#it's a longer drive (only 20 minutes) but it's bearable and i like my new position!

[tamayokny]

as of today, all of my former coworkers in the circulation department have either relocated to different branches or resigned 🤭

[daveedfanfics]

right person, wrong time (01)

DESCRIPTION: your new life has started, college, a new apartment, your roommate, your camera, and Oakland. what happens when your girls’ night out changes your life forever? Is it worth it? is this really where you thought you’d be in your future?

WORDS: 2.5k

WARNING: alcohol, weed, cursing

DAVEED X READER-

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  “It’s our last day before school starts. Come on we have to have a girls’ night out” jasmine cried out of the shower.  Jasmine has been your best friend since you could walk, it was always an adventure with her. She always knew how to get you out of your comfort zone, and that made you love her more. “exactly! What is worse than a hangover on your first day at a new college.” You shouted while curled up on the couch of your comfortable apartment with a blanket wrapped around you as you scrolled trough Netflix on your laptop. “your first class doesn’t even start till 3 PM, come on y/n. Please, for me!”. She had a point any hangover at that point would be bearable for class. “fine. Only cause its you”. You heard a loud scream from the bathroom, you just knew she was dancing in the shower because she got you to break after an hour of convincing you to let loose.  About 20 minutes later she was getting out screaming for you to get ready. “dress slutty, but not too slutty if you know what I mean. Ooooo you know what you should wear? That dress your dad bought you for our 21st birthday party. Daddy’s money is gonna get you laid.”

 She laughed as she pulled up her dress. You ran to your room searching through your closet for the dress. When you found it, you put it on, and you looked at yourself and agreed mentally with what jas said about it being perfect. You did light makeup because you knew you would need it because of the breakouts on your forehead. You walked out in the living room and you and jasmine stopped and looked at each other, “damn we are fine” you said cheerfully. You and jas did a few runway walks and considered each look to be phenomenal. Jas grabbed the blunt she rolled up while she waited for you and walked down to your car. You smoked it on the way to the club. As you stumbled out of the car you and jas promised each other to not get to drunk. “no shots, fruity drinks only, and we can get tipsy so we can be in the right headspace for the night.” You demanded as jas shot you a glared look and she started laughing but you knew it was only the high. “fine” she answered as you gave her a testing look. You walked in and the confidence you had at the apartment left as you saw all of the gorgeous woman dancing with their friends. You headed to a table while jasmine ordered some drinks for you. you could feel the music in your bones. When she sat down, she looked at you flustered. “what happened to you? You look like you could another blunt.” You said trying to make her ease up. “this guy, I mean a creep at the least. he looked 50 y/n. what does he think this is a nursing home?” you laughed at the remark she made. You sipped on your drinks as you scanned the room, seeing someone looking at jas. “someone seems to find you pretty.” You hinted at the guy. “he is cute” she said getting up walking towards him, leaving you alone to drink. You fiddled with your straw. You felt the seat beside you sink in and decided jasmine had returned. “so, what’s the deal, he thinks you’re too much?” you looked up and your eyes widened as you saw a man with dark skin smiling at you, his head was full of dark tight curls. “oh um, I’m s-sorry I thought you were someone else.” God was he gorgeous. You felt the heat rise in your cheeks whether it was from embarrassment or the man in front of you. “no, no I understand your friend is flirting with my bro over there. Thought she came back already?” he said with a reasonable tone. “so, what’s that name sweetheart?” he questioned you quickly with a grin. “it doesn’t concern you.” You said with a small smile. “oh, I think it does” he said with a smirk. “I’m daveed, now your turn.” Your eyes fell to the now known stranger’s arms in his Oakland t-shirt. His biceps were ripped. You could tell he spent his spare time in the gym. “take a picture it last longer”. He snapped you out of the daydream you were in. “I’m y/n”. you could feel the heat rise up to your face because he caught you starting. “nice to meet you Y/n”. “you as well daveed”. You talked for awhile and learned small things about each other. You felt your phone buzz and looked down at a message from jasmine.

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Text message

Jasmine🤪: hey so sorry but that guy, yeah, his name is Anthony. Mega hot 🥵. But so, I am leaving with him so see you at home tomorrow. Sorry!

 y/n🥴: it’s all good i’m chilling with his friend daveed. So so hot, but it’s all good maybe i’ll get lucky too. USE PROTECTION 

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You looked down with a face that could either be a smile or a frown. “what’s wrong sweetheart” he said pushing a piece of your hair behind your ear. “oh, nothing jasmine just left without me you know with Anthony. So yeah, I have to go home, and I am a little tipsy so I can’t drive, and my car is on the parking deck.” You said with a small frown. “I haven’t had anything to drink. I can drive you home. And I rode here with Anthony, so I don’t have a ride either. I can just uber home after I drop you off.” “oh no I can’t ask that of you. I’m fine I just need to call an uber and get my car in the morning.” “I can tell your new here, leaving your car alone in Oakland, yeah no not gonna happen. Let’s get you home.” “fine if you insist” you smiled up at him with a flash of red covering your cheeks. 

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He walked you up to your apartment and helped you get inside. “thank you, you really didn’t have to do this.” You looked him in the eye. He seemed nervous, that was the first time you had seen him like that. “yeah I should get going though, I have stuff to do tomorrow.” You could feel a frown growing, you kind of wanted him to stay, your buzz from the drinks was gone so you couldn’t blame it on that. You genuinely wanted to spend more time with him. “you could stay if you wanted” you bit down on your bottom of your lip as his eyes widen at the statement that just left your lips. He walked toward you and rested his hand on your cheek and he moved closer to you. You could feel his breathe on your nose. He wasn’t lying about not drinking, his breath still smelt like mint. You stood on your toes to reach his lips and he pressed down on yours. I wasn’t hard, it was rather gentle. Perfectly passed, you knew were the night was headed as he tugged towards the straps of your dress.

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you opened your eyes adjusting to the sunlight. You were about get up and brew yourself a cup of coffee. You looked at the time. 2:16 PM. You started out of bed when an arm restrained you to the bed. “OMG daveed, get up I’m going to be late…daveed wake up.” You shook him until he groaned “what?!” “I need you to go now. I’m going to be late.” He raised a brow and checked the time on his phone. His eyes widen at the time. “fuck I’m late I was sup- I’m sorry y/n I shouldn’t have slept here anyway.” He jumped out of bed grabbing his jeans sliding them on and throwing his shirt over his head and walked to the door but then he paused. “I had a good time last night”He smirked and walked out the door and shut it. You just knew your cheeks were bright red after that comment. You rushed to the bathroom and cleaned yourself from the mess daveed made of you. You looked at all the hickeys covering almost every inch of your body, one way to high and to purple to cover. You jumped in the shower and washed your body and then threw clothes on and concealer to try and cover up the bruises. And left the apartment. 

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You rushed into your class, luckily your professor was late for that class. You sat in what looked like the only seat left, which happened to be near the front. You grabbed your laptop out of your bag and grabbed your pen and a notebook and got ready for class. You were looking through your notification on your phone. “I’m sorry I’m late class, I’m professor Diggs.” You looked up at the oddly familiar voice and your eyes widen as you saw your professor standing struggling with his bag. DAVEED?! You started to sink in your seat, as he looked up to the class you saw a hickey that you left under his jaw and clearly you weren’t the only one to notice it. “Diggs nice hickey” a shout from the back of the class caused him to freeze. He looked around for who said it but instead all he found was you trying to hide your face, but more importantly the matching hickey on your jaw. His eyes widen at the sight of you. “yeah funny we get I have a hickey. Okay time for class. I know I am a lot younger than most professors, but I promise you I am qualified to teach you how to capture masterpieces through a lens. You will learn the difference between a good and great picture. Now let’s get started everybody take out your syllabus and let’s go over the Curriculum of the year”. His eyes seemed frustrated but confused at the sight of you in his class. He searched your eyes for an answer, but nothing was given. Throughout class you just avoided eye contact with daveed. As he walked through the aisle when he passed you, he slipped you a note. You couldn’t find it in you to open it, so you just slide it under you laptop.it felt like a lifetime before class ended and it was like living hell. You tried to hide your thoughts about last night and you knew you had to talk to Jas. When you packed your bag, you found the note and when people around you walked out you opened it. It read “meet me in my office we need to talk”. You finished packing up slowly and you walked towards his office. You had a lump in your throat when he told you “come in”. you expected a him to yell at you, to be pissed. “you left out a lot about your life when we were at the bar.” He chuckled. You looked up at him when he said this because it confused you. “well you did too, a simple hey I am your teacher, lets fuck. Would have sufficed.” He looked at you with a look you knew nothing good would come from. “y/n, I am sorry, I never would have come onto you if I knew you were my student.” He pleaded. “I wouldn’t have either if I knew you were my teacher” he laughed. “but this, us, can never happen again. It was inappropriate, and I could lose my job over this.  I am sorry if made you feel uncomfortable in class at all. You have to understand I will not be able to be a good teacher to you because of this.” He demanded. You were confused. “you are my teacher, how am I supposed to pass if you won’t teach me. That’s unfair. You can’t let last night’s stupid mistake make you not teach me. I am passionate about photography. It is my everything.” He looked at you with frown, “you think last night was stupid mistake”. “ye- wait what”. “It was inappropriate, yes, but It was still fun. I really enjoyed it. I just can’t lose my job because I enjoyed my time with a student. Please understand. I will try my best to teach you, but I do not want to make you uncomfortable.” “I’ll be fine I just I have always gone to my teacher about stuff and I want to still be able to do that my teachers always helped me through my troubles, especially when it came to my classwork.” You laughed. “so, I’ll see you Thursday y/n”“yeah I guess you will, bye daveed… I mean professor diggs.” You were kind of embarrassed by the mess up. “if you want me to be there for you in your troubles, we will have to be friends so, its daveed” he gave you a smile. “i- yes sir” “no, none of that sir shit, I among old yet when I turn 60 you can call me that.” “I called you sir when you were fucking me, you didn’t have a problem then”. You joked. His eyes widen, “out! Now before we get caught.”

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“you slept with your teacher!” Jas screamed into her phone. “yes, now will you shut up before people hear you on my phone.” You looked around for people trying to nose their way into your conversation. “y/n when I told you to let loose this was not what I had in mind. Oh, by the way Anthony invited us to a party he is throwing with his friends.” “daveed isn’t going to be there right? Because I can’t end up in bed with him again. My legs can’t handle that again, I barely could walk this morning. And you should have seen what this man did to my skin, I have never had so many hickeys placed on me. I of course left some on him and he dint even bother covering them, a student called him out on one I left on his jaw, and the dude didn’t even hide what it was he just said ‘yeah I have a hickey we get it’ like the fuck.” “hey, I got to go Anthony is calling me.” “okay bye much love.” 

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“hey, you’re that new girl in professor diggs class, right?” a guy ran up to you. “yeah why?” you worried he over heard  your conversation. “look what we have here. Looks like diggs wasn’t the only one to get some last night.”

[fasa-umich]

Jolene Soriano, FASA 2020-21 Co-Social Chair

Oh, hey FASA, didn’t see you there. It’s me, one of your co-social chairs this year, Jolene. You’re probably wondering how I ended up here. My story begins in a small town in the west side of Michigan where I had no real ties to my culture other than whatever my mom decided to cook up for dinner and the functions my parents had with the very few other Filipinos in Holland. I grew up always feeling a little out of place and always feeling the need to hide my culture from my friend group. When it came to my junior and senior year of high school, one of the biggest factors for me in deciding where to go for college was wanting to be in an environment where I could comfortably express myself and my culture. With that being said, I put in a deposit for Grand Valley State University, another predominantly white school. Not to bash on that school or anything, it’s a good school, it’s just I would’ve had a repeat of my high school days. Obviously, I did not end up going to GVSU and I ended up changing my mind and submitted my deposit for the University of Michigan the day before deposits were due. The biggest reason why I ended up changing my decision was because of the opportunities available at Michigan, that I couldn’t get anywhere else. One of these opportunities being FASA. So, when I got to Michigan, I waddled up to the table at Festifall, got info for their mass meeting, sat in on the mass meeting, ate some Insomnia Cookies, and ended up committing a large amount of time to the org.

For those of you who met me last year, you may know that at the first few events I ever went to I spoke a total of maybe five words. So you might be wondering how this literally silent person wound up as social chair, a position that requires speaking maybe more than five words. For this, you’ll have to thank Aber John Espinoza. I know I make fun of him kind of frequently (every chance I get), but I do genuinely have to thank him for providing a space in his Modern Tinik sets for me to finally get comfortable and start opening up to people. AJ’s naturally friendly and sociable personality allowed me, an unbearably shy individual, to start forging the bonds and friendships I have now. He was the one to kickstart whatever “sociable” nature I have in FASA. When I ran for social chair, the main thing I wanted to accomplish was creating a space similar to the 8PM to 10PM Modern Tinik practices in all of my social events and initiatives. I wanted to make sure everyone, new or old, had a place where they could express themselves and open up safely and start making those friendships in FASA that really will last a lifetime. Hopefully, that was something I was able to accomplish during my time in this position.

modern tinik origin story s/o aj (black shirt in the back set of sticks)

Social chair was not exactly what I had expected, granted COVID did not help anything. The ideas I had originally envisioned were no longer feasible, and online events were the only thing that my co-chair Jason and I could do. After our first few online events in June with Independence Day Spirit Week, I disliked hosting online events. At first, the events felt awkward, there were lag issues, the list went on. However, we pushed ourselves to think outside of the box and committed to making these social events fun, even if they were virtual. It was not easy to say the least. We didn’t have anyone to ask about how to make an online event “fun” since no one’s ever had to pull one off, and even if we did have ideas that we wanted to do, they weren’t exactly always feasible online. Nonetheless, we were committed to making these events as fun as possible and the result of that were literally hundreds of meetings and thousands of hours spent over the course of the year. You may think I’m exaggerating that time, but honestly I don’t think I am. Not only were we busy with these events, we were also launching the first ever year long FAM competition-- POTTER. This initiative had its own set of challenges from making the rules, the scoreboard, points, keeping in communication with FAM heads, the list goes on and on. We juggled our events, POTTER, and all the other board responsibilities that were asked of us.

welcomed the weekend with the best people

You could maybe say that we were a bit ambitious in our goals for our tenure, which might have caused us more stress than if we had just stuck to the traditional social events done. There could be some truth in that statement. I mean, we didn’t have to put in that level of effort into our events or into POTTER. But it would also be literally so embarrassing if we were that org and just did something basic like Kahoot at every social event. More importantly though, especially in the times of a panoramic and isolation, maintaining friendships and being social is crucial to one’s well-being. This is one of the main reasons why we worked especially hard. Although there were many instances where I questioned why I was putting in so much effort or allowing myself to incur so much stress, I feel rewarded at the end of the day. When I look back on the year and the things I’ve accomplished, I feel proud that I was able to do all the things I wanted and more. It also makes me feel good that I might’ve been able to create the same space AJ made for me. I would say that whatever stress or negative emotions I felt during my time on board was worth it.

