this week if i can remember it all correctly......

I know I haven't updated in a while. My computer was acting really funny, it would not turn on, then it would turn on if Iheld the power switch until it was off and hit the power switch again. I htought it would last until I got home and dad could fix it, but a couple days later it completely shit the bed. not turning on the screen at all but the lights on the keyboard would light up. Weird. I just left it for a couple days.

Work as been amazing, I worked like 5 days last week and made bank because the RIMPAC navy guys were in HI. Its the navy from all over the world, well 5 different countries and they all have been out to sea for so long they would have eaten dog shit served by black sheep. So they were the happiest customers at hooters I think I've ever seen. Lots of stunt men shots, lots of big tips and good times. That helped a lot with this trip to costa rica coming up and all. On the 4th I got a table that didn't strike me as very different at the time, they were quiet and kept to themselves but at the end the nicer of the two came up and handed me the credit card slip as an excuse to say bye. Usually its dismissable cuz its just a hooters customer but maybe it was cuz he wasn't the typical hooters customer, or the way he looked right at my face and not the general chest vicinity that was different. He was cute too, really adorable. On the 5th Kasia said one of my tables came back later to see if I was still here, I was hoping it was that table and not some freak or something. Thats nice, I thought. Then towards the end of the night Kasia runs over, LORI your guy is here, the one from last night! the one that came back later last night looking for you! -Oh really? cool. It was nice that all the hooters girls were drooling over him too, and kasia says oh hes here to see lori. what? LORI? WHY LORI? haha thanks for the support girls.

I was really timid at first, I knew he came back to talk to me but i was like, he is older, and what would I talk to him about.... I'm too nervous to go talk to him. But I stopped by he was sitting at the bar and we talked for a second, I still had tables to tend to. I was touched he came back in the night before and then the next day too. After my tables all left and I was just cleaning the tables we talked a little bit, and I offered to meet him upstairs at the bar above hooters, bikini cantina. I was supposed to go out to varsity with Sarah and Jordan that night, right after work. But I figured it was still early I had time to go see him at bikini's and if I liked him I'd invite him to varsity with us. But then Kat had an issue, her crazy army fiance found old letters from a guy and got pissed and drunk, then trashed her apartment. So right after work Kat calls me, Lori come quick I need your help I got most of it together but I don't htink I can get it all cleaned up by myself. I was in a serious dilemma. a) go see sarah like I had planned. b) go to kats and help fix the apartment. c) Go to bikinis and meet up with a guy I had just met. The advice I got was go ahead with a but call b and forget c.

Of course I don't do this. I call a and tell her the issue with kat and she understands. I call b and tell her I"m on my way, then meet c and let him know I'm not standing him up, but that Kat needs me for tonight. he was understanding and he said he was going to Fashions, which is a club almost directly acrossed the street from my apartment. I told him if I left kat's early enough I'd stop by and see him. His friend works there on that night so he was just hanging out there.

Kat's apartment wasn't as bad as I had imagined. I thought he would have broken shit, but mostly he was just upset and knew he would come around that is why he threw everything in the trash completely preserved. He knew Kat would rush around and clean up and fix the things that weren't broken. she had most of it cleaned up pretty good, and had unpacked his duffel while he was passed out on the bathroom floor. We cleaned up pretty fast and it looked just fine after a couple hours. Kat was a mess though, she had been crying so hard. He had come into work while we were busy and brought that drama to her, it was completely unnecessary!! So she had had a really bad night and most of what I did was just convince her that this was not the end of the world, he was going to come aroudn and forgive her, that is why the pictures are not broken or torn, they are just taken off the walls, and he didn't leave like he threatened to. She was such a mess though, I feel for her a lot. We did get everything all together, and I headed home on my moped. When I got back to Waikiki and changed outta the hooters uniform I called the earlier Hooters customer, his name is Eric.

