Well our trip to Atlanta has proven to be a lot of fun. We got to take long walks along the river, go to the Georgia Aquarium, Rhodes Castle, the CNN tower, and this afternoon we are off to Nashville TN to visit my best friend Chandra. She lives in Boise, but she flew out here to see her sister and we found out its only a 3 1/2 hour drive! We are going to leave this afternoon as soon as Matt gets out of class and then we will fly out late tomorrow evening. Tomorrow is her birthday and I haven't gotten to celebrate it with her since I moved from Idaho. It will be nice to see her again. She flew out for the wedding and is the one who took all the pictures.
I have been watching Monster.com and Career Builder.com and have applied for about 50 jobs since I have been here, but no one has even called for an interview. I think a lot of it has to do with the jobs I am applying for. There are no positions open doing what I was doing at Capital One. I have been applying for jobs in the mortgage industry (pay a lot less) but underwriting in that field v what I did at Capital One (auto) seems to be a lot different. I am just hoping and praying that something will turn up.
I got to read a few good books while I was here, along with working out and taking a lot of walks. The best part was getting to sleep in every morning until 8:30 - then rushing to get dressed and make breakfast before they close it down at 9!
The bad part in the visit is missing James. My ex and I have joint custody and he technically has James a month during the summer. I was able to get him to agree to split the time, but this month he has him for a full two weeks. My ex doesn't work and from the conversations I have had with James, he is getting one (two at the most) meals a day. He says his dad doesn't have any money to buy food. Its been really upsetting to me to have to be here and know even if I went home early, there is absolutely nothing I can do about the situation because I have a court order that obligates me to leave my son with him. Lots of prayer has been going into this situation that's for sure.
Matt's been doing well in his class. It seems to have been a good two weeks, but most of what he learns is going to be in the field tagging along with his co workers. I know he has a great head on his shoulders and am sure he will pick it up quick. Its been great to see him finally doing something HE enjoys and not what everyone else THINKS he should be doing. Its been good to see Matt the last year really start to think for himself and push for what he wants in life, in his family and in his home. I am really proud of the person he is and continues to evolve as! He has been a great rock for me emotionally this last year with all that's been going on. I've never had anyone that I have been so close to and that gets to me like Matt does! Seems like in so many ways we are so much alike which helps us understand each other and we think the same, and then some things we are totally different and it is nice to have someone who can see things from an opposite point of view.
Looking forward to getting home tomorrow evening and sleeping in my own bed. The hotel bed has been ok here, but the pillows are to soft and it feels like my head just sinks to the bottom when I lay down. This is the third neck ache I have woken up with since we've been here for two weeks. Ugh - I cant wait for my own bed!!
Well I will post some pictures of our visit with Chandra when we get home! Bye for now
Angelique
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Hi Angelique,
I haven't spoken to you in such a long time. I got to see your family in Nov. and little Erynne! She's so cute. Gabriela loved her and would talk about her for nearly 2 months after our visit. How is your dad feeling? My mom told me about your A$$ hole (did I say that?) ex husband...Glad to see your moving on. Tell me more about Matt.
As for James, one to two meal a day due to lack of money sounds like "child neglect." You need to call Child Protective Services so that they can go check on him. Once you make the call, they'll go out to do a home visit that day. I am in this industry and am familiar with the system. Please look up their number for the county your ex lives in and call them.
I am almost finished with my M.Ed program and will do my student teaching this fall. I am home with Ella and enjoying her company. She is at such a fun age. Two's and three's were CHALLENGING, but once she turned 4, she became my little buddy. She really wants to please and goes out of her way to do sweet things. My dad gave us a South African Mastif puppy. Her name is Phoebe and she's getting big (75 lbs), but will be about 135!! We need a good gard dog...Vegas is a crappy town with big city crime :(
Hope to hear from you soon! I love and miss you! Chelsea
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