FASA board has provided me with many invaluable experiences I wouldn’t trade for the world, from the countless midnight parties, boardie hangouts, stressful weeks and events, and meeting so many amazing people. FASA board has pushed me out of my comfort zone in a good way, forcing my introverted self to initiate conversations with awkward freshmen trying to navigate their way through their first year and leading zoom calls filled with many people. I’ve also learned the importance of teamwork, collaboration, and asking for help. It’s so easy to think “this is my event, so I have to do this on my own,” but in reality that’s just making more work for yourself. I’ve never been a part of a team that has worked so closely together, and I am so grateful I had the opportunity to have been supported by an amazing cast of characters.

charlie ft. trad #charlie supremacy

Ok, so this is the part where I’m going to go through a list of thank yous and messages to certain individuals. To Board, I don’t think there are enough thank you’s in the world to express the gratitude for you all. You all have been there for me whenever I’ve needed it the most and helped me throughout all the tough times this year. You all are smashing individuals and I wouldn’t have wanted to work with anyone else this year. To AJ, thank you for being the foundation of my time in FASA. I don’t think you realize just how much your existence has impacted my journey in FASA and on board and without you I don’t think I would have had the experience I’ve had if it wasn’t for you. I will dearly miss you when you inevitably graduate and I will try to continue your legacy of making FASA a safe space for everyone. Ok, I think that it’s for all the sappy words for you we’ll go back to our regularly scheduled programming of roasting AJ. To Sean Herrera and Bea Fandino, thank you for being the boardie boomers I could always go to. I will always be grateful for Midnight Party being the thing that brought us all closer together and started a friendship that no one saw coming. Also, sorry for all the random and questionable texts I’ve sent at odd hours of the night, but I hope you were able to get some entertainment out of it. To Kristina Mallabo, thank you for always entertaining my shenanigans and driving me to Fuller when I don’t want to walk 20 minutes. You truly have become one of my best friends and I wouldn’t trade you for the world (except for my anime boys but that’s to be expected). Hmmm… I think that’s all for my messages and thank yous… LOL just kidding how could I ever forget to thank the one person who’s kept me sane throughout this entire year… Park Jimin <3

KIDDING! I’M KIDDING! The last person I’d like to talk about in this testimonial is none other than Jason Portugal. A somewhat unlikely friendship born from the 8PM to 10PM Modern Tinik practices and late night Victor’s Pushes at Mojo. Mr. Portugal has been one of my closest friends since I joined FASA, and I don’t think there was another person I would’ve wanted to run for social chair with. I was really lucky to have one of my best friends as my co-chair and go through thick and thin with him. I genuinely do not believe I would’ve been able to make it through this year without Jason. I would like to thank him for making all of the late night meetings, stress, and countless hours bearable, for all the laughs, memories, and shenanigans, and for being someone I can be vulnerable with. I don’t think I could envision a life without Jason Portugal and he is a pillar of my life that I could not go without. Thank you, Jason, for everything you’ve done for me this year and for working together with me to accomplish the things we’ve done. We did it.

putting the “jj” in “jjk” (we love you kris)

Before I wrap this testimonial up, I’d like to write a message for next year’s socials. This board position is a lot of work, but I assure you that if you truly love what you’re doing, it’ll all be worth it in the end. I don’t think I can stress the importance of having fun with what you’re doing. You can’t expect general members at your event to have fun, if you’re not also having fun. The energy you give is the energy you’ll receive. Also, be sure to rely on your co-chair! You don’t have to be best friends or anything, but they are with you for your entire tenure and you go through so much together. Be sure to always keep in constant communication with each other! My wish for whoever carries on the social chair legacy is that they are passionate about instilling a welcome and safe space at every social event.

With that being said, I’ve come to the conclusion of this testimonial. I will miss working with everyone on board, contributing to FASA’s community through social events, and turning visions of event ideas into reality. I will not miss spamming the GroupMe with all of my announcement messages though. I’m looking forward to what next year’s board brings and am excited to participate in social events rather than planning them! Thank you FASA for allowing me to provide you with hopefully fun social events and activities this year. FASA has become such a large part of my life and I could not imagine my life without it. Maraming Salamat from the bottom of my heart.

<3 you all are the best

See you around FASA!:)

Jolene Soriano

[hayesit]

matt’s 2019 year in review

here it is! and it’s late because i had other/better things to do (and procrastinating), was recovering from hangovers (also procrastinating), and recovering from being sick (procrastinating).

i’ve been doing these year in review posts since 2016, so here is my fourth installment. every year i look back through my google calendar, my camera roll, and my bullet journal as a gratitude exercise and to chart my own development as an adult. 

here is my spotify wrapped 2019!

the beginning of this year was off to a good start: i met two friends that i know through the internet! i met my friend riley when she visited boston (i met her through a mutual friend and through overwatch league twitter) and my friend jimmy that i’ve known for…. 6 or 7 years (?!) through tumblr and designed the logo for me and alex’s late podcast, hardly tea, may she rest in peace. 

i moved dorm rooms in between the fall and spring semester, and once again i was not happy with where i lived. i lived with 4 rando’s that i was placed with and the 5 of us barely even talked with each other. my direct roommate i saw for only two weeks, and for the nights he slept over in the bed (that he was paying room and board for) and had the worst snoring humanly possible that not even earplugs could kill (video below). i hardly slept while he was there and roamed the halls of riverview suites like a ghost due to the anxiety i felt about my lack of sleep (we love a vicious circle)! he disappeared after those two weeks without notice and i lived in fear of him returning for the rest of the semester (which he didn’t), but returned to my normal sleep schedule. 

that semester was my first semester of full-time grad school. i got a poor grade on an assignment that had a note from the professor that said she knew i could do better and it hit me how much different grad school is from undergrad and how much more effort and dedication it requires. after crying in my professor’s office, my work ethic has improved since then, but it’s not anywhere near where i’d like it to be (more on that later). 

now to more positive things for the spring semester: i met some friends that semester both ~on and offline~ that made the semester far more bearable AND i did however truly pop off in every last one of my powerpoint presentations for class. i looooove making powerpoints and just fuckin telling jokes about my research topic and have ppl tell me that they are looking forward to my presentation & that i should teach college classes :)!

me and 4 friends had a social group in which we’d drink and play board games and forget about the board game and drunkenly talk shit called cabam after all our first initials! i always looked forward to that and dug the group chemistry a lot.

during this semester i grew a   “ beard “, otherwise known as i chose not to shave just to  “ see what would happen “ (praythatitfilledin). sorry about that!

the overwatch league was something that i had to look forward to watch every week and i had my experience enhanced through sideshow and avast’s unofficial companion streams, which guaranteed lots of laughs. i have bought tickets to two boston home games in 2020 which i am very excited about! analysts have predicted boston to be in 20th place this year (there are 20 teams) but i’m still excited for the 2020 season anyway!!

i can’t have a year-in-review of 2019 without mentioning game of thrones. due to the show’s final season being undeniably weak, i enjoyed the camaraderie with the other people that watched thrones during those six weeks. i haven’t thought about the show or its universe for quite a while, unfortunately. i truly was quite into the world of westeros, but the weakness of the end of the story cheapened the journey of each of the characters, in a way. such a shame.

while i got my diploma in december 2018, i walked across the stage of umass lowell’s tsongas arena with my bachelor of arts in psychology (and minor in theatre arts). it wasn’t as emotional or triumphant of an experience and just felt weird, considering i had already gotten my diploma and was going to remain in the clutches of rowdy the riverhawk as i am staying for my masters degree in applied behavior analysis/autism studies. i brought a ceramic monkey to graduation. it didn’t have any symbolism, but i just wanted to see if they’d stop me (which they didn’t)

 this summer was better than most summers of mine go, i hung out with alex nearly every weekend, got my very first iphone, and got a data plan. the combination of these three things got me back into playing pokemon go, an unexpectedly fun pastime! went on lots of walks!

my favorite day of summer was going to a lake with alex and our friend gianna, who i grew closer to after meeting her during macbeth last year. fond 2019 memories with gianna include: doing simulation patients with her, watching movies with her and alex, and the halloween party. what a great gd person and a great gd friend! big fan and eternally rooting for her. 

fire emblem: three houses came out on the switch in august and is, without a doubt, my game of the year. there’s truly so much to love about the game: the world, the characters, new changes made to the series, things that were gone but returned, interesting micromanaging, and best of all, how huge my brain feels when playing it. 

i got a 6-week summer job as a paraprofessional at an extended-school-year program for children with developmental disabilities at a preschool in haverhill which taught me a lot of lessons, such as: i hate cleaning shit off of children.

then i had feelings that didn’t make much sense for about a month! whoops!

my full-time job i currently have is working at my old high school as a behavior specialist. i provide consultation and work on programs to lead to more appropriate behavior in students, primarily ones with developmental disabilities. so far it’s been fairly rewarding, some days are more challenging than others, some days are a lot of sitting in meetings, and some days are a lot of running around. some days there is not much to do at all, which has its obvious upsides and downsides. working at the high school isn’t something that i want to do forever, but it’s a good place to start with. i’m definitely learning a lot and there are a lot of benefits to working here. sometimes i can work on my grad school work (which is all online until the 2020 summer semester) which is definitely huge. and my commute is either a 15 minute walk or 3 minutes if my mom drives me! 

a ~complex~ thing about working in my hometown is that it makes the most financial sense to live at home because it’s so close to work. this is my first time living at home full-time since high school and i’m not enjoying that part too much. most weekends i visit alex in lowell, but being stuck at home with no car (going to retake the license test in the spring when the ice melts!) and having to go to bed so early definitely hurts. sure, i have what is likely the lowest amount of expenses i’ll ever have in my life (no car-related payments, no rent, no groceries), but i feel landlocked. i feel like a teenager with minimal freedom, which is in part because my mom doesn’t quite understand yet that i’m a 22 year-old that should have a lot more freedom than i do now. the most i really do on weekdays after work gets out (2:30p) is go to savers with my mom if it’s tuesday (senior citizen day), maybe go for a walk if it’s nice out (which for most of the school year, it isn’t), or be on the computer watching bon appetit videos and playing overwatch, fire emblem, or pokemon, eat a bland dinner at 6, go to bed at around 9:30. sad! truly not a situation that i want to be trapped in that much that much longer!

i think the best and most important part of this year was becoming closer with alex. as i mentioned before, we see each other most weekends, to our great benefit. our living situations have flip-flopped, with me living at home and alex living in an apartment near campus, which in both similar and different ways have taken their respective tolls on us. having each other while going through changes and stagnations in our lives has been immeasurably important. thank you alex for providing a place to be myself other than my own head. thank you for being my best friend. 

now i come to the thing that i’m most excited about for 2020. not 2 suck my own horn but i have cobbled together a fuckin dream team of five friends (me, alex, chris, kelly, and molly). the two times we have all gotten together it has been so satisfying in such a wonderful and otherworldly way that i am filled to the brim of happiness being around them. the craziest thing is that i met chris and kelly through twitter! TWITTER. and they’re real-ass people and my real-ass friends! i haven’t been so pleased with something in my life like this for so long and it feels so good to have adult friends that i have chosen rather than friends by circumstance. it’s truly a crime that we can’t see each other more often, but we already have a day picked out for the next time we all do something together. feeling emotional writing this paragraph bc i love me gd friends so much!

there is a lot of uncertainty about this new year for me. i sure as fuck don’t want to live at home more than i have to but don’t know where to go, my practicum class starts for me this summer which means i’ll most likely have to change jobs (fine by me, but will be exhausting), i recently began my search for therapists and hope to find one soon to help me ~unpack things~, my thesis begins in the fall semester and i don’t know what to do for it, and i’m not 100% dead-set on working in special education. it’s been hard transitioning from living on campus and going to school full-time to the life i have now. 

[slashertalks]

Pumpkinhead, And Thoughts On Unnecessary Sequels

(I’m writing this as I watch the movie, so the review may be a little all over the place- bear with me, please)

Pumpkinhead is a movie that achieves a rare sort of perfection: it does everything it wants to within the confines of its run time. There are no loose ends, no glaring plot holes, no setup for another movie. It’s a film that needs no continuation; it demands nothing of us beyond itself. Why, then, does Pumpkinhead have three sequels?

I can’t imagine many fans clamoring for a continuation of this film- it’s niche enough as it is, and the majority of people I’ve seen who are fans of similarly niche-yet-fantastic movies want the films to remain relatively untouched. There’s too much of a risk that any additional installments will ruin the film’s magic. You expect a myriad of sequels from big hits, so you can steel yourself for low quality schlock, but for those of us who love smaller (and older) films the announcement of a sequel is both exciting and enraging. More likely than not we’ll be disappointed, but damn it, it’s hard to keep ourselves from being at least a little excited.

Pumpkinhead is a movie about a man and his son, and grief. The film establishes its world before showing us our main characters; there is so much genuine love between Ed Harley and Billy, we really feel deeply for these two even if we’ve only seen them for around five minutes. Lance Henriksen is an excellent actor, and his talent shines in this film- the boy who plays his son seems to have real fun acting as well, and it shows. When we meet the teenagers, only two of them are really bearable. There’s the asshole character (Joel) and his brother Steve (he would be fine, but at no point does he stand up to Joel), and Joel’s girlfriend Kim (who also does nothing until late in the film). We have a third girl, Maggie, who does nothing, and our two tolerable teenagers. The blond guy, Chris, who’s actually willing to stick up to our asshole teen, and the girl with the camera, Tracy- our final girl, who is genuinely good-natured and very kind to Billy when they first meet.

Finally, we meet Bunt Wallace, who provides another introduction for our monster in the form of a rhyme, and also establishes more solidly that Ed Harley is the young boy from the very opening. This leads into a scene where Ed has to go and pick up some feed for Bunt’s grandfather, leaving Billy alone at the store. Which, in turn, sets up the catalyst for everything else in the movie. Gypsy, Billy’s dog runs outside, which makes Billy run outside where Joel and Chris are riding their dirt bikes- Maggie tries to stop him but trips, which is when Steve crashes to avoid Billy. We think everything is fine, until Joel comes sailing over the hill and hits Billy. While everyone else tries to help, Joel forces Kim to leave with the dirt bikes.

This scene is longer than we’d normally get, of the four teens alone trying desperately to help Billy while Ed is gone- what could easily be only a minute of debate is three or four. The point? To give us our real introductions to the teens- Joel is exactly who we thought he was, but the others, who’d seemed like your standard, flat fare for a horror film are shown to be genuine people who are horrified at what’s happened and desperately do their best to help. Steve stays behind while the others leave to wait for Ed. Ed arrives to find his dying son and Steve, a boy he knows had been on a dirt bike. We see Lance Henriksen give one of the most gut-wrenching glares ever put to film.

While Joel is off being one of the biggest teenaged-to-early-20s shitstains I’ve seen in a movie to date, we get to watch Ed futilely console Billy only for his son to die in his arms. At this point in the film, half an hour has passed and we still haven’t seen the title monster. The only film I can think of that’s similar is Alien, but I’m unsure if it even takes that long for some form of the Xenomorph to appear- half an hour is an awfully long time for a monster movie to take to introduce its monster. However, Pumpkinhead isn’t really a monster movie, at least not in the traditional sense. Pumkinhead (the monster) is an extension of Ed Harley, his grief, his rage, and his desire for vengeance (hence the alternate title, Vengeance The Demon that appears on some merchandise). This movie isn’t about Pumpkinhead killing people, it’s about our own twisted emotions and clouded judgement getting the better of us and turning us into a monster.

At his core, Ed Harley is a good man. He’s a hard worker and a loving father who would have and did give everything for his boy, but much like how he tried to wash Billy’s face to comfort him, it was futile. He was desperate, hurting, and made a horrible decision that cost him his life, and did nothing to revive his son. I remember an interview where Lance Henriksen said that the scene that stuck with him the most reading the script is the one where, after summoning Pumpkinhead, Billy’s corpse sat up in the seat of Ed’s truck and asked him what he’s doing: “What’d you do, daddy?” By then it’s too late to go back; even Billy’s warning is futile. The film is an exercise in futility and the pointlessness of our actions when we’ve allowed ourselves to become a monster, but at the same time, the film is never tedious to watch. It’s not painful to sit through, I’m wholeheartedly engaged in every moment of the film, because even at his worst I can empathize with Ed Harley.

Later in the movie, particularly when Ed confronts Haggis the witch, there’s a particular kind of overacting to Lance Henriksen’s portrayal, but I don’t feel like it’s out of place, or particularly cheesy. How many of us can actually say we don’t look and sound stupid when we’re upset? Ed comes across as a petulant child, demanding someone else fix the problems he caused, and it’s perfect. He’s a good man, so how could he have done this? How could he have caused all this pain when all he wanted was to make right the wrong he was done? Pumpkinhead is a monster of payment in kind, though, and Ed had no real target- it was always “those city folk” to him. Not Joel or Steve, but the whole group, and so Pumpkinhead is bound to all of the teens, even the ones who tried to help Billy, and he expects their blood for Billy’s. It’s particularly ironic that Steve, the one who did the most to help Billy, is the one who dies first.

