sure what kind, and I'm not sure I want to know. I got the call last Wednesday, I think, that told me she was in the hospital. She was bleeding in her head and her leg wouldn't allow her to walk. Because of the blood in her brain, she was very in and out. One second she'd be fine, the next she wouldn't be making sense. But, they did say that we were lucky to even be able to talk to her. We went to visit her on Thursday, I believe, the days are kind of fusing together. :-P I was able to tell her that I quit smoking and she said "I knew it wouldn't last." That made me smile. After that the doctor said that she had a couple days to a couple weeks. We got her out of ICU and into a care facility in Murray. We were hoping she would last until later this week so that we could take her to my aunt and uncle's new house, but she didn't. She died early afternoon of Saturday while I was at work. The funeral is on Wednesday. I'm playing her favorite piano song. :-) She always said she wanted that song, Waterfall by Jon Schmidt, played at her funeral. So, I am. It's been hard. It's difficult to believe I won't see her at family parties, or holidays. She was the nicest lady. The most loving person I've ever met. I'm helping carry the casket.

Also, apparently, I'm not a good worker. You know, I'll admit, I could be better. And I've been trying. I really have. I've been getting better. But my manager doesn't see that. He's blinded by the smoke and the earring. Utah sucks. So Saturday was his last straw. When I found out my grandmother was gone, I was crying on and off all afternoon. It got to the point where I sat in the bathroom for a few minutes to gather myself. Well, he didn't give a flying fuck about my grandma. He pulled me aside and asked me what was wrong. I told him. He said, "I'm sorry about your grandma. This is probably bad timing, but I'm gonna have to let you go. Bring your clothes back and get your last paycheck next week." And he walked off. So, today, I went to return some of my clothes, and guess what he says. "How did you find out about your grandma? Our phones were turned off." I told him my dad called me on my cell. "Well, you shouldn't have been on your phone." I was in shock. this guy had no emotions. I just lost my grandma and he's lecturing me about my phone? He didn't even care. I blew up. I didn't care anymore. "Why does it even matter?" I said, "You already fired me! My grandma just died. Do you not have any feelings at all?" He replied with, "I'll need your last shirt before I can give you your last check." What a total heartless asshole. I was so shocked by how he reacted.

On top of everything, my girlfriend's missionary is coming home in august. I don't know what's going to happen. I can't lose her, but how can I compete with that? i just don't know what to do.

Anyways, sorry to bother you with all my problems. My next blog will be happier. I promise. :->