#its 8am and my bestie is showering

[ourdreamsareneon]

bbno$ (and yung gravy) but fog machines and being too tired to work out my phone settings this time are my worst enemy

[honeystwiggypeach]

eddie x pregnant!reader "eds, im late..." "wdym babe its 8am your not late" "eds..."

Bestie I’m going to be honest incredible embarrassing of me to have taken this long to get to your request I’m so sorry about that but uhm…here it is? Sorry for the wait hon litterally just dropped all motivation when I got a cat because I love him sm???? But also now he’s my little editor😭he’s reading as I type(more like being nosey😞)Anywho enough rambling!!! Tysm for requesting I love the idea sm!!!!(…also maybe did add single mom reader in there because let me tell you…it’s my fav troupe😭)

You and Eddie got together not long after your daughter Eden was born, she was almost eight months old when you first met and a few months later you’d found yourself in quite the predicament, you and Eddie had been practically together at this point with him living in your house and helping you care for Eden.

Tonight however, Eddie has been out forever obviously, with the sudden change everything goes haywire. Eden refused to go to sleep without Eddie there and you’ve only now noticed your period is almost three months late…

Finally when you think all hope is lost Eddie comes home hands stuffed in his pockets, he’s smiling and giggling like and idiot.

“Where have you been?�� your brows are furrowed.

“Baby, “he snickers, “I was out getting you a gift!” He pulls his hands from his pocket and follows is a small dainty necklace.

“Oh Eddie it’s beautiful” you use the opportunity of taking the necklace to hand over a cranky Eden and like clock work he settles her almost in an instant and she’s asleep before you know it he’s tucking her into bed before going to shower.

When he comes to bed, you’re nervous so nervous in fact you fall asleep.

In the morning when his alarm goes off on a Saturday, he groggily turns to turn it off and you decide maybe it’s now or never or who knows what you were thinking honestly because the next thing you say is , “Ed’s I’m late…”

“Babe it’s 8am…and Saturday where do you need to go?”

“No Eddie…”

His eyes widen, “have you taken a test?” He’s seemingly wide awake.

“Not yet I haven’t had time” and with nothing else being said at 8am in his flannel pants and band t-shirt, he’s running to the local corner store for a few pregnancy tests.

They’d come back positive and looking back now, as you hold your baby girl in your arms Eden sat between you and Eddie as she sees her new baby sister for the first time, you don’t think you’d change any of it for the world.

Anywho! Let me know if you guys want to see anything else because I want inspo or something idk😭

Tags~ @ruinedbythehobbit @lacunaanonymoused

(Guys my fault I have no idea who’s on my taglist for just all dad Eddie content and any dad Eddie so if you aren’t tagged or are tagged randomly pls let me know or if I need to add you to the tag list just pls let me know so I can settle this!)

[x3kristax3]

A/N: I'm not in love with this chapter but it's needed information for the next one.

After Duskwood- Chapter 15

I wake up in my bed and surprised to see Jake still in bed with me. I reach for my phone and see its only 8am. I try and sneak out of bed to let him sleep but he wraps his arm around me pulling me close. "Where do you think your going?" He asks.

"Bathroom and coffee," I say.

"Nope you can't leave me" he say squeezing me tight.

"Oh I can wake up alone but you cant?"

"Nope now shhh trying to sleep" he says.

There's a knock at the door "one minute" I say. Jake unhappily lets me go and sits up. I throw on shorts and open my door.

"You know what today is?" Asks Ashley.

"Its Tuesday" say Jake half asleep.

"Your funny… no its my birthday!" She screams!

"Oh that's today?" I say acting like I forgot.

"You promised me you and me time today" she says pouting.

"I know I didn't forget. Just give me a bit we just woke up" I say.

"No I want just you today," she says.

Jake looks a little bit annoyed but doesn't say anything "we will work it out. Go get your breakfast and get dressed" I say as she walks away I close the door.

