So, yes, I've slacked in posting blogs but that will change this year. I am making it a point to write again. I miss it. I'll start with this blog, but want to write stories again. Once I find an awesome notepad/book and pen, it's on :)
A lot has happened over the last few months since I last wrote. I took a huge step in trying to be a better person. I finally met Mike's girlfriend, Emily. We met up at Starbucks and put everything out and turns out she's a great person and I'm really happy for Mike. I thought maybe that would be the last of our encounters til a family event with the monkeys, but turns out we've talked quite a bit. People think I'm crazy, but I'm glad we did it and can be friends.
I went to see Breaking Dawn at midnight when it came out, but I saw Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse in the theatre, so 11 hours was A LOT lol
Around that time I was talking to a guy named Matt. Things were just casual and friendy, as there were things keeping me from taking it any further. However, one night I had this incredible urge to meet him. I don't know why, but I'm learning to just trust in myself and go with it. We met at Brixx Pizza and talked for a few hours. And the next a few weeks were a whirlwind. Constantly testing, talking, and asking questions. It's crazy, but he knows me more than Mike ever did and we still keep learning about each other. We've been dating alittle over a month and I've never been happier.
Most people who know me know that I would have ran faster than I don't know what, if I had found out from any other guy that he couldn't have kids and more than likely doesn't ever want to get married again. But for some reasons unknown to even myself, that doesn't bother me in the least little bit. I'm just living in the moment and I'm very happy where I am.
He's funny, so sweet, has a career, his own car, he cares about my feelings, and is just a great guy. :) my Baloo is pretty awesome.
We've spent Thanksgiving, his 30th bday, Christmas Eve and morning, and New Years together. And we are both taking a few days off in a few weeks for my birthday. I cannot wait :)
I've got Sunday dinner to attend, but I'll write more later.
Corinna
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Thursday, October 6, 2011
It's been awhile..
Well, it's been a hot minute since I have written; tons of things have happened. It's been almost two months since my last posting. Let's see. I have seen Luke Bryan again, finally met my best guy friend after like 10 years!, gained a roommate, and took a huge positive step in my life.
Alright. Luke! I took a trip to Louisville KY at the end of August to see Lance and Luke. It was my first road trip as a single woman and I loved it. Nothing but me and the road. I made it to my hotel in Indiana waited for Lance to pick me up. We had dinner at Cheddars and then made our way to the KY State Fair. We got there about 3-4 hours early, but it was SO worth it. We had awesome seats. 5th row! AHHH! Luke was RIGHT.THERE. lol We were pleasantly greeted with Scotch Tape guy and his friend who bought me a beer :)
After the concert, we had our own mini hour plus concert in the parking lot due to the congestion getting out of the there. We blared and sang to Reba, NSYNC, Christmas music.. it was so much fun. It was then Lance took me to my first gay bar to meet some of his friends. Afterwards, we went to my first gay club. I then hit the hay around 3am and then the road back home around 9am. Needless to say, I didn't get a lot of sleep! lol
Lance and I had a great time.. I can't wait til we meet up again. We were supposed to go see Reba this weekend, but we couldn't get tickets.
Shauna and I have been roommates for the past month, with her living on my couch in my one bedroom apartment. We just put in our application this week for the place we are wanting to move to, and we should know something tomorrow! And hopefully hear about her job tomorrow too. So fingers crossed everyone. It's been so much fun having her here. I know she'll be happy to have her own room again though lol But she did get a shelf in the bathroom and that made her happy lol
I have started back to school as well. I'm taking a photography class, and I LOVE it. It's so much fun and I'm learning a lot. I recently did some maternity shots for a friend at work and they are turning out great! Now we just need a name for our business so we can get this ball rolling! It's been a LONG time since I've found something I really like doing.. and I'm so glad I was able to go back. I was scared at first, but now I laugh at that. I'm the youngest by like 15 years in my class and I'm okay with that.