There is a wonderful little touch given to the Pumpkinhead monster throughout the movie, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it transition as the beast’s face slowly takes on Lance Henriksen’s features. It’s subtle, I definitely missed it on my first viewing, but the effect is a perfect little touch. We know that whenever Pumpkinhead kills, Ed can see it, and the additional sign of their further-solidifying connection is a detail not often seen. If you ever get the chance to, I’d recommend looking up behind the scenes footage of the creation of the costume- even unpainted and segmented, the costume is haunting.

Bunt returns to the core group of characters later in the film- much like young Ed, he’s told to go to bed when Chris and Tracy come banging on the Wallace family’s door. However, unlike young Ed, Bunt is old enough to help. He sneaks out of the house, putting himself in grave danger to try to save the teens, giving them a lot of good insight in the process. This is important because of the third film and how it portrays Bunt, but that’ll get touched on in a moment.

There’s a haunting moment where, in a half-built, abandoned church, Pumpkinhead pauses at the doorway before stepping through (Bunt had thought it might be safe there because it’s a holy place). The moment really drives home the point that while Pumpkinhead may be demonic, it’s truly a beast of man. If Ed Harley can step into a church, so can Pumpkinhead. The finale of the movie comes when Ed tracks down Bunt and Tracy, doing his absolute best to save them- like everything else in the film, however, it is a futile gesture. Until Ed Harley is dead or vengeance has run its course, Pumpkinhead is tied to the earth and bound to do its duty. As a final exercise in futility, Ed Harley tried to kill himself- to shoot himself in the head. This fails, and it’s Tracy who has to destroy the monster. A final act of both kindness and cruelty, she ends the destructive path of Ed Harley’s corrupted grief, only for Haggis to collect the gnarled and withered corpse. I’d stated at the beginning there’s no call for a sequel, so why this moment? Because it shows us that Ed Harley is not a special case- he’s simply human, and we are all susceptible to this if the right conditions arise. When the next desperate, rage-filled and heartbroken person wanders her way, Haggis will summon up Pumpkinhead again, and Ed Harley’s twisted remains will become its flesh.

I began this review by talking about sequels, though, and I’m going to close it the same way. Pumpkinhead, a film that presents is message perfectly to us within the span of an hour and 27 minutes, has three sequels. The second of which is supposedly an alright film, abandoning the setting of the original and focusing entirely on a new set of characters, which is just fine. I would argue, in fact, that that kind of departure from the original was necessary to create the film in such a way that it could stand on its own as a decent film (without using the original as a crutch). I haven’t seen the second one and I don’t particularly intend to, but I bring it up here because it’s important to the sequel(s) I do intend to talk about.

In 2006 and 2007, SyFy released two installments in the franchise. I forced myself to sit through the third, but couldn’t bear to trudge through the ocean of garbage the fourth would inevitably bring. In the third movie, we see a funeral director who dumps bodies in the river instead of cremating them. Bunt is his assistant, and had been doing the dumping, but Ed Harley’s ghost appears and tells him he’s doing wrong. Somehow, Pumpkinhead is summoned and everybody dies, while Ed Harley’s ghost keeps appearing to Bunt. Now, this’d be alright, if it was just Ed Harley’s ghost- when they finally destroy Pumpkinhead, it turns back into Ed and disappears in a puff of white CGI bullshit.

It’s one thing if you want to ignore a sequel, but please, for the love of god, make it CLEAR that you are ignoring a sequel. Pumpkinhead 3: Ashes to Ashes does not do this, therefore leading viewers to believe that the second Pumpkinhead film is still valid within canon, which means Ed Harley is no longer Pumpkinhead. If the person who summons Pumpkinhead becomes the next conduit, then Pumpkinhead should’ve turned back into whoever the hell summoned him in the second film. Why does this bother me so much? Because while the makers claimed they had passion for the original, it doesn’t show in the slightest. Bunt is treated as a stereotypical “hillbilly” idiot with none of his charm or intelligence from the original. Lance Henriksen seems bored the whole time. The Pumpkinhead monster looks ugly as shit (which would be excusable considering the film’s low budget IF there had been an ounce of care put into the rest of the movie). At this current moment, I’m watching a featurette about the making of the original and the creators are still so clearly passionate about the film, even after all these years. It’s deeply unfortunate that the third film, supposedly a return to form, was instead so horribly disappointing.

The fourth film was filmed back to back with the third, entitled Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud. The film is about the Hatfields and McCoys, but in the “modern” (for 2007) day. It’s also a play on Romeo and Juliet. For some reason, instead of moving on to the afterlife to be with his wife and Billy, Ed is still a ghost who hangs around and talks to Haggis. Don’t ask me why. It has received mediocre reviews; again, don’t ask me why. Disconnected from the original, it may be decent, but it’s still a shitty sequel. For a film to work as a great installment while also requiring a disconnection from the original, it needs to have a fantastic message and an environment that fits near-perfectly. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation fits this description; it is both a terrible Texas Chainsaw installment AND an excellent film with a lot to say about complacent viewership. Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud? It’s nothing of the sort. There’s no grand message, the idea is... somehow both nonsensical and overdone. It is a deeply, deeply unnecessary film that has no reason to exist within the continuity of Pumpkinhead.

Horror sequels for niche/cult horror films have to match the passion of the original film if they want to be taken even remotely seriously. I saw something, once, some article, where the thought that maybe, if the budget hadn’t been split into two films, Pumpkinhead 3 could’ve been great was put forward. I’m not sure if I agree, but it would be interesting to see. Yes, SyFy films are notoriously bad, but I’d point attention to Fear Clinic: based on a miniseries on FEARnet (which was absorbed into SyFy/Chiller after being acquired by Comcast), the film continues the story of the series while also being greatly original and is, in my humble opinion, a very interesting film. Is it the best ever? No, but Fear Clinic is fun and interesting. A film with a relatively small budget that makes use of CGI and is a passion project for its creators and cast can be great and can make fans who are passionate about the source very happy.

Even sequels that can be considered bad, can at the same time be obviously fun. I consider Escape from LA one of the absolute worst movies I’ve ever seen. I love Escape from New York, but I can’t express how much I despise EFLA. Yet, the team behind EFLA clearly had worlds of fun making it! The third and fourth Pumpkinhead movies could’ve easily fallen into this category- even if I still despised them, they could’ve had the redeeming quality of having actual, genuine passion behind them, but they fail at even that simple step. Why do so many small horror films get such bad sequels, though? If the original doesn’t have a huge following/hadn’t seen great success initially, why the follow-ups? Were there really that many fans clamoring for two subsequent Pumpkinhead films, especially ones from SyFy? I highly, highly doubt it. Maybe it really was a passion project, but why then did the films turn out so shoddy? People can make low budgets work, as clearly evidenced by films like The Evil Dead, so there’s no reason for that to make the film fail. Lance Henriksen certainly didn’t seem overjoyed to be there, so he wasn’t demanding a sequel either, even though he’s said he enjoyed working on the original and liked his character.

This phenomena of unwanted, poor quality, yet seemingly fan-demanded sequels absolutely boggles my mind, trying to decipher why they come to be. The horror genre has such an interesting core of fans who come to legitimately care for the villains of these movies. There’s a feeling that these iconic, terrifying monsters and madmen should be honored by their sequels- evolution is a natural part of the process, but they shouldn’t devolve into pure schlock and silliness. With smaller films, this feeling is doubled- we treasure what little is given to us and dread the almost inevitability of terrible continuations if the movie isn’t completely forgotten. I think I’m going to lose my mind if I continue to try to solve this conundrum, to grant reason to the completely unreasonable and almost completely profit-driven (ridiculously so, because of the niche market, but which also explains the low budgets) decisions to continue films that do not need sequels. I think this is the longest piece I’ve ever written, and outside of the actual review of the film I haven’t come to much of a conclusion- I’ve got to apologize for that.

There’s news of a remake of the original Pumpkinhead on the way, though, and I am truly filled with exasperation, dread, and a little spark of hope. Hope, because maybe it will introduce more people to the original, or spark more merchandise. Dread, because it will likely be terrible and spawn more negative thoughts than nostalgia for the original. Exasperation, because really? We’re going through this again? Why? I don’t think I’ll ever know.

[wordsetchedinherskin]

JD Fanfiction: Season 9:

Episode 1;Scenes 1-3

This is a fan written continuation of JD's original route. Taking place roughly 20 years later (A couple years after their Date Night: The Devil in Sin City) This is written in true Havenfall form, so explicit language and adult themes are to be expected!

Characters included:

Jordan Davies(-Craine)

MC - ( Theo Davies-Craine)

Sherriff Mackenzie Hunt

Razi Nassar

Dr. Diego Escalona

Baphomet

Spike

Location: Havenfall, Indiana

Episode 1

Scene: 1

I grumble and roll over to face JD as the way too bright morning sun finds it's way in through a crack in the curtains.

(What's the point of black out curtains if we can't remember to close them properly?)

I lay there for a moment, hoping the steady breath and warmth coming from JD's body will lull me back to sleep. I sigh, quickly realizing I'm fighting a losing battle. I curse under my breath as I drag myself out of bed and towards the only thing that could make being awake at this ungodly hour bearable.

( Coffee.)

I glance at the clock on the coffee maker and groan as the numbers set in.

"Yep. Most definitely half past way too early O'clock." I joke to myself.

I make my way to the couch when a frantic knock jilts me out of my morning grogginess.

"Grace?!" I instantly roll my eyes at myself as soon as the name leaves me mouth. Why do I always think it's Grace? She doesn't even live in this zip code. And hasn't for years now.

I hesitate a minute before walking towards the door. It's been awhile since JD and I have had to deal with any sort of disgruntled foes, other than a few unhappy cryptids, that is. But you can never be too careful.

I manage to sqeak out a soft 'Hello' before flinging the door open. I scan the scene and find nothing until my eyes hit the doormat. A small box with a strange symbol sits there. Before I can stop them, flashbacks of JD last 'prank' fill my vision and my body tenses with anger.

( They wouldn't!)

Without even closing the door I half run back into the bedroom where JD is still soundly asleep. Not a care in the world.

"JORDAN DAVIES-CRAINE" My volume is a tad louder than I planned on, but I roll with it.

"B-Wha!?" JD practically falls off the side of the bed as they come to. It takes them a minute to realize that the culprit of their interrupted slumber was me, and it takes one look at my face to know that I'm not happy. They swallow hard before putting on their award winning smile. "What's up, Beautiful?"

(Damnit. I hate how disarming that smile is. )

I make a motion to follow me into the living room. They quickly do and when I point towards the doorway to the small more ominous by the fucking minute box, their eyes grow wide.

"W-woah. Wait a minute, Theo. I didn't do that!" They throw up their hands in surrender. "I swear!"

I let out a steady exhale, trying to figure out if I'm more happy or scared that this random, innocently seeming, obviously not so innocent box was actually placed on our doorstep by someone other than JD.

Once JD's sure they're no longer the object of my frustrations, they slowly make their way to the door and crouch down. They rub their fingertips lightly over the embedded symbol and take a deep breath. Their brow furrows in concentration.

"I've definitely seen this symbol somewhere before... I just can't remember from where." They curse under their breath. "I'm literally the most useless Devil ever."

I chuckle.

"Well.. I dunno about that. I find you plenty useful." My inflection on the word 'plenty' and warm tone brings a beautiful pink hue to their cheeks. They catch my eyes and smirk.

"You're also biased as fuck." They let out with a laugh."I think we should bring this over to Razi's. Have him and Deigo take a look at it"

I nod and immediately send out a group text before heading into the bedroom to throw on some clothes.

Scene 2:

Even with JD's fingers intertwined with mine as we drive to the bowling alley, I can't help but feel nervous. The box even feels weird on my lap. A tiny hum seeming to come from within. I frown slightly as I get lost in my own thoughts. JD must notice because they squeeze my hand reassuringly.

"Hey, hey. Theo. We'll figure this out." They bring my hand up to their lips before giving in a gentle kiss. "Maybe it's just a late Congratulations On The New Shop gift from one of our hundreds of admirers!" They exclaim with a wide grin. Obviously proud of themselves.

I laugh and shake my head.

"Oh, yeah.." I reply dryly. "A 19 year late, congratulatory box, emblazoned with a ominous looking sigil, from one our NON existant admirers?" I chuckle to myself, looking intently at the box. JD just shrugs, but I can see the concern on their face.

When we get to Razi's, everyone is there waiting for us. Diego even has a good dozen books on Demonic symbols and sigils littering one of the tables.

"Hey you two! Been awhile since we had a mystery to solve!" Razi smiles as he says the words, but you can tell he's also on the defensive.

"Yeah.. and I don't think last time counts, considering it ended up being Jordan, just being a worse version of Jordan." The Sheriff's eyes linger on JD long enough to get their point across.

They sputter for a moment trying to come up with a reply.

"I s-swear it isn't me this time! I mean... O-ok. I know I said that last time too.. but, it's true!" They almost look pitiful as they try to defend themselves. Searching my eyes in hopes that I believe them. I put my hand on their shoulder and smile.

"Relax, Sherriff. I already pulled out the ol' powers on them earlier. They're telling the truth."

JD looks at me dumbfounded. Eyes wide.

"Wait. Y-you did?" They let out a low whistle. "Man.. I am slipping..." I chuckle as I move a rouge hair out of their face.

(God, they're so beautiful.)

"You were half awake, so don't be so hard on yourself." I reply with a smirk. "And you can't really blame me after last time" I smile, shoving them playfully so they know I'm only half joking.

"So, are we ALL going to die? Or just JD and I?" I try to joke as I scan all of their faces. It's Diego's that flinches first. As he carefully picks up the box, his eyes widen.

"There's a good reason you don't remember what this symbol means, JD. " Their voice is level, but wary. JD steps a bit closer. "It's because it's not Demonic in nature... " he takes a deep breath before continuing. "It's Angelic."

Everyone stares at each other for a moment. No one saying a word as the information settles in.

(But, what does that even mean?)

A thought crosses my mind, and I have to wonder if my angelic powers can somehow give me some insight into this whole thing. I narrow my eyes and stare hard at the sigil. Willing it to bust open. Burst into glitter. Swallow us whole. SOMETHING. But, no. All it does is give me a headache. I sigh and sit down defeated.

"You ok over there, Champ?" JD comes over and sits next to me, taking my hand in theirs. I smile and put my head down on their shoulder.

"I was just hoping being an actual Angel might actually help us with this... situation, but... "

"But, magic is weird?" JD interrupts with a smirk. I smile faintly at the familiar joke.

"Yeah... magic is weird."

Diego brings over a book with a brief section on Angel sigils. The one from the box sitting in the up right corner of the page, next to a paragraph about summoning Angels.

(Wait. You can summon a fucking Angel?!)

"Wait. You can summon a fucking Angel!?" I exclaim. JD looks just as surprised as I do. But Deigo and Razi exchange a look.

"From what I can tell, someone wants you to make a call, so to say. It seems as though someone is trying to get in contact with you, from the Angel realm." Diego tries to keep his words as level as possible, as to not add to the overwhelming anxiety that's beginning to build in my chest.

JD shudders.

"Pretty sure I'm banned from making any such calls.. last I checked, Heaven had my name blacklisted." JD says almost proudly. As their words sink in, I come to a horrific realization.

(This is all on me. )

I roll my eyes. Of course it is. Stupid box. Stupid dumb Angelic cryptid message box! JD catches the scowl on my face and laughs.

"Don't worry Theo. I know JUST the person to help us with this." They smile mischievously before snatching up the box and making a beeline for the door.