"Your not gonna leave me all day right?" Jake asks

"No but I did promise her just us time today. One of my besties is still taking her to the concert for me on friday so i have to do something with her today" I say as I go into the closet. 

Jake gets up and follows me into the closet and pins me against the door. "You better not tease me" he says growling into my neck as he kisses it.

"Then you pick out an outfit and no jeans or leggings" I say with a laugh. "Also we do need to talk about last night with the knife.

He starts looking around finds a tshirt thats big and is looking for bottoms but only finding jeans and leggings until he finds the sweatpants.

"When he picked us up you said there was nothing to worry about. Then you told me that and I just went to a dark place I used to always be in." He says

"No sweat either. We will work on things with us. Please know if any drunk stories with him happened because we were drunk" I say.

"That only leaves me with skirts and those shorts," he says.

"Yep pick your poison" I say as I sit on the dresser.

He grabs a pair of cut off shorts until he unfolds them and realize how little they are. He does that with all the shorts laying them out until he finds the longest pair "here we go," he says.

I kiss him "just know you picked your poison" I say as I go to shower. He joins me in the shower just kissing me and washing me down.

We finally get out and I get dressed. I tie up the shirt so it doesn't cover the shorts. 

"You gotta be kidding me" he says watching me.

"I told you to pick your poison" I say as I lean in and kiss him and do my makeup. "By the way if I was you I'd find something nice for tonight. Since it's her 16th birthday everyone is going to nice restaurant" I say. 

"Um all I have is black jeans, tshirts, and my hoodies" he states. 

“We’ll go out later just you and me" I say as I kiss him.

“What am I suppose to do? Don’t say get to know your dad and brother” he says.

“Actually I was going to say help my mom. She usually bakes us all our favorite cake for our birthdays to have after dinner and I know she already likes you so it won’t be horrible’ I say.

“That I can do. I used to bake with my mom” he says with a smile.

“I’ll determine that… I'm probably the pickiest in the house with baked goods” I say with a smile as I wrap my arms around him and ashley comes back into the room. 

“You ready MC?” she says.

“Yeah let me just grab coffee and a quick bite to eat” I say as Jake and I head to the kitchen.

We enter the kitchen and it’s just my mom. She’s cleaning up from breakfast and getting the stuff ready for the cake “hey mom  is it okay if Jake helps you with the cake while I take Ash out for some her and me time for her birthday?” I ask as I grab two coffee cups and pour for Jake and I. 

“Sure honey” she looks at Jake. “do you know how to bake?”

“I do. I use to bake with my mom when she wasn’t busy working crazy hours before she got sick’ he says as he take a sip of the coffee.

I kiss his cheek “I'll see you later we won’t be super long cause I know you need to go get a shirt. Unless you want me to grab you something?”

‘Yeah but black” he says pulling me close. 

“I don’t know why your dad doesn’t like him” mom says.

“Cause of my past track record of bringing guys around. Sean has a point I don’t have the best record” I say as I grab a quick bite to eat and ashley and I head out the door.

Ashley and I pull into the mall.

“What we doing here?’ she asks.

“Its your 16th birthday. Angie took me here for mine so its only right I do the same” I say.

“What do you mean I've been to the mall” she says.

“Yeah but mom and dad always said you have to wait until your 16 to get your makeup expect for lipglosses and eye shadows so today is the day you get to get everything else and some new stuff of those. Plus i’m pampering you to your nails and a pedi” I say with a smile.

“Your the best!” she says as she hugs me in the car.

“We also have to get you a dress for tonight’s dinner and Jake a shirt,” I say.

“You need something too,” she says.

“Nope it's your birthday I already know what dress I’m wearing” I say as we get out and out of habit I look around for anyone watching me.

“Why do you always look around since you came back?” ashley asks.

‘Jake was wanted for a long time. I helped him become free so he could come with me anywhere we want to go. And it’s just a habit’ I say, `I hope you never pick up of mine okay?”