And finally, if you had asked me a year ago I would be this happy, I wouldn't have believed you. I also wouldn't have believed you if you said I would be somewhat 'friends' with the current girlfriend either. But last week I was trying to be nice and it was misinterpreted as 'ganging up' and that was certainly not the case. I realized a while ago that it was time to just get over it and put things to rest. So, I requested her friendship on Facebook, not to stalk or keep tabs, but to put the past as the past and hopefully be civil to one another. I'm not crazy enough to think we'll be friends and hang out, but I don't want things to be weird when we see each other out in town or at a birthday party for one of the kids.
So we'll see how this goes, as it is both new to both us since I've never been an ex wife before and don't really know how this works.
I'm looking forward to going to a haunted house this season, guilt free. And I can't wait!
Until we meet again..
Cori
Alright. Luke! I took a trip to Louisville KY at the end of August to see Lance and Luke. It was my first road trip as a single woman and I loved it. Nothing but me and the road. I made it to my hotel in Indiana waited for Lance to pick me up. We had dinner at Cheddars and then made our way to the KY State Fair. We got there about 3-4 hours early, but it was SO worth it. We had awesome seats. 5th row! AHHH! Luke was RIGHT.THERE. lol We were pleasantly greeted with Scotch Tape guy and his friend who bought me a beer :)
After the concert, we had our own mini hour plus concert in the parking lot due to the congestion getting out of the there. We blared and sang to Reba, NSYNC, Christmas music.. it was so much fun. It was then Lance took me to my first gay bar to meet some of his friends. Afterwards, we went to my first gay club. I then hit the hay around 3am and then the road back home around 9am. Needless to say, I didn't get a lot of sleep! lol
Lance and I had a great time.. I can't wait til we meet up again. We were supposed to go see Reba this weekend, but we couldn't get tickets.
Shauna and I have been roommates for the past month, with her living on my couch in my one bedroom apartment. We just put in our application this week for the place we are wanting to move to, and we should know something tomorrow! And hopefully hear about her job tomorrow too. So fingers crossed everyone. It's been so much fun having her here. I know she'll be happy to have her own room again though lol But she did get a shelf in the bathroom and that made her happy lol
I have started back to school as well. I'm taking a photography class, and I LOVE it. It's so much fun and I'm learning a lot. I recently did some maternity shots for a friend at work and they are turning out great! Now we just need a name for our business so we can get this ball rolling! It's been a LONG time since I've found something I really like doing.. and I'm so glad I was able to go back. I was scared at first, but now I laugh at that. I'm the youngest by like 15 years in my class and I'm okay with that.
And finally, if you had asked me a year ago I would be this happy, I wouldn't have believed you. I also wouldn't have believed you if you said I would be somewhat 'friends' with the current girlfriend either. But last week I was trying to be nice and it was misinterpreted as 'ganging up' and that was certainly not the case. I realized a while ago that it was time to just get over it and put things to rest. So, I requested her friendship on Facebook, not to stalk or keep tabs, but to put the past as the past and hopefully be civil to one another. I'm not crazy enough to think we'll be friends and hang out, but I don't want things to be weird when we see each other out in town or at a birthday party for one of the kids.
So we'll see how this goes, as it is both new to both us since I've never been an ex wife before and don't really know how this works.
I'm looking forward to going to a haunted house this season, guilt free. And I can't wait!
Until we meet again..
Cori
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Lance Sophia Petrillo Bass
Lance is my very best guy friend. We have known each other for many years. I can't even count to be honest. Lance, you know? We've had a running joke for years of me calling him Lance and he calls me Meredith. I really don't know where Meredith came from, but it has stuck. Not until recently has our friendship grown and we now talk on a pretty much daily basis. And I am let known if we don't talk - hence today LOL We begin each texting conversation with Lance! Meredith! or our phone conversations with Hola! He's the best guy friend to ever have.
And I am *SO* excited to FINALLY meet after all those unmentioned years! We're going to the Luke Bryan (surprise, surprise right?) concert at the end of August and then the Reba (another surprise surprise lol) concert in October. I. Am. Stoked.