Scene: 3

I make it to my truck about a millisecond before JD puts their foot on the gas and floors it. They pull out their phone, gracefully tapping out a text message with one hand. I'm about to chastise them for texting while driving, but the phone is back in their pocket with one fluid motion before I can even open my mouth. They look over and give me a wink. I feel the heat start to rise to my cheeks instantly.

( They're so hot. How do they still get me this flustered after almost 20 years? )

"See something you like?" JD's voice is warm as I try to hide my growing blush. They laugh to themselves, almost too soft hear. "Yeah, you see something you like, alright."

My face is about to burst into literal flames by the time we pull up to the house.

(Thank the Gods! Saved by domesticity!)

Once we get inside, I turn to JD, trying to figure out their plan. I look around, not knowing if I should be expecting something to happen or not. JD is just standing in the middle of the living room with a nondescript look on their face.

".... So? You gonna let me in on the big plan here, Mx. Mysterious?" JD just smirks. An all knowing smirk.

( Oh lord. What am I getting myself into here?)

"They should be here annnyyy mome-" JDs words are cut off by a cloud of thick crismon smoke filling the room. It's not entirely unpleasant, smelling slightly of gladiolus. When the smoke begins to clear, I can make out a regal figure standing in the center.

"What is it now, Jordan?"

(Wait. I know that voice.)

"Baphomet??" I say with a laugh. "Baphomet is your secret mystery person?"

"Well.. Hello to you, too, Theo." Baphomet's eyes narrow as she makes eye contact with me.

( Right. Probably not the warmest way to greet the Demon who just made the trek all the way from Hell to help you, Theo. )

JD cuts the tension by slapping Baphomet on the back with a wide smile.

"Baphomet, ol' buddy ol' pal! Good to see you! How's the torture business going?" JD is smiling so wide at this point that even Baphomet cracks a smile.

"You can save the pleasantries for one of your lowlier demons, Jordan. Why have you summoned me?" Their gaze is level as they give us both the once over. "By the look on Theo's face, I can tell it's something a lot heavier than our usual evening of beer can bowling."

Defeated, JD walks over to where Baphomet is standing and slowly holds out the box. Baphomet's eyes widen slightly for a second before taking the box in her own hands. The sigil seems to grow darker as she holds it, and Baphomet lets out a low whistle.

"I honestly always thought Angel sigils were a myth. How on earth did you two come across this?" She stares at the box in amazement, turning it over in her hands. I look at JD uneasily, hoping they'll take reins on this one. They nod, taking a deep breath before speaking.

"Some unknown person.. or cryptid.. or demon... or angel, I guess? Left it on our doorstep this morning before quickly performing a disappearing act." JD quickly throws their hands up before Baphomet can say anything. "And no, it wasn't me!"

Baphomet catches my eye and gives me a soft knowing smile. I smile back, taking JD's hand.

"Well.. lucky for you, Jordan, I know for a fact that you couldn't have done this. First of all, you know nothing about Angel sigils. No one really does. And secondly, Theo would've called me up here already to skin you alive, if it had been you." She gives them a devious smile as she let's her words sink in. JD swallows hard looking between the both of us before laughing nervously.

"R-riight.... S-she wouldn't.. ! Y-you wouldn't... !" Before they can finish I start laughing and put my hand on their shoulder, calming them instantly.

"We're just messing with you, babe." I tussle their hair lightly, kissing their cheek. "Nice face, though"

It takes a moment for them to regain their composure. Rubbing the nape of their neck as the embarrassment starts to fade from their face. Quickly replaced by their patented Jordan Davies smile.

"Right. I knew that." JD replies with a smooth glide over to the couch before making themself comfortable. I chuckle quietly to myself.

(Oh, fuck me. I love them. )

Baphomet clears her throat, trying to bring the attention back to her.

"Bad news is, being a literal gate keeper of Hell, I have no business in trying to help you summon an Angel. I prefer to keep my extremities in tact, thank you very much." She pauses and shudders, before taking a deep breath and continuing. "What I can do, though, is help you open it... if you'd like."

The question hangs heavy in the air. I look at JD who seems to have started to sweat. They wipe their face with the back of their hand before making eye contact with me. I nod, not taking a second to think about it. They nod back and give me a weak smile.

( Ok, yeah. I'm sure summoning an Angel is NOT on their bucket list. )

"Ok" JD croaks out dryly, clapping their hands together. "Let's do it"

I quickly move over to the couch, taking JD's hand in mine as I sit next down to them. I give it a firm squeeze, trying to calm their fears. They quietly let out a slow, ragged breath.

Baphomet holds the box, flat out on their left palm. They close their eyes. Trying to steady themselves. They're voice is deep and slow, like honey. It feels warm, like JD's persuasion powers.

"Dimitte Me.. " The words come out in a haze and seem to dance across the sigil as each line begins to glow. A steady line starts to draw itself around the middle of the box before a deafening 'POP' snaps it open. As JD and I walk closer, the objects inside become painstakingly clear.

"No. Fucking. Way." JD scoffs. My eyes grow wider, thinking the exact same thing.

(Just what in the Heaven is this!?)

[kryptoniteismysupergirl]

i had all then most of you, some and now none of you

also on ao3

“Kara, why did you want to talk to me?” James asked as he set down the coffee infront of her.

Kara sat there staring down at the table, fiddling with her engagement ring.

“You don’t want to marry her?” James said and Kara looked up. A sad look in her eyes. Raising her hand up to her glasses she fiddled with them, not knowing what to say.

“No, no. I mean yes I do b-but. I just… I don’t know. I don’t know what I would do if I lost her,” She said playing again with the ring on her left hand.

“You have to tell her,” James said sipping his coffee.

Cat has proposed to Kara 2 months previous and she had thinking for a while about whether to actually go through with it. There has been a massive amount of backlash from the board after Cat announced that she was dating not only her junior editor but someone 20 years younger.

“You can’t be serious? Winn had said when Kara told him of her relationship. Kara smiled and fiddled with her glasses. "She makes me happy,” Kara mumbled playing with her stapler that say on her desk. Winn scoffed and sat back on the sofa that say in the small alcove of Kara’s office.

He smiled when Kara started to mumble. He stood up and embraced Kara in his arms.

“That’s good enough for me,” He said as she pulled away from him. “So go on tell me.”

“What?”

“Who asked who?”

Kara smiled as she went around her desk and sat in her chair. “She asked me to some dinner event thing as her assistant and everyone thought we were together. It wasn’t until the end of the night did she admit that she liked the idea of me being around all the time and then we kissed. We started to go on dates and stuff and then I asked her if we could be together and she said yes.”

“Why am I only just being told? And does the world know about Supercat?” Winn sad as he smiled

“What’s supercat? Kara laughed.

"It’s your ship name. Supergirl and Cat. Supercat.”

“Oh my god,” Kara chuckled as she punched Winn lightly in the arm.

\\

“James I need you to help me with something. I can’t figure out where to seat Lois and Clark. Clearly, Clark should be on the top table but I do not want Lois anywhere near us,” Cat said as she fiddled with little cut outs of names trying to arrange a seating plan.

“Miss Grant, don’t you think you should wait for Kara to do this. I mean I can go and get her. She’s only down the hall.”

Cat rolled her eyes and waved a dismissive hand to James as he nodded and went to find Kara.

He got to her office and found her stuffing her face with a box of Krispy Kreme

“Where do you get those?l

"Krispy Kreme sent them as a congratulations on the engagement.”

“Kara you need to talk to Cat. And now is the perfect time to do it. She’s sorting out the seating. Go, now,” He raised an eyebrow and then Kara huffed as she went to find Cat.

“Ahhh, Kara. I need to work out where we are putting Lois and Clark. I feel like we should put Clark with us as he is your cousin but where shall we put Lois. Oh and where is you sister going. Is she sitting with us? Or are we putting her with Maggie?”

“Cat-” Kara tried to say but the older woman just carried on.

“And we have a cake tasting appointment at 1 on Saturday and then we have to take Carter shopping because he wants a new tie.”

Cat-“

"Finally they have finally got the arrangement of flowers that we wanted for the centrepieces so we need to make sure they work:”

“CAT! Listen to me! Please!” Kara said as she slammed a hand down Cat’s desk, cracking my it slightly. The whole bull pen went silent. All waiting with anticipation to what would happen with their boss and her fiancée. Kara slowly pulled away her hand, and saw the crack that had formed from her strength. She looked up at Cat and saw her eyes wide. “C-Can you just stop for five minutes please,” She whispered nervously.

Cat took a deep breath, she saw the bull pen, silent unmoving. With one glare they were moving back at there original pace. “What happened? Last week you were doing all of this stuff, asking me for colour schemes. What changed?” Cat said as she rounded her desk and stood in front of Kara and grasped her hands in hers. Kara pulled away and walked over to the balcony.

“I…”

“You don’t want to get married do you?”

Kara turned and saw the heartbroken look on Cat’s face. Kara looked down and shrugged at the woman opposite her.

She sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose and place a hand on her hip. “Well, decide. Kara, what do you want.”

“I want you,” She rushed over to Cat and took both of her hands, taking her out into the sun and warmth of the balcony. “God I want you but I can’t… I just.”

“Can’t what?” cat pulled away and looked over the city that stood in front of her. She placed her hands on the railing and swallowed down a sob. “Deal with the backlash, the fact that I’m 20 years older or that I have 2 sons, one who is practically your age! Or is it another reason from the endless list I made in my head when I first started this.”

The silence between them was uncomfortable for a few moments but bearable. Kara walked towards her and slipped her arms around Cat’s waist. She rested her chin on her shoulder and pulled her in tight. Cat sighed and leaned back into Kara. She placed a few small kisses on the back and sides of Cat’s neck, as Cat ran a finger up and down Kara’s arm.

“I don’t think I could live with myself if I lost you or you got hurt because I love you. I love you so much. There’s no Kara Danvers without you, there’s no Supergirl without you. Basically no you, no me.”

Cat turned around in her arms and settled her head against Kara’s chest. Kara placed her head on top of the blondes and just squeezed her tighter.

“I need to talk to you about something actually,” Cat pulled away and wiped a few tears that were running down her cheeks. “I’ve been thinking about…about taking a leave a of absence from CatCo,” She looked into Kara’s eyes which were laced with confusion.

“What? You’re thinking about leaving! Why?” Kara backed away and hit a chair that had been placed just hidden away from the prying eyes of the CatCo bullpen.

“Kara, listen to me. I’ve-I’ve just…I’ve done all I can do here. I’m like a shark swimming in a tank, not knowing what to do. I need to dive and do different things.”

Kara just stood there, eyes wide with confusion and a hint of anger. Anger about Cat not telling her she wanted to leave, anger that Cat was going to leave her alone.

“No, no. I-I can’t do this without you here. I need you here to help me. I need to be super girls cheerleader. You’re the only one who always kept believing in me and I need that at work as well as home. I can’t do this. Knowing that when I come home and you’re there, knowing that you’re in my corner is everything. So I need you to stay, I need you to stay because I don’t want to get married and I’m going to ruin it if you leave and-”

“-what? What did you just say?”

“I need you to stay.”

“Because you don’t want to get married. I knew you didn’t.”

“Oh god, no I want to be with you. God I do Cat but,” Kara sighed and sagged against the chair as she sat down, “ I-I don’t feel ready for marriage. I don’t think I’ll ever be. You’re a liability being with me and I can’t risk you.”

“Kara, don’t you think I thought about all of this before coming into this relationship. I analysed everything,” Cat’s voice gained volume as she started to flail her arms about, to emphasise her point. She stopped and sighed, then furrowed her brow and looked to the floor. “And if you really don’t want to get married I think we should-”

“Don’t you dare go where I think your going,” Kara whispered and looked up at the older woman.

“Only for a few days. You can still stay at mine or I can send you stuff back for Monday. I feel like I need to talk to Carter and we both need time,” Kara nodded and blinked away tears. Cat placed a hand in her cheek and wiped away a few stray tears. She tried desperately to ignore the calls for help ad stay in Cats presence for a few seconds longer but she could never ignore a cry for help.

“I’ve…got to go,” She said nodding to the city.

“Supergirl duties,” Cat said as Kara nodded. Cat placed a kiss on her cheek and Kara changed into her supersuit and flew off to go and save the day. “Go get em tiger,” She whispered into the air, knowing Kara would hear her.

\\

Cat pushed open the door and kicked off her heels. She half expected Kara to be there but then she remembered the conversation that had occurred earlier in the day.

“Mom?” Carter called out as he rounded the corner coming out from his room. “Where’s Kara? She usually comes home with you.” Cat smiled, placed her bag and coat on the counter and than lead Carter to the sofa that sat in front of a plasma TV.

“Kara and I had a discussion today and we decided that were not going to get married,” Cat thought it best that she just tell Carter exactly what they had discussed.

“But you’re still together right?” He looked at her an she looked away. “Right?” The 17 year old locked his jaw and shook his head laughing. “Why do you have to drive everyone away.”

“Carter Jackson Grant!”

“No, it’s my turn to be angry! You drive away dad, Adam and now the only good thing in your life! Why can’t you accept the fact that you’re happy and it’s not going to go wrong! Mom, I know you’re worried about Kara suddenly leaving you and everything but please. Just try to be happy,” Cat smiled at her teenage son smiling at her on the other end of the sofa. “So, call her and Sort this out because Saturday we have a cake tasting appointment so I want to eat as much cake as possible,” He stood up and pulled Cat into a hug. When he pulled away there was a Knock at the door, he walked to answer it and an exhausted looking Maggie Sawyer was stood in the door way.

Maggie stood there with an empty cardboard box. “She…er…she wanted me to get her some of her records and things, Alex is away so she asked me.”

Cat juts sighed and opened the door further for the cop to step in. Maggie smiled and made her way over to the records that were stacked next to player that at had bought for Kara. “I suppose that she wants her other things as well. I-I’ll go and get them,” Cat padded into get bedroom and closed the door. As she did a sob left her lips, clasping a hand over her mouth to muffle the sound, she procedded to acollect the various possessions of Kara’s from a round her room.

\\

It had been a few weeks since the split and Kara couldn’t bare it. She knew that it was her fault but she felt empty. She needed cat. She needed her words of wisdom, her laugh, but above all she needed her love again. During the weeks she had been in a funk, she left CatCo to and find her calling, the truth was that she couldn’t cope with seeing cat everyday but couldn’t cope with not seeing very day either.

“Screw this. I’m going to break down that door of she doesn’t come out soon,” Alex whispered as she stood outside Kara’s front door. After a few minutes silence a small knock filled the room and Kara scanned the door to see who it was. Alex was stood with a large box of something with James, Lucy, Maggie and Winn. Kara begrudgingly got up and opened the door. Leaning against it she took in all their faces and the many bags and boxes they carried. They all pushed past her and placed all the boxes and bags in the table.

“Guys you don’t have to do this. I’m fine,” The all just went silent and gave Kara a pointed look. Alex raised her eyebrows and in disbelief and shook her head.

Kara just smiled and then wiped her eye as a tear rolled down her cheek. She then let out a loud sob and collapsed on the floor. Alex ran to her sister and caught up in her arms. They sat on the floor hike the others crowded round and comforted her.

“I miss her so much. I’m such an idiot,” Kara laughed into Alex’s arms. Then suddenly someone started to frantically knock on the door. James answered it and Vasquez came rushing in.

“You complete and utter idiot,” She was out of breath. She had been running, for how long they couldn’t tell. Vasquez shook her head the SuperrSquad stood defensively to protect Kara.

“Hey, you don’t get to come in here and talk to her like this.”

“I know but I have news,” Kara wiped her eyes and stood.

“It’s alright. What’s happening?”

“Cat is taking a leave of absence and going off to find her calling. Don’t know where. She has a press conference in about an 1 hour and then she’s leaving straight after, and then some not so good news.”