‘So don’t get me involved with the wrong kind of guys” she says with a laugh.

“Exactly but don’t put a wall up so high that the right guy doesn't want to break it down’.

Ashley and I have a fun couple hours in the mall and grab a lunch before we head back home.

[icarusgf]

okay so two of my older siblings r in college and here’s what i’ve found out from them

1. office hours r really important for making connections with your teachers and better understanding content. if your school is bigger it matters even more to make yourself stand out, plus teacher relationships = future recs and better grades

2. you need a pair of flip flops for the shower. like this is mandatory. and a decent bathrobe

3. don’t bring your whole wardrobe and realize you will be looking decent/mediocre for most of your days. do bring office clothing for professional events.

4. look for summer internships as early as possible because they recruit super early. like right now recruitment for summer 2023 is happening.

5. JOIN CLUBS. like that’s how you’ll make friends esp if you and your roommate aren’t super besties. also go to the events your RA throws if you can because they put in work and they can be nice/have free goodies. join soros/frats that are cultural or based on a common interest (not greek life tho cause that can get really bad. my sister is in a band sorority and dues are pretty cheap, you don’t live together, but it’s a community and where she’s met her bffs)

6. your academic advisor is almost always more often than not to be bad at their job/not going to help you. figure out your specific major and minor requirements on your own so that you have your plan. many people end up graduation a semester or two later with having to take summer classes because their advisor led them astray. don’t rely on them for your path.

7. register for classes as early as possible. like figure out the class codes and diff professors and register immediately so you can get the classes you need

8. minor in what you love. like literally whatever silly thing your heart desires to know more about.

9. don’t put too much stock into your freshman year roommate. most likely they’ll just be some person you lived with who you won’t speak to again, but do try to get along as best as possible.

10. pls have a place to store refrigerated food and know how to make some basic meals. cheap frozen chicken breast and microwave rice and veggies can be your bff(or frozen potstickers). also stock up on sauce and spices because food will be bland and tasteless without it. like honestly go to college with like a jug of oil and different base spices (salt,pepper, garlic, onion, cayenne, paprika,parsley) that will improve anything tenfold.

11. don’t stay in your dorm. get out of it as much as possible. study in the library in the rain just not in that tiny room. especially if your view isn’t sunny it can really worsen your mental health to stay in such a confined space for long.

12. use the library to its fullest advantage. talk to your librarians and ask for resources/use computers. your grades will thank you

13. this is not the best time of your life. that comes later.

14. if it’s free— go to it/ take it. this school is bleeding your bank dry you take it back with every piece of merch and free food and whatnot.

15. drinks r dead after they hit the table. never pick it up whatsoever it’s not yours anymore and nobody is to be trusted so completely. also tipsy but not drunk is best.

16. nobody is doing anything for the most part in a sunday. unless you go to a christian school and you have mass that day: people are nursing hangovers and sleeping off parties. use sunday to chill recuperate and prepare for class.

17. my dad used to take vitamin c tablets to stay awake for studying. this was 1980/90s france but it probs still works and is safer than the alternative.

18. go use all the services you pay for in your fees!! gym, therapist, everything!! if it’s included in your fees for that school, use the service.

19. clean up after yourself in the dorm kitchen. or really just any shared space in your living arrangements. you don’t want to be the a-girl who leaves a mess everywhere

20.don’t take 8am classes.

have fun!!! honestly it’s an experience unparalleled in the community you live amongst at college and i wish you all the best there💞💞💞

tysm omg <3 will keep this all in mind

[surveysonfleek]

1632.

If you have a job, who’s your closest friend at work? i have a few work besties. but id probably say alex and ella, theyre the ones i actually speak to regularly outside of work even though we see each other all the time

Do you have any exercise equipment in your home? just dumbbells that ive literally used twice haha

Were your parents born in the same country they now live in? nope. they were both born overseas and met here in australia.

