I guess I should kinda introduce myself first. My name is Cherri – pronounced like the fruit – Cherry. No one ever says my name correctly in a social situation except close friends and family. I even recently added a picture of Cherries to my auto signature at work, and it did no good. Most times it doesn’t bother me, but sometimes it does. Especially with people who already irritate me, them saying my name wrong just adds fuel to the fire.
I am 43 years old, have two boys, Chris 26, and Josh 23. Chris has a two year old daughter named Paisley that calls me Nona. I decided on that name about the time she was born because my sons used to call my mom Nona. She passed away when Josh was 2 so they didn’t get the benefit of knowing her. She was a wonderful mom, and a great Nona while she was here. I am married to Brandon and we have been together for almost 16 years. We met in a Bar ~~~ I wouldn’t recommend that regular people meet in a bar, but it worked for us. I will blog more later about that story, it is really interesting.
I work for Cigna, and have for almost 20 years. I left for about a year to go to work for Viant, but am now back in a job that I really love most days. I find some of my coworkers challenging, but I do believe that they are in my life for a reason. I might not know it now, or like it, but there is a master plan.
Our personal lives has been in a bit of an uproar lately. Chris was suppose to get married on August 13th, but we found out a couple weeks ago that Courtney had other plans. She had been talking to another guy consistently via text and calls and decided that she didn’t want to be with Chris anymore. It breaks my heart to see him hurting. And I get angry about everything that she threw away. Chris was a good provider, loved her with all his heart, a wonderful daddy to Paisley, and had done everything for her. When she left, all she had were her clothes, Paisley’s bed, and a second hand dining room table that someone gave her. Chris had provided everything else for her. And to top it off, the guy she left Chris for is a convicted felon. It seems that his whole family is a long string of unsavory people who have had many run-in’s with the law.
I don’t want to think about Paisley being around people like that, or learning that being a theif is an ok way of life. He now works at Taco Casa ~ Wow!! That money really is going to go a long way to making a life somewhere and with someone. He has a child that he does not have custody of. If he is truely trying to get his life together – ok – people can change and deserve a second chance. But he will be on a watch and see basis for a long time.
I have been kinda stressed lately with everything that is going on. I think I have handled it well. I have not been ugly to Courtney, nor will I. But I would really like the chance to sit down and talk to her. I don’t think that will happen any time soon. She knows me well enought that if she ever asks for my opinion, she is going to get it, and she is not going to like it. She will always be the mother of my grandbaby. So I have to be nice to her, and she will always have to be a welcome part of the extended family. Just because that is the right thing to do, and I don’t want anything to happen so that we don’t get to see Paisley.
Well – I have work to do so I better get back to it. I am looking forward to writing this blog as a kind of release to get out my thoughts, get them on paper, and just feel a little bit more free because they are not pent up inside me. Perhaps I will find that I really enjoy writing. Maybe I will write a childrens book for Paisley or something. You never know what you are going to get with me. We shall see.
Oh ~ I also have alot of work that I need to do with my Passion Parties business. You will hear more about that later. I can blog about my obstacles and what I am doing to get all that back on track too. I like to procrastanate. You will see that if you haven’t already.
Ok – enough for now…… TaTa for Now
Nona
Hi Cherri,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving that recipe for me. Your email came back as a noreply comment, which basically means I can't reply to your email. That's why I came to your blog. If you need help changing that let me know. There are a ton of tutorials to correct that.
Btw.. I read about your son, Chris. So sorry. My son is 21, and his girlfriend of 3 years just decided she was done. He was ready to put a ring on her finger. I guess she needed some wildness... It's a shame. I know God has better things in store for our sons. Blessings, Lori :)