Kara wiped her eyes and gestured for Vasquez to carry on.

“Livewire. She’s back and angrier than ever. I have a feeling she’s going to try and sabotage Cat’s plane.”

Kara stood up and looked around, they were all waiting for her call. She couldn’t miss that press conference but she couldn’t just let livewire escape.

“James, Winn I need you go and stall cat. And the conference anyway you can. Go. The rest of you, I’ll meet you at the DEO,” Kara used her super speed and changed into her suit. James and Winn had gone as she asked to try and stall Cat while the rest of them made their way out of the apartment. She jumped out the window and flew out trying to listen for any sign of Livewire.

“Supergirl, she’s headed for Catco plaza. Don’t worry Cat got clear about an hour ago. The conference is being held in the Halle Hotel,” Kara flew to Catco and touched down in the middle of the plaza. Livewire appeared from a street light and watched the kryptonian.

“Hello Red and blue. Shame your ex fiancé is isn’t here, I wanted you to watch her die,” Kara flinched at the words and watched as Livewire stalked around her. Then suddenly she was launched back by a bolt electricity. It coursed through her and ultimately left her breathless. Livewire stood over her and smirked. “I cannot wait to stop your heart. Can you die though? That’s what I would like to know, how about we beat you around a bit until your worthless instead,” She spoke as her foot collided with Kara’s ribs. Kara let out a yelp and rolled over to try and get away, then suddenly another kick, this time to her back left her in too much pain to move. Kara could feel her powers draining with each kick that came from the villain.

“Leslie, please.” Kara whispered trying to get her attention. Kara rolled on to her back looked Livewire in the eyes. “Please, stop.”

“Hmmm, I think I’m good,” She laughed and proceeded to placed a combat boot covered foot in the middle of her chest and press down hard. “You powerless yet blondie. Go on try to stop me,” She patronised her as she applied pressure to the boot. Kara cried out and launched her hands at Livewire’s foot to try and pry her off. “I’ve had my fun, I don’t want to kill you. Instead I’m going to go and find that little Kitty of yours.”

“Don’t touch her.” Kara snarled as she struggled to moved under the weight crushing her chest. Livewire removed her boot and stood over Kara. She grabbed the front of her jumper and pummelled her fist into Kara’ jaw and cheek bones. Kara spat out some blood when livewire stood back, admiring her handy work. She laughed at the powerless kryptonian and then disappeared into a street lamp. Alex and her team immediately ran over to Kara too see if she was okay.

“I’m okay. I’m okay. I-I just need someone to go and find Cat. S-she’s going after her,” Kara whimpered as Alex helped her sit up. “I can’t fly to her, Alex please. J-just go and see if she’s okay,” Alex nodded and squeezed her hand tighter. She shouted to the other agents to send a dispatch team to the airport and the hotel to try and track her down. Kara grasped onto her sister as she struggled to get up off the ground. Once she was stable, she climbed into the back of the black SUV waiting for her and sat holding her ribs. Alex tried to get her to come back to the DEO and get an X-ray but Kara refused, she had to beat Livewire at finding Cat. She already lost her once and she was not prepared to lose her permanently. Alex gave her a set of clothes because as she explained Cat was dating Kara Danvers not Supergirl and she couldn’t be going into placing as demanding to see her in the super suit. After, painfully, getting changed she practically jumped out of the SUV when they pulled up to the Halle Hotel. She staggered through the doors and flipped against the reception desk.

“Where’s the press conference?” She asked, struggling to catch her breath, as her ribs started to burn.

“I’m sorry ma'am but I can’t let you in, it’s for accredited press only and you are rather late,” The receptionist told her in a rather concerned tone.

“Please, I just, I need to find Miss Grant. Is she here?” She asked pleading. The receptionist took a breath and turned to the computer.

“It’s in the Washington function room. You better hurry it ends soon,” He nodded his head pointed her in the right direction.

“Thank you!” Kara called as she practically ran in the direction and pushed open several sets of doors to find that room was empty save for a few people tidying away chairs and tables. Kara sighed and leaned against the wall, she slid down and held her head in her hands. She could feel tears start to form and she quickly wiped them away from the black eye that had started to form.

“You know, she only left 15 minutes ago,” A familiar voice told her, she looked up and saw Lois with her arms crossed and an eyebrow raised. Kara quickly got up without injuring herself and launched herself into the older brunettes arms.

“What are you doing here?” Kara asked as she pulled away from the hug.

“She told me that you may or may not turn up and if she wasn’t here, I had to point you in the right direction. And clearly you are in need of a lift, as you’re clutching your ribs so tight you look like your going to draw blood. Powerless?” Lois questioned and Kara nodded her head and smiled softly. “Well come on my Porsche is out front, James and Winn tried to stall her as you asked but she wasn’t having any of it. And if you need Clark I can call him but it might take him a while, he’s caught up in Metropolis,” Lois looped an arm around Kara’s waist to try and support her as they left the building and headed for Lois’ car.

\\

The drive was short thanks to Lois’ reckless driving. Kara jumped out and ran towards the private airport. The security guards stopped her as she arrived at the hanger, and denied giving her access to where She could see was Cat’s plane.

Cat could see someone trying to get into the hangar from the window of the plane. She put down her phone and saw the flash of a pink strip mall cardigans as the person was being escorted away. She got out of her seat and stepped down the stairs facing the doors. She heard various voices and then one that she really didn’t want to hear.

“Hello kitty cat. Looks like your running out lives,” Leslie smirked and Cat just raised an eyebrow and placed a hand in her hip.

“This is getting old Leslie, you really need to stop with the cat jokes,” Cat was scared, but she wasn’t showing it. She stood her ground, not showing any emotion.

“You know that your precious supergirl isn’t coming. I practically left her dead. She’s probably fighting for her life somewhere,” Images of a beaten and bloody Kara started to fill Cats head, all she could picture was Kara covered in blood in some ditch not able to reach her, but Cat had been so positive that the blonde girl was her. As Leslie stood I front of her, she glared over her shoulders and saw a team of men dress in black sneaking towards them. “You know, I can help you join her if you want,” she placed a hand over Cat’s jacket, “I can help you. It would be quick, painless and very enjoyable for me,” She took a step closer and that’s when the soldiers ran into action, springing a trap to capture her, cat took cover in the place as bullets were fired as well she had to try and find that girl and hope it was Kara, her Kara. Once Livewire was captured, she was found, hiding at the back of her plane by Alex.

“It’s okay. She’s fine. Come on, I’ll take you to her,” Cat smiled and took Alex’s extended hand.

\\

Kara saw Livewire being taken down and was thankful that Cat got to cover. She needed to see her, but suddenly her vision became blurry and her head felt light and then before she knew it she was on the floor with Lois doting over her. Her ribs were burning when she came too, her face she felt was swollen, incredibly. She looked around and found herself in the back seat of a car with someone stroking her hair, she opened up one eye very carefully and saw a blonde halo around the face she had been missing for the past several months. She tried to speak but the words died in her throat when she overheard the conversation between Cat and Alex.

“How’s she been? I haven’t seen her since that day but sometimes I know she’s outside the office or my balcony. I’ve been so stupid Alex. I just abandoned her and she needed me and I needed her. It was the wrong decision and I can only hope that she forgives me and stubbornness and still get married, because those months without her were the worst months of my life. I drank a lot and carter rarely saw me, she makes me want to be better and I need her.” Her fingers scratched gently at Kara’s scalp and Kara started to fall back asleep in Cat’s lap.

When she woke up properly, Cat was asleep on a chair all tangled up with a book in her hand. It was Kara’s favourite, Alice in Wonderland. Her ribs felt slightly better than before and she could tell that she was slowly beginning to get her powers back. Her face still hurt and her right eye was still rather swollen from the endless punches she had got from Leslie in their fight. The door opened gently and Alex stepped in smiling at her sister. She placed down a tray of food down in front of Kara and helped her sit up.

“How you holding up?” Alex asked.

Kara just looked at her and smiled, “I’m much better now thanks. I’m just waiting for her to wake up so I can apologise. I’ve missed her so much,” Kara said as she grabbed her fork and proceded to start eating the large meal of noodles and a side of pot stickers. She was half way through when Cat stirred awake. She met Kara’s eyes, immediately gasped, and placed a hand over her mouth. Kara smiled, placed down her fork and held her arms wide open for Cat to hug her. Cat just smiled and practically jumped into Kara’s arms.

“I’m so sorry. I should never have reacted the way I did. I shouid have talked to you. Of course we don’t have to get married yet. We can wait, I would wait forever.” Cat rested her head on Kara’s shoulder as she clambered up to hug her better.

“I’ve waited long enough. Marry me. Seriously. Send out the invites.” Kara smiled as she placed her lips to the crown of Cats head.

“Really?” She smiled as she pulled away and sat up in front of Kara.

Kara just nodded her head and pulled Cat into another kiss. They talked a lot that night, mainly just the other one apologising and saying how sorry they were, but in the end they talked about the table arranging and all the things that Cat was stressing about on that horrible day. Kara was happy once again and Cat, well, she couldn’t wait to make the kryptonian her wife.

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So weve obtained torsion as an issue. From large purchases like baby room furniture and bottle-feeding equipment to smaller items like diapers and also burp fabrics, you can locate whatever you need for your brand-new baby at Everyday Affordable Price at Walmart. The money you spend on diapers is horrendous and also you can expect to be shelling it out for fairly some time. Oh, hi there, when do you believe the new Individuals publication will appear? If you're expecting a child, then you've definitely involved the right location! When it comes to preparing for the arrival of a brand-new infant, there's a great deal to consider to obtain your house prepared for a newborn. Free goods is not simply limited for your brand-new arrival you can also get things for yourself, your other kids, your partner and also for your residence. Great for new parents, grandparents, also friends of the family members to send to inform others of the new arrival! Printable Child Cards-- Free cards that you can print as well as send to loved ones to welcome them to your infant shower or introduce your infant's arrival. Score an offer for yourself, or stash away the best Free Baby Shower grant these Child Freebies for New Moms! There's something ideal for all stages of your kid's advancement from items for heating bottles to food blender or food processors perfect to make food for weaning. The baby shower is the best time to get your friend infant needs and also things she may not have had time to buy yet. It is difficult to discover a trustworthy wholesale dropship baby garments provider as it may appears at very first glimpse. However, you might have a difficulty in specifying which dimension fits your infant exactly. Nevertheless, despite the fact that these write-ups are being given totally free, you are still guaranteed of checking out significant entrances. I've personally provided so numerous of these products as presents to new mommies, as well as they LOVE them! Milk supplements are likewise provided also to lactating mothers. Save valuable time when it involves prepping milk for evening time feeds or baby food with baby feeding devices. Making your very own child food is straightforward, practical, and also can save you money. So don't place up web pages, spend time and cash obtaining them excellent PR and also then, while revamping your site, remove those web pages. Good problem. Tidy. From a non smoking and no pet home. Full functioning condition. Animal and smoke complimentary residence. Utilized however in excellent problem From a smoke and family pet complimentary home This is a well liked and also cared for pram system and also I am depressing to see this go. Wish to avoid ideal to the good stuff? There are 2,546 baby things providers, mostly situated in Asia. In a similar way, if the entire site is just a massive advertisement for the ebook the webmaster has actually created, you are not really mosting likely to start a Net service, however simply get a book. You're mosting likely to LIKE these! Theyre not cysts yet Im going to mention them; womb fibroids or uterine myomas, as well as pelvic kidneys.

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This sort of sale may do best when you offer numerous various things as a "lot" auction instead of offering individual items. Style items for your infant's baby room can be fundamental items like lamps as well as rugs or even more certain baby-themed pieces like mobiles and also wall surface hangings. Or invest some cash on a nice present (for circumstances, a present certification to a dining establishment, health club, or hotel), as well as ask that guests bring a specific item (diapers, particular child food) in exchange for a drawing ticket. Searching for something certain? Looking for Free Infant Things? Our brands have been in the industry for 20 years and also we are constantly wanting to expand our item offering with adorable designs on our most popular items, while also establishing completely new products that make your life much easier. These sales are generally held at the end of the year because the shops have to remove their old stock as well as need to make area for the fresh stock. Offering due to the fact that my 6 month old only likes to rest on me! Marketing this high chair in good used problem require it gone as no more usage it. Marketing due to not had fun with anymore! Explore our valuable devices as well as overviews such as our Due Date Calculator, Baby Labels Finder, Fun Birthday Realities Calculator, or our Maternity Week-by-Week as well as Your Baby Today guides. The very first week home with a brand-new infant, particularly for a brand-new mom, can be intimidating. Got an Infant, Baby-on-the-way, or understand somebody that does? This practice would not just get you well linked, you'll additionally have the ability to get useful recommendations and also pointers from individuals who have actually been in the sector much longer than you. Stay in the loop with our most recent parenting news, helpfull ideas and also time or quantitily restricted giveaway's. It's time to go on an economical purchasing spree and also tons up on Free Baby Stuff! Read on to discover the most effective roundup of cost-free infant stuff. Lights function best with low-wattage bulbs unless it's the only light in the room. Speaking as somebody who suches as sites, and likes techy things I locate Magento quite a battle getting whatever to interact. It's because when you click some sites, they automatically download tracking programs and malware onto your disk drive so they can monitor your web task, and also after that pound you with spam and popups. Totally free baby publications, visit this site for a great Dr. Seuss deal! Below are simply a couple of ways you can learn to cut back on your grocery expense. Baby Development Charts-- Free templates to track your child's development in 12 various ways (consists of Word document, Excel spread sheet and PDF). Maternity Belly Badges-- You can track your pregnancy weekly or regular monthly. The financial institution will certainly then use your money to fund a charge card account that another customer opens up, and he or she will pay 18% rate of interest on any balance rollovered to their next monthly expense. I am amazed when I most likely to the grocery shop the amount of times people are spending a lot even more cash than myself and also obtaining half the quantity of stuff I have within my cart. The large name brand name business will commonly times send out full size samples in stages, as your youngster expands.

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Similac Solution & & Even more-- Free samples of Similac baby formula, plus great deals of other enjoyable things. It's perfect for holding your complimentary sample of Gerber child formula, free child bib, and also a lot more. Can be walked around whilst infant rests, visitors do not need to maintain holding baby as padding can simply be relocated whilst baby sleeps! The love and also joy of providing birth and holding our little ones is unlike anything felt in the past. He confesses that his "world is insane ", which his love rate of interest is the someone who can make it bearable. In reality they will be a wonderful choice for moms and dads that are trying to make their children look charming and special. I choose Pampers Pure as a wipe selection. Anyhow, this Pampers advert complied with the advert concerned. She maintained me chatting for approximately 10 mins throughout which time she referred me to this specific TELEVISION advert an additional 4 times, and each time I assured her I had not seen it because I do not watch television. Television assists us relax - or does it? It also helps that many are likewise relatively easy to fix. We wish our store helps bring simpleness to your life during this roller-coaster time. It would certainly take up every one of your time and also you are in charge of the life of an additional human being. Even some medical facilities offer baby diaper nags as well as baby bottles to make sure that the new mother can have an alleviation for the minute simply after discharging from the hospital with the baby in her life. I can provide you the assurance from my personal experience that such products improve the enjoyment by providing extra alleviation. As I have individual experience with the precision of available graphes that might be located throughout the Internet, I am supplying this information below, as opposed to linking to a chart online. While parenting is such an expensive experience for most of us, why not delight in something that comes free of cost. Why not make a little additional and provide as presents? The styles of transforming tables vary from types with open shelving to ones with drawers as well as cabinet space, suitable for keeping added diapers, infant wipes, bed linens and various other requirements. Bed mattress pads These pads supply an extra layer of security to your infant's bed linen. When it comes time to transform, you'll require to just perhaps acquire guardrails or full-size rails, and also possibly a larger mattress. I do not desire to waist my time going from website to site just for one small totally free sample. Enfamil Gift Load-- Take this certificate to the medical facility with you to get your complimentary example of newborn formula and also more. This article shares exactly how to secure free infant stuff, consisting of the ideal resources for infant and newborn things, and free stuff for infants of every ages! Virtually all of the larger chain stores as well as shopping center stores consist of a generously proportioned range of infant clothing with tiny blossoms and rabbits for the girls, and tiny footballs and vehicles for the boys. What one should remember is that an infant is a lot more valuable than any cost tags and such fashionable apparel can just be acquired at huge brand called stores. For the infant present basket, some concepts they recommend is to produce your own child gift basket or choose the timeless clothing child present basket where you can never fail.