How did you celebrate New Years last year? lmao. i had covid. it was the first new years i think ive ever spent alone, ever. and i was completely fine with it. deciding on where to spend nye has always been such a hassle for me

What would you do if you found a wallet containing $100 on the street? i’d check the id then mail or personally drop it in their letterbox (if it’s close by)

Have you told anyone you love them today? no

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? about 7? my body clock is always on point

Are you in any physical or emotional pain right now? slight physical pain. my lower back hurts which is kinda concerning.

What’s the time right now? 7:49pm

Is the sun still up, or is it dark? it’s dark now

Have you seen all The Hunger Games films that have been released so far? yes. but tbh i hardly remember them except the first one

Is there an automatic fog light in your yard? nope

When was the last time you used the bathroom? 30 min ago

How many living grandparents do you still have? none :(

Are you currently in a relationship? yes

Have you ever heard people having sex in the next room? in a hotel room in vegas, yeah. it was a trashy hotel (golden nugget) and i honestly couldnt sleep. it was bad lol

What are your plans for the rest of the day? the day is overrrrr. just going to relax coz i have a busy couple of days coming up

How many times have you been sick this year? if u count covid, then twice. i just got over the cold/flu this week but it was a quick one

Is there a garage or carport attached to your house? garage

Were you born somewhere other than a hospital? no

Have you ever been on a strict diet and exercise regime? haha no, i wish! i need that discipline in my life

Who did you text today, and what did you talk about? my fiance. we always just talk about random shit

How long do you usually take in the shower? 10 mins or so

Have you ever worked in an office? i currently work in one. its close to home, i cant complain

Who does the grocery shopping in your house? my mum

How many times have you been out of state that you can remember? countless times

Have you ever stayed in a hotel without your parents or older relatives? yes, countless times haha

What time do you plan to wake up tomorrow? my body clock will wake me up at 8am

Have you ever been in serious trouble at work or school? not really. ive been in ‘normal’ trouble but never so serious that it could potentially be expelled/fired

Do you know anyone who struggles with a mental disorder? yes

What’s your go-to activity when you’re bored? watch youtube

Have you ever been vegan or vegetarian? nnope

Are you tired right now? yes, im spent zzzzz

[sunnyxnala]

tuesday, 10/18/22

8am - i woke up, climbed out of bed, turned off my alarm, grabbed my phone, and went back to bed. i think it's pretty funny sometimes that the reason why i put my phone far away from my bed is so that i am forced to get out of bed and wake up, but i simply refuse. last night just had me in shambles and i didnt sleep until around 4am, so i slept through lectures today. luckily, i came to find that they were both cancelled and became asynch

12:30pm - i finally got up and got ready for the day. i met my roommate/bestie klaribell at reiber and we went to go get food. she got thai tea and churros from the europa ice cream truck, and we both got spam musubi from yuna's bob food truck. she also gave me a churro and let me drink her thai tea, so slay <3 afterwards, i headed back to my dorm to do some work before heading out to kerckhoff

3pm - i hung out at kerckhoff and talked to some friends there, we were also watching the squirrels doing silly squirrel things like stealing food from our bags and such. i got to know alan more which was really nice! we are planning to meet up again soon to hang out again

4:30pm - my boyfriend came by and said hello to the friends i was with at kerckhoff. we rode our scooters to ackerman where i was buying some snacks to finish a gift for jason's belated bday. i can't wait to give it to him! after we checked out ackerman, my boybae and i sat at SAC and talked until 6pm

6pm - i had dinner at bplate with ranen! he is a very fashionable person, and really fun to talk to too. i hope to hang out with him again someday. also, his plate stack was insane, props to him and that sea bass LOL

8pm - i worked out with friends at drake stadium again, only this time i pushed myself to run for a longer time than i could handle and my heart and brain felt like they were on fire sobs i will now bring my inhaler with me just in case bc i fr thought i was going to die for a second no cap. jason was kind enough to help me back to my dorm, which i am so grateful for sobs he is so kind. i felt so bad though because he was carrying my backpack and pushing my scooter up the hill and i know that is not easy

10pm - i got back to my dorm and lie on the floor for a bit just breathing. then i went to shower where i almost fell over sobs idk if its because im dehydrated or what but my head started feeling super heavy. all good now though! and now i will continue doing work for the rest of the night until i knock out </3

xoxo nala

[blairsmum]

🌸 our little spring bambina 🌸

41 weeks I waited to meet you and now it feels like I’ve always known you.