Thank you for being an awesome listener, a great advice giver, and friend who can make me laugh even when I wanna cry!
I love you Lance! (Wance!)
Meredith
And I am *SO* excited to FINALLY meet after all those unmentioned years! We're going to the Luke Bryan (surprise, surprise right?) concert at the end of August and then the Reba (another surprise surprise lol) concert in October. I. Am. Stoked.
Thank you for being an awesome listener, a great advice giver, and friend who can make me laugh even when I wanna cry!
I love you Lance! (Wance!)
Meredith
Change
Ok, I had written a TON for this blog and it has gotten deleted somehow :( Boo.
So, I was bragging about my monkeys about how they need to stop growing up! They are all 6 growing at top speeds. Kinda makes me sad :( Ok, it does make me sad. I feel like they are like my own kids. Which is strange to say because I don't have any of my own.
Nothing much going on but TV problems, insurance problems, bank problems, and an ex apparently disappearing off the face of the planet when his payment is due. Sigh.
The weather is changing and I cannot wait til the weather gets cool. Fall is my favorite season. Bonfires, orange, red, and yellow colors everywhere, haunted houses.. I can't wait!! But I feel like life is fixing to change, and I welcome it. It is definitely needed, so let's hurry up life, got it? Thanks!
Guess I'll finish off my Woodchuck and get ready for bed. Yes, it's not even 6pm but staying up til 3am two nights in a row is catching up to me. Hellooooo Ambien!
Cor
So, I was bragging about my monkeys about how they need to stop growing up! They are all 6 growing at top speeds. Kinda makes me sad :( Ok, it does make me sad. I feel like they are like my own kids. Which is strange to say because I don't have any of my own.
Nothing much going on but TV problems, insurance problems, bank problems, and an ex apparently disappearing off the face of the planet when his payment is due. Sigh.
The weather is changing and I cannot wait til the weather gets cool. Fall is my favorite season. Bonfires, orange, red, and yellow colors everywhere, haunted houses.. I can't wait!! But I feel like life is fixing to change, and I welcome it. It is definitely needed, so let's hurry up life, got it? Thanks!
Guess I'll finish off my Woodchuck and get ready for bed. Yes, it's not even 6pm but staying up til 3am two nights in a row is catching up to me. Hellooooo Ambien!
Cor
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Welcome.
So, this is going to be my outlet to the world. To vent and to brag about my monkeys. And I don't care who reads it. Yes, even you. Mmk?
Well, let's get the formal junk out of the way. I'm Cori, obviously. Well, technically CoCo. I got the name as that's the nickname I was given as a baby and then it faded away - that is until Mason came along. He couldn't say Aunt Cori, so I was dubbed CoCo again and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm 27, and recently divorced. It's been a long road.. married and single again. You see, I married my high school sweetheart. We were together for almost 9 years before we separated and got divorced. That's a LONG time for someone who got married at the young age of 19.
Sometimes I regret it, and other times I don't. Because if I hadn't gotten married, I wouldn't be who I am today. I've learned a lot from those times and I am grateful for them now. I wasn't so much about a year ago, but can you blame me after the life I'd had? I have been through more than my fair share of stress for everyone around me.
I've learned a lot and experienced a lot in these few short 9 months. I've zip lined, dyed my hair blonde, gotten 2 more tattoos, my nose pierced.. stuff I don't believe I would ever done if I was still with Mike. Looking back, I was being held back and I believe he felt the same way. It just didn't work out - I get that.
Probably the BEST thing that has come out of marriage are three little monkeys. Emberlynn, Cohen, and Kyden. My niece and nephews. I'm connected for life to his family for those three reasons, plus my best friend. We've been best friends since like 10th grade, and then we married brothers lol
I have 6 little monkeys. A barrel! Emberlynn, 5, Cohen, 3, Mason, 3, Tucker, 2, Austin, 6 months, and Kyden almost 2 months. Emberlynn and Mason were born 2 years apart on Valentine's Day and Mason and Cohen are 7 weeks apart. They are all connected in some way, it's quite funny. Emberlynn and Cohen were born with Cystic Fibrosis and I do everything in my power to try and find a cure for it every day. I donate money, I do charity events.. I'd rather find a cure for CF than my own disease, Multiple Sclerosis. We are very fortunate that baby Kyden didn't have the disease, although he is a carrier.