Believe outside the box, it's only the infant that is small, your present options are infinite. Many moms and dads recognize that there are so numerous stuff that they would certainly need to obtain for their infant. Anticipating mothers, as well as even Fathers-to-be, need to be smart in intending on just how they can obtain the most effective for their babies without investing also a lot. A dedicated child transforming table and area for nappy adjustments is a need to when preparing your baby room room. Create a nursery area appropriate for your child to rest so, they'll be able to obtain all the rest they require to aid boost their development and reclaim their power. Tale books are excellent as well, enabling moms and dads to get more bonded with their child while trying to make their child sleep. As your infant obtains a little older and also begins checking out, ready your residence as well as make it baby-proof with our choice of home safety products, safety entrances and also playpens which are easy to setup as well as shop away. Arrangement a baby screen to give you satisfaction while your child is napping when you are not in the very same area. This is the reason for which you should remember concerning various elements before having any type of development with the baby room. Aid the brand-new moms and dads boost their baby's mind by giving instructional toys, that are designed to help establish the infant's mind. Some of them feature a solid colored sheet and also a sheet with styles on it while a few of them are the exact same color or style. These can be matched to match your infant's sheets or be an entirely various color or style. Our choice of soft playthings, musical playthings as well as rattles implies that you can quickly locate something for your little one to like that's likewise involving. You will certainly like the variety of design and colors - done in fashionable child clothing dimensions. Whether you're preparing to invite a newborn right into the world as well as seeking baby room items or searching for baby toys, maternity garments as well as accessories and various other baby room products we have an excellent choice of infant basics. At least you can find infant diaper samples, however a bulk of stores supply welcome infant packages for their consumers, if they feel in one's bones where to register. This implies, that in order for you to gain from complimentary samples, after that you have to proactively locate new deals before they are retired by the item maker. Superb condition, extremely clean and also completely working order. They also make use of such promotional device in order to increase the sales of toys, for instance, during off peak seasons. You are the one to benefit from their sales ventures. Among things that we did was have a look in the resource coding. To help you choose the right child seat or booster for you child by having a look at our kid's cars and truck seat guide. For days out as well as regarding in the auto, a child automobile seat is a vital. Sometimes, as well, all weve obtained out of it was a day away from home.

So weve obtained torsion as a difficulty. From huge acquisitions like baby room furniture as well as bottle-feeding equipment to smaller products like diapers and also burp towels, you can locate everything you need for your brand-new baby at Daily Affordable Price at Walmart. The cash you spend on baby diapers is outrageous and you can anticipate to be shelling it out for fairly some time. Oh, hello, when do you believe the new People publication will appear? If you're expecting a child, after that you have actually certainly come to the best location! When it involves preparing for the arrival of a new baby, there's a lot to think of to get your house all set for a newborn. Free merchandise is not just limited for your brand-new arrival you can likewise obtain things for yourself, your other children, your other half as well as also for your residence. Great for new parents, grandparents, also good friends of the household to send to inform others of the new kid on the block! Infant Cards-- Free cards that you can publish as well as send out to loved ones to welcome them to your baby shower or announce your infant's arrival. Rating a deal for yourself, or cache the perfect Free Child Shower gift with these Baby Freebies for New Moms! There's something ideal for all phases of your youngster's growth from items for heating containers to food blender or food processors perfect to make food for discouraging. The infant shower is the best time to obtain your good friend baby requirements and things she may not have had time to acquire yet. It is hard to find a trustworthy wholesale dropship baby clothing supplier as it may seems at initial glance. Nevertheless, you might have a challenge in specifying which size fits your child specifically. Nevertheless, although these reviews are being provided completely free, you are still ensured of reviewing substantial entries. I have actually directly provided many of these items as gifts to new mommies, as well as they LOVE them! Milk supplements are likewise offered even to lactating mamas. Conserve precious time when it involves prepping milk for evening time feeds or baby food with infant feeding accessories. Making your very own infant food is straightforward, hassle-free, and can conserve you loan. So don't place up pages, spend time and cash getting them great PR and after that, while upgrading your site, remove those pages. Great problem. Tidy. From a non smoking cigarettes and also no pet home. Full working condition. Animal and also smoke cost-free residence. Utilized yet in really good problem From a smoke as well as animal free home This is a well loved and also looked after stroller system and I am unfortunate to see this go. Wish to avoid right to the excellent things? There are 2,546 baby stuff suppliers, mostly located in Asia. In a similar way, if the whole internet site is nothing however a big ad for the book the web designer has actually created, you are not really mosting likely to start an Internet service, however merely purchase a publication. You're going to LIKE these! Theyre not cysts but Im going to state them; uterus fibroids or uterine myomas, and also pelvic kidneys.

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This type of sale might do best when you market several various items as a "whole lot" public auction as opposed to marketing private pieces. Decoration items for your baby's baby room can be basic items like lamps as well as rugs or even more details baby-themed items like mobiles and wall surface danglings. Or spend some cash on a great present (as an example, a present certification to a restaurant, day spa, or resort), as well as ask that guests bring a details item (diapers, specific child food) in exchange for a raffle ticket. Seeking something particular? Looking for Free Baby Things? Our brand names have actually been in the market for 20 years as well as we are constantly aiming to expand our item offering with cute styles on our most preferred products, while likewise developing completely brand-new products that make your life much easier. These sales are usually held at the end of the year due to the fact that the stores need to remove their old supply as well as need to make space for the fresh supply. Offering due to the fact that my 6 month old just suches as to rest on me! Offering this high chair in great used condition need it gone as no longer use it. Offering because of not played with anymore! Discover our handy devices and also overviews such as our Due Date Calculator, Infant Labels Finder, Fun Birthday Truths Calculator, or our Pregnancy Week-by-Week and Your Baby Today overviews. The initial week residence with a brand-new child, specifically for a new mama, can be intimidating. Got a Child, Baby-on-the-way, or know a person who does? This method would not only get you well connected, you'll likewise be able to get useful suggestions as well as suggestions from individuals that have actually been in the sector much longer than you. Remain in the loop with our latest parenting information, helpfull tips as well as time or quantitily minimal giveaway's. It's time to go on a frugal buying spree and also lots up on Free Baby Things! Continue reading to uncover the ideal roundup of free baby stuff. Lamps function best with low-wattage bulbs unless it's the only light source in the area. Talking as someone that likes web sites, and suches as techy points I find Magento fairly a battle obtaining everything to function with each other. It's because when you click some sites, they instantly download monitoring programs and malware onto your difficult drive so they can monitor your internet activity, and after that pound you with spam and also popups. Completely free baby publications, visit this site for an excellent Dr. Seuss offer! Here are simply a few means you can learn to cut down on your grocery bill. Child Development Charts-- Free templates to track your child's development in 12 various means (consists of Word document, Excel spread sheet and also PDF). Pregnancy Tummy Badges-- You can track your maternity regular or regular monthly. The bank will certainly after that utilize your loan to finance a credit scores card account that an additional client opens up, as well as he or she will certainly pay 18% passion on any type of equilibrium brought over to their following monthly expense. I am impressed when I go to the food store the number of times individuals are investing a lot more loan than myself and obtaining half the amount of things I have within my cart. The large name brand companies will certainly most of the times send out complete dimension samples in stages, as your child expands.

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Similac Formula & & Even more-- Free examples of Similac infant formula, plus great deals of various other fun things. It's ideal for holding your cost-free example of Gerber child formula, cost-free infant bib, as well as a lot more. Can be moved whilst child rests, guests do not require to keep holding child as pillow can just be relocated whilst infant sleeps! The love and joy of delivering and also holding our kids differs from anything felt previously. He confesses that his "world is crazy ", which his love rate of interest is the someone that can make it bearable. Actually they will certainly be a great selection for parents that are attempting to make their children look adorable as well as distinct. I choose Pampers Pure as a wipe option. In any case, this Pampers advert complied with the advert concerned. She maintained me chatting for around 10 minutes during which time she referred me to this particular TV advert a further 4 times, and each time I assured her I had not seen it because I do not view television. Tv aids us unwind - or does it? It additionally helps that lots of are likewise reversible. We wish our shop aids bring simpleness to your life during this roller-coaster time. It would certainly use up all of your time and you are accountable for the life of an additional human being. Also some medical facilities offer baby diaper nags as well as child bottles to ensure that the brand-new mommy can have an alleviation for the minute just after releasing from the health center with the little angel in her life. I can provide you the guarantee from my personal experience that such items enhance the pleasure by giving extra relief. As I have individual experience with the precision of offered charts that may be discovered all over the Internet, I am supplying this details here, instead of linking to a graph online. While parenting is such a pricey experience for a lot of us, why not enjoy something that comes free of cost. Why not make a little added as well as offer them as gifts? The styles of transforming tables vary from types with open shelving to ones with cabinets as well as closet space, suitable for keeping extra diapers, child wipes, linens and other needs. Cushion pads These pads supply an extra layer of defense to your infant's bedding. When it comes time to transform, you'll need to just perhaps purchase guardrails or full-size rails, as well as probably a larger mattress. I do not wish to waist my time going from site to site just for one small free sample. Enfamil Gift Load-- Take this certificate to the hospital with you to receive your cost-free sample of newborn child formula and even more. This message shares how to secure free infant things, consisting of the very best resources for infant as well as newborn stuff, and also totally free stuff for children of every ages! Almost all of the larger store and shopping center shops include a generously proportioned variety of infant clothing with small blossoms as well as rabbits for the girls, as well as little footballs and automobiles for the children. What one needs to remember is that a child is a lot more precious than any kind of price as well as such classy clothing can only be attained at huge trademark name shops. For the infant gift basket, some ideas they suggest is to develop your very own baby present basket or go with the timeless clothing child gift basket where you can never ever go incorrect.

Think outside the box, it's only the baby that is little, your gift options are infinite. Most moms and dads know that there are so numerous things that they would certainly need to obtain for their baby. Expecting mommies, as well as even Fathers-to-be, must be clever in intending on just how they can obtain the very best for their children without spending way too much. A committed infant transforming table and location for nappy modifications is a should when planning your baby room room. Produce a nursery space ideal for your child to rest so, they'll have the ability to get all the remainder they call for to assist stimulate their growth and reclaim their energy. Tale books are optimal also, enabling moms and dads to obtain more bound with their youngster while attempting to make their child go to sleep. As your infant obtains a little older as well as starts discovering, prepared your home and make it baby-proof with our option of house security products, safety entrances as well as playpens which are easy to configuration and also shop away. Arrangement a child monitor to provide you tranquility of mind while your baby is snoozing when you are not in the exact same area. This is the factor for which you have to remember regarding numerous variables prior to having any progress with the baby room. Aid the brand-new parents stimulate their child's mind by giving educational playthings, that are designed to assist create the baby's mind. A few of them feature a strong colored sheet as well as a sheet with designs on it while several of them are the exact same color or style. These can be paired to match your baby's sheets or be an entirely different shade or style. Our selection of soft playthings, musical playthings as well as rattles suggests that you can conveniently locate something for your little one to enjoy that's additionally involving. You will love the variety of colors and styles - all in fashionable baby garments dimensions. Whether you're preparing to invite a newborn right into the globe and also seeking baby room products or surfing for child playthings, pregnancy garments and accessories and also various other nursery items we have a fantastic option of baby basics. At least you can find baby diaper examples, but a majority of stores provide welcome baby bundles for their customers, if they feel in one's bones where to join. This implies, that in order for you to profit from free examples, then you have to proactively locate brand-new deals before they are retired by the product maker. Outstanding problem, exceptionally clean as well as completely working order. They also use such marketing device in order to enhance the sales of toys, as an example, throughout off peak periods. You are the one to take advantage of their sales endeavors. Among the important things that we did was look in the source coding. To assist you pick the best child seat or booster for you child by taking a look at our kid's child seat guide. For days out and also about in the cars and truck, a child child seat is a vital. In some cases, too, all weve obtained out of it was a day far from house.

So weve obtained torsion as a complication. From large purchases like nursery furniture and bottle-feeding tools to smaller things like diapers and also burp cloths, you can find everything you require for your brand-new baby at Every Day Low Cost at Walmart. The cash you invest in diapers is shocking and you can anticipate to be shelling it out for quite some time. Oh, hello, when do you believe the brand-new Individuals magazine will come out? If you're anticipating a baby, after that you have actually definitely pertained to the best location! When it pertains to preparing for the arrival of a new child, there's a great deal to think of to get your home all set for a newborn. Free product is not just restricted for your new kid on the block you can likewise get things for on your own, your various other children, your spouse as well as even for your home. Great for brand-new parents, grandparents, also good friends of the household to send out to notify others of the new arrival! Printable Child Cards-- Free cards that you can publish and also send to pals as well as household to invite them to your baby shower or reveal your baby's arrival. Score a deal for on your own, or stash away the excellent Free Baby Shower gift with these Child Freebies for New Moms! There's something appropriate for all stages of your youngster's development from items for heating containers to food blender or food processors perfect to make food for weaning. The child shower is the excellent time to obtain your good friend infant needs and also stuff she may not have had time to acquire yet. It is difficult to locate a dependable wholesale dropship child clothing provider as it may seems in the beginning look. However, you might have an obstacle in specifying which size fits your baby exactly. Nonetheless, although these reviews are being offered completely free, you are still guaranteed of reading significant access. I've personally offered many of these items as gifts to brand-new mamas, and they ENJOY them! Milk supplements are likewise provided also to lactating mothers. Conserve priceless time when it concerns prepping milk for night time feeds or baby food with child feeding accessories. Making your very own baby food is easy, convenient, as well as can conserve you loan. So don't put up pages, spend time as well as loan obtaining them great PR and after that, while upgrading your site, remove those pages. Excellent condition. Tidy. From a non smoking cigarettes as well as no family pet residence. Complete functioning problem. Pet dog and smoke free home. Used however in excellent condition From a smoke and animal free home This is a well enjoyed and also taken care of stroller system and also I am unfortunate to see this go. Want to skip best to the good things? There are 2,546 child things providers, mostly situated in Asia. In a similar way, if the entire internet site is just a big ad for the ebook the web designer has actually composed, you are not actually going to start a Net business, yet merely purchase a book. You're mosting likely to LOVE these! Theyre not cysts yet Im going to state them; womb fibroids or uterine myomas, as well as pelvic kidneys.

