Troper Updates II, Part II

Two days ago I was on a meeting regarding my new school!

I have some good news and bad news.

The good news is I’m visiting the Chicago Botanical Gardens again after a very long time, and I’m having a great time. :)

The bad news is I apparently don’t have any plans for Easter this year. :(

I just bought the fucking Compare the Meerkat book cuz I was already buying my mom's birthday present and figured there's no harm in throwing that into my cart.

I just lost power in my whole apartment complex. Even the street lights in the parking areas are off.

As of today, my parents have been married for 36 years. They've been through all kinds of stuff together, including but not limited to emotional baggage, infertility, raising kids with Dad being the caregiver and Mom the breadwinner, thinking my brother was going to die as a baby, 2 moves of a significant distance (with the same family dog), trying to figure out what was going on in my brain as a teen and young adult (autism), losing the family dog, getting a new one, Dad getting thyroid cancer and the recovery, Mom's brain surgery and subsequent firing from Wal-mart (bastards), my sister getting married, the absolute crazy amounts of stress at Mom's last job, and her being essentially bedridden since retiring in October.

It is quite a marvel that they've been together for so long in a day and age where divorce is so commonplace, even easy. Heck, thyroid disease is the catalyst for more divorces than you might realize, and they stuck it through anyway. Their commitment to each other is amazing.

So congrats to my mom and dad for proving that love can last for decades.

Wow!

Congratulations to them. :)

Finally got my first vaccine. And now to tough out the side effects over a few days.

Hopefully some of those days are days off.

I have a virtual counseling session scheduled in just a few days, but I need it so badly that each one of those days is one too many...

I’ve graduated high school!

Excellent!

I'm fully vaccinated! Yay! My brother gets his second dose tomorrow. Also yay! And my parents are still not convinced that the technology used to make the vaccines is a good idea. *sigh*

A while ago, I graduated middle achool!

I beat Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the first time and now I'm at my best friend's house chilling out and waiting for food~ I plan to show her the game at some point.

I saw a rainbow. Hopefully that’ll be a sign of good luck for my brother (he’s going to Japan today).

Bad news, everyone. My father had another bad trip and fall.

So, a few months ago, I had surgery to fix up some dislocation issues on my right shoulder. I’m doing better every day.

I hope you can fully recover.

T hanks. My surgery was on May 25, actually.

Edited by gjjones on Jul 18th 2021 at 8:30:49 AM

Speaking of medical stuff, we got my father all patched up. He’s feeling a bit better, but we’re keeping a close eye on him. And he’ll be in a good position to take it easy now, since my mom is taking him on vacation to Cincinnati and Atlanta.

Alright, two things. First off, I got my 2nd vaccine towards the end of June. Not too bad, all things considered, aside from lingering soreness in my arm that's now gone. Secondly, I got yet another kidney stone in me. Two, actually. I managed to pass one but I dunno what's going on with the other. Just gotta keep drinking water. The days before we identified them as such were excruciating.

Sheesh. Sorry to hear all that. :( I’m glad your arm is feeling better, though.

Welp. Looks like my family is in the market for a new car. The old Subaru I usually drive has a big ol' oil leak that isn't really worth fixing. And we need two cars because my brother is starting his second semester of college in a few weeks and his school is a good ways away.

The only issue right now is that my dad loathes car shopping because he always feels like he's getting ripped off, which I can understand. He has bought more cars than I have.

When I get my next car, I’m feeling very tempted to get an electric one.