No one can ever prepare you for labour, you hear stories, never two the same, so many different beginnings and endings!

my plan: I just wanted as natural as possible and I had shared my thoughts about pain relief, especially the epidural, it wasn’t apart of my “plan”. i wanted to feel and lean into the experience as much as I could.

I was hoping for a spontaneous birth, like in the movies, my waters break and we rush off to the hospital to meet our babe… 40 weeks came and there were signs but she wasn’t where she needed to be just yet, not ready to enter this world. The midwife spoke through different options available to bring on the labour bringing her earthside.. we decided to delay the stretch and sweep for a few days as I wanted to see if my body would do what it needed to do within that time, and we booked in an induction for 7/9 - with the intention she’d come prior.

i had my s&s on the Saturday. With four days left before induction date I continued to do everything I could, curb walk, exercise ball, dates, you name it I did it. I stayed active with walking which kept me sane.

41 weeks, my induction date. Nothing had really changed after my S&S, cramping intensified, there were several nights I thought this is the night we’re meeting our baby, to wake up and still be pregnant. I arrived at WCH 3.30 for my induction but the hospital was busy, they had many admissions so we waited 2.5 hrs to get in, during this time my back had started feeling cramps, nothing too crazy, usual period cramps but this time in my lower back. We finally got taken into the room, we were so excited and at this stage we still thought we were going back home once the balloon catheter had been inserted.

2 cm dilated! the balloon catheter slides straight out, the original examination missed that I had started dilating so the midwife went in with the gels and gave my cervix a real big nudge - ummm the pressure - from there, Eug and I are told we’re staying over night and there will be more gels in six hours, it’s starting to get late now, we pop on a movie and fall asleep.

Ok now we’re talking, I’m waking up to cramps, but again in my back, over the course of about hour I’m sitting on the exercise ball and Eugene is putting pressure on different spots on my lower back. We attempted to use the tens machine, they were not for me. i felt way over stimulated and did not enjoy the sensation whatsoever.

things were starting to ramp up slowly but surely, I don’t think I’ll ever find the right words to describe the sensation of these cramps/contractions. I was watching the number increase on the CTG machine, but I already knew when a contraction was on its way, the body prepares you for that. Slow tightening before the pain. we called my mum to let her know I was 3cm at this point and to come in whenever she’d like (2.30am approx). she was there within a flash.

at this point I had breaks between my contractions, time to talk (even sing), wind down and rest - but not for long. this is when things become blurry, a big emotional whirlwind. with intense contractions, between the exercise ball, the shower and bed, with Eugene and my mum by my side the whole way through, sometimes subbing in for one another when needed, time had passed and i remember thinking i must be close I can’t take this for much longer - the midwife was helping me breath through the contractions, 20 seconds oncoming - 20 through - and 20 down time then rest. Reminding me to relax the shoulders, relax the body and that I would be with my baby soon.

8am came and my og midwife (from the MGP) arrived - she did a check as I hadn’t been checked in several hours… 4cm, I didn’t understand how I had only dilated 1 more cm after all that. i felt like things were really ramping up, I was loosing energy, she set up the gas to help with contractions (the gas = my bestie), we spoke about other pain relief will i was able, the oxytocin drip was mentioned, I wasn’t ready to try any thing of the sort just yet, I wanted to continue… Carrie followed through with what I wanted, she was a real advocate for me during my labour.