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Assume outside package, it's just the baby that is tiny, your present alternatives are unlimited. Many parents recognize that there are so numerous things that they would certainly require to obtain for their child. Anticipating moms, as well as also Fathers-to-be, must be wise in planning on how they can get the very best for their babies without spending way too much. A specialized infant transforming table and area for nappy changes is a should when intending your baby room area. Produce a nursery room suitable for your child to sleep so, they'll be able to obtain all the remainder they require to help boost their development as well as restore their power. Tale publications are optimal as well, enabling parents to obtain even more bound with their youngster while attempting to make their youngster sleep. As your infant gets a little older and also begins discovering, prepared your home and also make it baby-proof with our selection of home safety and security items, safety and security entrances as well as playpens which are simple to arrangement as well as store away. Arrangement an infant screen to offer you peace of mind while your child is taking a snooze when you are not in the very same room. This is the reason for which you must maintain in mind about various aspects prior to having any kind of progression with the baby room. Aid the brand-new parents stimulate their infant's mind by providing academic playthings, that are created to aid create the infant's mind. Some of them include a strong tinted sheet and a sheet with styles on it while several of them are the exact same shade or design. These can be matched to match your child's sheets or be an entirely various color or design. Our option of soft playthings, music playthings and also rattles suggests that you can conveniently locate something for your child to love that's likewise engaging. You will certainly enjoy the wide range of shades and designs - done in fashionable baby clothes dimensions. Whether you're preparing to invite a newborn right into the globe and seeking nursery items or surfing for infant playthings, pregnancy clothes and accessories as well as various other baby room items we have an excellent selection of child essentials. At the very least you can find child diaper samples, however a bulk of merchants provide welcome child bundles for their consumers, if they just know where to subscribe. This implies, that in order for you to gain from cost-free examples, after that you need to proactively find new deals prior to they are retired by the product supplier. Superb condition, extremely tidy and also completely working order. They additionally use such marketing device in order to raise the sales of playthings, as an example, throughout off peak seasons. You are the one to gain from their sales ventures. One of the important things that we did was have an appearance in the source coding. To aid you select the ideal car seat or booster for you youngster by taking a look at our child's safety seat overview. For days out and regarding in the automobile, an infant vehicle seat is a crucial. Often, also, all weve left it was a day away from house.

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The Convenience Of Organic Cotton Infant Garments - The Very Best and Many Great

This kind of sale may do best when you offer numerous different things as a "lot" public auction instead of offering private items. Design things for your child's nursery can be basic items like lamps and also carpets or even more specific baby-themed pieces like mobiles and wall surface danglings. Or spend some money on a wonderful gift (for circumstances, a gift certification to a dining establishment, medspa, or hotel), and also ask that visitors bring a particular product (diapers, particular child food) for a sweep ticket. Trying to find something specific? Trying To Find Free Child Stuff? Our brand names have actually been in the market for 20 years as well as we are constantly looking to broaden our item offering with cute layouts on our most prominent products, while additionally establishing totally brand-new items that make your life simpler. These sales are normally held at the end of the year due to the fact that the stores have to clear their old supply as well as have to make room for the fresh supply. Selling due to the fact that my 6 month old only suches as to sleep on me! Marketing this high chair in excellent used problem require it gone as no longer use it. Marketing as a result of not had fun with anymore! Discover our valuable tools and also overviews such as our Due Date Calculator, Infant Labels Finder, Fun Birthday Realities Calculator, or our Maternity Week-by-Week and Your Child This Week overviews. The initial week residence with a new infant, particularly for a brand-new mother, can be discouraging. Obtained a Baby, Baby-on-the-way, or know someone that does? This technique would certainly not just get you well linked, you'll likewise have the ability to get valuable advice as well as suggestions from people who have actually been in the industry far longer than you. Stay in the loop with our most recent parenting news, helpfull ideas as well as time or quantitily restricted free gift's. It's time to take place a prudent buying spree and tons up on Free Child Stuff! Read on to find the best summary of cost-free child stuff. Lamps function best with low-wattage light bulbs unless it's the only light resource in the room. Chatting as someone that likes internet sites, and likes techy things I locate Magento rather a battle obtaining every little thing to collaborate. It's because when you click some internet sites, they immediately download and install monitoring programs and also malware onto your difficult drive so they can check your internet activity, and also then bombard you with spam and popups. Free of charge child publications, go here for a great Dr. Seuss deal! Here are just a few means you can learn to cut back on your grocery costs. Baby Development Charts-- Free templates to track your baby's development in 12 various ways (consists of Word document, Excel spread sheet as well as PDF). Pregnancy Stomach Badges-- You can track your pregnancy once a week or regular monthly. The bank will after that utilize your loan to fund a bank card account that one more client opens, and also she or he will certainly pay 18% rate of interest on any type of balance lugged over to their next month-to-month bill. I am amazed when I most likely to the food store the amount of times individuals are investing a lot even more money than myself and obtaining half the quantity of stuff I have within my cart. The large name brand business will frequently times send out full size examples in stages, as your youngster grows.

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Similac Solution & & Even more-- Free samples of Similac child formula, plus great deals of various other fun things. It's perfect for holding your totally free sample of Gerber child formula, totally free child bib, and more. Can be moved about whilst infant sleeps, visitors do not need to keep holding baby as cushion can just be relocated whilst child rests! The love as well as pleasure of providing birth and also holding our little ones differs from anything really felt previously. He admits that his "world is insane ", as well as that his love interest is the a single person that can make it bearable. Actually they will be a wonderful option for parents that are trying to make their kids look cute and special. I prefer Pampers Pure as a wipe option. Anyhow, this Pampers advert complied with the advert concerned. She maintained me talking for around 10 mins throughout which time she referred me to this certain TELEVISION advert a further 4 times, as well as each time I ensured her I had not seen it since I don't enjoy tv. Tv aids us wind down - or does it? It additionally aids that many are also reversible. We hope our shop helps bring simplicity to your life during this roller-coaster time. It would certainly take up every one of your time as well as you are accountable for the life of another human being. Even some health centers give diaper nags as well as infant containers to ensure that the new mom can have a relief for the minute simply after releasing from the hospital with the baby in her life. I can give you the guarantee from my personal experience that such items improve the pleasure by offering extra relief. As I have individual experience with the accuracy of available graphes that might be located all over the Net, I am offering this details right here, instead of connecting to a chart online. While parenting is such a pricey experience for a lot of us, why not take pleasure in something that comes completely free. Why not make a little additional and also provide as gifts? The designs of changing tables vary from kinds with open shelving to ones with cabinets and also cupboard area, ideal for storing added diapers, child wipes, bed linens as well as various other needs. Cushion pads These pads provide an extra layer of protection to your baby's bed linen. When it comes time to transform, you'll require to only perhaps buy guardrails or full-size rails, and also perhaps a larger cushion. I don't desire to waist my time going from site to site simply for one tiny totally free example. Enfamil Gift Pack-- Take this certification to the medical facility with you to obtain your totally free example of newborn infant formula and even more. This article shares exactly how to break out child stuff, consisting of the most effective resources for baby as well as newborn things, and free stuff for babies of all ages! Almost all of the bigger store and also shopping center stores consist of a generously proportioned series of baby clothing with small flowers as well as rabbits for the women, as well as little footballs and also cars for the kids. What one ought to keep in mind is that a baby is a lot more priceless than any type of cost and also such fashionable clothing can only be achieved at big brand shops. For the baby present basket, some ideas they recommend is to create your very own baby gift basket or go with the classical apparel baby present basket where you can never ever go incorrect.

Assume outside package, it's just the child that is little, your gift options are endless. Most parents recognize that there are so lots of things that they would require to get for their infant. Expecting moms, as well as also Fathers-to-be, should be clever in intending on exactly how they can get the most effective for their children without investing as well a lot. A devoted baby transforming table and also location for nappy adjustments is a have to when intending your nursery area. Produce a baby room room suitable for your child to rest so, they'll be able to obtain all the remainder they call for to help promote their development as well as reclaim their energy. Tale publications are suitable also, enabling parents to get more adhered with their child while attempting to make their kid sleep. As your baby obtains a little older as well as starts checking out, all set your residence and make it baby-proof with our selection of house safety and security products, safety and security gateways and playpens which are simple to arrangement as well as store away. Setup a child screen to provide you assurance while your baby is napping when you are not in the exact same area. This is the reason for which you have to remember regarding numerous variables before having any kind of development with the nursery. Assist the brand-new parents promote their child's mind by supplying academic playthings, that are designed to assist develop the baby's mind. A few of them include a strong colored sheet and a sheet with styles on it while several of them coincide shade or design. These can be matched to match your baby's sheets or be a totally various shade or style. Our choice of soft playthings, music playthings as well as rattles implies that you can conveniently discover something for your youngster to enjoy that's additionally involving. You will love the wide array of design and colors - all in trendy baby garments dimensions. Whether you're getting prepared to welcome a newborn right into the world and also looking for nursery items or searching for infant toys, maternity garments and accessories as well as other baby room items we have a fantastic option of child essentials. At least you can locate baby diaper examples, but a majority of merchants supply welcome baby packages for their customers, if they feel in one's bones where to sign up. This suggests, that in order for you to take advantage of complimentary examples, after that you have to proactively locate brand-new deals prior to they are retired by the product manufacturer. Superb condition, extremely clean as well as in complete working order. They likewise utilize such promotional tool in order to raise the sales of playthings, for instance, throughout off peak periods. You are the one to gain from their sales undertakings. Among things that we did was have an appearance in the source coding. To assist you select the ideal car seat or booster for you youngster by taking an appearance at our kid's safety seat guide. For days out as well as about in the vehicle, an infant child seat is a vital. In some cases, as well, all weve gotten out of it was a day far from residence.

So weve got torsion as an issue. From large purchases like nursery furniture and bottle-feeding devices to smaller products like diapers as well as burp towels, you can discover whatever you need for your brand-new baby at Each day Low Cost at Walmart. The cash you spend on baby diapers is shocking and also you can anticipate to be shelling it out for rather some time. Oh, hi, when do you assume the new People publication will come out? If you're anticipating an infant, then you've most definitely pertained to the ideal place! When it comes to getting ready for the arrival of a new infant, there's a whole lot to believe regarding to obtain your residence prepared for a newborn. Free goods is not simply limited for your new arrival you can also get things for on your own, your various other youngsters, your hubby and also also for your residence. Great for new parents, grandparents, also buddies of the household to send out to alert others of the brand-new arrival! Printable Infant Cards-- Free cards that you can publish as well as send out to loved ones to invite them to your child shower or announce your child's arrival. Rating an offer for on your own, or stash away the ideal Free Baby Shower grant these Child Freebies for New Moms! There's something appropriate for all phases of your child's advancement from items for warming containers to food mixers best to make food for discouraging. The infant shower is the best time to get your close friend baby needs as well as stuff she might not have actually had time to purchase yet. It is hard to discover a dependable wholesale dropship child clothes vendor as it may appears in the beginning glimpse. Nonetheless, you might have a difficulty in defining which dimension fits your baby precisely. Nonetheless, despite the fact that these reviews are being given absolutely free, you are still guaranteed of reviewing significant entrances. I have actually personally given numerous of these items as presents to new moms, and also they LOVE them! Milk supplements are likewise given even to lactating mamas. Conserve priceless time when it concerns prepping milk for evening time feeds or infant food with infant feeding accessories. Making your own baby food is simple, hassle-free, and also can save you cash. So do not install web pages, hang out as well as money getting them good PR and afterwards, while redesigning your website, remove those pages. Great condition. Clean. From a non smoking cigarettes and also no family pet house. Full functioning condition. Family pet as well as smoke complimentary home. Used but in great condition From a smoke and family pet free home This is a well liked and looked after stroller system and I am sad to see this go. Desire to avoid best to the great stuff? There are 2,546 baby stuff vendors, mostly located in Asia. Likewise, if the whole web site is nothing however a gigantic advertisement for the e-book the webmaster has actually written, you are not actually mosting likely to start a Web organisation, yet simply get a publication. You're mosting likely to LOVE these! Theyre not cysts yet Im mosting likely to state them; uterus fibroids or uterine myomas, and also pelvic kidneys.

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11/28/16

This is my birth story with our new bebe. It’s a doozy.

I woke up at 8:30 am, already feeling contractions so I decided to time them and of course they were pretty consistent, having them around 5-7 minutes apart. They weren't painful so I went about my day. V woke up not too much later and we hung around in bed for a bit until Vic came out of the shower and gave us morning kisses. I stopped timing them because I forgot. V and I climbed out of bed and I got her morning milk. 

After coming back from Wenatchee last night (dropping off a new car that Victor’s client had bought and had things fixed at the shop with a vehicle he was borrowing form the dealership), I didn't want to switch cars (now we are driving a dealership car, but we need our car that happened to be my sister’s car that she dropped off to get fixed) at the dealership that late at night. we just wanted to get home. That means in the morning after, Vic has to drive the dealership car to work which would leave me without a vehicle for the day and he didn't want that.

So back to this morning. I called the nurses line at my ob/gyn because I wanted to know what I should do because *TMI WARNING* first, I was having consistent and slightly painful contractions; second, when I peed earlier, there was a lot of bloody mucus when I wiped; third, I felt like the baby wasn't moving as much so I was worried about a lot of things that can be wrong with that. I had to leave a message and basically wait until a nurse called me back.

We decided that all three of us (Vic, Violet, and me) should leave together and V and I would drive my sister’s car back. But, we couldn't find her car keys and we looked everywhere before we left. We figured that we probably left the keys in the client's vehicle and forgot to bring it back which sucks butt. It's about 9:30 am and Vic is already late for work and us not finding car keys was super annoying. Me having these consistent contractions was the cherry on top. Not to mention V's usual morning craziness. Good thing we had a spare

V and I dropped him off and headed home. A nurse called me back about an hour after I called. At this moment, we were driving home and the nurse was confirming my conditions and asking me a bunch more things that I won't get into. She said she'll ask my OB and see what he thinks and call me back. She called back in 10 minutes and said I should head straight to L&D (labor and delivery) versus coming into the offices. She asked how long it would take us to get there and I said about an hour and a half, safely two hours because I wanted to get home and shower, plus we live 40+ mins away not including possible bad traffic. She said to make it a quick shower LOL. I called Vic right away, telling him the situation. He asked me what we should do and I didn't know what to tell him. He said he'll call me back. 

So, we got home and I gave V a simple breakfast while I was trying to figure out how to shower with V awake (I always shower when she's sleeping because she would want to come in the shower if I was in there). Vic called back and made the executive decision that both him and his mom are going to come to our house right now. His mom was going to watch V while Vic and I go to the hospital. I said that sounds perfect and I waited anxiously for them to arrive.

MIL (mother-in-law) arrived first and so I hopped in the shower, got dressed and retied my hair by the time Vic got home. We packed and double checked all of our stuff and we separated and departed. We left at around 11:20-ish and traffic was on our side today. 

We checked in a bit past noon, waiting for a nurse to come escort us away. We were in the waiting area with all of our things for only a few minutes until we got to our own bed in the triage. I got dressed into the hospital gown and got hooked up to monitors. Baby's doing great and contractions are consistent but not painful yet. My pain level was about a 5/10 at this point. My cervix was checked to see where I was at. 3 cm. The triage doctor and the nurse gave us an option to stay or leave the hospital because I wasn't far along for it to mean anything. I just knew the baby was coming that day so of course I decided that we're staying. The nurse suggested we take a few laps to get things going. 

We walked a total of four laps around the mom and baby ward and each lap took longer because the contractions worsened and made me stop and hold on the rails before resuming the walk. They were pretty painful now. After the fourth lap I knew it was time for us to go back. I also had to poop which I did and I'm glad because then I won't accidentally poop myself pushing the baby out. That was one of my worries during child birth

My cervix was rechecked at around 4 pm and i was at 6 cm! After that short span of time my dilation was doubled and the doctor said we'll meet our baby soon! DUH! After eating a late lunch and waiting for the nurse to give us the OK, we headed to our delivery room.

We arrived there at around 5 pm and the contractions were still bearable. I thought we won't be in there long because labor with V was about five hours long and they say with each baby, labor shortens. It’s been about 5 hours we were at the hospital. With every contraction, pain level was getting really high but every time they checked me, it seems like I wasn't progressing fast enough. My new nurse said if the doctor pops my water, my labor would speed up. I thought about it and said yes after she asked for the fourth time. My usual OB came in half an hour later and did the deed with a weird pokey tool. I felt like I peed the entire Nile River

The first time I wanted to push, I was only at about 8 cm, which isn't enough and also dangerous if Idid push so I had to hold it. After a few contractions, that urge to push weirdly went away. The nurse thought it was a good time for me to switch positions, which I really didn't want to do with all this intense cramping going on. She successfully convinced me to get up and move. I got on my knees, facing the upright bed and hugging the top of the bed and pillow. By now, I was moaning and groaning and grasping Vic's hand so tight he was moaning and groaning. Just kidding. But I really was squeezing hard. Once he had to pee but I couldn't let him go until that one contraction was over. The nurse told me to rock my hips side to side to help the baby move downwards and open up my cervix. I reluctantly shook my booty. 

