Hello again friends
I know I've been gone for a loooong time, but I do have a huge update on everything that's happened in the last little bit. I still have Mushu obviously, he's doing great. Still just an much of a porker as always lol. I also just got a snake yesterday. She's a ball python and I've named her Bellatrix, Bella for short. She's awesome and I love her. I also have a Rottweiler mix named Thor, I don't think I ever introduced him.
As for me, I'm good, but I've had a lot happen in the last few months. Back in November I found out I was six weeks pregnant, which kind of explained the whole not being to keep anything down. By the time I went in for my next check up, the doctor had informed me that I'd lost the baby. It was a big blow for me because I had been under the impression I wasn't able to have children. I'm not sure how much of my health history I've shared on here, but I only have one ovary because of some problem cysts I've had since I was 14. The doctors told me my hormonal imbalances wouldn't let me carry children for more than a week or two. So this was a really big hit for me, but it wasn't everything. When the doctor did the second ultrasound he found an enormous cyst that had been mostly hidden by the baby. They decided to do surgery to take out the baby and the cyst since they'd have to go in for the cyst anyway. A few weeks after the surgery I got a call and had to go in to talk to the doctor. It turns out I have a rare form of ovarian cancer that shows up in the form of tumors on the ovary every few years. He said this isn't really going to risk my life in anyway, but It's still something I need to keep an eye on. If I get to many of the surgeries to remove the cancer I could go sterile. Regardless he also said that the fact I got pregnant probably saved my ability to have children, I never would have known about the cyst had it not happened. So I tried to look at it like that, but it caused a lot of problems. Me and AJ never really talked about anything that happened, he was waiting for me to start the conversation and I thought he didn't want to talk about it.
The result was that a few months ago I decided to move out. This only lasted for around two weeks before I came back and we talked everything out. But after that we decided to move to Phoenix Arizona to try and get away from the disaster that is New York. We were in Arizona for like a month and stayed with AJ's sister. Who I honestly can say is the only person I've ever hated. We loved it there though. It was warm and sunny and happy. I got a job as a reptile specialist for petco (which I never got to start) and AJ got a job at Samurai Comics (which he never got to start). It was all looking great until I got in a huge fight with his sister. I'll spare you the details, but we had to come back to NY and crash with our friends. If Calvin or LeeAnn ever see this, I want them to know that they were the best friends in the world for letting us crash with them, unplanned, for two whole months.
I got a job for a local pet store, let's call it Country Max. I work in the live pet department (all the fish, reptiles, and small furry things) but most people agree that the reptile room belongs to me and me alone lol. I love my job, it's the best. But it does have a lot of the down falls of working for a larger pet store. Things like silly corporate managers who don't want you to use a lot of lights, but get mad if you keep the door closed to regulate the heat in the room... Not that that's happened...
Me and AJ just got an apartment and new furniture (we sold everything to move) and a snake. We have yet to get our dog back yet though. Everything was fine until he messed up his knee/back. We're not entirely sure what's wrong, but not even Vicodin seems to be helping which means I'm doing EVERYTHING. I love him, I know it's not his fault, but it's a headache.
Pictures next!