Officially on August 26, 2014, Tom and I became divorced. There were a lot of things that brought this up and we wanted to stay "friends" but now I realize that was a bunch of crap. I had hoped to make things easy and be the "good guy" however I have been screwed over and now I am reaping from that. I now have to deal with him to get him to pay for things that he is financially responsible for, however he is making it so difficult I just want to give up. I'm going to have to figure out how to take him to court for violating the divorce decree and go from there. Not what I want to deal with in the new year. I am trying to think positive about it but it can just be overwhelming so I am dealing with it one day at a time. Even though I am happy to be divorced I still feeling like a part of me is broken. I know that I am going to be OK however it will take time.
In October my sister received a job offer in the Albany area and she and I moved together. Being disabled and wanting to start over, I was excited to be able to move with her. She is an amazing person and I have always looked up to her even though she is my younger sister. It was a stressful process as we were trying to find a job and an apartment from long distance but everything worked out great. We found a GREAT apartment which was very exciting to see after we signed the lease (LOL) and were absolutely blown away. It is such a great apartment and the good news is that it feels like HOME!!! We have been able to settle in and really enjoy the area as we have exploring adventures. We've found some amazing things to do and are having such a great time.
We started out the month of November by adding an addition to our family. His name is Stevie and he is a 5 month old kitten who was needing a foster home from the animal hospital my sister worked out. We both fell in love with him at first sight and decided to give him a chance. He has had a rough life so far with sickness and had to have one eye removed, but he is doing amazing and fitting in well to our family. It has been fun watching him adjust to us and his surroundings but he is very spoiled. We are very happy adding him to our family.
Our family also had a loss this year. My Uncle Randy was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and ended up passing away November 24, 2014 from complications. It was a very unexpected passing and took our family by surprise. We have had a lot of loss and pain through the years and our family really helps one another get through it together. We weren't originally going to be going home for Thanksgiving, however because of Uncle Randy's death, we decided to go home and be there for our grandma particularly. This is now the 2nd child she has lost along with her husband and as she gets older it gets harder for her to handle grief. We will miss him a lot but at least we know he is not suffering anymore. Love you Uncle Randy.
Padgett, Randall S.
Age 49 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee formerly of Elmira, NY passed away November 24, 2014. He was predeceased by his father, Lester Sr. and his sister Sheri Walker. Randall is survived by his 3 children Jesse, Michael and Alison Padgett his mother Wilma; brother Lester Jr (Diane) and sister Kelly; several nieces, nephews and cousins, along with his 2 canine friends Buddy and Theo. A graveside service will be held at a later date. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/star-gazette/obituary.aspx?n=randall-s-padgett&pid=173442685#sthash.a7Jg9dts.dpuf
December has been going fast as well. At the beginning of the month our dad came up for a visit and we decided to do a Thanksgiving/Christmas weekend. We had a great time and really enjoyed the the weekend. We exchanged presents for Christmas (which was so exciting because it was an early Christmas) and also did a big Thanksgiving dinner together. We are grateful for the opportunity to have been able to spend the weekend together and start new traditions. We also went to explore a really great Christmas light show that the city of Albany has put on for many years in a local park where you drive through and there are many light displays set up. It was an absolutely amazing experience. We have gotten our house decorated and ready for Christmas and its so nice to be able to start our new traditions while incorporating traditions from the past. For the first time in many years, me and my sister made cookies and goodies to pass out to friends and neighbors. That was a fun tradition we use to do with our mom every year and it brought back a lot of awesome memories.
I hope that you all have enjoyed getting caught up on some fun things going on with me. I hope to be better at getting this thing updated more. I really want to be able to use this as a way to be able to help me share life and help myself as my mind gets full and writing tends to help me and slow it down. I love you all and hope to be able to help someone out there!
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