I was diagnosed with MS May 2010, when I went numb on one entire side of my body. I try not to let it get to me and most times it doesn't, but for a long time I struggled with thinking that was the reason my husband left me, because he left that July. I thought he couldn't handle it and ran. But, I know better now and my MS rarely effects my life - and I want to keep it that way.
I'm going back to school this fall and I'm so nervous and excited! I'm finally doing something for me. I am going to be taking some photography classes and possibly advertising. I'm not sure on the last part. I haven't been in a classroom since the fall of 2002, so it's been awhile!
I've been on some dates with some real characters you could say. Ice scrapers and wrenches come to mind LOL I've had the very best first date ever, and I really hope a guy can trump that. No pressure ;)
So, this isn't everything about me, but we'll get to know each other along the way. Thanks for listening to me ramble, the first post is always so blah.
Well, let's get the formal junk out of the way. I'm Cori, obviously. Well, technically CoCo. I got the name as that's the nickname I was given as a baby and then it faded away - that is until Mason came along. He couldn't say Aunt Cori, so I was dubbed CoCo again and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm 27, and recently divorced. It's been a long road.. married and single again. You see, I married my high school sweetheart. We were together for almost 9 years before we separated and got divorced. That's a LONG time for someone who got married at the young age of 19.
Sometimes I regret it, and other times I don't. Because if I hadn't gotten married, I wouldn't be who I am today. I've learned a lot from those times and I am grateful for them now. I wasn't so much about a year ago, but can you blame me after the life I'd had? I have been through more than my fair share of stress for everyone around me.
I've learned a lot and experienced a lot in these few short 9 months. I've zip lined, dyed my hair blonde, gotten 2 more tattoos, my nose pierced.. stuff I don't believe I would ever done if I was still with Mike. Looking back, I was being held back and I believe he felt the same way. It just didn't work out - I get that.
Probably the BEST thing that has come out of marriage are three little monkeys. Emberlynn, Cohen, and Kyden. My niece and nephews. I'm connected for life to his family for those three reasons, plus my best friend. We've been best friends since like 10th grade, and then we married brothers lol
I have 6 little monkeys. A barrel! Emberlynn, 5, Cohen, 3, Mason, 3, Tucker, 2, Austin, 6 months, and Kyden almost 2 months. Emberlynn and Mason were born 2 years apart on Valentine's Day and Mason and Cohen are 7 weeks apart. They are all connected in some way, it's quite funny. Emberlynn and Cohen were born with Cystic Fibrosis and I do everything in my power to try and find a cure for it every day. I donate money, I do charity events.. I'd rather find a cure for CF than my own disease, Multiple Sclerosis. We are very fortunate that baby Kyden didn't have the disease, although he is a carrier.
I was diagnosed with MS May 2010, when I went numb on one entire side of my body. I try not to let it get to me and most times it doesn't, but for a long time I struggled with thinking that was the reason my husband left me, because he left that July. I thought he couldn't handle it and ran. But, I know better now and my MS rarely effects my life - and I want to keep it that way.
I'm going back to school this fall and I'm so nervous and excited! I'm finally doing something for me. I am going to be taking some photography classes and possibly advertising. I'm not sure on the last part. I haven't been in a classroom since the fall of 2002, so it's been awhile!
I've been on some dates with some real characters you could say. Ice scrapers and wrenches come to mind LOL I've had the very best first date ever, and I really hope a guy can trump that. No pressure ;)
So, this isn't everything about me, but we'll get to know each other along the way. Thanks for listening to me ramble, the first post is always so blah.
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