He was still at fashions so I change into a little more appropriate outfit. It was 3 when I got there, and the club closed at 4 on Saturday. It was fun, we talked for the hour I was their, neither of us are very good at dancing until drunk, and he wasn't drinking and I didn't use my fake id to get a 21 band. After the club closed he offered to walk me back to my place. It was sweet and I felt really comfortable with him. Then maybe half an hour later he called when he got home and we talked until 6 am!! I wasn't working until sunday morning and he had the day off, so we made plans to go to the beach.

The beach we went to was closed because of lack of parking spaces, then the waterpark was too full so we decided against that too. we settled on the pool at the aiea rec center by his house. I got super sunburned especially on my chest, and work afterwards was sooo difficult and embaressing. I made almost no money and was extremely uncomfortable the whole time. He brought me into work and then picked me up afterwards and gave me a ride home on his bike. It was not scary but it was not comfortable because the rider seat is so much higher than the drivers seat I kept falling forward into his seat. It was nice of him to give me a ride home but I still didn't invite him in. The next day I gave my shift away to Leeann, thank god soemone wanted it, because my sunburn was so bad! I slept in and aloed myself silly. Later when Eric got outta work we decided to meet up for some food for supper and just to chill until then. I drove my moped to the ala moana mall where we were gonna meet.

Heres my shitty story about how I bascially totaled my moped. I wanted to park close to the mall not have to drive around in circles until I found a close moped parking thingy. I decided on the bank of hawaii because it was the closest parking lot. the moped parking was right in front, but there was no ramp to the poles to lock a moped to. Tehre was a moped up there on the edge though, I figured it must be possible. I hit the curb going fast enough to jump the curve but I was only half on the moped just incase it didn't go and I didn't want to get flipped over it. Good thinking right? But the moped jumped the curve and took off straight at the wall and the more I tried to hold it back the moreI pressed on the gas to pull it back and the faster it went, straight ino the cement wall behind the moped rack. and smash! my whole front end is fucked up rpetty bad. I bruised the inside of my right thigh with the handle bar, it looks pretty homely. It was soo really really painful, and funny and frustrating at the same time. I called Eric and met upwith him in the mall and told him what happened. so embaressing!! But he was so sweet and sympathetic and even offered to help fix it.

The bruise is the worst. I left the moped in the bank of hawaii parking lot over night. We went out to eat at a korean restaurant I had been dying to go to since I got to the island. It was really good, and we just never run out of things to talk about. He has so amny stories and has done so much with his life already. He was a navy seal and then graduate college with a major in chemestry, and now he's a business manager at a used car dealership. He is a smooth talker and really charming but swears, (sometimes) he is a terrible liar and that is why he doesn't sell the cars anymore, he is just in charge of the guys who sell the cars. Oh and he has a son. did I mention he's a little bit older? Hes 29. 30 on Sep 15. But it doesn't feel like that at all and it is reassuring becausehe kind of has his shit together, (kind of) and isn't scared to death of being committed to someone like umm all the other guys I know. That was nice, it comforted me somehow.

After supper we looked for headlight parts but we didn't know at the time that wasn't the only thing wrong with it. I didn't wanna drive it home with out a headlight so I left it and we went to his house. I met the fam. I know, kinda fast right? Well it wasnt like they just embraced me either. They were a little cold, his parents and brothers. I really don't think they like that I am so much younger than him. His friends surely don't approve, they are bringing up all the time that I am not over 21 and that is his golden rule.

On tuesday I worked at night, so we left, he supposed to be at work at 9 but called in and explained he was going to be late. He left me at my moped but after I started driving it I realized something was much more worse than my headlight being broken. I drove it to the dealership he works at and parked it next to his car, he said he would look at it when he gets the time. I just chilled with him at his work for most of the morning. That was the day I found out he had a son. He didn't exactly tell me, it slipped out while he was talking to one of his coworkers. Oh REALLY? YOU HAVE A SON? wow it was pretty shocking. But it got over it, I mean it isnt like he lied about it he really just didn't know how to bring it up. Who doesnt' have those kinds of secrets. No big.