time passes, carrie wants to do another examination to see how far along I am, I knew the result was going to make or break me - we were hoping for at least 6-7cm at this point. i laid on the bed rushing her between contractions, (as bubs was somewhat posterior the contractions were unbearable when I was on my back) she didn’t have the news I wanted… 4cm… I hadn’t moved in the last four hours, I burst into tears, I didn’t know how much more I could take, I felt heart broken, the whole room went silent, i could just hear my music playing gently in the background…

the oxytocin drip, I agreed, and boy oh boy did that bring things on, i was sitting on my ball at the end of the bed, Eugene putting pressure on my back and mum holding the gas, I no longer had the energy the do simple tasks on my own, all my focus was on what felt like surviving. contractions for a minute a minute apart, my head would drop at the end of a contraction, passing out, completely exhausted. At this point I had been feeling intense contractions for twelve hours, I was almost done. my weary mind, soul, was questioning what’s next, I could hear my mum telling the midwife’s I wouldn’t have the energy to push, I was asking Eugene to take me home because I couldn’t do it anymore, I was ready to give in and beg for a c-section… I couldn’t see any light at the end of the tunnel.

My midwife knew I really didn’t want a c-section if could be avoided, Eugene and her knew pre-labour Christine didn’t want this. I needed something to keep me going.

The epidural… why was I so against it?! As soon as I gave the ok I was very lucky the anaesthetist was there ready to rock and roll, I was scared, but to be honest there was no reason, I didn’t look, did what I was told, communicated when I was going to contract and before I knew it I was laying down in the bed falling asleep… ahh sleep, that’s all I needed, rest my body mind and soul for the next stage. To me the epidural was a moment of pressure - ahhh pressure one of the words I would use to describe labour. I fell asleep within moments of being numb, I could feel my tummy tighten but no pain, it was amazing, my spark was back and I knew what I had to do.

Few hours passed of sleeping, giving everyone in the room some crucial time for rest, Eugene had been up for over 24hrs with me, I woke up feeling refreshed, I was able to talk, joke, enjoy my music and be present. Before I knew it I was 9cm, woah I couldn’t believe it, it was nearly time.

By 9pm, I was ready… she was ready, the room was ready. The epidural saved my labour, I was there (maybe not feeling) but emotionally/internally I felt everything. I had mum on one side and Eugene on the other, supporting me along the final pushes before I met my baby. MY BABY. She was on my chest, the most amazing moment, looking down at her head of hair, puffy cheeks and big beautiful eyes.

[jennmoslek36]

  MAY 2018

SUNDAY OF MEMORIAL weekend was the day we’d decided on as “D” Day…Unbeknownst to us, good ‘Ole Mother Nature had her own “D” Day  in mind; A FREAKING Tropical Depression (I actually don’t know WTH it was BUT I don’t think it had a name!)! Of course a little TD wasn’t going to stop us…OK, SO I was going come Hell OR High Water, Literally…It was the Bestie who wasn’t so sure. I spent Friday checking the Marianna weather report hourly. I then spent Saturday checking the weather every 10 to 15 minutes! Rain! NOT just a summer shower OR a few sprinkles off & on BUT torrential, sub tropical, ALL DAMN DAY rain! Even worse, was it wasn’t just our area it would be state wide. Our area would get the brunt between midnight & 8am but the bans of the storm would be reaching Jackson County before we did! The ONLY glimmer of hope was that the hourly weather forecast for Marianna had wild mood swings….It would be an 80% chance of strong wind & storms at 10am but 11am it would drop to 20% for a couple of hours before picking back up again! I didn’t care, I was going for it. No…Matter…What.

SUNDAY MORNING WE got up early & of course a look out the window confirmed the weather report. It was pouring! I’m stubborn, I didn’t care what was going on outside…Like I’ve said tons of times in the past & will probably repeat a billion more times, my Bestie is NOT just a trooper, she’s a freaking Saint!! I ONLY got a couple of eyerolls before we both grabbed our stuff & made our way to the car. We made one stop for much needed coffee & we were officially on the road.