Next thing I know, the real urge to push came and I made it loud and clear. The nurse checked me and I heard a "she's ready" coming from her direction. She made me switch positions so I'm on my butt and back again so she can check me accurately. She said "yep, get the doctor" all calmly and again I had to hold this baby in just like with V until the darn doctor showed up. I felt like he took forever to get to our room and forever to get his gowns and gloves on. After that, I threw my legs up and started to push with the guidance of the doctor and nurse. He immediately asked if I tore before and I said yes so he made the decision to give me an episiotomy because the baby has a big ole head and that little incision hurt like hell even though he numbed it. So I pushed about five times and we heard unnamed baby boy's cry for the first time. 

We immediately did skin-to-skin where he was plopped on my bare chest while simultaneously being wiped down of my fluids. Vic cut the cord and we had our emotional moment (AKA crying while making incomprehensible sentences) while the doctor was trying to get the placenta out and stitching up my cut which also hurt like a mofo and the nurse was there, helping clean all the mess (AKA my insides). After an hour of this, we breastfed and he did a really good job. Being a second-time mom made me know what to look for in a good latch. My colostrum also came in surprisingly super fast (usually doesn't come in until day 2 or 3 or even 4 for some women). We were so happy that we were all healthy and we finally met this booger. 

We decided then that our baby boy looked like an Elliot and it stuck. After a few hours of alone time, a few nurses came back to do Elliot's measurements and shots. 

He was born 11/28/16 at 7:38 pm. He was 8 lbs 12 oz, 19 in long with a 37.5 cm head circumference. No health issues!! Not even jaundice! Whoo hoo!

You may be wondering, where was Violet this whole time? She was with MIL until further notice

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Part 1 of 3. “Things Change in A Moment!” Greatest News of my life in the morning/ and a bomb on my soul at 3:33 p.m. (August 2, 2018) Last Thursday, one week ago today, with great dreams being realized, I was given devastating news. Okay first of all on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, MIchael and I met with the head of marketing for Dos Lagos to review and finalize details to pursue our idea of having one day a month, preferably the first Sunday, be a PET SOCIAL at their beautiful location. And, get all the paperwork finished, i.e. contracts. Insurance secured, and details of the planned itinerary for each show from time to activities. Swirling in my head has been to create a day not about us, but about bringing together our community of dog, and pet lovers, to share their animals, enjoy some quality speakers from vets, to trainers, to people with books or TV shows sharing new ideas on pet care, and even have some neighborhood kids singing to entertain all. And have raffles, a bake shop, and other fun little entities. The entire event is about bringing our community together, and also let people know about our dogs in need of new homes, plus the animals waiting to be saved in our shelters. So, upon leaving there, I was in the clouds. Now, however, on Tuesday, when we had our first appointment, I was unable to walk that morning, and had to postpone the meeting a day, however it was all working out. The marketing professional has bigger ideas than me! That says a lot about this creative man. He plans in a few months, because he’s sure we will be packed to close off streets. YES YES YES. This man gets it! Completely, and greater than we do ! Im designing dog Costumes for our young people volunteers. We can be just like Disney. I began working on the itinerary the moment we got back to the Sanctuary. Then the next morning, Michael and I had to get up really early as I had a long awaited appointment with the top spinal neurologist surgeon at USC. I had seen him before; he did not think he could redo my four botched back and sacrum surgeries; suggested I get a spinal NEURO transmitter, kind of like a pacemaker for the spine. I cant walk, my left leg is nearly all dead, and each day the pain is excruciating. His EMG test showed my L4, L 5, and S 1 in my spine were severed. But I felt in my heart the NEURO deal was just a bandaid. I don’t need a bandaid. I need a solution. Everyday I cant walk, and the pain is excruciating. Well, this man had been working trying to figure out what was the real problem. And he found out the issue, My sacrum is not straight. He sent all my records, and tests, to John Hopkins and other outside resources too. Well, 12 years ago, I broke my sacrum ice skating in northern Minnesota on Christmas Eve day, Dressed up in a winter wonderland dress, new skates, and rolling along with my cousins on an area all the boys had cleared for us girls. Hot toddies were at our pit stops, Im with my cousins that have been in my life since born, its Christmas and just like all our Christmas Holidays as children, we were together, and skating . . . . . Oh let the Minnesota wind blow! Plus I looked so cute. Well, the rink was a little bumpy. Hey the guys are older now too, but who cared; not me! But thirty minutes out I went down on my ribs, yes I broke a couple of those too, but I did not care. I got up and flew off to skate more. Im nearly flying. Happy? I was in heaven! However THEN I fell on my back. Oh brother! I could not get up! OOPS. And dear Michael comes over to me, my pretty dress ripped at the bottom, I can’t get up at all, and he says, “I thought you were a really great skater?.” Yeah, yeah, well guess Ive lost some of my flight with age. Us kids skated hour after hour as children. But those years had long passed, and I knew I was in trouble. The boys, now men, had to carry me back to the house. Good grief! And pain, I think I drank an entire bottle of Minnesota Brandy! It was interesting though, I was still having the time of my life. I was with my dear dear cousins, we played Bingo for Christmas Eve, nearly killing each other over getting the extraordinary gifts, of ducks carved by one of the guys, blankets hand made, and just precious gifts. You toss dice, and when the gifts are all opened, you toss the dice among you, and when you get doubles, you can take a gift from another person. That’s when the fun begins. As kids we were dangerous over the gifts mostly hand made. No wonder I have such a diligent drive to WIN! And never give up. So all my childhood memories I was reliving. Little did I know I had SHATTERED my SACRUM. Shattered! I had destroyed my sacrum. But with cocktails, laughter and a MInnesota old-fashioned blizzard, just like when I was a child, I was on a cloud. Michael and I had driven to Minnesota to fix up my aunt’s home. She was found murdered, oh thats another story, she was MURDERED. I was her executor and niece. She and my mom were very close, and Nancy spent all her summers with her children, same age as me, at our supper club. Now she was dead, and it was and still is a horror. Another day I will tell all, but not right now. But we are in a truck, 400 miles north of the cities, and thousands of miles north of our home in California. The day after Christmas, we still had celebrating to do, the usual meal, And just sharing all our tales. But the following day MIchael and I headed down to Minneapolis, in a a severe snowstorm which for me made the trip bearable, and memorable, and fun! Im easy to please! We decided we would go to the hospital in the cities, as if I had to go into a hospital MIchael could be working on the my aunts house that had been stripped and nearly destroyed by a stranger she had befriended. A lonely woman in need of love! Well Edina hospital informed me my tail bone was broken, and just needed to heal. And gave me I think 250 20 mg. Of Percocet. Yikes. And my many other relatives made sure we had liquor. I love being in Minnesota! We had a balloon bed on the floor. I hurt so bad, and could not lift my legs at all; couldn’t really walk, but I supervised! We were thinking of moving back there at this point. My aunts home was beautiful, it had just been harmed, but it was coming together so elegant, and I thought I would finally get to go back home. A dream in my heart for years. But it did not happen. I was too sick, and we did what was critical, well Michael did, and headed home to California. We set up pillows and tried to make me comfortable, it was a horrible ride though. We met Michaels mom, dad, sister and family in Arizona. They were celebrating a family anniversary. I tried to attend the dinner, but we had to get up and leave. We got on the highway. I needed to be in a hospital, and we needed to get home. At the dinner table, I asked everyone for their drinks . . . .told them not to worry they should order a couple more. The pain had become excruciating. And then we were home, we did not even go home, Michael drove us to our Corona hospital, where they told me to study yoga, and within minutes Michael took me to UCI. Immediately I was given Morphine. I had never had morphine, that I knew about, and I made them flush it out, I hated the feeling, but other drugs were acceptable. Then I was told my sacrum was shattered. However by now, it had started to heal. I was placed in the hospital for a few days, but made a decision to just let it heal. I COULD NOT GO THRU the PAIN again! For eight months I could not walk. But I exercised faithfully and hard core daily, and finally I was at least able to walk. I thought I was going to be okay. I didn’t realize my sacrum made the structure of my body unstable and unbalanced. Well, that fall and the damage is my entire problem today. UCI with my four surgeries never fixed the sacrum. My back sticks out which is not acceptable. My doctor at USC says you can’t walk for long with the position of my spine. You lose all stability. I only have a few months to get things fixed, or I can become paralyzed. This doctor was haunted by what he had seen in my tests. He told me on this morning, August 2, 2018, that he could fix me or at least give it all he has, as I DONT HAVE A CHOICE. I was beyond happy, I now had hope and a real solution. I can be fixed. Then I had a CT Angiogram with contrast. Remember I had a heart attack and have congestive heart. failure, with a definite constricted heart. The new back surgery is dangerous, so all has to be cleared. I have the test done, and found out my veins are just not working at this time.. They had to use my hand for the IV for the contrast. What else can go wrong. But moving right along, test all done, Michael and I are almost home after another long journey now from LA USC to home in Corona; it’s about 3:30. My cardiologist phones: “You need to turn your car around and come back here. We need to put you in the hospital immediately. You have clot in you lung. You have a critical pulmonary embolism!” “WHAT?” No. Michael turned the car around, but the traffic was absolute grid-lock. He said we needed to go to Corona.....NO NO NO! Anyway, no choice I could die taking the ride. So We went to Corona. First thing I am told is this hospital no longer has a cardiac department, oh goodness. But they did have lung doctors. Get me to USC. “You can’t travel!” I am told. Visit us at www.greenlandhollerpets.org

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So, it had been a bit of a crazy weekend between desperately trying to get a party hat Pikachu before they left today and also getting a Nintendo Switch. I had been wanting to talk about this for a while, but just have not gotten the chance. I’ll get to more of that soon, but for now, let’s get to the start of it all. I will admit this does go into a bit more personal stuff so if you’d rather just stick to more game-focused things, I’d either skip to where I start talking about Pokemon GO or wait until my entry sometime later this week about the latest Story of Seasons game :) But yes, moving on…

With the weather being so… odd lately (in fact, it was quite cold today, is supposed to be hot tomorrow, and then snow sometime later this week…), it’s hard for me to really feel up to doing much lately. I’ll start to feel better and then suddenly feel like I’ve been hit with a bag of bricks and it’s the absolute worst and reminds me of some of my worst days when I was younger. That said, with the fact that this has been something that has been effecting both my husband and myself these last few months, we had a feeling we just might not be able to do the Nintendo World launch event for a Switch. Until the weather normalizes a bit or our allergies get used to it, we both would just end up being very sick by having to wait on line for 24+ hours. Thus, we decided to fully depend on Amazon this time around.

Due to the aforementioned issues, things weren’t going as smoothly though. I at least managed to get the Grey Nintendo Switch and the Special Edition of Breath of the Wild (sadly not the Master) right as Amazon put them, but I missed the Neon Switch (which was put up later), the Amiibo, and the Pro Controller which was pretty discouraging.

Regardless, I was glad I at least got the system and felt, even if we couldn’t get to the launch, at least we’d still have the system, right? And as I heard of some Master Editions being cancelled, I felt maybe it was okay that we only managed to get the Special Edition. Until my order didn’t update on Thursday. Or Friday. And thus, like many others, it seems our preordered Nintendo Switch was currently unavailable.

While I generally may have been able to wait, The Legend of Zelda is one of Mark’s favorite game series and he’d been excited for it since it was just announced as the next Legend of Zelda. And thus, I was pretty upset. Especially as I felt it was my fault for not encouraging us to go to the launch more where, even if maybe it wouldn’t have been the best choice for many many reasons, we would have at least got the system. Heck, we probably would’ve gotten everything else we wanted to. While I was able to somehow preorder all the Amiibo from Best Buy a few weeks ago (which thankfully did all come), we did still want the Pro Controller and who knows, maybe by some miracle they even had Master Editions.

Regardless, I was at a loss and didn’t know what to do. That was when I stumbled upon someone mentioning that the Nintendo NY Store still had Nintendo Switches and even some Master Editions along with plenty of many other things. They mentioned it taking about 15-20 minutes, but I was set and with some help (because I was just not doing great, driving wasn’t really an option), I was off.

The car ride took forever due to so much traffic. I did, however, hatch my 10KM Egg in Pokemon GO and get a Chansey which made me feel like maybe, things would work out and I’d get lucky. I also managed to FINALLY get some Party Hat Pikachu–both males and I was unable to get a female, but at least I’ll have one Party Hat Pikachu and Raichu now… Unfortunately, I wasn’t really dressed to be waiting long due to rushing (I wore a dress–I probably should have worn pants) and it was very cold. The line took about 40 minutes, but thanks to some nice people in front of me for talking to me on line, it made it a lot more bearable and helped me get my mind off a lot of it.

And despite all the craziness (and feeling even worse due to how hot it was in store compared to the coldness of outside), I did manage to get everything we wanted–the Neon Nintendo Switch, the Master Edition of Breath of the Wild, and a Pro Controller. I might have picked up Bomberman too, but it was already sold out. Regardless, I hope we’ll be able to get it soon. One thing I was really surprised about though is I only managed to get 8 StreetPasses… I’m really worried I may not be able to finish the StreetPass games at this point :/ I did complete the main “goal” of Market Crashers though with the most recent group:

And I did at least take some other pictures in the store as well: #gallery-0-9 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-9 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-0-9 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-9 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

We’ve been having fun playing Zelda since (I mean, we do sleep at points but besides that :P) and I’ve even gotten a Pink Horse I named Shortcake (because Strawberry was too long :( ): I plan to give it the flower mane.

I’m also hoping to find a plain pink horse to give the teal mane and name after the My Little Pony that was made for me: We unfortunately haven’t seen anymore pink horses though :(

I feel like it’ll be a long time before the game is done due to all the exploring. I don’t see us finishing the main plot until every other thing is done.

Moving onto Pokemon GO again, as I mentioned, I got a Chansey and two Party Hat Pikachu on Friday! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get more to either evolve one or get a pair of females as well now that gender differences are in. I really wish they were around longer and had their percentages upped again. They only had them upped once and that was halfway through the event and it still wasn’t enough for me to see them around my neighborhood at all. If I hadn’t run into Manhattan, I never would have gotten any Party Hat Pikachu :/

There’s a lot I like about Pokemon GO, but it just keeps finding new ways to disappoint me mechanic-wise. That said, right now Sprint and Pokemon GO have a fairly neat Rewards Program that will let you redeem some neat stuff including $10 gift cards for Apple Store and Google Playstore. There apparently will be special events as well and you do not need to have Sprint as your phone provider to participate.

Meanwhile, moving onto Fire Emblem Heroes, they are doing their new voting today. I’m stuck between Lucina and Elise, but something tells me Lucina is going to blow the entire competition away… Speaking of Elise, I FINALLY got her thanks to the new Princess Focus. Now Linde is the last super wanted character on my list. I’d like to get Azura as well, but she’s a much lower priority and I’m still debating on Klein who is in the Sibling focus.

I’m keeping an eye out for Super Mario Run’s Android release. I really hope my IOS progress carries over considering I connected it to my Nintendo ID, but I’m really worried it won’t be… Fingers crossed anyway.

I also am super curious about the Animal Crossing one, but still concerned. Regardless, I’m going to stay positive.

Besides BotW and Mobile stuff, I’ve mostly been playing Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, but that will wait until my next entry~

Finally, here’s some lovely pictures of all the Master Edition stuff: #gallery-0-10 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-10 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-0-10 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-10 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

Pokemon GO & Nintendo Switch Adventures (and a few other things) So, it had been a bit of a crazy weekend between desperately trying to get a party hat Pikachu before they left today and also getting a Nintendo Switch.