I left the moped there and took the bus to work. He showed up later after work and a late meeting with some bankers. Leeann him and I went to bikini's for a couple drinks while she waited for her ride. He's so cute and I feel totally comfortable with him by now. Its like we are basically together so it felt just, ... right? it did, its crazy. He brought me home and I offered to let him stay. I slept that night really well. I was going to do all my packing on wednesday because I thought I was flying home on thrusday but actually I didn't leave until friday at 3. So we woke up I did some laundry then we took a nap until 6 pm!! Did soem more laundry and went out to eat at mac 24-7 at around 11. We stayed up most of that night obviously, since we didn't even wake up until 6 that evening. We decided to go sunrise hunting on wednesday morning. Sunrise was at 5:50. We left a little late and almost missed it. It was so sooooo beautiful. It was fun, I didn't expect him to be down for something like that, just kinda so go with the flow. I love that!

Besides that wednesday was a little draining. His friend billy flew in from San Diego at 1. We went to his place to meet him, he was pretty rude. I guess I passed the looks part but he was not impressed with me over all because I think he just wanted Eric to hang out with him the whole time he is in HI. Its fine with me I don't want to intrude but it wasn't my call. E chose to hang otu with me over billy cuz i was leaving friday. Then he had to go pick up a part for his motercycle. The guy that sold him that was pretty rude to me too. How cool is that. I like going out and geting hated on. But I do like hangingout with Eric and he was really supportive. Except we weren't sure what we are to eachother. He introduced me to billy as his friend, but his friend with hickies all over her neck? why not just tell him you found me on the corner of kuhio and lewers or what not? It is okay cuz I introduce him to people as my friend too. But he's my friend. My new shiney accessory. I tell him that too, we joke about it. But seriously, things are good and so good taht it seems like this can't even be real. How did this even happen, how did these circumstances fall this way? Its really good luck. But its pretty balanced at least for me by crashing my moped, breaking my laptop, getting sunburned, and losing sarah to the mainland for the rest of the summer. He is an amazing guy though. I am fucking surprised how much I like this guy already. Andhes so good looking I love looking at him and hugging him.

He stayed the night again, and on friday brought me to the airport. It was a long ass plane ride but I made it alive adn I"m still really running on fumes. I have Eric's laptop, SO NICE SO SO SO SO NICE, he let me take the laptop and offered to take care of mine. It turns out... it's a recalled computer so its a common problem and if you sendit in they will fix it for free. :) he'sdealing with that for me, and with my moped too. That takes um, all the stress off my sholders, I can't believe what luck I have. At least the most amazing guy comes along when all this shit is falling apart. Things definitely couldn't have turned out a lot worse.

Mom and dad met me at the airport, we went to visit Gram and Gramp evans. Gramp is in the hospital, he has kidney failur but he is in good spirits well rested, and should be sent home on monday. Gram is still losing her mind, its a sad car crash in slow motion. Nothing anyone can do to change the coarse of their fates. Uncle Tom from Colorado was there, I never get to see him anymore! That was cool. We drove home and I had to try on all the vicky's secret clothes I got and had sent to maine. It was like xmas in JULY! from me! i liked them all so cute! worth the $$. We went out to eat, me mom and dad to a steak house in rockland. It was really good. And I heard from my E and got some new pics of him, so cute to send me pics. I love it. :) <- he makes me do that a lot. I only have about 3 days in maine, not the 5 I thought I was going to have. Tomorrow a bbq with crit, maybe see steve and kristin and jimmy. prob not all those people, maybe just one but thats okay. We are also spreading grams ashes tomrrow too. That is really the most important part of coming home. It sucked that tracy wasn't home cuz i really watned someone who would be as ecstatic as I am about eric. mom listens and acts like ohh cool but doesnt care that much, and dad doesnt care at all flat out doesnt listen. but i'm still happy. I need to go into town and get some dunkin donuts coffee and print some pics. I leave on tuesday night for costa rica for a week. I'm so ready for that!

All in all things are good, and all that is bad is being taken care of, and I met the most amazing guy ever and that rocks my hooters scrunch socks wooo!

umm i think that is all. well. if you made it this far, kudos!