  RAIN…

AND MORE STINKING RAIN!

RAIN…

  MISMATCHED SOCKS & A NEED TO PEE!

TAMPA TRAFFIC IS never fun, even under the bluest of skies & the best circumstances, so I fully prepared myself for the normal annoying delay. It never happened! We drove through Tampa with little issue & by the time we were about an hour into the drive, the rain was mostly a light drizzle. We were really close to the Bestie’s house & since 50% of us had to take a bathroom break while the other 50% discovered that she had accidentally packed 2 different socks, we decided to stop. Pulling into her driveway we noticed that not only had the rain stopped but we could see an occasional break in the clouds. For the first time in days, I took a breath & felt kinda relieved. Maybe things were working out. A few minutes later we were back on the road & the remainder of the drive was pretty smooth. As the Marianna exit sign came into view, anticipation was high. We jumped off the interstate, onto the now familiar SR 276 & within minutes the school came into view. This was it…What did Dozier have in store for us today?

  WE HAVE ARRIVED!

  STANDING OUR GROUND ON THE GROUNDS…

WE HAD LITERALLY been on the North Campus property when we noticed that we were not alone. Further up the hill we could make out a man & woman standing near a brown car. They appeared to be looking at one of the buildings & they kept the car running. We pulled over in front of the dog rescue, got out & immediately locked eyes with the couple. The chess match began instantly…We stayed standing in place for several minutes, as did they, each of us not willing to concede. They finally started walking to their car & got in, driving slowly back down the hill…They would have to pass us to go anywhere else, no way around it…So, I decided to offer up a white flag, walking up the sidewalk to the door of the dog rescue. I wasn’t sure who they were OR why they were there BUT maybe if they thought we were just checking out the rescue, they’d finish whatever they were doing & leave. As I was walking back to the car, not only did I see the couple still sitting in their running car but I noticed a long, grayish stick stretched out across the sidewalk…Except it wasn’t a stick, it was a freaking snake…WTH?!?! It didn’t even move when I started walking, giving me no choice but to step over it! I did my Forrest Gump run, knees to chin, waving my hands over my head like a crazy person. The Bestie was sitting in the car & didn’t even bat an eye at my insane antics. The good news is the couple in the car finally started driving down the hill, probably thinking they were seeing an escaped mental patient doing the crazy dance! We watched them drive past us & right off the property. GOOD, we won…Well, Kind of….

  SNAKES=1 – US=0

  SNAKE COUNTER:🐍

  PICK A DOOR VANNA!

WE DECIDED TO continue up the hill, to the hospital. We pulled the car into the grassy area, jumped out & I showed her the place in the bushes where a tree had squashed a section of fence down. Problem number 1: Florida loves its vegetation & it had not spared the North Campus of Dozier. We kept getting tangled up in vines & smacked in the face with branches…An issue I didn’t have when I was there in February. I grabbed the metal fence post & hauled myself up & onto the rotting tree trunk, slowly inching my way to the other side. You could definitely feel that all of the water saturating the trunk had weakened there were a few steps I took where pieces snapped off under my feet but I finally jumped down on the other side. The Bestie had the same issue getting across but after a couple of minutes we had both made it to the other side…And there it still stood. The hospital building. This time I had backup & would get to see all of the rooms that I had previously skipped! Jesus, I had absolutely NO idea the amount of disturbing things we were about to lay eyes on. I told the Bestie to pick a door to start with & she ended up picking the same door that I had on my last trip, the one that you step through into a long dark hallway.

    THE HORRORS OF THE PAST

ONLY 4 STEPS inside & we were at the 1st door. An office, the same office that I was in before. We could hear the rain starting again & the wind picking up. Because of the bad weather, it was quite dark inside. We were armed with our flashlights & lanterns & my personal favorite, the 2 prong, metal, extendable hot dog roasting sticks that the Bestie had brought along as protection…She’s very forward thinking!

  Did You Really Think I’d Leave Out Pics Of Our Best Weapon/Most Useful Tool?!?

  THE DOOR TO the office was in the exact position it had been in 2 months prior; Half open so that you could just make out the rusted metal desk at the back of the room & some of the debris on top but not really open enough to see the entire room, including behind the door where I knew there was a closet. One of us shined a flashlight through that crack while the other shined a flashlight inside the room, inching the door open. After what felt like an hour, we finally stepped inside & it was just as I remembered it…Dirty, Dank & still littered from top to bottom with old school paperwork. This time the Bestie opened that closet door & What sat inside didn’t just turn our stomachs but literally made my skin literally crawl…

    THINGS JUST GOT REAL

STANDING OVER BY the desk, trying to pick up ANY paperwork I could get my hands on, I hear the Bestie say “Holy Shit!” Most would quickly run across the room, anticipating what they were going to see BUT I have been on the receiving end of plenty of Bestie “Holy Shits” & ALL of them didn’t end well for me (Graveyard dirt in mouth, full apparition jumping into the grave next to me…I could go on BUT you probably get my point!) So I literally tiptoed slowly to the other side of the room. What the Hell did she find?? I was muttering to myself “Please don’t be a body OR body parts OR…WTF IS THAT?? It was an old, metal exam table crammed into the closet! Jesus Christ!

    I STARED IN shock at it for several minutes before taking a few steps back. As I did my foot connected with something metallic that made a clanging noise when it moved. I shined my flashlight down on the concrete floor & identified what had made the noise & just as I reached down to grab one of the rusty, spikey objects the Bestie walked over & says “That looks like a stirrup!” A stirrup, possibly for an exam table? A quick Google search confirmed it. Those hadn’t been on the floor when I was here last time, so it was safe to assume that someone had been in the building in between my last trip & now & they had definitely been doing more than just looking around.

***Side Note…I was later able to date the exam table & stirrups to between the mid 1960’s to the early 1970’s.*** 

    WHAT ELSE WOULD WE FIND?

WANTING TO ESCAPE from room number one, we cut through the dirty little attached bathroom & entered room number two. It was just as tattered but 3 times the size of the previous. It was also a bit more bright, making it easier to see our surroundings. Another old metal desk sat on the far wall & as I moved toward it I could see some type of book sitting on top. It was a bible. It was torn in half & the pages were damp. I recalled something I’d read saying that each new student would be given a new bible the day of arrival. Deciding it could be important, I took out a zip lock bag & gently  placed both halves into it. There wasn’t much more to see in this room so we moved through another door, taking us back out into the dark hallway. The rain was still coming down as we walked down the hallway & through an old rotting door, into the final room. There wasn’t much to look at inside but it was still a mess. There was an old wooden school desk & several broken doors.

    THE BESTIE DECIDED that it would be a great idea to step down on one of those doors, causing both of us to jump when a loud shatter of broken glass echoed through the room. Apparently, the old door had been a pane of glass at the top & when she stepped down it was so brittle that it just broke apart.

  YEP, I THINK WE BOTH PEED A LITTLE!

  WHEN WE FINALLY left the room, we had 2 options…Go back out the same way we came & reenter the middle area from the 2nd door outside OR go out the back area down some concrete steps to see what we could access from behind. We chose the latter option & exited the rear of the building into the rain. 

  I HAD NO clue what we would find from this point on as I was now also seeing things for the 1st time….BUT I can say we were in for quite an eye opening & sometimes disturbing remainder of the day.

  TO BE CONTINUED….

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  HEADING BACK TO DOZIER ~ Pt. 1: Disturbing Finds Inside Of The Infirmary MAY 2018 SUNDAY OF MEMORIAL weekend was the day we'd decided on as "D" Day...Unbeknownst to us, good 'Ole Mother Nature had her own "D" Day  in mind; A FREAKING Tropical Depression (I actually don't know WTH it was BUT I don't think it had a name!)!